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Locals share gift of givingChristmas trees set up at two

Roxby Downs businesses have received a strong response

from locals seeking to support local families and the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS).

Smokemart’s ‘wishing tree’ invit-ed locals to take a tag with a person’s name and age on it and purchase a suit-able present for that person.

All of the tags had been taken by last week, when the wishing tree was surrounded by gifts for local families in need.

Smokemart is now encouraging locals to donate food towards hampers for these families, with all items to be dropped off at the Roxby Central premises before closing time on Saturday.

Also Roxby Traders Mitre 10 has been asking locals to donate at least $2 towards a star on the store’s Christmas tree as a fundraiser for the RFDS.

Locals who do so are entered into a draw to win a Panasonic hi-fi system, with the competition set to close on Tuesday, December 22, and the winner to be announced the following day.

As of last Wednesday the store had already raised about $50 more than its goal of $500.

Sharleen Lloyd adds another star to Roxby Traders Mitre 10's Christmas tree.

Smokemart’s Deb Price with

donations made to the

store’s wishing tree recently.

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The presence of a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-17 Globemaster aircraft was a highlight of the

Woomera Range Complex’s open day last week.

� e complex put on last � ursday’s event to thank all stakeholders, community mem-bers and other groups and individuals they had worked with throughout the year.

“It is nice to be able to pay a little back to those who we work so closely with through-out the year,” said Aerospace Operational Support Group Air Commodore Stephen Meredith.

Attendees received a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to not only see the C-17 up close but also go on a fl ight in it.

It is the largest aircraft in the RAAF and had made a trip from the base at Amberley, Queensland, for the occasion.

Mr Meredith said having the C-17 Globemaster there gave the RAAF a chance to show off its capabilities and some of the aircrafts it worked with throughout the year.

He said he was impressedat which about 180 attendees took up the opportunity of a fl ight in the C-17.

A youth group from Coober Pedy also visited with help from the complex and Woomera Test Range squad leader Darren Shorter.

� e group, which consisted of 13 children aged between 11 and 15 years, also took part in a range of other activities while in Woomera.

“� is is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a lot of these kids,” said District Council of Coober Pedy youth development offi cer Sophie Reynolds.

“A lot of these kids don’t get out of Coober Pedy much, and for eight of these children it was the fi rst time they have been on a plane.”

Woomera spreads its wings

A Coober Pedy youth group was among last week’s attendees.

The C-17 Globemaster passed over Olympic Dam during its fi rst fl ight as part of the Woomera Range Complex open day. A PC-9 aircraft in fl ight at the open day.

The Royal Australian Air Force’s Leading

Cadet Britney Shorter, Woomera Test Range squad leader Darren

Shorter, Woomera Test Range director Reg

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Group Air Commodore Stephen Meredith,

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support manager Cheryl Strachan aboard the C-17 Globemaster.

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The f irst automated external defibrillator (AED) to be donated to

a local venue was presented to the Roxby D ow ns Community Club last week.

First aid trainer Brad Lang-shaw and fellow SA Ambu-lance volunteer Monte Clem-ents demonstrated the device to � e Club manager Richard ‘Rocco’ Kirkby and commit-tee vice president Vicki Mason during a visit to the business last � ursday.

Mr Langshaw said the de-vice was now available to as-sist any patrons of � e Club – or anyone at the nearby Lions Park, the Community Youth Centre or the Roxby Downs Bowling Club – in the event of a cardiac arrest.

“It’s here for the communi-ty,” he said.

“It’s the fi rst of many, and it’s a great Christmas gift for � e Club.”

Mr Langshaw helped raise the $3500 needed to purchase the AED by hosting a trivia night and putting donation tins out at � e Club.

He also held CPR training at Roxby Central last month as part of a Take Heart Austral-ia Day event that raised more than $750 towards the project.

Mr L ang shaw sa id a generous contribution from Olympic Dam-based business Ahrens allowed him to fi nally reach his goal.

“If it wasn’t for them we

wouldn’t have got it as quickly as we did,” he said.

Mr Langshaw said the next step would be to host training sessions on how to use the AED at � e Club in early 2016.

“We’re trying to push it so that if anyone wants to learn we’re happy to teach them,” he said.

“It’s a skill that we need to

keep practising, and hopeful-ly next year we’ll see what we can do.”

Mr Langshaw said he would now turn his fundraising ef-forts towards installing an AED at the Roxby Downs Area School.

He said he also hoped to eventually have AEDs in-stalled at sporting clubs, Rox-

by Central and other local businesses.

He added: “Who knows what might happen in the next 12 months?”

To make a donation to-wards the cause, visit www.gofundme.com and search for ‘5725’ or use the following link: www.gofundme.com/wd39sj3w

A group of 12 Roxby Downs Scouts group members will help make up a South Australian contingent of 800 attending

the 2016 Australian Jamboree (January 3-13).Among them is local woman Sharleen Lloyd,

who will help supervise the younger members aged between 11 and 14 years.

� e trip will be Mrs Lloyd’s second national jam-boree but the fi rst for the rest of the group.

“It’s just about meeting people from other states and having fun,” she said.

Activities at the 11-day jamboree – to be held at the Cataract Scout Park, New South Wales – are set to include a water slide, laser skirmish, rock climbing and a giant swing, along with an excur-sion into Sydney.

� e Roxby Downs Scouts will travel by bus to meet the rest of the regional troupe – including Scouts groups from Port Lincoln, Port Augusta and Whyalla – at Lake Cullulleraine before con-tinuing on the jamboree’s location.

Fundraising to support to trip has included a raffl e that raised $6000, along with sausage sizzles and yiros sales at the Roxby Market Day and other events.

BY RYNEISHA BOLLARD

Scouts all set for national jamboree

Roxby Downs Scouts group members Jennah Laister and Mitchell Natt in the SA contingent

T-shirts they will be wearing at the 2016 Australian Jamboree next month. PHOTO: Ryneisha Bollard

SA Ambulance volunteers Monte Clements and Brad Langshaw with the automated external defi brillator installed at The Club last week. PHOTO: Ryneisha Bollard

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A fter six years under the guidance and control of local woman Laura Trotta, online business Sustainababy has

been sold to an interstate buyer.Mrs Trotta held her fi nal Sustainababy stall

at the Roxby Twilight Market Day last month and said it was an evening of mixed emotions.

“It was overwhelming at times,” she said.“But as more and more people came up

to the stall – so many past and current customers – it turned into more of a celebration.

“Packing up and seeing some of the equip-ment I had bought for my kids back when I fi rst started brought back some memories.

“Some of the markets I was doing off two to three hours’ sleep, but I still did them and I am proud of the service I have given and not missing one market day in six years.”

Mrs Trotta will now solely focus on her online eco-living courses and spending more time with her family.

A contract to transfer Sustainababy will be settled today before the business materials are sent to the new owner in Victoria tomorrow.

Mrs Trotta said she was happy with the new owner and was expecting the business to fur-ther prosper under her guidance.

“� e new owner is based in Melbourne and has a great background in midwifery,” she said.

“She will add her own fl avour to the brand and add in a few new ideas.”

Mrs Trotta said she would be in talks with the new owner about special deals for

customers based in Roxby Downs.Having not had a day off in six years, Mrs

Trotta said she was looking forward to a hol-iday away with her family and spending more time with her two children.

Next year, along with her eco-living online courses, Mrs Trotta said she would be conducting one-on-one business coaching sessions for anyone seeking to amplify their online footprint.

She already has a few businesses lined up to take part in these sessions and is looking forward to using the knowledge of business management that she gained on site at BHP Billiton Olympic Dam.

Trotta wraps up Sustainababy

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A fter more than 26 years working in the community and in countless roles in volunteer groups, local stalwart Vern

Kruger was awarded the 2015 Roxby Downs Citizen of the Year Award.

To add to the local honours, one of Anda-mooka’s longest standing residents has earned a place on the national Australia Day honours list, as well as being named the Andamooka Citizen of the Year.

Well-known local Stefan Bilka was awarded for his involvement and work in the local SES brigade as well as his eff orts for numerous oth-er causes during his 47 years in Andamooka.

Roxby Downs again recognised some of its outstanding citizens in the annual Australia Day Awards on Monday, with a traditional barbeque breakfast at the local pool.

Mr Kruger has enjoyed many roles within th e local community. He is currently presi-dent of the Roxby Downs Area School (RDAS) Parents and Friends (P&F) committee, and is a member of the RDAS governing council, RFDS Auxiliary, St John’s Ambulance; SES; Roxby Downs Christian Community Church; Senior Basketball Association – just to name a few.

