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Your Community Newspaper ~ Roxby Downs Monitor The Volume 8, Wednesday, December 7, 2011 www.themonitor.com.au Phone (08) 8671 2683 Fax (08) 8671 2843 $27.3 million plan $27.3 million plan for Roxby Village for Roxby Village Vanessa Switala reports on rst step in expansion O n ursday last week, BHP Billiton submitted an ‘Application for Category 3 Development’ with Roxby Downs Council, right on the heels of the Government approval for the new Indenture. e application includes plans for 298 ad- ditional rooms in Roxby Town Village together with other extensions and infrastructure. e Development Application report for Roxby Village extensions states the estimated development cost is $27.3 million. e report also provides supporting informa- tion for the proposed development applica- tion in relation to the significant expansion of the Roxby Village, located between Burgoyne Street and Olympic Way. e extension will include 298 additional rooms, ensuite accommodation, rooms in blocks of 12, a recreation room and continen- tal breakfast mess, six laundry blocks, a store, associated roadways, car parking and storm water drainage and all associated infrastruc- ture and services required for the addition new buildings. Major extensions to the village’s existing kitchen and dining facilities, (Mess building) roadway modifications and service infrastruc- ture modifications in the vicinity of the existing Mess building are also included. Conversion of the existing stormwater reten- tion area into a detention basin and associated outlet drain to and along Olympic Dam is in- cluded in the proposal together with a multi- purpose court and gym to be constructed on an open space area to the south of the Mess building. e proposed development is based on the same principle as that used in the 2006 expan- sion of the village with standard, 12 room ac- commodation blocks. BHP Billiton prefers the appearance of the proposed buildings to be similar to the existing structures, with four building modules. However, some blocks will have fewer rooms and another to half size to preserve mature na- tive trees. ere will also be four to cater for disabled access. All buildings will be of a transportable de- sign. e proposed laundry blocks will be identical to those constructed in the 2006 expansion. Existing services that will be utilised include two major Council owned storm water drains, two sewers, storm water drainage, a major wa- ter main, high voltage power line and a gas main. e layout also considers another 152 car parking spaces required for the additional ac- commodation. In total the expanded Roxby Village will have 470 rooms with 353 car parking spaces avail- able. BHP Billiton has explained that not all workers will need a parking space as they may be employed on a fly-in, fly-out basis. New bus services, access for emergency vehicles and higher fencing to neighboring properties are all addressed in the application to Council. e current Mess building will be expand- ed to cater for the increased population and a multi-purpose court and small gymnasium building will be established to the south of the recreation building. Workers will have 24 hour access to the ‘rec- reation hall’ and ‘Continental Breakfast Mess’ for tea and coffee however, security doors would restrict access to the breakfast area. e application states all accommodation buildings and the recreation hall will be inter- nally wired for ‘Pay TV’ services. Landscaping of the new area will consist of native species. “e site is of importance to the whole com- munity, being located within the town core and adjacent to the main entrance road into the town and town centre,” BHP Billiton states in its application. e land is now vacant, full of dead myall trees and disposed litter. BHP Billiton also indi- cated the land is used for ‘unacceptable’ motor bike riding. e new accommodation is scheduled to be completed and ready for occupancy by the end of 2012. Another statement made in the application claims that, “e development is essential to meet the future accommodation needs of the Olympic Dam operation. e impacts of the promised development will be overwhelmingly positive,” the application states. Further to that, a BHP Billiton spokesperson stated; “In October, the BHP Billiton Board ap- proved $1.2billion in pre-commitment funding the purchase of long lead items such as trucks, infrastructure development including accom- modation units, and early site works for the first phase of the expansion Project. “e application to council is part of this preparatory work.” e application can be examined at the of- fices of the Council located on Richardson Place. Anyone who wishes to may make relevant submissions in writing should forward them to: e Administrator, PO box 124, Roxby Downs by no later than December 14. Each person making a submission should in- dicate whether they wish to appear personally or be represented by another party before the Council in support of the submission. By Vanessa Switala T he State Parliament and Upper House last week approved legislation for BHP Billiton’s $30 billion Olympic Dam expansion. After more than 30 hours of de- bate on Tuesday, November 29, Par- liament ratified the Roxby Downs Indenture Act unlocking BHP Bil- liton’s $1.2 billion for initial works and equipment for the project. e indenture approval will al- low $525 million of BHP Billiton’s pre-approved funding to be spent across South Australia in the next six months to purchase items such as trucks and start site work. e Legislation returned to the House of Assembly last ursday for final approval. Despite such legislation receiving bi-partisan support, it was suspected proposed amendments made by Greens Leader, Mark Parnell, would slow the approval of the Bill until next year. Minister for Mineral Resources, Tom Koutsantonis said the Bill’s passage through Parliament was a momentous occasion for South Australia as the State will undoubtedly benefit from what will become the world’s largest open cut mine. He said, “is really is a game changer for our state; this is the moment future generations will look back on and say, ‘that was the time South Australia took its rightful place amongst the giants of mining.’” Mr Koutsantonis added that the world’s mining companies are now looking at South Australia as a major player in the resources market. Continued on page 3 Olympic Dam expansion approved PAGEANT FUN: Pam Evans, Teresa Baddeley, Bevan Fernandez and Sandy Sumsion The Rotary Clowns brought fun and joy to the 2011 Christmas Pageant. See all the fun of the pageant on pages 22 and 23

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Your Community Newspaper ~ Roxby DownsMonitorThe

Volume 8, Wednesday, December 7, 2011www.themonitor.com.au Phone (08) 8671 2683 Fax (08) 8671 2843

$27.3 million plan $27.3 million plan for Roxby Villagefor Roxby VillageVanessa Switala reports on fi rst step in expansion

On Th ursday last week, BHP Billiton submitted an ‘Application for Category 3 Development’ with

Roxby Downs Council, right on the heels of the Government approval for the new Indenture.

Th e application includes plans for 298 ad-ditional rooms in Roxby Town Village together with other extensions and infrastructure.

Th e Development Application report for Roxby Village extensions states the estimated development cost is $27.3 million.

Th e report also provides supporting informa-tion for the proposed development applica-tion in relation to the signifi cant expansion of the Roxby Village, located between Burgoyne Street and Olympic Way.

Th e extension will include 298 additional rooms, ensuite accommodation, rooms in blocks of 12, a recreation room and continen-tal breakfast mess, six laundry blocks, a store, associated roadways, car parking and storm water drainage and all associated infrastruc-ture and services required for the addition new buildings.

Major extensions to the village’s existing kitchen and dining facilities, (Mess building) roadway modifi cations and service infrastruc-ture modifi cations in the vicinity of the existing

Mess building are also included. Conversion of the existing stormwater reten-

tion area into a detention basin and associated outlet drain to and along Olympic Dam is in-cluded in the proposal together with a multi-purpose court and gym to be constructed on an open space area to the south of the Mess building.

Th e proposed development is based on the same principle as that used in the 2006 expan-sion of the village with standard, 12 room ac-commodation blocks.

