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  1. MIDDS TO MOUNTPremiumTender for staircase from Midds to mount’s summit awarded

  2. Young star PremiumRailways’ Whitelaw named best on field as Tigers clinch flag

  3. Carpark upgradePremiumDenmark Primary gets State Budget cash to upgrade carpark

  4. Athletics star PremiumGleeson earns national selection after nailing double gold

  5. Albany 2026Menang elders lend their voices to State Library exhibition

Melody Pirga and Billie Wheeler.

WavefestIN PICTURES: Waves of fun at Middleton for junior wavefest

Surfing, crashing waves and plenty of cheers took over Middleton Beach on Saturday as a record number of young surfers hit the water for Albany Boardriders’ annual Junior Wavefest. 

Amy Towers

WA Premier Roger Cook said he will "ensure" Albany's 8000 residents affected by ATCO's decommissioning of the mains gas network will be supported.

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Premier promises ‘proper’ gas switch support for residents

The Premier has flagged further financial assistance will be on the horizon for those forced to make the switch from Albany’s mains gas network, spruiking the Great Southern’s allocations in the 2026-27 Budget.

Melissa Sheil

Perth Glory faced Newcastle Jets in a 2024 friendly the last time the Festival of Football came to Albany.

Soccer festival NPL WA double header a highlight as festival comes to town

Albany is this week hosting the Belt Up Regional Festival of Football, a calendar of events culminating with two National Premier League WA soccer matches at Retravision Stadium on Saturday.

Claire Middleton

Railways celebrate their memorable 2026 GSFLW premiership win.

Flag triumph PremiumRailways roar from bottom to clinch GSFLW premiership win

Railways won their first Great Southern Football League Women’s premiership since 2022, overcoming Albany in a pulsating grand final at Retravision Stadium on Friday night.

Claire Middleton

Jason Alan Taylor leaves Albany Magistrates Court on April 30.

courtsPremiumDenmark cafe owner sentenced for fight over paedophile claim

A Denmark business owner who chased a man out of his cafe after he accused him of being a paedophile and came to blows with him on a public street has been handed a suspended fine for disorderly conduct. 

Jacki Elezovich

Kaarla Wirren performer Lindsay Dean.

albany 2026PremiumCommunity invited to free cultural performance Kaarla Wirren

Albany residents are invited to Kaarla Wirren, a performance celebrating Menang history and the symbolism of fire in Noongar culture, a collaboration between young performers and Menang elders on Saturday. 

Jacki Elezovich

Forensics officers investigate the suspicious death on Marri Drive on Wednesday.

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PremiumInvestigation unfolding into suspicious Katanning death

A major police investigation is unfolding in Katanning as homicide squad detectives probe the suspicious death of a man in his 40s.

Premier Roger Cook breaks down details of the State Budget.

state budget 2026PremiumPremiumPremier hopes to ‘drag’ people to Albany, future energy hub

A trio of politicians travelled to Albany this week to spruik the local benefits of the State Budget, their plan to “drag” people to the regions and the future of the Great Southern as an energy hub.

The fire has sparked a bushfire advice alert.

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Escaped prescribed burn sparks bushfire advice in Kalgan

A prescribed burn that escaped its boundaries twice in two days has sparked a bushfire advice in Kalgan and Manypeaks.

Vancouver Arts Centre’s artist in residence Sarah Keirle with her piece Releasing.

Seed workPremiumFinding beauty and moulding a career in Albany’s seed pods

If there’s one thing that gets Sarah Keirle fired up, it’s her work as a ceramicist.

Claire Middleton

Letters to the editor must contain the author’s full name, address and daytime contact number.

Letter to the EditorLetter to the Editor: Seven Cities vision ignores key issues

Roger Cook’s Seven Cities vision leaves some questions unanswered, writes Spencer Park resident Peter Rogers. 

Peter Rogers

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Police alleged the online offences occurred between January and February 2026. 

WA NewsPremiumTwo men accused of child sex crimes, one linked to Silvey

A West Australian Basketball Association referee and another man who is allegedly linked to the investigation into disgraced author Craig Silvey are set to face court on Wednesday.

Claire Sadler

A young man has died after losing control of his car and crashing in the Perth Hills.

Disaster and EmergencyCommentsPremiumYoung man dies after early morning crash in Perth Hills

Major crash detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.

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West Australian writer Craig Silvey was charged with distributing and possessing child exploitation material in January after he was allegedly caught actively communicating with other paedophiles on the internet. 

crimeVideoPremiumDisgraced author wrote of teen assault & exploited young boy

Disgraced WA author Craig Silvey published novels that included scenes of a teenager being sexually assaulted by her father, and an underage boy trying to arouse elderly men before he was arrested.

Hannah Cross

Former Federal Police and Customs officer Stephen Michael Adams bragged to stallholders that he 'used to be a bad boy'.

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Freo Markets tenants make horrific discovery about handyman

A notorious sex attacker who became known as the West Perth rapist because of where he stalked his victims has been working as a handyman at the Fremantle Markets.

Ben Harvey

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Police alleged the online offences occurred between January and February 2026. 

WA NewsPremiumTwo men accused of child sex crimes, one linked to Silvey

A West Australian Basketball Association referee and another man who is allegedly linked to the investigation into disgraced author Craig Silvey are set to face court on Wednesday.

Claire Sadler

A young man has died after losing control of his car and crashing in the Perth Hills.

