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SUMMARY:2026 Clean Up Australia Day — Armidale Free BBQ Edition
DESCRIPTION:Help keep our beautiful creeklands clean and green!\nDate: Sunday\, 1 March 2026\nTime: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM\nLocation: Civic Park Faulkner Street\, Armidale (assembly near Curtis Park picnic shelter) \nWhy join? \n\nMake a real difference to our local environment\nProtect wildlife habitats and improve open spaces\nConnect with your community and teach kids the value of sustainability\n\nWhat to bring:\nWater bottle\, sunscreen\, hand sanitiser\, and a rug for lunch. Wear sturdy shoes\, sun hat\, and comfortable clothing. \nExtras:\nFree sausage sizzle after the event! All clean-up materials provided. \nTogether\, we can make Armidale cleaner and greener. Every piece of litter counts!
URL:https://slarmidale.org/event/2026-clean-up-australia-day-armidale-free-bbq-edition
LOCATION:Civic Park\, 127-129 Dumaresq Street\, Armidale\, NSW\, 2350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Food,Waste
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ORGANIZER;CN="Armidale Regional Council":MAILTO:council@armidale.nsw.gov.au
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SUMMARY:Platypus Forum and Afternoon Tea
DESCRIPTION:The New England Rakali and Platypus Group (NERP) warmly invites you to join us for a Platypus Forum and Afternoon Tea. \n\nDate: Saturday 7th March 2026\nTime: 2pm-3.30pm\nVenue: Armidale & Region Aboriginal Cultural Centre and Keeping Place (ACCKP)\, Kentucky St.\, Armidale\nAfternoon tea: Catered for by the Keeping Place Cafe.\n\nNERP has held several events over the last three years including a forum at UNE with platypus researchers\, an online session with Geoff Williams from the Australian Platypus Conservancy and a Spring 2024 Platypus picnic at Commissioners Waters. \nAt the Black Gully Festival in 2025 children made clay platypus and we began ‘weaving the Macleay’ on repurposed hail netting\, an ongoing project for the PCYC markets 2026. The Early Years Platypus Kit continues to be well received and will be on loan again for early childhood services and schools (K-2) from March 2026. The Platypus Forum will include the following presenters\, and we look forward to some engaging discussions. \n\nHazel Vale and Thelma Kelly\, Welcome to Country and reflections on river care\nAngus Adair\, Co-ordinator of the Armidale Urban Rivercare group (AURG) and local wildlife enthusiast: ‘Two Decades of Dumaresq Creek Rehabilitation: Positive Impacts for Rakali and Platypus’\nDr Sarah Mika\, Senior Lecturer in Aquatic Ecology\, UNE: ‘The importance of creating healthy Macleay headwaters’\nDr Michelle Maloney\, from the Australian Earth Laws Alliance: ‘Nature based law and the rights of rivers’(online)\nWe look forward to seeing you at the Platypus Forum and Afternoon Tea\, Bruce Cohen\, Andrew Lawson\, Elizabeth O’Hara and Sue Elliott
URL:https://slarmidale.org/event/platypus-forum-and-afternoon-tea
LOCATION:Armidale Aboriginal Cultural Centre and Keeping Place\, 96-104 Kentucky Street\, Armidale\, NSW\, 2350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Aboriginal,Talk,Wildlife
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sustainable Living Armidale":MAILTO:info@SLArmidale.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260308T083000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260308T123000
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SUMMARY:Armidale Farmers Market
DESCRIPTION:Armidale Farmers Market is on 2nd Sunday each month 8:30am–12:30pm at Curtis Park \nOne of the great advantages of Curtis Park is that many people will be able to cycle and walk to the market. We’re always working on new ideas and activities in the pipeline and are aiming to continue to provide a vibrant and quality market. Keep an eye out on our Facebook page and Instagram. \nIf you are a paid up member of Sustainable Living Armidale you are welcome to sell produce at the Armidale Local Food stall with a slice of profits going to paying for the stall and surplus goes to SLA which in turn propels new projects. \nBYO bags + reuseables\, we’re aiming for a plastic free zone!
