June Forum: Home Heating

The frosts have finally come and so the next SLA (Sustainable Living Armidale) forum is on home heating. Several speakers will cover the many options from passive solar design and solar heating systems to wood fires and reverse cycle air conditioning. They will...

Conversare comes to New England

Join in the first Conversare event in Armidale. 6.30 to 9.30pm, Tuesday, 31st May at Servies $25 Concession (pensioners, students, …) $35 General Admission Everyone is welcome to join in. These events are for you if you are happy to enjoy a two course meal and a...

Election Climate Rally in Tamworth

Election Climate Action Rally 5 June, Bicentennial Park Tamworth, 12 noon Come along and add your voice and your concerns. Many SLA members have already decided to attend. The speakers will include: Anika Molesworth, Young Australian Farmer of the Year Rob Taber:...

Leard Forest Bird Surveys, Sat 28th-Sunday 29th May 2016

You are cordially invited  to  the visit one of the state’s biodiversity hotspots under threat from coal mining, the Leard Forest , NSW, situated 2 hours west of Tamworth to take part in the 4th community led bird survey of this endangered woodland. Many are aware of...

Open Garden – Red Cross Fundraiser – Sunday 29 May

Maria Hitchcock is holding an Open Garden as a fundraiser for the Red Cross on Sunday 29th May (1 day only)  16 Hitchcock Lane (off Old Inverell Rd – 4kms W of UNE) $5 Adults Children free The Red Cross will be providing Devonshire teas, soup with French bread,...

May Forum: Voices of New England

This month’s SLA Thursday Forum on 5th May is your opportunity to find out more about the newly-formed community alliance, Voices of New England. VoNE has been established in the lead-up to the Federal election, as we recognise the importance of the New England...

Plant trees this Mother’s Day

The AURG is holding a Working Bee on Mother’s Day, Sunday 8th May, 2016. The working bee will involve further planting of Juncus (Rushes) and Cyperaceae (Sedges) to fill out the wet problem areas of our developed area between Taylor and Douglas Streets on the southern...

Uralla — My money’s going up in smoke! Where’s yours?

Are you wondering where your hard earned dollars are going with each power bill? Get a head start by filling in the Z-NET Uralla free energy assessment form that came with your Uralla Shire Council Newsletter this week. You can drop it off in the post box at 94 Bridge...

AYCC New England is back!

Did you know that at the 2013 election, 25% of young people between 18 and 24 weren’t enrolled to vote? With an election just around the corner, it’s super important young people get on the roll to vote, because the decisions our politicians make today, are the...

Looking for warm houses — 2016 Sustainable House Tour

It is time for another sustainable house tour. We need help finding suitable houses in Armidale. The SLA Energy Group thought it would be valuable to hold this one in winter to demonstrate the value of passive solar design. This year half the houses will be in Uralla...

Come write letters for causes at Uniting Church

The next letter writing group will be on Thursday this week the 28th, in the Community Room at the Uniting Church. To get to the Community Room go through the Glass doors facing Rusden St then go left. Please bring along your thoughts on who we might write to and any...