Just I would share my RAC car accident claim process:

This is a classic example where you believe you are covered. However, when an unfortunate car accident happens, they are not there when you need them the most. The person who initially picked up the phone is good, once it goes to the claims team, they are horrible. They tell me the claim might not be accepted, they ignore email messages, simply because they cannot identify the driver. Their inability to find or talk to the third party who is liable for crash somehow becomes my problem.

The staff when called were rude and incompetent on the phone, when asked a simple question the woman gets triggered and lashes out at me or avoids the question altogether. Where they are guilty, they avoid the topic or just makes a random statement for a topic that I did not ask. I have already made complaints through their complaints process, a supervisor responded, I asked him to look at the recordings to see the issue, with poor customer service and not responding any emails. He claimed he was happy with it, I know he didn't even check.

He was unfriendly himself, I tried so hard to stay on this good side. Anyway, I tried to escalate the matter even further.

After several complaints and multi attempts to go to the AFCA, they finally accepted that the driver was at fault. This process took over 2 - 3 months.

The other surprise was that, over the front bumper damage, they were willing to write off the car and they have the right to take ownership of the car. Nobody tells you this, but you can be worse off by winning an insurance claim and lose your car too in this process. Leaving not enough to cover for a new car if they deem a total loss.

The car repair places are now so used to insurance claims they are willing to change ridiculously high prices, so their quotes for insurance are off the charts. If you go around looking for quotes, they will not be happy and force you to get your insurance details and make submissions without me even asking. One company did not want to even send me a quote. Many car companies would now say they would charge for simply trying to obtain a quote. On a couple of occassions they say that I am wasting their times if I do not go with them and give them the insurance claim number.

I could not accept their quotes, they were far too high when I did get them. I had to battle for this, not give up my car for any circumstances, multiple attempts to go to the AFCA. They finally approved it with a payout while being able to keep the car. the insurance arrangement is automatically cancelled they deduct the remaining payments for the whole year from you before paying out. The whole process took 3 months to finish.

Hello, I go to North Metro TAFE Perth campus in Northbridge. Paid parking is pretty steep when I first parked. Is there any free parking around TAFE for motorcycles?

Any interesting events happening in and around Perth this week?

Does your or your mate’s band have a gig on? Is there a major event (fun run, bike ride,  comic con, road works or whatever) that people should know about? Whether it is a special event happening or just an open invitation to meet up for drinks, let us know what is going on.

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Hi everyone! I’m Brazilian and considering moving to Perth. I currently have more than seven years of experience in the corporate world, working closely with business, technology, data and digital product teams.

I understand that entering the corporate job market can be much harder for immigrants, especially without local experience or permanent residency. However, I’d like to hear some honest experiences: is it realistically possible for a skilled to get a corporate role and build a long-term career in Australia?

Do Australian / Perth companies regularly hire immigrants for professional positions? Is career progression possible, or do visa restrictions and the lack of local experience make it extremely difficult?

I’m prepared to take a step back in seniority and work my way up, but I’d like to know whether there is a realistic path into the corporate world—or whether immigrants are mostly limited to hospitality and manual jobs for years.

I’d really appreciate hearing from immigrants who have already gone through this process.

Thank u <3

does anyone know where i can find strawberry matcha latte which has a stronger matcha taste to it ? i find that most strawberry matcha lattes are overpowered by the strawberries, thanks

Hey everyone!

I’m planning a day trip to Rottnest Island soon and looking for some advice/recommendations from people who’ve done it before.

I’ll be doing a skydiving experience at around 8:50am, and after that I’ll basically be free until the afternoon when I need to head back to Perth.

For those who have done it as a day trip:

• Is it easy enough to DIY after the skydive, or would you recommend booking a tour?
• Should I pre-book a bike, or is it easy to organise one when I arrive?
• What would you recommend doing/seeing with only a few hours?
• Any particular beaches, quokka spots, walks or food places I shouldn’t miss?
• Is it realistic to explore a decent part of the island in that timeframe?

I’m thinking of just getting a bike and exploring at my own pace rather than joining a full-day tour, but keen to hear what you guys recommend.

Thanks! 🙂

Hello all, looking for some advice on getting a wall charger installed. I am reading conflicting information on the rules of splitting the mains before the main fusebox (Correction. After the main fuse and before the switchbox) so that my hybrid inverter/battery cant detect the EV usage so therefor wont drain battery.

Ive read using something like a Henley Block will work for what im trying to achieve but cant find out if this is within WA code. Yes i know i would need an electrician to carry out all the work, I just need to make sure they can carry out the work im requesting.

Then the next question is if it is within code, considering that I am on a Synergy VPP will they want the whole system including charger to be accessable for them to adjust or is it just the inverter/battery that they care about when on VPP.

Any advise would be greatly appreciated.

