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MARALINGA NUCLEAR VETERANS DISAPPOINTED AS THEIR WEBSITE IS CLOSED DOWN

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on October 15, 2009 • ( 3 Comments )

UPDATE:  The Nuclear Veterans have a new website as of 28 November 2009 as per comment below.  The Australian Nuclear Veterans website has been closed down – it’s former web hoster TELSTRA, […]

BHP ACCIDENT COULD DISRUPT MINE OPERATIONS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on October 8, 2009

Matt Chambers | October 09, 2009 The Australian Update:  “BHP Billiton’s giant Olympic Dam underground mine could be running at just 20 per cent capacity for up to six months, analysts say, […]

CLASS ACTION PENDING FOR OZ MINERALS – Statement of Claim lodged

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on October 7, 2009

OZ Minerals Limited notes that a Class Action claim against it has been lodged in the Federal Court of Australia today by listed legal group IMF (Australia) Ltd. The action is on […]

HAULAGE SYSTEM FAILURE AT OLYMPIC DAM MINE

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on October 7, 2009

At approximately 10.30pm yesterday, the haulage system in the Clark Shaft at Olympic Dam was damaged in a mechanical failure. The haulage system used at Olympic Dam is fully automated, and no-one […]

SA COURT CLOSURES RILE REGIONAL LAWYERS

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on October 1, 2009

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 […]

DERAILED: LEIGH CREEK COAL TRAIN – ENROUTE TO PORT AUGUSTA POWER STATION

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on September 27, 2009 • ( 12 Comments )

Is this the coal train that didn’t run?   by: Nellie Malseed – Coober Pedy Regional Times (South Australia) “As a result of Operation Climate Camp SA 2009 emissions protest at Port Augusta, […]

MINTABIE: IMPENDING LEGISLATION TO STOP OPAL MINERS HAVING A DRINK IN THEIR HOMES

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on September 26, 2009 • ( 8 Comments )

CIVIL LIBERTIES:  PRECEDENT SOUGHT BY STATE GOVERNMENT To the Editor, Impending SA State Legislation will see entry to Mintabie (an existing community settled prior to land grants), by ordinary Australians drastically restricted, […]

FILMMAKER DAVID BRADBURY: RED DUST DUMP ORIGINATING AT WOOMERA IS GRAVE CONCERN FOR PUBLIC HEALTH

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on September 25, 2009 • ( 28 Comments )

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

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on September 23, 2009

• 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

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on September 23, 2009

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

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on September 22, 2009

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 […]

AUSTRALIA – AUTHORITIES MUST BETTER PREPARE FOR “OVERDUE” VOLCANO RISK

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on September 21, 2009

A significant volcano eruption in Australia is ‘well overdue’ and emergency authorities must better prepare themselves and the wider community to respond to it, Associate Professor Joyce the recipient of the prestigious […]

MINTABIE – OUTBACK HEALTH SERVICES: RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on September 21, 2009 • ( Leave a comment )

The residents of Mintabie are becoming increasingly concerned about the lack of health care available to them. Early in the year Clinic services in the town were withdrawn with no community consultation.  […]

15 YEAR OLD COOBER PEDY GIRL BRUTALLY ATTACKED AT FAR NORTH FUNERAL

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on September 17, 2009

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

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on September 12, 2009 • ( 1 Comment )

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 […]

COOBER PEDY AREA SCHOOL COMMUNITY “CHAT ROOM” – EDITION ONE

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on September 10, 2009

Welcome to the first edition of the Coober Pedy Area School Community Chat Room. This is an exiting new forum which aims to provide the latest news on activities, achievements and issues […]

OZ MINERALS ANNOUNCE MANAGEMENT CHANGES

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on September 9, 2009

OZ Minerals is pleased to announce management appointments in the areas of Exploration and Business Development following the announcement of the departure of Tony Manini as Executive General Manager Exploration and Business […]

2009 SA Great “FAR NORTH” REGIONAL AWARDS – VENUE ANNOUNCED

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on September 4, 2009

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

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on September 4, 2009

 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

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on September 4, 2009

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 […]

