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For the first time ever, the City of Albany are granting the Key to the City with the honour symbolising free entry to the City to be bestowed on the 17 Construction Squadron Workshop Vietnam Association next week.

The City of Albany is getting on board Anti-Poverty Week 2019 with a free Op Shop Bus Tour that aims to increase awareness and support those in our community who live below the poverty line.

Reading, writing, poetry, author talks and workshops are some of the literary activities that will be featured in the inaugural Albany Writer’s Retreat hosted by Albany Public Library this month.

The arrival of warmer weather signals the start of spring and one of Australia’s largest citizen science projects, and Albany residents can now get involved. The City of Albany in partnership with the Albany Bird Group have joined BirdLife Australia’s Backyard Bird Count running from October 21 to October 27 where residents have the ability to register, head outdoors and use the Aussie Bird Count app to record the amount of birds and bird species they see.

The National Anzac Centre wants to recruit new troops to its League of Local Legends program and is now expanding its membership so residents within the shires of Plantagenet, Denmark and Jerramungup can sign up and enjoy the benefits.

Albany’s local Sustainable Heroes will be out in force and ready to share their tips at the City of Albany’s Green Fair on the Square on November 2.

The repurposing of the Albany Town Hall will begin next week, starting the process to ensure the longevity and continued sustainable use of the historical building and conserving its heritage significance.

Float registrations for the 2019 Christmas Festival and Pageant are now open!

Electric car owners visiting Albany now have the convenience of a brand new charging station at Albany Public Library as part of the Tesla Destination Charging network.

Seniors programs, playgrounds, sporting fields, roads and maintaining our region’s natural beauty. These every day interactions with the facilities and services provided by the City are the focus of a campaign encouraging Albany residents to vote in next month’s local government elections.

Smokers are being encouraged to butt out around City of Albany owned and managed public facilities to protect the health of families and children and support an active and healthy community.

The City of Albany has condemned the reckless and blatant sabotage of dual-use trails in Albany Heritage Park after the discovery of a number of large rocks deliberately placed to impede mountain bike riders and potentially cause harm or injury.

Albany has scored silver at the 2019 Top Tourism Town awards in Karratha last week, coming in second place to Exmouth as the favourite destination in Western Australia.

More than 450 caravans from all over Australia will arrive in Albany early next month to take part in a major national event that has not been in Western Australia for almost two decades.

The National Anzac Centre is celebrating its 5th anniversary this year and the community is invited to come along to the special day to explore the Princess Royal Fortress and Museum.

A weeping fig tree shading cars between Albany Public Library and the senior citizens centre is feeling the effects of a hard life growing in a carpark.

There are 24 nominations for this year’s Local Government election in the City of Albany, the third highest number of nominations since the City’s inaugural election in 1999.

Online shopping, social networking, digital devices and live streaming have become part of our daily life, changing the way we conduct business and connect with friends and family.

Residents are warned to be on guard for swooping magpies when visiting parks, walking tree-lined streets and footpaths, or visiting ovals with the onset of Spring signalling the start of the birds breeding season.

Albany has many, unsung local heroes – people and groups who give themselves to the community in an effort to advance the wellbeing, positivity and lifestyles of those around them.

A major runway-racing event that has injected more than $10 million into the local economy since it began in 2017 is a step closer to continuing after Council endorsed offering them a 3-year sponsorship deal.

After more than three decades dedicated to preserving and recording local history, 101-year-old Gwen Norman’s chapter as a City of Albany volunteer is coming to a close.

Residents in the City of Albany have the chance to speak for their community by nominating for Council in the 2019 local government elections.

Lowering costs, weight and damage to race vehicles are the driving force behind a trial by the Great Southern Street Machine Association Inc. to use recycled plastic bales as race arresters.

Hundreds of straw-necked Ibis have flocked back to Lake Seppings to nest and raise their chicks at what is the only known breeding site for the birds in the region.

The City of Albany will join more than 140 local councils in the nationwide Garage Sale Trail for the first time in the project’s nine year history.

Representatives from major cruise lines have had the opportunity to experience first-hand some of the history, culture, natural beauty and hospitality that Albany can offer their guests following a successful WA Cruise Exchange conference where the City of Albany hosted representatives from eight global cruise lines recently with the support of Tourism WA.

History, nature, remembrance and adventure are the four pillars of a new award submission for Albany to win the title of the Top Tourism Town from the Visitors Centre of WA and GWN7.

Expressions of interest are open for two community members to join City of Albany Councillors and staff on an Advisory Group to monitor and report on the implementation of the City’s new Communications and Engagement Strategy 2019-2022.

The City of Albany is inviting residents from the city centre, Middleton Beach, Emu Point, Mira Mar, Yakamia, Spencer Park and Lockyer to come and have a yarn with Councillors at the first City Chat event this month.