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Dump to closeWRITTEN BY RYNEISHA BOLLARD

Roxby Council will close public access to its Opal Road landfi ll next week as the site has nearly

reached its capacity in accordance with Environment Protection (EPA) guidelines.

From Monday, June 15, all waste that is unsuitable for the three-bin system will need to be delivered to BSH Waste Solutions’ resource recovery centre on Gosse Street.

Council’s municipal works manager Peter Keller said the move would have “little community impact”, and the free dumping of domestic waste would continue.

“In fact, we view the closure as a positive, as people will now have less distance to travel and will avoid creating dust on a gravel road to dispose of their additional domestic waste,” he said.

“� e BSH resource recovery centre will continue to off er the same level of service as at the Opal Road landfi ll, with no charge

for people to take any domestic waste to the new BSH facility.

“� ere are no changes to existing arrange-ments for commercial users.”

Mr Keller said the same materials accepted at the Opal Road landfi ll could be disposed of at the BSH facility, which would undergo changes to be able to receive this waste “in a safe and effi cient manner”.

“To keep the process running effi ciently, we’d encourage people to segregate their waste as much as possible into wood/green waste, cardboard, glass, steel, batteries, e-waste and whitegoods,” he said.

“Segregation is important as it allows for each waste stream to be directed to appro-priate recycling facilities.”

Once sorted, general and recyclable waste will be transported by road to Inkerman and a Visy branch respectively.

Council will continue to work with the EPA to manage the closure and rehabilitation of the Opal Road landfi ll site.

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Heavy rain left the Oodnadatta and Birdsville tracks,

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At the time of print on Monday, many tourists remained stranded in Far North towns including Marree and William Creek.

According to the Bureau of Meteorology, 2mm of rain fell at Marree in the 24 hours until 9am on � urs-day before a downpour of about 14mm by 9am on Friday.

Another 14mm fel l across Friday and Saturday, but the bureau recorded no rain in the 24 hours before 9am on Sunday.

The affected roads re-mained closed on Monday as they still needed to dry out.

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The BSH Waste Solutions resource recovery centre on Gosse Street, Roxby Downs, will serve as the town’s new

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Locals are being urged to attend the next No Regrets S eminars of fere d by

well-known financial planner Anne-Marie Seagrim.

The seminars have become popular information sessions for anyone wanting to ensure a more secure fi nancial future, no matter what life brings.

Senior f inancial planner Anne-Marie Seagrim said she comes across different life sce-narios every day, and each had diff erent fi nancial consequences for diff erent people.

The No Regrets presentation is based on a collection of stories over a 25-year period of new client interviews, and highlights many real-life scenarios where people had found themselves in a position of fi nancial regret.

“Every day in my role as a fi -nancial planner, I come across something completely different

for each client that I see, which is why I love my work and fi nd it so challenging at the same time,” Mrs Seagrim said.

“This is the main reason we have created the No Regrets cam-paign. This campaign is about the sharing of people’s situations where there were clearly regrets that had not been addressed.

“Life can be so cruel. A husband who says he loves his wife and then just leaves, a business partner who doesn’t want to put the eff ort in, a child who becomes sick, a wife who gets cancer, a young father who has lost his job, or a partner who gets Alzheimers and has to be placed in a nursing home...

“Many of these clients had re-grets. Some should have saved more, some should have said what they wanted to say to those they loved, some wished they had had more time, more holidays and more fun.”

Mrs Seagrim said these scenari-os had “all happened in one week” during her years of experience.

“My role in all of these people’s lives is to ensure that they have their financial house in order and they don’t end up with any regrets, for nothing prepares you for that loss which you have no control over,” she said.

“Financial planning is all about organising and working on the things that you do have control over.

“� is is why it is so important to make sure those around you get organised and become educated, so at least during times of change, loss and stress, fi nancial worries are minimised and taken care of in the best possible way.”

� e No Regrets Seminar will be held at Dunes Cafe from 7pm on Wednesday, June 10.

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A name in one of last week’s stories (‘Driver acquitted

of Dylon’s death’, The Monitor, 27/5/15) was incorrect.

� e article states that Anthony Phillip Fraser, 40, was involved in an incident that resulted in the death of local man Dylon Fraser.

However, the man’s name is in fact Anthony Phillip Carberry, not An-thony Phillip Fraser.

The Monitor regrets this error and apologis-es for any inconvenience caused to the victim’s family and friends, or anyone else associated with the court case.

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OYSTER SALES RAISE $1400: Pictured are Billy Hall, Riley Crompton and Rob Hall from the Redneck Racers team, which recently sold 400 dozen oysters to raise about $1400 towards the 2015 Roxby Community Postie Bash. Riley

attends Andamooka Primary School, which received a donation from last year’s Postie Bash. Meanwhile it was recently decided that this year’s Postie Bash will be held on Saturday, October 31. PHOTO: Patrick Glover

Upgrades to the Andamooka Town Hall kitchen have started under the supervision

of the local progress association and cafe developers Matilda Moylan-Blaikie and Kurt Jury.

Public consultation is being con-ducted on the Andamooka Yacht Club project, with a fi nal meeting scheduled for Sunday, June 14.

� e project is set to see a cafe, gal-lery and tourism centre established in the hall. Builders, electricians and plumbers are already working on the kitchen, with the ceiling recently re-moved for replacement.

“It is all full steam ahead, so hope-fully everyone is happy,” said Anda-mooka Progress and Opal Miners Association (APOMA) treasurer Rob Hancock. “We have all the plans for the kitchen and the costings are done,

so we will present them and we have the contract drawn up for the Yacht Club. So if we get the ‘all clear’ from this consultation they can go ahead and sign off on that contract.”

At the fi rst consultation last month, locals voiced concerns over whether the community kitchen would be pri-vately owned and whether they would be able to access the facility.

Mr Hancock said next week’s con-sultation should put their minds at ease as it will detail plans for an oven, stove top, barbecue and wash-up area to be placed outside with lighting un-der a canopy for the public to use.

Mr Hancock said the hall kitchen was going to look “a lot nicer”, and he hoped the introduction of the Yacht Club wo uld bring more customers from Roxby Downs into the town.

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T e d J o n e s h a s b e e n e v e r y w h e r e , s e e n everything and achieved

many things in his life, and next Monday he will add becoming one of the first Andamooka residents to turn 100 to that list.

As one of the town’s fi rst set-tlers, Mr Jones said he had seen the ups and downs of Andamooka over many decades.

“I moved here before Anda-mooka was a town, back then it was just a mining settlement – Andamooka Station,” he told The Monitor.

“Since I have been here it has turned into a town, and there have been quite a few people come through.”

Mr Jones started his life in An-damooka as an opal miner after growing up and working on one of the biggest farms in Koolunga, South Australia.

He went to School at Prince Al-fred College in Adelaide, was in the air force and has won medals for football and cycling.

Mr Jones said he saw “funny things” take place at Andamoo-ka’s Tuckabox watering hole before he gave up drinking and gambling.

He said his days as an opal min-er were some of his favourites, es-pecially after having success on his fi rst weekend in town and fi nding what his daughter Marlene called a “goose egg” of an opal.

“I have done everything, been everywhere,” he said. “But I have slowed down now. I have gone from

a horse and buggy to a gopher.”Mr Jones had a wife, Noreen,

who passed away around 10 years ago. � e pair had been married for more than 50 years.

They had five daughters and now Mr Jones has 15 grandchil-dren and 12 great-grandchildren.

A community celebration will be held at the Tuckabox to cele-brate Mr Jones’s 100th birthday on Monday.

“It is going to be incredible (in terms of) who is going to turn up,” he said.

