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The membership of SA’s new Outback Communities Authority board has attracted more criti-

cism it was reported last week.

The Marla and Districts Progress Association has joined the Andamooka and Oodnadatta local associations to say more board members should live in the outback.

Marla Association chairwoman Gillian Fennel says the Authority is similar to a local council.

She told the ABC last week it should be based in the region and elected by the community.

“We were only vaguely familiar with one or two people on the new board and some of them by reputation only. We’ve never met them in person or had any dealings with them,” she said.

“So it does make it very hard to feel that they are going to do a good job of representing us.”

Wayne Williams from Hamilton Station, north of Oodnadatta, says many people have told him they will not pay the $200 Outback Communities Authority levy.

“If we could see that it was going to be of some good it’s a diff erent story and we have some say in what happens,” he said.

“We should be able to appoint who goes on it so that then if it goes wrong we can’t blame anyone but ourselves,” he said.

Th ese comments followed similar calls by the Chairman of the Andamooka Opal Miners’ Association, Mr. Peter Allen who was critical of the lack of local residents on the Board.

Th e Andamooka Progress Association says the region in the State’s north is not properly represented on the Outback Communities Authority.

Th e Association says it will not accept the Authority’s decisions.

Association president Peter Allen says Andamooka residents would not have supported the Authority’s formation if they had known that most board members would be from outside the region.

Mr Allen said the community thought at least four of the Authority’s seven members would be from the outback.

He says residents will not take orders from the Authority until there is more local input about matters such as rates and community development.

“You can’t expect people living in North Terrace or Aldgate or wherever to under-stand the implications of decisions they might make,” he said.

“Th at’s for people in local communities to determine what decisions need to be made and how they need to be made.”

Minister for State and Local Government Relations Gail Gago responded to both comments that the claims are nonsense.

She says Authority members have strong outback connections.

More calls More calls for local for local reps on reps on Authority Authority BoardBoard

ABOVE: Andamooka Opal Miners’ Association chairman, Peter Allen is working with other outback community leaders to form a coalition of groups to put a united case to the Government about the structure of Board membership.

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I am writing to the scrambled sounds of the Roxby Downs Folk Club meeting in our sitting room. Th ey continue to look for a welcoming

venue to meet each week where anyone who’s interested in folk music can come to jam/sing/foot tap or just listen.

Cities have a number of pubs that become folk venues once a week or so; not so easy in remote areas with fewer available venues and fewer people interested in the genre. Mixing people of diverse interests at close quarters is part of rural and regional living – an enriching experi-ence and challenging or even exasperating experience at the same time.

Why can’t more people be just like me? But music is such a refl ection of the mix of isn’t it? It’s like a fruitcake – so rich and varied; jewels of colour

and taste. Music comes from so many diff erent traditions

and has so many diverse rhythms and colours and sounds - Folk, rock and classical, blues, trad and hip-hop, rap, heavy metal and country – and within them diff erent sub-sets and classifi cations, artists, styles and followings. As 2 guys in the Kingoonya pub on Saturday argued,

“It’s a fi ddle.” “No, it’s a violin. Fiddles are bigger.” “No, they’re both the same, just diff erent names.“Nah – I still reckon it’s a violin.” And does it matter anyway? Probably does to the one

who’s passionate about their fi ddle – or is it a violin? Where else do we fi nd such a kaleidoscope of traditions

as in regional towns like Roxby Downs? People come here from all over the world looking for their fortune, develop-ing their career, bringing up their family, looking to fi t in and make a go of life through this new opportunity.

I wonder what music is brought in by this conglomer-ate and what we might sound like mixed together.

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Polling Places Returned: 116 of 131 Enrolment: 99,817 Turnout: 78.98% Candidate Party Votes % Swing (%)MELVILLE-SMITH, Andrew Colin The Greens 5,535 7.43 +3.31SANSBURY, Tauto Australian Labor Party 23,790 31.95 -6.71RAMSEY, Rowan Liberal 41,130 55.24 +7.98HOLLAND, Sylvia Family First 4,002 5.37 +0.87...... National Party of Australia (S.A.) Inc. 0 0.00 -3.06...... Australian Democrats 0 0.00 -1.23...... Other 0 0.00 -1.18FORMAL 74,457 94.45 -1.30INFORMAL 4,374 5.55 +1.30TOTAL 78,831 78.98 -15.97

TWO CANDIDATE PREFERREDPolling Places Returned: 115 of 131 Turnout: 78.58%

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SANSBURY, Tauto Australian Labor Party 29,276 39.52 45.57 -6.05RAMSEY, Rowan Liberal 44,810 60.48 54.43 +6.05

Votes swing back to RamseyL iberal MP Rowan Ramsey reversed the South Australian

trend and increased the Liberal vote holding on to the seat of Grey after Saturday’s historic Federal

election.

With a swing of 6.1 per cent back the Liberals compared to the 2007 election when the Liberals suff ered a swing of 9 per cent against them, Rowan Ramsey has got Grey back to a safe seat for his party.

“We gained a lot of ground we lost at the last election, and that is very pleasing, “ said Mr. Ramsey at his victory celebrations with his volunteers.

“I am very pleased with the result of Saturday’s election and look forward to serving the people in Grey for another term,” he said. “ I trust at least a portion of the swing is recognition of a lot hard work over the last three years and I am humbled by the broad support.”

“Th e uncertainty surrounding the Mining Tax, its impact on both the Onesteel operations and the prospect of hundreds of jobs with new iron miners, highlighted the Government’s general

incompetency and bewildered many voters. Coupled with my com-mitments to an MRI service for the region and the re-instatement of the Australian Technical College to benefi t young people across the electorate and other local projects, the electors of Grey voted for a change in government.

“I am very hopeful the Coalition can form government with the support of the Independents.

“Th e Coalition represents far more of regional Australia than the Labor Party and I believe the regionally based independents will see they have far more in common with the Coalition”.

“What we need now is stability,” he said.Greens candidate Dr. Andrew Melville-Smith picked up 5,535

votes giving his party a 3.3 per cent swing over the 2007 election.Local voters in Roxby Downs expressed disappointment at the

lack of voting papers available for the Labor candidate and no-one at the polling booth representing the Party.

Both Tauto Sansbury and Dr. Andrew Melville-Smith suff ered their second politcal defeat this year after contesting the State election in March.

Pictured left: Rowan Ramsey pictured at the voting booth on Saturday casting his vote for Grey.Photo courtesy Pt. Pirie Recorder.

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B ig Sky Credit Union has a 30 year history of providing benefi ts to members through the delivery of banking and fi nancial solutions.

One of the commitments Big Sky made when it introduced community banking at Roxby Downs was to establish a Community Foundation.

Th e initiative pledges 10% of after tax profi ts from the Big Sky’s Roxby Downs Service Centre will be con-tributed to fund community projects. Richard Irving from Big Sky said the idea behind the foundation was to support the long term development of Roxby Downs by providing fi nancia l support for community projects and initiatives.

“Th e Foundation’s Board members are really excited and can’t wait to start the process of distributing funds to worthwhile community projects.

“Th is is a fi rst for Roxby Downs and we feel really proud to be there at the beginning of what we hope will be a very long community partnership. I encourage all companies doing business in Roxby Downs and Olympic Dam to get involved and donate funds to the Foundation. Th ere is a range of ways to donate and we are happy to talk to companies about their individual needs,” Chairperson Michelle Hales said.

Initially the foundation funds would be sourced from the contributions of Big Sky Cedit Union; however the foundation will look to build on this by inspiring

other organisations within the community to also make contributions to help support the capital base. “Th is is very much about working together to support the com-munity in diff erent areas, kids sports teams, playgrounds, fi nancial literacy courses and much more. Th e more business that get involved the better for everyone,” adds Mr. Irving.

Th e Roxby Downs Community Foundation will be supported by a board of directors, made up of key people within the local community including two Big Sky members, one Business Community representative, one Council member plus three members of the regional community. Th e Roxby Downs Community Foundation is chaired by Michelle Hales.

Current funding areas of interest are projects and activities that focus on:

-Financial literacy -Conservation, environment and heritage-Cultural development and the arts-Health and welfare -Community infrastructure and-Sports programs and education. Th e Roxby Downs Community Foundation will be

launched on 1st September 2010 at Dunes Cafe and everyone is welcome to come along and see how this can benefi t your community group, and gain access to the grants. Contact Cara Hepburn from Big Sky on 8671 2555 and supply your details by Monday, August 23.

Community Foundation launch

By Millie ThomasWe’ve seen the depar-

ture of community fa-vourite Adam Warren as he embarks on a new phase of his life in the De-fence Force, and last week, Roxby Downs Area School (RDAS) seniors listened to experienced operators in both the Air Force and the Navy as they explained the pros of living the “Soldier” lifestyle.

Corbin Dingle (Chef for the Navy, having cooked for the likes of Princess Anne and John Howard) and Na-talie Giles (Air Force Ad-

ministrative Offi cer) spoke passionately about their careers that so positively shape their lifestyle.

“It’s my fi rst time com-ing up to Roxby. I was actu-ally surprised, it’s a really nice town,” said Miss Giles. “We get around to a lot of schools around the state and the country. We try to come back to the same schools each year. We try largely to get to remote schools around South Aus-tralia.

“I think we got four recruits last year (from Roxby, but before that I’m not too sure. Corbin re-

cruited Kristen Worby last year.

“Th ere’s not a lot of dif-ferent options for students up here, it’s basically only the mining industry jobs they have to choose from. We can offer a lot more careers and defi nitely give them the option of getting out of here if that’s what they want to do, and see the rest of Australia.

“Th is is my second year where I have gone back to the same schools and seen the same people. I’m really bad with names, but I re-member all of the faces.

“Up here they (the stu-

dents) get really excited to see us, because I guess they don’t really get to see de-fence force uniforms.

“I’m an admin clerk for the Australian Air Force. My job is diff erent every single day. At the moment I’m in recruitment posting so it’s basically just repre-sentation, but day to day I could do anything from travel, operations, medical administration, everything, even logistics.

“Th e thing I love about my job is after working in the same job for a couple of years I get bored, but work-ing in admin (for the Air

Force), which is considered sort of a fairly mundane sort of job, I do something diff erent everyday, and I’m not just sitting at the front desk answering phones all day. I’m learning heaps of diff erent things.

“I’ve worked in diff erent areas of the Middle East directing logistics of the troops, which was really interesting,” she said.

Ann O’Sullivan, Vice Principal of RDAS values the connection that RDAS has with the Defence Force, and recognises the potential visits have on students.

“We have a number of students who are interested in joining the defence force, it widens the opportunities for those who want to leave and over the past number of years we have had a number of students who have joined up in numer-ous courses,” she said.

“It also shows them the wider range of apprentice-ships that are available, and basically it lets them see what our defence forces do and what they can do for us, so they can also under-

stand a bit of what is hap-pening in the world.

“Th ey’ve been coming up here for numerous years, I

couldn’t tell you exactly, but I think at least ten years they have been coming up here,” said Mrs O’Sullivan.

Defence force jobs for RDAS students

Natalie Giles (Admin Clerk Airforce), Danny Stetco (Defence Force applicant), Corbin Dingle (Chef for Navy).

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By Celeste Lustosa

Scott Sauerwald, Greg Latham and Travis Gotch are the boys that make

everyone love the footy on RoxFM’s Th e Scoreboard, every Th ursday from 6 to 7pm.

Th e show began in 2008 with Hawthorn mad Scott and good friend – and Collingwood fanatic - Tom Beever.

Greg, a fellow Collingwood fan came on board not long after the show fi rst went to air.

Two years later, Greg and Scott’s ‘love and hate relationship’, makes them great on air together.

Travis has been part of the group for over a year now and the trio has achieved a lot with their irrever-ent style.

Thanks to the boys, RoxFM brought home two Bilby Awards to Roxby this year - for Th e Score-board (Scott, Greg and Travis) – Best Coverage of a Sporting Event; Th e Scoreboard (Scott & Greg) – Best Interview.

“I was ecstatic with the news. We weren’t there at the time. We would have loved to be there and accept the awards personally, but when we found out we felt very privileged and I know we were all very happy for each other,” Greg said.

Travis joked with his friends that he felt like a radio star.

The Scoreboard show had a runner-up award in 2008 for pro-moting the Wedgies game against Broken Hill.

“It was great to receive a runner-up then, but now two years later, as a team, to come away with two awards is fantastic.

“We put a little bit of eff ort in the shows but we have a lot of fun, which shows you don’t have to be too serious; enjoy it and look what can happen. It puts the station and us on the map even more,” Scott told Th e Monitor.

But after three years talking about sports to Roxby listeners and almost 11 years as part of this community, Scott has decided to

take up a job in Queensland. “It’s a sad day but a great day too;

great opportunities and memories with friends and RoxFM. I have en-joyed my time here,” he said.

“We have been here three and a half years and I have been part of the show almost since the begin-ning – three football seasons. It’s been very good and it was great to have the chance to know Tom, Scott and Travis better through the station,” said Greg who is also leav-ing Roxby.

“I have loved being part of the show. I love my football and we have a lot of fun,” Greg said.

But the boys did not want to turn this interview in a sad good-bye; after all they had two awards to celebrate.

“I can’t believe we have beaten all of South Australia. It’s not just a country award; it’s community broadcasting in all South Aus-tralia,” Greg said.

“And to come away with two, to get the recognition for some-thing you do and you have so much fun with is fantastic. Th is is amazing,” Scott added.

But for those who think Th e Scoreboard is due to fade out with Scott and Greg’s departure from Roxby, think again!

“I would like to keep it go-ing even after Scott and Greg leave. Th is is my second footy season with the boys and it’s been fantastic, so I would like to see it keep going but we really need people who are interested in sports to get involved,” said Travis.

“It is really hard to do it with only one person; two people would be good and three would be even better.

“If we get people who are in-terested in sport and they are happy to laugh or get laughed at when their team loses; and is passionate about any sport, I am happy to have them on the show with me,” Travis said.

Scott added that there might be two or three people who would be happy to participate every other week, which is fi ne

too. “Especially after we have seemed

to get to bring the show to a rea-sonable higher level, we want to keep pushing it and not want to let it go downhill.

