Police are appealing for public assistance to help find the father, who was last seen in the Great Southern city’s suburb of McKail.
Jacki Elezovich
Port Hedland is the biggest winner out of Roger Cook’s Budget boost for regional housing but after years of inaction, the Premier is blamed for playing ‘catch-up’ on supply.
Jessica Page
The State Government is providing $10.8m to aid Albany’s transition away from mains gas, with most of the cash going towards converting the city’s social housing
Claire Middleton
Reigning premiers Railways stuck their teeth into the new 2026 the Great Southern Football League campaign on Saturday, delivering a dominant 61-point win over a young North Albany side.
Melissa Sheil
A two-storey home in Kronkup, west of Albany, has been completely destroyed after a fire, sparked by a towel left on a chimney flue, ripped through the residence last week.
Jordan Clark, whose journey has taken him from junior footy at Railways to the Fremantle Dockers’ midfield, was named Wellington and Reeves Albany sportsperson of the year at the awards night on Thursday.
Royals made a flying start to their 2026 Great Southern Football League campaign, to give new coach James Culleton a stylish victory and revenge over a club which had put them to the sword last season.
Calls are growing for the WA Government to establish a 20 million litre diesel reserve in Albany, with local leaders saying the Great Southern has been overlooked in the State’s fuel security strategy.
Amy Towers
A magical commemoration at dawn was followed by Saturday’s Anzac Day service at Anzac Peace Park with crowds lining York Street for the traditional march on a beautiful Albany morning.
The future of Albany’s only alternative urgent-care medical service hangs in the balance, as its funding stream ends on June 30 and the Federal Government considers shifting funding focus elsewhere.
A “mum-and-dad” Albany business has been fined more than $21,000 for failing to back-pay its long-serving graphic designer, with the judge saying the company and its director “prioritised their own interests”.
A young woman was airlifted to Royal Perth Hospital after a head-on two-vehicle collision on Albany Highway in Williams on Saturday morning.
Hannah Whitehead
It’s a story that has been 100 years in the making as a century of farming by the Hawley family of Millbrook was celebrated in style with a gathering of friends, relatives and neighbours at the King River Hall.
Country trophies specialist Outspoken Lad fought off city rivals to score an upset win for co-trainers Dan and Ben Pearce in the $100,000 Diggers’ Cup (1800m) at Ascot’s Anzac race meeting on Saturday.
Ernie Manning
Prize recruit Addison Dew will run out for his debut for Albany colours in the opening of the 2026 Great Southern Football League season on Saturday, as Morgan Davies tackles his first game as player-coach.
A sea of silhouettes stood quietly against the first light of dawn as about 5000 people gathered in Albany for one of Australia’s most honoured Anzac Day commemorations.
It’s not only the coach who will be making his Royals debut as the Great Southern Football League gets under way on Saturday.
Railways will field even more youth this season in the Great Southern Football League, but player-coach Bodhi Stubber says the club will still be out to defend last year’s hard-earned flag.
A new, locally owned branch of a fitness business is making an early mark on Albany’s sporting scene, securing naming rights to one of the city’s major playing venues.
After a heartbreaking grand final loss to Railways last year, Albany are raring for a shot at redemption with a new coach and fresh motivation ahead of this year’s Great Southern Football League season.
Traditional rivals North Albany and Railways will again headline the opening round of the Great Southern Football League season with their long-running Anzac Day clash.
Mt Barker have their sights set on a top-three finish despite losing some key players, in their bid to make amends for last year’s straight-sets finals exit in the Great Southern Football League.
Denmark-Walpole are embracing a back-to-basics approach under new coach James Charlesworth as they prepare for the 2026 Great Southern Football League season.
Albany born Emma Crisp will mark Anzac Day in a powerful and personal way this year, representing the Australian Spirit Team in an football clash in Villers-Bretonneux, France.
