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No hump day malaise in today’s newsletter fam, we’re positively bursting with big events and even bigger reads to give you something to peruse instead of doing pesky old work! Perhaps some light reading as you pop down the beach for the first time in a minute? Or just save it for the toilet where we assume most people waste time scrolling on their phone.
Leading today is a fun little jaunt around the greater Fremantle area exploring some of its beloved buildings with architecture advocate and content creator, Izzie White. We also got to do one of our favourite things — dive into the niche corners of Perth — and today that’s the upcoming WA Tree Climbing Championships!
There’s also a very long what’s on guide for the weekend ahead, a crazy-big balloon exhibition blowing up next month, and some bad news for the Rosemount Bowl after a small fire broke out on Monday.
Troy Mutton, Editor-In-Chief, Perth is OK!
HOMES
A tour through Freo with architecture advocate Izzie White
How do we create a thriving city? What is good design – and how do we start noticing it? How do we preserve heritage while creating buildings we need today?
Izzie White calls herself “architecture’s biggest advocate”: a catch-all term for the content creator’s particular brand of advocacy, which both includes helping architects communicate better, and helping everyday people understand architecture better.
We’ve been fangirling for a while now, with her videos touring through some of Melbourne’s most architecturally interesting buildings (inspired by Nick White’s “pov: you’re hanging out with your architecture friend” TikToks) unfailingly making their way onto our FYPs.
In fact, we had been trying to cook up an excuse for our own version of her architecture tours when a fateful email hit our inbox…
THE LATEST FROM PERTH IS OK!
EVENTS
Look up! WA Tree Climbing Championships put spotlight on Perth’s tree canopy
Around 35 of the State’s best arborists are putting their skills to the test as the WA Tree Climbing Championships head to the Perth Hills Discovery Centre on November 13-14.
NEWS
North Perth’s Rosemount Bowl shuts its doors after kitchen fire
Rosemount Bowl in North Perth has closed until further notice after a fire broke out at the venue on Monday.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
An immersive exhibition made from 500,000 balloons is coming to Perth
More than half a million balloons will take over the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre this November, as an immersive art exhibition called Balloon Story makes its way to Perth.
TODAY/TONIGHT
Writers. With Wine. At Evergreens in Leederville
Write in company on the last Wednesday of every month at Evergreens, upstairs at the Garden in Leederville.
Social, supportive, writing… with wine!
WHAT'S ON
What’s on around Perth this week
Looking for fun things to do around Perth this week? Read on for a curated list of the best things to do around Perth this week and beyond, including of course our Halloween wrap, the return of Rooftop Movies, Old Mervs, Rainbow Picnic and more.
CCAPTUREDC
‘Gram of the Week
This is your sign to try something new for breakfast in Perth.
Fruity Flakes Café in Bayswater is serving up traditional Colombian eats, from arepas and empanadas, alongside plenty of other breakfast options.