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Roxby Rogues win an historic Grand Final in the Woomera and Districts Cricket Association competition at the weekend. Photos on page 16.

Above: The Dirt Circuit Car Club has started its season in fi ne fashion. Photos on pages 7 and 8.

Vandals have rendered the Andamooka airstrip unusable putting at risk the lives of people in the small opal mining com-munity.

“Th is is the straw that broke the cam-els back,” President of the Andamooka Progress and Opal Miners Association Peter Allen said.

Th e town has been hit by a spate of van-dalism over the past three months.

“We know who they are,” an irate Mr Allen said.

“Th ere’s a group of about 10 teenagers up to their early 20’s who are causing all of the mischief.

“Th ey have gone on what appears to be a drunken spree in their cars and have performed ‘donuts’ and burn outs all over the airstrip digging deep ruts into the gravel and dirt surface.

“No aircraft can land here because of the damage, which means the Royal Flying Doctor Service would fi nd it too danger-ous to fl y in and evacuate anyone needing their assistance,” he said.

“Th is stupid act has put lives at risk.”Th e airstrip damage puts APOMA in an

unenviable situation because it will need a vast amount of water to put on the airfi eld in order for the graders to scrape it and the steam roller to roll it.

However because of the drought it doesn’t have enough water to do the job.

“We’d need all of the water from both our dams which are 30 kilometres out of town to do the job,” Mr Allen explained.

“But we only have water in one dam be-

cause of the drought, and then that’ll leave us in a precarious position if it doesn’t rain over winter.

“We’ve notified the RFDS and are awaiting a reply from them about the problem.”

In a show of disregard and antagonism the group of youths who damaged the air-strip heard that the town was upset, so they threw a blockade across the town’s main street last weekend.

“Th ey used tables from the local pub, a telstra frame, rubbish bins, anything they could get their hands on and barricaded the main street,” Mr Allen said.

“Th ey then went up onto a nearby hill to watch if any car would crash into it.

“It has gone too far.“Th ey town is angry and even other

youths in town are angry because they’re being tarred with the same brush,” he said.

“We’ve a temporary policewoman in town but she’s only here for three weeks and we don’t know when we’ll get another one.

“Th is group of vandals knows that,” Mr Allen exclaimed.

“We’re thinking of having a town meet-ing about the problem and how we’re go-ing to solve it.

“Th ere have already been a number of informal small meetings of people discussing it, so you can see it’s a major problem.

“It’s all going to come to a crunch soon-er or later,” he warned.

Community groups in the Roxby Downs area will benefi t from a community

support program from Alliance Airlines as part of its contract to fl y to Olympic Dam for BHP Billiton.

As part of its community contribu-tion requirement Alliance Airlines has established a Community Development Support Program (CDSP) which will provide a limited number of airfares per month to eligible community groups.

Under the Qantaslink banner, Alliance Airlines operates the domestic passenger service between Adelaide and Olympic Dam carrying BHP Billiton staff and visitors as well

as regular public travellers from the surrounding communities.

Guidelines and application forms for CDSP are available from the Alliance Airlines website at www.allianceairlines.com.au

Scott McMillan, Managing Director of Alliance Airlines said how pleasing it was for his company to be able to contribute in such a positive manner to the way BHP Billiton sup-ports local community groups.

“In doing so we are honouring one of the requirements of the contract to fl y for BHP Billiton to Olympic Dam.

“In designing the CDSP we have taken into account the need to support community projects which provide sustainable benefit to the

community, and build capacity within the community.”

Vice President of Finance for BHP Billiton Olympic Dam, Paul Dunn said an important part of awarding the contract to Alliance Airlines was ensuring there would also be benefi ts to the local community.

“Th roughout the tender and set-up process, we have worked closely with Alliance in the creation of their Community Development Support Program, which will enable commu-nity organisations to apply for airfares to support community activities.

“I urge all not-for-profi t organisa-tions to familiarise themselves with the criteria and apply to Alliance Airlines as needs arise,” Mr Dunn said.

Alliance Airlines supports Roxby

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Being thrown in a minus 35 degree freezer might sound to most like a scene in a horror fi lm, but for two young Australians it’s just another day at the offi ce.

Shivering inside, Chris Bray (24) and Clark Carter (23) have given their equipment the thumbs up and are now ready to con-tinue their world-fi rst Arctic expedition

in May. Th e pair is headed to the largely unexplored Victoria Island

– the world’s ninth largest island. Alone for 100 days, the adventurers will haul 200 kilograms of

supplies behind them for 700 kilometres across tundra, water and ice in a cart they custom-designed and built for their quest.

Th e carts, with giant wheels 1.5 metres tall, are made from carbon fi bre, ballistic-grade Kevlar and aluminium.

Th ey join together forming a platform for their tents and even fl oat across rivers. “Th ey really turned heads when we tested them,” says Bray, Australian Geographic’s Young Adventurer of the Year 2004.

Th eir principle partner, iiNet, is putting together an education package on the Arctic expedition, providing exciting resources for teachers and students and can be found at 1000HourDay.com.

Th e pair are already seasoned adventurers. In 2005 they paddled, hauled and dragged their way across 300

kilometres for 58 days in their bid to become the fi rst people to cross the island.

Th ey now head back to fi nish what they started. Th e expedition website will be kept up to date with the latest

preparation, and once underway, will also feature live updates - including photo-

graphs - sent via satellite. Th e risks, although well managed, are real. Polar bears are the biggest danger and in 2005 Chris was chased

by arctic wolves. “It can be scary, sometimes you want to give up, but that’s

what its all about - responsible risk taking and pushing past your comfort zone,” Carter said.

Both members of Th e Explorers Club and Th e Society for Hu-man Performance in Extreme Environments, Bray and Carter will conduct research on the eff ects of such a journey, and document archaeological fi ndings as they did with ancient bone tools in 2005.

Th e Cooper Creek is slowly coming down.

On March 5th the next front of water fl owing down the Cooper from Queens-land was reported to be a few kilome-tres from the Burke and Wills Bridge on Nappa Merrie Station.

It is diffi cult to predict the height of the next fl ow or it’s speed of travel, as there are many channels into which it may fl ow before reaching the township of Innamincka.

Th e creek is still running strongly over the causeway at Innamincka where it is

about 10 cm deep.Th ousands of fi sh are schooling on the

downstream side of the causeway. A keen observer can often see catfi sh,

bony bream and callop of varying sizes conquer the rapids and swim across the cement barrier.

It is an amazing demonstration of pis-catorial strength and determination.

The photo shows Diversified Con-struction Corporation employee, Chris Kelly, who potted this yabby at Policeman’s waterhole after work one evening.

Th e Earth may be in the fi ring line when one of the sky’s most beautiful objects explodes, according to Uni-versity of Sydney astronomer Peter Tuthill.

Dr Tuthill discovered the elegant rotating pinwheel system, named WR104, eight years ago in the constella-tion Sagittarius.

It includes a highly unstable star known as a Wolf-Rayet, widely regarded by astronomers as ticking bombs – the last stop in a star’s life before a cataclysmic super-nova explosion.

“When it fi nally explodes as a supernova, it could emit an intense beam of gamma rays coming our way,” Dr Tuthill, whose work is published in the latest edition of the Astrophysical Journal said.

In the article Dr Tuthill reveals stunning new images of WR 104 taken with the Keck Telescope in Hawaii, showing a glowing plume of hot dust and gas fl ung out into a whirling spiral as the two stars at the centre of the system orbit one another every eight months.

But something odd about the images caught the at-tention of Dr Tuthill and his team. “Viewed from Earth, the rotating tail appears to be laid out on the sky in an almost perfect spiral.

“It could only appear like that if we are looking nearly exactly down on the axis of the binary system.”

Dr Tuthill and his team worry this box-seat view might put us in the fi ring line when the system fi nally explodes.

“Sometimes, supernovae like the one that will one day destroy WR104, focus their energy into a narrow beam of very destructive gamma-ray radiation along the axis of the system.

“If such a `gamma-ray burst’ happens, we really do not want Earth to be in the way,” warns Dr Tuthill.

At only 8000 light years distance, WR104 is just down the road in galactic terms, only ¼ of the way to the centre of our Milky Way Galaxy.

“Earlier research has suggested that a gamma-ray burst – if we are unfortunate enough to be caught in the beam – could be harmful to life on Earth out to these distances,” he said.

“Scientists have speculated that, eons ago, a gamma-ray burst from a distant star could explain mass extinctions seen in the fossil record.

“I used to appreciate this spiral just for its beautiful form, but now I can’t help a twinge of feeling that it is uncannily like looking down a rifl e barrel.”

