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n the closest Spencer Gulf Rugby League grand final in five years, the Olympic Dam Barbarians men’s team won the TEC Cup with a desperate last-minute effort over the Port Pirie Pirates on Saturday.

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WRITTEN BY AMANDA ASTRI FROM PAGE 1 With five minutes to go, the Pirates were leading 36-34, but two late Barbarians’ tries – including one right on the siren – saw the team claim their second premiership, 46-36.

OD Barbarians President Jason Starkey said his team was cruising early on, before letting the Pirates back into the game.

“The majority of the first half was comfortable, but we sat back at the end of the first half and early in the second,” he said.

“This was the one game we were really pushed this season.

“Pirie brought their best team up, and I couldn’t ask for anything more from our players.”

Starkey believed winning the grand final on the Barbarians’ home ground in Roxby Downs

OD Barbarians Nikaiya Herlihy-Graham (best on ground) and captain Francis Falemaka (right) with the league premiership trophy.

made the victory all the sweeter.

“It was a lot more special playing at home in front of what was a great crowd,” he said.

“A home win is always great, but a grand final win makes it better.”

The Barbarians’ Nikaiya Herlihy-Graham was awarded best on ground, with Jason Broughton another solid performer.

Meanwhile, in the ladies’ match played before the men’s game, the Jillaroos defeated the Ferns 36-22.

Best on ground for the Jillaroos were Hayley Hill and Susan Kriel, while for the Ferns it was Makenna Fausa-Hapi and Parewai Thomas.

It was the first year for the ladies sides, and Starkey was “really pleased” with how their season went.

“The effort and dedication to get the sport established and to

be able to double the players was outstanding,” he said.

While the Barbarians will continue to celebrate their win over the coming weeks, Starkey says it won’t be long until it’s back to business.

“We’ve got a few end of season trips, the club presentation and Annual General Meeting coming up, but then we’ll start building for 2018,” he said.

And can the club make it three from three?

According to Starkey, “that’s certainly the intention!”

Starkey thanked the club’s sponsors for their support in 2017; the Secker Real Estate, BHP, Spotless, Sodexo, Susrat Maintenance, Little Lingo Speech Pathology, Roxby Downs Community Club.

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19 - Roxby Downs Netball Association Senior Presentation Night, 7pm, Olympic Dam Sporting Club 26,27 - Arid Recovery swag-a-long, bookings to admin@aridrecovery.org.au 27 - Roxby Downs Horse & Pony Club Family Fun Day. SEPTEMBER 2-3 - Roxby Downs RFDS Auxiliary family camp out/ tag-a-long tour, call 0408 189 995.

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Circus Royale here this weekend

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fter trying to visit Roxby Downs for nearly seven years, Circus Royale was all set for four local shows this weekend when The Monitor spoke with circus owner and ringmaster Damian Syred last week.

Although tickets went on sale late last week, Mr Syred said he was still waiting for final approvals – the “last step” - from Roxby Council for the circus to perform at the Roxby Downs Race Club.

However, he said he felt positive and was looking forward to bringing his circus to Roxby Downs.

“I’ve been trying for about six years to get there, we’re at the last step with the council and hopefully the new CEO has been favorable,” he said.

“The response from the public so far has been amazing, everyone has been saying how good it is that we’re going there.”

Mr Syred said local audiences could expect an action-packed, two-hour show at the performances this Friday night, Saturday and Sunday.

“This is the same big show that we’re taking to Adelaide and anywhere else that we go,” he said.

“It’s a full two-hour show with a lot of ex-

citing acts, and there’s a lot of international performers.”

The ‘globe of death’ – where motorbikes are ridden at high speed in a metal cage – would be one of the featured acts.

“We’ve got the globe of death which is always a crowd favorite and gets everyone on the edge of their seats,” Mr Syred said.

“We’ve also got some young jugglers from Brazil, a beautiful contortionist from Chile, as well as illusionists, and there’s clowns obviously, and some domestic animals so we’ve got horses, camels and geese in the show.”

Based in Geelong, Victoria, Circus Royale started its 2017 season in West Australia, travelled up to Darwin and the Northern Territory, and has now come down into South Australia. The circus was at Ayers’ Rock last week, moved to Coober Pedy and then comes to Roxby Downs later this week.

With the use of animals in circuses at times controversial, Mr Syred said he had made a deliberate decision not to feature exotic animals at Circus Royale, and that his focus was always on the welfare of the animals that were included.

“Obviously the care of the animals is our

priority …I think that Australians in general are all for animal welfare and we are too, because as well as being in the show they are also our pets and part of our extended family really,” he said.

“Someone did ask me what I would do if down the track it was impossible to have animals (in circuses), and I said I don’t know if I’d want to be here with no animals, I love going out and spending time with the horses.

“I’ve got two calves at the moment that we rescued at Christmas and have handraised that aren’t part of the show but I’m having fun teaching them new things and playing with them.

“It’s a big game for them and I love getting out of the office and spending time with them.”

“With any of our animals if they don’t want to do something, there’s nothing we can do about it. You sort of have to grin and bear it and work with what they’re willing to do with at the time and I think people appreciate that too.”

Circus Royale also features acrobats, with aerial performers from Mexico and Brazil, as well as fire-juggling, comedy and circus youth.

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lapidary course – teaching the art form of turning gemstones into decorative items – will be held in Andamooka later this year.

Andamooka Progress and Opal Miners’ Association (APOMA)’s Gill Rowley said they would be looking to establish a lapidary workshop in the town and run classes for people to learn the skill so unique to Andamooka.

“We’re hoping to have the first introductory course sometime in November, so if anyone is interested in getting involved, please get in touch with us,” she said.

“Lapidary is learning how to cut and polish gemstones - obviously we are focused on opal - but there are other variations of gemstones that people can also do.”

The courses will be run through APOMA by certified trainers.

“We will be running certificate courses, but the first one will be an

introductory course to get people across what it’s all about, what is involved and give them a little bit of a play,” Ms Rowley said.

“And then they can register to do a certificate course or be part of the club from there.”

Although there will be a cost involved – still to be determined – Ms Rowley didn’t expect the classes would be expensive for participants.

“At this stage it’s really expressions of interest for people to get involved, which makes it easier for us to costbut we don’t expect it will be expensive,” she said.