Disaster and EmergencyCommentsPremiumYoung man dies after early morning crash in Perth Hills

Major crash detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Hannah Cross

Former Federal Police and Customs officer Stephen Michael Adams bragged to stallholders that he 'used to be a bad boy'.

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PremiumFreo Markets tenants make horrific discovery about handyman

A notorious sex attacker who became known as the West Perth rapist because of where he stalked his victims has been working as a handyman at the Fremantle Markets.

Harley Reid may have left the nest but Luke Shuey remains the pad’s landlord.

House That!CommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumShuey’s $950 a week Eagle nest empty after Reid flies away

Innaloo may not be Perth’s most glamorous suburb, but one of its rental units has the reflected glory of not one, but two AFL greats.

An emergency department nurse who worked several shifts while high on a cocktail of drugs has had her registration cancelled.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumPerth nurse who worked while high on meth identified

An emergency department nurse who worked several shifts while high on a cocktail of drugs has had her registration cancelled.

Regional News

Perth’s property juggernaut is shifting to some WA regions, with Busselton and Albany leading the way with nation-leading price hikes.

PropertyCommentsPremiumWA regions surge ahead of nation in property price race

Perth’s property juggernaut is shifting to some WA regions, with Busselton and Albany leading the way with nation-leading price hikes.

Kim Macdonald

Morawa Shire president Karen Chappel is worried about the health risk to people due to the region's mouse plague.

Mouse PlaguePremium‘Absolutely horrid’ mouse plague in Mid West a health risk

A Mid West shire president fears locals in her area could be at risk of viruses or illness due to a “absolutely horrid” rodent plague that is resulting in “dead mice everywhere”.

Sienna Seychell

Northcliffe waste transfer station manager Stephen King.

WASTEPremiumNorthcliffe tip turns waste into community treasure

One man’s waste is another’s treasure is more than a saying at the Northcliffe transfer station, where a local recycling push is helping divert tonnes of material from landfill. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

Bushwalkers in the Southern Forests are being urged not to rely solely on mobile coverage when travelling through remote and heavily forested areas.

Mobile CoveragePremiumPremiumSouthern Forests phone coverage no guarantee beyond towns

Despite recent and planned network upgrades, people travelling outside Southern Forests townsites are being warned they still cannot assume they will have mobile coverage when they need it. 

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Tourism PremiumPremiumVouchers to entice people back to Coral Coast sold out

A travel scheme offering vouchers to entice visitors back to the Gascoyne in the wake of cyclone Narelle has sold out in less than a week.

WA Police, SES, the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, and St John officers rallied to save an 87-year-old women lost in Nannup Wilderness last month.

BushwalkingPremiumPremiumSouth West searches renew warning over bushwalker safety

Bushwalkers heading into the Southern Forests are being urged not to rely on mobile phones as their only safety device following several recent search and welfare incidents.

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A lack of high-quality feedback could also lead to attrition.

Workplace MattersCommentsPremium‘Be honest?’: Why workers don’t tell their bosses the truth

Leaders say that they want to hear the honest truth about what’s happening but almost half of executives surveyed said that a lack of honest feedback is their primary concern.

Sophie Caldwell

Strategists such as Galloway can charge more than $15,000 a month for their services.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumMeet the YouTube whisperers behind the biggest video names

With thousands of YouTube creators relying on the platform for income, many are turning to strategists as essential advisors on how to keep videos viral.

Alex Sherman and Zach Vallese

Energy supermajors have experienced a significant share price boost.

CNBC newsPremiumShell tops profit estimates as war drives price surge

British energy major Shell on Thursday reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter profit as the Iran war sent energy prices soaring.

Sam Meredith

A common side effect of many GLP-1 drugs is hair loss. It’s creating a growing market for hair treatment products.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumThe growing hair treatment market from GLP-1s

A common side effect of many GLP-1 drugs is hair loss. It’s creating a growing market for hair treatment products.

Laya Neelakandan

WA News

19yo South Perth basketball referee Jamie Winfield has been charged with sexual assault Unknown

Courts & JusticePremiumREVEALED: WA basketball ref charged with child sex crimes

A basketball referee faced court today charged with more than 20 offences, including allegedly sexually penetrating a child under the age of 16.

Brooke Rolfe

The swimmer has not been located despite the search resuming on Wednesday. Supplied / @wa_police

NEWSPremiumUrgent search after man vanishes in water

A major search is underway for a swimmer who was last seen “in distress” before vanishing in the waters of a popular surf beach.

Blake Antrobus

Police patrol Trigg Beach after a swimmer is reported missing.

Missing personPolice confirm more details about swimmer missing off Trigg

Police have scaled up the search for a swimmer who was spotted in distress off Trigg Beach on Tuesday evening. 

Some of the final remaining passengers wave from the dock after being evacuated from the MV Hondius.

State PoliticsVideoCommentsCommentsHuge update on virus cruise passengers set for WA quarantine

A plane has been secured, but it’s still unclear when six cruise ship passengers exposed to the deadly hantavirus will arrive in Perth.

Disgruntled Inspired Homes customers on the builder's Hamilton Hill Building site.

state politicsCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumNew laws to demand builders open their books

Laws to crackdown on dodgy builders could be expanded to include milestone payments and cap price rises, in a bid to prevent a repeat of Perth’s Niche Living scandal. 

A major police investigation is underway in Perth’s north after a woman’s body was dumped outside an apartment building. NewsWire/ Sharon Smith

UPDATEDPremiumWoman’s body dumped outside building

A man is in custody after a woman’s body was found dumped outside an apartment building in Perth’s north.

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