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Denmark’s own Community Compost Hub Launched
On Sat 30 November 2024, Green Skills Inc and the Denmark Kwoorabup Community Garden group ran an open afternoon, volunteer appreciation event and launch of a pilot community compost hub. Around twenty-five people attended this educational event that celebrated volunteers and the exciting new initiative for the Denmark Community.
Read More2024 WasteSorted Awards
Delighted to win at this year’s awards! “Waste Champion Team Award”
Read MoreEco Art Outings Great Southern
Eco- Art Outings in the Great Southern with Caroline Narkle – In the Footsteps of Bella Kelly: celebrated Noongar Artist. Green Skills in collaboration with Oyster Harbour Catchment Group and Gondwana Link are working with Mt Barker Noongar Elders, Caroline Narkle, Frank Krakouer and their family and local artists. Supported by local farmers, three Eco-Art…
Read MoreDenmark Community Garden Permaculture Outing
Denmark Community Garden Group Permaculture OutingOn Saturday 7th October, over 20 garden enthusiasts attended Green Skills’ permaculture outing with Lindsey Sesin (Denmark Soup Kitchen) and Megan Hall (permaculture lecturer). The event was held at Denmark Kwoorabup Community garden gazebo, to the rear of Denmark CRC. The event included an intro to permaculture and what it…
Read MoreDenmark Community Garden Visits a Special Farm Near Denmark
On Saturday 30 October 2021 a group of 28 people with the Denmark Community Garden group visited Rod and Marion MacDougall’s farm situated out of Denmark.
Read MoreJade Joins the Green Skills Denmark Office for her Internship Work Experience
In April 2021, the Green Skills Denmark Office hosted a Sustainable Development and International Aid and Development student from Murdoch University, Jade Roycroft, for her Sustainable Development Internship Project.
Read MoreGreen Skills launches Containers for Change in Albany
Are you curious about the new Containers for Change depot at 93 Stead Rd in Albany?
Read and discover more in the first of our Containers for Change blog series. For more information contact the depot at recycling@greenskills.org.au
Denmark Tip Shop Now Open Again! Come and Browse…
Green Skills is very happy to open up our Denmark Tip Shop to customers again after 9 weeks of closure due to the Covid19 crisis.
Read MoreFarewell Aline
It’s a sad day for the Perth Office as Aline says goodbye to Green Skills for the last time.
Read MoreSustainable Community Festival 21st March
The 2020 Sustainable Community Festival in Albany is shaping up to be an absolutely amazing event.
Green Skills have not only partnered with the Rainbow Coast Neighbourhood Centre and Albany Regional Volunteer Service but also welcoming new supporter Sustain: Community Food Events Food for Thought Festival PLUS the City of Albany South West Street Fest.
Learn how to Cloth Nappy – workshops coming to Ellenbrook, Beechboro and Guildford
Click on the sessions to register, and see how many tix are available.
Read MoreProudlove Parade Night Markets final for January
Finishing January on a high with our biggest night planned yet. Do you celebrate Valentines Day or Easter? Then we have a range of gifts available for you this week.
Read MoreBandicoots at Balijup!
Bandicoots, Birds and Eco-restoration program at Balijup farm near Cranbrook 16-2- Jan 2020.
Read MoreProudlove Parade Night Markets creating opportunities for local, small, micro and home-based businesses
We are into the 3rd week of the January roll out of the Night Markets on Proudlove Parade.
Read MoreProudlove Parade Markets Injects Vibrancy Into Thursday Nights.
Hundreds of locals, visitors and four-legged friends attended the inaugural Proudlove Parade Night Markets.
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Thursday Night Markets in Albany
Read MoreGreen Skills Twilight Market in Albany
40 stall holders at the Twilight Markets! Encouraging “shop local this Christmas” is the theme behind the inaugural Green Skills Twilight Markets. After extensive tours of UK Christmas twilight markets in 2018, and knowing how creative the great southern community is, Green Skills Albany Manager, Anne Sparrow, came back to Albany inspired to provide opportunity…
Read MoreGreen Fair 2019 in Sunny Albany
Green Skills was pleased to support the City of Albany to run another successful Green Fair in November 2019. With a jam-packed schedule of demonstrations, speakers, workshops, displays, music and market stalls, there were plenty of sustainable skills to look at.
Read MoreCombatting dune erosion at Coogee Beach
Visitors to Coogee Beach will notice Ecojobs staff working in the dunes – not trampling, but using a technique called “brushing”.
Read MoreBalijup Sanctuary Citizen Science Event Focusses on Elusive Native Fauna
For two days in mid-October, Green Skills held a Citizen Science environmental monitoring event at the Balijup Sanctuary near Tenterden.
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