A Scarborough dream home shaped by sustainability

Plus a new stamp duty exemption for first WA home buyers, and more.

March 25, 2025

So we missed a major anniversary over the weekend - the great Perth hail storm was 15 years ago on March 22! WA’s most expensive natural disaster (over a billion dollars in claims came from it), there’s a good chance if you were here, you remember what you were doing at the time. Alongside Cott beach, long macs topped up and conti rolls, reminiscing on the 2010 hail storm is one of those quintessential Perth things.

We dare say it was also the beginning of Perth’s obsession with storms of any size, such was the trauma it wrought upon car dealerships and UWA’s stained glass windows.

Troy Mutton, Editor-In-Chief, Perth is OK!

HOMES

Earlier in 2025 we featured MDC Architects founder Matt Delroy-Carr’s own White Gum Valley home – the first true net zero home in Western Australia. And here, the North Freo architectural studio has collaborated with homeowners committed to building a long-term, flexible family home with sustainability at the forefront.

THE LATEST FROM PERTH IS OK!
NEWS

The first of WA Labor’s election promises has just come into effect, with increases to stamp duty exemptions and concessions for first home buyers. The changes will apply to purchases of eligible homes, land, apartments and townhouses.

SPONSORED

As part of The Dream Collective, an initiative celebrating WA’s best tourism operators, we’re shining a spotlight on some of the extraordinary experiences waiting for you in the Golden Outback.

EXPLORE

If you’re looking for an epic way to explore some of WA’s most iconic trails, push your limits, and raise funds for world-class medical research while you’re at it, look no further than the Perkins Tough Treks.

EAT & DRINK

Not only is it a chance to spread the word about the wines you love, there are prizes up for grabs, with one lucky winner landing the “Top Up Instant Cellar” - 100 bottles of wine and a Husky wine fridge to store them in, valued at over $7000.

TODAY/TONIGHT

Tonight is your last chance to enjoy some of Perth’s best food trucks on the Shelley Foreshore. With a balmy night ahead there’s plenty for the whole fam to enjoy, including lawn games, live music, free face painting and more from 4.30-8.30pm.

FORGOTTEN PERTH

With the arrival of autumn, we’ve seen an uptick in all things apple, and just the other day, we were anticipating the return of the Donnybrook Apple Festival. But with 71 years under its belt, what did the festival look like in the past?

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