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Very happy to be leading today’s newsletter with one of our favourite WA-based organisations, Ocean Heroes, as they celebrate 10 years of helping thousands of participants experience the ocean who might not normally get the opportunity. We’ve been covering OH in some way or another almost since we started, and it’s so awesome seeing how much they’ve grown over that time.
There’s heaps to tuck into after that, including one of our busiest what’s on this week articles in a minute; SNACK NYE lineup updates; a new TV show about Sam Kerr being shot in WA; more free live music this summer; and the City of Gosnells’ aquatic centre funding concerns.
Finally, to everyone who took part in yesterday’s poll and found themselves redirected to nowhere — apologies! Everyone’s votes did come through, and at the time of publishing the ‘not celebrating Melbourne Cup’ crowd had it very comfortably with just under 87% of the vote (1228 out of 1416).
Troy Mutton, Editor-In-Chief, Perth is OK!
COMMUNITY
Making Waves: Ocean Heroes celebrates 10 years and countless moments of joy
Sometimes, just making it onto the sand is a win.
For some Ocean Heroes participants, stepping onto the beach is a big achievement. For others, it’s paddling out into the ocean or catching their very first wave.
Founded in 2016, Ocean Heroes has grown from a small community initiative into a national program, delivering more than 12,000 free surfing sessions across 216 events in Western Australia, New South Wales and Queensland.
Now celebrating its 10th anniversary (with a big party this Saturday), the organisation is gearing up for another summer of surfing, with hundreds of volunteers helping make the ocean a more accessible and welcoming place.
THE LATEST FROM PERTH IS OK!
NEWS
‘Disheartening’: Gosnells mayor says city overlooked for aquatic centre funding
While neighbouring councils are securing millions for shiny new sporting facilities, the City of Gosnells says its own plans to build a long-awaited aquatic centre are being left behind.
EVENTS
SNACK NYE unveils headliners, massive Acropolis-inspired stage
New Year’s Eve festival SNACK is returning to Claremont Showground this December, with LUUDE and Hermitude leading the lineup alongside a massive new stage inspired by ancient Greece.
SPORTS
Sam Kerr’s childhood to hit the small screen in new WA-made series
Before she was scoring goals on the world stage, Sam Kerr was just another 11-year-old kicking a football around her backyard in East Freo.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Free summer concert series returns to Melville with 10 shows across five months
As if we weren’t already looking forward to summer in Perth, it just got a little more musical with Melville Summer Music returning for another season of free outdoor concerts.
TODAY/TONIGHT
$2 Oysters at Lupe's Cerveceria in Brookfield Place
Consider your Wednesday plans are freshly shucked. Lupe’s Cerveceria is serving up $2 oysters every Wednesday from 4.30pm until sold out, bringing a little coastal indulgence into the heart of the CBD.
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 the return of the Scarborough Sunset Markets’ Thursday night edition, the British Film Festival, Canning Show, Perth 4WD show, Hard Jazz, the Saturday Wholesale Market and legitimately loads more.
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‘Gram of the Week
Looking for some of Perth’s best sunrise views?
Wireless Hill was previously used by the Noongar Beeliar Aboriginal people as a lookout and a place to send smoke signals, befoer becoming the site of Applecross Wireless Station in 1912.