Community Programs (General)

As a major regional centre, the City of Albany has a diverse community including people from various ethnic backgrounds, demographic profiles, age groups, religions and so on. There are also a myriad of community-based organisations that represent the special interests of their members.

Advice and assistance is available to individuals and community organisations from the City’s community development staff.

To contact the Community Development Team:

E-mail
Telephone:    (08) 9841 9333
Facsimile:      (08) 9841 4099
Write to:        PO Box 484, Albany WA 6331

The Albany Sportsperson of the Year awards celebrates it's 40th Anniversary with the 2012 Sportsperson of the Year Presentations with a gala awards evening Friday 8 March at the Albany Entertainment Centre.

The awards will include the presentation of:

• Albany Finance Junior Sportsperson of the Year
• Albany Senior Sportsperson of the Year
• National Lifestyle Villages Albany Veteran Sportsperson of the Year
• City of Albany Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability.
• City of Albany Sportsperson of the Year

This event will commence at 6:00pm and includes complimentary canapés, guest speaker Jamie Dunross and a presentation by the Princess Royal Sailing Club. 

Tickets will be available for purchase from the Albany Entertainment Centre.

If you have any questions or queries in relation to the 2012 Albany Sportsperson of the Year Awards, contact the Senior Community Development Officer on (08) 9841 9294 or E-mail

This event is proudly supported by the Albany Advertiser, RadioWest, GWN7, Department of Sport and Recreation, Albany Finance, National Lifestyle Villages and the City of Albany.

March 21 is the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, marking the anniversary of the Sharpeville massacre, which took place on this day in 1960.

Harmony Week is celebrated each year in the week leading up to 21 March and is designed to raise awareness of multiculturalism, promote greater understanding in our community and communicate the message of saying no to racism and discrimination.

Harmony Day was first celebrated in Australia in 1999 and is a time when Australians come together to reflect on and celebrate the many cultures that make up our country, and show an appreciation of Australia's diversity.

The City of Albany participates in Harmony Week through community-based programs, projects and activities designed to bring the diverse cultures of our community together.

Volunteers are the lifeblood of the Albany community and contribute countless hours of unpaid work in a wide range of agencies and organisations. There are also many organisations, clubs and associations in Albany that are made up of volunteers. Many of these groups own, manage or operate community facilities and others are established to promote a wide range of specific interests. The Albany and Regional Volunteer Service was established to help these groups to recruit, train and better manage volunteers throughout the community.

Contact details for Albany and Regional Volunteer Service:

Coordinator
Albany and Regional Volunteer Service 
Unit 2, 57-59 Lockyer Avenue ALBANY WA 6330
E-mail
Ph:     (08) 9841 3588
Fax:    (08) 9841 3588