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Road test the new Statesman

South Australian Treasurer, Kevin Foley and BHP Billiton CEO Marius Kloppers are united in their resolve to see the Olympic

Dam mine expansion proceed in light of the new Mining Rent Tax.

Even though Mr Kloppers had previously stated “it may be very diffi cult to approve the expansion” after the Federal Government’s 40 per cent resource profi ts tax, the company is continuing with the EIS and rejected the suggestion that the project had been shelved, saying it was too soon to draw a con-clusion about the tax’s impact.

Mr Kloppers said it would be “very diffi cult” to approve the new mine if the tax was introduced in its current form.

Th e company’s $21 billion Olympic Dam expan-sion proposal for Roxby Downs has been the subject of much specu-lation but has drawn explicit support from the State’s Treasurer, Kevin Foley. “We have been in touch with BHP and clearly there are some concerns with BHP and we share some of those concerns.”

He said the SA Government supports the Rudd Resource Rent Tax, claiming it is a better tax than the one in place now for mining companies. “It’s a tax on profi ts and the present one is a tax on pro-duction”.

Mining companies can be taxed for three of four years without making a profi t, but under the Re-source Rent they are taxed only when they make a profi t.

Mr. Foley in an ABC radio interview said the tax needs adjustment to make it fairer and he will work

with BHP and other State Government leaders and miners to set a more acceptable level of before the tax is applied.

“It’s (the Rent Tax) structured in a diff erent way to what the off shore oil and gas resource rent tax which I assume is what it is based upon, but as we work through the details there are some marked diff erences.”

Mr. Foley said while he and the Government agreed with the rent tax, and agreed that compa-nies like BHP should be paying more tax than they are, the problem he has is the defi nition of a super profi t. In the case of BHP he said it does not allow the company suffi cient return for them to take the risk necessary to expand the mine.

He said he understands the issues and concerns from BHP a n d w i l l articulate them to Mr. Rudd and the Federal Govern-ment.

Mr. Foley believes the new rent tax based on prof-its is set too low and he would have expected the onshore miners to have the same rates as those set for the off shore gas and oil profi ts which are “fi ve or six per cent” higher before the tax kicks in.

He further believes the new tax should look at profi ts on a commodity by commodity basis and not treat iron ore and coal in the same way as uranium and copper.

“For our Government Olympic Dam must go ahead. Th is is a must happen project for this State and underpins jobs, economic growth and wealth creation for this state, for our kids and many, many generations of South Australians.”

Foley and Foley and Kloppers keen Kloppers keen for expansionfor expansion

Despite Mining Tax proposal . . . .

“For our Government Olympic Dam must go ahead. . . .” - Foley

Mr Kloppers said, “We acquired that (Olympic Dam) project fi ve years ago and we’ve been working very hard to develop the technologies to do that in a manner that is cost eff ective, capi-tal eff ective and we’ve waited for the uranium market to show demand,” he said.

“We are getting very close to the end of that process.

“Our EIS will finish in about 18 months’ time and this new tax pro-posal does upset the apple cart there a little bit,” he said.

Mr Kloppers reiterated the project had not been shelved.

CEO Marius Kloppers denies the project at Olympic Dam has been shelved.

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By Celeste Lustosa

Roxby residents and visitors now have the perfect parking spot for their bicycles while having coff ee at the Dunes Café.

Ten new bicycle spaces have just been installed outside the Dunes Café for community use.

Bicycle parking spaces are important to provide con-venience and security for cyclists at destinations as in-adequate facilities are major deterrents to bicycle trans-portation.

Eff ective bicycle parking requires a properly designed rack in an appropriate location for the type of use and that is exactly what the Roxby Leisure is providing to the community.

“We had these installed as a response to meet the needs of the all the cyclists within our community.

“We regularly have children, families, club and social cyclists attend the cafe so now it’s nice that they have somewhere close by to park their bikes,” said Roxby Lei-sure Operations Manager, Michael Esposito.

According to Michael, Roxby Leisure also wants to ensure visitors, or even locals, who don’t have a bike, don’t miss out on the exercise and fun.

“Bike riding is a great recreational activity and Roxby Leisure supports this by off ering mountain bikes and road bikes for hire,” Michael added.

And from now on whether the bike is hired or your own, you will have a spot to park it while having a little break at the Dunes Café.

To hire a mountain bike or a road bike, please enquire at Roxby Downs Visitor Information Centre on 8671 0500.

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Reverend Mary Lewis, Roxby Downs Christian Community Church and Andamooka Community Church

ONIONSLayers. Th at’s what makes up an onion – layers. If you

peel back the outside you get to the heart of the matter – the germ, the growing point, the beginning of new life; the point of generation.

I pick them out one by one in Woolworths looking at the outside paper coating. Can the outside tell me which is best at its heart? We do it with people too. We see the outer papery covering, the clothes and contents of the shopping trolley, we listen to the tones of voice and watch them drink coff ee or share a beer and try to choose our best fi t.

We’re too new to get to the heart of the matter; we are relying on the outer layer, their way of doing things to get some clues about the other. What sort of boss is he? Can I trust this guy to be a mate in a sticky place? How do they treat their kids? What makes them tick? What do they value? What do they believe? What drives them?

Seeing and understanding ways of doing things opens our eyes and understanding to what makes the other tick. It helps us to peel back the outer layer – the obvi-ous public face – and begin to see the values and beliefs that drive the other. Th ese are our fi rst steps to building community – to building understanding of the diff erent and learning to coexist; to be enriched by the other; to celebrate diversity and begin to trust the new.

Th ese are the steps towards change and creating the culture that is Roxby Downs. Th is is a culture that will be as fl uid as the community. Th e outside might look familiar but the heart will going on being renewed. Th e germ, our reason for being, the heart of who we are, will be rich and diverse and textured and sculptured by all who come into it.

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The Lake Eyre Yacht Club is planning a regatta in early July on a lake that hasn’t seen navigable water for 20 years. In fact it’s dry at the moment!

Lake Eyre Yacht Club’s

LAKE EYRE YACHT CLUB’S REGATTACommodore Bob Backway explained that it’s all about timing.. .

“It takes months for wa-ter to reach Lake Eyre from its catchment in Northern Queensland and Cooper

Creek is no exception. Th e Cooper is having its best flood since 1990 when it last reached Lake Eyre. But we have to be patient.

If we arranged a regatta on a lake currently full it

could be a muddy pud-dle in two months time”Th e rain fell in January and February but the water has to fl ow through a thousand odd kilometres of channels and lakes on its way to Lake Eyre. In fact the flow of water appeared to halt on Mungerannie Station dur-ing April. But thankfully for the Club it has started fl owing again.

It has now filled Lake Hope and is on its way to the regatta site on Lake Kil-lamperunna, where Cooper Creek crosses the Birdsville Track.

Water is expected to reach Lake Killamperunna by late May giving the Yacht Club around six weeks to set up the site. Yachties from all over the country are planning to take ad-vantage of such a rare op-portunity including David Norrish, from Perth, the fi rst person to sail a yacht on Lake Eyre.

The last regatta on

Lake Eyre was in 1976 when a group of Hartley 16’s sailed on the Lake.Also watching the progress of the water are South Australia’s Department of Transport who are pre-paring what must be the worlds most infrequently used ferry for service. Situ-ated at the upstream end of Lake Killamperunna the ferry, currently high and dry, will fl oat with the fl ood and work for about three months before being mothballed again.

Tourist traffic is ex-pected to be high despite the long waiting times for such a rare sight.Currently the western half of Lake Eyre North is fl ooded. When the Cooper reaches the Lake in June it will fl ood the eastern half. By July about twice the area as last year will be fl ooded, but no deeper, making a regatta on Lake Eyre im-possible.

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The Olympic Dam Emergency Response Team (ERT) took out the inaugural SA Chamber of Mines

and Energy Mine Rescue Competition recently.

Held at the Angas Zink Mine near Strathal-byn and the CFS Training Centre at Bruku-nga, the competition pitted the Olympic Dam team against others from Angas Zinc and Prominent Hill from South Australia, Stal-well and Fosterville from Victoria, and Perilya from New South Wales.

“This is a fantastic win for the Emergency Response Team, which is largely made up of volunteers,” a BHP Billiton spokesperson said.

“They have been training very hard and putting in lots of hours, so this is a great result and demonstrates the strength of our emer-gency responders at Olympic Dam.”

The Olympic Dam ERT includes volun-teers from across the operation and supple-ments the fulltime Emergency Service Of-ficers (ESOs) on staff. The team consisted of Captain Jason Carroll (Emergency Services);

Vice Captain Steve Woodroffe (Mine Development); Medic Adam Sheahan (Emergency Services); Maya Chaustowski (Mine Geotechnical Engineer-ing); Kane Honner (Mine Drill and Blast); Todd Bulman (Mine Mobile Fleet) and Kate Hud-son (Site Training).

Held over two days, the SA-COME competition was a good chance for the OD ERT to test themselves against other teams from across the country.

“On the way to being de-clared the outright winners, the Olympic Dam team placed first in the Theory (83%), Un-derground Search and Rescue (96%), Breathing Apparatus Practical (86%) and Rope Res-cue (72%) events,” the spokes-person said.

“The team was also well placed in the remaining events, Road Crash Rescue (equal 3rd), Fire Fighting Techniques (3rd), First Aid (equal 2nd) and Skills (equal 2nd).

Team Captain Jason Carroll also came third in the overall Captains Trophy. Congratu-lations to the Olympic Dam Emergency Response Team!

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By Celeste Lustosa

We do believe that by now everyone is aware that Relay for Life is on again in Roxby Downs on the weekend of October 16 and 17 this year, at the Roxby Downs Town Oval.

But since it is for such a good cause, The Monitor is happy to remind you once more of what’s going to happen.

This is an overnight social event that will require teams to carry a baton continuously around the oval until 9am. Participants estab-lish a base camp and at least one individual from each team carries the baton through the night.

Relay for Life is more than just a fundraiser. It is an opportunity to get together with your community and celebrate cancer survivors, remember loved ones lost to cancer, and fight back against a disease that takes too much.