“The more the merrier, it will also be open to Roxby people as we thought there are probably people there who would be interested to learn too.”

To register your interest, call or text APOMA on 0456 578 604 or email admin2@apoma.com.au

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More accolades for local real estate team I n its tenth year with owners Sandy and Craig Sumsion, the accolades just keep coming for Raine & Horne Roxby Downs.

After being named Outstanding Property Manager at the Raine & Horne’s State Awards earlier this year, Mrs Sumsion headed to Darwin at the end of July for the company’s international conference.

“When you have won a State award, there’s an opportunity to win a national award, so I went with the hope of getting some success there,” she said.

And to her “surprise and shock”, Mrs Sumsion was named in the top four Business Development Managers, and in the top five Outstanding Property Managers for Australia.

“The way that the award in property management works, is they name finalists and then they name a winner,” Mrs Sumsion explained.

“So they named four top business development managers and I was one of them, that’s throughout Raine & Horne Australia, and the winner came from Port Douglas.

“It was amazing from little old Roxby Downs.”

The celebrations didn’t stop there, with Mrs Sumsion then being honoured as an outstanding property manager.

The Roxby Downs Raine & Horne team on-stage at the South Australian Raine & Horne awards earlier this year Sandy Sumsion (second from left) met with national success last month at the company’s international conference.

“They then named the top five outstanding property managers from across Australia,” she said.

“The (Raine & Horne) state body decides from the State winners if they would be good enough for a national award, so not all the State winners are going to make it through to the national award process.

“So there were five of us, I was one of the top five, and the guy that was the winner came from Sydney.”

The top five honour was not only a proud moment for Mrs Sumsion personally, but the entire Raine & Horne Roxby Downs team.

“It’s unbelievable, I am really, really proud because it’s not just on the number of new listings you might have got throughout the year, for example, it’s on the

service you provide, the business practices that you follow within your business structure, it’s feedback from your clients which might be tenants and landlords, it’s quite a myriad of areas that they judge on,” she said.

“We’re in our tenth year of ownership of Raine & Horne in Roxby, so that’s a number of years now of working on our procedures and setting our standards and our community engagement - all those sorts of things.

“I suppose when you get this sort of recognition I know it’s a personal recognition for me on this occasion, but it also reinforces our practices within the business because what I do within my portfolio that I manage, is what I teach my staff to do within their portfolios too.”

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Markets, disco, wine and more ...

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s we head towards the end of the 2017 year, the Roxby Downs Area School Parents & Friends (P&F) has a busy end to the year planned.

The group’s regular fundraiser, the monthly market days held at the school, will see four market days held before the end of the year, with the next one this Saturday, August 19.

“There’s a market day this coming Saturday and there will also be one in September, then in October and then the twilight one in November – so there’s four left for the year,” RDAS P&F spokesperson Rebecca Brogan said.

“And from now on the last one of the year will always be a twilight market, because that has done really well in the last couple of years.”

Miss Brogan said the market days were not only a popular social activity for the community, but had also become a good way for local businesses to promote themselves.

“Lately there have been lots of new stalls which has been great to see,” she said.

“We’ve had lots of out-of-town businesses previously, but now we have a lot more new local businesses which is great and means people can come and support them all at the same time.

“Businesses like This Little Closet, Wildflower & Co, Sunny’s Succulents – there are lots of new local businesses.”

Miss Brogan said the regular stalls including Desert Scents candles, hot donuts and Arid Recovery were always popular, and she anticipated the fruit and vegetable stall would again be present at this weekend’s market.

“The P&F will be there as well, we sell drinks and potentially will have the coffee machine out as well,” she said.

Although the P&F has had smaller committee numbers in recent years, they have still managed to raise more than $50,000 to benefit Roxby Downs Area School.

“We’ve raised over $50,000 over the last five years through market day and fashion shows,” Miss Brogan said.

“We’ve put money towards the new bus and trailer which the school uses for excursions and camps, we’re putting money toward the new drink fountains which are being put around the school, we’ve donated money towards the new bike racks, also a badge maker for the senior school, and the coffee machine.

“Because of everything that’s happened in town, we’ve actually had a really small number of volunteers for the last couple of years, so we’ve done really well to raise that much money with such a small group.”

The group has decided not to hold a fashion show in 2017, instead holding it bi-annually going forward, and is currently working on plans for a wine and

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oxby Downs Police reported a well-behaved crowd at the Spencer Gulf Rugby League grand final on Saturday.

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The focus will include Roxby Downs as well as across South Australia, with police asking drivers and pedestrians to be aware of their responsibilities when giving way to traffic.

cheese night soon.

“We’re looking at doing a wine and cheese night and might be collaborating with another community group with that so that we can fundraise for two community groups, potentially in mid-September which is coming up soon,” Miss Brogan said.

“We’re also looking at doing another event in October, possibly a Halloween disco for the adults of Roxby on 28 October as well.”

Miss Brogan welcomed RDAS parents or any community members keen to help out at market day or any P&F events to get in touch.

“People can always get involved, we have a meeting tonight (Wednesday, 16 August) at 7pm in the school staff room and they are welcome to come along.

“Or to get in touch with us, use the email rdasmarketday@hotmail.com”

Preparing for Saturday’s market day were Roxby Downs Area School Parents & Friends’ members (from left) Kerry Lecons, Rebecca Brogan, Karena Scott and Sister Pat Hogan.

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To the Editor, I am writing to express my sincere appreciation to th to everyone in South Australia who gave generously to The Smith Family’s 2017 Winter Appeal. This year we had exceptional support from the Australian public, raising over $4.6 million nationally to help thousands of disadvantaged children across the country with their education.

For the 1.1 million young Australians living below the poverty line, staying engaged at school and keeping up with their peers can be extremely challenging. Without educational support and extra resources, they may never reach their potential and are more likely to experience hardship as adults.

Funds raised from our Winter Appeal will help nearly 11,000 disadvantaged Australian children with the extra learning support they need, through our reading programs, after-school Learning Clubs and the iTrack online mentoring program.

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Andamooka highlights visiting artists

Hayley, Pip, Heather, Julie, Tahnee, Yvonne, Jane and Wendy at one of the workshops Yvonne Dalton ran at the Andamooka Yacht Club earlier this month.

