Ray South Congratulated for 2020 John Winter-Irving Bequest

by editor | 11 Nov 2020 | SNELC

The 2020 John Winter-Irving Bequest, made each year by the Winter-Irving family in memory of John, has been awarded to long-time Southern New England Landcare member Ray South. Acting President of Southern New England Landcare, Steve Harvey, made the announcement at...

Tim Marshall elected to the NASAA Organic Board

by editor | 11 Nov 2020 | Garden, Local Food

NASAA Organic General Manager, Alex Mitchell, said, ‘The Board welcomes Tim Marshall and Mark Anderson to the NASAA Organic Board, following our recent Annual General Meeting held on Friday 30 October, in South Australia. Tim and Mark bring additional experience and...

AURG Sunday Sessions are back!

by editor | 11 Nov 2020 | AURG, Event

This Sundays’ Working Bee will be based at Site 13 near the serpent native flower area. It will be cutting and pasting privet in preparation for development of 3 new sites, plus some weeding of the serpent site if time permits. These new sites will include a Native...

Armidale Markets in the Mall

by editor | 28 Oct 2020 | Event

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 with 50 plus different stalls making a regular appearance. Stalls include a huge range of street food, cafés, farm...

Armidale Community Farmers Market

by editor | 28 Oct 2020 | Event, Garden, Local Food

Armidale Community Farmers Market is on first and third Sundays of the month at Curtis Park kicking off at around 8am and going through to lunch. If you are a paid up member of Sustainable Living Armidale you are welcome to sell produce at the Armidale Local Food...

WEBINAR: Climate of the Nation 2020

by editor | 27 Oct 2020 | Climate, Event

Join NSW Energy & Environment Minister Matt Kean for the launch of the Australia Institute’s benchmark Climate of the Nation Report 2020. Part of the Australia Institute’s webinar series. Please note: the Minister has limited availability, so please...

Ask Lloyd’s to fund our future not Adani

by editor | 27 Oct 2020 | AACSGaM, Event

We’re looking forward to seeing you this Wednesday night for our massive online rally calling on Lloyd’s of London to ditch fossil fuels and walk away from Adani! In exciting news, we just got an email from Newline, a Lloyd’s of London insurer, saying the...

PETITION: Australian Climate Act — Zali Steggall

by editor | 27 Oct 2020 | Climate, Event | 1 comment

“The impacts of Climate Change represent the greatest threat to our national security, our economy, our health and our environment. But if we implement an effective plan now, we can create a safe and prosperous future for ourselves and our children.” Zali...

VIDEO: Wrap vid #FundOurFutureNotGas School Strike 4 Climate

by editor | 27 Oct 2020 | AACSGaM

Friday was School Strike 4 Climate’s broadest day of action yet! From small towns to big cities, online and offline, tens of thousands of people across this continent sent a clear message to the government: #FundOurFutureNotGas. Here are the numbers: 630 actions were...

Introducing the new Koala Conservation Project Officer at SNELC

by editor | 27 Oct 2020 | Habitat, SNELC

Southern New England Landcare welcomes back to the team, Des Andersen who has recently been appointed as the dedicated Koala Conservation Officer for the Southern New England region. Des has lived and worked in the New England for 30 years and holds a master’s degree...

BOOK LAUNCH: Craig Reucassel presents Fight for Planet A

by editor | 27 Oct 2020 | Climate, Energy, Event

Join Craig Reucassel as he discusses ‘Fight for Planet A’, the climate challenge and what we can do when there’s no Planet B. Most Australians accept that climate change is real, but many don’t know what to do about it and feel powerless to...

SURVEY: How Green is Your Money?

by editor | 27 Oct 2020 | Climate

A four minute survey to help you find out if your bank or superannuation investments are helping or hindering climate change. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6XNHQ5J What some have said about the survey: “Thank you for sending me the survey. The link to Market Forces...

National Sustainable Living Festival Themes 2021

by editor | 27 Oct 2020 | SLAM

Now calling all change-makers, presenters, artists, performers, and creatives! To help accelerate our collective action in this crucial moment, NSLF encourages event applicants to respond to the following 2021 Festival themes. What do we really want to sustain? How do...

