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KATI THANDA-LAKE EYRE NATIONAL PARK PROCLAIMED

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on November 27, 2013

Lake Eyre National Park will now formally be known as Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre National Park after a request by the newly-formed Arabana Parks Advisory Committee.  Lake Eyre National Park will now formally […]

REAPING CONTRACTOR FATALITY AT COCKALEECHIE

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on November 27, 2013

SafeWork SA regrets to inform of a workplace fatality in which a reaping contractor died at Cockaleechie, near Tumby Bay, on Tuesday, 26 November 2013. While performing a maintenance task on the […]

BEAUMONT CHILDREN: EXCAVATIONS YEILD NO NEW INFORMATION

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on November 27, 2013

As part of an ongoing investigation into the disappearance of the three Beaumont children in 1966, South Australia Police (SAPOL) today excavated a small section of land at a commercial factory site […]

OUTBACK ART COMPETITION – LOVE A SUNBURNT COUNTRY

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on November 26, 2013

The sweeping plains, ragged mountain ranges and far horizons of Dorothea Mackellar’s iconic poem, ‘My Country’, are certain to be among the dramatic images submitted for the 17th John Villiers Waltzing Matilda Outback […]

BUSINESSES WARNED ON FAKE NOTES CIRCULATING

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on November 26, 2013

Police are warning local businesses to watch out for counterfeit notes when accepting notes of high denominations, following a counterfeit $50 detected on Friday in Tintinara. On Friday, 22 November a customer […]

VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS FIGHT FOR PROTECTION

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on November 26, 2013

Over 10,000 sign petition for Firefighters’ Compensation Bill CFS Executive Director Sonia St Alban and volunteer firefighters will today present the Country Fire Service Volunteers Association’s (CFSVA) petition to the Member for […]

MAN ARRESTED FOR THEFT – COOBER PEDY

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on November 25, 2013

Monday, 25 November 2013 6:12pm Police have arrested a 25-year old man from Coober Pedy and charged him with theft. Police will allege the man walked into an opal mine and museum […]

ANDREW ‘WILBUR’ WILLIAMSON – OUTBACK MURDER MYSTERY CONTINUES

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on November 11, 2013 • ( Leave a comment )

A decade has passed since someone brutally assaulted Coober Pedy resident Andrew ‘Wilbur’ Williamson in his Tupper Close dugout and left him to die, but police have never stopped the hunt for […]

ALTONA ENERGY MD STEPS DOWN WITH CHINESE SHARE PLACEMENT

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on November 1, 2013

Altona, the AIM listed Australian based energy company, today announces the completion of the placing of 59,700,000 ordinary shares to Wintask Group (“Wintask”) at 1.4 pence per share (“the Placing”) and also […]

ROAD TRAIN ROLLOVER STUART HIGHWAY NORTH OF COOBER PEDY

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on October 23, 2013

Motorists travelling the Stuart Highway about 45 kms north of Coober Pedy are advised of a triple trailer road train roll-over. There is a lot of debris on the road and the […]

IMX MANAGING DIRECTOR RESIGNS

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on October 17, 2013

Perth, Australia: IMX Resources Limited announces that Mr Neil Meadows has resigned from his role as Managing Director and will be transitioning out of the Company. Mr Meadows said, “I believe I […]

ROYAL COMMISSION SOUGHT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES ON APY LANDS

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on October 16, 2013

  George Kenmore On behalf of APY Council of Elders and Community Members PO Box 280 ALDGATE  SA  5154 georgekenmore1@gmail.com 0438 399 012  16 October 2013   For the URGENT Attention of the […]

OZ MINERALS TO WITHDRAW FROM MT. WOODS COPPER-GOLD JV

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on October 10, 2013

Tenements unencumbered for development of Mt Woods Magnetite Project Perth, Australia: IMX Resources Limited (ASX: IXR, TSX: IXR, IXR. WT) (‘IMX’ or the ‘Company’) announces that OZ Minerals Limited (ASX: OZL) (‘OZ […]

FUNERAL NOTICE – BINDI SIMPSON (Nee Rowe)

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on October 5, 2013

Bindi Simpson (Nee Rowe) Passed away peacefully at home in the arms of her loving family on the 30th September 2013. The service to be held at 11 am on the 9th […]

NEW ALCOHOL RULES IN COOBER PEDY

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on September 30, 2013

Monday, 30 September 2013 9:10am New rules come into effect from today regarding the purchase of alcohol in Coober Pedy. The South Australia Liquor and Gambling Commissioner, Paul White, announced the new […]

INDEPENDENT COMMISSIONER AGAINST CORRUPTION BEGINS WATCH

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on September 2, 2013

2 September 2013. A new era in law enforcement will begin in South Australia as the State’s first Independent Commissioner Against Corruption, the Hon Bruce Lander QC, takes up his task today. […]

KAREN WILLIAMS SEARCH COOBER PEDY – TIMELINE

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on July 26, 2013

MAJOR CRIME & MINE RESCUE RENEW SEARCH FOR KAREN WILLIAMS Wednesday 24 September 2014 Major Crime Investigation Branch returned to Coober Pedy on Monday 22 September armed with fresh information on the […]

