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The City of Albany will officially welcome a record number of new citizens to Australia at a special ceremony to be held at the Albany Leisure and Aquatic Centre on Australia Day.

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

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Hip Hopshop
DATES: 16th, 17th & 18th of January 2012
Ages 7 – 12 $75 10am – 12pm
Ages 13?25 $90 1pm – 4pm
Steampunk It Up
DATES: 23rd – 27th January 2012
TIME: 10am –4pm
SUITABLE FOR: aged 9 yrs and above
PRICE: $100
TUTORS: Sandy O’Doherty & Jane Davies

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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

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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Conversation with the CEO - May 11

Hello,

I am the Manager for Economic Development at the City of Albany and have lived and worked here for a little over 10 years.  During that time, like most others, I have observed lots of change ranging from new retail shops, supermarket developments, the redevelopment of the Waterfront, a new wind farm, changes at the Port, timber processing at Down Road, and new housing estates popping up around the city.

For the next month, I am working on a project to review the City of Albany’s Strategic Plan for the ten year period 2011 to 2021.   With leadership from our new Chief Executive Officer, Faileen James, I am working as part of a dedicated team of people from our community development section (Tammy Flett; Amanda Porritt; and Rachael Oswald) to gather community views on issues and opportunities for Albany.  We are seeking your views on:

·         What projects and initiatives do you think should be pursued in the short (1-2 yrs), medium (2-5 yrs)and long terms (5-10yrs)?
·         What resources (people, money and physical assets) do you think should be applied to projects and services?

In thinking about your answers to the above, please remember that the Council has finite resources that are in high demand across a range of projects.  So you need to be SMART with your responses:

Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Realistic
Timely (short, medium, long term)

Please jot down your thoughts below thinking about the following themes as a guide:

•             Lifestyle and Environment
•             Sustainability and Development
•             Albany’s Role as a Regional Hub
•             Community Focussed Organisation
•             Organisational Performance

OR even better, complete the official survey online at www.albany.wa.gov.au by 5pm on Thursday 9 June 2011.

Regards,

Jon Berry
Project Team Leader
City of Albany

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

Posted by Richard Sanderson.

Albany requires equity with other regional cities of Geraldton and Kalgoorlie.  We require a Skywest flight once per week Perth-Albany-Melbourne and return.

- Skywest Airlines currently offers a weekly service from Geraldton – Kalgoorlie – Melbourne

- Skywest also runs a weekly (once a week) service between Perth- Kalgoorlie-and Melbourne.

I propose a Skywest Perth-Albany-Melbourne flight for a trial period of 6 months to estimate demand to and from the Eastern states.

Albany’s population is approx 35,000 which is equitable with Kalgoorlie’s population of 36,852 (estimate 2010)

With Denmark’s population of approx 7,000 and Mt Barker 6,000 approx there are strong grounds to suggest an equitable service (with Geraldton and Kalgoorlie residents) to the eastern states for Great Southern residents.  Also, it would foreseeably boost Tourism in this region.

As luxury accommodation providers, our aim is to give our guests the ultimate experience while in Albany.  We like to recommend places to eat, so we are trying the many restaurants in Albany.

Tonight we headed off to the ‘new’ Rustlers Steak House. The minute we walked through the door we were immediately impressed by the gorgeous surroundings. Rustlers have chosen their colours wisely and used the space well of what used to be a Health Club. (more…)

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.