Western Australian Travel
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How’s the serenity? That question has a special place in Australian culture as a great line from the movie, The Castle. The Kerrigan’s serenity was getting away to Bonnie Doon. It’s more than a great line though. It’s an important part of life. We all need to seek out opportunities to experience the serenity and…
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For ABC Perth Saturday Breakfast we saw the need to take mum, or the aunties, out for Mother’s Day, or any day. While we could go to some of her favourite picnic spots, like Kings Park, Whiteman Park, Heathcote or the Cottesloe foreshore, we thought we’d keep her guessing and take her somewhere else. We’ve…
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One of the wonderful things about any travel is the discovery. From a little café in your neighbouring suburb to being in the right place at the right time for an event while you’re overseas. All travel presents opportunities for excitement, it may even be on the pool lounge or restaurant table right next to…
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There’s a lot to think about on ANZAC Day and the ANZAC Day long weekend. We thought for Hidden Treasures on ABC Perth Saturday Breakfast we would look at some of the sites around Perth and Western Australia that you can visit to remind you of the ANZAC story. If you’re going to an ANZAC…
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Ro indulged me recently in a show about hometowns. I was allowed to talk about Narrogin in great detail and we only heard a little bit about Ro’s hometowns. So, I set out on a secret roadtrip to visit one of her hometowns and then turn it into a Hidden Treasures story. What is it…
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I’ve always loved a lake. From Dad’s stories of the Bluebird on Lake Dumbleyung, to watching my kids leap into the sunset at the not so pink lake in Esperance, they are a great reason to travel close to home or further afield. Enjoy reading the story above or even better, grab your own hardcopy…
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We’re all from somewhere. Some of us are from towns and suburbs, some of us might be from remote pastoral properties or communities. Wherever you’re from do you still live there? If you’ve moved away from where you grew up do you ever go back? Why do you go back? Why do you think people…
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When Hidden Treasures started over a year ago, the idea was to explore suburbs and find ways to do more than just drive past them or through them. This year we’ve enjoyed expanding the program to explore topics like our lakes, movie location sites and rites of passage. Now we’re getting back to our roots. …
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As we grow up and find our way in our street, in our town and our state, there are experiences we have that aren’t connected to bucket lists or wish lists. They might be things that our parents have done and now think we’re old enough for, or places they took you to that you…
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Whether they’ve got water in them or are just a salty plain, lakes are opportunities not just for our wildlife but for all of us. They’ve been used for land and water speed records and they’ve been used for sculptures. You’ll find lakes where you can sit and watch birdlife, you’ll find lakes you can…
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