Teams are starting to get organised and get into action to fundraise.

New team on the loop is Clockwork Orange with some very well-known faces on board and with Teresa (yes, the one and only from the jewellery shop) as a team member, fun is more than guaranteed.

“We are very excited to put a team in the event again. Our team is called Clockwork Or-ange so we are going to be wearing very bright orange overalls and that funky black collar caps with lots of sparkles on it and a few other little

surprises,” she said.According to her, the team ran on behalf of

Leigh’s (Malcolm) mother.“Last Relay for Life we had just been deeply

touched by the lost of Leigh’s mum by cancer so we called our team Heather’s feathers and we did the lap of honour for her.

“This year lots of us have had very close con-nections with the cancer world but we decided that we are honouring the lap to the cause,” Teresa told The Monitor.

And this team could not be more excited about walking on behalf of everything and not just for one person.

“We are very happy that we have our team from last Relay for Life regroup and a few ex-tras and we are going to have a blast.

“We have a fantastic team put together with lots of fresh ideas as in the first year we walked I think everybody was a little in the dark of what Relay for Life was going to entitle and we had silly games on the night but now we have more ideas of what we are doing. I don’t know if that means it will be any better but we will definitely have lots of fun,” said Teresa.

Also according to her, everybody who walked last time wants to do it again and two or three other people that are really keen to walk with the team.

“We had so much fun the other time and we felt it was such a great honour to walk for such a great cause that I am sure all of us will

be touched by cancer at some stage in our lives, and unfortunately some of us will be touched multiple times,” she said.

Some of the team’s fundraising activities are still going to be kept a secret for now but Teresa guarantees there will be some cocktail par-ties involved somewhere down the track and maybe some nice dinners.

“We just did our first fundraising last Thurs-day night (May, 13) at Arid Recovery and it was for Raine and Horne, that was hosting a state country convention in Roxby and promoted a lovely camp oven dinner, so our Relay for Life team was serving the food and helping out on the night.

“The profits raised on the night will go back to our team, as our first official fundraising,” Teresa added.

Clockwork Orange team members are Ter-esa Baddeley, Leigh Malcolm, Pam Evans, Norm Evans, Helen Bernie, Emma Gigney, Kate Donohue, Shane Hodgson, George Morei-tis, Michelle Davis, Lesley Newcombe, Sandy Sumsion, Craig Sumsion, Celeste Lustosa and Kaleb Gigney as Miss Relay.

Team leader is Teresa Baddeley and she can be contacted on 8671 0662 or 0403507697.

For more information about the Relay for Life event contact: Kate on 0418 820 249, Coral on 0439 086 929.

Watch Out for the ‘Clockwork Orange’

Roxby students complete NAPLAN

tests without a hiccupBy Millie Thomas

Last week, students all around the country completed the NAPLAN (National Assessment program Literacy and Numeracy) competency tests. Most students were indifferent about the tests, viewing it more as an inconvenience than anything else.

A spokesperson from the Department of Edu-cation and Child Services said that a main objec-tive of the test is to identify those students that may require more assistance to keep them up to speed with the rest of the student body.

“Each year a small proportion of students are exempted or withdrawn from the NAPLAN tests for authorised reasons,” the spokesperson said.

Vice Principal of Roxby Downs Area School , Angela Jenkins, was proud of the students.

“The week ran very smoothly, with all students participating.

“It was the year threes first time, and they were very calm and organised and on task. No one was stressed or panicked,” she said.

“Everyone did their best and we’re very proud of their efforts,” she said.

Mr John Grbin, acting Principal at St Barbara’s Parish school said that the students from St Bar-bara’s did well in the tests.

Mr Grbin outlined that for students that may have a disability (physical or otherwise) there is appropriate assistance. For example, this year, a student who had a broken arm was scribed for by a teacher.

“There were about 60 students that partici-pated, we had nearly 100% participation, but of course, some families were away, and some were sick,” he said

“The students were good. For the year threes it was a brand new experience…for them the format of the test is often a new thing. We always look carefully at the threes to see how they’re doing. All of the year three teacher’s reports were good.

“I’d like to keep stressing to parents that this is just one test, it is the start of many observations we use to monitor the student’s performance, there is a large spectrum of assessment.

“The important thing is how we use the data (to help the student),” he said.

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By Celeste Lustosa

In order to celebrate the 10 years in Roxby, the Parents and Friends of St Barbara’s Association is promoting a family fun event on May 21st, from 5pm until 9pm.

All the fun will take place at the Pool grounds and en-try will be only a gold coin donation.

According to Tamara Sulzberger, the president of the Parents and Friends Association, the school is hoping to have the commu-nity present at this event that was planned for the whole family’s enjoyment.

“We are celebrating our

10th anniversary this year and we wanted to host a fun family event with the Roxby community,” she said.

An outdoor Cinema and a Wii challenge on the big screen will probably be the big stars of the night.

The movie on display will be Planet 51, an animated film directed by Jorge Blan-co, and starring Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel, Jus-tin Long, Seann William Scott, Gary Oldman and John Cleese.

But a world populated by little green aliens who live in a society reminiscent of 1950s USA, is not the only thing on the night to grab all the children’s attention.

Entertainment for the chil-dren will include the jump-ing castle, face painting and glow sticks.

There will also be sausage sizzle, drinks, popcorn and much more.

Children must be ac-compained by a responsi-ble adult on the day.

According to Ms Sulz-berger, in a previous inter-view to The Monitor, “we want to thank all the Roxby community for their sup-port over the last10 years and that’s why we would like everyone to come and celebrate with us.”

More information con-tact Tamara on 0448 826 272 or Wendy on 0428 817 823.

Family fun with outdoor cinema

By Millie ThomasA spokesperson from the Police complex construction

project said that the project is all going to schedule.Last week, the walls were put up, with the anticipated

finish date of that sector of the project being last Friday, May 14.

“The steel erectors will be back on site on Tuesday,

Police complex progress report

By Celeste LustosaLast week the local Raine & Horne

owners Craig and Sandy Sumsion hosted the South Australian Country Conference in Roxby Downs.

Over 30 people gathered in Roxby Downs for two days, where they had the opportunity to experience the local attractions, which included a mine tour of Olympic Dam, a camp oven dinner at Arid Recovery and a visit to Andamooka.

Deborah Tucker is the principal of Raine & Horne from McLaren Vale and she won the top sales person award for this quarter. The awards were presented during the confer-ence.

“This is a great community with friendly people and an evident local pride. I also loved the contrast with Andamooka,” she said.

Helen Smith is familiar to the com-

munity as her son lives here and she also had the best things to say about this special visit to the town.

“I think a lot of people were sur-prised of how much Roxby has to of-fer and Craig and Sandy did a fantas-tic job by informing everyone about the town’s characteristics,” she told The Monitor.

Raine & Horne chief executive of-ficer for South Australia, Kevin Ma-gee was in Roxby Downs for the first time and said to be blown away by the things he had seen here.

“This has been a fantastic break for everyone in the team and a very rich experience. This has been much more than just a visit, it has been an experiment,” Mr Magee said.

He also said that “this is the best time to buy property in Roxby Downs as prices have decreased more than 12% and there’s stock available.”

Mr Magee also believes that the

Global Financial Crisis is part of the past and people in Australia already have the Olympic Dam expansion in mind and with some positive an-nouncements about it, Roxby will be turned into a ‘must-have’ for inves-tors.

“This is a great market and we had a fantastic time as a group.

“This has been the best country conference so far and I am sure most of us will be coming back to visit oth-er times,” Mr Magee added.

Craig and Sandy Sumsion couldn’t be happier with the conference out-comes.

“We wanted to show them some local flavour and we succeeded.

“It was really great that local shops also benefited from this event as our visitors had a chance to do some shopping locally,” Sandy concluded.

Raine & Horne Convention big success

there will be ten days of work for the contractors and then the structural steel will be up,” said the spokesperson.

Local contractor MPS are providing the underground services and AGL are putting in the pre cast.

Alex Candetti, Executive Chairman of Candetti Con-structions said “The project is on time and on budget and is due for completion later this year and wherever possible local trades people are being used on the project. The erection of structural steel & precast panels should be complete next week.”

Walls go up

CEO of Raine and Horne SA with hosts Craig and Sandy Sumsion.

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From Romanian to an AussieOn May, 10 there was a citizenship ceremony held at the Roxby Council.Alina Maria Cojocea, originally from Romania, became an Australian Citizen. The ceremony was celebrated with her husband Daniel, and children 3yo Alice and 8 month old Katrina.Alina has been in Australia nearly five years having always lived in the Woomera and Roxby area.

By Celeste Lustosa

Australia will be celebrating Library and Information week 2010 - Access All Areas, from

May 24 to 30. This will be a great time to visit Roxby Downs Library and see what it has to offer.

Access All Areas enables libraries to pro-mote their access to information through databases, consultation and reference serv-ices.

According to Marie Trezise, from Roxby Downs Library, “It will be great to promote everything the library has to offer and let people know the variety of resources we have, including audio books and DVDs and CDs, apart from the books.”

On Wednesday, May 26, there will be a simultaneous story time at 11 am and libraries all around Australia will be read-ing ‘Little White Dogs Can’t Jump’.

National Simultaneous Storytime is a campaign organised by the Australian Library and Information Association, in which a picture book, written and illus-trated by an Australian author and illustra-

tor, is read simultaneously to children in a variety of venues around Australia.

This campaign promotes the value of books and encourages young people to read, share books and become involved in other fun and engaging literary based activities.

The aim is to promote the value of read-ing and literacy; the value of books; pro-mote an Australian writer and publisher, and promote storytime activities in pub-lic libraries and communities around the country.

National Simultaneous Storytime pro-vides a great opportunity to involve parents, grandparents, and others to participate in and enjoy the occasion. At the same time, it highlights the importance of reading and literacy for children, and demonstrates how this can be a fun experience.

“Libraries have changed so much over the years and they are not a place where you are told to be quiet, it is a much more vibrant and active environment,” Marie said.

