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His comments were recorded in the city media on the weekend after it was revealed it would be business as usual for copper, gold and uranium mines with no change to the taxation system for those minerals, paving the way for government approval for the expansion. The Government announced it will take a projected $1.5 billion cut in revenue after agreeing to reduce the resource super profit tax from 40 per cent to 30 per cent. Prime Minister Julia Gillard has also agreed to water down other key aspects of the tax, which will affect about 320 companies compared to 2500 flagged in the original deal. The new tax - called the minerals resource rent tax - will be placed on companies involved in mining iron ore and coal. Ms Gillard denied the Government had backed down in the face of an aggressive public relations campaign from the mining industry. In a joint statement, BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Xstrata say they are encouraged by the Federal Government’s announcement that it proposes to replace the Resource Super Profits Tax with a Mineral Resource Rent Tax. The companies said the Government’s new proposal represented very significant progress towards a tax regime that satisfied the industry’s core principles. They also said the agreement met the mining industry’s core principals that any new tax not

be applied retrospectively, so existing projects where investment decisions already had been made were not adversely affected. BHP Billiton chief executive officer Marius Kloppers said the company was encouraged by the Government’s decision. “As we have previously stated, BHP Billiton believes that tax reform that is prospective, competitive, differentiated and resource-based will ensure that the Australian mining sector continues to grow through investment in the industry which benefits all Australians,” Mr Kloppers said. “We are encouraged that the MRRT design is closer to our frequently stated principles of sound tax reform, in that the proposed tax will be prospective in its treatment of profits from our iron ore and coal businesses, and not apply to the other commodities in our portfolio. “There is still a great deal of work to be done before this tax is enacted, and we will work constructively with the Government to ensure that the detailed design of minerals taxation maintains the international competitiveness of the Australian resources industry into the future and is in the long term interests of the industry and all Australians,” Mr Kloppers concluded. Roxby Downs Administrator Bill Boehm told The Monitor that “Council is pleased that most of the uncertainty in relation to the Resource Rent Tax appears to have been removed with the announcement by the Prime Minister that amendments to the policy have been made and broadly agreed by the mining industry.” He also stated that whilst legislation is still required to be enacted and obvious political debate there is some degree of clarity which is hugely beneficial. “In particular the recent announcement means that the tax will not apply to minerals

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f reports are correct, Federal Minister for Resources and Energy, Martin Ferguson has buoyed confidence around Roxby Downs with the news that the new mining tax will see the Olympic Dam expansion go ahead.

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produced from Olympic Dam is particularly good news for Roxby Downs and should augur well for a continued positive outlook locally,” Mr Boehm said. In another major concession, the tax will now apply from a much higher rate than originally planned 10-year Commonwealth bond yield. The new cut-in rate has been adjusted to the long-term bond rate plus seven per cent - an approximate rate of about 12 per cent. The new measures come at a cost, attracting $1.5 billion less in revenue than the planned resource super profits tax. To offset the lost revenue from the new mining tax agreement, the Government will cut the company tax rate to 29 per cent from 2013/14. Small companies will still benefit from an early cut to the company tax rate to 29 per cent from 2012/13. “The breakthrough agreement keeps faith with our central goal from day one: to deliver a better return for the Australian people for the resources they own and which can only be dug up once,” Ms Gillard said. “It is the result of intense consultation and negotiation with the resources industry. “We believe these improved reforms offer the best chance of delivering for hard-working families and small businesses around Australia while protecting and growing our great mining industry. “All along, our objective has been to deliver Australians a better return for the resources they own, which can only be extracted once, and this plan will deliver on that commitment.” Previous Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, caused major controversy when he announced the super tax - and many speculated it was one of the policies that lead to his recent downfall.

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Fire destroys Andamooka playground

n the ﬁrst weekend of the school holidays, Andamooka Primary School has been attacked yet again.

Police reported the playground in between two buildings at the school was set alight on Sunday afternoon destroying play equipment valued at $25,000. The primary school has been the target of a number of fires, and one which destroyed all the buildings several years ago. Chairman of Andamooka Progress and Miners’ Association, Mr Peter Allen said to his knowledge there have been four fires at the schools over the years, the latest one on Sunday. He said while all the equipment wasn’t destroyed there was some damaged caused. Ironically the playground was set on the old building site where fire destroyed the school a few years ago. Police reported the fire was between 2.30 and 2.40 pm on Sunday afternoon and was started by unknown persons. “It is suspicious and any information as to persons seen in the vicinity or leaving the school property around this time would be highly valuable,” said Brevet Saregeant Paul Clifford. Anyone who may have information can call 131444.

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Police warn party goers Roxby Downs Police have been kept busy this week end with numerous noisy parties, assaults and drink driving offences. Police attended noisy parties in Pine Crescent, Agonis Street and Kennerberry Crescent. Police remind party organisers of their obligations under the Environmental Protection Act in relation to noise, this is not just in relation to music, but also people talking loudly and yelling. Party goers left a trail of empty cans and rubbish along streets and on people’s front gardens. Police ask complainants to ring police on the police attendance line 131444 for patrol attendance. Concerns are held in relation to the amount of underage drinking occurring and the resultant behaviour of the underage youths. Two youths were reported for minor possession of liquor and Police will continue to pay attention to this issue. Roxby Downs Police also attended a number of disturbances in Lions Park and the oval area on the week end after youths lit a ﬁre behind the tennis courts. Police were disappointed with their be-

haviour and had to call out CFS to extinguish the fire. Police confiscated and decantered some abandoned alcohol left at the scene. A number of people were issued with Traffic Infringement notices for speeding, failing to wear seatbelts and driving whilst using a mobile phone. These offences along with drink driving are part of the “Fatal Five” and Police will be vigilant in trying to reduce the fatal road toll. Three persons have been reported for drink driving this week. Two were issued with Immediate Loss of licence notices for six months and had their vehicles clamped for seven days. Other persons have been reported for assault, driving an unregistered vehicle, driving a vehicle whilst unlicensed, and urinating in a public place. All will be summonsed to appear in Court at a later date. With the school holidays upon us police continue to remind parents to ensure they are aware of where their children are. Police returned two youths to their parents after they were located climbing on the shade cloth over a playground.

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t last Thursday’s mandatory Draft Business Management Plan meeting for Roxby District Council, eight people including council staff heard a positive submission from local businessman George Giakoumis. As per the Local Government Act all Council’s in South Australia publically advertise their draft Annual Business Plan and receive submissions. Deadline for submissions for the Roxby Council closed 1 July 2010. Mr Geokoumis made a verbal submission saying the draft plan as presented meets all community requirements in difficult circumstances. He said people and especially those outside of Roxby and in Government circles develop a vision, a perception that people here are flush with cash and that anyone outside of mining and in small business knows that is not the case. “People here can’t take another hit,” said Mr Giakoumis referring to the world economic crisis, the slow down after the Clark Shaft accident

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and the subsequent rent tax debacle for mining companies. He told Council that Roxby Downs is like no other town in South Australia and can’t stick to a rates and rubbish policy and therefore he is pleased with the draft plan acknowledging all the services provided to the community. “That’s why we pay rates because we want to feel like a community.” He said the Government was being harsh to expect Roxby Downs to face a suggested cutback in deﬁcit funding of around $600,000. He said this was short sighted. “We are unique as a community and we can’t take a hit now as we need to do a lot of preparation work for the expansion of Olympic Dam.” He suggested this community should be asking the question of the State Government why it should be hit further, predicting BHP Billiton will expand Olympic Dam in one form or another. “We need a louder voice about taking another hit, this time from the State Government.” In his submission Mr Giakoumis said the Government needs more compassion and more vision of what

Council can do, and is doing for the wealth and well being of this State. He gave positive support of the draft plan and also complimented Council on it’s new logo saying it was great branding for the community. He said the quality of the draft plan echoes the feelings of the community. “I can hear the very conversations people are saying in the mall. From a personal view I support the vision of Council.” Mr Giakoumis concluded by saying this is a world class mining town and a world class community, rating BHP Billiton as a good corporate citizen with a lot of compassion for the town. In response to the submission Roxby Downs Council Administrator, Mr. Bill Boehm said Mr Giakoumis’ submission and any written submissions received by the deadline would be taken on board and presented to the Government and BHP Billiton as part of their formal consideration and approval of Councils Business Plan and Budget. Under the Indenture BHP Billiton must also approve of any resultant rate increase.

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Tandales Hair and Beauty are participating in the Cancer Council’s Relay for Life this year, their team theme being “Enchanted… Alice in Wonderland.” Tandales will be bringing to you an abundance of weird and wacky characters from the Alice in Wonderland movie (think tweedledee and tweedledum, the mad hatter, Cheshire cat…. The list goes on!) The Tandales team are looking forward to launching diﬀerent ways of raising money for the cause. Tandales Salon Manager, Kelly Spillman outlines the Tan-

dales team’s plan of attack. “We’re trying to do things a little bit different, because it’s too hard for everyone to do the same thing (in regards to fundraising) in a small town. We’ve taken a lot of tickets out of town, to some of the girl’s home towns,” said Kelly. “So far, we’ve started fundraising with the outdoor scud raffle, two dollars for a ticket, or three tickets for five dollars. Then we’ve got another raffle going on with a basket of goodies as well. The outdoor scud raffle was made possible because of donations made by Roxby Fabrication and MPS, and time and expertise by Adrian Hill, who created it!

