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Roxby veterinary clinic reduces hours

Packed program for 2015

WINGS CLIPPEDAlliance cuts Friday afternoon fl ight to Adelaide

WRITTEN BYBY PATRICK GLOVER

A lliance Airlines has cut a Friday afternoon return service between Olympic Dam and Adelaide following

a reduction in passenger numbers and forward bookings.

As of April 10, the 12 noon fl ight from Adelaide to Olympic Dam, along with the 2pm from Olympic Dam to Adelaide, has been scrapped.

However, Alliance Airlines Victoria, South Australia and New Zealand general manager Tim Wright said the remaining 20 return services would be unaff ected.

“Alliance continually reviews the passenger

supply and demand on its Olympic Dam services to ensure suitable capacity is provided to both BHP Billiton and the surrounding communities,” he told � e Monitor.

“Recent reductions in the overall passenger demand and forward bookings have necessitated the reduction of our weekly fl ight schedule.

“A single return service has been cancelled,

eff ective April 10 onwards. � e remaining 20 return services that Alliance operates each week are unchanged.”

Mr Wright said no extra fl ights would be put on to accommodate the lost service, leaving just three (departing at 8.30am, 5pm and 6pm) out of Olympic Dam and another three (6.30am, 3pm and 4pm) out of Adelaide on a Friday.

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Desert festival in Far North region

WRITTEN BYRYNEISHA BOLLARD

An award-winning comedian, a hypnotist, cabaret performers and a group of ‘Aussie blokes’

presenting ballads, songs and yarns – these are just a few highlights from this year’s ‘What’s on in Roxby’ entertainment program.

Roxby Council and roxbylink are bringing a wide range of shows and programs to Roxby Downs, both independently and in partnership arrangements, and are launching the full guide in � e Monitor this week (see page 7).

In his foreword, council administrator Bill Boehm said the program off ered something for everyone in the community to enjoy.

“(It) has been greatly shaped by feedback we received from you through council’s Entertainment Survey in late 2014,” he said.

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An award-winning comedian, a hypnotist, cabaret performers and a group of ‘Aussie blokes’

presenting ballads, songs and yarns – these are just a few highlights from this year’s ‘What’s on in Roxby’ entertainment program.

Roxby Council and roxbylink are bringing a wide range of shows and programs to Roxby Downs, both independently and in partnership arrangements, and are launching the full guide in � e Monitor this week (see page 7).

In his foreword, council adminis-trator Bill Boehm said the program off ered something for everyone in the community to enjoy.

“(It) has been greatly shaped by feedback we received from you through council’s Entertainment Sur-vey in late 2014,” he said.

“Through our partnerships with Country Arts SA, the Roxby Downs Art and Culture Forum, Adelaide Fes-tival Centre, Football Federation of SA and Come Out Children’s Festival, we

support the development and invest-ment in artistic and cultural experi-ences that enrich our community.

“We support this program as it en-sures the community is able to access great entertainment and cultural ex-periences, through our community venues, in Roxby Downs.”

� is Saturday’s � ree Stuff ed Mums comedy show will kick off the year’s entertainment before the Football Federation SA Regional Round comes to town on Saturday, March 28.

A range of events will be held for Youth Week (April 10-19) before locals are treated to a preview of se-lected acts featuring in the Adelaide Cabaret Festival (June 5-20) in May.

� e acts will include Ali McGregor’s Jazzamatazz!, which is promoted as “an afternoon of jumpin’, jivin’ jazz for the kids”.

CoOpera will return with a perfor-mance of Mozart’s � e Magic Flute, and hypnotist Isaac Lomman is set to bring his act, which made its Adelaide Fringe Festival debut this month, to Roxby.

� is year’s shows also include Da-mian Callinan’s � e Merger, which was nominated for a Barry Award for Best

Show at the 2010 Melbourne Comedy Festival.

Callinan is best known to television audiences for his roles on Skithouse and Before the Game, along with regular guest appearances on shows including Spicks and Specks, the Mel-bourne Comedy Festival Gala and � e Great Debate.

In � e Merger, Callinan plays Troy Carrington, coach of the dysfunc-tional Bodgy Creek Roosters Football Club, who turns to desperate meas-ures to keep the club alive.

Rounding up the program will be Me ’N Me Mates – a show described as showcasing “the Australian larrikin through music and verse stitched together with easy, free-flowing banter” – in October, along with Roxby Council’s annual Festival of Trees in December.

Locals wishing to be updated about Roxby Council events and activities are being invited to sign up to the Friends of the Arts mailing list via email ([email protected]).

For more information about ticket bookings for this year’s shows, phone Roxby Council on 8671 0010.

Packed program for 2015

The Seraphim Trio will perform

in August.

Ali McGregor’s Jazzamatazz! will come to town in May as part of a preview of Adelaide Cabaret Festival acts.

The Me ’N Me Mates tour will visit Roxby Downs in October.

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Man’s body reported found

Police found a body they believe to be missing man Dane Kowalski in the Far North last week.

A vehicle understood to be Mr Kowalski’s ut e was found abandoned in scrubland 95km south west of Coober Pedy last � ursday.

Searchers, including State Emergency Service and Country Fire Service volunteers, discovered the body at 12.30pm the following day, and are preparing a report for the coroner.

Police are providing support for the man’s family and friends.

Mr Kowalski, last seen alive in Melbourne on December 13, 2014, was reportedly travelling to Darwin when he went missing.

His mother Vera last week told � e Advertiser a piece of cardboard with the words “I have been bitten by a snake” written on it was found near Mr Kowalski’s vehicle and body.

Possible counterfeit notes

Roxby Downs police were recently contacted by a local bank that had reportedly received a counterfeit note.

Senior Sergeant Terry Boylan said this had been a problem in Roxby Downs before, but was unclear whether it was a major issue at this stage.

Counterfeit money is usually produced as $20 or $50 notes and often looks like they have been faded by the sun.

There are a number of factors that can be considered to determine whether money is counterfeit: Check that it is plastic Look for a coat of arms Look for a seven-pointed star. See if the ‘window’ is clear.Locals who have any concerns about

counterfeit money are being encouraged to visit a local bank or the police station.

Two drink drivers caught

Two people have been charged for drink driving after being caught at Roxby Downs over the long weekend.

A 26-year-old Port Augusta man was charged after recording a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.091 per cent when pulled over by po-lice on Bopeechee Street at 10.20pm on Friday, March 6.

� e man was disqualifi ed from driving for six months, had his vehicle impounded for 28 days and will have to appear in a magistrates court at a later date.

Meanwhile a 28-year-old woman was pulled over for a random breath test on Stuart Road on Monday, March 9, and allegedly recorded a BAC of 0.098.

� e woman was disqualifi ed from driving for six months and will have to appear in the Roxby Downs Magistrates Court.

Unlawful sexual intercourse

On � ursday, February 19, members of the Port Augusta Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) and Roxby Downs patrol

offi cers arrested a 29-year-old Roxby Downs man for two counts of unlawful sexual intercourse.

Police allege the off ences occurred in Roxby Downs in late 2014. � e male was known to the victim and this was not a random attack.

