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Choose cards to make a difference
If you're yet to purchase Christmas cards, why not choose cards that will make a difference?
The Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children (RIDBC) has a great Christmas catalogue for 2005 including cards for private and corporate buyers.
With the help of volunteers who pack and ship the cards, even more of the purchase price comes back to RIDBC, to help provide a wide range of educational programs for children with hearing or vision impairment.
As one of Australia's oldest charities, RIDBC relies heavily on community support to continue its programs.
To order your cards, please phone the Christmas Card Hotline on 1800 111 474, or order online at www.ridbc.org.au.
For media inquiries please contact Janet Granger-Wilcox on 9872 0334 or 0409 029 298. More information about the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children can be found at www.ridbc.org.au.
Go to: http://www.file-reg.com/en/students.html for more information.
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This wife is too jealous
The next night, when she didn't smell any perfume, she yelled again by saying, "She's not only bald, but she's too cheap to buy any perfume
A way to save your marriage
The marriage counselor, trying to be creative, told him, "If you wish to save your marriage, you'd better be a little boulder
The government cuts costs
"Steve," his wife said, while reading the newspaper, "it looks like our government is going to cut overhead and trim down the military forces. They are going to eliminate six overaged destroyers."
To which the husband replies, "Sorry to hear that, dear. I'm sure you'll miss your mother being gone."
Archived copy
Free Skip Use
"We've been waiting 30 years for people to clean up their back yards and it ain't happened yet!" said Mayor Steve Baines in the November Council meeting. After twenty-five minutes the DCCP finally arrived at a consensus motion which was passed.
1. That Council make available a maximum of two skip bins for use by ratepayers at no cost.
2. That the bins be dropped off on Friday and collected on Monday by the DCCP.
3. Ratepayers are to express interest and a register is to be maintained by staff at DCCP.
4. That the offer be subject to revision on 1 July 2006.
Council Approved Community Donations for 2005/2006 totalling $24,000
Coober Pedy Amateur Racing Club Inc $6,100
Coober Pedy Shooters Club $5,500
Tiny Peco productions $1,000
Umoona Aboriginal Aged Care $1,000
Umoona Aboriginal Youth Advisory Committee $1,000
Coober Pedy Miners Association $8,500
St Vincent De Paul $900
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New sign ready, warning the summer transients
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Meg Barker, Marketing Manager of Flinders Ranges and Outback SA Tourism addressed Elected Members to talk about the marketing achievements and initiatives in relation to the Council's tourism investment.
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An article is to be placed in the Council page of the next Coober Pedy Regional Times advising residents that at their cost, they are able to have their driveways sealed when Council is sealing roads in their area.
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"I've got nothing to say," was Leaky Les's opening remark. Then he launched into a five minutes flat strap no stop description of problems with the SR 13 bore motor, concluding with, "You don't wanna hear about all this!"
From Gibber Gabber 18th November 2005
The End of Rapier
By Lt Mike Squire
For 25 years, the men of 110th Air Defence Battery have been firing their Rapier Surface to Air Missiles over Lake Hart, with the last being fired on November 3. More than 300 people, including some of the Army's highest ranking officers, converged on Woomera to conduct the final Rapier Live Fire. All stood quietly, reflecting on 25 years of memories, as the last missile hurtled across Lake Hart towards its target. The a cheer rang out and the men returned to their base camp for a 'wake' and to spin some years about their service within the battery.
It was a fitting end to what has been one of the most important capabilities in the Australian Defence Force. For 25 years Rapier has provided highly capable Ground Based Air Defence and has ensured the requirement for technically minded operators.
The Rapier provided an all-weather day/night capability that could engage hostile aircraft at ranges of 8km. The equipment had undergone several upgrades throughout its 25 years, but having fulfilled its time-of-life, was retired from service.
The Battery will re-equip itself with the SAAB-Bofors RBS-70 Surface to Air Missile system in 2006, so don't be surprised to see a new missile hurtling across Lake Hart.
Oxiana to Release Shares Held in Escrow
The Australian Stock Exchange was notified by letter on 22 November by Company Secretary David J Forsyth
"Dear Sir,
Notice of Shares to be Released from Voluntary Escrow
Newmont has requested early release of these shares from voluntary escrow and has proposed that these shares be placed with mainly offshore institutional investors in North America, Europe and Asia.
Oxiana has today agreed to that request for escrow release.
Yours Sincerely,
David J Forsyth
Company Secretary"
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Drink Driver Penalty
A local man said that at his first offence for drink driving he was fined $700 and lost his licence for twelve months.
The Coober Pedy Opal Festival 2006
The Coober Pedy Opal Festival 2006 has been granted $4000 from the SA Tourism Commission for advertising, signage and promotions, as advised by Jane Lomax-Smith, State Government Minister for Tourism.
Mike Wran, Premier of South Australia and Minister for the Arts advised that he has approved $10,000 through "Arts South Australia" to again contract "SpinFX Australia" to assist locals build 8 floats for the Street Parade.
The Federal Member for Grey, Barry Wakelin, has announced the Coober Pedy Opal Festival is to receive a boost of $13,000 for project "Ute Art" which is to bring to Coober Pedy two professional South Australian artists, Barrie & Christina Kerkvliet Goddard, to mural up to 40 of our Opal Miners' Utes or Tray Tops that have a "winch" on the back and an "explosives" sign on top with scenes of the Opal Fields, their working environment.
A 4th application was submitted to Country Arts SA for $4,000 for a very special artistic troupe called "Slack Taxi" started up by Jen Martin. The result of this application will be known mid December.
These applications were not possible without the help of the following; District Council Coober Pedy, Umoona Community Council Inc., Coober Pedy Retail Business & Tourism Association Inc., Coober Pedy Youth Sector Network, Coober Pedy Aboriginal Youth Advisory Committee, The Coober Pedy Multicultural Community Forum, Coober Pedy Mines Rescue/SES, Steve Staines Northern Regional Development Board Inc., Meg Barker and Marnie Ryan Flinders Ranges and Outback SA Inc., The Catacomb Church of Coober Pedy, Lions Club of Coober Pedy, Coober Pedy Opal Fields Golf Club, Greek Orthodox Community of Coober Pedy, United Bowling Club of Coober Pedy, Coober Pedy Italo-Australian Miners Club, Samantha Yates Northern Arts Officer Country Arts SA, Clare Tizard Arts SA, Philipa Carmichael DCITA Festivals Australia, Hannah Kilmore SATC, Lyn Breuer MP Member for Giles, Barry Wakelin MP Federal Member for Grey, Bob Daly & Kalyna Flowerpott of SpinFX Australia, Barrie & Christina Kerkvliet Goddard of Sandcastle Studio Art Gallery, Jen Martin of Slack Taxi, Deane Clee & Lin Farantouris CPRB & TA Inc., Radekas Downunder, Opal Inn Hotel/Motel, and the 36 Opal Miners who placed their utes on the interest sheet to be painted.
Thank you to you all, please pass on our gratitude to your organisation.
CAAMA Radio 8KinFM Alice Springs will be doing live interviews all day Easter Saturday. "Junglejooce" is the show band again; and "FireworX" will again perform the fireworks display,
Martin Smith, Coordinator.
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