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Former Roxby Downs Community Club bartender Hayley Smith was all set to help support the Leukaemia

Foundation’s U.G.L.Y. Bartender campaign when she got the news.

Ms Smith was registered to be � e Club’s U.G.L.Y. Bartender of the Year – a campaign that encourages venues across Australia to help raise funds for the Leukaemia Foundation.

Little did she know that she would soon be a recipient of its blood cancer services in Adelaide.

� e 22-year-old Roxby Downs netballer – who won Olympic Dam’s A Grade Best and Fairest this year – thought she was just a bit unfi t when she found herself short of breath during local games.

On September 9 she was diagnosed with lymphoma – a blood cancer that develops in the lymphatic system.

Ms Smith is now a resident at the Leukae-mia Foundation’s accommodation village in Adelaide while she undergoes six months

of intensive chemotherapy to help reduce two masses, the main one being nearly the size of a softball. It is right in the centre of her chest and is believed to be what was restricting her lung function during netball games.

A new resident to Roxby Downs, Ms Smith had only moved down from Darwin in June. She had been having problems with itchy legs for more than six months and had no idea that this symptom and her re-duction in lung function might be related.

“I just had an itch – on my legs, mainly, no rash or any anything like that,” she said.

“I was just itchy and irritated, and when I went to the specialists they sent me to the immunologist and they just thought I had an allergic reaction.

“� ey sent me to a haematologist because they thought it might be in my blood, rather than on my skin, which was why it was not visible.

“My bloods were actually quite balanced, so when the doctor fi rst looked at my blood results he just said ‘we will get to the bot-tom of it’.

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Locals seeking to update their wardrobes without spending money are being invited to attend

the Environment Forum’s Clothing Swap next month.

Following the success of last year’s event, another will be held at Roxby Central HQ on Friday, November 13, as part of National Recycling Week (No-vember 9-15).

� is year’s gathering will see men’s and children’s clothing accepted along with ladies wear.

Clothes can be dropped off at boxes located at either the Roxby Council foyer or at the roxbylink leisure centre until � ursday, November 12.

“Last year was very successful, and that was only with ladies’ clothing,” said the Environment Forum’s Anni Walsh.

“Hopefully we will get more this year because we have added the children and men’s clothing as well.”

Ms Walsh said the Clothing Swap was a way of saving both money and the en-vironment at the same time.

“� rough the swap we also want to promote to people the option of sec-ond-hand clothing, because it reduces the amount spent on manufacturing new clothes,” she said. “It is the environmen-tally friendly option.”

� e environmental costs to manufac-ture one pair of jeans is about 4000L of water – the equivalent of fl ushing your toilet up to 800 times – and 33.4kg of carbon dioxide is produced, which is equal to an average-sized car driving 100km.

Step-by-step instructions on how to participate in the Clothing Swap are lo-cated at each of the drop-off points.

All you have to do is drop off used clothing (in good condition) into the box and take one token for each item of clothing deposited.

Then head along to the Clothing Swap on Friday, November 14, between 2.30pm and 6pm to present your token and choose a new item of clothing to take home with you.

“The more people that join in, the more selection everyone is going to have and the more chance there is of fi nding something you like, ” Ms Walsh added.

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PHOTO OF THE WEEK:Roxby Downs woman Cherie Gaskin took this photograph of a ladybug recently.

A detail in a recent story (‘Andamooka CWA group’s hard work raises $16k’, � e Monitor, 14/10/15) was incorrect.

� e article states that the Andamooka CWA branch takes cash donations during the week.

However, what actually occurs is that the CWA makes cash donations to other groups from funds raised via sales at its opportunity shop.

� e Monitor apologises for any inconvenience or confusion caused.

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A fter 14 years of service to the Roxby Downs area, local business Outlaw Coatings and Conveyors entered into voluntary

administration earlier this month.Adelaide-based administrators Clifton Hall were

placed in charge of the debt recovery process on Monday, October 12.

Clifton Hall administrator Daniel Lopresti told � e Monitor that Outlaw had closed down as a result of a reduction in business in recent months.

Mr Lopresti said his company was currently working through Outlaw’s fi gures and prepar-ing for a public sale of all assets in the next four weeks.

He said he was currently working with Outlaw managing director Chris Evans as to whether a proposal would be made to creditors.

While Mr Evans was yet to respond to The Monitor’s inquiries at the time of print, he took to Facebook last week to thank the Roxby Downs community for its support during his time in the town.

“I can’t thank everyone enough for their great support over the years,” he said.

“I will miss my extended Roxby family very much.

“I wish I could have left town on better circumstances…

“� e hardest (part) of all was having to make my mates redundant.

“To all you guys I wish the very best for the future.

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TOLL Mining Services is taking over from Linfox to become BHP Billiton Olympic Dam’s general freight provider as of Sunday,

November 1.Despite this commencement, all other vendors with

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dors recently that the current receival centre on Ocean Steamers Road, Port Adelaide, would remain the central metropolitan staging point.

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Consultation on the future of sport and recreational activities in Roxby

Downs began with a number of community meetings last week.

Adelaide-based business plan-ning group One Eighty Sport and Leisure Solutions has been contracted to help Roxby Coun-cil and the Sport and Recreation Steering Committee to come up with a Sport and Recreation Master Plan.

“� ere are two main areas we are focusing on,” said One Eighty director Mark Band.

“We are looking at the needs of the existing clubs and what the community’s recreational

and sporting needs will be both in the immediate and far off future.

“The other things we are looking at are dog parks, youth playgrounds and special areas within town.”

Comments and thoughts were collected from locals at last week’s community consultation sessions on Monday, October 19, and Tuesday, October 20.

Mr Band and One Eighty associate director Jeff Dry also met one-on-one with groups and clubs in Roxby Downs dur-ing their visit.

A survey (www.surveymonkey.com/r/roxbycommunity) was re-leased this week that allows those who were unable to attend the consultation sessions a chance to have their say.

� e survey and feedback op-portunities will conclude on

� ursday, November 26, when One Eighty will take away the information and begin to devise a draft master plan.

The document is set to be completed in time for consul-tation in late February to early March next year.

Mr Brand said a fi nal version of the plan would hopefully be ready by late March so that council could then apply for grants to help implement the master plan.

Apart from gathering its own community feedback, One Eighty is also using the Future Roxby report that was released following numerous consulta-tion sessions last year.

