GuildfordWA

Kings Meadow Reserve. In the original 1829 Guildford Town Plan prepared by H.C. Sutherland, a huge riverside-frontage allotment was vested in the Crown. It remains pubic land. On its website, the City of Swan issues the following warning: "Beware of snakes during summer as this reedy area where the two rivers meet is a huge frog habitat". Perhaps this explains the precise, careful gait of this polo pony (part of the reserve is currently leased to the Perth Polo Club).

The Guildford Hotel stood derelict and unprotected from the elements for 8 long years after a fire ripped through her belly, destroying much that will never be replaced . . .   . . . and even that which has been replaced just ain't quite exactly as it was. It's close. Very close. But . . . missed it by that much . . . Local residents mounted an unrelenting campaign to save the grand old building from demolition by neglect, facing often unsupportive Government machinations and, to be honest, much indifference from the wider Perth community. The irony is that the reworked hotel is reportedly now a more popular venue for many from that once indifferent wider Perth community than it is for the locals. C'est la vie.

Buskers are not often seen on the streets of Guildford, which is a shame. This gentleman fitted in perfectly one Christmas, but I've lost his details.

Well-serviced footpaths allow visitors access to the many sights of Guildford . . . most of the time.

   Kangaroos on the fairway before even the keenest of golfers.

Trained to guard their house's electricity meter-box with their lives, the cats of Guildford are not to be reckoned with . . .unless you scratch them softly under the chin  . . . or just a little bit more to the left . . . you bring fish human? . . .

At Guildford's incredible Museum of Natural History , taxidermist Michael Buzza presents visitors with a jaw-dropping selection of not-quite-alive animals . . . including dinosaurs such as this one, seen here checking out Godzilla at the movies in downtown Manhattan, New York. And yes Agnes, that is indeed the faint scent of Photoshop you have so expertly noticed . . .

St Matthew's Church in Guildford is the only Garrison Church in Australia. Guildford was also the staging post for the 10th Light Horse Battalion during World War 1. Needless to say, the legendary Light Horse Regiment features prominently in all ANZAC day commemorations