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Sgt Jeff Daniels on patrol for the Katanning Police on May 12, 2025. Great Southern Sgt Jeff Daniels is a finalist for the regional award for the WA Police Force 2025 Recognition of Excellence Awards to be announced on July 17. Jeff Daniels

POLICE EXCELLENCEKatanning officer finalist for WA police excellence award

A much-loved Great Southern police officer of 19 years has been put forward as a finalist for an honourable excellence award in the WA Police Force.

Hannah Whitehead

LEFT: North Albany games record holder Graham Ross with his family. TOP RIGHT: Country footy icon Gordon Davidson with wife Lorna. BOTTOM RIGHT: Bremer Bay is home to a new Auskick centre.

Around The Leagues PremiumKangas record breaker, loss of a legend & Bremer on the map

A North Albany stalwart writes his name into the record books after his 277th league game, country football mourns the loss of dedicated trainer and State team icon and Bremer Bay home to a new Auskick centre.

Cameron Newbold

Vince Bascombe, Frank Bate, Liz Cooper and Shirley Thurston in Denmark after the Scotsdale Slam on May 10.

tight raceTight finish at Albany Cycle Club’s annual Scotsdale Slam

Albany Cycle Club returned to the scenic Denmark hills for its latest handicap race, the Scotsdale Slam on May 10. 

David Beckwith

Albany will commemorate National Reconciliation Week from May 27 to June 3.

NATIONAL RECONCILIATION WEEKAlbany honours National Reconciliation Week with free events

The annual call for all Australians to move forward together while reflecting on the country’s complicated history is being made next week, as National Reconciliation Week begins on May 26.

Melissa Sheil

New recruit Ashley Ayles is part of a long injury list for the Sharks.

injury woesPremiumSharks licking their wounds ahead of top of table clash

Reigning premiers Albany have been struck hard by injury heading into their blockbuster top of the table clash with Railways in round five of the Great Southern Football League competition.

Jacki Elezovich

Friends of the Stidwell Bridle Trail will be hosting a community celebration for the trail’s 25th anniversary on May 25.

tales of the trailPopular Albany horseriding trail celebrates 25 years

The Stidwell bridle trail celebrates its 25th anniversary this Sunday, with the Friends of the Stidwell Bridle Trail hosting a free community presentation to discuss plans for the future. 

Jacki Elezovich

Jessie James glides home to victory.

against the oddsDivision one yacht Jessie James snags winter series heat

Brett Hawker’s division one yacht Jessie James gave four division two boats a 30-minute start and beat them all home to win by a huge margin in heat two of the winter series on Saturday. 

Des Beeck

William Gwynne Griffiths. Mr Griffiths appeared at Albany Magistrates Court .

Courts & JusticePremiumEx-teacher faces court accused of sex offences

A former high school teacher charged with historical sex offences after he allegedly had a relationship with a student in the 1990s has faced court.

Melissa Sheil

Robyn D'Aprile and Tonga holding a photo of Monitake Karakaua.

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Family mourns loss of father after ill-fated fishing trip

A Fijian family has been left heartbroken seven months into starting their new life in the Great Southern after losing their much-loved husband and father to the sea on Anzac Day. 

Hannah Whitehead

Bayswater's Charlie Findlay tackles Rovers' Jayden Chen.

Soccer wrap High fives for Rovers after big win in men’s reserves league

Albany Rovers enjoyed an excellent return as they walloped Bayswater 5-1 in their Great Southern Soccer Association senior men’s reserves league outing on Saturday afternoon.

Jacki Elezovich

Steak sandwiches from the Premier Hotel, Bremer Bay Resort and Hybla Tavern.

STEAK SANDWICHESThe Prem, Hybla, Bremer Bay: Who has the best steak sanga?

Three Great Southern pubs are up for the coveted title of best steak sanga in the state in the upcoming Australian Hotels Association awards.

Melissa Sheil

Boddington’s Kaleb Germain gets a kick away as he is tackled.

Footy wrap PremiumPremiers too strong for Tigers in return to Quartermaine

Boddington’s perfect start to their premiership defence in the Upper Great Southern Football League continued with a 70-point victory over Katanning Wanderers at Quartermaine Oval on Sunday.

