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Kerbside recycling is here at last!

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By Vanessa Switala

he first pick up cycle commenced today for the kerbside recycling and waste collection system with general waste and recycling (red and yellow lids) being picked up this week.

Some important changes have occurred with Roxby’s new waste collection service. There will no longer be pick ups on Monday or Tuesday with general waste, this will make way for the new service that will include fortnightly recycling and green waste once a month.

For this week only, the old ‘general waste bins’ (your current green bins) will be picked up along with the new ‘general waste’ bins (the red lidded bins) to avoid any inconvenience in havign to transfer waste!

The new bins started rolling out from February 29 and information brochures and calendars have been distributed with specific dates for the new pick- up cycle. This information is also on Council’s website at www.roxbydowns.com.

The existing green bins households already have will now become green waste bins. The smaller red lid bins will be for general waste and the yellow lid bins are for recycling materials that can be recycled, but not plastic bags.

Many community members have been the driving force behind the recycling system and proposed the idea to Council a few years ago.

Peter Keller, Works Manager of Roxby Downs Council said the Council has always been happy to introduce recycling but it has been tough to organise.

“A new contract had to be set up. It has been an arduous contract process which was complicated by the number of alternative possibilities on where the waste goes,” stated Mr Keller.

“Happily, we can say after eight months from when we first started the contract process the outcome has been positive that a local company has won the contract for the community.”

Mr Keller reassured The Monitor it is positive that BSH Waste Solutions has secured the contract as it will be good for local jobs.

Most waste will be transferred to Adelaide where the appropriate facilities for the processing and long term monitoring of the disposed waste occurs.

“It will greatly reduce the tonnage going into landfill,” said Mr Keller.

“Council is really pleased this is happening!”

BSH Waste Solutions Director, Brenton Smith said the roll out of bins was slightly delayed due to the heavy rain last week but the new kerbside recycling system is now ready to go.

BSH Waste Solutions Waste Manager, Jason Rhyan said a total of 3,200 bins have been distributed but the rain last week put the process behind.

Mr Rhyan has only been employed by the company for four weeks and has been involved in the colossal job of rolling out the bins.

BSH Waste Solutions has not only assembled four 40 tonne containers of bins, but also distributed them and documented bin and house numbers so if bins go missing or are found elsewhere they can be traced back to the house.

Community Board member and representative of the Environment Forum, Darren Smith is thrilled to have the new kerbside recycling in place.

“The implementation of re-vamped waste collection and in particular kerbside recycling is an enormous leap forward for Roxby Downs,” he said.

“It brings us more into line with the thinking of a young vibrant community, and I see it as the culmination of many years of discussion and lobbying by the Environment Forum.

“While several of the key Environment Forum people involved over the years have moved on, I am sure that they would be smiling if they pick up The Monitor and see the headline. “Discussions over the years with Council were always positive and open to the idea of kerbside recycling, and I commend the Council for the way they included kerbside recycling as an option in the recent tender for waste management services for Roxby Downs.”

Mr Smith concluded, “I congratulate all current and past members of the Roxby Downs Environment Forum for their part in this achievement, and

Tyler Smith from BSH Waste Solutions rolling out the new recycling bins I believe this will breathe new life into not only the Environment Forum, but also will highlight that change is achievable through our system of Community Forums.”

Town Administrator Bill Boehm agreed saying, “Roxby Downs residents now have the ability to make a positive impact on our environment by recycling.”

“The new service is in line with the South Australian strategic plan and waste strategy to avoid, reduce, reuse, recycle to decrease

our landfill waste stream and is a significant step toward a more sustainable town.”

If you have not yet received a calendar or information regarding the new bin system please contact the Council on (08) 8671 0010 or visit www.roxbydowns.com for updated information.

Enquiries regarding bin collections should be directed to BSH Waste Solutions on (08) 8671 1154.

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Arid Recovery annual trapping a success

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ith the pit fall traps securely closed, Elliot traps scrubbed down and the last of the reptiles and small mammals released, it is on to entering and analysing data to find out exactly what is going on in the Arid Recovery Reserve and beyond.

Deemed a success by staff and volunteers alike, the 14th year of annual trapping ran relatively smoothly with the weather holding out for the week.

“Although it is a hectic week I really enjoyed it,” smiled Hannah Spronk, Arid Recovery Volunteer and Community Coordinator. “We had some fantastic volunteers helping out. It was great to have so many enthusiastic and interested people with us for the week, even at six in the morning!”

Although the data is still being entered, initial rough counts indicate almost 500 small mammals were caught and approximately 180 reptiles were found in the pit fall traps.

There is good reason for these relatively low numbers in comparison to the record setting captures recorded in 2011- the mouse plague has passed and the arid zone is drying off from the unusually high rainfalls.

Of the mammals caught, Spinifex Hopping Mice were the most abundant but Ecologist Helen Crisp says it should be noted that numbers of those breeding were low.

“I noticed during my own processing and from a quick glance at the notes of others, that nearly none of the ‘hoppers’ were breeding. This might be in response to the conditions around them, with grasses and seeds drying off and food becoming scarce they try to control their populations.”

As well as the Spinifex Hopping Mice there were the other usual small mammal suspects such as Bolam’s Mice, Fat- Tailed Dunnarts and Stripe

-Faced Dunnarts.

Thankfully only a handful of common house mice were captured during the week, compared to the 300 that were caught in traps last year.

With a slightly cooler start to the week than usual, reptile numbers were a little slow but they didn’t disappoint.

There was a start of excitement in the laboratory when one team brought in what they thought was a juvenile brown snake but on closer inspection it was found to be a Western Hooded Scaly- Foot, a type of legless lizard that has only hind legs without forelimbs.

Another highlight of the reptile captures was the Desert Banded snake, a small snake with black and orange/yellow bands down its back.

Although they are not inclined to bite when handled their venom can be poisonous and it isn’t advised that untrained people handle them.

Upon release the specimen caught during trapping quickly burrowed himself under the sand.

With a little more time, the staff at Arid Recovery look forward to comparing the numbers of individuals caught this year with those from previous years to determine what trends, if any, can be found in the animals of the arid zone.

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Project Compassion visits St Barbs

By Millie Thomas

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romoting compassion and justice, Father Bourke and Father Bernard visited Saint Barbara’s Catholic School last week as part of Caritas Australia’s Project Compassion 2012.

Dotted throughout the Catholic school system are Caritas Australia donation boxes, money sent to help educate the upcoming generations of developing countries in a bid to make a difference.

Asia Pacific Regional Director for Jesuit Refugee Services, Father Bernard, was accompanied by fellow priest, Fr Bourke of Coober Pedy in visiting senior students at St Barbara’s to explain where their donations go.

Father Bernard outlined in his address a typical cir-

cumstance experienced by a ten year old girl, Khin, in Ranong , Thailand.

Khin, a child of Burmese immigrants in Thailand, receives community education from Caritas Refugee Services and is a beneficiary of the service. Resultantly, Khin wants to complete tertiary study to become a schoolteacher.

“People like Khin, I told her story, because she wants to become a teacher,” said Fr Bernard. “We make it a point to cultivate in them also, but I also take time to tell them look, this money is not coming from people who are writing a million dollar cheque, its coming from children across the world who put 10 cents, five cents every month.”

Fr Bernard explained that the city of approximately 200,000 constitutes almost half Burmese immigrants, who have fled to escape

St Barbs school captains Renee Wurfel and Jack Dagleish with Fr Bernard.

conflict in neighbouring country Burma.

Due to their illegal status, immigrant children cannot attend Thai schools because of a general lack of officiating papers, money for fees and understanding of the native language.

