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Support for expansionBHP Billiton released the fi nal

Supplementary Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for

the expansion of the Olympic Dam mine and is expecting government decisions in the next six months.

BHP Billiton Uranium Customer Sec-tor Group President, Dean Dalla Valle, told a very large and receptive audience at the American Chamber of Commerce luncheon last Friday the project could inject billions of dollars into the South Australian economy for decades to come.

His speech to the 800 strong crowd of business people, banking and fi nance industry leaders, mining companies, contractors and educators gained wide-spread support as well as a call from a former State Premier Dean Brown that it is now time Australia revisited the uranium power debate.

Th e proposed expansion of Olympic Dam still remains subject to fi nal gov-ernment approvals as well as approval by the BHP Billiton Board.

Mr. Dalla Valle said, “Olympic Dam is the world’s largest uranium deposit and a leading copper and gold resource. Th e Olympic Dam expansion will deliver enormous benefi ts to the South Aus-tralian economy, including generating up to 6,000 new jobs during construc-tion, a further 4,000 full time positions at the expanded open pit mine and an estimated 15,000 new indirect jobs. Fur-thermore, the expansion has the poten-tial to boost State revenue by billions of dollars over the life of the project.”

Th e SEIS addresses the environmen-tal, social, cultural and economic issues raised in more than 4,000 public sub-missions on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement, which was released to the public in May 2009.

“Today is an important day for BHP

Billiton and I believe an important mile-stone in the long term development and future prosperity of South Australia.

“It was two years ago this week that I stood here at the Adelaide Convention Centre and released the Draft Environ-mental Impact Statement that set out our plans to expand the Olympic Dam mine.

“Th at statement was the culmination of more than four years of extensive study.

“It detailed every aspect of our pro-posal to convert Olympic Dam’s un-derground mine into one of the world’s largest open pit mines,” said Mr Dalla Valle.

Th e release of the SEIS means BHP Billiton has entered the last stages of regulatory approvals and anticipates a decision by the respective governments in the second half of this year.

“In other words, our work is done and it’s now up to governments to either ap-prove or not approve this project or ap-prove the project with conditions.”

Mr. Dalla Valle said the company has invested more than A$30 million in developing the environmental impact statement for this project.

He told the AM CHAM meeting that following the release of the Draft EIS in May 2009, BHP Billiton undertook a lengthy period of consultation an un-precedented 14 weeks and invited sub-missions from any interested party or individual who wanted to ask a question, comment on or challenge us in some way about our project.

In all, more than 4,000 submissions were received from a wide-range of in-dividuals, groups and organisations.

“So what responses did we receive? Mr. Dalla Valle said, “Well, we did re-ceive one submission that warned that the size of our open pit was likely to at-tract aliens to earth. Th ere were a few

that used some very colourful language to describe the company...it even made an old miner blush!

“But the most commonly raised seri-ous issue related to the location of the

desalination plant and questions about how it will co-exist with the Giant Aus-tralian Cuttlefi sh. Th ere were of course other issues, including greenhouse gas and the use of renewable energy as well

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BHP Billiton Uranium Customer Sector Group President, Dean Dalla Valle with Roxby Downs Council Administrator Bill Boehm at last week’s American Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Adelaide Convention Centre.

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Accident victim improvingBy Celeste Lustosa

Monday, May 9 Roxby Downs had two major road accidents ; one

involving two cars with no victims and one involving a car and a pushbike with a victim with serious injuries.

The victim was Sheila Culf, a well known member of our com-munity.

On Monday, May 16 Th e Moni-tor spoke to the Culf family for an update on Sheila’s condition and we were informed it had improved.

Th e family stated that “Sheila is out of the ICU. She has suff ered serious brain injuries and will go through a slow recovery and a fairly

long rehabilitation process. She also had a serious fracture to her right arm but most of her physical inju-ries are improving quickly.”

Th ey went on to say that Sheila is lucid and she is able to commu-nicate with the family. “Th e family is celebrating every little improve-ment in her condition and we are taking one day at a time.

“Th e Culf family would like to thank the community for their support following the incident last week. Th e outpouring of kindness has been overwhelming and greatly appreciated.

“All the little things our friends from the community have been doing for us have been very well noticed.”

Th ey also stated that “the fam-ily understands it was an accident and we don’t want to make this any harder for the ones involved as it already is.”

Sheila was currently involved with the Red Earth Festival putting a big production together and the Festival committee decided to con-tinue to plan for Sheila’s produc-tion as per the original schedule for ‘Th irteen for Dinner’.

Th e two accidents occurred on the same week the United Nations launched the ‘Decade of Action for Road Safety’, which is pioneering campaign to put a halt to the hor-rifi c carnage experienced daily on roads and that has gained the sup-port of police across Australia.

Tagging along for the “Doc”

The Roxby Downs Auxiliary of the Royal Flying Doctor Service held another 4WD Mystery Tag-Along-Tour last weekend, with the day

being hailed as a huge success with $970 being raised for the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

Th e Tag-Along-Tour was completed with all land owners prior permission. In all 27 cars participated, with 95 people in attendance. A great day had by all, and the weather was perfect.

With most vehicles having UHF radios, there was never a dull moment, whether it be discussing the local area, wildlife spotting, highlighting the track conditions, or just the general ribbing between the vehicles.

By attending the RFDS Tag Along Tour, we have had access to some areas that are not accessible to the general public, and we have raised money towards a

deserving cause at the same time. Th e local area really is spectacular, and a sight to be seen. All of our Tag Along Tours are pre-approved through the station owners, so please do not follow any tracks without the required permission.

Th e day’s terrain encountered varied conditions from sand blown station tracks, swale, rocky terrain and some sand dunes thrown in as well.

A huge thank you to the people who donated baked goodies for our morning and afternoon teas; you are all gems (not to mention great cooks!), and also to the boys for cooking our sausage sizzle lunch. I don’t think anyone could possibly have gone home hungry – we were all very well fed!

Don’t forget our annual RFDS Irish Christmas is coming up on the 4th of June. Tickets are $35 each and available from the Roxby Downs Community Club. Always a great night of fun. See you there!

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A ccommodation in Roxby Downs is about to become

more diffi cult and more expensive due to a $95 weekly increase in fees for unit owners at the Myall Grove Holiday Park.

Owners who have in-vested in units or per-manent on site caravans have been notified by Park owner, Aspen Parks that their rents will go up by a fl at $95 per week as of July 1, 2011.

Coincidentally, the in-crease comes hot on the heels of the closure of the Olympic Dam Caravan Park, a decision that has already put more pressure on the rental and housing market in Roxby Downs.

The rental property market is already at a pre-mium and now with the impost of another $95 per week for most unit or per-manent caravan owners at Myall Park it is going to become more expen-sive and more diffi cult to find accommodation in the town at a time when employment is often con-tingent upon fi nding ac-commodation.

Some unit owners have spoken to The Monitor about the added costs and say they will have to pass that on to tenants or try to sell their investments. Some are calling on BHP Billiton or Council to es-tablish another park ur-gently otherwise it will be impossible to fi nd work-ers who will come and pay excessive rents.

Those owners who spoke to The Monitor

$95/week increase in rents for unit owners at Myall Grove

claim they are being ex-ploited by the park owners the Aspen Parks Property Fund who now have a mo-nopoly in the town.

Th e Western Australian based company operates 25 parks around Australia, two in SA at Roxby Downs and Port Augusta.

A private investor who owns two units within Myall Grove Holiday Park and wishes to remain anonymous, is at his wits end.

Upon receiving a letter from Aspen Parks notify-ing them of the jump of site rates from $155 per week to $250 per week, this investor has been met with dead ends.

“Every time we contact them, they put us on to the head offi ce and they don’t want to talk to us, say they’ll ring us back but never do,” he said. “I can’t work out how they calculate their site fees be-cause I’ve got two blocks in there, one of them is huge and the other is very small, and I’m being charged the same price for both.

“I’m still waiting for them to call me back.”

He said he dreads in-forming his loyal tenants. “For a start, I’m going to have to approach the ten-ants and put the rent up $95 a week. I’ve got to ring the residential tribunal, but I don’t think you can put it up in that big a hit at once.

“It just makes it bloody hard, that’s a fair hit out of someone’s pay packet.

“I like to keep the rent cheap because I have good tenants, but unfortunately,

they’re going to have to pay.”

He went on to say that it shouldn’t be just up to the little man to help re-lieve this issue, which has added to Roxby Downs’ now infamous real estate crisis.

“I think it’s pathetic from BHP’s point of view that they haven’t created another caravan park. They called for expres-sions of interest about seven or eight years ago for caravan parks and what’s happened? Noth-ing.”

He pointed out that the caravan parks were always an easier and cheaper outlet for new residents to town, who were unable to aff ord more permanent housing, or were looking

for interim accommoda-tion before moving their family here. He said this will not be an option any-more.

“If the tenants aren’t prepared to pay the rent and I can’t fi nd someone who will, I’ll be like a tur-tle. I’ll pick my house up, put it on my back and head for water, and I’ll re-turn the block as I found it, simple as that.

