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FIND OUT MORE AT CARILLONCITY.COM.AU The Noongar people have a Fremantle rich cultural heritage that offer The Indigenous Cultures Prison visitors an experience found no where else in the world; they of Australia are the have forged a strong identity that resonates throughout the state. oldest living culture in View the Indigenous art at the Art Gallery of WA and the Aboriginal the world. Art Gallery in Kings Park. Visit the Indigenous communities Charnock Woman, a 25 metre pavement mosiac in Victoria kept their cultural Gardens, East Perth, or the Yagan statue on Heirisson Island. heritage alive by passing Yagan was a Whadjuk Noongar warrior, who fought fearlessly to their knowledge, protect their culture and people during the Swan River Colony in arts, rituals and 1833. There is also a new, nine metre high sculpture of him at performances from one Yagan Square, which was built to embody the spirit and culture of generation to another, the Noongar people. through storytelling, A Brief History It took until the turn of the century to explore most of the state. In painting and dance. 1890, gold was discovered in the The first inhabitants subsequent report by Stirling to Kimberley and Kalgoorlie. This His Majesty’s Government back led to a population explosion and of Australia arrived In the more recent past, in England, led to the foundation established Perth as the colony’s from the north development of infrastructure of the Swan River Settlement in trade capital, with Fremantle and key landmarks such as approximately 40,000 June 1829. having to upgrade the harbour Elizabeth Quay, Yagan Square, to 60,000 years to cope with increased demand. Using the Swan River for transport, the Ritz Carlton (to be completed Most of Fremantle’s original ago. Prior to the three towns were formed; in mid 2019), Crown Towers and architecture can still be seen arrival of Europeans, Perth, Fremantle and Guildford. the Perth City Link - connecting today lovingly restored. With Fremantle, 20 kilometres Northbridge to the CBD for the Western Australia the advent of the Second World downstream on the coast served first time in more than 100 years - was occupied solely War, the 1940s initiated a huge as the colony’s functional port Perth continues its evolution into by Indigenous demand for minerals and WA had and Guildford, 20 kilometres to one of Australia’s most distinctive plenty. Lead, iron ore, diamonds, Australians who had the east was chosen to supply and welcoming cities. Ideally nickel, mineral sands, oil and gas; lived peacefully and in produce to the surrounding region positioned as a business and some of the biggest mining and because of the rich, fertile soil tourism gateway for the world, harmony with the land exploration companies in the found in the Swan Valley. yet sufficiently distanced from for tens of thousands world have offices in Perth. WA’s other cities to maintain its unique Experiencing severe labour economy still relies heavily upon of years. character and appeal. shortages, the British sent the natural resources sector. Indigenous Australians have a convicts to Western Australia rich history and culture that is well between 1850 and 1868 to help worth exploring. Like so many establish settlements. 9721 Indigenous cultures of the 18th convicts were transported to WA and 19th centuries, things were on 43 convict voyages. Between about to change. 1850 and 1868 Western Australia was a Penal Colony. The convicts In March 1827, Captain James were involved in a significant Stirling of the Royal Navy arrived amount of infrastructure such as in the Swan River and discovered the Fremantle Prison, Government a land that possessed great House, The Cloisters, the Swan natural attractions, in contrast to River Mechanics’ Institute and the the previous Dutch and French Perth Town Hall. navigators who described New Holland (a name given to Australia by the Dutch) as sterile, forbidding Yagan Square and inhospitable. This landing and www.helloperth.com.au
8 9 i-City Visitor Published by: Celebrating 25 years Information Booth Travelwest Publications WA Pty Ltd ABN: 39 625 391 237 Hello Perth is a registered trademark. Editor: Sarah Clozza All costs, charges and services Address: PO Box 131, quoted throughout the publication Mount Lawley WA 6929 are for guidance only and no Ph: 9336 2075 representation is made and no guarantee is given by the Website: helloperth.com.au Westralia Airports Corporation Editorial & advertising enquiries: or the publisher that costs, [email protected] charges and services will not change or vary at any time. All Events & Social Media enquiries: Hello Perth material is copyright. [email protected] Reproduction in whole or part is not permitted without the written To request copies and permission of the publisher. Distribution enquiries: [email protected] Printed by: Quality Press, supporting WA