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Digital donation aids concert

June 17, 2019
Entertainment
Ashleigh Fielding
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Firies commended

The City of Albany and Shire of Denmark have praised the efforts of volunteer fire brigades from last week after more than 20 fires sparked up due to severe weather conditions.

June 17, 2019
General News
Grace Jones
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Shark fin sale ban bill tabled

Greens MLC for South West Diane Evers did not consult with the government prior to tabling a bill to stop the sale of shark fin products in Western Australia last week, according to the
State Fisheries minister.

June 17, 2019
General News
Grace Jones
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Program success

A FREE roller-skating and mental wellbeing program for teenage girls will likely continue into next year after the Albany group behind it became one of only two around the world selected to receive a grant worth thousands.

June 15, 2019
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David Kavanagh
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Dancers form Floyd choir

A GROUP of Albany dancers will take part in the upcoming Echoes of Pink Floyd tribute concert when it rolls into town on July 6.

June 14, 2019
Entertainment
Ashleigh Fielding
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Unravelling stigma of death

DENMARK workshop facilitators James Gentle and Ruth Maddren hope their upcoming wool and timber-based activities at Albany’s Vancouver Arts Centre will provide people with a safe space to talk about death.

June 14, 2019
Entertainment
Ashleigh Fielding

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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
Multimedia
Chris Thomson

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Snapshots of history

THE history of Indigenous families in the Great Southern will be pictorially displayed at Vancouver Arts Centre from tomorrow in celebration of NAIDOC Week.

June 14, 2019
Entertainment
Ashleigh Fielding
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Chorus dancer call

DENMARK choreographer Annette Carmichael is seeking 200 women over the age of 14 to create her final dance performance in The Beauty Index trilogy.

June 7, 2019
Entertainment
Ashleigh Fielding

Latest Sport

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Royals leap to victory

ROYALS cemented their position as kings of the pack last Friday night after winning their Great Southern Football League derby match against Albany by 30 points.

June 13, 2019
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Grace Jones
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Albany scores hockey nationals

Hockey players from across the nation will converge on Albany later next year when the town hosts the Australian Country Hockey Championships for the first time in its history.

June 7, 2019
General News
David Kavanagh

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Sexual expression in aged care

A PERTH university student is looking to the Great Southern to conduct research on how residential aged care workers perceive and experience sexual behaviour from aged care facility residents.

June 14, 2019
Community
Ashleigh Fielding
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Ensemble kitchen

MUSICIANS rehearsing at Albany Community Music Centre now have the luxury of running water, a sink and space to store cutlery and kitchen utensils for their supper breaks thanks to the support of TAFE students and business donations.

June 14, 2019
Community
Ashleigh Fielding

Latest Opinions

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Efron excels as Ted Bundy

Have you seen Zac Efron’s latest flick?

May 17, 2019
Opinions
Grace Jones
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The final countdown

IT’S never easy saying goodbye.

March 1, 2018
Opinions