BHP Billiton prefers the appearance of the proposed buildings to be similar to the existing structures, with four building modules.

However, some blocks will have fewer rooms and another to half size to preserve mature na-tive trees. Th ere will also be four to cater for disabled access.

All buildings will be of a transportable de-sign.

Th e proposed laundry blocks will be identical to those constructed in the 2006 expansion.

Existing services that will be utilised include two major Council owned storm water drains, two sewers, storm water drainage, a major wa-ter main, high voltage power line and a gas main.

Th e layout also considers another 152 car parking spaces required for the additional ac-commodation.

In total the expanded Roxby Village will have 470 rooms with 353 car parking spaces avail-able. BHP Billiton has explained that not all workers will need a parking space as they may be employed on a fl y-in, fl y-out basis.

New bus services, access for emergency vehicles and higher fencing to neighboring properties are all addressed in the application to Council.

Th e current Mess building will be expand-ed to cater for the increased population and a multi-purpose court and small gymnasium building will be established to the south of the recreation building.

Workers will have 24 hour access to the ‘rec-reation hall’ and ‘Continental Breakfast Mess’ for tea and coffee however, security doors would restrict access to the breakfast area.

Th e application states all accommodation buildings and the recreation hall will be inter-nally wired for ‘Pay TV’ services.

Landscaping of the new area will consist of native species.

“Th e site is of importance to the whole com-munity, being located within the town core and adjacent to the main entrance road into the town and town centre,” BHP Billiton states in its application.

Th e land is now vacant, full of dead myall trees and disposed litter. BHP Billiton also indi-cated the land is used for ‘unacceptable’ motor

bike riding.Th e new accommodation is scheduled to be

completed and ready for occupancy by the end of 2012.

Another statement made in the application claims that, “Th e development is essential to meet the future accommodation needs of the Olympic Dam operation. Th e impacts of the promised development will be overwhelmingly positive,” the application states.

Further to that, a BHP Billiton spokesperson stated; “In October, the BHP Billiton Board ap-proved $1.2billion in pre-commitment funding the purchase of long lead items such as trucks, infrastructure development including accom-modation units, and early site works for the fi rst phase of the expansion Project.

“Th e application to council is part of this preparatory work.”

Th e application can be examined at the of-fi ces of the Council located on Richardson Place.

Anyone who wishes to may make relevant submissions in writing should forward them to: Th e Administrator, PO box 124, Roxby Downs by no later than December 14.

Each person making a submission should in-dicate whether they wish to appear personally or be represented by another party before the Council in support of the submission.

By Vanessa Switala

The State Parliament and Upper House last week approved legislation for BHP

Billiton’s $30 billion Olympic Dam expansion.

After more than 30 hours of de-bate on Tuesday, November 29, Par-liament ratifi ed the Roxby Downs Indenture Act unlocking BHP Bil-liton’s $1.2 billion for initial works and equipment for the project.

Th e indenture approval will al-low $525 million of BHP Billiton’s pre-approved funding to be spent across South Australia in the next six months to purchase items such as trucks and start site work.

Th e Legislation returned to the House of Assembly last Th ursday for fi nal approval.

Despite such legislation receiving bi-partisan support , it was suspected proposed amendments

made by Greens Leader, Mark Parnell, would slow the approval of the Bill until next year.

Minister for Mineral Resources, Tom Koutsantonis said the Bill’s passage through Parliament was a momentous occasion for South Australia as the State will undoubtedly benefi t from what will become the world’s largest open cut mine.

He said, “Th is really is a game changer for our state; this is the moment future generations will look back on and say, ‘that was the time South Australia took its rightful place amongst the giants of mining.’”

Mr Koutsantonis added that the world’s mining companies are now looking at South Australia as a major player in the resources market.

Continued on page 3

Olympic Dam expansion approved

PAGEANT FUN: Pam Evans, Teresa Baddeley, Bevan Fernandez and Sandy Sumsion The Rotary Clowns brought fun and joy to the 2011 Christmas Pageant.

See all the fun of the pageant on pages 22 and 23

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FROM WED 23th November TO SUN 27thNovember

Church fundraiser

Roxby Downs Christian Community Church ‘Kids For Christ’ will be making dona-tions to Uniting Church Fron-tier Services Parkin Patrol this Christmas.

We invite you, our commu-nity, to join us in giving to oth-ers who are less fortunate.

You can help by donating gifts of non-perishable food items.

Items can be dropped off at Woolworths or placed un-der the Christmas tree at the Roxby Downs Christian Com-munity Church by Saturday 10th December 2011.

For more information con-tact Wendy on 0408 894 626 or Rachel on 0428 671 000.

P arents in Roxby Downs are being encouraged to ensure their child is up to date with

their vaccinations after figures show the immunisation status of four-year-olds in the town as one of the lowest in the state.

Th e latest statistics from the Com-municable Disease Control Branch indicate the percentage of four-year-olds fully vaccinated in Roxby Downs is at 81.25% compared to the state average of 86%.

Th is is also well below the target of 92%, needed to provide adequate protection against serious disease.

Janine Connell, Director of Nurs-ing and Midwifery, Roxby Downs Health Services said it is important to make sure your child is vacci-nated to help reduce the spread of infection between children, family and friends.

“Th e protection from some vac-cines given to babies fades over time, so it’s really important for children to have booster shots to maintain high enough levels of protection against diseases such as whooping cough, measles, tetanus, diphtheria and rubella,” Ms Connell said.

“Children are not fully protected until they have their booster shots.

“Studies have shown that these ‘booster doses’ are very eff ective in not only protecting children from these preventable diseases, but also stop them passing on these diseas-es to younger brothers, sisters and friends.”

To help boost vaccination rates in four-year-olds the Minister for Health recently launched the Big Help For Little Adventurers cam-paign which uses a storybook called Jack’s Big Adventure to help chil-dren learn about the importance of vaccinations.

Information packs, including the storybook, will be sent by Medicare Australia to the homes of parents with children aged 3 and a half years old and brochures and posters will also be distributed to health care providers, child care centres and kindergartens across the state.

Booster vaccinations can safely be given to children any time after they reach three and a half years of age.

If you want to know more about immunisation, please contact the Immunisation Section on 1300 232 272 or visit www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/boosters.

Alternatively contact your GP or the Roxby Downs Health Service on 8671 9020.

Roxby Downs parents

encouraged to vaccinate

Milan recieves an immunisation from

Communtiy Nurse Jazzy Grenville at the Health

Services last week.

Kids for Christ members

organising the donations.

Back: Alio, Luke, Cherubim and

Jade. Front: Annabelle,

Sonya, Renee, Millie and Emily

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THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaper www.themonitor.com.au Wednesday, December 7, 2011 – Page 3

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From the front pageBHP Billiton welcomed the passage of the

Bill through South Australian Parliament last week, Dean Dalla Vale, BHP Billiton Uranium President said the passage of the Bill has provided the company with certainty for what would be a signifi cant investment, and demonstrates South Australia’s support of the project.

