State of tomorrow: Living off the grid in Denmark
The question of finding sustainable energy sources goes back as far as the time when humans first discovered fire. Now renewable energy is a global question. But it's a question that may have a local...
View ArticleLease freeze may see expanded University of Western Australia Albany campus
The University of Western Australia (UWA) could expand its precinct in Albany, in southern WA, after the local council voted to put a freeze on three expiring leases surrounding the campus.
View ArticleState of Tomorrow: technology brings more tertiary education within reach in...
University offshoots in both Bunbury and Albany are a significant investment in the regions according to their campus managers.
View ArticleSouth coast youth lead the charge towards rock fishing safety
Young rock fishers are the leading charge towards safer rock fishing practices along the dangerous south coast of Western Australia.
View ArticleCall to control dogs and cars on the south coast to protect shorebirds
A new report on the conservation of shorebirds has recommended that local government better regulate beach access.
View ArticleRegional WA students to get RAC road safety lessons as part of Country Week
A road safety campaign to run alongside Country Week will be targeting teenagers on the verge of getting their drivers licences.
View ArticleNoongar Carrolup art maintains historic connection to US university
The Carrolup Art Movement from the Great Southern has become known across the world. Representatives from the Colgate University continue to visit to the Great Southern and maintain a connection with...
View ArticleRoad safety experts map WA's Great Eastern Highway to try to cut road toll
Western Australia's road safety experts are touring some of the most dangerous sections of the Great Eastern Highway in a bid to gain insight into how to cut the Wheatbelt's rising road toll.
View ArticleNew York to Narrogin: classical music takes to the bush
Performing on the greatest concert stages around the world and still finding time to bring classical music to some of Western Australia's smallest towns is what makes Roman Rudnytsky a fascinating...
View ArticlePaws off assistance dogs in public urges Albany local
Patting a fifteen-month-old border collie can be a tempting prospect. But distracting an assistance dog in public is more than just a nuisance for handlers.
View ArticleSecluded museum brings military history to life on cattle farm
An unsealed road leading to a family farm between Albany and Denmark reveals an unexpected treasure trove of military artefacts.
View ArticleNan and grandson duo start ice recovery program in Albany
After recovering from addiction Jamie Coyne decided to give back to the community with his grandmother by helping addicts and their families.
View ArticleKendenup Primary School are chess kings of WA
In true David versus Goliath style, a small public school from the Great Southern has beaten Perth's best private schools to win the West Australian primary school chess championship.
View ArticleAlbany digger's journey of survival on film
As Australia became involved in World War Two, Harold Martin had no idea how the next few years of his life would unfold, nor how strong he would have to be to be to survive them.
View ArticlePolice gather in Albany for annual training exercise
Police officers in the Great Southern district have gathered in Albany this week for an annual training exercise.
View ArticleSurvey reveals hidden creativity in WA's Great Southern population
Not-for-profit organisation Creative Albany has released findings of an audit measuring the creative workforce in the Great Southern, which they say reveals an industry twice the size previously imagined.
View ArticleAlbany Harbour adds finishing touch to works of submerged art
Artist Valdene Diprose uses time and tide to create canvases of Albany's Princess Royal Harbour as part of the Perth International Arts Festival.
View ArticleWA school steeped in Indigenous history destroyed by fire
A regional Western Australian school with strong Indigenous ties has been burnt down under suspicious circumstances.
View ArticleTAFE cuts consultation questioned as MP Darren West airs fears over impact on...
Labor Member for the Agricultural Region Darren West says the impact of TAFE cuts will devastate staff and students in regional Western Australia.
View ArticleUnlicensed boys with 'permission' to drive lead WA police on high speed chase
WA police followed a vehicle driven by a 14-year-old at speeds of up to 100kph.
View ArticleDrop in TAFE enrolments in WA blamed on rise in course fees three years ago
A second successive drop in TAFE enrolments across WA has been blamed on the State Government's decision to raise course fees three years ago.
View ArticleAlbany drug-free concert aims to battle ice abuse
A man whose siblings are drug users has had enough of the impact ice is having on regional communities.
View ArticleSkateboarding legend Tas Pappas says drug testing would sink sport at 2020...
Australian skateboarding legend Tas Pappas says drug testing could deter many at the top of his sport from competing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
View ArticleQueen of Sheba orchid conservation concerns
As native orchids rear their heads in south-west WA, an enthusiast and an expert voice concerns over threats to rare species.
View ArticleKatanning sexual abuse: WA Education Department plans to take control of...
The WA Education Department will assume direct control of high school hostels across the state under legislation introduced into State Parliament, in response to a report on the systemic sexual abuse...
View ArticleAlbany teen's song chosen for Australia's biggest school sing-along
An aspiring, young Albany songwriter is chosen for a national sing-along as part of Australia's biggest music education program.
