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25.01.2022 Great piece by Simon Collins in today's West about this year's Perth Festival, which lights up tonight with an illuminating celebration of Noongar culture and WA history in the CBD. Running until March 14, City of Lights features large-scale projections on buildings and spaces in the Perth Cultural Centre. The centrepiece of the free installation event is Bilya Beneath, a deeply evocative short film flowing from the fact Northbridge was built on what was once a source of fres...h water for the Whadjuk Noongar people. On the hour, every hour each night from 8pm, Bilya Beneath will flood the Art Gallery of Western Australia, PICA - Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, State Library of Western Australia, State Theatre Centre of Western Australia and WA Museum Boola Bardip with sound and vision. The stunning visuals are accompanied by Boodja Kooradarminy, a new composition from Noongar singer-songwriters Della Rae Morrison and Charley Caruso, which is performed by Morrison and respected local figure Barry McGuire. Looped visuals will screen in between airings of Bilya Beneath. One highlight sure to be a big hit with families is the projection on the old Hackett Hall at the museum, with the 1913 building deconstructed, reconstructed, daubed in rainbow colours and flooded. Giant squids and dinosaurs burst out of its windows and even Otto, the skeleton of the Blue Whale housed inside Hackett Hall, stars in the eye-popping projection. Read the full article here - https://thewest.com.au//perth-festivals-city-of-lights-dis : Simon Collins for The West Australian #perthfestival #cityoflights #lovethiscity

25.01.2022 There's a new kid on the block at Enex Perth ... Northbridge residents, Chef Chris Howard and Sommelier Caitlin Johnston, opened The Humble Onion this week with a focus on house made dishes celebrating sustainably grown ingredients from local producers. The Humble Onion is open Monday to Friday from 6am to 3pm for coffee, breakfast and lunch. Cooking classes, events and evening dining are coming soon. Worth a visit when you're on the Terrace! : Cameron Short

25.01.2022 Our team is expanding! Meet Michelle, our Fill This Space Project Manager. Shes been checking out the vacant and quirky spaces in our city, like this heritage-listed beauty, which has the potential to be a new home for a local small business - preferably one with a love of fabulous vintage wallpaper! If youre looking for a city shopfront, outlet or office for your small business jump online and flick us your details. Wed love to help! #fillthisspace #lovethiscity

24.01.2022 What a way to experience Kings Park! Enjoy a 5km guided hike followed by a luxurious long table high tea nestled amongst lemon scented gums in the worlds largest inner city park with The Hike Collective #lovethiscity

22.01.2022 Fun plaques at Perth Train Station #lovethiscity

22.01.2022 The Girls School Cinema is back - and open for business. This is great activator for the East Perth precinct of our city! Program 1 has just dropped and it includes a huge lineup of classic cinema, groundbreaking art house films and blockbuster hits including a monstrous 80s movie double of Gremlins and Beetlejuice and a special 45th anniversary screening of the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Get your tickets at https://bit.ly/2ZggTwt #activateperth #lovethiscity :Hannah Sorrell

22.01.2022 Free entry for all dads at Perth Zoo tomorrow #lovethiscity

22.01.2022 We love a blast from the past! What are your Hay Street Mall memories? #lovethiscity

22.01.2022 There are unique neighbourhoods across Perth with community groups that Activate Perth helped found back in 2017. City of Perth we’re all ready to work with you to fill the streets with music and culture for Australia Day 2021! Northbridge Common West Perth Local East Perth Community Group Inc The Pickle District Historic Heart. East End Perth

20.01.2022 Looking for something to do with the kids these school holidays? Look no further than Yagan Square! https://www.mra.wa.gov.au//y/events/makuru-at-yagan-square Our top picks?... Kids jewellery making workshop - https://www.facebook.com/events/307052493786476/ Kids Boomerang painting - https://www.facebook.com/events/3034845306630844/ Noongar dance workshop - https://www.facebook.com/events/583562795879283/ Nyungar tours - https://www.facebook.com/events/746279059536984/ #lovethiscity #schoolholidayfun

20.01.2022 Love this pic of our Director, Malcolm Reed, serving sparkling at the recent Kirrikin X Fill This Space launch! Retail expert Malcolm has worked all over the world and is a fantastic mentor for our Fill This Space partners #activateperth #lovethiscity #fillthisspace

19.01.2022 Perth is getting our first ever permanent floating event space! What do you reckon?

19.01.2022 Our friends at East Perth Community Group have come up with the perfect weekend activity - a self-guided tour of Claisebrook Villages delightful artworks. The trail has been curated by local artist, Mr Andrew Hawes. Follow the hand-painted geckos and spot artworks you may never have noticed before https://www.eastperthcommunity.org.au/claisebrook-family-ar #artwalk #lovethiscity