FIRE GUTS ICONIC BUILDING IN COOBER PEDY

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on July 24, 2013

A fire that gutted an iconic building in the centre of Coober Pedy last night was attended by Coober Pedy CFS, Mine Rescue/SES, SA Ambulance volunteers and Coober Pedy Police. Just before […]

TACKLING ALCOHOL ABUSE AND PUBLIC SAFETY IN COOBER PEDY

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on July 20, 2013

A $367,000 Federal grant  that allows $260,000 to employ a person for two years to work with the District Council of Coober Pedy and government service agencies to implement nearly 100 recommendations […]

ALCOHOL SEIZED AND DESTROYED NEAR COOBER PEDY

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on July 3, 2013

A vehicle suspected of illegally trafficking alcohol onto the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytajatjara (APY) lands was stopped by police early Friday morning Friday, 21 June 2013 on the Stuart Highway near Coober Pedy. […]

COOBER PEDY WELCOMES JOURNEY TO RECOGNITION

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on July 3, 2013

Coober Pedy will welcome Australia’s Journey to Recognition on Thursday, an epic relay around the nation to see Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples recognised in the constitution. Catacomb Anglican Church will […]

COOBER PEDY ABORIGINAL ELDERS LOBBY TO RETAIN TIP

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on October 16, 2012

The Editor Coober Pedy Regional Times Coober Pedy  SA 5723 Dear Sir/Madam,  While reading the Coober Pedy Times Issue Thursday 11th October in the letters to the editor section, I read with […]

100 PEOPLE WALK 325-KM FOR FUTURE OF PORT AUGUSTA

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on September 15, 2012

Tomorrow, 100 people will set off on a 14-day, 325km walk from Port Augusta to Adelaide’s Parliament House — calling on the Government to build Australia’s first solar thermal plant.

CHEMICAL LEAK CLOSES STUART HIGHWAY

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on September 15, 2012

South Australian Police have advised that the Stuart Highway, approximately 5kms north of Pimba is closed to traffic due to a chemical incident. Chemicals on board a truck are leaking with one […]

TRAGIC DEATH OF OODNADATTA ROADHOUSE OWNER NUMBS OUTBACK COMMUNITIES

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on August 25, 2012 • ( 18 Comments )

This article includes corrections 30/8/2012: The tragic death of Oodnadatta Pink Roadhouse owner Adam Plate at the Targa Adelaide Championship Rally on Friday 24 August has numbed the outback town of Coober Pedy and […]

$200,000 REWARD FOR INFORMATION ON KAREN WILLIAMS WHEREABOUTS

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on August 19, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

Major Crime Detectives have identified a suspect in the 1990 disappearance of Karen Michelle Williams from Coober Pedy The suspect was identified following a review of the historic case. New information was […]

REMOTE HOUSING FOR COMMUNITIES ACROSS AUSTRALIA

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on August 3, 2012

More Indigenous people in remote communities are benefitting from new and refurbished homes completed as part of the $5.5 billion National Partnership Agreement on Remote Indigenous Housing.

FIREARMS (GUN) AMNESTY DECLARED IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on August 1, 2012

The Registrar of Firearms has declared a firearms (gun) amnesty commencing on 1 August 2012 and finishing at midnight on 31 October 2012. South Australia Police is conducting and managing the amnesty. […]

5.4 EARTHQUAKE NEAR MORWELL – YALLOURN OPEN CUT COAL MINE

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on June 20, 2012

A 5.4 earthquake recorded by Geoscience Australia, SE of Moe in Victoria’s North on Tuesday night 19 June has already registered over 40 aftershocks up to Wednesday 20th June. The quake located […]

NEW WATER PERMITS FOR REGIONAL LAND MANAGERS

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on June 19, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

Land managers proposing to undertake certain activities in the SA Arid Lands region that may impact on a water resource will now need to apply for a new permit introduced by the […]

MORE CATERPILLAR TRUCKS & EQUIPMENT ARRIVE FOR SA MINING SECTOR

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on June 11, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy Tom Koutsantonis today welcomed the arrival of the second direct shipment of Caterpillar trucks and equipment to supply the expanding mining sector. A month after the […]

2012 FEDERAL VOLUNTEER GRANTS NOW OPEN

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on June 6, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

Applications for Gillard Government Volunteer Grants for 2012 are now open, with $16 million available to not-for-profit organisations around the country. “The grants range between $1,000 and $5,000 and can be used […]

SEISMIC SURGE IN FAR NORTH: 3.9 EARTHQUAKE NEAR ROXBY DOWNS

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on March 26, 2012 • ( 3 Comments )

A 3.9 magnitude earthquake has struck near Olympic Dam in South Australia’s Mid – Far North AEST: Monday 26 March 2012 at 07:53:20  in addition to a spate of 4 separate earthquakes in the […]

SPATE OF EARTHQUAKES HIT SOUTH AUSTRALIA’S FAR NORTH

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on March 24, 2012 • ( 1 Comment )
Location of earthquake between Oodnadatta and William Creek

