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Roxby Districts Football Club made it three premierships in a row on Saturday with a massive

win over Hornridge. � e Miners were onto it right from

the fi rst bounce and gave Hornridge no time or space to get a clean possession.

� e ball spent a majority of the fi rst quarter in the Miners’ attacking 50, with the Magpies unable to clear the ball.

Gavin Shephard opened the Roxby Districts account, kicking the fi rst of the match after a number of unsuccessful forward entries.

Brett Chesson was getting plenty of the ball through the middle, and any that were making it out of the Miners’ attacking 50 were coming right back

thanks to strong defending from Haris Vrbovac, who seemed to be drifting around the half back line as the loose man in defence.

But for all of the Miners’ dominance and forward 50 entries, they were un-able to convert and apply pressure on the score board, missing a number of relatively easy chances.

CONTINUED ON PAGE 15

The Roxby Downs Little Athletics Club is approaching its ‘D-Day’ on Sunday, September 13, when a meeting will

determine whether there is enough support to get the club up and running.

About 12 people attended a meeting last Sunday to discuss the constitution, which is currently being assembled by a small group of locals led by local man Bill Natt.

� e document, along with committee positions, is to be voted on at the next gathering in the roxbylink library meeting room on Sunday, September 13, from 10am.

“It is the ‘do or die’ moment as to whether or not we get this club up and running,” Natt told � e Monitor.

“� e key will be the depth of interest, and it is one of the hardest times to start something up.

“Some of the people that were interested have now left town, so it will be interesting to see if we have the numbers to give this thing a go.”

Natt said he was confi dent there would still be enough people interested to get the Roxby Downs

Little Athletics Club up and going.Support has come from local schools following a

recent visit to the area from Little Athletics South Australia.

Around 10 locals attended and offi cials course run by Little Athletics SA, and Natt said it was well received.

If the next meeting is successful and a committee is formed, the Roxby Downs Little Athletic Club can become incorporated and would therefore be able to open a bank account and apply for grants.

“� en following the meeting we’re still look-ing at getting (a season) up and running about six weeks after – so about mid-October,” Natt said.

Natt said there had also been interest in senior athletics expressed during Sunday’s meeting.

“I see it as a natural extension into the future from Little Athletics,” he said.

“� ere is no real diff erence between the two – they could just be grouped into separate areas.

“It would just be a step up of skills and ability.”For more information about the Little Athletics

club, phone Bill Natt on 0435 813 553. BY PATRICK GLOVER

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Roxby Downs Sun reporter Jack McGuire plans to remain in Roxby Downs despite the newspaper he worked for printing its fi nal

edition last week.Mr McGuire said he was considering a few diff erent

options, including self-employment as a freelance journalist, to keep him gainfully occupied in the town he has lived in for the past eight years.

“I’m looking at using the skills I’ve acquired over the last couple of years,” he said.

Mr McGuire said he would continue to serve as the Roxby Downs Returned Services League (RSL) sub-branch president in organising local Remembrance Day and Anzac Day commemorations.

He thanked local community members for their outpour of support since Fairfax Media’s announce-ment in July that � e Sun would be discontinued.

“At the end of the day I think it will be missed by the community because it was diff erent,” he said.

“I think we need that in a community even as small as ours – and particularly when a community like this makes a diff erence to the whole state’s economy.”

Mr McGuire said Fairfax Media management and his colleagues at � e Transcontinental in Port Augusta had also been supportive.

“Fairfax has been upfront, so I don’t have any issues there,” he said.

“� ey’ve known how important this paper is to me, and they’ve respected that in the process.

“I go out disappointed but not with any angst. “I was glad for the opportunity to be able to repre-

sent � e Sun for the two years that I did. It’s indicative of the opportunities that you can get in the outback.”

Refl ecting on the highlights of his time at � e Sun, Mr McGuire said he had enjoyed writing his regular opinion pieces as a way of generating discussion about local issues.

“For me they were great ways, whether the opinion was right or wrong, to engage the community in that debate,” he said.

Mr McGuire said he also took pride in his weekly community profi les.

“It’s quite a responsibility to convey someone’s life in less than a thousand words,” he said.

“Generally speaking the feedback I’ve had from them has been positive.”

Some of the challenges in his line of work, Mr McGuire said, included discerning the facts from “lip service” and juggling various duties as the sole reporter for � e Sun.

“I had to be more inventive because I was on my own,” he said.

During the Far North Football League season, Mr McGuire said he was kept busy on Saturdays with the dual responsibilities of taking photographs while also taking note of the game play for his sport reports.

“I committed myself to actually being at the games and to report on the games that I watched,” he said.

“I wanted my photos to refl ect the action I was reporting on.”

Mr McGuire said he had learned a lot during his time at � e Sun – both professionally and personally.

“It just proves the point you can teach an old dog new tricks, and I’m glad for that,” he added.

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Roxby Downs Returned Services League president and former Sun reporter Jack McGuire

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Roxby Downs Sporting Car Club (RDSCC) president Chris Burggraaff is urging locals to respect the ‘no glass’ and ‘no

BYO alcohol’ rules that apply at the Red Dunes Raceway.

In a letter to the editor published in this week’s Monitor, Mr Burggraaff said the “war” against glass bottles at the dirt circuit track had been waged for many years.

However, Mr Burggraaff said it had reached a “shocking escalation” during track clean-up on the day after the club’s night meet on Saturday, August 22.

He said a total of 28 glass bottles were collected from the bins, and these were “putting at risk the privileges that the RDSCC and the broader com-munity as a whole enjoy each month when the dirt circuit fi res up”.

“Like other municipal lease holders, ‘no glass’ is a key requirement of our lease,” he said.

“It is also a key requirement of the liquor li-cences under which the RDSCC is able to sell the beverages that so many of our compliant and ap-preciated law-abiding patrons enjoy, so this is not a trivial issue.”

Senior Sergeant Terry Boylan from the Rox-by Downs Police Station said there had been no major issues reported to police in relation to any particular public event in recent years.

“Police do attend at numerous events in the area that have a current liquor licence covering that event,” he said.

“� ere are obligations on both the people run-ning the event and the people participating in the event to ensure these conditions are met.”

Snr Sgt Boylan advised locals against bringing glass bottles to community events as they created an additional safety hazard to attendees.

PAGE 6 OPINION

WRITTEN BYPATRICK GLOVER

Local sisters Hannah and Jordan Batchelor-Scarr and Shannon Scarr will be participating in the City-Bay

Fun Run on September 20 for a quality cause.

Since their younger sister, Isla, 5, was di-agnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukae-mia in September last year, Camp Quality has off ered her a range of activities and services to help her through her treatment.

Now Hannah, Jordan and Shannon would like to give back.

“� ere are other organisations that have helped Isla through this tough time, but no one has off ered as much to her as Camp Quality,” Hannah said.

“Six hundred children are diagnosed with cancer every year and Camp Quality is a not-for-profi t organisation, so without donations they can’t give others what they have given to Isla.

