The People Journal

Meet the Perthlings
shaping our city.

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

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 from a bowl at Fat Fish Ramen in City Beach

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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