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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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Albany is set to celebrate what’s great about being  Australian, with a fun filled day at the Albany Leisure and Aquatic Centre (ALAC) grounds.

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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

There have been many whale sightings reported close to Albany over the past few weeks.  Some are seen from the shore and others out near the islands, tour operator, Albany Whale Tours can’t wait any longer, so their season is underway.

Click on the link below to find out Where to Eat over Easter

We at Albany Gateway wish you all a Safe & Relaxing Easter

Find out what to do over the Easter Long Weekend in our Region.

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Great Southern Festival 2011

The program for the Great Southern Festival was launched last week at the new Albany Entertainment Centre.

I am still surprised to find there are people who don’t know about this excellent range of events that has been held in Albany for 9 years now.  This year there will be over 24 different events held in various locations in the region starting on the 8th February and finishing on the 17th March.

These awesome events include concerts, plays, movies, exhibitions, food, dance, writers, there is something for everyone.  It doesn’t matter if you regularly take part or its your very first time, you will come away feeling touched, moved, inspired.

You can pick up a copy of the program from the Albany Entertainment Centre and cafés and  shops around Albany.

A Tree Top walk was first proposed in this area in 1994 to protect the tingle forest. Construction began a year later.  The construction consists of 60 metre lightweight bridge spans on seven pylons.  It reaches a maximum of 40 metres at the highest point.   It is a world most people never see.  The spans were especially designed to sway slightly as you walk to create the sensation of being in the canopy of the forest.  Well it certainly swayed brilliantly today.   The life of a Red Tingle is approx 400 years and they can reach a height of 75 metres.  They are some of most enormous trees in the world and can only be found in this region.  A distinctive feature of the Red Tingle is the large, hollowed out base.  These have been caused over a long period of time by fire, fungal and insect attack.  Most of the plant life is unique to this area and the tingle forest hosts an abundant food source for native animals such as quokkas, bandicoots, possums and the western grey kangaroo.  As most of these animals only come out at night we need to do a Forest by Night Tour.  Here you get to explore the forest by torchlight beneath a blanket of stars.  The Ancient Empire Walk meanders through a grove of veteran trees at ground level and gives another perspective of the magnificent giants
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Thirty three passengers, floating….. still….. in Princess Royal Harbour channel yesterday morning.  Some may have been on board ‘Sail-A-Way’ as a result of your recommendation:  thank you.

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We love being tourists in our own region.  So many exciting and interesting things to do, touch and taste.  We made a stop at the Elephants Rock Cider Factory. We had an unforgettable experience tasting various ciders at Denmark’s first cider factory – Apple & Pear, Pear, Apple, Sweet Apple, Strawberry, Apple Ginger and Oaked Scrumpy. We had to try them all. The cider factory is also home to the toffee factory, ‘bit on the side’ (which is a range of gourmet sauces, preserves, chutneys) and a ½ kilo ice cream cone. We had to try it all. We bought some pickled garlic, asparagus chutney and some mayo’s. Of course we also took home a selection of ciders. (more…)