Investigating Fremantle Ports
Task: What can you discover about Fremantle Ports?
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Why is Fremantle Ports important to Western
Australia?
Some points you might want to consider:
•What role does Fremantle Ports play in the
growth and development of Western Australia?
•Some areas of the website you could research:
•Business excellence
•Port information guide
•Cruise ships
•Trade
•Value of the port
Investigating Fremantle Ports
Task: What can you discover about Fremantle Ports?
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What is Fremantle Ports planning for the
future?
Some points you might want to consider:
•What are some of the key projects? See Planning
& Projects.
•What sort of planning policies and guidelines are
in place at Fremantle Ports?
•What is the WA Port Operations Task Force?
•What is Rous Head Industrial Park?
•Why was the Inner Harbour deepening necessary?
Investigating Fremantle Ports
Task: What can you discover about Fremantle Ports?
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What commitment to sustainability does
Fremantle Ports have? How does Fremantle
Ports care for the environment and help the
community?
Some points you might want to consider:
•How does Fremantle Ports protect the
environment?
•What sort of safety standards are in place at
Fremantle Ports?
•How does Fremantle Ports support the
community?
•What sort of community and education programs
does Fremantle Ports support?
•How does Fremantle Ports consult with the
community?
Investigating Fremantle Ports
Task: What can you discover about Fremantle Ports?
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What can you find out about the history and
heritage of Fremantle Ports?
Some areas you could research in this section of
the website:
•Who was C Y O’Connor?
•When did the design and construction of the
harbour begin?
•Are there any memorial statues?
•What was the port’s wartime role?
•What famous visitors have passed through the
port?
•What are some famous ships that have called
here?
•What lighthouses are in the Fremantle area?
•What role has the port played in the history of
immigration in Western Australia?
Investigating Fremantle Ports
Suitable for Year 5 – Year 7 Students
Task: What can you discover about Fremantle Ports?
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What are the differences between the
Fremantle Inner Harbour and the Outer
Harbour at Kwinana?
Some points you might want to consider:
• See ‘How the port works’
• See the Fremantle maps and the Kwinana maps
Investigating Fremantle Ports
Suitable for Year 5 – Year 7 Students
Task: What can you discover about Fremantle Ports?
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What is the meaning of a ‘working port’?
Some points you might want to consider:
•See ‘How the port works’
• See the Fremantle maps and the Kwinana maps
• See Trade
• See landside operations
Investigating Fremantle Ports
Task 1: What can you discover about Fremantle Ports?
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What information can you find out about Trade
at Fremantle Ports?
Some points you might want to consider:
•What sort of goods are imported and exported
through Fremantle Ports?
•How are goods transported? What type of ships?
•Is Fremantle Ports well positioned
geographically?
•How does trade flow?
•What are the trading regions?
•Ships of special interest – Shipping Movements
•How does trade help the economy?
Investigating Fremantle Ports
Suitable for Year 5 – Year 7 Students
Task: You are a tour guide for a group of tourists
visiting from the USA. Plan and prepare an itinerary
for a day tour at the Port of Fremantle. You will need
to research the website and discover all the
interesting places to visit around the port.
Some website pages that will help you:
•Visiting the Port
•Disabled access
•Activities and attractions
•Shipping Movements
•Webcams
•History and heritage
Be creative with your itinerary, preparing it in a
brochure format with lots of pictures and information
that your tourists need to know.
Investigating Fremantle Ports
Suitable for Year 5 – Year 7 Students
Task: Design a map of the Port of Fremantle outlining
all the interesting attractions and features.
Some points you might want to consider:
•See the Fremantle maps
•Directions – which way is north?
•Scale of map
•Symbols and what they mean
•Key areas – their use and location
•Getting in and around website section and the
sub-pages, such as ‘public transport and taxis’
•Parking
•Fishing
•Activities and attractions
•Latitude and longitude
Investigating Fremantle Ports
Suitable for Year 5 – Year 7 Students
Task: Imagine you are an archaeologist about 100
years from now. The year is 2111 and you have
discovered the wreck of a cruise ship that sank in 2011.
Develop a catalogue of relics you might find. Once you
have collated the information, write a narrative about a
passenger on the ship.
Some points you should consider:
•What sort of relics might you find?
•What sort of passengers may have travelled
on the ship and why?
Web pages to look at:
•History and heritage
•Passenger and shipping records
•Cruise ships
•Cruise ship visits