OZ MINERALS TO OFFER SHAREHOLDER SALE FACILITIES

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on September 4, 2009

OZ Minerals has initiated two share sale facilities designed to allow shareholders with less than 5000 shares to sell their shares cost effectively and simply and to assist the company in reducing […]

COOBER PEDY AREA SCHOOL STUDENTS ENCOURAGED BY REGIONAL VOLLEYBALL SUCCESS

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on September 3, 2009

In week 6 of term 3, fourteen Coober Pedy Area School students travelled to Whyalla to compete in the regional Volleyball tournament.  Host school, Stuart High arranged for the students to stay in […]

SA COUNCILS SHARE IN $131 MILLION IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on September 3, 2009

 The Rudd Labor Government has today announced the funding that each and every local governing body in South Australia will receive this financial year through the Financial Assistance Grants program. 

RANKINE: ANANGU ON APY LAND TO TAKE OUT HOMESTART LOANS FOR NEW HOUSING

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on September 1, 2009 • ( 5 Comments )

According to Ms Jennifer Rankine the Minister for Families and Communities, in Coober Pedy on Tuesday (today), Anangu on the APY Lands will be able to apply for home loans through a […]

MENTAL STEALTH: SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CHILDREN AT RISK

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on August 29, 2009 • ( 8 Comments )

Dear Editor, As a Mum, I am writing to you out of concern for South Australian children. Recently I discovered that the new Mental Health Act in South Australia had been passed […]

WILL AUSTRALIA ALLOW ANOTHER BALIBO AT FREEPORT?

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on August 27, 2009 • ( 9 Comments )

By Nick Chesterfield (SA)  Often it takes the death of a white man to get the story of West Papua past the gatekeepers of the media.  With the shooting death of Melbourne […]

MILK OR NO MILK? LOWER MURRAY DARLING BASIN FARMERS

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on August 27, 2009

A Dairy Australia survey has confirmed that half the dairy farmers in the Lower Murray Darling Basin are expecting to make a decision regarding continuing in the dairy industry before the end […]

OZ MINERALS HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL RESULTS TO JUNE 30, 2009

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on August 27, 2009

The OZ Minerals half year financial results ASX release and presentation released this morning.  A full copy of the half year financial results is available on the OZ Minerals website. Highlights • Strong performance from OZ Minerals’ Prominent […]

WOOMERA & DISTRICTS FOOTBALL LEAGUE – MAIL MEDAL INVITATION

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on August 25, 2009

The Woomera and Districts Football League is holding it’s “Night of Nights” at the Olympic Dam Clubrooms on Saturday 29th August 2009.  Come along at 7pm for a 7.30 start and support […]

MORE WILD WEATHER FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA TODAY

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on August 25, 2009

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 […]

LABOR, LIBERAL DIRTY DEAL GIVES POLLUTERS WINDFALL PROFITS UNDER RET

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on August 20, 2009 • ( 1 Comment )

The Government and Opposition have voted against an Australian Greens amendment that would have prevented polluters from making windfall profits thanks to their exemption from the renewable energy target.

UNITED NATIONS INDIGENOUS EXPERT ARRIVES IN AUSTRALIA

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on August 17, 2009

GENEVA / CANBERRA – The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people, James Anaya, arrived in Australia, 17th August. Mr. Anaya’s visit will visit until […]

UN SUBMISSION – ABORIGINAL PEOPLE BECOMING REFUGEES ON THEIR OWN LAND

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on August 17, 2009 • ( 1 Comment )

Australia gets bad rap to UN rapporteur over Aborigines Canberra, 17 August 09 –  A northwest NSW Aboriginal leader has put a submission to a visiting high United Nations official on indigenous […]

BHP BILLITON LINKED TO U.S. CLIMATE CHANGE BILL SCANDAL

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on August 13, 2009 • ( 1 Comment )

A shocking scandal surrounds BHP Billiton as the “big miner” is linked to a scandal over lobbying against the US Government’s climate change legislation. A lobbying firm working on behalf of the […]

ETS DEFEATED IN PARLIAMENT: GREENS PROPOSE RENEWAL ENERGY FUTURE FOR AUSTRALIANS

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on August 13, 2009 • ( 2 Comments )

