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Hopes for record Roxby Race Day By Millie Thomas It’s time to frock up for the OneSteel Roxby Downs Races it will be an event to remember. This annual event is the 16th of its kind to be held in Roxby, and is a highlight in the Roxby and Northern areas ‘Social Calendar of Events’. Stu Cormack, race organiser, has highlighted some notable events and changes to this year’s agenda and guidelines to a safe and fun day. “There will be six races again this year, with the same handicaps, distances and classes as previous years. We won’t know until the week prior how we will fare with jockeys when the nominations come through. However if Port Augusta, Quorn and Hawker are used as a guide then there should be a healthy selection,” he said. “Pilko (Tony Pilkington) from 5AA will again be up here as our #1 Ticket holder as well as Phil McEvoy, depending largely on Kieran’s progress from his fall. I have also heard that Cossie from SAFM will be making the journey. “We are breaking with tradition this year, and not having the Calcutta on the Friday Night. This year it will be held out at the track after race 3. “Whilst pre-registration and heats will be conducted, Fashions on the Field Finals for the ladies and men will also change and be held either before the cup or just after depending on the number

of entrants. stalled a purpose built pathway back into the town vicinity for “The final will be held in a different area to cater for the crowd those wanting to walk home away from the traffic.” interest and be judged by racing celebrities from Adelaide. Novelty finals for best hat etc will still be held at the end of the day. “Children will be catered for again with complimentary show Don’t miss the four page Race bags, rides and slides as well local face painting and other show Day feature starting bags for sale “There will be the Ladies’ Fashion Night on Thursday night at on page 9. the Club leading up to it, a race warm up night at the Club on Friday with table packages and guest speakers,” said Mr Cormack. “The horses predominately come from Adelaide nowadays with a few from around the central zone and maybe the Eyre Peninsula. Last year I think there were a few from Alice Springs but have not heard if they are going to make the journey. “There will be four on course bookmakers as well the TOTE both in the main punting area and the marquee. With a record attendance in 2009 of over 2000 attendees, Mr Cormack is hoping we can once again match these outstanding numbers. “Marquee tickets are on sale at the Club for $140 all inclusive of entry, book, Coopers and Yalumba beer and wine as well a smorgasbord lunch at 1pm catered by The Texas Bull machine. “Greyhound is running complimentary trips to and from the course. Look at our flyer for specific information. The local CFS will also be managing parking and will be charging a gold coin donation for those who choose to drive rather than catch the bus. “Alternatively, the Race Club, York Civil and Holcim have in-

Singing like Angels at St. Barbs By Millie Thomas This year, for the third year in a row, St Barbara’s Parish is sending 17 of their most vocally talented year 5/6/7 students to Adelaide to participate in the Catholic School Music Festival on September 20. I walked into the Church, not knowing quite what to expect from the students, but my doubts were dashed, as I was greeted with a staggering rendition of ‘Corner of the Sky’ and later the entertaining “The Miaow Song”, complete with convincing dance moves and facials! The students, with the guidance of their teacher Sally Hoﬀman sound fantastic and will no doubt stand out at the Festival, the pinnacle of what they have been working towards all year. “We practice every Tuesday and Thursday at lunchtime, and we have electives, and these students choose choir as their elective,” said Ms Hoﬀman.

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“I’ve got 17 in the choir this year, with two boys! We are ‘ﬁrsts’ which is like the sopranos (the high pitched voices). “We will be participating in The Catholic School Music Festival, which is a yearly event. I went in it for the ﬁrst time last year; the school, however had done it previously, this being the third year in a row. “It’s quite challenging. It’s taken a lot of work, but the singing is very structured. Denise Russell, who is the director of the festival, has come up three times with her accompaniment and she’s been really meticulous about everything - like timing and pitch - to make sure when we get on the festival theatre stage there are four hundred kids singing together,” she said. “We come from the furthest north area, the schools are mainly from the city, however there are a couple of schools from Whyalla. “It will be on the 20th Sep-

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tember at the Festival Theatre. It’s something that country schools don’t really get a chance to do, so I thought, it’s a lot of work for me, but there will be massive benefits, and they will really enjoy it. “I’ve been singing since I was about 10, and I’ve had a lot of vocal training. “The 6/7s all went down last year, so they all know what to expect. In the past we’ve stayed at St Michaels College, but this year, they’re all going separately to the rehearsal (in a couple of weeks time), some of us are staying together for the show, but some people just take it is a weekend to get down to Adelaide. “We started practicing in week two at the beginning of the year. It takes this long, and they’re still not perfect, but they really enjoy it,” said Ms Hoffman proudly. “We’ve got Simon and Garfunkel and Jackson 5 medleys so it’s exposing them to all sorts of different music.”

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Local Girl Guides need another leader! By Millie Thomas

fter the buzz of receiving a $5000 grant from Woolworths, things look a whole lot brighter for the local Girl Guides’ budget. Kristi Jackson from the Girl Guides is putting out the call for all women over the age of 18 to volunteer and help out the Girl Guides. “We’ve got two leaders at the moment, but we’d prefer to run with three if we can, because if one of us goes away, we have to have two adults there,” she said. “There are no qualiﬁcations required, you do have to be able to pass a police check, be over 18 and female though! “You don’t need to have

your first aid certificate, but more likely than not we will ask you to complete it while a part of the Girl Guides. “We meet once a week, for two hours at the Andamooka Community Hall from 5-7 on a Monday night,” she said. With a new leader and new bank balance, brings new capacity! Kristi also said that there are spots available for girls to join Girl Guides. “We’re looking for more girls to join as well. We’ve could probably take another half a dozen girls in. “We do knot tying, outdoor activities, camping, all that sort of stuff, amongst other things,” she said. For more information, please contact Kristi Jackson on 0427072710.

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Girl Guides Ellisa, Rachael, Alison, Wombat Angie, Steph, Angie, Margie, Sturt Pea Chyrstal, Possum Talana, Maddy, Amber, Chelsea, Monique are looking for a new leader to add to the stability of the group.

About Town with Mary Lewis

Reverend Mary Lewis, Roxby Downs Christian Community Church and Andamooka Community Church During this week I was challenged by a friend to “see God at work” in the world. Daily I see God’s work – the creation: the colour smudging of early morning skies and the breathtaking splash of the Milky Way; the greys of chenopods against the red sand; the still reﬂections in the Chimney Holes – but do I see him actually “at work”; his character and nature in action; his grace and peace and love at work? And then I saw it. I was in the crib room on the 420 Plat. 4 guys are playing cards – 3 seasoned players and 1 a new comer – a new comer to the team and a newcomer to the game. The cards were well thumbed, their markings almost obliterated and some even relabelled. With great grace, patience and good humour these 3 guys taught the newcomer the game – they played open hands, advocated for going slowly – “play the whole hand out so she can see.” Round after round they walked the newcomer through the steps, explaining as they went and encouraging when a wise move was made and then gradually speeding up and covering their hands so that the newcomer could get a feel for reading the game; pick-

ing up the craft. Do you think God is only at work in religious places? Do you think God is only about the supernatural? Do you think God stays “on the surface” or up in the sky? Do you think he’s a God or the everyday and the ordinary? I think what I saw was extraordinary – blessed – part of God’s character. The Bible tells us that we are made in the image of God: “So God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.” All human beings are made in God’s image. When we look at people and their relationships we will see the characteristics of God. Are they mucked up by sin? Surely! Are they blurred and disﬁgured? Certainly! Does the glory of God shine through? Deﬁnitely! “Jesus was in the form of God and yet ... bearing the human likeness, sharing the human lot, he humbled himself and was obedient.” When we look for the nature of God – his character, his personality, his marks – we will see him at work in people around us.

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Adam Warren is living the dream By Millie Thomas

his year, Roxby lost a colourful local personality to a lifelong dream.

He was overtly community involved, often seen playing every sport under the Roxby sun between working for local community based business Roxby Leisure. Adam Warren (more commonly referred to as ‘Boofa’) has been sorely missed since leaving to join the army. A decision based on family values, SIG Warren is in the process of working towards a trade in Communications, as well as taking the most direct route to learning life’s most important lessons. “It (my decision to join the army) was a big family history thing, for starters. I’ve had both of my grandfathers in there. From about the age of eight, I was always interested and when I got to about 13 and just thought, yep, this is for me,” said SIG Warren. “I applied when I was 16 and a half, and it took me over a year to get in, but I wanted to do something with myself, get a trade, but I didn’t want to do it in Roxby. “I was always interested in what the army does, what it’s all about, and just the lifestyle.” In an exclusive with The Monitor Adam said, “I was at Kapooka training for 80 days. We started training on the 16th of March and ﬁnished up on the 4th of June, one day before my 18th birthday, which was pretty good!” In a career where life and death decisions can be daily routine, the training SIG Warren undertook at Kapooka was designed to teach the young men how to deal with extraordinary circumstances and extraordinary situations. “Mateship was definitely the biggest value I learned. Looking out for one another, just in the small things like making sure everyone is wearing their uniform correctly. That goes hand in hand with team work. “Initiative was drilled into us, but as soon as we tried to use it, it was a bit diﬀerent! And courage. Some obstacles took a fair bit of courage for some people,” said SIG Warren. The lifestyle changes associated with making the move to the army were huge. After living in Roxby his entire life, SIG Warren faced travelling to the other side of the country, segregated from family and friends at the best of times, undergoing extreme physical and emotional challenges and perhaps even adjusting to simple changes such as making your bed in the morning… “At Kapooka, every time we addressed a Sergeant, we would end our sentences in ‘Sergeant’, the same

with Corporal. It was a big lifestyle change. Getting up at six in the morning for 80 days straight…that was definitely a shock!” he said. “Our march out parade, which was conducted on the 4th of June was us showing our families what we had learnt at the drill camp. Which is all the marching around; demonstrating the different drills, there was also speeches involved in that from the higher up at Kapooka. Then there were awards to the best of PTE, best soldier and best shot. “That was followed by lunch and cutting of the cake up at the Embassy Club, for which our families joined us. Then we were allowed leave for the night to spend time with our families. “On my birthday we were granted leave again, so we could go and spend time with my family.” Accommodation, not to be confused with the Hollywood style twenty man bunk bed barracks, is modern and well facilitated. “For the first month or so, we were still in the old accommodation, so I shared a barrack with three other blokes. Now I’m in single accommodation with a fridge, TV, laptop, heater, it’s just like a little apartment in a hotel,” said SIG Warren. “I’m stationed in Macleod I’m still classed as a trainee but I’m called a signalman. I’m still training at the moment for my trade. I’m in a holding platoon at the moment, so I’m doing odd jobs and different types of courses. I completed the first part of my trade in the first four weeks after training at Kapooka, so now I’m just waiting for the second part to start in September. “There are patches where I’m homesick, but then I’m not, because I realise what I’m doing, and a big part of me being here, doing what I’m doing, was helped with support from Mum and Dad. That just makes me want to keep going. “I’ve got a four year contract with the army, and my trade will take me six months to complete and then I’ll be fully qualified,” he said. “The army is definitely not a career choice to be based on what you see on TV. It’s definitely something where your heart has to lie and you really have to want to do it. “It’s not easy, but it’s worth it. And it only took me a year and a half to get here, so I definitely cherish it.” Adam will always be a Roxby boy and part of the wider family here and ended by saying, “Love to my Mum and Dad and close family friends, and hi to the older Roxby Leisure staff!”

