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Perth is making an effort to cater for visitors with disabilities. Most major public buildings are accessible to persons with disabilities. Individuals with visual impairments will find that major traffic intersections audibly notify the user when traffic has been signaled to stop. The Citiplace Community Centre in the Perth City Train Station hires out wheelchairs. Perth's climate is Mediterranean in nature. Summers are hot and dry (29 degrees C during the day), while winters are cool (but not cold at 18 degrees C) and wet. Australian's use the Australian dollar (comprising 100 cents) as their currency. There are no longer any 1 cent or 2 cent coins in circulation - expect that shops or business's to round off bills to the nearest 5 cents. Voltage converters are available in stores to adapt tourist shavers and hair dryers to the 240/250 volt 3 pin power outlet. Contacting the outside world is easy through widely available Internet access. Visitors can expect to find Internet machines in airports, some hotels and in popular tourist areas. There is a City of Perth Information Kiosk in the Murray Street mall which not only gives out information on Perth but also is a contact point for free walking tours of Perth given by volunteers. Western Australia is on Western Standard Time (WST), which is eight hours ahead of GMT. |