A spate of earthquakes all within a week of each other have occurred in South Australia’s Far North with three strikes on the APY Lands. A significant 6.1 earthquake struck near Ernabella (Pukatja), Fregon and Indulkana […]

COOBER PEDY TO SECURE WATER SUPPLY WITH GRANT

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on March 6, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

Coober Pedy will have a more secure water supply thanks to a $600,000 State Government grant to upgrade a 26-year-old cement water pipeline which supplies the town. Regional Development Minister Gail Gago […]

OPAL AND PRECIOUS METAL THEFT – COOBER PEDY

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on February 22, 2012

Coober Pedy police are investigating the theft of a significant quantity of opal, and gold and silver ingots from Coober Pedy this week and ask dealers of precious stones and metals to […]

PROPOSED CHANGES TO FEDERAL MINING OHS&W REGULATIONS DEFERRED

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on January 19, 2012

Proposed changes to federal mining occupational health safety and welfare (OHS&W) regulations to be implemented on the first of January 2012 have been deferred for twelve months, while lawmakers, Safe Work Australia […]

$65,000 BACK-PAY FOR COOBER PEDY WORKERS

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on January 19, 2012

Eleven workers at Coober Pedy in South Australia have been back-paid a total of $65,900 following intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman. The workers – who all worked at the same business […]

IMX RESOURCES DISPUTE WITH JV PARTNER

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on December 1, 2011

On 14 November 2011, IMX Resources Limited  called on its joint venture partner, Taifeng Yuanchuang International Development Co., Ltd  to pay by 28 November 2011 its 49% share (A$4,121,601) of Cairn Hill […]

“WOMEN AND EMPLOYED PEOPLE MORE LIKELY TO VOLUNTEER” SAY STATISTICS

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on December 1, 2011

More than one-third of Australians did voluntary work last year, with more women volunteering than men, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). In 2010, 36% of Australians aged 18 years […]

COOBER PEDY AND DISTRICTS FACING WORST FIRE DANGER SEASON IN SEVERAL DECADES

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on November 30, 2011

COOBER PEDY: All available CFS firefighters (6) left Coober Pedy with two fire trucks at 4pm on Tuesday 29 November to fight fires on Bulgunnia Pastoral property and another burning at McDouall Peak Station, 140 – […]

EARLY START TO FIRE DANGER SEASON FOR PASTORAL DISTRICTS

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on October 13, 2011

The Country Fire Service (CFS) has announced an early start to the 2011/12 Fire Danger Season for the North East Pastoral and North West Pastoral Fire Ban Districts. The season which was […]

REGIONAL FLY-IN, FLY-OUT INQUIRY LAUNCHED

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on August 24, 2011

The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Regional Australia has today launched an inquiry into the experience of fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) and drive-in, drive-out (DIDO) workers in regional Australia. “The Committee recognises […]

REMOTE ELECTRICITY SUBSIDIES: RAMSEY GETS SUPPORT OF PARLIAMENT

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on August 22, 2011

Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey says the fact that his private members motion on the Remote Areas Subsidy for electricity has passed the Parliament unopposed, shows even the South Australian Federal […]

IMX: RESIGNATION OF MANAGING DIRECTOR

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on August 18, 2011

Iron ore producer and explorer, IMX Resources Limited wishes to advise that the Managing Director, Mr. Duncan McBain, has tendered his resignation to the Board. Chairman, Mr. Johann Jacobs, said that “it […]

ONE SET OF REGULATIONS FOR ALL AUSTRALIAN MINING?

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on August 17, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

Draft model Codes of Practice open for public comment until 9 SEPT Safe Work Australia in partnership with the Commonwealth and states are recommending alteration of work health and safety laws for […]

DISAPPEARANCE OF JASON RICHARDS DECLARED A MAJOR CRIME

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on June 28, 2011

The disappearance and search for missing person Jason Neil Richards has been declared a Major Crime. Police hold grave fears for the safety of Mr Richards who’s family have not heard from […]

COOBER PEDY AND REMOTE AREAS “ELECTRICITY CRISIS MEETING” TO GO AHEAD

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on May 14, 2011

An URGENT PUBLIC MEETING scheduled for 10.30am on Sunday 15 May in Coober Pedy will go ahead despite last minute suggestions that the excessive electricity tariffs imposed on 13 Outback Towns will […]

MEDIA TAKE THE BAIT ON MISLEADING DRUG RAID RELEASE

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on April 19, 2011

A marijuana bud and a business shop takings were “seized” in the latest raid at Mintabie on Officer Oil Basin in the Far North of South Australia. On Monday 11 April, 2011 […]

LEAKED CABINET DOCUMENT REVEALS SA GOVERNMENT DECEIT

By Coober Pedy Regional Times on April 14, 2011 • ( 28 Comments )

The leaked Sustainable Budget Commission Report or “Razor Gang Report” reveals that the State Government had full knowledge of the impact the reduction in the RAES subsidy would have on the communities […]

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