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Upper Great Southern's colts team.

Colts carnival PremiumUppers finish on a high with win over gallant Ongerup

Upper Great Southern and Ongerup endured tough campaigns at the Great Southern Colts Carnival in Kulin with the Rams coming out on top in Sunday’s play-off.

Cameron Newbold

Bailee Bolton, 10, Lily Siwiecki, 12, Dana Johnson, 10, and Harlow Cooper, 12.

Netball on showPremiumIN PICTURES: Junior netball carnival has biggest showing yet

Future netball stars from around WA flocked to Albany Leisure and Aquatic Centre on Sunday for an action-packed day as teams battled it out in three divisions of the 2025 Albany Junior Netball Carnival.

Melissa Sheil

The Upper Great Southern hockey side which won division four of the CBH Group Women’s Country Championships.

Hockey champs PremiumTitle glory for determined Upper Great Southern second team

Hockey teams from the Upper Great Southern had a mixed bag of results from the CBH Group Women’s Country Championships which, took place at Perth Hockey Stadium at the weekend. 

Claire Middleton

Olympics Centre Lee Conlan flies through the air to receive a pass.

scores locked Nail-biting draw for Olympics and Pingelly in NDNA A1 comp

Last Friday night in the Narrogin and Districts Netball Association it was a tightly contested A1 match between the newly promoted Olympics and bottom-placed Pingelly for their first meeting of 2025. 

Catherine Thornton

Albany CWA members Anne Barton, Kelly Barton, Kayleen Vanopstal, Amanda Carroll and Tracy Endersby outside the CWA Hall in the Albany CBD.

Going strong PremiumCWA Albany prepares to host annual Statewide conference

The Country Women’s Association of WA is preparing to host its annual Statewide conference in Albany at the end of June, with hundreds of members expected to attend

Jacki Elezovich

Team representatives from Kangas, Narrikup, Railways, Narrogin, Denmark, Kojonup, Royals, Bullets, Katanning and Ongerup.

Junior success PremiumKatanning, Railways and Royals net wins in junior carnival

Katanning, Railways and Royals Saints all came home with silverware on Sunday after each team claimed one of the age divisions at the 2025 Albany Junior Netball Carnival.

Melissa Sheil

Michelle Walton-Hassell and John Hassell with grandchildren Kyle and Austin Stevens on their East Pingelly farm.

Farm lifeJohn Hassell: Life after WAFarmers

East Pingelly farmer John Hassell continues to advocate for the Australian farming community despite stepping down as president of WAFarmers earlier this year.

Georgia Campion

Peel celebrate winning back-to-back titles at the Great Southern Colts Carnival.

Two in a rowPremiumCavaliers down Storm in colts final for second year straight

Peel Cavaliers have claimed back-to-back titles at the long-running Great Southern Colts Carnival, downing the Great Southern Storm yet again in the grand final at Kulin on Sunday.

Cameron Newbold

Michael John O’Halloran pleaded not guilty to indecent dealings with a child during his appearance at Narrogin Magistrates Court on June 10.

COURTPremiumMan accused of three child sex charges to face trial

A man will fight several child sex charges that are alleged to have happened in 2021. 

Hannah Whitehead

An aerial view of OATSPO 2024, in Highbury near Narrogin.

Oat ExpoOATSPO 2024 oat trial results released by GIWA

The final field trial findings of OATSPO 2024, developed at a trial site near Narrogin, have been released by the Grain Industry Association of Western Australia.

Georgia Campion

Brian Murray Wood appeared in Narrogin Magistrates Court on June 10 via videolink from Albany Prison and granted bail.

COURTPremiumNarrogin man accused of trying to stab ex partner gets bail

A Narrogin man who allegedly threatened to kill his ex partner, pointed a knife to her throat and in possession of a host of drugs has been granted bail after entering pleas on the majority of his charges. 

Hannah Whitehead

Executive chairman co-founder Keith Drage and executive director and co-founder Ron Mulder. Silvalis is Australia's largest private grower, exporter, harvester and processor of Sandalwood.

Sandalwood JourneyPremiumKeith Drage and Ron Mulder’s 24 year sandalwood journey

In the 24 years since Ron Mulder had an epiphany and decided to form a partnership with Keith Drage — Silvalis, formerly WA Sandalwood Plantations, has grown to Australia’s largest sandalwood exporter

Georgia Campion

Man Hong Liu pleaded not guilty to dangerous driving on the Brookton-Corrigin Road in Bulyee, which resulted in a fatal crash on December 26, 2024.

