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Barks for dog parkWRITTEN BY RYNEISHA BOLLARD

Roxby Downs locals have unleashed their opinions as part of renewed calls for a dog park in the town.

Local woman Gina Marshall last week took to the ‘Roxby IDLE CHIT CHAT’ Facebook page to promote an online survey she was conducting in the hopes of “gathering enough information to apply to open up a dog park in Roxby”.

� e survey had attracted several resp ondents within the following 24 hours, with one comment-ing that it was a “great idea”.

“I am absolutely petrifi ed of dogs, and if that means the dogs can run free there instead of the oval, that would be great,” she said. “I know most dogs are well behaved, but it frightens me when they come to me not on a leash.”

A similar post to the same Facebook page – this time asking for direct comments as to whether a dog park would be benefi cial to the town – attracted mixed results.

One commenter said assisting Roxby Central businesses was a bigger priority for the town, while another was clear in her opposition to the idea.

“I don’t like them,” she said.

“I have a friend who is a vet. People have no idea of how many dogs get torn apart whilst running loose in a dog park.

“Pack mentality will take over in a group of dogs, and it rarely ends well.

“I would not put my dog or other people’s dogs at risk of injury.”

However, the majority of those who com-mented were in support of the idea.

“I have been to several dog parks in Australia and the UK (and) never (had) any issues with the other dogs,” said one commenter.

“(It has) got to be a good idea. I have dealt with several dogs that have struck with cars and the

trauma that causes for the owners and drivers involved.”

� e dog park concept was previously high-lighted among several other ideas – including upgrades to the Curdimurka Street playground, which have since commenced and are close to completion – put forward at the ‘Future Roxby!’ community workshops held on May 29-30 last year.

“� ere is high dog ownership in Roxby Downs, with the majority of properties owning a dog,” the independent report provided to Roxby Council reads.

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Locals are being invited to experience an interactive sneak peek of the work set to premiere in late 2016.

Adelaide and Melbourne-based company Sandpit is developing the technology and is known for creating interactive projects for performance, film and television.

The digital audio tour experience will build on the company’s award-win-ning project, I Am Not

An Animal, which was presented at Adelaide Zoo as part of the 2012 Adelaide Festival.

Sandpit will be bring-i n g s t a t e - o f - t h e - a r t wireless headphones capable of providing the user with three-dimensional, binaural (created using two diff erent frequencies) surround sound.

Locals will get a chance to explore the headphones – which will interact with a smartphone application, location beacons and other emerging technologies – at the end of Sandpit’s residency on Friday, May 22.

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WRITTEN BY PATRICK GLOVER

Ro x b y D o w n s A r e a S c h o o l (RDAS) special

education students have acquired a new learning tool and toy thanks to the generosity of Smokemart’s Deb Price and the local community.

Woolworths Disney dominoes have been in-creasingly popular since their release a number of months ago, and Ms

Price has been working hard to build four com-plete collections plus ex-tra tiles to donate to the special education class.

Ms Price said she was pleased to be able to give the dominoes to a wor-thy cause.

“So many kids have come into my shop to swap their dominoes, and a lot of them have been special education children,” she said.

Special education teacher Kylie Christie said it was “really fan-tastic” that community

members had combined their eff orts in collecting dominoes to donate to Ms Price.

With students rang-ing from reception to year 14, Ms Christie said there were many diff er-ent educational needs in the class, and the dom-inoes would meet all of them.

“We can use them as part of maths, the kids can play with them dur-ing ‘choose time’ and we can also use them to play games with the students,” she said.

“It is a great way of en-gaging them in a game.”

Ms Price said she had been collecting the dom-inoes for several months to ensure she had enough to donate to the special education class.

After posting on Face-book about one month ago, the dominoes start-ed fl ooding in.

“I had heaps of spares, and people that had a heap left over would just

drop them in,” she said.“So many people came

in to swap and, when they heard what they were going towards, peo-ple just started dropping them off .

“Woolies had a swap day and people were going over there get-ting dominoes and then coming straight to Smokemart and donat-ing them.

“The community got behind this great cause, which is what I love about Roxby.”

To the excitement of students, Ms Price deliv-ered four full sets in fold-ers, and a large bucket of spare tiles, to the class last week.

More will be delivered in the coming weeks, along with spare folders.

� e special education students are set to share the dominoes with the RDAS junior primary mathematics classes.

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OD truck driver loses appeal

Former BHP Billiton Olympic Dam truck driver James Felton’s claim of unfair

dismissal from his position in September last year was denied by the Fair Work Commission last week.

Mr Felton sued the mining giant af-ter being suspended and then sacked for refusing to shave his beard.

“At Olympic Dam, the health and safety of all our people is our fi rst pri-ority,” BHP Billiton Olympic Dam act-ing head of health, safety and environ-ment Josh Bryant told � e Monitor.

“In this instance, the policy requires everyone to be clean shaven to ensure face masks and respirators fi t properly.

“� is is to ensure adequate protec-tion from dangerous silica and other dusts, radon decay products and car-cinogenic diesel fumes.”

Mr Felton, 51, had worked at Olym-pic Dam for nearly 10 years and had

off ered to buy a new face mask to al-low him to keep his 10cm goatee and moustache.

In a judgement published last week, Fair Work Commissioner Pe-ter Hampton dismissed the claim and said there was a valid reason for terminating Mr Felton’s employment.

“Mr Felton was a relatively long-serving employee, and there is no evidence of any performance or con-duct issues other than those directly leading to the dismissal,” h e said.

“� e impact of the dismissal upon Mr Felton is signifi cant in that he has lost a relatively high-paying position in a climate where such employment is increasingly diffi cult to obtain.

“However, Mr Felton made a delib-erate and well-informed decision not to comply with the policy...

“On balance, I consider that Mr Fel-ton’s dismissal was not harsh, unjust or unreasonable.”

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1“� erefore, there is high demand for a

fenced dog park. “Many residents would like the council

to build a dog park or dog exercise area…“Some community members believed

that a dog park is not required; however the council should indicate areas that are appropriate for dogs and as a minimum provide excrement bags and water facil-ities nearby.”

According to community feedback, council was expected to fund the dog park, and BHP Billiton could potentially be involved as land owners.

Dog registration fees could be used to subsidise and maintain the park, and it was up to council to fi nd appropriate options for its location.

It was also noted that the community

needed “a document that provides a clear explanation of land use, zoning and how to go about requesting changes to zoning”.

� is information was seen as particu-larly relevant in determining a location for the proposed dog park.

Roxby Council strategic communica-tions manager Ella McCarthy told � e Monitor all of these considerations and more would need to be taken into account before a dog park could be built.

However, Ms McCarthy said strong community support for the concept could help provide an impetus for action.

“We’re always happy to listen to what the community demonstrates that they want,” she said.

“We don’t want to create something that two people use; we want to make sure that there is a need for it.”

Renewed calls for dog park

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Roxby Fabrication and Engineering (‘Roxby Fab’) has taken over

the local roadside assistance contract from Laverick Engineering, which recently stepped down after 12 years of service.

Roxby Fab manager James Leonard said he was excited

about adding the extra service to the business and was looking forward to a healthy working relationship with the Royal Au-tomobile Association (RAA).

“We thought it would be a great opportunity to provide an extra service to the community,” he told � e Monitor.

“Being able to bring in some extra business at the same time for the company is always good.”

Mr Leonard said being both a mechanical workshop and an engineering and fabrication company allowed Roxby Fab to extend its services to any vehicle – including four-wheel-drive upgrades, modifi cations and auto electrical repairs.

After taking over the RAA contract on Monday, April 20, Mr Leonard said he was looking at ways of continuing to grow the business.