The federal parliament in rejecting the Rudd government’s determination to implement it’s carbon emissions trading scheme has brought Australia closer to an early election. The Liberals together with Green and other independent […]

COOBER PEDY CELEBRATES IT’S 40th ANNUAL RACE WEEKEND

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on August 10, 2009

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 […]

MINTABIE AREA SCHOOL – RUNAWAY SUCCESS

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on August 10, 2009

On Friday, August 7, 2009, 10 students and staff from Mintabie Area School held a Golden Circle School Fun Run and Jump Rope for Heart Jump Off.  Through participation in the combined […]

MORE THAN 40 PERCENT OF POLICE WORK IS ALCOHOL RELATED

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on August 8, 2009

A new report into liquor sales proves the Rudd government’s alcopops tax was just a blatant and useless tax grab, Family First Leader Senator Steve Fielding said.

CLIMATE CHANGE QUESTIONS TO PENNY WONG

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on August 5, 2009 • ( 7 Comments )

Letter to the editor Sir / Madam, Recently Penny Wong could not explain to Steve Fielding any evidence climate change is in fact man made. Therefore if it`s not man made, how […]

COOBER PEDY GEM TRADE SHOW – HIGH QUALITY OF OPAL PLEASED BUYERS

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on July 27, 2009

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 […]

LIGHTNING RIDGE OPAL MINERS – MAJOR WIN IN SUPREME COURT

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on July 26, 2009

Supreme Court Judge J Hall handed down his decision in the case Parkins v Lightning Ridge Miners Association Limited on 6 April 2009 and the miners won on all grounds and Parkins […]

MISSING FAMILY FLINDERS RANGES AREA

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on July 22, 2009

Update:  Sean and Jeannie Lynch and their five and six-year-old sons Alex and Oscar reported missing in the Flinders Ranges area  have been found safe and well at Arkaroola in the South Australian […]

DISCHARGED HOSPITAL PATIENTS URGED TO CALL RDNS DIRECT

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on July 22, 2009

Patients affected by a State Government decision to withdraw publicly-funded home nursing services are being urged to contact RDNS direct.

HAVE ADVISORS EMBARRASSED WEATHERILL OVER CLAYTON DAM REGULATORS?

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on July 22, 2009

Members of The Fresh Water Embassy including Professor Diane Bell met with Minister for the Environment Jay Weatheral MP to discuss damage that the new regulators are causing   on the environment. “We […]

ARREST: WOMAN FOUND MURDERED AT PORT AUGUSTA

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on July 18, 2009

Major Crime detectives have arrested a 30 year old man formerly of Pt Augusta (in Adelaide) and charged him with the murder of a 25 year old woman from Pt Augusta who […]

AUSTRALIAN MINING INDUSTRY – DIMINISHED BY ALMOST 5% IN 2008

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on July 18, 2009

The Australian mining industry is estimated to have diminished by almost 5% in real terms in 2008 Forecasts for Australia’s mining industry are discouraging, with the industry estimated to have contracted by […]

GOVERNMENT CASHING IN ON AUSTRALIA’S BINGE DRINKING PROBLEM

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on July 17, 2009

“A tax grab will not change our binge drinking problem”. Dehooking alcohol from sport once and for all is the recommendations from the National Preventative Health Taskforce. The Rudd Government must adopt  this […]

BLOGGERS – TURNING NEWSPRINT INTO LANDFILL

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on July 16, 2009

12 Major US newspapers have stopped their presses since March 2007 with digital long predicted to replace newsprint.  With half the population toting laptops, anyone can google their news in an airport […]

FOUR MILE APPROVAL A DEEPLY DISAPPOINTING BETRAYAL

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on July 14, 2009 • ( 2 Comments )

Greens MLC Mark Parnell has described the decision by Environment Minister Peter Garrett to approve the 4 Mile in-situ leaching mine as a deeply disappointing betrayal of SA’s environment that will leave […]

TEN YEARS OF GENOCIDE – TEN YEARS OF PEACEFUL RESISTANCE

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on July 14, 2009

• Highest number of signatures gathered for a human rights issue in Australian history Activities in support to be held on Saturday, 18th July Melbourne CBD and City Square MELBOURNE – On […]

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