Five fun things to do near the Embassy Perth school

• Use the university facilities: Embassy Perth students have access to a soccer pitch, indoor gym, movie theatre, and more. In addition, there are daily activities and excursions such as barbeques, surfing, and even camel riding!
• Visit the historic port city of Fremantle, just 15 minutes away, with its Victorian architecture, street cafes, museums, art galleries, food markets, marinas and good fishing.
• Play golf on the multitude of moderately-priced greens in the area.
• See kangaroos, wombats and koalas at Caversham Wildlife Park or Cohunu Wildlife Park, both within an hour's drive.
• Check out Claremont museum, the local history museum, which is set in lovely parkland beside the Swan River.

Perth Events:

March: Wagin Woolorama A rural show, displaying Perth's 'Wild West' side, with farming events, animal shows, fairground rides and even a dog high-jump competition.
Perth Chilli festival: Do you like a bite of the hot stuff? If so, you'll want to come and try the many chilli-inspired dishes on offer in this annual Araluen Botanic Gardens event.
June – August: City of Perth Winter Arts Festival A packed programme of theatre, music, dance and arts comes to Perth.
November: Awesome Festival It's a kids' festival, but people of all ages can enjoy the street theatre, art exhibitions and musical performances that fill a four weeks of Perth's summer.
December: Gravity Games Watch practitioners of all kinds of action sports, including wakeboarding and jet ski-ing. There's live music, too.

Links

City of Perth Clear and comprehensive site with an informative visitor section which details top attractions, what's on, arts and entertainment.
Western Australia Site dedicated to the state of Western Australia, which contains an useful section on its major city, Perth.
Fremantle See the 'things to see and do' section for information on festivals, attractions, events, shopping and arts.
Perth Zoo Visit an array of wildlife unique to Australia. This site details its exhibits, events, conservation research and history.
The Aquarium of Western Australia Home to a diverse range of marine life from Western Australia's 12,000 kilometres of coastline.
Scitech Discovery Centre Includes information on the Planetarium, exhibits, 'hands-on' attractions and details of experiments to try at home!
Perth Mint Australia's oldest mint and a popular tourist destination still produces collector and investment coins for world markets.
Caversham Wildlife Park Your chance to see the native wildlife up close.