OUTBACK SOUTH AUSTRALIA RECEIVES $7M FOR COMMUNITY & HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE
GEOFF BROCK RESIGNS HIS MINISTERIAL PORTFOLIO – What next for Coober Pedy?
Geoff Brock MP; Minister for Local Government; Minister for Regional Roads; Minister for Veterans Affairs I seek leave to make a Ministerial Statement: [Leave granted] Mr Speaker, serving as Minister has been […]
IMPORTANT FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIANS: ROLES OF THE OPI, ICAC, OMBUDSMAN, AUDITOR GENERAL
Integrity Matters – January 2024 An important aspect of good government is ensuring the integrity of public administration. This means ensuring that public administration is conducted robustly, honestly, fairly, transparently, and in […]
OODNADATTA TRACK: $10.6 million UPGRADES TO IMPROVE ACCESS AND REDUCE FLOOD IMPACT (January 2024)
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 […]
SA – FIRST MOBILE PHONE DETECTION CAMERAS SOON TO BE ROLLED OUT IN METRO CORRIDORS
SA’s first mobile phone detection cameras will soon be rolled out on key metropolitan corridors in a $15.9 million initiative as the State Government pushes to reduce road trauma caused by driver […]
NEW DRIVING LAWS HAVE COME INTO EFFECT – SA
New driving laws aimed at ensuring drivers whose carelessness results in the death or serious injury of others face justice have come into effect. The laws were developed in response to the tragic […]
SA POLICE STATEMENT ON ROAD SAFETY FOR 2023
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 […]
BANNED! NEW SMOKE-FREE & VAPE-FREE OUTDOOR ZONES IN SA
Smoking and vaping will soon be banned near beach jetties and patrol flags, schools, kids’ sporting events and shopping centre entrances as part of tough new laws to protect the community. These new […]
COOBER PEDY: THE WEAK LINK IN CRIME & ALCOHOL MANAGEMENT IS INADEQUATE POLICE ALLOCATION
NEW ALCOHOL RESTRICTIONS FOR COOBER PEDY, CURRENTLY IN THE GRIP OF A CRIME WAVE The worst crime wave in Coober Pedy’s history has beset the Opal Capital of the World. Nightly break-ins […]
AMA(SA) & RDASA FINALISE NEW AGREEMENT FOR RURAL DOCTORS
AMA(SA) and the Rural Doctors’ Association of South Australia (RDASA) have successfully negotiated a new agreement for rural GPs with SA Health’s Rural Support Service (RSS). Health Minister Chris Picton announced the […]
2023 FIRE DANGER SEASON STARTS EARLY IN SOME SA DISTRICTS
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 […]
Climate Council: EL NINO DECLARED – UNPRECEDENTED HEAT
Bureau of Meteorology has officially declared an El Niño event underway
DISTRICT COUNCIL OF COOBER PEDY TEAM UP WITH COOBER PEDY MINE RESCUE/SES FOR KANGAROO RESCUE ON OPAL FIELDS
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 […]
NEW CAMPAIGN URGES SOUTH AUSTRALIANS TO BE DOG SAFE
Reducing the number of dog attacks Led by the Dog and Cat Management Board, the campaign aims to put South Australia at the forefront of responsible pet ownership. At the heart of […]
PORT AUGUSTA POLICE OPERATION TACKLING ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR
08 Jun 2023 1:37pm. SAPOL conduct an annual policing operation in Port Augusta during the summer months with a strong crime prevention and public safety focus. Last summer, the results of this […]
‘An exciting possibility’: scientists discover markedly different kangaroos on either side of Australia’s dingo fence
Australia’s dingo fence is an internationally renowned mega-structure. Stretching more than 5,600 kilometres, it was completed in the 1950s to keep sheep safe from dingoes. But it also inadvertently protects some native […]
FINALLY – THE OFFICIAL STARS ON MARS “SEASON ONE” TRAILER
12 celebrities go where no one has gone before to see who has what it takes to survive life on “Mars.” Starring Ronda Rousey, Marshawn Lynch, Porsha Williams, Lance Armstrong, Tom Schwartz […]
SA DOG FENCE GETS FLOOD REPAIR BOOST AS FENCE REBUILD REACHES HALFWAY POINT
Repairs to parts of the South Australian Dog Fence damaged during the 2022 Central and South Australian Floods will receive a $2.67 million funding boost through new disaster support, as the Dog […]
NEW ANTIPROTEST LAWS FLY IN THE FACE OF DEMOCRACY & 80 CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS
UPDATE: Greens, SA-Best and civil society groups to oppose anti-protest laws The Greens, SA-Best, and civil society groups will today hold a joint media conference to oppose the State Government’s new anti-protest […]
COMMUNITY MARKETS TO RESUME ON SATURDAYS AT COOBER PEDY (17 MILE ROAD)
MONDAY: COOBER PEDY TELSTRA MOBILE NETWORK OUTAGE
29 May 2023 1:02pm/ Phone Outage Coober Pedy residents are advised of a Telstra mobile data outage in the area. Landline services are not affected and anyone requiring police assistance can attend […]
REX TO FLY ADELAIDE – SYDNEY END OF JUNE
Rex have announced it will launch flights between Adelaide and Sydney from next month.