business. Photos courtesy of: General Info Tourism WA, City of Perth, Visitor Centres in Fremantle also has a helpful and City of Swan, Fremantle Prison, Facebook “f” Logo CMYK / .eps Facebook “f” Logo CMYK / .eps Western Australia can informative Visitor Centre in Kings City of Stirling, Sarah Clozza Square, at the front of the Town Chantelle Cox and MAPTO. assist with everything Hall. See the 'This is Fremantle' you need to know to section on page 50 and the Please read & recycle enjoy your holiday. Fremantle Map on page 49. They can book accommodation or CLIMATE WIFI BANKING tours and also have Perth has a sunny Mediterranean The City of Perth is proud Banks are open Monday to a wide selection of style climate with an average to become the first and only Thursday 9.30am to 4pm and brochures on places of of eight hours of sunshine per Australian capital city giving Friday 9.30am to 5.00pm. interest throughout the day. Summers are hot and dry people free blanket WiFi internet Some banks, agencies and although not devoid of rain with access across its CBD area. credit unions are open on state. occasional short lived thunder Once you connect you can Saturday morning. 24 hour The WA Visitor Centre at 55 storms throughout the season. roam the city streets and remain Automatic Teller Machines and William Street in Perth is open The hottest month is generally connected to the internet, for as EFTPOS facilities are accessible seven days and the staff have February, and the coolest are long as you need. Many cafes and widely available throughout vast knowledge of the state with July and August. Winters are cool and restaurants also provide the Perth metropolitan area. a large selection of brochures to and wet, with most of Perth’s their own free WiFi. See the City Cards are accepted at most help you plan your holiday. See annual rainfall falling between Fold Out Map and the Fremantle outlets, the most common the Fold Out City Map. May and September. Map for WiFi spots in Perth and being Visa, Mastercard and Fremantle. American Express. You can also drop by the i-City Visitor Information Booth (above) in the Murray Street Mall. The City Average Daily TIME ZONES Volunteer Hosts can help visitors Western Australia is on Western CURRENCY discover the City of Perth with Temperatures Standard Time (WST) which is plenty of knowledge, maps and The dollar is the basic unit eight hours ahead of GMT. brochures plus they also run free of Australian currency and is Summer 30C Perth is 90 minutes behind orientation walking tours where equal to 100 cents. Notes are South Australia and the Northern you can learn more about the plastic and are available in Autumn 24C Territory and two or three hours history, arts and culture of Perth. denominations of $100, $50, behind all other Australian states, The tours are up to 90 minutes in $20, $10 and $5. Coinage is in depending on daylight saving duration and you meet the tour Winter 18C denominations of $2, $1, 50¢, between October and March. guide at the kiosk five minutes 20¢, 10¢ and 5¢. Shops will prior to departure. Spring 22C round the price up or down to www.helloperth.com.au the nearest 5 cents. 10 11 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS General Info IN WINTER Term 2 EMERGENCIES 6 July - 21 July 2019 Police, Fire, Ambulance PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 000 IN WINTER HOSPITALS WA Day 6 June, 2019 Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street, Perth HELLO PERTH DIGITAL TELEPHONE 9224 2244
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Transperth bus routes 935 (T1 and T3), at metropolitan Visitor and language interpretation. See and 40 departs outside T3/T4, Centres and selected tourism the Rail and Coach section over departing every half hour to Perth precincts. the page for information about during the day or hourly after regional travel within Western 6pm. You’ll also find plenty of taxis Australia. at both airports. 18 19 Tours & LITTLE FERRY CO. The Little Ferry Company’s boutique solar-electric ferries are TRANSPORT on the water every day providing CAR HIRE a regular ferry service connecting; Elizabeth Quay, the new If you plan to self drive, WA is entertainment complex On The teeming with awe inspiring scenic Point, Optus Stadium (and The drives! Roads are wide and easy Camfield Bar) and, Claisebrook to drive, and WA observes the Cove in East Perth. The same driving rules as the rest of Skippers provide a personalised Australia. Vehicles travel on the commentary highlighting places of left side of the road and seat belts interest and historical background are compulsory; you can be fined of Perth and the magnificent Swan $500 even if your passenger isn’t River. Rated on Trip Advisor as TWO FEET & PERTH & KINGS PARK wearing one! See page 17, 112 #1 Boating Tour in Perth. Sit back and the back cover for car hire and relax onboard and enjoy this A HEARTBEAT EXPLORER BUS TOUR choices, and for more information unique opportunity to experience Explore Perth’s unique history, Jump on board Perth and Kings visit www.ors.wa.gov.au. our beautiful city. The ferries food, culture and art with Two Park’s only open top bus tour. run from 10am through to 4pm, Feet & a Heartbeat, the original With 24 and 48 hour tickets later on some evenings. Pricing THRIFTY CAR AND and most awarded walking available, join the tour at any starts from One-stop @ $12.00 to tour company in Western of the 12 stops in the city. 