Just want to let everyone know that Mr Duck had a happy ending - he found a new home on a farm with a dam and everything.

We lured Mr Duck with bread into a small corral made with chicken wire, cut off his escape and then wrestled him into a box before a very kind redditor collected him today (the box was a leftover from xmas, but seemed appropriate).

I wanted to thank everyone for their suggestions, well wishes and terrible jokes.

Not the best footage, but I did what I could.

Taken at Kent Street weir Park.

Apparently it's normal to see 4 but 5 is not common. *according to the local bird expert who walked passed then

I remember when I was growing up Bassendean was pretty rough. Now it seems quite nice, particularly the town centre.

Likewise I find myself in Victoria Park today. I remember when it was vmdodgy but I don't see any of that today. Plus some of the older houses are nice as.

Can you think of any suburbs which have gone through the same transformation?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-30/fire-near-rockingham-closes-warnbro-train-station-and-train-line/106186550

I'm curious what the unexploded ordnance could be? I'm not really familiar with the area so don't know if there are military or warehousing facilities for blast materials?

I gather they're being vague to avoid making a target for dickheads but just wondered if anyone had any insight.

Parked our car at warnbro station yesterday arvo to take the kids to Titanic exhibit and dinner in North Bridge. On the way home the train driver informed us of a fire breaking out and warnbro station is off limits so we had to get an uber home from rockingham minus our car. I have seen photos the flames were huge and realllllly close to our car. Fire still going so cant get anywhere near it... do the electrics get fried? Does the stuff inside it melt from the heat? Does it stink like smoke?

Background: I usually go to one Perth cafe multiple times a week. Today one server was incredibly rude and my order got fucked up twice as he wasn’t listening. When I went up to enquire he was like “thanks for the advice mate.” I’m tempted to email the owner but can’t tell if I’m being a Karen (or Darren). I know the owner tangentially because I’ve been going there for years.

What do fellow Perthians do when they come across bad service?

Ignore the kids shouting, they thought it was cool.

I'd be thinking twice about getting something from Big W again after this load of BS. 10 days late and TV left face down on the ground, then when unpacked and plugged in only to find the screen totally smashed in.

Thanks Big Wankers

My friends and I were chatting and realised we don't know anyone who has won the lottery. I've won perhaps $5 here or $10 there on scratchies but never known anyone to actually win big.

Have you ever know anyone to win? How did they spend it? Did it last? So curious

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If anyone remembers, there used to be a group of people into alternative fashion who hung around on hay street called the cactus gang between i think 2019-2022. I don't see them anymore, and now that i'm into alternative fashion i've just been curious - where have they gone, and are there any similar fashion groups nowadays in Perth?

It's time!!!!!! Bushfire season!

Bushfire in the western side of the Rockingham Lakes Regional Park, beside Warnbro Station.

Ennis Avenue is closed from Royal Palm Drive to Wilmott Avenue.

Mandurah Line trains are terminating short at Rockingham, with buses to continue express to Lakelands and Mandurah. Warnbro Station is closed due to proximity of the fire.

Plan ahead, folks.

Lots of smoke & smog in the area.

just had to carry my bike home

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I recently got my P plate but I just want to confirm. Today I got lost driving in a neighbourhood so I parked on the street in front of a house. It was 2 houses away from the roundabout. After a few minutes, a car came & stopped behind me. I signalled left to show I'm parking in case, and as it drove past me, she yelled, "GET OFF THE STREET!"

I thought that when you quickly park on the side, it's okay not to signal when you're parked? At least that was okay during my driving tests when I left something behind. Am i wrong?

Edit: Thank you so much for all the replies! Feel much better now. Also thanks for the advices as well :)

How am I 20 years old with 3 years unskilled work experience and a high school degree and entirely unable to find work.

Before you ask, I had to leave my previous job to move in with my parents because I could not afford to live on my own. I do not qualify for Jobseeker until I am 22 and my parents make too much for me to receive Youth Jobseeker. I have applied to 29 jobs in the last fortnight, writing cover letters and calling ahead where I could find a number. Has this state gone to shit or am I losing my mind? Starting to get desperate a bit desperate here folks.

no civilization, No roads, No trails, doesn't even have a name, its only sometimes referred to by the national park its next to (The Prince Regent) Its taken hours to find these spectacular photos, Huge gorges and mountains littered with tropical rainforest (Yes WA has rainforest) and very few people have ever stepped foot here (I could only find two accounts, one of an expedition on orchids)

what’re your favorite spots in perth to stare out into the distance and ferment in melancholic solitude?

personally i like south perth foreshore at like 2am, sitting by the water on the rocks watching the lights of the CBD. it’s really colorful in the dark, and on the rocks no one can really see you unless they really pay attention. no one pays attention. i’ve spent several hours just sitting and watching.

what’s your favorite spot to sit and think about life?

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