For the past six weeks, 21-year-old Angus Tetlow has lent a helping hand to Albany Secondary Education Support Centre, doing the shopping for his former school’s breakfast club.
Melissa Sheil
Harry Grigson
A swag of talented local drivers garnered impressive results at the Southern Sprint meeting at Albany City Kart Club at the weekend.
The state government has set aside nearly $8m to purchase several properties damaged by the 2021 landslip in Mira Mar, marking the end of a three-year struggle for affected residents.
From an arts networking event to a whaling history tour, here’s your guide to the week ahead in the Great Southern.
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Hundreds of competitors hit the track at Albany City Kart Club for its annual Southern Sprint showdown at the weekend.
Cameron Newbold
Albany speedway star Sam Jewell said his recent Formula 125 State Title success was a genuine family celebration underpinned by their deep-rooted connection with the sport after claiming his sixth WA crown.
Passionate surfers from all corners of the State converged on Parry’s Beach, west of Denmark, last weekend for the hotly contested WA Longboard Championships.
Only three division two yachts competed in heat one of the six-leg winter series in a flying start harbour course event last Saturday.
160 attendees from across Australia were treated to insightful discussions from industry innovators at the Invest Great Southern Conference last week.
WA Symphony Orchestra returns to Albany in August with principal conductor Asher Fisch and WA star violinist Riley Skevington in a concert of Debussy, Barber and Franck.
David Cusworth
Albany will have a chance to widen the gap to their rivals this weekend when they square off with Railways for the first time since last year’s decider in Belt-Up Round of the Great Southern Football League.
Creditors will on Friday decide the fate of form work contractor G N Construction as more details about the causes of the company’s collapse are revealed.
Matt Mckenzie
A Bunbury family whose four-year-old daughter is dealing with debilitating seizures and memory loss have been dealt another massive blow after Friday’s tornado destroyed their home.
Lee-Anne Petchell
Seven people have been charged with drug offences after police raided a string of homes in an extensive drug operation across Albany on Thursday.
Billionaire and well-known motoring aficionado Laurence Escalante is going into the luxury supercar business with an initial offering of 19 top-end vehicles as part of a new commercial operation.
Cheyanne Enciso
A 26-year-old man is fighting for his life following a serious car accident in the South West.
Lauren Price
The images of distraught Fremantle players in tears before Friday’s game was a reminder that footy is a game and there is no way they should have been put in a position where they had even consider playing.
Perth brothers Jake and Callum Robinson have been honoured at an emotional memorial with their heartbroken father leading the paddle out on the San Diego beach his son loved.
The company managing Westfield centres across the nation has unveiled an extensive plan to roll out stab-proof vests following a spate of knife incidents.
A neighbour has described a home going up in flames in the suburb of Withers as sounding ‘like gun shots’.
Claudette Rizzi
Maternity services at St John of God Bunbury Hospital will stop in less than six weeks, forcing expectant mothers to travel hours to Perth for private care.
Oliver Lane
A Bunbury family left without a home by Friday’s tornado has thanked the community after more than $14,000 was raised to cover the medical costs of their four-year-old daughter.
The State Government used the 2024-25 Budget to talk up its financial credibility with a headline $3.2 billion surplus, but what does it all mean for the South West.
For long-term Bunbury residents, Friday’s tornado may have brought back memories of a similar event which hit the city this week nearly two decades ago.
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is reminding recreational boat fishers to ensure they have a valid fishing licence following a patrolling blitz in the South West.
According to therapists, more often than not, the super-rich struggle with a spectrum of emotions that many others tend to share
Lee Ying Shan
The return of Roaring Kitty sparked a jaw-dropping advance in GameStop shares in the US overnight, but such a speculative rally in an unprofitable company will likely end badly once again.
Yun Li
A group of around 1,500 homebuyers in the Chinese city of Tianjin, near Beijing, have yet to see — let alone move into to — the apartments they said they paid for about eight years ago.
Evelyn Cheng
Netflix management has said live programming creates “cultural moments” relevant not only to viewers, but to advertisers, a new revenue stream that Netflix hopes to scale.
Julie Coleman
A pilot flying to Perth from an iron mine was forced to make a priority landing when they found their rear tyre had burst mid-air.
James Dowling
A Transperth bus collided with a person in the Perth CBD on Thursday afternoon.
Caleb Runciman
A Qantas plane travelling from a WA mine site landed with a burst tyre at Perth Airport this afternoon.
A top ranking university has been dealt a huge financial blow after it was revealed it owes current and former staff more than $10m in super payments.
Western Australians will be able to apply for up to $75,000 in compensation if their personal data is breached by the Government, under a privacy overhaul introduced by Attorney-General John Quigley.
St John WA has lowered the maximum speed paramedics can travel when responding to emergencies.