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I t has been disclosed that out of the 175 Heading Contractor workers affected by the company going into liquidation only six will be receiving redundancy

packages.

169 out of the 175 were employed as casual staff members and hence redundancy packages did not apply.

However, a McGrathNicol spokesperson told Th e Monitor last

week there was a support package in process.“The support package is in effect the work being done to

transition those casual workers into roles with any replacement contractors engaged by BHP Billiton,” the spokesperson said.

Local contractors MPS Building and Electrical has also come to the rescue and off ered a handful of ex-Heading Contractor employee’s positions.

“We have picked up a handful, around six, guys,” MPS Managing Director Kym Elliot said.

“We have picked them up to help with some work on site.“We are happy to help where we can, especially when it comes

to local workers.”Along with MPS, WorkPac has been appointed to service the

main contract vacated by Heading and has begun receiving appli-cations from former Heading employees to work on the contract.

Meanwhile BHP Billiton is looking for new contractors to replace Heading Contractors, as well as personnel to take over a number of service contracts vacated following Heading’s liquidation.

Th is may also, it was stated, open up job opportunities for ex-Heading workers.

BHP Billiton and WorkPac were unavailable for further comment at the time of going to press.

Further, McGrathNicol advised late on Friday in a statement that they “won’t be commenting further on the Heading Contractors situation at this point. Th ey are working toward a resolution of outstanding matters and will provide an update in due course.”

A fi rst for Roxbylink LibraryThe Roxbylink Library blew out candles last

Wednesday as it celebrated the fi rst birthday of the new facilities.

Community Librarian Kimberley Hargrave, who has overseen the transition from the old to new library, said library amenities have grown signifi cantly since the upgrade, which marked its first anniversary on September 19, 2014.

“Having recently collated the statistics for the 2013/14 fi nancial year (July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014) for the State Library of South Australia and the National Library, the Roxbylink Library has shown signifi cant growth, due of course to the new library,” Ms Hargrave said.

“Th e library’s collection currently contains 10,102 items for the community to use.

“Th ere are 1406 members who are actively using the library compared to 711 in 2013/14.

“Th e amazing news is that the new library has been so popular, that the loans for this period have increased to 18,125 with the previous year being 7432 (with over half (10,163) being children’s resources).”

Internet bookings have also increased, with 3012 bookings taken (excluding external), with the previous year being 1823.

Th e introduction of the One Card System in December 2012 has brought 1457 reservations while sending 2829 items for people to utilise across the state.

Ms Hargrave said having this new facility has enabled her and her team to promote all the wonderful services and programs they have to off er.

“We still have visitors to the library who are amazed at the building and services as they do not expect to see such a facility in the middle of the desert,” she said.

“Th e past year has been a challenge. “I’ve enjoyed seeing the community, especially the

children delight in the new library. “The colourful furniture, and spaciousness of the

library has been a big hit.”Th e reactions of the community seeing the new library

for the fi rst time is still Ms Hargrave’s favourite memory from the new library but she said it is getting harder to name just one with the offi cial opening and the library recently being named as the recipient of the Jim Crawford Encouragement Award also right up there.

Th e Roxbylink Library, through the new One Card system, has access to over two million resources - not just limited to books – and can be viewed on their online catalogue at www.libraries.sa.gov.au/roxbydowns.

Th e library also off ers online databases, e-books and encyclopaedias. BY PATRICK GLOVER

Lifeline for some Heading employees post liquidation

Library employees Elizabeth Gill, Grace Morokai and Danielle Vardy celebrated the library’s fi rst birthday.

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Do ne for DUIA 47-year-old man from Narrang was reported for exceeding the Prescribed

Consumption of Alcohol (PCA) on Saturday.As a result the man will have his licenced suspended and have his car

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When Th e Monitor’s jour-nalist Patrick Glover heard the devastating

news that his nanna had been diagnosed with cancer recently, he decided to make a concerted effort to back initiatives con-centrated on promoting cancer research and raising funds for patients.

Although, Mr Glover said, his nanna is “fi ne” and treatment has been successful, it has inspired him to once again jump on board for the Movember fundraiser.

Movember is an annual event which raises money and awareness to men about prostate cancer, tes-ticular cancer and mental health issues.

“I did it (Movember) last year when I was in Port Lincoln,’” he said.

“My girlfriend likes it when I grow a bit of facial hair so I thought I could grow a mo and raise some money for a good cause in the process.

“At the core of my reason is my nanna, who is in her 70s, and al-though she is ok and going through treatment at the moment it is scary that it has aff ected someone this close to me.

“So I thought what better time to raise some money for this cause.”

The Movember foundation is the leading global organisation committed to changing the face of men’s health.

Th e Movember community has raised $580 million to date and funded over 800 programs in 21 countries.

Th e Movember foundation chal-lenges men to grow moustaches during Movember (formerly known as November), to spark conversation and raise vital funds for its men’s health programs.

To date, four million moustaches have been grown worldwide, but supporters claim they won’t stop growing as long as serious men’s health issues exist.

At the start of Movember, men take action by signing up with a clean-shaven face and for the 30 days of November commit to growing a moustache.

Th ese selfl ess and generous men known as Mo Bros, groom, trim and wax their way into the records of fi ne moustachery.

Mo Bros are supported by the women in their lives, aff ectionate-ly known as Mo Sistas – together our Mo Community raise money and awareness to change the face of men’s health.

Mo Bros effectively become walking, talking billboards for the 30 days of November and through their actions and words raise awareness by prompting private and public conversation around the often ignored issue of men’s health.

Since its humble beginnings in Melbourne, Australia, Movember has grown to become a truly glob-al movement inspiring more than

fourmillion Mo Bros and Mo Sistas to participate in offi cial campaigns in 21 countries including Austral-ia, New Zealand, US, Canada, UK, South Africa, Ireland, Finland, Netherlands, Spain, Denmark, Norway, Belgium and Czech Re-public.

In addition, Movember is aware of Mo Bros and Mo Sistas support-ing the men’s health cause across the globe, from Russia to Dubai, Bermuda to Antarctica, Rio de Ja-neiro to Mumbai, and everywhere in between.

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A record crowd attended CIRCA’s 61 circus acts in 60 minutes last week with 270

tickets being sold.

With this the second to last Coun-try Arts SA show for the year, the community got behind the fami-ly-friendly show.

“We were really happy with the crowd numbers,” Arts and Cultural

Development Offi cer Ella McCarthy told Th e Monitor following the show.

“It demonstrated a huge interest from the community, especially for a show the whole family can be in-volved in.

“It was the second last of the Country Arts shows for 2014, and I feel, as with all the Country Arts ‘shows on the road’ program shows, we are so lucky to receive the fund-ing to bring this calibre of show to Roxby.”

