Frommer's Australia from $50 a Day 13th Edition - To Parent Directory

FAST FACTS: PERTH 431
through Friday (until 9pm on Thurs in the suburbs and Fremantle, and
until 9pm Fri in the city), and 9am to 5pm on Saturday. On Sunday most
major stores (but not all) open noon to 4pm or later in the city, and from
noon to 6pm in Fremantle.
Currency Exchange Go to the American Express office (see above) or
Interforex, Shop 24, London Court off Hay Street Mall (& 08/9325 7418),
open daily 9am to 6pm, and until 9pm Friday. Interforex has a Fremantle
bureau at the corner of William and Adelaide streets (& 08/9431 7022)
open daily from 8am to 8pm.
Dentist LifeCare Dental (& 08/9221 2777) is on the Upper Walkway Level,
Forrest Chase shopping complex, 425 Wellington St. opposite Perth Railway
Station. Open daily 8am to 8pm, it can be reached after hours on & 08/9383
1620.
Doctor Central City Medical Centre is on the Perth Railway Station concourse,
420 Wellington St. (& 08/9221 4747). It is open daily from 8am to
7pm.
Drugstores Forrest Chase Pharmacy (& 08/9221 1691), on the upper level
of the Forrest Chase shopping center, 425 Wellington St. (near the dentist’s
office listed above) is open Monday through Thursday from 8am to
7pm (and until 9pm Fri), Saturday from 8:30am to 6pm, and Sunday from
10am to 6pm. Shenton Pharmacy, 214 Nicholson Rd., Subiaco (& 08/9381
1358 business and after hours), will deliver across Perth.
Embassies/Consulates The United States Consulate-General is at 16 St.
Georges Terrace (& 08/9202 1224). The Canadian Consulate is at 267 St.
Georges Terrace (& 08/9322 7930). The British Consulate-General is at 77
St. Georges Terrace (& 08/9224 4700). The Irish Consulate-General is at 10
Lilika Rd., City Beach (& 08/9385 8247).
Emergencies Dial & 000 for fire, ambulance, or police in an emergency.
This is a free call, and no coins are needed from a public phone.
Hospitals Royal Perth Hospital in the city center has a public casualty
ward (& 08/9224 2244). Enter from Victoria Square, accessed from Murray
Street.
Lost Property For lost property on public transport, call Transperth
administration at & 08/9326 2277. Check with the local police station
closest to where the item was lost (central police operations & 13 14 44
can give you the nearest station’s telephone number).
Luggage Storage/Lockers The Perth Tourist Lounge (see “Visitor Information”
earlier in the chapter) stores luggage, and there are baggage lockers
at the international and domestic terminals at the airport.
Police Dial & 000 in an emergency. Central Police Station, 1 Hay St., East
Perth (& 08/9263 2300) and Fremantle Police Station, 45 Henderson St.
(& 08/9430 1222), are open 24 hours. To be connected to the nearest station,
dial & 13 14 44.
Post Office The General Post Office on Forrest Place (& 13 13 18) is open
Monday through Friday 8am to 5:30pm, Saturday 9am to 12:30pm, closed
Sunday. There are also post offices at 26 and 66 St. Georges Terrace, at
Cloisters Square at 863 Hay St., and in just about every suburb. Most post