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Volume 9, Wednesday, July 4, 2012

NAIDOC success

By Vanessa Switala he first NAIDOC Week event for Roxby Downs was held on Sunday down Richardson Place featuring live music, traditional food stalls, workshops and much more.

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NAIDOC (National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee) is a celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and an opportunity to recognise the contributions of Indigenous Australians in various fields.

The event featured the Iwantja Band, Warren Milera Band, Mimili Mob Dancers, woodcarving and emu feather workshops.

Australia’s only Australian owned and operated radio station Umeewarra Media broadcasted live on the day.

Business and Cultural Development Consultant for Roxby Downs, Vivienne Holloway said, “Roxby’s first NAIDOC event was a great success with some 600 people attending through the day.”

“Artefacts from a recent archaeological dig were on display, as was NAIDOC Week inspired artwork from St Barbara’s Parish School and RDAS (Roxby Downs

Area School).

“A standout favourite was the traditionally cooked kangaroo tails.

“The event also marked RoxFM’s first simulcast with the festivities being broadcast live through RoxFM and also Umeewarra Media (Port Augusta, Port Pirie and surrounds).

“Some 35 volunteers contributed their time on the day, without their help the event would not have occurred,” Ms Holloway said.

“Thanks also must go to the sponsors who gave so generously including major sponsors BHP Billiton, Roxby Council, The Federal Government via the NAIDOC grants scheme, MPS Buliding and Electrical, Exact Mining Services, Heading Contractors, Sodexo, Coates Hire, Roxby Fab, Red Mulga, RoxFM and HEH Archaeology.”

Workshops on traditional skills in painting and woodcarving were also held on Monday for Roxby Downs’ youth.

Activities take place across the nation during NAIDOC Week in the first full week of July. All Australians are encouraged to participate.

Danisha had fun at the first NAIDOC Week event for Roxby Downs.

SAPOL launches Facebook trial

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By Vanessa Switala

ast week SAPOL launched a trial of community Facebook pages to help find local solutions to policing problems.

The aim of the Facebook pages is to combat crime and engage with the community at a local level.

The three month trial was formerly launched in Port Augusta by Inspector Ian Humby. The Far North Local Service Area (LSA) includes Port Augusta, Coober Pedy, Roxby Downs and surrounding communities including the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands, Hawker, Leigh Creek, Marla, Woomera, Oodnadatta, the Flinders Ranges and policing districts along the Barrier Highway.

The Far North LSA will have five established Facebook pages for Port Augusta, North-East Pastoral, Roxby Downs, Coober Pedy and APY

Lands.

The Facebook pages will allow police and their communities to exchange information using Facebook.

Inspector Humby said the trial is about expanding the success SAPOL has achieved in the social media environment.

“More than a year ago SAPOL launched into the social media world with its own dedicated news website, www.sapolicenews.com.au, Facebook and Twitter accounts as well as establishing a YouTube channel,” he said.

“Since then we’ve built community of more than 50,000 people. As our ‘fan’ and ‘followers’ share our information to their networks, we routinely talk directly to more than 10,000 people each week,” Inspector Humby explained.

“It’s now time to take community engagement to a very local level, because as police know we can’t do our job without community support,”

he added.

The project hopes to provide the community with greater access to police and offer real time engagement, facilitate forums to find solutions, create an ability to provide feedback to police and develop a highly valued community network.

Inspector Humby stated, “The local Facebook initiative will help provide a rapid flow of information, allowing the public to be heard at a local policing level.”

“In return, the community can immediately provide positive feedback, voice their concerns or provide police with insights about local problems such as graffiti, thefts and anti-social behaviour,” he added.

The Far North is the only rural LSA chosen for the trial. Elizabeth LSA has been chosen as the metropolitan LSA for the trial.

“We were very keen to be able to be selected for the trial,” said Inspec-

tor Humby.

“We saw the need to have five separate Facebook pages across our LSA to allow police to work with these local communities on very specific and very local issues.

“Whether it is a discussion around a car break-in in Port Augusta or stock theft around hawker this provides another avenue for information to be passed on,” he said.

Communicating via Facebook with police does not and never will replace one-on-one personal contact with the public and victims of crime. Facebook is another channel of communication which enable police to engage with more people, more quickly.

“Posting information quickly of crimes, or asking for public assistance in local investigations is important for SAPOL as it allows us to find local solutions to local problems with the end result of driving down crime and making the community safer for

all,” Inspector Humby concluded.

Police stress if it is an emergency or urgent to call triple zero (000) or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 to provide anonymous information and the Police Assistance Line 131 444 to report non-urgent crime.

For more information on the trial sites log on to: • http://www.facebook.com/ pages/Roxby-Downs-PoliceSA-Police/236767096438885.

• http://www.facebook.com/ pages/Port-Augusta-SA-Police/281917565236800.

• http://www.facebook.com/ NorthEastPastoralPoliceSaPolice.

• http://www.facebook.com/ pages/Coober-Pedy-PoliceSA-Police/115851271885929.

• http://www.facebook.com/ pages/APY-Lands-SA-Police/363623453693584.

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By Vanessa Switala

oxby Downs has the wealthiest households in the State, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Copper is one of Roxby’s largest exports.

The median weekly household income for Roxby Downs topped the list at $2756, eight times higher than the lowest income earners.

The poorest suburbs include Green Fields, Garden Island and Elizabeth West where the average weekly income is $350 per week, as opposed to the wealthier suburbs of Adelaide including Medindie, Springfield ad Unley Park. Mt Osmond in the Adelaide Hills scrapes into

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the top five with a median weekly income of $2374.

South Australian Council of Social Services executive director Ross Womersly told Adelaide Now last week that the results reinforce the ‘extraordinary divide between those who can afford and those who get by.’

“We’re talking, in the worst postcodes, about people living on an income of approximately one-eighth of richest incomes,” he said.

“Looking at the poorest communities, there is a large number of rural and regional communities listed there and that probably reflects the level of opportunity available.

Mr Womersly added the high

income suburbs could be attributed to perpetual income.

“It reinforces how income is often multigenerational, so when you look at the list of the rich 10 suburbs, it’s highly likely that, other than for Roxby Downs and Leigh Creek, that those suburbs have been wealthy for decades.

Real Estate Institute of South Australia president Greg Moulton also told Adelaide Now household incomes reflected the demand for property in the areas.

“Medindie, Springfield and Unley Park have traditionally been our blue chip suburbs for many years and in Roxby Downs you can’t build houses fast enough,” he stated.

Jason Munn has recently joined The Monitor team and enjoys working in print media.

online magazines I worked on just as a

fter working in various facets of volunteer,” he said.

Jason shows an intense interest in the media industry, journalist and film buff Jason Munn has each person he interviews, and can appreciate and relate to much of what joined The Monitor team.

Jason brings with him a wealth of knowledge about the industry, and a keen interest in telling peoples’ stories, after working in media for the past 17 years.

Jason started as a camera man in 1995, shooting and editing news in regional television.

From there, he worked freelance for three years before securing a position with Channel Nine.

Among his other accolades, feature work with Channel Seven, shooting material for the Lifestyle Food Channel and shooting and editing segments for Fishing and Boating SA. He also spent three weeks as a camera assistant for the Australian film, Wolf Creek.

Ten years into his career, Jason studied screen writing, and wrote a documentary on Vietnam veterans, a project which really stirred his desire to tell the stories of others.

He currently has seven feature film scripts which are in a development stage.

“So yeah, it’s been diverse,” Jason reflected last week. “Writing has been involved in the production work that I’ve done anyway so the photography and the writing sort of have been my background,” he said.

Before gaining employment at The Monitor, Jason worked as the journalist for another local publication.

“So I haven’t been working in print in this capacity for a long time, but I have done a lot of other print related stuff, just on personal projects and some

people say.

“I love telling stories, and I love telling people’s stories, getting to the heart of what people are trying to say and giving them a voice. That was one of the reasons why I did that documentary (on Vietnam),” he told The Monitor.

“And I also have a love for regional areas and smaller, tight-knit communities.”

He said he strived to educate and make people more aware, while also letting the general community express their feelings on certain subjects.

“This is the sort of thing that drives me and I guess once I’ve been working in visuals and writing then the two kind of merged together and I thought I might try my hand at photo journalism, so that’s what brought me to Roxby Downs.

“I’m just enjoying where I am at the moment. My ultimate goal is telling stories to people so I guess in that way I’ve kind of met my goal, now it’s just to try and be better at it,” he said.

Jason, who lives in Roxby Downs with his partner Nikole (who has a background in marketing and communications) said he’d like to use his position at The Monitor to entertain, inform and offer articles of interest.

“And what motivates the people, what kind of things they like, because there’s such a diverse range of interests and types of people, there’s people from all over the place.

“It’s as much me learning about the community as it is me helping to provide them a voice.”

