News on the North Coast
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More Than 250 Local Jobs Expected as Alkimos Costco Plans Move Forward
Perth’s rapidly growing northern coastal corridor is set for a major employment and retail boost, with the proposed Costco warehouse at Alkimos expected to employ approximately 250 people when it begins operating.
Featured
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From Collingwood to King Neptune
Seeing your own coastline through a visitor’s eyes is always revealing. In winter 2026 we took a few friends from Melbourne around the North Coast, partly to show it off, partly to gauge their reaction, which could not possibly have been more different to their local hipster hood of Collingwood.
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Forget Down South. Perth’s Coastal Day Trip is North
“Let’s go down south,” has been Perth’s default setting for thirty years. And fair enough. Margaret River and Yallingup are world class. But it’s three and a half hours away and booked out every long weekend from now until forever.
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Seachange on the North Coast
Every seachange has a moment of truth, the point where “we should think about it” becomes “we’re doing it.” But if the words “pioneer spirit” stir something rather than scare you, keep reading.
Explore
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Wildflowers at Your Front Door
Every September, Perth performs its great pilgrimage. Cars head out to the Wheatbelt, up to Geraldton and down to Araluen, and everyone comes home with the same photo of everlastings and a tank of fuel gone. That’s great. But it’s worth knowing that the north coast sits on the northern Swan Coastal Plain, one of…
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Skateparks of the North Coast: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Skateparks are a bit like tattoos. Everyone has an opinion, and we’ve all heard both versions: bold statement of identity, or welcoming flag for kids. (And, yikes, teenagers.) Here’s the reframe worth sitting with: a skatepark for a kid is like a cafe for an adult. It’s a place in the city where you can…
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Amberton’s Flying Fox Park is the One the Locals Ask For
The parks up this way are so impressive it’s been called a park arms race, with each estate trying to outdo the next. And leading the race, in our opinion, is the Amberton Flying Fox Park in Eglinton.
Wildflowers in Eglinton on the North Coast
Eat & Drink
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Northern Cafes. Ours Don’t Have to Be Perth’s
Here at North Coaster, we don’t aim to diminish our cousins further down the coastline. I mean, who could disparage the sight of 200 random strangers salsa dancing at Scarborough’s amphitheatre on a warm summer evening?
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Jindalee Thai is the Night Out that’s been Great for a Decade
Some restaurants are new and exciting. Jindalee Thai is something rarer up here. It’s fully established. It’s been a cornerstone of Jindalee for over a decade, one of the trailblazers on Marmion Avenue, serving authentic Thai back when this stretch of coast had far more sand than shopfronts. In an area where “opening soon” signs…
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Yanchep Beach Club Shows Class at Capricorn Point
Yanchep Beach Club: a bit of class at Capricorn Point Yanchep hasn’t had a place like this before. The Yanchep Beach Club opened in December 2025, sitting out on Capricorn Esplanade at the point, and the thing it’s brought north isn’t just another place to eat it’s a different atmosphere. Somewhere you’d take people to…
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