Sunday, May 27th, 2012

Great Southern News

Stimulation needed to boost business

Small business owner Jerome Ryan was hoping for a lot more from the State Budget than he got, but is happy enough with the result.
May 25, 2012, 12:00 pm
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Pensioner feels the pinch

For disability pensioner Angelika Pfeiffer, making ends meet is a weekly challenge which the 2012 State Budget has done little to alleviate.
May 25, 2012, 8:00 am

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Stolen car in 830km joyride

Police are on the look out for a silver Holden Commodore wagon which has been on an 830km joy ride from Perth to Albany and back.
May 25, 2012, 6:53 am
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Skilled solution for local jobs

Access to potential employment for migrant workers in WA’s regions is set to become easier when reforms to the skilled migration program come into effect on July 1.
May 24, 2012, 11:00 am

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No Budget funds for Anzac

The 2012-13 State Budget has come and gone with no funding announced for Albany’s 2014-18 Anzac commemoration plans.
May 24, 2012, 9:00 am

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Albany dads’ deadly habit goes up in smoke

For Albany men Mohan Kanajenahalli and Kenny Dean, the decision to quit smoking was simple and might well have saved their lives.
May 24, 2012, 6:00 am

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Pelican attacks anger Albany guide

Children have been seen trying to hook and throw spears at pelicans around Albany, according to a local tour guide.
May 23, 2012, 12:00 pm

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Boy & Bear thrill Albany

The Albany Entertainment Centre played host to one of its biggest acts yet when five-time ARIA winners Boy & Bear arrived in town on the back of their Remembering The Mexican tour last week.
May 23, 2012, 6:00 am

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Hiker tells of Bluff Knoll ordeal

A 26-year-old university student who collapsed from hypothermia near the end of a hike in the Stirling Range National Park last week has told of the frightful experience.
May 22, 2012, 12:00 pm

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More Katanning hostel sex charges

A former supervisor at St Andrew's Hostel in Katanning has been charged with child sex offences.
May 22, 2012, 9:49 am

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Shark tagged in King George Sound

The white pointer shark tagged in King George Sound last Friday was the 12th great white shark to be tagged in WA waters since 2008.
May 22, 2012, 9:00 am

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Albany features on Butler live

Six of the 13 tracks featured on a new live album from Fremantle blues and roots master John Butler have been taken from a recording of his solo show in Albany.
May 22, 2012, 6:00 am

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Hostels inquiry turns to Northam, Pilbara

The inquiry investigating child sex abuse at State-run hostels will begin hearing evidence this week about the treatment of boarders at St Christopher's hostel in Northam.
May 21, 2012, 6:00 am
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Commissioner backflips on PCYCs

Police Commissioner Karl O’Callaghan has backed down from plans to axe police officers from Police Community Youth Centres around the State after Premier Colin Barnett intervened.
May 17, 2012, 1:00 pm

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Amazing sky show over Albany

The Royal Australian Air Force Roulettes added a splash of red to the skies over Albany on Wednesday afternoon as they made their way across the country for the Perth Air Show.
May 16, 2012, 5:00 pm

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O'Callaghan firm on PCYC changes

Police Commissioner Karl O’Callaghan has told Liberal Party MPs he will not back down from plans to withdraw police officers from Police Community Youth Centres.
May 16, 2012, 9:00 am

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Fierce hail storm hits Great Southern

Albany emerged relatively unscathed from a hail storm that lashed parts of the Great Southern on Sunday afternoon and caused more than $100,000 damage to one Mt Barker farm.
May 16, 2012, 8:00 am

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Skywest, Virgin expand Albany travel options

Corporate domestic and international air passengers now have a new integrated travel solution to consider after the alliance of Skywest Airlines and Virgin Australia was officially approved last week.
May 15, 2012, 12:00 pm

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Blaze closes Bibbulmun Track

A bushfire advice has been issued for residents near Parry's Beach, south-west of Denmark.
May 14, 2012, 7:04 am
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New crime fighting weapon hits Albany

Motorists be warned – WA Police’s next weapon in the fight against motoring crime visited Albany and surrounds as part of its regional tour of the South West and Great Southern last week.
May 14, 2012, 6:00 am

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