by editor | 1 Feb 2019 | AURG, Event
We will continue with our weeding downstream of Niagara Street on the north side of the Creek near where Northcott Street (accessed off Erskine Street) adjoins the creek area. Time: 3.00 to 5.00pm Location: Dumaresq Creek between the Prickly Problems sign and upstream...
by Elizabeth O'hara | 1 Feb 2019 | Habitat, SLAM
Beau the Koala WAS LIVE from the Extinction Inquiry on the Friday 1 February. He was at the Senate hearing into the Faunal Extinction Crisis our National Director and Nature Campaigner presented evidence that our Federal Environment laws are failing animals like the...
by editor | 1 Feb 2019 | Event, Habitat
Get involved in Wild Koala Day… Share a wild koala photograph on facebook, instagram or twitter and tag #wildkoaladay If you don’t have a pic of a wild koala, share your favourite koala toy and tag #wildkoaladay In Australia, phone your local politician on Wild Koala...
by editor | 1 Feb 2019 | Event
3rd National EcoArts Australis Conference: Using the Visual and Performing Arts to Encourage Pro-environmental Behaviour 26-28 May 2019 Wollongong, NSW Welcome to the first mail out for the third national EcoArts Australis Conference! We are looking forward to hosting...
by editor | 1 Feb 2019 | Climate
It you pay attention, you can see climate damage everywhere. The seasons aren’t what they used to be. We swelter through record-breaking heatwaves. There are bushfires in winter, and even in tropical rainforests in Queensland. We struggle with more frequent and...
by editor | 1 Feb 2019 | Waste
Plastic polluted neighbourhoods in Manila are taking things into their own hands by creating systemic zero waste programs that: Collect all recyclables Compost all organics Push for corporate accountability for everything else
by editor | 1 Feb 2019 | Climate, Energy
You may already know that 350.org created a film of our Accelerate Climate Action tour with world-renowned author and environmentalist, 350 co-founder Bill McKibben for people everywhere to share in their communities, to empower individuals to take action. This is a...
by editor | 21 Jan 2019 | Event, Habitat |
Commemorate the first anniversary of the Save UNE Habitat Trees campaign achieving the temporary stopping of the chopping. Please bring your friends and join us for a picnic lunch near one of these rare, precious and beautiful trees still standing – one that is...
by editor | 20 Jan 2019 | Energy, Starfish
CWP Renewables and Partners Group (a global private markets investment management firm which is also the majority equity investor in the Sapphire Wind Farm) seek to share the benefits of what is now a wind, solar (more details below) and battery project with the local...
by editor | 20 Jan 2019 | AACSGaM
The Independent Planning Commission has postponed a preliminary hearing on a coal mine project in the state’s northwest due to unprecedented community interest. A last-minute surge in registrations has resulted in a record number of speakers for the preliminary stage...
by editor | 14 Dec 2018 | Energy, Starfish
The 9th solar power bulk-buy block is currently open for residents, farms and businesses throughout the New England North West region. As at the time of writing, deposits for just over half of the block have been taken. Now is your last chance to purchase and install...
by editor | 14 Dec 2018 | AACSGaM, Habitat
In 2013, a group of consultants made several recommendations to Government about how to deal with the arsenic contaminated tailings from a processing facility at Urunga. One option presented was to truck 30,000M3 for storing and possibly processing to Hillgrove, on...
by editor | 5 Dec 2018 | Event, Garden, Local Food, Monthly Forum
Let’s celebrate all the good sustainable culture in Armidale with friends and lovely finger food. We will provide drinks, corn hole, table soccer, music, and a beautiful community garden. The festivities will happen at the new time of 6.30pm Thursday 6th...
by editor | 5 Dec 2018 | Energy, Event
Thank you for your patience over the past few months and it was great to see those that attended the Wind Farm Open Day on 21 October. The exciting news is that with construction nearing completion, the community co-investment into Sapphire Wind Farm is about to open....
by editor | 5 Dec 2018 | AACSGaM, Event
Friday 7th December, 5.30 pm Reader’s Companion, 149 Beardy St Mall This event launches Marty Branagan’s illustrated novel ‘Locked On! The Seventh and Most Illegal in the Hitchhiker’s Guide Trilogy’. It’s a fictionalised account of the Leard Forest blockade against...
by editor | 5 Dec 2018 | AACSGaM, Climate, Event, Stop Adani
Concerned members of our community who are angry at the news this week that ADANI will be proceeding are invited to join a march to give voice to your concern. The Reef, Queensland’s Artesian Water, the climate, the traditional owners, the environment, our young...
by editor | 5 Dec 2018 | Boomerang Bags, Event
Boomerang Bags sewing bees are the second Saturday of the month at the Kent House Community Centre commencing at 9am to 1pm. It would be great to see you all there. Bring your friends and your sewing machine if you have one. There are some non-sewing jobs to do also....
by editor | 5 Dec 2018 | Habitat
The Rescue Project is a citizen storytelling project by UNSW and Landcare Australia, and it invites the public to tell their story of environmental rescue – whether that be of a tract of bush, a farm, or indeed a native animal – in 500 words. It’s a...
by editor | 28 Nov 2018 | Event
Get ready for Christmas at a Fair Trade Downunder – Hands & Hearts Pop-Up Shop Would you like to come down to the Baptist Church hall on Friday evening to have a look at some lovely fair trade goodies? The kinds of things you’ll find are described on...
by editor | 27 Nov 2018 | Local Food
What does the local Farmers market have to do with climate matters? Why should it matter to me? Our Armidale Farmers’ Market provides an opportunity for locals to purchase fresh, seasonably available, locally grown and prepared produce. We as consumers can interact...
by editor | 27 Nov 2018 | Waste
Black Friday, it’s an American tradition where millions of shoppers wait in long lines to buy more Stuff. How did the season of giving turn into the season of buying? Why does Black Friday even exist? Brett Chamberlin — Story of Stuff P.S. If shopping...
by editor | 23 Nov 2018 | Climate
Much of what we eat and drink comes in some kind of plastic packaging. It is estimated one million, single use, plastic bags are used worldwide every minute amounting to a staggering 3.5 million tons of waste per year. Recycling is once again in the spotlight...
by editor | 16 Nov 2018 | Black Gully, SLAM
A stylised lizard is the ‘face’ of this year’s Black Gully Festival – an annual celebration that brings people together to enjoy music, art, the environment and our community. Designed by local artist Simon Mellor, this year’s logo makes a creative mark while...
by editor | 16 Nov 2018 | Climate, Event
Based on the book “Drawdown The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming” This event aims to educate and inspire individuals and businesses in practical ways we can reverse climate change locally. The night will consist of guest...
by editor | 16 Nov 2018 | Black Gully, Event, SLAM
Single use, disposable plastic water bottles are one of the most visible environmental impacts of the music scene – hugely wasteful, toxic to us and our land and water, and completely unnecessary. Sustainable Living Armidale and Green Music Australia...
