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October Newsletter 2022

The Albany Kite Fiesta 2022
The Go for 2&5 Albany Kite Fiesta 2022 was held in Albany, Western Australia on Sunday 25th September 2022. The event was run by Green Skills (greenskills.org.au/ ) in conjunction with Michael and Jan Alvares of Kite Kinetics (www.kitekinetics.com.au/).
Healthway WA sponsored the event to promote healthy eating, in particular including plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables in all of our diets. The event was a big success with hundreds of families participating, both from the region and travelling to Albany from Perth for the long weekend. The Princess Royal Sailing Club also participated in the event with elegant sailing boats out on the harbour's waters during the event. The Denmark IGA Fine Food Market provided support for the event.

Powered by Kinjarling’s Winds

The Go for 2&5 Albany Kite Fiesta 2022 short film, made by Mike Hemmings, is now uploaded on Youtube. Click here https://youtu.be/qqox2FtL8W8 to watch this short video snapshot of the family fun that was had on the day - kite flying, kite making and sailing with Albany's winds.

Gondwana Link & Green Skills Event
24th November at Balijup Fauna Sanctuary, Tenterden WA

Bookings Essential
Please RSVP to Gondwana Link for reservations by Friday 18th November 2022
Find out more about Balijup Fauna Sanctuary at Heartland Journeys

Images above: Installing and monitoring marsupial (Phascogale) nesting boxes in Balijup Fauna Sanctuary

To register for the Balijup Citizen Science Ecological Monitoring 4-day event in January 2023, please contact Basil Schur at Denmark Green Skills Inc

Giving a Hand for Country: Noongar Rangers at Tootanellup

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfSD0rMx5rs&ab_channel=GreenSkills

This video focuses on the Noongar Ngowanjerindj Ranger team planting out 8000 trees and shrubs on the fifty hectare Tootanellup property west of Mt Barker (Western Australia) in August 2022. Robbie Miniter, chair of the Gnowangerup Aboriginal Corporation, is interviewed in this video. This Green Skills owned property is dedicated to promoting eco-restoration, education and cultural connections. Green Skills is partnering with Carbon Positive Australia and Dr Geoff Woodall for restoration of the property. The video was made by Denmark photographer Mike Hemmings and produced by Basil Schur. It invites people to become involved in supporting this exiting project, which forms part of the Gondwana Link vision.

DENMARK COMMUNITY GARDEN NEWS & EVENTS

Denmark Kwoorabup Community Garden

Click HERE - a short new-release YouTube Denmark Community Garden video

The Denmark Kwoorabup Community Garden is located adjacent to the Denmark Community Resource Centre in the south coast town of Denmark in Western Australia. The garden was established in 2019 by Green Skills in partnership with the Denmark CRC, and provides a wonderful opportunity for people to learn about growing organic vegetables and fruit. The fun and educational events and workshops are open to all. People interested in participating can contact the Denmark Community Garden's project manager, by email at Basil Schur, or phone Green Skills (98483310) or the Denmark CRC (98482842) office.

Stop for Safety!

Green Skills Perth Ecojobs Team Leader Jodie and Environmental Technician Tasman have been hard at work at the city of South Perth removing invasive plant species. Administration Assistant Lauren and Operations Manager Penne visited the work site to have a chat about safety. At Green Skills we value a fresh perspective and a new set of eyes that may pick up on issues that people who undertake the job regularly might miss. Through this safety stop, we will be increasing the range of PPE that is available to our staff to ensure there are options to suit our diverse team. We also welcome the change for our teams in the field to provide feedback on our paperless processes ensuring that we keep our waste to a minimum.
To contact our Perth Ecojobs team to find out more about how you can contract our skilled team to undertake environmental management works for you, email Penne at our Perth Murdoch office or call 93603337

GREEN SKILLS ALBANY ECOJOBS POLLINATION WORK
contact Ecojobs in Albany for more information

GREEN SKILLS ALBANY ECOJOBS
2022 Albany Pollinating season comes to an end!
Congratulations to all Green Skills pollination work team staff

· Total number of flowers pollinated (so far) – 313, 633 (124%). 2021 was 304,996 so as of this week this is our biggest season since 2017!

· 21 pollinators trained.

· 4 people got over 1000 flowers in one day

· 2 people broke all time bests some of these records have not been beaten since 2014

· Every regular pollinator got over the daily target of 600 at least once and most were able to stick close to that throughout the season

· Group daily average- 624 flowers

· Most amount team pollinated in one day- 6234

· 361 trees used in program- the most we have ever had

· The tree with the most flowers, 11,201 flowers

· Most amount of tree visited for the season= 1034

Awesome work team, thanks to all who were part of this success!

EXCITING DENMARK & ALBANY COMMUNITY EVENTS/TOURS COMING UP IN OCTOBER-NOVEMBER

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This Tag-Along tour, commencing in Jerramungup on day one, ending in Bremer Bay on day two, will take you on a mesmerising journey of Noongar culture, history and beauty.

Along the way you will hear Noongar dreaming stories, how spiritual connectivity is essential in Caring-for-Country, visit places of Traditional significance with a touch of the districts pioneering history.

This Noongar guided tour will also take you into the Fitzgerald River National Park for a glimpse of the world renowned ‘Hot Spot’ of UNESCO Biodiversity and magnificent scenery of the wild and beautiful South Coast of Western Australia.

This is a self-catered, weekend tour including an overnight stay in camp style accommodation.

