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CLOSURE TAKING A TOLL: Kylie Moloney with daughter Holly in front of the Little Rascals Childcare Centre will have to fi nd alternative care.

By Millie Thomas

The permanent closure of Little Rascals Childcare Centre last Friday, June 24 has ignited a childcare crisis in Roxby Downs.

Now, with only one childcare facility in town, built to accom-modate only 58 children, plus limited private family day care facilities, working families are struggling to get to work.

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Roxby Downs has the largest proportion of children under 15 years of age in SA as of 2009.

Th e Roxby Downs Council, while it recognises the problem, is unable to solely satisfy childcare requirements. Council Ad-ministrator, Bill Boehm suggested that the State Government and BHP Billiton should step in.

“Council has heard comments that the Little Rascal Childcare Centre is to close and if so this will signifi cantly inconvenience a number of working families,” said Mr Boehm. “However, this operation is a private business and not something that Council can comment on.

“It does highlight Council’s long held view that childcare services in Roxby Downs are a key service that should be ad-dressed in a sustainable manner. Not just centre based day care but all forms of childcare.

“Th e State Government and BHP Billiton have key roles to play under the Indenture and should address the situation in partnership with the Community. Council is open minded on potential solutions.”

Main employer BHP Billiton is also aware of the situation. “BHP Billiton is concerned about the recent closure of Little Rascals and understands it has inconvenienced many parents,” stated a BHP Billiton spokesperson.

“We would encourage a whole of community approach to the issue and would like to be involved in any discussions go-ing forward.”

BHP Billiton’s Supplementary Environmental Impact State-ment, released earlier this year, also recognised the potential childcare shortage.

Th reats of the centre’s closure was a factor in addressing child-care issues in Roxby Downs. “Th e Little Rascals Childcare Cen-tre was still operating in April 2010 and runs early education programs during school terms one,” the SEIS states.

“Th e Roxby Downs Childcare Centre also runs early education programs in Roxby downs during school terms.”

Also addressed was the availability and space allocated for childcare facilities.

“Th e provision of childcare is not an issue within the direct control, responsibility or authority of BHP Billiton. BHP Bil-liton would participate in the development of a plan to consider future requirements for social services, including the provision and location of childcare services and facilities.”

Th e Roxby Downs Childcare Centre is feeling the pressure of the onslaught of uncared for children, but has regrettably stated that their hands are tied.

“We as the Roxby Downs Childcare Centre can’t physically do anything, except put people on the wait list,” said Roxby Downs Childcare employee, Jane Rogers. “Th en when we do have positions come up, of course we’ll take children. We are in the business of childcare, not in the business of turning people away.”

Mrs Rogers recognises the need for an expansion of childcare services in Roxby Downs. “Something does have to be done because the town does have to expand,” she said. “Look at the children in this town it’s just incredible. As we’ve said in previ-ous stories, for the parents to be able to go to work, they need

a facility for their children to be cared for.“We are only licensed for 58 and that’s all we can do. Th at’s

why Little Rascals was awesome, because people had choic-es.”

Disgruntled ex - client of Little Rascals, Kylie Moloney, has been severely disadvantaged by the closure of Little Rascals. No childcare simply means she cannot work. “Jo (the centre manager) was sitting at the front counter saying I’m just letting people know we are shutting our doors as of fi ve o clock this afternoon,” said Kylie of the closure date.

“I was shocked at fi rst! And then I got angry, and then I just cried. Th ere was no explanation. We’ve got no alternative now but to stay home.”

Th e unfortunate closure of one business now has the potential to unbalance Roxby’s working dynamic. “I have had to tell my employer that I am unavailable indefi nitely,” Kylie continued. “I can’t get into Roxby Childcare, because that’s full with a waiting list.

“All the family day cares are full, there are ladies off ering to help, but it’s only on certain days, whereas I need full time all day, so I can’t work.”

Holly, Kylie’s youngest child, is almost four years old, mean-ing it will be a good year before Kylie can go back to work, if the situation remains. “It has been horrid, absolutely horrid. I just want to go back to Adelaide; I don’t even want to be here. “You can’t live in this town without working, you’d go absolutely nuts.

“Th ere will be no one to run the pubs; there will be no one to clean the camps, so someone’s got to do something!”

Turn to page 18 for Little Rascals owner, Tara Manning’s explanation of why the business had to close.

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Business as usual at Bianco Roxby

By Millie Thomas

A s announced in Th e Advertiser last Friday, July 1, iconic SA business, Bianco has gone into receivership.

Owner and founder, Nick Bianco is reportedly at risk of losing not only his multi faceted business, but also his personal fi nancials and his home.

Kym Bradford, CEO of Bianco Group, maintains that the collapse of the building and construction em-pire will hardly aff ect the local Roxby Downs Bianco franchise.

“Yesterday, Nick appointed a voluntary administra-tor and following this Ferrier Hodgson were appointed as receiver managers” explained Mr Bradford.

Mr Bradford went on to say that the $60 million debt associated with the Bianco facility at Gepps Cross is the main reason Bianco has been aff ected in Roxby Downs.

“Bianco Construction Supplies, which is the element that Roxby Downs Bianco fi t under, has become em-broiled in this because this business has been a part of the security for the development at Gepps Cross with the structural steel operation and the land that it’s built on,” said Mr Bradford.

“Th e impact of that investment and the decline and poor performance of the structural steel division in Gepps Cross has then implicated this business in that process.

“Ferrier Hodgson and Bruce Carter, one of the partners of that business in his address to the staff yesterday clearly stated that it’s unusual for a receiver manager to be taking over a profi table operation, and that’s the situation here with the construction supplies business.”

Mr Bradford assured Th e Monitor that all clientele and suppliers even slightly involved with Bianco are being made fully aware of the fi nancial and operational

situation that Bianco fi nd themselves under.He maintained that the construction supply business

is both viable and profi table, and it’s only downfall was it’s association with the Gepps Cross facility.

“Th e impact on Bianco Roxby Downs is going to be probably be a little bit initially, but I would suggest that by next week (this week), things will be totally back to normal.”

Support has rallied around Mr Bianco, who has been labelled as one of Adelaide’s most generous businessmen. “We’ve already had three major sup-pliers in here this morning who have committed to continue to supply and support Bianco Construction Supplies,” said Mr Bradford. “So there’s already some fairly strong indications regarding suppliers being prepared to continue their relationship.

“Its been quite an amazing experience to be hon-est.”

Adrian Callisto, Owner and Manager of the Roxby Downs franchise for over two years, is very confi dent things will be back on track within the week.

“In the short term yes, maybe a couple of days of low level of service, but after the receivers clear up all the new accounts with suppliers, it will be 100% back to normal,” said Mr Callisto. Locally in Roxby Downs, Mr Callisto has also been overwhelmed by the immediate support from local clientele. “I have had major contractors call me and say they will support me from day dot, which is refreshing. “Th ey understand what we’re going through and I have confi dence that we’ll get through it because we are a very reputable business and going forward.

“I would like to reassure that our elite service is not going to be tarnished. We have a lot of backing with good suppliers and everything will be back to normal.”

By Celeste LustosaOn Saturday, July 2nd Rotarians,

family and friends welcomed Leigh Malcolm to the post of president of Rotary Club of Roxby District.

Th e new president spoke to Th e Monitor about the achievements of the club and his expectations for the next 12 months.

“We are now going to our fourth year as a club and I guess the big-gest thing we are involved with is the Roxby Downs Christmas Pag-eant that we have taken over the last couple of years.

“We have also been support-ing the Dirt Circuit gate keeping and cooking at their canteen and this year we have taken over an-other huge project which is the Curdimurka Park, which we intend to re-establish as a new vibrant park,” he explained.

Th e Rotary Club of Roxby Dis-trict has also showcased this region nationally and internationally.

“We have also had Group Study Exchange coming through in the last couple of years from diff erent countries such as Brazil and South Korea, and this year we are send-

ing over an exchange student out to Sweden.”

“We have groups of Rotarians that are travelling and we welcome to our community, show them around and support them. Some of these visits ended up in fundraisers and subsequent donations to the Flying Doctors,” said Leigh.

He also explained that the local Rotary Club is happy to team up and support other groups and clubs projects and events.

“We have just come back from the Postie Bash which was a big weekend and Rotary volunteers supported them, which was good fun.

“Th e swimming club is another club we have supported over the years, at their swimming carnivals and if there are any other groups or clubs out there needing support they should contact and ask us and if we are available, we will be will-ing to help.

As for his biggest projects as pres-ident he said it will be Curdimurka Park and Christmas Pageant.

“Our biggest project will defi -nitely be the Curdimurka Park and once again with Christmas ap-

proaching, we will start focusing into the Christmas Pageant to make it another great event.

“Our club has also donated mon-ey to the Rotary Foundation to help their goal to eradicate Polio from the world.”

He went on to say that, “all you need to have to join Rotary is the wilingness to get involved into the community and anybody can come to the meetings, which only happen every fortnight.

“From the meetings we discuss what are the things and projects we can help and get involved with and any volunteer available can help out.

“We are a fairly non-demanding club and if there are activities you can do, it’s great, but if you have work or have other commitments it’s fi ne too. We just hope that when you are available, you are willing to help.

“We have been lucky to have Sandy (Sumsion) stepping into the president shoes again and she has defi nitely led the club very well, so we thank her for her service and I look forward to the next 12 months,” he concluded.

Andrew Taddeo and Adrian Callisto are confi dent in Bianco's future in Roxby Downs.

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Leigh Malcolm hands a Certifi cate of Appreciation to past president Sandy Sumsion.

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By Millie Thomas

D arcy Kenny and Ethan Zeptner will next week represent their state in high level basketball.

Selected for the South Australian squad in the 2011 U/16 National Championships, the two boys will head over to Kilsyth, Melbourne next Th ursday for the week long competition.

Th e two teenagers have been going through intensive training to prepare for this once in a lifetime opportunity, but took some time out to speak to Th e Monitor about the upcoming week.

“We’ve done about seven months of training if not more,” said Ethan. “Every second weekend we also drive down to Adelaide for basketball training just for fi ve and a half hours.

“We also had a Murray Bridge sleepover last weekend, and did three sessions on Saturday, and one Sunday with a trial match against Murray Bridge,”

Under the instruction of local basketball coach, Wes Knights and team coach James Murphy, Darcy and Ethan have trained to be able to sustain the rigorous competi-tion.

“It’s all championship rules, so the clock stops every whistle,” explained Ethan. “Th e minimum a game goes for is about two and a half hours! It’s hard. We’ve got ten players though, so we can rotate it.

“From our trial games against metro South Australia, the competition is a lot diff erent to what it is here, so much quicker and everything,” said Ethan. “It’s a lot more professional over there, they’ve got the music going at half time, they read your name out for every game and we’ve got our names on the back of our singlets.”

Th e boys will compete against combined country and metro teams from each state. “We haven’t played against any other states, besides going to Albury, but we’ve played with the people we’re playing with and we’ve played against them before,” said Darcy.

Both Ethan and Darcy are already feeling the pressure and the excitement of new competitive players and teams. “From what the coaches say, we should do alright, but we still need to put in a bit more,” said Ethan. “Th ey’ve got basketball talent scouts over there, AFL scouts they’re over there too, so it’s a really good opportunity for either a basketball or football career.”

“It’s exciting to think that we’re going to do something we’ve never done before and that we’re representing the state,” added Darcy. “Just maybe even to prove how far I can actually go in basketball. If I can go further then hopefully that week will prove it. Also to prove we can still get a healthy sporting background from a distant country town!”

Th e fi rst ever from Roxby to be chosen to compete in this nationals competition, the boys are still humbled by the help they have received to get them this far. “We can’t really take all the credit though because we’ve only just started to show up since Wes came,” explained Darcy. “I only sort of dreamt of making state.”

“Wes is the one that’s made us go further in our bas-ketball,” concluded Ethan.

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ABC North and West visits

the Far NorthBy Millie Thomas

ABC North and West radio came to Roxby Downs last week to present their daily morning radio show. Radio presenter, Ann Jones, and show producer Petria Ladgrove set up outside the Dunes Café in Richardson Place from 830am right through til 11 last Wednesday morning.

Ann interviewed a wide range of Roxby residents, including Dr Owen Lewis, Jess Sims (creator and owner of Sims Industries) and RoxFM Manager, Ju-lian Tregenza.

Ann, who has been presenting for ABC North and West since January this year, said she felt the need to get out and meet her audience.

“Our broadcasting area is from the WA border right through to the NT border and to the Barossa including KI it’s a huge area,” said Ann. “I’m relatively new, just starting in January in this position and really we need-ed to get to know the area and to get know people.

“I talk to a lot of people from Roxby on the phone but never get to met them so we came!”