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See & Do Perth City Conjure up a city There is plenty to see and do in Perth. Hop on an open top bus embodying all things tour to Kings Park for spectacular Unique Heritage right about cities. views over the city; jump off and Enjoy a guided tour in our heritage Assuming you lean walk amongst the treetops or stop toward the progressive, for a picnic. Watch gold pouring building where you will witness a at The Perth Mint or marvel at live gold pour and see the world’s I’ll wager your one of the world’s largest musical rendering includes largest coin – weighing 1 tonne instruments at The Bell Tower. and worth over AUD 50 million. the following: multiple Shop in one of the many arcades parks and waterfronts; or boutique stores, take a wine spotless subways and cruise on the beautiful Swan Nuggets free public buses; River, jump on the Transperth View Australia’s most dazzling ferry to visit over 1400 species of display of natural gold nuggets restaurant menus animals at the Perth Zoo, or for with organic, locally something different, see Perth on including the second largest gold sourced food and wine; a Segway Tour. nugget in existence. cool bars in heritage Perth offers abundant buildings; and pop- restaurants, pubs, bars, night Personalised medallions markets, cafes, art galleries, Create a forever keepsake or gift up everything, from theatre and exhibitions. The city farmers’ markets to is also surrounded by a number of with a personalised medallion cinema and yoga. ‘urban’ villages’ such as Subiaco, displaying your own unique Leederville and Mt Lawley, all message on the back. Welcome to Perth. offering a different inner city feel. After exploring Perth city, take a Published in the New York day or extended trip to visit the Open 7 days from 9am to 5pm Times by visiting journalist Baz historic Port town of Fremantle, 310 Hay Street, East Perth Dreisinger. Perth has everything the turquoise bays of Rottnest you need to experience a fabulous Island or the lush valleys full of holiday. 3000 hours of sunshine world class wineries in the Swan a year, friendly locals, historic Valley and Perth Hills, all within attractions and relaxed alfresco 45 minutes of the CBD. See the dining offering world class food following pages for a selection of and wine. attractions and activities in Perth city. perthmint.com/visit 22 23
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THE PERTH MINT One of the city’s most popular Perth City tourist destinations, The Perth Mint’s grand heritage building is ELIZABETH QUAY CAROUSEL home to the multi-award winning Gold Exhibition and fascinating Experience the wonder and tours offering insights into Western enjoyment of a traditional Venetian Australia’s extraordinary history. Carousel, on the Waterfront at Elizabeth Quay in Perth, Western The centrepiece of the exhibition Australia. All the way from Italy, is the world’s largest and most crafted by the same company who valuable coin, the Australian built the carousel in front of the Kangaroo One Tonne Gold Coin. Eiffel Tower, this majestic beauty Crafted at The Perth Mint from features hand painted horses, 99.99% pure gold, it is valued carriages and artwork with music at more than AUD50 million. that promises a truly magical Highlights of guided walks include experience for children and adults a breathtaking gold pour in the alike. The Elizabeth Quay Carousel original 1899 melting house and is wheelchair friendly and is open a vault where visitors can handle from Monday to Sunday. Please more than AUD500,000 worth of visit the website for daily opening gold bullion. In addition visitors can hours. See opposite. see Australia’s most impressive display of gold nuggets including the second largest in existence, ELIZABETH QUAY the 25.5kg Newmont Normandy Nugget, and discover their own Completed in December 2016, weight in gold. As a memento, Elizabeth Quay is a landmark visitors can design and have a waterfront development that personalised medallion engraved. brings the river and the city The Perth Mint is at 310 Hay together, creating a dynamic Street, East Perth. Open 7 days, new entertainment and leisure 9am-5pm. See page 23 and the precinct for Perth locals and Discount Voucher on page 60. visitors. Marvel at the 29 metre high sculpture Spanda, take a Experience the wonder and enjoyment of a gondola ride or a Little Ferry DID YOU KNOW... cruise, enjoy a cocktail on the traditional Venetian Carousel at rooftop bar overlooking the Quay, Elizabeth Quay in Perth. That The Perth Mint was or fresh oysters at the Oyster Bar. Take the kids for a ride on the built from limestone Venetian Carousel or simply sit in Elizabeth Quay, The Esplanade, Perth WA 6000 the wide open spaces to enjoy the quarried from sunshine and watch the world go by. See the City Fold Out Map. www.elizabethquaycarousel.com.au Rottnest Island? 