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Meet the Candidates GREENS - ANDREW MELVILLE-SMITH

Q. What will your party do to overcome the impasse on the Murray Darling Basin single management? A. The Greens believe there is an urgent need for a dedicated independent authority with the ability to make the tough decisions on water, and the authority to override state vetos and bickering politicians at all levels of government. Only the Greens have a consistent, stable, smart and sustainable approach to the Murray Darling. We support a national review of the social, economic and ecological impacts of Australian water allocations and water trading systems. The Greens

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will ensure that any water trading systems are based on scientific studies of the water systems involved (both surface water and groundwater), and that water trading boundaries and allocations are ecologically appropriate. We will legislate to ensure the provision of environmental water flows in all catchments to sustain and restore our natural environmental heritage. The Greens will implement water saving efficiency measures for irrigated agriculture, and ensure pricing reflects the true cost of water use. Q. What is your position on uranium mining? A. The Greens oppose Uranium mining and would like it phased out by 2050. For other candidates to say the Greens would “close Olympic Dam,” is plain dishonest. Olympic Dam is primarily a copper and gold mine and those jobs are safe. Uranium makes up only 2-3% of BHP’s profit, so when someone says “phasing out uranium mining would close Olympic Dam,” you know they are lying and not worthy of your vote. The Uranium price has crashed and shows no sign of recovery. Nuclear power is a failed industry and its contribution to electrical production falls every year. Nuclear power takes too long to build, costs too much, is too dangerous and creates radioactive waste that will burden our children for thousands of years. The insurance industry knows this and won’t insure nuclear plants. Q. How is your party going to ensure the security of Australian borders and at the same time guarantee the rights of the refugees? A. Our borders are already secure, despite the scare mongering from the Liberals. The biggest threat to our borders is ‘Visa over-stayers’ who make up over 90% of the unauthorised arrivals. Labor and Liberal are not serious about border security; they just want to score cheap points by demonising vulnerable minorities. Australia has humanitarian and legal obligations to accept refugees. We are obliged to assess in good faith all asylum seekers who arrive in our territory, without discrimination based on method of arrival. Q. What is your party’s stance on the mining tax? A. The Greens support a 40% mining superprofits tax, with the key words being “Super-Profits”. If you don’t make a ‘super profit’ you don’t pay the tax. This would be broad-based and apply to the bottom-line, not to the ‘inputs’ of valueadding industries like OneSteel. I oppose the Liberals’ plans to do nothing about infrastructure, slash $47 Billion in spending and let miners get a free kick and send their massive profits overseas. I oppose Labor’s back-room deal that lets BHP get away with not paying the super-profits tax. I will fight to ensure government provides the leadership and investment to develop the infrastructure we need, to allow industry and mining to operate on a world scale. In Grey, mining and industry are unable to move ahead because successive Liberal and Labor governments have failed to invest in the water, ports, rail and power we need. Q. What do you consider is the most important issue going into this election? A. Secure Jobs. For that we need secure Infrastructure such as water, rail, ports and power. Look at the record: Successive Liberal and Labor governments have failed to invest in water, ports, rail and power we need. The best way to pay for infrastructure is by a resource ‘super-profits’ tax, because the mining industry is getting the biggest benefit from our resources, and it’s about time all Australians got their fair share. The voters have a clear choice. Do nothing and vote Liberal or Labor, or vote for a future and vote Green because we have the solutions. Don’t believe us? Look at the insincere way Labor and Liberal candidates play ‘me-too politics’ and copy Greens policies without the backing of their parties.

In 200 words why should people vote for you in the coming election? “Grey has been neglected by the major parties for too long. Labor are in a shambles, unable to implement even the most basic of measures without costly blow-outs or unintended consequences that have threatened human safety and cost lives. The Liberals want to axe $47 billion of spending on essential services and much needed infrastructure, with higher rates of tax and the big mining companies getting a free ride. The Greens offer a clear plan for infrastructure to drive investment and jobs in mining, renewable energy, water and rail infrastructure. I have been fighting for these issues for ages, and am not some ‘Johnny-come-lately’ engaging in ‘metoo’ politics. Grey needs a Greens member of the House of Representatives to ensure we have a “seat at the table” of discussions, for the first time in our history. Past experience shows a Liberal or Labor representative will be lost in the party machine and nothing will change. I have an excellent working relationship with the State and Federal Greens. I have the full support of the Greens for the policies we have put forward, unlike the other candidates playing ‘me-too’ politics: supporting Greens policies without the backing of their parties.

Youth Allowance, chaplaincy in schools, beef import standards, value for money in the school building spend to name but a few. I worked hard to ensure cataract surgery is still available in our regional cities. I am still pressuring the government to honour its promise on an MRI machine for Pt Augusta and commit to infrastructure that grows industry. Eyre Peninsula desperately needs a new deep water port, nothing has happened. I am working with iron ore miners Iron Clad, IMX, Western Plains Resources, Centrex and Shadow Minister Ian Mcfarlane to ﬁnd common ground for a joint facility. I am committed to the expansion of Roxby Downs and the jobs growth that will go with it. If the Coalition had not opposed the original Resource Super Proﬁts Tax it would never have occurred.

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Q. What will your party do to overcome the impasse on the Murray Darling Basin single management? A. Despite grand Federal Government announcements we do not have true national control of the Murray. The Rudd/Gillard team orchestrated a political “quick fix” for publicity purposes, unfortunately it lacks teeth. If the states will not cede their capacity to block true national control of the Murray, a Tony Abbot led Coalition will take the issue to the Australian people with a referendum. Q. What is your position on uranium mining? A. Absolutely support. The uranium we mine in Australia makes an enormous contribution worldwide to the reduction of CO2 emissions. SA has 40% of the world’s proven reserves of uranium. Q. How is your party going to ensure the security of Australian borders and at the same time guarantee the rights of the refugees? A. The Coalition will return to the policies of the Howard Government because they worked. We will reintroduce off shore processing in the existing Australian facility on Nauru and bring back Temporary Protection Visas because we know many refugees will return to their home when it is safe. The Coalition will at least maintain Australia’s humanitarian intake of 13,000 a year. Q. What is your party’s stance on the mining tax? A. The Coalition opposes the mining tax. Although the Gillard Government has backed down on taxing Olympic Dam, the Super Profits Tax still threatens start-up iron ore companies. It is totally inconsistent and will shift investment offshore limiting jobs growth. Q. What do you consider is the most important issue going into this election A. The economic management of Australia. Three years ago we had no debt, $60bn in the bank and a $20bn surplus. After two years eight months of Labor, we heading for a $100bn debt, the savings are spent, we have a $38bn deficit and we are still borrowing $100m a day. Waste, mismanagement, poll driven policy and political opportunism have taken us to this sorry state. In 200 words why should people vote for you in the coming election? For the past three years I’ve had the privilege of serving the 150,000 people of Grey. The electorate, bigger than NSW has its challenges but I have built up a detailed picture of the unique issues particular to each area, kept in touch with local government, local organisations and met and listened to as many people as possible. I have fought hard and won better deals on

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Q. What will your party do to overcome the impasse on the Murray Darling Basin single management? A.The problem with the River Murray lies in the fact the River is in a safe Liberal seat. The entire length of the River Murray in SA is in the seat of Barker (when did you last see the sitting member of any safe seat storm the barricades on behalf of his or her constituents?) The curse of living in a seat where the sitting member can’t lose. Do you think if Barker was in a marginal seat one of the major parties had to win to form government there’d be more action on the River? You bet there would. Hence the comment in The Advertiser last week about SA being “overlooked” at this election. But imagine what would happen if two SA Senators (Nick Xenophon and Bob Day), both independent of the major parties, were to hold the balance of power in the Senate. I suspect you’d see some action on the River then. Q. What is your position on uranium mining? A. We do not oppose uranium mining. Q. How is your party going to ensure the security of Australian borders and at the same time guarantee the rights of the refugees? A. We think the major parties have blown this issue out of all proportion to the seriousness of the problem. We do not propose to enter this debate whilst the major parties are exploiting public concern and milking it for all its worth. Q. What is your party’s stance on the mining tax? A. We are totally opposed to the proposed new mining tax. Mining is one of Australia’s most successful industries. Family First believes in getting the government “off your back and out of your pocket”. That includes the new mining tax. Q. What do you consider is the most important issue going into this election? A. The most important issue going into this election is the decline in the level of concern for the wellbeing of families and the rise in concern for the wellbeing of the party machines. Family First believe families should be at the centre of the Australian way of life, not ever-expanding government bureaucracies. The rising cost of living is putting more and more pressure on families and all the major parties can do is obsess about “who’s who in the party”. Families need more recognition and more income to make ends meet. In 200 words why should people vote for you in the coming election? Because the people who live in Roxby Downs (and elsewhere) won’t have their needs met by continually voting for one of the major parties. We’ve tried that and it doesn’t work. We need to take a different approach. The major parties have a stranglehold on the political process. And it isn’t benefitting the people. The emphasis has to shift back to the people and to families in particular. Labor candidate for Grey, Tauto Sansbury’s answers were after the deadline and will be included in next week’s edition of The Monitor. THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaper

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or months now cat and dog registration and regulations have been advertised in The Monitor, and on noticeboards around town and the need for pet owners to comply hit home for one local owner recently. The regulations indicate that dogs must be registered with the Roxby Downs Council if they are kept here. Shay Caputo ran into a bit of trouble three weeks ago when her dog, which was being looked after by a friend and the dog’s previous owner, escaped and was picked up by the Council. After a sequence of events, Ms Caputo got her dog back. “First of all Vanessa Webb called me and told me that he (the dog, Sam) was impounded because the kids let him out. So because the dog wasn’t registered in her name, she couldn’t pick him up,” said Ms Caputo. “She told me he had to be picked up by the due date that was advertised on the poster, so because I had had to go back to Port Lincoln, I got back here (Roxby) at 6pm and the poster said he had to be picked up at 5:30pm.”

