Coober Pedy Regional Times
South Australian Outback/Regional Newspaper and Community Forum
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SIP N’ SAVE SPECIALS AT OPAL INN COOBER PEDY 07/03/25
Specials apply 07//03/25 – 11/03/25 or while stocks last.
COOBER PEDY RATEPAYERS DEMAND ANSWERS AFTER 6 YEARS OF BUREAUCRATS CHASING A WHISTLE-BLOWER & DEBT RISEN FROM $9M – $19M UNDER ADMINISTRATION
COOBER PEDY REGIONAL TIMES 21-02-2025
COOBER PEDY COMMUNITY ALLIANCE SPECIAL MEETING SATURDAY 1 MARCH 2025
COOBER PEDY COMMUNITY ALLIANCE SPECIAL TOWN MEETING Date: SATURDAY 01 MARCH 2025Time: 4 pmPlace: Italian Club AGENDA
COOBER PEDY REGIONAL TIMES 07-02-2025
AUCTION: 3 UNDERGROUND UNITS CARROLLS ROAD COOBER PEDY
Lot 1097 Carrolls Rd Coober Pedy SA 57233 Residential Units in need of Attention. A rare opportunity to get in at “ground level” and purchase a mutli-tenancy property that will respond well […]
$100 MILLION TAXPAYER FUNDS WILL BUILD TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ACROSS AUSTRALIA TO BENEFIT FIRST NATIONS WOMEN AND OTHERS.
hundreds of new crisis and transitional homes across Australia
BEER TAX TO INCREASE AGAIN FROM MONDAY 3-2-2025
Brewers call for urgent action on beer tax With the beer tax set to increase yet again on Monday 3rd February, the Brewers Association of Australia has made a submission to the […]
COOBER PEDY DISTRICT COUNCIL, PUBLIC CONSULTATION
The District Council of Coober Pedy invites feedback regarding the following key plans: • Draft Long-Term Financial Plan 2024-25 to 2033-34• Draft Infrastructure and Asset Management Plan 2024-25 to 2033-34 Community consultation […]
SIP N’ SAVE SPECIALS AT OPAL INN COOBER PEDY 24/01/25
Specials apply 24/01/25 to 11/02/25 or while stocks last. Prices may vary in country areas due to freight.
COOBER PEDY COMMUNITY ALLIANCE JANUARY MEETING SATURDAY 25-01-2025 ITALIAN CLUB 4PM.
GREENS: NATIONAL PLAN FOR $800 “BACK-TO-SCHOOL” PAYMENT & SCRAPPING OF PUBLIC SCHOOL FEES
South Australian parents are paying the 2nd highest out-of-pocket fees for public schools in Australia – but today the Greens have announced a national plan to make public education actually free by […]
NEW RULES FOR SHARK & RAY FISHING NOW ACTIVE IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA
The State Government has introduced new rules for shark and ray fishing aimed at protecting vulnerable species from overfishing and preventing inhumane treatment. The changes were recommended by the Department of Primary […]
HOW WILL REGIONAL AUSTRALIA BENEFIT FROM TELSTRA’S NEW COLLABORATION WITH STARLINK?
A new collaboration between Telstra and SpaceX’s Starlink will significantly impact how people living in rural and regional Australia can communicate – bringing service to parts of the country that have never […]
CACHE OF FIREARMS FOUND BURIED ON RURAL PROPERTY
A Flinders Ranges man will face serious firearms charges after a search of his property uncovered a cache of buried weapons. Police attended the man’s property, located north of Quorn, yesterday (Thursday […]
LARGE DRONE-LIKE CRAFT OVER COOBER PEDY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING
.UPDATED: At approximately 4am Thursday morning 26 December, 2024, a local Coober Pedy resident saw a bright light in the sky in the Flat Hill Road area. On closer inspection, the object, […]
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE TO CANCEL WPA EXCLUSION ZONE FROM FEBRUARY to MARCH
FOR ANYONE TRAVELING OR WORKING IN THE FAR NORTH DURING THIS TIME: Expected Cancellation of Exclusion Period – Amber Zone 2 – from 17 February 2025 to 2 March 2025 inclusive The […]
NEW ENTERPRISE BARGAINING AGREEMENT “LAST CHANCE TO PREVENT A MASS EXODUS FROM SAPOL”
Negotiations on pay and conditions for SA Police conducted by the Police Association of SA. The Police Association of South Australia (PASA) has negotiated a historic enterprise bargaining deal for its members, […]
ALCOHOL SEIZED, ALLEGEDLY ENROUTE to APY LANDS in FAR NORTH
16 Dec 2024 9:37am Alcohol has been seized after an operation in Port Augusta last week. On Thursday 12 and Friday 13 December Far North Police with the assistance of PD Fang […]
COOBER PEDY REGIONAL TIMES 13-12-2024
SIP N’ SAVE SPECIALS 13-12-2024 at OPAL INN COOBER PEDY
EPA WARNS REGIONAL BUSINESSES ON ILLEGAL TYRE DISPOSAL SERVICES
The EPA has called for commercial businesses to be aware of persons cold calling and offering to provide waste tyre transport services, for a reduced fee. Enquiries by the EPA suggest regional […]
ASIC SUES REX AIRLINES & 4 DIRECTORS FOR SERIOUS GOVERNANCE FAILURES
ASIC has commenced legal proceedings in the Supreme Court of NSW seeking leave to allege Regional Express Holdings Limited (administrators appointed) (Rex) engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct and contraventions of continuous […]
REMOTE AREA ‘RAES” CUSTOMERS – REVISED ELECTRICITY TARIFFS TO APPLY FROM 10 JANUARY 2025
The $300 payment for residential customers and $325 for eligible businesses will be distributed quarterly as a reduction on their bill or addition to their pre-pay meter balance. The South Australian Government […]
WHOOPING COUGH SURGE PROMPTS RENEWED VACCINATION PUSH
Friday, 29 November 2024. Across South Australia pregnant women and infants are once again being urged to get vaccinated against whooping cough, with case numbers continuing to increase across the state. Whilst […]
SOCIAL MEDIA BAN FOR CHILDREN UNDER 16 PASSED BY FEDERAL PARLIAMENT
Both houses of Federal Parliament have voted to approve legislation to protect Australian children from social media, following strong and sustained advocacy from the Malinauskas Labor Government. The Albanese Labor Government secured […]
HOPE OF SOME SERIOUS ACTION ON SA’s BUFFEL GRASS CRISIS!