Climate change action stymied by Australian business lobby, UK think tank finds

by editor | 27 Oct 2020 | AACSGaM, Climate

A UK-based climate think tank has named the Minerals Council of Australia, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the NSW Minerals Council as the three organisations most responsible for undermining climate policy in Australia. Mining giants BHP, Santos,...

Mustering the community to help rehydrate New England

by editor | 22 Oct 2020 | SNELC

Southern New England Landcare is hosting an introduction to Natural Sequence Farming with Stuart Andrews (Tarwyn Park Training), October 22nd 2020 at Balala Station near Uralla. This is the second of two events introducing concepts and principles behind landscape...

Aussie Backyard Bird Count

by Elizabeth O'hara | 20 Oct 2020 | Habitat, SLAM

BirdLife Australia brings you the Aussie Backyard Bird Count, one of Australia’s biggest citizen science events! National Bird Week 2020 will take place between Monday 19 October and Sunday 25 October. Celebrate National Bird Week by taking part in the Aussie...

Edgar Lane Habitat worth saving!

by Elizabeth O'hara | 1 Oct 2020 | Habitat

The Wildlife Habitat Group of SLA was formed in response to the threat of removal of habitat trees along Edgar Lane (now Street). The Lane was to be widened and tarred to facilitate housing development but it was known to be a wildlife corridor. The developer was...

Patsy’s submission to local strategic planning statement

by editor | 25 Sep 2020 | SLAM

Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Armidale Regional Council’s draft Local Strategic Planning Statement. I think this plan needs significant revision because it appears to have been written based on earlier circumstances and documents. It does not...

SS4C’s Armidale Day of Action

by editor | 25 Sep 2020 | Climate, Event

Hello Lovely people I’m here today to tell you about September 25th!!! Armidale’s day of action We are going to be holding an online webinar, or concert if you like, of young speakers, performers and players on Friday, the 25th of September! It starts at 3:45 and...

VIDEO October Forum: Water security in a climate emergency

by editor | 25 Sep 2020 | Event, Monthly Forum

Come and talk about water with Dr Deb Bower, Dr Ian Reeve, Bec Smith and others. Brief outline below: Armidale Regional Council has recently relaxed water restrictions. Bores have also been sunk at the edge of the Mother of Ducks lagoon at Guyra. Intensive...

Opportunity for input to Local Strategic Planning Statement

by editor | 25 Sep 2020 | Climate, Event

The Local Strategic Planning Statement is required by the NSW government and will guide development in our region for the next 20 years. The current draft does not mention climate change or any commitment to carbon reduction. This is not good enough! We need you to...

ZOOM Talk by Dave Carr to NPA on Koalas

by editor | 25 Sep 2020 | Event, Habitat

For three years, Dave Carr from Stringybark Ecological has been working with JML Environmental Consultants, EcoGeoSpatial and UNE to learn more about the Armidale Koala population. Zoom:

Aussie backyard bird count

by editor | 25 Sep 2020 | Event, Habitat

Save the date — the Aussie Backyard Bird Count is back from 19-25 October 2020. The #AussieBirdCount is a great way to connect with the birds in your backyard, no matter where your backyard might be — whether it’s a suburban backyard, a local park, a patch of...

Wangan and Jagalingou warriors re-establish control of Country to #EvictAdani

by editor | 25 Sep 2020 | AACSGaM

“We, the Wangan and Jagalingou tribal warriors have re-established control of access to our Country leading to the Adani Carmichael Coal Mine site to enforce protection of our home lands. We are #StandingOurGround to evict Adani and end the desecration of our...

Climate Matters: Armidale Urban Rivercare Group

by editor | 25 Sep 2020 | AURG

Local residents, recalling swimming and fishing in Dumaresq Creek, founded the Armidale Urban Rivercare Group (AURG) to rehabilitate Dumaresq Creek in Armidale. Since 2002, long sections of Dumaresq Creek from Lake Zot at UNE to Cookes Road have been rehabilitated...