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Sensational!

By Vanessa Switala he inaugural Roxby Downs Multicultural Food, Music and Art Festival was held on Saturday with over 1,200 people attending the successful event.

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Best Dressed individual was awarded to Ratidzo Chabayanzara.

The main event was held on Richardson Place from 3pm until 10pm and offered a vast array of various cultures.

Roxby Downs has over 42 nationalities and the Multicultural Food, Music and Art Festival was fashioned to promote cultural diversity.

The event included spectacular performances

by Ghanain sensation African Soul artist Bortier Okoe and Chilean spectacular La Bomba Productions with many attendees dancing and being part of the fun.

Preceding workshops from October 9 to 12 were held by kneeHIGH Youth Arts Workshop where young locals translated both local and international stories into big displays for the main event including a walking elephant puppet, palm trees, a mosque, a school of fish and a fleet of aeroplanes.

Food stalls featured various cuisines from around the world including; award winning Adelaide restaurant Beyond India, Yiros supplied by the Roxby Downs Scouts, tapas and sangria, Chinese, sushi and fudge from around the world.

Bortier Okoe from African Soul also supplied traditional Ghanaian food and made an appearance at the Roxby Downs Community Club on Friday night.

Other performances included Chinese music with Hong, bush dancing, the Wholias live band, Sing Australia and DJ Senorita.

Artefacts from around the world were on show along with countless children’s activities.

Vivienne Holloway, Business and Cultural Development Consultant to Roxby Downs said the event looks like what the community had been waiting for. “The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive,” she added.

Ms Holloway said she believes the Roxby Downs Multicultural Food, Music and Art Festival will have to be run again due to the overwhelming response.

“Given that the Red eARTh Festival is biennial, it’s probably best that this one is too. There is only so much money (and energy) to go around each year, and it’s best if we share it around to make each important event as good as it can be,” she explained.

“Definitely the biggest success was the way the whole community came together to celebrate.

Ms Holloway added, “I’m so proud of all the contributors who shared their culture through cooking, artefacts, dress, and performances, the event would have been nothing without them. And the amazing committee who worked so hard to pull it all together Grace Morokai, Cindy Harrichund, Sister Pat, Rachel Richards from St Barbara’s Parish School, Christie Follet from Roxby Downs Area School, Kath Messner – the kids’ corner hero, Sasha Yantewo, Nikki-Sue Brecker, Bryce from Andamooka Primary School, Mary Daly, Kerry Orr and Nicole Threthowan.”

“None of our local events would work without the many volunteers before and at the event – big thanks to them. Massive thanks to the blokes who came to help set up and pack down (couldn’t have done it without them). And of course, events don’t run on love alone – thanks to the sponsors Country Arts SA, Multicultural SA, BHP Billiton, Ahrens/Olympic Dam Precision Engineering, Roxby Council, Bianco Constructions, Coates Hire, RoxFM and The Monitor,” she concluded.

The Roxby Downs Community Board was awarded two grants to fund the event; $15,000 was provided as part of the Regional Arts Fund, an Australian Government program delivered

by Country Arts SA and $5,500 as a Multicultural Grant as part of the State Government’s Multicultural Grants Scheme.

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Andamooka Primary School Principal Angela Turner with the school’s innovation award

“We have upwards of 13 individuals who have gone on to achieve qualiďŹ cations. A couple of people who have got their CertiďŹ cate III in Children’s Services, a group of other people who now have their Diploma in Children’s Services, one starting her Advanced Diploma in Children’s Services, and another who has just applied to study teaching. They all work at the school now.â€?

Ms Turner said the school pushes hard for early education, but oers sta freedom to explore areas they want to. “The reason is because all the research suggests the more a child’s parents are being involved in education, the more successful their children will be at school.â€?

The basis of the research came from Carol Dweck, a Professor of Psychology at Stanford University in California, USA. In a June 2012 interview with James Morehead from OneDublin.org, Prof Dweck summarised how a ďŹ xed mindset can hinder students, compared to a growth mindset that can help students reach their full potential. “In a ďŹ xed mindset students believe their basic abilities, their intelligence, their talents, are just ďŹ xed traits. They have a certain amount and that’s that, and then their goal becomes to look smart all the time and never look dumb. In a growth mindset students understand that their talents and abilities can be developed through eort, good teaching and persistence.

They don’t necessarily think everyone’s the same or anyone can be Einstein, but they believe everyone can get smarter if they work at it.�

The Andamooka Primary School innovative early

learning program began when Ms Turner arrived at the school in 2005, and in 2006 the school received funding from State Government which oered the opportunity for a support oďŹƒcer. “We had to ďŹ nd a place for parents at the school – we weren’t just saying come and listen to your child read, we said ‘here’s a place for you to be, the door is open, you can be in the library any time, and if you come on Thursday morning we’ll give you some coee and food, and we’ll bring in someone to talk to you about your children’. So it started in a really informal way, and this helped to build the parents’ conďŹ dence and encourage their interest in education. “When Mum and Dad is saying ‘Oh, I was never very good at school’, the child goes, ‘oh well, then it doesn’t matter if I’m not very good at school either’.

Maybe some parents left school early, or didn’t have a good experience at school and aren’t very positive about it, so it takes a while to win them around and take them through that process. And as you do that, you build that positive experience with the child too.�

Ms Turner mentioned three individuals who are moving through the program, including a Mum who has just started her Diploma in youth work and plans to work at the school, a school-based apprentice who is starting this week, and an indigenous trainee. “It’s like the whole place is about learning for adults and children. It’s a holistic education experience.�

Ms Turner said the award was great for the Andamooka Primary School, “because we are a small school and we’re pretty remote, and it’s recognition that we’re doing a good job.�

Andamooka Primary School wins innovation award

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By Jason Munn

he Andamooka Primar y School recently won an innovation award at the 2012 South Australian Public Teaching Awards and was presented at a gala dinner ceremony held at the Wine Centre in Adelaide. “It was really exciting,� Andamooka Primary School Principal Angela Turner said.

The award for Innovative School and Preschool Engagement with Business and the Community came with an impressive glass trophy and $20,000 for professional development at the school. “Our program involves parents in

their children’s learning. We start with the kids very early, from birth and sometimes prenatal, we have a parents group that meets every week, and a play group,� explained Ms Turner. “We provide education and information for parents around babies and early learning, and then in the play group we get a chance to enact that and show them how to play with the kids and what to do. That’s where it starts, and from there if they have interest in learning more, they can start TAFE (Technical and Further Education) training.�

The school is linked with TAFE and provide training on site with assistance through video conferencing at the school.

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Relay for Life this weekend

By Vanessa Switala

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oxby Downs Relay for Life is on this weekend at the Town Oval to raise much needed funds for the Cancer Council.

The event will be held on Saturday and Sunday, October 20 and 21 with 16 teams in Roxby Downs signing up to support the cause this year.

Relay for Life is one of the most popular and successful fundraising events in the world. It is an opportunity for the community to band together and celebrate cancer survivors, remember loved ones lost to cancer and fight back against disease that has taken too much from too many.

The Opening Ceremony will commence at 2pm on Saturday and there will be loads of family entertainment including; face painting, a jumping castle, Sun Smart Sid the Seagull, silent auctions, the Roxby Academy of Dance will perform along with St Barbara’s Parish School choir and the local ‘Four Shadz of Soul’

band, DJ Josh, Bluelight will be holding various activities including sumo suits, Macca the Bilby will make an appearance and there will be a variety of food stalls on the night.

