IN PICTURES: Memories and moments of a busy year captured to help tell many more Albany stories
Stuart McGuckinAlbany Advertiser
Year 2023 was a busy one in Albany. Credit: Albany Advertiser
The old adage of a picture telling a thousand words certainly rings true when it comes to telling the stories of our community.
Over the past 12 months the Advertiser has continued to capture memories that help illustrate what happened in Albany in 2023.
Here are some of our favourite shots from a busy 12 months.
Keep an eye out for our photographers and journalists as they to do the rounds in 2024 in an endeavour to continue telling your stories.
After living in Australia for more than 50 years, Amanda Edwards became one of the country's newest citizens in January. Credit: Laurie BensonAlbany tennis players were excited to hear they had secured funding for a new centre with City of Albany Mayor Dennis Wellington and Albany MLA Rebecca Stephens in February. Credit: Laurie BensonKathy Suggate, Sue Noakes and Joan Wilkinson were excited to receive funding to improve the King River Hall in January. Credit: Laurie BensonThree men were plucked from the ocean by Albany Sea Rescue members after their boat was overturned by waves in February. Credit: Laurie BensonFiona Smith was reunited with Cali in March, three months after the two-year-old cocker spaniel went missing. Credit: Kasey GrattonTrainer Annette Crump and jockey Natasha Faithfull with their first Albany cups in April. Credit: Cameron Newbold/Albany AdvertiserBig crowds returned for the first Albany Anzac Day dawn service without restrictions for years. Credit: Laurie Benson
Freedom Fairies Daisy Heath and Elyse Hewitt enjoyed Albany Pride in April. Credit: Laurie BensonKat Slattery, Railways, Natalie Jarvis, Royals, Kat Fjasted, Albany and Georgia Henderson, Mt Barker, ahead of the first GSFL pride round in April. Credit: Laurie BensonHeather Marr, Malcolm Traill and Jayne Taylor put the finishing touches on Youngs Siding Hall ahead of its centenary celebration in April. Credit: Stuart McGuckinFormer governor of WA Kim Beazley with chairman of Legacy Australia Eric Easterbrook and Matt Granger, CEO of Legacy WA at the start of Albany's Centenary Torch Relay in May. Credit: Laurie BensonMartha's Soup Kitchen founder the Rev. John Abraham cuts the cake at the 30th anniversary celebration in May. Credit: Laurie BensonTracey Boyle and Monica Belz at a biggest morning tea event in May. Credit: Laurie BensonRay Panizza in his 1977 Ford Escort. Credit: Laurie BensonTambellup officer-in-charge Sgt David Swain led a search in the Stirling Range National Park in June. Credit: Laurie Benson
Bruce Manning stepped down as chair of the Great Southern Development Commission in August, ending his 23-year association with the GSDC. Credit: Laurie BensonDarrell Panizza was inducted as a life member of the WA Football Commission in September for his outstanding service to the sport for more than 40 years. Credit: Laurie BensonEnd-to-end walk leader Steve Sertis rings the bell to mark the end of the trek to celebrate 25 years of the Bibbulmun Track in September. Credit: Laurie BensonRetired City of Albany mayor Dennis Wellington presided over his last meeting in September. Credit: Laurie BensonRiders Jack Fuller, Callum Reeves, Jesse Attwell and Kylan Black with club president Matt Pearce and track designer Willie Thompson at Albany Motorsport Park's new motocross track in November. Credit: Laurie BensonRitu Rawat gets the girls dancing group going in front of a packed crowd for Albany's inaugural Diwali Festival in November. Credit: Laurie BensonSanta helped bring festive cheer to Albany's Christmas Pageant in December. Credit: Laurie Benson
