AURG tree plant Elizabeth Park and Markham St

Inland Technology has approached Southern New England Landcare wanting to sponsor a planting in Armidale.  This has resulted in Inland Technology sponsoring our next planting which is fantastic news. So the AURG’s next tree planting day is on Sunday 13 October 2013. ...

Community Owned Solar in Manilla

On Saturday, we’ll have our very first meeting to explain the details of the community-owned solar farm. The close knit community of Manilla could create Australia’s first community owned solar farm. It is an opportunity for you to be part of a positive...

Seed Swap

Do you have excess veggie seeds and would like to swap them for something you don’t have? Or perhaps you’d simply like the chance to chat about veggie gardening in the Armidale region. Come along to ALF’s Seed Swap on Saturday 5th October from 2pm to...

Twisting Willow

Twisting Willow is an opportunity to build an eco gunyah on the site of the Black Gully Music Festival and to help celebrate the 30th birthday of both NERAM and THe Armidale Tree Group. The work will be facilitated by Uralla artist Andrew Parker. Find out more by...

Come and help with veggie patch at Mary White College

A group of students have formed an environmental group at Mary White College at Uni. These students recently met with the head of their college and discussed plans of what they want to do and where they see the college going environmentally. The outcome of this was...

Has the carbon tax killed the Australian mining boom?

Institute for Rural Futures Research Seminar Time: Thursday, 3 October, 2013, 1.00pm. Location: Institute for Rural Futures Seminar Room (Building CO12) University of New England Dr Samuel Meng Institute for Rural Futures, School of Behavioural, Cognitive and Social...

Tree Group Anniversary Dinner

Armidale Tree Group celebrates 30 years. Tickets $45 available from Armidale Tree Group, 80 Mann Street. Telephone: six double seven one 1620. Book by 5th October.    

Inland rail gains momentum

The Melbourne to Brisbane Inland Rail Alliance (MBIRA) and the Border Regional Organisation of Councils (BROC) co-hosted a Strategy Meeting in Moree to identify ways to support the creation of an inland rail line and logistics system for freight movements in the vast...