The Miss Relay for Life will be awarded at 4.30pm on Saturday, Miss Outrageous at 6.45pm and the Candlelight Ceremony will commence at 8.15pm.

The Closing Ceremony will be held at 9am on Sunday morning.

The Roxby Downs Child Care Centre are offering ‘night care’ on Saturday, October 20 from 7.30pm until 7.30am on Sunday. It will cost $120 per child with proceeds going towards the Relay for Life. The child care rebate will also be deducted if eligible. Children must be aged between two and 12-years-old.

A minimum of 15 children must sign-up for the night care to go ahead with a strict maximum of 30 children for the night. For more information contact the Roxby Downs Child Care Centre on 8671 0911.

Teams of between 10 to 15 people are raising much needed funds in the months leading

up to the event. At the event, teams walk or run around the Roxby Downs Town Oval for 19 hours.

Relay for Life is being run in 16 locations throughout South Australia this year and has been a popular event amongst small business, community groups and local families. It is a great way to engage a group of people around a common cause and enables them to participate in a team building and fun event that focuses on remembering those who have been affected by cancer and educating the community as to how they can take simple measures to prevent cancer in their own life.

“Everyone involved in Relay for Life is united by a common experience - cancer - and in just one day people can make a lifetime’s difference,” said Cancer Council Relay for Life Event Manager, Christine Robertson.

Relay for Life events in South Australia have raised over $2 million to help fund The Cancer Council’s cancer research, education, prevention and support programs. The metropolitan Relay for Life event held at Santos stadium has

alone raised over $1.2million.

The inaugural South Australian Relay for Life was held in Adelaide in 2001 and now there are also seven regional venues with new communities taking up the challenge each year.

For more information regarding the Relay for Life event contact Kate Pedersen on 0418 820 249 or Regina Qualmann on 0428 174 408.

Alternatively, log onto www.relayforlife.org.au.

Katie’s Birthday Bash in support of Relay A

By Vanessa Switala

group of family and friends have entered a team called Katie’s Birthday Bash in the Relay for Life which will be held this weekend.

Katie’s Birthday Bash team; FRONT: William. MIDDLE: Sharleen, Sharon and Katie.

BACK: Will, Ben, Jas and Mackenzie. Team members not present are Andrew, Natasha and Allan.

Captain Sharleen Lloyd told The Monitor the team is called Katie’s Birthday Bash as it is Co-Captain Katie Meadow’s birthday on Saturday.

The team said they will not only be walking to raise money for the Cancer Council but will also be celebrating Katie’s birthday in style.

The team has been raising much needed funds through the timeless game- guessing how many lollies are in jars, setting up fundraising stalls at Mitre 10 and selling Billy G’s Cookie Dough mixtures. The winners of the lolly jars are; Annabel Krueger who guessed 140 for the big jar which had 138 lollies and Mary Lewis guessed 89 lollies for the small jar which was spot on. Last weekend the team also held a sausage sizzle out the front of Woolworths and would like to thank Woolworths for donating all the food.

“Everyone’s been really, really great with donations,” explained Mrs Lloyd.

This will be Mrs Lloyd’s first Relay for Life but this will be Mrs Meadow’s fourth relay.

Mrs Meadow explained her grandmother had cancer and so did her husband’s grandfather.

“For 24 hours, if I can walk

and not sleep, compared to what they had to go through is nothing,” she stated.

“We do it in memory of them.”

Mrs Meadow now has involved her children in the Relay for Life. “This will be their third,” she stated. “And they know why we do it.

“Every little bit counts,”

Mrs Meadow’s added.

The team would like to thank Mitre 10 for allowing them to set up fundraising out the front of their shop.

To purchase Billy G’s Cookie Dough in support of the Relay for Life or to join the Katie’s Birthday Bash team contact Katie Meadow via her Facebook page.

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Arid photography workshop open to all

By Jason Munn

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esidents still have time to snap a photo for the Arid Amateur Photography Competition 2013, and tips can be learned from photographer Travis Hague at the Arid Recovery photography workshop.

The workshop will be held on October 20 at the Arid Recovery Reserve.

“It’s giving people an opportunity to photograph arid plants and threatened native species in a safe environment,” Mr Hague explained.

“Threatened species are often hard to find, hard to see and hard to access.”

This year Arid Recovery is focusing on the ‘Big Four’ – the Burrowing Bettong, the Bilby, the Stick-nest Rat and the Western Barred Bandicoot.

“We’ll go to the hide, which is a protective area behind glass panels; we’ll have a look at each participant’s camera and look at the types of settings to use including shutter speed, aperture and white balance. One of the most important things we’ll be doing is switching off the camera beeps,” Mr Hague

smiled. “Those beeps can be a real nuisance – we have to try and remove as much noise as possible.

“We’ll also look at camera pre-sets and modes, like sports mode for flying birds, and setting up your camera for wildlife photography.”

The big four are all nocturnal animals. Before the sun sets, photographers will have a chance to study landscape photography and try their hand at silhouette techniques.

“We’re going to arrive there in daylight, then the sun will go down and we’ll have silhouette opportunities, it offers us a chance to really paint with light.”

When the sun has dropped behind the horizon and the animals come out to play, participants will be in the hide, taking shots of the big four from behind glass.

He said it is better for the animals if the photographer avoids using a flash, in this scenario a tripod with a longer exposure is preferred, but not essential.

“We’ll be using lighting techniques that don’t affect the animals.”

The big four are landbased animals; however Mr Hague suggested a few tips for snapping

great bird photography.

“The wetlands are a good spot. For my best experiences photographing birds, you have to be patient – you don’t chase the bird. Birds have wings and can fly – we don’t have that ability. I’ve learned that you make the birds come to you. Go to their habitat and just merge into that habitat. I remember once in Scott Creek Conservation Park in the Adelaide hills, I was sitting their having lunch, and all of a sudden these birds flew in and perched around me, as if they were checking out what I was up to. That’s when you carefully frame your shot and click away.”

He said it might require an hour to take that one good shot.

Mr Hague prefers not to mention his professional experiences with wildlife photography, but he has worked with the likes of David Attenborough filming sleepy lizards in the arid lands.

“It was a great experience and I learned a lot about wildlife photography – who better to learn from than David Attenborough.”

The Amateur Arid Photography Competition closes on November 2. Mr Hague encouraged residents to give it a shot,

and was keen to show some tips and tricks for achieving great wildlife

and landscape pictures.

Information on the workshop is available by

contacting the Visitor Information Centre on 8671 2001 or by email-

ing Vivienne Holloway at vholloway@roxbyleisure. com.

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Creating Community with Mining

By Vanessa Switala

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usiness and Cultural Development Consultant for Roxby, Vivienne Hollow ay and Roxby Council Administrator, Bill Boehm will be presenting on a panel at the National Regional Arts Conference this week.

Ms Holloway and Mr Boehm will be part of the panel called Creating Community with Mining at the conference to be held in Goolwa on Saturday, October 20.

Ms Holloway explained, “Here we’ll present Roxby Downs’ unique blend of cultural development which leads the way in terms of art and cultural development policy in Regional Australia.”

The conference is in the lead-up to the 2014 Regional Arts Australia Conference and is in relation to the current resources boom.

