City of Albany

Albany has a long history of compassion, Albany Community Hospice was the first of its kind in Australia! It opened back in 1989 (official opening in 1990) and remains to this day the only community hospice in WA. In 2020, Albany became the first place in Australia to have a Compassionate Community Charter and became part of a global movement that encourages our whole community to be involved in supporting people, their families, and carers through serious illness or at the end of life.

The City of Albany continues to play a central role in the Great Southern Compassionate Communities Network, organising events, supporting service providers, advocacy groups, and the wider community to help Albany become a more compassionate place to live, work, play, and die.