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SIP N’ SAVE SPECIALS AT OPAL INN COOBER PEDY FROM 22-7-2022

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on July 22, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

GEOFF BROCK MP TO VISIT FAR NORTH COMMUNITIES THIS WEEK

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on July 20, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Far North residents are invited to help shape the future of South Australia’s outback. Nominations are now open for positions on the Outback Communities Authority, giving South Australians living in the outback […]

OMBUDSMAN SQUASHES TIM JACKSON’S “SELF-REPORT” AND IDENTIFIES A SEPARATE CASE FOR POTENTIAL MALADMINISTRATION

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on July 16, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

VIZ ‘conduct resulting from impropriety, incompetence, or negligence Mr Tim Jackson, AdministratorDistrict Council of Coober PedyBy email: tjackson@cpcouncil.sa.gov.au Dear Mr Jackson Your report about your own conductI refer to your report to […]

OPEN LETTER TO MINISTER GEOFF BROCK

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on July 15, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

“……. I believe that Coober Pedy administrator Tim Jackson MUST stand-down” Why did the DCCP Administrator, Tim Jackson instruct for me to be charged with contempt of court when he had no […]

DISTRICT COUNCIL OF COOBER PEDY YOUR CHANCE TO HAVE A SAY!

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on July 1, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Council is seeking the views of the community on the draft 2022-23 Annual Business Plan (ABP) andBudget. The draft ABP and budget can be found on https://www.cooberpedy.sa.gov.au/noticeboard/public-consultation Hard copies can also be […]

SIP N’ SAVE SPECIALS AT OPAL INN COOBER PEDY FROM 24-6-2022

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on June 24, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

39 YEAR OLD MAN ARRESTED OVER STABBING AT COOBER PEDY

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on June 16, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Local residents at Coober Pedy have expressed considerable angst over an alleged stabbing in their community. Today (Thursday 16-6-20220) police released the following information. About 3pm on Sunday 12 June, patrols were […]

OPAL MINER FRANK PENNISI SURVIVES 43FT DROP DOWN A MINE SHAFT AT COOBER PEDY

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on April 5, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Story & Photos: Margaret Mackay © On Thursday 10 March 2022 at approx 3.30pm the Coober Pedy Mine Rescue/SES pagers went off requesting a response. An opal miner was stuck at the […]

REMOTE COOBER PEDY BATTLING UNWELCOME DRINKERS & UNCONCERNED COVID CARRIERS

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on March 1, 2022 • ( 1 Comment )

“COOBER PEDY NEEDS SOME URGENT RULES IN PLACE”

INDIGENOUS CRANE SERVICE TO ENHANCE SERVICES TO FAR NORTH

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on August 19, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

The introduction of a new crane hire service for the outback region will provide further options for broad range of prospective clients. Based in Port Augusta, Macweld Crane Hire is a recently […]

SUSPICIOUS HOUSE FIRE AT FERRAL ST. COOBER PEDY

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on June 30, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

At 8.25 on Wednesday 30 June 2021 Emergency Service crews were called to a fire at an empty house in Ferrall Street Coober Pedy. CFS Volunteers assisted by Mine Rescue/SES were at […]

PUBLIC SECTOR BULLYING & HARASSMENT HAS COST TAXPAYERS NEARLY $40M IN PAYOUTS OVER PAST FIVE YEARS

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on May 10, 2021 • ( 1 Comment )

South Australian taxpayers have forked out almost $40 million to public servants harassed in their workplace over the past five years, explosive figures obtained by SA-BEST have revealed.

HEAVY VEHICLE HEALTH CHECK KICKS OFF IN MAY

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on May 1, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) is urging heavy vehicle operators to use their Daily Safety Checklist, ahead of the second major health check of Australia’s heavy vehicle fleet.

FAKE $50’S CIRCULATING IN SA – POLICE WARNING

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on April 19, 2021 • ( 7 Comments )

19 Apr 2021 3:43pm Police are urging the public and business owners to be vigilant in checking their cash after a recent surge in counterfeit notes being passed across the state.

