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The Weekend West Saturday 29/08/2020 Page: 1 Section: Travel Region: Perth, AU Circulation: 205782 Type: Capital City Daily Size: 8,568.00 Sq.Cms The Weekend West Saturday 29/08/2020 Page: 1 Section: Travel Region: Perth, AU Circulation: 205782 Type: Capital City Daily Size: 8,568.00 sq.cms. press clip Saturday, August 29, 2020 20-PAGE EDITION PULL OUT & KEEP A WORLD OF EXPERIENCE Scratch the itch HOLIDAY IN WA 15-page Guide Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) licenced copy Page 1 of 29 AUS: 1300 1 SLICE NZ: 0800 1 SLICE [email protected] Ref: 1324879473 The Weekend West Saturday 29/08/2020 Page: 1 Section: Travel Region: Perth, AU Circulation: 205782 Type: Capital City Daily Size: 8,568.00 sq.cms. press clip HOLIDAY IN WA In a travel world temporarily Take a tour, or dine at a restaurant shrunk, WA’s broad horizons are you’ve never been to. proving a natural antidote. There are plenty of restaurants We have borderless road trips. and bars to chose from, including We have roads less travelled. those in hotels — particularly in We have places known and loved to the State Buildings next to St revisit and reconnect to. And we George’s Cathedral, from fine have plenty of surprises. dining at Wildflower to more We have holidays for families, casual Petition Kitchen (one of my couples going quickly, couples going favourites), to Pooles Temple jazz slowly, and solo travellers who bar in the basement. There’s want to be free and independent. Hearth at The Ritz-Carlton Perth, We also have this moment. When and plenty to chose from at Crown. WA is all ours. Before the world And there’s entertainment at the returns … State Theatre, Perth Concert Hall STEPHEN SCOURFIELD (WA Youth Orchestra, Beethoven Travel Editor 250), His Majesty’s Theatre (from Dracula to the Nightingale and Cosi fan tutte) and comedy clubs Perth (& surrounds) around Perth. Or just wander At the heart of WA, our city of in to the Art Gallery of WA, Perth glimmers on the banks of and enjoy the city’s cultural the Swan River, overlooked by precinct and Yagan Square. Kings Park and Botanic Garden. Get educated by taking a Ask just about any international tour, just as we might in visitor about the place (and I’ve other cities. For cultural seen plenty of surveys) and they tours, try Two Feet and A will tell you they love our big blue Heartbeat, GoCultural or sky, our parks and green spaces, Fremantle Tours. For the river. “And it’s so clean.” “And something more active, it’s so safe.” (And those last two GoGo Active Tours or look even more important now). Perth Waterbike This is just the sort of place Adventures. Walk and many people crave to visit, and live picnic in Kings Park, in. But familiarity breeds strolling through the contempt. When we travel, we Botanic Garden, past crave new and different the big Kimberley experiences. When we are at home, boab and across the we often undervalue what we have. Federation That’s just human nature. Walkway. Take Let’s review with fresh eyes, the kids (or refresh cultural ties, and reinvigorate our curiosity. Think of the city a bit separately grandchildren) to Naturescape or — Perth City, Northbridge, East May Drive Parklands, with its megafauna sculptures and play area, while you enjoy coffee at Zamia Cafe (another favourite). Perth, West Perth, Burswood. Then do an odd thing. Pretend you’ve never been here before. Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) licenced copy Page 2 of 29 AUS: 1300 1 SLICE NZ: 0800 1 SLICE [email protected] Ref: 1324879473 The Weekend West Saturday 29/08/2020 Page: 1 Section: Travel Region: Perth, AU Circulation: 205782 Type: Capital City Daily Size: 8,568.00 sq.cms. press clip MANDURAH FREMANTLE For people in Perth and its With a European feel that comes suburbs, Mandurah offers a classic from Fremantle’s migrant “just-away-from-it-all” day trip, heritage, there is coffee alfresco, weekender, or holiday. great pubs and restaurants and You don’t have to go many plenty to see when you mooch kilometres to change the pace and about Fishing Boat and Challenger point of view. Environmentally, it’s CONTINUED PAGE 8 interesting, with ocean beaches one side, the Peel Inlet, and canals in between. FROM PAGE 3 And there’s a good chance to get harbours and Bathers Beach. Such a feel for that with boat cruises — as the Kidogo Arthouse, Bathers but even, better, I think, by joining Beach Art Precinct, and the WA experts on the ground, on guided Shipwrecks Museum, with its walks that teach about the relics from ships trashed along wetlands and wildlife of the WA’s treacherous coast, including Peel-Harvey estuary. timbers from the Batavia, wrecked After all, this estuarine system is in 1629. Then walk on over to the biggest in south-western Victoria Quay in Fremantle Australia, covering more than Harbour. 