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Chidcare centre closed CLOSURE TAKING A TOLL: Kylie Moloney with daughter Holly in front of the Little Rascals Childcare Centre will have to find alternative care.

By Millie Thomas

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he permanent closure of Little Rascals Childcare Centre last Friday, June 24 has ignited a childcare crisis in Roxby Downs.

Now, with only one childcare facility in town, built to accommodate only 58 children, plus limited private family day care facilities, working families are struggling to get to work.

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Roxby Downs has the largest proportion of children under 15 years of age in SA as of 2009.

The Roxby Downs Council, while it recognises the problem, is unable to solely satisfy childcare requirements. Council Administrator, Bill Boehm suggested that the State Government and BHP Billiton should step in.

“Council has heard comments that the Little Rascal Childcare Centre is to close and if so this will significantly inconvenience a number of working families,” said Mr Boehm. “However, this operation is a private business and not something that Council can comment on.

“It does highlight Council’s long held view that childcare services in Roxby Downs are a key service that should be addressed in a sustainable manner. Not just centre based day care but all forms of childcare.

“The State Government and BHP Billiton have key roles to play under the Indenture and should address the situation in partnership with the Community. Council is open minded on potential solutions.”

Main employer BHP Billiton is also aware of the situation.

“BHP Billiton is concerned about the recent closure of Little Rascals and understands it has inconvenienced many parents,” stated a BHP Billiton spokesperson.

“We would encourage a whole of community approach to the issue and would like to be involved in any discussions going forward.”

BHP Billiton’s Supplementary Environmental Impact Statement, released earlier this year, also recognised the potential childcare shortage.

Threats of the centre’s closure was a factor in addressing childcare issues in Roxby Downs. “The Little Rascals Childcare Centre was still operating in April 2010 and runs early education programs during school terms one,” the SEIS states.

“The Roxby Downs Childcare Centre also runs early education programs in Roxby downs during school terms.”

Also addressed was the availability and space allocated for childcare facilities.

“The provision of childcare is not an issue within the direct control, responsibility or authority of BHP Billiton. BHP Billiton would participate in the development of a plan to consider future requirements for social services, including the provision and location of childcare services and facilities.”

The Roxby Downs Childcare Centre is feeling the pressure of the onslaught of uncared for children, but has regrettably stated that their hands are tied.

“We as the Roxby Downs Childcare Centre can’t physically do anything, except put people on the wait list,” said Roxby Downs Childcare employee, Jane Rogers. “Then when we do have positions come up, of course we’ll take children. We are in the business of childcare, not in the business of turning people away.”

Mrs Rogers recognises the need for an expansion of childcare services in Roxby Downs. “Something does have to be done because the town does have to expand,” she said. “Look at the children in this town it’s just incredible. As we’ve said in previous stories, for the parents to be able to go to work, they need

a facility for their children to be cared for.

“We are only licensed for 58 and that’s all we can do. That’s why Little Rascals was awesome, because people had choices.”

Disgruntled ex - client of Little Rascals, Kylie Moloney, has been severely disadvantaged by the closure of Little Rascals.

No childcare simply means she cannot work. “Jo (the centre manager) was sitting at the front counter saying I’m just letting people know we are shutting our doors as of five o clock this afternoon,” said Kylie of the closure date.

“I was shocked at first! And then I got angry, and then I just cried. There was no explanation. We’ve got no alternative now but to stay home.”

The unfortunate closure of one business now has the potential to unbalance Roxby’s working dynamic. “I have had to tell my employer that I am unavailable indefinitely,” Kylie continued.

“I can’t get into Roxby Childcare, because that’s full with a waiting list.

“All the family day cares are full, there are ladies offering to help, but it’s only on certain days, whereas I need full time all day, so I can’t work.”

Holly, Kylie’s youngest child, is almost four years old, meaning it will be a good year before Kylie can go back to work, if the situation remains. “It has been horrid, absolutely horrid.

I just want to go back to Adelaide; I don’t even want to be here. “You can’t live in this town without working, you’d go absolutely nuts.

“There will be no one to run the pubs; there will be no one to clean the camps, so someone’s got to do something!”

Turn to page 18 for Little Rascals owner, Tara Manning’s explanation of why the business had to close.

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A Andrew Taddeo and Adrian Callisto are confident in Bianco's future in Roxby Downs.

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s announced in The Advertiser last Friday, July 1, iconic SA business, Bianco has gone into receivership.

Owner and founder, Nick Bianco is reportedly at risk of losing not only his multi faceted business, but also his personal financials and his home.

Kym Bradford, CEO of Bianco Group, maintains that the collapse of the building and construction empire will hardly affect the local Roxby Downs Bianco franchise.

“Yesterday, Nick appointed a voluntary administrator and following this Ferrier Hodgson were appointed as receiver managers” explained Mr Bradford.

Mr Bradford went on to say that the $60 million debt associated with the Bianco facility at Gepps Cross is the main reason Bianco has been affected in Roxby Downs.

“Bianco Construction Supplies, which is the element that Roxby Downs Bianco fit under, has become embroiled in this because this business has been a part of the security for the development at Gepps Cross with the structural steel operation and the land that it’s built on,” said Mr Bradford.

“The impact of that investment and the decline and poor performance of the structural steel division in Gepps Cross has then implicated this business in that process.

“Ferrier Hodgson and Bruce Carter, one of the partners of that business in his address to the staff yesterday clearly stated that it’s unusual for a receiver manager to be taking over a profitable operation, and that’s the situation here with the construction supplies business.”

Mr Bradford assured The Monitor that all clientele and suppliers even slightly involved with Bianco are being made fully aware of the financial and operational

situation that Bianco find themselves under.

He maintained that the construction supply business is both viable and profitable, and it’s only downfall was it’s association with the Gepps Cross facility.

“The impact on Bianco Roxby Downs is going to be probably be a little bit initially, but I would suggest that by next week (this week), things will be totally back to normal.”

Support has rallied around Mr Bianco, who has been labelled as one of Adelaide’s most generous businessmen. “We’ve already had three major suppliers in here this morning who have committed to continue to supply and support Bianco Construction Supplies,” said Mr Bradford. “So there’s already some fairly strong indications regarding suppliers being prepared to continue their relationship.

“Its been quite an amazing experience to be honest.”

Adrian Callisto, Owner and Manager of the Roxby Downs franchise for over two years, is very confident things will be back on track within the week.

“In the short term yes, maybe a couple of days of low level of service, but after the receivers clear up all the new accounts with suppliers, it will be 100% back to normal,” said Mr Callisto. Locally in Roxby Downs, Mr Callisto has also been overwhelmed by the immediate support from local clientele. “I have had major contractors call me and say they will support me from day dot, which is refreshing. “They understand what we’re going through and I have confidence that we’ll get through it because we are a very reputable business and going forward.

“I would like to reassure that our elite service is not going to be tarnished. We have a lot of backing with good suppliers and everything will be back to normal.”

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On Saturday, July 2nd Rotarians, family and friends welcomed Leigh Malcolm to the post of president of Rotary Club of Roxby District.

The new president spoke to The Monitor about the achievements of the club and his expectations for the next 12 months.

“We are now going to our fourth year as a club and I guess the biggest thing we are involved with is the Roxby Downs Christmas Pageant that we have taken over the last couple of years.

“We have also been supporting the Dirt Circuit gate keeping and cooking at their canteen and this year we have taken over another huge project which is the Curdimurka Park, which we intend to re-establish as a new vibrant park,” he explained.

The Rotary Club of Roxby District has also showcased this region nationally and internationally.

“We have also had Group Study Exchange coming through in the last couple of years from different countries such as Brazil and South Korea, and this year we are send-

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ing over an exchange student out to Sweden.”

“We have groups of Rotarians that are travelling and we welcome to our community, show them around and support them. Some of these visits ended up in fundraisers and subsequent donations to the Flying Doctors,” said Leigh.

He also explained that the local Rotary Club is happy to team up and support other groups and clubs projects and events.

“We have just come back from the Postie Bash which was a big weekend and Rotary volunteers supported them, which was good fun.

“The swimming club is another club we have supported over the years, at their swimming carnivals and if there are any other groups or clubs out there needing support they should contact and ask us and if we are available, we will be willing to help.

As for his biggest projects as president he said it will be Curdimurka Park and Christmas Pageant.

“Our biggest project will definitely be the Curdimurka Park and once again with Christmas ap-

proaching, we will start focusing into the Christmas Pageant to make it another great event.

“Our club has also donated money to the Rotary Foundation to help their goal to eradicate Polio from the world.”

He went on to say that, “all you need to have to join Rotary is the wilingness to get involved into the community and anybody can come to the meetings, which only happen every fortnight.

“From the meetings we discuss what are the things and projects we can help and get involved with and any volunteer available can help out.

“We are a fairly non-demanding club and if there are activities you can do, it’s great, but if you have work or have other commitments it’s fine too. We just hope that when you are available, you are willing to help.

“We have been lucky to have Sandy (Sumsion) stepping into the president shoes again and she has definitely led the club very well, so we thank her for her service and I look forward to the next 12 months,” he concluded.

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A first for local basketballers Ethan Zeptner (front) and Darcy Kenny are young sportsmen reaching for the top. They are the first players from Roxby to represent the State in the National compeition.

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arcy Kenny and Ethan Zeptner will next week represent their state in high level basketball.

Selected for the South Australian squad in the 2011 U/16 National Championships, the two boys will head over to Kilsyth, Melbourne next Thursday for the week long competition.

The two teenagers have been going through intensive training to prepare for this once in a lifetime opportunity, but took some time out to speak to The Monitor about the upcoming week.

“We’ve done about seven months of training if not more,” said Ethan. “Every second weekend we also drive down to Adelaide for basketball training just for five and a half hours.

“We also had a Murray Bridge sleepover last weekend, and did three sessions on Saturday, and one Sunday with a trial match against Murray Bridge,” Under the instruction of local basketball coach, Wes Knights and team coach James Murphy, Darcy and Ethan have trained to be able to sustain the rigorous competition.

“It’s all championship rules, so the clock stops every whistle,” explained Ethan. “The minimum a game goes for is about two and a half hours! It’s hard. We’ve got ten players though, so we can rotate it.

“From our trial games against metro South Australia, the competition is a lot different to what it is here, so much quicker and everything,” said Ethan. “It’s a lot more professional over there, they’ve got the music going at half time, they read your name out for every game and we’ve got our names on the back of our singlets.”

The boys will compete against combined country and metro teams from each state. “We haven’t played against any other states, besides going to Albury, but we’ve played with the people we’re playing with and we’ve played against them before,” said Darcy.

Both Ethan and Darcy are already feeling the pressure and the excitement of new competitive players and teams.

“From what the coaches say, we should do alright, but we still need to put in a bit more,” said Ethan. “They’ve got basketball talent scouts over there, AFL scouts they’re over there too, so it’s a really good opportunity for either a basketball or football career.”

“It’s exciting to think that we’re going to do something we’ve never done before and that we’re representing the state,” added Darcy. “Just maybe even to prove how far I can actually go in basketball. If I can go further then hopefully that week will prove it. Also to prove we can still get a healthy sporting background from a distant country town!”

The first ever from Roxby to be chosen to compete in this nationals competition, the boys are still humbled by the help they have received to get them this far. “We can’t really take all the credit though because we’ve only just started to show up since Wes came,” explained Darcy. “I only sort of dreamt of making state.”

“Wes is the one that’s made us go further in our basketball,” concluded Ethan.

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ABC North and West radio came to Roxby Downs last week to present their daily morning radio show.

Radio presenter, Ann Jones, and show producer Petria Ladgrove set up outside the Dunes Café in Richardson Place from 830am right through til 11 last Wednesday morning.

Ann interviewed a wide range of Roxby residents, including Dr Owen Lewis, Jess Sims (creator and owner of Sims Industries) and RoxFM Manager, Julian Tregenza.

Ann, who has been presenting for ABC North and West since January this year, said she felt the need to get out and meet her audience.

“Our broadcasting area is from the WA border right through to the NT border and to the Barossa including KI it’s a huge area,” said Ann. “I’m relatively new, just starting in January in this position and really we needed to get to know the area and to get know people.

“I talk to a lot of people from Roxby on the phone but never get to met them so we came!”

Ann and Petria visited also visited Coober Pedy on their trip, but said Roxby was a main priority for them.