“It’s huge. A massive honour,” Mr Kruger said.

“I had no idea I was nominated.”Mr Kruger is a quiet achiever and like most

volunteers, does not do the roles for the ac-colades.

Having been in Roxby Downs for over 26 years he has seen many changes, but some-thing that hasn’t changed is his passion for volunteer roles.

“People need help, as do a lot of organ-isations. some would not exist without vol-unteers, some I have helped for my family, friends, the community or just my own inter-est,” he said.

“Everyone should get out and have a go it

doesn’t have to be a lifelong commitment. Help out when you can how you can and in some-thing that interests you.

“You meet great people and have fun it’s a very rewarding experience and we have a huge selection of groups in Roxby Downs.”

Mr Bilka said getting on the national Aus-tralia Day Honor list was a true honour.

“It feels good, it is nice,” Mr Bilka said.Mr Bilka stepped into his role at the SES

back in 1997 when, as chairperson of APOMA (Andamooka Progress and Opal Miners Asso-ciation), he put his hand up to help build the relationship between the SES and CFS.

So he became the manager and controller of the SES and has been there ever since, helping people in all ways possible.

Mr Bilka said he hoped this award would attract more people to the SES and Emergency Services in the area.

Gemma Th omas was named Roxby Downs Young Citizen of Th e Year, the Roxby Christ-mas Pageant was named Best Community Event of Th e Year.

Tony McGauchie was awarded the Sport-sperson of Th e Year Award, and 10-year-old motocross champion Taj Gow-Smith was awarded the Young Sportsperson of Th e Year.

Th e Sports Team of the Year went to the Roxby Districts Miners Sports Club and Tami-ka Berryman was Awarded the Young Sport-person’s Encouragement Award.

Roxby Council Administrator Bill Boehm said all award winners were deserving of their awards and events like this were essential in recognising town’s “champions”.

“I think the public have made a good choice with all the award winners,” Mr Boehm said.

“Th ere was an excellent turnout and the weather was good so it was a perfect way to start a school year.”

Mr Boehm said it was up to the public to vote for award recipients, and asked locals to continue to support the valued members of the community by nominating and voting during next year’s round.

Locals shinein Australia Day honours

(ABOVE) Citizen of the Year Vern Kruger and (BELOW) back: Tony McGauchie (Sportsperson), Vern Kruger, Ricky Prosser (The Miners - Sports Team), Laura Van Der Hacht (Christmas Pageant - Community Event), Gemma Thomas

(Young Citizen); front: Taj Gow-Smith (Young Sportsperson) and Tamika Berryman (Young Sportsperson Encouragement) and (INSET) Stefan Bilka

Andamooka Citizen of the Year and Australia Day Honour list.

The 2015 Andamooka Award Recipients were: Citizen of the Year - Stefan Bilka - ... Community Event/Fundraising Event of the Year - Tuckerbox Postie Bash Team

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S ister Pat Hogan has lived every-where … Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Queensland and briefl y

in Tasmania. But there is nowhere she would rather be spending her 80th birthday than Roxby Downs.

Sr Pat said she has loved spending her previous birthdays in town and was now looking forward to spending another one surrounded by the people that have made this place her home.

“My 50th, 60th and 70th birthdays have been great,” she said.

“They have been fantastic because

I have all these people (Roxby Downs community) to help me celebrate.”

And now, Sr Pat is turning 80 – and the Roxby Downs community will be throw-ing her a public party on February 15 at the Roxby Downs Area School Gym/Hall.

“It is very humbling, but very exciting,” she said.

Sr Pat said she appreciated all the love and support the Roxby Downs commu-nity gave her.

“It means a lot because it is coming from a lot of people who are all diff erent, which makes it even more special.”

Her birthday celebrations in Roxby

Downs were some of her fondest memories, along with the pageants, mul-ticultural festivals, Relay for Life events and the fi lling of Lake Mary.

But her favourite memories revolve around the people she has met, and the main reason Roxby Downs has now become her home.

“It has had a big impact on me,” Sr Pat said.

“I love being with people that let me be a part of their family and I now have a sense of home and that Roxby Downs suits me.”

Sr Pat has been in town since 1999 and

has seen the town develop.She has loved watching the develop-

ment of the town into a multicultural community and likes being given the opportunity to work with schools.

She has been in town since the begin-ning of Saint Barbara’s Parish School, which was opened in 2000, and even lived on the block where the school is now built.

Although Sr Pat is turning 80 she said she doesn’t feel age.

Her secret? Choosing not to count the years.BY PATRICK GLOVER


An undisclosed number of jobs at BHP Billiton

Olympic Dam have been made redundant with the mining giant focusing on reducing costs.

BHP Billiton Olympic Dam is hoping to min-imise the redundancies by looking at re-deploy-ment options.

“Our priority is to support all affected employees and where possible, alternative po-sitions will be off ered,” Darryl Cuzzubbo told Th e Monitor.

“This will include roles required to sup-port our growth ambi-tions in the Southern Mine Area as well as opportunities within the broader BHP Bil-liton organisation.”

A final figure of re-dundancies will not be known until later on in the year when the re-deployment process is complete.

Despite these latest redundancies BHP Bil-liton Olympic Dam is still committed to mov-ing forward with plans to expand underground and aims to meet a cop-per production target of 235 kilo tonnes per annum.

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Memory lives onWRITTEN BY PATRICK GLOVER

B rian ‘Parto’ Partington’s memory is being further honoured through stubby

holders and candles created by locals as a fundraiser for his family.

The tally has exceeded $2000, with many items purchased ahead of a memorial service for Mr Par-tington in the roxbylink auditorium today at 1pm.

“It is not about us having a mo-mento, it is knowing Amanda and the kids are going through a tough time at the moment and raising some money to help,” said Bev Roberts, who has been selling the stubby holders.

“Just knowing we’ve raised over $1500 to give to her is great.

“I wish we were raising this mon-ey for a diff erent reason, but we can’t change what has happened.”

Mrs Roberts and her husband both work at Olympic Dam, and Mr Partington was considered a family friend.

Mrs Roberts said she initially had 200 stubby holders made and distributed, with many of them ap-pearing at Mr Partington’s funeral

in Tumby Bay last month, before ordering more.

“The rest went pretty quickly once I got (to the funeral),” she said.

“People saw them and wanted one.”

Mrs Roberts said she then gave some out to Mr Partington’s close friends – who used to share a drink with him every day at the pub at what they had branded ‘the table of knowledge’ – before providing 30 of them to Mrs Partington.

So far 350 stubby holders have been sold, with another 200 to be on sale at today’s memorial service.

“I have been shocked at the re-sponse,” Mrs Roberts said.

“When I got down to Tumby Bay (last month) we were staying at a friend’s shack and we had people coming to us and asking for stubby holders.

“People have been messaging me on Facebook from (Port) Lincoln and Tumby Bay, and the Tumby Bay Football League have put it on their website.

“It has been phenomenal.”Continued page 2

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WINGS CLIPPEDAlliance cuts Friday afternoon fl ight to Adelaide

WRITTEN BYBY PATRICK GLOVER

A lliance Airlines has cut a Friday afternoon return service between Olympic Dam and Adelaide following

a reduction in passenger numbers and forward bookings.

As of April 10, the 12 noon fl ight from Adelaide to Olympic Dam, along with the 2pm from Olympic Dam to Adelaide, has been scrapped.

However, Alliance Airlines Victoria, South Australia and New Zealand general manager Tim Wright said the remaining 20 return services would be unaff ected.

“Alliance continually reviews the passenger

supply and demand on its Olympic Dam services to ensure suitable capacity is provided to both BHP Billiton and the surrounding communities,” he told � e Monitor.

“Recent reductions in the overall passenger demand and forward bookings have necessitated the reduction of our weekly fl ight schedule.

“A single return service has been cancelled,

eff ective April 10 onwards. � e remaining 20 return services that Alliance operates each week are unchanged.”

Mr Wright said no extra fl ights would be put on to accommodate the lost service, leaving just three (departing at 8.30am, 5pm and 6pm) out of Olympic Dam and another three (6.30am, 3pm and 4pm) out of Adelaide on a Friday.

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Desert festival in Far North region


An award-winning comedian, a hypnotist, cabaret performers and a group of ‘Aussie blokes’

presenting ballads, songs and yarns – these are just a few highlights from this year’s ‘What’s on in Roxby’ entertainment program.

