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Freo Today. 26 April 2024. Just to prove not all boats tied up in a Freo harbour are snazzy sleek superyachts, here’s an interesting concatenation of ropes and steel and stuff that looks like it may once have been a fishing boat. Bearing the marking LFBF557, she’s to be found not far from the fab Research Vessel Whale Song and adjacent to a live fishing boat near the end of Capo d’Orlando Drive, Fishing Boat Harbour. Obviously seen better days!

View from the Round House with Martin Drum – The Politics of ANZAC Day in Life, Law & Culture
Welcome back to our politics podcast, View From The Round House With Martin Drum. In this podcast, the Shipping News’…
ANZAC Day, a source of fierce opposition to the idea of war – Letter to the Editor in Life, Law & Culture
Dear Editor, Attending Fremantle's ANZAC Day ceremony today raised so many questions of the interpretation that should be given to…
Seen In … ANZAC Day Fremantle in Seen in Freo
At 5.50 am sharp this morning the Anzac Day service at Monument Hill, Fremantle, at the Freo War Memorial, snapped…

Freo House Values

The Domain Quarterly House Price report, out yesterday, reports on Perth property price trends in glowing terms - Perth’s housing market continues to be a top performer nationwide. House prices reached another new record after surging 16.6% higher than a year ago – the city’s steepest growth in 17 years. Despite the continual rise, quarterly growth has lost steam. It now sits at 1.5%, five times slower than the previous quarter. The first quarter of 2024 marked a significant milestone for Perth’s unit prices, which soared to a record high and finally overtook the previous peak of a decade ago.…
South Mole & Access for Seniors – Letter to the Editor in Architecture + Urban Design
Dear Editor, I just googled to see if there was any update on the South Mole opening and read your…
Summer of Blood – Podcast with Dave Warner in Life, Law & Culture
We all know Dave Warner’s from the Suburbs. But he’s also an author and screenwriter as well as a musician.…
Impact100 Fremantle picks up pace – Join today! in Life, Law & Culture
It’s moments like these where I can see the impact of Fremantle Shipping News in real time. In the five…
So, Victoria Hall is up for sale. Your chance to buy history subject to Ts&Cs in Architecture + Urban Design
Have you been following the Victoria Hall sale saga? [caption id="attachment_41213" align="alignnone" width="800"] Victoria Hall, 179 High Street, Fremantle, 2024.…
More van and tent camping places required – Letter to the Editor in Architecture + Urban Design
Dear Editor, Unfortunately, temporary campers have pushed the authorities too far which has lead to the closure of South Mole…
Fremantle History Centre Now Open in Life, Law & Culture
Last Thursday Fremantle’s Mayor Hannah Fitzhardinge officially opened the Fremantle History Centre on the ground floor of the Walyalup Civic…

Anzac Day Fremantle – Where and When

Fremantle is a unique location to honour Anzac Day as it was the last Australian experience many soldiers and sailors had before departing our shores to join the war effort overseas. Anzac Day will commence with a traditional silent Anzac Day Dawn service at the Fremantle War Memorial, home to the plaques honouring the 849 Fremantle servicemen and women who failed to return from WW1. The Fallen Soldier War Memorial in North Fremantle will hold a community service following the Dawn service. The morning commemorations will conclude with the traditional Anzac Day March through the streets of Fremantle finishing at…
After the Game v West Coast Eagles, Rd 6 – With Grumbles in Life, Law & Culture
It’s been another tough round for footy tipsters and fans, Round 6. Who picked the Dogs to win and not…
Launched – ‘A Photographic History of P&O Cruises’ in Shipping News
An exclusive book launch of A Photographic History of P&O Cruises took place on board P&O’s Pacific Explorer on Friday…
Beach Street and Queen Victoria Street Closures kick in in Architecture + Urban Design
True to their word, Main Roads WA’s closures to Beach Street and Queen Victoria Street as of 15 April have…

View from the Round House with Martin Drum – Everything in life is political, right?

Welcome back to our politics podcast, View From The Round House With Martin Drum. In this podcast, the Shipping News’ editor, Michael Barker puts to the the Prof that everything in life is political, and so does that include: Mr Lehrmann's lost defo case; the horrible Westfield stabbing murders and the permanent residency rights granted to the security guard heroes soon after; and the stabbing of the Assyrian Orthodox Church's Bishop? Martin Drum is the Executive Dean for the Faculty of Arts, Sciences, Business and Law and Professor of Politics and International Relations at the University of Notre Dame Australia,…