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Thursday, June 18, 2009

Summary 

Page 1

State Squad Selection  Photos - Vanessa Riessen, Dimos Tsakiridis

 Watoto Second Visit

    WPG adds to its Iron Ore Tenement Portfolio near Coober Pedy

Page 2

John Dunstan: My Response to the Misinformed Writers of the Letter to the Editor, 'True Colours of ‘Opal Scam’, Coober Pedy Regional Times, 28 May-10 June

The Fake Opal Fracas - Editorial

Page 3

Meet Rachel Nikolau  Photo - Rachel Nikolau 

Page 4

Port Adelaide Stars visit CPAS  Photos - Gavin Wanganeen, Russell Ebert, Kerry Colbung - Director - SAASTA

Page 5

Coober Pedy Active Girls Group  Photos -  Daniela Jukic, Nicola Crisa, Niamh Monaghan-Spooner

  Page 6 

Out and About  Photos - Watoto Children’s Choir concert in the Greek Hall– the ‘Watoto-Coober Pedy ensemble’. A ‘perente dreaming’ dot painting canvas changed hands in an impromptu cash sale in Coober Pedy last week. The Coober Pedy Biggest Afternoon Tea for 2009 was held at the Coober Pedy RSL. Andrew Michelmore - OZ Minerals Managing Director and CEO , and Mike Rann – Premier of South Australia, at the centre of a media scrum at the Prominent Hill Mine Opening. One of the sensors that are used to measure ground movement in the Prominent Hill pit. Mr and Mrs Derek and Carlsa Carter, Minotaur Exploration, at the Prominent Hill Mine Opening. Minotaur’s exploration drilling results were the ones that gave the first indication that what subsequently became known as ‘Prominent Hill’ was a potential economic mine.

  Page 7

Out and About  Photos - Aboriginal Power Cup visit CPAS - Ethyn Nicholls, Corey Edwards, Kyle Larkins, Layne Borrett, Aaron Tuckfield - Community Development Coordinator for Port Adelaide Football Club. Julia Chamberlain, Deahna Riessen, Anna Tsakiridis, Gavin Wanganeen – won one AFL Brownlow Medal and two AFL Premierships. Russell Ebert – won four SANFL Magarey Medals and three SANFL Premierships, Dimos Tsakiridis, Jordan Riessen, Marty Naylon, Richard Naylon.

Gilli Procopis and Julie Chamberlain – Coober Pedy office of Uniting Care Wesley Port Pirie, at the opening of the Coober Pedy Aboriginal Legal Rights Office.

Page 8

CPAS Launches “The Little Thorny Devil”  Photo - Shakiel Tippett, Jeffrey Chan, Joshua Williams and Max Aulich, Karen Brown, Taylor Bock, Amber McDonald, Emma Borrett, Joshua Carboni, Vishnu Manojkumar, Jayden Simmonds-Clements, Christopher Naylon (on chair), Sophie Talbot-Ridgway and Attila Foeldi.

  Page 11

Australian Country Music Singer John Williamson visits Coober Pedy  Photos by Merv Richards - John Williamson at IAMC, John, Merv and Meg outside Merv’s dugout.                           The Sixth National Opal Symposium From ‘The Ridge News’

Page 12 

Saints narrow loss   Photos - Kendall Plant standing his ground. Jack Burns about to take the screamer of the match. Tristan Wildy took some nice marks

Coober Pedy Opal Fields Golf News  Photo - Ray Patek broke his handicap with 46 stableford points.

Finke Desert Race  

There are some long and lonely stretches in the Finke Desert Race where campers can get ‘front row seats’. Photo by Ross Chatfield

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