Topics discussed at last week’s sessions included how the master plan would deal with the closure of pastoral ar-eas surrounding Roxby Downs

that were previously used for recreation, along with the in-stallation of a dog park and a BMX track.

� e need for more sporting clubrooms was also discussed, but Mr Brand said teams may need to share locations with others.

Meanwhile Sport and Rec-reation Steering Commit-tee spokesperson Tony Wier said that, after his group’s 18 months of hard work, members were pleased to see “robust dis-cussion” occurring with Roxby’s various sporting clubs.

“In addition, One Eighty are more than happy to speak with people about their thoughts over the next month – contact me at roxbylink for details,” he said.

Hard copies of the survey are available from the council offi ce and roxbylink library.

One Eighty Sport and Leisure Solutions associate director Jeff Dry and director Mark Brand after their presentation at the roxbylink auditorium on Tuesday, October 20. PHOTO: Patrick Glover

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S andy Sumsion has stepped down as deputy chairperson of the

Roxby Downs Business Forum after four years in the role.

Mrs Sumsion, who had held the position since the Business Forum was re-established in 2011, said leaving the group was a hard decision to make.

“Four years is enough time on the board,” she said.

“� ere are some good, reliable people there now, so I am leav-ing it in capable hands.

“I stepped down because I have confi dence in the forum we have now to put time into

getting the best outcome for the community.”

Mrs Sumsion said she joined the Business Forum because she

wanted to have a say and discuss ideas with fellow business owners.

She said the forum was like a football club as it brought people together – in this case to have meetings and talk about Roxby Downs businesses.

Since taking up the position as deputy chairperson, Mrs Sum-sion has helped establish events including the Roxby Downs Business Excellence Awards and helped design a similar concept in Norwood.

She was also one of the drivers behind the move away from the awards this year to the Business as Usual gathering.

Mrs Sumsion said events like these were important for the Roxby Downs business community.

“I have always been an advo-cate,” she said. “Whether the situation in town is good, bad or indiff erent, we need to have regular networking events.

“Whether it be the business awards, Business as Usual, breakfasts or anything like that it is great for businesses.”

Mrs Sumsion said the local business landscape had changed since she began in her role on the forum.

“It is totally diff erent to what it was four years ago,” she said.

“We were not as cocooned back then compared to what we are now.”

Mrs Sumsion is set to remain on the Roxby Downs Communi-ty Board and will be re-assigned to another one of its forums.

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Sandy Sumsion has stepped down from her

position as Business Forum deputy chairperson.

WRITTEN BYPATRICK GLOVER

N ew Life Church pastor David Bunyon and his wife � eresa said a sign from God brought them to

Roxby Downs recently. “In July David received an invite from the

senior pastor of the New Life Church in Port Pirie asking if we would consider coming up to Roxby Downs,” Mrs Bunyon said.

“At that time we thought about the dis-tance there would be between our children and David’s sister, and just the fact of living in a remote area I had never considered.

“We came up here to have a look thinking we wouldn’t take it, but when we got here it just felt really comfortable.

“We got a feeling God was calling us up here.”

� e couple said they had always trusted in their God when making big life decisions, and this had been no exception.

After being divorced for fi ve years, they remarried in 1990 – a decision they also attribute to their Christian faith.

“I became a Christian when I was 39 and my fi rst experience with God he just blew me away,” Mr Bunyon said.

“He changed me. He changed my heart.”Mrs Bunyon said she had a similar en-

counter when she was introduced to Chris-tianity though a friend.

“I didn’t know it but I needed God to fi ll the hole I had inside of me,” she said.

“I opened up to God and let him in and he came inside me, changed me – I felt like I had been born again.”

� e Bunyons said they wanted to share their experiences with Roxby Downs fami-lies and help improve their lives.

“We are not all about religion and reading everything from the Bible,” Mr Bunyon said.

“We believe in being real and helping peo-ple with what they face in life with God’s help.

“We can’t help everyone, but if we can direct someone or help people from the community to fi nd God and discover their journey that is what we want to do.”

Mr Bunyon will be New Life Church’s fi rst full-time pastor in Roxby Downs in its 12-year history.

Having started up their own church in Adelaide’s western suburbs and conducting pastoral work for more than 20 years, the pair bring with them a wealth of knowledge.

� e Bunyons said they were particularly skilled in helping young families and peo-ple from diff erent nationalities, meaning they were well suited to the demographic of Roxby Downs.

They also have their own business,

Bunyon Group, which off ers advisory, re-cruitment and training services.

While it is based in Adelaide, the cou-ple will continue to run their business from Roxby Downs.

� ey have already started promoting their business in Roxby and held a stall at the re-cent market day.

For more information about the business, phone � eresa on 0413 609 102.

For inquiries about New Life Church, contact David on 0403 058 050. Services are held at the Roxby Downs Christian Commu-nity Church on Sundays at 3pm.

Also all are welcome to attend a gathering to celebrate Mr Bunyon’s appointment at the Roxby Downs Christian Community Church on � ursday, November 5, from 5pm, when special guests will include Aus-tralian Christian Churches president Paul Newsham.

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New Life Church pastor David Bunyon (right,

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“� en they did a chest X-ray, just to check on my organs, and they found a mass on my chest.”

Ms Smith’s father Lindsay has lived in Roxby for eight years and works for drilling fi rm Gory and Cole.

“(� e mass) is big,” he said.

“They were amazed that she could walk up-stairs – and yet she just won Best and Fairest A grade netballer for OD.”

Ms Smith started chemotherapy on Octo-ber 13 and will undergo 12 cycles over the next

six months. She is be-ing cared for by some of Australia’s leading hae-matologists and health care professionals.

Since diagnosis Ms Smith has been a resi-dent at the Leukaemia Foundation’s $10 mil-lion Bridgestone Aus-tralia Village located in Northfi eld.

� e village, opened in late 2013, provides mod-ern, self-contained units to individuals and their families from regional SA and the NT who are undergoing treatment for blood cancers.

In 2014 the village ac-commodated 59 region-al families for a total of

3504 nights. � e village is also home to a fl eet of Holden Commodores driven by volunteers who transport patients living in the village and throughout metropolitan areas to and from medi-cal appointments.

Last year the service transported 420 patients a total of 6529 trips, or 240,000km.

Ms Smith has been able to access both ser-vices and gain support from specially trained staff on site.