“We’re thinking of doing face painting and Sam Sunners will be doing airbrush tattoos. We’re doing a cupcake day, which we’ve done before and has worked really well. “We’ll be doing a lot of fundraising at market day, and perhaps a bit at football, but we’ll see how that goes. “We’re also doing a scooter ride to Andamooka. Anybody that has a scooter and is interested in participating in the ride should contact the salon,” Said Kelly. The team consists of all of the employees of the salon, plus a few close friends. Dearne Masson, Francesca Nistico, Megan Crawford, Abbey Thatcher,

Kylie Green, Jody GowSmith, Kelly and Nicole Spillman, Amy Hill, Meg Elliot, Tracey Saunders and Abi Brownwood. “We chose a combination of ‘enchanted’ and ‘Alice in Wonderland’ as a theme because we could easily express ourselves in our appearance and it incorporated all of our other ideas in one!” said Kelly. “We really enjoyed it last time, a couple of the girls now have had a few family friends and close relatives affected directly or indirectly by cancer. “We as a salon both professionally and personally think that the Relay 4 Life is a great way to raise funds and awareness for Cancer research.”

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Over 2,000 people have taken Arid Recovery tours Arid Recovery is seeking volunteers to help remove vegetation from the fence line which has built up since the rain and puts additional pressure on the fence. There is a few months worth of continuous work and any help will be appreciated. For more information or to volunteer some of your time please contact Gill at 8671 8282. By Celeste Lustosa

rid Recovery was initiated in 1997 and the tours have been a vital part of the Roxby Downs region since around 2003. Since then, more than 2,000 people from all over the world have taken a tour to their reserve. According to Gill van Hagen, Community Education Oﬃcer from Arid Recovery, each year tours contribute vital funds towards Arid Recovery’s on-ground works, but most importantly the tours give the community the opportunity to learn more about what Arid Recovery does and why. “The tours allow visitors to experience an area of arid zone that has been naturally restored to resemble how it was prior to European settlement. Feral animals such as the feral cat, rabbit and fox have been excluded and four locally extinct mammals such as the burrowing bettong have been reintroduced.” “We hope from these tours we can create an understanding with the wider community of what is happening to our native species and how every

member of the community can assist with slowing our national extinction rate and with restoring our arid zone. Just encouraging more responsible pet management can make a big diﬀerence to this,” Gill said. Because Arid Recovery is not a national park, or a typical conservation reserve, it is not generally open to the public, therefore Arid Recovery oﬀers the community the opportunity to visit the reserve under the guidance of volunteer tour guides. Visitors book their tour via the Roxby Downs Visitor Information Centre (VIC) and Arid Recovery’s tour coordinator arranges for a tour guide to meet them at the VIC and escort them out to the Reserve in a self-drive convoy. Gill explained to The Monitor what people can expect from these tours. “Once inside the feral-free area of the Arid Recovery Reserve, visitors are lead on a 20 minute walk to the sunset viewing platform where they can see a wide cross-section of outback habitats and watch an often stunning sunset over the ancient outback landscape.

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“From there they walk back to the field station and then follow a spotlight trek to the nocturnal hide where they have the opportunity to watch wild, nocturnal animals including reintroduced species forage and interact - a very special and unique experience. Once back at the field station, the tour is complete and the tour guide escorts the group back to town,” she said. Arid Recovery relies heavily on our volunteer tour guides who do an excellent job of conducting the tours. “As the tours are becoming increasingly popular we are desperately seeking new volunteer tour guides and we are keen to chat with anyone interested in this most enjoyable and interesting work - plus it helps keep you fit! We provide training until guides are confident to take tours on their own - some guides prefer to work as a team, and that is fine too, Gill pointed out. Arid Recovery are also seeking a new tour guide coordinator. Roxby Leisure manages the VIC and Bernie Kinnaird – their Cultural Services Coordinator said that Arid Recovery tours are very important for our region’s tourism.

“Recently, after consultation with Arid Recovery and the volunteer tour guide coordinator we have changed our booking tours and now we are oﬀering regular tour nights to Arid Recovery on Monday and Wednesday, but still leaving bookings open on other nights of the week but subject to availability. “We want to make it easier for our visitors to experience our two most popular tours, which are the Arid Recovery and the mine tours. Now people can plan ahead both of these tours and even if they are in town for only a couple of days, they can book both tours,” Bernie said. In response to feedback from schools, community and corporate groups, Arid Recovery is now exploring other tour options and packages to increase the awareness of arid zone issues and to showcase what conservation outcomes can be achieved when diverse partnerships are formed. If you would like to book a sunset tour please contact the VIC on 8671 2001. For more information about Arid Recovery please visit www.aridrecovery.org.au, or to ﬁnd out how to become a volunteer tour guide or tour coordinator please contact Gill on 8671 8282.

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St Barb’s photography class

Ben Ibele, Jordan Albanese, Bea Bantiles and Elbe DuPlessis By Celeste Lustosa

tudents from year three at Saint Barbara’s Parish School have brought their photography skills to a whole new level, thanks to our local renowned photographer Charmayne Cronje. Teacher Nicole Montgomerie’s commitment in teaching things that the students are really excited and interested about deﬁnitely paid oﬀ, as not only were students committed to their photography

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lessons, but also impressed with the final product of it – some amazing photos. This idea started at the end of last year when the students had to share their learning journey with their parents and a part of it was through photos. “When we noticed their interest in photography we took them to see Charmayne’s exhibition at the local gallery and they had such enthusiasm about the subject that we decided to provide them with mini-workshops and teach them the language of visual images. “The children are bombarded with so many images and now they produce their own texts to them. This learning experience also enables them to make different choices for photos and not only take the happy posed photos,” Nicole said. The teacher also showed lots of appreciation for Charmayne’s volunteering time, in order to share her expertise with the children. “Charmayne showed them that they don’t need to have the best camera to take a good photo, as well as that they need to keep an open mind to what is around them,” she said. And this is a lesson well-taught as when I interviewed 9-year-old Lachlaun Geraghty he made sure to tell me that one of the things he learnt was that he could take amazing photos with the camera he had and he didn’t need the most expensive one. “I used to take only portrait and landscape photos and now I like to use different angles and different settings,” he said. Ruby-Jae was very happy to learn the different settings as well and she said that she sometimes takes very good photos.

“I learned how to use the diﬀerent settings and now I know that if you want to take photos of moving things, you can put on sports settings and your photos will be good,” she explained. Charmayne was very happy with the experience and she was also impressed with the interest the students showed. “I was amazed to see how interested the children were when they came to the gallery to see my exhibition. They have asked questions and were really keen to learn. “I would do it again anytime,” she said. These classes have a purpose and there might be an exhibition of the students’ work soon.

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By Celeste Lustosa Children from Roxby Downs and Andamooka are invited to experience ‘The Way of the Circus’. The event is sponsored by Andamooka/Roxby Bible Church and presented by OAC. Children who are six years and older are invited to join this school holiday activity from July 12 until July 16 at the Roxby Downs Auditorium, from 9:30am until 12:00pm. There will be games, Bible stories, snacks, prizes and lots of fun. The event is free but donations will be accepted to

help OAC Ministries. “We’ve been having a kid’s holiday club every year the last 20 years in Andamooka but this will be the first year we’re holding it in Roxby and the response that we’ve gotten so far has been amazing. “Steve Stokes from OAC Ministries is bringing a team up from the south and there were a couple of clowns handing out balloons on sticks at the last market,” said Sarah Christensen. For more information and booking for the day phone: 8672 7213 or visit http://7upkidsklub.webs. com .

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The Board that provides a community voice locally MEETING DATES

Feedback on the 10 Year Health Service Plan By Celeste Lustosa

n 2009 the Roxby Downs Community Board prepared a submission in response to the Olympic Dam Expansion draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The Board’s submission was based on feedback received from local residents and included many comments relating to the current and future provision of health services in Roxby Downs. The EIS submission along with discussions at various community meetings and stories in the local media reﬂect ongoing community concern about the need for expanded health services now. “These services should not be dependent upon a mine expansion that may or may not go ahead or may be deferred for several years. The community wishes to focus on present day needs,” the Board said on the submission. The Board also made comments on key points like maternal and birthing, oncology, drug and alcohol services, Aboriginal health and emergency services. “Local mothers-to-be have no choice but to leave town a month before their babies are due and deliver their babies in hospitals in

capital cities or towns with obstetric and paediatric services. The impact on local families is immense. “Families are split because partners and other children have to stay behind due to work and school commitments or the whole family has to relocate during this period,” the submission pointed out. The population of Roxby Downs is growing and with a high birth rate compared to other country towns the community would highly welcome the provision of a locally based maternity care model as noted in your draft plan. According to the Board, consideration will also need to be given to the growing number of arrivals from overseas and the provision of culturally appropriate maternity care services. When it comes to oncology treatments, the Board supports the local provision of low risk chemotherapy. The submission stated “the impact on residents and their families of having to travel to Adelaide and elsewhere for treatment is immense. Locally based treatment without the need to travel long distances (particularly after treatment) and be away from family and friends may also contribute to the recovery process.” Drugs and alcohol abuse was also a key point in the

Board’s submission, as in 2009 the Alcohol and Substance Abuse Partnership (a subcommittee of the Community Board) commissioned a research study which involved interviews with key stakeholders including police, health, and service providers. These interviews revealed concerns about the provision of alcohol and drug related services noting that they are fragmented, uncoordinated, or in some cases non-existent. Although this organisation funds a visiting counsellor for this region the service is often not provided for several months at a time. Residents seeking help need access to services immediately. “The Board, therefore, supports the strategy of advocating for improved drug and alcohol services but wishes to stress that these services should be provided locally not by visiting service providers,” the submission stated. And although the population of Aboriginal people in Roxby Downs is small compared to the rest of the region, this will change in the near future as BHP Billiton expands its Indigenous Employment Program which will attract more Aboriginal families to town. The Board, therefore, supports the strategy of maintaining access to an

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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 signifi cant contribution to the Roxby Downs Community. Nomination forms will be 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

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Aboriginal Liaison Oﬃcer in partnership with Pika Wiya Health Service. The Board also stated its support on any move to increase emergency service capacity in the future. A growing population, particularly if the mine expansion proceeds, means the potential for emergencies such as sick children, car accidents, and drug and alcohol related emergencies will increase signiﬁcantly, so we will really need extra support when it comes to

our health services. In summary the Community Board, on behalf of the community, supports the provision of expanded health services particularly those that are locally based rather than outreach. “The continued sustainability of the population depends on maintaining and enhancing quality of life and physical and mental health plays a signiﬁcant part in this,” stated the Board on their submission.

