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Expansion doubtBy Vanessa Switala

Doubt surrounds the BHP Billiton Board approval of the Olympic Dam mine expansion before the end of this year.

According to the Australian Financial Review, BHP Billiton is conducting a review of contractors and staff across its projects looking for potential cost saving cuts.

A spokesperson for the Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy Tom Koutsantonis said the South Australian Govern-ment is continuing to work with BHP Billiton as it prepares a proposal to be put before the company’s Board during the second half of this year.

“BHP Billiton has not approached the Government for an extension beyond the December 15 deadline contained in the Indenture.

“No fundamental change to the global economic outlook has occurred since the signing of the Indenture last October that

would warrant granting an extension”, the spokesperson said.A BHP Billiton spokesperson told Th e Monitor, “We are fi -

nalising the best case for a BHP Billiton Board decision by the end of the year.”

Opposition Mineral Resources spokesperson Mitch Williams told Th e Australian last week there was growing evidence the world economic woes would prompt the company to delay the project, including an Access Economics report which points to the mining boom fi nishing within two years.

“Th ere is a strong chance now that the expansion won’t go ahead next year as BHP Billiton puts the brakes on its global investments, especially long-term ones like Olympic Dam,” Mr Williams explained in a statement.

Th is comes after the engineering, procurement and con-struction management contractor for Olympic Dam, Jacobs Engineering, laid-off several workers after their contract ex-pired recently.

Jacobs Engineering conducted a feasibility study on the pro-

ject in May and could not justify staffi ng levels unless the BHP Board approved the expansion.

Th e BHP Billiton spokesperson explained, “Th e Defi nition Phase Study for the proposed expansion of Olympic Dam has been completed following more than two and half years of detailed work by the Jacobs Engineering contract team.

“As a result the company has fi nalised this phase of its con-tract arrangements with Jacobs and will now focus on putting the fi nal touches to the Olympic Dam Project,” the spokesper-son concluded.

Other BHP Billiton projects unlikely to receive approval are the $20 billion harbour expansion at Port Hedland in WA and a $10 billion potash mine in Canada, and expansion of iron ore mining in Western Australia’s Pilbara.

If the $30 billion Olympic Dam expansion is to go ahead the copper-uranium mine will become the largest open-cut mine in the world lifting annual copper production to 750,000 tonnes.

High Tea successHigh Tea successBy Vanessa Switala

The second Women’s Network High Tea was held on Saturday with approximately 80 ladies fl ocking to the event held in the

Outback Tea Rooms. During the afternoon a range of iced-teas, loose

leaf teas, blooming teas, tea bag ranges and coff ee was on off er along with afternoon tea, sandwiches and assorted sweets.

Kath Messner of the Women’s Network told Th e Monitor approximately 80 well dressed women spent the afternoon enjoying one another’s company.

“A colourful and elegant crowd indeed,” Ms Mess-ner said.

“Some wonderful teas were sipped and the most delicious cakes were generously prepared by ladies from the Roxby Community Churches.

“Further highlighting the community spirit of our town, a raffl e with prizes donated by Alex Mendels-sohn and Raine and Horne raised $280 which will be donated to the Multicultural Forum to help buy food for our upcoming World Food and Music Festival,” Ms Messner added.

Chair of the Women’s Network Kaye Doyle added,

“Th e Women’s Network team of volunteers work so well together and it just makes such a diff erence to the event.”

High Tea is known in Australia as a refi ned social gathering where pots of tea are served alongside small fi nger sandwiches and pastries.

Th e upper class tradition was commonly known across Britain as Low Tea and High Tea is therefore believed to be created by the working class.

Working class would only have two meals per day and would have a late afternoon snack with tea which was eaten standing up therefore; the term ‘high’ was used.

Th e Women’s Network would like to thank chef extraordinaires Penny Knott, Noela Beenham, Avril Luke, Gay Darling, Wendy Kruger and Mary Lewis. Th ey would also like to thank Roxby Downs Community Church’s Vanja Perovic-Vukotic, the Roxby Leisure staff and the Women’s Network hostesses.

Organisations which have assisted the Women’s Network include 105.5 RoxFM and the Roxby Hourglass Jewellers. Gold sponsors of the Women’s Network are Roxby Leisure and Roxby Downs Community Church.

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By Vanessa Switala

The first subcommittee meeting for the Roxby Downs Food and Music

e v e nt co nt a i n e d m a ny exciting and bright ideas last Wednesday.

The Multicultural Forum is still calling for members for the subcommittee to help plan the event, which has been confi rmed for October 8-12.

Th e Roxby Downs Communi-ty Board has been awarded two grants to fund the event but the subcommittee are still looking for more fi nancial assistance.

The first grant of $15,000 is part of the Regional Arts Fund, an Australian Government pro-gram delivered by Country Arts SA, and the second for $5,500 is a Multicultural Grant as part of the State Government’s Multicultural Grants Scheme.

Grace Morokai Chairperson for the Multicultural Forum said the meeting last week was full of exciting ideas and brainstorming.

“Everyone is so excited and has so many ideas to off er,” she said.

Ms Morokai told Th e Monitor the Multicultural Forum want people in the community to share and be part of the event. “We want the community to feel free, share, mingle and mix so it is a fun event for everyone,” Ms Morokai explained.

She urged people within the community with hidden talents to share them with others for the event and share stories, folk laws and legends from their birth countries so children can hear about them in the ‘kid’s corner’ and create puppets and charac-ters from the tales.

Ms Morokai said businesses in Roxby that believe in cultural di-versity should consider assisting with sponsorships.

The Multicultural Forum formed in June this year and decided a food and music event would be ideal to bring the com-munity together - as food and wine are universal mediums.

Roxby Downs has over 40 na-

tionalities and the Multicultural Forum was created to promote cultural diversity.

Th e forum is also considering outside performers and acts to attend the event, including Af-rican Soul, a Ghanain musical spectacular who will also be running a mass drumming work-shop, La Bomba, a Chilean act including professional dancers to teach how to rumba and salsa, and Sufi Soul a traditional Indian music ensemble with a profes-sional Indian dancer.

The subcommittee for the event will now meet every Wednesday.

To get involved please email the event facilitator Vivienne Holloway at vholloway@roxbylei-sure.com or call 0448 059 168. Grace Morokai can be contacted at the Roxby Downs Community Library on (08) 8671 0660. Any local businesses wanting to off er support are also urged to contact either Vivienne or Grace.

Roxby Food and Wine event around the corner

A rid Recovery is hoping to establish a Community Snake Project to help educate locals

and identify local snake species and population numbers.

Arid Recovery Education and Com-munity Offi cer Hannah Spronk said the group was now seeking funding for the initiative and was inviting people to reg-ister their interest.

“Although they might not be at the top of everyone’s list of favourite an-imals, they are a part of life in Roxby Downs, “ Ms Spronk said

“Arid Recovery is hoping to initiate a community snake project…to raise some awareness about the types of snakes in and around Roxby, and what to do when (people) encounter one,” she said

Funding is currently being sought to assist with the initial stages of the project which will hopefully include handling training for interested locals, information sessions on how to identi-fy snakes, and how best to approach a situation when you encounter a snake.

“Often misunderstood, many people become quite frightened when they en-

counter a snake, but it is true when they say the snake is more afraid of you, than you are of him,” Ms Spronk said.

“We are hoping that by helping to educate locals on how best to handle a possibly dangerous situation the com-munity will be a little safer.”

Arid Recovery is also hoping to use the project to gather information about the species of snakes found in the re-gion, and their population numbers.

“Most people would be getting out of there as fast as they can, but we hope with a bit of education and some more readily available information in the community, residents will be able to contribute to the collection of data by identifying snakes.”

While the project isn’t off the ground yet, with funding still being sought, Arid Recovery are asking anyone interest-ed in undertaking training, or learning more about snakes, to contact them. Enquiries can be forwarded to Hannah Spronk on (08) 8671 2402 or email vol-unteer@aridrecovery.org.au

Th e group also welcome anyone in the community who is already trained in snake handling and would like to use their skills to contact them.

Community Snake Project

Happy Birthday to Kyana Parks

who celebrated her 7th Birthday on July 28, 2012.

Happy Birthday Millie Thomas who

celebrated her 22nd Birthday on Friday, July

27, 2012.

Happy Birthday Darnell who turned 5 on

Friday, July 27.

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By Jason Munn

P roduction at the Olympic Dam mine remained unaffected by the recent

Lizard’s Revenge protest, deliv-ering production targets with no injuries, and also keeping on track with monthly targets for July.

The BHP Billiton Production Report for the year ended June 30, 2012 was released last week.

“A robust operating perfor-mance in a challenging environ-ment”, the report summarised, “with production records across ten BHP Billiton operations.”

Iron ore continued its annual production record a twelfth con-secutive time as Western Austral-

ia Iron Ore (WAIO) shipments rose to an annualised rate of 179 million tonnes in the June 2012 quarter.

BHP Billiton said the ramp up of an ore handling plant at the Pil-bara’s Yandi mine, dual tracking of the company’s rail infrastructure and additional ship loading capac-ity at Port Hedland contributed to the result. WAIO production in the 2013 fi nancial year is forecast to increase by approximately fi ve per cent from the 2012 fi nancial year.

Illawara Coal achieved record metallurgical coal production, however Queensland coal produc-tion remained constrained as a re-sult of industrial action and heavy rainfall. BHP Billiton said despite numerous operating challenges, a

modest increase in metallurgical coal production was achieved in the 2012 fi nancial year. Industrial action at Queensland’s Norwich Park mine caused disruption to production and sales and led to signifi cant margin compression for BHP Billiton’s leading Queensland coal business. Following a review of the Norwich Park mine’s profi t-ability, BHP Billiton announced its closure in the June 2012 quarter.

An 11 per cent increase in cop-per production helped to establish a strong momentum in the base metals business, and the success-ful integration and further devel-opment of onshore United States shale liquids and gas assets con-tributed to a 40 per cent increase in petroleum production in the 2012 fi nancial year.

By Vanessa Switala

The 3 on 3 for ABC3 team were in Roxby Downs fi lming the best three things for kids to do in our

community last week.

ABC3 presenters and teams trav-el Australia to fi nd a ‘3’ in every town they visit and fi nd out what kids do in their spare time as part of the program format.

While in Roxby the team fed Bettongs at the Arid Recovery Reserve, were in-terviewed by volunteer RoxFM present-er Leroy Doran and went go-karting at the dirt kart track. Th e ‘big 3’ for Roxby Downs were Roxby Downs Area school students in the shape of a 3 of the oval.

Th e ABC3 team visited six towns in South Australia and their next stop was Port Lincoln. Th ey then trek off to West-ern Australia.

ABC3 presenter and co-host Kayne Tremills told Th e Monitor the kids in

Roxby Downs are fantastic.“Roxby has been the most impressive

so far,” he explained.Roxby will star on the 3 for 3 program

on ABC3 sometime this year but the ABC3 team will inform the community closer to the date.

ABC3 is the digital television channel created for the young people of Austral-ia. Th e channel is distinctively Austral-ian and commercial free, it broadcasts daily from 6am to 9pm and includes a hectic mix of drama, comedy, adven-ture, reality, action, music, news and current aff airs, gaming, documentary and more.

Th e ABC3 website off ers an online space where kids can customize their own look and interact with other people in a fun and safe environment.

To fi nd out more about the program log onto the website at http://www.abc.net.au/abc3/3on3/.

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By Jason Munn

Roxby residents will not be affected by changes in the roll-out of the new National

Broadband Network (NBN).

Last week Shadow Minister for Re-gional Communications, Luke Hart-suyker, criticised ongoing delays and claimed NBN Corporation (Co) had changed the criteria for who will re-ceive a fi bre connection in regional Australia.

Minister Hartsuyker said NBN Co is now under pressure to explain why they have changed the defi nition of who will receive fi bre to their home.

After promising to deliver fi bre to towns of more than 1000 ‘people’ the company now says it will only deliver it to towns with 1,000 ‘premises’.

In an interview on Radio National, NBN Co’s General Manager of Exter-nal Relations Trent Williams dismissed the claims that NBN Co had changed the guidelines.

“Th at would have been a typo then because it’s always been 1,000 premises from what NBN Co has been saying and we are the ones building it,” Mr Williams said.

Minister Hartsuyker said Mr Wil-liams only needed to refer to NBN Co’s Corporate Plan plus press releas-es from the Australian Prime Minister to know the original commitment of fi bre was to townships of 1,000 people or more.

“Page 12 of the 2010 NBN Corpo-rate Plan reflects what Kevin Rudd

announced in April 2009 – that fi bre

would be extended ‘to towns with a

population of around 1,000 or more

people,’” Minister Hartsuyker said.

“Th is is another example of the NBN

Co scrambling to conceal the fact that

the business case for the NBN does

not stack up.

“To change these guidelines from

‘people’ to ‘premises’ and then blame

it on a ‘typo’ just shows the depths they

will go to try and gloss over the cost

blowouts and rollout delays.

Minister Hartsuyker said NBN Co

are very good with the spin but they

are always caught out by the facts.

“Now that NBN Co has changed the

guidelines from ‘1000 ‘people’ to 1000

‘premises’, up to 400 towns in regional

Australia will not be on the Govern-

ment’s list of towns to receive a fi bre

connection.

“NBN Co’s comments again high-

light the lack of transparency and

complete contempt this government

owned company has for the Austral-

ian people. One wonders how many

other parts of the Corporate Plan have

changed because of typos.”

