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AmustdoinPerth

I thinkeveryvisitortoPerthshould

gotothezoo.I lovewalkingaroundseeing

allthelovelyanimals(especiallythelions)

andsittingina shadyspotwitha colddrink.

I likecatchingtheferryacrosstoSouth

Perth,whichisclosetothezoo.Takinga

ferryridealongtheSwanRiverisniceand

relaxing,andyoucanfeelthebreezeacross

theriver.It’sa good thing to do when you’re

ona budget!

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Forsportsfans

YoucanneverreplacePerth’s

SubiacoOval,butwe’vejustbuiltthenew

OptusStadium,andI recommendpeoplego

look at it. Definitelygo to the AFL. My team

is actuallythe BrisbaneLions.

03

A greatwaytohavefun

forfree

Goodplacestovisitarethebeaches,

because they’re free. The best Perth beach

is Cottesloe,it’s got a few waves.For surfi ng

types,youcangetthetrainservicedownto

Fremantle.KingsPark is also prettygoodto

visit.You’llget360-degreeviewsofthecity

andtheSwanRiver.YoucanclimbJacob’s

Ladder,whichis quitea few steps.You’ll

needa fullwaterbottle before you come

backdownagain.

04

Thebestplacetoeat

My favouritecafe is the Domeon

StGeorgesTerrace.It’sgotbrilliantfood,

excellentsta�f and the best co�fee.Try the

bigbrekkie.I alsoloveicecream:Cloud

Gelatoin LondonCourthas the best

damnicecreamintown!

05

Howtoescapecitylife

Toescapethecity,youcancatchthe

ferrytoRottnestIsland,whereyoucando

toursoftheislandorhirebikesandSegways

togetaround.It’sa fabulousplace,with

beaches and quokkas. You probably need

thewholedayjusttoseeit.Youcanactually

stayontheisland;therearecampingsites,

chaletsandbungalows. It’s well worth it

whenyougetthere.

06

Myfavouritetimeofyear

My favouritetime in Perthis winter.

It’stimetosnuggleupwitha goodbook.

The new City of PerthLibraryon Hay Street

isworthcheckingoutforthebuildingand

the books.And the StateLibraryof WA has

gotstatuesandniceartworksaswellas

specialeventsand displays.A goodspot to

see a movieis PalaceCinemas,RaineSquare

• I sawBumblebee there and it was good.

thebigissue.org.au

CULTURE

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VENDOR CITY GUIDE

Streetsecretsrevealedbythepeoplewhoknowthem best

Perth, Australia

Ourguidethisweek

Malcolm,51,hassold

The BigIssue Australia

forsixyears.“Ilikegoing

outeverymorningand

meetingnewcustomers

andnewfriends,and

makingmoney,”he

says.“I’vealwayslived

inPerthandliveinthe

Northbridgedistrict;it’srightnext to the

city, so everything’s close.”

Illustration:

Megan Reddi

We’re all stuck

at home, but we

can

still go beyond

our four walls by

lettingour vendor

take you on a

virtual tour of their life