“Consequently I went to the vet, and he had already been surrendered by 5pm. So the dog was sent to the vet in Whyalla for a re-adoption. Therefore I could not get my dog back unless I paid to $260 to adopt it.” The complication in the process was the dog was only registered to its new owner (Shay Caputo) in Port Lincoln and not Roxby Downs. According to council Ms Caputo only turned up to claim the dog two days after the expriation of the notice. “The dog was returned to me on the following Thursday when the vet brought him back up. Then I had to pay the council fees, for board, the dog being at large and the treatment of an ear infection,” she said. Peter Keller, Municipal Works Manager and Graham Ferris Works Oﬃcer from the Roxby Downs Council explained; they were only working within the Act. He said, “According to the paperwork, the dog didn’t belong to her (Ms Caputo). “When we ﬁrst got the dog it had no collar or tag, I looked up the microchip number and it was micro-chipped and registered to Vanessa Webb, however, the registration had expired two years earlier.

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“When I rang animal central records, it was also still in her name. “Shay Caputo said it was registered in Port Lincoln. If you want to transfer ownership of a dog, the original owner needs to give permission,” said Mr Keller. He said he went to great lengths to get the dog back for Ms Caputo. “The dog was in Whyalla, we signed it over to the vet after the 72 hours. Someone else wanted to adopt the dog there. “The vet charged her (Ms Caputo) $262, because the dog had an ear infection, and he transferred the microchip into her name.” Under the Act, Councils can hold a stray animal until the owner pays. “It’s in the Dog and Cat management act, if you don’t come in and pay for the animal it actually says that after 72 hours, transfer of ownership goes to council.” So the important message out of all of this is make sure when you adopt a dog or get one from a friend, transfer the ownership details in the council area in which you live. “Although not a requirement under the act it does prove ownership beyond doubt and that it is imperative to transfer the details of the microchip,” concluded Mr. Keller.

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Andamooka Police Sergeant Paul Clifford is calling for help from the public to identify the person or persons damaging the local airstrip. “Someone has been driving a motor vehicle on the Andamooka Airstrip and doing ‘doughnuts’… tearing up the surface,” said Sgt. Clifford. He told The Monitor said the Andamooka airstrip is still used regularly, five light aircraft have landed and taken off from there in the last week. “Disturbing this surface is not only dangerous to the pilots and passengers on these aircraft, but also severely limits the use of the airstrip for vital outback surfaces such as the Royal Flying Doctor Services.” Any information leading to the identity of any person/s responsible for this offence, please forward onto Andamooka Police.

BELL SHAKESPEARE TOUR THANKS TO BHP BILLITON With the support of BHP Billiton, Bell Shakespeare’s renowned Actors At Work programme will visit Roxby Downs Area School in August, where they will hold a number of one hour performances for students. Actors At Work is Bell Shakespeare’s flagship student programme, designed to give secondary school students an inspiring introduction to the works of Shakespeare. Three teams of four professional actors tour every state and territory in Australia, visiting communities as remote as Groote Eylandt in the Northern Territory and Menindee in the far west of New South Wales. Actors At Work, scripted by Ned Manning, brings live performance into the classroom, helping students get to know Shakespeare’s plays from the inside out. With just two roadcases, five banners and a handful of props, Actors At Work proves that you don’t need professional stages, lighting rigs or elaborate costumes to put on a play. Shakespeare has never been so real for young people. Bell Shakespeare’s objective is to create access to theatre for all Australians, regardless of geography. The performances will be brought to the students at no charge, with the support of BHP Billiton. BHP Billiton is an ongoing supporter of Bell Shakespeare’s education programme, and is proud to have fully funded Actors At Work performances at rural and regional schools and communities across the country for the past decade. Amanda Hudson, Principal Advisor - Public Affairs, said “It’s great to see the local benefits of our support for Bell Shakespeare. Previous workshops have been really well received by local students and teachers, so we’re really pleased to be able to bring the Bell Shakespeare team to our region again.” Bell Shakespeare General Manager, Christopher Tooher, said “This is a unique and valuable partnership with BHP Billiton, which is committed to providing opportunities in the communities in which they operate. With the support of our long-term partners Actors At Work is able to access over 80,000 students in Australia every year.” Performances are as follows: Friday 13 August Roxby Downs Area School, 7 Richardson Place, Roxby Downs, SA • 9.50am – Love’s Magic • 1.30pm – Hamlet Intensive THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaper

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Burke and Wills set to traverse Australia again on 150th anniversary stamp The 150th anniversary of the Burke and Wills expedition, the first south – north crossing of the continent was celebrated last week with the release of a collectable souvenir stamp set by Australia Post. Australia Post Philatelic Group manager, Noel Leahy, said, “As our most celebrated Australian pioneers we remember Burke and Wills as men who were willing to risk their lives to charter Australia’s unknown interior and impart their knowledge for the betterment of our country. Our 150th anniversary stamp set retells the story of their ill-fated expedition in four collectable stamps to honour the great personal sacrifice they made in their endeavor”. The four stamps in the anniversary set include: 1. Crossing Australia – featuring an image of Robert O’Hara Burke and William John Wills. Burke and Wills hoped to be the first

Europeans to cross Australia from the south to the north. While the explorers reached the Gulf of Carpentaria, the expedition ended in tragedy. 2. Leaving Melbourne – a jubilant scene of Melbourne well wishers at Royal Park as the expedition leaves the city. The party set out for the interior with Burke riding his grey horse “Billy”, Landells and the naturalist Ludwig Becker on camels, and the sepoys leading four or five camels by hand. 3. Return from the Gulf – a journey of some 700 miles from Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpentaria was made on a daily ration of four ounces of flour, sticks of dried meat and a few biscuits. Not being enough to sustain four men, the expedition’s horse and one of the camels supplemented their diet. This however was not enough to save Gray, who died on 17 April 1861. 4. Towards Mount Hopeless - having arrived back at Cooper’s Creek only to find their support party had left that morning they struck out for the South-Australian cattle station at

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I am writing to provide clarification about statements made in The Monitor (28 July 2010) about x-rays at the Roxby Downs Hospital. The Roxby Downs Hospital provides radiology services to patients who require emergency x-rays. This includes situations where a clinician has determined that it would jeopardise a patient’s health to travel to specialised radiology services. On average, around 30 x-rays are performed at the Roxby Downs Hospital each month. It is always at the doctor’s discretion to decide whether a patient requires an emergency x-ray. If the clinician determines that the situation is non-urgent or that the patient requires more detailed radiology services, they may refer them to another site. Patients who are referred to another hospital, such as Port Augusta, are eligible to claim reimbursement as part of the Patient Assistance Transport Scheme (PATS). All local GPs and doctors at the Roxby Downs Hospital have received information about the x-ray processes and the PATS scheme. Ros McRae Director of the Port Augusta, Quorn, Roxby Downs, Woomera, Hawker and Leigh Creek Health Services Country Health SA EDITOR’S NOTE: These comments contradict Ros McRae’s official reply to The Monitor on July 15 when SA Health Media Unit sent the following: “Roxby Downs Hospital has not referred any children to Port Augusta for x-rays in the past six weeks.” Opinions are not facts I wish to respond to the remarks of former Liberal candidate, Chad Oldfield (Roxby Monitor 4th August). I was amazed to hear how Mr Oldfield believes his specialty as a ‘property developer’ somehow qualifies him as an expert in Uranium and Nuclear waste. Mr Oldfield is entitled to his own opinions, but he certainly isn’t entitled to his own facts. The Greens do NOT want an emissions trading scheme, we want a price on Carbon, which is a completely different thing. Having a price on a commodity allows it to be factored into investment decisions. Just as Chad seems to want the issue of radioactive dust to disappear (it will eventually, but not for another 100,000 years) he also wants carbon to remain invisible to the economy, thus robbing Grey of massive investment in renewable energy. The Grey electorate has the sun-drenched, wind-blown, tidal and geothermal assets that can make us a world leader in ALL forms of renewable energy. The report by Macquarie Capital in their ‘Green Grid’ report recognises this and we should listen to them. With the vision and leadership of the Greens we could make this happen, but Chad and his Liberals seemingly wants us all stuck in the dark ages. Despite contesting an election this year, Mr. Oldfield still remains

unable to comprehend the preferential voting system. Preferences will go to whomever the VOTER gives it to. I believe the voters are capable of deciding where they want their preferences go and it is not up to me to tell them what to do! Clearly he doesn’t realise that water, rail and ports are issues that cut across local, state and federal boundaries. It also seems to have escaped him that the other two Candidates for Grey also ran in the last State Election! Oooops! Lastly, his ill informed comment about ‘Uranium power being more environmentally friendly than coal’ is like saying ‘AIDS is nicer than Cancer,’ both will kill you from the inside-out, one just takes longer. Perhaps Mr Oldfield can tell us the number of deaths from wind or solar power? The illness and deaths from the pollution of a coal fired power station or radiation from nuclear power is well documented. Just ask the Port Augusta Mayor, Joy Baluch, about coal fired power stations or the Europeans about Chernobyl. As for managing the economy, the biggest issue facing voters is the Liberals $47 Billion spending cuts. How can we capitalise on the mining boom if we don’t invest in infrastructure to make our mines efficient. We need to ensure we don’t return to the dark days of ‘Work Choices’ that Tony Abbott’s Liberals remain committed too. So not only do the Liberals support the ongoing and expansion of the dirtiest, most destructive substance known to man, they want to re-instigate draconian working conditions that will see miners sacked if they dare to speak out about their growing number of health concerns. Good one Mr. Oldfield! Dr. Andrew Melville-Smith. Nuclear backflips and broken promises The Medical Association for Prevention of War and Friends of the Earth have produced a ‘Choose Nuclear Free’ policy scorecard and analysis ahead of the August 21 federal election. The two striking features of our analysis are the long list of broken promises and backflips by the Labor government, and the unwillingness of the Opposition to oppose. To give just one example, the government has failed to uphold its policy of ensuring “full community consultation in radioactive waste decision-making processes”. Clear policy breaches yet there has been no opposition from the Opposition. Speak up, Mr Abbott! The policy analysis also reveals the major parties’ remarkable capacity to hold two contradictory policies at the same time. For example, Coalition policy is to “remove Commonwealth legislative impediments to a nuclear [power] industry”. Yet Mr Abbott said earlier this year that “it is not our policy to build nuclear power stations”. So does he still intend to remove the legislative impediments − and will he clarify the contradiction between his statement and Coalition policy before the August 21 election, as he should? Dr Jim Green Friends of the Earth, Melbourne

Young children stealing from Blockbuster and the supermarket! As a shopper and a mother, I have observed children stealing as young as seven or eight years old. I would be mortiﬁed to know my children were pocketing 50c chewing gum. Children don’t understand the value of money at that age, they just want the item. Two procedures need to be put in place. Better monitoring parents to children and staﬀ need to be more aware. Disgusted.

