GateWAy Blog

Calls for Albany to have 7 day trading have again been raised.
Do we need it?
Do we want it?
What will it do to Albany’s lifestyle? (more…)

What a great night of local and national talent we had on show last Thursday at the Club. Shaky Reed got things kicked of with Alan, Bob and Grant showing us all what a wealth of talent we have here in the great southern. Thanks guys great set. (more…)

Albany Show and Shine

Great Southern Street Machine Association hold their annual Show & Shine on September 28th 2008 at Railways Oval in Lockyer Avenue. Gates open at 9pm. Always an interesting day with lots to look at and drawl over with rides and activities for the kids. (more…)

Who stole the Emirates Melbourne Cup? 
Who murdered the security guard? 
Was it Shelly Beech?
Clarence Mount?

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Melbourne Cup

See the famous Emirates Melbourne Cup and be part of the activities throughout the day when the Melbourne Cup comes to Albany on October 11th 2008. (more…)

• Mic Odoherty and Mike O
• Sue Cunningham
• Nick Pontin
• Avatar
• Groove Unit
• Jeremy Jongsma and Band
• Tony King
• Paul Meyers & Lez Karski for strutting your stuff on the night. It was great to see so many local musicians on the stage. (more…)

 In the twilight of Roosevelt’s administration, the president dispatched sixteen U.S. Navy battleships of the Atlantic Fleet and their escorts, on a world-wide voyage of circumnavigation from December 16, 1907, to February 22, 1909. With their hulls painted white except for the gilded scrollwork with a red, white, and blue banner on their bows, these ships would later come to be known as the Great White Fleet. (more…)

A new interactive web portal, launched today by Environment Minister Peter Garrett, will provide urban developers with valuable information, including fact sheets and national and international case studies, on the creation of greener neighbourhoods.

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The Latest Update from Gussie Saunders: 

The Australian Eventing team did their country proud with a display of horsemanship and team spirit over the Three Day Event competition at Hong Kong. The team of Clayton and Lucinda Fredericks, Sonja Johnson, Megan Jones and Shane Rose worked together to bring home a Silver medal in the team event. Germany won Gold in team and individual competiton, making up for the disappointment of losing both after the event at Athens. (more…)

With less than three months until the running of the ‘the race that stops a nation’TM, the Victoria Racing Club
(VRC) today announced Albany as one of the official 2008 Emirates Melbourne Cup Tour destinations.
The Emirates Melbourne Cup Tour highlights the heroes connected with the 147-year history of the
illustrious race, and celebrates the cultural and social significance of the Melbourne Cup,

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