Community Partnership interview with David Heine

by | 18 Oct 2023 | SLAM

At Regional Australia Bank, your financial well-being and the well-being of our communities go hand in hand. We are incredibly proud to share that through our Community Partnership Program, we have given back over $2.75 million in donations to the Regional Australia...

Invitation: Armidale NPA AGM Styx River Forest evening

by | 12 Oct 2023 | Event, NPA, SLAM

We hope that you can come along on Thursday evening 12 October for Armidale NPA AGM, dinner and evening focus on Styx River State Forest. Where: Kent House 141 Faulkner St. Armidale When: 5:30 pm Armidale Branch AGM, 6:00 – 6:45 Soups and crusty bread, 6:45...

Yes for the Voice

by | 12 Oct 2023 | Aboriginal, Event, SLAM

On Saturday 14 October we, the people of Australia, are invited to recognise the First Peoples of Australia through an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice enshrined in our constitution. What can each of us do, with only days to go? We can have conversations...

Community Garden Working Bee

by | 12 Oct 2023 | Event, Garden, SLAM

Hi All, The 22nd of October will be a Working Bee at the Community Garden. Any time from 1pm onwards. Bring your favourite tool. It’s getting close to planting and hopefully we will get some more rain to soften the ground. Blackberry is well under control thanks...

Hillgrove Film and Supper night — bring a plate

by | 12 Oct 2023 | Event, SLAM

You are invited to Hillgrove Film and Supper nights, held every third Saturday of the month. Bring a plate to share and enjoy a film (or two) on the theme of living sustainably/regeneratively in a changing world. This month’s film is “Living the Change” (approx. 90...

Video: Street March and Concert

by | 5 Oct 2023 | Aboriginal, Event, SLAM

Meet at the stage in the Armidale Mall at 4:30pm leaving at 5pm-5:30pm, 6th October to participate in the Street March and Concert with your logo or sign of your business, community group, union or just as your smiley self. We will of course have other promotional...

Ebike Expo 2 at Armidale Farmers’ Market

by | 5 Oct 2023 | Event, SLAM, Transport

The Ebike Expo 2 will again bring together both bicycle shops, Armidale Bicycle Centre, and Bicycle Central, people who own ebikes, and those who want to own ebikes. Both bike shops are offering demo bikes to try and special Expo prices for the day. The Ebike Expo 2...

Armidale Tree Group 40 Years Birthday Party

by | 5 Oct 2023 | ATG, Event, Habitat, SLAM

Its our 40th birthday! The Armidale Tree Group is celebrating 40 years as a not-for-profit community group with a Celebratory Birthday Party at the Bowling Club on 7th October. Come and celebrate the many amazing years of the growing and planting of millions of native...

Armidale Tree Group Planting Tours

by | 5 Oct 2023 | ATG, Event, Habitat, SLAM

Self-guided tours of Armidale Tree Group plantings $10 per adult covers both days (u16 free) refreshments available 10am–3pm Saturday October 21 Selwyns Wood, 303 Castledoyle Road, Armidale (Jeremy Smith) 6,000 Trees Planted 2017 and 2020-21 10am–3pm Sunday October 22...

Hundreds of seedlings pulled at AURG planting!

by | 4 Oct 2023 | AURG, SLAM

Of a thousand plants put in last week at the Weedy Wastelands to Wildlife Wetlands (WW2WW) site, about 380 were pulled out. Some were thrown into water, we fished them out and will try to replant them. Those left on high ground dried out and died. This malicious...