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  1. beach erosionRecord swell demolishes Emu Point sand nourishment work

  2. Citizen of the YearDenmark boy who saved dad named Youth Citizen of the Year

  3. Gig GuideWhat’s on in Albany and the Great Southern this week

  4. hard foughtNarrikup fight hard in final term to overcome Magpies in A1

  5. Hockey wrapPremiumManypeaks and North Albany fail to break deadlock

Resident Philippa Minchin is one of several people who asked the council not to approve the lease.

PARK FOR SALE PremiumResidents won’t be forgotten after lease change, say council

Permanent residents of an Emu Point caravan park will have eight months to find a new home after Albany council awarded RAC Tourism the lease, though councillors have assured them they won’t be left homeless.

Melissa Sheil

No sickness was reported from the contaminated oysters.

OYSTER CONTAMINATIONHarvest Road recalls Albany Rock Oysters due to E. coli

Albany’s largest aquaculture business has been forced to recall some of its produce after E. coli was found in last week’s batch of rock oysters.

Melissa Sheil

Norman ‘Norm’ Lakeman turned 100 at Albany’s Eureka retirement village on May 26.

100th birthdayNorm, 100, says 70-year marriage the key to happy life

A 70-year marriage to a lady who could “dance the legs off anyone” is the recipe for a long and happy life, according to Norm Lakeman who turned 100 on Monday.

Claire Middleton

Robert Stephen James Elphick faces multiple sex charges.

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Man accused of prostituting and raping child indicates plea

An Albany man accused of 13 charges including sexually penetrating and entering prostitution agreements with multiple children, has indicated he will fight the charges in court.

Melissa Sheil

Taeshan John Williams was sentenced in Albany District Court on May 21 for breaking into a Narrogin home and pelting the occupants with rocks.

COURT AND CRIMEPremiumNarrogin teen jailed for ‘vigilante run-through’ of house

A Narrogin teenager who wreaked $18,500 of damage on a house and pelted the occupants with rocks after receiving a distress call from his sister that a man was trying to get into their home has been jailed.

Melissa Sheil

Councillors voted to refuse changes to the lime operation at Nullaki.

LIME LOCKEDYear-round mining and unlimited trucks refused at Nullaki

A proposal to triple the operating time period and remove transport restrictions of a lime pit in Nullaki has been shut down by Albany councillors.

Melissa Sheil

Reigning GSFLW premiers Mt Barker have indicated they may withdraw from the competition with a move of season dates.

Fixture debatePremiumPremiumPush to move women’s footy season dates being considered

A push to move the playing dates of the women’s season to align with the men’s competition is being considered by the Great Southern Football League.

Albany SES volunteer Ben Whittle was awarded the 2025 Great Southern volunteer of the year award in an Albany ceremony on May 22.

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEARAlbany SES member takes out region’s top award for vollies

Albany SES volunteer Ben Whittle has taken out the top award at the Great Southern’s Volunteer of the Year Awards with a range of community organisations and individuals recognised on the night.

Narrikup's Kristie Slater passes off.

hard foughtNarrikup fight hard in final term to overcome Magpies in A1

Narrikup 1 are one of three undefeated teams after claiming a five-goal victory over Magpies 1 on Saturday in round four of the Albany Netball Association A1 competition at Albany Leisure and Aquatic Centre. 

Paul ‘Pablo’ Sleeman, 13, Bradley Woodruff, Lesley Murphy, Anthony McEwan, Jy Drummond, 15, Shaun Ossinger and Darin Hockley.

Citizen of the YearDenmark boy who saved dad named Youth Citizen of the Year

Paul ‘Pablo’ Sleeman, who saved his father’s life following an horrendous tractor accident, was named the Shire of Denmark’s Youth Citizen of the Year at the town’s Resource Centre Gallery on Saturday.

