Scarborough


For generations, Western Australians have had a love affair with Scarborough and its beach life. From family outings to the seaside and picnics in the park, through to the notorious Snake Pit, Scarborough has been a favourite destination on Perth's coastline. Scarborough has a dual function as a tourism destination, catering for residents and visitors from outside the local areas, as well as a service centre for local residents, providing opportunities for weekly shopping and other residential services.

Just 20 mins from Perth CBD, Scarborough is one of the best beaches on the West Coast. From here you can walk to many of the other city beaches including the topless beach and a pet friendly beach. The area offers great activities especially water s[ports such as swimming, surfing fishing, windsurfing etc or you can cycle, fish or just enjoy the sights. There are many sporting associations to join with most sports being catered for. There are numerous restaurants and cafes as well as takeaway and fast food outlets. There is plenty of nightlife here with clubs, bars and live entertainment venues. There are primary and secondary schools here with TAFE and University campuses not far away Public transport is good with buses running to the city at frequent regular intervals.


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For the visitor, Scarborough offers a broad range of accommodation options ranging from affordable rooms for families and leisure visitors, through bto luxury accommodation for corporate travellers and high end tourism markets.

The name is derived from the name of a residential subdivision which began to be sold in the late 1880s. The name was coined by a real estate developer and recalls the English seaside town of Scarborough in North Yorkshire.


Brighton Beach

Beaches
Scarborough is one of Perth's best surf beaches. It is also a popular spot for wind and kite surfing. Facilities include a surf lifesaving club, good parking and large grassed areas. Beaches within walking distance include Trigg Beach (surfing, fishing) 1.4km north with its island and rock pools, and Brighton Beach to the south where topless beach babes go to work on their suntans.

Brighton Beach is named from the name of a residential subdivision to the South Scarborough Beach Road. The name was coined by a real estate developer and recalls the English seaside resort town of Brighton in Sussex. The name was never adopted officially and the subdivision is now part of the suburb of Scarborough.


Trigg Island

Trigg, to the north od Scarborough, has traditionally the most challenging surf on the suburban beaches strip around what remains of Trigg Island, which is a rocky outcrop on the shoreline. Trigg is also well known for the Trigg blue hole, an area at the north end of Trigg Beach which has in the past claimed several lives. Trigg has a surf lifesaving club, grassed areas, kiosks, off street parking, public toilets/change rooms, small boat launching ramp. Trigg was named after Henry Trigg, Superintendent of Public Works in the Colony of WA from 1838 to 1851.

Floreat Beach is the southern end of a long ribbon of surf and sand that is begins at Scarborough and encompasses Brighton Beach. The whole of the beach in this area was once known as City Beach, but this section was re-named in the 1940s to differentiate it from City Beach. Floreat Beach does not border the suburb with which it shares its name. The name is derived from the residential subdivision of Floreat Park. Perth's Town Clerk, W.E, Bold, chose the name, which is a Latin word meaning 'Let It Flourish'. It was taken from Perth's Coat of Arms. Subdivision of Floreat Park (known simply as Floreat since 1977) commenced in 1912. The name was adopted for Floreat Beach in the 1940s to differentiate it from City Beach, both of which still fall within the boundaries of the City of Perth, however Floreat Beach does not border the suburb with which it shares its name.


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