WRONG DATE: River care working bee Sunday 11 not 18 April

by editor | 16 Apr 2021 | AURG, Event, SLAM

WRONG DATE: 2nd Sunday of the month not 3rd Our next AURG working bee to be held this Sunday on the creek lands near the Prickly Problems sign. The area is very overgrown amongst the plantings after the recent rains and floods. Work will include planting Carrex to...

Confused about carbon budgets for the Paris climate goals?

by editor | 16 Apr 2021 | SLAM

Zero by 2050 or 2030? 1.5°C or 2°C? This briefing paper explores how IPCC carbon budgets underestimate current and future warming, omit important climate system feedback mechanisms, and make dangerous assumptions about climate risk-management. “Where we are today at...

Local group Starfish Initiatives now in hibernation during COVID

by editor | 16 Apr 2021 | SLAM, Starfish

Sadly, Starfish has been seriously coronered by the global pandemic. For the moment, the organisation has been placed into an hibernation-like state awaiting a possible return. The impacts of Covid-19 on Starfish’s work program were severe. By late March 2020,...

WATCH: Fired Up: What’s driving the Federal Government’s push for a gas-fired future

by editor | 16 Apr 2021 | SLAM | 1 comment

“You’ve got to do it with gas. You’ve got to do it with gas!” Prime Minister Scott Morrison Prime Minister Scott Morrison couldn’t be clearer. As the country grapples with the twin challenges of recovering from the COVID-19 recession and the transformation of our...

Armidale Koala Day of Action #SaveOurKoalas

by editor | 19 Mar 2021 | Event, Habitat

Koala habitat is still being cleared across NSW. If we’re going to save koalas from extinction, we need to pull out all stops in 2021. Save Our Koalas Day of Action is on Sunday 21 March. Where: Edgar Street off Arundel Drive Armidale When: Sunday 21 March from 1–2pm...

WATCH: Emergency Action for Negative Emissions

by editor | 19 Mar 2021 | Climate | 1 comment

Recorded at The Capitol, RMIT University Below Zero 2030 Emergency Action for Negative Emissions The dramatic shift in mainstream climate policy in support of a zero-emissions target is widely welcomed. But are we at grave risk of missing our intended outcome by...

SUNDAY FORUM UPDATE: Food choices for personal and planetary health

by editor | 10 Mar 2021 | Climate, Event, Local Food, Monthly Forum

One of the most powerful ways individuals can have an impact on the natural environment and climate change is through our diets- but with so much information (and misinformation) about nutrition and climate out there, it is easy to become overwhelmed and confused...

Armidale joins the Global Multi-Faith Day of Climate Action

by editor | 10 Mar 2021 | Climate, Event

UNITING CHURCH Rusden Street, Armidale Sacred People Sacred Earth Sounding the Alarm The Armidale community is invited to join with people of faith around the world in drawing sharp attention to the existential emergency of our time: Global Heating. This will be...

Rivercare working bee at Ohio St footbridge

by editor | 10 Mar 2021 | AURG, Event

Our next working bee is scheduled for Sunday 14th March on the creek lands near Saint Peters Preschool (87 O’Dell St). Work will include cut and pasting, whipper snipping and general tidy up. Details for working bee are as follows: Time: 8.30am Date: Sunday 14th...

Koalas in the Spotlight experience — reserve your place

by editor | 10 Mar 2021 | Event, Habitat, SNELC

“Koalas in the Spotlight” is a special event to learn how you can get involved in conserving Armidale’s koala population. Watch how ecologists trap and monitor koalas, and see koala detection dogs in action! Enjoy dinner and a spotlighting walk. Date: Friday, 19th...

Farmers’ Market back on at Saumarez

by editor | 10 Mar 2021 | Event, Local Food

The Armidale Farmers’ Market is now back on the Second Sunday of the month* at the beautiful Saumarez Homestead kicking off at 9am and going through to lunch. *except July and August

CLIMATE MATTERS: TAWS Unwrapped

by editor | 10 Mar 2021 | Waste

Year 7/8 from The Armidale Waldorf School recently went to the Armidale Dumaresq Recycling Centre to see what happens to waste and recycling in our town. This follows on from a rubbish audit that we conducted at the school. We sorted the bins from every classroom over...

