Farming the Sun wins Growing Community Energy grant

by | 18 Mar 2015 | Energy, Starfish

Starfish’s Farming the Sun initiative is one of six community energy projects in northern NSW who have been awarded grants by the NSW government. State-wide, there were 19 projects which shared $846,000 in the latest round of funding to help advance local renewable...

Is your diet eating up the climate?

by | 18 Mar 2015 | Local Food, Starfish

A new UK study measures and compares the dietary greenhouse gas emissions of meat- and fish-eaters, vegetarians, and vegans. The journal Climatic Change published the first-ever study which compares the dietary greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of real-life meat-eaters...

Radical land regeneration

by | 18 Mar 2015 | Starfish

The origins of the word ‘radical’ come from the Latin ‘radox’, which means to get to the root of things. Sustainability requires radicalism, in its true meaning, to ensure that the way we live and go about living is indeed regenerative and renewable over time. David...

New web site ‘Faces from the Gasfields’

by | 18 Mar 2015 | AACSGaM, SLAM

Faces from the Gasfields includes Pat Schultz’s story of civil disobedience also published on our site last year. From the site: These are the stories of ordinary Australians whose way of life is under threat as a $200 billion industry lands in their backyards....

Frackman the movie – two extra Armidale shows

by | 11 Mar 2015 | AACSGaM, Event

After a sell out premiere last week, Armidale Belgrave Cinema is putting on 2 extra screenings. Frackman tells the story of accidental activist Dayne Pratzky and his struggle against international gas companies. Australia will soon become the world’s biggest gas...

Transition Network Conference 2015: Tickets on sale April

by | 11 Mar 2015 | Event

We are delighted to announce that after a couple of years with no Transition Network conference, it’s back, and it’s going to be a remarkable couple of days. It will take place at the wonderful Seale Hayne, close to Totnes in Devon, where we held the 2010 conference...

Largest protected arid land zone on Earth

by | 11 Mar 2015 | Starfish

The Pintubi traditional owners have helped to create the largest protected zone of arid land on earth, by declaring 4.2 million hectares of their land an Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) under the Kiwirrkurra IPA. “A lot of people think the desert is empty,” said...

Autumn Parade-walk with SLA

by | 11 Mar 2015 | Event

SLA again has got an exciting float for the Autumn Festival Parade. Its preparation is just about complete, but we need about ten more people who will simply walk with us, carrying lightweight objects, and wearing colourful clothes. Our message is ‘Time for...

2015 Home-Grown Garden Tour 7th & 8th March

by | 5 Mar 2015 | Event, Local Food, SLAM

It’s on again! The Home-Grown Garden Tour is now in its seventh year. Lots of new backyard food gardens to see, plus a few from previous tours that are definitely worth another look! All gardens are located within the town boundary, and it only costs $5 if you...

Woodland Wonderland Lend-a-hand and BBQ

by | 3 Mar 2015 | Event

You are invited to a tree-and-shrub and other good things – planting… Date: Saturday 7th March 2015 Time: 11 am – 2.30 pm, Location: Black Gully Reserve (Mike O’Keeffe  Memorial Woodland) between Kentucky St and Armidale Tree Group nursery (access from Mann St,...

NEEN Energy Efficiency Gathering Mar 18

by | 3 Mar 2015 | Energy, Event

Keep energy efficiency on your radar! Come along to our NEEN Armidale gathering and learn about how the National Energy Efficiency Network can help you save energy, money and the planet… The National Energy Efficiency Network (NEEN) is establishing a learning...

SLA in Autumn Festival Parade

by | 24 Feb 2015 | Autumn Festival, Event

Note the date Saturday 14th March, and come and walk with SLA in the Armidale Autumn Festival Parade. Every year SLA has a ‘walking float’ (no petrol) that is colourful, musical and entertaining, with just a hint of how to make the transition to a low...

To collapse or not to collapse debate

by | 24 Feb 2015 | SLAM

As the climate crisis continues to unfold so too does the polarisation of core strategy within the environment movement. At one end of the spectrum, some environmentalists are fueled by a strong belief that speeding up an implosion of the global financial system is...

Changing the way I eat – Talk by Helen Webb at Feb Forum

by | 12 Feb 2015 | SLAM

Just a follow up to February Forum. Helen Webb has kindly given consent to publish her handout here. My Goals Were To: Increase my health and wellbeing Stop taking medication for acid reflux Be able to prepare vegetarian meals that provided well balanced nutrition and...