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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

With the retail industry experiencing tough times, many small retailers will be looking for clever marketing ideas to attract sales this Christmas.

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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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Vicki Brown, Manager of the Small Business Centre Great Southern invites rural small businesses throughout their 11 Shires to contact them about the ‘Building resilience against future dry seasons grant’.

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The City of Albany has adopted the same Christmas Trading Hours as metropolitan Perth.

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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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BOOK CHAT

Have you read a book that you just loved and would like other people to try? Do you have a favourite writer you are sure others would enjoy? (more…)

Bollywood Sundowner Fundraiser

Sunday, October 16

3.00pm Start time

4.00pm Planking

5.30pm Indian Food Entertainment

Location | Albany Golf Club

Created By | Hayley Lawrence

Get your PLANK on, BOLLYWOOD Style in support of Mark Rimmell. We Salute you Mark

You are invited to this Family Event for a great cause.

Supporting Breast Cancer Awareness, and The Little Seeds Project.

A chance to dress up, both yourself and your children.

Sensational PRIZES:

• Best Dressed Indian Family.
• Planking
• Best Dressed Indian male and female.
• Spot Prizes
• Traditional Indian Cuisine
• Bollywood Dancers
• Bollywood DJ

We have bouncy castle, face painting and Jamie the clown for the children in the afternoon.

Oh Bolly – its going to be brilliant

All Profits are donated direct to the Charities. Bring the family, support a great cause guaranteed to make you giggle! BRING out the BLING!

• $30 per Adult.
• Children are free

If you are unable to attend, we would appreciate any donations towards the event. Cash, vouchers, or free gifts, all very welcome with gratitude    

This will all make the night a success. All businesses donating and supporting will be recognised sponsors. Please email your logos.

TICKETS from BODY CARE HEALTH CLUB by Wednesday 12.10.11

Hayley Lawrence    0415 985 046 info@radaintbeing.com.au www.radiantbeing.com.au

or Bev 0408 443 687

Heavy breathing of mammals’ amorous energy….. You can see the whales from shore – but hearing them is different, especially if they are wooshing past your feet as they chase, in hope, a girlfriend!

Whale of a time

On Albany Whale Tours ‘Sail-A-Way’, our guests’ feet are pretty close to the whales as they rush past our boat.  Yesterday, some didn’t rush – just mooched closeby us, making friends….but today!!!

Nine Humpbacks by Bald Head – and they were excited!  Accepting our stationary presence, they swooped, splashed and accelerated with amazing power as they played ‘teenage tag’ at water’s surface within metres of us, for an hour.  Albany……what an amazing wilderness!

Today’s guests loved it (see Visitor’s Feedback and Comments on website www.albanywhaletours.com.au) and, of course, some are using our gift of a free return within the next fortnight.  Good for Albany!  Good for us!