“When we fi rst started, I didn’t get much feedback on people lis-tening; now we walk down the street and people talk about what you have been talking about on the show, so obviously there’s people listening out there and it would be a shame for the show to die off ,” Greg concluded.

Th e boys assured Th e Monitor

that the next Scoreboard star can be a woman, as long as the lady is interested in talking about any sport.

If you are interested in being part of Th e Scoreboard, contact RoxFM on 8671 2545.

I am sure Scott and Greg will be missed by our community but what a way to leave Th e Scoreboard - on the top!

BELOW: The Scoreboard team of Travis, Scott and Greg with ther awards.

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James and Michael are two young boys who live in Roxby Downs and host a radio program on RoxFM called the James and

Michael Show.During the Youth Week, promoted in Roxby Downs

earlier this year, Youth & Social Services Coordinator Shane Hough saw great potential in these boys and encouraged them to get involved with the commu-nity radio.

“Shane helped us out to get involved with the Ra-dio,” James said.

Both had previously done a radio show during year 10 at school, which according to them had been a fun experience.

“We did radio before we started here. But then we just played songs and ran a couple of competitions,” Michael told Th e Monitor.

According to the boys, the ideas for their shows just fl ow naturally and they enjoy doing it, but being recognised for the great work they have been doing came as quite a big surprise.

“It was very surprising to get this award. I didn’t know we had what it took.

“When we were told RoxFM was putting one of our interviews to compete in the competition, I just remember thinking I didn’t know it could get any-where,” James said.

Th e James and Michael Show won a Runner Up for ‘Best Local Music Program’ on the South Australian

Community Broadcasters Association (SACBA) Bilby awards 2010.

Station manager Kristina Meredith said that “RoxFM has been lucky enough to have young people involved in its broadcast service since the beginning, and it’s always great to get new kids involved. Th ey’re excellent role models for their peers”.

She was present at the Bilby Awards ceremony, along with Shane who accepted the award on their behalf.

“I was massively proud with their achievement and I was lucky enough to be present at the awards night and could see how everyone was really happy to see the youth getting involved in community radio.

“Kristina (station manager) and I are always trying to get more youth involved with RoxFM and if anyone from the local youth wants to get involved, we en-courage them to contact either Kristina or myself.

“I congratulate the boys and I think they really need to continue doing what they are doing because it’s been a great job.

“It was also very good to see that this recognition came from an interview they have done with the lo-cal band Skyline Design which is also made from members of the youth. It shows that when the youth works together the outcome is really great.”

James’s mother has sponsored their show through the local business she works for - Auslec, and the boys wanted to register their appreciation for that.

Youth radio show gets recognition at state event

Scoreboard to lose two stars

St Barbara’s Parents and Friends ran the BBQ and Donut stall at the Races on Saturday. Staff and parents worked together on the day

to ensure that racing patrons were well fed.Th e Race Day stall is a fantastic fundraiser for the

school and special thanks must go to our school com-munity for their great support. In particular, the school

wishes to thank Mrs Von Hombsch for her organisation of the day.

Money raised will support the school focus of environ-ment improvement.

We are now moving forward in preparation for the School Fete on Friday September 17th 5.30-9pm. All community members are invited to attend. Stalls are available and can be booked by phoning the school.

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Roxby Mitigation EventKuyani Yartah Association is hosting a Roxby Mitigation

Event, through the heritage mitigation plannedunder the Olympic Dam Agreement.

The Roxby Mitigation Event will take place at Roxby Downs

on Friday, 8 October to Monday, 11 October 2010

Roxby Mitigation Event will feature tours of the area, tradi-tional tucker, song, stories and other activities.

All Kuyani Yartah Association members are welcome.There is no cost to participants.

Transport from Whyalla, Port Augusta and other nominated locations, to be advised, will be provided.

The Roxby Mitigation Event will be alcohol- and drug-free.

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R yan ‘Schelly’ Schell was a prominent member of the Roxby Downs com-

munity from the beginning of 2007 until the end of 2008.

He worked as a plumber for Cowell Electric and United Group Services and was a valued mem-ber of the Roxby Miners football team, as well as the captain for the fi rst Wedgies team in 2008. Th ese values, whilst all important were only superfi cial in comparison to Ryan’s lifelong personal plans and aspirations.

His main purpose for working in Roxby was to make enough money to head over to a Cambodian or-phanage (aptly called ‘New Hope’) and make a diff erence. He’s done that, and upon his return to Aus-tralia, the pivotal perspective of his life has completely changed.

Ryan’s newest endeavour, with friend Tim Siv (a Cambodian born physicist) is to raise money and awareness for the children in Cambodia, and the forty year old genocide, which has until now, been simply overlooked.

Th eir plan, is to run from Ad-elaide to Clare in 5 days (136 km) and be welcomed home with a self organised festival like atmosphere, all sponsored by local businesses and organisations.

Th e Cambodian Genocide of the 70s was basically the attempted overthrow of the original Cambo-dian government (after it regained power from France) by activist group Khmer Rouge, in an attempt to create a ‘Mao’ like communist governance. Any opposition for this resulted in extermination.

Th e inhabitants of towns and cities were forced to leave them. No one was spared the exodus. People who refused to leave were killed; so were those who didn’t leave fast enough, and those who wouldn’t obey orders. All political and civil rights were

abolished. Children were taken from their parents and placed in separate forced labour camps. Factories, schools and universities were shut down; as were hospitals. Lawyers, doctors, teachers, engi-neers, scientists and professional people in any fi eld (including the army) were murdered, together with their extended families. Reli-gion was banned, all leading Bud-dhist monks were killed and almost all temples destroyed. Music and radio sets were also banned.

One Khmer s logan ran ‘To spare you is no prof-it, to destroy you is no loss.’People who escaped murder be-came unpaid labourers, working on minimum rations for long hours. Also targeted were minor-ity groups, victims of the Khmer Rouge’s racism. Th ese included eth-nic Chinese, Vietnamese and Th ai, and also Cambodians with Chinese, Vietnamese or Th ai ancestry. Half the Cham Muslim population was murdered, and 8,000 Christians. Civilian deaths in this period, from executions, disease, exhaustion and starvation, have been estimated at well over two million.

Ryan explains his experiences in Cambodia, the passion behind his eff orts.

“During my visit to Cambodia last year I began thinking of how I can really help these people, and because I had little to no knowl-edge of Cambodia’s history before I got there I thought that perhaps this is where the problem is... Th eir story just hasn’t been told,” he said.

“I was also very conscious of the fact that I certainly didn’t want to return home and harass people in-to making a donation, because as a society we are confronted with ap-peals and charities every day, and for me I always question where the money actually goes when I con-tribute to some of these charities.

“Right from the beginning

when I began dreaming up diff er-ent ideas, it was clear to me that I wanted to make this about creating awareness and through this people can make their own decision.

“I know that every donation reaches the people with New Hope because I have seen it, but the ul-timate would be if I could inspire one or two people to visit ‘New Hope’ or any poverty stricken area and experience it for themselves. Because I think it would be a truly life changing experience for any-one.

“Working with ‘New Hope’ showed me ways we can actually help bring the poor and strug-gling out of poverty rather than band aiding the problem. Th ey fo-cus on education and sustainable projects which involves building small businesses such as fi sh farm and chicken farm, and training lo-cals to run and operate the busi-ness which will eventually reduce the need for outside funding and make these people sustainable.

“In a sense we are providing the resources and knowledge for them to look after themselves,” said Ryan.

So the event that Ryan and Tim are organising to fundraise for New Hope, which is coming up quick, is still in the process of receiving sponsorship. “We are currently busy organising the whole event with the focus at the moment on the Celebration Festival happening at the conclusion of the fi ve day run which will be on October 2 at Maynard/Pioneer Pk in Clare (op-posite the bowls club) 11.30am un-til about 4.30pm with myself and Tim expected to arrive around 1pm,” said Ryan.

“We are creating a family friend-ly, festival type atmosphere with market stalls, food and drinks, live music and entertainment, followed by an after party at the Taminga Pub for those who wish to con-tinue in the fun.

“Once again it is not just about the money, it’s about creating awareness and this is a great way that people can participate without having to empty their wallets.

“Both Tim and I are very pas-sionate about helping these chil-dren and communities and would love to talk to anyone who has any questions or enquiries about our work or how they might be able to get involved.

“We would also like to hear from any businesses who would like to sponsor the event which would in-clude advertising of the business name on ‘Run4NewHope’ t-shirts, our large advertising banners, and posted on our blog and Facebook page.

“ We h a v e b e e n o v e r-whelmed with the amazing re-sponse from people all over the state with some as far up as Roxby Downs right down to Lucindale, and from Loxton spreading right across through the Eyre Peninsu-la as far as Wudinna, and espe-cially within the community here at home throughout the Burra and Clare district. We also have some followers and supporters in Mel-bourne, Queensland and overseas,” fi nished Ryan.

Any further questions on how you can become involved, call Ryan on 0417838191 or email him at [email protected]

Inaugural Miner’s Cup captain runs for different causeBy Millie Thomas

Free Workshop

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Areas covered in the workshop include: Making the legislation work for you and your staff Overview of the legislation Record keeping and pay slip requirements Leave arrangements Inspection of records

The workshop will be presented by Janene Piip from SkillSmart.

Date: Tuesday, August 31 Time: 6.00 pm – 9.00 pm Venue: Roxby Downs Motor Inn Richardson Place, Roxby Downs

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ROXBY DOWNS COUNCILWEEKLY INFORMATION UPDATEWEEKLY INFORMATION UPDATE

COUNCIL OFFICE LIBRARY WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICE SA

Opening hours9 am to 5 pm weekdays

Telephone 8671 0010 • Fax 8671 0452Email: [email protected]

After hours emergencyMobile 0419 892 870

Web www.roxbycouncil.com

Opening hours 8.30 to 5 pm weekdays

9.30 am to 12 noon SaturdaysTelephone 8671 0660 • Fax 8671 1418


Library membership is FREE wide range of resources are available including books, DVDs, magazines and internet facilities

Toddler Story Time 9.30 am Tuesday & Thursday

Opal Road Landfi llOpening hours

1 pm to 6 pm every dayDisposal of household rubbish is FREE

Levies apply for businesses

Recycling can be taken either to the Opal Landfi ll or

BSH Waste Solutions on Gosse StreetAll enquiries: 8671 1154

Opening hoursWednesdays and Thursdays only

9 am to 4.30 pmCouncil provides Transport

Services including:• Vehicle Registration • Boat Registrations

• Licensing Transactions• Learner written theory tests (test to begin before 4 pm)

All enquiries 131 084

NEWS NEWS IN BRIEFIN BRIEF

REMINDERSREMINDERS

DON’T FORGETDog and Cat registrationsLast day to pay 31 August

Two days only!Roxby Downs Council acts as a rural

agent for Service SA. Rural agents are different to customer service centres which are also operated by Service SA throughout the state.

Th e closest customer service centre to Roxby Downs is located in Port Augusta. From these customer service centres the public can access a wide range of state government services. In contrast Rural Agents provide limited services from their own premises.

In Roxby Downs, the Council acts as a Rural Agent but only for vehicle registra-tion and licensing services. Under the terms of the agreement Council is only contracted to provide this service two days a week – Wednesday and Th ursday and only between the hours of 9.00am

and 4.30pm. Th ere are no Service SA staff stationed at Council and the service is provided by Council’s own staff . For complicated transactions Service SA provides Council staff with telephone support on these two days.

For Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays no Service SA transactions can be undertaken and even if your question is minor Council staff will still need to refer you directly to the Service SA call centre 131 084. With Service SA transactions limited to just 2 days you may have to wait longer before being served. Th is is a much needed and well used service.

If you are in a hurry and need to com-plete a Council related transaction, visiting the Council offi ce on Mondays, Tuesday or Fridays may be your preferred option.

SALE BY TENDER

Council has surplus equipment for sale by tender. This equipment comprises airconditi oning units and photocopiers. Tenders close Friday 27 August at 4pm. Photographs and details of the equipment can be viewed online at www.roxbydowns.com by following the link to Council tenders page. If you would like to inspect the equipment please contact Peter Keller on 8671 0010 to make arrangements. Tenders will be accepted online, by post addressed to: Tender Box – Sale of Surplus Equipment, PO Box 124 Roxby Downs or can be handed in at Council recepti on before 4pm on the due date.

WATER ACCOUNTS

Water Accounts for June 2010 quarter are now overdue. Reminder noti ces have been issued and are due for payment by 3 September 2010.

ELECTRICITY ACCOUNTS

Electricity accounts for 30 June 2010 quarter are now overdue. Late fees have been added and reminder noti ces issued. These are due for payment by 3 September 2010.

LIMIT OF NUMBER OF DOGS CATS PER HOUSEHOLD

Residents are reminded that only two dogs/cats are permitt ed per property. If you have more than two dogs/cats you will need to obtain approval from Council prior to annual dog/cat registrati on. Each applicati on is assessed on a case by case basis and if approved a permit will be issued. Owners must renew these permits on an annual basis. If you have any questi ons or require further informati on contact Council during business hours

By Celeste LustosaBecause of an air conditioning upgrade, the

Roxby Downs Auditorium has been closed dur-ing the month of August.

Roxby Leisure Operations Manager Michael Esposito explained that the air conditioning was due to an upgrade.

“I would like to fi rstly thank the user groups, like the ballet, karate and the Roxby Downs Area School for their patience in understanding our need to have the place closed.

“We wanted to do these changes in time for summer so we had a window of opportunity during the colder months,” he said.

According to him, the old units have been removed already leaving space for the new ones.

Commercial Air Services, also a company based in Adelaide, along with Seeley Interna-tional designed the engineering for this project and had ten of its workers working on this up-grade.

Seeley International has coordinated the

project and the manager director of the com-pany has been up here personally supervising the project while all the construction has been on the way.

Seeley International is a world leading manu-facturer of natural, effi cient evaporative cooling products and gas heating products.

The company is based in Adelaide, with branch offi ces situated throughout Australia, Europe and the United States, plus an exten-sive dealer network, enables sales to over 70 countries.

Th e old system at Roxby Leisure was 21 years old and had fail due to age, the main benefi ts this upgrade will bring are savings in cost and a reduction of the carbon footprint.

