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Roxby man dies after thrown from ute Town in mourning over loss of a mate

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serious crash in Roxby Downs last week has claimed the life of a well known and popular Roxby Downs man and has triggered SAPOL’s Major Crash Investigation Unit, to once again reiterate the need for extra safety on roads.

Major Crash Investigators were called to investigate the crash that occurred in the early hours of Friday morning in which the man sustained serious head injuries.

The crash involved the driver of a white coloured Nissan Navara dual cab utility leaving a hotel in Roxby Downs at about 1am with a passenger positioned in the rear of the utility.

There were a further four passengers inside of the rear cabin of the utility.

Police will allege the utility travelled a distance of about 500 metres along Arcoona Street and then onto Pioneer Drive whilebraking heavily and accelerating harshly which resulted in a man falling from the vehicle and sustaining serious injuries.

Police will further allege, the driver then left the area and did not render assistance to the injured man.

Police have arrested a 38-year-old man from Salisbury North in relation to the crash and have charged him a number of offences including: • Aggravated Cause Injury by Danger-

ous Driving (now could be upgraded).

Leaving the Scene of a Crash After Causing Harm by Careless Driving.

• Driving whilst Having the Prescribed Concentration of Alcohol in his Blood (.120).

• Driving Whilst Disqualified.

The man has been bailed to appear before the Roxby Downs Court on August 8.

The injured 25-year-old man from Roxby Downs was flown to Adelaide for treatment but later died in hospital as a result of his injuries.

“This crash is an unnecessary tragedy caused by dangerous driving, riding whilst unrestrained and drink driving,” said Officer •

in Charge of the Major Crash Investigation Unit Detective Inspector Peter Duance.

“The state’s road toll now stands at 46 fatalities compared with 53 for the same time last year of which 29 or 62 per cent have occurred in country areas,” he said.

“This crash serves as a reminder to drivers particularly on country roads to drive safely, wear a seatbelt and not to drink drive.”

Anyone who may have witnessed the crash in Roxby Downs or who may have information that can assist police with the investigation are asked to contact BankSA Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or visit the website www.sa.crimestoppers.com.au. Information can always be given anonymously.

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n the coming months, Roxby Downs then pay off the remaining amount over a Hourglass Jewellers hope to be able three month period in regular instalments. to offer an interest free incentive for “It’s just an initiative that we can do shoppers. through our buying group that we have acUsing well known take-home layby company Certegy Ezi–Pay, Hourglass hopes to encourage shoppers to purchase items that may have before been viewed as ‘too expensive’.

Certegy Ezi-Pay is a financial institution that allows shoppers to purchase and take home with them an item or items over $300 and pay as little as a third of the price on the day.

cess to, so it’s a great way for consumers to perhaps get that dearer piece they wouldn’t normally be able to afford,” explained Roxby Downs Hourglass Jewelers owner Leigh Malcolm.

While a date is yet to be announced as to when the service may be available, Mr Malcolm encourage all to keep their eyes peeled in the ensuing months.

LEFT: Julie Fletcher is inspired by the Australian landscape.

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hotographer Julie Fletcher’s breathtaking landscapes are on display in the Roxby Leisure Art Gallery until June

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Julie gained her technical skills at Sydney’s Ultimo TAFE completing a diploma of Commercial Photography over four years.

“How I got into (photography) was basically just a lack of pictures from my childhood, I started to pick up a camera as a teenager and got the bug for photography,” Julie told The Monitor.

In 2005 she made the transition from the corporate world to full time Landscape Photographer.

“It has been challenging, sometimes frustrating but ultimately rewarding,” Julie explained.

Recently, Julie won first prize in the Peterborough Art Prize for her photograph ‘Scrubby Gums in fog’ which was taken in the Blue Mountains and is part of her exhibition in the Roxby Leisure art gallery.

She also has 12 images published in the 2013 Australia Geographic Corporate desk diary which will be on sale soon nationally.

Julie has two of her photographs shortlisted for the annual ANZANG Nature Photography Competition which is an exhibition of photographs from Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and Papua New Guinea.

The exhibition opens at the South Australian museum in Adelaide on Friday, October 5 and runs until Sunday, September 25 and then travels to Western Australia and Tasmania.

Julie has a passion for photography and is inspired by Australia and the great outdoors.

“Australia inspires me, landscapes, the outdoors. I’m pretty adventurous,” she explained.

“I love hiking and camping and it was just a direction I was always going to take although

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when I first started studying I didn’t know which direction I was going to go. But I think I did find my direction fairly early on.

“I love the outdoors so hence I specialise in landscapes and some wildlife.

Julie added, “I also do enjoy (photographing) people, but not controlled images more capturing the moment.”

Julie is based in Quorn, South Australia but is continually on the search for new and inspiring locations to photograph. She travels for several months of the year to collate a library of images and will be travelling to Fraser Island in Queensland next.

Many of her images are published regularly in books, calendars, magazines and corporate publications both in Australia and internationally.

Julie told The Monitor the most spectacular place she has photographed is Uluru in the rain.

“Ayers rock (Uluru) in the rain would be pretty much top of my list of amazing opportunities of photography.

“It doesn’t rain that often out there and you have to be lucky to actually be there when it does and when it does come down its absolutely unbelievable.

“The whole rock turns into thousands of waterfalls and it’s quite spectacular,” she explained.

Some of Julie’s work is permanently on show at the Rawnsley Park Station in the Flinders Ranges and in Marree, South Australia.

“I love it so I keep doing it,” said Julie.

