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Arid Recovery celebrates 15 yearsArid Recovery celebrates 15 yearsBy Vanessa Switala
The Arid Recovery Reserve held their 15th Birthday Open Day Celebration on Sunday with many local families fl ocking to the
signifi cant event.
Arid Recovery (AR) offi cially celebrated 15 years of success and the science behind the reserve’s accomplishments at the end of National Science Week on August 13-19.
Th e community were invited to learn about Arid Recovery animals, weeds and wildfl owers with AR Scientifi c Field Offi cer Anni Walsh. Th e day also included nature walks and guided tours to learn about the history of Arid Recovery, and four-wheel-drive tag-along tours so people could visit parts of the reserve not often seen.
Education and Community Offi cer Hannah Spronk said, “Th e (four-wheel-drive) tours were a success, a lot of local Roxby families enjoy getting out and exploring their surrounding environment.” She explained, “Having knowledgeable people to answer questions and point out things that most people would often miss makes it great for the whole family.”
Ms Spronk said local volunteers who have been with Arid Recovery since its inception also came out to lend a hand for the day, taking guided na-
ture trail walks, and sharing their stories and experiences over the last 15 years.
“Without our volunteers we would not have had such a successful Open Day celebration, or have such a successful reserve,” she said.
“There has been thousands upon thousands of volunteer hours put in to Arid Recovery, be they feral control, fence building, educational presenta-tions to school groups or assisting with trapping programs. We appreciate each and every person who has con-tributed to the project, we wouldn’t be where we are today without them!”
A big hit with the children was the ‘Macca tracker’ event where a radio-tracking device was used to play hide-and-seek with Macca the giant bilby.
To top-off the afternoon an Arid
Recovery birthday cake was presented and chil-dren then added their handprints to the Arid Re-covery wall of hands.
Th e Arid Recovery Reserve fi rst began in 1997 when the Reserve was 14 squared kilometres. To-day, the reserve has grown to cover 123 squared kilometres. Many staff and much hard work has gone into returning the arid zone into a pre-Eu-ropean state. Sixty squared kilometres of the re-serve is now free of feral animals and four native species have been successfully re-introduced.
An ecologist at Olympic Dam, John Read, fi rst conjured the idea of an arid zone sanctuary in 1996 when planning and researching began.
“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,” Mr Read said.
“We had secured support from both the De-partment of Environment 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!’- with nothing underlined! A few years later the same manager was crooning about the success of Arid Recovery and I remind-ed him of his initial response - we both smiled!”
After the eradication of feral animals came the re-introduction of threatened species that were no longer found locally. Arid Recovery staff iden-tifi ed animals once found in the region from a fossil deposit north of the reserve.
Ms Spronk would like to say thank you to all who took part in the day. “A big thank you to all our volunteers that helped out on the day, we couldn’t have done it without you. We hope everyone who came out enjoyed the day and learnt a little bit more about Arid Recovery. Here is to another 15 years of protecting our arid zone!”
To become a member contact the Arid Re-covery Reserve on (08) 8671 2402 or by email at [email protected]. Membership can also be obtained online at www.aridrecovery.org.au.
Arid Recovery is a conservation initiative sup-ported by BHP Billiton, the South Australian Department of Environment, Water and Natu-ral resources, the University of Adelaide and the local community.
Macca the Arid Recovery bilby with local children who found him
using a radio tracking device.INSET: Arid Recovery’s Education
and Community Offi cer, Hannah Spronk, singing happy
birthday to Arid Recovery.
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By Jason Munn
T alent resides in R ox b y D o w n s , but artists aren’t
r e v e a l i n g t h e m -selves, according to Chairperson of the Roxby Downs Art and Culture Forum, Rachel Young.
“The arts community is developing in Roxby Downs – but there’s still people that hide them-selves away because they don’t want people to know,” Mrs Young said.
“Perhaps they are pro-tecting themselves, or maybe looking for a quiet life, or perhaps they feel insignifi cant in a mining town.
“Th ere’s a lot of talent within our community that just stays hidden, and that’s a challenge in the Arts and Culture Forum, especially when we’re looking for peo-ple to teach skills or run workshops at festivals. It’s pretty easy to off end people because we haven’t asked them to do things, but a lot of the time we don’t know what they are capable of – it’s the chick-en or the egg scenario.”
Mrs Young said if art-ists are willing to let the Arts and Culture Forum know they are here, it will make it easier for the fo-rum to involve them.
“I know that forums aren’t everyone’s cup of
tea, and some don’t want to be wrapped up in ad-ministration and things like that, but it helps if we can build an arts commu-nity.
“We have some tal-ented artists in the town now, and we’ve also had some really talented art-ists in the past.”
Former Roxby Downs resident Susie Smith de-signed the logos for the Roxby Council in 2010, and resident illustrator Dave Follett is currently working on a children’s comic.
The Roxby Downs Community Plan (2005) sees the town as a hub for arts and culture in the far north, a place for innovation and creativity. Projects that appeal to the wider community are en-couraged.
With this in mind, the Arts and Culture Forum was established in Sep-tember 2005 as a sub-committee of the Rox-by Downs Community Board. Th e Forum con-tains representatives from the Cultural and Leisure Precinct, RoxFM practic-ing artists and interested community members.
In 2007 the Forum ran the highly successful Red
eARTh Festival, which offered the community many workshops by tal-ented artists from around the region.
“Th e way we organised workshops for the Red eARTh Festival was, and is, pretty straight for-ward,” Mrs Young said.
“We send out an appli-cation form which asks the artist exactly what he or she will need to carry out a workshop, includ-ing what the workshop will be, how much space is needed, what materials are needed, how many people can fit in, and how much would the art-ist think to charge. We’re asking those questions so that we can organise a venue, and organise the volunteers for the artist to do the workshop – (to have) people on hand so that artists can arrive and do what they need to do. We help as much as we can.”
Local artists who have conducted workshops in town include Andamoo-ka’s Alex Mendelssohn.
“When Alex runs an oil painting workshop, he asks – what date do you need me, and what time do I have to be there? He gives me a list of colours and equipment – I make sure he has everything he needs and only focuses on his teaching.
“Artists are artists. Some people are really good at facilitating and administering things – but generally it’s best if the artist can be the art-ist.”
Mrs Young said if art-ists want to let the Arts and Culture Forum know who they are, what they are capable of and what they are willing to get in-volved in, the forum can fi nd ways of sharing their talents and skills with the community.
Th e Arts and Culture Forum can be contacted by calling Rachel Young on 0428 671 000.
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The Saint Barbara’s Parish School choir will be attending the Catholic Schools Music Festival
on Monday, September 17 at the Adelaide Festival Th eatre.
Th is year the choir consists of 14 Year 6 and 7 students, who have been rehearsing ten songs which they will sing in the Festival.
All Catholic schools across South Australia can elect to participate in the Music Festival with approximately 70 schools participating this year. Th e performance is spread over four nights with St Barbara’s choir singing as part of a combined school choir with over 350 students on the Monday night.
St Barbara’s Parish School Choir Teacher, Olivia Spadavecchia said St Barbara’s have participated in the Music Festival for the past three years, previously lead by former teacher Sally Hoff man.
“I was fortunate to take over her role as choir trainer this year, with musical expertise and guidance from parent Ineke Kotze,” explained Ms Spadav-ecchia.
She told Th e Monitor, “Th e Festival is held at the Adelaide Festival Th ea-tre and is the biggest musical event for Catholic Schools in South Australia so we are really excited to be part of such a prestigious event.”
St Barbara’s Year 7 student Stephanie Richards has worked extremely hard to receive a solo part in the fi nal song. She auditioned for the part in front of Catholic Schools Music Festival Direc-tor Denise Rothall.
Ms Spadavecchia explained, “(Steph-anie) received a call back audition where she was asked to go to Adelaide Yamaha Music School to perform her fi nal audition. Following this audition, Stephanie was chosen to sing a solo part for the final song the ‘Titanic Medley’.”
Recently the choir travelled to Ade-laide for a rehearsal with other schools at Loreto College.
Ms Spadavecchia said, “Th e com-bined rehearsal went really well. It was a great chance for the students to hear how they sound singing with the other schools they will be performing alongside in September.”
“Students enjoyed the time in the city,” she added.
Ms Spadavecchia believes the Catho-
lic Schools Music Festival is a fantastic experience for students to be a part of.
“It is a great opportunity for the stu-dents to travel to Adelaide, meet other students from other schools across the State and showcase their musical and performing skills,” she explained.
She added, “Living in a remote com-munity, the choir creates an opportu-nity for students to connect with other students in Catholic schools.”
“As well as participating in singing and performing, there are many oth-er skills the students acquire through being part of the choir. Th e students understand that they must be dedicat-ed and committed to rehearsing for the performance.”
At the beginning of the year the stu-dents attended choir practices with Ms Spadavecchia and Ms Kotze once a week as well as practicing at home. As the performance draws near the students now forfeit their lunch times to rehearse twice a week.
“In this fi nal lead up to the perfor-mance, the students are working very hard to fi nish memorising the words to the songs and the complex choreog-raphies,” explained Ms Spadavecchia.
“We are also showcasing mini per-formances for other classes in the school to get as much practice in be-fore the performance as possible,” she added.
Th e Catholic Schools Music Festival is the premier arts event for Catholic Education in South Australia. It is a not-for-profi t event that relies on the generous support of school communi-ties and volunteers to make it a great success.
Individuals or businesses can spon-sor a row of the mass Festival Choir. Sponsors will have their name or busi-ness name listed in the program pro-vided to audience members on each night of the event. To sponsor a row contact Music Festival Administrator Carolyn Slater on (08) 8301 6645 or at [email protected].
Tickets for the Catholic Schools Mu-sic Festival will be available through BASS on Monday, September 3.
By Vanessa Switala
Roxby Downs Police Station currently has eight vehicles impounded plus another
two clamped due to majority of drivers exceeding the prescribed concentration of alcohol while driving.
Senior Sergeant for Roxby Downs Terry Boylan told The Monitor the cars that have been impounded or clamped have been since the Lizard’s Revenge Protest from July 14 to 18.
“At the time the protest was go-ing on I made sure there (were) no impounded cars here because the car lot that we have was quite ob-viously full of police cars, so this is since the protest ended these cars have come into us,” he explained. “They have come in on a pretty regular basis.”
Senior Constable Kieran Bag-goley agreed, “Throughout the protest period it was very quiet in town and there weren’t any inci-dents of drink driving throughout that period. We had a very empty back car park once all the police offi cers had left.”
