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🌄 No Bluff News #15: Record $37,700 for Albany Hospice, 13cabs rolls into town & Middies 2026 Festival kicks off

Feb 24, 2026

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17 min read

🌄 No Bluff News #15: Record $37,700 for Albany Hospice, 13cabs rolls into town & Middies 2026 Festival kicks off

Plus Antarctic orcas crash Bremer Bay, Katanning creek gets its life back, and JET, Birds of Tokyo and Little Birdy headline a massive weekend of music, markets and drag bingo

Joshua Boccamazzo

🌄 No Bluff News #14: Mount Barker scores $860k skatepark, Charlie Colbung wraps new Health Nut mural & Albany Pride turns 10

Feb 17, 2026

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16 min read

🌄 No Bluff News #14: Mount Barker scores $860k skatepark, Charlie Colbung wraps new Health Nut mural & Albany Pride turns 10

Plus Denmark shuffles library and arts, Albany maths teacher wraps 50 years, and live music, markets and sports all week

Joshua Boccamazzo

🌄 No Bluff News #13: Porridge Bikers blitz Albany kindy, Star Wars film delivers $9.3M & Valentine's weekend

Feb 10, 2026

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16 min read

🌄 No Bluff News #13: Porridge Bikers blitz Albany kindy, Star Wars film delivers $9.3M & Valentine's weekend

Plus Wagin Woolorama lands $300k lifeline, Albany Health Campus scores 32-bed ward, and Ben Lee, Bluey's Big Play, and cricket is back

Joshua Boccamazzo

🌄 No Bluff News #12: Misery Beach and Elephant Rocks hit Lonely Planet's top 100, Old Mervs score Hottest 100 double & live music all week

Feb 3, 2026

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15 min read

🌄 No Bluff News #12: Misery Beach and Elephant Rocks hit Lonely Planet's top 100, Old Mervs score Hottest 100 double & live music all week

Plus WA growers wrap record 27.2m tonne harvest, Peter Robertson scores Medal of the Order of Australia, and Piano Room, Footy Stars Weekend and Mount Barker Cup racing

Joshua Boccamazzo

🌄 No Bluff News #11: rare aurora lights up the region, Albany makes WACA Grand Final & live music everywhere

Jan 27, 2026

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16 min read

🌄 No Bluff News #11: rare aurora lights up the region, Albany makes WACA Grand Final & live music everywhere

Plus Walpole rallies for Michael Filby, Mt Barker horticulturalist turning old school into botanical garden, and Wildcats players visit Gnowangerup

Joshua Boccamazzo

🌄 No Bluff News #10: Dusty Martin trains Great Southern Storm, Snake Run turns 50 & Australia Day celebrations across the region

Jan 20, 2026

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16 min read

🌄 No Bluff News #10: Dusty Martin trains Great Southern Storm, Snake Run turns 50 & Australia Day celebrations across the region

Plus Albany Senior High lands $9.9M classroom block, three Great Southern schools top WA's ATAR list, and beach festivals, markets and community BBQs

Joshua Boccamazzo

🌄 No Bluff News #9: Junior cricketers dominate Country Week, Gnowangerup Hotel revamp begins & summer events everywhere

Jan 13, 2026

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16 min read

🌄 No Bluff News #9: Junior cricketers dominate Country Week, Gnowangerup Hotel revamp begins & summer events everywhere

Plus Walpole volunteers ace first Giants Trail rescue, Albany's pinball museum hopes, motorsport park milestone, and Taylor Swift tribute shows

Joshua Boccamazzo

🌄 No Bluff News #8: Albany kicks off 2026 with fireworks, Sol Sessions return to Emu Point & summer activities across the region

Jan 6, 2026

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14 min read

🌄 No Bluff News #8: Albany kicks off 2026 with fireworks, Sol Sessions return to Emu Point & summer activities across the region

Plus Albany students get hands-on in trades, CBH lands record grain receival, and movie screenings, markets and live music throughout the Great Southern.

Joshua Boccamazzo

🌄 No Bluff News #7: Gnowangerup IGA reopens after major blaze, Little Larder Co opens Saturday & New Year's celebrations around the Great Southern

Dec 30, 2025

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14 min read

🌄 No Bluff News #7: Gnowangerup IGA reopens after major blaze, Little Larder Co opens Saturday & New Year's celebrations around the Great Southern

Plus Mt Barker's Christmas lights raise funds for RFDS, Binalup cultural burning scores grant, Borden rallies to finish Peakall family harvest, and Albany's free Christmas lunch welcomes 500+

Joshua Boccamazzo

🌄 No Bluff News #6: Colin's Christmas lights draw crowds, $800k for bushfire protection & New Year's Eve celebrations across the region

Dec 23, 2025

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15 min read

🌄 No Bluff News #6: Colin's Christmas lights draw crowds, $800k for bushfire protection & New Year's Eve celebrations across the region

Plus Albany scores $150k for live music, Billy McRae brings home FIBA silver, Berridge Park redevelopment underway, and live bands, festive buffets and family countdowns.

Joshua Boccamazzo

ARCHIVE

Browse the good stuff from past editions and catch up on all the local gems you might’ve missed.

🌄 No Bluff News #15: Record $37,700 for Albany Hospice, 13cabs rolls into town & Middies 2026 Festival kicks off

🌄 No Bluff News #14: Mount Barker scores $860k skatepark, Charlie Colbung wraps new Health Nut mural & Albany Pride turns 10

🌄 No Bluff News #13: Porridge Bikers blitz Albany kindy, Star Wars film delivers $9.3M & Valentine's weekend

🌄 No Bluff News #12: Misery Beach and Elephant Rocks hit Lonely Planet's top 100, Old Mervs score Hottest 100 double & live music all week

🌄 No Bluff News #11: rare aurora lights up the region, Albany makes WACA Grand Final & live music everywhere

🌄 No Bluff News #10: Dusty Martin trains Great Southern Storm, Snake Run turns 50 & Australia Day celebrations across the region

🌄 No Bluff News #9: Junior cricketers dominate Country Week, Gnowangerup Hotel revamp begins & summer events everywhere

🌄 No Bluff News #8: Albany kicks off 2026 with fireworks, Sol Sessions return to Emu Point & summer activities across the region

🌄 No Bluff News #7: Gnowangerup IGA reopens after major blaze, Little Larder Co opens Saturday & New Year's celebrations around the Great Southern

🌄 No Bluff News #6: Colin's Christmas lights draw crowds, $800k for bushfire protection & New Year's Eve celebrations across the region

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