Seeley International Chairman, Frank Seeley said that “Because of its capabilities, Climate Wizard is much more than just an improvement on existing technologies - it is a completely new cooling category that delivers outstanding cool-ing performance with previously-unheard-of energy savings.

“Climate Wizard is an altogether revolution-ary form of indirect evaporative cooling. It can achieve comfort conditions equivalent to, and at times, better than conventional air-condi-tioning but quite incredibly, with only the elec-tricity consumption of an evaporative cooler.

“It incorporates a patented, radical heat ex-changer which ensures that no moisture is add-ed to the air entering the conditioned space and at the same time maximises the eff ectiveness of all of the elements necessary to maximise the heat exchange process.

“As a stand alone cooler, Climate Wizard consumes less than a third of the electricity required by a comparable refrigerated system,” Mr Seeley stated.

In an independent testing by the University of South Australia, Climate Wizard provided pre cooled “make up air” to large commercial refrigeration plants, resulting in energy sav-ings of 35%.

35% energy savings with aircon upgrade

THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaper www.themonitor.com.au

News in brief

Wednesday, August 25, 2010 –

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LAST WEEK’S HOT TOPIC: “Do you think football should be moved from West Lakes?”

Th is whole Adelaide oval upgrade is being driven by SACA and the AFL and at a cost we can’t aff ord. If the rumoured cutbacks in the health budget are true, this Government cannot aff ord the half billion dollars for the oval. What’s more important two sports or the health of South Australians?

JB.

I think West Lakes is a great venue for footy and let’s face it with the buses it’s not that far from the city. Why go to so much expense now?

Over-taxed RD

Roxby Downs Community Club has disappointed it’s many patrons! NO local TV channels, Austar ONLY?? Very disappointing when they couldn’t even televise the Adelaide Crows Game on Sunday! Yes Roxby this is South Australia.

Footy Fan

Another successful Roxby Downs Races. Congratulations to the committee for organising this wonderful community event.

Looking forward to 2011!Racey Chick.

Labor must think they were sure winners in Roxby! No fl iers and no reps on polling day! Lost my vote.

James.

I write in response to the anonymous letter published last week entitled ‘How Is Th is Possible?’, regarding the South Australian Community Broadcasting Association

(SACBA) Bilby Awards.

Th e SACBA Bilby awards are an annual event, and RoxFM actively encourages all DJs to nominate themselves, or other programs for the Awards. DJs/presenters are given ample time (roughly 2 months) to consider themselves for nomination and are encouraged to discuss their options with management.

Th is year, 5 nominations were received and subsequently sent to Adelaide, of which 3 received award recognition. All 5 nominations were put forward by DJs on their own behalf, or on behalf of another program. Th e application process is then supported and mentored by RoxFM management. In the event that two nominations are received for the same category, the RoxFM Board would be called upon to pick the most ‘fi tting’ entrant.

Th ere are several award categories, and all nominations are sent to Adelaide where it is judged by the SACBA Committee – an independent group of people who review nominations from com-munity radio stations across the state.

It’s all about hard work, dedication, a lot of fun and a pinch of luck.

RoxFM celebrates the eff orts and achievements of all its vol-unteers. Awards such as the highly sought-after ‘Bilbies’ not only recognise the presenter(s) or the program in question, but are also testament to the collaborative eff ort put in by our volunteers to keep the station running. Th is ‘work’ may come in the form of presenting – yes - but also data entry, technical know-how, admin, training, music collation ... the list goes on.

RoxFM is not just about the music, individual shows or individual presenters. It’s about community. RoxFM is run by the community, for the community. Without the commitment that is put in by all our hard-working volunteers, RoxFM would cease to exist.

So while the ‘Bilby Awards’ might come in the form of trophies that bear only one name or two, the awards are also a feather in the cap for those who are involved with, and support RoxFM. In a way the Awards also help put Roxby Downs on the map, in terms of the community radio network and the support that is attached.

So to all our volunteers, rest assured people ARE listening, and your eff orts do not go unnoticed.

Kristina Meredith, RoxFM Station Manager

Efforts don’t go un-noticed

Bring back sacked principal to fi x ‘chaos’: Opposition

Th e State Opposition says disciplinary problems at the Coober Pedy Area School will continue unless its former principal Sue Burtenshaw is reinstated.

Ms Burtenshaw was removed after complaints about her tough stance on students and treatment of parents.

But Opposition Education Spokesman David Pisoni says problems have become worse since she left.

“We’ve seen a doubling of truancy, absenteeism. On some days we see half a school not in attendance. We see that suspensions have increased by threefold,” he said.

“Th is is a school in my view that appears to be in chaos.”

Education Minister Jay Weatherill says Ms Burten-shaw will not return to the school.

An interim principal has been appointed for the rest of this year and Mr Weatherill says the search has begun for a permanent replacement.

He says the situation will settle down when a per-manent replacement is found.

Fisheries presence ramped up in Lake Eyre basin Th e State Government has strengthened measures

to protect the unique Outback fi shery as fl oodwaters continue to fl ow from Cooper Creek into Lake Eyre for the fi rst time in 20 years.

Fisheries Minister Michael O’Brien said extra Fish-eries offi cers were operating in the region as part of a bolstered compliance regime.

Mr O’Brien said South Australia had developed a four-state compliance partnership with Fisheries authorities in Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales to ensure the area was adequately patrolled.

Mr O’Brien said there was an amazing amount of fi sh and bird life in the region.

“It’s important to remind fi shermen that while the area is isolated, there still is a strong Fisheries presence,” Mr O’Brien said.

“Th e fl oodwaters are bringing with them fi sh like Lake Eyre Golden Perch, Cooper Creek Catfi sh, grunters and yabbies.

“It’s quite a rare and unique ecosystem in this area of Australia. “

A hung Parliament might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but it does have some distinct advantages over either one of the major parties having such a big majority they forget the real people in all this - we the voters.

Some experts are saying if seats go as predicted and either Liberal or Labor form government with the support of the independents and Greens, then we may at last see some dignity and respect return to Parliamentary sessions. Wouldn’t that be refreshing instead of the incessant bickering and name calling that belittles everyone in both houses and makes politics and politicians so mistrusted.

If we do get a hung parliament and it is not a stable marriage among the king maker mineows, then there is a real possibility we could be back at the polls in 12 months or less. If this scenario plays out three independents, one National (independent of the coalition) and one Green will have unbelievable power. Used correctly everyone will benefi t. Used incorrectly we will all pay a hefty price.

For South Australians there are no guarantees. Th is election was

hijacked by the powerful eastern states and they stand to reap most of the benefi ts. Until we start looking seriously at our politicians and asking what they have done to deserve our continued support, we will remain in the political wilderness.

Parties must ditch so called presidential style campaigns, that are manipulated for media and where major players are shielded from the real voters wanting some real policies and some factual answers. Local members must be far more accountable and deliver the messages of the people to the party powerbrokers. For too long we have followed the leaders who dictate their own policies, and reject or neglect the real issues of the people, by the people.

When it comes to elections we get what we deserve. If we let this style of electioneering continue without question or without accountability at the ballot box, we will be represented poorly by ineff ectual people following party dogma.

Australians deserve better and above all else we deserve a stable government that will go the distance.

If it matters, make it marginal and avoid elections like this!

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By Deb Perkins and Kane Honner

The CFS Pastoral cadets from Roxby Downs, Andamooka and Woomera held this year’s camp at Errappa

Blue Light Camp, Iron Knob. Th e camp was held on the weekend of 23 to 25 July 2010. Th ere were 25 cadets from the three brigades and eight leaders.

On Friday morning the bus started the pick ups in Andamooka, then Roxby, then onto Woomera, then Errappa at Iron Knob.

On the way down we stopped at Region 4 Headquarters so the cadets could see what hap-pens there and meet the staff .

Once we got to Errappa the cadets had some free time. Th at night the cadets watched a mov-ie - Major Pain.

On Saturday the cadets were put into three groups; the groups were a mix from the three brigades.

Th e Errappa staff started with teamwork and all three teams did very well at all teamwork games.

After lunch the cadets did high rope activi-ties and fi nished with the fl ying fox. Th e cadets had some free time, and then went for a walk to the local CFS station in Iron Knob.

One of the Iron Knob members had a talk to the cadets about their response and what they respond to. We then took the cadets back to camp where they all did a teamwork game

before dinner. After dinner the cadets played games, some

enjoyed quiet time by a fi re and others went to watch the movie 101 Dalmatians.

On Sunday, the Errappa staff guided them through the Rock Wall and Leap of Faith, which was a 9m platform that they had to climb to, and then jump off . Th e larger jump was 12m high from a single pole about 8” in diameter, and they had to climb to the top as well, which the kids thoroughly enjoyed.

Th e Errappa staff then fi nished with another stint on the fl ying fox. Th en we had lunch and started the long trip home.

A big thank you goes to the Greyhound Bus driver who took part in the activities and helped with the cadets.

Daff odil Day is an Aus-tralia-wide day, the largest National fundraising event of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere. Daff odil Day raises essential funds for cancer research, education and support programs.

It is a day for us to give hope for a brighter, cancer-free future for ourselves, and for those we love.

Daff odil Day merchan-dise is available in Roxby Downs throughout August. Th ere are enamel donation pins at $5, $10 and $20; a

new key ring at $7, the dia-mante pin is back, as is the soccer ball this year. Dou-gal bear is back and cuter than ever in his hoodie!

Fresh Daff odils will again be available this year out-side the Community Li-brary on Friday the 27th of August from 8.15am to 9am, and again in the Mall from 3pm, until sold out.

Your support will help us maintain the hope the daff odil symbolises to the thousands of cancer pa-tients diagnosed each year.

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Terms and Conditions: Competition runs August 28-October 29. Winners announced November 24th, and all entrants will be asked to display their garden during an open day November 27th. Judging panel will be representatives from the Roxby Downs Community Board. Drop off your entries into the boxes located at the Dunes Cafe and The Monitor Newspaper.

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An Aboriginal group is outraged the state Aboriginal Aff airs Minister has allowed a mining company to explore part of Lake Torrens.

Th e chairman of the Adnyamathanha Traditional Lands Association, Vince Coulthard, says the Minister has authorised the company to damage, disturb or interfere with Aboriginal sites or human remains.

He says Lake Torrens is a very signifi cant place for vari-ous groups and Minister Grace Portolesi should retract her permission.

“I think it’s sad for a Minister who’s supposed to be protecting our sites to give the authority or use their authority to destroy the very things she’s supposed to be protecting,” he said.

Ms Portolesi said she gave limited authorisation for seven drill holes, tracks to the holes and a helicopter landing area.

She says the area was explored in the 1970s and that infl uenced her decision.

Ms Portolesi said there was no evidence of human remains in the Lake Torrens exploration area.

“If physical material is found, I’m satisfi ed that there are adequate protections, guidelines in place to ensure that that material, whatever that might be, will be dealt with in the most culturally-appropriate way and with Aboriginal peoples,” she said.


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By Celeste Lustosa

Publicans Maddy and Mathew Pulling welcome you to drop in to the Curramulka Hotel, situ-ated on the Minlaton - Ardrossan Road or

ten minutes drive from Port Vincent.

Aff ectionately known as ‘the Curry Pub’, the Curram-ulka Hotel is a delightful country hotel that oozes rustic charm. Th e place was taken over by Maddy and Mathew four and a half years ago.

“Th e best thing about operating the hotel is that we get to live in such a beautiful area. Th e Yorke Peninsula is a fantastic location. We are just a ten minute drive to the coast for fi shing or a swim. And just and hour from the beautiful Innes National Park where Mathew likes to go for a surf,” Maddy explained.

She also told Th e Monitor that Curramulka means ‘emu waterhole’, so customers and visitors are invited to check out the quirky emu paintings by local artist Kirsty Campion and their emu sculptures.

“Curramulka is such a friendly community; you can call into the town or the pub and always fi nd some friendly locals to have a chat with.

“We love it when people walk away knowing that they have just visited a happy, quirky country pub with great food and bloody good beer,” Maddy said.

“We have a menu changing weekly using fresh seasonal produce, where you will fi nd traditional pub food such as Coopers’ beer battered prawns; modern restaurant style dishes and the most fantastic King Island Beef steaks,” said Maddy.

Chef Mathew specialises in making handmade rustic pasta and freshly baked bread, complimentary with all meals.

With a variety of South Australian wines, a selection of six tap beers and espresso coff ee available at all times, a roaring winter fi re in the front bar, all weather alfresco beer garden and lush grape vines dripping from the front veranda in summer you will be hard pressed to not to enjoy this Yorke Peninsula treasure!

Bookings for meals are highly recommended and can be made by contacting (08) 8854 20 08.

Curramulka Hotel - The Curry Pub with charm

Innes National Park is ideal for experiencing Yorke Peninsula’s natural and cultural heritage, with abundant wildlife, stunning coastal landscapes and a rich mining and seafaring heritage making it the perfect escape.

Innes National Park is located on the most southerly point of the Yorke Peninsula and is one of the states most spectacular parks. Featuring interpretive walking trails, beautiful beaches, incredibly diverse fl ora and fauna and a historic ghost town!

Western Grey Kangaroos and Emus are traditional favourites amongst the parks plentiful wildlife, with the area’s diverse birdlife also attracting plenty of interest, especially from keen birdwatchers. Innes has over 110 species of birds including Malleefowls, shy Western Whipbirds, White-bellied Sea-eagles and Ospreys.

Wildfl owers create a rich tapestry of colour across the landscape, blossoming during spring and autumn. Coastal shrubland comes alive with fl aming red Cockies Tongue, pink Common Fringe-myrtle, Coastal White Mallee and Golden Wattle.

Explore the remains of the historic heritage listed Inneston village and wander amongst the whitewashed buildings of this once thriving township and gypsum mine. Today 12 houses, including a restored post of-fi ce building and the ruins of what were once the store,

factory, bakery and stables remain. Gypsum mined at Inneston in the early 1900’s was

transported along a railway line to the jetty at Stenhouse Bay. Let your imagination take you on a journey back in time as you walk the Th omson/Pfi tzner Plaster Trail. Off ering coastal and island views, the trail follows the old railway line with fascinating interpretive signs that tell of the area’s mining history. Other bushwalking trails in the park off er spectacular views of the rugged coastline, off -shore islands and mallee woodlands.

