30 September 2009 | by Olivia Collings (The New Lawyer) REGIONAL South Australian lawyers are concerned that changes to country court offices will prevent access to justice for locals. In recent weeks the […]
FILMMAKER DAVID BRADBURY: RED DUST DUMP ORIGINATING AT WOOMERA IS GRAVE CONCERN FOR PUBLIC HEALTH
By: Margaret Mackay “70 million tonnes of radioactive tailings to be dumped at the Roxby mine site each year without evidence of dust control is cause for concern”, says David Bradbury A vigorous […]
KILOMETRE LONG GOLD-CALCRETE ANOMALY FOUND NEAR CHALLENGER GOLD MINE IN SA DESERT
• Large 1km long x 400m wide gold-in-calcrete anomaly identified at wholly-owned Nemesis Prospect directly north of producing Challenger gold mine • Immediate infill sampling program scheduled to define drill-ready targets at Nemesis • Exploration […]
WESTERN PLAINS RESOURCES NEAR COOBER PEDY SUFFERS INVESTOR BLOW FROM DEFENCE DEPARTMENT
abn newswire report Western Plains Resources Ltd (ASX:WPG) signed a A$45 million deal with the Australian subsidiary of Wugang Iron & Steel (Group) Corp (WISCO) to sell a 50 per cent participating […]
FAR NORTH SA: SEVERE WEATHER WARNING FOR DAMAGING DUST & WIND
The second day of high velocity winds for the Far North of South Australia turned the Australian skies into a cloud of orange dust from coast to coast. On the second day […]
15 YEAR OLD COOBER PEDY GIRL BRUTALLY ATTACKED AT FAR NORTH FUNERAL
Members of Coober Pedy family received medical treatment after experiencing a violent assault while attending the funeral of a relative in a Far North Community on Thursday 27th August 2009. Allegations are: […]
COOBER PEDY – THE 2009 GREAT BREAKAWAYS’ BOLT BEGINS
THE 2010 GREAT BREAKAWAYS BOLT – Saturday 14 August 2010. Results will be published in Newspaper when they become available. Coober Pedy community unite for THE GREAT BREAKAWAYS’ BOLT and to make […]
2009 SA Great “FAR NORTH” REGIONAL AWARDS – VENUE ANNOUNCED
Tickets are now on sale for the 2009 Far North Regional Awards ceremony. The event will be held on 3rd November at the Standpipe Golf Motor Inn in Port Augusta. The event […]
INDUSTRY PLAYER UNVEILS NEW OPAL TECHNOLOGY
Grading opal based on colour, clarity, carat, character and cut. Opal Producers of Australia Limited (O.P.A.L.), have just unveiled their new GDA technology, which will help revolutionise the way we look at […]
NORTHERN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD NEWSLETTER SA
NRDB Newsletter September 2009 (PDF) “The Northern Regional Development Board would like to retract a statement made in the recently distributed ‘Northern News’ in relation to sale of the William Creek […]
MORE WILD WEATHER FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA TODAY
Button down the hatches for the possibility of more power outages across the State as severe weather is forecast to hit South Australia again this afternoon. Additional crews have been brought in […]
COOBER PEDY CELEBRATES IT’S 40th ANNUAL RACE WEEKEND
One of the main highlights of the 40th Coober Pedy/Oz Minerals Race weekend was the Coober Pedy Opal Inn Cup. This event was held on Saturday 8th August, the first day of the two day […]
COOBER PEDY GEM TRADE SHOW – HIGH QUALITY OF OPAL PLEASED BUYERS
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
COOBER PEDY: OPAL MINING MECCA
Posted in the New Zealand Herald 12:23 pm Tuesday May 05, 2009 Mine tailings litter the Olympic Opal Field on the outskirts of the South Australian mining town Coober Pedy.