The conference website states, “We will present three points of view, three opinions of the tensions and the mutual benefits of the relationships that have been forged between artists, arts organisations, council community development teams and the mining companies themselves.”

Other contributors on the Creating Community with Mining panel are Chair Jessica Machin and panellist Tricia Walton.

Ms Holloway told The Monitor, “It’s an honour for Roxby to be invited to share our experiences and the work that we do in terms of cultural development in our remote mining community.

“It’s an amazing conference with people from

all around regional Australia sharing their skills and experiences, there are also heaps of hands on workshops, learning about different cultures and place making and cultural development strategies. We’ll be learning about opportunities with National Broadband Network as well as youth programs across regional Australia,” Ms Holloway stated.

She added, “It’s a great opportunity to share what we do in Roxby with the rest of regional Australia and also to share skills and information with other arts practitioners and cultural development workers around Australia.”

For more information or to enrol for the conference visit http://www.kumuwuki.org. au/conference_sessions/creating_community_with_mining.

Woomera Area School always moving forward

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By Jason Munn

tudent numbers are smaller than they were a year ago; however Woomera Area School Principal Ian Howlett is pleased with the school’s performance and finds it an interesting place to work.

The school has several projects in pipeline.

“We have just won a grant from ICAN (Innovative Community Action Networks) to assist in the construction of a community garden project,” Mr Howlett explained.

ICAN brings together young people, families, schools, community groups, businesses and different levels of Government to find solutions to local issues that prevent young people from completing their education.

“The garden project will be constructed in an area behind the gym and we will be employing a groundsman part time to maintain it.

Woomera Area School teacher Vicki Innis will be leading the project. We should have some plants grown this year, but I would say most of the fruit and vegetables would be grown

by spring 2013,” Mr Howlett said.

“We’ll grow vegetables like tomatoes, potatoes, carrots and capsicum, and we’ll try to grow citrus fruit as well. This project will also help to engage the community with the school.”

The garden will be open for community members to get involved and grow their own fruit and vegetables.

“People tend not to grow them in Woomera because of the extreme heat and the amount of water needed. The Community garden will minimise water usage with an irrigation system.”

Mr Howlett described the garden project as a great way to teach students about plants, how they grow and the nutritional importance of fruit and vegetables.

“We’re also about to launch a Digital Photography Competi-

tion that will involve displays around the town.”

The Digital Photography Competition is open to Woomera residents of all ages and based on the theme ‘Woomera @ work and Woomera @ play’. The concept is for participants to take a photo of a Woomera resident, or a group of residents, at work, and then a photo of the same resident or group of residents at play.

There are four categories: • Open category - $5 entry fee - $50 first prize, $20 second prize; • Ages 12 to 18 years - $3 entry fee - $30 first prize, $10 second prize; • Ages 5 to 11 years - $1 entry fee - $15 first prize, $5 second prize; • A viewers’ choice prize will be judged by the viewing public during the exhibition

Chives closed but may re-open soon

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By Vanessa Switala

he popular Chives restaurant closed last week after ongoing financial troubles, but unconfirmed rumours say it may re-open in a few weeks.

Woomera Area School Principal Ian Howlett is excited by new projects in the pipeline and finds the school an interesting place to work.

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The manager of Chives told The Monitor the financial situation was further impacted by the delay in the BHP Billiton expansion.

It is understood KordaMentha Liquidation and Insolvency Services took over the restaurant after Chives completed their final service on Thursday, October 11.

KordaMentha is an advisory firm specialising in Corporate Recovery and had not responded to questions from The Monitor at the time of print.

Landlord Chad Oldfield told The Monitor, “Obviously to hear that Chives Restaurant (went) into administration on Wednesday, October 10 is another blow for the confidence around Roxby Downs.”

A shareholder who did not want to be identified told The Monitor, “The reason why we shut down is basically due to turnover - it has crippled the restaurant. It was not profitable and we were losing more money every week so we had to make a decision to pull out.”

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of all entries. First prize is $25 and second prize is $10.

Entries close at 4pm November 16 and will be on display for a week.

For details on how to enter contact the Woomera Area School on 8673 7287.

Mr Howlett said the School Library, which has an extensive collection of books and town history, is now being managed by a Community Management Committee looking into various ways it can improve the service and offering it to both the local and visiting population. He said this may involve changing hours of operation.

“The community library review is one that has been underway for a few months and, once completed, will give residents an improved resource at their finger-tips.”

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Letter to the Editor I am appalled to learn Woolworths have opened a bakery. Roxby Downs has two bakeries already who sell a pretty good product and are no doubt struggling with rents, power etc. so why does this national company have to open this bakery?

Maybe it is their national trend to squeeze out the small man as they have done in hardware, hotels etc.

If the quality of their bakery lines is anything like their fruit and veg it won’t be all that good. I am a great believer in ‘Shopping Locally to keep a friend employed’ and don’t mind paying a few cents extra so where does Woolworths profits go? CEOs and a dribble to shareholders.

I don’t see them putting money into local organisations. It’s pretty easy with no opposition. I will boycott Woolworths bakery and continue to support the two local bakeries we already have.

Merv Rogers Resident for 25+ years P.S. I suppose it’s no different to the local Council running a coffee shop propped up by rate payers.

Monitor OPINION Heard on the grapevine Kurt Tippet could be looking for a game with the Roxby Miners if his deal to go to the Swans falls through! Josh Rose could go to the Crows with an early draft pick!

Anyone else opened a NAB business chequing account ($0 monthly fee option) and being charged fees?

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Wonderful to have events such as the Motocross and the Food and Music Festival – but why on the same day? Would love to have done both but budget and time prevented that.

Could organisers please check event calendars to prevent clashes like this in the future.

When is competition not competition? When you are dealing with Australia’s supermarket duopoly Coles and Woolies. These companies are damaging the fabric of our society and especially in regional areas where small business cannot survive the ensuing price wars that have forced many to the wall. What is the ACCC really doing about this unfair competition that is destroying our society?

JR Have house rental prices dropped since the mine expansion plans have been put on hold? One bedroon flat for $350 -reallly!

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After the “end of the mining boom”

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remier Weatherill was extraordinarily upbeat as outlined his “outrageously ambitious objective” to make South Australia the nation’s fly-in, fly-out mining services hub - then challenged the mining industry to tell him how to do it and who would pay for it.

Mr Weatherill raised the vision at the Premier’s Round Table Forum on the Minerals and Resources Industries. 100 mining industry leaders, unionists, lobbyists and politicians attended the forum at which Mr Weatherill outlined a glowingly positive future for mining. However, he promised no assistance with infrastructure to achieve this future, rather called on the industry to figure it out.

He noted that BHP Billiton’s deferral of the Olympic Dam mine expansion has “significant advantage” in limiting competition for skills for other smaller projects, which combined are bigger than the OD project.

Mr Weatherill said SA’s affordability, liveability and available skills base made it an ideal site for a national mining skills hub where people could fly to projects in Western Australia and Queensland - even overseas.

“The possibilities for the state are enormous but we are limited by our own imaginations from exploiting them,” Mr Weatherill said.” We need to make ourselves the mining services hub for the nation,” he said. “It is an outrageously ambitious

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Fan If rumours about the closure of Chives Restaurant in Roxby are correct it will be a big loss to the town. Not only because of the ambience and cuisine, but also because the town will lose another family which has contributed in the time they have been here.

