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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.

City of Albany are once again throwing their support behind regional and community events that encourage community togetherness, diversity and economic development with local grant funding.

Albany’s Council has given its unanimous support to apply to Landgate to officially dual-name 28 places of significance to the local Menang-Noongar people with their traditional cultural names for the first time.

Visitors to the Princess Royal Fortress will be able to experience a unique naval exhibition this winter.

Albany Town Hall is set to host the second Freighting Ideas exhibition from ART ON THE MOVE and the Art Gallery of Western Australia (AGWA) next month.

As work continues to repair and reopen damaged roads from Sunday’s storm, the City of Albany reminds all residents to take extra care on the roads.

A clean-up operation is underway across Albany this morning after a night of heavy rain and gale force winds brought significant flooding, fallen trees, and damage to buildings and power lines.

Shanty singing, winter brews and hearty food will keep the spirit of Albany’s maritime history alive this winter as the City of Albany launches the inaugural Maritime Festival from 5th to 16th July.

The City of Albany has joined forces with Sea Shepherd Albany to tackle the increasing amount of plastics found in our waters for World Ocean Day this weekend.

Whether an environmental collapse, rising political nativism or a financial crash, preppers are ready for the worst and this new doomsday phenomenon is being exhibited at the Town Hall this month.

Three of Albany’s young aviation enthusiasts have been selected to experience a day in the life of an Air Force officer via a partnership between the Royal Australian Air Force and the City of Albany.

Senior residents of Denmark are proving that once you start, it’s hard to stop when you incorporate an active routine into your lifestyle, evident through some great results with Long Live You program.

The six seasons of the Noongar calendar will be displayed on the Alison Hartman Gardens and Town Square banners this month in recognition of Reconciliation Week that runs from 27 May to 3 June.

Albany’s community groups, sporting clubs and other volunteer committees are being given the chance to tell the City what training they need to support their groups to thrive with a bespoke survey.

Council will conduct its meetings from Albany Town Hall during May in a nostalgic move to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Albany as an independent Local Government.

Council will conduct its meetings from Albany Town Hall during May in a nostalgic move to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Albany as an independent Local Government.

Turning Albany’s food scraps into compost through the FOGO (Food Organics and Garden Organics) bin system will be one step closer as new bin lids and kitchen caddies are delivered to households.

This year’s Australian of the Year Award winners have hand selected a number of objects that reveal meaningful stories about their lives and experiences which are on display at the Albany Public Library.

Together art, culture and heritage create a sense of identity for our community and now a Great Southern Arts, Culture and Heritage Strategy is being created to harness our regions individuality.

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.