Frackman the movie – two extra Armidale shows

by editor | 11 Mar 2015 | AACSGaM, Event

After a sell out premiere last week, Armidale Belgrave Cinema is putting on 2 extra screenings. Frackman tells the story of accidental activist Dayne Pratzky and his struggle against international gas companies. Australia will soon become the world’s biggest gas...

Seminar: shared and app based transport innovation in Melbourne

by editor | 11 Mar 2015 | Event, Transport

Bike share, car share and app-based ride services such as Uber experienced rapid growth in 2014. We have assembled a great line up of leading experts to discuss the implications of this growth for transport planning and the future of cities. Driverless cars are also...

Transition Network Conference 2015: Tickets on sale April

by editor | 11 Mar 2015 | Event

We are delighted to announce that after a couple of years with no Transition Network conference, it’s back, and it’s going to be a remarkable couple of days. It will take place at the wonderful Seale Hayne, close to Totnes in Devon, where we held the 2010 conference...

Largest protected arid land zone on Earth

by editor | 11 Mar 2015 | Starfish

The Pintubi traditional owners have helped to create the largest protected zone of arid land on earth, by declaring 4.2 million hectares of their land an Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) under the Kiwirrkurra IPA. “A lot of people think the desert is empty,” said...

Pope Francis’ climate change call to action makes waves

by editor | 11 Mar 2015 | Climate, Starfish

A few months ago Pope Francis urged humanity to have more respect for nature, saying we were custodians of a planet created by God. The Pope named himself after Saint Francis of Assisi. He is the first Pope to take climate change seriously. It is expected that he will...

Autumn Parade-walk with SLA

by editor | 11 Mar 2015 | Event

SLA again has got an exciting float for the Autumn Festival Parade. Its preparation is just about complete, but we need about ten more people who will simply walk with us, carrying lightweight objects, and wearing colourful clothes. Our message is ‘Time for...

March Forum: ‘Frackman’ at the Belgrave Cinema

by user submitted | 5 Mar 2015 | AACSGaM, Event, Monthly Forum, SLAM | 3 comments

6.30 pm – Meet and greet Film Maker Richard Todd accidental activist Dayne Pratzky Carmel Flint, National Campaign Co-ordinator Lock the Gate Alliance 7.00 pm – Seated General welcome Welcome to Country Dayne Pratzky: Introduction to Frackman the movie Short...

2015 Home-Grown Garden Tour 7th & 8th March

by editor | 5 Mar 2015 | Event, Local Food, SLAM

It’s on again! The Home-Grown Garden Tour is now in its seventh year. Lots of new backyard food gardens to see, plus a few from previous tours that are definitely worth another look! All gardens are located within the town boundary, and it only costs $5 if you...

Understanding small-holder forest conservation motivations and the implications for climate policy

by editor | 4 Mar 2015 | Event

Institute for Rural Futures (BCSS) Research Seminar Time: Tuesday, 10 March, 2015, 1.00 – 1.50pm. Location: Institute for Rural Futures Seminar Room (Building CO12) Title: Understanding small-holder forest conservation motivations and the implications for...

Spotlight on Mining, Thurs 5th ‘Frackman’ movie, Fri 6th ‘Protecting the Future’ meeting

by editor | 3 Mar 2015 | AACSGaM, Event, Monthly Forum | 2 comments

Armidale Action on Coal Seam Gas and Mining (AACSGaM), an action group of Sustainable Living Armidale (SLA), will be shining the spotlight on mining with two events over two consecutive days, Thursday, 5 March, and Friday, 6 March. The first event is the monthly SLA...

Woodland Wonderland Lend-a-hand and BBQ

by editor | 3 Mar 2015 | Event

You are invited to a tree-and-shrub and other good things – planting… Date: Saturday 7th March 2015 Time: 11 am – 2.30 pm, Location: Black Gully Reserve (Mike O’Keeffe Memorial Woodland) between Kentucky St and Armidale Tree Group nursery (access from Mann St,...

Sun 8th plantings on the southern side between Niagara and Donnelly

by editor | 3 Mar 2015 | AURG, Event

The AURG is holding a Working Bee on Sunday 8th March 2015. This will be a continuation of the three focus plantings on the southern side of Dumaresq Creek between Niagara and Donnelly streets. We will also be planting out a new section with Callistemons, Juncus and...

