COOBER PEDY ABORIGINAL ELDERS LOBBY TO RETAIN TIP

The Editor
Coober Pedy Regional Times
Coober Pedy  SA 5723

Dear Sir/Madam, 

Coober Pedy tip at its current location

While reading the Coober Pedy Times Issue Thursday 11^th October in the letters to the editor section, I read with some concern the confusion over the current Rubbish Tip Site in Coober Pedy.  I can with some authority alleviate some of the concerns as I have been approached by several indigenous Elders in the community to begin a petition to the tabled in the Federal, State and Local Governments as soon as the wording in the petition is finalized.  The petition is to keep the existing Coober Pedy Rubbish Tip in its current location and to upgrade the infrastructure to “facilitate optimum control mechanisms and prevent any further ecological damage through the development of a new Site.” 

100 PEOPLE WALK 325-KM FOR FUTURE OF PORT AUGUSTA

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

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 believed to be hydrochloric acid.

The road is closed for safety reasons and to allow emergency services the chance to contain the leak and clean up.

At this time it is unknown how long the road will be closed.

TRAGIC DEATH OF OODNADATTA ROADHOUSE OWNER NUMBS OUTBACK COMMUNITIES

Adam Plate, owner of Oodnadatta Pink Roadhouse killed in tragic rally accident on Friday

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 local pastoral districts.

The many pastoral families and remote town’s folk who have known Adam since he arrived at Oodnadatta in 1974 with his then girlfriend Lynnie Trevillian, are still coming to grips with the loss of their outback icon. 

When news of the shocking accident reached the Far North on Friday, Mayor Steve Baines of Coober Pedy turned his thoughts immediately to the Plate family. 

“On behalf of the residents of Coober Pedy I extend my condolences to Lynnie and the family. Our thoughts are with you all at this very sad time.”

“Adam was a true outback legend who stood up for what he believed in and Outback South Australia is a better place because of him”, said Mayor Baines.

$200,000 REWARD FOR INFORMATION ON KAREN WILLIAMS WHEREABOUTS

Karen Williams missing since August 1990

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 unearthed and as a result the suspect was identified.  He has been spoken to by Detectives and a sample of his DNA has been taken.

This month marks the 22nd anniversary of her disappearance. There is a  $200,000 reward offered to anyone who provides information that leads to an arrest.

REMOTE HOUSING FOR COMMUNITIES ACROSS AUSTRALIA

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

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.

The aim of the gun amnesty is to make South Australia a safer place by removing Unwanted, unregistered or illegal guns, ammunition or gun parts from the community and making it harder for guns to fall into the wrong hands.