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ABOVE: The Northern Pioneers (dressed in white) took on the Southern Scorchers (in pink) as part of the weekend’s Pink Stumps Day fundraiser for the McGrath Foundation. BELOW: Attendees formed a combined male and female symbol to represent the fact that breast cancer affects both men and women. PHOTOS: Ryneisha Bollard

WRITTEN BYPATRICK GLOVER AND RYNEISHA BOLLARD

Hundreds turned out to support this year’s Roxby Downs Pink Stumps Day event and helped raise around $15,000 for the

McGrath Foundation on Saturday night. Roxby Districts Cricket Association president

Paul Trotta said both spectators and players thor-oughly enjoyed the night.

A competition to name this year’s sides – won by Katie Meadow and Greg Weltner – saw the Northern Pioneers take on the Southern Scorch-ers for the charity match.

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R oxby Downs Area S c h o o l y e a r 1 1 student Millie Clarke

i s t ick ing something off her ‘bucket list’ by taking part in the World’s Greatest Shave.

Millie told The Monitor she had been thinking about taking on the challenge for a few years now, but it was not until seeing that Ethan Zept-ner would be doing it that she fi nally decided to give it a go.

“It’d be good to have even more people do it,” she said.

Millie said she was unsure of when she would be having

her hair shaved off but she felt “pretty scared” about it.

However, she said she was more concerned about rais-ing money for a good cause than how she would look af-ter the shave.

“People started donating and I thought ‘I can’t get out of this now’,” she said.

“It’s also kind of a bucket list thing.”

Millie has set a fundraising goal of $2000 and had already passed the $500 mark soon after announcing her cam-paign.

To make a contribution to-wards her cause, visit: http://my.leukaemiafoundation.org.au/millieclarke

Ro x b y D o w n s w o m a n Nicola Butler is hoping her participation in the World’s

Greatest Shave will help her overcome personal challenges while also supporting others.

Ms Butler told � e Monitor she had been experiencing depression recently and wanted to raise awareness about mental health issues during her fund-raising campaign.

“I’ll be able to share those messages at the same time,” she said.

“I want to see that there are people out there that can come together and support a common cause.

“Really for me it’s about connecting to that greater good.”

Ms Butler said she had also lost fam-ily members to cancer and wanted to

contribute to the Leukaemia Founda-tion’s research.

Her fundraising goal is $4800, which is enough to fund three months of lab-oratory costs for a research project to discover better treatments for blood cancer.

After starting her campaign last week she has raised more than $300 and will be appealing to friends, families and acquaintances for donations.

“� e good thing is that you can still raise funds right up until the end of June,” she said.

Her six-year-old son Tyler even gave up his $80 in pocket money and is thinking about doing the shave with her.

Ms Butler said the Leukaemia Founda-tion had been in touch with her and she had appreciated their support.

“It’s a real-life organisation that is

there to respond, and they do,” she said.Ms Butler plans on doing the shave

during the official week (March 10-13) and will be joined by her partner, Michael Fereti, who will be getting his arms and legs waxed.

Mr Fereti is participating in the World’s Greatest Shave in honour of his grandmother, known to him as Nan, who died from cancer in 2007.

“I’m prepared for the pain,” he said.It is understood Mr Fereti’s mother,

Jodi Walker-Fereti, is also set to partic-ipate by colouring her hair.

However, both were yet to upload a page to the World’s Greatest Shave by � e Monitor’s print deadline.

To donate toward Ms Butler’s cause, visit: http://my.leukaemiafoundation.org.au/nicolabutler

BY RYNEISHA BOLLARD

Millie is up for the challenge

Nicola seeks community supportRoxby Downs Area School year 11 student Millie Clarke is taking part in the World’s Greatest Shave. PHOTO: Ryneisha Bollard

PHOTO OF THE WEEK:Outback HotShots Photography Group member Kristen Dwyer took this photograph for the group’s ‘clouds’ theme.

A detail in last week’s Police Briefs (The Monitor, 17/2/16) was incorrect.

It was stated that a woman aged in her late teens was charged with hindering police, aggravated assault and resisting arrest.

However, the alleged off ender is in fact aged in her early 20s.

Meanwhile last week’s cricket report contained errors. � e report claims Seb Griggs scored 38 runs for Hornridge, however it was in fact Phil Jones who did so. Also it was Hornridge that batted fi rst, not Andamooka.

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Local woman Deb Price is set to give up more than just her curly locks for this year’s World’s Greatest Shave.

Her brother, John Hansen, of Port Pirie, has been receiving treatment for leukaemia in Adelaide for the past 12 months.

Mr Hansen’s chemotherapy has failed to fully eradi-cate the cancer from his blood, meaning his next hope for a cure is a stem cell transplant.

Mrs Price recently discovered that she is a bone marrow match with her brother and will therefore be able to participate in a transplant once he recovers from his most recent round of treatment.

� e same blood-forming cells found in bone mar-row are also present in circulating blood, from which it is easier to extract the cells.

“I’m still trying to get my head around it,” Mrs Price told � e Monitor. “In the beginning I didn’t want to know what was done because I was already commit-ted, but I’ve had appointments with doctor and psy-chologists and they’ve been very good in explaining everything.”

Mrs Price will receive injections to boost her num-ber of white cells before they are extracted from her blood via a vein in one arm. Her red cells and platelets will be returned through a vein in her other arm.

The process will take several hours and she is expected to be in recovery for a number of days afterwards.

“My pain will be nothing compared to what John has been going through,” she said.

Mrs Price’s donation will be transplanted into her brother with the aim of using her healthy cells to cure his cancer.

Mr Hansen has been staying at the Leukaemia

Foundation’s Flinders Lodge accommodation in Ad-elaide while receiving his treatment.

Mrs Price also stayed there while being tested for the bone marrow match.

