Midfield gun Tom Kilpatrick capped a maiden league premiership with Narrogin by winning a third Hardie Medal as the Hawks’ fairest and best player.
Cameron Newbold
Royals secured their first win in the Albany Basketball Association men’s A-grade competition, as their offence ran riot against Sonics Grey on Tuesday night.
Tash Faithfull kept an outstanding run of country cups going when producing a dashing ride to salute with Memory Parade in the Listed $150,000 Northam Cup (1600m).
Hayden King
Tennis racquets were swinging and balls were flying around the packed out courts at Albany Regional Tennis Centre on Saturday as the Albany Tennis Club opened its gates for a community day.
Melissa Sheil
Two Great Southern wineries claimed four trophies at the 2026 VI Packaging Wine Show of WA, with riesling and pinot noir among the stand-out wines recognised.
Amy Towers
Dedicated volunteers and the surfers with disabilities they teach will this season be able to cook up a storm after each session, thanks to a donation of a barbecue from Bunnings Albany.
The Water Corporation is still battling for hearts and minds when it comes to its proposed desalination plant in Nanarup and is hosting a community meeting about the scheme on Tuesday.
Claire Middleton
Having been shockingly de-listed by WA amid pessimism over whether his body would ever be able to withstand the rigours of red-ball cricket, Bryce Jackson took less than six months to prove his doubters wrong.
Josh Kempton
If you can hear the ground shaking, it’s only the punters at the Mountain Country Music Muster stomping their feet to the likes of headliner and icon James Blundell.
Great Southern patients will receive improved support when travelling to Perth for specialist healthcare, with a new expansion of a Country PatHS aimed at making medical journeys easier to navigate.
For decades, the rusting hull of Cheynes II has sat in the waters of Princess Royal Harbour, a reminder of a very different chapter in Albany’s history.
Glenda’s from across Australia and beyond flocked to Albany on Saturday night proving that when it comes to a good catch-up there is no distance too far for a Glenda.
Lower Great Southern Tennis Association teams will be out to defend two prestigious titles when they head to Bunbury this weekend for the D’Arcy Slater and the Women in Tennis Foundation Cups.
Middleton Beach Green start their campaign for a women’s Lower Great Southern Bowls League division one three-peat with a contest against their Middleton Beach White clubmates on Saturday.
An accessibility scheme backed by Lotterywest has given students who use the study hub at Albany’s Great Southern Universities Centre greater independence.
Rising operating costs and proposed tax changes were among the concerns raised by small business owners to Federal Opposition representatives during a visit to Albany this week.
WA police’s head of financial and cyber crime and the state’s Crimestoppers boss have joined forces to warn Great Southern residents to be on the watch for money traps set by cyber scammers.
Albany-raised Tom Edwards has been delisted by Essendon after managing nine AFL games across two seasons with the club.
Syringes thrown into backyards, night time screaming matches and people walking around with machetes are some of the dramas being dealt with by the neighbours of problem social housing tenants.
Some of Albany’s greatest sporting talents have been recognised for their achievements, with four members officially the first inductees into the city’s Sporting Walk of Fame.
Wild Gravel is back, heading for the stunning landscape around Gnowangerup with a host of competitive and community events on Saturday.
Towns stunned premiers Cuballing with a seven-wicket victory in Saturday’s opening round of the Upper Great Southern Cricket Association’s A-grade that featured super efforts with both bat and ball.
A swimming lesson could have ended in tragedy but for a quick-thinking and fast-acting instructor who came to the rescue of a bather in difficulty at Denmark’s Greens Pool.
The Kojonup Showgrounds were buzzing with activity on Saturday as families flocked to the annual Kojonup Show for a day packed with rides, entertainment and plenty of fun.