But Dr Tuthill is not panicking just yet. “Th ere are still plenty of uncertainties, the beam could

pass harmlessly to the side if we are not exactly on the axis, and nobody is even sure if stars like WR104 are capable of producing a fully-fl edged gamma-ray burst in the fi rst place.

“We probably have hundreds of thousands of years before it blows, so we have plenty of time to come up with some answers,” he concluded

Death Star has Earth in sight

Arctic madness....Polar Bears and Arctic Wolves

Innamincka still waiting… as the creek runs down

Above: A Keck Telescope image of WR104 which is 8,000 light years away

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Th e long awaited changes to the Roxby Downs Pet Management Act to include restrictions on cats is still months away.

A recent meeting of the town’s Environment Forum this month was told the Draft Bylaw was still with the council’s lawyers.

However the lawyers forwarded the Draft to the Council Administrator Bill Boehm late last week and it now sits with him for council to endorse the Bylaw.

Once he has done this, the Administrator must put the draft out for public comment as well as send it to the Cat and Dog Management Board when it will stay for 42 days.

Once the Board accepts the Draft and any feedback from the public consultation phase is considered, the fi nal Bylaw then makes its way to the state government for gazetting which can take up to 4 months before it is proclaimed law.

Th e Draft contains a number of recommendations specifically for cats, because the current state gov-ernment’s Dog and Cat Management Act of 1995 deals mainly in the

management of dogs.Back in March last year, Council’s

Works Manager Peter Keller said the Act was amended in 2004 calling on councils and local government organisations to implement a man-agement plan for cats by July 2007.

A number of recommendations being put forward by the Environment Forum such as developing an off -lead area for dogs are included in the Draft.

Others the Forum considered included micro chipping cats and having them desexed with special allowance for show cats or those owners who have a breeder’s license.

At the recent Forum meeting Mr Keller said there is some question mark over the validation of council to actually make the bylaw.

“However Kangaroo Island and Port Augusta have introduced a simi-lar bylaw and they’ve been adopted so I don’t see a problem with ours,” he said.

Forum member John Read ques-tioned the process.

“Th is forum was of the understand-

ing that the Draft would come back to us so we could check it and make sure the things we wanted were included in it before it went off to council for endorsement,” he said.

“Th e longer this goes on the more frustrated I get.”

Mr Read has a long association with cats and the destruction they can cause, being a founding member of the Arid Recovery Reserve which has eliminated all feral cats from within its bounds.

Cats are specialised hunters that feed only on meat.

Th eir bodies are highly adapted for detecting, hunting and killing their prey.

While the suburban cat is damag-ing enough, it’s nothing compared to the capabilities of the feral cats found throughout the Australian bush.

Th ese specialised killing machines wreak severe damage on the Australian native fauna.

Cats turn feral when they’re aban-doned or dumped by their owners.

Th e Forum hopes the new Bylaw will prevent this from happening in the future.

Cats and dogs over bylaw

SA Councils have backed key recommendations for the future direction of waste manage-ment in South Australia at a Local Government Association President’s Forum in Adelaide.

Th e move by the Roxby Downs Environment Forum to get kerbside recycling in town meets those initiatives, despite the Roxby Downs Municipal Council abort-ing the idea late last year.

Th e 27 recommendations from the forum– part of an independent report by consultant Bill Cossey - include the need for education programs, refinement of data collection, contracts and shared services, governance, regional strategies and support from the State Government to look at strat-egies for diversion and recycling that minimise fi nancial impacts on

ratepayers.LGA Executive Director,

Wendy Campana, said that waste management is a fundamental role for Local Government but is also now a big cost item for Councils representing approximately 10% of Councils’ operating costs, almost $100 million per year.

“Local Government has made a very successful transition from just a rubbish collector to providing leadership in achieving important environmental objectives and targets, which include diversion of waste from landfi ll and this could not have been achieved without community support,” Ms Campana said.

“We have positioned ourselves to be major contributors to the South Australian Strategic Plan target which aims for a reduction of 75%

of waste to landfi ll by 2014. “We have achieved signifi cant

inroads into this target (approxi-mately 55%) but this achievement has been at a cost to Councils and to our communities.”

Ms Campana said the Cossey Report has supported regional Council concerns that compliance with Landfi ll Guidelines from the Environmental Protection Agency would come at signifi cant cost.

It also confi rms that the major metropolitan challenge is how to get kitchen scraps from landfill into green organic waste bins.

“Local Government is seeking to take a leadership role and the strategy based on the report will provide a blueprint for us to talk with State Government about how we work together to meet the chal-lenges,” she said.

“Local Government has under-taken comprehensive education and information programs to assist our communities to recognise the importance of waste management, the importance of recycling and the importance of removing green organic waste from ordinary rub-bish which reduces the impact on landfi lls.

“Communities have responded enthusiastically.”

Ms Campana said that Councils continued to support new waste initiatives including country Councils exploring regional approaches to waste management and 24 metropolitan Councils seeking information regarding pilot studies on removing food scraps from SA’s landfi ll operations.

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BHP Billiton is inviting South Australian suppliers to learn how they can bid

for contracts with the Olympic Dam Expansion Project.

The Company is currently undertaking a study to signifi cantly increase its operations at Olympic Dam.

“While the project has yet to receive company board and government approvals, we have to make forward plans and a vital part of this work is to inform South Australian companies about opportunities they could have,” Ted Bassett, Project Director for the Olympic Dam Expansion Project said.

“Th e scale of the project requires long term planning, including by potential suppliers.

“We will support this process by holding supplier information forums in Adelaide, Port Augusta and Roxby Downs in April and May.

T h e R o x b y Downs forum will be held on Tuesday April the 29th at the Roxby Downs Cultural Precinct, Auditorium, Richardson Place.

“BHP Billiton is committed to providing oppor-tunities for local

businesses,” he said.“In 2007, orders worth more

than $500 million were committed to local businesses by the existing operation and the expansion study.

“By attending these information forums, businesses can learn more about the scale of the proposed expansion, what work packages may be available and how to become involved.”

Expansion forum for April

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Ten South Australian mine sites have so far registered to compete in the World’s Greatest Shave Mine Challenge to raise funds for South Australians living with leu-kaemias, lymphomas, myeloma and related blood disorders.

Those taking part with links to the north of the state include Australian Zir-con, Sandvik Mining & Construction, ESS Worldwide, Southern Uranium, Oxiana, Heathgate Resources (Beverley Uranium Mine), PIRSA, Uranium One Australia and Pepininni Minerals.

General Manager of the Leukaemia Foundation, Simon Matthias said the Mine Challenge last year raised more than $800,000 in Western Australia and Queensland and was so successful, it has been extended to other States and terri-tories.

“Th ose sites that have already registered are really getting behind the Mine Chal-lenge and using it as a valuable opportu-nity to engage staff in the wellbeing of the community.

“Money raised will be used to fund re-

search programs and to provide free serv-ices for patients and families living with leukaemias, lymphomas, myeloma and related blood disorders.

“Th ese include information, education, support, transportation and accommoda-tion for patients required to relocate closer to hospitals for treatment.

“Th ere’s still time for sites to register for the Worlds Greatest Shave as long as funds are banked by 31 May.”

The Minister for Mineral Resources Development Paul Holloway is the Mine Challenge Ambassador.

“Th e World’s Greatest Shave Mine Chal-lenge highlights the human face of Austral-ia’s mineral resources industry,” he said.

“It is also a timely reminder that amid the ongoing mining boom that has brought so much prosperity to this country there’s still nothing more important than personal health and well being.”

Th e South Australian Chamber of Min-ing and Energy has also endorsed the Mine Challenge and is encouraging members to be involved.

Miners are going bald

Th e Roxby Downs Environment Fo-rum is pushing the cause to have only drought tolerant native plants used in subdivisions being built in town.

At its recent meeting the Forum was told that a vast number of exotic species of plants such as Palms and Lily Pilli’s were about to be planted in the Copper Sands development.

Forum member John Read said

BHP Billiton should be taking a lead in setting an example especially in such an arid environment.

“Th e plants they’re using for Cop-per Sands are not local natives or drought tolerant.

“Why plant water hungry exotic species especially in an arid environ-ment and during a time of extreme drought?” he questioned.

“We should be using smart trees and smart plants such as our local native species.

“BHP Billiton should catch up with modern thinking,” he said.

Th e Environment Forum will write to the company asking them to change their plans to put exotic plants into Copper Sands and replace them with drought tolerant plants.

Smart trees – smart plants

Minotaur Exploration Limited has announced that drilling at the Westopolis Prospect has intersected ura-nium-bearing sandstone.

