Eco Action in Perth, Western Australia | Community organisation

Eco Action

Locality: Perth, Western Australia

Phone: +61 435 510 087

Address: 19 Blinco Street 6160 Perth, WA, Australia

Website: https://ecoactionwa.org/about/

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25.01.2022 We were inspired by brilliant wildlife illustrator, Mike Bamford, in our nature drawing workshop on Sunday, to create our own sketches of local wildlife. Starting a drawing can be intimidating at times, but with some simple techniques and tricks anyone can give it a go. There was a nice mixture of skills in the class from absolute beginners to a few more advanced students. We had a gourmet spread of plant-based snacks and native bush teas to graze on for the artists We will be hosting more of these workshops because we LOVE them and they are very popular :-) : Clare Courtauld

25.01.2022 Hello looking forward to our first event back since covid tomorrow! We still have a few tickets available :-) https://www.facebook.com/events/611954979413385/

21.01.2022 We have a lovely stall showcasing some of our wonderful creatures at the Mad Makers Market, Amherst St Fremantle . Come say hi and enjoy some live music, home grown kombucha, food and delightful company

21.01.2022 We are super excited to be running another nature drawing workshop with the Bamfords! Our last event sold out pretty quickly... details below https://www.facebook.com/events/278529903404326/

18.01.2022 We have been buzzy making native bee hotels with researcher Kit Prendergast and The Fremantle Industrial Arts Quarter! As part of the series Your Home is a Habitat, we have helped to deliver one community workshop and have visited the kids at Beaconsfield Primary School :-) (We are visiting more schools in Freo this month!) We learnt about some of the ways that we can help native bees in Western Australia by:... Retaining native remnant vegetation Leaving some bare patches of soil in our gardens for ground dwelling bees Planting a diverse range of natives in suburbia Understanding that honey bees are an introduced species (and can have a negative impact on local wildlife such as cockatoos and birds in hollows) Reducing our intake of meat and diary products (animal agriculture is responsible for a massive amount of land clearing worldwide and is one of the leading causes of deforestation and biodiversity loss) Avoiding herbicides and pesticides We helped native bees by creating 150 native bee hotels, which patrons and students took home with them for their gardens Thank you everyone for your support and enthusiasm! For more on native bees check out: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Beesintheburbs Our next workshop is on microbats on Saturday 26th September: https://www.facebook.com/events/2728737367383616

18.01.2022 We had a delightful Sunday afternoon doing nature sketching with some of the lovely volunteers at Kanyana Wildlife Centre. A great way to relax, connect, and learn some new skills. Nothing will stop you being creative so effectively as the fear of making a mistake. Thanks John Clease for this quote. How very true. We all make lots of mistake when we sketch and create- but this is all part of the process. All drawings and paintings go through an ugly stage!... We had some resident blue tongued lizards’ model for the session. Check out the final drawings made by the ladies Wow

17.01.2022 It was great being back to school last week after a long break from schools for us due to Covid. The Year 2's at St Simon Peter Catholic Primary school loved meeting all of our friendly critters and learning how to draw them. Drawing flora and fauna is a great way to help children to focus, relax, and notice all the beautiful small details on creatures.

17.01.2022 We are facilitating a native bee workshop with the Fremantle Industrial Arts Quarter next month. This workshop will be led by brilliant bee researcher Kit Prendergast . Learn how your back garden is a habitat for local native bees and how to best support them. You will make your own bee hotel to take home with you too! We only have 50 spots available, so book your ticket early to avoid missing out . ... https://www.facebook.com/events/3435983836453380/

17.01.2022 This week we visited Coolbinia Primary School with our wonderful spineless wonders. The students learnt about the amazing invertebrates living in Australia and around the globe and their important roles in each ecosystem. The school displays incredible Eco initiatives and was very inspiring to visit!!