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News in brief Wallaroo local wins record Keno jackpot A lucky Yorke Peninsula local is more than $2 million richer after winning the record Keno Spot 10 jackpot yesterday in Wallaroo. The jackpot was the highest prize amount oﬀered to Keno players in SA Lotteries’ history, with the Spot 10 prize jackpotting since June 2008. As the player registered his coupon entry on an Easiplay Club membership card, SA Lotteries was able to contact him with the news of his record Keno win. “I checked my ticket and knew I’d won, but I didn’t know exactly how much… $2.1 million is not too bad at all,” the man said. “I couldn’t be happier.” After learning of his multi-million-dollar windfall, the man calmly told SA Lotteries he was thinking about all the things he could do with his winnings. “I’ve got heaps of plans, but it’s still early days yet… How much did I win again?” he laughed. Keno Spot 10 requires a player to match the ten numbers on their ticket against 20 numbers from any given draw. THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaper

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Monitor NEWS PICTURED is the group currently participating in the archaeological program (from left) Mick McKenzie, Oliver Macgregor, Heather Leasor, Lisbeth Louderback, Kimbi Macy, Marjorie Sullivan (partially obscured at the back), Bonnie Mayo (with hat), KayLee Abbott, Philip Hughes (with beard), Ben Marwick, Angela Spitzer, Laura Minchk, Jo Thredgold (at the back), Mark Agostini, Rukie Hartman-Thomas (in the front with long hair), Paulina Przystupa, Jordan Martinez, Traevis Field, Harry Dare (with beanie).

‘Australian Desert Archaeology Field School’ brings American students to OD By Celeste Lustosa

ver the past three years a team led by two of Australia’s leading archaeologists, Drs Philip Hughes and Marjorie Sullivan, has been identifying and recording archaeological sites in the vicinity of BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam mine in South Australia, ahead of the proposed expansion English visitors John Carpenter and Katie Duckworth with Roxby host Teresa (centre).

From England to the Outback By Celeste Lustosa

to see the ‘real’ Australia, which would have to inohn Carpenter and clude the Outback. Katie Duckworth “We wanted to see the are a couple from red sand and more of Australia. So a friend that we England and less than made at the winery told us a year ago they had no that he knew Teresa and idea of the adventures she lived in Roxby Downs. and unforgettable times Soon enough she invited they would have in the us to come and visit,” Katie Australian Outback. explained. During their visit to Australia became part Teresa Baddely and Leigh of their itinerary because Malcolm’s home, the couKatie knew people in Adple had a chance to visit elaide. Soon they found a the Lake Eyre and William job at a winery in WoodCreek. side, in the Adelaide Hills “People in South Ausand they fell in love with tralia are so friendly and we were very touched that Teresa and Leigh opened their house to host us. “I don’t know what we have done in our lives to deserve to be so well looked after,” Katie said. LIVE When asked what the ENTERTA INMENT! favourite Australia spot ! D “Rocky was, the couple could River FOO not pick one place. Band” “We have had so many different experiMAR ences everywhere that is K hard to pick one place, STAL ET but we definitely love LS! it here in Roxby,” Katie explained. “Australia is just so E TH different from EngFUN FOR LY! land and Australians AMI from different regions WHOLE F are also different from each other, so it’s been amazing months,” John added. a Jumping They also visited New a Wheelbarrow Castle Zealand and Fiji and are Race a Billy Kart Race heading to some Asian countries after leaving All Enquiries: Australia.

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According to a BHP Billiton’s spokesperson, this work has now moved to a new phase in which some sites will be salvaged, so that information about the presence and activities of Aboriginal people over time can be available to future generations. “This work has been undertaken in full consultation with the Kokatha, Kuyani and Barngarla Aboriginal communities. “The archaeological team includes a representative from each of these communities who are working fulltime with the team.” At present the team has been joined by a group of students in the

‘Australian Desert Archaeology Field School’ being run by the Department of Anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington State. The goal of the students is to contribute towards understanding the patterns in the distribution of tool types and other site attributes, by analysing the distribution of the sites that they record and identify relationships between archaeological attributes and geomorphology and geology. They will also be analysing the material they excavate and identify changes in these patterns and relationships over time. This data will be suitable for undergraduate research projects at the University of Washington and potential dissertation topics for honours and graduate students. Students are being deeply embedded in Australian rural and industrial cultures, which are very diﬀerent from what the students are familiar with, and exposure to them will broaden their understanding of the range of cultural variation, even amongst English-speakers. Also by working on a large mining operation students will experience

the culture of this industry, especially by learning and following the strict safety procedures. Students will be accommodated directly with mine workers and will have ample opportunity to socialise and discover similarities and differences between the local way of life and their own. The team includes three archaeologically trained field assistants from the local Aboriginal traditional landowner groups who will be on hand to work with the students and introduce them to aspects of the local Aboriginal culture. “They will be at Olympic Dam for five weeks in July and August identifying, collecting and analysing archaeological sites as part of their scholarly work under the supervision of an Assistant Professor at the University, Ben Marwick, who also has been working on the project since it started. “This reflects the international significance the work has – it is believed this is one of the largest site recording and salvage programs of its type ever undertaken anywhere.” Overall, the entire salvage program at OD will take four years to complete.

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RIGHT: Adelaide visitors love coming to Roxby Downs for the annual race meeting. Amelia Rachan and Simon Byles enjoyed their day last year. AT LEFT: These lovely ladies from Adelaide had a fabulous time and dressed up for the occasion.

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he Roxby Downs Community Club is promoting a Ladies Fashion Night on Thursday, August 12. This will be the perfect opportunity to get your fashions from a selection of amazing products from local businesses that will be on display and for sale at the event. “We have organised a couple of models of clothing from Darren’s stores in Roxby and the local jewellers and the hair beauty fashion Tandales. “There will also be prizes from these businesses,” Community Club manager Adrian Prosser. The event is free so come along. “There will be some champagne, nibbles and stalls, so people can purchase the clothes or accessories they liked. “We will also be giving away some vouchers from the stores.” A stage will also be set up and beautiful locals will be modelling the outﬁts. “We are looking at getting nominations for the Fashions on the Field, which is happening on the Saturday. We want to get nominations in earlier on Thursday, or at least a good portion of them. “It will be good for the ladies to be able to come along and have a look. I know a

lot of them will already have their dresses ready to go by that time but there will be accessories they might be able to pick up; or diﬀerent shoes. The races are not just about the guys getting out there; betting on the horses, but a great opportunity for the ladies to get together, talk and have a good night,” Adrian said. Also as part of the celebrations for the Roxby Downs Race the Club is having a Race Week Dinner on Friday, August 13, from 7pm. There will be a three course meal complete with Outback Cup Field Review and Form Guide. On Saturday, Roxby Club and Coopers Punters Marque will provide the perfect environment for those who are enjoying the races. And of course, the after race entertainment at the Club is guarantee with a DJ playing great songs. You are also welcome back the morning after for a family Sunday session with live entertainment from 2pm, free sausage sizzle sponsored by Jack Daniels. The Club would like to thank their sponsors for helping put together this amazing entertainment for Roxby Downs. More details about these events, contact Adrian on 8671 0117.

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Local Roxby couple Adrian and Alicja Brady were in the running for the Best Dressed Couple at last year’s Fashions on the Field.

Fashions on the Field Nominations for Ms Outback will be available from the Roxby Club or on course $800 - Exact Mining Services Ms Outback (1st to 3rd) $250 - Kempe Mr Outback $100 - Raine and Horne Most Elegant Lady $100 - ITT Flygt Best Racing Couple $100 - Metso Minerals Most Creative Male $100 - York Civil Most Creative Female $100 - Atlas Copco Best Ladies Hat

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Roxby Club/Coopers Punters Marquee $140 per head Includes entry to the racecourse and marquee, smorgasbord lunch, beer and wine for the day. Tickets must be purchased prior from the Roxby Downs Club. Contact Adrian on 8671 0117 for more information. Exact Mining Services/Kellan Training Free Children’s Rides Supa Slide, Bouncing Castle, Children’s show bags supplied by John Crane Greyhound Australia Complimentary Trackside Travel Bus departs 10am - Olympic Dam Airport - Roxby Downs Racecourse 11.30am - Camp 1 OD - Roxby Downs Racecourse 12.30pm - Roxby town centre - Roxby Downs Racecourse 4.30pm - Roxby Downs Racecourse - Roxby town centre 5pm - Roxby Downs Racecourse - Olympic Dam Airport 5.30pm - Roxby Downs Racecourse - Roxby town centre 6pm - Roxby Downs Racecourse - Roxby town centre NB. Bus schedule may vary based on demand

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Stu Cormack says thanks

“A special thanks and recognition to the major sponsors - Onesteel, BHPBilliton, Exact Mining Services, SKF, AEM Consolidated, Alliance Airlines, Linfox, Toshiba, York Civil and Hercus, Rema Tip Top, The Roxby Club, Coopers and Yalumba. “There are also a number of other sponsors and supporters that ensure all the events and racing can take place such as Kellan Training, Cat Rental, Raine and Horne, BSH Waste Solutions, Greyhound, Atlas Copco, Transmission Australia, Weir Minerals, ITT Flygt, Kempe. Bradken, Coates Hire, ODT Australis, Outback Landscaping, Roxby Fabrication, Blackwoods, Rexel, Outback Electronics, Specialised Tyre and Rubber and of course The Monitor. “Mention also needs to go to York Civil, ODT Australis Cat Rental, Holcim, Glen Crowhurst as well as Pete Paisley and the PREOP Programme. With the damage done to the track and course by the severe wind then rain storm events without the help from these guys the day may not have gone ahead.”

