Tasmania commits to 100% renewable electricity by 2020

by | 4 Dec 2013 | Starfish

The Tasmanian Government has launched its strategy to be using renewable energy for 100% of its electricity by 2020 and exporting the surplus, as well as a new interim 2020 target to reduce carbon emissions to 35 per cent below 1990 levels. Tasmania joins the ACT...

Windfarms Tour a Success

by | 3 Dec 2013 | Starfish

New England Wind organised a coach tour to Canberra from 7th to 10th November 2013. Twenty-one passengers travelled from New England, with a further seven joining the tour in Canberra. These passengers made up a diverse and enthusiastic group, comprising landholders...

Please sign the Solar Citizens petition

by | 3 Dec 2013 | SLAM

Sharing this petition with as many renewable energy fans as possible! http://www.solarcitizens.org.au/suntax Dear friend, Recently, the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC), one of the main organisations in charge of our energy system, flagged the potential to...

Solar powered households may face higher fees

by | 28 Nov 2013 | Starfish

Australia’s one million households with rooftop solar photovoltaic panels face the prospect of higher charges to use the poles and wires that distribute electricity. The article in the Australian was about a new report by the Australian Energy Market Commission...

Growing Vegetables in Winter

by | 21 Nov 2013 | Event, Garden, Local Food

A Sunday afternoon gardening talk to be held at the Armidale Community Garden at the old tennis courts behind NERAM. Talk presented by Ray South, entry is by donation. Growing Vegetables in Winter – Sunday 24th November from 2.30pm to 3.30pm  The talk is held...

Sunday Afternoon Gardening Talks

by | 18 Nov 2013 | Event, Garden, Local Food

Armidale Local Food and Armidale Community Garden are presenting a couple of Sunday afternoon gardening talks to be held at the Armidale Community Garden at the old tennis courts behind NERAM. Both talks by Ray South and entry is by donation. Sunday 3rd November from...

Gracious Cycling

by | 15 Nov 2013 | Transport

City of Sydney came to us to develop an animation that promoted the art of gracious cycling. It’s not the easiest thing to define, but with the help of a witty script and relatable characters, we were able to engage and inform our audience in an unpatronising...

National Day of Climate Action 17th November

by | 13 Nov 2013 | Event

Main Speakers: (short speeches we promise) Prof. Patrick Nunn a member of the Working Group of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) Prof. Annette Cowie, Director Rural Climate Solutions Adam Marshall, State government representative Steve Widders will...

Be Aware ~ the real carbon conspirators are really real

by | 13 Nov 2013 | Starfish

All too often progressives and environmentalists are wrongly portrayed as creating a carbon conspiracy to serve their self interest. It’s just one of the misdirection strategies used by a handful of massively powerful fossil fuel moguls. They use similar strategies to...

Know the lyrics to Armidale National Day of Climate Action song

by | 13 Nov 2013 | SLAM

Gather Gather Gather, Gather (To the tune of Donna Donna) Climate’s changing, that’s for certain Climate scientists all agree CO2’s four hundred ppm Open up your eyes and see Why do we ignore it? Heads stuck in the sand … We can choose to all wake up Together, make a...

AURG Tree Planting Day Sunday 10 November

by | 5 Nov 2013 | AURG, Event

The AURG is undertaking another tree planting day on Sunday 10 November 2013. The site is south of the creek between Elizabeth Park and St Peters Pre-school.  This planting will continue the linking of the existing plantings we have done in this area. We are hoping to...

Armidale Bike Week Winners 2013 video

by | 5 Nov 2013 | Transport

Armidale celebrates NSW Bike Week 2013 with Ride in the Park, Commuter Challenge and Finish Line rolling with fantastic support from NSW State Government Department of Transport plus a host of local sponsors including Sport UNE, Jock Bullen’s Armidale Bicycle...

An Environmental Celebration

by | 3 Nov 2013 | Event, SLAM

Everyone is invited A time  to acknowledge and reflect, as a community, on our responsibilities for the natural world. Date: Sunday – 1St December, 2013 Time:  5– 6pm Where:  Kent House, 141 Faulkner Street or Central Park if the weather is fine (you may like to...

Unlocking the future food system

by | 30 Oct 2013 | Event, Garden, Local Food, SLAM

A Conversation: Unlocking the Future Food System Thursday 31st October 5:30pm Upstairs, White Bull Hotel, 177 Marsh Street FREE LECTURE One of the most pressing questions of our time will be addressed at a public in Armidale next week : how will we feed the...

2013 Coffs Coast Sustainable Living Festival

by | 30 Oct 2013 | Event, Starfish

The 2013 Coffs Coast Sustainable Living Festival will be an inspirational celebration of all things sustainable. The Festival aims to engage and inspire ways of living more sustainably through a range of engaging and fun activities including performances, stalls,...

SLA tweet tweet

by | 28 Oct 2013 | SLAM

Yes that’s right, if your favourite social media tool is twitter, SLA now broadcasts SLAM stories to Twitter as well. http://twitter.com/SLArmidale

Tidy Towns ~ Sustainable Communities Weekend in Armidale

by | 28 Oct 2013 | Starfish

Since 1981, the Tidy Towns – Sustainable Communities Program has been rewarding and recognising the civic pride, community spirit and environmental commitment of regional communities across NSW. An award based program, Tidy Towns celebrates the achievements of...

The Tucker Patch ~ Gloucester NSW

by | 28 Oct 2013 | Starfish

The Tucker Patch is a demonstration Garden in Gloucester NSW. It’s a place where small and largescale crops are being trialled as a model for sustainability while at the same time providing fresh local produce. It forms part of a larger initiative ~ The Gloucester...