Community garden beginning to take shape

by | 23 Dec 2011 | Garden, SLAM

Our garden is now growing pumpkins, wild rocket, coriander, parsley, corn, tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, potatoes and watermelons – and we’ve only just begun! We work on the garden every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon from 3:30 (weather permitting) and on...

Wind Energy – Urgent

by | 16 Dec 2011 | SLAM

Apparently next Monday, 19 December, the NSW Cabinet will be debating planning  guidelines for wind farms. We urge you to write or call immediately to share your views about wind farms. While we need reasonable guidelines to ensure transparency and intelligent...

Armidale closer to a Bike Strategy

by | 15 Dec 2011 | Event, SLAM, Transport

If you ride a bike, you’ll want to look at Council’s draft Bike Strategy & Plan. It’s now on exhibition until Feb 28th, and you can see a copy at the Town Library or the Council Chambers, or go on to the Council’s website. SLA Transport...

Tidy Towns Award!

by | 15 Dec 2011 | SNELC

‘The Tidy Towns Sustainable Communities Awards 2012 , Wildlife Corridors and Habitats Conservation Award to Northern Tablelands for High Country Urban Biodiversity Award in the  Category of  population  25,000+’ is the legend on the beautiful plaque which was accepted...

Labyrinth Walk in the Armidale Mall

by | 15 Dec 2011 | Event, SLAM

Do you often find yourself at a loose end on New Year’s Eve, waiting for the party to start? Why not treat youself to a mini-retreat and pay some attention to your inner journey before embarking on your end of year revels. The question we will be walking with is...

Imagine our world 20 years from now

by | 9 Dec 2011 | SLAM

www.futurewewant.org wish to capture your dreams and aspirations for a better future and present them at the Rio+20 conference in Rio deJanero next year.  Share your visions at this website.

Flick through HiCUB’s photos

by | 5 Dec 2011 | SNELC

Have a look at all of the amazing work that has been going on. We’ve been documenting our working bees and some of the major projects that HiCUB is doing. Find our photos here.

Public Thank you to Tony Windsor

by | 5 Dec 2011 | Event, SLAM

Public Thank you to Tony Windsor for his courageous role in the passing of the Clean Energy Act through parliament When: 12 noon, Monday 12 December, 2011 Where: Outside Tony Windsor’s office, Peel Street, Tamworth. By: Robin Gunning

Bushcare Thursdays and Fridays

by | 5 Dec 2011 | SLAM

Would you like to be in the bush among wildflowers while you do something practical for our local environment for an hour or three? If you like chatting, laughing, brainstorming or listening with like minded people, or working on your own, you can do that too. There...

End of Year Thursday Forum

by | 30 Nov 2011 | Event, Monthly Forum

SLA has had a very full year, and will gather at the next Forum to celebrate and party, and everyone is welcome to come along, bringing some food and drink to share. We’ll have a brief report from each of the eight (!) action groups, and a quick overview of...

SNELCC and HiCUB Christmas drinks 2011

by | 30 Nov 2011 | Event, SNELC

Join SNELCC and HiCUB on Thursday 15th December, 5:00 for 6:00pm on the balcony of the Community Landcare Resource Centre, Level 2 119 Beardy St, above the Colour Copy Centre We would like to thank all landcarers, rivercarers, bushcarers, project partners, sponsors...

After the “Great Neighborhood” Film

by | 24 Nov 2011 | SLAM

There was quite a crowd at the “Designing a Great Neighborhood” film shown at this month’s Progressive Cinema. 37 people attended the evening (and not all of them familiar faces!), with about 15 remaining for the discussion afterwards. Cathie Lamont...

Phenomenal Pasture Production

by | 23 Nov 2011 | SLAM

I inspected the property ‘Kinleigh’ owned by Richard & Elspeth Belfield and saw some wonderful established pasture supporting a cell grazing strategy of ten (10) beasts per acre. Yes, that is correct; ten (10) beasts per acre in Armidale! The paddocks...

Energymark seeks volunteers

by | 10 Nov 2011 | SLAM

Energymark is a CSIRO initiative offering a kitchen table approach to climate change and energy use and the role that individuals can play in moving toward a new energy future. Community members volunteer their time to facilitate discussion groups. Do you want to be...

SLA exhibit at SLEX2011 video

by | 8 Nov 2011 | SLAM

This video is a quick tour of SLA’s house at SLEX2011. The exhibit shows practical alternatives to galloping consumption by displaying walk-through rooms in an ‘average’ home, furnished with items lovingly made from re-used materials, or available...

SLA Community Meal

by | 8 Nov 2011 | Event

The next shared “Community” meal will be on 9 December at Kent House. The kitchen opens at 6.30, and we usually sit down to eat at about 7.  Bring some food or drink to share, children, friends and of course wonderful company … .  Hope to see you...

Bee there!

by | 8 Nov 2011 | Event, SLAM

The AURG and HiCUB is holding a community tree planting day this coming Sunday, 13th November 2011. This tree planting day will be at the eastern part of the Rologas playing fields.  All AURG members and the community are invited to come along and get involved in this...

Sharing Simply Meal

by | 8 Nov 2011 | Event, SLAM

On Sunday the 13 November, the  Uniting Church will be hosting the annual Sharing Simply Meal at 12.00 noon in the Church Hall (Rusden St). Participants are served a simple meal and donate the cost of the meal that they would have  eaten instead. For example,  soup...

Australian Plants Society

by | 8 Nov 2011 | Event, SLAM

Tuesday, 15th November Native Plant Forum in the TAFE Library Seminar Room at 7.30 pm. Speaker John Nevin on Australian Plants at the Chelsea Flower Show. All welcome. By: Maria Hitchcock