Shared Meal 11 May: Family-friendly venue & start time

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...

Earthbagging at Sustainable Living Namoi Expo 18-20 May

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...

Thank you for your support of Renewable Energy in NSW

by user submitted | 4 May 2012 | SLAM | 1 comment

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...

Special follow-up meeting of Coal Seam Gas Forum 5 May

by editor | 3 May 2012 | AACSGaM, Event, SLAM | 1 comment

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...

Special Forum on Coal Seam Gas

by editor | 2 May 2012 | AACSGaM, Event | 1 comment

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...

2012 Peace Festival 7-19 May

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...

Creating Regional Prosperity through Co-operative Business Models 11 May

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...

1 Million Women Save Event in Tamworth

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...

Urgent Submissions Required To Control Coal Seam Gas And Coal Mining In North West NSW – Submissions Close May 17th 2012

by editor | 26 Apr 2012 | Event | 3 comments

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...

Bush Tucker, Boomerangs and Bandages 15 May

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...

Please share your views on climate change with the ABC

by editor | 26 Apr 2012 | Event | 2 comments

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...

350.org – Connect the dots

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...

Survey invitation – home heating, energy efficiency and air quality

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...

Earthbagging (it’s a form of ecobuilding!) Workshops in Tamworth 21 and 28 April

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...

April Forum – An Armidale Economy of Happiness

by editor | 2 Apr 2012 | Event, Monthly Forum, SLAM | 1 comment

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. “...

Trip to the Pilliga “Come and See It For Yourself”

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

Itinerary for the Pilliga Forest Coal Seam Gas Tour

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...

slaati.org donates to WordPress foundation and Plug-ins/Theme

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...

Reminder: Protest at the Armidale Library this Thursday

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...

Earth Hour 2012

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...

Now and Then – Natives to be planted in former quarry

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...

Autumn Equinox Labyrinth walk – Tuesday 20 March 6-9 pm Armidale Mall

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,...

John Dillon Memorial Lecture – Can carbon prices save the global climate?

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...

Protest at the Armidale Library on Thursday, 29th March, starting at 3:30pm

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...

The Pilliga, Come and See It For Yourself, April 13th-15th