In Transition 2.0

The film ‘In Transition 2.0’ will be released at the end of March. Pre-screenings were watched simultaneously in a fire station in Moss Side in Manchester, a community centre in Lyttelton in New Zealand that was one of only a few buildings there to survive...

Sustainable Housing books in Library

The town library has kindly purchased the following books on sustainable intentional communities at the request of SLA Community’s sub-group, Village: Creating Cohousing: Building Sustainable Communities Ecovillage at Ithaca “I was very excited to read the...

NR CMA Catchment Action Plan Review

The Northern Rivers Catchment Action Plan (CAP) was first developed in 2006 to guide natural resource management (NRM) in the Northern Rivers region. It supports the whole community to improve natural resource condition by identifying key issues impacting on natural...

Martin’s Gully project funded!

Funding has been secured to begin work improving the Martins Gully sub-catchment. In its current condition, Martins Gully delivers sediment and nurient loads to the urban creek system running through Armidale, exacerbating resource issues downstream in the Macleay...

SLA Community Meal 10 Feb

The next shared meal will be on Fri 10 February at Kent House. Anyone interested in sustainability is welcome to attend these meals that are held on the 2nd Friday of every month. The kitchen opens at 6.30, and we usually eat at about 7. It’s very informal...

Community garden beginning to take shape

Our garden is now growing pumpkins, wild rocket, coriander, parsley, corn, tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, potatoes and watermelons – and we’ve only just begun! We work on the garden every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon from 3:30 (weather permitting) and on...