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Apr 7, 2026

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🌄 No Bluff News #21: Albany lands a $1.4M artificial reef, Nyabing cricket rises after 38 years & PORTFEST hits the waterfront

Plus Kojonup's Old Mervs score an APRA nod, an Albany grower smashes the WA pumpkin record, and school holiday events throughout the region

Joshua Boccamazzo

Mar 31, 2026

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16 min read

🌄 No Bluff News #20: Arthur River kelpie ends 70-year drought at nationals, Kathleen Hannig sets an Aussie record at 86 & Easter long weekend across the Great Southern

Plus the Town Hall sells out again, marri named Eucalypt of the Year, and Easter markets, live music and harbour swims from Albany to Denmark

Joshua Boccamazzo

Mar 24, 2026

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17 min read

🌄 No Bluff News #19: Walpole's $100k litter legend, York Street filling up & Lighting the Sound's final weekend

Plus Evie Waddington takes the Oceania triathlon title, Albany swimmers raise $37k for MS WA, and basketball grand finals, the Festival of Halls and an INXS tribute

Joshua Boccamazzo

Mar 17, 2026

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16 min read

🌄 No Bluff News #18: World's biggest light show hits Albany, Courtney Moir wins Muster Dogs & double album launch at Torbay Hall

Plus Carol Pettersen joins WA's Women's Hall of Fame, Albany Spinathon smashes $51k for the Hospice, and Katanning Harmony Night, a tall-ship sail and live music across the region

Joshua Boccamazzo

Mar 10, 2026

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16 min read

🌄 No Bluff News #17: Albany's light show could be visible from space, a 520-million-year-old fossil find & Lighting the Sound launches this weekend

Plus $47 million in tourist spend hits Albany in January, Denmark adopts its first youth action plan, and Casey Donovan is live on Sunday

Joshua Boccamazzo

Mar 3, 2026

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17 min read

🌄 No Bluff News #16: Bruce the bull lands a book deal, St Patrick's turns 100 & Taste Great Southern is on this weekend

Plus Albany Shantymen raise $2,200 for St John on their 10th anniversary, Sean Ramsell closes in on $10k for the Black Dog Institute, and a huge weekend of food, music and culture from Denmark to Albany

Joshua Boccamazzo

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