Fr Bernard estimated there are two million Burmese immigrants living in Thailand. “(It’s important) for them (Australian students) to understand first where they (the refugees) come from, what kind of people they are dealing with,” he said.

“That’s why in the beginning I always open up with the question of, ‘how do you understand refugees, asylum seekers?’

“It is important for them to know that their money goes to people like this who are in need of help.”

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tional aid (first founded in 1897 in Germany, and later as Caritas Australia in 1964) offers aid following disasters across the world, but also offers long-term development and self-sustainability in vulnerable communities.

Albeit its Catholic standing, Fr Bernard told students Caritas cuts across geography, language, religion, race and any other defining denomination to care for all human beings.

“Some of them (St Barbara’s students) asked if we have religion education classes and all that. In most places, no. In most places the people we work with are not Christians or Catholics, and that’s okay.”

Another purpose of Fr Bernard’s visit was to explain some of the circumstances that asylum seekers end up on international shores, such as Australia.

“You have to be desperate, you’re running away from a desperate situation into another desperate situation and many of them drown, many of them die.

“Yes, I understand countries want to protect sovereignty and security but you can still do that by offering welcoming and hospitality.”

Fr Bernard has worked with refugees, asylum seekers and people held in detention in a variety of extreme circumstances and countries for 12 years, and was instrumental in coordinating a relief response after the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami in Indonesia.

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he Roxby Downs Business Forum held its inaugural breakfast event last Tuesday at Chives Restaurant with 35 people attending from local businesses.

Heavy rains marked the end of summer during the end of February last week. The Monitor journalist, Vanessa Switala braved the weather for this shot showing just how heavy the rain fell last Wednesday. Roxby Downs received 54 millimetres of rain on February 27 and 44 millimetres on February 29.

Opinions aired at public hearing

By Millie Thomas

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ebate about the locality and functionality of the Roxby Village extension came to head last week at a public hearing in the Council Chambers.

The scheduled public hearing gave upset Burgoyne Street residents the chance to further communicate submissions made against a category three development application, submitted by BHP Billiton.

It also gave BHP Billiton a chance to further explain the application to those concerned.

It is only the second public hearing concerning a development in12 years.

Late last year, a number of Burgoyne Street residents publicly expressed their anger at the development application, citing a number of lifestyle affecting reasons.

These included the positioning and frequent use of a main bus stop and car park exit on to Burgoyne Street, issues with intended façade of the development and property depreciation issues.

Four representatives from the residents, and three BHP Billiton representatives presented their cases in front of Town Administrator Bill Boehm and Stewart Payne, an independent planning consultant.

Mr Payne presented a report addressing the application and the submissions and stated his general approval of the application.

He did address the need for more attention to be given to considerations surrounding the proposed Burgoyne Street bus stop area and vehicle exit of the camp extension.

Another major consideration highlighted both by Mr Payne and

residents, was the type of fencing used.

Despite popular notion, Mr Payne outlined that the land had always been owned by BHP Billiton, and has in the past been used as a de facto open space and recreational area, not a formal one.

This was contrary to landowners allegedly being told the space was a ‘reserve’ and would never be built on.

Mr Payne outlined that currently, the area acted as a storm water retention space, but its development into a camp would mean an upgrade of Roxby Downs’ current storm water scheme.

Resident Nathan Gillies voiced concern over the increase in both vehicle and pedestrian traffic, which was supported by all other resident representations.

“The bus stop and exit, you can try and manage that as much as you like but there’s still an exit there, there’s still cars coming out, there’s still pedestrians going down the walkway and interaction between vehicles.

“A lot of children use that walkway to get to school in the morning so that’s a bit of a hazard,” he said.

He suggested a control for that situation would be to relocate the stop and exit to Olympic Way. However, his suggestion was refuted by a BHP spokesperson.

“Putting a bus stop on Olympic Way, I guess Olympic Way predominantly has the development on one side, to me, it feels like a high speed type road.

“It doesn’t feel like a 50 kilometre low speed type road,” said the spokesperson.

The spokesperson went on to indicate the number of buses and additional pedestrian and vehicle

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traffic would be minimal.

It was also indicated that noise would be minimised with limited bus idling time and resident awareness signs on show for villagers.

The spokesperson also proposed a boom gate, to make sure motorists are stopped and made more aware of their surroundings before entering the street.

Resident Mr Simon James raised an issue with the appearance of the proposed fencing along Burgoyne Street, and made a point that it should not be likened to the fencing seen on Olympic Way. “You’ve seen the fence on Olympic way, all bent and buckled up big holes all over it,” said Mr James. “The weeds on that side there are just ridiculous, it’s not maintained, so I can’t see why Burgoyne street would be maintained.”

He suggested entrances similar to those at the BHP Billiton Services and Facilities Office and Roxby Village entrance opposite the police station as attractive options.

“Just a decent looking fence, and I’ll chuck in a couple of bucks if you need me to!” he added jovially.

The BHP Billiton spokesperson retorted to Mr James, stating that a solid type fence would easily become a target for graffiti.

“As well as we want the residents to feel part of the town, I think a solid fence to some extent hides the village people behind that fence,” they said.

Mr Boehm will make the ultimate decision and inform concerned parties. If unhappy with the decision, either side has the right to appeal within three weeks of the decision being made.

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Chairperson of the Roxby Downs Business Forum Executive Steering Committee (BFESC) Laura Trotta welcomed all by outlining the Business Forum is to encourage networking between the 200 or so Roxby Downs businesses and work together to support the community.

Among the 14 members on the BFESC committee are; Kym Elliott (MPS), a CFIT Representative to be selested, Adrian Callisto (Bianco), Leigh Malcolm (Central Traders), Sandy Sumsion (Tutop Street Traders), Sheb Dempster (Myall Grove Caravan Park), Laura Trotta (home based business), as well as Dr. Simon Lockwood (Roxby Downs Family Practice), Kylie Fenwick (Big Sky Credit Union), Kylie Piper (Arid Recovery), Vicki Mason (Roxby Downs Community Board) and non voting members Bill Boehm (Council) and Chad Menzies (BHP Billiton).

Guest speaker Rob Gibb travelled to Roxby Downs for the event to speak on regional growth and touch on recruitment concerns.

Mr Gibb is former CEO of Regional Development Far North and Director of Red Appointments in regional South Australia.

He has owned and operated his own businesses in the north of South Australia for 15 years and has experienced the mining boom first hand as he previously worked for BHP Billiton underground at Olympic Dam. Mr Gibb assured business owners many opportunities will arise in Roxby Downs.

“Opportunities are there and they will present themselves. The Business Forum in Roxby Downs will see many of those opportunities,” he stated.

Mr Gibb said small and medium businesses are tough to maintain.

“It is a case of knowing your business and focusing on what it does well,” he urged.

“If your focus becomes diluted then so will your business.”

Mr Gibb also advised business owners to ask the tough question ‘What do we have to do to gain you as a client or keep you as a client?’

Mr Gibb stressed the importance of business plans

to maintain focus and for business owners to use external services such as the free services Regional Development Australia (RDA) supply.

“The critical thing for any business is to look out for resources outside of your business.”

“It’s a matter of engagement. ‘What do we have to do to engage?’ ‘What do we have to do, to do business with you?’”

“The Business Forum and Central Traders; gathering of businesses, those sorts of external resources should be used.”

Mr Gibb urged businesses to work together to service the Roxby Downs community.

“Businesses complement each other.

They work together to build strength in their community.”

He stressed people are the most important asset to businesses.

“Businesses are only as good as the people that run them.”

