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WRITTEN BY PATRICK GLOVER

The 2015 Roxby Downs Races have been labelled a huge success, with more than 2100 people

attending one of the biggest events on the town’s social calendar.

Roxby Downs Racing Club president Mike French said he “couldn’t have asked for a better day” for the Outback Cup and had received nothing but pos-itive feedback.

Punters packed � e Club’s courtyard bar area to participate in the Metso Cal-cutta auction and raffl e on Friday before the Cup festivities included horse racing and a fashion competition on Saturday.

Both events were well attended and hosted special guest Andrew ‘Cosi’ Costello, who was in town to fi lm for Channel Nine’s South Aussie with Cosi.

� e weather was also kind to Roxby Downs, where the Bureau of Meteorol-ogy recorded maximum temperatures of 25.6C on Friday and 30.9C on Saturday.

“It was a really good day (at the rac-es),” Mr French told � e Monitor.

“� e crowd was good and the spon-sors were really happy. “Cosi was rapt as well and said he had a great day.

“� e track was also spot on thanks to Tony Rigden (Roxby Earthmoving).

“� e stewards were rapt and said it was the best they had seen it in fi ve years.”

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ABOVE: BHP Billiton Roxby Downs Outback Cup winner Al Chicago (centre) with owner Jim Higgins and trainer

Wally Bencic on Saturday. BELOW: Roxby Downs Community Club manager Richard ‘Rocco’ Kirkby and Andrew ‘Cosi’ Costello at the Metso Calcutta

on Friday night. MAIN PHOTO: Verity Casserly

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Artist to expand skillsWRITTEN BYRYNEISHA BOLLARD

Local artist and jewellery maker Rachel Young is set to enhance her enamelling skills thanks

to a $5000 grant from the Federal Government’s Regional Arts Fund.

Mrs Young was one of 21 successful South Australian applicants to receive funding as part of the program’s fi rst round, which gave out nearly $150,000 in total.

Applications for the next round close on Monday, August 17, with more information available online (www.countryarts.org.au).

Mrs Young told The Monitor she had been seeking grant funding for a while now, with fi ve previous appli-cations proving unsuccessful, so she was pleased that her hard work had paid off .

After receiving support to learn enamelling techniques from fellow South Australian artist Jenny Gore in 2013, Mrs Young will now be able to expand her skill set via one-on-one mentoring from enamel jewellery maker John Richardson at the Jam-

Factory studio and gallery space in Adelaide.

� e techniques she will be learning are called cloisonné and champlevé and allow for metal (in this case gold and silver) objects to be decorated in different ways before being coated with enamel and fi red in a kiln.

Mrs Young said it had been up to her to ask Mr Richardson whether he would be willing to mentor her.

“I walked into his store one day and said I hoped to be able to do what he does,” she said. “It’s a one-on-one in-tensive, so it’s really exciting.”

Mrs Young will start her fi rst week of lessons on Monday, August 10, before another week in October.

“I wanted to get right into it, but we also had to work around both of our calendars,” she said.

“I’ve got design work to get done so that once I get in there again I’ll hit the ground running.

“(� e break between workshops) gives me time to digest, to learn some things and practice some of the tech-niques that I’ll start off with.”

Mrs Young said enamelling had been around for thousands of years and had lost its popularity in Australia,

but she was observing a resurgence in the technique.

“It’s quite time consuming,” she said.“Sometimes it needs up to 10 to 15

fi rings to get it right.”As part of the Red eAR� Festival,

Mrs Young is currently displaying some of the images and bowls she has enam-elled in the Community Art Exhibition at the roxbylink gallery until Monday, August 31, and is exhibiting a range of photographic works at the Roxby Downs Christian Community Church up until this Saturday, August 8.

Entitled Desert to Himal, the exhi-bition features 25 photographs taken by Mrs Young during a trip to Nepal in December last year.

Mrs Young also got into the Red eAR� spirit when she hosted a silver jewellery making workshop with locals last Wednesday, July 29.

“� at went really well,” she said. “� e standard of jewellery was excellent, and it’s always interesting to see what people come up with.

“All four students learned the same technique but came up with complete-ly diff erent things, and they picked it up really well.”

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Local artist Rachel Young has received a grant to expand

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this month. PHOTO: Ryneisha Bollard

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Our regional award fi nalistsWRITTEN BYPATRICK GLOVER

Local groups and individuals were last week named fi nalists for the Far North in the South

Australian Regional Awards.A Sprinkle of Magic (arts and

creative industries), Cowell Electric Supply (large business), Charmayne Cronje (community individual), Lau-ra Trotta (education) and the Roxby Districts Cricket Association (com-munity group) will fi nd out whether they will take out the top honour in their respective award categories during a dinner held at Port Augus-ta in October.

Mrs Cronje and the Roxby Downs Cricket Association (RDCA) are fi rst-time fi nalists, with both feeling excited to have gotten this far in the process.

“It is fantastic but such a huge surprise,” Mrs Cronje said. “I am just pleased someone thought what I do is worth nominating, and now to make it as a fi nalist is unexpected but fantastic.

“I just want to do Roxby Downs proud, so it would be awesome to bring away the pear, but just being recognised with a nomination is enough for me.”

Mrs Cronje said she was more than willing to donate her time and photography skills to the commu-nity when it was needed – be it for a community, school or sporting event.

� e fi nalist spot caps off a stellar few months for Mrs Cronje, who is about to be showcased as part of the SA Living Artists Festival in Adelaide and is displaying work as part of the Red eAR� Festival’s Community Art Exhibition.

� e RDCA’s nomination was made in recognition of achievements in-cluding successful Pink Stumps Day fundraisers for the McGrath Foun-dation over the past four years.

� e association has been one of the top fundraisers in the country for the past few years, and has even earned an invite to Kirribilli House for an event with the Prime Minister as part of the Pink Stumps Day 10-year anniversary.

“It is good to be able to recognise the work people have put into organising these events,” said RDCA president Paul Trotta. “Both the Brand SA nomination and invite to the 10th anniversary celebrations is a good promotion for Roxby Downs in general.

“� ere have been others that have been involved for just one or two of the events but have done just as much. Also in terms of all the peo-ple who have turned up or donated money, we would not have raised the

money we did without them.”While this year’s awards feature

many newcomers, fellow fi nalist Mrs Trotta is in familiar territory as this is her third nomination.

However, this year the diff erence is that she is up for an education award for her online eco-living courses, rather than for her business Sustainababy, which is currently up for sale.

“I think I am prouder of this one,” she said. “I am very proud to have won the innovative award for Sus-tainababy in 2012 because it was something before its time.

“But this is my own product, not someone else’s – this is why I am selling Sustainababy, because I am proud to be changing lives in peo-ple’s homes and it is what I really want to do.”

Mrs Trotta has three online courses including a ‘home detox boot camp’ which encourages the replacement of synthetic commer-cial products with home-made ones.

Another one of her courses looks at reducing electricity and gas within the home, while her latest one is the ‘greenHOUSE home energy blitz’.

Cowell Electric managing director Sue Chase said it was an honour to have been selected as a fi nalist in the awards.

“We have been humbled in being selected as fi nalists for the Brand SA Regional Awards,” she said.

“� e Mining Services team really has moved from strength to strength in the past year – lead by Phil and supported by his diligent staff , they are certainly worthy nominees in this award category.

