Video - Perth City, Kings Park and the Bell Tower
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- Written by: Nita Teoh
This month’s video takes us on a whirlwind tour of some of the interesting aspects of the Perth City’s urban and natural landscape.
We start off with a bird’s eye view from Kings Park. Kings Park is the largest inner city park in the world and with over 400 hectares of parklands to wander through, there is something to enjoy for everyone.
If you visit Perth during the springtime, you can feast your eyes on our beautiful flora during the wildflower season, which runs from June to November.
Best Coffee in the Perth CBD - Top 5 Picks
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- Written by: Helen O'Connor
One of the perks of working in the Perth CBD, has got to be the coffee. It’s one of the things I missed the most when I was on maternity leave, and has remained one of my motivators to getting up at the crack of dawn to get into work. Over time, I’ve been taking recommendation after recommendation of where to grab the best coffee in Perth, and from this I’ve compiled my top 5.
Black Swan State Theatre Company's 2013 Season - Drama, Romance, Laughs and More
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In a recent article, we took a look at what’s showing at the Black Swan Theatre for 2012, and checked out its change of venue to the brand spanking new State Theatre Centre. The Black Swan Theatre is now getting ready for its extravaganza line up of shows for 2013, and they’ve got some treats in store for play lovers.
Make a night of it with pre dinner drinks and a meal after the play at any one of the many fabulous cafes and restaurants in Northbridge or Perth.
All the plays (with one exception) will be shown at the Heath Ledger Centre at the State Theatre Centre, comprising a combination of classic and new works.
The Studio Underground, tucked away in the basement of the State Theatre Centre, will host one play - The Motherf**ker with the Hat - as part of the Perth Fringe World Festival 2013.
Here is the line-up of plays for the Black Swan Theatre 2013 subscription season.
Managing Carmen at Black Swan State Theatre Company
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Managing Carmen is the world premier play that will be showing at Black Swan State Theatre Company from next month. If you enjoy a good comedy with some interesting twists and turns along the way, this play will be the one to catch as the last in the season.
Well known Australian playwright David Williamson captures the heart of the audience with this interesting satiric play that is set on the sports field. Williamson is famous for plays such as The Club, The Removalists, Don’s Party, and Emerald City.
In Managing Carmen, the story revolves around simple local country boy turned sporting hero Brent.
Perth Walkabout September Monthly Wrap
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The Perth Walkabout Monthly Wrap is published at the start of each month to provide a snapshot of articles that hit the headlines in the last 4 weeks.
Here is Perth Walkabout's Monthly Wrap for the month of September:
Video of Hillary’s Boat Harbour
This is our new segment where we will be featuring different locations around Perth on our website and via our YouTube channel. First up is Hillarys Boat Harbour and Sorrento Quay.
Perth's Top 10 Shopping Spots
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- Written by: Xanthe Coward
Perth’s Murray and Hay Street malls, and the adjoining arcades in the middle of the Perth CBD, are where the serious shopper will find everything from the latest fashions, fine jewellery, accessories, homewares and souvenirs.
There you’ll find the top Australian fashion houses and the two major department stores, Myer and David Jones.
With the addition of Wesley Quarter and One40William, this area is arguably Perth’s top shopping spot.