Armidale residents at Act Up #3

by | 2 Apr 2014 | SLAM | 1 comment

On Monday the 31st of March, five Armidale residents joined nearly 100 others in an unprecedented non-violent direct action against the expansion of Whitehaven’s Maules Creek Coal Mine. The expansion will destroy approximately one third of the Leard State Forest,...

UniSuper Dumps Fossil Fuel from Some Funds

by | 31 Mar 2014 | SLAM

The $40 billion UniSuper investment fund has announced that it will exclude fossil fuel companies from its “socially responsible” investment options as part of a refocus of its portfolio. UniSuper says the move is part of a strategy to also exclude gaming and weapons...

National Rural Women’s Coalition

by | 31 Mar 2014 | SLAM

Women Towards Sustainability The National Rural Women’s Coalition is currently calling for applications from women who are working as primary producers or working in the area of sustainability who want to improve their natural resource management skills and...

Divestment from Fossil Fuels grows apace

by | 27 Mar 2014 | Starfish

Seventeen philanthropic foundations controlling nearly $2 billion in assets have agreed to put their money where their ethics are, announcing they will be divesting all their holdings in the fossil fuel industry and reinvesting in the clean energy sector. Organized as...

Learn to do SLA media releases

by | 25 Mar 2014 | Event

The SLA Coordinating committee is having a 2 hour workshop with Bar Finch, on how to go about writing press releases for SLA events. Other SLA supporters may like to attend: Saturday April 5th at 10am. RSVP essential, location to be advised, depending on numbers....

Biodynamic Study Group

by | 24 Mar 2014 | Event

We will be meeting at 2pm Saturday 29th March to commence the study of the Agriculture Lectures by Rudolf Steiner. The afternoon will encompass study, as well as an artistic activity along with a practical application.  Provided the conditions are right, i.e. moist...

Bikes Vs. Cars – It’s Not On!

by | 24 Mar 2014 | Transport

Roads are not just there for cars, all road users, including bicycles riders, have the same right to safety on our roads. Bicycle NSW calls for safe and respectful behaviour. Bicycle NSW takes this opportunity to endorse and concur with the wise words issued by...

Climate Movement Strategy Project wants you to fill in a survey

by | 24 Mar 2014 | SLAM

Hi fellow climate activists, Hope this message finds you well. After the election of Tony Abbott and his attempts to rapidly dismantle all of the hard-won progress of the climate movement over the past decade, many of us have been doing some soul searching about the...

Most of us overestimate how ‘green’ we really are

by | 24 Mar 2014 | Starfish

Most Australians overestimate how much they are doing for the environment compared to others, and are more concerned about water shortages, pollution and household waste than climate change, a new CSIRO survey reveals. More than 70 per cent of people said they thought...

5 steps toward going ‘zero waste’ in the kitchen

by | 23 Mar 2014 | SLAM

“One happy discovery I’ve made is that the zero waste movement is much more popular and widespread than I thought” Shop with reusable containers Buy groceries in bulk Set up a good backyard compost system Make certain things from scratch to avoid packaging...

Labyrinth re-painted at Civic Park

by | 19 Mar 2014 | Event, SLAM | 1 comment

The labyrinth has been repainted on the grass at Civic Park, just behind the Judith Wright Memorial Garden at the corner of Faulkner and Dumaresq Streets. Please feel free to walk it at your leisure. Some of us are walking at dusk on full moons, and there will most...

Organic Soil Workshop & Garden Walk

by | 19 Mar 2014 | Event, Garden, Local Food

This workshop will be facilitated by Tim Marshall and Darren McDonnell. Tim has been gardening organically for 40 years and has active in worldwide organic standard setting and certification forums. His books are published by ABC Gardening Australia. Darren is a...

Community Energy Congress keynotes announced

by | 19 Mar 2014 | Event, Starfish

The official website for C4CE’s Community Energy Congress is now live! www.c4ce.net.au/congress The website is a hub for all news and important information on the Congress. You can find the latest on keynote speakers, our growing program of talks and workshop...

2014 CANA Conference – 3rd & 4th April

by | 19 Mar 2014 | Event

2014 Annual Members’ Conference 3rd & 4th April 2014 The conference will be preceded by a public event on the evening of 2 April. The 2014 CANA Conference – Generating Groundswell: Harnessing our Knowledge & Unleashing our Energy is a 2-day event...

Autumn Fest: SLA – Float 33

by | 13 Mar 2014 | Autumn Festival, Event

Come and join the SLA Float in the Autumn Festival Parade. We’re float 33. Assemble in Beardy Street, between Butler and Markham Street at 12 noon. We’ll be behind the Waldorf School and Southern New England Landcare. It’s a great opportunity to make...

March In March Rally – Central Park

by | 13 Mar 2014 | Event

Climate change and the Government’s response are among the major topics to be addressed at the rally on Saturday 15th March at 2pm in Central Park – immediately following the Autumn Festival Parade. The theme is “Uniting for Good Governance”,...

Ripe near me

by | 13 Mar 2014 | SLAM

Fulham couple Alistair and Helena Martin have started the website, Ripe Near Me, which connects people with fresh produce growing in local back yards. Alistair Martin writes: One thing I have loved from the time I was small is fruit and veggies picked straight out of...

Thursday Forum: Film ‘Land Awakening’

by | 6 Mar 2014 | Event, Monthly Forum

The subject of the next Thursday Forum to be held by Sustainable Living Armidale on March 6th explores our relationship to land: seeds, soil, planting, cooking, and eating. SLA will screen Land Awakening, a recent feature-length documentary made by Mexican-Canadian...