“We’ve been wanting to come to Roxby,” explained Ann. “We talk about Roxby all the time and people in south Australia do talk about Olympic Dam all the time. But really, we thought, there’s got to be more out here, there’s a whole community out here and that’s sort of why we wanted to come and find out about the community.

“We often feel like we talk about Roxby instead of with perhaps, that’s why we needed to come and talk to people and put a face to the name.”

The two and a half hour show showcased numerous personalities around town, all of which were reportedly well receptive of the show. “I think that everything went really well today,” said Ann. “Really lovely, warm people on the show, it was fantastic.

“I think we got quite a range of different people across the community though I didn’t get to speak to anyone that works in the mine so that’s my only complaint.

“Everybody has been so lovely and welcoming you cannot fault them.”

Topics of conversation ranged from local radio stations to the high rate of young, local mothers. “I really liked the interview I did with Dr Owen Lewis,” she said. “We spoke to him about obstetrics and ageing - the opposite ends of life! One where you’re coming out and one where you’re heading out!

“He’s great, he’s got a great sense of humour as well.

It’s a really interesting quandary because there are so many young mothers and people who would be thinking of starting a family here, so that’s really interesting and something we would try and follow up.

“We also spoke with Leroy from RoxFM and he’s a gem! It sounds like his radio show is an absolute winner, I would love to hear it, it’s a shame we don’t get that down there.”

Not purely a business trip, the two women were treated to a visit to our unique ecosystem restoration project. “Loved the Arid Recovery centre,” exclaimed Ann. “It was fantastic. And we did do a best impression of a bettong competition. Julian from RoxFm won!

“I really feel a vibrant energy here, which I didn’t expect from an outback town.”

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oxby Faithworks Church welcomed Pastor Jonah Kawere from Kasubi, district of Kampala, Uganda to Roxby in June. Jonah is a man who is changing the life of hundreds in Uganda and needs help to make a difference to many more.

The Monitor interviewed Pastor Jonah and Minister Keith Moody from Roxby and found out that with only $30 a month you can take part in a great project that is supporting and providing education to many African children.

Jonah and his wife Silvia had five children and since 1997 they have been adopting others - 50 others to be precise. They live in a humble home with only five bedrooms.

When asked if having all these children to take care of becomes a burden, Jonah replies straight away that there are no regrets and that they are never a burden, they are a blessing.

“I only get upset when they are sick or when they can’t understand why I can’t provide something to them. It breaks my heart to see any of them sad.”

He also said that the most important thing that these children needed was someone to call mum and dad and he is happy to be a role model to them.

Uganda is a country where many children have been suffering from poverty, from the horrors of civil war, the HIV epidemic and massive malaria problems and the children he has taken in usually suffered the consequences of a civil war.

“When we heard about Jonah through the Port August and Port Pirie churches we brought him up here and as soon as he started talking about his project of building a school, and the children that they were reaching out to, our hearts were just with him and we decided to support him,” said Minister Keith.

“Last year when he visited, we raised some money and were able to donate $5,000 to go towards to his work building the school. In Australia that is a good portion of money, but in Uganda is an incredible amount and makes a massive difference and they were able to do a number of things there,” he added.

And according to Pastor Jonah, it did help a lot.

“We are almost finishing the Primary School and we will hopefully open up in August but we are already thinking of putting up a second school because

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these children need to have a place to continue their education when they finish Primary School,” he said.

Minister Keith added that “sadly there’s no enough schools for the population in Uganda and if the children finish Primary School there would be no guarantees that they would have a Secondary School for them to attend.

And if these children have schools to take their education a bit further, they can hope for a better future and get some sort of employment in the future and achieve more in their lives.”

With only $30 to $40 you can change a child’s life in Uganda, providing them with food, education, clothing and medical assistance.

And for those from Roxby, donations can be made through Faithworks Church, by contacting Minister Keith.

“By donating through our church, every dollar will go to help Pastor Jonah, no admin fees or anything.

And every dollar counts. People that contribute can also get all the information on where their money is being put towards to, and can get involved as well.”

For those who might be wondering why they should help, or worry about a child in Uganda, Minister Keith says that “I think that we Australians have so much, that we can give a lot to help those much less fortunate than ourselves.

“I am not ashamed to say that we bring Jonah to Australia because we want to bless him financially and really help those in great need.

“We can complain about all sorts of things, but truth is we are a very wealthy country by any world’s standards. We do have problems in Australia and children here that need help, but the African children have nothing and we can’t even compare,” Minister Keith concluded.

As for Pastor Jonah’s future plans for raising his 55 children, he says “because Uganda is a tropical country, we are looking at in the future to buy a bit of land to be able to plant our own food and we will some of eat and sell some in the market. But mostly I trust that God will keep giving me and my wife the conditions to keep catering and providing for these children.”

The Faithworks Church Roxby Downs has committed to help buy land for the construction of a secondary school to assist this very needy community and if you want to help please email Minister Keith Moody on keith.moody@bigpond.com.au.

Pastor Jonah Kawere from Uganda with Roxby Minister Keith Moody.

Confirmed sighting of missing man Source: The Courier

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A CONFIRMED sighting of missing Ballarat man Jason Richards on June 21 was announced to the public yesterday.

Police say Jason Richards “flashed his lights” at a truck driver to get him to pull over on the Stuart Highway just outside Woomera at about 8am.

The truck driver told police Mr Richards was acting erratically and was incoherent in his speech.

Shortly after the roadside conversation, police say Mr Richards drove back onto the highway and continued to travel south towards Port Augusta.

Police have been unable to confirm if the father of two entered or passed through Port Augusta.

Detective Superintendent Grant Moyle said police had received more than 70 calls in relation to possible sightings of Mr Richards and his ute in the mid-north of South Australia, Adelaide suburbs and Broken Hill, New South Wales and the Northern Territory.

He also said there had been a cluster of sightings in the Barossa area.

Police were also told Mr Richards may have a .22 calibre rifle in his possession and said they had safety concerns regarding the weapon.

“Whilst we don’t currently believe Mr Richards poses any danger to the public, we would ask that if anyone does see him, that they not approach but contact police immediately,” Detective Superintendent Moyle said.

It was also confirmed yesterday that Mr Richards left Darwin with two blue plastic 44 gallon drums of fuel on the back of this ute, but these were not sighted by the truck driver during the conversation.

While the sighting is progress in an otherwise baffling mystery, police admit “anything could have happened” to Mr Richards.

“As more information comes in, it is looking less likely

that he perhaps has met with foul play, but we cannot rule that out until we find him and his vehicle,” Detective Superintendent Moyle said.

“If he left Darwin with that fuel on board, he had the ability to travel possibly 2000km without the need to stop and refuel.”

Police have also confirmed Mr Richards’ boat, which was found abandoned off the Sturt Highway near Pimba on June 24, was deliberately set alight.

The remnants of an esky and fishing rods were found in the burnt boat.

Police are also seeking to speak with the driver of a light-coloured four wheeled drive, which passed Mr Richards when he was speaking to the truck driver Detective Superintendent Moyle said police “desperately” wanted to find the Ballarat man.

“Our message to Jason is that he’s not in any trouble whatsoever,” he said.

“We are only concerned for him and his welfare.”

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Two sides of the fence in Roxby

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oxby Downs is a mining town, in many respects a model mining town, catering for the needs of workers and their families who form the basis of the workforce at the mine, servicing contractors or retailers within the town.

But there is a dispariging trend that is dividing the population. Money!

BHP workers reportedly and deservedly recently received a healthy increase in wages in line with other mining places in the nation. Increases helping them to meet the growing costs of accommodation and higher costs of living that is being driven by the pending announcement about the approval of the expansion. As much as a 15% increase are being bandied around and although not confirmed by BHP Billiton it does provide most of its workforce with advantages others can’t possibly match.

The small business owner, retailer or service provider to Roxby Downs cannot pay the rates being paid by BHP and many are losing workers to the mine. Replacements are increasingly harder to find because they can’t be paid the very high wages and therefore cannot pay the price of accommodation and the higher cost of living generally experienced in the area.

A number of local businesses are struggling to attract workers and as a result in time will become uncompetitive and ultimately unviable.

The division in the town will continue to grow as the gap widens and housing becomes even less affordable and there is no easy solution.

While the SEIS is addressing the accommodation needs of the town in time it is right now when something needs to be done. Hopefully last week’s announcement that Andamooka will provide some relief but there will be a time delay in approvals and development.

Questions still remain why and who decided the closure of the Rocby Downs Caravan Park was needed now when the Education Department has no time frame in years to come to develop a high school precinct on that site. This decision has caused un-necessary angst.

Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I am writing in response to a recent ‘Letter to the Editor’ from John Flanagan on the 22nd of June about the new Child Support (Registration and Collection Amendment) Bill 2011 currently before Parliament.

I would like to reassure your readers that the new child support legislation will not deliberately target low-income families or ‘give debt collectors unprecedented access to government databases’ as claimed by Mr Flanagan.

The Australian Government believes it is vital that the children of separated parents receive the emotional and financial support they need.

While most parents do the right thing and pay their child support on time and in full, not all parents meet their child support obligations. For this reason, CSA takes non-compliance very seriously and has a range of powers to help parents meet their child support obligations, regardless of their income.

The new powers will give the Child Support Agency the option to outsource some activities such as debt collection to external providers.

This approach is already used by Centrelink for collection of outstanding debt.

The Government takes privacy very seriously and has put a lot of effort into ensuring customer details are kept private.

No matter which organisation collects the debts, the same tough privacy standards will apply.

If you have any child support or privacy concerns I encourage you to call 131272 or visit www.csa.gov.au.

Tanya Plibersek, Minister for Human Services

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LAST WEEK’S HOT TOPIC: Do you think parents have to right to check their child’s mobile phone or internet?

Children should be allowed to have their own world, but let’s not confuse privacy with whatever a child wants to do. Internet is not private: it is public and available to everybody and as such should be in a public room at home. So is tv. A child is entitled to his space and at the same time should abide by the same rules as the other members of the family. A parent is not a servant and the child also has responsibilities. You can’t have a right if it is not linked to a responsibility.

It is detrimental to a child to get everything they want without ever having to give in return.

Commonsense Action, RD I believe a child has the right to privacy as long as they do nothing to violate that right.

As a parent it is my job to protect my child, even if that means protecting them from themselves. Protecting your child may mean at some point you have to invade what your child thinks is his or her privacy. I call it caring.

Loving Parent, RD No, they shouldn’t. Nobody should be able to invade anybody’s privacy. If parents really don’t trust their kids that much, then it’s their own fault for being shitty parents. I think if I ever found out my parents were invading my privacy, I would never talk to them again. Completely wrong!

Rights for Kids I think it comes down to this - a child’s privacy is a privilege and not a right. If the child is giving the parents a reason such as bad behaviour, drugs, alcohol, poor grades - then parents should absolutely invade privacy to see what’s going on.

Young Mum. I wouldn’t let my kids have their own phones, they have access to a family phone. However, if by 15-16 they show themselves to be responsible there would be one that was more for their use than anyone else’s. However, I could look any time I wanted to, so I would. No reason. Just because I feel like it.

Call me Nosey You would be a pretty poor parent if you didn’t these days. Social media and mobiles are the cause of so much anguish among kids today. Why saddle them with extra stresses when it is just as easy to say no to facebook accounts and no mobiles until they can pay for it themselves. That’s when they are responsible enough to have their privacy.

Concerned parent.

I am an adult and don’t regret my parents ever wanting to know what I was doing, where I was going and with whom I was associating.

We called it love - certainly not an invasion of privacy.

Old School.

The good - Well done to all those who chipped in to fill the void left when one of the childcare facilities closed its doors. The bad - seeing a raffle draw start at 3rd prize, meaning that 3rd and 2nd never got a crack at 1st prize. The ugly - parents with small children riding in the front seat of a car with airbags.

LT

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ROXBY COUNCIL

NEWS IN BRIEF

WEEKLY INFORMATION UPDATE

Annual registration time for dogs and cats

COUNCIL RATES Council rates for the 4th quarter are now overdue. The last day for payment was June 20 2011.

SERVICE SA - DRIVERS LICENCE AND PERMIT FEES The State Government has advised that the following fees apply from July 1 2011.