Sen-Sgt Boylan said, “(Th e drink driving rate is) probably a little bit higher than usual because we’ve been concentrating a lot on a high-er detection rate of drink driving.”
“Drink driving is obviously an is-sue in the community generally 37
per cent of fatal crashes each year have a driver with a blood alcohol reading above 0.05, 20 per cent of them have illicit drugs in their blood, so it’s an issue within the community and people continue not to recognise that.
“We are out there; we are tar-geting drink driving all the time and the public needs to be aware of that.
Sen-Sgt Boylan explained it is diffi cult to say why the message is not getting through to so many in the community.
“The message is delivered through television campaigns, it’s delivered through media cam-paigns… it gets frustrating that the message does not get through as much as it can considering there are substantial fi nes, your car gets impounded, demerit points, and then there’s the implications on your work, social life and I urge people to think of the consequenc-es before getting behind the wheel and driving.
“In a town like Roxby Downs it is easy to walk from licensed premis-es to home. It’s about people look-ing after their mates and making sure they don’t drive and people when they are going out for a night having a designated driver.
Sen-Constable Baggoley stated, “I think most people come to Rox-by Downs to work generally and I think people need to understand the implications on their work life
if they lose their driver’s licence. He added, “Th ere are a lot of bad
decisions especially over the last four weeks that people have lost their licences for and I know people have lost their jobs because of that.
Sen-Constable Baggoley ex-plained, “If you’re going to drive, Roxby Downs is a very small town, if you’re going to drink, just don’t drive. You’re either going to get yourself into an accident, you’re go-ing to hurt someone or kill some-one or we’re going to stop you and you’re going to lose your license so just seriously think about what you do before you drive your vehicle whilst intoxicated.”
He said, “I know the Roxby com-munity has been touched by (drink driving) recently. The decisions people make when they’re intox-icated so I think the message does need to get out to people that we’re going to be out in force over the next few weeks.”
Th is comes after local 25-year-old Dylon Fraser was airlifted to Adelaide after sustaining injuries caused by falling from a vehicle al-legedly driven by a man who had exceeded the prescribed concen-tration of alcohol.
Police hunt drink driversSt Barb’s choir to perform in Adelaide
Back left: Miranda Syvertsen, Brodie Walsh, Shantelle Mihalic, Stephanie Richards, Andrew Fonseca, Mackenzie Meadows.
Front left: Chloe Reid, Brianna Schulte, Sam Nhamussa, Flo Polanco and Nick Votino.
Absent from photo: Nathan Ibele, Alexa Mungur and Sarah Crane.
On Tuesday, August 14, a 36-year-old man from Roxby Downs was arrested
for Disorderly Behaviour in Wilaroo Street.
Th e man will appear in the Roxby Downs Magistrates Court at a later date.
A 40-year-old female was reported for Breaching a Barring Order at the Roxby Downs Community Club. She will also appear at the Roxby Downs Magistrates Court at a later date.
On Saturday, August 18, the offi ce at the Roxby Downs Dump, run by BSH Waste Management was broken into. A fi re extinguisher was let off .
If anyone has any information
please contact the Roxby Downs Po-lice Station (08) 8671 4200, or Crime-stoppers on 1800 333 000.
A reminder that Roxby Downs po-lice now have a Facebook page – SA Police Roxby Downs – jump on and “Like” our page and see what we’ve been up to. Th e page is a great way to stay informed and to become more familiar with your local police.
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By Vanessa Switala
Former local Edward Sach and his family are eternally grate-
ful for the support they have received from the community during Edward’s fight against cancer.
As previously reported in Th e Monitor, Edward was diagnosed with Ew-ing Sarcoma, a rare form of cancer. Due to the tu-mour being located in his pelvis, conventional treat-ment was too disruptive and debilitating.
The 17-year-old grew up in Andamooka and at-tended St Barbara’s Parish School before moving to high school in Adelaide at Rostrevor College.
Edward was recently in hospital and received six days of chemotherapy (chemo) for the last time. Ewing Sarcoma is treated following a specifi c proto-col of 14 cycles of chemo-therapy plus surgery and/or radiotherapy.
Edward’s family said his surgery at the begin-ning of April at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney was a great success and his tumour responded very well to the initial chemotherapy.
His mother Deb Sach told The Monitor, “The post-surgery chemo is to ‘knock off ’ any cancerous cells that would be too small to detect.”
She said, “At the end of August he has anoth-er CT (computed tomog-raphy) scan and sees the surgeon in Sydney.
“We are really looking forward to this as Ed will then have a clearer plan of what the future holds in regard to his mobility. At the moment he is very profi cient on his crutch-es but can’t wait till he
doesn’t need them.”Edward’s family said he
has done extremely well and managed to study two subjects for Year 12 dur-ing the process.
MPS Building and Elec-trical provided a cheque for Edward and his family for the amount of $2660. Managing Director of MPS Kym Elliot told Th e Monitor, “We asked our men if they would like to donate to Ed, a few of our younger men are friends with Ed and we thought it was a worthwhile cause.”
He explained, “MPS of-fered to match the dona-tions from our crew, the men donated $1330. We doubled it.”
“We have done this pre-viously for Troy Gum and donated to Savannah by supplying a split system air conditioner.
“With Roxby being a small community these type of circumstances can have an impact on the whole town and can touch us in a number of ways, Ed being a local lad and has a number of friends at MPS, Troy worked with MPS for a period of time and was friends with a number of our workers and some of Savannah’s family are employed here
at MPS.Mr Elliot added, “To
help these families in a time of need is the least we can do and aligns with our company philosophy of supporting the local community and families within the community.”
Sian Daniel recently held a Live Music Night to raise much needed funds for Ed. On the evening approximately $7,300 was raised with 100 people at-tending in support. Todd Thomas purchased the highest bidding item dur-ing the auction which was a Ken Duncan Photogra-phy pack which included an 18 inch limited edition framed photograph and a gift certifi cate for Louise Bagger Photography for $500.
Ms Daniel said the night was a fantastic suc-cess with many people coming together to help a young man and his family.
She said, “I would like to thank everyone for coming down and sup-porting Ed. The night couldn’t have gone bet-ter. I’d also like to thank the following people for their help and support; Th e Roxby Downs Com-munity Club, Roxby Leisure, 105.5 RoxFM,
Th e Monitor, the Roxby Downs community and Jack McGuire for his help setting up the equipment and being MC (Master of Ceremonies) for the night.
“Also a huge thank you to the following business for their kind donations; MPS, Shaven Haven, Mensland, Sportspower, Blockbuster, Cakes by Jennie and Sera, Domador Roxby Downs, Bijoux, Mel Maxwell, Red Desert Beauty, Kaszazz by Jacqui, Serenity Within, Bee well Massage , Alliance, Roxby Paintball, Louise Bagger Photography , Health-e-edge Nutrition and Ken Duncan Photography.”
Ed and his family told Th e Monitor, “We can’t re-iterate enough how much the love and support we have received from Anda-mooka and Roxby Downs has helped us through this cancer journey. Th ank you all again from the bottom of our hearts.
“Being a recipient of over 30 units of blood we are in debt to all the won-derful blood donors in our country. If you are not a blood donor, maybe now might be a great time to start,” they concluded.
Ed and family eternally gratefulEd and family eternally gratefulfor generous local supportfor generous local support
Ed in high spirits.
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BH P B i l l i t o n recently hosted t w o f r e e
community wood collection days to clear s ignif icant s to ck p i l e s a f te r recent residential expansions.
Th e cleared vegeta-tion was not required for rehabil i tat ion works, and the com-munity was invited to access the stockpile and collect wood for their personal use.
Re s ident s were asked to register their interest prior to the two day sessions and allocated 30 minute timeslots for one vehi-cle and a trailer. Th e timeslots were award-ed on a fi rst come, fi rst served basis.
BHP Billiton was mindful of safety, re-quiring community members collecting wood to be in long sleeve shirts and pants, and wearing enclosed footwear. Gloves and glasses were also pro-vided on the days.
By Jason Munn
They were originally identified in 1791 at Mauritius, a remote island in the Indian Ocean, and
now Coastal Brown Ants have moved into Roxby Downs.
Local pest controller Travis Hague said the ants thrived on the island of Mauritius, but in the 1890s they ar-rived in Cairns, Queensland Australia. It’s believed the ants were accidentally shipped overseas through the global transportation of goods, fi nding their way to South Australia’s Far North.
“Th ey were mainly in the Australian tropical areas, but now they’ve moved to more southern areas, because it can be warm in the summer and very dry, but due to residential living there is a lot of water,” Mr Hague said.
“Th ere’s about 21 hectares that’s af-fected in Roxby and there’s a few hot spots.
“We believe they arrived here on a
flower pot about ten years ago,” Mr Hague said.
Th e ants are pests that are hard to treat in suburban areas. Th e nature of urban construction provides them nu-merous spots to colonise, so once one colony is gone, they repopulate from another.
However, the ants have been suc-cessfully eradicated from areas of high conservation value including Kakadu National Park in 2004. Th ey dominate and displace other species of ants, and can threaten native fauna and fl ora.
“At Kakadu they used granular bait that was oil-based,” Mr Hague said.
“Coastal Brown Ants love fats and oils, so that’s why normal sugar baits don’t generally work.”
Th e Coastal Brown Ant spreads by ‘budding’. Th is process involves one of the many inactive queens found in a nest, becoming active, leaving the nest and forming new independent colonies nearby.
“Th ey are a problem because they do get into things, like chip packets, and they are quite destructive. Th ey’ve done a lot of damage in Roxby Downs with grouting in bathrooms, which causes leaks into the subfl oor or the concrete and into the wood framing which dete-riorates it.”
Th e pest controller has spent three years developing a multitier process for removing the ants.
“I don’t know whether it’s a trait from their days living in Mauritius, but Coastal Brown Ants love disturbed ar-eas – you won’t fi nd them in the dunes, but you’ll find them around houses, around paths and in gardens and lawns.”
Mr Hague has found over the last twelve months, after a relatively wet year, the ants spread quite quickly and have moved into new streets. Residents who have never seen this species be-fore have suddenly noticed them in their houses and gardens.
“Th ere are a couple of hot spots in
town where they’ve appeared in yards,” Mr Hague added.
He said people need to be aware when they move a fl ower pot from an aff ected area, they are taking coastal brown ants with them.
