Next Shared Meal Fri 10 Aug

by | 7 Aug 2012 | Event

All members of the SLA Community, their family and friends are warmly invited to join the monthly shared meal hosted by Community/Heart & Soul on the 2nd Friday of the month.  Our next meal will be at Cathie’s this Friday (10th) from 6-ish.  Children...

Backyard Chook Day

by | 7 Aug 2012 | Event, SLAM

Thinking of keeping chooks?  Come to Incredible Edibles Uralla’s Backyard Chook Day.  This is a family friendly day for the whole family.  Displays and talks will cover feeding chooks, housing fixed or portable, using chook tractors, parasite control, care of a...

AURG Dumaresq Creek Walk

by | 7 Aug 2012 | AURG, Event, SLAM

A walk along Armidale’s city creek from UNE to Taylor St to view all the recent works done by the Armidale Urban Rivercare Group (AURG), UNE Landcare and the recently ended HiCUB Project. A lot has been done in recent times and AURG are rightly proud of what’s been...

Thursday Forum – Neighbourly Spaces

by | 30 Jul 2012 | Event, Monthly Forum

The next monthly Open Forum to be held by Sustainable Living Armidale (SLA), will look at how urban design can create livable, affordable and environmentally friendly urban communities. We’ll be showing a film of a small ‘urban village’ of 27 homes and gardens on half...

Join the rivercare group for a planning meeting

by | 25 Jul 2012 | Event, SLAM

It is that time of the year when we should have a meeting to discuss the upcoming work plan for the Armidale Urban Rivercare Group for the second half of 2012.  I am therefore proposing a meeting as follows:- Time: 5pm Date: Wednesday 1 August 2012 Location: The Grand...

Building Regional Prosperity

by | 25 Jul 2012 | Event, SLAM

  UNE Business School and the Community Mutual Group invite you to attend in person or Watch live via ustream. “Banking on the Future: How to Make Sustainability Profitable” Rowan Dowland, General Manager, Development bankmecu Tuesday 21 August 2-3pm John Dillon...

Waste > Art Exhibition on now

by | 10 Jul 2012 | Energy, Event

All entries are now on show in this community competition that has provided an opportunity for all residents in the Armidale Dumaresq Council area to creatively communicate the waste reduction message. There are schools entries and open sections, and a great variety...

Next Shared Meal Friday 13th

by | 10 Jul 2012 | Event, SLAM

For all members of the SLA Community and friends, our regular shared meal falls on Friday 13th this month.  Bring or wear something in line with this theme if you wish to share a meal, good company and ideas for sustainable living. We are holding the meals in family...

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Workshop 21 July

by | 9 Jul 2012 | Event, SLAM

Hugh Williams is an Australian who farms biodynamically, and teaches & writes in the USA. He is currently in Australia and will be conducting both talks & on-farm workshops in four states, presenting a radical reappraisal of food distribution systems, as the...