Julie can be contacted for quotes on any commercial work which includes images for tourism, real estate or business and images for office spaces or hotels on 0413 537 564 or via email at scape01@gmail.com. Many of her amazing images can be viewed on her website at http://juliefletcherphotography.com.au.

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Hey Venus!

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A collection of significant events that have coincided with the transit of Venus 1518 -26: Rise of the West; Spain and Portugal explored the world’s seas and opened world-wide oceanic trade routes in the east.

Protestant reformation in England brought about by the triumph of literacy and media revolution. The Gutenberg printing press had enabled hundreds of thousands of bibles to be printed, read and interpreted.

The first free grammar school endowed by bishop Hugh Oldham was opened in England, promoting education.

Copernicus proposed the heliocentric universe where the earth is round and rotates round the sun as opposed to the biblical square and stationary earth.

The Spanish expedition commanded by Magellan circled the earth.

1631-39: The first public opera house, Teatro San Cassiano, was opened in Venice.

The first French newspaper La Gazette was published.

China made an official switch in its newspaper production from woodblock printing to movable type printing.

India’s architectural tribute to a woman, the Taj Mahal, was constructed.

Expansion of the banking system (Bank of Amsterdam and the Bank of England) and trade wars.

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Mike Farrall, a Roxby resident with a fascination for astronomy, watched live streams of the transit while a friend viewed the event through a pair of binoculars with special solar ďŹ lters attached. “You have to be mindful – the sun through a magnifying glass can burn an ant to death, so imagine what magniďŹ ed light from the sun can do to your eyes,â€? Mr Farrall said. “Watching the sun through welding goggles, without special ďŹ lters, can be dangerous and is not recommended.â€?

Roxby resident and keen astrologer, Nikole Michaela-Tan, was also fascinated by the event, which took six and a half hours to complete. “It’s something I’ve been reading about for some time as it heralds new energies for the population,â€? Ms Michaela-Tan said. “From an astrological point of view it has signiďŹ cant meaning - the Mayans were very interested in Venus and watched the planet closely.â€?

The ancient Mesoamerican civilization felt that this June 5 event would foretell much of what is to come at the end of the Mayan Calendar which ABOVE: Resident astrologer Nikole Michaela-Tan has falls on December 21 of this year, so been eagerly anticipating the transit of Venus. one may want to watch closely what happened in regard to world events around June 5. ast Wednesday morning the planet Venus Astrologers have noted that whenever Venus transpassed over the face of the sun – an event that occurs in a pattern that repeats every ited the sun in the past, it had heralded an epoch in intellectual and social movement, communications 243 years.

The planet appeared as a very small shadow moving growth, and feminism. “Traditional astrology ascribed Venus to the divine over the giant orange disc. feminine with a dual nature - she is associated with The ďŹ rst recorded observation was in 1639 by British astronomer Jeremiah Horrocks, now hailed as the both the morning star of love and wisdom, as well as father of British astronomy, and it was this speciďŹ c the evening star of pleasure, indulgence, and auobservation that gave astronomers the most accurate ence,â€? Ms Michaela-Tan said. “The deeper meaning of Venus lies in its astrologiestimation at that time for both the size of the planet cal symbol - a circle of spirit above a cross of matter. and the sun’s distance from the earth. “Combined, the circle and cross encompass our Last week’s event was the second of a pair of transits, in which pairs occur eight years apart approxi- total being. “Venus symbolises our higher spirit coexisting and mately every 121 or 105 years.

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1761 -69: The dawning of the Age of Enlightenment spawning freedom activists like Voltaire, Montesquieu, John Locke, Richard Price, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

The Faber-Castell Company was founded in Nuremberg Germany commercializing writing stationery.

Sweden introduced its Freedom of the Press Act, becoming the first country of the world to protect freedom of the press in the Constitution, and the first country in the world to grant a wide-ranging freedom of information.

1874-1882: Emergence of a strong wave of feminism and women’s involvement in politics.

The prototype telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell.

The phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison.

2004 - 2012: Founding of the social network Facebook in 2004 that culminated in this website hosting over 900 million active users as of March 2012.

LEFT: Venus appeared as a small dot moving across the face of the sun.

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Economics driving the world

By Jason Munn The share market is a complex system that can be difficult to understand,” said Peter Paterson, visiting financial advisor in Roxby Downs this week.

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Financial advisors Dave Slovinec and Peter Paterson were in town this week advising residents on how best to manage their investments.

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“That being said, investing in shares is a relatively simple process.”

Mr Paterson explained a common theory amongst economics circles called the ‘Efficient Market Theory’.

“Essentially everyone gets the same market information at the same time and can make their own assessment of whether they buy, sell or hold in the market place.”

If the efficient market theory is in place then all traders should be making similar profits or losses at any particular time.

“Today we have significant computer trading with very sophisticated algorithm models used by large managers and institutions.

“These algorithm models analyse immense amounts of data to determine future trading.

“Greece being a topical issue at the moment, the models will analyse the effects of increased interest rates within Greece and the effect on other European countries should Greece default on debt repayments.

“The models used will also look at company returns and when the company indicates it will be paying dividends or what their capital raisings are going to be.”

Mr Paterson believes computer modeling and the buy and sell orders generated effectively cause our markets to jump up and down. If one observes the trading throughout the day, one will see that on Monday morning this week, our markets spiked down massively, then for the rest of the day it traded steadily.”

“Markets fluctuate all the time,” said Dave Slovinec, a colleague of Mr Paterson.

“On Tuesday it spiked upwards within the first fifteen minutes of trading, went flat for the rest of the day, jumped again on Wednesday morning and then traded level for the day – that’s a normal pattern of trading.”

Mr Paterson added that the volume of trading that cause those high fluctuations are not necessarily driven by Mum and Dad investors.