While he normally refrains from drinking, Mr Jones said he planned on enjoying a 10-year-old Penfolds Grandfather Tawn y Port on his birthday.

He said he was given the bottle on his 90th with instructions to drink it on June 8, 2015.

100 years well spentTed Jones in his Andamooka home. Mr Jones will turn 100 next Monday. PHOTO: Patrick Glover

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Locals would recognise Callinan from his previous performances on television shows Skithouse, Before � e Game, Spicks ’n’ Specks and feature fi lm Backyard Ashes.

The Merger earned Callinan his third Barry Award nomination at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

It is currently in development to be turned into a feature fi lm under the direction of Mark Grentell (Backyard Ashes), making this your last opportu-nity to see the live show before it hits the big screen.

One review praised the show as being “a ready-to-go one-man sit-com” that “could be the next Summer Heights High”.

The Merger tells the story of the Bodgy Creek Football Club, which has already been winless for a record 34 games before falling on more hard times.

Common challenges faced by re-gional towns — including drought and the subsequent closure of the local timber mill – have sent long-term res-idents packing for greener pastures, leaving the club struggling to fi eld a full side for the new season.

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“A comedy about football! It’s a no brainer, especially when Damian Call-inan is involved,” said Country Arts SA audience development co-ordina-tor Tammy Hall.

“Damian has wooed our audienc-es with his Road Trip performances over the last two years; now he’s been invited back to fi ve communities by familiar friends and will visit fi ve new ones with � e Merger.

“A gifted storyteller, Damian has the ability to both touch your heart and make you laugh in one sitting.”

According to Crikey.com: “Callinan manages something I don’t recall hav-ing seen before and he manages it ex-tremely well: taking the best from the world of stand-up (improvisation) and fusing it with the best from the world of acting (characterisation). � is is quite something.”

� e Country Arts SA Shows on the Road program is supported by the enthusiastic team of volunteers from local presenter groups.

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As the Footy Almanac (www.foot-yalmanac.com.au) said: “Callinan is a bit like Tim Winton: daggy, timeless, brilliant. Go and see him.”

� e Merger will be performed at the roxbylink auditorium on Saturday, June 20, at 7.30pm.

The Merger explores footy club’s fi ght for survival

BAKE OFF AT ST BARB’S: St Barbara’s Parish School held a Biggest Morning Tea fundraiser for the Cancer Council last Thursday. Pictured

are students (back, from left) Jasmyn and Alistair, along with (front, from left) Shaun, Cameron and Ainsley. PHOTO: Patrick Glover

No quibbles over Storytime successWRITTEN BYRYNEISHA BOLLARD

More than 100 local children gathered at the roxbylink cinema

and library for National Simultaneous Storytime last Wednesday.

An electronic version of The Brothers Quibble by Aaron Blabey was projected for viewing, with children requesting a second read-ing of the book in the cinema.

“� at was lovely,” said roxbylink assistant team leader Karen Rus-

sell, who conducted the cinema reading. “It shows the success of it.”

Last week’s gathering included Roxby Downs Kindergarten at-tendees along with St Barbara’s Parish School year three and re-ception students.

“It’s a wonderful story,” said li-brary team leader Sarah Powell. “It had wonderful rhymes and you could see them recognising the letters.”

Ms Russell said she was im-pressed with the book’s ability to appeal to the various age groups

assembled on the day – includ-ing the supervising parents and teachers.

“� e kindy kids found the illus-trations interesting, and I think diff erent age groups get diff erent things out of it,” she said.

“It’s rare to have a book that the children and the adults can enjoy.”

Roxby Downs Area School and Andamooka Primary School stu-dents also participated in Nation-al Simultaneous Storytime, along with the Roxby Early Learning Community Group, with their own events.

Schools celebrate Reconciliation WeekWRITTEN BYPATRICK GLOVER

Andamooka Primary School and Rural Children’s Centre hosted students

from the Roxby Downs Area School (RDAS) to help celebrate two special occasions last week.

� e two schools combined to take part in National Simultane-ous Storytime before working to-gether on activities to learn about Reconciliation Week.

“It was a really good way to start the day, sharing a book with peo-ple all over Australia,” said Anda-mooka Primary School principal Deb Pagsanjan.

“We have also been very priv-

ileged to share the day with the Roxby Downs Area School.”

Students created personalised boomerangs, along with rain sticks and rhythm sticks that were used for a concert at the end of the visit.

Local man Peter Burgoyne also attended to speak to the students and explain about what Reconcil-iation Week means.

Two canvases were also creat-ed on the day and were made up of hand prints from all attendees, with one canvas staying in Anda-mooka and the other making the trip back to RDAS.

“We’re all about our kids expe-riencing diff erent things, adapting to other environments and cul-tures,” Ms Pagsanjan said.

RDAS Aboriginal education teacher Nardene Montgomerie said it was great to see all the schools getting behind Reconcil-iation Week.

Attendees of National Simultaneous Storytime at the cinema requested a second reading from library assistant

team leader Karen Russell. PHOTOS: Ryneisha Bollard

Library team leader Sarah Powell reads The Brothers Quibble to St Barbara’s Parish School students.

St Barbara’s Parish School year three students (back, from left) Degan, Taiin, Ben, Brayden and Jeremiah at the roxbylink

library last Wednesday. FRONT: Lachlan and Matthew.

The Vibe radio show presenters (from left) Anni Walsh, Kirsten Falt, Sasha Yantewo and Ann-Marie Arthur conducted a live

reading of The Brothers Quibble on RoxFM.

Donna Waters, Nardene Montgomerie, Deb Pagsanjan

and Sandy Gibbs with the canvases their schools created

for Reconciliation Week.

Andamooka Primary School and Rural Children’s Centre and RDAS students attended joint celebrations of Reconciliation Week

and National Simultaneous Storytime. PHOTOS: Patrick Glover

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A piece of outback history is currently up for sale with the listing of Coward Springs

onto the real estate market for an undisclosed price recently.

� e 19th century property includes 234 hectares of land, 52 of which are freehold, along with an established campground that has proven popular with travellers along the Oodnadatta Track.

Established as a campground by Greg Emmett and Prue Coulls in 1991, Cow-ard Springs has received extensive res-toration works to bring its buildings and surrounding grounds to the standard they are at today.

Mr Emmett and Ms Coulls have been working with and training camels since the 1980s, and have been running camel safaris at their outback property since 1992.

Ms Coulls told � e Monitor the Ood-nadatta Track was almost a “no man’s land” when she fi rst arrived at Coward Springs, which is located between Mar-ree and William Creek.

“We were looking for somewhere to set up a camel business and restore some of outback South Australia,” she said.

“It’s been an ongoing project, really.”� e Coward Springs property includes

a bore-fed pool, known as a ‘natural spa’, on the edge of a wetland.

“It is an outback oasis,” Ms Coulls said.“People keep saying ‘how can you sell

an oasis?’ but we’re looking at doing oth-er things now and maybe move on to somewhere else.”

Ms Coulls said she and Mr Em-mett may end up returning to their

other home on Kangaroo Island, but they would miss their time at Coward Springs.

“I think probably the most exciting thing these days is how much everyone loves it here,” she said. “We set it up as a place that we would want to stay in.

“Every day we just love that people are brimming with enthusiasm when they get here.”

Ms Coulls said thousands of visitors stopped at the campground each year, with these numbers having increased as the Oodnadatta Track becomes more popular with tourists from across Aus-tralia and overseas.

She said the property’s ideal buyer would be “someone who loves the out-back and wants to live here”.

“We’re picturing people who want a lifestyle change,” she said. “It could really be someone of any age, and it’s a season-al business that could be extended into a year-round business, especially if they want to take on the date plantation.