“That’s not to forget Mining Services’ loyal and patient clients, whose conduct has been quite clear-ly the backbone in our entire opera-tions in the Far North.

“Well done to all involved – here’s hoping we are triumphant at the presentation night in October!”

Sarah Sanders, who runs chil-dren’s entertainment business A Sprinkle of Magic, was based in Roxby before moving to Adelaide at the end of last year.

Mrs Sanders said she was thrilled to be considered for an arts and cre-ative industries award.

“My vision and dream of creat-ing an inspirational character and role model for children has succeed my expectations,” she said. “I’m so delighted that Fairy Belle is being recognised for all the joy and hap-piness she has brought to hundreds of children’s lives over nine years.”

Brand SA marketing and commu-nications manager Sarah Walsh said there were many high-quality en-tires from Roxby Downs, so it was easy to see why the town was well represented.

Local photographer Charmayne Cronje is one step closer to receiving a community individual

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LEFT: Education award fi nalist Laura Trotta is a former Brand SA regional award winner and fi nalist.

ABOVE: The RDCA is a fi nalist for the community group award. Its achievements include a successful

Pink Stumps Day earlier this year. Pictured are Kym McEvoy and Gavin Wanganeen.

A Sprinkle of Magic’s Sarah Sanders (aka ‘Fairybelle’) is among the fi nalists for an arts and creative industries award.

She is pictured entertaining children at a local event last year.

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Red eARTh’s red hotWRITTEN BY PATRICK GLOVER

R e d e A RTh Fe s t i v a l act iv i t ies cont inue d over the past week with

a number of workshops and performances held at Roxby Downs.

Windmill Theatre presented � e Ballad of Pondlife McGurk to local school students at the roxbylink auditorium on � urs-day before Adelaide entertainers Circus Elements held a workshop at the Roxby Races and No Com-promise, a gospel choir and band, performed at the Roxby Downs Christian Community Church on Saturday.

Other workshops included leather craft, pom pom animals, dreamweavers, quilting and how to make three-dimensional paper fl ower boxes.

Sessions were held on knitting, biscuit cutting, origami and mak-ing knot boards – all of which have repeats from today onwards.

This week’s remaining work-shops also consist of community radio, scrapbooking and begin-ner’s applique, with bookings to be made via the festival’s head-quarters in Roxby Central.

Performances will continue with the Seraphim Trio’s visit with lo-cal school students on Friday and author Anna Goldsworthy’s book signing at the library before a for-mal recital in the evening.

Red eARTh will officially end with a Community Concert this Saturday, when local entertainers will put on a show in the roxbylink auditorium from 2pm.

“Overall the festival is going quite well,” said festival co-ordinator A nn-Marie Arthur.

“All the workshops have been really well received and there has been a lot booked out, even some that had a waiting list.

“� ere is a lot of interest in these workshops and the possibility of running them into the future.

“People are also happy to see something quirky and different in the mall that is also warm and friendly.”

Having toured all over the world – including current shows in New York and Shanghai – Windmill � eatre’s Red eAR� visit was the fi rst time the Ade-laide-based group had toured one of its shows regionally.

“� is play has a simple structure with a talented performer, which allows us to take it to region-al communities,” said Windmill � eatre arts education manager

Julie Orchard. “It is great to be able to bring the play to regional cen-tres like Roxby Downs because it gives them the opportunity to see theatre – something they would usually get minimal exposure to.

“� e story resonates with every-one whether (they are) from the city or the country.

“It also engages the whole audi-ence, even the teachers.”

Performer Renato Musolino said he loved performing the show and was glad to be able to bring it to regional centres.

Musolino said the play had an underlying message that was im-portant to remember.

“School bullying is even more present these days and way more potent,” he said.

“It also portrays an important message about how damaging bullying can be. Along with those (sentiments), it makes kids appre-ciate the value of their friends.”

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The Ballad of Pondlife McGurk actor Renato Musolino with St Barbara’s and Andamooka primary school students

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Aemelia enjoying the hula hoops available during the Circus

Elements workshop held at the Roxby Races on Saturday.

Singing workshop participants (from left) Nic, Jocelyn, Chloe, Amber, Lacey, Peta, Joanna, Abby and Brianna at the Roxby Downs Christian Community Church on Friday.

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Hayden Tyler, Brodie Gaskin and Amelia Brouns at the children’s mobile making workshop held at Red eARTh

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Locals ask for coursesWRITTEN BYPATRICK GLOVER

Local TAFE SA staff and chief executive officer

Robin Murt were in Roxby Central last week to get an idea of what courses people would like off ered.

Mr Murt, who was visiting Roxby Downs as part of his region-al visits, said TAFE SA wanted to hear from the public to achieve its main goal of increasing training to help further students’ education.

“Rather than putting on courses we think need to be run, we are going to put on courses people want, so we are putting it back on the community,” he told � e Monitor.

“We also have a keen-ness to better our links with the school.

“If we can get kids at an early age interested in trades, it gets them the experience early in life and allows them to consider a career in that fi eld.”

A stall was set up outside Woolworths on Tuesday, August 28, from 2pm to 4pm. It was aimed at catching afternoon shoppers and parents picking their children up from school.

Mr Murt said he had been happy with the comments received.

“My visit has been good; the meetings we had were insightful into what training was need-ed in the area,” he said.

“There has been a

steady flow of people that have given us some good ideas as to what training they want.

“� ere are a lot of kids that go to the city to do their training or go to university, but some-times this is not the best.

“If we could off er the same training up here, they could live here with the support of their fam-ilies and it would save them the travel.”

Mr Murt said some of the ideas put forward included accounting,

training for small busi-nesses, hospitality, pho-tography and languages.

Mr Murt said TAFE SA would look to hire skilled locals to help run the new courses, rather than bring in tutors from elsewhere.

TAFE SA chief executive offi cer Robin Murt (left) and regional manager Robin O’Dea (right) with Roxby Downs TAFE staff members Natasha McKee and Lisa Johnson at last week’s consultation. PHOTO: Patrick Glover

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RoxFM was a runner-up in two categories at the South Australian Community Broadcasters Association Bilby Awards

on Saturday night.� e local station nearly won the awards for

Sports Broadcast – for its coverage of the Far North Football League grand fi nal last year – and Sponsorship Message – for its Roxby Downs Community Club promotion.

“We came up against some stiff opposition in some of the major stations who put a lot of eff ort into production and have expensive equipment that we don’t have,” said RoxFM station manager Ross Wilson.

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email [email protected] or phone 8671 2683.For more information about upcoming community events,

visit: www.roxbydowns.com/Community/c-Whats-On.html

CommunityCalendar

AUGUST7th - Mums ‘n’ bubs screening of Magic

Mike, roxbylink cinema, 10am. Children under

12 months only.

7th - Seraphim Trio visit. Mother Chook’s Nursery Book schools’ performance, roxbylink

auditorium, 11am. Anna Goldsworth

book signing, roxbylink library, 12 noon.

Formal recital, roxbylink auditorium, 7.30pm.

Ph: 8671 0500.

7th - RDNA A grade: Hornridge vs East

Roxby, 6.30pm, Roxby Miners vs OD, 8pm.

8th - Town garage sale at the Roxby Downs Christian Community Church, 9am to 12 noon. Ph: Craig on

0427 875 645.