Th e Westopolis Prospect is 30 km southwest of the giant iron oxide copper-gold-uranium (IOCGU) deposit at Olympic Dam and 5 km west of the historic Acropolis IOCGU Prospect.

Historical drilling at Acropolis in the mid to late 1970s by Western Mining Corporation revealed both haema-tite- and magnetite-bearing alteration systems at depths ranging from 400–600 m with one hole containing 66 m at 0.7% copper.

Drilling at Westopolis focused on the western exten-sion of the very large gravity anomaly at the Acropolis Prospect.

Exploration is being undertaken under a joint venture between Minotaur Exploration (who has rights to Copper, Gold and other metals), Toro Energy (who has uranium rights), and JOGMEC (who is funding the project and has the right to earn a 51% equity on the two tenements by sole funding A$2 million in exploration expenditure over a 3 year period).

JOGMEC is a government organization under the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry re-sponsible, amongst other mineral and petroleum related activities, for fostering international exploration for, and development of, strategic metals.

More fi nds in the Gawler

CratonRoxby Downs is set to be given a free concert by the world class cabaret troupe Amuse-ical on Friday March 28th.

Th e troupe includes entertainers who have per-formed on Rove, at the Melbourne International Comedy festival and held the lead in musicals such as Mamma Mia.

Th e free concert is being put on by BHP Billiton Olympic Dam.

Brad Elliot, who also works as an announcer on Nova100 FM in Melbourne said: “Amuse-ical is a di-verse group of performers and we are really excited about showcasing our talents in Roxby Downs.

“Our shows are a unique blend of comedy, improvi-sation and music and we really want to get the audience involved and give people a fun night out,” he said.

In addition to the performance the Amuse-ical team will be conducting workshops with Yr 8 and 9 students from Roxby Downs Area School.

Th e performance and workshop, is one of a number of events which BHP Billiton Olympic Dam will pro-vide for the local community.

“While we operate in a remote part of South Aus-tralia, we believe local residents should benefi t from the presence of BHP Billiton Olympic Dam,” the com-pany’s Vice President for Government and Community Relations Kym Winter- Dewhirst said.

“Th is cabaret performance is an opportunity for our business to give back to the community and put on a show which would not normally be held here.”

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Community members wishing to have input to discussions at Community Board meetings must notify Executive Offi cer, Michelle Hales on 0418 833 818 prior to the meeting date.

Please note: Forums (Excluding Health and the Alcohol and Substance Abuse Partnership) are open to the general public. Th e Community Board encourage all members of the community to attend and participate.

For further information on any of the Forums or Partnerships please contact Michelle Hales on 0418 833 818.

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The members of the Building Healthy Communities project went native last month, heading to the Northern Territory for a meeting with their project peers from all over the country.

“Representatives from all 31 BHC projects across Australia met in Alice Springs for a final get together and workshop,” Project Offi cer Sue Houlson said.

“Th e project is nearing completion and the conference focused on evalua-tion and report writing.

“Each of us had to submit a timeline of the achievements of each project over the last two years.

“It was great to see what all the other projects have done in their own rural and remote communities and realise what great successes our project has

achieved,” Mrs Houlson said.Fellow Project Offi cer Karen Russell

agreed.“It was an exciting activity actually

taking time to see what has been done in our local area, you don’t realise how many activities and events the project has supported,” she said.

International guest speaker Dr Glenn Laverack from the University of Auckland congratulated the Roxby Downs delegation on a great project.

“We would not have achieved all we have without the support of the local steering group and representatives from government and private sectors, as well as community members,” Project Manager Janine Connell said.

“We thank them all for their eff orts and support,” she said.

More than 40 Australians die of kidney failure each day, accord-ing to Kidney Health Australia (KHA).

Kidney disease is known as the silent killer as up to 90 per cent of kidney function can be lost before any symptoms are experienced.

Last year, in support of BHP Billiton’s decision to bring KHA to Roxby Downs to screen community members for kidney disease, the Health Forum and the Roxby Downs Council placed a fundraising KHA

mobile phone recycling box in the council foyer.

Four months on the box has been a great success, with many unwanted mobiles deposited therein.

“Dozens of phones and charg-ers have been left in the recycling box,” Health Forum spokesperson Michelle Hales said.

“Recycling old mobiles helps reduce landfill, benefitting the environment, which is good for all communities, whether they are in a remote location like Roxby Downs, or in a city like Adelaide.

“And all proceeds assist Kidney Health Australia in their quest to battle kidney disease.

“Th e Health Forum would like to thank all community members who have donated unwanted mobiles so far.

“Th e KHA mobile phone recycling box will remain in the council foyer for a few more months, the Health Forum would like to encourage community members who are con-sidering throwing away old mobiles to put them into the recycling bin instead,” she said.

One of Roxby’s most worthy organisations is looking for a new coordinator, following the resignation of Jane Coshutt from the Strengthening Our Families program.

“We are in the process of recruit-ing a new co-ordinator,” Roxby Downs Health Services Executive Offi cer/Director of Nursing Janine Connell said.

“That person need not be a nurse, we are looking for someone

with a variety of skills, a passion for community development and a desire to work with families,” she said.

Th e Strengthening Our Families program was developed as a joint initiative of the RDHS and BHP Billiton to provide support to new and existing families with young children in Roxby Downs, Andamooka and Woomera.

“Few people in Roxby have immediate support,” former Coordinator, Jane Coshutt said.

“So it is really important for us

to get together as a community and support each other.

“Mums helping mums, families helping families,” she said.

So, will the loss of Ms Coshutt spell the end for Strengthening Our Families?

Director Connell was quick to reassure the community that it will not.

“Community Health staff will provide support to the program and volunteers until we are able to successfully recruit a new coordi-nator,” she said.

The Roxby Downs branch of The Cancer Council South Australia, the Red Sands Foundation, held its fi rst inaugural Annual General Meeting last week, cel-ebrating one year of operation.

President Helen Edwards was enthu-siastically returned to office, Mandie Arnold will continue as Secretary and Annette Speck remains Treasurer.

Th e Red Sands members were joined by TCCSA’s Gabrielle Overton, who said she has been very impressed with the fl edgling group’s success.

“We have been most excited at the com-mitment of the Roxby Downs community

to our local branch,” Ms Overton said.“Membership is climbing and we have

representatives of many walks of life involved.

“Over 300 volunteer hours have already been accumulated and with community support like this we can continue research and provide education and support services which impact on every regional community,” she said.

To become a member of the Red Sands Foundation contact Helen Edwards at the Roxby Downs Community Library on 8671 0660.

SOF needs leaderAbove: Strengthening Our Families volunteers with former coordinator

Jane Coshutt and Director of Nursing Janine Connell

Drop it in the boxAbove: The KHA mobile phone recycling box located in the council foyer

Onward and upward

BHC heads north

Above: TCCSA’s Gabrielle Overton

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Dear Editor, I’ve been watching those ads on TV for the upcoming

Council elections in another great mining town, Mt Isa, and I’ve been thinking that it’s been fi ve years since our elected Town Board got turfed out and we don’t seem to have got anywhere much with this weirdo alternative.

Like most old blokes who get to thinking, I’ve remembered a blast from the past and I reckon it’s

time I revived it and remixed it.So, with apologies to Gough and his crew, I hope you

enjoy my remix of a famous tune from another era when it was time for a major change.

If you don’t know the tune just go to http://whitlam-dismissal.com/whitlam/its-time.shtml scroll down, click on the link and see how many famous faces you can recognise.

Now sing along cos...IT’S TIME

It’s time to say how,It’s time we got a vote now,

It’s time for our rights, yes it’s time.It’s time for Roxby,To be a democracy,

It’s time for our fi ght, yes it’s time. It’s time for all folk,

It’s time to stop being a joke, It’s time to live,

Yes It’s time

Your old t-shirt’s in the bottom of your wardrobe, and you can get laundry markers and permanent textas at Roxby Central.

Arthur Brain – outback emcee(Name and address suplied)

It’s time to write,“It’s time” on t-shirts,

Time we showed them,That It’s time

Time for the old guard,To wave goodbye now,

Time we spoke up,Yes It’s time

Time Roxby,

Time for our say, It’s time we got our way,

Yes It’s time

Time for better,Days to be here,

It’s time for better ways,Yes It’s time

Time to stand up,Time to shout it,

Time, Time, Time,Yes It’s time

Time to write ‘It’s Time’,

On your t-shirts, Time for our voice,

Yes It’s time

Sport is an amazing spectacle at times.

It is an arena, doesn’t matter what code, that produces some unsuspecting results which makes it intruiging and yet un-ex-plainable.