“We are truly thankful for all the support Camp Quality has given our family and the countless smiles that they have put on Isla’s face.”

Jordan said the organisation had been visiting Isla since her fi rst hospital visit after being diagnosed.

Even now she gets VIP invites to events like Carols in the Domain and performanc-es in the Sydney Opera House – all courtesy of Camp Quality.

� e organisation also treated Isla and

her other two sisters, Ainsley and Lily – the three of whom live together in Sydney with their parents – to a trip to the Blue Mountains during the early stages of Isla’s condition.

In their eff orts to repay this generosity, Shannon, Hannah and Jordan have so far raised more than $2500 towards their goal of $5000.

“We originally set a goal of $1000 but reached that in the fi rst day, so we had to re-adjust,” Jordan said.

“We want to raise a decent amount of money so Camp Quality can spend it on nice things for the children.

“We have been surprised about the out-come, and the support we have received has been incredible.

“It has been a shock that people are so willing to donate – people who don’t even know us are donating and even in this tough time the town is going through.

“Businesses in Adelaide that we have never met before or heard of are donating items for the raffl e.”

Hannah said Camp Quality had helped the family through what was a tough time for them as well as Isla.

“When Isla was fi rst diagnosed we didn’t know anything about leukaemia,” she said.

“When our Dad rang up and told us, it was the very fi rst time we’d heard him cry.

“We were all a bit scared.”Isla is well on the road to recovery, tak-

ing another step towards remission last � ursday when she had her port removed because she no longer requires intravenous

chemotherapy. She will be in what Hannah referred to as the ‘maintenance phase’ for the next 18 months.

Having had all of the cancer removed, Isla is now only required to take chemotherapy tablets and attend regular check-ups.

After the ‘maintenance phase’ she will enter remission and after fi ve years with no cancer she will be considered cured of the disease.

� e experience has brought Isla’s family closer together, and close local friend Kait-lin James has also joined the fundraising team.

“Isla getting cancer has defi nitely aff ected me hugely because I am really close with the girls, they are like family,” Kaitlin said.

“I have always been there to support them or be a shoulder to cry on if they needed it.

“I know Camp Quality has always been there to cheer Isla up and I always enjoy when Hannah or Jordan show me photos of Isla happy with them.”

� e fundraising is set to continue with tins located at various venues around town for donations to be made, along with a fam-ily fun day planned at the CFS shed on Sat-urday, September 12 (see the Community Calendar on page six for more details).

� e day will include stalls run by local businesses, a jumping castle for the chil-dren, a silent auction and a raffl e.

Tickets to the raffl e can be purchased at the Roxby Downs Early Learning Centre, the Monitor offi ce, the Exact Mining offi ce or by contacting Hannah Batchelor-Scarr on 0407 137 873.

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Adelaide’s City-Bay Fun Run to raise money for Camp Quality, an organisation that has assisted their younger sister Isla during her cancer treatment. INSET: Hannah with Isla in their Camp Quality shirts. MAIN PHOTO: Patrick Glover

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WRITTEN BY RYNEISHA BOLLARD

Local businesses and com-munity members seeking to improve or better manage

their fi nancial situations are being encouraged to attend free seminars being held at the roxbylink cinema.

Representatives from accounting, law and financial planning firms made presentations and answered questions during the fi rst round of seminars last Wednesday, when only 10 locals took advantage of the op-portunity.

Sessions will continue tomorrow and next � ursday, September 10, at 10am and 7pm for community mem-bers and 2pm for businesses.

� e fi nancial health seminars have been arranged as part of a collab-oration between the Roxby Downs Business Forum and BHP Billiton in light of recent redundancies at the Olympic Dam mine site.

Business Forum member Kata-lin Wilby attended last week’s 2pm session and said she found the in-formation shared on the day to be “invaluable”.

“When I go to visit my accountant we discuss the bare essentials, so to be able to have a lawyer and an ac-countant and a fi nancial planner all in the one room and fi nd out all the areas where my business is lacking is actually a bit scary,” she said.

“I’ve got a bit of work to do in some areas.”

Mrs Wilby said she and fellow Business Forum member Sandy Sumsion, who also attended the 2pm session, hoped to work on ways of sharing this information with the wider community.

However, she said the best way for local business owners and managers to gain the full benefi t was to attend one of the seminars themselves.

“I think any type of business, re-gardless of their fi nancial situation, needs to come here and listen to what’s being said,” she said.

“It was probably the most valuable hour and a half as a business that I can think of, and it cost me nothing.”

Topics discussed at the 2pm ses-sion included understanding the relationship between a business’s profi t/loss statements, cash fl ow and balance sheet – along with consid-erations regarding taxation, super-annuation and setting up or closing down a business.

At the other two sessions, locals were invited to ask questions relating to their personal fi nancial situations.

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� e service is available at the visi-tor information centre from 9.30am to 4pm. To book a consultation, phone 1300 361 008.

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Anita Frew has been appointed to the BHP Billiton Board as an independent non-executive director, eff ective as of Tuesday, September 15.

Ms Frew has more than 18 years’ experience as a director and chairman on public company boards across a range of global sectors including chemicals, engineering and fi nance.

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BHP Billiton increased its full-year dividend by two per cent to 124 US cents per share

despite its annual profi t dropping by 86 per cent.

� e mining giant released its end-of-fi nancial-year results as of June 30 in a report published online last week.

According to the results, the BHP Billiton Group’s annual profi t after tax-ation was about US$1.9 billion, while its underlying EBITDA (earnings be-fore interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) was US$21.9 billion and cash fl ow generated throughout the year was US$6.3 billion.

BHP Billiton chief executive offi cer Andrew McKenzie said the company was improving its operating and cap-ital productivity while also exercising fl exibility in its investment program.

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“� is backdrop will favour low-cost producers with economies of scale.

“Importantly, we do not require the same level of investment to grow as in the past.

“Improved productivity can further stretch the capacity of our existing op-erations to increase volumes at very low cost…

“Beyond this, we continue to reduce development costs within our project portfolio.

“However, we remain focused on val-ue and will only approve projects when the time is right.”

Meanwhile the report also noted that BHP Billiton would “continue to progress the Olympic Dam expansion option”.

It revealed that Olympic Dam’s copper production decreased by 32 per cent to 125,000 tonnes following an electrical failure that caused a mill outage in January.

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Unwelcome foreigners, tall and short. Black, brown, green, and clear – you’re all undesirable.

Yes, even green and clear, stay out. I am not talking immigration; I’m

talking bottles – glass bottles to be precise!

So, why is this dirt circuit driver revved up over bottles? Well, it’s been building for a while.

I cannot tell you exactly when it start-ed, it was years ago, but I can tell you when the ‘rev limiter’ cut in – on Sun-day, August 23, at 12.30pm, at the Red Dunes Raceway spectator area, during that fabulous experience we call “bin duty” following the Saturday race meet.

