The Monitor Newspaper for 4th August 2010

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Local Greens candidate for Grey and local veterinarian, Dr Andrew Melville-Smith rejected the current

hysteria about the Greens uranium mining policy, saying it has been blown all out of proportion.

He said the Greens’ policy would not close Olympic Dam and would not be a threat to mining jobs in Roxby Downs, but it would phase out the mining of uranium by 2050.

But the Greens policy is causing concern among Liberal ranks, with local Member for Grey, Rowan Ramsey saying that Labor’s prefer-ence deal with the Greens threatens the mining industry.

“Labor’s preference deal with the Greens will almost certainly deliver the balance of power in the Senate to the Greens. If Julia Gillard’s Labor Government is returned, it will be the Greens they will have to negotiate with to pass the Resource Super Profi ts Tax and an ETS,” he said.

Dr Melville-Smith said, “Th e current media beat-up is completely dishonest and a grubby attempt by a desperate Liberal and Labor ma-chine because they know the scientifi c evidence supports our position: that uranium mining is a very high risk venture.”

He said that uranium contributes only 2-3% to BHP Billiton’s overall income, making it only a tiny fraction of their overall business.

Dr Andrew Melville-Smith said, “Olympic Dam is the world’s fourth-largest copper mine and the world’s fi fth-largest gold mine. Th is is where the bulk of the mines’ income comes from, and is where the bulk of the Olympic Dam expansion will be focused. Th e expan-sion will increase gold production eight-fold and increase copper production three-fold.”

Dr Melville-Smith told Th e Monitor that the Greens have some well-documented concerns about certain specifi cs of the Olympic Dam expansion, namely they oppose the planned desalination plant in Spencer Gulf, and in-stead argue it should be on the west coast of the Eyre Peninsula. Th e Greens also question the amount of energy and water that will be used and the logic of an open-cut mine.

He said, “Having an open-cut uranium mine in the middle of the desert, where dust storms are frequent and have been shown to reach our populated eastern states, is highly irresponsible.”

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Olympic Dam jobs secure - say Greens

But no uranium!

Greens’ Candidate for Grey Andrew Melville-Smith warns of the dangers of uranium mining.

Sitting Members for Grey, Rowan Ramsey says his party supports the mining of uranium

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can start anytime young or oldAsthma

With all the wintery weather and coughs and colds that have been around recently I thought it might be worth us having a chat about asthma.

Asthma’s one of those words that many people have heard about but that sometimes causes confusion.

So what exactly is asthma, how do we get it and what can we do about it if we have?

Well, if we were able to have a look into your chest we’d fi nd two lungs in there. Lungs look like balloons full of air and their job is to help you breath.

Air gets into and out of your lungs through tubes called bronchi. Every-body’s tubes (or bronchi) have the abil-ity to get narrower or wider sometimes. Th is widening or narrowing can hap-pen for lots of diff erent reasons.

Some people’s lung tubes seem to get narrower (smaller) than other peo-ples and when this happens the air they breathe has more diffi culty getting into and out of their lungs. Th is is called asthma and it’s very common.

With asthma, the air trying to get in and out of the person’s narrower lung tubes might make them cough or wheeze. Th is seems to be particu-larly common at night and in the early morning.

A wheeze is the noise that people with asthma sometimes make when they breathe. It sounds like a whistling noise and happens because air is try-ing to force itself through their narrow lung tubes.

It’s important to say that people with asthma don’t cough or wheeze all the

time - their lung tubes only become narrow in certain situations. Th ings that make lung tubes narrow can in-clude doing exercise, breathing in stuff like paint fumes, perfume, dust or cigarette smoke, or sudden changes in weather (like breathing in cold air). Asthma is often made worse by colds and may also be more noticeable if peo-ple are allergic to things like pollen (hay fever) or certain foods.

So how do we get asthma and what can we do about it if we’ve got it?

Asthma usually starts when you’re a young child although it can sometimes begin when people get older. It seems to be more common in people whose families have asthma, hay fever or other allergies. So if your parents or brother/ sister have asthma or allergies then

there’s more of a chance that you might get it as well. Th is is be-cause asthma’s probably passed on to you from your parents in their genes.

Asthma is not contagious though. Th is means that you can’t give it to your mates by breath-ing on them so there’s no need to worry about that.

So how do we treat asthma?

Well you might have seen your friends or

family using a ‘puff er’ (also called an inhaler). Inhalers come in different colours, like blue or purple. Th eir job is to help the narrow lung tubes open up and let more air in and out. Lots of people use inhalers and will often take them to school or work.

Sometimes it can be helpful for your doctor or nurse to write a letter to your school to tell them about your asthma. Th e letter might also explain to the teachers what they can do to help you if your asthma gets worse. Th e letter is called an ‘asthma plan’ and can be really helpful for you. Th e doctor or nurse will only write a care plan if you want them to.

So, you might be wondering what you can do if you think that you might have asthma, or if you’re worried that your asthma’s becoming a problem for you?

It’s easy. All you need to do is tell someone who can help. You can tell your parents or care givers, your teach-er or your youth worker.

You (or they) will then need to make

an appointment for you to see your doctor (GP). When you get to your doctor they’ll ask you some questions about your breathing and will probably ask to have a listen to your lungs with a stethoscope. Th ey might also ask you to blow into a tube. Th is is an easy test that helps doctors and nurses to tell whether you might have asthma or not. It doesn’t hurt at all and only takes a couple of minutes.

If you have asthma and you ever feel that your breathing is getting dif-fi cult or that your inhaler (puff er) isn’t working then please tell someone early. Don’t sit and worry about it; there are lots of people who can help. You can always get someone to call ‘000’ for an ambulance; it’s their job to help you if your breathing’s becoming a problem so don’t panic or feel that you’ve got to deal with it all on your own.

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Ladies’ Fashion Night at the ClubBy Celeste Lustosa

The Roxby Downs Community Club is pro-moting a Ladies’ Fashion Night on Th ursday, August 12. Th is will be the perfect opportunity

to get your fashions from a selection of amazing products form local businesses that will be on display and for sale at the event.

“We have organised a couple of models of clothing from Darren’s stores in Roxby and the local jewellers and the hair beauty fashion Tandales.

“Th ere will also be prizes from these businesses,” said Community Club manager Adrian Prosser.

Th e event is free so come along and check it out. “Th ere will be some champagne, nibbles and stalls

will be installed so people can purchase the clothes or accessories they like.

“We will also be giving away some vouchers from the stores.”

A stage will also be set up and beautiful locals will be modelling the outfi ts.

“We are looking to get nominations for the Fashions on the Field, which is happening on the Saturday. We want to get nominations in earlier on Th ursday, or at least a good portion of them.

“It will be good for the ladies to be able to come along and have a look. I know a lot of them will already have their dresses ready to go by that time but there will be accessories they might be able to pick up; or diff erent shoes.

Th e races are not just about the guys getting out there; betting on the horses, but a great opportunity for the ladies to get together, talk and have a good night,” Adrian said.

Also as part of the celebrations for the Roxby Downs Races the Club is having a Race Week Dinner on Friday, August 13, from 7pm. Th ere will be a three course meal complete with Outback Cup Field Review and Form Guide.

On Saturday, Roxby Club and Coopers Punters Marque will provide the perfect environment for those who are enjoying the races.

And of course, the after race entertainment at the Club is guaranteed with a DJ playing great songs. You are also welcome back the morning after for a family Sunday session with live entertainment from 2pm, free sausage sizzle sponsored by Jack Daniels.

Th e Club would like to thank the sponsors for help-ing put together this amazing entertainment for Roxby Downs.

More details about these events, contact Adrian on 8671 0117.

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From front pageDr Melville-Smith said he is uniquely positioned to comment on the

eff ects of Uranium mining given he has qualifi cations as both an engi-neer and a medical doctor. “From an engineering and medical point, the science is beyond dispute, uranium waste is one of the biggest threats to human health and well-being. It is toxic for thousands of years and safe disposal is extremely diffi cult and questionable.

“It still horrifi es me what we did at Maralinga, calling shallow-burial of plutonium from British weapons testing the ‘worlds best practice.’ Th is shows that Australia cannot be trusted to be responsible in the safe handling of nuclear waste.”

Dr Melville-Smith said, “I support the Greens’ position, that nuclear power is not a safe, clean, timely or economic and I would say that it is not a solution to reducing global greenhouse gas emissions.”

But Liberal Senator for South Australia, Mary Jo Fisher says, “Th is dirty preference deal between Greens and Labor clearly jeopardises Olympic Dam and the uranium mining industry, which generates mil-lions of dollars into Australia’s economy and employs hard working Australians.”

But how does this sit with Roxby Downs’ people? Th e Monitor asked Chad Oldfi eld the former Liberal candidate for the last State election for his candid comments.

“Th e fact that the Greens would want to stop a uranium mine is crazy in itself. Uranium power sources are a lot more environmentally friendly than coal. Th is is just a headline grabbing stunt.”

Asked what it would mean to Roxby Downs if thise legislation passed, Mr. Oldfi eld said, “Th e mine in itself would still operate but the bigger

issue is that they have said they want to bring back a profi t based tax and that would defi nitely throw any further growth of the town into uncertainty again, as we did under Kevin Rudd. I’m glad to see and hear on the news that the mining companies have picked up on the game that Labor and the Greens are trying to play, we already know that Julia Gillard originally backed the tax and this preference deal is her way of getting it over the line and having a convenient scapegoat.”

Mr. Oldfi eld went on to say, “Economically the Greens have never shown any common sense whatsoever.”

Asked if this deal with the Greens preferences will harm Labor’s chances of winning Government for a second term, Mr. Oldfi eld said, “I dearly hope that people see through the spin and for the fi rst time see that a vote for the Greens is a vote for Labor.

“Bob Brown has now become a puppet for the factions in the Labor Party that put Julia Gillard into power, that action alone speaks for itself.”

Mr. Oldfi eld concluded by saying that Greens candidate for Grey, Andrew Melville-Smith has a problem knowing whether he wants to represent the people on a State or Federal level.

“Why would anyone consider a novice like him to be a credible and re-liable person to represent this area by supporting any industrial projects being put forward i.e. desal plants, ore handling facilities etc, knowing that his party is against mining in general and growth of infrastructure. “Wanting to introduce an ETS will bring in a huge tax on everything and will not induce a stable economy. Th e Greens are taking their personal issues and beliefs onto the political stage and forcing them on everyday great Australians,” he said.

Olympic Dam jobs secure - say Greens

But no uranium!

Roxby business man and former political candidate Chad Oldfi ield hopes people

see through the Greens spin

By Celeste Lustosa

J enny Poutama has been the lovely smiling face at the Visitor Information Centre (VIC) in

Roxby Downs for the past eight months but she is leaving Roxby at the beginning of August because of a professional opportunity for her husband.

