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Coober Pedy principal won't return

Posted on 12 July on http://www.abc.net.au

An Education Department review has found the principal of Coober Pedy Area School in outback South Australia should not return to her position.

Sue Burtenshaw was stood down in January pending an investigation of her management and disciplinary policies.

The Education Department said issues at the school had put Ms Burtenshaw under considerable pressure and divided the community.

An acting principal has been appointed until the end of the school year.

The position will be advertised for next year.

Discussions are being held to find Ms Burtenshaw alternative employment within the education system.

DEATH NOTICE

MORRIS, Nesta Jean (born 14/4/1927) passed away at the Port Pirie Hospital, on 14/6/2010, at 83 years of age. She came from Mount Gambier to Coober Pedy in her retirement to be with her family. Much loved mother of Susan and Edward. Sister of Betty, Phyllis, Jim (all deceased), Jack and Bruce. Devoted daughter of Alfred and Florence (both deceased). Relatives and friends attended her Graveside Funeral Service at the Coober Pedy Cemetery, Boot Hill on 18/6/2010. Donations in lieu of floral tributes were given to Lealholme, Helping Hand Aged Care, Port Pirie. Special thank you to Dr Kami, Dr Rasheed, Jenny Gough, Trish Turner, Esther Speight and Phil & Helen Bayet. 1 Corinthians 13:13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

Now at peace.

The dulcimer being played in this photo is very similar to the one stolen recently

in Coober Pedy. Please contact the Coober Pedy Police if you have any information on its whereabouts.

WOOMERA & DISTRICTS FOOTBALL League

ROUND 12, 10^th July 2010

Coober Pedy 17 goals 8 behinds 110 points defeated Andamooka11 goals 8 behinds 74 points

Best players for CP 1^st B Lennon 2^nd L Rankin 3^rd A Dingaman 4^th Z McKenzie 5^th F Kenny

Goal scorers A Dingaman 5 goal Z McKenzie B Amos 3 goals each B Lennon S Young J Tappin

L Rankin M Coulthard S Cooper 1 goal each

Best players for Andamooka 1^st J Barnes 2^nd B Haliman 3^rd T Ripley 4^th B Harris 5^th N Bennie

Goal scorers J Barnes 4 goals L Scobie T Paull N Bennie 2 goals each T Mulders 1 goal each

Olympic Dam 11 goals 16 behinds 82 points defeated Hornridge 8 goals 7 behinds 54 points

Best players for OD 1^st S Peek 2^nd S Montgomerie 3^rd W Ingerson 4^th C Taylour 5^th M Spinks

Goal scorers D Webb 3 goals S Montgomerie R Summerton 2 goals C Taylour C Green J Elliot

D McKinnon 1 goal each

Best players for Hornridge 1^st D McEvoy 2^nd L Gersh 3^rd M Blackie 4^th D Male 5^th P Rhodes

Goal scorers R Price C Rainsford 3 goals each P Rhodes C Keen 1 goal each

South Australians MAKE POLITICS PERSONAL

Steve Webster from World Vision and 25 South Australians have walked Canberra’s corridors of power in this election year to speak out against poverty and injustice. Together they asked Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsay to keep the Government’s promise to help halve global poverty by 2015 and end the needless suffering of millions of our global neighbours.

The group of passionate campaigners held 140 private, face-to-face appointments with MPs and Senators as part of the Micah Challenge Voices for Justice Gathering that brought 320 people to Canberra on June 19-22. They travelled from every state and territory in Australia, representing 98 electorates and ranged from teens to mothers to retirees – united as Australians who wanted to see action taken to create a better, fairer world for all.

“As everyone steps up before the election demanding to have their needs met, we felt it was important to speak out for those in our world with the greatest need. We wanted to remind our MPs that there are many compassionate people in the general community very concerned about global poverty,” Steve said.

 “Its not right that 8.8 million children under five are dying each year, mostly from easily preventable causes like diarrhoea.”

Voices for Justice participants want to see pre-election commitments from both major parties to increase the aid budget to 0.7% of Gross National Income (GNI) – just 70 cents in every $100 – by 2015. This is the amount Australia and other rich nations promised under the Millennium Development Goals – a global strategy to halve extreme poverty by 2015. Australia’s aid contribution is currently well below what is needed at just 0.33% GNI and we still rate only 16^th out of the 22 richest countries in our aid giving.

While in Canberra Steve shared these concerns with Mr Ramsay who welcomed the visit and the opportunity to hear how people in the electorate felt about global issues.

“Rowan showed a real empathy to the issues raised and committed to holding an electoral forum on the issues,” Steve said.

 The group also participated in the presentation of a giant scroll of Micah Call signatures to politicians – representing more than 112,000 Australians calling for action to end poverty.

Micah Challenge National Coordinator John Beckett said that the involvement of campaigners like Steve Webster has already made a difference.

“Progress has been made. In 1990, 42% of the world was living in extreme poverty. It has now dropped to 19%. Each one of those percentage points represents lives saved and families released from poverty. Now is the time to work towards the world we want to see,” he said.