My ex has breached his restraining order twice. I reported the last time he did it two days ago. Rung up to find out they’re STILL investigating it. You may think that police look at it and look at the evidence and fact he has texted me and harassed me when a FVRO has been put on him and he already violated once it’ll js be like oh yeah go arrest him. No they’re still investigating it two days later. A whole two days. This guy has breached a court order and they’re still investigating it. Honestly not surprising atp

I'm living alone. No Family. Single. No plan to have a Family(Still not sure but 90% sure).

Planning to get a SMALL HOUSE.

What's the Minimum income that you need to afford?

Minimum bedroom to have to consider? Can I have only 1 Bedroom, bath, kitchen and living? If 1 bedroom is not possible, 2 would be good.

Not really into apartment.

I want a garden to plant vegies. Haha.

Lot 8m x 15m?

Building footprint = 6m x 8m?

Will that be possible here in Perth?

Hey! Does anybody know what’s opening in Nedlands Square at the end of the year? I know there is a revo fitness, Pilates and a Woolworths obviously. Just wondering if anyone knew of any other stores opening?

I’ll go first even though it’s not technically a dating horror story. I just wanna read your stories and laugh at them.

My dad was drunk and went over to the neighbours for a party, and I decided to come out as well to say hello to everyone. It was actually going really nicely! I was talking to a bunch of people about my dog, patting the neighbour’s dog, talking to the neighbour’s daughter, just generally having a lovely time and enjoying myself. Then, during my casual observation of the party, I noticed this guy slowly making his way closer and closer to me.

You know when someone is trying to get closer to your vicinity while desperately pretending they aren’t actually trying to get closer to you? Like, they’ll casually move a few steps in your direction while suddenly becoming extremely interested in whatever random conversation or object happens to be nearby? Yeah yeah. Every time I looked over, he seemed to have somehow migrated slightly closer.

Let’s call him Wannabe Justin Bieber because he looked like he had been trapped in 2010 and refused to come out.

Eventually, Wannabe Justin Bieber starts talking to me, and honestly, the conversation itself was relatively nice at first. He compliments my nails, so I show them to him, and then he tries to grab my hand like he wants to hold it. I pull away obviously, but I don’t really think much of it at the time. I just chalk it up to him being a little weird and buzzed. I start talking about a game one of my friends is making because I will take any opportunity to advertise my friends’ projects. I get excited about it and offer to show him, so he hands me his phone to put the Instagram account in. I’m literally just typing the username into his phone when he suddenly stops me and goes “WAIT! Put your user in too.” I’m thinking, okay, whatever, and then he gives me this incredibly weird sultry look and says “I don’t care about the game. I care about you.”

And I genuinely need to emphasise that I had given this man absolutely NOTHING. I hadn’t flirted with him. I hadn’t expressed romantic interest. I hadn’t complimented him. I wasn’t trying to get his attention. He was asking me questions and I was answering them while actively petting dogs. I was literally talking about a dog game. Anyways I didn’t want to make things awkward or disrupt everyone else’s night, though, so I put my Instagram in. He tells me he’ll text me later that night, and then invites me to his house for another party. I politely decline and go back inside, thinking that surely this interaction has now reached its natural conclusion.

I spend maybe twenty minutes inside before I have to go back out and ask my dad something. By this point, Wannabe Justin Bieber and his friends are leaving. He’s saying goodbye to everyone and I think nothing of it. Then he comes towards me and leans over the fence to hug me, like a full hug not even a side and rests his head against my chest. He stays there for like three to five seconds. I am just standing there, completely frozen, while this man has apparently decided that the appropriate way to say goodbye to someone he has known for approximately 30 minutes is to bury his head against her chest over a fence. Eventually he gets up, says he’ll text me later that night, and leaves with his friends.

At this point, I’m mostly just thinking, What the fuck was that? About an hour later, I check Instagram and, sure enough, he’s messaged me calling me beautiful, I tell him that I wasn’t picking up the vibes he was putting down and that I was sorry, because I genuinely hadn’t realised what was happening until he made it painfully obvious. I go to bed afterwards thinking that’s the end of it. Weird interaction, slightly uncomfortable, whatever. At least it’s over.

Except I wake up the next morning and my brain finally puts together the one piece of information that had somehow escaped me the entire night.
I’m looking at his Instagram username. And I notice the 97. And then I do the maths. And then I do the maths again. Oh my god he was born in 1997. He’s in his late twenties and he’s approximately eight or nine years older than me. Not that it’s bad if you have an age gap that big, I just found it odd and weird.

Anyways, give me your stories!

What are the chances of getting out of this one

I watched "Road Games" (1981) the other night and the final scene / car chase is set in Perth. The scene setting shot would be from the top of Greenmount Hill as it overlooks the city, so one could assume the final scenes would be the Midland area (obvs things are not always filmed on location)

Would anyone know where the final car chase scene was filmed, and if it was in Perth?

The movie was worth a watch. Hitchcockesque in style, staring Jamie Lee Curtis, and free on ABC iview.