Claire Middleton

Emu Point beach is severely eroded, with a record swell reversing City of Albany works to replace eroded sand on the beach.

beach erosionRecord swell demolishes Emu Point sand nourishment work

A huge swell on Monday saw sand nourishment works on sections of Middleton Beach and Emu Point Beach completed last week eroded away again, with the new artificial surf reef rocks also suspected to have moved. 

Jacki Elezovich

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David Hurst & Clara Hurst.

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More agony for dumped patients of rogue dentist David Hurst

Patients who’ve been stranded for months say they hope glamorous western suburbs cosmetician Clara Hurst can do something to assist their claims against her late husband’s professional indemnity insurance. 

John Flint

The findings of the internal report were released to the public by Police Commissioner Col Blanch in January.

CrimePremiumFive recommendations incomplete after Bombara inquiry

WA Police are yet to complete five of the 18 recommendations put forward after an internal investigation of the actions of officers in the lead-up to the Floreat murders.

Jessica Evensen

Ariel Bombara one year on from the Floreat murders.

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Ariel Bombara’s ‘unbearable’ torment on Floreat anniversary

A year on from the Floreat murders, Ariel Bombara reveals her anguish and opens up on why we must shine a light on coercive control, saying laws should not be rushed.

Shannon Hampton

WA Football are pushing for the draft age to be raised.

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EXCLUSIVE: WA call on AFL to raise draft age to 19

The State’s peak football body has called on the AFL to lift the minimum draft age by one year amid concerns on a growing mental health toll on the industry. 

Glen Quartermain

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A man has been rushed to hospital after a crash in Perth’s eastern suburbs.

WA NewsPremiumMan taken to RPH after crash in Perth’s eastern suburbs

The man in his 60s was taken to hospital under lights and sirens on Tuesday evening.

Arabella Stanton, Dominic McLaughlin and Alastair Stout will play Hermione, Harry and Ron.

TVCommentsNew Harry Potter actors revealed for TV reboot series

The upcoming Harry Potter streaming reboot has cast its three leads after more than 32,000 children responded to an open call.

Wenlei Ma

Roger Cook has slammed the 46-year-old accused of choking an 11-year-old during a soccer match.

CrimePremiumPremiumCook condemns man accused of choking 11yo at soccer game

The Premier said he had been ‘concerned for some time’ about anti-social behaviour among parents at junior sporting games.

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CommentsPremiumBHP joins Rio Tinto in job cuts with 100 WA staff chopped

WA’s most profitable iron ore miner, BHP, trimmed down its local headcount by approximately 100 last week.

Indigenous elder Richard Walley said the island was an important part of truth telling, a key to reconciliation.

Reconciliation PremiumPremiumPush for reconciliation on Rottnest Island continues

Noongar elder Richard Walley OAM says there’s still plenty to be done on reconciliation as he pushes efforts to increase awareness of the brutal past of Rottnest Island.

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SpaceCommentsDiscovery of cosmic phenomenon scientist can’t explain

WA astronomers have discovered a mysterious cosmic phenomenon 15,000 light-years from Earth that science is unable to fully explain, and it took a little luck to do so.

Ben O'Shea

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Preliminary reportPremiumPilot’s last text message before fatal crash revealed

The pilot killed in a fatal light plane crash in the Mid West in March texted a maintenance worker 18 minutes into the flight, a preliminary report has revealed.

Josephine Hingst

The skatepark and new pump track at the Kingsbury Park Youth Precinct.

SkateparkPremiumSkatepark ‘may open’ in July school holidays

The skatepark and brand-new pump track at Kingsbury Park may be reopened to the public for the July school holidays.

Tegan Guthrie

Hoods, a gritty suburban tale written by Angela Betzien, will be performed at Esperance Civic Centre on June 25 as part of a regional WA tour.

THEATRE PROGRAMGritty suburban tale to be performed in Esperance

Esperance students will explore themes of poverty and family solidarity as part of a thought-provoking theatre program.