He was later bailed to appear in the Roxby Downs Magistrates Court next month.

Woman charged for murder

A woman has been charged with murder following the death of a man at Port Augusta on Saturday, March 7.

Police and ambulance crews were called to a house on Russell Avenue, Port Augusta, just af-ter 9pm, when it was reported a man had been stabbed in the chest.

Paramedics treated the unconscious man, but the 29-year-old died at the scene.

A 23-year-old Port Augusta woman was ar-rested at the scene and taken to the Port Augusta Police Station for questioning.

The woman was charged with murder overnight. She was refused police bail and was scheduled to appear in the Port Augusta Magistrates Court yesterday.

Port Augusta CIB detectives are investigat-ing the man’s death with the assistance of major crime detectives.

Police claim the deceased man and the arrested woman were known to each other, and this was not a random incident.

POLICEBRIEFS

WRITTEN BY PATRICK GLOVER

G et your sauce ready and bring out your sweet tooth, because the Roxby Bakery has re opened to the

public following its temporary closure 18 months ago.

New manager Sandy Anderson told � e Monitor last Friday the bakery had only been operating at half capacity and would be in “full swing” later this week.

She said it would eventually offer everything from chickens, pies and soft drinks to cakes and donuts.

“It has been steady, but no one knows we’re open up here yet,” she said.

“We were just cleaning and thought we’d open our doors and if a couple of people came in, great.

“People have just driven past and stopped in and said ‘I didn’t know you guys were open’.

“We’ll just see what goes, we’ll get everything there soon.”

Electricians were in the bakery last week to fi x ovens and fridges, but Mrs Anderson said they were now fi xed and ready to go.

� e owner of the business, Lyle Oldfi eld,

said he was hoping some happy news – like the bakery opening – would rectify the current mood of the town.

Mrs Anderson has moved down from Maree – with her husband Neville, who will also be working in the bakery – where she had worked for nine years under the current owner of the Roxby Bakery.

She also established the Mobil in Anda-mooka a number of years ago.

Mrs Anderson said she hoped the bak-ery would succeed, and was optimistic following the overwhelming friendliness of customers so far.

Another local business is feeling the pinch, with the Roxby Downs

Veterinary Clinic forced to reduce its hours of operation from seven days to three.

Local veterinarian Andrew Melville-Smith said a 40 per cent drop in patronage had caused the cutback from six days of opening hours and one day of having a staff member on call at the clinic.

“� is is mostly because of a lower population, but also re-duced demand locally for vet-erinary services,” he said.

“� e drop in population is a combination of retrenchments in response to lower world commodity prices, and the fl y-in, fl y-out policy of BHP has heavily impacted the demand for services locally.

“� e number of empty shops and lack of vitality in the shop-ping area does nothing to en-

courage people to obtain their goods and services locally.”

� e veterinary clinic will be open on Tuesdays, Wednes-days and � ursdays, and the Whyalla clinic will be available to take calls on the other days.

Dr Melville-Smith said he and his Roxby Downs team would now have to wait and see as to whether the clinic would open full-time again.

“We shall wait and see,” he said. “We’ll have to see what the future of the town is like.

“If the demand goes up we will respond accordingly.”

Having serviced Roxby Downs for 17 years, Dr Mel-ville-Smith said he had noticed a decline in local business over the past few years.

Locals can still make in-quiries and vet bookings sev-en days a week by calling the Whyalla clinic on 8645 9926.

Meanwhile in response to Dr Melville-Smith’s comments about BHP Billiton’s alleged contribution to the town’s ailing economy, Olympic Dam asset president Darryl Cuzzubbo said:

“� e external and internal environments continue to challenge us,” he said.

“Externally, we have been facing falling commodity pric-es, and internally we are work-ing to overcome operational

challenges that have impacted our production.

“Our priority is to continue to transform Olympic Dam into a safe, stable and lean operation.

“We are acutely aware that sometimes, what we do in our operation also impacts on the community.

“We are developing a robust recovery plan to allow us to fully optimise our operations and we are confi dent that as we implement our plans, we will see positive fl ow-on eff ects on our communities.

“Our fl y-in, fl y-out out pol-icy has been consistent for some years now and it re-mains capped to ensure we continue to support our local communities. However, as I am sure you can appreciate, for those that drive in, we cannot dictate where our employees choose to live.”

BY PATRICK GLOVER

Local veterinarian Andrew Melville-Smith

Vet clinic cuts back open hours

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Roxby Bakery staff members Karen Winder and Emily Anderson outside the recently reopened business.

REGIONAL AWARDS LAUNCH: The 2015 South Australian Regional Awards for the Far North region were launched last Wednesday night, during a Brand South Australia dinner held at Ian’s Western Hotel in Port Augusta to mark the event. Pictured is Brand SA chief executive offi cer Karen Raffen with Andrew Christiansen from Primary Industries and Regions SA.

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The women of Roxby Downs are celebrating their inner selves in an

exhibition now on display in the roxbylink gallery.

A celebration is set to be held at the end of the exhibition, which opened last Friday, and locals are still welcome to make contributions.

Roxby Council has been en-couraging women to take pho-tographs of objects that sym-bolise who they are and what they are passionate about as part of the #innerselfi e project.

� e project is an initiative of the South Australian Body Im-age Campaign being run by the Offi ce for Women.

The campaign aims to ed-ucate girls and young women that their value comes from their character, skills and attrib-utes – not their weight or shape.

Roxby Council community projects officer Sasha Yante-wo said feeling judged by their external appearance often led women to overlook their “real self”.

“Women are comprised of more than their appearance but also their personality, skills, abilities, intelligence, attitude and more,” she said.

“It is important we foster a positive body image, for

ourselves, other women and younger women, too.”

To participate in the #inner-

selfi e project, share your pho-tograph on social media using the hashtags #bodyimage and

#innerselfi e and email a copy to: [email protected]

Celebrating our inner selvesLocal entries to the Roxby Council-endorsed #innerselfi e project are currently on display in the roxbylink gallery.

Local woman Denise Boylan’s passion for dance is evident in her submission to the Roxby Downs Community Board’s

#innerselfi es project.Mrs Boylan’s ‘inner selfi e’ mainly consists of

dance costume items and jewellery to refl ect her involvement with the Roxby Academy of Dance and her work at Roxby Hourglass Jewellers.

Mrs Boylan said it was “very easy” to collect materials for her photograph.

“I just selected things that I love – e.g. shoes and jewellery – and I love dance, so I decided to include a couple of costumes from Roxby

Academy of Dance concerts,” she said.Mrs Boylan said she fi rst heard about the

#innerselfi e project from a friend and “thought it sounded like a great idea”.

“I have menti oned it to a few friends,” she said.

“I found it fun and easy to come up with ideas.

“My advice would be just don’t overthink it.”To parti cipate in the #innerselfi e project,

share your photograph on social media using the hashtags #bodyimage and #innerselfi e and email a copy to: [email protected]

Denise’s dancing ‘selfi e’

Local woman Denise Boylan took this photograph to represent her passion for dancing and jewellery.