“They’re not staying up all night watching the news on America analysing the condition of the US market and then thinking ‘Okay I’d better ring the broker at 9am and make sure he or she buys or sells’ – it’s computer generated institutional trading that’s creating those volumes that are making a significant impact in our market,” Mr Paterson said.

“The biggest influence on our market is probably overseas fund managers because Australia is seen to be a more stable country, so they’re investing in Australia and are affecting the market swings because of their size - they’re looking at what’s happening in the United States, unemployment, the condition of retail sales, if their debt position is worse, what’s happening in Greece and how China affects it – those are the things that impact the United States or overseas market, which are then the features that affect their computer modeling that affect our Australian market first thing in the morning.”

This week, Mr Paterson and Mr Slovinec spoke to Roxby residents about tax planning, superannuation management and generally taking more control over their funds.

For someone in Roxby Downs looking to dabble in the market, there are many options.

“There are a number of ways of buying equities – depending on how active the person wants to be, he or she may be set up with a share broker who will deliver daily information and he or she can buy and sell daily, get options on new listings, etc; that’s better with a share broker.”

Mr Paterson said there are buy and hold strategies, and options for self managed superannuation funds where the individual can buy and sell shares him or herself.

“Seeking financial advice is important because one should benefit from years of experience and knowledge, for example one must be aware of capital gains tax implications.”

Mr Paterson has been involved with the finance industry since leaving school, starting with insurance for AMP in 1971 climbing the ranks to Manager of AMP in the Australian Capital Territory until 1986 when Mr Paterson started a partnership with a colleague in financial planning.

“I could see the profession changing and became aware of a greater focus on financial advice and the need for greater technical skills and accreditation for advisers,” Mr Paterson said.

“I love economics and finance – it’s what drives the world.”

Mr Paterson and Mr Slovinec visit Roxby Downs regularly and have observed a unique nature to the town which gives them tremendous excitement.

“The town is a vibrant, exciting place, no doubt about it,” said Mr Paterson.

“Good buildings, clean, tidy and modern - very few old cars around town, and very quiet during the day because everyone is working.

“I find Roxby people are very positive and looking for new ideas – the people have broader open minds, are willing to listen to new opportunities and are certainly more optimistic and positive compared to some in Adelaide at the moment.” www.themonitor.com.au

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St Barbara’s Parish School Gym official opening

By Vanessa Switala

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ast Thursday, Saint Barbara’s Parish School celebrated the official opening and blessing of their new multi-purpose gymnasium.

Senator of South Australia Alex Gallacher, Bishop Greg O’Kelly SJ and Director of Education, Port Pirie Diocese Kathy McEvoy travelled to Roxby Downs for the event.

Now both Roxby Downs Area School and St Barbara’s Parish School have new multi-purpose gymnasiums funded by the Building the Education Revolution (BER).

BER is a key element of the Australian Government’s $42 billion Nation Building—Economic Stimulus Plan. BER is a $16.2 billion component which provides much needed infrastructure to Australia’s schools.

So far, the BER has funded approximately 24,000 infrastructure projects for approximately 9,500 schools across the nation.

Teacher Kylie Johnson was the Master of Ceremonies for the event and Bishop O’Kelly blessed the multi-purpose gymnasium with Father Kevin Matthews.

Both the junior and senior choir per-

formed during the opening and attendees were invited to share refreshments after the event.

Principal Bernadette Lacey said the opening of the multi-purpose gymnasium was a wonderful celebration.

“We are grateful to the many visitors who came to see our school and help in our celebration,” she explained.

“The gym is a wonderful asset for the school.

“Students and the wider community will benefit for many years to come,” added Mrs Lacey.

Bishop O’Kelly said there was a lovely atmosphere during the official opening.

“The test of a good school is the rapport between students and staff. It was apparent during the celebration there is a very positive rapport at this school,” he explained.

“It is a privilege to be here in the presence of such joyful life,” Bishop O’Kelly added.

Senator Gallacher said it is fantastic schools around Australia are benefiting from the BER. “It’s fantastic that a beautiful town like Roxby is benefitting from the project.”

Senator Gallacher said Roxby Downs is a great sustainable community and one of the

best mining towns across the country.

In his address during the ceremony, Senator Gallacher said, “I want to begin by acknowledging the wonderful work of everyone involved in this fantastic project.”

He said the BER is the “single biggest investment in schools in the history of our nation.”

“The Government is delivering modern facilities across 9,500 schools in our cities and most importantly our regional community’s right across the country.

“A historic investment in the modernisation of schools.

“The (BER) is providing facilities that will change the way our students learn,” he added.

Many community members attended the celebration including Member for Giles Lyn Breuer, BHP Billiton representatives, GHD representatives, Arid Recovery representatives, Catholic Education Office representatives and Roxby Downs police representatives.

Mrs Lacey would like to thank Senator Gallacher, Bishop O’Kelly, Mrs McEvoy and the Federal Government for making the BER money available to St Barbara’s Parish School.

BELOW: Bishop Greg O’Kelly SJ, St barb’s Principal Bernadette Lacey, Senator Alex Gallacher, Director of Education Kathy McEvoy, Father Kevin Matthews and Master of Ceremonies Kylie Johnson with the plaque.

ABOVE RIGHT: Bishop O’Kelly and Father Matthews blessing the new gymnasium.

End of financial year sidewalk sale – a first in Roxby Downs Several Central Mall traders in Roxby Downs are getting together to give local shoppers a golden opportunity to snap up some bargains.

As the end of the financial year looms, shop owners would rather sell their stock than have to count it in their end of year stocktakes.

