Perth Steam Works has just celebrated its 25th birthday, and since new owners took over the venue last year the sauna has been reinvented and renewed. A bold vision of how a sauna can be a special space for men has been brought to life. As you enter the venue friendly staff greet you and […]
Tags: Bisexual, DJ, gay, LGBTIQA, Men, Northbridge, Perth, perth steam works, reinvention, sauna, Steamworks
6 Oct 2021 /
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The WA AIDS Council (WAAC) have announced they have recommitted to their partnership with Perth Steam Works, as the queer men’s venue reopens after months of lockdown. The project is an extension of WAAC’s M Clinic, which provides free, confidential and inclusive STI testing for all LGBTIQ+ people in Western Australia. Perth Steam Works owner […]
Tags: Lisa Dobrin, M Clinic, mike drummond, perth steam works, sex, sexual health, WA AIDS Council, WAAC
13 Aug 2020 |
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LGBTIQ+ venues are finally emerging from lockdown limbo, and Perth Steam Works is ready to return with an all-new look this Saturday. A fixture of Perth’s LGBTIQ+ community for 25 years, Perth Steam Works found a new owner in Michael Drummond earlier this year, and the new team have overseen massive renovations to the space […]
Tags: M Clinic, mike drummond, perth steam works, Steam Works, WA AIDS Council, WAAC
31 Jul 2020 |
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For the first time in 22 years, one of Perth’s iconic gay venues is on the market. Perth Steam Works’ owner Mike Chester has announced he plans to step away from the business he founded in September 1996. Mike, who turns 60 next February, reflected on more than two decades in business and said the […]
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8 Oct 2018 |
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It was early in 1995 when a then brewery worker first thought of opening Perth’s second sauna. While filled with optimism, there remained many questions for the aspiring businessman to turn the idea into a reality. Was there enough people in Perth to sustain a second sauna? Where would it be located? Would the relevant […]
Tags: gay, mike chester, MSM, perth steam works, sauna
8 Sep 2017 |
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