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Local resident Bobby Brown and his wife Lois had to moveaway from Coober Pedy nearly three years when Bobbywas diagnosed with kidney disease. The only regulardialysis treatment for people from this area is located 550kilometres away in Port Augusta, forcing Bobby and hisfamily members into a transient lifestyle.

Bobby Brown now aged 55 grew up in Coober Pedy andraised his family here. The Browns are disappointed thatdialysis treatment has not been made permanently availablein Coober Pedy, despite the increase in town casualtynumbers. “We are appealing to an incoming governmentto please, let us come home,” said Bobby.

“We want to come home! We have have four daughtersand seven grandchildren. Coober Pedy is our home andwe need some dignity in our lives. We travel over athousand kilometres in between treatments to see home.”

Liberal party leader Steven Marshall has pledged fourpermanent dialysis machines for Ernabella to help bringAPY people home. “Coober Pedy should be on Mr.Marshall’s list too”, said Bobby.

Mark Parnell SA Greens Leader said this week, "We havecommitted to restoring funding in regional and remoteSouth Australia. This will provide the necessary funds tohave dialysis machines available both on the APY landsand a permanent dialysis machine based in Coober Pedy.”

“Coober Pedy residents should not be required to travelover 500km to have dialysis treatment, this has negativeimplications on the patient, their family and the entirecommunity,” said Mr. Parnell.

“We are afraid of losing our homes now with the currentLabor government wanting to bring a population here fromelsewhere,” said Bobby.

“For the same amount of money that the Labor Partywants to pay for a homeless centre that is not needed orwanted here, Coober Pedy could create employment byhaving dialysis machines and by looking after the needsof the people that already live here,” he said.

“Seven aboriginal people from Coober Pedy and alsoOodnadatta are receiving dialysis treatment in Port Augustanow. The need exists that would keep a local machinerunning full time, and give people training and jobs,” hesaid.

“There is one person in Coober Pedy who has a portabledialysis machine that they are now using at home afterbeing treated in Port Augusta for 10 years.”

“Now I am sick. It’s not like alcohol caused my illnessand I needed relocating. I personally have never touchedalcohol in my life and most aboriginal people I know withkidney disease are generally suffering from diabetes.”

“Since I began my treatment in Port Augusta, seven menthat were on dialysis have died from kidney disease. MyAuntie died here in Coober Pedy without ever havingtreatment because she was afraid to leave home,” he said.

“Surely if the politicians got this sickness they wouldn’twant to be shipped off to ‘Darwin’ just to wait aroundfor appointments, and risk their homes being given tostrangers.”

Kidney disease is considered an epidemic and is 10 timesmore common among among Indigenous people thanamong non-Indigenous people.

Alarming statistics based on ANZDATA Registry analysis,from 1999 to 2009, show that the number of peoplereceiving maintenance dialysis from Central Australia morethan tripled from 62 to 209. This figure could double inthe next 5 or 6 years.

Bobby told us that many of those travelling for dialysisare accompanied by their entire families. “This is the wayaboriginal families are. One sick person can affect thelives, jobs and routines of up to a dozen family memberswho should all be at home or at work. I can’t see thelogic in a system where stable people who become sick,are forced to be transient.”

“One dialysis machine in our town would ease a lot ofaboriginal suffering and keep 50 - 70 people from puttingthemselves out onto the Stuart Highway each week anddraining another town’s services. What happens whenthe dialysis needs in Coober Pedy doubles?” he said.

Last weekend Bobby and Lois travelled to Coober Pedyand spoke to us at their daughter Louisa’s home. Bobbywas deeply troubled by the predicament but thankful tobe ‘home’ and surrounded by his children andgrandchildren for two days. He said that he missed hisFriday dialysis appointment to be here and would have tobe back in Port Augusta to be on the machine by Monday.

During a trip home in early January last year Bobby andLois’ car broke down 60km from Coober Pedy in extremeheat.On this occasion they had three of their grand-children in the car. Two of them were toddlers. “We triedto flag down help from passing motorists, but nobodywould stop, said Lois.”

“There was no mobile phone signal but somehow one ofmy text messages got through to our daughter. She got

help from a friend who drove down and towed us toCoober Pedy. It was a long day in the heat and luckily thefriend had an airconditioner and extra water for us. Wehad run very low on supplies and the children wereexhausted from the heat,” said Lois.

Emotionally and financially the Browns are struggling withevery twist in the kidney disease merry-go-round thatpromises them more years of travelling and living out ofthe boot of an old car. Recently Bobby was referred toAdelaide to have a fistula inserted into his left arm to aidthe dialysis process. “I suddenly needed $30 up front forPATS travelling, and to pay for accommodation up frontfor me and my Carer to stay in Adelaide at the only placewe could find available. There are some hard times andbeing a traditional owner doesn’t help. Our AMYAC groupdoesn’t have funds available for this purpose,” he said.

Bobby is a proud Antakirinja man and a member of theAntakirinja Matu-Yankunytjatjara group. He worked at theAboriginal Health Division of the Coober Pedy Hospitalwhen Sister Vicki was there. Bobby also worked atCoober Pedy Area School as a Mentor and Youth Worker,a position that he enjoyed very much.

Before Coober Pedy had town water, Bobby was employedas a truck driver, delivering water for domestic watertanks.He spoke proudly of his work at UmoonaCommunity as an assistant carpenter and even moreproudly of the contribution that he made to the UmoonaOpal Mine and Museum when he was helping to build it.“I remember collecting the rocks from the Moon Plainfor the building. Some of the jobs I did there wereconcreting, plastering and sealing the mine. This contractwas done through the Umoona Council”, said Bobby.

Nearly three years after Bobby Brown and his wife Lois were forced to relocate to Port Augusta forBobby’s dialysis treatment, they are tired and homesick and want to have dialysis at home. TheBrowns have 4 daughters and 7 grandchildren and the Stuart Highway has become their home!

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7 DAYS WEATHER - Autumn - Coober Pedy - an underground town, builton the back of opal mining

Coober Pedy is Australia’s real ‘DownUnder’, famous for its fabulous opals and bizarresubterranean homes. For generations, minershave dug into the white and orange rock to extractthe valuable, sparkling stone. The tunnels andchambers were converted into undergroundshomes in order to escape from the desert heat.

Coober Pedy ‘evolved’ as the resultof a massive post war Opal Rush wherehardy pioneers developed a make or breakprecious gem industry in the desert terrain.

See the extravagantly builtUNDERGROUND SERBIAN CHURCH with it’smagnificent stained glass windows and carvings.

Visitors can stay overnight and experienceunderground life as the locals know it!

333 days sunshine

The magnificent and colourful Breakawaysmerge from the underground seabed

Enjoy LAWN BOWLS, TENNIS andTABLE TENNIS in the friendly atmosphereof the United Club Sporting Centre.

Spend a day on the most challengingGOLF COURSE in the world.

Watch the local footy team playAUSSIE RULES FOOTBALL & SRILANKAN CRICKET

During Easter Coober Pedy holds itsannual OPAL FESTIVAL & GEM TRADESHOW

Coming soon - The COOBER PEDYGLIDING CLUB

Visit the OPAL FIELDS - you’llbelieve you’re on Mars. Join tours to localmines to see how they work and get thechance to noodle (fossick) for your own opal

Take a tour to the natural landscapesoutside the town (see film locations like MadMax: Beyond Thunderdome and Red Planet)including the PAINTED DESERT, thecolourful BREAKAWAYS and the MOONPLAIN

Join the MAIL RUN out of CooberPedy to deliver outback mail! Take a leisurelyflight over the spectacular LAKE EYRE

Be part of the last frontier mining townand its living history 100 years on.

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State elections bringspoliticians to Coober PedyOn Tuesday 4 March a contingency of

four state Liberal Party membersvisited Coober Pedy to assist theircandidate for Giles BernadetteAbraham with her campaign, in a leadup to the state election on 15 March.

Umoona Aged Care was first on the team’sagenda with Bernadette receiving a guidedtour of the UAC operations, hosted byCEO Sonia Mazzone. The visitors weretreated to refreshments including sconesand jam for morning tea, while kangarootails were cooking nearby in a traditionalfire.

