The numbers all added up for Alicia Coutts, who is training to become her family’s third generation of maths teachers.
Claire Middleton
A man is being treated for serious but non-life threatening injuries after a nasty crash on his motorbike on a dirt road, north-west of Denmark on Saturday.
Cameron Newbold
Bornholm Hall was a riot of colour and activity on Friday as hundreds poured into the Great Southern town for a free day of fun.
Melissa Sheil
Emu Point bowlers Kevin Macgregor and Kelvin Crosby are the State over-60s pairs champions after coming through a hectic round robin and finals process to clinch the title
Public toilets at the Kojonup Sporting Complex have been closed until further notice after a rubbish bin was deliberately set alight inside the bathrooms.
Amy Towers
Emu Point has been, both by turn and all at once, one of Albany’s most desirable residential zones, a haven for picnics and paddling and an area at-risk of disappearing altogether through erosion.
Artists were out in force as Albany’s Designer Dirt creatives celebrated the start of the 2026 Southern Art + Craft Trail with a social get together and open evening.
Albany-raised fast bowler Bryce Jackson has rocketed on to the Sheffield Shield scene, taking three wickets in his debut for New South Wales on Thursday.
The Shire of Denmark took home the top gong for a local government at the Containers for Change awards last month, recognised as one of eight Statewide award winners.
Jacki Elezovich
Ellie Puls and Bryce Blaszkow have been crowned the 2026 Albany Eight Ball Association open mixed doubles champions after a thrilling grand final at the Stirling Club on Saturday
Dallas Durrant
Some 3000 players, coaching staff and their families descended on Albany at the weekend for the annual AFGRI 7s tournament, Rugby WA’s largest 7s event of the year.
A youthful GSFLW side is gearing up for another crack at division one glory as it takes on the rest of regional WA’s top talent at the 2026 country championships this week.
A tiny house on wheels has been approved for use as a hosted short-stay accommodation at Mistletoe View in Crossman, adding another option for visitors to the Boddington district.
Camp Quaranup might now be a favourite site for school camps, but the question remains … is it haunted?
Albany hoop Tash Faithfull says her thrilling victory in the Kalgoorlie Cup on Saturday will hold a special place in her heart.
A Mt Barker man who broke into a strangers home and spent six hours ransacking it before assaulting the returning homeowner with a glass bottle and absconding wearing his shoes has been jailed.
The boots were swapped for fancy outfits and the shin pads stayed at home as Great Southern soccer players traded the pitch for a night of glitz and glamour.
Two Albany Junior Soccer Association girls sides won titles at Keystart country week in Perth with the under-14s romping home while the under-17s kept their cool in a dramatic penalty shootout.
It’s all change at the Great Southern Cricket Association, with a new president and a new team set to provide new blood in what promises to be a cracking competition, starting on Saturday.
A motion to redesign a planned $1.17m upgrade of Turner Road in order to save five mature Karri trees has been passed by Denmark council despite staff warning that keeping them may pose a road safety hazard.
If you can’t find Albany artist Diana Henderson in her studio, you’re likely to find her in her beautiful flower garden.
From the free Food for Life program to the Community Bank All Abilities Ball, here’s your guide to the week ahead in the Great Southern.
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Denmark’s WA College of Agricultural have cemented its place at the top of WA’s agricultural skills competition, claiming their fifth overall title at the 2026 Farm Skills competition.
A 34-year-old man killed in a car crash in Pingelly over the September long weekend has been remembered by his heartbroken family as a ‘devoted father’ with a ‘truly kind heart’