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN COUNTRY ROADS: 4 LIVES LOST IN 24 HOURS
27 May 2023 12:17pm Four lives have been lost in the last 24 hours, all in country locations, all country people. The first crash occurred about 10pm Thursday 25 May after a […]
GROUNDBREAKING STUDY REVEALS PLESIOSAUR ERIC’S LAST SUPPER
A sea lion-sized marine dinosaur dubbed Eric who swam in Australian waters hundred of millions of years ago was a pescetarian who enjoyed fish snacks, scientists say. Eric, a plesiosaur named after […]
AUCTION: SALE OF LAND AT COOBER PEDY FOR UNPAID RATES
UPDATE: There are currently 14 properties for sale. Lot 1940 William Creek Road and Lot 2271 Flats Drive have been removed from the process. The District Council of Coober Pedy is selling […]
SOUTH AUSTRALIANS – WILD MUSHROOM WARNING
South Australians planning to spend time outdoors over the Easter weekend are being reminded of the risks associated with foraging wild mushrooms. With a cooler, wetter summer and more rain expected soon, […]
COOBER PEDY: HEAVY PENALTIES FOR ALCOHOL INFRINGEMENTS APPARENTLY NOT APPLICABLE (?)
According to South Australian laws relating to Alcohol: “A dry area is a place where you’re not allowed to have or drink alcohol. The purpose of a dry area is to curb […]
PUBLIC CONSULTATION – COUNCIL MEETINGS
Council has been having its Council Meetings starting from 7pm on the 4th Tuesday of the month. The timing has meant a number of Council employees receive overtime and this costs $10-15,000 per […]
DISCOVERY COULD OPEN DOOR TO NEW COPD TREATMENT
Centenary Institute – Professor Phil Hansbro, Director of the Centenary UTS Centre for Inflammation Research led by the Centenary Institute, the University of Technology Sydney and Ghent University Hospital, Belgium has identified […]
COOBER PEDY’S CFS FIGHTS STRUCTURE FIRE IN SCORCHING SUMMER HEAT
REX NAMED AIRLINE OF THE YEAR
Rex has been declared the ‘Airline of the Year’ at the inaugural Australian Aviation Awards for2022 organised in partnership with UNSW. The judges recognised Rex’s resilience, adaptability, flexibility, innovation and growth whilstkeeping […]
WILL TIM JACKSON SELF-REPORT AGAIN TO THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC INTEGRITY?