� at is when we bin dive for the mi-nority of ‘refundables’ that are (we like to think inadvertently) placed in the rub-bish bins instead of the can bins.

Now, you can imagine the joy a bloke is faced with encountering someone’s half-eaten dinner, or worse a poorly se-cured disposable nappy, but frankly these

do not compare to the disgust of fi shing out ‘foreigners’ – glass bottles that sim-ply are not supposed to be there.

� ey have no right of entry, as is stat-ed on the entry sign to the complex, and also on the sign as you drive by the clubroom, and even on the race night program. � e dirt circuit is “STRICTLY NO GLASS” and “STRICTLY NO BYO”.

� ese foreigners threaten the ongoing existence of the Roxby Downs Sporting Car Club (RDSCC) as we know it.

Like other municipal lease holders, ‘no glass’ is a key requirement of our lease. It is also a key requirement of the liquor licences under which the RDSCC is able to sell the beverages that so many of our compliant and appreciated law-abiding patrons enjoy, so this is not a trivial issue.

On the Sunday in question, the rev limiter was bouncing well before the tally topped out at a total of 28 bottles – a shocking escalation in a war that has been waged for years and, judging by the locations and mix of breeds, I would say

there were at least eight guilty parties downing foreigners, putting at risk the privileges that the RDSCC and the broader community as a whole enjoy each month when the dirt circuit fi res up.

So, to those guilty parties, you have most certainly got our attention, and we politely suggest that going forward you leave your foreigners at home.

I think you will fi nd the booze in the bar is cheap by any venue or event com-parison, but if you are truly that com-mitted to thrift, drink a bottle of water.

Be clear that this a warning shot, un-less you want some special personal at-tention – strictly no glass and strictly no BYO.

Chris Burggraaff President

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3rd & 10th - Free counselling service at

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4th - Photographers of Roxby Downs

exhibition launch, roxbylink gallery, 6pm.

4th & 5th - Roxby Downs Netball

Association senior and junior grand finals.

5th - Andamooka markets, 10am to 1pm.

Ph: 0427 974 084.

6th - Roxby Downs Desert Dash. 5km or 10km run/walk. Registrations from 7am to 8am for an

8.30am start. Email roxbytriathlon@gmail.

com for more info.

12th - Fun Day at the Roxby Downs CFS

shed, 10am to 2pm. Fundraiser for Camp

Quality. Jumping castle, face painting,

business stalls etc. Ph: 0407 137 873.

12th - Desert Dirt Kart Club KT Trophy/

Rookie Day.

12th - Roxby Downs Sporting Car Club

night meeting, 7pm.

19th & 20th - Free graffiti mural

workshops for students in years 7-12,

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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

LittleLittleLittleLittleLizards

The Monitor wishes a happy birthday to this week’s Little

Lizard, Hudson Jarman,who turned one yesterday.


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 ll now CLOSED to the public.

Waste unsuitable for the red, green or yellow domestic collection can now be

deposited at BSH Waste Solutions’ Resource Recovery Centre, 10 Gosse Street, Roxby

Downs (in the light industrial area). Monday to Friday 10am – 4pm

Saturday 8am – 12 noon Sunday 1pm – 5pm

All inquiries 8671 1154

Opening hours 9am to 5pm

Monday - Friday9am to 12 noon 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

SERVICE SAWASTE MANAGEMENTCOUNCIL OFFICE LIBRARY

Annual dog and cat registrations were due on August 31, but if you

have not yet registered your ‘fur baby’ there is still time.

Council understands that some owners may be holding off registering their pets pend-ing decisions on their employ-ment circumstances – howev-er, we urge you to still complete the registration as usual.

If you were to leave Roxby Downs, it is a fairly simple pro-cess to transfer the registration to your new council area, and in most cases you will just have to pay a small administration fee to the new council.

Registering your dog is not only a legal obligation under the Dog and Cat Management Act (1995), but it makes re-turning your pet to you much easier if they were to get lost or escape your property.

Did you know? Revenue from registrations

does not entirely cover the costs Council incurs to man-age pets locally. � ese include employment and training of

Council Offi cers; provision of a 24-hour, seven day a week call-out service for animals found wandering/causing nuisance; dog bites and barking claims; operation of Council’s pound; provision of vehicles fitted to collect/transport animals safely and appropriately; and administration time to provide advice, hire out cat traps, ad-vertise found animals, etc.

Every dog and cat owner is

responsible for ensuring their animals are registered – it is actually an off ence to own or have in your possession a dog or cat over the age of three months that is not registered.

If you have not yet registered your pet or for further informa-tion, please contact us at Rox-by Council (Richardson Place, Roxby Downs) during business hours or call our helpful staff on 8671 0010.

Roxby Council provides a service to pick up green organic waste each month as part of the residential

kerbside collection. Green organic waste comprises of

waste generated from your garden that can easily decompose.

This includes items such as leaves, weeds, lawn clippings, bark, old fl owers, small cuttings and branches.

� e green waste service is rarely uti-lised in Roxby, with less than a quarter of the town using their green organics bin on a monthly basis.

Unfortunately the organic waste is often contaminated with plastics and

household rubbish, resulting in part or the entire load ending up in landfi ll.

Last month half of the green organics waste collected was contaminated and had to go to landfi ll. � is is disappointing, as the organic waste cannot be utilised for other purposes such as mulching.

Roxby Council urges residents using the green organics service to keep it clean and green.

Council auditors will be inspecting green organic bins during the next kerb-side collection, and any bins that are con-taminated will receive a sticker and result in the bin not being picked up.

Remember – if it doesn’t grow, it doesn’t go in the green organic bin!

A reminder that the two ovals – the main town oval and the school oval – will be

closed at various times for main-tenance next week (commencing Monday, September 7).

� e works have been timed so as not to disrupt the 2015 football sea-son and to be completed before the 2015/16 cricket season begins.

A range of works will be under-taken as part of Council’s ongoing maintenance program.

� e ovals will be scarifi ed, cored, top dressed and fertilised to ensure

the turf is in good condition for the summer season.

A specialist contractor will be used to kick the works off at the start of the week and then Council’s own internal team will take over to fi nish it off .

Access to the ovals will be restrict-ed at various times while the work is undertaken, with signs up to help the community know when they will need to keep off the grass.

Impacted sporting and commu-nity stakeholders have been notifi ed and Council does not anticipate any major disruption to users.

Ovals to be closed for maintenance

Have you registered your dog or cat?

Green bins: if it doesn’t grow, it doesn’t go!

An example of what can go in your green waste bin.

SOURCE: Zero Waste SA

In l i g h t o f u n f o r e s e e n circumstances,

Minister for Youth the Hon Z o e Bettison’s visit to Roxby next week has been cancel led and the ‘It starts with YOUth’ forum has been postponed.

The forum was to be an opportu-nity for local youth aged 12-25 to meet the Minister and raise issues aff ect-ing them and other young people in our region.

A future date will be advised once known.

‘It starts with

YOUth’ forum

postponed

• Zoe Bettison


OUT ABOUT&

Raine and Horne’s Cassidy Pfitzner, Sandy Sumsion and Nicole Briley

celebrated Daffodil Day last week.

Andamooka locals (back, from left) Mickey, Alex, Caleb, Jeshua and Amy at the gaming party held at the roxbylink library on Friday night. FRONT: Kevin, Jay, Isaac and Tyson.

Jye (back, left), Michael and David with Samantha

(front, left), Kyla and Dane at the library on Friday night.

Jye, Isaac and Gus enjoy a wooden block game at the library on Friday night.

Zac, Ethan, Shayla, Morgan, Ines and Angelica at

the gaming party.

Brianna, Samantha and Ainsley enjoy a game together at the library.

Amelia and Renee at the gaming party organised by the Youth Advisory

Committee and Roxby Downs Community Board. PHOTOS: Verity Casserly

Denise Boylan from Roxby Hourglass

Jewellers with Daffodil Day merchandise being

sold at the business last Friday. PHOTOS:

Patrick Glover


OUT ABOUT&

New Memberships now availableSingle $20 ~ Family $40

6pm - MIDNIGHT • MONDAY to SATURDAY •*Members only. Conditions apply

Phone

8671 0053Fax: 08 8671 0076

E: [email protected]

New Memberships now available

RUMP &Red

250gm Rump Steak & glass of selected red Every Wednesday night in the bar from 6pm

COMING SOON - ALL GAMES LIVE!

TUESDAYS$20

Wednesday

SchnitzelNight $15

BOTTLE SHOPMonday – Saturday

6pm - 10pm* * Conditions apply

Andamooka Community Health Service nurses Vicki Finzel (left) and Diane Bilka

(right) with Member for Giles Eddie Hughes and Angela Lafferty from the

Comonwealth Home Support Program.

Julie and Brad Langshaw helped celebrate the Andamooka Community Health

Service’s 50th birthday on the weekend.

Justine Cleary, Kurt Jury, Sarge Scheibl, Angus Smith and Bill Addington at the

Andamooka Yacht Club on Saturday night.

Sylvia Hobbs, Josie McCrady and Sister Pat Hogan at the 50th celebrations for the

Andamooka Health Service on Saturday night.

Member for Giles Eddie Hughes with Kathryn Hollingworth, Mushell Wilby, Andamooka Town Management Committee chair Lyn Breuer and Andamooka Press editor Jenny Moxham at the cafe opening.

See next week’s Andamooka Community Newsletter page in The Monitor for reports on both events.

Andamooka Yacht Club owners Kurt Jury and

Matilda Moylan-Blaikie at Saturday’s offi cial opening.

PHOTO: Supplied

PHOTOS: Verity Casserly


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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

Thevoice of the community...

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 FORUMThursday, September 17 @ 7pm

34 Wattle Drive

BUSINESS FORUMJohn Wilby 0428 815 436

Tuesday, September 8 @ 6pmThe Club Boardroom

COMMUNITY GARDENThursday, September 10 @ 6.30pm

Council Boardroom

ENVIRONMENT FORUMAnni Walsh 0448 168 167

Thursday, September 3 @ 5.30pmCouncil Boardroom

ROXBY ROADSAFE MEETINGMichelle Hales 0418 833 818

Tuesday, October 13 @ 7pmCouncil Boardroom

MULTICULTURAL FORUMSasha Yantewo (08) 8671 0010

Wednesday, September 16 @ 6pmCouncil Boardroom

FAMILY FORUMJoel Hill 0433 792 450

Thursday, September 3 @ 4pmLibrary Meeting Space

The Volunteering Forum is part o f the Rox by

Downs Community Board and promotes the importance of volunteering in our local community.

Volunteering is a re-warding way of giving back to our local com-munity, and we have many volunteers that make Roxby fantastic.

� e Forum supports

the Volunteer of the Month program, which was originally estab-lished as the Communi-ty Person of the Month program in 2008.

Since this time more than 60 volunteers have

been recognised for their outstanding vol-unteering eff orts in our community.

A panel of represent-atives from various vol-unteering organisations select the monthly win-ners based on nomina-tions received from the general public.

The winners receive a certifi cate and $100, sponsored by Beyond Bank, to donate to the charity or volunteering

organisation of their choice.

Where possible the certifi cates are present-ed by the chairperson of the Community Board just prior to a month-ly Community Board meeting.

The award program is also supported by � e Monitor.

Many volunteers do the work they do not for accolades or rewards but because they want

to give back to their community.

� e Volunteer of the Month program is a great way to thank our local volunteers.

Nominate a volunteer today for the monthly award – a nomination form can be download-ed at www.roxbydowns.com or collected from the Dunes Cafe or Rox-FM.

N ational Asthma Week (1-7 September) is the perfect time for people with asthma to reassess how well controlled their asthma

actually is.Everyone’s asthma is diff erent, and can change over

time. Symptoms often vary from person to person.How do you recognise asthma?

People with asthma can have a range of symptoms:o Breathlessnesso Wheezingo Tight chesto Persistent cougho Symptoms often occur at night, early in the morn-

ing, or during/after activity.A person’s asthma symptoms can vary over time

– sometimes they will have no symptoms, especially when asthma is well controlled.How do people with asthma keep safe and well?

While there is still a need to fi nd out more about what causes asthma, there is a lot about how to live well with asthma.

Most people can carry out their lives normally, by following simple asthma treatments.

Arrange to see your doctor for a review of your asthma at least twice a year.

If you have asthma, see your doctor if you:o Wake up coughing, wheezing or breathlesso Struggle to keep up with normal activityo Use your reliever more than two days per weeko Are unsure about the way your medications can

work best for youo Have had asthma symptoms in the last month or

a fl are-up in the last year and you are not yet on an asthma preventer medication

Your local Asthma Foundation can help you learn about asthma, the triggers and asthma fi rst aid.

For more information, call 1800 ASTHMA or visit: www.asthmaaustralia.org.au/NationalAsthmaWeek

Thanking our local volunteers

National Asthma Week

(September 1-7)


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PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICES

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ClassifiedsCALL 8671 2683

ACCESSCHIROPRACTIC

Dr Malina Judge Consults at 97 Pioneer Drive, Roxby Downs

Times to accommodate shift workersInstant health fund rebates - Manual adjusting & Activator techniques

24/7 Booking & enquiry service PHONE 8645 0880

Wednesday 2nd September AM, Wednesday 16th September AM, Wednesday 30th September PM

Autopro Roxby DownsPhone: (08) 8671 2200 Fax: (08) 8671 2277

Shop 1/24 Tutop Street, Roxby [email protected]

Pt Pirie & Adelaide

Depots

Antique & Household RemovalsLocal, Interstate & Country Storage

Delivery Specialists

Phone: 0427 716 173Roxby Downs • Pt Augusta • Pt Pirie

Self StoragePORT AUGUSTA

Irvine Self Storage Pty Ltd - Carlton ParadeWestside Self Storage - Old Tarcoola Road

Individual undercover locked units for vehicles, furniture, boats etc.