Driver’s licence and learner’s permit Driver’s licence issue or renewal per yr (1 to 10 year licences available) plus an administra on fee of $17.00 Provisional driver’s licence per year plus an administra on fee of $17.00 Learner’s permit first issue (only issued for 24 months) Learner’s permit renewal (9 months) Rider safe learner’s permit (only issued for 24 months)

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Administra on Administra on fee for issue or renewal of driver’s or provisional licence Duplicate or replacement driver’s licence Proof of age card issue Learner’s theory test The Driver’s Handbook publica on Hazard percep on test Disabled persons parking permit 1 year or temporary permit 5 years

$55.00 $32.00 $55.00

Fee $17.00 $17.00 $22.00 $31.00 $10.00 $29.00 $10.00 $20.00

JOB OPPORTUNITY - Electricity Billing

The application period for the Electricity Billing Officer vacancy has been extended another two weeks.

The new closing date will be Monday noon on July 18 2011. The Electricity Billing Officer works as an integral part of the Finance Team. Data entry, crea ng and processing accounts and customer contact are key features of this position. Applications are sought from people with experience in an accounts receivable/billing environment. Applicants must have strong data entry and numeracy skills, high a en on to detail and excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Applicants must also have experience in handling customer queries in person, via the telephone and in wri ng. A job descrip on is available from Council recep on on 8671 0010.

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Both dogs and cats need to be registered and cats also need to be desexed and micro chipped. There is also a limit of two dogs or two cats per property and permits may be applied for additional cats or dogs under certain conditions.

To register a cat, the owner must complete a registration form and produce proof of desexing and micro-chipping the animal. A certificate from a qualified veterinarian will meet these requirements.

Straying dogs can be a big problem if the dog is not registered and it could make you lose your pet for life.

According to Municipal Works Manager Peter Keller “If your dog or cat goes missing, the best thing to do is contact the Council’s office immediately. The earlier people contact us, the higher the

chances of finding their pets; because people usually come to us when they find a missing animal and we can make the connection through the registration tag and get the animal back to its owner in a matter of minutes”.

“For dogs that are not registered it is often very difficult to find their owner.

In these cases we keep the animal and advertise for 72 hours; we take photos of the animal, put notices on the streets and ad on the radio.

If there is no response during this time, the ownership of the dog is transferred to the Council.

“The missing dog is then taken to the local vet and if it’s suitable for rehousing, it is registered, microchipped and it is given another home.

But if the dog can’t be rehoused it is put to sleep,” Mr Keller explained.

“This by-law was created in response to a community demand to protect all animals. This year the registration tag is red so this is a colourful reminder that if your registration tags are not red your animal is not registered.” Mr Keller said.

Copies of the By-Laws are available at the Council Office or by visiting the website www.roxbycouncil.com .

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ABOVE: Gemma with much loved family member Mishka and the new rego tags.

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Roxby Council not the one to blame for increase in parking fines!

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outh Australia’s Local Government Association is alerting the public to substantial increases in both State and Local Government traffic and parking fines which were included in the State’s Budget but only identified in the SA Government Gazette on June 9.

REMINDERS ANNUAL DOG AND CAT REGISTRATION RENEWALS NOW OPEN 1 JULY 2011 - 31 AUGUST 2011 COUNCIL OFFICE

ll dogs and cats in Roxby Downs must be registered, according to the Council by-law no 2, for the management of dogs and cats in the Council area. Roxby residents have from July 1st until August 31st to renew the registration of their pets. Registration fees are the same as last year.

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The increase has not come from Councils, which are committed to alerting drivers to help them avoid fines.

The LGA says the increases may help prevent people from parking dangerously and overstaying limits and that some Councils were experiencing problems with some drivers who simply viewed low fines as a parking cost.

LGA CEO Wendy Campana said a range of expiation fees for offences under Australian Road Rules managed by SA Police had increased substantially along with those managed by Councils.

Examples include overstaying a time limit increasing from: $22 to $43 and obstructing a driveway from: $43 to $64. Un-authorised parking in a disability park will cost $310 up from $253.

Ms Campana said Councils did not want the fines to come as a shock from 1 July.

The LGA also emphasised that the easiest way for people to avoid parking fines was to abide by parking rules and time limits.

Ms Campana said that there were many simple tools people could use to help avoid fines, from using watch alarms to new smart phone applications. The LGA has created a web page with simple advice “Avoid the Fine” to help.

“Parking regulations are designed to support business by managing scarce public spaces where business is not able to provide adequate parking itself - and to ensure safety and access is maintained.”

“We want people to comply with parking regulations and avoid fines so Local Government will do its best to highlight the increases in its publications and on websites,” she said.

Ms Campana said the increase in fines was another reason for people to consider catching public transport or using park ‘n’ ride options where they could.

Tips on how to avoid fines can be found at: www.lga.sa.gov.au/goto/avoidthefine.

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Dispersal: Can be spread by seed and can grow from broken plant segments that root where they contact with the ground.

Significance: Thrives in dry conditions and can establish large impenetrable thickets. Must be controlled by law.

Season: Main growing period is February and October.

Control Notes: Manual removal is not recommended as it can regrow from broken roots or pads. Biological control can be used for large infestations of this species. Injections of the Glyphosate type herbicide may be used however please seek more advice.

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Opening hours 8.30 to 5 pm weekdays 9.30 am to 12 noon Saturdays Telephone 8671 0660 • Fax 8671 1418 Email: roxbydowns.library@plain.net.au

Opal Road Landfill Opening hours 1 pm to 6 pm every day Disposal of household rubbish is FREE Levies apply for businesses

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

Recycling can be taken either to the Opal Landfill or BSH Waste Solutions on Gosse Street All enquiries: 8671 1154

Opening hours Wednesdays and Thursdays only 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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WOMEN Girls as young as three worry they are fat

By Celeste Lustosa

H

ow young is too young to worry about weight and looks?

In a world where a mother proudly injects her daughter’s with botox, it is of little surprise that younger and younger girls are worrying about their weight and bodies.

According to a 2009 University of Central Florida study, nearly half of the 3- to 6-yearold participants surveyed said they worried about being fat.

In Australia there are many messages and programs about healthy diets at schools, so it is important to make sure children understand that the main goal is to keep them healthy and not skinny and that the loss of weight can be a consequence of a healthy diet and not the reason for it – not when you are a child.

The Monitor asked Roxby mothers: Do you think there has been too much attention to the weight and looks of young children?

Linda Seller is mother of four young children, three being girls and she said their girls are all worried with their weight already.

“My girls want to eat healthy because they are worried about being fat. I think kids should be left to be kids and I tell mine they are allowed everything in moderation. BellaRose (pictured) is only four and she is very worried about being pretty as well.”

Tara Baldwin thinks that “kids are more worried about food these days and some of that is through the media and advertising too much about healthy foods and I say to my

kids that they need to eat something healthy but that they can also have treats and eat snacks and foods that are not considered the healthiest. The media and the government are pushing healthy eating for kids and might be making them worried. My four-year old did say to me that he could not eat anymore otherwise he would get fat. But he is not overly concerned about it.”

Angelina Le-Ray - “I think children are very concerned about their weight but I wouldn’t say it’s a majority of them. I think there’s a bit of pressure at school and their friends as well. But this is definitely a subject that concerns many parents.”

Bianca Kozminski -“My children have no issues with their weight but I brought them up having healthy meals, they eat vegetables and love it saying that it would grow their muscles. Same with fruit, but they eat these things because they see us, their parents eating it. My kids are 6 and 4 and I bring them up to believe that eating healthy is a benefit to us though.”

Tracy Filko – “I have two daughters, one is not worried about anything at all and will eat anything, but we try to be healthy in the house, but my older daughter, who is 9, always says that she wants to eat healthy food because she doesn’t want to be fat. She looks herself in the mirror and tells us she thinks she is fat. I tell them not to worry about these things now and to just be kids. I think at school she sees all the other children’s concerns on being fat as well.”

As for the Children’s Beauty Pageants, all mums interviewed said they are against putting children in beauty contests and mak-

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To BPA or not to BPA, that is the question.

Bella-Rose is only four and already worries about her looks, but not about her weight.

ing them look like adults.

Bianca even went on to say that to glamorize children can trigger the paedophilia appetite.

The consensus of mothers seem to be that they want children to eat well to keep healthy but that there is too much concern on looks at an age that they should be allowed to be children!

Half the Sky…A book every woman should read!

By Celeste Lustosa

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alf the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, by the Pulitzer Prize-winning husband-andwife journalists Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, is more than just journalism.

It’s a tract that’s intended to outline a problem and convince its readers to take action to solve it.

The book is a series of essays and anecdotes that work together and form an argument in two parts. The first part argues that the oppression of women in developing countries is a devastating and under-recognized injustice that’s the equivalent of slavery, and that demands a moral and political movement as focused as the campaign

against slavery to bring it to an end. The second part discusses practical ways to create this movement and effect the change that’s needed.

The authors make their argument through a combination of statistics and some horrifying stories of individuals the y ’ve me t and who have been subjected to this kind of oppression.

14-year-old Mahabouba Muhammad, from Ethiopia is one of them. She was abandoned by her parents and sold into marriage by a neigh-

bour. She found herself a virtual prisoner, raped by her “husband” and constantly beaten by his first wife. She became pregnant and ran away, but no relatives would help her and she was left to give birth alone. By the time help finally arrived, she had suffered obstructe d labor (the baby died inside her) and internal injuries that left her doubly incontinent and unable to walk.

Her relatives, fe a r i n g s h e was cursed, left her alone in a hut after removing the door, hoping hyenas would kill her. Only her indomitable will

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to live, and the fortuitous presence of a Western missionary in a nearby village, allowed her to survive.

The authors also describe their own attempts to buy prostitutes out of slavery, and the social conditions that make restoring these women to a normal life so difficult.

The authors make a case for improving education for women, and for other initiatives that empower women financially.

Women who are well-educated and who have an independent income naturally find a voice in the family and in democratic society. They gain the power to speak out and resist the injustice they see around them, or are suffering themselves.

After reading this book, you will be inspired to speak out on behalf of millions of women suffering around the world.

By Celeste Lustosa

T

he Scrapbag Quilters group started in Roxby Downs in 1993 when a group had completed a TAFE course and decided that they wanted to do more patchwork and quilting.

According to member Cherie Gaskin, the group hasn’t got as many people participating as they would like.

“Currently we have about 10 members. We meet on the 2nd and 4th Saturday afternoons of each month, usually in the library.

“Our group has had over 70 different members over the years though,” she explained.

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She also said that anyone interested in patchwork and quilting can participate.

“We are affiliated with the Quilters Guild of SA. Our aim is to promote the art of patchwork and quilting and to provide fellowship and inspiration to other quilters.”

The group has also given something back to the community over the years.

“We have made quilts and raffled them for RFDS, cancer council, ambulance, local hospital, children’s hospitals and other local groups over the years.”

Everyone interested is welcome to come to a meeting and get more information!

The average parent could be forgiven for being oblivious to the existence of Bisphenol A (BPA), let alone its presence in plastic items commonly found in our homes.

BPA is an industrial chemical that has been used in the production of polycarbonate plastics and synthetic resins for more than 50 years. In short, its function is to make plastics shatterproof. BPA is also a known endocrine disruptor.

That is, it mimics hormones when in the body and has been reported in studies of laboratory animals to have a negative effect on the reproductive system.

BPA can reportedly leach from plastics when heated, for example, into a bottle of baby milk or formula when warmed. With the issue of BPA in baby bottles recently receiving significant negative media attention after 60 Minutes ran a feature on the topic in early June, many Australian parents are now questioning the safety of the standard baby bottle.

To add fire to the debate, Canada, Denmark and France are among countries to have banned its presence in baby bottles but Australia has yet to follow suit. Before you empty your kitchen cupboards in a state of alarm however, let’s just take a step back and determine if our babies are really at risk.

Food Standards Australia report that a 5 kg baby would need to consume around 80 large (240 mL) baby bottles full of infant formula a day, every day over a lifetime, before reaching the daily safety limit for BPA of 50 μg per kg bodyweight per day.1 This would be around fifteen to twenty times more than a baby would eat, indicating that the relative dose of BPA from baby bottles is low.

Although it is unlikely that the average baby is exposed to levels of BPA in bottles to cause harm, the presence of BPA in other baby products such as teething toys, cookware and dummies can increase exposure. Parents wishing to take a precautionary approach to their infant’s chemical load can minimise exposure to BPA by: • Breastfeeding your baby where possible (and reducing exposure of the mother to products containing BPA) • Using glass or BPA-free plastic bottles • Not putting boiling or very hot liquids into plastic bottles (including water bottles) • Avoiding the use of plastic wrap and bags to store food • Purchasing fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables rather than canned varieties (BPA is present in the lining of aluminium cans) • Microwaving food in glass or ceramic containers rather than plastics.