15.01.2022 This is your Eco Action team, Clare, Lora & Hannah. We are three friends who share a passion for environmental conservation and education. We are thrilled to see Eco Action continue to grow in 2021 despite all the unexpected twists and turns in 2020 due to covid. Often people are interested to know what we studied Clare studied at Murdoch Uni and UWA: BSc. Environmental Science, Conservation Biology, BSc. Marine Science; Hons. Conservation Biology... Lora studied at UWA: BSc. Hons. Botany and Conservation Biology Hannah studied at Murdoch: BSc. Environmental Management, Marine Science Check out our school incursions here: https://ecoactionwa.org/incursions/

13.01.2022 Who wouldn't be excited by microbats?!! There are some seriously great books at school libraries these days. Join us next week for our microbat workshop led by zoologist and bat carer Tony Hodge. Meet some live microbats under his care.... We have limited capacity for this event, so grab your tickets before next week here: https://fb.me/e/hAOOUoFam

13.01.2022 It's our 1 Year Anniversary of Eco Action !! 1 year since we sat together and decided to create a business to do more for the environment! Our Native Bee workshop happening today also happens to be the very first workshop we held for the community in 2019 ! We are so excited for the many years ahead, connecting the community with nature to protect our precious environment ! Thanks to all our family, friends and followers for your support !! Love Lora, Clare and Hannah xx

11.01.2022 Hello! We have increased the capacity of our Soil Biodiversity talk next Saturday to 25 people. There are still some tickets available @ $10 each :-) Your ticket supports the Kwongan Foundation https://www.facebook.com/events/611954979413385/

11.01.2022 Sketching workshop with Mike and Mandy Bamford

10.01.2022 Just a little reminder to grab your tickets to our upcoming nature life drawing event as they are going to sell out :-) https://www.facebook.com/events/278529903404326/

07.01.2022 Great news for our local wildlife in Fremantle! https://heraldonlinejournal.com//tough-cat-law-paves-way/

07.01.2022 A beautiful day to be out on the Swan River, Derbarl Yerrigan, educating the year 7s at Trinity College about our precious and biodiverse ecosystems as part of 'Sustain our Swan' . We are lucky to have with us Bindi Bindi Dreaming, DBCA, SERCUL and Amy Wild Adventures

06.01.2022 We are very excited to be showing this incredible documentary on Friday 24th July at The Fib. Save the date! Details to come soon :-)

05.01.2022 This Sunday we will be at The Mad Makers Showcase with all our wonderful creepy crawly invertebrates! We have a new pet! Tammy the tarantula :-) This is a FREE event with lots of live art, music, stalls and more! 2pm till 7pm https://www.facebook.com/events/309486867026267/?act

05.01.2022 We coordinated 5 days of environmental volunteering for year 9 students from Aquinas College in November last year. The students assisted with a variety of tasks including mulching at Randwick Stables, collecting marine debris at Leighton Beach with Perth NRM, a macroinvertebrate survey by the Canning River with SERCUL, weeding in the dunes with Town of Cottesloe and Cottesloe Coast Care, and planting sedges for SERAG at the Attadale foreshore. The boys put in a huge effort... which was greatly appreciated by all the groups involved Ask us about student volunteering opportunities for your school :-) Photos: @townofcottesloe

04.01.2022 There is a new town team in Freo- The Fremantle Industrial Arts Quarter. We are running some kids activities from 2pm till 5pm at their opening event on Sunday 4th October. It is free to attend! Come and watch the array of live art and music! https://www.facebook.com/events/309486867026267/

04.01.2022 All set for the incredible presentation on our Native Biodiversity!! Thanks to Prof. Hans Lambers and Fremantle Fibonacci Centre!

02.01.2022 We have expanded our range of amazing creatures! We are pleased to welcome some new friends including Tammy the Tarantula, Mr & Mrs Wattle Weevil and more. They have been very popular in our school incursions lately! :-) Our mini-beast incursions are very interactive and encourage curious questions! We are taking bookings for the summer holidays and Term 1 now!

01.01.2022 Today Miss Beetle and Miss Flower entertained and educated pre-primary students all about invertebrates! The students learn how vital critters such as worms, native bees, and even cockroaches are for the ecosystem to be in balance. Every creature has its own unique role to play. The students met our friendly critters up close and made their own native bee hotel to take home. Check out the link below for more information about our school incursions: https://ecoactionwa.org/incursions/

01.01.2022 Lots of exciting events coming up! https://www.facebook.com/events/2728737367383616/