“It has a promising future if someone wants to move into that area.”

Ray White Port Augusta has been made responsible for the sale, with its website describing Coward Springs as “the best place to grow dates in Aus-tralia”.

“A great opportunity to expand the business exists for those prepared to be at the forefront of a fl edgling industry,” the description reads.

“Two heritage sandstone railway buildings, the engine driver’s cabin (mu-seum) and the station master’s house (residence) have been restored by the current owners…

“(The) present owners have been building this iconic business for 25 years and are ready to move on to another lifestyle adventure.”

O riginally from Mount Compass , new Arid Recovery scientifi c and

education officer Kimberley Solly says she is used to living in a small community like Roxby Downs.

Ms Solly started at Arid Re-covery two weeks ago, with her previous position being at the Na-ture Foundation SA’s Witchelina reserve near Marree.

She studied a Bachelor of Sci-ence, majoring in ecology and geology, before an honours de-gree majoring in environmental biology at Flinders University.

Ms Solly said she became familiar with Arid Recovery while working with one of the organisation’s founders, David Paton, during her undergraduate degree.

“I’ve always held (Arid Recov-ery staff ) in high regard and I’ve always had an eye on them,” she said.

Ms Solly has replaced former education and community offi cer Perri Carter, who moved to Port Augusta in April, and has been tasked with assisting research projects at Arid Recovery as part of her role.

As an education offi cer she will

also be responsible for teaching community members about the Arid Recovery reserve and how it protects native species.

Meanwhile Arid Recovery is on the lookout for volunteers, including locals interested in becoming tour guides for the reserve.

A tour guide training night will be held on Thursday, June 11, with attendees gathering at the Arid Recovery offi ce on Charlton Road, Olympic Dam, at 5pm.

For more information, phone 8671 8282.

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‘Outback oasis’ up for sale

Kimberley joins Arid Recovery team

ABOVE: Coward Springs, a popular stop between

Marree and William Creek, is currently for sale. The

property includes a historic homestead (pictured) and a campground for visitors.

RIGHT: It also features a bore-fed pool (pictured)

and a date plantationPHOTOS: Supplied

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EDITORIALBy Ryneisha Bollard

After a few ‘off the record’ conversa-tions with Andamooka locals following the recent Outback Communities Au-thority (OCA) public meeting about its 2015/16 draft annual business plan and budget, I must admit that I regret judging the town’s situation so harshly in my editorial last week

It seems there is much more going on than what was discussed at the meet-ing held at the Andamooka Community Hall on Tuesday, May 19.

Obviously I am unable to divulge too many details about what I have been

told, but I wanted to take this oppor-tunity to note that I now have a better (although still limited) understanding of the town’s history.

I can see that there are many locals who are happy to pay their community contribution as long as the funds are used appropriately, but these same peo-ple are concerned about how eff ectively the town is being managed by both the OCA and the Andamooka Progress and Opal Miners Association.

Some go as far as to cry corruption, which was alluded to at last month’s public meeting.

However, evidence of this would need to be judged by the appropri-ate authority before it could be said

whether or not these claims are valid.I suppose that is always the tricky

part of situations such as these in that if an individual or group is misusing public funds they would be taking steps to cover their tracks.

Whether locals’ concerns prove to be valid or not, I now have a better un-derstanding of why they are objecting to the current system of management in their town.

It is about more than just how much locals have to pay and what the total budget is. More importantly it is about how the money is being spent, and whether the community is being ade-quately consulted on these decisions.

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JUNE4th - Namaste:

Greetings from Nepal exhibition launch at the roxbylink gallery, 6pm.

4th - Carly Ryan Foundation online

safety presentation for parents, RDAS Hall,

7.30pm. Ph: Beth on 0407 233 276.

5th - BankSA children’s movie night

fundraiser for the Vinnies Community

Sleepout, 5.30pm. Ph: 8678 3200.

5th - No RDNA games.

6th - FNFL home games: Roxby Districts

vs Olympic Dam at 12.30pm, Hornridge vs Coober Pedy at

2.30pm.

6th - Screening of Pitch Perfect 2 as a fundraiser for the

RFDS. Includes stalls at Dunes Cafe from 6pm.

Ph: 0438 873 516.

12th - RDNA A grade games: East Roxby vs Olympic Dam at

6.30pm, Hornridge vs Roxby Miners at 8pm.

13th - FNFL: Hornridge vs East Roxby at Roxby

Downs, 2.30pm, Coober Pedy vs Roxy Districts at Coober

Pedy, 3pm.

14th - RDNA (double header) A grade

games: Roxby Miners vs East Roxby at11am,

Hornridge vs OD at 12.30pm.

13th-14th - Vinnies Community Sleepout.

Ph: 8678 3200.

19th - RDNA A grade games: OD vs Roxby Miners at 6.30pm,

East Roxby vs Hornridge at 8pm.

20th-21st - Opal Classic hosted by the

Andamooka Gun Club. Ph: 0439 684 101.

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Ms Schofi eld has been practi sing her craft for more than 20 years and has an extensive background in the health industry – including training as a nurse, a Certi f-

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“It’s a wonderful thing, massage. It’s the healing art of touch.

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“It’s a very fulfi lling job.”

Ms Schofi eld can cater to a range

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Treati ng sportspeo-ple and their injuries is a specialty for Ms Schofi eld aft er previ-ously providing mas-sage therapy for the Andamooka Football Club for more than 11 years.

She said pregnant women were also a common client be-cause of the benefi ts they could receive from massage.

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Ms Schofi eld said she always took the ti me to consult with her clients about what type of mas-sage they were look-ing for and whether they had any injuries that may fi rst require a doctor’s opinion.

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The Roxby Academy of Dance (RAD) put on a near flawless perfor-

mance at the CanDance for a Cure concert in Adelaide on Saturday night.

Instructor ‘Miss Lana’ said she received rave reviews from spectators and was very proud of her dancers.

“I couldn’t be prouder; they did everything perfectly,” she told � e Monitor. “It went re-ally, really well and we received amazing crowd support.

“There were lots of good comments from people that weren’t from our school, so that was nice.”

Miss Lana said the five dancers – Millie Clark , Hayley Lamb, Daniel Bulman,

Lucy Chamberlain and Jada Wellgreen – selected to perform in the opening act also did an “amazing” job.

“The whole routine was outstanding; I am so proud of them,” she said.

Miss Lana said a vast array of performances on the night included tap, jazz, hip hop and even a Russian dance.

With the RAD students not on until the second half they were, for the fi rst time, allowed to sit in the audience and take in other acts.

“It was good for the kids to be able to go to something profes-sional like that,” Miss Lana said.

Students were rewarded for their eff orts with a trip to the Bounce trampoline park on Sunday. � e dancers now have a break before their next major event, which will be solo com-petitions in the school holidays.

Flawless effort at CanDance

ABOVE: Roxby Academy of Dance students performed

at the CanDance for a Cure concert in Adelaide

on Saturday night.

RIGHT: CanDance students (from left) Hayley Wurfel, Millie Clarke, Demi Gow-

Smith and Monique Gobbie. PHOTOS: Supplied

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Morgan Dunn smiles for the

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Helen LePoidevin dressed as the Queen of Hearts

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Melanie Chevalier in

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Kate LePoidevin at her 30th birthday party held at Oasis

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Mardi Hassam and Anton Maurovic.

Vicki Visser and Matt

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Rob and Michele

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Community Club bottle shop. Their fi rst night of business was on Tuesday, May 26, when Monitor journalist Patrick Glover was on

hand to photograph one of the fi rst pizzas out of the oven.

Jennah, Bron and Sanja Laister at Co-Opera’s The Magic Flute on Saturday night, when children from the local choir and orchestra participated in the performance.

Johan and Liezel van der Merwe saw The Magic Flute on the weekend.

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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.

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Opening hours 9am to 5pm

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Telephone 8671 0500Email: [email protected]

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

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Fourth quarter rates have now been issued to Roxby Downs land owners.

If you have not yet received your notice or would like to discuss payment options (confi dentially), please contact Roxby Council dur-ing business hours on 8671 0010 or call into our Richardson Place offi ce.

The Merger is coming to Roxby Downs!

Following his highly successful Road Trip in 2014, Damian Call inan returns with

his footy-themed comedy on Saturday, June 20, at 7.30pm at the roxbylink auditorium.

Tickets are $25 each or $22 each in a group of six or more – call rox-bylink on 8671 2001 or see the team at the visitor information centre for more information.

Roxby residents — put Thursday, June 18, in your diaries to fi nd out more about Council’s Draft 2015/16

Annual Business Plan. � is session is additional to the statutory

process and will be held at the Dunes Cafe from 7pm.

It will be hosted by Council Administra-tor Bill Boehm and his senior team, who will take interested community members

through the key components of the draft plan.

Prior to the meeting, community members are encouraged to review the draft plan (although this is not essential), which is

now available on the Council website (www.roxbydowns.com).

Stay tuned for further information about how the session will run in next week’s Monitor.

Roxbylink staff members were very disappointed recently to see that one of

the soccer goals on the soccer pitch had suffered serious damage.

“We believe a person or group of people kicked the goals over, prob-ably while walking home across the oval at night over a weekend,” said roxbylink’s Tony D’Arrigo.

“It’s very disappointing not only

from a fi nancial point of view – because it costs money to replace the goals every time this happens – but also from a community perspective.

“Having the goals out of action aff ects the large number of local children who use the soccer pitch for training and games each week.

“� ey are the ones who miss out because we either can’t use that pitch or need to use temporary goals which take longer to set up,

taking precious coaching/playing time away.”

� is is the third time the goals have been damaged, and the al-uminium goal posts will now be replaced with a steel structure that will be much stronger and more diffi cult to damage.

“Please, everyone have some respect and leave the goal posts alone – and if you see someone damaging them, call Roxby police on 13 14 44,” Mr D’Arrigo added.

There is always something happening at roxbylink library, and the last couple of weeks have

been no exception.� e library was buzzing with illustra-

tor Craig Smith’s visit on Saturday, May 23.

More than 80 people (including many adults, children, babies and even a few grandparents) came along to meet Craig, hear about his career as a book illustrator and artist, listen to a reading of the book Cat which Craig illustrated, and have a go at drawing their own character.

Last Wednesday, the library joined National Simultaneous Storytime, read-ing � e Brothers Quibble to enthralled children from St Barbara’s Parish School and the Roxby Downs Kindergarten in sessions held in the roxbylink cinema and in the library.

Thanks to a group of dedicated volunteer whip crackers , council is very pleased to

report that Roxby’s corella issue has greatly improved.

Council staff and other volunteers have concentrated on the ovals and golf course with good results.

Municipal works manager Peter Keller said a concerted effort over the last few weeks had seen the vol-unteers out late afternoon every day around dusk.

“Council is very appreciative of the locals who have safely and eff ectively moved the corellas on,” he said.

“Whip cracking has proved a very good solution to the problem and worked by simply frightening the birds away, with the volunteers fol-lowing the birds around and scaring them each time they’ve tried to land and roost in town.

“� e numbers have markedly de-creased in and around Roxby.”

� e nightly whip cracking has now been downscaled.

“We do realise that the result is not permanent and that they will again build up in numbers, and we will need to monitor the situation and act ac-cordingly,” Mr Keller added.

SAVE THE DATE: draft annual business plan

Corellas moved on

Busy times at roxbylink library

RIGHT: At National Simultaneous Storytime at the library last

Wednesday were St Barbara’s Parish School students (back, from left) Lakin and Sam with

(front, from left) Felix, Matilda, roxbylink library team leader

Sarah Powell, Chloe and Kieran.

W e’ve had a number of queries at Council l a t e l y a b o u t t h e

installation of solar power systems in Roxby Downs and we understand and support customers’ wishes to generate their own environmentally friendly alternative power and distribute any excess back into the network.

Roxby Power is sometimes que-ried as to why we cap the size of solar systems we allow to be in-stalled to 10 kVa.

While Roxby Council is not legally obligated to permit the

connection of solar power and buy-back from individuals in the township, we understand its im-portance to members in our com-munity.

Although Roxby Power is not governed by the same legisla-tion as major power distributors servicing larger customer bases, Roxby Council has voluntarily agreed to permit systems to be connected with a capacity up to 10kVA, refl ecting the limits set by major power distributors across the state.

Information suggests that a 10kVa generator would produce more than enough power for a

domestic property, with some estimates demonstrating in the right conditions a system of this size could even power two to three standard domestic properties.

� is 10 KVA cap is considered to be reasonable and voluntary approach in keeping with other major electricity networks.

Should anyone in the commu-nity – including current or pro-spective solar power customers and solar power system suppli-ers – require further informa-tion regarding the installation of solar power generators in Roxby Downs, please contact the Council offi ce on 8671 0010.

Solar power queries answered

Dissapointment as soccer goal damaged – again NEWS IN BRIEF

Volunteer whip crackers Kane Hendry (left) and Kerrie

Thomas have been helping to disperse corella numbers from Roxby Downs.


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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, June 4 @ 7pmLibrary Meeting Room

BUSINESS FORUMTBC

COMMUNITY GARDENThursday, June 11 @ 6.30pm

Council Boardroom

ENVIRONMENT FORUMAnni Walsh 0448 168 167

Thursday, June 4 @ 5.30pmCouncil Boardroom

ROXBY ROADSAFE MEETINGMichelle Hales 0418 833 818

Tuesday, June 9 @ 7pmCouncil Boardroom

MULTICULTURAL FORUMSasha Yantewo (08) 8671 0010

Wednesday, June 17 @ 6pmCouncil Boardroom

FAMILY FORUMJoel Hill 0433 792 450Thursday, June 25 @ 7pm

Council Boardroom

WOMEN’S NETWORKLisa Hewerdine (08) 8671 0010

TBC

Bowel Cancer Awareness Month is an initiative of Bowel Cancer Australia and runs throughout the month of June (1-30) each year to raise public

awareness of a disease that claims the lives of 77 Australians every week.

Bowel cancer is the second most common type of newly diagnosed cancer in Australia, aff ecting both men and women almost equally, and is Australia’s second biggest cancer killer after lung cancer.

Bowel Cancer Awareness Month has a positive message – saving lives through early detection – as bowel cancer is one of the most curable types of cancer if found early.

If you are over 50, screening should be done every one to two years, and if you are younger than 50, you can still be tested – talk to your GP today.

If you would like more information, please visit: www.bowelcancerawarenessmonth.org

NA I D O C We e k i s celebrated nationally from July 5-12, with

NAIDOC standing for the National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee.

� e theme for 2015 is ‘We all Stand on Sacred Ground: Learn, Respect and Celebrate’ and high-lights Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ strong spiritual and cultural connection to land.

� ere is plenty happening in Roxby Downs to celebrate NAI-DOC Week this year, starting with the Main Street Festival (on Sunday, July 5), which will open the NAIDOC Week celebrations.

� e festival has been put to-gether by the NAIDOC Planning Committee and will be a fami-ly-friendly event with music, arts, crafts, food and culture.

� e festival will be free for all to attend and will go from 12pm until 4pm.

