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The City of Perth Skyworks (previously named for other sponsors [a]) was a large scale fireworks show in Perth, Western Australia that was held annually on Australia Day (26 January) over Perth Water, the section of the Swan River adjacent to the central business district. For many years the City of Perth Skyworks were the largest fireworks ...
Annual writers festival with packed program of events, mostly free to the community. Range of writers and speakers on diverse topics. Newton's Nation: Bathurst: 2008: Annual gravity sports and music festival, formally known as Newton's Playground. Newtown Festival: Newtown, Sydney: 1978: Annual community festival which ran from 1978 to 2019.
Street performers, Quidams, walking through the crowd at the Perth International Arts Festival, South Perth Foreshore, March 2007 The festival was created in 1953 by the University of Western Australia, making it the oldest international arts festival in Australia, [1] and the oldest annual international multi-arts festival in the southern hemisphere.
The Head of the River regatta is the last rowing event of the Public Schools Association (PSA) calendar. The boys regatta held in early autumn is contested between the seven PSA boys schools: Aquinas College, Christ Church Grammar School, Guildford Grammar School, Hale School, Scotch College, Trinity College, and Wesley College.
Tourism in Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, is an important part of the Australian state's economy, contributing to the prosperity of businesses in the city, as well as other regions of the state. Perth had approximately 2.8 million domestic visitors and 0.7 million international visitors in the year ending March 2012. [1]
Year Dates International Event City Sports Countries Competitors Attendance 1938 5–12 February British Empire Games: Sydney 8 15 464 1956 22 November – 8 December Summer Olympic Games [6] Melbourne: 17 72 3,314 1,341,483 1962 22 November – 1 December British Empire and Commonwealth Games [7] Perth, Western Australia: 9 35 863 224,987 1962
Perth; distributed statewide 27 January 1955 – present: The Countryman: Weekly: Continuation of the first incarnation of the Western Mail under a new masthead 6 August 1960 – 29 March 1986: Weekend News: Weekly on Saturday: Weekend edition of Daily News published under a distinct masthead 27 April 1969 – 25 May 1986: Sunday Independent ...
The Wyllie Group have a 35-year lease on the centre until 2039. [8] It is managed by Spotless, [9] who committed to spend $50 million over 22 years starting in 2016, ensuring Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre remains a major destination for national and international events and provides economic value for Perth and Western Australia. [10]