AURG Maintenance Mondays

We plan at this stage for the next two Mondays (27 August and 3 September) to continue working at this same site, just upstream from Site 12 (River Oak). The work will be mainly removing woody weeds and picking up debris in preparation for our new planting planned for...

#RiseForClimate — Saturday 8th September

There is a simple measure for real climate leadership: no new fossil fuel projects, a fast & just transition to 100% renewable energy, and not a dollar more to dirty energy. But whether it’s Australian universities continuing to invest in the very companies that...

Armidale Bike Week 16–23 Sept

Family Fun Creek Ride is on 10:30am Sunday Sept 16th at Curtis Park Farmers’ Market. How much can you ride during Bike Week? Commute Challenge is on again Sept 17th-23rd Be in the riding to Win Prizes!

Massive new Victorian government solar policy

The Victorian government has announced it will provide 50% of funding for solar PV systems up to 4kW, for 650,000 Victorian homes over the next 10 years. This is a $1.24 billion program. The program will save the typical Victorian household $2,225 for an average 4kW...

New England Solar Farm — sharing the benefits

A new solar farm is being proposed near Uralla, making use of the New England’s great renewable energy resources. The New England Solar Farm, being developed by UPC Renewables, is slated to be one of Australia’s largest solar farms, bringing 600 to 800MW more...

New England North West 9th solar power bulk-buy block

We’re excited to announce that the 9th solar power bulk-buy block is now open! The bulk-buy discounts for this ninth block are still up to 33% below regular retail prices. We are pleased to be offering an expanded range of high quality solar panels and inverter...

Climate Matters: Slowing the Global Temperature Rise

As well as CO2(which needs to be reduced), other substances known as super-pollutants, or short-lived-climate-pollutants, are major contributors to global warming, including methane, black carbon, ozone and HFC refrigerants. A kilogram of methane causes more warming...

AURG Planning Meeting

The AURG Planning Meeting will be at the ‘Dumaresq Room” Armidale Bowling Club commencing 5.30pm on Thursday 30 August. Will cover our project commitments for remainder of 2018, Armidale urban maintenance program, and potential projects. Further details closer to the...