Sustainable living an opportunity for Armidale’s future

by | 4 Jul 2021 | SLAM

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

by | 4 Jul 2021 | Climate, SLAM

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

by | 23 Jun 2021 | Climate, Habitat, SLAM

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...

Community joins to ‘Restore our Earth’

by | 12 May 2021 | Climate, SLAM

More than 200 members of the community, including many families and school students, enjoyed a signature Autumn day in Armidale’s Civic Park on Saturday, April 24th, to show their interest in and support for ‘Restoring the Earth’ – the theme of this year’s Earth Day....