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The City of Albany is inviting residents from Young Siding, Elleker, Bornholm, Kronkup and Torbay to a community forum for a meet and greet with Your Council. Hosted by the City of Albany, the forum will be held on Friday November 23 at 7pm at the Bornholm Hall, and all residents in and around Albany are welcome.

About 2,000 school students from 26 schools across the Great Southern region will come together in Albany this Thursday to remember our country’s war heroes in a combined schools commemoration for the Centenary of Armistice.

Stirling Terrace will take a step back in time on Remembrance Day when a community celebration recreates the atmosphere on the street following the declaration of Armistice 100 years ago.

A group of Albany ladies have been busy making 1,000 poppies that will pay homage to the Anzacs in the Town Square during the commemorations of the centenary of Armistice starting next week.

The City of Albany has won the Local Government Achieve award for its Cycle City Albany Strategy at the Your Move awards in Perth this week.

Albany’s Green Fair on the Square will return to the Town Square on Saturday November 3 between 9am and 1pm, in the annual celebration of all things recycled, upcycled, green and sustainable.

In preparation for the influx of campers the City of Albany is looking to extend their Camp Ground Host Program to see hosts available in most campsites from Christmas to Easter.

As part of a program to continue to improve rider safety and protect the trail surface from impacts of inappropriate use, the City of Albany in consultation with local riders has recently installed three Cavalletti gates at strategic locations on the Stidwell Bridle trail.

Recently launched art installation Field of Light: Avenue of Honour by internationally acclaimed UK artist Bruce Munro has attracted more than 18,000 visitors since it opened to the public October 4.

The City of Albany are advising residents that rabbit control will begin during late Spring at Emu Point and Mount Adelaide using carrot baits treated with the naturally occurring strain of rabbit calicivirus RHDV1-K5.