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The new measures came in on July 1, and travundergo new security screenings as part of recent changes to airport security ellers are advised to check in at least 45 minutes before normal departure times to allow for any regulations.

The new security screening measures, which delays.

The Olympic Dam airport bus schedule has also include x-ray for carry on and checked baggage and metal detector screenings, are part of new been changed to allow for the extended check-in regulations introduced by the Office of Transport time.

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fter 25 years of sharing the same library building Roxby Council and Roxby Downs Area School (RDAS) have decided it is time to separate the community and school library services.

ABOVE: Kath Macalister and Bill Boehm are excited about the separation of the community and school libraries.

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Police prepared for protesters at Roxby Downs

eaceful and trouble-free is the environment that police are looking for during the forthcoming protest planned against BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam expansion.

A group is planning a protest at the mine from around July 14.

Police are aware the vast majority of people who live and work in Roxby Downs support the mine’s expansion, however stress that protesters have a lawful right to express their views.

“Police take the view that protesters are able to demonstrate, as long as they do it lawfully,” Officer in Charge of Roxby Downs Terry Boylan said.

“However, BHP Billiton is also entitled to carry out its business and should expect for production, as well as its workers and contractors, not to be impacted,” he said.

A spokesperson for BHP Billiton said, “We’re aware of the planned event and are working with the authorities to ensure the safety of our personnel through this period.”

Senior Sergeant Boylan said police will “not take sides in this protest but will act to prevent any unlawful behaviour”.

“The first priority for police is the safety of everyone – protesters, employees of BHP Billiton and others who work and live in Roxby Downs.

“I’m asking everyone in the town not to engage the protesters in debate or argument.”

“Naturally within the town there is widespread support for the expansion, but we have to recognise that in some sections of the community uranium mining in general can be an emotive topic.

“I know that emotions may be running high, with people in Roxby feeling concerned that their livelihoods may be under threat, but please do not provoke any unnecessary debate, it’s just not worth it.”

“Neither side will be swayed from their views – so let’s not go down that track.”

“The protesters have a right to protest peacefully and lawfully, but if action is needed by police, and we sincerely hope that will not be the case, we will have sufficient resources in town to deal it,” he said.

Police will be talking with both the protest group and key stakeholders within the town with the aim of ensuring a peaceful and

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trouble-free protest with minimal disruption to the community and businesses.

Senior Sergeant Boylan warned that police action will be proportionate in response to the protester’s behaviour.

“To help police with their role of keeping the peace I’m asking that you don’t go to the mine site unless you absolutely need to.

“Also be aware that there may be a lot of media attention around the protest and the town so please keep this in mind and think carefully about a considered response - if you choose to make one.”

“I’m sure everyone involved wants the protest to be trouble-free.

“We’ll be giving the same messages to the protesters. Police will be talking with the protest organisers and with key stakeholders at BHP Billiton and in town.

“We’ll keep everyone informed and be very clear on what our expectations are.

“I’m asking that everyone help police out on this issue,” Senior Sergeant Boylan said.

This decision has been prompted by a need for both organizations to have more space and the Roxby Council has decided to relocate the Community Library Service to the Cultural Precinct building.

The move will occur in two stages.

Initially the community library will be housed in the art gallery and adjacent foyer areas which will become a shared space of art and books. This move will begin during the July school holidays.

Later the Community Library will move into a larger space in another part of the Cultural Precinct, a move that will meet the needs of community until the town significantly expands.

Roxby Downs Council Administrator Bill Boehm said there was a natural synergy between the function of the Cultural Precinct as a community hub for social, recreational and learning opportunities and the 21st century role of public libraries.

Mr Boehm explained, “In the early days of the town’s development the population was not large enough to justify a standalone community library. Through

working in partnership with the school we were able to share resources and costs and provide a public library service.”

“Since that time the population has grown considerably. New programs, activities and resources are required to cater to the diverse needs of all age groups. The move to the Cultural Precinct fits in with Roxby Council’s strategic direction to integrate and centralise cultural, leisure and recreational facilities and services,” Mr Boehm said.

RDAS Principal Kath Macalister supports the change.

“This decision benefits both of our organizations. School space is at a premium and we will be able to open up rooms previously used for storage as functional workspaces,” she said.

“The school is also looking to change some of the traditional functions of the library by looking at the implementation of technology based resources (electronic books), more access to information through technology and a stronger library service to support classroom learning.

Community Library Programs such as Toddler Story Time will also be relocated to the Cultural Precinct.

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Roxby World Food and Music Festival receives funding

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Cargo in town

“We believe in the ability of the arts to enn Monday it was announced the Roxby World Food and Music Festival will be rich local communities and with many of the successful projects led by some of our state’s funded $15,000.

The funding will be awarded as part of the latest round of the highly competitive Regional Arts Fund, an Australian Government program delivered by Country Arts SA. The Roxby Festival aims to provide the culturally diverse community with the opportunity to engage in a week of workshops with knee HIGH puppeteers.

The event would also include food and craft, performances and workshops by professional world musicians.

The Honourable Simon Crean MP announced a total of $226,710 to fund 25 projects across South Australia to be delivered by Country Arts SA. Mr Steve Safell, Chief Exective Officer for Country Arts SA said “as an organisation we will be assisting more community arts initiaves than ever before as a result of this latest funding round.

younger artists the future is bright for the arts in our State.

“It’s great to see a range of art forms represented in the round, including music, photography, ceramics and dance along with initiatives engaging Indegenous musicians...” he said.

“The Regional Arts Fun is fantastic for our communities in regional and remote South Australia as it ensures we can continue to offer support to artists working across a wide range of mediums.”

The Regional Arts Fund supports sustainable cultural development in communities across regional, remote and isolated areas of Australia. The fund aims to assist professional development and encourage productive partnerships.

To find out more read next week’s edition of The Monitor.

ABOVE: Carclew ceramic artist Gus Clutterbuck helps students Caleb and Tex with their clay tiles.

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Adelaide based writer and illustrator Robin Tatlow-Lord worked with Reception to Year 5 students at Andamooka Primary School, exploring the process of creating artist made books.

The workshops covered story boarding through to final production, printing and discussions about publishing.

“It was a narrative based project with a story book outcome that the school and I could cooperate on together,” Ms Tatlow-Lord said.

“I’m an illustrator and also do some writing, the objective was to work collaboratively on a new story with all students having input into the storyline, and then learn some illustration processes that culminates in a book that students can take home with them.”

Ms Tatlow-Lord mainly focused on introducing the students to watercolour, doing a lot of sketching and drawing up drafts that evolved into a final piece.

“We have a light-box that students could use to help design and prepare their work, with options to enlarge certain elements of their work if needed.”

Students approached the challenge with gusto, creating a morality tale about a girl from Bute named Alex visiting the Gold Coast Zoo with her pet bunny.

“The bunny is stolen

by Crab Man, the villain, who then wreaks havoc on the town, setting fires and things like that.”

Apparently with lasers!

However, Crab Man’s decidedly inappropriate deeds are quickly ended when the little girl, Alex, takes control of the situation and sets a trap for the wayward crustacean.

Ms Tatlow-Lord said she really enjoyed her time in Andamooka with the students and was pleased by the quality of the students’ creativity.

“Andamooka is a really interesting place with lots of character, and this is reflected by the students’

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By Jason Munn ast week Carclew Youth Arts’ regional artist residenc y program Cargo worked with students at both Andamooka and Roxby Downs.

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imaginations.”

Meanwhile Gus Clutterbuck, a ceramic artist also based in Adelaide, visited the Roxby Downs Area School teaching Year 5 to 6 students the processes involved with ceramics, resulting in the creation of decorative, sculptural tiles.

“The workshops went really well and the students have created some really terrific pieces,” Mr Clutterbuck said.

“It was much more about the journey, rather than the destination.”

“We have looked at some great methods using different coloured clays, and plaster moulding items that the students’ have brought in from home.”

Each student was able to create a plaster mould from their own items, creating a clay replica, ultimately composing those items into a design on a flat clay tile.

“It becomes a sculptural tile, like a 3D (three dimensional) drawing - the students’ have two tiles each, and after the firing process they can be hung on the wall at home.”

Carclew Youth Arts Project officer Bethany Ashley said Cargo offers students in regional areas a range of unique and creative educational and artistic experiences.

“What makes the Cargo program so special is that it provides many of these students with their first contact with these types of creative workshops,” Ms Ashley said.

“The feedback we receive from teachers and students is always very positive.”

Cargo is made possible by the generous support of BHP Billiton who offered the largest sponsorship of youth arts ever made in Australia - with a commitment of $1 million across four years.

Designed to contribute significantly to the creative life of South Australia and to have a direct impact on thousands of young people, BHP Billiton Youth Arts Fund’s activities encompass Adelaide and key regional areas such as Roxby Downs and the Upper Spencer Gulf Region.

