If I can shout-out Tame Impala in yesterday’s intro I can darn well shoutout 13-year-old Austin Appelbee, who swam four kilometres to shore to alert authorities to help the rest of his family (mum and two siblings) after they were all swept out to sea off Quindalup last Friday.
“And at this time, you know, the waves are massive and I have no life jacket on … I just kept thinking 'just keep swimming, just keep swimming’,” Austin told the ABC yesterday. “And then I finally I made it to shore and I hit the bottom of the beach and I just collapsed."
We may only be a month into the year but everything already feels pretty relentless, so it’s nice — dare I say, important — to pause for a minute and let a bit of good news trickle into the old feed every now and then. Especially a story as crazy as this, when they so often don’t have as happy an ending.
Troy Mutton, Editor-In-Chief, Perth is OK!
EAT & DRINK
Lalla Rookh: 13 years and counting of pizza, pasta, pints and pinot in the Perth CBD
“We’re proud of what we’ve done, and we’ve been here for 13 years – but it’s also obviously pretty important to us to make sure we’re staying relevant.”
13 years is a long time in any game, but a hospitality venue surviving for 13 years – and still going strong? That’s worthy of celebration.
We sat down for a chat with Lalla Rookh co-owner Patrick Ryan to take a look back at the lively CBD osteria’s 13 years of pasta, pizza, pints and pinot – as well as a look towards how Lalla Rookh is keeping things fresh for the future.
THE LATEST FROM PERTH IS OK!
SPORTS
Perth to kick off the Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027
The Wallabies take on Hong Kong China at Optus Stadium on Friday 1 October, 2027 — and it marks the first time the global tournament has ever kicked off in Western Australia.
SPONSORED
It’s an autumn to remember at RAC Arena
Alongside West Coast Fever, you’ve got some huge artists like the Papa Roach x A Day To Remember double header, Machine Gun Kelly, and New Zealand legends Split Enz for the first time in 20 years, plus king of comedy Jimmy Carr!
WHAT’S ON
Old Mervs take over Indi Bar for a full weekend of local legends this Feb
Fresh off some massive shows in Albany and Dunsborough, the WA duo are back with A Weekend at Indi Bar, taking over the Scarborough venue for two big nights on Fri 27 and Sat 28 February.
STAYS
Heyscape is launching four person cabins this year
Travelling as a group of four? While Heyscape already have their two bed cabins up and running, the off-grid specialists are launching 4-person cabins, along with already having plenty of pet-friendly options for four-legged friends.
TODAY/TONIGHT (FRINGE EDITION)
MARVELous: A Risque Parody
The Marvel Cinematic Universe may be boring as Bat…man these days, but this FRINGE WORLD version brings plenty of naughty energy to the world of Iron Man and friends. Deadpool reads the audience a raunchy bedtime story — and the rest you’ll just have to see for yourself!
WHAT’S ON
February is festival season! The best things to do around Perth this week
FRINGE WORLD continues to go full steam ahead this week (figuratively and literally), and Perth Festival enters the chat from Friday onwards. Plus there’s a festival of rugby going down at HBF Park all weekend, a festival of kaleidoscopic proportions at Elizabeth Quay and much more.
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‘Gram of the Week
A fresh, new Irish pub has just landed in Subiaco. The perfect place to practice splitting the G, @mcnallysirishpubsubiaco is here to impress.
Serving up live music, spice bags and even a Guinness that passes the tilt test.