Stock that has been sitting on the shelf for a little while or stock that has to be moved to make way for new season’s gear will be put out on special tables at the Stocktake Sidewalk Sale in Richardson Place.

The first sale of its type in Roxby will coincide with the very popular Market Day on Saturday, June 16 and while this one is somewhat of a trial and will feature only Central Mall Traders, it is hoped future sales on a quarterly time frame will be open to all retailers to join in, adding to the atmosphere of a combined sidewalk and market day experience for local and visiting shoppers.

Chairman of the Roxby Central Mall Traders, Mr Leigh Malcolm said this week, “We are trying something outside of the square.

“So hopefully we can entice people from the market back over to the shopping centre.

“So on that day as there is a market; maybe we could have a market type feel right across the main shopping district,” explained Mr Malcolm.

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

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

BHPB Supplier Information Forums debrief

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e received this information from the Industry Capability Network South Australia. It provides a great update for local businesses on where the Olympic Dam Project is at.

“BHP Billiton and the Industry Capability Network (ICN) recently held Supplier Information Forums in Adelaide and regional South Australia to provide an update on contracting opportunities at the existing operation at Olympic Dam and the proposed expansion project.

These events followed a similar round in July 2011 and allowed businesses to engage directly with BHP Billiton’s procurement teams and members of the Industry Capability Network and the Department for Manufacturing, Innovation, Trade, Resources and Energy (DMITRE).

The forums also provided an opportunity for suppliers to showcase their businesses first hand and we thank Max Cranes, Downer EDI, S.J. Cheesman, Cavpower and E and A Contractors for hosting visits from BHP Billiton, DMITRE and ICN representatives.

Since the BHP Billiton Board approved US$1.2 billion in pre-commitment funding in late 2011, the project team has made significant progress in executing a wide variety of preparatory activities. Local companies are already benefiting from these works with major contracts being awarded to Ausco Modular, Heading Contractors, Sinclair Knight Merz, Aurecon Group and Jacobs Engineering. Local tier two and tier three contractors have also benefited from these activities.

As the Olympic Dam project team continues to focus on the major engineering and design components of the first phase of the project, the first components of the heavy equipment that will be required during its early stages have arrived in Whyalla for further assembly. Work has also commenced in sourcing suppliers to provide training and additional support to the operation and maintenance of the mobile fleet.

A decision by the BHP Billiton Board on the expansion project is expected before the end of the year.

Remember that the key pieces of advice that came out of the BHPB Supplier Forum were: 1. Get registered on the Industry Capability Network Supplier Gateway http://gateway.icn.org.au/ Go to search projects and type in ‘Olympic Dam.’ Click on ‘full view’ to register.

2. Keep an eye on the Olympic Dam portal on the ICN website for all new tenders coming up.

3. Know what you need to do to prequalify (there’s info on the website about that too).

4. Start talking to Tier 1 and 2 companies about what you can do for them, and also start talking to other businesses about clustering. Local business clusters together can often outcompete larger businesses in their flexibility and skill sets.

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LAST WEEK’S HOT TOPIC: What do you think should be done about establishing a second caravan park in Roxby Downs?

Desperate to have competition of another caravan park. The Myall Grove Park is getting too expensive after another increase.

Nothappyjan BHP (sic) or Council must release more land for another private developer to establish a caravan park here. Competition is the only thing that will keep prices down.

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or the unforseen future many young people in Roxby Downs will be in mourning the tragic loss of a loved one and close friend.

For some it will be the first time they have experienced the highly emotional death of a friend, a popular, hard working young man who won the respect of his employer and his peers.

The death of Dylon Fraser must not go unreported for several reasons. The first and foremost is to identify those affected by this tragedy; to offer a shoulder to cry upon and a sympathetic ear when they need to talk, and they WILL need to express their grief. These young people will need some form of counselling as this death will leave an indelible imprint on them for

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Watchdog ka Caravan Park going to be established? When it is there will be a mass exodus from Roxby.

Dave Kovac’s illustration in The Ubet Monitor (6/6/12) shows his lack of understanding for the educaGovernment beats the drum for tional needs of children living the mental health industry yet its in remote areas. If he was trying mainstay is toxic and addictive to hit the nail on the head, his drugs hostile to green ideals. And missed and smashed his thumb.

Garfield. nutritional corrections are very underrated.

LV Ms Musolino you have an excellent school you can choose to I only exaggerate a trifle in not- walk your two children to right in ing that in 1960 you could basically Andamooka! Then you will never say anything you liked as long as miss the bus.

Go Local you were polite about it and now you can be as rude as you like as long as you don’t say anything! We If you want your child to access have largely ditched censorship of public school facilities, send them obscenity for censorship of politi- to a public school. Otherwise pay cally incorrect speech. And we are the extra fees so that St Barb’s can far more permissive about self-de- buy, staff and maintain their own structive activity yet increasingly bus. If you don’t want to pay the over-regulate the business of daily extra cost the answer is simple. survival. Increasingly, we have ex- Tax payers shouldn’t pay for your pensive toys yet can’t afford homes. religious choices.

Public and Proud The lucky country has taken a

Their grief is our grief the rest of their lives.

Another compelling reason for acknowledging the life of this young man is for the vision and goals he set for himself and those around him. Dylon Fraser charted a course in life that others of his age should aspire to follow.

This tragedy was preventable. Therefore Dylon’s death must act as a sombre message to others here in Roxby Downs. We must all acknowledge the dangers faced when making split second decisions with outcomes that can ruin and impact on so many lives.