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Sidewalk Sale success

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Jessica, Darren, Thomas, Lily and Susie Smith will be missed.

Photo taken by Simone Hanckel Photography www.simonehanckel.com.au.

Well-known local family farewells Roxby

By Vanessa Switala

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ell-known local family Darren, Susie, Jessica, Thomas and Lily Smith are setting up home in Adelaide and saying goodbye to Roxby Downs.

Seven-year-old Jessica, four-year-old Thomas and one-and-a-half-year-old Lily have spent the majority of their lives growing up in Roxby Downs after Darren and Susie moved here nearly five years ago.

Darren is originally from Adelaide and Susie was born in Kambalda, a small nickel mining town in Western Australia.

The couple originally moved to Roxby so Darren could pursue his career in the mining industry and to ‘get out of Adelaide and do something different.’

The family has now decided to move back to Adelaide as Darren is starting a career with BHP Billiton based in the city. Susie said they were also moving back to the city to be closer to health care for Thomas who has cerebral palsy.

While living in Roxby Downs Darren was the successful manager of GHD and Susie is a highly talented graphic designer. She willingly donated her services to the community to provide logos and promotional services

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to many community groups and businesses throughout Roxby.

Susie has an Advanced Diploma in Graphic Design and some of her designs include: Roxby Leisure, Roxby Early Learning Community Group (RELCG), Roxby Council, Big Warm Welcome, Roxby Academy of Dance, Fliipsyde, Royal Flying Doctors Auxiliary, Rebecca Eli Personal Training, and the Roxby Downs Remote Control Car Club.

She also recently completed the new logos for the Community Board Forums and has designed many posters for various events and some work for BHP Billiton.

Susie was awarded Community Person of the Month in November last year for her dedication and community involvement. She was also a devoted member of the RELCG and raised money for Novita Children’s Services by completing the City to Bay fun run last year with her family.

Susie told The Monitor she ran the 12 kilometre race while Darren and their children walked the three kilometre track, even though Darren had a hip replacement earlier that year.

She said it was her most memorable moment when the family completed the race.

“Within 24 hours we had donations of over $1000, mostly from Roxby people and the total money raised was $6500,” she exclaimed.

“Even the Andamooka CWA donated $500. It just really highlighted a community that is so behind each other and willing to help anyone in need.”

Darren said the family’s connection to Roxby stems from Susie’s father being involved in setting-up the town.

Susie explained, “We’ll miss everything that’s brilliant about living in a tight knit community. Amazing people from so many different places, everything is close; we’ll miss the spectacular Kindy (Roxby Downs Kindergarten) that has just done so much for our son.

She continued, “We’ll miss all the kids in our street playing together every day, the feeling of belonging to a community who cares so much for each other and is willing to help with anything and everything.

“We’ll miss that it takes half an hour in ‘Woolies ’ (Woolworths) to buy milk because you always see and chat with a bunch of people you know.”

Susie told The Monitor it was the best decision the family made to move to Roxby and the hardest decision to leave.

“What a great and unique experience amazing for the kids and very special for us all as a family. We are very, very sad to be going and cherish every second of our time here,” she concluded.

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“Excellent, 10/10! I think it should be done every month!

- Discounts! We liked the energy, and atmosphere. And that so many positive people were around.

“Very well, everyone participated. There were a lot more people around. We should do it three times a year.

- Positive feedback from the customers, something that everyone really liked.

Roxby Downs Central Traders Association Chairman Leigh Malcolm said the new initiative, which involved central traders taking sale items outside of their stores and onto the sidewalk, had been a great success and more were planned in the future.

“All the traders that participated had an increase in trade that day,” Mr Malcolm said.

“There were noticeably more people hanging around the mall and the street,” he said.

“The idea was to offer a different shopping experience to consumers, and for retailers to try something to be more proactive and to increase business.”

Mitre 10, Tandales, Roxby Downs Pharmacy, Sportspower, Roxby Downs Hourglass Jewellers, Nextra Roxby Newsagency, Desert Décor, Mensland, and Blockbuster Video were part of the event.

“All the traders that participated were happy and said it was a good concept and one that we would follow up and do again,” Mr Malcolm said.

“The whole town had a good vibe about it. It was good to see us do something different and there was just a good positive feel around … the town was bustling,” Mr Malcolm said.

He said there were now plans to hold a quarterly Sidewalk Sale that could also include other attractions such as bands, face painters, and special giveaways.

Market Day stall owners were also pleased with the event.

Frank Fictoor, a stall owner from Clare, regularly visits Roxby Downs and surrounding regions and was keen to comment about the hustle of activity in Richardson Place.

“I set up a stall about six Market Days a year; this is the first time I’ve seen [the sidewalk sale] and I thought it’s good for the town.

“Everyone is competing for a dollar, but if everyone is competing for it, you’re going to have more people coming in, including people from other towns.

“A couple of stall owners might whinge that others have set up shop against them, but if there’s more bargains for the people, more people will turn up in the long term – I’ve seen it happen many times.”

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Roxby InBusiness A thriving and sustainable local business community is essential to a vibrant and sustainable community.

This weekly column shares some of the issues facing local business and some of the strategies they are using to gear up for the exciting times that lay ahead for Roxby Downs. Got an idea for a story or some feedback on a story in the Roxby InBusiness Column? Email vholloway@ roxbyleisure.com or phone 8671 0500.

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Enter the MRRT

he minerals resources rent tax (MRRT) came into force on Sunday July 1, 2012.

The current tax will be levied on 30% of the “super profits” from the mining of iron ore and coal only and a company will only have to pay the tax when its annual profits reach $75 million.

Neither iron ore nor coal are mined at Olympic Dam, however, the MRRT, along with the carbon tax (which also came in on July, 1) as well as labor costs and portability are key to the cited “rising costs of doing business” for mining companies.

Just two weeks ago Fortescue Metals Group launched a High Court challenge to the MRRT, days before it came into effect. Fortescue will argue their case on several constitutional grounds, including that it discriminates between the states, curtails state sovereignty and restricts a state’s ability to encourage mining.

It seems the stoush relates to these two sections of the constitution …

Section 114 of the Constitution provides: A State shall not, without the consent of the Parliament of the Commonwealth, raise or maintain any naval or military force, or impose any tax on property of any kind belonging to the Commonwealth, nor shall the Commonwealth impose any tax on property of any kind belonging to a State [emphasis added].

Section 91 of the Constitution, ‘Exceptions as to bounties’, provides: Nothing in this Constitution prohibits a State from granting any aid to or bounty on mining for gold, silver, or other metals, nor from granting, with the consent of both Houses of the Parliament of the Commonwealth expressed by resolution, any aid to or bounty on the production or export of goods. … and the discussion on who owns the minerals and hence the right to tax or is it who has the right to tax the profits. The Commonwealth believes it to be the latter.

The expected proceeds from both the carbon tax and the MRRT are key to funding the tax cuts and household and family benefits in the new Federal budget.

Meanwhile, there is speculation the Greens Party will continue to push for the MRRT to be expanded to include all non-renewable resources.

A fortnight ago Opposition leader Tony Abbott sought, on behalf of BHP Billiton, a written assurance from Prime Minister Julia Gillard, that the mining tax would never be imposed on copper, gold and uranium, citing that this was holding back the BHPB board’s approval of the Olympic Dam expansion.

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What a shame to see a car in the There has to be a better solution. creek near BP last week. Just a week If an election was held tomorrow I before we had a tragic accident here wouldn’t vote for any of these self and still people don’t learn!! centred politicians.

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Theressa Hines discusses WHS legislation in Roxby Downs

By Vanessa Switala ormer local woman and inspirational winner of the Telstra Business Women’s Awards, Theressa Hines recently held a presentation in Roxby Downs regarding the WHS (Work, Health and Safety) legislation.

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Ms Hines is also Managing Director of Employer Global Solutions, which is a Human Resources and Work Health and safety specialist company.

The session was attended by various contractors and businesses from the local area.

WHS legislation is changing nationally to bring all legislation into line, however it will continue to be state based. New South Wales and Queensland have adopted the legislation already and Western Australia and South Australia are well underway.

Victoria is still being debated regarding the legislation.

The changes are likely to come into play as of January 1, 2013 even though they were meant to be effective as of January 1, 2012. Theressa said this is because ‘the bill has been hotly debated in the Senate.’

Theressa explained to The Monitor the new legislation brings a stronger focus on the proactive measures employers must undertake to ensure workers are not injured. The legislation is based on the ‘proactive management of risk.’

“The Person Conducting the Business Undertaking (Employer, Owners, CEO’s and Directors) are required to ensure appropriate training, consultation, risk and hazard management, auditing, policies and procedures, training, work instructions and SOP’s are in place and actively being used/supported,” she said. “Further, these measures must be demonstrated to have been fulfilled.”