“We are thinking positively, coming up with new ideas and working on our olds ones,” he said.

“We are intending to grow the business as much as pos-sible. With having our website up and running within the next couple of weeks, customers will be able to order and buy spe-cialty items that they wouldn’t have been able to previously in Roxby Downs.”

Jodie McDonald and Scott Groeschel from Roxby Fabrication and Engineering, which recently became the local RAA contractor. PHOTO: Patrick Glover

Roadside assistance a ‘fab’ addition

Contract to end in coming months

WRITTEN BYPATRICK GLOVER

M acmahon Holdings Ltd will conclude its underground development contract at BHP Billiton Olympic Dam on September 30.

BHP Billiton Olympic Dam mine manager Troy Wilson said the work would be brought in-house to improve productivity and simplify operations.

� e announcement comes just one month after the company revealed 50 local job losses .

An anonymous source told � e Monitor the contract, which had been in Macmahon’s control for nearly 11 years, involved 150 employees.

However, Mr Wilson said Olympic Dam would un-dertake a merit-based recruitment process later this year that would include Macmahon employees.

Macmahon will continue to have a presence on site providing BHP Billiton with specialist services including shotcrete, cable bolting and raise driling (under two contracts – slot drilling and surface holes).

In a statement released last week, the company claimed its 2014/15 fi nancial year would be unaff ected.

Meanwhile Olympic Dam has consolidated provid-ers of agency contract labour to fi ve preferred vendors through a commercially competitive tender process.

“� e new agency contractor arrangement will not impact current assignment,” said BHP Billiton human resources manager Trinidad Greene.

“Employees who are not currently employed by an approved agency contracting company may simply transition to a new provider for future assignments.”

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The Outback Communities Authority (OCA) has prepared for consultation management plans and budgets as well as Community Affairs Resourcing and Management (CARM) Agreements (including a Community Contribution Scheme) for Andamooka and Iron Knob.

Draft Business Plan, Budget and CARM agreement for the respective communities and feedback forms are available from the Andamooka Town Management Committee office at Andamooka, the Iron Knob Post Office or accessible at www.oca.sa.gov.au. Hard copies are available by contacting the OCA on 1800 640 542 or email [email protected]

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Footsteps dance classes at RDAS


The South Australian Museum’s Out of the Glass Case roadshow made its way through the Far North region last week,

visiting towns including Roxby Downs, Andamooka, Woomera and Coober Pedy.

Andamooka Primary School and Rural Chil-dren’s Centre and Roxby Downs Area School (RDAS) students experienced the exhibition fi rsthand, while other locals made the trip to Andamooka on Wednesday evening to attend a community event.

“It has been a good turnout,” SA Museum outreach co-ordinator Leanne Bloomfi eld told � e Monitor last week.

“� e kids are only just getting through their fi rst week back at school but have loved it, and we have been getting lots of questions.”

Out of the Glass Case brings parts of the SA Museum to the state’s regional towns, where such exhibits are a rare sight.

Ms Bloomfi eld said the roadshow followed the motto ‘every chance for every child’.

Andamooka Primary School principal Debbie Pagsanjan said she could tell that the students enjoyed the visit and the hands-on approach to learning.

Ms Pagsanjan said it was “really good” that the Out of the Glass Case roadshow could come to the area and host the extra commu-nity event in Andamooka.

“It is unbelievable,” she said. “All the schools are being represented (at the

community event), not just ours – there are RDAS and St Barb’s students as well.

“� e fact that they are prepared to put this on after working all day is fantastic. � ey were even the ones who asked if they could do it.”

The community event gave attendees a chance to bring in anything they thought might be a fossil and have it identifi ed by SA Museum specialists.

SA Museum visits Far North

Millie, Emily, Lily and Kimberley enjoyed their time with the Out of the Glass Case roadshow at RDAS last Thursday. PHOTOS: Patrick Glover

Andamooka locals brought in their rocks and fossils to get them checked over

by SA Museum staff during a community event last

Wednesday night.

Eleanor Adams, Leanne Bloomfi eld and Felicity Coutts

from the Out of the Glass Case roadshow with some of the objects they had on display

at the community event.

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Roxby Downs Area School’s reception to year six students spent last week participating in the Footsteps dance program. PHOTOS: Patrick Glover

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F riday, May 22, will mark Deb Allen’s last day as Andamooka’s administrator before departing for Darwin and her new job as Wagait Shire

Council’s chief executive offi cer.� e move will see the end of Ms Allen’s three-year

stint in Andamooka and a role she said she thoroughly enjoyed and would miss.

“I will relocate to the Northern Territory with a mix of emotions,” she said.

“I am certainly excited and looking forward to my role as CEO of Wagait Shire Council, but I will miss my good friends, my work associates and, most of all, my boys.”

Ms Allen will be leaving behind her three adult sons, who all live in Roxby Downs, but said her new role would be a good career move.

While Wagait Shire is the same size as Andamooka, she will be working for a council that reports straight to its local electorate member.

Ms Allen said she was also looking forward to the move, which would be a homecoming in some ways.

“My twins were born in Darwin, and when I was in the navy we used to visit here quite a bit,” she said.

“I was born in a town at the top of Western Aus-tralia, so it will be like going home.”

In her three years in Andamooka, Ms Allen has ac-crued a long list of achievements that have benefi ted the town.

She has gained more than $100,000 in grants for Andamooka, upgraded footpaths, installed solar street lights, erected the Andamooka Opal Field sign near Pimba and oversaw the construction of a new municipal offi ce.

Street names have been put up around town under her watch, and she has helped upgrade the camping facilities, beautifi ed the town park and organised for speed bumps in front of the school.

Ms Allen said she had also faced her fair share of challenges since taking over the role, including nu-merous issues with the bulk water storage tanks and water dispenser, wild dogs and the dump being reg-ularly set on fi re.

“I have been here three years and I have really en-joyed it,” she said.

“It has been challenging and interesting, but I have learned things that I never thought I would come across.

“I encourage the community to continue to com-municate their thoughts and wishes during the annual consultations about what direction you wish Anda-mooka to take.

“I will continue to be a landowner in Andamoo-ka, and I wholeheartedly believe the Community Contribution Scheme (CCS) is the best mechanism currently available to develop this town in a manner supported by the majority of residents, and to also tap into external sources of income.”

� e Andamooka Town Management Committee (ATMC) has also been busy with maintaining the rubbish dump, along with 20km of dirt roads and the town’s parks and gardens.

Ms Allen said she was leaving the group in good hands, with Lyn Breuer recently appointed as ATMC chairperson.

“She is passionate about the outback and has a gen-uine love for Andamooka,” she said.

Ms Allen will leave Andamooka with partner Leigh Malcolm, who will run a jewellery store in Katherine.

� e pair will depart in the coming weeks with heavy hearts but excited about what lies ahead.

Deb to depart for Darwin

WRITTEN BYRYNEISHA BOLLARD

Local Rotarian and R ox b y Ho u rg l a s s Jewellers owner Leigh

Malcolm will be leaving for Darwin’s greener pastures later this month.

Mr Malcolm has bought another jewellery store in Katherine and will be com-muting there from Mandorah on Wagait Beach, which is a short ferry ride from Dar-win’s central business district.

“It was an opportunity to go from the desert to the tropics,” he said.

Mr Malcolm will be joined in Mandorah by his partner, Deb Allen, who has accepted the position of chief execu-

tive offi cer at Wagait Shire Council.

“It’s like all the dominoes just fell into place,” he said.

Mr Malcolm said he would continue to manage the Rox-by Downs store, which he has owned for the past eight years.

