July Forum: Aussie St follow-up

by | 3 Jul 2019 | Event, Monthly Forum

David Holmgren presented Aussie Street, Town Hall, last Saturday — a fictional account of a typical street in Australia from the 1950s depression to the near future, interestingly another depression of the 2020s. Through David’s permaculture vision for suburbia we...

SLA 2019 AGM

by | 3 Jul 2019 | Event, Meeting Minutes

The AGM will be held before the July forum with office bearers elected and Convenors of Action Groups endorsed. A brief year in review by Action Group convenors and vision for the future year will be presented by the current convenor Mahalath Halperin. The AGM will...

Aussie St. Tour w/ David Holmgren comes to Armidale Town Hall

by | 18 Jun 2019 | Event

Aussie St; our shared suburban history and future David Holmgren, permaculture visionary and story teller takes us back through the decades of our lived history in the streets where the quarter acre hosted the Aussie post war dream, through the decades of rising...

VIDEO: What Really Sparks Joy?

by | 18 Jun 2019 | Waste

It’s no secret that we have way too much stuff! This is one reason why people like Marie Kondo have taken center stage, leading people all over the world to look deep into their closet and ask: “Does this spark joy?” But what if there’s a...

Fair Water Charges for All

by | 14 Jun 2019 | Event | 1 comment

The Climate Council warns that global warming will cause more severe and devastating droughts. This creates problems. Just think of the cost of trucking water to Guyra, which begins on June 11, or the millions it will take to raise the Malpas dam wall. After initial...

Register now — Speaking 4 the Planet

by | 14 Jun 2019 | Event

Armidale Regional Council, the Armidale Catholic Schools Office and 4Sustainability Education are once again holding a Speaking 4 the Planet competition to celebrate World Environment Day.  This is an invitation to participate. The Speaking 4 the Planet competition...

Investment opportunity open for 2 more weeks

by | 14 Jun 2019 | Event

The Sapphire Wind Farm community investment initiative will close on 30 June there will not be any further extensions. Please invest now in order to not miss out. This offer is open to all residents of NSW and ACT to participate. If you would like to invest now,...

#StopAdani Postcard from Antarctica

by | 14 Jun 2019 | AACSGaM, Climate

The penguins in these photos are chinstrap penguins – they’re not as affected at the moment from climate change as some other species (it was thought a few years ago that they might not be affected much as they tend to live in the warmer areas and rely less on sea...