Despite the relatively low risk, it is likely that the presence of BPA in baby products, particularly bottles, will continue to attract media attention until companies are forced, by public opinion, to find alternatives. If this leads to reducing the chemical load on our children overall, it can only be a positive outcome.

About the author: Laura Trotta (BEng (Env), MSc (Env)) is an eco mum, environmental engineer and founder of www.sustainababy. com.om.au. She lives in Roxby Downs with her husband Paul and 19mth old son, Matthew.

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02 The visit by the South Australian Police Band last week was very entertaining.

03 Matt Thomas and Steven Salopek form Port Power at RoxFM. 04 Romy Wilson and her gorgeous son Tyler enjoyed members night at the club last week.

05 Ann Jones from ABC Pt Pirie interviewing Jess Sims when in Roxby last week.

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06. Leigh Malcolm's proud partner Teresa Baddeley at the Rotary Dinner.

07. Leigh with daughter Kelly, sisterin-law Rosie and brother Dale.

08. Friends Helen Hobbs and Kaye Doyle catching up at the Rotary changeover.

09. Madisyn Cox and Kaylee Toogood at the Club Night.

010. Scott and Jennie came from Whyalla to congratulate new Rotary’s president.

011. Rotarians from Whyalla Tim and Sue Clements.

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TAX TIME

Tax Tips for 2011

New guide for sporting clubs The Australian Tax Office (ATO) has released a new guide, ‘Income tax exemption and sporting clubs’. The guide is for office bearers and advisers of non-profit clubs to use when self-assessing if they are exempt from income tax as a society, association or club established for the encouragement of a game or sport.

The guide is available from the Tax Office website only. Organisations can download a printable

The best tax advice is from your tax agent, if pays to consult the experts.

Tax Tip: Small businesses can pre-pay expenses If you are a small business –the Australian Tax Office definition says that means you have less than $2 million in sales per annum – then paying your expenses in advance can have tax advantages. Banks will often give business the option to pre-pay interest on loans. If you can manage it the bank is doing you a huge favor because pre-paying is a tax-deductible expense that helps reduce your tax burden. Other tax deductible expenses include prepaying rent (this will require some negotiation with your landlord) and expenses such as stationary or IT equipment.

Tax Tip: Defer income into the next financial year: If you are in the position to do it, deferring income into the next financial year is a common way of reducing your tax bill for the current financial year.

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(In some cases you will need to be careful not to upset clients by deferring invoices, as it may not suit them to be invoiced late. In those situations communication is key and you may find that your client relationship over-rides any financial benefits of deferring.) Of course, cashflow considerations also need to be taken into account.

Tax Trap: Not formalizing loans A familiar trap for private companies is failing to put loans to shareholders and associates on commercial terms. It’s an easy trap to fall into when loaning to longtime friends, associates or family, but a verbal or casual agreement can cost you unnecessarily. For tax purposes loans need to be put in commercial terms and interest charged in accordance with Tax Of-

fice guidelines.

Tax Tip: Pay super contributions early Legally, superannuation contributions must be paid within 28 days of the quarter ending, but that would mean a payment in July – and mean that deductions would not be available until the next financial year. Super is not tax deductible until it is actually paid, therefore business will benefit from paying the June quarterly contribution slightly early, before 30 June.

Tax Trap: Not identifying debtors Business is often guilty of not “writing-off ” its debtors in time in the hope that they will turn around.

But sometimes it’s best to cut your losses. A full review of debtors should be taken well before 30 June so you have the time to document and write-off before the end of the financial year. This also applies to obsolete trading stock, which may be scrapped or written off – but only by 30 June

ROXBY DOWNS BRANCH HEADS FOR 2ND BIRTHDAY

ankSA’s Roxby Downs branch is preparing for Downs through the local newsagent, but a decision its second birthday after opening its doors in was made to open a full-scale branch because of the strong demand from the local community. early July 2009.

Under the leadership of Branch Manager Lauren Blanchard, the branch offers a full range of services and banking products to the mining town, including home loans, business banking, financial planning and insurance.

The Roxby Downs branch employs five staff after opening on July 13, 2009 following a $1 million investment by BankSA. Branch Manager Lauren Blanchard said the branch offered a broad range of services.

“We pride ourselves on excellent customer service and have expertise across the full range of banking services. It’s everything from home loans to business banking and insurance,’’ she said.

The opening of the Roxby Downs branch in 2009 was the first new branch opening by BankSA in South Australia since 1995.

BankSA had previously operated an agency in Roxby

The Olympic Dam mine operated by BHP Billiton is central to the fortunes of Roxby Downs. A final decision is expected to be made by the company in the March quarter of calendar 2012 on an expansion of the mine which would be worth up to $48 billion to the SA economy over the next 30 years.

A decision to proceed with the expansion would more than double the permanent workforce at the mine to 7,000 once it was fully operational at the expanded mining output rate.

BankSA is the largest financial institution in South Australia with 119 branches across the State, including 57 in country areas. BankSA has a long and proud history which goes back to 1848.

The Roxby Downs area has a young population and the highest income per household for any postcode in South Australia, which means there is substantial demand for expertise on banking needs and a wide range of financial services products.

Proud to be a local.

Lauren Blanchard

version of the guide in Portable Document Format (PDF).

You can use the guide to determine if your society, association or club is established for the encouragement of a game or sport. The guide includes summaries of three Federal Court cases and three Administrative Appeal Tribunal decisions to help clubs that conduct extensive non-sporting activities (in addition to their sporting activities)

determine their income tax status.

Where you are satisfied that your club is exempt from income tax, you do not need to seek approval from us. Clubs are reminded that income tax exemption is not necessarily permanent.

Therefore, it is important that clubs review their status as part of their governance processes to ensure they continue to meet the requirements for exemption.

Ongoing discount home loan demand leaps ahead in SA Overtakes all other loan types as most popular

The popularity of ongoing discount interest rate home loans has made a record jump to reach 35% of the state’s June 2011 loan approvals for Australia’s largest independently-owned mortgage broker, Mortgage Choice.

Demand for these products - where the interest rate is discounted over the entire loan term usually in return for an annual fee - rose by 13 percentage points in only one month. This compared to a slight fall of less than one percentage point nationally, to 32%.

SA also bucked the trend with fixed rate home loans. State-based demand fell by two and a half percentage points to 12% in June, whereas it rose nationally by more than one percentage point.

However, the national average now matches SA. Mortgage Choice Acting SA/NT State

Manager Melissa Burt said, “Competition between home loan lenders ran hot over May and June, with a number of special variable rate offers. This translated into much interest from new borrowers, who took up the new deals with enthusiasm.”

“July’s figures will be interesting because over the past month we’ve seen several lenders reduce their fixed rates on home loans. Now, there’s about one tenth of a percentage point between the average three-year fixed rate, traditionally the most popular with borrowers, and the average basic variable rate. We haven’t seen that close a comparison in some time.”

The second most popular loan type in SA for June was standard variable rate, at 23%, closely followed by basic variable rate, at 22%.

Financial Management & Taxation Services Pty Ltd John Flanigan Registered Tax Agent of Financial Management & Taxation Services Pty Ltd will be visiting Roxby Downs for client income tax interview’s on

7th - 10th August 2011 For an appointment, phone John on 0407 399 945 ABN 98 077 525 743

Kirsty Hankins

Lori Grosser

Amy Blieschke

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BankSA Roxby Downs is celebrating two years of providing banking services to the community, and we would like to thank our customers for your support. Our friendly team, led by Branch Manager Lauren Blanchard, can help you meet your personal and business banking needs. As well as everyday savings and transactions accounts, we also provide advice on lending, insurance and investments. Our Home Loan & Banking Specialist and visiting Financial Planners mean that your important lending and financial decisions can be made right here. So if you’re looking for a more convenient bank that is closer to your community, drop in and talk to us or call us on 8678 3200.

Always consider whether the products are right for you. BankSA – A Division of Westpac Banking Corporation ABN 33 007 457 141 AFSL 233714 ACL 233714. BSA04180 (07/11)

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TAX TIME

Changes to be aware of Some of the things we think you should be aware of and will make a difference for you at tax time this year are: There are changes this year, following the Anstis High Court decision last year, for recipients of Newstart, Youth Allowance, Austudy and Abstudy, who can now claim certain study and job seeking expenses against their allowance. We have a new page on our website devoted to these changes with advice about what recipients can claim.

Expenses Did you know…

You can claim many expenses that relate to your work.

To claim an expense, you must have spent the money and not been reimbursed by your employer.

You generally cannot claim the following expenses associated with your work travel between your home and your workplace.

Expenses for a uniform consisting of conventional clothing like a black skirt and white shirt or blouse Self-education expenses where the course you are undertaking does not have sufficient connection to your current employment.

People who donated to relief funds for disasters such as the floods in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, bushfires in Western Australia, Cyclone Yasi in Queensland, and the earthquakes in Christchurch and north-eastern Japan can claim donations between $2 and $10 without a receipt. The Government also introduced some tax exemptions for special payments including disaster income recovery subsidies for the floods and Cyclone Yasi; and clean up and recovery grants to small businesses. These

have not yet been legislated.

Single Signature block: a standardised declaration has been adopted across all tax returns and schedules to ensure consistency. Schedules lodged with a signed income tax return will no longer need to be signed separately.

The signature in the declaration on the return will cover all schedules and documents lodged with that return.

Non-Individual ELS amendments: tax agents will be able to lodge nonindividual amendment requests electronically through ELS.

Reforms to car fringe benefit rules The government has introduced legislation into parliament that makes changes to the statutory formula method for calculating car fringe benefits.

The new legislation will replace the current rates with a flat statutory rate of 20% that applies regardless of the distance travelled. The flat rate will be phased in over four years, however an employer can choose to skip the transitional arrangements for a car, and directly use the flat statutory rate of 20%. However, if the employee would be worse off as a result of the employer making this choice then the election will not be effective without the consent of the employee.

The change applied to all car fringe benefits 10 May 2011, except where an employee, employer or their associate has committed to the acquisition of the

car prior 10 May 2011. A commitment is made when a financially binding decision to acquire the car has been made and that decision is binding on one or more of the parties.

Refinancing a car, altering the duration of an existing contract, or changing employers after 10 May 2011 are considered new commitments, and will be subject to the new arrangements.

Employers will still be able to use the ‘operating cost’ (or ‘log book’) method so that the taxable value of their car fringe benefits will exclude any business use of the car.

Employers and employees who seek to end existing contracts early and immediately enter into new contracts just to get the benefit of new arrangements, may be caught by the general anti-avoidance provisions.

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TAX TIME

About capital protected products and borrowings If you have an investment that was funded through the use of a capital protected product or borrowing, this information may help you deal with any interest deductions you may be entitled to.

What are capital protected products and borrowings?

Capital protected products (also known as capital protected borrowings) are

generally associated with the purchase and holding of shares, units in a unit trust (units) or stapled securities such as instalment warrants.

These financial products allow an investor to borrow money or obtain credit to purchase shares, units or stapled securities.

These shares, units or stapled securities purchased then become security for

the loan. Under the terms of the ďŹ nancial product, if the shares, units or stapled securities fall in value below their purchase price, the purchaser can transfer the shares, units or stapled securities back (a put option) or surrender them to the lender to meet all outstanding obligations under the loan (a limited recourse loan).

Capital protected loans

generally attract higher interest rates and/or additional fees.

Capital protected borrowings include arrangements where an investor uses shares, units or stapled securities as security for borrowing money or obtaining credit and those shares, units or stapled securities are protected from a fall in their value.

You declare all your income Employment income You must show employment income on your tax return, including salary and wages allowances and other employment income lump sum payments.

Pensions, annuities and government payments you must show payments on your tax return, including: Pensions paid as a superannuation income stream annuities you purchased with a lump sum payment from a life insurance company government payments, such as the age pension and Newstart allowance.

Investment income You must show investment income on your tax return, including: Interest, including childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s savings accounts and life insurance bonuses dividends you are paid as

a shareholder rent and rent-related payments that you receive, or become entitled to income or credits you receive from any trust investment product.

income. This means you must declare all income you receive from foreign sources in your tax return.

If you are not an Australian resident for tax purposes, you may not need to declare income you receive Income from capital gains from outside Australia in your tax You must show income from return. some capital gains on your tax return, including capital gains from Other income selling real estate, shares and manYou must also declare all income aged fund investments. from: Business, partnership and trust Compensation or insurance payincome. ments you receive for lost income You must show business income discounted shares or rights (inon your tax return, including: cluding options) to acquire shares Business income, including in- prizes or awards associated with come you make as a sole trader; employment or investments, dePartnership income; pending on the circumstances.