Ann and Petria visited also visited Coober Pedy on their trip, but said Roxby was a main priority for them. “We’ve been wanting to come to Roxby,” explained Ann. “We talk about Roxby all the time and people in south Australia do talk about Olympic Dam all the time. But really, we thought, there’s got to be more out here, there’s a whole community out here and that’s sort of why we wanted to come and fi nd out about the community.

“We often feel like we talk about Roxby instead of with perhaps, that’s why we needed to come and talk to people and put a face to the name.”

Th e two and a half hour show showcased numerous personalities around town, all of which were report-edly well receptive of the show. “I think that everything went really well today,” said Ann. “Really lovely, warm people on the show, it was fantastic.

“I think we got quite a range of diff erent people across the community though I didn’t get to speak to anyone that works in the mine so that’s my only complaint.

“Everybody has been so lovely and welcoming you cannot fault them.”

Topics of conversation ranged from local radio sta-tions to the high rate of young, local mothers. “I really liked the interview I did with Dr Owen Lewis,” she said. “We spoke to him about obstetrics and ageing - the opposite ends of life! One where you’re coming out and one where you’re heading out!

“He’s great, he’s got a great sense of humour as well. It’s a really interesting quandary because there are so many young mothers and people who would be think-ing of starting a family here, so that’s really interesting and something we would try and follow up.

“We also spoke with Leroy from RoxFM and he’s a gem! It sounds like his radio show is an absolute win-ner, I would love to hear it, it’s a shame we don’t get that down there.”

Not purely a business trip, the two women were treated to a visit to our unique ecosystem restoration project. “Loved the Arid Recovery centre,” exclaimed Ann. “It was fantastic. And we did do a best impres-sion of a bettong competition. Julian from RoxFm won!

“I really feel a vibrant energy here, which I didn’t expect from an outback town.”

Petria Ladgrove (left) and Ann Jones pictured

at the visit to Roxby Downs last week.

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Roxby Faithworks Church welcomed Pastor Jonah Kawere from Kasubi, district

of Kampala, Uganda to Roxby in June. Jonah is a man who is changing the life of hundreds in Uganda and needs help to make a diff erence to many more.

Th e Monitor interviewed Pastor Jon-ah and Minister Keith Moody from Roxby and found out that with only $30 a month you can take part in a great project that is supporting and providing education to many African children.

Jonah and his wife Silvia had fi ve children and since 1997 they have been adopting others - 50 others to be pre-cise. Th ey live in a humble home with only fi ve bedrooms.

When asked if having all these chil-dren to take care of becomes a burden, Jonah replies straight away that there are no regrets and that they are never a burden, they are a blessing.

“I only get upset when they are sick or when they can’t understand why I can’t provide something to them. It breaks my heart to see any of them sad.”

He also said that the most important thing that these children needed was someone to call mum and dad and he is happy to be a role model to them.

Uganda is a country where many children have been suffering from poverty, from the horrors of civil war, the HIV epidemic and massive malaria problems and the children he has taken in usually suff ered the consequences of a civil war.

“When we heard about Jonah through the Port August and Port Pirie churches we brought him up here and as soon as he started talking about his project of building a school, and the children that they were reaching out to, our hearts were just with him and we decided to support him,” said Min-ister Keith.

“Last year when he visited, we raised some money and were able to donate $5,000 to go towards to his work build-ing the school. In Australia that is a good portion of money, but in Uganda is an incredible amount and makes a massive diff erence and they were able to do a number of things there,” he added.

And according to Pastor Jonah, it did help a lot.

“We are almost fi nishing the Primary School and we will hopefully open up in August but we are already thinking of putting up a second school because

these children need to have a place to continue their education when they fi nish Primary School,” he said.

Minister Keith added that “sadly there’s no enough schools for the pop-ulation in Uganda and if the children fi nish Primary School there would be no guarantees that they would have a Secondary School for them to attend. And if these children have schools to take their education a bit further, they can hope for a better future and get some sort of employment in the future and achieve more in their lives.”

With only $30 to $40 you can change a child’s life in Uganda, providing them with food, education, clothing and medical assistance.

And for those from Roxby, dona-tions can be made through Faith-works Church, by contacting Minister Keith.

“By donating through our church, every dollar will go to help Pastor Jonah, no admin fees or anything. And every dollar counts. People that contribute can also get all the infor-mation on where their money is being put towards to, and can get involved as well.”

For those who might be wondering why they should help, or worry about a child in Uganda, Minister Keith says that “I think that we Australians have so much, that we can give a lot to help those much less fortunate than our-selves.

“I am not ashamed to say that we bring Jonah to Australia because we want to bless him fi nancially and really help those in great need.

“We can complain about all sorts of things, but truth is we are a very wealthy country by any world’s stand-ards. We do have problems in Australia and children here that need help, but the African children have nothing and we can’t even compare,” Minister Keith concluded.

As for Pastor Jonah’s future plans for raising his 55 children, he says “be-cause Uganda is a tropical country, we are looking at in the future to buy a bit of land to be able to plant our own food and we will some of eat and sell some in the market. But mostly I trust that God will keep giving me and my wife the conditions to keep catering and providing for these children.”

The Faithworks Church Roxby Downs has committed to help buy land for the construction of a second-ary school to assist this very needy community and if you want to help please email Minister Keith Moody

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Pastor Jonah Kawere from Uganda with Roxby Minister Keith Moody.

Source: The CourierBY JORDAN OLIVER

A CONFIRMED sighting of missing Ballarat man Ja-son Richards on June 21 was announced to the public yesterday.

Police say Jason Richards “fl ashed his lights” at a truck driver to get him to pull over on the Stuart Highway just outside Woomera at about 8am.

Th e truck driver told police Mr Richards was acting erratically and was incoherent in his speech.

Shortly after the roadside conversation, police say Mr Richards drove back onto the highway and continued to travel south towards Port Augusta.

Police have been unable to confi rm if the father of two entered or passed through Port Augusta.

Detective Superintendent Grant Moyle said police had received more than 70 calls in relation to possible sightings of Mr Richards and his ute in the mid-north of South Australia, Adelaide suburbs and Broken Hill, New South Wales and the Northern Territory.

He also said there had been a cluster of sightings in the Barossa area.

Police were also told Mr Richards may have a .22 cali-bre rifl e in his possession and said they had safety con-cerns regarding the weapon.

“Whilst we don’t currently believe Mr Richards poses any danger to the public, we would ask that if anyone does see him, that they not approach but contact police immediately,” Detective Superintendent Moyle said.

It was also confi rmed yesterday that Mr Richards left Darwin with two blue plastic 44 gallon drums of fuel on the back of this ute, but these were not sighted by the truck driver during the conversation.

While the sighting is progress in an otherwise baffl ing mystery, police admit “anything could have happened” to Mr Richards.

“As more information comes in, it is looking less likely

Confi rmed sighting of missing manthat he perhaps has met with foul play, but we cannot rule that out until we fi nd him and his vehicle,” Detec-tive Superintendent Moyle said.

“If he left Darwin with that fuel on board, he had the ability to travel possibly 2000km without the need to stop and refuel.”

Police have also confi rmed Mr Richards’ boat, which was found abandoned off the Sturt Highway near Pim-ba on June 24, was deliberately set alight.

Th e remnants of an esky and fi shing rods were found in the burnt boat.

Police are also seeking to speak with the driver of a light-coloured four wheeled drive, which passed Mr Richards when he was speaking to the truck driver

Detective Superintendent Moyle said police “des-perately” wanted to fi nd the Ballarat man.

“Our message to Jason is that he’s not in any trouble whatsoever,” he said.

“We are only concerned for him and his welfare.”


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LAST WEEK’S HOT TOPIC: Do you think parents have to right to check their

child’s mobile phone or internet?

Children should be allowed to have their own world, but let’s not confuse privacy with what-ever a child wants to do. Internet is not private: it is public and available to everybody and as such should be in a public room at home. So is tv. A child is entitled to his space and at the same time should abide by the same rules as the other members of the family. A parent is not a servant and the child also has responsibilities. You can’t have a right if it is not linked to a responsibility. It is detrimental to a child to get everything they want without ever having to give in return.

Commonsense Action, RD

I believe a child has the right to privacy as long as they do nothing to violate that right. As a parent it is my job to protect my child, even if that means protecting them from themselves. Protecting your child may mean at some point you have to invade what your child thinks is his or her privacy. I call it car-ing.

Loving Parent, RD

No, they shouldn’t. Nobody should be able to invade anybody’s privacy. If parents really don’t trust their kids that much, then it’s their own fault for being shitty parents. I think if I ever found out my parents were invading my privacy, I would never talk to them again. Completely wrong!

Rights for Kids

I think it comes down to this - a child’s pri-vacy is a privilege and not a right. If the child is giving the parents a reason such as bad be-haviour, drugs, alcohol, poor grades - then parents should absolutely invade privacy to see what’s going on.

Young Mum.

I wouldn’t let my kids have their own phones, they have access to a family phone. However, if by 15-16 they show themselves to be responsible there would be one that was more for their use than anyone else’s. However, I could look any time I wanted to, so I would. No reason. Just because I feel like it.

Call me Nosey

You would be a pretty poor parent if you didn’t these days. Social media and mobiles are the cause of so much anguish among kids today. Why saddle them with extra stresses when it is just as easy to say no to facebook accounts and no mobiles until they can pay for it themselves. Th at’s when they are re-sponsible enough to have their privacy.

Concerned parent.

I am an adult and don’t regret my parents ever wanting to know what I was doing, where I was going and with whom I was associating. We called it love - certainly not an invasion of privacy.

Old School.

Dear Editor,I am writing in response to a recent ‘Letter to the Editor’

from John Flanagan on the 22nd of June about the new Child Support (Registration and Collection Amendment) Bill 2011 currently before Parliament.

I would like to reassure your readers that the new child sup-port legislation will not deliberately target low-income families or ‘give debt collectors unprecedented access to government databases’ as claimed by Mr Flanagan.

Th e Australian Government believes it is vital that the chil-dren of separated parents receive the emotional and fi nancial support they need.

While most parents do the right thing and pay their child support on time and in full, not all parents meet their child support obligations. For this reason, CSA takes non-compli-ance very seriously and has a range of powers to help parents meet their child support obligations, regardless of their in-come.

Th e new powers will give the Child Support Agency the option to outsource some activities such as debt collection to external providers.

Th is approach is already used by Centrelink for collection of outstanding debt.

Th e Government takes privacy very seriously and has put a lot of eff ort into ensuring customer details are kept private.

No matter which organisation collects the debts, the same tough privacy standards will apply.

If you have any child support or privacy concerns I encour-age you to call 131272 or visit www.csa.gov.au.

Tanya Plibersek, Minister for Human Services

Two sides of the fence in Roxby Roxby Downs is a mining town, in many respects a

model mining town, catering for the needs of workers and their families who form the basis of the workforce

at the mine, servicing contractors or retailers within the town.

But there is a dispariging trend that is dividing the popula-tion. Money!

BHP workers reportedly and deservedly recently received a healthy increase in wages in line with other mining places in the nation. Increases helping them to meet the growing costs of accommodation and higher costs of living that is being driven by the pending announcement about the approval of the expan-sion. As much as a 15% increase are being bandied around and although not confi rmed by BHP Billiton it does provide most of its workforce with advantages others can’t possibly match.

Th e small business owner, retailer or service provider to Roxby Downs cannot pay the rates being paid by BHP and many are losing workers to the mine. Replacements are increasingly harder to fi nd because they can’t be paid the very high wages and therefore cannot pay the price of accommodation and the higher cost of living generally experienced in the area.

A number of local businesses are struggling to attract work-ers and as a result in time will become uncompetitive and ul-timately unviable.

Th e division in the town will continue to grow as the gap widens and housing becomes even less aff ordable and there is no easy solution.

While the SEIS is addressing the accommodation needs of the town in time it is right now when something needs to be done. Hopefully last week’s announcement that Andamooka will provide some relief but there will be a time delay in approvals and development.

Questions still remain why and who decided the closure of the Rocby Downs Caravan Park was needed now when the Education Department has no time frame in years to come to develop a high school precinct on that site. Th is decision has caused un-necessary angst.

Do you agree with the WA

proposal to raise the

legal drinking age to 21?

The good - Well done to all those who chipped in to fi ll the void left when one of the childcare facilities closed its doors. Th e bad - seeing a raffl e draw start at 3rd prize, mean-ing that 3rd and 2nd never got a crack at 1st prize. Th e ugly - parents with small children riding in the front seat of a car with airbags.