She said participating in the World’s Greatest Shave was her way of giving back to an organisation that had done so much for her brother and other blood cancer patients.

Mrs Price plans on having her hair shaved off after she gets confi rmation of a date for the transplant.

She started her fundraising last week, when she set herself the goal of reaching $2000 before the shave.

Mrs Price attracted about $1000 in online and cash donations within 24 hours of announcing her cam-paign, and passed the $3000 just a few days later.

“� e support from the community is just incredible already,” she said.

Mrs Price is looking into diff erent fundraising op-portunities including a cheesecake sale and attracting sponsors for her shave.

To make a cash donation towards her cause, visit Mrs Price at the Roxby Downs Smokemart.

Alternatively contributions can be made online (http://my.leukaemiafoundation.org.au/debbieprice).

Meanwhile � e Monitor is still welcoming locals to get in touch if they would like publicity for their participation in the World’s Greatest Shave. More profi les are set to appear in an upcoming edition.


E than Zeptner will be braving the World’s Greatest

Shave as a way of thanking the local com-munity for its support both before and after his father’s death.

John ‘Zeppy’ Zeptner died following an eight-month cancer battle in September 2014.

“When he was diag-nosed we had a lot of help from the whole community,” Ethan told � e Monitor.

“It’s coming up two years since Dad passed away, so I thought it’s time to give back to oth-er people in need.”

Ethan is set to have his hair shaved off dur-ing the local basketball association grand fi nals in April.

“I’m hoping that peo-ple will get around the cause and donate,” he said.

Ethan is aiming to raise at least $2000 as this is enough for the Leukaemia Foundation to support travel and accommodation for one week’s worth of blood cancer treatment.

He had already passed the $1000 mark last week after only a few days of starting his fund-raising campaign.

Ethan said the re-

sponse demonstrated the generosity of Roxby Downs residents.

“Whether they know

you or not, they’re al-ways willing to help you,” he said.

To make a donation,

visit Ethan’s fundraising page (http://my.leukae-miafoundation.org.au/ethanzeptner).

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Deb to give up more than hair

World’s Greatest Shave participant Deb Price will also be donating blood stem cells to her brother, John Hansen, who was diagnosed

with leukaemia 12 months ago. PHOTO: Ryneisha Bollard

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I f last year’s event is anything to judge it by, next month’s Queen of the Desert Festival in the Far

North is set to be an “extraordinary” and “wonderful” aff air.

� ese were the words used by Aus-tralian singer, actor and television personality Mark Holden to describe the 2015 festival, for which he was the ambassador.

A family trip to Argentina has pre-vented Holden from participating this year, but he said he planned on return-ing for the 2017 event.

� e Queen of the Desert Festival sees teams of dressed up people and vehicles travel from Marree to Coober Pedy in a celebration of the South Australian outback and the fi lms made there.

Holden said he “loved every bit” of last year’s festival, partly because he had never been along the Oodnadatta Track before.

“I was impressed with how vast and remote it is up there,” he said.

“The story telling was fantastic – people were telling stories all the way along.

“Every part of it was extraordinary and wonderful, really.

“I can’t wait to do it again. It’s a very special part of the world, and it’s good for ‘city slickers’ to get an understand-ing of the remoteness of it.

“(The festival) is for anyone and everyone, and I can highly recommend to it.”

Holden said he shared in Marree and William Creek locals’ frustrations about the lack of mobile phone and internet coverage while staying in the area.

“It was quite a revelation, really,” he said.

Apart from being an adventure for participants, the festival also helps to raise funds for Blue September – a nationwide awareness initiative for cancers aff ecting men.

Holden became one of the charity’s inaugural ambassadors eight years ago and continues to support the organisation.

As a cancer survivor himself, he said he was pleased that the festival had chosen such a worthy charity partner.

� is year’s Queen of the Desert Fes-tival is set to begin at Marree on March 23 before ending at Coober Pedy in time for its Opal Festival parade on March 26.

Entry costs $150 per person (children aged under 12 are free), with partic-ipants encouraged to arrange dona-tions ahead of the event to help Blue September reach its fundraising goal of $15,000.

A signifi cant prize is set to be award-ed to the highest fundraiser.

For more information and to regis-ter, visit www.queenofthedesertfestival.com.au or phone 8675 8344.

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Cricketers join in on the fi ght against cancer

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1An auction collected more than $7000 for the

cause, while other fundraisers included a cham-pagne stall and the sale of McGrath Foundation merchandise.

If the 2016 Roxby Downs Pink Stumps Day event is crowned Australia’s highest fundraiser of its kind, it will be for the third year in a row.

Last year’s success has already earned the com-munity a visit from charity co-founder Glenn McGrath, with a date yet to be confi rmed.

“It is really exciting,” Trotta said.“At this stage we are just trying to think about

what to do and working out when he is available.”Event emcee Jack McGuire also served as auc-

tioneer with help from volunteer spotters, who kept an eye out for bidders.

Top-selling auction items included flights, accommodation and corporate box t ickets for two people to see the Strikers cricket match in Adelaide on New Year’s Eve. � e package sold for $1000.

Two fl ights to Adelaide plus accommodation for the weekend (donated by Roxby Travel) went for $750.

A Strikers bat signed by the players and a West End Redbacks bat signed by Phil Hughes and teammates were auctioned off at $650 each.

A Kingston Homestead accommodation pack-age (donated by Ahrens) sold for $640, while a Pink Stumps Day and Hawthorn Hawks-themed fi re bucket (courtesy of Roxby Engineering & Fabrication) went for $550.

Following the auction, which was held during a break between innings, event attendees were invited to gather on the oval to form a joint male and female symbol.

Organisers designed the shape to refl ect on the fact that breast cancer aff ects both men and women.

