Parking
City of Perth Parking provides convenient car parking facilities right around the city – just look for the distinctive City of Perth Parking signs. Pick up your free guide to city parking from City of Perth Customer Service Centre or Information Kiosk, or view the map.

CAT, Bus and Train Services
Getting around the City of Perth need not cost a cent. The modern CAT buses running on three routes are a free service providing convenient travel around the city. CAT bus stops have distinctive stands and real-time passenger information that tells you when the next bus is due.

A Free Transit Zone (FTZ) also operates within the City of Perth boundaries. You can travel on any Transperth bus or train within the boundary limits for free. FTZ signposts are displayed on the route limits. For travel outside the FTZ, you may purchase a ticket from the driver or purchase a Multirider from most newsagencies.

For trains, the FTZ boundaries are City West on the Fremantle line and Claisebrook on the Midland and Armadale lines. Tickets may be purchased from machines at each train station, or you can validate your Multirider before entering the train.

For further information, visit the Transperth offices at Plaza Arcade, Perth City Busport, Wellington St Busport and Perth Railway Station or contact Transperth.

Tourist transport
Perth Tram Company and City Sightseeing Perth are two services providing tourist-oriented transport around the city's popular sights.

Taxis
Designated taxi ranks are located around the central city for safe and convenient travel. Supervised taxi ranks operate in Northbridge on Friday and Saturday nights. Taxis may also be hailed on the street or ordered by telephone. Two of Perth’s major taxi companies are:

Cycling and walking
Perth has a comprehensive network of cycle and dual-use paths. One of the most popular routes for leisure cyclists and walkers is a circuit around the Swan River at the doorstep of the city. Many riverside routes are clearly signposted and detailed cycle maps can be obtained from most metropolitan bicycle retailers.

Access for people with disabilities
The City is working to ensure an accessible city for all people. The City of Perth Access Maps publication contains useful information about parking, public transport, pedestrian access and accessible conveniences. This publication can be requested from the City of Perth or view maps.

Perth's History

The city of Perth is actually located on the western coast of the continent of Australia. Western Australia was originally stumbled on rather than found by the Dutch explorers. Early in the 17th Century Dutch explorers were looking for a quicker and easier route to the Spice Islands (South East Asia). Eventually the navigators found that they could be whisked quickly eastward under the Cape of Good Hope along the Trade Winds. The winds were called the Roaring 40's because the winds blew directly down the 40°S Longitude.

Many a shipwreck occurred during the 17th Century as the sailors missed the turn north and ended on our coast (Above Right: Early Dutch Map). Three hundred and twenty one shipwrecks occurred on the Western Australian coast between 1622 and 1945. Some famous examples are the Batavia in 1629, and the Guldern Drakk in 1656. But there were some lucky sailors who actually landed in WA safely, like the buccaneer Dampier and explorer Dirk Hartog who made interesting discoveries about Western Australia.

But the most influential in the development of Perth was the discovery of an estuary mouth by Willem de Vlamingh. His crew was looking for fresh water when they stumbled on to the future site for the most isolated capital in the world. He was travelling around the area when he entered the mouth and found an abundance of swans (Right), but everyone in Europe knew that all swans are white. So he left fearing the land had corrupted the white swans and turned them black, hence the estuary was named Swan River. Vlamingh also encountered strange wild life on the small island 20 kilometres out to sea. The island was invested with lots of marsupial rats (Quokas) to which it was named Rottnest (Dutch for " rat nest "). This was not to be the last European intrusion into the Swan River.

Perth Sights
Here are just a few places that a tourist should visit if they come to Perth.

Fremantle

1. Kings Park
2. Leederville
3. Swan Bell Tower

Perth is a magical city to send a holiday at. With its beautiful climate, laid-back lifestyle and friendly people, you can't go wrong. Perth is an ideal home base to make, if you are planning to visit some of Western Australia\'s other spectacular tourist destinations.

Being a modern cosmopolitan city, Perth has all sorts of different restaurants to have a wonderful meal at.

Their is also plenty to do in and around Perth city. You can go see the beautiful views of the city skyline at King Park, go to for a walk in Fremantle, go wine tasting in the Swan Valley or visit Rottnest Island, just to mention a few places.

List of Suburbs in Perth

Armadale
Bassendean
Bayswater
Belmont
Cambridge
Canning
Chittering
Claremont
Cockburn
Cottesloe
East Fremantle
Fremantle
Gosnells
Joondalup
Kalamunda
Kwinana
Melville
Mosman Park
Mundaring
Nedlands
Peppermint Grove
Perth
Rockingham
Serpentine-Jarrahdale
South Perth
Stirling
Subiaco
Swan
Toodyay
Victoria Park
Vincent
Wanneroo

 

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