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Show Woolies where they can stick their baguettes and shop local. They did the same thing to the butcher… Lucky there’s no candlestick maker in Roxby!

Localshopper Roxby Rant and Rave??? More like Roxby Wine and Whinge! I honestly can’t believe the things some people can find to complain about.

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objective but it is already happening in part.”

The Civil Contractors Federation responded to the Premier’s “outrageous plan” by recommending that South Australia should assess the viability of all emerging mining projects in the wake of BHP Billiton’s decision to delay expansion plans.

Representing more than 500 companies that employ 18,000 people in SA, the federation says the contracting industry is in a downward spiral with many businesses failing or moving interstate.

Chief executive Phil Sutherland said in such circumstances, it would be wise for the government to check on the viability of other projects.

“Make no mistake, the civil contracting sector in South Australia is experiencing a significant downturn in work, with companies failing, walking away or moving to Western Australia or Queensland,” Mr Sutherland said.” A reliable pipeline of private and public projects would go a long way to assisting the plight of the industry”.

“Understandably, the South Australian government is always anxious to present a positive future for the state, but we need some clarity and direction about just how it intends to help underpin mining’s future here.”

Mr Sutherland said a number of mining projects on Eyre Peninsula were effectively dormant because of the softening of the global commodity market, but were still being heralded by government ministers and officials at the cusp of development.

“We are calling on the state government to take the ruler to all mining and other projects and identify those that are genuinely likely to come to fruition in the near term,” he said.

“What government doesn’t fully realise, is the extent to which their statements and announcements often influence company decision making.”

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Remembering our characters

By Jason Munn

1975 he worked for the Western Mining Corporation during the company’s exploration of the area that was oomera resident Phil Wilson, a larrikin and to become Olympic Dam. “As far as I know, Phil was one of the original workcharacter much loved by the Woomera community, passed away earlier this year. ers on the Whenan shaft that began Olympic Dam. And I remember him saying he worked with an older The Monitor learned of his passing when Berri res- bloke who, for some reason, never talked or made ident Greg Reeks, in Roxby for a tour of the Olympic conversation,” Mr Reeks laughed.

Dam mine, caught a glimpse of his old friend in a “He found it pretty hard.” presentation video.

The surprise of spotting his old friend was evident “It was like a flash of footage, about five seconds, in Mr Reeks’ voice. and I spotted Phil, walking into his caravan brushing “I hadn’t seen Phil for about 30 years - we grew up his teeth,” Mr Reeks exclaimed. together in Woomera, and it was wild days back then.

Phil worked on stations around the Woomera area We were long haired louts. My Mum was there for at a very young age, a Jackeroo in harsh conditions. In 25 years, working at the schools, and I stayed until I moved to boarding school at Sacred Heart College in Adelaide.”

Mr Reeks, now a teacher at a Catholic School in Berri, learned of Mr Wilson’s passing through friends and felt a strong compulsion to attend the funeral.

“I just had this need to be there - we grew up in Woomera. I guess it was our formative years and they tend to have a resonance, you know. The place gets to you in some way, the gibber has a beauty, and it has so many memories for me.

“It was like you were living with people that didn’t belong anywhere else. Some were rough as guts - it was the Woomera lifestyle. People like Phil Wilson, all these crazy characters, were like the original founders in these areas, back when they were frontier towns.”

Mr Reeks lived in the Riverland and worked in the arts before becoming a teacher.

“Back when the four theatres were built, Mount Gambier, Whyalla, Port Pirie and Renmark. My role was in community arts and one of the projects was based on Jimmy James, an aboriginal tracker. I organised a memorial on the riverbanks for him, and knew when he died, those skills he had went with him.

Greg Reeks of Berri remembers his mate in the early Woomera days.

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A snapshot of the late Phil Wilson, a loveable larrikan of Woomera. at a bakery at a young age until he quit at 14, joined the Navy and went to war.

That’s also a generation, when they go, it’s like a whole history goes with them – the old sayings, the knowledge and experience.”

Mr Reeks said he enjoyed coming back to the Roxby Downs region.

“My son Joseph works at Workpac.”

After attending Phil Wilson’s funeral service, Mr Reeks was compelled to approach The Monitor and mention the importance of remembering our unique characters who struggled and not only earned their place in society, but helped to build it.

“You never hear of these people, they

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The wreath placed at Phil Wilson’s grave contains his favourite items in life. A beer and his faithful cigarette lighter.

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Ayrton conquers Kokoda and learns a valuable life lesson “If I could get one message to anyone reading this it would be to live a good life.”

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ecently, local 19-year-old Ayrton Koning had the incredible experience of completing the Kokoda trail as part of the Clubs SA Youth Leadership Program.

Through his extensive volunteer work with Operation Flinders, Ayrton was nominated and successful for the Clubs SA Youth Leadership Program. The Kokoda Youth Leadership Challenge is an annual program started and administered by the Returned and Services League and Services Clubs Association, and offers young people between the age of 16 and 22 the opportunity to walk the Kokoda track.

Operation Flinders Foundation is a South Australian based charitable organisation that runs a world leading wilderness adventure program for young offenders and young people at risk. The program takes participants between the age of 14 and 18 years on an eight day exercise in the far northern Flinders Ranges, providing an opportunity for its participants to break away from their past and grow as valued members of the community.

Ayrton flew to Sydney on September 23, then onto Port Moresby the following day. He began the 155 kilometre trek on September 25 and completed it at the Isurava War Memorial on October 4 at Kokoda.

Ayrton decided to turn the event into a fundraiser for Operation Flinders because the organisation had done so much for him.

Ayrton told The Monitor the most memorable part of the trip was when he had the honour of meeting Mr Havala who was a Fuzzy Wuzzy Angel in World War II. Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels was the name given by Australian troops to a group of Papua New Guinean people who, during World War II, assisted and escorted injured Australian troops down the Kokoda trail.

“I spoke to a man whose son met Nelson Mandela and Mr Havala and he said that he felt the same honour in the presence of both,” explained Ayrton.

Ayrton said the hardest part of the trip was the humidity. “The first day I thought that if this heat continues I may die,” he stated. “There was rarely any breeze to cool you down and it was almost constant walking uphill, but I believe with Kokoda it is 70 per cent a mental game and 30 per cent physical challenge.”

Ayrton told The Monitor the most rewarding part of the whole trip was interacting with the Papua New Guinean people.

“The young kids all the way up too Mr Havala who must be (if he isn’t already) nearly 100-years-old,” Ayrton said. “Along the way, at some of the villages, the locals would often come over to our campsite and sing songs for us before we went to bed. The Papua New Guinean people are beautiful in every way, they are the most high spirited, kind and loving people I have ever seen.

“It was a real culture shock to see people with ab-

solutely nothing that could be so much happier than Australian people. It really put into perspective just how much we as a nation take for granted.”

Ayrton said he now has a greater understanding of what the Australians and Paupua New Guineans had to go through to live in a free country.

He stated the main thing he took away from the trip was knowing there is nothing he cannot conquer.

“After learning about the hardships and struggles that the Aussies went through, I know that no matter what challenges I am faced with I can do it,” he explained.

“One Australian man was shot through both of his ankles and then refused to be carried and decided to crawl the track, it took him three weeks. After walking the track I still can’t get my head around how this was humanly possible.”

Ayrton said he learnt many things from the experience including “to value life, our country, the efforts of our soldiers, the efforts of the Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels and I learnt how important the battle was for Australia.