For more information about the McGrath Foun-dation, visit: www.mcgrathfoundation.com.au

WRITTEN BYPATRICK GLOVER

P ink Stumps Day’s special guest Amanda Wellington made the trip up from Adelaide despite injuring

her ankle during a fi elding drill at training last � u rsday.

Wellington was the youngest-ever play-er to debut for South Australian women’s cricket team the Scorpions after being se-lected at age 15.

She was also a member of the inaugural Adelaide Strikers team that competed in the

recent Women’s Big Bash League.Wellington told � e Monitor after Satur-

day night’s charity match she was thrilled to be part of such a special event.

“It is a great event and I didn’t want to miss it,” she said.

“I was telling Katalin (Wilby) and Paul (Trotta) that I didn’t want to leave them without anyone on such short notice.

“I just wanted to come up and do what I could.”

� e 18-year-old said she was pleased to see such a strong turnout, and the crowd had created a positive vibe throughout the night.

While the young leg spinner – recently described by former Australian test great Adam Gilchrist as the ‘Shane Warne’ of women’s cricket – was unable to participate in the match, she said she was impressed by some of the junior talent on show.

She said it was also important to be part of an event that raised awareness for such a signifi cant cause.

� is was her fi rst visit to Roxby Downs and she said she had enjoyed her time here.

“I loved the scenery here, just all the red sand and the old history – I just love that kind of stuff ,” she added.

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Roxby Districts Cricket Association president Paul Trotta with Scorpions

cricketer Amanda Wellington at Pink Stumps Day on the weekend.

PHOTO: Ryneisha Bollard

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Australia’s largest operator of lifestyle holiday parks became the new owner of a local business earlier

this month.Discover Holiday Parks acquired 21 sites

as part of its takeover of rival company Aspen Parks.

Among them was Myall Grove Holiday Park on Burgoyne Street, Roxby Downs,

where new signage and other rebranding initiatives will be i ntroduced.

Discovery’s director of operations, Kingsley Hall, said Myall Grove was a “good acquisition”.

Mr Hall said many of Aspen’s parks were in towns where Discovery had no presence.

“I just think it’s a great fi t there in that they’re in very complimentary locations,” he said.

Mr Hall said rebranding would be com-pleted at the new parks within the next six months, with infrastructure upgrades also

planned to varying degrees at the sites.“We’ve got a plan to do a fair bit of work

on some of the parks that we’ve bought,” he said.

However, Mr Hall added that localism remained a high priority for Discovery Hol-iday Parks, and Roxby Downs would be no exception.

“Whilst we will rebrand Myall Grove to bring it into the Discovery brand, it will maintain its local element,” he said.

“We like to retain a really strong sense of community within all of our parks.”

Myall Grove Holiday Park changes hands

Jenna Sander and Julie Barwick from Myall Grove Holiday Park, which came under new ownership recently. PHOTO: Ryneisha Bollard

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23yo drink driver caught

A 23-year-old Roxby Downs man was reported for exceeding the proscribed consumption of alcohol (PCA) limit last

week.� e man was stopped by police on Stuart Road,

Roxby Downs, as part of a random breath test. He allegedly returned a blood alcohol concen-

tration reading of 0.109 per cent. � e man was reported and issued with an im-

mediate six-month driver’s licence suspension.He will have to appear in court at a later date.

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Roxby Downs woman Bree Butler has joined � e Monitor as its new cartoonist.

Ms Butler grew up in Roxby, where she lived with her parents and sisters before leaving to study commercial cookery in 2006.

She returned in 2013 and has been pursuing her passion for art in her spare time.

“It quiets my brain and off ers an amazing escape from reality,” she said.

“It helps to communicate certain things I wouldn’t be able to with words.”

Ms Butler specialises in ‘name art’, which involves writing someone’s name in the centre and drawing diff erent images associated with that person around it.

“I started my name art pieces as a gift for a boy-friend at the time, and people really liked the idea and began asking me to create them for their loved ones,” she said.

“I liked the idea of creating something that’s unique-ly theirs. Quotes, favourite bands, sport, inside jokes – things that defi ne that person are all in one gift.

“It’s something specially personalised just for them.” Ms Butler also operates a face painting and spe-

cial eff ects make-up service, which she started after developing the skills for her mother’s � e Nightmare Before Christmas-themed parties.

Her newest venture as � e Monitor’s cartoonist will be in addition to her other activities.

“I’m excited to start a new adventure and challenge,” she said.

“I’m hoping I can grow as an artist from it.”

Chargrilled lamb chops atop a hearty chickpea stew was the highlight of an

enjoyable evening spent at the Roxby Downs Tavern.

� e entrees and mains came out in quick succession – an impressive feat considering there was a large crowd amassing for a meal on a warm Saturday night.

� e Cajun chicken shasliks were tasty and presented well, and the chicken burger was made all the better with the addition of grilled camembert.

Dessert was a caramel custard tart. It was disappointing as it ap-peared to be pre-packaged portions placed on a plate with vanilla ice

cream, not the promised macada-mia nut fl avour.

� e Tavern is a suitable recom-mendation if you are looking for simple meals done well and at a good price.

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section where it gives a shoutout to local kids enjoying birthdays, with one child selected to have their photo appear in the paper as well. To participate, fill out this form

and either hand it in at our office on Richardson Place or mail it to PO Box 72, Roxby Downs SA 5725.

Send your name andcontact phone number, along with your child’s

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MINING

A culture change at Olympic Dam i s de l iver ing

improved results for BHP Billiton’s team in South Australia – according to the mine’s asset president, Jacqui McGill.

Speaking at an Amer-ican Chamber of Com-merce lunch in Adelaide earlier this month, Ms McGill refl ected on the past year, noting the raft of challenges the asset faced just 12 months ago from both a safety and operational perspective.

She explained how these were addressed by making changes t o o r g a n i s a t i o n a l design and operational improvements.

