Category Archives: LETTERS TO EDITOR
“OLYMPIC DAM SECRECY A PUBLIC RISK – NO COORDINATED DISASTER RESPONSE PLAN”
OPEN LETTER TO: Malcolm Hyde, Commissioner of Police- My name is Edward Cranswick (formerly US Geological Survey), now a resident of Adelaide, and I am presently at Olympic Dam/Roxby Downs to investigate the magnitude 4 earthquake that occurred here on … Continue reading
NEW TAXES: “IF TOBACCO & ALCOHOL ARE SO DEVASTATING – WHY AREN’T THEY BANNED?
Dear Editor Coober Pedy Regional Times, I want to change my choices in life! I wish to partake in the politically and socially acceptable practice of consuming alcohol, in vast quantities. “The Government is my Shepherd – he will … Continue reading
COOBER PEDY A CARING COMMUNITY – A STRENGTH TO BE PROUD OF
Letter to Editor – Coober Pedy Regional Times During Carers Week (which occurs in October each year), I was reminded of the “contrast” between the Australian approach to people with physical health problems compared to our approach to those with … Continue reading
DOES BEING A CLIMATE CHANGE EXPERT NEED MORE RESEARCH STEVE FIELDING?
The Editor Coober Pedy Regional Times Dear Editor It is very worrying that Senator Steve Fielding has returned from his fact-finding mission to the USA with his confidence in the opinions of the Heartland Institute about climate change. It is … Continue reading
SA PUBLIC CONSULATION PROCESS FLAWED FOR PEOPLE OF WHYALLA
Mining developments in SA being fast-tracked? To the Editor. Stuart Petroleum appears to have a hidden agenda as does the South Australian Government! This meeting eventuated the following week due to an error in reporting from Gts/Bkn’s Southern Cross Broadcasting Services in Port … Continue reading
Posted in GENERAL News, LETTERS TO EDITOR
Tagged coober pedy regional times, Crown Sponsored Project, giant Australian cuttlefish, Hon Paul Holloway MP, Point Lowly Lighthouse Cottages, Port Bonython, Port Pirie, Public Consultation, Rann Labor Government, south australian government, Southern Cross Broadcasting Services, Stuart Petroleum, the Marine Environment, Whyalla
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ROWAN RAMSEY: SENSATIONAL ADVERTISER OPAL SCAM STORY – “OVER THE TOP”
Clarification from Federal MP Rowan Ramsey on comments relating to a malicious “Opal Scam” story. The tall story in the Adelaide Advertiser was not evidenced with complainants from the tourist sector as stated in the headline. Nor were any “suggested” … Continue reading
TRUE COLOURS OF “OPAL SCAM”
Dear Editor, Are recession preditors turning on their communities? Upon reading the typical Advertiser (Adelaide Now) style headline, “Tourists duped in fake opal scam“, alarm bells began to ring. Reading further and subsequently hearing it rehearsed on regional radio, the … Continue reading
CONFUSION WITH “OPAL SCAM” DUPLICITY
To the Editor, How is the jewellery trade a mining concern? In googling Coober Pedy Times website today, we noted a catchy headline on another site: “Tourists duped in fake opal scam“. An interesting observation was that the claim was … Continue reading
Posted in COOBER PEDY News & Events, LETTERS TO EDITOR
Tagged Coober Pedy Opal Miners, Rowan Ramsey, synthetic opal, Tourism
TOURISTS PROHIBITED AT ICONIC DALHOUSIE SPRINGS IN OUTBACK SA
Dear Editor, Outback Airlines is Alice Springs leading air charter company with a fleet of six aircraft. We operate half-day and full-day sightseeing tours to West MacDonnells and Uluru landing at iconic and environmentally sensitive places such as Palm Valley … Continue reading
HEALTH CLINIC SERVICES REMOVED FROM REMOTE TOWN MINTABIE WITHOUT CONSULTATION
To: The Editor Coober Pedy Regional Times I would like to protest against the removal of clinic services from Mintabie, without any consultation or stated valid reasons.
VICTORIAN BUSHFIRES BRING APPEALS FROM COMMUNITY
To the Editor, Please support the victims of the Victorian bush fires in a real and practical way – even if you are like me and can’t offer monetary aid.
GOVERNMENTS HELP NUCLEAR LAUGH ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK
Posted in LETTERS TO EDITOR
Tagged AREVA, coober pedy regional times, current nuclear turmoil in the USA, european union, Hidden carbon emissions, Leslie Kemeny, nuclear, Nuclear power no help against climate change, Price Anderson Act, The costs of nuclear waste disposal, Volcanic History in the Region, Water Table Underneath, yucca mountain
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BHP BILLITON – A LAW UNTO ITSELF
Posted in LETTERS TO EDITOR
Tagged Aboriginal heritage protection laws, asx, bhp, coober pedy regional times, export uranium to Russia, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith, kloppers, nuclear weapons, olympic dam, radioactive tailings production, roxby, Roxby Downs Indenture Act, SA Environment Protection Act, shareholders, uranium, water
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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