COMMUNITY LEARNING PLACES REACHES MILESTONE

he magic milestone of 50 has been reached. By the end of the ﬁnancial year, 53 local residents had taken part in the Community Learning Places program. In a remote community like Roxby Downs the Program presents an opportunity for people who may be isolated at home and looking for something to do to get out into the community through further education. Opportunity is created through provision of free places in some modules of selected TAFE courses. The program also has a social aspect because it is a chance for residents (particularly newcomers) to connect to new people and to the community. The main courses offered are Frontline Management and Workplace Training and Assessment. The modules oﬀered help people gain confidence about re-entering the workforce after a long period of absence. “We often find that families move to Roxby Downs due to one partner securing work. The

other partner is at home and socially isolated. This program encourages people to make those first tentative steps of connecting with the community.” Michelle Hales Executive Oﬃcer of the Community Board said. Community Learning Places gives people a chance to get a taste of further education and hopefully inspire people to continue their studies. Some participants have been able to secure employment as a result of taking part in the program. “Undertaking further study always looks good on your resume and could be the deciding factor in getting a job,” Ms Hales added. The program has been running for 18 months now and was due to ﬁnish on June 30, however due to the success and continued demand for training the program will continue until the end of the year with a possible extension into 2011. The next round will be advertised in the next few weeks in time for the start of the semester on July 19. For further information contact Michelle on 0418 833 818.

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Last week’s Hot Topic: Now that the Government and Miners are talking do you think the OD expansions will go ahead? There is still a lot of Government approvals needed for the big expansion. I think BHP will expand but how much is dependent on all the approvals being given. JR, roxby downs

Far North plan to guide growth Minister for Urban Development and Planning Paul Holloway said today a new planning strategy that responds to the increased pace of growth of the mining and tourism industries will guide future development across the Far North. Mr Holloway says the Far North Region Plan addresses the huge changes underway in the Far North prompted by the growing tourism and mining industries and their expected impact on population growth. “Spending on mineral and geothermal exploration has been consistently rising in South Australia, and most of that work is being carried out in the State’s Far North,” Mr Holloway says. “The Far North is experiencing a huge investment in mining infrastructure with the

proposed Olympic Dam expansion likely to transform that project into one of the largest mines in the world. “Anticipating the impact of this fast-growing industry on the Far North region has been a key consideration in developing this Plan.” Mr Holloway says this Plan broadly identifies where housing, population and industry growth is best located – and not located – across the region. “The planning strategy identifies the different roles and functions the various towns and parts of the region can play and also tackles issues such as the interface between industry, residential areas, and valuable environmental assets, such as the Flinders Ranges,” Mr Holloway says. “It also looks at the requirements for com-

At least there is some chance now, but under Rudd not a chance in hell! Rudder-less. I read in the media – new x-ray unit for health service. My son broke his fingers so we made an appointment for RDHS, having been told we don’t do x-rays here and we had to make an appointment in Port Augusta. They were all booked out. Half hour later we had a phone call and we were on the road to Port Augusta for x-rays. Having returned to put in a PATS form for travel we were denied the claim. So why do they need another dust collector? Frustrated, RD So when will the main street and shopping centre parking be limited to maybe 1 hour parking? Visits to the post office, supermarket, school etc are currently hampered by cars owned by business owners and their employees! Long term parking should be delegated to up the back of the rear car parks or school car park. Leave the prime parking spots for shopping patrons. Miffed shopper! If the South Australian Government is serious about cutting down on P Plate accidents and deaths, they should be focusing on power to weight ratio, driver education and ANCAP ratings. Most cars can do 100kph, turbo or not, and many of the cars on the banned list would be a lot safer to have an accident in at this speed than say for example, a VK Commodore which is allowed. This is a very archaic view on car safety, most car engines are heading towards small capacity forced induction as it is. Safety has nothing to do with turbos or V8s. If you look at the data from serious P plate accidents I will guarantee you that most of the cars involved weren’t turbo/supercharged or had V8 engines. Complete knee-jerk reaction with no credibility. Jimmy B.

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mercial areas, and housing for workers and families, and where these might best be located.” The Far North Region Plan is the result of a thorough collaborative process involving four local councils as well as the Outback Areas Community Development Trust, the Northern Regional Development Board and the Northern and Arid Lands Natural Resource Management Boards. The Plan contains four broad maps under the headings ‘Environment and Culture’, ‘Economic Development’, ‘Population and Settlements’ and ‘Integrated Vision for the Far North Region’. Nineteen principles have also been identiﬁed for the region, with corresponding objectives and plans, which are to be achieved through appropriate land use and development.

Roxby generous to a tee!

nce again the Roxby community, businesses and con- and support the local RFDS Auxilliary. They are part of the community they serve and provide peace of tractors threw their support behind the annual Charity mind and health services to people living, working or travelling in Golf Day and Giant Auction raising mega bucks for rural and remote communities within Australia. arguably the most essential service for the outback. The RFDS began as the dream of the Rev John Flynn, a minister

Bids from as little as $20 to the highest bid of the day of around $2000 helped raise a magnificent total of $40,000. Again people threw away their fiscal caution to help the Flying Doctor, a service places like Roxby can’t be without. With total landings for the year around 150, or almost three per week the average tells the story of just why the community of Roxby get behind such a wonderful cause. Everyone hopes they never need the service, but donating a little of their time and money hedges their bets and gives a guarantee that the service remains. Every day in many ways the Royal Flying Doctor Service takes the finest care to Australia’s furthest corners so that anyone who lives, works or travels in remote and rural Australia can enjoy the best of health. The service is a not-for-profit organisation. Supported by the Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments, it also receives generous donations from the community and corporations, just like this one right here in Roxby Downs who year after year dig deep

with the Presbyterian Church. He witnessed the daily struggle of pioneers living in remote areas where just two doctors provided the only medical care for an area of almost 2 million square kilometres. Flynn’s vision was to provide a ‘mantle of safety’ for these people and on 15 May 1928, his dream had become a reality with the opening of the Australian Inland Mission Aerial Medical Service (later renamed the Royal Flying Doctor Service) in Cloncurry, Queensland. RFDS Central Operations provides aeromedical emergency, primary and preventive healthcare services across more than 2.3 million square kilometres covering South Australia, the southern half of the Northern Territory and, on occassions, areas within Western Australia, Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales. It has three aeromedical bases at Adelaide, Pt. Augusta and Alice Springs, two primary health care facilities at Maree and Tennant Creek, 11 aircraft and 156 staﬀ, making it possible for the delivery of health and trauma care in places that would otherwise be isolated. And Roxby Downs is just one of those many places.

Where are the Power braggers now? Eating humble pie of Crow I hope! Crowing Again, RD Aren’t the Andamooka School Students allowed to have equipment to play on? What’s the go, why did you do it to them???? Very pissed oﬀ parent!!! /

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Do you think the new legislation preventing P platers from driving high powered cars will reduce our road toll?

High powered vehicle ban for p-platers The State Government will ban provisional drivers under the age of 25 from driving high powered vehicles from September this year, as part of changes to the Graduated Licensing Scheme. Road Safety Minister, Jack Snelling says the restrictions will apply to all young drivers under 25 years of age who gain their provisional licence from September 4, 2010. “The vast majority of Learner and P platers aim to drive safely and responsibly, but there’s increasing community concern over young inexperienced drivers getting behind the wheel of these very powerful vehicles,” Mr Snelling said. “The ban on these high powered vehicles will continue to apply to drivers during their P1 and P2 licence stages - while they’re under 25 - through until they obtain their full licence. High powered vehicles are: • Vehicles with engines of eight or more cylinders; • Vehicles with turbocharged or supercharged engines (excluding diesel powered vehicles); • Vehicles that have been modiﬁed to increase engine performance; • Several nominated high performance vehicles. “There’s also a list of excluded vehicles on the new website (www.mylicence.sa.gov.au) which include those vehicles where manufacturers have used turbo charged or supercharged engines for fuel eﬃciency improvements, but are not high performance vehicles,” Mr Snelling said. THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaper

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Whyalla WHYALLA CARAVAN PARK

Over the past 18 months 6 state-of-the-art cabins have been installed to cater for the significant growth in accommodation requirements in Whyalla. “We believe Whyalla is growing significantly and our re-developed park will help cater for the huge influx of workers and professionals,” said owner Geoff Hamilton. New landscaping and roadways have also been completed at the caravan park. Tammy Keefe is the manager of the Whyalla Caravan Park. “The park is ideal for people visiting from out of town as it has plenty of

room and is easy to get to. And of course being on the edge of town it is nice and quiet at night ensuring a good night’s sleep for all,” she said. Whyalla Caravan Park offers short, medium and long-term accommodation to suit sales representatives, contractors for the mining and building industries and fishing and diving groups. The park includes a kiosk and offers breakfast packs, laundry, BBQ and camp kitchen facilities. Existing accommodation available includes deluxe 2 Bedroom Cabins, ensuite units, vans, and powered van and camp sites. People visiting Whyalla will certainly notice a fresh new-look to the Whyalla Caravan Park. Call Tammy on 8645 9357 to discuss your accommodation requirements today.