“We took some strong decisions quite early – we made significant changes underground to reduce the risks our team members were ex-posed to,” she said.

“We continued to op-erate the mine at full ca-pacity, which enabled us to build inventory, and we took the opportunity to do signifi cant main-tenance in the surface plant while we had the time.

“We also invested sig-nifi cant resources into reviewing the design of our organisation.

“This redesign has been monumental in changing how we work and in delivering value. It led us to simplifying our organisation – we went to a two general manager structure and increased the scope of our managers and superintendents.”

However, Ms McGill went on to say that the most important factor in delivering results was focusing on leadership and creating the right culture.

“When you have a

culture that gets why you are doing something rather than telling them what to do and how to do it, you build leader-ship at all levels of the business,” she said.

When you under-stand the overarching goal, you get 100 per cent of your team work-ing on the right prob-lem – silos disappear and discretionary eff ort increases.”

Citing a range of ex-amples where Olympic Dam employees had stepped up and imple-

mented changes that have improved oper-ational performance, Ms McGill reported that Olympic Dam was now regularly delivering production against the mine plans.

“This is more than that just good news for BHP Billiton and the 3000 Olympic Dam employees and contrac-tors,” she said.

“As a major contribu-tor to South Australia’s economy – spending over $580 million with South Australian suppli-

ers and paying over $70 million in royalties and taxes in the 2015 fi nan-cial year – these results are also good news for the state more broadly.

“They demonstrate that it’s possible to op-erate a globally compet-itive mine and process-ing plant right here in South Australia – which supports my strong view that this state is not only a great place to live, but also a fantastic place to do business.”

The South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy (SACOME) has welcomed the Nuclear Fuel Cycle

Royal Commission’s release of its tentative fi ndings earlier this month.

More than 250 public submissions – among them being 128 expert witnesses and the advice of distinguished committees including radiation and socio-economics experts – contributed to the fi ndings.

According to SACOME, the Royal Commission found:

• By 2040 SA’s uranium exports could tri-ple up to 15,000 tonnes per annum.

• Th e increase in mining could result in around $300 million for gross state product, with 800 additional full-time workers and

signifi cant benefi ts to regional communities. • Signifi cant value could be derived from

local processing of uranium into fuel, par-ticularly through a fuel leasing program.

• Current administrative and regulatory processes are suffi cient to manage any risks.

• Dual environmental approvals currently required for uranium mining have increased costs and timeframes for regulatory approval and are unnecessary.

• 11,000 containers of uranium oxide have been exported from SA to date with no ad-verse impacts to workers, the public or the environment.

SACOME’s submission to the Royal Com-mission in August last year outlined the world-class industry that exists in SA and

the opportunities that may arise from an expansion into the nuclear fuel cycle.

Chief executive Jason Kuchel welcomed the commission’s fi ndings, particularly the determination regarding dual environmental approvals.

“SACOME has long called for the removal of unnecessary and onerous duplication in regulation for uranium mining and milling,” he said. “Th ere is no reason why uranium should be treated any diff erently to any other mineral that is mined here, and the fi ndings confi rm the detrimental impact our dual system is having in terms of increased costs and unnecessarily long approvals times.

“Th e fi ndings also confi rm the value in in-creasing our involvement in the enrichment and further processing of uranium.

“Additionally, the commission’s fi ndings have confi rmed the increasing, key role nu-clear energy is playing worldwide in provid-ing low emission energy to address climate goals.

“While the tentative fi ndings suggest the economics for nuclear energy in Australia are not favourable in the current climate, nuclear power has the scope to be viable in the future and deliver signifi cant advances for reducing carbon emissions.

“In the not-too-distant future, small-scale modular reactors could be used to power remote mine sites and communities.

“For these reasons, the commission is right in calling for Australia to remove the outdated legislative impediments that stop the potential for nuclear power.”

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infrastructure sectors. We build, maintain and support our customer’s operations through the

provision of safe, reliable and cost effective engineering service solutions.

Operating in Roxby Downs since 1988,proudly supporting the local community.


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 – 5pmAll inquiries 8671 1154

Opening hours Monday - Wednesday 9am - 5pm

Thursday 9am - 6.30pmFriday 9am - 5pm

Saturday 9am - 1pmToddler Story time – Tuesday and Wednesday (repeat) 9.30am start

Telephone 8671 0500Email: [email protected]

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

DVDs, magazines and internet facilities.

Opening hours

9am to 5pm weekdays

Telephone 8671 0010 • Fax 8671 0452

Email: [email protected]

After hours emergency

Mobile 0418 892 870

Web www.roxbycouncil.com

SERVICE SAWASTE MANAGEMENTCOUNCIL OFFICE LIBRARY

Community safety and well-being is of the utmost importance to Roxby Council, and we’re

pleased to confi rm that we do not use toxic chemicals to control weeds in our community spaces.

Recent media reports have suggest-ed that some Australian councils are still using glyphosate for weed control, despite a World Health Organisation warning that the chemical probably causes cancer.

This has raised concerns around community health impacts – not only for the staff applying the chemical, but particularly when it is being used in spaces such as playgrounds and parks.

Roxby Council hasn’t used chemicals for weed control for some time and has used a steam weeder very eff ectively for the last 18 or so months.

“� e fact that many commercial pes-ticides may be harmful is something we’ve been aware of for a long time, and

we’ve trialed various alternative weed control methods (including hand weed-ing for years) here in Roxby,” said Roxby Council Works Manager Peter Keller.

“In late 2014 we purchased an Aus-tralian-made Steamwand, which ba-sically uses a mixture of boiling water and steam to give the weeds a thermal shock, exploding their cells on contact and leaving them brown and crispy within hours.

“� e good thing about this method of weed control is that it fi ts in the back of the ute, is easily operated by our con-tractor, Outback Landscaping, and just requires water to eradicate the weeds.”