8th - Red Cross family first aid sessions,

Andamooka Primary School, 10am to 12

noon and 2pm to 4pm. Ph: 8672 7018.

8th - Red eARTh Festival Community Concert, roxbylink

auditorium, 2pm. Ph: 8671 0010.

8th - FNFL: East Roxby vs OD, 2pm, Hornridge vs Roxby

Districts, 4pm.

8th - Roxby and Andamooka years

7-12 formal at Oasis, 7pm to 12 midnight.

8th - Desert Dirt Kart Club championships. Further details TBC.

10th - ‘Understanding Teens Today’ parent information night, Roxby Downs Area

School, 7pm to 8.30pm. Ph: Beth on

8671 0011.

14th - RDNA A grade: Hornridge vs Roxby

Miners, 6.30pm, East Roxby vs OD, 8pm.

15th - Roxby Market Day, 9am to 12 noon.

15th - Dot painting workshop, roxbylink gallery, 10am to 12

noon. Ph: 8671 0010.

15th - FNFL semi finals, 12.30pm and 2.30pm. Followed by

Mail Medal count.

15th - Blue Light Disco at the roxbylink auditorium. Juniors (5 to 10yrs) at 6pm to

7.30pm, seniors (11 to 15) at 8pm to 9.30pm.

18th - Community Snake Awareness

Session, RDAS Hall, 7pm. Ph: 8671 0010.

21st - Critter Cinema at the Arid Recovery Reserve, 4.30-10pm.

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New wicking bed at Community GardenRoxby Downs Community Garden

committee members and other local volunteers set up a third

wicking bed at the site last Friday.� e fi rst lot of wicking beds were in-

stalled at the garden – located on the cor-ner of Alberrie Street, Pioneer Drive and Mulgaria Crescent – in June.

A range of vegetable seedlings were planted in the beds and are doing well with help from the structure’s water-wise design, which allows them to thrive despite the arid climate.

While the plan was to build an addition-al two wicking beds on Friday, a lack of suffi cient piping meant only one could be constructed.

Community Garden representative Anni Walsh said the beds only take about one hour to put together and the second

one would be completed on a date to be decided.

“� e committee can decide when it suits them,” she said. “It will probably be anoth-er Friday afternoon as that seems to work best.”

In the meantime, Ms Walsh encouraged locals to check out – without touching – the vegetables already growing at the site.

“� e committee is still considering how to regulate the vegetables, which are still getting established,” she said.

Meanwhile the Environment Forum is launching its new sustainable living and ‘arid smart’ gardening booklets at the Rox-by Market Day on Saturday, August 15.

� e forum is also seeking locals interest-ed in running Outback Smart environmen-tal workshops later in the year.

For more information, phone Anni Walsh at Roxby Council on 8671 0010.

Volunteers helping to establish another wicking bed in the Community Garden on Friday included (from left) Mel and Owen Allen, Gareth Toms,

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AGMSaturday 7th

PRESENTATION NIGHT

Roxby Downs Sporting Car Club Inc

AGMSaturday 20th November 2010 Roxby Downs Sporting Car Club

Clubrooms at 4 pm

Presentation Night Saturday 20th November 2010

Commences 7.30 pm

2015 Meeting Dates

Note: All night meetings start with practice at 5pm and racing from 7pm.

BIG TOYSBOYS

Plenty of Father’s Day gift ideasAutoPro is the place to go for all of

your Father’s Day needs.Manager Jess McKinnon said staff

were happy to help customers fi nd the right gift ahead of the occasion on Sunday, Sep-tember 6.

“I try and fi nd out what the father is into, because it’s not just car stuff we sell,” she said.

Apart from a wide range of automotive parts and accessories, AutoPro also stocks novelty items including car-shaped lamps and manuals for the Mars Rover, how to survive a zombie attack and other random subjects.

� e store also specialises in camping gear, with hot items currently being battery-powered heated jackets and portable ovens, kettles and shower/rinse kits.

If not in stock, most items can be ordered in within a few days.

Purchases of more than $75 in one trans-action will put customers into the draw to win a prize pack including the Fast & Fu-rious movie collection, a 50-inch Sony An-droid television and a Blu-Ray home theatre system.

See in store for details or visit www.autopro.com.au to enter.

RIGHT: AutoPro stocks portable

rinse kits requiring no

pump and no batteries.

LEFT: Battery-powered heated jackets are a great way to keep warm while camping.

LEFT: A range of novelty ‘manuals’ are available for those unsure of what to get as a gift.

WRITTEN BYRYNEISHA BOLLARD

Roxby Council is defending its actions regarding a recently settled fraud case after an anonymous letter raised

concerns about how it dealt with the matter.� e letter, published in � e Monitor last

week, refers to the sentencing of former coun-cil rates offi cer Bronwyn Jayne Warren, 54, in the District Court last month.

Warren had previously pleaded guilty to defrauding $166,858 from council to fund a gambling addiction between 2005 and 2008.

According to � e Advertiser, the judge gave Warren a two-year jail sentence, but sus-pended this in favour of a three-year good behaviour bond in light of the fact she had shown signifi cant signs of remorse and re-habilitation.

Last week’s letter listed a number of ques-tions for council regarding the case, with the fi rst being why it spent $195,000 investigating the theft if police were already involved.

“In any theft, it is fi rstly the responsibility of the organisation to investigate the matter as thoroughly as possible,” a council spokesperson told � e Monitor.

“� e $195,000 quoted was not solely to in-vestigate the suspected theft; it also included a forensic investigation into the result of the theft, how it happened and how to prevent it happening again…

“� ere are two aspects to any theft. � e po-lice are responsible for any potential criminal

liability and were notifi ed as soon as the of-fence was discovered to investigate the crim-inal aspects of the theft.

“� e organisation [council] is responsible for any operational and civil liability matters. It was essential that council also undertake its own investigation into both the theft and the integrity of the rates system from an operational and potential civil claims perspective.”

In response to the question of how the theft was able to occur for so long, the council spokesperson said internal controls were at all times applied and regularly reviewed.

“With council’s small staff complement at the time, one person had entire responsibility for one area,” the spokesperson said.

“� is is common practice for many small councils.

“In this instance, Ms Warren had entire re-sponsibility for rates management.

“� e fraud involved relatively small and isolated amounts taken regularly over several years.

“Changes in local population mean the rate payments received by council are not consist-ent and do vary.

“Evidence of the fraud was cleverly con-cealed and very diffi cult to detect. � e money was taken in such a way that it did not trigger concern and, for several years, went undetect-ed despite routine and regular internal and external review.

“� ere is throughout local government a level of unpaid rates each year and, for some time, Ms Warren’s thefts did not push Roxby

Council over that expected level.”� e spokesperson explained that Ms War-

ren was not dismissed from her role until 2010 because that was when the thefts were detect-ed via council’s annual report, which indicated that the level of unpaid rates had exceeded the expected level.

Council then examined all debt recovery eff orts and discovered discrepancies. From there, internal investigations revealed the thefts and police were notifi ed.

In response to the letter’s question regarding why council’s audit committee failed to pick up on the thefts in the fi rst year and who was on the committee at the time, the spokesperson said:

“Under the Local Government Act 1999, amongst other things, the role of an independent audit committee is to advise broadly on fi nancial matters and policies and review fi nancial statements. It has no role in checking actual fi nancial records…

“� e membership has changed over the years and has included experienced persons from a fi nancial, business and local govern-ment background and can include councillors.