State Shadow Minister for EducationDavid Pisoni was keen to look throughCoober Pedy Areas School where Davidand Bernadette were shown around byStudent Council Representatives Bhiv,Chloe and Joshua

State Shadow Minister for Tourism DavidRidgway and others, joined a local crowdof business owners and friends at OasisTourist Park and officially opened a newAmenities Block at the site. Bernadettearmed with the official scissors cut theribbon for clicking cameras and glasses,and the Amenities Block was declaredopen.

Oasis Tourist Park proprietor GeorgeRussell put on a feast of sandwiches andfruit and cheese platters.

David Ridgway spoke about his ownbackground growing up in a country townin South Australia and emphasised theimportance of a clean and spacious facilitiesat tourism venues for families travellingaway from home.

Tafe was the venue for a number of othermeetings with the Liberal group, and lunchwas provided on site.

Airport Runway, Red Tape, Aged Care,Remote Areas electricity subsidy, Royaltiesfor Regions, TAFE Campus, Speed Limits,Regional Infrastructure, Waste Depot andNative title issues, were some of the issuethat were raised amongst concerns relatingto Coober Pedy

The day concluded at the RSL wherecommunity members met with the LiberalParty group.

Winners of two Trip Advisor B&B awardsKen and Ana Male were invited toParliament House for dinner by the ShadowTourism Minister for Tourism, The HonDavid Ridgway MLC

Pictured at the RSL on Tuesday evening(Photo: Julie Rowntree)

Bernadette Abraham and Sonia Mazzone with some of the elders atUmoona Aged Care

Shadow Minister for Education David Pisone, Liberal Candidate for GilesBernadette Abraham, Shadow Minister for Tourism David Ridgway andMember of the Legislative Council Terry Stephens

The Hon David Ridgway with Bernadette Abraham officially opening thenew Amenities Block at Oasis Tourist Park in Coober PedyPhotos: CPRT

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"Owners should record the International Mobile EquipmentIdentify (IMEI) number of their mobile phone and tablet.

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You can retrieve your IMEI number by pressing *#06#on your mobile phone.

Please consider the following crime prevention securitytips to protect your small electronic devices:• Record the manufacturer, model and serial number andfile this information in a safe place.• Consider using an alternative bag to transport your tablet.• Engrave your driver's licence number prefixed by theletter 'S' for South Australia. For example, with a driver'slicence number of 12345, S12345.• When at home, store the tablet away in a secure location.• Never leave your tablet visible in your vehicle.• Set a login password, using a secure password,sufficiently cryptic and not easy to guess.• Always keep your phone details, such as your bills andcontract safe and secure.• Keep your mobile phone out of sight when not in use.• When in a public place, don't leave your phoneunattended.• Secure your phone at all times in a bag or front pocket.• When talking on your mobile phone, be alert and awareof your surroundings.• Do not leave your phone unattended in a vehicle.• Ensure your mobile phone has a Personal IdentificationNumber (PIN) activated.

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2 tablespoons of olive oil1 large onion, chopped4 cloves of garlic, chopped2 red capsicums, washed, de-seeded and roughlychopped1 cup mushrooms, sliced2 x 400 grams tinned tomatoes, no added salt1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves1½ cups of reduced salt chicken stock6 chicken thigh pieces, no skin, chopped into quarters½ cup olives (optional)

Method1. Pre-heat oven to 200°C2. Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large frying pan.Cook the onion, garlic, capsicum and mushrooms on amedium heat for 3-4 minutes.3. Add the tinned tomatoes, oregano and stock andbring to the boil. Season with pepper to taste.4. Pour the sauce into a large oven proof dish and leaveto one side.5. Heat 1tablespoon of olive oil in the frying pan. Cookthe chicken pieces until well browned on all sides.6. Place the chicken into the oven-proof dish, pushingeach piece into the sauce.7. Sprinkle the olives on top, if using.8. Cover with foil and put into the oven. Bake for ap-proximately 20 minutes.

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POLICE NEWS

On Monday 24th February 2014 a white Holden sedanwas stolen from Alice Springs, Northern Territory anddriven south along the Stuart Highway into South Aus-tralia. The vehicle stopped at the Travellers Rest, Marla,where the occupants filled the vehicle with fuel and droveoff without paying.

Police from Coober Pedy intercepted the vehicle travel-ling south on the Stuart Highway and caused the vehicleto stop using road spikes. The occupants of the vehicle,2 males and 1 juvenile all from Alice Springs, were ar-rested without any further incident.

The Coober Pedy area has seen anincrease in break-in’s over the previouscouple of months. Both residential andbusiness premises are being targeted

for alcohol.

Coober Pedy Police are urging people to be proactive insecuring their property and keeping alcohol and valuablesout of sight. If you see anyone hanging around and actingsuspiciously please contact the police on 131444 (non-emergency number) or 000 (emergency number).

INCREASE IN COOBERPEDY BREAKINS

TARGETTING ALCOHOLAll 3 were charged with theft and driving offences andtheir bail was refused. They will appear in court at a laterdate.

Between Saturday 1st March 2014 and Sunday 2ndMarch 2014 the RSL at Coober Pedy was broken into on3 occasions, damage was caused and alcohol was stolen.During the same period John’s Pizza Bar was also brokeninto where alcohol was stolen.

On the Sunday police from Coober Pedy arrested 3 adultmales, 2 from the APY Lands and 1 from Coober Pedy.They have been charged with Serious Criminal Trespassand Theft and will appear at court at a later date.

South Australia Police are warning the communityof a spam email which has resurfaced recently in

which the scammer claims to have been paid to killthe recipient of the email.

This scam has been around for several years – both as atext message and in email form – with the message arriv-ing out of the blue and demanding money from the recipi-ent, along with personal details.

It is designed to intimidate the recipient into making con-tact with the author/sender, but police urge anyone whogets such a message to delete it and to never respond.

As noted by the Australia Competition and ConsumerCommission’s SCAMwatch website, these emails are of-ten sent at random, so scammers won’t know if theyhave reached a live email address until the recipient re-sponds.

For more information on scam prevention, including hintsand tips, visit the SCAMwatch website atwww.scamwatch.gov.au.

Remember:Do NOT respond to emails—if you do, the scammerswill escalate their intimidation and attempts to get yourmoney.Never provide your personal, credit card or banking de-tails in an email or over the phone - scammers will useyour details to commit identity fraud or steal your money.

Keep your computer updated with the latest reputable anti-virus and anti-spyware software. Also use a good spamfilter and firewall.

If you think you have provided your account details to ascammer, contact your bank or financial institution im-mediately.

Report:You can report scams to the ACCC via the report a scampage on SCAMwatch or by calling 1300 795 995. Notingthe email text and the address of the sender may assist inany investigations of the scam.Should you ever be concerned about your physical safety,contact your local police.

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From outback kid topolitical candidate

Nathan is campaigning for all South Australians and talksto us about his passion for a sustainable future for regionaland remote areas. Since his upbringing in our outbackopal mining town Nathan sees many challenges facingeveryday Australians through his work at the coalface ofhealth sciences research.

“As I grew up in Coober Pedy kicking the footy on theschool oval with my mates, running around in the dirtfields and working at the pool for my dad on scorchingsummer afternoons……, little did I realise that one day Iwould be putting my hand up as a Greens candidate forthe Legislative Council in the upcoming State Election.

Many of the life skills I learnt from my time in CooberPedy and from my current job in the School of HealthSciences at the University of South Australia have led meto this decision. Some have asked ‘why do you want tobe involved in politics?’.

My answer is that I believe there is a better way for SA,a better way than the negative and outdated style of politicsthat we are subjected to under Labor and Liberal leadership.

To ensure a sustainable future, regional and ruralcommunities must be valued and adequately supportedby the State Government. The recent discovery of largeshale oil deposits surrounding Coober Pedy emphasisesthe need to strike a balance between mining projects andthe neighbouring communities.

The recent article by John Dunstan and Troy Tarlo-Yautakas titled “Could Coober Pedy be FRACKED?” inthe previous issue of this newspaper highlights somesignificant and warranted concerns about the hydraulicfracking methods used to extract shale oil.

moratorium on any fracking project in this region so riskssuch as these can be adequately assessed; unfortunatelyboth Labor and Liberal failed to back the legislation.Furthermore, the Greens are dedicated to supporting openand fair processes between Indigenous communities andresource companies.

