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Freo Today. 26 August 2025. Rain, rain, rain and then more rain all around Freo. But it’s ok, I can jump puddles.

The Catalpa Escape Podcast Series – Episode 5 in Life, Law & Culture
The Catalpa Escape was the escape, on 17 April 1876, of six Irish ‘military’ Fenians from the ‘Convict Establishment’, now…
Seeing Red: AUKUS – a central issue in the Fremantle mayoral elections in Life, Law & Culture
SEEING RED is an irregular column on Fremantle Shipping News by Barry Healy*. In this piece, Barry argues AUKUS should be…
Sim’s Swim and a Surprise in Fremantle People
Regular Shipees will not have forgotten the incredible feat of Fremantle swimmer Simone Blaser who in September last year became…

JCCA’S BRAND NEW MIA MOORNA, THE HOUSE OF SOUND, OFFICIALLY OPENED

in Architecture + Urban Design
Today, 25 August 2025, there is magic in the air with the official opening of the most spectacular place of learning any student and teacher could wish for: the world class Mia Moorna, the House of Sound at John Curtin College of the Arts. Not even wintery grey skies together with a splattering of hail could take the sparkle off the new state-of-the-art music and science learning facilities. One suspects JC, as students affectionately call John Curtin College of the Arts, will become the most sought-after high school ever (if that is not already the case!). Here are a few…
Scenic Eclipse II – and Reece Whitby – to open 2025 ACA Conference in Freo in Shipping News
The 2025 Australian Cruise Association Conference opens in Fremantle next Wednesday 3 September and runs over 3 days.  The conference…
Devonport and Spirit of Tasmania IV’s 2 Hour Love-In in Shipping News
Fremantle Shipping News stands suitably chastised for its less than accurate reporting in our most recent report on Spirit of…
After The Game With Snaps Truly – Rd 24 2025 v Western Bulldogs in Life, Law & Culture
I’ll be honest with you, for most of the week I have been treading water in sorrow-filled expectation of defeat.  When…
Tassie Ferry Fiasco Nears Finish in Shipping News
From Finland to Hobart via Fremantle, Spirit of Tasmania IV eventually arrives in Hobart We recently brought you our very…
Not a ship, a yacht – Le Soleal in Shipping News
We missed this sleek, cruising yacht belonging to the Ponant cruise ship line when she departed Fremantle at 6 pm…
View from the Round House with Martin Drum – More Ukraine & More Gaza & The Roundtable in Life, Law & Culture
Welcome back to our politics podcast, View From The Round House With Martin Drum. Round House, Fremantle Today our Editor,…

No longer Beacy, now Lefroy!

in Architecture + Urban Design
The creation of Lefroy, a large residential and commercial development, is underway with civil works commencing on the former Beaconsfield Challenger TAFE site. The 14-hectare Lefroy precinct comprises of the former Beaconsfield Challenger TAFE and the adjacent Davis Park precinct. Here’s the old TAFE site and the adjacent much larger Davis Park precinct - and an artist’s impression of what’s happening there soon under State Government and DevelopmentWA plans. The old TAFE site will deliver up to 155 new dwellings, just 2.5 kilometres from Fremantle and South Beach. The site will feature a range of housing options including apartments and…
My Favourite Freo Street – Cliff Street in Streets of Freo
In Fremantle Shipping News’ new feature – My Favourite Freo Street – we ask a range of Freo folk to nominate their…
Is it appropriate for former High Court judge Dyson Heydon to speak at Perth legal conference? in Life, Law & Culture
An Opinion Piece by Madeleine Cox* Former High Court Judge Dyson Heydon KC will speak at The Samuel Griffith Society’s…
Freo Is About To Be Totallylit in Life, Law & Culture
Are you ready? Between 26 September and 10 October 2025, Fremantle will become WA’s City of Literature. Fremantle Shipping News…

The Wednesday Poem

in Life, Law & Culture
Fremantle Shipping News is pleased to bring you The Wednesday Poem. In this feature we post poems by Freo and Freo-connected poets and those who may not call themselves poets but love writing poetry or having a go! Today, we are pleased to bring you echoes of my mother  by Yvonne Patterson. ~ Look here for other poems in The Wednesday Poem feature ~ And don’t miss our podcast interviews with other poets in our Poets Paddock feature. ~ If you’d like to SUBMIT A POEM FOR THE WEDNESDAY POEM or COMMENT on this or any of our stories, don’t hesitate to email our…

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