It is steeped in history, statistics, bril-liance, skill, luck and most of all supersti-tion.

Whether it is Aussie Rules football where super teams get beaten by under-dogs, or ice skating where you get a gold medal after the entire fi eld in front of you falls over.

Locally we have the enigma of the Ol-ympic Dam Cricket Club.

It is a talented line up, and has been for years. You just have to look at their results during any of the past six seasons and no wonder they have fi nished on top in the minor round.

But for some unknown reason they can’t take a trick in the grand fi nal.

Six years they’ve fi nished minor pre-miers. Six years they’ve played in the grand final. Six straight years they’ve failed at that last hurdle.

Some teams have a ‘monkey’ on their back. But they tend to break through after 3 or 4 consecutive attempts.

Just look at Port Adelaide in the AFL, from chokers to winners.

So when Olympic Dam lined up for this year’s grand fi nal against Roxby Rogues who were in their fi rst ever grand fi nal thanks to the amazing work of skipper Paul Trotta the week before against Wan-derers when he took 7 wickets for 6 runs to rout the perennial premiers.

OD must have thought that fi nally they were about to break through and get that ‘monkey’ off their back fi nally.

But a dogged innings of 82 by Daley kept them away from the silverware.

It is bizarre! It is devastating! It would turn a psychiatrist into a basket case if they dared study this amazing run of mis-fortune.

Others just say, well that’s cricket.But when ever Olympic Dam do break

through for that fi nal glory in the future, no doubt the win will bring with it greater satisfaction and triumph than they would experience if the result was a foregone conclusion.

Th e Andamooka football club knows what an underdog victory tastes like es-pecially after last year’s Woomera and Districts Grand Final.

So for Allan and his team, triumph will come.

And for that ‘monkey’, well it’ll be sent spiraling back into the jungle from whence it came.

THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaper www.themonitor.com.au Thursday, March 20th, 2008 – Page 7

NEWSMonitorThe

BHP Billiton presents a huge evening

of free entertainment in Roxby Downs

Roxby Downs Auditorium8.00pm, Friday 28 MarchFREE ENTRY - BOOKINGS ESSENTIALBookings: (08) 8671 2001NB: This is an adults only event

“one of the funniest, sharpest, witty acts you’ll ever see”The Age

Proudly supporting our community

Dave Williams

Matthew Robinson

Janelle Koenig

Brad Elliott Trina Gilchrist

comedy - music & music theatre improvisationa huge night with australia’s top performers

Full throttle for car clubTh e Roxby Downs Desert Dirt Circuit Club opened

its season in typical fashion.

It was pedal to the metal as old and new drivers

tested their skill around the exacting circuit.

In a novelty for the night cars had to negotiate

the track in a clockwise direction and then an anti-

clockwise direction.

It tested some drivers, but the night was an overall

success as these photographs demonstrate.

THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaperwww.themonitor.com.auPage 8 – Thursday, March 20th, 2008

NEWSMonitorThe

Alliance AirlinesCommunity Development Support Program

Alliance Airlines works with BHP Billiton Olympic Dam to

support community development in our local communities. cdsp@allianceairlines.com.au

Alliance Airlines’ Community Development Support Program allocates

resources for projects and activities which demonstrate a benefit to the

local community. Decisions on which projects to support are made by

Alliance Airlines on the merits of the information supplied.

Program guidelines and application forms are available at

www.allianceairlines.com.au.

THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaper www.themonitor.com.au Thursday, March 20th, 2008 – Page 9

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Paths play an important role in large gardens and they give wanderers a sense of direction, leading them on to the most attractive parts.

But what other ways can we lure a visi-tor to the garden and get the best out of it for them and you.

A pergola, especially if it looks ancient and covered in climbing plants, will always attract the eye.

If you are laying a path towards it let it ramble a little – straight lines are fi ne if you have a garden as formal (and large) as Versailles – but you will probably want to make every centimetre count.

A feature halfway along, such as a seat or a statue helps to build anticipation.

Th e border between the edge of the lawn and whatever comes beyond often presents problems.

Just letting the grass end at the bound-ary fence creates a rather sterile, utilitarian eff ect, as if you had run out of ideas or simply couldn’t care.

A mass of plantings gives the illusion of

depth by hiding the boundary and hinting at the possibility of more garden beyond.

Once again a seat is an irresistible lure – visitors want to know why you placed it there and what view they will get from sitting on it.

Don’t disappoint them. As they look back towards the house

place something to the right or left to take their eye, an unusual tree, a large orna-ment or maybe a door in a hedge leading to another part of the garden.

If your land is on a slope steps will em-phasise the change in levels and combined with an attractive feature, a tree or an or-namental arch, will encourage the visitor to negotiate them.

Another lure is scent. Th ere is nothing more inviting than the

heady perfume of honeysuckle drifting on the cooling evening air.

Autumn is the best time to consider any changes necessary.

The meandering garden

Above: Large cactus or native plants should be considered for gardens in Roxby Downs because of its arid environment

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Almost half of Australia’s workforce are not prepared for retirement according to a global study by the fi nancial institution AXA.

Th e study shows 49% of the nation’s workforce are not preparing for their re-tirement.

Th e AXA Retirement Ready Index is a global study of more than 15,000 people across 26 countries.

AXA General Manager Sales and Mar-keting, Adrian Emery, said the Index reveals only 51 percent of working Aus-tralians are ‘Retirement Ready’, and that a signifi cant number continue to delay planning for life after work.

“Th irty-fi ve per cent of working Aus-tralians have never reviewed their retire-ment plans, even more concerning is once in retirement, 39 per cent of Australians admit to never reviewing their plans,” Mr Emery said.

“Another alarming fi nding is that only 33 per cent of working Australians know the amount of their future retirement in-

come. “Th is puts Australia well behind coun-

tries like Malaysia and Germany,” he said.

But, on a positive note, the survey shows Australians have begun to realise that they need to take individual responsibility to secure a comfortable lifestyle in retire-ment, rather than rely on the government or their employers.

“Eighty-seven per cent of working Aus-tralians say it’s up to them to save for re-tirement,” Mr Emery said.

“And, thankfully, we are now begin-ning to start planning for retirement at a younger age.

“Among Australians, the average start-ing age to begin planning for retirement is 31, lower than the international average of 33 years.”

“After all, if you contribute an additional three or fi ve percent of your salary into super at a young age, it will go a long way towards ensuring you are able to enjoy today’s lifestyle in retirement,” he said.

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We have written about garden sheds in previous columns.

Even modest courtyard gardens need maintenance and this requires tools that have to be stored somewhere.

Apart from that sheds can be very convenient places for the things you can’t quite bring yourself to throw away, but don’t want cluttering up house space.

Even so a shed, especially one of those shiny metal ones, is not necessarily the view you want to see out of your kitchen window every morning.

Many people try to overcome this by siting the shed at the furthermost point of the garden, often in some out-of-the-way corner, but this can be terribly in-convenient if you need things from it on a daily basis – especially heavy equip-ment such as lawnmowers and wheel-barrows.

Equally, situating it in a courtyard on the side of the block is not practical if you

need to store pool equipment there.While there’s no one-size-fi ts-all solu-

tion, it is a good plan to have a regularly used shed in a convenient spot in the garden and then fi nd ways of making it blend into its surroundings.

Th at may be through the choice of materials – a timber shed can be given a rustic look that fi ts in with the garden ambiance – or through some camoufl age such as a fence or screen of fast-growing shrubs.

Finally, think carefully about how you want to use your shed before selecting a size. Is it going to be just a storeroom, or are you really after a potting shed, where you will spend time?

Having extra space isn’t really a prob-lem, but if the shed is too small, replacing it with a bigger one may not be feasible, especially if you have already landscaped around it.

Oh where to put the shed

While ongoing interest rate rises may be deterring many buyers from entering the property market around the country, in a surprise twist, research by RP Data shows that fi rst home buyers are now stepping back into the market, fearful of missing out.

Based on RP Data’s Property Pulse, the number of fi rst home buyers in the market increased by 11 per cent over the year to January 2008, moving from 9,331 fi rst home buyers in January 2007 to 10,371 in January 2008.

New fi gures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) confi rmed that the overall level of fi nance com-mitments for housing is now up by $2.7 billion compared with January 2007.

Around $20.5 billion in housing loans were taken in January 2007, whereas in January 2008, $23.2 billion in loan commitments were recorded.

Th ese fi gures are for owner occupiers and investors.Th e housing fi nance also shows that the value of hous-

ing loans increased over the year to January 2008 by 11 per cent for owner occupiers, and 18 per cent for inves-tors compared to the same period in January 2007.