ICAC PUBLIC STATEMENT: TWO POLICE OFFICERS CHARGED

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on April 14, 2021 • ( 8 Comments )

14 April 2021. Statement by the Hon. Ann Vanstone QC Independent Commissioner Against CorruptionAs a result of an ICAC investigation, on 22 March 2021 two South Australia Police officers were charged by […]

FIRE DANGER SEASON FINISH DATES ALL AREAS SOUTH AUSTRALIA

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on March 27, 2021 • ( 10 Comments )

COOBER PEDY TO HOST 10th NATIONAL OPAL SYMPOSIUM 31 MARCH -1 APRIL 2021

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on March 27, 2021 • ( 14 Comments )

The Opal Symposium held at Coober Pedy this year, brings together opal miners from all the opal fields of Australia, major opal dealers and traders plus many from Australia’s Universities and the […]

SIP N’ SAVE SPECIALS 26-3-2021 at OPAL INN COOBER PEDY

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on March 26, 2021 • ( 13 Comments )

UPDATE: MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER IN FLINDERS RANGES

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on March 8, 2021 • ( 7 Comments )

A 20-year-old Kurralta Park man has been charged with murder following the discovery of the body of a woman in a shallow grave near Hawker

UPDATE: DETECTIVES INVESTIGATE DEATH IN FLINDERS RANGES NEAR HAWKER

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on March 8, 2021 • ( 8 Comments )

Woman’s body found in Flinders Ranges – near Hawker 8-3-2021

DOUBLE FATALITY STUART HIGHWAY NEAR GLENDAMBO/PIMBA

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on March 7, 2021 • ( 12 Comments )

07 Mar 2021 6:39am Two people have died following a crash on the Stuart Highway at Wirraminna in the State’s Far North. A crash involving a B-double truck and a Ford utility […]

SERIOUS CRASH ON STUART HIGHWAY IN FAR NORTH – ROAD CLOSED TWO-WAYS

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on March 6, 2021 • ( 10 Comments )

UPDATE: Serious Crash on Stuart Highway in Far North 06 Mar 2021 5:17pm Emergency services are responding to reports of a serious crash on the Stuart Highway at Wirraminna in the State’s […]

OPINION: 2021 CURE THE TRANSIENT ALCOHOL PROBLEM, AT HOME!

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on March 1, 2021 • ( 7 Comments )

How much longer are we prepared to allow this shameful situation to exist?  Every able-bodied young Anangu male in 2021 is following in the undignified footsteps of their forefathers.   “Is this deliberate”? […]

PINAROO CROWNED 2020 AG TOWN OF THE YEAR – CONGRATULATIONS!

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on February 27, 2021 • ( 15 Comments )

Mallee farming town, Pinnaroo, has been crowned the 2020 Ag Town of the Year during last night’s Regional Showcase event at O’Leary Walker Wines in Clare.

SIP N’ SAVE SPECIALS 26-2-2021 at OPAL INN COOBER PEDY

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on February 26, 2021 • ( 8 Comments )

Cross Border Travel Direction No 39

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on February 18, 2021 • ( 9 Comments )

Updates have been made to the Cross Border Travel Direction in relation to the ongoing situation in Victoria. Cross Border Travel Direction No 39 The Cross Border No 39 Direction comes into […]

PUBLIC ACTIVITIES DIRECTION No 19

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on February 18, 2021 • ( 1 Comment )

Updates have been made to the Public Activities Direction, Supervised Quarantine Direction and the Residential Aged Care Directions. Public Activities Direction No 19 The Public Activities No 19 Direction comes into effect […]

10th NATIONAL OPAL SYMPOSIUM at COOBER PEDY 31 MARCH – 1 APRIL 2021

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on February 13, 2021 • ( 12 Comments )

FAR NORTH: ALCOHOL INTERCEPTED BEFORE APY LANDS

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on January 29, 2021 • ( 8 Comments )

29 Jan 2021 5:02pm More than 300 litres of alcohol was intercepted by police last month suspected of being illegally transported into the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands. A Far North Highway […]

CASA: COMMERCIAL DRONE REGISTRATION WARNING

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on January 27, 2021 • ( 7 Comments )

Commercial and non-recreational drone operators are being warned there are serious consequences for flying drones that are not registered.

SHIRLEY WILLIAMS LOCAL COOBER PEDY RESIDENT – STILL MISSING

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on January 22, 2021 • ( 5 Comments )

Shirley Williams aged 73 and suffering from the onset of dementia did not return home after a medical check up at Coober Pedy Hospital on Monday 28th December 2020 onward but was […]

HEALTH WARNING: POTENTIALLY DEADLY MOSQUITO VIRUS FOUND IN RIVERLAND CHICKENS

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on January 13, 2021 • ( 8 Comments )

South Australians are warned to avoid exposure to mosquitoes, following the detection of the potentially deadly Murray Valley Encephalitis Virus and Kunjin virus during routine monitoring.

REX SUPPORTS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MANDATING OF FACE MASKS ONBOARD

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on January 11, 2021 • ( 5 Comments )

Rex has offered its full support of National Cabinet’s decision to make face masks mandatory on all Australian domestic and international flights.

