Sharing a couple of Northbridge-adjacent articles has me feeling nostalgic for when I lived there (or thereabouts) over a period of 12-ish years. It gets a bum rap sometimes but it really is the beating heart of Perth nightlife for better and for worse, and I used to love walking around the streets on a balmy summer night as people from all walks of live went about their…well whatever it was they were going about.
Connies owner Tim Brown put it best when I spoke to him about it last year: “Whatever that stuff is – going to a show, going to restaurants, going to a book shop, having an ice cream, let alone, you know, falling about drunk, being stupid. Which makes this area so much more precious to protect. It’s so f*ing precious.”
And there really is no better time to experience Northbridge than Fringe time, which I hope you’re enjoying with some fun shows, great food, and even better people watching over the next few weeks…
Troy Mutton, Editor-In-Chief, Perth is OK!
EAT & DRINK
Perth’s best seafood restaurants
We’ll restrain ourselves from making too many terrible puns (we’re on a see-food diet, ha ha) – if you’re looking for succulent seafood, we’ve found Perth’s best…
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NEWS
An exhibition of community-captured photos is coming to a Northbridge laneway
Local personalities, generations of families, and architecture you might walk past every day… These captured moments will all be on show in a new Northbridge photography exhibition:
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Less Effort, Better Results: The Wembley wellness studio re-shaping fitness in 2026
Be-Fit is a new wellness and body-shaping studio in Wembley, one that offers a smarter, gentler way to look after your body without overhauling your entire routine.
WHAT’S ON
Hyde Park Festival returns on the March long weekend
One of Perth’s most loved community festivals is back, with the Hyde Park Festival returning on the March long weekend two days of food, music, markets and family-friendly fun under the trees.
EVENTS
The ultimate rugby party is coming to Perth this Feb
On February 7-8, Perth’s HBF Park will come alive as the HSBC SVNS PERTH 2026 lands for two huge days of action. Alongside thrilling on-field action you’ve got live music, food, fan zones and the famous dress-up fun — get amongst it!
TODAY/TONIGHT (FRINGE EDITION)
The Routine at The Pleasure Garden
A lonely office worker squeezes through a portal in their bathroom mirror and goes on a quest for the meaning of life in this surreal physical comedy. The Routine will leave you in stitches and remind you of the magic within:
WHAT’S ON
The best things to do around Perth this week
FRINGE WORLD goes full steam ahead this week, with plenty more fun to be had around the place including Disco Dinners, PHat Brew Club’s big third birthday weekender, Summerstock Vol 2 at LIVID in the Laneway and loads more.
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‘Gram of the Week
One of Mandurah’s giants soaking in last week’s Aurora Australis via @dshakya.
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