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Jacki ElezovichReporter

Jacki is a reporter for the Albany Advertiser, covering everything from court and crime to local sport and community news as part of the Great Southern team. She graduated from Curtin University in 2024 and got her start at a local independent newspaper in Perth before joining Seven West Media and moving to regional WA.

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The Narrogin Race and Pace Club were forced to reschedule the Narrogin Cup after heavy rain swamped the track.

cup postponedPremiumNarrogin Cup postponed due to stormy weather

The Narrogin Cup has been rescheduled to mid-April after stormy weather last weekend forced the Narrogin Race and Pace Club to postpone its biggest race of the season. 

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Lighting the Sound from Mt Clarence on the final night.

albany 2026Lighting the Sound comes to spectacular end in Albany

Challenging weather prevailed across the three weekends of Lighting the Sound, but the rain cleared on Sunday night to give the much-anticipated light show a spectacular finish to its three-week run.

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New Shire of Jerramungup councillors Nathan McQuoid and Paul Hislop.

special electionPremiumPaul Hislop and Nathan McQuoid win Jerramungup council seats

The Shire of Jerramungup welcomed two new councillors last week, with Paul Hislop and Nathan McQuoid elected to council in an extraordinary election on March 26. 

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Parks and Wildlife officer Sarah Barrett in the Stirling Ranges.

plant projectProject protects Stirling Range’s vulnerable native plants

Ecologists are looking back on efforts to safeguard some of the Stirling Ranges’ most threatened plant species, celebrating six years of the Stirling Range flora translocation project. 

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Albany athletics star Kathleen Hannig with her gold medal.

running recordAlbany octogenarian claims national 10km record

Albany runner Kathleen Hannig now holds both the WA and the Australian records in the 10km race for a woman over the age of 85. 

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Natalee Lawson (clinical trial co-ordinator), Janeece Drage (clinical nurse manager), Dr Omar Faruque (director medical oncology), Kerin Young (nurse practitioner cancer services) and Kristin Ellingson (registered nurse).

MedicineFirst oncology clinical trial under way in Albany hospital

The first oncology clinical trial is under way at the Albany Health Campus Cancer Centre, giving local patients access to new and innovative genetic testing.

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Artist Lara Rose Bos and Larry Blight at the Mammang Koort floral installation in the Anzac Peace Park for Lighting the Sound.

Albany 2026 Artist brings Noongar stories to fore in Albany installation

The floral installation Mammang Koort, a colourful pathway imbued with Indigenous history and local stories, provides the perfect welcome to those entering the Anzac Peace Park to witness Lighting the Sound. 

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Max Frederick Casey, 33, was sentenced for stealing diesel from Freight Lines Group’s private pump in Walmsley.

courtsPremiumNo immediate jail for Albany diesel thief at truck company

An Albany man who used a clone key fob to steal thousands of dollars worth of diesel from his former employer’s private bowsers has had his jail term suspended for a year.

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Maxine Nankervis leaving Albany Magistrates Court after sentencing on March 19.

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Hopetoun woman fined for stealing from local sporting club

A Hopetoun woman who transferred more than $2000 to her personal account while she was treasurer of a local sporting club has been handed a fine. 

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Det-Sen. Sgt Steve Cleal of the homicide squad with the mobile police unit at the Spencer Park Shopping Centre.

Murder investigation Residents urged to search yards for double murder weapon

Homicide detectives are on the hunt for a weapon they believe was used in the murders of Spencer Park mother and son Erica Coyne and Lloyd Mitchell, asking to the community to search their properties.

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Annabel Paulley and Diana Pickford with their ABC Radio winners' magnets.

top triviaWoodanilling duo snag back-to-back ABC Radio quiz wins

Two ‘quizzical’ Woodanilling residents recently won ABC National Radio’s Nightlife Challenge, both putting their trivia skills to the test and winning the challenge within the same week. 

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Thomas James Marinoni leaves Albany Magistrates Court on September 18 after appearing on six charges from an incident near Kojonup.

courtsPremiumGuilty pleas to fiery Kojonup servo crash in stolen car

A Ryansbrook man who stole two cars and crashed one into a fuel station in Kojonup has pleaded guilty to a host of charges relating to the incident.

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