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

The Whadjuk Network of walking trails lies on Noongar land, connecting remnant bushland areas in the western suburbs of Perth. They offer a unique experience and appreciation for the land with links to iconic, heritage and Noongar trails in the area. They cater for a large variety of interests and depending on the trail, offer expansive city skyline views or stunning views across the Indian Ocean and along the coastline. Trails are well marked with directional signs that incl

Jutting out into the Swan River at Dalkeith, Mandyooranup (place of banksia) offers wonderful views across Karrakatta Bank to Claremont Jetty and down river to the Point Walter Spit. On a hot day it is the perfect place to catch the breezes coming off the river. The Reserve is quite large with the upper level offering broad grassy areas with mature shady trees scattered around - perfect for a picnic. There is a short scenic drive and limited roadside parking inside the rese

Luckily it was an unseasonably cool summer's day as this walk was a bit more ambitious than originally thought but the kids (10 and 7) managed it without complaint. I think the drawcard of seeing turtles helped and fortunately the turtle pond did not disappoint. We set off after discovering the Jo Wheatley All Abilities Play Space on the Esplanade at Dalkeith. This is a fabulous fully fenced playground with parking, picnic and barbecues and toilets. We walked towards Mati

We headed down to the Jo Wheatley All Abilities Play Space in Dalkeith on a very cool summers day. The playground, located on the Esplanade, is right on the river front but is fully fenced with child safe gates at all access points. There are plenty of parking bays including ACROD bays and there is also off road parking for overflow. A Changing Places toilet block is located inside the playground with another toilet block immediately outside the gates. There are picnic ben

While visiting the Jo Wheatley All Abilities Play Space we thought we would also explore Birdwood Nature Playground as it sits just up the hill and within a few minutes walk from Jo Wheatley. Being explorers though we set out to do a loop from Jo Wheatley to Matilda Bay up to Mason Gardens to see the turtles and then back via Birdwood Nature Playground. Our loop took us 3 hours and was 13km long and although the 10 and 7 years olds didn't complain we were lucky it was a rat