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Thursday, December 31, 2009

Perth New Years Eve Fireworks

This year, there will be no fireworks for Perth as we count down the end of a decade and the beginning of 2010. The closest thing to fireworks will be in Northbridge with some "stage pyrotechnics" mentioned in the City of Perth program outline for NYE.

Perhaps the best thing to do this New Years Eve is take some time to consider what has happened in the past year and what is ahead in 2010. Happy New Year!

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Christmas Shopping Hours for Perth City

Here are the shopping hours for Perth City. It will be similar to most shopping centres such as Carousel, Garden City, Galleria and Southlands.


Monday, 21 to Wednesday 23 December
8.00am to 9.00pm
Thursday, 24 December
8.00am to 6.00pm
Friday, 25 December - Christmas Day
Closed
Saturday, 26 December - Boxing Day
10.00am to 5.00pm
Sunday, 27 December
10.00am to 5.00pm
Monday, 28 to Wednesday 30 December
8.00am to 9.00pm
Thursday, 31 December
8.00am to 6.00pm
Friday, 1 January 2010 - New Year's Day
Closed

Have a Merry Christmas!

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Which 24hr McDonalds in Perth will let you in?

Myaree and O'Conner McDonalds on Leach Highway and South Street are to become one of the first (if not the first?) suburban McDonalds stores to allow 24 hour access to their dining rooms. The City McDonalds store is open 24 hours (they dont have a drive thru) but if you have ever been there at 3am, you will know its not a pleasant experience with drunks and homeless people the common clientele. Many of the McDonalds around Perth advertise being open 24 hours but many only realise when they get there that this only applies to the drive thru. It is not uncommon to see late night revellers awkwardly walking through the drive through.

So finally, two true 24 hour McDonalds has opened in Perth! Also, to increase the efficiency, McDonalds Leach Highway will be installing a two-lane drive through service! Photo will be uploaded as soon as we check this out.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Free Iced Coffee from Wild Bean Cafe

BP petrol stations have made a change to the summer Wild Bean Cafe menu, offering iced coffees for the first time at all Wild Bean locations. To introduce this new product, they are giving free iced coffees to customers with this voucher below 


Not all BP petrol stations have Wild Bean Cafe so you will need to find one of the following locations:


WESTERN AUSTRALIA
BELMONT Great Eastern Hwy & Resolution Dve 6104
CARLISLE Archer & Orrong Rd 6101
CURRAMBINE Burns Beach Rd 6028
EAST PERTH East Parade & Brown St 6004
INNALOO 386 Scarborough Rd 6018
KARRINYUP Karrinyup & Burroughs 6018
KWINANA Gilmore Ave & Chisam St 6167
MANDURAH Pinjarra Rd 6210
MERRIWA Hester & Ridgewood 6030
MORLEY Wellington & Walter Rds 6062
MYAREE 246 Leach Hwy 6154
NORTH PERTH Scarborough Beach Rd & Charles St 6006
OCEAN REEF Prendiville Dve & Marmion Ave 6027
OSBORNE PARK Main & Royal Sts 6017
PADBURY Marmion & Warburton 6025
RIVERTON 339 High Rd 6148
ROCKINGHAM Simpson & Read St 6168
SCARBOROUGH Scarborough Beach Rd & West Coast Hwy 6019
SOUTH PERTH 9 Mends St 6151
SPEARWOOD Rockingham & Phoenix Rds 6163
SUCCESS Beeliar Dve & North Lake 6164
WARNBRO Warnbro Sound Ave & Haliburt 6169
WENBLEY 240 Cambridge St 6014

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

New Buffet Restaurant Opens in Burswood

Carvers All You Can Eat Buffet has opened inside Burswood Casino to take the strain off the Atrium Restaurant. As an introductory special for October, you can get a Rock Lobster for an extra $20 on top of your buffet meal. More details can be found at the Burswood or the Intercontinental Perth website. 


Lunch 
Mon-Sun 11.30am-3pm @ $19.95 


Dinner
Sun-Thurs 5.30pm-9.30pm @ $24.95
Fri-Sat 5.30pm-10pm @ $29.95

Which McDonalds affected by card skimming?

There have been many reports around Perth regarding the card skimming where people use wireless devices to skim cards as they pass through EFTPOS machines. Many of these incidences have been reported occurring at McDonalds restaurants. Whilst an email claiming to list various affected outlets goes around has been claimed to be a hoax, here is a list of places that skimming victims claim was where their account was compromised, based on comments in reply to a news article on PerthNow.

  • McDonalds Midland
  • McDonalds Belmont x2
  • McDonalds Maylands
  • McDonalds Livingston (Canning Vale) x5
  • McDonalds Maddington x3
  • McDonalds Mandurah
  • McDonalds Tuart Hill
  • McDonalds Morley
  • McDonalds South Perth x3
  • McDonalds Malaga or IGA
  • McDonalds Berwick St
  • McDonalds  Kelmscott
  • McDonalds Cannington
  • McDonalds  Jolimont
If you have been scammed, leave a comment below. Direct your friends to this list and we'll be able to get a better track on what's STILL happening. 

