by editor | 31 Oct 2018 | Black Gully, Event, SLAM
Volunteers are needed for Black Gully Festival for both preparations on Friday, and then Pack-up/Set-up on the day. If you can give two hours or more to the cause get in touch. Every year New England folk gather at Black Gully (behind NERAM) to celebrate community,...
by editor | 31 Oct 2018 | AACSGaM, Event
hosted by the Pilliga Pottery and the Wilderness Society from 6pm on November 2 to 2pm on November 4, 2018 Gather amongst the birds and wildflowers in the iconic Pilliga forest and connect with the growing movement to protect forest, farms and water from coal seam...
by editor | 31 Oct 2018 | Climate
We know that stories can change minds and create action. From the BBC’s Blue Planet II and filmmaker Josh Fox’s Gasland to Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth and the ABC’s War on Waste series, films and programs can transform how we think about our impact on the planet...
by editor | 27 Oct 2018 | Event, Waste
Hey, fellow Picking The Plastic (PTP) Sunday people. We are inviting you to the next PTP event, next weekend 28th, on the creek side of Centre Shopping complex in Armidale NSW. This week we plan on tackling trollies and bottles in the creek. We recommend gloves,...
by editor | 26 Oct 2018 | Event, Garden |
When: Saturday October 27th, 2pm – 7pm Where: Armidale Aboriginal Community Garden, Narwan Village All Armidale community members and visitors are welcome to join us in the Aboriginal community garden in Armidale to help plant 400 native trees, shrubs and grasses. As...
by editor | 26 Oct 2018 | Energy, Event
Thursday, October 11, 2018, at 6pm at Kent House in Faulkner Street, Armidale; Tuesday, October 30, 2018, at 6pm at McCrossin’s Mill in Uralla. This documentary tells the stories of people whose lives were changed by renewable energy. It shows how renewable energy is...
by editor | 26 Oct 2018 | SLAM
Want to know if you can receive additional income for managing native vegetation? The Biodiversity Conservation Trust will run a ‘Conservation Tender’ for landholders in the Moree, Narrabri and Walgett Shires interested in earning annual payments to manage native...
by editor | 22 Oct 2018 | Event, Stop Adani |
We are having our Get-Together evening at 6pm upstairs at the Wicklow. There will be an introduction to the Adani mine and what the company are up to these days, showing a 30 min film, Guarding the Galilee, about Adani’s effects on the local environment and...
by editor | 22 Oct 2018 | Energy
Held over the weekend of Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th September the Sustainable House Tour is a great opportunity to look at a variety of local houses that all have some sustainable features.
by editor | 22 Oct 2018 | AACSGaM
The North West Alliance and Lock the Gate conducted door-to-door surveys in Narrabri from July to September knocking on 2,300 doors and collecting survey responses from 840 people. The results of the survey show overwhelming positivity in Narrabri towards renewable...
by editor | 17 Oct 2018 | Energy, Event
Local community members are invited to take a bus tour to visit White Rock Wind Farm on Sunday 21st October. Buses will depart from the Old Railway Station – Lambeth Street Glen Innes. Buses are scheduled to leave every 20 minutes between 9am and 3pm and the tour will...
by editor | 17 Oct 2018 | Event |
The Armidale Branch of the National Parks Association invites you to an evening devoted to conservation in North West NSW on Thursday, October 18, 2018, at Kent House, 141 Faulkner Street, Armidale 6:00 pm Home made soup and crusty bread 7:00 pm AGM & General...
by editor | 16 Oct 2018 | AACSGaM
This week, the Liberal-National Government will introduce the National Park Estate (Reservations) Bill 2018 to Parliament. This Bill will add a small amount of land to the national parks system, much less than what has been identified as critical for conservation....
by editor | 16 Oct 2018 | AACSGaM, Event |
Hi, Places are available for all tours. An all wheel drive vehicle is preferable as the unsealed roads can be potholed and corrugated. It is advised to fill up in Narrabri on the way to the Pilliga town ship, before starting the tour, and again on returning to...
by editor | 16 Oct 2018 | AACSGaM, Event
Submission writing against the Vickery Megamine (think Boggabri, Gunnedah) Saturday 20 October, 2-4 pm at the Wicklow (Cocktail Room upstairs). AACSG&M has fought for years against the fossil fuel industry (both coal and csg) in the Laird and Pilliga forests and...
by editor | 11 Oct 2018 | Climate
Talk by Paul Hawken editor of the new book “Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming” recorded April 21st at Town Hall Seattle. Project Drawdown gathers and facilitates a broad coalition of researchers, scientists, graduate...
by editor | 11 Oct 2018 | Climate
A landmark report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, commissioned at the breakthrough 2015 summit that brokered the Paris climate agreement, outlines what’s at stake in the world’s bid to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees celsius. The...
by editor | 9 Oct 2018 | AURG, Event
Time: 8.30 am Date: Sunday 14th October, 2018 Location: Dumaresq Creek between Site 12 and Yagoonda Gully, south of Phil Wheaton Soccer Oval accessed off Erskine Street or along bicycle way. What to bring: BYO long sleeved shirt, long pants and sturdy boots. ...
by editor | 9 Oct 2018 | AURG, Event
Our next additional working bee will be on Sunday 28th October, and will be at the site along the Creeklands between Site 12 and Yagoonda Gully, behind the Phil Wheaton Oval. Details for working bee are as follows: Time: 8.30 am...
by editor | 1 Oct 2018 | Energy, Event, SLAM
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5th, 1:00pm Southern New England Landcare Offices, ground floor of Hannah Arcade The meeting will be devoted to a discussion of what we think should be the key principles in establishing a community owned solar farm. PLEASE JOIN US. We need as many...
by editor | 26 Sep 2018 | Energy, Event, Monthly Forum, SLAM, Starfish
SLA’s October forum will be a twofold presentation in regards to solar power and energy use generally. Adam Blakester, from Starfish Initiatives, will provide an update on the impact of the “Farming the Sun” community solar collaboration, within a snapshot of...
by editor | 26 Sep 2018 | AURG, Event, UNE
Tom Fisher has advised that this Friday, 28 September, there will be a Rivercare planting at UNE. Not a huge number of plants – looking at around 150. Just wondering if a few keen volunteers wanted to help out, since this event has been delayed a couple of...
by editor | 26 Sep 2018 | AACSGaM, Event
Adani have illegally started work, cut the cost of their rail line in half, and say they have locked in the funding they need for their coal mine. Adani is more determined than ever. The majority of Australians don’t support Adani, yet our new Prime Minister is a big...
by editor | 21 Sep 2018 | Transport
Hi Commuters, The 2018 Commute Challenge Committee has decided to expose all real-time scores to turn up competition heat. Don’t hold back enter your trips as you make them! This year the day the challenge ends on Sunday the 23rd and that will also be the last...
by editor | 21 Sep 2018 | Event
Harmony Group Armidale invites you to celebrate UN Day of Peace. When: Saturday, 22 September 2018 3-5.00 pm Where: Town Hall Cost: $5/person (suitable for adults only) “Commemorating and strengthening the ideals of peace both within and among all nations and...