Roxby Council and roxbylink are bringing a wide range of shows and programs to Roxby Downs, both independently and in partnership arrangements, and are launching the full guide in � e Monitor this week (see page 7).

In his foreword, council administrator Bill Boehm said the program off ered something for everyone in the community to enjoy.

“(It) has been greatly shaped by feedback we received from you through council’s Entertainment Survey in late 2014,” he said.

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VERN KRUGER NAMED CITIZEN

OF THE YEARAfter more than 26 years

of working in the community, local man Vern Kruger received the 2015 Roxby Downs Citizen of the Year Award.Also Stefan Bilka made the

national Australia Days honours list and was named the Andamooka Citizen of the Year.

February 4, 2015

SISTER PATRICIA HOGAN TURNS 80The Roxby Downs community

was preparing for a public party at the Roxby Downs Area School Hall on February 15 to celebrate Sister Pat Hogan’s 80th birthday. Sister Pat said the recognition

was “very humbling, but very exciting”.She said she appreciated all

of the love and support that the Roxby Downs community gave her.

February 18, 2015

PINK STUMPS DAY RAISES $20K FOR FOUNDATIONLocals were out in force for

Pink Stumps Day, which raised about $20,000 for the McGrath Foundation.Special guests for the

Twenty20 match included AFL legend Gavin Wanganeen and SA women’s cricketers Jakarra Hill and Kate Oakenfold.

March 4, 2015

LOCALS PITCH IN TO SUPPORT PARTO’S FAMILYLocals held fundraisers to

support the family of BHP Olympic Dam worker Brian ‘Parto’ Partington, who died during a rockfall at the mine site.Sales of commemorative stubby

holders and candles raised more than $2000 for the family.

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PPI Funds Management’s Harry Perks (left) and Theo Kaldis, from Savilles Australia, in front of Roxby Central last week.


R o x b y C e n t r a l r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s reviewed the town’s

economic situation first-hand during a visit last week.

The property is owned by Adelaide-based PPI Funds Manage ment and managed by Savilles Australia.

PPI Funds Management exec-utive chairperson Harry Perks and Savilles Australia property manager � eo Kaldis held talks

with the traders association, Roxby Downs Business Forum and local business managers and owners. � ey also attended last � ursday’s Business Breakfast and Networking Event.

“It was good to come up and get an understanding of what is

happening,” Mr Perks told � e Monitor.

“It was also beneficial to attend the Business Forum breakfast and hear from BHP Billiton about what the future holds for Roxby Downs.”

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The next Monitor will be published on Thursday, April 9, in light of the Easter holiday weekend.

More jobs lost?BHP Billiton Olympic Dam has confi rmed

contractors on site will be under review in light of the Svedala Mill’s closure.

An anonymous source told � e Monitor that Olympic Dam contractor Macmahon had made job cuts recently.

“Roughly 50 positions have been made redundant with underground miners Macmahon,” the source said.

“� e positions mainly involved trucks, loaders and one underground jumbo drill rig.

“Some associated staff management positions were also let go, (and) some of the people let go have been here for roughly 10 years.

“Unfortunately (with) the way the industry is at the moment, Macmahon was unable to off er redeployment to other sites.”

The Monitor made several attempts to contact Macmahon for comment, but was unsuccessful.

� e Svedala Mill, part of BHP Billiton Olympic Dam’s surface processing operations, suff ered an electrical failure earlier this year and is now under maintenance.

A diagnostic review has since been undertaken and revealed damage to the motor stator coil.

“� e repair and remediation plan is being developed, and the company can confi rm the mill will be out of service for approximately six months,” said BHP Billiton Olympic Dam head of production Cornel Parshotam.

“As a result of the suspension of the mill, other activi-ties in the production line will be scaled back.

“Unfortunately, this will impact some of the contrac-tors we employ. Over the course of the next six months, as our production schedule changes, we will review our contractor requirements.”

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Remembering their sacrifi ce, celebrating our nation’s freedom

Miner’s manifestoOlympic Dam employee writes anonymous letter to public


An anonymous source has outlined what he or she believes to be major problems at BHP Billiton Olympic

Dam in a letter distributed around Roxby Downs last week.

� e letter, which appears to be written by a current employee, addressed issues including recent job cuts at the mine.

“I have been a worker here at Olympic Dam for over 15 years and seen many changes, most of which, until recently, have been for the better,” the statement reads.

“� e mine was growing and the skills were expanding, and the safety was up with the best.

“We employed hard, tough workers and trained

people well, and chased the skilled people we needed to make the mine better.

“� en we seemed to have had a divergence, we started getting rid of our locally grown miners, who had years of experience.

“We started hiring young guns with the ideas that a uni degree and Google could supply, as well as miners from overseas.”

� e letter’s author encourages locals to speak out against rumours of another 900 job cuts due in the coming weeks.

� e author notes that people who have spoken up have been the fi rst to go in previous job cuts, whereas face-to-face discussions used to be encouraged between the mine’s hierarchy and employees.

� e letter also addresses repairs on the Svedala Mill, Whenan Shaft and smelter, and how all of

these shutdowns could have been avoided. “� ere have been many reasons given for (the

Svedala Mill’s) failure – whether lack of proper maintenance or a mechanical fault it remains to be seen, but the fact remains it is a massive unplanned shut.

“Same with the smelter, people said it needed urgent repairs, oh no, we can get a few more months out of it, then what happens? Another unplanned shut!

“� en there is the dear old Whenan Shaft – fi rst it was the cage, now it’s the whole shaft.

“� e people who had worked on it for years were screaming that it needed an urgent repair, now what? A $50 million rebuild and out for up to two years.”

In response to the letter’s allegations, BHP Billiton Olympic Dam asset president Darryl

Cuzzubbo told � e Monitor the company was facing a challenging external environment and was continuing to simplify its business while operating as effi ciently as possible.

“Olympic Dam is an amazing ore body that supports a fantastic community at Roxby Downs,” he said. “However, we can’t ignore the challenges across the resources sector, and we must make sure that we are mining the ore body as effi ciently as possible to ensure the long-term sustainability of both the mine and the town.

“We know that change is challenging for both our workforce and the Roxby Downs community.

“As we work through this necessary transfor-mation, the entire Olympic Dam leadership team is committed to minimising any negative impact on Roxby Downs and supporting our workforce and community.”


R emembering those who “suff ered on purpose” was one of many messages

delivered as part of Anzac Day services held at Roxby Downs on the weekend.

New resident and Roxby Downs Christian Community Church minister Joel Hill told the hundreds gathered for Saturday’s dawn and mid-morning services that Anzac Day reminded Australians of the diffi cult situation faced by those in the armed forces.

“The tragedy for the men and

women at war is they’re caught at a catch-22,” he said.

Reverend Hill said soldiers who kill others are “forever burdened with the loss of life”, and those who avoid killing must carry the guilt and shame of letting down their “mates”.

“� ey’re damned if they do and

damned if they don’t,” he said.Roxby Downs and Andamooka

Returned Services League president Jack McGuire said the establishment of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps 100 years ago saw “a generation of boys become men in an instant”.

Mr McGuire said Australia had

been involved in many conflicts since then to maintain the freedom its citizens enjoyed today.

“Each of us have the unalienable right to live as free people,” he said.

“We owe it to the men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifi ce…

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Barks for dog parkWRITTEN BY RYNEISHA BOLLARD

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

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

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

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

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

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

“I don’t like them,” she said.

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

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

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

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

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

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

trauma that causes for the owners and drivers involved.”

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

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

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Our sneak peek at 3D headphonesCu t t i n g e d g e

interactive audio t e c h n o l o g y i s

coming to Roxby Downs this month as part of a new creative project.

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

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

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

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

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

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

� e developers will arrive in town on � ursday, May 16.

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Council cracks whip on corella control


T he thousands of corellas calling Roxby Downs home are set for a rude awakening with the local council’s

introduction of new management measures.

While the birds are native to Australia, they are an unprotected species and are

known for causing signifi cant noise and fae-cal pollution, along with damage to trees.

Council has made various attempts since late last year to move the corellas along.

Apart from culling the birds – which could fail to eliminate the problem, instead only re-ducing their numbers – council’s remaining options include the use of a stock whip to force them out.

� e method involves cracking a whip where the corellas have gathered and following them

to their next location until they are away from the township.

� is may need to be repeated over a num-ber of days before it eff ectively persuades the corellas to fi nd a new home.

“Council wishes to advise that they will be undertaking corella management in the Roxby Downs township,” reads a statement issued to � e Monitor last week. “� is will be occurring in the hours before and just after dusk, for an indefi nite period of time.