Innes is a particularly famous surfi ng destination with world-class breaks to surf. It is also one of the most renowned diving areas in the state.

Experience the Investigator Strait Maritime Herit-age Trail that starts in the township of Edithburgh and extends along the coast of Innes National Park. Th is trail pinpoints the location of shipwrecks dating from 1849 to 1982 with land-based interpretive signs dotted along the rugged and beautiful coastline. Divers can also explore these amazing underwater time capsules with a guidebook and maps available from the park visitor centre.

Enjoy spectacular 360 degree views of the park from West Cape or why not stay the night at the recently redeveloped Pondalowie campground.

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for many Australians – especially those nearing retirement.

It is a dream that is being realised by the residents of Barunga by the Sea – a retirement village located in the picturesque coastal town of Port Broughton 180km north of Adelaide at the top of Yorke Peninsula.

Barunga by the Sea is an exciting initiative of Barunga Village – Port Broughton’s not-for-profi t aged care provider dedicated to helping people lead a dynamic, social and fulfi lling lifestyle.

Th is beautifully landscaped, aff ord-able housing development provides a variety of architecturally designed two and three bedroom homes for those looking to make the most of retirement living with the added benefi t of being part of the very warm and friendly Port Broughton community.

Barunga by the Sea is open for in-spection every Wednesday between 1.00-2.00pm or anytime by appoint-ment, just contact Maureen Coff ey on 08 8635 0500 (business hours) or 0407 652 226 (after hours).

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Yorke Peninsula’s waters provide some of the best fi shing and boating in the state. It doesn’t matter whether you’re

experienced or a novice, there’s great action to be had from boat, shore and jetty.

Th ere are plenty of good safe jetties. Wallaroo, Moonta Bay, Pt Hughes, Pt Rickaby, Pt Victoria and Pt Turton on the west coast work well with tommies, garfi sh, and mullet, and have great sun-sets at the end of the day.

Ardrossan, Pt Julia, Pt Vincent, Stansbury, Wool Bay, and Edithburgh off er similar jetty fi shing on the east coast. Blue swimmer crabs are caught in great numbers here in the summer. Hauling up the net is a great source of fun or you can walk out at low tide and play Russian Roulette with their claws as you drag them out of the sand with a rake. Th is is always a great adventure and a challenge to scoop them up before they dig back in again. All that is needed is sharp eyes, a cheap rake, old

sneakers, and a fl oating container tied on to one of the players.

Down south Marion Bay and Stenhouse jetties have big squid (watch out for that last squirt of black ink!), garfi sh, tommies fl athead and mullet. Th e squid are especially plentiful in winter and spring.

Th e best fun in autumn is the mullet run where thousands of mullet come in to spawn around the entire southern end. Marion Bay, Butlers Beach, Pondalowie and Gym Beach are popular spots for easy catches.

For a diff erent fi shing adventure, try Browns Beach for exhilarating salmon catches or around Gleesons for some night mulloway fi shing.

If you looking for some great action, book a fi sh-ing charter with one of our local experts and you won’t be disappointed!

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Comprehensive local and regional information Quality local crafts and produce Art gallery showcasing local artists Souvenirs and postcards Internet café Tearooms with home made cake and biscuits Freshly ground coffee and herbal teas Gluten free products

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Harvest Corner Information and Craft

Yorke Peninsula Visitor Information Centre is a fully accredited visitor centre providing a comprehensive range of information about Yorke Peninsula. It is com-bined with Harvest Corner Craft and Gallery. Th e gallery displays locally crafted creations in a lovely heritage style building. Th e makers of the crafts assist in the Centre as volunteers, providing information on the area to visi-tors.

Come in and visit – our facilities include: - Assistance with accommodation bookings; - Public internet access; - Souvenirs, postcards, historical publications; - Tearooms serving home baked goodies; - Fabulous local produce; - Art Gallery showcasing local artists; - And a magnifi cent exhibition of high quality locally

made crafts.Th e Tearoom off ers a range of goodies including home

baked cakes, large biscuits and gluten free muffi ns. Th e coff ee is made with freshly ground beans and the aroma drifts through the shop enticing you to stay. If you prefer tea we have a variety of herbal and black teas.

Our art gallery is a showcase of local talent, including the well known Allyson Parsons. Th ere are a number of accomplished local artists living on the Peninsula, and in our gallery we have fabulous wood crafts and pottery as well as locally produced and knitted alpaca wear.

Th e Centre began in 1995 as a fully volunteer run project to provide an outlet for some of the wonderful crafts created by the local people, and providing a much needed information service for visitors. We continue to grow as our well deserved reputation spreads as the place for high quality hand crafted goods.

If you are thinking of visiting our Peninsula, give us a call and we can help with brochures and maps – our friendly volunteers are happy to pop something in the post. Call us on 1800 202 445 for more information.

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Th e Farm Shed Museum and Tour-ism Centre is a multi purpose complex building off ering visitors a variety of ex-periences in the one location. Th e com-plex is located on the edge of Kadina and is built to represent the Crop Farming industry of the area.

Housing the Copper Coast Visitor In-formation Centre an accredited Centre it is the ideal place to start your Copper Coast or Yorke Peninsula holiday to get all your information. Th e centre also stocks souvenirs, local produce, history books and a range of novels and books by local authors.

The feature of the complex is The Farm Shed Museum. The Museum

house is the historic Matta House, which is the original house built for the mine manager in 1863. Th e Museum in total covers half a hectare and has displays focusing on the Farming and Mining history of the area.

Th e Rotary Farm Shed Markets attract many locals and visitors to the area on the last Saturday of every month. Stalls are located both inside and outside be-tween 8.30am and 12noon. Th ere is a variety of local produce, bric-a-brac, jewellery and, arts and craft for all.

Why not come and visit, take a trip down memory lane and discover what amazing things there are to do and see in our wonderful region.

THE FARM SHED MUSEUM AND TOURISM CENTRE

Yorke Peninsula is one of South Australia’s most relaxed holiday regions. With sparkling clear waters, long secluded beaches, fascinating history, vast expanses of untouched nature and some of the best fi shing in the state.

If relaxing with a fi shing line is your idea of heaven there are plenty of historic jetties to ex-plore. Th ose at Wallaroo, Port Hughes, Port Vic-toria, Moonta Bay and Edithburgh provide some of the best catches around.

Indulge in the chance to step back in time, and experience the unique history and culture Yorke Peninsula has to off er. Absorb yourself in the lives and stories of traditional Aboriginal owners of the land and early European settlers.

History buff s can learn about the region’s rich mining and farming heritage through its many museums and historic walks. Highlights include: Th e Farm Shed Museum and Tourism Centre, which gives an insight into the lives of the re-gion’s pioneering families; Bublacowie Military Museum; Moonta Mines Museum; Wheal Hugh-

es Underground Copper Mine and Th e Wallaroo Heritage and Nautical Museum.

Yorke Peninsula is also full of golden fi elds and visitors can come behind the scenes of its agri-culture industry on the Yorke Peninsula Home Grown Trail. Th e trail gives an insight into a range of local industries including wine making, alpaca and ostrich farming. Visitors are off ered special on-sight tours to a variety of businesses and producers. It’s a great opportunity to meet the local farming identities.

Yorke Peninsula is also a haven for nature lov-ers. Th ose looking to get away from it all can indulge in bush walking, swimming, snorkeling surfi ng, bird watching, diving, and sometimes even whale watching at the region’s vast sandy beaches and national parks.

Innes National Park is one of the most famous wildlife havens in the State, with 9200 ha of un-touched fl ora and fauna and some spectacular rugged cliff s. Other great Yorke Peninsula parks include the Leven Beach Conservation Park and

Clinton Conservation Park.Walkers in particular will fi nd a wide range

of bush walk, cliff top and shoreline rambles as well as unique geology trails across the region – with a wonderful array of birdlife, history and heritage.

If you enjoy diving there are two underwater Maritime Heritage Trails that provide excellent diving opportunities for beginners and the ex-perienced. Th e Warding Island Maritime Herit-age trail has 8 shipwrecks whilst the Investigator Strait Trail features 26 vessels.

Yorke Peninsula is the perfect escape and has an array of accommodation to suit everyone from a lazy beach shack holiday to romantic bed and breakfasts, caravan parks, hotels, motels, farm stays, heritage cottages, luxury apartments, villas and camping.

Come and enjoy the hospitality of the Yorke Peninsula’s friendly locals and indulge in fi shing, history, food and the great outdoors. We hope to see you there soon!

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Travel

Just on fours years of work-ing at Olympic

Dam has presented me with a myriad of

diff erent opportunities, in career, lifestyle, travel

and material well being.Having travelled Western

Europe in 2008, two years later has seen the much anticipated

arrival of my second trip overseas - seven weeks around the world, visiting countries of varying cul-tural, social and economical diversity.

From Moet clad beach par-ties and white washed villas in Greece, to two weeks of ranch life in the Canadian Rockies, I’ve been planning this trip since October 2009, and needless to say would not have been able to do it had I not worked continuously at Olympic Dam over the past six months.

Th ough initially I’d planned to remain

overseas for an indefi nite period of time, a change in heart cued by a recent advance-ment in my career at Olympic Dam will see my return in early September - a day before the infamous Woomera Districts football grand fi nal.

MykonosSo... we’re sitting in the bar/club/hotel/

resort in Mykonos at the moment, it’s stu-pid degrees outside and we’re on our third cocktail run for the day. Th is place is like something out of a movie - the women and the men are all gorgeous, the food is amaz-ing and the beaches are beautiful.

The night life is incredible and starts around 1pm in the afternoon, sunset is like stupid o’clock…everyone seems to go a bit crazy around then. Moet is sprayed around like water, the DJs here are unreal, the drivers are all fruit loops and Lisa and I have been nearly run over on several oc-casions.

Nobody wears shoes over here and I love it, in fact I actually chucked all mine out today to make room in my suitcase.

I have developed a profound appreciation for feta, capers and greek salads in general. I will no longer be paying excess for my lug-gage, rather just excess for my extra ‘bag-gage’ alone on the fl ight home…

IosTh ank-

fully Ios is a bit cheap-e r t h a n Mykonos, and we’re now paying

fi ve euro for a cocktail as opposed to ten.Italians are fi lthy (no further explanation

needed), and Australians are everywhere. Met some great Americans yesterday, gen-erally having a great time meeting all these fantastic new people.

I now have no recollection of what day it is, nor what time it is. We’re on Ios time baby, four days in and four days to go. Am leaving Sunday to head to Athens for a night and then to Prague and Poland for fi ve.

Th e last couple of afternoons/nights have been insane. Generally we’re well and truly into the habit of sleeping half the day, wak-ing up and lying in the sun, and cracking our fi rst drinks somewhere around the two mark. Siesta at around 8pm, drinks at 9pm, dinner at 10pm - and the rest is history.

Went to a fantastic Mexican place over-looking the beach last night, followed by a trip to the Slammer Bar and a heap of other places.

Have made good friends with the people who own this resort, who’ve kindly taken us out most nights after knocking off , and tonight sent us to another amazing eat out - an authentic, well hidden, tiny little Greek restaurant in the main town. Lots of yummy mint infused meatballs, beetroot and wal-nut salads, a huge variety of cheeses and of course, Greek liquors.

Just the other day, I sat myself down and gave myself a stern talking to, so affi davit No. 1: Detox starts tomorrow with a walk to the beach, a big swim and strictly no more yiroses. Will write again in a couple more days.. hope it’s not too cold at home in Roxby!

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So I’ve realised that as much as I try to convince myself I can be versatile, open minded and some

what cosmopolitan - ten minutes in Oxford Street on Friday night was all it took to prove me otherwise. After catching the tube into town from Heathrow, Lisa and I checked into our hotel (just around the corner from the Buckingham Gate), and headed straight to the shops. While the fashion was incredible and the shops were fantastic, I walked away with nothing other than a headache, and Lisa an uncontrollable urge to drink beer.. so we headed for the nearest steak and grill bar and ordered a Scotch fi llet, a red wine from the Clare Valley and the largest brew Lisa could see on the menu.

Saturday Lisa got her tourist on and caught a Top Decker Bus around central London, while I went out in pursuit of fi nding a violin to travel around Ireland with. Saw a highly rec-ommended maker/dealer on Stoke Newing-ton Street, who priced most of his pieces at none less than around the 10,000 quid mark, some up to 50,000 (!!), as well as a heap of other little places dotted around the city, most specialising in the more traditional/classical style violin. Wound up spending quite a bit of time in Soho where the more conventional music shops are, eventually settling for an electric violin, all up costing me around the 600 quid mark with bow, case etc. It’s not brilliant, but is bulletproof, and when amped up actually sounds fairly decent. Th e dudes that own the shop rec-

ommended it for Ireland as most places (pubs etc) don’t take normal style pick ups, and it’s not likely to be impacted by changes in cabin pressure in planes, people spilling stuff on it etc etc etc. Th e actual violin itself is made of hard black plastic, doesn’t have a body or a scroll, and defi nately looks very new age.

Soho was another story all on it’s own... similar to Kings Cross in Syd-ney - all sex, drugs and rock and roll... and a thankful reminder of of why I’m so happy to be a single, white, straight, Australian female who enjoys a glass of white and a walk on the beach!

Sunday we arrived in Edinburgh, both really tired, but stoked to be somewhere that has both all the conveniences of a city, but far less the traffi c nor the arro-gance of your average, European Sum-mer tourist crowd, and surrounded by the most beautiful countryside I’ve seen yet. While we slept most of the after-noon after our morning fl ight, we got up around the six mark and headed down Princes Street to have a look at

the Scottish Monument, the Edinburgh Castle and the Fringe Festival (jackpot!). Th ere are people everywhere here at the moment, but underneath the Fringe you can see that this place is really just a big country town. Everyone’s lovely, the bars are re-laxed and casual, the architecture is again sensational.. and this is probably the fi rst place I’ve been to this trip that I could stay in for an extended period of time. Caught up with friends of friends yesterday and again wandered around all day, did lots of walking, sat in the gardens and drank Scottish beer, and chilled out listening to the buzz of the Fringe in the evening.

