Olympic Dam Polonium-210 risk: By mass, polonium-210 is around 250,000 times more toxic than hydrogen cyanide and is extremely dangerous Today 4th June, 2010, is two years after Greens Mark Parnell accused […]
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NYRSTAR LEAD SMELTER: PLEASE EXPLAIN INCREASED LEAD LEVELS IN PORT PIRIE CHILDREN
Port Pirie lead and zinc smelter operator Nyrstar was given 14 days on Tuesday 1st June to explain the increase in children’s lead levels in Port Pirie. The South Australian Government […]
SEISMIC EXPERT: “MAGNITUDE 7 EARTHQUAKE RISK OBSCURED AT OLYMPIC DAM URANIUM MINE”
“Was the Clark Shaft accident at the Olympic Dam mine preceded by a seismic event?” A geophysicist who investigated earthquakes for the US Geological Survey for 22 years, says that the connection […]
BIGGEST CUPPA TEA FOR COOBER PEDY LOCALS
Local Coober Pedy residents have been busy with their annual “spring clean”, loading unused treasures into boxes for the BIG CUPPA TEA and BIG auction on Saturday 29 May, clearing out all those […]
MARLA-BORE HORSE TAKES HOME 120th CUP AT OODNADATTA
16 year old Marla/Mintabie schoolgirl, Daisian Taylor wins place at Bart Cummins and Gaye Waterhouse Equestrian School after local race The Oodnadatta-Oz Minerals Cup this year was named in honour of past President Ron Napier, […]
LIGHTNING RIDGE OPAL MINERS FACE MASSIVE FEE INCREASE
The Lightning Ridge Miners Association is informing the opal industry that the draft Mining Regulation 2010 has been released for public consultation and submissions are due by 18 June 2010. Maxine O’Brien, Secretary/Manager […]
TRAVELLERS CAMPING AT ‘REST AREA’ NEAR COOBER PEDY POSE HEALTH & SAFETY HAZZARD
Human effluent is building up at the rest area near Coober Pedy, with approximately 15 campers per night using the welcome entrance on the Stuart Highway as a camping ground. Concerns are growing, that it […]
KASHMIR OPAL CARPET – WORLD’S FIRST
A unique Kashmir carpet set with an array of rare and expensive opals, which will be used to promote Australian opals in gemstone shows worldwide. The president of the Opal Association, Paul […]
NEW TAXES: “IF TOBACCO & ALCOHOL ARE SO DEVASTATING – WHY AREN’T THEY BANNED?
Dear Editor Coober Pedy Regional Times, I want to change my choices in life! I wish to partake in the politically and socially acceptable practice of consuming alcohol, in vast quantities. […]
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS LOOKING FOR OUTBACK WORK EXPERIENCE
Regional and outback businesses are encouraged to look into engaging potential professionals in a work experience situation to help combat what is known as rural drift. New Brolga Project campaign manager Lorena […]
IMX RESOURCES CAIRN HILL PROJECT TO PROCEED
Resources developer, IMX Resources Limited (ASX:IXR) is pleased to announce that it has received $14.6 million from private Chinese investor Sichuan Taifeng. IMX Board will use these funds to continue the […]
TRAGIC ROAD ACCIDENT- NORTH OF COOBER PEDY
A tragic road accident took the lives a 20 year old man and 19 year old man both from Port Lincoln in a single car rollover on the Stuart Highway – 5th […]
COOBER PEDY SAINTS SCORE A FOOTY TRIFECTA
Coober Pedy’s third game of the year was another win for the Saints and a great boost for the team who for the past few years have enjoyed both fine wins and deserving […]
MARALINGA: THE BLACK MIST INCIDENT
Supressed from the public The Black Mist and its Aftermath -Oral Histories by Lallie Lennon A Submission to the Government of South Australia, the Commonwealth Government of Australia and the International Atomic […]
EARTHQUAKE WARNINGS – SOUTH AUSTRALIANS WAITING FOR THE BIG ONE
* Newcastle 1989 * Flinders Ranges 2003 * Woomera:Torrens Fault * Olympic Dam :Mashers Fault * National Radioactive Waste Repository * Mt. Barker – Adelaide: with a popluation of approximately one million people experienced an earth tremor or […]
5.1 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE OFF SOUTH AUSTRALIAN COAST OVERSHADOWED BY SUMATRA QUAKE
A 5.1 magnitude earthquake was recorded off the South Australian coast on Monday 5 April at 11.23pm UTC within impact distance of the Great Australian Bight Marine Park. The Great Australian Bight Marine National Park […]
MAJOR FLOODING AT ANDAMOOKA – ROXBY DOWNS – FLINDERS RANGES & NOTHERN PASTORAL
Welting thunderstorms served a double dose of torrential rains on towns in the far north east of the state including Roxby Downs, Andamooka, the Flinders Ranges and far north east pastoral, severely […]
MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE (7.8) FAULTLINES SENSITIVE AND ACTIVE
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake, reported by SAN FRANCISCO MarketWatch, struck Northern Sumatra, Indonesia early Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake struck 325 miles west of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, according […]
WILL CROCODYLUS PARK BE ANOTHER FRASER ISLAND DINGO DISASTER?
