The staff have been busy clearing them out and renovating the insides, creating some beautiful new ensuite sites for our guests to enjoy. They have also painted the outside which has given them a fresh look. So far 10 have been upgraded, with plans to do more in the near future.

So when you stay at Fremantle Village, treat yourself to an Ensuite Site – you won’t be disappointed!

Here are some photos of the upgraded ensuite sites.

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Head down to Clancy’s Fish Pub in Cantonment Street, Fremantle for “NOT BINGO”, a fun twist on Bingo with a lot of Aussie swearing, great music and a lot of laughs!

May 11 – 29

The Danger Age

From celebrated WA playwright Kate Mulvany (The Seed), and with acclaimed director Sally Richardson at the helm, this production promises to be a visually dynamic and hugely funny play. Performed at the Deckchair Theatre in Fremantle, contact admin@deckchairtheatre.com.au for details.

An absurd chain of events is set in motion when a ten-year-old boy named (coincidentally) John Curtin gets caught in international political intrigue. After he accidentally receives a call from President Roosevelt intended for his Prime Ministerial namesake, the chronically asthmatic Curtin must attempt to save his hometown of Kalbarri from a potential disaster that would split his world in two. Enlisting a small army including a foul-mouthed sock puppet, a Nyoongar girl named Albert Namitjira and a Japanese doctor, young Curtin’s adventures make for an absurdly comic, wickedly inventive and visually rich exploration of our country’s past.

Thursday May 27

Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea

Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea is one of Cancer Council’s leading fundraising events and the largest, most successful event of its kind in Australia. Over $60 million has been raised since it first began in 1994. This year the Fremantle Council will be hosting Morning Tea in the Fremantle City Library, 8 William Street Fremantle starting at 10:30am. Gold Coin Donation.

May 28 – June 6

Fremantle Heritage Festival 2010

When you walk through Fremantle you will be strolling amongst some of the finest examples of 19th Century British Port heritage buildings in Australia. Fremantle has retained many of its original buildings. Many have been renovated and refurbished to their original grandeur. The City of Fremantle is committed to preserving its heritage and celebrates annually.

During the Fremantle Heritage Festival the city comes alive with music, events, workshops, tours, activities and awards that showcase the City’s diverse cultural, social, natural and built heritage.

June 6

Full Scale Revolution

See this amazing band for only $15, at the Newport Hotel on South Tce, right in the heart of Fremantle! It’s WA’s turn to (re)experience a band who split way before their time, and who are remembered for their untouchable live show fronted by the charismatic and politcally-driven Ezekiel Ox (FSD/Mammal).

June 11 – 13

A Little Light Music

The colourful and eventful history of Musical Theatre, featuring the lives and music of Offenbach, Gilbert & Sullivan, Strauss, Lehar, Jerome Kern, Kurt Weill, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Rodgers & Hart & Hammerstein, Lerner & Loewe, Leonard Berstein, Stephen Sondheim, Andrew Lloyd Webber – and more!

Held at the Fremantle Town Hall Friday, 11 June 2010 7:30pm Saturday, 12 June 2010 2:00pm & 7:30pm Sunday, 13 June 2010 3:00pm. Standard $50.00, Concession Pensioners, Senior Cardholders, Unwaged $44.00, Full-time Students, Children Under 16-years $30.00 , BOCS [tickets/entry].

June 12 & 13

Katie Noonan and the “Captains”

One of Australia’s brightest musical discoveries of the new millennium, Katie Noonan returns to the spotlight with an original album, a fresh sound, and a new band, the Captains. See this amazing band at the Fly By Night Club on Holdsworth St, Fremantle. They are also offering you a chance to dance on stage! Check out their website for this once in a lifetime opportunity!

Staff have been working on our first ever Loyalty Card, and the result…? Welcome the Fremantle Village Voyager! Just by signing up and staying with us 3 times, you get a night free! And if you stay more than 7 nights in one visit, you get 10% off! Why WOULDN’T you join up????

If you can’t visit us 3 times but you have friends who will be coming to Fremantle, give them your Fremantle Village Voyager card and let them stay with us.