“It is also safe, non-toxic, eff ective and a cost-effi cient alternative to the spraying of harmful herbicides.”

As part of their contract with Coun-cil, Outback Landscaping removes weeds from Roxby streets, parks and playgrounds on a regular schedule, as well as ‘as needed’ after large rain events.

P rogress continues on the Roxby Sport and Recreation Master Plan,

with early concepts and options presented to the Sport and Recreation Steering Committee on Monday, February 15.

� e options are the latest step in the Roxby Sport and Recre-ation Review – a process that kicked off around 18 months ago tasked with looking at the town’s current and future sporting and recreation needs.

A grant from the South Australian Offi ce of Recreation and Sport assisted with funding the Master Plan works, which

are being managed by Adelaide-based One Eighty Sport & Leisure Solutions.

“Our presentation last Monday night was a chance to show the Sport and Recreation Steering Committee where we are up to in the process and get their feed-back on some early options,” said One Eighty SLS Director Mark Band.

“We did stress to them that it was early stages so nothing is ‘set in stone’ as yet, and it was all about seeking their thoughts and comments on the options and concepts so far.”

From here, Steering Commit-tee representatives have received

the options to take back to their sporting and recreation groups and organisations for further discussion.

“We’ve asked them to get any further feedback back to us by Friday, March 4,” Mark said.

“From there, we’ll refi ne the concepts further and then come back to the broader community for their feedback in late March/early April.”

Dates and venues for the com-munity consultation will be ad-vertised in the coming weeks once known.

� e plans will also be availa-ble on www.roxbydowns.com for public viewing at the same time.

Our chemical-free steaming solution

Sport & Rec Master Plan early concepts presented

NEWS IN BRIEFLibrary hours extended

Roxby Library is currently trialling extended opening hours, with the library

staying open until 6.30pm on � ursdays and 1pm on Saturdays.

The slightly longer hours are aimed at giving more people a chance to experience all the li-brary has to off er, and will remain in place until April 30.

Water, power bills reminder

Reminder notices have now been issued for overdue water and power notices for

the October – December quarter, with payment due before March 1.

If you are experiencing diffi culty paying, or have any queries about your bills, please call the friendly Roxby Council staff during busi-ness hours on 8671 0010.

Karen Taubers and Darcy Brown from Outback Landscaping using a steam weeder at the Pine Crescent junior playground.


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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


George GiakoumisVicki Mason • Gaylene Crane

Mary Lewis • Bill BoehmSandy Sumsion • Angela Thompson

Thevoice of the community...

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

contact the following people. New members are always welcome.

ARTS and CULTURE FORUMTBC

BUSINESS FORUMJohn Wilby 0428 815 436

Tuesday, March 8 @ 6pm

The Club Boardroom

COMMUNITY GARDENVicki Mason 0418 526 608Thursday, March 10 @ 6.30pm

Community Garden (cnr Alberrie St, Pioneer Dr & Mulgaria Cres)

ENVIRONMENT FORUMAnni Walsh 0448 168 167Thursday, March 3 @ 5.30pm

Council Boardroom

ROXBY ROADSAFE MEETINGMichelle Hales 0418 833 818

Tuesday, April 12 @ 7pm

Council Boardroom

MULTICULTURAL FORUMSasha Yantewo (08) 8671 0010

Wednesday, March 16 @ 6pm

Community Youth Centre

FAMILY FORUMJoel Hill 0433 792 450

Thursday, March 17 @ 6.30pm

Library Meeting Space

The 2016 Volunteer T r a i n i n g G r a n t s recognise the value

of providing training for volunteers and volunteer managers.

� e grants are designed to

boost their skills and experience to meet the needs of local com-munities and services.

� e Volunteer Grants pro-gram from the Offi ce for Vol-unteers helps communities in South Australia deliver training to support their local volunteers and volunteer managers.

Grants are awarded to South Australian not-for-profit in-corporated community organ-isations, resource centres and training providers.

Grants of up to $10,000 towards the cost of training courses will assist volunteers and volunteer managers from not-for-profit incorporated community organisations to:

• Gain the skills and qualifi -cations they need

• Meet the identifi ed training needs of the local community

Organisations from rural and remote areas of South Australia are encouraged to apply.

Examples of training may in-clude, but are not limited to: ad-ministration, governance, com-munication skills, counselling, leadership, cultural awareness, information technology, mar-keting, risk management and working with vulnerable people.

Grant funding can be used for the following:

• Training/provider fees, in-cluding travel costs associat-ed with delivering training to

volunteers in rural and remote areas of South Australia.

• Textbooks and other learn-ing resources required such as handbooks and learner guides.

It is a great opportunity for any local Roxby not-for-profi t incorporated community or-ganisations to access funding for aiding training within their volunteers and managers.

If you are interested in the Volunteer Training Grants, guidelines and an online appli-cation form can be found online (www.ofv.sa.gov.au).

For more information, phone 1300 014 712. Applications close on Friday, March 18.

The Multicultural Forum had its first meeting for 2016

last week and is already getting enthused for what this year will bring.

� e forum members are very excited about the third World Food and Music Fes-tival which will be held later this year (date to be con-fi rmed very soon).

Already the ideas are fl owing and, by following up from the 2014 festival, Roxby will likely be enter-tained and raving for days on end after the event.

The World Food and Music Festival in 2014 attracte d more than 1000 locals who got into the spirit of the diverse

cultures in Roxby Downs.� e previous committee

in 2014 worked very hard together to get the event to such a fantastic standard and is keen to build on this and make it another enjoy-able and unique event in 2016.

� e subcommittee of the Multicultural Forum will start to meet next month to formulate what the festival will look like this year.

The subcommittee is seeking new members.