URL:https://slarmidale.org/event/armidale-farmers-market-2/2026-03-08
LOCATION:Curtis Park\, 75 Faulkner Street\, Armidale\, NSW\, 2350\, Australia
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ORGANIZER;CN="Armidale Farmers Market":MAILTO:armidalefarmersmarket@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Armidale Dumaresq Creek regeneration
DESCRIPTION: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 Kennedy Street. \nLocation: Join the mailing list to know where on the creek from working bee to working bee and follow the AURG Working Bee signs.\n\n \n\n\n\nWhat to bring:   BYO long sleeved shirt\, long pants and sturdy boots.  Please also bring gloves\, broad brim hat and sunscreen. AURG will provide equipment\, morning tea and BBQ lunch for a gold coin donation. AURG Membership \n\n\n\nFor members that have provided a mobile number with their SNEL / AURG membership\, I will be trialling our Text Message service closer to the working bee. The aim of this is for advising of changes closer to the event.    \n\n\n\nPlease also note the membership requirements below. Membership is free but essential for public liability and insurance purposes. I will bring a current membership list\, membership forms and a guide for updating via your phone. \n\n\n\nMembership regulations: All AURG (sub-group) members & volunteers must also hold a current membership as an Individual Member\, under the auspicing body of Southern New England Landcare Limited. This is to ensure everyone is covered for public liability and insurance purposes. All participants wishing to attend the AURG working bee must be a current Individual SNEL Member i.e. \n\n\n\nHold current membership. SNEL will provide AURG with a current list prior to each event.\n\n\n\nNew volunteers should register online via the SNEL Membership page on the website https://snelandcare.org.au/membership/become-a-member.html \, prior to the event.\n\n\n\nIf a volunteer does not have internet access\, they may pick up a form from the SNEL office\, to complete and sign. Forms should be left at\, or mailed back to\, the SNEL office for processing.\n\n\n\nA new person or non-member\, who arrives on the day to the AURG working bee\, must sign a hard copy Membership form\, when registering “at the door”\, in order to participate at the event.\n\n\n\nMembership is current for 12 months
URL:https://slarmidale.org/event/armidale-dumaresq-creek-regeneration-2/2026-03-08
LOCATION:Dumaresq Creek\, 27 Kennedy St\, Armidale\, NSW\, 2350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Planting
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ORGANIZER;CN="Armidale Urban Rivercare Group":MAILTO:bryan.johnston@bigpond.com
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SUMMARY:Armidale Tree Group Open Day 2026
DESCRIPTION:Armidale Tree Group Open Day is on again\, so save the date! Please join us for great day out for gardeners\, nature lovers\, locals\, and anyone who’s curious about Australian native plants and the amazing wildlife and landscapes they support.\n\n\nProgram of events \n\nGuided nursery tours at 10.45 and 12.45am\n\nTalks in the Woodland Centre: \n\n10am- Choosing natives over exotics — Dr Andrew Thornhill\n11am – What is a hybrid – the good\, the bad and the ugly — Dr Rose Andrews\n12noon- Dingoes — Dr Guy Ballard\n1pm-Bird nesting boxes — Angus Adair\n\nWorkshops: \n\n10am-11am – Mandala for Young Nature Lovers\, Meet at front gate (adults accompany please) — Susan Grant/Kerry Steller\n11.30am-1pm- Adults + kids activity\, Printing on paper with Natural Plant dyes — Green Classroom. Margaret England\n12.30 pm- Seed collecting for your garden\, Retail area in the nursery — Dave Carr\n1.30pm- Propagation native cuttings\, Potting Shed — Kim Kneebone\n\nOther fun things: \n\nContinuous BBQ\nCoffee Van\nMusic – Al Heagney and friends\nArt – local artists\nEcofriendly market stalls\nNew book displays by local writers\n\nDisplays: \n\nSouthern New England Landcare\nNational Parks Association\nAustralian Plants Society\nNorthern Tablelands Wildlife Carers\nSLA Food group\n\n\n\nAll activities Free. Collect your free tree by presenting a ‘Free Tree’ voucher.Come and support your local not for profit community nursery.