“� e business will still be here and I’ll be back proba-bly four or fi ve times a year,” he said.

“� e staff will continue to run it in the same fashion as it is at the moment.”

Mr Malcolm said he was confi dent that Roxby would “continue to tick along”.

“It’ll turn around,” he said. “It’s got a history, and com-

modity prices are notorious for fl uctuation.

“We’ll sit tight. � ere’s no

intention of the Roxby store going anywhere.”

By owning two Hourglass franchises, Mr Malcolm said he hoped to be able to expand the range at both stores, and a reintroduction of the Pan-dora brand was a possibility.

He encouraged locals to keep an eye out for advertis-ing on the Imparja network for his Katherine store.

As for leaving behind his Roxby ‘family’, Mr Malcolm said he had enjoyed living in a “very social town”.

“Roxby’s been a very good place for me,” he said. “I’ve really enjoyed my time here.”

Mr Malcolm encouraged locals to visit him at the Kath-erine store if they were in the area.

Leigh leaving after 8yrs

Local man Leigh Malcolm will be moving to the Northern Territory

later this month, but will remain the owner of Roxby Hourglass Jewellers

and plans on visiting when he can. PHOTO: Ryneisha Bollard

Deb Allen will soon walk out this door of the Andamooka municipal offi ce for the fi nal

time. She has accepted a position in Darwin after being Andamooka’s town administrator

for three years. PHOTO: Patrick Glover

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EDITORIALBy Ryneisha Bollard

A s Mother’s Day (Sunday, May 10) approaches I cannot help but think about the vital role

that mothers play in their children’s lives.

My own mother taught me many important lessons that have guided me into my adulthood.

I was in primary school when she used to take me with her to do her Meals on Wheels deliveries.

� ese trips gave me the opportu-

nity to develop a greater respect for the elderly, and they showed me how fulfi lling it could be to undertake selfl ess acts of kindness to benefi t those in need.

My mother also volunteered at the local St Vincent de Paul opportuni-ty shop while I was in high school. I helped her out on occasion, and this further cemented my appreciation of charitable organisations.

Her resilience throughout her breast cancer treatment, and later as a single mother working two jobs, was an inspiration, and I doubt whether I

will ever have as much inner strength as she does.

As with many mother-daughter relationships, we have certainly had our ups and downs – especially in my teen years, and even now that I am an adult.

However, it has been in accepting our diff erences and improving our communication with each other that we have both learned the true mean-ing of family.

By remaining in contact, regardless of how upset one of us may be with the other, we see the value in main-

taining relationships through diffi cult times.

It has taught me the importance of appreciating the people I have in my life, and that no one is perfect.

� ere will always be something we want to change about our friends, family members and partners – but it is in accepting them as they are that we become more patient and caring as individuals.

It can also translate to treating ourselves with greater compassion – if we can show kindness to others, we are halfway there.

If you would like to share your opinions in The Monitor, send us an email ([email protected]) or a letter to PO Box 72, Roxby Downs SA 5725

The Community Calendar is restricted to the basic details of an event (what, where, when). To add your event to the calendar,

email [email protected] or phone 8671 2683.For more information about upcoming community events,

visit: www.roxbydowns.com/Community/c-Whats-On.html

Community CalendarMAY

7th - Jazzamatazz, roxbylink auditorium,

11am. Ph: 8671 2001.

7th - Adelaide Cabaret Festival

Roadshow, 7.30pm. Ph: 8671 2001.

8th - Roxby Downs Netball Association A

grade games, Court 1: Hornridge vs Olympic

Dam at 6.30pm, Roxby Miners vs East

Roxby at 8pm.

8th - Bush dance fundraiser for the

Roxby Downs Scouts, roxbylink auditorium, 7pm. Music from the

Roxby Folk Club.

8th-9th - Oodnadatta Races & Gymkhana.

Ph: 8670 7801.

9th - FNFL: East Roxby vs OD, 12.30pm.

Hornidge vs Roxby Districts, 2.30pm. Both

games at Roxby.

15th - RDNA (Court 1): OD vs East Roxby at 6.30pm, Roxby Miners

vs Hornridge at 8pm.

16th - Roxby Market Day in front of RDAS,

9am to 12.30pm.

16th - FNFL: OD vs Coober Pedy, 12.30pm. Roxby

Districts vs East Roxby, 2.30pm. Home games.

16th - Roxby Downs Sporting Car Club

night meeting. Practice starts at 6pm,

racing from 7pm.

22nd - Little Big Shots Film Festival from

9.30am for children aged 2-15. Tickets $8.

Ph: 8671 2001.

22nd - RDNA (Stadium 1): OD vs

Hornridge at 6.30pm, East Roxby vs Roxby

Miners at 8pm.

23rd - Roxby Downs Scouts bottle drive, 9am to 12 noon.

Ph: 0407 242 576.

29th - RDNA (Stadium 1): OD vs Hornridge at 6.30pm, East Roxby vs Roxby Miners at 8pm.


General enquiries: 8671 8888 Community feedback: [email protected]

Public Tours - Bookings essential

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MINING

August 24 – 26: 11th International Symposium on Rock Fragmentation by

Blasting, Sydney, Australiawww.fragblast11.org

August 25 – 27: South East Australia Offshore & Onshore Conference, Darwin,

Australiawww.seaaoc.com

August 26 – 27: GMUSG & SACOME Resource Industry Conference & Trade Expo,

Port Augusta, South Australiawww.usgconference.com.au

August 31 – September 2: Australian Mine Ventilation Conference 2015, Sydney,

Australia

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September 7 – 9: APPEA National

Health, Safety & Environment Conference and HSR Forum, Burswood, Western

Australiawww.appea.com.au

2015 KEY MINING INDUSTRY EVENTS AND CONFERENCESMay 17 – 20: APPEA Conference &

Exhibition, Melbourne, Australiawww.appea.com.au

June 9 – 10: The AusIMM International Uranium Conference 2015,Adelaide, South Australia

www.uranium2015.ausimm.com.au

June 11 – 12: AusIMM Africa Australia Technical Mining Conference 2015,

Adelaide, Australiawww.aatmining2015.ausimm.com.au

July 27 - 28: Tailings and Mine Waste Management for the 21st Century,

Sydney, New South Waleswww.tailingsandminewaste2015.ausimm.

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July 28 – 30: DUG Australia Conference and Exhibition, Queensland, Australia

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August 3 – 5: Diggers & Dealers, Kalgoorlie, Western Australiawww.diggersndealers.com.au

Port Augusta to host resource conference

Monax Mining Ltd has completed drilling on the Millers Creek Designated Project within the Woomera Prohibited Area,

according to an announcement made last month.

� e project is a collaboration between Monax and its strategic alliance partner, a wholly owned subsidiary of major Chilean copper producer Antofagasta plc, via Monax’s own wholly owned subsidiary, Monax Alliance Pty Ltd.

� e area is comprised of one Alliance tenement and four ASX-listed Maximus Resources Limited tenements totalling 2402sq km.

Downhole drill hole data measuring magnetic susceptibility and specifi c gravity will be assessed before a decision is made on any further drilling.

A conference to be held at the new central oval complex in Port Augusta in August is expected to

attract record numbers and will off er more space for exhibitors.

Organisers of the 11th Resource Indus-try Conference and Trade Expo are urging South Australian resource industry suppli-ers to register early this year.

The conference, a joint initiative of Global Maintenance Upper Spencer Gulf (GMUSG) and the South Australian Cham-ber of Mines and Energy (SACOME), has become the most respected supplier-based industry conference and trade expo in South Australia.

GMUSG manager Mark Malcolm said the conference had built a strong repu-tation and had become the central net-working opportunity for suppliers across the state.