If you are keen on getting involved in this wonderful and fun event, no experience necessary, contact Sasha Yantewo on 0428 727 583 or email: [email protected]

Volunteer Training Grant opportunities available

World Food and Music Festival

committee seeks more members


OUT ABOUT&

Isabella and Penelope Blackwell with Kelly Quinn, Lars Blackwell

and Liette Schoemaker.

Jo Barron-Perry and Sharleen

Lloyd.

Jess Bawden and Kate Hooper volunteered at the champagne stall.

Junior cricketers participated in the

charity match.Blake

Grillett.

Kylie Aspery and Emma

Baker.

Milly and Iain Wise with Julian

Blackwell.

Hayley Wurfel with her

dogs, Milo and Rosey.

PHOTOS: Ryneisha BollardPink Stumps Day


OUT ABOUT&

Amanda Wellington with

Sarah Perry.

The Northern Pioneers ready for their match

on Saturday.

Local Rotarians Richard Gloster and John Wilby helped out with the barbecue for the yiros stall.

The Southern Scorchers ahead of the weekend’s

charity match.

DJ Rob McElhinney with event emcee

Jack McGuire.

Tracey Crilly and Mandy Masters helped sell McGrath

Foundation merchandise.

PHOTOS: Ryneisha BollardPink Stumps Day


OUT ABOUT&

FRIENDLY CUPPA: An inaugural Women@Life Cuppa event was held at Dunes Cafe on Friday, with fortnightly meetings set to take place at the

cafe and group members’ houses. Anyone interested in taking part is asked to request to join the Women@Life Friends group on Facebook. Pictured are Theresa Bunyon, Robyn Parry, Hayley Scrivens (with daughter Bowie),

Alina Cojocea and Angie Van Rooyen. PHOTO: Ryneisha Bollard

Asha, Hayley Thompson, Milla, Deb Brown and Cat Lynch.

Christopher, Stann and

Cecilia Zung.

Stacey Dadleh, Amanda Wellington and Kiaran and Jordan Dadleh at the McGrath Foundation stall, which was held as part of Pink Stumps Day.

Bridget, Vongai, Danielle and Prosper Soka.

Kelly Quinn with Lars and Julian

Blackwell.

PHOTOS: Ryneisha BollardRoxby Market Day


MonitorThe

ClassifiedsCALL 8671 2683

PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICES SITUATIONS VACANT

PUBLIC NOTICES

We would like to hear from anyone interested in being an

UMPIRES CO-ORDINATORand anyone interested in umpiring

both Juniors and Seniors,Field or boundary.

They are paid positions.Contact Bev Zeptner

on 0418 846 079

UMPIRES WANTED

The FNFL are seeking interest in tendering for the

CANTEENfor the 2016 season

Email [email protected]

Tenders closeFriday, February 26, 2016

Contact Bev Zeptneron 0418 846 079

TENDERSWANTED Post Of ce

& Motel

Ph: (08) 8672 7007 Fax: (08) 8672 7062www.andamookaopal.com.au


OPEN 7 DAYS

Behind the Famous Bottle HouseOpal Creek Boulevard, Andamooka & after hours by appointment

Post Of ce

Our Mining Services operations provide a wide range of trade services to the mining, oil, gas and defence industries. We have been involved in the Olympic Dam site since its inception in 1986.

The ideal candidate must have previous experience working with general administration and accounts recievable/payable, be familiar with site processes and be able to demonstrate a profound commitment to safety. They will also hold a current Drivers Licence.

The successful applicant will have previous experi-ence using accounting and inventory programs, and experience in accessing client online portals will be highly regarded.A mandatory pre-employment medical, including drug and alcohol screening, is required upon acceptance of the position.

Cowell Electric strives to be an employer of choice and offers an attractive remuneration, inclusive of varied allowances and additional superannuation contributions.

To apply, please send a current resume & cover letter to [email protected] or drop a copy in to 42C Charlton Road, Olympic Dam.

Applications close: Thursday, March 31 2016

Position VacantOlympic Dam, SA

Full time, permanent 9 month contract

ADMINISTRATOR

INVITATION TO TENDER PROVISION OF STREET

SWEEPINGCONTRACT NO MW 055/16

Tenders are invited from experienced and suitably qualified Street Sweeping Contractors for provision of STREET SWEEPING SERVICES to Roxby Downs Council.

Roxby Downs is a small rural Council in South Australia situated approximately 550km north east of Adelaide with a population of approximately 4,000 and a road length of approximately 60km.

Council is responsible for maintenance of all kerb and water-tables, median kerbing, and side entry pits in the township area.

Council will carry out the works under contract with township Street Sweeping scheduled for three times per annum for a total contract period of 3 years plus an option for a further 2 years.

It is anticipated that a contract will be signed in April 2016 to enable the first scheduled sweeping works to be carried out in July/August 2016.

The preferred Tenderer may be required to attend a post tender interview at the Council Office in Roxby Downs prior to letting of the tender.

Copies of the Conditions of Tender, General Conditions of Contract, Tender Forms and Specification can be downloaded from the Council web site www.roxbydowns.com.

Tenders in writing will close at 4pm Friday 18 March 2016 at the offices of:-Roxby Downs CouncilRichardson PlaceRoxby Downs SA 5725

Tenders must be submitted in triplicate in a sealed envelope clearly marked“Tender for Provision of Street Sweeping Services – MW055/16”

Tender enquiries may be addressed to the Works Manager, Peter Keller on 08 8671 0010.

Neither the lowest nor any tender necessarily accepted.

BILL BOEHMADMINISTRATOR

Tuesday March 1stTuesday March 8th

Time: 7PMOutdoor courts (behind the rec centre)

For ‘C’ Grade sides

Netball Trials

Coaches Wanted

For more information �nd us on Facebook ‘Roxby Districts Sporting Club (MINERS)’

Or [email protected]

FRIDAY MARCH 4th - 2016@ ROXBY DOWNS LEISURE CENTRE AUDITORIUM

Junior session (Reception-Year 6) 6.30pm - 8.00pmFood, Drinks & Glow Products Available For Purchase On The Night.

