AURG Working Bee Sunday 9 March

by | 4 Mar 2014 | AURG, Event

The AURG is holding a tree planting day at the St Peters Pre School area on the North side of Dumaresq Creek on Sunday 9 March. Dan Emery will be preparing the site for us and we will be replacing plants that have been lost and infilling existing areas with plants...

March In March Armidale – 15th at 2pm at Central Park

by | 4 Mar 2014 | SLAM

A diverse group of local community members is planning a rally for March in March Armidale on Saturday, March 15, at 2pm at Central Park. March in March is a grass-roots movement which seeks to engage Australians across the political spectrum and to give expression to...

Making Super Sustainable

by | 4 Mar 2014 | Starfish

Some $1.6 trillion is invested in Australia’s superannuation funds. The Climate Institute have released a publication, Climate Smart Super: Understanding Superannuation Climate Risk, with information for superannuants to learn more about their funds are managed and...

Working bee – SLA Autumn Festival

by | 27 Feb 2014 | Event, SLAM

Some of the creative thinking has been done, and we’re up to the hands-on making. The first working bee is on Saturday 1st March from 11am to 1pm, at Bar and Pats’ place. We’ll be plaiting fabric, making weavings, and coming up with words for signs....

Home Grown Garden Tour 2014

by | 26 Feb 2014 | Event, Local Food | 2 comments

ALF’s 6th Home Grown Garden Tour is on 1-2 March! Come along and be inspired by all the wonderful gardens in this year’s tour. Almost all the gardens are new this year so even if you’ve been before, you’ll find something to inspire! Buy a booklet for entry to the...

Clean Up Australia Day is Sunday 2 March, 2014

by | 26 Feb 2014 | Event

Clean Up Australia Day is a simple way you can take action to clean up, fix up and conserve our prized Australian environment. In 2013 an estimated 550,300 volunteers removed 16,150 tonnes of rubbish at 7,341 sites right across the country – but we can do...

Autumn Festival: SLA Float

by | 24 Feb 2014 | Autumn Festival, Event

This year the Autumn Festival Parade is on Saturday March 15th, middle of the day. SLA has entered a float every year since we began, and we have won the Best Community Float more than once. (This pic is part of the 2009 SLA float). If you would like to be involved...

National Day of Divestment Action – 3rd May

by | 24 Feb 2014 | AACSGaM, Event | 1 comment

On the 3rd of May, 350.org and Market Forces will hold Australia’s first ever national day of bank divestment action, where you and hundreds of bank customers* can close your account and switch to a fossil free bank. Our banks are funding a big problem. Since 2008,...