To take advantage of this awesome offer, you MUST book in for at least 3 nights upfront, it doesn’t count if you extend.

Every Thursday Until 29 April – Fremantle Village Art Market

The Fremantle Village Art Market is an eclectic and effervescent mix of stallholders, entertainers, workshops and crafts in Kings Square. The Market boasts a vibrant mix of stalls offering locally designed and made products, home-wares, clothing, natural therapies, collectables as well as delicious specialty foods. Held in Kings Square Fremantle, next to the Town Hall from 10am – 4pm.

April 2 – 4

Come and support the Volunteer Fire and Rescue Services when they compete in theirAnnual State Championships at Gil Fraser Oval, North Fremantle. The Parade is at 9.30am, competition from 10.30am – 5pm. It is free to view, and a great day out supporting the Volunteers!

April 3 – 5 = Fremantle Street Arts Festival

Every Easter audiences in excess of 100,000 flood into Fremantle to experience the supreme skill and outrageous behaviour of the world’s best Buskers. The festival has grown from a celebration of Fremantle’s unique busking culture to Australia’s biggest street performance festival.The Festival includes performers fresh from the Adelaide Fringe Festival, as well as the extremely big-bottomed Red Bastard – the dangerous, seductive comic monster straight from America who will shock and even embarrass you if he gets too close!

With various pitches all over Fremantle CBD and Fishing Boat Harbour you are guaranteed to be entertained all Easter. With no cost to the audience, why wouldn’t you spend Easter in Fremantle?!?! Performances generally start at 11am.

6 – 17 April, 19 April – Spellbound

Spellbound is an exotic adventure story of love and friendship, the transforming power of imagination and a puppet who dreams of being free. Performances will be at the Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, Short Street Fremantle. Adults at Child Prices, $17.50 Groups of 4+, $15.50 Groups of 10+, $13.50.    Contact 9335 5044

Saturday April 10 – Stereophonics

Dynamic Welsh rockers, Stereophonics will tour Australia for the 4th time this April, following the November 2009 release of ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ (Universal Music), their 7th studio album. Formed in Wales in 1996, Stereophonics’ sound is as distinctive as Kelly Jones’ wonderfully rustic vocals and his poetic melancholy and elusively introspective lyrics. You can see them at the Fremantle Arts Centre on Finnerty Street, Fremantle.

Tickets are $79.90 + bf (2% credit charges apply online. Various credit charges up to 2% may be charged at outlets. Mills Records Fremantle, Planet Video Mt. Lawley, FAC Box Office & www.heatseeker.com.au

Saturday April 10 – Bollywood Banghra Party

If the Stereophonics don’t tickle your fancy, or you just can’t afford to see them, for only $15 don’t miss this one-off celebration of urban grooves with Bhangra beats from Bollywood. The night will be a veritable feast of energetic dance performances courtesy of Bollywood expert Valli Batchelor. Delectable Indian cuisine will also be available for purchase. For those wanting to explore their inner dancer at the party, the Bollywood Bhangra Workshop on Wednesday 7 April is highly recommended. Book for both events and receive members prices!

The party is held at Kulcha, 1st Floor, 13 South Terrace Fremantle. Door $15 Presale $13 KULCHA Members $10.Tickets available at the venue Monday to Friday 9.30am – 4.30pm, through BOCS ticketing 9484 1133 & online (booking fees apply). telephone: 9336 4544.  www.kulcha.com.au

April 16 – 18 = Psychic Awareness Magical Fair

Would you like your future told? Or do you need some personal direction? Visit the psychic fair at the Fremantle Town Hall between 10am and 5pm for aura photos, astrology and numerology charts, clairvoyants, tarot or hands on healing.

Until 18 April – FotoFreo 2010

A biennial international festival of photography lasting a full month to showcase the work of photographers, to generate an awareness of and a discussion about their work, and to create a forum for the exploration of ideas and issues relating to the practice and art of photography. Visit www.fotofreo.com for more information.

Sunday April 18 = Indian Food and Cultural Fair

If you love all things Indian, be sure to head down to the Esplanade Reserve in Fremantle between 11am and 4pm! Admission is free.

