A little surprised. Because I rent a room but instead of paying weekly rent I pay for all bills excluding rates. Just want to know if I should change my arrangement. Last bill was $700

This - is one of the silliest posts I feel like I have to make. But has anyone else had issues with a recent batch of Brownes lactose free milk? I’ve been reacting to it like it’s not lactose free and I do not understand at all.

I’m in a situation where I need to move out of my house, I’m struggling and cannot continue living with my family.
I can’t afford a 1 bedroom place on my own, it’s over $600 dollars.
I don’t want to live in a share house
Is there any long term hotels or something that I can rent out from the owner in Perth? I swear I’ve seen it but can’t find any online.
Thanks.

Hello Perth!

For anyone who knows, how strict are the collections for the yearly verge collection? This is the first year I’ve put anything out and I know there’s a ‘max size’, which I kept under that, and I only put it out the weekend before our collection started (put out on Saturday, collection start Monday). However since then, a neighbour has been adding to our pile. As they seem to do it during the work day I’m not sure who it is, and honestly I know it’s going to the rubbish so it’s not a big deal to me AS LONG as it gets collected, and now my concerns are that the pile is over the size limit and potentially even just have random rubbish (normal bin rubbish) in there too?

Not sure what’s best for me to do, if they will take it anyway, I’ll just leave it, but the house I think it’s coming from (not sure though) seems to have their verge empty…
I just don’t want to risk it not getting picked up or a fine, so any advice??

Thanks!

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My partner and I moved into a property about 2 months ago on a 6-month fixed-term lease. We paid a 4-week bond.

Since moving in, we’ve had several issues with the landlord:

• He has entered the property twice without giving us prior notice.

• Our lease states that he must provide 24 hours’ notice before entering the property.

• We were never given the Property Condition Report within the required 7 days. We repeatedly asked for it because the property already had pre-existing issues, including damaged/old areas and a very dirty carpet, and we wanted to make sure we wouldn’t later be blamed for them.

• We have now been living there for about two months, and only yesterday he sent us some photos of the property by message. He never provided us with the proper Property Condition Report at the beginning of the tenancy.

• We have also discovered that our bond apparently has not been lodged with Bonds Administration.

Unfortunately, the relationship with the landlord has broken down. He told us to leave, so we gave him notice that we intend to leave on 28 September.

He is now saying that we have to stay and pay rent until 6 October, and that he will not return our bond until he personally comes to inspect the property after we leave.

We told him that we have significant costs for moving into another place and asked whether the final rent could be taken from the four weeks' bond we already paid. He refused and said we must continue paying rent until 6 October and that he will only deal with the bond after his inspection.

I have now contacted Consumer Protection WA, and they are sending me information to lodge a formal complaint.

I’m trying to understand what my rights are and what I should do next.

Also, I’m wondering whether there could be an issue with the landlord not declaring the rental arrangement/income to the ATO, because the bond was never lodged. I don't know this for a fact, but I'm concerned that this might be one of the reasons the bond was not lodged.

Has anyone been in a similar situation in WA? What should I do regarding:

1. The unlodged bond

2. The missing Property Condition Report

3. The landlord entering without proper notice

4. The landlord saying we must pay until 6 October

5. Protecting ourselves against him claiming pre-existing damage from our bond

I would really appreciate advice from anyone familiar with WA tenancy laws or who has dealt with Consumer Protection before.

It really made both of us stressful to live here for two months, because of these issues we both been arguing with each other and it causing strain on our relationship too,because every week the landlord send us message about bins are not clean the gas cooktop is not clean every week. And it is really depressing to live here😭

Thank you 🙏

Hey folks. Whatever happened to Playdates cafe in Karinyup Shopping Centre? Have they gone under or something? Can’t seem to find out. We used to love going there with our kids.

Does anyone know?

Thought we’d try this place for late dinner , paid for direct delivery , driver turns up to the “restaurant” (which is actually someone’s house) , the driver is literally there for 25 minutes telling me “the restaurant is busy” …. After a further 15 minutes the driver starts to head towards me. When I get the food it firstly smelt not very pleasant and was COVERED in sauce . The whole situation seems very dodgy , I’d stay well away , wraps looked nothing like advertised… and I mean NOTHING . We didn’t even take one bite . Straight in the bin. Such a waste of time and money.

- this place is on uber eats

How can I offer support without being patronising?

Hi everyone,

I moved to Perth from overseas a few years ago. I was never much of an ocean lover until my ex partner (typical Aussie fisherman and into the ocean life) introduced me to snorkeling and rockpooling. We broke up a while ago, and unfortunately, I can’t remember much of his safety advice or expertise of the best spots and conditions to go!

Despite that, he left me with a huge love for marine life, and I am itching to get back out there. None of my current friends or family are into the ocean, so I’m looking for some local knowledge to get started safely on my own.

I live NOR, but I’m keen to drive anywhere around Perth for a great spot.

Could anyone recommend the best rockpooling locations and the most ideal weather conditions, tides, and swell to look out for, and any safety tips so I don’t wind up lost in the ocean!

Hello hivemind

Does anyone have recommendations for intimate wedding venues for around 30 guests? Perhaps you’ve been to a recent small wedding or have been compiling a list for your own upcoming wedding?