“Council has engaged members of the com-munity to assist with the corella management and will be trialling the use of a stock whip for eff ective means of control.

“� is may result in loud noises and fl ocks of corellas dispersing throughout town.

“Please direct all inquiries to Roxby Council on 8671 0010.”

� e Monitor understands council will be particularly targeting the town oval, Richard-son Place and the roxbylink leisure centre.

SNAP HAPPY

The talents of local photography enthusiasts are being celebrated in a new ‘photo of the week’ competition

beginning in � e Monitor this month.Among them are members of the

Outback HotShots Photography Group, which involves like-minded locals meet-

ing on a regular basis to share their work – often based on agreed themes to pro-vide inspiration.

Group member Charmayne Cronje has been selected to be the fi rst featured photographer.

A diff erent local will have his or her work

published in the newspaper each week.To enter, email your photograph (min-

imum fi le size of 1MB) to managing edi-tor Ryneisha Bollard ([email protected]) or stop by the offi ce on Richardson Place to either provide your image via USB or have a hard copy scanned.

This time lapse photograph using light and a slow shutter speed was taken by Charmayne Cronje, of Charms Fotos, who is a member of the local Outback HotShots Photography Group.

May 6, 2015

COMMUNITY CALLS FOR DOG PARK IN ROXBYRoxby Downs locals unleashed

their opinions as part of renewed calls for a dog park in the town.Local woman Gina Marshall

took to Facebook to request responses to a survey about the demand for such a facility and what it would need to include.

March 18, 2015

COUNTRY ARTS SA, COUNCIL TO

HOST SHOWSRoxby Council and roxbylink

were set to bring a wide range of shows and programs to town as part of the 2015 entertainment guide.The program included a

number of events presented in partnership with Country Arts SA.

April 1, 2015

ROXBY CENTRAL REPS MEET WITH

BUSINESSESRoxby Central representatives

Harry Perks from PPI Funds Management and Theo Kaldis from Savilles Australia visited Roxby Downs to review the town’s economic situation.They met with local business

managers and owners and attended a Business Forum meeting.

April 29, 2015

OD EMPLOYEE WRITES LETTER TO THE PUBLICAn anonymous source outlined

what he or she believed to be major problems at BHP Billiton Olympic Dam in a letter distributed around Roxby Downs.The letter, which appeared

to be written by an employee, addressed issues including job cuts at the mine.

May 13, 2015

NEW PROGRAM SEEKS TO SCARE CORELLAS AWAY Roxby Council introduced new

management measures to address the nuisance caused by the thousands of corellas calling the Roxby Downs township home.Council advised it would be

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Going dry this July

The Alcohol and Substance Abuse Forum, including forum member Vicki Mason (left), is supporting Senior Sergeant Terry Boylan, Monitor journalist Patrick Glover and RoxFM station manager Ross Wilson with their respective Dry July fundraising efforts. PHOTO: Mikaela Wedding


The Alcohol and Substance Abuse Forum has recruited the help of local personalities to support the Dry July

campaign.

Senior Sergeant Terry Boylan, policewoman Kelly Wise, Monitor journalist Patrick Glover and

RoxFM station manager Ross Wilson will all be giving up alcohol for one month.

� eir eff orts will help the forum educate the community on alcohol abuse while also raising money for the Dry July Foundation, which assists adults living with cancer.

“Surely it’s not that hard to give up alcohol for a month,” said Alcohol and Substance Abuse Forum member Vicki Mason.

“Your body feels refreshed and you’re raising money for a good cause, so you are getting two

positives out of it right there.”Ms Mason drives the local taxi on weekends

and, as a mother and grandmother, said some of the alcohol-induced behaviour she saw during her work had scared her.

She said she hoped the four involved could make the Dry July a fun experience for the com-munity and perhaps even encourage others to make the Dry July pledge.

“As a forum we want to make people aware of Dry July,” she said.

“So by following this in the paper and getting prominent people in the community involved, we are hoping to show people there is a fun side to this.”

� e Monitor, through the Community Board page, will be following the progress of the four involved and will profi le each of them throughout July.

Members of the community can donate online by heading to https://au.dryjuly.com and typing in the name of the person they wish to donate to.


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Svedala Mil l resumed operation ahead of schedule

last week.The mill, which is an important

part of the mine’s surface processing

operations, was placed in the mainte-nance position in January following an electrical failure.

A complete diagnostic review was undertaken and revealed damage to the motor stator coil.

After a repair and mediation process

and the mill passing all the commis-sioned checks, operations resumed last week and will be ramped up to full capacity by the end of next month.

As a result of the mill’s temporary closure, BHP Billiton has estimated a reduction in copper production of

between 60,000 and 70,000 tonnes for the fi nancial year.

New BHP Billiton Olympic Dam asset president Jacqui McGill said she was pleased to see everyone working together to get the mill back in action.

“It is with sincere gratitude that I

off er my thanks to the team and each and every employee at Olympic Dam who continues to contribute to our success,” she said.

“The project has been a fantastic example of what Olympic Dam can achieve when we all work together.”

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Online donations for the family of the late Craig ‘Boogie’ Feltus, who died in a bike accident earlier this month,

have exceeded an initial goal of $15,000.A total of 140 individuals and businesses

had contributed $15,090 in just fi ve days by the time of print on Monday afternoon.

� e ‘gofundme’ page was set up on Tuesday, June 9, by local couple Clint and Jody Gow-Smith in support of Boogie’s wife Tammy and their three children.

“� is campaign has been set up on behalf of the Roxby Downs MX (Motocross) Club and with Tammy’s full support,” the page reads.

“We hope to try and ease just a bit of the burden the Feltus family is facing with the tragic loss of Craig ‘Boogie’ Feltus.

“We had to put a goal target but that is irrelevant as any fi nancial assistance big or small is deeply appreciated by Tammy.”

Hornridge Sporting Club has showed its support at recent junior and senior netball and football games, at which players wore black armbands.

� e club will also use this Saturday’s ‘Spicks and Specks’ music trivia night from 7pm at the race track as an opportunity to raise funds for a donation to the family.

Locals wishing to make an online contri-bution can do so by visiting the ‘gofundme’ page (search for ‘Boogie Feltus family support fund’).


The Far North can expect “a much smaller Leigh Creek” following Alinta Energy’s

announcement to withdraw its operations in the town by March 2018 or sooner.

Federal Member for Grey Row-an Ramsey said Leigh Creek would have the support of the State Gov-ernment but admitted it would be a challenging time for the already small town.

“� ey still have shops there so hopefully they can survive and do

well, but there will be some amalga-mations of businesses until we can work out how things are going to work,” he told � e Monitor.

“There is going to be a lot of change and it is going to be a chal-lenge, but unfortunately that is life and you have to do what you can.

“This was inevitably going to happen, but it has happened much sooner than we thought.”

It is estimated 440 employees across the Leigh Creek coal mine and Port Augusta Northern and Playford B power stations will be aff ected by Alinta’s decision to close these sites, with an expected $75 million in redundancy benefi ts and

entitlements to be distributed.Alinta Energy chief executive of-

fi cer Jeff Dimery said the company had been working hard to keep the businesses running but was unable to come up with a solution.

“� roughout the four-and-a-half years that we have been running the business we have investigated all possibilities to fi nd a viable eco-nomic solution for its continued operation,” he said.

“During this period the company has incurred operating losses in the vicinity of $100 million whilst at the same time investing an additional $200 million to extend the operating life of the Flinders business.

“The decline in demand for energy, as households have become more effi cient and the number of industrial customers has declined, combined with policy settings designed to support significant growth in renewable energy generation, have together had the eff ect of causing a signifi cant oversupply of power available to South Australia.

“We now believe that there can be no expectation that the Flinders business can return to profi tability.”

Mr Ramsey said he was already in talks with a number of other companies following last week’s announcement.

He said Sundrop Farms was mak-ing 200 positions available at its Port Augusta greenhouses, and he was open to any other businesses creat-ing opportunities in the near future.

In the meantime he said the clo-sure of the Leigh Creek coal mine and Port Augusta power stations would put signifi cant pressure on the local workforce – along with the electrical network.

“� e power grid is defi nitely go-ing to see some medium-term chal-lenges,” he said. “� ere is going to be an over-demand for the supply of electricity available, and these two going off early is going to put pres-sure on the whole network.”

Outpour of support for Feltus family

WRITTEN BY RYNEISHA BOLLARD

The weekend’s second annual Vinnies Community Sleepout saw Roxby Downs meet its goal of raising

$10,000 towards services for homeless Australians.