The Greens are also committed to a fairer future,highlighted by the fact that they are the only party thathave introduced legislation that protects both paid ANDvolunteer firefighters equally in the event that they developa work-related cancer. Our CFS volunteers make aninvaluable contribution to the community and deserve tobe adequately covered by workers’ compensation regimes.

The Greens have also pledged to boost resourcing toproperly recruit, train and equip our CFS brigadesthroughout all of South Australia. I thank the Coober PedyCFS for their continued dedication to the community, inparticular for recently traveling south and being part of140 fire crews who bravely fought the Bangor fire earlierthis year.

Another area I’m passionate about is health care. Havinggrown up in Coober Pedy I understand the criticalimportance of high quality rural health services. The Greenshave committed to providing every South Australian withthe best health care system possible, including restoringfunding for rural areas to close the gap between rural andurban communities, and between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people. While Labor and Liberal cut fundingfor preventative health programs, the Greens will increasefunding for programs tailored to local needs. This is anintegral part of keeping people healthy, active and out ofhospitals.

This coming Saturday your vote is powerful. Vote 1 forAlison Sentance, our fantastic Greens candidate for Giles.She has worked across outback Australia for almost 10years and also vote 1 for the Greens in the LegislativeCouncil where Legislative Council where MLC MarkParnell, myself and our team will stand for a moresustainable, healthier and fairer future, for the Coober Pedycommunity and for all of South Australia.”

LOCAL LADNATHAN DANIELL

commits as SA GreensCandidate

The Greens believe in sustainable mining practices whichwill ensure that the town’s water supply is not at risk ofbeing polluted by toxic chemicals, that dugouts are not atrisk of damage from earth tremors and that any newmining project benefits the community by maximising localemployment and ensuring the local procurement of goodsand services.

Recently Greens MLC Mark Parnell introduced legislationinto parliament which would require a two-year

Nathan Daniell a former Coober Pedy kid isan Greens SA candidate for the LegislativeCouncil in the upcoming State Election

Raised in Coober Pedy by local residents Barry andMaria Daniell, Nathan is running as a candidate for

Greens SA in the upcoming State Election.

SA Greens Parliamentary Leader Mark Parnell MLCsupporting their Candidate in Giles Alison Sentancesays they will push for better health services incountry South Australia if re-elected at the upcomingstate election.

Mr Parnell said people living in rural and regional areastoo often missed out on preventative care for physicaland mental health concerns.

"The Greens believe that every South Australian is entitledto the best health care possible, regardless of where theylive or how much they earn," Mr Parnell said.

"We will restore funding to regional areas to promote healthimprovement programs tailored to local needs."

Mr Parnell said the SA Greens would also work with theFederal Greens, including Australian Greens spokespersonon mental health Senator Penny Wright, to address thelack of mental health services in country SA.

Greens Pledge Better Bush Health Care"Years of under-investment in rural mental health continuesto cost lives in the bush," Mr Parnell said.

"During the Federal Election last year, the Greens unveileda $550 million plan to build a healthier and stronger ruralAustralia, while the old parties were silent.

"I will use my role of representing all of South Australia inparliament's upper house to advocate for a better way incountry health care," concluded Mr Parnell.

Greens SA Candidate for Giles, Alison Sentance says, “Iam determined to improve the living conditions ofIndigenous Australians through access to education, healthservices and employment.I will work for improvedcommunications, better roads and more jobs.”

As a land manager Alison understands the threats facingthe unique biodiversity and inland waters in aridenvironments. “If managed well, mining presents anopportunity to tackle some of the poverty and welfaredependency in the region’, she said.

Alison Sentance, Greens SA Candidate for Giles

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Coober Pedy Street andRoad Names

Where did the name of your street come from?Part 49 in a series

by Sue Britt

BARTRAM STREET

The Bartram family has been a well-established,prosperous family since early days in South Australia.They developed pastoral land in the South East and on theEyre Peninsula. Members of the family have served withdistinction in the armed forces, played cricket, tennis,football, bowls and golf, excelled in the Japanese art offlower arranging, travelled the world and generally ledproductive, varied and interesting lives. They are closelyrelated to the Grund family and the Wake family.

Bartram family members have been involved in every facetof the opal industry from mining to cutting and polishingand trading. Ethel Marion Bartram (born 13/3/07) was anurse at the Royal Adelaide who played tournament leveltennis. She got interested in opal in 1944 when she wentto Andamooka to help supervise the Grund children’sCorrespondence School lessons. She went on to earn aDiploma in Gemology, which was presented by SirDouglas Mawson in 1949.

Harry (Walter Henry Bartram) found a famous opal namedFire of Australia in 1946, according to Len Cram. Hemoved into opal trading soon after. His brothers set upan office with him in Unley and the three worked togetherfor a while. Syd and Snow were more interested in miningthan trading, though, so they returned to the fields.The Bartram men each had sons who followed in thefamily footsteps so 3 generations of Bartrams have beeninvolved in opal businesses – mining, buying, selling,exhibiting, processing, manufacturing doublets, developingmarkets – for over 70 years.

One thing Harry did was to acquire bags of chips andgreen opal for which there was no market at the time.His son, Don Bartram, related in an interview with LenCram how he had been set to work by his father to cleanand class this opal as an apprenticeship exercise to theopal business. It took a couple of years of school holidaysto do this. Then in 1960 a Japanese opal buyer came totheir home. He was very interested in the green opal, onone occasion buying $32,000 worth in an hour. Accordingto Don, ‘Dad whispered to me, “Get down there and washsome more.”’ Mr Morita ‘ended up spending over $60,000on that trip, and it all came out of the cellar. This was atime when you could buy a very fine house in Adelaidefor $10,000.’

In 1977 Harry Bartram was murdered. Buyers fromaround the world used to come to his office at his homein Hyde Park. On this occasion three ‘miners’ came.Apparently when Harry turned his back to weigh someopal, they shot and killed him. They cleaned out the safeof opal and cash. Harry had a good reputation as a fairdealer, developed over many years of mutual respect andtrust. He dealt in cash as Coober Pedy opal buyers havetraditionally done. The murderers got away with theircrime for some time but several years later, two of themen were caught and jailed.

It was to honour Harry Bartram that Bartram (not Bartrum)Street in Coober Pedy was originally named but now it isin recognition of the contribution made by all the Bartramfamily to opal mining and the town.

Information fromA Journey with Colour The History of Opal in SouthAustralia by Len CramDon Grund’s family history notesThe Story of George and Frances Bartram and theirDescendants, Lutheran Publishing House, 1986Walkabout 1/11/1942

Margaret Jean Bartram married Bernard Grund of Kimba.She and her children moved to Andamooka shortly afterher husband went there in 1939. In Walkabout Magazinein 1942, she wrote about her life there:

“I’ve been in Andamooka for 3 years and I find the life inthe dugout quite comfortable as the underground homescan be kept neat and tidy, even if a little dirty because ofthe earthen walls and floor. . . We always have theintriguing thought that, if we give the floor a goodsweeping, we might be lucky enough to sweep sufficientdust away to uncover a lead to a rich pocket of opal.Who knows but that the very floor on which we walkand the walls against which we lean are holding a richfortune in opal.”

The Bartram brothers, Syd, Snow and Harry, came toCoober Pedy with their father, Walter, in 1946 followingTottie Bryant’s opal find at Eight Mile field. (See GrundStreet CPRT 19/12/13) They each mined their own claimswith success.

Syd (Gordon Sydney Bartram) was the youngest of thethree brothers. After the 8 Mile claim was worked out,he went on to the Glengarry black opal area near LightningRidge.

Snow (Claude Vivian Bartram) worked with opal for about60 years of his 88-year-long life. According to Don Grund,he had “Opal Fever.” He worked in most of the opalfields of Australia following his philosophy that “there isopal just around the corner” or “through this wall.”