Race Week Program Thursday 12 August 2010 Ladies Fashion Night, Roxby Downs Club, 7pm Look the part on Race Day by getting your fashions from a selection of attire on display at Ladies Night Friday 13 August 2010 Race Week Dinner, Roxby Downs Club, 7pm Three course meal complete with Outback Cup Field Review and Form Guide. Bookings direct to the Club on 8671 0117 Saturday 14 August Roxby Downs OneSteel Outback Cup, Alliance Airlines Roxby Downs Racecourse South Australia’s northern most registered race meeting with $50,000 Stake and Prize Money. Racing starts 11am Admission $10, Concession for Seniors, Children under 16 FREE. Final Leg of the Outback Cups Champion Local, Metropolitan and Interstate Racing, SKY, Bookmakers and the Transmission

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Australia TOTE Public and Members’ Bars Food sales and Griffo’s Yalumba Wine Tent Bradken Calcutta – Cup horses auctioned after Race 3 Featuring: $12,000 One Steel Outback Cup – 1800m $8,000 BHP Billiton Olympic Dam Copper Shield – 0-72, 1000m Handicap $6000 Exact Mining Services/Toshiba -1000m Maiden Handicap $6000 SKF - 0-58 1200 mtr Handicap $6000 AEM Consolidated /Rema Tip Top– 058 - 1600m Handicap $6000 Linfox – 0-68 - 1400m Handicap Toshiba/Rema Tip Top Float Rebates - $150 per starter (winners excepted) Kellan - Leading Trainer $1000 Hercus Australia - Leading Jockey $ 1000 Course parking fee - gold coin donation in support of the CFS

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Responsible drinking – and the Cup By John Lawrence Business Development Sales Manager National Risk Solutions.

h, yes The Roxby Downs Racing Cup is once again with us.

This will be my first Cup. I am looking forward to it. The glamour, the fun, the food, the fashions, the drinking and I may watch a race or two. Did you know that going to the races and having a drink is Australian as football, meat pies and Holden cars. Ever been to Flemington Melbourne Cup Day? Well you should. Sorry, this is Roxby Cup Day, Bigger than Melbourne Cup. So, who am I, to talk about responsible drinking and the Cup? Well, over the last twelve months, NRS have delivered a range of courses in Roxby. We like the place, the people, the club, the pub, the bakeries and oh yes, there is even a mine there. Did I mention the people? We want people to stay safe. I used to wheel out two favourite lines: “Do not drink drive, its washing powder” and “If you drink drive, make sure you have a motor car”. Not so funny when you look at the road toll. As a training organisation, research is paramount, so I spoke with the local Sergeant at Roxby Police station. His comment: “Roxby Downs rates as one of the highest country towns for Drink Driving offences, hoon offences and

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high speed driving, all these fall within the Fatal Five Category.” I think that is very sad, for a town and people that have so much to oﬀer. So what are The Sergeant’s fatal ﬁve? 1. Drink Driving 2. Speed 3. Inattentive Driving 4. Seat Belts 5. Vulnerable Road User Did you know that driving at 70km/h (10 km/h above the limit) has the same crash risk potential as if you have a blood alcohol content of .10? Makes you think doesn’t it. The local Sergeant was kind enough to give me a heap of statistics and pamphlets on this message. I was staggered at the information, and just visit SAPOL’s website to view documentation on this message. So, our goal, this Roxby Cup, and to quote someone who is the media often “Moving Forward” is to strive for: 1. No fatalities 2. No drink or Drug driving convictions 3. No speed related incidents 4. Arrive home safely. The Cup motto for drivers: Roxby Taxis dial – 8671 1100. Just remember, the impact is greater on the others you put at risk, rather than yourself. So, by speeding, drink drinking, drug driving, not wearing a seatbelt, who are you putting at risk.? ANSWER: EVERYONE ELSE. Info supplied by Sergeant Stuart Paxton Roxby Downs Police.

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Mesh Wrap Sarah frock from Dotti $79.95 For girls on a budget stores such as Supre and Dotti are ideal for instyle, raceday bargains. Both with numerous stores in all major shopping centres in Adelaide as well as comprehensive online stores, it doesn’t get much easier than this! Need more help? I’m sure Lucy McIntosh, Ruby Rose, Sarah and Shona would love to share their secrets from Melbourne Fashion week last week...

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I found this dress on the Whistles Boutique online store at www.whistles.com.au Whistles, with three diﬀerent locations in Adelaide is a personal favourite store of mine, but not one I visit regularly (purely because of the location and price!). They do have a fantastic deal, however, for those strapped for cash during a shopping spree. Take - Home Layby is applicable to customers who spend over $300 in the store (not hard, believe me), have 100 points of ID on them and own a Visa card...

Megan Crawford:

egan crawford has lived in Roxby Downs for 22 years and has always wanted to work in the hair and beauty industry, so when the opportunity arose for her to start her hairdressing apprenticeship in Roxby, she jumped at the chance. Megan has just started her third year.

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“I worked on site for a while, doing office work, but since I am very young I knew I wanted to work with the industry I am working in now,” she said. “Starting my apprenticeship in Roxby has been great as I already knew a lot of my clients, so it makes me a lot more comfortable and conﬁdent. “I would like to thank all the clients that have come in as models for me to do my training, it has been great - they have all been really supportive. Megan loves the idea that she can transform

someone’s look by giving them a different cut and colour, and now she is doing more hair in the salon, she is looking forward to doing some great styles on her clients. Once Megan has ﬁnished her apprenticeship, she would love to expand her experience into the beauty side, which she is able to do as Tandales oﬀers a full range of beauty services on top of the hair side. Megan enjoys being part of the Tandales team as all of the girls have a strong friendship and enjoy spending time with eachother outside of work, which Megan says makes for a fun workplace. “It’s really good when people are happy with the results of your service. I don’t want our customers to walk away from the salon without feeling good about how they look,” the young, talented hairdresser concluded, just before she got ready to make another client even more beautiful.

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Women more stressed than men

ustralian women are more stressed than Australian men according to research conducted as part of Lifeline’s Stress Down Day campaign. The research, conducted by Newspoll, shows that 91% of women indicated that they were stressed compared with 89% of men. More concerning than this, 46% of women indicated they were very stressed in their lives compared to 41% of men. “It doesn’t surprise us that women are more stressed in their lives. Our research indicates that in just about every aspect of life women are experiencing higher levels of stress,” Lifeline CEO Dawn O’Neil said today. “Women call Lifeline twice as much as men and they are talking to us about challenges faced speciﬁcally by their gender. Our callers are tell-

ing us they are worried about issues like work life balance, children, self conﬁdence and self esteem, body images, relationships and their wellbeing. “Women sometimes place very high expectations on themselves and our callers indicate that this is adding to their stress levels. Women often feel pressure to prove themselves, especially in the work place, and this pressure, whether real or perceived, is a very real challenge for women. “In addition, women generally also take a bigger share of the home duties and this adds to the pressure from the other aspects in their lives. All these factors combined seem to have resulted in women feeling stressed.” Lifeline is calling on women across Australia to stress down and take better care of themselves. “This isn’t to say that

men are not stressed, in fact stress is a major issue for our whole community. But often women neglect their own self care, putting themselves at the bottom of the list after work, family and friends. “We need to realise as women that it’s OK to take time out for ourselves and that by looking after ourselves we will have more emotional energy to look after others. Self care is not selﬁsh. “In the modern world we live in, we struggle to ﬁnd balance, and women certainly can put pressure on themselves to be everything to everyone. While this may be possible some of the time, it comes with a price and this may be why we are seeing so many stressed women. I encourage women to practice self care and reduce their stress levels to improve their health and wellbeing.”

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ROXBY DOWNS COUNCIL WEEKLY INFORMATION UPDATE

Lauren Durant has just become an Australian Citizen By Millie Thomas

onday week ago, on August 2, L auren Durant became an official Australian citizen. Lauren, who has been in Roxby for three years, is an intelligent and friendly addition to Australia and has brought with her a world of knowledge and now a six week old baby boy. “I came from South Africa. We moved around a lot when I was younger but I settled in Cape Town and lived there for about ﬁve years,” she said. “I‘ve been in Roxby and Australia

for three years, so I moved straight to Roxby. Because my parents were here, they had moved over a couple of years before I had and I came on holidays to visit them, and decided to move up! “I then met my partner, Adam, over here and we now have a six week old son, Honor. “My sister has since come over here as well. I have three sisters, one is still living in South Africa, and the other is living in New Zealand,” said Ms Durant. “I haven’t seen much of Australia, because whenever I leave I go home (to South Africa). So next time, I’d love to look around

REMINDERS RACE DAY ROAD RESTRICTIONS – Saturday 14 August Council wishes to advise that there will be road restrictions in place on the day of the Roxby Downs Outback Cup. A 50 km per hour speed zone will be in place on Olympic Way to the north and south of the race track entrance road. The 50 km per hour zone will extend from the Burgoyne street southern intersection with Olympic Way to an area south of the race track entrance road. This change in speed limit will apply from 10am to 6pm on 14 August.

REMINDERS Water Accounts Last day to pay 16 August

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Australia. “I’ve been to Streaky Bay, Melbourne and Sydney, but otherwise I haven’t seen much of the countryside. I’d love to go to Queensland! “The main diﬀerences between here and South Africa are that there is definitely more rain in South Africa, and also there is much less crime here. It is safe everywhere, you can walk around at night, so that’s one of the main differences that I have found. “What I found when I got here is not a lot of people have a religion, in South Africa it’s more common. I am Christian, but I don’t go to church that often.

“I am a safety officer for Sandvik, but am currently on maternity leave. I enjoy my work, I find it very interesting. “I most like learning about other people’s work, how they do things because I’ve never really been in this sort of industry before. “I was supposed to go back to work on the first of September, but I’ve taken another month off, because it’s just hard at the moment, with Honor being so young. “I’ll probably stay in Roxby for a while because my sister and I have just bought a house together,” she concluded.

Governor’s Leadership Program visit

overnor’s Leadership Program participants visited Roxby Downs on Friday, August 6. This Program is the premier leadership program in SA. Participants are leaders (or emerging leaders) in their various fields and they come from a diverse range of industries. Their visit was part of a field trip designed to investigate the economic, social and environmental challenges facing rural and regional Australia. Council staff were invited to deliver presentations on a range of topics. In her presentation, Michelle Hales Manager Community Development, Governance and Strategic Support talked about the uniqueness of the community covering topics such as the demographic mix, high population turnover, multiculturalism, social impacts and challenges these unique factors pose for community planning and development. She also touched on the ways that Roxby Downs Council is different from the traditional council model.

