Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
5:30pm Monday through Friday (until 9pm on Thurs in the suburbs and
Fremantle, and until 9pm Fri in the city), and from 9am to 5pm on Satur-
day. On Sunday most major stores (but not all) open from noon to 4pm or
later in the city, and from noon to 6pm in Fremantle.
Currency Exchange
Go to the American Express office (see above) or
Interforex,
Shop 24, London Court off Hay Street Mall (
&
08/9325 7418
),
open daily from 9am to 6pm, and until 9pm Friday. Interforex has a Fre-
mantle bureau at the corner of William and Adelaide streets (
&
08/9431
7022
), open daily from 8am to 8pm.
Dentist
LifeCare Dental
(
&
08/9221 2777
) is on the Upper Walkway Level,
Forrest Chase shopping complex, 425 Wellington St. opposite Perth Rail-
way Station. Open daily from 8am to 8pm, it can be reached after hours
at
&
08/9383 1620.
Doctor
Central City Medical Centre
is on the Perth Railway Station con-
course, 420 Wellington St. (
&
08/9221 4747
). Open daily 8am to 7pm.
Embassies/Consulates
The
United States Consulate-General
is at 16 St.
Georges Terrace (
&
08/9202 1224
). The
Canadian Consulate
is at 267 St.
Georges Terrace (
&
08/9322 7930
). The
British Consulate-General
is at
77 St. Georges Terrace (
&
08/9224 4700
). The Irish
Consulate-General
is at
10 Lilika Rd., City Beach (
&
08/9385 8247
).
Emergencies
Dial
&
000
for fire, ambulance, or police in an emergency.
This is a free call; no coins are needed from a public phone.
Hospitals
Royal Perth Hospital
in the city center has a public emer-
gency/casualty ward (
&
08/9224 2244
). Enter from Victoria Square, which
is accessed from Murray Street.
Luggage Storage/Lockers
The
Perth Tourist Lounge
(see “Visitor Informa-
tion,” earlier in this chapter) stores luggage, and there are baggage lock-
ers at the international and domestic terminals at the airport.
Pharmacies
Forrest Chase Pharmacy
(
&
08/9221 1691
), on the upper level
of the Forrest Chase shopping center, 425 Wellington St. (near the den-
tist's office listed above), is open Monday through Thursday from 8am to
7pm (and until 9pm Fri), Saturday from 8:30am to 6pm, and Sunday from
10am to 6pm.
Shenton Pharmacy,
214 Nicholson Rd., Subiaco (
&
08/9381
1358
business and after hours), will deliver across Perth.
Police
Dial
&
000
in an emergency.
Central Police Station,
1 Hay St., East
Perth (
&
08/9263 2300
) and
Fremantle Police Station,
45 Henderson St.
(
&
08/9430 1222
), are open 24 hours. To be connected to the nearest sta-
tion, dial
&
13 14 44.
Safety
Perth is safe, but steer clear of the back streets of Northbridge—
where groups of teenagers sometimes congregate at night—even if you
are not alone.
Time Zone
Western Australian time (WST) is Greenwich Mean Time plus
8 hours and has no daylight saving. This means it is normally 2 hours
behind Sydney, except October through March when New South Wales
goes to daylight saving. Call
&
1194
for the exact local time.
Weather
Call
&
1196
for a recorded local weather forecast.