SCRAM JET TESTING UNDERWAY AT WOOMERA
See 2010 test plans here: HYPERSONIC SCRAMJET TESTS FOR OUTBACK SOUTH AUSTRALIA Posted on March 8, 2010 by Coober Pedy Regional Times (2009) Two HIFiRE launches are scheduled to be conducted in the […]
PLANS TO DEPLOY ESSENTIAL COURT SERVICES TO PT AUGUSTA FROM REGIONAL & REMOTE S.A.
Regional Mayors react with anger to “grapevine” decision to axe four regional courts in South Australia Coober Pedy, Ceduna, Kadina and Naracoorte have been targetted as likely candidates to lose their vital […]
LEGAL SERVICES SLASHED REGIONALLY IN LEAD UP TO MAY BUDGET
Four major South Australian regional towns are to have court services slashed as part of the Rann Government cuts to services in the lead up to the May 2009 budget. Information given […]
TOURISTS PROHIBITED AT ICONIC DALHOUSIE SPRINGS IN OUTBACK SA
Dear Editor, Outback Airlines is Alice Springs leading air charter company with a fleet of six aircraft. We operate half-day and full-day sightseeing tours to West MacDonnells and Uluru landing at iconic […]
TRAGIC DROWNING IN POOL AT COOBER PEDY AREA SCHOOL
South Australian Police are investigating the drowning of a woman aged 29 whose body was discovered in the swimming pool at Coober Pedy Area School today at approximately 1.40 pm.
NEW AIRPORT WILL OPEN TOURISM FROM THE NORTH FOR COOBER PEDY
PRISON VAN RETURNING FROM COOBER PEDY COURT, ROLLS NEAR GLENDAMBO SA
A prison van rolled over 10 kilometres north of Glendambo on the Stuart Highway today whilst transporting a prisoner to Port Augusta after a court appearance at Coober Pedy in the state’s […]
IMX RESOURCE REPORT ISSUED 28 JANUARY 2009
Report for the Quarter Ended 31 December 2008 -HIGHLIGHTS Corporate > Market value of listed investments is $12.5m, which with cash in hand of $10.8m cash equates to 13.4 cents per share […]
2003 COOBER PEDY MURDER ATTRACTS UP TO $200,000 REWARD
IMX RESOURCES CAIRN HILL UPDATE FOR COOBER PEDY COMMUNITY
FATAL ACCIDENT 17 MILE ROAD COOBER PEDY
TRIBUTE – DUSAN (DULE) RUSMIR 26 OCTOBER 1953 – 20 NOVEMBER 2008
IMX: CAIRN HILL ORE RESERVE ESTIMATE
ARCKARINGA BASIN – LINC ENGERY IN TRADING HALT TODAY
COOBER PEDY’S NIGHT AT THE OPERA WITH ANTONIO VILLANO
The Desert Cave Hotel and Umoona Opal Mine and Museum bring Opera to the Outback The outback opal mining town of Coober Pedy enjoyed a show case night at the Opera, on […]
FAR NORTH “SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS – DESTRUCTIVE WIND – FLASH FLOODING”
Storms, wind and flash flooding for Flinders, northeast pastoral and parts of the north-west pastoral districts, while far northern pastoralists say the November rainfall is eight times the November average this year.
TRAGIC ACCIDENT FOR COOBER PEDY OPAL MINING TOWN
Local Coober Pedy resident and opal miner Dusan (Dule) Rusmir sadly died today following serious injuries suffered in a mining accident early this afternoon. Dusan Rusmir, an experienced opal miner aged in his 50’s became caught […]
ARCKARINGA BASIN TO HOST LINC COAL AND OIL OPERATION
REGIONAL MAYORS RECEIVE INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING
ROAD FATALITY IN FAR NORTH SA
ADELAIDE CROWS FLY TO FAR NORTH APY COMMUNITIES
CAAMA RADIO HAVE BIG BREKKY IN COOBER PEDY
DAWN FRASER DINES AT JOHNS PIZZA BAR COOBER PEDY
“SEPTEMBER GALES” – WIND WARNING FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIANS
COOBER PEDY COMMUNITY CELEBRATE FATHER’S DAY