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WRITTEN BYPATRICK GLOVER

An Andamooka m a n , w h o asked to remain

anonymous, recently found a one ounce (28.34g), 155 carat opal in the town’s mine fi elds.

The rock – which is roughly two inches x one inch x one inch – is one of the best to be found in recent times, according to resident of 50 years Margot Duke.

“It is a nice-quality, pure opal – definitely one of the nicer ones to be found in a while,” she said.

� e fi nd has sparked the idea of a fossicking club at a recent Anda-mooka Progress and Opal Miners Associa-

tion (APOMA) meeting.� e group’s aim would

be to encourage people to come to Andamooka and show visitors what there is to do while there.

“We are hoping to mainly encourage peo-ple from Roxby Downs to come and spend a bit of time, and even a few people from outside of the area,” Ms Duke said.

“We want to create something so that you can learn where to go and what to do when looking for opals, and we want to let everyone know that they can all be prospect miners.”

Ms Duke said fossick-ing was simply a matter of knowing what to do and where to look.

“� e more you look, the more chance you have of finding some-thing,” she said.

“Every rock you look at has the possibility of containing opal.”

Local opal miners could be called upon to help mentor people in-terested in taking part in the fossicking club.

Talks are under way as to how the club would run, with the prospect of having a monthly meet-ing and holding work-shops for opal cutting

and jewellery making.Club membership

could also involve dis-counts at local busi-nesses.

Ms Duke said APO-MA would target Roxby Downs church group members as its fi rst re-cruits when they head to Andamooka for the town’s 85-year reunion celebrations over Easter.

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R esidents of Roxby Downs and surrounding areas are being encouraged to make the trip

up to the Oodnadatta Track to be involved in an outback-themed festival.

� e Queen of the Desert Festival (April 1-4) will see supporters of Blue September – a nationwide awareness and fundraising initiative for cancers affecting men – travel the 720km trip from Marree to Coober Pedy via William Creek, Oodnadatta and the Painted Desert.

Event spokeswoman Pat Katnich told The Monitor that organisers hoped to include Roxby Downs in the route if the event returned next year.

� e festival is a celebration of the many successful local fi lms produced in the South Australian outback, and aims to promote and benefi t the Far

North’s remote communities.Singer, songwriter and media per-

sonality Mark Holden is hosting the four-day event as its offi cial Blue Sep-tember ambassador.

Holden will meet with local com-munities to promote the organisation along the way.

Festival participants are being in-vited to assemble a team, dress up and decorate their four-wheel-drives with an Australian fi lm theme.

Teams will join the Coober Pedy Opal Festival parade on Saturday, April 4, and prizes will be awarded to the best-decorated vehicle and the team that raises the most funds for Blue September.

For more information, visit : www.everydayhero.com.au/event/QOTD15 or www.queenofthedesert-festival.com.au

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Fresh faces fl y into RFDS

An Andamooka local found this 155 carat opal (pictured after and before being cut) in the town’s

mine fi elds recently. Photos supplied by Margot Duke.

Far North hosts festival

A number of fresh faces joined the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS)

Roxby Downs Auxiliary committee at its annual general meeting last week.

Gareth Toms has taken over from outgoing presi-dent Scott Gaskin, while the new-to-town Tarina McBain has replaced Cherie Gaskin as secretary.

Deb Price is staying on as treasurer, and Kerrie � omas is continuing as vice president for the auxiliary.

Mr Toms said he was ex-cited to be president, but had some “huge shoes to fi ll”, with the Gaskins having been a part of the committee for 10 years and holding their respective president and sec-retary positions for nine.

“� ey have been in the role for quite a while, they have

done the hard work – talked to people, made contacts, got the supporters and set up everything,” he said.

“Now there is a new com-mittee, it is refreshed and we are looking to take on any-thing we can.

“(We will) try and keep go-ing from what the RFDS has raised in the past and keep that successfulness going.”

Last year’s major event, the golf day and auction, raised about $24,000 for the RFDS – a fi gure Mr Toms said was “huge”.

He said he hoped to raise a similar amount from the same event plus others, including this year’s Irish Christmas and Christmas trailer raffl e.

Fellow newcomer to the committee Mrs McBain said she was delighted to be a part of the committee after only being in town for four weeks.

She said her family’s con-nection to the RFDS had giv-en her the drive to become a part of this group.

“My sister is a nurse for the RFDS and she was always telling me about coming to Roxby Downs,” she said.

“It is a great way to connect with the community, so I’m not just doing it through my job.

“Plus there is that family link, so I want to continue that support.”

Mrs McBain said she had been on committees like this before, so she was familiar with the set-up.

Mr Toms thanked Scott and Cherie Gaskin for all the hard work they had put in, and said without them the RFDS Roxby Downs Auxilia-ry would have been unable to achieve what it had.

BY PATRICK GLOVER

Marree’s ‘Priscilla’ team participated in last year’s Queen of the Desert Festival.

New Royal Flying Doctor Service auxiliary committee members Tarina McBain (secretary) and Gareth Toms (president).

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C artoons have this week returned to � e Monitor’s Opinion page with help from new contributor David

Follett.Mr Follett previously lived in Roxby

Downs for three years and is set to return with his wife and daughter later this year.

His resume includes several years as an illustrator for News Ltd in Sydney, along with running his own caricature business for nearly two decades.

“People love cartoons, and they’re a great visual communication tool as they can present a serious discussion and its various viewpoints in an easily digestible form, but also add humour,” Mr Follett said.

“Getting a chuckle from readers is the hard part…

“� is gig is like putting on a well-worn glove – a glove that could do with a wash.”

Mr Follett was recommended by previ-ous Monitor cartoonist Dave Kovac, who is taking a break from the role.

“Dave’s work is bloody great,” Mr Follett said.

“As a local (I’m a tourist, really) he knew the town and all its inner workings like the

back of his hand. Why he knows the back of his hand so well is beyond me.

“He’s also a superb pastel landscape art-ist on top of that, and a Roxby institution.

“I can see I may have to pick his brains on some local issues when the need arises.”

When asked what he would bring to the newspaper via his cartoons, Mr Follett said: “Most likely a lovely place to rest their cup of coff ee while readers sit comfortably reading the more important stuff .”

Through his caricature business, Mr Follett said he could draw “pretty well an-ything” – provided the photographic ref-erence was good enough – for his clients.

“Other factors like the deadline and budget might infl uence the end result, but if the sky’s the limit then no request is too weird,” he said.

“Usually props in caricatures tend to be cars, pets or hobbies.

“I’ve even done a little bit of live carica-turing/portraiture in my dark and sordid past, but being able to hold a pleasant, light-hearted conversation and draw at the same time is a form of multi-tasking I really, really, really suck at.

“It’s a bit like tracing the number six in the air and wiggling your foot clockwise at the same time.”

EDITORIALBy Ryneisha Bollard

When one door closes, another one opens.� is is literally the case in Roxby Downs,

where the past week has seen both the reduc-tion of the veterinary clinic’s hours of opera-tion and the reopening of the Roxby Bakery.