NSW Government mobilises plans to frack for gas in Western NSW

by editor | 10 Mar 2021 | AACSGaM

Tights Sands gas mining (unconventional gas) is once again on the agenda after the NSW Government quietly reopened the Preliminary Regional Issues Assessment (PRIA) for Western NSW. The original PRIA was announced in 2017 and covered an area half the size of the...

WATCH Forest Defenders: The fight to protect Tasmania’s native forests

by editor | 23 Feb 2021 | AACSGaM, Event, Habitat

Join us for the screening of Forest Defenders: The fight to protect Tasmania’s native forestson Tuesday, 23rd February, from 7pm at 295 Rusden Street, Armidale. The film takes you straight to the frontline where ordinary people are stepping up, joining the Bob Brown...

INVITATION: Planting (even more) trees for climate-neutral politics

by editor | 23 Feb 2021 | Event, Garden, Habitat

I would like to invite you again, for second tree-planting session at Banded Bee Farm (BBF), Saumarez Ponds. The first planting (Sun 11th October 2020) was a fun outing. Around twenty of us got some 200 native trees, shrubs and bushes into the terra firma. This was...

Climate matters: Tiny savings mount up

by editor | 23 Feb 2021 | Climate, Energy

Our electricity usage, hence our bills, depends on both the appliances we use and how we use them. Appliances can be divided into those that create heat like a stove or iron, which tend to use a lot of energy, and those that are mechanical, like a fan. But even a...

NEW DATE: The Social Developers’ Network Workshop

by editor | 23 Feb 2021 | Event

If the Covid-19 lockdown has you thinking about real and authentic ways to ‘build back better’, or you are interested in promoting social change, community development, co-operation strategies and personal growth, consider attending Bring your story of...

High Court win over Acland coal mine

by editor | 23 Feb 2021 | AACSGaM

Fantastic news! On February 3rd — the farming community of Acland in south-east Queensland have won an important victory in the High Court over a controversial coal mine expansion. After years of legal battles our clients, the Oakey Coal Action Alliance (OCAA), have...

Clean Up Australia! Two weeks to go!

by editor | 23 Feb 2021 | Waste

Can you believe there’s only two weeks until Clean Up Australia Day? Wow! Doesn’t time fly when you’re having fun! If you’ve already registered your site (good on you, you legend!!) head over to our handy event checklist to make sure...

Sustainable Living Armidale 2021 planning day

by editor | 29 Jan 2021 | Event, Monthly Forum

Sustainable Living Armidale is holding a 2021 planning day and you are invited. If you have energy, ideas and most importantly, can commit your own time to taking action, please join the SLA coordinating committee to sketch out the year ahead. Saturday 6th February...

SLA Convenor — Tanya Howard receives environmental Citizen of the year 2021

by editor | 29 Jan 2021 | SLAM

SLA Convenor and Climate Action Armidale founder, Tanya Howard, was honoured to receive a local Australia Day award for Environmental Citizen of the year 2021. Tanya was unsure about participating in this event, on a day that marks the colonial invasion of Australia...

National Climate Emergency Summit Reset.21 Forum

by editor | 29 Jan 2021 | Climate, Event

To build on the momentum generated at the 2020 Summit and help reconnect and reset our action after an unprecedented year, NCESummit is hosting a public forum series in February 2021. Reset.21 is a public forum series designed to advance and accelerate nationwide...

The film Wild Things opens in cinemas on February 4th

by editor | 29 Jan 2021 | AACSGaM, Climate, Event

The nearest screenings/cinemas to Armidale are: From 4 February in cinemas – Regent Cinema, Murwillumbah Star Court Theatre, Lismore Gala Cinema, Warrawong Majestic Cinema, Nambucca Majestic Cinema Sawtell Majestic Cinema, Port Macquarie More information is...

Avoiding Emotive Language by Philippa Morris

by editor | 29 Jan 2021 | Habitat

Submission from a Riparian Landholder to the NSW DPIE Re: Draft Regional Water Strategies (Gwydir) 2020 I walk, think and feel this river every day And, through summers long, have watched it fade. A stream that still should glide Has struggled on in fits and starts...

2021 National Sustainable Living Festival Program

by editor | 29 Jan 2021 | Event

What we do in the coming years will be critical in defining our future. The climate and sustainability emergencies call for committed and urgent action now at a speed and scale that match the level of threat we face. Join the 2021 National Sustainable Living Festival,...