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A slightly longer newsletter than normal for you on another sunny spring morning — there’s just a bit goin’ on!
Today you’ll find a deep dive into the history of Freo’s A-Shed (along with a callout for your own stories), WA’s first children’s hospice is weeks away from welcoming its first families, the Busselton Jetty Swim is gearing up for a massive turnout (psst: entries open soon), and we’ve stumbled across another stunning Hills property that’s up for sale.
Finally, we’ve just teamed up with Revo Fitness to give away a $2000 Crown Perth voucher and four one-year gym memberships — get the deets and enter below.
Troy Mutton, Editor-In-Chief, Perth is OK!
FORGOTTEN PERTH
Freo’s A Shed is turning 100 – are you a part of its story?
When you think of Freo/Walyalup, a few things come to mind…
The picturesque West End, the iconic Cappuccino Strip, the bustling markets – and of course, the patchwork colours of cargo containers and giraffe-like cranes that perch on the edge of the port, and the historic buildings that have serviced the city’s industry for hundreds of years.
It’s fair to say that Victoria Quay is a part of the fabric of Fremantle: from the tens of thousands of migrants that made their way to Fremantle and shaped Western Australian culture, to the endless tonnes of sandalwood, sheep and timber that passed through the quay, or the tens of thousands of years that the area has been used as a gathering place for the Noongar people.
THE LATEST FROM PERTH IS OK!
NEWS
WA’s first children’s hospice to welcome families from next month
The Swanbourne facility will provide end-of-life care and palliative respite accommodation, as well as bereavement support and 24/7 specialist clinical care.
SPONSORED
Get around the WAFL Grand Final this Sunday!
There aren’t too many opportunities to catch a full day of footy at Optus Stadium without doing too much damage to the bank account, but this weekend’s WAFL Grand Final is a great one.
EVENTS
Over 6,000 swimmers set for expanded Busselton Jetty Swim, entries open soon
One of our biggest open-water swimming events is getting even bigger next year, with the Busselton Jetty Swim adding hundreds of extra places for its 2027 edition.
WIN
Win a $2000 Crown Voucher and four one-year Revo Fitness memberships
We’ve teamed up with Revo to give one lucky reader the chance to win a prize pack valued at over $4,600. If you win, the voucher is all yours, and you can bring a few mates along to the gym for a year.
SPORTS
Weekend Footy Wrap: Unicorns do exist, Eagles get first W of the season
One week after everybody wrote them off, Fremantle are once again premiership favourites…
Footy, hey?
TODAY/TONIGHT
Dungeons & Flagons at PHat Brew Club
Every third Tuesday of the month PHat Brew Club hosts Dungeons & Flagons! Each session hosts tables of Level 4 and Level 10, all running with 2014 5e rules. If you’re keen but none of this makes sense to you — it’s a great place to start.
HOMES
Spectacular Skyview! Another stunning Hills home is for sale
Just mere moments after falling in love with a Boya beauty last week, our eyes are turned to another striking Hills home… How fickle the heart is!
And funnily enough, this lovely Lesmurdie number has a family connection to its Boya counterpart: it was designed by Lynthorne Matthews, father of Leonie Matthews – one half of Matthews McDonald Architects, designers of the Boya home!
While vastly different in scale, both homes share a sensitivity to their unique Hills environments, and prioritise taking in those spectacular outlooks across the Darling Scarp.
CCAPTUREDD
Tiktok of the Week
Won’t you come for a wander through Jarrahdale with us?
Established in the 1870s, Jarrahdale was one of WA’s first major timber milling settlements, playing a key role in the state’s early jarrah industry as it expanded across the region.