Be eggcited

by | 31 Jul 2013 | Garden

Great news: it has all happened very suddenly (hence the lack of prior notice), but as of yesterday afternoon our beautiful chook house built for us by the TAS boys is now actually housing 3 of our very own chooks! They are beautiful – and huge! The chooks are...

Compost Workshop

by | 31 Jul 2013 | Event, Garden, Local Food

Organic expert Tim Marshall will be running a composting workshop on Saturday 24th August 2013 from 10am to 12.30pm. Cost is $10 ($5 concession). 6/8/13 UPDATE: fully booked

New heart & soul convenor

by | 31 Jul 2013 | SLAM

Paul Reader is our new convenor.  Watch this space for new developments! Thanks for all your support over my time as convenor. Best wishes, Cathie

International Greening Education Event in Germany

by | 31 Jul 2013 | Event

A three day International Greening Education Event will be held from 6th to 8th of November, 2013 in Karlsruhe, Germany. This event will bring together academic community, policy makers, representatives of international development agencies, senior members of academic...

NEW funding for 21st century

by | 31 Jul 2013 | SLAM

Several NSW regions have taken another step towards replacing a 150-year-old model of centralised energy production with community-owned renewable power.Two projects aimed at helping rural communities access their own affordable sustainable energy, Farming the Sun and...

Illawarra Flame zero-emission house

by | 31 Jul 2013 | SLAM

A new sustainable life for old fibro houses….. A team of University of Wollongong students and staff have entered a zero-emission reconstructed fibro house (the Illawarra Flame) into the Solar Decathlon in China, featuring 23 teams from 30 countries. featured on...

AYCC Powershift: Armidale report-back

by | 25 Jul 2013 | Event

A group of Armidale AYCC (Australian Youth Climate Coalition) members recently travelled to Melbourne for the national AYCC summit Powershift, an incredible experience that has left us inspired! We’re keenly planning where to go from here but also want to stay...

Biodynamic Field Demonstration

by | 25 Jul 2013 | Event, SLAM

We will be holding a field demonstration/experience of treepaste production and application along with an observation of various composting practices. Biodynamic Field Morning in Armidale  Sunday 28 July, 2013 at 10am  Tree pasting is an important biodynamic practice...

ALF Food Stall at Farmers Markets

by | 23 Jul 2013 | Event, Local Food | 1 comment

Another brisk morning for Jo, Alan, Hani and Angela at the ALF stall on Sunday 21 July. Although the variety of produce was less diverse, there were no problems in selling the majority of items by 11.00 am. Some creative ideas in presenting the produce that was in...

Waste Into Art Competition

by | 19 Jul 2013 | Energy, Event

The Northern Inland Regional Waste’s (NIRW) annual Waste Into Art and Design Competition is on again, and Armidale Dumaresq Council is calling on creative locals to turn trash into treasure. Now in its thirteenth year, the competition celebrates the creativity...

Death & Dying Matters public information session

by | 15 Jul 2013 | Event

Creating useful community conversations 6.30 – 8pm, July 15 Armidale RSL Death is a natural & sacred end to our lives. We are all going to die. We know our deaths are certain, but the time & place after often uncertain. It is sensible & prudent to be...

Death & Dying Matters workshop invitation

by | 15 Jul 2013 | Event

 10am – 4pm, July 16 Armidale RSL Death is a natural & sacred end to our lives. We know our deaths are certain, but the time & place after often uncertain. It is sensible & prudent to be prepared, just like we are in other aspects of our lives. This...

SLA: ‘Can I Fix It?’ Home Maintenance workshops

by | 15 Jul 2013 | Energy, Event

The Sustainable Living Armidale (SLA) series of free “I Can Do It!” workshops have been well attended and getting great results. Curtains and pelmets have been made and a Three House Tour conducted, all sharing ways people can get more control over their energy use...

SLA Coordinating Committee meeting

by | 12 Jul 2013 | Event

The coordinating committee takes care of the administration of our association and undertakes some planning from time to time. It is made up of the convenor, the secretary, the treasurer and representatives from the various subgroups. The current committee: Patsy Asch...

Building with Hemp workshop

by | 6 Jul 2013 | SLAM

                Building With Hemp Training by Klara Marosszeky  from the Australian Hemp Masonry Company To be held in McLean Alternative dates: 27/28th July or 10/11th August Each workshop is a complete training, so you can choose which dates suit you best!  ...

Do The Maths Tour in Brisbane Video

by | 5 Jul 2013 | SLAM

Bill McKibbon’s speech at Brisbane Town Hall (the open cut version) leaving only Australian information with an unhealthy planet metaphor that Aussies can easily understand – drinking tons of beer 😉

SLA Annual General Meeting

by | 2 Jul 2013 | Event

In accordance with the Constitution of Sustainable Living Armidale Inc., all financial members are advised that the Annual General Meeting of the organisation will be held on Thursday 4th July at 7pm at Kent House, 141 Faulkner Street, Armidale. Agenda: 1. Adoption of...

Tipping Point ~ incentives help win war on landfill

by | 1 Jul 2013 | Starfish

It smells earthy at the Armidale dump, a mountain of rubbish built bag by bag over 50 years by the city’s 25,000 residents. Residents have more than halved the amount of rubbish that ends up in landfill since the introduction of the City to Soil program two years ago....

Knitting Nannas Against Gas

by | 28 Jun 2013 | AACSGaM, SLAM

If anyone in our area would like to start a “loop” of KNAG here (or a similarly humorous group) get in touch with the editor. Last year a few of us heard about the activities of a group of CSG activists in Lismore who had formed the Knitting Nannas Against Gas (KNAG)....

Climate Action Network Australia: Election Briefing updates

by | 28 Jun 2013 | SLAM

Sustainable Living Armidale is a member of the peak body Climate Action Network Australia (CANA). CANA is a network of over 70 Australian non-government groups working for action on climate change. It is  the Australian arm of Climate Action Network International. You...

SLA Energy Group

by | 23 Jun 2013 | Energy, Event

The SLA Energy Group meets the first Monday of each month at 1pm at the Southern New England Landcare office in the East Mall, upstairs to the right of the Colour Copy Centre. Over the years, we have focused on many things from solar panels on public buildings to...