The rainbow you seek is Perth's historic Rainbow Bridge, which spans the Little Tay River as it begins its passage around Haggart Island. What is at the end of the rainbow? According to local legend, there is a camouflaged lock ‘n’ lock containing gold coins for trade (trade items can be any gold coloured item). Easiest access to the bridge is via Thom and John St. In summer, Northern watersnakes might be found sunning themselves near the rocks!
The Rainbow Bridge spans one of the newly rebuilt dams that were integral to the operation of Haggart’s Mill in the early 1800’s and remain today as physical remnants of Perth’s early industrial and economic development. There is a plaque at the foot of the bridge commemorating the Haggart Island dams and a Waypoint at an interpretive sign on Mill St. that provides further information about the importance of the dams as well as historical pictures of the site. The walk to the bridge affords a wonderful view of the Tay River as it splits to go around Haggart Island. The access to the bridge and the cache is via Thom and John streets (a 50 m walk to the Bridge) or Mill St. There is no parking at the cul-de-sac on Mill St, so you will need to park several hundred metres from the bridge if approached from Mill St. The cache is a camouflaged lock 'n' lock containing a log book and plastic gold coins for trade. Acceptable trade items are anything gold coloured because we all know where the rainbow goes---we are told it's a pot of gold! (Or so we were told by a certain commercial seen frequently in the 1980s :-)) In summer, Northern watersnakes might be encountered near the rocks. If you see one, feel lucky: Northern Watersnakes are harmless but will bite in self-defence if you try to catch them.