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  1. Scary confrontationPremiumPizza delivery drivers targeted in violent carjackings

  2. Local leadersPremiumIN PICTURES: NAIDOC award winners inspire others

  3. Bah-humbugPremiumVandals damage City’s Christmas light displays

  4. Massive blazePremiumPolice investigate after fire destroys beachside icon

  5. STATE CHAMPSPremiumMountain bike success for Great Southern trio

FOOTBALL CLINICSFemales chance to take part in Claremont clinics

Four clinics will be held on Saturday to train and improve the skills of the Great Southern’s female footballers presented by Claremont Football Club.

Taj Stubber

Era ‘absolute cruelty’PremiumArt form of healing for forced adoption survivor

Jen McRae describes herself as a survivor of a “terrible time in history for women” known as the forced adoption era.

Kellie Balaam

Bluebirds singPremiumBluebirds singing and swinging around town

Friends Sally Bishop, Meghan McNally and Kat Tweddle have fine-tuned a trio that aims to bring back the delights of swing dancing

Kellie Balaam

Helping handBuilding stronger connections

Albany Men’s Shed recently donated a handmade wooden picnic table to the centre, marking the start of a new partnership between two community organisations.

Sarah Makse

Huge effortQuiz night raises $5000 for cancer centre

Work on the $13.1 million facility started in May with the service scheduled to be operational in the second half of next year.

Sarah Makse

Christmas compSue’s spirit lights way in Albany Christmas Lights Comp

For anyone out there who has a passion for making their home light up with Christmas joy, this is your time to shine.

Liam Croy

‘Tis the seasonTime to shine in Albany Christmas Lights Competition

As thousands of families get into the festive spirit across our city, the Advertiser team is gearing up for a Christmas lights judging marathon to determine the best of the best.

Lack of respectPremiumPremiumOPINION: Christmas vandalism sadly predictable

York Street and Stirling Terrace are the heart of our city, but they are also obvious hotspots for antisocial behaviour, whether it is vandalism or worse.

Fatal crashesGreat Southern hit by two fatal crashes in three days

Two men have been killed in separate crashes in WA’s Great Southern region this week.

Service laudedRSL leader Peter Aspinall steps down for health reasons

A Vietnam War veteran, Peter Aspinall became the first regionally-based RSLWA State president when he was elected to the position in 2016.

Liam Croy

WA outbreakYouth alert to stop spread of syphilis

The Youth Educating Peers project brought its educational workshops for young people aged 12-25 and workers in the local youth sector this week to spread the message about WA’s syphilis outbreak.

Sarah Makse

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Ship medic kept in dark on diver brain injury warning signs

A ship’s medic was denied access to forms filled out by divers that indicated they had brain injuries during a record-breaking commercial dive off the north coast of WA.

John Flint

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Freight rates: Bins ranked from most to least expensive

A deep dive into CBH Group’s flagged freight rates has revealed the cost of delivering grain to some sites has increased 71 per cent. Here’s how much each bin will cost to deliver to this harvest.

Cally Dupe

‘Independent investigation’PremiumAlan Tudge steps aside after rejecting ‘abuse’ claims

Education Minister Alan Tudge has stood aside while an investigation is conducted into allegations by his former partner and staff member that he was ‘abusive’ during their affair.

Lanai Scarr

Regional News

Travel Gift IdeasPremiumTravel gift ideas for food and wine connoisseurs

PENNY THOMAS discovers a smorgasbord of gift ideas in Margaret River

Penelope Thomas

Conditions to bailPremiumRape accused has conditions slapped on him

Sgt Hallsworth said he still strongly opposed bail, labelling the man a “risk to the community”.

Tegan Guthrie & Amber Lilley

Pressing issuesPremiumKimberley population rebound spurs call for housing fix

Newly-minted Kimberley Regional Group chair David Menzel has urged housing and childcare issues be addressed amid an across-the-board uptick in the region’s population.

Sam Jones

Tourism initiativePremiumPremiumKarratha business leaders support $185m plan to open WA

Karratha business leaders have backed a $185 million State Government plan to lure international students and visitors to Western Australia.

Well deservedPremiumPremiumHeroic actions win Oasis staff bravery honours

An emotional Mr Hao said he could never thank the group enough for their actions on that day.

cyclingPremiumPremiumCyclist set for national titles in Victoria

“I’ve been doing blocks of two weeks, with quite a bit of intensity and a lot of volume.”

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ramping upNDIS worker pushes access

City of Greater Geraldton Mayor Shane Van Styn says he has a new understanding of the experiences of people with mobility issues after he spent time being pushed around town in a wheelchair.

Reuben Carder

Pressing issuesPremiumKimberley population rebound spurs call for housing fix

Newly-minted Kimberley Regional Group chair David Menzel has urged housing and childcare issues be addressed amid an across-the-board uptick in the region’s population.

Sam Jones

Not running PremiumPremiumWhy Libby Lyons won’t contest Pearce seat

The former boss of the Government’s gender equality agency has ruled herself out of Liberal pre-selection for Christian Porter’s seat of Pearce.

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CommentsPremiumFIFO union boss slams drinking culture in Federal Parliament

The union boss for FIFO workers has taken aim at the Morrison Government for ‘having one rule for themselves and another for everyone else’ after a report exposed the drinking culture inside Federal Parliament.

Bush LegendsCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumHow Shirley blazed a trail for female fireys

As a woman in what was very much claimed as a man’s domain, Shirley Morris-Knowles was often fighting fires on more fronts than the flames in front of her.

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Huge arsenal of suspected bikie weapons dug up in Perth

A mass haul of buried guns and explosives suspected of belonging to the WA Comanchero gang was found in Perth during the international AN0M sting that snared hundreds of drug dealers and bikies.

Daryna Zadvirna