Black Gully Music Festival 2022
10am SAT NOV 9th

Every year Armidale folk gather at Black Gully (behind NERAM) to celebrate community, music and biodiversity
Armidale Vegetable Sowing Guide
This guide shows planting time periods that should allow you to get a crop in Armidale.
Lightbulb Moments
Take control of your electrical use & costs with this Resource Guide Online PDF and Print PDF for welfare agencies to assist clients, colleagues and community.

2nd solar power bulk-buy block closing Friday 10 Feb

We’re excited to report that the 2nd block of the solar power bulk-buy is almost fully subscribed.

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The Doomsday Clock just moved closer to Midnight

It’s been 64 years since the world has been this close to Doomsday.

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has been updating the Doomsday full article »

Launch Solar Hot Water bulk buy: 10am Wed 30 Nov — Uralla Community Hall

Farming-the-Sun is launching the second bulk buying scheme for solar hot water. Their evacuated tube systems will be substantially discounted below retail prices.

Wednesday, 30 full article »

North Coast Energy Forum 25 November 2016 Program released!

North Coast Energy Forum

Friday, 25 November 2016 ~ Coffs Harbour

Here in this part of Australia, we like to full article »

Solar power bulk-buy UPDATE: Last chance to access full renewable energy credits

EESS advised us today that the cut-off date for receiving the full renewable energy credits is close of business, Wednesday 9 November.

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First block of solar power bulk-buy installations to begin

We have just received confirmation that enough deposits have been received for installations of the first bulk-buy block to begin in November.

Delivery of the full article »

Our future doesn’t have to be dismall — The Good Anthropocene

It is rare to hear environmental scientists sounding positive about the future. But that’s exactly what’s happening now with an international group of researchers. full article »

Generation Anthropocene — How humans have altered the planet for ever

In 2003 the Australian philosopher Glenn Albrecht coined the term solastalgia to mean a “form of psychic or existential distress caused by environmental change”. full article »

We can reduce carbon emissions while growing GDP

Is it possible to have economic growth at the same time as a country is transitioning to a new climate economy?

There’s a debate about full article »

Community Solar Power Bulk-buy Launch Invitation

Farming the Sun would like to invite you to the launch of a new community bulk-buy of solar power systems, building upon its earlier success full article »

What’s the scenario with global biodiversity?

When the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) ~ the leading international body for the assessment of climate change, consisting of 195 member full article »

Can we feed 10 billion people on organic farming alone?

Organic farming can help to both feed the world and preserve bushland. In a study published this year, researchers modelled 500 food production scenarios full article »

Wind and solar are crushing fossil fuels

While two years of crashing prices for oil, natural gas, and coal triggered dramatic downsizing in those industries, renewables have been thriving. Clean energy investment full article »

Australia’s first community-funded Council solarfarms confirmed for construction

Australia’s first ever community-funded Council-operated solarfarms are on track to be operational by the end of this year following the successful completion of the investment full article »

Global map reveals ‘unsafe levels’ of biodiversity across 58% of Earth’s surface

Biodiversity has dropped below the “safe limit” across 58% of the Earth’s surface according to the most comprehensive analysis of global data to date.

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Rammed earth wall keeping the top end cool

Composed of 230m of simple, natural materials, this earthen structure may look unassuming, yet it is actually the longest rammed earth wall in Australia. Built full article »

Invitation — Help build the new economy through activism, enterprise and social change

Today’s economy is built on the foundations of a global industrial and financial system with immense productive capacity, however the extractive nature of it has full article »

New England votes for fast action on renewable energy and climate

New England voters want Australia to clean up its energy system much faster than is currently proposed, a new election poll has found.

Two full article »

New England Energy Futures Forum — 7pm, 21st June at Lazenby Hall

New England Voters are being provided with a unique opportunity to directly assess the policies of all ten candidates at an full article »

Tesla travels 9,000km through Queensland without range anxiety

A previous return trip Brisbane – Canberra – Brisbane illustrated my motivation for environmental protection, EVs and sense for adventure.

This time full article »

Ocean fish numbers on “brink of collapse”: WWF

The amount of fish in the oceans has halved since 1970, in a plunge to the “brink of collapse” caused by over-fishing and other threats, full article »

Scientists, volunteers campaign against plastics

Message from the Gyre – Chris Jordan

Plastic fragments in the world’s oceans are insidious killers which are steadily claiming an increasing number of full article »

A third American town is now running entirely on renewable energy

The number of American towns that run entirely on renewable energy is growing.

Last week, Aspen Colorado declared it had become the third municipality to full article »

Invitation – 6th October: Public Launch of Z-NET Uralla Blueprint

Public Launch of Z-NET Uralla Blueprint by the Hon. Mark Speakman, SC MP Minister of Environment, Minister of Heritage and Assistant Minister of Planning

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Rockin’ the road to Paris

The UNFCCC Newsroom has presented a new entry as part of their series of Climate Songs for Paris COP 21. The song “Set the full article »