Road to Paris’ first Extra article featured!

by | 20 Jun 2015 | Event, Road to Paris

A number of the Road to Paris crew donned their Frenchie gear on the 7th of June at the Farmers Markets, and distributed Road to Paris bookmarks to market goers. We engaged with a number of community members who took a strong interest in positive steps towards...

Australia’s community-led renewable energy sector

by | 17 Jun 2015 | Energy, Starfish

The past few years have been exhilarating in the world of renewable energy technology. The global price of solar PV has plummeted, while electric cars have gone from cramped novelties that might just get you to the supermarket and back, to work-horses that can take...

2015 SLA Annual General Meeting

by | 16 Jun 2015 | Event, Monthly Forum

The Annual General Meeting of Sustainable Living Armidale will be held at 7pm on Thursday 2 July 2015, at Kent House, 141 Faulkner St, Armidale. Agenda is as follows: Apologies and Confirmation of Minutes The minutes from the Annual General Meeting held on 3 July 2014...

What a load of rot (or how to make backyard compost)

by | 2 Jun 2015 | Garden

Do you have a garden? Would you like to get more out of your garden – healthier plants, more flowers, healthier vegetables? Then you need compost! Turn your weeds, lawn clippings and food scraps into rich, organic plant food – all you need is a bit of...

Nominations now open for NSW Green Globe Awards

by | 1 Jun 2015 | Event

Minister Mark Speakman is calling for nominations from across the region for the 16th Green Globe Awards, which celebrate outstanding environmental achievements throughout NSW. They are New South Wales’s biggest and most important sustainability awards, with 17 award...

Sheer courage. A message from the Pacific Climate Warriors

by | 1 Jun 2015 | SLAM

It’s 6 months ago now that the Pacific Climate Warriors paddled out in traditional canoes, followed by hundreds of Australians to blockade the world’s largest coal port: Newcastle. That day will be forever etched in my mind – those gigantic coal-laden ships...

Fairy Bread, Vegemite Worms & Cutting Carbon Pollution

by | 1 Jun 2015 | Road to Paris

Australia’s pretty great. We have fairy bread, vegemite worms and the Big Pineapple. Not to mention clean air, water and land; healthy and safe fresh produce; beautiful coastal cities and beaches; and natural wonders like the Great Barrier Reef. But so much of what...

World first in sustainability for Smoky Bay oyster farm

by | 29 May 2015 | Starfish

A South Australian oyster farm Angel Oysters has been approved with sustainability certification for its approach to farming oysters by Italy-based program Friends of the Sea. Friends of the Sea awards certification for products from sustainable marine environments....