� e event was organised by local Bank-

SA branch staff members, including man-ager Jade Quinn.

It saw participants sleep in the Rox-by Downs Area School Hall on Saturday night.

Mrs Quinn said the turnout of about 25 locals was slightly lower than what she had hoped for, but the enthusiasm of those who attended made up for this.

“We had a great group of community members who all actively joined together

and raised an amazing amount of money,” she said.

Activities included bingo and a trivia and busking competition, with the latter see-ing spectators make gold coin donations according to whom they found the most entertaining.

� e fundrasising tally was $9500 by the end of the night, but further donations saw the it reach $10,000 on Monday.

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More than 20 locals spent Saturday night sleeping on the fl oor of the RDAS Hall to raise money for the St Vincent de Paul Society. PHOTO: Ryneisha Bollard

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Roxby Downs Area School’s e f f o r t s t o p r o m o t e indigenous culture have

seen it represented in four of six categories in this year’s local NAIDOC Week awards.

Aboriginal community education offi cer Sandy Gibb was named Com-munity Person of the Year and was joined by Roxby Downs Area School (RDAS) student Kiaran Dadleh (Stu-dent of the Year) and parent Danielle Way (Apprentice of the Year) and the

Yakarti Room (Artist of the Year). Apart from members of the RDAS

community, local man Stuart Orr was named Indigenous Sportsper-son of the Year and Vimba Warta received the Business of the Year award.

Mrs Gibb said she was surprised to have received an award and it was exciting for the school to be recog-nised in so many categories.

“I am very humbled and stoked to win this award,” she said. “I was expecting someone else to win this award, so I was also very shocked.

“I would like to thank the (NAI-DOC Week) committee for the nomination and (fellow Yakar-

ti Room teacher) Mrs (Nardene) Montgomerie, who has provided me with amazing support.”

Mrs Gibb was nominated for her work in the school’s Yakarti Room – an initiative aimed at encourag-ing students to learn more about indigenous culture – and her other roles with the multicultural coff ee mornings, NAIDOC Week commit-tee and supporting Kerri Orr with the Aboriginal Women’s Network.

She said she felt proud to be a part of the indigenous community and was looking forward to celebrating this at NAIDOC Week.

“I love NAIDOC Week because it is a celebration of Aboriginal cul-

ture, which is amazing,” she said.“I am proud to be indigenous

and be a part of the very spiritual culture. Hopefully we can spread this, and the Yakarti Room helps with this.

“Students come in every day and we share it with them, so it is very exciting.”

Meanwhile Kiaran said he was also excited to hear about his award after spending a lot of time with younger indigenous students at school and in local sporting teams.

“I was pretty excited when I found out I was nominated, and when I found out (last � ursday) it was a great feeling, very cool,” he said.

“My parents are very proud of my eff orts.”

� e Yakarti Room won Artist of the Year in recognition of students’ work in two pictures books they created for Roxby’s 25th anniversary celebrations in 2013.

� e books, � e Dove and the Pi-geon and Papadiditji the Orphan Boy, will be handed out to attendees of upcoming NAIDOC Week events and are also available for reading at the roxbylink visitor information centre.

“They really loved working on those books,” Mrs Gibb said.

“� ey were all very proud of their work, and so they should be.”

Our NAIDOC winners

NAIDOC Week Community Member of the Year Sandy Gibb (left) with Yakarti Room (Artist of the Year)

representatives Bailey, Treyharne and Peta and Student of the Year Kiaran Dadleh. PHOTO: Patrick Glover

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A lliance Airlines is set to cancel three return fl ights and a single fl ight from its Olympic Dam (OD) schedule in

light of a reduction in passenger numbers. � e news comes just three months after Alli-

ance cut one of its return services between OD and Adelaide on Fridays for the same reason.

South Australian, Victorian and New Zea-land general manager Tim Wright said the company continually reviewed passenger sup-ply and demand on its OD service.

Mr Wright said this ensured suitable capacity was provided to both BHP Billiton and surrounding communities.

“Recent reductions in the overall forward bookings by both BHP Billiton Olympic Dam and the community have resulted in a new weekly fl ight schedule,” he told � e Monitor.

“� e new schedule will see three less return

services each week (on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday) between Adelaide and OD Airport commencing August 3, 2015.

“A further single weekly service will cease each � ursday eff ective the week commencing October 1, 2015.”

As of next month, Wednesday’s 10.30am Adelaide to OD fl ight and return at 12.30pm will be cancelled.

On Tuesdays, the 6am and 7am fl ights from Adelaide to OD and their returns at 8am and 9am will be replaced by a 6.30am Adelaide to

OD service returning at 8.30am.On Wednesdays, the 12 noon Adelaide to OD

fl ight and return at 2pm will be removed, while � ursday’s fl ight from Adelaide to OD at 7am will also be cancelled from October 1.

Mr Wright said although the frequency of fl ights was set to decrease, Alliance was pleased to still off er its services on a daily basis.

“Should demand increase in the future, Al-liance Airlines has the capacity to increase the number of services off ered at short notice,” he added.

More OD fl ights cut

New exhibition kicks off Red eARTh Festival

Arts and Culture Forum members Rachel Young, Penny Knott, Jessica Davis, Mary Lewis, Ann-Marie Arthur (festival co-ordinator)

and Owen Lewis at the Red eARTh launch and Community Art Exhibition opening on Friday night. PHOTO: Ryneisha Bollard


The Arts and Culture Forum officially launched this year’s Red eAR� Festival

at a gallery exhibition opening on Friday night.

Forum chair Rachel Young wel-comed about 30 attendees to the opening of the Community Art

Exhibition and launch of the fi fth Red eAR� at the roxbylink gallery.

“Red eARTh is about getting people to try something new that they may never have tried,” she said.

“Over the years we’ve been en-tertained, inspired and we’ve had the opportunity to dance, sing, play music, write, create public art, paint, draw, print and make many exciting things.

“We’ve been spoilt for choice, and this Red eARTh Festival is sure to live up to its reputation.”

Mrs Young thanked her fellow forum members for their “passion for the arts and boundless energy” and especially festival co-ordina-tor Ann-Marie Arthur. She also thanked supporters and sponsors including Roxby Council and BHP Billiton.

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The 2015 Roxby Downs Races have been labelled a huge success, with more than 2100 people

attending one of the biggest events on the town’s social calendar.

Roxby Downs Racing Club president Mike French said he “couldn’t have asked for a better day” for the Outback Cup and had received nothing but pos-itive feedback.

Punters packed � e Club’s courtyard bar area to participate in the Metso Cal-cutta auction and raffl e on Friday before the Cup festivities included horse racing and a fashion competition on Saturday.

Both events were well attended and hosted special guest Andrew ‘Cosi’ Costello, who was in town to fi lm for Channel Nine’s South Aussie with Cosi.

� e weather was also kind to Roxby Downs, where the Bureau of Meteorol-ogy recorded maximum temperatures of 25.6C on Friday and 30.9C on Saturday.

“It was a really good day (at the rac-es),” Mr French told � e Monitor.

“� e crowd was good and the spon-sors were really happy. “Cosi was rapt as well and said he had a great day.

“� e track was also spot on thanks to Tony Rigden (Roxby Earthmoving).

“� e stewards were rapt and said it was the best they had seen it in fi ve years.”

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ABOVE: BHP Billiton Roxby Downs Outback Cup winner Al Chicago (centre) with owner Jim Higgins and trainer

Wally Bencic on Saturday. BELOW: Roxby Downs Community Club manager Richard ‘Rocco’ Kirkby and Andrew ‘Cosi’ Costello at the Metso Calcutta

on Friday night. MAIN PHOTO: Verity Casserly

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June 17, 2015

LEIGH CREEK COAL MINE TO CLOSE BY 2018Alinta Energy announced it

would be closing its Leigh Creek coal mine by March 2018 or sooner.The decision was set to affect

the site’s 440 employees.Federal Member for Grey Rowan

Ramsey predicted challenging times ahead for the town.

June 24, 2015

SVEDALA MILL RETURNS AHEAD

OF SCHEDULE BHP Billiton’s Svedala Mill

resumed operation ahead of schedule after an electrical failure put it out of action in January.The mill, which is an

important part of the mine’s surface processing, received a range of repairs and checks.

