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Whether it’s visual art, music or photography, participation in the arts has a significant positive impact on people’s health and wellbeing and a new exhibition by Jo Wassell proves this is true at any age.

It's back to school next week! Start planning a smart way to travel and remember to use the designated drop off and pick up bays appropriately.

A project to create a new and improved Southern Trail Terminus for the Bibbulmun Track and Munda Biddi Trail in the heart of the Albany CBD will commence this month.

The City of Albany has been selected as one of 10 local governments across the State to be a part of the Building Inclusive Communities WA Project aimed at creating more socially inclusive communities.

A harrowing and poignant photographic exhibition documenting the impact of WWI on Australia’s grieving women and its returned soldiers is opening in Albany this weekend.

We all have one; a favourite coffee shop, a restaurant that never disappoints or a reliable lawn mowing service – they are our small businesses and the City is showing its commitment to them by signing the Small Business Friendly Local Government Charter.

Albany Town Hall will host its own festival from next week to celebrate the refurbishment of the 133-year-old iconic building into the region’s flagship arts and community events venue.

Albany Town Hall will host its own festival from next week to celebrate the refurbishment of the 133-year-old iconic building into the region’s flagship arts and community events venue.

The deliberate poisoning of large street trees in Albany has prompted the City of Albany to send a message to the community that vandalising and destroying trees can come with criminal charges.

The City of Albany is welcoming the return of traditional Anzac Day services this April, albeit with a reduced capacity in line with Covid restrictions to continue to ensure the safety of our community.

After Covid hit pause on Youth Week events last year, preparations for Albany’s youth to celebrate the 2021 festivities are coming to life.

Albany’s National Anzac Centre has completed part one of a technology and content refresh, redefining the space and creating new ways for visitors to access the moving stories of the Anzac legend.

Young locals with a passion to spread their wings have an opportunity to experience a day in the life of an Air Force officer through a partnership between the Royal Australian Air Force and the City of Albany.

A project to enhance the Middleton Beach Foreshore will reach another milestone, as the development of new public open space begins this week.

Whether you have a cuppa over the fence or a chat as you put your wheelie bins out each week, the City of Albany are inviting residents to get to know their neighbours on Sunday 28 March.

Whether it’s community events, sustainable initiatives, new infrastructure or ways to develop our community, the City of Albany is encouraging residents to have their say on the future of their city.

Young people in Albany are invited to have their say on how the City can create a friendly and welcoming place for youth and influence how they engage, add value and participate in their community.

For the first time since the Princess Royal Fortress Military Museum opened in 1988, the community have an opportunity to provide input on the museum’s collection and its significance to the local history and heritage of Albany.

There is about to be an influx of new homes in the Great Southern as the flow on effect from the popular government building grants has stimulated development and created a spike in building approvals.

The Albany community have got behind local legend Jeremy Stewart who has won the 2021 Australia Day Citizen of the Year award for his dedication to the Albany Community Foundation.

An increase in the number of Ross River Virus cases in the Great Southern has prompted the City to encourage residents and holiday-makers to protect themselves against mosquito bites this summer.

As part of the Federal Government’s strategic management of the more contagious UK variant of COVID-19, the City of Albany has implemented the Airport and Transportation Face Mask Directions to further limit the spread and risk of the virus.

Twilight markets, a dog’s day out, emergency services fun day, a popular outdoor movie and a ninja warrior course will be part of the City’s Middleton Beach Festival presented by LiveLighter this month.

The City is very pleased to announce that the community are now able to view and comment on the draft Mounts Master Plan document.

To recruit new members to its League of Local Legends program the National Anzac Centre is inviting residents from all 11 local governments in the Great Southern to sign up and enjoy free entry for the first 6 months of next year.

A financial year that was filled with highlights but came to a close with sudden and significant uncertainty and operational changes has been summarised in the City of Albany’s 2019-2020 Annual Report, which was adopted by Council at the December Ordinary Council Meeting.

A host of family friendly activities will make a splash in Albany this summer to entertain local kids during the January school holidays.

Albany residents and visitors are invited to say goodbye to a tumultuous 2020 and ring in 2021 at the City of Albany’s New Year’s Eve Picnic and Fireworks, presented by LiveLighter this month.

The City of Albany have partnered with Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) and West Australian Seabird Rescue Albany to provide free Reel it in Bins at fishing sites across Albany.

Local residents and community groups across Albany turned trash into treasure over the Garage Sale Trail weekend last month, preventing more than 3,500 kilograms of waste from ending up in landfill.