July Forum: How can I help? 7:30pm

by | 3 Jul 2018 | Event, Meeting Minutes, Monthly Forum

With many new refugees now becoming part of our Armidale community, SLA is hosting a forum with the key players involved with their resettlement. Find out what’s happening, what’s proposed and how you can get involved and help. A panel of speakers will include...

SLA 2018 AGM 7pm

by | 3 Jul 2018 | Event, Monthly Forum

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 Iain MacKay. The AGM will start at...

Climate Matters: Armidale Community Garden

by | 3 Jul 2018 | Garden

Six years ago a group of enthusiastic volunteers took up the challenge of turning six abandoned tennis courts into a community garden. Armidale Community Garden lies just across the creek behind the New England Regional Art Museum (NERAM), and although still very much...

Petition to end deforestation in Australia

by | 3 Jul 2018 | Climate

Last week, the Wilderness Society wrote to the UN asking them to investigate the alarming deforestation crisis in Great Barrier Reef catchments — and it’s international news. The UNESCO World Heritage Committee, which is the body set up to look after World Heritage...

Visions for Armidale Creeklands AGM

by | 20 Jun 2018 | AURG, Event

Any interested in joining our not-for-profit association and all existing members are invited to come along to our 1st Annual General Meeting – to be held upstairs at the Armidale Bowling Club (Dumaresq St) – at 5.30 pm on Thursday June 21, 2018. Please...

Prickly Problems Project launch

by | 20 Jun 2018 | AURG, Event, SNELC

You’re invited to the launch of the Prickly Problems Project and to celebrate 16 years of Armidale Urban Rivercare projects. Saturday June 23, 10-12pm at Creeklands Behind Phil Wheaton Oval, Erskine St Free brunch by Dumaresq Lions Club All...

Upcoming Leard Pilliga tours

by | 3 Jun 2018 | AACSGaM

Hi, Places are available for all tours. An all wheel drive vehicle is preferable as the unsealed roads can be potholed and corrugated. It is advised to fill up in Narrabri on the way to the Pilliga town ship, before starting the tour, and again on returning to...