“If we had lost the battle, it is very likely that Australia would have been overrun by the Japanese Army.

It really hit home for me knowing that most of the Australian troops in Kokoda were quite young. The average age being 18-and-a-half... I am 19,” he stated.

Ayrton explained it was extremely heart-wrenching at the Bomana War Cemetary where he saw 3,196 graves of Australians who gave their lives for Australia.

“As I walked through the cemetery paying my respects to the soldiers, I noticed that most of the graves were of 18, 19 and 20-year-olds. I sat in front of a grave of a young 19-year-old boy. Private W.B.S Strong of the 55/53 Battalion. I said to myself, ‘That could have been me.’ It made me think of the boy’s poor mother and father.”

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yrton is 98 per cent certain he will return to Kokoda one day.

“I would love to walk the trail with my Dad one day. I also want to go back because it is an amazing country and I love the people,” he stated.

“The Kokoda trail is a wartime story that does not receive as much recognition as it should and neither do the Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels for everything they did.

If I could get one message to anyone reading this it would be to live a good life,” Ayrton urged.

Ayrton recollected, “At Isurava there were two brothers Stan and Butch Bisset. Butch was shot in the stomach numerous times by a machine gun. Stan retreated back with his brother and the two lay down together in a spot just off the track. Stan lay with his brother for six hours until he finally succumbed to his wounds and died but before he did his brother Stan promised himself and Butch that if he made it out alive he would live a good life. So just ask yourself are you leading a good life? Less than one per cent of

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Ayrton crossing one of the fast flowing creeks along the track.

Australians have walked the track and I and the fallen soldiers would like to see more people do it.

“I would like to thank for the experience my family; Dad, Mum, Adrian and Scarlett for their faith and belief in me.

My girlfriend India for her continued love and support. The Roxby Downs community, Clubs SA for providing me with this once in a lifetime experience, Operation Flinders for nominating me and continually supporting me and young South Australians everywhere.

The Ahrens Group for their donation, MPS for their donation, Nick and Claire at the Pharmacy for their donation and The Hourglass Jewellers for their contributions to my fundraiser.”

Anyone can contribute to Ayrton’s fundraiser by donating to his Everyday Hero Account at www.everydayhero. com.au/ayrton_koning or by sharing his Facebook page Kokoda Trek-Operation Flinders Fundraiser. “As it stands

today I and the local community and businesses have raised $7,600. This is a tremendous effort which I never thought possible,” explained Ayrton.

He aims to raise $10,000 for Operation Flinders.

The Clubs SA Youth Leadership Program chose two South Australians to trek the Kokoda Trail. Ayrton and other winner seventeen-year-old Hackham West resident Erin Bobyk will trek Kokoda on the 70th anniversary of the Kokoda campaign. The program was originally developed to allow RSL clubs to send young people from their local community to walk the track. It serves to develop and refine leadership skills as well as provide young people with a vivid retelling of what our soldiers endured along the track. More than 30 young people nationwide are expected to be selected to walk the track this year.

Trek leader John, congratulates Aryton at the completion of the Kokoda Trek.

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n Wednesday, October 3 a bag was stolen from a Holden station wagon parked in the car park of Mitre 10 from which bank cards were later used in an ATM in an attempt to access the owners account. Police have identified the offenders involved this matter and are continuing in their investigations.

On Thursday, October 4 graffiti was discovered under a shaded area at the Roxby Downs Area School.

Police investigations are continuing into the matter and if you have any information regarding this incident please contact Roxby Downs Police Station on 8671 4200 or Crime stoppers on 1800 333 000.

At approximately 2pm on Thursday, October 4 Woomera Police detected a 21-year-old male P plate driver from Adelaide travelling at 147 kilometres per hour on the Stuart Highway near Pimba. He was issued with a fine of $1,337.00 and immediate lost his driver’s licence for six months.

On Sunday, October 7 a Roxby Downs resident returned home from holidays to find someone had attempted to break into the property. Police went to the scene and investigations are continuing. If you have any information regarding this please phone Roxby Police Station on 8671 4200 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

On Friday, October 5, a 34-year-old woman from Roxby Downs was issued with an expiation notice for driving whilst exceeding the prescribed concentration of alcohol when she recorded a reading of 0.078. Later that evening a 24-year-old man from Roxby Downs also received an expiation notice for the same offence with a reading of 0.076.

At approximately 10:30pm Sunday, October 7 police along with CFS and SAAS were called to a single vehicle roll over 40 kilometres south of Pimba, no injuries were reported.

At the same location a vehicle which had stopped to assist with the first crash was hit from behind by another vehicle. Fortunately no injuries were reported.

On Sunday, October 7, a 21-year-old woman of Roxby Downs was assaulted on the lawns in front of the Roxby Downs Community Club by being head butted to the head resulting in her being admitted to the Roxby Downs hospital. Earlier in the evening a 22-year-old man had also been assaulted inside the club when he was punched to the head. Police have identified the offender and are continuing in their investigations.

On Wednesday, October 10 at approximately 7.30am police were notified of damage to property on Hermit Street to a fence, gate and car mirrors.

Investigations are continuing into this matter, if you have any information in regards to this incident please contact Roxby Downs Police Station on 8671 4200 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

On the same day, a 24-year-old man was arrested for an aggravated assault of a female that occurred at a private residence in Roxby Downs. He has been bailed and will appear in court at a later date.

At about 8.00am on Wednesday, October 10 a boy

reported his bike being damaged at the Roxby Downs Mall near Woolworths. Three boys have been identified as suspects and police are following up enquiries.

If you have any information in regarding this offence please contact the Roxby Downs police station on 8671 4200 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Home invasion At about 12.05am on Friday, October 12, an 18-year-old woman was disturbed by a sound in her kitchen on Pine Crescent, Roxby Downs. On investigating, she went into the lounge room where she was pinned up against the wall by a male described as Caucasian, about 183 centimetres tall, wearing a ‘hoodie’ that covered his face and asked for money.

The man didn’t get any money and he left.

This is a very serious offence for Roxby Downs and police are urgently requesting assistance from anyone that may assist their investigations. If you have any information call the Roxby Downs Police Station on 8671 4200 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

On Friday, October 12, a 37-year-old man from Roxby Downs was reported for driving whilst exceeding the prescribed concentration of alcohol recording a reading of 0.092 on Tutop Street, Roxby Downs. He lost his licence for six months and his vehicle clamped for 28 days.

At about 1.10am on Saturday, October 13 a 22-yearold man from Roxby Downs was arrested for assaulting a staff member by head butting him at a local licensed premises when asked to leave. He was also issued with a police barring order for three months and placed on bail condition with a curfew. He will appear in the Roxby Downs Magistrate’s court at a later date.

At about 11.15pm on Saturday, October 13 police detained two men, 18 and 37 both of Roxby Downs for being intoxicated in a public place at the motor cross circuit on Opal Road, Roxby Downs. Both men were conveyed home.

At about 12.30am on Sunday, October 14 an 18-year-old man from Roxby Downs was arrested for damaging the rear doors of the Roxby Downs Club.

He was bailed to attend the Roxby Downs magistrate’s court at a later date, put on a curfew and given a three month police barring order.

