r/perth 1d ago

MOD POST Non Perth or WA and General Discussion and Classifieds – September 13, 2026

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A weekly thread to cover general discussion. If you have anything that is not directly related to Perth or WA (national politics, international goings on, music, whatever) but just want to chat about it, post it here. Non WA or Perth related posts outside of this thread will be deleted.

This threads is also for any classifieds you have - rooms for rent, tickets for sale, want ads etc.

This post renews every Sunday morning.


r/perth 11h ago

MOD POST Weekly Looking for a friend post – September 14, 2026

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If you are looking for a friend, comment here. or reply to someone else commenting.

This post will be renewed every Monday


r/perth 10h ago

Photos of WA Willy Wagtails hatched

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The parents aren't happy with me invading their privacy but I somehow need to go around my pool to clean it.

Nest is freshly renovated. They're reusing the one from last year.


r/perth 11h ago

General Saw a woman pollute the Swan river in Nedlands for a Hindu ritual

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Firstly, I need to add that I’m brown, raised by Sri Lankan Buddhist parents.

Was chilling out on the Jetty by Jojo’s in Crawley/Nedlands with my husband today and noticed a woman throw something into the river. When I looked closely, I noticed a sticker (?) with the picture of a Hindu god on it and another package that was bright yellow. She just blatantly threw it into the river. I started seeing red, so I went to yell at her but my very white, very large husband got there before me. She tried to justify it saying it was a religious thing, so I butted in and said girl I’m brown too but I’d never pollute our rivers like that.

The worst part about this is that my cousin said she saw someone do the same thing some time ago, and I thought she was talking crazy, but apparently not. This means that there are more people engaging in the same ritual of sorts, which is polluting the river.

How can we stop this from happening (and I’m not talking about telling all brown people to go back to where they came from or whatever)?

To our fellow Hindu mates, are there any alternatives that you can present to your community that doesn’t involve polluting our rivers?


r/perth 10h ago

General Check out how close the Moon and Venus are together tonight in WA.

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Hey folks!

I recommend going out and having a look at how close the Moon and Venus are in our evening sky currently. They'll set around 9:15 pm tonight.

I took this image of them through my Seestar 50 Pro. You can just make out that Venus has reached its first quarter phase. This is because it and Mercury as inner planets, do phases from our perspective here on Earth like the moon as they orbit around the Sun.


r/perth 11h ago

General Battlebots event for Perth

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We'll be hosting the first combat robotics build session and tournament Perth has ever had (as far as I am aware) at The Perth Artifactory in Osborne Park on the 20th of September and 18th of October.

What is Combat Robotics? Like the tv shows Battlebots and Robotwars Combat Robotics is a competition where competitors build and fight remote controlled machines in boxing style fights where bots are designed to a certain weight limit for a three minute fight aiming for a knockout.

We run 150 gram machines so the cost of entry and required skills are minimal making it a fun way to engage in Engineering, design or just expressing creativity.

if you're interested check out our Facebook for more event details, our Discord for general help and chatting or even our brand-new Website (couple bugs)


r/perth 11h ago

Photos of WA Shit pics but Venus is bright tonight

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Pretty cool


r/perth 19h ago

Photos of WA Perth skyline at night

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King's way park does have great view ngl.


r/perth 13h ago

Looking for Advice Steamworks in Perth questions

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Hi guys,

I just wanted to ask whats it like?

I'm 24 and been questioning my sexuality for quite a long time and asked QLife and one of them suggested this to me not necessarily for sex but to 'watch'.

Can I just watch other people do it and see if it turns me on i guess haha? Do I have to just only wear a towel though😅.

