{"id":5,"date":"2015-04-02T02:06:37","date_gmt":"2015-04-02T02:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.helloperth.com.au\/manage\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2021-04-13T17:31:25","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T09:31:25","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/helloperth.com.au\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Find your way around easily with our free Perth maps. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.helloperth.com.au\/maps\/\">Click here<\/a> <\/strong>to download a selection of maps including Perth City, Fremantle and Swan Valley, to any device or find your nearest <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/helloperth.com.au\/western-australian-visitor-centres\/\">Visitor Centre<\/a><\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Find your way around easily with our free Perth maps. Click here to download a selection of maps including Perth City, Fremantle and Swan Valley, to any device or find your nearest Visitor Centre.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"home-page.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"best_of_perth":[{"ID":483,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2015-07-08 06:00:17","post_date_gmt":"2015-07-08 06:00:17","post_content":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Located at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.destinationperth.com.au\/listing\/barrack-square\/2933\/\">Barrack Square<\/a>, overlooking the picturesque Swan River is one of Perth\u2019s most unique tourist attractions. Filled with fascinating historic content, the Bell Tower has become an icon for Perth and WA.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helloperth.com.au\/directories\/the-bell-tower\/\">The Bell Tower<\/a> includes the twelve bells of one of London\u2019s most famous churches, St Martin-in-the-Fields, and are recorded as being in existence from before the 14th century and recast in the 16th century by Queen Elizabeth I. <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The bells have rung out to celebrate many historic events such as England\u2019s victory over the Spanish Armada in 1588, The World War II victory at El Alamein in 1942, and has celebrated the coronation of every British monarch since King George II in 1727. <\/span><span class=\"s1\">Browse the gift shop which displays iconic Australian souvenirs and pearls, and enjoy the stunning views. You can also purchase Love Locks at the Bell Tower! 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As one of <a href=\"https:\/\/helloperth.com.au\/directory-categories\/perth\/\">Perth\u2019s<\/a> premier tourist destinations and historic landmarks, The Perth Mint offers visitors the opportunity to experience the magic, allure and wonder of gold.\r\n\r\nWithin its world-class exhibition halls, the history of Western Australian gold, and The Perth Mint, come to life. Discover remarkable stories through an array of interactive displays, historic images and artefacts, which form the backdrop to stunning pure gold exhibits.\r\n\r\nBe captivated by a traditional gold pour in the Mint\u2019s original 1899 melting house, and marvel at the Guinness World Record holding largest coin weighing one tonne of pure gold - valued at more than $90 million. Handle more than $500,000 worth of gold bullion and marvel at precious metal coins being minted before your eyes. Design your own medallion and discover the value of your weight in gold, plus you can purchase unique Western Australian treasures including exquisite Argyle Pink Diamonds and South Sea Pearls. (<em>Tax free sales available<\/em>)\r\n\r\n<u>Tours<\/u>\r\n\r\nEnjoy a guided heritage walk, entrance to our Gold Exhibition and a gold pouring demonstration. Regular tours are run daily.\r\n\r\n<u>Admission Pricing<\/u>\r\n\r\nFor updated admission pricing, please see our website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.perthmint.com\/visit\">www.perthmint.com\/visit<\/a>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><u>Phone<\/u><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"elementToProof\">Local: 1800 926 468<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"elementToProof\">International: (+61 8) 9421 7222<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2><strong>Perth Mint $5 Off Voucher<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<span class=\"s1\">Receive $5 OFF with any paid entry to the Tour or Exhibition when you present the voucher from the Hello Perth <a href=\"https:\/\/www.helloperth.com.au\/exclusive-discounts\/\">Exclusive\u00a0Discounts<\/a> Voucher page.<\/span>","post_title":"The Perth Mint","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"the-perth-mint","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-11-13 15:24:03","post_modified_gmt":"2025-11-13 07:24:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.helloperth.com.au\/manage\/?post_type=directories&#038;p=477","menu_order":54,"post_type":"directories","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":667,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2015-07-10 02:34:41","post_date_gmt":"2015-07-10 02:34:41","post_content":"<p class=\"p1\">Just 16km from Perth\u2019s major hotels, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavershamwildlife.com.au\/\">Caversham Wildlife Park<\/a> boasts over 200 species and over 2000 animals including koalas, Tasmanian devils, wombats, possums, dingos, quoll, flying fox, reptiles and native birds including cassowaries, owls and emus. Visit the farm animals, including pigs, ponies, goats and chickens. Take home a unique souvenir and have a photograph taken with koalas, feed the kangaroos and experience this amazing collection of animals in beautiful natural bushland in the picturesque <a href=\"https:\/\/helloperth.com.au\/directory-categories\/swan-valley\/\">Swan Valley<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\">Caversham Wildlife Park also offers two shows three times daily; meet the wombat and friends with a variety of native fauna to mingle with and take photos. See the farm show where you can view and experience a range of farm activities such as sheep shearing, cow milking, lamb feeding, mustering, whip cracking and billy tea tossing.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Bring a picnic or buy lunch at the kiosk, and the souvenir shop has a large range of fantastic souvenirs. 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Multi-lingual commentary is also available in 11 different languages - English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Malay, Indonesian, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, and Hindi and a children's channel, (in English).\r\n\r\nThe tour includes a tour around Kings Park and stops in Northbridge, Crown <a href=\"https:\/\/helloperth.com.au\/directory-categories\/perth\/\">Perth<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/helloperth.com.au\/directories\/optusstadium-com-au\/\">Optus Stadium<\/a>, Elizabeth Quay, the Bell\u00a0Tower, city shopping malls, The Perth Mint, Western Australia Art Gallery and discount shopping\u00a0at Watertown Brand Outlet Centre. 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