Mr Gibb concluded, “The opportunities in Roxby have never been better, but with opportunities come risks.”

“Don’t put your eggs all in one basket.”

Mrs Trotta said she was happy with the turn out for the first Business Forum breakfast event and hopes it will only grow from here. She was extremely impressed with Mr Gibbs talk.

Mrs Trotta said the idea of holding business breakfasts is great as participants can then go on to work from there.

The BFESC will hold a minimum of three events per year including different mentoring, networking and workshop events to support local businesses.

Mrs Trotta urges Roxby Downs businesses to get involved in the Business Forum events. Contact Laura Trotta at laura@sustainababy.com.au or Vivienne Holloway at vholloway@roxbyleisure. com for more information.

Guest speaker Robb Gibb with chairperson of the Business Forum Executive Steering Committee Laura Trotta at the inaugral breakfast.

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hey are Australia’s answer to the Dixie Chicks and a refreshing addition to the Australian country music scene.

The McClymont sisters have stormed the charts and toured extensively since being picked out of relative obscurity from their home town of Grafton, New South Wales.

Samantha, Mollie and Brooke McClymont were signed to Universal Music in 2006 after a rigorous childhood chasing talent quests and country music festivals.

Since being signed, the girls have worked extensively with country music royalty to the tune of Australia’s Lee Kernaghan, and in opening for acts such as Lady Antebellum and Ronny Dunn from American duo Brooks and Dunn.

Now releasing their third album ‘Two Worlds Collide’ and embarking on their first ever South Australian tour, it seems there is no where to go but up for the three sisters.

“So we sat down with our management last year and we said we have to go to South Australia! There’s no excuses,

we are going there, and that’s pretty much first up on the list of this tour,” said middle sister, Samantha.

The McClymonts start their South Australian tour on March 21 at Port Lincoln, followed quickly on the 22nd at Whyalla, 23rd in Port Pirie, 24th in Renmark and 25th further south at Mount Gambier.

“We just wanted to hit rural areas, with country music, going out to those areas it’s really important,” said Samantha. “That’s where a lot of our fan base is and we want to make sure that, especially for those people who have been waiting a long time that we get out to tour those places.”

Basing their predicted South Australian fan base on online responses and social networking sites such as Facebook, Samantha cited the band was hoping for a couple of sold out shows.

The McClymonts will be coming to SA directly from a six-month bus tour of America. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, the girls spent half of 2011 performing at country fairs and festivals in the corresponding area, and working on their upcoming album.

“We’ve been writing this new record probably for the last year actually and

Mollie, Samantha and Brooke McClymont will tour South Australia during this month. that’s out June,” explained Samantha.

“And we also wrote a lot in Australia, there’s a lot of Aussie writers on there, and American writers, it’s a bit of a mixture really.”

In a ‘hits and previews’ format, the McClymonts SA tour feature not only their already released hits, but also a preview unreleased songs.

“We don’t want to hit them with too many (unreleased songs) when they’re unfamiliar, so we definitely want to

play all the fans’ favourites and keep all those ones that they love to hear and make sure they’re still in the show,” said Samantha.

Next up for the McClymonts is a documentary style television series based on their time in America, giving fans an insight to how three sisters really manage to work so closely together.

“We’re just growing and learning the business and learning to work together

and I guess sometimes putting sisters aside and doing business and other times you’re so lucky that you have your two sisters out on the road and enjoying it together,” said Samantha.

“The road can be quite lonely, you don’t see friends and family for a really long time so, we always try and look at the positives how it’s a great thing that we’ve got each other and our little sisterly fights every now and again aren’t a bad thing either.”

A year in Africa inspired RoxFM’s‘Global Lounge’

By Millie Thomas year spent abroad at 18 years of age inspired the RoxFM radio show ‘Global Lounge’ revealed show host, Tracey Warneke.

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Global Lounge features music from every step of the globe, diligently researched by Mrs Warneke each week.

After spending a year in Africa in 1984, through censorship, the imposition of a six year state of emergency, explosions and riots, an international interest in the freedom of music was stirred in Mrs Warneke.

It was reawakening years later in 1992, when Peter Gabriel introduced Womadelaide – a festival celebration of world music.

“I had been hoping for many years that somebody would start a world music program on the community radio station and became quite excited when we had people come from around the world into Roxby to live and thought eventually somebody would do it,” she explained.

After the arrival and departure of many international residents, and

with no resulting radio program, Mrs Warneke decided to use her years of pre – Womad research to form an hour long weekly program.

“I just decided that I would do the research and start looking into getting a show happening myself with the idea that somebody might come along and take it off me and that hasn’t happened yet!”

She explained when Peter Gabriel, a world renowned musician, created Womad, he held the theory that pop music had gone into a rut.

“I think that was his concept, that he would bring world music to a bigger stage so that people would listen to it.”

By the time Mrs Warneke made it to Womad festivals in the 2000s she had figured out that the best approach was study the line up of artists, to ensure she did not miss out on memorable performances.

It is this basis of research that has transformed into her radio show.

“I didn’t think I knew very much at all about world music, but it turns out that I knew a lot more than I thought I knew,” she said.

“I thought it’s good to be able to

hear some of the music that’s coming, and it might even inspire some other people to go to Womadelaide too.”

However, the show is not all based on the Womad line up, Mrs Warneke will often set themes based on countries or the roots of music and build from there.

“It’s not all about Womad, it’s about other forms of music as well, because world music can be anything and is anything.

“There’s always something to learn, and I spend hours each week researching each show,” she said.

Mrs Warneke conceded while she does get some public feedback from her Sunday weekly shows, she wasn’t confident it is always listened to. “Sometimes I don’t think people listen to me at all, but that doesn’t bother me, I don’t mind!” she said.

“Sometimes you’ll just turn the radio on and listen to something and think, ‘oh wow I like that song’, and it’s just great to have someone on air who can tell you what it is.”

Tune in to the Global Lounge with Tracey each Sunday at 12.30pm on RoxFM.

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CEG welcomes large new influx

The first 2012 intake of new apprentices at CEG.

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By Millie Thomas “This is ramped up compared to last year.

“It’s not that we favour local people, but we ocal not-for profit apprentice contractor, Last year we only took 15,” said CEG Roxby really do try to employ local people first and Career Employment Group (CEG) has Downs Branch Manager Darren Lowe. that’s been evident this intake,” said Mr Lowe. employed 30 new apprentices for 2012.

“The focus was on employing locals first, He explained the program CEG is imple-

They welcomed the first intake of 20 electricians, instrumentation technicians and diesel mechanics last week, and will welcome 10 boilermakers, fitters and plumbers later in the year.

This year, CEG was inundated with approximately 750 applicants for apprentice positions of which 75 were interviewed and 30 they em-

Second round 2011/2012 sports activity small grants

Financial assistance of up to $300 per grant recipient will go towards projects and initiatives that encourage sporting activities in the region covered by the Outback Communities Authority (OCA).

Chair of OCA Bill McIntosh said the health benefits of being active are well known and these grants will help clubs encourage their members to increase their physical activity.

“OCA is proud to provide outback communities with a range of opportunities to improve current sport and recreational activities. This ultimately has a positive impact on the health of all residents,” said Mr McIntosh.

“In the past OCA has provided financial support to a number of groups for the purchase of tennis equipment and sporting uniforms and to pay for coaching”.

Round one of the 2011/12 Sports Activity Small Grants was well subscribed with four applications being received and supported by the OCA. One-off funding is available only and this program does not provide ongoing funding. The grants are available to incorporated bodies with an Australian Business Number (ABN) operating within the OCA’s jurisdiction.