The NBN Co Fibre Rollout Plan

maintains that an NBN module in

Roxby downs is scheduled to be either

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by June 30, 2015 to service total pre-

dicted premises of 1,500.

Roxby Downs not affected by NBN ‘typo’

Help make a wish come true

RAA warns com-placency can lead to winter house

fires if homeowners forget the basics of fi re safety during the colder months and assume their heating appliances are safe.

RAA Insurance Claims Manager Tony Phillips said he has seen some very strange claims over the years and it is surpris-ing how often sensible people assume fi re won’t happen to them. Th is kind of complacency can lead to heartbreaking loss of personal possessions, in-jury and even death.

“In too many instanc-es people assume that because a heating appli-ance, electric blanket or clothes drier has worked without a problem for the last ten years or more, it will just keep on working safely. Th is assumption is patently fl awed as even-tually the appliance will fail and fi re is a potential consequence,” Mr Phillips said.

“I urge everyone to take a moment to consider the implications of their ac-tions when dealing with anything flammable or any item with a heating element. We can reduce the heartache by replac-ing damaged property but prevention is always preferable.”

These fire related in-

cidents have all come through the RAA claims department:

• Fire ashes the own-er believed were cold, placed in a cardboard box – caught fi re fi ve hours later.

• Bar heater left on to keep animals warm while the owners were out, catches fi re.

• Clothes horse left near a heater and knocked over by pets while owners out.

• Groceries in bags left on cook top then element accidentally knocked on.

• Petrol lawn mower being cleaned in lounge room and ignited by a cigarette.

• Electric blankets caught fi re while person was in bed (RAA has had three electric blan-ket claims already this month).

• Frying food on cook-top ignites after being left to answer telephone (this is a particularly common claim).

“Fire is not considerate of home maintenance so if you are using any form of heating or electrical appliance it’s essential that alarms are working and properly maintained. Always check your alarm batteries and if you are unsure about the safety of an electrical heating or drying appliance, have it checked by an expert be-fore use,” said Mr Phillips.

Fire safety tips

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Are you aged between 5-12?Then you can Join the Arid Recovery Kids Club. Call 8671 8282 or go towww.aridrecovery.org.au/kidsclub.

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How old is the Arid Recovery Reserve?The Arid Recovery Reserve was started in 1997, so this year it is 15 years old.

Why is the Arid Recovery fence so special?The Arid Recovery fence is so special because it stops any feral cats, foxes and rabbits from getting in. The fence is very tall, to stop cats and foxes jumping over

that cats can’t climb over. There is also very small mesh that lies on the ground at the bottom which stops rabbits from digging through.

How do you look after the fence?

water hasn’t washed away the dirt, letting feral animals in.

When did you reintroduce all the threatened animals?

released a small group, but they did so well that they decided to add more. Burrowing Bettongs were introduced in 1999 and in 2000 Greater Bilbies were put into the Reserve. In the same year, Arid Recovery also got a small number of Western Barred Bandicoots.

How are all the animals at the Arid Recovery Reserve surviving? The animals at the reserve are doing very well.

and foxes they are able to survive easily. The last couple of years there has been plenty of rain, which means all the plants can grow, which provide food and shelter for the Arid Recovery animals.

What other sorts of animals do you have in the Arid Recovery Reserve?

reserve, there are some that have made it their home without us having to put them there. This includes Spinifex hopping mice, Plains rats, Bolam’s

even dingoes!

Hi Kids! Macca Bilby from Arid Recovery

here with my mate …Matt Monitor.

We’ve teamed up to answer all your

questions about animals, plants and

the arid zone of outback Australia. We’d

love to hear from you with questions and

comments about native plants and animals.

We also have some great activities planned

as part of the Arid Recovery Kids Club. All

our events will be advertised in The Monitor

and on my Facebook page www.facebook.

com/maccabilby.

I hope you can join me and all my friends at

Arid Recovery out at the reserve in 2012.

?????????Did you Know?The animals in the Arid Recovery

Reserve come from far away. Some of them like the Bettongs and

Bandicoots came from islands off the coast of Western Australia. Arid Recovery is the only place you can

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By Vanessa Switala

Local station 105.5 RoxFM has won Small Station of the Year 2012 at the annual

South Australian Community Broadcasters Association Bilby Awards over the weekend.

Th e local community radio sta-

tion also received runner-up for best message, The Downward Spiral introduction, and best com-munity event for RoxFM Exposed, when station manager Julian Tre-genza bared all in a naked radio show to raise money for the 2012 Roxby Community Postie Bash.

Th e Bilby Awards celebrate the

contribution community radio makes to our communities, and en-courages high achievement within the sector.

More information will be pub-lished in the next edition of Th e Monitor along with photographs from the event.

On Saturday, July 28, a 23-year-old man from Roxby Downs was reported for driving with prescribed concentration of alcohol,

breaching his provisional licence conditions and was disqualifi ed from driving for a period of 12 months.

His car has been impounded for 28 days and he will face court at a later date.

On Wednesday July 25, a 15-year-old boy from New South Wales was arrested for driving an unregistered and uninsured motor vehicle and driving without a li-cence. He was bailed and will face court at a later date.

In the early hours of Saturday, July 28, a woman was walking along Hermit Street Roxby Downs when she was assaulted. Fortunately she did not suff er any injury. Roxby Downs Police are seeking your help to identify the man responsible. If anyone has any information please contact the Roxby Downs Police Station 8671 4200, or Crimestoppers on 1800 333 000.

Please remember that if you require police assis-tance call 131444 or in an emergency call 000.

RoxFM Bilby Award success

Police Report

Wishing Cherie Clark a very happy 60th birthday. Cherie is pictured

here with her partner Stu.

A rid Recovery is celebrat-ing 15 highly successful years in 2012.

Beginning as a dream for lo-cal ecologist John Read and his partner Katherine Moseby, the reserve has now grown from the original 14 square kilometres to 123 square kilometres, and has become famous for its feral ani-mal control, species reintroduc-tions, scientifi c papers and more.

Whilst the current staff at Arid Recovery were not around back in 1997 as works began, they can appreciate the hard work that went in to making the award winning Arid Recovery Reserve what it is today.

“I still vividly remember in 1997 when I fi nally convinced my

boss to support paying a major share in the initial 14 kilometre long fence” said John with a grin.

“We had secured support from both the Department of Environ-ment and Natural Resources and the University of Adelaide. His reluctant and muted response was ‘Go ahead with this but re-member there will be no extra costs, no airfares, no lunches, nothing!’”

Th e fi rst construction phase of the Reserve saw local and visit-ing volunteers toiling away in the red dirt, wrestling with fencing wire and scrabbling for C-clips to erect the fence.

Now, half the thirty thousand acre reserve is free from feral cats, foxes and rabbits, with staff planning to increase this over the

next year. Four locally extinct mammals

have been reintroduced success-fully, and populations are cur-rently booming, particularly for the burrowing Bettongs.

