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City of Albany has undertaken a review of Local Planning Scheme No.1 and is seeking feedback from community in relation to proposed changes within the draft scheme, Local Planning Scheme No. 2.

Albany Town Hall will honour the late Queen Elizabeth II on her National Day of Mourning this week by lighting up in purple and opening its doors for the community to sign a book of condolences.

The world of Roald Dahl has been entertaining young minds for decades and this month children across the Great Southern can experience his stories first hand when Roald Dahl and the Imagination Seekers takes centre stage at the Albany Town Hall.

Albany representation has triumphed at the 2022 Cinesnaps Short Film Competition in Busselton as they turned the theme of ‘space’ into creative expressions of film.

Celebrating Stories, Cultures and Languages

The City of Albany will welcome a new Executive Director of Corporate and Commercial Services after Council endorsed the appointment of Mr Matthew Gilfellon to the role at its July Ordinary Council Meeting.

The City of Albany will welcome a new Executive Director of Corporate and Commercial Services after Council endorsed the appointment of Mr Matthew Gilfellon to the role at its July Ordinary Council Meeting.

The City of Albany is seeking expressions of interest from Albany photographers who are keen to submit photographs of local bird life to feature in the 2023 Community Calendar.

Albany South Coast Lions Club and Albany Lions Club have partnered with Lions Cancer Institute Inc to provide free skin cancer screenings to residents next month.

Following the success of Albany’s inaugural Live @ the Town Hall in June, the second instalment of the live music weekend comes to the Town Hall next month.

Players and spectators will see Albany’s hockey pitch in a new light as it becomes the first location within the precinct to support brand new LED lighting.

The community has a chance to provide feedback on the draft Albany Arts, Culture and Heritage Plan, with the City now advertising the plan for public comment.

The City of Albany has welcomed the introduction of capped airfares for those flying between Albany and Perth as part of a $19.8 million statewide initiative between the State Government and regional airlines to make regional airfares more affordable.

Are you keen to promote the sustainable growth of the lower Great Southern region. A flexible role awaits the right candidate.

The City of Albany is celebrating local Menang-Noongar culture with a range of events and activities across July to recognise NAIDOC Week, which officially runs from July 3 to 10.

The best players from regional associations across Australia will converge on Albany as the City finally gets the chance to host the Hockey Australia Country Challenge this August.

Sporting clubs, community groups and volunteer organisations are invited to the Great Southern Volunteer Conference hosted by the City of Albany, Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries and Albany & Regional Volunteer Service.

A teenager, a motivational speaker and a para-athlete; Cory Crombie is rising above adversity and with support from the City of Albany has been visiting local schools to share his inspirational story. Not only an inspiration but an individual on a mission to share that inspiration with the Albany community.

City of Albany has been highly commended at the 2022 Waste Sorted Awards for the successful and effective implementation of the FOGO (Food Organics and Garden Organics) bin collection service.

Albany’s iconic Town Hall will come alive when Live @ the Town Hall hosts contemporary artists for a weekend of live entertainment supported by Rio Tinto and the City of Albany.

Join the 2022 Premier's Reading Challenge and get reading to win major prizes!

The City of Albany adopted the Age Friendly Albany Plan in 2016 and is now seeking community feedback to review the vision and objectives for the next four years.

The City of Albany is preparing to welcome Lisa Blair back to Albany following her second attempt to become the fastest person to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted around Antarctica.

Albany’s iconic Town Hall is turning royal purple this June long weekend in honour of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II becoming the first Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee.

Albany has become the first regional hub for a new initiative that keeps unwanted stationery items out of landfill and gives them a new life for children in need.

The City of Albany is recognising Reconciliation Week 2022 by joining the State Government’s Street Banner Project later this month.

We will be offline on Thursday 19 May while the Library system is upgraded.

Albany Public Library members can instantly read, watch and listen to over 900,000 titles for free thanks to the City of Albany partnership with content platform hoopla.

New signage has been installed at a popular lookout at Bayonet Head as part of the City of Albany’s Restoring Menang Noongar Place Names project.