- WA Day to be bigger and better than ever as Western Australians urged to celebrate our State
- State Government providing more than $2 million, including Lotterywest funding, to support WA Day activities
- Free travel across the public transport network for two days over WA Day long weekend
- Extra train services running between Stadium Station and Perth for WA Day Festival
Western Australians are being urged to get out this weekend and celebrate their State, with the WA Day Festival set to return even bigger than before.
The Perth WA Day Festival will run over Sunday and Monday, 4 and 5 June, with live entertainment, rides, food trucks, fireworks and drone light shows stretching from the Optus Stadium foreshore to Burswood Park.
To help celebrate the day, the State Government will provide free travel across the entire public transport network for the two festival days of the long weekend, as well as running extra train services between Stadium Station and Perth, allowing for a hassle-free journey to and from the event.
The additional train services mean trains will be travelling between Perth Station and Optus Stadium Station roughly every five minutes.
Elsewhere on the network, trains will operate every 10 to 15 minutes over the long weekend, while timetabled buses will operate on a Sunday/public holiday timetable across the Transperth network, with limited services after 7pm.
Up to 50 additional Public Transport Authority staff will be rostered on across the weekend to support the increased transport services, including train drivers and transit officers.
The festival marks the triumphant homecoming for local heroes Voyager, after their successful Eurovision campaign.
Voyager join an impressive line-up on the first day of the festival, alongside Amy Shark, Mark Seymour, Baby Animals and more.
WA Day events will also be held across the regions, including festivals in Albany, Kalgoorlie, Port Hedland, Newman, Carnarvon and Geraldton.
The State Government is providing $1.2 million to celebrate WA for WA Day events in both the city and the regions, with a further $900,000 from Lotterywest to support Perth and regional activities.
For more information about WA Day public transport services, go to the Transperth website - www.transperth.wa.gov.au.
For more information on WA Day activities, visit www.celebratewa.com.au.
As stated by Transport Minister Rita Saffioti:
"Western Australians know we live in the best State in the country - and this weekend is a chance to get out and celebrate all that's great about WA.
"Free public transport means this weekend will be an affordable day out for families right across Perth's suburbs.
"It'll also be the first opportunity for local crowds to welcome home Voyager, who so memorably put WA on the world stage at Eurovision this year.
"So make the most of the free public transport and get involved in the festivities of this year's WA Day, relax and let our free public transport service get you there safely and on time."
