Free Tours of Council Facilities

The Armidale Regional Council has organised a series of tours of several of their facilities. From Tuesday 13 August until Saturday 17 August free tours will be conducted at the Armidale, Armidale Wastewater Treatment Plant, Armidale Waste Management Facility, Water...

Taking Sustainability into our own hands

URALLA SUSTAINABILITY EXPO To support people to take their own actions towards sustainability, Z-NET Uralla is holding a hands-on Sustainability Expo on 3 August 2019, in partnership with Uralla Shire Council, as a Local Government Week event. Working together, there...

How do you Choose Products at the Grocery Store?

Would you like to participate in a University of New England study? Understanding Factors that Influence Sustainable Palm Oil-Related Purchasing Behaviour This research aims to explore what factors might influence people to purchase or not purchase products containing...

Transition Streets Australia

Transition Streets is a project of the worldwide Transition movement. The idea is to find like-minded others within easy walking distance to start a Transition Streets group. Typically a group will meet monthly to work through the seven chapters of the workbook to...

Climate Emergency Petition

We are calling on residents of the Armidale Regional Council to join with other communities around the world and call the dire climate changes that we are experiencing ‘A Climate Emergency’. As Armidale is in the grip of level 4 water restrictions, the...

Level 4 Water Restrictions for Armidale and Guyra

Armidale Regional Council has announced that Level 4 Water Restrictions have commenced. Unfortunately there has been no significant rainfall and the Bureau of Meteorology forecasts further dry weather for the coming months. Historically, Armidale has been fortunate...

Global Environment Report Demands National Commitments

New Intergovernmental Panel report demands comprehensive commitments to deal with crisis in the natural world. A Global Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services was released by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem...