Volunteer CFS Crew and Far North Police attended a suspicious fire at Coober Pedy on Saturday night. Photo: Amanda Strout
SUSPICIOUS FIRE AT COOBER PEDY
LINC ENERGY REPORT CONFIRMS SIGNIFICANT HYDROCARBON POTENTIAL AT ARCKARINGA BASIN
2014/15 Drilling Program Final Report confirms significant hydrocarbon potential of the Arckaringa Basin The Stuart Range Formation shows potential yields of up to 54 litres of oil per tonne The […]
COOBER PEDY POLICE CELEBRATE 50 YEARS
Coober Pedy will celebrate fifty years of permanent policing this weekend, with a number of events being held in the outback opal mining hub to commemorate the anniversary. The Coober Pedy Police […]
MISSING MAN UPDATE: BODY FOUND IN FAR NORTH
Police searching in the Far North of South Australia have located a body believed to be that of missing man Dane Kowalski. Searchers made the discovery just after 12.30pm today. Police are […]
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WITHDRAWS FUNDING FOR COOBER PEDY CHILD PROGRAMS
Federal funding reallocation may force the closure of all the Child Community Links programs in Coober Pedy. These are the only funded programs within Coober Pedy for 0 – 12 year olds […]
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING for DAMAGING WIND
For people in parts of the Flinders, North West Pastoral and North East Pastoral districts. Issued at 8:26 pm Saturday, 22 November 2014. Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce damaging wind gusts of 90 to […]
STUART HIGHWAY CLOSURE TIMES DURING NOVEMBER 2014
MAYORAL RESULT FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA
In the first set of results SA has provisionally welcomed six new mayors: • Angela Keneally at Charles Sturt; • Stephen Patterson at Holdfast Bay; • Reg Lyon at Kingston; • Brenton […]
TOTAL FIRE BANS FOR SUNDAY 26 OCTOBER 2014
Northwest Pastoral – Severe Northeast Pastoral – Severe West Coast – Severe Eastern Eyre Peninsula – Severe Flinders – Extreme Mid North – Extreme Mount Lofty Ranges – Severe Yorke Peninsula – […]
$1.3M UPGRADE FOR COOBER PEDY AIRPORT RUNWAY
Transport and Infrastructure Minister Stephen Mullighan today announced $1.3m in State Government funding for the Coober Pedy District Council to upgrade the regional airstrip. Minister Mullighan said the upgrade will allow passenger […]
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS: TURN CLOCKS FORWARD SUNDAY 5 OCTOBER 2014
South Australians should move their clocks forward one hour from 2am to 3am on Sunday, 5 October 2014. The start of this daylight saving period keeps South Australia aligned with time changes […]
COOBER PEDY – REX AIRLINES TICKET SALES RELISTED
Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said he is pleased with the announcement by Rex Airlines this morning they have relisted tickets for sale after November 13 and confirmation that services to […]
WOMAN CHARGE OVER STABBING IN COOBER PEDY
An 18-year-old woman was arrested following a serious assault at Coober Pedy overnight. Police were called to a Coober Pedy address at about 3am on Saturday 20 September and found a young […]
MACHETE AND FENCE POST USED IN ARMED ROBBERY COOBER PEDY
Coober Pedy police are seeking information from the public after two men robbed a service station at Coober Pedy overnight. Just after midnight, two men armed with a machete and a mental […]
LOCAL COUNCIL CANDIDATE POSTERS: FOUR WEEK RULE
Candidates in the upcoming Council Elections should not put up early election posters to avoid running contrary to elections legislation. Local Government Association CEO, Wendy Campana said under Local Government (Elections) Act […]
RAMSEY PLEASED: CASA ALTERS LANGUAGE ON COOBER PEDY AIR SERVICES
Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said he is pleased CASA seems to be giving the green light to REX continuing services into Coober Pedy until the strip can be widened. After […]
COOBER PEDY AIRSTRIP: RAMSEY ANGRY AT CASA’S INFLEXIBILITY
Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey has responded angrily to a decision by CASA which threatens to kill off the Rex service to Coober Pedy. “I am very angry that a Federal […]
REX AIRLINES: DISCONTINUANCE OF COOBER PEDY AIR SERVICE
Rex Airlines are formally advising all stakeholders that unless CASA alters its position or unless the runway is sealed in time, services to Coober Pedy will cease from 13 November 2014. We […]