“Someone has brought them in orig-inally - it was around the Stuart Road area they fi rst started, and now they’ve spread along Arcoona Road, Hermit Street, Kennebery Crescent, a little part of Blanche Court, Grevillea Crescent, and they’ve crossed the road to Pine Crescent in a couple of spots.”
Th e ants have been spotted in new areas of Roxby Downs this year includ-ing Bolami Street, Melaleuca Court and Alfred Court.
Although he acknowledges ants are a pest, Mr Hague admits he is fascinated by them.
“Ants are our vacuum cleaners, they are the fi rst system on call to do the big clean up.”
Coastal Brown Ants a new Roxby menace
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RAA Insurance is urging motorists to take care, with insur-ance data showing a jump in animal colli-sion claims in the last two years.
R A A Insurance Claims Manager Tony Phillips, said animal collisions have in-creased 38 per cent since 2010 to 900 claims a year.
“Roos account for 65 per cent of animal accident claims with dogs coming in second at around 8 per cent, followed by wombats, emus and cattle.
“If a kangaroo jumps in front of you we rec-ommend a ‘stomp and steer’ approach. Most modern cars have ABS brakes that allow you to continue steering even if you stomp down hard on them.”
Watch out for roos
Coastal Brown Ants have settled in to the Roxby Downs area.
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Premier opens new Prominent Hill OperationThe Ankata underground mine at
Prominent Hill was offi cially opened by Premier Jay Weatherill.
Th e $148 million mine was constructed over the past two years to target a high-grade deposit located west of the existing open pit at the Prominent Hill copper-gold operation.
Mr Weatherill said OZ Minerals’ opera-tions in the State’s north were an example of how companies can share the benefi ts of the mining boom with surrounding commu-nities and the state.
“Th is new mine has added more than 150 jobs to its 1,200-strong workforce and even more pleasing is the employment opportu-nities have remained locally-focused, with about 80 per cent of the OZ Minerals’ work-force living in South Australia.”
“OZ Minerals also runs many programs
aimed at educating their employees, it has funded many community programs aimed at breaking the cycle of social disadvantage and also mentored aboriginal business owners.
“It has provided education support, such as scholarships, for secondary and tertiary students from regional and remote areas.
“OZ Minerals has set such an example in these fi elds that I had the recent pleasure of presenting the company with the industry’s own award for excellence in social inclusion.
“Prominent Hill is a world-class copper and gold deposit and South Australia also has several other major approved projects under construction that in their own right will be signifi cant drivers for investment, infrastructure, skills and new jobs.”
OZ Minerals Managing Director and CEO Terry Burgess said the commencement of the
Ankata underground mine is a signifi cant milestone for OZ Minerals and is a highly valuable addition to Prominent Hill.
“Major projects like these require a lot of dedication and eff ort from multiple parties to get them up and running,” he said.
“Our workforce has expanded to include underground mining professionals, whose expertise and experience have enabled us to develop this challenging and rewarding project.
“DMITRE (Department for Manufactur-ing, Innovation, Trade, Resources and Ener-gy) and the South Australian Government have played a critical role in the successful development of this project. Th eir apppoach to development and implementation of ma-jor projects has been world-class.”
I hear the Government invested a fi gure of roughly $550 million
in our Olympic athletes this year. Whilst I agree there should be funding allocated to this, this
seems like a ridiculous amount. I wonder what that sort of funding could do for cancer research or that of other incurable diseases.
Dismayed Aussie.
Very nervous at the moment with how quiet the town is with lack
of work. Hurry up expansion!Worried.
What is with Council getting a mob from the Yorke Peninsula to cut back all the street trees?
Shopping local counts for you too!SHAMEFUL!
Dear Imanadult regarding your “rant” about people who rant on Roxby Rant and Rave... aren’t you ranting? Seriously, if you are going
to make a point, make it well! Apart from the occassional rant...
this site, and Idle Chit Chat, do provide some relevant information
- especially for new locals and mum. It’s not all bad news!
Anti ranter.
Nominate your favourite business for the inaugural Roxby Downs
Business Awards! This is your chance to showcase your favourite local operators!
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Has your family been affected by recent job cuts?Business is looking pretty thin on the ground
locally. When the going gets tough it is the businesses that think outside the square who
will survive.
There are four standard methods of business
growth, you remember the Ansoff Matrix?
1. Increase market share in your current market
with the same product,
2. Tap into a new market with the same product,
3. Tap into the current market with a diff erent
product and,
4. Diversifi cation (new market new product).
Increasing market share in your current market
with your current product will only work if either
(a) your market is growing or (b) your competitors
are shrinking.
Diversifi cation is only really an option if you have a
pot of gold or an investor with deep pockets because
whilst the fi rst three strategies are usually pursued
with the same technical, fi nancial, and merchandising
resources used for the original product or service,
diversifi cation usually requires a company to acquire
new skills, new techniques and new facilities.
Th at is, unless you diversify through business clus-
tering by acquiring those skills, techniques and fa-
cilities through partnerships with other businesses.
By doing so you can bring a new product to your
current market that is much more robust and agile.
It further off ers the opportunity to access other mar-
kets. In the context of Roxby and Olympic Dam, this
could mean smaller businesses with complementary
skill sets partnering for medium sized projects too
large for them to do alone, but too small for larger
business to bother with or taking a combined skill set
to other mines or even other industries.
Ever heard of natural selection? In business terms,
same as biological, in times of hardship, businesses
that fail to mutate (or diversify) die.
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Th e B u s i n e s s Fo r u m E x e c u t i v e S t e e r i n g Committee (BFESC) has
commenced a monthly business newsletter for local businesses.
Th e newsletter contains updates on visitors, various opportunities and information on training for local businesses.
Recently featured in the news-letter is the ‘Skills for All’ pro-gram which was introduced at the recent Roxby Downs Busi-ness Forum Networking Breakfast which enables businesses to band together to apply for various sub-sidies including training or to pay for a trainer to visit Roxby. Th e Skills for All program is a South
Australian Government initiative which is changing the way voca-tional education and training is funded in South Australia.
In order to obtain a copy of the BFESC newsletter businesses must be on the Business Database. For more information or to have your business put on the database contact Business and Cultural De-velopment Consultant to Roxby Community Vivienne Holloway on 08 8671 0500 or by email at [email protected].
Th e BFESC comprises of repre-sentatives from all sectors of local businesses and is now meeting regularly after reforming in late 2011.
M inister for Sustainability, E n v i r o n m e n t a n d Conservation Paul Caica
opened the SA Arid Lands Natural Resource centre in Port Augusta last week.
Th e centre is one of a growing net-work across South Australia aiming to put local communities at the centre of natural resources management, and a one-stop shop where landholders, community groups and visitors can access environment and natural re-sources services and information.
“Th is centre is the second of eight to open throughout South Australia as part of the State Government’s com-mitment to support sustainable land use, water quality and conservation,” Mr Caica said.
“It will off er comprehensive advice and services to the region’s residents, ranging from land management issues and sustainable primary production to information on native plants and ani-
mals, National Parks, fi re management and pest control.
“Ultimately the management of our natural resources and the conserva-tion of native plants and animals are issues for all members of our commu-nity.”
Over $60,000 of grants had recent-ly been awarded for natural resource management projects by several groups in the region.
“Th e grants are an excellent example of the way the Board works with and supports groups in the region to tackle local priorities.”
SA Arid Lands Natural Resource Management (SAALNRM) Board Presiding Member Janet Brook said the new centre would off er a shopfront for face-to-face enquiries or over the phone advice, making it even easier for communities to get involved in local natural resource management issues.
“Th e opening of this centre marks
the beginning of a new chapter in natural resource management,” Ms Brook said.
“Th e people who live in the SA Arid Lands have shown over many years a great sense of care for their environ-ment and as a community board we can now make sure the local people are at the centre of managing natural resources in the region.”
Th e formation of the SA Arid Lands Natural Resources Centre is the result of a decision in July 2010 to combine the Outback offi ce of the former De-partment of Environment and Herit-age with the staff of the SAALNRM Board creating a single workforce that supports the SAALNRM Board, Pastoral Board, the community and other government agencies to manage natural resources.
The SA Arid Lands Natural Re-sources Centre is based at 9 Mackay Street, Port Augusta and can be con-tacted on (08) 8648 5300.
By Jason Munn
The fi rst winner of the BHP Billiton University of London post-gradu-ate scholarship visited the Olympic
Dam mine last week
Aishat Yergaliyeva, the winner of the BHP Billiton-University College of Lon-don (UCL) MSc (Masters of Science) postgraduate scholarship, visited the site along with 14 students from the UCL Aus-tralia, School of Energy and Resources.
Th e scheme is evidence of BHP Billiton’s commitment to education in the resourc-es and energy sector and its goal to build solutions for a sustainable future.
Ms Yergaliyeva, a chemical engineer from Astana, Kazakhstan, earned her de-gree graduating with honours from UCL in 2010, and has been looking forward to her visit to the Olympic Dam site for almost a year.
In June 2011 BHPB announced it had signed a US$10 million agreement with UCL, one of the world’s top 10 universi-ties, to establish two new institutes - the International Energy Policy Institute, to be based in Adelaide, and the Institute for Sustainable Resources, to be based in London.
In addition to the two institutes, BHP Billiton also supported a major inter-national postgraduate scholarship pro-gramme and research projects.
At the time of the announcement, BHP Billiton Group Executive and Chief Exec-utive Non-Ferrous Dr Andrew Mackenzie said the funding agreement refl ected the company’s commitment to supporting education wherever it operates.
“Th e two new institutes will spur new thinking into the complex issues created by the growing demand for commodities and provide a new forum in which indus-try and the research community can col-laborate. I’m delighted we can work with UCL and some of the brightest talents
with a passion for the sector.”Scholarship winner Ms Yergaliyeva
will undertake her postgraduate studies at either of the two Adelaide based UCL educational facilities – the UCL School of Energy and Resources, or the UCL Inter-national Energy Policy Institute.
She said she was attracted to apply for the BHP Billiton Scholarship program at UCL because it off ered unique multidis-ciplinary education covering topics such as economics, laws and geopolitics – a compliment to her training.
“I realised to grow in my career I need-ed to develop broader skills so that I can apply these in management and leadership roles.
“I heard about UCL opening in Austral-ia because I was studying my undergrad-uate chemical engineering degree at UCL in London so I’m excited to fi nally be in Australia and heading to Roxby Downs to see Olympic Dam.”
Ms Yergaliyeva was ranked on academic performance, industry experience, a 500 word essay, a personal statement, an inter-view, and academic or industry references.