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Whyalla has it all for Far North visitors

s one of the largest regional centres in South Australia, Whyalla has all the facilities that you would expect from a city this size. From seven day a week shopping, educational precinct, sporting facilities and the fantastic boating facilities. Whyalla really has it all. Whyalla lies on the beautiful shores of the upper Spencer Gulf, hence the phrase by which the city is known: “Whyalla, where the Outback meets the Sea”. Whether you are travelling across Australia, or to the Eyre Peninsula, Whyalla is the logical place to stop and relax, having the perfect location. With a fabulous climate that provides around 300 days of clear and sunny skies each year, Whyalla’s range of attractions is sure to appeal. From the heritage of the Whyalla Mariwww.themonitor.com.au

time Museum featuring the largest permanently land-locked warship in Australia to the relaxing lawns of the foreshore, from the Health & Leisure Centre with its indoor pools to the energetic pursuits of enthusiasts at the skate park, Whyalla has a lot to offer. Whyalla boasts enviable yearround fishing and is proud to host a renowned snapper fishing competition each Easter. Why not throw in a line and see if you can hook a “Big Red”, or perhaps King George whiting is more to your liking. Diving or snorkelling amongst the cuttlefish (May to August) is an amazing and truly unique experience. These ‘chameleons of the sea’ are one of the most spectacular natural events in the Australian marine environment. A growing number of snorkellers, scuba divers, scientists and documen-

tary teams from all over Australia and overseas have travelled to Whyalla to marvel at this extraordinary annual mass gathering and ritual of mating and spawning. When it comes to accommodation you will be delighted with the options – caravan parks with en-suite units, cosy bed and breakfasts, country style hotels, plus a great choice of self contained accommodation options and a good range of motels. Whyalla is the regional shopping centre for the northern and western areas of the State, so it’s the ideal place to stock up on supplies before continuing your journey. Whyalla is easy to navigate and well serviced, so whether you’re strolling along a beach, exploring our parks and visitor attractions, or just sampling the taste of country life in a city, we’re sure you’ll enjoy the friendliness and hospitality of Whyalla locals.

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Andamooka community Andamooka Primary School moving in leaps and bounds!

By Millie Thomas

ndamooka Primary School has been through some tough times over the years, being burnt down twice and this year having to face asbestos clean-ups in the school. However, things are looking up for Principal Angela Turner and her beloved primary school. To mark the end of the ﬁrst semester, the school held a pirate day, where both students and

teachers alike dressed up and worked on numerous “pirate” activities throughout the day. Ms Turner said that student numbers in the school have risen substantially, and including two new students – Hope Marsh and Lila Penhall (pictured), will mean that there will be a need for two permanent teachers, two classes, a full kindergarten and the addition of a new classroom! “The new classroom is being built as we speak – it is a transportable, and should be ﬁnished by September. It is being built by Smulders Buildings from

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Hawker,” she said. For this project, the State Government has allocated $250,000. The government has also provided $300,000 for another project. “They will be taking oﬀ a layer of soil in the car park and replacing it with crusher dust. They will also be doing some landscaping around the car park. “They haven’t found any dangerous levels of asbestos, but will be doing this as a precaution. You can’t be too careful,” said Ms Turner.

By Millie Thomas

eter Allen, Chair man of the Andamooka Progress Opal Miners Association (APOMA) ha s up date d The Monitor with a progress report on the comings and goings of Andamooka. There are a number of notable entries, including the return of the Sturt Desert Pea and ﬂood clean up delays, due partly to the State Government. The Andamooka Golf Course, nine holes, is being cleaned up, not only for use by the general public at their leisure, but

also for use on the annual Opal Festival, which is coming up on the October long weekend. “Everything is so overgrown,” said Mr Allen. “We are weeding and grading fairways. We have to mark areas where Sturt Desert Peas have started to grow! So far, I’ve only seen red ones,” he said. “With any luck, we will see the return of a sea of red, pink and white, which will provide for a spectacular site at the Opal Festival.” APOMA is still waiting for approval from the Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity to continue creek cleaning. As previously reported in The Monitor, the cleanup started after the ﬂoods but the association had to

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Hope Marsh and Lila Penhall start school in Andamooka next term stop ‘cleaning’ until the Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity review the situation. Transport SA has been stockpiling gravel on the side of the road (near the Mobil Roadhouse, Andamooka) in preparation for the application of bitumen to Post Office, Power station and Police station roads in Andamooka. Mr Allen also stated that at the same time, the Roxby to Andamooka road will be reviewed and hopefully repaired to its original state. News has just come to hand that roadworks will begin on July 28 this year and as a result some trafﬁc disruption will occur on those roads aﬀected.

Opal Social Club Car Rally a Success By Millie Thomas

he Opal Hotel Social Club car rally wa s held Saturday week ago in Andamooka and according to Opal Hotel Social Club President, Sue Anne Furlong, the event was a success. The teams were sent in three diﬀerent directions across town and out into the beyond. It took the 21 teams about three and a half hours to complete the courses, all to return to a BBQ lunch and festivities.

First place saw “Team Supreme” victorious (Jade Grace and Lydia Withers), and the notable last place getters were “Desert Devils” Dan and Ben Dobie, who also won the bingo challenge for the day. “The Social Club would like to thank the Gun Club for their help and use of their facilities,” said Sue Anne. The day, although a success with approximately 100 people attending, did not progress without hiccup. “Also I would like to thank all establishments around town that helped us, especially the sabo-

teurs who threw around the blue ribbons at the dump. “Of the 21 teams that went out, only 20 came back! We’re guessing they’re still out there somewhere!” she laughed. Sue Anne won ‘Wobbly Bob’s whinging stick’ that day. A prize, which is pretty self explanatory, and is somewhat of a dubious honour! All cans that were left over from the day were donated to the Girl Guides, who by the sounds of it, would have made a small fortune!

Isaac Kemenyvary dressed up for the Pirate day at Andamooka Primary

Outback Areas Community Development Trust now Authority

By Millie Thomas

s previously reported in The Monitor, the Outback Areas Community Development Trust (OACDT) changed to the Outback Authority as of July 1. THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaper

The new management and governance arrangements are set to give residents a greater voice and better support to attract services and infrastructure to the outback communities. The OACDT was ﬁrst established in 1978 and like the new Authority; its members are committed to providing support to 36 outback communities in out of council areas in South Australia. It’s aim is to provide; “Residents of the outback enjoy ongoing improvements to their quality of life, social capacity and access to services and infrastructure”. The Outback Community Authority will hold the same views, but with signiﬁcant changes to

benefit outback residents. Bob Jacobs, Community Manager of Andamooka believes the communities in the outback areas will benefit from the new arrangements and the feedback has been very encouraging. The start date for levies is yet to be determined. It is not proposed to introduce the levy at the commencement of the Act. The timing of the asset sustainability levy is largely dependent on a number of issues such as the finalisation of the Authority’s asset management plan, investigation and determination of an effective and efficient levy collection process, and consultation with communities. Residents will be informed when there is a levy proposed for their community and will receive information on what they can expect the levy will deliver.

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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 7, 2010 – Page 9

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By Millie Thomas For the last 25 years, the Roxby Miners have worked, played and socialised together, bringing a strong sense of camaraderie and community to Roxby. The Miners will be celebrating this momentous occasion with an event at the Club on July 17, with special guests including respected SANFL player and three time winner of the Magarey Medal, Barrie Robran. Leigh Devlin has played with the Miners for the last ﬁve years, and is proud to be an active member of the club. He explains that over the years, the club may have changed with the town; the values have stayed the same. “The club (Roxby Miners) has changed in many ways, but the people have stayed the same. I’ve been here for about six years. I

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ally priority number one. I really see us expanding into the other sports out there. Roxby Miners will be looking at getting a basketball team in the next couple of years,” said Mr Devlin. He reiterates, “The support we’ve had from our signiﬁcant others had been fantastic. Without them, we wouldn’t have the fantastic meals on presentation night, or the consistent and unwavering support at the games.” A formal evening will be held at the Community Club to mark this occasion. On the night, there will be 25 year Guernseys and memorabilia to be auctioned oﬀ, and Barrie Robran will also be bringing up items to auction. Proceeds go to the club. “He and his wife are coming up for the day and the night, they will be watching us play football then they’ll be coming to the night’s

events. He’s also bringing up some fundraising stuff that he does for Novita and the Adelaide Women’s and Children’s Hospital,” confirmed Mr Devlin. “He’s probably the most highly respected with footballers and football, not just in South Australia. Being a club like Roxby, we don’t just have South Australians, we also have guys from NSW, Queensland, Victoria. They certainly have all heard of the legend that is Barrie Robran. “Anyone that wants to come. They don’t have to have an affiliation with the Miners at all. They’re welcome to come even if they just want to hear Barrie talk. “We will be having our 25th year Guernseys auctioned off that night as well. If anyone wants to get a piece of memorabilia or history, that’s there for people to participate in.”