CIRCA is one a renowned circus

performing act in Australia and is recognised worldwide, with the company also doing international tours.

CIRCA performer Daniel O’Brien described the show as a “morphing beast” with the group having little time to practice leading to little changes being made as the show rolls on.

“We have three hours before each show which we use for skill-based practice where we also work on the safety of our tricks,” Mr O’Brien said.

“We don’t have much time for tinkering so the show is a bit like a morphing beast, we just work on changing one trick at a time.”

As the title suggest, the perform-ers must complete 61 acts in 60 sec-onds and the clock runs out a task.

Mr O’Brien said it can prove to be stressful.

“We try and mould the ending so we are scrambling at the end so it can be a bit hit and miss,” he said.

“Sometimes it gets down to the last 10 seconds and in those cases

the stress levels are 100 per cent real. “It is exciting but it is stressful.”As well as their performance last

Tuesday night, the performers also ran a ‘come and try’ session with Roxby Downs youths on the Mon-day afternoon.

“The workshop was good, it is great to be able to give back to the community,” Mr O’Brien said.

“It also acts as a lead up for us, they get a sneak peak of what we are all about and then it encourages them to come and see us in action.”

BHP Billiton, which sustains a substantial presence in Roxby Downs, released its

2014 Annual Reporting suite last Th ursday refl ecting the company’s strong fi nancial, operating and safety performance and commitment to transparent reporting practices.

Addressing shareholders in the An-nual Report, BHP Billiton Chairman Jac Nasser commended employees for their commitment to the company’s charter values, productivity and operating ex-cellence.

“Our fi rst charter value is sustainabil-ity and we maintain a relentless focus on the health and safety of our people and the communities in which we op-erate,” he said.

“A strong management team and over 123,000 talented employees and con-tractors in 21 countries have improved safety, increased production and deliv-ered more value for shareholders and all our stakeholders.”

BHP Billiton CEO Andrew Mac-kenzie said employees had maintained their commitment to sustainability and helped achieve annual production re-cords at 12 operations and across four commodities.

“In a year of record production we had no fatalities at our operated assets and improved our total recordable in-jury frequency performance by nine per cent to 4.2 injuries per million hours worked,” he said.

“While we are encouraged to have recorded a year without fatalities, we must never rest on past performance. We will continue to relentlessly iden-tify and manage material health and safety risks to protect our people and communities.”

Demonstrating the company’s com-mitment to transparency and ethical business conduct, the Sustainability Report has been prepared.

Th e full reports and accompanying documents, including the Annual Re-port, Sustainability Report, Summary Review and Notices of Meeting, are all available online in a new Annual Re-porting section on www.bhpbilliton.com.

Highlights from the 2014 reports include:

• Total recordable injury frequency reduced by nine per cent with no fatal-ities at our operated assets

• Revenue up by two per cent to US$67.2 billion

• Net operating cash fl ow increased by 26 per cent to US$25.4 billion

• An increase of four per cent in the total dividend per share to 121 US cents

• Sustainable productivity-led gains of US$2.9 billion delivered during FY2014

• A nine per cent increase in produc-tion on a copper equivalent basis with record production at 12 operations and across four commodities

• Greenhouse gas emissions (CO2-e) reduced by 1.7 million tonnes

• US$241.7 million invested in com-munity programs, including US$100 million to the BHP Billiton Foundation.

Supporting the release of the Sus-tainability Report, BHP Billiton is also holding an Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) briefi ng with com-prehensive information on the compa-ny’s approach to the management of climate change risk, governance, health, safety, environment and community.

Mr Mackenzie said BHP Billiton supported global economic growth and development through the supply of critical natural resources and com-munity investment.

“We support local economies through employment, infrastructure development, taxes and royalties, as well as purchasing local goods and ser-vices. We are part of these communities and we strive to be a positive and active participant in community life,” he said.

He said sustainable growth also re-quired an eff ective response to climate change.

Mr Mackenzie said the achievements of the last fi nancial year should give shareholders, employees and commu-nities great confi dence in the company’s strategic direction and risk manage-ment.

“Our focus on productivity within the spirit of Our Charter, is delivering ongoing returns for our shareholders, directly benefi tting broader society, and supporting our work to respect and protect the environment,” he said.

“To our talented and hardworking employees and contractors, it is be-cause of your commitment that we are delivering on our productivity agenda, sustainably and ethically, becoming more competitive and delivering to re-source our future.”

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Police confirmed last Wednesday they have been sorting through

broken bottles and metal in an unused mine shaft at Coober Pedy, and have announced that they are confi dent in fi nd-ing the remains of teenager, Karen Williams, who was last seen in 1990.

Investigators were into their third day searching for the re-mains of the 16-year-old victim.

A 150-metre zone was desig-

nated on the outskirts of Coo-ber Pedy.

Police have been searching spaces in shafts that were ap-proximately 20 metres deep.

Police stated that is was chal-lenging work to actually get the rubbish out, but were deter-mined to get to the bottom of the murder case.

Police said there are approxi-mately 250,000 shaft entrances in the opal fi elds surrounding the town, some of which were not able to be searched last year,

due to incumbent diffi culties.Police revisited the site after

several witnesses supplied them with new information.

Police stated that they were confi dent in fi nding the 16-year-old’s remaind and wer taking on further action to solve the case.

A 42-year-old man was charged with Karen’s murder last year.

A $200,000 reward has been offered to anyone who could lead to the discovery of her re-mains.

Karen Williams has been a missing person since

1990. (SA Police)

Vacancies on Woomera Board Each October three candidates nominated by

Woomera residents are eligible to be elected to com-plete a two-year term of offi ce on the Woomera Board.

Residents are cordially invited to nominate eligible candidates to stand for election.

Applications may be obtained from the Woomera Board Community Centre and must be returned to the Board Offi ce before nominations close at 12 noon on Friday, September 26, 2014.

Any Woomera resident over the age of 18 years who has resided in Woomera for a continuous period of three months immediately preceding election day is eligible to be nominated.

Elections, if required, will be held on Saturday, Oc-tober 25, 2014.

Th e functions of the Board are to:• Advise the Base Strategic Support Operations

Manager (BSSOM) on matters relating to the welfare of the people of Woomera;

• Advise the BSSOM on any matter that is referred to the Board by him;

• Manage such businesses, public utilities and amenities, and to conduct such other activities as the BSSOM may from time to time direct; and

* To expend, within set guidelines, for the benefi t of the people of Woomera, monies received by the Board.

Contact the Secretary of the Woomera Board on 8674 3226 with further enquiries.

