Events

Take 3 has held a staggering 45 community events across 4 States since September last year reaching out to over 3000 people!! These events are a fantastic way of introducing the problem of plastic pollution to audiences and inspiring simple actions to help make life 'a little less plastic'. Presentations generally include a presentation by Take 3 co-founder Tim Silverwood, a screening of the award winning documentary, 'Bag It' and an all important Q&A where people can share what is happening locally. We have partnered with councils, catchment authorities, schools, universities, businesses, marine authorities and other organisations to deliver these fantastic nights and suggest you Contact us if you would like to organise one in your area. Here is a flyer for an upcoming talk in Sydney on 16th May.

Kids, Kids, Glorious Kids! 

We at Take 3 have been doing LOTS of presentations at schools lately between Sydney and Newcastle. We absolutely love the enthusiasm and excitement of young students and look forward to expanding on our schools education program around NSW and Australia. So far we have educated over 5000 students around Australia from over 25 schools. Do you have a school that would love a visit from Take 3? Contact us for information. Here are some students from 4H at Castle Cove Primary in Sydney giving their best Take 3 salute with Tim and Amanda.

Half Price Tickets to EcoXpo 2012!!

EcoXpo is a huge sustainability fair being held at Fox Studios on Sat/Sun the 12th/ 13th May 2012. Take 3 is very stoked to have a stall at the Expo and to receive a donation for every ticket sold when you purchase showing the below coupon...PLUS you get the ticket for HALF PRICE!!

Take 3 co-founder Tim Silverwood will be giving two presentations about plastic pollution during the festival at 215pm Saturday and 12pm Sunday.

Show this coupon at the ticket booth for your discount!

Talk about a lucky guy!!

During the Noosa Festival of Surfing (10-17 March 2012) Take 3 were encouraging visitors to collect rubbish off the beach for free raffle tickets to win a FANTASTIC prize donated by long time Take 3 supporter Rex Marechal of RMS Surfboards (www.rmshapes.com). The winner was Steve Manning from Sunshine Beach. 

We're Heading to Noosa!

Take 3 is very proud to have been invited to attend the Noosa Festival of Surfing 2012 (march 11-17). Our organisation will have a presence throughout the week long festival, will host a number of events and also be educating visitors on the problems of rubbish in our waterways. We will lso be holding daily workshops and daily beach clean ups. Come on down and visit!

In conjunction with the visit to Noosa, Tim Silverwood will be visiting many locations in SE QLD and Northern NSW to give presentations and show the Bag It film. For a full list of locations and dates click here.

A New Partnership

Take 3 is very pleased to announce our new relationship with Cheeki Bottles, an Australian stainless steel reusable bottle manufacturer who are very into initiatives to help you ditch the plastic habit!! Printed Take 3 bottles will be available to purchase in about a month!! Keep an eye out!

Visit their website here.

March 2012 Events

Wednesday 7th March – Queensland Conservation Council presents ‘Bag It’ with Tim Silverwood 6.30pm-8.30pm. Bleeding Heart Café, 166 Ann St, Brisbane. Tix $10. More info here.  

Thursday 8th March – 6.30pm – Gold Coast Council presents ‘Bag It’ with Tim Silverwood. Mermaid Beach Community Centre, 2439 Gold Coast Highway, Mermaid Beach. Gold coin donation.  

Saturday 10th March to Saturday 17th March – Noosa Festival of Surfing. Join us at the festival area for daily beach clean ups and fun activities and some special evening events. Stay tuned.  

March 23rd – Byron Bay - TBC

March 25th – Bellingen Memorial Hall – 6.30 – 830pm. Bellingen Environment Centre presents Bag It with special guest Tim Silverwood.

March 26th – Coffs Harbour – National Marine Science Centre, Level 1 lecture theatre - Southern Cross University – 6.30pm – 8.30pm. Bag It film and presentation by Tim Silverwood proudly supported by Southern Cross University, National Marine Science Centre; Solitary Islands Marine Park Authority, Department of Primary Industries; and Coffs Harbour City Council

March 27th – Port Macquarie TAFE - 6.30pm - Port Macquarie Council and TAFE presents Bag It with Tim Silverwood.

Tim Silverwood and 'One Beach'

Tim Silverwood is ecstatic to be associated with the new film 'One Beach' directed by Jason Baffa. If you haven't seen the film yet click here.

Take 3 on TV!!!

22nd August 2011 - Channel 7 Nationwide news feature on marine debris here.

Sea of Rubbish Threatens Marine Life

23rd August 2011 - Take 3 co-founder Tim Silverwood appears on Channel 7 Sunrise here.  

Victoria gets a visit from Take 3 co-founder Tim..

On Wednesday 14th September Take 3 will be hosting a screening of the award winning documentary Bag It at The Espy in St. Kilda followed by screenings in Geelong on Friday 16th and Torquay on Saturday 17th September. Full details here.

18/08/2011 - Exciting Week Ahead

Tim's return from his North Pacific Gyre expedition next week marks an exciting development as he is recognised as an ambassador for Keep Australia Beautiful. The 2011 KAB Week campaign is 'Dropped on land...kills at sea', a message Take 3 firmly believes in. Keep an eye out for exciting appearances on Channel 7 news on Monday 22nd August and Sunrise on Tuesday 23rd August.  

03/08/2011 - Marine Debris Art Competition Winners on our Gallery Page

01/08/11 - Tim has reached terra firma...

After three weeks of sailing across the Pacific Ocean to research marine debris in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre Take 3 Co-founder Tim Silverwood has reached Vancouver! Tim still has some more filming to do for his documentary project so won't be back in Australia until August 20th but you can read more about his experience on his blog here.

30/06/11 - A blog from the Gyre

Tim has uploaded his first blog entry from his Great Pacific Shame project. Titled 'Beach of Shame' you can check it out on his website here.

21/06/11 - Ship 2 Shore Education Program

Students and teachers are encouraged to follow Tim's journey to study plastic pollution in the Great pacific Garbage Patch using the fantastic interactive education program, 'Ship 2 Shore'. Once registered with the free program, primary and high school students: have access to a wealth of information about marine debris; can post questions online for the team to answer; and receive updates from the vessel as it studies the Garbage Patch. “The Ship 2 Shore program has been developed to enable students from all around the world to get together and learn more about marine debris. There are opportunities for students to ask questions, meet the crew, learn about the research being conducted, undertake their own research and develop their own solution to plastic pollution in their area” Tim said.   

“Not many people have visited the Great Pacific Garbage Patch for research so this program is a very unique chance for students to receive real time ‘news’, photos and findings straight from the ‘oceans mouth’, so to speak”. Register for Ship 2 Shore here.

Take 3 launches Marine Debris Art Competition - 08/06/11

In celebration of World Oceans Day 2011, Take 3 has launched a Marine Debris Art Competition. The competition has been designed to engage youth in learning more about marine debris whilst having fun and being creative. The event is being supported by Erina Fair and is for participating schools in the Central Coast region of NSW, Australia. If you live outside of the Central Coast you can still get creative! The theme is 'My wonderful sea, free from debris' and people are encouraged to use items they have collected on the beach or near a waterway (river) with mixed media to create their marine debris masterpiece.

For more information contact:

Amanda Marechal - Ph: 0438 857 263

Email: mandsand@gmail.com