I'm looking to for jarrah, blackbutt or similar logs for a woodworking project, but I'm new to Perth and don't know where I might buy such a think. I only need maybe a meter in total length. Anybody have suggestions?
Recently moved closer to the Perth Hills and have been trying to get out and explore more of the local trails.
Headed out to Wungong Gorge in Bedfordale for an 11km hike and really enjoyed this one! Some awesome scenery, rocky sections and a few moments where I questioned whether I was still on the right track 😂
I filmed the hike for YouTube if anyone's interested in seeing what the trail is like.
Has anyone else done this one? Keen to hear what other hikes around Perth are worth checking out!
Thought it was fireworks... sounds like a helluva storm cell
On my morning walk this morning in Vic Park I saw an office worker across the road scream at a homeless person to "get a fucking job you fucking homeless cunt" when the homeless person approached them.
The homeless person wasn't aggressive at all and was probably just asking for change or mumbling something.
I'm so shocked that there are people out there like this. I know this advice doesn't apply to most people here but please be nice to homeless people. They're a really vulnerable population and don't deserve your abuse.
Don't bother trying to out fancy it.
On Thursday 1st of October I had got off the train and was waiting to be picked up by my friend. Two teenagers of e-scooters rode past and were calling out slurs, they took a liking to me and relentlessly berated me. I hadn’t been called a faggot in a long time, so the whole situation was very bizarre to me.
Once I got sick of their insults, I went up to security and asked for his assistance, he shrugged and pretty much ignored me. I went back outside to wait, the teenagers returned and continued to harass me. I was verbally abused by kids and when I asked for help, I was ignored. It was just an awful situation.
After the fact, my friend convinced me to report the security guard, in which I did. I heard back yesterday and was told “because I wasn’t in harms way, the security guard had no obligation to assist me.”
What the fuck?
Abused for being gay, then ignored by SECURITY. So wild in 2026 this is what I’m dealing with. Fuck the security guard, fuck Transperth, fuck the lil homophobic kids
Love a random lightning storm!
From the facebook comments it looks like it is more than Brockman 4 its Yandi too if anyone has access to full article through to paywall please reply
Greetings perthlings. How are you coping with increased prices? I drive about 500km a week (97k per day, that’s 485km and add more for weekend errands) in my Corolla hatchback (6.6L/100km). Fuel was $1.67/L in January and is $2.32/L now, so call it $2 on average. That's roughly $66 for 33liters of unleaded petrol a week, or about $2,570 (39weeks) so far this year.
Price for Milk, eggs, and bread are all going up.
Anyone found ways to cut costs?
are you able to saving up some cash?
It’s so depressing to see people going on vacations to foreign countries when I barely survive here. I’m so depressed in everything and have lost hope.
Edit: Thank you for all the love and advice I’m grateful for all of you being nice to me today ♥️
Some of the suggestions are legit good and I had no idea in many of them.
I’ll learn more about ETFs at first and gonna continue upskill and apply for high paying jobs.
Remember- if you’re also going through the struggles you’re not alone. I’ve expressed all my frustrations and you may not be able to even express what you’re going through atm or maybe suffering even worse than what I feel. Stay strong when the hard winds blow. All of this will pass through and good times will come
The prediction is interesting as most houses have already dropped more than $100k. Come January I think this will be around $300k drop on average. This is good news for those trying to buy a family home.
I saw the recent coverage of Ben Cousins’ Ballarat speaking event being cancelled after family violence workers raised concerns about giving him this kind of platform.
So I was pretty surprised to discover that here in WA, the Shire of Ashburton has booked Cousins to appear at its inaugural Excellence Awards across Tom Price, Paraburdoo, Onslow and Pannawonica in November.
These are council-run community awards recognising volunteers, sporting groups, coaches and community contributions, including an Inclusive Communities Champion of the Year.
He’s also being promoted for youth AFL sessions while he’s in the region.
