The Poppy Project
The story
The response to our Poppy Project has been overwhelmingly positive. Community groups, clubs, schools, childcare centres and locals have come together to make poppies for our display.
Poppies have been created from a range of materials. A craft group made hundreds of crochet flowers during sessions at Vincent Library, while Vincent Community Shed contributed 300 wooden poppies that were hand painted by children at local childcare centres and kindergartens.
Thank you to everyone who contributed last year, including:
- Tall Tree Early Learning Leederville
- Mulberry Tree Mt Hawthorn Childcare Centre
- Vietnamese Buddhist Youth Group
- Indigo Montessori Mt Hawthorn
- Di's Poppies
- Aranmore Catholic College
- Kidz Galore Kyilla
- CITS Crafters
- North Perth Primary School
- Crafty Grandmothers
- District 360
- Highgate Primary School
- Mount Hawthorn Primary
- Perth College Junior School
- Wembley Primary School
- Perth Swing Dance Society
- Emerald City Kickball Perth
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- Participants in the City of Vincent’s three Poppy Making workshops
- Generous local residents and community members
Register for your Poppy Kit here
Poppy making workshops
Come along to one of our poppy making workshops:
Upcycled Poppies
Date: Wednesday 26 August 2026
Time: 5.30-7pm
Location: Community Centre, 99 Loftus St, Leederville
Cost: FREE
Join us for an evening of creativity, upcycling would‑be waste into bright red and purple poppies.
This event has passed.
Crochet and Colour
Date: Wednesday 9 September 2026
Time: 10.00am-12pm
Location: Community Centre, 99 Loftus St, Leederville
Cost: FREE
Join us for a morning of craft and conversation as we paint, crochet and colour red and purple poppies as part of the Poppy Project 2026.
This event has passed.
School Holiday Poppy Making Workshops
Date: Tuesday 6 October 2026
Time: 10.30-11.30am (6 – 10 year olds)
1.30-2.30pm (11 – 16 year olds)
Location: Library and Local History Centre, 99 Loftus St, Leederville
Cost: FREE
Get crafty these school holidays by handcrafting and decorating poppies to take home, share with your street, or contribute to a local community display in recognition of Remembrance Day.
Click here to register for 6 - 10 year olds
Ready to start making poppies now?
Download our poppy template below.
Poppy template
"It was good to be involved in a project that had contributions from many in the community.
Our members come from diverse backgrounds and countries. It would be fairly certain that most members of the Shed would have relatives or friends who have died or suffered in conflicts, past or more recent, in places all over the world. Remembrance Day is an opportunity for us to pause together and remember them."
Lynton, Vincent Community Shed
Updates
Posted 09 September 2026
Share your handmade poppies
We want to see handmade poppy displays blooming in homes, schools, clubrooms, shopfronts and community spaces across Vincent.
Posted 18 June 2026
The Poppy Project is returning in 2026
We are inviting the Vincent community to come together once again, to create handcrafted poppies in honour of Remembrance Day.
Posted 19 November 2025
The Poppy Project, Asbestos Awareness Month and Streets Alive funding
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Posted 09 July 2025
Poppy Project returns to honour our heroes
Now in its second year, the Poppy Project is an opportunity for the community to make poppies for a grand display outside our Administration Building.
Posted 08 November 2024
1,247 poppies create community tribute
Poppies made by hundreds of loving hands are now on display outside the City of Vincent Administration Building for Remembrance Day.
Posted 30 October 2024
Over one thousand poppies crafted for commemorative display
Poppies made by hundreds of loving hands will be displayed outside the City of Vincent Administration Building for Remembrance Day.