Do we really need industrial agriculture to feed the world?

How can we feed the world—today and tomorrow? The biggest players in the food industry—from pesticide pushers to fertilizer makers to food processors and manufacturers—spend billions of dollars every year not selling food, but selling the idea that we need their...

Drummond Park mobile tower open letter

Dear Mr Burns, Re: Proposed Telstra mobile phone transmission tower, Drummond Park, Armidale I’m writing to submit my objection to the proposal advertised by Service Stream Mobile Communications on Behalf of Telstra to construct and maintain a tower and associated...

Proposed communications tower on North Hill

Hi, today is the closing date for submissions to the council on the proposed communications tower at North Hill. This is the letter I’ve sent.  Armidale Dumaresq Council Dear Madam/Sir, I write to express my concerns about the proposed communications tower on...

Massive tree planting last Sunday broke all records

For all who missed today massive tree planting and Mental Health Month celebrations here are some stats for the day.  We planted 2622 plants today and we had 202 people register on our sheets for the day.  Having been in the AURG for almost all our working bees over...

SLA food stall at Farmers’ Market

Calling all of those keen backyard vegie growers out there – have you thought of selling your surplus vegies through the ALF stall at the Armidale Farmers’ Market and Car Boot Sale? A bunch or two of silverbeet, a bunch of carrots, one or two lettuces; everyone...

Progressive Cinema Lock the Gate double feature

In preparation for the Lock the Gate National Week of Action from 13th to 21st October, Progressive Cinema will be screening The Sky is Pink by Josh Fox, and Battle for a CSG Free Northern Rivers, at 7:30pm on Wednesday, 10th October, at Turntables Restaurant at the...

Lock The Gate – Gloucestor protest

Dear Member Further to my advice in October about plans to mount periodic protests and demonstrations against AGL locally, I am able to advise that the first such action is planned as part of the Lock the Gate National Week of Action and will happen on World Food Day,...