Report from WA Landcare Network Forum By Basil Schur On Friday 20th July he WA Landcare Network held a members and Stake-holders forum at the Cockburn Wetlands Education Centre. Around 90 people attended the event. The Welcome to Country by Marie Taylor, a Whadjuk Noongar Elder, included some special story telling – and this complemented […]
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Green Skills tackles the waste issue of Fast Fashion with Slow Fashion Workshops Anyone remember War on Waste’s giant mound of clothing, piled in a Sydney shopping mall? That’s 6000kg of textiles that go to landfill every 10 minutes. Good Sammy is just not equipped to handle that! So we are tackling Fast Fashion with our newest workshop: […]
Continue ReadingJoin us for our inaugural Permaculture Spring Gathering in Albany. Bring your curiosity, questions, ideas, designs, ponderings, success stories, cuttings, surplus, challenges and enthusiasm for an interactive event discussing all things Permaculture related in the Great Southern. Open to everyone from newbies to permie pioneers. Come along for a great chat with like minded people. […]
Continue ReadingFree information session for small landholders on rabbit control options for your property. 5pm Thursday 26th July. Light refreshments provided. 38 Graham Street, Albany. Steve Edwards from Wild Things Animal Control Solutions and Henry Brockman from DPIRD will share their knowledge about the current calicivirus, how to eliminate rabbits from under the house, and options […]
Continue ReadingNew YouTube films highlight cultural importance of two south coast wetlands Green Skills has recently produced two short YouTube films documenting Noongar Elders, Carol Pettersen and Eugene Eades, visiting culturally significant wetlands east of Albany.The films were made by Frank Rijavec with assistance from Margaret Robertson. The films are based on a day’s outing led […]
Continue ReadingOn Monday 16th July, Green Skills held a landcare forum at the Manjimup Art Gallery to open the Gondwana Connections Arts and Photographic exhibition. The event was co-sponsored by Gondwana Link and the Warren Catchments Council. It provided an opportunity to show case the wonderful art and photographic work completed in recent years by both […]
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