LT


ROXBY COUNCILWEEKLY INFORMATION UPDATEWEEKLY INFORMATION UPDATE

NEWS NEWS IN BRIEFIN BRIEF

Opening hoursWednesdays and Thursdays only

9 am to 4.30 pmCouncil provides Transport

Services including:• Vehicle Registration • Boat Registrations

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

All enquiries 131 084

Opal Road Landfi llOpening hours

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

Levies apply for businesses

Recycling can be taken either to the Opal Landfi ll or

BSH Waste Solutions on Gosse StreetAll enquiries: 8671 1154

Opening hours 8.30 to 5 pm weekdays

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


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

Toddler Story Time 9.30 am Tuesday & Thursday

Opening hours9 am to 5 pm weekdays

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

After hours emergencyMobile 0418 892 870

Web www.roxbycouncil.com

SERVICE SAWASTE MANAGEMENTLIBRARYCOUNCIL OFFICE

South Australia’s Local Government Association is alerting the public to substantial increases in both State

and Local Government traffi c and parking fi nes which were included in the State’s Budget but only identified in the SA Government Gazette on June 9.

Th e increase has not come from Councils, which are committed to alerting drivers to help them avoid fi nes.

Th e LGA says the increases may help pre-vent people from parking dangerously and overstaying limits and that some Councils were experiencing problems with some driv-ers who simply viewed low fi nes as a parking cost.

LGA CEO Wendy Campana said a range of expiation fees for off ences under Austral-ian Road Rules managed by SA Police had increased substantially along with those man-aged by Councils.

Examples include overstaying a time limit increasing from: $22 to $43 and obstructing a driveway from: $43 to $64. Un-authorised parking in a disability park will cost $310 up from $253.

Ms Campana said Councils did not want the fi nes to come as a shock from 1 July.

Th e LGA also emphasised that the easiest way for people to avoid parking fi nes was to abide by parking rules and time limits.

Ms Campana said that there were many simple tools people could use to help avoid fi nes, from using watch alarms to new smart phone applications. Th e LGA has created a web page with simple advice “Avoid the Fine” to help.

“Parking regulations are designed to sup-port business by managing scarce public spaces where business is not able to provide adequate parking itself - and to ensure safety and access is maintained.”

“We want people to comply with parking regulations and avoid fi nes so Local Govern-ment will do its best to highlight the increases in its publications and on websites,” she said.

Ms Campana said the increase in fi nes was another reason for people to consider catching public transport or using park ‘n’ ride options where they could.

Tips on how to avoid fi nes can be found at: www.lga.sa.gov.au/goto/avoidthefi ne.

PRICKLY PEARDescription: Spreading succulent

cactus that grows up to 2m high. Flow-ers are yellow or red. The fl eshy seg-ments are bluish green, oval shaped and covered with spines.

Dispersal: Can be spread by seed and can grow from broken plant seg-ments that root where they contact with the ground.

Signifi cance: Thrives in dry condi-tions and can establish large impen-etrable thickets. Must be controlled by law.

Season: Main growing period is Feb-ruary and October.

Control Notes: Manual removal is not recommended as it can regrow from broken roots or pads. Biologi-cal control can be used for large in-festations of this species. Injections of the Glyphosate type herbicide may be used however please seek more advice.

Plant me instead: Yucca / Joshua Tree.

All dogs and cats in Roxby Downs must be registered,

according to the Council by-law no 2, for the man-agement of dogs and cats in the Council area. Roxby residents have from July 1st until August 31st to renew the registration of their pets. Registration fees are the same as last year.

Both dogs and cats need to be registered and cats also need to be desexed and micro chipped. Th ere is also a limit of two dogs or two cats per property and per-mits may be applied for ad-ditional cats or dogs under certain conditions.

To register a cat, the owner must complete a reg-istration form and produce proof of desexing and mi-cro-chipping the animal. A certifi cate from a qualifi ed veterinarian will meet these requirements.

Straying dogs can be a big problem if the dog is not registered and it could make you lose your pet for life.

According to Municipal Works Manager Peter Kel-ler “If your dog or cat goes missing, the best thing to do is contact the Council’s offi ce immediately. Th e earlier peo-ple contact us, the higher the

chances of fi nding their pets; because people usually come to us when they fi nd a miss-ing animal and we can make the connection through the registration tag and get the animal back to its owner in a matter of minutes”.

“For dogs that are not registered it is often very diffi cult to fi nd their owner. In these cases we keep the animal and advertise for 72 hours; we take photos of the animal, put notices on the streets and ad on the radio. If there is no response dur-ing this time, the ownership of the dog is transferred to the Council.

“Th e missing dog is then taken to the local vet and if it’s suitable for rehousing, it is registered, microchipped and it is given another home. But if the dog can’t be re-housed it is put to sleep,” Mr Keller explained.

“Th is by-law was created in response to a commu-nity demand to protect all animals. Th is year the reg-istration tag is red so this is a colourful reminder that if your registration tags are not red your animal is not regis-tered.” Mr Keller said.

Copies of the By-Laws are available at the Council Of-fi ce or by visiting the website www.roxbycouncil.com .

Dog/Cat Registration Fees Non-Concessional ConcessionalStandard Dog $50.00 $37.50Standard, Microchipped Dog $45.00 $33.75Standard, Trained Dog $45.00 $33.75Standard, Microchipped, Trained $40.00 $30.00Desexed Dog $30.00 $22.50Desexed, Microchipped Dog $25.00 $18.75Desexed, Trained Dog $25.00 $18.75Desexed, Microchipped, Trained Dog $20.00 $15.00Cat - Microchipped, desexed $25.00 $18.75

Don’t take the risk - park with careRoxby Council not the one to blame for increase in parking fi nes!

Annual registration time for dogs and cats

ABOVE: Gemma with much loved family member Mishka and the new rego tags.

Driver’s licence and learner’s permit Conc. Fee

Driver’s licence issue or renewal per yr (1 to 10 year licences available) $18.50 $37.00plus an administra on fee of $17.00

Provisional driver’s licence per year $18.50 $37.00plus an administra on fee of $17.00

Learner’s permit fi rst issue $55.00(only issued for 24 months)

Learner’s permit renewal (9 months) $32.00

Rider safe learner’s permit $55.00(only issued for 24 months)

Administra on Fee

Administra on fee for issue or renewal $17.00of driver’s or provisional licence

Duplicate or replacement driver’s licence $17.00

Proof of age card issue $22.00

Learner’s theory test $31.00

The Driver’s Handbook publica on $10.00

Hazard percep on test $29.00

Disabled persons parking permit

1 year or temporary permit $10.00

5 years $20.00

REMINDERSANNUAL DOG AND CAT

REGISTRATION RENEWALS NOW OPEN

1 JULY 2011 - 31 AUGUST 2011

COUNCIL RATESCouncil rates for the 4th quarter are now overdue. The last day for payment was June 20 2011.

SERVICE SA - DRIVERS LICENCE AND PERMIT FEESThe State Government has advised that the following fees apply from July 1 2011.

JOB OPPORTUNITY - Electricity BillingThe application period for the Electricity Billing Offi cer vacancy has been extended another two weeks. The new closing date will be Monday noon on July 18 2011. The Electricity Billing Officer works as an integral part of the Finance Team. Data entry, crea ng and processing accounts and customer contact are key features of this position. Applications are sought from people with experience in an accounts receivable/billing environment. Applicants must have strong data entry and numeracy skills, high a en on to detail and excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Applicants must also have experience in handling customer queries in person, via the telephone and in wri ng. A job descrip on is available from Council recep on on 8671 0010.


WOMEN

with Laura Trotta

EcoParentingEcoParenting

To BPA or not to BPA, that is the question.

Th e average parent could be forgiven for being oblivious to the existence of Bisphenol A (BPA), let alone its presence in plastic items commonly found in our homes.

BPA is an industrial chemical that has been used in the production of polycarbonate plastics and synthetic resins for more than 50 years. In short, its function is to make plastics shatter-proof. BPA is also a known endocrine disruptor. Th at is, it mimics hormones when in the body and has been reported in studies of laboratory animals to have a negative eff ect on the repro-ductive system.

BPA can reportedly leach from plastics when heated, for example, into a bottle of baby milk or formula when warmed. With the issue of BPA in baby bottles recently receiving signifi cant nega-tive media attention after 60 Minutes ran a fea-ture on the topic in early June, many Australian parents are now questioning the safety of the standard baby bottle.

To add fi re to the debate, Canada, Denmark and France are among countries to have banned its presence in baby bottles but Australia has yet to follow suit. Before you empty your kitchen cupboards in a state of alarm however, let’s just take a step back and determine if our babies are really at risk.

Food Standards Australia report that a 5 kg baby would need to consume around 80 large (240 mL) baby bottles full of infant formula a day, every day over a lifetime, before reaching the daily safety limit for BPA of 50 μg per kg bodyweight per day.1 Th is would be around fi f-teen to twenty times more than a baby would eat, indicating that the relative dose of BPA from baby bottles is low.

Although it is unlikely that the average baby is exposed to levels of BPA in bottles to cause harm, the presence of BPA in other baby prod-ucts such as teething toys, cookware and dum-mies can increase exposure. Parents wishing to take a precautionary approach to their infant’s chemical load can minimise exposure to BPA by:

• Breastfeeding your baby where possible (and reducing exposure of the mother to products containing BPA)

• Using glass or BPA-free plastic bottles• Not putting boiling or very hot liquids into

plastic bottles (including water bottles)• Avoiding the use of plastic wrap and bags

to store food• Purchasing fresh or frozen fruits and vegeta-

bles rather than canned varieties (BPA is present in the lining of aluminium cans)

• Microwaving food in glass or ceramic con-tainers rather than plastics.

Despite the relatively low risk, it is likely that the presence of BPA in baby products, particu-larly bottles, will continue to attract media at-tention until companies are forced, by public opinion, to fi nd alternatives. If this leads to re-ducing the chemical load on our children over-all, it can only be a positive outcome.

About the author: Laura Trotta (BEng (Env), MSc (Env)) is an eco mum, environmental engineer and founder of www.sustainababy.com.om.au. She lives in Roxby Downs with her husband Paul and 19mth old son, Mat-thew.

References1. http://www.food-

standards.gov.au/sci-enceandeducation/factsheets/bispheno-labpaandfood4701.cfm

By Celeste Lustosa

How young is too young to worry about weight and looks?

In a world where a mother proudly injects her daughter’s with botox, it is of little surprise that younger and younger girls are worrying about their weight and bodies.

According to a 2009 University of Central Florida study, nearly half of the 3- to 6-year-old participants surveyed said they worried about being fat.

In Australia there are many messages and programs about healthy diets at schools, so it is important to make sure children un-derstand that the main goal is to keep them healthy and not skinny and that the loss of weight can be a consequence of a healthy diet and not the reason for it – not when you are a child.

Th e Monitor asked Roxby mothers: Do you think there has been too much attention to the weight and looks of young children?

Linda Seller is mother of four young chil-dren, three being girls and she said their girls are all worried with their weight al-ready.

“My girls want to eat healthy because they are worried about being fat. I think kids should be left to be kids and I tell mine they are allowed everything in moderation. Bella-Rose (pictured) is only four and she is very worried about being pretty as well.”

Tara Baldwin thinks that “kids are more worried about food these days and some of that is through the media and advertising too much about healthy foods and I say to my

kids that they need to eat something healthy but that they can also have treats and eat snacks and foods that are not considered the healthiest. Th e media and the government are pushing healthy eating for kids and might be making them worried. My four-year old did say to me that he could not eat anymore otherwise he would get fat. But he is not overly concerned about it.”

Angelina Le-Ray - “I think children are very concerned about their weight but I wouldn’t say it’s a majority of them. I think there’s a bit of pressure at school and their friends as well. But this is defi nitely a subject that concerns many parents.”

Bianca Kozminski -“My children have no issues with their weight but I brought them up having healthy meals, they eat vegetables and love it saying that it would grow their muscles. Same with fruit, but they eat these things because they see us, their parents eat-ing it. My kids are 6 and 4 and I bring them up to believe that eating healthy is a benefi t to us though.”

Tracy Filko – “I have two daughters, one is not worried about anything at all and will eat anything, but we try to be healthy in the house, but my older daughter, who is 9, al-ways says that she wants to eat healthy food because she doesn’t want to be fat. She looks herself in the mirror and tells us she thinks she is fat. I tell them not to worry about these things now and to just be kids. I think at school she sees all the other children’s con-cerns on being fat as well.”

As for the Children’s Beauty Pageants, all mums interviewed said they are against putting children in beauty contests and mak-

ing them look like adults.Bianca even went on to say that to glam-

orize children can trigger the paedophilia appetite.

Th e consensus of mothers seem to be that they want children to eat well to keep healthy but that there is too much concern on looks at an age that they should be allowed to be children!

By Celeste Lustosa

Half the Sky: Turning O p p r e s s i o n i n t o Opportunity for Women

Worldwide, by the Pulitzer Prize-winning husband-and-wife journalists Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, is more than just journalism.

It’s a tract that’s intended to outline a problem and con-vince its readers to take action to solve it.