URL:https://slarmidale.org/event/armidale-tree-group-open-day-2026
LOCATION:Armidale Tree Group\, 80 Mann Street\, Armidale\, NSW\, 2350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Art,Garden,House,Music,Planting,Talk,Wildlife
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SUMMARY:Talk: The revolution will not be violent
DESCRIPTION:This talk by A.Prof Marty Branagan\, Peace Studies\, University of New England which is partly about Rising Tide\, will be on 26 March in Arts Lecture Theatre 3 at UNE at 1pm. All welcome. \nA persistent trope from some leftists is that armed struggle is a necessary precursor to a more just\, sustainable and peaceful world. This paper argues that such a trope is not revolutionary but deeply conservative\, influenced by and supporting the aims of the global military-industrial complex and a flawed state system. The paper shows how the military-industrial complex influences societies down militaristic pathways through its think-tanks\, media stories\, influences on schools and universities\, and Hollywood connections\, and how this is reinforced by film and entertainment violence\, language\, history telling and parenting. Using data from a survey of contemporary climate activists\, I explore possible motives for violence before  discussing issues arising from the Myanmar and Gaza conflicts. I then explore nonviolent action and the benefits of nternationalising movements\, choosing appropriate strategies and tactics\, and utilising general strikes\, hunger strikes\, boycotts\, divestment and sanctions. Finally\, I discuss the recent Rising Tide blockades of the world’s largest coal export port in Newcastle\, and movement education about intersectional oppression\, forefronting of diversity\, commitment to egalitarianism\, cultural activism\, capacity-building\, and narrative control\, temporarily creating\, as Aboriginal musician Gurridyula put it\, an unarmed autonomous zone.
URL:https://slarmidale.org/event/the-revolution-will-not-be-violent
LOCATION:University of New England\, Booloominbah Drive\, Armidale\, NSW\, 2350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Activism,Peace,Talk
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ORGANIZER;CN="Rising Tide":MAILTO:newcastle@risingtide.org.au
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260327
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260330
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SUMMARY:Come-along and join Pat’s Pilliga Tag-a-long Tour
DESCRIPTION:National Parks association\, Armidale Branch invite you to join Pat Schultz on a tag-a-long tour of the culturally and ecologically significant & wonderful Pilliga Forest. The proposed program is flexible and depends on numbers attending and weather conditions. \nIf time permits it is most enjoyable to have a day at the Pilliga Hot Bore Baths prior to the tour. \nArrive at Pilliga village on to camp & relax at Pilliga hot bore baths ($5) or book into the Pilliga Pub\, the pub has two family rooms Phone 0428671182 for bookings. Dinner may be available at the pub. Friday afternoon arrive at Pilliga Pottery \n\nSaturday — Leave at 8.30am Drive to Baradine Forest Discovery Centre\, with interesting displays and the history of The Pilliga\, then on to Sculptures in the Scrub or the Salt Cave & the Fire tower for expansive views across forest vista to Warrumbungle and Nandewar ranges. If time permits visit Gamilaraay Sculpture Walk and possibly the Sandstone Caves. Stay at Barkala Homestay (Pilliga Pottery) where camping\, private room or share a room in unique accommodation is available and dine in the Blue Wren Cafe.\nSunday — Leave at 8.30am to tour Santos coal seam gas fields & infrastructure\, accompanied by a local Pilliga resident who will share their love and knowledge of Pilliga biodiversity and give an update on the controversial Narrabri Gas Project impacting on the forest\, surrounding farmlands & the serious risks to the Great Artesian Basin For those with commitments the tour ends to allow travel home on Friday afternoon or for those staying the accommodation is the same as for Thursday night.\nMonday — For those who have more time\, we’ll visit any destinations missed on Saturday or meet the Interests of participants\, for example bushwalks and other related activities.\n\nFor further information please contact Pat Schultz on {mobile prefix oh for}28 725 852 \nPilliga registration March 26 word doc
URL:https://slarmidale.org/event/come-along-and-join-pats-pilliga-tag-a-long-tour
LOCATION:Pilliga Pottery\, 2630 Dandry Rd\, Coonabarabran\, NSW\, 2357\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Aboriginal,Activism,Art,Forests,Tour,Walk,Wildlife
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ORGANIZER;CN="Pilliga Tag%E2%80%93Along Tours":MAILTO:pat.schultz@bigpond.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260329T080000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260329T130000
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SUMMARY:Markets in the Mall
DESCRIPTION:SLA usually has an information stall in front of the City Post Office at Armidale Markets in the Mall. They are held on the last Sunday of each month from 8am–1pm with 50 plus different stalls making a regular appearance. Stalls include a huge range of street food\, cafés\, farm produce\, quality handmade and handcrafted items\, cupcakes\, candles\, bath and body products\, skincare and makeup\, handmade clothing\, bags\, shoes\, linen\, pottery\, woodwork\, plants\, art\, homewares\, toys\, plus so much more. \nThe markets are held in Beardy Street Mall\, Armidale and are run by the Armidale PCYC.
URL:https://slarmidale.org/event/markets-in-the-mall-2/2026-03-29
LOCATION:Armidale Mall\, Beardy Street Mall\, Beardy Street\,\, Armidale\, NSW\, 2350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Art,Food,Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="PCYC":MAILTO:armidale@pcycnsw.org.au
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