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National Archaeology Week  14-20 May 2012

Tuesday May15th @ 10.30am to 12.00 noon

Robert Reynolds, Senior Heritage Officer, Dept of Indigenous Affairs & Alan James, Kalgan Settlers Association

The Kalgan Settlers Hall site is considered the oldest continuously-used meeting place in the world, and current renovation will prolong that tradition!

Learn how archaeological digs have dated this site to 18,850 years BP, and how planned excavations later in 2012 may well provide evidence of even greater age.

Cnr Wheeldon Rd & Hunton Rd, Upper Kalgan

(turn right just before Upper Kalgan Bridge)

FREE EVENT Wear walking shoes and bring drinking water.

Bookings & Enquiries

WA Museum – Albany, Residency Rd, Albany

08 9841 4844 or albany@museum.wa.gov.au

National Archaeology Week 14 – 20 May 2012

Monday May 14th @ 12.30pm to 1.30pm

Dr Lissant Bolton – Keeper, Africa, Oceania and the Americas, British Museum with

Dr Ian Coates – Senior Curator, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Program, NAtional Museum of Australia

Lissant and Ian will be outlining plans for an exciting forthcoming exhibition which will bring aboriginal artefacts from the British Museum to the NAtional Museum of Australia, including rare items collected from the Albany region in the early 19th century.

Gold Coin Donation

Booking & Enquiries to WA Museum – Albany, Residency Rd, Albany

08 9841 4844 or albany@museum.wa.gov.au

In a few weeks time albanygateway.com.au is being relaunched with a fantastic new website. To coincide with this, we are looking for people to write regular columns for our much-improved blog/forum. So if you would like to share your ideas, thoughts, opinions, knowledge or whatever with the rest of the Great Southern, drop us a line.

Entries for the Essence of The Great Southern digital photography competition closed on Friday, April 13th.

Now it’s your chance to vote for your favourite picture and win two lucky entrants $50 each.

It’s easy to vote, all you have to do is register with Albany Gateway, click on the link below, then click on your favourite photograph and rate it using the star system.

http://www.albanygateway.com.au/index.phpoption=com_phocagallery&view=category&id=16&Itemid=234

Please note: Voting closes at 5pm this Friday, April 20.

The Desert Mounted Corp Memorial on Mt Clarence boasts a colourful history full of strange twists, turns and tragedies. Read the rest of this entry »

Quaranup Memorial Service

Camp Quaranup, Quaranup Road

Sunday, April 22

Commencing at 2.30pm

Kapyong Day Memorial Service

St Johns Church, lower York Street

Tuesday, April 24

Commencing at 2pm

Anzac Dawn Service

Desert Mounted Corps Memorial, Mt Clarence, Albany

Wednesday, April 25

Commencing at 5.30am

(Please Note: Apex Drive will be closed to ALL private vehicles)

(Buses depart from Albany Entertainment Centre  and Middleton Beach from 3.30am)

Simulcast on giant screen at Albany Entertainment Centre from 4.15am

Gunfire Breakfast

Albany Entertainment Centre forecourt, Princess Royal Drive

Wednesday, April 25

Commencing at 6am

Anzac March Day

Cnr Striling Terrace and Spencer Street

Wednesday, April 25

Commencing at 10am (form up at 9.30am)

Anzac Day Memorial Service

Anzac Peace Park, Princess Royal Drive

Commencing at 10.30am

LAST Friday owners of Albany’s Hideaway Haven were ecstatic when they took out the 2012 Albany Chamber of Commerce & Industry Home Based Business award.

The Yokanup Road business was runner-up in the same category last year.

The Hideaway is now eligible to enter the 2012 GWN Western Australian Regional Small Business Awards at the end of the year.

Hideaway Haven is now an accredited cycle friendly business.  This means the business not only  provides a high-carb breakfast, safe storage facilities for bicycles and a repair kit, it also offers cyclists the opportunity to soak in a 39 jet, ozone saturated therapeutic jacuzzi. Because the skin absorbs the oxygen as it travels through the body, this wonderful experience leaves people feeling extremely refreshed and revitalised. These services have been completed in time for the official launch of the Munda Biddi Trail, a 1000km world class, nature based, off-road cycling trail between Mundaring and Albany, which weaves through towering eucalyptus forests, scenic river valleys and ancient, unspoilt bush.

THE Albany Port Authority’s upcoming seascape workshop for mature artists is designed for painters to further develop their seascape painting techniques. Read the rest of this entry »

IF you’re a local craftsperson and are looking for an outlet to sell your wares, the Vancouver Arts Centre’s popular Mother’s Day Market is just around the corner.  Read the rest of this entry »

ALBANY Film Society is embracing  a wide selection of world cinema for its 2012 program.

The screenings will be at Vancouver Arts Centre on the second Wednesday of every month.

Membership to the society is $35 for 10 films and includes light refreshments.

Either pay in advance or join on the night. For further information, phone 9842 2157 or 9853 2685.

The screening schedule is as follows:

• Wednesday, April 14 – Kirschbluten Hanami (Cherry Blossoms) (Germany, 2008)
• Wednesday, May 9 – Genevieve (UK, 1953)
• Wednesday, June 13 – Vozvrashchenie (The Return) (Russia, 2003)
• Wednesday, July 11 – Thunder Rock (USA, 1940)
• Wednesday, August 8 – Lakposhtha Parvaz Mikonand (Turtles Can Fly) (Iraq, 2005)
• Wednesday, September 12 – An American in Paris (USA, 1951)
• Wednesday, October 10 – Popiol i Diamen (Ashes and Diamonds) (Poland, 1958)
• Wednesday, November 14 – Cosi (Australia, 1996)
• Wednesday, December 12 – Leben der Anden The Lives of Others) (Germany, 2005)