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Ultra test PremiumMt Barker’s Joel Grey wins 108km Bibbulmun Track ultra race

Mt Barker ultra athlete Joel Gray added yet another piece of silverware to his growing cabinet after conquering all at the 2024 Run Bibbulmun Track Stage Race at the weekend. 

Harry Grigson

Country Cup Want and Cristenlli represent GSCA in WA Invitational XI

Great Southern Cricket Association stars Liam Want and Flynn Cristinelli were part of the WA Invitational XI in the final two rounds of the Belt Up Country Cup at Forrest Park in Bunbury on Sunday.

Harry Grigson

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Social media risks and benefits for our children

While there are some benefits to social media, excessive use among young people comes with a whole range of problems, psychologist Jessica Heller-Bhatt writes.

Jessica Heller-Bhatt

ADVOCATE OF THE YEARPremiumPassionate Albany seniors’ advocate wins State prize

An Albany woman who has spent the past three years championing elders’ rights and helping them “protect themselves” has been named the State’s seniors advocate of the year.

Melissa Sheil

TOP WOOL CANDIDATEPremiumOngerup’s Taite O’Neill top pick for wool innovation program

A Great Southern graduate is set to leave her home in Ongerup for Sydney after Australia Wool Innovation elected her as their top contender. 

Hannah Whitehead

Local Lock-UpAlbany Regional Prison welcomes 32 new officers

The first cohort of graduates from Albany Regional Prison’s new officer training course celebrated their graduation on Friday, marking a major stepping stone for recruitment in the regions.

Georgia Campion

Big results Brilliant results for Great Southern MTB riders at nationals

A swag of Great Southern mountain bikers garnered impressive results at the 2024 Auscycling MTB Enduro National and Oceania Championships held in Collie last month. 

Harry Grigson

Draft nightPremiumHinchliffe snapped up with No.1 pick in Southern Smash draft

Former Melbourne Stars wrist spinner Clint Hinchliffe was taken by Arc Infrastructure Aces with the No.1 pick of the 2024 Southern Smash draft on Monday night. Find out where all 32 players landed here.

Harry Grigson

Festive LightsPremiumAlbany’s second Diwali festival a rousing success

Albany’s Town Square was bursting with colour and light on Saturday as it played host to the town’s second celebration of the Hindu festival of lights.

Melissa Sheil

Twin tonsPremiumCenturions provide unbeaten knocks to seal brilliant wins

Katanning Wanderers’ Joe Raynor and Kojonup’s Geoffery Pethick scored crucial centuries to help their sides clinch victories in round seven of the Great Southern Cricket Association on Saturday. 

Harry Grigson

Top teamThundersticks storm home in penalty shootout thriller

It took a penalty shootout to separate Perth and Brisbane in the final Hockey One women’s match of the regular season, but the Thundersticks held on to finish undefeated and top of the ladder. 

Harry Grigson

Off the mark PremiumImprovement the focus for Park after first win of the season

There is plenty to improve on, according to Collingwood Park captain Jesse Spaanderman, after his side registered their first victory of the Albany and Districts Cricket Association A-grade season on Saturday.

Harry Grigson

Tigers tamedPremiumLions tame Tigers after nervy run chase to stay undefeated

Royals overcame a nervy run chase to defeat Railways on Saturday and remain the only unbeaten side after round five of the 2024-25 Albany and Districts Cricket Association A-grade competition.

Harry Grigson

Are you ready for it?Bushfire season: Great Southern fire chief urges readiness

The Great Southern’s fire chief has urged people to prepare a bushfire-readiness plan ahead of what is predicted to be another busy season.

Georgia Campion

Suspicious BehaviourPremiumGS top fire chief slams deliberately lit bushfires

The Great Southern’s top fire chief has lashed those starting the region’s suspicious and deliberately lit bushfires, saying there is “no excuse” for the “disgusting act”.

Georgia Campion

Power playPremiumBayliss bullish on regional heat winner Invincible Power

Albany trainer Rebecca Bayliss said booking a spot in the regional championship final at Ascot with newly acquired galloper Invincible Power was all part of the plan after storming to victory on Saturday.

Harry Grigson

Feature winPremiumRising Albany sprinter firms for Winterbottom Stakes start

Brilliant Albany sprinter Rope Them In strengthened his prospects for the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes after a superb victory in the $200,000 Colonel Reeves Stakes (1100m) on Saturday.

Cameron Newbold and Hayden King

Final-boundPremiumWhalers finish Country Cup undefeated to book decider berth

Albany and Districts Cricket Association have sent a statement to their Belt Up Country Cup rivals, winning both their final T20 fixtures on Sunday to finish undefeated and book a spot in the decider.

Harry Grigson

Wave trialPremiumAustralia’s only wave energy project starts trial in Albany

The six-month data collection trial of Australia’s only wave energy project officially began this month, with the deployment of UWA’s M4 device into the King George Sound.

Melissa Sheil

Hundreds galore Luke Hammond hundred helps Mt Barker to huge B-grade win

Mt Barker’s Luke Hammond plundered a huge century as the Bulls demolished an inexperienced Railways side in round five of the Albany and Districts Cricket Association B-grade competition on Saturday. 

Harry Grigson

CrimePremiumThree charged over suspicious Bayonet Head blaze

Three people have been arrested and charged over an alleged stolen vehicle arson that sparked a bushfire advice on Saturday in Bayonet Head, about 8kms north of Albany.

Georgia Campion

OUR YARNINGPremiumIndigenous students have works published in book collection

Four Great Southern Grammar students have taken the first step on their literary journeys, with the young authors publishing their first novels as part of a literacy program.

Melissa Sheil

TourismIconic Albany attraction takes out top WA tourism award

It has been crowned the best tourist attraction in WA at the Perth Airport WA Tourism Awards.

Georgia Campion

Racing openerWolfe and Faithfull on song with trebles in season opener

Albany jockey Tash Faithfull and leading local trainer Steve Wolfe each scored winning trebles at Albany Racing Club’s opening meeting of the season on Saturday. 

Harry Grigson