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Crews work to free the trapped teenager from his rolled car on Willyung Road.

Albany AdvertiserTeenager freed from car after rollover near Albany

Emergency service crews have freed a teenager who was trapped in his vehicle after it rolled on Chester Pass Road near Albany on Friday afternoon.

Melissa Sheil

Wreaths laid at the Albany RSL for the 2020 service.

Services to honourAlbany RSL services to commemorate end of WW2 and Vietnam

The Albany RSL will be holding its annual commemorative service at St John’s Church on York Street on August 14 to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.

Michael Tugwell

Library Board of WA chair John Day with Shire of Plantagenet’s Anthony Middleton and Nicole Selesnew, and State Library of WA chief executive and State Librarian Catherine Clark.

reading winMt Barker Library bags State award for cultural project

Mt Barker Public Library’s Reading for Generations project has earned an award from the Library Board of WA for a series of collaborative storybooks aimed at fostering cultural inclusivity in the community.

Claire Middleton

Maritime City came first. Albany Chamber of Commerce and Industry Timeless Albany Photography Competition 2026. Lex Porebski

TIMELESS ALBANYPorebski takes triple win in 2026 ACCI photo competition

A photo of Albany’s stunning landscape captured in the golden rays of sunrise has won an annual photography competition and will grace the front of the city’s 2026 business directory.

Melissa Sheil

Dom Sheed of the Eagles (right) marks the ball late in the fourth quarter before kicking the match winning goal.

AFLMcGovern, Sheed reflect on iconic 2018 chain of play

Jeremy McGovern and Dom Sheed have reflected on their iconic 2018 grand final-winning play, as West Coast prepare to honour the retired premiership pair.

James Palumbo

Wilson Inlet flows into the Southern Ocean after the opening this week.

Inlet openedWilson Inlet opened to protect wider area from flooding

Denmark’s Wilson Inlet opened on Wednesday morning, with an excited community crowd turning out to Ocean Beach to watch the meeting of the inlet and the Southern Ocean.

Jacki Elezovich

Kendenup resident Dave Williams is looking forward to see the Kendenup Town Hall as an intimate venue in the Festival of Small Halls.

SMALL HALL REVIVEDMusic festival reignites Kendenup Hall as town’s heartbeat

The chair of the Kendenup Town Hall committee says an upcoming folk music festival is the “perfect launching pad” to celebrate and raise awareness of the integrity of town halls to rural communities.

Melissa Sheil

Rhys Angwin is set to play his 400th league game in Perth’s top flight on August 9.

Big milestoneNarrogin legend Rhys Angwin set to play 400th league game

Narrogin-born hockey legend Rhys Angwin will play his 400th top-flight league game when he turns out for Fremantle Cockburn Magpies against Mods-OGM on Saturday.

Claire Middleton

Shannen Higginson was a member of champion team M*A*S*H.

BadmintonMAS*H pip Kath and Kim to win annual Albany tournament

Albany’s Vincent Phan and Shannen Higginson joined teammates from Perth and Bunbury to win the annual Great Southern Badminton Association tournament at the Albany Leisure and Aquatic Centre at the weekend.

Claire Middleton

Bushland between Yatana Road and Jason Road in Bayonet Head.

Public plea Police asking for public’s help over number of scrub fires

Anyone with information is being urged to contact police.

Jacki Elezovich

AFL Eagles’ special tribute to retiring premiership legends

West Coast have paid tribute to retiring premiership heroes Dom Sheed and Jeremy McGovern on the field at their Lathlain training base. SEE THE PICS

Jackson Barrett

HOMELESSNESS WEEKIN PICTURES: SAC Danjoo Koort homelessness event offers help

Those experiencing, or at-risk of homelessness, were greeted with a “one-stop shop” of help at Retravision Stadium on Wednesday, as the Southern Aboriginal Corporation hosted its Dandjoo Koort event.

Melissa Sheil

Caledonians won a high-scoring affair against Phoenix.