Competitive rates, monitored security.7 day access, inspection invited.

New storage cartonsavailable for purchase

Allan 0429 670 096 Mark 0412 044 406

telephone 08 8671 1353 facsimile 08 8671 [email protected]

PO Box 275 - Roxby Downs - South Australia 5725

GLAZING BUILDING PAINTING GASFITTING PLUMBING ELECTRICAL RENOVATIONS

REFRIGERATION AIRCONDITIONING KITCHEN UPGRADES DATA & COMMUNICATION

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Dr Jonathan Dobson B. App.Sc (Chiropractic)

Outback ChiropracticPort Pirie

Phone: (08) 7609 0967Roxby Downs

Phone: (08) 7610 8147Head Office (08) 8644 0823

Visiting Monday, July 27, Monday, August 10, Monday August 24 and Monday, September 7

at the Roxby Downs Health Centre

Specialists in:• Steel Fabrication • Ceramic lining

• Abrasive Blasting & Painting• Corrosive Rubber Protection

• Conveyor Maintenance• Conveyor Components

• Project Management & Planning• Designing & Drafting

• System Improvements

Lot 5 Gosse Street, Roxby Downs SA 5725Website:www.outlawcoatings.com.au

Phone: (08) 8671 2002 Mobile: 0400 056 001

ABN:68 149 674 760

Roxby Early Learning is searching for passionate and enthusiastic applicants to join our team.

We are looking for casual educators either willing to study or who have their Certi�cate III in Children’s Services.The position available is casual and the hours/ days will be �exible according to candidate’s availability.

Applicants must have excellent communication skills and understand the importance of providing high quality early childhood education for children within Roxby Downs and the surrounding community.

A Child related employment screening is mandatory for the position and can be applied for though the centre.

Please email resumes to [email protected] or contact the Director Alana Frazier on 8671 0054 for further information.

Looking for a career in Early Childhood

education?

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Excel TrainingExperienced trainer and developer. Notes and computers provided. 6 levels beginner to advanced. $110 /session

Detail visit www.sharperways.comRoxby Downs – Community Library

9am 1pm Mon 7 Sep Level1 Level2 Tue 8 Sep Level3 Level4

Phone for Level 5 and 6 or times do not suit

Registration essential: 0415 119 [email protected]

ADVANCE FIREWORKS NOTICEA fireworks display will be conducted at;

The Roxby Downs Golf Course, as part of the RFDS Giant Auction and Golf Day

On Saturday the 19th of September, at 8pm. Some pets can be disturbed by the noises of the

fireworks. The RSPCA recommends that nearby animals should be secured (preferably inside in an area familiar

to the animal) and nervous animals should be supervised (whilst secured).

We thank you for your kind understanding. Any questions please call - Sean Rowe c/o Ph 0402 479 479

GERRY’S Dublin Meats. Top quality meat from our farm to you. $230 family pack – 2kg lamb roast, 2kg pork roast, 2kg beef roast, 2kg chick-en, 1kg BBQ steak, 1kg beef mince, 1kg BBQ chops, 1kg pork chops, 1kg diced steak, 1kg beef schnitzel, 1kg chicken schnitzel, 1kg packet bacon, 2kg marinat-ed wings, 2kg beef sausages, 20 gour-met patties, one 500g mettwurst, 1 bottle of marinade plus free cooler bag. All packs mix and match. Phone 8529 2229.

ACCOMMODATION

ADELAIDE – short term – 0412 106 646 – www.seacroftapart-ments.com.au

RoxbyRoxbyRoxbyBusiness Guide to services in

To advertise your business in The Monitor’s business directory contact Jody at The Monitor on 8671 2683.We can offer a schedule to suit your business needs.

To place a classifi ed

ad, call The Monitor on 8671 2683.

This will be the last information night being held.

There will also be committee members at the upcoming next Adamooka and Roxby Market Days

to help with queries or information.

Postie Bash Information and Expressions of Interest Night

Monday 14th ofSeptember 2015

7pm-8pmRoxby Downs Bowls Club

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WINTER BASKETBALL: Men’s award winners (from left) Troy Darling (Most Fouls), Todd Paull (runner-up Fairest and Best), Kiaran Dadleh (Most

Three Points), Lochie Munro (Fairest and Best, Most Three Points) and Matt Lamb (runner-up Fairest and Best, Most Threes) at the winter

basketball presentations on Saturday, August 22. PHOTO: Supplied

ROXBY DOWNS 2015 WINTER BASKETBALL

MEN’S COMPETITIONFairest and Best: Lochie Munro.

Runners-up: Matt Lamb and Todd Paull.

Most Points: Lochie Munro (169).Most 3 Points: Kiaran Dadleh and

Matt Lamb (12).Most Fouls: Troy Darling (22).

WOMEN ’S COMPETITIONFairest and Best: Hayley Wurfel.

Runner-up: Renee Wurfel.Most Points: Millie Cordy (67).Most 3 Points: Phoebe Noll (3).

Most Fouls: Tanisha McKinnon (9).

ABOVE: Action from the soccer country championships under 16 game between Roxby Downs and Sunraysia on Sunday, August 23. PHOTOS: Will Slee, The Murray Pioneer

Soccer stars take on other regions

WRITTEN BY RYNEISHA BOLLARD

Roxby Downs junior soccer players took on larger leagues for the fi rst time at the South

Australian Country Championships at Renmark last month.

An under 12 and under 16 team represented Roxby on the weekend of August 22-23, when about 10 sets of parents also made the trip to watch them play.

Coach Tony D’Arrigo said the chil-dren had been well behaved and seemed to enjoy themselves.

D’Arrigo said the teams lost all of their games and the under 16s had to forfeit their last because of injuries and fatigue, but he was pleased that they were able to score a number of goals over the weekend.

“� e results probably weren’t what the kids wanted,” he said.

“We had a lot of younger kids. For the under 16s, ours were really 12 and above because we don’t have enough of the same age group, whereas the other teams would have been 15 and above and they were giants.

“Also we probably only had 50 players to choose from for both teams, which makes it a bit harder.”

D’Arrigo said the other soccer clubs had been “very welcoming” and were saying that it was about time that Roxby entered the country championships.

“Even the parents from other clubs were cheering for them because they were just giving it everything they had,” he said. “I think the kids realised how hard the competition is out there.”

D’Arrigo thanked the parents who attended and the club’s sponsors for their support.

“Without them we wouldn’t be able to do anything,” he said.

D’Arrigo said he would like to attract more soccer players from the same age group to increase their chances at oth-er competitions and the next country championships, and being able to train on a full-size soccer pitch would also help.

“If we want to be at a competitive lev-el, we need a big pitch,” he said.

