Waste > Art & Design Competition Winners 2014

by | 27 Nov 2014 | SLAM

Over 200 people visited the annual Waste > Art & Design Competition exhibition in the Armidale Plaza from 10-14 November. The competition, sponsored by Armidale Dumaresq Council, pro-vides an opportunity for all residents in the Armidale Dumaresq Council area...

Bringing home the bacon – with a crowd

by | 24 Nov 2014 | Starfish

Bundarra Berkshires, a free-range pig farm in south-west New South Wales, has just raised $18,000 from supporters pledging money, to build a commercial kitchen and dry curing chamber. Owners Lachy and Lauren Mathers will make smallgoods and charcuterie from the...

Leard Forest spring birdwatching 22–23 Nov

by | 18 Nov 2014 | AACSGaM, Event

Dear friends, recently I emailed you an invitation to attend the spring birdwatching at Leard Forest, with a note stating that I am still trying to obtain permission from Police and Forestry Corporation to hold the survey within the Leard State Forest in addition to...

Picture of hacked tree in Rusden St

by | 18 Nov 2014 | SLAM

I am so tired of the appalling pruning in the name of keeping the overhead wires free from vegetation.  Essential Energy has been butchering the trees in Armidale and as an example I send you a picture taken in Rusden St today.  I have 14 others from various places....

Bush benefits back pockets too

by | 18 Nov 2014 | Starfish | 1 comment

Replanting native forests and woodlands vegetation on Indigenous lands, especially across southern and eastern Australia, could help restore the nation’s native vegetation in places where it is needed, as well as store significant amounts of carbon, according to a new...

Armidale G20 Vigil in the Mall 11am Saturday November 15

by | 13 Nov 2014 | Event, SLAM

Join a silent vigil this Saturday outside the Armidale Courthouse in the Mall from 11o’clock to 11.30. The vigil was suggested by March Armidale.   The message will be “Climate Change is on Our Agenda, Why Isn’t It On Theirs?” The Vigil also supports  Armidale...

Hunger Strike for G20 Action on Climate Change

by | 9 Nov 2014 | Climate, SLAM

Join us in Fasting this week for a day in protest Join the peoples’ March In Brisbane, Saturday, 25th Nov Join together in Central Park, Armidale, Saturday, to protest Climate change is the most important issue facing the global economy. It will cause –...