Calls for the second round of grants closes Friday, March 23, 2012 at 5pm.

Guidelines and application forms can be found online at www.oca.sa.gov.au or call OCA on 1800 640 542.

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ime is ticking and already 23 teams have lodged a pre-registered form for the 2012 Postie Bash.

Registration night will be held at the Oasis on Friday, March 9 from 7.30pm. If teams cannot register on the evening they will miss out!

The 2012 Postie Bash will be held on June 23 and 24 and interest in the event is already immense.

The inaugural event in 2011 raised a stagger-

ing amount, over $50,000 which was distributed to; the local hospital, both schools, childcare centre, youth centre, kindergarten, and a free movie night on the secondary oval.

The Postie Bash was set up to raise funds to support the local community.

The original aim was to raise a ‘couple of grand’ by riding a postie bike to William Creek and back.

Do not miss registration night for the 2012 Postie Bash on Friday, March 9 at the Oasis.

For more information please contact Sam Secker on 0409 897 832.

‘First-time Families’ needed for research

By Vanessa Switala he University of South Australia in conjunction with The Little Big Book Club are looking for 300 ‘first-time families’ for a three year longitudinal research project.

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The project will focus on the development of reading and language practices of families with young children from birth to five years.

Reading packs can be received within the first months of the baby’s life and the family is urged to continue the support programs

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menting offers equal opportunity to everyone, regardless of whether they fit the ‘tradie’ stereotype or not.

“Everyone is judged on an equal playing field, we’re not compromising the quality, but we’re really working hard to give everyone an opportunity.”

According to Mr Lowe, CEG employ over

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rogress associations and community sport and recreation organisations can now apply for a share of the funding on offer from the Sports Activity Small Grants program.

we’ve been working in the schools in the last few years to try and get people up to the required standard.

“They do have to still compete with people from Adelaide, and that sort of stuff, but we’ve done a lot of work there and that’s been successful, so we’ve been able to get quite a few.”

About a third of recently employed appren-

thereafter.

The project aims to track up to 300 first time families for 18 months to follow their reading habits with their child at birth, six months, 12 months and 18 months.

Participating families can answer the questions online, over the phone or face to face, whichever is most convenient.

For more information please contact General Manager of The Big Book Club on 8362 6066 or sue.hill@tbbcinc.com.au. Alternatively contact Jill Forster, Research Assistant at the University of South Australia on 0410 808 230 or jill.forster@unisa.edu.au.

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500 apprentices across the state, with Olympic Dam being on of the largest and higher quality locations.

“We’re well supported, we’ve got CEG staff in the workshop, we’ve got people out in the field supporting and working in conjunction with the apprentice co-ordinator, and I think we’re achieving some really high levels,” he said.

“People come out not only competent in their skills and their trade, but confident to do whatever task in their trade in the future, we’ve set them up for life.”

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LAST WEEK’S HOT TOPIC: Who would

you prefer as the Prime Minister, Gillard, Rudd or go to an election now?

Who cares who leads Labor – they won’t last until the next election anyway.

Jim B Rudd more popular than Gillard and Abbott, but the Labor Party still votes for Gillard! Sorry I just don’t get it.

Megan Over all this political bull...t – I don’t care who runs the country anymore, nobody listens to the wishes of the people. We are being controlled by others outside of this country anyway. UN says we can’t turn away boat people, and we are not doing enough for our aboriginals; World Trade Authority says we have to let apples from NZ into our country despite the threat of fire blight, and other countries can dump their products on our doorstep without question. We don’t vote for PM anyway it’s all done for us. One vote one value – what a joke. No value.

Trolleyman Like the Prime Minister, Abbott is not so popular either. What are Abbott’s policies and why is he not put under the same intense scrutiny as Julia Gillard?

Voter Can we expect a better service for rubbish removal now that Roxby is a recycling town?

Bin Laden I am annoyed my money was spent on useless investigations and the introduction of socalled regulations into live cattle exports that amounted to nothing! The only solution is to ban the practice and send the Indonesians processed beef.

Macca

HOTIC TOP

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.

An interview with Bernadette Lacey

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but have found Roxby to be very different from any other place. The diversity of people and cultures is one of the highlights that sets the town apart.

“As Principal there are many roles expected of you. There is involvement first and foremost at Parish level, at school level the many roles include leader, strategic planning, finance, administration, maintenance, mentor, team leader, project manager to name a few. The role is challenging but very rewarding.

“Struggles along the way always revolve around how many hours there are in a day, as all women are involved in so many roles – wife, mother, friend, volunteer and the list goes on.

Recently, the school was involved in training around the ‘Seven habits of highly effective people’ by Steven Covey. This learning gave the whole staff the opportunity to share powerful principles that help us live more effective lives both personally and professionally. Habits are small things but in the end they determine your destiny. This programme helped develop new habits that help us achieve our full potential in life and work.

“I am extremely proud of our school. Together with the staff, students and parents we are establishing a strong Catholic school identity in the town. The staff are truly outstanding and give many hours to training and development to ensure that each and every child is loved, welcomed and learning to a high standard at our school. I am indebted to each and every staff member for the wonderful talents and commitment they bring each and every day.”

arch is International Women’s Month. This year’s theme is ’womens economic empowerment’, so for the month of March, Roxby InBusiness will feature interviews with some of Roxby’s many inspiring women in business. Help celebrate International Women’s Day on Thursday, March 8 with the Women’s Network. Tickets are just $10 from the Visitor Information Centre.

“I am Principal of St Barbara’s BELOW: The staff at St Barbara’s Parish School.

Catholic School here in Roxby Downs. Being Principal of a small school involves a huge amount of multi-tasking. The job involves a high degree of hands on work with many varied groups of people.

“I work with an all female staff. These young women are dedicated professionals who work tirelessly to ensure a high quality standard of education for the students at our school. It is their youth, energy and wonderful team spirit that inspires me on a daily basis.

“I have been in leadership positions since 1994 in Catholic schools throughout the State

It never rains!

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ho said it never rains in the outback .

Widespread rains across the often unforgiving desert has brought many a smile to the face of pastoralists who are now assured of a good 12 months ahead.

But just as they are well placed to produce some quality cattle for the markets the threat of more live cattle exports loom.

The lastest reports of inhumane treatment of animals in an Indonesian abbatoir have exposed more trouble ahead.

The extremists are calling for a total ban while others have taken a more moderate line suggesting the cattlemen of the north start their own abbattoir and export packaged meat for the Indonesians.

The stumbling block there appears that to be accepted as a halal product the animals must be slaughtered according to Muslim tradition and that is no stunning and a continuous cut to the throat of the animal. If that is the case the huge Muslim market for Australia beef will not accept pre-packaged meat killed any other way.

Maybe the answer is we employ some of the Muslim refugees now in detention in an abbattoir that may be accepted by the Indonesians. A win -win creating employment and

an industry using migrant workers.

Are you looking forward to the new recycling collections in Roxby Downs?

LETTERS

to the editor

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Rental bond questioned

s a past tenant at Andamooka, I have almost had to beg for my bond to be returned after six weeks.

I protested with the real estate agent about one day’s rent that they said I owed them?

I moved in on Tuesday, January 11, 2011, left the house on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 9.30 am.

I was informed by the Rental Bond Board that I should have moved out at midnight on the Monday or another day’s rent is payable?

(Nothing mentioned in my contract about this).

I had spoke highly of this real estate agent, never once being late paying my rent.

Also, I did spend my own money in which I never claimed on a new screen for the screen door $24.00, a new tap and plastic hose I paid $20.00 out of my own money, total $44.00.