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guess the obvious changes are the guernseys; we’ve had a number of diﬀerent guernseys over 25 years,” he said. “Probably the biggest change in the last couple of years has been our involvement within the community. For example, we did the Relay for Life a couple of years ago and I believe we’re doing that this year. “We’ve changed as a sporting club as well. In recent years, we’ve had the aﬃliation with the Roxby Rogues (cricket Team) and the softball, so we’re not just a football and netball club, we’re branching out to be a community based sporting club,” said Mr Devlin. Twenty-five down, x amount to go, what is on the agenda for the sea of red that is the Roxby Miners? “We’d really like to get our club room, which is re-

By Celeste Lustosa

ear 7-12 Student Voice Representatives from Roxby Downs Area School Emelia Mitchell and Kelly Harris found a fun way to celebrate the end of this semester. They promoted a Crazy Hair Day at the school on Thursday, July 1st. The students who made all the effort to have crazy hair were asked for a gold coin donation and the money raised will go to promote healthy

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eating at the school. “We are going to use the money to buy apple corer slicer machines for the classrooms, as an incentive for the students to bring and eat more fruit at school, instead of chips for example,” said Emelia. Students, who demonstrate strong leadership skills, are positive and responsible students within the school are elected by their peers as Student Voice representatives. Each home group class has two Student Voice representatives who attend weekly meetings where each student has an opportunity to relay their ideas and

suggestions for the school. These ideas are discussed in the meetings then, after approval from the principal, decisions are made and action is taken based on the school’s and students’ needs. Student Voice gives students who display a natural ability in leadership the opportunity to develop these skills by representing their classmates and the school in a range of school-based situations. Previously, Student Voice committees have raised money for various charities as well as raising money to be used by the school.

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UTand A BOU T RFDS GOLF AND AUCTION

RED DUST N US

lds, Hayden Schier, Tony Richte ott Sc y, Jake Rogers

Lily Pedersen

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RFDS Golf and Auction Day By Millie Thomas

The Annual RFDS Golf and Auction day, held on Saturday, July 3 was once again a success in raising much needed funds for the Royal Flying Doctor. This year, although crowd and participant numbers were down, the auction still raised $34,215. The most expensive item that was auctioned off was the Biancos wheelbarrow of tools, which sold for $1,700. Kat MckInnon, Treasurer of the RFDS Branch in Roxby Downs was pleased with the day’s events. “The day was a great success. at the end of the day we still made $34,000 for the RFDS that we didn’t have at the beginning of the day. “It was a wonderful day weather wise, I think the people that were there really enjoyed themselves, the fireworks were spectacular, all in all we had a great day,” she said. “Thank you to the Roxby Downs Golf Club and all involved, Richard Earl for coming up from Port Augusta to run the auction and his little helpers Merv Rogers and Craig Sumison. Also, all of the volunteers on the RFDS auxiliary, and a big thankyou to the major sponsors of the event which were Biancos, ODT, Heading Contractors, Autopro, Sportspower, Roxby Fab, Monodelphous and anyone else who contributed in anyway. Finally, Kat would like to extend her thanks on behalf of the RFDS Roxby Downs branch to Dan and Ian Ward from the RFDS office in Adelaide, who came up for the event. The whole day had a family friendly and fun atmosphere, and was no doubt the beginning to a very big weekend had by all.

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e, Robyn Passmorn Ian Jorgense and Damien Condon

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h, Greg Shane Houg stina Latham, Kri d Meredith an sa Celeste Lusto

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UTand A BOU T

Last Rum Run in Roxby

Sunday at the Club

y Gemma Tuoh and Danika Sapwell

After 25 years, the annual Rum Run to Glendambo by the Outback Touring Club ended last weekend. Over 70 motorbikes were assembled for the run, with many past members returning for the ﬁnal event of its kind in the Far North. Assorted bikes from the big thumping Harley’s to the more sophisticated BMWs were on display with riders coming from as far away as Western Australia, Queensland, Victoria and one even returned from overseas for the event. One of the original members of the Outback Tourers, Gypsy Gilleland told The Monitor, it is getting hard to get everyone to travel to Roxby for the event these days, as they are spread far and wide across the country. While they will still do a Rum Run it is likely to be in the Mid North around Burra or one of those towns more centrally located.

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July 2nd, 3rd and 4th marked the long awaited oﬃcial opening of the Community Club’s Garden Bar. The occasion was celebrated with live entertainment all weekend, as well as drink specials and giveaways. Friday night saw the live band Carvin ‘M Up entertain guests from 8pm onwards. Saturday night, local DJ ‘Pete’ provided entertainment for the party goers from 10pm onwards. There was a ‘Cruiser’ party in which Vodka Cruisers were sold at a discounted price, and a Cruiser couch was the spotlight giveaway for the night. Sunday was a big day, with live music from 2pm in the afternoon, provided by Justin Case. There was also free face painting courtesy of Joop’s Face Painting and Body Art and a free barbecue supplied for all. By 7pm that night, there was a good crowd in the Garden Bar of approximately 70 people. The Flaming Sambucas cranked out both old a new tunes, and set the mood for a great ‘Sunday Session’. With entertainment such as this planned nearly every weekend for the rest of the year, it looks like the Club could be making a comeback on the Roxby Downs social scene. Wednesday, July 7, 2010 – Page 13

CFIT

CFIT - An innovative approach to improving safety By Celeste Lustosa

FIT’s approach to Contractor Safety Management is innovative because it is primarily managed and run by the contractors themselves.

Deb Beenham and Ian Griffiths from Northpoint are part of one of CFIT’s subcomittees.

CFIT – Contractor Framework Implementation Team By Celeste Lustosa

FIT is a group of Contract Companies at Olympic Dam working together to implement the Contractor Safety Management Framework (CSMF). There are 34 companies involved in implementing the full CSMF and a much larger number of small companies working on a limited version of the CSMF and the aim is for all contract companies serving the site to be members of CFIT. The CSMF is a safety management planning tool which enables contractors to move towards safety excellence. The CSMF covers all of the Health, Safety, Environment and Community requirements placed upon Contractors by BHP Billiton at Olympic Dam. It focuses on the following areas: • Safety Leadership • Legal Requirements • Risk Management • Crisis and Emergency Management • Incident Reporting and Investigation Program • Safety Induction and Training Program • Health and Hygiene Management Program • Rehabilitation and Injury Management Program

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Health and Safety Committee Safety Observation Program CFIT Key Performance Indicators Fatal Risk Control Standards BHP Billiton Group Level Documents Strategic HSEC Plan (for Olympic Dam) • Task Level Policies, Procedures, Plans, Programs, and Initiatives The beneﬁts to CFIT companies of implementing the CSMF include measurable progress towards safety excellence and a safer work environment for all workers.

The CFIT group has an elected ‘Executive Committee’ that manages the performance requirements of the group and each month this committee, known as ECFIT, produces a professional report to BHP Billiton showing the group’s performance and highlighting all the improvements they develop and implement. The members of ECFIT are managers of the contractor companies. “The key members of CFIT are the Managers of the CFIT companies and their Occupational Health & Safety personnel. “These people meet monthly to review the performance of CFIT as a whole and to discuss matters of common interest to all contractor companies,” said Chris Clark, member of the ECFIT and Training Manager of Sandvik. CFIT includes a number of subcommittees that have been established to perform speciﬁc roles. Each group has been empowered to positively contribute to the overall development of CFIT. Some of these groups are: AFIT (Action Plan Framework Implementation Team) – This group conducts a safety planning workshop each month to assist all CFIT com-

panies to resolve safety problems and develop plans for progressing their implementation of the Contractor Safety Management Framework, which is the prime objective of CFIT. IFIT (‘Incident Analysis’ Framework Implementation Team) – This important group meets monthly to conduct a detailed analysis of any incidents/injuries that occur within the CFIT group. The results of this analysis are included in the monthly report which is provided to BHP Billiton and all CFIT members. KFIT (‘KPI’ Framework Implementation Team) – This team developed and implemented the CFIT Key Performance Indicators which are monitored closely and reported monthly in the CFIT Report. Various other sub-committees have been established to focus on a number of ‘short life’ projects. Another key group in the CFIT initiative is BFIT – a group of BHP Billiton Management personnel who meets monthly with the CFIT Executive and provides strategic direction and guidance to CFIT. “This model provides an eﬃcient means for BHP Billiton to manage a large number of Contract Companies and had led to the development of very constructive lines of communication between BHP Billiton and the CFIT group,” said Phil Lacey, General Manager of OD Precision Engineering and member of ECFIT.

Workers become active participants in safety and the focus on training ensures the ongoing development of knowledge and skills. “The CSMF was developed with a purpose to provide contractors with an organisational level safety tool that allows them to consistently and universally measure their safety performance,” said one of the members of the CFIT Executive (ECFIT) and Training Manager of Sandvik, Chris Clark. Companies interested in being part of CFIT need to ﬁll in an application form with signatories from the corporate level and BHPB contract owner. Any business that provides a service to BHPB at Olympic Dam is eligible to apply.

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ROXBY DOWNS COUNCIL WEEKLY INFORMATION UPDATE

Library activities during the school holidays

NEWS IN BRIEF NEW FEES DOGS AND CATS

From 1 July 2010 new fees came into eﬀect for dog and cat registrations. The full fee for a standard dog/cat is $50 but further discounts apply for dogs that are desexed, microchipped and trained and for cats that are desexed and microchipped. For a full list of charges please contact Council on 8671 0010.

WATER ACCOUNTS Water accounts for the June 2010 quarter will be issued around the 15th July 2010. If you have not received your account by the July 23 please contact the Council.

ANNUAL BUSINESS PLAN By Millie Thomas

Cecile Waye was watched on with much pride by her husband Brenton on her citizenship ceremony held at the Council in June 21, 2010.

Roxby Roadsafe happy with law changes T

he State Government is adopting new nationally approved changes for the use of child restraints in motor vehicles from July 1 this year. The new laws represent signiﬁcant changes that will provide greater protection for children travelling in vehicles and will go a long way towards reducing road trauma. “Unfortunately, nearly 60 children under 12 years of age are either killed or seriously injured in crashes on South Australian roads every year, and more than a third of those casualties are just 7 years of age or younger. “Around a quarter of those seriously injured were not wearing a child restraint at the time of the crash. “Research also suggests that children are being moved into bigger seats – or are prematurely graduating to seatbelts – when this is not appropriate for their size. “The new laws will reduce the

he library will be holding children’s activities every Tuesday these school holidays, in a bid to keep the children of

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The theme this time is “magic” and each session will include an activity and a story at 10am, in place of toddler story time. Tuesday, July 6 the children will be creating magic

pearing magic wands. Marie Tresize, Community Library Manager said “come along, it should be fun!” There are also lots of magic books if you want to learn more magic tricks.”

