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Freo Today. 7 June 2026. ‘Daily Routine’ … a new locally-inspired mural at Port Beach changing rooms by artist 🧑‍🎨 James Giddy, who describes it as ‘a piece celebrating the community and culture of Port Beach and the many people that visit the site on a daily basis.’ Check out the hidden details – the beach, silver gulls, bathers, sail boat, Freo’s cranes and port containers. Nice pic by Jean Hudson.

After The Game With Snaps Truly – Rd 13 2026 V North Melbourne in Life, Law & Culture
How do you pronounce Switkowski? The City of Bunbury, now apparently the Shinboners’ favourite home away from home and when you think about it, they’re probably a…
View from the Round House with Martin Drum – Iran, Israel & Lebanon, Ukraine, US Tariffs, One Nation, Meta, Fracking in Life, Law & Culture
Welcome back to our politics podcast, View From The Round House With Martin Drum. Round House, Fremantle  Today, our Editor, Michael Barker asks…
Protesters Demand Frack Free Kimberley in Our Environment
Last Friday, 29 May 2026, Lock The Gate Alliance protesters across Perth and the South West, staged coordinated actions across…

Major Mental Health Moves at Freo Hospital

in Architecture + Urban Design
New 40-bed mental health facility at Fremantle Hospital complete, expanding access to specialist care. Includes neurobehavioural unit and older adult ward to increase inpatient capacity. The State’s first 24/7 Mental Health Crisis Centre provides a safer alternative to emergency department care for mental health. This means more than 1,000 hospital beds have been delivered since 2021. The Cook Labor Government has completed the $88.1 million expansion of Fremantle Hospital, significantly expanding mental health care options and improving access for the community. It really is good news in the mental health sector. Congratulations to the State Government for achieving this outcome.…
Arts Scene Around Freo in Gig Guide
Welcome to our feature - Arts Scene Around Freo - compiled by our Arts Editor, Gayle O’Leary. Here we will…
Bridge Night Works Starting Tonight in Architecture + Urban Design
Here’s a Main Roads WA notice about 3 nights of Bridge-related works starting tonight at 7 pm ~ If you’d…
Roo York State of Mind in Shipping & Sailing
Jean Hudson reports on Australia’s Flying Roos Completing Hat Trick in Chaotic New York SailGP The BONDS Flying Roos have done it again. They cemented their dominance of…
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…
HMAS Eyre Joins The Fleet in Shipping & Sailing
The RAN commissions newest Offshore Patrol Vessel HMAS Eyre Yesterday, 30 May 2026, the Royal Australian Navy commissioned HMAS Eyre into the…
After The Game With Snaps Truly – Rd 12 V Brisbane in Life, Law & Culture
11 on the trot ‘Beware the wounded Lion’ wrote the dreary old cliché merchants. ‘Never more dangerous’ apparently than after last weekend’s humiliating loss…

Port Beach After The Storm

in Beaches
Jean Hudson reports on the latest storm damage on Freo’s northern beaches - and the great catch by CJ’s Dad! Port Beach remains closed following this weekend’s wild storms. Port and Sandtrax beaches took another huge battering. The combination of powerful surf, high tides and winds of over 100k/h have washed away large volumes of sand and undermined the dune system, exposing rocks, timber and wire.  Over the years, we have brought you stories of erosion and sand nourishing projects. The damage this year isn’t as severe as the storm damage we reported on in 2021, but it’s only the beginning of winter. Despite…
View from the Round House with Martin Drum -Iran, Poland, Alberta, T Abbott, T eals, One Nation, NACC, The Encyclical  in Life, Law & Culture
Welcome back to our politics podcast, View From The Round House With Martin Drum. Round House, Fremantle  Today, our Editor, Michael Barker asks…
Rarely a Dull Moment – Trees, Roundabouts, Pedestrian Crossings, Fremantle Park Club, Waste Local Law in Life, Law & Culture
Welcome back to our regular feature, Rarely a Dull Moment where we report on the highlights of City of Fremantle…
Big Beacy Residential Land Sale Underway! in Architecture + Urban Design
First residential lots for sale at the former Beaconsfield TAFE. This really is a big deal. Congrats to all concerned…

Defence Drives Development to Freo’s South

in Architecture + Urban Design
AUKUS and Defence Hub planning is driving so much economic activity around Freo and environs just now with a big land release announcement at Rockingham the latest initiative by the State Government As part of its ‘commitment to help ensure every Western Australian has a home’, the State Government has called for expressions of interest (EOI) to develop 18 hectares ofState-owned land in Rockingham. The EOI aims to meet the growing need for housing in Rockingham as its community and workforce continues to grow.As Minister for Planning and Lands John Carey and Treasurer and Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti said in…

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