Can one consider Perth ‘humble beginnings’? Maybe so if you’re talking about the coffee company in the midst of taking over the world. And what does it feel like for a born and bred Western Australian boy to be driving this pop-culture juggernaut?

Opened in 1994 and due for a landscaping facelift worth over $100,000, the Cut has restored the Estuary’s former glory as home to thousands of migrating wetland birds, abundant marine life and of course, the irrepressible dolphins.

According to experienced Swan River tour guide Danielle Cashmore, river cruises in particular are an experience that aren’t appreciated nearly enough by locals. "It’s the general consensus that people don’t see where they live." she says, "Most river cruise customers are tourists."