Black Gully Music Festival 2022
10am SAT NOV 9th

Every year Armidale folk gather at Black Gully (behind NERAM) to celebrate community, music and biodiversity
Armidale Vegetable Sowing Guide
This guide shows planting time periods that should allow you to get a crop in Armidale.
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Living in Armidale NSW Australia, we aim to raise awareness of the implications of climate change and the depletion of natural resources, to build networks, and inspire and empower our community to build a more self-reliant, resilient and sustainable future. We are made up of action groups each with a specific focus, currently these are:

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Beardy Street Bazaar Busking and Art festival

Beardy Street Bazaar Busking and Art festival

[ Saturday, 18 May; 8:30 am to 11:00 am. ] Come down to the Black Gully stall at the Beardy Street Bazaar busking and Art festival as part of the Big Chill weekend. This is a free event happening in the Beardy Street Mall from 8.30am till 11am Saturday, May 18, with local buskers and street art exhibitions provided by Arts North West. Black Gully Festival [...] full article »

Workshop: Building Better Biodiversity on Solar Farms Guide

Workshop: Building Better Biodiversity on Solar Farms Guide

[ Tuesday, 21 May; 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. ] Southern New England Landcare are hosting a workshop on the strategies and tools from the Building Better Biodiversity on Solar Farms Guide. Tuesday 21 May 2024 9:30am – 12:30pm Big Ridge Road Uralla More details and booking Speakers and guests include: Dave Carr, Stringybark Ecological Heidi McElnea, Community Power Agency Dr Eric Nordberg, University of New England Richard [...] full article »

Annual Human Rights Lecture 2024

Annual Human Rights Lecture 2024

[ Thursday, 30 May; 5:30 pm; ] Building Unity through Hope: Creating a more Compassionate Society Elijah Buol, OAM, was appointed CEO of Act for Peace in January 2024. Act for Peace is an organisation, now in its 75th year, that works to empower people displaced by conflict and disasters across the globe. Elijah brings a deep understanding of the issues faced [...] full article »

Armidale Bridge Walk 

Armidale Bridge Walk 

[ Sunday, 26 May; 12:00 pm; ] The 14th annual Armidale Bridge Walk will take place at 12 noon on Sunday 26 May starting at the picnic area in Curtis Park, next to the car park for the Armidale Information Centre (near the corner of Dumaresq and Marsh Streets). For the event, people walk across Stephen’s Bridge, do a circuit of the park and return for short speeches [...] full article »

Save the date: Black Gully Festival

Save the date: Black Gully Festival

[ Saturday, 9 Nov; 10:00 am; ] Say your going at the FaceBook event! full article »

Petition: Stop Coal Expansion in the Mudgee Region!

Petition: Stop Coal Expansion in the Mudgee Region!

Sign Our ePetition Three large coal mines operate North of Mudgee on Wiradjuri land: Yancoal’s Moolarben Mine, Glencore’s Ulan Mine and Peabody’s Wilpinjong Mine. The mines intersect farming land, the Central West Orana Renewable Energy Zone and awe-inspiring National Parks. The three mines were the biggest producers of coal in NSW in 2023 with a combined production [...] full article »

NCC: Regional Conference 2024

NCC: Regional Conference 2024

[ Saturday, 1 Jun to Sunday, 2 Jun. ] It is soon time to get together for our Regional Conference. Each year we organise a big convergence for those who care about nature and climate in a different region of NSW. We are excited to announce that this year’s conference will take place in the Hunter and Central Coast – a place known for beautiful beaches, [...] full article »

Clean Up Australia: Don’t bin your batteries

Clean Up Australia: Don’t bin your batteries

Sending batteries to landfill is a huge waste of valuable resources and hazardous to the environment. Did you know that if recycled, 95% of the components of a battery can be turned into new batteries or used in other industries. Batteries that are thrown into kerbside bins are also an increasing cause of dangerous fires right across the [...] full article »

Postponed to Spring: Seed Swap

Postponed to Spring: Seed Swap

[ Saturday, 4 May; 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm. ] CURRENTLY THE COMMUNITY GARDEN IS CLOSED Bring along your excess seeds to share and swap them for something you’d like to grow. If you don’t have any seeds to share, come along anyway and for a 50 cent donation take away some seeds of something you’d like to grow. Venue: Armidale Community Garden (behind NERAM) Car access [...] full article »

CANCELLED» Final Koala Dance Rehearsal for the Autumn Festival Parade!

CANCELLED» Final Koala Dance Rehearsal for the Autumn Festival Parade!

[ Thursday, 4 Apr; 5:15 pm to 6:00 pm. ] /// PARADE & PARK STALLS/ACTIVITIES IN THE AFTERNOON CANCELLED /// We are doing it again!! Come and Join the Stayin’ Alive -Bear Gees -Koala Dance – for the Autumn Festival Parade and day in Civic Park April 6th — The Giant 5m high Koala and her baby is coming back! Join the Parade for 12:30 (marshalling around 11:00am [...] full article »

Armidale Tree Group Open Day 7th April

Armidale Tree Group Open Day 7th April

[ Sunday, 7 Apr; 9:30 am to 2:30 pm. ] When: Sunday 7th April 9.30-2.30PM Where: Armidale Tree Group 80 Mann St Cost: Free Program of events 10am Opening of our new Tunnel House by Adam Marshall Guided nursery tours Workshops in the nursery 10.30 Plant Identification — Peter Metcalfe 11.30 Native Plant Propagation — Sam Arandale-Bioletti 12.30 Plants for birds — Peter Metcalfe 1.30 Koalas on the [...] full article »

AURG Celebrate Koala Habitat Planting — Free Entry

AURG Celebrate Koala Habitat Planting — Free Entry

[ Sunday, 14 Apr; 11:30 am to 12:30 pm. ] When: Sunday, 14th April, 2024 11.30am to 12.30pm Where: Site Location opposite 27 Kennedy Street, Armidale. A FREE Event The Northern Tablelands Koala Partnership, under the NSW Koala Strategy, is proud to support the Koala Habitat Tree plantings adjacent to the Weedy Wasteland to Wildlife Wetland project. Through creating and expanding koala habitat we are able to [...] full article »