“This is a major milestone for the progression of our Olympic Dam Project.”

He added, “It also allows us to activate pre-committed funding, previously approved by the Board, for the purchase of long lead items such as trucks, infrastructure development and early site works for the fi rst phase of the expansion.”

Mr Dalla Vale said more studies need to be completed on the project before seeking Board approval next year for the fi rst stage of the expansion.

He said if the Olympic Dam project is approved it will be an economic driver for South Australia over the next 40 years.

“I would like to express my thanks to both the Premier and the Leader of the Opposition for their bi-partisan support for this Bill and all members of the South Australian Parliament for their contribution to the debate.

“I would also like to thank the people and teams who have worked very hard over several years to achieve approvals and the outcome,” he added.

Business and Cultural Development Con-sultant for Roxby Downs, Vivienne Hollo-way said whilst the expansion has been a long time coming and fi nal approval may not come from the BHP Billiton Board until mid next year, now is the time for businesses to work together on strategies to ensure that local Roxby Downs businesses have every chance to participate in opportunities cre-

ated through the Olympic Dam expansion. She said the fi rst meeting of Roxby Downs

Business Forum Executive Steering Commit-tee (BFESC), on Th ursday, December 1, was timely following the passing of the Indenture Act earlier in the week.

“With the support of the business com-munity at large, the committee now has the mechanisms in place to build and shape a vibrant and sustainable future for our local Roxby businesses.”

Premier Jay Weatherill said the passage of the Indenture demonstrated South Australia’s mining industry was open for business.

“Th is gives BHP Billiton the certainty it needs to proceed with a project that is of a scope never seen before in Australia,” he said.

The value of South Australian major projects has now jumped from $80 billion a year ago to $109 billion.

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Roxby Downs Country Fire Service took delivery of a new fi re truck last week.

Th e old truck has been replaced, as it has come to the end of its scheduled 20 year life.

Brett Atkins, CFS Brigade Captain, said that all fi re trucks are replaced before the end of their twentieth year.

Th e new truck, which is mostly similar to the old one, has modifi cations that will enhance occupant safety.

It features a ‘halo’ along the top of the cabin, which acts as protection for the crew during a ‘fl ashover’.

It also features in-cab breathing and oxygen apparatus for further protection.

New fi re truck for Roxby CFSNew fi re truck for Roxby CFS

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Johnston Withers Lawyersare now visiting Roxby Downs each month

Offering professional legal advice and representation in most areas of law including:

Nic Kernahan and Emma Wilkinson will next be in attendance at our offices of 1A Tutop Centre, 20-22 Tutop St. Roxby Downs on

Wednesday 14th December 2011& Thursday 15th December 2011

For appointments, contact us at:17 Sturt Street, Adelaide SA 5000

Telephone: 8231 1110 (Adelaide) 8642 5122 (Pt Augusta)Fax: 8231 1230

Contact us for our “Wills Package”Regional offices at Clare, Port Augusta and Whyalla

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AUCTION - THIS FRIDAY AT 12 NOONThis fantastic 4 bedroom home with 2 bathrooms & generous living area inside & out. Currently tenanted until February 2012. Open by appointment. Sherriff’s sale. Pursuant to instructions of the Sheriff of South Australia, by virtue of a warrant of sale issued out of the District Court of South Australia - Action No. DCCIV 1830 of 2007.

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By Vanessa SwitalaAn auction will be held this Friday

at noon for an immaculately present-ed four bedroom home located at 18 Wangianna Street, Roxby Downs.

All bedrooms are equipped with built-in robes and there is a large lounge and family room with a gas wall furnace.

Th e kitchen with overhead cup-boards and pantry is adjacent to the dining room and the house has ducted evaporative cooling with two gas heaters and ceiling fans.

Th e property off ers a fantastic out-door entertaining area with a paved veranda and fenced pool.

Th ere is also one carport under the main roof area with extra undercover parking.

Th e property is currently tenanted until February 2012.

Craig Sumsion, Director of Raine and Horne Roxby Downs said an auc-tion is not common in Roxby Downs as there have only been a handful in the past 12 to 14 months.

He said interested prospective buy-ers must be aware that if purchasing at an auction they need to be pre-pared and have their fi nances in place as there is no cooling off period.

Mr Sumsion said, “We’ll get it up and happening on the day.”

It is the perfect time to buy a prop-erty in Roxby Downs with the an-nouncement last week that the Roxby Downs Indenture Act was ratifi ed by South Australian Parliament.

If interested, call Craig Sumsion on 8671 3355 or 0408 366 614 to organise an inspection. Don’t forget the auction this Friday, December 9 at 12pm.

Roxby Downs house auction this Friday

By Millie Thomas

Another $2,017.10 was raised for local Troy Gum recently.

Th e event, held on Sunday, November 27 saw Joe and Tony D’Arrigo and Tony Sofi a shed their back hair in an unceremonious, but inanely funny back wax.

Approximately thirty people attended the event and spared no costs in donating money to the Gum family, who are trying to help Troy win his battle with pancreatic cancer.

Event co-organiser, Elke Hall was over-

whelmed at people’s generosity on the week-end. “We had a smallish but generous crowd, great job done by Jack McGuire (MC) and the girls from Tandales,” she said. “I would like to thank them for donating their precious time, because without them there wouldn’t have been an event.

“It was a great atmosphere and also a big thankyou to Joe and the two Tony’s for donat-ing their pain and pride for the cause.

“Also a big thanks my family for being at my beck and call all morning.”

Wax on, wax off raises more funds for local man

By Millie Thomas

Roxby Downs’s New Life Christian Community Church wil l play

host to world renowned Pastor Andrew Evans this weekend.

Attending the RDNLCCC services, at St Barbara’s Parish Church, Pastor Andrew has will promote his strong Christian message.

He was born in India in 1935 to missionary parents. He served as a credentialed missionary with Assemblies of God World Missions in Papua New Guinea from 1963 to 1969.

Best known for his 30 years service as Senior Pastor for Par-adise Community Church, he was able to expand the Paradise Community Church in Adelaide from 150 weekly attendees to 3000.

He subsequently was elected

National Superintendent (Na-tional President) of the AOG in Australia.

Ps Andrew went on to start the Family First Party and was elected into the Legislative Council at the 2002 State elec-tion. He retired from service in the Legislative Council July3, 2008 and now supports Austral-ian Christian Churches around the country as an adviser and teacher.

“My message is just the simple Christian message and that there is hope. Th ere’s hope in this life and in the next life,” said Pastor Andrew.

Known for using his personal experiences to help promote his message, the Pastor explained that through the passing of his wife nine months ago, he found strength in his faith. “We’ve proven that you can go through life’s journey and it has it’s ups and downs but if you’ve got a strong faith, it takes you through

every circumstance.”It’s his principles, and life ex-

periences, based on his religion, that he will be promoting to Roxby Downs during his visit.

“I talk about that in this life you can have an abundant life, a great life, if you follow certain principles.