“Under the Act, council staff cannot sit on the committee but may attend the meetings.

“Council’s external auditor at the time of the fraud was Dean Newberry & Partners, who are still used today.”

� e spokesperson also clarifi ed that im-provements to internal controls had been made by council’s senior management team and staff , and there had been no need to re-place the audit committee or external auditor.

“Fraud of this nature would not necessarily be detected by an external auditor,” the spokesperson said.

“As indicated, all councils have some level of outstanding rates and for some time the off ending was not picked up as it was under an expected threshold.”

� e letter’s fi nal question to council was re-garding the necessity of employing more staff , asking: “Couldn’t an internal restructure to ensure multiple staff were involved in any one fi nancial area been as eff ective, along with the improvements in procedure?”

In response, the spokesperson said council had a relatively small fi nance team at the time of the thefts.

“Immediately prior to and after the off end-ing was discovered, council reviewed its staff structure and put measures in place to ensure a greater segregation of duties so that more than one person was involved in the rates sys-tem moving forward,” the spokesperson said.

“� is included an internal re-allocation of responsibilities, as well as contracting an external fi nancial accountant to oversee our processes and employing one additional staff member to the fi nance team to cater for these changes, as well as the growth in fi nancial transactions arising from the new housing developments at the time.

“Today, Roxby Council’s finance team works across a number of fi nancial areas including rates, power, water, debtors and creditors. All team members are multi-skilled and have access to and visibility of the entire system.”

Fraud case questions answered

Autopro Roxby DownsPhone: (08) 8671 2200 Fax: (08) 8671 2277

Shop 1/24 Tutop Street, Roxby [email protected]

ABOVE: Various car parts and accessories can be purchased

from the Tutop Street store.


Dot Painting WorkshopGuest Indigenous Artist - Colleen Taylor

Naidoc week 2013 award winner – Artist of the Year

SATURDAY 15th AugustTime: 10am to 12pm

Location: roxbylink Art GalleryCost: $10

All Welcome - No Experience Necessary! (Includes canvas, paints & brushes)

To book your spot in this workshop, visit the Visitor Info Centre to register or contact Sasha Yantewo on 8671 0010 or email [email protected]

OUT ABOUT&PHOTOS: Verity Casserly

Mel Mulders, Louise Faulkner, Kelly Harris, Cerys Kirkwood

and Christine Nicholson.

Tyler Sims, Matt Welch, Michael Smith, Nick Howard

and Clayton Smith.

John Hooper and Simon Barrett.

Megan Tuckwell, Clo Finlayson, Kate Hodder, Mel

Ferry and Beth Weston.

Chris, Alex and Kristen Ward.

Josh Arancelovic, Tom Southon and Emma Cochrane.

Matt Maas and Rebecca Kirkman.

Jodie Watkins (centre)

with Angel and Tyson.

Connor and Jamie Barrett.

Roxby Races 2015

Legal problems?Adelaide Lawyer (32 years experience)

visiting Roxby on 11th,12th and13th August at Roxby Downs Motor Inn

Free first 20 Minute Interview

Book now to avoid disappointment.

Phone 0406 293 929or 8215 0349

[email protected]


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New Memberships now availableSingle $20 ~ Family $40

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BOTTLE SHOPCarton of Superdry

Stubbies $48.00

Smirnoff 1125mlVodka $56.00

Banrock StationMoscato 750ml $7.50

Carlton Mid Cans30 Block $45.50

Monday – Saturday 6am -6pm

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONEMr French also commended the volunteers who

helped on the day and the Scouts and committee members who helped clean up on Sunday.

While the day was mostly about the racing, a lot of racegoers turned their attention to the afternoon’s Fashion at the Races competition, which was won by Leah Jones (Ms Outback) and Matthew Squires (Mr Outback).

“It was great to have a local girl win,” Mr French said.

“And she didn’t splash out in the money she spent on the dress, it was just the way she put her outfi t together.

“It was eloquent and chic.”Despite this being his fi rst year as racing club pres-

ident, Mr French said he was happy with the way things went and was proud of his new committee and its huge eff ort.

� e Greyhound bus service running to and from the event got a workout and raised more than $800 for the State Emergency Service.

Senior Sergeant Terry Boylan said he was pleased to see the bus being used and no drink drivers detected despite more than 300 motorists being tested over the weekend.

Snr Sgt Boylan said it was “fantastic” to see that the community was getting the message.

“I was pleased to see the number of people using the bus service or walking after the event,” he said.

“I went back to the race track early Sunday morn-ing and there were still 70 cars in the car park, so it is good to see everyone is heeding the drink drive message.”

Snr Sgt Boylan said the weekend had been free of major incidents.

“We had nice weather, and hopefully visitors to Roxby Downs as well as members of the community enjoyed themselves,” he added.

PAGE 16 Al Chicago wins Outback Cup

This year’s races a ‘huge success’

Aliyah won fi rst place in the Fashion at the Races

under 10 category.

Fashion at the Races emcees Denise

and Terry Boylan.

Emily, Sarah and Jessica were the best dressed in the 17 and under age category.

Mr Outback winner Matthew Squires.

Ms Outback winners Georgia Boylan (third), Jade Williams

(second) and Leah Jones (fi rst).

Stuart Baillie and Ben Fraser from Metso at The Club.

Josh O’Brien and Todd Paull at the Metso Calcutta.

Bianca Lehner (centre) with Metso representatives Johan Hogenberg and

Michael Lally at the Calcutta event held at The Club on Friday night.

Participating in the Calcutta auction on Friday night were (from left) Michael Shipton, Luke Brind, Joel Daniel, Wally Hand, ‘Budda’

Nedelkovic and Dion McKenna.

PHOTOS: Verity Casserly and Ryneisha BollardRoxby Races 2015


I t’s that time of year again – time when your annual registration fees for dogs

and cats in Roxby Downs are due.

Standard fees start at $65 per dog and decrease depending on whether the animal is desexed and microchipped ($32.50). Further discounts apply for trained dogs and concession holders.

� ere are around 800 dogs registered in Roxby Downs, and Roxby Council has a range of obligations under the Dog and Cat Management Act (1995) and Animal Management Plan (2012).

The dog registration fee is set by the Animal Management Board with a maximum fee al-lowed, and Roxby Council at present is below this fee.

Under the Act, money re-

ceived by a council must be ex-pended in the administration or enforcement of the provision of the act relating to dogs.

Revenue from registrations does not cover 100 per cent of what council incurs to manage pets locally, with costs including:

• Employment and training of council offi cers to help council and the community adhere to the requirements under the Act and Plan.

• Provision of a 24-hour, 7-day-a-week callout service for animals found wandering/causing a nuisance, along with dog bites and barking claims.

• Operation of council’s pound (including maintenance, cleaning, food).

• Provision of vehicles fi tted to collect/transport found an-imals safely and appropriately.

• Administration time to pro-vide community advice to deal

with complaints, hire out cat traps, fi le paperwork, advertise found animals.

• Costs associated with dis-posal of unclaimed/dangerous animals.

It is the responsibility of every owner to ensure their dog/s are registered by August 31 each year – it is actually an off ence to own or have in your

possession a dog or cat over the age of three months that is not registered. Expiation fees will apply for non-registration.

