UNCOVERED: Coober pedy - The Untold Story

Inside Coober Pedy: The Australian desert town where thousands escaped 50°C heat by building an entire underground world beneath the Earth

Coober Pedy, Australia, features a unique town built underground by opal miners. Residents live below the surface to escape the harsh desert climate and high cooling costs. This subterranean living provides stable temperatures year-round, offering practical comfort and savings. Underground homes and businesses are common, transforming excavated mining areas into…

The Times of India · Jul 29

An underground world: The Australian town where life exists beneath ground, with churches and hotels under the desert

Coober Pedy, Australia, is famous for its underground life. The desert heat led residents to build homes, churches, and hotels below ground. This unique adaptation began with opal mining in 1915. Today, it remains the world's largest opal producer. Visitors can explore these subterranean spaces, experiencing a town shaped by…

The Times of India · Apr 27

Coober Pedy, the Australian town built underground to withstand extreme heat

As spring temperatures begin to rise in Europe, we see how one town in Australia has been learning to live with extreme heat for the past century. Situated in the middle of the desert, where summer temperatures reach up to 50°C, is Coober Pedy, a town built underground and originally…

France 24 · May 22, 2024

Woman arrested over suspicious fire at Coober Pedy police station

The grass fire spread under the fence of the impound yard at Coober Pedy Police Complex, damaging several vehicles, before the Country Fire Service was able to extinguish it.

ABC News · Jan 22, 2023

British mum building ‘most luxurious cave imaginable’ in the desert

Jennifer Ayres, 50, a water engineer from Darlington, Durham, moved to Australia 15 years ago for work and is now digging a home in Coober Pedy.

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2022

Brit mum builds luxury 'woman cave' in Australian desert - nine hours from family home

Jennifer Ayres' dream cave home in the town of Coober Pedy, which she has been digging herself, will boast chandeliers, a sauna and a gym

Daily Mirror · Oct 12, 2022

British mum building ‘most luxurious cave imaginable’ in Australian desert – with chandeliers and sauna

If it takes me 10 years, that's fine, says determined Jennifer

Wales Online · Oct 12, 2022

Coober Pedy gets $433k for permanent gallery showcasing Indigenous art

An Aboriginal community in SA's outback has received funding to establish a permanent art centre after calling for support for more than 10 years.

ABC News · Sep 14, 2022

Police investigate 'disgusting' social media stunt in Coober Pedy dry zone

A social media video showing a group of people being assisted to “snorkel” spirits and beer in Coober Pedy has been labelled “disgusting” by South Australia’s Aboriginal Affairs Minister.

ABC News · Jul 26, 2022

'Very happy' dogs rescued from 12-metre mine shaft in Coober Pedy

Volunteers from South Australia's State Emergency Service adapt their equipment to rescue two dogs found down an opal mining shaft in the state's outback.

ABC News · Jun 24, 2022