Save 700 lives a year by cleaning up air/woodsmoke pollution

by editor | 9 Dec 2015 | SLAM | 1 comment

The Environment ministers meet next week (15 Dec 15) to decide on wood heater “standards”. We need to keep up the pressure to make sure they know how unacceptable it is to have a “standard” set by industry that allows new woodheaters to emit...

Armidale People’s Climate Rally – afternoon in video and photos

by editor | 1 Dec 2015 | Climate, Event, Road to Paris | 2 comments

The people of Armidale have created a long banner, a visual petition, a Road to Paris about the world we want to live in and what could be done to limit global temperature rises. It is 60 meters long with drawings and phrases, names and even a few poems. Here is the...

Low THC hemp crop for building walls of our new house

by user submitted | 1 Dec 2015 | SLAM

We have planted 5 acres of Frog 1 Hemp and very pleased with the progress so far. After 4 weeks, it is about 30cms high (1 Foot) The plan is to harvest just when it flowers and that way we will not have a problem with it crossing with any “Wild” crops. We...

21 Stories of Transition: Transition Town Media’s Free Store

by editor | 1 Dec 2015 | SLAM

As part of our 21 Stories of Transition, Transition Town Media in Pennsylvania introduce their Free Store. Find out how to get a copy of ’21 Stories of Transition’ and see more stories at

December Forum: Party in the mall starting 6pm Thursday 3 December

by editor | 1 Dec 2015 | Event, Monthly Forum, Road to Paris, SLAM

Thanks members and volunteers for a big, successful year of events and forums continuing our vision for Armidale to be a more resilient and sustainable town. Let’s celebrate the wonderful work we have done this year with a party in the mall, and we will set up a...

Armidale joins Global Climate Rally

by editor | 27 Nov 2015 | Climate, Event, Road to Paris

On the weekend of the 28 and 29 November, as world leaders arrive in Paris for the UN Climate Summit, millions of people will take to the streets in hundreds of major cities around the globe – and Armidale will have its own Climate Rally starting 1pm this Sunday at...

Progressive Cinema presents ‘This Changes Everything’

by editor | 27 Nov 2015 | Climate, Event, Road to Paris | 1 comment

Inspired by Naomi Klein’s international non-fiction bestseller ‘This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs the Climate’, the film presents seven powerful portraits of communities on the front lines, from Montana’s Powder River Basin to the Alberta Tar Sands,...

Be part of the Armidale Road to Paris video that will be sent to the Climate Summit

by editor | 27 Nov 2015 | Event, Road to Paris, SLAM

The people of Armidale have been creating a long banner, a visual petition, a Road to Paris about the world we want to live in and what could be done to limit global temperature rises. It is currently about 40 meters long with drawings and phrases, names and even a...

Progressive Cinema in Uralla presents The Yes Men Fix the World

by editor | 24 Nov 2015 | Event

Progressive Cinema in Uralla presents The Yes Men Fix the World at 7pm on Tuesday, 24th November, 2015, at McCrossin’s Mill, 24-28 Salisbury St, Uralla “Hilarious, therapeutic, inspiring. The Yes Men are geniuses.” Naomi Klein, author of This Changes Everything:...

EcoArts Conference 2016 Abstract Deadline Extension to end of this month

by editor | 24 Nov 2015 | Event

Dear Friends, It’s been a busy time planning for the 2016 Ecoarts Australis Conference, and we have some important updates for you. Keynote speakers The program is shaping up really well with a great range of speakers. Confirmed keynotes include: Dr Nalini...

350 dot org suggests to write to the Vice-Chancellors of Australia’s universities today calling on them to divest from fossil fuels

by editor | 24 Nov 2015 | Road to Paris

Dear friend, Over the past 2 days, students, staff and alumni from Australian universities came together to tell their universities to go fossil free and put divestment on the agenda of the Times Higher Education World Academic Summit in Melbourne. Whilst local...

21 Stories of Transition: Compagnons de la Terre

by editor | 24 Nov 2015 | Local Food, Road to Paris, SLAM

In Liege, new local food enterprises are being considered in their wider context, that of a ‘Food Belt’ around the city, a joined-up learning network of microfarms.