However, bending the scale towards the neg-ative was the discovery that Alliance Airlines would be cutting one of its return services to Adelaide on Fridays.

While it may be harmful to always focus on the negatives, and a silver lining must be sought to keep us all sane, it is nevertheless

important to highlight areas of concern in this town.

It is only by being informed about the issues facing the local economy that we can begin to fi nd solutions.

Local veterinarian Andrew Melville-Smith has been bold enough to attribute the reduc-tion in his clinic’s opening hours to BHP Bil-liton’s alleged pursuit of a fl y-in, fl y-out work-force – along with retrenchments in response to lower world commodity prices.

However, BHP Billiton argues it has a re-covery plan in the works that will benefi t the local community.

Roxby Downs has seen its fair share of peaks and troughs, but how much more bad news can

this town take? How many more businesses have to close before action is taken?

Now for the positives... it is heart-warming to see the way this community looks out for each other, and the past week has been no exception.

Locals used Facebook to let others know about dogs found around town, a football at Lions Park, mail being delivered to the wrong addresses (a strangely common occurrence lately… perhaps because of people moving away and not updating their addresses), tech-nology support and advice on local services.

This is a town and a community worth fi ghting for.

Weekly cartoons return

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Help us plan for our parksInnamincka Regional ReserveThe Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources together with The Yandruwandha and Yawarrawarrka Parks Advisory Committee are working towards the development of a new management plan for Innamincka Regional Reserve, in accordance with the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972. The new plan will set directions for management of the reserve.

As an initial step towards the development of this plan, you are invited to register your interest in participating in the planning process. Further information about Innamincka Regional Reserve can be found at http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/parkmanagement

Phone Justine SmithPolicy and Planning Officer – Innamincka(08) 8124 4802

Post Protected Areas UnitDepartment of Environment, Water and Natural ResourcesLevel 3, 25 Grenfell St,Adelaide, SA, 5001

Email [email protected]

Community Calendar

MARCH18th - Harmony Day

short film festival, roxbylink cinema,

6.30pm. Light supper included. Free tickets

from the visitor information centre.

20th - 50 Shades of Grey charity

screenings at 6pm and 8pm. Proceeds to

Royal Flying Doctor Service.

21st - Roxby Market Day, Richardson Place, 8.30/9am to 12.30pm. Phone: 0499 180 900.

21st - Hornridge Sporting Club ‘meet the coaches’, Roxby Downs Race Club,

5pm.

21st - Roxby Districts Cricket Association grand final at the town oval at 6pm.

21st - Three Stuffed

Mums at roxbylink auditorium, 7.30pm. Tickets $25 from the

VIC.

23rd - Junior netball come-and-try, 3.30-

5.30pm.

24th - DATE CHANGE: St Barbara’s Parish

School annual general meeting, 7pm.

25th - Adult community art and craft class (crochet with Jo Gordon),

roxbylink art gallery, 7-8pm. Cost is $10. Bookings at the VIC.

28th - Earth Hour, lights off from 8.30-

9.30pm.28th - Football Federation SA

Regional Round (West Torrens Birkalla v

Adelaide Comets).30th - Junior netball come-and-try, 3.30-

5.30pm.

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FOREWORDRoxby Council and roxbylink proudly present the ‘What’s on in Roxby’ program for 2015, showcasing the wide range of shows and programs Council is bringing to Roxby Downs, both independently and in

partnership arrangements.Our 2015 program features a wide range of shows and programs for our entire community to enjoy and has been greatly shaped by feedback we received from you through Council’s Entertainment Survey in late 2014.

Through our partnerships with Country Arts SA, the Roxby Downs Art and Culture Forum, Adelaide Festival Centre, Football Federation of SA and Come Out Children’s Festival, we support the development and investment in artistic and cultural experiences that enrich our community.

We support this program as it ensures the community is able to access great entertainment and cultural experiences, through our community venues, in Roxby Downs.See you out and about!

Bill BoehmAdministrator, Roxby Council

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Month Date Category Show / program Venue

March 21 March 2015 Comedy Roxby Council presents: Three Stuffed Mums roxbylink auditorium

28 March 2015 Sport PS4 National Premier League and Roxby Council present: Roxby Downs Small

FFSA Regional Round soccer event Oval

April 10 - 19 April 2015 Art and Various Youth Week and the National Youth Week Emerge Youth roxbylink art gallery

Art Exhibition and Awards and various locations

May 7 May 2015 Cabaret Country Arts SA and Adelaide Festival Centre present: roxbylink auditorium

Adelaide Cabaret Festival Roadshow

7 May 2015 Cabaret for Kids Country Arts SA and Adelaide Festival Centre present: roxbylink auditorium

Jazzamatazz!

17-24 May 2015 Digital Theatre Country Arts SA presents: 'Eyes' Artists in Residence TBA

22 May 2015 Film - Kids Come Out Children’s Festival presents: Little Big Shots Film Festival roxbylink cinema

30 May 2015 Opera CoOpera presents: The Magic Flute roxbylink auditorium

Throughout Community Meet The Neighbours events Various

June 20 June 2015 Comedy Country Arts SA Shows on the Road and Roxby Council present: roxbylink auditorium

The Merger (Damian Callinan)

July 24 - 25 July 2015 Comedy Hypnosis Isaac Loman Comedy Hypnosis roxbylink auditorium

30 July 2015 Theatre - Kids Red eARTh Festival presents: roxbylink auditorium

Pondlife McGurk (Windmill Theatre Company)

July-August 24 July to 28 August 2015 Visual Arts Red eARTh Festival presents: SALA Art Exhibition roxbylink art gallery

August 7 August 2015 Musical Performance Red eARTh Festival presents: Seraphim Trio roxbylink auditorium

8 August 2015 Red eARTh Festival presents: roxbylink auditorium

Roxby Downs Community Concert

October 31 October 2015 Family Event Australian bush music and poetry: Me 'N Me Mates Roxby Downs Golf Club

Throughout Community Meet The Neighbours events Various

December 1 December 2015 to 29 January 2016 Visual Arts Festival of Trees roxbylink art gallery

For further information and for all bookings, please contact the roxbylink visitor information centre on (08) 8671 0500 or [email protected]

WHAT’S ON IN ROXBY DOWNS 2015

KIDSCABARET:

JAZZAMATAZZ!

CABARET:

ADELAIDE CABARET FESTIVAL ROADSHOW Presented by Roxby Council

Recommended for ages 15+

A “physically stuffed” mum of toddler, “mentally stuffed” mum of teenager and “get stuffed” empty nester combine original songs and standup comedy for a hilarious look at the oldest profession in the world – Motherhood. This comedy is for everyone who’s ever been a mum, had a mum – or is curious to know what it’s like to be a mum!

Presented by

Country Arts SA, Come Out

Children’s Festival & Roxby Council

An inspiring, meaningful and

fun-filled travelling film festival,

Little Big Shots features the best in

local and international children’s

shorts, animations, documentaries,

live action and, amazingly, child-

produced films.