“I think Aspen Parks would like to see the smaller people pick their places up and go, so they can have the monopoly and charge what they like, I’m convinced that’s their sole reason.

“It just amazes me how they can put your rates up $95 a week in one hit, with no extra services. What are we paying for? Yes, they pick our rubbish up and you don’t have to pay water, everything else you have to pay for elec-tricity, gas, the works. I would be interested to get hold of their fi nancials and fi nd out what they’re earning!

CEO of Aspen Parks Property management Ltd, Lino Brolese said the sudden shift in charge was proportional to the fi nan-cial climate of late. “Over the past two years Myall Grove Holiday Park, as

have any other local busi-ness in Roxby Downs, has seen an increase in op-erating costs for wages, insurance premiums, utilities, service fees, rates and taxes and has had to review operational costs the same as any business in the community.”

He explained that this increase was similar to increases in other Aspen Parks holiday parks. “No, this increase is based on a fi nancial year, the same process that all of our properties are reviewed by and has nothing to do with the closure of the other property.

Mr Brolese was unable

to disclose the percentage of sites owned by Aspen Parks and the percentage owned by private inves-tors, and said that rather the sites be charged out at a dollar amount by square metre basis, they have all been brought into a stand-ardised fee per site.

When The Monitor asked Mr Brolese how he expected residents in the lowest paid mining town in Australia, who already have high living expenses to be able to aff ord a $100 odd increase in rent, he replied, “We are not in the position to be able to confi rm the accuracy of the statement.”

Woody Turner is a tenant, and says he has already experienced a rent increase recently, and with this impending rise in rates, prepares for yet another.

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Kylie comes to Arid Recovery from a back-ground in science and working in not for profi t organisations in both city and regional areas. Her previous roles include working as the Administrator for the Australian Geographic Society.

“One of the things that drew me to this job was the Arid Recovery Reserve. It’s just such a special place, as soon as I saw it for myself I knew that this was the job for me.”

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in the idea of raising the minimum driving age to 18 in South Australia.

He has launched a draft road safety strategy, which he says is aimed at reduced road deaths and serious injuries.

It has been prepared by the Road Safety Advisory Coun-cil and has a focus on lower speed limits, safer roads and improving car design.

Mr Kenyon thinks raising the minimum age for driving could help save lives.

“Raising the age is something we’re going to have to look at because we’ve got 12 per cent of our driving population, people under the age of 25, are three times more likely to die on our roads,” he said.

“Th ere’s a problem there and that means we have to think very, very seriously about how we’re going to address that and if that means raising the age of driving we’re going to have to look at it very, very seriously.”

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The Federal Government presented a budget with a big allocation of funds for trade skills training,

something that will be needed as the mining boom hits the Far North.

With Roxby Downs Area School (RDAS), Woomera Area School and Marree Aboriginal School looking into re-applying for grants to implement a Trade Training Centre in Schools pro-gram again this year, Th e Monitor spoke to the Principal of RDAS Kath Macal-ister as to what her views on the budget are and if they are confi dent that their application for grants will be successful this time.

“I thought the Federal Budget was quite balanced and I was really pleased to see the emphasis on vocational and trade training, the fi rst reason being that it means the Trade Train-ing Centre fund-ing is probably still available but it suggests that there’s a lot more funding for industry skills training this time.

“Now I am looking forward to getting more detail because the budget was a bit sparse, apart from saying what the amount of money is and where it’s going to, on vocational training they weren’t specifi c about how that extra money is going to be administered,” she said.

She went on saying, “Th e trade train-ing money is federal but once the school is successful, it is administered by lo-cal education departments, DECS in the case of SA; some funds in the past have been administered by the Federal Government and schools have been able to apply for special programme funds. Th ese details are not clear yet so I will wait to hear that but I think overall it’s a very positive message.”

About the proposal to implement a Trade Training Centre in Schools pro-gram, Mrs Macalister said they are re-applying.

“We are re-applying; we are revamp-ing our application slightly; we are also

making sure the hiccups in the last round don’t happen again, the most sig-nifi cant one being that an incomplete application package was given to the assessors, specifi cally the whole of our equipment list.

“We have meetings organised with key players in TAFE, in industries to start looking at what we need to do with the application, to bring it up that little step.

“Th e biggest sticking point at the mo-ment is that they still haven’t announced the application dates. We visit the de-partment’s (DEEWR) website daily to see when we can lodge the application. Last year and the year before, the expres-sion of interest (EOI) rounds were back in March. As a Round 3 school we will not have to submit another EOI, just the application. Given that we are already up to May it is surprising that the dates

for EOI and ap-plication are not yet published.

Mrs Macal-ister was very enthusiastic that in consultation with the school’s

partners, which includes local industry representatives, TAFE and many others, everybody is really keen they go ahead with this.

“It’s not just a Trade Training Centre for the school; once we have it set up and running there will be spare time available in those industry pathway ar-eas for industry to organise further up-skill training for their employees using the revamped facilities (TTC) at TAFE,” she said.

Th e Desert Trade Training Centre (DESTTC) will provide high level na-tionally accredited training up to Cer-tifi cate III. Training off ered will include trade studies in engineering, auto (in-cluding diesel), building and construc-tion and civil construction.

“I think we should be successful this time because we were so close to the mark in Round 3; it was only because it was a round with only a relatively small amount of fi nancing compared to Rounds 1 and 2 that we weren’t suc-

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Group’s push to get its own hall?”

EDITORIAL

With only one caravan park left in Roxby Downs and rental accommodation at a premium the chances of attracting the workforce needed to support any expan-

sion of the Olympic Dam mine is seriously aff ected.

Now it seems the increases being applied to Myall Grove Cara-van Park unit owners, accommodation there is fast becoming too expensive.

For the sake of the future of the expected mining boom in the far north, BHP Billiton and or Roxby Downs Council must con-sider establishing another caravan park to the replace the recently closed Olympic Dam Park on the corner of Olympic Way and Pioneer Drive.

Th e decision to close that park at this time seems, on the surface, to be an ill timed decision by BHP Billiton. While it can possibly cater for most of its own site workers in the two camps, other contractors are struggling to fi nd places for the workforce they need to deliver services to the mine and to the town.

In the original EIS released in 2009, BHP Billiton acknowledged the need to provide enough residential accommodation and an acceptable cost and standard and the challenges it poses.

However, one of the aims in that report was to have enough housing to achieve a 5% vacancy rate in the long term. It also acknowledged Roxby Downs would require more services and facilities for the larger operational workforce at Olympic Dam.

During the expansion process the construction workforce is said will average another 4,000 people over and above the 3,000 people directly employed and that will be for a period of around 10 years.

At times that extra workforce fi gure is expected to peak at 6,000.

BHP Billiton places a very high value on having a strong, vibrant local community and developing the town is strategic to the grow-ing operation and Roxby Downs is a shining example of what a mining town can be.

Accommodation, or the lack of it will be the key to the expansion process and having another caravan park that can off er and alterna-tive at competitive rates must be seriously considered right now.

If Council or BHP Billiton don’t want to run a caravan park, then surely there are private developers who would jump at the chance if given access to land.

No accommodation = no workers = no expansion?

Scouts have a waiting list and as the town grows so will this youth movement. Yes, they should have a place to call their own to store their equipment and have a meeting place. If they can’t have one of their own, then what about shared facility with another group who wants a space to call home?

Former Scout, RD

Come on Roxby, Scouting has been a world-wide youth movement since 1907 – surely that qualifi es for them to be an organisation worthy of a local hall. We all say we must look after our youth – well isn’t this a way we can do that?

Dyb Dob.

With so many young people in town it would be a priority to give children somewhere to go and be involved in such a fantastic organisation which will improve morale and instal pride. I am sick of seeing young children at the skatepark or hanging around the streets. I fully support the Scouts in the bid for a hall.

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Yes, I support the scouts.Supporter

Scouts is a wonderful springboard for youths and young adults into the working world. It pro-vides self esteem, leadership skills and healthy community relationships. We need space to en-able scouts to be able to continue on into rangers and venturers in a group instead of having to do lone rangers and lone scouts on their own. Th ese wonderful groups keep kids off the street.

Leanne.

Scouts do a great service to community. It pro-vides a youth service that develops them like no other group in town. Give them a hall.

Happy Dad

Why can’t clubs like Scouts share facilities like speedway or go karts. Neither are used to capacity.

Logical Lou

I am replying to an email from the Roxby Downs Scouts Committee, relating to the need for a new hall. I am 100% in agreement with them in their push to secure their own Hall. Roxby Scouts provides a valuable service for the young people of Roxby Downs, helping to develop them in their journey through life. Having their own premises to parade on weekly, would give the Scouts, Cubs and Joeys the pride of ownership in their Hall, allow more people to join establish-ing a strong scouting community, and ultimately prepare them for life as an adult.

Finally......... “Be Prepared... the meaning of the motto is that a scout must prepare himself by previous thinking out and practicing how to act on any accident or emergency so that they are never taken by surprise.

