Fremantle Shipping News

29/07/2025

What a great Award. Why don’t you think about applying or telling a friend about it!

The award recognises a Western Australian woman (who does not have to be a Soroptimist) who has made a significant contribution to her chosen field and to the community. The winning recipient will receive a monetary grant to a maximum sum of $10,000 to undertake a project over two years that will be...

29/07/2025

This will be magnificent. Book now!

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28/07/2025

Rather sweet!

Freo Today. 29 July 2025. The Coty of Fremantle seem to be working very hard lately on meeting their tree planting targets with street trees popping up here there and everywhere around the City. This one in South Freo. Rather sweet!

28/07/2025

Don’t miss our story and gallery Ode to the Succulents of Fremantle up now on the Shipping News.

28/07/2025

As promised - our Ode to the Succulents of Freo!

It doesn’t seem to matter where you walk in Fremantle, succulents await you. They are part of Freo’s urban design. Central, South, North, East, Hilton, Beacy, The Valley, O’Connor, Samson – they all have their displays. Here are some. Here are others. And more! And even more! We are sure to ...

28/07/2025

Not all lights shed wanted light, apparently!

Dear Editor, I would like to express my great disappointment at Fremantle City Council’s installation of solar lights along the beach path at Leighton. Here’s an example of the lights in question. According to scientific evidence their light will have a deadly effect on birds, insects, animals a...

28/07/2025

Book now to avoid disappointment!

Fremantle’s very own Fremantle Chamber Orchestra directed by Hans Hug* is about to turn 20 and is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a carefully crafted, exciting and heartwarming program that includes famous and forgotten jewels. This will be an exquisite listening experience from the first to...

27/07/2025

Nice street art!

Freo Today. 28 July 2025. The rain keeps tumbling down in July. And don’t the birds love it. Speaking of birds, nice street art!

27/07/2025

Another Derby. Another Dockers’ win! Snaps crows…

I remember the old Derby days. Often bitterly. Where Freo fought and usually lost to an Eagles team that ran through a banner that read “We Own This Town” and offered a stage for Ben Cousins and Daniel Kerr and several others to strut their magnificent stuff and smile their magnificent triumphan...

27/07/2025

The trouble with vapes

Despite Western Australia having some of the toughest anti-vaping laws in the country, it seems illegal sales are still widespread—and frustratingly hard to stamp out. Here’s what’s going on: First you have the Legal Framework vs Reality – • In WA, vapes can only be sold through pharmacies...

27/07/2025

So, who will eat US grain-fed beef anyway?

Most US beef is grain-fed, not grass-fed. That means cattle are typically raised on pasture for part of their lives, then finished on corn or other grains in feedlots to accelerate growth and marbling. So if US beef is imported to Australia, it’s highly likely to be corn-fed, unless specifically l...

26/07/2025

The North Freo Social Farm - so green!

Freo Today. 27 July 2025. What a lovely, calming sight is the North Fremantle Social Farm. As they say on their webpage, ‘the Social Farm is a place for growing, learning, and connecting. We grow food for our local urban community using organic and regenerative farming principles. We learn togethe...