The village includes a f u l l y e q u i p p e d gymnasium, an outdoor kitchen and a recreation room – all surrounded

by landscaped gardens.� e U.G.L.Y. Bartend-

er campaign specifi cally helps to raise funds for accommodation, with every $80 raised helping to provide one night’s stay.

Several local venues across the region are joining 200 bartenders in South Australia this year by holding U.G.L.Y. Bartender of the Year events in support of the campaign. � e acronym stands for Understand-ing, Generous, Lovable You.

At The Club, Alyssa Fowler is filling in for Ms Smith as its U.G.L.Y. Bartender of the Year.

“We wish Hayley all the best from all the pa-trons and staff here at the club,” said � e Club’s manager, Richard ‘Rocco’ Kirkby.

“We can’t wait to see her again.”

Other Far North ven-ues participating in the U.G.L.Y. Bartender of the Year campaign include the Roxby Downs Tav-ern (via Beth Frankish), Woomera’s Eldo Hotel (Morag McGough) and the Glendambo Hotel (Ashlee Ford).

For more information and to make a donation, visit: www.uglybartender.org.au

Local woman benefi ts from Foundation’s support

Meet Jade Quinn

Over the course of the year, the Roxby Downs Busi-ness Forum will be pleased to introduce you to the members of the Business Forum Executive Steering Committee.

The Business Forum committee meetings, held ev-ery second Tuesday of each month, are open to lo-cal businesses to attend and participate in.

We welcome feedback and involvement from all sectors of our business community and are continu-ally looking to expand and grow our range of knowl-edge and skills.

This week we would like to introduce Jade Quinn, a member of the Executive Steering Committee for one year and manager of the Roxby Downs BankSA branch.

Who: Jade Quinn.

Businesses: Manager of BankSA Roxby Downs

How long have you been living in the region?I have lived in Roxby with my husband for over eight years now. During that time we have had two chil-dren and I have been both a stay-at-home moth-er and worked in various different industries from Olympic Dam to locally. I now love that I am the manager of a business that has such strong roots in the community.

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RIGHT: Roxby Downs

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Jade Quinn

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H ealth benefi ts and a cause worth supporting are

the two main reasons behind local woman C a t h L o u s b e r g ’s decision to take part in Ocsober.

The fundraiser runs throughout October in support of Life Education Australia, an organisa-tion promoting the mes-sage of safe and healthy lifestyles to children.

Mrs Lousberg said she found out about Ocsober after a friend took part in it last year and thought she would give it a try.

“I liked the idea of the personal challenge to be healthier,” she said.

“There have been a quite a few farewells in town over the past few months, so it was nice to give my body a break.

“Also I have found that avoiding alcohol has led to other healthier choic-es, such as going to bed earlier.

“Ocsober is a fantas-tic way to raise money and awareness for Life Education – a group that provides drug and alcohol awareness to Australian children.

“From my time as an ambulance officer in

Roxby I have seen some devastating outcomes that drugs and alcohol can have on everyone.

“I believe that educa-tion is one of the most eff ective ways to change behaviours, and young people need that educa-tion now more than ever.”

Mrs Lousberg said she had stayed true to her word and had avoided alcohol all month.

She said she hoped people would get behind her and help her reach

her fundraising goal of $500.

“It was interesting to go to a ‘happy hour’ the other day with soft drink,” she said.

“I may have looked a little out of place, but it was a great opportu-nity to raise awareness of Ocsober and what it achieves for others.”

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Women unite against violenceWRITTEN BYRYNEISHA BOLLARD

Roxby Downs Women’s Network members and g uest s learne d more

about domestic violence and its complexities during a special event last � ursday night.

� e dinner gathering of 13 women at the Roxby Downs Christian Com-munity Church heard from Port Au-gusta Regional Domestic Violence and Aboriginal Family Violence Service manager Katrina Almond, who spoke about her work in the Far North region.

Ms Almond’s service covers an area including Port Augusta, Roxby Downs and Coober Pedy.

“It’s always a pleasure to come and talk to people about what we do and how we can work together,” she told locals on the night.

Ms Almond said while service focused mainly on crisis situations as they were the most commonly presented cases, it also conducted a two-day early intervention program known as LIFE (Let Information Feed Empowerment).

“We’ve had some really great suc-cess with that group,” she said.

“We’ve had some real ‘light bulb’ moments for some women.”

Ms Almond said media attention on domestic violence had seen an increase in women presenting to the service, with issues in provid-ing support including drug use, im-migration concerns and fi nancial pressures.

“Of the women who are present-ing, their needs are way more com-plex than they used to be,” she said.

“We do see men and women af-fected by the drug ‘ice’, and that’s putting a whole new perspective on things for us.”

� e Port Augusta-based service provides emergency accommoda-tion for people who are being aff ect-ed by domestic violence.

“We make sure that all basic needs are met, and sometimes that’s enough,” Ms Almond said.

“Sometimes they have a bit of res-pite and go home, and sometimes they stay for longer.

“We don’t encourage women to leave their relationship. � at’s really important to know.

“It’s not your role to tell her to go. If she goes back, we will still support her. We’ll be around for as long as we need to be.”

Regional communities often faced further challenges for those seeking assistance, Ms Almond said, because of the distances between other Far North towns and the service’s headquarters.

“A lot of people don’t come for-ward because they don’t want to leave their community,” she said.

“It’s hard for someone to under-stand why a woman doesn’t want to leave, but think how you would feel in that situation.

“It’s such a huge thing and, for some women, because of the level of risk there is for them, we actually have to get them out of the state.”

Ms Almond said her service did what it could – including arranging transport and working with other local services – to overcome such barriers.

“Your police are fantastic,” she said.

“� ey’re very creative and they’re

very supportive. It’s a real credit to your community.”

Ms Almond said government funding commitments had been as brief as a 12-month period at times, whereas her service and others in SA were currently lobbying for a fi ve-year arrangement.

When asked how to tell if some-one is experiencing domestic vio-lence, she said the issue was kept well hidden.

“You’ll never know,” she said. “The best way to address it in

communities is informal education.“It’s about having that information

there and gaining trust.“� e worst thing you can say is ‘I

know how you feel’. “Just listen and just believe what

that person is telling you.”Ms Almond encouraged the

Women’s Network to keep in touch and to think of ways the group could work with the Port Augusta Regional Domestic Violence and Aboriginal Family Violence Service.

For more information about the

service, phone the main offi ce on 7628 3100.

For after-hours support, phone 0428 326 529 or 1800 655 716.

