The Project is taking the show to Perth for a week-long live broadcast from Western Australia, from March 21 to 25, after years spent apart.
Perth’s homegrown Carrie Bickmore will be joined by fellow Project hosts Waleed Aly, Lisa Wilkinson, and Peter Helliar, all heading west to present the show’s first live outside broadcast since before the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Carrie Bickmore shares: “I can’t wait to get home to the beautiful state I grew up in, I miss my family and friends so much and can’t wait to squeeze them! I’ll definitely jump in the ocean while I am there too!”
The Project’s Lisa Wilkinson will cross live to the desk at the top of WA Week from Broome, before she’s live on the desk in Perth on Thursday 24 and Friday 25 to cap off an exceptional week.
Wilkinson proudly explains: “We are all so looking forward to getting back to WA. It’s such a fabulous destination at any time, but after two years of being closed off to the rest of the country, we can’t wait to explore everything that this vast, stunning state has to offer.”
The show will broadcast from multiple locations that Perth is famous for, such as the iconic Kings Park and Botanic Garden, and will also include live crosses from Perth local and well-known reporter Rove McManus.
McManus has expressed his excitement in welcoming his friends from The Project, as he shows off the best that Western Australia has to offer with live crosses to the desk from the iconic Ningaloo Reef, the Margaret River Region, and Rottnest Island.
McManus said: “I am very excited The Project is headed to Western Australia and I can’t wait to share some of the highlights of my home state with the team and its audience. There will be iconic landmarks, incredible experiences, and stunning locations from all over the state that may even give me an opportunity to swing by Mum’s place for a visit as well. The welcome mat is out and I’m ready to go.”
The Project WA Week Kicks Off Monday, 21 March, At 7.30 pm On 10 And 10 Play On Demand.