Committee meeting — everyone welcome!

by | 23 Jul 2018 | Event

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: Patsy Asch (Energy Group) Sarah...

Day of Mourning — Manus/Nauru

by | 18 Jul 2018 | Event, SLAM

Armidale Rural Australians for Refugees are holding two silent vigils on Thursday 19th July. On 19 July 2013, PM Kevin Rudd said “From now any asylum seeker who arrives in Australia by boat will have no chance of being settled in Australia as refugees.” As...

Armidale Aboriginal Community Garden

by | 18 Jul 2018 | Event, Garden, Local Food

Remembering Dark Town: Experimental History, Decolonisation and Archival Activism at Armidale Aboriginal Community Garden Presented by Dr Kate Wright  Date: Thu 19th Jul 2018 12:00pm-1:00pm Location: Oorala Lecture Theatre, UNE, Building E22 Contact: Dr Sophia Waters...

Plastic straw free Bello Winter Music Fest

by | 18 Jul 2018 | SLAM, Waste

Bellingen went plastic straw free for the Bello Winter Music weekend thanks to the efforts of Waste Not Bellingen. Thanks to all the amazing businesses that have pledged to reduce their single use plastics!

Future Learn: Volunteering with Refugees

by | 18 Jul 2018 | SLAM

I have done a free online course offered through Future Learn that I found very interesting and useful. While I have not done Volunteering with Refugees, I believe it will certainly have something helpful for those who choose to do it. It is a commitment of only a few...

July Forum: How can I help? 7:30pm

by | 3 Jul 2018 | Event, Meeting Minutes, Monthly Forum

With many new refugees now becoming part of our Armidale community, SLA is hosting a forum with the key players involved with their resettlement. Find out what’s happening, what’s proposed and how you can get involved and help. A panel of speakers will include...

SLA 2018 AGM 7pm

by | 3 Jul 2018 | Event, Monthly Forum

The AGM will be held before the July forum with office bearers elected and Convenors of Action Groups endorsed. A brief year in review by Action Group convenors and vision for the future year will be presented by the current convenor Iain MacKay. The AGM will start at...

Climate Matters: Armidale Community Garden

by | 3 Jul 2018 | Garden

Six years ago a group of enthusiastic volunteers took up the challenge of turning six abandoned tennis courts into a community garden. Armidale Community Garden lies just across the creek behind the New England Regional Art Museum (NERAM), and although still very much...