Nominations are now open for the 2015 NAIDOC Awards, which will be presented at the NAIDOC Main Street Festival on Sunday, July 5.

� ere are six awards, including: • Artist of the Year• Apprentice/Trainee of the

Year• Business/Organisation of the

Year• Community Person of the

Year• Student of the Year• Sportsperson of the YearRoxby Downs residents are en-

couraged to nominate local Ab-original or Torres Strait Islander

people that are deserving of the above awards.

Nomination forms can be picked up from Roxby Council, the Visitor Information Centre, roxbylink library, Roxby Hospi-tal, RDAS and St Barbara’s Parish School. � ey need to be submit-ted by 5pm on Friday, June 19.

� e NAIDOC Planning Com-mittee is encouraging Roxby residents to design a poster that captures the spirit of NAIDOC Week and submit it in the NAI-DOC Week Poster Competition.

� ere is an open category for entrants aged 18 years and over and a youth category for entrants 17 years and younger.

Posters will be judged accord-ing to age and ability, and entries need to be submitted before 5pm on Friday, June 12. � e posters will then be publically displayed in the lead-up to and during NAI-DOC Week.

The NAIDOC celebrations will conclude on Saturday, July 12, with the local football league having an Indigenous football round.

For further information about NAIDOC Week or how you can get involved, visit: www.roxby-downs.com/Community/c-home.html

Alternatively you can contact Anni Walsh at Roxby Council via phone (8671 0010) or email ([email protected]).

Time to beat bowel cancer

Help celebrate NAIDOC Week in Roxby Downs

Community Art Classes

Watch this space for more info to come!

Following on from the recent success of the

2014 Adult Community Art Classes, the Arts and Culture Forum is looking

at relaunching the classes in 2015. If you have a skill you would like to

share, call Rachel Young on 0428 671 000.


Off the

Beaten Track

Far North eventsJUNE

6th-7th - Marree Picnic Races,

Gymkhana and Motorkhana. Ph:

8675 8203.

6th - Coober Pedy Police Station Open Day, 10am. Includes

unveiling of 50th anniversary plaque at 12 noon. Light

refreshments available.

6th - Afghan Express return steam service from Port Augusta to

Quorn, 10.30am. Ph: 1800 777 245.

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

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

7th - Port Augusta Races from 11am.

12th - Quorn Cup calcutta event at the racecourse, 8pm. Ph:

0488 042 110.

13th - The TNC Finlay Family Quorn Cup.

Gates open at 11am. Ph: 0427 780 855.

13th - FNFL: Coober Pedy vs Roxby Districts at Coober Pedy, 3pm.

14th - Birdlife Australia Club (Port

Augusta group) birdwatching field trip to Yorkey’s Crossing.

Meeting at the start of the Stuart Highway at Port Augusta at 8am.

Ph: Peter on 8642 5723 or Bernie on

0419 863 834.

14th - Barwell Bull return railcar from

Quorn to Woolshed Flat, 10.30am. Ph:

1800 777 245.

20th - Afghan Express return steam service from Port Augusta to

Quorn, 10.30am. Ph: 1800 777 245.

20th - Bogan Bingo & Family Night hosted by the Anderson Dancers at the Lea Memorial

Theatre, Port Augusta, 7.30pm. Ph: Sandra on 0409 150 663.

28th - Alinta Energy Pichi Richi Marathon starting at the Standpipe

Golf Motor Inn, Port Augusta, at 7.30am.

Register online (www.rotaryportaugusta.org.

au/marathon).

28th - Pichi Richi Explorer return steam service from Quorn to Woolshed Flat, departs 10.30am. Ph: 1800 777 245.

WRITTEN BY PATRICK GLOVER

A ctivity in the Woomera Prohibited Area has ramped up, especially at the recently redeveloped Royal Australia Air Force

(RAAF) base, where the new 20 Squadron has been settling in.

Since the start of the year, the RAAF base has had visits from aircrafts including classic Hornets – which were at the airstrip for two separate trials – and Herons.

“Everything has been very positive,” RAAF Base Woomera executive offi cer and 20 Squadron leader Simon Bartlett told � e Monitor.

“Over the fi rst fi ve to six months we have had a good response, so we are very pleased.”

� e RAAF base has also just completed its fi rst major airfi eld activation, which involved heavy use of the base as part of testing being done on the range.

� e activation brought in 150 to 180 participants to Woomera across the testing period.

“For the fi rst major airbase activation it went very well,” Mr Bartlett said.

� ere will be two more major activations through-out the year, with smaller events to take place in be-tween.

Mr Bartlett said he and his squadron of 10 had all settled into life in Woomera well with their families.

“� e kids from the families are happy in the school and most of the partners have found jobs,” he said.

“� e members of the 20 Squadron have been wel-comed warmly and are getting involved with the community.

“It is important to become part of the community and become part of the neighbourhood.

“It is nice to be welcomed, and we are very fortunate to come to such a great place.”

RAAF base is off to a good start

Action from the 2015 Hawker Races & Cabaret

SA P o l i c e ( S A P O L ) a n d the Department

of Defence are urging members of the public to avoid the Woomera Prohibited Area (WPA) for their own safety and in accordance with the law.

Senior Sergeant Terry Boylan from the Rox-by Downs Police Station said anyone caught on the prohibited area would be prosecuted.

“In recent times it has become a concern for SAPOL and defence that non-authorised personnel have been found on the prohibited area,” he said.

“It is of concern because it is against the defence act a nd can carry a penalty of two years’ imprisonment.

“Plus, due to the ac-tivities conducted by the defence in the past and recently, it can be severely dangerous to members of the public.”

Snr Sgt Boylan said usu-ally made the public aware of its movements in the WPA, but from time to time would need to con-duct covert operations.

“We are telling people to stay out for their own

safety,” he said. “Going onto the prohibited area is a crime and it is dangerous.”

Only members of the defence force, the secre-

tary for defence and Aus-tralian Public Service em-ployees in the department are allowed into the WPA without a permit.

BY PATRICK GLOVER

‘Stay out of prohibited area’ says SAPOL

Corporal Ben Chapman, Senior Sergeant Terry Boylan and RAAF compliance and monitoring team fl ight sergeant Paul Gane met in Roxby

Downs last week to discuss the Woomera Prohibited Area. PHOTO: Patrick Glover

INSET: A map of the Woomera Prohibited Area.

The 2015 Hawker Races & Cabaret held on Saturday,

May 23, saw Kingdom of War (trainer Mark Moosha, jockey

Dylan Cabo) win the Cup.

ABOVE, FROM LEFT: 1. Cheryl Ross of Penong Racing Club with Mija Reynolds of Upalinna Station. 2. Amy Martin of Nuriootpa, Michelle Reynolds of Willow Springs Station, Eileen Martin and Hayley Dearlove of

Peterborough. 3. Peter Ashenden of Roseworthy with Darryl Fels of Parachilna. PHOTOS: Supplied

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Roxby Power, a business unit of the Roxby Council, is seeking a suitably qualified person to fill the role of Electrical Supervisor.The position is responsible for the daily management of Council’s Electrical Operations, assisting the Water and Electrical Operations Manager with various Regulatory, Technical and Budgetary tasks and to assist in other Works projects.In order to be considered for this position you will have demonstrated previous experience in the operation of electrical supply, reticulation and street lighting. You will also have the ability to ensure the efficient and effective implementation of Roxby Power’s distribution and retail works program and infrastructure maintenance. Your experience to manage time effectively, to coordinate projects and to complete a number of diverse tasks will be well regarded.A current SA Electrical Licence and experience in a supervisory position is essential.A copy of the job description is available from Council reception and must be read prior to applying. Further enquiries about the position may be directed to Shane Mills, Water and Electrical Operations Manager on 8671 0010.Written applications addressed to the Administrator should consist of a formal letter of application addressing the selection criteria, a Resume and contain the contact details of two referees. Please send your applications via :• Post to the Roxby Downs Council Office, PO Box 124 Richardson Place, Roxby Downs SA 5725; or• Email: [email protected] close : 12 noon Monday June 15th.

