Archive for year: 2025

Crown Princess Returns to Freo
This morning, Monday 13 October 2025, Fremantle welcomed back the Crown Princess - fresh from northern waters and ready to begin her…
Letter to the Editor – The Mayoral Debate
Dear Editor, I went to the yawn-fest of the mayoral debate and I'm none the wiser. As Mark Naglazas suggested…
View from the Round House with Martin Drum – Will Trumpy Now Win the Nobel Peace Prize?
Welcome back to our politics podcast, View From The Round House With Martin Drum. Round House, Fremantle  Today our Editor, Michael…
Rarely a Dull Moment – The Final Moments for a Few
Closure of the doors for quite a few after this short meeting of only two hours. Short, but also sweet,…
Bridge Closures CANCELLED
This late advice from Main Roads WA is just to hand. Swan River Crossings Fremantle Traffic Bridge Postponed - Fremantle Traffic Bridge:…
No more Virgins or Queens for Freo
Bad cruise news just keeps coming, Australia is quietly undergoing a cruise crisis. Post COVID, we had a roaring success, but at…
My Favourite Freo Street – Russell Street
In this popular Fremantle Shipping News feature – My Favourite Freo Street – we ask a range of Freo folk to nominate their favourite…
The Great Mayoral Debate – No Sparks Flying, No Pistols At Dawn
Mark Naglazas reports It is fortunate that the organisers of Monday night’s Great Mayoral Debate (which included the Editor of this…
More Traffic Bridge Hassles
Here’s the latest from Main Roads WA. Tomorrow night, Thursday night, and on Friday night the Old Traffic bridge will…
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…