Fair Trade Pop Up Shop Nov 30th

by | 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...

Climate Matters: The Value Of A Local Farmers’ Market

by | 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...

Video: Why does Black Friday even exist?

by | 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...

Climate Matters: Reducing Waste One Bag at a Time

by | 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...

350.org crowdfunding film: Accelerate

by | 16 Nov 2018 | SLAM

“This is what it would take to fund the transition to a new world.” All of Australia could be converted to renewable energy for 7.7% of the money in the super funds in this country – which is how we know 100% renewable energy is 100% doable. That’s one of the messages...

Community comes together at Black Gully Festival

by | 9 Nov 2018 | Black Gully, Event

The community will come together at the 8th Black Gully Festival – a free and inclusive event celebrating Armidale and our region. “Black Gully Festival is truly a community day. It is organised by the community for our community,” said Dave Carr, a driving force...

ACCKP Celebration of Heritage

by | 9 Nov 2018 | Event

The Armidale and Regional Aboriginal Cultural Centre and Keeping Place 30th Anniversary Celebrations 96-104 Kentucky Street Armidale 17th Nov 2018 12.00-12.30pm Ceremony Smoking ceremony by Bruce Cohen Welcome to country by Steve Widders and Rose Lovelock Flag-raising...

Armidale Urban Rivercare Sunday Sessions

by | 9 Nov 2018 | AURG, Event

Commencing Sunday 9 September — Armidale Urban Rivercare (AURG) Sunday Sessions will be held on the second Sunday of each month. Location: Somewhere along Dumaresq Creek — Join the AURG mailing list for details of each session. What to bring:  BYO long sleeved shirt,...

ARMEVENTS — Mailing list for what’s on in Armidale

by | 9 Nov 2018 | SLAM

Hello – this is Helen Fraser I would like to invite you to subscribe to Armevents. Armevents is a free, subscription-based email list that allows members to send and receive announcements about public events in Armidale. In plain language, that means it is...

These two koalas lost their mothers to deforestation

by | 9 Nov 2018 | SLAM

Hi SLA, I recently met an incredible wildlife carer, Vickii, who shared heart-wrenching stories of injured koalas brought into her care. Like other wildlife carers in NSW she sees firsthand the brutal impact of deforestation on koalas. It’s the ugly truth of...

Black Gully Festival Needs Volunteers!

by | 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,...

Spring into the Pilliga 2018

by | 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...

Help crowdfund Bill McKibben’s new film

by | 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...

Picking The Plastic Sundays

by | 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,...

Community Planting Day and Celebration

by | 26 Oct 2018 | Event, Garden | 2 comments

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...

Progressive Cinema presents Reinventing Power

by | 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...

North West Plains Conservation Tender Information Sessions

by | 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...

Stop Adani Get-Together at the Wicklow

by | 22 Oct 2018 | Event, Stop Adani | 1 comment

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...

VIDEO: 2018 Sustainable House Tour

by | 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.