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Enjoy the week Freo fans and dare to dream after a cracking game! The season continues, Sydney awaits and another big Friday night for every pub in town that has a telly is on the way.
Until then, a rather warm early spring week is on the horizon (how about Wednesday, huh?), and we’ve got plenty to dig into in today’s newsletter, including a second CBD coffee shop from one of WA’s best baristas, Fatboy Slim is headed back to WA next year, and Australia’s longest running outdoor painting festival returns to Mandurah this month.
Troy Mutton, Editor-In-Chief, Perth is OK!
EAT & DRINK
March Coffee Studio expands to a second location on the Terrace
Almost exactly two years since opening his flagship CBD café March Coffee Studio, Ziggy Varamulia is not even close to slowing down. In fact, the champion barista is kicking it into another gear – all with a smile on his dial.
By the time you read this, March Coffee’s second location will be open at 181 St Georges Terrace, just a few blocks away from the OG at 140 William Street.
Where 140 is bright – benefitting from the high ceilings and shiny, more corporate vibes of the building’s lobby – this next iteration of March takes its inspiration from its new home.
“You’ve got to let the building speak to you, and it has to have some sort of meaning behind it,” explains Ziggy when we visit ahead of the opening. “It should have a story behind it.”
THE LATEST FROM PERTH IS OK!
EVENTS
Fatboy Slim announces monster outdoor Freo show for 2027
The Rockafeller Skank himself, Fatboy Slim is heading back our way next year, with the electronic music icon kicking off his latest Australian tour down in Fremantle!
SPONSORED
The Perth Cruise & Tour Expo is back this weekend
Taking over Doubletree by Hilton Waterfront this Sunday. Whatever your next adventure looks like, Perth's biggest cruise and tour expo has the experts and exclusive deals to make it happen.
EVENTS
New Perth chamber music festival to showcase over 100 works by women
A new chamber music festival is landing in Perth this October, putting more than 100 works by women composers at the centre of a 12-day program.
EVENTS
A huge outdoor art festival is coming to Mandurah this month
Australia’s biggest and longest-running outdoor painting festival will return to Mandurah later this month, with 200 artists anticipated to take part.
TODAY/TONIGHT
Sunset Comedy Night at the Indian Ocean Hotel
Know what’s a great way to start the week? With a smile! Cop a few laughs at the Indi Bar in Scarbs every Monday night at the Sunset Comedy Club. New comics roll through every week and it’s pay what you feel from 7pm.
BEST OF WA
Perth’s best waterfall and wildflower trail combos
It’s no secret that spring is a lot of people in Perth’s favourite season.
Yes, summers are amazing and endless days at the beach are the best and yes, autumn is also pretty great (hello colours in the Hills and lovely walks in Hyde Park), but spring in Perth with the waterfalls and wildflowers and lovely sunny days and the promise of all things bright and beautiful?
Yup, that’s the good stuff.
Image credit: Sally Hall
CWEATHERD
The week ahead
Today: Max 24
Mostly sunny
Tuesday: Min 13 / Max 27
Possible shower
Wednesday: Min 16 / Max 30
Mostly sunny
Thursday: Min 18 / Max 27
Mostly sunny
Friday: Min 15 / Max 23
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