The University of Western Australia, established by an Act of Parliament in 1911, was the first free university in the British Commonwealth of Nations. In 1913 UWA was established in Irwin Street in corrugated iron and weatherboard buildings known as ‘Tin Pot Alley’. The university moved in stages to its present location on Matilda Bay in Crawley. Its first building opened in 1925 with other buildings following and Winthrop Hall, Hackett Hall and the Administration building w

It was an absolutely stunning Autumn day for this walk. After tackling the Kokoda Track down the Eliza Scarp from King's Park we crossed Mount's Bay Road (not as difficult as we thought it would be) to walk along the shared bike path.... Note the bikes come up behind you silent and fast but most of the path has grass to one side which means you can safely walk and stop to take photos....oh so many photos of this beautiful stretch of water! If you don't want to cross Mount'