GateWAy Blog

Here’s the first of a brand new blog on Building a Home written by Ros McKinven from McKinven Homes.

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Albany Boatshed Fisherman & Farmer Market

Tuesday 22nd December 2011   5.00pm to 8.00pm

• Stock your pantry with local fresh & gourmet foods and premium wines.
• Browse talented local artisan stalls for a Christmas gift for someone special.
• Grab a bite to eat and enjoy the live music.
• Enter the free Christmas raffle to win over $200 worth of Boatshed Market vouchers.
• Enjoy relaxed Christmas shopping.
• Buy local and support you local producers.

Located at the Boatshed on Princess Royal Drive

Come and join in the fun!

http://www.albanygateway.com.au/details/albany-boatshed-sunday-market.html

MEDIA RELEASE from Great Southern Development Commission

Weekend sport makes a strong contribution to sustaining regional towns, and Borden is ensuring that it is well placed to meet residents’ recreational needs.
Supported by $140,000 of Royalties for Regions funding through the Great Southern Development Commission (GSDC), the Borden Pavilion Committee is developing a $967,000 sporting precinct to encourage community building through recreation.

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GREAT SOUTHERN DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION – MEDIA RELEASE

A major national arts conference could be headed for the Great Southern in 2014.

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In today’s life, when worry and tension all around, it can be challenging to maintain a positive attitude. What can we do?
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I have received my Japanese Maple seed.  All I need to do with these to get going is to trick them into thinking they are going though a cold northern winter.  This “stratification”  can be achieved by soaking the seed for 24 hours, allowing them to drain well, then placing them in a ziplock bag with some very slightly damp  peatmoss, or sphagnum peatmoss  (you need to squeeze out all the water as tightly as possible with your hands after wetting it).  This you place in the non-freezer section of your refrigerator for a couple of months (be patient!).  If you like tulips, now is the time to look for the new season bulbs, and put those in the fridge too (but never near ripening fruit).
Silver Birch do not need this “chilling” treatment.
I have found some seedlings under a Birch tree, and these I am going to put into my Bonsai pot now. Flywire over the big holes in the bottom of my very shallow bonsai pot, in go two of my little trees with bonsai potting mix.  The mix needs to mounded up out of the pot, and this will remind you to water very, very gently.    When my bonsai grows it’s first leaves, I am going to pull them off (gently), then the next flush of leaves will be smaller and in better proportion to my new miniature landscape.
Until next week
Cheers
Angela

Bonsai time!
Seems the first rains have hit us…so it is time to get prepared.

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This is the most magical time of the year for Albany, no wind, and sunshine…with just a few of those rainy days to freshen up the garden, and allow us the luxury of not needing to water.

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Without any prejudice could you please tell me if Albany is a windy place?

I know there is a wind farm down there so obviously there is wind but if you lived there would you say the wind is frustrating, hard to live with or excessive?

My husband and I would like to move to Albany to live and we get all these negative comments like -its so windy or its cold and rainy. We like cold and rain, its our first reason to choose Albany as we don’t like the heat and we like the look of everything about Albany and so will make our own decision from our own research not throw away comments from people who don’t really know.

So just want local opinion on the wind.  Please login to reply.