At about 1.45am on the same day a 30-year-old man from Paralowie was punched to the head on the western side of the Roxby Downs Club. He was taken to the Roxby Downs hospital where he was treated for injuries to his face. Investigations are continuing into this matter and if you have any information in regards to this incident please contact Roxby Downs Police Station on 8671 4200 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Police would also like to remind those attending the next Neighbourhood Watch meeting that it will be held on Monday, October 22 at 7.00pm at the Roxby Downs Police Station. All welcome.

A reminder to the public for police attendance ring 131444 or for an Emergency requiring, Police, Ambulance, CFS ring 000. Do not ring the local police station for patrol attendance.

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The Kindy plans to upgrade the outdoor area and create a ‘mining area’ for the children.

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By Vanessa Switala he inaugural Roxby Downs Business Awards gala event is later this month and limited tickets are up for grabs.

The event will be held on Saturday, October 27 in the Roxby Leisure Auditorium.

There are still a limited number of tickets available from the Visitor Information Centre. Businesses can purchase tickets for a table of ten to treat staff or invite clients to the first class event.

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Matthew Plummer from kneeHIGH Youth Arts Workshop assisted youth in creating giant puppets.

By Vanessa Switala s part of the inaugural Roxby Downs Multicultural Food, Music and Art Festival, workshops were held last week by kneeHIGH Youth Arts Workshop.

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The preceding workshops from October 9 to 12 allowed young locals to translate local and international stories into big displays for the main event. kneeHIGH is a spectacle theatre company which tours multi-arts productions both nationally and internationally. They create outdoor spectacle theatre using giant puppets, ďŹ re and inatables. kneeHIGH also create performance components, whole events or work with communities to support their event making.

Matthew Plummer, one of the kneeHIGH artists who will be working with the Roxby Downs community told The Monitor during the workshops students from both Roxby Downs Area School and St Barbara’s Parish School created a school of ďŹ sh, a mosque, elephant, palm trees and a eet of aeroplanes to depict one of the stories they were told.

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Rooster and Muma Jen enjoyed the annual Night Meet.

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Quad action at the Motocross.

Keeley, Hannah, Jordan and Makayla had a ball at the Night Meet.

Rory, Shaila, Riley, Ella, Jett, Kade and Cohen had a blast at the Motocross Night Meet.

Jenna, Bo, Sky, Kelly Spillman, Kelly Thompson and Sam had a great night at the Motocross Night Meet.

Open 450cc winners; 3rd place Ryan Carol,1st place Riley Graham and 2nd place Matt Clark.

Special thanks to major sponsor of the 2012 night meet

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The slippery suckers are back!

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s the thermostat slowly climbs, local residents and fauna alike awake from the cooler months in preparation for what is sure to be another blistering Roxby Downs summer.

A notable inclusion in the warm month revival is the conglomerate of native snakes, both venomous, dangerous and neither, that inhabit the Roxby Downs area.

There are eight main species of snake to keep an eye out for around Roxby, including the Mulga Snake (Pseudechis australis), Western Brown Snake (Pseudonaja nuchalis), Desert Whipsnake (Demansia reticulate), Desert Banded Snake (Simoselaps sp.), Ringed Brown Snake (Pseudonaja modesta), Curl Snake (Suta Suta), Blind Snake (Rhamphotyplops sp.) and Legless Lizards.

Mulga Snakes and Western Brown Snakes are the reptiles of most concern, as both are considered venomous and dangerous. Measuring at approximately two metres long, the uniformed dark olive brown and pale cream bellied Mulga is thought to be the most common snake in the far north.

Western Brown Snakes on the other hand are extremely variable in their colouration, fluctu-

ating between having a yellow head and green body or black head and orange body, ody, with some even displaying black bands. Itt measures m at approximately 1.8 metres.

The Desert Whip Snake, Curl url Snake S and Ringed Brown Snake are all considered derred venomous, but not dangerous. The small all Curl C Snake, measuring at approximately 40 centimetres entiimetres can vary from a pale fawn to rich reddish edd dish colour above, with a dark brown to black ck head. h The Ringed Brown has a distinctive istinctive apolour with pearance of a pale brown bodyy co colour a black head and a series of fivee or o six small bands evenly spaced along the body odyy and tail. It measures between 50 and 60 centimetres. ntim metres. p Snake Snake The slender, grey Desert Whip measures in at roughly 80 centimetim metres and is considered fast moving. g. Itt is rare to the Roxby Downs region..

The mildly venomous Desert Ban Bandnded Snake is distinctively orange wit with th m-black bands. It is considered harmless and measures between 30 and nd 40 centimetres.

The Blind Snake, a small ll worm like snake, is completely harmless and non-venomous. It measures between 25 and 35 centimetres.

Legless Lizards are often misconstrued as be avoided with the use of correct clothing. juvenile snakes, but are non-venSnakes are also often acomous and completely harmtive during warm m less. There are two species nights, so o that inhabit the Roxby Downs area, the Burton’s Legless Lizard that has a distinctive pointy head and long tail, and the Hooded-Scaly Foot, that is distinguished by tiny flap-like legs.

Never try to

catch, kill or annoy a snake and treat all snakes as dangerous.

Be sure to be prepared for snakes around the household by keeping gardens, yards and workplaces free of iron sheets, woodpiles or tall grass all of which provide good homes for snakes.

Walking through the bush, it is best to wear strong, closed shoes and socks. Many snake bites occur in the lower leg region and could

b e sure to o carry a torch and wear enclosed shoes when n outside at night.

Always warn others nearby that a snake iss around and keep clear of the area.

To report a snake sighting and request itss removal, contact the BHP Billiton Olympicc Dam Environmentall Section on (08) ( ) 8671 8369.

For afterhours assistance, contact the BHP Billiton main gate on (08) 8671 8262.

A timely recycling reminder... NEWS IN BRIEF J I n light of an article printed recently in The Monitor highlighting residents refusing to recycle, Roxby Council would like to re-clarify the waste collection system undertaken by contractors BSH Waste.

The yellow-lidded recycling bin has a capacity of 240 litres and is collected fortnightly.

There is no need for residents to sort, bundle or tie recyclables, but food and drink containers should be rinsed.

There are five types of waste that can be deposited into the yellow-lidded bin; paper and cardboard, plastic, liquid paper board, metal and glass.

There are, however a number of restrictions associated with each waste group.

Acceptable papers and cardboards include newspapers, magazines, catalogues, envelopes (including those with windows), phone books and both office and glossy papers. Staples and paper clips are fine.

Any plastic container that holds it’s shape can be deposited into the yellow-lidded bin.

This includes drink, detergent, cleaning product, shampoo and conditioner, cosmetic and medicine bottles.

Also included are clean yo-

ghurt, ice-cream, butter, margarine and dip containers. Chocolate and biscuit trays and clean plant pots and tubs are also accepted.

It is prohibited to deposit plastics, cling wrap, plastic bags, packaging or polystyrene foam in the yellow-lidded bin.

Liquid paper board (LPB) containers such as cartons and telepaks of milk, long-life milk, juice, custard and stocks can be recycled.

A number of metals can be recycled. Empty and clean steel cans and lids from coffee, food and drink, pet food, empty aerosol cans and paint tins are accepted, as well as aluminium cans from beer or soft drink.

Empty and clean clear, green and amber glass bottles and containers, as well as medicine bottles and jars without lids can also be recycled.

Broken drinking glasses, ceramics, mirrors, Pyrex, windscreens or window glass are not able to be recycled.