Last week Jenny shared with Th e Mon-itor readers her experience with Roxby tourists.

“It has been a remarkable learning ex-perience because I’ve been working in the fi nance industry for the past 10 years so it was a big change in career.

“I thought I knew a lot about Roxby and the surrounding areas but I realised that I had a lot more to learn on top of that.

“It was very easy for me to promote Roxby and the surrounding areas because I love Roxby so much and it is a great com-munity, so I am really sad we are leaving.

“It is also sad to be saying goodbye to everyone at the Leisure Centre as well,” she said.

Although Jenny is really sad she’s leav-ing Roxby and this job, she does feel good about the work she performed over the past months at the VIC.

“I have been told that I am informative and helpful which is great and I feel I was

able to build relationships with the people that contact us months in advance to plan their holidays.

“For them to fi nally come to town and meet face-to-face and say it was well worth coming to Roxby and to do the tours is a really good feeling.

“I just love working with customer serv-ice and helping people,” Jenny added.

Coral Barrett is taking the position as the new coordinator of the VIC and Jenny had good advice for her.

“My advice to her is that she learns as much as she can from the visitors because they are the ones that will give you the best feedback on how to improve.”

With teary eyes, Jenny also said that she will truly miss everyone in Roxby!

As for Coral, she has previously worked in tourism in Alice Springs for many years so she has been in this industry before, but a while ago.

“I want to help people get to know more about Roxby Downs and the surrounding areas.

“I have always been in the customer fo-cus area so I am bringing the experience I have.

“It has been great and everyone is so friendly. Th is is a wonderful place to be and so far it has been all positive and it is great to meet all the people that come into our town,” Coral concluded.

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Jenny Poutama (left) helps introduce Coral Barrett to the Visitor Information Centrelast week.

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By Celeste Lustosa

Country Arts SA in partnership with ANAT (Australian Network for Art and Technology) presents Portable Worlds 2nd Edition 2010 in the Roxby Downs Art Gallery until

August 31. ‘Portable Worlds’ is touring South Australia again throughout 2010,

following successful national tours during 2008 and 2009. Th e exhibition is free and also diff erent from everything you have

seen. “We were previously in Hahndorf and it has been travelling around

South Australia. “Th is exhibition will be featuring digital works; mobile phones, pro-

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successBy Celeste Lustosa

Over 150 people attended the Auslec Tradeshow on July 29 and the feedback from customers, suppliers and staff was that it was the best show yet!

According to the branch manager Michelle Suridge this means they have set the bar a little bit higher for next year.

With 25 suppliers attending there was lots to see in the four hours that they were open.

“Tools were very popular as always, both hand tools and electrical.

Th e new range of led lighting and energy effi cient sys-tems also were important for the contractors to see,” Michelle highlighted.

Also according to her, the benefi ts of a Tradeshow like this are various; for customers and companies.

“Most of the time our customers are busy out on the job when reps come to town to show them new prod-ucts, so the trade show gives them the opportunity to talk to the suppliers, see some products, network with other contractors and of course to win some great door prizes.

“It’s also a great opportunity for Auslec to show our customers that we are so much more than a normal elec-trical wholesaler,” she said.

Michelle credits the success of the event to the eff ort and support of many people.

“Without the support from the suppliers travelling up to Roxby and of course our customers we wouldn’t have a show.

“I was blown away by the number of customers who came along, and I think for some customers who were attending for the fi rst time the show was much more than they had expected.

“I would like to say a special thankyou to Rachel Ru-diger who helped us to bring the event together along with Bernie and the staff at the Leisure Centre,” Michelle concluded.

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By Celeste Lustosa

L abor candidate for Grey Tauto Sansbury visited

Roxby Downs last Wednesday, July 28.

He was accompanied by State MP for Giles Lyn Breuer and the aim of the visit was to promote him-self as a candidate in the run to the federal election.

“I am in Roxby today to promote myself as a creda-ble candidate in the run on the federal election and a good representative for the community of Roxby, also to take notes on what they are talking about and to create a working relation-ship with the community of Roxby Downs,” he told Th e Monitor.

Tauto Sansbury is South Australian, born at Point Pearce Aboriginal Mission on the Yorke Peninsula.

His career has seen him in the forefront of Abo-riginal Aff airs, working in areas of law and justice and

Forum in Roxby

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lawsLocal employers express concern about union’s

accessing employee’s private records under Fair Work laws

One year since the Fair Work Act came into opera-tion and some signifi cant shortcomings of the current workplace relations regime were discussed at a forum of resource industry employers in Roxby Downs last Wednesday night.

Resource sector employer group, AMMA hosted a meeting of Roxby’s mining and construction sector em-ployers to discuss the latest issues confronting these sec-tors under the Fair Work Act.

Steve Knott, Chief Executive of AMMA, said it was now timely to discuss some of the issues aff ecting em-ployers across the sector.

“AMMA always has, and always will, pursue on behalf of its members a legislative and regulatory regime which meets the needs of modern Australian workplaces - a re-gime whereby employers and employees can both benefi t from getting on with the job with a minimum amount of interference.

“As such, I believe most fair minded Australian’s would be concerned to hear certain unions are misusing the current laws to bypass a restriction that prevents a union offi cial accessing the personal records of employees - even where the employee is not a member of that union,” Mr Knott said.

“Th e confi dence of both employers and employees alike in the Fair Work Act is eroded when we see unions misusing the laws to gain access to an employee’s per-sonal records.

“Th is is just one of many areas of the Fair Work laws that should be fi xed up,” he said.

Mr Knott said the forum also addressed a number of other issues of concern to resource industry employers such as: inconsistencies in Fair Work Australia rulings; concerns over the privacy of employee contracts; and problems associated with the union monopoly over mak-ing enterprise agreements for new projects.

Labor candidate for Grey electorate campaigns in Roxby

health. He has recently tak-en up the position with the Northern Division of Gen-eral Practice to work on the Federal Government’s Closing the Gap initiative in relation to Aboriginal health.

During his visit to Roxby, the Federal candidate said that, “the community can benefi t from the fact that Lyn and I work very well together, we are very close. She understands me, from where I come from, my background and how I work.”

State MP for Giles Lyn Breuer said that she is very pleased that Tauto is the Federal candidate for Grey.

“I am pleased that Tauto is prepared to travel to the electorate and people will be seeing a lot of him in the next three or four weeks.

“He already knows the electorate reasonably well but getting out there and fi nding out what the issues really are, is really impor-tant for a candidate to do

and I am pleased that he is doing it.

“He’s travelled exten-sively around the electorate over the years; he was born and grew up in the elector-ate of Grey and has lived here in various positions over the years,” she said.

According to Ms Breuer, the big issue for Grey is the mining industry and its success.

“I know that Tauto will work well with me as a State Government rep-resentative and with the other State members in promoting this region and making sure we get all the infrastructure that we need to support the mining in-dustry. It means jobs for people in Grey, so we need to support it as much as we

can, and Tauto will under-stand that and make sure it happens for our region.”

Also, in relation to the mining industry, Tauto be-lieves the mining boom is going to happen.

“The mining boom is going to happen and I am getting involved with that, talk to people about the op-portunities that will come from the mining and op-portunities for more infra-structure being established. I think it’s going to be ex-citing times for the seat of Grey.

“My view on the mining tax is that what happened with our Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, and the deal she has made with the min-ing industry in relation to moving forward is a great

outcome for the mining industry.

“A lot of people have negative views about that but I think it is great; great for people, good opportu-nity for people’s employ-ments.

“There are still things that need to be negotiated and they will be done in a state and federal levels in the near future and I hope all the issues get sorted out and everyone will be happy with what the Australian Labor Party is going to do for this electorate and Aus-tralia in general,” the federal candidate said.

Labor candidate for Grey Tauto Sansbury can be contacted by email on [email protected].

On the hustings in Roxby last week were Tauto Sansbury and fellow ALP member, Lyn Breuer.

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NEWS NEWS IN BRIEFIN BRIEF

ELECTRICITY ACCOUNTS

Quarterly accounts for 30 June 2010 have now been issued and are due for payment by 9th August 2010. If you have not received your account please contact the Council.

WATER ACCOUNTS

Water accounts for the June 2010 quarter have been issued and are due for payment by the 16th August 2010. If you have not received your account please contact the Council.

DOGS AND CATSREGISTRATION RENEWALS

Dog and cat registration renewal noti ces have been posted. The last day to pay is 31 August 2010.

VEHICLE REGISTRATION TRANSFER

When buying a vehicle that is registered in South Australia, you have 14 days to transfer the vehicle into your name. A late fee of $71 will apply if any later. If the vehicle is currently registered you will need the transfer form along with proof of your identi ty (SA driver’s licence will do) to transfer it into your name. If you do not have the current form then any remaining registrati on will be forfeited. If the vehicle is not registered, you will need to fi ll out a separate form which can either be collected from the Roxby Council, any Service SA Centre or downloaded from the Service SA website. If the vehicle is garaged in either Roxby Downs, Andamooka or Woomera the owner is enti tled to a Registrati on Concession for Living in a Remote Area. This is only issued upon request.For any further information call Service SA on 131084.

Local vet shares true stories on importance of

registration and microchipping

of petsOver the past few weeks there have been

several articles on the registration and microchipping of cats and dogs and the benefi ts to owners and their pets. Council recognises that even with regular informa-tion on this topic that the message may still not register as something of impor-tance. It often takes real life situations and personal experiences to fully appreciate the situation. With this in mind local vet Dr. Andrew Melville-Smith has shared two stories that provide further insight.

12 hour dash interstate for

her dogA spectacular case occurred last year

where a quick thinking RSPCA Offi cer took action that led to a pet being recovered and returned to the owner in Victoria.

A report was received that a dog had been left locked in a car on a hot day and RSPCA Inspector, Claire Money, was sent to investigate. When she questioned the vehicle’s owners about the dog, something didn’t seem right. Further investigations revealed that the dog had been found in Victoria, 800 kilometres away and no attempt had been made to fi nd the owners.

Inspector Money took the beagle around to the Whyalla Veterinary Clinic where she was scanned and her microchip number was recorded. When Central Animal Records were contacted, the dog was listed as missing and they provided the owner’s contact details.

Th e owner was thrilled that her beagle, Yaga, had been found. Th e owner imme-diately drove for 12 hours from Victoria to Whyalla to collect her!

The lesson of the black cat blues

Last year a public servant moved to Roxby Downs with their black cat, Simba, a recent addition to the family. Simba was 8 months old but with all the time moving jobs and towns, the decision to get Simba desexed and microchipped had been postponed.

Shortly after their arrival in Roxby Downs, Simba went missing and a search of the local area failed to locate Simba. Th ey decided to wait and see if Simba came home but unknown to them, Simba had selected a new home in the next street.

