A large-scale land and sea search at popular Albany tourist spot The Gap has entered its second day, as police continue scouring the area for missing Perth woman Naomi Marie Duckett.
Melissa Sheil
Albany punters keen to start their long weekend are relishing in the relinquishment of Good Friday liquor restrictions, for the first time being able to order a pint without a meal to go with it.
The occupants of a wrecked car are lucky to have escaped with only minor scrapes and bruises after their vehicle crashed into a tree at speed on Chester Pass Road near Albany on Good Friday.
Jo Wassell’s new exhibition Women in Whaling shines a light on a group of Albany women and their experiences with Albany’s whaling history and contributions to the city’s history.
Jacki Elezovich
Lap lanes were swapped for the Middleton Beach ocean waves as students from Australian Christian College Southlands had their annual swimming carnival.
Amy Towers
Recreational fishers are being urged to stay off the rocks and “keep the sand between their toes” as the annual salmon season begins along WA’s south coast this month.
A teenage boy has been rushed to Denmark Health Service after a bike and car crash on Ocean Beach Road near Denmark on Friday morning.
Recreational fishers in Albany are set to gain a major new offshore attraction, with the State Government investing millions into an artificial reef designed to boost fishing opportunities.
It is a big weekend for ocean swimming with major events coming to Albany and Denmark on Saturday and Sunday.
Claire Middleton
Defending champion Rhys Cumming will headline a strong field for the 2025-26 WA Formula 500 Title to be held at Albany’s Attwell Park Speedway over the Easter weekend.
Cameron Newbold
Albany trainer Alan Smith has high hopes for Deadly And Fast ahead of Sunday’s Albany Community Cup, 20 years on from the Smith training stable’s last cup winner.
Whaling is one of Albany’s major historical claims to fame, with the city the site of the last shore-based whaling station in Australia.
Shire of Denmark has rejected election reforms expected to be proposed by the State Government this year, asking to retain both voluntary voting and the two-year election cycle.
An Albany man who led police on a “reckless” high-speed car chase and was found with more than 400g of cannabis, a large quantity of cigarettes and evidence of drug sales in his car, has been jailed.
A life time of hard work, compassion and dedication has led former Katanning resident Mary Wilson to an extraordinary milestone, celebrating her 100th birthday on March 23.
It started with the talk about the high-tech, winged keel and then went back to basics – a week of messing about on the rivers.
With no engines and plenty of nerve, drivers will take on the steep descent of Apex Drive on Mt Clarence on Saturday as the National Soapbox Championships roll into Albany.
Provincias, the handsome 12-year-old Arabian gelding, schooled by Albany’s Kelly Perkins, is a national champion.
Residents of Woodanilling have been asked for their views on health and happiness after the shire’s stats rated worse than the State average in areas like obesity, alcohol-related deaths and self-harming.
Albany sits on top of the ladder with two rounds left to play in the 2026 Great Southern Football League Women’s competition after a low-scoring win over reigning premiers Mt Barker on Saturday.
Ever thought about buying the big roundabout? Or, perhaps, you’d rather put a hotel near Albany’s beloved chippy, Hooked on Middleton?
A Katanning man who threatened to light himself and police on fire with an aerosol can and lighter before attempting to grab a knife from his pocket while being arrested has been sentenced.
Hannah Whitehead
Danielle Carne, of Denmark Magpies, and David Arthur, of Sonics, were named the season MVPs for 2025-26 by the Albany Basketball Association.
From the Easter Arts Festival to the Albany Harbour Swim, here’s your guide to the week ahead in the Great Southern.
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