by editor | 29 Jan 2016 | Event |
I’m thrilled to announce that the Solar Supercharge program is out! Click here to view the program in full. Solar Supercharge is a 3-day national action summit for clean energy happening in Brisbane, 13-15 February. It’s the moment when leaders and...
by user submitted | 29 Jan 2016 | SLAM
Hi interested ones, let me know if you would like to get together to talk about purchasing a small piece of land, near Uralla so as to build a low cost ecologically designed communal home and establish a food forest. Please contact me via email – a brief bio...
by editor | 11 Dec 2015 | AURG, Event
The AURG is holding a Working Bee on Sunday 13th December, 2015. Members and friends this is a short notice call for assistance to spread mulch on the morning of our scheduled Christmas Party. Helen Webb has planted out the remaining seedlings left over from our...
by user submitted | 11 Dec 2015 | Event, SLAM
The labyrinth in Civic Park is now complete, with about 2740 white dots marking the edges of the paths. It is about five meters into the park from Dangar Street, opposite the Servies’ car park, north of the duck pond. Everyone is very welcome to walk it...
by editor | 11 Dec 2015 | AURG, Black Gully, Road to Paris
These two videos were shown at our pop-up solar cinema in front of Tatts at Christmas in the Mall. It’s been a big year with over 500 photos published and 5 videos.
by editor | 9 Dec 2015 | SLAM |
The Environment ministers meet next week (15 Dec 15) to decide on wood heater “standards”. We need to keep up the pressure to make sure they know how unacceptable it is to have a “standard” set by industry that allows new woodheaters to emit...
by editor | 1 Dec 2015 | Climate, Event, Road to Paris |
The people of Armidale have created a long banner, a visual petition, a Road to Paris about the world we want to live in and what could be done to limit global temperature rises. It is 60 meters long with drawings and phrases, names and even a few poems. Here is the...
by user submitted | 1 Dec 2015 | SLAM
We have planted 5 acres of Frog 1 Hemp and very pleased with the progress so far. After 4 weeks, it is about 30cms high (1 Foot) The plan is to harvest just when it flowers and that way we will not have a problem with it crossing with any “Wild” crops. We...
by editor | 1 Dec 2015 | SLAM
As part of our 21 Stories of Transition, Transition Town Media in Pennsylvania introduce their Free Store. Find out how to get a copy of ’21 Stories of Transition’ and see more stories at
by editor | 1 Dec 2015 | Event, Monthly Forum, Road to Paris, SLAM
Thanks members and volunteers for a big, successful year of events and forums continuing our vision for Armidale to be a more resilient and sustainable town. Let’s celebrate the wonderful work we have done this year with a party in the mall, and we will set up a...
by editor | 27 Nov 2015 | Climate, Event, Road to Paris
On the weekend of the 28 and 29 November, as world leaders arrive in Paris for the UN Climate Summit, millions of people will take to the streets in hundreds of major cities around the globe – and Armidale will have its own Climate Rally starting 1pm this Sunday at...
by editor | 27 Nov 2015 | Climate, Event, Road to Paris |
Inspired by Naomi Klein’s international non-fiction bestseller ‘This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs the Climate’, the film presents seven powerful portraits of communities on the front lines, from Montana’s Powder River Basin to the Alberta Tar Sands,...
by editor | 27 Nov 2015 | Event, Road to Paris, SLAM
The people of Armidale have been creating a long banner, a visual petition, a Road to Paris about the world we want to live in and what could be done to limit global temperature rises. It is currently about 40 meters long with drawings and phrases, names and even a...
by editor | 24 Nov 2015 | Event
Progressive Cinema in Uralla presents The Yes Men Fix the World at 7pm on Tuesday, 24th November, 2015, at McCrossin’s Mill, 24-28 Salisbury St, Uralla “Hilarious, therapeutic, inspiring. The Yes Men are geniuses.” Naomi Klein, author of This Changes Everything:...
by editor | 24 Nov 2015 | Event
Dear Friends, It’s been a busy time planning for the 2016 Ecoarts Australis Conference, and we have some important updates for you. Keynote speakers The program is shaping up really well with a great range of speakers. Confirmed keynotes include: Dr Nalini...
by editor | 24 Nov 2015 | Road to Paris
Dear friend, Over the past 2 days, students, staff and alumni from Australian universities came together to tell their universities to go fossil free and put divestment on the agenda of the Times Higher Education World Academic Summit in Melbourne. Whilst local...
by editor | 24 Nov 2015 | Local Food, Road to Paris, SLAM
In Liege, new local food enterprises are being considered in their wider context, that of a ‘Food Belt’ around the city, a joined-up learning network of microfarms.
by user submitted | 15 Nov 2015 | Local Food, SLAM
OzHarvest is the first perishable food rescue organisation in Australia collecting quality excess food from commercial outlets and delivering it, direct and free of charge, to 600 charities providing much needed assistance to vulnerable men, women and children across...
by user submitted | 12 Nov 2015 | SLAM
In our era of unprecedented social and environmental change, new stories alert us to the shortcomings of the myth of unlimited economic growth. What better way to support an alternative ‘big story’ than to make a film? Film is the great myth-making machine of the...
by editor | 10 Nov 2015 | Climate, Energy, Road to Paris, SLAM
The banner, or visual petition, has grown and grown. It’s been available for people to draw or write on at lots of events. If you’re an SLA supporter, and you haven’t yet put something on it, get in touch. The banner will be the centrepiece of our...
by editor | 4 Nov 2015 | Event, Local Food, Monthly Forum
The next SLA Forum to be held on Thursday, 5th November, will be presented by Charlie Winter, from Pathfinders. Charlie is the Tilbuster Station project coordinator and will discuss the work being done at Tilbuster, where Pathfinders combines support for disadvantaged...
by editor | 29 Oct 2015 | AACSGaM, Event
We are excited to invite you to the beautiful and productive Liverpool Plains for a fun and family friendly weekend at the “Harvest Festival against Shenhua”. The festvial will include talks, a machinery display, music and tours and will be held at our...
by editor | 29 Oct 2015 | AURG, Event, Road to Paris
A successful planting day was held on Sunday 11 October with 30 participants planting 480 trees! The day was in support of Sustainable Living Armidale’s focus on Road to Paris. Richelle Roberts SLA presented the case for planting trees and Angus Adair AURG thanked SLA...
by editor | 29 Oct 2015 | Event |
Australia’s pioneering nature discovery project, Bush Blitz, is coming to New England to discover and document new species in Oxley Wild River National Park. Join leading scientists for an informative evening to find out what’s in your backyard! Find out what...
by user submitted | 29 Oct 2015 | Road to Paris, SLAM
As we proceed along the Road to Paris, Transition Network is posting one story every day for the 21 days leading up to COP21. Today’s story is of a formerly derelict farm being transformed into a community farm, providing a meeting place, caring services, an...
