Food, Drink & Dining Out The Perth Thread - Part 3

[Chief]

Part 4 is here:

The Perth Thread - Part 4

Did you see that article in the local paper (not The West Aus) about a forum on the 15th to discuss ways to make crossing Charles st safer/better? I personally don't and have never (even as a child) had an issue with crossing it. Don’t even get me started. Yes it’s difficult to cross and I’m...

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[ioppolo]

Nothing worse than driving out to the Swan Valley and seeing new housing estates where there was once nothing but bush and wildlife

 

[Upgrayedd]

Nothing worse than driving out to the Swan Valley and seeing new housing estates where there was once nothing but bush and wildlife

Dayton?

 

[JackOutback]

Dayton?

And Brabham.

 

[Upgrayedd]

Or we could stop growing the population. Crazy notion I know.

The WA nationals were about 30 years ahead of royalties for regions and policies. Give it 10 years and labor/liberals will suddenly be stealing them.

Geralton/Banbury can both hold 150k people. And should. You need to make it attractive to live there. If I could land a job of 65k plus my partner in Busselton we would move to dunsborough tomorrow

 

[ioppolo]

And Brabham.

Dayton, Brabham, Aveley, Caversham. Ellenbrook and The Vines as well. They're all complete eyesores to drive through as well. I also remember a time before Harrisdale, Piara Waters, Treeby, Auburn Grove, Beeliar, Yangebup & Success being built up. Banjup was a huge rural suburb that took up most of that area, now it's a lot smaller since all the newer suburbs with subdivisions surrounded it. Call me a square but I preferred it when Perth was smaller and none of these souless, fake copy and paste suburbs with no backyards or privacy existed.

 

[Beerfish]

Honeywood *shudder*

 

[ioppolo]

Honeywood *shudder*

How could I forget Wandi and Wellard! One of my mates just moved out to Wandi (rural side). I got lost and ended up in the middle of Honeywood estate. Who'd live that far out in an estate like that? (Unless you worked in Kwinana). The peace and quiet at his place makes me jealous. Bilbys sometimes rock up in this back patio.

 

[Beerfish]

How could I forget Wandi and Wellard! One of my mates just moved out to Wandi (rural side). I got lost and ended up in the middle of Honeywood estate. Who'd live that far out in an estate like that? (Unless you worked in Kwinana). The peace and quiet at his place makes me jealous. Bilbys sometimes rock up in this back patio.

My sister is trying to build out there. 500 squares is considered a big block I'm told.

 

[quotemokc]

People gotta live somewere....

That being said estates are gross as opposed to natural suburbs that grew organically.

 

[Beerfish]

People gotta live somewere....

That being said estates are gross as opposed to natural suburbs that grew organically.

I think they should save a bit harder and wait a bit longer and try and pick up a fixer upper in Spearwood.

 

[ioppolo]

My sister is trying to build out there. 500 squares is considered a big block I'm told.

Yep that goes for most new estates. I see billboards that advertise "family sized blocks! Get up to 550m2!". Thing is everyone wants a 4x2, so there's no backyard except for a patio and a patch of lawn.

Give me my small 3x1 on 700m2+ with a huge shed, plenty of parking and privacy any day.

 

[Upgrayedd]

Currently looking to buy. It's a prick of a thing. Plus agents won't stop texting me. Had my dad (Builder) check our the place at an open home today and the agent texted me oh met your dad wonderful guy BTW had 2 inquiries and plus the owner is thinking of renting ect. Things must be tough for them. Or they are just vultures

Ild love 500sqm. However need a backyard for the two dogs.

 

[Billy ray]

Or be like me and get 3/4 acre 15 mins from the beach in SE Qld

 

[The Speaker]

I'd rather leave those places alone rather than inflict urban sprawl onto them like we have here. Who wants to live in Bunbury and get stuck in traffic?

Have you been there recently? The gaps between Bunbury, Australind and Eaton are being filled in by housing estates. Much better to have that than to keep expanding Perth, I say.

