It’s been a hard few weeks in Perth hospitality.

The Young George closed its doors on April 2. And in October, after a beautiful run, Champagne and Gumboots will follow.

Two venues. Two creative visions. Both gone within months of each other, in a city that loves its hospitality scene.

The year I walked away from my marriage was the same year I lost the man who raised me. Two of the biggest losses of my life, arriving at the same time, while I was figuring out how to be a single mum and keep everything together for my daughter.