Th e book is a series of essays and anecdotes that work to-gether and form an argument in two parts. Th e fi rst part argues that the oppression of women in developing countries is a dev-astating and under-recognized injustice that’s the equivalent of slavery, and that demands a moral and political movement as focused as the campaign

against slavery to bring it to an end. Th e second part dis-cusses practical ways to create this movement and eff ect the change that’s needed.

Th e au th o r s make their argument through a combination of statistics and some hor-rifying stories of individuals they ’ve met and who have been subjected to this kind of oppression.

14-year-old Mahabouba Mu-hammad, from Ethiopia is one of them. She was abandoned by her parents and sold into marriage by a neigh-

bour. She found herself a virtual prisoner, raped by her “hus-band” and constantly beaten by his fi rst wife. She became preg- nant and ran away,

but no relatives would help her and she was left to give birth alone. By the time help finally arrived, she had suff ered obstruct-ed labor (the baby died inside her) and internal injuries that left her doubly in-continent and unable to walk. Her relatives, fear ing she was cursed, left her alone

in a hut after removing the door, hoping hyenas would kill her. Only her indomitable will

to live, and the fortuitous pres-ence of a Western missionary in a nearby village, allowed her to survive.

The authors also describe their own attempts to buy pros-titutes out of slavery, and the social conditions that make re-storing these women to a nor-mal life so diffi cult.

Th e authors make a case for improving education for wom-en, and for other initiatives that empower women fi nancially. Women who are well-educated and who have an independent income naturally fi nd a voice in the family and in democratic society. Th ey gain the power to speak out and resist the injus-tice they see around them, or are suff ering themselves.

After reading this book, you will be inspired to speak out on behalf of millions of women suff ering around the world.

By Celeste Lustosa

The Scrapbag Quilters group started in Roxby Downs in

1993 when a group had completed a TAFE course and decided that they wanted to do more patchwork and quilting.

According to member Cherie Gaskin, the group hasn’t got as many peo-ple participating as they would like.

“Currently we have about 10 members. We meet on the 2nd and 4th Saturday afternoons of each month, usually in the library.

“Our group has had over 70 diff erent members over the years though,” she explained.

She also said that any-one interested in patch-work and quilting can participate.

“We are affi liated with the Quilters Guild of SA. Our aim is to promote the art of patchwork and quilting and to provide fellowship and inspiration to other quilters.”

The group has also given something back to the community over the years.

“We have made quilts and raffled them for RFDS, cancer council, ambulance, local hospital, children’s hospitals and other local groups over the years.”

Everyone interested is welcome to come to a meeting and get more in-formation!

Roxby Scrapbag Quilters

Girls as young as three worry they are fat

Half the Sky…A book every woman should read!

Bella-Rose is only four and already worries about her looks, but not about her weight.


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RoxFM.04 Romy Wilson and her

gorgeous son Tyler enjoyed members night at the club last

week.05 Ann Jones from ABC Pt Pirie interviewing Jess Sims when in

Roxby last week.


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06. Leigh Malcolm's proud partner Teresa Baddeley at the

Rotary Dinner.07. Leigh with daughter Kelly, sister-

in-law Rosie and brother Dale.08. Friends Helen Hobbs and Kaye Doyle catching up at the Rotary

changeover.09. Madisyn Cox and Kaylee Toogood at

the Club Night.010. Scott and Jennie came from

Whyalla to congratulate new Rotary’s president.

011. Rotarians from Whyalla Tim and Sue Clements.

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Tax Tip: Small businesses can pre-pay expenses

If you are a small business –the Australian Tax Offi ce defi nition says that means you have less than $2 million in sales per annum – then paying your expenses in advance can have tax advantages. Banks will often give business the option to pre-pay interest on loans. If you can manage it the bank is doing you a huge favor because pre-paying is a tax-deductible expense that helps reduce your tax burden. Other tax deductible expenses include pre-paying rent (this will require some negotiation with your landlord) and expenses such as stationary or IT equipment.

Tax Tip: Defer income into the next fi nancial year: If you are in the position to do it, deferring income into the next financial year is a common way of reducing your tax bill for the current fi nancial year. It depends upon the business and your relationship with customers/clients. You usually defer income

simply by delaying an invoice – be-cause the tax point only occurs when you invoice a customer. So holding that invoice off until July is a way of managing your busi-ness’s taxable income for this year. (In some cases you will need to be careful not to upset clients by de-ferring invoices, as it may not suit them to be invoiced late. In those situations communication is key and you may fi nd that your client relationship over-rides any fi nancial benefi ts of deferring.) Of course, cashfl ow considerations also need to be taken into account.

Tax Trap: Not formalizing loansA familiar trap for private com-

panies is failing to put loans to shareholders and associates on commercial terms. It’s an easy trap to fall into when loaning to long-time friends, associates or family, but a verbal or casual agreement can cost you unnecessarily. For tax purposes loans need to be put in commercial terms and interest charged in accordance with Tax Of-

fi ce guidelines.Tax Tip: Pay super contributions

earlyLegally, superannuation contri-

butions must be paid within 28 days of the quarter ending, but that would mean a payment in July – and mean that deductions would not be available until the next fi -nancial year. Super is not tax de-ductible until it is actually paid, therefore business will benefi t from paying the June quarterly contribu-tion slightly early, before 30 June.

Tax Trap: Not identifying debt-ors

Business is often guilty of not “writing-off ” its debtors in time in the hope that they will turn around. But sometimes it’s best to cut your losses. A full review of debtors should be taken well before 30 June so you have the time to document and write-off before the end of the fi nancial year. Th is also applies to obsolete trading stock, which may be scrapped or written off – but only by 30 June

Th e Australian Tax Of-fice (ATO) has released a new guide, ‘Income tax exemption and sporting clubs’. Th e guide is for of-fi ce bearers and advisers of non-profi t clubs to use when self-assessing if they are exempt from income tax as a society, associa-tion or club established for the encouragement of a game or sport.

The guide is available from the Tax Offi ce web-site only. Organisations can download a printable

version of the guide in Portable Document For-mat (PDF).

You can use the guide to determine if your so-ciety, association or club is established for the en-couragement of a game or sport. Th e guide includes summaries of three Fed-eral Court cases and three Administrative Ap-peal Tribunal decisions to help clubs that conduct extensive non-sporting activities (in addition to their sporting activities)

determine their income tax status.

Where you are satisfi ed that your club is exempt from income tax, you do not need to seek approval from us. Clubs are re-minded that income tax exemption is not neces-sarily permanent.

Th erefore, it is impor-tant that clubs review their status as part of their governance processes to ensure they continue to meet the requirements for exemption.

BankSA Roxby Downs is celebrating two years of providing banking services to the community, and we would like to thank our customers for your support. Our friendly team, led by Branch Manager Lauren Blanchard, can help you meet your personal and business banking needs. As well as everyday savings and transactions accounts, we also provide advice on lending, insurance and investments. Our Home Loan & Banking Specialist and visiting Financial Planners mean that your important lending and financial decisions can be made right here. So if you’re looking for a more convenient bank that is closer to your community, drop in and talk to us or call us on 8678 3200.

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BankSA’s Roxby Downs branch is preparing for its second birthday after opening its doors in early July 2009.

Under the leadership of Branch Manager Lauren Blanchard, the branch off ers a full range of services and banking products to the mining town, including home loans, business banking, fi nancial planning and insurance.

Th e Roxby Downs branch employs fi ve staff after opening on July 13, 2009 following a $1 million invest-ment by BankSA.

Branch Manager Lauren Blanchard said the branch off ered a broad range of services.

“We pride ourselves on excellent customer service and have expertise across the full range of banking services. It’s everything from home loans to business banking and insurance,’’ she said.

Th e opening of the Roxby Downs branch in 2009 was the fi rst new branch opening by BankSA in South Australia since 1995.

BankSA had previously operated an agency in Roxby

Downs through the local newsagent, but a decision was made to open a full-scale branch because of the strong demand from the local community.

Th e Olympic Dam mine operated by BHP Billiton is central to the fortunes of Roxby Downs. A fi nal decision is expected to be made by the company in the March quarter of calendar 2012 on an expansion of the mine which would be worth up to $48 billion to the SA economy over the next 30 years.

A decision to proceed with the expansion would more than double the permanent workforce at the mine to 7,000 once it was fully operational at the ex-panded mining output rate.

BankSA is the largest fi nancial institution in South Australia with 119 branches across the State, includ-ing 57 in country areas. BankSA has a long and proud history which goes back to 1848.

Th e Roxby Downs area has a young population and the highest income per household for any postcode in South Australia, which means there is substantial demand for expertise on banking needs and a wide range of fi nancial services products.

Th e popularity of ongoing discount interest rate home loans has made a record jump to reach 35% of the state’s June 2011 loan approvals for Australia’s largest independently-owned mortgage broker, Mortgage Choice.

Demand for these products - where the interest rate is discounted over the entire loan term usually in return for an annual fee - rose by 13 percentage points in only one month. Th is compared to a slight fall of less than one percentage point nationally, to 32%.

SA also bucked the trend with fi xed rate home loans. State-based demand fell by two and a half percentage points to 12% in June, whereas it rose nation-ally by more than one percentage point. However, the national average now matches SA.

Mortgage Choice Acting SA/NT State

Manager Melissa Burt said, “Competi-tion between home loan lenders ran hot over May and June, with a number of special variable rate off ers. Th is trans-lated into much interest from new bor-rowers, who took up the new deals with enthusiasm.”

“July’s fi gures will be interesting be-cause over the past month we’ve seen several lenders reduce their fi xed rates on home loans. Now, there’s about one tenth of a percentage point between the average three-year fi xed rate, tradition-ally the most popular with borrowers, and the average basic variable rate. We haven’t seen that close a comparison in some time.”

Th e second most popular loan type in SA for June was standard variable rate, at 23%, closely followed by basic variable rate, at 22%.

Ongoing discount home loan demand leaps ahead in SA

Overtakes all other loan types as most popular

New guide for sporting clubsTax Tips for 2011

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Some of the things we think you should be aware of and will make a difference for you at tax time this year are:

There are changes this year, follow-ing the Anstis High Court decision last year, for recipients of Newstart, Youth Allowance, Austudy and Ab-study, who can now claim certain study and job seeking expenses against their allowance. We have a new page on our website devoted to these changes with advice about what recipients can claim.

People who donated to relief funds for disasters such as the floods in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, bushfi res in Western Aus-tralia, Cyclone Yasi in Queensland, and the earthquakes in Christchurch and north-eastern Japan can claim do-nations between $2 and $10 without a receipt. Th e Government also intro-duced some tax exemptions for special payments including disaster income recovery subsidies for the fl oods and Cyclone Yasi; and clean up and recov-ery grants to small businesses. Th ese

have not yet been legislated. Single Signature block: a stand-

ardised declaration has been adopted across all tax returns and schedules to ensure consistency. Schedules lodged with a signed income tax return will no longer need to be signed separately. Th e signature in the declaration on the return will cover all schedules and documents lodged with that return.

Non-Individual ELS amendments: tax agents will be able to lodge non- individual amendment requests elec-tronically through ELS.

Changes to be aware of

Th e government has introduced legis-lation into parliament that makes chang-es to the statutory formula method for calculating car fringe benefi ts.

Th e new legislation will replace the current rates with a fl at statutory rate of 20% that applies regardless of the distance travelled. Th e fl at rate will be phased in over four years, however an employer can choose to skip the tran-sitional arrangements for a car, and directly use the fl at statutory rate of 20%. However, if the employee would be worse off as a result of the employer making this choice then the election will not be eff ective without the consent of the employee.

Th e change applied to all car fringe benefi ts 10 May 2011, except where an employee, employer or their associate has committed to the acquisition of the

car prior 10 May 2011. A commitment is made when a fi nancially binding deci-sion to acquire the car has been made and that decision is binding on one or more of the parties.

Refi nancing a car, altering the dura-tion of an existing contract, or changing employers after 10 May 2011 are con-sidered new commitments, and will be subject to the new arrangements.

Employers will still be able to use the ‘operating cost’ (or ‘log book’) method so that the taxable value of their car fringe benefi ts will exclude any busi-ness use of the car.

Employers and employees who seek to end existing contracts early and im-mediately enter into new contracts just to get the benefi t of new arrangements, may be caught by the general anti-avoid-ance provisions.

Reforms to car fringe benefi t rules

ExpensesDid you know…You can claim many expenses

that relate to your work.

To claim an expense, you must have spent the money

and not been reimbursed by your employer.

You generally cannot claim the following expenses

associated with your work travel between your home

and your workplace.

Expenses for a uniform consisting of conventional clothing like a

black skirt and white shirt or blouse

Self-education expenses where the course you are undertaking does

not have suffi cient connection to your current employment.

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Tax time is ideal for existing and potential property investors to reas-sess their portfolio goals, revisit their budget and put in place a solid plan for the new fi nancial year.

