2026 Home Grown Garden Tour is looking for gardens

Armidale Local Food Group is focussed on developing community food infrastructure and promoting the multiple benefits of local community food systems. We’re focussed on how to do this in Armidale and surrounding districts. Expressions of Interest are currently open...

Simon Holmes à Court wins flight with Sussan Ley

As part of the annual Midwinter Ball auction, Sussan Ley donated “Mystery Flight and Lunch with the Leader of the Opposition”. She’ll fly the plane herself, and promised “ripping yarns”, “cold lager”, a classic pub lunch, and shearing lessons.  The Gala is mostly a...

Entries are open for Wild At Art!

Dig out the coloured pencils and paintbrushes because entries for Wild At Art, Australia’s biggest threatened species art competition for kids, are now OPEN!Entries are open until Friday 24 October and we can’t wait to see this year’s incredible artworks. Some quick...

2ARM FM podcast: The Greater Glider

Herb shines the Community Spotlight on ‘The Greater Glider’, with the help of local ecologist Kevin Rothschild. They discuss this Endangered Species, local populations and threats posed by fire and forestry logging operations....

Doco: Imprint

What can one person do? What can a group of people do? What do we want to leave behind? In the feature length film “Imprint” we visit 13 projects in 13 different places where committed groups work for a vibrant future. A personal and poetic investigation into what it...

2ARM FM podcast: Friends of Black Gully

Herb shines the ‘Community Spotlight’ on ‘Friends of Black Gully Landcare Group’, with the help of Sara Schmude and Annette Kilarr. They chat about their Planting Day – September 6th and events leading up to the 2025 Black Gully Music Festival Saturday Nov 8th....

Great Koala National Park is now protected

Huge news! This week, the NSW Government announced that 176,000 hectares of precious native forest across the mid-north coast will be protected from logging.  This is one of the biggest conservation victories New South Wales has seen in decades, and it’s making...