Th e new ‘owners’ of Simba checked with the council and the veterinary clinic to see if anyone had lost a black cat. Th ey said, “She was such a friendly cat; we fell in love with her and we were convinced that she didn’t have a home, so we called her Midnight.”

Th ey brought Midnight to the veterinary clinic, when she was immunized, desexed and microchipped. “Midnight was now our cat, she fi tted into our family as though she had been there forever.” they said.

Midnight used to sit on the front porch and watch the world go by. “You can imagine our surprise when these people came up and said Midnight was their cat; we didn’t know what to do.”

Fortunately, Midnight was micro-chipped and the chip was registered in the new owner’s name, so she was their cat. Dr. Melville-Smith said that as it was a black cat, the microchip was the only reliable form of identifi cation and as far as they could tell, Midnight belonged to the new owners.

“We hear the same excuse all the time: We were gonna get it microchipped.” He said.

“Th e other favourite excuse we hear all the time is: She never leaves the house … except this one time.”

Dr. Melville-Smith said, “Microchips are cheap and they work.” And this story does have a happy ending as the original owners adopted a stray cat from the veterinary clinic, which came with a microchip fi tted!

RATESRATESREMINDERSREMINDERS

R ate payers are advised that in addition to the independent review by Council’s Auditors, Dean Newbery and Partner,

Council is in the process of conducting its own review of rates collections.

During this process it has come to our at-tention that some ratepayers may not have regularly received rates notices in the past, a situation that Council takes very seriously.

Naturally any ratepayer in this situation will be very sympathetically treated.

To ensure that all ratepayers are correctly kept up to date Council will over the next week be sending rates reminder notices to those

with above normal rates arrears.

All residents are encouraged to review their situation and bring any rates query to Coun-cil so that we can formally follow up each person’s situation on an individual basis.

Please contact the Council Offi ce if you have any rates queries on phone 8671 0010 or email [email protected].

PARKING SPACES TEMPORARILY

CLOSEDCouncil wishes to advise that 13 car parking

spaces located in Richardson Place adjacent to the Auditorium and RoxFM will be blocked off from 5pm on the 18TH August to 5pm on the 20th Au-gust. Th e disabled parking space in this area is not aff ected. Th is temporary closure of parking spaces is to allow a crane to lift and position air-condition-ing units into the roof of the Auditorium. Council apologises for any inconvenience.

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reminder of the hundreds of thousands of people who are right now searching for missing loved ones. August 30 is another sig-nifi cant day for the world’s missing, International Day of the Dis-appeared.

Australian Red Cross’ International Tracing Service works to uncover the fate of the missing and attempts to reconnect families. Tracing, which uses Red Cross contacts and resources in more than 180 countries, works to restore links between families who have been ripped apart by armed confl ict, war and disaster. Red Cross’ mandate of neutrality and impartiality helps tracing caseworkers access information in even the most diffi cult circumstances.

Tracing provides comfort to broken-hearted parents and chil-dren, and a fl icker of hope for reunifi cation. About two-thirds of our cases are resolved – over the past 12 months we re-established contact for 198 families – though sadly the news is not always good. Th ere are many more missing out there.

Currently we are working with around 1,000 people searching for almost 4,000 relatives scattered in countries all over the world. Everyday our caseworkers across Australia, with Red Cross staff around the world, continue the search for the missing. You can help support work reconnecting families separated by war, confl ict or disaster by making a donation to Australian Red Cross.

Robert TicknerChief Executive Offi cer

Elections issues diff er from place to place. Ask us up here and it’s the mining tax and job security, ask around the River Murray and it’s water and job security. In the south east with timber industry it’s future of logging and job security. Wait I see it now the biggest election issue is job security! With any move to an ETS job security across Australia will be threatened.

James B.

To all the nay-sayers, I would hope you back your words up by not using products that come from a mine, ie do not use a car, or use electricity, or have a house made of anything but wood (no nails or bricks)otherwise you are not being true to your principles.

GA.

Recently arriving in Roxby with my partner for work commitments we have been surprised at the level of hoon driving, especially considering the number of children that make up nearly 50% of the Roxby population. We are living on a major road and rarely get to sleep before 1am with the hoon driving noise, continuous “doof doof” music coming from vehicles and people staggering home yelling. We thought we were moving to a quiet place and are really disappointed in the general noise and level of neglect to safety. If we had children we would be hor-rifi ed to let them anywhere near the roads and that is a shame as it should be one of the benefi ts of a living country town. On a positive note Roxby has been a very welcoming and friendly place to come live in.

Let’s hope it can improve!New Resident

NEW TRADE SCHOOL FACILITIES AT PETERBOROUGH

New trade training facilities were opened at Peterborough High School last week to give students in the Upper Spencer Gulf and surrounding districts better opportunities to gain job skills while they are at school.

Th e latest school upgrade in the State Government’s $29.5 million Trade Schools for the Future Program was opened by South Australian Education Minister Jay Weatherill.

Th e $600,000 upgrade at Peterborough High School includes a high-tech training room and accommo-dation for an apprentice broker who will work with students to give them a head start into trade careers.

“Th e facilities we are opening in Peterborough are about keeping young people in school and giving them the skills and qualifi cations they need for jobs where there are skills shortages,” Mr Weatherill said.

Peterborough High School is part of the Flinders District Regional Trade Training Centre, which also includes Gladstone High School, John Pirie Secondary School and Jamestown Community School. Students in these areas are being trained for jobs in industries as diverse as agriculture, construction, automotive, electrotechnology, engineering and horticulture.

Wildlife corridor taking shape across outbackSouth Australian Environment Minister Paul

Caica says a wildlife corridor connecting SA with the Northern Territory is on track for completion by 2012.

Th e Trans-Australia eco-link is aimed at helping native fl ora and fauna cope with climate change.

Mr Caica says the SA Government has been pur-chasing land for incorporation into the corridor.

“In addition to that too it’s really about as much as anything else making sure we work with local landowners because the Government won’t be able to buy all of that land,” he said.

“It’s also about getting the balance right between what creates a corridor of habitat that is still able to sustain some activities there on that land without diminishing that habitat but in fact improving that habitat.”

We hear almost daily about some do-gooders making it tough for decent law abiding people to voice an opinion contrary to theirs.

Take last week the release of those thousands of pages of highly sensitive and classifi ed information about the US operations in Afghanistan being leaked on a Wikileaks website. In a time before internet that would have been treated as high treason, and in this case should be again.

Imagine if anyone had done that in the fi rst or second world war?

More than 90,000 pages were made public in what appears to be nothing more than an attempt to undermine the US and the West-ern world. It is trying to drive a wedge between the US and the Pakistan Government in their fi ght against Taliban insurgents.

Th ese documents are out there for all to see, yet none have been authenticated and in fact several Governments including the Canadian Government ar saying the reference to their soldiers was incorrect.

Th ese irresponsible accusations do little for world security and yet the Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is being treated like a celebrity doing the talk show rounds, when instead he should be treated like a criminal for either leaking sensitive documents or at the very least leaking fabrications.

Th en we get the do-gooders trying to push the case against Vic-torian Correctional Services and Victorian Police for the death in custody of convicted killer Carl Williams. Now his estranged wife wants compensation for her and her daughter because Williams allegedly asked to be move to another jail before being killed.

What is wrong here? Th e man was convicted of killing three people and gets locked

away, then wants preferential treatment. How can this even be considered when Williams’ wife knew their way of life was funded by criminal activities?

In another twist of misguided advice some ill informed people are convincing others of alternatives to having babies and children immunized for a variety of preventable diseases, and now society is starting to pay the price.

No one can be denied their right not have immunizations, but the ones who spread the non scienctifi c information are the ones who are spreading diseases once thought eradicated or at least controlled. Whooping cough is one such example where again it is becoming a real problem especially among babies, who have little or no defence.

We are a society hell bent on social destruction if we allow po-litical correctness to dominate at this rate, the wrong-doers and the misfi ts appear to be gaining the upper hand!

We are a small community group in Jamestown in the Mid North of SouthAustralia. As, with all small rural towns, we have been doing it hard, so we have decided to undertake a Mural Festival to be held in 2011 here in Jamestown.

Our fi rst step is to fi nd a 2-4 line poem for interpretation by all artists who put in an entry for the Mural Festival.

Th at is where we would like to invite your readers to write a 2-4 line verse on “Community - Vision, Hardwork and Determination” and send it to PO 342 Jamestown SA 5491.

Entries must be received by Friday 17th September; the winner will beannounced at our offi cial Mural Festival launch on Sunday of the October long weekend. Th e competition is open to everyone young, old, poet or not.

Further information available by calling Leanne 08 8664 0897 or June 08 8664 1320 or email [email protected]

Leanne Beyer

Missing PersonsEveryday somewhere in the world families are torn apart without

a second’s notice, by war, armed confl ict and disaster. For some, as they run for their lives without a moment to look back, it is the last time they will be with the people they love most; for the fortunate ones, perhaps decades later, they will meet again.

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captains, Molly and Lochlan, handed a mural to Sodexo’s Health and Lifestyle coordina-tor, Kerry Wild, last week.

Sodexo Remote Sites have teamed up with Saint Bar-bara’s Parish School and Roxby Downs Area School in the aim to beautify some areas of their Villages.

“The tavern in the Village just got upgraded and we’ve got a wall spaces that we wanted to beautify so we thought we’d approach the schools and give them some timber to paint a mural of something that is im-portant to them, or something representing Roxby, Olympic Dam or their life here.

“We will put it up at the tav-ern area, in the outside barbeque area and it will just beautify it.

“It’s also a bit educational I suppose to the residents who fl y

in - fl y out from other States,” Sodexo’s Health and Lifestyle coordinator, Kerry Wild.

And in return for the school’s help, Sodexo is helping St Bar-bara’s school at their annual Fete coming up in September.

“Sodexo will donate some food and products to fundraise for the school, as well as con-tribute with the event,” Kerry said.

In the past Sodexo has already had a partnership with the local schools.

“Last year we had the students from St Barbs doing decorations for some of our themed dinners and we believe it gives a homely touch on the environment which is great for the residents of the camp.”

Also according to Kerry, RDAS is also doing one for the same purpose in the near fu-ture.

Students make mural for Sodexo

Kerry Wild from Sodexo receives the mural painted by St Barbs students from the school captains Lochlan and Molly

Fashion Parade to raise money for Relay for Life

By Celeste LustosaRoxby Downs Leisure

Centre staff members have put a team together for the Relay for Life 2010, as previ-ously reported by Th e Moni-tor.

Amongst their fundrais-ing activities they are sell-ing cupcakes on Th ursdays mornings at the Dune’s Café, as well as selling cof-fee at the netball games on Friday nights, in the aim to raise $1,000 for the cause. Last weekend they organ-ised something a lot more fashionable to raise money for the Relay for Life.

