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Manypeaks' Riley Wood and Royals' Hayden Davies helped their sides' secure wins.

Cricket wrap PremiumPeaks overhaul and Lions cruise past Park in one-day games

Manypeaks chased down Denmark to record their fifth win of the season, securing a seven-wicket, A-grade victory on Turf East in the Albany and Districts Cricket Association on Saturday.

Claire Middleton

An Albany man has been charged with three counts of sexual assault and remanded in custody.

COURTSPremiumAlbany man remanded in custody after multiple rape charges

An Albany man has been remanded in custody after being charged with sexually assaulting a woman three times in one day.

Melissa Sheil

Nakita Riordan wins the TABtouch - Have You Got The Touch Maiden (1000m) aboard the Indianna Weinert-trained Nicconami.

Albany races Weinert’s red-hot form continues with Albany mid-week double

Albany trainer Indianna Weinert enjoyed another profitable day at the races, winning her first two outings at the Percy Spencer track on Friday.

Cameron Newbold

Railways' Corey Rogers hits out against Mt Barker.

Better display PremiumBulls win but Marwick’s effort breathes life into Tigers

Mt Barker recorded a four-wicket win but a revitalised Railways pushed them all the way in their Albany and Districts Cricket Association round nine A-grade contest on Turf South on Saturday.

Claire Middleton

The car was stolen from Spencer Park on Monday morning.

stolen carAlbany police chasing information on Spencer Park car theft

Albany police are urgently seeking information about a vehicle stolen from Spencer Park on Monday morning, urging anyone who has information or sees the vehicle to report it. 

Jacki Elezovich

Quinn Muller, 19, appeared in Albany Magistrates Court on December 11.

COURTS PremiumMan denies sex assault and holding woman against her will

A young man intends to fight charges that he sexually assaulted a woman multiple times and held her against her will in Mt Melville earlier this year.

Melissa Sheil

City of Albany have set flags to half-mast to honour the victims of Sunday’s shooting at Bondi Beach.

victims honouredCity of Albany flies flags at half-mast for Bondi victims

The City of Albany flew its flags at half-mast on Monday, joining local governments around the State in a silent gesture to pay tribute to the victims of the tragic events at Bondi Beach on Sunday. 

Jacki Elezovich

A rip warning sign was stolen from Native Dog Beach, only a few months after it was installed.

safety firstPremium‘Essential’ rip safety sign stolen from Native Dog Beach

The rip warning sign at the notoriously dangerous Native Dog Beach was stolen last week, prompting the Shire of Jerramungup to share a stark warning about the impacts of not having safety signs available.

Jacki Elezovich

About 100 people turned up for a public meeting with Water Corporation officials at Lower Kalgan Hall to discuss the proposed desalination plant.

Salty issuePremiumWater Corporation downplays impact of desal plant on Nanarup

The desalination plant mooted by the Water Corporation for either Nanarup or Sandpatch will not adversely affect either community, pledged Adrian Stewart, the company’s Great Southern regional manager.

Claire Middleton

All five charges related to incidents in Spencer Park on November 24, when Beau James Punch allegedly broke into a home and assaulted an elderly resident, then armed himself and tried to force entry into a passing car.

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Bail refused for accused violent Spencer Park burglar

An Albany man who allegedly broke into a Spencer Park home and assaulted an elderly resident and attempted a carjacking while armed has been refused bail. 

Jacki Elezovich

Cellar door staff at Singlefile Wines displaying their WA Tourism Awards’ Hall of Fame certificate.

Top tipplePremiumSinglefile Wines look to future after Hall of Fame success

The family army behind Denmark’s Singlefile Wines have not been resting on their laurels since being welcomed into the WA Tourism Awards Hall of Fame last month.

Claire Middleton

Malcolm Traill, Thel Symons and Bob Symons.

Albany HistoryPremiumIN PICTURES: Albany exhibition opens as part of bicentenary

Albany’s Then and Now exhibition is giving locals a fresh look at the city’s history at the Museum of the Great Southern. 

Amy Towers

13 fire crews responded to the blaze in the Shire of Plantagenet.

BUSHFIREForest Hill blaze burns 20ha before being contained

Firefighters are patrolling Forest Hill in the Shire of Plantagenet on Monday to mop up after a fire burnt 20ha of bush and farmland on Sunday afternoon and required aerial support to contain.

Melissa Sheil

A bushfire advice has been issued for Kalgan.

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Paddock fire sparks a bushfire advice warning in Kalgan

A small paddock fire on the corner of Nanarup and Dempster roads in Kalgan has sparked a bushfire advice for the adjacent area, with authorities reporting there is no current threat to lives or homes. 

Jacki Elezovich

Christmas light enthusiast Colin Bairstow at his home in Yakamia ready to spread the Christmas cheer.

Christmas lights Festive glow lights up Albany

Albany is sparkling with festive colour this year, with homes and gardens covered in bright Christmas lights and decorations. 

Amy Towers

The 62-year-old was reported missing on the night of December 2, when he failed to return home from a solo fishing trip. 

Albany AdvertiserPolice find body believed to be of missing WA farmer

The 62-year-old was reported missing on the night of December 2.

Claire Sadler

Stella Gleeson, 19, and Ginger Gleeson, 15, check their phones.

SOCIAL MEDIA BANPremiumGreat Southern parents ‘look forward’ to social media ban

Though there are many detractors of the newly instated under-16 social media ban, not all think it is a bad idea.

Melissa Sheil and Claire Middleton

Shire of Broome councillor Ellen Smith.

CouncilBroome councillor to keep position despite move to Albany

Cr Ellen Smith has copped criticism for taking a job in Albany which will make her absent from Broome for six months of the year. 

Cain Andrews

Spencer Park choir members' Indigo Collins, Scarlett Leak and Karlee Hennerberg with Robert Swiggs.

Christmas CarolsYoung performers light up Hardie Road with roaming choir

The sounds of Christmas have echoed down Hardie Road, as Spencer Park Primary School music students performed carols for the community.

Amy Towers

Mindum Alexander Brown, 32, made both guilty and not guilty pleas to an extensive list of charges.

courtsPremiumAlbany man admits to violent gym invasion, gives mixed pleas

An Albany man who went on a violent rampage through a busy gym and a Centennial Park home has pleaded guilty to a string of charges.

Jacki Elezovich

The group of Albany hockey veterans who enjoy regular get-togethers.

Jolly hockey sticksEnduring love of hockey fuels conversations and connections

They may have mostly hung up their hockey sticks but a love of the sport has kept them in touch.

Claire Middleton

Denmark River Arts Market's Kira Schimmelpfennig is looking forward to Saturday’s Christmas event.

Summer CelebrationsDenmark to celebrate summer in Berridge Park on Saturday

The Shire of Denmark are hosting a summer celebration, combining the spirit of Christmas with Summer Solstice and the beginning of the Birak season on December 13. 

Amy Towers

The critically endangered marsupial, Gilbert's potoroo. There’s less than 150 left in the wild.

Endangered Species PremiumTranslocation is answer to saving Gilbert’s potoroo, say ECU

New research from Edith Cowan University could help protect the world’s rarest marsupial, the critically endangered Gilbert’s potoroo, who live exclusively along the Great Southern’s coast. 

Amy Towers

MM Electrical's Ryan Kinnear and Imogen Sugg with copper cable in their Centennial Park warehouse, where the burglary happened.

charges laidPremiumAlbany police charge 40yo man with copper cable theft

Albany police have this week charged a man after identifying him as the alleged perpetrator of an early-morning robbery of Centennial Park business MM Electrical last month.

Jacki Elezovich