Virtual fencing has been legalised in South Australia, allowing producers to use the game-changing technology to improve cattle management, reduce infrastructure costs and help protect native vegetation. An amendment to the Animal […]
By Margaret Mackay, Concerned Community Member Coober Pedy’s story has always been one of tough, resilient people who carved out life and industry from an unforgiving desert. In the 1980s and 90s, […]
Federal Senator, the Hon Don Farrell, Minister for Trade and Tourism will officially open Coober Pedy’s 36th Opal Festival on Saturday 14th June, 2025. While visiting Coober Pedy Minister Farrell will meet […]
Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre National Park is located about 750km north of Adelaide. HOW TRAVELERS FROM ADELAIDE OR DARWIN ON THE STUART HIGHWAY CAN ACCESS THE LAKE EYRE N. PARK VIA COOBER PEDY […]
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 rebuild the prehistoric basketball courts in Coober […]
13 Mar 2025 1:47pm. Port Augusta Police held another ‘Day of Action’ targeting anti-social behaviour, criminal offending and dangerous driving resulting in four arrests and five reports. On Wednesday 12 March 2025, […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The (new) Minister for Local Government, the Hon Joe Szakacs MP will visit Coober Pedy on Wednesday 31 July 2024. COMMUNITY MEMBERS are hereby invited to attend a public forum at the […]
24 Jul 2024 6:35am A man will face court after he was reported for extreme speed on Wednesday. About 3.45pm on Tuesday 23 July patrols were conducting mobile speed detection duties on […]
The Ampol Glendambo Roadhouse located at the town of Glendambo on the Stuart Highway SA is about 254 kilometres south of Coober Pedy, and 286km north of Port Augusta. The Roadhouse will […]
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At approximately 11:00pm on Tuesday 2-7-2024, CFS firefighters from the Marla and Mimili Brigades responded to reports of a structure fire in Iwantja, of the APY lands in the northwest of the […]
Restrictions on the sale of takeaway alcohol in Coober Pedy will be ongoing from 1 July 2024, following a decision made by the Liquor and Gambling Regulator. The impact of the (same) […]
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On 28 June 2024 at 9:41 pm, Coober Pedy’s emergency services were called to a mining field, north of the town, along the Stuart Highway (potentially the 17 Mile Field). It had […]
27 Jun 2024 4:09pm A man has been flown to hospital in Adelaide following a light plane crash at Evelyn Downs (north of Coober Pedy) this afternoon. About 2pm on Thursday 27 […]
27 Jun 2024 About 9.30am on Thursday 27 June, police received reports of a light plane crash near Mulgathing, south-west of Coober Pedy. The pilot and sole occupant of the light aircraft, […]
27 Jun 2024 8:59am. A speeding driver has been detected in the far north yesterday. About 2.15pm on Wednesday 26 June, Woomera Police were performing speed detection duties on the Stuart Highway […]
The State Government will fund a review of services and assets in Coober Pedy, answering calls for support from administrators of the local council.
26 Jun 2024 2:19pm SA Police are issuing a warning to the community about scammers sending text messages claiming to be from South Australia Police. On Tuesday 25th June, three members of […]
25 Jun 2024 1:05pm. A group of teenagers aged 13 and 15 have been arrested following the theft of vehicles in the Port Augusta area this week. On Sunday 23 June, a […]
25 Jun 2024 7:09am A woman has been arrested following a fatal crash at Kootaberra yesterday. At about 2.50pm, Tuesday 25 June, police and emergency services were called to the Stuart Highway […]
Works have begun on a flood-prone section of the Oodnadatta Track in South Australia’s far northwest to improve access after rain and help motorists avoid becoming stranded between Marla and Oodnadatta. Five […]
29 Dec 2023 4:20pm: A statement from Assistant Commissioner of State Operations Service Ian Parrott, on Road Safety in 2023. 2023 has been absolutely heartbreaking for families, friends, communities and workmates of […]
2023/24 Fire Danger Season dates Adelaide Metropolitan: TBC Eastern Eyre: 1 November 2023 -15 April 2024 Flinders: 16 October 2023 -15 April 2024 (early start) Kangaroo Island: TBC Lower Eyre Peninsula: 15 […]
On the evening of Tuesday the 12th of September at around 6:30PM, off-duty Community Constable Dean Walker was alerted by a member of the public that a kangaroo had become trapped at […]
Work is underway on the construction of a purpose-built house for health workers on the APY Lands, as part of safety enhancements stemming from Gayle’s Law.
More than 700 people have now been screened as part of the State Government’s bolstered efforts to fight the Tuberculosis outbreak on the APY Lands. SA Health has been working closely with the […]
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