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...
by editor | 3 Jun 2019 | Event
Calling On Artists, of all ages, to submit an art work responding to the painting and poem below: MY SOUL My soul once provided Only tranquility And it would not make my body impatient. Now my soul’s tenderness for my body Has been forgotten. My body is in tatters. My...
by editor | 3 Jun 2019 | SLAM
New Intergovernmental Panel report demands comprehensive commitments to deal with crisis in the natural world. A Global Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services was released by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem...
by editor | 3 Jun 2019 | Climate |
The experts managing the Energy Market (AEM) say coal-fired power could be on its way out sooner rather than later, because of financial unviablilty. Even if coal remains viable, NSW’s coal plants are coming to the end of their useful life. Four out of five will close...
by editor | 3 Jun 2019 | Event
Award-winning director Damon Gameau (That Sugar Film) embarks on a journey to explore what the future could look like by the year 2040 if we simply embraced the best solutions already available to us to improve our planet and shifted them rapidly into the mainstream....
by Elizabeth O'hara | 24 May 2019 | Event, SLAM
The 2019 NSW Competition will be open for entries between June 3 and August 2, so now’s a great time for your children to get started on their artworks! Children from 5-12 years old in NSW can participate. Children are invited to choose a threatened native...
by Elizabeth O'hara | 23 May 2019 | SLAM
The discussion began with a media release from the Australian Koala Foundation. LifeGate responded with ‘Koalas are functionally extinct’ by Lorenzo Brenna, published 21 May and The New Scientist replied with ‘No Koalas are not ‘functionally...
by editor | 7 May 2019 | Event
Join us for a Q and A with the candidates from the New England in the 2019 Federal election. This event will be an opportunity for the Armidale and surrounding business community and residents to meet with and hear from Candidates in the upcoming election....
by editor | 7 May 2019 | Event
From Executive Producer Martin Sheen, The Map to Paradise is an adventure-filled and spectacularly gorgeous tale about the birth of the global movement to protect the sea. From underwater worlds of ice to glistening coral sanctuaries, discover what it takes to build a...
by editor | 7 May 2019 | Event, UNE
For the past decade, University of New England’s (UNE) Peace Studies has contributed to peace education by hosting the Nonviolent Film Festival. This year it opens on Monday 6 May with the acclaimed documentary Shadow World, about the global arms trade. Other...
by editor | 7 May 2019 | Event
Chris Cunningham Book Launch —5:30pm Wednesday 8th May @ Readers Companion, 151 Beardy Street Climate Change is a major threat to our way of life, and requires urgent political action to remedy its many threats, but is it a symptom rather than the disease? This book...
by Elizabeth O'hara | 7 May 2019 | Event, Habitat, SLAM, SNELC
The whole community, including urban dwellers, landholders, local government representatives and wildlife carers are being invited to a free event where the spotlight will be on koalas – literally! Koala conservation is becoming increasingly important in the southern...
by editor | 7 May 2019 | Event
EcoArts Australis 3rd National Conference: Using the visual and performing arts to encourage pro-environmental behaviour. Descriptions of our keynote speakers and what they will be presenting are available Description of our field day Please note, the draft program is...
by editor | 7 May 2019 | SLAM
Disruptions for sustainability are happening right now all around the world – whether it’s the explosion in clean energy uptake, the surge of urban agriculture, the growth of regenerative farming or the breakthroughs in zero waste – this is a movement that’s shaking...
by editor | 7 May 2019 | SLAM
To make sure that everyone, everywhere has the chance to watch the Accelerate documentary before the federal election – and see this compelling call to arms for climate action. Here it is: The Accelerate documentary shows why we need climate action, and how...
by editor | 1 May 2019 | AACSGaM, Event
Come enjoy breakfast and meet members of the Stop Adani Convoy, the ones heading for Canberra including Bob Brown. Where: Curtis Park Armidale When: from 7 for 7:30am brekky start Probably all over by 9am as the Convoy has whole day on the road. There will be plenty...
by editor | 1 May 2019 | Event, Habitat, Monthly Forum, UNE
The next SLA Forum, on Thursday 2 May, will be on the battle to save University of New England’s (UNE) habitat, presented by Tim Collins {pictured}. In January 2018, UNE management cut down approximately 70 of the largest old trees on campus. Many of these trees...
by editor | 1 May 2019 | AACSGaM, Climate, Event, SLAM
On March 15, the School Strike for Climate movement turned out 150,000 people to demand urgent climate action. It was Australia’s biggest ever climate mobilisation. Now, a federal election is just weeks away but neither of the major parties has a real plan in place to...
by editor | 17 Apr 2019 | Habitat
With the generous help of 50 volunteers on Saturday, we planted out 2000 trees and shrubs to add to the Saumarez Creek Corridor! The planting will form part of a habitat block at the Enmore TSR on Salisbury Waters. The Saumarez Creek Corridor will consist of habitat...
by editor | 17 Apr 2019 | Event, UNE
Sustainable Living Armidale and Progressive Cinema are co-hosting this screening of “Accelerate”, the film of the Accelerate Climate Action tour with world-renowned author and environmentalist 350.org co-founder Bill McKibben. We’ll be screening the...
by editor | 17 Apr 2019 | AACSGaM
Between the 19th April – 19th May, grassroots groups, artists, musicians & skill sharers from across the continent are converging on Central Queensland for a month of training, workshops and music in opposition to the dangerous Adani Carmichael coal mine. Come up...
by editor | 17 Apr 2019 | Event
From June 5-7 we’re heading to Brisbane to hold our 41st Climate Reality Leadership Corps training. To become a member of the Climate Reality Leadership Corps, you must apply and be accepted to attend one of our trainings with our chairman and founder, former US...
by editor | 17 Apr 2019 | AACSGaM, Event, Stop Adani
Our plans are well advanced for this public showdown with the coal mining industry and its political backers. In the run-up to the federal election, the global mining giant looks set to start its colossal Carmichael coal mine in central Queensland. Please now confirm...