Plans are underway for a cele-bration during the Arid Recovery Open Day, to be held on Sunday August 19.

Last year’s event was a hit with more than 150 people checking out what goes on behind the fence.

The Arid Recovery team is keen for everyone to take advan-tage of the open Arid Recovery gate on the day, have a chat and fi nd out a bit more about the r e-serve and what makes the arid zone so special.

Arid Recovery team celebrates 15 years

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For further information and grant criteria or to apply, visit www.dpti.sa.gov.au/communityprograms or phone 8402 1913.

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Linda Wright performed at the Roxby Downs Community Club

Saturday night in support of the Live Music for Ed event.

Department for Communitiesand Social Inclusion

APPLY NOW TO JOIN THE MINISTER´S DISABILITY ADVISORY COUNCIL

The Minister´s Disability Advisory Council (MDAC) currently has three vacancies and the Minister for Disabilities is keen to recruit people with a lived experience of disability to become members of this dynamic group.

MDAC provides strategic advice to the Minister on issues relating to access and inclusion for people with disabilities in South Australia.

Members of the council need to have an interest in the broad range of issues of importance to people with disabilities and their families/carers in this state.

The Minister encourages people with intellectual or cognitive impairment, people from the Deaf Community and people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds to apply for these positions.

Applications must address the selection criteria, contained in the ´Information for Applicants´ package:

• interest in the rights of people with disabilities • willing to develop ideas and strategies that address the barriers encountered by

people with disabilities • able to provide practical advice that reflects the views of a broad range of

people with disabilities • able to work as part of a team with a willingness to listen, contribute, debate

and consider the issues under consideration by the council • willing to be involved in community consultation processes.

To request a copy of the information package or any questions please contact: Business Services Disability, Ageing and Carers Telephone: (08) 8415 4250Email: dacdisabilityageingandcarers@dcsi.sa.gov.au Post: GPO Box 70 Adelaide SA 5000

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LETTERS to the editor

TEXT YOUR COMMENTS TO THE EDITOR ON 0439 898 159TEXT TALK or email vanessa@themonitor.com.aujason@themonitor.com.au

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RDAS should be more familiar with what students are doing just outside the front of the school. Saw a 12 year old lighting up a cigarette this morning about 20 metres away from the schools entrance! Aren’t there teachers on before school duty that should be watching out for this?Concerned mum

Looking forward to the races! Frocks, fi llies and fun times – Roxby’s biggest event of the year!FunFilly

I don’t understand how the community airfares work. It seems to me it’s just revenue raising for our local travel agency! Where are the locals benefi ts?Notfare

Highway One between Port Augusta and Adelaide, but mainly between Pirie and Augusta, is one of the scariest

stretches of roads in Australia. Despite the ample overtaking lanes, and wide open road, people still manage to take too many risks overtaking. I often drive this stretch with my heart in my mouth, watching idiots dodge and weave, endangering themselves and others. Wise up – people are killed on our roads every day.Driving scared

The warmer days are creeping up on us… bring on summer!! Sick of forcibly removing ice from my windscreen in the mornings!

Summaluva

Three large cracks in car windscreen after driving to Adelaide on the weekend due to continuous roadworks... Who is going to compensate me?Cracking Up

Good to see victims of the horribly infamous morning sickness drug Thalidomide may be getting some retribution from recent fi ndings. Nothing can replace their quality of life though! Karma believer

A thriving and sustainable local business community is essential to a vibrant and sustainable

community. This weekly column shares some of the issues facing local business and some of the strategies they are using to gear up for the exciting times that lay ahead for Roxby Downs. Got an idea for a story or some feedback on a story in the Roxby InBusiness Column? Email

vholloway@roxbyleisure.com or phone 8671 0500.

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Australia celebrates 21 years without a recession

Despite general business pessimism, as ‘mining boom deniers’ predict the mining boom is soon to peak, and other “deniers” posit, South

Australia, will not experience a mining boom until the BHP Billiton Board approves the Olympic Dam expansion, Th e Deloitte Access Economics Business Outlook for the June 2012 quarter says the Australian economy remains a global standout compared with the performance of other developed nations.

Australia’s economy expanded by 3.2 per cent in the year to June 2012, with Deloitte forecasting annual economic growth between three per cent and 3.4 per cent for the next fi ve years.

“We didn’t celebrate our happy 21st birthday with-out a recession on July 1 because we were too busy seeing a glass half empty,” Deloitte Director Chris Richardson said in a statement.

Th e mining investment boom remains the economic driver, out of 22 sectors studied, but the peak in re-source projects is in sight says Mr Richardson.

“Th ere’s still enough gas in the tank of huge resource projects to provide handy pipeline protection if Eu-rope were to turn pear-shaped,” Mr Richardson said. He said Australia’s outlook depended on neither Eu-rope nor China generating worse news than expected but that the outlook remained better than most people realized.

“Th at said, with global prospects under a cloud, investment question marks already on the horizon, and both sides of politics pandering to populism, Aus-tralian exceptionalism is at risk of coming a cropper down the track.”

South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill dismissed claims South Australia (SA) was not in a mining boom when a report by Centre for Economic Studies was released in June “Th ere’s no doubt about it, we’re defi -nitely in the midst of a mining boom,” but admitted, “You can’t put all of your eggs in one basket”. Address-ing Country Labour in Port Augusta recently, he re-inforced, “Mining is one thing but mining services is the place where you get the opportunity to share the services more broadly,” he said. “You really have to pay proper attention to it to make sure that, one, you realise the benefi ts of the mining boom, so you make it happen, but secondly that those benefi ts are shared amongst the community.”

Since July 2011, families on sole parents’ benefi ts must submit their preschoolers to arbitrary

health testing or lose Family Tax Supplement Part A. Other families face no penalty if they decline.

Th ere’s no scope for conscientious

objection by the targeted group. A com-

mittee of psychiatric professionals (with

monetary ties to drug makers) plans to add psychiatric testing for infants and drop testing age to three years. Big pharmacy’s hold over the ‘Nanny State’ has gotten too cozy by far. And there’s no assurance test results will never be part of tracking programs.

Poorer children are already dispro-portionately diagnosed and drugged on psychiatric grounds (far beyond any

higher rate of physical disease present).

Pressure on parents to yield is high.

We should fi ercely reject discrimina-

tory practices that breach the United

Nation’s Convention on the rights of

the child!

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By Jason Munn

Th e s o l a r a n d wind-powered sound system at the

recent Lizard’s Revenge protest highlighted some of the adaptive eng ine er ing ide a s that could help drive Australia’s clean energy future.

Mechanical engineer Richard Allen and his col-league, Marc Peckham, were in Roxby Downs to help with the Lizard’s Re-venge arts festival’s sound requirements.