The Enhance Boutique Fashion Parade and Sales happened on Saturday, July 31 from 6.30pm at the Au-ditorium.

Roxby ladies came along to check the latest races fashions and styles by En-hance Boutique.

At the event raffl e tickets were sold and a painting from local artist Anna was actioned for $65.

Check our ‘Out and About’ pages to see photos of the event.

For more information on how to be part of a team or create your own contact: Coral on 0439 086 929.

Residents of Roxby Downs are again reminded of their re-sponsibilities when it comes to disturbing the peace by either playing loud music or having loud boisterous parties. It is the responsibility of each resident to ensure they do not interfere with the comfort of their neighbours by off ending in this way. Off end-ing residents can be dealt with in several diff erent ways which include, but not restricted to, an Environmental Protection Or-der or in extreme cases they can be arrested for repeat off ending. Th e onus is on the resident to ensure that they do not interfere with the comfort of their neigh-bours.

With the sudden onset of wet weather Police attended a small spate of accidents within the township. Fortunately no-one was injured and the damage was limited. As a result of one ac-cident a 24 year old female was reported for Due Care, Using Mobile Phone and Contraven-

ing Learners conditions. Resi-dents need to be mindful of sud-den changes in road conditions caused by weather conditions.

In other incidents of note during the week an Andamooka resident was arrested for exceed-ing the prescribed concentration of alcohol (0.169), ride unregis-tered and insured motor cycle, ride whilst disqualifi ed and ride without a helmet.

A 22 year old Roxby Downs resident was arrested on a war-rant issued by the Port Augusta Magistrates Court. He was also further charged after investiga-tion with Aggravated Assault and Property Damage.

Both persons arrested have been remanded on bail to appear at the Roxby Downs Magistrates Court on 8 September 2010.

Numerous traffic infringe-ment notices were issued by Po-lice during the last week. Th ese predominately centred on drivers exceeding the speed limits that are set in the area.

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One of the most important tourist attractions we

have in Roxby Downs is the mine tour, where BHP Billiton provides public access to Olympic Dam through its public tour program.

This has been running for a number of years and enables visitors to gain an understanding of the company, its history, oper-ation, and to learn a little more about uranium and copper mining.

Th e Roxby Downs Visi-tor Information Centre (VIC) administers the pub-lic tour bookings on behalf of BHP Billiton.

Th e public tour gener-ally takes about 2.5 hours, with visitors meeting at the Roxby Downs VIC where their bookings are proc-essed. The BHP Billiton tour guide then gives the group a presentation and

Johnston Withers Lawyersare now visiting Roxby Downs each month

Offering professional legal advice and representation in most areas of law including:

Nic Kernahan and Emma Wilkinson will next be in attendance at our offices of 1A Tutop Centre, 20-22 Tutop St. Roxby Downs on

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PHOTO ABOVE:BHP Billiton tour guide Deb Ainslie collecting funds for the RFDS from a public tour attendee.

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video as an introduction, and the group then boards the bus and drives to Ol-ympic Dam for a surface tour of the operation.

Generally, public tours run 2-3 times a week, depending on other site commitments. Tours are also provided for tourist coaches where possible.

BHP Billiton donates the time of the tour guide and bus.

“Up until now, the tours were run on a ‘gold coin’ do-nation basis for the public tour, and a $5/head charge for tourist coaches. All funds raised from the pub-lic tour were donated to the local auxiliary of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, while a small commission from the tourist coaches was kept by the RD VIC and the rest also donated to the RFDS.

“From July 12, BHP Bil-liton has implemented a charge for public tours of $10 per person with no

concession and children 4-14 free if accompanied by an adult.

“The Roxby Downs Visitor Information Cen-tre will receive a commis-sion from each booking, with the remainder be-ing donated to the RFDS. BHP Billiton will not re-ceive any payment for the tours.

“BHP Billiton believes this is a fair charge for the tour and compares favourably to others in the region, as a similar tour at a steelworks in our region is $17.50 per person.

“It also presents an op-portunity to raise more funds for the local auxil-iary of the RFDS,” a BHP Billiton spokesperson told Th e Monitor.

The VIC Coordinator Jenny Poutama said that tourists have given the feedback that this price is reasonable.

“Th e mine tour is one of

our main attractions and most people have com-mented that $10 is a really reasonable price. Th ey also say that most tours like this one would cost up to $35 in other locations.

“For a tour that goes for 2.5 hours that includes a presentation and is as in-formative as this one, this is a very good price,” Jenny

said.She also pointed out that

with the new charge there will be more fi nancial sup-port for the Royal Flying Doctor Service, which is very important for our community.

BHP Billiton has also recently produced the new ‘Olympic Dam - the movie’ which is a fantastic

10-minute DVD that tells all about Olympic Dam’s history and current opera-tion, as told by some of our local employees Th e DVD is available for sale for $10 at the Roxby Downs VIC, with 100% of the sale price being donated to the local RFDS Auxiliary.

Feedback on the tour or charge is welcome and can

By Millie Thomas

The Monitor has reported pre-viously on the safety policies of global social networking

site Facebook. On July 27, 2010, Facebook released a “Safety Page” for which all Facebook users can become members.

Th e page includes constant and current updates from sponsors, on-line safety experts and celebrities who are supporting the page. Once “liking” the page, the Facebook user will receive these updates in their news feed everyday.

Joe Sullivan of Facebook said in a blog post. “Th e new page was in-tended to augment a virtual Safety Centre that Facebook introduced in April and was based on a “se-curity page” that boasted more than 2.2 million “fans” as of today.“Online safety is a shared re-sponsibility,” Mr Sullivan said.“We’ll continue to think of innovative ways to promote safety on our service and elsewhere on the web.”

With 500 million Facebook us-ers, safety has become paramount, as it should with such a mass of support behind the website.Th e page currently includes blogs and

videos on suicide prevention (after a number of suicides have been pub-licly aired on global social network-ing sites) and information directed at parents, teachers and students to demonstrate online safety.

Th e overhaul of new safety options and initiatives on behalf of Facebook came after a number of safety activ-ists demonstrated the simplicity of going beyond the means of comfort-able access to one’s personal page.

Personal information, photos, status updates etc. can now be regu-lated and concealed upon the user’s request.

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“In a gesture of good faith we ceased our me-dia campaign in June against the Government’s proposed new mining tax, however, the time has now come to re-launch our campaign,” said Simon Bennison, AMEC CEO.

“Th e Prime Minister said that the Government was going to open the doors to the mining indus-try and asked the industry to do the same.

“However, all that has happened is a secret deal has been done with three multi-national mining companies, to the exclusion of 99% of the indus-try, with the result that only a two page docu-ment has been produced which lists the general principles for a new mining tax.

“If the Prime Minister thinks that the mining tax issue is dead and buried, she is wrong.

“We have unsuccessfully sought to meet with the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister for Resources on several occasions over the past few weeks, and fi nally had a brief meeting with Minister Ferguson today.

“We have attempted to pose a number of ques-tions and concerns raised by our mid cap mining and junior explorer members that need to be ad-dressed by the Government. Th ese concerns need to be answered now, and not put into a Commit-tee process which is expected to go through until December.

In the absence of any detail, we seek to have the proposed mining tax withdrawn until full and transparent industry consultation has occurred.

Mr Bennison said, “Our members are con-cerned about a number of issues, such as:

* Th e signifi cant uncertainty and confusion that has been created in investment and capital mar-kets and in the business decision making processes* Th e tax is an investment disincentive; will sig-nifi cantly reduce Australia’s prosperity; and aff ect the economy with the result that jobs will be lost* Austral ia’s international credibi l i ty and competitiveness has been reduced, and sovereign r isk severely af fected

* Th e goal posts will move as a result of the Greens political pressure, and a possible budget shortfall* The tax is unfair, unjust, poorly designed, complex, inefficient and discriminatory* Th e tax does not promote minerals exploration, project development or economic growth

“In the absence of any clear resolution to our members concerns, we have been provided a mandate to re-commence a national multi media advertising campaign.

“As every day passes the level of uncertainty and confusion increases, with the result that Australia`s economy, communities and families will be aff ected”, said Mr Bennison.

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Poker Grand Final By Celeste Lustosa

Roxby Downs Community Club hosted the Poker Grand fi nal, which saw 31 players competing on Sunday, August 1st. 16 players were the top ones from Th e Roxby Club Monday Night League, eight players from An-damooka Opal Hotel Th ursday Night League and another eight players from Andamooka Opal Hotel Sun-day League.

Th e competition was tight as eve-ryone was hoping to get fi rst prize which included fl ight ticket, accom-modation and ticket to a Poker League in Adelaide. Th e prize is worth more than $1,000.

If you have a ‘good hand of cards’ you can participate on the Poker nights on Mondays at Roxby Downs Community Club. Series 3 has just started in August 2nd and it’s a 12 week League, with the Grand fi nal to be played in October 31, 2010.Th e Roxby Downs Club started the season with 20 poker players getting together for the sake of a great time but number of players seems to keep

going up.According to the Community Club

manager Adrian Prosser, poker nights are free and everyone is welcome to join.

“Th e Poker nights on Mondays are for everyone, not only members, en-try is free and winners of the night get vouchers and give away presents for those who fi nish top three of the night, so it is really lots of fun,” said Adrian.

He also said that those who come along on Mondays nights also get spe-cial give aways.

So, if you haven’t played so far, join the fun in Roxby on Mondays at the Club (register between 6.00pm-7.30pm for 7.30pm start) or on Th urs-days nights (register between 6.30pm - 7.30pm for 7.30pm start) or Sundays (register between 12.00pm- 2.00pm for 2.00pm start) at the Opal Hotel in Andamooka.

Amazing prizes for the winners and great fun for everyone is guar-anteed.

Poker Tournament winner Dale Groben from Andamooka receives his trophy from Michelle Ali.

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POKER FINALS

Adrian Prosser and Chris Ali

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REAL ESTATE

Lot 50 Grundy Road, HINDMARSH ISLANDPRIVATE LOCATION, FREEHOLD WATERFRONTAGE• Outstanding North facing waterfront farmlet•Approx 4ha (10 acres) • Approx 100m private water frontage• Exceptional views• Fully fenced and gated

FOR SALE Lot 50 $875,000.00

57 Port Elliot Road, GOOLWA BEACH

Comfortable 3 Bedroom home on compact block in a great location.Open plan lounge/dining/kitchen, 3 bedrooms, 2 way bathroom & garage under main roofline with direct access & roller door.

FOR SALE $269,500.00

Lot 1 Murray Street, GOOLWA NORTHNewly created residential allotment of 639 sqm located in quiet cul-de-sac close to the river between Liverpool Road and Fenchurch Street.A rare opportunity to purchase such a prime serviced allotment this close to the river.