In 2009, over 120,000 children and adults across Australia took part in National Si-multaneous Storytime.

By Celeste Lustosa

S e c t i o n p i l l a r damage caused power loss for 58

houses in Roxby Downs, for over three hours recently.

Roxby Power, a division of the Roxby Downs Coun-cil, reported that a section pillar was destroyed by a truck when reversing into his block and smashed the pillar causing the power to be lost to most of the sur-rounding area.

According to Electrical Officer Rob Hutchinson, people should be more careful with the pillars lo-cated in town, especially when they are driving.

“It is usually a lack of awareness. The pillars are there, you can see them but people drive in and back

out on a different angle without paying attention,” Mr Hutchinson said.

He also told The Moni-tor, many of the green pil-lars have been replaced and since they are so important and supply power to all our streets, the repairs and replacements need to be made straight away.

“The town shouldn’t carry that cost, but in the end this is something that needs to be fixed straight away and costs get pretty high,” he said.

Costs can get over $1,500.

“We really would like to raise the awareness of everyone in the houses or businesses and make sure anyone that visits them to be aware of the pillar’s loca-tion as well,” Mr Hutchin-son added.

Library and Information week

COUNCIL RATES

2009/10 rates have been de-clared. Fourth quarter rates for this financial year were issued on 17 May. The last day to pay is 16 June. If you did not receive a no-tice or have enquiries please con-tact Bronnie Warren on 86710010 during office hours.

POOL INSPECTIONS

Council is currently undertaking random compliance inspections regarding Swimming Pool safety barriers associated with Approved Swimming Pools throughout the townships of Roxby Downs. These inspections are aimed at ensuring the approved safety barrier has been installed appropriately and that the pool is adequately fenced with a complying swimming pool safety barrier.

PUBLIC NOTICES

Please note that it is an offence to place public notices on trees, verandah posts etc. It is also an offence to leave signs advertising garage sales out in the street. Penalties may be incurred. Public notices can be displayed in the triangle noticeboard adjacent to the shopping centre entrance in Richardson Place. Notices can be dropped off at The Monitor news-paper reception.

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Residents are advised that Electricity Reminders for the March Quarter Billing have been correctly sent out to all those who failed to pay their account by the due date. But due to an administrative error, notices were incorrectly post dated 28.05.10. As a result, the due day for payment of 09.06.10 is later than it should otherwise, have been meaning that residents will effectively have additional time to pay than would be normal practice, before disconnection arrange-ments need to be instituted.

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EDITORIAL

Time to make Roxby the mining centre

OPINION

Following yet another murder after a meeting

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Last week’s Hot Topic: “Do you think the Mining Tax will impact on the Olympic Dam Expansion?

City people who don’t rely on mining for employment wouldn’t have a clue what this tax means if this industry is held back. Rudd and his mates will have a lot to answer for if one project is stopped and if the OD expansion doesn’t go on.Not Happy Jan, RD.

BHP will get what it wants. The government will go down if they don’t change this tax to meet the needs of the big miners. These guys have more money than the Government anyway –so who do you think will win?Rocket Scientist, Woomera.

Big miners, super profits – why shouldn’t they pay more? I don’t know all the details and the more I read the clearer it becomes, it’s not all bad for the miners. Sure it may need modification but wouldn’t they rather pay a tax on profit rather than a tax on production?W T.

My wages are paid by BHP and if Rudd stops them expanding and me from working I will be pissed off come election day and so will all my mates.DM, Roxby

It’s disappointing that council couldn’t bend over backwards 2 accommodate circus royale! They are a fantastic troupe I’ve seen them perform B4. Why didn’t council do everything 2 bring them here? We have so many young families and children who would’ve loved it!Disgusted, RB

Roxby Downs Area School - Remember there are R-2 students in special ed when you have your mother’s morning tea and father’s night and ask them. It’s heartbreaking for the parents to be forgotten. Concerned Friend.

As a European blooded Aussie born person, I could never quite connect with the ‘beauty’ of Australia. The landscape seemed too foreign and strange to me. Camping in Arkaroola changed that for me and I finally opened up to the beauty of Aussie landscapes. LEAVE ARKAROOLA ALONE!JA

300-dish outback solar plant moves closerThe Federal Budget has provided more

certainty for a 40-megawatt solar thermal power plant being planned at Whyalla in South Australia.

Federal funding of $60 million is being pro-vided towards the project, under the Renew-able Energy Demonstration Program.

At a total cost of $230 million, the plant will be made up of 300 huge solar dishes.

Whyalla Councillor Eddie Hughes says the project has been nearly 15 years in the planning.

“I think it’s got the capacity to transform the image of Whyalla because this is world-class cutting-edge solar thermal technology,” he said.

The plant is to be operated by Wizard Power and will supply the city of Whyalla and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 60,000 tonnes per year.

Campaign targets locust influxThe South Australian, New South Wales

and Victorian governments are planning a coordinated approach to tackle what has been described as one of the worst locust plagues in the nation’s history.

Widespread rainfall across the states has provided ideal conditions for swarms of lo-custs migrating from the north.

South Australia’s Agriculture Minister Michael O’Brien says local preparations are well advanced and he is hopeful the other states are equally well prepared.

“The last thing I would want to happen is that South Australia gets the problem under control in its own borders but we have a big fly-in from across the Victorian or NSW bor-ders,” he said.

Meanwhile, farmers in South Australia’s Mallee are being told to delay sowing a little while longer if there are still high numbers of locusts in their area.

Music venues should provide ear plugs: Senate

Pubs and music venues could soon have to hand out ear plugs and put up warning signs if their music is too loud.

A Senate committee has recommended the Health Department create new recreational noise safety regulations.

The committee found one in six Austral-ians suffer from some degree of hearing loss and that number could be as high as one in four by 2050.

The most common causes are ageing and extended exposure to loud noise.

The committee found personal music play-ers and venues that play loud music probably do damage.

It has recommended that warning signs be put in pubs and clubs where the music could be loud enough to cause hearing loss.

In addition, it wants ear plugs to be handed out to young people.

N ew tax or not, it doesn’t really matter. Mining operations in the Far North need to be centralized

with as much value adding as possible creating more jobs and more security for long term investment by miners, residents and support services.

With major mines already producing at Olympic Dam and Prominent Hill and the like-lihood of others coming on stream nearby, it’s about time there was a concerted effort by the State Government to push for value adding.

Prominent Hill ore is already being trucked to Olympic Dam. Processing of concentrateProcessing of concentrate from Prominent Hill was seen as a potential way for BHP to boost output from its Olympic Dam plant, which has not been running at full

capacity.With the underground wealth in this area of

the State it makes sense to put a plan in place now for future mines to add to the productiv-ity and create a very long term security for the population here.

What tends to happen without careful plan-ning is the unnecessary and costly duplication of processing plants or worse still, the shipping of ore offshore for processing.

The Government together with BHP Billiton and other big miners should have their heads together now planning a way ahead and making sure the 70 year life of the mine at Olympic Dam is extended well beyond that time frame.

OZ Minerals is said to be spending a total of $40 million in 2010 on the 4,000 square kilo-metres of Prominent Hill tenements and on the

3,000 square kilometres of tenements that are part of the joint venture with IMX Resources.

Prominent Hill is expected to produce 85,000-95,000 tonnes of copper and 55,000-65,000 ounces of gold this year. Olympic Dam, by comparison, has capacity of 235,000 tonnes of copper and 100,000 ounces of gold. BHP has plans to eventually lift this to 750,000 ounces of copper and 800,000 ounces of gold over com-ing decades.

Imagine just how big and secure we could all be if the IMX Cairn Hill project and the Tasman Resources Vulcan Project come to fruition.

While BHP Billiton CEO Marius Kloppers and State Treasurer Kevin Foley are united in their effort to secure the OD expansion, let’s go a step further and secure the Far North’s long term mining future.

Alantrapped

in Bangkok

Hotel

The CEO of the R ox b y L e i s u r e Centre, Alan Male

and his family were trapped in their Bangkok Hotel last week and were unlikely to get out before Monday this week.

The Male family on holi-days in Thailand are like so many other tourists now caught up in the civil un-rest as the Red Shirts take on the Thai Government and army.

Last reports from Alan to another ex-pat Roxby Downs resident , Ray Goldie, said his family was locked down in the Siam Hotel only 40 metres from Red Shirt front line in the central shopping area of Bangkok.

Ray Goldie reports this week that where he is in Phuket there are no safety issues.

“The fighting is very lo-calised in a small part of Bangkok,” said Ray.

He spent a few days in Bangkok last week but is safely back in Phuket now.

“The rallies are only con-fined to a few small areas in Bangkok City.

“There is word it may escalate. We will see what response there is to one of the Red Shirt Leaders being shot yesterday and another leader who has resigned,” reports Ray.

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

Massive profits, high fees and p o or ser v ice

– the report card for Australia’s major banks suggests they must try harder.

It is clear that such fac-tors have contributed to a low customer satisfaction rating for the Big Four. In a survey conducted last year by independent consumer advocacy group CHOICE, the National, ANZ, West-pac and Commonwealth banks rated at the bottom of the pile for everyday banking satisfaction. By contrast, credit unions re-ceived higher approval rat-ings for customer service, variety of banking products and lower fees.

In a new Finance Sec-tor Union Better Banking survey, 42 per cent of re-

spondents reported dis-satisfaction with Westpac’s service levels, the worst of the banks. Th e poor show-ing came a day after West-pac announced a record $2.98 billion fi rst-half net cash profi t.

Tony Ryan, CEO of Big Sky Credit Union, says he is not surprised that credit union members are hap-pier than bank customers. “This isn’t news to us at Big Sky,” he says. “We are here for the members to profi t, and we aren’t lining shareholder pockets with the hard-earned and much-needed funds of Australian families.”

The CHOICE survey reveals disenchantment among Big Four bank cus-tomers in three key areas. First, high fees contributed to a lowly satisfaction rate on that measure of 38 per

cent for banks, compared with 72 per cent for credit unions. Second, credit un-ions scored far better in terms of interest rates on everyday accounts. And third, customer service sat-isfaction for customers of the Big Four stood at 62 per cent compared with 86 per cent for credit unions.