To this real estate agent, aren’t you proud that you took $17.15 out of my bond from an aged pensioner?

Further, to add on inspections there were jobs to be done, a hole in the floor in the bathroom, not fixed; a big hole in the wall on the outside above the air conditioner, not fixed; the seal on the fridge, not fixed?

Will not recommend this real estate agent to anyone, as they find a way to take a person down.

Graham Arnold.

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The romance of sketching M

ates Teresa’s designs and has educated Teresa in

By Vanessa Switala any jewellery lovers would not realise utilising different stones.

“He has a knowledge of spectacular gem Roxby Downs is home to an incredibly stones,” Teresa exclaimed. talented jewellery designer.

Teresa Baddeley is the creative force behind many designs at Roxby Hourglass Jewellers and recently completed a Jewellery Sketching course held by The Gemmological Association of Australia.

Teresa waited three years to win a spot in the course held in Sydney and last December finally had the chance to participate.

Since moving to Roxby Downs five years ago Teresa has worked with partner Leigh Malcolm to create stunning and unique jewellery pieces.

Teresa matriculated in arts and graphic design but originally came from a finance background in Adelaide.

The design process has always fascinated Teresa and she enjoys the ‘romance’ of sketching.

“The romance, if there is one word to sum it up, the romance,” she replied when asked why she sketches designs instead of using computer programs.

Teresa mainly re-designs old jewellery into rings but enjoys all aspects of jewellery.

“I absolutely love jumping out of that comfort zone,” she stated.

Teresa aspires to create individual and unique jewellery designs that can be passed on through generations.

She explained how one client was engaged but never got married to her partner. Teresa used the stones in the engagement ring to redesign them into a necklace and earrings for the client to wear instead of the ring.

She loves seeing the happiness that is brought to people by the end product she has designed.

When asked why she designs jewellery and remodels family heirlooms she answered, “Because of how it makes people feel. To make somebody happy and put a smile on their face.”

Teresa believes ‘simple is best’ in regards to some jewellery. “Sometimes the simplest and most contemporary jewellery is the nicest,” she stated.

Jeweller and gemmologist, Leigh Malcolm, cre-

So far, the most challenging piece Teresa has re-designed is a ring she is currently working on.

Teresa assured The Monitor not all her designs have to be re-modelled from old jewellery. “You can create pieces just by using just your imagination,” she said.

Although Teresa has designed a number of opal rings which have been sold she would prefer to keep the process personal and one on one.

She believes it is a fantastic way to update old pieces of jewellery to make them more modern or elaborate.

“It is a great way to keep the history of pieces and not change the design completely,” she stated.

Teresa often designs jewellery to complement other special pieces. “They are all pretty special and fit together.”

She believes she will always sketch her designs instead of using technology and computer programs as it does not produce the ‘same romance’ as the sketching process.

If you have any jewellery you would like re-designed, call Teresa on 8671 0662 or visit her at Roxby Hourglass Jewellers at Shop 9, Richardson Place.

ABOVE: One of Teresa’s sketched designs.

The earrings and necklace she designed from the stones in an engagement ring and one of her completed ring designs.

Initial open-pit mining study at Whyalla

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he company developing the Samphire uranium project near Whyalla in South Australia say it expects to complete by the end of next month its first study into potentially open pit mining the mineralisation.

Addressing the second day in Adelaide last week of the Paydirt 2012 Uranium Conference, UraniumSA Limited Managing Director, Mr Russel Bluck, said the study was part of an intensive project evolvement schedule set for the opening quarter of the year for the Company’s wholly owned Samphire sedimentary and bedrock granite uranium deposit, 20 kilometres southwest

of Whyalla.

The focus of the open pit study is the project’s flagship Blackbush deposit.

“Samphire has from late last year, emerged as a potentially dual mineralised deposit with an Inferred resource of 42 million pound Triuranium octoxide in its upper sedimentary strata but with the recognition late last year that there is now potential mineralisation in the basement granites,” Mr Bluck said.

“This has warranted a step up in the exploration program and a change in the work we are doing in the opening half of this year.

“While we have been focussed on using

the in-situ recovery (ISR) method for mining Blackbush’s shallower mineralisation, we now have to consider the opportunity to develop it as an open pit operation able to mine both deposit styles if the resource proves up for both,” he said.

“We expect to conclude our initial open pit assessment of the existing resource within the next few weeks, and to have a review incorporating the basement mineralisation also by the end of June.

“Initial results from bedrock exploration work on the granites are starting to come in now and we will take those into consideration as well for determining the future direction for Blackbush.”

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International Women’s Day almost here

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t’s almost time!

The frocks are being pressed and the Dunes Café is about to be transformed to the Outback Supper Club. The cakes are being baked and the champagne and punch is on ice!

The Women’s Network International Women’s Day (IWD) Committee are excitedly waiting for Thursday night and the chance to host the ladies of Roxby Downs and surrounds in an eve-

ning of celebration, reflection, gratitude and of course laughter.

Thursday evening at the Outback Supper Club will be the perfect opportunity to come and meet with local women and of course frock up if you wish to, or come how you feel comfortable.

Tickets are limited, and now on sale from Roxby Hourglass Jewellers and the Visitors Information Centre for $10 per person,

which entitles you to a complimentary champagne or fruit punch on entry and locally made coffee and cakes during the evening’s celebrations.

Don’t forget to email Kath when you find the teacup in The Monitor, to be in the running for the LAST free ticket to IWD at Roxby Downs. Email Kath at messnerk@roxbycouncil. com.au.

JOINING FORUMS 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 7.30pm Thursday March 8 Dunes Café

RIGHT: Reverend Mary Lewis at the last IWD celebration.

BUSINESS FORUM Laura Trotta 0412 734 964

Happy Healthy Expo

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he He alth For um of the Community Board is busy preparing for the Happy Healthy Expo, a community event being held on March 31, 2012.

A happy and healthy community is one that embraces wellbeing in a holistic way. It’s more than just not eating chocolate and walking more. Well being takes into account our physical and mental health as well as our personal environment and our ability to feel happy, joyful, content and valued in the community.

Stall holders are lining up to provide tips, advice and information to help us with our own journeys towards a happy and healthy lifestyle. Sometimes the first steps of change are the hardest and change maybe what is needed in your life to bring about wellbeing and a healthy lifestyle.

The expo will feature a barbecue

lunch, kindly prepared by the Allied Health Team, who will also be on hand to provide good advice and tips on healthy eating as well as other health related issues.

We are organising a healthy trail for children to undertake with their parents and talk to a variety people about health options, community groups to join, fitness and other activities to make you feel great.

The police and Blue Light are having a combined outdoor display with sumo suits, face painting, zorb ball and an obstacle course for the kids. Indoors there will be good news about massage, alternative treatments, keeping your body happy and healthy and ways to increase your health through relaxation and natural healing by local therapists.

Roxby Leisure will be launching a tenweek fitness challenge that will give the winner a GOLD membership - no pain, no gain! Other interesting highlights include upcoming fitness classes and the popular boot camp.

There will be lots of community groups offering the chance to work along side locals that are like minded as a volunteer – no matter what your interest, there is something in this area that will suit your needs, you just have to go and look for it.

Roxby Leisure is kindly opening the pool area for free entry during the expo (between 10 – 2pm). We hope to see many of you there!

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Multicultural quilt project

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ecently, some great milestones have been made in our Multicultural Quilt Project which started before Christmas.

At our first meeting, many of the women were sceptical of their ability to be involved due to their skill levels in sewing.

