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October 13, 2018
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Ashleigh Fielding
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Land inspires collaboration

OCHRE Contemporary Dance Company’s new performance Kwongkan will debut at the Albany Entertainment Centre next week and showcase a collaboration of indigenous Australian and Indian dancers conveying their feelings towards climate change through dance, physical theatre and aerial acrobatics.

October 13, 2018
Entertainment
Ashleigh Fielding
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Magical homecoming

ALBANY product Alannah Woods will make her debut hometown performance with national Irish dance-magic act Celtic Illusion next month after spending 10 years away studying and singing across the country.

October 13, 2018
Entertainment
Ashleigh Fielding
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Music from Manus

DENMARK songstress and human rights activist Dawn Barrington continues to blend two of her passions as she take her message to the masses.

October 12, 2018
Community
Sebastian Commons
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Gongs for best drops

FOUR Great Southern vineyards picked up nine of 24 trophies at the prestigious Wine Show of Western Australia held in Mount Barker last week.

October 12, 2018
Community
Ashleigh Fielding
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Guiding light brings story home

THE LAUNCH of Albany’s Field of Light: Avenue of Honour artwork at the Mount Clarence war memorial last week sparked vivid memories of Afghanistan for State Veteran Issues Minister Peter Tinley, a onetime member of the crack SAS regiment.

October 12, 2018
Community
Chris Thomson

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Characters of the Great Southern

FROM the bush to the beach, our region has some amazing people and places.

November 18, 2017
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Chris Thomson

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Casting the net

GREAT Southerners have the chance to be in Albany film H is for Happiness if they can make it to casting sessions tomorrow and Saturday.

October 11, 2018
Community
Ashleigh Fielding
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Searching for soul

ANCIENT Irish archaeological sites and the Baltics are on the list of places to visit for Albany sculptor Kevin Draper following his win of a $30,000 art scholarship.

October 7, 2018
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Ashleigh Fielding

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Centennial Park smoking ban mooted

Smokers to be banished to nine designated ciggy spots across Albany’s vast sports precinct.

October 6, 2018
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Chris Thomson
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Bloody battle fought

LOCAL martial arts teacher Daniel McGrath returned from Japan recently after coaching American mixed martial arts fighter Will “The Kill” Chope at a top-level Lethwei tournament.

October 6, 2018
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Grace Jones

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Rex defends delays

EXTENDED delays to Rex’s Albany flights have raised the ire of MLA Peter Watson, who says he will raise the matter with his State Labor colleague Transport Minister Rita Saffioti.

October 11, 2018
Community
Chris Thomson
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Wishes come true

FOR Make a Wish Albany president Ellie Gregory and vice president Sherri Willock, it’s all about seeing the smile light up on a sick child’s face that makes the long hours fundraising worthwhile.

October 5, 2018
Community
Ashleigh Fielding

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The final countdown

IT’S never easy saying goodbye.

March 1, 2018
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Can you feel the love tonight?

Well, it’s Valentine’s Day next week and I totally forgot about it until last Wednesday.

February 8, 2018
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