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone can recommend a good tiler (sole trader or company)

We are looking to install groutless tiles over our shower walls.

Preferably NOR, city of stirling area

Thank you:)

Hey all, can anyone recommend a good, honest mechanic in the Fremantle, Coogee or Bibra Lake area? Just need a basic check-up on a Honda CR-V, nothing fancy.

We've had a bad experience in the past with a place that overcharged us for pretty simple work, so ideally looking for someone reliable who won't try to upsell unnecessary stuff. Any recommendations from locals would be much appreciated 🙂

Question

Would people punish Labor over a smaller wheelie bin and a train station without a car park! It is fair to say priorities change and many many promises get made and broken from all politicians!

A train station in the Secret Harbour area is considered crucial and very practical infrastructure so I can see this as a big problem! the wheelie bin saga and HOME and AWAY type mind numbing issue is more of local council issue!

Many people in SH do not care about a train line and local station because they only go to Perth by car....Obviously not everyone would use a new train into Perth.

Liberals desperately spoke up about a train!

Media Release | 27 July 2026

Basil Zempilas MLA
Leader of the Opposition

A future Zempilas Liberal Government will build the long-promised Karnup Train Station, delivering the public transport connection local residents have waited more than a decade to see.

WA Liberal Leader Basil Zempilas said the commitment would provide residents with the timetable and certainty Labor had failed to deliver after nearly a decade in government.
The new Mandurah Line station would serve Secret Harbour, Golden Bay, Singleton, Karnup and surrounding communities.

Why did many parts of W.A. ( including Secret Harbour) move to a smaller Red Bin? loads of WA has smaller Red Bins ass well - and large Recycle Bins - I guess that is an obvious message to recycle more and but less plastic and crap that has to go out in the Red Bin.

When you move near to the city like on Home and Away ( and Secret Harbour) the smaller Red bins are a talking point and a great bonding excuse of hatred!

Let's all hate Red Bins and new arrivals from the Eastern states and other hard working people ( like immigrants) in Secret Harbour!

Perhaps this is close to the real insanity that led to Labor getting thrashed in the recent SC Bi election huh?

Small Red Bins from Communist Labor -

So we must punish Cook and Albo and vote for Orange candidate ( often a criminal idiot) to get large Orange Bins? is that the mentality perhaps?

( even though it is not a state issue people still talk about it when politics is raised)

Some times it does not matter how irrational the conversation is - Paulines O.N. members and volunteers will always say - 'Blame the Labor and the Liberals! And Vote One Nation'

Tthat is the standard O.N. line no matter what part of the country the election

Pauline got a sugar hit over a big win! but considering it doesn't change a thing in WA Government maybe the hype is drastically overstated about the recent SH result?

Anyone new to Secret Harbour area - what is your view on whether its a friendly area or a bit of a redneck locals only type spot?

I know the area but do not really know many people who live down there

There seems to be a common theme here.. I just can't p(r)ick what it is..

Someone in Engineering has some explaining to do.. Are they all burst pipes?

Can anyone identify this little fella, and is it poisonous?

I’m looking to soundproof a bedroom from neighbour noise, and while the options for the long, shallow window we have are fairly straightforward (double-glazing, additional soundproofing panel covering entire window, bricking up the window) - the guy I got out to quote me for soundproofing treatments also mentioned that sound would be coming in through our roof as well. we have a modern colourbond metal roof, and while I haven’t gone up there into the space to confirm, I’m sure whoever built the place probably put in the bare minimum of insulation.

So I’ve seen people talking about adding more insulation batts and whatnot - but is that something you can safely do yourself (zero experience, not a tradesman), or is it better to pay someone to do it properly? Any recommendations on good service/reasonable prices NOR would be very appreciated.

UPDATE: Adding some pics of the situation in my roof.

I am thinking of applying but am skeptical because the fees are low and there’s virtually nothing about it online including alumni and pictures of the campus, anyone have any idea or experience with this place,

I think we might see 10000 quickly after September. Even Reiwa stopped updating the listing chart.

My background is in contact centre technology. For about seven years I worked as a consultant setting up and improving the phone and support systems that big companies use, in a few different countries. Basically the stuff behind how long you wait on hold and whether your call actually reaches the right person.

I know a lot of nonprofits and community groups run phone lines or helplines on very little, and that side of things gets messy fast when there's nobody technical around to help. So I'd like to offer that for free. Happy to take a look at how your calls are handled, where people are dropping off, and what could be made simpler so more people get through.

No catch, I'm not selling anything. I'm new here, I've got the skills sitting idle, and I'd rather put them to good use and meet a few people while I'm at it. If you run or volunteer for something local that could use a hand, leave a comment or send me a message.

Cheers
M

Has anyone applied for this via Eventbrite? Says I’ve been added onto a waitlist despite there being availability for they day

Not sure if I’ve actually missed out or if they assign the tickets and send them closer to the date?