The organic green-lidded bin (previously used for household waste before the recycling system was introduced earlier this year) has a 240 litre capacity and is a great opportunity for natural waste to be reprocessed to make compost and mulch.

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Leaves, weeds (with excess soil removed), lawn clippings, small prunings, cuttings and branches (no longer than five centimetres in diameter), bark and old flowers can placed in the green-lidded bin.

However, food scraps, flower pots, plastic plant tags, potting soil bags, hoses, sprinklers, pegs, metal, dog or cat waste, kittyy or bird cage litter, treated ated wood, heavy logs, rope, bricks, ricks, rock and pesticides,, herbicides and oil cannot be placed in the green-lidded bin.

This includes herbicide de and pesticide treated ated plants.

The red-lidded general eneral household bin has a capacity of 140 litres, and is collected weekly. Only items that cannot be placed ced in the yellow-lidded recycling cycling bin, or green-lidded organics bin should be placed ced in this.

Items that are accepted pted in the red-lidded bin include nclude (but are not exclusive ive to) soft or film plastic (egg cling wrap and chip packets), ckets), dirty alfoil, plastic lids ds from deposit containers, broken crockery and cutlery, broken glassware, mirrors, ceram-

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he Roxby Downs Community Library will be holding a Spring preloved book sale.

It will be held on Saturday September 21, October 6, 13, 20 and 27, and November 3 and 10.

The sale, which will feature everything from autobiogra-

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ics, Pyrex and heatproof glass, nappies, polystyrene foam, alkaline batteries (from AAA to D sized), videos, audio tapes and CD’s and string, rope, plastic strapping, wire and netting.

For more information or for operational enquires, contact BSH Waste Solutions direct on (08) 867 8671 1154.

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

She will be absent for her normal sessions from 1230pm until 130pm this Thursday, October 18 and Friday, October 19.

Kath willl resume duties next week.

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inancial aid is available to those experiencing financial difficulty.

For information on Government concessions and free financial counselling services, visit the Government of South Australia’s website, www.sa.gov.au.

Roxby Council encourages all customers to contact them immediately on (08) 8671 0010 if they are under financial stress.

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oxby Council would like to remind all vehicle drivers that the Service SA service offered is available five days a week from 9am until 4:30pm.

As the Service SA Rural Service Agent, Roxby Council offers licence renewals, vehicle registration and transfers, driver licence, boat licence theory tests, personalised and custom registration plates and the sale of the driver’s handbook.

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ire Danger Season started on October 15, 2012.

For information on guidelines surrounding flammable objects and fires during this period, contact Roxby Council on (08) 8671 0010.

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lectricity notices were posted last week and are due on Wednesday, November 7.

phies to children’s books, will run for the duration of September, October and November, or until all the books are sold.

“It’s a wonderful opportunity to grab some book-bargains and get down to some serious spring reading,” said Community Librarian, Kimberley Hargrave.

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ustice of the Peace Kath Messner will be unavailable for duties this week.

The sale will also feature ‘mystery bags’, a culmination of randomly assorted genres of books for only five dollars.

“Try your luck with a mystery bag of fiction books on all sorts of topics,” encouraged Kimberley.

Head down to the Library this Saturday to snag a bargain.

Quarterly credit card autopayments will be processed on Wednesday, November 7and quarterly direct debit payments will be processed on Tuesday, November 20.

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or all enquiries surrounding waste and recycling collection, contact the waste management contractors BSH Waste Solutions.

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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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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.

The best dressed family at the event with committee member Kath Messner.

ARTS and CULTURE FORUM Rachel Young 0428 671 000

BUSINESS FORUM

Laura Trotta 0412 734 964 Thursday, November 1@ 615pm Council Boardroom

SPORTS and REC FORUM Damien Condon 0439 862 784

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Community calendars still up for grabs!

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opies of the first annual Roxby Downs Community Calendar (2013) are still available for purchase.

The calendar was launched as a by product of the Arts and Culture Forum’s 2011/2012 Amateur Arid Photography Competition, that saw over 70 local amateur photographers submit images from in and around Roxby Downs.

Copies of the calendar can be purchased from the Roxby Council Office at 6 Richardson Place, the Visitor Information Centre in the Roxby Culture and Leisure Precinct.

The unique calendar is priced at $20 each including GST, with all profits going back into the Arts and Culture Forum.

A successive photography competition has already been launched in preparation for the 2014 version of the calendar.

For more information on the calendars or the current photography competition, contact Vivienne Holloway at vholloway@roxbyleisure.com or call the Visitor Information Centre on (08) 8671 0500.

World Food and Music Festival success due to volunteers

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he success of the first Multicultural Forum World Food and Music Festival was due largely to volunteer contribution, said organising committee member Sasha Yantewo.

The forum, that was created only this year, tackled its large, initial project head on, devoting many hours to planning the event.

From 3pm Saturday afternoon, Richardson Place was turned in a multicultural hub, with many of the 43 nationalities residing in Roxby represented by displays of tradition, dance and food stalls.

“The volunteers have exhibited tenacity, creativity and dedication throughout the planning process, which began over three months ago,” said Mrs Yantewo.

Up to ten different cuisines were on offer, from professional Adelaide Indian cuisine outfit Beyond India to wines and cheese from around the

world.

There were also a number of workshops for locals to participate in, such as Chilean ceramic pottery and Latin dance, as well as cultural performances such as Bollywood dance and African Soul drummers.

“The event was a wonderful opportunity for the volunteers in both the Multicultural Forum and the World Food and Music Festival sub-committee to show off what they love about their home countries,” Mrs Yantewo finished.

World Food and Music Festival sub-committee members Christie Follet, Sasha Yantewo, Cindy Pillay, Sister Pat Hogan, Grace Morokai, Vivienne Holloway, Rachel Richards, Nikki Sue Brecker, Heather Smith, Bryce Ingham and Kerry Orr, as well as the members of the Multicultural Group, should be commended on their efforts for making the event such a success.

Bree Gailbraith (08) 8671 0010 Thursday, October 25 @ 730pm Council Boardroom

ENVIRONMENT FORUM Bree Gailbraith (08) 8671 0010

ROXBY ROADSAFE MEETING Michelle Hales 0418 833 818

MULTICULTURAL FORUM Sasha Yantewo (08) 8671 0010 Wednesday, October 17 @ 11.30am Council Boardroom

WOMEN’S NETWORK

Kath Messner 0438 871 153

CONTACTING THE BOARD For further information, advice or general questions please contact: 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

WHO’S ON THE BOARD Teresa Baddeley • Leigh Morrow Michelle Davis • George Giakoumis Z Zd, & ^d/s > ϮϬϭϯ ^WKE^KZ^,/W Θ s Ed KKZ /E dKZ

Harrichund • Michael Esposito

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Bill Boehm • Kath Macalister

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How to nominate a volunteer:

Mary Lewis • Liz Rogers • Cindy

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dŚŝƐ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞƐ ŇĞdžŝďůĞ ŚŽƵƌƐ ĂŶĚ Ăƚ ƟŵĞƐ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ŚŽƵƌƐ ĂŶĚ ǁĞĞŬĞŶĚ ǁŽƌŬ͘ dŚĞ ŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƉĂŝĚ Ăƚ Ă ƌĂƚĞ ŽĨ Ψϯϱ͘ϬϬ ƉĞƌ ŚŽƵƌ ;ŝŶĐ͘ '^dͿ ŽŶ Ă ƐƵƉƉůŝĞƌ ŽĨ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ďĂƐŝƐ͘ dŚĞ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů ĂƉƉůŝĐĂŶƚ ǁŝůů ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ĂŶ E ĂŶĚ ƐƵďŵŝƚ Ă ƚĂdž ŝŶǀŽŝĐĞ ĞǀĞƌLJ ŵŽŶƚŚ ƵŶƟů ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ŝƐ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚ͘

Nomination forms for Volunteer of the Month can be found at Roxby’s website www.roxbydowns.com/community or at the Roxby Council office front desk at 6 Richardson Place, Roxby Downs.

