by Basil | Apr 17, 2019 | Green Skills Inc. - Sustainability Non-Profit
The new Denmark Community Garden held its second organic garden workshop on the 13th April 2019 attended by 11 people.
Neal Collins shared his enthusiastic knowledge about organic food growing. 5 raised beds were planted out with herbs and winter vegetables.
Much fun and learning was had by all at this Green Skills’s event.
The next garden workshop will be at 2pm on Friday 26th April at the Denmark Community Garden, at the back of the Denmark CRC. All welcome.
THis communty garden is run by Green Skills, Thanks very much to Foundation For Rural and Regional Renewal, Denmark Community Windfarm Sustainability Fund, Denmark CRC, Thornton’s Mitre 10, Metroof, Denmark Supa IGA, Southern Edge Earth-moving, Great Southern Tree Care, Carl Dusenberg, Neal Collins,Graham Greenhalgh, Don Hunt, Katja Lamb, other volunteers and wwoofers,and everyone who has helped to get the new Garden this far.
for further i nformation contact Denmark Green Skills or Basil on [email protected]
by Basil | Apr 17, 2019 | Green Skills Inc. - Sustainability Non-Profit
Whale Shark, star of SunSmart Albany Kite Fiesta
A whale shark, blue whale, frilled lizard and many other creatures and box kites, filled Albany’s skies last Sunday 24 March 2019. This brought joy to the many hundreds of people including children, adults and the young of heart who came down to join in the fun.
Thanks to Healthway for sponsoring this SunSmart event, to Michael and Jan Alvares of Kite Kinetcs, the City of Albany, to the McCullan clan (Kristi, John, Evi, Shanit), Basil Schur,David McNamara, Rachel Pontin, Anne Sparrow and everyone else at Green Skills for helping making this event happen.
by Basil | Apr 17, 2019 | Green Skills Inc. - Sustainability Non-Profit
The South Coast Festival of Birds and Biodiversity 2019 concluded on the 10 April co-ordinated by Green Skills and BirdLife Australia.
Over 30 events comprised this Festival with a hundreds of participants, young and old. Here are pics from some of the events- Lots of fun and learning and a strong focus on conservation.
A Big Thank you to Lotterywest, BirdLife Australia, Albany Bird Group, UWA Albany, City of Albany, Denmark Bird Group, Parks and Wildlife Service (Dept of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions) , Gondwana Link Ltd, Bush Heritage Australia, South Coast NRM, and the many other groups and individuals who helped make this Festival happen
Here are some pics from some of the exciting events that happened
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by Basil | Jan 23, 2019 | Green Skills Inc. - Sustainability Non-Profit
On Monday 21 January, Green Skills, in conjunction with the Shire of Katanning’s Art Gallery held a Gondwana Connections art exhibition opening and eco restoration event at which 34 people attended.This event forms part of the South Coast Festival of Birds & Biodiversity.
This exhibition opening included a Welcome to Country by a Katanning Noongar Elder, Gabrielle Hansen as well as presentations by Aunty Carol Pettersen, and Basil Schur of Green Skills. Gallery manager James Wood was MC for the event. A short film featuring Balijup and its eco-restoration and art programs was shown.
The exhibition looks stunning and well worth a visit ! It is up until mid March 2019
The principal artists represented in the exhibition include Joey Williams, Audrey and Errol Eades,The Women’s Group facilitated by Carol Pettersen, Lynne and Ken Tinley, Nikki Green, Janine McCrum, Robyn Lees, Helmie van Melle, Christine Harrison, Rosemary Turle, Jacqui Gale and Karlee Bertola. Nikki Green and Janine McCrum set up the exhibition. Key support has come from Poornarti Aboriginal Tours, Eugene Eades and the Eades family, Friends of Nowanup, the City of Albany’s Vancouver Art Centre, and Community Arts Network WA, the Denmark CRC.
This project has been supported by funding from the Western Australian Government’s State Natural Resource Management Program, supported by Royalties for Regions. In addition this event has been supported by the Shire of Katanning, Lotterywest, The Koorabup Trust, and Gondwana Link. This event also forms part of the 2019 South Coast Festival of Birds and Biodiversity. Thjis Festival is supported by Lotterywest, BirdLife Australia, Green Skills, UWA Albany and many other groups and individuals.
Katanning Gallery Manager James Wood setting up the Gondwana Connections Exhibition
Gondwana Connections Exhibition
Minang Elder Carol Pettersen speaking at the event
Green Skills’s Basil Schur presenting at the event
by Basil | Dec 5, 2018 | Green Skills Inc. - Sustainability Non-Profit
Wed 5th December 2018
Peace With Waste has come to Denmark and Walpole in the form of green and other waste workshops.
These Green Skills workshops are being delivered to three community groups and three schools in these towns by local organic garden expert Neal Collins. They form part of a Green Skills south coast program of activities relating to waste minimisation being funded by a Community grant from the Waste Authority.
So far workshops have been held at the Mia Mia community garden on composting and green waste management, with the Denmark and Walpole Primary Schools and at the Golden Hill Steiner School. For the latter workshop, Christi McMullan, who has helped the Golden Hill School drastically reduce its waste stream to landfill.
This project is funded by the State Government through the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Account and administered by the Waste Authority.
Waste workshop at Denmark’s Golden Hill Steiner School 1 Dec 2018
Waste workshop at Denmark’s Golden Hill Steiner School 1 Dec 2018
Waste workshop at Denmark’s Golden Hill Steiner School 1 Dec 2018
Waste workshop at Denmark’s Golden Hill Steiner School 1 Dec 2018
Waste workshop at Denmark’s Golden Hill Steiner School 1 Dec 2018
Waste workshop at Denmark’s Golden Hill Steiner School 1 Dec 2018
Waste workshop at Denmark’s Golden Hill Steiner School 1 Dec 2018
This project is funded by the State Government through the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Account and administered by the Waste Authority.