The two sound gurus are also clean energy afi -cionados and have been experimenting with por-table battery powered equipment for many years. Their mobile solar and wind powered sound sys-tem delivered music from around the world during the protest.

Th eir Roxby Downs vis-it was closely followed by Clean Energy Week, which ran from Wednesday to Friday last week.

The initiative called for comments from the Clean Energy Council and Clean Energy Finance Corporation about the re-quirements to establish a sustainable and productive clean energy industry.

At a conference in Syd-ney last week, incoming Chief Executive of the Clean Energy Council, Da-vid Green, emphasised to delegates that as the world moved towards clean en-ergy, Australia was well

placed to play a leading role.

“Australia is a country really well endowed with renewable energy resourc-es, and a proud record of clean energy technology,” Mr Green said.

However, binding tar-gets, policy stability and bipartisan support for clean energy were essen-tial otherwise investors would not commit to the industry.

“We need firm, legal-ly binding targets and measures that are long, loud and legal. Th e mar-ket needs consistency to achieve investment fl ows.”

Responsibility for help-ing to achieve those invest-ment fl ows rests, in part, with the newly established Clean Energy Finance Corporation, whose inau-gural Chair, Jillian Broad-bent, also addressed Clean Energy Week delegates. Ms Broadbent echoed the need for policy focus to be directed towards clean en-ergy industries.

“Our business practic-es and our energy sector need to change. Th e fl exi-bility and adaptability that has sustained Australia’s economy needs to be di-rected to energy produc-tion,” Ms Broadbent said.

“Our adaptive engineer-ing skills are well suited to playing a key role in Aus-tralia’s clean energy future, and can be applied domes-tically and in exporting of services,” she said.

Mr Allen said their sound equipment was just

a small example of how so-lar and wind power could be adopted.

“One of the reasons I wanted to build a huge sound system totally run-ning by solar and wind power was to prove that these energy resources are not poor cousins, and that people are using these resources at a high scale under feasible conditions,” Mr Allen said as he refi ned his system for the festival recently.

“The whole thing was designed with the goal of running this sound sys-tem, including class D effi cient amplifi ers and all the speakers, off battery packs charged by solar and wind.”

The efficiency of the system was refined to a point where the designers maintained control over the sound direction.

Mr Allen said despite being loud inside the sound arena, it was also very clear where people could still talk to each other due to custom de-signed ECOply plywood waveguides.

“Rather than leaving the subs open and radiating across the whole sound front, we’re actually di-recting the sound.

“A lot of clever Austral-ian Hi Fi buff s and do-it-yourselfers build their own phenomenal sound sys-tems, and we’re taking that experience out into a PA (Public Address) context. Th e number one feature of both these sets of drivers,

the subs and the tops, is effi ciency and clarity – so we get just the right sound we want, where we want it, and using as little energy as possible.”

Th e complete rig weighs a lot less than a standard PA sound system and en-ables the crew to move it about more effi ciently.

“We always have some bit of gear we use as a compromise here and there, but this is the fi rst time we’ve taken it right to the end and built the speakers as well.”

With all the gear crank-ing, which includes a set of lights, a desktop mixer and a laptop, the system draws about 500 watts, yet produces a sound the equivalent of a 2,000 watt sound system.

“And we can easily oper-ate this system for twelve hours non-stop.”

Th e system hasn’t been named yet, but ideas sug-gested are the ‘DIY (Do it Yourself ) Hi Fi’ or the ‘Black Wallaby Sound System’.

Mr Allen has a back-ground in mechanical en-gineering and a particular interest in building and fi xing things.

“I like to come up with solutions and get on with it.”

He said he wanted to see that principle work its way through to the top levels of government.

“I would be so happy to see Australia leading the way as a country, because we’ve got the skills and the

natural resources to have the most amazing renew-able energy generating stations.

“I’d like to hear some-one say ‘hey, as a country, look at the resources we have, not just what’s in the ground, but what’s above our heads’.

“It feels a little bit like we’re thinking about the dollars a bit too much fi rst – sure money is im-portant, but I want to see some investing back into our future, which means supporting the clean ener-gy industry and using the skilled people we have to develop and build large-scale solar and wind power stations.”

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TUTU BA OUTand

RDAS Principal Kath Macalister

modelling Sportspower

clothing at the Fashion Parade.

Marta Sokolowska, Mikaela Wedding,

Megan Lewis, Sarah Gilbert, Kara

Wedding and Harriet Schuyler at the RDAS

fashion Parade.

Brooke Gow, Emma Bellosguardo,

Shannon McLeod, Alex Ward, Ashley

O’Hara and Melissa Ward at the RDAS Fashion Parade.

Zane, Aiden, Logan and Jacob had fun at lawn

bowls during the holidays.

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NEWSMonitorThe

RDAS student Cheyenne.

RDAS student Jersey-Kate.

St Barbara’s student Brooklyn.

St Barbara’s student Jonty.

St Barbara’s student Sebastian.

RDAS student Garnet.

RDAS student Skye.

St Barbara’s student Chelsea.

St Barbara’s student Lachlan.

RDAS student Crystal.

RDAS student Makayla.

St Barbara’s student Charlotte.

St Barbara’s student Karman.

St Barbara’s student Tiago.

RDAS student Giaan.

RDAS student Tawni.

St Barbara’s student Emmanuel.

St Barbara’s student Nicholas.

New studentsBright-eyed and bushy-tailed new reception

students begn at both Roxby Downs Area School (RDAS) and Saint Barbara’s Parish

School on Monday, July 16, 2012.

RDAS has eight new students and St Barb’s has an intake of 10.

Introducing...

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

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

Email: halesm@roxbycouncil.com.au

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JOINING FORUMSIf you would like to join a forum and

would like more information please

contact the following people.

New members are always welcome.

ARTS and CULTURE FORUM

Rachel Young 0428 671 000

BUSINESS FORUM

Laura Trotta 0412 734 964

COMMUNITY BOARD

Michelle Hales 0418 833 818

EDUCATION and

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Michelle Hales 0418 833 818

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The Volunteering Partnership is calling for nominations for Community Person of the Month. These new awards will recognise people who have made a

COMMUNITY PERSON OF THE MONTHNNNNNNN OOOOOOOOOOOFFFFFFFFF TTTTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEE MMMMMMMMMMMOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHRoxby Downs

S t a r t e d i n September 2008, the Community

Person of the Month program aims to recog-nise and acknowledge volunteers (individuals or groups) who make a signifi cant contribution

to the community.

The program is man-aged by the Roxby Downs C o m m u n i t y B o a r d through the Volunteer-ing Partnership and sup-ported by Big Sky Credit Union and Th e Monitor Newspaper.

Since it’s inception, 36

worthy community vol-unteers have been rec-ognised for their selfl ess contributions, and in further acknowledge-ment, they have each been awarded with $100 to donate to the charity or volunteering organisation of their choice.

