Archive for year: 2026

Daytime homelessness support services to begin in Rockingham
We hear and talk a lot about homelessness, so here’s a State Government initiative just south of Fremantle, at Rockingham,…
‘Wally’ opens for business
Walyalup Bridge - her birth name - otherwise affectionately dubbed ‘Wally’, opened today to great fanfare. Here’s our story and…
View from the Round House with Martin Drum – Israel, Serbia, Brazil, US Midterms, Hanson on Super, Spain, Wally Bridge
Welcome back to our regular politics podcast, View From The Round House With Martin Drum. Round House, Fremantle  Today, our Editor, Michael…
And the Winning Name in The Fremantle Shipping News Bridge Naming Competition is … ‘Wally’
 On Sunday 18 October, we launched The Great Fremantle Bridge Naming Contest before the WA Government announced the official name of…
Rarely a Dull Moment – Draft Local Planning Scheme 5 – A Big Deal
Welcome back to our regular feature, Rarely a Dull Moment where we report on the highlights of City of Fremantle…
From Freo to Sihanoukville: The Odyssey’s Last Voyage?
Remember the ship Villa Vie Odyssey? She arrived in time for the Easter weekend and the Fremantle International Street Arts Festival earlier this year…
New creative hub opens at Fremantle Arts Centre
A new recording studio and performance space at Walyalup Fremantle Arts Centre is set to help nurture the next generation…
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…
Colorado in Port for Major Maintenance
US submarine visit puts Stirling on track for AUKUS role HMAS Stirling has taken another step towards becoming the home…
More on the Don – A Scouting Future?
Recently we posted MV Cape Don – Are Her Days Done? by Freo local John Adderley. John drew attention to the Sea…