DARWIN CROCODILES TARGETTED TO CAPTURE TOURIST DOLLARS Conservation groups are concerned that Native Dingoes are dying of starvation, stress from being tagged and also shot by keepers, at the tourism oriented Fraser Island […]
EIGHT ARRESTED – ALLEGEDLY TRAFFICKING DRUGS BETWEEN ADELAIDE & MINTABIE
Eight people were arrested after police moved in on a drug ring allegedly selling cannabis to Aboriginal communities in the far north of South Australia. Coober Pedy Police [on Friday 5 March […]
MYSTERY PLAYER STRIKES LOTTO GOLD AT COOBER PEDY MINER’S STORE
A South Australian player is $1 million richer after last night’s Lotto Megadraw, may not yet be aware of their good fortune. The State’s newest millionaire was uncontactable today for delivery of the good news, […]
PETA: BOYCOTT OF AUSTRALIAN “MULESED” WOOL IS FULL THROTTLE
For almost 90 years of cruelty in the Australian wool industry, the only end in sight was a bloody lamb’s bottom, but after just 30 months of hard-hitting PETA campaigning, animal advocates […]
FLOOD WATERS FROM QUEENSLAND SPILLING INTO LAKE EYRE
Heavy rains that fell across northern NSW and Queensland since the Christmas and New Year period is currently flowing down a number of creeks and rivers and spilling into Lake Eyre. Lake […]
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPAL FASHION BASH ONLY WEEKS AWAY
The 2010 Opal Fashion Bash to be held in Townsville 8-10 April 2010, for the third year is only weeks away and is proudly sponsored by the opal industry. The Opal Fashion […]
PENRHYN COAL RESOURCE AT COOBER PEDY UNDEFINED
The Mount Penrhyn coal deposit (EL 3336) lies at Robins Rise Opal Field near Coober Pedy. WPG previously executed an option agreement to acquire two exploration licences (EL 3336 and EL 3436) otherwise known […]
BATTLE FOR THE UPPER HOUSE IN SA
The SA upper house election on Saturday is looming as a key battleground, with major parties competing with minor parties and many independent candidates. “In 2006 there was a record upper house […]
FLOOD WATERS EXPECTED TO REACH LIGHTNING RIDGE OPAL FIELDS
“Flood waters from Queensland are approaching the Lightning Ridge Opal mining area but miners still have time to secure their claims if need be. While no one is sure of what the […]
BASICS CARD: “BLANKET INCOME MANAGEMENT” FOR MANY AUSTRALIANS!
To the Editor, How many readers know that the Federal Government is trying to push through the Senate before elections, a scheme that will extend compulsory blanket Income Management to many thousands […]
COOBER PEDY AREA SCHOOL STUDENTS – POWER CUP LAUNCH AT MUD HUT MOTEL
The local Aboriginal kids in the South Australian Aboriginal Sports Training Academy (SAASTA) held a Power Cup launch on Wednesday the 10th of March at the Mud Hut Motel. Parents and community […]
HYPERSONIC SCRAMJET TESTS FOR OUTBACK SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Early 2010 will see the second suborbital ballistic flight to test materials survivability, sensors and avionics for the Hypersonic International Flight Research Experiment (HiFire) efforts”, says Rob Coppinger of Flight Global. Rob […]
WOOMERA “ROCKET RANGE ACTIVITY” SCRAM JET
Please Note: HAYABUSA re-entry is here The Defence Science and Technology Organization (DSTO) are scheduled to conduct the launch of a sounding rocket in the Woomera Prohibited Area (WPA) during the period 21 […]
COOBER PEDY POLICE SEIZE DRUGS FROM ADELAIDE WOMAN’S VEHICLE IN FAR NORTH
Coober Pedy Police performing a routine patrol on Friday 5 March 2010 pulled over a vehicle on the Stuart Highway in the Far North of South Australia and discovered the driver, a […]
SUNDAY 28 FEBRUARY: CHILDREN IN NEED “AWARENESS RALLY”
***CHILDREN IN NEED*** “AWARENESS RALLY” 28TH FEBRUARY 2010 2.OOPM PARLIAMENT HOUSE Meeting point VICTORIA SQUARE BY 1.00pm Our children come first; disability and mental health services deserve Priority number one! We must […]
WORK COVER VICTIMS LOSING THEIR HOMES – LIBS ADD INSULT TO INJURY
The WorkCover Nightmare With the opposition industrial relations spokesman Iain Evans pledging reforms to encourage businesses to self-insure, we must all but wonder what the cost to those left on the work […]
POTENTIAL AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR TEST VICTIMS MEETINGS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA
SPECIAL COMMUNITY MEETINGS Potential Australian Nuclear Tests Victims Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement Inc. In June 2009, the English Courts ruled that military personnel and their families affected by the Nuclear Tests conducted […]
SENIORS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA MAY DECIDE STATE ELECTION
Baby boomers in SA may not be swept under the rug so easily Seniors in South Australia have the potential to decide the state election with the over 50s comprising more than 44 per […]
UP TO 50 MILLION LITRES OF “UNMETRED AQUIFIER WATER” USED WEEKLY BY NORTHERN EXPRESSWAY CONTRACTORS
BORE HOLES by Paul Makin Today Tonight Channel 7 FULL VIDEO COVERAGE While most of us are doing our best to conserve the precious resource and making all sorts of sacrifices, it […]
ANIMAL CRUELTY PROSECUTIONS – TAKE THE POWER AWAY FROM THE RSPCA
The Democrats are calling for animal cruelty prosecutions to become the responsibility of SAPOL. In the wake of yet another animal cruelty prosecution blunder (the Brinkworth case) by the RSPCA the Australian […]
MARK PARNELL: THE MURKY WORLD OF POLITICAL DONATIONS – MISSING MILLIONS!