18.01.2022 What a wild ride the first six months of this year have been! We have so many exciting things on the horizon and some cool activations in mind for our post COVID-19 city but we wouldnt be here at all without our amazing partners. From financial support to make our projects come to life to pro bono services to help guide our vision, shout out to WA Government City of Perth Lotterywest Dept of Planning, Lands & Heritage Lendlease Lavan Linc Property and Expedia - we couldnt d...o it without you all! Heres to a vibrant and memorable end to the year! #activateperth #lovethiscity #grateful

17.01.2022 So many beautiful spaces in our city! #lovethiscity

17.01.2022 Congratulations to Amanda Healy, Director of Kirrikin, on the official launch of the brand's gorgeous premises at Enex Perth. Such a fab event, attended by some wonderful people including Member for Perth, Patrick Gorman, who gave a heartfelt speech before purchasing a Kirrikin tie, Kerry Anne Winmar from Nyungar Tours, who welcomed us to Country and Jack Collard, who treated guests to the didgeridoo. Perth is open for business! #activateperth #fillthisspace #lovethiscity ... : Kane Artie Photography See more

17.01.2022 Early morning views ... a lit up landscape of our beautiful city at 4:30am. What's your favourite Perth view? #lovethiscity #perthlife #citylights

16.01.2022 Got a few seconds? Vote for a deadly business woman we love - Rebecca from Deadly Denim - in Frankie Magazines 2020 Good Stuff Awards, a program created with the aim of giving artists, crafters, designers, photographers, entrepreneurs, writers, musicians and socially minded types a hearty pat on the back #supportlocal #goodstuff

16.01.2022 London Court never fails to delight! View from a quick coffee break in our beautiful city #lovethiscity

16.01.2022 Changes in the city from this Monday 20 July!

16.01.2022 As champions of underutilised spaces we love a walk through Perth's very own Urban Orchard, a community garden and unique events space with our beautiful CBD as a backdrop that used to be a carpark. What are your favourite spaces in the city? #lovethiscity #fillthisspace #perthtodo

15.01.2022 London Court is bursting with poppies for Remembrance Day today #lestweforget

15.01.2022 Flashback to last weeks launch of Paper Mountains awesome space. Paper Mountain is an artist run initiative operating dedicated to supporting emerging artists, building exploratory creative practices and presenting community arts work. They offer studios for hire, a curated gallery program, co-working spaces, creative workshops and events in the hope of building a supportive and friendly community of creative workers from many backgrounds. Youll find Paper Mountain at Enex Perth from Tue Fri: 10am 4pm and Sat Sun: 11am 4pm. #activateperth #fillthisspace #lovethiscity

13.01.2022 Ooh! Truffles in the city! We can think of worse things to do on a Thursday evening ... #supportlocal #visitperth #lovethiscity #openforbusiness

13.01.2022 Congratulations to Amanda Healy, Director of Kirrikin, on the official launch of the brands gorgeous premises at Enex Perth. Such a fab event, attended by some wonderful people including Member for Perth, Patrick Gorman, who gave a heartfelt speech before purchasing a Kirrikin tie, Kerry Anne Winmar from Nyungar Tours, who welcomed us to Country and Jack Collard, who treated guests to the didgeridoo. Perth is open for business! #activateperth #fillthisspace #lovethiscity ... : Kane Artie Photography See more

13.01.2022 Our CEO, Kylie Taylor, toured Bacton House this week, a beautiful old treasure in our Hay Street Mall. What a space! #lovethiscity #activateperth #fillthisspace @ Perth, Western Australia

12.01.2022 Golden City : Marie-Anne Keeffe #lovethiscity

11.01.2022 What a beautiful day in the city! #lovethiscity

11.01.2022 The Perth City Carnival is on this week! Grab a ticket for only $2.50 and enjoy an hour of unlimited amusement rides. Purchase your tickets now. Link in @visitperth bio #citycarnival #schoolholidayfun #lovethiscity

11.01.2022 Flashback to last week's launch of Paper Mountain's awesome space. Paper Mountain is an artist run initiative operating dedicated to supporting emerging artists, building exploratory creative practices and presenting community arts work. They offer studios for hire, a curated gallery program, co-working spaces, creative workshops and events in the hope of building a supportive and friendly community of creative workers from many backgrounds. You'll find Paper Mountain at Enex Perth from Tue Fri: 10am 4pm and Sat Sun: 11am 4pm. #activateperth #fillthisspace #lovethiscity

11.01.2022 Were loving this list from Perth Happenings and Famous Sharron!

10.01.2022 Our friends @eastperthcommunity shared this cheeky little activation from @frankensoundz aka Roly Skender and we are loving it! Each installation is a brief, battery-powered projection intervention that usually happens nightly between 6:30-8pm at various locations around @cityofperth #ifbuildingscouldtalk #isoart #lovethiscity

10.01.2022 Where do we start?? Cocktails, shoes, coffee, fashion, jewellery, food, chocolate!! The City is well and truly open #supportlocal #lovethiscity

