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Calls to reject super tax!

The local business community is join-ing a call to send a strong and loud message to the Government about

the Super Profi t Tax on mining.Business people and residents are being en-

couraged to join the fi ght and over the coming weeks and Th e Monitor will give details on who and how you can contact South Austral-ian Senators, Th e Prime Minister’s Depart-ment and Federal Member for Grey, Rowan Ramsey.

Local businessman Mr Alan Male believes the Rudd Government’s fi nancial policies are totally “un-thought through”.

“I personally do not believe that the mining tax should be imposed - the mining companies spend a lot of money to be able to do what they do.

“From a personal perspective I don’t like the idea of the super tax on profi ts, from a business perspective it’s unfair.”

Mr. Male believes the Australian tax system does need to be overhauled and not at the ex-pense of mining companies.

We as a community must support the reason why we live in Roxby,” he said. “We’ve got the think beyond Roxby Downs itself. We have all of the feeder towns that supply or town as well.”

Local Member of Parliament, Lyn Breuer is joining the fi ght and is planning to lead a delegation to Canberra to meet with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Treasurer Wayne Swan. Although a member of the same Labor Party, Ms Breuer is protecting the interest of Whyalla people whose city will be devastated if this tax thereatens the closure of the town’s major employer OneSteel.

As the Member for Giles, Ms. Breuer rep-resents much wider interests than her home town of Whyalla, and must carry the messages of concern from the people of Roxby Downs and the Far North areas reliant on the mining of minerals for their existence.

Should members of the Roxby community be included in her delegation to Canberra?

According to some locals the answer is yes. Chad Oldfi eld, the former Liberal candi-

date for Giles in the last State election, told

the Monitor he believes Ms Breuer is doing the right thing leading a delegation opposing this tax and supports her wholeheartedly.

“Anything she is doing for us is good and I don’t want to be negative in any way about what she is doing.

“I would love them to include some people from this area (in the delegation) because we are in her electorate. But she will be fi ghting and whatever she can get them (the Federal Government) to do to change their minds on this terrible tax would be great,” said Mr. Old-fi eld.

“I am backing her in this and I think it is a great thing she is doing. I am hoping they get a gathering of all mining people in the area (electorate) to stand against this crazy man we’ve got in at the moment.”

Mr Oldfi eld said he has no confi dence in what the Federal Government is doing and claims Mr Rudd stands for little as he back-fl ips from one disaster to another.

Another local businessman Leigh Malcolm said he hates the idea of the super tax on mining profi ts and supports the idea of Lynn Breuer taking a delegation to lobby Parliament about the issues that could aff ect OneSteel.

“I encourage BHP to stand their ground. I think it’s funny that they call it super tax, it’s only 6%. I’d like to see what the banks are mak-ing,” said Mr Malcolm

“With the expansion, the population will double. Th ey’ll get payroll taxes, company taxes and GST. Th ey’ll get an increase in tax anyway!”

He said, “We need to be appealing in Ad-elaide. Towns that aren’t in mining need to be seen as supporting our cause, as an appeal from Roxby would be biased.”

Leigh Malcolm - “I encourage BHP to stand their ground.”

Chad Oldfi eld - “I am backing her (Lynn Breuer) in this and I think it

is a great thing she is doing.”

Local Member for Giles is gleading a delegation to Canberra to oppose the Mining Super Tax.

The Japanese space probe landed to Earth Sunday midnight and the capsule parachuted to

the Woomera Prohibited Area as planned.

Th e probe believed to be carrying dust samples from an asteroid landed just before midnight (CST) on Sunday.

Th e capsule released by the probe para-chuted to Earth within the Woomera Pro-hibited Area and Scientists retrieved the capsule in the daylight on Monday. It will now be sealed in an airtight vessel and taken to Japan for study.

Th e basketball-sized cargo capsule was released from the spacecraft just before 9

p.m. Australian time and land by parachute at about midnight Sunday night. In prepara-tion for the touch down, the Stuart Highway was blocked temporarily for several hours from just south of Coober Pedy to the north of Glendambo.

Th e probe itself didn’t survive re-entry into the earth’s atmosphere, but during its fi nal decent it launched a small sample can-ister containing the collected space material that fl oated to earth on a parachute.

Th e Hayabusa project launched in 2003, landed on the asteroid in 2005 and is be-lieved to have collected samples of material from the surface that may shed light on the solar system’s origin and evolution.

Scientists hope to study how and when

the asteroid was formed, its physical prop-erties, what other bodies it may have been in contact with, and how solar wind and radiation have aff ected it.

Hayabusa was originally due to return to Earth in 2007, but a series of technical glitches -- including a deterioration of its ion engines, broken control wheels, and the malfunctioning of batteries -- forced it to miss its window to manoeuvre into the Earth’s orbit until this year.

Preliminary analysis of the samples will be carried out by the team of Japanese, American and Australian scientists in Ja-pan. After one year, scientists around the world can apply for access to the asteroid material for research.

Space probe lands safely near Woomera

Nepal women aided by Roxby

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W i th this year ’s Art o f N a t u r e P h o t o Competition well under-

way, outback residents are being encouraged to showcase their favourite national park within the region.

With a very keen group of photog-raphers in Roxby Downs there should be plenty of potential prize winning shots.

After the resounding success of last year’s competition, where over 4200 entries were received, the Art of Nature competition is even better in 2010 with $10,000 worth of prizes up for grabs.

Th e competition is being run by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (formerly Department for Environment and Heritage).

Local ranger Darren Crawford says that Flinders Ranges National Park, for example, has much to off er visit-ing photographers.

“Every season is fantastic in the park, but in winter especially there is a crisp feel to the air,” he says.

“It’s a shame that many visitors don’t get much further than Wilpena Pound, especially given that the rest of the park has so much to off er.

“Th is includes everything from up-close and personal experiences with the wildlife, such as the yellow-footed rock wallaby, to the huge expanses of the ranges. Th e drive through Brachi-na Gorge is also spectacular, as is the park’s geology.

“Th e opportunities for photogra-phers are just immense.”

Art of Nature competition This year people will be able to

enter photos in fi ve categories – ani-mals, plants, wild places, connect with nature and artistic – making it

very easy for photographers to high-light their favourite part of South Australia.

For more information, or to enter, visit www.artofnature.sa.gov.au.

Entries are now open until 5.00pm, Friday 23 July, after which time the top six entries from each category will be determined by one of five judges.

Th e public will then be asked to vote on which of the top 30 photos is their favourite. Voting will begin on September 6.

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it is time to do something. But here’s the challenge. As long as we just talk about things, we can re-main friends. Th e minute we move into action de-mands are made on us – demands to volunteer, demands to agree with someone else, demands to make a choice to be in

it – or not. Expectations and responsibilities test our commitment to each other and to God.

Doing new things makes us uncomfort-able; dislodges us from our relaxed position. Un-expected interruptions unsettle us; unexpected suggestions confuse us,

challenge us or even an-noy us. As God’s people we are being challenged to stay committed to lis-tening to God together and working together. He has a perfect plan and purpose for his world and his people and we are his partners in this.

Th e writer of Psalm 139 says, “God, you know all about me... you notice everything I do and eve-rywhere I go ... and with your powerful arm you protect me from every side ... You are the one who put me together in-side my mother’s body ... nothing about me is hid-den from you! ... Lead me in the way that time has proven true.

What new directions are you facing? Is this of your own making, or was it foisted upon you? Have you tried trusting the God who made you and knows all about you and is powerful to protect you from every side?

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The recent Australia Safe Work Safety award presented to GHD for being the Nation’s best workplace Health and Safety Management System in private sector was brought to Roxby Downs last week.Andrew Cooper, the company’s Australian Safety Manager, who was in town for a safety assessment of the GHD mine site operations, said it was an opportune time to show employees the award ,a heavy glass fashioned trophy in the shape of Australia. Local Manager Darren Smith and project offi cer Kaye Doyle were pleased to see the trophy, which in no small part was due to the efforts of the people working for the company in Roxby Downs.Over 200 people are employed by GHD in South Australia providing engineering, architectural and environmental consulting as part of the company’s global network of more the 6,000 people.The trophy will be taken to other branches of the company in the near future.Andrew Cooper, Kaye Doyle and Darren Smith

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An ‘Aussie Evening’ will be held at the Roxby Downs Christian Community

Church on Saturday, June 19 from 7.30pm.

It will be a night to bring a fam-ily along and celebrate the Aus-tralian culture.

“Th is will be a night of Aussie adventure in music, dance and stories. We will also do the Aus-tralian traditional dance, the Bush Dance,” said Dr Owen Lewis.

As I am not an Australian and I have only been in this country for over 19 months, I did a little research on Bush Dance.

For those like me that need a little help understanding what this is all about, Bush Dance is a style of dance from Australia where the dances are mainly based on the traditional dances of the UK, Ireland and central Europe.

Dr Lewis said that on the night people will be invited to dance and not just watch.

“It will be a very entertaining

night. A family friendly event with no admission fee and sup-per provided.

“We are planning on having many other social events at the Church, so people get to know each other better and we cel-ebrate all diff erent cultures we have here,” Dr Lewis added.

Everyone is welcome to the event.

About the Bush Dance

Eras of bush dance in Aus-tralia:

-Early European 1770 – 1850:

settlers came with their local dance traditions.

-Gold rush 1850 – 1860: min-ers brought dances from Europe some via the American gold rush.

-Pastoral period 1860 – 1950: rural woolshed balls and dances in local halls.

-Revival 1950 – 1960: collec-tors and enthusiasts document and perform dances.

-Recent popularity 1970 – 1980: most areas and many social clubs have regular Bush Balls.

By Celeste Lustosa

Those who attended the breakfast cer-emony in celebration for International Women’s Day (IWD) in Roxby Downs

were pleased to hear the stories told by the three speakers of the day, one of them being Reverend Mary Lewis.

She shared stories of two women from Nepal who inspired her with their strength, love and will to help others. One of these women was Sita Dewan.

Mary and her husband Dr Owen Lewis had lived in Dharan in the eastern region from 2001 until 2007, setting up establishing general prac-titioner training there.

In May this year, Dr Owen went back to Nepal on a trip and handed over donations amounting to $750 to Sita Dewan.

Sita is one of the volunteer staff of a disabled people’s organisation called “DHERSEC”, where she visits homes, helping people to access health care, education and addressing many social problems of the disabled and poor of her neighbourhood. Over the years she has enlarged her family to include around 16 or-phan/needy children.

Th ere are children of unknown parentage, others with special needs whose parent or par-ents have diffi culty caring for them. Some go home during the school holidays.

During her speech at Women’s Day, Rever-end Mary said “Sita is a woman I met in Nepal because she would always bring women who couldn’t read into the hospital I worked and she would help them get the assistance they needed.

