Earth Hour 2011

by | 18 Mar 2011 | SLAM

This year Earth Hour falls on Election Day, March 26 at 8.30 pm. No doubt many of us will be glued to our sets watching the TV coverage of the counting. While you watch you are being urged to switch off the lights and other appliances for one hour to join in a massive...

Dana Lyons at the Armidale Club

by | 18 Mar 2011 | Event, SLAM

The internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter and environmental and peace activist, Dana Lyons, will be playing at the Armidale Club this coming Tuesday the 22nd of March. Dana Lyons is the singer/songwriter best known for his dynamic performances and outrageous...

Let’s paint our Autumn Parade float

by | 16 Mar 2011 | Autumn Festival, Event

Maybe we have taken float too literally this year, but this is only the beginning. Think a ring of wheelbarrows full of oversized veges, think shopping trolley truck, think shopping trolley plane,  and then think ‘Where in the world does our food come...

New England community owned wind farm

by | 15 Mar 2011 | SLAM | 1 comment

Our New England Wind Feasibility Study is trying to get thousands of responses to an on-line survey about the possibilities of a  community wind farm. While there have been a couple of public forums and will be several more, the survey is the  major tool in assessing...

Sustainable community housing options in Armidale

by | 14 Mar 2011 | SLAM

I’m keen to hear from anyone with experience or interest in exploring “sustainable community housing”.  By this I mean a group of people pooling resources to buy or rent houses on the same block of land or subdivision, have a community garden, shared...

New England Markets Fund-raising Ball

by | 9 Mar 2011 | Event

New England Markets Fund-raising Ball is on 6.00pm 19th of March at the Armidale Bowling Club. The cost is $70 per ticket for a 3 course meal. The theme is ‘Seasonal’ and dress is formal. Sound will be by IXL@ SOUND. Tickets available from the Armidale...

World transition network

by | 1 Mar 2011 | SLAM

February Round-up of What’s Happening out in the World of Transition The second official Transition initiative in Canada has unleashed with a Resilience Community Festival, Putney is holding a talk about the reskilling that’s necessary to make health care systems more...