Local franchise owner for Mort-gage Choice, Kristin Nicolson, sug-gests some tips for planning your strategy for the following year

1. Utilising rather than spending your tax return or bonus can help you achieve goals sooner. For those who haven’t bought yet, place this money into a high interest savings account to increase your purchase deposit. For those who have, depos-iting it into your home loan account not only creates a fi nancial buff er, it takes time off your loan term and reduces the total interest owed.

2. Potential investors must con-sider all ownership costs and weigh up positive vs. negative gearing. If your loan interest, fees and other purchase costs (eg. council/wa-ter/land/strata fees, maintenance,

property management, etc) exceed your rental income, the net loss can be off set against other income you derive. Th is is called negative gear-ing. Or, you may consider positive gearing, where the annual rental income received covers or is higher than the repayments and ownership costs. Also think about capital gains tax incurred if you sell the property and be sure to consult your taxation advisor.

3. Investors with healthy cash fl ow and good savings habits might con-sider an ‘interest in advance’ home loan. Th ese let you to pay in advance up to a year’s worth of interest, allow-ing you to claim the tax deduction in the current fi nancial year. Th ere are limitations to consider, eg. at the end of the interest in advance term the loan may need to be renegotiated or switched to another type, often at your expense. Also, because these are fi xed rate loans, they are usually not as fl exible as variable rate loans.

End of year fi nancial tips for investors

Employment incomeYou must show employment in-

come on your tax return, including salary and wages allowances and other employment income lump sum payments.

Pensions, annuities and govern-ment payments you must show payments on your tax return, in-cluding: Pensions paid as a super-annuation income stream annuities you purchased with a lump sum payment from a life insurance com-pany government payments, such as the age pension and Newstart allowance.

Investment incomeYou must show investment in-

come on your tax return, includ-ing: Interest, including children’s savings accounts and life insurance bonuses dividends you are paid as

a shareholder rent and rent-related payments that you receive, or be-come entitled to income or credits you receive from any trust invest-ment product.

Income from capital gainsYou must show income from

some capital gains on your tax re-turn, including capital gains from selling real estate, shares and man-aged fund investments.

Business, partnership and trust income.

You must show business income on your tax return, including:

Business income, including in-come you make as a sole trader;

Partnership income; Trust income;Foreign income.If you are an Australian resident,

you are taxed on your worldwide

income. Th is means you must de-clare all income you receive from foreign sources in your tax return. If you are not an Australian resi-dent for tax purposes, you may not need to declare income you receive from outside Australia in your tax return.

Other incomeYou must also declare all income

from:Compensation or insurance pay-

ments you receive for lost income discounted shares or rights (in-cluding options) to acquire shares prizes or awards associated with employment or investments, de-pending on the circumstances.

If you spend money on some-thing to help you earn your income, you may be entitled to claim that cost as a tax deduction.

If you have an investment that was funded through the use of a capital protect-ed product or borrowing, this information may help you deal with any interest deductions you may be en-titled to.

What are capital pro-tected products and bor-rowings?

Capital protected prod-ucts (also known as capital protected borrowings) are

generally associated with the purchase and holding of shares, units in a unit trust (units) or stapled se-curities such as instalment warrants.

These financial prod-ucts allow an investor to borrow money or obtain credit to purchase shares, units or stapled securities. Th ese shares, units or sta-pled securities purchased then become security for

the loan. Under the terms of the fi nancial product, if the shares, units or stapled securities fall in value be-low their purchase price, the purchaser can transfer the shares, units or stapled securities back (a put op-tion) or surrender them to the lender to meet all out-standing obligations under the loan (a limited recourse loan).

Capital protected loans

generally attract higher interest rates and/or addi-tional fees.

Capital protected bor-rowings include arrange-ments where an investor uses shares, units or sta-pled securities as security for borrowing money or obtaining credit and those shares, units or stapled se-curities are protected from a fall in their value.

Your super is your savings for retire-ment. It’s important for you to have an accurate idea of how much is being contributed, where it’s going, and what super accounts you have.

Checking your super contribu-tions

If you’re entitled to compulsory super guarantee contributions from your em-ployer, make sure you know how much they pay and what fund it’s being paid into.

Transferring your super to one ac-count

If you have more than one super ac-count, you may want to consider com-bining them into one super fund so you pay only one set of fees and costs. It also means you can keep track of your money

more easily. You should fi nd out if your fund will charge you to close the account and whether you’ll lose any benefi ts.

Finding any lost or unclaimed su-per

If you’ve ever changed your name, address or job, you may have some lost super and be listed on our lost members register.

Unclaimed super is diff erent to lost super. It’s money that can be withdrawn from a super fund because you meet eligibility requirements, but the super fund can’t contact you. You may be listed on our unclaimed super money register.

You can search for your lost and unclaimed super online with Super-Seeker.

Keeping track of your superAbout capital protected products and borrowings

Record keepingDid you know…

You do not need receipts if your work-related expenses are $300 or less, but you must be able to show the deduction relates to your

income and how you calculated the amount you claimed. If you claim more than $300 for work-related expenses, you need to keep

written records as evidence of the whole amount not just the amount over $300. The $300 does not include claims for car, meal allowance,

award transport payments allowance and travel allowance expenses. The Tax Offi ce accepts a wide range of documents

as written records of your claim, for example • paper or electronic copies of documents, such

as invoices, receipts or delivery notes • statements from fi nancial institutions, such as credit card statements

• BPAY® receipt numbers • PAYG payment summaries

• warranty documents.For work-related expenses, you must keep your written evidence for fi ve

years from the due date for lodging your tax return. If you lodge your return after the due date, the fi ve years start from this later date.

You declare all your income

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By Celeste Lustosa

Th ree years ago Sergeant Stuart Paxton, and his wife Carmel, moved to Roxby Downs after spending two and a half years as Sgt in Charge at Leigh Creek’s Police Station.

In July they are on the move to Clare where Stuart will take the role of Sgt of Clare Police Station and also supervise the neighbouring Stations.

“It will be a diff erent job, and to be able to have all my week-ends off will be a change after 36 years at shift jobs,” he said.

Th e couple spoke to Th e Monitor about how they ended up here, their happy years in Roxby and why they feel so sad to say goodbye.

“I was Sgt in Charge at Leigh Creek and they were having a lot of problems to fi ll in the Sgt position here so I thought I’d give it a go,” he said.

Since they had relatives here they had visited the town some-times over the years and had always loved the country towns, but there were many challenges with his job in the beginning.

“When you don’t have a Sergeant in Charge at a Station for a while you have a lot of administrative and management prob-lems to deal with; so there was a lot of work to bring Roxby Downs Police Station to a functional country Police Station and there was a lot of staff coming in that had to be inducted and trained.

“I have been in the Police Force for 36 years and mostly in the country areas and because Carmel and I believe in getting involved in the communities we live in, we never had any prob-lems in becoming part of this one.

“Here in Roxby I have joined a couple of committees but my work has been fairly heavy, with long hours when we are short on staff , so I haven’t been able to get involved in the community as I normally would but I suppose that’s the nature of Roxby Downs,” he explained.

One of his biggest involvements is with the clean-ups that

started fi ve years ago when he was working at Leigh Creek and members of the local SES Unit volunteered to clean up the Strzelecki Track. Sgt Paxton was also a member of the Leigh Creek SES at that time.

Th e clean up trips include 4WD trucks and camping kitchens, 4WD vehicles and trailers set out, and have already covered the Strzelecki Track, Merty Rd, Bora Track Rd, Della Rd, Dillon’s Highway, Innamincka to Birdsville Rd and Birdsville Track back to Leigh Creek. Among the rubbish collected, are prima-rily tyres, tyre debris, steel, automotive parts, transportable building parts, as well as three and a half wool bales of bottles and cans.

As for Carmel, her passion has been to support anything that has to do with Cancer Council.

“Being a Cancer survivor, I sussed them out within two days we had arrived in Roxby; found out who the contact person was and got involved.

“When I fi rst arrived they were doing a Relay for Life here but had no idea of how to do it and the committee was trying to do the best they could and because I had been part of Relay for Life in other communities I have lived in, I helped out.”

Carmel also explained why they decided to move.“My time in Roxby Downs has been magnifi cent. I wouldn’t

move if we didn’t have to, but my parents and Stuart’s parents are sick and I believe that our way to say thank you for raising and being there for us is to be there for them and look after them now.

“Th ey are one hour from one another and I was driving up and down every two weeks to be with them but it’s such a long drive that we decided we needed to get closer for our parents’ sake.

“It was a hard decision because I love my job with an absolute passion, and the owners and my tenants know that I am pas-sionate about my real estate management job but our parents come fi rst,” she said.

Th e couple also talked about the great people they met here along these years.

“Th e long term residents from Roxby that have a passion and a lot of care for the town are defi nitely the best thing about this community. But some of the transient people that don’t bond to the community are here to work and have no care for the town or the people that live here are the saddest to watch,” Carmel added.

For Sgt Paxton, “Th e majority of the people of Roxby are lovely. Here at the Police we only deal with the minority 15%.

“You don’t need to go to a lot of the committee meetings and it’s the same people getting involved in everything; the rest of the community need to take a step forward and get involved because Roxby is a lovely place and with a lot of potential. And with the expansion, we can either grow as a community or turn into another typical mining town that always turn to the mining company or the government to fi x things up. I would rather see it grow in a community oriented way but only time will tell that,” he said.

He went on to say that “people should give more of their time to the community to make it a better place and until they start to do that they’re going to struggle with all the diff erent com-mittees and volunteer groups that are left to a handful.”

Carmel said, “People like Jo Culf are much needed in the community, because she does the Big Warm Welcome and it helps people that arrive here and feel disassociated and alone in Roxby.”

She also believes that “multiculturalism is one of the beauties of Roxby Downs. I have learnt so much about other countries just by living here.”

Th e much loved couple concluded that they will defi nitely come back to visit and that they truly enjoyed their time here!

Th ere is still no replacement for Sgt Paxton at Roxby Downs Police Station. Th e position is being advertised and in the mean-time two members of the Station will share acting in the role.

Sgt Paxton and the lovely Carmel sad to leave Roxby

Tributes for Tom Kruse

Tributes fl owed last week when the news broke that the legendary outback mailman Tom Kruse, died in Adelaide, aged 96.

Tom Kruse made his fi rst mail trip up the Birdsville Track in 45-degree heat on Janu-ary 1, 1936.

Tom’s best known mail truck was a 1936 Leyland Badger, which fi nally broke down and was abandoned on Pandie Pandie station in 1957. Th e Badger was rescued from the desert in 1986 and then fully restored by a group of enthusiasts in Adelaide in the late 1990s.

Th e Mail Truck’s Last Run re-enactment in October 1999, from Birdsville to Birdwood, had Tom and the Badger deliver more than 7,000 letters from all over the world and re-sulted in the documentary ‘Last Mail from Birdsville - the Story of Tom Kruse’. Tom’s truck now resides at the National Motor Mu-seum at Birdwood in the Adelaide hills.


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

JOINING FORUMSIf you are interested in joining a forum please

contact the following people. New members are always welcome.

ARTS and CULTURE FORUMRachel Young 0428 671 000

COMMUNITY BOARD 7.30PM July 25

EDUCATION and WORKPLACE TRAININGMichelle Hales 0418 833 818

SPORT and RECREATION FORUMKaye Doyle 0419 935 316

COMMUNITY GARDENPatrik Ibele 8671 0168

HEALTH FORUMKaren Russell 8671 9020

SPORT & RECREATION FORUM MEETING

7.30PM ON July 5

ROXBY ROADSAFE MEETING5.30PM ON July 14

Did you know? KITCHEN TIPS

An initiative of the Environment Forum

BOARD MEETINGS WHO’S ON THE BOARD CONTACTING THE BOARD

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

Members of the public are welcome to attend and observe.

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

included on the agenda.

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

For further information, advice or general questions please contact:

Michelle Hales,Executive Offi cer

Roxby Downs Community Board Inc.

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


Teresa Baddeley • Darren Smith

Michelle Davis • George Giakoumis

Vicki Mason • Gaylene Crane

Jamie Love • Bill Hiscox

Liz Rogers • Michael Esposito

Bill Boehm • Amanda Hudson

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reen tipGGThe Volunteering Partnership is calling for nominations for Community Person of the Month. These new awards will recognise people who have made a signifi cant contribution to the Roxby Downs Community.Nomination forms are available from the Roxby Downs Council, The Monitor Newspaper and Big Sky Credit Union and must be received by the 15th of every month.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND NOMINATION FORMS CONTACT:MICHELLE HALES (08) 8671 0010 OR

[email protected]

COMMUNITY PERSON OF THE MONTHRoxby Downs

Th e Roxby Downs web-site is currently being re-designed and upgraded. Once the changes have been completed the web-site will have a new look and easier navigation. The website is not only an important resource for local residents but it also showcases Roxby Downs to the world.