Motorists urged to kick smart phone habit

RAA is concerned that the latest smart phone tech-nology, such as the Apple Watch, is only going to put motorists in the Far North and the wider region at a greater crash risk.

RAA Senior Manager Road Safety Charles Moun-tain said technology advancements are only creating more and more potential distractions for drivers, es-pecially those addicted to regularly checking social media sites.

“At the moment, at least drivers can put their smart phone into the glove box or their pocket in an attempt to avoid the distraction it can often create,” said Mr Mountain.

“But if smart phone features, like texting and apps, are now moving to people’s wrists, it’s only going to make it harder for people to ignore that text message when it comes in.”

In 2013, 44 per cent of fatal crashes and 55 per cent of serious injury crashes in South Australia were due to inattention.

“Focusing on the important task of driving is al-ready challenging for motorists,” said Mr Mountain.

“Adding in another distraction via wearable devices, like a smart phone watch, can put drivers in danger, unless they resist the temptation to check them while driving.

“Looking away from the road for just three seconds on a busy city road, travelling at 60km/h, could mean your vehicle travels for 50 metres, or fi ve car lengths.

RAA has teamed up with scosa (Spastic Centres of South Australia) in a campaign to urge South Austral-ian’s to ‘kick’ their bad habits.

scosa’s ‘Kick It’ campaign aims to encourage people to make positive lifestyle changes while raising money for South Australians living with disabilities.

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Cancer Awareness Month.

An insight to this year’s fundraising cause, it has been offi cially announced that although unciommon, a several men are aff ected by breast cancer - a most common disease being diag-nosed within women.

Th e Breast Cancer Network Aus-tralia (BCNA) is a support line and also gives information resources about breast cancer.

For information about breast cancer go online to www.bcna.org.au or call them with 1800 500 258.

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BHP Billiton Olympic Dam joined forces with the Roxby Downs Area School

(RDAS) this term, Term 3, to enhance support to students participating in Open Access education.

Th is partnership taps into the diverse professional skillset at Olympic Dam, whose profession-als are volunteering to tutor local students in their subjects.

“These students receive one telephone lesson per week from their teachers at the Open Access

College and are then required to do their study independently,” Assistant Principal RDAS, Ann O’Sullivan, said.

“By having the expert support of their mentors they are able to not only clarify their learning but also see how their learning can be used in the ‘real world.’

“Th e expert knowledge of the mentors has been invaluable to each student.”

In addition to their weekly Open Access lessons, students work with their mentors once a week, and have access to them via email and

phone as needed. RDAS Principal Steve Bennet-

the saw many benefi ts to having professional mentors for RDAS students.

“When studying at senior sec-ondary level, there are enormous benefi ts in having someone from outside of the school environment supporting students with their work,” Mr Bennett said.

“In some cases, the mentor is providing the expertise that isn’t available in the school, for example Year 12 Geology in 2014.

“On other occasions they are off ering the student another per-spective, value adding to the work being done by the subject teacher in our school.

“In both situations they are pro-viding a very valuable service to our school community.”

Bill, one of the students work-ing with a BHP Billiton mentor, said that since the tutoring began, Legal Studies has been his high-est graded subject, having received A-grades in several of his assess-ment pieces.

What are the keys to this suc-cess? From a student’s perspec-tive, it comes from fl exible tutor-ing hours, consistent support and access to resources to complete assignments, and insight into a professional’s experience and knowledge that can’t be found in the resource material.

Another student, D’Arcy, adds that as a result of the tutoring sessions, she is gaining a deeper contextual understanding of what she is learning, and an increased

confi dence in what she is learning.And the mentors gain some-

thing from the experience, too. “Our discussions allow us to

expand on the material she has covered and demonstrate how various topics relate with each other and to real life examples,” Charles Nzama, Superintendent Geology at BHP Billiton Olympic Dam and tutor to D’Arcy, said.

“I think every student doing dis-tance learning should have a tutor.

“It has also been fun for me and a great opportunity to refresh my foundational knowledge of my chosen fi eld.”

BHP Billiton Olympic Dam Tutor Chris Platt, who has been instrumental in getting the pro-gram off the ground, enjoyed the partnership.

“Bill is interested in legal studies and I enjoy using my experience and ‘war stories’ to add to his un-derstanding of the subject,” Platt said.

Ms. O’Sullivan said a big thanks needed to be given to the mentors, Chad Menzies, Jessica Davis and BHP Billiton Olympic Dam for helping develop and support the partnership.

“Th e potential for this partner-ship to grow, both in Open Access subjects and with subjects taught in school, is a pathway in which both RDAS and BHP Billiton Olympic Dam express interest,” he said.

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S taff at Th e Monitor were out and about last Wednesday to tour BHP Billiton’s Olympic

Dam site.

After watching an introductory video at the Visitor Information Centre, the tour commenced, and with Th e Moni-tor crew on board, it proved to be very upbeat.

Th e mines at Olympic Dam dig up four main minerals; uranium being the main source, as well as copper, silver and gold, which both (gold and silver) are sold to Perth Mint, Australia.

Olympic Dam mines have been in operation for over 20 years and dur-ing that time the mine has expanded immensely. Th e products of the mines are sold worldwide. BHP Billiton has calculated the ore body is around 9.2 billion tonnes.

Olympic Dam was given its name after a nearby livestock watering dam located on the Roxby Downs pastoral lease.

Th e dam was built in 1956, the year of the Melbourne Olympics, to pro-vide water for the livestock, and from around that time the name has stuck.

In the mines, the Whenan shaft, made around 1982, is used to help get the ore from underground.

Th e Whenan shaft is able to carry around 500 tonnes of ore.

Only certain vehicles can go under-ground ranging from 4WD land cruis-ers to a loading truck.

As The Monitor crew travelled throughout the mining areas, they were shown a core farm, which carries around 300 types of core samples.

Th e duration of the tour was an eye opener and much learnt by Th e Moni-tor’s staff .

Th e Monitor’s day out was then fol-lowed by a sumptuous farewell lunch-eon for Gail Heritage, who has moved on from being at the helm of the paper.

Kate Yates has stepped into the shoes as the Managing Editor and said she aspires to keep the paper at the top of its game for years to come and will en-sure Th e Monitor plays a necessary and integral role within the community.

Monitor at the mines and more

ABOVE: Back - Patrick Glover and Kate Yates,

front - Jody Gow-Smith, Gail Heritage, Jodie Zschorn

and Marisa Wilson.FAR LEFT: The Monitor

team at Gail Heritage’s farewell (pictured far left).

LEFT: Gail Heritage with her farewell cake.

Have Your Say? What did you do last weekend for theAFL Grand Final?

