by editor | 12 Oct 2023 | Aboriginal, Event, SLAM
On Saturday 14 October we, the people of Australia, are invited to recognise the First Peoples of Australia through an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice enshrined in our constitution. What can each of us do, with only days to go? We can have conversations...
by editor | 12 Oct 2023 | Event, Garden, SLAM
Hi All, The 22nd of October will be a Working Bee at the Community Garden. Any time from 1pm onwards. Bring your favourite tool. It’s getting close to planting and hopefully we will get some more rain to soften the ground. Blackberry is well under control thanks...
by editor | 12 Oct 2023 | Event, SLAM
You are invited to Hillgrove Film and Supper nights, held every third Saturday of the month. Bring a plate to share and enjoy a film (or two) on the theme of living sustainably/regeneratively in a changing world. This month’s film is “Living the Change” (approx. 90...
by editor | 5 Oct 2023 | Aboriginal, Event, SLAM
Meet at the stage in the Armidale Mall at 4:30pm leaving at 5pm-5:30pm, 6th October to participate in the Street March and Concert with your logo or sign of your business, community group, union or just as your smiley self. We will of course have other promotional...
by editor | 5 Oct 2023 | Event, SLAM, Transport
The Ebike Expo 2 will again bring together both bicycle shops, Armidale Bicycle Centre, and Bicycle Central, people who own ebikes, and those who want to own ebikes. Both bike shops are offering demo bikes to try and special Expo prices for the day. The Ebike Expo 2...
by editor | 5 Oct 2023 | ATG, Event, Habitat, SLAM
Its our 40th birthday! The Armidale Tree Group is celebrating 40 years as a not-for-profit community group with a Celebratory Birthday Party at the Bowling Club on 7th October. Come and celebrate the many amazing years of the growing and planting of millions of native...
by editor | 5 Oct 2023 | ATG, Event, Habitat, SLAM
Self-guided tours of Armidale Tree Group plantings $10 per adult covers both days (u16 free) refreshments available 10am–3pm Saturday October 21 Selwyns Wood, 303 Castledoyle Road, Armidale (Jeremy Smith) 6,000 Trees Planted 2017 and 2020-21 10am–3pm Sunday October 22...
by Annette Kilarr | 5 Oct 2023 | SLAM
Call for donations…. As we countdown to the vote in less than 2 weeks time, the executive committee of Northern Tablelands for Yes, in partnership with ANTaR, is calling for donations to support the final expenses for the campaign. They have used almost all of...
by editor | 4 Oct 2023 | AURG, SLAM
Of a thousand plants put in last week at the Weedy Wastelands to Wildlife Wetlands (WW2WW) site, about 380 were pulled out. Some were thrown into water, we fished them out and will try to replant them. Those left on high ground dried out and died. This malicious...
by editor | 4 Oct 2023 | Climate, Habitat, SLAM
Are you a member of a local environmental group? Raise environmental concerns with your local land management stakeholders through this unique opportunity as a voice for nature! Vacancy — Nature Conservation Council representative on the New England BFMC We...
by editor | 4 Oct 2023 | Event, Habitat, SLAM
Have a taste for recording nature? Join the tutor and a group of like-minded people to observe, record and enquire into the nature found in Black Gully and in your own back yard. This is a one day a week, six-week course combining observational drawing in the field...
by editor | 27 Sep 2023 | Event, SLAM
All are welcome to attend the Annual General Meeting of Sustainable Living Armidale Inc. (SLA), which will be held at 6:30 pm on Thursday, 28 September 2023. Participants are invited to attend in person at Kent House, 141 Faulkner Street, Armidale or, in accordance...
by Annette Kilarr | 27 Sep 2023 | Climate, Energy, Event, SLAM
AEIC Review of Community Engagement Practices – Survey and Submissions due 5:00pm Sunday, 1 October 2023 Can you take the 15 minutes to complete the Landholder and Community member Survey? Or perhaps make a submission? We need strong community engagement here....
by editor | 27 Sep 2023 | ATG, Event, Habitat, SLAM
Save Koala Night is a 4 x DJs fundraiser celebrating our amazing and unique furry friends. It follows Save Koala Day celebrated on September 30 every year, and is part of the Save Koala Month celebrations organised by the Australian Koala Foundation. Join us, 5pm...
by editor | 27 Sep 2023 | Event, SLAM |
The film nights for September and October have been rescheduled to better fit in with other events at the Armidale Playhouse. Here are the new dates for your calendars: Wednesday, 4 October 2023 and Tuesday, 31 October 2023 This means there won’t be a screening in...
by editor | 25 Sep 2023 | Habitat, SLAM, SNELC
A grant has been awarded so that landholders that in areas surrounding the Armidale Area of Regional Koala Significance (ARKS) can restore habitat connectivity for threatened fauna and flora. Southern New England Landcare is pleased to announce it has obtained funding...
by editor | 25 Sep 2023 | SLAM, Waste
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll know there’s a new player in town that’s making Shein look staid and pricey by promising it can make you shop like a billionaire — and by selling earrings for 19c and sneakers for $2.86, Temu isn’t lying! But how do you...
by editor | 13 Sep 2023 | Event, SLAM
Armidale Sanctuary Humanitarian Settlement presents Annual Human Rights Lecture, 2023 — Prof Rosalind Croucher, President of the Human Rights Commission Making Rights a Reality: The need for a Human Rights Act for Australia Thursday 14 September, 5.30 for 6 pm...
by editor | 13 Sep 2023 | Event, SLAM
“Stories for a Changing World” (every 3rd Saturday of the month) 6pm Saturday September 16th Hillgrove Rural Community Hall 76 Brackin St Hillgrove 2350 32klm east of Armidale NSW Ben & bEartha (or Ben and Bertha) is a 40-minute sustainability documentary...
by editor | 13 Sep 2023 | Event, Habitat, SLAM
Just over one week to go before the Paddle on the Macleay 2023. Once again, organised by the wonderful committee members of Save Our Macleay River (SOMR), it is an event not to be missed. Click here for Directions and Registration Form If you can’t paddle, come to the...
by editor | 13 Sep 2023 | Climate, SLAM
Amid raging wildfires and record temperatures, many people are asking – what can I do about climate change? More than you think, perhaps With scientists warning that 2023 could be the warmest ever, and devastating wildfires tearing through communities, the climate...
by editor | 13 Sep 2023 | AACSGaM, Event, Habitat, SLAM
The next Pilliga Tag-a-Long tour will be Wed 20th September to Friday 22nd September. The tours are not-for profit. No-one working for the tours are paid, but incur costs for their activism. All participants pay their own costs, travel, food and accommodation. The...
by Annette Kilarr | 6 Sep 2023 | Climate, Energy, Event, SLAM
You are invited to the next New England Visions 2030 Institute Forum The Changing Face of New England No. 1 The cumulative social impact of the New England REZ on our communities At the Armidale Bowling Club RSVP essential by 5.00 pm Monday 4th September to...
by editor | 6 Sep 2023 | Event, SLAM
ABC Friends present a talk by Dr Gael Jennings “The good, the bad, and the ugly: Will politics, AI or Murdoch kill the ABC,” Ex-Service Club, 6.15pm, Thursday September 7, 2023 Dr Gael Jennings is an Honorary Fellow at the Centre for Advancing Journalism at the...
by Elizabeth O'hara | 6 Sep 2023 | AACSGaM, Event, SLAM
////THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED INDEFINITELY///// Location: Newell Highway & X Line Road Newell Hwy & X Line Rd, The Pilliga NSW 2388, Australia Event description Join us for a community walk along the proposed lateral Pilliga Pipeline route. Experience the...
