by Laura | Jun 6, 2019 | Green Skills Inc. - Sustainability Non-Profit
Thanks to a grant from the Waste Authority, Green Skills has been training local Parent Educators how to use modern cloth nappies, and provided nearly all Perth’s maternity hospitals with an Antenatal Cloth Nappy Demo kit.
The kits contain a range of cloth nappies plus info on how to wash them (same as washing clothes) and some environmental mythbusting (let there be no confusion: reusable trumps disposable). If you’re having a baby in Perth, you can check out cloth (and disposable) nappies at these hospitals:
Armadale Health Service
Joondalup Health Campus
King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women
The Family Birth Centre (King Edward Memorial Hospital)
St John of God Hospital, Midland
St John of God Hospital, Murdoch
St John of God Hospital, Mt Lawley
St John of God Hospital, Subiaco
Glengarry Private Hospital
Osborne Park Hospital
If you would like to book a cloth nappy demo for your organisation or join our Cloth Nappy Project, contact Aline in the office 9360 6667 or on email – [email protected]
This project is funded by the Waste Authority through the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Account.
by | Apr 25, 2019 | Green Skills Inc. - Sustainability Non-Profit
What an amazing weekend. Thanks to everyone who was involved in making it happen. All that hard work payed off it was spectacular. Friday night we had our “Possible Futures, Waste reduction Discussion Panel” which was the start of many more discussions and the fashion parade to end all fashion parades. Slow fashion never looked so good. The Tip Shop DJ finished off the night with all our favorite Tip Shop records Saturday night Harry Jakamarra and Elwood Grey’s captivating performance is one i’m glad i was there to witness. We have some ineradicable photo’s from Carbon Element our contemporary dance night exploring the dark side of waste through dance and experimental found object music. Sunday night we had Denmark’s first showing of “Well Weathered Piano” a film by local film maker Robert Castiglione. The film explored ruin and decay of old piano’s with experimental improviser/ composer Ross Bolleter. And that’s just the night time events.
The day time Saturday and Sunday Not Waste Bizarre and morning workshops were a hive of activity. Ali Marshal had an endless stream of people wanting to learn how to repair there bikes including one couple who just turned up on bikes to go to the library and Ali serviced there bikes while they were there. Luca Gentle’s Nurf Gun Moding workshop was by far the most popular. At no time did i see less than 10 kids hard at it learning to dismantle, repair and modify there Nurf Guns.Rob Gulley & Brenda Conochie’s workshop 3 ways to turn Foodscraps to Fertiliser was a great success great information that will definitly help people to better reduce waste. As always Plastic Reduction Denmark were hard at it producing more planet friendly shopping bags.
None of this could have happened without the help of Denmark Shire (who donated the use of the Civic Centre) Denmark Arts (who donated the use of thier projector and lights), Denmark Community Resource (for the use of their projector), Denmark Upcycle Collective, and Green Skills/ Denmark Tip Shop for financial support putting this event together. Also a huge thanks to Freehand Wines and there amazing food wine and Boston Brewery’s beer. So great to be a part of such an supportive and environmentally conscious community.
Look out for more events soon.
See you there
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 | Apr 4, 2019 | Green Skills Inc. - Sustainability Non-Profit
So many things to see and do at this years festival but don’t worry you won’t starve! Freehand Wines have got you covered with an amazing selection from their Mexican menu. That’s not all though, yes of course you can purchase their incredible selection of natural wines plus a selection of beer from Boston Brewing Co. A bar and food all weekend at the festival! You wont need to leave at all because you don’t want to miss a thing! See you there!
by | Apr 1, 2019 | Green Skills Inc. - Sustainability Non-Profit
Come and enjoy the best of Denmark’s Up-cycling, Reuse, Repair. Gain some skills! Be inspired. Admire or even purchase some of the incredible art and craft on display. Or kick back and enjoy some food or drink. Freehand wines have a beautiful selection of wines for sale (and full sized glasses) while you listen to some music. Saturday at 1pm Digg’n the Jig will play an unplugged set and Sunday 2pm Leif Lebbing will perform some of his classic tunes. There is something for everyone and amazingly entry is free.
