A Christmas Day shark warning has been issued for a beach in the State’s south.
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Major crash officers have launched an investigation into a serious crash that happened near Denmark on Tuesday, leaving a man with critical injuries.
Jacki Elezovich
Alastair Knowlden stole the show in the Princess Royal Sailing Club’s harbour course race for mixed keel boats on Saturday, winning easily on corrected time in trying conditions.
Des Beeck
Ellen Cove was awash with festive spirit on Saturday evening as hundreds of carollers flocked to the beach decked in their best Christmas jumpers and hats for Carols by Candlelight.
Melissa Sheil
An Albany man who removed his ankle monitoring device and gave false details to police when they tracked him down has been jailed
Albany’s annual Free Community Christmas Luncheon is set to take over the Albany Agricultural Society’s western pavilion on Christmas Day, with long-time hosts Steve and Karen Marshall welcoming all.
A Perth grandfather had no idea the ticket lodged in his glovebox would be WA’s second Set for Life winner this year.
Katherine Kraayvanger
Collingwood Park boosted their finals hopes with a thumping eight-wicket win over Denmark in round 11 of the Albany and Districts Cricket Association A-grade competition on Saturday.
Cameron Newbold
In a show of compassion and solidarity, the tight-knit Borden community banded together on Sunday to complete the Peakall family’s harvest after the loss of their son Jaxon in the Mindarabin fire.
From Albany’s annual Free Community Christmas Luncheon to spending Boxing Day at the races, here’s your guide to the week ahead in the Great Southern.
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Reigning premiers Mt Barker finished the year on a high, downing rivals Royals to cement their place in the top two as the Albany and Districts Cricket Association heads to the mid-season break.
After almost a decade holding the hose as a volunteer, Albany man Joshua Tomcsanyi has officially made his “hobby” a career, graduating from the DFES academy to join the career firefighters.
Tributes have poured in for the much-loved 34-year-old farmer and volunteer firefighter who tragically lost his life last week while helping firefighting efforts in the Shire of Gnowangerup.
Albany Surf Life Saving Club joined surf life saving clubs around the country to stand shoulder to shoulder with their peers and pay tribute to those impacted by the mass shooting at Bondi on December 14.
Rangers from the Binalup Aboriginal Corporation played the role of Christmas elves last week, hand-delivering more than 100 Christmas hampers to Aboriginal elders in the Great Southern.
Albany’s Boxing Day races are set to draw another huge crowd, with the Albany Racing Club expecting more than 2500 people through the gates on December 26.
Walpole activists celebrated at the weekend as the State Government confirmed the tingle forests in the Walpole-Nornalup National Park would be removed from prescribed burn schedules until mid-2026.
Albany’s top cop says every driver has a responsibility to keep our roads safe during the festive season, as the double demerits period has started and police warn of zero-tolerance for bad driving behaviour.
If Father Christmas needs a guiding light when he’s delivering to Jackson Street in Mt Barker, he can home in on Carrie Linster’s display.
Claire Middleton
A Wagin farmer could feel the searing heat on his skin as the vehicle he was on sped through a wall of flames, but without his beloved wool hat he says his injuries would’ve been much more severe.
Claire Sadler
The Gnowangerup IGA store, which closed in March after a serious fire, is set to reopen on Monday, in time for those last-minute Christmas necessities.
Thousands of spectators poured through the gates at Attwell Park Speedway on Saturday night as sprintcars made a successful return to Albany.
A man caught driving under the influence twice in one day — the first with a blood alcohol content five times the legal limit — has been heavily fined and disqualified from driving for more than two years.
A registered sex offender who sexually assaulted his son’s 16-year-old girlfriend while she was staying at his Great Southern home has been given a lengthy prison sentence.
