A truck driver allegedly captured on video veering on to the wrong side of Albany Highway in a fuel tanker has been charged with reckless driving
Cameron Newbold
Homegrown star Joel Jackson was in Albany at the weekend for his first home gig since he was a child.
Kellie Balaam
Carlos Correira appointed new Katanning police officer-in-charge
Find out how to make Wilson Brewing Co’s tender pulled pork perfect in a burger, nachos or loaded fries
PAUL HUDSON, WILSON BREWING CO, ALBANY
Ellen Hickman’s life was turned upside down one day in March last year when she noticed bright flashes in her right eye, causing her vision to be distorted and placing her career in jeopardy.
A 45-year-old man has been charged with driving under the influence after crashing his car into the front of the Katanning Police Station in the early hours of Sunday morning
Youth Focus held a Hoops for Mental Health event on National Mental Health Day, spreading a wider message of mental wellbeing and displaying the services they provide to the Narrogin community.
Emma Taylor
The starry sky that stretches over the Wheatbelt each night could become a tourism drawcard for the area, with the Shire of Narrogin announcing a bid to put Narrogin on the map as an Astrotourism Town
Katanning’s Lake Ewlyamartup’s future is looking bright after engineering works to restore its waters were finished last month after a decade-long campaign by the community.
Sarah Makse
The City of Albany council will vote next week on whether to adopt a climate change action declaration, a little over a year after Albany youth took to the streets to demand action.
Katanning police have warned they are cracking down on the reckless riding of unlicensed off-road motorcycles around town
More than 75 Denmark Chamber of Commerce members celebrated 100 years of the Denmark Co-operative at the October Business After Hours function last week.
Turtles are on the move in Albany, and now the community can help track the region’s growing population through a specially designed web app.
Two WA footballers will have the chance to win back-to-back AFL grand finals with Richmond this Saturday against Geelong.
Taj Stubber
Lake Grace Cricket Club have made the bold move to join the Upper Great Southern Cricket Association after the four-team Lakes Cricket Association folded.
Albany residents are cashing in on WA’s container deposit scheme, with one local refund point receiving about 130,000 donations within the first two weeks of its launch.
In a major shake-up for the Albany and Districts Cricket Association competition, seven-time premiership player and last season’s Railways captain Nathan Crudeli is on the move
A Newdegate foursome, including Australian cricket star Brad Hogg, finished second in the Middleton Beach Bowling Club’s split fours carnival last week in Albany.
After a season rocked by the COVID-19 pandemic and personal tragedy, Pingaring’s Liam Baker is one step away from adding another premiership to his already remarkable career
Taj Stubber & Cameron Newbold
Reigning premiers Tambellup recorded a comfortable six-wicket victory over Australs/Woodanilling in the opening round of the Great Southern Cricket Association on Saturday.
A handful of the region’s businesses gave a small group of WA reporters a taste of next year’s Taste Great Southern food and wine festival on an exclusive preview tour last week.
Simone Keane is a different person these days. Her revival days. An Albany success story, Keane is an award-winning singer songwriter, artist and teacher. She is also a survivor of domestic violence.
Albany will Reclaim the Night next week, with a crowd set to march through the heart of town on Friday, October 30, to demand an end to violence against women and children.
Find out about some of the produce on offer when next year’s Taste Great Southern festivities arrive.
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