Last night got a very warm re-ception from a bar off the Grass Markets called the ‘Oz Bar’ - where Louise McBride (a fam-ily friend) used to work. Th e barstaff greeted me on first name basis (thanks Louise!) and served up the fi rst rum and coke I’ve had in four weeks. Nothing else to say on this other than I’ll be going back there tonight. (Forecasting roughly a six on the Richter Scale for tonight).

Tomorrow doing a ghost tour through the Royal Mile catacombs and prob-ably laying around on the grass feeling sorry for myself, maybe catch wee comedy act or two.. tomorrow night cooking dinner at the boys fl at for Carolyn - Angus’s mum (Louise’s boyfriend’s Mum), who has been a mum away from home since we’ve been here. Aye it’s a tough life.

Mykonos and Ios...

London and Edinburgh

Above: Alex at a

restaurant in Ios

Above:The Ios Skyline

Left: Alex and Lisa Perry on a boat trip out of Ios

Left: Alex in Oz

Bar in Edinburgh, drinking her fi rst international glass of rum and coke

Above:Edinburgh Castle

By Alex Thomas


Photography GroupOutback HotShots

When the Monitor asked me to be featured for the photographer profile this

month, they asked me to share some tips or guidelines. Such a huge fi eld of opportunity, so I think I’ll keep it pretty simple.

First: Th e best place to make an image is wherever you are. Stop. Look. Feel. Get up really high or down really low and see the environment from a new perspec-tive. Th e boring, the usual, the ho-hum suddenly looks diff erent and a whole new world has opened before you. Use a re-ally wide angle to distort perspective. Use a really long telephoto to lose perspec-tive. After you’ve made your image, turn around and look at what’s behind you, you might be surprised! Take a step (or 10!) to the left and see what’s there.

Second: Your camera doesn’t matter for 99% of the images you make. I made some of my favourite images recently with an iPhone. So many people ask me for advice on what camera to buy. Th e fi rst thing to ask yourself is what are you going to take pictures of? Th en, you can work out what your camera needs to do. If your subject stays still – landscapes for example – then a point and shoot camera may be just the ticket. All of the photos I made whilst hiking the Tongariro Alpine Cross-ing this summer were with my point and shoot Canon, despite carrying my DSLR in my backpack all day. I brought home awesome because the camera was readily at hand and available for me to shoot with at a moments notice instead of having to

put my bag down to dig out the big guns. Once you start shooting moving subjects like hyperactive kids or sports, the instant response of an SLR camera is the go, but the difference between the entry level camera body and a pro body is negligi-ble unless you know you need the high end camera for something very specifi c. You’ll know if you need that capability and if you don’t know – then buy the entry level camera and invest in great lenses in-stead. You’ll use the lenses forever while the camera body becomes obsolete in just a couple of years.

Th ird: Study your art. Follow the blogs of inspiring photographers. Read books. Go to art shows and galleries. Th ink about what makes an image look good to you when you look at it so that you develop your ability to see.

Fourth: In today’s digital world you must take measures to protect your treas-ure! Develop a back up routine that is sim-ple enough that you will use it on a regular basis and make sure that you store at least one copy away from your home in case disaster strikes. What could possibly be worse than losing the entire collection of photos of your family and your life? Th ese are the visual cues that trigger the memo-ries of everything we have achieved and experienced in our life. Th ere are lots of great resources on the internet to help you with this or catch up with me sometime and I’ll be glad to discuss some options with you.

1. What was your fi rst camera?My fi rst camera was an old Practica 35mm

SLR that had been my grandfather’s. I don’t remember how old I was but I had that camera for a couple of years before getting an Olympus OM10 for Christmas when I was 12 or 13.2. Why did you get into photography?Photography lets me capture the world

around me. It expands my visual expe-rience of life. Making images provides me the opportunity to see things I would never otherwise see. I’m still fascinated with photography because it’s so challeng-ing; every shutter click is the opportunity to create an image better than my previous best image. 3. How long have you been taking pho-

tos? I suppose it has been 28 years, but I really

became fascinated with photography in high school when I was involved with the photography club run by our A/V Tech-nician. Th ere was an unlimited supply of black and white fi lm and free access to the dark room. After highschool, my fi nancial situation restricted my photography until I bought a Sony digital compact camera about 10 years ago. Th e freedom digital photography off ered has been wonderful. Th e upfront costs are still huge, but once you’re paid up you can shoot and learn to your heart’s content.4. Who or what inspires you?All forms of visual art inspire me. I pour

over the work of other photographers. I study the compositional elements of ab-stract paintings. I marvel at award win-ning quilts. I regularly follow the blogs of at least two dozen renowned professional photographers from around the world. How awesome is it to read regularly the thoughts, musings and teachings of some of the worlds best photographers on a daily or weekly basis? What a time we live in! 5. Where is your favourite place to take

photos?I will quote a famous Canadian photogra-

pher, Freeman Patterson, whose workshop on learning to see I attended in 2009 to answer this question: “Th e best place to make a photograph is wherever you are.” After that weeklong workshop all of the participants have that mantra playing in our heads whenever we pick up our cam-

eras. You don’t have to go anywhere exotic to take great pictures, though, as the sec-ond workshop leader, André Gallant, jok-ingly said “Tuscony doesn’t hurt!”. Th ough, I suppose my favourite place is anywhere that doesn’t look like a place to take photos because it becomes a challenge to put the basic compositional elements to work in creating a great image.6 What is your favourite genre?I’m still fi nding myself photographically

so I don’t have a favourite yet. I’m current-ly focused on developing my skills as por-trait photographer and I fi nd that tremen-dously rewarding as not only am I working with a dynamic subject but I’m capturing a moment in time of my subjects’ lives. I also enjoy sports photography for the challenge of nailing a great image with just a split second to get it with no “do overs”. Landscape and abstract photog-raphy present the challenge of creating an image of a scene from a viewpoint that no one else has seen or noticed.7. What is your favourite photography

tool?Defi nitely my tripod. Using my tripod

forces me to slow down and pay atten-tion to my composition, to simplify my image, to make it the best it can possibly be. Without the tripod, it is far to easy to get tired of holding the camera and just shoot and move on without really paying attention to what needs to be included and excluded from the im-age. After my tripod, my fa-vourite tool is light whether that is the sun, strobes, the moon, street signs or even a fl ashlight. I enjoy using light to change the way a scene looks or to capture something my eye can’t see on its own is 8. What photography

equipment do you have on your wish list?My wishlist includes more

lights!!!! Big lights mostly so that I can do battle with the sun to really change up an image and some pocketwiz-ard remote fl ash triggers for fi ring those lights away from the camera.

Michael HouldenQ u e s t i o n s f o r t h e p h o t o g r a p h e rPhotographerPhotographer Profi le Profi le

TIPS & GUIDELINES ON PHOTOGRAPHYBy Michael Houlden

The Outback is in Bloom

Photos on the left by: Annarien Robbertse

Photos on the right by:Charmayne Cronje

The photos below were taken between Andamooka and Roxby Downs, there is quite a variety of fl owers to see and appreciate. With the amount of rain we have been getting, there is sure to be more in the next few weeks greeting the Spring season.


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The Supa Troopers have come to town! Not to be confused with the drug busting cops of the movie of the same name, the Supa Troopers

are a specially formed Relay for Life team, including residents from both the Roxby Downs and Orroroo districts.

Regina Qualmann, who is strongly involved in the Relay for Life preparations tells Th e Monitor exclusively of Supa Troopers actions.

“Locals from Roxby Downs, Orroroo and Carrieton have joined together and registered a team called “Supa Troopers” the military themed team plan to dress up in Army costumes and join in the fi ght against cancer,” said Mrs Qualmann.

“Th e team members include Tracey Oldfi eld, Regina Qualmann, Kerry Dunn, Marsha and Tessa Nottle, Kath Curkpatrick, Shelly Fitzsimons, Susie Smith, Denise Ogilvy, Betty Williams, Amanda Dyer, Christine and Jackson Nutt and Shane and Courtney Rowe.

“Everyone has their own reason to relay! This team is made up of a variety of people, Betty Wil-liams from Carrieton is a cancer survivor, and we have carers, family members, friends and loved ones who have all been touched by cancer in one way or another, and we all want to make a difference.

“Th e Supa Troopers have kicked off the fundraising with a Kytons Bakery and a Perfume fundraiser, which is already underway. Th ere will be show bag sales at the Woomera Districts Football Grand Final, a stall at the next upcoming Market Day, a stall at the St Barbara’s Fete and much more.

“A Sausage Roll Drive is also under way in Orroroo and we have also received very kind donations and spon-sorships from various companies in Roxby Downs and Orroroo. Th e Orroroo Lions Club helped in a Sausage Sizzle and Bacon and Eggs breakfast at the Voting booths in Orroroo,” said Mrs Qualmann.

Supa Troopers are also having a Oyster Fundraiser, fresh coffi n bay oysters delivered to your door for $8 per oz. contact Shelley Fitzsimmons for orders on 86710949 or 0427710949. Orders need to be in by Tuesday Septem-ber 7, and will be delivered to Roxby on Friday September 9. Th e oysters are supplied by Westra Fisheries, contact Clint Bradford on his mobile for more information - 0427796360

If you have any questions or would like to make a dona-tion to the Supa Troopers team, log on to www.relayfor-life.org.au fi nd the Roxby Downs Relay and donate to a Supa Troopers team member.

“Supa Troopers will be dressing up in Army Uniforms and help to fi ghting the war against cancer.”

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Daniel King with his stall at the Carnival in the Mitre 10 carpark last Thursday night. The Carnival is travelling from Coober Pedy, and is heading across to New South Wales.

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Five Adnyamathanha people in the Nepabunna community in far north SA recently completed Certifi cate II in Con-servation and Land Management with the Greening Australia SA’s Youth Programs team.

Two of the students joined the program a third of the way through and will com-plete the last couple of modules independ-ently.

Nepabunna is located in the Northern Flinders Ranges 637km north of Adelaide. It is surrounded by rugged ranges, tranquil waterholes, and unique wildlife and is an integral part of the Adnyamathanha cul-ture and dreaming.

Areas covered in the Conservation and Land Management program include:

- Plant identifi cation and propagation- Seed collection

- Safe work practices- Chainsaw operations- Risk management- Workplace communicationTh e students were also introduced to

occupational health and safety practices and strategic work plans.

Th e participants will be part of a valu-able, long term plan for the overall repa-ration of this unique area in the ancient Northern Flinders Ranges which histori-cally is the home of the Adnyamathanha people.

When asked for their feedback on the training the participants said, “We believe the most valuable skills the Nepabunna Community can benefi t from is that we could go out to collect the seed and grow them here in our community nursery.”

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The Volunteering Partnership is calling for nominations forCommunity person of the Month. These new awards will recognise people who have made a signifi cant contribution to the Roxby Downs Community.Nomination forms will be available from the Roxby DownsCouncil, The Monitor Newspaper and Big Sky Credit Unionand must be received by the 15th of every month.

For further information and nomination forms contactMichelle Hales (08) 8671 0010 or

[email protected]

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FeaturingThe Ultimate Golf Challenge

a Jumping Castle

a Wheelbarrow Race

a Billy Kart Race

THERESE 0427 334 883 • CAROLYN 0429 964 045 • GREG 0427 727 115All Enquiries:

October long weekend

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BOHEMIAN CABARETRocky River Band

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BHP Billiton Facilities OfficeChange of opening hours

The BHP Billiton Facilities Office (formerly Town Office) in Roxby Downs is now open to the public during the following hours:

Tuesdays: 12:00pm to 5:00pm • Thursday: 8:00am to 12:00pm•

Outside of these hours, please call 8671 0155 for assistance.

A number of traffi c infringe-ment notices were issued to drivers this week for the following offences; exceed speed, failure to wear seatbelts, failure to comply with correct child restraints, reversing when unsafe, driving with 1 ‘P’ plate and driving unregistered.

On Saturday, August 21, a 23 year old male from Roxby Downs was reported for exceeding the prescribed concentration of alcohol and

driving with no ‘P’ plates. He blew 0.097 and his licence was disqualifi ed for six months. He will appear in the Roxby Downs Magistrates Court at a later date.

Other MattersOn Saturday, August 21, a

38 year old male from Roxby Downs was arrested under the Public Intoxication Act.

If you didn’t attend last week’s Hour-glass half price sale, you must have been living under a rock. With the entire stock marked down, there were scores of wom-en (and a few clever men) lined up at the store before 9am Th ursday morning.

Th e sale went from Th ursday to Sat-urday, and according to business owner Leigh Malcolm, was a great success.

“It went unbelievably well, we were fl at out! Th e store had wall to wall people all day Th ursday, Friday it slowed down a lit-tle bit and Saturday we came home with a rush,” he said.

“We’re all worn out, but the town’s sup-port was great. I’m very happy.

“We had a computer that crashed the

moment we opened the doors on Th urs-day believe it or not. So we had thirty minutes without a computer, with about 70 people lined up at the till. So it was bad timing, but we sorted that out.

“Apart from that it all went quite smoothly and hopefully people got a bar-gain!”

As of Monday just gone, the store was bare, a lot of new space for a lot of new stock!

“New stock is arriving today (Monday, August 23). I’m off to Sydney Jewellery Fair on Th ursday to get stock for Christ-mas and to organise new marketing cam-paigns, promotions and catalogues, so look out!” said Mr Malcolm.

Success! Hourglass Jewellers half price sale a hit

By Millie Thomas

The Rotary Club of Coromandel Valley promoted a ‘Rail to Rocket Tag Along Tour’, that had 21 cars participating

and a big caravan, with a total of 51 people, on a great adventure.

Th e tour started in Port Augusta, heading off along the Old Ghan railway, camping overnight at Hawker, Farina, Coward Springs, Algebucki-na Bridge, across the Moon Plains to Cooper Pedy (via Oodnadatta), ending at Woomera on Friday, August 20.

Th e total amount fundraised by the group hasn’t been totalled yet but just during their dinner in Woomera, $450 was sold in raffl e tickets, plus more than $3,000 in an auction. Th e total amount might reach $20,000, which

would all go directly to Prostate Research. One of the organisers of the trip Terry Crabb

was very pleased that not only the fundrais-ing was a big success, but also that everyone enjoyed their time during the trip.

