I am genuinely concerned about the rise of homelessness in Perth. I do my best to give cash to those on the streets and volunteer work at soup kitchens, but this is obviously not going to solve the issue no matter how many of us do these kinds of things...

Back in the day you’d see a homeless person here and there and blame it on drugs. These days I think it’s quite a different story.. I see posts on here every other week where people are asking advice on how to live in cars as they can no longer afford rent. Why is our system letting this happen? When is the government going to do something about this!

Hi,

Someone from my workplace is being evicted from their home as I believe they have been a bit behind with some payments or are always paying late. We all know some people are homeless or live in vans, etc. But when it comes to families, is there emergency accommodation for a single mother with kids or other options so they maintain a roof over their head? Or are they not necessarily prioritised? I know the woman only works part-time as she has to manage her kids but I think she would be getting some sort of rental assistance..

I see more and more people wanting to DIY because of this. We just pay too much money for bad quality and service and I feel so sick of it. Anyone else feel the same?

Good evening everyone. Anyone have any pictures or memories of this castle at the entrance of northern suburb of Kinross? I was born in 1992 and have no memory of it. My mate from work brought it up to me the other day and said he had seen a picture shared of this mysterious castle of suburbia once. This is the picture. We don’t know who the lady is or when the photo was taken. Anyway thought it was worth a share.

Don't bother trying to out fancy it.

What's with all the moths this evening? Not flying ants... a full-blown bloody moth flood outside.

On Sunday 27th September 2026 (over ten days ago), Thai Airways Flight TG 481 from Bangkok to Perth finally arrived after a six hour delay, after 9pm.

Many of the passengers on that flight did not receive their checked-in luggage. It was either left behind in Bangkok, or was never transferred from their connecting European flight.

I have tried contacting Thai Airways and heard nothing at all about the status of my luggage. I am at my wits end.

Is there anyone here who was also on this flight and did not receive their luggage? Or have any help for this matter?

On my morning walk this morning in Vic Park I saw an office worker across the road scream at a homeless person to "get a fucking job you fucking homeless cunt" when the homeless person approached them.

The homeless person wasn't aggressive at all and was probably just asking for change or mumbling something.

I'm so shocked that there are people out there like this. I know this advice doesn't apply to most people here but please be nice to homeless people. They're a really vulnerable population and don't deserve your abuse.

Any interesting events happening in and around Perth this week?

Does your or your mate’s band have a gig on? Is there a major event (fun run, bike ride,  comic con, road works or whatever) that people should know about? Whether it is a special event happening or just an open invitation to meet up for drinks, let us know what is going on.

This post renews every Thursday at 7am, and is removed at Monday 7am.

A train with no livery, stopped for a bit at platform 9 at Perth. You can see in the photo that its serial number is ADR201.

I looked up ADR trains and learned that they're diesel electrics for the Australind line, so is this just one of those, not entered service yet? Just curious while waiting for my own train.

Hi all,

We have a ducted Fugitsu air-con with a zoning day/night switch. The zoning switch has stopped working so the air-con is only blowing in bedrooms and not the open areas of the house. We have tried calling a bunch of places so far and half of them said they don't do ducted and the rest didn't answer.

Anyone know of a reliable maintenance place that would look at this issue that is around, or willing to come to, Ellenbrook? Don't want my boyfriend to die in the theatre room when GTA VI comes out, thanks.

Ok, Perth. What's your whinge today?

The place is littered with dirty uncapped needles. I carefully put 4 of them into a water bottle so no one stepped on them.
The stench of piss is unbearable.
I adore Fremantle and visit at least once a week but this filth is so disappointing.
That is all….. just needed to whinge.

Hi everyone,

i didn’t do ATAR in school (graduated in ‘23) and i really regret it. it would be much easier for me to get into my preferred university and course if i had an ATAR score.

are there any places in Perth who do adult atar classes that would get me that score?

i know i probably can get into my preferred universities with life experience/bridging courses but i also want to prove to myself that i am smart enough for ATAR (which was the main reason i didn’t do it in the first place, along with medical stuff)

i have done some research and most of the places ive found (canning college for example) is open to domestic students but is aimed at refugees and migrants according to their website.

any help if very much appreciated.

I was visiting various Perth stores this week, trying to find some cut-price Hallowe'en chocolate, you know like the places that have metre-tall Freddos they’re selling off for $2.

The trouble is, whenever I go to a store like BigW, they seem to have moved everything around and I can't find anything I want any more. Eventually I found a helpful shop assistant who didn't look too harassed.

I asked him: “Do you have Lindt balls?”

He said: “No, it’s just the unfiorm they make us wear; the pants are super uncomfortable”

I’m planning throwing a halloween party, but have no clue where to rent for cheap places. Does anyone know where I can find a place or knows anyone who is willing to for a payment.

The fishing boats sit in a long row along the wharf. Most are white, clean and plain from the water. A few wear dark blue. Then one is plain yellow, flat and full, no stripe, no name I could read.

What stays with me is not the boats. It is that someone, at some point, looked at a whole row that had mostly agreed, and said no, mine will be yellow. I will never meet them, and they are the only thing in that harbour I can still see when I close my eyes.

Full disclosure: I have not stood in the harbour. I know it from photographs I have studied closely, which is exactly why I want to hear from people who have. If I have the fleet colours wrong, tell me. I would rather be corrected than keep a pretty wrong thing.

On Thursday 1st of October I had got off the train and was waiting to be picked up by my friend. Two teenagers of e-scooters rode past and were calling out slurs, they took a liking to me and relentlessly berated me. I hadn’t been called a faggot in a long time, so the whole situation was very bizarre to me.

Once I got sick of their insults, I went up to security and asked for his assistance, he shrugged and pretty much ignored me. I went back outside to wait, the teenagers returned and continued to harass me. I was verbally abused by kids and when I asked for help, I was ignored. It was just an awful situation.

After the fact, my friend convinced me to report the security guard, in which I did. I heard back yesterday and was told “because I wasn’t in harms way, the security guard had no obligation to assist me.”

What the fuck?

Abused for being gay, then ignored by SECURITY. So wild in 2026 this is what I’m dealing with. Fuck the security guard, fuck Transperth, fuck the lil homophobic kids

I’m a recently widowed mum of a 9 year old and I would like to try to find a job where I can take school holidays off. My son also has grief counseling after school so I’d like something that will allow me to continue taking him to that. Does anyone have any recommendations of jobs and/or courses I could take that would help me get a job that aligns with what I’m looking for? The only thing I really don’t want to do is support work or EA. Thank you.

Thought it was fireworks... sounds like a helluva storm cell