“It doesn’t mean that you won’t have hard times, but even in those hard times, you find peace and you fi nd strength and you fi nd comfort.”

Locally, Roxby Downs’ New Life Christian Community Church Pastor, Keith Moody neighboured Pastor Andrew as a child, and worked alongside him at Paradise.

Kids’ Church, Roxby Downs organisers Anna and Damien Beaumont are also linked having previously worked for his son, Pastor Ashley Evans.

World famous preacher to visit Roxby

Joe D’Arrigo was one of three participants in the Wax On, Wax Off event. He was by far the most colourful.

Ps Andrew Evanswill be visiting Roxby Downs

New Life Church on

December 10 & 11, 2011

HIGHLIGHT OF THE YEAR

AN UNFORGETTABLE WEEKEND- PUTTING FAMILY FIRST -

NOT TO BE MISSED!

Saturday’s Service 7.30pm

Sunday Service with kids program 10.30am

at St Barbara’s School, Pioneer Drive, Roxby Downs

www.newlifeccc.org.au

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A Roxby Downs student has been named top in South Australia and Northern Territory for his

computer skills.

Ashton Culf, who is currently stud-ying year fi ve at Roxby Downs Area School, topped all other students in his age group in this State for the Interna-tional Competitions and Assessment for Schools Computer Skills test.

Th e ICAS competition is run in Aus-tralia and 20 other countries.

According to RDAS school teacher Shane Hodgson, students from RDAS participate in these competitions each year.

He also said the competitions provide evaluation of student skills,

knowledge and understanding in core learning areas.

Ashton sat the test earlier this year with the rest of his classmates, and was presented with not only a high distinc-tion certifi cate, but also a medallion, naming him the top of South Australia and Northern Territory.

He was presented with the medal-lion at the Adelaide Town Hall in No-vember.

Ashton has been competing in these competitions in computer skills, amongst other core learning areas since year three. “Some of the ques-tions challenged me but most were quite easy,” said Ashton. “In a nutshell, I’m chuff ed really.”

He went onto say that he might look into IT (information technology) as a career later in life, but was unsure.

IT whizz kid at RDAS Andamooka Christmas Concert

By Vanessa Switala

The Andamooka Primary School Christmas Concert will be held tomorrow night at the Andamooka Town Hall.

Father Christmas will make an appearance, students will receive medals for dispositions of learning and Spanish introductions will also be a feature of the night.

With a retro-Christmas theme and plenty of 70s and 80s music and dancing it promises to be a blast!

By Vanessa Switala

Andamooka Primary School recently travelled to Adelaide to collect both the Premier’s

Award they won for their Be Active program and the Premier’s Reading Challenge Award.

For the Premier’s Award, teachers along with 15 students from the year six and seven class travelled to Adelaide to receive the $1000 prize from new State Premier, Jay Weatherill.

Angela Turner, Principal of Anda-mooka Primary School said the prize money was spent on accommodation for the students when they travelled to Adelaide.

Th e Premier’s Award ceremony was held at ETSA stadium where the stu-dents were involved in a ‘Come and Try’ day held by Be Active where they had the chance to play with others from schools around the state.

Ms Turner said the students took part in various activities including skipping and even wheel chair sports.

She said at fi rst the students did not want to take part in wheel chair sports because of a fear of the unknown.

But, “It was wonderful. Th ey just took to it. Th ey loved it!” she said.

Th ey practiced dribbling the ball in a wheelchair which proved extremely diffi cult.

“Once they did it, it was demystifi ed and they found it pretty cool.”

Th e students also visited Glenelg and walked down the jetty, enjoying the change of scenery.

Ms Turner said the students especially enjoyed rolling down the grassy hills along Glenelg foreshore.

Students also had the opportunity to go upstairs to the Revolving Restaurant to see the amazing view of the city.

“Th ey get so excited about everything; they love anything! Th ey have a great appreciation for the city. We had a really great time,” Ms Turner said.

Ms Turner said it was fantastic to gain recognition for how far the students and

teachers had travelled for the awards.Approximately 50 schools were in-

volved in the Premier’s Award ceremo-ny.

As previously reported in Th e Moni-tor, Bryce Ingham, year six and seven teacher, organised the Be Active pro-gram at Andamooka Primary where students complete laps of an obstacle course then measure on a map of Ad-elaide to Melbourne how far they have travelled.

Students contribute to their ability completing as many laps of the obstacle course as they can; one lap of the circuit is equal to 500 metres.

“Each week their goal is to beat their own score and try to get fitter,” said Mr Ingham. Students compete against themselves to complete more laps and build their fi tness levels.

To claim the Premier’s Reading Chal-lenge Award, two young students re-cently fl ew to Adelaide.

Neither had been on an aeroplane be-fore and were extremely excited. Th ey spent the morning at the Adelaide Zoo before the award ceremony.

Ms Turner said the students who re-ceived the award were really nervous but Mr Weatherill put them at ease.

She said she was especially proud of the students as they read the books they were awarded during the long speeches.

Ms Turner said Mem Fox, well known Australian children’s author was also impressed with the students stating she would have rather sat reading a book than listening to the speeches.

Ms Turner said the trip was a fantastic end to the year.

“It capped off the whole year for us. It’s been a really lovely year of celebra-tion. It’s great for the kids and for the families.”

Andamooka Primary receive two top awards

Ashton Culf with the medallion he received for his computer skills.

ABOVE: Minister of Education, Grace Portolesi and Premier Jay Weatherill with students Paige Hanold and Alex Bode with their award for the Premier’s Reading Challenge.

Newly appointed Head of Schools, Gary Costello Policy and Project Offi cer Kym Tidswell and Department of Edu-cation’s Far North and Aboriginal Lands Regional Director David Craig will be visiting Roxby Downs, Andamooka and Woomera tomorrow.

Th e purpose of the visit is to fi nd out more about staff and student views on local education.

While the professionals from the Department of Child Development Services are in town they will discuss pros and cons of local schooling with students, teachers and parents.

Th e discussions may lead to a possi-ble review for funding and resources.

Th e team will visit our community with a focus to update the Education Department.

Premier Jay Weatherill implemented the changes to the education depart-

ment when he was Education Minister earlier this year.

Schools is Roxby Downs work well together without being combined into a ‘super school’.

Angela Turner, Principal of Anda-mooka Primary School said there may be possible plans to build a new school site on the old caravan park site. But, until that goes ahead it is, “business as usual.”

After eight years of serving schools in the Far North, Mr Craig will be moving on from his position.

Ms Turner said, “He is really great; really supportive. We’ll miss him.”

Mr Costello, Mr Tidswell and Mr Craig will arrive at Olympic Dam to-morrow and will visit Roxby Downs Area School, Roxby Downs Kindergar-ten, Andamooka Primary School and Woomera Area School.

