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Freo Today. 25 December 2024. After all the slow going on the Nullabor and camping out, the guy in red made it to South Beach, South Freo this morning. And here’s our pic to prove it. Welcome to Freo, Santa. And Merry Christmas, Folks!

Merry Christmas Folks & Don’t Forget to Subscribe! in Life, Law & Culture
Compliments of the Season to all our readers, listeners and followers! As many of you know from reading last Friday’s…
Yes, Klara and Freya and Thomas and Elliot, there really is a Santa in Life, Law & Culture
Dear Klara and Freya and Thomas and Elliot, I wanted to take just a moment to answer the question that…
50 Ways to Sign Off! in Life, Law & Culture
Here’s a list of common ways people sign off emails and messages, depending on the tone, relationship, and purpose of…

Rumours Confirmed – Nicola Forrest Buys The Terminus

First thing this morning the long-shared rumour that Nicola Forrest had purchased or was about to buy the derelict-looking Terminus Hotel at the corner of Pakenham and Leake Streets, central Fremantle was confirmed as true. Business News said long-vacant Fremantle building was purchased for $4.5 million by an entity wholly owned by Nicola Forrest. The West Australian similarly reported Nicola Forrest has purchased the long-vacant Fremantle Terminus hotel for $4.5 million from the State Government. The West added that ‘in one of her first solo moves since splitting from husband Andrew Forrest about 18 months ago, Ms Forrest’s newly registered…
Christmas Hampers on the Way to Visiting Seafarers in Shipping News
Spare a thought for the visiting Seafarers in Freo this Christmas. Seafarers play a vital part in international trade and…
Until next year … 2024, Another Big Shipping Year! in Shipping News
Well, that was quick. One minute I was looking through my lens at the new DP World crane at the…
All At Sea with the Conversationalist in the Pacific in Shipping News
Six straight sea days from Long Beach, California to the Hawaiian Islands chain sorted out the “cruisers” from the “trippers”…
Azamara Pursuit to Jingle all the Way to Sydney & Melbourne in Shipping News
Azamara Pursuit sailed between the heads into Fremantle just after midday today, amidst a sky made smoky from a 2…
Remember Covid? New Omicron subvariants now circulating. Booster vaccine available. in Life, Law & Culture
Surveillance data – from wastewater, and the number of reported cases and hospitalisations – indicates increasing community transmission of COVID-19…
Interview with Fraser Maywood – Sustainable Energy Now! in Fremantle People
Fraser Maywood is the Chair of Sustainable Energy Now, a non profit formed in 2006, that advocates for how Western…

2025 Flotsam & Jetsam Christmas Calendars On Sale Now!

Now, here’s the ultimate Freo-themed Christmas present - The 2025 Flotsam & Jetsam Christmas Calendar. They are for sale for $32 plus $8 postage or free delivery in local Freo area before Christmas. Or you can arrange to pick yours up directly from flots or jets. You can contact Deanna and Maria on their Instagram page @flotsamandjetsam6162 to place your order and collection details. They are also available from New Edition bookshop in High street, Fremantle, at Fremantle Arts Centre, and from Zhuzh, 255 South Terrace, South Fremantle. They’ve been going off like hotcakes, not surprisingly, so you’ll want to…
D’Orsogna receives $1 million WA Government Investment Grant in Life, Law & Culture
Everyone knows the D’Orsogna, third generation family small goods business in Palmyra, don’t they? At the corner of Leach Highway…
Just how many Social Media platforms are there out there? in Life, Law & Culture
Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines social media (noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction) as: forms of electronic communication…
Shop Independent. Shop Freo. in Life, Law & Culture
We at the Shipping News love the City of Freo’s thinking out of the box Christmas shopping campaign - SHOP…

Pedestrian and Cyclist Shared Path over Bridge to close in January – All the Latest Bridge Closures and Workarounds

Everyone knows, pretty much, that the Old Freo Traffic Bridge is on the way out and a new one is on the way in. Starting this coming Tuesday, 17 December 2024, you need to keep your eye out for these closures and diversions and general annoyances! TYDEMAN ROAD: STIRLING HIGHWAY TO NAPIER ROAD Tuesday 17 December to Thursday 19 December 2024. 6pm to 6am each night. Closure of the left turn slip lane from Queen Victoria Street (from Fremantle) onto Tydeman Road. Left turn access maintained at the traffic signals. Closure of the far left turn lane exiting Stirling Highway…