Gina Williams and Guy Ghouse are heading to Carnarvon to play at the WAyay! Festival on June 2.

WAyay! FestivalCarnarvon to celebrate community with WAyay! Festival

Carnarvon will celebrate WA Day outdoors with its fun, free and family-friendly WAyay! Festival, featuring live music, culture and community spirit.

Surfers and water users in the Gracetown area at Lefthanders carpark should not rely on the shark warning system.

WA newsCommentsCommentsWhy you need to keep an eye out for sharks at this WA beach

Surfers and water users at this popular destination in the South West need to be extra cautious.

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Labor green lights Woodside’s North West Shelf gas project
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Labor green lights Woodside’s North West Shelf gas project
'It's just a joke': Ailing Tommo slams tennis schedule
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Mid West highlighted in Plating Up WA event
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Free festival returns to Perth’s port city with stellar acts
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Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.

CNBC newsAmazon investors reject bid to split CEO and chair roles

Amazon shareholders rejected a proposal to adopt a policy that would require the company’s chief executive and board chair roles to remain separate.

Daniel Newell

Bitcoin has typically correlated with equity markets, particularly the tech-heavy Nasdaq.

BusinessBitcoin hits new record high as rally marches on

Bitcoin continued its blistering rally on Thursday, hitting a brand new record high above $111,000 ($172,304). 

Arjun Kharpal

A Walmart store is shown in Oceanside, California, U.S., May 15, 2025.

CNBC newsCommentsWhy Walmart decided to raise prices — and risk Trump’s fury

The largest discount chain in the US warns higher prices are on the way for shoppers.

Melissa Repko

Here’s what to know about how each attachment style affects your money.

Emotional Rollercoaster CommentsPremiumCan’t stick to a budget? It might be your attachment style

If you’ve ever blamed yourself for being ‘bad with money’, some financial therapists might disagree with you. The problem, they say, isn’t your self-control — it’s your emotions.

Judy Lagrou

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Antennas of CSIRO's ASKAP radio telescope at Inyarrimanha Ilgari Bundara, the CSIRO Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory in Western Australia~|~|VQB1zhMMge

SpaceCommentsDiscovery of cosmic phenomenon scientist can’t explain

WA astronomers have discovered a mysterious cosmic phenomenon 15,000 light-years from Earth that science is unable to fully explain, and it took a little luck to do so.

Ben O'Shea

Collie - roughly 200km south of Perth - was revealed as the area with the largest premium for energy efficient homes of 23.3 per cent.

WA NewsCommentsEnergy efficient houses valued $100k more than non-eco homes

Perth homes which are energy efficient will likely attract an extra $110,000 in value according to a report released on Thursday.

Oliver Lane

A man in his 30s has been rushed to hospital after a serious incident in Innaloo. 

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumPremiumMan rushed to hospital after serious incident in Innaloo

A man in his 30s has been rushed to hospital after a serious incident on Wednesday evening.

Witness Anthony Prior claims accused murderer Peter Nguyen-Ha threatened to kill him.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumMan claims accused murderer threatened to kill him

The man at the centre of the ‘meth-fuelled revenge crusade of retribution’ that led to the death of WA father in a case of mistaken identity claims the alleged killer threatened to kill him weeks beforehand.

Ambika Rebello has stepped down as a Town of Port Hedland councillor.

Local GovernmentPremiumPremiumCouncillor resigns from troubled Port Hedland Council

Port Hedland councillor Ambika Rebello has become the latest person to resign from the troubled council, following a string of departures earlier this year that prompted concern from Premier Roger Cook.

Woodside’s Karratha Gas Plant

EnergyPremiumEight things to know about WA’s North West Shelf

A bid to extend the life of Woodside Energy’s North West Shelf LNG plant has been endorsed by Australia’s new environment minister. Here’s what you need to know about the project and its history.

Matthew McKenzie and Simone Grogan

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