Ryan has no doubt that bank customers continue to be frustrated at the im-position of higher fees and charges despite the healthy profi t levels of their fi nan-cial institutions. Profes-sional services fi rm KPMG reports that the combined profi t, after tax, for the Big Four banks hit $14 billion in the fi rst half of 2010, up from $9.7 billion in the sec-ond-half of 2009.

Th e corporate nature of the banks means profits go back to shareholders.

Conversely, credit union profi ts help members and the community.

“Any profit we see is passed directly back to our members,” Ryan says.

He notes that Big Sky’s recent profi t pool of $3.5 million has allowed the credit union to off er fee-free accounts and give members higher interest rates on their deposit ac-counts.

Ryan says the perform-ance of credit unions is a reminder that consumers have banking choice. Th ey offer highly competitive home and personal loans.

“The major banks are making it harder and hard-er for people to aff ord their own homes,” he says. “Our home loans are not only af-fordable but they will con-tinue to be for the sake of our members.”

With interest rates on the rise eve-ryone is busy shopping around for the most competitive home loan.

However, just as important as finding the best deal is making sure you have all your ducks in a row before applying – and what you say online could have an impact. Online direct lender MyRate.com.au is waving a cautionary fl ag and encouraging individuals to be careful when posting life status updates into cyberspace.

“It is in our na-ture to connect with other peo-ple – and tools like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and MySpace all make this much easier… but they also blur the lines between social, personal and business connec-

tions” says Kevin Sherman from MyRate “we all know the stories about bosses catching out employees claiming to be off ill, or staff being fi red for slagging off their employer, but many of us have not also considered the broader im-plications of such postings”.

Th ere has been a recent increase in stories covering this topic in the media and the lesson to be learnt is simply “what happens in Cyber-space, stays in Cyberspace… forever!”.

People can read what you write and most of these networking sites allow EVERYONE to see your status updates.

Postings may have a very short shelf life, but that’s not to say that they won’t come back to bite you.

In the not too distant future lenders might simply check your social media profi les as part of your eligibility check; have you posted any-thing that could work against you?

• Employment and income stability are crucial in determining the overall risk you pose to a lender. “Two more days and I’m outta this place....woo hoo!” may be excit-ing news to your friends, but perhaps not so well received by your loan consultant.

• With only a few days until your loan is ap-proved, your excitement gets the better of you. “Can’t wait to be holidaying in Prague next month” reveals the ‘real’ reason you are ob-taining excess funds for your loan.

• “Call me as I can’t make outgoing calls. Haven’t paid bill so they’ve disconnected me!” will not go a long way in assisting your cred-itworthiness.

• Th e number of dependents you have can signifi cantly impact your household living ex-pense assessment. “Th is is pic of me with my seven children” might not be the same picture you painted during your loan application proc-ess.

Th e MyRate website at myrate.com.au/blog has a complete list of what you need to apply for a home loan in the current environment as well as some additional considerations re saying too much online.

So think twice before you tweet – and don’t say anything you wouldn’t want your employer – or your mother to read; and perhaps in the future; your fi nancial institution.

National Families Week (15-21 May) is a great time to celebrate our family units,

but also to focus on the impor-tance of the fi nancial health of our loved ones.

One of the greatest pressures on a family’s happiness and wellbe-ing is fi nancial stress, said Human Services Portfolio General Manager, Hank Jongen.

“In fact, fi gures show that many people are not as adept at handling their money as they could be,” Mr Jongen said.

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), 53 per cent of Australians fall below the minimum level of numeric literacy needed to get by in daily life.

“But taking a few simple budg-etary measures can often relieve

families of some fi nancial stress,” he said.

“National Families Week may be the right time to set a new budget, tackle debt, and commit to replac-ing bad money habits with good ones.

“Th e Human Services Portfolio, including Centrelink and the Child Support Agency, provide a range of support services to the Australian community to help them fi ne-tune their household budgets.

Centrelink’s Financial Informa-tion Service educates and informs a wide range of people on fi nancial and lifestyle issues.

Th e CSA’s ‘My family is separat-ing – what now?’ website contains links to fi nancial counselling serv-ices. Th e CSA is also working with fi nancial counsellors through the Australian Financial Counselling

and Credit Reform Association to better support separated parents with their fi nancial pressures.

Th e CSA’s free publication, Me and my Money off ers separated par-ents tips and hints to help stretch their dollars. Visit csa.gov.au or call 13 1272 to fi nd out more about CSA products and services.

Families can also make the most of Centrelink’s online services at centrelink.gov.au For example, families can update their income es-timates when their income changes. Th is means families can deal with Centrelink in their own time to pro-vide up-to-date information, which is key to avoiding over payments.

CSA customers can also regis-ter with CSAonline at csa.gov.au. CSAonline off ers separated parents a range of convenient services when and where it suits them.

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Linda Evans is the Community Person of March

L inda Evans has lived in Roxby Downs for almost 10 years and she was

chosen as the Community Person of the month of March for her involvement and vol-unteer work in many of our local sporting clubs.

She is treasurer o the junior basketball committee, coached two teams, umpires three to four games each weekend and also co-ordinates umpires for the Satur-day competitions. Basketball, is a sport that she also plays for the Cougars team.

Linda also helps collect money for the District Network Squad Program (DNSP), a program developed to assist and provide additional coaching directed towards identifi ed performance-focussed athletes throughout regional South Australia. The intent of the Program is to assist

athletes in their progression to-wards State/Senior Selection Sta-tus, thereby giving remote based athletes recognition/motivation and an opportunity to reach their potential within the sport.

Approximately 25 to 30 male/female athletes (15 to 17 years of age) are selected to take part in this Regional state-wide program each year and Linda’s son Bailey was one of those chosen.

Our Community Person of March is also on the tennis com-mittee as a secretary and helps organise tennis junior competi-tions.

Linda Evans has also just taken on coaching two netball teams this season, a sport that she plays for Tangos.

She is one of those many self-less people who provide essential support for sports to continue to be played in country areas like Roxby Downs.

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Op e r a t i o n F l i n d e r s Foundation is a South Australian based charita-

ble organisation that runs award winning programs for young offenders and young people at risk. Th is year, the program is under a very real threat of cancellation.

It is an eight day exercise that ac-commodates children between the ages of 14 and 18 and is based in the Flinders Ranges. Th e teens are re-duced to the basics, no showers, no toilets, no beds, with the daily task of walking between fi ve to fi fteen kilo-metres each day, to diff erent camps, usually totalling around 100km by the end of the exercise.

Keeping active all day, every day of the trip, the participants learn ba-sic bush survival skills, are taught to abseil and study the rich history and culture of the Flinders Ranges and Indigenous people.

Th e program has been in opera-tion since 1991, but has only been operating out of Roxby Downs for the last two years, thanks to the help of

Scott Sauerwald. Scott saw the type of trouble some youth in Roxby con-stantly found themselves in and rose to the challenge of fi nding change.

Nationally recognised and accred-ited, Operations Flinders was hon-oured as a winner and the only South Australian entrant to the Australian Crime and Violence Awards.

“It provides the children with life changing experiences and life long mentors” said Scott.

You may be overwhelmed with a sense of déjà vu reading this article, as a similar one was printed merely weeks ago, calling for sponsors and or donations for it to proceed.

Th e program needs donations of fuel or fuel money and the help of volunteers to drive a 4WD, transport-ing the children to and from the base camp in the Flinders, up the Borefi eld road.

Th e program this year will be oper-ating from June 23 until June 30.

Without donations, Operation Flinders for Roxby participants will not go ahead.

Th e project is in dire straits at the moment, with the threat of cancella-

tion looming.What needs to be emphasised here

is the positive eff ect this trip has, and will have on children who are going through a rough patch.

It gives the children a chance to come out of the rough patch perhaps a little wiser, and defi nitely more ma-ture.

What other worthy, local, not for profi t program can you think of, that has this eff ect on teens?

BHPB has already made a substan-tial contribution to the program, as has Sportspower. Scott would like to thank and acknowledge their ongoing support and contributions over the last three years.

“I would also like to thank The Monitor for their ongoing support through publicity for the event,” said Scott.

Contractors, local businesses… this is a call to arms. Without your sup-port, our local youth may not have a fair chance at a successful career, family, life…

Donations can be made to Scott Sauerwald by contacting him directly on 0418894917 or Michelle Hales at the Council, on 86710010, who acts as the treasurer for this outfi t.

Call to arms for local teens

By Millie Thomas

In current affairs recently, there has been a string

of attacks on both t h e E d u c a t i o n Department and on schools nationwide.

After the controversy of the NAPLAN testing teach-er’s union boycott, and the display of information on the “MySchool” website, you would think that the Department for Education, Employment and Work-place Relations have had more than their fair share of drama for one year.

But on the horizon ap-proaches another contro-versy for the Education Department, teachers and schools alike, which seems to have consequentially similar ideas, objectives and values as the Education Department’s My School website.

“Ratemyteachers.com” is a US based website that promotes the rating and comparison of school teachers in schools not only Australia wide, but also fea-tures in other countries, such as the US, UK, New Zealand and Ireland.

Th e website allows any-one to anonymously score teachers, principals and

lecturers in four categories, from level one (lowest) to level fi ve (highest).

Th e four categories in-clude easiness, helpfulness, clarity and popularity.

Th e users can add com-ments, as well as a smiling, frowning or angry faces. Th is may be an indication of the maturity of the site.

Is this just the start of national and international comparative sites that de-molish industries’ reputa-tions and defames an indi-vidual’s career?

Hopefully, employers would not look to these sites as a point of reference for character evaluation, but the option is always there, isn’t it?

Australian Education Union SA vice president David Smith said teach-ers felt hurt, distressed and publicity humiliated. “Th ere is no accountability and no right of reply for teachers . . . I’ve read sev-eral of the (comments) and many are crude and cruel,” he said.

