Green Skills Perth staff Annabelle Newbury and Aline Brion toured the bilges of local waste facilities, to uncover the recycled, the composted and the landfilled. We also teed up a visit with waste education boffin Isabelle Marie (pictured) at our site! It’s been on the “Must Visit” list for months: the Regional Resource Recycling Centre (RRRC) in Canning […]
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It was so much fun getting a collection of our upcycled garments out into the big bright world today. Every stitch counts. Every piece makes a difference. Did you know that Australia is the second largest consumer of textiles per person globally? The Global average is 13kg of clothing per person per year! And in […]
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The Green Skills Albany office held a Think Tank workshop on Monday 16th October with the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development and City of Albany to discuss eradicating and /or containing Senecio glastifolius to the Albany region. Strategies include: maintenance and follow control programs for new developments and fire management practice sites […]
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Our last Green Army team graduated in Albany last Thursday. What a cheerful and cohesive crew. That’s the end of the Green Army program for us as it stands, as the Federal Government has discontinued this program. Here are just some of the varied and valuable environmental projects this last team contributed to. The crew […]
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On behalf of Green Skills, Cassie and Corbin of the Pallet Project presented another fabulous Upcycling Pallets Workshop last Saturday as part of the City of Cockburn Sustainable Events Program. It was held under the trees at the Cockburn Wetland Education Centre for an enthusiastic group of participants with ages ranging from Primary School to […]
Continue ReadingDenmark Wetland and River Care Wetland & Sanctuary Field-day & Busy Bee 1.30 pm to 4pm Monday 9th October 2017 15 participants jointed in a fun practical, hands-on and educational afternoon based around the unique Sanctuary building and its Gondwana Garden in Denmark. This site is located on the Denmark High School grounds close to […]
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