Supported by the roxby link

**Please note: This is a lock in event. Parents can, if they wish record emergency contact information on wristbands

that will be available at the venue**

HOST DJ: THE ABBOTT (2005 NZ DMC DJ CHAMP & 9th Online DJ World Finals 2014)

ENTRY

$5-00

CHURCH NOTICES

NEW Life Church, Roxby Downs. Fam-ily-friendly, contem-porary worship. A member of Australian Christian Churches. Meeting at the Rox-by Downs Christian Community Church hall, corner of Bur-goyne St and Stuart Rd, 3pm on Sundays. Interactive children’s ministry for ages three to seven and eight to 12. Features an innovative and engaging 12-month curriculum. For more details, phone Pas-tor David Bunyon on 0403 058 050 or Theresa Bunyon on 0413 609 102. Web-site: newlifeccc.org.au/churches-news/roxby-downs

ST Barbara Catho-lic Parish. Masses at Roxby Downs are held at the Lutheran Church on Pioneer Dr, Saturdays 6pm and Sundays 8am. At Andamooka on fi rst and third Sundays at 11am. Woomera: Sunday masses are by telephone ar-rangement with the parish priest. Contact Fr John Folkman on 8671 0925.

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

FOR SALE

SHED - Brand new three sided farm shed kit 18mx12mx5m (3x6m bays) Zinc $14,990 0447-027-775

Roxby Downs Darts League

2016 Seasonwill run from Wednesday, March 16

until late October.

Forms can be picked up from99 Stuart Road or contact us

to have one emailed out to you.

For more information callLiza on 0413 501 368

or Darren on 0417 881 098

Registrations close on the 29th February.

• PartTime(40hoursperfortnight)FixedTerm,12MonthPosition• MobilePosition-TravelandOvernightStaysRequired• AttractiveSalaryPackagingOptionsAvailable

Working closely with the Case Manager you will supportcomplex care coordination and develop partnerships withclients toproactively achieve “solution focused”outcomes.Thisincludesrosteringcareandservicestomeettheclient’sneeds. You will develop positive working relationshipswithinthelocalservicecentreandmorebroadlyacrosstheorganisationtofacilitateastreamlinedclientexperience.

Want to join us?

TofindoutmoreandtojoinourteampleasesubmityourresumeandcoverletterforRef: 10516viahttps://calvary.mercury.com.au/

ForfurtherinformationpleasecallFionaVealeon 08 8641 1266

ApplicationsClose:28th February 2016

AllappointmentsaresubjecttoasatisfactoryPoliceCheckandDCSICheck

Care CoordinatorAndamooka

www.calvarycommunitycare.org.au

In the tradition of the Sisters of the Little Company of Mary with values of hospitality, healing, stewardship and respect.


ACCESSCHIROPRACTIC

Consults at 97 PIONEER DRIVE, ROXBY DOWNS

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

PHONE 8645 0880

Tuesday 1st March PM and Wednesday 2nd March AM,Tuesday 15th March PM and Wednesday 16th March AMTuesday 29th March PM and Wednesday 30th March AM

telephone 08 8671 1353 facsimile 08 8671 [email protected]

PO Box 275 - Roxby Downs - South Australia 5725

GLAZING BUILDING PAINTING GASFITTING PLUMBINGELECTRICAL RENOVATIONS KITCHEN UPGRADES

REFRIGERATION AIRCONDITIONING DATA & COMMUNICATIONBDL 219265 PGE 198058 AU20207

Timeless TransportFurniture removals • Pick up and delivery from Adelaide

to Roxby (no item too large or small!) • General freight

Phone 0415 405 516

Ongoing commercial

contract work welcome

Find us on Facebook

RoxbyRoxbyRoxbyBusiness Guide to services in

[email protected]

Need a Removalist & want to save some money!!

Then you need to call Silver City Removals

0439 318 810

Back loading from Roxby on Friday 26th February toPort Augusta, Port Pirie, Adelaide & Broken Hill.

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

Around the groundsAround the groundsAround the grounds

Locals competing at the Port Augusta swimming carnival on December 12 were Taylah Masters, Liam and Emily Miller and Emily and Alyssa Parker. PHOTO: Supplied

Max Vugts (right, Lakers)

puts pressure on Rupert Kilmartin

(Mavericks) during under 10 boys basketball

on Saturday. PHOTOS:

Ryneisha Bollard

Charlie Copeland (Lakers) sets up a shot.

Finn Giles (Storm) powers ahead of

Max Jarmyn (Bulls).

George Aitchison (Mavericks) leads the pack as he dribbles

the ball down the court.

Storm player Darnell Rynne (right) gets past Zach Grantham (Bulls).

Jonty Hoffmann gets the ball down the court for Bulls.

Alia Shaw competed at her fi rst carnival for the Roxby Downs Swimming Club at Crystal

Brook recently. She was the only Roxby entrant and earned a bronze medal for her backstroke event. PHOTO: Supplied


SPORTMonitorThe

WorkPac Group

Annual Golf DaySaturday March 19th 2016

WorkPacGroup

COST$60 PER TEAM

Everyone is welcome to join us for a great day on the green!Registration 7:45am with 9:00am tee off

Event includes:Ambrose Style (teams of four) | BBQ Presentations | Membership DrawFundraising - Junior Football Association

For more information or to register contact Robin Passmore via phone 0447831266 or email [email protected]

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Around the groundsAround the groundsAround the grounds COUNTRY CRICKET CARNIVAL AND PINK STUMPS DAY

Maeve Kendrick bowls for the Northern Pioneers

at Pink Stumps Day on the weekend.