If you or someone you know is being affected by domestic vio-lence, other assistance is available by phoning the Domestic Violence Gateway on 1800 800 098 or 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732).

Always phone 000 in an emergen-cy or 131 444 for police assistance, and for counselling support phone Lifeline on 13 11 14.

Attendees of the Women’s Network dinner last Thursday night included special guest Katrina Almond (back, second from left) along with (back, from left) Mary Lewis, Jane Harris, Sasha Yantewo and Gay Darling. MIDDLE: Sarie Van Rooyen, Kaye Doyle, Avril Luke and Theresa Bunyon. FRONT: Sue Durandt, Penny Knott and Hayley Scrivens. PHOTO: Ryneisha Bollard

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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

Community Calendar

OCTOBER29th - RDAS art

exhibition launch, roxbylink gallery, 6pm.

31st - Andamooka Community Hall

markets, 9am to 3pm.

31st - Christmas stocking workshop, Roxby Central HQ, 10am to 1pm. Ph:

0428 727 583.

31st - Roxby Downs Skid Party. Gates open

at 4pm, burnouts from 6pm until late. Ph: 0403 038 266 or

0456 912 189.

31st - Family movie night, Andamooka Community Hall,

6-10pm. Snacks and drinks available for

purchase.

NOVEMBER1st - All Souls/All Saints

Day, Andamooka Cemetery, 8pm.

4th - SANFL grand final replay, roxbylink

cinema, 6.30pm.

11th - Remembrance Day service, Roxby

Downs war memorial, Richardson Pl, 10.30am.

13th - Clothing swap hosted by the Environment Forum, Roxby Central HQ,

2.30pm to 6pm. Ph: 0448 168 167.

14th - Roxby Desert Motocross Club night

meet. Racing from 5pm. Ph: 0437 546 758.

14th - Kids Pool Party at roxbylink outdoor

pool, 6-8.30pm.

20th - Quiz Night hosted by Arid

Recovery at The Club, 7pm. Ph: 8671 2402.

21st - Roxby Market Day, 9am to 12 noon.

21st - Scott McKay Golf Day at the Roxby

Downs Golf Club, 8am start. Four-person ambrose competition.

Presentations and lunch afterwards. Ph:

0433 270 202.

28th - Roxby Christmas Pageant.

28th - Festival of Trees exhibition

launch and awards presentation, Roxby Central HQ, 10am. Ph: 0428 727 583.

O ctober is mental health month and October 10 was World Mental health

Day. The theme this year is value

your mind. When I look at young people in our services, this has never been more important.

� ere is a scourge on our socie-ty at the moment. Its name is ‘ice’ (or ‘crystal meth’) and it is hav-ing a devastating impact on our homes, community and young people.

It is the worst drug to ever hit our streets, and young people are more susceptible to its lure than others.

Young people who value their minds stay clear of this dangerous drug. � e drug is responsible for increasing homelessness, men-

tal illness, family breakdowns, thoughts of suicide and self-harm among young people.

All of our services, but our Dunlea Drug and Alcohol Youth Service especially, deals with ice on a daily basis.

It is now the second most used drug among the young people we treat. Ice changes the way they look and their mental state in a profoundly negative way.

Young people are often fl at and depressed when they try to break free from the drug’s grip.

What they’re experiencing is a severe drop in dopamine levels – something that isn’t easily treated.

Alongside these feelings is a hunger and anxiousness for the drug. � is can lead to erratic be-haviour and potential violence.

One year, this resulted in 13 broken windows and a broken glass door at Dunlea from young people using ice.

� e solution to this problem is to get young people to value their minds. � e amount of damage it does to the mental state of a young person is horrifi c.

No one who values their mind would ever choose to do this drug. To do this, Dunlea provides a number of strategies to educate young people about the drug and what’s involved.

A lot of harm minimisation strategies and education on drugs is taught on a daily basis.

Dunlea is an alcohol and other drug program and provides sharp boxes in case young people need to dispose of any injecting

equipment or ice pipes safely. We help with physical issues,

such as teeth problems or skin infections. Psychologists are part of this program and are on call to ensure their mental health is being monitored.

However, not all communities have access to an alcohol and oth-er drug program.

Communities across Australia are calling out for more informa-tion on how to combat ice.

At Youth Off � e Streets we fo-cus on at least providing educa-tion around the impact of alcohol and other drugs on young people across all of our programs and services. For example, one of our psychologists is working with ser-vices in Randwick to put together community forums around how

ice affects mental health and the com-munity.

People w a nt to know what is on their streets, how to identify it and where to seek help.

Ice is one of the most addic-tive drugs and one that does not discriminate against age, race or family background.

Youth Off � e Streets is com-mitted to providing programs that help to not only to address the addiction, but to prevent it by teaching young people to value their minds.

Father Chris RileyCEO, Youth Off � e Streets

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D espite the recent completion of the Curdimurka Street playground upgrades, the local Rotary club will

still be working on a project at the site.The Rotary Club of Roxby Districts

helped install a fence, seating and pavers at the playground, while the Roxby Com-munity Postie Bash and Roxby Council also contributed to upgrades including a new toilet block.

“� e highlight of this project is that it has been a joint venture by so many diff erent groups,” said Rotarian Michelle Davis.

Now the redevelopment is complete, Ro-tary club members will be continuing their pavers project in the months ahead.

Rotarians will focus on the sale of more pavers – on which individuals, groups and businesses can have their names printed – at the playground.

Having taken over the project in 2010, the Rotary club has already sold three batches and has purchased pavers for a fourth.

“In 2010 the council approached us to take over this project,” said Rotarian Norm Evans.

“� ey had already sold some pavers, but for an order to be placed there needed to be a certain amount purchased.

“We gave it a good push and within a few months of doing it we had our quota.

“It took us around 12 to 14 months to get the next batch organised, and the third lot took us two years.

“We have already got one sold this time around, so hopefully they sell quickly.”

Prices for the pavers are currently under review, with Mr Evans investigating cheap-er shipping options and how realistic prices are now compared to when they were set fi ve years ago.

Once the prices are confi rmed, order forms will be available from Roxby Hour-glass Jewellers and Raine & Horne Roxby Downs.

Rotarians are paving the way at local playground

The Rotary Club of Roxby Districts hopes to install more pavers at the Curdimurka Street playground following the success of its previous efforts. PHOTO: Patrick Glover

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What do you do when you are not working? I love to spend time with my husband and young daughters. I also love to socialise with friends or travel to see some family. I love Christmas and am looking forward to the festive season and all that accompanies that time of year.

