Plastic Free July

Plastic Free July is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution by setting the challenge to refuse single use plastics for one month.

The Shire of Augusta Margaret River invites the community to take part in a number of free workshops to learn tips and tricks to reduce waste, as part of Plastic Free July.

To help raise awareness the Margaret River Library is showcasing a range of the products created with recycled plastic lids from Precious Plastic Margaret River.

Come to the library and learn how lids turn into bowls, planters and surfboard fins, and get information on where you can take your lids for recycling.

Comb made with 18 plastic lids from landfill by Precious Plastic Margaret River Bowl made with 115 plastic lids from landfill by Precious Plastic Margaret River
Red bowl made with 60 plastic lids from landfill by Precious Plastic Margaret River Yellow Planter made with 450 plastic lids from landfill by Precious Plastic Margaret River
If you are interested in contributing by volunteering your time please contact Precious Plastic Margaret River on 0422 973 390 for more information.

Help shape the new Shire website

We’re inviting all our community members to help with the development of the new Shire website.

Participants can go into a draw to win one of two $100 gift vouchers to spend at a local business of their choice.

You can help us by completing 2 online testing activities:

Activity A – Website home page testing (takes 5-7 minutes to complete)

Activity B – Website navigation testing (10 minutes)

Click here to start the test activities.

Thanks for your help! 🙂

Rabbit In the Moon : an exhibition of works by Jara Gillick-Lewis

From May 4th to June 30th the Cocoon Gallery for Emerging Artists will display works by Jara Gillick-Lewis, in her exhibition Rabbit in the Moon.

Exhibition launch: Thursday May 6th, 6 – 7pm. Live music and light refreshments provided. All welcome!

Jara is a local visual artist working with a diverse range of mediums including illustration, ink, water colour and spray paint. Her illustrations of the natural world celebrate the inextricable complexity and simplicity inherent in nature. The splashes of colour and stains throughout her work represent the fluidity of nature itself and our perceptions. She has facilitated many large-scale street art projects with disengaged youth as part of various community-based initiatives over the last ten years. With a deep respect for art and its power to transform others she is always using it as a catalyst for positive change.

For sales and enquiries or to RSVP please contact the artist: jj.chicksworldtv@gmail.com or on Instagram Jarandfrankiemr

Action packed Historical Thrillers

If you are a fan of action-thriller authors like Preston & Child, Matthew Reilly, Dan Brown or Andy McDermott, you might enjoy the books by Steve Berry.

Berry’s historical thrillers mix facts, theories, conspiracies and a lot of action.

His main character, Cotton Malone, appears in many of his novels, and as they stand alone, you can read them in any order.

Click on the image to place a hold on the item.


You can also find some of his books in Audio Format on CloudLibrary

Libraries closed for Easter

Margaret River and Augusta Libraries will be closed for Easter from Friday 2nd to Monday 5th April.

Good Friday, Easter Saturday and Easter Monday

OPEN again at 10am on Tuesday 6th April. Please use the after-hours chute for your returns while we are closed. Library online services are still available, just visit amrlibraries.com to get started.

Happy Easter from all the staff at the Margaret River and Augusta Libraries

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Contact the Libraries

Margaret River Library

Fearn Avenue, Margaret River WA 6285
Phone: (08) 9780 5600
Email: amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au