Robert Baden-Powell” Will Verhoeven

Heard on Macca last week that Australia is selling its own back yard. Big farms and most of our abattoirs are foreigned owned. Guess where all our food will be going and why we will buying all of ours from China? Disgusted

What’s with this pre-start safety stuff - leave that for work not the paper. We wanna see inter-esting stuff not work related in our time off !

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News in BriefEconomic Boost for Far North

Businesses in South Australia’s north say the fi lling of Lake Eyre has given the economy a major boost.

Extra staff have been put on at the William Creek Hotel to keep up with tourist numbers and airline Wright Air has doubled its pilots to deal with the infl ux.

Pilot Talia Sheppard says it is expecting it to pick up again as more fl ows make their way down from Queensland.

“Th e amount of people coming through already this year is way surpassed what we had coming through last year and we thought that was a busy season,” she said.

Community fi ghts to save buildingTh e Davenport Aboriginal community, outside

Port Augusta, is pushing to preserve its former mis-sion building that is about to be demolished.

Umawarra Mission housed hundreds of children from 1930 until the mid ‘90s.

Th e Aboriginal Lands Trust says it was going to destroy the building because of safety concerns but will reassess the situation.

‘Unprecedented’ mouse plague threatens crops

A leading researcher in mouse control says the current plague could be four times worse than the farming industry has been preparing for.

Linton Staples from the Invasive Animals Coop-erative Research Centre says the current plague is unprecedented, in that it is aff ecting four states at the same time.

Th ere is mounting frustration from farmers in the middle of sowing that crops could potentially be lost because of shortages of bait.

Landholders to fi ght feral pigsLandholders in the north-east of South Australia

will soon bait for feral pigs.Th e Arid Lands Natural Resources Management

Board says there has been a small population in-crease along the Diamantina and Warburton Rivers because more water is available after a wetter sum-mer season.

Greg Patrick from the board says the pigs are hav-ing a negative impact. “Apart from the disturbance to soil through wallowing and trampling, they’re obviously competing for resources with other native animals and stock.”


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“Th is is an issue we have examined in great detail and we have continued to refi ne aspects of the design and construction for our pro-posal.

“Th ere have been calls for us to fi nd another location, but we’ve remained fi rmly convinced that from an environmental perspective, we have found the best place on the coast at Point Lowly.”

He said that a number of locations for the desalination plant were considered – 20 in all – including: Pt Augusta, Whyalla, Pt Pirie, Point Lowly, Ceduna, Elliston, and Pt Lincoln. Point Lowly stood out as the best location for one distinct reason: it has extremely fast and deep fl owing currents.

“Most people, I’m sure, are not aware that the current speeds at the top of the Gulf are some of the fastest in South Australia and are at their greatest velocity between Point Lowly and Ward Spit, which is the site for our return water from the desalination plant.

Because of the fast fl owing currents, ‘return water’ from the plant can be rapidly dispersed so that within 100 metres of the dispersion point there is no measurable increase in back-ground salt levels.

“Combined with the fact that the entire gulf fl ushes to the Southern Ocean seasonally this ensures that salt will not build up in the Gulf and that the marine ecosystem maintains its natural balance.”

Mr. Dalla Valle explained, “Nevertheless we’ve decided to make some changes to pro-vide further reassurance and to minimise any potential impacts. Th e pipeline for the return water has been extended a further 200 metres into the Gulf. Th is means the dispersion point is up to 1000 metres from the shore.

“In the Upper Spencer Gulf cuttlefi sh breed within 50 metres of the shoreline in shallow water, and their breeding grounds extend from the steelworks at Whyalla north towards Pt Augusta, covering an area of more than 16 kilometres.”

He said the design means the pipeline will be up to 800 metres from the nearest point of the breeding grounds and there will be no impacts from the return water.

“We will also further protect the ecosystem by tunnelling, rather than trenching, the return water line. Th is is a major change and will cost millions more to engineer, but it will signifi -cantly reduce impacts on the marine environ-ment and, importantly, minimise disturbances during construction for nearby residents.”

Th e company has also taken a major step to expand the use of renewable energy for the running of the desalination plant and to pump water 320 kilometres to Olympic Dam.

At full operating capacity a total of 57 mega-

watts of renewable energy will be required, which BHP Billiton claim will reduce carbon emissions by more than three million tonnes over the fi rst 10 years of full operation.

“All these changes will add to our costs, but we feel they are appropriate and justifi ed.

Th e research that has been done, the studies we’ve undertaken and the changes we’ve made to our initial proposal will ensure that the de-salination plant will not impact the Gulf and can co-exist with other Gulf users, including the commercial fi shing industry.

While we are confi dent of our science we understand people’s concerns and will continue our dialogue with them.”

Th e Olympic Dam Project will continue to draw electricity from the National Grid. How-ever, Mr. Dalla Valle said the expansion’s de-mand would be suffi ciently large in its own right to attract new investment in generating capacity.

“BHP Billiton recognises the potential for

other sources of renewable energy to play a part, such as geothermal and solar, and we will continue to watch this industry with future opportunity in mind.

“As I’ve already mentioned, we have commit-ted to powering the desalination plant and to pump water to the mine site using renewable energy.

“In addition we have committed to the State’s own 2050 greenhouse gas reduction target.”

As we now await the decisions by the three governments about the mine expansion, there’s no doubt that if approved, Olympic Dam will provide real and lasting benefi ts for generations of South Australians.

Last week’s release of the Supplementary EIS is a major step towards establishing Olympic Dam as one of the world’s great mines.

Mr. Dalla Valle said, “Th is is clearly a great opportunity for South Australia and the com-pany.”

As well as fi lling the many new positions this expansion will create with local employees, where possible,BHP Billiton has committed to supporting the Roxby Downs community, with more than A$25m in investment over the next decade in the education and cultural sectors and millions more in training and job creation for local indigenous communities.

“It’s an exciting time for my team, the com-pany and of course, the people of South Aus-tralia. On a personal basis, I’ve been working on this for the better part of six years after hav-ing made South Australia home for my family in 2005 when I came to run Olympic Dam.

“It’s been a long journey and it’s not over yet, but we’ve come a long way and I really do believe that the future for South Australia is beneath our feet,” concluded Mr. Dalla Valle.

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Support for Expansion

Workers at the Olympic Dam refi nery look forward to the expansion

Olympic Dam Expansion.Environmental Impact Statements.BHP Billiton is seeking approval from the Australian, South Australian and Northern Territory Governments for the proposed expansion of the Olympic Dam mine located in northern South Australia.

BHP Billiton released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Draft EIS) for public consultation in 2009. A Supplementary Environmental Impact Statement (Supplementary EIS) has been prepared to respond to the submissions received during that period.

In accordance with Section 104 (4) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (cth), the Supplementary EIS and the Draft EIS have been placed on display at:

136 North Tce, Adelaide

For a full list of locations or to view an electronic copy of the document, visit www.bhpbilliton.com/odxeis

For more information visit www.bhpbilliton.com/odxeis

– Wednesday, May 18, 2011 THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaperwww.themonitor.com.au

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Rostrevor College will have a presence at the

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Phone 08 8364 8200Email: [email protected]

By Celeste Lustosa

Sister Pat has been volunteering as a Christian Pastoral

Support Worker at the Roxby Downs Area School for many years but now there’s been provision for someone to be hired for the job three days a week.

Mary Lewis told The Monitor that a panel that includes the school’s Principal, representatives from the churches and from the community, will make a decision on who will get the position.

“Th is is a paid position for a three day a week job. The person will be ac-countable and supported by a local Christian group that will supervise them on a day-to-day basis. They will also be di-rectly accountable to the school’s Principal,” Mary explained.

“The Roxby Downs Pastoral Support Group will be taking donations from the community in order to pay for this posi-tion. We need this in the school to complement what the school counsel-lor already does; this is adding to their team.

“But we understand that to bring someone from other locations, a three day a week posi-tion won’t be enough, so to complement that the Community Church is looking for a Commu-nity Children’s Worker

and would be employ the person for two days a week, which would add to a full time position,” she explained.

She said they need somebody who will be connecting to middle and senior school students, as Sister Pat will continue doing a little bit of work with the preps and grade ones.

“We need someone who will be available and will be hanging around the students because this Pastoral Support Worker position works better if people get to know the person. If it’s someone that is hanging around in the playground, going to school camps, training the basketball team, or part of the school orchestra kids will relate and trust them as someone they can talk. But they need to build the trust fi rst.

“Th e Pastoral Support Worker needs to have enough time, needs to be where the kids are; needs to know where the staff is and needs to have good skills, so it needs to be someone who knows how to work with Youth.

“Th ere will be a train-ing program for this person, so they will get a Certifi cate IV in Youth Work through TAFE.

“Th is person will also be able to do referrals; someone that will net-work as part of a team. We don’t expect them to do everything themselves

we expect them to know their boundaries and work with the other pro-fessionals we have in our town,” Mary added.

