An Albany court has heard that warning signs at a rail-crossing in Redmond where a Great Southern mother was killed last year were all compliant with Main Roads regulations at the time of the crash.
Jacki Elezovich
A packed schedule of headbangers, foot stompers and toe tappers came to a hell-raising conclusion on Saturday as the City of Albany’s Live @ the Town Hall finshed the season with a bang.
Melissa Sheil
Now a place of learning and scholarship, the distinctive clock tower, turrets and gabled terraces of Albany’s UWA campus on Stirling Terrace once served a different purpose — mail.
The costs over converting from town gas to electricity will cost much more than the $2000 offered by the State Government, writes Spencer Park resident Richard Norman.
Richard Norman
The 2026 Albany Show isn’t for a couple of weeks yet, but one show bag has already been collected.
Claire Middleton
The patter of tiny feet has been echoing around Albany’s Rainbow Child Care Centre for three decades and staff are marking the occasion with a 30th birthday open day on Saturday.
A landmark exhibition has opened at the Katanning Art Gallery as the story of one of Australia’s significant Aboriginal communities stops off on its regional WA tour.
Denmark residents will get a hands on look at what it takes to prepare for bushfires, with emergency services setting up demonstrations and family activities this weekend Bushfire Ready Weekend.
Amy Towers
It was the word “pshaw” that on popular app Wordle that broke the camel’s back for Denmark man Russell Hoffman, leading him to invent a Australian version of the game.
An application to more than double the capacity of a school site in Yakamia has been put forward for public comment as an alternative “boutique” high school for at-risk students looks to takeover the campus.
Photographs of the Milky Way starburst reflecting in a river, wandering emus and paw prints in the sand have been announced as the winners of the 2026 Bloom Festival photography competition.
Brad Bootsma, who coached North Albany’s top men’s footy side for five years, has stepped away from the role and will concentrate on helping endurance athletes.
Children in Narrogin should be able to return to their favourite playground as works to refurbish the Lions Park play area were due to be completed this week.
The many sounds of Albany are glorious to behold, writes Albany resident Jillian Luscombe.
Jillian Luscombe
A sundowner at the University of Western Australia’s Albany campus was a chance to celebrate the university’s connections with industry and community.
The lure of a new community event and the chance to watch the Wild Gravel cyclists whizz by tempted hundreds of people to line the streets around Kendenup Town Hall for the first Quenda Festival.
Kojonup moved to second on the Great Southern Cricket Association ladder after notching their second win of the season, thumping Green Range-Ongerup by six wickets on Saturday.
Cameron Newbold
A former Albany real estate agent who attempted to force pills down his partner’s throat when she tried to leave him has avoided immediate jail, as the details of the horrific incident were told in court
Officers from major crash have revealed the moments leading up to the crash that killed Cailee Mansell, with the vehicle’s speed and time of braking key parts of evidence given in day two of the trial.
A $5.5m Mediterranean seafood restaurant in the heart of Albany’s waterfront precinct is getting closer, with its owners hoping to soon sign the contracts to start building.
From dangling off the Great Southern’s rugged coastal cliffs to spending a night alone on a rock in the middle of the ocean, Gideon Mettam has turned his love of adventure into an incredible career.
Towns notched up their second win in a row, a 22-run victory over Wandering on Saturday giving them a perfect start to their Upper Great Southern Cricket Association A-grade season.
Kulin students traded the classroom for a building site in Cambodia, getting hands on helping families in extreme poverty while giving them a new perspective on life back home.
One of Albany Sinfonia’s youngest members is set to shine on Saturday as Iris Miller prepares to perform her first solo, a tricky Mozart concerto which is as technical to play as it is delightful to hear.
