Two people were seriously injured and flown to Perth for treatment after a horror two-car rollover near Broomehill in the Great Southern on Wednesday night
Cameron Newbold and Hannah Whitehead
Visitors, patients and staff at the Great Southern’s largest hospital will no longer be forced to park on the verge now that the $2 million expansion of the facility’s carpark has been completed.
Melissa Sheil
Great Southern Cricket Association will be out to improve on their seventh-place finish of last year when they tackle another competitive B-section division at senior country week.
Cameron Newbold
Country week cricket is in the blood of passionate Albany all-rounder Graeme Weinert, with Sunday set to be his 30th carnival in a row — and he shows no signs of stopping.
Claire Middleton
An Upper Great Southern Cricket Association first XI team stacked with experience will look to return to title contention in the A-section of senior country week starting on Sunday.
A convicted alcohol offender has lost her licence for more than three years and copped a heavy fine after being caught drink-driving and without a required alcohol interlock system in her car.
Noel Sewell has never had a proper lesson but he rarely misses a fairway and, aged 87, plays off an impressive handicap of 13.
Community members have an opportunity to take part in archaeological digs at the Pilot Station with Southern Ports this month.
Amy Towers
Albany Golf club is getting set for the annual Wittenoom Cup Carnival, with a week-long schedule of events culminating in the two-day competition for the showpiece trophies.
Skipper Mark McRae with crew Corrine Ridgway sailed in excellent style to win a King George Sound event on corrected time on Saturday, beating out a competitive field of seven.
Des Beeck
For Alice Rule, Albany’s bicentenary year is an opportunity to show off the port city in all its glory.
Jacki Elezovich
Albany and Districts Cricket Association first team skipper Coen Marwick will give plenty of responsibility to their young charges for senior country week which starts in Perth on Sunday.
A Great Southern man accused of causing a rail-crossing crash that resulted in his wife’s death has made his first in-person appearance at court, but still not entered a plea to the charge against him.
Albany Tennis Club made a winning impression at the CBH Country Tennis Championships in Perth, which attracted more than 250 players from across the State.
A Hopetoun man has been charged with reckless driving after being caught allegedly driving more than 100km/h over the posted speed limit on Wednesday.
Noah, Oliver and Isla were the most popular names registered in the Great Southern last year.
The Great Southern Cricket Association under-14 B side competing at junior country week finished bottom of their pool B ladder, unlucky to be without a win.
Albany Equestrian Centre will host the Southern Solstice Dressage Competition this weekend, attracting competitors from across the State.
A caravan has been destroyed after a lithium-ion battery caught alight and set the structure ablaze in Napier, north of Albany, on Thursday morning.
The government needs to pay attention to decades of research and multiple tragic deaths at rural railway level crossings, writes Mt Magnet resident Lara Jensen.
Lara Jensen
Albany senior Aboriginal health worker Glenda Williams hit a major professional milestone this year, working 50 years with WA Country Health Service.
A popular Albany swimming spot has been closed after a 3m white shark was spotting swimming close to the shoreline.
An Albany man who violently assaulted his ex-partner when he randomly saw her in someone’s front yard before threatening to stab her with syringes has avoided an immediate jail term.
Emu Point Sporting Club held the annual Albany Open last weekend, bringing players from across the State to Albany to compete.
