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 10am SAT NOV 9th Every year Armidale folk gather at Black Gully (behind NERAM) to celebrate community, music and biodiversity 
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[ Thursday, 4 Jul; 1:00 pm; ] Clifford Keddie Wallace 1952 - 2024 Known as Cliff passed away peacefully on Wednesday 26 June 2024 at Jessie Hunt Aged Care aged 72 years. Supportive friend to all who knew him. Farmer, Protector of Land, Forest and Water. The relatives and friends of the late Cliff Wallace are respectfully invited to attend his funeral. The cremation [...] full article » 
Today is the first day you can register to join one of the most significant climate uprisings on the planet – the People’s Blockade 2024 in Muloobinba (Newcastle), where we’ll stop coal exports from the world’s largest coal port for an unprecedented 50 hours! We’re super excited, are you? From accommodation to volunteering, meals to kayaks and [...] full article » 
The judgement just released by the Federal Court of Australia has said that our national environment laws are out-dated and ill-suited to dealing with the impacts of climate change on the environment. Way back in 2005, Anthony Albanese said a similar thing in Federal Parliament, when he introduced a Bill to address the problem and said [...] full article » 
Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) is representing the Maules Creek Community Council (MCCC) in a crucial court case about toxic air and climate pollution from the Maules Creek coal mine. Ros Druce gave up on her vegetable garden when the Maules Creek coal mine started blasting four days a week. Her home-grown spinach, geraniums and the trees [...] full article » 
Sign Our ePetition Three large coal mines operate North of Mudgee on Wiradjuri land: Yancoal’s Moolarben Mine, Glencore’s Ulan Mine and Peabody’s Wilpinjong Mine. The mines intersect farming land, the Central West Orana Renewable Energy Zone and awe-inspiring National Parks. The three mines were the biggest producers of coal in NSW in 2023 with a combined production [...] full article » 
[ Wednesday, 20 Sep to Friday, 22 Sep. ] The next Pilliga Tag-a-Long tour will be Wed 20th September to Friday 22nd September. The tours are not-for profit. No-one working for the tours are paid, but incur costs for their activism. All participants pay their own costs, travel, food and accommodation. The Pilliga Tag-along tour is a not-for-profit tour. It is an activist tour aiming [...] full article » 
[ Saturday, 16 Sep to Sunday, 17 Sep. ] ////THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED INDEFINITELY///// Location: Newell Highway & X Line Road Newell Hwy & X Line Rd, The Pilliga NSW 2388, Australia Event description Join us for a community walk along the proposed lateral Pilliga Pipeline route. Experience the beauty and biodiversity of the Pilliga Forest and hear from local campaigners, ecologists and First Nations people about [...] full article » 
[ Saturday, 24 Jun; 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm. ] You are invited to a campaign meeting of Armidale Action on CSG & Mining 24 June, 2023 1.00pm- 2.30 pm Activities Room, Kent House, 141 Faulkner Street, Armidale [caption id="attachment_18644" align="alignright" width="140"] corflute signage sponsored in part by AACSG&M[/caption] The battle against fossil fuels is entering its final stage across the North West after a gruelling decade: a [...] full article » 
[ Friday, 28 Apr; 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] KNAG will knit in the mall Friday 28.4.23 11 am to 1 pm in the Mall at the tables at the post office end of the mall. We will protest the Labor governments support of the Narrabri / Pilliga Gas Project and the pipeline through farmland, TSR’s and forests All welcome to join us You don’t have to [...] full article » 
[ Saturday, 25 Feb; 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] Do you live on or love the Liverpool Plains? Well then, it’s time to defend the region again from Coal Seam Gas. Join us for an afternoon on Saturday 25 February 2023 at the Spring Ridge Country Club. Golden Guitar winners Allan Caswell and Luke O’Shea with support from Luke Vasella, are playing a one-off and very [...] full article » 
[ Friday, 28 Oct; 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm. ] Join the knitting nannas for their regular last Friday of the month knit-in. It will be Friday 28/10/22 noon - 2pm outside Adam Marshals office, Rusden St Armidale across from PCYC. Bring a chair, knitting if you have some, cuppa if you want. Should it be raining we will meet at the stage in the mall near [...] full article »
[ Wednesday, 24 Aug to Friday, 26 Aug. ] Tuesday 24rd Arrive at Pilliga Pottery at any time. It’s a beautiful place with many activities. Pottery classes, bushwalks, birdwatching and relaxing in beautiful surroundings. The Blue Wren Café is a licensed venue with excellent coffee and meals. 6pm dinner at Blue Wren Café or self-cater. Wednesday 24th BYO breakfast, café is not open early. Café is closed [...] full article »
