Coober Pedy Regional Times 07-09-2017
Coober Pedy Regional Times
South Australian Outback/Regional Newspaper and Community Forum
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ANNUAL COOBER PEDY RACES FRI 11 AUG – SAT 12 AUG
YAMI LESTER OAM – 24 August 1941 to 21 July 2017 R.I.P.
It is with great sadness that the family of Yami Lester announce the passing of Yami Lester (Poppa Yami), Yankunytjatjara leader and Elder, Land Rights and anti-nuclear campaigner on 21 July 2017, […]
TOURISTS CAMPING & DEFECATING IN OUR PRECIOUS CREEKS!
Tourists on holidays, too mean to use hygienic toilet facilities are camping and defecating in a conservation creek at Coober Pedy. As the filth builds up the locals have begun complaining and want the local authority to do it’s job.
RODEO – COOBER PEDY 1 JULY 2017
OMBUDSMAN FINDS MAL-ADMINISTRATION & MISCONDUCT AT DCCP
Coober Pedy Regional Times 15-06-2017 PDF But where does the buck stop?
OMBUDSMAN INVESTIGATES 11 POTENTIAL ISSUES OF MISCONDUCT AND MALADMINISTRATION AT COOBER PEDY COUNCIL
OMBUDSMAN’S REPORTS Former Finance & Administration Manager The Former CEO
EDL HYBRID PROJECT UPDATE, & POWER OUTAGES REPORT
The Coober Pedy Renewable Hybrid Project is progressing well. During March and April 2017, the remaining major equipment (which comprises the Diesel Uninterruptible Power Supplies (DUPS), Heat Banks and Switchboards) arrived and […]
EASTER CELEBRATIONS – STREET PARADE
Easter Street Parade Coober Pedy
DAYLIGHT SAVING ENDS IN SOUTH AUTRALIA
FATAL CRASH AT MIMILI IN STATE’S FAR NORTH
A man has died following a crash near Mimili yesterday evening.
THE MINTABIE PROBLEM IS SHALE OIL
Mintabie Opal mining town and the exploration history of shale oil at Officer Basin Petroleum exploration began in the 1960s, initially by Exoil, Conoco and Outback Oil. Seismic, aeromagnetic and gravity surveys […]
CROCODILE HARRY’S ORIGINAL DUGOUT, AND BOB’S HUT NOW LISTED AS STATE HERITAGE PLACES
As at 14 March 2017, the Chair of the South Australian Heritage Council (the Council) formed the opinion that the properties nominated for the South Australian Heritage Register (Register) may meet one […]
INDUSTRIAL HEMP CULTIVATION FOR SA – IN PARLIAMENT
The South Australian Government will support legislation before parliament which would allow for the cultivation of industrial hemp in South Australia.
COUNTRY CABINET WHYALLA & CENTRAL OUTBACK REPORT
On Sunday 20 to Tuesday 22 November 2016, Premier Jay Weatherill and Cabinet Ministers visited Whyalla, Coober Pedy and Roxby Downs communities as part of the Country Cabinet Whyalla and Central Outback […]
IMPORTANT INTERNET NOTICE: INTERIM SATELLITE SERVICE WILL SHUTDOWN ON TUESDAY 28 Feb 2017
If you haven’t yet ordered a service act now Homes and businesses still on the Interim Satellite Service (ISS) need to act right now. nbn will be closing down the ISS on 28 […]
COMMUNITY GROUPS & COUNCILS SHOULD APPLY FOR ‘BUILDING BETTER REGIONS’ FUNDING NOW
Infrastructure Projects Stream closes 28 February 2017 Community Investments Stream remains open until 31 March 2017 COMMUNITY GROUPS and Local Councils across the regions are being reminded that applications for Infrastructure Projects […]
20+ RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS WILL COMMENCE IN 2017
Coober Pedy’s $37m Wind Solar energy project is just one of more than 20 major renewable energy projects are already under construction or will start this year, delivering an unprecedented program of […]
WIND POWER – COOBER PEDY’S CHANGING LANDSCAPE
Rotor blades being lifted to the top of a tower by crane. Teams worked during the night at Coober Pedy due to the day temperatures and other weather conditions Coober Pedy Renewable […]
STATE GOVERNMENT STEPS IN AND FUNDS COOBER PEDY POOL ENTIRELY UNTIL JUNE 2018
The State Government has stepped in for the second time, and will now cover all costs to ensure the Coober Pedy Swimming Pool remains open.
NEW POLICE OFFICERS GRADUATE TODAY
Probationary Constable Rachel Bagshaw and Probationary Constable Grant Archer graduate today from the Police Academy, as members of a course of 16 new police officers. Probationary Constable Bagshaw, a former ambulance officer […]
FRIDAY: SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NE/NW PASTORAL
for HEAVY RAINFALL and DAMAGING WINDS For people in parts of the North West Pastoral and North East Pastoral districts. Issued at 6:52 am Friday, 20 January 2017. Severe thunderstorms are likely to […]
UPDATE: POLICE INVESTIGATE DEATH AT WEST BEACH
Police have identified the body of a man found at West Beach yesterday as a 67-year-old from Coober Pedy.
OPINION PIECE: ONLINE COMPLIANCE SYSTEM (CENTRELINK)
…it is a disappointing reality that some people abuse the welfare system and get payments they are not entitled to.
FUND MY IDEA VOTING CLOSES FRIDAY!
