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(Perth, Western Australia - WA, Australia AU)



Perth is a fitness capital of Western Australia and many of the locals in Perth regularly exercise at the numerous gyms, fitness centres in Perth city centre, or by jogging, walking or playing sport in many of Perth's parks. With world-class sports facilities, Perth is also home to many popular spectator sports, such as soccer, Western Australian Rules football, rugby and tennis.

Other popular sports and outdoor activities in the Perth area include golf, swimming, yachting, sailing, diving and of course surfing. The local Perth newspapers provide a useful sports section that regularly lists daily and weekly local Perth sports events, which are held in Perth's city centre, Perth's suburbs and other areas on Western Australia.




Perth Sports: Surfing in Perth - Perth, Western Australia (WA), Australia AU
Perth is home to many superb beaches with excellent waves, making it one of the most popular locations in Western Australia and the world for surfing, particularly during the winter months. Nearby Rottnest Island is the highlight for surfers in Perth and some of the best surfing locations around Rottnest Island include Bullets, Cathedral Rock, Chicken Reef, Rotto Box, Salmon Bay and Strickland Bay. Other popular locations for surfing in and around Perth include Grabbers, Hollow Night, Isolator, Little Island, North Beach, Scarborough, Swanbourne Beach, the Cove and Trigg Beach.

Perth Sports: Football / Soccer in Perth - Perth, Western Australia (WA), Australia AU
Soccer is without doubt one of Perth's most popular spectator sports and Perth has a semi-professional league. Perth's main soccer team is the Perth Glory soccer club, who regularly play football matches at the Perth Oval stadium. The football season in Perth is during the autumn and winter, from March to September.

Perth Sports: Australian Rules Football in Perth - Perth, Western Australia (WA), Australia AU
Australian Rules Football is run by the Australian Football League (AFL) and Perth has two main local teams - the Fremantle Dockers and the West Coast Eagle. Regular games are played at the Subiaco Oval in Perth Subiaco district.

Perth Sports: Rugby in Perth - Perth, Western Australia (WA), Australia AU
Both Rugby Union and Rugby League has a strong following in the Perth area. The Perth Western Reds regularly play matches in the Australian Rugby League, Subiaco Oval in Perth Subiaco district, competing in the Rugby World Cup and other competitions.

Perth Sports: Cricket in Perth - Perth, Western Australia (WA), Australia AU
Tel: +61 (0)8 9265 7222
The grounds of the Western Australia Cricket Association (WACA) are situated in Nelson Crescent, on the east side of Perth. This is Perth's main venue for cricket and regularly hosts important local matches and international test matches. Perth's cricket season runs from October until March.

Perth Sports: Tennis in Perth - Perth, Western Australia (WA), Australia AU
Tel: +61 (0)8 9388 4755
The highlight of the tennis year in Perth is the Hyundai Hopman Cup, which is held in Perth's Burswood Dome at the beginning of January. This popular tennis event attracts some of the best tennis players in the world and the Hyundai Hopman Cup is a prelude to the Australian Open tennis competition, which is held in Melbourne. There are also numerous public tennis courts located throughout Perth, including many in Perth's larger parks.

Perth Sports: Perth Fitness Centres and Perth Gyms - Perth, Western Australia (WA), Australia AU
There are numerous well-equipped fitness and sports centres in central Perth, with excellent state-of-the-art fitness and weight training equipment, aerobic courses, personal trainers, saunas, solariums, steam rooms, hydrotherapy and massage. Most gyms and sports centres in Perth and Western Australia are open daily, from early in the morning until late at night.

• Active 8 Paragon Health and Fitness Club - Level 1, Paragon CBD Arcade, 811 Hay Street, Perth, Western Australia (WA), Australia AU
  Tel: +61 (0)8 9322 1588
• Altone Park Leisure Centre - 332 Benara Road, Beechboro, Perth, Western Australia (WA), Australia AU
  Tel: +61 (0)8 9267 9040
• Beatty Park Leisure Centre - 220 Vincent Street, North Perth, Perth, Western Australia (WA), Australia AU
  Tel: +61 (0)8 9273 6080
• CBD Health Spa - 100-104 Murray Street, Perth, Western Australia (WA), Australia AU
  Tel: +61 (0)8 9221 9900
• Essence Fitness - 1 Bay Road, Claremont, Perth, Western Australia (WA), Australia AU
  Tel: +61 (0)8 9386 3006
• Fitness First - 1355 Albany Highway, Cannington, Western Australia (WA), Australia AU
  Tel: +61 (0)8 9451 5155
• Fitness First - 166 Murray Street Mall, Perth, Western Australia (WA), Australia AU
  Tel: +61 (0)8 9421 3100
• Fitness First - Floreat Forum Shopping Centre, 5 How Tree Place, Floreat, Perth, Western Australia (WA), Australia AU
  Tel: +61 (0)8 9287 0000
• Fremantle Leisure Centre - 10 Shuffrey Street, Fremantle, Perth, Western Australia (WA), Australia AU
  Tel: +61 (0)8 9432 9533
• Kicks Fitness Club - Shop 63, Whitford City Shopping Centre, Hillarys, Perth, Western Australia (WA), Australia AU
  Tel: +61 (0)8 9401 4600
• McCarthy Park Health Retreat - 785 Berry Road, Gidgegannup, Perth, Western Australia (WA), Australia AU
  Tel: +61 (0)8 9574 7161: 0418 920 085
• Swan Park Leisure Centre - Gray Drive, Midvale, Perth, Western Australia (WA), Australia AU
  Tel: +61 (0)8 9267 9090
• Your Trainers Personal Training Studio - Studio 1, 280 Hay Street, Subiaco, Perth, Western Australia (WA), Australia AU
  Tel: +61 (0)8 9388 7355

