Eclipse Island — once home to gangs of “pirate” sealers, isolated lighthouse families and a precarious winched basket — is the focus of the first episode of a new podcast series detailing Albany’s rich history.
Melissa Sheil
Albany’s star baker Susan Retzlaff has seen her caramel slice named the best in WA at the Baking Industry Employers’ Association of WA awards.
Claire Middleton
When Fremantle champion Nat Fyfe hangs up his boots at the end of this season, his dad David hopes it will mean he has another driver to call on for the family trucking business in Lake Grace.
Rourke Walsh and Cally Dupe
The sound of humming drifted from Albany Town Square on Saturday as more than 150 people holding Palestinian flags and posters gathered to reflect on the price of global peace, both past and present.
A 29-year-old man was charged with reckless driving and drug offences, accused of evading police and leading them on a chase through Albany’s suburbs in the early hours of Friday morning.
Jacki Elezovich
Despite determined and longstanding community advocacy, the Shire of Denmark council has voted not to proceed with plans for an indoor pool in the town.
The couple at the helm of Great Southern restaurant Monty’s Leap have announced they will be closing the doors of their beloved venue later this month.
Spencer Park and North Albany will play the 25th edition of the Jo Burling Memorial Match when they meet in the Lower Great Southern Hockey Association’s Cancer Awareness Round on Saturday.
From tribute shows to remembering war heroes, here’s your guide to the week ahead in the Great Southern.
Albany Advertiser
Keely Berry, the talented all-rounder who has opted for netball over basketball, was a double prize winner at the Great Southern Academy of Sport awards night at Retravision Stadium on Sunday.
Bullets 1 won their second game of the season with an upset 46-42 victory over Railways as round 11 of the Albany Netball Association A1 competition roared into life at the ALAC on Saturday.
Millions of dollars will be spent on redeveloping the Shire of Plantagenet’s pool, youth precinct and roads this financial year, with the council adopting the 2025-26 budget on August 5.
The AFL premiership cup made its way to Denmark-Walpole Football Club last week, in the company of West Coast Eagles champion Dom Sheed.
North Albany junior and top flight AFL ruckman Darcy Cameron has signed a new three-year deal with Collingwood, seeing him commit to the Pies until at least the end of 2029.
North-west invincible Border Control maintained his unbeaten record on WA’s dirt, stretching his winning sequence to six with a stunning win in the $40,000 TABtouch Broome Sprint (1300m).
Hayden King
Gnowangerup won the battle of the top two in the Ongerup Football Association, out-gunning Jerramungup by 22 points in an attritional round 14 contest on Saturday.
Mt Barker will find out this week if they are set for a cruel double blow after spearhead Ben Saunders and captain Brent Parsons went down with knee injuries on Saturday.
Cameron Newbold
The end of the GGA and DPIRD collaboration has sparked a split response across the agriculture sector, with some grower groups confident GGA can stand on its own, while others are concerned about its future.
Georgia Campion
A rally against the Firearms Act is flagged to be the largest this year following an earlier protest in February, in support of the legislation’s operational suspension and disallowance.
Shire of Plantagenet has allocated a massive $8.4 million to the continued redevelopment of the Mt Barker Memorial Swimming Pool to upgrade and restore the much-loved community facility in its 2025-26 budget.
Denmark-Walpole got the better of a wasteful North Albany, with a 19-point victory at McLean Park on Saturday in the Great Southern Football League competition.
The hilarious act has been ticked off by one Eagles young gun. Can you guess who?
Zach Margolius
An Albany man accused of stabbing another man in a violent scuffle in the city’s CBD in 2023 has been acquitted and awarded $14,000 in court costs after a magistrate ruled he acted in self-defence.
Albany moved level on points with the second placed Mt Barker ahead of an exciting final fortnight of the regular competition after thumping co-tenants Royals by 103 points.
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