May Forum: A synopsis of the Restore, Regenerate, Revegetate conference

by editor | 2 May 2017 | AACSGaM, Event, Monthly Forum

Kerri Clarke ex-convenor of the SLA action group Armidale Action on CSG and Mining will present a synopsis of the Restore, Regenerate, Revegetate conference. The conference was held between 5-9 February 2017 at the University of New England in...

Non Violence Film Festival 2017 — The Worm Is Turning

by editor | 2 May 2017 | Event, Garden, Local Food

1pm Tuesday 2 May — Oralla Lecture Theatre, University of New England — The Worm Is Turning, 2015 (103 minutes) This is the story of how corporate agribusiness is taking over the world’s food production revealed through historical archival footage, and shows how this...

Non Violence Film Festival 2017 — Give Trees a Chance

by editor | 2 May 2017 | Event | 2 comments

1pm Thursday 4 May — Oralla Lecture Theatre, University of New England — Give Trees a Chance, 1980 (47 minutes) This 1980 documentary tells the story of the first eco-blockade in the world – the Terania Creek forest protest in Australia in 1979. A historic...

Investors snapping up community energy projects… which are selling out in hours!

by editor | 2 May 2017 | Starfish

Within six hours of it opening, investors had pitched in to invest in one of the newest community funded renewable energy projects, a huge 230 kilowatt solar system on the roof of Bakers Maison in western Sydney. The public appetite for community-funded renewable...

Outback Pub Brings Hope and Healing

by editor | 2 May 2017 | Starfish

A former vegetable farmer from Victoria has renovated a derelict outback pub with the aim of turning it into a community hub for local Aboriginal people. Andrew Stacey particularly wants to provide meaning and purpose for local youth by creating a place for all ages...

Cultivating Murder is showing at Belgrave Cinema

by editor | 26 Apr 2017 | AACSGaM, Event

Tickets go on sale Monday, 24th of April. Cultivating Murder is a new feature documentary that tells the heart-rending story of the murder of Glen Turner, a public servant working for the Office of Environment and Heritage, who was gunned down on the side of a public...

Tiny Homes as a Solution To Homelessness in NSW

by editor | 26 Apr 2017 | Energy, Starfish

The Tiny Homes Foundation (THF) has received development approval for a pilot project in Gosford, NSW. The project, which is possibly the first of it’s kind in Australia, hopes to combat homelessness with a ‘homes first’ approach, using tiny houses as an affordable,...

Dazed by Dieback now available online

by editor | 21 Apr 2017 | SLAM

Friends This is just a little promotion for my recently self-published book ‘Dazed by Dieback’ (see attached) — a comic book exploration of the decline of trees and rural dieback in Australia and what can be done about it, starring the Streuth Family Investigative...

Change Your Diet, Change The World!

by editor | 21 Apr 2017 | Starfish

Dietary changes in High Income Countries could significantly contribute to more sustainable global water usage, land use and greenhouse gas emissions, as well as being healthier, according to a scientific review in PLOS ONE. The review looked at 63 studies of diets...

Show Me The Honey: Communication Between Birds and Humans

by editor | 21 Apr 2017 | Starfish

A remarkable interaction between humans and birds in Mozambique is a win-win for both species, reports Karl Gruber in an article summarising the recently published research of Dr Claire Spottiswoode on the ABC News Science website. The study draws on earlier research...

Progressive Cinema presents: Lands for Freedom

by editor | 8 Apr 2017 | Event, Garden, Local Food

7pm on Thursday, 13th April at Kent House in Armidale. Lands for Freedom portrays four farmers in the 21st century, passionate rebels and visionaries. André, Giuseppe, Olga and Remy live and work in Belgium, Italy, Austria and Africa but they speak the same language,...

Lengthy delays ahead for air pollution monitoring whilst Whitehaven Coal speeds to get Vickery mine up

by editor | 6 Apr 2017 | AACSGaM

A public meeting on air pollution at Boggabri Public School last Thursday heard the NSW Environmental Protection Authority reveal that the introduction of a regional air quality monitoring scheme similar to the Upper Hunter faces potentially lengthy delays. Community...

April Forum: Tony Seba’s Clean Disruption

by editor | 5 Apr 2017 | Energy, Event, Monthly Forum | 1 comment

The video of Tony Seba’s Clean Disruption Keynote presentation at the Swedbank Nordic Energy Summit in Oslo, Norway, March 17th, 2016 will be shown at April Forum. The keynote, based on the book ‘Clean Disruption of Energy and Transportation’ assert...