Education team to visit

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OPINIONMonitorThe

HOT

TOPIC

TEXT YOUR COMMENTS TO THE EDITOR ON 0439 898 159TEXT TALK

Or email [email protected]

EDITORIAL

LAST WEEK’S HOT TOPIC: Do you think the ACCC does enough to check petrol prices in regional areas where it has been said price drops have not been passed on to motorists?

If the ACCC is doing anything about petrol pricing in regional SA they aren’t very eff ective. Th is is a total rip off when we have to pay huge prices when metro stations are selling way below our prices. How loud do we have to scream to be heard by these people?

Ivan of the Far North

No equality between country and city driv-ers I am sorry. We have to travel longer dis-tances yet have to pay up to 25 cents more per litre in some cases. Come on! Where is the scrutiny?

Petrol Head RD

When is everyone going to realise that there is nothing the Governments can do to stop price gouging by fuel companies and now large retail-ers who control many of the nation’s fuel outlets. While we allow big business to force the little single station operators out of business nothing will change.

Nev.

Th e adoption of the new Indenture Act will change our state - we will lose the tag of being the Nanny State and be the State of opportu-nity and wealth. Th e Iron Triangle cities will become the hubs of industry, employment, education and rejuvenate them at a time when things in the steel and zinc industries looked vulnerable.

Ken

Looks like the expansion is a goer at last! Hopefully those shops in the mall and on Tutop will fi ll now and we will have more selection. We need a good butcher here – any takers?

Feed the Man Meat

Selling uranium to India or any other coun-try that has clearly stated an intention to de-velop nuclear weapons is irresponsible, short-sighted and illegal.

Kirsten B

Motorists taxed again for doing the right thing and converting to LPG. Th is government is a joke. Over the next fi ve years another 12 cents a litre tax on LPG. So much for trying to curb carbon emissions. Why should we be serious about climate change?

Oz-e-battler.

What are you looking forward to most in the

OD Expansion?

Now with just one hurdle remaining for the OD expansion, all is in readiness for big things to start happening around town. Only the fi nal nod from

the BHP Billiton Board remains.

Last week’s passing of the new Indenture by the Up-per House of the State Parliament has been labelled a momentous day for South Australia and according to Premier Jay Weatherill the decision demonstrated the State’s mining industry was well and truly open for busi-ness

One of the most heartening aspects of the passing of the Indenture was the bipartisan support of Labor and Liberal politicians who understand the importance the mining industry will play in the decades to come and more importantly the thousands of jobs it will create particularly for young people in the future.

Why more bipartisan support for other projects in this State cannot be garnered is now a moot point. Th e new Royal Adelaide Hospital, the upgrade of the Adelaide Oval are just a couple of projects that jump to mind and instead of being vexatious could be developments done in co-operation. South Australian politicians must not follow the Federal political agenda where never the

twain shall meet, even if it is for the good of the country. Now the South Australian Parliament seems cohesive

on the mining industry, companies are looking at South Australia as a major player in the world market.

Despite’s the Green’s Mark Parnell delaying the Bill in the Upper House, the world’s largest open cut mine now has the certainty the BHP Billiton Board requires to spend the initial $1.2 billion on initial works.

We would like to think a lot of that money will go around in the community generating not only mining jobs but creating a very healthy economic foundation for the business and service sectors of the town.

For those in the area who saw the previous expan-sions of OD and the take-over by BHP Billiton, the next expansion phase may be just another day, but for those newer to the area the long awaited expectations are fi nally within sight.

Let’s hope we are in for the ride of our lives and the BHP Billiton Board don’t delay their decision too long and the project will do as it claims, “be an economic driver for South Australia over the next 40 years”.

Years of work putting up this project is about to pay off and will be one of the biggest engineering projects ever undertaken in this country.

Momentous day for the State

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Year six graduation to middle school

By Vanessa Switala

The Roxby Downs Area School primary students gathered

in the Leisure Centre on Th ursday, November 24 to farewell the year six students into middle school.

Th e assembly began with the Australian National Anthem and a perform-ance from the primary school choir.

Awards were presented to many students for excel-lent work and the Premier’s Reading Challenge.

Angela Jenkins, Senior Leader for reception to year six, was fondly fare-welled as she has accepted the position of principal at Robertstown.

The year six students then shared with parents, teachers and students their favourite things from primary school which in-cluded sports days, teach-ers, performing at concert nights and friends.

A few year six students let the audience know what they will miss the most about primary school which included; having one teacher for all subjects, be-ing the ‘big fi sh in a little pond’, going on the play-

ground and teachers.Although moving into

middle school can be daunting the students shared what they are an-ticipating. Having diff erent teachers and having more subject selection were among a few of the rea-sons the year six students are looking forward to next year.

Year fi ve students wished the year six students good luck for the coming year and congratulated them on completing their primary schooling.

Kath Macalister, prin-cipal of RDAS wished the students the best of luck.

“We’ve got some really important people who are about to hop into year sev-en which everybody knows in this school sits up in the secondary area.

“We’re really looking forward to seeing you make this next big transition in your life. You’ve done well. You’ve survived six years (sic) of your schooling, six more to go with good re-sults at the end.”

David Craig, Depart-ment of Education’s Far North and Aboriginal Lands Regional Director, was present for the gradu-

ation ceremony and will be moving on after years of behind the scenes support and helping Mrs Macalister and teachers at RDAS ac-cess training.

Mr Craig acknowledged the hard work Mrs Macal-ister and all the teachers have done throughout the year and wished the year six students all the best as they make the transition into middle school.

Th e assembly concluded with the presentation of certifi cates to the year six students.

Congratulations to all year six students on com-pleting primary school and good luck for next year in middle school.

David Craig, Department of Education and Child Development Services’ Far North and Aboriginal Lands Regional Director addressed students at the year six graduation.

RDAS reaps rewardsBy Vanessa Switala

Roxby Downs Area School (RDAS) was the top South Australian point earning school to recently reap signifi cant rewards from the Woolworths Earn and Learn program.

Th rough the Woolworths Earn and Learn program local communities have helped gather more than $4.5 million in rewards for Australian schools.

RDAS collected 54,648 points in top place. Kadina Primary followed, collecting 39,918 points and Wood-croft Primary collected 38,135 points.

RDAS has used their reward points to order science equipment, special education equipment and also more resources for teachers from Modern Teaching Aids (MTA).

Th e Roxby Downs Woolworths supermarket sub-mitted a huge amount of dockets to RDAS along with students, parents and teachers submissions.

Principal of RDAS, Kath Macalister was delighted with the scheme and pleased to hear that RDAS col-lected the most points.

She said, “Parents will be pleased to know that their children will have extra resources in 2012 thanks to Woolworths and everyone who got behind the col-lection of dockets.”

Mrs Macalister added, “Entering the points was time consuming so a big thank you to front offi ce SSOs (School Service Offi cers) and parents who helped with this. We really hope Woolworths will consider doing this again.”

General Manager of Woolworths Supermarkets, Elizabeth Ryley said communities have really em-braced the Earn and Learn program as over 6,900 schools have benefi tted from millions of dollars worth of educational resources and teaching aids.