Mr Malcolm said the format of the con-ference had evolved over the years to be-come more customer-centric. Instead of the usual long presentations, delegates were encouraged to spend a lot of the time in the market hall, talking to suppliers and making connections to stimulate business.

“It’s very deliberately designed to be a marketplace,” he said.

Mr Malcolm encouraged Roxby Downs-based suppliers and contractors to attend and source other possible opportunities in the resource sector outside of Olympic Dam, particularly in the current slow local market.

“We welcome particularly Roxby Downs

suppliers and contractors,” Mr Malcolm said.

“� e current market presses home the point that you have to look outside your traditional customer base and diversify and spread your risk.

“� is is a way to do that, because you get exposed to not only your traditional cus-tomers but also other lines, other process-ing areas, other markets – like oil and gas.”

Mr Malcolm said South Australia’s bur-geoning oil and gas sector, while also cur-rently experiencing some of the same chal-lenges as the resource sector, was a growth industry for the state.

“It’s a pretty signifi cant industry sector and it’s got massive potential to grow,” he said.

Mr Malcolm said the conference aimed to help suppliers develop business net-works, new contacts and business oppor-tunities, and to profi t by doing business in South Australia’s Upper Spencer Gulf and outback.

� e new Port Augusta Central Oval ven-ue, offi cially opened on Anzac Day, will pro-vide more space for exhibitors – including 55 undercover spaces, along with outside allocations.

Companies looking to to reserve exhi-bition spaces are urged to book fast as the event usually sells out.

Information about sponsorship, exhibi-tion packages and delegate attendance is now available on the conference website (www.usgconference.com.au).

The Resource Industry Conference and Trade Expo 2015 will be held at the new Port Augusta Central Oval facilities on August 26-27. PHOTO: Supplied

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Rex Bichard and Ann-Marie Arthur at the roxbylink

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Michelle Hales and Kate Weir enjoyed Di Bichard’s

exhibition opening recently.

Rachael Young and Jane Gloster at the Joy of Life art exhibition opening.

Sister Pat Hogan and Emily Lewis at the gallery.

Owen (back, left), Flynn, Ben and C-Jay at the Out of the Glass Case community event in Andamooka last week. FRONT: Felix and Liam.

Amy and Amelia at the recent Andamooka community event.

Milly and Brianna at the South Australian Museum’s

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Roxby Council

Opening hours Monday to Friday

9am to 4.30pmCouncil provides transport

services including:• Vehicle registration • Boat registrations

• Licensing transactions • Learner written theory tests (test to begin before 4pm)

All inquiries 131 084.

Opal Road Landfi llOpening hours

1pm to 6pm every day.Disposal of household rubbish is FREE.

Levies apply for businesses.Recycling can be taken either

to the Opal Landfi ll orBSH Waste Solutions on Gosse Street.

All inquiries: 8671 1154.

Opening hours 9am to 5pm

Monday - Friday9am to 12pm Saturdays

Telephone 8671 0500Email: [email protected]

Library membership is free. A wide range of resources are available including books,

DVDs, magazines and internet facilities.Toddler Story Time 9.30am Wednesday.

Opening hours

9am to 5pm weekdays

Telephone 8671 0010 • Fax 8671 0452

Email: [email protected]

After hours emergency

Mobile 0418 892 870

Web www.roxbycouncil.com

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Roxby, you’re in for a treat – Australian artist and illustrator Craig Smith

is coming to town for a family illustration workshop where you’ll get the chance to draw your own character to take home.

After visiting local schools the day before, Craig will be at the roxbylink library from 10am to 11am on Saturday, May 23.

Craig has illustrated more than 380 books in his 38-year career, including Cat by Mike Dumb-leton, which he will read to the library audience on the day.

“We are so excited to have Craig visiting us,” said library team member Karen Russell.

“Craig is incredibly talented, and this is a great opportunity for families to spend some time in the library listening to him talk about his career, what it takes to

be an illustrator, and how a book comes together... but what’s really exciting is that he will talk people through how to create and draw their own character (we’ll have clipboards and pencils ready for everyone to use), so you’ll be able to take your fi nished character home with you.”

� e event is free and open to everyone (Craig’s illustrations are mainly in books for children up to 12 years of age). Bookings are essential with roxbylink library on 8671 0500.

Two books featuring Craig’s work – � e Windy Farm and I Was Only Nineteen – will also be available for sale and signing by Craig at the library.

While cats can b e a g reat pet, they can

also cause significant ecological damage if not managed responsibly.

In Roxby Downs, council bylaws require all cats to be registered, restrained to the owner’s property and restricted

to two cats per property. Recent reports of cats

wandering at large are concerning, and owners are reminded that any cat found unidentifi able without registration or microchipping is likely to be disposed of after 24 hours.

Registrations are due annually (billed in July

and payable by August 31) and payable at the council offi ce. Cats must be desexed and micro-chipped prior to regis-tration, and proof must be provided at the time of registration.

If you are having problems with stray cats, council hires out cat traps (available from

council reception) for a refundable bond of $50. Once caught, council will collect the cat dur-ing business hours.

More information on the bylaws and cat own-ership in Roxby Downs is available by calling the council offi ce dur-ing business hours on 8671 0010.

There’s only a couple of weeks now until the Little Big Shots Film Festival comes to the

Roxby Downs cinema on Friday, May 22.

Part of South Australia’s Come Out Children’s Festival, Little Big Shots is presented by the Adelaide Festival Centre, Country Arts SA and Roxby Council.

It is an international fi lm festi-val for children featuring local and overseas children’s shorts, anima-tions, documentaries, live action and even child-produced fi lms.

� ree sessions will be held across the following times:

Tiny Tots (ages 2-5), 9:30am Caminandes: Llama Drama

(Netherlands)� e grass is always greener on

the other side (of the road) but a young llama discovers getting there is harder than expected. Style: An-imation. Language: Non-verbal. Director: Pablo Vazquez.

Hopfrog (Russia)Some non-scientifi c observations

of the jumping fellow’s life. Style: Animation. Language: Non-verbal. Director: Leonid Shmelkov, Tykes to Ten (ages 5-10), 11am

Wildebeest (UK, 2012)Two wildebeest think about

crossing a river. Style: Animation. Language: English. Director: Ant Blades.

Oasis (Singapore, 2013)A miner carrying a precious blue

diamond chances upon a strange creature, which turns out to be much more than just a petty thief. Style: Animation. Language: Eng-lish. Director: Sacha Goedegebure. Seven to Tween (ages 7-12), 1pm

Chicken or the Egg (USA, 2013When a pig who loves eating eggs

falls in love with the hottest chick-en in town, he must choose which comes fi rst – the chicken or the egg? Style: Animation. Language: English. Directors: Christine Kim and Elaine Wu.

� e Boss of My Body! (Australia, 2012)

A music video from remote Western Australia about standing up for your rights. Style: Live action music video. Language: English. Di-rector: Leon Ewing. Tickets are $8 each and are

available from the roxbylink Visitor Information Centre on 8671 2001.

Illustrator workshops

Cat owners, do you know the Roxby rules?

Little Big Shots Film Festival NEWS IN BRIEF

Got your tickets for Jazzamatazz (11am) and the

Adelaide Cabaret Festival Roadshow (7.30pm) for tomor-row, May 7, in the roxbylink auditorium?

Tickets are still avail-able through www.try-booking.com or by call-ing the roxbylink Visitor Information Centre on 8671 2001.

If you’d really like to go to the cabaret show but don’t have anyone to go with, the Big Warm Welcome team is host-ing a table at this event and has reserved seats for newcomers to town or people just needing a night out.

