Whale Watching

Whale Watching Cruises depart the Albany Town Jetty every morning and most afternoons during the whale watching season from June-October. See  Humpbacks and the Southern Right Whales as their calves play on protected coastline.

Minister Responds to Fishing Petition

With the new fishing licencing laws, petitions are circulating protesting this new move. Below is the response from the Goverment Minister regarding these petitions.

Star of Courage Award for Joanne Lucas

Our own local hero, Joanne Lucas will receive the Star of Courage Bravery Award for rescuing Jason Cull after a shark attack at Middleton Beach

Safety tips for buying and selling online.

Stay safe when buying and selling items online. Fraudsters are active
online and we strongly suggest you keep your guard up

Pine Trees posing major threat to biodiversity along the Kalgan River

An infestation of introduced pine trees along Albany’s pristine Kalgan River will be removed and the area’s biodiversity restored as part of a new project coordinated by South Coast Natural Resource Management.

WA’s First Marine Park

Environment Minister Donna Faragher will today announce the final stage in the creation of Western Australia’s first marine park in the south coast. 

The Walpole and Nornalup Inlets Marine Park is the 13th marine conservation area in the State but the first to be created since 2004.

Albany Health Campus on Track

Development of the new Albany Health Campus is well on track with procurement planning at an advanced stage, a community reference group established and a new website launched, showing the Liberal-National Government is about progress, not just promises.

Albany’s New Entertainment Centre

Residents of WA’s Great Southern are invited to have a say on the name of Albany’s new venue.

Would it work here?

On a recent trip to South Australia, two things stood out as we were walking around the city. One was the lack of roadside litter and the other was the numbers of people with trollys or garbage bags looking for it.

Albany Wood Pellet Plant Opens

 Forestry Minister Terry Redman  officially opened Plantation Energy’s $25million wood pellet plant, the first of its kind in Australia.
“This plant ticks all the right boxes: a new industrial sector, valuable export dollars, production of renewable energy, creating new employment for the region, finding a commercial use of low value or waste products and improving plantation viability,” Mr Redman said.

Small Landholder Weekend Workshop

Are you wondering what climate change means for you on your small landholding? What about “peak oil”?  Climate change and peak oil will both potentially impact on you and your small farm or landholding.   If you are concerned about the implications for you through climate change - attend the “Winter workshop” your first stop to planning for climate change. 

DieBack Alert!

Dieback front in Banksia coccinea

ONE MILLION HECTARES OF WA’S SOUTH WEST INFESTED WITH DIEBACK

While the world debates the  broader issues of climate change and global warming, entire ecological communities in this region are under dire threat from the devastation of Phytophthora Dieback.
Formerly known as Jarrah Dieback,  Phythophthora cinnamomi, has created environmental havoc throughout large tracts of land in the south west of the state, especially in  high rainfall areas which are most vulnerable to its deadly impact.

Photo Competition Popular Vote

Bluff Knoll Oat Dust by Richard Harvey

As well as the Great Southern Development Commission winners in the “Great  Southern at Work” Photo Competition, Albany Gateway awarded two prizes for the popular votes.

Photo Competition Winners

 

Unloading by Colin Richardson

The GSDC “Great Southern at Work “ Photo Competition winners were announced at the launch of the new Albany Gateway website last night. Congratulations and thank you to all that entered the competiton.

Albany Hospital Funding Questions

In a Budget Estimates Committee hearing in Parliament, a $50 – $80million black hole in the Barnett Government’s hospital capital works budget was exposed.