Presented byCountry Arts SA,

Adelaide Festival Centreand Roxby Council

Let your little ones experience the magic of jazz firsthand in a setting they’ll never forget; dancing the morning away to Ali McGregor’s Jazzamatazz, direct from smash hit seasons in Edinburgh and the UK!

Presented by Country Arts SA and

Adelaide Festival CentreHosted and Curated by Ali Mcgregor

Dust off your coattails and sequins… for the first time ever, the Adelaide Cabaret Festival rolls out the red carpet in Roxby Downs. The Cabaret Festival Roadshow presents hand-picked international talent and delivers it to your doorstep in an unforgettable evening of variety.

COMEDY:

THREE STUFFED MUMS

KIDS FILM:

Little Big Shots Film Festival

OPERA:

The Magic Flute

FAMILY:

ME ‘N ME MATES

COMEDY:

THE MERGER

Presented by Roxby DownsArt and Culture Forum in

partnership with Roxby Council

Join the Roxby Downs Art and Culture Forum who host the biannual Red eARTh Festival. The Festival is a celebration of the arts and includes performances from Seraphim Trio, Windmill Theatre Company performing ‘Pondlife McGurk’ and a multitude of other interactive art and cultural programs.

Presented by CoOperaSuitable for all ages

‘The Magic Flute’ is one of Mozart’s most well known and best loved operas. Mozart’s music is all here, offered in its original beauty by some of the brightest, strongest, sweetest voices in Australia today and accompanied by a wonderfully talented string ensemble as well as some of our own Roxby Downs musicians and vocalists.

Presented by Roxby CouncilSuitable for all ages

Encompassing songs, bush poetry, stories and yarns, Me ‘N Me Mates is presented by well-known Adelaide Theatre company Splash, and celebrates Australian language and humour in the tradition of Henry Lawson, Banjo Paterson, CJ Dennis, Slim Dusty and more.

Presented byCountry Arts SA’s Shows on

the Road and Roxby CouncilRecommended for ages 18+

Following the highly successful ‘Road Trip’ in 2014, Damian Callinan returns to Roxby Downs in 2015 with his footy-themed comedy – ‘The Merger’. The Merger tells the Roosters’ footy team story through a variety of characters in this show, which earned Callinan his 3rd Barry Award nomination for the best show at the Melbourne Comedy Festival.

FESTIVAL:

ROXBY’S RED EARTH FESTIVAL

Want to find out about the best Roxby Council events and activities? Add your email address to our ‘Friends of the Arts’ mailing list by [email protected] and stay up to date with shows, festivals, events for kids, sport and recreation activities and other fabulous events in Roxby Downs.

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Charlotte Muller at Dads ’n’ Kids.

Chris, Audrey and Jocelyn Burggraaff at the Dads

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Archie Winter on his bike at Lions

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Thomas and Annika having fun at Lions

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Jackson and Rick Muller enjoying Dads ’n’ Kids at Lions

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Matthew and Maximilian

Greenrod at Lions Park.

Andrew Woodlands, Ken Anderson, Michael Godfrey, Kelvin and Helen Taylor and Paul Marner at The Tavern on Saturday night.

Greg Mattner with band member John Whitley at

Saturday’s fundraiser.

Jodie Lee Foundation fundraiser organisers

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The Roxby Downs Scouts golf day has raised $1325 towards sending two of their own,

Jasmyn and Sharleen Lloyd, to Japan for the World Jamboree in July/August.

Eight teams competed on the day in the nine-hole ambrose competition, while money was also raised during an auction held afterwards.

“It turned out to be a good day,” Sharleen Lloyd told � e Monitor.

“We were really happy… and now we will look at another fundraiser, so we are trying to work that out.”

Golfers’ families also joined the players following the competition for a barbecue.

Mrs Lloyd said organisers received great support from the community, including Mark Beenham, who donat-ed auction items, and Harry Noll, who donated his golf buggy for someone to bid for and use on the day.

Natasha McKee made cupcakes for the event, Lianne Crowther provided face painting for the younger children, Roxby Traders Mitre 10 and

Woolworths donated items to help with the day and the local Thirsty Camel handed over two bottles of wine as auction items.

“Overall I was very impressed,” Mrs Lloyd said.

She said she was now hoping an account would be created to allow people to donate money to her and her daughter Jasmyn outside of fundraisers.

� e pair is looking at holding anoth-er golf day on a Sunday in the coming months to raise further money in an attempt to meet their goal of $12,000.

Golf day a hole-in-one

Michael Paul and Simon Rienstra on the green at the

Roxby Downs Golf Club.

James Dyer in action during the ambrose

competition.

Ian Grillett takes a swing.

Tony Rigden, Matt Baker, Steven Olds and Rene Ayala showed their support for Scouts members Sharleen and

Jasmyn Lloyd at the golf day fundraiser on Saturday.

Tom, Lianne Crowther, Renee, Sarah and Dylan helping out with the children’s

activities provided on the day.


Roxby Council

Opening hours Monday to Friday

9am to 4.30pmCouncil provides transport

services including:• Vehicle registration • Boat registrations

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

All enquiries 131 084.

Opal Road Landfi llOpening hours

1pm to 6pm 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 9am to 5pm Monday - Wednesdays, Fridays

9:30am to 5pm Thursdays9am 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

9am to 5pm weekdays

Telephone 8671 0010 • Fax 8671 0452

Email: [email protected]

After hours emergency

Mobile 0418 892 870

Web www.roxbycouncil.com

SERVICE SAWASTE MANAGEMENTCOUNCIL OFFICE LIBRARY

On behalf of the community, Roxby Water owns, manages and maintains more than 35km of wastewater mains, nine wastewater

pumping stations and a wastewater treatment plant.

� ese play an important role in protecting public health and the environment.

By following these steps, you’ll help our wastewater treatment plant work eff ectively, prevent harm to the waste water network, and help Roxby Water protect the environment.

You’ll also be safeguarding your property from wastewater mishaps.

NEWS IN BRIEF

C ats , like other pets, are loved members of the

family. In Roxby Downs ,

cats left to roam freely outside can easily get hurt by cars or lost in the desert.

� ey also cause enor-mous damage to native wildlife, including some endangered species.

Roxby Council has bylaws that apply to cat ownership – a maxi-mum of two cats can be owned, and these must be desexed, registered and micro-chipped.

Keeping cats re-strained to the bounda-ries of your property is also necessary, which is not only important for their safety but vital for the safety of the native birds, marsupials and lizards that share our environment.

Some cats enjoy being outside and, if you have

such a cat, perhaps think about creating a special outdoor cat run on your property.

A cat-proof fence can be installed so that they can be contained to your backyard, or take your

cat for a walk on a lead.For further infor-

mation please contact Council on 8671 0010.

What to think at the sink

Snakes are a common and natural part of living in Roxby Downs.

If you have any issues or queries re-garding snakes or any other wildlife in or around your home, please contact the Wildlife Response Number on 0497 808 315.

The third quarter rates notice is being posted this week and is due by Friday, March 20.

S treet sweepers will be tidying the streets of Roxby Downs during March.