Vo l u n t e e r s h a v e been recognised from Strengthening Our Fam-ilies, emergency services, Royal Flying Doctor Ser-vice, sporting groups , the arts and the environment.

Th ere have been many notable nominations for the Community Person of the Month, such as No-vember 2010’s recipient, Tracey Ryan.

Tracey has been a ded-icated member of the Far North Football League (formerly Woomera and Districts Football League) for many years, with many of those as treas-urer. Even after battling 12 months of personal illness, Mrs Ryan has remained a committed community person.

More recently, Octo-ber 2011’s Community Person of the Month Mel Eggington was recog-nised as the driving force behind community event ‘Shave for a Cure’, which featured local larrikins losing hair to raise money for cancer – an amount that totalled over $70,000 for the Cancer Council.

Volunteers contribute to everyday life in Roxby

Downs, perhaps more than many realise. The successful running of sporting clubs, communi-ty events and many other facets of a community is driven by the passion of volunteer groups and in-dividuals.

Volunteerism in Rox-by Downs is rife, with an independent study con-ducted by BHP Billiton last year showing 47 per cent of respondents in Roxby Downs had vol-unteered, compared to the nation’s average of 36 per cent. Executive Of-fi cer of the Community Board Michelle Hales said “Many people work tire-lessly behind the scenes for a number of organi-sations in town. These people, in particular, are the ones we want to rec-ognise and reward.”

Recognise someone within the community who has made a contribu-tion to society, nominate today!

For more information or nomination forms contact Kath Messner on 0438 871 153 or alterna-tively please email mess-nerk@roxbycouncil.com.

Nominate a community person of the month!

Help plan Roxby’s fi rst

World Food and Music Festival.

The Multicultural Forum is calling for subcommittee

members to help plan Roxby’s fi rst World Food

and Music Festival.Everyone is welcome to

join the subcommittee and everyone has something

to offer. Register your interest by emailing or

calling Vivienne on 0448 059 168 vholloway@roxbyleisure.com.

B ell Shakespeare will perform a ‘funked up’ version of Shakespeare’s M i d s u m m e r N i g ht ’s D re a m ,

Midsummer Madness, in a free community performance on Monday, September 10.

Th e Bell Shakespeare Th eatre Company be-gan in 1990, with an aim to create a theatre company dedicated to producing Shakespeare’s plays in a way that is relevant and exciting to Australian audiences.

Th e performance, which is being presented to the community by the Arts and Cultural Forum, will be held at 7pm in the Auditorium.

Bell Shakespeare will also conduct workshops with students during their visit.

“We are supremely lucky to be able to ex-perience the internationally renowned Bell Shakespeare Company in our town,” exclaimed Business and Cultural Development Consultant to Roxby Community, Vivienne Holloway.

“Whilst Roxby Downs Area School students have been able to see them perform for a couple of years now, this is the fi rst time a performance

has become available to the community as a whole.”

For additional information on the perfor-mance or to secure your tickets, contact Vivi-enne on (08) 8671 0500.

Midsummer performance in August

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ROXBY COUNCILWEEKLY INFORMATION UPDATEWEEKLY INFORMATION UPDATE

Opening hours Monday to Friday9 am to 4.30 pm

Council 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 businessesRecycling can be taken either

to the Opal Landfi ll orBSH Waste Solutions on Gosse Street

All enquiries: 8671 1154

Opening hours 8.30 to 5 pm weekdays

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

Email: roxbydowns.library@plain.net.auLibrary membership is free. Wide range of resources are available including books, DVDs, magazines and internet facilities

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A fter meeting her future husband Martin in the outback town of Jandowae, Queensland whilst

traveling in 2003, Jenny Dredge and her family have recently been granted Australian citizenships.

Upon Jenny fi nishing her Australi-an travels, Martin returned to Jenny’s hometown of Swansea, Wales in the United Kingdom and the couple mar-ried later that year.

Martin and Jenny’s two eldest chil-dren Jessica (7) and Liam (5) were born in Swansea and by 2008, the family decided to move back to Mount Isa, Queensland to pursue work opportu-nities and live closer to Martin’s family.

It was here also, that the couple’s third child Rebecca (3) was born.

In March 2011, further vocational op-portunities brought the Dredge family to Roxby Downs, and as of June 18 this year, Jenny, Jessica and Liam were grant-ed their Australian Citizenships.

“We are very proud to now be able to call ourselves Australian, as a family. It is also very special to feel an ‘offi cial’ part of the country (and town) that we now call home,” Jenny said.

She explained although the children were still very young when they left Wales, they do miss their home coun-try and vividly remember lots of green grass, castles, snow, rain and of course, family.

Family ties are still strong for the Dredge family, with Jenny’s parents visiting them both in Mount Isa and

Roxby Downs, as well as Jenny’s sister, who lives in New Zealand, visiting them in Roxby recently.

“Th e children are very excited that we will be having an eight week holiday in Wales at the end of the year, our fi rst trip in the fi ve years that we will have been in Australia,” Jenny added.

“Th ough our life now is in Australia, I feel that it is important that the chil-dren, and myself keep a strong connec-tion to Wales, the place we were born. 

“Though I longed to return home for the fi rst few years of living in Aus-tralia I now feel settled here and enjoy the way of life, though us living in Wales again one day is always a possibility,” she explained.

Jenny said the family love the climate of Roxby Downs compared to that of Mount Isa, where she said it only seemed to cool down for a month or two a year.

“Also the incredible closeness and supporting nature of the Communi-ty here, has blown us away,” she said. “We love the friendliness of everyone in town and the closeness of everything in town. Th e children love the pool (in summer), the skate park, the various parks around town and spending time with their friends.”

Martin currently works for BHP Bil-liton, and Jenny hopes to return to the workforce once Rebecca starts school.

“We don’t have a time frame for living in Roxby but are happy with where and what we have, for now,” she fi nished.

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Martin and Jenny Dredge with their children Liam (5), Rebecca (3) and Jessica (7).

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A s Roxby’s most anticipated social e v e n t n e a r s ,

Roxby Council and Roxby Roadsafe would like to remind all attend-ing to remain safe and vigilant over the races weekend.

Th e annual Roxby Rac-es is a wonderful daytime, family friendly event that draws crowds of thou-sands. It is a timely re-minder of the dangers associated with driving during such a busy peri-od.

Many will enjoy a drink and a fl utter on race day, August 4, but patrons should still be reminded not to drink and drive.

R o x b y R o a d s a f e spokesperson Michelle Hales said, “Thousands of people attend the rac-es and many people walk to avoid drinking and driving. We urge drivers to be alert for pedestri-ans on Olympic Way and the entrance and road into the race course. We also encourage people to volunteer as designated drivers.”