July 1, 2015

NAIDOC AWARD GOES TO RDAS, GIBB, DADLEHLocal NAIDOC Week awards went

to Roxby Downs Area School Aboriginal community education offi cer Sandy Gibb (Community Person of the Year), Kiaran Dadleh (Student of the Year), Danielle Way (Apprentice of the Year) and the RDAS Yakarti Room (Artist of the Year).

July 29, 2015

ALLIANCE CUTS ANOTHER FOUR FLIGHTS AT ODAlliance Airlines revealed

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Red eARTh strings together Community Concert finale


The Red eAR� Festival came to an end on the weekend, concluding with the Seraphim Trio performing on Friday and a Community

Concert on Saturday.Co-ordinator Ann-Marie Arthur said the festival

had been a huge success and everyone had enjoyed the vast array of performances and workshops put on for the community.

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Vet calls for dog kennels


Local veterinarian Dr Andrew Melville-Smith has added to the dog park debate by saying there is a more pressing need

for kennels in Roxby Downs. Dr Melville-Smith’s comments came the

same day (last � ursday) as Roxby Council released feedback from the dog park consul-tation it held on July 22.

“� is is not inner Sydney or Melbourne,” he said. “We have plenty of places to walk and exercise dogs. What we don’t have are dog kennels where residents can leave their dogs in safety when they want to go away.”

Dr Melville-Smith said plans for boarding kennels were drawn up in 2001 with the help of council’s municipal works supervisor at the time, Robert Barker.

A local builder was awarded the contract, but Dr Melville-Smith said the construction was cancelled because of overspending on other council projects.

Dr Melville-Smith said now was the time to implement the plans, with Roxby in need of kennels to help attract people to town.

“� is is far more important than a facelift for the cultural centre, which is still in good condition, and it serves the community’s needs,” he said.

“It’s more important than a dog park that will only be used by a few dog owners.

“Money needs to be spent on facilities that the community doesn’t have and desperately needs.

“� e Roxby Downs Council recognised the need for dog kennels 15 years ago and nothing has been done since then.”

Dr Melville-Smith said he had already raised the issue with Roxby Council admin-istrator Bill Boehm in May 2014 and his pa-tience was wearing thin.

“� is really is the time to get dog board-ing kennels established in Roxby Downs,” he said.

A Roxby Council said the need for kennels had been raised before but council had no view on whether it was more important than a dog park.

� e spokesperson said kennel boarding was a commercial undertaking and not something council would currently enter-tain other than to encourage and assist any prospective developer.

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BHP Billiton Olympic Dam has announced it will be axing 380 jobs as part of a transition project, with the

possibility of more cuts to come.About 60 manager and superintendent roles

have been confi rmed as part of the cuts, while the remainder has come from operations and mining.

“All areas of our business, including labour productivity, have been examined,” a BHP Bil-liton Olympic Dam spokesperson said.

“� is review was completed in our functions areas in June, and we have now completed the

review for our operations areas, which will see further workforce reductions.

“We are respectfully communicating with employees whose roles will be impacted.

“We will continue to provide internal and external employee assistance programs and outplacement assistance throughout this dif-fi cult process.”

� e review is set to fi nish next month, when a fi nal fi gure on the number of positions axed will be revealed.

It is understood BHP Billiton Olympic Dam expects any remaining job cuts to be limited, but everything was dependent on what hap-

pened globally with commodity prices.“� e ongoing review of Olympic Dam, and

the impacts on our workforce, is not a refl ec-tion of any policy settings in South Australia,” said BHP Billiton Olympic Dam asset president Jacqui McGill.

“Instead it is driven by the global challenges in the resources sector, and the need to trans-form Olympic Dam into a sustainable opera-tion that can contribute to the South Australian economy for many years to come.”

A BHP Billiton Olympic Dam spokesperson said the company remained committed to stay-ing active within the local communities that are

being impacted by the recent developments.“We are committed to our host communities

and strive to make a positive impact through our active participation in community events and our investment in key community priori-ties,” the spokesperson said.

“We recognise our decisions will impact on local communities and we will seek to work in partnership with our communities to help ensure they stay strong.

“We can better assist our local communities if we are a strong business.”

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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.

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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 Council has made its lowest general rate increase in more than 15 years, with the average residential

property to be charged $1941.64 ($37.34 per week) in 2015/16.

� is is an increase of 3.5 per cent as the aver-age residential property owner paid an annual rate of $1873 ($36.02 per week) in 2014/15.

� e actual increase for each individual rate-payer may be more or less depending on move-ment in their property’s capital value, which is calculated by the State Valuation Offi ce on January 1 each year.

Council last week revealed its finalised

2015/16 Annual Business Plan and Budget, in which the average general rate rise of 3.5 per cent refl ected its commitment during con-sultation on the draft document to keep the increase close to the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

“CPI in Adelaide is around 2.5 per cent, but this applies to a suite of measures that do not necessarily relate to all of the activities that Roxby Council is involved in,” said Roxby Council administrator Bill Boehm.

“Most councils usually have an increase greater than the CPI to fund all of the activities desired by the community.

“A small variation is considered a responsible approach given the vagaries associated with Roxby’s operating environment.”

The 2015/16 Annual Business Plan and Budget also details other increases that

ratepayers will face this fi nancial year. � e annual fi xed charge will rise to $670 (up

14 per cent from $590 in 2014/15), service rates will be $445 (up 3.5 per cent from $430) and the Natural Resources Management Levy will cost $55 (up 2 per cent from $54).

� e average rate notice is therefore set to increase by $164.64 ($3 per week, $41.16 per quarter) for this fi nancial year.

From January 1 council is expecting an in-crease to water, sewerage and electricity charg-es of about 3.5 per cent – again, less than rises in previous years – but is unable to confi rm this until later in the year.

In the meantime, Mr Boehm said council’s 2015/16 Budget had factored in a decline in wa-ter and electricity revenue and expenses “due to an expected overall decline to population”.

Council’s total income is set to be $17.3 mil-

lion in 2015/16 – up from the $16.9 million estimated in the draft document – and its total expenses are predicted to be just under $17.3 million – down from the draft fi gure of $17.6 million and similar to previous fi nancial years – to create an operating surplus of about $22,000.

The surplus compares with deficits of $64,000 and $269,000 in 2014/15 and 2013/14 respectively.

“As part of the planning process undertaken every year, council reviewed operational ex-penditure and implemented a number of ini-tiatives to reduce costs – including utilisation of staff to replace contractors, reviewing staff levels and improved results through updated competitive processes,” Mr Boehm said.

“Overall the operational expenditure has sig-nifi cantly reduced from 2014/15.”

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TV crew fi lms in region


Channel Seven’s SA Life television crew visited Andamooka, Roxby Downs and Woomera last week to

fi lm for an upcoming show. � e recently opened Andamooka Yacht

Club (AYC) was the main focus and was what drew the program’s attention to the area.

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Adelaide Land Yacht Club member Kym Lapthorne shows the ropes to Andamooka local Tyson Johnson, 9, at the old clay pan airport on Sunday. PHOTO: Ryneisha Bollard

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Andamooka hosted a visit from the Adelaide Land Yacht Club as part of a festival held last Saturday,

Sunday and Monday.

� e Andamooka October Long Weekend Festival also included market stalls and dis-plays at the town hall, along with a beach volleyball competition hosted by the local youth group.

� e Andamooka Yacht Club cafe was open and tours of the area were off ered on the Saturday and Sunday.

Also many locals and visitors drove to the old clay pan airport to either view or test out one of the land yachts set up at the site.

Adelaide Land Yacht Club member Kym Lapthorne provided the vehicles after being invited by the Andamooka Progress and Opal Miners Association (APOMA).

Mr Lapthorne said what he considered a

hobby was also seen as an extreme sport, with the land speed record for a wind-pow-ered vehicle being 203km/h.

He said he took it up because he had pre-viously sailed yachts on water and found that to be slower, more expensive and more physically tasking.

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September 2, 2015

ROXBY MINERS WIN THIRD FNFL PREMIERSHIPThe Roxby Miners made it

three Far North Football League premierships in a row by defeating Hornridge at the grand fi nal, 18.13 (121) to 3.4 (22). Best for the Miners were J.

Telfer, R. Sargood, A. Stopp, G. Shephard and J. Kenny.

August 5, 2015

21ST ROXBY DOWNS RACES

A SUCCESSThis year’s Roxby Downs Races

event was labelled a huge success, with more than 2000 people attending one of the biggest events on the town’s social calendar.Special guests included

Andrew ‘Cosi’ Costello from South Aussie with Cosi.

