by editor | 27 Jun 2012 | SLAM
Maria Gruber has contacted SLA with her concerns about the proposed mobile phone tower at Drummond Park, and wants members to know about the information sessions Telstra is holding: Thursday 28th June at Armidale Town Hall between 3pm – 5pm and 6pm -8pm. These...
by user submitted | 27 Jun 2012 | SLAM
Dear Friends, From those who know of and love our place here at Mt Hyland we are asking for some help. Just down the road (near the ford towards Dundurrabin, about 2 km from our swimming hole), we have Anchor Resources undertaking exploratory drilling for gold and...
by user submitted | 21 Jun 2012 | Event, SLAM |
Everyone is welcome to join in a community event to be held on Thursday 21 June, 6:30 – 8:00 pm near the Armidale Mall fountain. If you were in Armidale over New Year’s Eve, you may well have attended the first Labyrinth walk held in Armidale Mall to mark the turning...
by user submitted | 21 Jun 2012 | Event, SLAM
Fans of Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and the crew at River Cottage (ABC1 6.00pm Thursdays) might like to join our bread circle. A Bread Circle is a group meeting regularly to share recipes, tips and skills in making bread, pizza, sour dough and other good things like...
by editor | 21 Jun 2012 | Event, Garden, SLAM
2:00-5:00pm Forecourt of NERAM Harvest Cafe this Sunday. The Community garden’s first solstice – here’s a look back to see how it has grown! Hi everyone next Sunday we are holding our first community garden fundraiser, and hoping that it’ll be...
by editor | 17 Jun 2012 | SLAM |
At the beginning of its July monthly forum (this year to be held on Thursday 5 July 2012), Sustainable Living Armidale holds its Annual General Meeting. It is an opportunity for members and interested persons to become further involved with SLA. The positions of...
by editor | 14 Jun 2012 | SLAM
The community garden is proving so popular, that we’ve had to increase our opening hours, even as winter approaches! We are now open from 1pm (until nightfall or weather stops us!) on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Although it is winter, there is plenty...
by user submitted | 12 Jun 2012 | SLAM
While the Dutch send less than 3% of their municipal waste collections to landfill, they have established over 30 ‘Repair Cafes” across the Netherlands to recycle more household appliances and clothing – neighbours meet socially at the cafes and pool their skills and...
by editor | 10 Jun 2012 | Event, SLAM, Transport
The next meeting of the SLA Transport Action Group will be held on Tuesday 12th June at 5.30pm at the SNELCC Centre (upstairs from the Colour Copy Centre in East Mall). All welcome.
by editor | 10 Jun 2012 | Transport
Submission to the NSW Legislative Assembly Inquiry into Inter-Regional Public Transport Transport Action Group of Sustainable Living Armidale Inc. 18 May 2012 General Overall CountryLink provides a high quality of inter-regional rail and coach services. It is...
by editor | 5 Jun 2012 | Event, SLAM
Hosting SLA Community’s monthly shared meal at a family home was so successful in May that we’ve decided to continue the meals at members’ homes, rather than Kent House. This month’s meal will be hosted by Joy Bowles who lives near Armidale...
by editor | 31 May 2012 | Event
In June Progressive Cinema will screen two films focussing on food sovereignty, namely Food Fight and La Via Campesina in Movement: Food Sovereignty Now! at 7:30pm on Wednesday, 13th June, at the Armidale Club, 91 Beardy Street. Turntables Restaurant will be open for...
by user submitted | 31 May 2012 | Event, SLAM
Incredible Edibles Uralla (Community Garden) would like to invite you to a talk on “Understanding Bees” Uralla beekeeper and gardener Peter Low will talk about bees on Saturday, June 9, at the Uralla Neighbourhood Centre, RSL Memorial Hall, 27 Salisbury...
by editor | 28 May 2012 | Event, Monthly Forum, SNELC
The High Country Urban Biodiversity Project, which recently finished, was the biggest environmental project ever run in New England, and you can hear all about it at the next Sustainable Living (SLA) Thursday Forum on 7th June. HiCUB was a unique partnership between...
by editor | 25 May 2012 | AACSGaM, Event, SLAM
The National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training (NCGRT) in conjunction with the Australian Water Association is presenting a three-hour workshop to discuss the science underpinning coal seam gas.Professor Craig Simmons, director of the NCGRT; Professor...
by editor | 24 May 2012 | Energy, Event, Monthly Forum
People may think that they have to be a home owner to make changes to their carbon footprint or their energy use. However, physical changes to our environment are just one way. The lasting changes are those that involve our behaviour, the choices we make about what...
by editor | 24 May 2012 | Event, SLAM |
Come to the Tamworth Community Forum to hear from other local people on sustainability and climate change. Anna Rose, author of “Madlands: A Journey to Change the Mind of a Climate Sceptic”, will be attending and speaking as part of a national road tour...
by editor | 23 May 2012 | SLAM
Thanks to everyone who filled out the survey – we hope that some interesting results will be available in the near future. If anyone hasn’t already completed the survey, but would like to do so, it will remain open for a few more days. We would therefore...
by editor | 23 May 2012 | Energy, Event, SLAM |
Southern New England Landcare Ltd would like to invite you to Pellet heaters for home heating in New England. A public forum for Councils; the home heating industry; people interested in woodsmoke, health and biodiversity; and consumers in New England. Find out about...
by editor | 18 May 2012 | Event, SLAM
The flagship event of the 2012 SNL Program is the Sustainable Namoi Living Expo. Held on 18 and 19 May 2012 at the Tamworth campus of TAFE New England, the expo will involve a range of exhibitors, workshops and speakers, from the building industry, ‘green’ retailers,...
by editor | 16 May 2012 | SLAM
This year the 100% Renewable Energy group is focusing establishing big solar plants, particularly solar thermal which allows energy from the sun to be stored for many hours until it is needed. Please support their campaign by filling out their short...
by editor | 9 May 2012 | Event
Bimblebox is a documentary depicting stories from the front lines of the battle of rural Australians against coal and gas extraction on their land, at 7:30pm on Wednesday, 9th May, at the Armidale Club, 91 Beardy Street. Turntables Restaurant will be open for dinner...
by editor | 9 May 2012 | Event, SLAM
This month’s shared meal will be a family-friendly one at Cathie’s home, which is only 2 blocks away from Kent House – nice and central, with plenty of space for kids and adults alike to relax. We suggest you bring finger or fork food and drinks to...
by editor | 4 May 2012 | Event, SLAM
Cathie Lamont (intrepid aspiring Sustainable Community builder) trained south on Saturday 21 April to attend the earthbagging workshop at the Calrossy primary/boys high school campus in Tamworth. “It was a physically, psychically, intellectually and socially...
by user submitted | 4 May 2012 | SLAM |
Dear slarmidale.org, Working my way through the NSW Draft Wind Farm Guidelines led me read the slaati submission. It is excellent to see community groups with large numbers such as this put a voice into this vital area. My interest is derived from the clear Science on...