All applicants were required to base their essay on a given topic.
Professor Eric Fraga, Academic Direc-tor of the UCL School of Energy and Re-sources, Australia said the second round of the BHP Billiton Scholarships are now open and the university is looking for top candidates to undertake studies at either PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) or MSc level.
For the February 2013 intake, the essay requires students to critically analyse the statement: “Th e concept of ‘peak oil’ has been devised to refl ect scarcity associated with oil supplies. But surely the price of oil would be a more effi cient indication of its scarcity.”
Details about the MSc programme are available at www.ucl.ac.uk/australia.
A visit from BHPB scholarship winner
Monthly business newsletters
SA Arid Lands Natural Resource Centre opened
BHP Billiton Scholarship winner Aishat
Yergaliyeva met BHP Billiton Asset
Manager Stefan Buys while visiting Olympic
Dam last week.
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at the Stephen Orr Meet the Author event.
Chelsea Brind and Morgan Bacon at the football on Saturday afternoon recently.
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The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS), Roxby Downs Au xi l iar y
held another Mystery four-wheeled drive (4WD) OvernighterTag Along Tour recently, raising $1700.
Fifteen cars and approx-imately 60 people travelled nearly 400 kilometres and spent a glorious weekend out and about in the spectacular
local countryside. The weekend attracted a
great mix of seasoned attend-ees as well as a handful of tag along fi rst timers.
Th e group travelled along some well-known tracks, as well as some very rarely used tracks, over varying terrain.
Th ey visited Alberrie Creek to see the large array of sculp-tures, as well as a quick visit to the Lake Eyre South Lookout,
before beginning a rough trip home via Stuart Creek Station roads.
The auxiliary would like to thank all the people who helped out for the weekend cooking, transporting, towing and camping.
Locals are advised the RFDS Giant Auction and Golf Day will be held on September 15 and aims to raise more funds for the service.
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Participants on the recent RFDS Tag Along Tour.
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What’s happening at RDAS?
Alistar Williamson was the only Year 6 student at RDAS to receive a Credit in the UNSW Global 2012 International Competitions and
Assessments for Schools for Science.Alistar received a certifi cate from The University of New South Wales
and a medal for his efforts.
On Friday, August 10, the Reception to Year 2 students enthusiastically gathered
round to compete in a 2012 R-2 Mini Olympics to correspond with the recent international event in London. With perfect weather conditions and a selection of seven exciting events including the Aussie thong throw, mini hurdles, a torch relay and vortex accuracy throw, the afternoon was set to be a good one!
Th e event commenced with an open-ing ceremony involving each class pa-rading with their glimmering torches and calico banners bearing local fauna mascots like the ‘Jumping Joey’s’, ‘Th e Courageous Crows’ and ‘Th e Soaring Eagles’.
A great team spirit was observed throughout the event as students cheered each other on as well as indi-
viduals having a go and trying their best - the next budding generation of Sally Pearson’s and Anna Meares’!
A fantastic crew of parents fl ocked in as proud spectators with plenty of words of encouragement. Th e school captains also attended and demonstrat-ed their leadership fl air and support!
The afternoon concluded with an entertaining parent and teacher hurdle race – great to see you can all get your old springs to work when needed! Stu-dents were delighted to be presented with their golden medals to acknowl-edge their excellent participation.
A huge thankyou to all involved in making the event enjoyable and mem-orable and a special mention to the canteen staff for providing the delicious fruit platters.
Sally CormackR-2 Coordinator.
By Vanessa Switala
L a st we ek Roxby Downs Area School (RDAS) took part in
National Science Week with three days of organ-ised activities for various students.
On Monday, August 13 RDAS students received a presentation from ecol-ogist Travis Gotch who is the Chief Investigator for the Great Artesian Basin (GAB) Springs Project from the South Australian Arid Lands Natural Resources Management Board.
Mr Gotch discussed the importance and history of the GAB and students re-ceived many interesting facts regarding the desert wetlands and the unique prevalent and relict species which are found there.
Last Thursday archae-ologist Barbara Rowland talked to Year 10 students. She brought in some arte-facts for students to exam-ine and discussed her back-ground as she was originally an organic chemist before
moving into archaeology. Ms Rowland also discussed her work overseas and in Australia along with the importance of archaeology to projects such as Olympic Dam.
Ms Rowland is employed by HEH, a company who are currently completing the largest heritage survey to ever be completed in Australia on the Olympic Dam Mine Lease.
Friday saw students at-tend various sessions with ecologist Bree Galbraith.
National Science Week is an annual celebration of science in Australia and has been running now for 15 years.
Year 7 students have also been working on creating models of energy effi cient houses and other instruments. Th e projects are on display in the school library.
Th e students will provide presentations to students from Years 3, 4 and 5. Par-ents are invited to visit the school library to encourage and view students’ work.
National Science Week at RDAS
ABOVE: Science Teacher Hassan Bhatti examines artefacts with students during Science Week.
LEFT: Archaeologist Barbara Rowland discusses archaeology
with RDAS students.
RDAS Mini Olympics
ABOVE LEFT: Students competing in the
Aussie thong throw.LEFT: Students
enjoying the day.ABOVE: Students receiving medals.
RRDDAASS YYeeaarrss 33 ttoo 66 SSppoorrtts s DDaayyFAR LEFT: Tayah, Macie, Charlotte and Bella were
all smiles at the RDAS Sports Day on Friday.MIDDLE: Tasma competing in the relay.
BELOW: Josh focused as he competed in the high jump event.
Th e RDAS Years 3 to 6 Sports Day was held last Friday on the Roxby town oval.
THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaper Wednesday, May 23, 2012 – Page 11www.themonitor.com.au Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Yorke Peninsula is one of South Australia’s favourite coastal playgrounds.
It provides visitors the chance to cook up freshly caught fi sh at a secluded beach campsite, rent an island, dine on tasty oys-ters and seafood, surf amazing breaks and enjoy a laidback lifestyle.
Kilometre after kilometre of perfect beaches are coupled with fantastic ac-commodation alternatives from luxurious beachside villas with wooden decks over-looking the ocean, to caravan parks, farm-stays and bush camping in national parks.
If you ever wanted to be a lighthouse
keeper you can bring your childhood dreams alive on Troubridge Island at the cosy accommodation of the heritage-listed Lighthouse Cottage.
Or, at Innes National Park at the bottom of the Peninsula, you can stay in renovated miner’s lodges or camp behind sand dunes under sheoak trees.
With a magnifi cent coastline ranging from pristine sheltered coves to serene salt lakes and majestic cliff s pounded by the surging waves of the Southern Ocean, it is no wonder this park is paradise for surfers, anglers and campers alike.
On Yorke Peninsula, you are never far
from water. It’s about a 30 minute drive from coast to coast or, just a short drive to your next fi shing adventure with plenty of jetties, rocks and beaches to cast a line from.
Fishing charter operators throughout the region are known for their tales about the ones that did not get away. Head out to their best fi shing spots and catch the fi sh of your dreams with snapper and King George whiting regulars on the menu.
Be absorbed in the mining heritage of the Copper Coast and the lives of the Cornish miners and their families. While there, take the opportunity to learn about the
mining heritage at Moonta Mines Mu-seum, Farm Shed Museum and Tourist Centre, and the Wallaroo Heritage and Nautical Museum.
Be sure to visit one of the many visitor centres scattered around the region. Th ey are a wealth of local knowledge and infor-mation, and handy hints on things to do and see. Providing an outlet for local pro-duce and local arts and crafts, the Yorke Peninsula Visitor Centres are well worth a visit.
For information on Yorke Peninsula, call 1800 654 991, or visit yorkepeninsula.com.au.
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Images courtesy of SATC. Main image Moonta Bay. Top to bottom; Simms Cove, Moonta Bay, West Cape, Innes National Park, The Pines, On the road to Marion Bay, Point Turton.
Grab your free copy of the Yorke Peninsula Tourism Guide at any
Visitor Information Centre around South Australia.
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The Farm Shed Museum and Tourism Centre in Kadina provides visitors with a variety of experiences in the
one location.
Th e complex houses the accredited Visi-tor Information Centre, Th e National Trust Heritage Museum and the Copper Coast Miniature Railway.
A feature of the museum is the Farm Shed Museum. Exhibits show the hardships endured on the land, detailing the process of land clearing, reliving the vital role of an-imals on farms and exploring the transition from horse to tractor-powered farming.
Visitors will also be delighted with Matta House, a mine manager’s residence from the 1860s as it stands refurbished in its original location.
Memories of school days gone by will come alive when entering the 1950s school.
Visitors will leave with renewed appre-ciation of how far society has come since the 1950s, and also with an appreciation of the tremendous work and expertise which has gone into creating such high standard displays.
Th e Copper Coast Old Engineering and Machinery Club also runs mini train rides. Th is handmade track operates up to three
times a month at Th e Farm Shed and is a delight for all ages.
Th e accredited Copper Coast Visitor In-formation Centre will ensure you discover all the characters, history and culture of the Copper Coast.
Staff will provide answers to all your ques-tions, and ensure your visit to the spectacu-lar Copper Coast is a remarkable one.
Th e centre stocks souvenirs, local produce, history books and a range of novels by local authors.
Drop in and visit the friendly staff and dis-cover what inspiring things there are to do and see in the region.
Take a step back in time at The Farm Shed
Yorke Peninsula events Yorke Peninsula is establishing itself as a region with high quality and unique events. From the biannual celebration
of Cornish heritage, the Kernewek Lowender, held during the month of May in odd-numbered years (next Kernewek
Lowender will be held May 21 to 26, 2013); and Boating Regattas, celebrating innovation and invention; Art Exhibitions,
showcasing renowned local artists; to markets, fetes and fairs held across our
region. For details of any upcoming events visit www.yorkepeninsula.com.au.
I t’s a popular belief explorer and master mariner, Matthew
Flinders , was the first white man to catch a fi sh on Yorke Peninsula.
Little did Flinders know the Peninsula would go on to become one of South Australia’s truly iconic angling lo-cations.
Plump tommy ruffs, garfi sh, squid and blue swimmer crabs make up the bulk of the jetty catch, while boaties can expect anything from jumbo snapper to King George whiting and practically everything in between.
Th row in big, black-back salmon and the oc-casional mulloway from bottom-end beaches and it is easy to appreci-ate why Yorke Peninsula appeals to such a broad cross section of recrea-tional anglers.