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Pursuant to Section 123 of the Local Government Act 1999, Council has prepared a Draft Annual Business Plan which (amongst other things) sets out those matters that Council has identified for action in 2015/16 consistent with Council’s long term strategic objectives. This Draft Annual Business Plan will form the basis of the 2015/16 Budget and is being placed on public exhibition so that interested persons have the opportunity to make submissions prior to the Council finalising the plan and adopting the budget. Formal written submissions will be received at the Council Office PO Box 124, Richardson Place Roxby Downs SA 5725 up to close of business at 5pm on Thursday 25 June 2015. Interested persons may also present their submission to a public meeting to be held at the Council Office Board Room commencing at 5:30pm on Thursday 25 June 2015 and concluding not earlier than 6:30pm.An additional community meeting will also be held in the Dunes Café within roxbylink, Richardson Place Roxby Downs, on Thursday 18 June 2015 commencing at 7:00pm, giving an overview of the plan. Copies of the Draft Annual Business Plan are available from the Council Office 6 Richardson Place Roxby Downs during the public consultation period. Phone 08 8671 0010 or email [email protected] for a copy. A copy will also be placed on Council’s website www.roxbydowns.com.Bill BoehmAdministrator3 June 2013

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I t was a wet and miserable night on Friday, but East Roxby managed to take a clean sweep in the fi fth round

of Roxby Downs Netball Association matches.

East Roxby’s A grade side defeated Horn-ridge by fi ve goals, 40-35.

Hornridge took the court with seven fi ll-ins on its nine-player bench.

East Roxby went into the fi rst quarter break with a four-goal lead, 11-7.

Hornridge goal shooter Mel Haynes was forced to work hard against East Roxby goal keeper Dalene Vosser.

By three quarter time Hornridge had fought back, only trailing by one goal, 28-27.

It was a hard fi nal quarter, with positional changes on both teams altering the play dy-namics and possibly leading to East Roxby’s win.

The Roxby Miners A grade netballers continued their winning streak, defeating Olympic Dam, 64-41.

Once again the Miners came out strong, taking the lead by 11 goals in the fi rst quar-ter, 20-9.

OD newcomer Hayley Smith worked hard as goal keeper to create turnovers and block out Miners powerhouse Joice Takaidza.

� e Miners continued to power through the game going into the third quarter break with a 23-goal lead, 53-30.

In the centre court the Miners’ Kelsey Hampel, Britt Hall and Hannah Wurfel worked to move the ball seamlessly down the court.

It was goal for goal in the last quarter, with the Miners taking the game by 23.

Going into the sixth round the A grade points table stands as follows: Roxby Miners on 10 points, Olympic Dam and East Roxby both on four and Hornridge on two.

After last week’s disappointing loss, the East Roxby B grade team made a comeback in overpowering Hornridge by 12 goals, 41-29.

East Roxby took the lead by six goals in the fi rst quarter, 11-5, with Karen Wegner and Jess Hassett working well together in the goal circle.

East Roxby had managed to increase its lead to 11 goals by half time, 20-9.

In the second half of the game, Horn-ridge’s Tammy Feltus returned to the court for the fi rst time this season and provided spectators with an intense standoff against East Roxby goal keeper Alex Nedelkovic.

� e score line shows that the strategic

change in goal shooter worked for Horn-ridge as it gained 10 goals in both the third and fourth quarters.

However, this failed to hold back a de-termined East Roxby side, which took the game by 12 goals.

Although the Roxby Miners B graders de-feated Olympic Dam by 25 goals, the score line fails to refl ect the hard work and com-petitive passages shown by OD.

OD junior netballer Emily O’Sullivan played a notably strong game in centre and wing attack.

� e Miners had worked hard to take a 15-goal lead by half time, 28-13.

A surprising change in position saw the Miners’ Erika Syvertsen in wing attack, where she moved the ball down the court fl uently for Miners goalies Ashlie Ali and Emma Neilson.

� e Miners powered through to the fi nal whistle, when the score line reached 51-26.

Going into the sixth round, the B grade points table stands as follows: East Roxby leading on eight points, followed by Roxby Miners on seven, Hornridge on three and Olympic Dam on two.

East Roxby’s C grade players overcame Olympic Dam Green, 43-19.

East Roxby took the lead in the fi rst quar-ter by three goals, 8-5. Mid-court players Emma Cochrane, Allie � omas and Erin Cresswell worked hard to create turnovers and move the ball to the East Roxby goal ring.

By three quarter time, East Roxby had increased its lead to 17 goals, though to spectators and players alike the score line appeared closer.

OD Green shooters Mardi Hendry and Rose Lloyd made East Roxby’s defenders work hard for their turnovers and contin-ued to put on the pressure until the end of the game.

East Roxby took the win by 24 goals at the fi nal whistle.

Olympic Dam Yellow C graders defeated Hornridge 34-29 in a close, goal-for-goal game that saw the lead changing at every break.

OD Yellow took the lead by one goal in the fi rst quarter, 8-7, with Jeanette Taylor and Clo Finlayson working hard in the goal ring.

Hornridge took back the lead by one

goal in the second quarter, 15-14, with Rhij Paulauskas working hard against OD Yellow goal keeper Kelly Reid.

� e third quarter ended with the score line tied at 23. Spectators were supplied with a competitive match in the centre position between Hornridge’s Susie Smith and OD Yellow’s Mel Ferry.

OD Yellow came out strong in the fi nal quarter to take the game by fi ve goals.

Miners Red C Grade defeated Miners White in their fi rst interclub clash of the season, 45-41, which saw the players enjoy some friendly rivalry.

Miners Red welcomed back shooter Libby Steer after a two-week hiatus.

At the half time break, Miners Red had taken the lead by six goals, 28-22.

Ebony Johnson (Miners White) worked hard against Miners Red goal attack Steph-anie Forsyth.

Miners White had recovered some ground in the third quarter, heading into the break only down by fi ve goals, 37-32.

However, Miners Red managed to hold off the charging Miners White in the fi nal quarter to take the game by four goals.

Going into the sixth round, the C grade points table stands as follows: Roxby Min-ers Red on nine, followed closely by Roxby Miners White on eight, OD Yellow on six, East Roxby on four, Hornridge on two and fi nally OD Green on one.

DESERTDust

Swapping the track for the scrubBy Patrick Glover

Having �nished fourth overall in the B grade veterans category at the motocross state titles last month, Andrew Swanson will be swapping the track for the terrain when he lines up in the Finke Desert Race.

Swanson has been training �ve to six days per week, around a 10-10 work roster, and has shed 18kg since the start of the season, leaving him in good condition for the race.

“Excited is an understatement,” he told The Monitor. “I’ve always raced motocross and raced on a race track,

so this is somewhat new.“Luckily I’ve got some good trails around Roxby that

I’ve been practicing on, so I’m keen and excited.”The lead-up to the race is an expensive procedure that

Swanson said had cost him around $15,000 just to get his bike ready.

Having only ridden on motocross tracks, Swanson said he had required a new bike just for Finke.

“I bought my bike from a mate which had 80 per cent of the things I needed – like an oversized fuel tank, steering damper, spare set of wheels and a few other goodies – but it still cost a bit to maintain along the way,” he said.

