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...

University tree planting near ‘goat track’ footbridge

by | 26 Feb 2018 | AURG, Event

UNE Life, Armidale Urban Rivercare Group and The Armidale Dumaresq Lions Club have joined forces to put on an event to get trees in the ground. A similar very successful event was held last year. A likely student turnout of 100 is anticipated. These are the event...

Community Power Agency is hiring!

by | 26 Feb 2018 | Climate, Energy, Event

Are you passionate about community energy? Do you want to help ensure all Australians can access the benefits of clean energy, no matter where they live or how much they earn? Are you an experienced project manager? We are seeking someone to come and work with the...

UPDATE: 7th block of solar power bulk-buy now open

by | 26 Feb 2018 | Energy, Starfish

We’re excited to announce that the 7th solar power bulk-buy block is now open! We’re just as excited to report that the program is looking very likely to sail past its goal of installing 1MW of high quality solar power throughout the region in the next few...

Video: Groningen — the world’s cycling city

by | 26 Feb 2018 | Transport

Groningen decided in the 1970s to enact policies to make it easier to walk and bike, and discourage the use of cars in the city centre. By pedestrianising some streets, building cycle tracks everywhere, and creating a unique transportation circulation pattern that...

Add my name: Save UNE habitat trees

by | 13 Feb 2018 | Event, SLAM, UNE | 3 comments

This statement of concern was drafted by 30 members of the UNE community at a recent meeting to discuss habitat tree removal on the UNE campus. If you care about native wildlife and the beauty of the UNE campus, please add your name to this statement. This statement...

This coming Thursday is D-Day for Leard Forest

by | 13 Feb 2018 | AACSGaM, Event

This coming Thursday is D-Day – i.e. destruction day, when the annual bulldozing period commences at the Leard State Forest. We do not have volunteers for the critical days of Thursday and Friday this week. We recognise that it is difficult for people to come...