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Robyn D'Aprile and Tonga holding a photo of Monitake Karakaua.

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Family mourns loss of father after ill-fated fishing trip

A Fijian family has been left heartbroken seven months into starting their new life in the Great Southern after losing their much-loved husband and father to the sea on Anzac Day. 

Hannah Whitehead

Bayswater's Charlie Findlay tackles Rovers' Jayden Chen.

Soccer wrap High fives for Rovers after big win in men’s reserves league

Albany Rovers enjoyed an excellent return as they walloped Bayswater 5-1 in their Great Southern Soccer Association senior men’s reserves league outing on Saturday afternoon.

Jacki Elezovich

Steak sandwiches from the Premier Hotel, Bremer Bay Resort and Hybla Tavern. Steak sandwiches crafted by three Great Southern pubs are up for the coveted title of best sanga in the State in the upcoming Australian Hotels Association awards.

STEAK SANDWICHESThe Prem, Hybla, Bremer Bay: Who has the best steak sanga?

Three Great Southern pubs are up for the coveted title of best steak sanga in the state in the upcoming Australian Hotels Association awards.

Melissa Sheil

Boddington’s Kaleb Germain gets a kick away as he is tackled.

Footy wrap PremiumPremiers too strong for Tigers in return to Quartermaine

Boddington’s perfect start to their premiership defence in the Upper Great Southern Football League continued with a 70-point victory over Katanning Wanderers at Quartermaine Oval on Sunday.

Cameron Newbold and Hannah Whitehead

Firefighter Sophia Carolina Arechiga Altamirano, firefighter Cameron Curtis, Capt. Darin Hockley, Lt Paul Beazley, Anteja Bond, 16, and apparatus officer Liam Blake Montanus.

Fireman’s liftPremiumDenmark Vollies fundraiser hits $6765 for injured colleagues

Denmark volunteer firefighters are preparing to welcome back a crew member who has been in hospital since he and another volunteer were badly injured in a truck rollover on Good Friday.

Claire Middleton

Roger Hey is conducting the Albany Sinfonia’s 30th anniversary concert at the Albany Entertainment Centre on May 24.

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

From plenty of ways to celebrate our local volunteers to Albany Sinfonia’s 30th birthday, here’s your guide to the week ahead in the Great Southern.

Albany Advertiser

The empty Jeanswest store in Albany Plaza.

Shutting up shopStrandbags and Levi’s Cup set to close at Albany Plaza

Albany Plaza is losing two more shops, with Strandbags and Levi’s Coffee Cup closing two months after Jeanswest shut its doors for good.

Claire Middleton

Albany Speedway Club's Kevin Theyer was a deserving winner of the Mike Stidwell Medal for 2024.

Medal honourAlbany speedway stalwart Kevin Theyer wins Stidwell Medal

Kevin Theyer, a doyen of Albany Speedway Club, won the prestigious 2024 Mike Stidwell Medal at a presentation to mark the start of National Volunteer Week at the Albany Entertainment Centre on Monday night.

Claire Middleton

Dumbleyung’s Chelsea Butterworth tries to get the ball off Kojonup’s Zoe Kestel.

KNA 2025Kojonup and Allstars notch subsequent A1 round wins

Katanning Netball Association had a busy week with round three held midweek and round four on Saturday at the Katanning Leisure Centre.

Tina Briscoe

The illegally caught marron were found in a vehicle the two men were in. Fishers are reminded to not take marron out of season after two men received fines totalling more than $13,000 in a Collie Court earlier this month.

Regional WAPremiumIllegal South West marron fishers cop $13k in fines

Two men have been made to pay thousands of dollars in fines after fishing for marron out of season in WA’s south.

Eliza Kavanagh

More than 2500 City of Albany residents filled out the 2025 MARKYT community scorecard.

SCORECARDHousing crisis sore point in otherwise stellar city review

A scorecard filled out by City of Albany residents has revealed that despite a dire housing situation, the city is the sixth-best-performing regional local government.

Melissa Sheil

Kevin Bransby and Kathleen Western have taken their volunteering skills across the world fighting fires.

home and awayMt Barker firefighter reflects on a decade of volunteering

Mt Barker volunteer firefighter Kathleen Western has been part of a volunteer brigade for more than a decade, fighting fires both at home and overseas.

Jacki Elezovich

Jerramungup and Lake Grace-Pingrup were round five winners.

