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Robert Stephen James Elphick attempts to obscure his face from waiting media as he leaves Albany Magistrates Court.

courtsPremiumAlbany man fined for buying young girls alcohol for sex

An Albany man has been fined more than $2000 for supplying underage girls with alcohol, with the court revealing during his sentencing that he was buying the young girls drinks in exchange for sexual favours. 

Jacki Elezovich

Laura Nelson and Sara Eastough.

Hockey award nightPremiumIN PICTURES: Albany hockey players glam up for awards night

Players from the Lower Great Southern Hockey Association swapped the hockey field for the dance floor as they gathered in their glamourous best to look back on another season. 

Amy Towers

Team WA after a challenge.

Emergency services challengePremiumGreat Southern volunteers shine at national SES challenge

A crew of Great Southern State Emergency Service volunteers represented WA in the National Disaster Rescue Challenge earlier this month, going head-to-head with experienced teams from around the country. 

Jacki Elezovich

Caledonians' Milla Trichilo and Denmark's Uzsani Lacey ahead of the GSSA senior women’s cup final.

SoccerPremiumDenmark stand between Calies and a league and cup double

Denmark will have to put the brakes on Albany Caledonian goal machine Holly Froehnelt if they are to prevent the league champions from sweeping to a league and cup double on Saturday.

Claire Middleton

Great Southern home of the year by WA Country Builders.

top homeOcean Beach house earns WA Country Builders top gong

A stunning tree-top Ocean Beach build by WA Country Builders has been named Great Southern home of the year at the annual HIA Regional WA Housing Awards.

Jacki Elezovich

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Letter to the EditorLetter to the Editor: Community should fight for environment

The Albany community should continue to fight for its bush land and green spaces and hold council to account on finding balance between biodiversity and development, writes Michael Bayliss.

Michael Bayliss

Narrikup and Royals Saints will square off in the A1 grand final.

Title time PremiumNarrikup and Royals ready to shoulder grand final pressure

Narrikup 1 and Royals Saints 1 are gearing up for a fiery Albany Netball Association A1 grand final on Saturday, with the season’s top teams ready to fight for a chance at premiership glory.

Jacki Elezovich

Rick Wilson, deputy prime minister Manoa Kamikamica and pastor Joseph Raikoti at the Mobility Devices for Fiji project handover in Suva.

Shipping boostAlbany pastor’s passion project ships mobility aids to Fiji

Rotary clubs in Albany and Katanning were among the organisations that helped provide a sea container full of mobility devices to people in Fiji living with disability.

Claire Middleton

Manypeaks’ Mitch Bradbury and Spencer Park’s Andre Gabriel with the LGSHA premiership shield.

Grand finals PremiumAll on the line in women’s and men’s A-grade grand finals

Everything will go on the line for Manypeaks and Spencer Park as the rivals battle for the men’s A-grade premiership glory on Saturday as part of Lower Great Southern Hockey Association grand final day. 

Amy Towers

Firefighters inspect the damage to the house.

Car collision PremiumCar rolls to crash through front of Houghton Boulevard house

A Bayonet Head resident had a shock on Thursday afternoon when a car smashed through the front wall of his home into the room he had been in only moments before.

Amy Towers

Former lord mayor Sir Ernest Lee-Steere looking at storm damage at Strawberry Hill farm.

Albany 2026Cyclone Alby wreaked havoc and caused disaster in Albany

It was a night that will never be forgotten in Albany.

Amy Towers

Celebrating Onam is Mahabali in traditional dress with Eleanor Stocks, mayor Greg Stocks, Cr Rebecca Stephens, Malayalee Association president Jobison Jacob and members of the Malayalee community.

New yearOnam festival brings the Malayalee community a taste of home

Albany’s Malayalee Association celebrated the Onam festival with a procession, sports and a traditional vegetarian feast at the Lower Kalgan Hall earlier this month.

