Mayor Arno coming down under for Community Energy Congress

by | 28 Apr 2014 | Energy

Mayor Arno Zengerle of Wildpoldsried, one of Germany’s most reknowned Energy Towns, is confirmed for the Community Energy Congress in Canberra (16 – 17 June). Arno Zengerle is the Mayor of Wildpoldsried, one of Germany’s leading renewable energy villages...

It’s time we started selling sustainability

by | 14 Apr 2014 | Starfish

A woman walks toward a well through clouds of dust raised by cattle in the wadi outside Louri village in the Mao region of Chad. For generations, the people of this bone-dry region lived off their herds, but climate change has meant that the normally once-a-decade...

Bellingen Workshop: Economically Happy!

by | 10 Apr 2014 | Event

NEW!  Film showing of “The Economics of Happiness” Thursday, 10 April from 7:00-9:00 pm at the Bellingen Youth Hub. Entry by donation. Helena Norberg-Hodge will be there to introduce the film. For anyone who missed the showing in February or wants to see...

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...