Plant trees this Sunday

by | 1 Dec 2010 | Event

The Armidale Urban Rivercare Group is holding its last working bee for 2010.  We will be doing a planting day this in conjunction with the HiCUB program. HiCUB is looking to establish some Showcase Plantings along the creeklands.  These are to represent the types of...

Open letter & invitation to the New England community

by | 1 Dec 2010 | Event, SLAM

I am writing to seek your participation at an historic event that will contribute to the future strength, success and well being of our New England Region. On Monday 6 December, at Armidale Town Hall, interested community members, organisations, groups and authorities...

New England Land Theatre Forums

by | 30 Nov 2010 | Event

Come and be a part of this opportunity for rural landholders and townspeople to explore ways to improve land and water management – together Armidale Friday 3 December 6.30—9.30 pm at Kent House, 141 Faulkner St Uralla Saturday 4 December 6.30—9.30 pm at McCrossins...

SLEX2010 photos taken by Patsy

by | 17 Nov 2010 | SLAM

IMG_3198 Originally uploaded by slaati Some great photos here documenting SLEX2010 the majority of them are of the SLA tent with plenty of people shots. Enjoy the memories by clicking on the photo and seeing the entire gallery at flickr.

10 green reasons to support container café

by | 16 Nov 2010 | SLAM

Kelly Jones has a vision for a green business. It may be the first of its kind outside an inner city setting. The idea, A Container Cafe right here in Armidale. She believes “It will be somewhere to spend your Sundays! Somewhere to take your dogs and still...

Teaming up to plant out 800 trees

by | 12 Nov 2010 | Event

Hello everyone, This coming Sunday, 14th November 2010, the Armidale Urban Rivercare Group and the High Country Urban Biodiversity group are teaming up to plant out about 800 trees and shrubs along Dumaresq Creek. All members of the community are most welcome to come...

Quick tour of SLA tent @ SLEX 2010

by | 12 Nov 2010 | SLAM, SLEX

Hi Folks, If you missed SLEX this year, no fear, I caught it on mobile video. Well I caught the bit that was SLA’s involvement, and that was our Peak Oil tent. It was an undeniable success, and much thanking needs to be done, I hope I don’t miss anyone Jo,...

An evening with the lunatic farmer

by | 12 Nov 2010 | Event, SLAM

SLA people might be interested in the visit from US of Joel Salatin – featured in the film Food Inc and also in Michael Pollan’s book Omnivore’s Dilemma. Brisbane event on 4th December, and he is also speaking in Sydney on 23rd November, organised by...

Future films box office from SLEX

by | 11 Nov 2010 | SLAM

If you made it down to SLEX this year and rolled on up to the SLA tent you may have seen the future films scenario exhibit. In short we asked people to take a film ticket and choose which future film, each displayed on large movie posters, that they would see if oil...

ALF Meeting – November 2010

by | 4 Nov 2010 | Event, Local Food

Armidale Local Food meeting Venue: Southern New England Landcare Community Resource Centre (SNELCC), Level 1, 3/119 Beardy St, Armidale.  (entry next to Colour Copy Centre in East Mall). Items on the agenda 1. Farmers’ market stall – last minute plans 2....

LETS have a Tuesday Forum

by | 1 Nov 2010 | Event, Monthly Forum

Our Tuesday Forum is tomorrow night, and this time it will be a general discussion about the possibility of starting up a Local Exchange Trading System here. In terms of building a strong, resilient community LETS has a lot of things going for it. Obviously it allows...

Awakening The Dreamer Symposium Invitation

by | 1 Nov 2010 | Event, SLAM

So much happens while you’re sleeping… global poverty, cultural conflict, economic uncertainty, environmental degradation, climate change and more… so much that we tend to switch off… as though we are in a dream, or asleep… Don’t you...

YOUth LEADing Australia! Congress in Armidale

by | 1 Nov 2010 | Event, SLAM

Calling all students & youth across the New England to participate in… Watch our video invitation below, with footage from last year’s inaugural Congress… About the Congress YOUth LEADing Australia will bring together dozens of students and youth...

The Community Web Mapping Portal

by | 1 Nov 2010 | SLAM

A fun and easy way to record wildlife sightings and conservation activities The Community Web Mapping Portal is a fun and easy way for anyone to record and share wildlife observations and other conservation activities with others – and you don’t have to be a scientist...

Gasland the movie presented by SOS Liverpool Plains

by | 1 Nov 2010 | Event, SLAM

It will be screening at Gunnedah Town Hall 7.00pm Friday 19th November 2010. For bookings phone 67402240. “The largest domestic natural gas drilling boom in history has swept across the United States. The Halliburton-developed drilling technology of...

SLA at SLEX Working Bee

by | 20 Oct 2010 | Event, SLEX

When: Saturday, 23rd October 2010 10:30 am to Sunday, 24th October 2010 5:00 pm Where: Iain’s house 23 Kennedy St Nth (off Erskine St) Jo and Pats have put together the beginnings of tasks, and materials lists for the working bee. One of the most challenging...