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Freo Today. 20 December 2024. Just the other day we brought you a Freo Today feature of Santa on his way to Freo across the Nullabor Plain with most of his reindeers, but not all of them. Today, 5 days before Christmas and Santa’s arrival in Freo, we received this pic from Santa at his Nullabor camping site sending us all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. (Looks like all the reindeers may have gone AWOL!) May we join with Santa in wishing you all the same – A very Merry Christmas folks. And a Happy New Year. See you in 2025!

Yes, Klara and Freya and Thomas and Elliot, there really is a Santa in Life, Law & Culture
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Rumours Confirmed – Nicola Forrest Buys The Terminus in Architecture + Urban Design
First thing this morning the long-shared rumour that Nicola Forrest had purchased or was about to buy the derelict-looking Terminus…

Christmas Hampers on the Way to Visiting Seafarers

Spare a thought for the visiting Seafarers in Freo this Christmas. Seafarers play a vital part in international trade and commerce. They also find themselves apart from their families and friends for extended periods, including at times like Christmas when so many of us are enjoying good cheer with our families and friends. The Flying Angels Mission to Seafarers, in collaboration with Fremantle Port Authority, Fremantle Port Welfare Committee and the generous support of other members of the Maritime industry, has been busy organising the distribution of Christmas Hampers to all seafarers visiting Fremantle Ports, both in the inner harbour…
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! in Shipping News
Now, here’s the ultimate Freo-themed Christmas present - The 2025 Flotsam & Jetsam Christmas Calendar. They are for sale for…

D’Orsogna receives $1 million WA Government Investment Grant

Everyone knows the D’Orsogna, third generation family small goods business in Palmyra, don’t they? At the corner of Leach Highway and Stock Road? Of course they do! As we reported not long ago, this year D’Orsogna celebrated 75 years as a family-owned WA business supplying quality food nationwide. Freo folk particularly became aware of the business when it popped up with a new plant in Palmyra in 1973, just after the old High Road was replaced by the new Leach Highway in 1972. Well, the D’Orsogna plant plainly isn’t going anywhere else any time soon as it has just received…
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 in Architecture + Urban Design
Everyone knows, pretty much, that the Old Freo Traffic Bridge is on the way out and a new one is…

So, why do TV sports commentators still wear ties?

The tradition of TV sports commentators wearing ties persists for several reasons, even as ties have become less common in many professions and generally in the community. 1. Professionalism and Authority: Wearing a tie projects a sense of professionalism and authority. For TV commentators, this is particularly important, as they are presenting to a national or international audience. The tie helps convey that they take their role seriously. 2. Visual Expectations: Television is a visual medium, and the polished…