Ms Hines also explained changes to the Union Right of Entry – where a union permit holder, with appropriate training, can enter an organisation if they suspect a breach of health and safety and where there are potential members.

She said, “Union permit holders are required to advise companies of their attendance as soon as practical (which can be after they are already on site) – this is a sticking point for many companies as the Fair Work Act stipulates a union must give an organisation 24 hours-notice of their intention to enter an organisation. Hence, the WHS Act in its current form gives

Theressa Hines visited Roxby Downs recently.

unions more flexible ‘right of entry’ powers than the Federal Industrial Fairwork Act.” Ms Hines also explained there were significant changes to the penalties for breaches ranging from $50,000 for individuals to $3 million for companies in addition to incarceration periods based on culpability and risk.

“A critical note is that: The legislation no longer refers to employees – but rather ‘workers’ and workers are made up of employees, contractors and subcontractors and their employees, visitors, graduate and vacation students, work experience students,” Ms Hines explained.

“Therefore companies need to ensure that they are fully engaging and factoring in these groups when managing health and safety,” she added.

Employer Global Solutions has provided information sessions regarding the changes to the WHS legislation in Adelaide, Melbourne, Barossa Valley and Roxby Downs. Ms Hines said the company had provided many in-house sessions with companies

such as Yalumba and Aveo.

“We are available to meet with companies, talk them through the changes, how to prepare and any gaps they may currently have,” she added.

Ms Hines stated the session highlights the changes for business and the importance to proactively manage.

“We are Human Resources, Industrial Relations and OHS professionals with extensive experience, particularly in mining, manufacturing and construction, and we would like to support more businesses in Roxby and surrounding districts. Therefore we would welcome the ability to meet with companies and provide support where possible.”

Ms Hines was a local resident in Roxby Downs while she was the Senior Human Resources Advisor at Western Mining Corporation (WMC) from 2000 until the end of 2004. While in this role Ms Hines provided strategic, industrial, workers compensation and human resources advice in a challenging, dynamic environment, with 1,200 personnel and 1,500 contractors.

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It will be eliminated altogether for those earning above $130,000 (singles) or $260,000 (couples).

8. Medicare levy surcharge increasing for high income earners If you earn above $130,000 (singles) or $260,000 (couples) and do not have adequate private hospital cover then the medicare levy surcharge will rise by 50 per cent to 1.5 per cent of your taxable income in 2012/13.

9. Carry back tax losses Companies will be allowed to carry-back tax losses up to $1 million (subject to its franking account balance) against tax paid in the 2011/12 tax year. This will increase to two years from 2013–14.

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Four Seasons in Roxby

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By Vanessa Switala

he Roxby Downs community will once again band together for a live music night in support of local Edward Sach and his fight against cancer.

The Jersey Boys in Roxby Downs, from left, Declan Egan (Bob Gaudio), Dion Bilios (Frankie Valli), Anthony Harkin (Tommy De Vito) and Glaston Toft (Nick Massi).

By Jason Munn n a town that only seems to offer summer and winter, it was a nice change to have four seasons in Roxby Downs - even for one afternoon.

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Jersey Boys, a hugely successful broadway musical based on the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, is showing at the Adelaide Festival Centre in October 2012 and the boys visited Roxby Downs to engage with the residents.

“We thought it would be a good idea to see some of the local South Australian towns that may be interested in coming down and seeing the show on October 26,” said Glaston Toft, who has played Nick Massi since the production began in 2009.

The boys were keen to get their photo taken among the red hills under the massive blue sky and were enamoured by the town’s uniqueness.

Jersey Boys publicity manager Neil Ward said the town was really well laid out and very sophisticated considering its remoteness.

Declan Egan plays Bob Gaudio, member and principal songwriter for the Four Seasons.

“We just finished our season in Auckland, New Zealand, two weeks ago and we’ve been going down the coast of Queensland - we started in Mackay then moved to Gladstone, Bundaberg and then Brisbane,” Mr Egan said.

“We were in Port Lincoln the other day, and now we’re in Roxby Downs – we have a week’s break and then we’re back to Brisbane for a season.”

The guys were excited to be performing in South Australia but also looking forward to their week’s break.

Roxby Downs, a town predominantly filled with male miners, had special meaning to the boys.

“It’s a guy’s show, really, about mateship,” said Dion Bilios, who plays Frankie Valli.

“These are blue collar guys who grew up on the wrong side of the tracks, with nothing really, who had some hard times with petty crime and the mafia, but it’s about the guys ultimately banding together and finding their way out of the darkness.

“They say in the show there were three ways out - you can join the mob, you can join the army or you can be a star, and somehow they managed

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to become stars.”

Tommy De Vito is the fourth member of the Four Seasons and is played by Anthony Harkin, who said there was about 30 years of jail time between Nick Massi and Tommy De Vito over the span of their lives.

“Growing up in a dirt poor part of the world, they did it tough and music and singing is what took them out of that.”

Tommy De Vito faced a gambling addiction that caused him to rack up a million dollars of debt.

“Back then a million dollars of debt was an extraordinary amount of money and it dropped the guys into a lot of trouble.”

Tommy De Vito had to leave the group and move to Las Vegas where he lived under the watchful eyes of the mafia.

“He still lives there today,” Mr Harkin said.

The Four Seasons were a breath of fresh air for audiences back in the mid-60s at a time when most popular artists were manufactured in a squeaky clean, studio image.

“All of a sudden there were four guys who seemed like the guys you grew up with and singing about the stuff you grew up with – the songs weren’t about ‘let’s go down to the beach and party’, they were about ‘I’m a poor guy and you’re too good for me’ – real working class stuff.”

Mr Toft said the demographic their songs appealed to was quite interesting.

“There were songs written for the guys to sing to girls, when at the time there were a lot of groups writing pop songs targeted towards the girls only.”

The Four Seasons had remained largely unrecognised for their talent and it wasn’t until 1990 when the group was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame that the original members were acknowledged for their input in music history.

Mr Harkin said it’s an amazing true story based on a gentleman’s handshake agreement and genuine loyalty between friends.

“It’s a reminder that that kind of loyalty can and does happen.

“The fact that there’s never been a lawyer involved on the back of those huge transactions is gobsmacking.”

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As previously reported in The Monitor, Edward was diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma, a rare form of cancer.

Due to the tumour being located in his pelvis, conventional treatment is too disruptive and debilitating.

The 17-year-old grew up in Andamooka and attended St Barbara’s Parish School before moving to high school in Adelaide at Rostrevor College.

Local music lover, Sian Daniel decided to hold a live music night to raise funds for Ed. She told The Monitor she chose to hold a live music night because it is a great way for local musicians to ‘show off their talent.’

“It gives local music students an opportunity to show what they’ve learnt at school,” Sian added. “It’s also just a great way to have a good night out while raising funds for a good cause.”

Sian explained when she found out about Ed she wanted to help him and his family as much as possible.

“I personally don’t know him, but I have heard nothing but kind things about him, so it upset me when I found out he had cancer at such a young age,” she said.

“In my eyes it doesn’t matter whether you know a person or not, if someone is in need of help I will always do what I can to help others.

“I think it’s always important for a community to come together when someone is in need, especially in a case

like Ed’s,” Sian said.

“Even more so when it’s a small town, simply because it’s really hard at times to get help outside of your community when you’re as isolated as we are here in Roxby.

“It never hurts to lend a helping hand to those in need, because one day it could be you that need a hand.

The live music night for Ed will be held on Friday, July 27 at the Roxby Community Club. Music begins at 6pm and an auction will be held from 7pm.

The evening will conclude approximately 10.30pm.

A door fee of $10 will apply and under 12-year-olds are able to attend for a donation.

So far, Ty Hancock, Bryce Gates, Melody Titter and friend Mel, Linda Write and Gaynor Renz will be performing on the evening.

Sian concluded, “I’d love to see everyone who can come there on the night to help me to help Ed and his family, there will be a mini auction on the night starting at 7pm the prizes up for grabs include jewellery set, health and beauty package and mystery boxes that are full of all sorts of goodies.

“I would also like to say a huge thankyou to everyone and all the businesses that have helped me I’m extremely grateful for everyone’s help, I simply could not have done it without their help.”

Anyone interested in assisting on the night or donating items for the auction or raffle can contact Sian Daniel on 0421 756 776 or email her at sian_saniel@ hotmail.com.

Ed Sach with his mother Deb and sister Nikita.

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Hayden had a great time with the Scouts at the Postie Bash.

UTand A BOU T Ashley Draper, Marisa Abrantes, Tara Cockshell and Scott Lewis at the recent Oasis Wine Dinner.

Ash Curtis, Jess Daw, Stacey Johnson and Corey Martin enjoyed themselves at the Oasis Wine Dinner recently.

