Free Wifi Perth CBD

Details: Category: Services; Published: Sunday, 08 March 2009 00:05; Written by Nita Teoh

Have Laptop or PDA, Will Surf

Perth CBD Beckons with Free Wifi in the Resources Quarter

What a great initiative of the Resources Sector to launch a free wifi service for everyone. It’s a great service that a lot of people will find very useful, whether you are a local, traveller, student or shopper visiting the Perth CBD.

ResourcesNet was launched in June 2007 by the Resources Sector by key sponsors BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Woodside.

As mentioned in Resources Net, "Perth will be the first city in the world to have a specific resources precinct within its central business district." (page 2 of Resources Net)

It provides a service which allows workers, shoppers, students, and holiday makers to access the internet for free in the Western End of the CBD.

Dubbed the "Resources Quarter", the location of this free wifi facility is the West end of the city which is the headquarters of many of the resource giants. It is bounded West from William Street along St Georges Tce, Hay Street and Murray Street and up to the Barracks Arch near Parliament.

As a user looking to use the free wi-fi service, Perth Walkabout has summarised for you the key points mentioned by Resources Net in relation to the use of free wi-wfi in the Perth CBD:

It’s available within the Resources Quarter;
ResourcesNet extends up St Georges Terrace, west from William Street to the Barracks Arch near Parliament House; and from Hay Street, south to Mounts Bay Road;

It’s available 24 hours 7 days a week;

Anyone can now log on to the Internet, via a wireless-enabled laptop computer or PDA;
As with any Internet Service Provider, individual users need to accept the terms and conditions of use at log-on, and remaining fully responsible for their actions and the material they access.

Locations of Free Wifi in the Resources Sector of the Perth CBD

ResourcesNet have listed the following locations where free-wifi in the Resources Sector can be accessed:

Plazas and Gardens with Seating

Central Park Plaza, Hay/William Streets

Florence Hummerston Park,

St Georges Terrace/Milligan Street

Forrest Centre, 225 St Georges Terrace

Gardens behind 225 St Georges Terrace

Newman House Plaza (off Newman Arcade, Hay Street)

QV1 Plaza, corner Hay/Milligan Streets

Woodside Plaza, corner Hay/Milligan Streets

Street Seating

Random benches and wall seating along St Georges Terrace, Hay Street, Murray Street and some side streets.

St Georges Terrace

Aroma Café (no.240 behind Forrest Centre)

Boost Juice Bar (near William Street)

Cino To Go (no.182)

Chifley Hotel (no.185)

Croissant Express (near William Street)

Reveley’s Café (no.139 - Old Perth Boy’s School)

Rigby’s (behind Forrest Centre, no.240)

Schmear Café (Cloisters building)

Woodside Plaza

Coffee Pump

Just Eat

Verve Restaurant

Yen Do

QV1 Plaza

Bar One

Cino To Go

Croissant Express

Matsuri Japanese Restaurant

Mr Bird’s MYO

NYC Pizza

The Kebab Company

Milligan Street

May’s Fine Indian

Cuisine (corner Hay Street)

Melbourne Hotel (corner Hay Street)

Mill Street

Adelphi Steakhouse (Parmelia Arcade)

Mill Street Café

(rear of foyer, 197 St Georges Terrace)

Paddy’s Bar (Parmelia Arcade)

Hay Street

Aroma Café (Arcade, 800 Hay Street)

Barre Café, His Majesty’s Theatre (corner King Street)

Box Deli (no.918, near Milligan Street)

City Provisions (opposite Cloisters Arcade)

Dome Café (corner Milligan Street)

Han’s Café (no.822, opposite Rydges Hotel)

Java Juice (no.810)

Rydges CBD Café (corner King Street)

Saigon Pastry House (no.790, opposite Central Park)

Seven88 Café (Holiday Inn, opposite Central Park)

Stay Healthy Food Centre (no.790, opposite Central Park)

Newman House Arcade

Aroma Café

Cloisters To Go

Express Food and Drinks

Primo Café

Rolls Choice Continental Café

Shafto Lane

Bocca Café-Pizzeria

Durty Nelly’s Irish Pub

Organica Good Food

Taka Japanese Cuisine

Seoul Korean BBQ Café

Shima Japanese Restaurant

Central Arcade - 160 Hay Street

Kebabzzbar

Miss Maud

Nandos

Pastarazzi

Ruby’s Thai

Teriyaki Express

Vietnamese/Thai Chop Chop

King Street

Belgian Beer Café

Cino To Go (no.36A)

City Greens (corner St Georges Terrace)

Etro Café (no.49)

King Street 44 Bistro (no.44)

King Street Food and Wine (corner St Georges Terrace)

Sushi Japanese Food Asaki (corner St Georges Terrace)

Murray Street

Bin 305 Café-Restaurant (no.305)

City Kebabs (no.337)

iBistro (Hotel Ibis, no.334)

Secret Garden (no.329, Murray Mews)

Tiger, Tiger Coffee Bar (no.329 Murray Mews)

Central Park Hay Street Precinct

Caffissimo 140

Croissant Express

Ecucina

Jesters

Mr Bird’s MYO

Nagoya Sushi

Other Perth Walkabout articles

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Listing of Free Wifi in Perth

Internet Cafes in Perth

Let us know of your experiences with using the free wifi service in the Resources Sector of the Perth CBD.

Please add your comments as Perth Walkabout would love to hear from you.

Update - The Free Wifi in the Resources Quarter of the Perth CBD is no longer available.