Pokie barons, property developers and lobbyists all being generous to political parties? What do they expect in return? The AEC returns for 2008/09 again feature developers, lobbyists, unions and the Australian Hotels […]
COOBER PEDY PRINCIPAL STEPS ASIDE PENDING FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS
Coober Pedy teacher upsets local ‘hillbillies’ – Adelaide Advertiser. THE controversial principal of Coober Pedy’s school has been stood aside pending a third investigation into her management style, which has divided residents […]
COOBER PEDY PARENTS SAY SCHOOL INVESTIGATIONS TOO LATE
Some parents with students enrolled at Coober Pedy Area School say their children will not return to the school next year unless principal Sue Lewis is removed. Mayor Steve Baines who was […]
IMX SIGNS $47M FUNDING AGREEMENT FOR CAIRN HILL DEVELOPMENT & PLACEMENT
Resources developer, IMX Resources Limited is pleased to announce a major funding milestone with the signing of a Heads of Agreement (“HOA”) with Taifeng Yuanchuang International Development Co Ltd (Taifeng), the Hong […]
MLC CANDIDATE MARK ALDRIDGE: “ONLY LABOR ANXIOUS OVER INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION”
31% of SA victims including the Regions, currently believe nothing will be achieved by reporting a crime. Michael Atkinson latest letter to the Editor (Friday the 1st January 2010), is […]
CLASS ACTION BY NUCLEAR VETERANS HEADED BY SYDNEY LEGAL TEAM – NO WIN NO FEE
Surviving Australian veterans of the British nuclear tests at Maralinga, Monte Bello Island and Christmas Island in the 1950s and 60s are joining British and other nuclear veterans in taking the British […]
WESTERN PLAINS RESOURCES NEAR COOBER PEDY WITHDRAWS FROM COMMONWEALTH HILL IN WOOMERA PROHIBITED AREA
Western Plains Resources Ltd an iron-ore company announced today that they would not be proceeding with the next stage of its Commonwealth Hill farm-in and joint venture, south west of Coober Pedy in South […]
THYROID: ANTI-RADIATION PILLS TO BE DISTRIBUTED NEAR NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
Local health officials say they are preparing to distribute new potassium iodide pills to people within 10 miles of the Perry plant [in the US], which besides Lake [County], includes parts of […]
HERITAGE LISTED – ARKAROOLA SANCTUARY IN THE FIRING LINE
Government Proposes to allow Mining in Heritage Listed Wilderness Sanctuary Dear Editor We are greatly concerned that the SA government is proposing to allow the mining company Marathon Resources to mine the Arkaroola […]
“TOUGH ON CRIME, OR ATTACKS ON SOFT TARGETS?” – MARK ALDRIDGE – INDEPENDENT
No protection for Civil Rights – Change is Necessary! Mark M Aldridge, Independent Candidate for the Legislative Council says, “Our hard earned Civil and Human rights are not protected and are under […]
WILL APY-MINTABIE BILL BE REPEALED IF FOUND TO HAVE NIL EFFECT?
Dear Editor, A Crushing Blow to Civil Rights in Australia UPDATE: On 3/12/2009 Hansard records research performed by Ms. Chapman had revealed NIL statistical evidence existed to justify this new legislation. In my and other’s […]
NATIVE BIRDS ARE FAIR GAME IN SA – UPPER HOUSE DECIDES
“Annual slaughter of native birds must stop,” says Parnell The SA Upper House has rejected a Greens Bill to permanently ban duck hunting in South Australia.
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