FOR SALE $175,000.00

Goolwa North, BANFIELD ROADZONED “TOURIST ACCOMMODATION”

* Lot 10 2905 sqm * Lot 11 3365 sqm * Lot 12 2657 sqm

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Lot 49 Gow Drive, HINDMARSH ISLANDCOUNTRY LIVING ALLOTMENT• 1002 ha • Undulating landscape• Exceptional country living allotment • Native vegetation buffers• No building time • Bitumen roads• Underground power • Fully fenced & gated• Protective building encumbrance • Mains water

FOR SALE $220,000.00

6/2 Jones Street, GOOLWASTRATA TITLE UNIT

Located close to the Goolwa Shopping Centre and the river is this well presented 2 bedroom strata title unit. This end unit of a group of 6 features r/c air conditioning and garage under main roof with direct access through the laundry. Small rear yard and large tool shed.

FOR SALE $215,000.00

20 Liverpool Street, GOOLWA NORTHCOMMANDING CORNER ESPLANADE LOCATION RLA 1755

• Superb river views • Marina with 2 jetties• 3 Bedrooms • Located on channel-deep water• 3 Bathrooms • At present tenanted• Extensive shedding with mezzanine storage • Development potential subject to required consentsFOR SALE $680,000.00 ono

Lot 58 Currency creek Road, GOOLWA NORTHIMMACULATE PRESENTATION

• 2137 ha on 5 acres (approx) • 3/4 bedroom home architecturally designed • Ensuite + second bathroom • Formal and informal living areas• Designer kitchen • 15m x 7m 3 door shed with cement floor & power

Inspect strictly by appointmentFOR SALE $650,000.00

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Looking for a lifestyle change? Th en this property on the picturesque Hind-marsh Island is the one for you.

The 32ha property known as “Sheokdale” can be used for small scale pri-mary production or micro forestry or be used simply as a big playground for you and the family.

Hindmarsh Island property beckons investorsOnly an hour form the

city of Adelaide, “Sheok-dale” is an idyllic country retreat centrally located on Hindmarsh Island, only minutes from the Murray Mouth and Coorong where great fi shing is the norm.

You are getting the best of both worlds with this property. The Murray River is easy walking dis-

tance from the back door and surf fi shing beaches are very close by.

Th e average rainfall for the area is 368.8 mm over the past decade and there-fore the property is lush and productive.

Th e beautiful homestead is surrounded by mature trees on all sides and the landscaped garden looks a picture and is abundant with birdlife. There is a fern house with artefacts and plantings and an ideal place to relax.

The original 4 roomed limestone cottage is of un-certain age has been updat-ed by recent improvements of a spacious double brick family room, shower, WC, laundry and modern all Baltic pine timber kitchen with timber benches, cup-boards and overheads.

Th ere are Mintaro slate fl oors and raked Baltic pine ceilings throughout the new section of the homestead while the remainder of the cottage is fully carpeted.

You will be kept warm in winter with a control-led combustion wood fi re in the family room, gas fi re in the den and an open fi re place in the lounge.

For the “Masterchef” of the family the all electric

kitchen has bench hot-plates and wall combina-tion fan forced convection micro-wave oven, grill and plate-warmer party oven.

A new Bosch dishwasher will make life easier and the large walk-in pantry with plenty of shelving is a must these days whether you have a big family or like to entertain.

There is a wide bull-nose verandah on three and a half walls around the homestead as well as a 55,000 litre main water storage tank filled by SA Water main supply. To add to the water capacity of the property there is a 5,000 li-

tre rain water tank as well as a River Murray water extraction licence used for stock and domestic use around the property. All water supplies are pressu-rised by electric pumps.

But that’s not all that will attract you to this prop-erty.

Th ere is a fully self con-tained detached four room granny fl at that can be used as a guest retreat and comes with its own landscaped garden. You will need it as you will have plenty of friends and relatives want-ing to visit you at your new property.

Th e house block has six

acres securely fenced , plus a horse stable and 4 acre yard.

But if animals aren’t your interest and you’d rather tinker with machinery, then the huge 446m ² high bay workshop, 3 phase power, high-bay and fl uoro light-ing will be where you want to spend a lot of your time

If that’s not enough and you can work remotely via

computer, then the fully carpeted 34 square me-tre mostly insulated offi ce overlooking a landscaped garden is another advan-tage of this magnificent property.

Th en there is the lockup 56m ² carpeted double ga-rage with 3 phase power (no outlet installed) and water connected.

Lockup 48m² double garage with single phase power and water connect-ed. Open bay 48m ² double garage with single phase power and water connect-ed. Is 50% brick paved. Has permanent caravan boy’s room (in good condition) under cover in other 50%. Open un-paved 4 bay carport. Numerous other small shedding and a small piggery from days gone by add to the character of this property.

Bird aviaries and the traditional “out the back” (properly connected to the waste plumbing) are all added bonuses as well.

3 bedroom fully renovated home with saltwater in-ground pool & detached rumpus room. Phone Craig Sumsion 0408 366 619 to inspect.

Shop 4 / 14 Tutop Street, ROXBY DOWNS, SA 5725 Ph 8671 3355 Fax 8671 3366

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Contact the team at Raine & Horne Roxby DownsWe’ll look after your

Here’s a great entry into Roxby market.

A tidy 2 bedroom with open plan lounge, dining & kitchen and large tiled family room & a great entertainment area out the back.

For details on this property, please phone Craig Sumsion on mobile0408 366 614

23B Santalum Way

There is abundant shedding on this versatile property

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REAL ESTATE

278 Anzac Highway Plympton SA 5038P: 08 8357 9001

www.refined.com.auRLA 217949

Blue chip seaside investment opportunity. 7.5% capital growth in Aldinga Beach last year! 16% growth in rental yields in southern suburbs!

Soon to be built - Buy now – Pay later!Guaranteed fixed price, quality endorsed construction, 2&3bd, s/steel apps, air-con, fully l/scaped & fenced + clothesline & letterbox – no surprises!(Upgrades available at extra cost)

Nothing to do but collect the rent! Special Investor Packages available now.

Open Saturday and Sunday by appointment.Luke Papandrea 0411 718 555

ATTENTION INVESTORS!! DON’T BUY ANYTHING UNTIL YOU’VE SEEN THIS!ALDINGA BEACH 60 Quinliven Road FROM $269,500

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$ 128,00075 The Esplanade, 953sqm, Beach front

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BRAND NEW, home situated amongst other quality homes in the best area of Wallaroo.

It features 4 double size bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3 separate living areas, large kitchen, walk in pantry, reverse cycle airconditioning, double garage, front landscaping.

The block size is 875sqm with a 20.5m frontage. There are 6m double, lockable gates at the side to allow access to the rear, for a large boat or caravan.

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* 3 bedrooms* 2 way bathroom* Open plan living areas* Gourmet kitchen* Stainless steel appliances* Dishwasher* Carpet/Timber floors* Ducted evaporative air-con* Remote garage* Fully landscaped & fenced* Brick paving* Clothes line & letterbox* Short walk to The Esplanade

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SUPERB WAY TO BEGIN !

23B Santalum Way $365,000

Th is is an ideal fi rst home buy or investment opportu-nity for anyone wanting to settle in Roxby Downs.

Th is well presented two bedroom home, featuring an open plan lounge, din-ing and kitchen, large tiled family room, is kept cosy during winter by a slow combustion heater and cool in summer by ducted evaporative cooling.

Entertain family and friends under the gabled pergola looking into the back yard, where you will also find a garden shed. There is a single carport and a garage for car park-ing and storage.

Call Craig Sumsion at Raine and Horne in Roxby Downs to arrange an in-spection, you will be sur-prised.

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THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaperwww.themonitor.com.au – Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Andamookacommunity newsletter

By Millie Th omas

The Andamooka Girl Guides have been hit with a stroke

of luck this week, when organiser Kristi Jackson received and email from Woolworths saying that she has been awarded a $4,000 grant as part of the Woolworths Fresh Food Kids Community Grants program.

“I applied for the grant in April, and heard from Woolworths on Monday,” she said. “Th ey give money to diff erent kids’ organisa-tions to keep kids active.”

Since 2008, the program has helped fund over 4,600 grassroots initiatives to im-prove the health and well-being of primary school aged kids across the coun-try. Th is year, 1,500 grants have been awarded

“We’re actually planning a camp next year here in Andamooka, and we’ve got three other units coming from Quorn, Leigh Creek and children who partici-pate through correspond-ence from stations, the money will help in buying equipment and help for it to make that camp happen,” she said.

The Girl Guides have been quite busy of late, at-tending a regional camp in Whyalla.

“On June 19, we attended a region camp in Whyalla, where all of the units from the region came to the camp.

“It was for two nights, the older kids camped out in tents and the younger kids were inside in the dor-mitory. Th ey did outdoor cooking, hiking and knot-ting and worked towards learning all sorts of out-door skills,” she said.

Andamooka res ident s and travellers to the

Far North will soon experience a smoother ride thanks to $1 million worth of road upgrades starting next week.

Transport Minister Patrick Conlon said invest-ment in regional roads was an important issue for the local community and those visiting the remote region.

“The investment of $1 million in road infra-structure upgrades comes as welcome news for the Andamooka community,” Minister Conlon said.

“Communities across the far north region of South Australia will benefi t from the ongoing investment in regional roads.”

Th ree town streets and two fl ood ways will be con-

structed and sealed as part of the upgrade.

“To coincide with works on town streets and fl ood ways in the Andamooka Township, safety improve-ments to 18 junctions will also be carried out.”

Th e project, starting on July 27, will:

• Improve road safety • Improve drainage • Reduce dust levels • Provide improved ac-

cessibility for properties within the township

Bob Jacobs, Community Manager of Outback Com-munities Authority said that the project will help eliminate some problems.

“Th e road being sealed is alongside the post of-fi ce, going up the hill and meeting the roxby to Anda-mooka road, near the police station”, said Mr Jacobs.

“It will help alleviate is-sues with dust, and will

also help in times of heavy rain, when the roads turn to mud.

“It will also help with drainage off the roads when it rains,” he said.

Works are expected to be completed by the end of October 2010. Final sealing works will be completed by the end of the 2010/2011 fi nancial year.

Speed restrictions and traffic control measures will be in place for the du-ration of the project and motorists are asked to exer-cise caution when passing through the work sites.

DTEI thanks motorists for their patience while these important infra-structure works are un-dertaken.

The $1m project is funded under the Austral-ian Government’s Roads to Recovery Program.

For appointments call Lyn’s office Phone: 8645 7800

Fax: 8645 0713 Email: [email protected]

Westland Shopping Centre Whyalla Norrie, SA 5608

Working with the community,For the community.