Make sure to down-load a copy of the free Yorke Peninsula Fishing Guide. A one-stop guide to shore, jetty and boat fishing, following the coast from Port Gawler to Port Wakefi eld, then right around the ‘leg’ to Port Broughton.
For more information or to get a copy of the free Yorke Peninsula Visitor Guide, visit www.yorkepeninsula.com.au or call 1800 654 991.
An angler’s paradiseAn angler’s paradise
The Yorke Peninsula offers many popular fi shing spots
for recreational anglers.
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After months of hard work and views of monotonous red dirt in Roxby Downs, a
voyage across the Spencer Gulf can sound like paradise.
SeaSA run two return crossings from Wallaroo on the Yorke Penin-sula, to Lucky Bay on the Eyre Pen-insula, making the coast to coast voyage a quick and enjoyable trip.
Th e car and passenger ferry Au-rora V saves travelers over four hours of drive time from peninsula to peninsula – a great convenience
for all road users looking to save time, and those holiday makers who want to skip across the stretch of water to explore.
SeaSA fi rst started the crossing in December 2006 and was the fi rst ferry service to successfully link the two peninsulas, after many other proposals failed, including a hov-ercraft proposal in 1958.
Travelers can now drive on and drive off the vessel, all while enjoy-ing the sights of South Australia’s two pristine peninsulas from the water.
Aurora V has an on-board air-conditioned café, a comfortable lounge-style seating, a widescreen movie lounge, toddlers’ play area, disabled access and wireless inter-net connectivity.
All vehicles including cars, trucks, trailers, caravans, buses, motorbikes and even oversized farm equipment can be carried onboard.
Th e vessel can carry 85 vehi-cles and 300 passengers across the Spencer Gulf in style, and cruises at a comfortable 16 knots.
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Those who have discov-ered the little seaside town of Port Broughton
about 40 minutes south of Port Pirie would already know the secret – Port Broughton has it all.
It’s the main township for the District Council of Ba-
runga West – a buzzing little rural and seaside community at the top of the Yorke Pen-insula. Anyone looking to base themselves in a seaside town or rural district, and still work up north in the mining industry, will instantly see the attraction.
Port Broughton has a hospi-tal, two full-time doctors, an area school and kindy, and a state of the art aged care fa-cility.
In addition to these essen-tial services Port Broughton also has a Service SA agency, Centrelink agency, hairdress-
ers, taxi service, police station ,CFS (Country Fire Service) and SES (State Emergency Service) brigades and plenty of takeaway or dining options.
A local IGA, chemist, bak-ery and art gallery complete the main street area along with a few retails shops.
Port Broughton is a quiet country town with amazing sporting and recreational services and an excellent area school. Th ere is a golf course, bowling green, footy oval, netball, tennis and basketball courts, and a skate park.
Th e township has been a fa-vourite for retirees for many years, and now young families are discovering the allure of life in this small seaside com-munity.
One of the town’s greatest success stories has been the Port Broughton Area School which is known for its high quality education from Re-ception to Year 12. Th e school has a long and rich tradition of participation and success, with a broad based curricu-lum across three sections of the school in Primary, Middle School and Senior School.
Across the district are oth-er rural communities like Bute – a little rural town about 32 kilometres inland from Port Broughton and surrounded by fi elds of grain and sheep.
Bute is a typical Yorke Pen-insula farming town – small but well serviced – off ering a variety of essential services like sporting facilities, kinder-garten and primary school, IGA and Post Offi ce.
Nearby communities at Kulpara and Alford also off er
residents the rural serenity Yorke Peninsula has become famous for.
Th e District Council of Ba-runga West wants to encour-age mining families to discover the region as an attractive and aff ordable home base or holi-day location.
A quick glance through the South Australian real estate section online will quickly divulge the ecomonic advan-tages of buying in the region. It’s very aff ordable ... But the lifestyle is the real bonus.
Port Pirie and the larger retails sector is only about 40 minutes down the road – and Kadina is about the same dis-tance in the opposite direc-tion.
All the beaches and attrac-tions of the rest of the Yorke Peninsula are just down the road. Residents who are keen fi shermen will be in angler’s heaven.
If it’s the big smoke you are after, Adelaide is under two hours away making the district close enough for a day trip, but a world away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
Discover the District Coun-cil of Barunga West on Yorke Peninsula – it’s a lifestyle for the future.
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THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaper www.themonitor.com.au Wednesday, August 22, 2012 – Page 15
Port Broughton Area School (PBAS) delivers high quality education for Reception to
Year 12 students.
Students proudly wear the school uniform, clearly distinguishing the three sections of the school - Prima-ry, Middle School and Senior School.
PBAS has high behaviour expec-tations which students adhere to and we have negligible class timeout referrals allowing all students to be highly engaged with their learning in class.
Student leadership is strong with students involved in the Student
Representative Council (SRC), Gov-erning Council, Community Library Management Board, fundraising committees and school representa-tives at offi cial functions.
TAFE Certifi cate courses in Au-to-Diesel and Hospitality are of-fered on site with industry links to Cavpower and future apprentice-ships.
PBAS has a long and rich tradi-tion which actively encourages all students to participate in all aspects of school life.
Th is includes:• Festival of Music choir
• Student school band• Camps for all year levels, includ-
ing local, Murraylands and Canberra/Ski trip
• Regional, State and Interstate sporting competitions
• Student compered whole school assemblies each term with a strong community attendance
• End of year awards presentation • School Formal and Year 12 grad-
uation ceremonies• Participation in community
events such as ANZAC Day, Re-membrance Day, Christmas Carols and pageant
• Youth Advisory Committee to the council as well as other community initiatives.
Students consistently achieve the State Junior Primary reading bench-marks, achieve above the State aver-age for the NAPLAN tests in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9; achieve high SACE results allowing students to gain employ-ment or their fi rst choice of study at University or TAFE.
Students are supported through a strong pastoral care program, Pro-gram Achieve philosophy, peer sup-port programs, community mentor-ing program, VET, FLO/ICAN, LAP
volunteers and Work Experience programs.
Attendance at PBAS means com-mitted staff ensuring that your child is able to successfully complete their schooling from Reception to Year 12/13. Th ey will have been exposed to a range of programs to assist them to successfully manage their lives and be fully prepared for their future as individuals, community and global citizens.
Parents are welcome to come for a visit and observe the wonderful learning environment at PBAS.
12 East Tce, PORT BROUGHTON, SA 5522 Ph 08 8635 2105 www. pbas. sa. edu. au email [email protected]. edu. au
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THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaper www.themonitor.com.au
By Vanessa Switala
Local community r a d i o s t a t i o n manager Jul ian
Tregenza rode into Roxby Downs two years ago and has since made a large impact on our town.
Recently, 105.5 RoxFM won the Bilby Small Sta-tion of the Year Award at the 2012 South Australia Broadcasters Association Awards under Julian’s management.
Th e station were also runners up for ‘Best Mes-sage’ for the ‘Downward Spiral Introduction with Noo and Zak’; ‘Best Com-munity Event’ for ‘RoxFM Exposed Nude Show’ raising money for the 2012 Roxby Community Postie Bash with J-Lowe and JT, and the Doran family were finalists in the ‘Volunteer of the Year’ category.
Th e Bilby Awards cel-ebrate the contribution community radio makes to communities and en-courages high achieve-ment within the sector.
However, there is a lot more to Julian than being a community radio sta-tion manager.
Julian was born in Ad-elaide in 1971 and while still a baby moved to Far North outback South Australia with his moth-er, father and sister. He lived in the APY (Anan-gu Pitjantjatjara Yankuny-tjatjara) Lands back when there was only a dirt road from Port Augusta through the north.
Julian told Th e Monitor his family then lived ‘on the lands’ in Amata, over the Western Australia border at Wingelina, and then moved to Kalka in the top left hand corner of the State, only a mat-ter of kilometres from the Western Australia and Northern Territory borders.
After a few brief stops his family then settled in Port Adelaide when he was in Year 4.
Julian said his favourite memories from his child-hood are about travelling.
“I loved the excite-ment of being woken-up pre-dawn to get in the car because we were go-ing ‘to town’ and I could watch television in Al-ice (Springs) which was channel two only back then!,” he explained.
“Standing on the bench seat of the F100 leaning on whoever was driving at the time,” Julian told Th e Monitor as he reminisced about how he ‘spent his life’ standing-up on the seat and leaning on the driver.
Julian recollected, “Ly-ing on a swag in the tray of the four-wheel-drive going from out bush to Alice Springs which took about seven to eight hours on dirt back then.”
After completing high school Julian studied a Bachelor of Health Sci-ence (Paramedic) at Uni-versity. When he had less than six months to com-plete his course he decid-ed to change career path and followed journalism.
He told Th e Monitor, “I got a lot of recognition for other subjects; I didn’t have to do any majors or sub-majors, so technically I guess I’m a journo’ that majored in resuscitation!”
After Julian changed career paths he was in-volved with the national-ly broadcast community radio aff airs program ‘Th e Wire’. He was also the Australian correspondent for New Zealand commu-nity radio station 95bFM in Auckland, was a host for F’ree Range’ and a back-up presenter for the ‘Country Café’ which are music programs on Radio Adelaide.
Julian described his passion for radio to Th e Monitor.
“I love radio as a me-dium because it’s always exciting- on the jour-nalistic side, things can be pandemonium in the background but no one can see it. So, if you just sound cool, calm and col-lected nobody is any the wiser,” he said.
“Radio is the only me-dia that can be absorbed passively- you can do something else while lis-tening to the radio- cook, clean, drive, play. Try doing those things while watching telly or reading a newspaper… I don’t rec-ommend trying it … Es-pecially the driving part!”
“I love community ra-dio in particular because in the corporate media landscape, iIndependence has been slowly whittled away as legislation con-trolling cross media own-ership was weakened.”
“Community radio gives an independent voice to the media land-scape; it has an ethos of inclusiveness. Many radio personalities got their start in community radio.
For example, the Aus-tralian comedy duo Hamish and Andy start-ed at SYN Radio (Mel-bourne)and now current-ly host the radio program The Hamish and Andy Show which airs in Aus-tralia on the Today Net-work. SYN Radio broad-casts on 90.7 FM, on digital radio and streams live. Previous RoxFM station manager Kristina Latham now works there.
Julian said without community radio the Australian musical land-scape would struggle. “Think Hilltop Hoods, John Butler Trio, The Jezabels, The Audreys, Nick Cave etcetera. Be-fore community radio got onto these guys, main-stream radio stations wer-en’t interested in them,”
he explained.Julain told Th e Monitor
he and his wife Kerryn Jones were due to have a trip to South East Asia with a view of moving there in 2011 when he came across the job of station manager at Rox-FM during mid-2010.