Woolworths launched the Earn and Learn program to help schools that rely on communities to raise funds for items their budget cannot aff ord.

South Australian shoppers collected more than three million Earn and Learn points which were re-deemed by 558 schools across the State.

“When we created this program we wanted to make sure it would off er support across the entire curricu-lum not just particular subject areas,” Ms Ryley said.

She added, “Th at’s why this program empowers schools to redeem the points against a huge range of resources depending on their specifi c needs.”

Schools will receive their orders from MTA during term one in 2012.

“We partnered with MTA to ensure that the pro-gram provided fl exibility for schools to address their own requirements while making the fulfi lment process as straightforward as possible,” Ms Ryley said.

During July to October, shoppers were able to col-lect their Woolworths dockets and send them to local schools for collection.

Every $10 spent in Woolworths redeemed one Earn and Learn point.

Th e program was open to all primary and secondary schools in Australia.

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

Did you know?

An initiative of the Environment Forum

BOARD MEETINGS WHO’S ON THE BOARD CONTACTING THE BOARD

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

Members of the public are welcome to attend and observe.

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

included on the agenda.

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

For further information, advice or general questions please contact:

Michelle Hales,Executive Offi cer

Roxby Downs Community Board Inc.

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

Email: [email protected]

Teresa Baddeley • Darren Smith

Michelle Davis • George Giakoumis

Vicki Mason • Gaylene Crane

Bill Hiscox • Liz Rogers

Michael Esposito • Bill Boehm

Chad Menzies • Heath Murry

reen tipGG

JOINING FORUMSIf you are interested in joining a forum please

contact the following people. New members are

always welcome.

ARTS and CULTURE FORUM

Rachel Young 0428 671 000

EDUCATION and WORKPLACE TRAINING

Michelle Hales 0418 833 818

SPORTS and RECREATION FORUM

Michael Esposito 0448 882 186

COMMUNITY GARDEN

Patrik Ibele 8671 0168

HEALTH FORUM

Karen Russell 8671 9020

ROXBY ROADSAFE MEETING

5.30PM ON December 8

BUSINESS FORUM

Vivienne Holloway 0448 059 168

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A thriving and sustainable local business community is essential to a vibrant and sustainable community. This weekly column shares some of the issues facing local business and some of the strategies they are using to gear up for the exciting times that lay ahead for Roxby. Got

an idea for a story or some feedback on a story in the Roxby InBusiness Column? Email [email protected] or phone 8671 0500

RoxbyRoxbyInBusinessInBusiness

The Roxby Downs Business Forum Executive Steering Committee met for its fi rst meeting on Th ursday 1

December. Th e role of the BFESC is to represent the

interests of local Roxby businesses, to promote a sustainable business environment and eco-nomic growth in Roxby Downs. Early in the new year the BFESC will design and imple-ment the Business Forum Annual Business Plan which will, amongst other activities, include at least three events for the Business Forum, which includes all Roxby local businesses.

Th e new committee comprises:• A representative from a business that is a member of Contractors Framework Implementation Team (CFIT)i. Kym Elliot – MPS

• A representative from an Olympic Dam

mine based services business

i. Vacant• A representative from a wholesale product supplier to BHP Billitoni. Adrian Callisto – Bianco Construction

Supplies• A representative from a home based businessi. Laura Trotta – Sustainababy (Chair)• A representative from a business trading in Roxby Centrali. Leigh Malcolm – Roxby Hourglass Jewellers, President Roxby Traders• A representative from a business on Tutop Streeti. Sandy Sumsion – Raine and Horne Real Estate (Deputy Chair)• A representative from a business in the Tourism/Hospitality sectori. Sheb Dempster – Aspen Parks (Myall Grove Caravan Park)• General positions on the steering committee from Roxby based businesses (four positions).i. Dr Simon Lockwood – Roxby Downs Family Practiceii. Noala Sampson – WorkPac and Roxby Downs Community Clubiii. Kylie Fenwick – Big Sky Credit Unioniv. Kylie Piper- Arid Recovery• Community Board representative

i. Vicki Mason – Complete Pipe Systems• A non voting (ex offi cio) member from Roxby Downs Municipal Councili. Bill Boehm• A non voting (ex offi cio) member from BHP Billitoni. Chad Menzies At last Th ursday’s meeting Laura Trotta was

elected Chair of BFESC, and Sandy Sumsion elected Deputy Chair. Th e Committee endorsed a new Terms of Reference for the Committee and also decided to hold the fi rst Business Fo-rum Event during the Property Council SA’s conference which will be held in Roxby Downs 24 to 26 February 2011.

Th ere remains one vacancy on the BFESC for a representative from an Olympic Dam mine based services business. Representatives from this sector are strongly encouraged to nominate to join this strong committee that promises to achieve a great deal over the next 12 to 24 months.

Please email [email protected] or Phone Vivienne 8671 0500 to receive a nomi-nation form.

Business forum meets

It is estimated that thousands of laptops are thrown away each year, simply due to user

upgrades. Consider handing your used laptop onto a friend or family member or using it as

a back up device for your new one. New laptops can also use a staggering amount of electricity compared to their predecessors.

Last Tuesday SA Parliament passed the amendment to the Indenture Act,

allowing the Olympic Dam Expansion to proceed, as per the Assessment Report, come BHP Billiton Board’s vote mid next year.

What does this mean for local business?

In the Assessment Report, BHP Billiton makes the following commitments:

To undertake activities to enhance local business opportunities:

• Continuing to convene the Contractor Framework Implementation Team. While the focus of this group is on BHPB’s Health, Safety, Environment and Community (HSEC) standards at Olympic Dam, it also provides a forum for communication and engagement with contract companies;

• Conducting supply forums locally and elsewhere in South

Australia to provide information on current and future business opportunities, tendering proc-esses and pre-qualification of businesses;

• Re-instituting a web address for potential suppliers to register and express interest in tenders;

• Re-establishing an online project supplier database in conjunction with the Industry Capabil ity Network South Australia to enable potential sup-pliers to register their interest in the project;

• Continuing to fund the Olympic Dam Indigenous Participation Program to develop the capacity of Indigenous companies and contractors to supply goods and services to Olympic Dam;

• Working with the South Australian Government, regional economic development boards, and education and training provid-ers to support capacity building, meet skills requirements, and link existing or potential suppliers to improve local competition;

• Participating in the Roxby

Downs Business Forum if it was reformed by local businesses; and

• Giving consideration to the South Australian Government’s Industry Participation Policy to give local (South Australia) busi-nesses a full, fair and reasonable opportunity to be considered for work in the expansion of Olympic Dam.

It is important to note that the Industry Participation Policy refers to local businesses as being businesses local to South Australia, not necessarily local to Olympic Dam. Th e Assessment Report is a report of the South Australian Government, whose interests are the economic development of South Australian businesses at large. Roxby businesses now need to work together, strategically, to make sure that those opportunities remain available to local Roxby Downs businesses, and that local businesses don’t lose out to new big business players.