Local police will show a heightened presence at the race meet as consist-ent with previous years, and Greyhound have of-fered a free community transit service from the race track to town.

Plan ahead, and enjoy this annual event.

Stay safe at races this weekend

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RANGE ACTIVITYWARNING NOTICE

Defence is scheduled to conduct Demolition Activities in the Woomera Prohibited Area (WPA) during the months of August, September and October 2012. The predicted outcome is minimal for the public however if certain weather conditions exist at time of activity, noise and effects from sound wave propagation may be heard or felt in the vicinity of Woomera, Roxby Downs and Glendambo.

The WPA is declared under Defence Force Regulation 35 as a prohibited area for the purposes of ‘the testing of war material’. From time to time other Defence approved activities, such as sounding rocket launches, are also conducted.

The WPA is located in the North West of the State of South Australia and is approximately 127,000 square kilometres (12.7 million hectares) in area. Its South Eastern corner is located approximately 450 kilometres North West of Adelaide.

Members of the public traversing the WPA via the Stuart Highway are reminded that these roads are part of a prohibited area and that they are not to deviate from them.

Other roads and tracks entering the WPA are signposted to the effect that the WPA is a prohibited area and no person shall enter, be or remain therein without proper authorisation. Penalty for unauthorised entry is $2200 fine and/or six months imprisonment under Defence Force Regulation 35.

Under Section 82(1) and 82(2) of the Defence Act 1903, it is illegal to photograph, draw, sketch or paint any part of a Defence Installation or enter a defence installation with materials or apparatus for carrying out such activities, without lawful authority.

Members of the public traversing the Anne Beadell Highway from Coober Pedy to Emu Junction are reminded that in addition to a permit being required from the Range Operations Woomera, a permit is also required from:

Maralinga Tjarutja Lands &Mamungari Conservation ParkOffice Manager Maralinga Tjarutja LandsPO Box 435CEDUNA SA 5690Phone (08) 8625 2946

Tallaringa Conservation ParkThe Department of Environment & Natural Resources9 Mackay StreetPORT AUGUSTA SA 5700Phone 1800 816 078

There may be some items such as cylindrical rocket motor cases and nozzles, flat rectangular pieces of metal, spherical tanks, military projectiles or unexploded ammunition encountered in the WPA. If any unusual item is encountered it must not be handled as it may be extremely dangerous and could cause serious injury or death. Note the description and location of the item and report it to the Pastoral Station Manager or Range Operations Woomera – Telephone (08) 8674 3370.

Within the WPA there are sites of significance to indigenous people. These sites are protected under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988 with penalties of up to $50,000.00 for causing damage to or removing items from these sites.

Inquires in relation to the use of or entry into the WPA should be directed to:Range Operations WoomeraAerospace Operational Support GroupDefence CentrePO Box 157WOOMERA SA 5720Phone (08) 8674 3370

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Far North Football League

ROUND 13 July 28, 2012

ROUND 13 July 28, 2012

A GRADERoxby Districts 13.7 (85) defeated Hornridge 9.7 (61)Roxby Districts best players: D. Pegler, E. Zeptner, C. Gibson, J. Chislett, M. Kenyon.Hornridge best players: B. Casey, S. Schwartz, B. Grimston, C. Jurek, A. Webster.Roxby Districts goal scorers: E. Zeptner 4 goals, J. Watson 3 goals. A. Stone, J. Kenny 2 goals, J. Mandemaker, C. Gibson 1 goal each.Hornridge goal scorers: C. Jurek. J. Harman 3 goals, B. Casey, A. McVilly. B. Kelly 1 goal.

Olympic Dam 32.14 (206) defeated Coober Pedy 0.1 (1)Olympic Dam best players: D. Summerton, D. Moyse, T. Hornhardt, M. Shaw, C. Linn.Coober Pedy best players: M. Grava, P. Larkins, K. Larkins, R. Williams, T. Stewart.Olympic Dam goal scorers: D. Summerton 19 goals, R. Kruger, M. Spinks, L. Copeland 2 goals, M. Freeth, B. Harris, D. Moyse, N. Howard, M. Shaw, D. Emes, C. Linn 1 goal.

Roxby Downs Junior Football League

JUNIOR COLTSSuns 8.3 (48) defeated Giants 2.7 (19)Suns best players: B. French, M. Lowe, R. Holder, E. Trethow-en, J. VanKayssen.Goal scorers not available.Best players and goal scorers for Giants not available

Bulldogs 5.8 (38) defeated Hawks 4.4 (28)Bulldogs best players: L. Johnson, H. Wellgreen, B. Cham-berlain, F. Arbon, C. Macgowen.Bulldogs goal scorers: L. Johnson 2 goals, L. Elliot, C. Mac-gowen, A. McKenzie 1 goal.Hawks best players: C. Fennwick, T. Harrison, B. Daddow, H. Michels, B. Caden.Hawks goal scorers: B. Daddow 3 goals, T. Turner 1 goal .

SENIOR COLTSHawks 16.7 (97) defeated Bulldogs 2.4 (14)Hawks best players: A. Ryan, J. Mason, J. Secker, B. Daddow, S. Caputo.Bulldogs best players: J. Zeptner, R. Weetra, E. Zeptner, L. Rawlins, R. Moroney.Hawks goal scorers: B. Daddow 4 goals, B. Caden, C. Trussler, 2 goals, J. Mason, S. Caputo, M. Hansen, J. Pillar, A. Ryan, B. Caden, C. Fennwick 1 goal.Bulldogs goal scorers: E. Zeptner, L. Holder 1 goal each.

Giants 19.19 (115) defeated Suns 4.0 (24)Suns best players: J. McCarthy, L. Weston, E. Viljoen, K. Mc-Carthy, S. Bacon.Giants best players: J. Emmerson Sellars, E. Taylor, B. Evans, M. Lamb, C. Taylor.Suns goal scorers: E. Viljoen, B. Gambell, L. Johnson, B. Fench 1 goal each.Giants goal scorers: J. Emmerson Sellars 6 goals, B. Evans 4 goals, J. Male, K. Gates 2 goals, B. Forrest, C. Taylor, J. Dal-gleish 1 goal each.

By Woody Turner

A good crowd witnessed the two top sides battle is out at Roxby Oval on Saturday with Roxby Districts defeating Hornridge

13.7.85 to 9.7.61. The first quarter belonged to Miners who com-

pletely dominated the centre contest led by Gibson, Mandermaker and Hall.

The Magpies could not penetrate the well-drilled miner’s defence led by Chislett, Pegler, Kenny and Kenyon, however the Magpies could not control the Miners’ two key forwards in Zeptner and Watson, who both kicked two goals each for the quarter. Magpies had only three players who were getting any ball, in Casey, Webster and Finey.

