Archive for month: August, 2026

Interview with Howard McKenzie-Murray – Debut Novelist
Howard McKenzie Murray is an author and playwright based in Fremantle. His debut novel, This is Where We Say Goodbye was published…
PC + GST = WA in a Tizz
Here’s something for our Shipee policy wonks - the Executive Summary of the national Productivity Commission’s recent Interim Report on…
After The Game With Snaps Truly – Rd 23 2026 v Adelaide
Packed tight as anchovies in a good olive oil, we were chugging our way from Freo to the city, when suddenly the lights went…
Rarely A Dull Moment – The Hilton Park Trees Special Edition
In the latest edition of the Fremantle Herald, its Editor, Steve Grant, reports that a number of people ‘confronted’ Freo…
View from the Round House with Martin Drum – Gambling, ‘The Gayest Party’, Bragging, AUKUS, Census, Red Bins, SH
Welcome back to our regular politics podcast, View From The Round House With Martin Drum. Round House, Fremantle  Today, our Editor, Michael…
Rarely A Dull Moment – What happened at the Strategic Planning Committee on 12 August?
Welcome back to our regular feature, Rarely a Dull Moment where we report on the highlights of City of Fremantle…
Going Inside!
Here’s your chance to go inside the old South Freo Power Station - just click on the INSIDER’S VIEW link…
Sounds of Silence
Our regular contributor Bruce Menzies contemplates them The impetus for this article came from a small book by indigenous author and…
Young Washington – Film Review
"What on earth is such a young man, who sleeps in, and visibly shakes before mounting his horse to join…
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…