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Cycling at Rottnest Island (left) and children feeding lambs at Caversham Wildlife Park.

Cycling at Rottnest Island (left) and children feeding lambs at Caversham Wildlife Park.

PHOTOS: LYDIA VASKO

Lydia Vasko

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PERTH – Coolest bars and hottest tables in Perth? I can’t tell you. But ask me about playgrounds and I’ll give you the mother lode. As a family destination – a five-hour flight! Same time zone! Nature galore! – Perth shines.

The last time my husband and I were in Perth, I was newly pregnant and the first Covid-19 cases were just appearing in Singapore.

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