Many people, particu-larly those from overseas and interstate, make the decision to relocate based on the information they fi nd on the internet. Th e information they fi nd or don’t fi nd on roxbydowns.com can be the deciding factor on whether they move here or not.

Prospective employ-ees with families will be keen to find out about childcare, education and family support services as well as sport and rec-reation opportunities for the whole family. Others will be looking for po-tential job opportunities for family members, the

availability of health serv-ices, and the options for entertainment, eating out and socialising.

An online presence is a vital way for organisa-tions such as RoxFM, Th e Monitor Newspaper, the Council, the Community Board, volunteering or-ganisations, the schools, local businesses and the Health Services to share information with the community. Roxbydowns.com provides a one stop shop to focus this infor-mation.

Th e web designers have taken on board commu-nity comments about the business directory and this will be reformatted and categorised by busi-ness/product type rather than business name. Th e whole aim of the new de-sign will be to streamline and remove duplicated information.

Th e number of job en-quiries coming through the website is also ex-tremely high and ways to

re-direct these enquiries straight to employment agencies and employers is also being investigat-ed. Th e website upgrade

will take some time to complete so if residents encounter any prob-lems during the transi-tion period please use

the online contact form to advise. Suggestions about additional content are also welcome via this method.

By Millie Thomas

A s the Red eARTh Festival draws nearer, Rachel Young, festival organiser and Chairperson for the

Arts Cultural Forum has revealed what will be showcased in her workshop.

“I am going to do some jewellery work-shops in my workshop,” said Rachel. “So we’ll probably look at making a piece of jewellery over a two session workshop.”

Participants, who will need to be adults or older teens, will be exposed to Rachel’s lifelong passion. “We’ll probably be using silver,” she said. “We’ll experiment with some diff erent techniques to come out with a pair of earrings and/or a necklace depending on

the time.”Rachel studied jewellery making for four

years during her younger years, and after an extended break, picked it up again about six years ago. “I love it! Th ey (the jewellery pieces) are all diff erent,” she said. “Probably what’s most exciting is when someone else really likes it. When something you’ve made becomes someone else’s favourite piece.”

Rachel explained that participants will be able to take the jewellery home with them and that they may discover a deeper under-standing of the production process.

She explained that even the simplest jew-ellery design may be the result of the most intricate production. “Th ey’ll take away with them a piece of silver jewellery for a start, and just an appreciation of what actually

goes into the making of jewellery,” she said. “It’s quite technical. Th e amount of work that actually goes into something that’s quite simple is surprising for most people and the skills and techniques involved.”

Each workshop only accommodates for four people at a time, so upon the release of the festival programme (due in the next couple of weeks), Rachel urges interested persons to get in early to avoid disappoint-ment.

“From previous workshops that I’ve done, people usually forget what time it is! So be prepared to forget the time because you’ll be so engrossed in what you’re doing!” she fi nished. Th e festival will run for three weeks from Friday, July 29 til Sunday August 21.

Design your own jewellery Design your own jewellery at Red eARTh Festivalat Red eARTh Festival

New look for Roxby Downs dot com

A piece of Rachels jewellery - photo courtesy of Michael Houlden.

Natural gas and microwave cookers are the most cost effective form of cooking.

Electric toasters are more effi cient than grillers.Ensure the refridgerator is located in a

cool place and is well ventilated.Consider turning off second fridges

or freezers when not in use.Fill the dishwasher before turning it on.

Turn appliances off at the wall when not in use. Appliances with remote controls or “soft switches”

such as TVs, stereos, computers, microwaves and some washing machines can consume

a lot of energy when in ”standby” mode.


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W e purchased the centre four years ago with a dream and a passion for child care. After running a highly success-

ful child care centre in Adelaide for 7 years we thought this would be a life changing and rewarding experience. Well, it certainly has been life changing.

Th e centre has survived, barely, through the ups and downs of the economic change this town has seen over recent years. We have battled through at times of desperation and this has only been due to the fantastic commitment and relationships formed with families that have utilized the centre over recent years. Th ere has been a lot of great experiences created at the centre over the years, Th ere is nothing more rewarding than working with children, they put a smile on your face and can turn a bad day into a positive. Unfortunately, this passion hasn’t been shared by all. Staffi ng has been an ongoing issue at the centre. Th e town is a mining town and most people are professionals seeking mine employment and high wages. Child Care wages are low in comparison and you really need to have a strong desire to work with children in such a town, as there are plenty of other options for higher paying jobs. A lack of experienced and committed staff who share the same drive and pas-sion has been extremely hard to maintain, and con-trolling the day to day running of the centre from Adelaide has been diffi cult. I attend the centre regularly, making visits every two to three weeks sometimes more, and maintained daily contact with staff in my absence. We have in the past, employed centre Managers who have attempted to step in and effi ciently run the centre, but unfortunately, child care is not a glorifi ed baby sitting service, it is an educational facility that requires staff to be trained and experienced in dealing with all Education De-partment regulations, licensing requirements and accreditation guidelines. It can be an extremely stressful position, having the responsibility of the staff and children on a day to day basis, this coupled with the management paperwork and government audits required.

Staff turnover is high due to the lack of experi-enced staff and also the transient nature of Roxby Downs, you can be fully staff ed one week, and understaff ed the next. I have been paying above award wages in an attempt to retain the commit-ted and experienced staff , but to no avail, and it is now evident that it was not even appreciated. Staff discounts for children attending the centre, and in some instances no fees charged at all, so they can come and earn money without the cost of child care, was also unappreciated. Staff children are counted as numbers for capacity in the centre, and on many occasions had to turn away full fee paying parents to accommodate staff children as we needed the staff to work.

Rumours based around the centre have also been largely to blame for the centres closure. Th ese have

caused upset and sadness to not only myself, but also staff as it is a refl ection on them and the qual-ity of care they provided whilst employed here.

Th e centre is currently owed over $20,000.00 in outstanding fees and we have been carrying this for over 12 months. Debt collection has been rare-ly succesfull as people just move and don’t notify change of contact details. Th is is appalling in such a lucrative town. Th is money is vital to ensure that staff wages are paid, rent and outgoings are paid. We are a privately owned centre, and are not for-tunate enough to be eligible for government grants and funds to keep us going through times of need, we rely on parents paying their fees regularly to keep going. So yes, on the rare occasion there have been a few wages paid late (no more than 2 days and no one has ever not been paid), and for this I have apologised, but to assume a little understand-ing and support from staff was wrong.

A substantial theft of money at the centre last week was the icing on the cake, which has now been placed in the hands of the authorities.

I have tried to keep a brave face, but no matter where I turn, there is always some negativity brew-ing and I cant keep it up. Little Rascals previous owners have also seen the same fate. I feel sad that I have let families down and caused a child care di-lemma, I understand that there are limited options for long day care in town, especially where children will receive access to quality educational facilities. Private home care will also leave parents out of pocket as they can not claim the Child Care Rebate if the carer is not registered with Centrelink, thus increasing the families out of pocket expense.

Th e centre will remain closed, I will not be re-opening, this is not a temporary closure. Th e centre is up for sale, and we will continue to pay the rent for a further month to give somebody the option to purchase and take over. After this, the fate of the centre is unsure, as it is privately owned, but I am fairly confi dent the building will be demolished for residential housing putting a further strain on a suitable facility to operate a child care centre within the town.

I would like to thank all the families who have supported the centre, and a BIG thankyou to my long time supporters, Sandy and Seth, Siannah Rein and Alicia, Lara and Adam, Michelle and Mitchell, Chance and Seth. Farewell to the children that I have worked with here over the past few years, it has been great to see a handful go from baby to toddler and then off to school, it has been reward-ing for me to have been able to watch them grow throughout their early years. Th ey will be missed, and I wish all the families well for the future.

[email protected].

An open letter from Little Rascals Childcare Centre management

Regards, Tara Roberts

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Member for Giles

Shakespeare like you’ve never seenBy Celeste Lustosa

Bell Shakespeare’s Regional Communities Partner BHP Billiton has again reached Roxby Downs, where RDAS students were provided free Bell Shakespeare Actors At Work perform-ances and masterclasses.

Actors At Work Teresa Jakovich, Nathaniel Middleton, George Banders and Adele Quer-ol showed the magic, love and comedy of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Midsummer Madness’, as well as the spine chilling tragedy Macbeth in Macbeth Intensive and Student Masterclasses.

Th e performances are a one-hour in-school performance that combine Shakespeare’s texts with contemporary dialogue to engage and inspire students. Th ese performances are a key platform of Bell Shakespeare’s Learning programmes which tour nationally and enable students to get involved and understand the nature of William Shakespeare’s plays from the inside out.

“We cut the scenes off to make the play shorter and added some contemporary text to explain it to the children and make it fun with

some cultural facts that they can relate to,” ac-tor Teresa said.

“We fi nd that misconception is just an at-titude and we shouldn’t patronise the kids and assume that they can’t understand Shakespeare. We like to allow them the possibility to be chal-lenged by some good quality literature.

“Th e students we start presenting the plays to earlier get to know Shakespeare’s work at a young age, are not intimidated by it later be-cause they already know what it sounds like; it’s the kids that started too late that struggle be-cause they think it’s too diffi cult, hard, boring, etc; but the kids that played had it at primary school, can’t wait to have it again because they know it’s fun,” she added.

Student Masterclasses are intensive two-hour workshops that give students the opportunity to get up on their feet and explore Shakespeare through interactive and practical exercises. Th ey can focus on any Shakespeare text and be tailored for students.

“Th e workshops are fascinating. We really get to know and interact with the kids; we get to work with their minds and ideas and they

have to be interacting and performing.“Th e visual images and physical interact with

the text shows them that this is literature but it’s meant to be performed, it’s drama. It also helps them to remember the text better instead of just reading them because they play the char-acters themselves,” Teresa said.

BHP Billiton is an ongoing supporter of Bell Shakespeare’s Learning programme, enabling performances and masterclasses in communi-ties like Roxby Downs.

Samantha Tidy, Head of Educations of Bell’s Shakespeare, said that the group sees about 8,000 students a year, across the whole of Aus-tralia.

“Our visit here today is courtesy of BHP and I am very grateful for their support to enable us to visit these parts of South Australia; without their help we wouldn’t be able to come.

“Th is is the third time we are here and we love coming back to Roxby. And we are hoping that by showing diff erent plays year after year the kids will have a better experience of learn-ing Shakespeare and that can complement their English and drama studies,” she concluded.

State’s North holds key to nation’s energy security

Minister for Mineral Resources Development, Tom Koutsantonis, has described the proposal of a $7.5 billion clean fuel production project in the State’s far north as having the potential to secure the nation’s energy supplies into the future.

Central Petroleum Limited and Allied Resource Part-ners announced to the Australian Stock Exchange last week of their intent to establish a $7.5 billion gas to liquid in the Pedirka Basin, in the State’s far north, overlapping the border with the Northern Territory.

After meeting with the companies, Mr Koutsantonis said the project was of unprecedented scope and would be of “international signifi cance”.

“Th is project will be potentially of a scale similar to Olympic Dam and of national, if not international sig-nifi cance,” he said.

“It is proposed the project will utilise Underground Coal Gasifi cation and Gas to Liquid technologies to produce an estimated minimum of 60,000 barrels of “ultra clean diesel fuel” in the fi rst stage of development alone.

“It is forecast the project could stretch to produce any-where from one to three million barrels of clean diesel fuel per day, which equates to roughly the same output of Kuwait.

“Th e numbers that are being mentioned would guar-antee Australia’s energy security, and would also be of unprecedented economic benefi t to the local and state economies.

“It would also have the potential to put Australia on the map as a major net exporter of oil.”

Th e Minister said, “Th ere has already been more than $100m spent in exploration of the area and the companies are now looking for $300m in funds to conduct a bank-able feasibility study.

“Th e company has also voiced its wishes to utilise any deep water port, such as the planned Port Bonython port, to export the fuel internationally.

ARP says the project could have a life of 100 years and create up to 3,000 jobs.

David Shearwood from ARP says the operation would not involve mining.

“We’re not using diesel trucks to move rocks around, we’re not using explosives which give off gases and in the mining process itself you give off methane, we’re not doing any of those things,” he said.

“We do produce a bit of CO2 in the process itself, we’ll be capturing that CO2 and the bulk of that CO2 will be reinjected back underground.”

However, in an ABC radio report last week not every-one is as enthusiastic about the project.

Jimmy Cocking from the Arid Land Environment Cen-tre said he was not buying assurances from the companies involved the process will be environmentally friendly.

“Th ey’re very keen to distance themselves from the coal seam gas industry in saying it’s very diff erent but there are still inherent risks associated with it,” he said.

“Th is project is about ... pumping chemicals into the ground and pumping them up, so we got big concerns about it.

