by Great Southern Staff | Aug 10, 2024 | Experience The Great Southern
✍🏽 By Adam Thompson Explore Albany’s heritage, from Albany’s Historic Whaling Station to the National Anzac Centre and more. Positioned along the rugged coast of the Southern Ocean, with two natural harbours making it the prime location for a strategic port, there’s...
by Great Southern Staff | Apr 27, 2026 | Experience The Great Southern
Written by Max Veenhuyzen Sprawled across more than four hectares, this facility in WA’s sheep farming heartland the largest undercover saleyards in the Southern Hemisphere. At 6am every Wednesday, buyers begin to arrive at the regional sheep saleyards in...
by Carly Horncastle | Apr 7, 2026 | Experience The Great Southern, Plan your visit
Welcome to autumn in the Great Southern… Autumn in the Great Southern is a time to slow down, breathe deeply and wander a little further… along mountain trails, through vineyard valleys and across wild coastlines where the air carries the promise of change. It...
by Great Southern Staff | Feb 23, 2026 | Indulge In The Great Southern
Written by Max Veenhuyzen This smiley chef has been serving real-deal Thai food in Katanning for almost a decade. Supawan Thomas may have been born in northern Thailand, but she’s found a home – and appreciative dining public – in Australia’s Great Southern region....
by Carly Horncastle | Feb 10, 2026 | Experience The Great Southern, Plan your visit
In 2026, Albany, known as Kinjarling on Menang Noongar Boodja, is inviting the world to witness something extraordinary. Marking Western Australia’s first bicentenary, Albany 2026 acknowledges the first place where Aboriginal and British people commenced living...
by Carly Horncastle | Jan 19, 2026 | Experience The Great Southern, Plan your visit
Welcome to summer in the Great Southern… Long days exploring. Salt on your skin. That endless blue. Sunset views whilst savouring local produce. There really is nothing else quite like Summer in the Great Southern. It invites you to slow down and wander that little...
by Carly Horncastle | Jan 5, 2026 | Experience The Great Southern, Plan your visit
01 - 31 July IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THE NAUTICAL soul of the Great Southern. Dive into the port city’s cultural and maritime history and explore the Menang Noongar people’s enduring connection to the sea which dates back thousands of years. As the days shorten and the...
by Carly Horncastle | Dec 9, 2025 | Experience The Great Southern, Plan your visit
It’s time to join in the celebration. In 2026, Albany will host Western Australia’s first bicentenary, acknowledging the first place where Aboriginal and British people commenced living together on the western side of Australia. Not simply a commemoration, Albany 2026...
by Carly Horncastle | Oct 23, 2025 | Experience The Great Southern
Discover the magic of summer hiking in the Great Southern, where sunlit trails, shaded forests and coastal ridges invite you to step off the beaten path. As spring begins to fade and summer comes knocking, the Great Southern transforms… bathed in golden light, flowers...
by Carly Horncastle | Aug 31, 2025 | Experience The Great Southern
Each spring, the Great Southern comes alive with colour from the mountain peaks of the Stirling Range to the rugged coastlines of Torndirrup National Park. Home to two of Australia’s most diverse national parks, the region sits within the South West biodiversity...
by Carly Horncastle | May 12, 2025 | Experience The Great Southern
Discover the magic of winter hiking in WA’s Great Southern. There’s a certain kind of magic that stirs here when winter arrives. The crispness in the air, the hush of mist settling over the ranges, and the way the land seems to breathe beneath brooding skies…...
