Petition to end deforestation in Australia

by | 3 Jul 2018 | Climate

Last week, the Wilderness Society wrote to the UN asking them to investigate the alarming deforestation crisis in Great Barrier Reef catchments — and it’s international news. The UNESCO World Heritage Committee, which is the body set up to look after World Heritage...

Visions for Armidale Creeklands AGM

by | 20 Jun 2018 | AURG, Event

Any interested in joining our not-for-profit association and all existing members are invited to come along to our 1st Annual General Meeting – to be held upstairs at the Armidale Bowling Club (Dumaresq St) – at 5.30 pm on Thursday June 21, 2018. Please...

Prickly Problems Project launch

by | 20 Jun 2018 | AURG, Event, SNELC

You’re invited to the launch of the Prickly Problems Project and to celebrate 16 years of Armidale Urban Rivercare projects. Saturday June 23, 10-12pm at Creeklands Behind Phil Wheaton Oval, Erskine St Free brunch by Dumaresq Lions Club All...

VIDEO: Save Ugly

by | 20 Jun 2018 | SLAM

Wilderness Society have rebooted their look with the tag line ‘Life. Support.’ and refreshed their campaigns with the latest being ‘Save Ugly’. Its a new angle on an ongoing problem of motivating people to value threatened environment and...

Upcoming Leard Pilliga tours

by | 3 Jun 2018 | AACSGaM

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...

Climate Matters: Smart Electricity Deals Save Money

by | 3 Jun 2018 | Energy

Choosing an electricity retail provider is often challenging. Privatised electricity companies generate substantial profits and can confuse consumers.  A common trick is to increase prices, then entice customers with impressive-sounding discounts. . Until August 2017,...

TEDtalk video: My mushroom burial suit

by | 3 Jun 2018 | SLAM

Here’s a powerful provocation from artist Jae Rhim Lee. Can we commit our bodies to a cleaner, greener Earth, even after death? Naturally — using a special burial suit seeded with pollution-gobbling mushrooms. Yes, this just might be the strangest TEDTalk...