Lyn Breuer MP

Member for Giles

Girl Guides receive

$4,000 grant

Roads being sealed in Roads being sealed in AndamookaAndamooka

Million dollar upgrade

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October long weekend

The Roo Rompers Ball was held at the Auditorium in Roxby on Saturday July 17.

The event, which fea-tured live entertainment, was a fundraiser for the club and depending on it’s success will be considered to become and annual event. Th erese Scholfi eld would like to thank the sponsors, Roxby Downs Tavern, Far Northern Civil Construction Pty Ltd, John Crane Australia, Ian Gilding Fencing, Roxby Milk Distributors, Opal Hotel Andamooka, King Gee, Blackwoods, Th erese Scofi eld Massage Th erapist, A n d a m o o k a I G A & Th riftylink.

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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- Environment Forum 10 August 7.30pm

- Roxby Roadsafe 12 August 5.30pm

An initiative of the Environment Forum

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Cherie Gaskin is

‘Community Person of

the Month’ By Celeste Lustosa

Cherie Gaskin has been living in Roxby Downs for nearly 10 years when her husband Scott Yak moved

up here to start a job with Monadelphous Engineering.

She has worked out on site in various diff er-ent Administration roles, until she had chil-dren and started the best job of her life as a stay at home mum to her two boys.

Th e reasons why Cherie was awarded as Community Person of the Month are various as she’s been involved in many activities.

“I am an active member of the Royal Fly-ing Doctor Service, and have been involved with them for six years, previously working as Secretary, but more recently as Publicity Offi cer.

“I am one of the main organisers of the very popular Tag Along Tours, and I also get involved with all of our fundraisers, like our Irish Christmas, Giant Auction / Golf Day, Melbourne Cup Luncheon, and various raffl es and other fundraisers during the year.

“I am also an active member of the Roxby Scrapbag Quilters Group, who meets fort-nightly in the Library,” she said.

This year the group is raising funds for their Relay for Life Team, but also donate lit-tle quilts to various hospitals for newborns and ill children.

“We currently have two raffl es with both adults and children’s quilts, and we are busy making items to sell at our stall at the August Market Day, all proceeds going towards our Relay for Life Team.

She has also been a member of the Red

Sands Cancer Council group for the past few years.

“I am currently the Secretary for this group, and we have recently begun Cancer Support Coff ee Mornings for those who would like to come along, to either get some support, or get some more information. Th ese are held at the Tavern, on the 20th of each month, from 10.30am and everyone is welcome to attend. Keep an eye out for Daff odil Day, which is Friday the 27th of August,” she said.

Our tireless and special Community Person of the Month is also the Secretary of the Com-munity Gardens Committee, which is busy planning the Community Garden, which will go in the ‘Y’ section of land that starts on Pio-neer Drive, and goes up to Mulgaria Crescent and Alberrie Street.

“We are currently pricing fencing and secu-rity, so we are hoping to begin work on that area of land very, very soon.

“Every year, Yak and I make the Christmas Pageant Float for Monadelphous Engineering, and we are lucky enough to have won the best business fl oat for the past 2 years running.

“Last year we made a huge gingerbread house, and baked over 500 biscuits to hand out on the night. I have big plans for this year’s pageant, (and I am still trying to work out how to pull them off !).

“I love the Christmas Pageant, it is a real community event, and it is fantastic to see all the diff erent creations that everyone comes up with, an evening full of Community Spirit,” Cherie added.

She also said she is involved in all these ac-tivities because they are very worthy causes.

“I would like to encourage others to put in

their hand where they can, as it is very reward-ing, (albeit very busy), but very rewarding to put something back into your Community.

“There are a lot of volunteers in Roxby Downs, and we couldn’t do half of the things that we are able to do, without them. I am looking forward to joining the Scout Com-munity next year when my eldest son begins Scouts as a Joey.”

When asked what she likes most about our community, Cherie said “Roxby Downs has a huge community spirit, and an even bigger heart.”

“I have found that you get out of Roxby, what you put into Roxby. I am a fi rm believ-er in community spirit, and to ‘dig in where needed’.

“I have made lifelong friends here, and my kids have even adopted ‘Roxby Grandparents! ‘ Roxby has the small community feel about it, yet it is also surrounded by lovely wide open spaces, and breathtaking sunrises and sunsets as well.”

Cherie Gaskin is one of those people it’s impossible not to look up to, as everything she does is fi lled with enthusiasm. But when asked why she thinks she was chosen Commu-nity Person of the Month, she said she doesn’t know. “Th ank you so much to Big Sky for their Donation, and thank you to whoever nomi-nated me, it is a bit embarrassing, but also a wonderful surprise.

“As I couldn’t decide which fantastic cause should get the $100, the Royal Flying Doc-tor Service is getting the donation from Big Sky, and Red Sands Cancer Council are going to get $100 also, from Yak and Myself,” she concluded.

Companion Gardening – try growing these together:• Chives – improves growth and fl avour of tomatoes and carrots. • Mint – deters white cabbage moths, ants, rodents, fl ea beetles, fl eas and aphids. • Nasturti ums – plant as a barrier around tomatoes, radishes, cabbage, cucumbers and under fruit trees. Deters woolly aphids, white fl ies, squash bug and cucumber beetles.

Community Learning Places – New Round OpenThe next round of Community Learning Places is now open.

Th is program aims to connect people to further education by providing free places in selected modules of selected

courses at TAFE. Places are limited and priority is given to people who are unemployed, migrants, parents returning to the workforce, young people or people facing some level of disadvantage. Applications from people working part time are welcome. Th e program has also been extended to include people in full time employment who are contributing to the community through volunteering. Th e main areas of study are Frontline Management and Training and Assessment. Th e following modules are currently on off er:

FRONTLINE MANAGEMENT (CERTIFICATE 4)Continuous Improvement

24-25 August Monitor a Safe Workplace 26-27 AugustEff ective Workplace Relationships 14-15 SeptemberImplement Operational Plans/Report on Financial Activity16-17 SeptemberPromote Team Eff ectiveness 28-29 SeptemberImplement Operational Plans/Report on Financial Activity 30 September – 1 OctoberTRAINING AND ASSESSMENT (CERTIFICATE 3)Train Small Groups 9-10 AugustAssessor 12-13 AugustOpportunities may also arise from time to time in Senior First Aid and Health and Safety Courses. People interested in these areas areplaced on a waiting list and contacted when a vacancy arises.To obtain an application form and further information send anemail to [email protected] or telephone Michelle Hales on 0418 833 818.


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Ramsey Bros is a highly successful family owned business with 6 branches across South Australia, supplying new and used machinery, parts and service to farmers for 60 years. Ramsey Bros leads the industry with a reputation for providing excellent service and building long-term relationships with farmers and local communities.

Reporting to the Service Managers at Wudinna or Cleve, you will enjoy being an integral part of the Service Dept and assist with managing a team of service technicians in a supportive, close-knit environment. Your role will involve assisting with organising and managing Service orders, developing strong relationships with customers, and ensuring the highest level of customer service.

The successful candidate will be fully qualified and experienced in servicing and repair of farming machinery and equipment, and have a good understanding of farmers and their needs.

Also essential are effective time management and organisational skills, and computer competency in Microsoft Office.

This is an outstanding opportunity to make your mark in a reputable growing business. An attractive package will be negotiated. If you can hit the ground running, and enjoy the challenge of developing a business and importantly your own career, then we would like to talk to you.

To make confidential enquires, and obtain a full job description call - Linc Ramsey on 08 86802200 and to apply email your resume to. [email protected].

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Wednesdays 9.30am- 11.00am Thursdays 1.00pm- 2.30pm

St Barbara’s School Playgroup Room Pioneer Drive, Roxby Downs

Ph: 08 86713207

JJust come alongEveryone Welcome

Kuyani Yartah AssociationCelebration of Country

Kuyani Yartah Association is hosting a celebration of our Country, through the heritage mitigation planned

under the Olympic Dam Agreement.

The Celebration of Country will take place at Roxby Downs

on Friday, 8 October to Monday, 11 October 2010

Celebration of Country will feature tours of the area, traditional 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.

you must registerfor catering and camping purposes

by Friday, 27 August 2010

Please contact Lavene on 0418 820 409 or [email protected] to register.

ROXBY DOWNS TENNIS CLUB

AGMMonday 23rd August 7pm

Leisure Centre Board Room

All members are urged to attend as New OfficeBearers are required for the coming Tennis Season

ForRoxby Downs Tennis Club to continue we are in desperate need of new Committee Members

YOUR SUPPORT IS VITAL

If you are interested in taking on a position but unable to attend the meeting please contact Paula or Linda

Enquiries to [email protected] or [email protected]

0427 261 508 0417 142 485

NEW/INTERSTED PLAYERS ARE MOST WELCOME

PUBLIC NOTICES

PUBLIC NOTICES

SITUATIONS VACANT

PUBLIC NOTICE

ROXBY Downs Country F i re Serv i ce AGM Thursday 19th Aug 2010-7:30pm at the Fire Station. To all CFS Members your attendance at this meeting is required as we have to change our Bridge Constitution.

FOR SALE

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P R I V A T E S A L E

Tumby Bay Unit, 2 double bedrooms, reverse cycle air-conditioning, rain-water throughout, close to facilities, one street from beach, outdoor entertainment area, garage with automatic roller door. $255,000 phone 0429 720 378(Wendy Spr ingbe t t – Private Sale)

ACCESSCCHIROPRACTIC

Dr Munib WatersConsults at 97 Pioneer Drive, Roxby Downs

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

24/7 Booking & enquiry service PHONE 8645 0880

Tuesday 17th August PM, Wednesday 18th August AM Thursday 2nd September PM, Friday 3rd September AM

SITUATION VACANT

CHEF wanted, expe-rienced, 30-40 hours per week, casual rates. Contact Matt or Aaron on 8671 0071 or e-mail [email protected]

MISCELLANEOUS

GENERAL Pr in t ing service now available at The Roxby Downs Monitor. Call for a quote on business cards, bro-chures, fl iers etc. Phone 86712683

Rental Coordinator Olympic Dam (Residential)

The CatRental store is a specialist provider of premium quality rental products and services to South Australian construction, industrial, mining, government and building customers.

Currently, there is an opportunity for a highly motivated and customer focussed Rental Coordinator to join our Olympic Dam branch. In this role, you will be responsible for providing operational and sales administration support to both internal and external customers in a timely fashion. With your high level of attention to detail and sound customer service skills, you will be able to ensure all agreements are negotiated appropriately, and the required documentation completed within timeframe and to specification.

Skills and Experience:

To be successful in this role you will have previously worked in a similar administration support role with a strong focus on customer service. Current drivers license and forklift license are essential. You must be able to demonstrate your abilities through written application and interview.

To apply visit www.cavpower.com, applications close Monday 16th August.