Why are you involved in the Roxby Downs Business Forum?When entering my current role, I identifi ed that I needed to immerse myself in the community, both recreation and business. I found the Business forum and started to attend the meetings. From the fi rst meeting I could see the potential this group of business leaders had in positively affecting the local economy and strength of our SME businesses. I have thoroughly enjoyed being an active member of the Steering Committee and fi nd it is an effective way to stay current with all local matters that affect us as managers and leaders.

Are you involved in any other local initiatives?I with my business am a proud host of the annual Roxby Downs Community Sleepout, which raises funds for St Vincent De Paul’s winter appeal.

What makes you passionate about local business?Roxby Downs has given me a lot of opportunities that may not necessarily be available in the metro areas. Being able to give back to this community by excelling with both my business and assisting the growth and development of others is very rewarding. I believe Roxby Downs and the surrounding regions have unlimited potential and look forward to having a positive, bustling business community as it was when I fi rst came to the town.

Why would you recommend the Roxby Downs Business Forum to the business community?I would encourage all business leaders to become active members of this forum. We work so incredibly hard on our businesses, however at times forget about the macrospective picture. The success of this region will directly impact the success of our individual businesses and we can do one of two things – worry about the downturn and our struggling economy, or be part of the drive to change this for the better.

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FRONT: Isobella and Penelope.

Neil, Braydon, Kendall and Amelia Pfeiffer and Summah

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Caitlin Polden with Harriet and Maxwell at the roxbylink

outdoor pool on Sunday.

Sheryl Schulte and Keren and Avril Luke

caught up on Sunday.Colin Williamson and Kirsten Falt

were broadcasting live from Neighbourhood Day for RoxFM.

Nardene Montgomerie with

daughter Koby.

Neighbourhood Day at the pool PHOTOS: Patrick Glover


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Disha and Amit Suchak with Lia and James Simmons at the ball.

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Nick Poznik won the raffle prize of a $4000 voucher towards a trip to Las Vegas, along with $9400 in spending money.

Highest point scorer Victoria Ali (right) with fellow poker league member Zoe Leslie.

Outback Poker League grand final winner Mal Penglase with Sue Penglase (second) and Shaun

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More than 140 locals and visitors attended the Roxby Downs Police Ball at the roxbylink auditorium last Friday night.

Senior Sergeant Terry Boylan said the ball was held to raise money for community groups in Roxby Downs, and he was looking forward to seeing how much it raised.

“Roxby Downs Police are now finalising all the bills and paperwork to work out how much money we raised,” he said.

“We look forward to then distributing the money to various community organisations around Roxby Downs.”

Snr Sgt Boylan said the South Australia Police Band played on the night and was well received, just like the rest of the night.

“All the reports we have got back so far have all been positive,” he added.

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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 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

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NEWS IN BRIEF

Water and power notices issued

Quarterly power and water bills have been issued

with a due date of November 15.

Roxby Council under-stands that, from time to time, people experience fi nancial stress and may have diffi culty in paying bills. In this instance, we urge you to contact us as soon as possible to speak confi dentially about your options.

New to town or leaving?

New to Roxby, mov-ing house or leaving? If you’re new to town, you’ll need to come and see us at Council to complete the ‘Applica-tion for Supply’ form to connect power to your property.

For existing residents, if you’re transferring or vacating an address, you’ll need to complete the Transfer/Vacating Form.

Call us on 8671 0010 or drop in to our Rich-ardson Place offi ce dur-ing business hours.

A s work continues on Rox by ’s ne w Community Youth

Centre, ideas for i t s internal fi tout and day-to-day operation are forming thanks to a recent trip to Adelaide by local Duke of Edinburgh’s Award participants.

Alistair Williamson, Sab-rina Hurrell and Ines Bad-man visited Adelaide in the school holidays with Council’s Community Projects Offi cer (Youth & Children), Kirsten Falt.

The aim of the visit was two-fold – to enable the young people to complete the ‘Adventurous Journey’ com-ponent of the Duke of Edin-burgh’s Award (bronze level) by planning and facilitating the trip, and also to gather important information for Council on the fi tout and op-eration of the new Commu-nity Youth Centre by visiting similar centres in Adelaide and surrounds.

Ines and Sabrina agreed it was a great trip that gave them a good idea of what they would and wouldn’t like to see in Roxby’s new centre when it reopens next year.

“It was a good experience because we got to look at what would and wouldn’t work in our centre,” Ines, 16, said.

“For example, one of the centres we visited was only open from 3pm to 5pm each day during school holidays, and in a small community like ours that wouldn’t work because we would want it to be open more often.

“Another centre we visited was really bright and colour-ful and interactive with lots of open space, no walls and the people were really friendly – that’s what I would like to see in Roxby.”

Sabrina, also 16, was very impressed with the Hive 12-Twenty Five youth centre at Modbury.

“� at was the best one we visited,” she said.

“It was really open and so colourful and bright… we also visited the Northern Sound System in Elizabeth, which was great but I don’t think would work in our space.”

As part of their Duke of Edinburgh’s Award work, the students were all required to keep a journal on the Ade-laide visit.

� ey will also present their

fi ndings and recommenda-tions to Roxby Council and roxbylink senior representa-tives soon.

“� e visit was a really good opportunity for Sabrina,

Alistair and Ines to see what a youth centre is really all about and get an understanding of all of the possibilities with their own eyes,” Kirsten added.

I f your own dog has ever gone missing, you know what a relief it is to get the phone call

from someone who has dialed the number on your dog’s collar, even if it is Council and we have your animal at our pound!

Critical in many of these own-er-pet reunions is that a Good Sa-maritan found, held or chaperoned your dog to a safe place.

Knowing how grateful we were or would be to them, we naturally want to do our part if we ever see a lost dog wandering the streets.

However, we need to be mindful that good intentions may sometimes hinder the process of re-uniting the pet with its owner.

� ere are three things you should always keep in mind if you see a stray dog: the safety of the dog, your own safety and the safety of others.

If you see a stray dog wandering around the streets of Roxby, Council will always recommend that you call us in the fi rst instance to deal with it appropriately.

Dogs ‘on the loose’ can be unpre-dictable, unvaccinated and can cause a health and safety risk to you and your family.