The public consultation period for Council’s draft 2010/2011 Annual Business Plan has now ﬁnished. Council wishes to thank those people who provided feedback. Council will now begin the formal process of ﬁnalising the Annual Business Plan and budget.

SERVICE SA Service SA operates at the Council Oﬃce on Wednesday and Thursdays ONLY, between the hours of 9.00am and 4.30pm. Council provides Transport Services including Vehicle and Boat Registrations and Licensing Transactions. No learner written theory tests will commence after 4.00pm. All enquiries can be directed to 131084.

LICENCE TRANSFER FROM STATE TO STATE

New law for children restraint in vehicles.

risk of injury caused by the use of unsuitable restraints for a child’s size by specifying the type of restraint to be used at different ages and where children must be seated in a vehicle. “They will also provide parents and carers with the advice and clarification they need about what type of restraint provides the best safety benefit for their children,” ” Road Safety Minister, Jack Snelling said. The Chair of local Roxby Roadsafe Michelle Hales told The Monitor this is an important message for local parents. “Because of our remote location we have to travel long distances out of town and safety of children is paramount. “The chances of hitting a kangaroo or emu are high and potentially life threatening for children who are not correctly restrained. The Roxby Roadsafe Committee implores drivers to take notice of these changes,” she said. The changes to the Australian

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Roxby Downs somewhat boxes and Tuesday July 7 they will be creating disapentertained!

Road Rules will introduce a mandatory size appropriate restraint system for all children up to the age of seven. Speciﬁcally, the new laws will require children: • Up to the age of six months to be restrained in a rear facing child restraint (e.g. infant capsule). • From six months until the age of four to be restrained in either a rear or forward facing child restraint (i.e. child safety seat). • From four years until the age of seven to be restrained in either a forward facing child restraint or booster seat restrained by a correctly adjusted and fastened seatbelt or child safety harness. The new laws also deal with the issue of children sitting in the front seat of a vehicle. • Children aged between four and seven will not be permitted to sit in the front seat, unless all other seat positions are already occupied by children under seven. • Children up to four years must be restrained in the rear of the ve-

hicle (where the vehicle has two or more rows of seats). A provision will be included in the new laws to ensure a child is not required to use a restraint unsuitable for their size and weight. For example, a child who is too tall or heavy for the restraint must use a restraint for the next age category. By law, drivers are responsible for ensuring that they and any other passengers in the vehicle are appropriately restrained, regardless of their age. Drivers will receive an ‘on-thespot fine’ of either $240 or $292 and between three to five demerit points if passengers, including children, are not wearing a seatbelt or a suitable approved child restraint. However, once the laws take effect from July 1, there’ll be a three month grace period for drivers before police start enforcing the new rules. For more information visit: www. sa.gov.au/restraints and raa.com.au or phone 132324.

Upon settling in South Australia there are many things to think about. One matter to keep in mind is the requirement that you must transfer your driver’s licence from your previous state to South Australia within 3 months. This is a simple transaction which requires you to provide proof that you are living in this state. Proof can be in the form of a rent agreement or an account addressed to you with your current residential address. Your current interstate licence will need to be surrendered and a temporary licence will be issued. This transfer will incur a charge of $15.00. A new photo will be required and this can be taken at the post oﬃce. For further information and enquiries please phone Service SA on 131 084.

REMINDERS Dog and Cat Registrations

Last day to pay 31 August

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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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We seek to hire a Project Support Specialist based in Roxby Downs responsible for providing administrative support to Schneider-Electric's engineering project teams, employees, customers and visitors to the Roxby Downs office. Some of the key responsibilities of the role:

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Manage office compliance in line with quality management systems Ensure compliance with site policies and engineering procedures by project teams Manage staff rosters Travel management Management reporting Accounts administration - invoicing, expenses Sales order administration Occupational health and safety compliance Staff training co-ordination Office facilities management - security, storage, building maintenance Management of company lease house bookings and issues

To be successful in this role, you will require the following skills and experience: x x x x x x x x x x

Tickets available for purchase from Ian Tuohy - 0439833558 Michelle Paull - 0438800538

Drinks available for purchase on night. Light supper provided So come along and join us for a great night out… All welcome Games to be played and prizes to be won!

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Most of all you will have the desire to succeed within an administrative position where the possibilities are endless. This position can create a career path within a Global Company that will support you along the way. Please apply via our website at http://www.schneider-electric.com.au/sites/australia/en/company/careers/jobswith-us/current-vacancies.page

Behind the Famous Bottle House

Opal Creek Boulevard, Andamooka & after hours by appointment

Ph: (08) 8672 7007 Fax: (08) 8672 7062 www.andamookaopal.com.au Email: peter@andamooka.au.com

CASUAL Roxby Hourglass Jewellers is all about ‘team’ and the exciting adventure ahead for us in retail. We are a quality jewellery and giftware store including key international brands like Pandora & Thomas Sabo.

LOCAL DELIVERY DRIVER • PARCEL FREIGHT DELIVERY IN ROXBY DOWNS AREA

We invite you to challenge yourself and join the “FUN” of working with beautiful jewellery pieces. We now have the opportunity for a casual position person to join our team.

• IMMEDIATE START REQUIRED • ABOVE AWARD RATES PAID

We are looking for a talented, energetic person to join our team. We are looking for that “ﬁre in the belly” drive, if you believe you have that and good life experience, please apply accordingly. We offer excellent staff incentives and a great rotational roster for that work/life balance.

• 38 HOURS PER WEEK • SOME OVERTIME • FORK LIFT LICENCE REQUIRED • HR LICENSE PERFERRED, NOT ESSENTIAL

So if you didn’t believe you could have “FUN”, be challenged and rewarded in retail anymore, then think again, as that’s what we do best!

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Please submit resume in person to the Manager of Roxby Hourglass Jewellers

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COUPLE with toddler , require home at Andamooka , prefer private rental, long term lease required currently Tamworth NSW wanting to relocate to mine . contact Darren 0458473764

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

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 signifi cant contribution to the Roxby Downs Community. Nomination forms will be 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

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Annarien Robbertse 0433 436 086 For a hassle free party with a budget to suit your pocket!

REMEDIAL MASSAGE THERAPIST Melanie Bellin 0422 067 174 Remedial Massage, Relaxation Massage, Deep Tissue Massage, Sports Massage, Corporate Massage, Pregnancy Massage Rebates available from most private Health Funds Gift Certificates By appointment only ROXBY DOWNS

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New beauty therapy services to Roxby By Millie Thomas

ow is your time to shine, for Tandales have taken on a new beauty therapist, Jemma Vince! Originally from North Yorkshire, England, 25 year old Jemma moved to Australia ﬁve years ago, settled in Adelaide, and more recently to Roxby four months ago, to support her partner, Ryan, who works as an electrician at Broadspectrum. Possessing a large range of skills in the ‘beauty’ industry, Jemma has experience not only in basic beauty therapy (think waxing, eyelash tinting etc), but also in

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remedial massage, hairdressing and holistic therapy. “I’ve been a beauty therapist for seven years. I studied for two years at a technical College in England then came to Australia and did my Remedial Diploma. Then I studied a year of hairdressing,” she said. “I did some travelling when I first came to Australia, working in Day Spas in Port Douglas and Mt Buller. I loved it there! “I have worked at a day spa in Rundle Street (Endota), Essential Beauty, a day spa on Hindley street, and a day spa at Burnside. When I first came up here, I worked for Spotless out on site for three months. “I saw that there was a vacancy here (Tandales) so I thought it would be great to bring my skills here. I’d like to pick up some more hairdressing experience and be able to offer both services to Roxby. Tandales is bringing to the salon another product range to help Jemma promote beauty and skin care. Dermalogica is a world renowned skin care range that offers everything from exfoliants to targeted treatments. Tandales will be bringing in the complete range for men and women. “We are bringing a new world renowned product range called Dermalogica to the salon. It offers a huge range for every skin concern. Dermalogica even has a men’s range, so it’s a good chance for the men to start looking after their skin! “Eventually, Ryan and I would like to buy a house and hopefully I can gain some more experience in hairdressing at Tandales. “Come in and take time out for yourself. We provide a relaxed atmosphere, I do specialise in massage and the holistic side, so take the time out, and spend a couple of hours here!” she concluded.