Olympic Dam (Residential)The Cat Rental Store is a specialist provider of premium quality rental products and services to South Australian construction, industrial, mining, government and building customers.Currently, there is an opportunity for a highly motivated and customer focussed Rental Coordinator to join our Olympic Dam branch. In this role, you will be responsible for providing operational and sales administration support to both internal and external customers in a timely fashion. With your high level of attention to detail and sound customer service skills, you will be able to ensure all agreements are negotiated appropriately, and the required documentation completed within timeframe and to specification.Skills and Experience:To be successful in this role you will have previously worked in a similar administration support role with a strong focus on customer service. Current drivers license and forklift license are essential. You must be able to demonstrate your abilities through written application and interview.

To apply visit www.cavpower.com, applications close Monday 16th August.

2 DAY CLASSIC August 7 and 8Proudly sponsored by AUSLEC

12 noon start on Saturday and 10am start on Sunday

CANTEEN AVAILABLE - ALL WELCOME


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WHAT’S ON

ROXBY DOWNS’ LUTHERAN CHURCH10:30am every Sunday of the month5:30pm 3rd Sunday of each month9:30am every Sunday during school terms

FAITHWORKS’ CHRISTIAN CHURCHAn Assemblies Church meets every Sunday 10.30 am at Roxby Downs Catholic School LibraryKeith Moody Phone: 0414 570 871

ST. 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 7213

ROXBY 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 Tea 6:15pm 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 CAMPDRAFT - 8 am, August 21 at William Creek Gymkhana Grounds. Camping and ac-comodation 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 - 5 & 6 AugustPhone: 86485800• OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST - 5, 6 & 20 August• SPEECH PATHOLOGIST - 5, 6 & 20 August• PHYSIOTHERAPIST - 5 & 6 August• COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH WORKER - 5, 6 & 20 August• DIETICIAN - 20 August• CAMHS - 5 & 6 August (CHILD & ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE)

• PHARMACY - 5 & 6 August• 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 region

Alex Nadelkovich - Lingerie store, so I can buy

pretty lingerie!

Jenny Laird - McDonalds. Because

everyone loves McDonalds. Even KFC!

Jess Wells -A lingerie store

because there’s none around!

Terry Chester - Another

takeaway store!

Saturday Night Live with Annette

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I was a child in the 60s, a teenager in the 70s, an adult in the 80s, a mother in the 90s and now listen to my teenage children’s music in the 2000s and beyond.

As a result, I have a wide knowledge of many decades of music, and like to share with you the background trivia of songs I play on RoxFM.

I want to take you – the listener - down memory lane, to remind you of times good and bad gone by in your own lifetime.

I like to connect with listeners, and playing songs from the past 50 years makes me feel that connection.

When people tell me that I bought some happiness or a tear to their eye when they heard a song that made them remember a moment in time - that to me is the power of music.


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WHAT’S ON sports

FRIDAY

KARATE - Auditorium - 6:00pm-9:00pmW&DFL FOOTBALL TRAINING

Town Oval - 4:00pm- 9:30pmJUNIOR NETBALL TRAININGS

Outdoor Courts - 3:00pm-6:00pmSENIOR NETBALL TRAININGS

Outdoor Courts - 6:00pm-9:00pmBUTS & GUTS - Group Fitness Room - 9:00amSPIN - Group Fitness Room - 6:30pm

MONDAYW&DFL FOOTBALL TRAINING

Town Oval - 4:00pm- 9:30pm

JUNIOR NETBALL TRAININGS

Outdoor Courts - 3:00pm-6:00pm

JUNIOR INDOOR HOCKEY

Sports Stadiums - 5:00pm- 6:00pm

THURSDAY

BALLET - Auditorium - 3:30pm-6:00pmKARATE - Auditorium - 6:00pm-9:00pmW&DFL FOOTBALL TRAINING Town Oval - 4:00pm- 9:30pmJUNIOR NETBALL TRAININGSOutdoor Courts - 3:00pm-6:00pmPUMP - Group Fitness Room - 9:00am

WEDNESDAY

W&DFL JUNIOR FOOTBALL GAMES Town Oval - 8:00am-12:00pmW&DFL SENIOR FOOTBALL GAMES Town Oval - 12:00pm-5:00pmJUNIOR NETBALL GAMESOutdoor Courts - 9:00pm-1:30pm

SATURDAY

SENIOR NETBALL GAMES

Outdoor Courts & Sports Stadiums

6:00pm - 9:30pm

FRIDAY

SUNDAYJUNIOR SOCCERSchool Oval - 10amSOFTBALLTown Oval - 11:00am - 2:00pm W&DFL ‘WEDGIES’ FOOTBALL TRAININGS Town Oval - 6:30pm

BALLET - Auditorium - 3:30pm - 6:00pmCOME AND TRY SOCCERSports Stadiums - 3:30pm-6:00pmSENIOR SOCCER - Sports Stadiums - 6:00pmW&DFL FOOTBALL TRAINING Town Oval - 4:00pm- 9:30pmJUNIOR NETBALL TRAININGSOutdoor Courts - 3:00pm-6:00pmSENIOR NETBALL TRAININGSOutdoor Courts - 6:00pm - 9:00pmX-FIT - Group Fitness Room - 6:30pm

TUESDAY

26 July to 1 August 2010

FORTHCOMING SPORT EVENTSSaturday, July 31 • Footy

Miner’s Cup - AAMI Stadium

Students from RDAS excel in regional netballBy Millie Thomas

Thirty-five Roxby Downs Area School students went to Whyalla on Tuesday last week to compete against regional netball teams.

Th e girls were vying for selection to play in Adelaide for the South Australia Secondary School Sports Association (SASSSA) Netball Car-nival in August.

School teachers Kelly Harris and Samantha Th ompson travelled down with the children Tuesday week ago, and were proud of their eff orts.

“It was good. All the kids were well behaved. We took four teams alto-gether, we had two year 8/9 teams, a year 10 team and an open team, which was years 10, 11 and 12,” said Ms Th ompson.

“Th ey all did really well, our two 8/9 teams made it into fi nals. Th e division ‘B’ made the fi rst fi nal, but unfortunately lost by four goals and got knocked out there. “Our division

A took out the carnival and didn’t lose a game. It was wonderful, that now means they will be sent down to Adelaide in August to play against other regional teams,” she said.

The winning team - Madison Evans, Caitlin Abbot, Danielle Weir, Kiriana Allen, Hannah Wurfel, Han-nah Richdon and Sarah Van Hoven will represent their school and region against every region in the state.

Going down to Whyalla, the chil-dren were required to pay their own way down on a hired Greyhound bus. However, the cost will be much greater when they have to travel down and stay overnight in Adelaide. Any local businesses, contractors or individuals who wish to support the girls, can make donations by calling the main offi ce at the Area School on 86710011.

“A big thanks to the girl’s parents and Kelly Harris for organising a great excursion!” said Ms Th omp-son.

The recent AAMI U17’s Youth Championships saw three young local talte, Mitch Blackie, Dylan Male and

Bowdie Kelly represent Roxby well. Th ey all played well for West Adelaide over the

four days of competition where Mitch, Dylan and Bowdie were mentioned in the best players and goalkickers for many of the games. Mitch man-aged to be named in the best players in three of the four games he played in.

Craig Hancock president of the Hornridge Sporting Club said they are all very proud of the boys. “I am also sure their parents and all those involved in developing Junior Footballers here in Roxby are proud as well.

“All involved in their development deserve a big pat on the back for the work with these and other juniors here in Roxby. Well Done everyone,” said Mr. Hancock.

Game Results over the four days:D A Y 1 : M O N D A Y 1 2 J U L Y–

H A M R A H O M E S O V A L Central District 6.4.40West Adelaide 14.10.94B E S T: C e n t r a l D i s t r i c t – C u r -tis , Cum mings , Wangannen, SchlinkWest Adelaide – Anspach, Middleton, T Wilson, Keenan, Broughton, L WilsonGOALS: C e n t r a l D i s t r i c t – P i k e , C o f f e e , Rigney, Trenowden, Traylor, Curtis 1West Adelaide – L Wilson 4, Middleton, Bry-on, Brand 2, Male, Ferarro, T Wilson, Fry 1 DAY 2: HICKINBOTHAM OVAL (DIV 2)South Adelaide 5.7.37

West Adelaide 10.13.73BEST: South Adelaide – Jupe, Blackstock,

Kirby, L Sutton, Palazzo, Albon, AndersonWest Adelaide – Blackie, Anspach, Wilson, Hen-schke, Male, Ferraro.

G O A L S : S o u t h A d e l a i d e – A n -d e r s o n 2 , L S u t t o n , M o t t , J u p eWest Adelaide – Wilson 2, Ferraro 2, Anspach, Wilson, Pulliati, Middleton, Brown, Th eodoulou

DAY 3: WEDNESDAY 14 JULY - THE-BARTON OVAL – DI VISION T WOWest Adelaide 14.6.90Norwood 4.4.28

BEST: West Adelaide – Anspah, Brand, Payne, Middleton, Th eodolou, Blackie, PuwllattNorwood – Pippett, Rudloff , Tepham, Helyar, Conlay, McKay, Delorme.

G O A L S : We s t A d e l a i d e – Wi l -son 4, Kelly 2, Brown 2, Schubert 2, Blackie, Middleton, Wilson, HentschkeNorwood – Jeff ries, McKay, Bottrill, Phillips

D AY 4 : T H U R S D AY 1 5 J U LY - P R O S P E C T O VA L – D I V I S I O N 2 North Adelaide 9.12.66

West Adelaide 5.5.35

BEST: North Adelaide – Sargent, Boles, War-ren, Ley, Menzies, Head

West Adelaide – Brown, Blackie, Th eodoulou, Henschke, Middleton, Anspach.

GOALS: North Adelaide – Ley, Full-er, He wett 2 , Head, Amos , B oles 1 West Adelaide – Travis Wilson 2, Keenan, Ferraro, Lachlan Wilson 1

Young Roxby Football talent on show at AAMI

JUNIOR NETBALL JUNIOR NETBALL Results Results 11 and Under: Shooters 14 d T-Birds 3

Bullets 8 d Lightning 713 and Under: Shooters 45 d T-Birds 9

Lightning 32 d Bullets 2717 and Under: T-Birds 44 drew with Ligntning 44

Bullets 41 drew with Shooters 41

As the senior netball season continues to move at a cracking pace, so too does the competition.

Th e A grade this week saw Miners take on GHD Gems and Olympic Dam play the Sodexo Geckos. Miners took advantage of a strong start against the Gems, enjoying a four goal advantage at the fi rst break. However, with changes made, Gems soon took advantage and by half time had regained the four goal advantage plus one to lead Miners 17 to 16. Without changes from either team, the game continued to be a close one until Miners stamped their authority in the fi nal quarter and took the game 36 to 30.

