Thursday Forum: Youth & Climate Change

The next Thursday Forum in the monthly series organised by Sustainable Living Armidale (SLA) will focus on young people’s responses to the challenges of climate change and sustainability. Speaking at the Forum will be Maddie Gramlick and Emily Thomas-Moore (pictured)...

Home Grown Garden Tour 2012

ALF’s 4th Home Grown Garden Tour is on again this weekend, 3-4 March. Come along and be inspired by all the wonderful gardens in this year’s tour. There’s something for everyone; all 10 gardens have their own unique style. Buy a booklet from the...

Arsenic, lead found in toxic coal seam gas spill

A toxic and complex cocktail of heavy metals (arsenic, lead and chromium), salts and petrochemicals has leaked from a coal seam gas water (CSG) storage into the Pilliga forest, near Narrabri in NSW. “The NSW Government should shut down the Santos operation in the...

The Black Gully Music Festival

We want to celebrate the HiCUB project, all it has achieved and all those who have contributed. Members of the HiCUB Advisory Committee, and our local community are invited to join us on Sat 11 Feb at Black Gully (behind NERAM) to celebrate community, music and...

Creeklands Working Bee this Sunday 12th Feb

ARMIDALE URBAN RIVERCARE GROUP (AURG) hold working bees on Sunday mornings, approximately monthly. Quite a few SLA members are regulars, and it’s a good chance to meet others at a friendly working session. Here’s the details for the next one: The AURG in...

UNE Landcare working bee

Hope you had a great summer break. Got a new project this year, still working on the creek at campus. This year, with fantastic support from UNE Facilities Management Services (FMS) and the Armidale Urban Rivercare Group (AURG) we will be tackling the woody weeds...

SLA Community Meal 10 Feb

The next shared meal will be on Fri 10 February at Kent House. Anyone interested in sustainability is welcome to attend these meals that are held on the 2nd Friday of every month. The kitchen opens at 6.30, and we usually eat at about 7. It’s very informal...