While loss affects people in different ways, many people experience shock and disbelief, sadness, guilt, anger, fear and physical symptoms when they’re

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grieving. Just remember that almost anything experienced in the early stages of grief is normal – including feeling like you’re going crazy, feeling like you’re in a bad dream, or questioning your religious beliefs.

As generous as this community is, it now has a duty of care to rally behind the friends and loved ones left behind. Their grief is our grief.

We cannot let the short life of Dylon Fraser be for nothing.

To honour this young man’s life we must be vigilant and never let a tragedy of this nature happen again in this community.

Only we can make the difference.

Vale, Dylon Fraser.

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Roxby Leisure’s gym re-vamped

By Vanessa Switala ecently Roxby Leisure received three new Landice L9 treadmills each ďŹ tted with iPod docks and 18 inch television screens to begin replacing and upgrading the existing equipment in the gym.

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Body Tastic visited the Roxby Leisure gym to make recommendations on how it can be improved. The company is an exclusive Australian representative and distributor for world renowned brands of excellence in ďŹ tness products.

Zumba classes will also commence next month with Health and Fitness Coordinator Samantha Cox running two sessions a week.

Zumba Fitness is the only Latin-inspired dance-ďŹ tness program which incorporates international music and dance steps to form a â€˜ďŹ tness-party’ which has grown to become the largest and most successful dance-ďŹ tness program in the world.

Samantha recently travelled to Adelaide for a two-day Zumba course consisting of 11 hours of dancing. “It was intense but great,� she told The Mon-

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There are already 15 people interested in the new classes and class sizes will be kept to a maximum of 10 participants.

Samantha said all group ďŹ tness classes at the Roxby Leisure gym cost $10 a session and this will be the same for Zumba sessions. “We have a variety of dierent memberships for the gym, pool and group ďŹ tness so my suggestion would be to visit the gym yourself and our lovely sta will be able to point you in the right direction. “(Zumba) will help people that want to lose weight, tone up and people suering from depression as it’s not only an exercise, its mind and body, you will walk out of the class feeling refreshed but still feel like you have done a workout,â€? explained Samantha. “If you are interested please visit the gym and ďŹ ll out a form so our team can call you in advance of the classes starting. “Also, make sure when Zumba is up and running you make a booking as class numbers are limited,â€? she added.

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By Jason Munn

he temporary management office for the newly established Andamooka Town Management Committee (ATMC) is almost complete after several weeks of construction.

The office, designed and planned by the Andamooka Progress and Opal Miner’s Association (APOMA) Chairperson, Peter Allen, will house the Town Administrator.

“We’ve got close to a half a ton of brand new furniture in boxes ready for the new office,” APOMA’s Peter Allen said.

“Desks, wardrobes, bookcases and shelving, it’s all here.”

Mr Allen unlocked and opened the sliding door revealing a very tidy front office, complete with the aroma of new carpet and fittings.

The sunlight shone through a large window adjacent to a grey bench with wooden bench-top.

“We made the bench out of the same material we used for the wall panels.” Mr Allen said, gently tapping the wall with his knuckles.

The front office seemed very welcoming and residents poked their nose in for a quick peak.

A door towards the rear of the office led to a larger room.

“This is the manager’s office with an area for a small board room,” Mr Allen said gesturing towards the forward area.

“The manager can sit comfortably at a table for meetings with residents, and we’ll have our ATMC meetings in here.

“There are ample power outlets for computers and office appliances.”

Mr Allen was visibly happy with the construction.

“It’s come up quite nice.”

While the rear office is planned for private managerial activities, the ATMC front office provides for ATMC administration and will also offer an opportunity for residents and tourists to discover information about the town.

“I’m seriously considering putting up a shelf here for a TV and DVD player,” Mr Allen said pointing to the wall facing the front sliding door.

“People can watch presentations showcasing the history of the town and general information about Andamooka.

“The DVD presentations are already in existence and were made by resident Margot Duke.”

ATMC and information centre signage will be going up in the next three weeks with the air-conditioning scheduled for installation.

“There’ll be split system reverse-cycle air-conditioning in each room.”

Once the ATMC takes over the managerial duties for the town, the APOMA office will be used infrequently for APOMA meetings on a needs basis.

The temporary office will be finished by the end of the month, prior to the imminent appointment of the ATMC Town Manager, and will serve its purpose until permanent ATMC offices are built.

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Women and Wellness Conference will inspire

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By Millie Thomas

omen of Roxby Downs will this weekend be given the chance to listen to two world acclaimed speakers, in a Women and Wellness Conference organised by the Roxby Downs New Life Christian Community Centre (RDNLCCC).

The Church will hold the event for the women of Roxby this Saturday, June 16 at the Christian Community Church from 9am until 3pm.

The speakers, Professor Steve Birrell and Glenda Watson Kahlenberg, reflect on physical and mental healing respectively, and are not normally easily accessed.

Ms Kahlenberg became a born again Christian in 1973, and has since started Restoration Ministries International spreading messages and worship music.

Ms Kahlenberg has a strong desire to restore broken-hearted people within and out of the church, addressing issues surrounding fear, depression, anger resultant of death, divorce, rejection and emotional, physical, verbal and sexual

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abuse, as well as breaking free from addictions.

She also holds seminars for single parents for men and women and for church leadership and the worship team.

Ms Kahlenberg has experienced an unfavourable number of the issues she speaks on.

“Glenda is an amazing speaker for emotions just if you’ve been through past traumas, hurts, struggles,” explained Sasha Yantewo. “She delves into there and helps you sort it out in your heart and get freedom and peace.”

Professor Birrell, who normally consults at a fee of $600, is a leading oncologist at the Flinders Breast Cancer and Lymphoedema Unit, majoring in Management of early breast cancer.