“Sita also had two daughters but when I went to her house I met over 20 toddlers calling her mum. Th ese were children she took care of because they were abandoned by their parents,” Mary explained.

In Nepal, if a young woman gets pregnant she is told to leave the community as she be-comes a huge shame and disgrace to her family. Th e children she saw at Sita’s house came from these young mothers who had to abandon their babies so they could return home.

Dr Owen Lewis was very pleased to be able to hand a donation from Roxby to this amaz-ing woman.

“I borrowed my old motor bike to get to where Sita was because it is a fair way out of town on a rough track. I was greeted at the door by several small boys. I found Sita work-ing at her loom comforting a baby. I gave her

the envelope which she tucked away without opening.

“I explained how women of Roxby Downs had put the gift together. She called the chil-dren to perform a song and dance they had learned at church. Th ey were clearly used to instantly entertaining guests in this way. Sing-ing and dancing are part of everyday fun for them.”

He also said he was taken past some bigger girls doing their home work to visit Hira. “She is an old friend, now about 25 years, but fad-ing away. Hira has a degenerative neurological condition and is bed ridden. Th ere is not much response these days, but no bed sores or con-tractures. Only love is keeping her alive.

“Sita called me to visit again to enjoy a meal and to accompany her to another village. Th e gift was not discussed, but I was taken to meet an older lady I had seen as a patient a couple of years before. Her breast cancer had not come back since being on the hormone tablet tamoxifen. Th is treatment comes from Austral-ian donations too,” Dr Owen said.

Stories like the Sita’s are inspiring and show that there are amazing and strong women all over the world making a diff erence, and that we can help them and be part of an extraordinary change in the world.

From Roxby women to Nepal women

Aussie evening at the Church

Women from Nepal receive donation from Roxby women.

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an impact on the Roxby Downs Council this year with the draft annual business plan aiming to reduce municipal deficit funding from $1.2 mil-lion in 2009/10 budget to half that this year.

Council’s 2010/11 Draft Annual Business Plan re-leased for public comment indicates that council will endeavour to maintain its services at the previous year levels, but some re-ductions may be required.

Under the current State Government Indenture arrangement for financial operations, the State Gov-ernment and BHP Billiton fund the municipal deficit

support for the town of Roxby Downs.

Advice indicates State Government Depart-ments will be subjected to substantial cuts in their recurrent funding levels and the Roxby Downs Council, which falls under the Department of Min-eral Resources Develop-ment, will be no different. The residual impacts of the global financial crisis and the uncertainty created by the proposed Federal rent resource tax also have potential to influence the strategic development of the town and the region.

Unlike other councils the extent of rates levied need to take into account the obligations of BHP Billiton and the State Government to fund the annual munici-pal operating deficit.

Historically Council does not know from one year to another the extent of the municipal deficit support that it will receive, but as a general rule this has re-mained relatively static. The level for 2010 is un-known but if there is a re-duction this is being taken into consideration.

The Draft Plan indicates the expected deficit fund-ing could be cut to $0.6 million this year and has the potential to impact on the budget with an average rate increase of five per cent (less than last year) or about $28.52 per week. A number of development projects will either be put on hold or scaled back to meet the budget con-straints.

Those potentially af-fected projects include the oval lights on the second-ary oval; three lane indoor pool and spa for rehabili-tation and general use; ex-tent of shade sails at the swimming pool and skate park; and some reduction to the levels of service of maintenance and opera-tions across the spectrum of council’s day to day run-ning.

The Draft Plan has also identified a number of me-dium to long term projects that could be affected. These include bitumen footpath replacement with concrete in older sections of the town, upgrade of

public conveniences in Ri-chardson Place, some traf-fic control measures and walking trails under BHP Billiton control.

Others also identified include the deferral of the construction of a new waste transfer facility incorporat-ing recycling services, a new landfill site, kerbside recycling if not cost neu-tral, upgrade of the main oval lights and the library redevelopment.

All potentially deferred options are likely to pro-ceed when a clearer time-table for the expansion and the financial impacts are known.

While the draft busi-ness plan will used as the basis of next year’s budget, council aims to maintain efficient services for the community and continues to progress towards the longer term objectives as set out in the 2007 Strate-gic Development Plan.

The recently released draft annual business plan is available from the Coun-cil Office in Richardson Place or can be viewed on council’s website.

Residents are encour-aged to review the draft plan and make submissions by 5 pm on Thursday, July 1 or present their submis-sion personally at a public meeting at 5.30 on July 1 in the Council Office Board Room.

By Millie Thomas

The government’s response to the Henry Tax reform has already sent shockwaves throughout

mining communities with the proposed 40% super tax, but the other considerations that have been adopted by the Rudd government will silently affect our community.

Superannuation will rise from 9 to 12% by 2020; there will be an increase of $27 to the basic wage and more health insurances are to be covered by your em-ployer. The prospect sounds good, but the economic undercurrents that will result from these decisions may uproot small businesses once and for all.

Leigh Malcolm, Chairman of the Roxby Central Traders, outlines that the costs for employers will be passed onto customers.

“Superannuation is pretty bottom line as an employer. The customers will have to pay for it, it just gets passed on. Last time the guarantee came in, the prices went up. I’d imagine most shop owners couldn’t afford not to pass the cost on,” he said.

“At the end of the day you need staff. It probably doesn’t encourage employers to hire. I’ve always found at the end of the day, staff are a necessity. You have them regardless.

“I don’t think it will affect business in Roxby. It’s such a captive market. We’re probably a bit unique here. In the larger areas where people have more choice, they’ll go for value. At the moment, Roxby is fairly captive, but not to say that won’t change down the track.”

Chad Oldfield, another local business owner, is more worried about what the added costs will do to the cost of living

within our community.“It’s probably pretty apparent that busi-

nesses in the last 18 months have been doing it very hard, and I can’t see the consumers taking on the cost so I would assume that it would probably mean for a lot of small businesses that they will employ less people,” said Chad.

“The fact of the super that will definite-ly have a huge impact on wage growth for people. That’s what the government is not clear on. They say that they are using the super tax to pay for that (the increase in superannuation) and it’s not correct at all. They are actually passing that on to small businesses.

“It will push up the prices of everyday stuff if you look at the two businesses that we’ve got; with the bakery, it’s going to push the cost of bread up, and with the milk distributor its also going to push the prices up, so they’re the two main items that our household needs, so they’ll be the first things that are affected.”

Mr. Oldfield said, “Everything gets passed on to the consumer at the end of the day. I know they’re looking at a $27 increase of the minimum wage, up here that doesn’t really affect us a great deal because its very few businesses that pay minimum wage, its always above award wages and normally well and truly above it, but it’s the cost of what its going to do down south that will push all the food prices up as well.

“So once again the Rudd government is out to burn small businesses and have no real insight or foresight for small businesses or any relief insight for small businesses.”

The 40% super tax proposal on the mining industry has already affected the sense of job security and has promoted a feeling of concern about the expansion of the mine.

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JOINING FORUMSIf you are interested in joining a forum please

contact the following people. New members are always welcome.

ENVIRONMENT FORUMKristina Meredith 0421 720 893

ARTS and CULTURE FORUMRachel Young 0428 671 000

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By Celeste Lustosa

The Roxby Downs Sports and Recreation Forum attended the showcase

of the Olympic Dam Football Club, on June 1.

This was the third showcase for members of the Sport and Recrea-tion forum and proved to be suc-cessful with a BBQ dinner enjoyed by everyone present and a slide show presentation by the Olympic Dam Football Club members pro-viding plenty of information on the club’s past, present and future.

There were also photos on display around the bar and walls showing the highlights and history of the club and its members, in-cluding some entertaining pictures of previous functions and events.

Olympic Dam Football Club has been around for 24 years this

year. They first started as a Football Club in 1987 and proved successful winning their first of many prem-ierships later that year.

Olympic Dam is traditionally a contractors team with its main ri-val being the Roxby Districts ‘Min-ers’, who were originally the long term residents of the area.

Olympic Dam Football Club has the proud title of the most suc-cessful Country Football Club in Australia. In the 24 years the club has been running they have won 11 premiership flags, including two 3-in-a-row.

There are several different sport-ing groups within the Olympic Dam Football Club, and many people within the club participate in more than one sport. Under the Heading Olympic Dam Football Club there is Football, Netball, Cricket, Basketball, Hockey, Soft-ball, Billy Kart, Junior Football, 9

aside themed football and Darts. Olympic Dam Football club also

hosts many different events, func-tions and fundraisers for them-selves, private parties and also for the community. All funds raised from these events go back into the club and community.

As with all sporting clubs noth-ing could run without volunteers. Committee members, general members, life members, players, wives and girlfriends all help to keep the football club running and assist in many ways.

No club could function without sponsors, fundraisers and volun-teers.

This year Olympic Dam is sponsored by Schneider Electric, Broadspectrum, Heading Contrac-tors, Bray Controls Pacific, United Group, Rema Tip Top, Bianco, B.P Roxby Downs, AEM, ICE and Az-tec Analysis.

And because the Olympic Dam Football Club involves so many pieces of our community – indi-viduals and businesses, discussions were held with regards to the fu-ture of the Club if or when the ex-pansion goes ahead.

According to the Sports and Recreation Forum presentation, “if the proposed BHP Billiton expan-sion goes ahead the current site of the Football Club could become a tailings dump.”

Concerns were raised about the proposed Joint Sporting centre and there will be members of the Olympic Dam Football Club regu-larly attending the forum meetings to bring forward their plans and ideas.

Everyone is encouraged to attend the Forum’s next general meeting which will be on Tuesday, July 6, in the Dunes Cafe at 7pm.

What’s the future of OD Footy Club with the expansion?

The Education and Workplace Training Fo r u m’s h i g h l y

successful CareerSpeak program is on again this year.

CareerSpeak evolved from the career expos which took place in Roxby Downs in 2007 and 2008.

The Forum found that expos weren’t hitting the mark and a program of guest speakers talking about their career experiences and job opportunities was more ef-fective. In 2009 the program took place over two days.

This year the format will change again with a program of guest speakers taking place over a couple of months. “It is always dif-

ficult to schedule a range of guest speakers over a two day window and we felt that if we had more flexibility with timing that we could attract a broader range of speakers.

“We are tapping into their schedules rather than making them tap into ours”, Forum chairperson Juliette Demaine said.

The program is specifical-ly targeting school students this year.

“We have found that par-ents and adults looking for career advice and inspira-tion have not shown much interest in the program”, Ms Demaine added.

To kick start the program, a visit by the Universities and TAFE has been organ-

ised. This higher education session will take place at Roxby TAFE on Tuesday 22 June at 6.30pm. Pres-entations will also be made during the day at Woomera Area School and Roxby Downs Area School.