UPDATE: RESCUE OPERATION FOR MAN BELIEVED TO HAVE FALLEN DOWN MINE SHAFT
Sunday, 3 August 2014 8:52am Update: Police have located a man’s body after he went missing in Coober Pedy yesterday. Sadly before 10pm, last night the man was located deceased. The Coober […]
ADELAIDE CRIME SERIES PAIR ARRESTED IN COOBER PEDY
Coober Pedy Police have arrested a man and a teenage girl after they were allegedly located in a stolen car and committed several offences in metropolitan Adelaide. Just after 2pm on Wednesday […]
PROPOSED $18M RENEWABLE ENERGY DIESEL HYBRID PROJECT AT COOBER PEDY
Coober Pedy in the Far North of South Australia, hosting a population of around 3,000 people, derives it’s electricity from a 3.9 MW diesel power station, and a 0.15MW wind turbine. Power […]
DROUGHT PACKAGE FOR FAR NORTH PASTORALISTS
The State Government will commit $275,000 for a drought assistance package for pastoralists in the State’s Far North. Primary Industries and Regions SA (PIRSA) has provided a grant to Livestock SA, which […]
RAMSEY PUSHES FOR QUICKER DECISION ON AIRSTRIP
Changes in regulations by CASA have put air services to Coober Pedy in jeopardy and the indecision has been causing angst among tourist operators and locals. “The time for clarification is well […]
CAIRN HILL OPERATING ENTITY APPOINTS ADMINISTRATOR
IMX Resources (ASX: IXR, TSX: IXR, IXR.WT) advises that owing to the recent decline in the iron ore price, the board of directors of Termite Resources NL (“Termite”), the entity which owns […]
FRACKERS NEAR COOBER PEDY GRANTED EXTENSION TO ‘WATER AFFECTING PERMIT’ (WAAP)
Frackers Altona Energy have announced that it’s Arckaringa project near Coober Pedy has had an extension granted until 19th May 2015 to its Water Affecting Activity Permit (WAAP), which defines water management procedures for […]
MEDICARE LOCAL REASSURES COOBER PEDY – “WE ARE OPEN FOR BUSINESS”
Country North SA Medicare Local (CNSAML) has moved to reassure the Coober Pedy community that it is open for business and continuing to provide services, despite pre-Budget speculation about the possible closure […]
UPDATE: QUANTITY OF RARE OPAL STOLEN FROM COOBER PEDY MOTEL
UPDATE: Wednesday 16 April 2014 FIVE CHARGED OVER THEFT OF OPAL AT COOBER PEDY Three men and two boys have been arrested following the recent theft of a large quantity of precious […]
ALCOHOL INTERCEPTED NEAR COOBER PEDY, ALLEGEDLY EN-ROUTE TO APY LANDS
A man has been issued with a barring order after attempting to bring in alcohol to an Aboriginal community. At about 5pm yesterday, patrols stopped a Ford sedan about five kilometres south […]
SAFETY FLAGS NOW REQUIRED FOR 4WDs CROSSING SIMPSON DESERT
Visitor safety in South Australia’s outback parks will be further improved from Sunday, 16 March 2014 with a new mandatory condition for vehicles travelling in the Simpson Desert Regional Reserve and Simpson […]
ALTONA ENERGY SEEKS GOVERNMENT APPROVALS ON ARCKARINGA DRILLING
Arckaringa Basin Coal to Liquid project in South Australia has released it’s interim results lodged in London yesterday. Altona Energy is seeking South Australian Government approval for the return of China National […]
ROAD CLOSURES OUT OF COOBER PEDY AFTER OVERNIGHT DELUGE
A number of roads outside of Coober Pedy are closed due to high levels of rain overnight. Oodnadatta – Coober Pedy (Kempe Road) is closed due to rain Oodnadatta Track – Oodnadatta […]
OUTBACK ROADS CAUTION AFTER HEAVY RAINS
South Australia is experiencing severe weather conditions with flooding across the State Road conditions in some areas of the pastoral area have changed with some roads affected this morning. Oodnadatta Track – Marla […]
FUNDING BOOST HELPS SAVE COOBER PEDY DRIVEIN
“Save the Coober Pedy Drive-In” has received $77,500 in funding from the State Government as a recipient of the Community Infrastructure Funding Program. The Drive-In Theatre at Coober Pedy was built by […]
SEVERE WEATHER WARNING SA
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning for people in the Adelaide Metropolitan, Mount Lofty Ranges, West Coast, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula, Mid North, Riverland, […]
ELECTION WRITS TO BE ISSUED THIS SATURDAY
The process to elect a new state government in South Australia will formally get underway this Saturday (February 15) when the Governor issues the writs for the State election on March 15.