Having worked in his profession for 20 years, Professor Birrell was an early graduate of the ‘new’ Flinders University Medical School.

Later this year, Professor Birrell will embark on an educational program in India and is currently establishing a close collaboration with the Mayo Clinic to undertake a combined

evaluation of a new therapeutic intervention in early breast cancer.

“Steve and Shelley Birrell have spent many years focusing on women’s health, not just in breast cancer but in the area of how stress, fear and anxiety can invoke physiological changes that are unique to women in their hormonal effect,” explained Sasha.

“They will focus on how women in the modern world struggle to overcome the complex nature of their reproductive function. They will provide thought-provoking insights in easy to understand language and will provide ample time to answer any questions.”

To reserve a seat at the conference, register at www.newlifeccc.org.au/ churches-news/roxby-downs or call Sasha from RDNLCCC on 0419 668 397.

“We just want to bless the community,” added the spokesperson. “To help the women of Roxby Downs giving them support and develop other relationships with women. Why do we travel to Adelaide.”

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AIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia each July to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

lease remember that Roxby Power are currently undertaking rolling power outages across the entire township from June 13-16, 2012.

Check previous editions of The Monitor for full details or visit roxbydowns.com to find out how and when your home will be affected.

Community Poetry Competition

NAIDOC is celebrated not only in Indigenous communities, but by Australians from all walks of life. The week is a great opportunity to participate in a range of activities and to support your local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.

NAIDOC originally stood for ‘National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee’.

This committee was once responsible for organising national activities during NAIDOC Week and its acronym has since become the name of the week itself.

Roxby Council is happy to be a part of the inaugural NAIDOC Week celebrations in Roxby Downs and you will have noticed the new street banners standing proud and tall in Richardson Place from last week. We hope the community will support the community wide event being held in Richardson Place on July 1, 2012.

Acclaimed poet and one of the Judges of the competition Barbara De Franceschi.

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e are promoting the Community Poetry Competition this week and just to get you in the mood, have submitted a (rather sad) attempt using our Council services as the subject.

We know there are people in our community that can do better, much better – show us and enter the competition. There are some wonderful prizes up for grabs in children’s, youth and adults categories.

Not poets and we know it!

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Our local knowledge could be your missing link.

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Roxby is the place to be, Family friendly for you and me It’s fairly remote, little use for a boat We laugh, we work, we play sport But most of all , we’re here, we support!

Roxby Downs has the honour and privilege of having an internationally renowned and widely published poet, Barbara De Franceschi, as an official judge of the competition.

Barbara was awarded an OAM (Order of Australia Medal) in 2002 for service to the community particularly in the area of multiculturalism as well as a Citizenship Award from the Broken Hill City Council in 2000 for her untiring contribution to an abundance of community projects and committees.

Late breaking news... the competition has been extended until mid of August to enable the entire community to get the time to reflect and construct a work of literary genius. We will be providing more information in the Community Board page of this paper.

COUNCIL OFFICE Opening hours 9 am to 5 pm weekdays Telephone 8671 0010 • Fax 8671 0452 Email: roxby@roxbycouncil.com.au

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LEFT: The beautiful artwork featured on the street banners and posters is the work of Colleen Taylor of Wulla Designs.

LIBRARY 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 Library membership is free. Wide range of resources are available including books, DVDs, magazines and internet facilities Toddler Story Time 9.30 am Tuesday and Thursday

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The Board that provides a community voice locally Sport and Recreation Forum is back in the game

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e are happy to report that the Sport and Recreation Forum held its first meeting for many months last week.

Representatives from the sport and recreation sectors of our community attended and the forum also welcomed new arrivals to the table.

From the forum meeting we can report that a submission will be lodged to consider ‘Little Athletics’ and Archery as potential sporting activities for our community. The submissions are expected to be lodged with the Forum in the near future.

The Sport and Recreation Forum welcomes people that are involved with sporting clubs the opportunity to come and join them. If the Forum is working well, the opportunity to achieve great things is possible through a united voice, for those of us involved in sport and recreation activities.

The Forum will be running with a rotating chair and will have a Secretary appointed so there really is very little ‘administrivia’ for members to do. Just come along to the bi-monthly meetings and help promote sport and recreation, share ideas and collectively maintain the high standards and opportunities that can be enjoyed by us all.

For more information please contact Michael Wall on 0447 888 337.

Market Day Members of the Community Board will again be at Market Day this month on Saturday, June 16.

Drop in and say hello!

ast month saw National pected honour to be recognised for the Volunteer Week celebrated in time and energy they unconditionally provide.

Roxby Downs.

This was a time to recognise and celebrate our volunteers and the extraordinary role they play in our community. Can you think of someone who has made a difference to your life and living in this region, by their efforts as a volunteer?

We are asking you to nominate them for the Community Person of the Month Award. It’s easy to do and for those volunteers, provides an unex-

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Nominations are received and reviewed by a panel of community minded people who select the winner from the nominations for that month – so these people are judged by people that know how vital volunteers are to communities.

We know you know someone worthy of such praise and recognition! Please contact Kath Messner on 0438871153 or email messnerk@roxbycouncil.com. au for a nomination form today.

Community Poetry Competition

h e C o m m u n i t y Po e t r y Competition was due to close this week, to coincide with Drug Awareness Week.

However, we have decided to keep the competition running for a few more weeks to give folks the opportunity to really get creative. We will now close the Roxby Community Poetry Competition on August 15, 2012.

Some will be delighted to realise that this now provides those on holidays in July a chance to get creative and submit a work of literary genius.

