Dennis The Menace

I find it quite ironic people slagging off Hillarys, Obviously a hell of a lot of people like it as it wouldn´t be so busy there. I bet 90 %+ of the people that slag the place off take their visiting families there, and will go back there again.
It seems to me that once you live here, if you like Hillarys Certain POMS immediately class you as a Sun/Mirror reader. I find nothing wrong with this,
God forbid anyone who has a tattoo and enjoy a beer

Bazza Boy

Here, bloody here.

The in laws were over from the UK a few weeks ago. Fought one of them to the first round and thank God I lost! 2 1/2 pints of Hoegarden and a small pineapple juice.

$41.50!

Never again you thieving, rancid Italian scum.

Amazulu

I slag it off and I've only been there twice - the last time was over 18 months ago. If I never go back I'll be happy.

I'm not a pom.

mindblower

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Gotta be better than Blackpool huh ? ..lol

renth

Check this out:

http://www.joondalup.wa.gov.au/BUcou...1agn050509.pdf

It looks great. There will be a new northern entrance which is even closer to my place.

Amazulu

Looks good.

I see Worley Parsons are involved - I'll design the f**ker for you.

renth

Can I have a (free) private boat pen just for me?

Amazulu

You can have 2.

hoofie2002

As long as it's not as bad as Mindarie Keys. We went up there a week ago with a friend who was on holiday from the UK. Only the staff MIGHT have been Australian - every single accent you could hear was English and at 4:00pm on a Sunday it was full of pissed blokes swearing at the top of their voices.

Before we went I said it's a s***hole but we still had to go of course - guess what when we came back my wife and friend agreed with me. Our friend said "it's not very Australian is it ? - it's like being back in Manchester only with more sun".

Hillary's isn't my favourite [at least with the Breakwater they are trying to take it upmarket] but it's better than Mindarie Keys.

renth

Sounds like hell. Many football shirts?

hoofie2002

A fair sprinkling of course. In the end we sat outside Dome for something to drink - the ground outside was f****** filthy as the staff couldn't be arsed to clean up and there was an endless precession of pissed blokes walking past through the middle of the seating area, smoking like chimneys and swearing like navvies - just the atmosphere I want my 7 year-old in.

Don't get me started on the Boat - packed out and dog-rough. The last time I was in there 4 english blokes were standing at the bar drunk as anything and swearing at the top of the voices. Not one member of the bar staff did anything nor did the bouncers - I sure as hell didn't because I didn't want glassed. And this is a place full of families eating.

Hell has a face and I've seen it.

worzel

I had a look at that this morning and was seriously impressed. As you know, I am a member of ORSSC and regularly use the boat ramps for launching. I was fearing another Hillarys but they are looking after the boaties really well. Besides a new club building / grounds and extra boat ramps there will be temporary moorings for day trippers and even an artificial reef to go diving on. I just hope I can still afford the club membership fees when it is complete.

iamthecreaturefromuranus

Believe it when you see it... this is one on the East Coast that has been years in the planning and was already underway.. not anymore it isn't. Companies involved are now potless and it may never be completed.

http://www.shellharbour.nsw.gov.au/d...px?WebPage=564

northernlights

I'm glad it's not just me, I feel exactly the same as you Hoofie2002. I'll take Hillarys over Mindarie any day of the week. I prefer the tourists to swearing/drunk locals.

Dennis The Menace

I know your not a Pom but you married one

Here is your reply to your visit there in Jan 2008 so there is something that drags you back to Hillarys within the last 18 months, Maybe not as bad as you like to make out to be eh!
And i bet you will go back but won´t tell anyone though


Only visiting dude, only visiting. We were in, spent 90mins there and out! Did not hang around. There were plenty of poms there as well, with the football shirts, crap tattoos etc.
It's a very good aquarium. My son loved it. Well worth a visit - even if it is a bit expensive.
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