The 2009 Gem Trade Show held in Coober Pedy, 24 and 25th July saw two days of dedicated interest from both local and overseas buyers, with the standard, quality and variety of […]
COOBER PEDY GEM TRADE SHOW – HIGH QUALITY OF OPAL PLEASED BUYERS
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LIGHTNING RIDGE OPAL MINERS – MAJOR WIN IN SUPREME COURT
Supreme Court Judge J Hall handed down his decision in the case Parkins v Lightning Ridge Miners Association Limited on 6 April 2009 and the miners won on all grounds and Parkins […]
MISSING FAMILY FLINDERS RANGES AREA
Update: Sean and Jeannie Lynch and their five and six-year-old sons Alex and Oscar reported missing in the Flinders Ranges area have been found safe and well at Arkaroola in the South Australian […]
DISCHARGED HOSPITAL PATIENTS URGED TO CALL RDNS DIRECT
Patients affected by a State Government decision to withdraw publicly-funded home nursing services are being urged to contact RDNS direct.
HAVE ADVISORS EMBARRASSED WEATHERILL OVER CLAYTON DAM REGULATORS?
Members of The Fresh Water Embassy including Professor Diane Bell met with Minister for the Environment Jay Weatheral MP to discuss damage that the new regulators are causing on the environment. “We […]
ARREST: WOMAN FOUND MURDERED AT PORT AUGUSTA
Major Crime detectives have arrested a 30 year old man formerly of Pt Augusta (in Adelaide) and charged him with the murder of a 25 year old woman from Pt Augusta who […]
AUSTRALIAN MINING INDUSTRY – DIMINISHED BY ALMOST 5% IN 2008
The Australian mining industry is estimated to have diminished by almost 5% in real terms in 2008 Forecasts for Australia’s mining industry are discouraging, with the industry estimated to have contracted by […]
GOVERNMENT CASHING IN ON AUSTRALIA’S BINGE DRINKING PROBLEM
“A tax grab will not change our binge drinking problem”. Dehooking alcohol from sport once and for all is the recommendations from the National Preventative Health Taskforce. The Rudd Government must adopt this […]
BLOGGERS – TURNING NEWSPRINT INTO LANDFILL
12 Major US newspapers have stopped their presses since March 2007 with digital long predicted to replace newsprint. With half the population toting laptops, anyone can google their news in an airport […]
FOUR MILE APPROVAL A DEEPLY DISAPPOINTING BETRAYAL
Greens MLC Mark Parnell has described the decision by Environment Minister Peter Garrett to approve the 4 Mile in-situ leaching mine as a deeply disappointing betrayal of SA’s environment that will leave […]
TEN YEARS OF GENOCIDE – TEN YEARS OF PEACEFUL RESISTANCE
• Highest number of signatures gathered for a human rights issue in Australian history Activities in support to be held on Saturday, 18th July Melbourne CBD and City Square MELBOURNE – On […]
MILLIONS TO BE SAVED BANNING BOTTLED WATER
Towns and communities across Australia would save millions of dollars each year if they follow Bundanoon’s lead and ban bottled water, an analysis by Clean Up Australia has found.
AUSTRALIA – CHINA RELATIONS AT ROCK BOTTOM
Kevin Rudd was elected Prime Minister boasting about his special affinity with China, but 18 months later Australia’s relationship with China is at its lowest level in 40 years, the Leader of […]
CALTEX/MOBIL DEAL UNDER ACCC SCRUTINY
Caltex’s plans to purchase 302 retail outlets from Mobil – 30 retail outlets in Adelaide – are being examined by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
SOUTH AUSTRALIA HAS HUMANTARIAN OBLIGATION TO ERADICATE ITS AFFLICTIONS ON ABORIGINAL PEOPLE
The Coalition Advocating Indigenous Human Rights has been specific since 2005 that it is South Australia which has allowed a catastrophic situation to enmesh all the Aboriginal peoples in South Australia since […]
WHERE ARE THE SEX OFFENDER CONVICTIONS MACKLIN & RUDD?
Statement by Michael Anderson, leader of the Euahlayi tribe and spokesman for the Gumilaroi nation of northwest NSW and southwest Queensland It is time for the federal government to inform the public […]
FIELDING: ECONOMISTS CALL FOR PEOPLE’S BANK
“Banks are charging up to 775% profit on typical bank penalty fees.”