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ndamooka may already be known for its creativity and uniqueness, but this month the Andamooka Yacht Club is bringing an extra arts focus to the town.

The Andamooka Yacht Club (AYC) has embraced the South Australian Living Arts (SALA) festival, which runs annually each August, with workshops and artworks currently on display.

The month kicked off with artist Yvonne Dalton holding three workshops – ‘Fabric Crochet Baskets’, ‘Junk Art’ and ‘Stitched Local Grasses’ which were all very well received according to the AYC’s Pip Stafford.

“They all went very well, we had a lot of Roxby Downs people out which was really nice,” she said.

“It was just a really chilled environment, they were small classes so Yvonne sat with everyone and was able to give really individual

Artists Yvonne Dalton (left) and Heather Gordon currently have their work exhibited in and around the Andamooka Yacht Club. PHOTO Pip Stafford.

attention.”

Ms Stafford said Ms Dalton brought “tables and tables” of supplies with her for the classes, which enabled participants to create some amazing pieces.

“The grasses were locally sourced, but for the ‘junk art’, Yvonne bought all of it with her,” she said.

“It was all super-industrial and recycled; she’d find some copper cable and she’d strip that out to use, and she had old motors – she

Educators inspired

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acquarie University ’s Professor Alma Fleet informed and inspired around the Reggio Emilia philosophy earlier this month.

Professor Fleet visited Roxby Downs for Mining Minds’ Continuity of Learning Project’s fifth dinner get-together, and spoke to a group of parents, educators and community members.

According to Mining Minds’ Angela Thompson, the session was well-timed as the new Roxby Downs Children’s Centre will be strongly influenced by the Italian educational approach.

“Alma was also here two months ago; each time she comes here she has a focus and this time people were interested in hearing about Reggio because that’s the philosophy behind the new children’s centre,” Mrs Thompson said.

“Alma is great, I’ve been to many sessions about Reggio but in fact this 45 minutes really clarified for me what it is about.”

Reggio Emilia is an educational philosophy developed in Italy after the First World War, in a small town where most of the male population had been lost in the war.

“After the war they only had women, and they only had old men, and they said that they wanted a school and they wanted it to be about peace, because they didn’t want this to ever happen to their children again – they didn’t want their children to make war,” Mrs Thompson said.

“So they set up this school, they built it themselves, and as they were building it this guy came past on a bicycle and his name was Loris Malaguzzi and he was an educator and a philosopher. He asked them what they were doing, and he was so enamoured with this idea that they would make a school about peace, that he signed on and became the lead educator in their school.”

Mrs Thompson said there were strong links between the Reggio Emilia principles and Roxby Downs’

is incredible.

“The feedback was really good, numbers were probably a little lower but we are hoping to make this an annual thing each August, so people can put it in their diaries for next year!”

As part of SALA, the yacht club also has artworks by Ms Dalton, Heather Gordon and Debbie Warren on display – and for sale – throughout August.

“We have Yvonne’s work dis-

played inside on the walls, as well as some of her sculpture junk art and baskets, as part of SALA,” Ms Stafford said.

“We also have mosaic work outside in the garden by Heather Gordon, as well as mosaics by Debbie Warren.

“There’s been a lot of interest, it’s been going really well.”

Ms Dalton said the three artists expressed their thanks to Ms Stafford and partner Charlie Sim for their enthusiasm towards the first SALA Exhibition in Andamooka.

“Heather is particularly grateful to Bill Addington, Trish Curnow, Gavin Bagnall and Luke Groban for their assistance during the installation of the mosaic art work,” she said.

“Heather is very impressed by their community spirit and willingness to support something new in Andamooka.”

Ms Dalton added that she believed Andamooka had “huge potential” for community-based metal sculpture.

“Such a wealth of raw materials,” she said.

The artists said they were encouraged to explore their artistic expression in the materials, and thanked the community for its support of the self-funded exhibition and workshops.

Professor Alma Fleet visited Roxby Downs recently to speak to the Continuity of Learning program participants about Reggio Emilia. PHOTO: Hayey Scrivens.

new children’s centre, including that it was a community-based school, and also a use of lots of natural light.

“Apart from the community part, what really was important about the philosophy that Alma told us about was that it’s about the child leading the learning,” she said.

“And it’s all about solving problems, coming up with ideas, and listening to the voices of children, and taking notice of what children say and do, and that’s a really big thing behind the philosophy that people have taken away and see as an important part of our learning.”

Attendees at Professor Fleet’s ses-

sion were challenged to think about how they might incorporate some of the Reggio principles in their classrooms, or perhaps how they already were doing so.

“Some people said ‘that’s what I do, that’s what I believe’ and other people said ‘Oh wow, I wish I could do that, I don’t do that enough, I have a curriculum to follow,” Mrs Thompson said.

“We had a lot of school teachers there and some were saying ‘I need more of that in my classroom, I don’t have time to listen to children, I’m always telling them what we’re going to do next and I don’t take the

time to listen to what they say and therefore have an understanding of how they’re learning and if they’re understanding what I’m saying’.

“It (Reggio) is inspirational because of the beauty, and the community, and that sense that everyone’s engaged and listened to – when you go there you can see the children’s voice, you can see their artwork, their stories and their view of the world.

“It is incredible but it is also what we believe and what we seek, and if you have it as a philosophy and you start with the child, then you see them everywhere.”

Local Telstra customers experience frustrations with NBN

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t was meant to deliver fast internet speeds, but local Telstra National Broadband Network (NBN) customers were left frustrated with the exact opposite recently.

In an issue only affecting Telstra, residents who switched over from ADSL to NBN in the last month were stunned with download speeds of, in some cases, less than a megabyte.

Mark Bolton, Telstra’s Area General Manager for South Australia, said Roxby Downs was not the only town affected.

“Some customers in South Australian mid north townships may have been experiencing slower than expected internet speeds when connected to the nbn over the past few weeks,” he said.

“We apologise to customers whose services have been affected.

This week we deployed new infrastructure to the area and most customers will already be seeing an improvement to their speeds.”

The Monitor understands that Telstra customers’ NBN service was restored over the weekend.

Roxby Downs’ Leah Mattner said she was relieved Telstra was final-

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ly delivering the promised NBN speeds.