09.01.2022 Have you got your tickets to Perth City Carnival? Running from 10am - 5pm, Sat 11 July to Fri 17 July you can enjoy an hour of unlimited amusement rides at this fun family event. Tickets prices: 1 ticket - $2.50 2 tickets - $5 ... 3 tickets - $7.50 Group booking for 4 - $10 BONUS! Purchase a group booking (4 people) for $10 and receive a $10 voucher to spend at one of the many vendors at Elizabeth Quay or Yagan Square, provided upon arrival at your designated session at the Carnival (T&Cs apply). Learn more here: www.visitperth.com/events/perth-city-carnival #perthcarnival #visitperth #lovethiscity

08.01.2022 At Activate Perths recent AGM, Di Bain confirmed she would be taking a leave of absence to focus on her campaign for Lord Mayor. At the meeting, our Deputy Chair Rachael Cochrane stepped into the role of Acting Chair and our team of dedicated volunteer board members re-affirmed their ongoing commitment to Activating Perth! #lovethiscity

08.01.2022 Say hello to two new unique tourism opportunities for our city - a bridge climb and a zipline! Thrill-seekers will travel up to 100 km/h from the launch platform along cables extending from the western wishbone of Matagarup Bridge across the Swan River to a landing platform in Burswood Park, while the bridge climb will include a 314-step trek up the bridges main arch, ascending about 70 metres to a Sky View platform. People will have the option of combining both the climb an...d zip-line experiences. Will you be first in line? #adventureawaits #lovethiscity

08.01.2022 Have you spotted the falcons? #lovethiscity

07.01.2022 The beginning of August marks the start of one of the six Nyoongar seasons, Djilba. As the days start to warm, we start to see and hear the first of the newborn animals with their proud parents out and about providing them with food, guiding them through foraging tasks and protecting them. Woodland birds are still nest bound, hence the swooping protective behaviour of the koolbardi (magpie), djidi djidi (willy wag tails) and chuck-a-luck (wattle birds).... As the season progresses and the temperatures continue to rise, the flower stalks of the balgas (Grass Trees) emerge in preparation for the coming Kambarang season. #activateperth #noongarseasons #lovethiscity

07.01.2022 We love this simple way for everyone to pay respect to country and First Nations culture. To acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land your mail is being delivered to, you can include those place names in the address field.

05.01.2022 Thrill seekers can now register to be one of the first to ride the new WA-made Matagarup Bridge zip line, when it opens this summer! The zip-line ride will operate at an introductory cost of $59 per person and will include photos of the experience emailed directly to participants. The bridge climb will also be priced similarly and a virtual reality experience is under development that will be open to all ages. You will zip at up to 100 km/h from the launch platform along 40...0-metre-long dual cables, extending from the western wishbone of the bridge structure, across the Swan River, to the landing platform located in scenic Burswood Park. The bridge climb is a 314-step trek up the bridges main arch, ascending about 70 metres to the sky view platform. Package experiences combining both the climb and zip-line will also be available. Register to ride the new Matagarup Bridge zip-line when it opens this summer by visiting: www.zipclimb.com.au #activateperth #lovethiscity

04.01.2022 Exciting news for Perth - Edith Cowan University will be building a Perth City campus in the heart of the city right next to Yagan Square. Housing the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts, the new ECU promises to bring a brand new state-of-the-art campus to an amazing location for thousands of students. Doors are scheduled to open in 2025 #activateperth #lovethiscity

03.01.2022 Activate Perth welcomes new city crusaders to our board as we renew our 2021 focus of bringing people together to fill commercial spaces and make a difference to the vibrancy, vitality and economic prosperity of Perth. Please join us in welcoming: Kristi Dempster... Managing Director, Assembly + Co Melanie Porrins Associate, Woods Bagot Marie Botsis Director, The Montauk Lighting Co Stacey Molloy Director, GRA Partners We also thank EY Partner, Bill Scanlan, for his service as he stands down. Our founding Treasurer's hard work creating financial governance for a start-up not-for-profit that began with a group of volunteers and no funding could not be more appreciated. Thank you Bill! Perth’s creatives, start-ups and not-for-profits can register to find out how to secure lease free space via the Activate Perth website - www.activateperth.com.au #activateperth #fillthisspace #lovethiscity #meettheboard

02.01.2022 We're loving this list from Perth Happenings and Famous Sharron!

02.01.2022 Have you heard? Perth Home Grown Markets are officially back in the city! You can find the markets in the Murray Street Mall every Sunday from 11am - 4pm. Last week we saw stalls such as Dr Pauls Hotsauce, Melts by Millie Sugar Bee and many more. Make sure you check it out! #homegrown #markets #visitperth #lovethiscity

02.01.2022 Exciting news! #lovethiscity

01.01.2022 The new Western Australian Museum will open its doors to the public on Saturday 21 November with a new building and a new name: WA Museum Boola Bardip. Located at the heart of the Perth Cultural Centre on Whadjuk Nyoongar land, Boola Bardip means many stories in local Nyoongar language. Last week, the Carnotaurus was moved back in to the Museum. Exciting times!... #activateperth #perthlife #looklocal #perthtodo #perthisok #perthhappenings #cityofperth #lovethiscity #boolabardip