Category Archives: COPLEY/FLINDERS News & Events
CALL FOR CHINA TO DIVEST FROM ARKAROOLA PROJECT
Dear Editor, As a teacher of Chinese and a long-time advocate, through the Australia-China Friendship Society, of the promotion of friendship and understanding between the peoples of China and Australia, I feel compelled to add my voice to the defence … Continue reading
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Tagged Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary, Australia-China Friendship Society, Australia-China relations, Chinese International Trust and Investment Corporation, CITIC Australia, coober pedy regional times, Ken Talbot, Marathon Resources, short-tailed grass wren, Talbot Group Holdings, wildlife protection, yellow-footed rock wallaby
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FLINDERS RANGES: NEPABUNNA YOUTH PARTICIPATE IN CONSERVATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT
Five Adnyamathanha people in the Nepabunna community in far north SA recently completed Certificate II in Conservation and Land Management with the Greening Australia SA’s Youth Programs team. Two of the students joined the program a third of the way … Continue reading
ARKAROOLA WILDERNESS SANCTUARY ASPIRING GEOPARK PROJECT
“The inaugural meeting of the Australian Geoparks Network was held in Warrnambool on 9 -10 July 2010. Kanawinka Global Geopark, currently Australia’s only Geopark, hosted the meeting. Delegates from five states and a representative from the Hong Kong Urban Geopark … Continue reading
MAJOR FLOODING AT ANDAMOOKA – ROXBY DOWNS – FLINDERS RANGES & NOTHERN PASTORAL
Welting thunderstorms served a double dose of torrential rains on towns in the far north east of the state including Roxby Downs, Andamooka, the Flinders Ranges and far north east pastoral, severely damaging roads and flooding properties in the region. … Continue reading
HERITAGE LISTED – ARKAROOLA SANCTUARY IN THE FIRING LINE
Government Proposes to allow Mining in Heritage Listed Wilderness Sanctuary Dear Editor We are greatly concerned that the SA government is proposing to allow the mining company Marathon Resources to mine the Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary in the Northern Flinders Ranges.
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Tagged Adnyamathanha land, Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary, coober pedy regional times, Marathon Resources, mining exploration lease in Arkaroola, Minnipa, Mt Painter, Northern Flinders Ranges, radio-active waste, Ridgetop Tours, SA uranium mines, The Armchair, The Watts Family, Yellow Foot rock wallaby
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FIRE BAN ADVICE FOR MID – FAR NORTH – CATASTROPHIC – EXTREME
The CFA in South Australia is advising the public that TOTAL FIRE BANS have been declared for Wednesday, 18 November 2009 in the following Fire Ban Districts:
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Tagged Bushfire information hotline, Bushfire survival plans, Catastrophic or Extreme, coober pedy regional times, Country Fire Service CFS, Eastrn Eyre Peninsula, Eorth East Pastoral, Fire Ban Districts, Flinders, hazardous fire weather, Mid North, North West Pastoral, Riverland
MARATHON RESOURCES ACCEPTS S.A. GOVERNMENT OFFER OF NEW EXPLORATION LICENCE FOR FLINDERS RANGES
The Directors of Marathon Resources Limited hereby advise that, on behalf of its wholly owned subsidiary Bonanza Gold Pty Ltd, Marathon Resources Limited has accepted the offer from the Government of South Australia to grant an Exploration Licence over the … Continue reading
MARATHON RESOURCES SHAREHOLDER & ARKAROOLA URANIUM HUNTER ON BRIBERY CHARGES
Independent Weekly HENDRIK GOUT 17/10/2009 4:00:00 AM The owner and director of the largest shareholder in the company which the state government allows to explore the Arkaroola wilderness for uranium, Marathon Resources, is awaiting trial on charges of having bribed … Continue reading
MISSING FAMILY FLINDERS RANGES AREA
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 Flinders Ranges.
FOUR MILE APPROVAL A DEEPLY DISAPPOINTING BETRAYAL
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 a toxic legacy for generations.
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Tagged 4 Mile in-situ leaching mine, adnyamathanha, coober pedy regional times, Greens MLC Mark Parnell, Minister Peter Garrett, precious groundwater resource, PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES, publicly owned water aquifer, SA environment, TOXIC LEGACY, uranium mining
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THE ‘CLOUD’ CHAMBER PROJECT – UP-MARKETING URANIUM ‘END PRODUCTS’
Arkaroola Sanctuary: Uranium Mining OK, but not in our backyard! See The Mining and Milling Process and IEER Factsheet | Uranium (below) Doug and Margaret Sprigg involved in the ongoing saga, in trying to prevent Marathon Resources mining uranium on … Continue reading
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Tagged Adnyamathanha land, Anthony Albanese, AREVA, Arkaroola Sanctuary lease, Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary, Cloud chamber project, Cold War, coober pedy regional times, Doug and Margaret Sprigg, Heathgate Resouces, Maralinga bombings, Maralinga Nuclear Test Sites, marketing uranium, Pepinini, Professor Ian and Mrs Maja Sainaish-Plimer
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FARINA – OLD GHOST TOWN IN THE FLINDERS COMES BACK TO LIFE
An opening ceremony, paying tribute to early residents, and to launch the new “Information Bay” will be held on May 10 The old ghost town Farina will come back to life in May as volunteers work to restore the crumbling … Continue reading
TRAGEDY STRIKES COULTHARD FAMILY AFTER HISTORIC NATIVE TITLE SIGNOFF IN THE FLINDERS RANGES
Questions Without Answers The celebration of an historic Native Title sign off ended in grief for the Coulthard family in the ancient Flinders Ranges, historically the home of the Adnyamathanha people. At approximately 5.50 pm on 1 April 2009 a … Continue reading
LEIGH CREEK’S BABCOCK & BROWN CLING TO ASX SUSPENSION
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Tagged asx, babcock brown, coober pedy regional times, extended, leigh creek, suspension
AUSTRALIANS ‘WILL ACCEPT NUCLEAR POWER’ ….ZIGGY SAYS
Posted in COPLEY/FLINDERS News & Events, LETTERS TO EDITOR
Tagged ANSTO, coober pedy regional times, nuclear, Ziggy Switkowski
ARKAROOLA COWBOYS RETURN – WASTE AND DAMAGE REMAIN
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Tagged arkaroola, cowboys, EL3502, marathon, mawson project, parnell
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POLICE SEARCH ENDS FOR MISSING 7 YEAR OLD IN MID NORTH
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Tagged coober pedy regional times, far north, missing boy, peterborough, police, south australia, tarowie
FAULTLINES WEAVING THEIR WAY ACROSS SOUTHERN AUSTRALIA
Geoscientists identify seismic activity in Southern Australia including the Flinders Ranges Australia is not as geologically stable as many think. Despite popular belief, Australia is a geologically active continent with moving fault-lines, regular seismic activity, and a long history of … Continue reading
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Tagged australian fault lines, Australias moving faultlines, did exxon-mobil cause tsanami?, drilling and tsunami risks, earthquake fault lines in australia, Earthquake hazzard map South Australia, Fault Lines Located in Australia, faultines in southern australia, flinders ranges, Geological Survey, giant reef, Induced Seismic Activity, Professor Malcolm Wallace, regular seismic activity, School of Earth Sciences, seismic earthquake map of australia, The risk of volcanic eruption in Australia
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