NEEN Energy Efficiency Gathering Mar 18

by editor | 3 Mar 2015 | Energy, Event

Keep energy efficiency on your radar! Come along to our NEEN Armidale gathering and learn about how the National Energy Efficiency Network can help you save energy, money and the planet… The National Energy Efficiency Network (NEEN) is establishing a learning...

SLA sign ‘Planning for People: A Community Charter for Good Planning in NSW’

by editor | 27 Feb 2015 | SLAM

Sustainable Living Armidale is proud to have signed Planning for People: A Community Charter for Good Planning in NSW. The Community Charter sets out principles to achieve a better, fairer and more accountable planning system in NSW, in response to widespread...

Autumn Festival Float Working bee Sat 2pm – 4pm

by editor | 24 Feb 2015 | Autumn Festival, Event

We’ve got some great ideas for our SLA float in the Autumn Festival Parade, and there’s a working bee on Saturday 28th from 2pm to 4ish, at Bar & Pats’ place (contact info@slarmidale.org for the address). Can’t guarantee that there’ll...

Join us in cleaning up Black Gully this Sunday

by editor | 24 Feb 2015 | Black Gully, Event

Friends of Black Gully Join us in cleaning up Black Gully 10am this Sunday March 1, 2015 Meet behind NERAM with your gloves on

SLA in Autumn Festival Parade

by editor | 24 Feb 2015 | Autumn Festival, Event

Note the date Saturday 14th March, and come and walk with SLA in the Armidale Autumn Festival Parade. Every year SLA has a ‘walking float’ (no petrol) that is colourful, musical and entertaining, with just a hint of how to make the transition to a low...

Energy Action Group Meeting next Monday – We need new Energy!

by editor | 24 Feb 2015 | Energy, Event

Hi, just a reminder that we have our next meeting next Monday, March 2nd at the new time: 5:15pm at Southern New England Landcare Community Resource Centre, Level 1, 3/119 Beardy St, Armidale. Everybody welcome, We hope to keep it to an hour.

To collapse or not to collapse debate

by editor | 24 Feb 2015 | SLAM

As the climate crisis continues to unfold so too does the polarisation of core strategy within the environment movement. At one end of the spectrum, some environmentalists are fueled by a strong belief that speeding up an implosion of the global financial system is...

Changing the way I eat – Talk by Helen Webb at Feb Forum

by editor | 12 Feb 2015 | SLAM

Just a follow up to February Forum. Helen Webb has kindly given consent to publish her handout here. My Goals Were To: Increase my health and wellbeing Stop taking medication for acid reflux Be able to prepare vegetarian meals that provided well balanced nutrition and...

7 ways to get happy, sustainably

by editor | 11 Feb 2015 | Starfish

It is true that all of us need a basic level of material security. But after that, more stuff does not bring more happiness. The research shows that sustainable happiness comes from other sources, like having meaningful work to do (paid or unpaid) and having authentic...

Inaugural Judith Wright Lecture

by editor | 9 Feb 2015 | Event

One of Australia’s great environmental guardians is being celebrated in the Inaugural Judith Wright Lecture at 5.45pm, Thursday February 12 (Refreshments from 5pm) in the Arts Lecture Theatre A1 the Arts Building, UNE. The lecture will be given by Dr Fiona...

February Forum: Challenge to Change, Feb 5th, 7pm Kent House

by editor | 5 Feb 2015 | Event, Monthly Forum

Come along to the first Forum for 2015 and hear how four women have made real changes in their lives, all in very different ways, in an effort to be more sustainable. How would you go not buying new stuff, or maybe just not buying plastic? What about radically...

AURG is holding a Working Bee on Sunday 8th February

by editor | 5 Feb 2015 | AURG, Event

The AURG is holding a Working Bee on Sunday 8th February 2015. This will be a continuation of the three focus plantings on the southern side of Dumaresq Creek between Niagara and Donnelly streets. Bruce Whan has advised conditions will be ideal for planting out the...

Planning the SLA Autumn Festival float

by editor | 5 Feb 2015 | Autumn Festival, Event, SLAM

The Autumn Festival Parade will be on Saturday March 14th. For the eighth year running, SLA will again have (we hope) a fantastic ‘walking’ float in the Parade, with your help. Creative input is needed now. There are over 600 SLA supporters out there...