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  1. Red ArtRed shoes installed at Albany museum for WA FDV campaign

  2. SCHOOL’S OUTMini “university graduates” doff caps for program’s end

  3. Courts & JusticePremiumAlbany man jailed for steak-knife stabbing at mechanic shop

  4. Smashing good timePremiumGreat Southern cricketers pumped for women’s Smash debut

  5. SPECIAL CAREPremiumSpecial care nursery reaches practical completion at AHC

Numbers swellHuge influx to Little Beach visitors lead to carpark works

Little Beach carpark in Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve will undergo renovations and upgrades to accommodate the growing number of visitors to the iconic Great Southern beach.

Georgia Campion

Pull!PremiumYoungsters urged to pull the trigger in recruitment drive

Albany Clay Target Club president Bryn Westerberg hopes to remove the stigma surrounding firearms and encourage young Great Southern residents to pick up the family-friendly sport.

Harry Grigson

STEAK WELL DONE PremiumAlbany steakhouse named WA’s best regional restaurant

An Albany steakhouse received a top honour for their “exceptional hospitality” earlier this month, with the owners hoping the State award will lift the profile of the entire city.

Melissa Sheil

Wrist injury Wrist injury puts Whalers captain Marwick’s season in doubt

Railways star and Albany and Districts captain Coen Marwick’s season is in jeopardy as he faces a nervous wait after scans revealed the talented all-rounder may require surgery on his injured wrist.

Harry Grigson

Regional WAComments‘Chunkier’ emperor penguin released into Southern Ocean

An emperor penguin that made headlines around the world after finding himself far from his Antarctic home has been released back into the wild, 3.5kg ‘chunkier’.

Georgia Campion

Courts & Justice PremiumMan who rammed cop car, started jail cell fire learns fate

A Great Southern man who rammed a Katanning police car in February, threatened three people at knifepoint, and set his jail cell on fire, has been jailed.

Georgia Campion

Gym stars PremiumPremiumYoung Albany gymnasts find form at WA junior championships

The Albany PCYC Gymnastics Club achieved outstanding results at Gymnastics WA’s biggest tournament on the calendar, the 2024 WA Gymnastics Junior Championships in Perth last month.

Red ArtRed shoes installed at Albany museum for WA FDV campaign

A global art installation replication featuring 100 red shoes was unveiled at the Museum of the Great Southern on Monday as part of the Statewide 16 Days in WA campaign to end family and domestic violence.

SCHOOL’S OUTMini “university graduates” doff caps for program’s end

A parade of pint-sized graduates could be seen marching through Albany on Tuesday as hundreds of young students celebrated the completion of their honorary University of WA course.

Wrist injury Wrist injury puts Whalers captain Marwick’s season in doubt

Railways star and Albany and Districts captain Coen Marwick’s season is in jeopardy as he faces a nervous wait after scans revealed the talented all-rounder may require surgery on his injured wrist.

Harry Grigson

Courts & JusticePremiumAlbany man jailed for steak-knife stabbing at mechanic shop

An Albany man has been jailed for a stabbing another man with a steak knife at a mechanical business in 2023 before fleeing the scene on an e-scooter.

Georgia Campion

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How routine airport stop uncovered WA farmer’s tax fraud

A Mid West cucumber farmer has been forced to surrender nearly $700,000 in cash which authorities believe was being shifted to avoid paying tax.

Tim Clarke

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How much extra you’ve paid on home loan since 2022 rate hike

Research commissioned by The West Australian shows how much extra those with the average-sized variable loan of $433,000 have paid in interest since the first rate hike in May 2022. 

Kim Macdonald

staysCommentsPremiumThis Vietnamese hotel belongs in the heart of the Swiss Alps

Hotel de la Coupole is a striking five-star hotel in Vietnam’s northern highlands that was not only inspired by the Swiss Alps, but looks like it belongs there, writes Zach Margolius

Zach Margolius

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Five-minute guide: Everything you need to know about MinRes

ESSENTIAL EXPLAINER: Mineral Resources is arguably the most talked about company in corporate Australia right now, so why is it garnering so much attention? 

Adrian Rauso

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Woodside Energy’s massive Pluto LNG plant on the Burrup Peninsula was shut down on Monday and the cause is still under investigation.

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In tonight’s show, Harvey says the last of the Bali Nine drug traffickers should be forced to stay in their Indonesian jail and Anthony Albanese must stop wasting his breath trying to bring them home.

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Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumNotorious vegan to pay for defaming vet in social media post

Tash Peterson and her boyfriend have been ordered to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to a vet and her husband for falsely accusing them of eating patients and animal slavery in a social media video.

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Champion Lakes blaze downgraded, Tonkin Highway closed

A bushfire that started near homes in Champion Lakes before it shut down Tonkin Highway has been downgraded from an emergency level. 

PolicePremiumPremiumMan dies after car hits tree north of Perth

Major crash officers are investigating the death of a man after his car hit a tree in the Wheatbelt.

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Courts & justicePremiumAlleged thief to plead not guilty to octopus heist

The man accused of trying to steal $68,000 worth of octopus from a Geraldton business has indicated he intends to plead not guilty to the charges, according to his lawyer.

Matthew Paddick

Festival FundingPremiumCouncil gets clarity on Shore Leave festival funding

City of Greater Geraldton councillors have received greater clarity on where funding for a local festival would go, ahead of a vote to decide if it should be awarded.

Matthew Paddick

Shaving for a CausePremiumDongara man raises thousands by shaving blue hair

Dongara’s own “Papa Smurf” has shaved his blue hair and beard to raise thousands of dollars to support men’s mental health.

Matthew Paddick

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumAlbany man jailed for steak-knife stabbing at mechanic shop

An Albany man has been jailed for a stabbing another man with a steak knife at a mechanical business in 2023 before fleeing the scene on an e-scooter.

PolicePremiumPremiumMan dies after car hits tree north of Perth

Major crash officers are investigating the death of a man after his car hit a tree in the Wheatbelt.

Pull!PremiumPremiumYoungsters urged to pull the trigger in recruitment drive

Albany Clay Target Club president Bryn Westerberg hopes to remove the stigma surrounding firearms and encourage young Great Southern residents to pick up the family-friendly sport.

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WA NewsCommentsSky’s the limit as WA Space Week kicks off

The stars have aligned for WA’s nascent space industry, with heavyweights from more than 20 countries descending on Perth for the inaugural Space Week.

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EducationCommentsPremiumWA principals grapple with highest rate of severe incidents

WA’s under-siege school principals are battling the nation’s highest rate of severe critical incidents, alarming new research reveals.

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CRIMEVideoDisgraced ex-WA politician brutally attacked at work

Disgraced former politician Barry Urban — who was at the centre of one of WA’s most bizarre political scandals — is fighting for his life in hospital after a brutal attack at his workplace in Kelmscott.

CrimeCops probe man’s death after incident south of Perth

Police were called to a home in Wannanup on Sunday night following reports of a disturbance.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumTradie jailed for abducting girl, tying her with cable ties

A Perth tradie was jailed for 11 years for abducting a 9-year-old girl, using threats and duct tape in a premeditated attack.

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