RP Data research director Tim Lawless said these new fi gures show that market confi dence increased steadily during 2007, however, it is important to note that this does not include what impact the rates rises in February and March may have.

Of particular note is the increase in the number of fi rst home buyer loans

which are up by 11 per cent.Mr Lawless said even though fi rst home buyers are

increasing, the overall numbers are still well below the peaks achieved during 2001.

“Based on the latest rate rises, and the potential for further rises before the year is out, we are likely to see a slowdown in this growth trend.

“Families are already under pressure. “Currently it takes 37 per cent of total household in-

come to service a home loan. “For any short-term aff ordability improvement to take

place there will have to be a dramatic fall in property values, a signifi cant fall in interest rates or a large rise in wages,” he said.

“Looking at the investor market in general, the report suggests that we are also seeing a greater number of in-vestors venturing back into real estate after disappointing results in the equities market.”

Mr Lawless said as inner city opportunities dry up, investors are now turning to the outer ring suburbs where gross rental yields are beginning to increase.

“As the ripple aff ect moves outwards, outer city regions around the country are starting to show an increase in gross rental yields.

“Some areas are yielding upwards of 5 per cent which presents a great opportunity to purchase for both fi rst

home buyers and investors,” Mr Lawless said.“It is important for investors to be strategic when tar-

geting these outer areas, ensuring there are good trans-port links, strong population projections and decent levels of amenities such as retail nodes, medical facilities and schools.”

First home buyers back in the game

THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaper www.themonitor.com.au Thursday, March 20th, 2008 – Page 11

WHAT’S NWHAT’S NACROSS THE REGION

SPORT

Friday March 21stRoxby Downs Bowls Club

Night Owls 8pm

Monday, March 24thKarate Auditorium

Colts (Age 5-12) 6pmJuniors/Adults 6:45pmContact Tracey Fouet

0400 894 429

Indoor soccer 6 -7pm

Volleyball7pm - 9pm

Tuesday, March 25th Squash 7pm - 10pm

Come-n-try soccer3.30pm -5.30pm

indoor soccer6pm - 7pm

ladies Social Basketball8.45am - 10am

Wednesday, March 26thKarate

Auditorium

Colts (Age 5-12) 6pmJuniors/Adults 6:45pmContact Tracey Fouet

0400 894 429

Women’s & Mixed netball6pm - 9.30pm

Th ursday, March 27thIndoor SoccerLeisure Centre

Social matches from 6pm All welcome

Contact Kenton Maloney0408 797 158

Karate6pm -8.30pm

Squash7pm - 9pm

Nippy Gym - Auditorium9.30am - 11.30am

Roxby Downs Desert Dirt Circuit Car Club night meeting Saturday

April 12th Night meeting

Roxby Downs Dirt Kart (go-karts)Club night meeting

April 18th

HEALTH

Roxby Downs Family Practice Phone 8671 3231

Roxby Downs Medical Practice Normal hours 9:00am-5:00pm

Saturday morning by appointment only. Phone 8671 1900

Eyebus

Andamooka Th ursday 3rd AprilRoxby Downs Wednesday 2nd April and Th ursday 3rd April

Woomera Wednesday 2nd April

Visiting Allied Health ServiceOccupational Th erapist

Speech PathologistDieticianPodiatrist

Child Adolescent Mental HealthServices

For appointments phone1800 819089

Hearing ServicesApril 21st- 9.00am - 2.30pm

For an appointment call 1800 006 303

Yes, it’s that time again mums and dads. Th e pool will close on March

31st, so if you have a pram and a pair of sneakers, Th en come and get

some exercise with our pram walking group. You may want to introduce a

new mum or dad to the group. We meet outside the dunes café at

9.30am each Friday

Australian Breastfeeding AssociationRoxby Downs Branch

Discussion Meeting: Why Is My Baby Crying?

A crying baby can break a parents

heart. Come and share ideas on how you soothe your unsettled baby

Monday, 31st March 20081:00pm to 2:30pm

Mel’s Place10 Eyre Court

Doctors’ New Specialised Drug Telephone Number for

Medicare Use.1800 700 270

Crisis Care CounsellingUniting Care Wesley Port Augusta Regional Women’s and Children’s

Support Services call 1800 655 716 or call the crisis care line on 13 16 11.

For immediate response if feeling stressed call 0428 326 529 to speak

with a counsellor 24/7

EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Every Week Visitor Information Centre

8.30 - 5.00 Mon-Fri9.00am - 3.00pm Sat9.00am - 2.00pm Sun

Phone 8671 2001

Cultural & Leisure PrecinctMovies

Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday

(see schedule below)Phone 8671 2001

Roxby Downs Girl Guides meet at the Christian Community Church

Monday nights 6-8pm. More leaders required. Call Kristie 0427072710

Roxby Downs ChildcareMonday - Friday6.30am-5.30pm

Phone 8671 0911 for details

GymCultural & Leisure Precinct

Mon, Wed & Friday 6 am - 12pm & 2pm - 9pm

Tues & Th urs 6am - 12pm & 4pm - 9 pm

Saturday 8-12pmSunday 11-2pmPhone 86710500

Roxby Downs Community LibraryMonday to Friday 8.30-5.00pm

Saturday 9.00-12pm.Phone 8671 0660

for more information.

Toddlers Story Time Fun for young children and mums

Roxby Downs LibraryRichardson Place

Tuesdays 9:30 am – 10:30 am

Playgroup St Barbara’s Parish School

Phone Jakki 86712323

Roxby Downs Health Services Coff ee Mornings, Th ursdays 9.30am to

11.am at the Dunes Café.

Coff ee Mornings for Families Meet and chat for all families.

New comers especially welcome.

Every Friday Playgroup

10am - 11.30amRoxby Downs Kindergarten

Phone 86710455

Every SundayRaptors Cycling Club

Social Bike riding group from 8amat the Stuart Road roundabout

Roxby Downs Market Days2008

May 17thJune 21st

August 16thSeptember 20th

October 18thNovember 15th

COMMUNITY MEETINGS

Community members welcome to attend any meeting of the Roxby

Downs Community Board.

April 10th - 9.30am- 11:00amNormal weight gains

Roxby Downs Health Seminar Room

Arts and Culture Forum March 26th Dunes Cafe’

Community Board March 31st

7.30pm Council Board room

Sport and Recreation Forum April 1st 7.30pm Dunes Cafe’

For details on Community matters call Michelle Hales on

8671 0010

GENERAL INFORMATION

Mt Dare Hotel Open every day 8:00am -9:00pm,

7 days.

School Terms 2008

Term 1 Jan 29th - April 11thTerm 2 April 28th - July 4thTerm 3 July 21st - Sept 26thTerm 4 Oct 13th - Dec 12th

Events in the Far North:

Oodnadatta Races May 17th

Marla Bronco Branding April 26th

Oodnadatta Bronco Branding 12th July

Roxby Downs Lutheran Church

Sunday school 9.30am every sunday during school terms

Roxby Downs Netball Association Season starts April 4th

Bingo every Sunday 1.30pm Tuckerbox in Andamooka.

All proceeds go to the community

AusKick all of 2nd school term for 10 weeks.

It’s for the Under 7 age group as of Jan 1st this year.

Call Brian Hombsch on 0417867093

Remarkable Ute Muster at Melrose Showground from April 18th to 20th

Memories of Marree April 20 - 25thexplore the railhead for the Old Ghan

Cultural Precinct

Visitors Information centre

Dunes café

Art Gallery

Open Mon – Fri 8.30am – 5pm

Sat - 9.00am - 3.00pm

Sun - 9.00am – 2.00pm

Leisure Centre

Gymnasium

Mon, Wed & Fri – Fri 6am

– 12pm, 2pm - 9pm

Tues & Thurs - 6am - 12pm, 4pm

- 9pm

Saturday 8am - 12pm

Sunday 11am - 2pm

Creche for patrons of the centre

Mon –Fri 8.45am-12pm

ROXBY DOWNS CULTURAL & LEISURE PRECINCTPhone: 8671 2001 Fax: 8671 2021

REGULAR SCHEDULE SPORTS CALENDAR EVENTS OUTBACK CINEMAMonday

Volleyball 7pm - 9pm

Karate - 6pm - 8:30pm

Tuesday

Ladies Social Basketball 8.45am - 10am

Come-n-try Soccer 4.00 - 6.00pm

Squash 7pm - 10pm

Indoor Soccer 6pm - 7pm

Wednesday

Women’s & Mixed Netball 6-9:30pm

Karate 7pm - 8:30pm

Thursday

Nippy Gym – Auditorium

9.30am - 11.30am

Squash 7pm-9pm

Indoor Soccer 6pm - 8pm

Karate 6pm – 8.30pm

Touch Football 7.30pm (town oval)Friday

Indoor Hockey 5pm - 9.30pm

MARCHAt the gallery

The Arid

Recovery

exhibition -

March

Pool Opening Hours

General PublicMon - Fri: 3pm - 6pmWeekends: 10am - 7pm

Lap SwimmingMon, Wed & Fri: 6am - 8amMon - Thurs: 6pm - 7pmWeekends: 9am - 10am

ATONEMENT

Rated: MA Duration 123 minsYou can only imagine the truth.Fledgeling writer Briony Tallis, as a 13 year old, irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister’s lover of a crime he did not commit. Based on a novel by Ian McEwan

