Biodynamic Field Afternoon, Sunday 12th October

by | 9 Oct 2014 | Event

We will be holding a field demonstration/experience of stirring and applying BD 500 preparation, which builds soil structure and humus whilst attracting soil life, earthworms bacteria and fungi & increases the water holding capacity of the soil. We will be adding...

Ride2Work Day

by | 9 Oct 2014 | Event, Transport

Ride2Work encourages Australians to start riding to work and promotes commuting by bike as a regular habit. With more than 50,000 registrations, Ride2Work is the largest national ride to work program of its kind. Ride2Work has seen a dramatic increase in the number of...

Take the Pledge this summer!

by | 9 Oct 2014 | Starfish

Keep NSW Beautiful has been campaigning against littering for nearly forty years. Its programs focus on reducing  litter. In its  annual report for 2013, Keep Australia Beautiful reported that national littering trends are decreasing in comparison to figures dating...

Global wildlife populations down by half since 1970

by | 9 Oct 2014 | Starfish

The world populations of fish, birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles fell overall by 52 per cent between 1970 and 2010. According to World Wildlife Fund’s tenth Living Planet Report humankind’s demands are now 50 per cent more than nature can bear. To gauge the...

October Forum: Living without money

by | 1 Oct 2014 | Event, Monthly Forum | 1 comment

How could one possibly live without money in a world where money is such an integral part of everything we do? The documentary Living Without Money shows how German woman Heidimarie Schwermer experimented for a year with a lifestyle that didn’t involve money....

The Winds of Change

by | 1 Oct 2014 | Energy, Starfish

While community energy is thriving overseas, Australia remains behind the curve. Denmark Community Windfarm (DCW) has built a two turbine windfarm, with permission for two more, in response to locals wanting to build a small, community-scale windfarm that would: feed...

Armidale Bike Week 2014 – Pedal to Piney

by | 24 Sep 2014 | Event, Transport

Sunday 28 September is the big Bike Week finish event in Armidale – Pedal to Piney.Bring your friends, bring your family and bring your pedal power for this fun social ride from the Visitor Information Centre at 10:30am to the Pine Forest entry. This is along the...

Town Expression of Interest – ZNET Case Study

by | 22 Sep 2014 | Energy, Event, Starfish

The overall purpose of Zero Net Energy Town (ZNET) is to create Australia’s first town which satisfies all of its own energy needs at all times from renewable energy sources in a way which is competitive with its current system of energy (in terms of price, quality,...