What made the news in Cockburn – 11-18 September 2026

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Friday 18 September:
A record 1,500 people registered to have fun while running, walking, rolling and strolling at our annual Bibra Lake Fun Run last Sunday.
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Wednesday 16 September:
Cockburn Aquatic and Recreation Centre (ARC) has been named the 2026 Leisure Centre of the Year by Australia’s peak body for the exercise and active health sector.
Adapting to the changing needs of our community has earned national recognition by Australia’s peak body for the exercise and active health sector, AUSactive.

Tuesday 15 September:
Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir has made it clear they will not be ambushed by a weakened Sydney team during Friday night’s preliminary final, saying the players will not fall into the trap of underestimating them at the SCG.

Fremantle's AFL Women's team will host the Western Bulldogs at Cockburn ARC Oval in Round 6 of the 2026 NAB AFLW Season. The game will commence at 1.05pm on Saturday 19 September.

Monday 14 September:
Riley Brown, the City’s Service Lead for Statutory Planning, has won the coveted 2026 UDIA WA & Stockland Young Leaders Award.

Bibra Lake-based WA Wildlife is looking for volunteers to join its seasonal duckling team, helping take care of the 900 ducklings the organisation looks after during the spring and summer months.

The search for two men who fled the scene of a shooting in Hamilton Hill - which left a man with a gunshot wound to his stomach - was continuing on Monday morning.

Sunday 13 September:
Fremantle’s AFLW team has survived a gritty Essendon and the loss of two of its biggest stars. 
Big-name recruit Eden Zanker helped the team seal a 15-point win against the Bombers in its first ever win at the Club’s Cockburn ARC Oval home ground on Sunday.

WA Police are searching for two male suspects who are believed to be involved in the "targeted" shooting of a 37-year-old man on Sunday morning near Owen Place in Hamilton Hill.
 

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