Mon 24th - 3pmTues 25th - 7pm

DEFINITELY, MAYBE

Rated: PG Duration 112 mins Three relationships. Three disasters. One last chance.Will, a political consultant tries to explain his impending divorce and past relation-ships to his 11yo daughter Maya.As Will tells her his tale, Maya helps him to understand that it’s defi nitely never to late to go back...and maybe even possible to fi nd a happy ending.Sat 22nd - 3pmSun 23rd - 3pm

THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaperwww.themonitor.com.auPage 12 – Thursday, March 20th, 2008

Arts & Youth NewsArts & Youth NewsArts Matters

Written byRodney Mitchell

COMMUNITY RADIO “LOCAL, LIVE AND LOVIN’ IT”

PH: 8671 2545, SMS: 0407 979 918

www.roxfm.com.au

Programs may change without notice

Monday7 - 9am Easy listening music9am JOB BOARD11am - 12pm Easy listening music12 - 1pm AUSTRALIAN COUNTRY with Wendy1 - 3pm Easy listening music3 - 5pm ROXFM’S YOUTH PRESENTERS5pm JOB BOARD5 - 8pm Easy listening music

Tuesday9am JOB BOARD11.30 - 12pm BLAST FROM THE PAST with Annette12 - 1pm BLAST FROM THE PAST with Annette1 - 3pm Easy listening music3 - 5pm ROXFM’S YOUTH PRESENTERS5pm JOB BOARD5 - 7pm CULINARY SHOW with Barb & Ben7 - 8pm BLUES SHOW with Murray

Wednesday7 - 9.30am Easy listening music/ JOB BOARD10-12pm Easy listening music1 - 2pm NOT QUITE COUNTRY with Wendy2 - 3pm WHAT’S COOKING AT THE CLUB3 - 5pm ROXFM’S YOUTH PRESENTERS5 - 6pm NEW ANNOUNCERS with Ben7 - 8pm LATIN ROCK with Jariel

Th ursday8 - 9am NEWS & MUSIC (JOB BOARD) with Ray11.30 - 1pm BLAST FROM THE PAST with Annette3 - 5pm ROXFM’S YOUTH PRESENTERS4pm CRICKET REPORT5pm JOB BOARD5 - 6pm MAD COW & THE ABATTOIR with Ben & Art6 - 7pm KALEIDOSCOPE with Teya8 - 10pm RETROSPECT with Laura & Paul

Friday4am CRICKET REPORT9am JOB BOARD7am - 1pm Easy listening music1 - 2pm AUSTRALIAN COUNTRY with Wendy2pm COUNCIL NEWS3 - 5pm ROXFM’S YOUTH PRESENTERS5 - 6pm DRIVE TIME / JOB BOARD8 - 10pm COMFORTABLY NUMB with Geoff

Saturday8am - 12pm GAUD-MORNING with Gordon1 - 8pm Easy listening music8pm - 12am Easy listening music

Sunday8 - 12pm YOUR STANDING IN IT with Geoff 12 - 1pm NEW AUSSIE MUSIC with Fin & Murray8 - 10pm SUNDAY MELTDOWN (Heavy) with Sam & Steve

“Lake Mary” $325 unframed $525 framed

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Stay at the Mud Hut Motel during the Coober Pedy

Opal Festival. Oval in easy

walking distance. Discounted rates

available.Call 8672 3003

Coober Pedy will be holding its 21st Opal Festival this Easter long weekend and the ‘Opal Capital of the World’ will be the outback place to be.

“Th e Opal Festival Committee would like to invite people from all over the state to come to Coober Pedy and join in the fun,” Committee Spokesperson Katharine Micka said.

Th ere will be a screening of the movie ‘Opal Dream’, a street parade, a golf competition, novelty events for the young and the young at heart, fi reworks and so much more to entertain revellers.

“Th is will be an Opal Festival to remember,” Ms Micka said.

“Come along and help us celebrate Australia’s national gemstone.”

For more information contact the Coober Pedy Opal Festival committee on 8672 3003.

Easter Opals

Two of Th e Monitor’s favourite local art-ists wrapped up a successful exhibition in Adelaide last month, proving that regional artists really can take on the world.

Mark and Rachel Young of Ironworks in the Desert exhibited at the home of Country Arts SA, the New Land Gallery in Port Adelaide and the response has been overwhelmingly positive.

“We have received numerous letters of support and even my mum got phone calls from people saying how much they enjoyed the exhibition,” Rachel said.

Fourteen pieces from the exhibition sold, including a major sculpture ‘The Terns’, which Rachel described as ‘birds on sticks’.

“Th e Terns sold on the second to last day,” Rachel said.

“Most of the other pieces sold were jewellery.

“It was a great experience, a rollercoaster ride of emotions, I was excited, scared, anxious, relieved…

“Now I’m just waiting to pick up the visitors book.

“My sister has read a few of the com-ments over the phone, there were a few ‘go Roxbys’ and a lot of positive remarks.

“It’s encouraging to know people have enjoyed our work,” she said.

The Youngs would like to thank the Roxby Downs community for its support.

Ironworks in the Desert wows Adelaide

Above: Making of the TernsBelow: One of the jewellery pieces featured.

I went to the Adelaide Festival of Arts opening night event on North Terrace.

I was standing there waiting for the paqour inspired acrobatics to start while Mike Rann gave the town a rev up.

Th e government puts up millions of dollars to get the ball rolling and then the people start buying the tickets. Th e guests start booking into the hotels. Th e restaurants fi ll up.

It works the same here in Roxby Downs. It’s a little diff erent because we can’t even fi nd a place

for visitors to stay, let alone go to the theatre. We can’t access the same dividend from the arts that a

city the size of Adelaide or Melbourne can. But the dividend we can extract from the arts is bound

up in social capital. When the Leisure Centre (as a business unit of Coun-

cil) goes to Country Arts SA and asks for a quick re-sponse grant to support the extraordinary costs involved in bringing performing artists to town, it does so not to extract a super profi t.

It is part of the Leisure Centre’s mandate to build social capital in Roxby and region.

It was the reason the buildings where built in the fi rst place.

Th ere are some great feel good reasons for building social capital.

We all like to live in a community that has ample op-portunity to relax and laugh together.

We need to feel secure in our new home. But there is also a hard headed pragmatism behind it.

Mining takes skilled workers and skilled workers are hard to attract to the desert.

One way to do that is to make the place feel good. Make it friendly to children and teenagers.

Make it a happy place for wives and househusbands. It’s a win/win proposition.

People work more consistently and with better attitude if they can also connect with a community that is living, breathing and laughing together.

All the towns and cities in the world are competing for attention.

It seems there are very few places that don’t want to grow, get bigger, and get richer.

We are all stakeholders in growth, as are our children. We could bury our heads in the sand and pretend it’s not happening but that’s not likely in the Outback Lakes region.

Th ose that object to growth have probably already left.

So lets get on to it and enjoy what it is that makes this region special; the land, the people, the job and the arts.

Ask the kids that went to see Sean Choolburra on Th ursday last.

Th ey will tell you it was a hoot, and an educational hoot too.

Ask the toddlers and smaller children that went to see the Amazing Drumming Monkeys on Monday last.

We need to do more not less.Alisa Teletovic has a new exhibition at the Port Art

Gallery in Port Melbourne. It’s called Emu stories of the Roxby journey. Our artists are penetrating well beyond our region and

drawing interest from all quarters.

Get involved. Get along to theArts and Culture Forum March 26th

Dunes Cafe 7.30pm

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Please help in getting the 2008 Junior Football season underway, we are calling for:

Mini Colts (U10s) coaches Junior Colt coachesSenior Colt coaches

AusKick Coordinator/s

Please note: This year the AusKick program will be run for the under 7yo age group (as of the 1st Jan 2008), for the 10 week duration

of school term 2 only.

To nominate for these positions please contact Brian Hombsch on 0417 867 093,

before the 31st March.