Dog and cat registrations can be made during business hours at Roxby Council (Richardson Place, Roxby Downs).

For further information, call our helpful staff on 8671 0010.

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 inquiries 131 084.

Opal Road Landfi ll now CLOSED to the public.

Waste unsuitable for the red, green or yellow domestic collection can now be

deposited at BSH Waste Solutions’ Resource Recovery Centre, 10 Gosse Street, Roxby

Downs (in the light industrial area). Monday to Friday 10am – 4pm

Saturday 8am – 12 noon Sunday 1pm – 5pm

All inquiries 8671 1154

Opening hours 9am to 5pm

Monday - Friday9am to 12 noon Saturdays

Telephone 8671 0500Email: [email protected]

Library membership is free. A wide range of resources are available including books,

DVDs, magazines and internet facilities.Toddler Story Time 9.30am Wednesday.

Opening hours

9am to 5pm weekdays

Telephone 8671 0010 • Fax 8671 0452


After hours emergency

Mobile 0418 892 870

Web www.roxbycouncil.com

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NEWS IN BRIEFWater, power bills due

A reminder that water and power quarterly rates notices have been distributed and are due for payment

by August 15. If you are having diffi culty paying, please

don’t hesitate to contact the friendly staff at Roxby Council for a confi dential discussion during business hours by calling 8671 0010.

Don’t forget – no reverse parking allowed!

I t’s great to see so many people using the car park at the rear of the leisure centre – please don’t forget to adhere to the

designated parking areas, being mindful of the disabled parks and ‘no parking’ zones.

A reminder also that reverse parking is not allowed and council staff are currently issuing warnings for non-compliance.

A re you sick of spending money each week or month on magazines

you only read once and then discard? Or would you like to expand your current reading list to a broader range of magazines and topics?

� e roxbylink library may have just the answer, with the new SA Library service Zinio now live and available to library members.

“Zinio is an online magazine service off ered by the SA Public Library Network where you can access over 400 titles from Aus-tralia, New Zealand, America and the UK,” said roxbylink library

team leader Sarah Powell. “Accessing Zinio is really easy

– you just click on the button on our library home page at www.libraries.sa.gov.au/roxbydowns and it will take you to the Zin-io catalogue. Th e fi rst time you visit you’ll need to create a user account.

“You can then search for mag-azines by genre – there are more than 30 genre groups including Automotive, Computers & Tech-nology, Health & Fitness, Home & Garden, Music and Sports, just to name a few – or by title, and then open the fi le on your computer, or download an app to be able to read them on your tablet, smart

phone or kindle.” One of the key attractions of

Zinio is the ability to subscribe and be sent an automatic email each time a new edition of a mag-azine on your subscription list is released.

� ere is no limit on the number of new issues readers ‘check out’, and once in your personal collec-tion they will not expire. You can choose to delete magazines from your collection at any time.

For more information on Zin-io, call in to the roxbylink library and chat with the friendly staff , who will be more than happy to help you.

W e’ve certainly had some very cold nights and cool days recently in Roxby

Downs! � e cooler weather often means

it’s easy to turn up your heater with-out thinking about the impact it may have on your budget and the environ-ment… until you get your quarterly electricity or gas bill.

Being aware of how much energy your appliances use can help you to keep a closer eye on your home en-

ergy bills, and the South Australian Government has heaps of informa-tion at www.sa.gov.au/topics/wa-ter-energy-and-environment under ‘Energy- Saving Energy at Home’.

� e website steps you through how to calculate hourly and quarterly run-ning costs for all of your electrical equipment (including heating) and will also help you work out how much your gas heating is costing you.

As a guide, indicative running costs for electrical appliances can be (source: sa.gov.au):

Where do your dog and cat rego fees go?

Rebate eligibility Non-conc. Conc.

DOGS

Standard Fee $65.00 $48.75

Standard Fee/Desexed $39.00 $29.25

Standard Fee/Desexed/Trained $32.50 $24.40

Standard Fee/Microchipped $58.50 $43.90

Standard Fee/Microchipped/Desexed $32.50 $24.40

Standard Fee/Microchipped/Desexed/Trained $26.00 $19.50

CATS

Standard Fee/Microchipped/Desexed $32.50 $24.50

Read your magazines online – for FREE!

In addition, the roxbylink library also has a Home Energy Toolkit avail-able for community use, which can help people monitor their electrical use and identify high power users in their households.

You can also get free help and

advice on a range of energy topics by contacting the South Australian Government’s Energy Advisory Ser-vice on 1800 671 907 (free call from fi xed phones, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm).

How much is your winter heating really costing you?


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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 FORUMRED EARTH FESTIVAL MEETING

Rachel Young 0428 671 000Thursday, August 6 @ 7pm

Red Earth HQ

BUSINESS FORUMTuesday, August 11 @ 6.15pm

The Club Meeting Room (Upstairs)

COMMUNITY GARDENThursday, August 13 @ 6.30pm

Council Boardroom

ENVIRONMENT FORUMAnni Walsh 0448 168 167Thursday, August 6 @ 5.30pm

Council Boardroom

ROXBY ROADSAFE MEETINGMichelle Hales 0418 833 818

Tuesday, August 11 @ 7pmCouncil Boardroom

MULTICULTURAL FORUMSasha Yantewo (08) 8671 0010

Wednesday, August 19 @ 6pmCouncil Boardroom

FAMILY FORUMJoel Hill 0433 792 450

Thursday, August 13 @ 4pmLibrary Meeting Space

WOMEN’S NETWORKLisa Hewerdine (08) 8671 0010

TBC

WRITTEN BYPATRICK GLOVER

Anthony Alcock was named Volunteer of the Month for June for his work with the

Country Fire Service (CFS), Scouts and last year’s Relay for Life.

Mr Alcock said it was a “pleasant surprise” when he found out he had won the award because he mainly vol-unteered for the personal benefi ts he gained from it, particularly via his work with the CFS.

“It is a great way of meeting other

people in the community,” he said.“� ere is a good comradery at the

CFS and I really enjoy being a part of it.“It is also satisfying being able to help

people.”Mr Alcock encouraged anyone

thinking of becoming a volunteer to do so.

Mr Alcock said he would put the $100 he received from Beyond Bank as part of the Volunteer of the Month towards the local Scout group.

“I help out with their visits to the CFS station and with their fi re activ-ities including safety talks,” he added.

The Family Forum hosted its f irst e vent re cent ly

– a very successful Neighbourhood Day in the Curdimurka Street playground.

It was a great day, with many parents and kids coming along to ‘meet their neighbours’ and en-joy a day out in the park.

There was a free sausage sizzle, outdoor games, music and a live RoxFM broadcast as well as the wonderful play equipment at the playground.

Well done to the Family Forum members who organised a great event and provided great benefi ts to our local community.

It was a lovely, relaxed, friendly and fun event, and the community looks forward to the next one!

The Roxby Downs Environment Forum and Wildlife Hotline are inviting community members to attend a free Snake Awareness

Session on Tuesday, August 18. � e 90-minute session will be presented by ex-

pert snake handler Geoff Coombe, who has over 30 years’ experience in handling venomous snakes.

� ose attending the session will further their understanding of snakes in the Roxby Downs area and will be provided with tips on how to avoid attracting them to their properties.

