Alert to Perth motorists - fill up now to beat the petrol price rise

Motorists in Perth and Mandurah are advised to fill up now if they need to, with petrol prices set to rise tomorrow. After today motorists will likely have to wait a week before petrol prices are again at the bottom of the price cycle.

FuelWatch reports that, from 6am tomorrow (Wednesday 14 January 2026), the average price of Perth’s regular unleaded petrol (ULP) will increase by 21 cents per litre (cpl) to 181.2 cpl with Caltex and BP hiking up to 203.9 cpl; 7-Eleven, Ampol and EG Ampol up to 199.9 cpl; United up to 186.9 cpl; and Vibe up to 186.2 cpl.

Alert to Perth motorists - fill up now to beat the petrol price rise

Motorists in Perth and Mandurah are advised to fill up now if they need to, with petrol prices set to rise tomorrow. After today motorists will likely have to wait a week before petrol prices are again at the bottom of the price cycle.

FuelWatch reports that, from 6am tomorrow (Wednesday 7 January 2026), the average price of Perth’s regular unleaded petrol (ULP) will increase by 21 cents per litre (cpl) to 182.4 cpl with Caltex and BP hiking up to 203.9 cpl; Ampol, EG Ampol and 7-Eleven up to 199.9 cpl; United up to 189.9 cpl; and Vibe up to 189.7 cpl.

Alert to Perth motorists - fill up now to beat the petrol price rise

Motorists in Perth and Mandurah are advised to fill up now if they need to, with petrol prices set to rise tomorrow. After today motorists will likely have to wait a week before petrol prices are again at the bottom of the price cycle.

FuelWatch reports that, from 6am tomorrow (Wednesday 10 December 2025), the average price of Perth’s regular unleaded petrol (ULP) will increase by 22 cents per litre (cpl) to 189.5 cpl with 7-Eleven, Ampol, BP, Caltex and EG Ampol hiking up to 209.9 cpl; United up to 196.5 cpl; and Vibe up to 195.7 cpl.

Alert to Perth motorists - fill up now to beat the petrol price rise

Motorists in Perth and Mandurah are advised to fill up now if they need to, with petrol prices set to rise tomorrow. After today motorists will likely have to wait a week before petrol prices are again at the bottom of the price cycle.

FuelWatch reports that, from 6am tomorrow (Wednesday 31 December 2025), the average price of Perth’s regular unleaded petrol (ULP) will increase by 20 cents per litre (cpl) to 183.2 cpl with Caltex, EG Ampol and BP hiking up to 203.9 cpl; Ampol up to 201.9 cpl; 7-Eleven up to 199.9 cpl; United up to 189.9 cpl; and Vibe up to 189.7 cpl.

Alert to Perth motorists - fill up now to beat the petrol price rise

Motorists in Perth and Mandurah are advised to fill up now if they need to, with petrol prices set to rise tomorrow. After today motorists will likely have to wait a week before petrol prices are again at the bottom of the price cycle.

FuelWatch reports that, from 6am tomorrow (Wednesday 24 December 2025), the average price of Perth’s regular unleaded petrol (ULP) will increase by 19 cents per litre (cpl) to 183.1 cpl with Caltex hiking up to 205.9 cpl; 7-Eleven, Ampol and BP up to 203.9 cpl; United up to 198.9 cpl; Vibe up to 191.3 cpl; and EG Ampol up to 189.9 cpl.

Travel sickness: illness no longer a free pass to refunds

  • Cancelling travel due to illness does not guarantee a remedy under consumer law
  • COVID-era rules no longer apply – important to check the booking’s T&Cs
  • Flexible booking options and travel insurance the best ways to protect yourself

Travellers are urged to check the terms and conditions before cancelling bookings, as Consumer Protection continues to receive complaints from people mistakenly expecting automatic refunds, particularly as a result of illness.

Alert to Perth motorists - fill up now to beat the petrol price rise

Motorists in Perth and Mandurah are advised to fill up now if they need to, with petrol prices set to rise tomorrow. After today motorists will likely have to wait a week before petrol prices are again at the bottom of the price cycle.

FuelWatch reports that, from 6am tomorrow (Wednesday 17 December 2025), the average price of Perth’s regular unleaded petrol (ULP) will increase by 22 cents per litre (cpl) to 188.3 cpl with 7-Eleven, BP and Caltex hiking up to 209.9 cpl; Ampol up to 207.9 cpl; EG Ampol up to 205.9 cpl; United up to 195.9 cpl; and Vibe up to 195.3 cpl.

From the Commissioner: Social media ban scams

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll know that many social media platforms are now no longer allowed to let Australians under 16 create or have an account.

Just as you and the family are adjusting to this new social-media-free-world, another challenge emerges. Scamwatch, led by the National Anti-Scam Centre, has identified several scams that opportunistic criminals may use to take advantage of any confusion a major change like this could cause.