by editor | 7 Aug 2019 | Event, SLAM
The Armidale Regional Council has organised a series of tours of several of their facilities. From Tuesday 13 August until Saturday 17 August free tours will be conducted at the Armidale, Armidale Wastewater Treatment Plant, Armidale Waste Management Facility, Water...
by Elizabeth O'hara | 26 Jul 2019 | Habitat, SLAM
23 football fields of koala habitat in NSW are bulldozed EVERY SINGLE DAY! Koalas are in major trouble in NSW, but we have an opportunity to help them. A NSW parliamentary inquiry is investigating the true picture of koala numbers and their habitat loss. Inquiries...
by editor | 25 Jul 2019 | AACSGaM, Event, Monthly Forum, SLAM, Starfish
Kent House (Faulkner Street opposite Central Park) WATER, the facts Presentation, Questions, Brainstorming MAYOR SIMON MURRAY Armidale Regional Council will discuss and answer questions about supply, usage, restrictions, prediction on length of supply, possible...
by Tom Fisher | 23 Jul 2019 | AACSGaM, Climate, Event, SLAM, Stop Adani, UNE
Monday 29 July, 12 – 1pm, Paul Barratt Lecture Theatre, Psychology Building, University of New England (UNE), Armidale Richard Parncutt presents the seminar “The human cost of climate change: Estimating long-term human mortality”. He will present the...
by editor | 22 Jul 2019 | Event, SLAM, Starfish, ZNET
URALLA SUSTAINABILITY EXPO To support people to take their own actions towards sustainability, Z-NET Uralla is holding a hands-on Sustainability Expo on 3 August 2019, in partnership with Uralla Shire Council, as a Local Government Week event. Working together, there...
by editor | 3 Jul 2019 | Event, Monthly Forum
David Holmgren presented Aussie Street, Town Hall, last Saturday — a fictional account of a typical street in Australia from the 1950s depression to the near future, interestingly another depression of the 2020s. Through David’s permaculture vision for suburbia we...
by editor | 3 Jul 2019 | Event, Meeting Minutes
The AGM will be held before the July forum with office bearers elected and Convenors of Action Groups endorsed. A brief year in review by Action Group convenors and vision for the future year will be presented by the current convenor Mahalath Halperin. The AGM will...
by editor | 3 Jul 2019 | SLAM
Would you like to participate in a University of New England study? Understanding Factors that Influence Sustainable Palm Oil-Related Purchasing Behaviour This research aims to explore what factors might influence people to purchase or not purchase products containing...
by editor | 3 Jul 2019 | SLAM
Transition Streets is a project of the worldwide Transition movement. The idea is to find like-minded others within easy walking distance to start a Transition Streets group. Typically a group will meet monthly to work through the seven chapters of the workbook to...
by editor | 18 Jun 2019 | Event
Aussie St; our shared suburban history and future David Holmgren, permaculture visionary and story teller takes us back through the decades of our lived history in the streets where the quarter acre hosted the Aussie post war dream, through the decades of rising...
by editor | 18 Jun 2019 | Climate, Energy, Waste
Start with behaviour, it’s free. Below are positive things to do. Each saves a tiny bit of electricity but together they add up. Laundry and hot water Do I take short showers, so use less hot water. Do I wash my clothes in cold water? Do I hang my clothes to dry...
by editor | 18 Jun 2019 | Event
6pm Tuesday, 25th June, McCrossin’s Mill, Uralla. Why does our food system leave hundreds of millions of people hungry? How will the world feed itself in the future in the face of major environmental challenges? Will expanding large scale, energy-intensive...
by editor | 18 Jun 2019 | Waste
It’s no secret that we have way too much stuff! This is one reason why people like Marie Kondo have taken center stage, leading people all over the world to look deep into their closet and ask: “Does this spark joy?” But what if there’s a...
by editor | 14 Jun 2019 | Event |
The Climate Council warns that global warming will cause more severe and devastating droughts. This creates problems. Just think of the cost of trucking water to Guyra, which begins on June 11, or the millions it will take to raise the Malpas dam wall. After initial...
by editor | 14 Jun 2019 | Event
Armidale Regional Council, the Armidale Catholic Schools Office and 4Sustainability Education are once again holding a Speaking 4 the Planet competition to celebrate World Environment Day. This is an invitation to participate. The Speaking 4 the Planet competition...
by editor | 14 Jun 2019 | Event
The Sapphire Wind Farm community investment initiative will close on 30 June there will not be any further extensions. Please invest now in order to not miss out. This offer is open to all residents of NSW and ACT to participate. If you would like to invest now,...
by editor | 14 Jun 2019 | AACSGaM, Climate
The penguins in these photos are chinstrap penguins – they’re not as affected at the moment from climate change as some other species (it was thought a few years ago that they might not be affected much as they tend to live in the warmer areas and rely less on sea...
by editor | 14 Jun 2019 | Transport
I am alerted by Settlement Services that Bikes and Blankets are still needed if anyone has any to offer. Blankets, doonahs etc should be taken to the Salvation Army’s depot in Beardy Street (block between Beardy and Taylor). There is much demand in the...
by editor | 14 Jun 2019 | Garden, Habitat
Taking this 3-question survey could help save the species! The Regent Honeyeater is a unique Australian songbird on the verge of extinction, with fewer than 400 individuals estimated to survive in the wild. By answering 3 simple questions, you can assist us to...
by editor | 14 Jun 2019 | AACSGaM
A huge effort leading up to election, along with the fabulous #StopAdani convoy and a month of action, music and trainings on the frontline’s at REACT: Climate Code Red! Like most of you, up here on the frontline’s, we are certainly feeling the...
by editor | 14 Jun 2019 | SLAM
We are calling on residents of the Armidale Regional Council to join with other communities around the world and call the dire climate changes that we are experiencing ‘A Climate Emergency’. As Armidale is in the grip of level 4 water restrictions, the...
by editor | 14 Jun 2019 | Waste
It’s time for action. Australians produce 540kg of household waste per person each year. We need to reduce both the rubbish that enters our environment and the waste we send to landfill. In the year to June 2017 Australia generated an estimated 67 million...
by editor | 3 Jun 2019 | Climate, Energy, Event, Garden, Local Food, Monthly Forum
The next SLA Forum, at Kent House on Thursday 6 June, will be on Community Weathering: ‘response-ability’, environmental justice, and climate change in everyday action on drought in Armidale presented by Jennifer Mae Hamilton {pictured}. Jennifer has the rare skill of...
by editor | 3 Jun 2019 | Energy, Event, Waste
The Waste>Art & Design Exhibition opens on Monday 3rd June at 5.30pm at the exhibition space – Armidale Mall empty shop corner of the Mall Arcade (near ACE Embroidery). Winners of each category will be announced at the opening. The exhibition of works will be...
by editor | 3 Jun 2019 | SLAM
Armidale Regional Council has announced that Level 4 Water Restrictions have commenced. Unfortunately there has been no significant rainfall and the Bureau of Meteorology forecasts further dry weather for the coming months. Historically, Armidale has been fortunate...