Th e Roxby Downs Pas-toral Support Group is getting a lot of help from the School’s Ministry Group, which coordinates all these Pastoral Sup-port Workers in schools. Th ere are 230 schools in South Australia that have a Pastoral Support Work-er; but there’re about 300 who don’t.

“This group already existed although it hasn’t had any members for ten years or so, it has already been set up, and it has a bank account available so we are just rebuilding something that already existed. Until now, only Sister Pat and I were the only members but now we will have regular meetings, discuss fund-raising within the com-munity and support this new position,” she con-cluded.

For more information or to make donations please contact Mary Lewis on 8671 0270.

By Celeste Lustosa

Roxby local James Bowman and his best mate Jono Stokes , who l ives in

Melbourne, are having the trip of a lifetime in order to fundraise for the Christina Noble Children’s Foundation and Engineers with-out Borders Australia and they are seeking for sponsors and dona-tions within Roxby Downs.

Th eir team is called Two Convicts and the big event is the Mongol Rally that starts on July 23rd. James and Jono have been friends since primary school and they will test their abili-ties and friendship by spending two months driving an ill-suited vehicle across 10,000 miles of the most chal-lenging roads in the world.

“We are driving from London all the way to the capital of Mongolia which is Ulaanbaatar, going across 15 countries and raising money for charity.

“We have the charity’s websites that we will promote throughout the way, so people can go to the website and make donations straight to the charities. We also have a Facebook

and a website page promoting our fundraiser.

“We are also looking for spon-sorship, so money that comes to us directly to be used mostly around the car, which can be in the form of money or goods, and services that we can raffl e or auction before the trip. All sponsors would be mentioned on the websites I mentioned before. By sponsoring us it helps us raise money because when we get in Mongolia, the car we are buying gets auctioned and the money goes to charity as well,” James said.

According to James, to make the whole journey interesting, the car can’t cost more than a thousand dol-lars, so it’s going to be a fairly cheap car; it can’t be any older than ten years and the engine has to be smaller than 1.2 litres, which all together will be a big challenge.

Th is fundraiser is part of the Mon-gol Rally, an annual charity event that began in 2004 and has raised over £1.5 m ($2,298,721.59 AUD) for char-ity through team fundraising and the sales of the cars used in the journey.

“Although all teams are departing from London on the same date, the route is completely up to us; they

only specify the start and the end but there’s also no time limit. We tried to put a reasonable time behind it and decided we will take two months from the time we leave Australia until we are back. Th e actual drive should take about six weeks.

“I think it’s a good opportunity to go to countries where you wouldn’t go otherwise and it’s all for charity,” James added.

He went on saying that “Th e two charities they are donating for are Engineers without Borders Australia which I was involved with and the other one is the Christina Noble Foundation which has projects all over the world, one being an orphan-age in Mongolia, which we will visit at the end of the trip to see the work they do.

“We currently set the target of $10,000 donation for the Engineers without Borders Australia and $3,000 to the Christina Noble Foundation. All up $13,000 although we would like to go up to $16,000 because it would mean a dollar raised per kilometre and that would be cool.”

Th eir number raised is still far from their fi nal goal, so they are calling for sponsors.

“Th e company that sponsors us can have their logo in the car, as well as the acknowledgement in all the media we get, and the website pages.

To sponsor the Two Convicts team and get more information on how to help contact James on 0439 862 473 or email [email protected] . You can also search for Two Convicts on Facebook or visit www.theadven-turists.com and search for their team on the Mongol Rally Teams page.

To donate to Engineers without Borders visit www.everydayhero.com.au/twoconvicts and to donate to the Christina Noble Foundation visit www.everydayhero.com.au/two-convictsCNCF .

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BHP Billiton Olympic Dam hosted a special morning tea in Roxby Downs on Tuesday 10 May as part

of National Volunteers Week.

Th e function, attended by local volunteers and representatives from community groups, was an opportunity for BHP Billiton to show its appreciation for the work done by vol-unteers.

Andrew Barnfi eld, Head of Health, Safety, Environment and Community (HSEC) at Olympic Dam, said that volunteers are an essential part of small, regional communi-ties like ours.

“Th e range of volunteering I have seen in Roxby Downs, Andamooka and Woomera

is fantastic,” Andrew said. “Th e variety of organisations and activities that are available to residents is testament to the amazing ef-forts that volunteers put in.

“We are really proud to be able to support organisations like Arid Recovery, Strength-ening Families, and events like the Anda-mooka Bohemian Cabaret, Roxby Downs Triathlon and Billy Cart Bash. All of these organisations and events wouldn’t exist with-out the hard work of volunteers, and it’s great to be able to get everyone together to say thank you.”

BHP Billiton also supports volunteer or-ganisations through the Matched Giving Program, where the company donates $10 to

the organisation for every hour volunteered by BHP Billiton employees.

“In this fi nancial year alone, we have had over 6,000 hours of volunteering matched within the Uranium CSG, and the bulk of those claims come from right here in Roxby Downs,” Andrew said.

Th e morning tea featured the cutting of a special ‘thank you’ cake and a talk by BHP Billiton employee, James Bowman who re-cently volunteered in India as part of En-gineers Without Borders, a program BHP Billiton supports.

It’s April again, the second month of autumn and the fi rst month of the winter sports season. It’s a time to dig out those scarves and beanies and join fans in arenas around the country.

Even if you’re not into sport, April is also a good time to dig out some other things from wherever you last fi led them. With the last quarter of the fi nancial year about to start, it’s time to get out your fi nancial paper-work. Getting organised now could mean the diff erence between ‘win-ning’ and ‘losing’ during 2010/11.

Th ere are three key issues to think about as the new fi nancial year ap-proaches – opportunities to realise tax benefi ts, opportunities through investments or government initia-tives, and ensuring you don’t exceed the superannuation contribution caps.

Tax benefi tsIt’s important to start early to

maximise any tax benefi ts you’re eligible for in 2011/12. Tax benefi ts shouldn’t be regarded as the main reason for fi nancial decisions - tax advantages are just a bonus. Finish-ing ahead on the investment score-board is the main game and this should be your long term aim.

Salary sacrificing into super - Contributing to your super via sal-ary sacrifi ce reduces your assess-able income, which then reduces the amount of income tax payable. Because the contributed amount is only taxed at 15%, not your marginal tax rate, a larger sum is able to grow

in your super. Superannuation spouse contri-

butions - If you meet the eligibility criteria, you’ll be entitled to claim a tax offset for contributing to your spouse’s super. Th is way your spouse’s super benefi t get a boost, and you’ll be in line for a reduction in tax payable.

Insurance premiums - Income protection insurance not only pro-tects you against loss of income should you be ill or injured for a long time; the premiums are tax deductible too. If you haven’t got this kind of cover, see your adviser and set this up before 30 June to en-sure you maximise that deduction in 2011/12.

Other initiatives or investments

Super co-contributions - Under the government’s co-contribution scheme, if you make a personal af-ter-tax contribution to your super before 30 June 2011, the govern-ment could match it and give you $1 for every dollar you invest - up to a maximum of $1,000.

To be eligible you must earn less than $61,920 per year, including your assessable income, reportable fringe benefi ts and reportable em-ployer super contribution. If you earn less than $31,920 you may be entitled to the maximum co-con-tribution.

Investment properties - If you have an investment property make sure you claim everything you can against your rental income. For ex-

ample, interest on the loan to buy the property is generally tax deduct-ible.

If you’re able to pre-pay inter-est relating to next fi nancial year (2011/12) before 30 June 2011, the whole interest amount qualifi es as a tax deduction in the 2010/11 tax year.

Super contribution capsTh e 2010 Budget made changes

to how much you can contribute to your super account before the current tax concession is removed. There are caps on contributions made in 2010/2011 of $25,000 if you’re under 50 and $50,000 if you’re 50 and over.

If you’ve been salary sacrifi cing into your super during 2010/11 you should check where you’re up to at this point to avoid going over the limit when you add on your employ-er’s contributions.

Th e ATO expects many people to exceed the contribution caps during 2010/2011, so check with your employer, your super fund or your fi nancial adviser very soon. Ex-cess contributions will be taxed at 31.5*%, in addition to the standard 15% contributions tax, including the 1.5% Medicare Levy.

Th ere are plenty of good reasons to be organised for the last quarter. Don’t leave things until the fi nal si-ren on 30 June!

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A computer tune-up is necessary to keep your computer running as fast as possible and to catch other problems before they

cause irreparable damage, such as tro-jans and viruses. Tuning up the oper-ating system consists of a number of diff erent steps to remove garbage and clutter.

In most cases we can make your computer run faster than the de-fault settings your computer shipped with.

Roxbytec Computers is the brain child of Kirt Hignett of Ktron Com-puters and Ron Bath of Rontek com-puters after we discovered that there was little or no IT services for SA’s regional areas.

We are a South Australian based

computer repair busi-ness servicing Roxby Downs and surround-ing areas. Between our three businesses, we cover from Marion in Adelaide to Gawl-er in Northern Adelaide and Roxby Downs and Andamooka in the North. We are also looking to expand to the Riverland – Loxton, Berri and Renmark – and Port Augusta and Port Pirie. For this reason we are also changing our trading name to “SA-PC Sales & Repairs” to incorporate the larger area we will be servicing.