D’Arrigo said he would approach the Sport and Recreation Steering Com-mittee regarding the possibility of a full soccer pitch being made available.

He said he also had plans to enter one or two junior teams into the Country State Futsal Talent Identifi cation Cham-pionships at Port Augusta on Septem-ber 26-27, along with a senior soccer team into the Regional Futsal Tourna-ment at Port Augusta on October 10.

Roxby DownsGolf Association

RDGC ParSaturday, August 29, 2015

NAME SCOREOVERALL WINNER ANNE GRAY +3DIV 1 RYAN BENNETT +2DIV 2 BILL BOEHM +2LADIES/JNR FEE BILNEY -2SWEEPSTAKES ROBIN PASSMORE +2 TONY RICHTER +1 NIC JARMAN +1 JOHN FOLKMAN +1 MARK DILLON 0 TOM BILNEY 0 ANDY HIGHET 0LONG DRIVE DIV 1 ADAM MALM LONG DRIVE DIV 2 MATT BAKER LONG DRIVE LJ ANNE GRAY NTP DIV 1 TONY RICHTER NTP DIV 2 PHIL MOON NTP LJ ANNE GRAY

The Roxby Downs D a r t s L e a g u e competition saw

close games with a few large peg outs last Wednesday night.

Junior Fereti (Tenners) had a 91 and, in the same game, Katie Meadow (Bull Shooters) scored a

74. Calvin Gates (Wan-nabies) had an impres-sive 110 peg out while Andy Williamson (Dead Eye Dicks) earned him-self 120.

No one was able to catch the leaders, with Riaan Grobler from ISI-TIN? holding the highest male peg of 158 and Eve-

lyn Hill from Wannabies boasting the highest fe-male peg of 99.

WEEK 25 RESULTS: Red Bull d Andamooka Opals 7-4, Wannabies d Bullz N All 7-4, Dead Eye Dicks d FODFA 6-5, Four Play d Pointer Sisters 9-2, GC12 d Twisted Flights 7-4, Tenners d Bull Shooters 6-5, ISITIN? d Chukkas 9-2.

Week 25 sees large peg outs for darts comp

Sunday, August 30, 2015UNDER 12 SEMI FINALS

Strikers 3 d Eagles 1. Strikers scorers: Owen Mulady 2, Lauchlan McLeod. Eagles

scorers: Degan Arnott 1.Roos 4 d Dragons 3.

Roos scorers: Jess Smith 2, Takura Chabayanzara 2.Dragons scorers: Ahoura Hosseini 1, Kobe Neilson 2.

Strikers to rest and Roos to play Dragons on September 13. Winner to play strikers on September 20.

UNDER 6sJoeys 6 d Bilbys 1.

Joeys scorers: Archie Faulkner 6.Bilbys scorers: Tommy Copeland 1.

Roxby Downs Junior Soccer

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Preliminary fi nal resultsAugust 29, 2015

11 & UNDERLightning 16 d Bullets 3

13 & UNDERBullets 22 d Lightning 19

17 & UNDERShooters 30 d T-Birds 22

Grand fi nal matchesSeptember 5, 2015

10.00am: 11 & under Shooters v Lightning11.15am: 13 & under T-Birds v Bullets

12.30pm: 17 & under Bullets v Shooters9am: 9 & under play round robin games

Roxby Downs Junior Netball

Roxby Downs Netball Association

Preliminary FinalsFriday, August 28, 2015

A GRADEHornridge 28 d Olympic Dam 27

B GRADERoxby Miners 44 d Olympic Dam 29

C GRADEMiners White 60 d OD Yellow 24

F riday night held a chill in the air as spectators, offi cials and players gathered for the 2015 Roxby

Downs Netball Association preliminary fi nals.

Coming into the last two rounds of the season, anticipation and excitement fi lled the air around those on and off the court.

A low-scoring and very close A grade preliminary fi nal saw Hornridge overcome Olympic Dam by one goal, 28-27.

A surprise move from OD saw regular goalie Nicole Gregory play as goal keeper and make her presence felt against Horn-ridge’s shooter, Amanda Giles.

Both teams were evenly matched in the fi rst quarter with OD heading into the break with a one-goal lead, 8-7.

� e crowd was fi lled with concern when Hornridge’s goal keeper, Fiona Hooper, had to call injury time in the fi rst quarter. However, she was able to play out the re-mainder of the game.

A battle in the wings saw Dearne Mas-son (Hornridge wing defence) and Meg-an Crawford (OD wing attack) fi ght hard for control of the ball in the mid court throughout the game.

OD held a two-goal lead at the half time break, 15-13.

� e third quarter saw Hornridge turn the tables on OD with Jemma Howe and Amanda Giles in the goals to take a three-goal lead by three quarter time.

Spectators were holding their breaths in the fi nal quarter as both teams fought hard to take the game.

OD was unable to score in the fi nal min-utes of the game, allowing Hornridge to turn over the ball, work it quickly down the court and score (via Giles) to take the game by one goal at the fi nal whistle.

� e crowd was abuzz with predictions and discussions about the A grade grand fi nal this Friday, when reigning champions Roxby Miners will take on up-and-comers Hornridge.

If Hornridge takes the court with its best team, we could be facing a close and competitive match.

However, the question remains – will Hornridge be able to tame Miners pow-erhouse Joice Takaidza?

Roxby Miners B grade players defeated Olympic Dam 44-29 to claim their place in the grand fi nal.

After last week’s loss to East Roxby, the Miners returned to the court determined to take out the game for another chance to take on the Roos next week.

� e return of Miners goal defence Mi-kayla Davis allowed coach Tony Weir to play his team in their best positions, therefore removing the discontent wit-nessed last week.

� e Miners took a two-goal lead in the fi rst quarter, 9-7.

Spectators witnessed a contest in the centre court involving Emily O’Sullivan

(OD centre) and Holly Mortimer (Miners centre), who both prevented scoring op-portunities and contributed to the move-ment of the ball down the court.

Half time saw the Miners increase their lead to seven goals, 19-12, creating ten-sion and concern in the OD camp.

A change to the Miners goalies saw Emma Neilson take the court as goal at-tack and Erika Syvertsen move to goal shooter for the second half.

Courtney Brown (OD) worked hard to put a dent in Neilson’s game play, but it was not enough to stop the sharp-shoot-ing goalie.

At th quarter time the Miners had start-ed to pull away from OD with a 10-goal lead, 31-21.

� e well-oiled Miners machine found its groove in the fi nal quarter to take the game by 15 goals.

After Friday night’s performance it appears that the grand fi nal will not be a repeat of the semi-fi nal, during which Roxby Miners seemed out of sorts and East Roxby was determined to win.

Roxby Miners and East Roxby support-ers will be fl ocking to the courts next week to see the outcome of this rivalry that has been brewing all season.

Will East Roxby take away their fi rst premiership, or will Roxby Miners show them who’s boss?

