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An ephemeral art installation that referenced the centenary of the Great War and participation of the Anzac forces was the defining event of Albany’s commemoration of the Anzac Centenary over the past four years.

Albany’s acclaimed National Anzac Centre is undergoing a refresh of its technology and content to offer new experiences and a fresh perspective to visitors after a phenomenal five years of tours, stories, heroes and history.

A City of Albany employee and local volunteer firefighter has recalled the conditions and devastation he witnessed as part of a strike team called up to help battle 59 out-of-control bushfires in New South Wales last month.

The City of Albany is empowering the community to have a say on how the City engages and communicates by forming a new advisory group to guide and monitor the implementation of the City’s recently adopted Communications and Engagement Strategy.

The City of Albany is encouraging the Spencer Park community to join in the Inclusive Community Celebration to acknowledge International Day of People with Disability on Tuesday, December 3 from 3:30pm-7pm at the Spencer Park Shopping Centre.

A delay to the implementation of FOGO until mid-2020 will allow the City of Albany to consolidate the rollout of both projects, saving costs and ensuring the community is fully equipped to embrace the food organics and garden organics waste collection service.

Works to protect and enhance the Middleton Beach coastline is underway with contractors making good progress on the first stage of the foreshore project.

Twilight markets, a Christmas-themed outdoor movie, giant snow globes and Santa is some of the entertainment ready to roll into the Town Square and Alison Hartman Gardens on December 6 and 7 as part of the Christmas Festival and Pageant proudly sponsored by LiveLighter.

The City of Albany is one of 10 councils out of 140 to receive an award for its involvement in the national Garage Sale Trail for 2019.

Whether its basketball, crochet, photography, learning a new language or dogs, we all have interests and passions that connect us to one another within the community and allow us to develop a sense of social inclusion.

Table tennis, weight classes, cycling, swimming, surfing and dragon boat racing are regular activities our Great Southern over 60’s community champions take on in a new campaign designed to inspire the inactive over 60’s to become more active.

Once thought lost to the ocean floor forever, Australia’s first submarine was uncovered off the coast of Papua New Guinea in 2017 and is the subject of a new exhibition at Princess Royal Fortress opening this week.

An underutilised public open space in the heart of Albany’s CBD has been transformed into a regional and local community activity hub that celebrates heritage and culture.

Dennis Wellington will become the City of Albany’s longest serving Mayor after winning the community’s support and being elected to the top job for a third term.

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.