Monthly Archives: September 2009
MINTABIE: IMPENDING LEGISLATION TO STOP OPAL MINERS HAVING A DRINK IN THEIR HOMES
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, if not totally closed off!! The draconian Anangu … Continue reading
Posted in MINTABIE/MARLA News
Tagged Ahava Energy, Amendments to the Opal Mining Act 1995, apy lands, Australian civil rights, CIVIL LIBERTIES: PRECEDENT SOUGHT BY STATE GOVERNMENT, coober pedy regional times, draconian laws, Marla. Coober Pedy, Mintabie opal fields, Mr. Weatherill, Officer Oil Basin, PIRSA, SA State Legislation
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FILMMAKER DAVID BRADBURY: RED DUST DUMP ORIGINATING AT WOOMERA IS GRAVE CONCERN FOR PUBLIC HEALTH
“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 front moving across South Australia 22-25 September, with west to southwest winds … Continue reading
Posted in COOBER PEDY News & Events
Tagged 70 million tonnes per year of radioactive tailings, BHP Billiton Olympic Dam uranium mine, bismuth, Broken Hill reporting severe dust, coober pedy regional times, Desert dust storm SA, Duncan McLaren, dust from Maralinga, filmmaker David Bradbury, flinders ranges, Maralinga Nuclear bomb tests, Martin Grava, Minister for Mines and energy, Nasa images dust storm, prevailing winds blow from Roxby, radioactive dust storms, radioactive lead, Radioactive polonium, radioactive tailings, radium, south australia, The Australian, thorium, Woomera
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KILOMETRE LONG GOLD-CALCRETE ANOMALY FOUND NEAR CHALLENGER GOLD MINE IN SA DESERT
• 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 to commence on large 5km x 5km regional … Continue reading
WESTERN PLAINS RESOURCES NEAR COOBER PEDY SUFFERS INVESTOR BLOW FROM DEFENCE DEPARTMENT
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 interest in the Hawks Nest project located within … Continue reading
Posted in COOBER PEDY News & Events
Tagged coober pedy regional times, Department of Defence, Foreign Investment Review Board, Hawks Nest Project, Opal miners, pastoral operations, stuart highway, tourists, Western Plains Resources Ltd, Woomera Prohibited Area, Wugang Iron & Steel (Group) Corp (WISCO)
FAR NORTH SA: SEVERE WEATHER WARNING FOR DAMAGING DUST & WIND
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 of gale force winds a massive dust storm … Continue reading
Posted in COOBER PEDY News & Events
Tagged Analysis on the dust storm, Bureau of Meteorology, ceduna, coober pedy, coober pedy regional times, dust from Maralinga, Dust Storm, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Flinders, Gale force winds, leigh creek, Lower Eyre Peninsula, marree, Mid North, Moomba, Port Lincoln, roxby downs, State Emergency Service, Thevenard, west coast, Whyalla, Yorke Peninsula
AUSTRALIA – AUTHORITIES MUST BETTER PREPARE FOR “OVERDUE” VOLCANO RISK
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 Geological Society of Australia (Victoria Division) Selwyn Medal … Continue reading
Posted in GENERAL News
Tagged 380 volcanoes in total, Associate Professor Bernie Joyce, coober pedy regional times, Geological Society of Australia, lava flows and ash falls impacting on Melbourne, Mount Gambier South Australia, Professor David Cantrill, Selwyn Medal for 2009, Sir Alfred Selwyn, South Australian border near Mt Gambier, Western District of Victoria, Western Uplands around Ballarat
MINTABIE – OUTBACK HEALTH SERVICES: RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
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. The RFDS who had flown into town once … Continue reading
15 YEAR OLD COOBER PEDY GIRL BRUTALLY ATTACKED AT FAR NORTH FUNERAL
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: *That the family’s 15 year old child was … Continue reading
COOBER PEDY – THE 2009 GREAT BREAKAWAYS’ BOLT BEGINS
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 Fathers Day a GIANT event, raising funds on the … Continue reading
COOBER PEDY AREA SCHOOL COMMUNITY “CHAT ROOM” – EDITION ONE
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 within our school for the benefit of Students, … Continue reading
OZ MINERALS ANNOUNCE MANAGEMENT CHANGES
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 Development
2009 SA Great “FAR NORTH” REGIONAL AWARDS – VENUE ANNOUNCED
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 promises to be a spectacular affair with all … Continue reading
Posted in COOBER PEDY News & Events
Tagged 2009 Far North Regional Awards, Adelaide Showground, Australia Post, Coober Pedy Old Timers Mine, coober pedy regional times, COOBER PEDY SAINTS, Department for Trade and Economic Development, ETSA Utilities, Glass Pear Trophy, Jam Factory, Ms Nikki Seymour-Smith, Nippy’s, Office of Regional Affairs, Regional Development South Australia, South Australian Tourism Commission, Standpipe Golf Motor Inn, The SA Great Regional Awards, Trevor Berry, westpac
INDUSTRY PLAYER UNVEILS NEW OPAL TECHNOLOGY
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 opals. The GDA, Gemmological Digital Analyser, is the … Continue reading
Posted in COOBER PEDY News & Events
Tagged Applied Robotics Pty Ltd, Australian opal industry, brand Opallia, coober pedy regional times, CSIRO, Dr Leanne Bischof, GDA technology, Gemmological Digital Analyser, National Council of Jewellery Valuers, O.P.A.L, Opal Producers of Australia Limited, Peter Sutton director of O.P.A.L, The GDA system
NORTHERN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD NEWSLETTER SA
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 Hotel. The William Creek Hotel, whilst for … Continue reading
Posted in COOBER PEDY News & Events
Tagged Backhoe Business Coober Pedy, Coober Pedy Airport Development, coober pedy regional times, Down to Earth, Environmental Impact Statement, Far North Economic Development, National Networks Project, NRDB in transition, Regional Development Australia, Start-Up Businesses, William Creek Centre
COOBER PEDY AREA SCHOOL STUDENTS ENCOURAGED BY REGIONAL VOLLEYBALL SUCCESS
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 the school library to sleep over and rest … Continue reading
SA COUNCILS SHARE IN $131 MILLION IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS
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
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 HomeStart program to purchase homes being built on their homelands … Continue reading
Posted in GENERAL News, INDIGENOUS NEWS
Tagged Amata housing, anangu home loans, apy lands, budget of $292 million, coober pedy regional times, far north south australia, Homestart program, Housing SA, Indulkana, Memorandum of Understanding, Minister for Families and Communities, Ms Jennifer Rankine
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