The students of Flinders Park Primary School travelled to school in style last week, moving as part of a ‘walking school bus’ in honour of National Walk to School Safely Day.
Melissa Sheil
The humble backbone of the Albany Historical Society was recognised last week for his 25 years of coordinating the team that preserve some of the city’s historic gems.
Textile art has drawn a long thread through Ruth Halbert’s life, from learning to knit on a sheep farm to restoring historic looms and weaving tributes to immigrant lives lost in Australian detention centres.
Jacki Elezovich
Australia’s human rights boss has defended a law which protects trans women from pregnancy discrimination during a Senate Estimates appearance.
Emma Kirk
Five brave Albany residents took the plunge on Wednesday morning as Bunnings Albany hosted a dunk tank fundraiser for the Big Freeze, raising money and awareness for motor neurone disease research.
A massive blaze at a tyre shop sparked an emergency declaration, leaving one man injured and firefighters left to battle the blaze for hours.
A 45-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to murdering a 69-year-old man in Northampton in September last year based on unsoundness of mind.
Imogen Wilson
Wickepin Primary School opened their doors to students’ mothers and grandmothers on May 7 to celebrate Mother’s Day with a morning of activities.
Sunday’s derby is even more meaningful than usual with Bunbury and South Bunbury playing off for both the WA Day weekend Foundation Cup and the Syd Jackson/Max Maguire Cup.
Jack Penniment
The hard work of the 120-strong volunteer team that keeps the vital Albany Community Hospice ticking was recognised last week, with a worthy gong at the Great Southern Volunteer of the Year awards.
A major court update has emerged in the case against a former elite Sydney schoolteacher accused of grooming a teenage girl.
Clareese Packer
An Albany man has been jailed after he violently attacked a woman in Centennial Park, hitting her over the head with an unknown weapon and leaving a gash deep enough to reveal the bone of her skull.
South West residents are being reminded to turn off their sprinklers this winter as the seasonal rains are set to make their arrival.
Craig Duncan
After two decades of serving jams, chutneys and sauces lovingly made out of a building on their Lowlands farm, a well-known couple are waving goodbye to their weekly Albany Farmers Markets stall.
Australia’s benchmark index has defied morning weakness to rally 59.90 points due to a surprising announcement.
Cameron Micallef
From the Albany Classic around the houses race to the Elleker Running Festival, here’s your guide to the week ahead in the Great Southern.
Albany Advertiser
Australia’s consumer watchdog has slapped a blanket ban on baby bottle self-feeding devices amid fears they could cause injury or death.
The South West has shone at the 2026 tourism awards, with Walpole’s Gary Muir, Busselton’s Chantell Field, and Margaret River’s Nic Chirico all recognised for individual awards.
Bunbury’s football trio are establishing themselves on the big stage with the State 18s carnival on the horizon.
Geraldton has come in second for the fifth consecutive year in the 7NEWS Top Tourism Town Awards, with mayor Jerry Clune able to find a silver lining to being perennial runners-up.
Sienna Seychell
Police have delivered an update after a boy was seriously injured after being struck by an orange ute in an alleged hit-and-run.
The second AFL fixture at Bunbury’s Hands Memorial Oval will take place between North Melbourne and Fremantle with the region set to hit the limelight once again.
The Federal Government has committed more than $400,000 to the City of Albany as compensation for debt left in the wake of airline Rex’s collapse.
A former reality TV contestant charged with rape was allegedly bashed in prison and hospitalised twice with facial fractures.
Andrew Hedgman