Bell Shakespeare actors Teresa Jacovich, Nathaniel Middleton, George Banders and Adele Querol interact with year 7 and 8 students from RDAS Andrew, Scott, Jake, Cheleigh and Chloe.

By Millie Thomas

For the past three years, Peter McCready has devoted his time and put his life on hold for his role in

Frontier Services in Andamooka. His recent departure back to home town Or-

roroo in the State’s mid north has no doubt been strongly felt in the Andamooka commu-nity. Pete looks back fondly on the last three years, and commends the strong sense of family and care that is evident in the town.

“I managed the Frontier Services community support service up there, that’s what originally took me to Andamooka,” explained Pete. “I was very much involved with the CFS, SES and the

community and Frontier Services auxiliary committee, also Roxby Downs Health Forum and Outback Communities.”

Pete, who held a prominent role in the com-munity, explained that the best recipe for a healthy community is good communication. “I have always maintained that we just listen to the community, have a good relationship with the community at all times and walk beside the community, I think that’s paramount,” he said. “I like to step back and listen and have good communications. In doing that, by listening to the community we were able to put a lot of things in place such as volunteer programs, working with the community when we had problems.

“We had three lots of fl oods up there and also

we had fi res and rooves come off houses, and it was basically about being there and walking be-side the community and listening to the people and assisting the people in the community.”

Pete went on to point out that while Anda-mooka has seen some tough times over the last two years, it has further strengthened the small community. “Not only seeing how the commu-nity comes together, but seeing the resilience of the community when they’ve been through a disaster. Seeing how Andamooka actually cares for each other, I think that’s one thing I was always impressed with.”

According to Pete, one of the strongest facets of the community is the school. “Andamooka Area School was simply wonderful, they welded the community together a lot I think and did a

wonderful job,” he said.“I must commend Angela Turner for

the work she does in regards to look-ing after the younger ones. It’s people like Angela that help bring the people together and I think this social aspect is very important in keeping the family structure together.”

Above all, Pete maintained that a strong family is the basis of a strong community, and that the strong moral code in Andamooka needs to remain.

“We need more infrastructure to sus-tain Andamooka but in saying that we also need the community to not lose any of its values and to not stop car-ing for one another, I think that’s para-mount,” he said. “What I see is needed

Pete leaves Andamooka with fond memories

and what is happening now is more welcoming of youth in the community activities. Looking at how we can sup-port the families, that’s important.

“In the long term, if you haven’t got your family in town, if you haven’t got your wife in tow or if you can’t support your children in regards to the social aspect, then that in my view is breaking down of marriages.

“I have seen so many marriages break down, I want to see the community grow together and stay together and I think that’s fairly well what should happen.”

WORKING TOGETHER: Peter Allen, Angela Turner, Jessica Kalbfl eisch and Peter McCready organised the volunteers day in Andamooka earlier this year.

THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaper Wednesday, July 6, 2011 – Page 19www.themonitor.com.au

WHAT’S ON sports

PUMP Group Fitness Room - 9:00amPULSE BALANCE Group Fitness Room - 8:00pmBOXERCISEGroup Fitness - 7:00pmFOOTBALL TRAININGS Town OvalHornridge: 6:30pm, Andamooka: 7:30pmDO SHOTOKAN KARATEAuditorium - 6:30pm - 8:30pmWEDNESDAY NETBALL GRAND FINALSSports Stadiums - 6:30pm - 9:30pmVALDA INGLIS SCHOOL OF DANCEAuditorium -3:00pm- 6:30pmJUNIOR FOOTBALL TRAININGTown Oval - 5:00pm

WEDNESDAY

JUNIOR FOOTBALL GAMESTown Oval - 5:00pmSENIOR NETBALL GAMESSports Stadiums & Outdoor Courts - 6:30pm - 10:00pm

FRIDAY

SENIOR SOCCER - Sports Stadium 2 - 6:30pmPULSE BALANCE Group Fitness Room - 7:00pmJUNIOR COME & TRY SOCCERSchool Oval - 4-7 years 3:30pm - 4:15pm8-12 years - 4:15pm - 5:00pmFOOTBALL TRAININGS Town OvalRoxby: 6:30pm, Olympic Dam: 7:30pmVALDA INGLIS SCHOOL OF DANCEAuditorium - 3:00pm - 8:30pmVOLLEYBALL TRAININGSStadium 1 - 8:00pm - 9:30pmNETBALL TRAININGS (Roxby Districts)Hard Courts - 7:00pm - 9:00pmJUNIOR FOOTBALL TRAININGTown Oval - 5:00pm

TUESDAY

FOOTBALL TRAININGS Town OvalAndamooka: 6:30pm, Hornridge: 7:30pmMONDAY MORNING TENNISTennis Courts - 9:00am - 10:00amBUTS & GUTSPulse Fitness Room - 9:00amPULSE BALANCEPulse Fitness Room - 10:00amJUNIOR FOOTBALL TRAININGSTown Oval - 5:00pmVOLLEYBALL GAMESSports Stadiums - 6:30pm - 9:30pmVALDA INGLIS SCHOOL OF DANCEAuditorium - 4:30pm - 5:30pm

MONDAY

PULSE FIT BALLGroup Fitness Room - 10:00amBADMINTON COMPETITIONStadium 1 - 6:00pmJUNIOR NETBALL GAMESOutside Courts - 8:45amJUNIOR FOOTBALL GAMESTown Oval - 8:00amFNFL FOOTBALL GAMESTown Oval - 12:30pm

6th to 12th July 2011

THURSDAYPUMPGroup Fitness -Pulse Gym - 7:00pm NIPPY GYMAuditorium - 9:30am - 11:30amFOOTBALL TRAININGS Town OvalOlympic Dam: 6:30pm, Roxby: 7:30pmVALDA INGLIS SCHOOL OF DANCEAuditorium - 3:00pm - 8:00pmINDOOR HOCKEY GRAND FINALSSports Stadium 1 - 6:30pm - 8:30pmJUNIOR INDOOR HOCKEY (4 - 8yrs old)4:00pm - 4:45pmJUNIOR INDOOR HOCKEY (9 -13yrs old)4:45pm - 5:45pmJUNIOR FOOTBALL TRAININGTown Oval - 5:00pmJUNIOR NET SET GO TRAININGHard Courts - 3:15pm - 4:00pm

SUNDAY

SATURDAY

Finals fever

Todd Dietman with the ball, playd a strong game in last week’s preliminary fi nal and Ben hurley played well in defence.

Th e annual two day, two person Ambrose was played at Woomera and Roxby Downs on June 25 and 26. A big thank you goes to Darren Male and Matt from Sandvik.

NOVELTIES GOLF RESULTSROXBY DOWNS SUNDAY BEST NETT WOOMERALONG DRIVE NO.1 LONG DRIVE NO.7 GRAHAM NIELSEN JOHN LACHMUND 56.75DIVISION 1 DIVISION 1 BEST NETT ROXBY DOWNSROBERT GRAY BRENTON HUNTLEY WALLY BROOME CHARLIE PAYNE 63.00DIVISION 2 DIVISION 2 NAGAJEFF BARRAND WALLY BROOME ANDY STIRRAT ANDY WINTERFIELD 242.00LADIES LADIES LADIES NETT WINNERSJULIE DARLING ANN SHIELDS JANE JONES SANDY RICHTER 81.00NTP NO.4 NTP NO.13 NETT R/UP DIV 2DIVISION 1 DIVISION 1 SCOTT McKENZIE JOHN BAYLEY 133 c/bMISSED TONY HOLBROOK NETT R/UP DIV 1DIVISION 2 DIVISION 2 GRAHAM NIELSEN JOHN LACHMUND 123.50ROGER SCHOLEFIELD ERIK ROGNLI NETT WINNERS DIV 2LADIES LADIES ANDY SEARLE DANIEL YOUNG 130.50MISSED ANN SHIELDS NETT WINNERS DIV 1

WOOMERA SATURDAY MATT PARRISH CRAIG NICHOLS 123.50LONG DRIVE NO.3 LONG DRIVE NO.16 LADIES RUNNERS-UPDIVISION 1 DIVISION 1 JULIE DARLING ANN SHIELDS 76.50JASON HABEL CHRIS PILLAR LADIES WINNERSDIVISION 2 DIVISION 2 TIFFANY SHAH PAULA McKENZIE 178.00LUKE BUDDEN NOEL RILEY DIV 2 GROSS R/UPLADIES LADIES JUSTIN ALLCHURCH JOE PAYNE 155.00TIFFANY SHAH TIFFANY SHAH DIV 1 GROSS R/UPNTP NO.5 NTP NO.11 GLEN MUNGUR ROBIN PASSMORE 137.00DIVISION 1 DIVISION 1 DIV 2 GROSS WINNERSROBIN PASSMORE CHRIS PILLAR WALLY BROOME CHARLIE PAYNE 149.00DIVISION 2 DIVISION 2 OVERALL CHAMPIONSSHANE BOWDEN NOEL RILEY BRENTON HUNTLEY JASON HABEL 126.00

2011 Sandvik Desert Golf ClassicClassic winners: Darren Male (Sandvik), Brenton Huntley, Jason Habel, Matt (Sandvik)

RDAS Sports day results

7-12 Carnival(Interim scores until 1500m run has been completed)Frome 770Gairdner 753Torrens 749Eyre 748

3-6 Carnival Eyre 976Frome 804Torrens 741Gairdner 713

Pictured above: Sean made over the high jump bar.Right: Emma ready to throw discus.Photos supplied by RDAS


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By Millie ThomasTh e South Australian State Coun-

try Football Championships, which are being held in Port Augusta this weekend, will present opportunities for a lot of young men.

Included in that fortunate group, are Far North Football League’s own Ben Woodall and Aaron Spicer.

Both relatively new to the league, the two were chosen to help repre-sent the ‘Northern Zone’ team af-ter this year’s Miner’s Cup at AAMI Stadium.

“Th ey were watching the game,” explained Ben ‘Woody’ Woodall. “Duck Davies is the coach of the Northern Zone team and his off -sider was a talent scout.

“I was a bit shocked to get select-ed in a losing team but at the same time, kind of thought oh, people are watching, which was refreshing.”

A close acquaintance, Fremantle Coach Mark Harvey also took no-tice of the game.

“He (Mark) didn’t know what the Miners Cup was about so I fi lled

him in,” said Woody. “So he said, oh, I’ll watch. So there are other inter-ests coming into it, which is good.”

Woody went on to explain that while most of the team had already been picked, the coaches were still looking for a strong mid fi eld team.

“They watched me and Spicer work together and we pretty much did dominate a lot of the mid fi eld-ing on the day so they liked the look of that and asked us two as a pair to come down,” he said.

Woody, who has a strong history in football all over Australia, has played in the ACTAFL, WAFL and has been put through numerous footballing scholarships and edu-cation incentives.

However after a few disappoint-ing grand fi nal losses with his team in WA, Claremont, he found him-self in Roxby.

Th is state country competition is a preselector for an entire South Australian country football team, and eventually a SA team.

“Th is league (FNFL) is very simi-lar to the league I’m from so in this carnival I’ll hopefully find some strong and very skilful bush footy,” said Woody. “It’s probably some-thing I haven’t been around in the last six years until this season.

“To take it from Far North Foot-ball League level to a higher level will be quite interesting, I’m looking forward to it.”

After a couple of trainings with the squad, Woody and Spicer will head down to Port Augusta this Friday for a round robin type com-petition.

“Th ank you to the Far North Foot-ball League and everyone involved, a special thanks to Barry Mitchell for making it available to have this kind of opportunity to play footy while working, but also to be able to take the talent to the next level and step up and push through.

“A big thanks to OD footy club and Scott Peak for letting me pull away from trainings,” he conclud-ed.

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By Millie ThomasAnne Clampett and Shane

Johnson, owners and managers of Austwide Property Service Pty Ltd have this year localised their business to the Roxby Downs region. After commut-ing to and from Adelaide for the past six years, Anne saw the demand for her services in the region, and has since relocated to Andamooka.

Anne and Shane couldn’t be happier with their decision, and are excited at the opportu-nities that Roxby has to off er. “Since moving up here the business has grown and it is great to be able to have a more personal approach with the owners and tenants in Roxby,” she said. “It is especially good to be here during this time when the market is changing so much and the expansion seems to be looming.”

Th e highly publicised rental market is an area that Anne is passionate about. “Th e market is changing, sales seem to be picking up and the demand for rentals is increasing. As has happened in the past increased demand means increased prices and this means some people miss out.

“Th ere are a limited number of rentals in this area and people often fi nd themselves

having to pay more than they anticipated or live in a house they perhaps would not have chosen otherwise.”

Broadminded, Anne can sympathise with both sides, and it is through her busi-ness, Austwide, that she can help. “Th ere are of course two sides to this story - obviously the tenants are not happy as their rents increase as this makes budgeting more difficult however the other side which is often forgotten is that owners are entitled to take advantage of the situation and in fact would be remiss if they did not.