130sqkm, and is home to tens of thousands of birds. FREMANTLE ON THE LIST It’s 30 years since the Fremantle Arts Centre (with its Peel-Harvey Estuary was listed good Found shop and Canvas cafe), under the Ramsar Convention as Fremantle Prison tours, Fremantle an ecosystem and wetland of Markets, Little Creatures Brewery, international significance. the Round House, the other WA There’s a good variety of Maritime Museum, in Victoria accommodation to chose from, too, Quay, home to Australia II and the from family-style self-catering to submarine HMAS Ovens. luxury apartments. ROTTNEST ISLAND SWAN VALLEY The ferry takes us somewhere Green is good. Winter is a treat in completely different. the Swan Valley. Food, wine, honey, Our little bit of overseas mead, chocolate and plenty of (without a passport). Yes, and green scenery at this time of year Rottnest Island has that feel of makes Swan Valley for day trips being away from it all. and short stays. I’d start with Swan Ride your bike to a quiet bay, Valley Visitor Centre — they’re full tuck in to a sunny nook and read a of ideas. For a full day out, head to book. Stay in comfort and really Whiteman Park. feel you’re on holiday. PERTH HILLS Perth (& surrounds) National and regional parks take us into the jarrah and marri forest, From saltwater to fresh; from with wandoo up on the gravel rises. beach to estuary to river. From Kalamunda (with its Zig From kwongan sandplain to Zag Cultural Centre) to jarrah forest. Mundaring, there are places to stay We have a strong mix of and plenty to see and do. environments on our doorstep. Follow the Bickley Valley Wine Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) licenced copy Page 3 of 29 AUS: 1300 1 SLICE NZ: 0800 1 SLICE [email protected] Ref: 1324879473 The Weekend West Saturday 29/08/2020 Page: 1 Section: Travel Region: Perth, AU Circulation: 205782 Type: Capital City Daily Size: 8,568.00 sq.cms. press clip A kangaroo on the beach in Esperance. Picture: Stephen Scourfield Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) licenced copy Page 4 of 29 AUS: 1300 1 SLICE NZ: 0800 1 SLICE [email protected] Ref: 1324879473 The Weekend West Saturday 29/08/2020 Page: 1 Section: Travel Region: Perth, AU Circulation: 205782 Type: Capital City Daily Size: 8,568.00 sq.cms. press clip A Vespa parked in Fremantle. Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) licenced copy Page 5 of 29 AUS: 1300 1 SLICE NZ: 0800 1 SLICE [email protected] Ref: 1324879473 The Weekend West Saturday 29/08/2020 Page: 1 Section: Travel Region: Perth, AU Circulation: 205782 Type: Capital City Daily Size: 8,568.00 sq.cms. press clip The streets of multicultural Fremantle. 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Perth woodland (between Hyden and Hills Discovery Centre is a great Norseman). place to begin. But, down on the south coast, For other parks, try Mundy come pure colours. Regional Park, Armadale Settlers Esperance is one of our most Common, or Bungendore Park. unusual holiday spots — isolated, independent, self-reliant; a South-West, Golden connected community. It has a true “country town by the sea” Outback, Esperance feel. The coastline is incredible, with turquoise water and white Now we’re on the road, heading sand that squeaks under your feet. further afield — heading inland; There are remote spots within heading to the south coast — and striking distance of the town itself. this is where WA really starts to And, nearby, Fitzgerald River come into its own. National Park is full of floral For, when we start to make treasures. choices, we start to see its contrasts. And we start to see the ESPERANCE ON THE LIST contrast of WA’s colours. Esperance Museum (love it), West The South West is Beach, the lagoon at Eleven Mile predominantly green (with Beach, walk up Frenchman Peak, colourful dabs of wildflowers at visit Lucky Bay Brewing, eat local this time of year), with a fringe of seafood (maybe at Craig Adams gold sandy bays and frame of blue and Nardiah Behsman’s Fish ocean.
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