Tickets are available through roxbylink – just book under the Big Warm Welcome.

Port Lincoln artist D i B i c h a r d’s exhibition The

Joy of Life is now open in the roxbylink gallery until � ursday, May 28. Entry is free.

Illustrator Craig Smith

A still from Oasis, one of several short fi lms to be screened at

roxbylink cinema as part of the Little Big Shots Film Festival.

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WHO’S ON THE BOARD

CONTACTING THE BOARD

BOARD MEETINGSBoard meetings are held on the last

Monday of the month.Members of the public are welcome to

attend and observe.If you would like to make a presentation or raise an issue, please contact the Executive Offi cer on 0418 833 818 to

be included on the agenda.Confi dential discussions with the

Board can be arranged if required.

For further information, advice or general questions please contact:

Michelle Hales,Executive Offi cer

Roxby Downs Community Board Inc.PO Box 85

Roxby Downs SA 5725Mobile: 0418 833 818


Michelle Davis • George GiakoumisVicki Mason • Gaylene Crane

Mary Lewis • Brett McNeilBill Boehm • Nidya Iwan • Di Stanton

Cherie Gaskin • Sandy Sumsion

JOINING FORUMSIf you would like to join a forum and would like more information please

contact the following people. New members are always welcome.

ARTS and CULTURE FORUMRED EARTH FESTIVAL MEETING

Rachel Young 0428 671 000Thursday, May 21 @ 7pm

Library Meeting Room

BUSINESS FORUMTuesday, June 2 @ 6.15pm

Council Boardroom

COMMUNITY GARDENThursday, May 14 @ 6.30pm

Council Boardroom

ENVIRONMENT FORUMAnni Walsh 0448 168 167

Thursday, May 7 @ 5.30pm

Council Boardroom

ROXBY ROADSAFE MEETINGMichelle Hales 0418 833 818

Tuesday, June 9 @ 7pm

Council Boardroom

MULTICULTURAL FORUMSasha Yantewo (08) 8671 0010

Wednesday, May 20 @ 6pm

Council Boardroom

WOMEN’S NETWORKLisa Hewerdine (08) 8671 0010

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S chool is back for term two in Roxby Downs, and that means that motorists need to exercise extra caution when driving around

town. Roxby Roadsafe is urging motorists to share the

road with attentiveness, keeping an eye out for stu-dents travelling to school on foot, scooter, skateboard or bicycle.

� is is particularly important just before and after school, when student activity in school zones is at its highest.

� ere are multiple pedestrian crossings within Roxby Downs that are frequently used by students to get to and from school.

� ese are the safest places for students to cross the road, and motorists need to use vigilance when in the vicinity of schools and when approaching and travelling through these crossings.

Both the Roxby Downs Area School and St Bar-bara’s Parish School have ‘Emu crossings’ located adjacent the school for pedestrians to cross at.

These crossings are situated within a 25km/h school zone, which is marked with zigzag lines on the road to show that you are approaching a school zone.

� e Emu crossings have red-and-white posts and only operate when the ‘CHILDREN CROSSING’ fl ags are displayed.

It is the driver’s responsibility to give way to pedes-trians at an Emu crossing when the fl ags are being displayed and children are present on the road, foot-path, median strip or even on a bicycle.

A ‘Wombat crossing’ is located on Richardson Place and is a pedestrian crossing placed on a raised section of road.

Motorists are to travel at no more than 40km/h and must stop for pedestrians of any age that are on or approaching the crossing.

Pedestrians at the Wombat crossing have a right of way at any time of the day, and the driver must not proceed until there is no pedestrian on or entering the crossing.

When approaching a crossing it is important to remember that children do not always have a good sense of road safety and can also be easily distracted.

Roxby Roadsafe asks motorists to slow down to 25km/h when driving through a school zone to en-sure that everyone stays safe when travelling to and from school.

For more information on South Australian road rules, including pedestrian crossings and road safety tips, visit: www.mylicence.sa.gov.au

In 2008, Adelaide teenager Sam Davis went out with his friends to a party on a Saturday night,

just like thousands of other teens around Australia.

� e diff erence was that Sam was to fall victim to a violent and unpro-voked one-punch assault that cost him his life.

Sam’s parents Nat Cook and Neil Davis founded the Sammy D Foun-dation with the ultimate aim of pro-viding skills to young people in order to prevent such a tragedy from hap-pening again.

� e Alcohol and Substance Abuse Forum is pleased to announce that it has partnered with Roxby Downs Area School to bring the Sammy D Foundation to Roxby Downs during Wellbeing Week.

� is visit will include a presentation to students as well as a community presentation on Friday, June 5, from 7pm in the roxbylink auditorium.

� is free presentation is open to all members of the community and highlights the impact of risky behav-iours through the telling of Sam Da-vis’s story.

Sam’s story is part of an alarming trend in our society around alcohol and drug-fuelled violence.

A recent study by the Australian National Council of Drugs has re-ported that:

• One in eight deaths of Australi-ans aged under 25 is now related to alcohol.

• 60 per cent of all police callouts are alcohol related (including 90 per cent of late-night calls).

• One in five hospitalisations of people under 25 is due to alcohol.

• 20 per cent of Australians drink at levels putting them at risk of life-long harm.

� e Sammy D Foundation believes that every young person deserves to be loved, supported and protected.

Many need guidance and positive role modelling to equip them with the skills and confi dence needed to not only avoid dangerous situations but also live healthier, safer and successful lives.

Community presentation topics include alcohol and other drugs, and mateship as well as strategies to keep celebrations safe.

� is presentation has been made possible by the support of both a BHP Billiton Olympic Dam Community Donation and Medicare Local Coun-try North SA.

RSVPs for the community presenta-tion are preferred but not essential. To RSVP, please contact Kirsten at Roxby Council on 8671 0010.

School’s back – so are limits

Sammy D Foundation to visit Roxby Downs

Roxby Roadsafe is urging motorists to follow the rules

associated with school zones.


Off the

Beaten Track

Far North eventsMAY

6th - Australian Red Cross Blood

Service visit, Parish Centre Hall, Port

Augusta,1.30-8pm. Phone: 13 14 95.

7th - Australian Red Cross Blood Service visit, Parish Centre Hall, Pt Augusta,

7.30am to 12 noon. Ph: 13 14 95.

7th - Book launch, Heart of the Country

by Tricia Stringer, Pt Augusta Public

Library, 7-8pm. Ph: 8641 9151.

8th-9th - Oodnadatta Races & Gymkhana.

9th - Pt Augusta Motor Show,

Wharflands Big W car park, 10am to 4pm. Ph: 0407 410 216.

9th - Pt Augusta Greyhound Club

racing from 1pm at Chinnery Park. Ph:

8642 4805.

9th-10th - Art and sculpture workshops

at the Institute Theatre, Pt Augusta.

Ph: 8641 9176.

10th - Pichi Richi Explorer return steam service from Quorn to Woolshed Flat,

10.30am departure. Ph: 1800 777 245.

10th - Flinders & Outback Race Day, Pt Augusta, 11am. Ph:

0447 105 545.

16th - The Great Breakaways Marathon starting at the Coober

Pedy town oval at 8am. Phone: 8672 4624.

17th - RSPCA Million Paws Walk, Eastside

Foreshore, Pt Augusta, 9am. Ph: Marlene on

0417 080 931.

23rd - Curdnatta Art Gallery 50-year retrospective. Ph:

8741 0195.

29th-31st - Pt Augusta Quilters Guild Biannual

Exhibition at the Institute Theatre.

