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Freo Today. 3 October 2026. Hosier Lane, Melbourne, just over the road from Fed Square, off Flinders Street. The day after. Just sharing.

Totally Lit is up and running – Book now! in Gig Guide
The Totally Lit festival was launched last night at the iconic Victoria Hall, High Street, Freo to great acclaim. Sharon…
The Port’s A Shed is 100 – and wants you to help her celebrate! in Life, Law & Culture
Gage Roads asks the Freo Community to help tell the story of a Freo icon Former port workers, local families…
View from the Round House with Martin Drum – The Greens, The ‘Terrorists’, and The Midterms in Life, Law & Culture
Welcome back to our regular politics podcast, View From The Round House With Martin Drum. Round House, Fremantle  Today, our Editor, Michael…

The Wednesday Poem

Fremantle Shipping News is pleased to bring you The Wednesday Poem. In this feature we post poems by Freo and Freo-connected poets and those who may not call themselves poets but love writing poetry or having a go! This week we are pleased to bring you THE MINER’S WIFE From The Commonwealth of Amnesia (Rabbit Books) by Natalie Damjanovich-Napoleon*. The Wednesday Poem ~ Look here for other poems in The Wednesday Poem feature. ~ And don’t miss our podcast interviews with other poets in our Poets Paddock feature. ~ If you’d like to SUBMIT A POEM FOR THE WEDNESDAY POEM or COMMENT on this or any of our stories, don’t hesitate…
Arts Scene Around Freo in Gig Guide
Welcome to our feature - Arts Scene Around Freo - compiled by our Arts Editor, Gayle O’Leary. Here we will…
Rarely A Dull Moment – The Hilton Park Junior AFL Oval & Trees Removal Issue Resolved by Council in Our Environment
Welcome back to our regular feature, Rarely a Dull Moment where we report on the highlights of City of Fremantle…
Wharfie Time? in Architecture + Urban Design
Peter Newman* suggests Wharfie Time is not about magic, but struggle and has other frontiers to face. The lead up…
Meet Jessica Kennedy, One of the Hungerford Four in Life, Law & Culture
City of Fremantle Hungerford Prize shortlister Jessica Kennedy is one of four writers in the running to win a $15,000…
Totally Lit is Coming! Are you ready? in Life, Law & Culture
Sharon Flindell, Totally Lit’s Curator/Producer lets us know what’s in store starting 2 October! Fremantle, you have just one week…
Mourning Has Broken in Life, Law & Culture
Bruce Menzies* reflects I awake to clouded skies. The streets of South Fremantle are silent. Sunday morning coming down, to transplant the name…

Lovely Leeuwin Lives!

All Hands-on Deck: STS Leeuwin II kicks-off just before the AFL Grand Final. Jean Hudson reports. On 22 Saturday 2026, just before the AFL Grand Final throw up, I watched STS Leeuwin II set sail on its first voyage with full rigging since the crash that de-masted her in 2024. And of course, a huge Docker’s Flag flew from her rigging. Credit Camilo Mejia Ahead of the departure, invited guests climbed onboard for speeches and welcome to country by Walter McGuire, OAM. Proceedings came to a brief halt when the massive MSC Alamira container ship sounded her horn and motored past us accompanied by two tugs. Father Ernest Lennon from St John’s Anglican Church then blessed the Leeuwin…
SEEING RED: The Selfie and the Empire in Life, Law & Culture
SEEING RED is an irregular column on Fremantle Shipping News by Barry Healy*. In this piece, Barry is inspired by ‘the selfie’. Recently,…
La Scala: The Force of Destiny in Gig Guide
The Italian Film Festival is on at Luna in Freo. Here’s Barry Healy’s review of La Scala. He likes it!…
After The Game With Snaps Truly – Grand Final 2026 in Life, Law & Culture
Been here all week. Thousands of us. Filling the cafes and pubs and streets of Melbourne with our colours and our hope. Grinning like…

Rarely A Dull Moment – The North Freo Coastline

Welcome back to our regular feature, Rarely a Dull Moment where we report on the highlights of City of Fremantle Council and occasionally Committee meetings and other activities. We would have titled the feature Never a Dull Moment, but didn’t want to overpromise! In 2026, we are very pleased to welcome Jenny Archibald to the RADM desk. Jenny will be well known to many Freo folk as a former Mayor, Deputy Mayor and Councillor of the City of Fremantle. Jenny brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to her new role as our RADM reporter and we are sure Shipees will look…