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Coober Pedy Regional Times FREE Tel: 08 86725 920 http://cooberpedyregionaltimes.wordpress.com Thursday 26 May - 8 June 2011 REMOTE AREAS TRAWLED TO PATCH LABOR BUDGET HOLE NICK XENOPHON GIVES REMOTE PEOPLE A VOICE page 1 POWER SUBSIDY CUTS ANGER OUTBACK RESIDENTS Remote area businesses and citizens representing the RAES communities protest against the State Government’s subsidy withdrawal for an essential service to help patch Labor’s budget hole An urgent Remote Areas meeting was held in Coober The people's champion, Federal Independent Senator Nick Pedy on Sunday 15 May to protest against the Xenophon MLC who travelled from Adelaide for the implementation of a staggering electricity tariff meeting called for comments from the crowd and heard imposed on 13 remote communities in the state's Far a broad range of angry concerns from business owners North. and residents in the region. The meeting opened by Mayor Steve Baines was attended Everyone had the same thing in common - the withdrawal by Independent Senator Nick Xenophon MLC, the of the RAES subsidy now touted to be phased out over Honorable John Darley MLC, Federal Member Rowan three years. Ramsey MP together with business operators and community members of the broader far north region. "Slow or fast, it's still a ripoff", said Senator Nick 100 FOR NATIONAL HIGHWAYS Xenophon. AND INCREASED FINES page 3, 7 Friday preceding the meeting Minister for Energy Michael O'Brien released a statement saying the state government Both Coober Pedy's Mayor and Senator Nick Xenophon would now phase out the RAES subsidy over three years spoke about equalisation of electricity as in other states. beginning in the new financial year (less than a month away). "Why is it that South Australia is the only state in the Commonwealth of Australia that doesn't have equalisation of power prices?" asked Nick Xenophon. Minister for Energy’s recent tirade on the regional constituents projects a fallacy that the rest of the state "Why is it that South Australian people in remote areas are funding outback resident’s decision to live in remote pay double or more in power than the rest of the country?" areas. Mayor Steve Baines said, "we should not be paying any It is not evident that the city people are calling foul on the more than our on grid counterparts, and this state remote citizens whereas the minister in his comments government should reverse the decision to increase tariffs may be seeking to incite the city voting population! for off grid sites whilst working out how they are going to implement a policy of equalisation". Residents of the Far North believe that remote area taxes are being 'hijacked' to subsidise extravagant projects in A few days later on ABC Radio Minister O'Brien came the city, with remote citizens now targetted for pillage to back with, "equalisation would be too costly"! help patch up the impact on the state's budget. Page 9 SERVING THE OPAL CAPITAL OF THE WORLD SINCE 1982 The COOBER PEDY REGIONAL TIMES available ‘WORLD WIDE’ READ Newspaper FREE online at: http://cooberpedyregionaltimes.wordpress.com PO Box 275 Coober Pedy SA 5723 Editor Coober Pedy Child Care Links Youth & Social Ph: (08) 8672 5920 Margaret Mackay Sue Britt Tanya Lauder Rose Temple Email: [email protected] DEADLINES + Publishing 1 June - 3 June - 9 June 15 June - 17 June 23 June ie. 5pm Wednesday - Articles Regional Scribes Local Scribes 5pm Friday - Advertising Advertising Rates Black & White Display $6.50 per cm/col Classified $8.00 per cm/col Colour on Application Inserts on Application Helen Williams Charlie-Paris Lynnie Plate Veronica Hartnett Nilpinna Stn. Regional Dog Reporter Oodnadatta/Outback Mintabie/Outback DISTRIBUTING 4,500 + to Electricity crisis continues IS YOUR STORY SA : ADELAIDE CENTRAL & IMPORTANT ? Suburbs. Also Cavan, Bute, Pt. Pirie, Dublin, Minlaton, Pt. Broughton, PT. Simple Tips AUGUSTA, Snowtown, Pt. 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During the course of any election campaign, letters to the editor dealing with election issues or similar material must contain the author’s name and street address (not PO Box) for publication.” Page 2 Coober Pedy Regional Times Thursday 26 May 2011 HIGHWAY SPEED LIMITS SET TO DROP BUT FINES WILL INCREASE DTEI seek comment on new road safety plan A Department of Transport, Energy and Dan van Holst Pellekaan MP, Member for Stuart The questionnaire to be Infrastructure (DTEI) media release and said, "I believe that reducing the speed limit on commented on includes: accompanying advertisement (page 7) has the Stuart Highway to 100kph would be a very been issued to the Far North and gives until poor decision. 1.) What are your thoughts about 10 June to respond to a Draft South the Safe System approach to road Australian Road Safety Strategy called 2020 safety outlined in the strategy? – Towards Zero Together and outlines a proposal to reduce National Highway speeds 2.) Do you have any comments on to 100km per hour in South Australia. the key strategies for achieving Safer Roads, which are are: The Draft Strategy can be accessed on the DTEI • Integrate safety into all stages of website www.dtei.sa.gov.au/roadsafety or by urban / rural and transport / corridor calling 1300 557 316 planning processes. • Form stronger partnerships According to DTEI the new draft strategy, between State and local government designed to make roads safer, takes into account to apply safe system principles input from 18 community road safety forums held when improving the local road somewhere across the State late last year. 5.) Do you have any comments on network. the key strategies for achieving Safer The draft strategy, suggests the speed limit for • Target infrastructure safety Vehicles, which are: National Highways may drop to100k/ph coupled investment with the most effective •Promote adoption of safest vehicle with increased fines. safe system treatments at locations fleet buying policies by public and with the highest volumes of private fleet owners. The draft says the state government will lobby crashes. •Continue to support and promote for increased Commonwealth funding for safety ANCAP and UCSR in cooperation programs on national highways and local road 3) Do you have any comments on with other national initiatives, networks and will work with the Commonwealth the key strategies for achieving including the promotion of pedestrian to seek a mechanism for local government to Safer Speeds, which are: safety initiatives. access increased safety funding. •Accelerate the introduction of a Member for Stuart Dan Van Holst range of new vehicle technologies The DTEI Strategy says, “High use motorcycle Pellekaan looks to realistic solutions for • Align speed limits to the function, such as frontal collision avoidance routes will be identified and the feasibility of road safety standard and use of the road and and intelligent speed adaptation.
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