However, we now boast more than 26 completed quilt patches with some still to be finalised that have been created by those very women who doubted themselves – of course we did not doubt it for a moment and the creativity and beauty of the patches will amaze many of the community once it goes on show in the next month or so.

The group has had many wonderful mentors from the Roxby Scrap Bag Quilters Group, the Women’s Network and others who helped in so many ways. Stay tuned to future editions of The Monitor for the unveiling of our multicultural masterpiece made with love by lovely local ladies!

COMMUNITY BOARD Michelle Hales 0418 833 818

EDUCATION and WORKPLACE TRAINING Michelle Hales 0418 833 818

SPORTS and RECREATION FORUM Damien Condon 0439 862 784

COMMUNITY GARDEN Patrik Ibele 8671 0168

HEALTH FORUM Karen Russell 8671 9020

ROXBY ROADSAFE MEETING 5.30 pm Thursday March 8

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 •

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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Book Club up and running T

By Vanessa Switala

he first book club meeting was held on Tuesday, February 28 since librarian Marie Tresize left Roxby Downs in mid 2011.

Jane Gloster now has the Roxby Downs Book Club up and running again with nine people attending the recent session.

“We had nine people present, which was a really good number and had a really interesting and quite wide ranging discussion about “The Road Home” by Rose Tremain,” Mrs Gloster said.

“Opinions varied quite markedly, from ‘really don’t like’ through to ‘will chase up more books by that author’.”

Mrs Gloster added, “We all agreed that it

was a good choice for a book club, because it got us reading something we perhaps wouldn’t otherwise have read – which is really the point of a book club!

“We also had a great discussion about what types of books we all like to read and our favourite books and there were lots of titles and authors being swapped amongst members.”

The next novel to be discussed by the book club is the non-fictional “Tuesday’s with Morrie” by American author Mitch Albom.

The novel recounts Mitch Albom’s time as a newspaper columnist and the time he spent with his 79 year old sociology professor, Morrie Schwartz who was dying from Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS).

Albom is a successful sports columnist

for the Detroit Free Press and after seeing Schwartz on Nightline, Albom contacted Schwartz, who remembered his former pupil.

Albom travelled from Michigan to Massachusetts to visit Schwartz with a newspaper strike allowing Albom to commute weekly on Tuesdays for the visits.

The resulting book is based on the fourteen Tuesdays they meet, supplemented with Schwartz’s lectures and life experiences and interspersed with flashbacks and allusions to contemporary events.

The next book club meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 27. For more information or to participate please contact Jane Gloster on 0429 160 658 or (08) 8671 2723.

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Macca and

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2012 St. Barbara’s School leaders

What types of animals live in the Arid Recovery area?

2012 St Barbara’s school leaders appointed

By Millie Thomas

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Beach honeymoon

St Barbara’s Parish School awarded 20 students with leadership positions at a special assembly last Thursday.

Chad Menzies, Senior Advisor of Community Relations for BHP Billiton was invited to present students with their badges for the roles of ‘Student Representative’, ‘House Captain’ and ‘School Leaders’.

Principal Bernadette Lacey outlined to students and visiting parents the seven habits that students live by at St Barbara’s, and said the elected student leaders exemplify these values.

Mr Menzies likened the set of values to BHP Billiton’s Charter of Values which outlines how and why employees should act respectfully throughout their career.

Student Representatives include: - Reception Red – Amelia Pfeiffer and Kobe Neilson.

- Reception Blue – Ainsley Steer and Riley Macgowan.

- Year One – Ricca Moyse andLiam Burden.

- Year One and Two – Alex Hoffmann

and Gus Steer.

- Year Two – Jordan Pfieffer and Alana Bain.

- Year Three – Grace Forresr and Fletcher Wellington.

- Year Four - Ruby Nottle and Sam Thompson.

- Year Five – Kirsty Viljoen and Frans Byers.

- Year Six – Jasmine Lloyd and Sam Nhamussua.

- Year Seven – Maddison Kraljev and Eric Trethowen.

Mrs Lacey told the school that this year would more than likely be the last year Year Sevens were awarded with ‘House Captain’ positions, as the school expands to year eight in 2013.

House Captains as follows; - Ardle – Renee Wurfel and Lincoln Holder.

- Monaghan – Tessa Nottle and Jhy McCarthy.

- Hurley – Jack Dalgleish and Seb Kerrish.

School Leaders were also announced, with long serving presidents Jack Dalgleish and Renne Wurfel taking the positions.

Chad Menzies presenting each student leader an award.

oung Roxby Downs couple, Kerri Stuckey and Luke Ruediger were married on Saturday, February 18 at Sfera’s Convention Centre in Modbury.

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How can I be involved?

You can be involved by sending in questions about native plants and animals and stories about what you have seen. I also love it when you send in drawings or photos of cool things like the reptiles that you find in your backyard! With permission from mum and dad you can add these on my Facebook page, send me an email at macca@ aridrecovery.org.au or post it to PO Box 147 Roxby Downs 5725.

How do I join?

Head to www.aridrecovery.org.au/kidsclub to join up, it’s just $10! Or if your mum and dad have an Arid Recovery family membership, get them to give us a call on (08) 8671 8282 and let us know that you want to join.

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Did you Know?

The Burrowing Bettong is the only member of the kangaroo family that lives underground in a warren!

Are you aged between 5-12?

Then you can Join the Arid Recovery Kids Club. Call 8671 8282 or go to www.aridrecovery.org.au/kidsclub.

Kerri is the daughter of Steven and Leanne Stuckey of Roxby Downs and Luke is the son of Russel and Lea Ruediger of Little Hampton.

The bride was assisted by matron of honor Emma Mahoney and bridesmaids Emily Traeger, Renee Pielago, Sarah Wass and Olivia Peace Assisting Luke on the day was best man Simon Paech and groomsmen Shannon Crane, Jarrod Gordon, and Paul Ruediger.

The married couple were received by 100 guests at the wedding before spending their honeymoon at the Stamford Grand at Glenelg.

Special guests at the wedding were Kerri’s cousins David and Dawn Wass who travelled from England for the occasion.

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The Arid Recovery reserve is home to lots of different types of animals, big, small, scaly and furry. We have four very important threatened species living at the reserve. They are the Burrowing Bettongs, Greater Sticknest Rats, Western Barred Bandicoots and my friends the Greater Bilby. We also have lots of other small mammals like Spinifex Hopping Mice and Dunnarts as well as reptiles like Sand Goannas and Bearded Dragons. What sort of animals have you seen living in Roxby Downs?

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Helen Freeman with Bodhi at the Purple Coffee Morning last week.

Brad 'Hinderance' Hindy, Shaun 'Magnito' Freeth, Chad ‘not-rad’ Dawes and Michael Shipton at The Club for Sportsman's Night.

Chantal Pillar, Belinda Wittwer, Maddyson King, Airlie Pospisil, Elyshiah McCarthy and Gracie O'Connor at Chantal’s 18th birthday party.

Ryan Bennett, Craig Wilson, Brad Cox and Adrian Boulton at The Club for Sportsman's Night.

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be donated to an overseas organisation to assist women but the organisation will be decided upon tomorrow night.

Roxby Downs Health Services organised Purple Coffee Morning to celebrate and pay tribute to women all over the world.

“We have coffee morning every week but we made it purple to celebrate International Women’s Day,” said Ms Russell.

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urple Coffee Morning was held last Thursday in the Dunes Café to bring awareness and promote the International Women’s Day event tomorrow night.

Karen Russell said the money raised will

Graham Warren, Brad Cox and Greg Blewett at The Club on Sportsman's Night.

