The Denmark Community Garden – growing and engaging South Coast community gardeners
The Denmark Community Garden is operated by Green Skills in collaboration with the Denmark CRC and was opened in March 2019. The Garden is conveniently and prominently located in the heart of Denmark behind the Morgan Richardson Centre (old Denmark hospital site)...
Meet the Team: Mystine Brown
With the start of the 2019/2020 financial year, Green Skills welcomed two new permanent members of staff: Steven Spragg and Mystine Brown. Mystine has been a longtime Ecojobs casual, since July 2016. She is a versatile member of Ecojobs, from hand-weeding and chemical...
Appreciating Marvellous Garden Givers Copy
Appreciating some magnificent contributors to our Denmark-Kwoorabup community Here Green Skills takes the opportunity to thank and appreciate those volunteers and groups who support the Denmark Community Garden and who are consistently marvellous. This is a tribute...
Planning for on farm Biodiversity conservation in Gondwana LInk
Snap-shot Bushland Survey and Eco-Assessment on Currawong farm, Monjebup On Monday 9th Green Skills conducted its fourth ' Rapid Snapshot Bushland Assessment and Eco Planning' survey on Currawong farm, near Boxwood HIll. Done in conjunction with the Stefani family,...
Record planting Day for Yellagonga Regional Park
Perth Ecojobs plants record-breaking number of seedlings in Yellagonga Regional Park, 30 minutes north of the CBD. Reserve maintenance is always busy in Winter with planting jobs. But the one at Beenyup Swamp (Yellagonga Regional Park) saw a whopping 11,000 seedlings...
Appreciating Marvellous Garden Givers
Appreciating some magnificent contributors to our Denmark-Kwoorabup community Here Green Skills takes the opportunity to thank and appreciate those volunteers and groups who support the Denmark Community Garden and who are consistently marvellous. This is a tribute...
Annabelle Newbury says Farewell
Perth manager Annabelle Newbury has retired. It's big news for the Green Skills community, especially the Perth office which she managed for 21 years. In her farewell to Green Skills, Annabelle said, "It’s been a delight to work in such an exceptional organisation...
Are Compostable Nappies Really Compostable?
They're becoming more common - "eco-disposable nappies". Biodegradable, chlorine free, fragrance free, chemical free, cloth-like ... the list goes on and the packaging is convincing. But I've always wondered - are these claims true or is it greenwashing? Can these...