“It was extremely frustrating at the time, our service was pretty much unusable,” she said.

“We were switched over from ADSL to NBN on 10 July and it was a complete nightmare from then – we were getting below one megabyte download per second, when we used to get 12-13 with ADSL. “We weren’t able to use our home internet, Netflix or the free Telstra TV that came with our NBN. One night I opened up our home emails, went to the gym and came back an hour later and it had taken that long www.themonitor.com.au

to download 30 emails.”

After numerous phone calls to Telstra, Mrs Mattner raised her concerns with the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman and says she was pleased her complaint would now require no further action.

“I’m relieved we are finally receiving the Telstra NBN service we are paying for,” she said.

Mr Bolton said that any remaining Telstra customers still receiving slow NBN service would see a progressive improvement this week.

“We will be contacting affected customers directly to apologise,” he said.

“Any customers still experiencing issues with their Telstra NBN internet speeds should contact us on 13 22 00.”

Jill Bottrall, nbnco Corporate Affairs Manager – South Australian & Northern Territory, said the Telstra NBN issues were a reminder to people switching over from ADSL to potentially avoid long-term contracts while the NBN was still relatively new to Roxby Downs.

“We would tell people, don’t lock yourself into a long term contract, maybe try a few out to begin with,” she said.

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Hayley Smith, Marie Gubbin, Laura Kelly and Krystal Wilmshurst at the Far North Football League Mail Medal count on Saturday night.

Bec Eli at the art therapy class on Friday night.

Josh Eldridge, Tegan Mudge, Sophie Eustance and Tammy Johnston wore their Olympic Dam colours at the Mail Medal count on Saturday night.

Grant and Claire Aitchison.

Evie and David Barrett enjoyed the sunshine at the rugby on Saturday.

Malis Petty, Tyson Watkins and Skyelah Petty enjoying the atmosphere at the rugby grand final on Saturday.

Ella Higgins at Friday night’s art therapy class at the community youth centre.

Cathy Fitts, Leah Caden and Kylie Fenwick.

Nigel and Charli Maine cheered on the OD Barbarians on Saturday.

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Mania Haeta-Broughton and Ruby Haeta barracked for the OD Barbarians on Saturday.

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Jodie and Ian Evans picking a winner at the Calcutta at the Roxby Club last weekend.

Belinda Ramsey - judged Most Elegant Lady at the Roxby Downs Races last weekend - with Fashions at the Races judge, Denise Boylan.

Nick Teare gets ready to head off on the RFDS poker run on Sunday.

Charlie Sim and Pip Stafford at the Roxby Club for the Roxby Races Calcutta.

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lark Locksmiths are heading to the Roxby Downs area next week, and are available for a range of domestic and commercial locksmith services.

The Norwood-based business undertakes locksmith work around South Australia, and according to director Steve Clark, last visited locally in July.

“I’m coming up from Adelaide for some work and thought I would also call into Roxby while I’m there,” he said.

“We can help with a range of things including door locks, window locks, safes, maintenance, keying new locks, cutting new keys and repairs.

“We can also do things like make a couple of locks work on the one key, which is really handy – or you can even have one key work the whole house, sheds, gates and screens.”

Mr Clark has been a locksmith for 42 years, with Clark Locksmiths started by his father in 1956.

“We’re based in Norwood but we work all

over Adelaide, as well as throughout country South Australia,” he said.

Clark Locksmiths is SEC endorsed which means the business has government defence clearance. They are also a member of the Master Locksmiths Association of Australasia.

“We are professional, qualified and a master locksmith,” Mr Clark said.

Clark Locksmiths can help Roxby Downs – and surrounding – customers with any domestic or commercial needs, with Mr Clark recommending potential customers get in touch this week.

“Ot would be great if they could call beforehand so that we can make an appointment and make sure we bring up the right equipment,” he said.

Clark Locksmiths can be contacted by calling 8331 7324 or emailing info@clarklocksmiths.com.au LEFT: Clark Locksmiths’ Steve Clark at work.

Get a jump on summer pests now

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e might be enjoying some co oler we ather at the moment, but with spring and summer not far away, now is the time to prepare for the summer pest onslaught.

their outdoor furniture and children’s toys, as they are very important,” Mr Hague said. will be in the area 22nd of August “Things like Little Tikes toys and cubby houses need to be checked on a regular For all your Lock & Safe needs. basis, especially if you go away for a couple of weeks you will have spiders when Est. 1956. SCEC Endorsed. MLAA Member Roxby Downs Pest Management pest controller Travis Hague said that with you come back.

Phone 8331 7324 or “If you don’t use something for a while many new people having moved to the or there’s not much activity or traffic in email info@clarklocksmiths.com.au town recently, they may not be aware just that area, you will find that the spiders how bad the summer spiders and ants can will pop up – and spiders are a big thing get in the warmer months.

“There are spiders everywhere, but here in summer.”

Redbacks are the main spider that local Roxby is an interesting scenario because it’s an oasis in the desert, and at night it’s residents seem to have concerns about, all lit up and insects are attracted here in Mr Hague said, with the black house spider – also known as a window spider – summer,” he said.

“This then encourages the insects and and huntsmen spiders also common.

“Really it’s about spiders, especially creatures that eat them, which is spiders GLAZING BUILDING PAINTING GASFITTING PLUMBING redback spiders – being in contact with and ants.” children and pets, that’s what the concern Outdoor entertaining areas and backELECTRICAL RENOVATIONS KITCHEN UPGRADES is,” he said. yards are two areas that residents can REFRIGERATION AIRCONDITIONING DATA & COMMUNICATION “And they do seem to love the outback address themselves now to try and get compliments of: BDL 219265 PGE 198058 AU20207Customer Appreciation outdoor areas.” a head start on keepingCalendar/Poster summer bugs at and people’s In addition, local residents may also bay. telephone 08 8671 1353 facsimile 08 8671 2229 “People need to be aware of their out- have problems with ants in summer. admin@mpsgroup.net.au “We’ve got three general common ants door entertainment areas, sheds and PO Box 275 - Roxby Downs - South Australia 5725 gardens, and have a clean up and inspect in Roxby, and the small black ants and the

coastal brown ants are the main ones,” Mr Hague said.