Cameron Newbold and Hannah Whitehead

Firefighter Sophia Carolina Arechiga Altamirano, firefighter Cameron Curtis, Capt. Darin Hockley, Lt Paul Beazley, Anteja Bond, 16, and apparatus officer Liam Blake Montanus.

Fireman’s liftPremiumDenmark Vollies fundraiser hits $6765 for injured colleagues

Denmark volunteer firefighters are preparing to welcome back a crew member who has been in hospital since he and another volunteer were badly injured in a truck rollover on Good Friday.

Claire Middleton

Roger Hey is conducting the Albany Sinfonia’s 30th anniversary concert at the Albany Entertainment Centre on May 24.

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

From plenty of ways to celebrate our local volunteers to Albany Sinfonia’s 30th birthday, here’s your guide to the week ahead in the Great Southern.

Albany Advertiser

The empty Jeanswest store in Albany Plaza.

Shutting up shopStrandbags and Levi’s Cup set to close at Albany Plaza

Albany Plaza is losing two more shops, with Strandbags and Levi’s Coffee Cup closing two months after Jeanswest shut its doors for good.

Claire Middleton

Albany Speedway Club's Kevin Theyer was a deserving winner of the Mike Stidwell Medal for 2024.

Medal honourAlbany speedway stalwart Kevin Theyer wins Stidwell Medal

Kevin Theyer, a doyen of Albany Speedway Club, won the prestigious 2024 Mike Stidwell Medal at a presentation to mark the start of National Volunteer Week at the Albany Entertainment Centre on Monday night.

Claire Middleton

Dumbleyung’s Chelsea Butterworth tries to get the ball off Kojonup’s Zoe Kestel.

KNA 2025Kojonup and Allstars notch subsequent A1 round wins

Katanning Netball Association had a busy week with round three held midweek and round four on Saturday at the Katanning Leisure Centre.

Tina Briscoe

The illegally caught marron were found in a vehicle the two men were in. Fishers are reminded to not take marron out of season after two men received fines totalling more than $13,000 in a Collie Court earlier this month.

Regional WAPremiumIllegal South West marron fishers cop $13k in fines

Two men have been made to pay thousands of dollars in fines after fishing for marron out of season in WA’s south.

Eliza Kavanagh

More than 2500 City of Albany residents filled out the 2025 MARKYT community scorecard.

SCORECARDHousing crisis sore point in otherwise stellar city review

A scorecard filled out by City of Albany residents has revealed that despite a dire housing situation, the city is the sixth-best-performing regional local government.

Melissa Sheil

Kevin Bransby and Kathleen Western have taken their volunteering skills across the world fighting fires.

home and awayMt Barker firefighter reflects on a decade of volunteering

Mt Barker volunteer firefighter Kathleen Western has been part of a volunteer brigade for more than a decade, fighting fires both at home and overseas.

Jacki Elezovich

Jerramungup and Lake Grace-Pingrup were round five winners.

Tight race PremiumJerramungup and Lake Grace-Pingrup round five OFA winners

Three teams are locked on three wins each after an intriguing first five rounds of the 2025 Ongerup Football Association league competition, after Jerramungup and Lake Grace-Pingrup claimed round five wins.

Cameron Newbold

Railways' Kasey Warren looks to shoot past Narrikup's Hollie Jackman.

big winsImpressive Narrikup power to second win of A1 season

Narrikup 1 notched their second win of the season in round three of the Albany Netball Association A1 competition on Saturday, with a comprehensive 32-goal thumping of Railways 1. 

Jacki Elezovich

Jack Family Trust representative David Moss, Secretary to the Premier and Cockburn MLA David Scaife, ASLSC president Sarah Bowles and mayor Greg Stocks.

LIFE SAVING CLUBRibbon cut on refurbished Albany Surf Life Saving Club

Albany’s freshly refurbished Surf Living Saving Club officially reopened its doors last week, with its $3.3 million spruce-up expected to improve the vital beach patrol service’s capacity for years to come.

Melissa Sheil

Albany Health Campus intern Holly Reid.

Good MedicinePremiumKojonup local bags intern of the year at rural health awards

Kojonup native and Albany Health Campus medical intern Holly Reid was been awarded intern of the year at the recent Rural Health Excellence Awards in Perth.

Jacki Elezovich