| The city of Perth is the capital and the largest city in | | | | city that can cater to your medicinal needs. |
| the state of Western Australia. It is quite a distance off | | | | When you have money to spend, King Street is the |
| the beaten track in Australia, far off from Adelaide, | | | | place to be with high end stores such as Louis Vuitton |
| Darwin, Melbourne and Sydney. The state government | | | | and Gucci. The north end of the street has many local |
| is now undertaking a large scale public works project | | | | boutiques that provide top notch goods at very |
| that would help ease the travel by rail or motorway to | | | | reasonable prices. There are also many malls that |
| the city. | | | | provide household items from appliances to clothes for |
| The city is located on the banks of the Swan River. | | | | the everyday shopper. Shoppers can also take their |
| Perth has become known as the "City of Lights" when | | | | pick from malls located in the suburbs. One of these |
| the city opened all its lights when Friendship 7 passed | | | | many malls is Northbridge where clothing lines for hip |
| over the city last February 1962. Again, this city activity | | | | clients are available off the rack. |
| was repeated when the Space Shuttle passed | | | | There is but one problem when moving to Perth as |
| overhead in 1998. | | | | there is not much of a social life available in the city. |
| One of the best streets in the city is St George | | | | After ten pm, many of the eateries and the |
| Terraces providing one of the largest office spaces | | | | restaurants are closed, except for some holes in the |
| available in the Central Business District. Many of the | | | | wall way up in the Northbridge area. At an earlier time |
| retail and entertainment facilities of the city are located | | | | though, Northbridge has many restaurants that offer |
| on Hay and Murray Streets. Many of these | | | | Continental, European as well as Asian cuisines. Aside |
| developments have been fueled by the mining | | | | from the formal places, there are many other stalls, |
| business. From the commercial successes of the city, | | | | stores as well as take away outlets for the many |
| many of the commercial and residential projects | | | | hungry diners. Another good place to dine and unwind |
| catering to the increasing demand brought forth by the | | | | is Fremantle where there are many seafood |
| economic prosperity of the city. | | | | restaurants catering the finest of local Australian |
| The cost of living in Perth is very much the same as | | | | cuisine. |
| the other cities in Australia. One of the first things to | | | | In moving to Perth, there are many good things to look |
| learn is the ten percent tax on goods and services on | | | | forward to once you have settled down. |
| top of the listed price for store bought items. It may | | | | AustraliaForum captures the sentiment on moving to |
| seem that this is worth a lot but there are many | | | | Perth in a post saying, "There are many opportunities in |
| bargain shopping centers throughout the city. One of | | | | the city, not just for employment but also for social as |
| the best ones is Harbour Town with its many factory | | | | well as cultural advancement." Once you have |
| outlets and bargain centers. There are many shops | | | | obtained your visa, you might as well see the best of |
| that offer Broome pearls, Argyle diamonds and Perth | | | | Perth for yourself. |
| mint gold. There are also two Woolworth stores in the | | | | |