Cousins was convicted of aggravated stalking of his former partner and repeatedly breaching a violence restraining order. At sentencing, the magistrate described what his former partner experienced as “nine months of terror”.
I absolutely believe people can recover from addiction and rebuild their lives. That isn’t the issue.
What I struggle with is how that recovery has become a paid inspirational story, while the harm done to his former partner risks becoming a footnote in that story.
And I particularly don’t understand why a local government would decide that he is an appropriate person to put on stage at community excellence awards, or in front of young people at council-promoted sporting events.
Ballarat’s event prompted family violence workers to publicly question exactly this kind of platform.
So why are we not having the same conversation in WA?
I’d genuinely like to know what others think, particularly anyone from the Pilbara. Has there been any local discussion about these events?
Hey so over 2 weeks ago I stayed over in Perth City for a friend’s birthday celebration. the morning of the day after me and my other friend were going to take public transport together, the next train was in 20 minutes.
since we had plenty of time i decided i might as well take this opportunity to return an item i bought a few days from the Sephora on Murray St since I knew I was not going to use it.
I had a suitcase and a purple, blue backpack (almost looked like a galaxy? I remember getting it from Kmart, can’t find any photos)
when i came back like a minute later my bag was gone, turns out my friend didnt realise it was my bag?? (tbf we didn’t get much sleep but cmon) and said “oh some guy took it.” badically, a middle aged white male with a kid thought the bag was lost and said he would hand it into the police.
immediately when I told my friend that the backpack was MY BAG we quickly went to the nearby police that patrol the city and asked them if they had known anything or if they could help.
of course i was FREAKING OUR bc that bag basically had my whole life in it, my wallet with my cards and cash and medication, my laptop and charger (I brought it because i was studying before going to join my friends in Perth. I had an assignment due the next day), toiletries, headphones. and it’s not just valuables but obviously sentimental things too, like the bracelet a uni friend made for me i tied on my headphones or the thank you next perfume i loved so much my aunt bought me for my birthday, and the cute stickers my little cousins put on my laptop.
They managed to get the guy on CCTV and found him in the maccas bathroom and then last they saw him taking a ferry to south perth. At this point it was a lost property report.
after, when I returned home I called around police stations hopeful that maybe, just maybe the guy handed in my things. nope, nothing. eventually the police deemed it as a stolen property case so they started to investigate which put me at ease because i was still trying to be hopeful, they had clear details and leads.
2 weeks later, i see the case had been filed. i go directly to the Perth police as i hadnt had any updates besides figuring out myself to use the check my crime website and wanted to give them the serial number to my laptop as i saw some reddit posts saying that it helps (also i found that pawn shops legally have to hold items for 2 weeks before selling them).
I was informed that the police filed my case because they couodnt properly identify the man even though they had a potential suspect (like bro how) and that they exhausted all sources to try find the items but couldnt do anything now. but they assured me that the serial number would help.
see, i’ve done everuthing. i’ve called transperth to see if they had any of my things in their lost property, i’ve joined facebook lost and found groups and tried to look for my items on facebook marketplace.
i’m not sure what to do anymore, i can’t even track my laptop since it’s not connected to wifi and somehow the battery is dead so i’ve been pretty stressed, 1 minute of my life and everything is gone. it genuinely has altered my life and my education, the fact that my things aren’t with me and i have no clue where they are.
i know i should be patient, surely the guy would put the items in a pawnshop, but i can’t help but be stressed about where my items are. i haven’t even told my parents yet and i probably won’t until i get my laptop back ATLEAST. and I start to think, what if i brought my bag with me, what if i ran to the maccas the guy was in and confronted him? what was he doing in the bathroom with my stuff for so long?? why didn’t the police follow him to the ferry? what is he doing with my stuff?? it’s so stressful
sorry i understand this is a very lengthy thread, i just want some advice on what to do and to hear of similar stories? i’m just a university student trying my best to get through life snd it feels like everytime life start to be ok something happens, i just want my stuff back i feel so helpless and like the police aren’t helping.