24 The Bell Tower THE BELL TOWER Located at Barrack Square, overlooking the picturesque Swan River is one of Perth’s most unique tourist attractions. Filled Come roll with us! with fascinating historic content, Discover Perth’s the Bell Tower has become an picturesque Swan River, icon for Perth and WA. The Bell Kings Park, historic Tower includes the twelve bells Fremantle and idyllic of one of London’s most famous Rottnest Island on a churches, St Martin-in-the-Fields, Segway! and are recorded as being in We’ll take you on a existence from before the 14th fun & eco-friendly 60 or century and recast in the 16th 90 minute guided tour while you’re standing century by Queen Elizabeth I. The still! bells have rung out to celebrate Visit our website for all many historic events such as Perth City tour times and locations. England’s victory over the Spanish WACA GROUND TOURS & Armada in 1588, The World War II victory at El Alamein in 1942, and MUSEUM has celebrated the coronation of Visit the famous WACA and take every British monarch since King segwaytourswa.com.au T: 1300 80 81 80 George II in 1727. a guided tour of this iconic cricket Barrack St Jetty, Perth • Kingstown Barracks, Rottnest Island ground. WACA Tours and the The Bell Tower also houses the • Outside the WA Shipwrecks Museum, Fremantle Museum showcase the history of giant 6.5 tonne ANZAC Bell, the the ground where you can walk in largest bell in Australia! Have a go Edward VII to the British throne. the footsteps of cricket’s greats. at chiming a bell yourself in their SEGWAY TOURS WA The park has sweeping views Catch the free CAT buses from Perth Bell Tower Experience Tour, an Come roll with Segway Tours of the city and Swan River and to the WACA and allow two hours experience offered nowhere else and discover Perth’s City, Kings showcases an outstanding for your tour and visit. Look for the on the planet! Browse the gift shop Park, Swan River, idyllic Rottnest collection of WA flora. Shop for big WACA logo on the corner of which displays iconic Australian Island and historic Fremantle on authentic local contemporary art Hale Street and Nelson Crescent. souvenirs and enjoy the stunning a Segway! Gold winners of the and craft or browse the Aboriginal The TOURS/MUSEUM entry gate is views. You can also purchase Love New Tourism Development Award Art Gallery, dine in one of the nearby. City of Perth parking is also Locks at the Bell Tower; originated and National Bronze winners, several cafes and restaurants, nearby. Fees apply. See below. in China, Love Locks are padlocks Segway Tours WA provides or bring a picnic. The park also fixed to a public structure and are The WACA Museum is one of many fun, informative and ecofriendly offers free guided walking tours, a symbol of a couple’s eternal love. small museums located in Perth’s guided tours. All tours are fully which depart daily from Fraser See page 1 or the City Fold Out east end. Take time to walk the guided with professional guides Avenue, outside Aspects of Kings Map, and the Discount Voucher Historic Heart and explore the leading the way. No experience Park; they depart daily at 10am, on page 58. history of our city within these required; Segways are easy to 12 and 2pm throughout the year, intriguing spaces. For information ride and they will train you to ride except Christmas Day. Catch the on other small museums visit: with confidence before beginning free Blue CAT bus; see the City historicheart.com/museums www.helloperth.com.au the tours. Suitable for children Fold Out Map. 12yo and over and there is no upper age limit. See above and the Discount Voucher on page 60. GROUND TOURS WACA 10am & 1pm (Mon - Fri) KINGS PARK MUSEUM HOURS TOURS & 10am - 3pm (Mon - Fri) With its remarkable expanse of unique bushland and tranquil Take the FREE Red or Yellow parkland, Kings Park is the most MUSEUM CAT bus from Perth to the WACA cricket ground, popular destination in WA. It is Nelson Crescent, East Perth. said to be the largest city park Enter via the Hale Street Gate. in the world at 400.6 hectares. It Museum 9265 7318 was originally called ‘The Perth Fees apply. No ground tours on match days, Park’ in 1895, but the name was Views from waca.com.au weekends or public holidays. changed in 1901 to ‘Kings Park’ Kings Park to mark the accession of King 26 27 10% OFF Cruises www.helloperth.com.au Quote 'HELLOPERTH' Perth City Map
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