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  1. Dog’s best friendPremiumRed Dog vet Rick Fenny launches debut book

  2. JUNIOR SOCCERPremiumPolonia notch first victory

  3. Breaking the habitPremiumOPINION: Albany woman’s story a beacon of hope

  4. STATE DEBUTDeclan earns WA debut

  5. DELIGHTFUL DISPLAYPremiumBunce’s big haul powers Polonia A to victory

Social photosPremiumIN PICTURES: Toddlers in gym action

Toddlers were running and jumping with joy at the City of Albany’s All 4 Toddlers gym session on Friday.

Shannon Smith

Working it outPremiumHousing forum builds hope

Anxiety and frustration were palpable at Denmark’s housing crisis workshop but they were not to be overshadowed by a “hopeful” mood that buoyed the battle for collaborative solutions.

Campbell Williamson

MSWA SwimPlunging in for Penny & MSWA

A group of Albany swimmers will plunge into the pool this Saturday to honour the memory of their friend Penny Moir and raise money for those suffering from neurological conditions.

Shannon Smith

RETURN NEARINGPremiumStar set for trial return

Brilliant Albany galloper Red Can Man is set to return to the track in the next fortnight and will make his first appearance since heading east in a Victorian barrier trial

Taj Stubber

Crop reportRain a boost to crop hopes

It has been a “brilliant start” to the season for WA croppers, according to the Grain Industry Association of WA May crop report.

Shannon Smith

Breaking the habitPremiumOPINION: Albany woman’s story a beacon of hope

We know illicit drug use is one of the major drivers of crime. But at the root of that crime is a mental health issue.

Liam Croy

Recovery journeyPremiumPremiumAlbany woman offers beacon of hope

For the past seven years, Penni Harris has been rewriting her story — one of hope she is now ready to tell.

Dog’s best friendPremiumPremiumRed Dog vet Rick Fenny launches debut book

WA veterinarian Rick Fenny—best known as Red Dog’s Vet—has compiled his never-ending stories about red dogs and turned them into a series of books with the first to be launched in Albany this weekend.

Milestone MagpiePremiumPremiumWingman on a roll for 150th Pies game

Veteran Simon Barker will become only the second player in Denmark-Walpole history to reach 150 league games when he runs out at McLean Park on Saturday

EIGHT BALLGreat Southern Eight-Ball Classic won by Albany

Albany have shared the spoils in the annual Great Southern Eight-Ball Classic, held in Katanning on Saturday, May 1

JUNIOR FOOTBALLTight start to under-12 competition

The Southern Districts Junior Football Association season 2021 kicked off under lights in Albany on Friday night with the under-12s competition

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Must-read listCommentsPremiumThe 10 WA male rising cricketers to watch

From run-machines Teague Wyllie & Corey Wasley, to exciting quicks Caiden Eaton, Sam Greer, Ewan Neilson and Mahli Beardman. Here are the top 10 rising male cricket stars to watch. SEE THE LIST HERE.

Bonnie Raynor

Uncertain futureVideoPremiumEagles should ‘a million per cent’ back Rioli: Lyon

West Coast should “a million per cent” retain Willie Rioli according to Ross Lyon, with the former Fremantle coach saying the forward needed the club’s support now more than ever.

Chris Robinson

Cash stashVideoPremiumHow betting whiz kid tried to dodge bankruptcy

A piece of paper presented to the court by Chris Brown as evidence of his personal wealth didn’t sway a judge, who declared him bankrupt for failing to repay a $73,000 loan from his grandparents.

Neale Prior

Regional News

the saga continuesPremiumBunbury MLA slam dunks council’s noisy play debate

Bunbury MLA Don Punch has slammed a council in his electorate for “wasting time” debating removing a basketball court after a disgruntled neighbour complained the sound of bouncing was “too noisy”.

Ailish Delaney

Guilty pleasPremiumMeth mother pleads guilty

A Bunbury mother who hadpreviously begged a magistrate not to put her in custody has admitted to a series of drug dealing-related offences.

Carly Laden

plea for safetyPremiumCall to drop speed limit is in review

Community pressure to reduce the speed limit on a notorious stretch of Bussell Highway in the South West has been recognised in Parliament as residents up the ante on their plea for safety.

Ailish Delaney

local project delayedCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumLoo blocked but not canned

A new toilet block in Pemberton has been delayed after members of the community met with three Shire representatives to voice concern over the new building project.

Dream homeCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumKununurra mum first to own home through Wunan program

Wunan Foundation’s Pathways to Home Ownership program is making the dream of home ownership a reality for Kununurra residents.

No luck for cashCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumCash hard to get in Kambalda with broken ATM

Kambalda residents have been left without access to their only local banking service as the town’s ANZ automatic teller machine has been out of order since Thursday.

WA News

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Tragic crisisCommentsPremium
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‘I haven’t lost a child’: Ex-child health chair speaks

Debbie Karasinski, the only person to lose her job after the release of a report into the tragic death of seven-year-old Aishwarya Aswath at Perth Children’s Hospital, says it was her call to resign.

Bethany Hiatt

No objectionsCommentsPremiumTop Perth lawyer settles on $3.95m Cottesloe home

Prominent lawyer Steven Penglis SC, who previously represented ex-Perth lord mayor Lisa Scaffidi and WA mining billionaire Gina Rinehart, has nabbed a heritage western suburbs house.

Caitlyn Rintoul

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CommentsPremiumHow could Aishwarya have been let down so badly by WA?

In his Top 10 this week, Basil Zempilas says ‘appalling’ is the only word to describe the treatment of Aishwarya Aswath, who died at Perth Children’s Hospital after waiting hours for treatment.

violent attackPremiumPremiumBoyfriend stabs partner in head in jealous rage

A Geraldton man has been jailed for 10 months after stabbing his partner in the head after arguing with his partner of 14 years over ‘alleged historical infidelity’.

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CommentsPremiumCook’s legacy must be fixing health system

Health Minister Roger Cook should be given a chance to stay on and fix the problems which have been uncovered. He remains the best person to see through the needed overhaul of the system’s culture.

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Insurance bill for cyclone now at $112m

The staggering insurance bill for the destruction wrought by cyclone Seroja last month has been revealed for the first time — with thousands of claims lodged so far totalling $112 million.

Liam Beatty