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.
The ship that made the place In 1963, a ship called the Alkimos ran aground on this stretch of coast. It never left. The wreck disrupted the water flows around it so much that the coastline itself began to change, with dune erosion carving out the sheltered inlet you see today. Over time the ship
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
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?
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
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.
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.
There are three pieces of infrastructure North Coasters are very pleased with these days: the freeway extension, the railway extension, and Marmion Avenue. And of course the fourth, being Wanneroo Road.
“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.
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