INFLUX OF TRAVELLERS IN COOBER PEDY – HEADING NORTH AND TO LAKE EYRE
Coober Pedy is abuzz with travellers making their way north to warmer weather or to visit the phenomena of Lake Eyre filling up due to recent rains across northern NSW and Queenland. […]
BUDDIES: PLAYING THE BIG MINERS AT THEIR OWN GAME
Buddies, the most requested title on australianscreen online, released today to eagerly awaiting fans by Umbrella Entertainment who are excited with announcement of this re-release of the much sought after title. Buddies […]
INDEPENDENT YOUTH ALLOWANCE – HAVE YOUR SAY
Leader of The Nationals, Warren Truss, has invited families in regional Australia to make submissions to the Senate Inquiry that is examining the impact of the Rudd Labor Government’s short-sighted changes to […]
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AUSTRALIA TO PROVIDE A STRONGER UNITED VOICE FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIANS
Today in Adelaide, the Commonwealth Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Maxine McKew, SA Minister for Regional Development Paul Caica, and the Local Government Association of SA’s Felicity-ann […]
UPDATE: STORMS ACROSS SOUTH AUSTRALIA HITS POWER SUPPLIES
ETSA Utilities restoring power following storm damage Monday 1 July 2009 Power has been restored to half of the customers affected by outages since a severe storm hit Adelaide and other parts […]
OUTBACK GEM SHOW ATTRACTS OVERSEAS BUYERS
The excitement level is building in the iconic outback town of Coober Pedy as it gears up for this year’s Gem Trade Show. The annual Coober Pedy Gem Trade Show will be […]
RITA PALOMBO’S SEARCH FOR HER MOTHER – VICKI HELEN PALOMBO (Kagiali)
My name is Rita Palombo, and I am searching for my mother, Vicki Helen Palombo (Kagiali). I last saw my mother 30 years ago. My father, Domenico, and my mother were married in Adelaide […]
STATE GOVT TO REMOVE “REGULATORS” FROM WATERWAYS SAY NGARRINDJERI
Ngarrindjeri opened The Fresh Water Embassy today representing “all the freshwater species that cannot speak for themselves or have been gagged in the debate about the pending destruction of the River, Lakes […]
MOBIL IS LET OFF THE CLEAN UP HOOK AT STANVEC – ENGEN SOUTH AFRICA REVISTED
“The Rann Government has well and truly let Mobil off the hook in South Australia’s growing worst practices, as history fails to teach it’s lessons. “Cleaning up to only an ‘industrial’ standard […]
OZ MINERALS MARTABE SALE APPROVED BY CHINA SCI-TECH
OZ Minerals has today been advised that shareholders of China Sci-Tech Holdings Limited have voted in favour of the acquisition of the Martabe project in Indonesia from OZ Minerals.
BHP EXPANSION – BIG DOCUMENT, BIG HOLE, BIG SUBSIDIES, BIG TOXIC LEGACY
SA’s peak environmental body the Conservation Council of South Australia (CCSA), has criticised BHP-Billiton after the release of the Environmental Impact Statement for its Olympic Dam expansion. The special deals the company […]
DOES BEING A CLIMATE CHANGE EXPERT NEED MORE RESEARCH STEVE FIELDING?
The Editor Coober Pedy Regional Times Dear Editor It is very worrying that Senator Steve Fielding has returned from his fact-finding mission to the USA with his confidence in the opinions of […]
SA PUBLIC CONSULATION PROCESS FLAWED FOR PEOPLE OF WHYALLA
Mining developments in SA being fast-tracked? To the Editor. Stuart Petroleum appears to have a hidden agenda as does the South Australian Government! This meeting eventuated the following week due to an error in reporting […]
THE ‘CLOUD’ CHAMBER PROJECT – UP-MARKETING URANIUM ‘END PRODUCTS’
Arkaroola Sanctuary: Uranium Mining OK, but not in our backyard! See The Mining and Milling Process and IEER Factsheet | Uranium (below) Doug and Margaret Sprigg involved in the ongoing saga, in […]
MISSING: CHARLIE & JAMES FROM POTCH GULLY
CHARLIE HAS BEEN FOUND, THANK YOU. WE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR JAMES. After successfully finding Amy’s companion Sandy, 6 days after she went missing, we are now appealing to anyone who may […]
AMY’S COMPANION: LOST LABRADOR IN COOBER PEDY
Re: Missing Sandy. SANDY HAS BEEN FOUND – THANK YOU EVERYONE Hi Everyone, Amy’s labrador, Sandy went missing from our place yesterday
SA GOVERNMENT BACKS OUT OF BHP DESALINATION DEAL
Government to ‘sort of go-it-alone’ on desalination plans. Amidst growing public concerns and controversy, the SA government has reconsidered it’s location for a desalination plant intended to accommodate the not yet approved BHP […]
OZ MINERALS: NO RECAPITALISATION PROPOSAL RECEIVED
No recapitalisation proposal received OZ Minerals notes the recent media speculation about possible recapitalisation proposals. OZ Minerals has not received a recapitalisation proposal which it considers to be a superior alternative to […]
DROUGHT RELIEF THAT WONT HURT YOUR HIP POCKET
Are you fed up with the drought? Been a while since you caught up with your mates? To help the community escape the drought and tough economic times, the South Australian Arid […]
BANK FEE RIP-OFF CONFIRMED – FAMILIES CAN GO TO HELL
The Rudd Government needs to back new laws to outlaw outrageous bank penalty fees? It was revealed today that banks are charging up to 775% profit on typical bank penalty fees Leader of Family […]
ROAD TRIP WIN FOR COOBER PEDY SAINTS
by Mark Bell Another 940km trip saw the Coober Pedy Saints beat the Andamooka Roos in a keenly fought contest on Saturday 30th May.