View ArticleWA town recycling its plastic packaging to make park benches
In Denmark WA, bread bags and chocolate wrappers are becoming benches and traffic bollards.
View ArticleCatholic Church schools and homes with the most child abuse claims revealed
The Catholic Church reveals which schools and children's homes had more than 20 claims of child sexual abuse one institution alone faced 219 accusations.
View ArticleWA supermarket trashes plastic bags, replacing them with subsidised paper bags
A Western Australian supermarket attempts to bin the bag by offering customers reduced-price paper bags.
View ArticleWar on waste: the next generation of waste warriors
A school in regional WA with just 28 students slashes its waste by 83 per cent.
View ArticleCello played at court of King Louis XVI now impressing audiences in regional WA
A 237-year-old cello played at the court of King Louis XVI is touring regional Western Australia as part of the Festival of Strings.
View ArticleCurtin University vows to consult with agricultural industry before Muresk...
Curtin University is set to teach agribusiness at its Northam-based Muresk campus in WA for first time since 2012.
View ArticleBoarding school fee hike for country parents as Royalties for Regions subsidy...
Parents of boarding school students from the bush will have to stump up an extra $628 per child after a Royalties for Regions subsidy targeting education costs is axed by the WA Government.
View ArticleRegional Aboriginal education staff to be cut in WA department restructure
The WA Education Department will abolish all but one Aboriginal education role from its regional offices as part of a broader restructure, leaving a single position based in the Kimberley.
View ArticleVolunteers on a mission to track the habits of endangered western ringtail...
A group of women armed with CCTV cameras, GPS trackers and head torches are out to uncover how the critically endangered western ringtail possum is living a double-life between the bush and the suburbs...
View ArticleFrom dysfunctional ice addict to 'the best dad I can be'
If it wasn't for his young son, Michael Noakes would possibly still be in the grips of an ice addiction. Now he's devoting himself to helping regional towns break free from the drug.
View ArticleHow the circus helps Indigenous students on WA's south coast learn lessons in...
While it might sound like fun and games, the RISK Youth Circus program is designed to facilitate 'positive risk-taking' physical and social challenges to overcome fear of failure.
View ArticleSalinity crisis destroying Australia's farmland, but farmers hope to stop it
Australia has a silent crisis on its hands and the threat is looming just beneath the surface of the country's most fertile food bowls. Now farmers are looking at new ways to deal with the problem.
View ArticleRemembrance Day: Thousands of WA school students celebrate Armistice Day...
The end of World War I has a special resonance in Albany, which was the point of departure for the first Anzac fleet in 1914. One hundred years on, the city's young people have chosen to honour the...
View ArticleCBH Group, profitable charities in WA Local Government Association's sights...
A WA local government association wants organisations with a charity or not-for-profit status but who make money to start paying rates.
View ArticleEducation graduates face challenges head-on of teaching in remote and...
For young graduates from the city, teaching in remote and regional areas can be a daunting prospect. They are highly visible people in small towns and expected to participate in the community on...
View ArticleKojonup News letter critical of Indigenous elders over ice epidemic sparks...
The editor of a local newspaper in the small WA town of Kojonup has been forced to apologise after printing an anonymous letter that criticises Indigenous elders over the ice scourge.
View ArticleUkulele-building course has Albany Men's Shed singing to its own tune
The men of Albany Men's Shed are proving that you are never too old to learn a new skill as they build ukuleles.
View ArticleBayonet stolen from prominent Anzac memorial returned after 33 years
A bronze bayonet, stolen from an Anzac statue in Albany while it was being renovated, is returned.
View ArticlePingelly mother faces 200km commute to Narrogin Senior High School thanks to...
After their local school closed, Alyce Paterson was offered transport to one of two local schools. But now she is having to drive her children after being told school buses are full.
View ArticleMake-up classes held for teenage girls as they feel pressure of social media,...
Make-up course organiser Larissa Jones says parents can't ignore the pressure their children feel to wear make-up and it is better to coach them and let them talk about their insecurities.
View ArticleFor the first time in 100 years, students at this regional WA school have...
For the first time in more than 100 years, students at Gnowangerup District High School have green grass to play on, following the search for a sustainable water system.
View ArticleYsaye Maria Barnwell after Sweet Honey in the Rock
was the deep voice in the pioneering gospel group Sweet Honey in the Rock. Since leaving Sweet Honey Ysaye has composed for the Kings Singers, Cantus choir and numerous professional and university...
View ArticleEyre Peninsula's Murphy's Haystacks are among the oldest rocks in Australia...
An 'island-rock' formation in South Australian is believed to have formed billions of years ago and while it is eroding, experts say it is not likely to disappear anytime soon.
View ArticleFood litter bad for native wildlife, say environmentalists
An environmentalist says discarding apple cores out the car window creates a major problem as it lures native wildlife to the sides of busy highways.
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