Gold Plates for Top Perth Restaurants

The Catering Institute of Australia WA Gold PlateAwards were handed out yesterday with Victoria Station at Burswood Entertainment Complex and Clarke's of North Perth winning both for their third consecutive year in their categories. Here are the list of winners:



Fine Dining
Friends Restaurant - East Perth
Licensed Dining City Metro
Matilda Bay Restaurant - Crawley
Licensed Dining – Country
Must Margaret River – Margaret River
Licensed Casual Dining City/Metro
Red Cabbage Food and Wine – South Perth
Licensed Casual Dining – Country
Lime 303 – Albany
Un-Licensed Dining
Clarkes of North Beach - North Beach
Restaurant Within a Tavern Country/City/Metro
The George – Perth CBD
Restaurant within a Winery Perth/Surrounds
Chesters of Heafod Glen – Upper Swan
Restaurant within a Winery – Country
Xanadu Wines – Margaret River
Mediterranean Casual Dining
Anna’s CafĂ© – Mosman Park
Café Unlicensed
The Prophet Cafe - East Victoria Park
Licensed Chinese and other Asian Cuisine
The Silk Road - Applecross
Licensed Thai Restaurant
Nahm Thai Restaurant - Perth
Licensed Indian Restaurant
Punjab Indian Restaurant - Innaloo
Unlicensed Asian Restaurant
Thai Orchid – South Perth
Seafood Dining
(A) Lure - Burswood
Free Standing CafĂ© – City/Metro Licensed
Jac’s CafĂ© and Pizzeria - Applecross
Free Standing CafĂ© – Country
Bunkers Beach Café - Dunsborough
Coffee Shop
Coode Street CafĂ© – Mt Lawley
Family Dining
Gnarabar – Margaret River
Steakhouse
Char Char Bull - Fremantle
Buffet Dining
CafĂ© Hyatt – East Perth
Buffet Asian
Koh?I?Noor – Padbury
New Restaurant
Must Margaret River – Margaret River
Tourist Restaurant City/Metros
Sandalford Winery - Caversham
Tourist Restaurant Country
Millbrook Winery – Jarrahdale
Restaurant with in a Training Establishment
Bentley Pines Restaurant Swan TAFE - Bentley
Venue Caterer
Perth Convention Exhibition Centre – Perth
Excellence in Health Award
Scusi Restaurant - Halls Head
Wine List of the Year
Friends Restaurant – East Perth
Premiers Award
Clarke's of North Beach


If you've been to one of these restaurants leave a comment about what you really think.

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Curtin Uni New Sports Stadium - How much and when

2009 Curtin Stadium Sports Prices
Casual Hire
Casual Visits (Per Person / Per Hour) Between 6am – 5pm

Students
Staff/ Alumni
Community
Casual Sports
$3.50
$4.00
$4.50
Casual Sports Include: Basketball and Netball

Casual Visits (Per Person / Per Hour) Between 5pm – 10pm & Weekends

Students
Staff/ Alumni
Community
Casual Sports
$5.00
$5.50
$6.00
Casual Sports Include: Basketball and Netball


Court Hire (Per Hour) Between 6am – 5pm

Students
Staff/ Alumni
Community
Tennis (Outdoor)
$9.00
$10.00
$11.00
Netball (Outdoor)
$12.00
$13.00
$14.00
Beach Volleyball
$24.00
$28.00
$32.00
Beach Soccer
$30.00
$35.00
$40.00
Netball (Indoor)
$30.00
$35.00
$40.00
Basketball
$30.00
$35.00
$40.00
Futsal (Soccer)
$30.00
$35.00
$40.00
Volleyball
$30.00
$35.00
$40.00
Badminton
$12.00
$13.00
$14.00
Table Tennis
$8.00
$9.00
$10.00
Indoor Hockey, Floorball and Handball please refer to Futsal (Indoor Soccer) Prices.
Clubs Prices only apply


Court Hire (Per Hour) Between 5pm – 10pm & Weekends

Clubs
ALL
Tennis (Outdoor)
$10.00
$15.00
Netball (Outdoor)
$13.00
$18.00
Beach Volleyball
$28.00
$44.00
Beach Soccer
$35.00
$55.00
Netball (Indoor)
$35.00
$55.00
Basketball
$35.00
$55.00
Futsal (Soccer)
$35.00
$55.00
Volleyball
$35.00
$55.00
Badminton
$13.00
$15.00
Table Tennis
N/A
$10.00












Indoor Hockey, Floorball and Handball please refer to Futsal (Indoor Soccer) Prices.
Clubs Prices only apply to REGISTERED CURTIN SPORTS CLUBS



Competition Fees
Lunchtime Social Sports (Per Person / Per Hour) Between 6am – 5pm

Students
Staff/ Alumni
Community

$3.50
$4.00
$4.50


Indoor Evening Social Sports (Sports Hall)

Standard Team
 Nomination Fee

Student Team Nomination Fee
Match Fee
Basketball
$30.00
$20.00
$37.50
Beach Volleyball
$30.00
$20.00
$30.00 (4 a-side)
Dodgeball
$30.00
$20.00
$45.00
Floorball
$30.00
$20.00
$45.00
Netball
$30.00
$20.00
$52.50
Soccer
$30.00
$20.00
$37.50
Volleyball
$30.00
$20.00
$30.00
(Match Fee calculated at a maximum of $7.50 Per Person)
Outdoor Evening Social Sports (Tennis Courts & Edinburgh Oval)

Standard Team
 Nomination Fee

Student Team Nomination Fee
Match Fee
Netball
$30.00
$20.00
$38.50
Soccer
$30.00
$20.00
$27.50
Touch Rugby
$30.00
$20.00
$33.00
Ultimate Frisbee
$30.00
$20.00
$33.00
(Match Fee calculated at a maximum of $5.50 Per Person)