Archive for year: 2026

A Fond Welcome Back to Coral Princess!
Jean Hudson reports on Coral Princess’ latest visit to Freo One of Princess Cruises’ most beloved ships, the Coral Princess, glided between…
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…
Ilkaṟi Lipi – Big Sky exhibition opens Friday night in South Freo
Numerous desert stories are brought to life in Artitja Fine Art Gallery’s forthcoming exhibition Ilkaṟi Lipi – Big Sky, opening…
A Friend Indeed
In this wonderful piece, Bruce Menzies writes about Friendship Can you remember your first real friend? A friend who wasn’t…
I Swear – Film Review
Phil Reynolds and other Shipees won complimentary double passes here on FSN recently courtesy Luna Palace Cinemas to attend the…
The Catalpa Escape Podcast Series – Episode 11
The Catalpa Escape was the escape, on 17 April 1876, of six Irish ‘military’ Fenians from the ‘Convict Establishment’, now…
SEEING RED: Wars, dots and the distant mirror of history
SEEING RED is an irregular column on Fremantle Shipping News by Barry Healy*. In this piece, Barry seeks the join the dots of…
Drums, Dragons and Red Lanterns
There’s lots of Chinese New Year in the air! Dragons filled Fremantle’s Fishing Boat Harbour on Sunday as people celebrated…
Big News: Defence Precinct Master Planning for Henderson Given Big Boost
The just announced award of a design contract signals a decisive step in the Henderson defence precinct consolidation The Albanese…
Joe Avati Soon To Arrive In Freo!
Do you need an escape from the tense times in which we live? Well, here’s one. Get ready to laugh…