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Spudshed chief executive Frankie Galati and founder Tony Galati at the Kalgoorlie store.

SPUD KING COMING TO TOWNSpud King says Albany store on the cards for 2026

Spudshed is set to open its first Albany branch as early as next year, with spud king Tony Galati confirming the long-held rumours last week.

Melissa Sheil

The search for missing farmer Mark Adams was suspended on Friday morning.

Albany AdvertiserSearch suspended for farmer missing off Albany coast

Police have suspended the search for missing Woogenellup farmer Mark Adams pending any new information, after he failed to return from a fishing trip off Albany this week.

Jacki Elezovich

Holly Nottle brings Reconnaissance back to scale.

Winning doublesPremiumYoung star Holly Nottle on the rise with Albany double

Rising apprentice jockey Holly Nottle rode back-to-back winners at Thursday’s Albany Racing Club meeting for trainer Darren McAuliffe in a brilliant week for the Kweda-raised youngster. 

Jacki Elezovich

Management committee members: Jacqui Brennan, Margaret Gill, Trish Ryans-Taylor, Felicity Sassella and Kathy Suggate, absent Sue Noakes and Gail Gates.

HAPPY BIRTHDAYBeloved ‘Pink Hall’ celebrates milestone 125th birthday

A beloved community venue dubbed the ‘Pink Hall’, celebrated a milestone birthday last Friday, with the committee members devoted to maintaining it hosting a celebratory bash.

Melissa Sheil

The 2025 event is set to begin at 3pm on Saturday.

Christmas Excitement Albany Christmas pageant set to draw big festive crowd

Christmas magic will fill the main streets of Albany on Saturday as the Christmas Festival and Pageant brings holiday cheer to the community. 

Amy Towers

Callum Williamson is part of strong list of entries for Albany’s round on Saturday night.

Sprintcar showHuge field of sprintcars set for big return to Albany

The list of drivers is growing quickly for this Saturday’s highly anticipated round of the Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series in Albany.

Cameron Newbold

Manypeaks' Alby Berridge top-scored with 61.

CricketPremiumPremiumBerridge’s swinging 61 sees Peaks home as Park come close

Manypeaks went top of the Albany and Districts Cricket Association A-grade ladder after a 15-run win over Collingwood Park who, once again, were just edged out of a competitive contest on Saturday.

Denmark's Lochlan Otway on his way to 82.

Big scalp PremiumPremiumMagpies enjoy the step up as Otway’s 82 sees off Mt Barker

Oh, how they must be enjoying the A-grade in Denmark as Campbell Robertson’s merry men did a demolition job on Mt Barker in the Albany and Districts Cricket Association competition on Saturday.

Albany Chamber of Commerce and Industry employee of the year, Southern Aboriginal Corporation's Pamela Watts.

employee of the yearPremiumPremium‘Because I care’: Devoted DV counsellor named top employee

Pamela Watts has been an advocate for survivors of family and domestic violence for more than a decade, and was honoured last month for her unflagging commitment to her clients and community. 

Warrick Lee Verwey, 31, was handed a nine-month jail term for instigating a violent melee at Albany Regional Prison and assaulting multiple guards.

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Prisoner handed extra jail time for violent attack on guards

A prisoner who left a guard with a broken nose and violently attacked two others while they tried to de-escalate an argument has been handed additional jail time on top of his multi-year sentence.

Jacki Elezovich

Holly Nottle brings Reconnaissance back to scale.

Winning doublesPremiumYoung star Holly Nottle on the rise with Albany double

Rising apprentice jockey Holly Nottle rode back-to-back winners at Thursday’s Albany Racing Club meeting for trainer Darren McAuliffe in a brilliant week for the Kweda-raised youngster. 

Jacki Elezovich

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The 29-year-old was convicted a year ago of murdering Colleen Rebelo and he was in April sentenced to at least 25 years behind bars.

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Explosive new cause of death theory in Rebelo case emerges

A failed crypto-trader found guilty of killing his mother in her Bicton home for $1.15 million in life insurance has a new bombshell theory on how she died.

Rebecca Le May

Pearsall Child Care Centre was fined for failing to ensure all children in its care were adequately supervised and protected from harm or hazard likely to cause injury.

WA NewsPremiumMassive fine after childcare centre left child locked on bus

The little boy was found ‘distraught and crying’.

Hannah Cross

McKay Drilling founder Mark McKay and wife Jenny.

MiningCommentsPremiumTributes pour in after WA mining titan dies

A titan of WA’s mining industry has been remembered as a ‘legend’ whose pioneering spirit grew a drilling business with humble beginnings in the Goldfields into a multimillion-dollar empire.

Daniel Newell

Expansion is under way at Warradarge Wind Farm.

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Asbestos threat spreads to WA wind farm

A big wind farm backed by the State Government has become embroiled in widening concerns about asbestos contamination.

Matt Mckenzie

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Pearsall Child Care Centre was fined for failing to ensure all children in its care were adequately supervised and protected from harm or hazard likely to cause injury.

WA NewsPremiumMassive fine after childcare centre left child locked on bus

The little boy was found ‘distraught and crying’.

Hannah Cross

AC/DC legend Angus Young enjoys lunch at The Reveley, right, before thrilling young fan Noah Gianotti.

Hells BellsCommentsAC/DC star’s casual lunch becomes fan moment

AC/DC megastar Angus Young left fans thunderstruck after being spotted enjoying lunch at Elizabeth Quay. SEE THE PICS

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McKay Drilling founder Mark McKay and wife Jenny.

MiningCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumTributes pour in after WA mining titan dies

A titan of WA’s mining industry has been remembered as a ‘legend’ whose pioneering spirit grew a drilling business with humble beginnings in the Goldfields into a multimillion-dollar empire.

Peter Ritter, 29, and Gavin URen, 30, are the two young pilots who tragically lost their lives.

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PremiumLikely cause of fatal Kimberley helicopter crash revealed

Pilots Peter Ritter and Gavin U’Ren died after their helicopters collided mid-air last year.

Luke Hanif Sekkouah was due to stand trial for the murder of mother-of four Erica Hay but pleaded guilty to the charge on Tuesday.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumDV killer admits murdering mum-of-four in last-minute plea

Luke Hanif Sekkouah was due to stand trial for the murder of Erica Hay but pleaded guilty to the charge on Tuesday.

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Justin Thomson has gone back-to-back at the CMAs.

LOCAL LEGENDPremiumEaton’s Justin Thomson goes back-to-back at CMA awards

Eaton’s own Justin Thomson has gone back to back in the Country Music Awards, held annually in Nashville, Tennessee. 

Will Corbett

Northern Star Resources’ 793 haul truck during the 2025 annual St Barbara’s Parade.

St Barbara’s Parade PremiumCommunity and mining industry on show at St Barbs Parade

The heat did little to deter the community from lining Hannan Street for the annual St Barbara’s Parade on Sunday.

Tegan Guthrie

Skills and TAFE Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson.

TAFE supportPremiumGovernment to support fee-free TAFE

The State Government will support another 4000 training places in a push to develop WA’s workforce, both through TAFE and private providers.

Isabella Davis

Sarah Coates and her 9-year-old daughter Lottie Hall.

WA NewsCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumKids’ car safety: Backseat rule set to change

Kids aged under 13 could be banned from the front seats of cars under plans from Australia’s peak transport body, with top road safety experts backing the change to catch up with the rest of the world.

The entrance to the South Boulder Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Plant petitionPremiumPremiumResident seeks relocation of city’s wastewater plant

“Sleeping next to a toilet bowl” is how one Kalgoorlie-Boulder local describes her experience living near the South Boulder Wastewater Treatment Plant, which she is campaigning to have relocated. 

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumMan snuck into hospital to steal from patients

A man lied his way into the emergency department at Kalgoorlie Health Campus and stole from vulnerable patients, including one who was under the effects of anaesthesia.

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Netflix has announced it’s reached a deal to buy pieces of Warner Bros. Discovery.

CNBC newsCommentsNetflix announces deal to buy Warner Bros, HBO for $108b

The multi-billion dollar deal will bring a swift end to a dramatic bidding process that saw Paramount and Comcast also vying for the legacy assets.

Lillian Rizzo, Sara Salinas

Bay Area Kids Rentals table and chairs at a Peppa Pig themed partyCourtesy of Bay Area Kids Rentals

CNBC newsCommentsParents’ kids party side hustle brings in $450,000 a year

When Tayo Lanlehin was planning her son’s first birthday, she bought yellow and blue signs, balloons and a cake with 3D planets. It turned into a money-making machine that takes up just a few hours a week.

Megan Sauer

BHP has ruled out a merger with Anglo American.

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BHP rules out fresh takeover bid of Anglo American

After reports emerged that a new takeover bid was underway between BHP and Anglo American, the London-listed mining giant flipped, revealing it is ‘no longer’ looking to combine companies.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.

MarketsPremiumNvidia chief’s ‘half a trillion’ chip forecast

Nvidia chief reveals his company has $US500 billion ($770b) in orders, in 2025 and 2026 combined, for its chips that are at the heart of the AI boom.

Kif Leswing

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The death of a 10-year-old Indigenous boy in State care, referred to as SJ, was most likely an accident, but suicide can’t be ruled out completely, an inquest has been told.

Courts & JusticePremiumInquest told 10-year-old boy’s death likely accidental

The death of a 10-year-old Indigenous boy in State care was most likely an accident, but suicide can’t be ruled out completely, an inquest has been told.

Hannah Cross

Western Australia will join the fight again a High Court challenge to Australia’s social media ban after NSW and SA announced they planned to intervene in the case.

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WA to help defend social media ban in High Court challenge

Western Australia will join the fight against a High Court challenge to Australia’s social media ban after NSW and SA announced they planned to intervene in the case.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Perth Zoo’s latest Bolivian squirrel monkey baby clings to his mum Vivo. Perth Zoo

AnimalsCommentsCommentsPerth Zoo goes bananas over newest member of furry family

Perth Zoo is going bananas after welcoming the birth of a newborn baby Bolivian squirrel monkey.

University of Western Australia.

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CommentsPremiumUWA’s decision to ‘surrender status as elite WA uni’ slammed

The University of Western Australia is lowering its minimum entry bar in a shock move slammed by rival Murdoch University

Fan guide ahead of AC/DC's first show in Perth kicking off Thursday night.

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CommentsAC/DC set times, travel info & more for fans heading to show

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the band’s Monday night show at Optus Stadium.

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NEWSPremium‘Pirates’: Aus Post’s major Xmas warning

As the Christmas season fast approaches, Australia Post has issued a serious warning for customers to “be on high alert” ahead of a spike in opportunistic thievery across the country.

Aris Schuler-Shah