The hobby getting West Aussie Gen Zs outside

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Well the less said about last night’s game the better, so let’s just get straight into it shall we?

Fortunately we have an absolutely banger Friday edition of the newsletter for you, including a deep dive into an old hobby that’s getting young West Aussies off their screens and into nature; some promising signs that one of the world’s biggest and most influential bands may be headed our way next year; and some long-overdue love for one of Fremantle’s long-abandoned spaces after years spent empty on the Cappuccino Strip.

^{Troy Mutton, Editor-In-Chief, Perth is OK!}

“Yeah, I’m really trying to get outside… Get offline, touch grass, you know?”

We’ve been having the same conversation, again and again lately, with countless friends, family members and colleagues. In the face of an unending algorithm of Bad News, notifications that don’t ever seem to stop and basically everything needed to live getting more expensive – we’re all trying to switch off.

Instead, we’re switching onto birds!

A former Hungry Jack’s that has been sitting dormant along Fremantle’s high-street for almost eight years could finally be getting its long-awaited revamp.

Located on the corner of South Terrace and Essex Street, a building lies very dormant in the heart of Fremantle’s town centre.

Once home to a popular fast-food joint that served as a thriving but equally chaotic hangout spot for young people, the site has since been fading into the background, turning into a relic of the past.

But last month, murmurs of change gossiped through the streets (of social media) after urban renewal organisation Spacemrkt made a post to its Instagram…