JUNE6th - Coober Pedy Police Station Open Day, 10am. Includes

unveiling of 50th anniversary plaque at 12 noon. Light

refreshments available.

6th, 7th, 8th - Pichi Richi Explorer return steam service from Quorn to Woolshed

Flat, departs 10.30am. Ph: 1800 777 245.

WRITTEN BYRYNEISHA BOLLARD

Woomera Area School now boasts two classes – primary and secondary

– and three new teachers after accepting four additional students this year.

Principal Tony White said the ex-tra students were children of Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) offi cials working at the Woomera base.

“It’s not a massive increase, but as far as the school’s concerned it’s been really good,” he said. “For a small school it’s meant quite a bit, because we’ve now got two classes.”

Mr White said the school had been expecting only seven students and no primary enrolments before the RAAF families arrived.

� e school now has enrolments ranging from reception to year 11.

Mr White began at the school in term three last year, when he was fi lling in for Joe Brooks, who was on long service leave.

However, Mr Brooks decided against returning to his position and Mr White was successful in becom-ing the permanent principal.

Mr White previously worked as assistant principal at Roxby Downs Area School.

“From my point of view it’s been interesting going from one of the largest area schools to one of the smallest,” he said.

“We have a very strong and com-mitted governing council, which is chaired by Andrew McGough and supported by parents and community members of Woomera.”

Mr White is joined by new teachers Karina Darling (primary), Alex Fowler (secondary) and Matt Greenrod (dig-ital technology, arts and health and physical education).

Meanwhile the school had an ex-citing start to term two with a visit from the South Australian Museum’s Out of the Glass Case roadshow on Tuesday, April 28.

“Students were involved in a num-ber of engaging activities, including learning about animals and their hab-itats and shelters and making cyano-types, which (involve) a photographic printing process using sunlight on special paper,” Mr White said.

“Other activities included exam-ining 3D models of ancient animals, learning about critters found on salt lakes and imprinting fossils.”

Boost in student numbers at Woomera

Woomera Area School students enjoyed a visit from the South

Australian Museum last week. The school now boasts a secondary and primary class after gaining four extra students this year. PHOTO: Supplied

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ATLAS COPCO StrokeSaturday, May 2, 2015

NAME SCOREOVERALL WINNER ANDY VAN MEEL 65A GRADE ANDY HIGHET 66B GRADE IAN GRILLETT 67C GRADE HAYDEN SHIELDS 69LADIES/JNR FEE BILNEY 69SWEEPSTAKES ROBIN PASSMORE 67 ROBERT CHARMAN 69 DAMIEN CONDON 69 ROBERT GRAY 70 CRAIG WILLSON 71 H. NOLL & S. OLDS 71BEST PUTTER ANDY HIGHET 25LONG DRIVE A CLINT HEALEY LONG DRIVE B MICHAEL HOFFMANN LONG DRIVE C RENE AYALA LONG DRIVE L / JNR TRICIA HENDRY NTP A NIL NTP B NIL NTP C HAYDEN SHIELDS NTP L / JNR FEE BILNEY

A t just 10 years of age, local SA YJR motocross rider Taj Gow-Smith has kickstarted his 2015 campaign with a

second overall win for both the 65cc and 85cc state events.

Gow-Smith’s talented teammate Alex Larwood, of Kadina, took out fi rst place overall for the same events in the fi rst round of the Peter Stevens Mo-torcycles South Australian MX Championship series at Murray Bridge on the weekend.

Gow-Smith is riding a YZ85 SW this year and, af-ter a few club rounds in the lead-up to the weekend’s titles, his form suggested a top fi ve position in this class would be a sound result.

On board the YZ 85, Gow-Smith battled all day with local Murray Bridge riders Cale Dellow and Clay Burnett.

He eventually passed them in all three races to hold on for a solid 2-2-2 over the three rounds be-hind Larwood, who is currently ranked fourth in Australia, in the 10-12 years age group.

“I got some really bad starts on the weekend, but I knew if I was patient enough the opportunities would come,” Gow-Smith said.

After winning four out of fi ve rounds last year on board the 65cc in the younger age group, Gow-Smith started this year’s titles in similar form to ride well and continue to improve.

“To get second overall behind Alex today on both bikes is just awesome,” he said. “I felt I really stepped it up on the 85cc today because some of those kids had beaten me at that track not long ago, and today I was able to get past them, which was cool.

“I would also like to make a big shout to the fol-lowing: Yamaha Australia, SA YJR, Shane and Amy Metcalfe, SPMX Suspension, Dragon, Fox, Dunlop, Yamalube and Rapid Graphics.

“Also a huge thanks to my local sponsors who help Dad to get me away each weekend – Outlaw Coatings and Conveyors, Roxby Fabrication and Engineering, Mining and Industrial Tyre Services (MAITS) and � e Monitor newspaper – and for all of their support.”

DESERTDust

Locals appear at SA MX TitlesFirstly with club news, we had our monthly meeting

postponed but are hopeful for a ‘come ride ‘n’ try’ day in coming weeks leading into membership renewals in June/July.

With the downturn of the town, there will be no night meet this year, and the club is looking at a two-day race meet combined with Port Augusta in mid-October as a fun event to encourage many locals from both towns to get along and a have a race. Details to come.

On broader motocross stories, the SA MX Titles kicked o� on the weekend down at Murray Bridge, where we saw approximately 300 riders, both senior and junior, take part in round one of the �ve-round series.

Roxby Downs had three families make the trek down, and it is great to see more of our social members taking that next step and going away racing.

Aiden Way raced in the 50cc division class in his �rst state title.

With 23 riders in his group, this was by far the biggest race event he had attended. He showed no fear as he had some really good starts amongst SA’s fastest kids and did really well on the deep ripped track – so di�erent to the surface he is used to here in Roxby.

Aiden’s younger brother, Jackson Way, also rode in the demonstration 50cc for four to seven year-olds, and showed he is a little star in the making, banging bars and keen to be amongst the leaders in the demonstration class.

SA YJR (Yamaha Junior Racing) rider Taj Gow-Smith had a great start to his 2015 campaign with second overall on both 65 and 85cc behind SA YJR teammate Alex Larwood.

In the seniors, Andrew ‘Swanny’ Swanson had a mixed day with a 10th and then a �fth in the vets class as he prepares for the Finke Desert Race in June.

Congratulations to all riders on the weekend. We hope to see more faces out and about as the year rolls on.

The eighth week of the Roxby Downs Darts League season saw strong performances by many, including Riaan Grobler (ISITIN?)

with his fi rst 180 for the year.Steve Webber of Chukkas threw the highest male

peg for the week at 92, with Craig Wilson of Bullz N All close behind at 84 last Wednesday night.

Neither score was high enough to beat the cur-rent highest male peg for the season, which is still held by Steve Warner of FODFA at 149.

� is week’s highest female peg went to Zoe Les-lie of Twisted Flights at 40. She failed to beat the highest female peg for the year at 92 – a title she currently holds.

RESULTS ROUND ONE, WEEK EIGHT: Four Play d Andamooka Opals 9-2, Dead Eye Dicks d Pointer Sisters 10-1, FODFA d 7-4, Chukkas d Bullz N All 8-3, ISITIN? d Bull Shooters 10-1, Twisted Flights d Tenners 6-5, � e Wannabies d Red Bull 11-0 (by forfeit).

LEADER BOARD: 1. Four Play. 2. Dead Eye Dicks. 3. ISITIN?. 4. FODFA. 5. Andamooka Opals. 6. GC12. 7. Red Bull. 8. � e Wannabies. 9. Twisted Flights. 10. Tenners. 11. Chukkas. 12. Bull Shooters. 13. Bullz N All. 14. Pointer Sisters.