“We have been to wonderful places and eve-ryone got through okay on the trip.

“Communities had welcomed and supported us all along the trip and we also had great sup-port from Rotary clubs,” he said.

Brian Newell’s widow, Maxine joined the group on this tour that she told Th e Monitor she really enjoyed.

“It’s been a wonderful tour. I have been wait-ing to get out there again since we fi nished the book.

“I just wish he was there to see what he start-

ed,” Maxine said. Th e tour also marks the 10th anniversary of

Brian’s book, launch by Sir Eric Neale in June 2000.

Brian’s book has been the main source of fundraising by the Newell Foundation which so far has contributed over $80,000 for new laboratory equipment for use in research insti-tutes such as Flinders Medical Centre and the Hanson Institute for Cancer Research,” Terry explained.

Locals can help by purchasing a copy of the book through the Roxby’s District Rotary Club. Th is $25.00 book is available from Helen Ben-nie Deputy Head at Roxby Area School and home phone number is 8671 0619.

‘Rail to Rocket’ tour fundraised for prostate cancer

By Celeste Lustosa

Police News

Traffi c Matters

THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaper www.themonitor.com.au

Saving water in the garden* Adjust your sprinklers so they don’t

spray on footpaths, driveways or streets – or bett er yet only hand water.

* Don’t cut the grass so oft en and let it grow longer as it reduces evaporati on.

* Set your sprinkler ti mer to turn on in the early morning (say, 3am) to reduce evaporati on.

* Water directly on root zone, not on leaves or between plants.

* You don’t need to have a green lawn all year round. Think of it as green in win-ter, golden in summer.

* Group plants according to their wa-tering needs, and try to plant drought resistant plants and trees.

* Use mulch (or shredded paper) to cover bare ground in gardens and around trees to reduce evaporati on.

* Use a water ti mer to check how much you are watering, even if you are doing it by hand – you might not realise how much you are daydreaming.

* Fit your hose with a spray gun so you can turn the water off when moving be-tween watering areas.

* Avoid over ferti lising your lawn as this increases the need for water.

* Remove weeds as they will compete with your plants for water and nutri-ents.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010 –

The Board The Board that provides that provides a community a community voicevoice locallylocally

BOARD MEETINGS WHO’S ON THE BOARD CONTACTING THE BOARD

Board 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 pres-entation or raise an issue, please contact the Executive Offi cer on 0418 833 818 so that you can 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 85Roxby Downs SA 5725Mobile: 0418 833 818


Teresa Baddeley • Darren Smith

Michelle Davis • George Giakoumis

Vicki Mason • Gaylene Crane

Jamie Love • Bill Hiscox

Liz Rogers • Michael Esposito

Bill Boehm • Amanda Hudson

JOINING FORUMSIf you are interested in joining a forum please

contact the following people. New members are always welcome.

ENVIRONMENT FORUMKristina Meredith 0421 720 893

ARTS and CULTURE FORUMRachel Young 0428 671 000

EDUCATION and WORKPLACE TRAININGMichelle Hales 0418 833 818

SPORT and RECREATION FORUMKaye Doyle 0419 935 316

COMMUNITY GARDENCherie Gaskin 8671 2924

HEALTH FORUMKaren Russell 8671 9020

MEETING DATES

An initiative of the Environment Forum

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Community Board 30 August - 7.30pmEnvironment Forum

14 September - 7.30pmSport and Recreation Forum

7 September - 7.30pm

The Roxby Downs Environment For-um is promoting

Sustainable Garden Competition, that starts August 28 and closes on October 29.

Th ere are two categories: Innovation and Sustainability; and will be judged in the fi elds of water efficiency, energy consumption, aesthetics, vari-ety of plant species, function-ality, productivity and garden waste management.

The innovation category will also be judged for the most original environmental eff ort in the garden.

Th e winner of each cate-

gory will win a $500 Outback Landscaping and Supplies Voucher.

Judging will then take place in the fortnight following the closing date and winners will be announced November 24. Winners will then be asked to showcase their gardens during an open day November 27.

To help everyone get on board, the Environment Fo-rum and The Monitor have been promoting a garden-ing tip competition that has been running all year where the newspaper features sto-ries where locals give away their special tips to make your garden look amazing and en-vironment friendly.

Who can forget little four

year old Angus Paisley advis-ing everyone to have chooks as pets? Or the beautiful vege-table garden Laura McIlwaine and Paul Trotta have? How about Karen Russell’s little oa-sis with beautiful fl owers and colourful plants on pots?

You can also share your gardening tip and go into the running to have your garden showcased in a feature in Th e Monitor and to win a gar-dening book pack valued at $100, sponsored by the Roxby Downs Council, at the end of the competition period.

For those who still need more tips to get inspired, check the gardening tips also in this page of the paper.

Sustainable Garden Competition kicks off August 28

Members of the Educa-ti on Forum, through their various job roles, are oft en involved in recruiti ng staff and sitting on interview panels. Through their ex-periences the Forum has noted that there are a large number of mistakes be-ing made by job seekers. These mistakes, which are oft en minor, can be the rea-son why an applicant is not considered. This is parti cu-larly crucial if employers are receiving hundreds of appli-cati ons.

According to Forum member Michelle Hales “Submitti ng applicati ons via email is a common practi ce these days. However, we have found that people are

using an email to replace the cover lett er. Only their resume is att ached.

“The cover lett er is prob-ably the most important part of the applicati on. It demonstrates a person’s ability to communicate in writi ng as well as their word processing and lett er formatti ng skills“ Ms Hales said.

Other mistakes include forgetti ng to att ach docu-ments to an email, refer-ring to the wrong job ti tle in a cover letter, spelling mistakes, and not follow-ing instructi ons in the job advertisement. It is also important to look at the job descripti on and person specifi cati on before apply-

ing for a job. These docu-ments provide clues as to the level of skills and expe-rience required and possible the salary level. Oft en peo-ple apply for jobs without reading these documents and they may be overquali-fi ed or underqualifi ed for the positi on.

Competition for jobs is fi erce and job seekers need not rush their applicati ons in straight away. There is oft en at least a week to ap-ply. Taking that extra ti me to make sure everything is perfect and getti ng some-one else to check your work can make a real diff erence to successful job hunti ng.

By Celeste Lustosa

Job Search - Common Mistakes

COMMUNITY LEARNING PLACES

APPLICATIONS OPEN* September

Front Line Management Effective Workplace Relationships 14-15 Sep Implement Operational Plans 16-17 Sep Promote Team Effectiveness 28-29 Sep Training and Assessment Train Small Groups 18-20 Oct Assessor 21-22 Oct

For further information and application forms contact Michelle Hales on 0418 833 818

Community Learning Places is a partnership between the

Education and Workplace Training Forum and BHP Billiton Olympic Dam

*places are limited and conditions apply

Gardening Tips

...Due to its extensive links throughout the community the Alcohol and Substance Abuse Partnership is well placed to assist Council by driving and documenting the community consultation aspect of dry zones. Th e Partnership will develop a consultation strategy which will be publicised in future issues of Th e Monitor and on RoxFM.

“It is important that we collect feedback from all sec-tors of the community and learn from the experiences of other communities. ” Ms Hales said.

DRY ZONES – THE NEXT

STEP

Place shedded newspaper and straw into the bottom of a pot or in the soil well if planting in the ground. If you have no straw, just use extra newspaper.

As we are prone to hot summers this helps keep the plant roots moist and also requiring less watering. Another bonus is that it helps cement pots that heat up in the summer to keep cool.

Because the plants require less watering you could safely go away for a few days in the heat of summer knowing they wont need watering.

Always mulch. Good luck trying my tip.Maria Papillo

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WHAT’S ON

ROXBY DOWNS’ LUTHERAN CHURCHServices are 10:30 am every Sunday Sunday School is 9:30am every Sunday during term time. (there are no evening services)FAITHWORKS’ CHRISTIAN CHURCHAn Assemblies Church meets every Sunday 10.30 am at Roxby Downs Catholic School LibraryKeith Moody Phone: 0414 570 871ST. BARBARA’S PARISH CATHOLIC CHURCH78 Pioneer Drive, Roxby DownsSaturday @ 6.00pmSunday @ 9.00amContact FE Kevin Matthews on Phone 8671 0925

ANDAMOOKA/ROXBY BIBLE CHURCH10:00am Sundays, Worship Service 6.30pm Fridays, Kids Club, 7 years + Phone: 8672 7213ROXBY DOWNS CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CHURCH•cnr Tutop and Burgoyne Streets •Office: 38 Pioneer DrivePriest: Mary Lewis Ph: 8671 0270 email: [email protected] Services: Saturday 4:00pm KFC (Kids for Christ-during school term)5:30pm Shared Tea6:15pm ALL agesSunday 10:00am (with crèche facilities) 2:00pm at Andamooka Healing Service: 6pm on the 2nd Sunday in the monthMidweek Meetings:Tuesday 6am Prayer10am Open Church - coffee, chat & sharing of craftsWednesday 7pm Home GroupThursday 9:30am Know your Bible Study Group Saturday 5pm Youth (12-15 years old)WATCH THIS SPACE FOR OUR NEW CHILDREN’S PROGRAMME FROM 24 JULYFor details on any of the events phone 8671 0270

CHURCH

Community members are welcome to attend any meet-ing of the Roxby Downs Community Board, Forums and Partnerships - see schedule on the Community Matters page. For more information call Michelle Hales on 8671 0010ROTARY CLUB - ROXBY DISTRICT1st and 3rd Monday of the month For more information contact Sandy Sumsion ph: 0400 366 619ANDAMOOKA OPAL GIRL GUIDESAndamooka Community Hall Mondays from 5:00pm to 7:00pmPhone: 0427 072 710OUTBACK MULTI-CULTURAL GROUPPhone: 8671 2892

COMMUNITY MEETINGS

VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE8:30am - 5:00pm Monday to Friday9:00am - 12:00pm Saturday and SundayPhone: 8671 2001

CULTURAL & LEISURE PRECINCT - MOVIESTuesday, Friday, Saturday & SundayPhone: 8671 2001

ROXBY DOWNS TODDLERS’ STORY TIME 9:30am - 11:00am Tuesday & Thursday (repeated)Meet at Roxby Downs Library during school Terms Only

ANDAMOOKA TODDLERS’ STORY TIME10:30am Monday - Fun for 1-4 years. Phone: 8672 7018Meet at Andamooka Community Library

PLAYGROUP - St. Barbara’s Parish School Wednesday 9:30am & Thursday 1:00pmCall School: 8671 3207

PLAYGROUP - Roxby Downs Kindergarten9:30am - 11:00am Friday. Contact Kylie 8671 2447

ANDAMOOKA PLAYGROUP 9:00am - 10:00am Tuesday

ROXBY DOWNS’ HEALTH SERVICES COFFEE MORNING9:30am - 11:00am ThursdayMeet at the Dunes Café

RAPTORS CYCLING CLUB8:00am SundaySocial bike riding group. Meet at Stuart Road roundabout

ROXBY DOWNS CHILDCARE6:30am-5:30pm Monday to FridayPhone: 8671 0911

ANDAMOOKA CHILDCARE7:30am-5:30pm Monday to Friday

ROXBY EARLY LEARNING COMMUNITY GROUP3 yr old program Mon and Thurs 8.45am -12.15pm4 yr old program Tue 8.45am – 11.45amContact Gail 0439 683 609

SOUL FOODEvery third Sunday of the month at 11.00am in the Cultural Precinct Art Gallery. Come along and be inspired!!

RDRCCC•Races every 3rd Sunday of the month at the Red Dunes Race-way. Support and sponsors needed for track improvements. For more information please call the Club President, Trent Burton on 0417 235 779 or see our website: www.rdrccc.info

WILLIAM CREEK CAMPDRAFT8 am, August 21 at William Creek Gymkhana Grounds. Camping and accomodation ph. William Creek Hotel 08 86 707 880

EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT

MT DARE HOTEL - 8am – 9pm Open every dayOUTBACK COMMUNITY GARDENS - Phone: 8671 2892ROXBY ROAD SAFE - Phone: 8671 2892

GENERAL INFORMATION

ROXBY DOWNS’ FAMILY PRACTICEPhone: 8671 3231 ROXBY DOWNS’ DENTALDr. Harry Craven Phone: 8671 9031Monday to Friday 8.30am - 5.30pmROXBY DOWNS’ MEDICAL PRACTICEMonday to Friday 9am-5:30pmSaturday & Sunday 2pm-5pm by appointment. Andamooka on Tuesday 9am-12pmPhone: 8671 1900VISITING ALLIED HEALTH SERVICE

Phone: 86485500• PODIATRIST - 20 AugustPhone: 86485706• DIABETES EDUCATOR - 22 OctoberPhone: 86485800• OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST - 20 August• SPEECH PATHOLOGIST - 20 August• PHYSIOTHERAPIST - 9 & 10 September• COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH WORKER - 20 August• DIETICIAN - 20 August• CAMHS - 9 & 10 September (CHILD & ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE)

• PHARMACY - 9 & 10 September • DASSA - 20 August

HEARING SERVICES9:00am-2:30pm Monday to FridayPhone:1800 006 303DOCTOR’S NEW SPECIALISED DRUGPhone: 1800 700 270 (Number for Medicare Use)CRISIS CARE COUNSELLINGUniting Care Wesley Port AugustaRegional Women’s and Children’s Support Services: 1800 655 716 Crisis care line:13 16 11For immediate response if feeling stressed call 0428 326 529 to speak with a counsellor 24/7BREASTFEEDING ROXBY DOWNS’ GROUP1:30pm - 3:00pm Third Tuesday of the month.At the Roxby Downs Public Library.

HEALTH

across the regionHAVE YOUR SAY . . .

“Not really. I think OD is go-ing to win again this year.”

Alan Barker

“No, I haven’t. But my partner used to play for OD so I will be barracking for them.”

Kristina Meredith

“I don’t really follow the lo-cal footy but I think OD is go-ing to win again because they are a pretty solid team.”

Ben Plachta

“I watch the footy and I think probably Andamookawill win this year. The un-derdogs will come through eventually.”

Luke Brind

Do you follow the local footy? Who do you think will win this year?