AURG Working Bee at Phil Wheaton Field

by editor | 5 Apr 2017 | AURG, Event

The AURG is holding the next Working Bee on Sunday 9th April, 2017. On the Creeklands area off Erskine Street adjacent to Phil Wheaton Field. Vehicle access through open gate near the toilets and drive towards the creek or off MacDonald Drive. Weather permitting we...

Narrabri Gas Project EIS Workshop Armidale

by editor | 5 Apr 2017 | AACSGaM, Event

This event is part of the North West Alliance Narrabri Gas Project EIS Workshop Tour. Engaging communities across the North West. We are at a critical moment in the campaign to protect Pilliga Forest, stop the Santos Narrabri Gas Project and end CSG in NSW. Between...

Film: The Bentley Effect — 10 April 7pm Kent House

by editor | 5 Apr 2017 | AACSGaM, Event

The Bentley Effect, with Director Brendan Shoebridge 7pm, Monday 10 April, 2017 Kent House, 141 Allingham Street, Armidale Admission: $15 full price, $12 concession, under 12s free The fight against fracking needed a hero. Over 10,000 people put their hands up....

Lesser of Two Weevils Co-Op — Organic produce buying group looking for new members

by editor | 3 Apr 2017 | Local Food

The Lesser of Two Weevils Co-Op is a buying group that has been operating in Armidale for almost 20 years. We co-ordinate the ordering of organic produce at wholesale prices both locally, from Bellingen and from United Organics in Brisbane. Members of the co-op take...

3rd block of solar power bulk-buy now open

by editor | 3 Apr 2017 | Starfish

We’re excited to report that the 3rd solar power bulk-buy block has now opened. This also marks a significant milestone for the program – we have now passed the one-third mark of achieving our goal of installing 1MW of high quality solar power throughout...

Air quality in Boggabri and Maules Creek — Public information session

by editor | 30 Mar 2017 | AACSGaM, Event

On behalf of the members of the Leard Forest Research Node, we are pleased to invite you and interested colleagues to attend a Public information session: What is the latest on air quality in Boggabri and Maules Creek? Come along and hear Karen Marler, Director,...

CANCELLED LandArtFarm invitation — Booking essential

by editor | 30 Mar 2017 | Event

This event has been CANCELLED due to rain. Now in its second season, Land Art Farm is a private artistic venture on 100 acres just outside Armidale. More than 40 land art pieces and installations have been created by Sandra Welsman since 2014, from scratch, from...

Please sign Mega Community Climate Change Petition

by editor | 30 Mar 2017 | Climate

Just want to let you know that this petition has been organised by multifaith communities in 150 different electorates to be presented prior to the Federal Government Climate review in July. The idea is to present it to our local MP’s around the same time in...

Can’t make it to the #StopAdani Roadshow? Join the live feed

by editor | 30 Mar 2017 | AACSGaM, Event

Can’t make it to your local #StopAdani Roadshow event? Tune into the Livestream this Friday at 7pm and join in from home. Last night, over a thousand Queenslanders turned out at the premiere #StopAdani Roadshow in Brisbane to find out how we’re going to ramp up one of...

Mobilising for divestment! Join the online Climate Impacts Web Workshop

by editor | 30 Mar 2017 | AACSGaM, Climate, Event

Next Tuesday April 4th at 4pm AEST, we’ll be joined by organisers from New Zealand and Indonesia for a webinar on Global Divestment Mobilisation and why we need our universities and other public institutions to divest from fossil fuels now more than ever. Click...

Finding our Common Strength — March Armidale Community Rally

by editor | 20 Mar 2017 | Event

Everyone in the region is invited to bring the family and join the community rally in Central Park at 2pm this Saturday 25 March. March Armidale is hosting this event as part of peaceful actions across the country calling for “decency, accountability and...

Sustainable Futures Convention 2017, Gloucester NSW — Sat 25 & Sun 26 March

by editor | 20 Mar 2017 | AACSGaM, Event

Following on from the inaugural Gloucester NSW weekend in 2015, we are focusing on progressive communities and individuals in action; walking the talk and finding solutions. Transitioning towards renewable economic and social landscapes is in full swing across...