“If tenants are asked to reverse the situation and look at the situation if they owned a rental property would they leave the rent low? Inevitably the answer is no.

“I am happy to meet any owners who would like Austwide to manage their property - I have a satisfaction guarantee in my management agreements and owners ben-efi t from no staff changes.

“I would like you to emphasise if possible that our business is a small one by choice and we off er personal service with attention to individual requirements,” she fi nished.

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A GRADE

Coober Pedy 14 . 16 . 100 def Andamooka 12 . 9 . 81Coober Pedy best players: D. Warren, A. Shakes, J. Crisa, M. Grava, D. Dodd.Goal scorers: Z McKenzie 6. goals, D. Warren 3 goals, R. Wil-liams, D. Dodd, B. Buller, B. Lennon, C. Jonas 1 goal each.Andamooka best players: A. Monfries, W. Monfries, K. Mc-Kenzie, J. McKenzie, B. Harris.Goal scorers: A. Monfries 5 goals, T. Paull 4 goals, K. McKen-zie, W. Monfries, D. Evans 1 goal each.

Hornridge 8 . 5 . 53 def Roxby 4 . 7 . 31 Hornridge best players: B. Casey, P. Watkinson, B. Colemann, J. Elliott, L. Gersch.Goal scorers: B. Casey, K. Forrest, B. Grimston, B. Kelly, K. Lynch, J. McCarthy, L. Munro J. Elliot 1 goal each.Roxby Districts best players: S. Crafter-King, J. Telfer, C. Osbourne, R. Prosser, C. Kenny.Goals scorers: R. Prosser 2 goals, A. Lane, B. Whales 1 goal each.

SENIOR COLTS

Bulldogs 8 . 14 . 62 def Hawks 5 . 13 . 43Bulldogs best players: J. Rigden, S. King, J. Christall, J. Mason, F. Crafter-King.Goal scorers: L. Ryan 2 goals, R. Moroney, L. Tucker, J. Christall, J. Mason, M. Hanson, J. McCarthy 1 goal each. Hawks best players: S. Caputo, D. Lloyd, A. Ryan, S Orr, L. Baker.Goal scorers: A. Ryan, D. Lloyd, L. Baker, S. Caputo, J. Gellespie 1 goal each.

Giants 9 . 12 . 66 def Suns 4 . 9 . 33Giants best players: M. Alves, M. Steer, B. Evans,R. Weetra, J. Sellar.Goal scorers: B. Evans, D. Kraljev, J. Dadleh, C. Lynch 2 each, J. Sellar 1 goal each.Suns best players: L. Rawlings, J. Brind, M. Hayball, A. Hambleton, J. Millard.Goal scorers: J. Brind, M. Hayball 2 goals each.

JUNIOR COLTS

Bulldogs 4 . 7 . 31 def Hawks 3 . 4 . 22Bulldogs best players: S. Brougham, M. Lynch, K. Dadleh, L. Johnston, L. Elliott.Goal scorers: S. Brougham 3 goals, M. Lynch 1 goal.Hawks best players: B. Daddow, S. Kerrish, L. Rudiger, B. Caden, W. Steer.Goal scorers: S. Kerrish 2 goals, B. Daddow 1 goal.

ROUND 10July 2, 2011

Roxby Downs oval saw the proverbial “Four Seasons in One Day” on Saturday with a warm breezy morning turning to a blustery overcast midday, be-coming cooler, and then pouring rain mid afternoon.

Hornridge handled these con-ditions much better than Roxby Districts to emerge victori-ous. Roxby Districts were fi rst to emerge from their change rooms running through a banner commemorating Cody Kenny’s 100th FNFL game. Cody Kenny won the toss for Roxby Districts and gained fi rst use of a strong Northerly breeze that was blow-ing towards the Camp end and across to the scoreboard side.

Normally sides that are kicking against such a stiff breeze hug the school side of the oval and try to play up close. Sides kicking with it usually switch across to the Golf Course side to get the breeze behind their goal scor-ers, while the opposition relies on the boundary line being their 19th man.

Roxby Districts persisted in kicking at goals from the score-board side and many of their kicks were pushed offl ine by the breeze. Th eir only goal for the quarter was scored when Min-ers’ Brett Whales snapped from a pack in the goal square. A 50 metre free was paid to Hornridge after an audible profanity when a Roxby player missed a goal. Hornridge cannily kept play-ers down the wing on the golf course side, and when they were left unattended, used that option to quickly move the ball down fi eld and kick a vital goal into the breeze.

First Quarter HSC 1 goal 3 be-hinds 9 points to RDSC 1 goal 3 behinds 9 points.

Miners’ Art Lane kicked their only goal for the quarter when he was paid a free after being slung to the ground. Th e Black and

White crowd was elated when Ben Grimston passed into “Jim-bo” McCarthy who kicked truly to score a major. Miners’ de-fence worked hard with Chislett, Crafter-King and Kaminski tak-ing some goal saving marks and sending the ball forward into a strengthening wind. Hornridge’s Nigel Tutthill intercepted a kick out and passed to Ben Casey who fi nished off with a goal. Magpie Ben Casey’s presence and poise provided an excellent example of the work rate required for his teammates and helped ignite their self-belief.

Half time score HSC 4 goals 4 behinds 28 points to RDSC 2 goals 5 behinds 17 points.

At the halftime break the rain began to pelt down and the small crowd had to crowd under the canopies in front of the canteen and bar. Those that had cars with views of the ground sought shelter there. Although football is a winter sport little thought appears to have been given to providing appropriate facilities for spectator’s comfort during games, and until this is addressed will keep crowds down to the very loyal on days like this.

Th e third quarter saw Horn-ridge go scoreless. Miners’ Ricky Prosser slipped away from his close checking opponents to kick the Miners’ two goals and also passed to a team mate, who missed to kick a behind, for the only scores for the quarter and a slender lead.

Three Quarter Time HSC 4 goals 4 behinds 28 points to RDSC 4 goals 6 points

Hornridge quickly gained the ascendancy with an old fash-ioned lift in work rate and their nothing to lose attitude put Roxby Districts on the back foot. Young Magpies Munro, Elliott and Lynch were eager and pro-ductive. Miners played reactive football, chasing guernseys, and

some appeared fl at and disin-terested, failing to honour their favourite son Cody Kenny whose commitment and work rate nev-er faltered.

Ben Casey catapulted his side to victory and provided his young side with an invaluable lesson in winning cultures.

Coober Pedy defeated Anda-mooka at home and this will cre-ate a lot of interest in the Final Round. Olympic Dam will hope to continue their unbeaten run, with Andamooka currently sec-

ond with 4 wins. Hornridge and Roxby Districts both have 3 wins while Coober Pedy is closing the gap and has 2 wins.

Should any of the local sides falter against Coober Pedy they could well be participating in the Finals, a big turnaround from a side being comfortably beaten earlier in the season.

In next week’s games Roxby Districts will play Coober Pedy at 12.30pm while Olympic Dam and Hornridge will meet in the late game at 2.30pm.

Hornridge Prevail

July 2, 2011

11 & under

Bullets 15 def Lightning 5

Shooters 8 drew with T-Birds 8

13 & under

Bullets 36 lost to Lightning 48

Shooters 18 def T-Birds 9

17 & under

Bullets 40 def Lightning 35

Shooters 41 def T-Birds 35

July 3, 2011

11 & under

Lightning 4 lost to Shooters 6

T-Birds 6 lost to Bullets 10

13 & under

Lightning 32 def Shooters 22


17 & under

Lightning 34 def Shooters 25


Junior Netball ResultsJunior Netball Results

James Telfer played a strong game against Hornridge on Saturday, securing second best player on ground for his team, Roxby Miners

James Telfer was strongly supported in ruck by team mates Orr, Rose and Kenny. Hornridge proved to be too good on the

day with Watkinson, Grimston and Casey dominating.

FOOTBALLER of the Year

tally after round 10

Zaheer McKenzie 12Jared Pyke 11Jamahl Mckenzie 10

1-11 Goal Kicker of the Year

Zaheer Mckenzie 6Austin Monfries 5Todd Paull 4Dylan Warren 3

Tally after round 10...Bowde Kelly 20Ricky Prosser 18Todd Paull 18

Results after round 10...

321

No. of votes

Brad CooperNigel Tuthill

Trent Grosser

Nathan GodfreyCody KennyJames Smart

Ben WoodallDion McKennaDaniel Rogers

Austin MonfriesJamahl Makenzie

Luke ScobieHIDDEN ROUND!

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Inside an AFL footy player’s life

By Celeste Lustosa

Roxby Downs was delighted with the visit of Power players Matt Th omas and Steven Salopek last week.

Th e players had a busy schedule with their day being fi lled with clinics at St Barbara’s Par-ish School and Roxby Downs Area School, as well as a coaching clinic for Roxby Downs Junior Football Association.

Th e duo also popped in at RoxFM for an interview for Th e Scoreboard, that kindly al-lowed Th e Monitor to be present, and now our readers will know all about a footy player’s life – the diet, the routine, inspiration, motiva-tion, goals and of course, what they thought of Roxby.

“It’s good to be in Roxby. Th e weather has been outstanding today and we have spent most of the day outside which has been really nice”, said Steven.

“Roxby Downs is a great place. We haven’t been here before and today we had a great time at St Barbara’s and Area School and we had a bit of fun with the children”, added Matt.

Th e boys also talked about the pre-season routine.

“Basically we get some weeks off at the end of the seasons, come back mid November and train very hard for about four weeks and then get a few days off to recover. Th e days of sur-vival camps are gone and now it’s all about letting your body recover, having a good diet and good hours sleep.

“We also have a fulltime nutritionist work-ing with us behind the scenes and the job there is for the guys that need to have their diets modifi ed, they can have a one-on-one with the professional, look at the meal plans and see what’s going to work better for their body style, because obviously not all athletes are the same,” Matt said.

He went on to say that “on the trips we have the same meal orders all the time, and the chefs on the diff erent hotels we stay are great. But there are some guys that don’t need much help with their diets and are on the top of their game, and some guys that need to put on an extra size.”

Steven added, that “on Friday nights before a Saturday game is all about loading up the carbohydrates. I try to eat as much as I can and the drinks like powerade are also very important. Pasta, potatoes, etc very low fat and high carbs are a must and because during a game we loose so much weight and fl uid we need to replace that to keep healthy. Basically, I spend my week eating pasta.”

But we all know that it’s not all about the physical condition of the boys, they have to be mentally prepared for a big game. So what motivates these players before a game?

“Before the games we are not focused in our performance as individuals but what is best for the team. We are very lucky that in our team we are good mates; we work hard to achieve the best for the team,” Steven explained.

And that was one of the messages they left for the children during the clinics - that they need to work as a team and think of the team’s best interest.

Matt also told Th e Monitor what motivates him.

“I borrowed Steve’s IPod to get inspiration at my last game and I couldn’t believe it but there were so many Britney Spears, Pink and Sheryl Crow’s songs that I didn’t get much pumped up. Maybe that’s why we had such a poor game,” he laughed.

And for the future footy players of Roxby, Matt says to get inspired by a player you like in your team.

“I guess all the players have grown up with a similar type of story, watching their team, having a favourite player and just watching and trying to learn from him. If you’re lucky enough you might play against them, or with them.”

And both players left this message for our kids: You have to have discipline if you want to succeed as a footballer.

“Th ere are a lot of good footballers out there that are focused on footy and your focus as a young bloke is not late nights drinking, is to keep healthy and fi t to be able to train as much as you can.”

As for after footy Steven says he is looking into the Police or Firefi ghter path and Matt jokily said he might volunteer at RoxFM!

Port Power star Matt Thomas gives a few footy tips to young

Power supporter Rory at last week’s clinic.

The life of a businessman begins to change after he inherits six penguins, and as he transforms his apartment into a winter wonderland. Stars Jim Carrey. Screens: Friday 8th July @ 3.30pm, Saturday 9th July @ 12noon, Sunday 10th July @ 12noon, Tuesday 12th July @ 3.30pm, Wednesday 13th July @ 10am.

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After witnessing a mysterious train crash, a group of friends in the summer of 1979 begin noticing strange happenings going around in their small town, and begin to investigate into the creepy phenomenon. Stars Elle Fanning, Amanda Michalka, Kyle Chandler. Screens: Friday 8th July @ 7.30pm, Saturday 9th July @ 7.30pm, Tuesday 12th July @ 7pm.

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Monday > Butts’n’Guts 9am, Balance 10am, Spin 7pmTuesday > Boxercise 6.30am, Balance 7pmWednesday > Pump 9am, Boxercise 7pm, Balance 8pmThursday > Pump 7pmFriday > Cardio Blast 9amSaturday > Bootcamp 10am

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