New public holidays for WA

Plus a Sandover Medal preview ahead of tonight's count.

September 15, 2025

Ask and you shall receive: The WA Government has announced a raft of changes to our public holiday calendar, including a new one in November and changing September’s public holiday to become Show Day. Get all the details below, along with our eventual shift into contactless public transport payments beginning with a trial on the high seas (the Swan River), plus a feel-good story about a juvenile subantarctic fur seal saved by a giant squid jig in Shoalwater last week.

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

NEWS

WA public holiday shakeup: Two new additions by 2028, timing shift for three others

Western Australia is getting a shake-up to its public holiday calendar, with the State Government introducing a reform bill to Parliament this week that will add two new public holidays and shift the timing of three others.

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NEWS

Transperth to start trialling contactless payments

For years, we’ve been waiting for Transperth services to accept contactless payments – and while we’re not quite there yet, we’re one step closer…

SPONSORED

Don’t miss out on the MSWA Mega Cash Prize!

Buy tickets in the MSWA Mega Home Lottery before midnight this Thursday and you’ll also go in the running to win $500,000. That’s along with $7M in prizes in the main draw, including a $3.6M Floreat home.

NEWS

Entangled fur seal freed in Shoalwater Marine Park

A juvenile subantarctic fur seal is back to cruising the waves of Shoalwater Islands Marine Park after being safely freed from an entanglement last week. See how they did it here:

EVENTS

Irish pop queen CMAT is coming to Perth this summer

Euro summer? Nah, EURO-COUNTRY! Mega-viral Irish pop-country sensation CMAT (real name Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson) will be making her way to Perth shores this summer, and tickets go on sale today.

TODAY/TONIGHT

‘90s Grunge Quiz Night at 8 Knots

Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden… Test your knowledge of a time when music was real! 8 Knots is hosting a ‘90s Grunge Quiz tonight - entry is free and there’s a $500 cash prize, plus $18 pizzas to enjoy while you go for it!

SPORTS

2025 Sandover and Dhara Kerr Medal Preview

WAFL award season is upon us and on tonight the WAFL and WAFLW will crown their best and fairest awards for the year with the Sandover and Dhara Kerr medals respectively.

Image Credit: Sally Hall

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The week ahead

Monday: Max 17, cloudy, morning showers

Tuesday: Min 7 / Max 19, cloudy, showers

Wednesday: Min 10 / Max 19, cloudy, showers

Thursday: Min 9 / Max 18, cloudy, showers

Friday: Min 10 / Max 20, partly cloudy