Launch of Boomerang Bags in Armidale

by | 8 Mar 2018 | Boomerang Bags, Event, Waste

We have our first sewing bee — making cloth bags to be placed in stores for shoppers to use as an alternative to plastic. It’s on 9am–1pm March 10 at Kent House. There has been one person making bags at home and we’d love to help spread the message. Our...

Working bee at creeklands behind the Phil Wheaton Oval

by | 8 Mar 2018 | AURG, Event

The next AURG working bee will be on Sunday 11 March and we are planning for a small planting session and some maintenance work including weeding of recently planted areas along the Creeklands behind the Phil Wheaton Oval. Details for working bee are as follows:...

Speaking Fire in the Garden — Spoken Word Poetry

by | 8 Mar 2018 | Event

Yaama, Sending a shout out to the poets, storytellers and lovers of words of Armidale and surrounds. Please come along  Wednesday 21st of March to the Armidale Aboriginal Community Garden 6–8pm to share in the art that is spoken word. Come and get some tips on...

Pat Schultz’s 2018 Tag-Along-Tours

by | 8 Mar 2018 | AACSGaM, Event

This is a not for profit tour. It is to educate about the dire impacts of coal seam gas mining / coal mining. See the beauty of Leard and Pilliga Forests. And learn first hand the damage coal seam gas mining has caused in the Pilliga and open cut coal mining is...

Harmony Day Armidale 2018

by | 8 Mar 2018 | Event

Come and Celebrate Harmony Day 2018 On Saturday the 24th of March at the Armidale Town Hall The celebrations start at 4pm, Dinner at 6pm Lots of multicultural food and entertainment Tickets: $10 for Adults $5 for students & school age children Under 5...

Armidale Men’s Shed Open Day

by | 6 Mar 2018 | Event

We have passed one year at our new location – almost settled in! We are now in a position to make greater use of these facilities and to build the role of the Armidale Men’s Shed as a significant location for arts and crafts and for men’s health.  We seek to hold a...

Join UNE SMART Region Incubator for RISE

by | 6 Mar 2018 | Event, UNE

Are you interested in tourism in regional Australia? Sitting on an idea that could take our region to another level? We need you! UNE SMART Region Incubator is putting out the call to anybody with a brilliant idea for tourism innovation to be part of RISE – a two day...

March social forum: Green drinks invitation

by | 26 Feb 2018 | Event, Monthly Forum

This fun, social idea came out of the 10 year celebration/future forum last November — We are inviting sustainability interest groups together for a social gathering called ‘Green Drinks’. To be honest the original idea was by Dave Carr organising similar get...

Friends of the ABC (Armidale) AGM and public talk

by | 26 Feb 2018 | Event

Armidale branch of the Friends of the ABC will be holding their Annual General Meeting Thursday, March 1 at 6 pm in Kent House (141 Faulkner Street, Armidale). We extend an invitation to all those who are interested in the importance of independent public...