“Despite the lack of par-ent interest in the past we do recognise the impor-tance of providing access to this information, so in the case of further education we have scheduled a night time session.

“The remainder of the program will be during the day to fit in with the stu-dents”, fellow Forum mem-ber Michelle Hales said. Further details of the other speakers will be published in the coming weeks.

CareerSpeak 2010


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DADS AND KIDS

F licking through the pages of the local papers it is always great to see all the photos of dads with their kids. Activities like the “Dads and Kids” program and and

events like the Billy Cart Bash highlight just some of the ways that dads can spend quality time with their kids in Roxby Downs.

Shift rosters that incorporate days on and days off open the door for dads to get more involved with daily activities like walking their kids to and from school. It is always a treat to see all the dads wait-ing at the school entrance. I often wonder if this happens in other communities.

The Parenting Research Centre based in Victoria reports that the amount of time fathers spend with their kids can have a major impact on how they turn out. Dads make a real difference to their children’s learning and social development. Children with uninvolved fathers can experience problems as diverse as obesity, delinquency and de-pression.

Dads have the power to influence the health of the whole family. According to Associate Professor Philip Morgan from the Univer-sity of Newcastle “children are more likely to follow the example set

by their father rather than their mother when it comes to eating and exercise”. To test this idea a Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids pro-gram led by Associate Professor Morgan was developed. This weight loss program included dads spending quality time with their kids through fun, physical activities and preparing and eating healthy foods together. Overweight fathers in the program experienced sig-nificant improvements in their weight and cardiovascular health. “Dads became role models for physical activity while the kids in the program became little soldiers in the home, helping daddy to get fit” Professor Morgan said.

Dr Bruce Robinson from the Fathering Project at the University of Western Australia makes a really pertinent point “dads need to start being involved in their children’s lives from the beginning. You can’t just suddenly start things when they’re teenagers. By then, they’ve learnt to live without you.”

One of the great aspects of living in Roxby Downs is the quality of life opportunities that it offers families. Whether it’s taking part in an organised event or just playing in the park dads and kids can create some memorable moments together and stay healthy at the same time.

Michelle Hales is the Manager of Community Development, Govern-ance and Strategic Support at Roxby Downs Council and Executive Officer of the Roxby Downs Community Board.

Sir -It is a disgrace that the Federal Government is looking to reduce the regulations on uranium mining, when the assessments and regulation on uranium mining are already too weak. The recent leak at Ranger uranium mine in the Northern Territory, adding to the 150 leaks that mine has had, highlights the limitations of current regulations on uranium mining.

The Beverley 4 Mile mine which was approved last year was ap-proved with only a Public Environment Review and not a full Envi-ronmental Impact Statement, this is a mine which pumps sulphuric acid in to ground water to retrieve uranium and replace the uranium with waste rock containing about 85% of the total radioactivity back into the ground water.

Current regulations and those proposed through the ‘review of regulatory efficiency in uranium mining’ don’t consider the offsite im-pacts of the production and management of highly radioactive waste, nor does it address the production and proliferation of weapons grade material. These issues have been around since the first commercial nuclear power reactor and these problems have only worsened and can no longer be ignored especially in the development of regulations and policy which directly impact on these off site issues.

The levels of assessment are inadequate and the further reduction shows this Government pandering to the mining industries who are behaving like spoilt children. Our environment and health is not for sale

M i a P e p p e r

Last week’s Hot Topic: Would you prepared to lobby politicians against

the super Profit Tax for mining companies?

I don’t think any of us understand the full impact of the mining tax, but I will contact some politicians in the hope there will be more open talk about the whole thing. I am worried about my future if the tax is going to cut jobs as they are saying, so yes I will contact my local member if that helps.

JR, Roxby

We support the secret shopper. Keep up the great work! The bakeries have to understand quality over quantity and is it really so hard to smile back at your customers?

The Secret Shoppe’rs No.1 fans

The Town Oval is a community facility. People walk their dogs and have family picnics there. Both schools hold sporting events at the oval. Many peo-ple from the camp use the oval for exercise. The Relay for Life and other community events are held at the oval. The council controls and regulates any usage of the oval. Leagues and clubs that book, train and play on the oval are charged for that privilege. Without ownership or security of tenure it would be foolish to fund improvements on a community facility. Clubs that have ownership and control of their facilities are very lucky to have a guaranteed income source and should be supporting other clubs’ efforts to do the same.

Fair Go, Roxby

Where in Australia when men and women work side by side doing exactly the same job with the same qualifications and experience do women ANYWHERE get paid less than a man? Equal pay rallies should be a thing of the past. Build a bridge ladies!

Mere Man.

All the hype of the World Cup is unbelievable. The Soccerroos big loss in the opening round goes to show this isn’t our ntaional sport and never will be - thank God.

Real Footy Lover

This self appointed critic of everything Roxby should be tarred, feathered and run out of town on a pole. The Secret Shopper whinges about any-thing. Roxby is lucky to have what we’ve got in the way of shops and services.

Shopaholic, RD

Surprise! I wasn’t included in the Queen’s Birthday honors list again! Did notice however, there are a lot of already famous people included and not too many of the people who really deserve it. Couldn’t see anyone from the Far North. Surely someone up this way or worthy of an AM?

Joe W.

What do you think of the media hype of the World Cup?

THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaper www.themonitor.com.au Wednesday, June 16, 2010 – Page 9


By Millie Thomas

Anna Andrasic has on display her second collection

of abstract and in depth pieces, which support the aptly named theme – “Dance of Life”.

Th e Roxby Art Centre is the venue for this exhibi-tion where each piece has its own story. Whilst all are portrayed in vibrant, happy colours, the depth behind the images is worth search-ing.

A single glance at one of Anna’s pieces may show one viewer a landscape of the bush meeting the sea, and others will see the gi-ant face of a whale overtak-ing the canvas.

Th e attention to detail in each piece is evident in the minute swirls and texture of the brush stroke, which adds to a sense of depth and promotes a feeling of the need to search throughout the piece for an unknown goal, whilst all the time having a serene calming eff ect to the viewer.

Some pieces are sur-reptitiously themed “Aus-traliana”, evident from An-na’s use of the iconic Sturt Desert Pea, and abstract

landscapes of bush meet-ing the sea.

Others, which are seem-ingly purely abstract, have direction and focal points, of which the trained and untrained eye are drawn towards and in turn em-phasised.

Layer upon layer of colour, detail and texture give the pieces unforeseen depth, and in some cases overwhelming warmth.

Th ere is a feeling of un-defined meaning behind the repetitious use of swirls and fl oral detail.

Th e exhibition is avail-able to the public until Fri-day, June 25. Anna will be presenting some new pieces at this coming market day on Saturday, June 19.

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Dance of life

Play, sing or dance with the Roxby Folk ClubBy Celeste Lustosa

Every Monday at the Roxby Downs Tavern

members of the Roxby Folk Club get together to play good music and enjoy each other’s company.

From 7.30 pm until 9.30 pm they play Aus-tralian, Celtic, Irish, Scottish, Cornish and American folk music but they are open to other infl uences, according to musician and Doctor, Owen Lewis.

Th e group has been meeting for a couple of weeks and they are seeking more people to come along and join in.

“We invite everyone to come and join us on Mondays; even the ones that don’t play an instru-ment and want to sing or just enjoy the music are welcome.

“We also play on Mar-ket Days where we fun-draise for the disabled people,” Dr Lewis said.

Folk music is a term for a musical format which originated in the 19th century. It has been defi ned in several ways; as music transmitted by word of mouth, music of the lower classes, and music with no known composer.

To be part of Roxby’s Folk Club you can go to the Tavern on a Monday and have a chat with them on Market Day.

THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaper Wednesday, June 16, 2010 – Page 11www.themonitor.com.au

Roxby Power A Division of the Roxby Downs Council Richardson Place PO Box 124 Roxby Downs SA 5725

Telephone (08) 8671 0010

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During the period commencing Wednesday 16th June 2010 to 21st June 2010 Council will be undertaking a major maintenance inspection of the Township High Voltage Distribution System.

There will be a series of rolling power outages within the township so that equipment may be accessed for inspection, and repair works can be undertaken.

We regret the need to do this work and apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Instructions for using the map and outage details

1. Please read the map carefully, as it determines when your outage will occur. 2. The map is divided into sections representing different zones numbered 1 to 15. 3. Determine which zone you are in. 4. Read the outage time allocation chart on the back of this notice. Note any comments. 5. If in any doubt, please ring the Council for assistance on 8671 0010.

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This work is required to be undertaken as part of our distribution licence.

Because our contractors must work on all the cables and switches, we must fully isolate each work area completely. This prevents us from providing a temporary back up supply from other zones while work is being undertaken.

The Dunes Estate will be the only area not affected by a power outage. It will be back fed as the transformer that supplies thisarea will be maintained at night. We avoid having power outages for domestic areas at night as much as possible.

Where possible, commercial outages will occur at night.

What’s Happening?

Work being undertaken is done by qualified specialists, and this work includes: Inspection and washing of high voltage cables and joints. Inspection, maintenance and test operation of High Voltage switches and fuses. Inspection of Low Voltage cable joints, switches and fuse carriers in the transformers. Taking oil samples, replacing oil in some transformers, and checking for oil leaks. Testing of transformer windings and insulation.

We expect all work to be completed within the time limits published, however issues that arise on the day may necessitate worktaking longer than planned. If the supply is not restored before or exactly on time then there is a reason for it. We request allcustomers to be patient if the supply is late in being switched back on. Please allow at least 30 minutes before reporting delays in restoration.

The zone areas are dictated by the layout of the electrical distribution system, and are designed to minimise inconvenience toconsumers while allowing maximum efficiency in the undertaking of the switching processes.

The time period selected to undertake this work is set by 2 factors: The availability of the contractor to fit this work in their already busy schedule, and The optimum weather patterns that prevail in late June that provide the most predictable periods for mild temperatures, with the

least expectancy for rain. Mild temperatures provide good working conditions both physically for the workers and mechanically for the equipment to undertake this work and the best conditions to turn the power off, as customers have a much lesser demand for air-conditioning and the adverse effects on fridges and freezers are much less. The low prospect of rain means there should be little disruption to the work as it is taking place. Should rain occur, then some outages may not be undertaken, and will need to be rescheduled. This work cannot be effectively undertaken in wet conditions.