Please park in your driveway wherever possible so that your kerb can be swept clear of debris.

Roxby Power advises that disconnection notices have now been issued.

� e anticipated disconnection date will be Friday, March 20.

Council strongly recommends that you con-tact us if payment of the account is causing you fi nancial diffi culty.

Being a responsible cat owner in Roxby Downs

Some cats enjoy being outside and, if you have such a cat, perhaps think about creating a special outdoor cat run on your property.


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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 to

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, March 19 @ 7pm88 Stuart Road

RED EARTH Festival Planning Meeting

Wednesday, April 1 @ 7pmCouncil Boardroom

BUSINESS FORUMTuesday, April 7 @ 6.15pm

Council Boardroom

COMMUNITY GARDENThursday, April 9 @ 6.30pm

Council Boardroom

ENVIRONMENT FORUMPerri Carter 0433 248 627

Thursday, April 2 @ 7pmCouncil Boardroom

ROXBY ROADSAFE MEETINGMichelle Hales 0418 833 818

Thursday, April 9 @ 5.30pmCouncil Boardroom

MULTICULTURAL FORUMHarmony Day Short Film Festival

Sasha Yantewo (08) 8671 0010Wednesday, March 18 @ 7pm

roxbylink cinema

WOMEN’S NETWORKLisa Hewerdine (08) 8671 0010

Wednesday, March 18 @ 6.30pmThe Club Boardroom (upstairs)

E arth Hour started in Australia in 2007 as a lights-off event to raise awareness for climate change,

and is now celebrated in 162 countries worldwide.

Earth Hour has evolved from an hour-long tribute to a global movement that has achieved massive environmental impact.

On Saturday, March 28, Earth Hour will be celebrating Aussie food and farmers.

� e celebration will pay tribute to Aussie farmers and remind Australians of the need to tackle global warming for the sake of our rural communities and our supply of fresh, healthy, home-grown produce.

� is Earth Hour celebration is impor-tant because Australian farmers are on the frontline of rising temperatures and more extreme weather.

Flooding, drought, fi res and changes in

pests and weeds are aff ecting the very farms that supply 93 per cent of the food we eat.

� e Roxby Downs Environment Forum is encouraging Roxby residents to show their support for cutting carbon pollution for the sake of Aussie food and farmers.

Participating in the Earth Hour global movement is as simple as turning your lights off for an hour from 8.30pm to 9.30pm on Saturday, March 28.

� ere are also plenty of alternative ac-tions that you can easily adopt at home at any time to help celebrate Earth Hour and cut carbon pollution, including: Reducing shower times to three

minutes: If you currently have a 10-minute shower daily, this will save up to 140L/day. Carpool, cycle or take the bus to

school/work: If you drive from Roxby Downs to Olympic Dam and back this change will save 2.34kg of CO2 per day.

Eat meat-free one day per week: Eating meat-free will save up to 4kg of CO2 per day. Buy second-hand clothing over new

where possible: Save 13.2kg of CO2 and 8150L of water for each new item of cloth-ing you don’t buy. Use a pool cover on your pool when-

ever it’s not in use: Save up to 10,000L of water per month. Use a compost bin at home for all

fruit and vegetable scraps: Save up to 60L of waste per week from going in landfi ll. Switch four compact fluorescent

lights to LED bulb: Save around 33.8kw (with average use) and 21.04kg CO2 per week.

For more information about how you can celebrate Earth Hour, or about the Roxby Downs Environment Forum, please contact Anni at Roxby Council on 8671 0010.

R e c e n t l y , t h e Community Board hosted a community

leadership presentation for all board and forum members.

� e presentation was facil-itated by community engage-ment specialist Becky Hirst.

Becky is an enthusiastic, hard-working and passion-ate professional with a strong background in community engagement, group facilita-tion and public sector man-agement in both Australia and the UK.

Roxby Downs was fortunate to hear from Becky in an inti-mate setting in the roxbylink cinema.

Participants were chal-lenged in defi ning what com-munity leadership is about, and how can people make changes?

Sometimes it is not the typical authoritarian leader but the ever yday mum making subtle changes in their community.

Becky highlighted that vol-unteers are community lead-ers because they take initia-tive.

People who believe in an idea and want to see change within their community and then take the initiative to make that change are com-munity leaders too.

Community leadership is also about recognising lead-ership in others and support-ing them.

Becky Hirst has a website and blog where her ‘thought bubbles’ are posted, and these episodes are worth watching to get a fresh perspective and new insight into community engagement principles.

Episode two focuses on community leadership. Also look out for episode 10, which was fi lmed in Roxby on the Emu Walking Trail. Visit: www.beckyhirstconsulting.com.au

Environment Forum says ‘lights out’ for Earth Hour

Board hosts community leadership presentation

Community engagement consultant Becky Hirst.


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until entries close on Friday, March 27. Submissions can be made in person or by post (PO Box 72, Roxby Downs SA 5725).

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to join its board of management.We are looking for people who can contribute their skills or professional qualifications in the areas of media, community development, marketing, finance or business management, and can think strategically as we steer The Monitor into the future.

The successful candidate would be required to attend a board meeting in Roxby Downs every two months. This is a voluntary position.

To apply, send a brief resume and a letter of application (detailing why you want to join the board and the skills you could contribute) to the chair, Amanda Hudson, via email ([email protected]). Queries can also be directed to Amanda on 0427 000 403.

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Monday to Thursday: 7.00am and 7 pmMarch 30th-April 2nd

GOOD FRIDAY April 3rd8am Prayer Service

9am THE WALK OF THE CROSS

EASTER SUNDAY April 5th6.30am Sunrise Service at Andamooka Turnoff

9.30am Holy Communion at RDCCC

YOU ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US

EASTER& HOLY WEEK at Roxby Downs Christian Community Church

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Drought Concessional Loans Scheme (South Australia)LOAN APPLICATIONS OPENConcessional loans are now available to assist farm businesses experiencing significant financial impacts due to drought.

Loans of up to 50% of eligible debt to a maximum of $1 million are available to eligible farm businesses for:

• restructuring eligible debt • operating expenses • financing drought recovery or preparedness activities.

The Drought Concessional Loans Scheme in South Australia will be managed and delivered by PIRSA. Applications close 30 June 2015 or earlier if the total funding pool of $10 million is exhausted.

For information on eligibility criteria, loan terms and how to apply, visit www.pir.sa.gov.au or phone 1800 182 235

This program is funded by the Australian Government and delivered by PIRSA.

Our Mining Services operations provide a wide range trade services to the mining, oil, gas and defence industries. We have been involved in the Olympic Dam site since its inception in 1986.

Due to the continued growth of Cowell Electric’s Olympic Dam branch, we are seeking to engage suitably qualified tradesmen on an ongoing basis as part of our busy team, involving projects and other ongoing works. Expressions of interest will also be taken from Plumbers & Concreters for upcoming projects.

The ideal candidates will have previous experience working at the Olympic Dam mine site, be familiar with site processes and be able to demonstrate a profound commitment to safety. They will hold a current Drivers Licence and an A Class Electrical Licence.