Claire Middleton

Wellstead community members Sylvia Leighton and Robyn Stoney at Between the Mountain and the Sea on show at Vancouver Arts Centre.

albany 2026Tiny town showcases its own history in exhibition

A comprehensive deep-dive into the history of a tiny Albany town has been accumulated by its residents in a effort to showcase the importance of their small, but mighty district.

Melissa Sheil

Albany Air's Sean van der Brugge with his Airefrig Australia scholarship award.

Award winnerAlbany air-conditioning expert takes out major gong

Albany Air’s Sean van der Brugge has taken out a major scholarship award for a refrigeration and air-conditioning apprentice at the annual industry awards, recognising a year of hard work and dedication.

Jacki Elezovich

Thirty years in business ... Maleeya Form, chef and owner of Maleeya’s Thai Cafe.

Cafe culturePremiumLove and business in perfect harmony at Maleeya’s Thai Cafe

It started in Switzerland with a romance between a tree surgeon and an embassy housekeeper and is enduring in the Porongurups, in the shape of Maleeya’s Thai Cafe which has celebrated three decades in business.

Claire Middleton

Albany artist Peter Morse brings art-science exhibition Numen to Albany Town Hall on Thursday.

Gig GuideWhat’s on in Albany and the Great Southern this week

From Numen to the Albany netball and hockey grand finals, here’s your guide to the week ahead in the Great Southern.

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Barricades Media owner and GoldMX presenter Samele Haell.

off airPremiumGold MX coming off air after 29 years of local music

Beloved and longstanding Albany community radio station Gold MX 1611AM has been forced to hang up the microphones after 29 years on air, with director Samele Haell calling time at the end of the month.

Jacki Elezovich

Manypeaks women’s A-grade coach Daniel Baker has been suspended for breaching the Lower Great Southern Hockey Association’s code of conduct.

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Manypeaks women’s coach cops big suspension for umpire abuse

A country hockey coach has been handed a massive 10-match ban after abusing an umpire during a Lower Great Southern Hockey Association women’s A-grade match last month. 

Amy Towers

Manypeaks are into the women’s A-grade grand final.

Prelim final PremiumManypeaks enter grand final after defeating Spencer Park

Manypeaks have secured their place in the Lower Great Southern Hockey Association women’s A-grade grand final after defeating Spencer Park 2-0 in a tense preliminary final on Saturday. 

Amy Towers

ANA 2026 A1 fairest and best Kangas' Hayley Hulm.

awards nightPremiumSeason’s best recognised at Michelle Parsons awards

Kangas’ mid-court dynamo Hayley Hulm has claimed her first Michelle Parsons Memorial trophy as fairest and best in the Albany Netball Association A1 competition.

Jacki Elezovich

Fenella O'Neill, Ava Marmion, Sophie Pearson, Hayley Poett, Leah Edwards and Jess Buck.

awards nightPremiumIN PICTURES: Glammed-up netballers take centre stage

Dolled-up representatives from all seven of Albany Netball Association’s A1 teams turned out dressed in their best to the Michelle Parsons Awards to celebrate the best of the 2026 season on Saturday night. 

Jacki Elezovich

Royals' Jazelle Foggin shoots.

Grand final boundPremiumThree-goal victory sends Royals Saints to A1 grand final

Royals Saints 1 have booked their place in the Albany Netball Association grand final after holding off a determined Kangas 1 side by just three goals in a thrilling contest on Saturday

Amy Towers

The old Commonwealth Bank building on the corner of York and Grey streets has a new owner.

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Prime CBD real estate set for long-awaited new lease on life

After two decades of sitting empty at the centre of Albany’s main throughfare, the former Commonwealth Bank building is ready to start a new chapter.

Melissa Sheil

Albany Sharks president Tracy Blaszkow.

Top honour PremiumBlaszkow named Great Southern regional volunteer of the year

Albany Sharks Football Club president Tracy Blaszkow was named the Great Southern region’s volunteer of the year by Country Football WA.

Claire Middleton