Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce says he will do everything in his power to make sure refugees are welcome in Armidale HERE TO HELP: Former Armidale mayor Herman Beyersdorf is lobbying the government to include Armidale on the refugee resettlement list. Photo: Matt Bedford The federal government’s rejection of Armidale as a primary refugee resettlement location played to a national audience on the weekend when SBS aired the city’s exclusion on its world news program.