“I thought, ‘I love com-munity radio, I’m a bush baby, I’ll apply for it’ and the Board of RoxFM of-fered me the job!
“I rang up Kez (Ker-ryn) and asked what she thought and she said, ‘in-stead of having an adven-
ture in South East Asia, let’s have one in Roxby.’”
Julian said he moved to Roxby Downs in Septem-ber 2010 then Kerryn was off ered the Roxby Downs Kindergarten Director position and moved up at the start of 2011.
“Th e best thing about Roxby is the people, they are friendly and because of the nature of the town everyone seems to have an interesting story. I love how much people do (that) is community orientated.
“I love that you can sit
in your backyard and have a goanna walk past close enough to pat. It’s hap-pened,” he exclaimed. “I don’t like that you can sit in the backyard and have a scorpion walk past close enough to pat. It’s hap-pened!”
Julian continued, “I love that you can drive for only a little way and see some amazing landscapes; I love that getting held up in peak hour traffi c means that it takes three minutes instead of two and a half to get to your destination; I love the drive to and
from Adelaide. I love the landscape!”
When asked ‘where to next?’, Julian replied, “I haven’t thought too much about that… There are some NGO’s (Non-Gov-ernment Organisations) that go to developing communities and coun-tries such as East Timor and Indonesia and set up media organisations.
“I’d love to be involved in something like that eventually,” he explained.
“Any place is what you make of it and I think Roxby is a fantastic place
to live.”Julian would like to re-
mind the community if anyone is interested on becoming involved in RoxFM behind the mi-crophone or behind the scenes to get in contact with him via the Station phone number on (08) 8671 2545, email to [email protected] or to drop into the station.
“It’s easy, it’s fun and we always want more people to come and get bitten by the community radio bug!”
Wednesday, May 23, 2012 – Page 17Wednesday, August 22, 2012
In Residence is a new section in The Monitor which hopes to highlight different people, places and characters around the region.
JT and the horse he rode in on
Kerryn Jones and Julian Tregenza with he horse they rode in on at the Roxby Downs races earlier this year.
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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
0418 833 818 so that you can be included on the agenda.
Board can be arranged if required.
For further information, advice or general questions please contact:
Michelle Hales,
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Roxby Downs SA 5725Mobile: 0418 833 818
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S ince moving to town to join her husband 14 months ago, Jane
Gloster has poured herself into community volunteering.
Jane has been involved in the Arts and Cultural Forum, the Red eARTh Festival, the RoxFM Board, the Roxby Downs Com-munity Toy Library, the Roxby Downs Book Club and the Wom-en’s Network, establishing herself as a highly valued contributor to the Roxby Downs community.
Due to her perseverance and dedication to these community groups, Jane has been awarded with the June Community Person of the Month.
Jane, who was pleasantly sur-prised by her nomination, said she initially became involved with the community groups to meet people.
“I had never moved to a com-munity where I knew absolute-ly nobody before,” she told Th e Monitor.
“So it (volunteering) seemed a good way of meeting people and getting to know people and getting to know Roxby and that sort of thing.”
While Jane admitted her in-volvement meant attending a lot of meetings, it has helped give her a better understanding of how the Roxby Downs commu-nity works.
“It has involved meeting peo-ple and understanding the com-munity and being involved in things that I feel quite strongly about that should be supported.
“The community relies very heavily on volunteers and I’ve got time at the moment, I’m not currently working so it seemed the right thing to do.
“And I enjoy it, I like to meet people and I like to see people and fi nd out what they’re up to and help them do whatever they’re doing,” she said.
Jane was awarded with a $100 voucher, which she chose to donate to the Dia-betes Association of South Australia.
“I’ve been an insulin de-pendent diabetic for forty years and they do a great deal of good with very little Government funding,” Jane
explained.She thanked her husband Rich-
ard, other volunteers and chairs of groups she had worked with and the Community Person of the Month sponsor, Big Sky Credit Union.
If you know someone who de-serves to be noticed because of
their dedication and enthusiasm
for the community nominate
them for this award.
Nomination forms are availa-
ble from the Big Sky Service Cen-
tre, Th e Monitor and the Roxby
Downs Council.
Community involved Jane recognised
By Jason Munn
The successful South Australian play ‘Rocket Town’ wrapped up its regional tour recently, performing to
an enthusiastic Roxby Downs audience.
It was writer Emily Steel’s fi rst visit to Roxby Downs and she was intrigued by similar challenges Roxby youth faced com-pared to neighbours in Woomera, namely the tyranny of transience.
Th e play is about two young Australians meeting on a quiet Woomera street, one who has just arrived in town, and the other a two-year resident. As the story unfolds, both learn how to cope with the rewards and challenges that face them in the ‘Rocket Town’.
Ms Steel said it was a fascinating jour-ney from the moment she fi rst spoke with Woomera’s residents in 2010 while on a road trip to Uluru.
“I had just arrived from the UK (United Kingdom) with my partner - on the way to Uluru we needed somewhere to stay, so
we stopped at this town called Woomera.“We fl icked through a guide book and
went, ‘wow, rocket research – let’s go there!’“I’d never seen anywhere like it and
thought it would be an interesting place to write about.”
Ms Steel spent time conversing with Woomera residents and discovering the nature of the town.
“Th e idea of focussing it on the young people had come from fi nding out a little about Woomera as it is now, and learning about how few students there have been in the last few years in the school, particularly in the high school.
“And it just made me think, being a teen-ager is hard wherever you are, and it must be especially hard if there is no-one else your own age in town, or if there is one other person.
“So what came out of the conversations in Woomera was that people either loved the town or hated it. Th ere was the no-tion that young people had an enormous amount of freedom and they were safe, but
at the same time they just kept losing peo-ple – losing friends, they would move on and teachers would move on. Adults would tell the same story.”
Th e inspired writer then set about fi nd-ing actors with qualities that would best express those stories, and she found them in Dee Easton and Sam Calleja, playing the characters Jess and Josh respectively.
Even though the characters in Rocket Town are not specifi cally based on real peo-ple, Ms Steel said the details are inspired by the real stories Woomera residents told her.
“Some of that stuff , you just can’t make it up,” Ms Steel added.
Th e award winning play received favour-able reviews and Roxby audiences emerged from the auditorium satisfi ed.
Ms Steel’s next theatre work, which again involves the cast of ‘Rocket Town’, is inspired by the work of virologist, Frank Fenner - a comedy play entitled ‘Rabbits’ about population, pests and the prospect of human extinction.
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Carmen Jackson pictured here with Jane at an event earlier this year.
Sam Calleja and Dee Easton
pictured here in character.
THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaper www.themonitor.com.au
By Vanessa Switala
Author Stephen Orr spoke to a fasci-nated local crowd
of over 20 on Tuesday, Aug ust 14 b efore officially opening the Roxby Downs Cultural Precinct’s new library in the Art Gallery.
Stephen Orr has writ-ten several books both fiction and non-fiction with his most recently published being Times’ Long Ruin which was in the running for the pres-tigious Miles Franklin Literary Award in 2011, shortlisted for the 2010 Commonwealth Writers Prize and winner of the 2012 Our Story competi-tion in the National Year of Reading.
Time’s Long Ruin is based on the true story of South Australia’s most famous missing person’s case, the disappearance of the Beaumont children in Adelaide on Australia Day, 1966. The novel is about nine-year-old boy named Henry who lives next door to three chil-dren who go missing.
“But when you put three kids together and they disappear in a novel in Australia they become the Beaumont kids but it’s more about Henry the nine-year-old who lives next door,” explained Mr Orr. “It’s him looking back as an old man on his childhood and his friend-ship with these three kids and them going to the beach one day and not returning and how that aff ects him later on.”
Mr Orr’s new novel, Dissonance, is also a fi c-tion novel based on the true story of Percy and Rose Grainger.
Rose Grainger was de-termined to produce Aus-tralia’s fi rst great concert pianist. She made her son Percy practice six hours a day. Rose domineered Percy, made him do what she wanted and manipu-lated everything he did. Percy became a great concert pianist but only did he become his own person when his moth-er committed suicide in 1922.
“Th e whole Percy and
Rose Grainger relation-ship has always fascinated me, the strangest moth-er-son relationship in history I think,” explained Mr Orr.
“(Dissonance is) just about how people pos-sess each other and can’t let go at the appropriate moment.”
Mr Orr explained he tries to get as close to the real people he bases his characters on.
“As with Grainger I’ve read his own writings… his letters and so forth so I read it from his point of view. I try to get as close to the person as possible. And then books about him I read and then plac-es he went I visit.
“Same as with the Beaumont children, I visit the places, speak to as many people as I can and get as close to the person as I can because the whole point is you’re writing about someone you don’t quite get and the whole journey for you as a writer is to get them.
“You don’t want to write about people you understand, that wouldn’t be much fun for anyone,” he joked.
“So that’s it I just con-
tinue returning to sort of strange, slightly dement-ed, diffi cult to understand characters for some rea-son.”
Stephen Orr explained he begins with the real character and develops fi ctional characters and stories around it.
“I start off from a point. I start off with a piece of information and I improvise and do what I want with it afterward. I just take what I need to just tell what I want to tell.”
“I just happen to be fascinated by certain sto-ries, certain things that have happened but I also write fi ction that hasn’t happened.”
When Mr Orr was asked if he cared about how books are treated he responded, “It’s go-ing to have a pretty short life relatively speaking so I’m that they get wet and stained and ripped and torn because what’s im-portant about them is not the little piece of paper with its little life span, it’s the idea inside it or how good the writing is and if that can’t have a life then the book certainly doesn’t deserve to have a life.
“There are certain books you hope to pass on. I have a beautiful copy of the Egyptian book of the dead which cost a lot of money and you don’t want to muck around with that,” he added.
Mr Orr was impressed with Roxby Downs on his fi rst visit.
“We just drove into Roxby and it’s interesting because it’s a lot newer, I don’t know the exact history but having gone through a lot of other country towns there’s always the old buildings and there’s all the sort of slightly feral bits but this (town) looks very neat and tidy and well-kept so I’m impressed so far .
“But I think the thing about Roxby is that peo-ple that live here should remember that South Australia is relying on you to lay the golden goose to keep us going so if you can’t lay it we’re not go-ing to be very happy with you,” Mr Orr joked. “No pressure! But get that dam built, get some min-erals out and make some money coz the rest of the state is suff ering,” he laughed.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012 – Page 19
For the first time since the municipality of Roxby Downs was formed, native trees have
been trimmed to optimise public safety.