Roxby Miners White C grade took to the court with a point to prove before shattering Olympic Dam Yellow’s grand fi nal hopes with a 36-goal defeat, 60-24.

Miners White came out strong in the fi rst quarter to take an 11-goal lead, leav-ing OD Yellow in a state of catch-up.

OD Yellow’s hard-working goalies, Clo Finlayson and Jeanette Taylor, had limit-ed scoring opportunities because of the dominate Miners White mid court players – Matilda Cordy, Millie Young and Megan Herring – who were able to create turn-overs and provide strong leads and feeds.

Miners White controlled the court to go into the half time break with a 26-goal lead, 35-9.

Miners shooters Hayley Wurfel and Miranda Syvertsen were on point with both their shooting and leading.

� e Miners held a 33-goal lead at three quarter time, 48-15.

OD Yellow was unable to put a dent in the Miners White game plan or hold the fast-fi nishing young guns.

� e 2015 C grade grand fi nal will be a bitter-sweet ending to the season for the Roxby Miners, as the fi nal is now set to be an interclub rivalry between Miners Red and Miners White. Will we be witness to a repeat of the semi-fi nal, or will Miners White take out the win in a game that is expected to be fi ercely competitive?

One point decides grand fi nal spot

LEFT: Miners B grade goal attack Emma Neilson attempts a goal while under pressure from OD goal defence Courtney Brown.

RIGHT: C grade Miners

goal attack Miranda

Syvertsen sends the ball down as her OD

counterpart Jeanette

Taylor approaches.

PHOTOS: Verity Casserly

RIGHT: Millie Clarke (Hornridge wing attack) takes on Chrislene Swart (OD

wing defence) during their A grade preliminary fi nal match on Friday night.

ABOVE: Olympic Dam A grade goal shooter Emelia Nicholson (left) prepares a pass to

goal attack Beth Weston into the goal circle, which is being defended by Hornridge’s

Fiona Hooper and Bonnie Harman.

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Roxby junior football grand fi nals 2015

LEFT: The Bulldogs took out the under 16 premiership after defeating the Hawks by two points.

ABOVE: Best on ground in the under 16 grand fi nal Jack Dalgleish receives his medal from Workpac’s Michael Paul.

LEFT: The Hawks were the runners-upin the under 16 competiton.

ABOVE: Under 13 grand fi nal runners-up, Bulldogs.

Under 13 football grand fi nal winners Hawks after their game on Saturday.

Mitchell Natt was best on ground for the under

13 grand fi nal.

Under 10 grand fi nal best on ground for the Bulldogs, Judd

Grillett, with Matthew Daddow from the Roxby Downs Junior

Football Association.

Darnell Rynne (right) was named best on ground for the Hawks

in the under 10 grand fi nal.

Ben Hewett won the Bulldogs

coaches award for the under 10

grand fi nal.

Jack Johnson offi cially received his RDJFA under 10 Bulldogs

Best and Fairest award after Saturday’s game.

Under 10 grand fi nal Hawks coaches award winner Xavier Curr (right) with teammate Jett Giles at the end-of-game presentations on Saturday.

Roxby Downs Junior Football League

Senior ColtsBulldogs 6.8 (44)Hawks 6.6 (42)Bulldogs best players: W. Steer, M. Lamb, C. Woolford, H. Jacka, J. Dalgleish.Hawks best players: B. French, T. Odgers, J. McCarthy, N. Slusser, B. Caden.Bulldogs goal scorers: J. Dalgleish 3, K. Dadleh, J. Ellis, B. Court 1.Hawks goal scorers: J. Van Kruyssen 2, B. Caden, J. McCarthy, B. Caden, T. Odgers 1.

Junior ColtsHawks 13.12 (90)Bulldogs 3.4 (22)Hawks best players: M. Natt, D. Hooper, G. Clarke, B. Chamberlain. Bulldogs best players: K. Olds, C. Roads, J. Jones, C. Kemenyvary, Z. Noll.Hawks goal scorers: C. Robertson, Z. Isakka 3, B. Chamberlain 2, T. Lecons, D. Hooper, M. Natt, O. Mulady, Z. Annand 1.Bulldogs goal scorers: C. Kemenyvary, J. Jones, H. Bird 1.

Under 10’sHawks best players: D. Carstairs, X. Curr, J. Giles, R. Feltus, D. Rynne.Bulldogs best players: J. Johnson, L. Burden, J. Grillett, L. Bird, B. Hewett.

GRAND FINAL - August 29, 2015

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GRAND FINAL - August 29, 2015A GRADE

Roxby Districts 3.6 5.11 12.11 18.13 (121)Hornridge 0.1 0.3 1.3 3.4 (22)Roxby Districts best players: J. Telfer, R. Sargood, A. Stopp, G. Shephard, J. Kenny.Hornridge best players: S. Henke, J. Rigden, T. Price, A. Carlile, A. Baxter. Roxby Districts goal scorers: G. Shephard 4, S. Mcivor 3, C. Kenny, V. Buza, J. Sheppard 2, T. Hall, J. Roberts, K. Zeptner, J. Watson, R. Prosser 1.Hornridge goal scorers: J. Harman, D. Hart, K. Lynch 1.

CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGEFor Hornridge, Anthony Carlile was trying

his best in defence against relentless attacks from Roxby Districts while Shaun King was getting plenty of the ball as a link-up option on the wing.

Koby Lynch was doing his best to counter-act the Miners’ dominance, laying a number of strong tackles, while spearhead Joel Har-man was working as the Magpies’ only option up forward from what little opportunities they had.

� e ball was kicked to Harman on a num-ber of occasions, but the Miners had done their homework and had three defenders with Harman whenever the ball went near him.

James Telfer and Cody Kenny both goaled late for the minor premiers, who took a 24-point lead into the quarter time break – a margin that did not refl ect how one-sided the game had been.

� is was the fourth time these teams have met this season, and every time the Miners have held the Magpies goalless in the fi rst term.

� e pain continued for Hornridge in the second quarter with the game following the same trend as the fi rst.

� e Miners continued to pepper the goals with main forwards Shephard and Sean McIvor getting involved.

However, the Magpies refused to go down without a fi ght and, following a big hit from Trent Grosser on Shephard which resulted in both players being taken off the ground – Shephard for the blood rule and Grosser with a yellow card – the intensity of the game lifted.

Grosser’s late hit on Shephard resulted in a 50m penalty and goal to the Miners to extend their lead even further.

While the Magpies’ intensity had lifted it was mainly aimed at the man rather than the ball, and they still found themselves under

pressure with the ball and on the score board.Jack Rigden was trying hard in defence for

the Magpies, while coach Ashley Baxter was beginning to get a bit more of it.

But it was the Miners’ Kain Zeptner and Shephard who were proving a handful at ground level across half forward and as an aerial target respectively.

When Shepard goaled again just before half time, the margin had extended out to 37 points against a goalless Hornridge at the main break.