August 12, 2015

BHP CONFIRMS 380 JOBS CUT AT

OLYMPIC DAMBHP Billiton revealed that

it would be axing 380 jobs as part of a transition project.About 60 manager and

superintendent roles made up part of the cuts, with the rest coming from operations and mining. The review was set to end in September.

September 16, 2015

BUDGET BOASTS LOWEST RATE RISE IN 15 YRSRoxby Council revealed its

lowest rate rise in more than 15 years as part of its 2015/16 Annual Business Plan and Budget.The average residential

property was set to be charged $1941.64 in 2015/16 — a 3.5 per cent increase.

October 7, 2015

ANDAMOOKA HOSTS LONG

WEEKEND EVENTA visit from the Adelaide

Land Yacht Club was among the highlights of this year’s Andamooka October Long Weekend Festival.The three-day event also

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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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West Adelaide FC brings Cup to town


W est Adelaide Football Club’s (WAFC’s) Andrew Marks and Jason Porplyzia returned to Roxby

Downs last week to show off their fi rst SANFL Premiership Cup win in 32 years.

Marks said it was important to be able to share their success with Roxby Downs sup-porters, who were just as much a part of the win as anyone else.

“We just want to re-inforce that the West Adelaide Football Club does not fi nish at our headquarters at Milner Road,” he said.

“It extends out to Roxby Downs, Lameroo,

Pinnaroo – all those areas that are affi liated with the club.

“We have been building a family culture here at the football club, and Roxby Downs is part of our family.

“� e best part of the win was getting a hug from my wife and kids after the game, which made it all the more special because while I am up here they are at home without their dad.

“So we have rewarded everyone with this premiership.”

Marks and Porplyzia were in Roxby Downs for two days last week, and during their stay paid a visit to the Roxby Downs Area School, St Barbara’s Parish School and Andamooka Primary School and Rural Children’s Centre.

“By coming out to the schools we may

not be talking to our next league player, but if they have a good time when we are there they may start barracking for West Adelaide,” said Marks.

“Or one of the students may hear us speak and take on board what we say to then poten-tially be in our next premiership side.

“We have blokes like Jaydn Brind who made his league debut in our preliminary fi nal, Mat-thew Hayball who played reserves this season and Tom Schott who has played league before as well.

“So numbers from here are increasing, and it just shows players can be successful from Roxby Downs, and Jack Hombsch is playing AFL football now so he is still a prime example.”

A replay of the SANFL grand fi nal was also played at the roxbylink cinema last Wednes-

day night as the game was not televised in Roxby Downs.

Porplyzia said this was one of the fi rst times he had seen a replay of the grand fi nal and the win was still yet to sink in.

“(I was) thinking back to the start of the year to what the feeling was like when we won a game, then won a couple in a row, then as we went along the possibility of playing in the fi nals,” he said.

“We just kept building and kept progress-ing during the year and on grand fi nal day we all felt like we had a good team and we were ready to go.

“We were confi dent we could perform well, and everyone took that confi dence and put it all on the line in the grand fi nal.

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Roxby Downs junior footballers with West Adelaide’s Jason Porplyzia and the South Australian National Football League premiership cup and fl ag. PHOTO: Patrick Glover


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Carols move to ovalWRITTEN BYPATRICK GLOVER

Hundreds of community members are expected to fl ock to the Roxby Downs

Area School oval for a night of Christmas cheer next month.

Carols have been held at the Rox-by Downs Community Christian Church (RDCCC) car park for the past two years.

However, with help from local ra-dio station RoxFM and other spon-sors, the event is set to grow into a larger community event known as Roxby Downs Community Carols in the Park.

“Everyone loves carols,” said the RDCCC’s Reverend Mary Lewis.

“It is great we can do something that will attract the entire community.”

RoxFM station manager Ross Wilson said Rev Lewis had done

a “fantastic job” of organising the carols over the past four years and he was looking forward to expand-ing it.

Mr Wilson encouraged everyone to bring down a picnic rug and en-joy some of the local performers showcasing their talents on Friday, December 4.

“(Local music teacher) Mark Richardson said he has a few stu-dents that will sing,” Mr Wilson said.

“Tony D’Arrigo will be singing, and apparently Kurt from the An-damooka Yacht Club has the voice of an angel and is putting some-thing together.

“� en there are other local art-ists, like Father John and Matt Green, who will be singing.

“Cassie Henry is another one that may sing – she has a wonder-ful voice and won in her section at Roxby’s Got Talent.”

The Roxby Downs Scouts will

also get involved by selling yiros, while Vern Kruger will be off ering his famous donuts and the Com-bined Churches Group will have soft drinks available for purchase.

Electronic candles donated by Beyond Bank will also be available on the night for $2 each.

� e event will begin at 6.30pm before performances start at about 8pm, with all proceeds from the night going towards the local school chaplaincy program.

Roxby Downs Community Carols in the Park organisers Ross Wilson, Mary Lewis and Tony Weir with candles to be sold on the night. PHOTO: Patrick Glover

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Locals fl ocked to Richardson Place for the 2015 Roxby Downs Community Christmas Pageant on Saturday.

Rotary Club of Roxby District secretary Sandy Sumsion said it was fantastic to see so many children at this year’s pageant as it re-inforced the family vibe associated with event.

“� ere was a really good atmosphere at the pageant,” she said. “� ere were a lot of families in attendance with young children and teen-agers. which is the true essence of the pageant and what it is all about.”

� ere were four more fl oats than last year’s event with a total of 26 entering the pageant.

Mrs Sumsion said a lot of eff ort had gone into this year’s entries, which included new and creative ideas on display.

A number of awards were presented, with the Roxby Downs Health Service taking out the best business fl oat, the Roxby Districts Sport-ing Club had the best community fl oat and SJ Consulting SA was the best new fl oat.

Trilogy won the prize for most creative fl oat with its Wizard of Oz theme, while the most creative male participants were the four Sand Surfe rs and Karena Scott was named most cre-ative female.

� e nine stalls set up on the night included

six food stalls, a photo booth and one for the Royal Flying Doctor Service raffl e.

Around 75 children had their photo taken with Father Christmas in the Santa’s Cave set up at Roxby Central HQ.

Mrs Sumsion said she was pleased to see all the local businesses banding together to support a popular community event.

She said it was the businesses that helped make the event what it was and helped fi nish the year on a positive note.

“� ere have been a few things that have been cancelled this year, like the business awards and the Postie Bash, because there wasn’t anything to celebrate or there was no money,” she said.

“� is event costs nothing to attend, so peo-

ple can come down and bring their own little picnic or enjoy the stalls.

“It is a really great way to fi nish off the year and, along with the (Roxby Downs) Races, it is one of the biggest events on the social calendar.”

Rotary club president Tony Harwood said he was thrilled with the way the event had turned out and how smoothly it ran.

Meanwhile Roxby Downs police attended the pageant and Senior Sergeant Terry Boylan said everyone was well behaved.

A highway patrol was also conducting ran-dom drug and alcohol tests over the weekend, with no drivers reported for off ences.

PAGES 5 & 8 More pageant photos

Even more fl oats at packed pageant

Father Christmas was again one of the main attractions at this year’s

Roxby Downs Community Christmas Pageant. PHOTO: Ryneisha Bollard

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No city or town is safe from the eff ects of the drug ‘ice’ – which is why Roxby Downs hosted a regional forum on the

issue at the roxbylink auditorium last � ursday.CONTINUED PAGE 2

‘Andrew’, Ian Feltus, Wayne Roberts and Bonnie Scott were all guest speakers at the regional ‘ice’ forum last Thursday. They arepictured with Alcohol and Substance Abuse Forum member Kirsten Falt at the roxbylink auditorium. PHOTO: Patrick Glover

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October 28, 2015

FUNDRAISERS HELP HAYLEY AND OTHERS

This year’s local U.G.L.Y. Bartender of the Year fundraisers for the Leukaemia Foundation took on a special meaning as Roxby Downs woman Hayley Smith was staying at the foundation’s accommodation village while receiving treatment for blood cancer in Adelaide.

November 11, 2015

WEST ADELAIDE FC VISITS ROXBYThe West Adelaide Football

Club’s Andrew Marks and Jason Porplyzia visited Roxby Downs to celebrate the club’s fi rst SA National Football League premiership win in 32 years.Marks and Porplyzia brought

the premiership cup and fl ag along with them. They met with local junior footballers and hosted a screening of the SANFL grand fi nal at the cinema.

