Take the Pledge this summer!

by | 9 Oct 2014 | Starfish

Keep NSW Beautiful has been campaigning against littering for nearly forty years. Its programs focus on reducing  litter. In its  annual report for 2013, Keep Australia Beautiful reported that national littering trends are decreasing in comparison to figures dating...

Global wildlife populations down by half since 1970

by | 9 Oct 2014 | Starfish

The world populations of fish, birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles fell overall by 52 per cent between 1970 and 2010. According to World Wildlife Fund’s tenth Living Planet Report humankind’s demands are now 50 per cent more than nature can bear. To gauge the...

October Forum: Living without money

by | 1 Oct 2014 | Event, Monthly Forum | 1 comment

How could one possibly live without money in a world where money is such an integral part of everything we do? The documentary Living Without Money shows how German woman Heidimarie Schwermer experimented for a year with a lifestyle that didn’t involve money....

The Winds of Change

by | 1 Oct 2014 | Energy, Starfish

While community energy is thriving overseas, Australia remains behind the curve. Denmark Community Windfarm (DCW) has built a two turbine windfarm, with permission for two more, in response to locals wanting to build a small, community-scale windfarm that would: feed...

Armidale Bike Week 2014 – Pedal to Piney

by | 24 Sep 2014 | Event, Transport

Sunday 28 September is the big Bike Week finish event in Armidale – Pedal to Piney.Bring your friends, bring your family and bring your pedal power for this fun social ride from the Visitor Information Centre at 10:30am to the Pine Forest entry. This is along the...

Town Expression of Interest – ZNET Case Study

by | 22 Sep 2014 | Energy, Event, Starfish

The overall purpose of Zero Net Energy Town (ZNET) is to create Australia’s first town which satisfies all of its own energy needs at all times from renewable energy sources in a way which is competitive with its current system of energy (in terms of price, quality,...

Like SLA and have a New England Mutual bank account

by | 22 Sep 2014 | SLAM

You can support us You can support Sustainable Living Armidale without it costing you anything. As long as you have money in your New England Mutual account, SLA will receive an annual bonus. On 30 June each year New England Mutual calculates the average annual...

Early Bird Tickets now OPEN for NCEF ’14

by | 12 Sep 2014 | Event, Starfish

The North Coast’s annual event for creating a sustainable energy system is just around the corner and it’s time to book your tickets to ensure your place. Early Bird Tickets are Available Now!! Now in its fourth year, the North Coast Energy Forum brings together...

Armidale Bike Week 2014 – Commute Challenge

by | 10 Sep 2014 | Event, Transport

Show just how much pedal power you have during Armidale’s second annual Commute Challenge – a NSW Bike Week activity. Make a team or just ride yourself to be in the running for great prizes by riding either the furthest total distance, or the completing...

What is a sustainable economy? Nicole Foss talk in Tamworth

by | 10 Sep 2014 | Event

Tamworth Community Organic Gardening group welcomes Nicole Foss- she will be speaking on Friday 12th September at the Tamworth Community Centre on Darling St. The event is open to the public and tickets can be purchased at the website www.tcogg.com  $10 Tickets will...

Armidale Council’s energy forum invitation

by | 10 Sep 2014 | Event

You are invited to attend Armidale Council’s energy forum for business to be held on Friday 12 September 2014 at 9:30am in the Council Chambers. This FREE forum is for any organisation wanting to reduce energy use and improve their bottom line, or to advocate to their...

Biodynamic Field Demonstration

by | 10 Sep 2014 | Event

Welcome to Spring. What a wonderful blessing the recent rains have been. As the earth is still moist, we will be taking the opportunity to distribute the biodynamic preparations to assist recovery of the soil structure after the lengthy dry spell. Just a note to let...

Global People’s Climate March gathering, Sunday 21st Sept.

by | 9 Sep 2014 | SLAM

Everybody please come, late morning after church/games, and over lunchtime, down by the river. Put a note in your diary now.    More news soon. This is just before the UN climate talks the following week in NY. It’s fast growing into the largest people’s...

National Day of Divestment action

by | 3 Sep 2014 | AACSGaM, Event

In 1989, Mr. Bill McKibben authored the book, ‘The End of Nature’. Many have called it the first book to be published for a general audience on the topic of climate change. Since then, many (more) scientific papers have been released describing the...

Monster Climate Petition

by | 3 Sep 2014 | SLAM

 What Is The Monster Climate Petition? A petition by Australians to the House of Representatives demanding immediate and effective action to significantly reduce carbon emissions. The petition wording is “We ask the House to respect the science and build a safe...