Bernie Grund, Snow and Syd Bartram at 8 Mile Camp c 1946-7

Harry Bartram age 21, 1929

Alan Bartram started a 4-yearapprenticeship with his unclesSyd and Snow. He spent 1 yearin their opal processing businessbefore he was called up forNational Service. He spent thenext two years in Vietnam andtraining. On his return he wentinto partnership with his father.They worked together for 10years until 1976 when Alanbought an opal shop in GawlerPlace and set up The OpalMine. He ran this business untilhis father’s untimely death ayear later, after which hereturned to mining. He went toLightning Ridge with his UncleSnow and also worked at WhiteCliffs. Alan is a life member ofthe Opal and Gem IndustryAssociation. Syd Bartram operating RD4 Tractor/Dozer at 8 Mile, 1961

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On Saturday 1/3/2014 at 4.00pm the Coober PedyRSL was broken into. The thieves smashed a

wooden door to gain entry and stole a ½ bottle ofscotch and a ½ bottle of rum.

At 1130pm Saturday night they again broke in and smashedanother wooden door to gain entry. Nothing was taken inthis break in.

On Sunday morning the break in was detected by RSLmembers. The RSL was alarmed and secured.Approximately 35 minutes later RSL members returnedto the RSL and found it had been broken into again. Thistime the thieves had used a hammer to smash the glassdoors on the refrigerator. They had taken about 15 cansof Victoria Bitter and about the same number ofStrongbow ciders.

On checking the security footage two male adults wereseen to have broken in to the RSL and stolen the itemsand caused the damage. The damage to the RSL is around$4,000.00. All this to steal about $100.00 worth of alcohol.

The RSL is a not for profit community club and we don’thave a lot of funds to repair and replace doors andrefrigerators.

The RSL is a place of significance to ex Australian DefenceForce persons, their families and the community. It is aplace where community members can go to rememberall those that have fallen in defence of this country andthose who are serving members of the ADF today.

Leave the RSL alone. You people who have desecratedthe premises, shame job fellas’s. Shame for your familyand your community. The RSL is a place of peace and aplace to remember those who have paid the ultimatesacrifice for you to live in peace in this amazing country.

To the South Australian Police who attended each of thethree break ins, thank you for your empathy andcompassion and for arresting the two offenders so quickly.The community is now a safer place thanks to your efforts.

What's happening with theWhat's happening with theWhat's happening with theWhat's happening with theWhat's happening with the ?????It is the question around town at the moment.

Since the announcement of funding, news on thecommunity's drive-in has been... well there hasn't

been any. There is good reason why. Everyoneinvolved has been so damn busy!

The drive-in committee was successful in their grantapplication to Arts SA. Council was also successful inits grant application to the Department for Planning,Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI).

Funding for the project is largely split 3-ways - thecommunity, the council and the State Government. Thefunds from DPTI has been received by Council whistArts SA is currently reassessing it's commitment offunds given DPTI awarding funds.

A Project Management Committee has been establishedconsisting of council representatives and the communitycommittee. A Project Management Plan has beenprepared with the primary aim to finish the project on-time and on-budget.

The project will be done in a staged approach to ensurethat the volunteers driving the project are notoverwhelmed. No project is too big or hard if it is brokendown into small, manageable steps.

The stages are as follows:Stage 1 Purchase digital projector and shippingcontainer to house the new projector. The shippingcontainer must be permanently air-conditioned and dustproof. It will also include a sophisticated security system.Stage 2 Fit-out of the kitchen to meet healthstandards. The result will be a "community kitchen". Anew and sophisticated security system will also beinstalled.Stage 3 Conversion of old projection room intoan historical area that showcases the old projectionequipment. The display will interpret the rich history ofthe drive-in and its place in the past, present and future ofCoober Pedy. The display will also tell the story of therise and fall of drive-in cinemas in western culture.

Complete of Stage 1 is scheduled for June 2014, Stage 2by August 2014 and Stage 3 completed by November2014. This ensures that the volunteers remain enthusedand not over-worked. With a project of this size "volunteerburnout" is a serious risk so it will be carefully managed.

So where is the project at today?Some may have seen the Council busy grading the drive-in area. They have been preparing the pad which will bethe home of the shipping container that will house theprojector. Up-to-date quotes for the projector have beensourced and a preferred supplier will be decided on 12thMarch. The drive-in committee will then place the order.We're getting' this show on the road folks!

On a bitterer note, unfortunately the drive-in is unable toshow films until the new projector is installed andoperational. This is due to the closing of the filmdistribution service in Adelaide. All 35mm film must nowcome from Sydney. Transporting the films from Sydneyis cost prohibitive and the drive-in would simply losemoney if it continued to screen films.

"We could increase the entry fees but this is somethingwe do not want to do," said a spokesperson for the drive-in committee.

"Mainly because we want to keep the drive-in experienceaccessible to everyone in the community, regardless ofincome. Also because once prices go up they rarely, ifever, come down again?" he concluded.

The Coober Pedy Drive-In committee and the DistrictCouncil of Coober Pedy wishes to extend a warm thankyou to all who have donated money, goods, cans and/ortheir time to keeping Coober Pedy's community ownedand operated cinema open.

Further updates will be provided as the project progresses.

Steve StainesCOOBER PEDYDRIVEIN COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON

10th March 2013

Ex-Serviceman Raymond Boland Snr with RSLcommittee members Mark Rudd and BryceTickner at the RSL clubrooms in Hutchison St.

Mark RuddVice PresidentCoober Pedy RSL 04/03/2014

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This year is my first year at Coober Pedy AreaSchool and I am very lucky to be taking the Recep-tion and Year 1 class. My name is Miss Costi andmy main focus for this term is building positive

relationships with my students, their families andthe community.

This term we have been working very hard – we havehad specific focuses on “Who am I,” “Inclusivity” anddeveloping our social skills.

We have used activities such as, drawing ourselves,painting our families and building houses out of pop-sticksto develop our self image and an understanding of whowe are in our community.

For our inclusivity focus, we have used newspaper tomake people who are all very different (but all the sameon the inside), told stories about helping or including peopleand drawn pictures of us being inclusive. As a school, webelieve that it doesn’t matter where you are from or whatyou do, we all deserve the opportunity to live, learn andplay while being treated with respect.

If you come to visit our classroom throughout the day,you may find us developing our social skills. This meansthat we are working in small or large groups andcommunicating about our thoughts, feelings and needs.We use a range of materials to assist our development,including alphabet, word or number cards, building blocks,mini whiteboards, animals, books and many otherinteresting items.

Thank you for reading about our journey and we hopeyou have enjoyed our story.Miss Costi and the Reception / Year 1 class.

Welcome to Miss Costi’s ReceptionWelcome to Miss Costi’s ReceptionWelcome to Miss Costi’s ReceptionWelcome to Miss Costi’s ReceptionWelcome to Miss Costi’s Receptionand Year 1 Classand Year 1 Classand Year 1 Classand Year 1 Classand Year 1 Class

Message from Acting PrincipalMr Luke Kenny

Our Swimming Carnival held last Friday, 28thFebruary was a great success.

Thank you to all parents and community members forcoming along and supporting the school and studentsthroughout the day. Congratulations to the Red team fortaking out the shield this year, and well done to all studentsfor participating and showing true sportsmanship.

Overall Points Winners:Breeanna Smith & Cameron Carbine

Medallion WinnersRed: Ukaipo Mann, Karen Brown, Ayla– Jane Forman,Breeanna Smith, Macauley Clark, Jayden Simmonds-Clements, Jake Aulich, Izzy Zelenko, James Bunting.Blue: Tanicia McDonald, Emma Borrett, Dalila Berovic,Caris Britton, Caitlin Cotter, Heath McDonald, Greg Buller,Callum Buller, Josh Britton.Green: Brilyanz Mance, Nan Walkabout, Evanna Williams,Sam O’Reilly, Nicholas Carmichael, Alex Carmichael,Cameron Carbine.

Health WarningThere has been a health warning about a skin conditionpresenting like scabies around the Coober Pedy area. Pleasebe vigilant if you see any signs of this skin condition, seeyour doctor immediately and notify the school if yourchild becomes unwell.

Amazing news from thePreschool

A huge congratulations and thank you to MissVermeeren and her wonderful SSO team Effie and

Nayomi for all their outstanding efforts in the qualityof care they provide our Preschoolers.

We have had a significant increase in enrolments sincethe beginning of the year and the children are enjoying anexcellent array of play based learning activities, makingnew friends and learning lots of fun new things!

