The City of Albany has confirmed the Middleton Beach swimming enclosure was damaged by recent extreme tides, swell, and shifting sands, and will need further repairs.
Jacki Elezovich
Albany kicked their biggest score of the season, marching to a 90-point victory over North Albany at Retravision Stadium on Saturday in round seven of the Great Southern Football League competition.
The identity of an Albany woman accused of possessing more than $100,000 in dodgy money and illegally selling cigarettes has been revealed.
Melissa Sheil
In a lopsided round of the Great Southern Football League the top three teams were big winners on Saturday, with Albany and Mt Barker thumping their rivals and Railways marking a milestone in emphatic fashion.
Claire Middleton and Cameron Newbold
A specialist Great Southern police team is calling on the public to donate second-hand phones to help provide domestic violence survivors with a vital lifeline to safety and support.
An Albany man allegedly at the centre of a fatal Bornholm crash that claimed the life of a 34-year-old woman earlier this year has been slapped with two new charges of drink and drug-driving.
Following a crowd-pleasing premiere at the 2024 Perth Festival, WA Opera’s Wesfarmers Arts commission Wundig Wer Wilura is coming to Albany in November as a concert adaptation.
Police are seeking information about a hit and run incident when a car leaving a driveway hit a cyclist in the CBD.
Albany detectives are investigating after a man was stabbed in an Albany suburb in the early hours of Saturday.
New beach walkers and wheelchairs will improve beach access at two of Albany’s most popular beaches, with new equipment and purpose-built storage facilities now installed at Middleton Beach and Emu Point.
The National Disability Insurance Agency delivered two information days in Tambellup last week, encouraging the community to connect with local service providers and learn more about the scheme.
Denmark restaurant The Dam is known for its quality food and beverages but a closer look reveals a family-led farming enterprise forging a new path in agritourism.
More than 70 people attended the Narrikup Sports and Community Group’s Biggest Morning Tea on May 28, raising more than $2000 for the Cancer Council.
Claire Middleton
A retired Albany couple who became overnight millionaires after taking home a $1.2 million Lotto prize say they plan to use the cash to splash out on new carpets and curtains.
Mt Barker ball magnet Daniel Patching is the new leader in the coaches votes after continuing his superb start to the 2025 Great Southern Football League season.
Cameron Newbold
A Perth man who smuggled internally concealed drugs and syringes into a prison, stabbed another inmate in the neck with a pen and caused more than $5000 of damage to his cell has been given more jail time.
A Great Southern trio on fire in the WAFLW as Claremont continue unbeaten season, the pride of Tambellup footy star Jeff Farmer represented in Freo’s Indigenous jumper and 200-game milestone for a loyal Shark.
A 65-year-old man has faced court for the first time accused of possessing child exploitation material in Albany last month.
The City of Albany has urged people to be cautious when opening “unexpected” emails from a city staff address after a phishing email asking for personal information was sent out on Friday.
More than 400 artefacts — including pieces of porcelain, slate and teeth — have been found during an eight-day archaeological dig at WA’s oldest colonial farm, Strawberry Hill at Barmup.
WA’s movie-set beauty is being discovered by the film industry, and they want more - possibly even your home.
Kim Macdonald
Albany’s Darryl Plowman topped the averages at the men’s country teams championship held on May 31 and June 1 at the Albany Agricultural Society pavilion
Albany once again played host to its beloved annual street racing event over the WA Day long weekend, with more than 5000 spectators crowding into the CBD to see the Albany Classic.
Basement dwellers Bayswater will be kicking themselves after throwing away a 3-1 lead before going down 4-3 to table toppers Albany Caledonian in the men’s senior league on Friday, May 30.