Whether on foot or in the car, the danger might not be in the situation, but the state of the animal itself.

� e dog may be scared, injured, or even rabid. If the animal appears to pose any threat of biting or attacking, do not approach it.

If the animal is approachable and friendly and you feel you can safely take approach it, Council recom-mends you tie it somewhere safe in shade and with water, and call us on 8671 0010 during business hours, or

our emergency on-call number (0418 892 870) after hours.

If you decide to take the dog home, you need to be aware that it then be-comes your responsibility until the owner is located.

We advise contacting Council as the fi rst step so that, if the dog is collarless or tagless, staff can scan it for an embedded microchip with the owners’ contact info. � e Coun-cil will also be aware if anyone has reported the dog lost.

While posting the dog’s details on Facebook might seem like a great way to help its owner out, be aware that not everyone has access to the internet all the time and the owner may not see your post for some time.

Don’t assume that just because you found the dog wandering the streets that it was abandoned or unwanted. As any of us who own dogs can at-test, it’s very easy for the most belov-ed pets to go astray.

However, unfortunately there is a small percentage of irresponsible dog owners in our community who do not register their animals or take appropriate measures to keep their dogs safely in their own premises, and it’s important these owners are followed up on by Council accord-ingly.

We urge members of the Roxby Downs community to contact Coun-cil if they fi nd a dog wandering the streets. Council is an important con-tact point, as the pet registration pro-cess allows Council staff to identify the owners of found animals.

If you have any questions, please contact Council on 8671 0010 be-tween the hours of 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.

What to do if you fi nd a stray dog

Roxby students’ Duke of Edinburgh adventure

Ines Badman, Sabrina Hurrell and Alistair Williamson visiting Headspace

at Port Augusta recently.


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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

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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 FORUMTBC

BUSINESS FORUMJohn Wilby 0428 815 436

Tuesday, November 10 @ 6pm

The Club Boardroom

COMMUNITY GARDENThursday, November 12 @ 6.30pm

Community Garden

ENVIRONMENT FORUMAnni Walsh 0448 168 167

Thursday, November 5 @ 5.30pm

Council Boardroom

ROXBY ROADSAFE MEETINGMichelle Hales 0418 833 818Tuesday, December 8 @ 7pm

Council Boardroom

MULTICULTURAL FORUMSasha Yantewo (08) 8671 0010Wednesday, November 18 @ 6pm

Council Boardroom

FAMILY FORUMJoel Hill 0433 792 450

Thursday, November 19 @ 5pm

Library Meeting Space

Roxby Roadsafe wishes to remind motorists of the

new cycling laws that came into effect on October 25.

Motorists are now required to keep a min-imum 1m distance when passing cyclists on roads of speeds limited to 60km/h and under and keep a minimum distance of 1.5m when passing cyclists on roads of speed limits greater than 60km/h.

� ese new rules apply to all types of vehicles – including cars, motor-bikes, trucks and buses – when passing a cyclist.

The new rules en-

courage people to better share the road and aim to reduce the number of ac-cidents between cyclists and motorists.

Drivers who fail to obey these new laws may be subject to a $287 fine plus a $60 victims of crime levy and loss of two demerit points.

Cyclists of all ages are

also allowed to ride on footpaths as of October 25. Footpaths provide a safe and sometimes more direct alternative for cyclists.

It is still an off ence for a cyclist to ride where a sign prohibits bicycle riding on footpaths that are considered unsuita-ble for shared use.

Roxby Roadsafe rec-ommends motorists vis-it www.mylicence.sa.gov.au/road-rules/newcy-clinglaws for further in-formation and details of the new laws.

Roxby Roadsafe meets on the second Tuesday of each even month at 7pm at the Roxby Council Boardroom. Members of the community are more than welcome to attend.

The Multicultural Forum recently held a dot painting workshop in Central HQ, with over 15

participants in the workshop taught by local resident and indigenous artist Nicola Butler.

Nicola Butler gave an overview of her paintings and the paintings’ meanings and shared her indigenous heritage.

Adults and children in the workshop painted diff erent patterns and shapes with their choice of colours.

Some really great ideas were created with hands, animal shapes and symbols. Well done to all participants for getting creative.

� e Multicultural Forum would like to thank Nicola Butler for her time in teaching the workshop.

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WRITTEN BYRYNEISHA BOLLARD

The Roxby Downs Darts League (RDDL) reflected on one of its biggest seasons ever during end-

of-year celebrations at the golf club on Friday night.

RDDL president Charlie Lucas said this season had seen the most teams ever reg-istered and a “great competition” including a close grand fi nal.

“We’ve all enjoyed it every week, and next year it’ll be bigger and better – there’s no doubt about that,” he said.

Festivities included a barbecue and jumping castle along with presentations of badges for those who scored 180s this year and awards including most improved,

highest male/female aggregate, top team peg out and highest female/male peg out for the grand fi nal and season overall.

Also life memberships were awarded to Wi Pitau and John Davis.

“Wi has done a lot of stuff on the com-mittee with presentations, and every week he’s in there and he’s doing something and you don’t even know about it,” said Lucas.

“� at’s what makes a committee. It’s those things behind the scenes.”

Pitau thanked the committee and every-one else involved in darts for giving him the opportunity to be part of the league.

“It’s wonderful acknowledgment to have that (life membership) and I will treasure it.”

Lucas said Davis was the league’s “ideas man” and his life membership was “well deserved”.

Davis, who will be moving out of town in a few weeks’ time, said the honour was a “big surprise”.

“I’ve really enjoyed my time here,” he said. “It’s something I’m going to miss.”

AWARD WINNERSJuniors: Keenan Gates, William Meadow.Wooden spooners: Pointer Sisters.Highest male peg out: Riaan Grobler.Highest female peg out: Evelyn Hill.Most improved: Adam Kilner.Male most peg outs: Charlie Lucas.Female most peg outs: Liz Chilton.Top male aggregate: Charlie Lucas. Top female aggregate: Zoe Leslie.Top team peg out: Four Play.Male singles: Andrew Williamson.Female singles: Lee Telfer.Life memberships: Wi Pitau, John Davis.


Three local junior soccer players were selected to try out for South Australian underage futsal teams recently.

Owen Mulady, Diego Zabarain and Alistair Wil-liamson were all selected following their performances for Roxby Downs during a recent futsal tournament at Port Augusta.

