by editor | 2 Apr 2012 | AACSGaM, Event, SLAM
[tube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhTS-ERFgns[/tube] Fill in this form if you want to go: Pilliga registration 13-15 April 2012 DOC download
by editor | 2 Apr 2012 | AACSGaM, Event, SLAM
April Friday 13th to Sunday 15th 2012 If time constraints prevent you from participating in all activities then let me know when you will arrive and depart. Meet at Pilliga Pottery if you are unable to participate in Friday activities. Food- self cater for all or some...
by editor | 27 Mar 2012 | SLAM
Our website is pretty much a WordPress blog with plug-ins to make things like cross-posting to FaceBook and sending out our newsletter work. The business model of WordPress is pretty much everything is open source unless you want the sophisticated features of a...
by editor | 27 Mar 2012 | AACSGaM, Event, SLAM
Armidale Action on Coal Seam Gas is organising a protest at the information session on the government’s Draft Strategic Land Use Plan from 3:30-4:30pm this Thursday, 29th March, at the Armidale Library. The NSW Government released a draft Strategic Land Use Plan...
by editor | 26 Mar 2012 | Event
Earth Hour is on Saturday 31st March at 8.30pm. You can check what’s happening around the world on the official website www.earthhour.org or check out Facebook and Twitter. The idea is that you turn off all your electricity, just for that hour, as a token of your...
by editor | 26 Mar 2012 | SLAM, SNELC
The corner of Markham and Erskine Streets has changed in appearance many times and is about to improve again on Saturday 24th March. Armidale Tree Group is seeking help from volunteers to plant trees and flowering shrubs there. Long-time residents will remember the...
by user submitted | 20 Mar 2012 | Event, SLAM
As autumn leaves start to fall, it is a good time of the year to consider what we might need to release, either physically, mentally, emotionally or spiritually. Join us for an evening Labyrinth Meditation Walk in Armidale Mall, near the fountain, on Tuesday 20 March,...
by editor | 20 Mar 2012 | Event, SLAM
We would like to invite you to the 2012 John Dillon Memorial Lecture, co-hosted by the New England Branch of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES) and the School of Business, Economics and Public Policy (BEPP). Presenter: Professor John...
by editor | 20 Mar 2012 | AACSGaM, Event, SLAM
The NSW Government released a draft Land Use Plan for the New England-North West which will decide the future of mining in the region. The Plan is a flawed document that will not protect our most important assets from coal and gas mining. It won’t protect water...
by editor | 20 Mar 2012 | AACSGaM, Event, SLAM
The Pilliga, located near Narrabri in NSW, is a vast and precious oasis in a sea of cleared land, a million wild acres of forest with an amazing diversity of wildlife. And now its under enormous threat. Come and get the full story for yourself. See first hand the...
by editor | 15 Mar 2012 | AACSGaM, Event, SLAM
Armidale Action on Coal Seam Gas has raised alarm bells after discovering that an application has been submitted for a Petroleum Special Prospecting Application over the entire Northern Tablelands.The group has now moved to organise a number of events to rapidly...
by editor | 6 Mar 2012 | Energy, Event, SLAM
I am writing to invite interested organisations and individuals to participate in a forum that will discuss the opportunities available in the transition to a clean energy economy in Australia, with a particular focus on the New England region. Those who attend the...
by editor | 6 Mar 2012 | Event, SLAM
A very well reviewed film – 4 Stars in the SMH, a “see this film” from The Australian – is co-written by Pria Viswalingam and Armidale local Jacinta Dunn. Both are past SBS stalwarts as well as having wide industry experience. Decadence: Decline of the Western World...
by editor | 6 Mar 2012 | Event, SLAM
The next monthly shared meal of the *SLA Community* will be on Friday 9 March at Kent House, with the kitchen opening at 6.30. Our shared meals (held on the 2nd Friday of every month) are a great place to nourish your body and soul. Usually, we get 8-14 people to...
by editor | 6 Mar 2012 | Event
The Armidale Urban Rivercare Group (AURG) in conjunction with the UNE Landcare Group and UNE Facility Management are going to undertake a working bee on Dumaresq Creek at Sport UNE this coming Sunday. The working bee is primarily a tree removal working bee and there...
by editor | 5 Mar 2012 | Event, SLAM
Armidale & District Homebirth Support Network will host the Armidale screening of the film The Face of Birth on 28th March 2012 at 7:30pm at The Armidale Club, 91 Beardy Street Armidale. Tickets will be $10 at the door. See www.faceofbirth.com for more information...
by editor | 2 Mar 2012 | Autumn Festival, Event
Armidale’s Autumn Festival Parade will be on Saturday 17th March, starting at 12.30pm. An SLA gathering to start work on our float is on Saturday 3rd March at 3 o’clock. SLA has been part of this massive parade for the past three years, with a...
by editor | 29 Feb 2012 | Event, SLAM, SNELC
Ellen Nyberg from SNELCC/HiCUB is organising a Clean Up Australia Day event for this coming weekend and is inviting all AURG members and the general community to come along. The Clean Up activities will be working from Civic Park east and west and Ellen will be...
by editor | 29 Feb 2012 | Event, Monthly Forum, SLAM
The next Thursday Forum in the monthly series organised by Sustainable Living Armidale (SLA) will focus on young people’s responses to the challenges of climate change and sustainability. Speaking at the Forum will be Maddie Gramlick and Emily Thomas-Moore (pictured)...
by editor | 29 Feb 2012 | Event, Local Food, SLAM
ALF’s 4th Home Grown Garden Tour is on again this weekend, 3-4 March. Come along and be inspired by all the wonderful gardens in this year’s tour. There’s something for everyone; all 10 gardens have their own unique style. Buy a booklet from the...
by editor | 23 Feb 2012 | SLAM, SNELC
The HiCUB survey is investigating the local attitudes and beliefs about biodiversity in the areas of Armidale, Guyra, Uralla and Walcha. The survey will take about 10-15 minutes to complete online. This survey is the second survey and even if you have not done the...
by editor | 15 Feb 2012 | SLAM |
Hi folks, Tony Windsor looks like he will be the crucial vote on whether burning forests for biomass is eligible as renewable energy under the Federal Renewable Energy Target. He may need to vote on this as soon as today, or tomorrow. At the moment, he seems to be...
by editor | 9 Feb 2012 | AACSGaM, SLAM
A toxic and complex cocktail of heavy metals (arsenic, lead and chromium), salts and petrochemicals has leaked from a coal seam gas water (CSG) storage into the Pilliga forest, near Narrabri in NSW. “The NSW Government should shut down the Santos operation in the...
by editor | 8 Feb 2012 | Black Gully, Event, SNELC
We want to celebrate the HiCUB project, all it has achieved and all those who have contributed. Members of the HiCUB Advisory Committee, and our local community are invited to join us on Sat 11 Feb at Black Gully (behind NERAM) to celebrate community, music and...
by editor | 8 Feb 2012 | Event, SLAM, SNELC
ARMIDALE URBAN RIVERCARE GROUP (AURG) hold working bees on Sunday mornings, approximately monthly. Quite a few SLA members are regulars, and it’s a good chance to meet others at a friendly working session. Here’s the details for the next one: The AURG in...