Sally Fuller and Ebony Norton at the football on Saturday.

Simon Backs, Kingsley Smith and Adrian Fiocchini at the recent Oasis Wine Dinner.

Chloe, Cheleigh and Kaitlyn watched the Saturday afternoon football.

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ifteen volunteers turned out recently invasive grass and what it will do to our local ecosystems.

In other areas of inland Australia where it to make the first working bee of the landscape.”

“It was really fantastic to have such a great has become established nothing else grows Roxby Buffel Action Group a major turn-out to our first working bee – we were and thick stands of Buffel Grass have become success.

The group dug out several hundred Buffel Grass plants from along the roadside and nearby sand dunes near the Lake Mary turnoff on the Woomera Road.

The newly formed group has the invasive weed Buffel Grass firmly in their sights and aims to prevent it from establishing in the Roxby area. Organiser Reece Pedler said the group has been formed recently after several new infestations of the weed were discovered.

“We want to stop Buffel in its tracks. A number of us are really concerned about this

able to wipe out one of the large patches that was recently discovered - a big thanks to all those who came along and also Arid Recovery and BHP Billiton Environment Section for their support,” Reece said.

Buffel Grass was originally introduced into northern Australia to improve pastures for cattle.

Although its feed value is well recognised in the sub-tropical north, its potential to outcompete almost all other plant species and to increase the frequency and intensity of bush fires has recently led to it being nominated as a Key Threatening Process for arid

known for fuelling intense wildfires in places where fire didn’t previously occur.

“Around Alice Springs Buffel is now everywhere and the fires it causes are killing centuries-old Ghost Gums and Desert Oaks,” said Reece.

“If we allow it to become established here we will very likely lose our Myall and Native Pine trees from hot fires in the years to come.”

The group hopes to ramp up efforts against Buffel, with more working bees to tackle current infestations and to detect new ones.

Where are bilbies found?

Bilbies are now only found in a few deserts across Western Australia and grasslands in Queensland. Before this they could be found all over Australia, from the desert all the way to the coast near the ocean!

What do bilbies look like?

Bilbies are small mammals, with soft grey coloured fur on their back and a white belly.

They have furry black tails with a white tip on the end, which has a spur on the end. Females usually weigh about 1 kilogram but males are much bigger sometimes weighing as much as 2.5 kilograms. Female bilbies have a pouch, `QN[N KJKb KRUKRN\ UR_N OX[ ]QN å[\] ! MJb\ XO their life.

What do bilbies eat?

Bilbies like to eat seeds, insects, bulbs, fruit and fungi. They use their pointy nose and excellent sense of smell to search for food and long tongue to lick up insects. The wings and bodies of insects make the poo of bilbies look sparkly.

They don’t need to drink water because they get all the moisture they need from their food.

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LEFT: John Laird, right, with his massive 164 kilogram Arapaima at Bungsanram Lake, Thailand.

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t was the fishing trip of a lifetime for Roxby local, John Laird and his young cousin, Todd Patterson.

On June 6, Mr Laird and Mr Patterson spent six days fishing in Thailand from Cha-am to Bungsamran Lake. Two sore arms and a dozen species later, Mr Laird had not only caught more fish than he expected, but had also caught the biggest fish of his life.

“I still can’t believe it,” Mr Laird said, shaking his head.

After a very successful three days of fishing in Thailand’s Greenfield Lakes, Cha-am and Palm Tree Lagoon, Mr Laird arrived at Bungsamran Lake with the giant Arapaima well in mind.

“Bungsanram is known as the mecca of fishing in Thailand - it’s huge.”

Bait hit the water at 10am.

“We used a very basic rig with a small dead mackerel about six inches long – casted out, free-lined it, sat and waited.”

At 12pm the bait was struck by a 164 kilogram Arapaima.

“It hit with the typical ‘bang’ of an implosion feeder and took three or four sharp yanks of the rod to set the hook properly, because Arapaima have a bony mouth and the hook can easily fall out.”

John had already caught some impressive Arapaima in Greenfield Lakes, but nothing compared to the monster at Bungsamran.

“The fish came up close to the pontoon and breached the water with a massive head shake and splash which drew a gasp from the Thai fishing guides – Arapaima don’t fight like

a Baramundi so it was a real surprise when we saw it.

“When it shook its head it threw the bait and for a split second I thought I’d lost the fish.”

The Arapaima gave Mr Laird a few runs, eventually tiring and moving underneath the pontoon, causing the guides to dive in and feed the rod through to Mr Laird, and as a guide attempted to net the beast, “the fish took off in a hurry with the net pushed over its head, so the guide jumped into the water and chased it,” John said, laughing.

“The fish gave quite an amusing run.”

Mr Laird used a 7 foot rod with a Shimano baitrunner reel carrying 80 pound braided line with monofilament leader.

“You need something like a broomstick to really set that hook – you’ll lose 20 to 30 per cent of all your runs because setting that hook is quite a task.”

Arapaima are an introduced species from South America and the world’s largest scaled freshwater fish with a variety of colourings, from iridescent olive-green, to orange-blue, charcoal blacks and bright silver, and as the fish matures it develops striking scarlet red markings between the large, armour-like scales.

“The guides knew at the time it was definitely in the top five of the world’s largest arapaima caught, but since I’ve been back in Australia it’s now been estimated in the top three.”

It took four men to hold the monster up for a photo, after which it was quickly released and Mr Laird watched it gracefully swim back into the lake.

“It’s such a beautiful fish, to have something like that in your arms, it’s a moment I’ll never forget.”

Disasterchef his school holidays get the children involved in Roxby Disasterchef.

The holiday kids club will be held in the second week of school holidays from July 9 to 13 from 9.30am until 12pm in the Roxby Leisure Auditorium.

Disasterchef involves games, bible stories, snacks, crafts, prizes and lots of fun!

All children from six years old and up are welcome to attend. Donations are accepted.

The program is presented by OCA and sponsored by the Andamooka Roxby Bible Church. For more information call 8672 7213 or 0458 532 123. Alternatively check out the Facebook page at Roxby Disaster Chef 2012.

Are you a nominee for the Advantage SA Awards?

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dvantage SA is now calling for all nominees to register their entry as part of the 2012 Regional Awards.

Advantage SA has received 72 nominations from the Far North region for the 13th Annual Regional Awards and CEO Karen Raffen is now encouraging nominees to enter the awards to showcase their achievements.

“The Regional Awards provide a unique opportunity for inspirational South Australians to be recognized for their excellence. We have received a huge number of nominations for the Far North region, however these nominees need to enter to be eligible for the awards,” Ms Raffen said.

“Entering the Regional Awards gives us the opportunity to recognise those high achievers within the region and allows them to receive the recognition they deserve.

Nominees need to complete their entry by Friday, July 13 by going to www.advantagesa.com.au.

“We are looking forward to celebrating all the finalists and winners at the highly-anticipated award ceremony on Tuesday, 16 October,” Ms Raffen said.

SES road crash training in Roxby Downs T he brittle cold night gave a sharp edge to the recent State Emergency Service (SES) road crash training held at the SES building.

SES officer Keri Moss said it had been quite a while since they had previously trained for road crash assistance in Roxby Downs, however some members recently spent a weekend in Port Pirie participating in a road crash course. Ms Moss was also heading to Port Pirie the following weekend to participate with a small group of fellow SES members.

“We have to do the course every three years, even if some of us have done it before, we need to get a reaccreditation,” Ms Moss said.

The SES has a very strict set of protocols in place about what to do at a crash site.

“Usually the Country Fire Service (CFS) would be with us if we were going to a real car crash; we need to look for things like fuel, whether they’ve hit power lines, if there are animals that might have been in the car and are not very happy, anyone that might have been flung out of the car, any children that may have slid under dashes, there’s a whole process for looking for things like that.

“Once we’ve established there are no hazards the next thing we need to do is stabilise the car to make sure that

whoever is inside it is as safe as we can make them – we don’t want that car to move for them and for us as well.

“The car is not always nice and straight like it is tonight.”

The training night in Roxby Downs began with a group briefing in which training officer Steve Moss described the situation the SES team was about to handle.

A car was located on one side of the SES yard with a dummy victim seated behind the wheel who was, for all practical purposes, to be treated as a living, breathing human being.

The team leapt into action – lights were placed at strategic locations, tools were carefully arranged and the SES truck engaged the generator that powered the hydraulic rescue tools including the ‘jaws of life’.

Ms Moss approached the car and called to the crash victim, advising of the progress and situation.

The car was immediately stabilised with steel braces and chocks then the team began the process of using the hydraulic cutters in defined locations until they were able to wrench the doors and roof from the vehicle.

Throughout the entire process a team member was always close to the driver, in this case, seated in the passenger seat and monitoring the driver’s condition.

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The SES team was impressive to watch; the team leader, Nev Armstrong, called out instructions, efficiently performed by the team with enthusiasm and care.

