Social Developers Network meet with SLA & ZNet

by | 28 Mar 2025 | SLAM, ZNET

Thanks to everyone who so generously shared your time on Saturday March 15th 9:30am at NERAM. It was Sarah’s meeting but from my point of view it could not have gone better, and I’m sure she agrees — Harry An exerpt from Harry Creamer’s invitation: I am writing...

Video: Renewables done right

by | 20 Mar 2025 | Energy, SLAM

Welcome to ‘Renewables done right’, a new series we’ve been working on, where rural and regional Australians share their experiences of living with renewable energy. Last year we conducted some in-depth research into rural and regional attitudes to the...

Autumn Festival Volunteers Needed

by | 14 Mar 2025 | Autumn Festival, Climate, SLAM

We are seeking participants for this year’s Autumn Festival parade, to walk as part of the Sustainable Living Armidale float. Can you attend any (all?!) of the following? SLA festival float planning meeting: Monday March 17th, 5pm at the Grand hotel  SLA festival...

Electrify Armidale powers up

by | 14 Mar 2025 | Energy, SLAM

Congratulations to Electrify Armidale lead by Trevor Brown, in partnership with REEACH/SLA and the Community Power Agency and supported by UNE SRI in the gaining of a FRRR $20,000 grant titled “Armidale Community-Driven Shift to Renewable Energy and...

Forestry Corporation NSW loses $29m

by | 18 Feb 2025 | Habitat, SLAM | 2 comments

Last year’s release of NSW Forestry Corporation’s annual report shows that the taxpayer is again propping up the destruction of our native forests. FCNSW reported a $29 million loss in its native hardwood division, almost double the figure reported the year before....

2025 Armidale Regional Liveability Survey

by | 18 Feb 2025 | ARC, SLAM

Liveability means different things to different people – what does it mean to you? This year, for the first time, the Armidale region is participating in the 2025 Armidale Regional Liveability Survey, joining over 80,000 people across Australia who have shared their...

Dumaresq Creek regeneration

by | 28 Jan 2025 | AURG, SLAM

Welcome to 2025 and advice for the start of our 2nd Sunday Working Bees. Our working bee will involve planting a new area within the Weedy Wasteland to Wildlife Wetland area, some infill planting and possibly weeding as well. Access will be from the south side via...

NAWT win Australia Day Environmental Award

by | 28 Jan 2025 | AURG, Habitat, SLAM

Ken Barnett was stunned recently when told that their group, now known as the North Armidale Walking Tracks Working Group, was to be presented with an Armidale Regional Council Environmental Citizen / Group of the Year Award at the Australia Day ceremony in Central...

Can a discussion change our discussion?

by | 6 Dec 2024 | Death, SLAM

Thursday, 12 DecemberActivity Room, Kent House, 141 Faulkner Street5:00 – 7:00 pm The Armidale Death café, which has been meeting monthly at Boobooks, and the Uralla Death Café, which has been meeting monthly at Ross Barnett’s bookstore, are holding a joint end of...