So the to do list for Local Roxby Businesses is thus:

1. Register on the ICN database

at www.bhpodp.icn.org.au.2. Keep an eye out for the BHP

Billiton supplier information forums. One was held in Roxby in July 2011, but they aren’t always well advertised. We’ll keep an eye out too, and be sure to let you know, so

3. Make sure you are on our database too! Email [email protected].

4. Use your Business Forum Executive Steering Committee (BFESC) representatives to repre-sent your interests (see this issue’s Community Board page). BHP Billiton have provided an ex-offi cio member for the Committee, and the BFESC will work together with the Community Board to ensure that local Roxby Downs businesses do have the opportunities they need to be able to take advantage of the opportunities that arise out of the expansion.

5. Attend Business Forum events and work together with other local businesses to ensure that local Roxby Business remains vibrant and sustainable.

Local business - our time is now!

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The Monitor Christmas Greetings, December 7, 2011, 2011 – Page 9

& Christmas

Greetings

Shoppining Guide2011

Christmas

Greetings

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Alliance Airlines wishes the communities of Roxby Downs, Andamooka and Woomera

a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

Our appreciation to Katalin and John Wilby, Steven Castle and all of

the wonderful staff at Olympic Dam Airport and Roxby Travel.

Dec 24 - close at 1pm

Re-open 28th December

30th & 31st Dec 9am-2pm

Closed 1st & 2nd Jan

Normal hours as of 3rd JanMerry Christmas and please

drive safe!

Normal operating hours will resume fromTuesday 3rd January

Christmas Eve operating as normal 10am – 10pm

CLOSED CHRISTMAS DAYBoxing Day 12pm – 8pm

Tuesday 27th December 12pm - 8pmWednesday 28th December 10.30am – 9pmThursday 29th December 10.30am – 9pmFriday 30th December 10.30am - 10pm Saturday 31st December 10am – 10pm

Sunday 1st January 12pm – 8pmMonday 2nd January 12pm – 8pm

Christmas opening hours:

Richardson Place, Roxby Downs

Phone 8671 0599

Merry Christmas Roxby Downs, Andamooka and Woomera residents

Shop locally and keep your money in the Shop locally and keep your money in the town this Christmas and all year round.town this Christmas and all year round.

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Wish You a Safe & Happy Christmas !Coombs & Associates Barristers & Solicitors

Wish You a Safe & Happy Christmas !Extended Service Hours to Meet Your Needs !

Visiting Roxby Every Month, Our Next Visit:14 & 15 December (Wednesday & Thursday)

27 Flinders Terrace, Port Augusta www.coombsco.com.au

Police Matters • Family Law • Powers of Attorney & GuardianshipWills & Estates • Commercial Law • Conveyancing • Youth Court

For appointment or urgent matter, please call 8641 3889or 0488 000 711 or email: [email protected]

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Christmas trading hoursMonday - Friday 9am-5:30pmThursday - 9am-7:30pmSaturday 9am-1:30pm

NOW OPEN SUNDAYS 10AM-2PM!

SCAMwatch is advising consumers to watch out for this year’s 12 scams of Christmas. Scams occur all year round but scammers prey on people’s generosity

and vulnerabilities at this time of year.

1. Holiday accommodation scams Time for a holiday? Whether you’re relaxing in Australia or

travelling overseas this festive season, scammers may try to get hold of your money and personal details. Look out for fake ac-commodation vouchers, scam travel clubs and scammers asking you to pay upfront deposits for properties which aren’t actually available for rent.

Protect yourselfNever provide your credit card details and other personal

information to someone you don’t know or trust.

2. Flight booking scams Scammers set up fake websites which look genuine and make

you believe you are purchasing an authentic fl ight ticket. When you arrive at the airport you may fi nd your booking was a fake.

Protect yourself. Always book fl ights through a legitimate travel agent, airline, fl ight booking or travel website.

Be cautious when deciding to purchase very cheap airfares – if it looks too good to be true it may be a scam.

3. Charity scamsAt Christmas many legitimate charities appeal for donations

of money, food, clothing and children’s gifts. Unfortunately scammers also try to get your money by camoufl aging them-selves as genuine charities.

Protect yourself. Beware that scam charity emails and web-sites may use offi cial-looking logos and words which make them look genuine. Always check that a website is legitimate before donating.

4. Online shopping scamsFound that perfect gift online? Beware, scammers post fake

classifi ed ads, auction listings, and run bogus websites. If you get caught by a scammer you will not only lose your money but will also never receive the item you were trying to purchase!

Protect yourself. Be cautious if the advertised price of an item online looks unusually low. Scam ads quote goods at much lower prices than similar items on the same or other sites.

Avoid any arrangement with a stranger that asks for up-front payment via money order or international wire transfer. Scammers will ask you to pay outside of the website’s offi cial payment systems.

5. Parcel delivery scamsAustralians are predicted to send and receive millions of par-

cels at Christmas time. If you are expecting a parcel from family or friends, it’s important to be aware of scams involving parcel collection. Scammers may call or email pretending to be from a logistics or parcel delivery service such as Australia Post, claiming

that a non-existent parcel could not be delivered to you. Th ey will off er to redeliver the parcel in exchange for a fee and may also ask for personal details.

Protect yourself if you are in doubt about the authenticity of a parcel delivery call or email, don’t commit to anything. Call the company directly using their offi cial customer service number to verify that it is genuine. Never use contact details provided by the caller or in an email.

6. Social media gift voucher and free product scams

Gift vouchers make handy presents when someone is hard to buy for, but always buy them from an offi cial source to avoid being scammed. Recent scams have involved fake gift vouchers and “free products” being off ered via social networking sites. Scam off ers will ask victims to give personal details via survey in return for vouchers and products which either never arrive or are not honoured.

Protect yourself. Never click on suspicious links on social net-working sites – even if they are from your friends. Remember if an off er seems too good to be true it probably is!

If you think you have provided your banking or credit card details to a scammer contact your bank or fi nancial institution immediately.

7. Door-to-door scamsLots of legitimate traders sell products and services door-to-

door over the holiday season. Unfortunately scammers also ap-proach their victims this way trying to sell poor quality products that don’t do what is promised. If you fall victim, you will not get value for your money and money-back guarantees will turn out to be useless.

Protect yourself. If someone comes to your door, ask to see their identifi cation. You do not have to let them in, and they must leave if you ask them to.

Do not agree to off ers or deals straight away: Tell the person that you are not interested or that you want to get some inde-pendent advice before making a decision.

8. Telephone scamsIf you are taking time off work over the Christmas and New

Year period, you may fi nd you receive scam calls on your home landline telephone. Th ese scams have been prominent over 2011 with scam callers claiming that your computer is infected with a virus, off ering fake government grants/compensation or seeking bank details in order to process a bank fee or tax refund.

Protect yourself. Be cautious if you are contacted out of the blue by someone claiming to be from a government department, a business or private organisation requesting personal informa-tion or payment for various services or fees. If you’re not sure that a call is a scam you can check by independently using offi cial contact details, never use phone numbers or email addresses

provided by the caller.