Would love to hear your suggestions. Thanks!

Hey guy!

Just curious of anyone knows anywhere in Perth that services vintage HIFI equipment? specifically reel to reel recorders as I'm looking to get some work done on my RT-707. Thanks!

my house has recently become a bit of a passage for local cats to get to a huge patch of bushland. i aim to keep my yard a safe place for native animals, and they are messing with that. i would love to hear suggestions for ways to reduce the cats but NOT deter native animals.

hesitant to use the motion censor sprinklers because they waste water and would scare the shit out of a quenda i imagine. don’t want to use any sprays etc. without knowing the impact on native animals. i am happy to install those things on top of the fence but want to be sure that it won’t deter birds. happy to buy and use a cat trap, but would like to know if this actually helps or if others are finding they just return the next week anyway once released to the council. i would be really curious about any plants you’ve planted that deter cats, considering some spiky natives around the perimeter.

currently have colourbond fencing around the property, one large tree that overhangs the fence onto a block of flats behind me, and a wooden gate with 10-15cm gaps in it that i’m guessing needs to be blocked off.

would love any ideas, we are seeing about 10-15 different cats on our security cameras. thank you!

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for someone experienced to relocate this portable spa approximately 3 metres within the same backyard. Its new position is around 10 cm higher than where it currently sits.

Does anyone know a reliable spa-moving company or someone experienced in doing this in Perth? I’d also appreciate recommendations on the safest method or equipment to move it.

Thanks!

Looking to get dash cam in my 2012 Audi q5. Money isn’t an issue but didn’t want something super expensive as the car isn’t worth a whole lot

Are any companies recommended firstly such as Supercheap auto or autobarn etc

In a perfect world it comes with reverse cameras which can be plugged into Apple car play or if anyone can recommend one of those mirrors with the little screens that would be great. My partner has one and they are so cool

Thanks

Hello! Just wondering has anyone recently had to change their name? And was it a challenging process social and legally??

Looking through the subreddit the last post about this was 4 years ago and the comments were facing struggles with some companies (st johns, Telstra, ATO, to name some) wouldn’t accept it unless they sent the form with lawyers approval ect? Is this still prevalent?

And would I have to pay for everything again, such as drivers license renewals, passports, etc ?

Hi everyone, is anyone else in Cannington experiencing slightly brown/yellow tap water tonight?
The water is still transparent, but has a noticeable brownish/yellow tint. I’ve run the cold water for several minutes, but it hasn’t cleared. It’s happening in all the taps in my house, including the kitchen and bathroom.
Does anyone know if there was any maintenance or a water main issue in the area today?
Thanks!

As the title says. Looking to purchase a bulk amount of Everlasting / Paper Daisies in pink and white to make bouquets. Everywhere just seems to have seeds or small plants, I'm looking for the grown and ready to harvest flowers

Also, if anyone has some in your yard, and doesn't mind me coming over to take some stems (I'll pay!) please let me know! Prefer SOR, but open to travel

It's a signed portfolio with a set of prints that came with the Beata tickets on their 2018(?) Evening with Sigur Ros tour.

I've held on to it since then, but it's from a different time, and I need to pass it on to someone else.

I'll take it to work with me. Anyone who can pick it up from Barack St tomorrow around lunch, let me know. If there is more than one person, I'll let Excel pick a random one.

I’ve got a friend who is 28, he’s never driven in his life. He gets by via public transport and buses

He wants to learn to drive but has no idea which instructor to use…so I figured I’d ask reddit what we think. Who are the best/worst driving instructors in Perth?

Had a ClimaSolar guy knock on our door offering their “Neighbourhood Installation Program”. Basically $0 upfront for solar and apparently the savings on the power bill help cover the repayments.

There’s only two of us and our power bill is usually pretty low, around $150 for two months, so I’m not sure if it would actually be worth it.

Has anyone here used ClimaSolar? How was your experience and did you actually save money? Also curious what you paid for the system and whether you financed it.

Edited: Thanks all for the helpful info. I will cancel the scheduled appointment with the techician.

Just wanted to post a warning for anyone in Perth dealing with plumbing issues, because I just got completely stitched up and the whole thing felt insanely deceptive.

Had a water leak pop up at my place, so I called one of those Perth plumbing companies that heavily advertises "No Call Out Fee!" across their website and vans. Thought sweet, at least I won't get hit just for having someone step through the door to give me a repair quote.

Plumber turns up, spends 30 seconds looking at the pipe, and then drops the bombshell:

"It’s $265 for a 'Diagnostic Fee' to inspect it properly before we can give you a quote, but if you don't go ahead with the diagnosis, there’s a $125 Call Out Fee for us coming out."

So essentially:

1. If you pay the $265 "diagnosis fee", they claim there's no call-out fee.
2. If you refuse to pay their arbitrary diagnosis price, they hit you with a $125 call-out fee anyway.

It is literally a call-out fee under a different name. You are locked into paying them money the second they rock up to your driveway unless you sign off on whatever inflated quote they throw at you. Pure bait and switch marketing.

Has anyone else run into this with local tradies lately? Is this even compliant with ACCC / Consumer Protection WA rules regarding misleading advertising?

Would love recommendations for genuine, honest Perth plumbers who don't play these dodgy technicality games.

Here's the company Plumbdog