While Swanson has no direct sponsors, he said he had been lucky to have friends and family to help him out along the way.

About 20 to 30 of Swanson’s friends will make the trip to Alice Springs with him to act as a support crew throughout the race.

“My mates back in Nuriootpa own a motorcycle dealership there, Motorcycle Parts and Gear, and they have been absolutely awesome in helping me out with discounted parts and some freebies here and there,” he said.

“Also my solo, self-funded right-hand man Mark Netherton has pitched in and bought a couple of sets of tyres and some fuel for the race which is a massive help.

“Also Phil Stacey has helped me out with my bike in more ways than one, but my biggest help would have to be my wife Belinda and my three girls. Without their support I wouldn’t have got this far.”

Swanson said he wished the best of luck to the other locals set to participate in this weekend’s Finke Desert Race.

He said his thoughts also went out to those locals that were unable to compete, including Brendan Lehmann and Luke Baker.

Looking for top 20 �nishHaving already competed in the Finke Desert Race in

2011 and 2012, Kurt Murray will be looking to better his previous �nishes in this year’s race.

Murray previously �nished 23rd and 22nd overall and is now looking to make the top two for his class and the top 20 overall.

He said he had been training hard in the lead-up to the event in the hopes of reaching his goal.

“Yes, I am de�nitely keen,” Murray said.“I have been going to the gym �ve days a week and

riding on my days o�, so about three or four times.“The winners do the race in two hours and the cut-o�

is four hours, so you need a fair bit of endurance and physical strength.”

This year Murray has already spent two weeks in Alice Springs to ride and memorise the course.

Apart from putting in the time, he has also put money into buying a bike and modifying it for the race.

His success in the past has earned him sponsors – Flinders Motorcycles in Port Pirie, along with Outlaw Coatings and Conveyors and the Dunlop store at Roxby – that have helped him with these �nancial investments.

Murray will be joined at Finke by his father and friends, who are tagging along to be his support crew.

“They will be out for the fuel stops,” he said.

“One will be at 80km, the other will be at the 160km mark and the other will be at the end, about 230km, with our swags and other gear.”

Kurt Murray will compete at the

Finke this weekend.

Andrew Swanson will be competing in this year’s

Finke Desert Race.

Kurt Murray will

Roos make clean sweepVERITY CASSERLYNETBALL REPORTER

Miners A grade goal shooter Joice Takaidza (right) fends off Olympic Dam goal keeper Hayley Smith. PHOTO: Amber Vanwageningen

UP IN SMOKE: The Roxby Downs Sporting Car Club held a skid competition at its dirt circuit track on Saturday night. PHOTOS: Amber Vanwageningen

Saturday,May 30, 2015

V8s

1st Steve Ryder

2nd Tony Ryder

3rd Brad Scoop

V6s

1st Michael Chomenko

2nd Adam Miller

3rd Shane Burrell

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Club Foursome ChampionshipsSaturday, May 30, 2015

PLAYERS NAME NAME SCOREOVERALL WINNER GLEN MUNGUR ANDY HIGHET 80.00RUNNERS UP SEB GRIGGS ROBIN PASSMORE 86.00NETT WINNERS NELILLE PETHERICK DAMIEN CONDON 71.50NETT RUNNERS UP PHIL MOON RENE AYALA 73.00LADIES WINNERS ANDREA FREETH ANN SHIELDS 112.00LADIES NETT WINNERS ANNE GRAY MEL CONDON 91.50NTP DIV 1 STEVE BENNETTNTP DIV 2 MICK HOFFMANN NTP LADIES/JNR MISSED LONG DRIVE DIV 1 CRAIG WILSON LONG DRIVE DIV 2 PHIL MOON LONG DRIVE LADIES/JNR ANN SHIELDSNTP DIV 1 MISSEDNTP DIV 2 PHIL MOON NTP LADIES/JNR ANDREA FREETH LONG DRIVE DIV 1 GLEN MUNGURLONG DRIVE DIV 2 MICK HOFFMANNLONG DRIVE LADIES/JNR ANDREA FREETH

R. KonopkaR. Castellano

C. Green

NAME CLUB VOTES1 Michael Shaw Olympic Dam 92 Dylan Warren Coober Pedy 83 Cam Faulkner East Roxby 74 Ashley Baxter Hornridge 75 Jonathon Veale Olympic Dam 76 Bradley Crombie Coober Pedy 7

R. StapletonC. EdwardsK. Fabien

C. DadlehM. SchipperJ. Beenham

D. LoveridgeA. BaxterN. Paige

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Results from FNFL Round 7

Footballer of the Year Leaderboard after Round 7

VOTES

321

R. Stapleton

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CURRENT LEADER

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TOP 5 GOAL KICKERSName Club This round TotalSean McIvor Roxby Districts 0 15Todd Paull East Roxby 0 14Dale Summerton Olympic Dam 0 10Kelvin Henry Coober Pedy 2 10Cam Faulkner East Roxby 5 9

PREMIERSHIP TABLE P W L D F A % PtsRoxby Districts 5 5 0 0 557 210 265.23 20Olympic Dam 6 5 1 0 543 370 146.75 20East Roxby 6 3 3 0 529 528 100.18 12Hornridge 5 1 4 0 287 549 52.27 4Coober Pedy 6 0 6 0 318 700 45.42 0

Far North Football League

ROUND 7 - May 30, 2015A GRADE

Coober Pedy 0.0 2.4 4.4 5.8 (38)East Roxby 7.4 9.10 14.10 19.11 (125)Coober Pedy best players: R. Stapleton, C. Edwards, F. Kenny, D. Warren, M. Beelitz.East Roxby best players: M. Schipper, C. Dadleh, T. Ripley, A. Young, T. Kirkwood.East Roxby goal scorers: T. Ripley 6, C. Faulkner 5, B. Kelly 4, S. Orr, J. Hackett, R. Weetra, B. French.Coober Pedy goal scorers: K. Henry 2, D. Warren, K. Aitken, R. Stapleton. Olympic Dam 3.5 7.8 9.11 11.19 (85)Hornridge 2.0 4.3 5.7 8.8 (56)Olympic Dam best players: M. Shaw, J. Veale, N. Howard, C. Green, R. Castellano.Hornridge best players: D. Loveridge, T. Price, A. Baxter, R. Hamilton, R. Hadfi eld.Olympic Dam goal scorers: M. Taggart, R. Konopka 3, J. Veale, T. Hornhardt, C. Steel, S. Montgomerie, M. Shaw.Hornridge goal scorers: D. Loveridge 3, A. Baxter 2, N. Paige, M. Hanson, T. Grosser.

In a game with a lot of importance for both sides, the Olympic Dam Devils got off to a strong start against the

Hornridge Magpies, with new recruit Ryan Konopka putting the fi rst goal on the board.

� e Magpies, through good ball move-ment, slammed on two majors via Max Hanson and Daniel Loveridge to let the Devils know they meant business.

� is seemed to kick the Devils into gear and, with superior teamwork, they pep-pered the goals to fi nish the quarter up 3.5 (23) against the Magpies’ 2.0 (12).

The second quarter saw much of the same. Ashley Baxter was everywhere and proving hard to match up on, while Lover-idge was playing very well for the Magpies.

However, Konopka managed another goal to give him his third for the half, and team-mate Michael Taggart was proving elusive up forward.

� e Devils took a 23-point lead, 50-27, into the long break and looked to have too many winners compared to the Magpies, who were relying on too few.

� e third quarter the game tightened right up. Jonathon Veale was dominating in the middle for the Devils, and Taggart continued his good form.