Olympic Dam took on the Sodexo Geckos this week and proved far too strong. With the Geckos short on players, OD won the game 71 to 19.

A forfeit in the B grade by Zodiacs meant that the only game to be played was Olympic Dam and Miners Red. Miners got off to a positive start, with Hassett and Wurfel shooting accurately, and went into the quarter time break with a two goal lead. With some positional changes at quarter time by OD, this margin and more was soon tipped in the Devils favour and at half time they enjoyed a six goal lead. Th e third saw Miners get the diff erence back to four but OD proved too strong in the last, taking the game 46 to 32.

In the C grade Olympic Dam played Miners White and Zodiacs faced Andamooka. Miners got straight down to business against OD and by quarter time had established a four goal advan-tage. Th is continued in the third and by half time Miners were enjoying a comfortable twelve goal lead. Olympic Dam missed the height and experi-ence of Reid in defence after being forced off the court with an injury and Miners went on to win, 59 to 38.

In the other C grade game Zodiacs played An-damooka. In what was their most successful game of the season in terms of score lines, Zodiacs took it to the Roos but were just beaten in the fi nal quarter. At quarter time the game was level at six goals and by half time the diff erence was only one in favour of Andamooka. After some positional changes at half time Andamooka extended the lead by just three at the end of the third but at the fi nal whistle had the game won by seven, 36 to 29.

All senior players are reminded that the Senior Presentation night will be held on Saturday Au-gust 28th at the Oasis. Entry is by pre-purchased ticket only from club committee representatives. Get in early as ticket numbers are limited and will be available from Wednesday 4th August.

Pace hots up in netballBy Bec Eli

Darts resultsCongratulations to Kevin Kruger for getting the rounds

highest Peg-out of 110

Opal Cutters Def Wolves

FODFA Def Social Opalites

OD Green Def EJC

Cobras Def DAKS

Cape Crusaders Def Young Bloods

7-4

9-2

8-3

8-3

10-1

Above: Roxby girls in action during the recent Schools Netball Carnival.

Our victorious team which will represent the Region in Adelaide


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Miners Cup lesson for Wedgies

The Broken Hill Football League (BHFL) gave the Woomera & Districts Football League (W&DFL) a lesson in football at

AMMI Stadium on Saturday 31st July in the third Miner Cup Clash.

Th e trip started well with the W&DFL training at West Adelaide’s Richmond Oval and HFL at Port Powers Th ebarton on Friday afternoon. Th is was followed by a meal for both teams held and sponsored by the West Adelaide Football club at Richmond Oval where Gary “Budha” Hocking ex Geelong AFL star was the after dinner speaker.

In very good conditions the game the started at 1150 am Saturday morning with good support for both teams around in the crowd. W&DFL started well moving the ball well into the forward line and beating the opposition for pace in most areas around the ground. BHFL started to steady in the latter part of the quarter with some of their big name players coming into the game. Th e quarter ended with the Wedgies in front by fi ve points, the score being 3 goals 2 points to BHFL 2 goals 3 points.

Th e second quarter was a dour struggle with both sides trying to take the ascend-ancy. It was BHFL that got on top late in the quarter and went into the half time break 9 points up with the score at 6 goals 8 points to 5 goals 5 points.

Th e second half was all Broken Hill, no matter what changes Coach Woody Turner could do for the Wedgies, Broken Hill had the answers. Th ey took ascendancy on the ball and were getting strong drive off their half back line. Th e margin has blown out to 41 points at the three quarter time siren

with the Hill leading 13 goals 11 points to the Wedgies 7 goals 6 points.

The last quarter started like the third quarter fi nished with the Hill having drive all around the ground. Once the young Bro-ken Hill side could see victory in the their sights, there was no stopping them and run away to a very well deserved 77 point victory, with fi nal score being 19 goals 14 points to 7 goals 9 points.

Best players for the Hill were Jared Rud-dock (voted best on ground), Dylan Stuart, Jayden Kelly, Wade Gepp and Justin Heath

Best for the Wedgies were Brad Cooper (voted best for Wedgies by BHFL), Luke Sco-bie, Nigel Tuthill, Dion McEvoy and Jarrad Pyke

Goal scorers fro the Hill – Heath Caldwell, Wade Gepp – 3 goals: Lyndon Cox, Jayden Kelly, Jackson McInnis and Th omas Derham – 2 goals: Chad Ryan, Dylan Stuart, Justin Heath, Ben Perkins and Jamie Keenan – 1 goal.

Goal scorers for the Wedgies were – Scott Peek, Dylan Webb – 2 goals: Justin Watson, Brad Cooper and Scott Montgomery – 1goal

With the overall score of the Miners Cup being two to one in favour of the Wedgies the sporting rivalry between the two Min-ing Towns has been taken to another level. A special mention needs to go to the West Adelaide Football Club, Port Power Football Club and the SANFL for all their support in making this another great event, the ball is back fair in the Wedgies camp to re group and come back bigger and better next year.

A big thank you goes to Jeff Cain and Meegan Flavel from Cavpower for a great day and the Roxby Downs Rotary group for helping out with the drinks on the course dur-ing the day.

Next Sunday golf is the Imatech Par comp tee off will be 12.00pm.

Imatech is a new sponsor this year so please come out and support the day.

Result from the Cavpower day are:Overall winner: Damien Condon, Neville Robert, Gray and

Craig Smith - 55.250Second: Travis Brougham, Todd Bulam, Ernest

Walker, Kevin Th omas - 55.500Th ird:Tony Webber, Nat Enderson, Brian Platten,

Jeff Cain - 55.500Fourth:Scott Humphies, Peter Smith, Rick Leue,

Dave Hansen - 56.750Ladies winner:Julie Darling, Fiona Bilney, Von Hombsch,

Andrea Freeth - 57.375Ladies R/UP:

Sally Benn, Adele Wallace, Kate Hobbs, Tracy King - 58.625

Mixed winners:Chris Preston, Peter Brady, Marilyn

Brady, Adrain Ward - 62.500Mixed Second:Tony Forrest, Mick Millard, Rob Ellington,

Deb Ellington - 72.166Last in:Tony Webber, Nat Enderson, Brian Platten,

Jeff Cain First in:Scott Humphies, Peter Smith, Rick Leue,

Dave Hansen, Naga, Kerry Webb, Darren Webb, Brenton Waya - 72.167

Long drive DIV 1 – Simon Rogers

Long drive DIV 2 – Nathaniel Anderson

Long drive LJ - Von Hombsch

NTP DIV 1 - Robin Passmore

NTP DIV 2 - Tony Webber

NTP LJ - Adele Wallace

CAVPOWER 4 Person Ambrose Golf Day

Winners of the day_Robert Gray, Jeff Cain Cavpower Manager, Damien Condon, Craig Smith and Neville Petherick.Action shots courtesy of Simon

Cross, The Sunday Mail

Far Top: Damon McDonald (Wedgies) unsuccessfully goes to mark the ball against a stronger Broken Hill player.Above: Dion McEvoy becomes involved in a mid - air rumble, showing the fi erce competitiveness throughout the match.Left: Wedgies player Jack Orr pursues the ball

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By Millie Thomas

S aturday week ago, Stephen Finey and Stuart Orr, along with coach and assistant coach Steven Rudd and Josh

Jeff erson travelled to Whyalla to compete in the 2010 Whyalla Boxing Tournament, held by Boxing SA.

According to coach Rudd, the boys have moved forward in leaps and bounds since their last tour-nament, which was held here in Roxby. Finey, who won his fi ght, had a standout performance, once again winning “fi ght of the night”.

“Th ere were 13 fi ghts and I was the fi nal event of the night, the main event,” said Finey.

“Apparently, from what I’ve been told there was 800 people there roughly. Th e guy I was fi ghting, it was his home crowd, his retirement fi ght, so the crowd was pretty quiet when I walked out, and when he came out they were all pretty vocal. I just thought, what am I in for! It was pretty full on.

“I was a bit lucky I think, he was pretty good from what I’ve heard.

“I won “fi ght of the night” again, and also won my fi ght, so I got a couple of trophies out of it!

“From what my coach has told me, it was my best fi ght so far. I’ve been training pretty hard for it; all the little things have paid off ,” he said.

“Stuie Orr had an exhibition fi ght which wasn’t counted towards his records. Th e guy he fought

had about 10 fi ghts under his belt, and was pretty quick and agile, but Stuie did wicked, went heaps well against him. He did really well.”

“It’s all up to my coach (how often I fi ght). It depends on where my training is at. It’s up to him to decide where and when, who and what. I’ve had three fi ghts so far, with two wins. I lost my fi rst fi ght in Port Pirie.

“It’s all about preparing your body and getting your mind right. My next fi ght is in a couple of months so I’ve got a bit of time to prepare,” he said.

Coach Rudd was proud of the two boys’ eff orts, and is confi dent in their development as boxers.

“Th ey both did very well. Stuie’s opponent was

two years older and more experienced. His was an exhibition fi ght, so there was no winner or loser. It was a good chance for Stuie to practice getting in the ring,” he said.

“It takes a lot of mental strength to overcome your opponent as well as the crowd. Th ey both had to silence the crowds very early in the fi ght.

“I think it was Finey’s best fi ght to date. We worked on all of the stuff we had to work on from the last tournament and he’s come a long way very quickly.

“Stuie has a lot of promise, seeing as he is only fi fteen. He’s picking up more and more all the time, he’s really good to watch,” he said.

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TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSERated M Duration 124 mins.As mysterious killings grip Seattle, Bella, is forced to choose between her love for vampire Edward and her friendship with werewolf Jacob. Stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner. Screens: Friday 6th August @ 10am, Saturday 7th August @ 3pm, Sunday 8th August @ 11am, Tuesday 10th August @ 3.30pm, Wednesday 11th August @ 10am.

PREDATORSRated M Duration 112 mins.Royce, a mercenary who reluctantly leads a group of elite warriors, with the exception of a disgraced physician, they are all cold-blooded killers – mercenaries, Yakuza, convicts, death squad members – who are being systemically hunted and eliminated by a new breed of Predators. Stars Adrian Brody, Topher Grace, Alice Braga. Screens: Friday 6th August @ 7.30pm, Saturday 7th August @ 7.30pm, Tuesday 10th August @ 7pm.

Nippy Cinema : Shrek Forever After 10am Thurs. 5th AugustAdult $8 Child $4 (limited spaces)

Nippy DanceStadium 1 9.30-11.30 Thurs. 19th AugustSingle $6.80 Family $10.50 *Dress in your favorite dancing clothes

GROUP FITNESS AUGUST TIMETABLE

Monday > 9am Buts ‘n’ Guts, 6.30pm Spin

Wednesday > 9am Pump

Due to Auditorium works these will be the only Nippy Gym sessions for August

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