ABOVE: Roxby Leisure staff Yandi Puok, Kristelle Cockshell and Lucy Read supporting the purple coffee morning.

LEFT: Some of the ladies who enjoyed the Purple Coffee Morning last week.

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The region’s Taylor’s Wines and several other wine makers are now looking for local contacts to help plan and support the event and raise funds for their own community group or club.

To find out more contact Megan Downer at Taylors Wines on 8849 1117 or at megand@taylorswines. com.au.

tart planning your pre-Easter escape across the Flinders Ranges and outback.

More details are available online at www. and taste the flavours in your own backyard at the annual Tastes of the tastesoftheoutback.com Outback in April.

Held from March 30 to April 2, the event includes favourite regional festivities like the Outback Ball – black tie fundraiser for the Royal Flying Doctor Service, held in a hanger at the Port Augusta Airport on Saturday, March 31.

Other events include the Aussie camp oven dinner at the Rawnsley Park Caravan Park, the food, wine and sunset movie experience of Taste Inna, Fun with Food with Jackie O’Reilly at Wirrabara Forest or Platters that Matter at the Northstar Hotel in Melrose.

The weekend of events provides a great opportunity to pack the car and a few mates and enjoy a relaxed four-day food and wine event

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The tours aylors Wines from the Clare Valle y are no cost $20, and strangers to the world of all participants need to bring is wine making.

Based in the heart of Clare Valley wine country at Auburn, the third-generation winery has spent three decades developing lab els that have b e come household names in South Australia.

Local wine lovers can currently buy some of the range at the Roxby Downs Tavern or Andamooka Liquor Store, and the winery is also planning a visit to Roxby Downs later this year as part of a Clare Valley Food and Wine road trip.

Residents are invited to visit the winery in Augurn on their next road trip and experience the unique wine tasting and blending tours.

Taylors Wines Cellar Door Supervisor Megan Downer said the Auburn cellar door winery tours are both entertaining and informative, taking participants behind the winery doors. “(They) are given a tour of the winery followed by a blending exercise where each person gets to match their wine blend to their taste and then take a small bottle home,” Megan said.

closed in shoes, long trousers and “a sense of adventure,” Megan said.

Taylor’s Wine s w a s established with a vision to build Australia’s most successful family owned wine company – instigated by Bill Taylor senior who, in 1969, purchased land with his two sons John and Bill by the Wakefield River in Auburn.

The first wines released under the Taylors label were the 1973 shiraz and cabernet sauvignon, the latter going on to win gold medals at every national wine show in Australia.

A reputation of success was forged then and continues today.

The range continued to grow and now includes merlot, chardonnay, sauvignon blanc, semillon, pinot noir, riesling and

gewürztraminer under five labels; St Andrews, Jaraman, Taylors, 80 Acres and Promised Land.

Taylors challenges world standards through its progressive practices, most evident in the family’s commitment to bottling all wines from the 2004 vintage under screw cap, the first major Australian wine company to do so.

If you cannot find your favourite Taylors Wines blend locally, Megan said the cellar door was always happy to help.

Later this year Taylors Wines in conjunction with other Clare Valle y wineries and food producers is planning to visit Roxby Downs on a road trip to showcase the Clare Valley region.

“Come and enjoy a small slice of the Clare Valley, enjoy the wines and food produce on offer and get some ideas for your next holiday. There is more than meets the eye in the Clare Valley,” Megan said.

CELLAR DOOR OPENING HOURS Monday – Friday 9.00am – 5.00pm Saturday & Public Holidays 10.00am -5.00pm Sunday 10.00am – 4.00pm Closed Good Friday & Christmas Day

WINERY & WINE BLENDING TOURS AVAILABLE Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays 11.00am – 12.30pm 1.30pm – 3.00pm Bookings Essential Winery Road Auburn South Australia 5451 Telephone: 08 8849 1118 Facsimile: 08 8849 1199 Email: cdsales@taylorswines.com.au

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Part Time (0.6 FTE) Council invites applications from people with diverse skills in administration and an interest in community to join our team. This position will work closely with the Manager Community Development, Governance and Strategic Support and other members of the Community Projects Team to ensure that the community development goals of Council are achieved. The position provides administrative and organisational support for a range of community programs and committees managed by Council and the Roxby Downs Community Board.

Previous experience in community services/community programs and working with committees will be highly regarded.

Council offers a family friendly and flexible working environment.

The salary and conditions will be in accordance with the Municipal Council of RoxbyDowns Enterprise Agreement 2010 and classified at a level 3.

If you have a passion for community development and are interested in this position please obtain a copy of the job and person specification prior to applying by calling the Council office on 8671 0010 or via email: roxby@roxbycouncil.com.au Written applications addressed to the Administrator must be submitted by the closing date and consist of a formal letter and a Resume.

Applications may be sent by: • Post to the Roxby Downs Council Office, PO Box 124 Richardson Place Roxby Downs SA 5725.

• Email: roxby@roxbycouncil.com.au Applications close 12 noon on Monday, March 19 2012 Bill Boehm Administrator

Pursuant to Section 33(1) (a) of the Road Traffic Act 1961, make an order directing that the road on which the event is to be held and any adjacent or adjoining roads specified below can be closed to all traffic except police and emergency vehicles and vehicles involved in the event for the period commencing 7.00am to 11.00am on Sunday 18 March 2012.

ROAD: Olympic Way EVENT: Triathlon ADJACENT / ADJOINING ROADS: By-Pass Road, Burgoyne St North and South, Club Car Park entrance Pursuant to Section 33 (1) (b) of the Road Traffic Act 1961 make an order directing that persons taking part in the event be exempted in relation to the road from duty, to observe the Australian Road Rules specified below subject to any conditions described below and attached to the exemption.

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That the Administrator of the Council exercises the power vested in the Administrator under the Roxby Downs (Indenture Ratification) Act 1982 and Section 33 of the Road Traffic Act 1961 and Clause F of the instrument of General Approval of the Minister 28 November 1999.

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ROXBY COUNCIL WEEKLY INFORMATION UPDATE

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hanks to the hard work of many people, in very trying conditions, our new bins have been rolled out and are scheduled to be used from this week.

Obviously the wet weather last week had an impact on many businesses, events and activities within Roxby Downs causing some inconvenience to our community.

The new bin rollout was affected too and has caused some confusion and angst in the community. Then, in due accordance with Murphy’s Law - the rubbish truck broke down too because of the rain causing even more chaos!

It’s important to realize when this page for The Monitor is written, a week from its delivery to you, a certain amount of ‘crystal ball gazing’

is required, and who can accurately foresee the weather at this time of year anyway?

Our article last week asked people not to use their old bin for general waste from this week and if we had not encountered such a massive rain event this would have been great news! Alas this was not the case.

Council wishes to advise all residents that general waste will be collected in either your old bin or your new red lidded bin this week.

Please be aware that collection days have changed (as advised in the information brochure and calendar delivered to your property last week.) – there are no collections on Monday or Tuesday anymore.

We would like to give a huge shout out to the contractors, BSH and Stevens Resources that worked

in extremely trying conditions last Monday and Tuesday to attempt to deliver the bins on time and even went the extra mile to leave the bins as close as possible to houses so we did not get too wet collecting them on those terrible days. Fantastic effort!

Each bin, and there were 3,200 of them in total, had to be unloaded from semi trailers, actually assembled, loaded onto smaller vehicles, then have the individual bin number recorded against your house before they were even delivered into your property. This was done twice throughout the entire town. (Once for the yellow lidded bin and again for the red lidded bin) So we say thanks to them all, on your behalf.