Morning and Afternoon tea is provided, and participants will have opportunity to create a token reminder of the tour.

Total Cost: $200 per person.

You will be required to book your own accommodation.

Book early, places are limited.

For further details and bookings contact:

Lisa Kerley on email: lisa_kerley58@yahoo.com

30th October at 2pm in the Kwoorabup Community Park

Join your community to ask for the crucial step-up of action on climate change prior to our government attending COP27 in November. What is COP27

Similar to last year's event when we stood together to form a giant "We Can Do It" image taken by a drone; this time it will be an SOS.

Please be prompt to be in the drone photo!

At the event you can receive information to use the image to send to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek & others if you wish.

You are invited to stay on after the drone shot is taken for picnic, busking & craftivism. Cakes & biscuits available by donation.

✴BYO picnic blanket & cuppas ✴Bring gold coins for donations

The event will also raise funds for a project to preserve a remarkable local wetland for endangered wildlife. Eungedup wetlands

Please share with family & friends. Look forward to seeing you there. For more info. contact Karen on 0476205155

In the meantime take the opportunity via the ACF to email our PM about supporting the COP27 agreements Email the PM

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed individuals can change the world. In fact, it's the only thing that ever has." -Margaret Mead

To register for the Wilson Inlet Estuary Forum 2022 click HERE

Tootanellup Eco-Restoration Works ongoing

Green Skills is continuing to work with Carbon Positive Australia (CPA) on its exciting Tootanellup eco-restoration project through this winter and the coming spring seasons.

In August, a team of Tambellup Noongar Rangers will help plant more than 10,000 local trees and shrubs at Tootanellup as part of eco-restoration on the property. The team will work with Dr Geoff Woodall, CPA and Green Skills on this revegetation program, now in its second year. Future plans for Tootanellup are ongoing ecological surveys and the planning for the construction of an eco-education facility, with funding support from The Koorabup Trust. A big thanks to all our numerous community donors and the hours of volunteer specialist input into environmental monitoring and eco-reports by Steve and Geraldine Janike.

Just a bit of history about the project: In 2020 Green Skills received support from the Koorabup Trust and Gondwana Link Pty Ltd to undertake a feasibility study for the potential for conservation property acquisition in the Forests to Stirling section of Gondwana Link. This property assessment project lead to the purchase by Green Skills Inc of the 50 hectare conservation property, Tootanellup, an outstanding and high-conservation worthy rural property strategically located between wetland and nature reserves west of Mount Barker in WA's south west. Green Skills has reported on the first year of activities at the Tootanellup Eco-Restoration Project, captured in a 3 minute YouTube video - click here to watch.

In February 2022 Green Skills coordinated a Bio Blitz wetland survey of the adjoining Tootanellup Lagoon reserve. A report on this is available at https://greenskills.org.au/download/tootanellup-wetlands-investigation-2022/

Green Skills continues to seek ongoing donor support to bring the long-term vision for this Tootanellup initiative to fulfillment. You can be part of this exciting new conservation opportunity by donating now. Background information and a donation form for the Tootanellup property can be downloaded at https://drive.google.com/.../1wr1aUoTtAKRSeq1MaHT.../view...

Watch Green Skills new YouTube video that captures going on country at Tootanellup with Noongar Elder Lynette Knapp - click HERE

upcycling & recycling
THE WONDERFUL DENMARK TIP SHOP - COME AND VISIT

Green Skills IS excited to announce that our Perth Office is now a collection point for @FairGame. Fair Game runs a variety of community health and fitness programs including the distribution of recycled sports equipment to under serviced areas. Check them out their full program at www.fairgame.org.au. Drop off your used sporting equipment in good condition to our Perth Office located at Murdoch University Environmental Technology Centre (Carpark 13) Monday-Friday 8am-5pm.

When is the Green Skills Container Deposit depot at 93 Stead Road, Albany open?

Monday and Friday 9am - 4pm
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 10am - 2pm
Closed on Saturday and Public Holidays

Please Note: If you need to drop off outside our regular hours or arrange a pickup please contact Rebecca on 9840 5670 or recycling@greenskills.org.au. Please allow a few days for this to be organised as this is based on availability of staff & volunteers

Our Green Skills Container Deposit Scheme depot at 93 Stead Road Albany is busier than ever! Please recycle for the planet and keep your containers rolling in. Most aluminium, glass, plastic, steel and liquid paperboard drink containers between 150ml and 3L are eligible for refund. Bring them in clean and sorted and earn the reward.
For more info on what you can bring in for a refund, see here: https://www.containersforchange.com.au/wa/how-it-works.
Every little bit counts. This is a great way to support the work of Green Skills, encourage recycling and reduce environmental waste at the same time.

Heartland Journeys is an exciting new online guide to the places, people and nature of the Great Southern – https://heartlandjourneys.com.au

Produced by Gondwana Link, this guide is for visitors and locals wanting to learn more about the natural wonders and cultural richness of the Great Southern, as well as the globally significant landcare and eco-restoration programs underway.

Heartland Journeys brings together an interactive map, self-drive journeys, biodiversity information, and a trove of multi-media stories - from Noongar Elders, landcarers and people passionate about the natural values of this region. A podcast is available for on-the-road listening.

All this information will help visitors take a deep dive into this biological wonderland and hear directly from the people who know it best.

We’re adding more Great Southern stories, information, places and journeys. Please contact Marg Robertson if you have any feedback or suggestions: margaret@gondwanalink.org

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