Bellingen Workshop: Economically Happy!

by | 10 Apr 2014 | Event

NEW!  Film showing of “The Economics of Happiness” Thursday, 10 April from 7:00-9:00 pm at the Bellingen Youth Hub. Entry by donation. Helena Norberg-Hodge will be there to introduce the film. For anyone who missed the showing in February or wants to see...

The Future of Poles and Wires in Rural Australia

by | 9 Apr 2014 | SLAM

REneweconomy has an interesting article about the future of the Net.  It begins: “Network operators in at least two Australian states are likely to ditch parts of their extensive poles and wire networks in regional areas as they realise that the costs of...

Lock On – Pat’s story of civil disobedience

by | 8 Apr 2014 | AACSGaM

Everyone is asking how it was to be locked on, so I have written about it. Well it’s an adrenaline rush, scary before I locked on, but surprisingly easy, and not scary when I did lock on. The details- A reported came to the Pilliga camp phone that a PAC truck, which...

Waste Deep

by | 7 Apr 2014 | SLAM

Food and packaging waste is not simply something that ‘goes away’ when we pop it in the rubbish bin for collection by our garbos. Waste has an insidious, long-term impact on our environment, our wildlife and ultimately our own health. But how do we avoid it? In an age...

The SLA Energy Group Needs New Members

by | 3 Apr 2014 | Energy, SLAM

The SLA Energy Group meets the first MONDAY of each month from 1:00 to 2:00pm at the Southern New England Land Care offices in the East Mall–stairs next to the Colour Copy Centre.  Come along and see if this is a group you would like to join. We have just...

Coalition May Ban Environmental Boycotts

by | 3 Apr 2014 | SLAM

“Coalition MPs and industry groups are using a review of competition laws to push for a ban on campaigns against companies on the grounds that they are selling products that damage the environment, for example by using old-growth timber or overfished...

Armidale residents at Act Up #3

by | 2 Apr 2014 | SLAM | 1 comment

On Monday the 31st of March, five Armidale residents joined nearly 100 others in an unprecedented non-violent direct action against the expansion of Whitehaven’s Maules Creek Coal Mine. The expansion will destroy approximately one third of the Leard State Forest,...

UniSuper Dumps Fossil Fuel from Some Funds

by | 31 Mar 2014 | SLAM

The $40 billion UniSuper investment fund has announced that it will exclude fossil fuel companies from its “socially responsible” investment options as part of a refocus of its portfolio. UniSuper says the move is part of a strategy to also exclude gaming and weapons...

National Rural Women’s Coalition

by | 31 Mar 2014 | SLAM

Women Towards Sustainability The National Rural Women’s Coalition is currently calling for applications from women who are working as primary producers or working in the area of sustainability who want to improve their natural resource management skills and...

Divestment from Fossil Fuels grows apace

by | 27 Mar 2014 | Starfish

Seventeen philanthropic foundations controlling nearly $2 billion in assets have agreed to put their money where their ethics are, announcing they will be divesting all their holdings in the fossil fuel industry and reinvesting in the clean energy sector. Organized as...

Learn to do SLA media releases

by | 25 Mar 2014 | Event

The SLA Coordinating committee is having a 2 hour workshop with Bar Finch, on how to go about writing press releases for SLA events. Other SLA supporters may like to attend: Saturday April 5th at 10am. RSVP essential, location to be advised, depending on numbers....

Biodynamic Study Group

by | 24 Mar 2014 | Event

We will be meeting at 2pm Saturday 29th March to commence the study of the Agriculture Lectures by Rudolf Steiner. The afternoon will encompass study, as well as an artistic activity along with a practical application.  Provided the conditions are right, i.e. moist...

Bikes Vs. Cars – It’s Not On!

by | 24 Mar 2014 | Transport

Roads are not just there for cars, all road users, including bicycles riders, have the same right to safety on our roads. Bicycle NSW calls for safe and respectful behaviour. Bicycle NSW takes this opportunity to endorse and concur with the wise words issued by...

Climate Movement Strategy Project wants you to fill in a survey

by | 24 Mar 2014 | SLAM

Hi fellow climate activists, Hope this message finds you well. After the election of Tony Abbott and his attempts to rapidly dismantle all of the hard-won progress of the climate movement over the past decade, many of us have been doing some soul searching about the...

Most of us overestimate how ‘green’ we really are

by | 24 Mar 2014 | Starfish

Most Australians overestimate how much they are doing for the environment compared to others, and are more concerned about water shortages, pollution and household waste than climate change, a new CSIRO survey reveals. More than 70 per cent of people said they thought...

5 steps toward going ‘zero waste’ in the kitchen

by | 23 Mar 2014 | SLAM

“One happy discovery I’ve made is that the zero waste movement is much more popular and widespread than I thought” Shop with reusable containers Buy groceries in bulk Set up a good backyard compost system Make certain things from scratch to avoid packaging...

Labyrinth re-painted at Civic Park

by | 19 Mar 2014 | Event, SLAM | 1 comment

The labyrinth has been repainted on the grass at Civic Park, just behind the Judith Wright Memorial Garden at the corner of Faulkner and Dumaresq Streets. Please feel free to walk it at your leisure. Some of us are walking at dusk on full moons, and there will most...

Organic Soil Workshop & Garden Walk

by | 19 Mar 2014 | Event, Garden, Local Food

This workshop will be facilitated by Tim Marshall and Darren McDonnell. Tim has been gardening organically for 40 years and has active in worldwide organic standard setting and certification forums. His books are published by ABC Gardening Australia. Darren is a...