Fremantle has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate.

Fremantle has been represented by some significant Australian political figures.

The City of Fremantle has published a range of sheets related to the history of the port including:

The Fremantle Surf Life Saving Club has been active since the 1930s.

Fremantle also has an independent local radio station Radio Fremantle 107. 9FM.

Fremantle has subsequently served as a stopover in the Clipper, VELUX and Volvo round-the-world yacht races, and hosted the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships, a major qualifying event for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

East Fremantle Oval has been the team's home ground since 1953.

As in many other parts of Australia, Fremantle has seen a rise in popularity of association football ( soccer ) since the arrival of Southern European immigrants.

Alternative rock / folk groups The Waifs, Little Birdy and Eskimo Joe all have connections with Fremantle, and belong to what has been dubbed the ' Freo Sound '.

Fremantle has twin-town relationships with five other cities.

Fremantle also has friendship-city relationships with three cities:

Australia has three architectural listings on UNESCO's World Heritage list: Australian Convict Sites ( comprising a collection of separate sites around Australia, including Hyde Park Barracks in Sydney, Port Arthur in Tasmania, and Fremantle Prison in Western Australia ); the Sydney Opera House ; and the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne.

Over 100 years of continued use of Fremantle Harbour by heavy shipping has erased all doubt concerning O ' Connor's technical judgement.

Fremantle has not won a premiership, nor played in a grand final, during its time in the AFL.

For over 100 years it has been represented by two strong clubs in the West Australian Football League: East Fremantle and South Fremantle.

However, since the introduction of two Western Australia-based clubs into the VFL ( later renamed the Australian Football League ) – the West Coast Eagles in 1987 and the Fremantle Football Club in 1995 – the popularity and standard of the league has decreased to the point where it is considered a feeder competition to the AFL.

The Socialist Alliance has had only one electoral success, electing Sam Wainwright to Fremantle City Council in 2009.

The University has campuses in Fremantle, Western Australia, Broome, Western Australia and in two locations in Sydney, New South Wales.

The University of Notre Dame Australia opened in Western Australia in December 1989 and now has over 9000 students on three campuses in Fremantle, Sydney and Broome.

It has a population of about 14, 300 people ( 2011 census ), of whom about 25 % were born overseas, mostly in the United Kingdom, and has a landmark high-rise hotel, the Rendezvous Observation City, originally built in 1986 for Alan Bond whose intention was to profit from anticipated accommodation demand when the 1987 America's Cup challenge was held at nearby Fremantle.

Chris Tarrant ( born 18 September 1980 ) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Collingwood Football Club, and has also played for the Fremantle Football Club.

The location of the island was seen as being important to the defence of the important port of Fremantle, the major base for the Allies in the Indian Ocean, as bombardment of any attacking ships could be made from the island before the ships would come into range of the port.

The men lay down in the rowboat and it was not seen by the Georgette which was forced to return to Fremantle to refuel after following the Catalpa for several hours.

It was found in 1940 and returned to Australia in 1947, where it can now be seen in the Western Australian Maritime Museum in Fremantle, Western Australia.

Fremantle died in December 1819 from a sudden illness and was buried at Naples where his grave can still be seen in the Garden of Don Carlo Califano outside the gate of San Gennaro, Naples.

UNDA occupies many buildings throughout Fremantle, particularly in its historic West End.

Founded in 1882, the Fremantle-based Unions Football Club entered WAFA in 1886, attracting many players from the original Fremantle club, and went on to dominate the competition with ten premiership victories.

Fremantle boasts a vibrant live music scene with many local performers and venues.

RTRFM's annual Fremantle Winter Music Festival features many local Fremantle and Perth performers and is held at multiple venues.

From 22 September 2006 to 3 December 2006 an exhibition, called " Escape: Fremantle to Freedom ," opened at Fremantle Prison displaying many artifacts relating to the Catalpa rescue.

There are also many pubs and buildings and businesses named after him throughout Perth and Fremantle.

They also gave unfavourable descriptions regarding any potential settlement due to many mud flats upstream and the sand bar ( the sand bar wasn't removed until the 1890s when C. Y. O ' Connor built Fremantle harbour ).

Hobbs designed many of the well known public buildings in Perth and Fremantle and was first treasurer of the Western Australian Institute of Architects in 1896, and later president from 1909 to 1911.

West Coast's initial squad included many East Fremantle players and they were coached by former East Fremantle premiership player and coach, Ron Alexander.

RTRFM has many flagship annual events including In the Pines, the Fremantle Winter Music Festival, Radiothon and Seriously Sound System.

Collingwood vs Fremantle Round 15, 1997, at Victoria Park: In his 100th senior match, Buckley had 43 possessions, many of which were goal assists to full forward Sav Rocca.

Fremantle therefore took the decision to remain and assist with the repairs, which were completed many weeks later.

As Australian Rules Football developed in the late 19th century the ground became the base for the Fremantle Football Club and hosted many early WANFL as well as interstate games.

The first surveyor general, John Septimus Roe, was responsible for the laying out of many townsites, including Perth and Fremantle, and played a prominent role in the politics of the day.

In many respects, its design is quite similar to that of Subiaco on the Fremantle Line in that it is below ground in a growing transport-oriented development precinct.

John Bateman built a store in Fremantle dealing in merchandise of many kinds and became postmaster at Fremantle in 1833.

During the 1880s, Connor sold many of his Newcastle properties, investing in land at Perth and Fremantle.