Inland rail gains momentum

by | 1 Oct 2013 | Starfish, Transport

The Melbourne to Brisbane Inland Rail Alliance (MBIRA) and the Border Regional Organisation of Councils (BROC) co-hosted a Strategy Meeting in Moree to identify ways to support the creation of an inland rail line and logistics system for freight movements in the vast...

HyperVillage ~ The New Rural

by | 26 Sep 2013 | Starfish

The HyperVillage is an idea for an alternative to uber-urban-cities, which seem to be the predominant view of many commentators as the most sustainable future way of living for humans. But what about rural and remote communities? HyperVillage is about imagining a...

Help us write our name!

by | 25 Sep 2013 | Garden

We want to write the words ‘community garden’ on the north-facing fence of the garden – who out there would like to help us do it? The individual letters have already been set up on the fence in twine and the idea is for people to adopt a letter and...

Green Drinks + Ecopella

by | 24 Sep 2013 | Event

After the success of our first Green Drinks, we thought we should do it again. And this time there is entertainment! On Wednesday 25th September, the fabulous Ecopella choir (ecopella.org) will be visiting The Armidale Club from 7.30. This is a great opportunity to...

Finish Line at The Armidale Club

by | 20 Sep 2013 | Event, Transport

Come to The Armidale Club 3pm this Saturday for Bike Week’s – Finish Line. If you were in the Commute Challenge, bring your commute card to be in the running for great prizes. There will be free nibbles and entertainment at Turntables Restaurant –...

You’re invited to the first Walcha Farmers’ Market

by | 20 Sep 2013 | Event | 1 comment

The Walcha Farmers’ Market Committee invites you to attend our first ever Walcha Farmers’ Market. We have over 20 stalls confirmed, including a diverse range of produce, by-products and home-made items sourced from the Walcha area and within the region. Look forward...

Commute Challenge @ Bike Week 2013

by | 17 Sep 2013 | Event, Transport

You can expect more bikes in the streets of Armidale between 15th and 22nd September, as NSW Bike Week is celebrated. This annual community event promotes cycling as a healthy, sustainable, economical and fun activity for riders of all types. Sustainable Living...

Latest from Community Garden

by | 17 Sep 2013 | Garden

Hi everyone it has been such a long time since I gave you an update on the garden. Our 3 chooks are settling in well to their new home, they are very beautiful and have already laid lots of lovely brown eggs. Many thanks to Pat for giving us our gorgeous girls, and to...

Materialism vs Sustainability

by | 17 Sep 2013 | Starfish

Australian’s have one of the highest environmental footprints per capita in the world. If everyone in the world lived like Australians, we’d need more than four Earths worth of resources and capacity to satisfy the demand. Yet despite the absurdity in that...

Waste Land

by | 11 Sep 2013 | Event, SLAM

Progressive Cinema presents: Waste Land at The Armidale Club, 91 Beardy St, on Wednesday, 11th September, 2013  at 7:00pm  “Human society sustains itself by transforming nature into garbage.” – Mason Cooley “Waste Land”, a documentary by...