Green Skills Albany has been busy in 2017 extending their office building to create a large community space that will be available for hire by community groups and individuals to run workshops, life skills classes and community events. Pictured above is Diane Evers, former Green Skills state manager, who had the vision for this project […]
Continue ReadingGreen Skills Inc staff Rosie Smith, Aaron Banks and Dylan Lehmann were out and about at Montgomery’s Hill vineyard near Albany last week, giving a large stand of Sydney golden wattle some much-needed chainsaw therapy. Ably assisted by the vineyard’s new owner and his family, the team worked hard to clear a wattle infestation threatening […]
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The storeroom at Green Skills Albany is stacked up with the limited 2017 Christmas edition Who Gives A Crap toilet paper! We have both recycled paper ($50, brown box) and 100% bamboo ($60, white box). Green Skills members receive a $5 discount on these prices, bringing the price to only $45 or $55 for 48 […]
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What a great way to celebrate International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) 2017! The theme for this year’s IDPwD could have been written just for Green Skills: “transformation towards sustainable and resilient society for all”. How fabulous to be invited by the City of Melville to deliver one of our nature-based programs for people with disability, […]
Continue ReadingJewels in the Indian Ocean: Reporting back from an environmental outing to the Abrolhos Islands For four days in late November 2017, I was fortunate to be able to join in a trip to the Houtman Abrolhos islands, 80km off the coast of Geraldton, WA. I was a volunteer on an environmental outing organised through […]
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On Thursday, 16th November about 30 clients and carers at SMP Disability and Support Services in Spearwood enjoyed a Birds of Prey workshop presented by Yvonne Sitko, owner and operator of WA Birds of Prey. Yvonne introduced five birds to the group including a Barn Owl, Boobook Owl, Falcon and Wedge-tailed Eagle. Everyone had a […]
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