by editor | 3 May 2012 | AACSGaM, Event, SLAM |
A large crowd of close to 200 people turned out for a special coal seam gas forum at the Armidale Town Hall to hear from experts who talked about the risks to water, health and the environment from coal seam gas mining. “The great turn-out for the Forum...
by editor | 2 May 2012 | AACSGaM, Event |
In place of SLA’s monthly Thursday forum, we urge you to attend a special forum organised by the Armidale Action on Coal Seam Gas. ARMIDALE TOWN HALL WEDNESDAY, MAY 2ND AT 7PM There will be three presenters: Dr. Mariann Lloyd-Smith: Senior Advisor to the National...
by editor | 2 May 2012 | Event
Transforming the Human Spirit Exhibition (7-19 May in Dixson Library), and public forums on activism and nonviolence: Monday 7 May 12.30 includes exhibition opening and panel discussion ‘Creating Value in Activism’ Thursday 10 May 12.30 ‘Nonviolence: How Most...
by editor | 30 Apr 2012 | Event
Lewis Lecture Theatre (PDF map), University of New England 2-4 pm, 11th May 2012 2.00pm Alison Sheridan, Professor and Head of the School of Business, Economics and Public Policy, University of New England ~ Welcome 2.10pm Jo Barraket, Associate Professor, Business...
by editor | 26 Apr 2012 | Event
This is so exciting – 1 million women invitation (PDF 202KB) Save Event in Tamworth Town Hall on the 4th May. Please join 1 Million Women and map out your carbon footprint. Tickets available at the Westpac Bank in Peel Street, Tamworth, or purchase tickets online for...
by editor | 26 Apr 2012 | Event |
SUBMISSION DEADLINE DATE EXTENDED UNTIL 17TH MAY Comment on- Draft New England North West Strategic Regional Land Use Plan Your submission needn’t take more than a minute to write, and short comments are fine. The Draft New England North West Strategic Regional...
by user submitted | 26 Apr 2012 | Event, SLAM
Michelle Mckerney and Harry White will be giving a presentation on their excellent publication, Bush Tucker, Boomerangs and Bandages at the Australian Plants Socety Forum on Tuesday, 15th May at the TAFE Library seminar Room at 7.30 pm. This free book covers...
by editor | 26 Apr 2012 | Event |
On the ABC this week, you may have seen a promotion for the TV show ‘I can change your mind on climate change’ featuring Nick Minchin and Anna Rose. The promo site for the program includes a survey on peoples views on climate change. Currently the results...
by editor | 24 Apr 2012 | Event, SLAM
Dear Friends, Across the planet now we see ever more flood, ever more drought, ever more storms. People are dying, communities are being wrecked — the impacts we’re already witnessing from climate change are unlike anything we have seen before. But because the globe...
by editor | 24 Apr 2012 | SLAM
Dear SLA Supporters, We would like to invite you to participate in a survey we are doing about home heating, wood heating, the new wood pellet stoves and air quality issues in New England. This is part of a collaborative research project, funded by the Rural...
by editor | 20 Apr 2012 | Event, SLAM
Ever wanted to learn how to earthbag? Well, you can do so in Tamworth on the next two Saturdays … and transport is available on 21st (at least). Earthbagging is a process of filling elongated sandbags with earth, sand etc, to build various constructions. They...
by editor | 2 Apr 2012 | Event, Monthly Forum, SLAM |
Last year, Armidale’s “Progressive Cinema” was one of the first Australian cinemas to show the film “The Economics of Happiness”, which has been described as “taking up the baton dropped by Al Gore in An Inconvenient Truth and taking it all the way to the finish. “...
by editor | 2 Apr 2012 | AACSGaM, Event, SLAM
[tube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhTS-ERFgns[/tube] Fill in this form if you want to go: Pilliga registration 13-15 April 2012 DOC download
by editor | 2 Apr 2012 | AACSGaM, Event, SLAM
April Friday 13th to Sunday 15th 2012 If time constraints prevent you from participating in all activities then let me know when you will arrive and depart. Meet at Pilliga Pottery if you are unable to participate in Friday activities. Food- self cater for all or some...
by editor | 27 Mar 2012 | SLAM
Our website is pretty much a WordPress blog with plug-ins to make things like cross-posting to FaceBook and sending out our newsletter work. The business model of WordPress is pretty much everything is open source unless you want the sophisticated features of a...
by editor | 27 Mar 2012 | AACSGaM, Event, SLAM
Armidale Action on Coal Seam Gas is organising a protest at the information session on the government’s Draft Strategic Land Use Plan from 3:30-4:30pm this Thursday, 29th March, at the Armidale Library. The NSW Government released a draft Strategic Land Use Plan...
by editor | 26 Mar 2012 | Event
Earth Hour is on Saturday 31st March at 8.30pm. You can check what’s happening around the world on the official website www.earthhour.org or check out Facebook and Twitter. The idea is that you turn off all your electricity, just for that hour, as a token of your...
by editor | 26 Mar 2012 | SLAM, SNELC
The corner of Markham and Erskine Streets has changed in appearance many times and is about to improve again on Saturday 24th March. Armidale Tree Group is seeking help from volunteers to plant trees and flowering shrubs there. Long-time residents will remember the...
by user submitted | 20 Mar 2012 | Event, SLAM
As autumn leaves start to fall, it is a good time of the year to consider what we might need to release, either physically, mentally, emotionally or spiritually. Join us for an evening Labyrinth Meditation Walk in Armidale Mall, near the fountain, on Tuesday 20 March,...
by editor | 20 Mar 2012 | Event, SLAM
We would like to invite you to the 2012 John Dillon Memorial Lecture, co-hosted by the New England Branch of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES) and the School of Business, Economics and Public Policy (BEPP). Presenter: Professor John...
by editor | 20 Mar 2012 | AACSGaM, Event, SLAM
The NSW Government released a draft Land Use Plan for the New England-North West which will decide the future of mining in the region. The Plan is a flawed document that will not protect our most important assets from coal and gas mining. It won’t protect water...
by editor | 20 Mar 2012 | AACSGaM, Event, SLAM
The Pilliga, located near Narrabri in NSW, is a vast and precious oasis in a sea of cleared land, a million wild acres of forest with an amazing diversity of wildlife. And now its under enormous threat. Come and get the full story for yourself. See first hand the...
by editor | 15 Mar 2012 | AACSGaM, Event, SLAM
Armidale Action on Coal Seam Gas has raised alarm bells after discovering that an application has been submitted for a Petroleum Special Prospecting Application over the entire Northern Tablelands.The group has now moved to organise a number of events to rapidly...
by editor | 6 Mar 2012 | Energy, Event, SLAM
I am writing to invite interested organisations and individuals to participate in a forum that will discuss the opportunities available in the transition to a clean energy economy in Australia, with a particular focus on the New England region. Those who attend the...
by editor | 6 Mar 2012 | Event, SLAM
A very well reviewed film – 4 Stars in the SMH, a “see this film” from The Australian – is co-written by Pria Viswalingam and Armidale local Jacinta Dunn. Both are past SBS stalwarts as well as having wide industry experience. Decadence: Decline of the Western World...