REAP by OzHarvest is now here in Armidale!

by user submitted | 15 Nov 2015 | Local Food, SLAM

OzHarvest is the first perishable food rescue organisation in Australia collecting quality excess food from commercial outlets and delivering it, direct and free of charge, to 600 charities providing much needed assistance to vulnerable men, women and children across...

In support of the new sustainability paradigm

by user submitted | 12 Nov 2015 | SLAM

In our era of unprecedented social and environmental change, new stories alert us to the shortcomings of the myth of unlimited economic growth. What better way to support an alternative ‘big story’ than to make a film? Film is the great myth-making machine of the...

SLA Road To Paris banner: have you added to it?

by editor | 10 Nov 2015 | Climate, Energy, Road to Paris, SLAM

The banner, or visual petition, has grown and grown. It’s been available for people to draw or write on at lots of events. If you’re an SLA supporter, and you haven’t yet put something on it, get in touch. The banner will be the centrepiece of our...

Pumpkins, Kids and a Brighter Future

by editor | 4 Nov 2015 | Event, Local Food, Monthly Forum

The next SLA Forum to be held on Thursday, 5th November, will be presented by Charlie Winter, from Pathfinders. Charlie is the Tilbuster Station project coordinator and will discuss the work being done at Tilbuster, where Pathfinders combines support for disadvantaged...

6 – 8th of November in Breeza – Liverpool Plains Harvest Festival

by editor | 29 Oct 2015 | AACSGaM, Event

We are excited to invite you to the beautiful and productive Liverpool Plains for a fun and family friendly weekend at the “Harvest Festival against Shenhua”. The festvial will include talks, a machinery display, music and tours and will be held at our...

Armidale Urban Rivercare Tree Planting Day – Sunday 8 November, 8.30am

by editor | 29 Oct 2015 | AURG, Event, Road to Paris

A successful planting day was held on Sunday 11 October with 30 participants planting 480 trees! The day was in support of Sustainable Living Armidale’s focus on Road to Paris. Richelle Roberts SLA presented the case for planting trees and Angus Adair AURG thanked SLA...

Biodiversity at the pub: surveying nature and discovering new species in New England

by editor | 29 Oct 2015 | Event | 1 comment

Australia’s pioneering nature discovery project, Bush Blitz, is coming to New England to discover and document new species in Oxley Wild River National Park. Join leading scientists for an informative evening to find out what’s in your backyard! Find out what...

21 Stories of Transition: Greenslate Farm, England

by user submitted | 29 Oct 2015 | Road to Paris, SLAM

As we proceed along the Road to Paris, Transition Network is posting one story every day for the 21 days leading up to COP21. Today’s story is of a formerly derelict farm being transformed into a community farm, providing a meeting place, caring services, an...

The Global Climate March on November 29th is getting HUGE! wear colourful clothes

by editor | 29 Oct 2015 | Event, Road to Paris | 1 comment

This is going to be mega! Last year almost 700,000 people took to their streets and created the largest mobilisation on climate change in history. This year we are going even bigger! If hundreds of thousands of us join events in cities and towns everywhere, we’ll show...

Armidale Tree Group Annual Open Day Saturday 31st Oct 10am – 2pm

by editor | 28 Oct 2015 | Event

Join us as we celebrate Armidale’s community owned nursery!! A fantastic range of free workshops and activities. Bring the family and enjoy. Live music and produce stalls. 10.30am – Free Workshop (Booking essential) “Growing Native plants in Armidale” with...

Take a trip down to Coffs Coast for the Living Coast Festival, 1 – 30 November 2015

by editor | 28 Oct 2015 | Event

The inaugural Living Coast Festival will take place from 1 – 30 November 2015 across the Bellingen, Coffs Harbour and Nambucca region. The Festival is open to all organisers of festivals, exhibitions, markets, forums, workshops, film screenings and other...

Transition Network Conference 2015 – Write up, photos and videos

by editor | 28 Oct 2015 | SLAM

The 2015 Transition Network International Conference was the first we’d run since 2012, which was at Battersea Arts Centre in London. Our home was the very beautiful Seale Hayne, near Newton Abbot, and a remarkable few days it was too.

Choose Your Climate Future

by editor | 27 Oct 2015 | Road to Paris

Hi all, People often joke that three degrees warmer sounds like a nicer day. But three degrees of global warming has devastating impacts on the people, places and species we love. To help raise awareness of this important message, WWF Climate Change and Earth Hour...