Albany 2026: How a lump of granite called Dog Rock avoided destruction and cemented its place in the city

One of Albany’s most loved landmarks is a giant lump of granite which, when seen from its western side, looks like a dog

The West Australian

Went for an evening walk in my dodgy childhood neighbourhood.

Ute roars round the corner. Male arm hanging out window. Oh here we go, I think. As a petite Eurasian woman I've had my share of car heckling, wolf whistling and street harassment, which still happens in my 40s.

He leans out. The car is decked with tinsel. "MERRY CHRISTMAS!" he shouts. I wave to his rear view mirror.

#MerryChristmas #ChristmasInAustralia #Kinjarling #Albany #AlbanyWA #Christmas

And there we go, just lost #Whamageddon in the Albany oncology ward. Mum's chemo nurses are angels in scrubs so no hard feelings on their music choices. It was a good run, making it to Christmas Eve Eve

#whamageddon2025 #LastChristmas #Kinjarling

So my Mum's obsessed with TV game shows and ooh you bet I got mad when the host mispronounced Albany

(Edit: it was that bloody Tipping Point show)

#Albany #AlbanyWA #Kinjarling #MenangBoodja #TippingPointAustralia #TippingPoint

Hmm, the Christmas zealots have been emboldened - place across the street from Mum's put the lights up a few nights ago and now every night there's a new one like it's given them permission #xmas2025 #NotEvenDecember #AlbanyWA #Kinjarling #AlbanyWesternAustralia
So glad to hear Antony Green pronounce Albany correctly #WAVotes #WAPol #Albany #Kinjarling
African Paper | Kinjarling Studies: Soundtrackarbeiten von Amby Downs

In den kommenden Tagen erscheint über Room40 eine Sammlung von Stücken der Komponistin Tahlia Palmer alias Amby Downs, die ursprünglich als Soundtracks für eine Ausstellung entstanden sind, nun aber als eigenständiges Werk veröffentlicht werden. ...

African Paper

This morning we saw two Quenda in the grassy plants around the water tank. These are native marsupials of Western Australia.

Yesterday I got a picture of a spotted skink on Mount Clarence.

#Kinjarling
#Albany

#nativeAnimals

Albany football club Railways offers stadium naming rights to punters in raffle fundraiser

Albany football club Railways say it's even willing to let its rivals choose the name if they win an upcoming raffle to raise money for a major redevelopment at its home ground.

ABC News