An overview of Perth and Fremantle and another of Western Australia with lots of general information.

Live Cam of the city

Shopping for food-There are 2 markets both within a few minutes by car and about 10 minutes if you walked. Stammers is on the corner of Canning Highway and Petra street. If you drive out the drive turn left, then first  left ,then left at the T junction then you will find it on the right as you get to the highway. There is plenty of parking and a liquor store and also a hardware store.

Shopping in general-Fremantle is 5 minutes in the car,turn right out the drive, left at the highway and you will drive into it. The Wool Store centre in Fremantle has a large Coles food market and many other smaller stores. Fremantle has a lot of shopping and most of it is open 7 days the same as Perth. Perth is fine for shopping but most people would shop in the suburbs.
Garden City Shopping Mall is about 15 minutes in the car. Left out of the drive, left at the T junction and follow Marmion Street until you see the Mall on the left about 8km

Chemist,Pharmacy,Drugstore-There are at least 4 of these at the Stammers market.For any serious medication you will need a prescription from a doctor.

Doctors-There are many in the area but we go to Dr Jacobs at the Lewin Medical centre also at the Stammers market. There is also Dr Nelson at the end of our street, turn right out of the street.

Dentist-We go to Roland Godfrey down near the Action shopping mall. Right out the drive, left at the highway and down about 4 blocks on the left. Dentists are hard to get into but if you mention our name then he should see you. Hours 9-5pm Monday to Friday.

Golf-There is the Royal Fremantle Club which would be open if you belonged to a golf club overseas otherwise the public course is nearby which is only 9 holes but they charge less than A$10 for a round.

The beach-The Port beach is very safe as it is sheltered by the island. Its about 5 minutes in the car and 30 minutes if you walked. There is some surf at Cottesloe beach which is 2 beaches up (to the right) but for better surf you would need to go to Trigs (be careful as can be a dangerous beach)

Rottnest Island-The island is only 30 minutes off in one of the many  ferry. There is one from C Shed on Victoria Quay in Fremantle. Great for a day out.

The East Fremantle Heritage trail-There is always interesting places to walk around the area.

Going to the movies-There are about 10 movie theatres in Fremantle and the cost is around $12 if you go on Saturday night. Tuesday is traditionally the cheap night at around $6 to $7.

Restaurants-Fremantle has numerous eating places from the reasonably priced to the very expensive. The Cafe type dining usually does not need a reservation but most others do.
A lot of our Western Australian restaurants are BYO which allows you to take your own wine with you. (see the wine cooler in the kitchen with frozen ice container in the freezer)
Northbridge in Perth City is the other major eating area and night club area.
Another useful dining out guide

Car Rentals-The cheapest seems to be Bayswater telephone  618-9325 1000  who will rent a Corolla for around A$25 a day for a week or more and the cars are generally very new. (They dont have a web page) If your planning to drive into the country then you will need a larger car like a Camry or Ford Falcon. There are any number of car rental companies in Fremantle and at the airport , its a matter of checking all the rates at the time. Generally the large companies like Avis are a lot more expensive. This Perth Car rental will give an idea of the rates and we have an Apex Car rental in walking distance from us.

Taxi-are not all that cheap but if needed then the numbers are Swan Taxi 13 13 88 and Yellow Cab 13 19 24.Other are at this link

Parks around the State-Useful link and don't forget the really great Kings Park that is about 1000 acres right next to Perth city. The official web site is also good.

Wildlife Parks-About 15 minutes in the car to Adventure World that has a lot of rides for the kids but also has Koalas. There is also a large wildlife park at Caversham. We also have a world class Zoo that close to Perth city

Some other Western Australian views......click....