Trust income; If you spend money on someForeign income. thing to help you earn your income, If you are an Australian resident, you may be entitled to claim that you are taxed on your worldwide cost as a tax deduction.

End of year financial tips for investors Tax time is ideal for existing and potential property investors to reassess their portfolio goals, revisit their budget and put in place a solid plan for the new ďŹ nancial year.

Local franchise owner for Mortgage Choice, Kristin Nicolson, suggests some tips for planning your strategy for the following year 1. Utilising rather than spending your tax return or bonus can help you achieve goals sooner. For those who havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bought yet, place this money into a high interest savings account to increase your purchase deposit. For those who have, depositing it into your home loan account not only creates a ďŹ nancial buďŹ&#x20AC;er, it takes time oďŹ&#x20AC; your loan term and reduces the total interest owed.

2. Potential investors must consider all ownership costs and weigh up positive vs. negative gearing. If your loan interest, fees and other purchase costs (eg. council/water/land/strata fees, maintenance,

property management, etc) exceed your rental income, the net loss can be oďŹ&#x20AC;set against other income you derive. This is called negative gearing. Or, you may consider positive gearing, where the annual rental income received covers or is higher than the repayments and ownership costs. Also think about capital gains tax incurred if you sell the property and be sure to consult your taxation advisor.

3. Investors with healthy cash ďŹ&#x201A;ow and good savings habits might consider an â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;interest in advanceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; home loan. These let you to pay in advance up to a yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worth of interest, allowing you to claim the tax deduction in the current ďŹ nancial year. There are limitations to consider, eg. at the end of the interest in advance term the loan may need to be renegotiated or switched to another type, often at your expense. Also, because these are ďŹ xed rate loans, they are usually not as ďŹ&#x201A;exible as variable rate loans.

Keeping track of your super Your super is your savings for retirement. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important for you to have an accurate idea of how much is being contributed, where itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going, and what super accounts you have.

Checking your super contributions If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re entitled to compulsory super guarantee contributions from your employer, make sure you know how much they pay and what fund itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s being paid into.

Transferring your super to one account If you have more than one super account, you may want to consider combining them into one super fund so you pay only one set of fees and costs. It also means you can keep track of your money

more easily. You should ďŹ nd out if your fund will charge you to close the account and whether youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll lose any beneďŹ ts.

Finding any lost or unclaimed super If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever changed your name, address or job, you may have some lost super and be listed on our lost members register.

Unclaimed super is diďŹ&#x20AC;erent to lost super. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s money that can be withdrawn from a super fund because you meet eligibility requirements, but the super fund canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t contact you. You may be listed on our unclaimed super money register.

You can search for your lost and unclaimed super online with SuperSeeker.

Record keeping Did you knowâ&#x20AC;Ś

You do not need receipts if your work-related expenses are $300 or less, but you must be able to show the deduction relates to your income and how you calculated the amount you claimed.

If you claim more than $300 for work-related expenses, you need to keep written records as evidence of the whole amount not just the amount over $300. The $300 does not include claims for car, meal allowance, award transport payments allowance and travel allowance expenses.

The Tax Office accepts a wide range of documents as written records of your claim, for example â&#x20AC;˘ paper or electronic copies of documents, such as invoices, receipts or delivery notes â&#x20AC;˘ statements from financial institutions, such as credit card statements â&#x20AC;˘ BPAYÂŽ receipt numbers â&#x20AC;˘ PAYG payment summaries â&#x20AC;˘ warranty documents.

For work-related expenses, you must keep your written evidence for five years from the due date for lodging your tax return. If you lodge your return after the due date, the five years start from this later date.

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Tributes for Tom Kruse Tributes flowed last week when the news broke that the legendary outback mailman Tom Kruse, died in Adelaide, aged 96.

Tom Kruse made his first mail trip up the Birdsville Track in 45-degree heat on January 1, 1936.

Tom’s best known mail truck was a 1936 Leyland Badger, which finally broke down and was abandoned on Pandie Pandie station in 1957. The Badger was rescued from the desert in 1986 and then fully restored by a group of enthusiasts in Adelaide in the late 1990s.

The Mail Truck’s Last Run re-enactment in October 1999, from Birdsville to Birdwood, had Tom and the Badger deliver more than 7,000 letters from all over the world and resulted in the documentary ‘Last Mail from Birdsville - the Story of Tom Kruse’. Tom’s truck now resides at the National Motor Museum at Birdwood in the Adelaide hills.

Sgt Paxton and the lovely Carmel sad to leave Roxby

By Celeste Lustosa

Three years ago Sergeant Stuart Paxton, and his wife Carmel, moved to Roxby Downs after spending two and a half years as Sgt in Charge at Leigh Creek’s Police Station.

In July they are on the move to Clare where Stuart will take the role of Sgt of Clare Police Station and also supervise the neighbouring Stations.

“It will be a different job, and to be able to have all my weekends off will be a change after 36 years at shift jobs,” he said.

The couple spoke to The Monitor about how they ended up here, their happy years in Roxby and why they feel so sad to say goodbye.

“I was Sgt in Charge at Leigh Creek and they were having a lot of problems to fill in the Sgt position here so I thought I’d give it a go,” he said.

Since they had relatives here they had visited the town sometimes over the years and had always loved the country towns, but there were many challenges with his job in the beginning.

“When you don’t have a Sergeant in Charge at a Station for a while you have a lot of administrative and management problems to deal with; so there was a lot of work to bring Roxby Downs Police Station to a functional country Police Station and there was a lot of staff coming in that had to be inducted and trained.

“I have been in the Police Force for 36 years and mostly in the country areas and because Carmel and I believe in getting involved in the communities we live in, we never had any problems in becoming part of this one.

“Here in Roxby I have joined a couple of committees but my work has been fairly heavy, with long hours when we are short on staff, so I haven’t been able to get involved in the community as I normally would but I suppose that’s the nature of Roxby Downs,” he explained.

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started five years ago when he was working at Leigh Creek and members of the local SES Unit volunteered to clean up the Strzelecki Track. Sgt Paxton was also a member of the Leigh Creek SES at that time.

The clean up trips include 4WD trucks and camping kitchens, 4WD vehicles and trailers set out, and have already covered the Strzelecki Track, Merty Rd, Bora Track Rd, Della Rd, Dillon’s Highway, Innamincka to Birdsville Rd and Birdsville Track back to Leigh Creek. Among the rubbish collected, are primarily tyres, tyre debris, steel, automotive parts, transportable building parts, as well as three and a half wool bales of bottles and cans.

As for Carmel, her passion has been to support anything that has to do with Cancer Council.

“Being a Cancer survivor, I sussed them out within two days we had arrived in Roxby; found out who the contact person was and got involved.

“When I first arrived they were doing a Relay for Life here but had no idea of how to do it and the committee was trying to do the best they could and because I had been part of Relay for Life in other communities I have lived in, I helped out.”

Carmel also explained why they decided to move.

“My time in Roxby Downs has been magnificent. I wouldn’t move if we didn’t have to, but my parents and Stuart’s parents are sick and I believe that our way to say thank you for raising and being there for us is to be there for them and look after them now.

“They are one hour from one another and I was driving up and down every two weeks to be with them but it’s such a long drive that we decided we needed to get closer for our parents’ sake.

“It was a hard decision because I love my job with an absolute passion, and the owners and my tenants know that I am passionate about my real estate management job but our parents come first,” she said. www.themonitor.com.au

The couple also talked about the great people they met here along these years.

“The long term residents from Roxby that have a passion and a lot of care for the town are definitely the best thing about this community. But some of the transient people that don’t bond to the community are here to work and have no care for the town or the people that live here are the saddest to watch,” Carmel added.

For Sgt Paxton, “The majority of the people of Roxby are lovely. Here at the Police we only deal with the minority 15%.

“You don’t need to go to a lot of the committee meetings and it’s the same people getting involved in everything; the rest of the community need to take a step forward and get involved because Roxby is a lovely place and with a lot of potential. And with the expansion, we can either grow as a community or turn into another typical mining town that always turn to the mining company or the government to fix things up. I would rather see it grow in a community oriented way but only time will tell that,” he said.

He went on to say that “people should give more of their time to the community to make it a better place and until they start to do that they’re going to struggle with all the different committees and volunteer groups that are left to a handful.”

Carmel said, “People like Jo Culf are much needed in the community, because she does the Big Warm Welcome and it helps people that arrive here and feel disassociated and alone in Roxby.”

She also believes that “multiculturalism is one of the beauties of Roxby Downs. I have learnt so much about other countries just by living here.”

The much loved couple concluded that they will definitely come back to visit and that they truly enjoyed their time here!

There is still no replacement for Sgt Paxton at Roxby Downs Police Station. The position is being advertised and in the meantime two members of the Station will share acting in the role.

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The Board that provides a community voice locally Design your own jewellery at Red eARTh Festival

JOINING FORUMS

If you are interested in joining a forum please contact the following people. New members are always welcome.

ARTS and CULTURE FORUM Rachel Young 0428 671 000 COMMUNITY BOARD 7.30PM July 25 A piece of Rachels jewellery - photo courtesy of Michael Houlden.

By Millie Thomas

A

s the Red eARTh Festival draws nearer, Rachel Young, festival organiser and Chairperson for the Arts Cultural Forum has revealed what will be showcased in her workshop.

“I am going to do some jewellery workshops in my workshop,” said Rachel. “So we’ll probably look at making a piece of jewellery over a two session workshop.”

Participants, who will need to be adults or older teens, will be exposed to Rachel’s lifelong passion. “We’ll probably be using silver,” she said. “We’ll experiment with some different techniques to come out with a pair of earrings and/or a necklace depending on

the time.”

Rachel studied jewellery making for four years during her younger years, and after an extended break, picked it up again about six years ago. “I love it! They (the jewellery pieces) are all different,” she said. “Probably what’s most exciting is when someone else really likes it. When something you’ve made becomes someone else’s favourite piece.”

Rachel explained that participants will be able to take the jewellery home with them and that they may discover a deeper understanding of the production process.

She explained that even the simplest jewellery design may be the result of the most intricate production. “They’ll take away with them a piece of silver jewellery for a start, and just an appreciation of what actually

goes into the making of jewellery,” she said.

“It’s quite technical. The amount of work that actually goes into something that’s quite simple is surprising for most people and the skills and techniques involved.”

Each workshop only accommodates for four people at a time, so upon the release of the festival programme (due in the next couple of weeks), Rachel urges interested persons to get in early to avoid disappointment.

“From previous workshops that I’ve done, people usually forget what time it is! So be prepared to forget the time because you’ll be so engrossed in what you’re doing!” she finished. The festival will run for three weeks from Friday, July 29 til Sunday August 21.

New look for Roxby Downs dot com The Roxby Downs website is currently being redesigned and upgraded.

Once the changes have been completed the website will have a new look and easier navigation.

The website is not only an important resource for local residents but it also showcases Roxby Downs to the world.

Many people, particularly those from overseas and interstate, make the decision to relocate based on the information they find on the internet. The information they find or don’t find on roxbydowns. com can be the deciding factor on whether they move here or not.

Prospective employees with families will be keen to find out about childcare, education and family support services as well as sport and recreation opportunities for the whole family. Others will be looking for potential job opportunities for family members, the

availability of health services, and the options for entertainment, eating out and socialising.

An online presence is a vital way for organisations such as RoxFM, The Monitor Newspaper, the Council, the Community Board, volunteering organisations, the schools, local businesses and the Health Services to share information with the community. Roxbydowns. com provides a one stop shop to focus this information.

The web designers have taken on board community comments about the business directory and this will be reformatted and categorised by business/product type rather than business name. The whole aim of the new design will be to streamline and remove duplicated information.

The number of job enquiries coming through the website is also extremely high and ways to

re-direct these enquiries straight to employment agencies and employers is also being investigated. The website upgrade

will take some time to complete so if residents encounter any problems during the transition period please use

the online contact form to advise. Suggestions about additional content are also welcome via this method.

Roxby Downs

COMMUNITY PERSON OF THE MONTH The Volunteering Partnership is calling for nominations for Community Person of the Month.

These new awards will recognise people who have made a significant contribution to the Roxby Downs Community.

