Archive for month: February, 2026

When Arcadia Crossed the Line—Pollywogs became Shellbacks!
Jean Hudson, our Shipping & Sailing Correspondent, reports from the Port The sky turned shades of orange and pink as I…
Main Roads WA Week 2 Report After Old Bridge Closure
In the second week after closure of the Old Fremantle Traffic Bridge on 1 February 2026, Main Roads WA reports…
View from the Round House with Martin Drum – Ley Loses, Taylor Triumphs, All Eyes Turn To Farrer!
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 – Matilda Bay Brewery Site, Cantonment Street Public Realm, Convenience Stores,
Welcome back to our regular feature, Rarely a Dull Moment where we report on the highlights of City of Fremantle…
Freo Battles The Post-Bridge Blues
Here we report on the Post-Bridge Blues especially in North Fremantle, the latest from City of Freo in combatting them,…
Ships Happen – x 3 this weekend!
This weekend, Fremantle will welcome not ONE but THREE cruise ships: Arcadia, Silver Moon, and Azamara Pursuit. Our Shipping & Sailing Correspondent, Jean…
Interview with Richard Mackay AM – Cultural Heritage Guru
Don’t miss our great podcast interview with heritage guru Richard Mackay who has been visiting Freo this week - you’ll…
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…
Good news just slipped out
Professor Peter Newman of Curtin University has detected some good light rail news. Here is his report! The WAtoday article this morning ‘Could light rail…
Fackham Hall – Movie Review
All up, Fackham Hall is not particularly clever, not particularly funny, and not particularly worth seeing.  I suspect I’m showing…