NCC Parliamentary trip with New England REZ Rep

by | 28 Mar 2025 | Energy, SLAM

We had a great parliamentary trip last week with the delegation from the Hunter and New England Renewable Energy Zones!  We met with: Dr Joe McGirr, Member for Wagga Wagga; Jeremy Buckingham MLC; Brendan Moylan, Member for Northern Tablelands; Sue Higginson MLC;...

Zoom: Transition Streets — Day of Transition Practice

by | 28 Mar 2025 | SLAM

Friday 4 April 2025 at 5.30pm Register for the Day of Transition Practise 2025 BIOS: Mary StringerMary is a grandmother and retired community worker who worked with others in 2017 to set up Transition Australia as a national Hub to connect grassroots transition and...

Social Developers Network meet with SLA & ZNet

by | 28 Mar 2025 | SLAM, ZNET

Thanks to everyone who so generously shared your time on Saturday March 15th 9:30am at NERAM. It was Sarah’s meeting but from my point of view it could not have gone better, and I’m sure she agrees — Harry An exerpt from Harry Creamer’s invitation: I am writing...

Video: Renewables done right

by | 20 Mar 2025 | Energy, SLAM

Welcome to ‘Renewables done right’, a new series we’ve been working on, where rural and regional Australians share their experiences of living with renewable energy. Last year we conducted some in-depth research into rural and regional attitudes to the...

Autumn Festival Volunteers Needed

by | 14 Mar 2025 | Autumn Festival, Climate, SLAM

We are seeking participants for this year’s Autumn Festival parade, to walk as part of the Sustainable Living Armidale float. Can you attend any (all?!) of the following? SLA festival float planning meeting: Monday March 17th, 5pm at the Grand hotel  SLA festival...

Electrify Armidale powers up

by | 14 Mar 2025 | Energy, SLAM

Congratulations to Electrify Armidale lead by Trevor Brown, in partnership with REEACH/SLA and the Community Power Agency and supported by UNE SRI in the gaining of a FRRR $20,000 grant titled “Armidale Community-Driven Shift to Renewable Energy and...

Forestry Corporation NSW loses $29m

by | 18 Feb 2025 | Habitat, SLAM | 2 comments

Last year’s release of NSW Forestry Corporation’s annual report shows that the taxpayer is again propping up the destruction of our native forests. FCNSW reported a $29 million loss in its native hardwood division, almost double the figure reported the year before....

2025 Armidale Regional Liveability Survey

by | 18 Feb 2025 | ARC, SLAM

Liveability means different things to different people – what does it mean to you? This year, for the first time, the Armidale region is participating in the 2025 Armidale Regional Liveability Survey, joining over 80,000 people across Australia who have shared their...

Dumaresq Creek regeneration

by | 28 Jan 2025 | AURG, SLAM

Welcome to 2025 and advice for the start of our 2nd Sunday Working Bees. Our working bee will involve planting a new area within the Weedy Wasteland to Wildlife Wetland area, some infill planting and possibly weeding as well. Access will be from the south side via...