Nominate a Local Achiever The Honourable Lyn Breuer MP, Member for Giles, encourages individuals, organisations and community groups who are making a signiﬁcant contribution to our community to nominate for the Community Achievement Awards. “Where would we be without those who contribute so much to making our community a better place in which to live? The Awards provide an avenue to publicly thank those who deserve acknowledgement and I encourage everyone to consider nominating someone, or a group, for their wonderful community work”, she said. Nominations are being sought in these 7 categories: •Rural Doctors Workforce Agency Rural Community Health and Wellbeing Award • Kleenheat Gas Volunteering Award • BlueScope Distribution Leadership and Innovation Award • Angove Family Winemakers Primary Industries and Agricultural Award • Take Care Community of the Year Award • Fasta Pasta Careen Achievement Award • Five star Print Environment and Sustainability Award

across the region

HEALTH ROXBY DOWNS’ FAMILY PRACTICE Phone: 8671 3231 ROXBY DOWNS’ DENTAL Dr. Harry Craven Phone: 8671 9031 Monday to Friday 8.30am - 5.30pm ROXBY DOWNS’ MEDICAL PRACTICE Monday to Friday 9am-5:30pm Saturday & Sunday 2pm-5pm by appointment. Andamooka on Tuesday 9am-12pm Phone: 8671 1900 VISITING ALLIED HEALTH SERVICE Phone: 86485500 • PODIATRIST - 8 & 9 July Phone: 86485706 • DIABETES EDUCATOR - 5 & 6 August Phone: 86485800 • OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST - 8, 9 & 23 July • SPEECH PATHOLOGIST - 8, 9 & 23 July • PHYSIOTHERAPIST - 8 & 9 July • COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH WORKER - 8, 9 & 23 July • DIETICIAN - 23 July • CAMHS - 8 & 9 July (CHILD & ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE) • PHARMACY - 8 & 9 July • DASSA - 20 August HEARING SERVICES 9:00am-2:30pm Monday to Friday Phone:1800 006 303 DOCTOR’S NEW SPECIALISED DRUG Phone: 1800 700 270 (Number for Medicare Use) CRISIS CARE COUNSELLING Uniting Care Wesley Port Augusta Regional Women’s and Children’s Support Services: 1800 655 716 Crisis care line:13 16 11 For immediate response if feeling stressed call 0428 326 529 to speak with a counsellor 24/7 BREASTFEEDING ROXBY DOWNS’ GROUP 1:30pm - 3:00pm Third Tuesday of the month. At the Roxby Downs Public Library.

CHURCH ROXBY DOWNS’ LUTHERAN CHURCH 10:30am every Sunday of the month 5:30pm 3rd Sunday of each month 9:30am every Sunday during school terms FAITHWORKS’ CHRISTIAN CHURCH An Assemblies Church meets every Sunday 10.30 am at Roxby Downs Catholic School Library Keith Moody Phone: 0414 570 871 ST. BARBARA’S PARISH CATHOLIC CHURCH 78 Pioneer Drive, Roxby Downs Mass Times July 3 & July 24 @ 6.00pm July 24 & July 25 @ 9.00am Readings & Communion July 10 & July 17 @ 6.00pm ANDAMOOKA/ROXBY BIBLE CHURCH 10:00am Sundays, Worship Service 6.30pm Fridays, Kids Club, 7 years + Phone: 8672 7213

Winners will each receive a $2,000 Bank Account from the Commonwealth Bank and a magnificent trophy. Nominations close Tuesday August 24th 2010 and a Gala Awards Dinner and Presentation evening will be held on Friday night 19th November, 2010 to honour the achievers. 300 guests including the four finalists in each category are expected to attend the prestigious event. Nomination forms are available from the office of The Honourable Lyn Breuer MP, Member for Giles. For further information please contact the Awards Office on 1300 008 504, email sacaa@awardsaustralia.com or nominate on line at www.awardsaustralia.com/CAA_ sa.html.

ROXBY DOWNS CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CHURCH •cnr Tutop and Burgoyne Streets •Office: 38 Pioneer Drive Priest: Mary Lewis Ph: 8671 0270 email: m.lewis@bushchurchaid.com.au Worship Services: Saturday 6:15pm ALL ages Sunday 10:00am with children’s ministry 2:00pm at Andamooka Healing Service: 6pm on the 2nd Sunday in the month Midweek Meetings: Tuesday 6am Prayer 10am Open Church - coffee, chat & sharing of crafts Wednesday 7pm Home Group Thursday 9:30am Know your Bible Study Group Saturday 5pm Youth (12-15 years old) WATCH THIS SPACE FOR OUR NEW CHILDREN’S PROGRAMME FROM 24 JULY

For details on any of the events phone 8671 0270

EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE 8:30am - 5:00pm Monday to Friday 9:00am - 12:00pm Saturday and Sunday Phone: 8671 2001 CULTURAL & LEISURE PRECINCT - MOVIES Tuesday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday Phone: 8671 2001 ROXBY DOWNS TODDLERS’ STORY TIME 9:30am - 11:00am Tuesday & Thursday (repeated) Meet at Roxby Downs Library during school Terms Only ANDAMOOKA TODDLERS’ STORY TIME 10:30am Monday - Fun for 1-4 years. Phone: 8672 7018 Meet at Andamooka Community Library PLAYGROUP - St. Barbara’s Parish School Wednesday 9:30am & Thursday 1:00pm Call School: 8671 3207 PLAYGROUP - Roxby Downs Kindergarten 9:30am - 11:00am Friday. Contact Kylie 8671 2447 ANDAMOOKA PLAYGROUP 9:00am - 10:00am Tuesday ROXBY DOWNS’ HEALTH SERVICES COFFEE MORNING 9:30am - 11:00am Thursday Meet at the Dunes Café RAPTORS CYCLING CLUB 8:00am Sunday Social bike riding group. Meet at Stuart Road roundabout ROXBY DOWNS CHILDCARE 6:30am-5:30pm Monday to Friday Phone: 8671 0911 ANDAMOOKA CHILDCARE 7:30am-5:30pm Monday to Friday ROXBY EARLY LEARNING COMMUNITY GROUP 3 yr old program Mon and Thurs 8.45am -12.15pm 4 yr old program Tue 8.45am – 11.45am Contact Gail 0439 683 609 SOUL FOOD Every third Sunday of the month at 11.00am in the Cultural Precinct Art Gallery. Come along and be inspired!! RDRCCC • Wednesday, July 7 - Club AGM at 7pm hopefully at the Tavern, should be able to confirm that today with the Tavern All spectators are more than welcome, anyone interested in joining or wanting to know more please feel free to speak with any Club Member. Races every 3rd Sunday of the month at the Red Dunes Raceway. Support and Sponsors needed for track improvements. For more information please call the Club President, Trent Burton on 0417 235 779 or see our website: www.rdrccc.info

COMMUNITY MEETINGS Community members are welcome to attend any meeting of the Roxby Downs Community Board, Forums and Partnerships - see schedule on the Community Matters page. For more information call Michelle Hales on 8671 0010 ROTARY CLUB - ROXBY DISTRICT 1st and 3rd Monday of the month For more information contact Sandy Sumsion ph: 0400 366 619 ANDAMOOKA OPAL GIRL GUIDES Andamooka Community Hall Mondays from 5:00pm to 7:00pm Phone: 0427 072 710 OUTBACK MULTI-CULTURAL GROUP Phone: 8671 2892

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

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St Barbara’s Parish School 2010 Sports Day

Amy, Owen and Meagan running to fill their cups with water.

Sonja hitting her ball off the perch.

Results

Team Spirit was won by the Ardill team. Well done!

1st Hurley with 930 points

(The “Green” team, named after the most Rev. Daniel Eugene Hurley, born in Orroroo, SA on 21/03/1940, ordained Priest 27/06/1964, consecrated Bishop 12/02/1999.)

2nd Monaghan with 915 points

(The “Red” team, named after Father Jim Monaghan, former priest in the Roxby Downs / Woomera Parish 1999-2005.)

3rd Ardill with 895 points

Matilda trying to hit the ball with her bat.

(The “Blue” team, named after Father Steve Ardill, former priest in the Roxby Downs/ Woomera Parish)

Corey ready to catch the ball.

MIXED NETBALL TEAM RESULTS

Darts News Opal Cutters FODFA Cobras DAKS OD Green

Def Def Def Def Def

Social Opalites Young Bloods EJC Wolves Cape Crusaders

10-1 9-2 10-1 7-4 7-4

We would like to wish Alan and Verona the very best for their future in Port Lincoln, the will be missed by the league. If you are interested in playing in the Aughy Shield (Port Pirie Dart Competition) please either email me or give me a call on 0428881147

Junior Netball Results 3rd July 2010 11 & under 13 & under 17 & under

T-Birds

Bullets

Lightning

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T-Birds

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T-Birds

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Lightning

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Photo taken by Kateland Fraser

Charlie Lucas got the highest peg out of the round of 115, Andy Stirrat (Beast) got his ﬁrst 180 for the season and Alan Lucas got his 3rd

Sporty Shorties back to back B Grade Premieres: From front Danielle Weir, Caitlin Abbott (r/up best and fairest) , Hannah Wurfel (r/up best and Fairest) and Erika Syversten. From back left: Kiri Allen (best and fairest), Jess Hasset, Sarah Van Loarhoven, and Hannah Rigden

WHAT’S ON sports 12 July to 18 July

TUESDAY SENIOR SOCCER - Sports Stadiums - 6:00pm SENIOR NETBALL TRAININGS Outdoor Courts - 6:00pm - 9:00pm X-FIT Group fitness Room - 6:30pm W&DFL FOOTBALL TRAINING Town Oval - 6:00pm- 9:30pm

WEDNESDAY KARATE Auditorium - 6:00pm-9:00pm W&DFL FOOTBALL TRAINING Town Oval - 4:00pm- 9:30pm PUMP Group fitness Room - 9:00am

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W&DFL FOOTBALL TRAINING Town Oval - 4:00pm- 9:30pm X-TRAINER Group fitness Room - 6:30pm

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Mixed Premieres Goal Diggers, from left: Mick Delfos, Kara Wedding, Nick backhouse, Graham Neilson, Simon Parker, in front from right: Claire Munyard, Rachel Brougham and Jo Lucas

SATURDAY W&DFL SENIOR FOOTBALL GAMES Town Oval - 12:00pm-5:00pm

SUNDAY SOFTBALL School Oval - 11:00am - 2:00pm W&DFL ‘WEDGIES’ FOOTBALL TRAININGS Town Oval - 6:30pm

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Photo taken by Kateland Fraser

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There will be no games Saturday 10th and 17th July due to School Holidays

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Netball grand finals keep spectators on edge

Indoor Hockey Grand Final

By Kateland Fraser Will Abbott taking the ball down court, Nick Cole running along and Caitlin Abbott

RFDS Charity Golf Results Front Nine George Holland, Neville Toogood, Kerry Wild, Nives Dal Grand 14.625 Winner. Scott Humphries, Craig Nicholls, Darren McKenzie, Dave Hansen 16.375 second Premiership team Copper Oxides Front: Caitlin Abbott, Gloria Kruss, Will Abbott, Greg Abbott Back: Steph Wills, Stewart Jones, Tom Gray

NTP no.4 Division one - Simon Rogers Division two - Neville Toogood

By James Oakley

Long drive no.5 Division one - Craig Nichols

Bennett, Denise Fitzpatrick 21 second.

