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 […]
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 […]
hundreds of new crisis and transitional homes across Australia
by Margaret Mackay September 8, 2024 In a new twist to the ongoing crime wave occurring at the Opal Capital in the Far North of South Australia, elderly residents have become the […]
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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 […]
Coober Pedy – Out of Sight – Out of Mind
The March meeting of the Andamooka Progress & Opal Miners Association (APOMA) gave rise to debate around grave concerns for the future sustainability of Andamooka and other towns and communities in the […]
South Australian Police are investigating the theft of a large quantity of opals and fossils from a home at Kangaroo Island in the states south. Thieves broke into a residence on […]
One of Coober Pedy most well known icons the Old Timer’s Mine owned by the Gough family, was recently sold to former Coober Pedy resident and opal industry son Nicko Farantouris.
The Lightning Ridge Miners Association is informing the opal industry that the draft Mining Regulation 2010 has been released for public consultation and submissions are due by 18 June 2010. Maxine O’Brien, Secretary/Manager […]
A unique Kashmir carpet set with an array of rare and expensive opals, which will be used to promote Australian opals in gemstone shows worldwide. The president of the Opal Association, Paul […]
The 2010 Opal Fashion Bash to be held in Townsville 8-10 April 2010, for the third year is only weeks away and is proudly sponsored by the opal industry. The Opal Fashion […]
“Flood waters from Queensland are approaching the Lightning Ridge Opal mining area but miners still have time to secure their claims if need be. While no one is sure of what the […]
Founder of website business opalauctions.com Wayne Sedawie has started a new auction website online called coins-auctioned.com which is a combined website aimed at helping to promote natures miracle, opals worldwide. Wayne a seasoned opal seller […]
Dr Patrice Rey, Structural geologist from the University of Sydney is at the start of a long journey to understand opal formation. Dr Rey is currently visiting Lightning Ridge with student Baptiste […]
Opal Industry Set to “Colour Up” the Fashion World 2010 AUSTRALIAN OPAL FASHION BASH ONLY WEEKS AWAY March 22, 2010 Coober Pedy Regional Times
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