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Event Waste Management

Denmark Tip Shop has been helping to reduce Landfill at the Denmark Arts Markets. By comparison of last years markets we are going amazingly well.

Merry Tipmass and a Landfill Free Year

Yes it’s a crazy time of the year for Denmark Tip Shop stuff coming both in and out by the trailer load. You would be crazy to miss out!

Peace with Waste Comes to Denmark and Walpole

Peace With Waste has come to Denmark and Walpole in the form of green and other waste workshops.

Citizen Science In Action

Volunteers needed to help Green Skills with surveying Bandicoots, Phascogales and Birds as part of Balijup eco-restoration project.

Green Skills newsletter for November and December 2018

Green Skills November and December monthly newsletter is now available online – have a read and catch-up with coming up events in December 2018 and January 2019, and enjoy what has happened at Green Skills Inc.

Four Tips For A Fun Christmas

Last Friday a small group of ladies met at Green Skills Albany to eat, play, create and talk Christmas.

Sewing with Scraps for Christmas

Green Skills Sewing with Scraps workshop was a big hit at the City of Cockburn’s Sustainable Christmas Expo on Sunday 25th November.

YouTube Short film released on Cranbrook’s Salt Lakes

The Salt Lakes around Cranbrook, north of the iconic Stirling Range National Park, are one of WA’s hidden treasures.

Zero Waste Christmas

Would you like to reduce your impact and waste this festive season but need some inspiration? Come along to our low cost workshop and have a play with fun ideas for homemade, local and creative ways to use less and stress less.

A visit to Perup Nature’s Guesthouse, near Boyup Brook

Between 9 and 11 November I joined in an event organised by GreenTeach, an environmental education group based in Bunbury – for a delightful weekend at Perup- Nature’s Guest House.

Perth Ecojobs Manager Kevin Toovey celebrates his 60th Birthday

Kevin started work for Green Skills in the Murdoch office in January 2008 and in the 10+ years he has been with us.

Sustainable Christmas Expo – Sewing with Scraps

The countdown to Christmas is on! Come see us at the City of Cockburn’s Sustainable Christmas Expo on November 25th.

Meet the Team: Steven Spragg

Behind the hipster beard and high vis, is an Ornithologist, amateur Photographer and valued Ecojobs Team Leader.

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.

Denmark Tip Shop Strategy 2016 – 2020

The Green Skills Denmark Tip Shop is open for business 7 days a week, Mon – Sat from 12noon – 4pm and Sundays 9 am – 1pm.

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…

Warriup Swamp protection

Support Albany Aboriginal Elders Eugene Eades and Carol Pettersen to care for Warriup Swamp (Mullocullup Lake) a sacred kepi – freshwater body.

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…