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WHAT’S ON

ROXBY DOWNS’ LUTHERAN CHURCHServices are 10:30 am every Sunday Sunday School is 9:30am every Sunday during term time. (there are no evening services)FAITHWORKS’ CHRISTIAN CHURCHAn Assemblies Church meets every Sunday 10.30 am at Roxby Downs Catholic School LibraryKeith Moody Phone: 0414 570 871ST. BARBARA’S PARISH CATHOLIC CHURCH78 Pioneer Drive, Roxby DownsSaturday @ 6.00pmSunday @ 9.00amContact FE Kevin Matthews on Phone 8671 0925

ANDAMOOKA/ROXBY BIBLE CHURCH10:00am Sundays, Worship Service 6.30pm Fridays, Kids Club, 7 years + Phone: 8672 7213ROXBY DOWNS CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CHURCH•cnr Tutop and Burgoyne Streets •Office: 38 Pioneer DrivePriest: Mary Lewis Ph: 8671 0270 email: [email protected] Services: Saturday 4:00pm KFC (Kids for Christ-during school term)5:30pm Shared Tea6:15pm ALL agesSunday 10:00am (with crèche facilities) 2:00pm at Andamooka Healing Service: 6pm on the 2nd Sunday in the monthMidweek Meetings:Tuesday 6am Prayer10am Open Church - coffee, chat & sharing of craftsWednesday 7pm Home GroupThursday 9:30am Know your Bible Study Group Saturday 5pm Youth (12-15 years old)WATCH THIS SPACE FOR OUR NEW CHILDREN’S PROGRAMME FROM 24 JULYFor details on any of the events phone 8671 0270

CHURCH

Community members are welcome to attend any meet-ing of the Roxby Downs Community Board, Forums and Partnerships - see schedule on the Community Matters page. For more information call Michelle Hales on 8671 0010ROTARY CLUB - ROXBY DISTRICT1st and 3rd Monday of the month For more information contact Sandy Sumsion ph: 0400 366 619ANDAMOOKA OPAL GIRL GUIDESAndamooka Community Hall Mondays from 5:00pm to 7:00pmPhone: 0427 072 710OUTBACK MULTI-CULTURAL GROUPPhone: 8671 2892

COMMUNITY MEETINGS

VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE8:30am - 5:00pm Monday to Friday9:00am - 12:00pm Saturday and SundayPhone: 8671 2001

CULTURAL & LEISURE PRECINCT - MOVIESTuesday, Friday, Saturday & SundayPhone: 8671 2001

ROXBY DOWNS TODDLERS’ STORY TIME 9:30am - 11:00am Tuesday & Thursday (repeated)Meet at Roxby Downs Library during school Terms Only

ANDAMOOKA TODDLERS’ STORY TIME10:30am Monday - Fun for 1-4 years. Phone: 8672 7018Meet at Andamooka Community Library

PLAYGROUP - St. Barbara’s Parish School Wednesday 9:30am & Thursday 1:00pmCall School: 8671 3207

PLAYGROUP - Roxby Downs Kindergarten9:30am - 11:00am Friday. Contact Kylie 8671 2447

ANDAMOOKA PLAYGROUP 9:00am - 10:00am Tuesday

ROXBY DOWNS’ HEALTH SERVICES COFFEE MORNING9:30am - 11:00am ThursdayMeet at the Dunes Café

RAPTORS CYCLING CLUB8:00am SundaySocial bike riding group. Meet at Stuart Road roundabout

ROXBY DOWNS CHILDCARE6:30am-5:30pm Monday to FridayPhone: 8671 0911

ANDAMOOKA CHILDCARE7:30am-5:30pm Monday to Friday

ROXBY EARLY LEARNING COMMUNITY GROUP3 yr old program Mon and Thurs 8.45am -12.15pm4 yr old program Tue 8.45am – 11.45amContact Gail 0439 683 609

SOUL FOODEvery third Sunday of the month at 11.00am in the Cultural Precinct Art Gallery. Come along and be inspired!!

RDRCCC•Races every 3rd Sunday of the month at the Red Dunes Race-way. Support and sponsors needed for track improvements. For more information please call the Club President, Trent Burton on 0417 235 779 or see our website: www.rdrccc.info

WILLIAM CREEK CAMPDRAFT8 am, August 21 at William Creek Gymkhana Grounds. Camping and accomodation ph: William Creek Hotel 08 86 707 880

EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT

MT DARE HOTEL - 8am – 9pm Open every dayOUTBACK COMMUNITY GARDENS - Phone: 8671 2892ROXBY ROAD SAFE - Phone: 8671 2892

GENERAL INFORMATION

ROXBY DOWNS’ FAMILY PRACTICEPhone: 8671 3231 ROXBY DOWNS’ DENTALDr. Harry Craven Phone: 8671 9031Monday to Friday 8.30am - 5.30pmROXBY DOWNS’ MEDICAL PRACTICEMonday to Friday 9am-5:30pmSaturday & Sunday 2pm-5pm by appointment. Andamooka on Tuesday 9am-12pmPhone: 8671 1900VISITING ALLIED HEALTH SERVICE

Phone: 86485500• PODIATRIST - 20 AugustPhone: 86485706• DIABETES EDUCATOR - 22 OctoberPhone: 86485800• OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST - 20 August• SPEECH PATHOLOGIST - 20 August• PHYSIOTHERAPIST - 9 & 10 September• COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH WORKER - 20 August• DIETICIAN - 20 August• CAMHS - 9 & 10 September (CHILD & ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE)

• PHARMACY - 9 & 10 September • DASSA - 20 August

HEARING SERVICES9:00am-2:30pm Monday to FridayPhone:1800 006 303DOCTOR’S NEW SPECIALISED DRUGPhone: 1800 700 270 (Number for Medicare Use)CRISIS CARE COUNSELLINGUniting Care Wesley Port AugustaRegional Women’s and Children’s Support Services: 1800 655 716 Crisis care line:13 16 11For immediate response if feeling stressed call 0428 326 529 to speak with a counsellor 24/7BREASTFEEDING ROXBY DOWNS’ GROUP1:30pm - 3:00pm Third Tuesday of the month.At the Roxby Downs Public Library.

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Expression of Interest - Admin Of cers / Receptionists / Data Entry • Variety of Positions • Temporary & Ongoing Opportunities • Full time & Part time hours • Roxby Downs

Workpac Business Support is currently seeking expressions of interest from all talented Administration Of cers, Receptionists, Of ce Managers and Data Entry Clerks for upcoming assignments in Roxby Downs.

We are looking for candidates with the following skills and experience: • Experience in reception, administration, of ce management • Data Entry & Document Controllers • Outstanding communication skills • Exceptional presentation • Competent in MS Of ce, MYOB, SAP

Previous onsite experience and pro ciency in SAP will be highly regarded.

If you are looking for a professional and proactive recruitment company to represent you, then please contact Elizabeth O’Rourke on 0409 753 810 or email [email protected]

Previous on-site experience / mining background and proficiency in SAP will be highly regarded.

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Roxby Mitigation EventKuyani Yartah Association is hosting a Roxby Mitigation

Event, through the heritage mitigation plannedunder the Olympic Dam Agreement.

The Roxby Mitigation Event will take place at Roxby Downs

on Friday, 8 October to Monday, 11 October 2010

Roxby Mitigation Event will feature tours of the area, tradi-tional tucker, song, stories and other activities.

All Kuyani Yartah Association members are welcome.There is no cost to participants.

Transport from Whyalla, Port Augusta and other nominated locations, to be advised, will be provided.

The Roxby Mitigation Event will be alcohol- and drug-free.

You must register for catering and camping purposes by Friday August 27

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Notice of Road Closure Section 33 Road Traffic Act 1961

NOTICE Is hereby given that the Administrator of the Roxby Downs Council on 16 August 2010 made the following orders;

That the Administrator of the Council exercises the power vested in the Administrator under the Roxby Downs (Indenture Ratification) Act 1982 and Section 33 of the Road Traffic Act 1961 and Clause F of the instrument of General Approval of the Minister 28 November 1999.

Pursuant to Section 33(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1961 declare that the event described below is to take place on the road described below is an event to which Section 33 of the Road Traffic Act 1961 applies; and

Pursuant to Section 33(1) (a) of the Road Traffic Act 1961, make an order directing that the road on which the event is to be held and any adjacent or adjoining roads specified below can be closed to all traffic except police and emergency vehicles and vehicles involved in the event for the period commencing 7.00am to 12 noon on Sunday 12 September 2010.

ROAD: Olympic Way

EVENT: Desert Dash – 10km Run / Walk Event

ADJACENT / ADJOINING ROADS: By-pass Rd, Burgoyne St north and south, Town oval entrance

Pursuant to Section 33 (1) (b) of the Road Traffic Act 1961 make an order directing that persons taking part in the event be exempted in relation to the road from duty, to observe the Australian Road Rules specified below subject to any conditions described below and attached to the exemption.

Australian Road rules Exemption and Conditions

Rule 230: Crossing the road Rule 234: Crossing the road on or near a crossing for Pedestrians Rule 238: Pedestrians travelling along the road.

W. J. Boehm Administrator 16 August 2010

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W&DFL FOOTBALL TRAINING Town Oval - 4:00pm- 9:30pmJUNIOR NETBALL TRAININGSOutdoor Courts - 3:00pm- 6:00pmSENIOR NETBALL TRAININGSOutdoor Courts - 6:00pm- 9:00pmBUTS & GUTS - Group Fitness Room - 9:00amSPIN - Group Fitness Room - 6:30pmVOLLEYBALL - Sport Stadiums - 7:15pm- 9:30pm

MONDAYW&DFL FOOTBALL TRAINING Town Oval - 6:00pm- 9:30pmJUNIOR NETBALL TRAININGSOutdoor Courts - 3:00pm- 6:00pmJUNIOR INDOOR HOCKEYStadium 1 - 5:00pm- 6:00pmMIXED INDOOR HOCKEYStadium 1 - 6:30pm- 8:30pmDO SHOTOKAN KARATE Group Fitness Room - 6:00pm- 6:30pmDO SHOTOKAN KARATE Stadium 2 - 6:30pm- 9:00pmSQUASH SPRING PENNANT COMPETITION Squash Courts - 7:00pm- 9:00pmJUNIOR BASKETBALL DNSP TRAININGS Stadium 2 - 5:00pm- 6:30pm

THURSDAY

BALLET - Stadium 2 - 3:30pm-6:00pmW&DFL FOOTBALL TRAINING Town Oval - 4:00pm- 9:30pmJUNIOR NETBALL TRAININGSOutdoor Courts - 3:00pm- 6:00pmPUMP - Group Fitness Room - 9:00amWEDNESDAY SOCIAL NETBALLStadiumS - 6:30pm- 8:10pm

WEDNESDAY

W&DFL JNR FOOTBALL GAMES PRELIM FINALSTown Oval - 8:00am- 12:00pmJUNIOR NETBALL GAMESOutdoor Hard Courts - 9:00pm-1:30pmW&DFL SNR FOOTBALL GAMES PRELIM FINALS Town Oval - 12:00pm- 5:00pm

SATURDAY

SENIOR NETBALL GAMES SEMI FINALSOutdoor Hard Courts & Sports Stadiums6:00pm- 9:30pmSOCIAL BADMINTONStadium 1 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm

FRIDAYBALLET - Stadium 2 - 3:30pm - 6:30pmSENIOR BALLETGroup Fitness Room - 6:30pm- 7:30pmCOME AND TRY SOCCERSchool Oval - 3:30pm-6:00pmSENIOR SOCCER - Sports Stadiums - 6:30pmW&DFL FOOTBALL TRAINING Town Oval - 4:00pm- 9:30pmJUNIOR NETBALL TRAININGSOutdoor Courts - 3:00pm-6:00pmSENIOR NETBALL TRAININGSOutdoor Courts - 6:00pm - 9:00pmDO SHOTOKAN KARATE Group Fitness Room - 6:00pm- 6:30pmDO SHOTOKAN KARATE Stadium 1 - 6:30pmSQUASH SPRING PENNANT COMPETITION Squash Courts - 7:00pm- 9:00pmJUNIOR BASKETBALL DNSP TRAININGS Stadium 2 - 5:00pm- 6:30pm

TUESDAY

25th to 31st August 2010

SUNDAYJUNIOR SOCCERSchool Oval -10:00amSOFTBALLTown Oval - 11:00am- 2:00pm JUNIOR BASKETBALL DNSP TRAININGS Stadium 1 - 10:30am-12:00pm

Bowling Club honour board upgraded

Desert Dash is fast approaching!

By Millie ThomasLast year saw the introduction of the Desert

Dash to the Roxby Calendar of Events. Based on the initial success of last year’s event, event organiser Scott Humphries has decided to run the family friendly day again this year on Sunday, September 12.

“It’s an 8:30 am start for the 10km participants, and 8:45 am for 5km. Hopefully there will be 150 entrants, based on last year. Last year we had about 140, which was mainly all locals,” said Mr Humphries.

“Th is is the second year for the dash. Th e fi rst event was very successful. We had it on the South Australian Road Runners calendar last year, but this year we decided to go it alone.

“I won’t be running, I’ll just be organising. I know there are certain people out there training and getting ready already, sort of as a pre – race for the City to Bay Fun Run.

“I’m training for an event in October in Mel-bourne, so that’s my goal for this year!

Mr Humphries has some handy hints for those who are keen to get training underway.

“Participants should be walk-running, three

to four times a week and depending on which distance they choose, will depend on how far they go, but anywhere between thirty minutes to an hour for each session should be fi ne.

“Th ere is a training program on our website, and people can enter right up until the morn-ing of.

“Last year was an out-of-towner who won it, Steven George, who won it quite comfortably. Hot tip for the winner this year is Caitlin Abbott, who is a very talented runner.

“Th anks to our major sponsor BHP Billiton, along with Blackwoods, GHD, York Civil, Cowell Electric and Northpoint Toyota, as well as Ian Gilding for organising the road closures.\

“Refreshments will be supplied for the com-petitors at the fi nishing line. We’ll also have 150 t-shirts, which they (the competitors) will also receive. All roads will be closed, so it will be very safe for families. We really encourage families to participate together.