It is evident the amount of time and care that has alreadybeen given to improve the Preschool space. On Meet theTeachers Night we had a special grand opening of thePreschool Reading Room. The children cut the ribbon toopen the room and parents and caregivers all enjoyedspending time in the new room together. There was yummyfood to celebrate the occasion and parents enjoyed lookingaround the centre.

Adele KennyEarly Years Senior Leader

This week we had a visit from Mr David Pisoni, theShadow Minister for Education. Thank you to Bhiv, Chloeand Joshua, our SRC Reps for showing him around andtalking about what needs to be improved at our school.

Visit from Mr David Pisoni, theShadow Minister for Education

SRC Reps Bhiv, Chloe and Joshua with Mr. DavidPisoni Shadow Minister for Education and MsBernadette Abraham, Liberal Candidate for Giles

Upcoming Dates toRemember

Monday 10th March Adelaide Cup PublicHolidayTuesday March 11th 6pm Annual GeneralMeeting in LibraryTuesday 18th March Student ImmunisationsYear 8 & 9

Reading Room Grand OpeningEveryone at the Preschool has worked very hard toget our Reading Room ready. On Meet the Teachers

Night, we had a special grand opening of theReading Room.

We cut a ribbon and ate some special food to celebrate.This has given us a beautiful environment to learn aboutbooks and reading.

Here are the lovely books that were kindly donated to thepreschool by Christine Maggs.We all like our special new books!

Education David Pisoni - thank you to the delightful schoolguides for showing us over their wonderful School!

The Reading Room is a beautiful environment tolearn about books and reading.

The lovely books that were kindly donated to thepreschool by Christine Maggs

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Following Typhoon Haiyan which hit thePhilippines in November last year, we wereoverwhelmed by the support from the CooberPedy Community in raising much neededfunds for those in typhoon affected areas.

Coober Pedy’s Pusong Pinoy together with thelocal community, raised over $5600 and all ofthis money went directly to Typhoon victims.

Elsie, Josh and Clydine Carboni travelled to thenorthern part of the island of Cebu. They wereaccompanied by Elsie's mum, Rosalina Tadeo,my nephew Alexis Barbon, my cousin RamilBlaza, and Flora Alavija's sister, EvelynLimpangog.

Shopping vouchers were personally delivered tofamilies in the Daan Bantayan region. Some ofthe people thought that the the visitors were justthere to take photos. They happily posed forphotos and told stories of their experience duringthe typhoon. When they were handed vouchers,they looked at the strange piece of paper, unsureof what it was. They were overjoyed when theyrealised it was a voucher that would help thembuy essential items, in the wake of the Typhoon..

On behalf of Pusong Pinoy (the Filipinocommunity) and those that recieved assistancein Cebu, Philippines, thank you. The generosityand well wishes from the Coober Pedycommunity will always be remembered.

Pusong Pinoy deliverTyphoon Haiyan relief

Josh and Clydine Carboni with some of the children in Cebu

Alana Prizzi, Clydine Carboni, Joshua Carboni- wearing tshirts that commemorate the missionof the Coober Pedy group to deliver aid to Ty-phoon victims - "8/11/14 We will never forget"

Elsie delivering aid to one of the survivors ofTyphoon Haiyan in the Philipines

The Coober Pedy Pusong Pinoy team deliveringassitance to families in typhoon devastated areasin northern Cebu

The Coober Pedy Pusong Pinoy team thank theCoober Pedy Community while they deliverassitance to families around northern Cebu.

by Geri Prizzi

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Fast Facts: The types of bullying

What are the different types of bullying?

The types of bullying behaviours are physical, verbal orsocial. Bullying can be obvious (overt) or hidden (cov-ert). Bullying can take place in person or online. Bullying- verbal or social - that happens online or via a mobilephone is referred to as cyberbullying. Research indicatesthat the majority of young people who bully online alsobully others in person.

What is covert bullying?

Covert bullying includes social exclusion and intimidation.The term 'covert' highlights the fact that not all bullying isphysical or obvious in nature. Covert bullying can havethe same harmful impacts as more obvious bullying, as itcan be more isolating, can go on for longer before otherpeople become aware of it, and can be more easily deniedby the other person.

Covert bullying is a subtle type of non-physical bullyingwhich usually isn't easily seen by others and is conductedout of sight of, and often unacknowledged by adults.Covert bullying behaviours mostly inflict harm bydamaging another's social reputation, peer relationshipsand self-esteem.

Covert bullying can be carried out in a range of ways(e.g. spreading rumours, conducting a malicious socialexclusion campaign and/or through the use of internet ormobile phone technologies).

What is cyberbullying?

Cyberbullying is bullying that is carried out throughinformation and communication technology, including theinternet (e.g. on social media sites) and mobile devices.Technology can expand the opportunities for people tobully others.

Communication technologies allow for different ways tobully others, but do not change the fact that the bullyingbehaviour (and not the technology itself) is the main issue.Technology does create new challenges for dealing withbullying.

How does cybersafety relate to cyberbullying?

Cybersafety refers to a broad range of safe, respectfuland responsible behaviours as well as ways to guardsecurity and privacy online. Cybersafety is one way toreduce the risk of cyberbullying, identity theft or predatorybehaviour by others online.

Cyberbullying is one of the online risks that knowing aboutcybersafety can prevent. Students need to be taught safeand appropriate online behaviour, which includesrecognising when someone's online behaviour is bullying,how to avoid engaging in or supporting cyberbullying,and being aware of the sort of support that bystanderscan provide online.

How is cyberbullying different from trolling?

Trolling is intensive verbal abuse of an individual onlinedone anonymously and by strangers. The differencebetween trolling and cyberbullying is that cyberbullyingoccurs within the context of an existing social relationship.

Fast Facts: Why does bullying happen?

Why do people bully others?

People who bully others are often motivated by the statusand social power they can achieve through bullying. Somemay bully others to compensate for what is happening tothem and their own feelings of powerlessness. Bullyingbehaviours can also be copied by others.

Who bullies others?All individuals have the potential to bully others or to bebullied.

Why is it sometimes hard to identify bullying?

Bullying can be done through a number of different actionsand behaviours, it can be overt or covert, and can occurin both individual and group situations. Some bullying canbe quite subtle or involve words known only by thestudents, making it difficult for adults to recognise. Thesecomplexities can make it difficult to identify if a personor group is being bullied.

Fast Facts: What is bullying?

What is bullying?

The National Safe Schools Framework defines bullyingas repeated verbal, physical, social or psychologicalbehaviour that is harmful and involves the misuse of powerby an individual or group towards one or more persons.Cyberbullying refers to bullying through information andcommunication technologies, e.g. the internet or mobiledevices. Conflicts or fights between equals and singleincidents are not defined as bullying. Bullying of any formor for any reason can have long-term effects on thoseinvolved, including bystanders.

In short, bullying is a repeated pattern of harmful verbal,physical or social behaviour which involves the misuseof power. Cyberbullying is bullying through the internetor mobile devices.

Is every conflict between students bullying?

Not all aggressive or harmful behaviour between peopleis bullying. While conflicts and aggressive behaviour needto be addressed, it is important to be clear when thesebehaviours are not actually bullying.

The definition of bullying has three critical aspects - arepeated pattern, the misuse of power within relationships,and behaviour which causes harm; all three aspects needto be present in order for behaviour to be called bullying.

What does the 'misuse of power' mean?

In a situation where there is a power imbalance, one personor group has a significant advantage over another, and ifthis power is misused, this enables them to coerce ormistreat another for their own ends. In a bullying situationthis power imbalance may arise from the context (e.g.having others to back you up), from assets (e.g. accessto a weapon) or from personal characteristics (e.g. beingstronger, more articulate or more able to socially manipulateothers).

Fast Facts: Prevalence of bullyingHow common is bullying amongst students in schools?

Australian research suggests that up to one in four studentshave experienced some level of bullying. Researchers havemade different findings about how common bullying is,largely due to differences in how they define 'bullying'.However, we do know that most young people do notengage in bullying behaviour.

Is there a pattern to bullying?

Australian research has revealed that bullying behaviourpeaks in the middle primary school years and the firstyear of high school. This appears to be related to therapid changes in the social skills and social demands forstudents at these times.

Some other general patterns of bullying have beenidentified. Younger children are more likely to bully othersphysically or verbally, and then as they get older socialbullying behaviours increase (including exclusion andmanipulation). Cyberbullying increases when studentsbegin to have greater access to online communication andmobile phones.