The competition has four categories, under 9’s, under 12’s, youth (12 to 17 year olds) and adults so that all members of our community can participate. There are some wonderful prizes up for grabs for the winner in each category which will be judged

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You are invited to join the many good women of Roxby for High Tea at the Outback Tearooms on July 28, 2012 from 2pm.

planned the next annual High Tea to be held in the Outback Tearooms.

Tickets and more information will be coming soon. Save the date and gather your girls.

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

New members are always welcome.

ARTS and CULTURE FORUM Rachel Young 0428 671 000

BUSINESS FORUM Laura Trotta 0412 734 964

COMMUNITY BOARD Michelle Hales 0418 833 818

EDUCATION and

by members of the Arts and Culture forum, the Library and we also have the honour and privilege of having an internationally renowned and widely published poet, Barbara De Franceschi as part of the panel too.

Entry forms and information flyers are available from the Library, the Council office or download one from roxbydowns.com.

The winning poems will be recited by the authors at a ‘Poets Corner’ event in August so stay tuned for more information as we get closer, but start writing – this weather is great to snuggle up with a hot drink and your thoughts, it’s great exercise for the brain, a good way to pass the time and good fun for your children, large and small in the holidays.

High Tea around the corner

JOINING FORUMS

WORKPLACE TRAINING Michelle Hales 0418 833 818

SPORTS and RECREATION FORUM Michael Wall 0447 888 337

COMMUNITY GARDEN Patrik Ibele 8671 0168

HEALTH FORUM Karen Russell 8671 9020

ROXBY ROADSAFE MEETING WOMEN’S NETWORK Kath Messner 0438 871 153

BOARD MEETINGS

WHO’S ON THE BOARD

CONTACTING THE BOARD

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

Teresa Baddeley • Darren Smith

For further information, advice or general questions please contact:

Members of the public are welcome to attend and observe.

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

Confidential discussions with the Board can be arranged if required.

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

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

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Hip Hop Hotshots

By Millie Thomas hildren aged between five and 10 have the chance to brush up on their tennis skills, with the introduction of Hotshots Tennis.

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Organiser Bec Cooke in conjunction with the Roxby Downs Tennis Association started Hotshots in week four of term two, after completing relevant coaching training.

The national program introduces and develops tennis skills to children in three stages – red, orange and green based on skill level.

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“It seems to be going really well. Everyone’s veryyon ne’s playing, so it’s set up that you’ve got so many many small nets that there’s not people waiting ng in n line liine for a hit,” she explained.

She also said the program made tennis nis much much ch more accessible for everyone, whereass earlier eaarliier it may have been regarded as a more exclusive xclu usivve sport, for those who could afford privatee coachcoach hing.

While the program is restricted to sma smaller alleer numbers because of a limited amount of trai trained ined d volunteers, but Mrs Cooke said parents have ave th the he opportunity to become involved.

“There is an actual course that’s run by Ten Tennis nniis Australia, and that’s a Hotshots course,” said id d Mr Mrs rs Cooke. “If we have up to 10 parents that wa want ant to to do the course, then they’ll come up and nd ru run un it for us, so they’ve done it once already, read dy, dy which is why we’ve got parents trained ned d tto o do it now.

“So certainly the more parents we have havve to help, the more numbers we can accept. cep e t.”

There is already a waiting list for tennis en nniss hopefuls in term three, but Mrs Cooke ook oke maintained unless they received more help help, p, the program could not expand.

“Because we can only accommodatee fo for or so many kids, it needs to be fairly strucruc-tured so they can actually learn the skills, ills,” she said.

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Junior wedgies sponsored locally

by Millie Thomas Roxby Downs junior footballers proudly donned brand new ‘Wedgies’ guernseys at their games in Adelaide last weekend, thanks to the generosity of Exact Mining.

Exact agreed to sponsor guernseys for the under 16, under 12 and under 10 competition guernseys, a move that was gratefully accepted by the league.

“Originally the Wedgies guernseys were sponsored by BHP (sic, Billiton) but we just thought maybe another local company would be interested,” explained Roxby Downs Junior Football Association President, Matthew ‘Taita’ Daddow.

Exact Mining representative Damien Loller said it was good for the company to be involved in the community.

“I think it’s more just the development (of young sportspeople) and obviously with Taita coming on board and giving us a bit of a spiel on what’s been happening and how it’s developing I think is a really good thing,” Mr Loller said.

Mr Daddow outlined that in sponsoring an interleague guernsey, Exact are sponsoring the whole community.

“This is not just any sponsorship, this is sponsoring the whole of Roxby Downs community,” said Mr Daddow.

“We have 300 kids in our association, so you just don’t align to one club, you

align to a whole town and these will carry on for years and years and years to come, this is not something that will be just a one year sponsorship, this is a lot of years down the track.”

Exact Mining are also a major sponsor of the Roxby Districts Sporting Club, and Mr Loller agreed their community involvement is indicative Exact’s commitment to the community.

“From our point of view it’s just about community,” Mr Loller said.

“With our commitment through (work) contracts, we’re trying to encourage people to move to town.

“We’re a small company as such but we’re still able to assist in some way, so that’s a good thing.”

Hornridge move into top spot A

thumping 73 point victory over current league leaders and early premiership favourites, Olympic Dam has firmed the Hornridge Magpies as worthy contenders for this year’s flag.

Jaryd Dawson was a fine example of a goal kicker, but also his defensive game helped Hornridge lock the ball into their forward lines where most of the game was played in the second half.

In a game dominated by the Pies, Olympic Dam, albeit depleted in first pick players was no match for the run, enthusiasm and team work of Hornridge. It was a first for Hornridge when they celebrated the victory, having not beaten OD this year and I dare say probably their first win in a few season over the Green and Golds.