Owen and Diego were selected to try out for the under 12 team while Alistair was in Adelaide last week to try out for the under 15 state side.

“It is pretty big for the guys, especially as they only had two trainings in a futsal scenario before the tour-nament, so they only had the two sessions to learn the rules,” said soccer co-ordinator Tony D’Arrigo.

All three play in the junior soccer competition, but D’Arrigo said futsal and soccer were completely dif-ferent games.

He said for the three players to be selected was a real bonus for Roxby Downs as the teams came up against tough competition at the Port Augusta tournament.

“Even if one kid had of got through would have been great,” he said.

“� ere are other players they played against that play at a club level where they play for sheep stations.

“Here we just play for a bit of fun.”With the junior soccer competition coming along in

leaps and bounds, D’Arrigo said he had plans to make the competition even stronger next year.

He said he was hoping this would lead to more se-lections in representative teams.

“We have had a great year of fi rsts this year,” D’Ar-rigo said.

“� is was the fi rst year we have had an association team and the fi rst time we have had players try out for representative teams. � is is showing the growth in the sport locally. We can only go forward from here, even with futsal.”

D’Arrigo said he was looking into the option of having an off -season futsal competition in between soccer seasons.

Three juniors try for state sidesDarts dishes out awards

Members of ‘The 180 Club’ at the Roxby Downs Darts League presentations on Friday night. PHOTOS: Ryneisha Bollard

Junior award winner Keenan Gates.

Four Play team members offi cially received their grand fi nal trophies on the night.

Riaan Grobler had the highest male peg out for the season.

LEFT: New life members John Davis and Wi Pitau.

RIGHT: Evelyn Hill

(Highest Female

Peg Out).

Adam Kilner (Most Improved).Charlie Lucas (Male Most Peg

Outs, Highest Male Aggregate). Liz Chilton (Female Most Peg Outs).

Zoe Leslie (Top Female Aggregate).Male singles competition

winner Andrew Williamson.Female singles competition

winner Lee Telfer.

Maddie Nicholls competes in the sack race during the inaugural Roxby Downs

Little Athletics session on Sunday.

Ainsley Steer lines up her shot put throw at Little Athletics. PHOTOS: Patrick Glover


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Academy to prepare juniors for WAWRITTEN BYPATRICK GLOVER

The West Adelaide (WA) Football Club is continuing to groom local footballers for

the SANFL’s Roxby Downs-based Football Academy set to kick off next month.

Twenty-two junior footballers from under 13 and above who have shown the most potential are select-ed to be a part of the academy.

Roxby Downs Junior Football As-sociation president Rein Geraghty

said the academy was a great idea and aimed to teach the best young footballers the skills needed to be ready to play for West Adelaide.

“� e idea of it is that blokes get the experience here so when they get down to West Adelaide they are ready to play at that level,” he said.

“We will be teaching them how to understand game play better and ruck contests and reading the game better – while also focusing on using the ball and how to beat your opponent or shut down your opponent, if that’s your job.”

Even if players are selected to be a

part of West Adelaide’s Elite Devel-opment Program (EDP), they only spend a few weeks with the side, which is why Geraghty said the academy was important to get the players up to speed with the inten-sity of the game while still in Roxby.

“It is the ideal age to start, getting a couple of years’ experience before heading to Adelaide,” he said.

“It starts with us – they only get two weeks a year in Adelaide.”

Roxby Districts coach Ricky Prosser will coach the academy and Geraghty said the juniors selected were very lucky.

West Adelaide has also off ered to help out when needed and will kick things off by running the fi rst train-ing on Wednesday, November 4.

“West Adelaide have off ered us whatever support we need,” Ger-aghty said.

“Andrew (Marks) and Jason (Porplyzia) have off ered to set up a training program after they take the fi rst training and will work with Ricky from week to week.

“� ey’ve been excellent and are looking forward to seeing some of the benefi ts.”

Marks and Porplyzia will be

bringing the SANFL premiership cup with them to Roxby Downs when they visit on November 4-5.

A replay of the SANFL grand fi nal will also be screened at the roxbylink cinema on Wednesday, November 4, at 6.30pm.

Merchandise will be on sale on the day, along with opportunities for photographs with West Ade-laide’s fi rst premiership cup in 32 years as well as Marks and Porply-zia, who is a former AFL player and won WA’s best and fairest award this season.

PHOTOS: Patrick Glover

Terry Clancy (The Rods) looks for an option during his side’s

game against The Pigs.

The Pigs’ Kain Zeptner looks to drive past Todd Paull (The Rods) during one of the Roxby Downs

Basketball Association’s fi rst senior games of the season last week.

Kateland McBey (Bulls) makes a break down the court against

Eagles last Thursday night.

Hornridge’s Bonnie Harman dribbles the ball down

the court during her game against Cougars.

Grant Ward tees off from the fi rst hole during the

Roxby Downs Golf Club’s fi nal competition of the

year on Saturday.

Jeff Chilton watches as his

putt rolls towards the hole.

Stacey Dadleh prepares for

a drive.

Hayden Shields

lines up his approach

to the green.

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Hornridge v Olympic Dam1st InningsHornridge battingT. Barnes b P. Glover ..........................................................................0B. Rynne c S. Holbrook b P. Glover .............................................16S. Taylor c R. Geraghty b A. Harris...............................................19L. Cavanagh b A. Harris ...................................................................16J. Way c M. Hopper b J. Beenham.............................................. 32M. Howard run out (T. Krieg) .........................................................4J. Ellis c A. Harris b P. Glover ..........................................................10L. Munro b J. Beenham ....................................................................4R. Winter not out ...............................................................................4M. Hammerling c J. Beenham b R. Geraghty ..........................0A. Malm st C. Nicholls b R. Geraghty ..........................................0Extras (10w, 0nb. 1b, 2lb) ................................................................ 13Total ...............................................................................118

Olympic Dam BowlingBowler Overs Maidens Wide Runs WicketsS. Holbrook 4 0 3 16 0P. Glover 4 0 4 23 3A. Harris 3 0 0 15 2R. Geraghty 2.3 0 0 21 2T. Krieg 2 0 0 20 0R. Rayner 2 0 3 13 0J. Beenham 2 1 0 8 2

2nd InningsOlympic Dam BattingT. Krieg c M. Hammerling b J. Ellis .............................................. 12C. Nicholls lbw b M. Hammerling ............................................... 18B. Hill b M. Hammerling .................................................................... 1T. Hill b S. Taylor .................................................................................. 5S. Holbrook not out ......................................................................... 70P. Glover run out (L. Cavanagh) ..................................................... 1J. Beenham st J. Way b R. Winter .................................................7A. Harris not out ................................................................................. 3Extras (2w, 0b, 5lb, 0nb) ...................................................................7Total ...........................................................................6/124

Rogues BowlingBowler Overs Maidens Wide Runs WicketsM. Hammerling 4 2 0 13 2J. Ellis 4 0 1 42 1S. Taylor 4 0 0 13 1T. Barnes 3 0 0 11 0L. Munro 1 0 1 15 0R. Winter 2 0 0 18 1J. Way 1 0 0 7 0

Roxby Miners v Andamooka No scores available

M ILO in2CRICKET has started up for another season, with this year’s

program being run by local physiotherapist and father Scott Humphries.