Is bullying increasing?

The fact that we are hearing a lot about bullying thesedays may well be a positive sign that we are taking itseriously and exploring ways to reduce it. Australianresearchers have suggested we are more aware of thepotential impact of ignoring bullying, and willing to takethe necessary positive action, rather than the bullyingproblem actually increasing.

Why is it hard to know exactly how commonbullying is?

Children and young people often don't tell adults aboutbullying. Sometimes children and young people don't wanttheir parents or teachers to become involved as they areafraid of what might happen if the person who is doingthe bullying finds out they have told. Sometimes, studentssimply don't think to ask for adult help or they don't thinkanyone will believe them or could help even if they told.

CPAS students to sign anti bullying pledge muralOn Bullying. No Way!National day of action.CPAS students will besigning an anti bullyingpledge mural.

This annual day provides afocus for Coober Pedy AreaSchool and all schools tosay Bullying. No Way!

CPAS will strengthen theirexisting everyday messagesthat bullying and violence atschool are not okay at anytime.

Aboriginal Family SupportServices (AFSS) will behelping us celebrate the daywith a pancake recess.

Why is the definition of bullying important?

A clear, comprehensive and shared definition is essentialto enable schools to identify bullying, and distinguish itfrom other types of conflicts or violence, so thatappropriate strategies and interventions can be used.

How is bullying different from violence,harassment and discrimination?

The critical feature that distinguishes violence, harassmentand discrimination from bullying is that bullying happenswithin social relationships, featuring repeated and harmfulbehaviours that stem from a misuse of power. Violence,harassment and discrimination can occur as part ofbullying, but also can occur in one-off conflicts or betweenstrangers.

It is important to know the difference as the effect on theindividual or group may be different and the responses toeach may need to be different.

Intervening in less serious bullying early can often preventharassment, discrimination and more serious negativebehaviours from becoming part of the bullying pattern.

Geri Prizzi and Daniel Botten,School Counsellors CPAS

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Fast Facts: Ways to counter bullying

Why is the way we talk about bullyingimportant?

Aggressive language, like 'Stamp out bullying' or languagewhich labels students, like 'Get tough on bullies' canactually become part of a bullying problem. More positivelanguage, like 'We stand together' refers to ways to buildthe capacity of students to take actions to reduce bullying.

What can schools do if bullying ishappening?

In creating and maintaining a safe and supportive schoolenvironment, strategies to address bullying include:

preventing bullying through promoting a positive whole-school culture based on values agreed to by the wholeschool communityintervening early in suspected or identified bullying issuesand communicating clearly with all involvedresponding to bullying incidents with approaches whichhave been shown to be effective.These elements need to be outlined in the school's policyand plan. The Bullying. No Way! website provides advice,strategies and other information for teachers, parents andyoung people on how they can help reduce bullying.

Not all hurtful behaviours are bullying, but schools addressinappropriate behaviour whether or not it meets thedefinition of bullying.

Bullying that appears to involve criminal behaviour suchas violence, threats, intimidation, inciting violence, etc.,should be reported to the police (in line with schoolguidelines) and will require management by the school toensure the risks to student safety are reduced.

What approaches to bullying are effective?

Schools that are responsive to students' needs and have awhole-school approach to optimising student wellbeingexperience lower levels of bullying. This includes theexplicit teaching and modelling of positive values andwellbeing through Social and Emotional Learningcurriculum and pastoral care.

Effective school responses to bullyingincidents are:

• solution-focused• relationship-based• at the school level, the class level, the student level, and• based on strong links between parents and schools.• Students who bully others need to understand that theirbehaviour is not acceptable and to learn more appropriateways to behave and to solve conflicts. School staff mayalso need to address the underlying causes for the bullying.Staff and other students need to be taught what to do ifthey witness bullying happening.

Effective approaches to student bullying include restorativepractices, conflict management, equalising powerimbalances amongst students, and social skillsdevelopment.

More than one method of addressing bullying may beneeded as no single approach is appropriate or effectivein all circumstances or for all people.

Dealing with bullying can be complex and challenging.Both short and long-term approaches need to be adopted,including regular reviews of policy and procedures andmonitoring of progress using the school's data.

Anti-bullying campaigns and programs are just one aspectof the work that schools need to do to counter bullying.The long-term aim is to foster a school culture based onpositive values and supportive relationships which featurerespect, inclusion, belonging and cooperation.

Why are other people (bystanders) important in dealingwith school bullying?

Everyone plays a part in ensuring the safety and wellbeingof others – parents, staff, students and communitymembers. It is essential that these members of the schoolcommunity know how to deal with incidents of bullyingeffectively and safely. It is important to note, however,that the majority of people are not involved in bullying.

Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800

Kids Helpline is a 24 hour, 7 day a week counselling servicefor Australian young people aged between 5 and 25 years.Kids Helpline talk to more than 6,000 kids each week,about all sorts of problems.Young people can access KidsHelpline by calling 1800 551800 or visiting their website.• www.kidshelp.com.au

Lifeline 13 11 14

Lifeline offer a free 24-hour telephone counselling service.Anyone can call Lifeline at any time. As well as providingtelephone counselling, Lifeline can provide you withinformation about other support services available in yourarea.Phone 13 11 14

Cybersmart Program

The Australian Communications and Media Authority’sCybersmart website is an important initiative under theAustralian Government’s cybersafety education program.This website provides cybersafety information forchildren, teens and parents. It also has an Online Helplinefor young people who have had negative onlineexperiences, such as cyberbullying.• www.cybersmart.gov.au

Reach Out

The Reach Out website ‘inspires young people to helpthemselves through tough times’. The website providesinformation on a range of mental health issues andconnects young people through blogs and forums.An initiaitve of the Inspire Foundation, Reach Out aims tohelp young people improve their mental health andwellbeing through information, support and referral.• www.reachout.com.au

Bullying. No Way!

This website is for teachers, students and parents. Itprovides information, forums and support to help reducebullying, violence, harassment and discrimination inschools.Developed and managed by all Australian educationauthorities, it is for use by all Australia’s Government,Catholic and Independent school communities.• www.bullyingnoway.com.au

Bullying in schools and what to doabout it

This website is developed and managed by Dr Ken Rigby,Adjunct Research Professor and an educational consultantbased at the University of South Australia.The website raises awareness about bullying in schoolsand provides information about relevant research. It aimsto ‘help schools, children and parents in practical ways toovercome the serious problem of bullying.’• www.kenrigby.net

Anti-Bullying Network

Established by the University of Edinburgh in 1999 theAnti-Bullying Network is a not-for-profit organisationsupporting anti-bullying work in schools and promotingresearch to reduce the incidence of bullying.Their website provides information about bullying and howit can be tackled.• www. antibullying.net

Those who bully others often aim to impress or intimidatebystanders. The reaction of bystanders can either supportor discourage bullying from happening. If bystanders donothing, this can be seen as a form of silent approval.

Supportive bystander behaviours are actions and/or wordsthat are intended to support someone who is being bullied.The actions of a supportive bystander can stop or diminisha specific bullying incident or help the bullied student torecover from it.

The attitude and reaction of bystanders can affect theculture of the school. Social disapproval of bullyingbehaviour can prevent bullying from occurring and helpto stop it when it is happening.

Training in how to intervene safely assists in effectivebystander behaviour. The majority of students do not wantbullying to occur, but often don't know how to stop it.Schools can help students learn what to do when bullyingoccurs.

What doesn't work when dealing withbullying

Short-term 'solutions' alone, like punishing the studentdoing the bullying, do not improve the relationships andsocial factors which allow the bullying to happen. Althoughthe bullying may stop in the short-term, unless thesefactors are addressed, it is very likely to reoccur or becomecovert (hidden).

Punishment as the only intervention is not effective inpreventing bullying. Interventions need to be matched tothe particular circumstance of the bullying. No singleapproach to bullying is appropriate or effective in allcircumstances or for all people.

If the school's response to bullying further dis-empowersstudents who have been bullied or fosters a negative schoolculture, this can make the situation worse.

Why don't simple solutions work to reduce bullying inthe long-term?