Maddie

I went to Adelaide and

watched it with the family.

Alicia with bub

I worked - I don’t like AFL.

DaleI went to

Adelaide.

DonI had to work.

A meeting will be held to form an active theatre Group in Roxby

Downs.

When: Tuesday October 14th at 7.30pm

Where: Library meeting room.

roles such as actors, behind the scenes and the following:

Costumes, Lighting, Sound, Stage Managers, Make Up, Front

of House, PR, Directors.

All Welcome!

Contact Ross on 0497 156 565.

Calling all theatre nuts!

LETTERSto the editor ...

Letters to the editor will be welcomed by The Monitor as of today.

No issue is too big or too small. Your voice will be heard through our pages.

Our preferred method of contact is via fax on 8671 2843 or email. Email all of your interest, concerns and statements to kate@the monitor.com.au.

For any further enquiries or questions call 8671 2683.

6 Richardson Place, Roxby Downs PO Box 72, Roxby Downs SA 5725

Phone (08) 8671 2683 Fax (08) 8671 2843

Editor: [email protected]

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S aint Barbara’s Parish School had a refreshing visit from Woolworths

staff last week to give out free fruit and promote healthy eating.

Th e visit was all part of getting back out into the community and promoting the message of healthy eating through the campaigners.

St Barbara’s Year 3/4 teacher Kelly Weston said it was great the school had the opportunity to be involved.

“It is great to see the involve-ment with the promotion of healthy eating to the students,” Ms Weston said.

“Handing out fresh fruit to the students with a positive perception of healthy eating and that it can be made fun, has been great.

“The students loved the fruit supplied.”

Th ree Woolworths representa-tives made the trip to St Barbara’s School to make the presentation to the Year 2/3 class and the 3/4 class.

The students were presented with the choice of mandarins and two diff erent kinds of apples.

“If the kids go home and tell their mum and dad that they had some fruit today and really enjoyed it then their parents may go out and buy it for their lunchboxes in the future,” Woolworths Duty Manager Chris Young said.

Ms Weston said she would

like this initiative to continue as healthy eating is an important message to promote to children.

“We cover it (healthy eating) on a weekly basis in Physical Educa-tion and Health lessons, so stu-dents understand the importance of healthy eating and the benefi ts it can have on our lifestyle and our health,” she said.

“It is a great initiative and I could see it happening in the future.

“Students were loving the fresh fruit and commenting on how de-licious and fresh it was.”

Woolworths will look doing a similar delivery the Roxby Downs Area School in the coming weeks and hoped to be able to also return to St Barbara’s soon as well.

South Austral ian Police (SAPOL) are warning resi-dents to be vigilant with their

personal belongings, following a slight increase in the number of opportunistic crimes in the past month.

Th ieves have recen tly targeted items such as purses, mobile phones, hand-bags, wallets in public places.

Members of the community are re-minded:

• Do not leave your handbag in your

trolley, carry it with you at all times. When loading the car, don’t leave your handbag in the trolley

• Don’t leave your purse, mobile phone, handbag, or wallet on the table in restaurants or hotels

• Remain vigilant about your prop-erty while in any business premises

• Never leave valuables in a vehicle, regardless of whether the vehicle is locked or not

• Be alert at ATMs and cover your PIN.

The Blue Light Disco Committee has continued its generosity by handing out $1762 worth of

funding to three diff erent commu-nity groups.

Th e funds were split up amongst the Youth Advisory Committee (YAC), Junior Basketball Association and Roxby Downs Swim Club.

YAC received $762 to put towards outdoor gaming equipment and YAC representative Nissa Gordon said the group is thrilled to receive the funding boost.

“We are really happy to receive this money and we are thankful for the do-nation,” Nissa said.

“We look forward to further com-munication with Blue Light.”

Th e Junior Basketball Association received $500 for court hire fees which association president, Ruth Rowlands, said the association was “happy with

any support they got”. Th e Roxby Downs Swim Club were

also awarded $500 to upgrade their polo shirts.

“A big thanks on behalf of the club (swim club) to the Blue Light Commit-tee,” Roxby Downs Swim Club repre-sentative Juliette Demaine said.

Th e Blue Light Committee aims to hold one or two events each year to help raise money for diff erent com-munity groups.

Constable Dan Bronca said this time around six groups applied for grants with the three groups above being successful.

“We are now looking for future re-quests for donations as well as looking forward to groups putting in requests for donations,” Constable Bronca said.

“Th e Blue Light Disco Committee enjoys holding these events and it would be good to see both age groups coming.” BY PATRICK GLOVER

Fruitful insight for St Barb’s students

Lights on for disco funding

Warning: thieves are about

Woolworths’ Chris Young, Matthew Mutter and Nathan Mutter talk to the St Barbara’s Year 2/3 and 3/4 classes about healthy eating.

Woolworths Produce Managers Matt and Nathan Mutter with some of the

St Barbara’s kids and their fruit.

St Barbara’s Year 2/3 and Year 3/4 classes with their fruit delivered by Woolworths representatives Chris Young, Matt Mutter and Nathan Mutter.

Michelle Hales (Representative from the Community Board), Constable Dan Bronca, Juliette Demaine (RDAS swim club), Brevit Sergeant Tristan Fantinel. Front: Ruth Rowlands (Junior

Basketball Association President) and Josh, Nissa Gordon (YAC).


House&Home

Roxby Downs, Andamooka and Woomera

Phone 8671 3343 Phone/Fax 8842 3566Call - Travis

0427 280 291Email [email protected]

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Award-winning local Indigenous employment service Red Mulga has

gone from strength to strength since its beginnings in 2011.

The idea came to Ronald Boland and Colleen Taylor after visiting Olympic Dam seeking employment. Th ey recognised a need and developed a business plan to assist in Indigenous peo-ple securing their future in the mining industry.

Today, Red Mulga Indigenous Services is a simple, cost-eff ec-tive and trouble free way to recruit a workforce that has recognised training, skills and experience.

Red Mulga aims to provide a clear direction and ensure Aboriginal workers have an op-portunity to gain the skills and opportunities needed for long term employment within the mining industry.

The company now enables local contractors and business-es to access a range of experi-enced employees, and helps to cut down the recruitment pro-cesses, costs, mentoring and training responsibilities that

companies sometimes endure with new employees.

Th e mentoring, training and skills are provided to Red Mulga personnel to ensure they meet the needs of their clients.

Th e services off ered at Red Mulga include plant operators, skilled and semi-skilled trade assistants, project services, plant and machinery, contract labour, building and electrical, testing and tagging just to name a few.

Red Mulga has gone from a small team of a few people to near 85 employees at present.