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Roxby Power A Division of the Roxby Downs Council Richardson Place PO Box 124 Roxby Downs SA 5725 Telephone (08) 8671 0010

Township Outage Times Wednesday 16th June to Monday 21st June 2010

Please check the map for your area details. All areas will go off once only. Area 1. Wednesday 16th June 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm (RD Area School) Area 1 Wednesday 16th June 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm (S21 Industrial Area). Area 2. Thursday 17th June 8:30 am to 12:30 pm (TF S11, TF S10 TF S13, and S24). Area 3. Thursday 17th June 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm (TF S8, TF S7 and TF S16) Area 4. Thursday 17th June 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm (Recreation Centre: TF SRC) Area 5. Friday 18th June 8:30 am to 12:30 pm (TF S1 and TF S4). Area 5. Friday 18th June 8:30 am to 12:30 pm (TF S3 and TF S6). Area 6. Friday 18th June 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. (TF S2 and TF S5) Area 6. Friday 18th June 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm (RD Caravan Park). Area 7. Friday 18th June 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm (SR1, SR2 Richardson Place) Area 7 Friday 18th June 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm (SPS RD Pump Station) Area 8 . Saturday 19th June 8:30 am to 12:30 pm (TF S12 and TF S14). Area 9 . Saturday 19th June 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm (Light Industrial Area: TF SI). Area 9. Saturday 19th June 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm (TF S9), Area 9 Saturday 19th June 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm (St Barbara’s School TF S18), Area 10. Saturday 19th June 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm (Hospital: TF SH ) Area 11. Sunday 20th June 8:30 am to 12:30 pm (Roxby Village Original Area TF SSPQ1 and 2). Area 12. Sunday 20th June 1:00 pm am to 5:00 pm (TF S17 – Shops Tutop and Stuart Rd Flats). Area 13 Sunday 20th June 9:00 pm to 12:30 am. (Shopping Central: SComm). Area 14. Monday 21st June 8:30 am to 12:30 pm (RD Club: TF SSP) Area 14 Monday 21st June 8:30 am to 12:30 pm (Roxby Village New Rear TF S19) Area 15. Monday 21st June 1:00 pm to 5:00pm (Golf Club/Sewer Lagoon) Area 15 Monday 21st June 1:00 pm to 5:00pm (Copper Sands Area S18, S23, S25 ) If you have any enquiries please call the Council on 08 8671 0010. Useful Hints: When the power is turned off, disconnect your electrical appliances so that they will not be damaged by any possible electrical spikes when the electricity is turned back on. Turn off any electronic equipment, TV, Video, DVD, Computers, Printers, Clocks, Electronic Pool Timers, etc. NOTE: Normally switching processes DO NOT damage equipment; however, it is better to take precautions with your valuable equipment. Some older equipment may not be tolerant.

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BUSINESS FINANCE&S P O N S O R E D B Y

Today nearly one in ten homeowners are using a credit union or building

society for their home loan, according to new ABS fi gures released to Big Sky Credit Union.

Th e demise of unregulated lend-ers in the wake of the global fi nancial crisis has driven a 30% increase in the take up of new home loans pro-vided by credit unions and building societies over the last 12 months.

Abacus, the peak body for credit unions and building societies has launched a national TV advertis-ing campaign highlighting research which shows homeowners with a mortgage from a credit union or building society are $35,000 better off over the life of the loan.

Now as the housing market booms again, new statistics show that credit union and building so-

ciety market share of the number of new owner occupied home loan commitments has risen to 8.6% in March 2010 from 6.4% a year ago, with Big Sky in particular growing 15% in the last 10 months.

Big Sky CEO Mr. Tony Ryan said the resilience of Big Sky Credit Un-ion is one of the good news stories of the global fi nancial crisis.

“While a lot of attention during the GFC was on government eff orts around the world to stablise large banks, we remained strong because we have a secure member base who appreciate our strength and safety within the market and the full suite of fi nancial services, including home loans, term deposits, savings ac-counts and advice”.

Now credit unions are launching a $2.5 million advertising campaign that will take the major banks head on and highlight the advantages of lower interest rates, as well as the

many other benefi ts a credit union provides its members.

The advertisements are based around independent research from InfoChoice showing that on average homeowners who take a mortgage out with a credit union or building society are $35,000 better off over the life of the loan.

“Customers disenfranchised with the major banks have a competi-tive alternative with Big Sky, why not call 1300 654 321 and fi nd out how you can benefi t from being a member,”said Mr. Ryan.

The new TV advertising cam-paign is airing nationally from 16 May 2010 supported by a website for people to locate their nearest credit union or building society,

www.comesbacktoyou.com.au.The campaign is backed by 82

credit unions and building societies with 4.5 million members including Big Sky Credit Union.

By Celeste Lustosa

The word Video Phone has been in everyone’s mouth since Lady Gaga and Beyonce released their latest song

with this title, but Roxby business people and residents had a little taste of what a real Video Phone can do.

In a business session held in Roxby Downs, on Tuesday, June 8 a technology company repre-sentative from Adelaide explained that this tech-nology is going to be part of everyone’s future. He was using the Videophone to connect with his potential clients in Roxby.

Video phones made history with network mar-keting when it received the personal endorsement of Donald J. Trump.

Mr Trump has continued to praise this tech-nology, its Founders, business opportunity and

diff erent products. Th e Digital Phone Service with Video Phone,

which allows customers to use the internet to call anyone – regardless of their phone service – provides customers with the feature they expect with their phone service, including auto redial, three-way-calling, caller ID, call forwarding and call waiting.

Customers also get superior features that can only be experienced with a Video Phone such as the ability to see the person you are talking to and see your callers up by connecting the Video Phone to a large screen television or computer so every-one in the room can participate in the call.

But it is inevitable to ask why not just use Skype or similar internet programs for the calls, as you will also be able to see and hear the other person for no cost.

Well, the Video Phone does have

some advantages, such as the fact that anyone will immediately understand how it’s used. It is a telephone that everyone is familiar with by now. Many people are still not as familiar with computers, webcams and wouldn’t know how to download a program.

If you ask me, I know many people that would be better using the phone, such as my grandfa-ther, who is almost 90 and my nephew who is 8 years old.

If we compare costs, I must say that both Video Phone and Skype seem like a pretty good deal.

Since in both cases you would be using inter-net, I suppose most of the quality of the call will

depend on how good your internet connection is. Also in both cases, you will need to invest a little bit to start with as a Video Phone costs around $300 and to use Skype you will need a computer, which costs are more than this. For Skype users to benefi t from all it can off er, you will also need a computer with a compact webcam or purchase one separate, which will not cost you much any-way.

I thought the experience with the Video Phone was very good and to be able to see the person you are talking to makes an enormous diff erence and gives you a sense of closeness that I believe is a great thing.

The future in high tech available for Roxby Downs

Credit unions and building societies emerge from GFC with 30% growth in new home loans

Johnston Withers Lawyersare now visiting Roxby Downs each month

Offering professional legal advice and representation in most areas of law including:

Nic Kernahan and Emma Wilkinson will next be in attendance at our offices of 1A Tutop Centre, 20-22 Tutop St. Roxby Downs on

14th July 2010For appointments, contact us at:

17 Sturt Street, Adelaide SA 5000Telephone: 8231 1110 (Adelaide) 8642 5122 (Pt Augusta)

Fax: 8231 1230Email: [email protected]: www.johnstonwithers.com.au

Regional offices at Clare, Port Augusta and Whyalla

Industrial Employment Law Criminal & Traffic Law Medical NegligenceWorkers Compensation Wills Estates & Trusts Family & DeFactoDiscrimination Law Personal Injury ConveyancingWorkplace Harassment Commercial Defamation

“Now credit unions are launching a $2.5 million advertising campaign that will take the major banks head on”.


WEEKLY INFORMATION

UPDATE

COUNCIL OFFICE LIBRARY WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICE SA

NEWS IN BRIEF

REMINDERS

Opening hours9 am to 5 pm weekdays

Telephone 8671 0010 • Fax 8671 0452Email: [email protected]

After hours emergencyMobile 0419 892 870

Web www.roxbycouncil.com

ROXBY DOWNS COUNCIL

Opening hours 8.30 to 5 pm weekdays

9.30 am to 12 noon SaturdaysTelephone 8671 0660 • Fax 8671 1418


Library membership is FREE wide range of resources are available including books, DVDs, magazines and internet facilities

Toddler Story Time 9.30 am Tuesday & Thursday

Opal Road LandfillOpening hours

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

Levies apply for businesses

Recycling can be taken either to the Opal Landfill or

BSH Waste Solutions on Gosse StreetAll enquiries: 8671 1154

Opening hoursWednesdays and Thursdays only

9 am to 4.30 pmCouncil provides Transport

Services including:• Vehicle Registration • Boat Registrations

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

All enquiries 131 084

Council Rates Last day to pay June 16

WATER RATESFinal water notices were issued on June 10 and are due for payment by the June 25. Payment by the due date is required

to avoid possible legal action.

GAS - ORIGIN ENERGYResidents regularly contact Council with gas related questions. Please be aware that Council is not involved in any aspect of gas supply in Roxby Downs. Residents making enquiries relating to payment of bills, connections and disconnections, and emergencies will need to contact ORIGIN ENERGY direct on 132 461. Payment of gas accounts can be made at Australia Post, by phone or via the

internet.

LINE MARKINGCouncil’s line marking contractor has recently completed a schedule of works in Richardson place and other streets around town. The work takes place every couple of years to ensure that all road markings are refreshed and clearly visible. Residents and visitors are reminded that parking or stopping on the side of a road marked with a continuous yellow edge line such as in Norman Place is an offence against Australian Road rules and attracts a

fine.

COUNCIL RATES2009/10 rates have been declared. Fourth quarter rates for this financial year were issued on May 17. The last day to pay is June 16. If you have not received your rates notice or have enquiries please contact Bronnie Warren on 8671 0010

during office hours.

JOB VACANCYApplications are sought from suitably qualified people for the newly created position of Administration Officer – Community Development, Governance and Strategic Support. This position was advertised in the Monitor on June 9. Applications close 12 noon on Monday, June 28. A copy of the advertisement and the Job and Person Specification is available by contacting Michelle Hales Manager Community Development, Governance and Strategic Support via email at: [email protected].

This is the first part of a three part series on responsible pet management in Roxby Downs.

Part 2 will feature in next week’s issue and will contain information on dogs. The following week Part 3 will feature more detailed information on registration and permits.

In 2008 a new Council By-Law No.2 was made under the Dog and Cat Man-agement Act 1995 for the management of dogs and cats in the Council area. The Council is one of four councils in South Australia to introduce cat control by-laws with cats and dogs treated on equal terms. This new by-law was initiated in response to overwhelming community support and in recognition of the impact that cats escaping into the wild have on the environment.

