New luxury hotels, restaurants from Michelin starred chefs and the world's tallest water slide are all opening in Perth in the next month. All this plus an average temperature of 27-30 degrees makes Perth a hot destination this winter.

Perth's latest luxury hotel opens in October

Perth welcomes another new hotel next month when COMO The Treasury opens its doors on 15 October in the city centre. Set in the 140 year old State Buildings, there are 48 rooms featuring high ceilings, original columns and balconies with city views as well as offering a complimentary in-room bar, chauffeur and butler services. The luxury property, which once housed the State Treasury and Cabinet rooms, includes a pool, yoga studio, and spa offering holistic therapies. There will also be two restaurants; a bistro and Wildflower, a rooftop restaurant housed in a streel-framed glass box overlooking the city. West Australian chef Jed Gerrad will serve contemporary cuisine revolving around the indigenous ethos of six seasons and using the finest Western Australian produce. This is COMO Hotels and Resorts first property in Australia and fifth urban hotel, with two properties in London as well as Bangkok and Miami. The hotel is part of a significant transformation of Cathedral Square in Perth's historic heart. Rooms start from $595 (£270) including breakfast. www.comohotels.com/thetreasury

This is the latest of a series of innovative openings in Perth's historic buildings. Earlier this year, the Alex in Northbridge transformed a former bank into a 74-room neighbourhood hotel with rooftop terrace, homely communal spaces and a strong focus on local food and wine (rooms from $190 (£86) per night B&B www.alexhotel.com.au) and the five-star Terrace offers 15 suites in a former Bishop's residence in the city's West End, (rooms from at $269 per night (£122) www.terracehotelperth.com.au). While at the budget end of the scale the newly opened Fremantle Prison YHA allows guests the rare opportunity to sleep in World Heritage-listed building. This one-of-a-kind hostel was originally the women's division of the World Heritage-listed Fremantle Prison. (Prices from $29 (£13) pp pn in a shared room www.yha.com.au) Close by, the Hougoumont Hotel cleverly combines shipping containers with the colonial frontage of a 19th Century Hotel to provide affordable luxury that wouldn't look out of place in Shoreditch. Rooms start from $199 (£107). www.hougoumonthotel.com   

Michelin-starred chef David Thompson returns to Oz with new Perth restaurant

Long Chim, a new Thai restaurant from Michelin-starred chef David Thompson, is due to open in Perth in October, marking his much anticipated return to Australia. Long Chim will sit alongside COMO The Treasury in the newly renovated Cathedral Square precinct in Perth's city centre. Handpicked staff will dish up Thompson's signature food in a dynamic environment of street art, cellar bar and edgy shows including Thai burlesque. Thompson's Bangkok restaurant Namh is one of the top 50 in the world.

As well as Long Chim, The $584 million Cathedral Square development will also include an 18-tap beer bar serving craft beers, a wine bar, shops, new city library and public spaces. www.cathedralsquare.com.au 

David Thompson to star at Margaret River Gourmet Escape

David Thompson will join Marco Pierre White and Rick Stein at this year's Margaret River Gourmet Escape presented by Audi (20 - 22 November 2015); a three day food and wine festival held amongst the rolling vineyards and white sand beaches of Western Australia's Margaret River Wine Region. Set to be bigger than ever before, the widely acclaimed food festival will bring together over 40 of the world's leading chefs, wine personalities and celebrities in a celebration of the region's artisanal producers and spectacular natural scenery.

New events for 2015 include The Didgeridoo Cave Experience a guided walk and dinner with aboriginal local Josh Whiteland. Josh will cook up a BBQ feast incorporating abalone, marron, smoked mussels, fish, kangaroo and emu over a campfire. Tickets for the Gourmet Village start from $40 while the Didgeridoo Cave Experience is $165 www.gourmetescape.com.au

Pop-up waterpark in Perth with the tallest water slide in the world

Perth enjoys more hours of sunshine than any other city in Australia and from November there will be a new way to enjoy the good weather with Australia's first pop-up waterpark. Xscape at the City will feature a combination of slides, rides and activities. The main attraction will be the tallest water slide in the world - a twin lane 23m high slide that's 110m in length and almost 13 stories tall! Visitors can expect to slide at approximately 65km per hour. The waterpark will also include a trampoline and Olympic-sized swimming pool. The Xscape will take over Belmont Park Racecourse, a short drive from the city centre, from November 2015 to April 2016. www.xscapeatthecity.com.au 

The rebirth of Perth at a glance

The capital of Western Australia is going through a renaissance.  Developments in the beachside city include:

• Billion-dollar projects such as Elizabeth Quay and Perth City Link are reshaping the city – reconnecting the city centre with both the Swan River and Northbridge, a cultural and creative hub. By creating a new waterfront and sinking the railway line, both projects make it easier to move around the city as well as creating stunning public spaces with new bars, restaurants and hotels in the heart of Australia's sunniest city

• New attractions planned include the 60,000 seat Perth Stadium due to open in 2018 and a new museum in 2020 to house the State's collections

• A series of new hotels are planned across the city which will add more than 2,000 rooms by 2020 including the luxury Crown Towers and Ritz-Carlton's first property in Australia

• In the last 8 years there has been an explosion in small bars and restaurants with 125 new restaurants 88 small bars opening since 2007. To experience some of the best join one of the foodie walking tours or take a rickshaw food safari

• More than 80 walls across the city have been turned into canvases for local and international artists. There is a new street art tour to help you find the best bits

• A $750 million transformation of Perth Airport is well underway

 For further information visit www.westernaustralia.com