A spokesperson for the Minister of Education, Julia Gillard, said “Th e Govern-ment does not support the publication of league tables, nor does it support any sort of ranking of teachers

whatsoever.

“What we do support is tools such as the My School website, which can look at which schools are per-forming well and how we can learn from them, and which schools might need some extra assistance from the Federal Government,” the spokesperson said.

Th ere are more than 400 South Australian schools listed on the site, includ-ing our own Roxby Downs Area School.

The widely publicised attempted boycott of the NAPLAN tests by the Aus-tralian Education Union in a battle, using the media as a persuasive tool, against the Education Department was based largely on AEU’s opposition to the use of the information from the NAPLAN tests, to fuel the MySchool Website.

The AEU argues that there are more aspects to the success and validity of a school than Literacy, Numeracy and Language Conventions.

Honourable Ms Julia Gil-lard argues that without the basis of reading, writing and maths, the rest of the education realm is closed off to the student. Th erefore the website is relevant.

‘Rate My Teacher’ is a cause for concern

By Millie Thomas

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Swine flu vaccine. It’s safe, effective and freeSwine flu vaccine. It’s safe, effective and free*.Contact your GP or health care provider today and get vaccinated. For more information call 180 2007 or visit www.healthemergency.gov.au†State and Territory Hospital Data, compiled by the Department of Health and Ageing. *GPs may charge a consultation fee.

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WHAT’S ON sportsFRIDAY

SPIN - Pulse Gym - 7:30pmJUNIOR NETBALL TRAININGSOutdoor Courts - 3:00pm-6:00pmSENIOR NETBALL TRAININGSOutdoor Courts - 6:00pm-9:00pmVOLLEYBALL - Sports Stadiums - 6:30pm W&DFL FOOTBALL TRAINING Town Oval - 4:00pm- 9:30pmKARATE - Auditorium - 6:00pm-9:00pm

MONDAY

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-9:00pmSENIOR BASKETBALL GAMESSports Stadiums - 7:00pm-10:00pmW&DFL FOOTBALL TRAINING Town Oval - 4:00pm- 9:30pm

TUESDAY

PUMP - Pulse Gym - 9:00amX-TRAINER - Pulse Gym - 6:30pmJUNIOR NETBALL TRAININGSOutdoor Courts - 3:00pm-6:00pmSENIOR BASKETBALL GAMESSports Stadiums - 7:00pm-10:00pmW&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 - 7:30pmW&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 - 4:30pmSOFTBALLSchool Oval - 9:00am

24 to 30 May 2010

FORTHCOMING SPORTFOOTBALL May 22nd 2pm RDDCvsODFC@RD 6pm CPFCvsHSC@CP

FRIENDS Juanita

and Johan van Rooyen with Ronel and Riaan Bezuidenhart at

at the South African party

SOUTH AFRICAN

PARTY“What a lot we got”

a group shot of the children at the South African

Party

RAGGEDY PINKS

Paula Innes, Tricia Hendry, Linda Evans

and Jodie Brind at the Think Pink

Ladies Day

THE PINK

SADIESMel Williams, Stacey

and Peter Tegen, Rachel

Williams, Doreen Hall

and Maureen Maloney

at the Think Pink Ladies Golf Day

BOYS CLUB

Troy Homa, Rob Kinnaird and

Michael Esposito at the Blokes night

at the Leisure Centre

PINK

SUPERHEROESMelissa Tucker,

Emy Mitchell, Kelly Harris and Rikki Weaver at the

Think Pink Ladies Day

PINK PUNKS

Sally Benn, Natasha Bakonyi, Kristie McManus, Kate

Hobbs and Dexter (Dog) at the Think

Pink Ladies Day

GAL CAPONES

Sarah Gittoes, Bec Tayler, Maya Chaustowski, Lulu

Gime, Kath Laughton,

Stu Jones and Roxy the

dog at the Think Pink Ladies Day

PINK! Leita

Van Rooyen enjoying a glass

of wine at the Think Pink Ladies

Day

BOUNCY CASTLE

Sam and Alexis Patten at the

bouncy castle at Market Day

BLOKES NIGHT

Jarrad Walker, Josh Towler, Matt

Kinnaird and Damien

Strawbridge at the Leisure Centre

BLOKES NIGHT

Kris and Michael James at the

Leisure Centre’s Blokes night

LUCKY BAY FAIRIES Andrea Freeth, Nick Thompson,

Wendy McDonald, Val Sharrad and Jill Arcus at the Think

Pink Ladies Day

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Vaccinating school age children against swine flu will help reduce the chance of school-based outbreaks†.Swine flu vaccine. It’s safe, effective and free

Swine flu vaccine. It’s safe, effective and free*.Contact your GP or health care provider today and get you and your children vaccinated. For more information call 180 2007 or visit www.healthemergency.gov.au†Advice of the Australian Government’s Chief Medical Officer. *GPs may charge a consultation fee.

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MARKET DAY

Sarah Fresi, Belinda, Ella and Lucy Ramsey at

Market Day

KIDS RULE

Angus, Ben (at the wheel), Zack, Blake and Tiarnna at the Speedway

on Saturday night.

RAW TALENT

Louise and Dwight Cheesman

and Owen Lewis strike a chord at

Market Day

PURE CLASS!

Steph Wills, Mikaela

Wedding (with baby Henry), Cameron

Saxton, Josh Arnall and Louise Kohler

at OD’s Casino night

QUIET COUPLE

Mark Sweeney and Bennie

Mallyon at the OD footy club having

a couple of quieties

RELAY FOR LIFE

Petra Noble, Coral, Kate Pedersen, and

Regina Qualmann at

the Relay for Life Stall at Market Day

SWINGERS!Kara Edmonds,

Kylie Dietman, Dion Mckenna, Cara

Wedding and Anna

Richter at OD Footy Club’s Casino

night.

CHEEKY! Makenna

Francis and Charlee Hunter

at Market Day

MARKET DAY

Jess Smith, Kristina

Meredith, Sharon Leisk

and Darren Smith at Market Day

HAIRSPRAY! Jenny Francis curling up a

storm at Zealous’ fundraiser

MARKET DAY

Karen and Lachlan Taylor

at Market Day

THINK PINK!!

Anne Gray and Ann Shields as the “Flying Fs” at Think Pink Ladies Golf

Day

FUNDRAISERSharon and

Charlee Hunter at Zealous’ Relay For

Life fundraiser

SOUTH AFRICAN!

Carmen Crew with daughters Michelle

and Zani at the South African party on

Friday night

ZEALOUS FUNDRAISER

Katie Boyle, Nikki Millar, Nikki Pedler with Shayarna and Alisha Millar at the

Relay for LIfe fundraiser

FAIRYBELLE! Sarah Sanders with two sons Jai and Aiden

Sanders at Market Day

FIVE LITTLE PIGS

Tracey King, Mel Conodn, Suzanne

Crafter, Pat Coombes

and Jill Head dress up at the Think Pink

Ladies’ Golf Day

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Car Review & Road SafetyTips

The demise of Ford’s Fairlane and LTD models 2 years back pretty well handed this

entire sector of the Australian car market to Holden’s Statesman and Caprice. Now used almost exclusively as hire or government cars (or so it seems), we decided to take the latest Statesman back to its roots - when this type of Aussie car seemed to be driven mainly by people on the land. We took the 3.6litre V6 Statesman through a wide range of driving conditions to the edge of the outback in northern NSW.

It was a great chance to try out one of GM’s more comfortable models and, as expected, the ride was arm-chair soft all the way whether on freeways, minor highways or the dirt roads we couldn’t resist along the way.

Th ere’s no doubt the General still builds cars for Australian conditions and the Statesman is no exception. Th ese days however, manufacturers of large cars like Statesman have to improve fuel effi ciency and reduce emissions to entice buyers.

The Statesman’s V6 drives a 6 speed automatic transmission which we found hard to fault. Th e engine, putting out a respectable 210kW with 350Nm of torque, boasts the new SIDI fuel management system. With this, direct to the combustion chamber, fuel injection system Hold-en claims to produce fuel savings of 1.2litres per 100km over previous models. Th is translates to a quoted (combined) 10.3litres/100km (we averaged a touch under 10 for our predominately extra-urban driv-ing). CO2 emissions are quoted at 245g/km.

Holden has earned an impressive 5 star ANCAP rating on the Statesman with airbags front and side for driver and front passenger plus full side cur-tains. Th ere is of course Electronic Stability Control with ABS, EBA, EBD and Traction Control.

Inside, one finds all the luxuri-ous touring features you’d expect. Leather seats with 8 way electric adjustment for the driver and 4 way for front passenger. Dual zone air conditioning and a 6.5” multifunction LCD screen and park assist. Steer-

ing wheel controls, cruise control and heated exterior power mirrors plus auto headlights and windscreen wipers. For entertainment there’s an MP3 compatible 6CD Blaupunkt audio system and lots of storage to make this an ideal travelling vehicle. We also had the benefi t of the op-tional Sat Nav.

Th e only negative with the stor-age inside is the terribly small centre console and glove box – the latter compromised by the Sat Nav DVD player - which was annoying in an otherwise generously proportioned vehicle. Th e boot however is simply cavernous.

Our plan was a 4 day trip from Melbourne to Bourke on the edge of outback NSW and return. Our fi rst night was spent in Wagga Wagga and day two saw us headed North West for Bourke via West Wyalong, Parkes and Nyngan. We stopped for the night at the incredible Bourke Riverside Motel perched right beside the Darling River. Th is ancient all-suite motel is an absolute treasure, fi lled with priceless antiques, superb gardens and friendly dogs - not to mention the best breakfast in the outback!

Th e Darling was in fl ood and ex-pected to peak in the next few days. We’d intended following one of our all time favourite roads, from Bourke to Wilcannia (350kms of clay and gravel along the southern bank of the Dar-ling), but it was closed 99kms down-stream at Louth so on day three we headed south 160kms on the sealed Kidman Way to the mining town of Cobar.

