Intentional community start up looking for investors

by | 1 Jun 2015 | SLAM

Hi everyone, The main idea with the community is that freewill and ethics will be the principal focus. So people will have the freewill to do what they desire on their own plot that they own (within ethical respect of their neighbours). Also, that on community land we...

Nominations now open for NSW Green Globe Awards

by | 1 Jun 2015 | Event

Minister Mark Speakman is calling for nominations from across the region for the 16th Green Globe Awards, which celebrate outstanding environmental achievements throughout NSW. They are New South Wales’s biggest and most important sustainability awards, with 17 award...

Sheer courage. A message from the Pacific Climate Warriors

by | 1 Jun 2015 | SLAM

It’s 6 months ago now that the Pacific Climate Warriors paddled out in traditional canoes, followed by hundreds of Australians to blockade the world’s largest coal port: Newcastle. That day will be forever etched in my mind – those gigantic coal-laden ships...

Fairy Bread, Vegemite Worms & Cutting Carbon Pollution

by | 1 Jun 2015 | Road to Paris

Australia’s pretty great. We have fairy bread, vegemite worms and the Big Pineapple. Not to mention clean air, water and land; healthy and safe fresh produce; beautiful coastal cities and beaches; and natural wonders like the Great Barrier Reef. But so much of what...

World first in sustainability for Smoky Bay oyster farm

by | 29 May 2015 | Starfish

A South Australian oyster farm Angel Oysters has been approved with sustainability certification for its approach to farming oysters by Italy-based program Friends of the Sea. Friends of the Sea awards certification for products from sustainable marine environments....

Imagine a car-free neighbourhood for a month

by | 29 May 2015 | Starfish

Two years ago, an average neighbourhood in the South Korean city of Suwon embarked on a radical experiment ~ for one month, the neighbourhood got rid of every single one of their 1,500 cars. Called the Ecomobility Festival, it was created as a way to help the city...

Road to Paris 6-step community engagement framework

by | 26 May 2015 | Road to Paris

Community Engagement Strategy proposed at the Road to Paris (R2P) meeting held 16/04/15.  It is one that is utilised by a similar transition town group in NZ. They use a 6-step process which keeps things simple and on-track. Find a team – identify a common...

Costa at Armidale Community Garden

by | 20 May 2015 | Event, Garden

Looking forward to Costa visiting Armidale Community Garden for a while on Saturday morning. Garden supporters very welcome to come along, if you’d like to have some morning tea with us it might be wise to bring your own mug

Public forum on sustainable food movements

by | 19 May 2015 | Event, Garden

There will be a public forum on sustainable food movements, Aboriginal environmental knowledge, and social change from 11.30am – 1pm Friday 22nd May. A series of short presentations by Costa Georgiadis, UNE scholars and local Aboriginal community leaders will be...

East Armidale Community Garden Open Day

by | 19 May 2015 | Event, Garden

Come along to help us celebrate the opening of a new Community Garden in Narwan Village, East Armidale. We are growing a garden to promote fresh, healthy and sustainable food choices; cultural pride and community confidence; and the environmental knowledge and...

Knitting Nannas ‘Raise the Heat on CommBank’

by | 19 May 2015 | AACSGaM, Event

In conjunction with 350.org’s ‘Raise the Heat on CommBank’ We will meet to knit, crochet, chat outside our local Commonwealth Bank. When: 11 am to 1 pm Thursday, 21 May 2015 Where: outside the Commonwealth Bank, Dangar St, Armidale. *All are welcome...

Seed Saving Workshop – Cancelled

by | 19 May 2015 | Event, Garden, Local Food

The Armidale Community Garden is running a seed saving workshop, facilitated by Ray South, on Sunday 31st May 2015 from 2pm to around 4pm at the garden. There will be some time sitting and talking and some time walking around the garden looking at what is in seed and...

From Little Things Big Things Grow

by | 19 May 2015 | Garden

‘Cultural pride, self esteem, and community confidence are just a few of the aspects that a community garden will bring’, says Armidale Aboriginal leader Steve Widders. In acknowledging his Aboriginal ancestry, Mr Widders reflected on the symbolism of the Aboriginal...

The Story of Stuff Project release new microbeads movie

by | 7 May 2015 | SLAM

While there’s a lot of information out there about microbeads, we’ve condensed everything you need to know—what they are, how to find them, and what we can do about them—in one video. But we’re not stopping there. Our nearly one million Community members are leading...

Believe it or not… the earth is getting greener!

by | 7 May 2015 | Starfish

While the news coming out of forests is often dominated by deforestation and habitat loss, new research published in Nature Climate Change shows that the world has actually got greener over the past decade. Despite ongoing deforestation in South America and Southeast...

Waste-free hair dressing

by | 7 May 2015 | Starfish

Sustainable Salons Australia (SSA), a program to divert 95% of the waste generated in hair salons from landfill, is proving to be a valuable marketing tool for businesses that sign up. SSA provides salons with a “swap and go” multi-bin system that collects about 95%...