At half time the Magpies were looking for a spark. � eir co-captain and one of their strongest performers this season Tim Milner was missing, and Ben Grimston and Tyrone Price were having quiet games after solid fi -nals outings before the weekend.

� ings only got worse after the main break, with the Miners kicking the fi rst four goals of the third quarter to further dent Hornridge’s confi dence.

� e frustration was beginning to show in the actions of some Hornridge players, and Roxby Districts seemed to have loose players everywhere.

� e Magpies appeared to have a selfl ess approach going forward, always looking for a better option, which was working against them thanks to poor kicking and the Miners’ strong defence.

Lynch fi nally got Hornridge on the board halfway through the quarter, but the celebra-tion was short lived with the Miners banging on three more goals before the end of the quarter.

Ben Hampel was doing a great shutdown job on Harman, while Ryan Sargood was beginning to get plenty of it as he rebound-ed the ball from the back pocket for Roxby Districts.

� e half time break seemed to have done wonders for the Miners’ kicking in front of

goal, with the men in red and white fi nal-ly starting to get some reward on the score board for their eff orts.

At the fi nal change the Miners already had one hand on the cup as they held a 72-point lead with one quarter left to play.

Roxby Districts came out to fi nish the game while Hornridge was spirited – determined to not let the game slip too much but at the same time aware that defeat was imminent.

Terry Hall kicked the fi rst two goals of the fi nal quarter and it was party time for the Miners.

Hornridge’s David Hart kicked his side’s second of the match to give its supporters something to cheer about, but the Miners were not done yet.

� ey continued to move the ball swiftly and with precision like they had done all game, resulting in three more goals.

Victor Buza kicked the third of those and the celebrations from the players showed that they knew they were home.

� e Magpies never gave up and tried their hardest until the fi nal siren, with a number of forward entries resulting in Harman fi nally getting on the board in the dying moments of the game.

� e fi nal score could have been worse for the Magpies had the Miners kicked straight, but in the end showed a 99-point victory to the men in red and white.

Miners coach Ricky Prosser said he did not care about how much his side won by, he was just proud of the players’ eff orts to take out three premierships in a row.

“We went out and knew we would be chal-lenged physically by Hornridge early, and the boys were able to stand that and then ran out the game,” he told � e Monitor.

“� is is the fi rst time the team has won three in a row, so it is pretty special.

“We have worked really hard to get here

and even though we had the bye off last week we were still out training hard.”

Prosser said he had enjoyed having the same core group of players together and attributed it as one of the reasons for their victory.

Fitness was another thing Prosser said helped the team stand out against the others in the competition.

As for Hornridge, Baxter said it was dis-appointing to lose the grand fi nal, but the Miners had been the best side all year and deserved the win.

� e Magpies only managed three wins in the minor rounds and came into the fi nals as the underdogs.

However, after wins against East Roxby and Olympic Dam, they believed anything was possible.

“Even though we didn’t win many games for the season we still had that belief in having a big fi nish to the season,” Baxter said.

“And we did that – we stuck in there and won two big elimination fi nals.

“We had the belief we could still get here, but we would have liked the put in a little better performance.”

Miners back pocket Sargood was named best on ground and for the fi rst time two medals were given out – one from the Far North Football League and one from West Adelaide.

Other standout performers for the Miners on the day included Telfer, Alex Stopp, Shep-hard and Jed Kenny.

For Hornridge Rigden, Price, Carlile, Baxter and Simon Henke were the best performers.

While the Magpies only had individual goal scorers, the Miners had a number of players chip in with multiple goals.

Shephard led the way with four and McIvor kicked three while Cody Kenny, Buza and Josh Sheppard kicked two each.

Miners make it three in a row

James Telfer (Miners) gets a kick away despite pressure from Hornridge’s Ben Grimston.

Luke Gersch (Hornridge) throws the ball onto his boot as Jordan Mandemaker

(Miners) attempts to smother.

FNFL president Henry Andryszczak presents the best on ground medal to Miners footballer Ryan Sargood.

Josh Sheppard looks to handpass depite pressure from Hornridge opponent Tyrone Price. PHOTOS: Patrick Glover

Hornridge: A hard-fought game. Bring on next year

- Ashley Baxter

Roxby Districts: You beauty! Thanks to all

players, coaches, sponsors and supporters for a

successful 2015. Thanks also to Hornridge and the FNFL.

- Ricky Prosser

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Sport and recreation in Roxby Downs has received a boost of nearly $175,000 in funding as part of three State Government grants announced last week.

Funded by the South Australian Offi ce of Recreation and Sport, two grants totalling $170,000 went to the Roxby Downs Sport and Recreation Steering Committee while a further $4500 went to the Roxby Downs Riding Club, which is also a member of the committee.

� e local Steering Committee was established by the Roxby Downs Sport and Recreation Review Team.

� is team was initially set up by Roxby Council with the aim of reviewing sport and recreation in the town and updating the former master plan as it was developed in response to a planned expansion of Olympic Dam and the township.

� e Steering Committee’s role is to advise the Review Team

on local needs and priorities and to provide feedback on the conduct and progress of the review.

To assist the committee in this endeavour, the Government has awarded an initial $20,000 to assist with the development of a master plan for sport and recreation in Roxby Downs.

According to a statement from Roxby Council on Friday, the planning process will involve additional consultation with key community groups to develop a range of selected designs.

� e outcomes of this process will be included into the fi nal report of the Sport and Recreation Review.

A three-year grant of $50,000 per year has also been awarded to assist with the employment of a sport and recreation offi cer, who will work with the steering committee and roxbylink to implement the recommendations of the review.

“� e three grants are an encouraging early result,” said Re-view Team spokesperson Tony Weir.

“� ey show that local sporting bodies and clubs are well placed for future funding applications if they complete the rec-ommended online registrations with the Offi ce of Recreation

and Sport and can demonstrate that they are supported by a body such as the Sport and Recreation Steering Committee, which will evolve into a renewed Sport and Recreation Forum once the master plan is completed.”

� e Roxby Sport and Recreation Steering Committee cur-rently meets monthly. For more information, phone Wayne Coonan on 0413 115 899.

Meanwhile Roxby Downs Riding Club president Kay Man-gan told � e Monitor the $4500 grant would most likely go towards improvements to the boundary fence around the club’s stables.

Mangan said the club also had hopes of hosting open days in the future to help boost its profi le in the town while also providing a fun day out for locals.

� e club is holding its annual general meeting tomorrow, when members will further discuss the grant and what it should spend the money on.

$175k grant boostThe Roxby Downs Riding Club has been awarded a $4500 grant from the State Government as part of local funding totalling

nearly $175,000. Pictured are Peta and Tamika Berryman (with Paige); Lianne Crowther and William Beau Fraser (with Felix); Kay Mangan (with Lucy); Maretha Potgieter (with Oscar) and Chelsea Bags (with Wally). PHOTO: Ryneisha Bollard

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