We believe in good old fashioned cus-tomer service and take pride in our ability to understand our customer’s needs.

Both Ron and Kirt have been involved within the computer industry for over 20 years each and there is no problem that can’t be solved.

We believe that word of mouth advertis-ing is the best form, and to ensure this, we

pro-vide a fast, top quality service to our customers - both personal and business.

We take pride in completing your com-puter problems as soon possible, usually within 24 hours.

Our business is setup with the good old fashioned service values like the old days. We now have a steady client base and have many satisfi ed customers and look forward to helping many others with any computer and internet related issues.

We can also help with landline and mo-bile phone accounts (subject to coverage in your area).

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Four more children were invested into Roxby Downs Joey Scout Group at a special campfi re and damper night last Tuesday, May 11.

Joey Scouts is the first Section of Scouts, for boys and girls aged between 6 – 8.

Joeys like fun and friendship and ad-venture, and their motto is caring and sharing and helping other people.

Previous Joey Scout activities have included; a sleepover night, visit to the new police station, making mother’s day gifts, games nights.

Tariro, Brodie, Cherubim, and Brock after investure on May 11.

More numbers for Joey Scouts

By Millie ThomasHere in Roxby we are fortunate to be surrounded by

a picturesque setting. Not many people can say they live surround by rolling red sand dunes and at times spectacular fl ora.

We have an abundance of wide open spaces to take our families camping and to escape from the everyday rush, but unfortunately, not all Roxby Downs residents appreciate this opportunity.

Th e Monitor received an anonymous tip off last week about a recently discovered pile of illegally dumped household rubbish just out from Bypass Road.

Th e informant was very disappointed at a family outing ruined by other’s carelessness. “We went out camping on the weekend and it just spoiled the whole scene by some idiot dumping a heap of rubbish out there,” said the informant. “Th ey were so stupid to dump it out there, and also, there are their personal details in some of the rubbish which I have forwarded to the police station.”

Th e individual described the trash as household waste and stated that dumping of this nature was un-acceptable. “It’s just pathetic it really is. You could understand a bit of dirt, or some plants that have been dug up from the back yard, because that’s going to break down, but this is plastic rubbish.

“In a town where it costs nothing to dump rubbish, they have gone out of their way through the bush, somewhere that is actually a camping ground around here and dumped it out there.

“Th ey need to be taught a lesson, it’s just disgusting what they’ve done.”

Th e person who reported the dumping even out-lined that there is suffi cient waste service available in Roxby Downs, and that the off enders were obviously too lazy to go there during designated hours.

“To me I think these people probably haven’t been in town very long because the people who have been in this town a long time wouldn’t do something like that, they respect the community a lot more.”

Illegal dumping Illegal dumping not on!not on!


01 BHP Billiton employees Chad Menzes, Pete Paisley, Deb

Ainslie, Andrew Barnfi eld and Steve Gigney at the National Volunteer

Week morning tea last week.02 Arid Recovery staff Kimberley Jarman, Perri Carter, Kate Holmes and Kylie Piper.03 Colourful Joycelyn at Nippy Gym.04 Little Skyelah plays with mum Kate

Petty at Nippy Gym.05 Julian Tregenza and Kaye Doyle represent RoxFM at the Volunteers

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01 A little Princess on wheels at NippyGym

02 Demi Gow0Smith playing in the Junior Netball competition

03 Sean Caputo gets a kick away in the Junior Colts.

04 Rowan is a little Tiger when it comes to Nippy Gym

05 Nippy Gym is a serious play time for Mitchell and Charlotte

06 St John Ambulance angels, Dawn Kroemer and Kathy

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Miners dig up Championship

Basketball Grand Finals ResultsB WOMEN

Cougars played Phoenix – score 24 – 20Best and fairest with 24 votes: CENTAINE CASSERLY

Runner up best and fairest with 17 votes: HANNAH RIGDENMost points scored with 158 points: HANNAH RIGDEN

Most 3 points score with 6: MORGAN RIGG

A WOMENHypo’s played Bulls – score 94 – 48

Best and fairest with 30 votes: ELYSIAH MCCARTHYRunner up best and fairest with 28 votes: JEMMA SULLIVAN

Most points scored with 205 points: ELYSIAH MCCARTHYMost 3 points scored was a tie with 3 each:

LISA MCDONALD AND ZOEY MALE

A MENAndamooka played Miners – score 60 – 52Best and fairest with 31 votes: CODY KENNY

Runner up best and fairest with 21 votes: TOM MARSCHALLMost points scored with 232 points: DANNI STETCO

Most 3 points scored was a tie with 23 each: LOCHIE MUNRO AND DANNI STETCO

Life membership – NICK BACKHOUSE (unable to attend).ABOVE: B Women Best and Fairest

winner Centaine Casserley.

ABOVE: A GRADE Mens Champions ‘Miners” and INSET: A Grade Mens Best and Fairest Winner Cody Kenny.

ABOVE: B Women Champions Cougars. ABOVE: A Women Champions Hypo’s.


The Board The Board that provides that provides a community a community voicevoice locallylocally

JOINING FORUMSIf you are interested in joining a forum please

contact the following people. New members are always welcome.

ARTS and CULTURE FORUMRachel Young 0428 671 000

EDUCATION and WORKPLACE TRAININGMichelle Hales 0418 833 818

SPORT and RECREATION FORUMKaye Doyle 0419 935 316

COMMUNITY GARDENPatrik Ibele 8671 0168

HEALTH FORUMKaren Russell 8671 9020

SPORT & RECREATION FORUM MEETING

7.30PM ON 12 APRIL

ROXBY ROADSAFE MEETING5.30PM ON 14 APRIL

Did you know?

An initiative of the Environment Forum

BOARD MEETINGS WHO’S ON THE BOARD CONTACTING THE BOARD

Board meetings are held on the last Monday of the month.

Members of the public are welcome to attend and observe.

If you would like to make a pres-entation or raise an issue, please contact the Executive Offi cer on 0418 833 818 so that you can be

included on the agenda.

Confi dential discussions with the Board can be arranged if required.

For further information, advice or general questions please contact:

Michelle Hales,Executive Offi cer

Roxby Downs Community Board Inc.

PO Box 85Roxby Downs SA 5725Mobile: 0418 833 818


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Michelle Davis • George Giakoumis

Vicki Mason • Gaylene Crane

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By Celeste Lustosa

The Red Earth Festival is shaping up very quickly. Th e festival happens in Roxby Downs from July 29 until August 21, with a great variety of workshops, expositions and shows.

One of the workshops happening is drum-ming, which was a huge success in the last Red Earth Festival. Th e Monitor spoke to Chris McGoldrick who will be running drum kit workshops.

Drum Kit is a collection of drums, cym-bals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for con-venient playing

“I want to do something similar to what I did in the fi rst Red Earth Festival; a workshop designed for younger children aged from 8 to 12, with an introduction to rhythm, timing and counting. It’s also designed for group sizes between eight and ten participants.

“A workshop on demand is an introduc-tion to drum kit to a percussion based with groups of four and if there’s enough interest from the community we will form groups for that. It will be an introduction to the funda-mentals of drumming, timing, music nota-tion to drum kit in a fun group environment,” Chris explained.

He went on saying that “the main focus

for me is to do a performance at the end of the Festival, showing what they have learnt through the workshop sessions.”

Chris, who ran the same workshops last Festival said it was pleasing to see that some of the participants continued playing drums after the workshops and once again, the kids that do the workshop during Red Earth Festi-val and enjoy it can keep having lessons with Chris in Roxby.

“I enjoy the challenge of transferring knowledge and coming across different people, fi nding the right way to explaining and describing things to them so that they can learn.

“I have had private students in Roxby which is something I do because I love. I get a lot of fulfi lment doing it and seeing my students learn something,” Chris added.

Chris’s love for music comes a long way back.

“My dad played in a brass band and I went along to the rehearsals when I was quite young. I was always fascinated by the guy in the back of the band playing the drums, making all that noise, having the biggest va-riety of things to hit or play, but from there when the opportunity came for me to play an instrument, they weren’t providing drum lessons so I learnt trumpet for three or so years.

“When I was in primary school I started

getting private lessons on drum kit. But my parents would only buy me a drum kit when I won an award at school, so in grade 6 I won a sport award and got my fi rst drum kit. Until then I was banging on pans, ice cream containers, anything I could fi nd.”

At year 8 or 9 Chris was already teaching and had 15 to 20 private students a week and in high school he started playing in a band and continued getting lessons.

“Th e schools I went to were very musical minded,” he said.

When he fi nished school, Chris got a di-ploma in commercial music and after that did a three year Bachelor in Music course.

Now our local and talented musician is happy to share what he has learnt over the years with our little ones.

Th ere is no need for the children to have any previous music knowledge in order to participate on Chris’s workshops and they also don’t need to bring anything to the workshop.

“Everything will be provided and they get to keep the sticks,” said Chris.