Th e company is proud of the eff orts of its team, and prides itself on having a great repu-tation amongst the businesses which utilise its services. “Our Strength, is in our people”

Red Mulga has recently been awarded the minor civil con-tract within Olympic Dam, al-lowing them to employ a skilled labour force and to upskill their existing workforce.

The company is also now introducing a Career Devel-opment Program to assist with further developing employees within the workplace.

Two standout businesses recognised

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Ongoing commercial

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ABOVE: Roxby Pool and Yard has a huge variety of pool supplies to get your pool ready for summer

RIGHT: A large fl eet of cars is ready to service you.

To advertise in our next House

and Home feature contact our friendly

sales team on 8671 2683.

The friendly staff from Red Mulga and Roxby Pool Supplies - from left Rebecca Maynard, Helen Eggart, Carly King, David Moyse, Clifford Lange, Marija Kertin, Uwe Oestmann and Bianca Reece.

Red Mulga standards a cut above

I t’s the diversity of services that has seen Roxby Pool, Yard and Maintenance become a local

household name.

Th e company not only off ers a spe-cialised landscaping and yard mainte-nance business, it’s the personalised service and professionalism that keeps locals coming back for more.

Firstly, the company is equipped with a state-of-the-art mobile computerised pool water testing service, allowing lo-cals to get their pool safe.

And, we can supply and install shade covers, high pressure clean a drive way and undertake all those minor earth working needs.

Roxby Pool Yard and Maintenance is renowned for its second-to-none ser-vice when it comes to the maintenance of your pool.

Its services also include general building, carpentry, painting needs as well as yard maintenance and re-ticulation, retaining walls, paving and landscaping, perfect for a summer ren-ovation.

Th ere is no job too big or small. Roxby Pool Yard and Maintenance is

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Roxby Downs’ locals can now get their carpet, vinyl and fl oating fl oors laid with local company Olympicon.

New owners Peter and Amber Colman are also urging householders to service their air conditioners before the hot summer months arrive.

“Summer start-ups are highly recommended to ensure your air conditioner is in a good state of repair prior to the warm weather,” Peter told Th e Monitor last week.

“We are off ering a summer start up on evap-orative a/c units which includes drain and fl ush of base, chemical dosing tablet, clean pads, visual inspection of belt and pulleys, motor, pump, fl oat valve, pads as well as providing feedback on condition and suggest any rec-ommended repairs,” he said

“We can also install ceiling fans and split system air conditioners.”

Th e Port Lincoln couple bought Olympicon in August after Peter had previously worked as a sub-contractor for the fi rm.

“We thought this would be a great opportu-nity for our family,” Peter said.

Th e couple are no strangers to Roxby Downs. Th ey lived here from 2008 until early 2011.

“We returned home to Port Lincoln and I

continued to work here commuting, deciding to make the move back to Roxby in early 2013.”

Peter, a qualifi ed plumbing and gas fi tting contractor, has a lot of experience working around town.

“When we relocated to Roxby I started work with Cowell Electric, providing plumbing ser-vices for the local council on the water and sewer disposal systems, (with) Origin Energy installing the new Sub C gas ring main, and repairs and maintenance to the existing town gas infrastructure, as well as domestic main-tenance,” he said.

“For the past 18 months prior to purchas-ing Olympicon I worked as a sub-contractor doing mainly domestic plumbing and gas maintenance. Amber has experience in ad-ministration and was employed in real estate prior to the birth of our son and our purchase of Olympicon.”

Th e young family is now ready take on all jobs, big or small.

“Olympicon is a family business employing local tradespeople. We welcome any enquiries. All quotes are free and no obligation. No job too small. We strive to provide quality services and competitive pricing,” Peter said.

You can contact Olympicon on 0499 289 004 or email info@o lympicon.com.au.

The new face of Olympicon

House&Home

Amber and Peter Colman with baby Freddie and Jamie Way from

Olympicon - ready to meet your needs.

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Choosing the right white

White seems like the easiest, safest and most straight-forward way to go when choosing paint colours.

For that reason many home owners start their painting project by saying they are going to paint their house simply ‘off -white’, only to fi nd themselves bamboozled by the seemingly endless spectrum of white paint on off er.

Here’s a few questions to ask yourself to help fi nd which white is right for you.

Old or new?Th ere are some whites that better suit mini-

malist modern interiors and others that better

suit more ornate traditional interiors. Dulux Colour Planning & Communications Manager Andrea Lucena-Orr says that cooler whites tend to suit more modern or contemporary spaces, whereas the creams or yellowish whites often lend themselves more tradition-al properties.

“Th e main reason for this is that most mod-ern or contemporary homes have lots of nat-ural light and many windows,” Andrea said. “However, older homes tend to have smaller or not as many windows with lower natural light. Th erefore, using whites with more yel-low tones creates a warmer feel and greater light refl ectance in a more enclosed space.”

Which white for that light?Anyone who has worked in an offi ce can

testify to the washed-out eff ect of fl uorescent

lights. Th at’s why it is important to take the light source into account when choosing a white for your home. Experiment by using a brush-out board painted in two coats of your chosen colour/s and placing them on diff er-ent walls in the room to be painted. How do they look at diff erent times of the day? What about when the overhead lights are on, or just lamps? Th e move to energy effi cient globes has had an eff ect on the colour of light in our homes. As Andrea said, “Now with the ener-gy effi cient fl uorescent globes it is even more crucial to understand colour and lighting. You can get these globes in a ‘warm white’ rather than the standard globes and this does make a diff erence to your colour. Th e standard globes do give a cooler white light; therefore colours won’t look as warm as they should.”

Surely, a beige carpet will always com-plement a white wall – right? Not entirely. Sometimes the undertone of a white or neutral is not obvious until you put it against a white or neutral with a contrasting undertone.

“Every colour has diff erent undertones so when we put a beige carpet with a green un-dertone against a white wall with a pink un-dertone the eff ect can be diff erent than what we expect,” Andrea said.

Andrea suggested placing the colour chip next to items in your home so the colour re-sponds as it would on the wall. Andrea also suggested a handy tip of using a grey colour chip to get to the truth of the matter. “Neutral grey is the best ‘non-colour’ to use when try-ing to understand the natural undertone in a particular colour,” she said.


OUT ABOUT&

Jed and Lucas at the Kindy disco.

Danielle Vardy

dressed up as a

clown for children’s story time last week

and is pictured here with

Felix, Eli and Mikayla.

The children at the Kindy disco getting

into the groove.

Matilda and Abigail at the Kindy disco.

Josh and Tyler at the Kindy disco.

Kalais, Matilda, Chantelle dancing at the Kindy disco.

