SLA convenors meeting

The coordinating committee takes care of the administration of our association and undertakes planning. It is made up of the convenor, the secretary, the treasurer and representatives from the various subgroups. The current committee: Helen Webb (Convenor) Andrew...

New SLA forum on food and planetary health

Do you want to know more about how your food choices can contribute to planetary health and sustainability while also meeting your nutritional needs? Then tune into this talk with Dr Amy Ashman, dietician and climate activist. This SLA forum was recorded via zoom in...

Sustainable living an opportunity for Armidale’s future

Sustainable living, jobs, education, land-use and environmental awareness will be key to Armidale’s future, according to the outgoing Convenor of Sustainable Living Armidale (SLA), Tanya Howard. ‘During the drought the importance of food security, water access and the...

Climate Matters: Nature remains

Have you, like me, been enchanted by the pictures of tiny houses on the web and the alternate life possibilities that they hold out? While tiny houses could be described as a new phenomenon, Henry David Thoreau built and lived in his own tiny house in the mid 1800s in...

Climate Matters: Effects of the drought on trees

The current drought has had a major impact on trees on the tablelands and western slopes. In some areas tree canopies have wilted and browned off. Sites most affected include rocky ridges and hillslopes with shallow soils with low water-holding capacity, typically on...