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Royals' Ryan Lazar and Railways' Ryley Valli are the early leaders of the GSFL coaches' player of the year.

Coaches’ votes Votes from first five rounds of coaches’ award revealed

The first five rounds of voting in the Great Southern Football League coaches’ player of the year award have been revealed, with young guns Ryley Valli and Ryan Lazar at the top of the standings.

Cameron Newbold

About 200 people competed in the Southern Squid Spectacular on Saturday.

Fishing competitionRecord turnout for Albany’s Southern Squid Spectacular

A record number of competitors cast a line in the Southern Squid Spectacular on Saturday, with families, children and keen fishers turning out in force for a day of competition on the water.

Amy Towers

WA Country's Ksharna Coyne looks for options.

State clash PremiumWA Country women fall short against powerful PFL outfit

The WA Country women’s side could not match their Perth Football League rivals in the final term, suffering a 29-point defeat at HIF Health Insurance Oval on Friday night.

Cameron Newbold

Kukerin-Dumbleyung's Jye Depane kicks his team into attack.

Away win PremiumDepane the star as Cougars triumph over battling Panthers

Kukerin-Dumbleyung kept pace with Upper Great Southern Football League ladder leaders Narrogin with a hard-earned win over Brookton-Pingelly in round seven of the competition on Saturday.

Claire Middleton

Emergency services on scene after a crash on Lower King Road.

crashPremiumMan being treated after two-car collision in Lower King

Two cars have collided on Lower King Road in Albany, with a man in his 60s requiring medical treatment.

Melissa Sheil

Albany-born golfer Wayne Smith competing in the WA PGA Championship at Royal Perth Golf Club in 2001.

Driving forceGolf star Smith talks up the city’s Sporting Walk of Fame

When talking about candidates for Albany’s Sporting Walk of Fame, firmly in the picture for tick against his nomination is Wayne Smith, the best golfer the city has produced.

Claire Middleton

The start of the Brass Monkey Trophy race with the tiny Crazy, second right, the second last boat.

Sailing wrap Crazy wins Brass Monkey Trophy as Jesse James takes series

The sixth and final heat of the winter series was conducted in a strong north-westerly wind that was piping in at around 17 knots at the start and dropping down to only seven knots at the end of racing. 

Des Beeck

Six vulnerable children have been rescued in the Philippines following an international investigation into an Albany man accused of child abuse offences.

Courts & JusticePremiumPolice rescue kids as man charged over vile abuse material

Six vulnerable children have been rescued in the Philippines following an international investigation into an Albany man accused of child abuse offences.

Eileen and Bob Iffla in a crop of oats at their Lake King farm in 2016.

WA newsCommentsPremiumWA ag industry mourns passing of farming legend Bob Iffla

Newdegate-Lake Grace farming legend and influential agri-politics player Bob Iffla has passed away after a lifetime of tenacity and hard work.

Georgia Campion

Cancer Council WA's Lavinya Vasudevan is encouraging locals to get cancer screenings early.

health and wellnessCancer Council: Early screening key to treating bowel cancer

Experts from Cancer Council WA are encouraging residents in the region to seek medical advice earlier for symptoms of diseases like bowel cancer. 

Jacki Elezovich

Poet Saara Milliken with a copies of her book A Flower State Of Mind.

Flower powerPremiumHaving ‘time and space to breathe’ inspires poet Milliken

It was a journey of just four and a bit hours, but it was enough to change Saara Milliken’s life

Claire Middleton

Wendy Trappitt, Julie Martin and Dot Farr.

Dinner dance IN PICTURES: Locals put on dancing shoes for Bornholm dance

The sounds of music, laughter and dancing filled Bornholm Hall on Saturday night as locals took to the dance floor for a bicentenary dinner dance celebration

Amy Towers

Chocolatier Yael Angwin and Whitfield Estate owner Kelly Howard with their champion chocolate award.

