Be eggcited

by | 31 Jul 2013 | Garden

Great news: it has all happened very suddenly (hence the lack of prior notice), but as of yesterday afternoon our beautiful chook house built for us by the TAS boys is now actually housing 3 of our very own chooks! They are beautiful – and huge! The chooks are...

Compost Workshop

by | 31 Jul 2013 | Event, Garden, Local Food

Organic expert Tim Marshall will be running a composting workshop on Saturday 24th August 2013 from 10am to 12.30pm. Cost is $10 ($5 concession). 6/8/13 UPDATE: fully booked

New heart & soul convenor

by | 31 Jul 2013 | SLAM

Paul Reader is our new convenor.  Watch this space for new developments! Thanks for all your support over my time as convenor. Best wishes, Cathie

International Greening Education Event in Germany

by | 31 Jul 2013 | Event

A three day International Greening Education Event will be held from 6th to 8th of November, 2013 in Karlsruhe, Germany. This event will bring together academic community, policy makers, representatives of international development agencies, senior members of academic...

NEW funding for 21st century

by | 31 Jul 2013 | SLAM

Several NSW regions have taken another step towards replacing a 150-year-old model of centralised energy production with community-owned renewable power.Two projects aimed at helping rural communities access their own affordable sustainable energy, Farming the Sun and...

AYCC Powershift: Armidale report-back

by | 25 Jul 2013 | Event

A group of Armidale AYCC (Australian Youth Climate Coalition) members recently travelled to Melbourne for the national AYCC summit Powershift, an incredible experience that has left us inspired! We’re keenly planning where to go from here but also want to stay...

ALF Food Stall at Farmers Markets

by | 23 Jul 2013 | Event, Local Food | 1 comment

Another brisk morning for Jo, Alan, Hani and Angela at the ALF stall on Sunday 21 July. Although the variety of produce was less diverse, there were no problems in selling the majority of items by 11.00 am. Some creative ideas in presenting the produce that was in...

Waste Into Art Competition

by | 19 Jul 2013 | Energy, Event

The Northern Inland Regional Waste’s (NIRW) annual Waste Into Art and Design Competition is on again, and Armidale Dumaresq Council is calling on creative locals to turn trash into treasure. Now in its thirteenth year, the competition celebrates the creativity...

Death & Dying Matters public information session

by | 15 Jul 2013 | Event

Creating useful community conversations 6.30 – 8pm, July 15 Armidale RSL Death is a natural & sacred end to our lives. We are all going to die. We know our deaths are certain, but the time & place after often uncertain. It is sensible & prudent to be...