April 25 – ANZAC Day

Dawn Service – 5:30am start at Monument Hill

ANZAC Day Parade

9:45am parade assembly on the Fremantle Esplanade Reserve, stepping off at 10:15am

Commemorative Exhibition

8am – 3pm at the Fremantle Town Hall. A free exhibit supported by the WA Army Museum, Museum of WA, Military Historical Society, author Andrew Pittaway and local primary schools. A free morning tea is also provided from 9am – 2pm outside the Town Hall.

April 29 – May 2 = Psychic Awareness Magical Fair

If you missed this, it is on again! Visit the psychic fair at the Fremantle Town Hall between 10am and 5pm for aura photos, astrology and numerology charts, clairvoyants, tarot or hands on healing.

There are so many things to see and do this Autumn in Fremantle, so make sure you visit! Stay at Fremantle Village and you will only be a hop, step and a jump from all the action!

Every Wednesday Night

Head down to Clancy’s Fish Pub in Cantonment Street, Fremantle for “NOT BINGO”, a fun twist on Bingo with a lot of Aussie swearing, great music and a lot of laughs! Entry into the game is free, with some awesome prizes on offer.

Every Thursday

The Fremantle Village Art Markets are held every Thursday from 10am – 4pm in Kings Square Fremantle (right next to the Town Hall). The Market boasts a vibrant mix of stalls offering locally designed and made products, home-wares, clothing, natural therapies, collectables as well as delicious specialty foods.

March 2010

Saturday 6th – Wes Carr, Jessica Mauboy & Dean Geyer Perform for FREE

Head on down to Manning Park in Hamilton Hill for this event! From 5:30pm you can see the final of the first ever Cockburn Idol! Then sit back and enjoy the free performances from Jessica Mauboy, Wes Carr and Dean Geyer from 7:30pm. There will also be free CD / DVDs given away of Jessica Mauboy’s “Been Waiting”, so don’t miss out!

Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th – Araluen’s Fremantle Chilli Festival

Be sure to visit Esplanade Reserve in Fremantle this weekend for the Chilli Festival. Entry is only $15 for adults and $8 for school-aged children. The Festival is from 12noon – 8pm on Saturday, and 10am – 5pm Sunday. And for those who aren’t lovers of chilli, there are many other things for you to enjoy, including fresh foods, plants, pickles, wine, chocolate and a lot of entertainment!

Saturday 13th – The Black Seeds Perform

The Black Seeds are reggae-soul heavyweights from New Zealand who will be performing for 1 night only at the Fly By Night Club. Tickets are $33 and can be purchased online at www.flybynight.org or phone 9430 5976. You can take a chance and purchase tickets at the door for $40 but there is no guarantee there will be any left. Don’t miss this unique band!

Every Sunday Until 28th March – Theatresports

The Deckchair Theatre is home to Theatresports every Sunday night from 6pm. Be amazed and entertained by the teams who compete to impress you with their improvisational skills by doing skits, songs etc on the audiences suggestions. Courtney Murphy adds a dash of celebrity as musical director while there will also be surprise special guests each week.

Tickets are $18 for adults, $12 for concession. Purchase tickets at www.deckchairtheatre.com.au or contact them on 08 9430 4771 for more information.

Every Sunday in March – Jazz

From 4-7pm every Sunday head down to the Navy Club on High Street, Fremantle for a touch of Jazz. Entry is $13 per person. Sunday 14 March 2010  A first for Jazz Freo is the appearance of James Flyn and his Little Big Band. Top arrangements of hits by Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Buble and many more will excite and entertain you. Sunday 21 March 2010 What more can be said about June Smith and the Apple Band? June keeps re-inventing herself to surprise and charm her audiences with great support from Glyn Macdonald piano, Mark Early bass, Michael Perkins drums, and Lew Smith flute and sax. Sunday 28 March 2010 The South Perth Lions Big Band were a big surprise last year directed by Phil Hatton. With three engaging singers, and good arrangements, you are assured of a varied programme in a charity performance for Solaris Care.

Thank you Jenny for wowing us with your beautiful singing!!!