A swag of talented local drivers garnered impressive results at the Southern Sprint meeting at Albany City Kart Club at the weekend.
Harry Grigson
The state government has set aside nearly $8m to purchase several properties damaged by the 2021 landslip in Mira Mar, marking the end of a three-year struggle for affected residents.
Melissa Sheil
From an arts networking event to a whaling history tour, here’s your guide to the week ahead in the Great Southern.
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Hundreds of competitors hit the track at Albany City Kart Club for its annual Southern Sprint showdown at the weekend.
Cameron Newbold
Albany speedway star Sam Jewell said his recent Formula 125 State Title success was a genuine family celebration underpinned by their deep-rooted connection with the sport after claiming his sixth WA crown.
The mum accused of trying to kill her disabled daughter with insulin admitted to police there were two possible consequences from her actions — that she would ‘go peacefully’ or end up in hospital.
Emily Moulton
Two people involved in Saturday night’s ugly post-match brawl between spectators have been sanctioned by the Great Southern Football League.
Albany Roller Derby League is padding up and strapping in for its inaugural Regional Rumble when rural counterparts from Margaret River and Geraldton suit up for their fearsome clash on Saturday.
WA’s regional areas will see wins in the safety, housing, health and transport industries, following the release of the State Budget on Thursday.
The last section of the biggest road project in the Great Southern will open to traffic on Sunday with a new name to christen its official opening.
Phoenix held off a determined Bayswater side on Saturday to remain at the top of the Great Southern Soccer Association men’s division two competition.
Visitors to Muttonbird Beach can get a look inside the stomach of a seahorse thanks to a new bin that hopes to combat pollution and aid research on ocean plastics.
Reigning premiers Katanning Wanderers slipped to a third straight defeat in 2024, mauled at home by a powerful Boddington outfit in round three of the Upper Great Southern Football League season on Sunday.
Albany Liberal candidate and local councillor Thomas Brough has apologised “for any hurt that has been caused” by his remarks linking the LGBTQIA+ community to paedophilia at a February council meeting.
North Albany’s glowing start to the Lower Great Southern Hockey Association Retravision women’s A-grade competition kept rolling after comfortably defeating a travelling Mt Barker side on Saturday.
Katanning Research Facility will receive upgrades to its aging infrastructure, $1.4m in State Budget funding to help the facility keep its position as a “world leader in sheep research”.
The Great Southern Football League will hold an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday night as they investigate a brawl that broke out on the stadium stands on Saturday night.
Member for Roe and Katanning farmer Peter Rundle has criticised the Federal Government’s sheep export ban, calling the move “devastating” for the agricultural regions.
The WA mother accused of trying to kill her disabled daughter with insulin has told her trial she never intended murder her and only wanted the drug to get her admitted to hospital so she would receive care.
Round two of the 2024 Katanning Netball Association went off without a hitch for all divisions with seven junior teams hitting the court.
Tina Briscoe
A teenager has had his licence disqualified after he was caught doing nearly 150km/h on the Great Southern Highway near Katanning last week.
An Albany mother charged with selling or supplying methylamphetamine after she was caught up in an extensive police drug operation last week has been granted bail.
A shocking number of young doctors witness bullying, discrimination or harassment in the workplace despite overall improvements in the WA Country Health Service.
Oliver Lane
Gnowangerup staged an impressive comeback, erasing an 11-point three-quarter time deficit by booting eight last-quarter goals to power to a 29-point win over Lake Grace-Pingrup last Saturday.