Bullying is complex. Approaches to bullying need to includerelationship and social solutions at the whole-school, classand student level, and on occasion, at the family andcommunity level. Although bullying may stop in the short-term after a 'get tough on bullying' approach, unless therelationship and social factors are addressed, it is verylikely to reoccur, take another form, or just become hidden(or covert).

Geri Prizzi andDaniel Botten,

School CounsellorsCPAS

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MINERAL LEASES

Freehold LandFor Sale

Lot 1755 Burford PlaceCoober Pedy

Located in a Quiet Cul-De-Sac this 824square metre block provides a fantasticdevelopment opportunity for the astutebuyer. With un-interrupted magnificentviews and a short stroll to the CBD an

inspection is well worth your while.Negotiable at $39,000

For further information pleasecall George on: 0467964606

TENDER

2013/14 Opal Mining Amnestyconcludes 15 March

Due to the extreme summer heat inCoober Pedy, Opal Miners are notrequired to work their claims for

three months.

We thank the Coober PedyMine Rescue Service for theircontinued dedication to our

industry.

Coober Pedy Miners AssociationInc

OPAL MINING AMNESTYHELP NEEDED

RADEKA.— Ivan.Passed away peacefully at

The House of St HilarionAdelaide on

Feb. 21, 2014Aged 84 years

Dearly loved father of Edward,Anya and Esther

Loved and remembered byhis many grandchildren

A Memorial Service will beheld in Coober Pedy at the

Golf Club on SATURDAY

Mar. 22, 2014 at 11.00 a.m.

No flowers please, donationswelcome to the Coober Pedy

Community Auxiliary.

DISTINCTIVE FUNERALS08 8241 5151

Thursday 13 March 2014 Coober Pedy Regional Times Page 13

CFS

NRAS vital in increasing affordable housingstockResponding to media reports today alleging abusesof the National Rental Affordability Scheme, leadinghousing organisations and peak bodies have expressedstrong support for the role of NRAS in starting to addressour housing affordability crisis.

The group has instead urged the federal Government totackle the tax arrangements that are the real problem,inflating housing prices and shutting out people on modestincomes from the housing market.

“If the Government is looking for ways to save dollars,and address our housing crisis at the same time, capitalgains tax concessions and negative gearing should be topof the list. Both promote speculative investment in existinghousing stock, and further concentration of wealth throughproperty portfolios, that deliver little to stimulate affordablehousing supply,” said Dr Cassandra Goldie, ACOSS CEO.

“At a cost of about $4 billion per year to taxpayers, negativegearing drives up house prices, as well as exposingindividual small investors to the vagaries of the housingmarkets. Well-off investors are the big winners out ofhousing tax breaks, at a time when every tax dollar andincentive should be going to help people on low and modestincomes into stable and affordable housing. Housing isour real cost of living problem," said Dr Goldie.

Adam Farrar, Chair of National Shelter said that “Taxincentives for speculative investors are inefficient,expensive and inequitable. They cannot be justified in thisclimate of fiscal restraint when questions are being askedabout the future of a range of programs which assist low

and moderate income households, including the NationalPartnership Agreement on Homelessness and the NationalRental Affordability Scheme.

“Australia has a chronic housing supply crisis, especiallyat the affordable end of the market, and we must maintainefforts to increase supply, including via the NRAS,” headded.

“NRAS plays a vital role in attracting private finance toincrease the stock of affordable housing by offering anincentive to investors. It also benefits low and moderateincome households, many of whom are not eligible forother housing assistance but who are priced out of theprivate rental market,” Mr Farrar said.

“A sustained commitment to NRAS is consistent with theGovernment’s stated commitment to an infrastructureagenda, providing as it does an efficient vehicle for privatefinancing of infrastructure and cost-effective affordablehousing program,” Dr Goldie said.

In the five years to 30 June 2013, NRAS has delivered14,575 dwellings with 23,884 dwellings in progress. TheExecutive Director of the Community Housing Federationof Australia, Carol Croce, said that “NRAS is doing whatit was intended to do: promoting significant investmentwhere it’s needed at the affordable end of the rentalmarket.”

“Many builders and developers involved with NRAS havereported that NRAS incentives can operate as a counter-cyclical stimulus to the construction industry in times ofeconomic or construction downturn,” she said.

“NRAS has been a significant driver in the expansion ofnot-for-profit community housing organisations, whohave roles as both developers and tenancy managers ofNRAS dwellings. Indeed, more than half of all NRASrecipients are not-for-profit community housingorganisations,” she added.

Glenda Stevens CEO of Homelessness Australia said thatNRAS had benefitted many vulnerable Australians,including those at risk of homelessness.

“NRAS was never designed to be a social housingprogram but is delivering benefits to thousands of lowand moderate income households. It has also played arole in preventing homelessness by providing securehousing to many people at risk,” Ms Stevens said.

The organisations above are joined by Mission Australia,the National Association of Tenants Organisations,Anglicare Australia, St Vincent de Paul, PowerHousingand People with Disability Australia in highlighting thevaluable role that NRAS has played to date.

While recognising that there is scope to improve NRAS,including to ensure appropriate incentives to build largerdwellings for families and address administration problems,all agree that the Government should seek to build on theScheme’s strengths, rather than throw the baby out withthe bathwater.

“National Rental Affordability Scheme vitalin increasing affordable housing stock”,

says ACOSS

CFS TrainingSchedule

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Mine Rescue Training(Alternate Saturdays)

LEGO CLUB 10am—12pm5 year olds and up Lions Club.Does not run on the LastSaturday of the Month

FRIDAYSTUESDAYS

BABY BOUNCE RHYME &TODDLER STORY TIME 10amLibrary Catering for 0 to 5 y/o

Golf (CP Golf CourseRegistration 12:00 noonTee off time 12:30

United Bowling ClubLawn Bowls 1.30 pm

PLAY TIMECatering for 0 to 5 year olds2.00pm—3.30pmSchool Gymnasium

Catacomb Church Serviceand Sunday School 9:30amSunday. Bus pickup available.Ph 8672 5038

SATURDAYS

SUNDAYSCP SHOOTERS CLUBRifle 10am -

WEDNESDAYS

THURSDAY

ART & CRAFT PLAYGROUP10.30am—11.30am Lion’s HallCaters for 2-4 year olds & caregivers

TJITJI TJUTA INKANYINI PUKULPA12pm—2pm A Playgroup for 0-5 yearolds and caregivers. Home Makers,Umoona Community, Lunch &Activities.“Pick up available Ph: 86723066”

DISTRICT COUNCIL MEETINGS3nd Tuesday each month at 7pm

CFS TRAINING 7pmNew Members Welcome

AMBULANCE TRAINING7.30pm Umoona Roadevery Tuesday except school holidays

LITTLE MUSICIANS10.00am—10.45amCoober Pedy Area SchoolMusic RoomCaters for 3 to 5 year olds

TINY TACKER PLAYGROUP0 - 2 year olds 10am—12.30pmCommunity Health MeetingRoom (behind Dr. Kami’s)

CP SHOOTERS CLUBFriday night shotgun 8pm tilldark (daylight savings time)

GREEK CLUB - Bingo 7.30 pm

COOBER PEDYMULTICULTURAL FORUM

CP Social Scrabble 7.30pmUnited Club . All skill levelswelcome

AA 8pm Underground CatholicChurch - Hutchison StreetContact Dave 0409349753

SOCCER Workshop 6pmSchool Oval 10-16 year olds

VETERINARY 2014

CP SHOOTERS CLUB9am and 11am Pistol

CFS TRAINING 10PMLast Saturday each month

CUT ‘N PASTE - 2013 2.00pmto 3.30pm at Youth Shed Ages5-17 Please call Donna 0439864 166 for more info. Every2nd Saturday