PHOTOS: Ryneisha Bollard

Clifford Lange gets ready to send down

another delivery for

the Southern Scorchers.

Junior cricketer Max Masters bowls for the Southern Scorchers.

Max Steer (Northern Pioneers)

prepares for a delivery

from a Southern Scorchers bowler.

Troy Mulders (Southern Scorchers) gets the ball away.

Northern Pioneers captain Clint Gow-Smith donned the gloves as wicket keeper on Saturday night.

Sam Crilly takes a swing for the Southern Scorchers.

Paul Polujnikoff on his way to

a tournament-high 135 against South Augusta.

Tom Maegraith showed good form on his way to a half century on day two of the country

cricket carnival. PHOTOS: Patrick Glover

Rhys Allard played this

ball off his hips in last Friday’s game against

Woodside/Whyalla.

Sam Carlyle fl icked this delivery away for

a single last Friday.

NEWSMonitorThe

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SPORTwww.themonitor.com.au Phone (08) 8671 2683 Fax (08) 8671 2843

Phone 8671 0500

SHOWING

roxbyaquatics

TICKETSAdult: $10 Children $8

Family Pass (4) $30Cheap Tuesday: $7

COMING SOON:ZOOLANDER 2

Gym Hours 6am to 12 midday (Closed in between 12-2pm) 2pm to 9pm Weekends 9am to 5pm Public Holidays 10am to 4pm

SAT 27th February | 10:30am & 4pmSUN 28th February | 1:30pm

THURS 25th February | 7pm FRI 26th February | 4pm SAT 27th February | 1:30pmSUN 28th February | 10:30am TUES 1st March | 7pm

THURS 25th February | 4pm FRI 26th February | 7pmSAT 27th February | 7pm SUN 28th February | 4pm TUES 1st March | 4pm

Toddler Story Time – Tuesday and Wednesday (repeat) at 9:30am in the

Community Library

THE CHOICEDuration: 1 hour 51 minutes Rating: PG

NOWHERE BOYS : THE BOOK OF SHADOWSDuration: 1 hour 22 minutes Rating: PG

DIRTY GRANDPADuration: 1 hour 42 minutes Rating: MA15+

Sunday Slush & Slide 1-3pm every Sunday.

Unlimited Slides & $2 Small Slushies or Cyclones.

Pulse Fitness 8 Week Challenge February 15 to April 4 – prizes to

be won!! Contact Pulse Fitness for further information

WRITTEN BYPATRICK GLOVER

The Roxby Downs team has, for the second year in a row, gone through the Country Carnival Cricket Association

competition undefeated but failed to win overall.

Five wins including an outright victory still had the Wedgies falling two points short of Tatiara last week.

However, the end of the carnival brought recognition to the team with opening batter Sam Carlyle being awarded top fi elder of the carnival.

� e side’s dominant form throughout the competition also saw three players make it into the team of the carnival.

Carlyle was selected in the side for his fi eld-ing eff orts, Lucas Holbrook as the spinner of the side for his 13 wickets and Paul Polujnikoff for his eff orts with the bat.

Awards went to Polujnikoff for making the highest score of the tournament, 135, and Rhys Allard for making 121 on day three.

Opening bowler Patrick Glover also claimed an award for his five-wicket haul against Weetulta on the Wednesday.

� e week began with a close game against Le Hunte, with the game coming down to the second-to-last over of the game.

Roxby bowled fi rst at Brighton Oval #1, re-stricting the opposition to 183 all out before passing the score eight wickets down.

Tuesday’s game against South Augusta was a long day for the players and was highlighted by Polujnikoff ’s 135.

� e side took out the win when South Au-gusta failed to chase down the Wedgies’ mas-sive total of 7/257.

� e Wedgies proved far too good for Weet-ulta in their match on day three of the carnival by taking an outright win.

Glover started the ball rolling in the morn-ing session, taking fi ve wickets to help bowl Weetulta out for 43, then a century to Allard guided the side to 193 before being forced to declare.

Adrian Harris then ripped through the op-position’s middle order to dismiss them for 116 in the second innings.

� ursday nearly saw the side claim another outright scalp in its defeat of Quorn at Dun-can Fraser Reserve.

Wickets were shared around, while Polu-jnikoff again showed his composure with the bat to post a 60.

� e Wedgies wrapped up the carnival last Friday with a fi fth win from as many days when they easily accounted for Woodside/Whyalla.

Jason Carroll and Glover were the main

wicket takers with the ball with three each, while half centuries to Chris Patterson and Jacob Linsenmeier saw Roxby pass the modest total of 127 with six wickets still in hand.

CRICKET CARNIVAL RESULTSDay One: Roxby Downs 8/185 (S. Carlyle

65, C. Patterson 45no) d Le Hunte 183 (L. Hol-brook 4/56, P. Glover 3/41).

Day Two: Roxby Downs 7/257 (P. Polu-jnikoff 135, T. Maegraith 55) d South Augusta 5/209 (J. Carroll 3/49)

Day � ree: Roxby Downs 2/193 (R. Allard 121, S. Carlyle 37) d Weetulta 43 (P. Glover 5/22) and 116 (A. Harris 4/31, S. McIvor 3/17, S. Holbrook 3/23).

Day Four: Roxby Downs 183 (P. Polujnikoff 60) d Quorn 50 (S. McIvor 3/15, L. Holbrook 3/12, J. Carroll 3/6) and 6/135 (R. Allard 4/35).

Day Five: Roxby Downs 4/135 (C. Patter-son 50no, J. Linsenmeier 50no) d Woodside/Whyalla 127 (J. Carroll 3/19, P. Glover 3/36).

Wedgies undefeated ...but still no trophy

Roxby Downs went through last week’s Country Carnival Cricket Association competition undefeated to fi nish in second behind Tatiara. The competition was held in Adelaide from February 15-19. PHOTO: Patrick Glover

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