Another 250kms south found us in Hillston faced with the choice of staying on the bitumen for the next 170kms into Hay or taking a short cut (13kms less) by getting off into

the gravel and heading for Booli-gal. Booligal was made famous in 1896 by Banjo Patterson in his poem “Hay and Hell and Booligal” so our choice was clear! Th is road took us through a number of large stations and through swarms of locusts (as we had on the way into Bourke the previous day). We learned later that locust & rabbit plagues were also a problem in the 1890s and doubtless infl uenced Banjo Patterson when he penned his poem.

Th e Statesman handled the gravel, potholes and cattle grids surprisingly well at speed and only threatened to understeer on sharp bends where drifts of gravel were piled up and we should have known better anyway.

From Booligal we headed for Hay down the Cobb Highway driving through an amazing, treeless land-scape of saltbush – aptly named One Tree Plain. Th is area is famous for its 360° skyline, amazing sunsets and starlit night skies.

Th e Statesman is a robust luxury vehicle and did everything we asked of it, comfortably and with style. We didn’t try fi tting a sheep in the back seat, but reckon you could fi t a couple quite comfortably if you needed to. For buyers who like room to move and a vehicle with plenty of power, Statesman fi ts the bill. Oh, and im-portantly when you’re out where we were, it’s comforting to know it runs happily on standard unleaded fuel and the tank holds a comfortable 73 litres.

RRP for the V6 Statesman is $63,990 (plus on roads). Our optional Sat Nav added a further $1,990.

Yvonne & David Williamswww.wheeldestinations.com

Vehicle supplied by GM Holden Ltd

B ecoming an Observant Team – or Spot the Idiots

It should go without saying that when out driving with your Learner you both need to be super observant. You must adopt the attitude that every other driver you meet on the roads is a potential health hazard and you have to drive accordingly. When you begin to observe other drivers you will see just how many terrible drivers there really are on the roads. One of the most frequent idiots you will see is the one who runs red lights. It is a very common practice and it is extremely dangerous - both for the foolhardy driver that attempts it and the traffi c entering the intersection with the green light.

Th ere are also hundreds of drivers out there still using mobile phones and smok-ing whilst they are supposed to be driving. Worse still some are sending SMS mes-sages as well, and that can be a fatal com-bination, particularly to other road users. Pet owners with un-restrained animals diving around on their laps are another of our favourite idiot drivers!

Of course all these examples are the easy ones to spot. Start looking for some more subtle signs of drivers not doing the right thing – the drivers who are not look-ing at the big picture and think they are the only road user:

• Drivers who drive with their auxiliary lights or fog lights on in broad daylight,

for example. Many of these lights are just badly aimed or are meant to supplement high beam. Th ey can dazzle oncoming drivers even in daylight.

• Drivers who have their mirrors ad-justed to see identical images in all three.

• Drivers sitting in a line of traffi c at a red light who, if they were aware of their surroundings (i.e. used their mirrors), could move forward ½ a metre, and allow traffi c behind to enter the turn slip lane.

• Drivers who drive down the freeway on-ramp at 60km/h or 80km/h and try to merge with the traffi c which is doing 100km/h.

Th e list is endless! Th ese are either driv-ers who don’t know or who don’t care, so be cautious when in their company, but point them out to your Learner, and get your Learner looking for them. Being conscious of the things other drivers are doing incorrectly, will make you both bet-ter drivers.

Of course if you recognise yourself in any of the descriptions above please try and change your ways! Make it a routine habit every time you drive to point out the drivers who seem to be totally unaware, the ones who are just plain selfi sh and those who are simply dangerous.

It means that you and your Learner will be prepared for the unexpected and that you are reinforcing the most important behaviour in your Learner – helping them to see the big picture and to be aware!

STATESMAN STILL PART OF THE

AUSSIE LANDSCAPE

ROAD SURVIVAL TACTICS

By Yvonne & David Williams

TIPS FOR PARENTS OF LEARNER DRIVERS

H ere’s listed some of the offenses that can take six points from South Australia’s

drivers, which is the highest value of points:

Excessive speed; driving recklessly or at speed or in manner dangerous to public; driving or attempting to put ve-hicle in motion while under infl uence of liquor or drug; refusing or failing to comply with direction of police offi cer in relation to alcotest or breath analy-sis; refusing or failing to comply with direction of police offi cer in relation to drug screening test, oral fl uid analysis or blood test or refusing or failing to comply with request to submit to taking of sample of blood.

Remember that if you accumulate:•12 to 15 points you lose your right

to drive for three months; •16 to 20 points you lose your right

to drive for four months;

• More than 20 points you lose your right to drive for fi ve months.

Demerit points are incurred whether the off ence is committed in South Aus-tralia or interstate.

If you accrue six or more demerit points, a warning notice is sent to you (unless you have an interstate address) warning that you are close to being disqualifi ed from driving. Th e warn-ing notice shows the off ence details, the date the off ence was committed and the number of demerit points for each of-fence.

If you are disqualifi ed from driving as a result of the accumulation of de-merit points, the disqualifi cation starts 28 days after a formal notice is sent to you, providing you formally acknowl-edge receipt of the notice within this timeframe.

If you are already disqualifi ed, any new demerit point disqualifi cation will start immediately after the existing dis-qualifi cation ends.

Demerit points peculiar to South Australia

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I amwoman

A sking women to exercise more and eat less is just

too simplistic. Although many diseases are linked to things we seemingly control, to assume that women aren’t healthier because they are either uninformed or uncom-mitted is wrong.

Women’s lives are com-plicated and interrelated, one factor enmeshed in a dozen others, interwoven by relationships and situ-ations.

On closer examination, researchers now believe that a woman’s health is profoundly impacted by factors outside of her con-trol. Th e National Institutes of Health Research Priori-ties for Women’s Health for 2010 reports that con-ditions such as caring for children or family mem-bers, her marital status, and how much she works inside and/or outside the home, have a signifi cant bearing on women’s health priori-ties. Her health is also in-fl uenced by her culture, her education and resources, even by whether she lives in a rural or metropolitan community. And, of course,

there is an immense dispar-ity in access to care – the harsh dividing line that will defi ne the new haves and have-nots.

Key #1Sleep. According to the

Division of Sleep Medi-cine at Harvard Medical School, regularly shorting ourselves of sleep is asso-ciated with serious condi-tions that will shorten our life expectancy. Lack of sleep has been linked to diabetes, high blood pres-sure, heart disease, obes-ity and reduced immune function. Although getting eight solid hours is just not realistic for some women, make a personal commit-ment to give yourself long-er, better quality sleep. It’s a big fi rst step on the path to wellness.

Key #2 Exercise. Although we’d

all like to take the recom-mended half hour walk every day, for most of us, life just gets in the way. One of the most stunning arguments for exercise is the discovery that the risk of dying of a recurrence of breast cancer is lowest among women who walk

at least three to fi ve hours per week, according to the American Cancer Society.

For the general popu-lation, Mayo Clinic lists benefi ts of regular exercise as improving your mood, combating chronic disease, managing weight, boosting energy, promoting sleep and even improving your sex life.

Key #3Nutrition. To combat

the number one killer of women, heart disease, the American Heart Associa-tion recommends a “Medi-terranean” diet, rich in veg-etables, whole grains, fruits, olive oil, and legumes such as beans. It is predomi-nantly based on plants and

seafood with limited lean meats or cheese. Reduce sugar and salt by leading your family to rediscover the natural taste of foods.

Key #4 Regular checkups and

preventive screenings. Many women believe that if they feel good, they must be well. Unfortunately, some diseases are great at hid-ing until they are a serious - perhaps deadly - problem. On medical issues, I sug-gest three “don’ts:

Research shows that when women take care of themselves, the health of their family improves. And that, after all, is the greatest gift we can give to ourselves and to the world.

A s one of the most comfortable clothing staples

in everyone’s wardrobe, saying goodbye to your favourite pair of jeans for nine months is unthinkable when you become pregnant.

Ingrid, who is six-months pregnant, says she misses her comfy pre-pregnancy jeans the most.

“Something I wasn’t ex-pecting [when I became pregnant] was that my hips completely changed shape,” Ingrid says. “So not only was my belly increasing in size but so were my hips. And it meant my jeans were completely out of the question.”

Most women find that once their body starts to change shape, normal jeans become too tight across the middle. The mindset is that pregnancy jeans are all unattractive with elas-

tic waistbands and many women kiss goodbye to their favourites in favour of dresses and skirts.

Aussie favourite Just Jeans has just released maternity jeans into their stores. With three styles to choose from: skinny leg, straight leg and boot leg.

Th e jeans are cut so the front sits just below the bel-ly, and with a front fl y they will look just like you are wearing your normal jeans. What’s more is these jeans are made of stretch denim and they have stretch pan-els on either side of the waistband, which you can adjust as your baby grows.

These maternity jeans are $89.95 and come in sizes eight to 16.

With these snazzy pants, there is no reason to feel uncomfortable wearing your favourite styles while waiting for your bundle of joy to arrive. Source: Women’s Weekly

Snug fi t: jeans for your baby belly

May is Morning Tea time. So tea up your friends or workmates and help tip the balance in the fight against cancer. It’s easy, it’s fun and together you’ll be making a big difference, because every cup counts. Register now, call 1300 65 65 85 or visit www.biggestmorningtea.com.au

Four keys to women’s health

H ere’s a statistic to make you think twice about what you eat:

an unhealthy diet may be behind up to one-third of all cancers. It’s vital therefore to increase your intake of fruit and vegetables. They contain phytochemicals and antioxidants, which count-less studies have shown help to protect, block or suppress cancer-causing cells and tumours. Many help to pro-tect against specifi c cancers, too:

- Broccoli and cabbage con-tain glucosinolates, which break down to fight lung and colon cancers. (Tip: if you can’t stand broccoli, but want its cancer-fighting properties, look for broccoli sprouts, available in health food stores and some su-permarkets.

Th ey’ve got a tangy yet deli-cate taste, and they contain up to 50 times the concentration of the protective chemical sul-phoraphane found in mature broccoli.)

- Citrus fruit is high in anti-oxidant fl avonoids that protect against stomach and oral can-cer.