HAS YOUR SILENT NUMBER BEEN SOLD TO TELEMARKETERS?
Is it true that Telstra or other communication companies are double dipping on our not so $ilent telephone numbers? A reader who states that their family has had a silent number for over 10 […]
STUDIES ON THE FORMATION OF PRECIOUS OPAL CONTINUE AT LIGHTNING RIDGE
Dr Patrice Rey, Structural geologist from the University of Sydney is at the start of a long journey to understand opal formation. Dr Rey is currently visiting Lightning Ridge with student Baptiste […]
ROWAN RAMSEY: SENSATIONAL ADVERTISER OPAL SCAM STORY – “OVER THE TOP”
Clarification from Federal MP Rowan Ramsey on comments relating to a malicious “Opal Scam” story. The tall story in the Adelaide Advertiser was not evidenced with complainants from the tourist sector as […]
EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES FUNDING CUTS IN REGIONAL AUSTRALIA
The National Rural Advisory Council (NRAC) have submitted indepen-dent advice to the Federal Government on whether to continue Exceptional Circum-stances assistance in 19 areas in NSW, NT, QLD, SA, and WA, which were […]
TRUE COLOURS OF “OPAL SCAM”
Dear Editor, Are recession preditors turning on their communities? Upon reading the typical Advertiser (Adelaide Now) style headline, “Tourists duped in fake opal scam“, alarm bells began to ring. Reading further and […]
FIRST NIGHT MATCH AT COOBER PEDY FOR SAINTS – HORNRIDGE
by Mark Bell Saints – Hornridge Night Game at Coober While the Saints may have been beaten, it was a great night for footy in Coober Pedy last Saturday as over 400 […]
ADELAIDE NOW PRODUCES ‘MISCHIEVOUS’ OPAL SCAM
Adelaide Now story dubbed as sensationalism and rubbish The Chairperson of Coober Pedy Retail Business and Tourism Association Inc, Mr Robert Coro has refuted the banner headline ‘Tourists duped in fake opal scam’ (Advertiser […]
CONFUSION WITH “OPAL SCAM” DUPLICITY
To the Editor, How is the jewellery trade a mining concern? In googling Coober Pedy Times website today, we noted a catchy headline on another site: “Tourists duped in fake opal scam“. […]
GOVERNOR GENERAL ENJOYS ROMANCE WITH OPAL IN COOBER PEDY
By Margaret Mackay, Coober Pedy Regional Times Wistfully looking back upon a century of pioneering and her Coober Pedy hosts, the Governor General, Ms Quentin Bryce says farewell to the Opal Capital, with […]
$10,000 IN GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY BASED NRM PROJECTS IN SA ARID LANDS – HURRY
Community groups in South Australia’s arid lands can apply for grants of up to $10,000 from State funding to carry out local landcare and watercare projects.
FIRST NIGHT FOOTY MATCH IN COOBER PEDY COMING SOON
By: Mark Bell Coober Pedy is about to experience it’s first ever night football match. Hornridge has agreed to be the first team from Roxby Downs to play under lights on Saturday […]
JOB CUTS: ATO TO OUTSOURCE PRIVILEGED TAX INFORMATION TO PRIVATE COMPANIES
There are 23,000 Tax Officers employed around Australia and many are expected to join the National Day of Action. ATO management has revealed plans to shed close to 3,000 Tax Office jobs […]
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