 

[WCErevival]

Or be like me and get 3/4 acre 15 mins from the beach in SE Qld

QLD tho

 

[JackOutback]

People gotta live somewere....

That being said estates are gross as opposed to natural suburbs that grew organically.

Particularly the way we build them; one lifeless shopping centre, a couple of parks with 'gym' equipment and they think they have a master-planned community. No corner shops, pretty much have to drive everywhere. We're not doing it right, that's for sure.

 

[Admiral Byng]

Why would you move containers to Bunvegas? Makes no sense.

They have been trying for ages to get a container land bridge system working, getting container ships coming from Europe and the middle-east to dock and unload all their containers at Perth, with those bound for the east coast of the country sorted and sent on by rail, rather than have ships sail all the way around. Likewise, export containers from all over Australia going to there to be consolidated at Perth for loading.

If and when this takes off, it means a lot of containers destined for the eastern states just passing through. They only need to get from a ship onto a train in the most direct and efficient way possible. Right now that means unloading at Fremantle, and then being driven by truck through the suburbs to rail yards at Kewdale.

I don't have any figures handy for what percentage of containers unloaded at Fremantle are destined for Perth suburbs, and how many are destined for the Eastern States. But expect the numbers of the latter to rise in the next decade. A big project going on right now is Inland Rail, linking Brisbane to Melbourne east of the Great Dividing Range. This of course crosses the main East-West Perth-Adelaide-Sydney line at Parkes NSW. Once this is complete (2023?) all the mainland state capitals will be connected by a standard gauge heavy freight rail network. I expect the land bridge usage will explode as this suddenly becomes the preferred option for long distance freight.

if it does, I think we will reach the limits of Fremantle port far sooner than predicted.

 

[Upgrayedd]

Great post. It shits me that most European goods arrive in Sydney. Then have to be moved from Melbourne to WA. Considering it would be cheaper. Plus moving it from Perth to the east wpuld be more efficient because companies struggle to fill trucks going the other way back to the east

 

[Silent Alarm]

Anyone been to Freo.social?

Good to have the drill hall up and running again, food looks alright but I'm not sold on the food truck idea (feeling it'll be $14.80 for two fish tacos) but so too is there a double-edged sword in Otherside holding exclusivity over the beers. Think they chipped in money. The IPA is sick and I'm generally eh on IPAs these days, but it's genuinely just a worthwhile beer. My issue though is that I'm imagining $13 a pint or 10 bucks a schooner. Good way to sort out dickheads going there but I think people'll be peeved there's no basic lager or ale for 10 a pint.

Also they should've just called it the Old Drill Hall. It's like how they should keep it Victoria Hall instead of trying to bring over the Fly by Night name.

Nice sized gig venue too, keen to check it out but I have a feeling that'll be ages away / it'll be insanely busy unless you go at 3pm on a Tuesday.

 

[Noobz0r]

I'm a pretty normal guy, could probably drink you under the table too (unfortunately).

Edz is the worst bar in Perth, surely? Looks atrocious. Would love to see if anyone has had a parma there... I'm guessing the taps are Carlton Cold, Swan, and some of that fancy **** shit like uh, Little Creatures.

You've clearly never been to the Carlton.

 

[rank and file]

You've clearly never been to the Carlton.

A pub with character and characters,also has "Hey Ya" on the juke-box.

 

[blueboy25]

You've clearly never been to the Carlton.

Aren't they renovating the Carlton?

 

[perthblue]

Aren't they renovating the Carlton?

rebuilding

 

[blueboy25]

These young fellas today will never get the experience of some the real rough and tumble old school pubs from the 70's, 80's and even 90's.

Up my way was the Castle hotel in North Beach or even the old Mullaloo pub with the affectionately known animal bar.

 

[Scotland]

Try telling someone 25 or so what the Raffles or Broken Hill used to be like. Or even the Brisbane.