Important facts on the new waste collection system • Collection days have changed – there is no longer a scheduled pick up on Mondays or Tuesdays.

• This week is recycling week (yellow lidded bin).

• If in doubt if something is recyclable, put it in the general waste bin (red lid) rather than contaminate an entire truck load of recycling – then seek advice from the experts at BSH Waste on 8671 1154.

• Read your brochure and calendar for all the facts on the new system and some great tips on the ‘new’

three ‘r’s – reduce, reuse, recycle.

• Put disposable nappies in your red lidded general waste bin – these are not recyclable.

• Do not put bricks on top of bins to stop the crows from snooping, as they will more than likely end up in the truck anyway.

• Don’t compact the rubbish in your bin and place heavier items in the bottom of the bin - if it sticks in the bin, it stays in the bin.

Brendan Collins was busy assisting with the assembly of the new bins.

Collection areas and March collection calendar for recycling and green waste Alberrie Street Alford Court Anna Court Blanche Court Bopeechee Street Callanna Road Clayton Court Curdimurka Street Emeroo Court Eyre Court Finniss Street Frome Street Gregory Street Gosse Street Hamilton Court Hermit Street

Kerrie Thomas places one of the new signs onto the side of the Council building.

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n an effort to help the community with the new system, our wonderful customer service staff have created posters to place in the frames on the outside walls of the Council building to advise what bin, apart from the red lidded bin (collected every week), will be collected in the current week.

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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Irrapatana Street Kennebery Crescent Mirra Street Mulgaria Crescent Muloorina Street Myall Street Nyaroo Court Olympic Way Phibbs Court Pioneer Drive Quandong Street Rowe Court Torrens Court Wangianna Street Wirrda Street

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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

Area 3 (A3)

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Morethia Court

Aquila Boulevard

Mulga Court

Atriplex Court

Nerium Street

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Swainsona Street

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Melaleuca Court

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Melia Street

Wattle Drive

Yellow= recycling bin week.

Green= old green bin, organic waste.

Red= every week, general waste.

Agonis Road Burgoyne Street Callitris Circuit Coolibah Drive Dunes Estate Eremophila Street Grevillea Close Maireana Circuit Pine Crescent Pogona Court Richardson Place Stemodia Street Tiliqua Crescent (East of Aquila) Tutop Street

Residents are reminded that the 3rd quarter rates instalment (January - March) is due by March 20. Please pay by this date to avoid further fees.

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Opal Road Landfill Opening hours 1 pm to 6 pm every day Disposal of household rubbish is FREE Levies apply for businesses Recycling can be taken either to the Opal Landfill or BSH Waste Solutions on Gosse Street All enquiries: 8671 1154

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

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BASKETBALL Results

Saturday soccer is fun!

Men’s 28/02/12 Chocies 55pts defeated Roxby 24pts D.Hudson 18pts, Jacob Haugum 11pts and Danni Stetco 12pts.

ABOVE LEFT: Mikey kicks the ball while Jack and Tino onlook.

Raptors 44pts defeated Jets 33pts

ABOVE: Tino is in control of the ball.

Shannon Hoffman 21pts, Cody Keen 11pts and Cody Kenny 8pts, Todd Paull 7pts.

LEFT: Ally kicks the ball while Jess tries to intercept.

Devils 51pts defeated Magic 46pts Ryan Bennett 18pts, Tyson Hornhardt 14pts and Wes Knights 15pts, Adam Ryan 14pts.

B Womens 01/03/12

Dynamite II 42pts defeated Flames 18pts Amanda Giles 14pts, Ruth Rowlands 12pts and Kaitlin James 7pts.

Hornridge 46pts defeated Outlaws 19pts

Millie Clarke 10pts, Jess Reid 9pts and Mikaela Wedding 17pts.

Eagles 38pts defeated Dynamite I 30pts

B Norsworthy 22pts, Amy Rigg 8pts and Cassie Norton 18pts.

A Women 01/03/12

Devillettes 41pts defeated Miners 31pts Ali Knights 12pts, Fiona Hooper 8pts and Kateland Fraser 14pts, Danni Weir 10pts.

Hornridge 38pts defeated Hypo’s 28pts

Junior basketball

Zoey Male 17pts, Kristen Hickey 8pts and Erika Syvertsen 12pts, Centaine Casserly 8pts.

Taj Gow-Smith runs to the ball in under nine basketball Saturday morning.

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ustralian cricket legends Greg Blewett and Rodney Hogg travelled to Roxby Downs last Thursday for Sportsman’s Night.

The Club hosted an intimate crowd for the evening with all proceeds going to the Savannah Jarrad Appeal.

Sportsman’s Night included an auction of cricket memorabilia, humorous stories from Rodney and a wealth of information regarding the Australian cricket team today.

Greg has been to Roxby Downs twice for similar events whereas this was Rodney’s first time to the town.

When asked if he had previously travelled to Roxby Downs Rodney humorously answered, “Don’t be silly! It rains a lot up here.”

He said it is important to support events such as Sportsman’s Night because it is raising money for someone in need and for the promotion of cricket.

“The kids in Roxby can’t always go to the MCG or Adelaide Oval so we come up here.”

Greg recently attended the Allan Border Medal event where Australian captain Michael Clarke won his third Allan Border Medal and Shane Warne was inducted into the hall of fame.

“Warne’s induction and speech ‘off the cuff ’ was the highlight of the night for me,” Greg said.

He joked, “Rodney Hogg wasn’t there so that was the low light.”

Rodney added with a smile, “I wanted to bring my girlfriend but they only gave me one ticket!”

Rodney was impressed that Roxby Downs take their cricket seriously enough to upgrade the town oval lights for night matches.

While waiting for more community members to come to the event Greg joked to Rodney, “Every time I’ve been up here it’s been packed so I don’t know if it’s you or what!”

Rodney then confessed, “I did do a function once with no one there!”

The cricket greats joked with each other all night with their age differences being the topic on more than one occasion.

“This is what happens Blewey when you get old, you forget names,” said Rodney.

Rodney began his segment by congratulating the Roxby Downs cricketers on their recent win in the Country Carnival.

“A big shout-out to the lads that have won three out of four Country Carnivals.”

Graham Warren, local community auctioneer and cricket fanatic said around $1,400 was raised from the auction on the evening for the three items. He said the auction was an encouraging result but he was disappointed with the turn out.

Roxby Downs Cricket Association President, Craig Wilson said both Greg and Rodney were excellent.

“Rodney had some very funny stories from his days with the Aussie team and they were both very insightful when asked questions from the audience about the team of today.”

“A great night was had by all and kicked on into the wee hours.

“Those who could not make it missed a great night; it was a lot of fun!”

It was planned, Greg Blewett and cricket superstar Greg Manou would join the Projects/Functions and Mine End teams for the Association Cricket Grand Final twenty/20 match the following night but due to excessive rain the match was cancelled.

Greg joked, “I was going to play on the winning team of course!”

The Association Cricket Grand Final has been re-scheduled to Friday, March 23.

As previously reported in The Monitor, 10 year old Adelaide girl, Savannah has been diagnosed with Diffuse Pontire Giloma which is a type of brain tumour.

Savannah’s father, Steve Jarrad has been employed in Roxby Downs for the past two years with the MPS Group and was previously employed here some time ago.

The Roxby District Cricket Association would like to thank Precision Engineering for their support and sponsorship for the Sportsman’s Night and also Rocco and the staff at The Club.

HAMMING it up at last week’s Sportman’s Night former Test player Rodney Hogg with another great of the game, Greg Blewett.

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