Northern Tablelands Wildlife Carers – Christmas in July Lunch Fundraising event

by editor | 14 Jul 2015 | Event

Christmas in July Lunch to be held at McCrossin’s Mill at Uralla next Saturday 18 July. We need to finalise numbers for catering purposes asap, so if you would like to come along, please email me back by Sunday 12 or Monday morning at the latest. We plan to have a...

Free Woodturning Session at the Mens Shed 18 July 1pm

by editor | 14 Jul 2015 | Event

Robert Sorby Tour 2015 Free Woodturning Demonstration Featuring Chris Pouncy Armidale Mens Shed 251 Mann St Armidale 18th July 1pm Limited Spaces Available! RSVP to reserve your place. RSVP to: Roy Powell {mobile prefix oh for}19 367...

Sustainable Living Workshops in Armidale and Tamworth

by user submitted | 14 Jul 2015 | Event, Garden, Local Food, SLAM

TAFE New England is once again running a series of topical workshops on the art and practice of living more sustainably. The presenters: Ray South and Jane Pickard are both highly regarded and experienced practitioners, both of whom have delivered many such workshops,...

Frackman is back for another showing and discussion

by editor | 10 Jul 2015 | AACSGaM, Event, Road to Paris

Frackman will be showing at Kent House 2pm on the 12th of July followed by afternoon tea & a brief introduction to Sustainable Living Armidale’s latest action group – Armidale Road to Paris. Frackman tells the story of accidental activist Dayne Pratzky...

We’re on a road to Paris, come along for the ride

by editor | 9 Jul 2015 | Road to Paris

The Armidale Road To Paris campaign is shaping up to spread/reach throughout the Armidale community. There’s a small job for you, as a person concerned about climate change. Can you undertake to talk to a few of your friends, family, or colleagues, about this...

Could this be the New England’s first Windfarm?

by user submitted | 2 Jul 2015 | Energy, SLAM

Chinese wind energy giant Goldwind has announced it will begin construction of the 175MW White Rock wind farm in northern NSW in November, the second big wind farm to get the go-ahead since the revised renewable energy target legislation passed the Senate last month....

July Forum: Celebrating action towards sustainable living in Armidale + AGM

by editor | 1 Jul 2015 | Event, Monthly Forum

‘Celebrating action towards sustainable living in Armidale’ will be the topic for this week’s Thursday Forum presented by SLA. “The period since 2007, when Armidale held its first Sustainable Living Expo, has been particularly inspiring” said SLA member Helen Webb,...

Video: Costa finds feral vege at Armidale Community Garden

by editor | 29 Jun 2015 | Event, Garden

Back in May, Costa came up to Armidale to open the new Community Garden in East Armidale and dropped through to visit Jo at SLA’s Community Garden. That makes 4 community gardens now in a town of 25 thousand, that’s something to be proud of.

New Tamworth Farmers Market starts 12th July looking for stall holders

by editor | 28 Jun 2015 | Event, Local Food

The new Tamworth Farmers Market starts 12th July just through the gates in Bicentennial Park, Kable Avenue Tamworth. Going forward it will be regularly on the 2nd Sunday & 4th Saturday of every month from 8am till 1pm. The organisers are looking to get the word...

Landscaping quietens an international airport

by editor | 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 editor | 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...

The Climate Council publication now available – Galilee Basin – Unburnable Coal

by editor | 26 Jun 2015 | AACSGaM, Climate, Road to Paris

If all of the Galilee Basin coal was burned, it’s estimated that 705 million tonnes of CO2 would be released each year – that’s more than 1.3 times Australia’s current annual emissions. Put simply, we cannot let this happen. Our latest report, ‘Galilee Basin –...

Uniting Earth Ministry “All kinds of trees” Leard Forest retreat and awareness raiser

by editor | 26 Jun 2015 | AACSGaM, Event

Leard Forest retreat and awareness raiser 5pm Tuesday 1st to 9am Friday 4th September. All people of good will are welcome to this two-day program of reflection, prayer, contemplation and discussion. Children are welcome to participate. The Moderator of the Uniting...

SMH Climate for Change series

by editor | 23 Jun 2015 | Climate, Road to Paris, SLAM

The Sydney Morning Herald is putting all its climate change articles on its website under ‘UN Climate Conference’ Makes for interesting reading.

Co-operative Conversations Workshop for Meetings That Matter

by editor | 23 Jun 2015 | Event

New England North West Landcare & North Coast Landcare invite community organisations to attend this valuable workshop 9am – 5pm Wednesday 24th June 2015 Ian Plowman – Workshop facilitator Ian Plowman is a clinical and organisational psychologist,...

Road to Paris’ first Extra article featured!

by editor | 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 editor | 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 editor | 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...

June Forum: All you need to know about the exciting Uralla Z-NET project

by editor | 2 Jun 2015 | Energy, Event, Monthly Forum

Will Uralla be the first town in Australia to become carbon neutral? A study is underway to ask just this question. The Zero Net Energy Town (ZNET) project will look at how residents, business and industry can reduce carbon emissions through energy efficiency,...

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

by editor | 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 user submitted | 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 editor | 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 editor | 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 editor | 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 editor | 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....