“When the weather warms up the ants will start to appear in force, and they don’t hold back in getting into houses.

“You can treat them yourself but it is very temporary, and if they are out of control you really need to get a professional to come in.”

“Spring is a good time to get a pest treatment done, but if you do we recommend that you do a spring clean first, even a pressure clean beforehand, so that any of the dust and old webs are taken away and we can come in with a fresh treatment.”

Roxby Downs Pest Management has Mr Hague based in the town and strives to meet its customers’ needs as quickly as it can.

“It’s hard to tell how bad they (ants and spiders) will be this year, but there is always a pest problem in summer,” he said.

“We work on weekends when things are busy because it’s convenient for people.”

For further information or to book a pest treatment, contact Mr Hague at Roxby Downs Pest Management on 0427 280 291.

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Tips for selecting energy efficient appliances

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re you on the hunt for a new appliance, but keen to keep your energy consumption as low as possible?

The world of electrical equipment and home appliances can be very confusing, especially if you are trying to compare models, work out energy consumption and find one that best fits your lifestyle, budget and needs.

The Equipment Energy Efficiency (E3) rating program is a cross-jurisdictional initiative through which the Australian Government, States and territories, along with the New Zealand Government, collaborate to deliver a single, integrated program on energy efficiency standards and energy labelling for equipment and appliances. www.themonitor.com.au

The program aims to: - Reduce energy bills for households and businesses in a cost effective way by driving improvements to the energy efficiency of new appliances and equipment sold; - Improve the energy efficiency of new appliances and equipment that use energy and to also improve the energy performance of products that have an impact on energy consumption; and - Reduce appliance and equipment related greenhouse gas emissions through a process which complements other actions by jurisdictions.

“The Equipment Energy Efficiency (E3) Program aims to improve the energy efficiency of appliances in Australia and New Zealand. This is good for

everyone as it reduces our energy use (which in turn reduces our electricity bills) and lowers emissions,” the energyrating.gov. au website says.

One way the program helps consumers is through the Energy Rating Label, which you will find displayed on appliances.

Governed by government, the Energy Rating Label has been around for over 30 years, and enables consumers to compare the energy efficiency and running costs of appliances before they buy – to help reduce their electricity bill.

To learn how to read the Energy Rating Label and choose an efficient appliance, visit www.energyrating.gov.au.

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www.roxbydowns.sa.gov.au COUNCIL MEETING

Waste Services Cats & Dogs Parking Parks & Playgrounds Development By-Laws Health Services Youth Services Bushfire Prevention Citizenship Community Calendar & more

The next meeting is 30 August 2017 at 4pm in the Council Boardroom.

PUBLIC CONSULTATION

Community Land Management Plan Information Session August 22, 2017 at 7:30pm in the Community Youth Centre.

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Richardson Place Open: 9am - 5pm Weekdays Ph: 8671 0010 roxby@roxbycouncil.com.au

Book week 19–26 August

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he Roxby Downs Community Library will hold activities every day during National Children’s Book Week this year.

The theme is ‘Escape to Everywhere’ with activities for school aged kids and during the popular toddler story time sessions planned.

One of the best parts of book

week is the always fun and funny ‘Dress Up Day Tuesday’, with Roxbylink staff getting in on the action this year. You can follow along with what’s happening during the week as the library will be taking over the Roxbylink Facebook page for the week, and will be posting some photos of the best dressed.

For more information, visit www.roxbydowns.sa.gov.au/communitylibrary

Ph: 8671 0500 WWW.ROXBYLINK.COM.AU

Enter the Book Week short story competition!

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hildren’s Book Week 2017 will be celebrated by the Roxby Downs Community Library with a story-writing competition.

The winning entry will receive a $50 Dymocks voucher, while an honours award will receive a $25 Dymocks voucher.

Guidelines Stories should be a maximum of 500 words in length. Written or typed stories will be accepted as long as they are clear and legible.

The story should demonstrate

the book week theme ‘Escape to Everywhere’. Drop your story into the Roxby Downs Community Library by 5pm Friday 25 August 2017 and don’t forget to include your name, age and contact telephone number to be eligible for the competition.

The judging will take place and be announced on Monday 28 August at the Roxby Downs Community Library. The winning entry will be announced on the Roxbylink Facebook page and the winning story will be published in The Monitor.

Ph: 8671 0010 in the Council Offices Open: 9am - 4.30pm Weekdays Visitor Information Centre Ph: 8671 5941or visit roxbylink @RoxbyCouncil @RoxbyLink @VisitRoxbyDowns

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Holli Hahn 0448 168 167 Thursday, September 7 @ 5.15pm Council Boardroom

ROXBY ROADSAFE MEETING Michelle Hales 0418 833 818 Tuesday, October 10 @ 7pm Council Boardroom

Hurry, nominations for this year’s South Australian Community Achievement Awards close on Friday 18th August 2017.

WOMEN’S NETWORK

Hayley Scrivens 0459 824 026 TBA

The Awards celebrate the community contribution that individuals, businesses and groups make in assisting others, and their deeds that inspire and motivate us all as a community.

BUSINESS

Sandy Sumsion 0400 366 619 Tuesday, September 12 @ 6.15pm Community Youth Centre

COMMUNITY GARDEN Vicki Mason 0418 526 608

Thursday, September 14 @ 5.30pm The Hub

Anyone can nominate or be nominated so why not “nominate a mate” today in one of the numerous categories!

Great prizes are up for grabs with each category winner receiving a $2,000 Award Prize from Commonwealth Bank and a trophy.

MULTICULTURAL

Theresa Bunyon 0413 609 102 Wednesday, August 16 @ 5.30pm Community Youth Centre

SPORT AND REC

Mel O’Donnell 0412 019 841 Tuesday, August 22 @ 6.30pm Library Conference Room

To submit a nomination, simply go online to www.awardsaustralia.com/ sacaa and click ‘Nominate Now’.

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Sasha Yantewo 0428 727 583 Thursday, September 14 @ 4.45pm Community Youth Centre

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Classifieds P: 8671 2683 E: sales@themonitor.com.au PUBLIC NOTICES

CHURCH NOTICES NEW Life Church Roxby Downs is a family friendly Multicultural Pentecostal church with a heart for the community. Our Sunday Worship Service is at 3pm meeting at the Christian Community Church Hall located on the corner of Burgoyne St. & Stuart Rd. We would love to have you join us, you are very welcome! New Life is a member of the Australian Christian Churches Association and have sister churches of the same name in Port Augusta and in Port Pirie.