By the end of the rescue, the driver had been placed on a stretcher and carefully lifted from the rear of the vehicle.

Ms Moss was pleased with the efforts of the team who performed the task in 47 minutes.

“As we’re training it’s good to stop and observe what we’re doing just so we know what our strengths and weaknesses are, but we have a really good team and I’m really proud of them.

“The pressure is on right from the word go, for obvious reasons – you don’t want to spend two hours trying to get somebody out of the car if they’re injured and bleeding.”

Ms Moss said the SES would like to carry out road crash training more often but are limited by a lack of space.

“We’re going to try and have one here regularly because we need the hands on practice, but we really need a proper controlled space to do it.”

SES team member and training officer Steve Moss suggested extending the rear of the SES yard and is appealing to the Council for assistance.

Ryan Worby uses the hydraulic cutters while Kyle Armstrong shields the driver.

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Welcome Deborah Allen, Andamooka Administrator

By Jason Munn or the people of Andamooka, speculation on the first week’s agenda for the Town Management Committee is no longer necessary.

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Community Administrator Deborah Allen has described a list of important tasks for her first week in town.

This includes establishing the new ATMC (Andamooka Town Management Committee) office, developing new and building existing methods of communication with the Andamooka and wider communities, and engaging with the local and surrounding governing agencies and relevant stakeholders.

The first week will also see the transition of the Andamooka Progress and Opal Miners Association (APOMA) historical municipal records, and will identify and implement management solutions for the delivery of municipal services including parks, gardens, roads, etc.

Ms Allen described her feelings for returning to Andamooka as one of familiarity, but with a renewed sense of how one sees the surrounds.

“I am very much enjoying the beauty of the desert which is something that I didn’t really have time to take in when I lived here previously since I had three young children to look after,” Ms Allen said.

“Three of my four children also reside in Andamooka and Roxby Downs so being able to see them on a regular basis again is wonderful.

“Andamooka is unique, as is the case with most frontier type towns, and it is this uniqueness that brings certain challenges but also fosters a great sense of community.

Ms Allen said a person can live in the most pristine environment, but if they don’t have a sense of belonging and a community spirit around them, then it is a fairly empty existence.

This is where Ms Allen believes Andamooka really shines.

“People look out for each other while respecting each other’s individuality.

“There is a strong culture of help-

ing others and volunteering and it is this culture that has been pivotal in running and continually improving the town.”

Putting in place maintenance contracts for all of the municipal services that have previously been managed

by APOMA is one of the immediate challenges Ms Allen is faced with going into the position.

“This will alleviate the sometimes considerable workload on volunteers and establish public tendered infrastructure maintenance contracts.”

There is a commitment to balancing the approach between the grass roots level and the day to day management of the town, Ms Allen believes the collaboration between APOMA and the ATMC will be crucial.

“From a strategic level, the Andamooka Community Plan has been developed in consultation with the community and in accordance with the Outback Communities Authority (OCA) Public Consultation Policy.

“At a grass roots level, APOMA is still the voice piece for the town’s people since it has two members on the ATMC. The ATMC will determine my strategic direction with the day to day management of the town being my responsibility and I will be required to report back to the ATMC on issues and status of works under progress.”

Ms Allen has worked for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) as a uniformed Royal Australian Navy (RAN) member in several professional capacities over the last 11 years.

“I joined as a sailor during which time I gained a trade certificate in Avionics, working on the electronics of helicopters, and I then changed over to Naval Officer where I received accreditations in Business, Government, Warehousing, Aviation and Public Safety.

“Prior to my time in the RAN, I was self-employed in the boating industry and also lived in Andamooka working for Mines and Energy SA.” Ms Allen called Andamooka home from 1991 to 1996 where she raised a young family.

“We purchased a Woomera house for $750, cut it in two, relocated it, moved in whilst it still had holes all over the place and made a home out of it.”

The family then sold that property and built a semi dugout. “[We were] living on a work site and raising the kids.

“The times were tough but the

rewards came when these major projects were completed. This time around, I return to Andamooka and am living in an established home with all of my children independent except for the youngest who is completing his senior high school.”

Ms Allen believes she is extremely fortunate in being selected for the position of Community Adminis-

trator and the challenges it brings.

“I am enthusiastic and excited about the opportunity to carry on and develop further the successes achieved by APOMA and the many volunteers who have been the care takers of this community. I feel very fortunate and I’m optimistic about my life with my return to Andamooka being a significant factor.”

Happy Birthday!

Chelsea Crack celebrated her 5th Birthday on June 15, 2012.

Jody Gow-Smith celebrated her 33rd Birthday on June 26, 2012.

Teresa Baddeley is celebrating he h r 40th Birthday B today on Jully 4, 2012.

Happy Birth day to John Pick who turned 64 on June 26, 2012.

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ROXBY COUNCIL WEEKLY INFORMATION UPDATE

Subdivision C progressing steadily

By Millie Thomas

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oxby Downs’ newest housing development, Subdivision C is progressing steadily, according to an update from Roxby Council employees.

Many stakeholders are involved in the development of the area for eventual occupancy, with Roxby Council being responsible for final sewerage and electricity approvals.

Roxby Council Water and Sewerage Officer Damien Condon has been orchestrating sewer inspections, under floor drain and general water inspections to ensure they meet SA Water standards.

“We usually check all of them to make sure they meet all the regulations and all the drains are not leaking and are properly sealed,” Mr Condon explained.

Each house inspection takes between 10 and 20 minutes, with each house being checked twice. Of the approximate 50 hous-

es that have been checked so far, Mr Condon said Roxby Council had run into no problems.

“The plumbers up here are pretty good. MPS is doing the work out there, so they’ve been great, and their plumbers have been excellent. No problems at all!” he exclaimed.

Mr Condon anticipated the subdivision should be finished by December, with separate stages opening up throughout the year. “So we’ve got a lot of work,” he said.

“Some days I’m out there three or four times a day.”

Roxby Council Electrical Services Manager Dave Hallett said he wouldn’t be surprised if Kennedia Crescent in Subdivision C was finished shortly.

“Basically we’ve almost completed Kennedia Crescent and I wouldn’t be surprised if that was finished very shortly, I wouldn’t be surprised if they actually had that open for occupancy say late September,” Mr Hallett told The Monitor.

Electricity meters have

been installed periodically as the transportable houses have arrived, and Mr Hallett estimated they were about half way through the subdivision.

Once the meter has been installed, Roxby Council allocates electricity to the meter, and once a Notice of Connection (NOC) has been approved for the house, the house’s power is switched on.

“When they do the NOC that’s basically when they’re ready for someone to move in,” Mr Hallett explained.

Electricity works started in March with the arrival of housing, and since approximately four to five meters have been installed weekly.

“It has been pretty good, there is always going to be technical things that come up but nothing that can’t be overcome.

“It’s moving along at probably the predictable rate they suggested it would, I think they’re on track with their aims there, so it’s good!”

School holiday program at the Library Roxby Downs Community Library School Holiday Program: ‘Amazing Australian Animals’ and ‘Sensational Superheroes’

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ontinue the NAIDOC Week perhero with ‘Sensational Superhecelebrations by exploring roes’ on Wednesday, July 11 from amazing Australian animals 2pm til 3pm. today, Wednesday, July 4 from For children aged 5 to 12 years.

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ABOVE LEFT: A broken section pillar Panel.

ABOVE RIGHT: A new Vinidex section pillar ring.

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According to locals, the newest area of Subdivision C is progressing on time.

Overfull bins will no longer be collected

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who have a habit of distributing rubbish over the road. Any rubbish that does not fit in a standard sized bin must be disposed of at the town dump by the householder.

Overfull bins attract wildlife, BSH Manager Jason Rhyan said

ocal refuse collection contractor BSH Waste Solutions would like to further remind residents that overfull bins will no longer be emptied.

BSH has put stickers on several bins advising this but no action has been taken by the residents.

Complaints have also been made to head office about overflowing bins by local residents.

No surprises during outage

By Millie Thomas

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e cent planne d power outages used to perform maintenance on Roxby’s ETSA Utilities power supply revealed general issues expected by Roxby Power.

In a simultaneous operation, ETSA workers performed mandatory checks on zoned areas of Roxby Downs while Roxby Council used the outages to perform section pillar maintenance also.

Electrical Ser vices Manager Dave Hallett said Roxby Council were happy with the operation, despite some scheduling issues.

According to Mr Hallett, late changes to outage schedules and zoning sizes meant some areas were too large to complete in their prescribed times.

“If you finish late in the morning, you’re going to

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start late in the afternoon.

Things like that happened, so we’re reviewing the whole schedule,” explained Mr Hallett.