Back - Jai, Aiden, Evan, front - Kyra, Charlie, Flynn and Judd enjoying

the day out with Fairybelle.

Back - Bianca Johnston, Emily, Bronwyn Laister, Sam Secker, Kirsty Vugts holding Judd, front - Sarah Barnes holding

Charlie, Sarah Saunders holding Evan and Karena Scott.

The library has begun sending out overdue and

libraryand libraryan

at thebooks and News

Wall

Ph: 8671 0500 www.libraries.sa.gov.au/roxbydowns


OUT ABOUT&

Wes, Jarvis and Fraser Knights at Dads and Kids on Sunday.

Paul Trotta and Christopher enjoy some father-son time at Dads and Kids.

Damon Wilkie, Eli and Chloe playing at Dads and Kids.

Chris Burggraaff and Mark Butterworth

fi re up the barbie at the Dads and Kids event on Sunday.

Courtney Yeates, Kylie Hicks and Cheree MacDonald at the Club.

Denise Fitzpatrick, Mary Coles, Geoff Coles, Brian Robinson and

Rob Halmai catch up at the Club.

Renowned Catholic priest Father John Folkman performed his fi rst mass at Woomera on Sunday.

Trevor Johnson and John McCafferty having

a ball at the Tav.

Rose Sternal and Carol Beenham having

fun at the Tav.

Amber Seamer, Nicole Briley, Troy Briley and Josh Seamer enjoy a

night at the Tav.Adam O’Dea, Trent

Smits, Luke Baker, Jacob Ellison and Joel Coulthard

relaxing at the Tav.

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Roxby Council

Opening hours Monday to Friday9 am to 4.30 pm

Council provides transport services including:

• Vehicle registration • Boat registrations

• Licensing transactions • Learner written theory tests (test to begin before 4 pm)

All enquiries 131 084.

Opal Road Landfi llOpening hours

1 pm to 6 pm every dayDisposal of household rubbish is FREE

Levies apply for businessesRecycling can be taken either

to the Opal Landfi ll orBSH Waste Solutions on Gosse Street

All enquiries: 8671 1154

Opening hours 9 am to 5 pm Monday-Wednesdays, Fridays

9:30am to 5pm Thursdays9.30 am to 12 noon Saturdays

Telephone 8671 0500Email: [email protected]

Library membership is free. Wide range of resources are available including books, DVDs, magazines and internet facilities.Toddler Story Time 10.30am Thursday.

Opening hours

9 am to 5 pm weekdays

Telephone 8671 0010 • Fax 8671 0452

Email: [email protected]

After hours emergency

Mobile 0418 892 870

Web www.roxbycouncil.com

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1st Quarter rates notices

The fi rst quarter Rates Notices have been sent and are due by Friday, October 17, 2014.

Roxby Council provides a range of easy payment options.

Please refer to the back of the rates notice and/or contact the Council of-fi ce for further information on 8671 0010.

Having trouble making ends meet?

F inancial aid is available to those experiencing fi nancial difficulty. For information

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

Roxby Council encourages all cus-tomers to contact them immediately on (08) 8671 0010 if they are under fi nancial stress.

For all enquiries surrounding waste and recycling collection, contact the waste management contractors BSH Waste Solutions on (08) 8671 1154.

Managing snakes in Roxby DownsSnakes are a common and natural

part of living in Roxby Downs, if you have any issues or queries regard-ing snakes or any other wildlife in or around your home please contact the Wildlife Response Number 0497 808 315.

Tree trimming to happen soonPrecariously leaning, overhanging

and dying trees will be removed or trimmed this month.

R ecent complaints have prompted C o u n c i l t o

remind Roxby Downs’ residents about over fi lling waste collection bins.

Council and BSH ex-plain, overfull bins will not be emptied, instead there will be a notice placed on top of the bin reminding residents of their responsibility.

Overfilled bins are often taken over by crows and other animals that spread the rubbish throughout the streets.

Th is results in an un-

tidy street and in turn aff ects the overall hap-piness of neighbouring residents.

“The crows may like you, but the rubbish that can spread around makes your neighbours not.” Council said.

Your bin was delivered complete with a sticker and Council reminds you not to overfi ll your bin.

Please take notice of the collection days for your street and put your bin out regularly for col-lection to avoid it getting too full to close the lid properly.

Utilising the recycling

bin more eff ectively will also assist with avoiding an overfi lled bin.

Residents who recy-cle, as they should, do not have a problem with bin space. It is important for people to realise how privileged we are to have multiple waste collection services, when we live remotely in this fragile environment.

It is our responsibility to act responsibly.

If you have any ques-tions or would like fur-ther information please contact BSH on 8671 1154.

Roxby Council and the Roxby Downs Golf Club have joined forces to recruit for the posi-

tion of a Roxby Downs Golf Club and Ovals Superintendent, to improve the condition of the town ovals and Golf Club greens.

Both the Golf Club and Roxby Coun-cil have separately identifi ed the need for specialised turf management exper-tise, and agree the recruitment of this position is mutually benefi cial for the Golf Club patrons and oval users.

“In the past we’ve used consultants from time to time to help us try and keep turf in a good condition, but due to the challenging climate and heavy usage of facilities in Roxby, we really needed someone permanently on the job to keep on top of turf quality,” Rox-by Council Water Operations Manager Shane Mills said.

“By partnering with the Golf Club, we can share the costs of employing a turf

specialist, while also sharing equipment between the golf course and town ovals. It really is a ‘win win’ opportunity.”

While the creation of this position will not impact any existing horticul-tural contracts, those working with the Superintendent, including volunteers, will benefi t from the opportunity to develop their skills in this specialised area, under the supervision of the Su-perintendent.

By creating this partnership role, both Council and the Golf Club will be able to improve the quality of the green areas on the town ovals and golf fairways for the benefi t of the whole community.

Applications for the Roxby Downs Golf Club and Ovals Superintendent position closes on Friday, October 3, 2014. Further details on the position are available from the Roxby Council website or by calling Roxby Council on (08) 8671 0010.

‘Win win’ for Golf Club and

oval users

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Overfi lled waste bins


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WHO’S ON THE BOARD

CONTACTING THE BOARD

BOARD MEETINGSBoard meetings are held on the last

Monday of the month.Members of the public are welcome to

attend and observe.If you would like to make a presentation or raise an issue, please contact the Executive Offi cer on 0418 833 818 so that you can be included on the

agenda.Confi dential discussions with the

Board can be arranged if required.

For further information, advice or general questions please contact:

Michelle Hales,Executive Offi cer

Roxby Downs Community Board Inc.PO Box 85

Roxby Downs SA 5725Mobile: 0418 833 818


Michelle Davis • George GiakoumisVicki Mason • Gaylene Crane

Mary Lewis • Brett McNeilBill Boehm • Nidya Iwan • Di Stanton

• Cherie Gaskin • Sandy Sumsion

JOINING FORUMSIf you would like to join a forum and would like more information please

contact the following people.