WHAT’S ON in COOBER PEDY?& Visiting Services

Roger Absalom BVMSRedgum Vet & Pet BoardingPort Augusta 08 86423308

CRICKET 5.30pm to 6.30 pm atSchool Gym

CRICKET 5.30pm to 6.30 pmat School Gym

MONDAYSKarate -Golf Club6 - 7pm General Class7 - 8pm Teenagers and Adults only

CRICKET AT OVALSaturday 7.00 pm andSunday 9.30pmPh: Fernando 0437 739 447

CRICKET AT OVALSaturday 7.00 pm andSunday 9.30pmPh: Fernando 0437 739 447

School Terms 2014 -15

Redgum Vet and Pet BoardingCoober Pedy Clinic dates for 2014

24/25 February7/8 April2/3 June4/5 August22/23 September10/11 NovemberActive Boys Group 3:15-5:00

ages 10 & up at the youth shed

Youth Shed 3:15-6:00 ages 8& up

Youth Shed 3:15-6:00 ages 8& up

Active Girls Group3:15-5:00 ages 8 & up

Late Night Fridays 6-10pm ages 12 & up

Karate -Golf Club6 - 7pm General Class7 - 8pm Teenagers and Adults

Youth Shed 11-2 ages 8& up Youth Shed 11-2 ages 8

& up

Thank you for keepingthe community informed

COOBERPEDY LIONS

CLUB

Trash & TreasureTrash & TreasureTrash & TreasureTrash & TreasureTrash & TreasureSat 29 MarchSat 29 MarchSat 29 MarchSat 29 MarchSat 29 March

Sellers 8amBuyers 9am

FREE SWIMMING for the Over65s, every day at the school pool.1:30 – 7:30pm. Bring a friend free

COOBER PEDYMULTICULTURAL FORUMFREE SWIMMING for the Over65s, every day at the school pool.1:30 – 7:30pm. Bring a friend free

COOBER PEDYMULTICULTURAL FORUM

COOBER PEDYMULTICULTURAL FORUMFREE SWIMMING for the Over65s, every day at the school pool.1:30 – 7:30pm. Bring a friend free

FREE SWIMMING for the Over65s, every day at the school pool.1:30 – 7:30pm. Bring a friend free

Please update your‘What’s on’ entries for

2014

and remove anyobsolete entries

Fridays 6.00pm Twilight Golf

2 APRIL 2014 The Army Bandwill hold an outside

performance at the Golf Club.This promises to be a

wonderful night out forCoober Pedy.

18 JUNE 2014 The Opal Field’sGolf Club will host PerformanceGolf (15 Professional Golfers)

with Special Junior GolfCoaching.

Opal Fields Golf ClubDates for your Diary

GOLF: 6pm Twighlight Golf

World'sGreatest Shave

for LeukaemiaFoundation

Thursday13thMarch

8:00pm onwardsat The Italian Club

Thursday 13 March 2014 Coober Pedy Regional Times Page 15

Charlie Paris, Dog Reporter(charlie-paris@hotmail.com)

I had no idea about this, but at the same time I was askingmy Mum and Dad if I could have a pet. Just a small onethat I could take on walks and share my food with. Thecats in our house are no fun to play with, if you look atthem the wrong way you could lose a nose for your trouble.I wanted something cute and little that will follow mearound and I could be a big sister to. Teaching her aboutdog folklore and all the fabulous things you can do as adog; - Digging holes, bone collecting, barking at nothing,protecting your family and riding in the car.

NeNeNeNeNew dow dow dow dow dog tag tag tag tag tags!gs!gs!gs!gs!Designer Dog Tales

My idea of having a little mini-me sounded better in myhead than it did in reality. She does follow me everywhereand it is starting to drive me to despair. I have no privacyat all; I can’t go to the toilet without her right behind me.She does eat off my plate, she has a plate of food all toherself but she still manages to remove the tastiest bitsfrom my plate. She takes over my comfy lounge andwon’t give it up no matter how much I bark at her.

I should have seen the signs that she was staying forever.Like the time she got her own dinner plate, then the specialdog bed. It didn’t end there; she was allowed to sit onthe arm of the lounge right next to my Dad!

After all this time it doesn’t look like she is moving out ofmy life. Like all dogs, we always make the best of anysituation. I will try and teach her how to be a well mannereddog, maybe then she will be the pet I always wanted.With the realization the family decided that it was time tomake this legal and adopt EmDee.

The other thing to do is register her. She has spent timebehind bars before, we don’t want that to happen again.We all went to the District Council. EmDee’s imaginationran wild. I think she was anticipating being given the keysto the city.

EmDee took forever picking out a fancy chain to put herdog tag on. There wasn’t a brass band, no chickensandwiches with the crusts cut off, the Queen didn’t senda telegram. However she was registered and from thatday on she has been walking around the house holdingher head up high so everyone can see she her registrationtag and she now belongs to someone.

Throughout the last 12 months you may have noticed Ihave a side kick. A little helper. She is a fluffy little thingthat drives me crazy. Her name is EmDee and she cameinto our lives in the strangest way. For the first 12 monthsof her life she was passed around from person to person.She didn’t really have a home and regular feeds wererare.

would be living outside. My skinny legs would get stuckin the snow up to my belly, and if I took my side kickEmdee I would spend most of my days digging in thesnow looking for her. She has very short little legs.

Well, back to the hot weather and spending my day tryingto work out is it cooler sleeping on the kitchen floor orthe bathroom floor?

Woof Woof

It was a bit tricky at the registration ceremony when itwas asked what breed EmDee is. We all agree she is whiteand tan colour. Mum says she is a Coober Pedy DesignerDog. Dad said “Hairy Mutthound.” I wanted her recordedas a Fluffy Idiot. The lady at the Council desk declaredher a “Bitsa” and that was that.

Proud Coober Pedy dog EmDee, still showing offher rego tag

My friend Jason from Antarctica, de-frosting inCoober Pedy!

Old mates come to visit.Just before Christmas I had the biggest surprise. An oldmate Jason dropped into Coober Pedy to visit. Lots offriends that are travelling through stop to visit. They areusually on their way to somewhere else. Jason made aspecial effort to come to Coober Pedy just to say Hi.

For the last 3 years Jason has been living in the Antarctic(that is one of the coldest places on earth) He came to sayhe would be moving to a new work station with only 12people living there. Jason said it was the Club Med of theAntarctic because there would be days when you couldgo outside and not freeze to death.

When Emdee first came to us, we were looking after herfor a friend. She was to stay a few weeks while he wasaway. Somehow after a long time we still had her.

After the summer we have been living through, the thoughtof a cool day did make me think that I could live there.Jason told me if dogs were allowed to live there they

TAFE SA provides streamlined pathways toUniversity with Dual Offer Courses

Dual offers with universities are a popular choicefor students seeking higher education pathways

and stronger employment opportunities fromgaining two qualifications.

Chief Executive Jeff Gunningham said TAFE SA haspartnered with Flinders University and the University ofAdelaide to provide dual offers in a range of disciplineareas. In 2013 TAFE SA had 187 students studying indual offer courses and has received a further 456 firstpreference applications for 2014.

Students receive credit for their TAFE SA studies atuniversity allowing them to complete two qualificationsin a shorter time than it would take to complete thequalifications separately. Most importantly, the combinationof a university degree and a TAFE SA qualification makesgraduates a more attractive proposition for potentialemployers.

“Many students go onto university after completing aTAFE SA qualification, and this dual offer collaborationshows our ongoing commitment to connection withuniversities that ultimately improves and streamlinestertiary options for our students” he said.

Students enrol into a Diploma or Advanced Diploma thatis linked to a University degree. On successful completionof the TAFE SA qualification they receive a place in theuniversity degree with no further application required.

Dual offers are available for selected courses at a numberof TAFE SA regional and metropolitan campuses andcurrently include programs in the study areas of Businessand Marketing, Community Services and Health,Conservation and Land Management, Electronics andCommunications Engineering, Event Coordination,Information Technology, Laboratory Technology, Screenand Media, and Spatial Information Services andSurveying.

TAFE SA introduced dual offers with Flinders Universityin February 2013 and has added six dual offers with theUniversity of Adelaide this year. During 2013, TAFE SAreceived over 90,000 website page views related to dualoffers showing strong public interest in these newconnected courses.

TAFE SA has also developed its first credit transferarrangements for post graduate qualifications. Pathwaysbetween the Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diplomain Entrepreneurship for Food and Wine at TAFE SA andthe Masters of Applied Innovation and Entrepreneurshipat the University of Adelaide are now available.

“Arrangements such as these show TAFE SA’s reputationfor high quality training in the high level, post graduatequalifications market”, Mr Gunningham said.

For a full list of courses making Dual Offers visit http://www.tafesa.edu.au/courses/uni-pathway-courses

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