Take a look inside this monochromatic mezzanine home in a former Freo deli

Plus a CBD hotel offering pup-friendly stays and more.

August 26, 2025

Over the past couple of years Fremantle Biennale has become one of our most anticipated arts festivals in WA, and this year’s program announcement has only confirmed our feelings.

We implore you to dive into the news below, along with an intriguing deli-home conversion down that way; a CBD hotel that has launched luxe pup-friendly stays; and a very cool little piece of bodyboarding news, coming from someone who spent a lot of his formative years growing up on the boog around Mandurah!

Troy Mutton, Editor-In-Chief, Perth is OK!

HOMES

Flexible, functional, Freo: Take a look inside this monochromatic mezzanine home in a former deli

Fremantle-based studio Philip Stejskal Architecture was engaged by a quirky, colourful couple to transform a South Terrace former deli – reimagining the space as something that could transform over the ensuing years as their needs evolved.

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STAYS

A CBD hotel has launched luxe pup-friendly stays

We know the feeling: you’re trying to relax on a plush staycay… But you’re actually spending the whole time missing your four-legged, furry bestie!

If that’s you, QT Perth hears you:

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Make an impact with your career: Get paid to study teaching at ECU

In response to Australia’s teacher shortage, ECU has partnered with the Australian Government Department of Education to offer an innovative, employment-based pathway to teaching.

SPORTS

WA’s Ebony Schell claims record fourth consecutive Australian Bodyboard Title

Competing at URBNSURF in Sydney, Schell claimed her fourth consecutive national crown in the Open Women’s division, edging out NSW’s Mariko Menzies in a nail-biting final.

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Brookfield Place’s lunch market is back from today!

This week’s find jewellery from Artisan Flow, Swan Pearl and Boheme Life Collection; kids’ clothing from Wombaa Woomba and Yahyah’s Tiny Treasures; and skincare from Witherspoons PURE, Esencias Australia, and Pebble Soap.

TODAY/TONIGHT

Paul Kelly at RAC Arena

Respect must be paid when an artist as iconically Australian as Paul Kelly is in town! He’s playing RAC Arena tonight supported by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit and Fanny Lumsden, and last we checked there was still a few cheeky tickets remaining.

EVENTS

Fremantle Biennale unveils huge festival program of immersive art, music and more

United under the theme of SANCTUARY, the program will feature the work over 115 artists over 90 events within Fremantle and surrounds – including 25 festival commissions and 19 world firsts – all exploring ideas of public and personal spaces.

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If you enjoy reading about - and looking at nice pictures of - Perth’s coolest homes, you’ll love videos of them.