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The "Drum Man" sculpture formerly located at the site of the BP service station on Austral Terrace.

Infrastructure upgradesKatanning council support plans for Austral Terrace upgrade

Katanning’s council has backed early plans to reconstruct the iconic ‘Drum Man’ sculpture and develop a railway interpretive area. 

Amy Towers

Railways' Ellie Shearer shoots as Magpies' Jocelyn Cybula defends.

Season opener PremiumMagpies ring the changes but fly high with opening-day win

Magpies 1 and Royals Saints 1 were the big winners in Saturday’s opening round of the Albany Netball Association’s A1 competition.

Claire Middleton

Lucy Barnett, Kirstie Cooper and Josie Western.

Awards nightPremiumIN PICTURES: Top players in GSFLW and youth girls celebrated

Players from the Great Southern Football League Women’s and youth girls switched out the footy boots for fancy dresses with the annual season awards gala taking place at Retravision Stadium on April 28. 

Amy Towers

Year 12 boys at Katanning Senior High School ball.

School ball PremiumIN PICTURES: Tokyo theme for Katanning students’ ball night

Katanning students night of nights delivered all the glitz, glamour and a touch of Tokyo flair when Katanning Senior High School held their ball on March 28. 

Amy Towers

200-mile runners Triston Cameron and Christian Leach on Muttonbird Beach during endurance race Delirious WEST.

UltramarathonWinter and Bell shine as Delirious WEST finishes in Albany

You probably have to be delirious even to start the race, but 32 runners ran through the night to complete the 200-mile ultramarathon Delirious WEST, which finished in Albany on April 12.

Claire Middleton

Tabitha Lawson is representing the Albany electorate as part of the 2026 Y WA's Youth Parliament program.

Youth parliament PremiumFrankland River student steps into WA Youth Parliament

From Frankland River to the floor of a mock parliament, Tabitha Lawson is stepping into the political spotlight as one of WA’s newest youth leaders

Amy Towers

Katanning officer-in-charge Sen. Sgt David Costello.

Drug busts Premium Tackling drugs supply is priority for Katanning’s new OIC

Katanning police have launched an intense crackdown on drugs, with officer-in-charge Sen. Sgt David Costello warning offenders they will be targeted as police ramp-up investigations across the region. 

Amy Towers

Family Violence Prevention Legal Service trauma counsellor Pamela Watts and Southern Aboriginal Corporation chief executive Asha Bhat.

Domestic violenceCandlelight vigil to remember victims of family violence

Southern Aboriginal Corporation will host a candlelight vigil to remember lives lost at the hands of domestic violence on Wednesday in recognition of National Violence Remembrance Day.

Amy Towers

The 2025 Katanning campus student of the year Karen Watson.

TAFE Awards PremiumKaren Watson named Katanning TAFE Campus student of the year

Katanning educational assistant Karen Watson has been awarded the 2025 Student of the Year at the Katanning South Regional TAFE campus, recognised for her dedication to supporting students. 

Amy Towers

Members of the Farmer family gather at Tambellup. The 2026 Broomehill Anzac Day service paid tribute to the service of the Farmer family.

Anzac Day 2026Tributes and flares a feature in region’s Anzac Day events

Local farmer Winton Nazarri led the dawn service at Tambellup, paying special tribute to the Indigenous Australians who served.

Claire Middleton

Mt Barker's Keane Griffiths with the ball.

On the board PremiumLate pressure from Magpies not enough to stop Bulls victory

Mt Barker secured their first win of the season, with a strong home ground result over Denmark-Walpole at Sounness Park on Saturday in round two of the Great Southern Football League. 

Jacki Elezovich

Tributes have flowed for much-loved Mt Barker man Sean Lynch who was killed in a car rollover near Albany on Friday.

Young tragedy Premium‘Forever 22’: Family of crash victim remember beloved son

The family of the young Mt Barker man killed in a tragic road crash in Gledhow on Friday are remembering their beloved son and brother as having the “biggest heart” and the “light of everyone’s life”.