Previous experience in High Voltage and/or linework will be highly regarded as will previous experience in RB electrical construction or underground electrical experience. The successful applicant will also be subjected to a mandatory pre-employment medical, including drug and alcohol screening.

Cowell Electric strives to be an employer of choice and offers an attractive remuneration, inclusive of varied allowances and additional superannuation contributions.

To apply, please send a current resume & cover letter to [email protected] or drop a copy in to 42C Charlton Road, Olympic Dam.

Applications close: Wednesday, March 25 2015

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Dr Michael Landry Consults at 97 Pioneer Drive, Roxby Downs

Times to accommodate shift workers

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24/7 Booking & enquiry service PHONE 8645 0880

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roxbylink would like to thank the township of Roxby Downs for its

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We will be reopening onSeptember 28th 2015.

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“We are all being realistic in that this is going to be a hard year and we are aware of the job in front of us, but we will all support each other and we have a good committee that is keen to get on with the job.”

French said the club had a young com-mittee this year after losing 30 years of experience through the departures of Cormack and Harry Noll.

Recently appointed life member Tommy Hannigan has taken up the role of vice president, George Giakoumis nominated for secretary, Tara Cockshell is treasurer and Jade Papastamatis is administrator.

Other general committee positions were filled by Tony Rigden, Michelle Stocker, Brent Johnson, Craig and Sandy Sumsion, Cornelius Castle Jr, Mark Telfer, Ross Wilson, Kerry Burke and Laura Hill.

Smaller sub-committees will also be formed, and French encouraged every-one, “whether you are eight or 80”, to join up and help out.

French said the race club was consider-ing making Cormack its patron as a way of thanking him for his years of service.

Cormack and Noll have covered just about every position on the committee.

“� e old mullet will be sadly missed,” said French of Cormack.

“� ey have both done lots for the club to keep it going.”

New president on horseracing committee

New Roxby Downs Racing Club president Mike

French says he has big plans for the town’s annual horseracing event.

French said he was hoping to release pre-sale ti ckets earlier, given the success of last year’s Roxby Downs Races.

Considering the high use of Greyhound buses to and from the event, French said he was looking at including a return bus from Andamoo-ka and Woomera.

The Calcutt a event will again be held on the night before races, with French hoping to att ract a high-pro-fi le guest speaker.

He is also seeking a big name band or singer to play in between events on race day.

He said packages for people in Adelaide would

be off ered again to try and att ract more people from out of town.

“We will have the jumping castle back again and try and get a mechanical bull,” French said.

“Anything to keep people pre-occupied between races.”

While French predicted changes in the entertain-ment, he said work on the race track would be at a minimum this year.

“It will be a quieter year than last year in regards to infrastructure,” French said.

“(Last year) we upgraded some of the faciliti es such as the toilets, and the jockey rooms – which we may do a litt le more work on this year.”

French said this year’s 21st annual Roxby Downs Races would mark a ‘coming of age’ for the event.

Big plans for this year’s Roxby Downs Races

WEEKEND SPORT RESULTS/REPORTS: Due 10am Mondays.

DIRT CIRCUIT ACTION: The Roxby Downs Sporting Car Club held its fi rst meet of the year on Saturday night. NOTE: No results provided before publication deadline.

DARTS SEASON KICKS OFF: The Roxby Downs Darts Association season began last Wednesday with a round held at various venues (golf club event pictured). NOTE: No results provided before publication deadline.


Roxby Downs junior basketballers’ talents have been on show recently, with teams competing in the country championships

and SAPSASA carnival. Both year 7 teams from the Roxby Downs Area

School won their grand fi nal matches at the SAP-SASA carnival last week, while St Barbara’s Parish School’s two teams tried their hardest but failed to manage the same feat.

In the country championships held in Adelaide on the March long weekend, the under 14 boys made the grand fi nal in division two before being defeated.

� e under 14 girls made the semi-fi nals in division two, while the under 18 boys team failed to qualify for the fi nal s.

Local junior basketballers’ talent on show

Wi Pitau (right) takes aim.Zoe Leslie (right) has a throw.

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Cricket season...crunch time


The race for the Roxby Districts Cricket Association’s Cricketer of the Year award almost needs a third umpire this year, with a winner too close to call.

� ere have been a number of stand-out performers from each team in the 40-over competition, which has guaranteed a close fi nish when the count is held this weekend.

Olympic Dam made it through the season undefeated, which included bowling every side out for under 50, so it comes as no surprise that they boast the leading wicket taker for the season.

Lucas Holbrook has taken 28 wickets at an average of 4.71 this year, while still keeping an economy rate of 1.96.

He doubled the number of wickets taken by the second leading wicket taker, Paul Trotta (Rogues), who fi nished on 14 wickets.

With wickets worth 20 points toward the Cricketer of the Year, Holbrook will already have 560 points in the bag – not including runs, catches and run outs – making him one of the favourites to take out this season’s award.

One of his main rivals will be the Rogues’ Daniel Fisher.Having already won the Blackwoods Medal last season for

football, Fisher will be looking to make it two major medals from two seasons.

He fi nished the minor round as the leading run scorer with a total of 311 runs at an average of 62.20, which included three 50s.

Fisher will give Holbrook a good run for his money as he is also a wicket keeper and has been involved in a number of wickets.

� e Rogues will have another player in the mix for the award in club president Adrian Boulton.

Boulton has scored 169 for the season, see-ing him sit fourth as the leading run scorer, and has taken 12 wickets, putting him sixth among the leading wicket takers.

� is combination of runs and wickets will have him pushing for another Cricketer of the Year award.

Hornridge will also have its own men to-wards the top of the leader board as it boasts the second lead-ing run scorer for the season.

Daniel Peglar fi nished the season with 292 runs at a stunning average of 97.33 and, having only played fi ve games, scored one ton and two 50s.

Another all-rounder that will be in the mix is Hornridge’s Brad Rynne who, like Boulton, has featured in the runs and the wickets this season.

Rynne fi nished the season with 164 runs at 27.33, took six wickets and chipped in with numerous catches in the fi eld.

Andamooka only managed one win for the season, but may be able to fi nish the season on a high with Sachira Muthu-kumarana fi nishing third in the leading run scorers for the season.

� e Andamooka all-rounder fi nished with 208 runs at an

average of only 20.80, but also took four wickets throughout the season to leave him with a chance of fi nishing high up among contenders for the Cricketer of the Year award.

As for the best Twenty20 player award, Wally Hand will be hard to beat, having taken the most wickets for the compe-tition with fi ve and making 60 runs at an average of 60 from two games.

Hornridge skipper Cameron Denbesten, Holbrook and Adrian Harris (Olympic Dam) fi nished the T20 season with four wickets each, while OD topped the run scorers list with Tom Krieg’s only score of 89no enough to see him top the run scorer’s table.

ABOVE: Daniel Peglar (left) and Daniel Fisher (right), both pictured in action on the weekend, are front runners for this year’s Cricketer of the Year award.