Works Manager Peter Keller talked about his role and in particular Council’s work in maintaining and developing parks, gardens, and sporting ﬁelds. The group were interested to learn about the extreme climate, the source of town water and types of plants growing. Peter took the group on a short walking tour via the War Memorial to the Lions Park where he talked about the skate park, playground and sporting facilities. The group then proceeded to the Cultural and Leisure Precinct where Michael Esposito and Alan Male from Roxby Leisure led a tour of the facilities. After a brief lunch at the Dunes Cafe the group then boarded the bus for a surface tour of the Olympic Dam Mine. “This was a great opportunity to not only showcase Roxby Downs but explain the challenges we face. People often don’t have any understanding until they visit and hear our stories. We are hoping that participants left town with greater insight about our community. When they talk to their colleagues and industry leaders in Adelaide about Roxby Downs they can do so with greater knowledge and understanding” Ms Hales said.

NEWS IN BRIEF DOGS AND CATS – REGISTRATION RENEWALS Dog and cat registration renewal notices have been posted. The last day to pay is 31 August 2010. ELECTRICITY ACCOUNTS Quarterly accounts for 30 June 2010 have now been issued and were due for payment by 9th August 2010. If you have not received your account please contact the Council. WATER ACCOUNTS Water accounts for the June 2010 quarter have been issued and are due for payment by the 16th August 2010. If you have not received your account please contact the Council. DRIVERS’ LICENCES - ADDING A CLASS TO A LICENCE The following instructions relate to licence classes covering trucks, buses and motor bikes. When you have completed a practical course and have been given a certificate of competency. You will need to call into the Council Oﬃce (Wednesday and Thursday’s only) or a Service SA centre, to get this class added to your licence. You will need to fill out an MR206 form (available from us or you can download it from the internet www.transport. sa.gov.au) and bring your current licence and Certificate of Competency in with you. Upon paying a $15.00 fee, you will be given a temporary licence with your new class added onto it. Your new plastic licence will be sent to you via post once processed in Port Augusta.

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DRY ZONES – THE NEXT STEP

Forum to take the lead There has been a lot of local media coverage lately on dry zones. Various people and organisations have expressed views on this topic. The articles in the local newspapers were discussed at a recent meeting of the Alcohol and Substance Abuse Partnership. As the peak community body in Roxby Downs dealing with alcohol and substance abuse issues the Partnership has decided to take a lead role in moving this forward. “The community may not be aware that there

is a process involved and several steps required before dry zones can be established,” said Executive Oﬃcer Michelle Hales. All applications for a dry zone must be made by local councils to the Oﬃce of the Liquor and Gambling Commissioner. In their application councils must provide details of local strategies that address public nuisance and anti-social behaviour and alcohol related problems such as vandalism. Comments from local police, the local member of Parliament and evidence of a

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sufficient level of community consultation is required. This includes local businesses and community groups as well as local residents. If the application is approved the dry zone is established for 12 months to start with and it may be subject to certain conditions like ongoing evaluation and community consultation. There are three types of dry zone. These are: one off major events; popular public areas; or entire communities where drinking in public places reflects complex social issues.

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New Landscaping at the Club By Millie Thomas Our local Community Club has undergone some major changes over the past 18 months. A complete gutting and restructure of the interior, new management and a fun and consistent entertainment line up has seen the successes of the Club skyrocket. With the ﬁnal touches under way, beautifying the exterior, George Giakoumis of Outback Landscaping explains the reasons behind his horticultural genius. “Part of the design was about softening the sharp edges that the club has got, which is what plants always do, they soften edges,” said Mr Giakoumis. “The hedge (lining the pathways) was about lineating the space, to make pa-

trons walk on the path rather than bring dirt and bark chips into the club. I chose this particular variety because it is extremely robust, in fact it’s called Photinia Robusta, it’s a ﬂowering plant with all year round coloured foliage, reds and greens, a very colourful hedge. It softens the whole façade of the building. “At the western side of the building there is a complete Calistomen garden, so we grow a variety of bottle brushes that are being grown to provide shade for that area. “Same with the main feature Tuckeroo tree, this one (the centre tree in the main garden) is about feature, but the others are about shade. They are attractive feature trees that will provide a practical use in terms of shade.

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Club manager, Adrian Prosser is very impressed wioth the new garden. “The hedge will meet itself (grow together) by Christmas. An actual box hedge, will probably take until this time next year. “This (the main garden) is a native garden and there is a number of diﬀerent variety plant hedges being grown along the side of the car park, basically designed to stop people walking through the garden,” he said. “There will be two feature gardens that are yet to be planted, on either side of the doorway, which I’m sort of conceptualising and am trying to get material from BHP for one of the features. “The garden along this side (the sports bar side) is really about form and feature, the Yuccas stand tall and straight, the little maroon trees that are in each panel are a weeping tree in similar colours to the hedge, so it sorts of blends all together and contrasts with the timber. It will also protect the timber from the harsh sun. “You do want something modern. And you want something that’s relatively quick growing that’s robust, that can deal with the weather conditions up here, the freezing cold winters and the heavy hot summers.

I didn’t want anything that grew really slow. “If you’ve got a building of this calibre, then the garden needs to suit, so if you’re going to spend this kind of money on the building, then there needs to be an equivalent attention to the garden. All the plants were supplied at cost price! “In some ways, once you get used to the building, it means nothing. You wont see the building, you’re heading for a cold beer! But you are going to feel the garden the garden will make you feel ok, as you walk through the garden, walk past the garden into your cold beer,” said Mr Giakoumis. Adrian Prosser, Manager of the Club, is impressed with Mr Giakoumis’ intuitive thought into the landscaping design and is appreciative of the Outback Landscaping team’s eﬃciency. “I think we need to say thanks to George and the boys. George has put a lot of thought into the garden, and he’s tossed over a lot of ideas. “The main feature isn’t done yet, but it will be very, very soon. A lot of time and eﬀort has gone into it and I

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hope the people enjoy coming into the club and actually see what we’ve been doing, and they really need to be thankful for the boys, they got in here yesterday and they all worked really hard to get it done – we really wanted it done before the race week, which I pushed for. “I gave them a bit of a time restriction, and they came through with the goods, I think it just shows the passion that George has and it comes out in his business, but also for the community and what he wants to do for the Community Club as well. Hopefully people appreciate what he does and use his business more around town as well. “He’s helped out the club immensely, so anytime it might cost me a Coopers Dark Ale every now and again, that’s what I’ll do,” said Mr Prosser. “The lighting was done by Regal Display in Adelaide, that’s just gone up last week, it looks really good at the moment and obviously finishes off the outside as well, so you can drive past and notice where and what the Club is. “We’ve now got signage on all the entrances, and George’s main feature is still to come. He has really put a lot of effort in and probably had about four or five great ideas for the main feature. “We’ve already had a little bit of damage (to the landscaping) in the first night we had, we’re just kind of asking people to tread lightly, they’re all new plants and not go around trashing them, give them a bit of a chance, so if people could keep away from breaking them that would be great.”

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

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For further information, advice or general questions please contact:

Members of the public are welcome to attend and observe.

Michelle Davis • George Giakoumis

Michelle Hales, Executive Officer Roxby Downs Community Board Inc. PO Box 85 Roxby Downs SA 5725 Mobile: 0418 833 818

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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RoxFM Community Radio Station Manager 105.5 RoxFM Community Radio encapsulates the young, vibrant community that is Roxby Downs and we are seeking an enthusiastic, highly motivated and approachable person with media and or radio skills to fill this full-time Station Manager position. As Station Manager you will be in charge of general coordination and administration of the Station’s day-to day operations, including liaison with sponsors and airing sponsorship announcements, volunteer coordination and training, maintenance of RoxFM’s website, processing of finances and providing strategic advice. The station is well regarded and supported in the Roxby Downs Community but after 7 years of infancy is looking to expand its influence pending a possible expansion of the town. Persons with journalism, media and marketing qualifications and/or experience, and the desire for a challenge are encouraged to apply.

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NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF ANDAMOOKA The Outback Communities Authority has developed a concept plan in conjunction with consultants GHD, to develop Lots 2 and 438, on the Town Plan, into a Community Park in accordance with the Opportunities and Constraints Plan now on display. Public comment on the proposed development is invited and can be made to: Bob Jacobs, Community Manager, by email at Robert.Jacobs@sa.gov.au or by post to PO Box 62 Andamooka SA 5722. The closing date for public comment is 27 August 2010

To apply, please forward your resume and covering letter, addressed to the Board Chairman, to chairman@roxfm.com.au, or post to RoxFM, PO Box 642, Roxby Downs, 5725, SA. For more information call RoxFM on (08) 8671 2545. Applications close Thursday, August 12, 2010.

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ustwide Property Services is a Real Estate property management service operating in Roxby. Business owner Anne Clampett, with twelve years of property management experience under her belt will make your property priority number one. “Austwide is a specialist property management company. We don’t do sales. I only just recently started my own company after being a property manager for twelve years and I’ve looked after rental properties in Roxby for about six years, and I really enjoy going up there,” she said. “I’ve got people up there all the time, to attend to anything, should something arise when I’m not there. Meanwhile, I’m based at St Morris, next to Norwood. “I think the benefit of a smaller company is that you don’t have the staff turnover, so you’ve got the same person who will be looking after the property on an ongoing basis. “There’s just not the turnover that there is in the other companies and also obviously its our major interest. Most of the agencies tend to have sales as their major interest and property management is a bit of a second. Obviously in our case it’s our primary focus. That’s it, it’s what we do. “Because it is all we do, we’re fairly pedantic that things are done properly, that our knowledge is up to date and everything is up to date. “Also I give a satisfaction guarantee in my property management so owners will have a written guarantee of performance and recourse. If they’re not satisfied they get free management for three months. “It is something I am very passionate about and I really seriously believe that owners do need a better deal and to be looked after better than they are getting. “I am a property owner and I have been a tenant so I do know what its like on both sides of the fence. That’s something that I feel really strongly about. I think this is something I can really offer,” she finished.