“I encourage people to train adequately, as we don’t quite know how warm the weather will be on the day,” said Mr Humphries.

11 & under WON LOST DRAWN POINTSLightnings 6 6 0 12Shooters 2 9 1 5T-Birds 7 5 0 14Bullets 3 7 2 8Rockets 10 1 1 21

13 & under WON LOST DRAWN POINTSLightnings 10 2 0 20Shooters 5 8 0 8T-Birds 0 12 0 0Bullets 7 5 0 14Rockets 9 3 0 18

17 & under WON LOST DRAWN POINTSLightnings 8 6 1 17T-Birds 6 7 2 14Shooters 8 5 2 18Bullets 5 9 1 11

9.30am Court 1 Rockets V T-Birds9.30am Court 2 Lightning V Bullets

13 & Under10.30am Court 1 Lightning V Rockets10.30am Court 2 Bullets V Shooters

17 & Under12.00pm Court 1 Shooters V Lightning12.00pm Court 2 T-Birds V Bullets

Semi-Final Draw11 & Under

Premiership Table

Junior Netball Results

11 and UnderRockets 14 d Lightning 4

T-Birds 25 d Bullets 20

13 and Under Rockets 38 d Lightning 35

Bullets 34 d T-Birds 11

17 and UnderShooters 49 d Bullets 31

Lightning 63 d T-Birds 36

Last year’s start got them in!Last year’s start got them in!

Th e new honour board was the inspiration of Robert Hutchinson and Graham Ferris.

Graham along with being the council works offi cer is also a sign writer and kindly donated his time toward the installation while Robert liaised with a graphics company in Adelaide to put together the layout and photography.

Th e photographs (main photo and desert pea) were taken by Robert.

Th e focus and vision of the new board is to enable the club, as it is now, to go with us into the future.

Th e new Board also makes it much easier to update each year.


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Come along and support the football Night of Nights

Olympic Dam Football Club Rooms

6.30pm for 7pm Start

Saturday 28th August 2010

Contact Barry Mitchell for further Information

Medal

1ST SEMI FINAL 21ST AUGUST 10

Andamooka 13 goals 10 behinds 88 points defeated Coober Pedy 11 goals 10 behinds 76 pointsBest players for Andamooka 1st B Haliman, 2nd L Scobie, 3rd T Mulders, 4th B Harris, 5th T Pycroft.Goal scorers T Mulders 4 goals, J Barnes 3 goals, T Paull 2 goals, R Kraack, B Harris, L Alder, J McKenzie, 1 goal eachBest players for CP 1st T Wildy, 2nd S Cooper, 3rd J Tappin, 4th B Lennon, 5th Z McKenzie.Goal scorers B Amos, T Walker, 3 goals each Z McKenzie 2 goals, T Hames, B Warren, S Young 1 goal each.

Roxby Districts 14 goals 13 behinds 97 points defeated Olympic Dam 3 goals 8 behinds 26 pointsBest players for Roxby Districts 1st S Carroll, 2nd S Crafter King, 3rd S Kaminski, 4th C Kenny, 5th J ChislettGoal scorers for Roxby R Prosser 4 goals, I McBey, M Bennie, J Roberts, J Watson, S Kaminski, B Platten, C Kenny, J Telfer, T Roberts 1 goal each Best players for OD 1st T Hornhardt 2nd C Taylor 3rd M Darrie 4th D Webb 5th D Rogers. Goal scorers: Montgomerie S Peek R Montgomerie 1 goal each

Prelim fi nal next week Olympic Dam V Andamooka at 2pm at the Roxby Oval

JUNIOR COLTSBulldogs 8 goals 8 behinds 56 points defeated Hawks 4 goals 3 behinds 27 pointsBest players for Bulldogs 1st T Odgers, 2nd S King, 3rd Johno, 4th White Ant, 5th Legs. Goal scorers S King 4 goals, K Dadleh 2 goals, J Rigden, J Male 1 goal each.Best players for Hawks 1st L Johnson,, 2nd E Vilgien,, 3rd L Hobbs, 4th S Kerrish, 5th W Abbott. Goal scorers:W Abbott 2 goals, N Calligaris, S Kerrish 1 goal each.

SENIOR COLTSHawks 11 goals 12 behinds 78 points defeated Bulldogs 6 goals 8 behinds 44 pointsBest players for Hawks 1st J Laurence, 2nd J Griffi n, 3rd L Ryan, 4th R Wilson, 5th C Macleod. Goal scorers J Brind 4 goals, S Orr 2 goals, M Hayball, S Smith, D Kraljev ,J Laurence 1 goal each.Best players for Bulldogs 1st D Male, 2nd A Hambleton ,3rd J Elliot, 4th B Evans, 5th L Hancock. Goal scorers J Dadleh 2 goals, D Male, J Elliot, E Zeptner, M Hanson 1 goal each.

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Next clearance McBey took a good mark to deliver to Steven Kaminski who kicked from over 50 metres out to score Roxby Districts’ 13th goal. Olympic Dam’s Scott Montgomerie, who usually dominates the goalkeeper’s score-card, took a strong mark to kick Th e Devils’ third goal. Roxby Districts’ hardworking utility Joshua Rose bustled the ball out of the centre to Todd Roberts, who marked and gave off to Brian Platten for 14th and last goal of the day.

After a bruising encounter several Olympic Dam players hobbled off the ground while Roxby Districts played the fi nal minutes with only 17 players on the fi eld.

Again Roxby Districts was very wasteful in front of goal and must make every chance count to win a Grand Final. Coach Dalgleish will now have a week off to recuperate and get his very fi t team to focus on the task ahead. Th e Devils

will be eager to re-establish their momentum to overcome Andamooka and notch up another premiership fl ag. As the painted pole says, “Hell hath no fury like a Devil scorned.”

Andamooka earns another

chanceThe game up in Coober Pedy with

Andamooka was reported as being a hard fought, hard at it match. Whilst the game was being played, Coober Pedy’s much respected President Robin Walker was taken ill and fl own out to receive treatment.

On the journey to Coober Pedy, Andamooka’s bus ran out of petrol, but the Roos kept their

foot on the pedal to beat the Saints by 12 points.

Next week will see Olympic Dam compete in the Preliminary Final against Andamooka. Th e winner will then meet Roxby Districts in the Grand Final on September 4.

Junior Football will also be playing the fi nal match of their 9 a side competition and hopefully all clubs will get behind their very talented junior teams and create a Grand Final atmosphere.

Th e Mail Medal will be held at the Olympic Dam Clubrooms on Saturday night and has created a lot of interest with many players considered a good chance. With the plethora of quality juniors at every W&DFL Club, the best Under 21 award will be very prestigious. Blackwood’s footballer of the year will also be announced that night.

Miners march into 2010 grand fi nal

Finals netball begins this week and will see some close competitions.

In the A grade, top of the ladder Olympic Dam are poised to take on Hornridge in a re-run of last week’s game in which Olympic Dam proved too strong for the Magpies. However, history has proven that Hornridge are not ones to be underestimated come fi nals time. Despite fl ying under the radar for the 2010 season, if Hornridge play a consistent and disciplined game they could give Olympic Dam an early fi nals fright. Th is will be a tough, physical game and one surely not to miss.

In the A grade battle between third and fourth, GHD Gems play Miners 1. GHD Gems are an experienced side but have been plagued by injury and illness towards the end of this season. Despite this they have still managed to put in some solid performances. Miners 1 on the other hand have been experimenting with less experienced line ups in the hope of developing the potential of some of their outstanding juniors. Th e combinations coach Weir plays on Friday night will have an impact on the game in the battle between experience and legs. If Gems play a disciplined game and are at full fi tness they will be diffi cult to beat.

In the B grade top of the table Hornridge 2 play Miners Red. Hornridge 2 deserves to be at the top of the B grade table with a strong line up of girls. In last week’s game against Olympic Dam 2 it was their consistency and physicality that got them through. Based on previous performances and playing against the younger, less experienced, Miners Red side, Hornridge would be favourites to win.

Th ird and fourth, Olympic Dam B and Zodiacs 1 respectively, play in the other B

grade fi nal. At their last meeting Olympic Dam won the game convincingly however on that occasion Zodiacs performed far from their best netball. With fi nals pres-sure, and Zodiacs at their best, Olympic Dam will need to put in a four quarter, disciplined performance to stay in the hunt for the trophy.

Hornridge also fi nished top of the C grade ladder and will play Miners White in the battle between fi rst and second. Hornridge have had a much stronger season than Miners White, and sitting two games clear on the top are highly likely to experience a smooth run into the Grand Final.

In the other C grade game Olympic Dam C play Andamooka. After slow starts to the season both Olympic Dam and Andamooka have found some form. With an exactly even win/loss ratio and only 2 percentage points separating them on the ladder, this will be a close match.

Th e fi nals action commences Friday night at 6.30pm. Be sure to get to the courts early for a good position to support your team.

Semi Finals 6.30pm Court 1: Olympic Dam A vs

Hornridge 1 6.30pm Court 2: Olympic Dam B vs

Zodiacs 1 6.30pm Stadium: Olympic Dam C vs

Andamooka

8.00pm Court 1: GHD Gems vs

Miners 1 8.00pm Court 2: Hornridge 2 vs

Miners Red 8.00pm Stadium: Hornridge 3 vs

Miners White

Netball fi nals start Friday

Leisure Centre Sports resultsWednesday Netball: 18/08/2010Women’sSporty Shorti es 45 defeated Desert Demons 14Eagles 39 defeated Tango’s 20Mixed:Old Skoolz Back 39 defeated Goal Diggers 24Hornbags 35 defeated Roxby PLeisure 24Mixed Indoor Hockey: 19/08/2010Blues 5 defeated Hotshots 4Scorpions 9 defeated Frogs 6

Craig Rainsford of Hornridge can’t do much to stop Hollie Cockshell and Matt Kinnaird taking possession of the ball.

Roxby Golf Results

Roxby Downs Golf Club would like to thank Orica and JASON MACKENZIE for sponsoring on the weekend.

OVERALL WINNER

GREG BRIND 45

DIV 1NEVILLE

PETHERICK38

DIV 2 GEOFF DARLING 37

LADIES/JNR SALLY BENN 29

SWEEPSTAKES RICK RUSSELL 36CHRIS ZANKER 35

JARROD BURDETT 35

PATRICK BRIND 35 0 00 0

LONG DRIVE DIV 1

NEVILLE PETHERICK

LONG DRIVE DIV 2

JARROD BURDETT

LONG DRIVE LJ SALLY BENNNTP DIV 1 RICK RUSSELLNTP DIV 2 TONY JORDAN

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S aturday’s semi-final, played in Roxby Downs, was the expected clash between Minor

Premiers Olympic Dam and second placed Roxby Districts. Th e result was definitely unexpected, with W&DFL President Barry Mitchell predicting, in last week’s paper, that Olympic Dam would win easily.

W&DFL’s statistics tell us that Roxby Districts’ backline is very miserly and Saturday’s match wiped away any doubt about their quality. Jonathon Chislett, Nathan McLachlan and Captain Jarrod Pyke kept their opponents under pres-sure throughout the game, while their off siders Jack Orr and Spencer Crafter-King ran the ball out of defence to create opportunities in attack.

In the first quarter Olympic Dam started well but missed two shots at goal which created pressure on the young Miners’ players. With the ball sent forward from a kick out, Roxby Districts’ Stephen Finey led well, putting the ball into the pocket where Joshua Rose was able to score Roxby’s fi rst goal. After the centre bounce Spencer Crafter-King sent the ball forward where Mick Bennie took a good mark and kicked the second goal.

At the start of the second quarter Th e Miners came out running and Ricky Prosser snapped across the body to kick their third goal. With umpires wisely allowing play to continue, while players had a scrap on at the bar end, the ball was sent quickly down to Roxby District’s forward line and Ricky Prosser took a trademark hanger to kick Th e Miners fourth goal. Justin Watson, running out of the middle, delivered to Cody Kenny who notched up Roxby’s fi fth goal. James Telfer on the run kicked their sixth. Miner Spencer Crafter-King took two great marks in defence and Devils’ Matt Darrie worked hard to create opportuni-ties for his team. Olympic Dam’s Rhian Montgomerie was paid a free in the forward pocket and kicked their fi rst goal prior to end the fi rst half of the match.

Barrackers were very quiet, and seemed stunned, except for one very vocal Roxby supporter on the bar hill.

Half Time Score Olympic Dam 1 goal 4 behinds 10 points Roxby Districts 6 goals 7 behinds 43 points.

The second half opened up with Olympic Dam coming out hard, deter-mined to take control. Mark Spinks took the ball 10 metres out in front of goals, but decided to unselfi shly handball to David Moyse. He tried to dribble the ball past the lone Roxby defender, but Miner Jonathon Chislett managed to touch it before the goal line.

The Miners’ defence steadied and sent the ball forward again where Ricky Prosser was paid a free and kicked Roxby District’s seventh goal. Olympic Dam kept pushing forward but wasted oppor-tunities to score. When one of their kicks out of defence went out of bounds on the full, Miners’ Cody Kenny took the kick in and passed to Jake Roberts, who kicked Roxby’s eighth goal. Miner Stephen Finey hit the chest of teammate Todd Roberts who nailed the ninth goal setting the scene for a Red victory.

Olympic Dam sent big man Dylan Webb into defence, where he took some goal saving marks, but that left them without one of their best options in the forward line. With Ricky Prosser accu-rately slotting through the 10th goal at the start of the last quarter, Olympic Dam threw Scott Montgomerie into the centre, trying to establish a physical presence. However, Roxby Districts’ Justin Watson, who had assisted in many goals, kicked their 11th goal to quash any doubts the young Miners’ side may have had and set off the local army of supporters .

Playing Coach Scott Peek, who had used all his considerable talents to try to generate some fi ght back from the strangely fl at Olympic Dam team, kicked the Devils’ second goal. Goal sneak Ian McBey intercepted a kick at goals to trickle over the Miners’ 12th goal.

Continued on page 23

Miners march into 2010 grand fi nal

Roxby Districts Jarred Pyke

and Jonathan Chislett held up a stonrg

defense, while Olympic Dam’s Mark

Sphinks tries to follow through

with a goal

The Monitor Newspaper for 25th August 2010

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