For more details don’t hesitate to call Ps Dave Bunyon on mobile No. 0403 058 050 or Theresa Bunyon on 0413 609 102 and leave a message.

Email: roxbydowns@newlifeccc.org.au SAINT BARBARA’S PARISH. Mass 6.00pm Saturday, Lutheran Church, Pioneer Drive.

For information or emergency please contact Sr Pat 8671 0499. Please leave a message if not answered.

PUBLIC NOTICES MANCHESTER FAIR. We are now online so come. SHOPPING with us. If we don’t have what you want on our shop give us a call and we will put it on for you.. We offer AFTERPAY, PAYPAL OR CLICK & COLLECT. Ph 08 86 83 3222 www.manchesterfair.com.au DUBLIN-GERRY’S Meats. $100 pack- $20 lamb roast, 2kg chicken, 1kg pork chops, 1kg lamb chops, 1kg beef sausages, 1kg beef mince, 1kg BBQ steak, 1kg PKT of bacon and 10 patties. Ph: 8529 2229.

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To place an ad in The Monitor’s Classified section call our friendly staff on 8671 2683.

DID YOU KNOW? Our classified page is also availble on our website.

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We are seeking a full time, live-in Caretaker to join the team at our Roxby Downs park.

Reporting to the Park Managers this role is an extremely hands-on role ensuring the presentation of the park is kept in pristine condition. No two days will be the same. Your responsibility will be varied; grounds maintenance and general repairs, asset maintenance, on-call with after-hours call outs and security checks of the park, WH&S risk assessments, back-up to front office duties as required.

There are some minimum requirements but most of all we're looking for adventurous, passionate, reliable, happy, adaptable and free thinking people. The not negotiables are top notch customer service skills, a flexible attitude to working hours, a trade certificate or handy man experience, grounds experience and basic computer skills. You bring the will and we will give you the skill!

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We are looking for a great person to join our team as a casual Housekeeper. You will provide housekeeping and cleaning for our various accommodation types including cleaning common areas to ensure the presentation of the property is in accordance with the high standards of our Discovery brand.

You will have proven and demonstrated experience in a commercial housekeeping role, fantastic customer service and a flexible approach to working hours. Great time management and a strong team orientation will see you succeed in this role.

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Discover what matters - APPLY NOW! Please visit the careers page on www.discoveryparks. com.au/careers/. Please have your cover letter and resume together in one file ready to upload.

Prior to an offer of employment being made, candidates must provide authority for a Federal Police Clearance to disclose any criminal offences or charges.

I can work in a multi-disciplinary team which helps me to get the best results for my clients. I am part of a supportive and caring team environment, where my colleagues are my best friends.

There are many opportunities to diversify my role and continually challenge myself to improve the lives of country people and their families.

Nominations are sought for membership of the Outback Communities Authority, a statutory body established to articulate the views, interests and aspirations of outback communities and to coordinate the provision of, and promote improvements in, public services and facilities in outback communities.

The Authority’s jurisdiction covers almost twothirds of the State not covered by councils and serves about 4,500 people residing in numerous small communities, service locations and pastoral/ farming properties in the outback.

Four positions are available for nomination.

Nominations are open to people living in the outback and/or who have an interest in supporting and progressing the development of the outback region. Skills and experience in disciplines such as strategic thinking, financial management and regional industry such as mining, transport, water management, waste management, energy provision and a commitment to community service in the outback will be advantageous.

The Authority comprises seven members who are appointed for a term up to three years and will be eligible for re-appointment. The closing date for nominations is Thursday 31 August 2017. Nominations should be addressed to “Outback Communities Authority Nomination for Membership”, Office for the Outback Communities Authority, PO Box 2353, Port Augusta 5700, or emailed to oca@sa.gov.au Information on the nomination and the activities of the Authority can be found at www.oca.sa.gov. au Information can also be obtained from Mr Byron Gough, Governance Manager, Office for the Outback Communities Authority – telephone 0427 687 772 or 1800 640 542 (freecall for country callers).

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You will have demonstrated general handyman skills within a large facility and be able to work autonomously, and as part of a friendly team environment. You will hold a current A-Grade Electrician Certificate, a current C-Class Driver Licence, Electrical Workers Approval (SA Only), and Electrical Contractor Licence (desirable).

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Around the grounds Duane Parker streaks away from a Port Pirie Pirates opponent in the rugby grand final on Saturday.

ALL PHOTOS: Harry Jay.

Rhys Mattner races Isabelle Tilley and Max Simmons to the ball in under-6 soccer on Sunday.

Olympic Dam’s Dion McKenna gets a kick away in front of East Roxby’s Kirk Kirvan, in Far North Football League action on Saturday.

Logan Neilson playing undersix soccer.

Ella Halpin grabs the ball in junior netball on Saturday.

OD Barbarians’ Matthew Bradbery.

Jack Van Kruyssen (OD) has eyes only for the ball on Saturday, followed by Michael Shaw and Jason Orr.

OD Barbarians’ Jason Starkey in action during Saturday’s rugby grand final.

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Miners A grade favourite as finals ramp up WRITTEN BY VERITY HOLLOBONE

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riday night saw the start of finals fever for the 2017 Roxby Downs Netball Association (RDNA) senior competition, with a generally small crowd at most matches.

Coming into the semi-finals, the A grade ladder stood with an undefeated Roxby Miners on top, followed by Olympic Dam, Hornridge and East Roxby.

The A grade elimination final saw Hornridge defeat East Roxby by 20 goals, 51 – 31.

Hornridge came out strong in the first quarter with Anneka Farnham and Sarah Edwards in the goals to take a six-goal lead heading into quarter time, 13 – 7.

In the second quarter, East Roxby held Hornridge at their six goal lead with both teams shooting nine goals for the quarter, with Cerys Kirkwood (East Roxby) working hard in goal attack against Hornridge’s Terressa Moyle. At half time, Hornridge brought fresh legs into their centre court with Megan Brooks lining up against East Roxby’s Kelly Blackwell.