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ROXBY DOWNS’ FAMILY PRACTICE Phone: 8671 3231 ROXBY DOWNS’ DENTAL Dr. Harry Craven Phone: 8671 9031 Monday to Friday 8.30am - 5.30pm ROXBY DOWNS’ MEDICAL PRACTICE Monday to Friday 9am-5:30pm Saturday & Sunday 2pm-5pm by appointment. Andamooka on Tuesday 9am-12pm Phone: 8671 1900 VISITING ALLIED HEALTH SERVICE Phone: 86485500 • PODIATRIST - 20 August Phone: 86485706 • DIABETES EDUCATOR - 22 October Phone: 86485800 • OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST - 20 August • SPEECH PATHOLOGIST - 20 August • PHYSIOTHERAPIST - 9 & 10 September • COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH WORKER - 20 August • DIETICIAN - 20 August • CAMHS - 9 & 10 September

VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE 8:30am - 5:00pm Monday to Friday 9:00am - 12:00pm Saturday and Sunday Phone: 8671 2001 CULTURAL & LEISURE PRECINCT - MOVIES Tuesday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday Phone: 8671 2001 ROXBY DOWNS TODDLERS’ STORY TIME 9:30am - 11:00am Tuesday & Thursday (repeated) Meet at Roxby Downs Library during school Terms Only ANDAMOOKA TODDLERS’ STORY TIME 10:30am Monday - Fun for 1-4 years. Phone: 8672 7018 Meet at Andamooka Community Library PLAYGROUP - St. Barbara’s Parish School Wednesday 9:30am & Thursday 1:00pm Call School: 8671 3207 PLAYGROUP - Roxby Downs Kindergarten 9:30am - 11:00am Friday. Contact Kylie 8671 2447

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• PHARMACY - 9 & 10 September • DASSA - 20 August HEARING SERVICES 9:00am-2:30pm Monday to Friday Phone:1800 006 303 DOCTOR’S NEW SPECIALISED DRUG Phone: 1800 700 270 (Number for Medicare Use) CRISIS CARE COUNSELLING Uniting Care Wesley Port Augusta Regional Women’s and Children’s Support Services: 1800 655 716 Crisis care line:13 16 11 For immediate response if feeling stressed call 0428 326 529 to speak with a counsellor 24/7 BREASTFEEDING ROXBY DOWNS’ GROUP 1:30pm - 3:00pm Third Tuesday of the month. At the Roxby Downs Public Library.

ANDAMOOKA PLAYGROUP 9:00am - 10:00am Tuesday ROXBY DOWNS’ HEALTH SERVICES COFFEE MORNING 9:30am - 11:00am Thursday Meet at the Dunes Café RAPTORS CYCLING CLUB 8:00am Sunday Social bike riding group. Meet at Stuart Road roundabout ROXBY DOWNS CHILDCARE 6:30am-5:30pm Monday to Friday Phone: 8671 0911 ANDAMOOKA CHILDCARE 7:30am-5:30pm Monday to Friday

CHURCH ROXBY DOWNS’ LUTHERAN CHURCH Services are 10:30 am every Sunday Sunday School is 9:30am every Sunday during term time. (there are no evening services) FAITHWORKS’ CHRISTIAN CHURCH An Assemblies Church meets every Sunday 10.30 am at Roxby Downs Catholic School Library Keith Moody Phone: 0414 570 871 ST. BARBARA’S PARISH CATHOLIC CHURCH 78 Pioneer Drive, Roxby Downs Saturday @ 6.00pm Sunday @ 9.00am Contact FE Kevin Matthews on Phone 8671 0925

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ROXBY EARLY LEARNING COMMUNITY GROUP 3 yr old program Mon and Thurs 8.45am -12.15pm 4 yr old program Tue 8.45am – 11.45am Contact Gail 0439 683 609 SOUL FOOD Every third Sunday of the month at 11.00am in the Cultural Precinct Art Gallery. Come along and be inspired!! RDRCCC •Races every 3rd Sunday of the month at the Red Dunes Raceway. Support and sponsors needed for track improvements. For more information please call the Club President, Trent Burton on 0417 235 779 or see our website: www.rdrccc.info WILLIAM CREEK CAMPDRAFT 8 am, August 21 at William Creek Gymkhana Grounds. Camping and accomodation ph. William Creek Hotel 08 86 707 880

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

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Fundraising for Derby Day - A Hornridge initiative By Millie Thomas

ear in, year out we keenly anticipate football season. It’s a weekly event every Saturday for which we can either play in or support on the sidelines. The boys from every team work hard before and during the season to vie for the infamous Woomera Districts premiership. So after a long 21 weeks of bi-weekly trainings and staying in every Friday night, it’s understandable that the boys feel the need to get away and take out their frustrations or celebrate their successes. This is often best done away from town! Tim Feltus, Hornridge Sporting Club (previously featured in The Monitor for his heroic efforts in saving a family from a house fire) has joined forces with team mates Brad Cooper and Mark Giles to raise funds for their football trip this year, which will be held in Melbourne, namely at Derby Day. The lads are auctioning off numerous forms of memorabilia from AFL, Australian Cricket and horse racing. Thankfully, a couple of high-profile mates have helped donate to this cause. “We contacted Pav (Matthew Pavlich from Fremantle), who I went to school with, and we got a Guernsey, and Pav was more than happy to sign it for us, once he knew what it was for,” said Tim. “We got a heap of valuable items from jockey, Kerrin McEvoy. We were able to get it mainly because Mark Giles went to school with him. He’s also a local Streaky Bay lad, where I’m from. I know Kerrin through a lot of family friends. “So I spoke to his dad and Kerrin was

more than happy to sign items for us. I wasn’t too sure what he would give us, but the jockey boots he wore in the 2000 Melbourne Cup and jockey silks are excellent. “The cricket poster, which is a framed poster of all 150 captains of the Australian Cricket Team all with authenticity papers (a collection item one of just v2000), we paid for half of that. The guy who framed all of the items threw in the frames for half price once he knew what we were fundraising for,” he said. “There is also a framed poster of Peter Brock. “Hopefully the money will help fund the footy trip and a bit of extra money for the club. “At this stage we’re going to have two footy trips, one going to Derby Day in Melbourne and because we’ve got the youngest group in the entire league playing for us, seven or eight underage lads, we’re going to donate half of the money to them so it’s all fair,” said Tim. “I think they’re going camping. Hopefully we can work it out on a good weekend so some of us can go to theirs as well. “The items will be auctioned oﬀ on race day, hopefully at the same time as the Calcutta, so all the active bidders are already there!” he said. “We’re trying to get Kerrin McEvoy’s dad, Phil ‘Filthy’ McEvoy to auction oﬀ the items, otherwise Sporting Club member Clint Gow-Smith is always a good option after a few beers!”

Great weekend of Kart Racing Last weekend’s Desert Kart Club Auslec sponsored two day classic held at the Roxby Downs Kart Club track was a great weekend of racing. Club spokesperson Cathy Calligaris made special mention of the support given by the Port Pirie Kart Club for supporting the meeting. Results for the weekend were: Rookies Ashlie Ali Bella Borlase

Pictured above: Tim Feltus, Mark Giles and Brad Cooper with the jockey silks donated by Melbourne Cup winning jockey Kerrin McEvoy.

WHAT’S ON sports

11 to 18 August 2010

WEDNESDAY

BALLET - Stadium 2 - 3:30pm-6:00pm W&DFL FOOTBALL TRAINING Town Oval - 4:00pm- 9:30pm JUNIOR NETBALL TRAININGS Outdoor Courts - 3:00pm- 6:00pm PUMP - Group Fitness Room - 9:00am WEDNESDAY SOCIAL NETBALL StadiumS - 6:30pm- 8:10pm

THURSDAY

W&DFL FOOTBALL TRAINING Town Oval - 6:00pm- 9:30pm JUNIOR NETBALL TRAININGS Outdoor Courts - 3:00pm- 6:00pm JUNIOR INDOOR HOCKEY Stadium 1 - 4:30pm- 6:00pm MIXED INDOOR HOCKEY Stadium 1 - 6:30pm- 8:30pm DO SHOTOKAN KARATE Group Fitness Room - 6:00pm- 6:30pm DO SHOTOKAN KARATE Stadium 2 - 6:30pm- 9:00pm SQUASH SPRING PENNANT COMPETITION Squash Courts - 7:00pm- 9:00pm JUNIOR BASKETBALL DNSP TRAININGS Stadium 2 - 5:00pm- 6:30pm

FRIDAY SENIOR NETBALL GAMES Outdoor Courts & Sports Stadiums 6:00pm- 9:30pm

SATURDAY ROXBY DOWNS ONESTEEL OUTBACK CUP Alliance Airlines Roxby Downs Racecource-11:00am JUNIOR NETBALL GAMES Outdoor Hard Courts - 9:00pm-1:30pm W&DFL JUNIOR FOOTBALL GAMES Town Oval - 8:00am- 12:00pm

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SUNDAY JUNIOR SOCCER School Oval -10:00am SOFTBALL Town Oval - 11:00am- 2:00pm WINTER TENNIS Outdoor Lawn Courts - 11:00am- 2:00pm JUNIOR BASKETBALL DNSP TRAININGS Stadium 1 - 10:30am-12:00pm

Jarred Elliot Juniors 1st Nick Calligaris 2nd Jayden Dawson 3rd Miguel Booyens KT Open 1st Chad Rodda Port Pirie 2nd Tom Wilson DDKC 3rd Cobi Rontaunay Port Pirie

JUNIOR NETBALL Results 11 and Under: T-Birds 7 d Lightning 6 Rockets 28 d Shooters 6 13 and Under: Lightning 55 d T-Birds 10 Rockets 42 d Shooters 23 17 and Under: Bullets 33 d Lightning 21 Shooters 56 d T-Birds 31

11 & under Lightnings Shooters T-Birds Bullets Rockets

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13 & under Lightnings Shooters T-Birds Bullets Rockets

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MONDAY W&DFL FOOTBALL TRAINING Town Oval - 4:00pm- 9:30pm JUNIOR NETBALL TRAININGS Outdoor Courts - 3:00pm- 6:00pm SENIOR NETBALL TRAININGS Outdoor Courts - 6:00pm- 9:00pm BUTS & GUTS - Group Fitness Room - 9:00am SPIN - Group Fitness Room - 6:30pm VOLLEYBALL - Sport Stadiums - 7:15pm- 9:30pm