Roxby Downs is surrounded by a fragile environment and the potential for loss of wildlife is immense. Cats are known to be significant predators of endangered spe-cies. The stomach contents of feral cats caught nearby have been found to include small mammals, reptiles, birds and even amphibian species. More than 15 groups in the Roxby Downs region have become either locally or completely extinct be-cause of feral cats. The transience of the community also means that residents do not always take their cats with them when they leave.

Cats aged 3 months or more must be registered as well as desexed and micro-chipped. This is really important because any cat found wandering at large with no identification (i.e. no micro-chip-ping) may be automatically disposed of after 24 hours. According to the By-Law “Wandering at large” refers to a cat found wandering in a public place or a private

place without the consent of the property occupier.

To prevent cats wandering at large containment within the property is es-sential. This can be achieved by installing cat runs and/or enclosures. Some people have trained their cats remain inside pro-viding them with structures and toys. If a registered cat is found wandering at large the microchip will be scanned and the reg-istered owners contacted. An expiation fee will also apply. Micro-chipped cats will be looked after by Council for up to 72 hours with notices placed on the Council noticeboard. After this time Council may destroy or otherwise dispose of the cat.

Only two cats are allowed per property and permits may be applied for additional cats under certain conditions. “If anybody wants to have more than two cats they will have to apply for permission and seek ap-proval from the Council prior to acquiring more cats. Each application is assessed separately” said the Municipal Works Manager Peter Keller. He also added that “if you love your cat you won’t have a problem in keeping it safely at home far from danger, cars and vulnerable to vari-ous diseases.”

It is also a requirement that the owner advises Council when a cat dies, has been missing for more than 72 hours, owner-ship is transferred to another person or the cat’s registered address changes. This is to ensure that Council’s Cat register is kept up to date and to assist Council to quickly identify and re-unite a cat with its owner should a cat be found and handed into Council.

Copies of the By-Law are available at the Council Office or by visiting the web-site www.roxbycouncil.com.

The need for road markings of all types is important to control the position of moving traffic into orderly lanes and in showing the road user where he can and cannot be on the highway.White lines are still the major part of road markings and make an important contribution to road safety, particularly during the hours of darkness, and in this context the ability of the line to reflect light from the vehicle back to the driver, i.e. retro-reflectivity, has become increasingly important.

REMINDERSCouncil Rates

Last day to pay 16 June

RESPONSIBILE PET MANAGEMENT Part 1 - Cats

By Millie Thomas

Fast cars, fast money, fast lifestyle. Roxby Roadsafe met on June 10 to discuss the ever present issue of dan-gerous driving around Roxby.

An area of town that is of particular concern is Pioneer Drive. One of the longest stretches of roads in Roxby it is a ma-jor draw card for reckless drivers looking for a short lived thrill.

Residents of Pioneer drive have raised concerns about dangerous driving to Roxby Roadsafe. The residents have witnessed revving of engines, high speeds and screeching tires. Previous tomfool-ery has resulted in two collisions in the past six months on Pioneer drive, and this is quite obviously a cause for concern.

Michelle Hales, Chair of the Roxby Roadsafe Com-mittee said: “It is impor-tant that residents raise issues like these with the Roxby Roadsafe Commit-tee. The Committee con-tains representative from Council, Police, Schools, Health Service, Commu-nity Board and the De-partment of Transport. Together we can work together to look at com-munity wide strategies.”

A main concern of the residents is that driv-ers will lose control and plough into houses. An-other concern is the loud noise affecing shift work-ers, and the antisocial behaviour displayed by drivers.

Let’s not forget, the very real possibility of potential loss of life.

To try and help com-bat these problems, the Roxby Downs Council is planning to install a roundabout at the Pio-neer Drive and Arcoona Street intersection in the next two years.

Council Administrator, Bill Boehm is addressing the problem. “Specifically Pioneer Drive is nomi-nally classified as a main ‘Collector Road’ and its long uninterrupted length may tend to lead a normal person to sometimes trav-el above the 50km speed limit.

“The intersection with Arcoona Street, another main Collector Road, presents an opportunity to construct a rounda-bout. This will not only

slow general traffic speeds but should improve traf-fic safety generally as the priority at the intersection would change.

“There will also be side benefits of a slower traf-fic environment at Alber-rie Street and around the Area School, but in itself this will not be a panacea for some of the very ex-cessive speeds that some irresponsible individuals choose travel at,” he said.

Local police would like to outline the added con-cern for driver behaviour. They recommend that the public should report in-stances of hoon behaviour with any information pos-sible – car make, partial or full number plates etc. this will help police iden-tify the reckless driver.

Mr Boehm continued, “The issue of excessive traffic speeding generally within Roxby Downs is a community wide issue and one that needs to be tackled in part by Polic-ing but also by commu-nity feedback and input regarding offenders.

“Most of the instances from excessive speeding, particularly at night, are not due to the design of the road layout but by poor blatant driver be-haviour.

“In Roxby Downs the road layout has been is well laid out with mainly T intersection which are more inherently safe than other cross type intersec-tions.

“It is not practicable, nor feasible to construct traffic control devices as a retrofit to address this type of issue. They are very expensive They must also be justified, designed warranted and constructed in accord-ance with relevant design standards and are usually constructed not to control excessive speeds that are well above the speed limit but to address issues as-sociated with slightly el-evated speeds

“Council has foreshad-owed for several years now the desirability to construct a roundabout at this intersection. As iden-tified in Council’s Draft 2010/11 Annual Busi-ness Plan it is envisaged that, subject to budget approval by BHP Billiton and the State Government and provision of Federal Government Roads to Recovery Funds, that this roundabout will be con-structed over the next 12 -18 months,” he said.

Roxby Road Safe Hoon concerns


EMPLOYMENT/CLASSIFIEDS

A&J Noske Paving Building ContractorsAll aspects of paving and retaining walls

Concrete work brickwork and ceramic tilingalso rock style pavers made on site no cutting or transportPompei style wood pizza ovens also constructed on site

Goverment • Commercial • Residential FREE QUOTES

Contact: 0418833576telephone 08 8671 1353 facsimile 08 8671 2229

[email protected] Box 275 - Roxby Downs - South Australia 5725

GLAZING BUILDING PAINTING GASFITTING PLUMBING ELECTRICAL RENOVATIONS

REFRIGERATION AIRCONDITIONINGKITCHEN UPGRADES DATA & COMMUNICATION

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Pt Pirie & Adelaide

Depots

Antique& Household RemovalsLocal, Interstate & Country Storage

Delivery Specialists

Phone: 0427 716 173Roxby Downs • Pt Augusta • Pt Pirie


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A&J Noske Paving Building ContractorsAll aspects of paving and retaining walls

Concrete work brickwork and ceramic tilingalso rock style pavers made on site no cutting or transportPompei style wood pizza ovens also constructed on site

Goverment • Commercial • Residential FREE QUOTES

Contact: 0418833576telephone 08 8671 1353 facsimile 08 8671 2229

[email protected] Box 275 - Roxby Downs - South Australia 5725

GLAZING BUILDING PAINTING GASFITTING PLUMBING ELECTRICAL RENOVATIONS

REFRIGERATION AIRCONDITIONINGKITCHEN UPGRADES DATA & COMMUNICATION

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Pt Pirie & Adelaide

Depots

Antique& Household RemovalsLocal, Interstate & Country Storage

Delivery Specialists

Phone: 0427 716 173Roxby Downs • Pt Augusta • Pt Pirie

Recruitment/Labour/Logistics Coordinator

Argu Arguably the largest privately owned recruitment organisation in Australia, WorkPac offers exceptional career development opportunities and a commitment to delivering uncompromising service levels to clients and candidates. An exciting opportunity now exists for an Recruitment/Labour/Logistics Coordinator to join our Roxby Downs team.

Interested persons will have a background in mining and or mining industry service experience or similar.

This role has beeninitiated to assist the local WorkPac office in its service delivery to BHP and will include but not limited to the following,

Assisting with recruitment/manning upof personnel for various roles across site

Assisting with the coordination ofall new personnel starting on site, including site access familiarisation, collection of PPE etc.

Assisting with coordination of personnel for shutdowns that includes,- Meeting all WorkPac personnel at the airport - Ensuring all personnel are dropped off at camp and successfullybooked into camp- Ensuring all personnel are picked up from camp and taken to site for relevant inductions/pre start meeting’s etc- Assisting with coordination of local personnel for Shutdowns

This role is a great opportunity with great opportunity for further development.

For applications and confidential enquiries, please contact Otto Smart, on 8671 4622 or email at [email protected]

Office ManagerArguably the largest privately owned recruitment organisation in Australia, WorkPac offers exceptional career develop-ment opportunities and a commitment to delivering uncompromising service levels to clients and candidates.

An exciting opportunity now exists for an Office Manager to join our Roxby Downs team. This role is critical to the success of the branch and is not your typical Office Manager role.

As Office Manager you’re the “go to” person for all queries and issues within the branch - your key objectives are:• Managing your manager - with the objective of reducing the Branch Managers workload and promoting an external focus.• General office and reception management – taking away distractions from your team while ensuring high quality, efficient and professional support is provided at all times.• Administration management - ensuring all administration functions are performed efficiently to a high quality and support all sections at all times.• Timesheets, payroll & invoicing administration.• Quality Assurance management – ensuring the teams adherence to policies and procedures.• Occupational Health & Safety management - ensuring the branch is running safely and supports all OH&S initiatives.• Purchasing & budgets management – with your Manager, ensuring all purchases are in line with company policy.• Meeting management - prepare agenda and minute meetings as required.• Customer relationship support - assist with implementing initiatives to attract and retain clients and candidates.

The ideal candidate will have: payroll experience; a can do attitude; customer orientation; strong attention to detail; abil-ity to work autonomously; a high level of confidentiality; commitment to continuous improvement; experience supporting a team and intermediate computer literacy. Knowledge of the mining, recruitment or labour hire industry will be highly regarded.

An immediate start is on offer so if you are seeking a genuine career opportunity and the opportunity to be a critical part of the WorkPac team, this exciting role is for you.

For applications and confidential enquiries, please contact Otto Smart, on 8671 4622 or email at [email protected]

Global Human TechnologyAdvanced Rehabilitation Technology

Concreting Coatings Team LeaderSavcor are seeking experienced applicants who are willing to be become multi skilled in the field of specialist applicators in

concrete repair and protective coating systems. We have had a locally based operation at Olympic Dam for the past 10 years. A concreting and or form working background is beneficial but not essential for the position. The team leader would report daily to Savcor site management and become part of a successful and safety focussed team at our Olympic Dam Operations.

The duties include but are not limited to:Day to Day involvement with planning daily works.Responsible for generating various safety documentations (THAs, morning safety meetings).Concrete Grinding, Abrasive Blasting and Jack Hammering.Application of various coating systems.Minor concrete civil projects.Team Leader will be required to be mostly hands on with various crews.