Voting for the Whyalla and Central Outback round of Fund My Idea closes on Friday 20 January at 5pm. Whyalla, Coober Pedy and Roxby Downs residents are encouraged to have their say […]
4 LEGIONNAIRES CASES IN SA URGES A CHECK OF AIR CONDITIONERS
SA Health is urging businesses in metropolitan Adelaide to decontaminate their air-conditioning cooling towers following the notification of four cases of Legionnaires’ disease.
INDUSTRIAL HEMP & MEDICINAL CANNABIS INDUSTRIES ROUNDTABLE
The South Australian Government will bring together key stakeholders on January 30 to discuss the potential for the establishment of industrial hemp and medicinal cannabis industries in the state.
NEW WIND TURBINES FOR COOBER PEDY
The new power project at Coober Pedy has today seen the first mast of two Senvion MM92 turbines from the company’s two-megawatt (MW) portfolio standing verticle against the western horizon.
LOW COST GLASSES FOR SA LOW INCOME EARNERS
A new program has been launched to help vulnerable and disadvantaged South Australians with vision problems to access good quality, affordable glasses.
COOBER PEDY IS SA’s MOST ACCESSIBLE SUBURB FOR FIRST TIME BUYERS
Adelaide is the only mainland capital city where first home buyers can get into the housing market with a deposit under $100,000. A new national report from Bankwest finds South Australia is […]
WEATHER WARNING – HEAVY RAINS FOR COOBER PEDY & FAR NORTH DURING CHRISTMAS!
Coober Pedy and surrounding areas can expect several days of heavy rain over Christmas.
MINING ROAD FUNDING REINSTATED FOR COOBER PEDY PRECIOUS STONES AREAS
Member for Giles, Eddie Hughes, has secured a boost in funding for road maintenance for mining roads in Coober Pedy and surrounds. The $25,000 boost is a reinstatement of funding that was […]
NBN SWITCH-ON DATES ANNOUNCED FOR SOME REGIONAL AREAS
From the 16-12-2016 to 30-12-2016 the nbn will switch on in areas including Moonta, Two Wells, Jamestown, Balaklava, Peterborough, Kadina and Wallaroo as well as parts of Edwardstown, Gawler and Gepps Cross […]
FIRE BAN & FIRE DANGER RATING ADVICE FOR MONDAY 19 December 2016
TOTAL FIRE BANS have been declared for Monday, 19 December 2016 in the following Fire Ban Districts: Northwest Pastoral – Very High Northeast Pastoral – High Flinders – Very High
CLASSIFIED ADS COOBER PEDY DECEMBER+ 2016
COOBER PEDY SWIMMING POOL TO OPEN ON SATURDAY 10 DECEMBER
With temperatures set to soar into the high thirties next week, the Swimming Pool at Coober Pedy will open to the public at 1pm on SATURDAY 10th DECEMBER, 2016.
COOBER PEDY POOL OPENING IMMINENT SAYS STATE GOVERNMENT
Anxious residents in the opal mining town of Coober Pedy today welcomed the news that the local pool may reopen to the general public, possibly later next week with assistance from the state […]
PREVENT TRAGEDY THIS SUMMER – SIGN UP FOR VACSWIM NOW
With the arrival of summer and with the commencement of SA Water VACSWIM just one month away for most regional and metropolitan locations, organisers are urging families to sign up before online […]
PUBLIC MEETING TO DISMISS COUNCIL
ANNA ROSA LIVA DISAPPEARANCE STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION
$200,000 REWARD ON OFFER Police believe 30-year-old Italian tourist Anna Rosa Liva met with foul play in South Australia’s outback opal mining town Coober Pedy on 28 November 1991. The experienced traveller, […]
GREATER TRANSPARENCY REQUIRED BY COUNCILS
New regulations prescribed for council informal gatherings and conflicts of interest The State Government has moved to clarify reforms made to the Local Government Act in March this year concerning councils’ informal […]
COOBER PEDY CRICKET TOURNAMENT 2016
ONLY SEVEN DAYS TO LODGE YOUR OWN TAX RETURN
There are only seven days left to lodge your own tax return this year and the ATO is reminding people to get their returns in by 31 October. “Don’t wait until your […]
FUNERAL OF LATE ERIC MALLIOTIS
PUBLIC ALERT: $1.5M SCAM HITS SA BUSINESS
A South Australian business has been the victim of a sophisticated scam series which led to it losing nearly $1.5m, police revealed today while issuing a warning to other companies. Detective Inspector […]
FATAL MOTORCYCLE CRASH NEAR AMATA ON APY LANDS
A man has died following a single motorcycle crash in the State’s Far North yesterday. Just after 7pm on Saturday 15 October, police and emergency services responded to the crash which occurred […]
POSITION VACANT – COOBER PEDY
Two part-time positions located at Coober Pedy. Applicants are welcome to apply for more than one part-time position within the same location to make a FTE 0.8 role
SERIOUS CRASH SOUTH OF COOBER PEDY
UPDATE: Police have attended a serious road crash about 90kms south of Coober Pedy in the State’s Far North. Just after 4.30pm on Saturday afternoon police were alerted to a single car roll-over […]
2016 FEDERAL ELECTION UNDER SCRUTINY
The Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters has today announced its inquiry into the conduct of the 2016 federal election.
POLICE COMMISSIONER DECLARES AN IDENTIFIED MAJOR INCIDENT
Earlier this evening the Commissioner of Police Grant Stevens formally declared the current situation in South Australia to be an Identified Major Incident under the Section 22 of the Emergency Management Act […]
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