In the second quarter, the Magpies responded to a blast from Coach Elliott. Finey moved onto Pegler and this move worked early with the Magpies going man-on-man at centre ball ups. This resulted in Casey, Webster, Grimston, Tuthill and Jurek getting plenty of ball feeding to their forwards, and they were rewarding with three quick gaols.

The Miners’ steadied late in the quarter to take lead at half time.

The third quarter was an even affair with both teams working really hard for not much score board result. Miners’ defensive was getting com-pletely on top of the Magpies forwards with Chis-lett holding Harman quiet.

Kenny, Penny and Godfrey rebounded with plen-ty of run and good ball use to the forwards players. Magpies’ Webster, Grimston and Casey kept trying very hard for their team, but lacked support from their team mates.

The last quarter was all about how the Magpies’ would respond to the pressure after the first three quarters. The well-coached and team oriented Miners’ ability to run and spread and use their players in better positions is why they are the num-ber one team in the competition. The team works hard for each other - they run and chase and pro-tect each other, like good teams do.

The Magpies’ work hard, but they lack discipline at stages in the game when it counts most. Their decision making under pressure needs to be sorted.

Dale Summerton kicked a mighty 19 goals in the game between OD and Coober Pedy.

The second game was a training run for the Dev-ils, as Coober Pedy filled a team near full of Under 16s from the Roxby Colts’ league. It was a great effort from these young kids.

Special mention must go to the young Caputo, who was not out of his depth and who is certainly a future A Grade footballer.

The highlight of this game was Dale Summerton, who was at his goal kicking best, kicking 19 Goals and four behinds, which now takes him to the top of the goal kicking ladder.

Scores - Devils 32.14.206, Saints, 00.01.01.

Roxby Miners prove they’re the real deal

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Friday, 27 July 2012Hornridge A (76) defeated Olympic Dam Yellow B (38)

OD Devils A ( 88) defeated Hornridge Black B (45)Hornridge Black C (35) defeated Andamooka ( 33)Hornridge Green C (32) defeated Miners Red C (30)

Roxby Miners A ( 92) defeated Miners B (40)Olympic Dam Yellow C (36) defeated Olympic Dam Green C (10)

Zodiacs forfeited against Hornridge Pink B

Roxby Downs Netball Association

FOOTBALLER of the Year

Martin GravaL Binder

Sean Caputo

Ben CaseyC Jurek

Stephen Finey

Ethan ZeptnerJonathan Chislett

Cody KennyBYE

M ShawDale SummertonTyson Hornhardt

TALLY AFTER ROUND 13C Jurek 12

Craig Hall 11

Nyani Thomas 11

Martin Grava 11

Goal Kicker of the Year

Round 13 results...

ROUND THIRTEEN HIGHLIGHTS

Dale Summerton 19

Ethan Zeptner 4

Tally after Round 13Dale Summerton 51Joel Harman 47Justin Watson 26

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Roxby Downs’ lacrosse player Kyle Forrest played an integral part in the South Australian under 18

State Lacrosse National Championships recently.

Kyle achieved the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award in the game against Western Australia showing his sporting prowess against players who all have exceptional skills.

“Kyle’s speed, agility and strength enabled him to take the ball regularly for the South Australian defence whilst defl ecting the op-position players and regularly put the team in an attacking position,” Kyle’s father Tony told Th e Monitor recently.

“Kyle has been playing Lacrosse for Ros-trevor College in the inter college competi-tion since its inception in 2009,” Mr Forrest said.

“Th e Rostrevor Director of Boarding Pe-ter Oswald and Head Coach SA Senior State team Tony Hill have been instrumental in supporting Kyle throughout this time,” he said

“Additionally, Kyle is playing in the Ad-elaide Lacrosse League this year for the East Torrens Payneham (ETP) club; there are eight teams whom compete weekly in Adelaide. ”

Kyle went to Saint Barbara’s Catholic School and completed Years 6 and 7, then went to Roxby Downs Area School for Year

8 and before going to Rostrevor College in Year 9.

He played football in the SAPSASA (South Australian Primary Schools Ama-teur Sports Association) carnival at primary school level and the Roxby Downs Junior Football under 12 and under 16 competi-tions. He later played for Hornridge when he home the weekends.

Kyle will now focus his attention to the Adelaide Lacrosse League and continue playing each weekend for the ETP club to gain further experience and skills.

Kyle enjoys the Rostrevor College and is currently studying Year 12.

South Australia competed well in the championships, fi nishing third.

Kyle performs well in nationals

Kyle Forrest (17), a Rostrevor College Student from Roxby Downs, competed for South Australia in the National Lacrosse Championships recently. Photo Helen Orr - Messenger Press

By Kelly Thomson

A fter a dismal previous week of netball, it was good to see everyone getting back into the swing of things this week with some great

games being played.

In the combined A and B grade competition, the Olympic Dam (OD) A team took on Hornridge Black B. At the end of the fi rst quarter, it looked like the game was going to be a reasonably tight contest considering it was an A grade versus B grade con-test. However, in the second quarter, the Olympic Dam team really turned up the heat with their goal shooter, Kara Wedding, hitting the target consistently throughout and helping her side put another 30 goals through the net.

After the half time break, the OD side became com-placent whilst the Hornridge side found some space to work their way back into the game, winning the third quarter, 20 goals to the OD’s 13 goals.

Unfortunately though, it wasn’t enough and the damage had already been done, with the Olympic Dam Devils cranking it up again in the last quarter to win the game 88 to 45.

In another A grade versus B grade contest, the Min-ers A took on their younger B grade counterparts, Miners B. Whilst it was a fairly easy win for the Min-ers A, with their dominating height and speed a clear advantage over the B graders, there were some good individual tussles going on.

Th e young Danielle Weir (Miners B), gave her older sister, Elyse Weir (Miners A) a great run for her mon-ey with both playing in centre, whilst Joyce Takaidza (Miners A), clearly dominated the goal circle, rarely missing, and running rings around her defenders. Th e A graders won the game convincingly 92 to 40.

Th ere was a fi erce contest in the C grade compe-tition between Hornridge Green C and Miners Red C. Th e Miners side started off strongly, with some great passages of play, and strong shooting from the Miners Goal Attack, Lia Vanlaatum. However, they were unable to put much between themselves and the Hornridge side, gaining only a two point lead going into half time.

After the half time break, the Hornridge team made some changes and came out blazing. Th eir shooters were on fi re, making some fantastic under pressure long shots, whilst their centre court combination of April Newman and Annie Walsh, took full advantage of the Miners continual mistakes.

At the end of the third quarter, the game was tied at 22 all. Both teams remained as is and it came down to the fi nal minute and a half when the Hornridge side was able to just creep out in front to win but two points, 32 to 30.

Th ere will be no netball on next weekend as all the ladies will be frocking it up for Roxby’s big Day, the Roxby Races. Th e netball competition recommences the following weekend, August 10. Enjoy the weekend off ladies.

Netball toughly contested