Geoff will also cover basic snake safety, includ-ing what to do when you see a snake and how to apply correct snake bite fi rst aid.

� e Community Snake Awareness Session will be held at the Roxby Downs Area School Hall from 7pm.

Admission is free, and everyone is invited to attend. For further information about the session or snakes in Roxby Downs, contact Anni Walsh at Roxby Council on 8671 0010.

Our Family Forum is

connecting the Roxby

community

Anthony’s our top volunteer

RIGHT: Community Board member

Cherie Gaskin (right) presenting Anthony Alcock

with his award.

The Family Forum recently hosted its fi rst community event — a Neighbourhood Day

at the Curdimurka Street playground.

Opportunity: Snake Awareness Session


Off the

Beaten Track

Far North eventsAUGUST

7th-8th - Ethnic Cowboys country music band at The Opal Inn, Coober Pedy. Friday live

performance, 10pm, Saturday buffet and

performance, 7.30pm. Ph: 8672 5054.

8th - Greyhound races at Chinnery Park, Pt Augusta, 1pm. Ph:

8642 4805.

8th - Coober Pedy Race Weekend Ball at The Opal Inn, 7pm.

8th-9th - Coober Pedy Oz Minerals Races. Children’s

events from 9am and main events at 11am

on Saturday. Children’s events at 10am and main events at 12

noon on Sunday. Ph: 0427 877 611.

8th-9th - Body, Mind & Spirit Fair,

Stirling North Progress Association Hall. Ph:

0408 819 826.

9th & 23rd - Pichi Richi Explorer return steam service from Quorn to Woolshed

Flat, departs 10.30am. Ph: 1800 777 245

15th - ‘Doing it for Wes’ bronco branding

fundraiser, Stockyard Arena, Quorn. Ph:

8648 6585.

15th & 29th - Afghan Express return steam

service from Pt Augusta to Quorn,

departs 10.30am. Ph: 1800 777 245.

16th - Birdlife Australia Club trip to Bernie’s Block. Meet at Mambray Creek

parking bay, 8am. Ph: 0419 863 834.

16th - Undercover Flea Market, Gateway Shopping Complex, Pt Augusta, 8.30am. Ph:

8642 3459.

16th - Troopers Barracks Markets, Beauchampe Lane,

Pt Augusta, 9am. Ph: 8642 2787.

16th & 30th - Pt Augusta races, 11am.

Ph: 0447 105 545.

22nd-23rd - William Creek campdraft and bronco branding. Ph:

8670 7975.

22nd - Exposing Edith cabaret show, Institute Theatre, Pt

Augusta, 7.30pm. Ph: 8641 9176.

23rd - Quorn Show. Gates open at 9am. Ph: 0427 560 937.

WILLIAM CREEK SA, SATURDAY 22ND AUGUST 8AM START PROUDLY SPONSORED BY

WILLIAM CREEK BRONCO BRANDING &

CAMPDRAFT

Nominations would be appreciated prior to the event but will be accepted on the day. Please contact the secretary for nomination forms or any other information on (08) 8670 7975 or email [email protected]. Novice will be run as a separate event. Doubles and Singles Bronco Branding competitors can compete three times in each event but must be in different positions. Bronco Branding SA Rules Apply. The COMMITTEE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REFUSE/REVOKE ADMISSION OR EVENT NOMINATION– THE JUDGES DECISION IS FINAL

SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING SPONSORS. YOUR SUPPORT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.

GOLD SPONSORS

ADMISSION Adults $15 Children Free FOOD, REFRESHMENTS & BAR FACILITIES AVAILABLE

FREE CAMPING & SHOWER FACILITIES at the GROUNDS “Meet & Greet” from 3pm Friday. Sausage Sizzle

Dinner and Refreshments.

Saturday Night Weber Roast $15

Night Live Entertainment– Gavin Chandler

RXG DRILLING

EMPIRE GROUP SA

MIKE MAYLIN CONSTRUCTIONS

PETER ROWES OUTBACK MAIL RUN

DIESEL REPAIR SERVICE

ROSELANE PASTORAL

THE MINERS STORE

SILVER SPONSORS

KELLY TOYOTA JAMESTOWN

PROGRAM JUNIOR CAMPDRAFT Sponsored by ROSELANE PASTORAL

Nominations- $10 1st - $300/ 2nd - $150/ 3rd - $50 Top Cut Out- $50

ADULT CAMPDRAFT Sponsored by MIKE MAYLIN CONSTRUCTIONS & WILLIAMS CATTLE COMPANY

Nominations- $25– Top six into finals 1st- $800/ 2nd- $400/ 3rd- $200 Top Cut Out- $50

NOVICE BRONCO BRANDING Sponsored by McARDLE FREIGHT Nominations- $20– One round only

1st- $600/ 2nd- $400/ 3rd- $200 SINGLES BRONCO BRANDING Sponsored by

THOMAS FOODS INTERNATIONAL & ANNA CREEK STATION Nominations- $40– Top six into finals

1st- $1600/ 2nd- $800/ 3rd- $400 DOUBLES BRONCO BRANDING Sponsored by OZ MINERALS

Nominations- $50– One round only 1st- $2000/ 2nd- $1000/ 3rd- $500

STEER RIDE Sponsored by THE BRUHN FAMILY In Memory of Lewis Bruhn

Nominations- $20 1st- $300/ 2nd- $150/ 3rd- $50

CHUTE DOGGING Sponsored by KERIN LANDMARK RURAL & PETER ROWE’S– OUTBACK MAIL RUN TOURS

Nominations- $20 1st- $300/ 2nd- $150/ 3rd- $50

KIDS PODDY RIDE Sponsored by CG RURAL

NILPINNA STATION

ANNA CREEK & THE PEAKE STATION

ROXBY DOWNS AMBULANCE SERVICE

BETTER HOME SUPPLIES CG RURAL


The Black Dog Ride will make a stop at Woomera on

Wednesday, August 19. The national ride,

which raises awareness for depression and sui-cide, is set to be the big-gest yet, with around 500 riders taking part across the country.

New South Wales ride co-ordinator Wayne Amor is hoping to do more than just add to the tally of $1.8 million since the fundraiser began in 2009.

“’� e money is a bo-nus’ is the way I like to look at it,” he said.

“The main focus is raising awareness about depression and suicide and making sure we are getting it out to commu-nities.

“It is important be-cause it is one of the highest killers, even more so than cancer, and it is double the road toll.”

“The suicide rate in Australia is nearly one every four hours, so it’s scary to think nearly 2600 people a year –

that’s a big number.“So we are out there

trying to do something about it, and if we can save just one person’s life it will be worth it.”

� e ride departs from all states and territories on Saturday, August 15, and all will arrive at Ul-uru on Tuesday, August 21, after passing through and stopping at a num-ber of regional towns along the way.

Mr Amor said it was a satisfying feeling to ride through regional towns and spread the message. He said in some towns they were even able to help address mental health issues.

The Black Dog Ride has proven so popular among some communi-ties that they have asked to be included as stops on future rides.

“We passed through one town last year just to pick up coffee and fuel, and the communi-ty asked us if we would like to come back next year because there were a few people that had taken their lives in the community,” Mr Amor said.

“So it’s just things like that. We’ll stop there this

year and take the oppor-tunity to help them out and allow the locals to get behind it.”