First 180 for Grobler

Taj second in stateLocal boy Taj Gow-Smith in action during the 85cc event for the fi rst round of the

Peter Stevens Motorcycles South Australian MX Championship series at Murray Bridge on the weekend. PHOTO: Michael Penney of Dirt Motion Productions


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CONTINUED FROM BACK PAGEEast Roxby tried to fi ght back but

was unable to penetrate the centre court work of Brittany Hall and Kelsey Hampel (Miners).

� e fi nal half saw Hannah Wurfel (Miners) and Cerys Kirkwood (East Roxby) provide the spectators with a competitive duel in centre.

� is week will see a rematch of last year’s grand final when the Roxby Miners meet Olympic Dam, along with a battle between the competi-tion’s underdogs, Hornridge and East Roxby.

Friday’s outcomes will be an op-portunity to gauge the strengths and weaknesses of the 2015 A grade teams.

� e fi rst game of the B grade com-petition saw rivals Roxby Miners and East Roxby clash.

To the satisfaction of spectators, it was an exciting and close game throughout.

East Roxby took the lead by three goals in the fi rst quarter, 13-10, and fought hard to hold the lead through-out the game.

� e fi nal score line – East Roxby 54 over Roxby Miners 48 – fails to show how competitive and close the game appeared to spectators.

� e combination of Jess Hassett and Cass Powell (East Roxby) worked well in goals to overcome the Miners’ strong defence of Mikayla Davis.

It was a disappointing start for Olympic Dam, who lost to a domi-nating Hornridge, 35-16.

Hornridge had a high player ro-tation throughout the game, using a total of 11 players, though a nota-ble mention must be made of Mel Haynes, who played a strong goal shooter in the fi rst half.

� is season C grade has six teams competing for the four fi nal posi-tions, with Roxby Miners and Olym-pic Dam both entering two teams and

Hornridge and East Roxby entering one each.

Miners Red and Hornridge com-peted in the fi rst game of the season.

Miners Red took the lead in the fi rst quarter, 12-7, with Libby Steer and Kelly Weston leading in goals.

Miners Red fought to increase its lead throughout the game, with fi nal scores at 53-39.

Miners White came out fast and strong against Olympic Dam Green, defeating the side 40-9.

� e strong combination of Ebony Johnson and Shannon Wood (Miners White) in defence prevented a shell-shocked OD Green from scoring in the fi rst quarter.

� e last game of round one was a battle between Olympic Dam Yellow and East Roxby.

It was a competitive and hard fought game from both sides, but East Roxby’s defence was unable to stop OD Yellow’s shooters, Chloe

Finlayson and Jeanette Taylor. � e fi nal whistle saw East Roxby go

down to OD Yellow, 35-30. It should be an exciting round two

as teams overcome their fi rst game nerves and settle into the competition.

SENIOR RESULTSA GRADE: Hornridge 57 d Olympic

Dam 35, Roxby Miners 44 d East Roxby 21.

B GRADE: East Roxby 54 d Roxby Miners 48, Hornridge 35 d Olympic Dam 16.

C GRADE: Miners Red 53 d Hornridge 39, Miners White 40 d OD Green 9, OD Yellow d East Roxby 30.

JUNIOR RESULTSUNDER 11s: Bullets 14 d Lightning 3,

Shooters 7 d T-birds 6.UNDER 13s: Lightning 12 d Bullets 8,

T-birds 30 d Shooters 9.UNDER 17s: Bullets 38 d Lightning 12,

T-birds 34 d Shooters 13.

Strong wins across fi rst RDNA games on FridayFriday, May 1

UNDER 16sBulldogs 3.5 (23) d

Hawks 9.9 (63)

Saturday, May 2UNDER 13s

Hawks 2.1 (13) d Bulldogs 14.8 (92)

UNDER 10sHawks v Bulldogs

Roxby Downs Junior Football


L ocal teenager Jadyn Brind cont inue s to impre ss in footballing circles in

Adelaide after being named in the initial under 18s South Australia state squad.

His impressive form in West Ad-elaide’s fi rst three under 18 matches this season has led to his selection in the initial squad of 47, which will be trimmed back to 40 in a few weeks.

“He is going really well,” West Adelaide under 18 football coach Jarrod Meers told � e Monitor.

“(In) the fi rst three games he has played this year he has been very solid. (For) each one he has been (among) the top players.

“It is a great achievement for a young Roxby boy that the club have put a lot of time and eff ort into.”

� e state squad will play two trial games in the coming weeks – fi rst against Norwood when they have the bye round and then the Port Adelaide academy team.

If Brind impresses in those trial games and makes the cut, he will be a part of the state side playing six games in the national championships beginning on � ursday, May 23.

� e side will play Western Aus-tralia, Vic Metro and Vic Country twice as part of the championship, with the team with the most wins at the end claiming victory.

Brind will become just the sec-ond boy to play in the under 18 state side from Roxby Downs after Tom Schott made the side in 2012.

Brind’s rise to the state squad began last year with his best and fairest win at Sacred Heart Col-lege, along with his fi rst XIII side and solid form in the back end of West Adelaide’s under 18 premier-ship-winning team.

� is same rich vein of form has

seen him make a number of appear-ances at West Adelaide’s senior side trainings.

Meers said if Brind’s good form continued – be it college football, under 18s or the state side – he could find himself making his SANFL debut later this year.

“He just keeps going onwards and upwards; he is progressing really well,” he said. “From a West Adelaide point of view we are really happy with where he is at, and we are looking forward to having him back after his state commitments.”

With Brind being old enough now, Meers said being drafted into

the AFL was na possibility for the inside midfi elder.

Meers said being selection in the state under 18 side would only en-hance Brind’s chances, with more eyes on players in the national championships.

“It is better to be in it than not in it,” he said. “(� e draft) is a lottery, but (considering) the fact he is in the state squad, he has been training with our senior side and his good form, there is defi nitely the possi-bility of getting drafted.”

Meers said Brind had last visited Roxby Downs six months ago and was keen to go back soon.

Brind earns place in state selection

Around the groundsAround the groundsAround the grounds

Hawks under 13 junior footballer Bailey Chamberlain sinks his boot

into a kick on the weekend.

T-Birds junior netballer Tasma French takes possession of the

ball during her side’s under 17s game on the weekend.

Hornridge’s Amanda Giles lobs a pass during her side’s A grade game on Friday night.

Haze Wellgreen breaks away from his opponent during under 13s junior football on Saturday.

Under 17 netballer Jelena Petkovic looks for a

teammate to pass to.

ABOVE/BELOW: Auskick started on Wednesday night, with

three teams of children aged fi ve to eight registered.

WEEKEND SPORT REPORTS/RESULTS

...due by 10am on Mondays.


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S. KingA. BaxterT. Price

NAME CLUB VOTES

1 Jono Veale Olympic Dam 7

2 Cam Faulkner East Roxby 7

3 Sean McIvor Roxby Districts 6

4 Michael Shaw Olympic Dam 6

D. WarrenR. Stapleton

K. Henry

C. MillardB. Kelly

C. Faulkner

V. BuzaR. ProsserB. Hampel

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Results from FNFL Round 4

Footballer of the Year Leaderboard after Round 4

VOTES

321

D. Warren

BYEC. Millard

CURRENT LEADERTWO WAY TIE

Jono Veale& Cam Faulkner

Name Club This round TotalSean McIvor Roxby Districts 0 15Dale Summerton Olympic Dam 0 10Kelvin Henry Coober Pedy 0 8Troy Maulders East Roxby 3 7Todd Paull East Roxby 0 7

Far North Football League

ROUND 4 - May 2, 2015A GRADE

Coober Pedy 0.0 1.4 6.6 7.8 (50)Roxby Districts 3.5 9.6 9.7 12.12 (84)Coober Pedy best players: W. Chamberlain, R. Stapleton, B. Crombie, M. Grava, M. Beelitz.Roxby Districts best players: H. Vrbovac, C. Hall, V. Buza, R. Prosser, L. Munro.Coober Pedy goal scorers: R. Stapleton 4, D. Warren, B. Buller, A. Kyrtzaliotis.Roxby Districts goal scorers: E. Zeptner 4, J. Nicholson 3, L. Munro, V. Buza, J. Roberts, A. George, R. Prosser.