- Garlic has been shown to re-duce the size of colon tumours.

- Grapes, or rather, their skins, contain resveratrol, which inhib-its cancer development.

- Soya contains a naturally occurring plant oestrogen that mimics the action of the anti-breast cancer drug tamoxifen.

- Tomatoes contain lycopene, which protects against cancer-causing pollutants and helps guard against stomach and pros-tate cancer.

- Watercress contains a sub-stance called phenethyl iso-thiocyanate, which preliminary research fi ndings indicate may help prevent lung cancer.

Fight cancer in the kitchen

Final numbers are needed to see if the

proposed Weight Watchers meeting for

Roxby Downs will begin at the end of May

To confirm your attendance please

contact Kim Furnell on 0428 658 163

On May 11, 1960 the f irst oral contraceptive

pill was made available to women in the United States.

“With the availability of the Pill came the fi rst safe and effective means for women to control their fertility and for couples to make decisions about when and if and how many children they would have,” said Shine SA CEO Kaisu Vartto.

For women, this day heralded signfi -cant change.

“Women were able to control their

fertility and that meant that they could enter the workforce and engage in further education.

“This saw a rapid in-crease in the number of women that were entering professional occupations in the 1970 and 1980’s. No longer were women re-stricted to being a house-wife, secretary, nurse or teacher or be engaged in menial and manual factory fl oors.

Ms Vartto says that be-cause women were able

to control fertility it also meant that children were planned, wanted, loved and that meant they were healthier and happier than in previous generations.

“As a result the South Australian orphanages began to close their doors and by the late 1980s hard-ly any remained.

In 1970 the teen birth rate was 67.7 births per 1000 teenagers 15-19 years of age. In 2008 it was 16.9.

In 1970 there were 798 adoptions of Australian born children in SA, in 2006 there were 3.

Th e availability of Th e Pill changed our history.

50 YEARS SINCE FIRST ORAL

CONTRACEPTIVE PILL

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Fitness / Group Fitness Instructor (Casual)Pulse Fitness, located within Roxby Downs Leisure Centre requires a vibrant, energetic and Group Fitness Instructor.

The successful applicant will have

· A minimum Certificate III in fitness

· Senior First Aid & CPR

· Experience working as a Group Fitness Instructor and taking Group Fitness classes.

· Experience in any of the following classes; FREESTYLE CLASSES, HI/LOW, PUMP, FITBALL, STEP, STRETCH, SPIN, BOXING & AQUA

· A passion for the industry and be motivated to help members succeed

· Enjoy working with a team, be friendly, honest and reliable

APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TOMichael Esposito - Operations Manager Roxby Leisure

PO Box 300, Roxby Downs SA 5725Phone: 08 8671 0500 or 0448 882 186

Fax: 08 8671 0594Email: michael@roxbyleisure.com

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: 0418833576

telephone 08 8671 1353 facsimile 08 8671 2229admin@mpsgroup.net.au

PO 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

Do you need help to liveindependently at home?

* Calls from mobile phones are charged at applicable rates

Commonwealth Respite and Carelink Centres are here to help.

A Centre can:

• Provide you with information on local aged & community care services available to suit your needs

• Arrange help for carers to take a break from their caring role (respite)

To contact your local Centre call Freecall™ 1800 052 222*

To fi nd your nearest shopfront visit www.commcarelink.health.gov.au

For emergency respite outside business hours call Freecall™ 1800 059 059*

Carer Advisory and Counselling Service For family carer support and counselling you can contact your state or territory Carers Association on 1800 242 636*

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CAMPER trailer for sale reg: S305 TAO Hydraulic over-ride brakes, 45 Lt Water tank and pump, 3 water jerry cans, twin safety chains, clear zip-in windows for tent. In Adelaide but will bring up for genuine buyer, only used 3 nights pur-chased in September 2009. $9999 ono Greg Searle 0409699353

MEETINGS

FINAL numbers are needed to see if the p roposed Weigh t Watchers meeting for Roxby Downs will begin at the end of May.To con f i rm you r attendance please contact Kim Furnell on 0428 658 163.

ACCESS CCHIROPRACTIC

Dr Munib WatersConsults at 97 Pioneer Drive, Roxby Downs

Times to accommodate shift workers

Instant health fund rebates - Manual adjusting & Activator techniques

24/7 Booking & enquiry service PHONE 8645 0880

Tuesday 25th May PM, Wednesday 26th May AM, Tuesday 8th June PM, Wednesday 9th June AM

Soul Food Returns to Roxby!

The Events of the past year have given us all much to think about. Is money all we need? Is work all that occupies our

daily life?

As a service to the people of Roxby Downs the Baha’i community is once

again offering regular Soul Food events. These are designed to inspire

individuals through uplifting spiritual writings drawn from a variety of

sources, complimented by meditative live music.

The program will be held every third Sunday of the month, starting this

Sunday, May 23 at 11.00 am at Leisure Centre Art Gallery.

Come along and be inspired!!

HELP WANTED

WITH jumping castleyoung, strong manearn ex t ra $ on weekends contact 0433 436 086

HOUSE FOR SALE

P R I V A T E S a l e4 bedroom, bathroom & ensuite, 2 sheds, swimming pool, double carport, large block.Kitchen with wooden cupboards. Brand new built-ins in all rooms & laundry P. O . A C o n t a c t 0433 436 086

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REMEMBER to drop notices into The Monitor for the notice boards.

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ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES OFFICERWoomera Community HospitalIndicative Total Remuneration: $24,095 - $43,982 (pro rata) – Perm P/T – ASO1

You will coordinate and provide reception duties, accounting and clerical support services which contribute to the effi cient operation of the Woomera Community Hospital. This will include word processing, photocopying, answering telephone calls, fi ling, retrieval of documents and booking of appointments. With previous general clerical experience or training, you will demonstrate good computer keyboard skills and ability to set work priorities. Job Ref: 3017.

For more information visit:

www.health.sa.gov.au/careers or phone 1300 882 992

Phone: 8671 2683

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HAVE YOUR SAY . . .

“It was pretty hard. I have a 10% learning disability and still had to take the same test as everyone else.”

Daniel Bulman

“I t ’s pre t ty easy, just annoy-ing, because it’s too long.”

Luke Ryan

“It is boring and easy-ish. I pretty much g u e s s e d t h e whole test.”

Jaiden Gowley

“It is pretty good, it’s easy, but hard. Some questions are hard and some are very easy.”

Scarlett Koning

How are you finding the NAPLAN test so far?

WHAT’S ON

ROXBY DOWNS’ LUTHERAN CHURCH10:30am every Sunday of the month5:30pm 3rd Sunday of each month9:30am every Sunday during school terms

FAITHWORKS’ CHRISTIAN CHURCHAn Assemblies Church meets every Sunday 10.30 am at Roxby Downs Catholic School LibraryKeith Moody Phone: 0414 570 871

ST. BARBARA’S PARISH CATHOLIC CHURCH78 Pioneer Drive, Roxby DownsMay Mass TimesSat 22nd 6.00pmSun 23rd 9.00amReadings & CommunionSat 8th - 15th - 29th 6.00pm

ANDAMOOKA/ROXBY BIBLE CHURCH10:00am Sundays, Worship Service 6.30pm Fridays, Kids Club, 7 years + Phone: 8672 7213

ROXBY 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, starting Sunday, 23 May at 11.00am in the Cultural Precinct Art Gallery. Come along and be inspired!!

5RRR EYES DOWN BINGOSaturday 22 May 2010 from 2:30 PMVenue: Woomera RSL and Bowling Club

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 SERVICEDIABETES EDUCATOR - 18 JunePhone: 86485706

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST - 21 MayPhone: 86485800

SPEECH PATHOLOGIST - 21 MayPhone: 86485800

PHYSIOTHERAPIST - 3 & 4 JunePhone: 86485800

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH WORKER - 21 MayPhone: 86485800

DIETICIAN - 21 MayPhone: 86485800

PODIATRIST - 18 JunePhone: 86485500

CAMHS - 3 & 4 June(CHILD & ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE)

PHARMACY - 3 & 4 June

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.

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most cars and 4WD’s”

By Millie ThomasAdelaide Crows representatives visited Roxby,

Woomera and Andamooka schools this week in an ef-fort to promote “cyber safety”.

Joel Kay addressed Roxby Downs Area School students fi rst thing Monday morning and gave them helpful hints on how to stay safe on the net.

Mr Kay didn’t so much as focus on the dangers of talk-ing to strangers on the internet, but outlined some safe pointers for the children to think about as they access unknown, and socialising websites.

Mr Kay made it very clear the social networking web-site “Facebook” is illegal for primary school students.

Th e hints were summarised in an “ABC” poem; “T” – tell your mum or dad if something upsets you

on the internet“H” – hide your password“I” - interesting websites can be fun“N” – it’s important to be nice to others on the net“K” – keep your personal information safeAnd of course there were heaps of giveaways for the

most enthusiastic and interactive students, including a Crows football and junior Crows memberships.

Th e visit was a part of a conjoined eff ort by the Ad-elaide Football Club and the Department of Education and Children’s Services in promoting the “Crows in Schools” program via the Centra Program. Th e program was fi rst introduced in 2005, aimed particularly at re-gional and remote schools.