Issues found during the ETSA maintenance inspection included failed circuit breakers, of which numbers were consistent with previous inspections. “ We had three of those fail, but we sort of expected to have some of those so we had some on hand and changed them out which was good, while the power was off,” said Mr Hallett.

Two Roxby Council workers performed maintenance on the green section pillars that connect transformers and main power mains.

They found a number of them to have broken switches from a rust build up.

“When they sit in the ground they can develop high levels of condensa-

tion, the moisture causes rust and away it goes,” explained Mr Hallett. “So when you go to do something, it all falls apart! So this is the result of rusted bolts.”

Roxby Power also installed a number of Vinidex section pillar rings, which enable easier access to the pillars, should they become inaccessible due to personal property developments.

“People do landscaping and they build up the land so we can’t actually get to it, we can’t get to the bolts to lift the lid off,” said Mr Hallett.

The rings also allow the pillars to ‘breathe’, reducing condensation and rust. “ The idea of these little rings is that we can dig a hole around the pillar, put the ring in and then we have an area to work so we can actually get to the

bolts. We probably put in a dozen of those rings for buried pillars.”

Roxby Power also replaced a number of faulty model circuit breakers.

“So everything went well, there were things we had to fix, and we fixed pretty well everything that way.

“Quite pleased with it all.”

Mr Hallett finished by saying improvements to future scheduling should further improve the success of the next maintenance outage.

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Opening hours Monday to Friday 9 am to 4.30 pm Council provides transport services including: • Vehicle registration • Boat registrations • Licensing transactions • Learner written theory tests (test to begin before 4 pm) All enquiries 131 084.

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Census results paint a picture R

By Millie Thomas

esults released from a recent census of population and housing have shown a number of changes since it was last conducted in 2006.

While much of the findings may just confirm a preconceived notion about life in Roxby Downs, the official statistics will help future generations piece together today’s demographics.

“Statistics aren’t the most exciting of topics but for people working in local government, health, education and business they are a valuable resource,” explained Roxby Council Manager Community Development, Governance and Strategic Support, Michelle Hales.

Roxby Downs’ residential population in 2011 was recorded at 4,702, an increase of 700 people over five years, and on the night Census was undertaken, there were 5,792 in town.

This statistic is indicative of the growth of permanent residents within Roxby, and it is highly possible the almost 1,100 extra people in town are stationed in Roxby as fly-in-flyout or drive-in-drive-out employees.

There were a number of changes to the mean ages of Roxby residents since 2006. 27 per cent of Roxby population is aged 19 and under compared to 32.9 per cent in 2006 and two per cent are aged 60 and over, compared to 1.3 per cent in 2006.

These findings could indicate that while many still live in Roxby Downs to work be-

fore moving on, more residents are inclined to stay here closer to retirement.

While most of the State believes there are ‘four men to every woman’ in Roxby, the odds aren’t that stacked according to the Census, with 59 per cent of the population male and 41 per cent female compared to 56 per cent male and 43 per cent female in 2006.

However, the median age of the population is still 29, compared to 39 for South Australia, with 43 per cent of the population being aged between 25 and 44 years old.

The greatest growth has been in the 25 – 29 age group.

Roxby Downs’ wealth in economy has been captured somewhat in a statistic that states the average number of cars per dwelling is 2.2, but also, there are 125 dwellings with four or more motor vehicles.

It is widely recognised the Roxby Downs community plays host to an abundance of different nationalities. These ideals are cemented in the statistics that state; 350 people speak a language other than English at home, the most common countries of birth outside of Australia are South Africa 2.2 per cent, New Zealand 2.1 per cent and England two per cent. Also, in that 1.6 per cent of the population are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders.

There are 1,035 family households, 220 single person households and 66 group households, with 666 families with children at an average of 1.9 children

per family.

There are 877 properties being rented compared to 424 owner occupied, indicating the frequency of real estate investors in town.

90 per cent of these dwellings are connected to the internet.

“The recently released 2011 Census of Population and Housing paints a picture of our country, our state and our community.

For Roxby Downs it tells us who we are, what we do and how we live,” finished Ms Hales.

BELOW: Grace Morokai’s local Roxby family.

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he Roxby Downs Community Board is currently seeking expressions of interest to fill a casual board vacancy.

The position has become available since the departure of long serving member Darren Smith recently.

The Board was established in 2005, becoming incorporated as a non profit organisation at the end of 2006. It has nine subcommittees, referred to as forums and partnerships that target particular areas of interest amongst the community.

The Board’s vision is that Roxby Downs is a young and vibrant town with a caring, tolerant, diverse community that aims for strong interdependent business and social partnerships to provide a safe, healthy and financially secure lifestyle.

It is this vision the Board works continually towards.

Board Chairperson Teresa Baddeley said being able to work on behalf of the community to continue building Roxby Downs is a major benefit of being involved.

“Probably the most fulfilling thing is being able to give something back to the community and being a voice for the community

on a level that you can work as a group to hopefully make it a better place to live and continue to build on what we already have,” she said.

She also said the various forums and subcommittees of the Board are an important part of the community.

Ms Baddeley has been part of the Board for four years and said dedication and passion would be key attributes of a new board member.

“The person who needs to be on there, needs to be dedicated and have a passion for their town,” she said.

She also indicated an active interest in the environment would help fill Mr Smith’s void.

A potential Community Board member should hold skills and experience in work and or the community maintain active community involvement and have the ability to listen, think through and deliver a balanced point of view.

To nominate for this position, contact the Roxby Downs Community Board Executive Officer, Michelle Hales on 0418 833 818 or email communityboard@roxbydowns.com.

Nominations close July 25.

If you would like to join a forum and would like more information please contact the following people.

New members are always welcome.

ARTS and CULTURE FORUM Rachel Young 0428 671 000

BUSINESS FORUM Laura Trotta 0412 734 964

COMMUNITY BOARD Michelle Hales 0418 833 818

EDUCATION and WORKPLACE TRAINING Michelle Hales 0418 833 818

SPORTS and RECREATION FORUM Michael Wall 0439 862 784 COMMUNITY GARDEN Patrik Ibele 8671 0168

HEALTH FORUM

Rare opportunity to join the Community Board

By Millie Thomas

JOINING FORUMS

Karen Russell 8671 9020

WOMEN’S NETWORK Kath Messner 0438 871 153

COMMUNITY BOARD VACANCY The Roxby Downs Community Board Inc. is seeking nominations from interested members of the community to fill a casual board vacancy.

Board members are selected based on a variety of criteria including: • Skills and experience in work and/or community • Active community involvement • Ability to listen, think through and deliver a balanced point of view Experiences outside of Roxby Downs are also considered.

If you are passionate about Roxby Downs and wish to become more actively involved in community life please obtain a nomination form and information pack from: Michelle Hales - Executive Officer Telephone: 0418 833 818 Email: communityboard@roxbydowns.com Nominations close 25 July 2012

Women’s Forum High Tea tickets went on sale as of Monday July 2. $30 each. To be bought at the Visitor Information Centre and Roxby Hourglass Jewellers. Secure your seats, limited number of seats available.

BOARD MEETINGS

WHO’S ON THE BOARD

CONTACTING THE BOARD

Board meetings are held on the last Monday of the month.

Teresa Baddeley • Darren Smith

For further information, advice or general questions please contact:

Members of the public are welcome to attend and observe.

If you would like to make a presentation or raise an issue, please contact the Executive Officer on 0418 833 818 so that you can be included on the agenda.

Confidential discussions with the Board can be arranged if required.

Michelle Davis • George Giakoumis Vicki Mason • Gaylene Crane Mary Lewis • Liz Rogers • Cindy Harrichund • Bill Boehm Chad Menzies • Heath Murry • Michael Esposito •

Michelle Hales, Executive Officer Roxby Downs Community Board Inc. PO Box 85 Roxby Downs SA 5725 Mobile: 0418 833 818 Email: halesm@roxbycouncil.com.au

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Netball Grand Finals Women’s Netball Premiers The Tangos. ABOVE: Meg Elliott, Meg Prior, Naomi Bowley, Kelly Western, Sam Corneliusen, Kylie Ingram and Cassie Norton. Cassie Norton was awarded both MVP and Best Player.

Belinda Ramsey from GHD Gems tied for Runner Up MVP with Elyse Weir for Women’s Netball Grand Final.

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Far North Football League ROUND 9 June 30, 2012 A GRADE Roxby Districts 10.10 (70) defeated Olympic Dam 8.7 (55) Roxby Districts best players: J. Rose, J. Mandemaker, S. Kangars, J. Telfer, J. Danis.

Olympic Dam best players: M. Shaw, N. Gregor, D. Moysee, J. Neindorf, D. McKenna.

Roxby Districts Goal scorers: J. Watson 3, R. Prosser 2, J. Mandemaker 2, A. Stone, J. Sarai, E. Zeptner.

