Wind Farm Tour Announced

by | 30 Aug 2013 | Energy, Event, SLAM | 1 comment

Local community windfarm project, New England Wind, announced a 4-day Windfarms Tour by coach from Armidale to Canberra. “There is nothing better than first hand experience to see, hear and learn about the workingsof modern windfarms,” according to Project Director,...

Ecopella at Armidale Club

by | 23 Aug 2013 | Energy, Event, SLAM | 1 comment

Ecopella – causing harmony to the environment at rallies, protests, festivals and concerts since 1998. Ecopella is an environmental choir that sings about the beauty of our world and the struggle to protect it from exploitation and destruction. Founded in 1998...

Waste Into Art Competition

by | 19 Jul 2013 | Energy, Event

The Northern Inland Regional Waste’s (NIRW) annual Waste Into Art and Design Competition is on again, and Armidale Dumaresq Council is calling on creative locals to turn trash into treasure. Now in its thirteenth year, the competition celebrates the creativity...

SLA: ‘Can I Fix It?’ Home Maintenance workshops

by | 15 Jul 2013 | Energy, Event

The Sustainable Living Armidale (SLA) series of free “I Can Do It!” workshops have been well attended and getting great results. Curtains and pelmets have been made and a Three House Tour conducted, all sharing ways people can get more control over their energy use...

SLA Energy Group

by | 23 Jun 2013 | Energy, Event

The SLA Energy Group meets the first Monday of each month at 1pm at the Southern New England Landcare office in the East Mall, upstairs to the right of the Colour Copy Centre. Over the years, we have focused on many things from solar panels on public buildings to...

VISIT 3 ARMIDALE HOUSES

by | 22 Apr 2013 | Energy, Event, Garden, SLAM

SLA is launching its popular, free, ‘I Can Do It’ workshops with a visit to three houses.   Registration is essential. Please contact Val Sherwell on six seven 72 0342 or email: icandoit@slarmidale.org People in small groups will spend an hour in each house....

We need new energy! SLA Energy Action Group meeting

by | 22 Jan 2013 | Energy, Event

Hi, reminder that the next SLA Energy Action Group meeting is the first Monday in February, eg February 4th at 1pm at SNELCC. As I recall, we agreed to focus on energy efficiency this coming year so come with lots of ideas. I hope to see a big roll-up for the meeting....