The change worked to Hornridge’s advantage, as they pushed forward by 15 goals to increase their lead to 37-24 at the three quarter break. Hornridge continued to dominate in the final quarter with the Evans sisters, Madison and Riley, and Amanda Johnson working the ball well in the centre court. The end score saw East Roxby eliminated from the finals and Hornridge move into the preliminary final.

In the other A grade match, the undefeated Roxby Miners continued their winning season defeating Olympic Dam, 74 – 44. The scoreline did not reflect the competitive nature of the game with defensive players at both ends working hard and forcing the shooters to fight for the ball. The Miners took a ten-goal lead in the first quarter, with OD forced to play catchup for the remainder of the game. OD fought back in the second quarter, containing the Miners to 16 goals with Hayley Smith and Charleigh Mewburn working hard against Miners powerhouse, Joice Takaidza and goal attack, Jess Telfer. At half time the Miners had increased their lead to 14 goals, 36 – 22.

The few supporters present were supplied a competitive tussle in the goals between OD goal shooter, Beth Elliott, and Miners’ goal keeper, Millicent Cordy who both fought hard

for control of the ball. Going into the final quarter the Miners held a 21 goal lead, 54 – 33, with the final quarter seeing both sides making changes to their defensive line up, though it was not enough to curtail the Miners’ drive. The Miners finished out the game with a 30 goal lead, leaving Olympic Dam to play off against Hornridge in the preliminary final next Friday night.

The B grade minor rounds finished with the ladder sitting with the Roxby Miners on top, followed by Olympic Dam, East Roxby, and Hornridge, and spectators were thrilled with some competitive games and surprising wins on Friday night.

Hornridge B Grade defeated East Roxby for a spot in the preliminary final, 40 – 36, after coming out hard in the first quarter and gaining the first goals of the game, with Elyshiah McCarthy and Natasha McEvoy on fire in the ring.

Hornridge held an 11-goal lead at quarter time, 17 – 6. Hornridge defenders, Alicia Lee and Georgia Sleep worked hard to block the East Roxby goalies, Alex Nedelkovic and Jessica Hassett.

Hornridge maintained a ten- goal lead at half time, 28 – 18. The third quarter saw East

Roxby find their feet and fighting back to a three goal difference, with defenders Karen Wegner and Ines Badman working overtime against McCarthy and McEvoy, 32 – 29. It was a nail-biting, goal-for-goal final quarter, with Hornridge making a last push to take the game by four goals.

In a surprising turn around, Olympic Dam B grade defeated the Roxby Miners, 50 – 40.

OD came out with something to prove, taking a five goal lead in the first quarter with Emy Nicholson (goal shooter) and Bethany Hewett (goal attack) working hard against the Miners’ defence, 16 - 11. OD continued working the ball hard to increase their lead to 12 goals going into the half time break, 29 – 17. The third and final quarters saw the Miners make some team changes in an attempt to stem OD’s charge, but it was not enough to curb the OD lineup. OD’s stoic defenders Charleigh Mewburn (goal keeper) and Megan Crawford (goal defence) pushed the Miners’ goalies to work overtime for the ball, and the final whistle saw OD move straight to the grand final with a ten goal win. This Friday night will see underdogs Hornridge face off against the Miners – the 2016 grand final winners - for a spot in this year’s grand final.

Emma Neilson (Miners) pulls in a pass under the goal ring watched by Charleigh Mewburn (OD) in B grade netball.

Hornridge’s Shayarna Millar reaches for a pass against East Roxby’s Chloe Odgers, in B grade finals on Friday night.

Roxby Downs Netball Association Friday, August 11, 2017 SEMI FINALS A GRADE Hornridge 51 def East Roxby 31: Hornridge to preliminary final. East Roxby eliminated.

Roxby Miners 74 def Olympic Dam 44 Roxby Miners to grand final, Olympic Dam to preliminary finals.

B GRADE Hornridge 40 def East Roxby 36: Hornridge to preliminary final, East Roxby eliminated.

Olympic Dam 50 def Roxby Miners 40: Olympic Dam to grand final, Roxby Miners to preliminary final.

C GRADE Hornridge Pink 49 def Roxby Miners 38: Hornridge Pink to preliminary final, Roxby Miners eliminated.

OD Green 52 def Hornridge Green 21: OD Green to Grand Final, HR Green to preliminary final D GRADE Roxby Miners 39 def East Roxby 37 Roxby Miners to preliminary final, East Roxby eliminated.

Hornridge 47 def Olympic Dam 26: Hornridge to grand final, Olympic Dam to preliminary final.

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Hornridge B grade player Bonnie Moroney looks down court for a pass under pressure from Bianca Caden (East Roxby).

Claire Ziebarth looks for a pass in B grade finals action on Friday.

Good tussles seen in C, D grades

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he C grade ladder finished the minor rounds with 2016 grand final runners-up Olympic Dam Green on top, followed by Hornridge Green, Hornridge Pink, Roxby Miners, and the two unlucky teams Olympic Dam Yellow and East Roxby missing a spot in the top four.

Hornridge Pink C Grade defeated a fast-finishing Roxby Miners, 49 – 38. The Miners took a two goal lead in the first quarter before Hornridge Pink fought back, 11 – 9. Hornridge Pink goalies, Renee Anderson and Emma Baker worked hard and fast to put pressure on the Miners’ defence.

Hornridge Pink held a five goal lead heading into the second half and never gave it up, with Miners’ centre, Theresa Wurfel, working hard to create scoring opportunities and move the ball down the court.

Kristie Reschke, Hornridge goal keeper, stuck like glue to the speedy Miners’ goal shooter, Miranda Syvertsen, hampering shooting opportunities. The final whistle saw Hornridge Pink take out the game by

11 goals to move into the preliminary final.

Olympic Dam Green C grade defeated Hornridge Green by an impressive 31 goals, 52 – 21. OD Green displayed some notable game plays and scoring shots to show why they finished on top of the 2017 C grade ladder, after finding their groove in the first quarter to take the lead by six goals and shaking the nerves of the Hornridge Green line up, 14 – 8. The OD Green defensive duo of Laura Kelly and Ebony Johnson worked well to hold the Hornridge Green attack at bay. OD Green went into the final quarter with a 21 goal lead, 39 – 18, with goalies Marie Gubbin and Demi Gow-Smith dominating. OD Green heads straight into the grand final, leaving Hornridge Green to battle it out against Hornridge Pink for the final spot.