The numerous trees planted be-tween Axehead Road and Stuart Road have fi nally matured enough to be suc-cessfully and safely trimmed, revealed Peter Keller, Works Manager for Rox-by Council.
It will now become a regular pro-ject undertaken by Council to ensure public safety, and maintain the health of the trees.
Roxby Council contracted a land-scaping company to trim trees that obscured the safe passage of vehicles on roads, trees that hung over hous-
es and trees that were entwined with streetlights.
Th ey also trimmed trees that were considered hazardous in public areas such as the Lions Park and the town tennis courts.
“Th e company was a professional tree trimming outfi t that obviously knew what they were doing, they re-ally were a whole package company,” Mr Keller said last week.
The branches were mulched on the spot, as was a percentage of the stumps cut down.
Some of the stumps have also been taken back to the Roxby Council yard, and are for sale as fi rewood.
Contact Mr Keller on (08) 8671 0010 for more information.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
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ROXBY COUNCIL
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 9am to 5 pm weekdays
9.30 am to 12 noon SaturdaysTelephone 8671 0660 • Fax 8671 1418
Email: [email protected] membership is free. Wide range of resources are available including books, DVDs, magazines and internet facilities
Toddler Story Time 9.30 am Tuesday and 1.30pm Thursday
Opening hours
9 am to 5 pm weekdays
Telephone 8671 0010 • Fax 8671 0452
Email: [email protected]
After hours emergency
Mobile 0418 892 870
Web www.roxbycouncil.com
SERVICE SAWASTE MANAGEMENTLIBRARYCOUNCIL OFFICE
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Dog and cat owners have until August 31 to register their ani-
mals for the ensuing year.
Th e registration will then be valid until June 30, 2013, and is valid from July 1 2012, provided it is processed be-
fore August 31.Wandering animals at
large attract an $80 expiation notice, and a collection fee of $30.
Pet owners are reminded that unless their cat is regis-tered, micro-chipped and de-sexed, and they have proof
of this, they may not keep the animal at or over three months of age.
Dogs are not legally re-quired to be de-sexed or mi-cro chipped in order to be registered, but would bene-fi t from the acts and attract a lower registration fee .
A lmost six months after kerbside recycling was introduced to Roxby Downs for the fi rst time,
and waste management contractor BSH Waste Solutions is still strug-gling with overfull bins.
Overfull bins are a major attraction for local crows, who revel in pulling apart as much rubbish as they have access to.
Th e rubbish is consequently scat-tered across the road, creating an eye-sore for the whole community.
A strict policy concerning overfull bins has been adopted by BSH, stating that any overfull or open bin will not be emptied, and a warning sticker will be marked on the bin, outlining why it hasnt been picked up.
Th ere has also been numerous com-munity notices concerning the issue in local media, but apparently to no avail.
Due to the persistence of this prob-lem, Roxby Council will be taking a strong stance on future or repeating in-cidences, by expiating the household-er $315 in accordance with the Local
Government (Litter) Amendment Bill 2008, section 237D.2 which states;
“A person who commits the off ence of littering is guilty of aggravated lit-tering if the depositing of litter by the person caused, or was likely to cause, signifi cant harm to any person, animal or property; or is of a kind prescribed by the regulations. ”
Roxby Council would like to remind all vehicle drivers the Service SA service off ered is
available fi ve days a week from 9am until 4:30pm.
Previously this registration and li-cence provision was available only two days a week, but Roxby Council decid-ed to extend operating hours in January this year to meet rising demand.
Roxby Council has acted as a Rural Service Agent for Service SA and op-erated as the local centre for Transport SA since 2007.
All transactions are then completed at the Service SA Port Augusta branch.
Roxby Council Customer Service Offi cer Tanya Hick said it was easier for all involved to extend the service.
“We found it was too hectic on the two days, and it was too hard for the people to come in from site just for those two days, so it was easier to do the fi ve days,” she explained.
As the Service SA Rural Service Agent, Roxby Council off ers licence renewals, vehicle registration and transfers, driver licence, boat licence theory tests, personalised and custom registration plates and the sale of the
driver’s handbook.Th ose applying for a Learner’s Driv-
er’s Licence are reminded they must begin their theory test before 4pm.
An Out of Areas Concession is also available to registered vehicles if the owner lives and garages the vehicle in Roxby Downs, Woomera or Anda-mooka
Th is relates to most types of regis-tered vehicles. Th e concession gives the applicant up to a 50 per cent discount to the registration component of the fees applied to a registration. Th e con-cession is only applied to an individual application for each vehicle.
For more information, contact Ser-vice SA on 131 084, or drop into the Roxby Council in Richardson Place, Roxby Downs and talk to our friendly staff .
Author Stephen Orr visits Roxby
Dog and cat registrations drawing to a close
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Stricter penalties for overfull bins
Tree trimming success
Service SA available Monday – Friday
Kath Messner, Bill Boehm are Kimberley Hargrave are pictured here with Stephen Orr (centre) in the new library last week.
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Far North Far North Football LeagueFootball LeagueROUND 15 August 18, 2012
ROUND 13 August 17, 2012
A GRADEOlympic Dam 17.8 (110) Andamooka 6.3 (39)Olympic Dam best players: C. Linn, M. Shaw, B. Mummery, W. Hooper, C. Green.Andamooka best players: B. Lock, L. Sanders, J. Brind, W. Monfries, R. Testro.Olympic Dam goal scorers: D. Summerton 6 goals, S. Mont-gomerie 5 goals, J. Neindorf J. Simmons 2 goals each, D. Moyse, D. Emes 1 goal each.Andamooka goal scorers: R. Weetra, T. Mulders, R. Testro, C. Rainsford, D. Reid, M. Tuohy 1 goal each.
Roxby Districts 26.28 (184) defeated Coober Pedy 2.0 (12) Roxby Districts best players: D. Pegler, J. Watson, M. Kenyon, C. Hall, C. Gibson.Coober Pedy best players: R. Williams, M. Grava,P. Larkins, D. Ness, A. Wooden.Roxby Districts goal scorers: R. Prosser, D. Pegler, E. Zeptner 4 goals each, J. Kenny 3 goals , M. Howard, D. Hargraves 2 goals each, S. Kangars, M. Place, A. Ryan, L. Godfrey, J. Mandemaker, T. Colson, C. Gibson 1 goal each.Coober Pedy goal scorers: J. Burgess, M. Grava 1 goal each.
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PREMIERSHIP TABLE
PREMIERSHIP TABLE
P W L D F A % Roxby Districts 12 11 1 0 1306 494 264.37Hornridge 12 8 4 0 1275 733 173.94Olympic Dam 12 7 5 0 1382 699 197.71Andamooka 12 3 9 0 740 1262 58.64Coober Pedy 12 1 11 0 494 2009 24.59
TOP 10 GOALKICKERS
Senior Colts P W L D F A %Giants 12 8 4 0 797 747 106.69Suns 12 7 5 0 702 723 97.10Hawks 12 6 6 0 704 614 114.66Bulldogs 12 3 9 0 606 725 83.59
Junior Colts P W L D F A %Suns 12 9 3 0 408 277 147.29Giants 12 7 5 0 472 418 112.92Bulldogs 12 4 7 1 314 372 84.41Hawks 12 3 8 1 283 410 69.02
Name Club This round TotalDale Summerton Olympic Dam 6 59Joel Harman Hornridge 0 50Scott Montgomerie Olympic Dam 5 27Ethan Zeptner Roxby Districts 4 26Justin Watson Roxby Districts 0 24Daniel Hargraves Roxby Districts 2 20Todd Paull Andamooka 0 18Jaryd Dawson Hornridge 0 18Chris Jurek Hornridge 0 16Ricky Prosser Roxby Districts 4 16Ryan Bennett Olympic Dam 0 16
JUNIOR COLTSGiants 9.5 (59) defeated Hawks 1.2 (8)Giants best players: J. Dalgleish, M. Lynch, M. Lamb, D. De-marchi , K. Weston .Hawks best players: T. Turner, B. Daddow, F. Buys, C. Wool-ford, T. Harrison.Giants goal scorers: J. Dalgleish 3 goals, M. Lamb, H. Paull 2 goals each, M. Lynch 1 goal.Hawks goal scorers: T. Turner 1 goal.
SENIOR COLTSHawks 22.20 (152) defeated Giants 3.4 (22)Hawks best players: J. Secker, M. Harrison, A. Ryan, J. Mason, S. Caputo.Giants best players: E. Taylor, B. Evans, J. Male, M. Steer .Hawks goal scorers: A. Ryan 6 goals, S. Caputo 5 goals, J. Mason, M. Hanson 3 goals each, Tyler 2 goals, S. Kerrish, J. Secker, C. Trussler 1 goal each.Giants goal scorers: M. Steer, C. Taylor, K. Gates 1 goal each.
Suns 14.9 (93) defeated Bulldogs 7.4 (46)Suns best players: S. Brougham, J. Brind, D. Moss, S. Bacon, L. Weston.Bulldogs best players: R. Moroney, L. Rawlins, L. Elliot, L. Hancock, K. Stevens.Suns goal scorers: J. Brind 7 goals, L. Weston 3 goals, B. French 2. goals, S. Bacon, L. Young 1 goal each.Bulldogs goal scorers: L. Elliot 2 goals, N. Whatt, N. Rainsford, R. Moroney, E. Zeptner L. Holder 1 goal each.
