Save Koala Night

Save Koala Night is a 4 x DJs fundraiser celebrating our amazing and unique furry friends. It follows Save Koala Day celebrated on September 30 every year, and is part of the Save Koala Month celebrations organised by the Australian Koala Foundation. Join us, 5pm...

Progressive Cinema: Together We Grow

The film nights for September and October have been rescheduled to better fit in with other events at the Armidale Playhouse. Here are the new dates for your calendars: Wednesday, 4 October 2023 and Tuesday, 31 October 2023 This means there won’t be a screening in...

Koala Habitat Grants Available!

A grant has been awarded so that landholders that in areas surrounding the Armidale Area of Regional Koala Significance (ARKS) can restore habitat connectivity for threatened fauna and flora. Southern New England Landcare is pleased to announce it has obtained funding...

Is Temu Too Much Fast Fashion?

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll know there’s a new player in town that’s making Shein look staid and pricey by promising it can make you shop like a billionaire — and by selling earrings for 19c and sneakers for $2.86, Temu isn’t lying! But how do you...

Hillgrove Short Film and Vegetarian Supper night

“Stories for a Changing World” (every 3rd Saturday of the month) 6pm Saturday September 16th Hillgrove Rural Community Hall 76 Brackin St Hillgrove 2350 32klm east of Armidale NSW Ben & bEartha (or Ben and Bertha) is a 40-minute sustainability documentary...

Paddle on the Macleay with SOMR

Just over one week to go before the Paddle on the Macleay 2023. Once again, organised by the wonderful committee members of Save Our Macleay River (SOMR), it is an event not to be missed. Click here for Directions and Registration Form If you can’t paddle, come to the...

Video: Pilliga tag-a-long tour 20 Sept 23

The next Pilliga Tag-a-Long tour will be Wed 20th September to Friday 22nd September. The tours are not-for profit. No-one working for the tours are paid, but incur costs for their activism. All participants pay their own costs, travel, food and accommodation. The...

Citizen’s Wildlife Corridors Working Bee

Do you long to wield the loppers, proper? Do you dream of becoming a world-class weed-wander? Are you striving to become just such? Well, read on regardless: Many of you will already know about the closed lanes to the north of Armidale that provide us with walking,...

Rally for the Styx River and Forest a success

Over 50 people gathered for the Save our Styx River and Forest in the Judith Wright Grove, Civic Park Armidale on Sunday 13 August 2023 as part of the Bob Brown Foundation 3 days of action for the Giants. Bea Bleile, in acknowledging Country, observed the care,...

Sustainable Deathcare meeting

Hi all, Our community meeting is ever evolving and we have decided to change the day, time and the venue plus are creating a bit more structure and focus for the group. I am cancelling the meeting that had been planned for Thursday the 17th August at Kent House...

Save our Styx poster

In 1998 Armidale Branch NPA with other local groups, individuals and  Thunghutti support, proposed linking New England National Park with Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. In 1999 Cunnawarra National Park was created. Regrettably some of the areas of Styx River State...

Rally for Native Forests Armidale

On Sunday August 13, 11am at Judith Wright Memorial Grove the Armidale National Parks Association of NSW are holding a rally as a part of our Three Days of Action, calling for an end to native forest logging nationally and for the protection of the Styx River State...

Voice for YES — Picnic @ Curtis Park

Voice for YES – Picnic @ Curtis Park 12th Aug 11-2pm Northern Tablelands for YES – Come Together for a Picnic in the park to celebrate our achievements so far and participate in the national event collecting video of us relaxing together and singing the...