Architecture + Urban Design

1900 Public Sector Workers Turn-up In Freo – Welcome Folks!
1,900 public sector workers are already breathing new life into Freo. Here are the key takeaways from a Media Statement…
The Traffic Bridge and the Future – A Major Public Event!
The bridge proposal. The Shipping News recently published an opinion piece by Rebecca Clarkson What’s Happening With Our Fremantle Traffic…
What’s happening with our Fremantle Traffic bridge?
As many will know, there are State Government plans afoot to replace the heritage listed, timber Fremantle Traffic Bridge The…
The ‘My Home’ Project Takes Off
The ‘My Home’ project, the brainchild of architect Michelle Blakeley, involves a public-private partnership who’s sole aim is to provide…
This. Is. Amazing. It really is. Slap bang in Central Freo. And for sale!
When we say ‘central Freo’, we mean CENTRAL FREO. West End. And it’s free-standing. And for under a mil. The…
Living On The Edges
By Rachel Iampolski PhD Candidate, Centre for Urban Research RMIT, RMIT University and Matt Novacevski PhD Candidate and Sessional Tutor,…
Audio interview with Dr Brad Pettitt, Mayor of City of Fremantle – All the latest!
Three years ago, the Shipping News was pleased to bring our readers, and listeners, an interview with the Mayor, Dr Brad Pettitt…
Getting to Zero: Looking after cyclists and pedestrians
In 2019, Oslo, the capital of Norway, recorded zero cyclist and pedestrian fatalities. Vision Zero was introduced in 1997 by…
Fremantle Biennale – Jessee Lee Johns’ South Mole Resort at Commonwealth of New Bayswater
Jessee Lee Johns, a Freo artist, has come up with one of the most original ideas the Fremantle Biennale is ever…