Roxby Downs Roxby Downs Junior NetballJunior NetballSaturday August 18,
201211 and under
Rockets 7 v Shooters 13Bullets 13 v Lightning 9
13 and underShooters 16 v Bullets 41
Lightning 20 v T-Birds 2117 and under
Shooters 41 v Bullets 26 Lightning 32 v T-Birds 41
11 and under W L D P %Lightning 6 6 0 12 107.03Shooters 6 3 3 15 137.72T-Birds 5 5 2 12 85.38Bullets 5 6 1 11 88.67Rockets 5 7 0 10 92.00
SEMI FINAL Shooters v Lightning
T-Birds v Bullets13 and under W L D P %Lightning 9 5 1 19 105.14Shooters 2 12 1 5 64.33T-Birds 10 5 0 20 124.13Bullets 8 7 0 16 114.53
SEMI FINALT-Birds straight to Grand Final
Lightning v Bullets17 and under W L D P %Lightning 4 10 1 9 81.13Shooters 8 5 2 18 123.06T-Birds 4 10 1 9 70.44Bullets 12 3 0 24 170.64
PREMIERSHIP TABLE
NAME NAME NAME NAME SCOREOVERALL WINNER PHIL MOON ADAM MCKEE MATTY BAIN DOUGAL MACLEOD 53.750SECOND RICKY LEUE SCOTT HUMPHRIES PETER SMITH TONY BOW 54.50THIRD SHANE BOWDEN JAKE BOWDEN PETER CRANE JACQUES 55.50FOURTH DAMIEN CONDON ROBERT GRAY NEVILLE PETHERICK BILL BOEHM 55.57LADIES WINNER JANE JONES ANN SHIELDS TRICIA HENDRY ANDREA FREETH 64.88MIXED WINNERS RYAN BRIGGS DON CRAWFORD BEN CRAWFORD MANDIE CRAWFORD 58.50MIXED SECOND BRIAN ROGERS SCOTT MACKENZIE SONIA BAYLEY JOHN BAYLEY 60.10FIRST IN HORRIE PACKY TIGER JOHN LACHMUND LAST IN SHANE BOWDEN JAKE BOWDEN PETER CRANE JACQUES NAGA JASON HOOPER BEN RAMSEY JORDAN WALKINGTON STEVEN FISKEN 71.50LONG DRIVE DIV 1 DOUGAL MACLEOD LONG DRIVE DIV 2 SCOTT HUMPHRIESLONG DRIVE LJ SONIA BAYLEY NTP DIV 1 DAMIEN CONDON NTP DIV 2 SIMON BURDENNTP LJ MISSED
RIGHT: Winners of the Cavpower Four
Person Ambrose from left to right:
Anthony Grimwood (Cavpower), Dougal Macleod, Phil Moon, Adam McKee, Matty
Bain and a Cavpower Representative.
FAR LEFT: Russell McInerney for Olympic Dam scores the ball.
LEFT: Russell McInerney takes on his Andamooka opponent.
Cavpower Ambrose well attended
FOOTBALLER of the Year
Wal MonfriesTroy MuldersSam Bacon
Nyani ThomasTrent GrosserBrad Cooper
Jordan MandemakerDaniel PeglerJesse Penny
BYET ClarkeM ShawC Linn
Nyani Thomas 14
C Jurek 12
Craig Hall 11
Martin Grava 11
Goal Kicker of the Year
Round 15 results...
ROUND FIFTEEN HIGHLIGHTSDale Summerton 6Scott Montgomerie 5Ricky Prosser 4Daniel Pegler 4Ethan Zeptner 4
Tally after Round 14Dale Summerton 59Joel Harman 50Ethan Zeptner 32
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A s the senior netball season draws closer to the end, many teams are struggling for numbers to take the court.
For the second week in a row, there were multiple games forfeited and many teams making use of fi ll in’s.
With just two more games till the fi nal series be-gins, hopefully teams can get all their players back on court to fi nish off the season. Despite the struggle for numbers though, there were some good strong contests on Friday night.
Th e A grade matchup between Hornridge A and Olympic Dam A was set to be an interesting one with both teams struggling to have seven players to take the court so having to make use of numerous fi ll in’s from lower grades. Hornridge got ahead early with some strong shooting from Keziah Sullivan which sent them into the fi rst break with a two point lead. Th e second quarter continued to be a tight battle however Horn-ridge were not about to give up the lead that easily. Th e Olympic Dam side kept themselves in the game with some exciting defensive work from the goal de-fender combination of Cerys Alchin and Steff Hendley which gained them a two point advantage going into the fi nal break. In that last quarter, the game could have gone either way with both teams fi ghting hard for the win. Some impressive movement through the centre court by Hayley Kruger, to get some clean ball into the shooters for Hornridge, was what fi nally got them over the line and take the win 45 to 42.
Another great match was played between the top two teams in the B grade competition, Miners B and Hornridge Pink B. Th e young Miners team started off the game fi red up and took an early small three point lead going into half time. Once again the Miners formidable shooting combination of Jessica Hassett and Erika Syvertsen made good use of every goal op-portunity provided to them. However, going into the second half of the match, Hornridge came out strong with Belinda Ramsey putting up some awesome shots for goal and helping her team to get the game back to just a one point game. In the end, the fi nal full time whistle was the Miners saving grace as they started to cough up the ball and the Hornridge defence lead by Naomi Bowley, made the most of every mistake the Miners made. Lucky for the Miners side though, they had enough of a lead to hold on to the end and win the game 40 to 35.
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Struggling teams put on show for spectators
Saturday, August 18 2012Olympic Dam Yellow B on a foreit
Hornridge A (45) defeated OD Devils (42)Miners B (40 ) defeated Hornridge Pink B (35)
Hornridge Green C (43) defeated Olympic Dam Yellow C (26)Hornridge Black B (45) defeated Olympic Dam Green B (32)
Miners White C forfeited against Miners Red C Olympic Dam Green C forfeited against Andamooka
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Emma Killen for Miners grabs the ball before Hornridge player Meg Elliot reaches her.
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P lans are well underway for the annual Roxby Desert Motocross Club Night Meet to be held on Saturday, October
13.
For the past fi ve years the event has been a great success with record numbers attending last year’s event.
Roxby Downs Motorcross Club President Clint Gow-Smith told Th e Monitor, “In past years we have had a variety of entertainment to complement the motocross and this year we are hoping for something new and innovative again to keep the crowd on their toes.”
Th is year’s event hopes to display some of the fastest riders nation-wide with $10,000 in prize money the Club is sourcing for the 450cc Open and 250 Lites classes.
Th e Roxby Desert Motocross Club raised the bar at last year’s event attracting world-known pioneering Crusty Demons Seth Enslow and Bubba Chaisson.
Mr Gow-Smith explained, “After last year’s eff ort to get Seth Enslow here we would be silly
not to say we have set ourselves high stand-ards. But internally from a club perspective, we really wanted to get back and attract the best riders, and believe me, the 450cc Open and 250cc Lites classes will be worth watching with a handful of top-fi ve State riders already committing to this year’s event.”
“Running into its sixth year, the event seems to go under the radar a little on the local cal-endar, but contrary to this, the faithful come out of the woodwork and the event is growing each year,” Mr Gow-Smith said.
“Th e event appeals to a lot of people that wouldn’t usually get to witness motocross rid-ing and for many it’s a unique opportunity to be a part of it, riding around themselves.
“For families there’s the rare opportunity to ride around the kids track which is also under lights and for the general public it’s a fun, laid back event that is complemented by the fi ne warm days and comfortable evening of Roxby at that time of the year,” he added.
Th e Roxby Downs track has undergone a major overhaul with a completely new layout, added toilets, extended viewing area, freestyle
jumps and a large table top removed to ensure spectators can see all races. Mr Gow-Smith said the club has focused all of their eff orts around motocross on and off the track.
“Th e clay continues to be carted into the track and our target of an extra 2000 tonne of clay by the Meet will ensure passed and new riders experience a track like never seen before here,” he explained.
“For spectators, we have cleared the southern area of the venue and with new major sponsor Outlaw Coatings and Conveyors donating the new bar facility. Th is view point is sure to be the place to be, come October 13,” exclaimed Mr Gow-Smith.
“Th is new viewing area will take a lot of pres-sure off the main bar and food area and off ers spectators a birds-eye view of the action!”
Mr Gow-Smith told Th e Monitor the Roxby Desert Motocross Club is extremely lucky to have committed sponsors.
“As far as machinery and equipment goes we are very fortunate to have such loyal, long-term and committed major sponsors in Coates Hire, MPS Building and Electrical, Heading Con-tractors and Holcim Australia. Th erefore, our machinery needs are well covered with these businesses forking out in excess of $30,000 each year in equipment hiring, materials and labour.
“We have had several new sponsors come on board with the hope of positive responses from a few more.
Mr Gow-Smith said, “Outlaw Coatings and Conveyors have jumped on board and are ex-pected to invest approximately $10,000 into the event, as has Boom Logistics and Franna Hire with major raffl e prizes and Gorey and Cole with fi nancial support.
Th e Roxby Desert Motocross Club is seek-ing cash donations or vouchers to sponsor the event. In return businesses will be guaranteed signage or logos on all posters, fl yers and sig-nage at track.
Various auctions and raffl es will also be held with all vouchers going towards fundraising for the event.
Mr Gow-Smith said, “We appreciate it is dif-fi cult for some businesses to access cash dona-tions but we are already looking at a sizeable raffl e for the night so if tools, vouchers and household items are a more accessible means of sponsorship please contact me on the details below.”
Mr Gow-Smith said without the high level of support from sponsors and dedicated members and volunteers the Roxby Desert Motocross Club Annual Night Meet would be impossible.
“We plan this event some six months before-hand and continually look at ways of innovating and creating something new, but ensuring the event nostalgia is preserved,” he explained.
“An event like this doesn’t just happen and each year I feel the club is getting more organ-ised, more support and hopefully the execution illustrates the many months of planning and dedication from many families, friends, mem-bers and volunteers.
Mr Gow-Smith added, “I believe the event continues to grow due to individuals simply wanting to make an impact. People come and go but lucky for this club we have a healthy blend of the pioneers still behind the scenes giving advice and sharing past experiences and the young keen guys that live and breathe the sport and really want to make the event as good as they can.”
Mr Gow-Smith told Th e Monitor the Roxby Desert Motocross Club promise the communi-ty there will be many motocross riders enjoying the experience of riding under lights.
“We are hoping to get quads, sidecars and really urge all locals to dust off the boots and helmets and come out to have a ride on the night.”
If you would like to get involved Mr Gow-Smith said, “It’s as simple as calling me up or coming out any weekend between now and the meet and just rolling the sleeves up and helping out.
“We need hands on deck leading up and also require volunteers on the night to carry out a variety of duties including fl aggies, work in the bar and the canteen. You would be amazed how much your two or three hours of time can make a diff erence to an event like this,” he explained.
Mr Gow-Smith said the long-term strate-gy for the track change and development of facilities is to encourage more people to use it. Membership is $120 per year for a family. “We off er a learner and kids track suitable for ‘peewees’ right through to Mum or Dad just learning to ride,” he explained.
All sponsorship for the Annual Night Meet is to be fi nalised by 5pm Friday, August 17. For more information or to sponsor the event call Clint Gow-Smith on 0437 546 758.
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Last year’s event guest from
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