East Roxby 6.2 10.5 14.9 17.11 (113)Hornridge 1.2 7.3 9.8 13.11 (89)East Roxby best players: R. Weetra, S. Orr, C. Faulkner, B. Kelly, B. Harris.Hornridge best players: A. Baxter, S. King, L. Webb, T. Milner, T. Price.East Roxby goal scorers: C. Paterson, C. Faulkner, T. Mulders, J. White 3, B. Kelly 2, S. Holbrook, B. French, B. Daddow 1 goal each.Hornridge goal scorers: T. Grosser 4, B. Grimston, A. Baxter 2, M. Hanson, N. Tutthill, T. Milner, S. King, L. Rawlins.

PREMIERSHIP TABLE P W L D F A % PtsRoxby Districts 3 3 0 0 330 121 272.72 12Olympic Dam 3 2 1 0 236 228 103.5 8East Roxby 3 2 1 0 295 289 102.07 8Hornridge 3 1 1 0 199 359 55.43 4Coober Pedy 4 0 4 0 246 432 56.94 0

Hornridge: Good game - Ashley Baxter

Roxby Districts: Good game, well umpired, gutsy win - Ricky Prosser

East Roxby : Good win for the boys, extremely pleasing to see some of our young players. Keep building on season, long way to go - Cameron Faulkner

Coober Pedy: Hard work to get back in the match. Roxby had the score on the board, we tried hard - Carmello Crisa

TOP 5 GOAL KICKERS

ABOVE: Ty Kirkwood leaps for an uncontested centre bounce. RIGHT: Christopher Paterson celebrates a goal. BELOW: Tyrone Price sends Hornridge forward. PHOTOS: Patrick Glover


In perfect football conditions, East Roxby took on Hornridge in what promised to be a tight clash.

Early proceedings lived up to expecta-tions, with the ball travelling from one end to the other consistently without any score.

East Roxby’s Troy Maulders broke this pattern, kicking the fi rst goal of the game, and was followed soon after by two goals to Jack White, who was proving to be a handful for the Magpies’ defenders.

Hornridge then began to work its way back into the game, winning more of the ball and resulting in its fi rst goal for the quarter.

However, the Roos wrestled back momen-tum and kicked two more unanswered goals to go into the fi rst break 30 points up.

Ashley Baxter tried to rally the Magpies, himself kicking the fi rst goal of the second quarter. But the joy was short lived, with Bowde Kelly kicking two in reply and ex-tending the Roos’ lead further.

Baxter continued to excel and, with the help of Tyrone Price in the middle and Brad Cooper off the half back fl ank, the trio set about wrestling back some momentum for the men in black and white.

Co-captain Trent Grosser was one of the benefi ciaries, kicking two in a row to bring the Magpies back into the match.

But when Troy Maulders kicked his third against the flow, it gave the Roos some breathing space going into half time.

In the third quarter, Roos coach Cam Faulkner won plenty of the ball, kicking two goals and setting up a third to get his side up by 31 at the fi nal change.

Grosser had returned to the goal front after a stint in the ruck in the third term, and the move paid dividends as he kicked two goals for Hornridge to take his tally to four.

Shaun King and Ben Grimston both missed goals at crucial times before co-captain Tim Milner stepped up, slotting a major to bring the margin back to 11 points.

But Hornridge was beginning to tire and, with a few sore bodies limping around, the Roos pounced, slamming on two unan-swered goals to run out the winners by 23.

Best for the Roos included Kelly, Robert Vaughan and Rodney Weetra, who had a strong game in defence repelling the Mag-pies’ attacks.

Maulders, White and Faulkner were the big scorers in front of goal with three each and Kelly chipping in with two crucial goals in the second to gain back momentum.

For Hornridge, Baxter, Grimston and Price were everywhere but unable to get their side over the line.

Up forward Grosser dominated for the Magpies, slotting four backed by Grimston and Baxter with two each.

East Roxby will take on a fresh Olympic Dam next week after the Devils enjoyed the bye last round in a game that will determine second spot at the end of the fi rst round.

Meanwhile Hornridge will be out to make

amends for last year when they play Roxby Districts in the grand fi nal rematch.

Roxby Districts d Coober PedyA nine goals to one fi rst half set up Roxby

Districts’ third straight win of the season on Saturday.

Coober Pedy has the bye next week, meaning it fi nished the fi rst round winless.

� e Saints were held scoreless in the fi rst term with only inaccurate kicking from the Miners keeping the margin to 23 points at the quarter time.

In the second quarter Coober Pedy only managed 1.4 to the Miners’ 6.1 to blow the margin out to 50 points at the main break.

Whatever the Saints coach Carmello Crisa said to his players at half time, it worked, with the home team kicking fi ve goals in the third term while keeping the Miners goalless. � e margin had been cut back to just 19 points, and the fi nal term promised to be a good one.

However, the Miners’ fi tness came to the fore again, as it has so many times in the past, to run over the top of the Saints by 34.

Best for the Miners was Haris Vrbovac, Craig Hall, Victor Buza, Ricky Prosser and Lachlan Munro.

In front of goals, Ethan Zeptner caused the most, damage kicking four, while Joel Nicholson booted three.

For the Saints Ray Stapleton, Barry Crombie, Martin Grava and Michael Beelitz were once again the best, while Stapleton was their only multiple goal kicker with four.

Roos gain momentum

East Roxby’s James Beenham evades Hornridge opponent

Shaun Taylor during their clash at Roxby Downs on Saturday.

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The Roxby Downs Netball Association kicked off its 2015 season on Friday night after being forced to make a

last-minute redraw of the B grade fi xture.Coober Pedy had been expected to enter

the B grade competition, but was withdrawn within days of the season starting.

Highlighting the uncertainty in the township, local clubs have experienced a signifi cant turnover in players and coaches, but this has allowed for some new players to step up.

A grade started with Hornridge playing against Olympic Dam. With Hornridge and OD each only carrying over two players from last season, it was an unknown quan-tity that took the court.

Hornridge came out strong in the fi rst quarter, with Amanda Giles and Jemma Howe working hard in the goal circle for a 14-4 lead.

Hornridge maintained its strong lead into half-time, 29-18. New blood Georgia Sleep created a formidable defence against sea-soned OD goalie Ali Knights.

Even though OD fought back hard, Hornridge never relinquished its strong hold on the game and took the win 57-35.

Reining A grade premiers Roxby Miners faced off against the newly renamed East Roxby and had a 44-21 win.

Both teams started strong, creating a competitive and fast opening quarter, until East Roxby’s wing defence, Kelly Harris, sustained a game-ending injury.

� e tempo of the game seemed to waiver, and the disruption allowed the Roxby Min-ers to increase their lead with Joice Takaidza and Cassie Weir in the goals.

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Strong wins across fi rst RDNA games

VERITY CASSERLYNETBALL REPORTER

Olympic Dam A grade netballer Beth Moyses under heavy

pressure from Hornridge during her side’s loss on Friday night.

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