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Exam support and tutors available at the library until 9 October.

A memorial plaque along the Avenue of Honour containing incorrect details about the passing of former Navy recruit Donald Armstrong will be corrected in a commemorative ceremony next month.

The National Anzac Centre has been selected as a finalist in the 2021 Perth Airport WA Tourism Awards, continuing the museum’s long list of tourism industry accolades.

Pool user accessibility has been elevated to a new level at the Albany Leisure and Aquatic Centre with the installation of a new pool hoist to enable users easy access to the twenty-five metre lap pool.

Three City of Albany Councillors have been acknowledged for their notable contribution to the Local Government sector in Western Australia.

Rats of Tobruk, a World War II exhibition on display at the Princess Royal Fortress has attracted interstate virtual visitation from Australian Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Rtd) and Her Excellency Mrs Hurley.

Great Southern residents are encouraged to join the Garage Sale Trail, Australia’s largest sustainability and community festival, when it returns bigger than ever in November 2021.

Community have worked with the City of Albany to develop the City’s Strategic Community Plan 2032.

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Planning for Albany’s Bicentenary is underway with the City of Albany seeking expressions of interest from local residents to form project reference groups over the next five years.

With the Albany Bicentenary less than five years away, the City of Albany has commenced planning to publish a commemorative book to coincide with the Bicentenary in 2026.

September 1 - 8 is Adult Learners Week, time to try something new!

The City of Albany has been successful in securing a Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries Every Clubs grant.

The Albany Public Library has seen a surge of interest in online book borrowing, taking advantage of borrowing app Libby to meet local demand.

Schools, community groups, businesses and everyone in between are now invited to register their floats for this year’s Christmas Festival and Pageant.

Whether you skate, ride, or roll there will be something to keep you moving at the launch of the much anticipated Albany Youth Challenge Park this September.

The City of Albany is once again encouraging residents to nominate impressive individuals, organisations and events for the 2022 Community Citizen of the Year Awards.

Albany Public Library is supporting Albany's BIG Sleep Out 2021. From Monday 16th August – Saturday 28th August Albany Public Library will be a collection point for items that will be passed on to Foodbank, Anglicare and PIVOT.

To commemorate 80 years since the Siege of Tobruk, the Princess Royal Fortress is hosting a free exhibition which explores the Australian story that emerged from this 242-day long siege.

If you or someone you know is passionate about our local community, and want to contribute to making our City a great community, now is the chance to nominate for the 2021 Local Government Elections.

Albany has recently been formally recognised as a filming destination with the awarding of Film Friendly City status by Screenwest.

Council unanimously adopted the 2021-2022 Budget at Tuesday night’s Ordinary Council Meeting, committing $125.5 million towards servicing and developing the community over the next 12 months.

City of Albany in partnership with WALGA have received nine local primary school submissions to showcase their artwork at Yagan Square in Perth later this year for the #shoWcAse in Pixels exhibit.

Our very own Middleton Beach has become the canvas for local emerging artist Jhodi Bennett’s new exhibition Passage Through First Light which will be on display at the Vancouver Arts Centre.

Visiting artists who want to showcase the heritage, environment, community or culture of our region are invited to apply for an Artist in Residence position with the Vancouver Arts Centre’s program.

The City of Albany will take the next step towards reducing waste to landfill with the start of the residential Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) bin collection service on 26 July 2021.

We have some awesome prizes on offer for our 2021 Children's Book Week Competition!

Chef and WA Food Ambassador Don Hancey will be visiting Albany as part of the inaugural Maritime Festival to showcase the City’s unique local seafood.

The City of Albany’s first ever festival celebrating Albany’s maritime history has received the support of Festivals Australia, Tourism Western Australia and Harvest Road with Leeuwin Coast to make the event a highlight of the school holidays.

The City is very disappointed that the organisers of the Albany International Folk N Shanty Festival have decided to cancel their involvement in the Maritime Festival.