Crows players promote cyber safety in the Far North

Junior Netball11 and UnderShooters 5 drew with Bullets 5Rockets 11 d T-Birds 613 and UnderBullets 29 d Shooters 20Rockets 37 d T-Birds 1717 and UnderShooters 44 d T-Birds 28Bullets 48 d Lightning 44

Senior Netball ResultsA Grade Hornridge - 46Miners 1 - 46 GHD Gems - 64DefeatedSodexo Geckos - 29 Olympic Dam A Bye B GradeHornridge 2 - 58Defeated Miners 2 - 31

Zodiacs 1 - 54DefeatedMiners Red - 41 Olympic Dam B Bye C GradeMiners White - 52Defeated Zodiacs 2 - 47 Hornridge 3 - 36Defeated Andamooka - 25 Olympic Dam C Bye

Indoor Soccer04-05-2010Blues 5 def Wolves 4

Weds Netball05-05-2010

A Grade:Hornridge 42 defeated Redbacks 26Eagles 40 defeated Victorious Secret 26

B Grade:Sporty Shorties 25 defeated Milkshakes 23Tango’s 26 defeated Desert Demons 12

Mixed:Roxby PLeisure 21 defeated First Contact 17UNO 37 defeated Goal Diggers 22

Indoor Mixed Hockey06-05-2010Green (copper oxides) 10 defeated Blues 7White (Hot Shots) 11 defeated Red (SRTA Scorpions) 10

Weds Netball12-05-2010

A Grade:Eagles 39 defeated

Redbacks 31

Victorious Secret 37

defeated Hornridge 36

B Grade:Desert Demons 30

defeated Milkshakes 27

Sporty Shorties 36

defeated Tango’s 20

Roxby PLeisure 23

defeated UNO 17

First Contact 30 defeated

Goal Diggers 19

Indoor Mixed Hockey13-05-2010

White (hot Shots) 7

defeated Blues 2

Green (copper oxides)

10 defeated Red (SRTA

Scorpions) 3

ABOVE: Chelsea Brind (Andamooka) about to receive the ball from Sarah Lynch while Hornridge Wing Attack Danika Sapwell and Centre Lisa Howard try to intercept.

LEFT: Hannah Rigden takes a high ball in the Hornridge circle.

RIGHT: Andamooka’s Karen Williams and Pip Clarke couldn’t do much to stop this goal from Hornridge players, Hannah Rigden

and Rhy Paulaukas.

BELOW: Hornridge Centre player Danika Sapwell enjoying the game.

C grade Netball action

Indoor Sports results from the Leisure Centre

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ScoreboardROUND 5 15th May 09

Olympic Dam 16 goals 11 behinds 107 points defeated Andamooka 9 goals 8 behinds 62

points Best players for OD 1st S Montgomerie 2nd D Moyse 3rd T Hornhardt 4th M DarrieGoal scorers R Montgomerie 7 goals L Copeland 4 goals B Rynne R Summerton 2 goals D Moyse 1 goal Best players for Andamooka 1st R Sporton 2nd A Moss 3rd J Barnes 4th D Reid 5th T RipleyGoal scorersT Paull 3 goals M Moloney 2 goals D McDonald A Moss M Davis L Scobie 1 goal each

Roxby Districts 18goals 15 behinds 123 points defeated Hornridge 3 goals 9 behinds

27 points Best players for Roxby 1st J Smart 2nd C Kenny 3rd B Chesson 4th J Watson 5th S FineyGoal scorers I McBey 4 goals J Watson K Zeptner 3 goals M Bennie 2 goals J Smart J Haugum B Platen C Kenny M Lively M Howard 1 goal eachBest players for Hornridge 1st D McEvoy 2nd B Grimston 3rd N Tuthill 4th M Blackie 5th J BeenhamGoal scorers R Price T Golding K Farrell 1 goal each

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JUNIOR COLTSBulldogs 6 goal 6 behinds 42 points defeated

Hawks 4 goals 1 behind 25 pointsBest players for Bulldogs 1st L Weston 2nd A Caburnay 3rd T Odgers 4th J Dawson 5th S KingGoal scorers Matthew W 2 goals T Odges S King J McCarthy J Dawson 1 goal each

SENIOR COLTSBulldogs 7 goals 13 behinds 55 points

defeated Hawks 2 goals 6 behinds 18 pointsBest players for Bulldogs 1st D Kraljev 2nb D Male 3rd J Mason 4th E Zeptner 5th D LloydGoal scorers E Zeptner 3 goals J Christall D Male 2 goals each

Best players for Hawks 1st J Brind 2nd S Orr 3rd C McLeod 4th J Lawerence 5th S SmithGoal scorers N Rainsford A Ryan 1 goal each

No surprises in the last round of football played at the Roxby Downs town oval on Saturday when two of

the main fl ag contenders were clinical in their dominance of the games.

Both Olympic Dam and Roxby Districts exerted their superior skills over the lowly Andamooka and Hornridge teams who are languishing at the bottom of the table.

Olympic Dam continued on their winning way making their charge to the fi nals series with a magnifi cent 45 point win over a lack luster Andamooka Roos, who at this early stage in the season seem to be lacking depth, even though promising much pre-season.

Rhian Montgomerie again was a very strong focal point for the Devils booting a game high seven goals, with the evergreen Copeland chip-ping in for four. Paull for the Roos was the best of the goal scorers with three and Moloney two.

In the other game of the day, Roxby Districts sent a loud message to the league, that they re-ally are the team to beat for this year’s fl ag.

Th eir 96 point victory was embarrassing for the hapless Hornridge boys, who are just that, a team of young developing players.

Th e 18-15 (123) to 3-9 (27) scoreline shows just how good the Miners are in off ence and defence. With a plethora of scorers the Miners had many options in front of goal. McBey, has picked up where he left off in the last year’s grand fi nal and booted four to be the top scor-er, but with Watson and Zeptner both booting three and a host of others to register scores there was little the Magpie defence could do as the onslaught continued throughout the match.

Th is game was marred by the all in melee and two players being sent off . Th e umpires will be doing more of this to prevent further occurences in the future.

Th ere is plenty to like about the Miners as they work toward the fi nal series and Mark Dal-gliesh has his job cut out keeping them focused for the biggest prize of all, the 2010 fl ag.

Th is weekend’s round of games will see Coo-ber Pedy back on the winner’s list after suc-cumbing meekly to OD in round four. Th ey take on Hornridge who will have the long haul to Coober Pedy and with the skill, speed and aggression of the Sainters no one could confi -dently predict an upset in this one.

However, the only game at Roxby on Satur-day will be a clash of the titans. Roxby Districts will meet Olympic Dam in the game of the day and predicting a winner here will be the fl ip of a coin.

Both have hit a purple patch in the last couple of weeks, and have more than pride to play for in this one. Many predict these two teams will face off come grand fi nal day come September and whoever wins on Saturday will have that little psychological edge.

If the two Montgomeries are playing and Copeland can keep scoring like he has, then the good money will have to go on the Devils, in a game that will go down to the wire.

No surprises in footy results

Roxby District’s Jack Orr breaks the Hornridge tackle of young Dylan Male above and below he gets airborne in an attempt to take the mark of the day.

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Boxing SA is holding a boxing tourna-ment in Roxby Downs on Saturday, June, 12 and this fi rst for the town is

being sponsored by Rema Tip Top.“Boxing SA has chosen to hold a tournament

in Roxby Downs as we are trying to promote the sport of amateur boxing throughout South Aus-tralia,” said Allison Goodes, president of Boxing SA.

Boxing SA has four boxers and a coach reg-istered with our association living at Roxby Downs.

Th e local boxers competing are Craig Clark, Stuart Orr, Josh Jeff erson and Stephen Finey and their coach is Steven Rudd.

“Th is is an ideal time for Boxing SA to show support to these boxers and to allow them to compete in front of their family and friends,” Mrs Goodes told Th e Monitor.

Th e Boxing tournament in Roxby Downs will bring boxers, coaches, family, friends and sup-porters from all over South Australia, as well as some boxers from Alice Springs attending the tournament.

“Boxing SA is looking forward to our first tournament to be held at Roxby Downs and to showcase the great sport of amateur boxing,” Mrs

Goodes added.Council Administrator Bill Boehm said that

whist boxing may not appeal to some; there are many young males in our community who will no doubt be interested in attending the event.

“It’s good to see that Culture and Leisure Centre continues to be used for new events that service the many diff erent elements of our community that, in some ways are neglected when it comes to cultural events.

“Many may never have experienced boxing, which we all know is a well established Olympic sporting event.

From all reports it has been successfully run in other regional communities and well managed

by Boxing SA. “It’s important that when presented with an

opportunity that this is supported locally as hope-fully it will,” Mr Boehm told Th e Monitor.

The tournament will be held at the Roxby Downs Auditorium, doors open at 6.30pm and the fi rst bout is at 7pm.

Tickets are available at the Roxby Downs Infor-mation and Visitor Centre.

Boxing SA is the governing body for the Olym-pic sport of amateur boxing in South Australia. It is also a not for profi t, member state of Boxing Australia Inc, and affi liated with the SA Olympic Council and the SA Commonwealth Games As-sociation.

Boxing tournament a Boxing tournament a fi rst for Roxby Downs

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THE BOUNTY HUNTERRated M Duration 110 mins.A bounty hunter learns that his next target is his ex-wife, a reporter working on a murder cover-up. Soon after their reunion, the duo find themselves on a run-for-their-lives adventure. Stars Jennifer Aniston, Gerald Butler, Gio Perez. Screens: Friday 21 May @ 7.30pm, Sun. 23 May @ 3pm, Tuesday 25 May @ 7pm.

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BENEATH HILLRated M Duration 122 mins.The extraordinary true story of Oliver Woodward, who must tear himself from his new young love to go to the mud and carnage of the Western Front. Stars Brendan Cowell, Harrison Gilbertson. Screens: Saturday 22 May @ 7.30pm, Sunday 23 May @ 7.30pm.

NANNY McPHEE & THE BIG BANGRated G Duration 109 mins.Nanny McPhee helps a young mother who tries to run the family farm while her husband’s away, she uses her magic to teach the children five new lessons. Stars Ralph Fiennes, Ewan McGregot, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Emma Thompson. Screens: Saturday 22 May @ 3pm, Sunday 23 May @ 11am.

PLAY CAFÉ in the auditorium Mondays 9.30 > 12

NIPPY GYM in the auditoriumThursdays 9.30 > 11.30 *Parents please note that you are responsible for the supervision and wellbeing of your children.

MOTHERS COFFEE GROUPThursdays 9 > 12 Dunes Café

ROXBY’S BIGGEST AFTERNOON TEAOur take on Australia’s biggest morning tea. Thursday 27th May 2-3pmDunes Café - all welcome.All proceeds go towards the Australian Cancer Council.

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