LETTER TO EDITOR, On 22 March 2022, Administrator Tim Jackson made a public statement in the Council Agenda and meeting that he had self-reported to the Office of Public Integrity (OPI) about […]
COUNCILOR WINS DEFAMATION / VICTIMISATION CLAIM AGAINST COOBER PEDY ADMINISTRATOR TIM JACKSON
REPORT: By consent and in Orders made this week by Magistrate Davis in chambers, it was agreed that TIMOTHY ROBERT SANDFORD JACKSON had defamed and victimised former Councilor of the District Council […]
SIP N’ SAVE SPECIALS AT OPAL INN COOBER PEDY FROM 22-7-2022
GEOFF BROCK MP TO VISIT FAR NORTH COMMUNITIES THIS WEEK
Far North residents are invited to help shape the future of South Australia’s outback. Nominations are now open for positions on the Outback Communities Authority, giving South Australians living in the outback […]
OMBUDSMAN SQUASHES TIM JACKSON’S “SELF-REPORT” AND IDENTIFIES A SEPARATE CASE FOR POTENTIAL MALADMINISTRATION
VIZ ‘conduct resulting from impropriety, incompetence, or negligence Mr Tim Jackson, AdministratorDistrict Council of Coober PedyBy email: tjackson@cpcouncil.sa.gov.au Dear Mr Jackson Your report about your own conductI refer to your report to […]
OPEN LETTER TO MINISTER GEOFF BROCK
“……. I believe that Coober Pedy administrator Tim Jackson MUST stand-down” Why did the DCCP Administrator, Tim Jackson instruct for me to be charged with contempt of court when he had no […]
SIP N’ SAVE SPECIALS AT OPAL INN COOBER PEDY FROM 24-6-2022
OPAL MINER FRANK PENNISI SURVIVES 43FT DROP DOWN A MINE SHAFT AT COOBER PEDY
Story & Photos: Margaret Mackay © On Thursday 10 March 2022 at approx 3.30pm the Coober Pedy Mine Rescue/SES pagers went off requesting a response. An opal miner was stuck at the […]
REMOTE COOBER PEDY BATTLING UNWELCOME DRINKERS & UNCONCERNED COVID CARRIERS
“COOBER PEDY NEEDS SOME URGENT RULES IN PLACE”
PUBLIC SECTOR BULLYING & HARASSMENT HAS COST TAXPAYERS NEARLY $40M IN PAYOUTS OVER PAST FIVE YEARS
South Australian taxpayers have forked out almost $40 million to public servants harassed in their workplace over the past five years, explosive figures obtained by SA-BEST have revealed.
HEAVY VEHICLE HEALTH CHECK KICKS OFF IN MAY
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) is urging heavy vehicle operators to use their Daily Safety Checklist, ahead of the second major health check of Australia’s heavy vehicle fleet.
FAKE $50’S CIRCULATING IN SA – POLICE WARNING
19 Apr 2021 3:43pm Police are urging the public and business owners to be vigilant in checking their cash after a recent surge in counterfeit notes being passed across the state.
ICAC PUBLIC STATEMENT: TWO POLICE OFFICERS CHARGED
14 April 2021. Statement by the Hon. Ann Vanstone QC Independent Commissioner Against CorruptionAs a result of an ICAC investigation, on 22 March 2021 two South Australia Police officers were charged by […]
FIRE DANGER SEASON FINISH DATES ALL AREAS SOUTH AUSTRALIA
COOBER PEDY TO HOST 10th NATIONAL OPAL SYMPOSIUM 31 MARCH -1 APRIL 2021
The Opal Symposium held at Coober Pedy this year, brings together opal miners from all the opal fields of Australia, major opal dealers and traders plus many from Australia’s Universities and the […]
SIP N’ SAVE SPECIALS 26-3-2021 at OPAL INN COOBER PEDY
UPDATE: MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER IN FLINDERS RANGES
A 20-year-old Kurralta Park man has been charged with murder following the discovery of the body of a woman in a shallow grave near Hawker
UPDATE: DETECTIVES INVESTIGATE DEATH IN FLINDERS RANGES NEAR HAWKER
Woman’s body found in Flinders Ranges – near Hawker 8-3-2021
OPINION: 2021 CURE THE TRANSIENT ALCOHOL PROBLEM, AT HOME!
How much longer are we prepared to allow this shameful situation to exist? Every able-bodied young Anangu male in 2021 is following in the undignified footsteps of their forefathers. “Is this deliberate”? […]
Coober Pedy Regional Times 