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Freo Today. 29 January 2025. The start of the footy season is not all that far away, nor is the opening of the new Garde Hotel at the corner of Parry and William Streets, Fremantle, by the look of it. Looking flash!

Interview with Kate Hulett – Voices4Freo Candidate in Life, Law & Culture
Well, the State election campaigns for Fremantle are up and away. Already we have reported on the Kate For Fremantle…
Please help to catch the FTC thieves in Life, Law & Culture
It’s a little hard to believe, isn’t it, that thieves would clumsily break into Victoria Hall, central Freo, and steal…
The Bird Poem in Life, Law & Culture
John Bird, who is running for the Federal seat of Fremantle at the forthcoming, as yet undated, Federal elections, dropped…

Last Day for the Old Traffic Bridge’s Shared Path

Ian reports: It will a tough time for pedestrians and cyclists until the new traffic bridge is finished in just under 2 years time - but if you doubt it will be worthwhile, just have a look at the third picture below and couple that with the bridge shuddering every time a vehicle goes past! And this last pic is just to prove that I was there on the last day. Jean reflects: 'Old bridges, carry not just our vehicles, but our memories, linking us to the past, and the paths we've taken', Maya, Angelou. I…
What’s going on here? in Architecture + Urban Design
Recently this planning application alert popped up in our inbox here at Fremantle Shipping News. We followed up the nature…
Flight of the Battery Hens in Life, Law & Culture
The art exhibition Flight of the Battery Hens is currently running at PS Art Space in Pakenham Steet, ending this…
Live and Leave Well: Reflections of a Lifelong Nurse in Life, Law & Culture
In early 2023, Peter Rebbechi began searching for an author to help share reflections from her long career as a…
Green candidate Felicity Townsend’s campaign launch for Freo in Life, Law & Culture
I took my camera along to the iconic Fremantle watering hole Clancy’s fully expecting the focus to be on Felicity…
View from the Round House with Martin Drum – The New Trump Era in Life, Law & Culture
Welcome back to our politics podcast, View From The Round House With Martin Drum. So, 2025 is the year. The…
Exclusive – Future of Fremantle Report Revealed & Endorsed in Architecture + Urban Design
A long-term visionary plan to transform Fremantle Port into one of the southern hemisphere’s great waterfront cities has today been…

Elders Wool Stores Redevelopment – The Future Revealed

Human Urban, or H-U for short, the proponent of the proposed $110m redevelopment of the heritage-listed Elders Wool Stores building that spans Elder Place and Goldsborough and Cantonment Streets in the East End of Fremantle, has today revealed details of what it says will be WA’s biggest heritage redevelopment since the impressive State Buildings project was completed in Perth more than a decade ago. News of the redevelopment was presaged in early 2022, when the Adrian Fini and Kyle Jeavons led proponent acquired the derelict building…
What is the $Trump Token all about? in Life, Law & Culture
Donald Trump, US President-elect, has just announced on Truth Social, his social media platform, a new $Trump token. Here’s the…
Interview with Ric and Kat Longley in Fremantle People
Ric and Kat Longley give us their insightful account of an ever-changing Fremantle, in which their deep love of Fremantle shines through.
What Really Matters in Our Environment
What Really Matters It’s not the ceasefire in Gaza or the LA fires It’s not the pollies ranting about which…

View from the Round House with Martin Drum – The Ceasefire

Welcome back to our politics podcast, View From The Round House With Martin Drum. So, 2025 is the year. The year to end wars. Today we look at the Israel-Hamas Gaza Ceasefire that all hope will take effect very soon. The big question is, will it? We also touch on the upcoming Federal and State general elections, including in the seat of Fremantle. Martin Drum is the Executive Dean for the Faculty of Arts, Sciences, Business and Law and Professor…