An early lead to the Oxides was short lived after Scorpions reshuffled their line-up to provide some solid attack up front. A goal on the half time whistle to Steph Wills put the Oxides up 5 – 4 going into the break. Both teams came out firing with Glen Mungur and Nick Cole linking up to find some gaps in the Green’s defence while Team Abbot (Greg, Caitlin and Will) proved effective with several goals from deflections. Much of the traffic was one-way with the Oxides finding the net 6 times through Steph Wills (3 goals) and Best on Ground Stewart Jones (4 goals). The Scorpions were unlucky not to convert on several opportunities and

he hard fought Indo or Ho cke y Division two - Lee Richardson grand ﬁnal kicked oﬀ as a decider between Ladies/jnr - Emily Francis SRTA Scorpions (in red) and Copper Oxides (in Back Nine green). The first half Ann Shields, Don Shields, Sandy was close with some Richter, Tony Richter 17 impressive work from winner. Fiona Bilney, Anne Gray, Sue both teams.

NTP no.13 Division one - Tony Richter Long drive no.14 Division one - Shieldsy Division two Clint W. Ladies/jnr Mrs Shields Result from Sunday Stableford day Winner Damien Condon 44pts Sweepstakes Robin Passmore Tony Richter Craig Smith Adele Wallace Glen Munger

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solid defence from Red’s Jarrod Walker meant the Oxides had to continue to be creative. Mid way through the second half the result looked set, with Oxides leading by 4 goals. Final score was 11 to 6 as the Oxides managed to hold out a determined Red side to win the premiership. Thanks must go to all players and umpires for contributing to a fun and enjoyable season, and to the Leisure Centre’s Kateland Fraser for coordinating the matches every week. The second season for 2010 will start July 29th, nominations forms are available from the Leisure Centre Foyer, and all new players are welcome, regardless of skill levels or past experience. Best on court Stewart Jones . Best and Fairest for the Season on 13 votes Cameron Burton. Runner Up Best and Fairest for the season both on 12 votes, Caitlin Abbott and Nic Thomson.

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From the first whistle of the match, Eagles looked too strong for Victorious Secrets taking the first quarter 11 to 4. The Eagles lead continued through to the second and by half time they looked to be the premiers with an 18 to 10 goal lead. Eagle’s movement down the court served them well leading the third quarter 26 to 15. Eagle’s defenders Kara Edmonds and Kara Wedding proved too strong for Victorious shooters Cassie Weir and Sam Cox. Victorious secrets defenders Emma Killeen and Courtney Sims took some very good intercepts, however, Eagles shooters Emma Neilson and Lean Allen were just too strong taking the final score to 38 to 22, a 16 goal lead to win them the premiership. Best on court for the Game was Kara Edmonds of Eagles. B Grade best for the night The best game for the night was the B Grade Grand final which had spectators on the edge of their seats. Milkshakes against last year’s premier’s Sporty Shorties. Meetings throughout the season between these two teams have been very close games with one draw, Milkshakes taking 2 wins and Sporty Shorties taking 3 wins. Both teams started ver y strongly with Milkshakes lead-

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Roxby PLeisure were enjoying the lead in the last quarter, nevertheless Digger’s Neilson and Backhouse duo proved to be too strong for Roxby PLeisure as they lost momentum, Diggers winning the game 24 to 22 to take home the premiership. Best on court for this game was Elyse Weir of Roxby PLeisure. Thanks must go to all players, scorers, team contacts and umpires for a fantastic season. The second season for 2010 will start July 28th, nomination forms are available from the Leisure Centre Foyer. If you would like to know anymore about any of the Centre Based Sports at Roxby Leisure please contact Kateland on 86710500 or Kateland@roxbyleisure.com A Grade Runner up Best and Fairest went to Emma Neilson of Eagles on 18 votes; This Season A Grade Best and Fairest on 21 votes was awarded to Elyse Weir of Victorious Secrets B Grade Runner up Best and Fairest was a 3 way tie between Caitlin Abbott and Hannah Wurfel of Sporty Shorties and Amanda Giles of Milkshakes all on 13 votes The winner of B Grade Best and Fairest on 15 votes was awarded to Kiri Allen. The Mixed Runner up Best and Fairest on 13 votes went to Courtney Sims of UNO. Mixed best and fairest on a whooping 27 votes went to Nick backhouse of Goal Diggers

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une 30 at 6pm saw Eagles and Victorious Secrets battle it out for the A Grade premiership of the night netball competition.

ing 7 -6; with seconds to go in the first quarter Jess Hassett quickly scoring a goal taking the score to 7 all. The second quarter of the game continued to be close, with Milkshakes leading 16 to 15 at half time. Positional changes to both teams proved to make no difference in the third quarter as it was goal for goal; Mel Ridgen of Milkshakes was on fire in Goal Attack as was Hannah Rigden of Sporty Shorties, ending the third quarter 22 all. Milkshakes, a team of mature, more experienced players and Sporty Shorties a year 8/9 high school girls team proved a nail biting last quarter, with the height and experience verse the short, quick and fit. Kiri Allen made some great positional intercepts in defence putting Sporty Shorties in front with a five goal lead, winning the game 32 to 27, a back to back premiership. Louise Reid was best on court for this close game. Mixed competition close In the Mixed Grand final there was electricity in the air as Roxby PLeisure took on an experienced Goal Diggers. The first quarter appeared to be all over the shop and ended with Goal Diggers five to Roxby PLeisure’s four. Graham Neilson’s and Troy Homa’s elevation throughout the game was enough to see the crowd’s atmosphere at its best. The tables turned quite a bit throughout the game with Roxby PLeisure winning the second quarter 13 to 9 and then again in the third 19 to 14.

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annah Wurfel is 14 years old but her passion for netball comes from a much earlier age. She started playing when she was only 5 years old and now all these years of practice have paid off. Our local sports girl was chosen by the Spencer Academy, along with nine girls from all over the Northern region. The academy was first initiated in the Spencer Region in 2007 as a result of Netball SA changing the developmental pathways for juniors. Hannah tried out for the final team of Spencer Academy on two other occasions, but it was this year she won selection. “We have always said to her to keep her head up and have a go; for her to never give up. “The academy comes up every year and selects 20 children from each age group, and then the training starts and those who show the best skills are selected for the final team, which is a group of ten athletes,” Hannah’s mother Theresa Wurfel told The Monitor. “It is pretty good to get selected now because it shows how much I have improved. “It is also so nice to represent Roxby Downs,” Hannah said. Sarah Van Laarhoven, another local netballer, was picked for the team of 20 but unfortunately wasn’t selected for the final team. In the local competition Hannah participates in the B Grade Wednesday nights

netball; plays for the Miners on Friday nights and for the junior netball on Saturdays. But she says that her achievements are also due to the help and inspiration she gets from her coach on the Roxby Squad Netball Team, Tony Weir. “He has been one of the biggest inﬂuences in my life when it comes to netball. “I have improved a lot with his coaching,” she said. Hannah will now play in the 2010 Regional Championships which will be from today, July 7 and tomorrow July 8 in Adelaide. Based on her performance in Adelaide she can go to the NIB Games in New South Wales, which is her next goal. NIB Games happen from July 14 until July 16, in Maitland, where the Regional and Metropolitan Academies will compete in the 2010 Academy Games for three days. “One of the great things about the Spencer Academy is that it is a developing thing and the girls can always get something out of it, learn things and work and improve their skills. “I encourage all the local girls that love netball to give it a go and for the parents to support and help them pursue their dreams,” said the proud mother Theresa. Hannah concluded the interview by saying that she would like to go further in netball and with the focus and determination she exhibits, her dream is sure to come true.

What’s happening at the Roxby Downs Cultural & Leisure Precinct

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NEW GROUP FITNESS TIMETABLE Mon. > 9am Buts ‘n’ Guts (Jodie), 6.30pm Spin (Troy) Tues. > 6.30pm X-Fit (Troy) Wed. > 9am Pump (Jodie) Thurs. > 6.30pm X-Trainer (Mitch)

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Woody, Buzz & the gang are back. As their owner Andy prepares to depart for college, his loyal toys find themselves in daycare where tots with sticky fingers don’t play nice. Stars Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack. Screens: Friday 9th @ 10am, 12noon & 7.20pm, Saturday 10th @ 10am & 2pm, Sunday 11th @ 10am &12noon, Monday 12th @ 10am & 5pm, Tuesday 13th @ 10am & 3pm, Wednesday 14th @ 7.30pm.

Carrie, Samantha, Miranda and Charlotte are back to take another bite out of the Big Apple and beyond; carrying on with their busy lives and loves in a sequel that truly sparkles. Stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon. Screens: Saturday 10th COCKTAIL PARTY @ 6.30pm, Monday 12th @ 7.30pm, Tuesday 13th @ 7pm, Wednesday 14th @ 10am.

A suburban family moves to a new neighbourhood with their large yet lovable Great Dane, who has a tendency to wreak havoc in his own oblivious way. Stars Emma Stone, Judy Greer, Owen Wilson, Sam Elliot. Screens: Friday 9th @ 5pm, Saturday 10th @ 12noon, Monday 12th @ 3pm, Tuesday 13th @ 12noon.

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