FIVE South Australian Cabinet ministers received a crash course in buffel grass management, including an overview of the problem last week at a round table conference. In 2015 South Australia became the […]
COOBER PEDY REGIONAL TIMES 22-11-2024
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO BE RESTORED IN THE REGIONS AFTER REPEATED APPEALS BY REGIONAL CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST
In a major backflip by Health Minister Chris Picton, the mental health services crisis afflicting the Eyre Peninsula has been resolved following repeated appeals by regional clinical psychologist Dr Amanda Rogers. Dr. […]
COOBER PEDY COMMUNITY ALLIANCE MEETING SATURDAY 23-11-2024
AGENDA Saturday 23 November, 2024. 4pm Italian Club 1.) Welcome to all stakeholders (Membership forms available) 2.) Monthly Report including Correspondence; feedback on petitions; and the Alliance Committee’s invitation to meet with […]
EXPERIENCED INTERNATIONAL POLICE RECRUITS LAND IN SA, CAREER-READY
South Australia Police (SAPOL) is proud to announce the arrival of the first group of experienced international and interstate police officers, who are being sworn in today. The result of an international […]
MORE TOBACCO SHOPS RAIDED IN THE LATEST PHASE OF OPERATION ECLIPSE
More than 100 police have raided 17 shops selling illicit tobacco across the metropolitan area in the latest phase of Operation Eclipse. The raids were conducted on Thursday 7 November by police […]
2025 AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR AWARDS SEES IRFAN & SOBIA HASHMI AS SOUTH AUSTRALIA’S LOCAL HEROES
Over 20 years, Sobia Hashmi and her husband Irfan have transformed healthcare in remote and rural communities in South Australia, including Coober Pedy where they still own the local Pharmacy and continue […]
COOBER PEDY REGIONAL TIMES 08-11-2024
FORMER LABOR MINISTER APPOINTED AS PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRATOR AT COOBER PEDY COUNCIL
Former Labor Minister, Patrick Conlon has been appointed as the principal administrator of the Coober Pedy Council where he will be tasked with delivering long-term solutions for essential services for the township […]
COOBER PEDY REGIONAL TIMES 25-10-2024
BHP TEAM UP TO PROVIDE GRADER & ROLLER COURSE OPPORTUNITIES AT COOBER PEDY
Matt Graham President of the Coober Pedy Miner’s Association attended the BHP Pathways into Industry meeting earlier this year and discussed how BHP could help the community. Matt and his committee had […]
COOBER PEDY COMMUNITY ALLIANCE MEETING SATURDAY 26-10-2024
COOBER PEDY REGIONAL TIMES 11-10-2024
COOBER PEDY REGIONAL TIMES 27-9-2024
PILOT SAFETY SEMINAR at WILLIAM CREEK, WEEKEND 28-9-2024
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) invites pilots of all licence categories to take part in the latest pilot safety seminar in William Creek this weekend. A pilot’s ability to make the […]
OPINION: STOP THE DESTRUCTION at COOBER PEDY – LEAVE OUR DRIVE-IN ALONE!
The State Government MUST remove Geoff Sheridan! Nicknamed by the community, Geoff “the entrepreneur” Sheridan and “Microphone” Mike Edgecomb; the dynamic duo recently did a deal with BHP to spend $500k to […]
COOBER PEDY REGIONAL TIMES 13-9-2024
TITANIUM RICH HEAVY MINERAL SANDS OVER SEVERAL KILOMETERS AT THE MUCKANIPPIE PROJECT TARCOOLA
Highlights Petratherm Limited (ASX: PTR) (“PTR” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce a high- grade heavy mineral sand (HMS) discovery at its Muckanippie Project area southwest of Coober Pedy in South […]
OPEN LETTER FROM MINISTER JOE SZAKACS TO COOBER PEDY COMMUNITY
Dear Coober Pedy Community I would like to thank you all for the welcome I received during my recent visit to Coober Pedy. I very much appreciated the opportunity to meet with […]
COOBER PEDY’S ELDERLY TARGETED IN ASSAULT & ROBBERY CRIME WAVE
by Margaret Mackay September 8, 2024 In a new twist to the ongoing crime wave occurring at the Opal Capital in the Far North of South Australia, elderly residents have become the […]
OPINION: PUBLIC SERVANTS SENT TO SERVE, CREATE HARDSHIP FOR THE OPAL CAPITAL
Coober Pedy Residents are fuming! As if three painful years of dysfunction and theatrics weren’t enough. Administrator Geoff Sheridan continues to insult the Ratepayers of Coober Pedy with his flimsy regard for […]
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