Interested people can contact the Red Earth Festival committee to guarantee a spot as places are limited. But Chris said that if there’s enough demand, he is prepared to provide extra workshops.

For more information contact Red Earth email [email protected].

Drumming workshop for the Red Earth Festival

Besides being expensive, bottled water has a huge environmental impact due to the amount of plastic needed to package it and the energy used to transport it around the world. Help put a stop to this rort by installing an effi cient, under-sink water fi l-ter system or a water cooler and give staff drinking glasses or permanent alloy water bottles (from any camping store) that can be used throughout the day.

Chris McGoldrick excited about running drumming workshops at the

Red Earth Festival once again.


ROXBY COUNCILWEEKLY INFORMATION UPDATEWEEKLY INFORMATION UPDATE

NEWS NEWS IN BRIEFIN BRIEF

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Opening hoursWednesdays and Thursdays only

9 am to 4.30 pmCouncil provides Transport

Services including:• Vehicle Registration • Boat Registrations

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

All enquiries 131 084

Opal Road Landfi llOpening hours

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

Levies apply for businesses

Recycling can be taken either to the Opal Landfi ll or

BSH Waste Solutions on Gosse StreetAll enquiries: 8671 1154

Opening hours 8.30 to 5 pm weekdays

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


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

Toddler Story Time 9.30 am Tuesday & Thursday

Opening hours9 am to 5 pm weekdays

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

After hours emergencyMobile 0418 892 870

Web www.roxbycouncil.com

SERVICE SAWASTE MANAGEMENTLIBRARYCOUNCIL OFFICE

I t’s that time of year again when Councils around the country are working on programs for works and

services for their respective areas for the next fi nancial year.

Th ere are a multitude of legislative re-sponsibilities required to be adhered to, and in South Australia local government does many things, including the traditional 3 R’s (Roads Rates and Rubbish) but also many sport recreation and community services. Each council operates slightly diff erently according to local circumstances, as each community has diff erent needs.

Roxby is no exception with the delivery of some services such as recreational pro-vision that other communities would not be involved in. Th e operation of the Roxby Downs Culture & Leisure Facilities through a separate discrete marketing unit (Roxby Leisure) is a notable diff erence as is the op-eration of electricity supply (Roxby Power) and water and sewerage services (Roxby Wa-ter) as separate interdependent self funding business units.

We also have a strategic role as in servicing and ensuring that the town will assist BHP Billiton to recruit and retain those with the

highly specialised skills that will choose BHP Billiton and Roxby Downs as their preferred destination over many other world-wide al-ternatives.

Council operates not only under the Local Government Act but also the Roxby Downs Indenture, where an appointed Council Ad-ministrator performs the functions of the Council. Part funding from BHP Billiton and the State Government is also essential in part so that the cost of services to main-tain a fi nancially viable municipality are kept manageable.

What is the same, however, is the de-sire to include residents in contributing to the decision making. Th is happens daily through both formal and informal feed-back and a range of community partner-ships, such as the Roxby Downs Commu-nity Board and various Forums.

Th e provisions of Local Government Act also provide a formal opportunity for resi-dents and interested persons to formally participate. Th is is achieved by Council pre-paring and displaying for comment a Draft Annual Business Plan.

Roxby Council’s 2011/12 Draft Annual Business Plan is now out for public comment and everyone is encouraged to contribute.

Th e plan is not an overly detailed docu-ment but aims to set out the Council’s pro-posed services, programs and projects for 2011/12. It outlines Council’s aims to main-tain effi cient services for the community and continues progress towards the longer term objectives. It also highlights the main pa-rameters associated with revenue raising that Council proposes to undertake. As a result, it will impact on Council’s formal budget in strategic terms but any allocations and pri-orities remain as always separate decisions for the Council.

Copies of the Draft Plan are available from the Council Offi ce at 6 Richardson Place Roxby Downs during the public con-sultation period. Phone 08 8671 0010, email [email protected] or visit Coun-cil’s website www.roxbydowns.com to obtain a copy.

Formal written submissions will be re-ceived at that Council Offi ce PO Box 124, Richardson Place Roxby Downs SA 5725 up to close of business at 5pm on Th ursday, June 9 2011. Interested persons may also present their submission to a public meeting to be held at the Council Offi ce Board Room be-tween 5:30pm and 6:30pm on Th ursday 9 June 2011.

Draft 2011/12 Annual Business Plan –

Your formal opportunity to have a say in Roxby Downs

Toddler Story Time in Bahasa Indonesia

By Celeste Lustosa

Roxby Downs Library hosted a diff erent Toddler Story Time last week, that made it evident

how multicultural our community is. Th e story was read by Nova Sjam in Bahasa Indonesia and it got the attention of the little ones.

Nova told Th e Monitor that the idea came about at the Multicultural Group, when Jo Culf and Karren Russell asked the members of the group if they would like to prepare a story in their native language and read it at the Toddler Story Time.

“I liked the idea and prepared a story in my language Bahasa Indonesia. I just made the story simple.

“I have two children and they learn a lot from the stories I tell. I tell them stories about all the normal things in life and I think it gives them a better social understanding of things,” Nova said.

Nova also said that although Austral-ia and Indonesia are not too far apart geographically, the languages are very diff erent.

“Th at’s why I made all the pictures so they could understand the message.

“I would defi nitely do it again. I am just an ordinary mum but when my chil-dren are at school, I am happy to get involved,” she concluded.

•Additional Information•Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia) is the

offi cial language of Indonesia. Indonesia is the fourth most populous

nation in the world. Of its large popula-tion the number of people who fl uently speak Indonesian is fast approaching 100%, thus making Indonesian one of the most widely spoken languages in the world.

Most Indonesians, aside from speak-ing the national language, are often fl u-ent in another regional language (ex-amples include Javanese, Minangkabau and Sudanese) which are commonly used at home and within the local com-munity. Most formal education, as well as nearly all national media and other forms of communication, are conducted in Indonesian. In East Timor, which was an Indonesian province from 1975 to 1999, Indonesian is recognised by the constitution as one of the two working languages (the other is English, along-side the offi cial languages of Tetum and Portuguese).

A different Toddler Story Time for Roxby little ones with volunteer Nova Sjam telling a story in her native language.

NOTICE OF ROAD CLOSURERichardson Place will be closed between 1.30pm and 3.00pm on Friday 20 May 2011 for COME OUT 2011 . Adjacent/adjoining roads are Burgoyne Street, Arcoona Street, Norman Place, Roxby Club Car Park Entrance onto Richardson Place and Tavern Road.

JOB VACANCY – Customer Service Offi cerDue to an internal staff transfer a vacancy exists for a Customer Service Offi cer. The posi on is full me and will work as part of Council’s front counter team. People who have had recent experience working in a front counter/recep on environment but also have the ability to undertake a variety of administra ve tasks are encouraged to apply. Cash handling experience will be highly regarded. A job and person specifi ca on is available from the Council Offi ce. Applica ons close at 12 noon on Monday 23 May 2011.

JOB VACANCY – Community Projects Offi cerThis newly created posi on will manage the Alcohol and Substance Abuse Management Project along with a number of new community development ini a ves. Intending applicants must read the job and person specifi ca on before applying. Experience in community services or community development is essen al. Ter ary qualifi ca ons in relevant fi elds will be highly regarded. For further informa on contact Michelle Hales Manager Community Development, Governance and Strategic Support on 86710010. Applica ons close at 12 noon on Monday 23 May 2011.

SMALL BUSINESS ADVICEThere is a range of printed informa on on display in the Council offi ce rela ng to small businesses. This is an extension of a service provided by Regional Development Australia Far North’s Business Advisor Dean Liebelt who makes regular visits to Roxby Downs. Please help yourself to the brochures. Free personal consulta ons with the Business Advisor can be arranged by phoning Regional Development Australia Far North direct on 8641 1444.

Where do our street names come from?

Part 1 People

Richardson Place was named a er Lake Richardson which is located south west of Lake Torrens. Richardson was a mail

contractor of the area.

Norman Place was named to honour Labor poli cian Norman Foster whose cri cal vote allowed the township of

Roxby Downs to proceed.

Hamilton Court is named a er Police Commissioner Gordon Hamilton


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COMMUNITY PROJECTS OFFICER Roxby Council is looking for an experienced and motivated person to fill the newly created position of Community Projects Officer. This position will assist both Council and the Roxby Downs Community Board to achieve existing and future community development goals. The Community Projects Officer will manage the Alcohol and Substance Abuse Project along with a number of new community initiatives. Responsibilities include program development, liaising with key stakeholders and the community, networking, report writing, applying for grants, marketing and promotion and undertaking business development activities. Experience in community development or community services is essential. A tertiary qualification in Community Development, Social Sciences or other relevant fields will be highly regarded. The position is classified at Level 4 of the Municipal Council of Roxby Downs Enterprise Agreement (2010). Some after hours work may be required. A copy of the position description and further enquiries may be directed to Michelle Hales, Manager Community Development, Governance and Strategic Support on 8671 0010. Applications close 12 noon Monday 23 May 2011.

