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See & Do Greater Perth.................................................54 10% OFF See the Discount section for more information. Including Scarborough, Swan Valley, Perth Hills, Pinnacles, Rockingham, Mandurah & the Peel Region Road Rules in WA...........................................................59 Swan Valley Map.............................................................77 Rottnest Island................................................................84 Explore the beauty of Western Australia on a small group tour to Wine & Dine....................................................................92 destinations around Perth, Western Australia. Enjoy friendly, personal Shopping........................................................................102 service with passionate knowledgeable tour guides. Free hotel pick- ups from central Perth hotels PLUS free Wi-Fi and air- conditioned, Discount Vouchers.......................................................110 comfortable buses ensure a stress-free day. Events..............................................................................114 4 Book online or phone 1300 135 752 5 Catch a match Experience at WA’s home the wonder of AFL of gold. Optus Stadium, powered by TASA, offers Unique Heritage you an easy way to access match day tickets Enjoy a guided tour in our heritage building where you will witness a coupled with local game day experiences. live gold pour and see the world’s largest coin – weighing 1 tonne and worth over AUD 80 million. Create your own itinerary Nuggets View Australia’s most dazzling Reserved match tickets display of natural gold nuggets Best seats to suit your budget, only including the second largest gold available to visiting fans. nugget in existence. Personalised medallions Match day experiences Create a forever keepsake or gift From cruises to match day dining, with a personalised medallion make your day one to remember. displaying your own unique message on the back. Play on in Perth Open 7 days from 9am to 5pm Plan the rest of your trip with access 310 Hay Street, East Perth to Perth’s best visitor offerings. Plan your visit now at optusstadium.com.au/afl perthmint.com/visit MINT0268-99x210mm Always on TourismPress_CrownPublication.indd 1 24/2/20 3:42 pm 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 oldest living culture in resonates throughout the state. View the Indigenous art at the Art the world. Gallery of WA and the Aboriginal 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 subsequent report by Stirling to The first inhabitants Kimberley and Kalgoorlie. This His Majesty’s Government back led to a population explosion and of Australia arrived in England, led to the foundation established Perth as the colony’s In the more recent past, from the north of the Swan River Settlement in trade capital, with Fremantle development of infrastructure and approximately 40,000 June 1829. having to upgrade the harbour key landmarks such as Elizabeth to 60,000 years Using the Swan River for transport, to cope with increased demand. Quay, Yagan Square, the Ritz ago. Prior to the three towns were formed; Most of Fremantle’s original Carlton, Crown Towers and the arrival of Europeans, Perth, Fremantle and Guildford. architecture can still be seen Perth City Link - connecting Western Australia Fremantle, 20 kilometres today lovingly restored. With Northbridge to the CBD for the was occupied solely downstream on the coast served the advent of the Second World first time in more than 100 years - as the colony’s functional port War, the 1940s initiated a huge Perth continues its evolution into by Indigenous and Guildford, 20 kilometres to demand for minerals and WA had one of Australia’s most distinctive Australians who had the east was chosen to supply plenty. Lead, iron ore, diamonds, and welcoming cities. Ideally lived peacefully and in produce to the surrounding region nickel, mineral sands, oil and gas; positioned as a business and harmony with the land because of the rich, fertile soil some of the biggest mining and tourism gateway for the world, found in the Swan Valley. exploration companies in the yet sufficiently distanced from for tens of thousands world have offices in Perth. WA’s other cities to maintain its unique of years. Experiencing severe labour character and appeal. shortages, the British sent economy still relies heavily upon Indigenous Australians have a convicts to Western Australia the natural resources sector. 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,