The Azamara Journey, a boutique 690-guest ship, has made its maiden call to Fremantle. The luxury ship is also scheduled to call in to the regional ports of Geraldton, Bunbury, Albany and Esperance on its inaugural visit to Western Australia. Azamara Journey's visit to Fremantle is expected to inject about $250,000 into
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With Western Australia's ban on lightweight single-use plastic bags just five months away, the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation is holding workshops to help people change the way they shop and do business. Environment Minister Stephen Dawson is urging the community to take advantage of the workshops - being held
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Western Australians are being urged to wage their own war on waste and have a say on the State's new waste strategy. Environment Minister Stephen Dawson has today called on the community, industry and local governments to participate in a series of workshops being held throughout WA in February as part
Read MoreThe WA Government has helped to secure a future for arts in the Great Southern region with a funding injection to the inaugural Albany Arts Festival. The $15,000 funding boost, through the Great Southern Development Commission, will help to ensure the success of the festival, which will drive economic development and
Read MoreMore than $500,000 has been provided to the City of Albany to rehabilitate Yakamia Creek in the Centennial Park precinct. The rehabilitation of the current drain into a living stream is part of a wider plan to improve the quality of water flowing into Oyster Harbour through the State funded
Read MorePremier Mark McGowan today presented a $300,000 Lotterywest grant to the City of Albany to support an immersive art installation honouring the service and sacrifice of the Anzacs. Field of Light: Avenue of Honour by Bruce Munro will see 13,000 shining glass spheres light up the road approaching Albany's Anzac
Read MorePremier Mark McGowan and Fisheries Minister Dave Kelly today opened the new Albany seafood hatchery that will support the expansion of aquaculture and create WA jobs. The hatchery will support the development of a South Coast aquaculture industry and is estimated to create almost 100 direct WA jobs and a
Read MoreInternationally renowned chef, author, restaurateur and TV star Marco Pierre White will appear at next year's IGA Taste Great Southern. White will appear at the Albany Food and Wine Festival and the Fervor x Three Anchors dinner on Saturday, March 17. He will spend the following day exploring the
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The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is reminding southern cattle producers to watch for signs of bovine anaemia during calving. The disease of cattle is caused by the red blood cell parasite Theileria orientalis and is spread by the bush tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis). Department Albany field veterinary officer Andrew Larkins said bovine anaemia due
Read MoreA light installation by renowned English artist Bruce Munro will form part of Albany's commemoration in 2018 of the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. The State Government, through Tourism Western Australia and Lotterywest, will support the work, which will feature more than 13,000 illuminated glass
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