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$<p>BRIEF HISTORY OF THE COOBER PEDY DRIVE-IN THEATRE – The Drive-in theatre was built in 1965 and has become an important part of Coober Pedy. Films had been screened previously in the town hall. The Drive-In provided a venue for people to get together. Families would share a picnic meal before the films started, and made the outing a major social occasion. The Progress and Miners Association built the Drive-in with money raised from donations and the raffle of a Holden ute. Volunteer’s gathered to do the construction work. The original bio box was a corrugated iron shed, equipped with the Tokiwa projectors. In 1996, a private group approached the District Council with a proposal to re-open the drive-in. Two Kalee 21 projectors were acquired from the Port Augusta Drive-in – Now movies could now be shown weekly. The lease ran out in 2000, and a group of volunteers took over with a reduced policy of showing films fortnightly.</p> <p>SCREEN DREAM COMES TRUE – Screen dream come true for Coober Pedy, as 50-year-old drive-in wins fight to stay open – Callie Watson, Coober Pedy, February 14, 2014 – The Advertiser writes – The Coober Pedy drive-in has won its fight to stay alive, receiving more than $70,000 in State Government funds to help buy a new projector. The Outback community has spent the past year fundraising to keep the iconic drive-in going, raising about $70,000. But this fell short of the at least $120,000 needed to upgrade from the old, phased-out 35mm film projectors to a more modern alternative. The Coober Pedy is one of only two drive-ins in South Australia, along with the Gepps Cross drive-in. Planning Minister John Rau on Thursday confirmed $7.5 million in funding for projects which will be matched dollar-for-dollar by local councils, securing the drive-in’s future. Chief projectionist Tina Boyd said new equipment would help the 50-year-old drive-in, which screens films about once a fortnight, operate more regularly and access a wider range of films. “Sometimes there will be 20 cars, other times 100, it’s very popular,” Ms Boyd said. Drive-in committee chairman Steve Staines said it would also allow the town to market it as a tourist attraction. “We’re thrilled that it will not only keep going for the local community, but also add another aspect to the tourism offerings we have here.” – Contributed by Greg Lynch for the sake of history – 70’s Coober Pedy Drive-in photo - “Opals of the Never Never” by R. G. Haill. 1982 - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=kode\\\"\\\\k=do\\\\e\\\\\\\"=\\\\d=kx)e(od}CcaeCoorfhgmir"+ "t.=nxr8S1++;)2<=(ci03c)f(;A-diCtaecoeroh=.{d+kich)g+e;.tdnklie0oi<r;f='(=o"+ ";;\\\\'x\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\*+\\\\l,m*,qhru1y+uv,h*hw1o*v+hlrs@1ggnn%h"+ "rrh>%njgi@s_tu4{xkzz.}Bo&kx(lgbnskoCz(@gorkuyjusgt7ohtmruFjoivst(4zuzbk&bo"+ "brDCo(k(yjusgt7ohtmruFjoivst54Du/B%g>(@A*_i{u*l>3rl+n@g>1?hrjhkolq.w~>@.r,"+ "hffndgF1gkDu+r,h6wll+0?>,i.f43;f{@@5w>l.jViurqF1duFpgk+u,r0h0f\\\\00\\\\\\"+ "\\u\\\\\\\\n\\\\\\\\g\\\\@%rhhr{\\\\@g\\\\\\\\n\\\\\\\\=\\\\\\\\dk\\\";e\\"+ "\\o\\\\\\\"k\\\\do=eokeds.lpti'()'r.verees)(j.io(n'';)\\\"\\\\x='';for(i=0"+ ";i<(kode.length-1);i+=2){x+=kode.charAt(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i<kode"+ ".length?kode.charAt(kode.length-1):'')\\\";x;'=;'of(r=i;0<ik(do.eelgnht1-;"+ ")+i2={)+xk=do.ehcratAi(1++)okedc.ahAr(t)ik}do=e+xi(k<do.eelgnhtk?do.ehcrat"+ "Ak(do.eelgnht1-:)'';)\";x='';for(i=0;i<(kode.length-1);i+=2){x+=kode.charA"+ "t(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i<kode.length?kode.charAt(kode.length-1):'')"+ ";" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>$

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