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Spotlight on Cranbrook’s Salt Lakes

On Thursday 25th October 2018, Green Skills and Gillamii Centre held a wetland citizen Science day on three special salt lakes near Cranbrook.

Wildlife Brings Smiles to People with a Disability in Gosnells

September saw the second Wildlife Event in our program for people with disabilities in the City of Gosnells… and as always, the smiles were out in full force!

Placing a Spot-light on Ecological Restoration- Theory and Practice

Eco-Restoration Report back from SERA Conference Brisbane Sept 2018- Society for Ecological Restoration Australasia 2018 Conference. By Basil Schur, Green Skills: bschur@greenskills.org.au Introduction Between 25 and 28 September 2018 I attended the Society for Ecological Restoration Australasia conference held at the University of Queensland at St Lucia, Brisbane. Representing Green Skills, I would like to…

Zero Waste Beauty Potions

We had a huge turn-out for the Zero Waste Beauty Workshop last night at the Green Skills Albany Community Enterprise Development Centre! 17 ladies gathered to mix potions and talk about minimalist beauty care with Ruth from ruby lentil. Ruth’s daughter Nya demonstrated how to brush your teeth using a fresh aloe vera leaf! One…

Not Waste Festival 2019 applications open now!

Art Not waste has been a wonderful project with such awesome community support and amazing art works.

Zero Waste Beauty Workshop

Come along to a fun evening of pampering and minimalist beauty techniques!

Albany Library Sacred Swamps film screening event now booked out

The film screening event at the Albany City Library on Thursday 13th September for the screening of the YouTube videos on Warriup Swamp and Moolyup Swamp is now fully booked.

I Am The Broth Of Love

A bubbly Joanna McCluskey from Made of Earth, in Denmark WA, showed a bunch of us how to make bone broth for gut & bone health and kitchen economy in August at the Albany Community Enterprise Development Centre.

Denmark Upcycle Collective (FYI DIY)

To help Denmark Tip Shop in the diversion of materials destined for landfill the Denmark Upcycle Collective is rescuing materials from the Tip Shops waste stream.

‘Cloth Nappies for Newborns’ coming to Coogee

Expecting a baby? Come see us at Coogee Community Centre for a Reusable Nappy information session, on Saturday September 15th at 1pm.

New to DIY BEESWAX WRAPS: The Dipping Method

After starting with the Ironing Method, we introduced the Dipping Method to our workshops.

Paying It Forward

Community member Pauline was thrilled to receive a free bicycle last week following a bicycle maintenance workshop in July at Green Skills Albany with Peter Morris.

Bone Broth Workshop Albany

Come along to Green Skills Albany 2-4pm on Saturday 25th August 2018 to hear Joanna McCluskey talking about why you should make nourishing bone broth and what to put in it. Homemade broth is good for gut and bone health. We’ll make and taste broth, share recipes and discuss where to buy ingredients locally and…

Montgomery’s Hill Wines Wattle Busting

Sydney Golden Wattle is one of the most invasive woody weeds in the Albany region. Without control it will overwhelm entire tracts of native vegetation.

Cranbrook School Provides Boost to Wetland Restoration

As part of the Gondwana Wetlands program, Green Skills and the local Gillamii Centre organised a lake foreshore re-vegetation and wetland restoration project on the Lehmann farm, near Cranbrook on Thursday 26th July 2018.

Employment Opportunities at the Green Skills Denmark Tip Shop

Denmark Tip Shop continues to be a great place for volunteers to keep themselves engaged and active in the community, doing great work for the environment. Green Skills welcomes ongoing applications to be involved with the Denmark Tip Shop as a volunteer.