Soccer wrap Kay hat-trick edges Calies past Phoenix in nine-goal epic

Albany Caledonian had to scrap very inch of the way before edging Phoenix 5-4 in their Great Southern Soccer Association senior men’s contest on August 2.

Claire Middleton

The Great Southern Bloom Festival will be back again in September and October.

bloom festivalBloom Festival set to ring in spring, tickets now on sale

A sense of excitement for the start of spring returned to the Great Southern this week with the release of tickets to the 15th annual Great Southern Treasures Bloom Festival.

Jacki Elezovich

Sue Skirrow with her Moscow Olympics blazer; she was picked for the Australian hockey team which boycotted the 1980 Games.

Historic honour Boycott victim Skirrow unfazed by Olympic acknowledgement

Albany’s Sue Skirrow is to be acknowledged as a member of the 1980 Olympic team after the Australian Olympic Committee president said those who were selected but did not go to Moscow should be recognised.

Claire Middleton

Len Handasyde, pictured at the graveside of his brothers, said people can now digitally visit the graves of their loved ones via the software.

CEMETERY MAPDigital cemetery map brings Plantagenet’s graves to life

Loved ones can now view gravesites and post digital tributes to those buried at any of the Shire of Plantagenet’s three cemeteries, thanks to the installation of new interactive software.

Melissa Sheil

Dental therapist Pamela Holmes at Albany’s Harter Family Dental.

little smilesAlbany dentist helping parents look after their kids’ teeth

Albany dentists are spreading the word about the importance of children’s oral health throughout this year’s national dental health week, with this year’s focus on understanding the value of early dental care.

Jacki Elezovich

Albany Youth Support Association's CEO Ian Clarke says homeless figures are understated in reports.

HOMELESSNESS WEEKHomelessness actually worse than figures, says service boss

Recent statistics revealing the amount of people experiencing, or risk of homeless in the Great Southern are “hugely understated”, according to the chief executive of an Albany support service.

Melissa Sheil

LAUNCESTON, AUSTRALIA - JULY 19: Umpire warms up prior to the round 19 AFL match between Hawthorn Hawks and Port Adelaide Power at University of Tasmania Stadium on July 19, 2025 in Launceston, Australia. (Photo by Steve Bell/Getty Images)

WAFLWA Football triple penalty in crackdown on umpire abuse

In an effort to stop umpires walking away, WA Football is cracking down on umpire abuse at grassroots level, tripling penalties for coaches, officials, parents and spectators who breach the rules.

Mitchell Woodcock

Williams’ Luca Gangemi tackles Katanning’s Joshua Pinney in the wet.

Footy wrap Cats jump Tigers on ladder after hard-fought, muddy victory

Williams outlasted Katanning Wanderers in a wet and muddy encounter on Sunday, the Cats moving inside the top four and boosting their finals chances after a gripping 19-point win.

Cameron Newbold and Hannah Whitehead

Carleen Eades with her piece Mary's Rock, part of an exhibition featuring 10 Indigenous artists at Vancouver Arts Centre.

Rock artEades finds family and spirit in love for the big picture

Carleen Eades is the thread which weaves together the paintings, sculptures and Noongar mixed media which combine for the Vancouver Arts Centre’s latest exhibition, which opens on August 8.

Claire Middleton

A man has appeared in court after allegedly assaulting a worker at Albany’s Hungry Jack’s store this month.

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Bail for man alleged to have assaulted Hungry Jack’s worker

A man who allegedly assaulted an Albany fast food worker twice in three days while on bail has been granted bail again, but remains banned from the city’s main street.

Melissa Sheil

Denmark-Walpole’s Cord Brunings is chaired off after playing his 300th club game.

Magpies legend Brunings makes a splash in 300th game for Denmark-Walpole

Denmark-Walpole legend Cord Brunings celebrated his 300th game for the club with a win in the reserves and a mighty splash in the club’s charity dunk tank in a day to remember.

Claire Middleton

Closing businessHundreds to be impacted as WA employment provider closes

The shock closure comes after amid a lack of government funding.

Yousuf Shameel

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