Personal Attributes: Computer knowledge essential.Self- motivatedVersatileAdaptable

Ideally, applicants would have a minimum of 2 years experience in concreting and or form working. As a part of this Concrete Coating Team Leaders package a fully maintained work utility, computer and mobile phone are supplied.

Please email resume and relevant details to [email protected]

Roxby Downs Child Care Centre has a fundraising market stall this month

“We are aiming towards a shade sail for our new play equipment in preparation for summer!” We are also releasing our Recipe Book which is filled with delicious tried and tested recipes submitted by parents and kids of the child care centre.”

The stall will have things for both parents and kids!

Such as:Recipe Book ReleasePlaydough tubs Playdough fun kitsHerbs in pots$10 Nutrimetics Lipstick DriveFundraiser Tupperware Orders

Drop by and take a look!

CAR FOR SALE

Ford Fu tu ra 2003Excellent condition, family car. XKK 799 Rego exp April 2010. 4 speed, semi auto. $8,500.00 ONOPHONE: 0439 864 059

ENGINE FOR SALE

432cc 50HP 2 Stroke, Subaru Robin Light Aircraft engine, Trailer not included. $8,750.00 ONOPHONE: 0428 837 990

HOUSEFOR SALE

4 Bedroom house on 1132m2 block, pool, double carport, 2 sheds, large backyard, new built-ins all rooms & laundrey Call 0433 436 086 for information.

POOL & SPA

W h y not put in a freedom pool through winter and save we have some great specials NowRing sue or chris Bowskill on 0409286480 or 0429809308

CLAIRVOYANT

TarroT ReadingsLook into the future, ring Janet ph: 0418 846 350

CAMPER TRAILER

FOR SALE

dingo off road camper trailerSlide out kitchen with stove and storage containersSlide out storage drawerJ e r r y c a n h o l d e r sDraw bar storage boxWater tank Annex $5,500 o.n.o Ph 0428 837 990

Having a Garage Sale?Then call the Monitor and place

a classified in the paper to get

more buyers to your sale.

Phone 8671 2683

POSITIONS VACANT

• Kitchen Hand• MaintenancePerson/groundsPersonB o t h p o s i t i o n s will be hired on a casual basis and for immediate start.Please contact Matt or carly on 8671 0071

MARKET DAY

FUN LEARNING

4 KIDS

BooKs, stationary, Puzzles, Toys etc!!Look out for us at your next Market day, June 19th!!

Jumping Castle HireBirthday CakesThemed Party

Supplies & SetupFor enquiries or a quote, contact:

Annarien Robbertse0433 436 086

For a hassle free party with a budget to suit your pocket!

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Crank It Up

“Loud & Proud comin’ at ya Hard & Fast”

Typically featuring iconic bands and artists from the 60’s through to the 00’s

with ScottMonday nights 6 - 7 pm

WHAT’S ON

ROXBY DOWNS’ LUTHERAN CHURCH10:30am every Sunday of the month5:30pm 3rd Sunday of each month9:30am every Sunday during school termsFAITHWORKS’ CHRISTIAN CHURCHAn Assemblies Church meets every Sunday 10.30 am at Roxby Downs Catholic School LibraryKeith Moody Phone: 0414 570 871ST. BARBARA’S PARISH CATHOLIC CHURCH78 Pioneer Drive, Roxby DownsJune Mass TimesSat 19th 6.00pm & Sun 20th 9.00amReadings & CommunionSat 26th 6.00pmANDAMOOKA/ROXBY BIBLE CHURCH10:00am Sundays, Worship Service 6.30pm Fridays, Kids Club, 7 years + Phone: 8672 7213ROXBY DOWNS COMMUNITY CHURCH10am Sunday Worship. For other events & activities phone Alison 8671 1032

CHURCH

Community members are welcome to attend any meet-ing of the Roxby Downs Community Board, Forums and Partnerships - see schedule on the Community Matters page. For more information call Michelle Hales on 8671 0010ROTARY CLUB - ROXBY DISTRICT1st and 3rd Monday of the month For more information contact Sandy Sumsion ph: 0400 366 619ANDAMOOKA OPAL GIRL GUIDESAndamooka Community Hall Mondays from 5:00pm to 7:00pmPhone: 0427 072 710OUTBACK MULTI-CULTURAL GROUPPhone: 8671 2892

COMMUNITY MEETINGS

VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE8:30am - 5:00pm Monday to Friday9:00am - 12:00pm Saturday and SundayPhone: 8671 2001

CULTURAL & LEISURE PRECINCT - MOVIESTuesday, Friday, Saturday & SundayPhone: 8671 2001

ROXBY DOWNS TODDLERS’ STORY TIME 9:30am - 11:00am Tuesday & Thursday (repeated)Meet at Roxby Downs Library during school Terms Only

ANDAMOOKA TODDLERS’ STORY TIME10:30am Monday - Fun for 1-4 years. Phone: 8672 7018Meet at Andamooka Community Library

PLAYGROUP - St. Barbara’s Parish School Wednesday 9:30am & Thursday 1:00pmCall School: 8671 3207

PLAYGROUP - Roxby Downs Kindergarten9:30am - 11:00am Friday. Contact Kylie 8671 2447

ANDAMOOKA PLAYGROUP 9:00am - 10:00am Tuesday

ROXBY DOWNS’ HEALTH SERVICES COFFEE MORNING9:30am - 11:00am ThursdayMeet at the Dunes Café

RAPTORS CYCLING CLUB8:00am SundaySocial bike riding group. Meet at Stuart Road roundabout

ROXBY DOWNS CHILDCARE6:30am-5:30pm Monday to FridayPhone: 8671 0911

ANDAMOOKA CHILDCARE7:30am-5:30pm Monday to Friday

ROXBY EARLY LEARNING COMMUNITY GROUP3 yr old program Mon and Thurs 8.45am -12.15pm4 yr old program Tue 8.45am – 11.45amContact Gail 0439 683 609

SOUL FOODEvery third Sunday of the month at 11.00am in the Cultural Precinct Art Gallery. Come along and be inspired!!

RDRCCC• Sunday, June 20 - Off Road event at the Red Sands Motor-way at our purpose built track• Wednesday, July 7 - Club AGM at 7pm hopefully at the Tavern, should be able to confirm that today with the Tavern All spectators are more than welcome, anyone interested in

joining or wanting to know more please feel free to speak with any Club Member. For more information please call the Club President, Trent Burton on 0417 235 779

EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT

MT DARE HOTEL - 8am – 9pm Open every dayOUTBACK COMMUNITY GARDENS - Phone: 8671 2892ROXBY ROAD SAFE - Phone: 8671 2892

GENERAL INFORMATION

ROXBY DOWNS’ FAMILY PRACTICEPhone: 8671 3231

ROXBY DOWNS’ MEDICAL PRACTICE9:00am-5:00pm Monday to FridaySaturday morning by appointment. Phone: 8671 1900

VISITING ALLIED HEALTH SERVICE• DIABETES EDUCATOR - 18 JunePhone: 86485706• OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST - 18 JunePhone: 86485800• SPEECH PATHOLOGIST - 18 JunePhone: 86485800• PHYSIOTHERAPIST - 8 & 9 JulyPhone: 86485800• COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH WORKER - 18 JunePhone: 86485800• DIETICIAN - 18 JunePhone: 86485800• PODIATRIST - 18 JunePhone: 86485500• CAMHS - 8 & 9 July(CHILD & ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE)• PHARMACY - 8 & 9 July• DASSA - 18 June

HEARING SERVICES9:00am-2:30pm Monday to FridayPhone:1800 006 303DOCTOR’S NEW SPECIALISED DRUGPhone: 1800 700 270 (Number for Medicare Use)CRISIS CARE COUNSELLINGUniting Care Wesley Port AugustaRegional Women’s and Children’s Support Services: 1800 655 716 Crisis care line:13 16 11For immediate response if feeling stressed call 0428 326 529 to speak with a counsellor 24/7BREASTFEEDING ROXBY DOWNS’ GROUP1:30pm - 3:00pm Third Tuesday of the month.At the Roxby Downs Public Library.

HEALTH

across the regionHAVE YOUR SAY . . .

“It will be great, it’ll get people working again. I t wil l boost production and l iven up the town.”

Alex Nedelkovic

“It will be a pos i t ive up-lift. A lift in the confidence of the mine’s long term survival.”

Scott Bartlett

“It will boost the town’s econ-omy and call for work”

Courtney Bates

Question goes here? How do you think the mining

super tax will affect this town?

“I don’t think it will. I think the mining companies and the Government

will strike a deal.”

Paul Arnold

“We agree with Arnold. There’s no way the super tax can go ahead as it is.” - Basil Castle and Brody Elson.

“It will destroy the town and local

business will suffer.”Boofy Pakpoy

www.themonitor.com.au THE MONITOR – Your Community NewspaperPAGE 20 – Wednesday, June 16, 2010

SPORT

RFDS GIANT AUCTIONRFDS GIANT AUCTION

& GOLF DAY& GOLF DAY GET YOUR GOLF TEAM TOGETHER

OR JUST COME ALONG FOR A GREAT FAMILY DAY OUT.

ALL PROCEEDS OF THE DAY ARE DONATED TO THE

ROYAL FLYING DOCTOR SERVICE OF AUSTRALIA.