November 18, 2015

COMMUNITY CAROLS SET TO MOVE TO OVALAfter being held at the Roxby

Downs Christian Community Church car park previously, this year’s Christmas carols were moved to the small oval.The inaugural Roxby Downs

Community Carols in the Park event was held on Friday, December 4.

December 2, 2015

MORE FLOATS AT THIS YEAR’S XMAS PAGEANTThis year’s Roxby Downs

Community Christmas Pageant had four more fl oats than last year’s event, with a total of 26 entering.The Roxby Downs Health Service

was named the best business fl oat and the Roxby Districts Sporting Club won best community fl oat.

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Roxby Council

2015 is quickly coming to a close – and what a busy, challenging year it

has been for all of us in Roxby Downs.

Job losses and continued un-certainty at Olympic Dam have impacted on our entire commu-nity, making the year one where the downturn was felt (and con-tinues to be felt) by us all.

Counci l ha s not b e en immune and has had a year of consolidation where some projects were reprioritised, not proceeded with or deferred to place us in a stronger position moving forward.

Despite the air of uncertainty, we continue to be delighted by eff orts of many in our communi-ty who continue to work tireless-ly as volunteers. � e work of the Community Board and Forums continues to be positive.

We have also still gone ahead with initiatives where budget allowed and a clear community benefi t/need was identifi ed, just some of which include:

- Completion of the second pedestrian crossing in Richard-son Place in the location origi-nally identifi ed when the town was developed. Its upgrade not only provides an additional safe pedestrian priority crossing in our main street, but also has the effect of slowing traffic down through the area and greatly im-proving road safety.

- Construction of the new

Community Youth Centre, which is currently 80 per cent complet-ed. Handover is expected in the third week of January, with works around footpaths, car parks and the area abutting the swimming pool grounds to be undertaken by the end of February and an of-fi cial opening expected in March.

- Launch of the Sport and Rec-reation Master Plan process to provide a clear plan for the cur-rent and future sport and rec-reational requirements of our community both now and going forward.

- Consultation for the Splash Pad to replace the roxbylink toddler pool, with concept plans well received by the community. Feedback is currently being con-sidered, with Council planning to provide an update (including responses to questions asked) early in the New Year.

- With the closing of the Opal Road Landfi ll, all waste is now being transported remotely to the Inkerman landfill. Waste transfer arrangements at Opal Road will be greatly enhanced as a new Waste Transfer Station at the Opal Road landfill is virtually completed. Revamped arrangements at BSH’s Gosse Street depot have further improved waste disposal and recycling, with members of the public now having a more convenient drop-off location.

We’ve just completed a de-tailed summary of our achieve-ments and challenges for the

previous (2014-15) year in our Annual Report, which has been published at www.roxbydowns.com and is also available in hard copy by request from our offi ce in Richardson Place.

It’s a good record of the many facets of our operation and what has been achieved, and I strongly encourage you to take the time to read it.

The Council office will be closed for Christmas/New Year from 12 noon on � ursday, De-cember 24, reopening for usu-al business at 9am on Monday, January 4.

From all of us at Roxby Coun-cil, we wish you and your families a safe and enjoyable Christmas. We thank you for your support throughout the year and look forward to seeing you again in 2016.

Thanks to everyone who completed Council’s recent survey on the

future of the green waste collection service.

Council had considered removing the service entire-ly due to low usage and high contamination, however com-munity feedback indicated that there was still support to keep the service.

With this in mind, Roxby Downs will be moving to a single day green waste col-lection service from January 2016, meaning the entire town’s green bins will be col-lected on the same day (rather than over a four-day period as per the current calendar).

� is will maintain the ser-vice for residents in a cost-ef-fective manner.

� e 2016 collection calen-dar (right) will be delivered to all houses in Roxby, and includes a reminder to house-holds of what can and can’t go in green bins.

Usage and compliance will continue to be monitored next year, and the future of the service may be reviewed again if high contamination and underutilisation continues.

For any further informa-tion, contact Council during business hours on 8671 0010.

U sers of the car park area at the back of the roxbylink leisure centre (between the rear of the

swimming pool and the small oval) have been confused for some time about the legalities of angle parking, particularly with respect to right angle parking.

Council has always maintained that reverse parking is not a safe option in this car park due to concerns around high volumes of children walking through the area at school drop-off /pick-up times, as well as for sporting commitments in the roxbylink precinct.

Although most drivers use front-in parking, recent legal advice has con-fi rmed that Council only has the au-thority to disallow reverse parking in 90-degree car parks if it is appropri-ately signed.

Given the safety issue and for con-sistency purposes, ‘front in only’ park-ing signs are set to be installed at the roxbylink car park before Christmas.

Council trusts this will clarify the issue for everyone using this area and looks forward to drivers complying.

Council staff will continue to moni-tor the situation and may issue warn-ings (and eventually fi nes) but hopes that these will not be required.

Community concerns around dogs using the small oval (behind the school/roxbylink

precinct/tennis courts) during school hours has prompted Council to clarify access to this area.

Many people may not be aware that the small oval is actually leased by the Roxby Downs Area School (RDAS) and is considered part of RDAS property on school days.

Discussions with the school have confi rmed that it is not appropriate for dogs to be in an area where chil-dren are present, and so Council will soon be installing new signs to clarify this in time for the start of the 2016 school year.

Dogs will not be allowed on the small oval on school days between 8am and 5.30pm (the later afternoon time allows for use of the area by groups such as Out of School Hours Care).

Dog owners are still welcome to use the main (town) oval to exercise their dogs during these times, as well as the school oval before 8am and after 5.30pm, and are reminded to please ensure their animals are under their control at all times and they pick up any droppings and dispose of them appropriately.

Dogs should also not be exercised off -leash on the ovals when organised sport or other activities are taking place.

New single, monthly collection for green waste bins

Another busy year A message from Roxby Council Administrator, Bill Boehm:

Council set to install ‘front in only’ parking signs near roxbylink

Dog access to small oval

• Bill Boehm


In November 2015 the C o m m u n i t y B o a r d celebrated 10 years of

operation – a milestone in the history of the Board.

From its humble beginnings the Board has grown into an or-ganisation that supports more than 100 volunteers working across a number of forums and subcommittees.

It was in 2004 and 2005, dur-ing community consultations to develop the Roxby Downs Community Plan, that the seed was sown to create a Commu-nity Board.

� e aim of the Board was to oversee the implementation of the Community Plan, establish

a range of forums to carry out some of the recommendations of the plan – including new events, activities and projects – and to act as a voice for the community.

� e fi rst Board meeting was held on November 28, 2005.

The creation of the Board would not have been possible without the fi nancial backing of Roxby Council, which provided seed funding and the services of an Executive Offi cer.

Within 12 months the Board had satisfi ed legal requirements to stand on its own and was in-corporated as a not-for-profi t association.

Over the 10 years the Board

and forums have received fund-ing to support projects from State and Federal Government grant programs, Roxby Council, BHP Billiton and event spon-sors. � e Board wishes to thank these funding providers.

Without this fi nancial sup-port all of the events, projects and activities would not have been possible.

� e Community celebrated the 10 years with the cutting of a birthday cake at the No-vember Board meeting. � ree people who were present at the very fi rst Board meeting and are still involved – Vicki Ma-son, Bill Boehm and Michelle Hales – cut the cake.

Michelle Hales, who has been Executive Offi cer of the Board since its inception, refl ected on the progress and achievements of the Board and its forums.

“The Board structure is unique, and I have had the op-portunity to work with Board and forum members who are passionate and committed to improving the Roxby Downs community,” she said.

“All of these people have vol-unteered their time and devot-ed their energy to making Rox-by Downs a better place. We are eternally thankful for this contribution.”

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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

Email: [email protected]

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

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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 FORUMThursday, December 17 @ 7pm

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BUSINESS FORUMJohn Wilby 0428 815 436Tuesday, February 9 @ 6pm

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COMMUNITY GARDENVicki Mason 0418 526 608

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ENVIRONMENT FORUMAnni Walsh 0448 168 167

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ROXBY ROADSAFE MEETINGMichelle Hales 0418 833 818

Tuesday, February 9 @ 7pm

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FAMILY FORUMJoel Hill 0433 792 450

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Happy 10th birthday, Roxby Downs Community Board

LEFT: Community Board member Vicki Mason, Roxby Council Administrator Bill Boehm and Board Executive Offi cer Michelle Hales cut a cake to celebrate the Board’s 10th birthday.

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‘A-Team’ won the Roxby Downs A grade volleyball grand fi nal on Monday, December

7, against Notorius DIG. The close match came down to the fi fth set, 18-16. Pictured are (back,

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