Archive for year: 2026
Interview with Greg Taylor – 2026 Hungerford Prize Winner
20 October 2026
Greg Taylor has a PhD in Ecology from Monash University, an MSc in Conservation Biology, and a BSc in Biology.…
The MV Cape Don – Are Her Days Done?
20 October 2026
John Adderley, once second mate and later chief officer of the Cape Don in the 1970s, and later again a…
Seen In Freo … AFL Grand Final Day
20 October 2026
Grand Final Day from the ground and the air in Fremantle on Saturday, 26 September 2026. Colour of bruises and…
The 2026 Soroptimist Arts Scholarship Goes To … Kitty Wallwork!
20 October 2026
CONGRATULATIONS to Fremantle artist Kitty Wallwork (19) who has been awarded the 2026 Arts Scholarship by Soroptimist International Fremantle (SIF).…
Some Sunshine, A Sou’wester and Sirene: The 2026 Fremantle Harbour Classic
19 October 2026
What a great event! The sun came out, the Fremantle Doctor did its thing, and the Harbour Master closed the…
A quick pirouette, a curtsy, and then she was gone!
19 October 2026
At around 4 pm yesterday, Crown Princess departed Freo, having arrived around 6 am in the morning. Our Shipping &…
The Bridge Naming Suggestions So Far – Updated Version
18 October 2026
UPDATED AS OF TUESDAY MORNING! On Sunday18 October, we launched The Great Fremantle Bridge Naming Contest and what an enormous…
Her Royal Highness Drops Anchor: Crown Princess Returns to Freo as Carnival Loses it Aussie Crush
18 October 2026
A regal visitor, Crown Princess passed through the heads of North and South Moles into Freo Port at just on 6 am this…
The Great Fremantle Bridge Naming Contest
17 October 2026
In exactly 2 weeks today, the new Fremantle Traffic Bridge will be opened, with great fanfare, to the public travelling…
Creatures and critters take centre stage in Hungerford Award winning manuscript
16 October 2026
Greg Taylor has won the 35th Hungerford Award for Wildlife in the Open Eucalyptus Forests. Written from the viewpoint of 24 species – none of which are human…









