The federal government has backed the families of two Australian teenagers who died from methanol poisoning, angered by reports the hostel could reopen.
Allanah Sciberras
Albany’s favourite steakhouse, Rustlers Steakhouse and Grill, recently took home two awards for its outstanding food, hospitality and commitment to the Albany community.
Jacki Elezovich
Albany’s Historic Whaling Station are celebrating a double win, having picked up two golds in the 2025 Perth Airport WA Tourism Awards
Claire Middleton
Pearl farms in the Kimberley were among the big winners at the 2025 WA Tourism Awards.
Amy Cavender
Tourists are returning to Vietnam's ancient town of Hoi An following flooding as authorities warn more prolonged rains are expected in coming days.
Phuong Nguyen
After more than a year of inactivity, Albany’s mayor has warned the developer of the stalled Middleton Beach Hotel to either start building or sell the site, saying he expects a response by the end of the year.
Melissa Sheil
Albany will soon have its own iteration of Jacob’s Ladder, with concept designs for the project unveiled as part of the overarching plan to reinvigorate Albany Heritage Park for tourism.
Free postcards depicting Albany’s iconic scenes are now available for residents to send to their loved ones, as the City of Albany launches a campaign to draw visitors down for the upcoming bicentenary.
A statement artwork will soon welcome tourists driving into Albany, as the city seeks professional artists to create the $100,000 entrance piece.
The 3000 passengers and 1000 crew of the Crown Princess were welcomed into Albany by an Aboriginal smoking ceremony as the first cruise ship of the season arrived at the port on Wednesday morning.
Crown Princess cruise ship becomes one of the first major vessels to berth at the new floating jetty, bringing over 3,000 passengers and crew to Broome
Phoebe Solon
A career which started for Sophie Zalokar in the kitchen of Aussie legend Maggie Beer has now brought her to Albany and the Great Southern.
The non-stop flight could be the key to unlock more trade and investment, according to Reece Whitby.
Oliver Lane
It might be seven weeks away but the first Ashes Test is already proving a major tourism drawcard.
Hannah Cross
Mt Barker is renowned as the home of the free-range chicken, and they appear to be on the loose around town as part of Mountain Country Tourism’s latest campaign to attract visitors.
Mount Hart Wilderness Lodge in the Kimberley named one of first recipients of funding from the Unique Tourist Accommodation Proposals program
Extended forecasts see more than 30 million passengers using Perth Airport after 2040, by which time the aviation hub will be injecting $17 billion a year into the WA economy.
Sean Smith
A proposal to install a 50-bay caravan park on a rural block in William Bay, near a host of natural tourist gems in the Shire of Denmark, is out for public comment.
Several of the Great Southern’s tourist magnets, including the Historic Whaling Station and Cheynes Beach Caravan Park, have been named as finalists in the 2025 WA Tourism Awards for Business Excellence.
A national petition from the Australasian Dark Sky Alliance will soon be presented to Federal Parliament pushing to protect dark skies across Australia.
Craig Duncan
The head of the state’s top tourism lobby group has backed Labor’s big events strategy to attract visitors to the state.
Jessica Page
Albany Chamber of Commerce and Industry held a successful Great Southern and Tourism and Hospitality Forum earlier this month, discussing the region’s tourism future ahead of the State’s first bicentenary.
Hannah Whitehead
COVID has been blamed for a post-pandemic rush of West Australians holidaying elsewhere, but the Tourism Minister insists the industry slump is only temporary.
It’s a secret known to every West Australian: we live in the best place on the planet. But it’s time to let the rest of the world in on it.
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