TUESDAY BALLET - Stadium 2 - 3:30pm - 6:30pm SENIOR BALLET Group Fitness Room - 6:30pm- 7:30pm COME AND TRY SOCCER Sports Stadiums - 3:30pm-6:00pm SENIOR SOCCER - Sports Stadiums - 6:00pm W&DFL FOOTBALL TRAINING Town Oval - 4:00pm- 9:30pm JUNIOR NETBALL TRAININGS Outdoor Courts - 3:00pm-6:00pm SENIOR NETBALL TRAININGS Outdoor Courts - 6:00pm - 9:00pm DO SHOTOKAN KARATE Group Fitness Room - 6:00pm- 6:30pm DO SHOTOKAN KARATE Stadium 1 - 6:30pm- 9:00pm SQUASH SPRING PENNANT COMPETITION Squash Courts - 7:00pm- 9:00pm JUNIOR BASKETBALL DNSP TRAININGS Stadium 2 - 5:00pm- 6:30pm

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Olympic Dam blitz Andamooka

ndamooka kicking with the very strong wind came out running to quickly race to a three goal lead before The Devils scored their first goal to slow Andamooka’s momentum. Scott Montgomery pinpointed a pass to Jason Elliott who kicked Olympic Dam’s second goal. Scott Montgomery was paid a free directly in front the Devils’ goals which evened the scoreline. Devil Big man Webb ran into an open goal, shanked it, but made amends soon after by kicking Olympic Dam’s fourth goal. With Andamooka’s defence in disarray veteran Scott Peek marked and kicked to an unchecked Jason Elliott, who handballed to Scott Montgomery to register OD’s fifth goal. Andamooka managed to penetrate Olympic Dam’s defence and Todd Paull kicked The Roos’ fourth goal to keep them within touch. Olympic Dam began to dominate play but failed to make the Roos pay by missing easy chances. Andamooka tried to work the ball down along the boundary line, which has become the norm on windy days, but Olympic Dam impressed in the midfield to continually offer opportunities to their forwards. Peter Ross was injured during the first half leaving Andamooka without one of their more reliable players. Devils’ utility Cameron Green was inspiring around the packs and Tyson Hornhardt bounced back well after a disappointing game in Adelaide. With Olympic Dam’s big guns firing Andamooka was outclassed without key player Luke Scobie who was resting after a meritorious performance in the Miner’s Cup. Andamooka’s Midfielder Toby Ripley continued

ROUND 15 7th Aug ‘10 Olympic Dam 21 goals 18 behinds 144 points defeated Andamooka 7 goals 5 behinds 47 points Best players for OD 1st S Peek 2nd C Green 3rd T Hornhardt 4th D Webb 5th D McKenna Goal scorers D Webb 6 goals S Montgomerie 5 goals S Peek 4 goals J Elliot D Moyse 2 goals each R Montgomerie 1 goal Best players for Andamooka 1st B Harris 2nd D McDonald 3rd L Alder 4th L Sanders 5th D Reid Goal scorers T Ripley 3 goals T Paull 2 goals M Maloney A Moss 1 goal each Roxby Districts 16 goals 20 behinds 116 points defeated Hornridge 2 goals 3 behinds 15 points Best players for Roxby Districts 1st C Kenny 2nd S Carroll 3rd N McLachlan 4th J Watson 5th K Zeptner Goal scorers for Roxby R Prosser I McBey S Finey 3 goals each J Roberts K Zeptner 2 goals each M Bascomb C Kenny M Lively 1 goal each Best players for Hornridge 1st M Blackie 2nd B Cooper 3rd N Tuthill 4th B Kelly 5th R Price Goals scorers B Kelly 2 goals JUNIOR COLTS Bulldogs 8 goals 2 behinds 50 points defeated Hawks 6 goals 4 behinds 26 points Best players for Bulldogs 1st C McCarthy 2nd S King 3rd L Holden 4th J Rigden 5th J Male Goal scorers L Holden 3 goals S King J Rigden 2 goals J McCarthy 1 goal Best players for Hawks 1st S Kerrrish 2nd E Vilgien 3rd L Hobbs 4th M Boogens 5th B Forrest S Kerrish 3 goals N Calligaris L Elliot M Boogens 1 goal each SENIOR COLTS Bulldogs 9 goals 5 behinds 59 points defeated Hawks 9 goals 3 behind 57 points Best players for Bulldogs 1st D Male 2nd E Zeptner 3rd J Elliot 4th B Kelly 5th M Alves Goal scorers B Kelly D Male 3 goals each J Elliot J Mason A Hambleton 1 goal each Best players for Hawks 1st D Evans 2nd F Crafter King 3rd S Smith 4th J Brind 5th J Laurence Goal scorers J Brind 3 A Ryan D Evans 2 goals each M Hayball S Smith 1 goal each

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his strong form but lacked support from his teammates. Some of Andamooka’s better players were unavailable for this game but should be back in for their finals campaign. Devils’ Captain Daniel Rogers guided his team to victory and Scott Montgomery continued his fine season to boot five goals. The Devils produced a dominant display, which will sound an ominous warning to teams playing them in the finals. Half Time Score Olympic Dam 10 goals, 8 behinds 68 points Andamooka 4 goals 3 behinds, 27 points. Final Score Olympic Dam 21 goals 18 behinds 144 points defeated Andamooka 7 goals 5 behinds 47 points.

Miners tune up for finals

ith Roxby Districts playing bottom team Hornridge they took the opportunity to audition players for their finals campaign. An undermanned Hornridge showed that their youthful side has a rosy future with Dylan Male continuing his fine season. Bowde Kelly’s prodigious leap offered them a target at the goal front and Josh Elliot impressed with his skills. While Hornridge isn’t playing in the finals they certainly wanted to end with a creditable performance. Roxby Districts Todd Roberts playing in his 50th game, and banner reading Full Bore, produced his best form for 2010. During the first quarter Roxby Districts butchered a series of gilt-edged chances to kick four points before Stephen Finney kicked the Miners’ first goal. Hornridge worked the ball forward to Brad Cooper who bounced down the Golf Club wing and delivered to Bowde Kelly resulting in The Magpies’ only score for the first half. Dion McEvoy, who is one of Hornridge’s key play makers, was injured early and took no further part in the game. Ricky Prosser, captain of the combined side, displayed his usual courageous marking and has regained match fitness after an interrupted season. Cody Kenny also showed his class after overcoming some recent niggling injuries. Ian McBey returned from an injury to add some much needed firepower at the goal front. Roxby Districts’ unheralded defenders remain the backbone of their game plan with Captain Pyke, under rated Jonathon Chislett and Shay Carroll, solid and dependable. An old fashioned melee broke out at the halftime break with Hornridge’s Brad Cooper unhappy with Miners’ Spencer CrafterKing’s close checking. Half Time score HSC 1 goal 6 points RDSC 8 goals 7 behinds 55 points In the second half Stephen Finney, returning from his successful boxing commitments, added another dimension to the Miners’ forward line. Justin Watson ran the ball through the middle of the ground under little pressure with support from Nathan McLachlan and Kain Zeptner. Bowde Kelly took another good mark to kick the Magpies’ second goal. Roxby shared the spoils around with Matthew Bascomb and Matt Lively also kicking goals. Magpie Brad Cooper continued make sure his presence was felt, playing at the body and contesting at every opportunity. Hornridge’s Mitchell Blackie showed promise and battled gamely to finish his season. Final Score HSC 2 goals 3 behinds 15 points lost to RDSC 16 goals 20 behinds 116 points. All players in this round wore yellow armbands to support the AFL’s Call to Arms, which benefits prostate cancer. Teams collected money to donate towards this worthy cause. Next week Woomera & Districts will have a bye for the Roxby Races and the Juniors will be playing on Friday Night. Saturday August 21st will see the Final Series begin with fourth placed Andamooka travelling to Coober Pedy to play third placed Saints. Coober Pedy have been beaten at home but were victorious last time the Roos played there. Andamooka will need to take their best team to overcome the Saints on their home ground. Minor Premiers Olympic Dam will play Roxby Districts who defeated them in the opening game of the season for their only loss. Since then Olympic Dam have strengthened their side and will be difficult to defeat. Roxby Districts will need to address their accuracy at the goal front, which would be a concern to Coach Dalgleish.

Roxby Miner’s Kain Zeptner and Hornridge’s Ben Grimston vie for the ball.

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MailMedal Come along and support the football Night of Nights Olympic Dam Football Club Rooms 6.30pm for 7pm Start Saturday 28th August 2010 Contact Barry Mitchell for further Information

FOOTBALLER of the Year Votes for Round 15 Coober Pedy Saints 3 Votes 2 Votes 1 Votes

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Hornridge Magpies 3 votes Nigel Tuthill 2 votes Dylan Male 1 vote Mitch Blackie

Roxby Districts Miners 3 Votes Justin Watson 2 Votes Jared Pyke 1 Votes Steven Finey

tally after round 15 Mitchell Blackie Toby Ripley Scott Peek Justin Watson Luke Scobie

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Olympic Dam Devils 3 Votes Scott Peek 2 Votes Dylan Webb 1 Votes Cam Green

Andamooka Roos 3 Votes Toby Ripley 2 Votes L Sanders 1 Votes Shane Matulick Wednesday, August 11, 2010 – Page 19

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Senior Netball results Olympic Dam A, 56 d GHD Gems, Hornridge 1, 56 d Sodexo Geckos, 42 Olympic Dam B, 56 d Zodiacs 1, 40 Miners Red, 48 d Hornridge 2, 37 Hornridge 3, 52 d Miners White, 25 Olympic Dam C, 62 d Zodiacs 2, 23 Miners Libby Steer about to pass the ball with direction from Sam Platten while Hornridge players Zoe Male, Dearne Bath and Sam Thompson look on.

Mixed Netball action Photos by Kateland Fraser

Left: Josh Towler passes the ball, surprising Bec Stacey

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12-year-old Dre Parker could've been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying - and the feeling is mutual - but cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse, Dre's feelings make an enemy of the class bully, Cheng. In the land of kung fu, Dre knows only a little karate, and Cheng puts "the karate kid" on the floor with ease.With no friends in a strange land, Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han, who is secretly a master of kung fu. As Han teaches Dre that kung fu is not about punches and parries, but maturity and calm, Dre realizes that facing down the bullies will be the fight of his life. Stars Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith. Screens: Friday 13th August @ 7.30pm, Saturday 14th August @7.30pm, Sunday 15th August @ 11am, Tuesday 17th August @ 7pm, Wednesday 18th August @ 10am.

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