The Future of Poles and Wires in Rural Australia

by | 9 Apr 2014 | SLAM

REneweconomy has an interesting article about the future of the Net.  It begins: “Network operators in at least two Australian states are likely to ditch parts of their extensive poles and wire networks in regional areas as they realise that the costs of...

Lock On – Pat’s story of civil disobedience

by | 8 Apr 2014 | AACSGaM

Everyone is asking how it was to be locked on, so I have written about it. Well it’s an adrenaline rush, scary before I locked on, but surprisingly easy, and not scary when I did lock on. The details- A reported came to the Pilliga camp phone that a PAC truck, which...

The SLA Energy Group Needs New Members

by | 3 Apr 2014 | Energy, SLAM

The SLA Energy Group meets the first MONDAY of each month from 1:00 to 2:00pm at the Southern New England Land Care offices in the East Mall–stairs next to the Colour Copy Centre.  Come along and see if this is a group you would like to join. We have just...

Coalition May Ban Environmental Boycotts

by | 3 Apr 2014 | SLAM

“Coalition MPs and industry groups are using a review of competition laws to push for a ban on campaigns against companies on the grounds that they are selling products that damage the environment, for example by using old-growth timber or overfished...

Armidale residents at Act Up #3

by | 2 Apr 2014 | SLAM | 1 comment

On Monday the 31st of March, five Armidale residents joined nearly 100 others in an unprecedented non-violent direct action against the expansion of Whitehaven’s Maules Creek Coal Mine. The expansion will destroy approximately one third of the Leard State Forest,...

UniSuper Dumps Fossil Fuel from Some Funds

by | 31 Mar 2014 | SLAM

The $40 billion UniSuper investment fund has announced that it will exclude fossil fuel companies from its “socially responsible” investment options as part of a refocus of its portfolio. UniSuper says the move is part of a strategy to also exclude gaming and weapons...

National Rural Women’s Coalition

by | 31 Mar 2014 | SLAM

Women Towards Sustainability The National Rural Women’s Coalition is currently calling for applications from women who are working as primary producers or working in the area of sustainability who want to improve their natural resource management skills and...