Small Turbines Can Outperform Conventional Wind Farms, Stanford Prof Says, With No Bird Kill

by editor | 3 May 2016 | Energy

Decades ago, engineers largely dismissed vertical-axis wind turbines—which spin around a central axis like a top—because they could not match the efficiency of the propeller-like turbines common today. But researchers have found recently that clusters of vertical-axis...

May Forum: Voices of New England

by editor | 2 May 2016 | Event, Monthly Forum | 1 comment

This month’s SLA Thursday Forum on 5th May is your opportunity to find out more about the newly-formed community alliance, Voices of New England. VoNE has been established in the lead-up to the Federal election, as we recognise the importance of the New England...

Lecture: David and Goliath, the Coal Seam Gas industry V Groundswell Gloucester

by editor | 2 May 2016 | AACSGaM, Event

When: Friday 6th May 09:00-11:00 with question time to 12:00 Where: Natural Resources Building (W55) Lecture theatre EM6 University of New England “David and Goliath, the Coal seam gas industry vs. Groundswell Gloucester, the reality of government, industry and...

Everyone welcome on World Labyrinth Day — Saturday 7 May

by user submitted | 2 May 2016 | Event, SLAM

We will start the day at 9am at Armidale City Public School, where Joy Bowles will demonstrate how to make a 7-path labyrinth out of strips of material laid on the grass. At 12:45pm you are invited to “walk as one at 1” in a group at the Civic Park...

You need to RSVP now: Break Free from Fossil Fuels — Newcastle weekend of action

by editor | 2 May 2016 | AACSGaM, Event, Road to Paris

As people on every continent on earth shut down their countries’ most dangerous fossil fuel projects, hundreds of Australians will come together on the 7th-8th of May at the world’s largest coal port in Newcastle. Together we will create Australia’s largest ever...

Plant trees this Mother’s Day

by editor | 2 May 2016 | AURG, Event, SLAM

The AURG is holding a Working Bee on Mother’s Day, Sunday 8th May, 2016. The working bee will involve further planting of Juncus (Rushes) and Cyperaceae (Sedges) to fill out the wet problem areas of our developed area between Taylor and Douglas Streets on the southern...

Uralla — My money’s going up in smoke! Where’s yours?

by editor | 28 Apr 2016 | ZNET

Are you wondering where your hard earned dollars are going with each power bill? Get a head start by filling in the Z-NET Uralla free energy assessment form that came with your Uralla Shire Council Newsletter this week. You can drop it off in the post box at 94 Bridge...

AYCC New England is back!

by editor | 27 Apr 2016 | Event | 1 comment

Did you know that at the 2013 election, 25% of young people between 18 and 24 weren’t enrolled to vote? With an election just around the corner, it’s super important young people get on the roll to vote, because the decisions our politicians make today, are the...

Looking for warm houses — 2016 Sustainable House Tour

by editor | 27 Apr 2016 | Energy, SLAM

It is time for another sustainable house tour. We need help finding suitable houses in Armidale. The SLA Energy Group thought it would be valuable to hold this one in winter to demonstrate the value of passive solar design. This year half the houses will be in Uralla...

Come write letters for causes at Uniting Church

by user submitted | 27 Apr 2016 | Event, SLAM

The next letter writing group will be on Thursday this week the 28th, in the Community Room at the Uniting Church. To get to the Community Room go through the Glass doors facing Rusden St then go left. Please bring along your thoughts on who we might write to and any...

Knitting Nannas Thursday 28 April, outside Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce’s office

by editor | 27 Apr 2016 | Event

Knitting Nannas Thursday 28 April, outside Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce’s office, The Mall, Armidale, 11am to 1 pm.

Active Hope Workshop near Bellingen May 2016

by editor | 27 Apr 2016 | Event

Please join us at our Active Hope Workshop on Sunday, 8 May, from 9:30-4:00 pm at North Farm, Bellingen. For adults and young people 17+ (Yes, it is Mother’s Day – we weren’t aware of that when we chose the date, but what better way to celebrate...

New England Federal Candidates will speak in Armidale this week

by editor | 18 Apr 2016 | Event

Independent candidate Tony Windsor and Greens’ candidate Mercurius Goldstein will be presenting and meeting locals this week. Mercurius Goldstein, and Greens’ Senate candidate, Michael Osbourne 6 – 7pm Wednesday 20th: Politics in the Pub, Wicklow...