Nomination forms are available from the Roxby Downs Council, The Monitor Newspaper and Big Sky Credit Union and must be received by the 15th of every month.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND NOMINATION FORMS CONTACT:

MICHELLE HALES (08) 8671 0010 OR MICHELLE.HALES@ROXBYDOWNS.COM.AU

EDUCATION and WORKPLACE TRAINING

Michelle Hales 0418 833 818 SPORT and RECREATION FORUM Kaye Doyle 0419 935 316 COMMUNITY GARDEN Patrik Ibele 8671 0168 HEALTH FORUM Karen Russell 8671 9020 SPORT & RECREATION FORUM MEETING 7.30PM ON July 5 ROXBY ROADSAFE MEETING 5.30PM ON July 14

Green tip

Did you know? KITCHEN TIPS Natural gas and microwave cookers are the most cost effective form of cooking.

Electric toasters are more efficient than grillers.

Ensure the refridgerator is located in a cool place and is well ventilated.

Consider turning off second fridges or freezers when not in use.

Fill the dishwasher before turning it on.

Turn appliances off at the wall when not in use.

Appliances with remote controls or “soft switches” such as TVs, stereos, computers, microwaves and some washing machines can consume a lot of energy when in ”standby” mode.

An initiative of the Environment Forum

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.

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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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An open letter from Little Rascals Childcare Centre management

e purchased the centre four years ago with a dream and a passion for child care. After running a highly successful child care centre in Adelaide for 7 years we thought this would be a life changing and rewarding experience. Well, it certainly has been life changing.

The centre has survived, barely, through the ups and downs of the economic change this town has seen over recent years. We have battled through at times of desperation and this has only been due to the fantastic commitment and relationships formed with families that have utilized the centre over recent years. There has been a lot of great experiences created at the centre over the years, There is nothing more rewarding than working with children, they put a smile on your face and can turn a bad day into a positive. Unfortunately, this passion hasn’t been shared by all. Staffing has been an ongoing issue at the centre. The town is a mining town and most people are professionals seeking mine employment and high wages. Child Care wages are low in comparison and you really need to have a strong desire to work with children in such a town, as there are plenty of other options for higher paying jobs. A lack of experienced and committed staff who share the same drive and passion has been extremely hard to maintain, and controlling the day to day running of the centre from Adelaide has been difficult. I attend the centre regularly, making visits every two to three weeks sometimes more, and maintained daily contact with staff in my absence. We have in the past, employed centre Managers who have attempted to step in and efficiently run the centre, but unfortunately, child care is not a glorified baby sitting service, it is an educational facility that requires staff to be trained and experienced in dealing with all Education Department regulations, licensing requirements and accreditation guidelines. It can be an extremely stressful position, having the responsibility of the staff and children on a day to day basis, this coupled with the management paperwork and government audits required.

Staff turnover is high due to the lack of experienced staff and also the transient nature of Roxby Downs, you can be fully staffed one week, and understaffed the next. I have been paying above award wages in an attempt to retain the committed and experienced staff, but to no avail, and it is now evident that it was not even appreciated.

Staff discounts for children attending the centre, and in some instances no fees charged at all, so they can come and earn money without the cost of child care, was also unappreciated. Staff children are counted as numbers for capacity in the centre, and on many occasions had to turn away full fee paying parents to accommodate staff children as we needed the staff to work.

Rumours based around the centre have also been largely to blame for the centres closure. These have

caused upset and sadness to not only myself, but also staff as it is a reflection on them and the quality of care they provided whilst employed here.

The centre is currently owed over $20,000.00 in outstanding fees and we have been carrying this for over 12 months. Debt collection has been rarely succesfull as people just move and don’t notify change of contact details. This is appalling in such a lucrative town. This money is vital to ensure that staff wages are paid, rent and outgoings are paid.

We are a privately owned centre, and are not fortunate enough to be eligible for government grants and funds to keep us going through times of need, we rely on parents paying their fees regularly to keep going. So yes, on the rare occasion there have been a few wages paid late (no more than 2 days and no one has ever not been paid), and for this I have apologised, but to assume a little understanding and support from staff was wrong.

A substantial theft of money at the centre last week was the icing on the cake, which has now been placed in the hands of the authorities.

I have tried to keep a brave face, but no matter where I turn, there is always some negativity brewing and I cant keep it up. Little Rascals previous owners have also seen the same fate. I feel sad that I have let families down and caused a child care dilemma, I understand that there are limited options for long day care in town, especially where children will receive access to quality educational facilities.

Private home care will also leave parents out of pocket as they can not claim the Child Care Rebate if the carer is not registered with Centrelink, thus increasing the families out of pocket expense.

The centre will remain closed, I will not be reopening, this is not a temporary closure. The centre is up for sale, and we will continue to pay the rent for a further month to give somebody the option to purchase and take over. After this, the fate of the centre is unsure, as it is privately owned, but I am fairly confident the building will be demolished for residential housing putting a further strain on a suitable facility to operate a child care centre within the town.

I would like to thank all the families who have supported the centre, and a BIG thankyou to my long time supporters, Sandy and Seth, Siannah Rein and Alicia, Lara and Adam, Michelle and Mitchell, Chance and Seth. Farewell to the children that I have worked with here over the past few years, it has been great to see a handful go from baby to toddler and then off to school, it has been rewarding for me to have been able to watch them grow throughout their early years. They will be missed, and I wish all the families well for the future.

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“No. It doesnt matter what age you are. It’s whether you can handle it or not.”

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State’s North holds key to nation’s energy security Minister for Mineral Resources Development, Tom Koutsantonis, has described the proposal of a $7.5 billion clean fuel production project in the State’s far north as having the potential to secure the nation’s energy supplies into the future.

Central Petroleum Limited and Allied Resource Partners announced to the Australian Stock Exchange last week of their intent to establish a $7.5 billion gas to liquid in the Pedirka Basin, in the State’s far north, overlapping the border with the Northern Territory.

After meeting with the companies, Mr Koutsantonis said the project was of unprecedented scope and would be of “international significance”.

“This project will be potentially of a scale similar to Olympic Dam and of national, if not international significance,” he said.

“It is proposed the project will utilise Underground Coal Gasification and Gas to Liquid technologies to produce an estimated minimum of 60,000 barrels of “ultra clean diesel fuel” in the first stage of development alone.

“It is forecast the project could stretch to produce anywhere from one to three million barrels of clean diesel fuel per day, which equates to roughly the same output of Kuwait.

“The numbers that are being mentioned would guarantee Australia’s energy security, and would also be of unprecedented economic benefit to the local and state economies.

“It would also have the potential to put Australia on the map as a major net exporter of oil.”

The Minister said, “There has already been more than $100m spent in exploration of the area and the companies are now looking for $300m in funds to conduct a bankable feasibility study.

“The company has also voiced its wishes to utilise any deep water port, such as the planned Port Bonython port, to export the fuel internationally.

ARP says the project could have a life of 100 years and create up to 3,000 jobs.

David Shearwood from ARP says the operation would not involve mining.

“We’re not using diesel trucks to move rocks around, we’re not using explosives which give off gases and in the mining process itself you give off methane, we’re not doing any of those things,” he said.

“We do produce a bit of CO2 in the process itself, we’ll be capturing that CO2 and the bulk of that CO2 will be reinjected back underground.”

However, in an ABC radio report last week not everyone is as enthusiastic about the project.

Jimmy Cocking from the Arid Land Environment Centre said he was not buying assurances from the companies involved the process will be environmentally friendly.

“They’re very keen to distance themselves from the coal seam gas industry in saying it’s very different but there are still inherent risks associated with it,” he said.

“This project is about ... pumping chemicals into the ground and pumping them up, so we got big concerns about it.

Pete leaves Andamooka with fond memories

F

By Millie Thomas

or the past three years, Peter McCready has devoted his time and put his life on hold for his role in Frontier Services in Andamooka.

His recent departure back to home town Orroroo in the State’s mid north has no doubt been strongly felt in the Andamooka community. Pete looks back fondly on the last three years, and commends the strong sense of family and care that is evident in the town.

“I managed the Frontier Services community support service up there, that’s what originally took me to Andamooka,” explained Pete. “I was very much involved with the CFS, SES and the

Bell Shakespeare actors Teresa Jacovich, Nathaniel Middleton, George Banders and Adele Querol interact with year 7 and 8 students from RDAS Andrew, Scott, Jake, Cheleigh and Chloe.

Shakespeare like you’ve never seen

By Celeste Lustosa Bell Shakespeare’s Regional Communities Partner BHP Billiton has again reached Roxby Downs, where RDAS students were provided free Bell Shakespeare Actors At Work performances and masterclasses.

Actors At Work Teresa Jakovich, Nathaniel Middleton, George Banders and Adele Querol showed the magic, love and comedy of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Midsummer Madness’, as well as the spine chilling tragedy Macbeth in Macbeth Intensive and Student Masterclasses.

The performances are a one-hour in-school performance that combine Shakespeare’s texts with contemporary dialogue to engage and inspire students. These performances are a key platform of Bell Shakespeare’s Learning programmes which tour nationally and enable students to get involved and understand the nature of William Shakespeare’s plays from the inside out.

“We cut the scenes off to make the play shorter and added some contemporary text to explain it to the children and make it fun with

some cultural facts that they can relate to,” actor Teresa said.

“We find that misconception is just an attitude and we shouldn’t patronise the kids and assume that they can’t understand Shakespeare.

We like to allow them the possibility to be challenged by some good quality literature.

“The students we start presenting the plays to earlier get to know Shakespeare’s work at a young age, are not intimidated by it later because they already know what it sounds like; it’s the kids that started too late that struggle because they think it’s too difficult, hard, boring, etc; but the kids that played had it at primary school, can’t wait to have it again because they know it’s fun,” she added.

Student Masterclasses are intensive two-hour workshops that give students the opportunity to get up on their feet and explore Shakespeare through interactive and practical exercises.

They can focus on any Shakespeare text and be tailored for students.

“The workshops are fascinating. We really get to know and interact with the kids; we get to work with their minds and ideas and they

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community and Frontier Services auxiliary committee, also Roxby Downs Health Forum and Outback Communities.”

Pete, who held a prominent role in the community, explained that the best recipe for a healthy community is good communication.

“I have always maintained that we just listen to the community, have a good relationship with the community at all times and walk beside the community, I think that’s paramount,” he said.

“I like to step back and listen and have good communications. In doing that, by listening to the community we were able to put a lot of things in place such as volunteer programs, working with the community when we had problems.

“We had three lots of floods up there and also

we had fires and rooves come off houses, and it was basically about being there and walking beside the community and listening to the people and assisting the people in the community.”

Pete went on to point out that while Andamooka has seen some tough times over the last two years, it has further strengthened the small community. “Not only seeing how the community comes together, but seeing the resilience of the community when they’ve been through a disaster. Seeing how Andamooka actually cares for each other, I think that’s one thing I was always impressed with.”

According to Pete, one of the strongest facets of the community is the school. “Andamooka Area School was simply wonderful, they welded the community together a lot I think and did a wonderful job,” he said.

“I must commend Angela Turner for the work she does in regards to looking after the younger ones. It’s people like Angela that help bring the people together and I think this social aspect is very important in keeping the family structure together.”

Above all, Pete maintained that a strong family is the basis of a strong community, and that the strong moral code in Andamooka needs to remain.

“We need more infrastructure to sustain Andamooka but in saying that we also need the community to not lose any of its values and to not stop caring for one another, I think that’s paramount,” he said. “What I see is needed WORKING TOGETHER: Peter Allen, Angela Turner, Jessica Kalbfleisch and Peter McCready organised the volunteers day in Andamooka earlier this year.

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have to be interacting and performing.

“The visual images and physical interact with the text shows them that this is literature but it’s meant to be performed, it’s drama. It also helps them to remember the text better instead of just reading them because they play the characters themselves,” Teresa said.

BHP Billiton is an ongoing supporter of Bell Shakespeare’s Learning programme, enabling performances and masterclasses in communities like Roxby Downs.

Samantha Tidy, Head of Educations of Bell’s Shakespeare, said that the group sees about 8,000 students a year, across the whole of Australia.

“Our visit here today is courtesy of BHP and I am very grateful for their support to enable us to visit these parts of South Australia; without their help we wouldn’t be able to come.

“This is the third time we are here and we love coming back to Roxby. And we are hoping that by showing different plays year after year the kids will have a better experience of learning Shakespeare and that can complement their English and drama studies,” she concluded.

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and what is happening now is more welcoming of youth in the community activities. Looking at how we can support the families, that’s important.

