Lismore Community Solarfarms have launched

by | 29 Mar 2018 | Energy, Event, Starfish

Lismore Community Solarfarms has ‘plugged in’ its two 99kW solar arrays which brings the project to completion. It was a day of celebration on Tuesday 30 January 2018, as we launched and “turned on” Farming the Sun’s two Lismore Community Solarfarms: the...

Protecting Water and Life on March 8 in Armidale

by | 8 Mar 2018 | AACSGaM, Event

We must not forget the struggle to protect water and life here in NSW over the campaign to stop Adani. In fact, it is important to combine these campaigns and to combine forces, not only across states and beyond Australia, but also across campaign areas. The system...

Launch of Boomerang Bags in Armidale

by | 8 Mar 2018 | Boomerang Bags, Event, Waste

We have our first sewing bee — making cloth bags to be placed in stores for shoppers to use as an alternative to plastic. It’s on 9am–1pm March 10 at Kent House. There has been one person making bags at home and we’d love to help spread the message. Our...

Working bee at creeklands behind the Phil Wheaton Oval

by | 8 Mar 2018 | AURG, Event

The next AURG working bee will be on Sunday 11 March and we are planning for a small planting session and some maintenance work including weeding of recently planted areas along the Creeklands behind the Phil Wheaton Oval. Details for working bee are as follows:...

Speaking Fire in the Garden — Spoken Word Poetry

by | 8 Mar 2018 | Event

Yaama, Sending a shout out to the poets, storytellers and lovers of words of Armidale and surrounds. Please come along  Wednesday 21st of March to the Armidale Aboriginal Community Garden 6–8pm to share in the art that is spoken word. Come and get some tips on...

Pat Schultz’s 2018 Tag-Along-Tours

by | 8 Mar 2018 | AACSGaM, Event

This is a not for profit tour. It is to educate about the dire impacts of coal seam gas mining / coal mining. See the beauty of Leard and Pilliga Forests. And learn first hand the damage coal seam gas mining has caused in the Pilliga and open cut coal mining is...

Harmony Day Armidale 2018

by | 8 Mar 2018 | Event

Come and Celebrate Harmony Day 2018 On Saturday the 24th of March at the Armidale Town Hall The celebrations start at 4pm, Dinner at 6pm Lots of multicultural food and entertainment Tickets: $10 for Adults $5 for students & school age children Under 5...

Armidale Men’s Shed Open Day

by | 6 Mar 2018 | Event

We have passed one year at our new location – almost settled in! We are now in a position to make greater use of these facilities and to build the role of the Armidale Men’s Shed as a significant location for arts and crafts and for men’s health.  We seek to hold a...

Join UNE SMART Region Incubator for RISE

by | 6 Mar 2018 | Event, UNE

Are you interested in tourism in regional Australia? Sitting on an idea that could take our region to another level? We need you! UNE SMART Region Incubator is putting out the call to anybody with a brilliant idea for tourism innovation to be part of RISE – a two day...

March social forum: Green drinks invitation

by | 26 Feb 2018 | Event, Monthly Forum

This fun, social idea came out of the 10 year celebration/future forum last November — We are inviting sustainability interest groups together for a social gathering called ‘Green Drinks’. To be honest the original idea was by Dave Carr organising similar get...

Friends of the ABC (Armidale) AGM and public talk

by | 26 Feb 2018 | Event

Armidale branch of the Friends of the ABC will be holding their Annual General Meeting Thursday, March 1 at 6 pm in Kent House (141 Faulkner Street, Armidale). We extend an invitation to all those who are interested in the importance of independent public...

University tree planting near ‘goat track’ footbridge

by | 26 Feb 2018 | AURG, Event

UNE Life, Armidale Urban Rivercare Group and The Armidale Dumaresq Lions Club have joined forces to put on an event to get trees in the ground. A similar very successful event was held last year. A likely student turnout of 100 is anticipated. These are the event...

Community Power Agency is hiring!

by | 26 Feb 2018 | Climate, Energy, Event

Are you passionate about community energy? Do you want to help ensure all Australians can access the benefits of clean energy, no matter where they live or how much they earn? Are you an experienced project manager? We are seeking someone to come and work with the...

UPDATE: 7th block of solar power bulk-buy now open

by | 26 Feb 2018 | Energy, Starfish

We’re excited to announce that the 7th solar power bulk-buy block is now open! We’re just as excited to report that the program is looking very likely to sail past its goal of installing 1MW of high quality solar power throughout the region in the next few...

Video: Groningen — the world’s cycling city

by | 26 Feb 2018 | Transport

Groningen decided in the 1970s to enact policies to make it easier to walk and bike, and discourage the use of cars in the city centre. By pedestrianising some streets, building cycle tracks everywhere, and creating a unique transportation circulation pattern that...

Arding Community Member Awarded John Winter-Irving Bequest

by | 26 Feb 2018 | SLAM

Local Arding Landcare Group member, Chris Duncan, has been recognised as the 2017 recipient of the John-Winter Irving Bequest. Chris Duncan and her husband David are working with Northern Tablelands Local Land Services and the Arding Landcare Group to conserve and...

Add my name: Save UNE habitat trees

by | 13 Feb 2018 | Event, SLAM, UNE | 3 comments

This statement of concern was drafted by 30 members of the UNE community at a recent meeting to discuss habitat tree removal on the UNE campus. If you care about native wildlife and the beauty of the UNE campus, please add your name to this statement. This statement...

This coming Thursday is D-Day for Leard Forest

by | 13 Feb 2018 | AACSGaM, Event

This coming Thursday is D-Day – i.e. destruction day, when the annual bulldozing period commences at the Leard State Forest. We do not have volunteers for the critical days of Thursday and Friday this week. We recognise that it is difficult for people to come...

Towards a Healthier Macleay River

by | 13 Feb 2018 | AACSGaM, Event

You are invited to attend a meeting of interested community members on Saturday 17th February at the Wicklow Hotel (Cocktail Room), 87 Marsh St, Armidale from 2 – 4pm, to discuss impacts on the health of the Macleay River and the possibility of forming a partnership...