Hot chocolateTropical Trio named top choc for Denmark’s Whitfield Estate

The return of chocolate to the Perth Royal Food Awards was celebrated in style at Denmark’s Whitfield Estate as it picked up a champion’s gong for a mouth-watering white chocolate entry, Tropical Trio.

Claire Middleton

Team captains Ocean Sluiter, 13, and Billy Ugle, 13, before the match.

Blue waveCalies’ mental health soccer match ‘starts a conversation’

Albany Caledonians raised more than $4000 for Beyond Blue after holding a Mental Health Match when their two under-14 soccer sides came head-to-head at North Road last Saturday.

Claire Middleton

Editor Malcolm Traill and contributing authors Sarah Drummond and Jill Sheed with a copy of A Gift Of Truth Telling: Notes On The Bicentenary Of Albany.

Albany 2026Journal explores Albany history through new lens

Dozens of Albany writers have lent their voices to an academic journal exploring Albany’s Indigenous history and the future of reconciliation, with the volume launched this week for the city’s bicentenary. 

Jacki Elezovich

Lake Grace-Pingrup's Luke Bairstow takes off.

Tough win PremiumBattle of the Bombers goes to Lake Grace-Pingrup

Lake Grace-Pingrup took the chance to move a game clear in second spot on the Ongerup Football Association ladder after shaking off a determined Boxwood Hill on Saturday.

Cameron Newbold

The Shire of Denmark has installed Containers for Change baskets on 23 public bins.

waste notBin baskets installed in recycling fundraiser bid

Public bins in Denmark have been fitted with special Containers for Change baskets where people can leave their cans and bottles for anyone to collect for the 10-cent refund.

Melissa Sheil

Police are searching for 46-year-old Jodie King who was last seen in the Darkan area on Wednesday.

Missing PersonUrgent welfare concerns for missing woman Jodie King

Great Southern police have urgent welfare concerns for 46-year-old Jodie King who was last seen in Darkan on Wednesday. 

Amy Towers

Caledonians' Levi Clay grabbed a late winner.

Soccer wrap Clay makes the difference as Calies storm to comeback win

A goal from Levi Clay two minutes from time gave Albany Caledonians a hard-fought, comeback victory over Polonia in the Great Southern Soccer Association’s senior men’s competition on Saturday.

Claire Middleton

A plaque on vacant land marking the site of the Denmark Ag College's first workshop, where an expression of interest has been submitted to the shire to build a medical centre.

Letter to the EditorLetter to the Editor: Medical centre ideal for Denmark land

A new medical centre would be an ideal use of vacant land adjacent to the existing Denmark Health Service for an ageing population, writes long-time resident Graeme Robertson. 

Graeme Robertson

Albany Health Campus is one of two regional hospitals hosting a clinical trial for a new chemotherapy drug.

regional trialAlbany Health Campus hosting trial for new chemotherapy drug

Albany Health Campus is one of two regional health centres at the forefront of a landmark clinical trial for chemotherapy patients in regional WA, hosting a laboratory to test a new anti-nausea drug. 

Jacki Elezovich

The City of Albany’s Maritime Festival will begin on July 1.

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

From the Southern Edge Arts Showcase to Albany Maritime Festival, here’s your guide to the week ahead in the Great Southern

Albany Advertiser

The Shire of Dumbleyung has accepted a $2.275m tender for the redevelopment of Stubbs Park.

Tender tickedPremiumShire approves $2.275m tender to redevelop Stubbs Park

The planned redevelopment of Stubbs Park is set to go ahead after the Shire of Dumbleyung accepted a $2,275,300 tender at its ordinary council meeting on June 18.

Claire Middleton

Albany's Natalie Jarvis and Tegan Stoney.

roller derbyFierce competition for Albany Roller Derby in Adelaide

Albany’s Great Southern Breakers rolled onto the national stage this month at the Great Southern Slam in Adelaide, taking on fierce interstate competition in Australia’s biggest roller derby tournament. 

Jacki Elezovich