Progressive Cinema: Mining the Truth

by | 13 Aug 2013 | AACSGaM, Event

Progressive Cinema presents Mining the Truth at 7:30pm on Wednesday, 14th August at the the Armidale Club, 91 Beardy Street. Turntables Restaurant will be open for dinner from 6 pm. In 2012, sixty students  travelled to communities affected by coal and coal-seam gas...

Armidale Simply Sharing Meal

by | 13 Aug 2013 | Event

Armidale Uniting Church will host its annual Simply Sharing meal at noon on Sunday 18 August. Bring along the price of the meal you would have had, and eat a simple meal instead. Professor Helen Ware, from UNE who lectures in Peace Studies, will give a talk after the...

Rally for the Reef

by | 13 Aug 2013 | Event, SLAM

11am Sunday 25th of August Brisbane CBD Queens Park, Corner of Elizabeth and George www.rally4reef.com Some SLA people are driving to Brisbane to attend this rally. Car pooling, anyone?  The Great Barrier Reef is facing the biggest, fastest and most widespread...

Invitation ~ Sustainable Business Forum

by | 13 Aug 2013 | Event, Starfish

The Northern Inland Sustainable Business Network (NISBN) has announced an innvotive Sustainable Business Forum to be held at The Roxy Theatre in Bingara on Wednesday 28th August 2013. The Business Forum will be in the style of a mini-conference and combine...

Being sustainable to the very end ~ Natural Burials

by | 13 Aug 2013 | Starfish

Legislation has passed the South Australian Parliament to recognise natural burials. Natural burial can involve use of a biodegradable coffin or wrapping remains in a shroud. Bodies are not embalmed or treated with any chemicals. While this is obviously a sensitive...

Thinking of a tree change but not quite sure where to start?

by | 7 Aug 2013 | SLAM

We are a Certified Organic farm on the Dorrigo Plateau (near Tyringham) and we are looking for a person or couple to live rent-free on our property while you learn all about growing organic vegies. We will show you how while we focus on building our new home. Our part...

New Energy for Rural Australia

by | 6 Aug 2013 | Starfish

If a rural community could choose its source of energy, would it opt to stay with coal, or move to renewables? The message from the New England Energy Forum was clear: renewable energy is preferred by a wide margin as the best option. Improving energy efficiency and...

Is 100% renewable electricity really that unrealistic?

by | 6 Aug 2013 | Starfish

While many countries still discuss whether or not a 100% renewable energy system – or “just” a 100% renewable electricity supply – is even theoretically possible, Germans seem no longer bothered by such unscientific doubts. To showcase what we know about what is...

Sophy Banks on the Power of Not Doing Stuff

by | 5 Aug 2013 | SLAM

Sophy Banks gave a workshop on inner transition and visioning in Bellingen about 3 years ago. Then, she was a member of the original Transition Town Totnes and is now part of the greater transition network. Speaking to Rob Hopkins: [soundcloud...

Be eggcited

by | 31 Jul 2013 | Garden

Great news: it has all happened very suddenly (hence the lack of prior notice), but as of yesterday afternoon our beautiful chook house built for us by the TAS boys is now actually housing 3 of our very own chooks! They are beautiful – and huge! The chooks are...

Compost Workshop

by | 31 Jul 2013 | Event, Garden, Local Food

Organic expert Tim Marshall will be running a composting workshop on Saturday 24th August 2013 from 10am to 12.30pm. Cost is $10 ($5 concession). 6/8/13 UPDATE: fully booked

New heart & soul convenor

by | 31 Jul 2013 | SLAM

Paul Reader is our new convenor.  Watch this space for new developments! Thanks for all your support over my time as convenor. Best wishes, Cathie

International Greening Education Event in Germany

by | 31 Jul 2013 | Event

A three day International Greening Education Event will be held from 6th to 8th of November, 2013 in Karlsruhe, Germany. This event will bring together academic community, policy makers, representatives of international development agencies, senior members of academic...

NEW funding for 21st century

by | 31 Jul 2013 | SLAM

Several NSW regions have taken another step towards replacing a 150-year-old model of centralised energy production with community-owned renewable power.Two projects aimed at helping rural communities access their own affordable sustainable energy, Farming the Sun and...

Illawarra Flame zero-emission house

by | 31 Jul 2013 | SLAM

A new sustainable life for old fibro houses….. A team of University of Wollongong students and staff have entered a zero-emission reconstructed fibro house (the Illawarra Flame) into the Solar Decathlon in China, featuring 23 teams from 30 countries. featured on...

AYCC Powershift: Armidale report-back

by | 25 Jul 2013 | Event

A group of Armidale AYCC (Australian Youth Climate Coalition) members recently travelled to Melbourne for the national AYCC summit Powershift, an incredible experience that has left us inspired! We’re keenly planning where to go from here but also want to stay...

Biodynamic Field Demonstration

by | 25 Jul 2013 | Event, SLAM

We will be holding a field demonstration/experience of treepaste production and application along with an observation of various composting practices. Biodynamic Field Morning in Armidale  Sunday 28 July, 2013 at 10am  Tree pasting is an important biodynamic practice...

ALF Food Stall at Farmers Markets

by | 23 Jul 2013 | Event, Local Food | 1 comment

Another brisk morning for Jo, Alan, Hani and Angela at the ALF stall on Sunday 21 July. Although the variety of produce was less diverse, there were no problems in selling the majority of items by 11.00 am. Some creative ideas in presenting the produce that was in...

Waste Into Art Competition

by | 19 Jul 2013 | Energy, Event

The Northern Inland Regional Waste’s (NIRW) annual Waste Into Art and Design Competition is on again, and Armidale Dumaresq Council is calling on creative locals to turn trash into treasure. Now in its thirteenth year, the competition celebrates the creativity...

Death & Dying Matters public information session

by | 15 Jul 2013 | Event

Creating useful community conversations 6.30 – 8pm, July 15 Armidale RSL Death is a natural & sacred end to our lives. We are all going to die. We know our deaths are certain, but the time & place after often uncertain. It is sensible & prudent to be...

Death & Dying Matters workshop invitation

by | 15 Jul 2013 | Event

 10am – 4pm, July 16 Armidale RSL Death is a natural & sacred end to our lives. We know our deaths are certain, but the time & place after often uncertain. It is sensible & prudent to be prepared, just like we are in other aspects of our lives. This...