[ Friday, 26 Aug to Sunday, 28 Aug. ] Fri 26th, Sat 27th, Sun 28th August 2022 The Pilliga Tag-along tour is a not-for-profit tour. It is an activist tour aiming to educate and highlight the dire impacts of coal seam gas. It is tour that contrasts the beauty of the Pilliga with the visible impacts of mining. Car sharing is encouraged, as fuel is the [...] full article » 
[ Wednesday, 25 May; 5:00 pm; ] Nature Conservation Council conference June 4-6, Armidale, New South Wales Sustainable Living Armidale is seeking your enthusiastic support for the Regional Conference of the Nature Conservation Council of NSW, to be held at Armidale, New South Wales. The conference will be spotlighting key environmental issues of the tablelands: Nature, Climate and Renewables and is co-hosted by Sustainable [...] full article » 
[ Tuesday, 10 May; 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm. ] In the Pilliga, Pat Schultz attended a gathering for a Lock The Gate and Environmental Defenders Office update on Santos activities in The Pilliga. Pat will present information and slideshow to NPA members and supporters. Please RSVP — as the Jacaranda room isn't very big by email to npaarmidale@gmail.com full article » 
Coal Seam Gas song performed by George Neo in Guyra NSW. A treasure of history & culture at the Australian Poetry Hall of Fame. Here focusing on a social / environmental issue, with more at there website. Socialise Wednesdays at the Poetry Open Mike and other events. full article » 
[ Thursday, 17 Feb; 5:30 pm; Thursday, 17 Mar; 5:30 pm; Thursday, 21 Apr; 5:30 pm; Thursday, 26 May; 5:30 pm; Thursday, 16 Jun; 5:30 pm; Thursday, 21 Jul; 5:30 pm; Thursday, 18 Aug; 5:30 pm; Thursday, 15 Sep; 5:30 pm; Thursday, 20 Oct; 5:30 pm; Thursday, 17 Nov; 5:30 pm; ] The coordinating committee takes care of the administration of our association and undertakes planning. Location may change from the physical SNELCC offices in Hanna's Arcade to virtual Zoom meetings depending on NSW government directives. It is made up of the convenor, the secretary, the treasurer and representatives from the various subgroups. The current committee: Helen Webb (Convenor) [...] full article » 
In 1974, a year before completing her HSC, Kate and her parents Joan and Robert Boyd, became founding members of Armidale Branch, NPA. Kate was already a committed conservationist as, during the early 1970’s, she organised Inspect, a nature based study group at Armidale High School. She also began mapping Armidale’s native vegetation around an old [...] full article » 
In conjunction with Armidale NPA, Pat Schultz as a volunteer, takes people to The Pilliga and adjoining areas in tag-along tours at least once a year. She respectfully introduces people to the homelands of the Gomeroi and Gamilaraay to learn of their heritage, as well as sharing the natural beauty and unique features of The Pilliga. Participation [...] full article » 
Phil began as a farmer, trained as an ecologist and has a long history in protecting the natural environment. As a mature age student, he studied science and volunteered to do wildlife surveys for national parks in 1995. He progressed to surveying the forests and woodlands on the north coast, tablelands and north-west slopes as [...] full article » 
[ Tuesday, 26 Oct; 5:00 pm; ] Where: At Pat’s Place 177 Brown St Armidale (NSW Covid restrictions observed) or zoom Agenda: Dave Paull has resigned as Whitehaven Community Consultative Committee. Elizabeth O’Hara has offered to nominate. Topic: AACSG&M meeting Time: Oct 26, 2021 05:00 PM Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 734 4055 3931 Passcode: M42isG full article » 
Resignation letter of David Paull, Armidale Sustainable Living representative on the Maules Creek Community Consultative Committee (CCC). 19/10/21 David Ross Chair, Maules Creek CCC Dear David Please find my notification of resignation from the Maules Creek Community Consultative Committee. While my participation was in the expectation of a two-way interaction in good faith, I now feel participation in the Committee only [...] full article » 
[ Monday, 30 Aug; 6:30 pm to 7:45 pm. ] RSVP to stand in solidarity with Wangan and Jagalingou's call to respect their human rights! Adani’s destruction of the Wangan and Jagalingou lands, water, and culture is a violation of their human rights. The Wangan and Jagalingou have called for an immediate stop work on Adani’s coal mine until an independent investigation is done on the groundwater [...] full article » 
[ Saturday, 16 Oct; ] Register now for this bucket list, life-changing, wild run - choose to run 6km, 20km or 50km - only 100 places available. The 'For Wild Places’ crew have teamed up with The Wilderness Society to create the Pilliga Ultra to raise awareness and funds to protect the beautiful Pilliga Forest, North West NSW from coal seam [...] full article » 
Photo from Armidale Express, 3 July 2015, ‘Beth still battling three decades on’. Beth Williams was well known to many of us in SLA for her indefatigable submission writing, clarity of thought and focus. She was a valued campaigner against the destruction of Leard and Pilliga Forests and always willing to share her knowledge with novices. We [...] full article » |
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