North West Plains Conservation Tender Information Sessions

by | 26 Oct 2018 | SLAM

Want to know if you can receive additional income for managing native vegetation? The Biodiversity Conservation Trust will run a ‘Conservation Tender’ for landholders in the Moree, Narrabri and Walgett Shires interested in earning annual payments to manage native...

Stop Adani Get-Together at the Wicklow

by | 22 Oct 2018 | Event, Stop Adani | 1 comment

We are having our Get-Together evening at 6pm upstairs at the Wicklow.  There will be an introduction to the Adani mine and what the company are up to these days, showing a 30 min film, Guarding the Galilee, about Adani’s effects on the local environment and...

VIDEO: 2018 Sustainable House Tour

by | 22 Oct 2018 | Energy

Held over the weekend of Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th September the Sustainable House Tour is a great opportunity to look at a variety of local houses that all have some sustainable features.

The results are in: Narrabri wants renewable energy

by | 22 Oct 2018 | AACSGaM

The North West Alliance and Lock the Gate conducted door-to-door surveys in Narrabri from July to September knocking on 2,300 doors and collecting survey responses from 840 people. The results of the survey show overwhelming positivity in Narrabri towards renewable...

White Rock Wind Farm Public Open Day

by | 17 Oct 2018 | Energy, Event

Local community members are invited to take a bus tour to visit White Rock Wind Farm on Sunday 21st October. Buses will depart from the Old Railway Station – Lambeth Street Glen Innes. Buses are scheduled to leave every 20 minutes between 9am and 3pm and the tour will...

A historic opportunity: support National Parks in NSW

by | 16 Oct 2018 | AACSGaM

This week, the Liberal-National Government will introduce the National Park Estate (Reservations) Bill 2018 to Parliament. This Bill will add a small amount of land to the national parks system, much less than what has been identified as critical for conservation....

October Leard Pilliga Tour

by | 16 Oct 2018 | AACSGaM, Event | 2 comments

Hi, Places are available for all tours. An all wheel drive vehicle is preferable as the unsealed roads can be potholed and corrugated. It is advised to fill up in Narrabri on the way to the Pilliga town ship, before starting the tour, and again on returning to...

VIDEO: Paul Hawken — Drawdown

by | 11 Oct 2018 | Climate

Talk by Paul Hawken editor of the new book “Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming” recorded April 21st at Town Hall Seattle. Project Drawdown gathers and facilitates a broad coalition of researchers, scientists, graduate...