Vote for your favourite Wild At Art piece!

by | 14 Nov 2025 | Art, SLAM

It’s been a tough few weeks for nature, but we’ve got just the thing to add a bit of joy to your week. Wild At Art, Australia’s biggest threatened species art competition for kids, has officially wrapped up and we need your help to award the People’s Choice award!...

Local Flowform Workshop

by | 14 Nov 2025 | Garden, SLAM, Water

28th, 29th,30th Nov. & 5th 6th 7th Dec 2025 Make your own Flowform, using clay, hands, heart & soul. Manifest the Lemniscate. For stirring, oxygenation & beautification. Take the challenge. Hosted by Phil Sedgman. Flowform maker for 35 yrs & creator of...

Greater Gliders need your support

by | 31 Oct 2025 | Habitat, NPA, SLAM

Armidale NPA is very concerned about the well being of Greater Gliders and numerous other endangered and vulnerable listed species in the Styx River State Forest.  Also of course all the area’s terrestrial mammal, bird, fish and invertebrate species – the...

Prepare to Work in the Renewable Energy Industry

by | 31 Oct 2025 | Energy, SLAM

TAFE NSW is also offering a short Microskills course called Prepare to Work in the Renewable Energy Industry. It provides a quick and practical introduction to the sector, helping people understand how renewable energy projects operate and where the job opportunities...

BCT: Historic snowfall transforms Tablelands

by | 16 Oct 2025 | BCT, Climate, Habitat, SLAM

Saturday 2nd of August an extraordinary winter storm delivered the heaviest snowfall the Northern Tablelands had seen in more than 40 years, blanketing the region with up to 50cm of snow.  The rare event delighted locals with large, heavy flakes falling for hours and...

Drowning in Political Caution

by | 16 Oct 2025 | Climate, SLAM

Australia’s first National Climate Risk Assessment (NCRA) has been released — and while it rightly warns that 1.5 million Australians could be at risk from sea-level rise by 2050, it fails to acknowledge the much larger and more dangerous reality....

2026 Home Grown Garden Tour is looking for gardens

by | 3 Oct 2025 | SLAM | 1 comment

Armidale Local Food Group is focussed on developing community food infrastructure and promoting the multiple benefits of local community food systems. We’re focussed on how to do this in Armidale and surrounding districts. Expressions of Interest are currently open...

Black Gully Festival is on the 8th November

by | 3 Oct 2025 | Black Gully, SLAM

The highly anticipated Black Gully Festival is set to kick off on Saturday, November 8th at the scenic Black Gully Reserve (behind NERAM on the north and south sides of the creek). This free, family-friendly event celebrates the vibrant spirit of Armidale as the...

Simon Holmes à Court wins flight with Sussan Ley

by | 3 Oct 2025 | Climate, SLAM

As part of the annual Midwinter Ball auction, Sussan Ley donated “Mystery Flight and Lunch with the Leader of the Opposition”. She’ll fly the plane herself, and promised “ripping yarns”, “cold lager”, a classic pub lunch, and shearing lessons.  The Gala is mostly a...