New members are always welcome.

ARTS and CULTURE FORUMRachel Young 0428 671 000

Thursday, SOctober 30 @ 7pmCouncil Boardroom

BUSINESS FORUM Laura Trotta 0412 734 964Tuesday, October 7 @ 6.15pm

Club Boardroom

SPORTS and REC FORUMMichelle Hales 0418 833 818

TBC

COMMUNITY GARDENAngela Neyland 8671 0010

Thursday, October 9 @ 6.30pm

Council Boardroom

ENVIRONMENT FORUMPerri Carter 0433 248 627

Thursday, October 2 @ 7pm

Council Boardroom

ROXBY ROADSAFE MEETINGMichelle Hales 0418 833 818

Thursday, October 9 @ 5.30pmCouncil Boardroom

MULTICULTURAL FORUMSasha Yantewo (08) 8671 0010

TBC

WOMEN’S NETWORKLisa Hewerdine (08) 8671 0010

TBC

The Business Forum’s 2014 Roxby Business Awards was a great night out yet again with over 120 attendees

at the gala dinner on Friday, September 19 in the Roxbylink auditorium.

Th e auditorium was transformed into a beautiful fi ne dining setting and the red car-pet never fails to make an event extra special and glamourous.

Th e Dunes was transformed into a recep-tion area with a professional photographer to take snaps of all the well dressed ladies and gents.

Canapés were served in the Dunes, at-

tendees dining on fresh seafood delicacies in the desert.

Th e night followed with a two course meal and the presentation of the awards, keynote presentation from Darryl Cuzzubbo and fi ne music from ‘Whose on First’.

Th e Business forum was delighted that the 2014 Gala event had many successful award winners including the introduction of new awards – MEGT Trainee/Apprentice of the Year award, BHP Billiton Local Contracting Partner of the Year award and the Rotary Pride of Workmanship award.

Th e Business Forum is constantly striv-ing to improve the annual Business Awards

event and 2014 was no exception. Th e judges Cecilia Woolford, John Rejack

and Jodie Custance - were a privilege to have on the 2014 judging panel.

Th e Business Forum would like to thank all the attendees to the Gala Dinner and a huge congratulations to the award winners for the 2014.

Th e Business forum plan on holding a ‘SAPOL’ hosted training event for all lo-cal businesses in November as well as the launch of the ‘Totally Locally’ campaign this year, so watch out for these events and programs!

Outback Smart Workshop at Community Garden

W ith so many diff erent hose gauges, dripper and sprayer types and complicated timer systems it is easy to be overwhelmed with the choices when it comes to

designing a garden irrigation system.

Community Garden volunteer and irrigation guru Richard Gloster provided attendees at the latest Outback Smart workshop tips and tricks to help design the perfect desert adapted system. Th is included a demonstration how much more water effi cient dripper systems are to sprayers and eff ective ways to use mulch.

Th is was the fourth workshop in the popular Outback Smart workshop series which is run by volunteers in the Environment Forum and Community Garden and relies on people in the com-munity to put up their hands to share their sustainability skills.

With one last workshop (jewellery making using recycled mate-rials led by Kimberley Hargrave) planned for November 2014, the forums are now on the hunt for community members with skills they would be willing to share to continue the workshops in 2015.

Ideas for workshop topics include bicycle maintenance, propa-gating natives from cuttings and how to look after chickens.

If you (or someone you can nominate) know anything about these things or any other sustainability topic and are happy to share then please get in touch! Outback Smart is a grass roots program

about skill sharing and creating a more environmentally conscious community. You don’t have to be a professional to run a workshop and will be supported by forum members.

For more information contact Angela Neyland at 0448 168 167 or [email protected].

Richard at the Outback Smart workshop.

The 2014 Business Awards was a huge success once again with delicious food and great company.

Business Forum Awards night a winner!


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Customer Care Administration Full Time: 10 days on 4 days offReports to: FM Project ManagerFunction: Sodexo Remote Sites - FMJob purposeThe Customer Care Administration Consultant is responsible for the execution of the daily delivery of the Customer Care function ensuring that the business unit’s service delivery is executed in accordance with Sodexo delivery expectations. To proactively promote the Customer Care function and to act as an advocate for the service delivery of the business unit and to partner with the Olympic Dam functional FM team to assist in the delivery and implementation of the service delivery solutions and the contractual KPI’s agreed between Sodexo and BHP Billiton.Accountabilities • Maintain accurate reporting and processing of CMMS applications including SAP, Tririga and SimPRO. Oversee the integrity of the data within the SimPRO product and ensure Olympic Dam trades team are competent in the use of the application. • Understand the contractual obligations of the client to achieve 100%. • Provide exceptional customer service in the answering of the telephone and responding to written communications . • Build a solid working relationship with our clients and all Facility and Operations supervisors and managers, shared service support departments. • Provide all reporting to the FM Project Manager accurately and in a timely manner in accordance with the contractual KPI’s. • Ensure a safe working environment for Sodexo employees, vendors and client’s employees across all areas of our contractual and operational scope in line with the OH&S Policy and legislation. • Adhere to all Sodexo and client policy and procedure demonstrating 100% compliance, ensure Sodexo and our client’s commitment to ethical principles and sustainable development are achieved and maintained • Provide administrative support to the FM Project Manager • Ensure that all Sodexo and client Group Level Policies and contractual obligations are respected • Work in conjunction with Olympic Dam functional support teams such as Planning, Finance and Administration to ensure a seamless and smooth transition of information thought the work execution processes.

completion of invoice processing and site GRR’s • Maintain licenses, insurances, registrations and permits as required relative to the Olympic Dam FM function • Assist in the provision of providing an “on call “ support service for the team as dictated by the rosterJob competencies • Minimum of three (3) years Customer service experience

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GENERAL LABOURER WANTEDRoxby Pool & Yard are looking for a reliable, energetic, general Labourer to join their team for immediate start.

Roxby Pool and Yard have been servicing the Roxby Downs community for almost ten years and are still going strong! We specialise in Maintaining gardens, pools, paving, installing irrigation, minor repairs, building, installing Pergolas and much more!

If you would like to apply you must have the following:• Paving / Build Retaining Wall experience• Excavator Ticket• Bobcat Ticket• Truck Licence (HR or MR)• White Card

for work through obtaining Pre Medical. If you would like to apply, please send your resume with cover letter by emailing [email protected]

Please call Marija on 8671 0080 if you have any questions in relation to the role.