Perth Sports: Horse Racing in Perth - Perth, Western Australia (WA), Australia AU
Horse racing is a popular sport in Perth and the main racecourses are the riverside courses of Ascot and Belmont Park, just minutes from central Perth. These popular racecourses are managed by the Western Australian Turf Club, which has more than 150 years of horse-racing experience in the Perth area. The other main horse-racing course in Perth is Warwick Farm Racecourse, situated on the Hume Highway in the Greater West area of Perth.

Perth Sports: Yachting in Perth - Perth, Western Australia (WA), Australia AU
Yachting is a major pastime for both locals and tourists visiting Perth and Western Australia. At the weekend, large numbers of yachts sail around Perth's picturesque harbours and bays, many of which are extremely large and impressive. The yachting season in Perth is between October to April and many championship yachting events in Perth are held on the Swan's Melville Water.

Perth Sports: Sailing, Canoeing and Kayaking in Perth - Perth, Western Australia (WA), Australia AU
There are a number of sailing, canoeing and kayaking schools in the Perth area for experienced and novice sailors. With inexpensive introductory lessons, sailing is a particularly enjoyable way to tour Perth's Swan River and surrounding bays.

Perth Sports: Swimming in Perth - Perth, Western Australia (WA), Australia AU
Visitors, tourists and locals in Perth all share a love of water sports and Perth is home to many excellent public swimming pools. Some of Perth's swimming pools are set into beaches and many of the outdoor swimming pools in the Perth area close at the beginning of May and the open again in October.

Perth Sports: Fishing in Perth - Perth, Western Australia (WA), Australia AU
Fishing is a particularly popular pastime for both locals and visitors in Perth and the Western Australia area and many of the fishing boats are equipped with modern, state-of-the-art technology radars and fishing equipment.

Perth Sports: Mountain Biking in Perth - Perth, Western Australia (WA), Australia AU
There are numerous cycling trails throughout Perth that are particularly suitable for mountain bikes. Many of these mountain bike trails are situated on the outskirts of Perth and include scenic views of the surrounding bushland and oceanfront.

Perth Extreme Outdoor Activities - Perth, Western Australia (WA), Australia AU
Perth is home to some of the most exciting and daring extreme sports and outdoor activities, which include mountaineering, abseiling, caving, skydiving, jet skiing, bungee jumping, white-water rafting, ballooning and speed racing. Here are just a few of the more extreme sports available in the Perth and Western Australia area.

• Action Outdoors Association- 61 Powell Street, Joondanna, Perth, Western Australia (WA), Australia AU
  Tel: +61 (0)8 9487 2548
• Bungee West - Progress Drive, Bibra Lake, Western Australia (WA), Australia AU
  Tel: +61 (0)8 9417 2500
• Climbers Association of Western Australia - Subiaco, Perth, Western Australia (WA), Australia AU
  Tel: +61 (0)8 9266 7246
• Coates Hire Avon Descent - Northam, Perth, Western Australia (WA), Australia AU
  Tel: +61 (0)8 9622 2555
• Fly High Parasailing - Narrows Bridge, Perth, Western Australia (WA), Australia AU
  Tel: +61 (0)8 9313 3897
• Hang-Gliding Association of Western Australia - South Perth, Western Australia (WA), Australia AU
  Tel: +61 (0)8 9294 3962
• Wescoast Hang-gliding - 6 Gibbs Street, Mullaloo, Perth, Western Australia (WA), Australia AU
  Tel: +61 (0)8 9307 1816
• Windward Balloon Adventures - Northam Airfield, Withers Street, Northam, Western Australia (WA), Australia AU
  Tel: +61 (0)8 9621 2000

 
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