ALTONA ENERGY ARCKARINGA PROJECT UPDATE
Altona Energy Plc (“Altona”) (AIM: ANR), the AIM listed energy company, today announces the following update in respect of the Arckaringa Project in South Australia. Altona has signed a memorandum of understanding […]
NEW LIQUOR LAWS HALVE RELATED VIOLENCE IN COOBER PEDY
Police believe alcohol fuelled violence has halved since new licensing conditions were imposed in Coober Pedy last September. The conditions, imposed by the Liquor Licensing Commissioner as necessary for public order and […]
MEASLES WARNING FOR COUNTRY SOUTH AUSTRALIA
SA Health has been notified of a case of measles in a Western Australian resident who has been travelling through regional South Australia whilst infectious. Professor Paddy Phillips, SA Health’s Chief Medical […]
SES EXTREME HEAT WARNING – COMMUNITIES MUST BE ACTIVE & FOCUSED
With the extreme weather conditions forecast, the CEO of the State Emergency Service, Chris Beattie, has issued a warning and is urging people to take appropriate precautions to ensure their wellbeing
COOBER PEDY SHINES IN ‘TRAVELLER’S CHOICE’ AWARDS 2014
Coober Pedy has had the spotlight shone on them after the recent TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards 2014, under the B&B and Inns category. The Coober Pedy Underground B&B has won the 2014 TripAdvisor […]
GOOD LUCK SENIOR COMMUNITY CONSTABLE WALKER
Senior Community Constable Dean Walker was last year named the South Australian Local Hero in the prestigious Australian of the Year Awards – with the national winners to be announced this coming […]
SIGN OF THE TIMES ON WEATHERILL’S WATCH
In a letter to the editor of the Coober Pedy Regional Times on 29 August 2013, Liberal Candidate for Giles, Bernadette Abrahams drew attention to the dilapidated welcome sign just out of […]
VACSWIM BEGINS ACROSS SOUTH AUSTRALIA
After months of planning the SA Water Vacswim 2014 program has commenced. This annual water safety program provides lessons in swimming pools, lakes and beaches at over 130 locations throughout the state. […]
MILLION DOLLAR LOTTO WINNERS AT COOBER PEDY & PORT LINCOLN
Three individual winning entries each worth $1,428,571.43 were purchased in Coober Pedy, Port Lincoln and West Beach in South Australia. There were also two winning syndicates of 20-members each in Berri and […]
FIRE BANS: FAR NORTH TOWNS WILL REACH 48C ON NEW YEAR’S DAY
Total Fire Bans have been declared in EIGHT fire ban districts across the State. Interactive Weather Map of heat affected areas of South Australia for 1 January 2014 Temperature forecast for the region for […]
RADEKA DOWNUNDER LIGHTS UP COOBER PEDY
During Christmas in Coober Pedy this year you must visit Radeka Downunder and see the amazing “Christmas Lights Display” and Electric Trains, from Tuesday December 24th until Saturday December 28th., 9pm – […]
BEAUMONT CHILDREN: EXCAVATIONS YEILD NO NEW INFORMATION
As part of an ongoing investigation into the disappearance of the three Beaumont children in 1966, South Australia Police (SAPOL) today excavated a small section of land at a commercial factory site […]
OUTBACK ART COMPETITION – LOVE A SUNBURNT COUNTRY
The sweeping plains, ragged mountain ranges and far horizons of Dorothea Mackellar’s iconic poem, ‘My Country’, are certain to be among the dramatic images submitted for the 17th John Villiers Waltzing Matilda Outback […]
BUSINESSES WARNED ON FAKE NOTES CIRCULATING
Police are warning local businesses to watch out for counterfeit notes when accepting notes of high denominations, following a counterfeit $50 detected on Friday in Tintinara. On Friday, 22 November a customer […]
MAN ARRESTED FOR THEFT – COOBER PEDY
Monday, 25 November 2013 6:12pm Police have arrested a 25-year old man from Coober Pedy and charged him with theft. Police will allege the man walked into an opal mine and museum […]
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