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October 3rd, 2010
 Mutton Bird Island Yesterday I was educated that when the cows are lying down, the fish are not biting. Well even the horses were laying down yesterday. Did that mean that the whales were also not out? Mutton Bird Island is a favourite fishing spot approx 16km from Albany. Main species that can be caught here are herring, skippy, rock species, whiting, salmon, silverbream, pike, flathead, shark, queen snapper and sampson fish.
Tags: Accommodation, Albany, Albany attractions, Albany Lifestyle, Fishing in Albany, Great Southern, Great Southern Region
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October 2nd, 2010
 Awesome colours of the wild flowers The Stirling Range National Park is about 80 kms north of Albany. The ranges rise abruptly from the lowlands which have been mostly cleared for farming. The ranges stretch for more than 65 kms, there are barren cliff faces, awesome views and brilliant coloured wildflowers. We walked along part of the Bluff Knoll Trail. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Albany, Albany attractions, Great Southern Region, http://www.hideaway-haven.com.au, Porongurups, Stirling Ranges
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September 30th, 2010
We went on long beach walk today from Ledge Beach to Gull Rock.Gull Rock Beach named of course, because of the large number of Gulls found on the rock just off shore, one of whom Captain Kalgan thinks might have been Jonathan Livingstone! Gull Rock is 26k East of Albany. The water was a turquoise colour and we were tempted to jump in. Albany has some of the most stunning and pristine beaches in Australia if not the world. There are beaches for fishing, snorkelling, swimming, surfing and body boarding. Stay at HideAway Haven while in Albany and enjoy some time at the beach. We have facilities for washing bathers and towels at the end of a day at the beach.
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Tags: Albany, Albany attractions, Albany Lifestyle, albany wa, Great Southern Region, Gull Rock, HideAway Haven, Ledge Beach, Lifestyle, Local attraction news, luxury accommodation
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September 30th, 2010
 Middleton Beach Boardwalk
 Middleton Beach Jetty Becki and I have decided to become tourists in our own city. So many of us never see our home city for what it really is. We go to work in the morning, come home in the afternoon, and never see our city through the eyes of tourists. What is it they see when they get of the bus, their rental car, the plane when they arrive in Albany. We are going to find out. Today I took my gorgeous niece Camille and her daughter Michaela to Calamari’s Al Fresco to lunch. I had the standard fish & chips and Camille had the house hamburger. Michaela slept through it all. Calamari’s must have the best views anywhere in the world and its right on our doorstep. It was a beautiful winter’s day today, much to nice to be indoors. We enjoyed a lovely lunch then walked along the boardwalk.
Tags: Albany, Albany attractions, Great Southern WA, HideAway Haven, luxury accommodation, Middleton Beach, things to do
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September 16th, 2010
Hi Everyone
No whale information for a month…too long…SORRY! Still finding the ‘right’ words is difficult.
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Tags: Albany, Albany attractions, things to do, whale watching, Whales
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September 9th, 2010
 Congratulations to Jeannine Burren from Clare Downs Stud, her name was drawn to win the competition that was open to all business and community directory advertisers on Albany GateWAy for the Peel Back ad (very top right hand corner) in the top spot for advertising on Albany GateWAy! You will see her ad up there soon.
The prize includes the artwork for the ad being designed by Kelly Jones from i4design. Many thanks to Kelly for taking part in this promotion.
Thanks for the response from 125 business and community organisations who entered by replying “Enter me to win $400 worth of advertising” to their AGW newsletter. Look out for more great winning opportunities in your monthly news.
The Team at Albany GateWAy.
Tags: Albany Gateway, Small Business Online
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September 8th, 2010
I can’t resist telling you all about the latest success of our Ringwould Cendre, it has won a Gold Medal at the Royal Melbourne Show!!
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Tags: Albany, Albany Business, Great Southern Region, Great Southern WA, Lifestyle
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August 30th, 2010
After delivering 14 Step 1 seminars of the Small Business Online program, it turns out that many of you already have a website. A lot of you have really good websites. So what’s next??
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Tags: Albany, Albany Business, Getting Small Business Online
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August 30th, 2010
GWN Will be at the new Jetty at the Albany Peace Park at 9 am Tuesday 31st August, 2010
Please come and voice your concerns about the neglect of this Whale who has been stuck on a sand bar since Friday 20th that is
10 days to long!
Tags: whale watching, Whales
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August 16th, 2010
G’day Everyone
Saturday 14th: In the morning; 37 passengers, watching twelve Southern Right Whales moving in pairs very slowly, quietly waiting it seems, hushed humans on all Middleton Beach and Boardwalk lookouts, hushed humans on boats.
In the afternoon: 27 passengers floating still and silent. Sail-A-Way on a leaden ocean – no wind – no waves – no sun – no sound – and all around Southern Rights drifting closer and closer to our yacht and its people.
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Tags: Albany, things to do, whale watching, Whales
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