Working bee – SLA Autumn Festival

Some of the creative thinking has been done, and we’re up to the hands-on making. The first working bee is on Saturday 1st March from 11am to 1pm, at Bar and Pats’ place. We’ll be plaiting fabric, making weavings, and coming up with words for signs....

Home Grown Garden Tour 2014

ALF’s 6th Home Grown Garden Tour is on 1-2 March! Come along and be inspired by all the wonderful gardens in this year’s tour. Almost all the gardens are new this year so even if you’ve been before, you’ll find something to inspire! Buy a booklet for entry to the...

Clean Up Australia Day is Sunday 2 March, 2014

Clean Up Australia Day is a simple way you can take action to clean up, fix up and conserve our prized Australian environment. In 2013 an estimated 550,300 volunteers removed 16,150 tonnes of rubbish at 7,341 sites right across the country – but we can do...

Walking & Cycling Counts – February 2014

Volunteers  are ready to count pedestrians and bicycle riders at several key locations within Armidale in late February. This will provide a snapshot of the amount of cycling and walking within the community. We aim to count again at the same locations to track...

Autumn Festival: SLA Float

This year the Autumn Festival Parade is on Saturday March 15th, middle of the day. SLA has entered a float every year since we began, and we have won the Best Community Float more than once. (This pic is part of the 2009 SLA float). If you would like to be involved...

National Day of Divestment Action – 3rd May

On the 3rd of May, 350.org and Market Forces will hold Australia’s first ever national day of bank divestment action, where you and hundreds of bank customers* can close your account and switch to a fossil free bank. Our banks are funding a big problem. Since 2008,...

Bike Week 2014

Bike Week will be on again in Armidale in September 2014. SLA Transport Group is keen to run a huge Commute Challenge after its initial success in 2013. We’re looking for your input! Get involved in Bike Week 2014 – come to the 11 March meeting or contact...