Tight race PremiumJerramungup and Lake Grace-Pingrup round five OFA winners

Three teams are locked on three wins each after an intriguing first five rounds of the 2025 Ongerup Football Association league competition, after Jerramungup and Lake Grace-Pingrup claimed round five wins.

Cameron Newbold

Railways' Kasey Warren looks to shoot past Narrikup's Hollie Jackman.

big winsImpressive Narrikup power to second win of A1 season

Narrikup 1 notched their second win of the season in round three of the Albany Netball Association A1 competition on Saturday, with a comprehensive 32-goal thumping of Railways 1. 

Jacki Elezovich

Jack Family Trust representative David Moss, Secretary to the Premier and Cockburn MLA David Scaife, ASLSC president Sarah Bowles and mayor Greg Stocks.

LIFE SAVING CLUBRibbon cut on refurbished Albany Surf Life Saving Club

Albany’s freshly refurbished Surf Living Saving Club officially reopened its doors last week, with its $3.3 million spruce-up expected to improve the vital beach patrol service’s capacity for years to come.

Melissa Sheil

Albany Health Campus intern Holly Reid.

Good MedicinePremiumKojonup local bags intern of the year at rural health awards

Kojonup native and Albany Health Campus medical intern Holly Reid was been awarded intern of the year at the recent Rural Health Excellence Awards in Perth.

Jacki Elezovich

The Lake Ewlyamartup has been drained to a dangerously low level, threatening wildlife food sources.

Great Southern HeraldLake Ewlyamartup drained by vandals

A 100-hectare lake in the Great Southern has been drained after its flushing channel gate panels were removed, jeopardising the food supply of up to 95 wildlife species in the area.

Hannah Whitehead

Gillian Corker is the new CEO of Denmark Chamber of Commerce.

Chamber of CommerceCorker’s 90-day plan to revamp Denmark’s Chamber of Commerce

Gillian Corker has given herself a 90-day window to refocus Denmark’s Chamber of Commerce as she marked the end of her first week as its new CEO.

Claire Middleton

North Albany's Graham Ross is chaired off after his 277th game, breaking the club's games record.

Lions roar PremiumLions hold on in final term to register first win of 2025

Royals coach Darrell Panizza believes his side were deserving of their first win of the season after eclipsing North Albany in a close finish at Retravision Stadium on Sunday. 

Cameron Newbold

The 38 leaders selected for the Leadership WA Signature Leadership Program at the Katanning Town Hall during their three-day field trip.

Leading TogetherCity and country industries connect on leadership field trip

A handful of the State’s top leaders travelled through the Wheatbelt’s south to understand regional industries and living to evolve their perspective, connectivity and leadership skills.

Hannah Whitehead

MAIN PIC: Railways' 10-goal hero Hayden Parker with the Belt-Up Round match ball. TOP RIGHT: Denmark-Walpole's Leighton Rogers in traffic. BOTTOM RIGHT: Railways' Jayden Scott handballs.

big winPremiumTigers crush Magpies to make it four straight wins

Railways made it four straight wins with a dominant performance over Denmark-Walpole on the back of a 10-goal haul from key forward Hayden Parker at At Keep The Sheep Stadium on Saturday. 

Jacki Elezovich

Alaia Williams, daughter of Boardriders’ youth development officer Natasha Williams designed this notebook.

Reef talesBoardriders seek surfing tales for commemorative ‘zines

Albany Boardriders are seeking community contributions to be collated into a series of ‘zines to commemorate the opening of the Southern Ocean Surf Reef.

Claire Middleton

Gnowangerup officer Sgt Todd D'Souza talked to reporters at Albany Police Station on Monday afternoon.

safety solutionsEmergency services to review Bluff Knoll safety solutions

Police say measures to keep hikers safe in the Stirling Ranges will be put under review following a rescue of two hikers from Bluff Knoll on Sunday after the pair spent more than 24 hours on the mountain. 

Jacki Elezovich

Kenny Quartermaine, Shire of Katanning president Kristy D’Aprile and Benjamin Quartermaine cutting the ribbon to officially reopen the Quartermaine Oval after the $2.2m redevelopment.

NEW GROUNDSKatanning celebrates reopening of Quartermaine Oval

A big group of Katanning sports fans, shire councillors, and members of parliament gathered to celebrate the official reopening of the $2.2m redeveloped Katanning Quartermaine Oval on Sunday.

Hannah Whitehead

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