Archive for month: October, 2026

Don’t shoot the Orca!
Our Shipping & Sailing Correspondent Jean Hudson has been getting up close and personal to Orca, the apex predator of…
Coral Geographer heads south after visiting Rotto
Earlier today, we incorrectly reported that the small, cute cruise ship Coral Geographer had departed Fremantle just after 5 pm…
John Butler and Nicholas Allbrook join call for Kimberley fracking ban
Music identities John Butler and Nicholas Allbrook are set to join an estimated 1000 people outside Western Australia's Parliament House…
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…
Seen In Freo … On WA Day
Sunshine and the last day of the school holidays brought families flocking to Fremantle’s Fishing Boat Harbour on Sunday for…
The Life of Riley
Just got better - with these South Beach Dog Beach upgrades just announced by City of Fremantle. Here’s your chance…
Prefabricated build delivers 38 social homes in North Coogee
For a change, a good news housing story - Thirty-eight new social housing apartments have been completed in North Coogee…
Farewell ICGS Shaunak!
The Indian Coast Guard offshore patrol vessel ICGS Shaunak slipped out of Fremantle on Sunday morning at 11am, escorted through the heads by a pilot…
Rarely A Dull Moment – What Happened At Planning Services Committee on 7 October?
Welcome back to our regular feature, Rarely a Dull Moment where we report on the highlights of City of Fremantle…
Interview with Debra Rule – Community Banker
Many Freo folk will know Debra Rule because of her involvement in the establishment and continued operation of the Fremantle…