O lympic Dam will be out to make it fi ve in a row when it takes on Hornridge in this weekend’s 40-over Roxby Districts

Cricket Association grand fi nal.� e Devils have gone through the season unde-

feated, and will be looking to add one more win to its belt and fi nish the season with the silverware.

Hornridge will be looking for revenge, having already lost to OD in the Twenty20 grand fi nal this season.

� e side scraped into this weekend’s grand fi nal with an 18-run win over last year’s runner-up, Roxby Rogues.

Both sides will be hoping to fi eld full-strength teams, with big name players having been una-vailable at diff erent stages throughout the season.

OD boasts a strong bowling line-up led by com-petition-leading wicket taker Lucas Holbrook.

The strong opening combination of Patrick Glover and Jacob Langdon is then backed up by Wally Hand and Seb Holbrook.

� e attack continues with Lucas Holbrook and usually Adrian Harris to take up the reins, with Rein Geraghty and Ryan Bennett there if needed.

Lewis Heinrich has also shown he can be thrown the ball, taking a fi ve-wicket bag against Hornridge in the Devils’ last minor round outing two weeks ago.

Hornridge will be hoping skipper Cam Den-besten’s back pulls up after last week bowling three overs with soreness.

� e side will be hoping Josh Sheppard and Brad Rynne can repeat their eff orts from last weekend against the Rogues to support Denbesten and fel-low opener Michael Hammerling.

Nilesh Solanki has also taken a four-wicket haul this year and, while he has been down on overs of late, he may still play a key role in the grand fi nal.

In the batting department, Hornridge will rely on second leading run scorer Daniel Peglar to get them away to a good start at the top of the order, with Brad Rynne also coming off a team high of 42 last week.

� row Sheppard into the mix and that makes for a strong top order to try and counter the high-quality bowling attack of the Devils.

However, OD holds fi ve of the top 10 leading run scorers for the season in Hand, Brendan Hill, Tom Krieg, Seb Holbrook and Craig Nicholls.

Add Heinrich, Bennett, Langdon and Adam Homer to that list and the Devils could bat down to number 11.

OD have won all encounters between the two teams this season and has the experience of having played in the last four 40-over fi nals.

But Hornridge has been around the mark all year, and will push the Devils to make for an inter-esting conclusion to the 2014/15 Roxby Districts Cricket Association season.

Hornridge took on the Roxby Rogues on Saturday night in the Roxby Districts Cricket

Association preliminary fi nal.Although Hornridge had won all

previous encounters between the two teams, the games had been close, and this game promised to be the same.

Hornridge won the toss and elected to bat in perfect conditions for cricket.

Their leading run scorer Daniel Peglar returned to the team for this crunch match and opened the batting with Tommy Barnes.

� e Rogues sprung the fi rst surprise of the match, opening the bowling with usual wicket keeper Daniel Fisher alongside Adrian Boulton.

Hornridge found scoring diffi cult, managing a run rate of just two runs an over for the fi rst 10 overs, before Barnes (10) fell to the bowling of Fisher with the score at 22 and was followed shortly after by Peglar (8) with the score at 28.

Jamie Way and Brad Rynne then combined to lift the run rate for the Wanderers, and had doubled the team’s score by drinks with the game evenly balanced at 2/43.

Way (7) fell shortly after drinks, bringing Josh Sheppard to the crease.

With only a few more recognised batsmen to follow, it was up to Rynne and Sheppard to hang around and set their team up for a competitive score.

They proceeded to put on their side’s highest partnership for the match, 33, before Jordan Dadleh en-tered the attack.

� e young medium pacer proceeded to break the partnership, dismissing Rynne for 42 and then Sheppard not long after for just two.

He then followed up with the wicket of Kapil Gohel fi ve runs later to have Hornridge in trouble at six for 85.

Craig Rainsford and Cam Denbesten then combined for Hornridge’s fi nal signifi cant partnership, 12, as they tried to get some quick runs before the end of the innings.

Boulton then returned to the bowl-ing crease with Sean McIvor to fi nish off the innings for the Rogues and re-strict Hornridge to 9/111.

Dadleh was the pick of the Rogues bowlers with the fi gures of 3/4, while McIvor fi nished with 3/18 from his eight.

Rynne was the only batsman to really get going for Hornridge, top scoring with 42.

The Rogues were set to taste vic-tory, with 111 a very attainable total,

especially with competition-leading run scorer Daniel Fisher opening the batting.

Hornridge’s bowling line-up also looked in doubt, with captain and usual opening bowler Cam Denbesten suff ering from a back complaint and restricted in his bowling.

With Hornridge looking for someone to step up, they found it in Sheppard.

Fisher and captain Paul Polujnikoff got the Rogues off to a steady start, guiding them to 21 before Rynne claimed the important wicket of Fisher (12) with the score at 21.

Sheppard then claimed the wicket of Polujnikoff (13) not long after and, when Rynne and Sheppard combined again to claim the wickets of Grant Aitchison and Boulton respectively, the Rogues were in deep trouble at 4/25.

Sheppard struck again just overs lat-er, claiming Paul Trotta and Mick Nel-son to leave the Rogues reeling at 6/30.

McIvor then set out on a rescue mis-sion and singlehandedly try to get his team over the line.

While continuing to lose teammates around him, he compiled an innings of 44 to give the Rogues some hope.

When he found a partner able to hang around with him, bowling hero Dadleh, it looked like the Rogues may still get to the target.

But with the score at 8/89 opening bowler Michael Hammerling returned to the attack.

McIvor went for one shot too many and was bowled to leave the Rogues needing 23 runs from their last wicket.

Dadleh was joined by brother Kiaran, who fought bravely for three overs.

But when the Hornridge skipper braved back pain and brought himself into the attack it paid dividends, claim-ing the fi nal wicket with the score at 93, leaving the Rogues 19 runs short.

Sheppard and Rynne were the heroes with the ball for the Wanderers with 4/16 and 2/9 respectively from their eight overs.

For the Rogues, McIvor was the only shining light in their innings, fi nishing with a game high of 44.

Hornridge will now take on Olympic Dam in the fi nal this Saturday night in what is sure to be another close game.

BY PATRICK GLOVER

Award a close call

Devils look to go fi ve in a row

Hornridge scrapes into grand fi nal

HornridgeWanderers

Cricket Club

Thank you to all our supporters

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Hope to see you all next season.

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Our valued 2014/15 sponsors

Good luck OD & Hornridge!

All the best for Saturday night!

Thanking all our players, sponsors and

supporters for the 2014/15 season

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New president in the saddle


There has been a changing of the guard at the Roxby Downs Racing Club committee, with Stu Cormack stepping down as president

after 15 years in the role.After two years on the board and experience at

the Devonport and St Marys harness racing clubs, Mike French has taken on the role.

French said he was looking forward to leading a new-look committee this year.

“� e people who stood up are enthusiastic about their position on the board and are keen to get started,” he said.

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The Roxby Downs Racing Club recently welcomed new president Mike French (third from right) to its committee,

which also includes (from left) Cornelius Castle Jr, Gaylene Crane, Tommy Hannigan and Tara Cockshell.

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