Leard Forest spring birdwatching 22–23 Nov

by | 18 Nov 2014 | AACSGaM, Event

Dear friends, recently I emailed you an invitation to attend the spring birdwatching at Leard Forest, with a note stating that I am still trying to obtain permission from Police and Forestry Corporation to hold the survey within the Leard State Forest in addition to...

Picture of hacked tree in Rusden St

by | 18 Nov 2014 | SLAM

I am so tired of the appalling pruning in the name of keeping the overhead wires free from vegetation.  Essential Energy has been butchering the trees in Armidale and as an example I send you a picture taken in Rusden St today.  I have 14 others from various places....

Bush benefits back pockets too

by | 18 Nov 2014 | Starfish | 1 comment

Replanting native forests and woodlands vegetation on Indigenous lands, especially across southern and eastern Australia, could help restore the nation’s native vegetation in places where it is needed, as well as store significant amounts of carbon, according to a new...

Armidale G20 Vigil in the Mall 11am Saturday November 15

by | 13 Nov 2014 | Event, SLAM

Join a silent vigil this Saturday outside the Armidale Courthouse in the Mall from 11o’clock to 11.30. The vigil was suggested by March Armidale.   The message will be “Climate Change is on Our Agenda, Why Isn’t It On Theirs?” The Vigil also supports  Armidale...

Hunger Strike for G20 Action on Climate Change

by | 9 Nov 2014 | Climate, SLAM

Join us in Fasting this week for a day in protest Join the peoples’ March In Brisbane, Saturday, 25th Nov Join together in Central Park, Armidale, Saturday, to protest Climate change is the most important issue facing the global economy. It will cause –...

Sustainable House Tour – booklets now on sale

by | 31 Oct 2014 | Energy, Event | 4 comments

Booklets are now on sale that will give you access to the eleven local houses that will be open on the weekend of 8th and 9th November. Five households in Armidale and six in Invergowrie have agreed to open up their houses and let people see a range of features that...

Invite to Tim’s garden, 8 November 10am

by | 31 Oct 2014 | Event

Following the great success of our last morning tea in my garden on 18th October, I have decided to do it again on Saturday 8 November 2014 10a.m. – 12.30p.m. I will make a charge of $15 per person for morning tea and the garden tour. You are welcome to forward this...

The Ultimate Organic Guide to Tomatoes

by | 31 Oct 2014 | SLAM

The Ultimate Organic Guide to Tomatoes describes how to grow tomatoes in your home garden using entirely organic methods. It will provide information useful for novice and experienced gardeners who want to quickly learn enough to grow a successful tomato in the next...

The Green Swing

by | 31 Oct 2014 | Starfish

Towards the end of 2009 two couples started an ambitious project promoting sustainability in urban living, which they named “The Green Swing”. Until 2013 their main focus has been to complete a small scale, sustainable, inner city development called “Genesis” as well...

Divestment Day comes to Armidale

by | 17 Oct 2014 | Climate, Event | 1 comment

At 5pm, Saturday 18 October 2014, a gathering will be taking place at The Armidale Club, 91 Beardy Street, Armidale. This will be the local event for a national day of climate action known as Divestment Day. Divestment Day is a communication exercise between the...

Webinar on Community Energy 4th November 4:30pm

by | 17 Oct 2014 | Energy, Event

A great opportunity to learn more about community owned renewable energy from different countries. The Community Power Agency team in collaboration with the International Solar Energy Society (ISES) has organised a Webinar on Community Owned Renewable Energy. The...

C4CE Update

by | 17 Oct 2014 | Starfish

Membership Now Open Applications for membership of C4CE are now open. Membership is open to all projects and organisations working on community energy ~ be they community groups, business, government agencies, research organisations and philanthropists. Membership is...

Biodynamic Field Afternoon, Sunday 12th October

by | 9 Oct 2014 | Event

We will be holding a field demonstration/experience of stirring and applying BD 500 preparation, which builds soil structure and humus whilst attracting soil life, earthworms bacteria and fungi & increases the water holding capacity of the soil. We will be adding...

Ride2Work Day

by | 9 Oct 2014 | Event, Transport

Ride2Work encourages Australians to start riding to work and promotes commuting by bike as a regular habit. With more than 50,000 registrations, Ride2Work is the largest national ride to work program of its kind. Ride2Work has seen a dramatic increase in the number of...

Take the Pledge this summer!

by | 9 Oct 2014 | Starfish

Keep NSW Beautiful has been campaigning against littering for nearly forty years. Its programs focus on reducing  litter. In its  annual report for 2013, Keep Australia Beautiful reported that national littering trends are decreasing in comparison to figures dating...

Global wildlife populations down by half since 1970

by | 9 Oct 2014 | Starfish

The world populations of fish, birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles fell overall by 52 per cent between 1970 and 2010. According to World Wildlife Fund’s tenth Living Planet Report humankind’s demands are now 50 per cent more than nature can bear. To gauge the...

October Forum: Living without money

by | 1 Oct 2014 | Event, Monthly Forum | 1 comment

How could one possibly live without money in a world where money is such an integral part of everything we do? The documentary Living Without Money shows how German woman Heidimarie Schwermer experimented for a year with a lifestyle that didn’t involve money....

The Winds of Change

by | 1 Oct 2014 | Energy, Starfish

While community energy is thriving overseas, Australia remains behind the curve. Denmark Community Windfarm (DCW) has built a two turbine windfarm, with permission for two more, in response to locals wanting to build a small, community-scale windfarm that would: feed...