Mr Amor said he was

hoping to see as many people as possible – in-cluding Roxby Downs locals – at Woomera in two weeks’ time.

To donate to the ride, visit: www.everydayhero.com.au/event/ridetoth-eredcentre2015.

Black Dog Ride to stop at Woomera this month

Queensland parademic Mark Taylor will be among those riding to Woomera on the way to Uluru as part of

this month’s Black Dog Ride. PHOTO: Supplied

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Rox by D ow ns boasts one of the biggest and most

successful karate clubs in Australia.

The club has been around since the ear-ly 1980s and now has about 60 active mem-bers.

“We cater for all le vels of karate ,” said Shotokan Ka-r a t e C l u b R o x -by Downs sensei Bill Natt.

“One of our aims is to compete in the na-tional competitions, and in the last few years we have made up most of the South Australian represent-atives and performed well at the national competitions for ku-mite (sparring) and kata (choreographed movements).”

Natt said karate was an all-inclusive sport that encompassed the mind, body and spirit, and each person that participated in the class got something diff erent out of it.

“For kids, it is great for mental and physical development, encour-ages discipline and im-proves self-esteem,” he said.

“Amongst other

things, for adults it helps with flexibility, posture and provides a big mental challenge.

“It really can provide guiding principles for

your life – including respect, discipline and refraining from violent behavior.”

� e local karate club is a part of Shotokan

Karate International – one of the major ka-rate associations in the world – after joining in the mid-1990s.

Classes are held at

the Roxby Downs Area School Hall on Monday and Wednesday nights from 6.30pm to 7.15pm and 7.15pm to 8.30pm respectively.

The Roxby Downs Little Athletics Club contin-ues to gather momentum as it aims to be up and running by October.

� e club released its fi rst newsletter last week and is hoping to make it a fortnightly occurrence as a way of outlining some of its upcoming events.

� e fi rst event is the Little Athletics SA conference in Adelaide, an event club organiser Bill Natt said he was hoping to get as many locals to as possible.

“� e conference is important because it lays the foundations for people to help with the start-up of the club,” he told � e Monitor.

“So hopefully the people that go to the course will be able to get some information on how to run the club and will then be able to pass on that knowledge to others and try and get things up and running.”

Little Athletics SA will also be visiting Roxby Downs on August 16-17 to run clinics with the schools and promote the program.

While in town they will also be running coaching courses to further educate locals to ensure the success of the club.

“Little Athletics SA organised (the visit) all them-selves,” Natt said. “For them it is about getting out to all the diff erent schools across the state.”

Natt said following the visit it was a matter of wait-ing to see if more support came out for the group, with some positions already fi lled.

� e group will then aim to hold an AGM in Sep-tember before kicking off in October.

BY PATRICK GLOVER

Roxby gets kick out of karate

Shotokan Karate Club Roxby Downs student Seth Parker attempts to break a board held by sensei Bill Natt. PHOTO: Patrick Glover

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NAME SCOREOVERALL WINNER RENE AYALA 39DIV 1 CRAIG NICHOLS 37DIV 2 BILL BOEHM 38LADIES/JNR FEE BILNEY 28SWEEPSTAKES SEB GRIGGS 37 GLEN MUNGER 36 CRAIG TURNER 36 ROBIN PASSMORE 34 RYAN BENNETT 34 ROY TAYLOR 33LONG DRIVE DIV 1 CRAIG NICHOLS LONG DRIVE DIV 2 MICHAEL PAUL LONG DRIVE LJ FEE BILNEY NTP DIV 1 TOM BILNEY NTP DIV 2 NIL NTP LJ FEE BILNEY

A balmy Friday evening gave R ox b y D o w n s N e tb a l l Association players, offi cials

and spectators a change from the recent cold and wintery nights experienced at senior games.

� e fi rst A grade game saw Horn-ridge defeat Olympic Dam, 54-35.

Friday night saw Hornridge’s Aman-da Giles return to the court after being sidelined by injury.

Amanda and Jemma Howe presented a formidable attack and created diffi -culty for the OD defenders.

Hornridge took the lead by one goal in the fi rst quarter, 12-11.

� e Magpies gained momentum in the second quarter to go into the half time interval with a 16-goal lead, 33-17.

Spectators were provided with a bat-tle in the wings between sisters Megan Crawford (OD) as wing defence and Tara Briggs (Hornridge) as wing attack.

At three quarter time Hornridge had maintained a 15-goal lead, 42-27. � e Magpies were in the zone, gaining 12 goals in the fi nal quarter to take the game by 19.

A grade points table leader Roxby Miners defeated East Roxby 58-38.

Joice Takaidza (Miners) was once again a formidable opponent as goal shooter, using her height and skills to outmanoeuvre hard-working defenders Louise Faulkner and Cerys Kirkwood (East Roxby).

At the end of the fi rst quarter, the Miners took an eight-goal lead over East Roxby, 16-8.

� e second quarter saw East Roxby goalies Tanisha Herlihy-Graham (GS) and Ruby Haeata (GA) work hard to generate scoring opportunities against Miners defenders Hannah Wurfel (GD) and Mikayla Davis (GK).

� e main break saw Miners take an 11-goal lead into the second half, 28-17.

At the end of the third quarter the Miners had extended their lead by 20 goals, 46-26.

East Roxby fought back hard in the fi nal quarter, with both teams scoring 12 goals, however it was not enough to prevent the Miners from taking the win.

� e opening B grade game saw East Roxby defeat Roxby Miners, 45-33.

East Roxby shooters Karen Wegner and Jessica Hassett worked the ring well, and Miners wing defence Whit-ney Chinner worked hard throughout the game to close down attackers Lisa Philips and Leyana � ompson (East Roxby).

Hornridge B grade defeated Olympic Dam, 36-28.

Young Tasma French (OD) worked hard throughout the game to create strong leads and turnover opportunities.

Hornridge defenders Stacey Nichol-son and Renee Johnson worked hard to create turnovers, prevent scoring op-portunities and disrupt the OD game play.

Roxby Miners White C grade defeat-ed a struggling East Roxby, 60-32.

Miners White’s Ebony Johnson played a strong game in goal defence, creating turnovers and taking re-bounds.

Hornridge defeated Olympic Dam Green, 59-23.

Hornridge goalies Rhij Paulaskas and Katie Carstairs created a formidable shooting team against hard-working OD Green defenders Rose Lloyd and Kirsty Dykes.

Roxby Miners Red overcame Olym-pic Dam Yellow in a physical encounter, 40-37.

Miners Red goal keeper Amy Turley worked hard to contain OD Yellow goal shooter Clo Finlayson.

� e Miners held a one-goal lead at half time, 21-20. It was a close and nail-biting fi nish, with Miners Red the eventual winners by three goals.

W eeks 20 and 21 of the Roxby Downs Darts League saw strong performances from

players, including a 180 thrown by Damian Sinkinson of GC12 last Wednesday night.

For the men, Ray Perry (Red Bull) and Dion Patterson (Four Play) had peg outs of 97 and 90 respectively last week.

In the female competition, Lee Telfer (Dead Eye Dicks) and Evelyn Hill (� e Wannabies) each pegged out at 40.

No one was able to take the highest peg outs for the 2015 season, which are still held by Riaan Grobler (ISITIN?) with his 158 and Evelyn Hill (� e Wan-nabies) with her 99.