SKILLED is seeking a highly motivated and experienced person who endeavours to promote and is committed to safety.

The successful applicant will need to possess the following abilities and skills:

• Source and interview candidates• Update and maintain administrative processes and systems• Build and maintain new/existing client relationships and industry networks• Excellent communication skills • Computer literate in MS Offi ce, Excel and Outlook• Well organised with the ability to handle fl uctuating workfl ows and prioritise• Work autonomously and part of a team and using own initiative• Advanced Sales and marketing skills

Coupled with the above abilities and skills if you have a strong background in customer service, recruitment or OH&S. Accommodation is available upon requestPlease forward your resume along with business references to SKILLED.

Phone: (08) 8671 2566 Fax: (08) 8671 3082 Email: roxby@skilled.com.au

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Would you like to work for Citect, the leading industrial automation, real-time intelligence and next generation MES software solutions organisation with a great team culture of innovation, creativity and passion? Great learning and development opportunities.

Project Support Specialist - Roxby DownsCitect is the premier provider of Control Systems engineering to the mining industry in South Australia. We seek to hire a Project Support Specialist based in Roxby Downs responsible for providing administrative support to Citect engineering project teams, employees, customers and visitors to the Citect of ce.Some of the key responsibilities of the role : • Manage of ce compliance in line with quality management system• Ensure compliance with site policies and engineering procedures by project teams• Manage staff rosters• Travel management• Management reporting• Accounts administration – invoicing, expenses• Sales order administration• Occupational health and safety compliance• Staff training co-ordination• Of ce facilities management – security, storage, building maintenance • Management of company lease house bookings and issues

To be successful in this role, you will require the following skills and experience:• Good MS of ce skills• At least three years of ce administration experience, with experience in most of the key areas outlined above • Strong interpersonal skills• Strong communication skills• Ability to work independently, good prioritisation skills • Good team player• Well presented and professional• Quality driven• Strong customer relationship skills

To be considered for this opportunity, please submit your resume toCatherine.Insley@Citect.com

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Sheet Metal WorkerOlympic Dam

Our client has a position available for a person with the below skills and knowledge to be apart of their Cladding Crew. You will need to posses the following attributes:

• Strong Commitment to Safety• High quality standards of work required• Current MR Drivers licence• EWP ticket preferred not essential• Industrial Experience Essential• Excellent Communication and time management skills• Able to pass pre employment medical and drug and alcohol screenPosition Off ers:

• Opportunity to work approximately 50-60 hours per week• Exceptional wages and conditions• Long term position • Generous accommodation allowance

If you have any of the above attributes, please forward your resume

along with work references to SKILLED.

Phone: 08 8671 2566 Fax: 08 8671 3082 Email: roxby@skilled.com.au

SKILLED is seeking fully qualifi ed Refrigeration Mechanics experienced in domestic and commercial areas to work in Roxby Downs and Olympic Dam. The position off ers excellent remuneration and allowances with a negotiable roster of 50+ hours per week plus on call work.

Successful applicants need to possess the following attributes:• Highly motivated• Ability to work in a team or autonomously• Have a strong focus for safety• Must be able to present trade certifi cate and prove experience• Must pass pre employment medical and drug and alcohol screen

Accommodation available upon request.

To apply please forward your resume along with work references to

SKILLED:

Phone: 08 8671 2566Fax: 08 8671 3082

Email: roxby@skilled.com.au

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Roxby Downs SA

Our client is seeking highly motivated Industrial painters and blasters to work both on and off the mine site here at Olympic Dam. The positions off ers the opportunity to work 50+ hours per week with excellent wages and allowances and is a long term position for the right person.

You will need to posses the following attributes:

• Strong Commitment to Safety• High quality standards of work required• Forklift and EWP tickets preferred• Use of 2 Pac paints and industrial coating• Abrasive sand blasting and/or industrial spray painting experience• Excellent Communication and time management skills• Able to pass pre employment medical and drug and alcohol screen

Accommodation is available upon request.

To apply please forward your resume along with work references to SKILLED.

Phone: 08 8671 2566 Fax: 08 8671 3082 Email: roxby@skilled.com.au

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Drivers that fl out the law by using their mobile phone whilst behind the wheel will have a tougher time wrig-gling out of punishment with amendments made to the state’s road laws coming into force this month.

“Th e intention of the rules has always been the same, to only allow hands-free use of mobile phones by motorists,” Minister for Road Safety Carmel Zollo said.

“We want people to stop playing semantics and focus on why this rule is in place, and that’s because distrac-tions on the road can lead to tragic crashes.

“It is basically a case of clarifying common sense,” she said.

Th e amendments to the Australian Road Rule 300 state that a phone must be mounted in a commercially designed and manufactured mount if a person wishes to receive or make a call.

If a phone is being used in the car via blue tooth, a headset or earphones the phone may be located any-where in the vehicle, including in the driver’s pocket or a pouch.

If the car is parked the amendment will not aff ect the driver’s freedom to hold the phone to make or receive calls, or to use any other function of the phone, provided the car is not stationary in a traffi c queue or at lights.

Sending or looking at a text, video message or email on a mobile phone while driving is an off ence.

“Th ese rules relate to technology and given that tech-nology constantly changes we are fully prepared for fur-ther changes to the rules,” Minister Zollo said.

New laws now target those who phone and drive

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LOST AND FOUNDDOUBLE Swag found near the Racecourse in Roxby Downs on the side of the road. Please identify for collection Call-mobile 0410 551 788 or home 8673 7548.

Notice of Road ClosureIs hereby given that the Administrator of the Roxby Downs Council on 12th March 2008 made the following orders;That the Administrator of the Council exercises the power vested in the Administrator under the Roxby Downs (Indenture Rati cation) Act 1982 and section 33 of the Road Traf c Act 1961 and clause F of the instrument of General Approval of the Minister 28 November 1999.Pursuant to section 33(1) of the Road Traf c Act 1961 declare that the event described below is to take place on the road described below is an event to which section 33 of the road traf c act 1961 applies; andPursuant to section 33(1)(a) of the Road Traf c Act 1961, make an order directing that the road on which the event is to be held and any adjacent or adjoining roads speci ed below can be closed to all traf c except police and emergency vehicles and vehicles involved in the event for the period commencing 10.00 am Friday 25 April 2008 and expiring 12 noon Friday 25 April 2008.

ROAD: Richardson Place Roxby DownsEVENT: ANZAC DAY CEREMONY

ADJACENT / ADJOINING ROADS: Burgoyne street, Arcoona street, Norman Place, Tavern Road, Roxby Downs

Pursuant to section 33 (1) (b) of the Road Traf c Act 1961 make an order directing that persons taking part in the event be exempted in relation to the road, from duty to observe the Australian Road Rules speci ed below subject to any conditions described below and attached to the exemption..All of Richardson place and Adjacent/Adjoining roads to be closed to all traf c from 10.00 am 25 April 2008 until 12 Noon 25 April 2008.

Australian Road rules Exemption and ConditionsRule 230: Crossing the roadRule 234: Crossing the road on or near a crossing for PedestriansRule 238: Pedestrians travelling along the road.

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Section 33 Road Traf c Act 1961 Opal Road Landfi ll Opening HoursTh e Opal Road Landfi ll Opening Hours are

1pm – 6pm, seven days a week. Residents are encouraged to utilise this FREE

service as the dumping of litter in reserves or lands surrounding the town attract an expiation penalty fee of $315.00 as per the Local Govern-ment Act.

Advertising on Council InfrastructureAdvertising on Council infrastructure such as

light poles can attract expiation notices under the Local Government Act.

If you spot any such advertising please notify the Council.

Dog RegistrationDog Registrations for 2007/08 fi nancial year

are now overdue. Grace period for registration expired on 31

August 2007. Th erefore an $80 expiation fee can apply, plus an expiation fee of $80 for every 14 days the dog remains unregistered.

RatesTh e Th ird Instalment notices for rates were

issued on 18/02/2008. Th e due date for payment was 17/03/2008. Please contact Bronnie Warren at the council on 86710010 with any enquires.

WaterReminder notices have now been issued and

late fees applied. Please pay by the due date to avoid further action.

ElectricityElectricity Billing Notices for Quarter ended

31st December 2007 are now overdue and discon-nection notices have been issued.

Please pay now to avoid disconnection.ParkingResidents should be aware of signifi cant expia-

tion fees for parking in a bus zone $73 and parking in a disabled zone $227.