Written applications addressed to the Administrator should consist of a formal letter and a Resume and must be submitted by the closing date. Applications may be sent by:

• Post to the Roxby Downs Council Office, PO Box 124 Richardson Place Roxby Downs SA 5725.

• Email: [email protected]

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Our client, based in Olympic Dam requires a casual Administration Assistant to join their team for approximately

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Duties include:• Daily reporting• Processing daily timesheets• General Administration duties• Compiling spreadsheets• Data Entry

The following skills are required:• Excellent Microsoft Excel knowledge• Sound knowledge of all Microsoft Applications

All applicants must be willing to undergo a full medical and drug screen and have a high regard to Safety in the work-

place.

Applicants will need to have their own accommodation in Roxby Downs.

Please forward your application to Xceptional Recruitment, Olympic Dam.

Email: [email protected] Fax: 08 8671 1799Post: PO Box 105, Olympic Dam, SA, 5725Phone enquiries can be made on: 08 8671 1700

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SPORTMonitorThe

By Millie Thomas

The Roxby Downs Sporting Car Club (RDSCC) has expanded both its entertain-

ment value and facilities in the last week.

A whopping extension of the 14 X 14 burn out pad to 40 X 20 will see a stronger attraction of younger spectators and participants, says project organiser and club member, Carl Bartlett.

Th e project was completed last week thanks to a large sponsorship input from local contractors.

Carl spoke with The Monitor about the project and how it all came about. “We had a demonstra-tion a couple of years ago and the township and other people came from out of town and it was a great success,” explained Carl.

Burn out pads are a common ad-dition to sporting car clubs, with facilities available at Port Lincoln, Port Pirie and Adelaide. “We de-cided yeah, why not,” said Carl. “People really got on board. People in the community, the contractors and it went from there.”

Carl pointed out that while burn-ing rubber and loud exhausts aren’t everybody’s cup of tea, clubs and events such as these may help keep hoon driving off the streets.

“I think what it means to the car club is that it’s just another avenue to raise sponsorship for us and to

give something back into the com-munity,” he said. “Not everybody likes dirt circuit, not everybody likes burnouts. There are some older people at the club who aren’t burn out fans but it adds another avenue for the younger generation to come out there. I would rather see them doing burnouts at the track than out at the Andamooka

road turn out.“Let them out on the track where

it is under control with the fi ries, the ambulance and run it profes-sionally. Th at’s how it should be done.”

Th e new addition to the club will provide a pathway for the burn out competition circuit to possibly make a trip up to Roxby.

“We have some local guys up here who are really into the burn out stuff (namely Rory Hatch and Jeremy Gates) and they said you build it we’ll come,” said Carl.

“We have built it and now we’re going to push for a really big meet in July. I have known people who drive from Perth to Melbourne to go and chase a couple thousand dollars prize money.

“I’d like to see 50 odd burn out cars up here at one time. It’ll raise some money for the club and strengthen the community so why not.”

Th ere has been major input from local contractors, who banded to-gether, despite commercial com-petitiveness, to get this project fi nished.

“Broadies have done most of the labour. Holcim Ltd donated the concrete at a really good rate. Th ey’re sponsors as well and they have been for many years.

“Liberty Industrial they have come right up on board and paid for a lot of the concrete from Hol-cim Ltd.

“Th en you’ve got also York Civil, they also helped out with the la-bour.

“You’ve got two earth moving companies working side by side for the community which I thought was really great.

“Th en you’ve got Biancos, they donated some mesh really cheaply at cost, Rema Tip Top who donated the truck to get it there, so it wasn’t just one group. Broadies did initi-ate their support, then others just came on board.”

Golf ResultsKempe Parker Pinehurst

Th e Event Was Sponsor By Kempe Parker.A Big Th ank You Goes To Nev & Murray From Kempe Parker.

Overall Winner Robin Passmore Rick Russell 69.00

Mixed Winners Michael King Tracey King 85.75

Second Winner Robert Charman Damien Condon 70.00

Th ird Winner Glen Mungur Tony Holbrook 71.50

Fourth Winner Reinhardt Viljoen Marrius Kotze 74.00

Fifth Winner Robert Gray Neville Petherick 75.25

Sixth Winner Harry Noll Chris Pillar 75.75

Seventh Winner Greg Brind Patrick Brind 76.50

Eighth Winner Craig Smith Jeff Barrand 77.50

Ninth Winner Tom Bilney Geoff Darling 77.75

Tenth Winner Eric Rognli Chris James 79.25

Eleventh Winner Ryan Briggs Graham Wood 84.25

Twelth Winner Stefan Buys Ray Standing 84.50

Th irteenth Winner Brad Cox Craig Wilson 88.75

Fourteenth Winner Josh Bryant Jody Smith 90.25

Fifteenth Winner Brenton Waye Donald Casserly 91.50

Naga K Edwards Rob Ellingham 108.75

Ntp Div 1 Tony Holbrook

Ntp Div 2 Stefan Buys

Ntp Ladies/jnr Missed

Long Drive Div 1 Glen Mungur

Long Drive Div 2 Josh Bryant

Long Drive Ladies/jnr Tracey King

Bigger burn out pad for Roxby

“It’ll raise some money

for the club and strengthen the community so

why not.”

ABOVE: Zodiacs Kate Scott.

The new burnout pad will add another dynamic to the RDSCC. Darren Peters from Broadspectrum was happy to help.

THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaper www.themonitor.com.au Wednesday, Mat 4, 2011 –

FOOTBALLER of the Year

tally after round 4

Zaheer Mckenzie 9Daniel Rogers 6Ben Woodall 5Ben Casey 5Jamahl McKenzie 5

1-11 Goal Kicker of the YearJames Simmons 4Rhian Hornhardt 3Chad Menzies 3Ricky Prosser 3Rob Kraak 3Todd Paull 3

Results after round 4...

321

No. of votes

Tally after round 4...Dylan Webb 10Ben Casey 9Dale Summerton 9

HIDDEN ROUND!

ROUND 4 14th May 2011Andamooka 12 goals 11 behinds 83 points defeated

Hornridge 4 goals 8 behinds 32 points Best players for AFC 1st W Monfries 2nd B Harris 3rd

R Kraack 4th M Tuohy 5th L SandersGoal scorers R Kraack T Paull 3 goals each T Mulders L

Sanders 2 goals each B Harris J McKenzie 1 goal each Best players for HSC 1st T Grosser 2nd M Fazekas

3rd N Tuthill 4th D McEvoy 5th J ElliotGoal scorers B Casey S Finey T Grosser B Kelly 1 goal

each

Olympic Dam 17 goals 9 behinds 111 points defeated Roxby Districts 6 goals 4 behinds 40 points

Best players for ODFC 1st R Hornhardt 2nd C Menzies 3rd A Spicer 4th D Rogers 5th C Green

Goal scorers J Simmons 4 goals R Hornhardt C Menzies 3 goals each D Moyse D Summerton S Holbrook 2 goals each B Woodall 1 goal

Best players for RDSC 1st J Chislett 2nd C Kenny 3rd D Spagnoli 4th S Kaminski 5th S Orr

Goals scorers R Prosser 3 goals M Bennie T Marshall D Spagnoli 1 goal each

JUNIOR COLTSBulldogs 9 goals 8 behinds 62 points defeated Hawks

1 goals 2 behinds 8 pointsBest players for Bulldogs A Caburnay, L Bedding, B

Forrest, E Viljoen, R Hadfi eldGoal scorers L Johnson, S Brougham 2 each, B Forrest,

L Elliott, J McCarthy, L Holder, K Gates 1 each.Best players for Hawks B Daddow, C Fenwick, S

Kerrish, B French, L RudigerGoal scorers J Dalgleish

SENIOR COLTSBulldogs 13 goals 2 behinds 80 points defeated

Giants 11 goals 11 behind 77 pointsBest players for Bulldogs D Evans, J Rigden, F Crafter-

King, J Christall, J MasonGoal scorers J Rigden, M Hanson 4 each, R Moroney

3, J Christall 2.Best players for Giants B Evans, Ry Weetra, S Dorrizie,

J Ford, J Dadleh.Goal scorers J Dadleh, B Evans 4 each, J Sellar, T Moon,

D Mossy 1 each

Suns 10 goals 8 behinds 68 points defeated Hawks 9 goals 8 behinds 62 points

Best players for Suns M Hayball, A Hambleton, L Weston, L Rawlings, J Millard

Goal Scorers M Hayball 5, J Brind 2, T Odgers, S Smith, J Male 1 each.

Best players for Hawks S Orr, J Young, A Ryan, C Griffi n, S Caputo

Goal Scorers S Caputo 5, A Ryan, S Orr, D Lloyd, L Hobbs 1 each.

Andamooka Awesome

Andamooka proved to be a genuine contender after defeating Hornridge comprehensively to be sitting second to an undefeated Olympic Dam.