� e Magpies kept a closer eye on Konop-ka and quelled his goal scoring, but were unable to score goals themselves, with the Devils taking a commanding 65-37 lead into the fi nal quarter.

Hornridge battled the game out well to win its fi rst quarter of the day.

However, the Devils’ dominance of the midfi eld won them most of the rucks with Michael Shaw, Cameron Green and Veale

giving them far more opportunities up for-ward.

� e fi nal score was Olympic Dam 85 d Hornridge 56.

� is was a good workout for the Devils leading into their clash with ladder leaders Roxby Districts on Saturday, when specta-tors can expect an entertaining game.

Meanwhile Hornridge will need to get another win against the Coober Pedy Saints this weekend to ensure a top four fi nish.

East Roxby d Coober Pedy

D espite three days of rain, the oval at Coober Pedy was in good condition with a slight breeze towards the

town end.East Roxby won the toss and elected to

kick with the breeze in the fi rst quarter, with Jesse-Lee Jones and Steve Baines the um-pires in charge.

� e fast and vigorous opening gave spec-tators a glimpse of what was to come for the rest of the game.

It was East Roxby who settled fi rst prov-ing too dominant from the start and estab-lishing a commanding lead by the end of the fi rst quarter mainly due to the tall forwards in Bowde Kelly and Toby Ripley, who along with Cam Faulkner were dominant early.

It was well into the fi rst quarter before Coober Pedy went inside 50, but it was re-bounded easily by the Roos’ defenders.

� e Saints were struggling with their ba-sic skills, causing turnovers that resulted in one-way traffi c.

� eir positive was Michael Beelitz, in ruck, who was winning plenty of hit-outs, but East Roxby was better at capitalising.

� e score at quarter time was East Roxby 7.3 (45) to Coober Pedy nil.

� e second quarter saw a much better eff ort from the Saints, who improved on their skills and created more opportunities away from their opponents.

Kelvin Henry and Ray Stapleton were the benefi ciaries and fi nally got Coober Pedy on the scoreboard.

Coober Pedy outplayed the Roos for the fi rst half of the quarter but then let them back in, with Bailey French and Stuart Orr equalling the scores for the quarter.

A highlight for Coober Pedy was seeing young fi rst-game player Steven Murray, small in stature but great with his courage, laying some big tackles.

� e main break saw East Roxby 9.8 (62) leading against Coober Pedy 2.4 (16).

In the third quarter, each side produced some patches of fl ow-on football but were still causing turnovers and making simple mistakes.

East Roxby outscored Coober Pedy by four goals to two, mainly because of extra height and a bit more run, to take a 60-point lead into the fi nal break.

� e last quarter saw a similar pattern of vigorous tackling and, with the umpires letting the game fl ow, it made for a lot of scrimmages.

The final score was East Roxby 19.12 (126) d Coober Pedy 5.8 (38).

Best for East Roxby was Matthew Schip-per, Curtley Dadleh, Toby Ripley, Arron Young and Ty Kirkwood.

Ripley (six goals), Faulkner (fi ve goals) and Kelly (four goals) were the standouts in front of the big sticks.

For the Saints, Stapleton, Corey Edwards, Fabien Kenny, Dylan Warren and Michael Beelitz were the standouts, with Henry be-ing the only multiple goal kicker.

Newcomer kicks fi rst goal

Hornridge: Disappointing loss

fought hard to the very end - Ashley Baxter

East Roxby: Cameron Faulkner unavailable

for comment.

Coober Pedy: Disappointed with the result. Nothing

seemed to work. Boys tried hard but were beaten by a

hungrier team - Carmelo Crisa

Olympic Dam: Will take the win but

nothing to write home about - Jason Elliott

JUNIOR FOOTY: Lachlan Geraghty is tackled during the Roxby Downs Junior Football Association's senior colts game on Friday night. PHOTO: Amber Vanwageningen

Hornridge’s Shaun King (right) leads the race for the ball during

Saturday’s Far North Football League clash against Olympic Dam.

PHOTO: Amber Vanwageningen

WRITTEN BY PATRICK GLOVER

Lo c a l j u n i o r footballer Bailey Chamberlain

has been named best player for the Northern regional SAPSASA side after attending the carnival in Adelaide last week.

Fellow locals Mitch-ell Natt and Caleb Ke-menyvary were named second and third best re-spectively in a successful week for Roxby Downs.

� e trio was joined by

Zane Annand, Jayden Jones, Zack Isakka and Haze Wellgreen in rep-resenting Roxby Downs in the Northern side.

The team won two games and had one draw to fi nish eighth and nar-rowly avoid being rele-

gated to division three. A number of local jun-

ior netballers also played in the Northern regional SAPSASA side last week, but � e Monitor was still awaiting further details at the time of print on Monday.

Junior footballers show off talent

Junior footballer Bailey Chamberlain in his Northern guernsey.

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Roxby Downs Junior Football League

Senior ColtsHawks 11.8 (74) Bulldogs 6.5 (41)Hawks goal scorers: L. Geraghty 2, B. Caden 2, B. Daddow 2, J. Van Kruyssen 2, N. Slusser, T. Darling, C. Seery.Hawks best players: B. Caden , K. Gates, J. Van Kruyssen, T. Odgers, B. French. Bulldogs goal scorers: K. Dadleh 2, E. Taylor, C. Woolford, C. Blieschke, L. Francis.Bulldogs best players: E. Taylor, D. D’Arrigo, H. Mulady, L. Baker, C. Taylor.

Junior ColtsHawks 7.14 (56)Bulldogs 2.4 (26)Bulldogs goal scorers: L. Geraghty 4.Bulldogs best players: L. Geraghty, M. Steer, G. Steer, H. Coulton, J. Evans. Hawks goal scorers: M. Gordan 4, O. Mulady 2, M. Natt.Haqwks best players: D. Hooper, M. Gordan, A. Hewett, M. Natt, O. Mulady.

Under 10sBulldogs best players: D. Smith, D. Grantham, L. Bird, L. Burden, J. Johnson. Hawks best players: D. Rynne, X. Curr, J. Holbrook, A. Bode, A. Curr.

ROUND 3 - May 30, 2015

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Adelaide 36ers coach Joey Wright and captain Adam Gibson visited Roxby Downs last weekend to run a clinic

with young local basketballers.More than 50 children attended the session

to get pointers from two of the best basketball minds in the state on Sunday morning.

“It is great to get out to places like this,” Wright told � e Monitor.

“We don’t get out here as often as we would like because we don’t have a lot of opportunity during the season.

“But now it is the off season it allows us to get out a bit more.”

Gibson said he grew up in a town in Tasma-nia similar to Roxby Downs and said he always enjoyed coming to share his knowledge with players in remote communities.

� e pair said the children who attended on Sunday morning were enthusiastic and showed good skills and a willingness to listen.

“It is great to get out to the kids in the coun-try areas but it is not about fi nding the next basketball talent,” Wright said.

“It is about giving back and giving basketball to the community.”

Roxby Downs Junior Basketball Association president Ruth Rowlands said she was thrilled

to see so many players turn up to a clinic dur-ing the basketball off season.

“� e kids had an absolute blast,” she said.“At this time, with the town like it is, it is

good to have stuff like this on.”The trip was funded by BHP Billiton,

with plans to make the local visit a regular occurrence.

Wright and Gibson also recently travelled to Port Pirie, Port Augusta and Whyalla to run similar clinics.

36ers visit RoxbyMore than 50 local children attended a basketball clinic at roxbylink on Sunday.

INSET: Adelaide 36ers coach Joey Wright (left) and captain Adam Gibson put locals Millie, Zac, Zach and Jasmine through their paces. PHOTOS: Patrick Glover

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