Armidale wins 2012 Sustainable Communities Award

Congratulations Everyone! Armidale has won the Keep Australia Beautiful (KAB) NSW 2012 Sustainable Communities Award. The award was presented on the weekend in Kyogle, winners of the award last year. This is a huge achievement, due the vision and work over many years...

Buffet of Broken Promises

Hi folks, This is the best chance we may ever have to put our views on coal and gas to the NSW Cabinet directly. Please make a big effort to get there on Monday 5th November and bring along as many people as you can. The entire NSW State Cabinet, including Premier...

Special meeting of AACSG – All Welcome!

Dear All, A big year is drawing to a close and the next one is full of opportunities for renewing and expanding our campaign on Coal Seam Gas. There are wider opportunities too, with some members of our group concerned about other mining threats to our region. So,...

News from the Tennis Courts

Hi everyone there has been lots of progress in the garden in the last few weeks. Terry laid the pavers for the floor of the chook house that the wonderful Year 11 TAS boys made; they used recycled materials (funding from the HiCUB project) and the result looks great!...

Do we really need industrial agriculture to feed the world?

How can we feed the world—today and tomorrow? The biggest players in the food industry—from pesticide pushers to fertilizer makers to food processors and manufacturers—spend billions of dollars every year not selling food, but selling the idea that we need their...

Koala’s Picnic at Leard State Forest

You can  join the koalas at Leard Forest for an afternoon of family fun on Sunday October 21 from 11am to 3pm.  Kids, bring your favourite bear, there will be prizes for most loved teddy bear or soft toy and best dressed bear. There will be discovery walks, games,...