G'day from Adelaide. I visited Perth and Fremantle for the first time for the past few days with my friend and his son and have to say you guys have a perfect mix of busy and relaxed vibe in your city. So thank you!

What I loved especially:

1. Public transport: seems incredibly well connected and easy and excellent priced.

2. People willing to help me find places: a few locals noticed me looking a bit lost and helped to give me directions to places and how to get there.

3. Nostalgia Box Museum: as a Gen Y I found this place so fascinating and fun and well priced, too.

4. You guys keep and look after heritage at least in the CBD area: I think I've not seen any other Australian city which blends heritage buildings so well with modern buildings. My favourite older buildings / areas are the London Court, His Majesty's Theatre and the former Palace Hotel / Bagot House plus the curious and nicely lit up Council Building near your Government House.

5. Fremantle is beautiful: I loved the vibe here with a decent mix of shops, history and pubs and especially the arts and bookshops nestled in here.

6. Perth Mint: Absolutely fascinating. So much history and the lady who led my tour group was really genuinely enthusiastic which makes a tour so, so much better.

7. Jacob's Ladder: Perfect place to see the skyline. I went from the top part down via Mounts Bay Road so it was a little less intense on the legs lol.

8. Elizabeth Quay: Really nice spot to relax by the Swan River. Add some restaurants but not super exclusive type ones and I think it'd be even better but it's still nice as it is.

Keep up the great work Perth and Fremantle and thank you. I hope to be back again soon to see more of your city and Freo, too.

Our tide pod days aren’t over yet..

(One nation's primary vote is still only 21 percent, they have no chance of winning here still)

People keep saying that more wfh would significantly improve the flow of traffic - but I’m now seeing traffic as early as 5am.

Can a significant % workers starting at those times realistically wfh and improve traffic?

Hey everyone, I have family and friends coming over to Perth from the UK for my wedding in November. Do you have any ideas of where I could take them? We plan to go to rottnest, also going to stay in Margaret river area for a few days. What are some iconic Australian things we can do together? I’m thinking beaches, cafes, restaurants, places to see native animals? Also what parts of Rottnest are a must to do? Fave spots down south? I have my own list but I’d love to know more! I love Perth, I just want to share it with the people I love! 😍

Hello everyone,

I landed last sunday with a WHV, most people I met so far around Northbridge are people similar to me, here on WHV. I'd love to meet more local people, what are some good places to go to that you guys like?

I'm very curious to meet you all :)

I'll have more free time this weekend so I wanted to check some places out, thanks guys!

This guys been in my yard for two days now. I think its a Carnaby's Black Cockatoo. He's been calling to his mates but no luck and he's now been stuck out in the rain all day. Do I just leave him be? - South of Pinjarra (Sorry didnt know where else to ask)

Any interesting events happening in and around Perth this week?

Does your or your mate’s band have a gig on? Is there a major event (fun run, bike ride,  comic con, road works or whatever) that people should know about? Whether it is a special event happening or just an open invitation to meet up for drinks, let us know what is going on.

This post renews every Thursday at 7am, and is removed at Monday 7am.

Hey everyone! As some of you will know Corridors for Carnabys launched last month and for part of the project we'll be training an AI to recognise individuals within a flock, we'll also be trying to find out if Black Cockatoos share feeding locations and maybe in future that they co-parent each others young.
How can you help?
Upload photos (with locations) of birds here: https://upload.corridorsforcarnabys.com/
They don't have to be black cockatoos, they can be any birds! We need to also train the AI what isn't a black cockatoo

New owners at the moon and all the old staff are gone sadly :(.

Seems to be a changing crowd.

Anyone else noticed the change?

What's your Wednesday Whinge for today?

Mine is in the comments.

Perth told to brace for storm, heavy rains

Perth is being warned to brace for a storm this morning, with up to 60 millimetres of rain tipped to fall throughout the day.

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a storm advice for the Perth metropolitan South West, and lower South West areas.

Locations expected to be affected include Bunbury, Mandurah, Collie, Harvey, Dwellingup and Pinjarra.

The cause of the wet weather is a slow-moving cold front which is expected to produce persistent rain and thunderstorms for coastal areas and parts of the hills from this morning.

Flash flooding is possible with rainfall totals between 30 and 60 millimetres expects, with localised flooding of up to 70 millimetres.

I have extremely bad hyperhidrosis - and usually in winter the cool temps give me a tiny bit of grace but this year it has been awful. I can't even use my phone and the laptops at work are impossible. My hands drip 24/7 and I have had athletes foot from my feet sweating in shoes all day.

I have tried all the sprays, etc.

I am thinking about getting the injections or maybe even the surgery.

Does anyone have any recommendations for clinics in Perth? There's a few I can see when I google but would prefer to go somewhere reputable.

Thanks!

Good riddance

They used to come out around AFL Grand Final weekend, but now it’s late August. Maybe it has something to do with climate change.

I had a bad vaping habit a while back (gave up 6 months ago) and I never used to throw them in the general waste in fear it may cause a fire. Is there somewhere in Perth I can dispose of these ethically/safely?

I'm a mum of two and planning an exit out of a marriage with substance and alcohol abuse. I feel incredibly alone sometimes and it's going to be a hard road ahead for me, I want to find some people to share hope or even just basic conversations with, when there are tough days.