Coal and gas update from the Narrabri front line

The NorthWest Gas Pipeline – a Trojan Horse for Coal Seam Gas in NSW While the eyes of the nation have been on the scandalous Adani Carmichael coal  mine in Queensland, here in NSW there is an immediate and serious threat of new coal and gas projects and mine...

Steps to make planter boxes and plant them out

Here are some photos on the steps to make the planter boxes/compost bins and tools/techniques to plant them out. The box dimensions are 1200 by 1200 by 900mm high, as large as any forklift pallet timber pieces are. I am 52 years old, always enjoyed growing vegies...

Black Gully Music Festival 2017 Guide

Every year New England folk gather at Black Gully (behind NERAM) to celebrate community, music and biodiversity. Starting at 10.00am you can browse through the Maker’s Market and chill out with art, food, drink, nature and of course live local music. Kids art...

Progressive Cinema presents: Chasing Coral

Progressive Cinema presents: Chasing Coral at 6:30pm on Thursday, 9th November, 2017, at Kent House in Faulkner Street opposite Central Park, Armidale.   Join us for discussion and community dinner after the film.  Coral reefs around the world are vanishing at an...

A Day in the Life of Your Soil

New England North West Regional Science Hub presents: A Day in the Life of Your Soil Soil organisms are very important for agricultural productivity and the health of natural environments. They influence how much water enters and stays in your soil, nutrient cycling,...

Australia is second worst in world for biodiversity loss

A new international study published in the journal Nature found that Australia is among a group of seven countries who are causing around fifty percent of global biodiversity loss. Using measures from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red...