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Mt Barker's Keane Griffiths with the ball.

On the board PremiumLate pressure from Magpies not enough to stop Bulls victory

Mt Barker secured their first win of the season, with a strong home ground result over Denmark-Walpole at Sounness Park on Saturday in round two of the Great Southern Football League. 

Jacki Elezovich

Tributes have flowed for much-loved Mt Barker man Sean Lynch who was killed in a car rollover near Albany on Friday.

Young tragedy Premium‘Forever 22’: Family of crash victim remember beloved son

The family of the young Mt Barker man killed in a tragic road crash in Gledhow on Friday are remembering their beloved son and brother as having the “biggest heart” and the “light of everyone’s life”.

Melissa Sheil and Jacki Elezovich

Railways' Bailin Curtis gets clear of Royals' Natale Trichilo.

Strong start PremiumTigers trounce crosstown rivals in slick opening half

Railways made it two wins on the trot in the new Great Southern Football League season with a 60-point demolition of arch rivals Royals on Saturday. 

Cameron Newbold

GSFLW 2026 fairest and best, Railways captain Kathryn Slattery.

tiger timeSlattery nabs GSFLW’s highest honour after stellar season

Railways captain Kathryn Slattery said it was “pretty surreal” to win her first Great Southern Football League Women’s fairest and best medal at the GSFLW awards night last Tuesday.

Amy Towers

Albany women's side after winning their way into the 2026 GSFLW grand final.

Final boundPremiumSharks in grand final showdown after crushing Magpies

Albany’s quest for a maiden Great Southern Football League Women’s premiership remains alive after storming into the grand final with a convincing 24-point win over Denmark-Walpole on Friday night. 

Melissa Sheil

Albany's Harry Hordacre grabbed five goals in the thumping of North Albany.

Big result PremiumSharks show no mercy as Hordacre feasts on struggling Kangas

Albany were merciless in their demolition of North Albany, their 116-point victory in round two of the GSFL both a showcase of their potential as a team and a personal triumph for Harry Hordacre.

Claire Middleton

A male in his 40s was flown to Perth with life threatening injuries after being hit by a road train on Princess Royal Drive on Sunday.

Road crash PremiumPedestrian hit by a truck suffers life-threatening injuries

Great Southern traffic officers are investigating a serious crash that left a pedestrian with life-threatening injuries after he was struck by a road train on Sunday morning. 

Amy Towers

Smooth Chino and Indianna Weinert are set to move to South Australia.

RACINGOne of WA’s hottest young stables on the move to SA

One of WA’s most progressive young stables and their sprinting flagbearer are set to vacate the state and instead call South Australia home as soon as June.

Hayden King

A coroner has deemed Indian national Parbhat died by suicide after an inquest into his disappearance in 2024 at The Gap near Albany.

Coroner’s findingsPremiumCoroner pushes suicide hotline at Gap after death inquiry

The disappearance of an Indian national who was last seen at the Gap in 2024 has been ruled as suicide by the State Coroner, who recommended a hotline be installed at the popular attraction for those in crisis.

Melissa Sheil

Main Roads’ Andrew Duffield, Veterans Assist's Helen Tasker, Deputy Mayor Paul Terry and Lorna Steer, daughter of the tanks’ engineer.

Albany 2026New signs highlight history of Two Mile Petrol Tank Farm

A little-known part of Albany’s military history is now on display for more to see on Mt Melville, with interpretive signs along the newly completed Mt Melville Cycle Link launched last week. 

Jacki Elezovich

West River farmer Mark Mudie died in December while fighting a bushfire.

International Firefighters’ DayPremiumRavensthorpe farmer Mark Mudie enshrined for his service

Fallen Ravensthorpe farmer Mark Mudie has been permanently memorialised for his service to firefighting after he died fighting to save his farm from a bushfire last December.

Georgia Campion

The scene of the crash.

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumPassenger dies, driver faces charges after horror crash

A 22-year-old man has died and another young man has been charged with dangerous driving after a tragic crash in Albany.

Melissa Sheil

Attorney General Tony Buti running with Fire and Emergency Services Commissioner Darren Klemm.