SSATURDAYATURDAY 3 3RDRD J JULYULY 2010 2010

GOLF TO COMMENCE AT 8.30AMGOLF TO COMMENCE AT 8.30AM

$15 per Golfer (includes evening meal) 9 Hole 4 Person Ambrose

Please Register Teams Early Contact Robert Charman on 0439 851 927

or e-mail: [email protected] Register before 7.45am on the day

Auction for holes begins at 8am 8.30am Shotgun Start

AUCTION WILL START AT 1 PMAUCTION WILL START AT 1 PM On the 11th Green Outside Clubhouse

Food & Drinks Available All Day—NO BYO

Evening Meal at 6pm Non-Golfers $10 Adult, Kids under 12 $2

Auction Continues in Clubhouse after Meal

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT MARIE McCORMACK ON PHONE: (08) 8671 0228

R O X B Y D O W N S A U X I L I A R Y

WHAT’S ON sports

FRIDAY

SPIN - Pulse Gym - 7:00pmX-TRAINER - Pulse Gym - 9:00amJUNIOR NETBALL TRAININGSOutdoor Courts - 3:00pm-6:00pmSENIOR NETBALL TRAININGSOutdoor Courts - 6:00pm-9:00pmVOLLEYBALL - Sports Stadiums - 6:30pmSQUASH AUTUMN PENNANTSquash Courts - 7:00pm-9:00pmW&DFL FOOTBALL TRAINING Town Oval - 4:00pm- 9:30pmKARATE - Auditorium - 6:00pm-9:00pm

MONDAYPUMP - Pulse Gym - 9:00amX-TRAINER - Pulse Gym - 6:30pmJUNIOR NETBALL TRAININGSOutdoor Courts - 3:00pm-6:00pmW&DFL FOOTBALL TRAINING Town Oval - 4:00pm- 9:30pmSQUASH AUTUMN PENNANTSquash Courts - 7:00pm-9:00pmJUNIOR INDOOR HOCKEYSports Stadiums - 5:00pm- 6:00pmSENIOR INDOOR HOCKEYSports Stadiums - 6:00pm- 8:00pm

THURSDAY

BALLET - Auditorium - 3:30pm-6:00pmKARATE - Auditorium - 6:00pm-9:00pmBASIC STEP - Pulse Gym - 9:00amSTRETCH & RELAX - Pulse Gym - 7:30pmX-FIT - Pulse Gym - 7:30pmW&DFL FOOTBALL TRAINING Town Oval - 4:00pm- 9:30pmWOMEN’S AND MIXED NETBALL Sports Stadiums - 6:00pm-9:30pmJUNIOR NETBALL TRAININGSOutdoor Courts - 3:00pm-6:00pm

WEDNESDAY

W&DFL JUNIOR FOOTBALL GAMES Town Oval - 8:00am-12:00pmW&DFL SENIOR FOOTBALL GAMES Town Oval - 12:00pm-5:00pmJUNIOR NETBALL GAMESOutdoor Courts - 9:00pm-1:30pm

SATURDAY

SENIOR NETBALL GAMESOutdoor Courts & Sports Stadiums6:00pm - 9:30pm

FRIDAY

SUNDAYJUNIOR NETBALL SQUAD TRAININGOutdoor Courts - 11:00am -12:00pm 3:00pm - 4:30pmJUNIOR SOCCEROutdoor Courts - 9:00pm-1:30pmSOFTBALLSchool Oval - 11:00am - 2:00pm

BUTTS AND GUTS - Pulse Gym - 9:00amX-FIT - Pulse Gym - 7:30pmBALLET - Auditorium - 3:30pm - 6:00pmCOME AND TRY SOCCERSports Stadiums - 3:30pm-6:00pmSENIOR SOCCER - Sports Stadiums - 6:00pmJUNIOR NETBALL TRAININGSOutdoor Courts - 3:00pm-6:00pmSENIOR NETBALL TRAININGSOutdoor Courts - 6:00pm - 9:00pmSQUASH AUTUMN PENNANTSquash Courts - 7:00pm-9:00pmW&DFL FOOTBALL TRAINING Town Oval - 4:00pm- 9:30pm

TUESDAY

21 June to 27 June 2010

FORTHCOMING SPORT EVENTSSaturday, June 19 • Footy @ RD Oval

12pm RDFC vs HFC2 pm ODFC vs AFC

09/06/2010A Grade:Victorious Secret 44 defeated Redbacks 27 Eagles 42 defeated Hornridge 36

B Grade:Sporty Shorties 36 defeated Desert Demons 19Milkshakes 26 defeated Tango’s 21

Mixed:Goal Diggers 40 defeated Roxby PLeisure 34First Contact 29 defeated UNO 21

Semi Final Schedule: 16th June 2010A GRADE6:00pm Court 21st V 2ndVictorious Secret v Eagles Ump Duty: Hornridge & Redbacks

6:50pm Court 23rd v 4thHornridge V RedbacksUmp Duty: Victorious Secret & Eagles

B GRADE6:00pm Court 11st V 2ndSporty Shorties v MilkshakesUmp Duty: Tangos & Desert Demons

6:50pm Court 13rd v 4thTangos v Desert DemonsUmp Duty: Sporty Shorties & Milkshakes

MIXED7:40pmpm Court 11st V 2ndRoxby PLeisure v Goal DiggersUmp Duty: UNO & First Contact

8:30pm Court 13rd v 4thUNO v First ContactUmp Duty: Roxby PLeisure & Goal Diggers

Indoor Hockey10/06/2010Red’s (SRTA Scorpions) 7 defeated Blues 3White 11 defeated Green 3

Semi Final Schedule: Friday 18th June 20106:00pm court 11st V 2nd

White V Red (SRTA Scoprions)Ump Duty: Green and Blues

7:00pm Court 13rd V 4th

Green v BluesUmp Duty: White and Red (SRTA Scorpions)

Wednesday Netball Results

Photos by Kateland Fraser

Danny Stetco shoots for goal while team mate Demmy Orr looks on in support.

Cassie Weir for Roxby PLeisure shoots for goal while Simone Thomas defends strongly.

Guy makes it hard for the shooter to score.


I amwomanHair and BeautyandalesTUNISEX SALON

Shop 13 • Roxby Central • Roxby Downs

Phone 8671 0214

Freestraightening or blowave

with every cut and colour service

expires 15 July

Prams, Cots, Mattresses, Hi-chairs, Changetables, Manchester, Playpens, Child Restraints (Safe-n-Sound), Portacots & much more...

Cash n Carry

BABY EXPO

is coming to Roxby DownsPh 8252 1965 (any enquiries) • Email [email protected]

Saturday 19th June from 9am-4pm

Sunday 20th June from 10am-4pm

Roxby Leisure Centre Auditorium

Cash, Eftpos, Credit Card available

Baby Bonanza is looking to supply Roxby Downs with every basic baby need in the southern hemisphere. A family owned and operated business based in Elizabeth, Richard from Baby Bonanza recognises the call for moderately priced baby products in the Roxby Downs area.

Stockists of popular brands such as SAFE n SOUND, Steelcraft, Love n Care and Maclaren, Baby Bonanza can cater for every price range, from those budget conscious, to others who are able to lavish their child.

With over 70 stockists, Baby Bonanza can off er the best value in

everything from prams and strollers to car seats and capsules. “We are going to bring a range of our best sellers up to Roxby.

Th is way we’re covering the freight so they get a chance to look, touch and feel so if there’s something there and then they don’t have to worry about freight,” said Richard Evans, business owner.

“With baby products buying off the internet is not the best way to go because you need to be able to look and touch and feel and play with the item.

“Our prices are very competitive. We’ve been in business for about two and a half years, very well respected within the indus-try and we have a very good reputation with the customers and

wholesalers.“All staff are accredited child restraint fi tters.“Our range of products are hand picked to ensure the best qual-

ity at the best price.“It’s hard to know what to expect, but if people support us, we’ll

certainly make it a regular thing, once every three to four months,” he said.

Baby bonanza is located opposite Elizabeth Shop-ping Centre 53-57 Elizabeth Way - Elizabeth 8252 1965 Opening hours are Mon/Tues/Wed/Fri 9 - 5.30 Th urs 9-8 Sat 9-5 Sun 11-4.

Name: Kelly Spillman

Age: 22 years old

Hairdressing for: seven years

Lived in Roxby: 22 years.

Position at Tandales: Part Owner and Manager

Why did you choose to become a hairdresser?I just always wanted to be one, from day dot.

Best thing about hairdressing: Being social with clients all day, everyday.

Worst thing about hairdressing: Standing on your feet all day.

Baby Bonanza bringing Baby Expo for Roxby Downs baby boom!

Personal Profi le: Kelly Spillman

Five year plan?I will probably still be here! We have renovations being done on the salon in the next few weeks. Also we are

always doing more courses such as just normal refresher courses, waxing, manicure and pedicure, upstyling, hair

extensions and colouring and cutting courses.

What do you like to do for fun in your spare time? I like socialising with friends. I also enjoy fi shing at our shack in Port Augusta and long walks along the beach!

Do you have any family up here? Yes, all of my immediate family is here. My mum Nicole, dad John, brother Brad and fi ancée Eric.

On a professional note?

Professionally I would like to continue to provide second to none services to Roxby. I enjoy getting feedback on

the wide range of services we off er and am always up for a hairdressing challenge.


By Shane Hough

For those who have not met me yet, I am Shane Hough,

the Youth Offi cer based down at the Roxby Leisure’s Youth Centre and since arriving in Roxby Downs back in February I have noticed one of the major con-

cerns facing the youth is mental illness. Th is can stem from many diff erent levels including isolation

issues, bullying, body image, peer pressure, depression and dare I say it - boredom. Th e key for us locals is to realise that Roxby is no diff erent with these issues than any other town or suburb in South Australia and we need to learn from that.

You can take any park or skating facility on a typical Friday or

Saturday night and you will fi nd the same situation: A bunch of bored out of their brains youth with some smoking tobacco and/or weed, some drinking alcohol, some vandalising and on the rare occasion taking some form of a harder substance. However, deep down most of these youths are masking a much deeper problem of mental illness. As a society we get stuck on what we can physically see and not the issues that are deep down challenging our youth.

Parents and other adults tend to easily point the fi nger at these ‘troubled’ youth and say that we need to do something about their drinking and so on, yet they only off er solutions such as needing to impose dry zones which will only solve the issue at that particular spot, in turn forcing them to move to a diff erent location and mak-ing it harder for us professionals to off er support. It also poses the debate that it is enforcing a punishment on something that most of these youth feel they have no control over, so what have we solved by doing this? Nothing until we learn to openly talk about what is really happening in the minds of our youth – believe it or not, if you are genuine and open with them about yourself, they will be more than happy to do the same with you; just keep things real rather than placing your head in the sand.

For years mental illness has had a stigma attached around it and that is because we get scared to talk about it and why? As humans we fi nd it hard to understand something we just can’t physically see. Take for example if someone was a diabetic and needed in-sulin, no one would bat an eyelid; if that same person was to take anti-depressants for a mental illness, a lot of people do not know how to deal with it.

Toni Jezeph, a qualifi ed social worker based in Adelaide, is a self-confessed advocate on mental illness and is often requested to

guest speak at youth events says ‘everyone needs to be educated on mental illness – not just people who suff er from it’. She continued to say ‘Knowledge is power and reduces the stigma associated with mental illnesses.’ Toni in her talks speaks candidly about how she got caught up in the drug scene as a teenager and admits this was to block out the troubled thoughts in her mind. In hindsight she now realises that dope smoking exacerbates mental illness, made her more paranoid, ‘not a good thing when you’re unsure what your mind is doing – mental illness is the loneliest place in the world’, Toni explained.

So where do we go from here? Th e key is to start at the home, school or workplace. If you notice something is diff erent about a person – chances are that there is. Learn to speak and listen to someone on an open level without any pre-judgements, be genuine as the youth of today are street smart and can tell when you aren’t. Roxby Youth is investigating the possibility of starting an ‘engage-ment’ group of volunteers to spend time at the Lions park, provide a cold drink and be able to openly speak to the youth in their en-vironment. Free information and counselling is available through the Youth Centre. FlipSyde Health Clinic runs every Th ursdays, where they can see a doctor, nurse or youth offi cer and they can drop-in or make an appointment.

