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Recipe of the weekRECIPE: Tartiflette Savoyarde

French chef Xavier Poupel reveals his traditional potato dish

XAVIER POUPEL, GOURMANDISE & CO, ALBANY

Cultural secretsTorres Strait Masks exhibition has returned to Albany

The travelling exhibition Evolution: Torres Strait Masks is back on show at the Museum of the Great Southern just in time for the school holidays.

Kellie Balaam

GSFL Grand FinalUnbeaten Lions will put it all on the line in decider

Coach Andrew Ruck says his Royals are hungry for more premiership glory and he hopes to see another group of players with medals around their necks on Saturday afternoon

Taj Stubber & Cameron Newbold

Pop of colourAlbany on board with growing street art trend

Murals are becoming more widely accepted in the community because of their ability to add vibrancy and atmosphere to a place.

Kellie Balaam

Woman jailedAlbany woman in jail after attacking 85yo

An Albany woman who assaulted her 85-year-old mother in front of police while on a pre-sentence order for drink-driving has been sent to prison for 11 months.

Kellie Balaam

Shearing schoolShearing just clicked for group

Ten students are getting hands-on experience on the boards in Wellstead at a shearing camp designed to fill labour shortages and drive Indigenous employment.

Bob Garnant

Master of glassStained glass artist shares story of creative journey

Self-taught in the craft, Mark Hewson creates decorative, functional and architectural private and public stained glass artworks.

Kellie Balaam

Kleemann MedalTigers tie for Kleemann Medal honour

Railways teammates Matt Palfrey and Kane Shephard created history on Monday night, becoming the first Tigers duo to share the H.B Kleemann Medal

Cameron Newbold

200 gamesLions captain reaches 200-game milestone

Royals captain Rhys Jones will be hoping to lift the Great Southern Football League premiership cup aloft and celebrate his 200th league game in style in Saturday’s grand final.

Taj Stubber & Cameron Newbold

JEZZA’S JOURNALMcGovern: Door ajar for first final

West Coast Eagles vice-captain Jeremy McGovern is keeping his home town in the loop during on the eve of the AFL finals series.

Jeremy McGovern

Nature’s treasuresWatercolour art documents nature in fine detail

Artist Maxine Holman has a passion for dipping her paintbrush into colours and bringing her botanical visions to life.

Kellie Balaam

Downhill seriesAlbany Mountain Bike Club to host round of WA series

Mountain bike riders from around WA will converge at the “Poikies” track in Kalgan for the running of the third round of the WA Downhill Series this weekend

Cameron Newbold

Trail of destructionWood thieves target nature reserve

Wood thieves have run rampant through a Mt Barker nature reserve, destroying important habitat for the region’s native species.

Kellie Balaam

Monthly meet upMarshall Mowers hosts business after hours function

The September Albany Business After Hours function was set among machinery and gardening supplies.

Kellie Balaam

GRADES PREVIEWColts to highlight first night grand final

A preview of who is playing in the Great Southern Football League minor grade grand finals across two days.

Taj Stubber

TOP JUNIORSTie in Gillies Medal, Valli claims Proudlove award

Royals’ Cooper Childs and Albany’s Luke Mowaljarlai Jr were joint winners of the Rod Gillies Medal while Ryley Valli from Royals won the Warrick Proudlove Medal.

Taj Stubber

BIG RETURNBirthday Stakes start of Red Can Man’s tilt at Railway

Albany star Red Can Man will start his path towards the $1 million Group 1 Railway Stakes in November, when he returns in the $100,000 Black Heart Bart Stakes(1200m) at Belmont Park on Saturday.

Taj Stubber

Off and racingAlbany Ring Road shifts into gear

A decades-old plan for a ring road around Albany has reached a milestone, with construction starting on the final two stages of the project.

Sarah Makse

FOOTBALL AWARDSGoalie grabs women’s gong after code switch

A stack of awards were announced at the 2020 Kleemann Medal on Monday night.

Taj Stubber

Business futureHub to aid in business recovery

The Shire of Plantagenet will launch a new Plantagenet Business Development Centre next month.

Shannon Smith

WOMEN’S PREMIERSRedbacks thump Mt Barker in grand final

North Albany claimed their second Lower Great Southern Hockey Association women’s A-grade grand final in the past four seasons after defeating Mt Barker on Saturday night.

Taj Stubber

MEN’S PREMIERSPark goal ends title drought

Spencer Park broke a 13-year premiership drought after winning a tense Lower Great Southern Hockey Association men’s A-grade grand final against North Albany on Saturday night.

Taj Stubber