After establishing a lead in the first term and a more even second quarter the OD Devils were blown away in the second half when the dynamic Jaryd Dawson ran, flew high above packs and above all kicked accurately helping to establish a match winning lead of more then six goal by the last change.

While he finished the day with a

bag of 10 goals it wasn’t all Dawson.

He had plenty of help from the giant ruckman Grosser resting in front of goal and a an active half forward line of Corneliusen and Elliot, backed up by and efficient, hard working centre line.

But the biggest factor in this important win was the solid defence.

All six of the backmen can take a lot away from this game. One example of the strong efforts was that of Lachie Munro exploding off the half back line time and time again giving his forwards plenty of the ball.

Such was the dominance of Hornridge they kept OD scoreless in the third term and down to just three points for the last half.

While Summerton tried to get involved for OD at full forward, invariably he was like all the other OD forwards being led to the ball by an outstanding defence.

Coach Colebatch was delighted with the team effort with everyone of his players contributing. Most outstanding for mine was Dawson, but

Far North TOP GOAL Football League KICKERS ROUND 6 June 9, 2012 Hornridge Olympic Dam

3.5, 1.1,

6.7, 5.4,

12.10, 5.4,

16.14 5.7

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GOALS, Hornridge Sporting Club : J. Dawson 10, T. Grosser 3, T. Corneliusen 1, A. Robinson 1, P. Rhodes 1 Olympic Dam Football Club : D. Summerton 2, J. Elliott 1, J. Oliver 1, A. Homer 1 BEST, Hornridge Sporting Club : J. Dawson, B. Cooper, B. Grimston, C. Jurek, L. Munro Olympic Dam Football Club : T. Hornhardt, A. Homer, D. Moyse, M. Shaw, D. McKenna Andamooka Coober Pedy

6.1, 4.2,

11.9, 5.4,

17.13, 7.5,

22.17 8.8

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GOALS, Andamooka Football Club : T. Paull 6, M. Tuohy 5, S. Bacon 3, J. Brind 2, C. Rainsford 2, K. Zeptner 2, M. Treloar 1, W. Monfries 1 Coober Pedy Football Club :D. Warren 3, T. Hannes 2, J. Burgess 1, C. Warren 1 BEST, Andamooka Football Club : M. Tuohy, T. Paull, W. Monfries, M. Treloar, K. Zeptner Coober Pedy Football Club : M. Grava, B. Warren, D. Dodd, T. Hannes, K. Aitken

PREMIERSHIP TABLE Hornridge Roxby Districts Olympic Dam Andamooka Coober Pedy

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F 446 482 529 414 190

A 288 133 317 492 833

% 155.94 362.41 166.88 84.15 22.81

Dale Summerton OD 17 Joel Harman HR 16 Jaryd Dawson HR 13 Jadyn Brind AFC 12 Scott Montgomerie OD 12 Dylan Warren CP 10 Adam Homer OD 8 Matt Tuohy AFC 8 Trent Grosser HR 8 Ricky Prosser RD 8 David Moyse OD 8

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Munro , Cooper and Jureck deserve a special mention. Cooper more so for his on-field direction and example shown to his younger teammates.

Good players for OD over four quarters were hard to find and coach Scott Peek will be hoping for a return of some of his big guns when next they play Hornridge. Horhardt, Moyse and Homer tried hard but their support fell away quickly.

While some may say OD were suffering the long weekend exodus, one could make the same comment about Hornridge and the other two teams playing on Saturday. Take nothing away from the ‘Pies. If they continue to play the same brand of fast, team footy they will deserve to line-up in this year’s grand final. And imagine the fire power up forward when Joel Harman returns to the side.

In the other game Andamooka had a whopping 93 point victory over the hapless Coober Pedy Saints.

Again in this game both sides paid the price of many players being unavailable on the weekend.

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Mungur wins third consecutive Roxby Golf Club Championship

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he Roxby Downs Golf Club held its annual club champi- with 170. Schell took out the B grade title 17 shots ahead of onship on Saturday and Sunday, June 2 and 3, when low runner-up Damien Condon, while C grade winner Reid finished handicapper Glen Mungur won his third consecutive 20 strokes ahead of runner-up Bill Boehm on 212 after 36 holes.

In the Ladies’ Championship Selleck was eight strokes up on title in the A grade competition.

Other winners were Jason Schell in B grade, Jim Reid in C grade and Grace Selleck took out the Ladies’ Club Championship.

The stroke competition saw Mungur win with a total score of 166, four strokes ahead of A grade runner-up Andy Higet

brook A grade (148), Rob Paxton B grade (152), Graham Wood C grade(163) and Ladies, best nett was Fiona Bilney (84). Runners-up in each division were Dougal MacLeod (154), Tim Czydel (155), Tony Forrest (175) and Andrea Freeth (86).

Ann Shields (116) after 18 holes .

Novelty winners were Freddie Gasdobranske, Phil Moon, Jim The Championships were sponsored this year by Gorey and Reid, Jane Jones, Rick Russell, Ryan Briggs, Glen Mungur, Rob Cole Drilling who provided a wide array of trophies for the two Paxton and Jim Reid for longest drives in each of the divisions day competition, attracting 37 players to the course. over two days and overall nearest the pin prizes went to Tom Best nett winners for the two competition were Tony Hol- Bilney, Ann Shields and Andy Higet.

BELOW: 2012 Roxby Golf Club Champions from left are Jim Reid C grade, Grace Selleck Ladies’ Champion, Geln Mungur A grade and Jason Schell B grade.

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