Th e Roos started well scoring 4 goals in the fi rst quarter to Hornridge’s 1 goal but their forwards failed to capitalize their midfi eld-ers’ eff orts and they kicked 5 points keeping Hornridge in the game. Hornridge failed to score any goals in the third quarter and seemed fl at. Andamooka has added to their depth with some new recruits to add to their playing list. Coach Craig Wyatt has them playing with confi dence and they are a tight knit unit. Andamooka are looming as the big-gest threat to an Olympic Dam premiership. Hornridge will need to step up if they are to compete with Olympic Dam and Andamooka who are currently the pace setters in the Far North Football League.

Devils too hot

Two very diff erent sides met in the clash

between last year’s Minor Premiers Olympic Dam and Premiers Roxby Districts. Roxby Districts has slipped back losing their best and fairest Justin Watson and fi ve players from their Grand Final team whilst Olympic Dam have replenished their list with over half their team new to the Green and Gold.

Former premiership player Luke Jackson, temporarily transferred with his employment, added to the Devils’ already tall team and is a good addition to their versatile list. Ricky Prosser, a former Mail Medalist, showed plenty of courage and presented all day, setting a standard that his teammates found inspiring.

Under intense pressure fullback Jon Chislett kept at it all day keeping the Devils’ forwards accountable. Cody Kenny’s chasing down of Olympic Dam’s captain Daniel Rogers was outstanding.

Olympic Dam’s midfi elders were often left unattended by the opposition, who failed to match their speed and skill. Chad Menzies and Rhian Hornhardt are a class above most local footballers and continually won the centre clearances. Now a non-playing coach, Scott Peek has a committed Devils

side playing a dominant brand of football. Olympic Dam has now played all teams in the fi rst round and has had little trouble in comfortably defeating all opposition.

Next week Th e Far North Football League will compete against Broken Hill in The Power Miners’ Cup. Th e Wedgies have a very tall strong side and training has been well attended, with players relishing their opportunity to represent their community at AMI Stadium, prior to the Port Adelaide versus Fremantle Game. After the disap-pointment of last year’s thrashing by Broken Hill, Far North President Barry Mitchell will be expecting them to deliver victory.

Th e following week will complete the fi rst round of the season with Hornridge playing Roxby Districts, Andamooka versus Coober Pedy and Olympic Dam having the bye. Hornridge and Roxby Districts should be an interesting encounter and reveal where both teams currently sit, whilst Andamooka should comfortably account for Coober Pedy.

In the next round Coober Pedy will have most of their home games and will be hoping to take advantage of this to again hold a home ground fi nal round.

Andamooka Awesome!Andamooka Awesome!Andamooka’s famed captain Luke Scobie helped Andamooka dominate against Hornridge

By Millie ThomasJunior football in Roxby has never been so big. With over 200 children involved in the league, President Matthew Daddow has got his hands full.

However with a new teams’ format and renewed support from loyal sponsors, Daddow has had the weight lifted.

One of the major changes to the league this year was the division of the U16 competition, no longer only two teams, four smaller teams have taken over.

“I think from previous years only having the two teams in the competition, while there was a little bit of rivalry there, there was defi nitely boredom with week in, week out playing only each other,” explained Daddow.

“We decided to try a four team format, obviously numbers were going to be an issue, but we’ve managed four teams of 15 and a couple of under 12s have fi lled in to make it 16 per side.

“I asked for some feedback off of the kids last week and they were all pretty happy. So I think with the new guernseys now, we’ll get a little bit of rivalry and that’s what were looking for!”

Daddow also pointed out that the previ-

ously overcrowded teams of around 26 each meant that a lot of children would miss out on a full game, whereas now, they are pretty much guaranteed one. “Now they all get full games and hopefully the rivalry will build, build, build. Come fi nals time obviously one team will miss out, so there is now something to play for.”

Contractors Cavpower, Sodexo and SCF Containers have each supplied sets of guernseys or sponsored an entire age group, helping to give these children the best facili-ties possible.

Daddow, humbled by their generos-ity, explained how they have helped expand the league. “Our under 10 mini colts have been playing in guernseys that are years and years old. Harry Harrison approached Sodexo who were interested in sponsoring the whole four sets of guernseys, which was roughly over $4000.

“We can’t thank them enough, these kids are in line with the under 16s now. Th ere’s now the sense of a bit of a club.

“Th e U12s Guernseys have also seen a good life so we approached Cavpower and they purchased two sets of Hawks and Bulldogs guernseys as well. We’ve

had 10 sets of guernseys in the last two years from our sponsors, which is a lot, its over $10,000 worth.

“SCF Group have come to the party again and bought the new Giants and Suns guernseys, so it’s an entirely SCF U16s competition.

“Sodexo have also come to the party and we’re very happy to have them as a sponsor. We’ll fl y their fl ag game day. It’s pretty hard to get that much support around here.”

The fresh face of junior football

Junior footballers proudly wore their new guernseys at training last week

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Roxby winners are grinners at the Marla

Bronco BrandingThe Marla Bronco Branding

was held on the Easter long weekend and it was a great

chance to witness the outback sport.

Bronco Branding is when a catch-er on a horse ropes a calf and brings it up to the Bronco panel, where two groundsmen rope its front and back leg and drop it to the ground while the 3rd groundsmen runs and gets a paint brand to mark it on its fl ank and head. Th e competition is timed and very competitive.

Th e singles event has one catcher who has to catch three calves, while the doubles event consists of two catchers who have to catch five calves between them. Th ere are al-ways three groundsmen and it is a good team event.

Phantom (Mark Speirs) from Roxby cleaned up on the trophy side, winning both the doubles and singles events and even the novelty one!

Th e kids enjoyed an Easter egg hunt and some games during the lunch interval.

Other events included the ladies throwing the broom event and the Tug of War, which was a chance for the young men to show off their strength in a team event.

A small number attended the Anzac Dawn Service on the Mon-day morning.

Kane and Sonya Goldsworthy-Speirs wore their full Cub and Joey uniforms and represented the Roxby Scouts at this ceremony.

Kane had the honour of read-ing the ode before the Minute’s Silence.

Th ank you and well done to the Fennell Family from Lambina Sta-

tion for organising the Marla Bron-co Branding.

Future Bronco Branding Events-National Bronco Branding

Championships at Marree - Sunday 12th and Monday 13th June Long weekend.

-Oodnadatta Bronco Branding - Saturday 16th July.

-William Creek Bronco Branding - 20th August.

Results from the Marla Bronco Branding:

Novice Event:1st - Abminga - Catcher Mike

Fennell Time - 6min 18.65 sec2nd - Macumba Boys - Catcher

Greg Warren Jnr. - Time - 7 min 19.91 sec

Singles Event:1st - Roxby Team - Catcher Phan-

tom - Time 7min 44.16 sec2nd - Lambina - Catcher Allan

Fennell - Time 8min 42.50 sec3rd - Mt.Barry - Catcher Tony

Williams - Time 9min 55.81 sec

Doubles Event:1st - Lambina - Catchers Allan

Fennell & Phantom - Time 4min 9.09 sec

2nd - Bill Drew & Todd Williams - Time 4min 56.12 sec

3rd - Mt Barry - Catchers Tony Williams & David Hunter - Time 5min 4.90 sec

Th ere was also a novelty event, where six catchers, dressed in drag were auctioned off , much to the de-light of the crowd! Fastest calf to be caught and completed won.

Novelty Event:1st - Phantom - Time - 1min 4

sec.

Roxby’s Phantom Speirs roping his way to victory at the Bronco Branding

event over the Easter Weekend.

Senior Colts football is back and here Fletcher Crafter-King leads his opponent to the ball during a recnet game in Roxby Downs.

E.B., Easter Bunny's teenage son, heads to Hollywood, determined to become a drummer in a rock 'n' roll band. In LA, he's taken in by Fred after the out-of-work slacker hits E.B. with his car. Voices of Russell Brand, James Marsden, Elizabeth Perkins. Screens: Saturday 21st May @ 2pm, Sunday 22nd May @ 12 noon, Tuesday 24th May @ 3.30pm.

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What’s happening at theRoxby Downs Cultural

& Leisure Precinct

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this week >

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HOP Rated G Duration 90 mins.

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SCREAM 4 Rated MA Duration 103 mins.Ten years have passed, and Sidney Prescott, who has put herself back together thanks in part to her writing, is visited by the Ghostface Killer. Stars Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette. Screens: Friday 20th May @ 7.30pm, Tuesday 24th May @ 7pm.

Roxby Leisure Dunes Café & Nippy Gym are hosting AUSTRALIA’S BIGGEST MORNING TEA

Thursday 26th May 10am > 12 noonIt’s all for a good cause...Cancer Council Australia

Come and join us for a guilt free coffee and morning tea.

PAUL Rated MA Duration 104 mins.Two British comic-book geeks traveling across the U.S. encounter an alien outside Area 51. Stars Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Seth Rogen. Screens: Saturday 21st @ 7.30pm, Tuesday 24th @ 10am, Wednesday 25th may @ 10am.

COMING SOON > Fast & Furious 5, Never Say Never

the monitor newspaper for 18th may 2011

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