Summer in the city - Perth

Great for: A few beers on the river.

Details: Barrack Street Jetty. luckyshagbar.com.au

Great for: Pub food for cool kids. Try the confit duck or Tasmanian salmon.

Details: 292 Beaufort St, Highgate. (08) 9227 2300; thebrisbanehotel.com.au

Great for: Live music.

Details: 205 James St Northbridge. (08) 93281488; northbridge.rosieogradys.com.au 

Great for: Post-business meetings.

Details: Level 1, 49 King St. (08) 9481 1148;

Great for: Pimms & Pulp Fiction.

Details: 742 Newcastle St, Leederville. (08) 9286 0150; thegarden.net.au

Great for: Families. Tuscan-style Italian meals.

Details: 158 James St, Northbridge. (08) 9328 7461; sorrentorestaurant.com.au

Great for: Fine dining in a five-star hotel’s garden at The Richardson.

Details: 32 Richardson St. (08) 9217 8880; therichardson.com.au

Great for: Views of the city, with an outdoor cinema and BBQ facilities

Details: bgpa.wa.gov.au

Great for: Day trips across the Swan River to this historical foreshore parkland.

Details: South Perth Esplanade.

Great for: Workday lunches on the lawn surrounded by quaint lakes.

Details: Cnr Nelson Crescent and Plain St, East Perth.

Great for: Lowering your carbon foot print. Buying certified organic and biodynamic produce.

Details: Every Sat 8am-noon, 1 City Farm Place. (08) 9325 7229;City Farm

Great for: Local designers and artists.

Details: 10am-4pm quarterly on Sun, University of WA. Stirling Hwy, Crawley.

Great for: Strolling along the riverside on 10km of cycle and walkways.

Details: Riverside Drive. Tourist Info Centre: (08) 9483 1111.

Great for: Joggers, cyclists and walkers enjoy the 4.4km track on the other side of the Swan River Foreshore.

Details: Resort Drive Burswood. burswoodpark.wa.gov.au

Great for: A birds-eye view from the tree tops. Walk along a steel and glass raised bridge in Kings Park Botanic Gardens.

Details: bgpa.wa.gov.au