“In the long term, if you haven’t got your family in town, if you haven’t got your wife in tow or if you can’t support your children in regards to the social aspect, then that in my view is breaking down of marriages.

“I have seen so many marriages break down, I want to see the community grow together and stay together and I think that’s fairly well what should happen.”

Lyn Breuer MP

Member for Giles

Working with the community, For the community.

For appointments call Lyn’s office Phone: 8645 7800 Fax: 8645 0713 Email: giles@parliament.sa.gov.au Westland Shopping Centre Whyalla Norrie, SA 5608 Wednesday, July 6, 2011 – Page 19

Finals fever Classic winners: Darren Male (Sandvik), Brenton Huntley, Jason Habel, Matt (Sandvik)

2011 Sandvik Desert Golf Classic The annual two day, two person Ambrose was played at Woomera and Roxby Downs on June 25 and 26. A big thank you goes to Darren Male and Matt from Sandvik.

NOVELTIES ROXBY DOWNS SUNDAY LONG DRIVE NO.1 DIVISION 1 ROBERT GRAY DIVISION 2 JEFF BARRAND LADIES JULIE DARLING NTP NO.4 DIVISION 1 MISSED DIVISION 2 ROGER SCHOLEFIELD LADIES MISSED WOOMERA SATURDAY LONG DRIVE NO.3 DIVISION 1 JASON HABEL DIVISION 2 LUKE BUDDEN LADIES TIFFANY SHAH NTP NO.5 DIVISION 1 ROBIN PASSMORE DIVISION 2 SHANE BOWDEN

LONG DRIVE NO.7 DIVISION 1 BRENTON HUNTLEY DIVISION 2 WALLY BROOME LADIES ANN SHIELDS NTP NO.13 DIVISION 1 TONY HOLBROOK DIVISION 2 ERIK ROGNLI LADIES ANN SHIELDS LONG DRIVE NO.16 DIVISION 1 CHRIS PILLAR DIVISION 2 NOEL RILEY LADIES TIFFANY SHAH NTP NO.11 DIVISION 1 CHRIS PILLAR DIVISION 2 NOEL RILEY

GOLF RESULTS BEST NETT WOOMERA GRAHAM NIELSEN BEST NETT ROXBY DOWNS WALLY BROOME NAGA ANDY STIRRAT LADIES NETT WINNERS JANE JONES NETT R/UP DIV 2 SCOTT McKENZIE NETT R/UP DIV 1 GRAHAM NIELSEN NETT WINNERS DIV 2 ANDY SEARLE NETT WINNERS DIV 1 MATT PARRISH LADIES RUNNERS-UP JULIE DARLING LADIES WINNERS TIFFANY SHAH DIV 2 GROSS R/UP JUSTIN ALLCHURCH DIV 1 GROSS R/UP GLEN MUNGUR DIV 2 GROSS WINNERS WALLY BROOME OVERALL CHAMPIONS BRENTON HUNTLEY

JOHN LACHMUND

56.75

CHARLIE PAYNE

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ANDY WINTERFIELD

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SANDY RICHTER

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JOHN BAYLEY

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JOHN LACHMUND

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DANIEL YOUNG

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CRAIG NICHOLS

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ANN SHIELDS

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PAULA McKENZIE

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JOE PAYNE

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ROBIN PASSMORE

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CHARLIE PAYNE

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JASON HABEL

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Todd Dietman with the ball, playd a strong game in last week’s preliminary final and Ben hurley played well in defence.

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6th to 12th July 2011

MONDAY

FOOTBALL TRAININGS Town Oval Andamooka: 6:30pm, Hornridge: 7:30pm MONDAY MORNING TENNIS Tennis Courts - 9:00am - 10:00am BUTS & GUTS Pulse Fitness Room - 9:00am PULSE BALANCE Pulse Fitness Room - 10:00am JUNIOR FOOTBALL TRAININGS Town Oval - 5:00pm VOLLEYBALL GAMES Sports Stadiums - 6:30pm - 9:30pm VALDA INGLIS SCHOOL OF DANCE Auditorium - 4:30pm - 5:30pm

TUESDAY SENIOR SOCCER - Sports Stadium 2 - 6:30pm PULSE BALANCE Group Fitness Room - 7:00pm JUNIOR COME & TRY SOCCER School Oval - 4-7 years 3:30pm - 4:15pm 8-12 years - 4:15pm - 5:00pm FOOTBALL TRAININGS Town Oval Roxby: 6:30pm, Olympic Dam: 7:30pm VALDA INGLIS SCHOOL OF DANCE Auditorium - 3:00pm - 8:30pm VOLLEYBALL TRAININGS Stadium 1 - 8:00pm - 9:30pm NETBALL TRAININGS (Roxby Districts) Hard Courts - 7:00pm - 9:00pm JUNIOR FOOTBALL TRAINING Town Oval - 5:00pm

WEDNESDAY PUMP Group Fitness Room - 9:00am PULSE BALANCE Group Fitness Room - 8:00pm BOXERCISE Group Fitness - 7:00pm FOOTBALL TRAININGS Town Oval Hornridge: 6:30pm, Andamooka: 7:30pm DO SHOTOKAN KARATE Auditorium - 6:30pm - 8:30pm WEDNESDAY NETBALL GRAND FINALS Sports Stadiums - 6:30pm - 9:30pm VALDA INGLIS SCHOOL OF DANCE Auditorium -3:00pm- 6:30pm JUNIOR FOOTBALL TRAINING Town Oval - 5:00pm

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THURSDAY

PUMP Group Fitness -Pulse Gym - 7:00pm NIPPY GYM Auditorium - 9:30am - 11:30am FOOTBALL TRAININGS Town Oval Olympic Dam: 6:30pm, Roxby: 7:30pm VALDA INGLIS SCHOOL OF DANCE Auditorium - 3:00pm - 8:00pm INDOOR HOCKEY GRAND FINALS Sports Stadium 1 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm JUNIOR INDOOR HOCKEY (4 - 8yrs old) 4:00pm - 4:45pm JUNIOR INDOOR HOCKEY (9 -13yrs old) 4:45pm - 5:45pm JUNIOR FOOTBALL TRAINING Town Oval - 5:00pm JUNIOR NET SET GO TRAINING Hard Courts - 3:15pm - 4:00pm

FRIDAY JUNIOR FOOTBALL GAMES Town Oval - 5:00pm SENIOR NETBALL GAMES Sports Stadiums & Outdoor Courts - 6:30pm - 10:00pm

SATURDAY

PULSE FIT BALL Group Fitness Room - 10:00am BADMINTON COMPETITION Stadium 1 - 6:00pm JUNIOR NETBALL GAMES Outside Courts - 8:45am JUNIOR FOOTBALL GAMES Town Oval - 8:00am FNFL FOOTBALL GAMES Town Oval - 12:30pm

SUNDAY

7-12 Carnival (Interim scores until 1500m run has been completed) Frome 770 Gairdner 753 Torrens 749 Eyre 748 3-6 Carnival Eyre 976 Frome 804 Torrens 741 Gairdner 713 Pictured above: Sean made over the high jump bar.

Right: Emma ready to throw discus.

Photos supplied by RDAS

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FOR SALE C A R AVA N , 3 0 f t Wildcat 5th wheeler 2005. Iveco tow vehicle,2005, 33,000k’s, XSS - 612. Excellent condition throughout, hardly used and has many features. Call Simon on 0437 850 897 or 8632 22 00.

HOUSE and 2 vacant freehold blocks for sale in Andamooka, lot 791. one $70,000, two $65,000 each and with house $210,000. phone: 8672 71 38.

PUBLIC NOTICES ARE there any old Mt Gunson miners out there ? Cash paid for mineral collections, mineral specimens and crystals from the Mt Gunson copper mine Phone 0407 608 772.

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MTU Detroit Diesel Australia Pty Ltd is the national distributor for MTU, Detroit Diesel and VM Motori heavy duty diesel engines and Allison Automatic Transmissions.

An excellent career opportunity exists for a qualified Diesel Mechanic for immediate start to join our team at the Roxby Downs branch. Our Roxby Downs team services and maintains a broad spectrum of MTUDDA product portfolio and assets owned by our client at Olympic Dam. Key duties and responsibilities of the position include: • Service activities, including on-site maintenance and repairs and engine overhauls.

• Carry out hands on service work in both the workshop and field service environments.

• Provide proactive customer service and deal directly with customers.

• Other related duties as directed by the Supervisor.

• Ensuring compliance to all safety procedures in workplace and site.

• Further details of the position will be discussed with applicants.

The successful applicant will possess the following attributes: • Appropriate Trade qualifications.

• Technical knowledge and experience in MTU, Detroit Diesel and Allison Product lines are highly desirable.

• Pride in completing jobs to a high standard.

• Be capable of working without supervision.

• Will be self motivated and able to become an active part of a great team of people.

• Customer orientated.

We offer: • A competitive remuneration package.

• Ongoing high quality training programs and support.

• Access to a Study Assistance Package for those who want to return to TAFE or University.

• Access to a Free Employee Assistance Program.

• All applicants must be willing to undergo a full medical and drug screen and have a high regard to Safety in the workplace.

Conditions and remuneration will be discussed with the successful applicant. Please mark applications with Private & Confidential and address to: Rob Ellingham, Branch Supervisor 24 Olympic Way, Roxby Downs SA 5725 T: 08 8671 2621 M: 0419 865 964 E: Robert.Ellingham@mtudda.com.au APPLICATIONS CLOSE 15 JULY 2011

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The suitable applicant will hold a Drivers Licence (essential) and a Responsible Service Alcohol Badge (preferred but not essential) Applications can be handed in to the ODFC Bar Mon-Sat after 4pm

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BRIGHTON 30 Beach Rd Rarely does an opportunity come along to secure a residence in this tightly held location, within metres of magnificent Brighton Beach, Jetty Rd shops, restaurants, transport and so much more! This circa 1925 Bungalow named “Lorna By Sea” after its original long term owner, has been elegantly renovated and will suit the most fastidious purchaser.

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Roxby Downs represented Ben Woodall pictured gearing up for the football carnival this weekend.

By Millie Thomas

The South Australian State Country Football Championships, which are being held in Port Augusta this weekend, will present opportunities for a lot of young men.

Included in that fortunate group, are Far North Football League’s own Ben Woodall and Aaron Spicer.

Both relatively new to the league, the two were chosen to help represent the ‘Northern Zone’ team after this year’s Miner’s Cup at AAMI Stadium.

“They were watching the game,” explained Ben ‘Woody’ Woodall.

“Duck Davies is the coach of the Northern Zone team and his offsider was a talent scout.

“I was a bit shocked to get selected in a losing team but at the same time, kind of thought oh, people are watching, which was refreshing.”

A close acquaintance, Fremantle Coach Mark Harvey also took notice of the game.

“He (Mark) didn’t know what the Miners Cup was about so I filled

him in,” said Woody. “So he said, oh, I’ll watch. So there are other interests coming into it, which is good.”

Woody went on to explain that while most of the team had already been picked, the coaches were still looking for a strong mid field team.

“They watched me and Spicer work together and we pretty much did dominate a lot of the mid fielding on the day so they liked the look of that and asked us two as a pair to come down,” he said.

Woody, who has a strong history in football all over Australia, has played in the ACTAFL, WAFL and has been put through numerous footballing scholarships and education incentives.

However after a few disappointing grand final losses with his team in WA, Claremont, he found himself in Roxby.

This state country competition is a preselector for an entire South Australian country football team, and eventually a SA team.

“This league (FNFL) is very similar to the league I’m from so in this carnival I’ll hopefully find some strong and very skilful bush footy,” said Woody. “It’s probably something I haven’t been around in the last six years until this season.

“To take it from Far North Football League level to a higher level will be quite interesting, I’m looking forward to it.”

After a couple of trainings with the squad, Woody and Spicer will head down to Port Augusta this Friday for a round robin type competition.

“Thank you to the Far North Football League and everyone involved, a special thanks to Barry Mitchell for making it available to have this kind of opportunity to play footy while working, but also to be able to take the talent to the next level and step up and push through.

“A big thanks to OD footy club and Scott Peak for letting me pull away from trainings,” he concluded.

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Business of the week Austwide Property Services Anne & Shane love the local life

By Millie Thomas Anne Clampett and Shane Johnson, owners and managers of Austwide Property Service Pty Ltd have this year localised their business to the Roxby Downs region. After commuting to and from Adelaide for the past six years, Anne saw the demand for her services in the region, and has since relocated to Andamooka.

