Outback Community Newspaper Est 1982 8672 5036 Thursday 31 January 2013 ISSN 1833-1831 •Mechanic on duty •Tyres •Tyre repairs •Fuel •Parts •Opening hours 7.30am- 5pm Tel: 08 86725 920 http://cooberpedyregionaltimes.wordpress.com MIRACLE DOG SURVIVES HEAT WAVE IN DESERT A dog found seemingly abandoned at a truck stop 40 kilometres south of Cadney Homestead during the countries worst heat wave, survived on water left by tourists, for about three weeks. "Travellers heading north on the Stuart Highway between Coober Pedy and Cadney Park had been mentioning a dog at the roadstop for a couple of weeks", said Mark Bzowy Leasee of Cadney Park Homestead.“ "There are a few station dogs crossed with dingoes around this way so at first I thought it was a feral being friendly. After we kept hearing about it I decided to contact the District Council of Coober Pedy to try and get some help as we have no chance here of finding any owner." "It really isn’t in their jurisdiction and they were operating on a smaller crew of staff at that time. It was out of sheer humaneness that the Coober Pedy Council Works Department sent a crew up to rescue the dog," said Mark. Coober Pedy’s two local heroes, James Michie and Denis Markovic from the DCCP went on two 400k round trips to try and catch the dog which had miraculously survived some of the Far North’s most extreme temperatures. Once caught, the dog was found to be wearing a collar and tag that belonged to an address in Coober Pedy, although the owner was not in town at the time and was uncontactable. Currently the attractive, brindle kelpie cross is being housed at the Council Dog Pound, courtesy of the Coober Pedy ratepayers until such time as it’s owner claims him, or his Coober Pedy Regional Times future is determined. See new Facebook page: Impounded Dogs District Kelpie X survived heat wave alone at truck stop near Cadney Park with a bit of water from tourists. Council Coober Pedy Rescuer James Michie DCCP in the background AUSTRALIA DAY - REASONS TO CELEBRATE Coober Pedy had plenty to celebrate The Australia Day function consisted of a this Australia Day held on Saturday traditional BBQ which raised funds for the 26 January at the Old Timers Mine RFDS. Mines Resue/SES, CFS were in car park. attendance on the day and available to discuss their services with anyone looking Our Australia Day Ambassador.was the at volunteering. popular ABC Evenings host Peter Goers who was awarded the Medal of the Order Visitors who gave a gold coin donation of Australia (OAM) for his service to the received a give-away showbag. community as a radio broadcaster in the 2013 Australia Day Honours list, making Coober Pedians extra proud. See pages 10,11 and 20 for Coober Pedy’s Peter, who’s career in the entertainment Citizen of the Year and radio industy spans 35 years has been a tremendous advocate for the opal and who was at the mining town and the remote areas folk. Australia Day Celebrations A double Citizenship ceremony was held which embraced two members of the See Page 7 for Coober Pedy/Sri Lankan community who Coober Pedy Opal have lived and worked in the town for the past two years and the 2013 local Miners Association Left: New citizen Mr Hollupathirage, Tharindu Nayanaranjana Caldera, Mr. Citizen of the Year, Tina Boyd was open letter to Minister Peter Goers OAM; Mayor Steve Baines and new citizen Mr Heekenda announced. Tom Koutsantonis Mudiyanselange, Isuru Sri Madushanka Bandara SERVING THE OPAL CAPITAL OF THE WORLD SINCE 1982 OODNADATTA - THE HOTTEST Editor: Margaret Mackay TOWN IN AUSTRALIA PO Box 275 Coober Pedy SA 5723 Ph: (08) 8672 5920 At just over 48C Alice Plate of Email: [email protected] Oodnadatta is able to fry an egg on the concrete outside the Pink Road House as Next Newspapers the small town moved into day 10 of a relentless heat wave that engulfed the far Thursday 14 February 2013 north during January. Thursday 28 February 2013 Thursday 14 March 2013 Climate experts say we need to get used to it, as the earth is warming up. Space booked by Wed (week prior) Material must be in Fri prior On page 6 we have displayed both Advertising Rates Coober Pedy and Oodnadatta’s Daily Black & White Summaries for the January hot stretch. Display $6.50 per cm/col See also the Berkeley Earth graph of how Classified $8.00 per cm/col much Australia has warmed over in the past Colour on Application century with links attached for personal Inserts on Application research. DISTRIBUTING 4,500 + to On page 18 see a small excerpt of the SA : ADELAIDE CENTRAL Sydney Morning Herald’s front page . Also Cavan, Bute, Pt. Pirie, Dublin, Minlaton, Pt. coverage of Oodnadatta during January’s Broughton, PT. AUGUSTA, Snowtown, Pt. Wakefield, hottest day. * Bute IGA 9 High St, Bute, SA * Snowtown IGA 36 Railway Tce, * Port Broughton IGA 27 Harvey St Right: Alice Plate fries an egg on the * Dublin BP Lot 7 Port Wakefield Rd, concrete outside the Pink * Port Wakefield BP Truckstop Roadhouse 22 Snowtown Rd Port Wakefield Photograph: Anna Daniels Ceduna/Thevenard, Pt. 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See the extravagantly built UNDERGROUND SERBIAN CHURCH with it’s magnificent stained glass windows and carvings. Visitors can stay overnight and experience underground life as the locals know it! Pictured above: New owner Lyn with Boro Rapaic (President OME ), new owner Greg Searle, Johann Herr (OME Committee), Peter Tsakiridis (OME Committee), Frank Novosel (OME Committee). 2013 brings a change of direction for the Opal “ Greg Searle and his partner Lyn have purchased OMEI and will continue Miners Enterprises Incorporated (OMEI) with to provide a service to the Miner’s and the Community that still reflects the Organisation now being transferred to the purposes of which OMEI was founded on including competitive fuel private ownership. prices.” OMEI President Boro Rapaic is delighted to The magnificent and colourful Breakaways introduce the new owners of OMEI to the Coober “In addition Greg is a Fitter and Turner and a Maintenance Manager merge from the underground seabed Pedy Township.