LifestyleCommentsPremiumLife as head of WA’s fire and emergency response

We caught up with Department of Fire and Emergency Services Commissioner Darren Klemm at Kings Park.

Tony Buti

Two people were seriously injured after a road crash in Mckail on Wednesday.

Road crashPolice plea for info into crash that seriously injured two

Great Southern traffic police are calling for information about a serious crash in McKail on Wednesday evening that left two people with significant injuries. 

Amy Towers

Albany mayor Greg Stocks has called for a minimum compensation package for residents and businesses affected by the loss of the city’s mains gas network.

gas switch cashPremiumMayor calls for financial compensation for gas transition

A call for the State Government to financially compensate the thousands of residents affected by ATCO’s decommissioning of the city’s reticulated gas network has been made by the City of Albany.

Melissa Sheil

Krystal Harris (Sharks), Rebecca Baty (Polonia), Milla Trichilo (Caledonians), Georgia Whitelaw (Rovers) and Liz Bosch (Phoenix) are ready to celebrate 25 years of the GSSA women’s competition.

Soccer season PremiumSeason kicks off as women’s competition celebrates 25 years

The Great Southern Soccer Association starts on Saturday with a focus firmly on the women’s game which is celebrating 25 of continuous competition this season.

Claire Middleton

Sarah Bowles, Chair, Community Bank Albany and Rod Pfeiffer, Branch Manager, Foodbank Albany with the new mobile Foodbank van.

mobile FoodbankNew mobile Foodbank depot launched in Albany

Foodbank WA welcomed a new mobile food van to its fleet this week, with the bright purple vehicle replacing ageing trucks and helping the organisation reach more people across the region.

Jacki Elezovich

Albany Business Centre staff Sharni Harfield, Mark Shenton, Charli Mayfield, Richard Keeler, Jeremy Galbreath and Michelle Redman.

business communityIN PICTURES: Business centre hosts local professionals

Albany’s business community filled the Albany Business Centre last week for one of the Albany Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s monthly social sundowners

Jacki Elezovich

Tricia Heberle at the Albany Hockey Stadium.

Albany 2026Hockey, heart and Olympics: Tricia Heberle’s inspiring story

From Albany’s hockey fields to the Olympic stage, Tricia Heberle has spent a lifetime shaping sport at its highest level — a journey from grassroots hockey to the very heart of Olympic sport.

Amy Towers

Narrikup's Erin Miller gets the ball clear of Kangas' Rebecca Benson in the A1 grand final.

season previewPremiumFour new teams on the cards for ANA 2026 season

The Albany Netball Association is gearing up to start its 2026 season this Saturday, with more than 100 teams set to take to the courts and some big changes to the association’s top division on the cards. 

Jacki Elezovich

Glenda McGregor has been charged with producing child exploitation material alongside young adult author Craig Silvey.

Courts & JusticePremiumLawyer issue causes delay in Silvey-linked woman’s case

The grandmother accused of creating and distributing child exploitation material online with award-winning author Craig Silvey must enter pleas at her next court date.

Hannah Cross

Zoe Butler with a portrait of her husband John Butler at the About Face exhibition.

Albany 2026 Garvey’s About Face exhibition highlights human qualities

There’s still time to hurry to Albany’s Vancouver Arts Centre for Lee Garvey’s brilliant About Face exhibition, which closes on May 5.

Claire Middleton

Just Grace behind Jessie James at the start of the Gallipoli Cup.

SailingJust Grace cruises to Gallipoli Cup win as rivals flounder

Just Grace powered around the harbour course to clinch the Princess Royal Sailing Club’s Anzac Day trophy, the Gallipoli Cup, on Saturday

Des Beeck

Denmark-Walpole's Erika Tharratt taskes possession as Mt Barker's Sarah Gaudion moves in.

Season ends PremiumPies’ cling on in desperate finish to GSFLW qualifying final

Mt Barker’s hopes for a premiership hat-trick has ended in heartbreak, losing to Denmark-Walpole by the smallest of margins in Friday’s elimination final.

Cameron Newbold