Vicki Mason • Gaylene Crane

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Chad Menzies • Heath Murry

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

Members of the public are welcome to attend and observe.

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

Confidential discussions with the Board can be arranged if required.

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Netball Forum will be held on Monday 15th October at 7.00 pm in the Dunes Cafe

Annual General Meeting will be held on Monday 29th October at 7.00 pm in the Dunes Cafe.

AGM Far North Football League will be holding its AGM on Monday, 3rd December at 7.30pm at the Roxby Community Club.

All positions vacant plus two new positions; â&#x20AC;˘ Match day Coordinator and â&#x20AC;˘ Football Coordinator All welcome .

CANTEEN & BAR TENDERS Far North Football invites tenders for the canteen and bar for the 2013 season.

Tenders should be forwarded to Bev Zeptner the Secretary PO Box 330, Roxby Downs, or email to Bev Zeptner on zeppies@bigpond.net.au Tenders close Monday 26th November.

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Competitive swimming

NEWS from the pool A successful Come ‘n Try Camp was held over three days October 5 to 7 with 15 swimmers attending. It was a huge weekend with sessions including swim strokes, nutrition, goal setting and two mini carnivals.

Well done to all the swimmers and coaches!

The structure of training has changed a little this season.

We have two training squads: Development This squad is for developing the swimmers techniques, skills and fitness. It also focuses on skills and drills.

Development training is on Wednesday and Thursday 5pm6pm. The cost is $195 for the season.

Competitive This squad is more focused on strength and endurance, for swimmers who wish to train to compete.

It’s an hour and a half of solid, hard training.

Competitive training is on Monday – Thursday 6pm-7.30pm.

The cost is $295 for the season.

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Upcoming Carnivals Roxby Downs November 24, 2012 Nominations close October 29, 2012.

Broken Hill December 1 and 2, 2012.

Nominations close October 25, 2012.

Crystal Brook November 25, 2012 Nominations close November 12, 2012.

For all carnival nominations please contact Kerrie on nominations@roxbyswimclub.com.

Swimmers who want to purchase black Speedo endurance bathers need to put an order into Sports Power within the week so they can receive them before our swim carnival. Sportspower has a size chart to get the right size. They also require a $20 deposit when you order.

There is still time to come and join us for the season. Feel free to come and have a chat to one of our coaches on any of the training nights to discuss any questions or queries.

Happy Swimming!

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he Roxby Downs Swimming Club (RDSC) held the Come ‘n Try Swim Camp recently to introduce children to the club, and to provide existing members an opportunity to get back into a training schedule.

“We’re getting the kids back into the pool,” swimming coach Wendy Lowe said.

“We’re working on fitness and a bonding theme. The camp gives kids an idea of what the swimming club is all about – we’re looking at expectations and behaviour, nutrition, and working on fitness regimes. We’re trying to add something other than pool based fitness.

“When it comes to swimming in the pool, we work very much on technique, but there are also sessions that focus on speed, diving techniques, turn techniques, swimming techniques, working on every stroke, and general cardio fitness in the pool.”

The swimming club’s focus is on competition and helping children reach that standard.

“We like to compete in our local areas, Whyalla, Port Augusta, Port Pirie, and there are a couple of smaller carnivals coming up. The Roxby Downs Swimming Carnival will be on November 24, but our big aim is a four-day carnival in January called Country Champs.

We’ll work hard to get our kids up to that level so we can compete against clubs from all over the State. It’s exhausting but a lot of fun.”

The RDSC has two groups on offer this year, a development squad which is for kids that are new to the club, and a competitive squad for kids who are really keen to compete and improve their times.

“In the development squad we’ll develop the kids’ technique,

speed, confidence and general abilities in the pool. We hold the development squad on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5pm to 6pm.

The competitive squad will be on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights from 6pm to 7.30pm.”

Senior swimming coach Phillipa Weltner said the competitive squad focusses on improving the swimmers’ personal best times.

“Part of what we do as a coach is hone in on the swimmer’s natural ability, helping them learn how to use the water to swim as fast as they possibly can.

“There are some basic ground rules, but you can’t say copy that swimmer - in competitive swimming it’s really learning what technique each swimmer does best and pushing the swimmer to his or her limits. When you watch the Olympics you’ll see eight swimmers, they’re all swimming very differently but they’re the fastest eight in the world.”

Ms Weltner said swimming is all

about balance, timing, technique and core strength.

“Core strength is critical for every stroke and we spend a lot of time working with the kids on their core – push ups, sit ups, benching, we focus on their core strength at least once a week.

“A swimmer sits flat in the water.

When they brace their core muscles they’ll actually sit up higher than under normal buoyancy - it takes core strength to do that.”

Ms Weltner said a big challenge with competitive swimming is parents worrying if their children can cope with the training.

“Some parents don’t realise the potential of their kids. We have a lapathon once a year and we’ve had our youngest swimmer, a six-yearold, swim 120 laps in two hours, and the parents were like ‘Oh my God!’” If children or parents are interested in getting involved with competitive swimming call Phillipa Weltner on 0417 817 621.

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he sixth annual Roxby Desert Motocross Night Meet spectacular was held last weekend and did not disappoint riders or spectators.

The event displayed some of the fastest riders nation-wide with $10,000 in prize money up for grabs.

The main race, 450cc Open saw local lad Riley Graham come first with Matt Clark second and Ryan Carol third.

Graham said it felt great to win the 450cc Open race after breaking his wrist earlier this year in February. He told The Monitor he has only ridden seven times since breaking his wrist and the Motocross Night Meet was the first race he has competed in since then.

“I’d like to thank everyone that came out and helped put all the track together, all the sponsors that did their bit, also Outlaws for personal sponsorship, Flinders Motorcycles, Ram Racing Trailers, Ficeda Accessories, and definitely the crowd for coming out coz that was awesome,” he stated.

The 250 Lites class saw Frazer Hiedrick claim top spot, Jack Georgio second and Josh Tillbrook claim third.

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Roxby Downs Motorcross Club President Clint GowSmith told The Monitor, “The event was a great success with over 110 riders experiencing our new track layout.

Hopefully local riders join up and we can look forward to seeing more people out there utilizing the facility.”

He continued, “I’ve had nothing but positive feedback from riders, parents of riders and spectators from out of town which is also very pleasing and I hope many return for next year’s event.”

“A huge thank you to all our sponsors both big and small, volunteers from both Andamooka Football Club and Hornridge Sporting Club for running the bar and canteen, committee members and everyone that has helped d out. The event just wouldn’t happen without everyone’ss contribution.”

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Winner of the 250 Lites title, Frazer Hiedrick received his prize from Motocross Club president, Clint Gow-Smith (right).

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