Melissa Sheil and Jacki Elezovich

Railways' Bailin Curtis gets clear of Royals' Natale Trichilo.

Strong start PremiumTigers trounce crosstown rivals in slick opening half

Railways made it two wins on the trot in the new Great Southern Football League season with a 60-point demolition of arch rivals Royals on Saturday. 

Cameron Newbold

GSFLW 2026 fairest and best, Railways captain Kathryn Slattery.

tiger timePremiumSlattery nabs GSFLW’s highest honour after stellar season

Railways captain Kathryn Slattery said it was “pretty surreal” to win her first Great Southern Football League Women’s fairest and best medal at the GSFLW awards night last Tuesday.

Amy Towers

Albany women's side after winning their way into the 2026 GSFLW grand final.

Final boundPremiumSharks in grand final showdown after crushing Magpies

Albany’s quest for a maiden Great Southern Football League Women’s premiership remains alive after storming into the grand final with a convincing 24-point win over Denmark-Walpole on Friday night. 

Melissa Sheil

Albany's Harry Hordacre grabbed five goals in the thumping of North Albany.

Big result PremiumSharks show no mercy as Hordacre feasts on struggling Kangas

Albany were merciless in their demolition of North Albany, their 116-point victory in round two of the GSFL both a showcase of their potential as a team and a personal triumph for Harry Hordacre.

Claire Middleton

A male in his 40s was flown to Perth with life threatening injuries after being hit by a road train on Princess Royal Drive on Sunday.

Road crash PremiumPedestrian hit by a truck suffers life-threatening injuries

Great Southern traffic officers are investigating a serious crash that left a pedestrian with life-threatening injuries after he was struck by a road train on Sunday morning. 

Amy Towers

Smooth Chino and Indianna Weinert are set to move to South Australia.

RACINGOne of WA’s hottest young stables on the move to SA

One of WA’s most progressive young stables and their sprinting flagbearer are set to vacate the state and instead call South Australia home as soon as June.

Hayden King

A coroner has deemed Indian national Parbhat died by suicide after an inquest into his disappearance in 2024 at The Gap near Albany.

Coroner’s findingsPremiumCoroner pushes suicide hotline at Gap after death inquiry

The disappearance of an Indian national who was last seen at the Gap in 2024 has been ruled as suicide by the State Coroner, who recommended a hotline be installed at the popular attraction for those in crisis.

Melissa Sheil

Main Roads’ Andrew Duffield, Veterans Assist's Helen Tasker, Deputy Mayor Paul Terry and Lorna Steer, daughter of the tanks’ engineer.

Albany 2026New signs highlight history of Two Mile Petrol Tank Farm

A little-known part of Albany’s military history is now on display for more to see on Mt Melville, with interpretive signs along the newly completed Mt Melville Cycle Link launched last week. 

Jacki Elezovich

The scene of the crash.

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumPassenger dies, driver faces charges after horror crash

A 22-year-old man has died and another young man has been charged with dangerous driving after a tragic crash in Albany.

Melissa Sheil

Two people were seriously injured after a road crash in Mckail on Wednesday.

Road crashPolice plea for info into crash that seriously injured two

Great Southern traffic police are calling for information about a serious crash in McKail on Wednesday evening that left two people with significant injuries. 

Amy Towers

Albany mayor Greg Stocks has called for a minimum compensation package for residents and businesses affected by the loss of the city’s mains gas network.

gas switch cashPremiumMayor calls for financial compensation for gas transition

A call for the State Government to financially compensate the thousands of residents affected by ATCO’s decommissioning of the city’s reticulated gas network has been made by the City of Albany.

Melissa Sheil

Sarah Bowles, Chair, Community Bank Albany and Rod Pfeiffer, Branch Manager, Foodbank Albany with the new mobile Foodbank van.

mobile FoodbankNew mobile Foodbank depot launched in Albany

Foodbank WA welcomed a new mobile food van to its fleet this week, with the bright purple vehicle replacing ageing trucks and helping the organisation reach more people across the region.

Jacki Elezovich