As part of ‘Drug Action Week’, the Youth Advisory Commit-tee will be presenting the new youth band ‘Designer Skyline’ on Monday 21st of June at the Leisure Centre’s Cinema. Tickets are $5 at the door on the night.

For further information on the event or on youth issues please call Shane on 8671 0500 and listen to his show ‘gene-RATED Y’ on 105.5 RoxFM Tuesdays 4pm til 5pm.

Healthy Kissing 3 (more) good reasons to Kiss!

• Kissing helps reduce tooth decay because the extra saliva helps clean out your mouth thus keeping teeth and gums healthy.

• You use only two muscles on your face when you give a peck kiss but you use all of your facial muscles and burn more calories during a

passionate kiss. You burn 26 calories in a one minute kiss.• Kissing releases the same neurotransmitters (chemical messengers in

the brain) as those that are released when you engage in intense exercise such as running a marathon or skydiving. Th is causes your

heart to beat faster and your breathing to become deep and irregular.

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COUNSELLINGSERVICE

Based in Roxby Downs

TONI LOVEHelping people move towards a more fulfilling life

Bachelor of Social Work, Accredited Mental Health Social Worker, Grad. Cert (Addictions),MAASW, ACT Therapist, 15 years clinical experience

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To n i L o v e h a s been offering her expertise in mental

therapy and counselling to Roxby Downs for the past 18 months.

With 15 years experi-ence, and numerous ac-creditations including Bachelor of Social Work, Graduate Certifi cate (Ad-dictions), MAASW, ACT therapy and recognition as an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker, Toni strives to provide a working solution to a bet-ter way of life.

Toni works privately from home, but is also based at Life Changing Massages, on the corner

of Axehead Road and Pio-neer Drive.

Toni has a strong back-ground in Drug and Alco-hol concerns, but offers counselling for a wide range of problems, wheth-er it be anxiety, workplace issues, stress, grief and loss, unresolved past is-sues amongst anything else that may be a worry in your life.

Toni is now proud to be offering relationship and family counselling to Roxby Downs. Both she, and her supervisor from Adelaide, who has a strong 20 year background in both of these areas, are more than prepared to help with personal rela-tionship problems.

“I essentially help peo-ple to move from whatever their issue is to feeling bet-ter about their lives and themselves,” said Toni.

“A lot of my background has been in drug and al-cohol work, which is fairly complex; I work with peo-ple called co – morbidity. That means they often have mental health and drug problems coexisting,” she said.

“Th e type of work that I do is basically CBT which is cognitive behavioural therapy and also another type of therapy which is behavioural which is called ACT.

“What I love about working in Roxby is the loyalty. I work really

closely with the GPs and I’ve been really well sup-ported by them. And the loyalty from customers, a lot of the people I see now is from word of mouth. I think in Roxby if you can show people that you’re genuine at what you do, you get a really loyal cli-ent base.

“I think it’s a tough town for people to live and work in.

When things aren’t go-ing ok for people, I think it’s like being in a bit of a pressure cooker.

“If there’s anyone out there who wants counsel-ling for relationships, let me know, and I can organ-ise to set up appointments for them,” she said.

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Roxby Downs Medical Practice16-28 Burgoyne St ph 08 8671 1900

“comprehensive 24 hour care with continuity”

Commencement of practice: Dr Owen Lewis MBBS, DCH, DA, DRCOG, FRACGP, GDPHC, is an Adelaide graduate with over 30 years experience. He is resident in Roxby Downs and expects to be here for several years. Services/ interests he offers include emergency medicine, antenatal and post natal shared care, chronic disease management, disablity, mental health, paediatrics, musculo-skeleteal medicine. As he is involved in teaching general practice in Nepal and India, he makes one or two trips per year for this purpose, but will be available at least nine months a year in Roxby Downs. He works Mon, Tues, Thurs and Friday including Thursday on-call for the hospital for 24 hours.

Commencement of Andamooka Service:Dr Owen Lewis has commenced consultations in Andamooka 9am-12noon each Tuesday at the Community Health Centre. Appointments should be made through the reception of the Roxby practice ph 08 8671 1900 prior to Tuesday if possible.

Continuing rotational service of well known doctors:Dr Devinder Grewal has been arranging the emergency cover for Roxby Downs for several years. As well as doing blocks on call and consulting in the clinic himself, he arranges the schedule for Dr Peter Lovell and Dr Olumayokun Oluyede. Other doctors who help occasionally are Dr Nirmal Grewal and Dr Simon Hammond. By knowing the schedule, patients are able to attend the same doctor for the follow up of chronic conditions.

Doctors schedule for May - July Dr Peter Lovell 7/5/10 – 17/5/10 Dr Olumayokun Oluyede 17/5/10 – 21/6/10 Dr Peter Lovell 21/6/10 – 12/7/10

(Dr Owen Lewis each week except 5/7/10 – 26/7/10)

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WOOMERA & DISTRICTS FOOTBALL LEAGUE

ROUND 9 12th June 10

Olympic Dam V Coober Pedy was forfeited by CP

Roxby Districts 11 goals 8 behinds 74 points defeated

Andamooka 11 goals 3 behinds 69 points

Best players for Roxby Districts 1st J Smart 2nd J Pyke 3rd D Kaminisk 4th J Watson 5th M BascombeGoal scorers J Kenny 3 goals J Watson S Johnson 2 goals each K Zeptner S Crafter King I McBey S Kaminiski 1 goal each

Best players for Andamooka 1st T Ripley 2nd B Haliman 3rd J Barnes 4th R Sporton 5th C MuldersGoal scorers J Oldfi eld T Paull 3 goals each P Ross 2 goals J Barnes C Hocking R Sporton1 goal each

Andamooka nearly caused the upset of the season so far when they took the game right up to premiership hopefuls, Roxby District Miners on Saturday.

In the only game played on Saturday spectators werte treat-ed to a great, close game of Aussie Rules when the Roos did everything they could to make amends for last week’s loss to Hornridge

Leading by 10 points at half time the Roos had managed to meet every challenge by the Miners, but just couldn’t maintain the intensity to the fi nal siren.

Th is was a game the Miner’s would have pencilled in for a much more comfortable win and only goes to show they have to maintain more consistent form to live up to expectations of a grand fi nal berth.

On the other hand Andamooka has been unlucky. Last week the side went down to the Magpies by four points and this week by fi ve points. Games they came so close to winning and showing they are running into some form that could put pres-sure on the leaders in the coming weeks. With players like the ever reliable Paull in front of goal, Haliman and Ripley playing creative footy, they have some real talent.

Th is week Andamooka front up to league leaders Olympic Dam and it will be a true test of form.

Roxby Districts too will have a test when they face the young and enthusiastic Hornridge Magpies, who after a week off will be keen to have back to back wins.

Miners home by just fi ve points

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Mitchell Blackie 12

Toby Ripley 12

Ben Grimston 8

Josh Rose 6

Scott Peek 6

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Screening of ‘Letters to Juliet’Saturday 19th June, 6.30pm - Dunes Café

Tickets $25 includes Italian style appetizers’, a complimentary drink and screening of movie. *tickets from Roxby Leisure

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LETTERS TO JULIETRated PG Duration 105 mins.An American girl on vacation in Italy finds an unanswered ‘letter to Juliet’ -- one of thousands of missives left at the fictional lover's Verona courtyard. Stars Amanda Seyfried, Marcia De Bonis, Gael Garcia Bernal. Screens: GIRLS NIGHT Saturday 19t June @ 6.30pm, Sunday 20th June @ 7.20pm, Tuesday 22nd June @ 7pm, MUMS & BUBS Wednesday 23rd June @ 10am.

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ROBIN HOODRated M Duration 144 mins.The story of an archer in the army of Richard Coeur de Lion who fights against the Norman invaders and becomes the legendary hero known as Robin Hood. Stars Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Max von Sydow. Screens: Friday 18th June @ 7.30pm, Saturday 19th June @ 3pm, Sunday 20th June @ 3pm.

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by Millie Thomas

S aturday, June 12 saw the long awaited SA boxing Roxby Downs tournament come to our humble part of the state.

In a fl urry of excitement and anticipation, four boxers from Roxby prepared vigourously to bring the Roxby name to power in the boxing world.

Josh Jeff erson, Craig Clarke, Stuart Orr and Stephen Finey trained under Steven Rudd for months. Unfortu-nately, a matter of days before the event, Jeff erson suf-fered a training injury, rendering him unable to compete in the event.

Stepehen Finey, local boxer found success on the week-end, winning his fi ght against Chad Caputo from Knights Gym. “I won my fi ght in the middleweight 75 kilograms. We also got fi ght of the night,” he said.

Th e fi ght was over in three rounds, though not without injury. Although Finey sustained no serious injuries, as of Monday, he felt signifi cantly battered and bruised.“I haven’t really competed much. I did fight in Port Pirie a couple of weeks ago,” said Finey. A surprising comment, considering his smashing fi ght on the week-end.

“I’d love to fi ght again, it was wicked! It was way more than I had expected.

“Th e Roxby crowd was very loud and very supportive,” he said.

Rudd was the Roxby boys’ coach and has been train-ing with them since February this year. He was very impressed with the boys on Saturday night and states without doubt there will be repeat performances.“Th ey all did really well. Young Stuey fought very well. He lost the belt, but the guy he fought has a lot more experience.

“Craig used his distance very well. He was shorter than his opponent, and used it to his advantage. Finey won fi ght of the night - his fi ght was stand out,” he said.

“All of the boys put in 110%, did their very best and I am very happy with how they performed

“Th ere were 11 fi ghts and one exhibition - which uses larger gloves and there is no winner or loser. It’s basically just ring time.

“About 250 - 300 people attended the event. Th anks to everyone who attended, they made it an excellent night,” he said.

So with the excellent performances from our boys, what are the chances of seeing them fi ght again? “I know they’re going to compete elsewhere -they were very happy with the night,” said Rudd.

Fight night in Roxby

“I’d love to fi ght again, it was wicked! It was way

more than I had expected” - Stephen Finey

AT RIGHT: Chad Caputo and Stephen Finey with their “Bout of the night” trophies

John Weetra (Foxy’s Boxing Club - black with white

trim shorts) vs Boden Belbin (Tasmania - blue with

white trim) - John Weetra gave him a hiding!

Shaun Schaaf (Whyalla Boxing Club - black with red trim shorts) vs

Ali Iqbal (Renmark Boxing Club - red

and white shorts ) in battle during their bout which was won by Schaaf.

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