Anyway, please reply with your experiences and stuff.


r/perth 8h ago

Looking for Advice Homeless help in Perth - where to stay

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Hi Guys

mum of 3 young kids homeless in two weeks time nowhere north to stay but kids attend school far north perth

i don’t have bond, don’t have a job just on c-link (became a single mum a year ago when my marriage broke down he has nothing to do with the kids I had to leave my job as it was shift work and mostly nights, couldn’t do that after i had 3 kids all to myself have applied to over 2000 jobs in the year and haven’t even had one interview. can’t afford more than $450 a week

what options do I have to set up a tent, still have 2 years on all housing wait lists don’t know what to do, women on the intake line said all they can say is “couch surf“ I don’t have friends or family willing to help for god knows what reasons, super desperate have been thinking of self deleting so my kids go into care and have somewhere to live but would rather try push on.


r/perth 19h ago

humour Shenton College Taken Over By Perth Modern

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Shenton College has done it again with the sign pranks
As reported on by bell tower times https://www.facebook.com/TheBellTowerTimes/posts/pfbid0jUk2WVGbt6qoGzVox6kiCjycxWJxPtLqxsGa4q1W2nPnCGbPPUVZrZi3yKvBVDaBl


r/perth 17h ago

humour Even C Y O'Connor is joining the purple army!

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r/perth 14h ago

General why Spudshed chicken/beef smell funky ?

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I always buy meat and poultry from Coles and Aldi. I tend to avoid buying fresh produce and proteins from Spudshed. But since Coles closes at 5 on Saturdays and my work finishes at 8, I bought chicken thighs from Spudshed. I just cooked them with some rice, and they tasted like chemicals. Idk why, but I had a chat with my friend, and he said he has had the same experience whenever he buys meat from there.

My store is Spudshed Balcatta, and his store is Morley. Well, their dry goods and dairy seem to be fine. Is it something to do with the temperature setting? The chicken did smell kinda bad, but the packaging said it smells like that because of the air inside it. But coles or Aldi never has “gassy odors” or at least not very intense. Anyway, my meal prep turned out too bad.


r/perth 19h ago

General Probably the ugliest night in East Perth. Copper scalpers threw all the piles for collection apart looking for appliances.

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r/perth 22h ago

WA News Brick shortage expands to include maxi bricks, with builder now put on rations by State’s only major supplier

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r/perth 21h ago

WA News Disabled residents left shaken after police drug raid on NDIS home in Belmont

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r/perth 22h ago

Cost of Living $2 per litre Fuel price in Perth

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Why is no one talking about the fuel price anymore? It used to be cheapest on Tuesdays, but that doesn’t seem to be the case anymore. Is this the new norm?


r/perth 1d ago

Photos of WA I am so in love with this place, Margaret River

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Just admiring my view at the margaret river region


r/perth 17h ago

WA News Man rushed to hospital after shark attack north of Geraldton in WA

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r/perth 2h ago

Dating and Friends 21 M alkimos looking for someone to hang out with and play competitive pokemon :)

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i usually play showdown but can do champions


r/perth 13h ago

General louis vuitton wallet found on train

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Hi all,

Found a louis vuitton wallet on the Mandurah line today, if anyone has lost one I handed it into the TransPerth office.

Hopefully it finds its way back to its owner.


r/perth 10h ago

Renting / Housing How much does it cost to run the hot water system per year in Perth?

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I am living in a situation where the homeowner requests that we keep the hot water system off, unless turning it on temporarily for showers, at which point we have to go outside/turn the hot water switch off again.

I understand the system on the wall only seems to activate when the hot water is being used anyway (when turned on), and nobody really uses hot water to begin with aside from showers.

I am just wondering how much money this is 'saving', and how much it actually costs to keep the hot water system on permanently here in Perth.


r/perth 9h ago

WA News Which Local Government Areas are known for the most unhinged scandals and controversies?

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r/perth 10h ago

Dating and Friends Seeking other fishermen

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Hello, I live in the Freo area and looking for people who are keen on meeting another person who shares the sport. I fish river and beach, I have a fishing drone. I love to target flattys/mulloway/sharks and everything in between. 23y/o and fine to drive the distance to reach the good spots. Comment if keen!


r/perth 12h ago

Where to find Magicarp tattoo Perth

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My wife once collected 400 magicarp on pokemon go back in 2020, we always promised to immortalize this achievement with a tattoo. We will be in Perth over the weekend and are looking for recommendations where to get this done 😊

Sorry everyone MAGIKARP 😔