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The City of Albany will re-open a number of facilities from this weekend in response to the implementation of Phase 3 of the State Government’s easing of COVID-19 restrictions.

City of Albany employees have overwhelming supported a proposal to reduce staff costs next financial year to save jobs and assist Council to balance its budgets in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

With winter just around the corner, residents are encouraged to ensure that safety of themselves and others is a priority when they head out onto the roads.

At-risk young Aboriginal people are being offered the chance to dive into their education, learning and career pathways with a place in the Great Southern Youth Scuba Training Program.

The 2020 Bulk Green Waste Collection has been re-scheduled!

As he takes his weekly post as a Visitor Information Officer this week, Albany Heritage Park volunteer Eric Corrigan will clock up an impressive 30 years on the frontline of Albany’s military history.

The City of Albany is offering one-on-one assistance to eligible local tourism operators through the Albany Visitor Centre to support them accessing the WA Government’s Tourism Recovery Assistance Fund.

From next week the City of Albany will begin phasing-in a re-opening of its facilities and services affected by the coronavirus pandemic, as the State Government begins to lift public restrictions.

Cosy Corner and Torbay Inlet campgrounds will be closed to campers over winter as the City progresses planned upgrades that were delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Albany’s social connection and community resilience will come under the spotlight as the City of Albany undertakes the first spot check survey with residents this week.

Albany’s heart is heavy today as it farewells one of its most loved and respected community members, and “Death Railway” prisoner of war survivor Harold Martin, aged 103.

Albany Heritage Park staff will take part in a unique initiative to recognise the Park’s dedicated team of volunteers for National Volunteers Week later this month.

Residents can be part of history through a project facilitated by Albany Public Library and Albany History Collection to document the everyday experiences of the community though the COVID-19 pandemic.

The City of Albany’s nature-based campsites will reopen to the public this afternoon following the State Government’s move to ease restrictions on camping.

Albany residents who would like someone to check in on them regularly can now register for the ‘Call and Check’ service through the City of Albany.

The City of Albany has launched an online campaign to help keep the community connected despite the challenges of current COVID-19 restrictions.

The City of Albany is urging all residents to stay home this Easter holiday and cancel any plans to camp at the City’s nature based campsites because they will be closed.

Albany Mayor Dennis Wellington is asking anyone who is currently holidaying in Albany to return home urgently before regional borders close next week.

Fossickers Tip Shop and Albany Visitor Centre are the latest City of Albany facilities to close to the public on the back of the national response to COVID-19.

Albany Public Library and the National Anzac Centre are now closed to the public as the Federal Government tightens restrictions on social distancing to control the COVID-19 pandemic.

Albany Leisure and Aquatic Centre (ALAC) and Vancouver Arts Centre (VAC) will close to the public from today as the City of Albany continues to manage the local response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The City of Albany have made the decision to cancel the Lockyer and Spencer Park Community Neighbour Day events due to the escalating restrictions on public gatherings and advice to stop the spread of COVID-19 in Australia.

The City of Albany have made the decision to cancel the inaugural South West Street Fest that was due to take place on York Street this Saturday due to the escalating national response to restricting the spread of COVID-19 in Australia.

Albany hockey players are settling onto their new turf thanks to a jointly-funded project led by the City of Albany to provide the sport with a new multi-purpose synthetic field.

Dog Rock, Alison Hartman Gardens and the Albany Co-Operative Society are among a raft of heritage buildings and landmarks across Albany that have been included in a review of Albany’s heritage survey and heritage list.

The City of Albany is embracing this year’s theme #EachforEqual for International Women’s Day by celebrating the contributions and achievements women are making within its workplace and community.

Albany is one of only two Western Australian towns named in the top 10 of Wotif’s 2020 Aussie Town of the Year Awards. It’s the second successive year Albany has been recognised as one of the top town’s, last year coming runner-up to Port Fairy in Victoria.

Less litter, more recycling and new employment opportunities are potential benefits of a Containers for Change refund point being established in the shed next to Fossicker’s Tip Shop after it was endorsed by Council at its meeting last night.

Albany will get an unexpected influx of cruise ships next month. Three cruise ships have confirmed they will add Albany to their schedules for the first time, taking the number of cruises visiting our shore this season to 14.

Works to Albany’s iconic heritage-listed Town Hall have become more visible over the past week as workers progress to replacing the old building’s roof.