Snow Gums Reserve working bee this Saturday 1 – 5pm

by editor | 15 Apr 2016 | Event

There is a working bee at the Snow Gums Reserve (corner of Erskine St and Markham St) between 1pm and 5 pm. Come to the middle entrance to the reserve off Markham St (200m below Erskine St). If you can only make it for an hour or two that will still be useful. Please...

This Grampz has all the amps! National Youth Week, Family Fun Day at Alma Park

by editor | 14 Apr 2016 | Event, ZNET

Come to the Z-NET Uralla stand at the National Youth Week, Family Fun Day at Alma Park, April 16 from 10 am – 2 pm and try out one of the fun ways of making your own energy. Here’s our Z-NET bike for charging phones from your own sweaty energy. It needs a name....

‘How to Change the World’ and ‘Granny Power’ will show at UNE’s Nonviolence Film Festival in the Oorala Centre

by editor | 14 Apr 2016 | Event

UNE’s Nonviolence Film Festival is an annual festival of documentaries about nonviolent campaigns around the world, presented by Peace Studies. This year’s festival features four outstanding contemporary films, and one classic from 2003 – ‘Wildness’. The lunchtime...

April Forum: Turning cool lemons into warm houses

by editor | 5 Apr 2016 | Energy, Event, Monthly Forum

Mahalath Halperin took a 90 year old house with an initial energy rating of zero stars to a highly efficient and comfortable home. This talk looks specifically at this case study, using both theory and reality, and seeing just how the promises of improvement actually...

AURG Planting of Juncus between Taylor and Douglas Streets

by editor | 5 Apr 2016 | AURG, Event

The AURG is holding a Working Bee on Sunday 10th April, 2016. The working bee will involve planting of Juncus to fill out the wet problem areas of our developed area between Taylor and Douglas Streets on the southern side of Dumaresq Creek. Details of the working bee...

Fundraiser for our Western Woodland Koalas on Chuffed by David Paull

by editor | 5 Apr 2016 | AACSGaM | 2 comments

Our Declining Koalas Once widespread through our woodlands and forests, Koalas are in trouble west of the Great Dividing Range. Koala populations in this region are most susceptible to global warming impacts as well as having to deal with ongoing habitat loss and...

Watch Transition Network’s New Film: 8 days @ COP21

by editor | 4 Apr 2016 | Road to Paris

We have a new film set in Paris, our theme of ‘international begins looking at UK Devolution, Brexit or Bremain and the translations project. The importance of dreaming and imagination, plus trips to Ireland, Paris and Leicester plus healthy conflict, the joy of...

Destruction of the Leard and threat to the Pilliga concerns everyone

by editor | 4 Apr 2016 | AACSGaM

Leard State forest has been the largest area of intact remnant vegetation remaining in the northern Liverpool Plains. Part of this forest is nationally-listed and critically endangered box-gum woodland, of which only 0.1% remains where once it existed through much of...

Team Sustainables Win! 36–25, SLA’s 2016 Autumn Parade float in pictures

by editor | 24 Mar 2016 | Autumn Festival, Event

It was a close game of earthball played hard on the streets of Armidale. A competitive, and at times chaotic game unfortunately overshadowed by scandalous off field bribes and cheating. Team Sustainables were clean winners —36 points defeating Team Fossil Fuels 25...

SLA’s float at Autumn Parade 2016: Sustainables Vs Fossil Fuels earth ball game

by editor | 16 Mar 2016 | Autumn Festival, Event

We are float 33 and will assemble on Beardy Street between Butler and Markham Streets at 11:30am tomorrow. Wear black track pants, gym shoes and bring both a black t-shirt (if you have one) and a bright coloured t-shirt (if you have one). We have a place nearby to...

It’s on soon – ZNET Uralla will be at Seasons of New England at Hampden Park in Uralla

by user submitted | 16 Mar 2016 | Event, SLAM, ZNET

We will be promoting all of those wonderful things that will bring Uralla towards covering our energy use in a sustainable manner. On Saturday 19th March at Seasons of New England we will be assisting with energy efficiency guidance and display equipment promoting the...

Z-NET Uralla Coordinator position open

by editor | 16 Mar 2016 | ZNET

We are seeking an enthusiastic and well organised Coordinator to provide support for Z-NET Uralla to begin to implement our Action Plan from the Z-NET Blueprint, and to support enquiries and engagement from other regions and towns, to build a wider community of...