Anne and Shane couldn’t be happier with their decision, and are excited at the opportunities that Roxby has to offer.

“Since moving up here the business has grown and it is great to be able to have a more personal approach with the owners and tenants in Roxby,” she said. “It is especially good to be here during this time when the market is changing so much and the expansion seems to be looming.”

The highly publicised rental market is an area that Anne is passionate about. “The market is changing, sales seem to be picking up and the demand for rentals is increasing. As has happened in the past increased demand means increased prices and this means some people miss out.

“There are a limited number of rentals in this area and people often find themselves

having to pay more than they anticipated or live in a house they perhaps would not have chosen otherwise.”

Broadminded, Anne can sympathise with both sides, and it is through her business, Austwide, that she can help. “There are of course two sides to this story - obviously the tenants are not happy as their rents increase as this makes budgeting more difficult however the other side which is often forgotten is that owners are entitled to take advantage of the situation and in fact would be remiss if they did not.

“If tenants are asked to reverse the situation and look at the situation if they owned a rental property would they leave the rent low? Inevitably the answer is no.

“I am happy to meet any owners who would like Austwide to manage their property - I have a satisfaction guarantee in my management agreements and owners benefit from no staff changes.

“I would like you to emphasise if possible that our business is a small one by choice and we offer personal service with attention to individual requirements,” she finished.

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Hornridge Prevail

Roxby Downs oval saw the proverbial “Four Seasons in One Day” on Saturday with a warm breezy morning turning to a blustery overcast midday, becoming cooler, and then pouring rain mid afternoon.

Hornridge handled these conditions much better than Roxby Districts to emerge victorious. Roxby Districts were first to emerge from their change rooms running through a banner commemorating Cody Kenny’s 100th FNFL game. Cody Kenny won the toss for Roxby Districts and gained first use of a strong Northerly breeze that was blowing towards the Camp end and across to the scoreboard side.

Normally sides that are kicking against such a stiff breeze hug the school side of the oval and try to play up close. Sides kicking with it usually switch across to the Golf Course side to get the breeze behind their goal scorers, while the opposition relies on the boundary line being their 19th man.

Roxby Districts persisted in kicking at goals from the scoreboard side and many of their kicks were pushed offline by the breeze. Their only goal for the quarter was scored when Miners’ Brett Whales snapped from a pack in the goal square. A 50 metre free was paid to Hornridge after an audible profanity when a Roxby player missed a goal.

Hornridge cannily kept players down the wing on the golf course side, and when they were left unattended, used that option to quickly move the ball down field and kick a vital goal into the breeze.

First Quarter HSC 1 goal 3 behinds 9 points to RDSC 1 goal 3 behinds 9 points.

Miners’ Art Lane kicked their only goal for the quarter when he was paid a free after being slung to the ground. The Black and

White crowd was elated when Ben Grimston passed into “Jimbo” McCarthy who kicked truly to score a major. Miners’ defence worked hard with Chislett, Crafter-King and Kaminski taking some goal saving marks and sending the ball forward into a strengthening wind. Hornridge’s Nigel Tutthill intercepted a kick out and passed to Ben Casey who finished off with a goal. Magpie Ben Casey’s presence and poise provided an excellent example of the work rate required for his teammates and helped ignite their self-belief.

Half time score HSC 4 goals 4 behinds 28 points to RDSC 2 goals 5 behinds 17 points.

At the halftime break the rain began to pelt down and the small crowd had to crowd under the canopies in front of the canteen and bar. Those that had cars with views of the ground sought shelter there. Although football is a winter sport little thought appears to have been given to providing appropriate facilities for spectator’s comfort during games, and until this is addressed will keep crowds down to the very loyal on days like this.

The third quarter saw Hornridge go scoreless. Miners’ Ricky Prosser slipped away from his close checking opponents to kick the Miners’ two goals and also passed to a team mate, who missed to kick a behind, for the only scores for the quarter and a slender lead.

Three Quarter Time HSC 4 goals 4 behinds 28 points to RDSC 4 goals 6 points Hornridge quickly gained the ascendancy with an old fashioned lift in work rate and their nothing to lose attitude put Roxby Districts on the back foot.

Young Magpies Munro, Elliott and Lynch were eager and productive. Miners played reactive football, chasing guernseys, and

Far North Football League ROUND 10 July 2, 2011 A GRADE Coober Pedy 14 . 16 . 100 def Andamooka 12 . 9 . 81 Coober Pedy best players: D. Warren, A. Shakes, J. Crisa, M. Grava, D. Dodd.

Goal scorers: Z McKenzie 6. goals, D. Warren 3 goals, R. Williams, D. Dodd, B. Buller, B. Lennon, C. Jonas 1 goal each.

Andamooka best players: A. Monfries, W. Monfries, K. McKenzie, J. McKenzie, B. Harris.

Goal scorers: A. Monfries 5 goals, T. Paull 4 goals, K. McKenzie, W. Monfries, D. Evans 1 goal each.

Hornridge 8 . 5 . 53 def Roxby 4 . 7 . 31 Hornridge best players: B. Casey, P. Watkinson, B. Colemann, J. Elliott, L. Gersch.

Goal scorers: B. Casey, K. Forrest, B. Grimston, B. Kelly, K. Lynch, J. McCarthy, L. Munro J. Elliot 1 goal each.

Roxby Districts best players: S. Crafter-King, J. Telfer, C. Osbourne, R. Prosser, C. Kenny.

Goals scorers: R. Prosser 2 goals, A. Lane, B. Whales 1 goal each.

SENIOR COLTS Bulldogs 8 . 14 . 62 def Hawks 5 . 13 . 43 Bulldogs best players: J. Rigden, S. King, J. Christall, J. Mason, F. Crafter-King.

Goal scorers: L. Ryan 2 goals, R. Moroney, L. Tucker, J. Christall, J. Mason, M. Hanson, J. McCarthy 1 goal each.

Hawks best players: S. Caputo, D. Lloyd, A. Ryan, S Orr, L. Baker.

Goal scorers: A. Ryan, D. Lloyd, L. Baker, S. Caputo, J. Gellespie 1 goal each.

James Telfer played a strong game against Hornridge on Saturday, securing second best player on ground for his team, Roxby Miners

some appeared flat and disinterested, failing to honour their favourite son Cody Kenny whose commitment and work rate never faltered.

Ben Casey catapulted his side to victory and provided his young side with an invaluable lesson in winning cultures.

Coober Pedy defeated Andamooka at home and this will create a lot of interest in the Final Round. Olympic Dam will hope to continue their unbeaten run, with Andamooka currently sec-

ond with 4 wins. Hornridge and Roxby Districts both have 3 wins while Coober Pedy is closing the gap and has 2 wins.

Should any of the local sides falter against Coober Pedy they could well be participating in the Finals, a big turnaround from a side being comfortably beaten earlier in the season.

In next week’s games Roxby Districts will play Coober Pedy at 12.30pm while Olympic Dam and Hornridge will meet in the late game at 2.30pm.

Giants 9 . 12 . 66 def Suns 4 . 9 . 33 Giants best players: M. Alves, M. Steer, B. Evans,R. Weetra, J. Sellar.

Goal scorers: B. Evans, D. Kraljev, J. Dadleh, C. Lynch 2 each, J. Sellar 1 goal each.

Suns best players: L. Rawlings, J. Brind, M. Hayball, A. Hambleton, J. Millard.

Goal scorers: J. Brind, M. Hayball 2 goals each.

JUNIOR COLTS Bulldogs 4 . 7 . 31 def Hawks 3 . 4 . 22 Bulldogs best players: S. Brougham, M. Lynch, K. Dadleh, L. Johnston, L. Elliott.

Goal scorers: S. Brougham 3 goals, M. Lynch 1 goal.

Hawks best players: B. Daddow, S. Kerrish, L. Rudiger, B. Caden, W. Steer.

Goal scorers: S. Kerrish 2 goals, B. Daddow 1 goal.

FOOTBALLER of the Year

Results after round 10...

No. of votes 3 2 1

Nathan Godfrey Cody Kenny James Smart

Brad Cooper Nigel Tuthill

Ben Woodall Dion McKenna Daniel Rogers

HIDDEN ROUND! Trent Grosser

Austin Monfries Jamahl Makenzie Luke Scobie

1-11 Goal Kicker of the Year James Telfer was strongly supported in ruck by team mates Orr, Rose and Kenny. Hornridge proved to be too good on the day with Watkinson, Grimston and Casey dominating.

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11 & under

11 & under

Bullets 15 def Lightning 5

Lightning 4 lost to Shooters 6

Shooters 8 drew with T-Birds 8

T-Birds 6 lost to Bullets 10

13 & under

13 & under

Bullets 36 lost to Lightning 48

Lightning 32 def Shooters 22

Shooters 18 def T-Birds 9

T-Birds 18 lost to Bullets 19

17 & under

17 & under

Bullets 40 def Lightning 35

Lightning 34 def Shooters 25

Shooters 41 def T-Birds 35

T-Birds 25 lost to Bullets 47

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Zaheer Mckenzie Austin Monfries Todd Paull Dylan Warren

6 5 4 3

Tally after round 10...

Bowde Kelly 20 Ricky Prosser 18 Todd Paull 18 tally after round 10

Zaheer McKenzie 12 Jared Pyke 11 Jamahl Mckenzie 10

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Port Power star Matt Thomas gives a few footy tips to young Power supporter Rory at last week’s clinic.

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oxby Downs was delighted with the visit of Power players Matt Thomas and Steven Salopek last week.

The players had a busy schedule with their day being filled with clinics at St Barbara’s Parish School and Roxby Downs Area School, as well as a coaching clinic for Roxby Downs Junior Football Association.

The duo also popped in at RoxFM for an interview for The Scoreboard, that kindly allowed The Monitor to be present, and now our readers will know all about a footy player’s life – the diet, the routine, inspiration, motivation, goals and of course, what they thought of Roxby.

“It’s good to be in Roxby. The weather has been outstanding today and we have spent most of the day outside which has been really nice”, said Steven.

“Roxby Downs is a great place. We haven’t been here before and today we had a great time at St Barbara’s and Area School and we had a bit of fun with the children”, added Matt.

The boys also talked about the pre-season routine.

“Basically we get some weeks off at the end of the seasons, come back mid November and train very hard for about four weeks and then get a few days off to recover. The days of survival camps are gone and now it’s all about letting your body recover, having a good diet and good hours sleep.

“We also have a fulltime nutritionist working with us behind the scenes and the job there is for the guys that need to have their diets modified, they can have a one-on-one with the professional, look at the meal plans and see what’s going to work better for their body style, because obviously not all athletes are the same,” Matt said.

He went on to say that “on the trips we have the same meal orders all the time, and the chefs on the different hotels we stay are great.

But there are some guys that don’t need much help with their diets and are on the top of their game, and some guys that need to put on an extra size.”

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Steven added, that “on Friday nights before a Saturday game is all about loading up the carbohydrates. I try to eat as much as I can and the drinks like powerade are also very important. Pasta, potatoes, etc very low fat and high carbs are a must and because during a game we loose so much weight and fluid we need to replace that to keep healthy. Basically, I spend my week eating pasta.”

But we all know that it’s not all about the physical condition of the boys, they have to be mentally prepared for a big game. So what motivates these players before a game?

“Before the games we are not focused in our performance as individuals but what is best for the team. We are very lucky that in our team we are good mates; we work hard to achieve the best for the team,” Steven explained.

And that was one of the messages they left for the children during the clinics - that they need to work as a team and think of the team’s best interest.

Matt also told The Monitor what motivates him.

“I borrowed Steve’s IPod to get inspiration at my last game and I couldn’t believe it but there were so many Britney Spears, Pink and Sheryl Crow’s songs that I didn’t get much pumped up. Maybe that’s why we had such a poor game,” he laughed.

And for the future footy players of Roxby, Matt says to get inspired by a player you like in your team.

“I guess all the players have grown up with a similar type of story, watching their team, having a favourite player and just watching and trying to learn from him. If you’re lucky enough you might play against them, or with them.”

And both players left this message for our kids: You have to have discipline if you want to succeed as a footballer.

“There are a lot of good footballers out there that are focused on footy and your focus as a young bloke is not late nights drinking, is to keep healthy and fit to be able to train as much as you can.”

As for after footy Steven says he is looking into the Police or Firefighter path and Matt jokily said he might volunteer at RoxFM!

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