Meanwhile the previous week saw strong performances and close games, with Trevor Sikora (Bull Shooters) throwing his fi rst 180 for the season.

John Murray of Red Bulls took the highest for the men with a 144 peg out, closely followed by Calvin Gates of The Wannabies at 109 and John

Davis of Dead Eye Dicks at 102. � e female competition saw Kristy

Mackenzie (Pointer Sisters) throw an impressive 83, followed by Liz Chilton (Bull Shooters) at 50 and Lauren Olds (Pointer Sisters) at 47.

ROUND ONE, WEEK 20: Bullz N All d Four Play 6-5, FODFA d � e Wannabies 6-5, Tenners d Andamooka Opals 9-2, ISITIN? d Dead Eye Dicks 7-4, GC12 d Chukkas 6-5, Red Bulls d Twisted Flights 8-3, Bull Shooters d Pointer Sisters 6-5.

ROUND ONE, WEEK 21: The Wannabies d Red Bull 6-5, Chukkas d Bullz N All 8-3, Tenners d Twisted Flights 7-4, Four Play d Andamooka Opals 10-1, GC12 d FODFA 6-5, Dead Eye Dicks d Pointer Sisters 9-2, ISI-TIN? d Bull Shooters 11-0 (by forfeit).

LEADER BOARD: 1. Four Play. 2. Dead Eye Dicks. 3. ISITIN?. 4. FODFA. 5. GC12. 6. Red Bull. 7. Andamooka Opals. 8. Tenners. 9. Twisted Flights. 10. Bullz N All. 11. Chukkas. 12. � e Wannabies. 13. Bull Shooters. 14. Pointer Sisters.

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Member fees now overdueBy Patrick GloverFour local riders competed in round three of the South

Australian Motocross Championship at Keith recently. Taj Gow-Smith, Andrew Swanson, Trent Smits and

Bodie Smith competed in di� erent categories with varying results on the weekend of July 25-26.

Taj was the best performer, � nishing second in the 85/150cc 9-U12 category to hang on to second place overall.

In the 65cc 10-U12 years category, he placed third to maintain his second position overall.

Swanson also continued his consistent form, maintaining his position in third overall in the B grade veterans category by � nishing 10th for the weekend.

He said wet and muddy conditions coupled with the odd hail storm made racing di� cult for all riders.

“I had a big crash in the � rst race, but managed to � nish somewhere near the end of the � eld with a bit of a broken bike but no injuries,” he said.

“The rain kept coming in between races. I � xed my bike then had some not so good starts in the next two races, but managed to � nish 16th (eighth in class) and 13th (� fth in class) in the ‘combined vets B, vets A and women’s’ category and took 10th spot out of 27 for the day.

“All in all it was not too bad of a day for the conditions, but it was a long way to drive to play in the mud.”

Swanson said he was now looking forward to the � nal two rounds at Renmark and Gillman, where he hopes to gain more points to improve his third placing overall.

Smits and Bodie had slightly less successful weekends in light of the conditions, illness and injuries.

Smits battled with in� uenza throughout the weekend and was only able to complete two races, � nishing 12th and 11th in the MX2 Clubman category, leaving him in 16th place overall in the championship.

Bodie, returning from a collar bone injury, was only able to complete one race. He � nished ninth in the 128-150/200-250cc 13-U16 category.

“I think I rode really well within myself on the weekend, seeing as I was returning from snapping my collar bone in three places,” he said.

“But I made my parents proud and my sponsors proud and that’s all I can ask for.”

Bodie said having this ride under his belt would give him con� dence going into the next round of state titles and would help him push for some better results.

Swanson said it was encouraging to see so many Roxby Downs riders competing in the state titles.

Sikora, Sinkinson throw 180s

Senior netball feels the heatVERITY CASSERLYNETBALL REPORTER

Wing attack Britt Hall (Miners) in action during her side’s win against East Roxby.

Melissa Mulders (wing attack) prepares to get a pass over to

East Roxby teammate Kelly Harris (centre). PHOTOS: Verity Casserly

Local Jaydn Brind has been invited to attend the AFL’s South Australian round of state screening in October in the lead-up to the

national draft. Jaydn played two out of a possible six games

at the recent under 18 national championships and will be looking to show off his talents again at the screening. While he missed a spot in the draft combine, he will undergo similar tests and still get the chance to record data that can be viewed by AFL clubs if required.

� e young West Adelaide footballer returned from injury on the weekend, when he played for his school – Sacred Heart College.

Brind to attend screening

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Support growing for golf fundraiserP reparations for the next Scott Mckay

Golf Day are already well under way for the event to be held on Saturday,

November 21. Organiser Damon Wilkie said while things

were going a little slowly because of the current economic climate, he was glad to see locals and businesses digging deep for a good cause.

“We are on track, and with the fl yer set to come out soon we are expecting more people to sign up then,” he said.

“We have our hole-in-one prize again and one of last year’s major sponsors, WearX, as well as a number of other sponsors who have come on board.

“We have a few teams already, including some men’s and women’s teams from last year.”

� e day is set to have a similar set-up to last year’s event – kicking off with breakfast in the morning, tee off , then lunch provided by Sodexo and yiros for dinner.

Golfers will play a nine-hole ambrose com-petition, with entry fees going towards greens payments and the breakfast.

Wilkie said this year’s remaining proceeds would go towards a charity chosen by Scott’s wife, Tracy.

“She wants to put some money back into the community because of how generous everyone was last year,” he added.

BY PATRICK GLOVER

Al Chicago wins CupWRITTEN BY PATRICK GLOVER

A number of high-calibre jockeys made the trip to Roxby Downs on the

weekend to contest the town’s annual race meet.

� e line-up included Lauren Stojakovic and former BHP Bil-liton Roxby Downs Outback Cup winner Ashley Doyle.

“� ere were no track riders in the fi elds; they were all out and out competitive riders,” Roxby

Downs Racing Club president Mike French told � e Monitor.

“If Adelaide had a race meet on we wouldn’t have any of the jockeys we had.”

� e competitive fi eld of jock-eys, coupled with what race stewards described as the best track in fi ve years, meant Roxby was set for a close day of racing.

“The races were close,” Mr French said.

“� ere were no out and out winners – all races were won by a head or a neck.”

Mr French said fi eld numbers

were down at this year’s event in light of the Quorn Cup’s can-cellation a few months ago.

Trainers that would usually contest the race for Outback Cups Championship points withdrew from the Roxby round because even by earning points at this meet they would be un-able to win.

� e cancellation also removed an important lead-up event for some of the horses, resulting in them not being ready to race at Roxby Downs on the weekend.

Al Chicago took out the BHP

Billiton Roxby Downs Outback Cup ahead of Chambray in the fi nal metres of the fi fth race.

� is capped off a successful day for jockey Ashley Doyle, who also rode three seconds and a third on the same horse.

With the fi fth race being the fi nal heat of the Outback Cups Championship, the winner was revealed to be Gigabyte on 16 points, followed by Al Chicago (14 points) in second and King-dom of War (eight points) in third place.

ABOVE: Al Chicago (ridden by Ashley Doyle, owned by Jim Higgins) takes a narrow win during Saturday’s BHP Billiton Roxby Downs Outback Cup race. ABOVE RIGHT: Doyle and Higgins with the Cup. PHOTOS: Verity Casserly

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