A spooky new market is on in Perth next month

Plus what's on this weekend and more.

July 02, 2025

A relatively minuscule percentage of AFL players manage to carve out any kind of notable career in our nation’s most popular sport, let alone find themselves cemented within the game’s folklore. A fact that makes the legacy of Dom Sheed, “a skinny kid from Kalgoorlie”, all the more remarkable.

While his career has been sadly cut short due to injury, he essentially has a pocket on the hallowed turf of the Melbourne Cricket Ground named after him thanks to his match-winning goal for West Coast in the 2018 AFL Grand Final.

Something I reckon just about any of us would take if we were told that’s what we’d be known for by the end of our professional sports career…

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

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Right on the city’s doorstep, Beelu National Park is a treasure trove of nature – home to woodland landscapes, winding rivers, native fauna and wildflowers and more. You’ll also get some of the best views of WA’s very own “Scheme of Madness”, the Mundaring Weir.

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Disney’s Beauty and the Beast opens in Perth this month!

Tale as old as time… Song as old as rhyme… Get your roses ready: the musical spectacular is arriving at Crown Theatre on July 24.

WHAT’S ON

A spooky market selling occult wares, oddities is on in Perth next month

We love our markets around Perth, whether their artisanal, growers, food trucks or… a spooky market?

EAT & DRINK

The best sausage rolls in Perth

Meat wrapped in pastry… name a more iconic duo. Look there’s plenty of crossover between this and our pies list, but this cooler weather has us daydreaming about cosy snacks a lot.

TODAY/TONIGHT

Revelation Perth International Film Festival

An enthralling 11-day celebration of cinema showcasing over 200 international films, the Revelation Perth International Film Festival opens tonight!

WHAT’S ON

Here’s a jam-packed look at some of the best things to do around Perth this week

With school holidays kicking off on Saturday and NAIDOC Week on Sunday, just when you think Perth is going full hibernation mode for winter we end up spending half the day finding new and fun things to do this week!

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‘Gram of the Week

We paid a little visit to Perth’s best worst kept secret last week - the Bibra Lake Lunch Bar.

Beloved for its bánh mì, there’s plenty of other tasty delights at this humble little shop in our southern corridor.