Local WebsiteVisit your local website. Read what’s new at

www.roxbycouncil.com.auService SAOn Wednesday and Th ursdays only between

the hours of 9.00am and 4.00pm Council provides Transport Services including Vehicle and Boat Registrations and Licensing Transactions

Rubbish CollectionResidents are reminded that there is a limit of

one bin per household for weekly rubbish col-lection and that it is the resident’s responsibility to ensure that bins are in serviceable condition with closable lids that prevent fl ies and birds from accessing rubbish.

Please be diligent as littering attracts an Ex-piation Penalty Fee of $315.00 – ie over fl owing bins.

Waste Oil DisposalCouncil operates a waste oil collection facility

at the Roxby Downs Landfi ll site. Disposal of all used motor oil at this facility is free.

For Further information contact Council 8671 0010 or BSH Waste Solutions on 8671 1154.

No cooking oils, coolants, diesel, or diesel blended fuels (bio Diesel) are to be deposited into the unit. Th is Facility is open 1pm -6pm seven days.

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Land BasedElliston Jetty has good tom-

mies and squid early in the evenings. Calm days are neces-sary for good results. Noarlunga Beach has nice yellow fin Whiting just past the high tide shore break. Wellington Hotel has callop and red fi n taking shrimp baits. Watch the size limits here as most of the Callop are undersized with the odd keeper coming after sunrise.

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Both Jetty angling and river trolling has produced fi sh in the 4 to 8 kg bracket. Best baits are a fresh yellow eye mullet which are being caught in the Lasletts to Pattersons canoe camp area.

Bream are also around and green river prawns are the go.

BoatiesWest Lakes canoe fisherman suggest that trolling the fluro attack lures is again yielding good bream early in the morning. Ardrossan Tinny fisherman are getting rugger Snapper and good blueys still from the inner grounds. Blue Morwong & Snapper came from Point Marsden on KI during the past fortnight. Port Stanvac channel has good rugger Snapper and squid from closer in.

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Golf season tees off next Sunday, with the Boart Longyear Opening Day Ambro-se at the Roxby Downs Golf Club.

Teams must register by 8.45am for a 9am shotgun start and organisers are hop-ing for a good turnout.

“Th e competition is a four person Am-brose and is open to men’s, women’s and mixed teams,” RDGC Secretary Julie Dar-ling said.

“New golfers are welcome.“If anyone would like to play but has not

got a team, contact the club and a team will be found for you,” she said.

Th e Boart Longyear Opening Day Am-brose should be the start of a great season for the RDGC, with competitions planned from March to November.

“Other big events scheduled include the ELDO Desert Classic which is a two day competition, 18 holes to be played at Woomera on Saturday 7th June and 18 holes at Roxby Downs on Sunday 8th June,” Ms Darling said.

“Th e Club Championships will be held on the 19th and 20th of July and the Open Championships will be on the 16th and 17th of August.

“We will also host another ladies Th ink Pink day, which is pencilled in for July at the moment, the date is still to be con-fi rmed,” she said.

For more information about becoming a member or to fi nd out more about the upcoming season contact the RDGC at roxbgolf@bigpond.net.au.

The Swing SceneAbove: Golf Club Secretary Julie Darlinjg

Rogues 10/140 (38.2 overs) d Olympic Dam 10/93 (30.1 overs)

Rogues won toss and batted.1/12 Randall Wyatt c Nichols b Botes 4

(attempted cut shot edged to keeper) 17 min 10 balls.

2/12 Paul Trotta c Woolford b Nichol-son 1 (edge to fi rst slip) 21 m 18 b.

3/13 Steve Westlake c Nicholls b Botes 0 ( tried to avoid rising ball by withdraw-ing bat) 3 m 3 b.

4/51 Travis Uma b Wooolford 14 (Bowled all ends up) - 41 m 33 b - part-nership with Daley 38.

5/52 Dave Barnes b Shinnick 0 3 m 2 b.

Hadyn Daley dropped at mid off by Ni-cholson when on 21 runs.

Drinks 20 overs 5/63 Daley & David Kaminski in.

6/81 David Kaminski lbw Woolford 5 - 18 m 14 b - Plumb lbw hit on full - part-nership with Daley 29.

Hadyn Daley dropped at slip by Hoff -man when on 49 runs.

7/107 Andy Clafton b Woolford 9 - 20 m 11b - Ball dribbled onto stumps - part-nership with Daley 26.

8/129 Toby Ferguson run out (Botes) 7 - 16 m 19 b - great throw from Botes to bowler (Hoff man) risky second run didn’t come off .

9/139 Hadyn Daley c Dion McEvoy b Hoff mann 82 - 119 m 99 b - caught on mid wicket boundary - 2 x 6, 7 x 4.

10/140 Sam Nethery c Mill b Hoff mann 2 - 12 m 6 b - brilliant close in catch by Ross Mill at short forward leg.

Jeff Martlew not out 0 - 5 byes, 4 leg byes, 7 wides, 1 no ball.

Bowling:- Charl Botes 8o - 1m - 2/18, Joel Nicholson 8-2-1/23, Nigel Shinnick 8-0-1/21, Allan Woolford 8-0-3/49, Mick Hoff mann 3.2 -2/13, Ross Mill 3-1-0/7.

Olympic Dam (opener

Scott Prior unavailable due to work com-mitments).

1/11 Wayne Moroney c Wyatt b Barnes 7 - 10 m 8 b - chasing wider de-livery.

2/13 Craig Nicholls lbw b Nethery 3 - 15 m 9 b - contentious decision.

3/28 Darren Leonard c Uma b Barnes 9 - 28 m 31 b - juggling catch at 3rd slip by Uma, good delivery from Barnes.

4/32 Charl Botes b Ferguson 4 - 28 m 17 b - missed full toss and was yorked.

5/58 Nigel Shinnick c Trotta b Uma 17 - 21 m 19 b - skied Uma for infi eld catch.

6/66 Dion McEvoy c & b Ferguson 3 - 11 m 11b - last ball before drinks break.

7/79 Allan Woolford c Kaminski b Trot-ta 21 - 58m 36 b - well caught at fl y slip.

8/87 Ross Mill run out (Ferguson) 10 - 31 m 25 b - ambitious 2nd run, direct hit from Ferguson too good for batsman.

9/92 Mick Hoff mann c Wyatt b Nethery 1 - 6 m 6 b.

10/93 Joel Nicholson lbw b Uma 1 - 2 m 2 b – in front to well pitched up delivery.

Bradyn McEvoy not out 8.3 leg byes 6 wides, 1 no ball Bowling:- David Barnes 8-0-2/33, Sam

Nethery 6-1/2/12, Toby Ferguson 5-0-2/16, Travis Uma 7.1-0-2/18, Paul Trotta 4-0-1/12.

Roxby Rogues win by 47 runs.

Cricket Grand Final Scorecard OD v Roxby Rogues

Rogues bench looks on during their batting innings Man of the Match Hadyn Daley in full fl ight

ABOVE:- Action from the Junior Basketball and Senior Basketball Grand Fianls at the weekend. All games produced competitive results.

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ROGUESHISTORICVICTORY

Th e Roxby Rogues cricket team completed a fairytale ending to its 2008 campaign by winning its fi rst Woomera and Districts Grand Final at the weekend.

Its victim was the hapless Olympic Dam cricket team which has fi nished minor premiers for the past 6 years but has failed to take home the silverware on those oc-casions.

Rogues led by skipper Paul Trotta batted fi rst and amassed a competitive score of 140 which was always going to be a diffi cult chase on the town oval because of the slowness of the outfi eld.

When the team needed someone to stand up with the bat, Hadyn Daley who was dropped when on 21, started scoring runs in a free fl owing fashion.

He was the thorn in OD’s chances of breaking their hoodoo.

When he left the fi eld after being caught on the mid wicket boundary by Dion McEvoy for 82, the gate had pretty much been shut on OD.

Th e next highest scorer for Rogues was Travis Uma who made 14 runs, so it was an indication of the impor-tance of Daley’s innings.

It was perplexing to note that Olympic Dam did not bowl the League’s ‘Cricketer of the Year’ Wayne Moro-ney.

Th e fi red up Rogues put the pressure on OD early in the fi eld by having the favourites 2 for 13 and the pres-sure didn’t let up especially after Ferguson put in a great Yorker to send Charl Botes’ stumps to the ground having OD reeling at 4 for 32.

Th ere was a little stubborn resistance before Nigel Shinnick was caught by Trotta off Uma for 17 making the score 5 for 58.

OD skipper Allan Woolford tried to get his side back on course but when he departed for 21 off a great catch in fl y slip by Kaminski off Trotta the game had slipped from OD’s grasp

Th ey were all out for 93 as the fi eld erupted to acknowl-edge Rogues fi rst shield win in the competition.

Man of the Match was Hadyn Daley.