Landscaping quietens an international airport

by | 27 Jun 2015 | Starfish

Two years ago in the Netherlands, artist Paul de Kort designed an 81-acre park near Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport with the mission of using nothing but landscaping to dampen the noise of airplanes. Such a project had never been attempted ~ and a crucial element of the...

TerraCycle is on a mission to eliminate the idea of waste

by | 26 Jun 2015 | SLAM

Judy at the University of New England is recycling Nescafe Dulce Gusto Coffee Pods through TerraCycle, with a small proportion of the profits made going to a non-profit organisation or school of her choice. The following is taken from the Terracycle site:TerraCycle is...

Road to Paris’ first Extra article featured!

by | 20 Jun 2015 | Event, Road to Paris

A number of the Road to Paris crew donned their Frenchie gear on the 7th of June at the Farmers Markets, and distributed Road to Paris bookmarks to market goers. We engaged with a number of community members who took a strong interest in positive steps towards...

Australia’s community-led renewable energy sector

by | 17 Jun 2015 | Energy, Starfish

The past few years have been exhilarating in the world of renewable energy technology. The global price of solar PV has plummeted, while electric cars have gone from cramped novelties that might just get you to the supermarket and back, to work-horses that can take...

2015 SLA Annual General Meeting

by | 16 Jun 2015 | Event, Monthly Forum

The Annual General Meeting of Sustainable Living Armidale will be held at 7pm on Thursday 2 July 2015, at Kent House, 141 Faulkner St, Armidale. Agenda is as follows: Apologies and Confirmation of Minutes The minutes from the Annual General Meeting held on 3 July 2014...

What a load of rot (or how to make backyard compost)

by | 2 Jun 2015 | Garden

Do you have a garden? Would you like to get more out of your garden – healthier plants, more flowers, healthier vegetables? Then you need compost! Turn your weeds, lawn clippings and food scraps into rich, organic plant food – all you need is a bit of...

Intentional community start up looking for investors

by | 1 Jun 2015 | SLAM

Hi everyone, The main idea with the community is that freewill and ethics will be the principal focus. So people will have the freewill to do what they desire on their own plot that they own (within ethical respect of their neighbours). Also, that on community land we...

Nominations now open for NSW Green Globe Awards

by | 1 Jun 2015 | Event

Minister Mark Speakman is calling for nominations from across the region for the 16th Green Globe Awards, which celebrate outstanding environmental achievements throughout NSW. They are New South Wales’s biggest and most important sustainability awards, with 17 award...

Sheer courage. A message from the Pacific Climate Warriors

by | 1 Jun 2015 | SLAM

It’s 6 months ago now that the Pacific Climate Warriors paddled out in traditional canoes, followed by hundreds of Australians to blockade the world’s largest coal port: Newcastle. That day will be forever etched in my mind – those gigantic coal-laden ships...

Fairy Bread, Vegemite Worms & Cutting Carbon Pollution

by | 1 Jun 2015 | Road to Paris

Australia’s pretty great. We have fairy bread, vegemite worms and the Big Pineapple. Not to mention clean air, water and land; healthy and safe fresh produce; beautiful coastal cities and beaches; and natural wonders like the Great Barrier Reef. But so much of what...

World first in sustainability for Smoky Bay oyster farm

by | 29 May 2015 | Starfish

A South Australian oyster farm Angel Oysters has been approved with sustainability certification for its approach to farming oysters by Italy-based program Friends of the Sea. Friends of the Sea awards certification for products from sustainable marine environments....

Imagine a car-free neighbourhood for a month

by | 29 May 2015 | Starfish

Two years ago, an average neighbourhood in the South Korean city of Suwon embarked on a radical experiment ~ for one month, the neighbourhood got rid of every single one of their 1,500 cars. Called the Ecomobility Festival, it was created as a way to help the city...

Road to Paris 6-step community engagement framework

by | 26 May 2015 | Road to Paris

Community Engagement Strategy proposed at the Road to Paris (R2P) meeting held 16/04/15.  It is one that is utilised by a similar transition town group in NZ. They use a 6-step process which keeps things simple and on-track. Find a team – identify a common...

Costa at Armidale Community Garden

by | 20 May 2015 | Event, Garden

Looking forward to Costa visiting Armidale Community Garden for a while on Saturday morning. Garden supporters very welcome to come along, if you’d like to have some morning tea with us it might be wise to bring your own mug

Public forum on sustainable food movements

by | 19 May 2015 | Event, Garden

There will be a public forum on sustainable food movements, Aboriginal environmental knowledge, and social change from 11.30am – 1pm Friday 22nd May. A series of short presentations by Costa Georgiadis, UNE scholars and local Aboriginal community leaders will be...

East Armidale Community Garden Open Day

by | 19 May 2015 | Event, Garden

Come along to help us celebrate the opening of a new Community Garden in Narwan Village, East Armidale. We are growing a garden to promote fresh, healthy and sustainable food choices; cultural pride and community confidence; and the environmental knowledge and...