CHILDCARE: VIRAL GASTROENTERITIS OUTBREAKS INCREASING IN SA

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on January 11, 2021 • ( 2 Comments )

Families with children who attend childcare are urged to keep their children at home if they are unwell and practice good hand-hygiene after an increase in reports of viral gastroenteritis in childcare […]

DO YOU RECOGNISE THESE JEWELLERY ITEMS FOUND BY POLICE AT PORT AUGUSTA

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on December 27, 2020 • ( 5 Comments )

Port Augusta Police are trying to reunite some items of jewellery with the owners. It will be alleged that about 12.30pm on Tuesday 27 October, police spoke to a man riding a […]

PURPOSE BUILT DIALYSIS TREATMENT FACILITY FOR COOBER PEDY

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on December 23, 2020 • ( 6 Comments )

In a significant step for the region, a dedicated renal service will be available for the first time for patients in Coober Pedy and surrounding communities. A $200,000 grant from the Marshall […]

PORT PIRIE FISHING RESTRICTIONS TO REMAIN IN PLACE

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on December 21, 2020 • ( 6 Comments )

Restrictions on recreational fishing at Port Pirie will remain in place after scientific sampling of fish, crabs and shellfish detected above permissible levels of lead.

SAPOL: UPDATES TO COVID-19 DIRECTIONS – 18 December 2020

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on December 19, 2020 • ( 8 Comments )

The State Coordinator and Police Commissioner Grant Stevens today (18 December 2020) announced people who have travelled to South Australia from particular areas in New South Wales are required to immediately self-quarantine […]

REGIONAL AIRPORTS LAND $66 MILLION IN GRANT FUNDING

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on December 18, 2020 • ( 4 Comments )

The Australian Government is continuing to provide unprecedented support for the aviation industry, with $66 million in grants under the Regional Airports Screening Infrastructure (RASI) grant program announced for eligible regional airports […]

UPDATED: SERIOUS CRASH AT COOBER PEDY OVERNIGHT

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on December 5, 2020 • ( 12 Comments )

05 Dec 2020 4:09pm A man has died following a serious crash at Coober Pedy last night. About 10.20pm on Friday 4 December, police and emergency services were called to Robins Boulevard […]

FULFILL YOUR SINGING DREAM – Choir call-out for award-winning cabaret

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on November 29, 2020 • ( 4 Comments )

Adelaide’s Cabaret queen Michaela Burger will perform her award-winning cabaret show A Migrant’s Son in Coober Pedy in March 2021. But the show can’t go on without a community choir. A Migrant’s […]

UPDATE COVID-19 DIRECTION 2020 – PARAFIELD CLUSTER ISOLATION NO 4

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on November 28, 2020 • ( 7 Comments )

28 Nov 2020 7:38pm An update has been made to the Parafield Gardens Cluster in South Australia. The Emergency Management (Parafield Cluster Isolation No 3) (COVID-19) Direction 2020 has been revoked and […]

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (STAY at HOME) (COVID-19 DIRECTION 2020

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on November 19, 2020 • ( 5 Comments )

South Australia Emergency Management (Stay at Home) (COVID-19) Direction 2020 under section 25 of the Emergency Management Act 2004

FIRE BAN & FIRE DANGER RATING ADVICE FOR 10 November 2020

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on November 9, 2020 • ( 13 Comments )

FIRE BAN & FIRE DANGER RATING ADVICE FOR 10 November 2020 Issued at: 16:23 on 09 November 2020 TOTAL FIRE BANS

THE GREAT ‘PACIFIC’ BLACK OPAL TO BE SOLD AT AUCTION

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on November 9, 2020 • ( 11 Comments )

PUBLIC CONSULTATION – COOBER PEDY COUNCIL REVIEW OF RATES & DRAFT ANNUAL BUSINESS PLAN

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on September 24, 2020

UPDATED COVID-19 DIRECTIONS 2020 – RESIDENTIAL AGED CARE FACILITIES NO 8

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on September 16, 2020

15 Sep 2020 10:45pm An update has been made to Residential Aged Care restrictions in South Australia. The Emergency Management (Residential Aged Care Facilities No 7) (COVID-19) Direction 2020 has been revoked […]

UPDATED COVID-19 DIRECTIONS 2020 – CROSS BORDER TRAVEL NO 14

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on September 16, 2020

15 Sep 2020 10:41pm An update has been made to the cross border restrictions in South Australia. The Emergency Management (Cross Border Travel No 13) (COVID-19) Direction 2020 has been revoked and […]

REPORT: NEW HOME SALES SURGE TO A 6 YEAR HIGH

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on September 16, 2020

New home sales in South Australia have grown in the past three months to their highest level in 6 years, as local builders prepare for a further influx in demand as buyers […]

POSITION VACANT: CEO OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEMBER – LOCAL

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on July 24, 2020

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