The People Journal

Meet the Perthlings
shaping our city.

Portraits of artists, makers and everyday locals leaving their mark on Western Australia.

Lake Claremont shed wrapped in Brenton See’s native wildlife mural

People · Art · Conservation

The Mural Maker

From childhood hours among birds to walls alive with local wildlife, Brenton See has made Western Australia both his subject and his canvas.

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Designer Nicola Yeung with Maria Thattil and the Black Swan national costume

People · Culture · Fashion

The Dressmaker

From a fabric store to medical patternmaking, hand-dyed silk, mechanical wings and the Miss Universe stage, Nicola Yeung’s path through fashion has never followed an obvious pattern.

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Noodles being lifted with chopsticks from a bowl served at Fat Fish Ramen

People · Culture · City Beach

The Ramen Makers

A little Japanese eatery in City Beach, homemade golden chicken-bone broth, and the journey behind a bowl that feels like home—a comforting embrace, one bowl at a time.

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