� e in2CRICKET program is aimed at children between the ages of fi ve and eight years and focuses on teaching them the basics of cricket.

“Grassroots cricket is vital to the sport, and introducing kids to cricket through the in2CRICKET program is great way of getting them involved in the sport.”

� e in2CRICKET sessions are held in the Roxby Downs Area School Hall on Wednesday after-noons from 3.30pm to 4.30pm.

BY PATRICK GLOVER


A captain’s knock of 70 not out from Seb Holbrook got the Olympic Dam Devils out of

jail to register their second win of the season from as many matches.

After being set a target of 119 by Hornridge thanks to some middle order resistance from Jamie Way (32), OD got off to a flying start and took 25 runs off the first two overs on Friday night.

But when Tom Krieg spooned a catch to mid-off to be dismissed for 12 it sparked a collapse of five

wickets for just 14 runs.Michael Hammerling (Horn-

ridge) has caused problems for the Devils in the past and he contin-ued this torment of the OD bats-men with his inswingers, claiming innings-best figures of 2/13.

With six overs remaining in the match, the Devils needed 60 runs to win – a strike rate of 10 per over.

Holbrook seemed unphased and set about taking down the Horn-ridge attack and claiming the mo-mentum back for his side.

The 15th over went for 15 runs before Holbrook unleashed on young Hornridge bowler Jacques

Ellis, hitting 25 runs off his fourth over to leave OD with just 20 runs to get off 24 balls.

Despite the loss of James Been-ham late in the innings, Holbrook hit the winning runs with an over to spare to claim the win.

Earlier Hornridge made the most of OD’s sloppy fielding ef-forts to scramble to 118.

Despite losing the wicket of opener Troy Barnes early off the bowling of Patrick Glover for zero, hitting from Brad Rynne, Shaun Taylor and Leroy Cavanagh saw their side to 3/57.

Way provided his side with an anchor through the middle overs

and was dismissed after going for quick runs at the back end of the innings.

Pick of the bowlers for the Dev-ils was Glover with 3/23 and Rein Geraghty, along with Adrian Har-ris and James Beenham with two wickets each.

These two wins for the Dev-ils now guarantees them a spot in the T20 final in a fortnight’s time, with Hornridge to battle it out with the Miners for the final spot this Saturday.

Roxby Miners d AndamookaIn the other game, the Roxby

Miners registered their first win for the T20 tournament by defeat-

ing Andamooka by four wickets on Saturday night.

Andamooka got off to a disas-trous start, losing their first five wickets for just 14 runs, but some lower-order resistance saw the Roos post a competitive total of 110 from their 20 overs.

The game went right down to the wire with the Miners only passing the score in the 18th over with six wickets down.

Andamooka faces the undefeat-ed OD this week while the Min-ers will take on Hornridge with a spot in the T20 grand final up for grabs.

Captain’s knock saves DevilsMichael Hammerling continued his good form

against Olympic Dam with 2/13 during Friday night’s senior cricket game. PHOTOS: Patrick Glover

The Miners’ Paul Trotta puts all of his effort into this delivery against Andamooka on Saturday night. OD’s Craig Nicholls defends a ball during his innings.

Program gets kids into cricket

Jearim in action during last week’s in2CRICKET session. PHOTOS: Patrick Glover

BELOW: Sam sends down a delivery at the Roxby Downs Area School Hall last Wednesday.

Max sends down a delivery during the beginning of the junior cricket season on Sunday. PHOTOS: Patrick Glover

Khy swings at the ball during his innings on the weekend.

Nidula during his delivery stride.

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Roxby Races at riskWRITTEN BYPATRICK GLOVER

N ext year’s annual Roxby Downs Races event remains in limbo while the local racing club seeks community

members to fi ll positions on its committee.With a number of people having left town,

Roxby Downs Racing Club president Mike French said the committee was “down to the

bare bones” and in desperate need of helpers.“A lot of people don’t appreciate what goes

on behind the scenes,” he said.“People know how much fun it is when it is

on, but in order for the race to be run there needs to be hands, feet and bodies on the ground.

“All it takes is a few people to give up a cou-ple of hours once a month to do odd jobs or keep the pace nice and tidy.”

� e racing club’s annual general meeting is coming up on Sunday, November 29, and French said he was hoping there would be a healthy turnout in order to fi ll positions.

A barbecue and drinks will be put on for participants, and a decision on positions can be saved for later if community members are undecided.

French encouraged everyone to attend and share their opinions.

“Newcomers are encouraged,” he said. “Gold ticket holders from the last races

should all be there. � ey should come along and have a say on what they want to see.

“We want to develop the race meet, not just have the same thing each year.”

French he said he already had a number of new ideas for next year, including a live band to keep attendees around after the races had fi nished.

Wilson wins the President’s Cup

Z ach Wilson took out the President’s Cup during the Desert Dirt Kart Club’s final round of competition for the year on Saturday.

Wilson took home the top honour with a perfect score of 100 points.

A total of 11 karts competed across the Rookies, Jun-iors, KT and 125 classes on the day.

RESULTSRookies: Riccard Andrews (#28), Max Vugts (#36).Juniors: 1. Zach Wilson (#17). 2. Lachlan Vugts (#91).

3. Brock Andrews (#3).KT: 1. Heath Mynhart (#17). 2. Michael Vugts (#17).

3. Lea Frankish (#74).125: Tom Wilson (#69).President’s Cup: Zach Wilson, 100pts. Racers battle it out for the top spot during one of the junior events at the

President’s Cup karts competition on Saturday. PHOTO: Patrick Glover

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