Olympic Dam goal scorers: D. Summerton 3, T. Swanbury 2, Jason Neindorf, M. Shaw, A. Homer.

Andamooka 4.3 (27) lost to Hornridge 19.14 (128) Andamooka best players: B. Abela, B. Harris, D. Vanzati, M. Tuohy, L. Brind.

Hornridge best players: L. Munro, B. Casey, N. Thomas, N. Tuthill, S. Finey.

Andamooka goal scorers: K. Adams, T. Paull, R. Testro, B. Harris.

Hornrridge goal scorers: J. Dawson 5, N. Tuthill 4, N. Thomas 3, C. Jurek 2, L. Munro 2, B. Kelly, B. Grimston, T. Price,

PREMIERSHIP TABLE Roxby Districts Hornridge Olympic Dam Andamooka Coober Pedy

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% 257.34 140.68 189.02 67.75 29.33

Roxby Downs Junior Football League ROUND 9 June 29-30, 2012 JUNIOR COLTS Hawks 2.6 (18) defeated Suns 2.2 (14) Hawks best players: S. Nhamussua, B. Caden, B. Daddow, T. Harrison, F. Buys.

Suns best players: B. Moss, M. Lowe, B. French, G. Claeke, L. Duns.

Hawks goal scorers: B. Daddow, S. Thompson 1 goal each.

Suns goal scorers: B. French 2 goals.

Bulldogs 11.6 (72) defeated Giants 1.3 (9) Bulldogs best players: T. Spartalis, F. Arbon, L. Elliot, J. Gotch, C. Kemenyuary.

Giants best players: L. Lloyd, J. Cook, M. Lamb, H. Paull.

Bulldogs goal scorers: L. Elliot 6 goals, B. Cooper 2 goals, B. Chamberlain, C. Seery, K. Kendall 1 goal each.

Giants goal scorers: H. Paull 1 goal.

SENIOR COLTS Hawks 10.11 (71) defeated Suns 5.2 (32) Hawks best players: J. Mason, S. Kerrish, B. Caden, C. Trussler, J. Secker.

Suns best players: S. Bacon, A. Barnes, J. Brind, N. Duns, K. McCarthy.

Hawks goal scorers: J. Christall 2 goals, J. Mason, C. Trussler, M. Hanson 1 goal each.

Suns goal scorers: J. Brind 6 goals, S. Bacon K. McCarthy, N. Duns, A. Barnes 1 goal each.

Giants 12.9 (81) defeated Bulldogs 7.5 (47) Giants best players: K. Gates, D. Kenny, E. Taylor, J. Emmerson Sellar, J. Male.

Bulldogs best players: K. Dadleh, L. Rawlins, J. Anderson, R. Weetra, L. Hancock.

Giants goal scorers: J. Emmerson Sellars, K. Gates 3 goals, each, D. Kenny 2 goals, M. Steers, E. Taylor, J. Dalgleish, J. Rigden 1 goal each.

Bulldogs goal scorers: E. Zeptner 4 goals, H. Jacka, J. Christall 1 goal each.

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F 502 420 337 336

A 404 365 415 411

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A 113 220 157 291

% 184.96 134.09 98.09 42.27

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Roxby Downs Netball Association Saturday, 29 June 2012 Miners White C (40) def Hornridge Green C (14) Miners Red C (35) def Olympic Dam Green C (25) Hornridge Black C (53) def Olympic Dam Yellow C (21) Roxby Miners A (58) def OD Devils A (39) Hornridge Pink B (64) def Olympic Dam Yellow B (44) Miners B (39) def Olympic Dam Green B ( 38) Hornridge Black B (70) def Zodiacs (30) Next Seniors Game following school holidays 20th July 2012

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good crowd and cool conditions watched a very physical encounter with both sides not giving an inch in the first encounter between Miners and the Devils on Saturday.

Quarter time finished with tight scores at Roxby Miners 2.2 and Olympic Dam 2.1.

The second quarter started like the first, with players from both sides giving their all. Goals were hard to come by with both defensives giving no latitude to their forward opponents.

Both sides scored five goals each in the first half.

Players who were having an influence for their respective sides were Mandermaker, Rose, Kenny, Hall and Watson for Miners.

OD players playing well were Gregor, Neindorf, Shaw, Spinks and McKenna.

Both teams returned to the field after the half time orange break with the same intensity as the first half.

Again goals were hard to come by.

At three quarter time Miners were at 7.9, OD 7.5. The large crowd waited in anticipation of a great last quarter of football and no one was disappointed. Both sides were still crashing in at each other, no players giving an inch.

Finally late in the quarter miners started to breakaway due to superior fitness level. Final scores Roxby 10.10.70 to OD 8.7.

There were plenty of highlights from each team.

Roxby Miners’ “hair product Watson” kicked three very classy goals.

Other great performances came from Mandemaker’s ability to run and chase all night, Rose for his head down bum up approach to the game, Telfer’s running ability, Hall for hardness

at ball, Penny for hard line running and attack on ball carry.

For OD Shaw showed his ability to run hard all night and deliver the ball to his forwards and Nathan Gregor at fullback didn’t allow any of his opponents an easy ball.

Jason Neindorf presented the highlights with the two marks of the night and a long goal. Moyse deserves a mention for his hard ball gets and continual running, as well as Spinks for his ability to control the rucks all night. Roxby again proved it was the team to beat.

Hornridge thrash Andamooka by 101 points Game two at 8pm was played in very, very cold conditions with the crowd anticipating a very close game with Andamooka featuring St Kilda and Hawthorn star Joel Smith.

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In another B grade game, nother cold Friday night netball was Hornridge Pink B took on warmed up by Olympic Dam Yellow B and the final score was some tight contests.

The only A grade game for the week turned into an upset as the top team, the Olympic Dam Devils, let the Roxby Miners side run away with the win.

The Miners team made full use of their shooter Joice Tadzeidza and her dominating height in the goal circle.

Some confident feeding of the ball from the Miners centre court players plus some fancy ball work and pass offs, made Tadzeidza a major force to be reckoned with.

At the other end of the court, Kelly Thompson for the Devils did her best to create space in the goal circle and get the Devils back in the game but defender, Sally Fuller of the Miners, was not offering Thompson any easy goals In the end the Roxby Miners easily defeated the Olympic Dam Devils 58 to 39. It will be interesting to see how the rest of the season pans out with all three A grade teams now with a couple of good wins under their belts.

The B grade top of the ladder, Miners B, had another great battle with the Olympic Dam Green B side.

Last time these teams met it was a fantastically close contest with the Miners just claiming the win by two points.

This week’s match was just as close and just as exciting. The Miners centre court, Kahli Connor and Emma Killeen were working over time, feeding the ball beautifully to their young shooters Jess Hassett and Erika Syvertsen.

However, defender, Fiona Hooper of OD, made sure it was not too easy to get the goals into the ring and made some impressive deflections and rebounds.

There was little separating the two teams right up to the final quarter, and some confident shooting from Sam Corneliisen of OD almost got the OD side back in front but at the sound of the final whistle, the Miners were in front by one goal. The final score was Miners 39 to OD 38.

not a true reflection of the tough battle fought out on the court.

The Hornridge shooters Amanda Giles and Belinda Ramsey were on fire on the night, and they needed to be as once again the night temperatures were dropping to sub six degrees.

The pair moved around the circle beautifully whilst the Hornridge fill-in defender Nicole Norse made it hard work for the OD centre court Georgie Arthur to feed the ball into the shooters cleanly.

Whilst it was tough going for the OD shooters, once again, Jessica Reid had another great shooting game with some fantastic shots from far. The final score was Hornridge 64 to OD 44.

In the C grade competi-

tion, there were some very one sided matches and some matches won with major upsets.

Miners Red C took on OD Green C in a game that was set to be a tight battle, however the Miners side came out firing and took off with the early lead.

Some fantastic defensive work from Jill Pade and fill-in Kerry Wilde for the Miners made it difficult for OD to get the ball to their shooters.

However, in the second half of the game, some impressive long bomb shooting from Michelle Sparrow (OD) saw the Devils come back at the Miners. Unfortunately, it was too little too late for the Devils, as they went down to the Miners, 35 to 25.

Senior netball will break for two weeks for school holidays and re-commence on Friday July 20.

at first quarter, Hornridge 5.4. and Andamooka 0.0.

Half time scores were 10.7 to 1.1, three quarter time 16.11 to 4.2. Final scores Hornridge 19.14 (128) Andamooka 4.3 (27).

Players who performed well for Hornridge were Robinson, Munro, Casey, Tuthill, Dawson (five goals).

Andamooka – Abela, Harris, L. Brind and D. Vanzati.

Andamooka’s Joel Smith found it hard to have impact on the game, as did Hornridge’s Tyrone Price.

Tyrone, a twice Mail Medallist also a twice Madigan Medallist.

Good luck to all teams next week.

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