Applications close on the October 7, 2014

Positions Vacant Do you have experience in fitness, sports or the recreation industry?Are you looking for a new challenge?

RoxbyLINK is seeking vibrant, energetic and passionate team members to deliver a variety of fitness, sports and centre based programs.

Current Positions Available • Fitness Attendant• Personal Trainers• Yoga Instructors• Pilates Instructors• Group Fitness Instructors• Aqua Fitness Instructors• Lifeguards• Swimming Instructors• Café & Kiosk Customer Service Staff• Kitchen Staff

For more information please contactJamie Barrett – Human Resources Officer

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Phone: 08 8671 0500 or 0409 888 931Email: [email protected]

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NOTICE Is hereby given that the Administrator of the Roxby Downs Council on September 25, 2014 made the following orders;

That the Administrator of the Council exercises the power vested in the Administrator

described below is to take place on the road described below is an event to which

that the road on which the event is to be held and any adjacent or adjoining roads

vehicles involved in the event for the period commencing 5.00pm to midnight Friday 10 October 2014.

ROAD: Richardson Place Roxby Downs EVENT: Community Movie Evening ADJACENT / ADJOINING ROADS: Burgoyne Street, Arcoona Street, Norman Place, Tavern Road, Roxby Club Car Park Entrance

that persons taking part in the event be exempted in relation to the road from duty, to

Australian Road rules Exemption and Conditions

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Stableford CompetitionSaturday, September 27, 2014

NAME SCOREOVERALL WINNER ROBERT CHARMAN 44DIV 1 DON SHIELDS 38DIV 2 PETER SMITH 39LADIES/JNR ANNE GRAY 28SWEEPSTAKES ROBERT GRAY 37 ANDY HIGHET 37 ROBIN PASSMORE 36 CRAIG NICHOLS 36 IAN GRILLETT 36LONG DRIVE DIV 1 MARK DILLON LONG DRIVE DIV 2 TONY FORREST LONG DRIVE L KIM KILLICK NTP DIV 1 ANDY HIGHET NTP DIV 2 MISSED NTP L MISSED


The biggest team ever sent by Roxby Downs Bowls Club (RDBC) made the journey down

to Port Pirie to compete in the annual Port Pirie Spring Bowl Carnival recently.

Nine players made the trip and de-spite coming up against some of the state’s top bowls clubs RDBC Vice Pres-ident Simon James and Ted Charman managed to walk away with a win in the pairs.

While others were not as successful, each team came to the fore, winning games over the course of the weekend against top opposition, and enjoyed themselves in the process.

“It was really good. Everyone really

enjoyed it,” James said.“We played all the top sides from Ad-

elaide and everywhere.“It is always good to beat those kinds

of teams because they play every day of very week, some of them.”

Th is tournament, James said, would put the club in good stead for the up-coming season, with Night Owl Bowls which began last Friday, and will set a precedent for numbers they take to future spring carnivals.

“All of us will go back again next year, if we’re all still here,” James said.

Th is tournament also gives the club a good warm up for the week long Coun-try Carnival in Adelaide in February.

James said the Bowls Club was always looking for more players and encour-aged people to join up if interested.

For details call 0447 033 318.

Bowls team successful in Port Pirie

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Rowby Downs Bowls Club Vice President Simon James was successful at the recent Port Pirie Spring Carnival.

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Unpack This - Wednesday 12th November in the Auditorium. Hectic Mayhem - School holiday activities for students in grades

3 – 7. Bookings at the Visitor information Centre. roxbylink Library Marvellous Music School Holiday Program - Wednesday 1st

October at 2pm. roxbylink Library Pre-School Holiday Story Circle - 30th Sep, 2nd Oct, 7th Oct & 9th Oct at 11am. Book at the library or call 8671 0500. World Food and Music Festival - Saturday 18th October in Roxby Main Street Richardson Place from 3pm – 10pm.

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Dust off your racquets, tennis season is about to kick off for another year.

Having just held its AGM, the Roxby Downs Tennis Club president Mark Lecons is excited about the start of a new season and the fresh take the tennis club will have.

“We are looking at trying a few diff erent things this season,” Lecons told Th e Monitor.

“We have struggled with numbers for the past couple of seasons, so we will look at having a diff erent focus on team numbers.”

In previous years, teams of eight have been required but that number is being looked at to drop to four, allowing for more teams.

“Last year we didn’t have the numbers to have a competition on Friday and Saturday night, so we just had a competition on Satur-day nights and a social competition on Friday nights,” Lecons said.

“So this year we will look at having teams that are smaller, but it will all depend on numbers.”

Lecons said he knew there were some very good tennis players in Roxby Downs that were yet to show off their skills.

But even the lesser skilled tennis players were welcome with

Lecons and the Club motto being “if you can serve, you can score”.

Th e Tennis Club will be holding its annual “Come and Try Day”

on Sunday, October 26 and Lecons encouraged everyone to come

along and have a hit.

Th e Tennis Club also caters for juniors with junior membership

available as well as diff erent coaching classes.

While the tennis club off ers a competitive competition, Lecons

described it as “a nice social competition” where everyone got an

even game against someone with similar ability.

Single memberships cost $40, family memberships cost $80, while

junior memberships are also available.

Memberships have the added bonus of being able to hire the

tennis courts for half of the existing cost.

Th e Board has also announced at the AGM recently that Lecons

will be retaining his role as President. Jarred Walker was named as

Treasurer, Ali Ukur as Vice President and Goldie Little as Secretary.

For more information or to sign up send an email to roxbyten-

[email protected].

I t has been four years since the Roxby Downs Car Club last held the State Titles and it will be another four before it is

held here again - so the Sporting Car Club is gearing up for a big weekend.

80 cars will be competing over the long week-end in fi ve diff erent classes with 19 local cars among the fi eld.

“Th is is the biggest event on the calendar for the Car Club,” President of the Roxby Downs Sporting Car Club Mick Wilkinson told Th e Monitor last week.

“A lot of man hours have gone in over the past few months to get the track right.”

Practice will take place Saturday with gates opening at 9am with free entry.

Sunday gates will open at 7am: $10 entry for adults, free for children, with a parade lap at 8:30am before racing begins at 9am.

Presentations will then be held on the Sunday night at the Roxby Downs Community Club beginning at 8:30pm.

Wilkinson gave a big thanks to all the club’s sponsors and all the volunteers that had helped over the past few months to get the event off the ground.

BY PATRICK GLOVER

Top serve for latest tennis season

Car Club revved up for State Titles

Mark and Kerry Lecons are looking forward to the start of the tennis season.

Get ready for more action at the dirt circuit on the weekend.

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