The Queen travelled to WA seven times during her reign, and Perth was the last Australian city she ever visited.

That was in 2011, when Colin Barnett was the Premier and he hosted Her Majesty for three days in Perth before CHOGM, while also meeting her at Buckingham Palace too to discuss CHOGM preparations.

As he tells Liam Bartlett on 6PR Mornings, he told the Queen the Perth foreshore was to be redeveloped and named after her.

"It was there that I wanted to raise [the naming of Elizabeth Quay], but I was advised by the Brits and the Australian embassy in Perth that we should do it more formally."

The Queen travelled to WA seven times during her reign, and Perth was the last Australian city she ever visited.
That was in 2011, when Colin Barnett was the Premier and he hosted Her Majesty for three days in Perth before CHOGM, while also meeting her at Buckingham Palace too to discuss CHOGM preparations.
As he tells Liam Bartlett on 6PR Mornings, he told the Queen the Perth foreshore was to be redeveloped and named after her.
"It was there that I wanted to raise [the naming of Elizabeth Quay], but I was advised by the Brits and the Australian embassy in Perth that we should do it more formally."

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