RDNA’s newest grade, D grade, finished out the minor rounds with Hornridge leading the ladder, followed by Olympic Dam, Roxby Miners and East Roxby.

In a fast, high turnover game the Roxby Miners defeated East Roxby by two goals, 39 – 37. East Roxby took time to settle, al-

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lowing the Miners to take the lead by six goals in the first quarter, 13 – 7. East Roxby fought back hard but it was not enough to overtake the Miners’ lead, with the Miners moving into the preliminary final this Friday night.

Hornridge D grade defeated Olympic Dam in a competitive game that did not reflect the final score line, 47 – 26. The crowded stadium created a finals atmosphere for both players and the spectators, building the tension and encouraging a fast-flowing, competitive match. Supporters were provided an entertaining and strong match-up in the centre court between Hornridge’s Brooke Essex and OD’s Sophie Eustace. Hornridge held a six goal lead at half time, 18 – 12. Hornridge’s shooters Belinda Swanson and Ella Halpin’s movement and accuracy created difficulties for the OD defense. In the final quarter, Hornridge increased their lead to 21 goals for a spot in the grand final, while OD will fight for a final place against the Roxby Miners this Friday.

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Golden Whistle - Travis Brougham with Lachy Forward.

Far North Football League’s best under-21 player (joint winner), Benjamin Caden with Travis Brougham (absent - Brodie Daddow).

Leading Goal Kicker - Todd Blacksell with Bev Zeptner.

Blackwoods Winner - Ian McBey with Brett Chamberlain.

Far North Football League SEMI FINALS Saturday, August 14, 2017 A GRADE ROlympic Dam 12.12 (84) East Roxby 0.6 (6) Olympic Dam best players: M. Shaw, T. Hornhardt, S. Clark, Levi Goodridge, N. Howard.

East Roxby best players: C. Millard, J. Orr , A. Moss, E. Walker, K. Kirvan.

Olympic Dam goal scorers: S. Clark 3, L. Goodridge, D. McKenna 2, L. Hewett, D. McGuire, M. Shaw, T. Fantinel, D. Darrigo 1 goal each.

150 game players - Tyson Hornhardt, Nigel Tutthill, Richard Prosser and Scott Montgomerie.

FNFL awards best talents CONTINUED FROM BACK PAGE The on-baller said his latest Mail Medal capped off a good year both personally and for the league-dominating Miners.

“I haven’t played too badly, obviously we’ve got a lot of good players in that side which take votes off each other, but I had a pretty consistent year,” he said.

The 2017 Mail Medal count was tightly-held, with Hornridge player Brodie Farnham leading by three votes at the second-to-last round.

“I was three behind in the last game and then got six votes to win by two from Brodie - he was on 23 votes and and I was on 25,” Greenbank said.

Despite missing one game with a sore knee and three games while overseas, Greenbank also managed to kick 18 goals so far this season.

The FNFL leading goal kicker award went to another Roxby Miners’ player, Todd Blacksell, while Olympic Dam Sporting Club’s Ian McBey was named winner of the Blackwoods Award.

With the Roxby Miners having had another dominant year, Greenbank said he was looking forward to the grand final on 26 August when his side will come up against the winner of the Hornridge/Olympic Dam game this weekend.

“You can’t help but enjoy winning, we’ve been pretty lucky – (coach/cap-

tain Ricky) Prosser’s been around for a while and he knows how to get the boys up and about.

“It’s a pretty well-run club.

“It’s been a good lead-up to the finals, everyone’s pretty positive.”

With Olympic Dam having a surprise huge win over East Roxby this Saturday, Greenbank said the grand final could be an interesting match-up.

“I’m not sure who we’ll be playing, I think Hornridge are probably favorites to beat OD, but OD played pretty well on the weekend,” he said.

“The thing with mining is that with people working, you don’t know who you’re going to get, so you never know.

I think the finals are the only time you get the full sides or close to.”

“But I think if we do the same that everyone’s been doing all year we should be alright.”

Roxby District 3.3 8.8 14.12 18.14(122) Hornridge 1.1 3.2 4.3 4.6 (30) Roxby Districts best players: J. Greenbank, B. Scott, M. Renfrey, D. Gamble, J. Telfer.

Hornridge best players: C. Seery, C. Packard, S. Haynes, J. Jones, B. Farnham.

Roxby Districts goal scorers: B. Scott 5, R. Prosser, T. Cribb 2, J. Telfer, K. Zeptner, J. Greenbank, D. Gamble, H. Vrbovac, J. Raymond Humphries, J. Mandemaker, S. Mcivor, V. Buza 1 goal each.

Hornridge goal scorers: Ashley Baxter, Graham Walker, Aaron Meates, Brodie Farnham 1 goal each.

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Mail Medallist – Jared Greenbank (Roxby Districts Sporting Club) Mail Medallist Runner Up – Brodie Farnham (Hornridge Sporting Club) Best Under 21 – Ben Caden & Brodie Daddow (East Roxby Football Club) Leading Goal Kicker – Todd Blacksell (Roxby Districts Sporting Club) Blackwoods Award – Ian McBey (Olympic Dam Sporting Club)

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oxby Districts Sporting Club’s Jared Greenbank added another Mail Medal to his collection when he was named as the Far North Football League (FNFL) winner on Saturday night.

2017 Mail Medalist Jared Greenbank with the Far North Football League’s Travis Brougham and Bev Zeptner.

INSET: Mail Medalist Runner Up Brodie Farnham with Travis Brougham.

Around 80 people attended the FNFL’s annual awards night, held at the Olympic Dam Sporting Club, which also saw Ben Caden and Brodie Daddow (both from East Roxby Football Club) named as the league’s best under-21 players.

It is the third Mail Medal for Greenbank, 27, who previously won for the FNFL in 2013 and in the Kowree Naracoorte Tatiara Football League in 2012, and marks his return to the Miners after first playing for the local side in 2013.

“This is my third year with them, I played in 2013 and 2014, then in Moonta in 2015 and Reynella last year, and back to the Miners this year,” he said.

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