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Courts & JusticePremium
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Man pleads not guilty to charges from fatal Boxing Day crash

A Ferndale man accused of the horror Boxing Day crash in Bulyee that killed a man and injured five others has pleaded not guilty to the charges in his latest court appearance in Narrogin.  

Hannah Whitehead

The Upper Great Southern 9/10 boys team were champions at the Bunbury Junior Carnival.

Hockey champsPremiumUpper Great Southern emerge successful at Bunbury carnival

An on-the-siren goal helped Upper Great Southern Hockey Association’s 9/10 boys emerge as champions at the Bunbury Junior Carnival, alongside several other strong results earlier this month.

Hannah Whitehead

Narrogin heavy diesel apprentice Darcy Bryant-Smith trackside with the Red Bull Ampol Racing pit crew at the Perth Super 440.

dream come truePremiumNarrogin’s Darcy Bryant-Smith lives out V8 supercar dream

A Narrogin apprentice’s dreams came true at Perth Super 440 at the weekend after his dedication to the industry was rewarded by New Holland, Red Bull Ampol Racing team sponsor.

Melissa Pedelty

Darrell Turner and Suzanne Turner with dogs Charlie and Ruby. The Turners have cropped at their Aldersyde home for three generations since 1903.

Family FarmOn farm with Aldersyde’s cropping family, the Turners

Aldersyde crop farmers Darrell and Suzanne Turner are celebrating 100 years of farming at Millbrook Farm which has been handed down over three generations. 

Georgia Campion

Busselton composting business Agricorp has had its $300,000 composting facility knocked back by the State Administrative Tribunal over zoning concerns.

Rejected CompostPremium$300,000 composting facility scrapped by SAT in appeal

A Busselton composting business’ plan to build a $300,000 composting facility has been knocked back after concerns about zoning.

Georgia Campion

The unit design included in the Fleetwood Australia tender document.

HOUSING UNITS APPROVEDNarrogin approves $1.5m contract

A million-dollar contract to build 18 one-bedroom units at the Narrogin Caravan Park has been approved to provide essential worker accommodation for upcoming major projects

Hannah Whitehead

Williams’ Brady Hills contests with Brookton-Pingelly’s Trent Wilson.

Thrilling finish PremiumTense finish, upset results headline round six of UGSFL

Williams notched a nailbiting one-point win at home while Narrogin and Katanning Wanderers were also impressive winners in round six of the Upper Great Southern Football League competition on Sunday.

Melissa Sheil and Hannah Whitehead

The Regional Development Assessment Panel approved the battery energy storage system application set to be built on Narrogin Valley Road on May 21. South Energy

E-BATTERY APPROVEDPremiumNarrogin’s Battery Energy Storage System project approved

The first of six renewable energy industries has been approved in Narrogin, starting the $17 billion combined project investment that will transform the Wheatbelt shire into a renewable energy hub

Hannah Whitehead

Williams' Denver Henson catches.

first outingPromoted Olympics lose hard-fought first NDNA A1 game

Narrogin Districts Netball Association’s A1 competition continued to shape up to a stellar competition with round five taking place at the weekend. 

Ashleigh Boundy

Darkan Golf Club hosted the 2025 Great Southern Men's 4BB Championships on June 7, with more than 70 golfers coming from across the region to compete.

regional champsWagin pair victorious at Great Southern golf champs

The Darkan Golf Club hosted the annual Great Southern Men’s 4BBB Championships on Saturday, with more than 70 golfers from across the region turning out to compete for the title. 

Jacki Elezovich

East Pingelly’s grand opening with (front row) Lachlan Hunter MP, Jackie McBurney (shire president), Shane Blechynden ( captain East Pingelly BFB), Phil Brandrett (Acting Chief Supt DFES), Rod Shaddock (chief bush fire control officer) and Craig Smith (Supt Upper Great Southern Region DFES).

Grand openingsPremiumShire celebrates double grand openings of $800k fire sheds

Determined not to do things by halves, the Shire of Pingelly held two grand openings on June 3 to celebrate a major upgrade to the area’s bush fighting capabilities.

Claire Middleton

MAIN PIC: Claremont's Taylah Orzel. TOP RIGHT: Tambellup legend Jeff Farmer with the Dockers Indigenous jumper. BOTTOM RIGHT: Jake Stuart runs out in his 200th club game.

Around The LeaguesPremiumWAFLW trio on fire, the Wiz’s pride and 200 up for Shark

A Great Southern trio on fire in the WAFLW as Claremont continue unbeaten season, the pride of Tambellup footy star Jeff Farmer represented in Freo’s Indigenous jumper and 200-game milestone for a loyal Shark.

Cameron Newbold

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