BEWARE - The 12 scams of ChristmasMORE GOOD REASONS TO SHOP LOCALLY FIRST

9. Christmas e-card scamsAt this time of year it’s not uncommon to be sent emails contain-

ing links to Christmas e-cards. Whilst these emails often come from colleagues, friends and family, they may have unknowingly forwarded on attachments containing hidden malware or links scam websites. Th e emails may contain animations, pictures, videos or links which when opened, download malicious software onto you’re your ma-chine. Malware can be used to steal sensitive personal information stored on the computer or to record your keystrokes when you enter passwords online.

Protect yourself. Never open unsolicited emails, delete them im-mediately!

10. Romance scamsOnline dating scams are very common and last year cost Australians

more than $15 million. If you are looking for that special someone online be cautious. Scammers post fake profi les on legitimate online dating websites and will give various excuses to ask you to send them money via international wire transfer.

Protect yourself. Be wary of anyone who you have not personally met who asks you to send them money, gifts or your banking and credit card details.

Be very careful about how much personal information you share on social network and dating sites.

11. Weight loss ScamsMany of us make resolutions to lose weight over the Summer holi-

days, but watch out for scammers off ering ‘miracle’ weight loss pills and potions. Th ese scams may promise weight loss for little or no eff ort or may involve unusual or restrictive diets, ‘revolutionary’ exercise or fat-busting devices, or products such as pills, patches, or creams. Also watch out for ‘free trials’ that may sign you up to unexpected payments.Protect yourself. Remember, there are no magic pills for rapid weight loss, instead speak with your GP about healthy and safe weight loss options.

12. Lottery scamsTh ere are many legitimate lottery jackpots, competitions and sweep-

stakes throughout the festive season, however lottery scams also circulate at this time of year. Th ese scams will often use the names of legitimate overseas lotteries or carry the name of a well known company, event or person. You will usually be asked to pay various ongoing fees to release your winnings but you will lose all the money you pay and won’t receive anything in return.

Protect yourself. If you receive a letter, email or SMS out of the blue claiming you have won a lottery which you never entered it’s most likely a scam – ignore it.

ReportYou can report scams to the ACCC via the report a scam page on

SCAMwatch or by calling 1300 795 995.Stay one step ahead of scammers, follow @SCAMwatch_gov on

Twitter or visit http://twitter.com/SCAMwatch_gov.

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Merry Christmas!

ROXBY TRADERS

Win a $200 gift voucher for the best “dressed and decorated for Christmas”

home in Roxby Downs

Name: ....................................................

Address: .................................................

Phone: ....................................................Winner will be announced December 19

Entries must be returned to Roxby Traders Mitre10 by 17th December.

PIE R SQUAREDBAKEHOUSE

wish you aMerry Christmas!

Eat, drink and be merry!Stone Oven Pizzas

Tuesday to Sunday5.30pm- 9pm

Pizza orders for FUNCTIONS also available. Enquire within.

WISHING YOU A SAFE AND HAPPY FESTIVE SEASON FROM ALL THE CREW AT MONADELPHOUS ROXBY DOWNS

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CEG would like to take this opportunity to extend its gratitude for the support received from their Host Employers and Apprentices this past year. Wishing all a Merry Festive

Season and a Prosperous & Happy 2012.

We hope your festive season is something special this year!

From the team at Raine & Horne Roxby Downs

Red Desert Cleaning ServicesCarl 0428 678 837 • Sharron 0427 028 452

Our services will be available all through the festive season and we look forward to

your clientele in 2012.

Thankyou to all of our loyal clients for your support

throughout 2011.

Would like to thank all their loyal customers for all the support

throughout the year and wish them a

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

Would like to thank all their loyal customers for all the support

throughout the year and wish them a

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

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R O X B YT A X I SThank you for your patronage in 2011

ClosedChristmas

Day

Call a taxi!8671 1100

Don’t drink and drive over the Christmas break!

WorkPacGroup

Clients, Employees & Friends of WorkPacPlease join us for our

ChristmasGet Together!When: 13th & 14th December

(Tuesday & Wednesday)

Time: 4:30pm - 8:00pm

Where: OD Footy Club

BBQ & refreshments will be

provided as well as nightly raffle

draws.

The Monitor team would like to wish you all a very merry Christmas!We look forward to working with you in 2012.

How to make a Christmas cakeHow to make a Christmas cake1. Switch on oven, get out utensils and ingredients.2. Remove blocks, fi re truck and train lines from the table.3. Grease pan, measure two cups of fl our.4. Remove Johnnie’s hand s from fl our, wash Johnnie.5. Re-measure fl our. Put fl our, baking powder and salt in sifter.6. Answer telephone. Explain you don’t mind at all that it’s the wrong number.7. Return to kitchen. Remove Johnnie’s hands from sifter.8. Wash Johnnie.9. Pick-up cake pan from fl oor and grease.

10. Answer doorbell. Tell him no thank-you, you don’t want any.11. Return to kitchen. Remove two centimetres of salt from greased pan.12. Look for Johnnie. Find him. Put rest of biscuits back in the jar.13. Take up sifter. Remove heavy coating of nutmeg from it.14. Head for Johnnie, who runs and knocks mixing bowl off table.15. Wash kitchen fl oor, table, walls and utensils.16. Telephone local baker.17. Lie down.

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fromthe

crew at

Merry

Christmasto all our loyal

customers and have

a fun filled and

Happy New Year

from the team

at Alliance One

Credit Union

www.a1cu.com.au

Phone 8671 1755Richardson Place - next to Subway

We would like to wish our communities a safe and happy festive season, and thank you for your support in 2011.

Olympic Dam

The National Transport Commission (NTC) has today encouraged all

road users to keep the festive spirit alive by staying safe on our roads this Christmas.

NTC Chief Executive Nick Dimopoulos said safety must be the top concern for all Australians to avoid the holi-day season being marred by tragedy.

“Too often we see fatal ac-cidents occur on our roads that could have been avoided if people planned ahead.”

Mr Dimopoulos said speed, fatigue, drugs and alcohol were the main factors which caused road trauma.

According to the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics’ (BITRE) latest Road Death Statistics published in Oc-tober, a total of 1,279 deaths occurred nationally over the past twelve months.

While this is a 4.8 per cent decrease from the 12-month-ly period ending in October 2010, Mr Dimopoulos said more must be done to stop the carnage.

NTC’s top fi ve tips to stay safe on the roads this festive season:

•If you plan to drink, ar-range alternative transport to get home such as booking a

taxi, taking public transport or carpooling with a desig-nated (non-drinking) driver.

•Plan regular rest breaks on long trips to combat fa-tigue.

•Allow enough time to ar-rive to your destination, to ensure you comply with des-ignated speed limits.

•Have your vehicle serv-iced before departing for holidays to ensure it is in good condition.

•Familiarise yourself with your journey ahead of time to be prepared for any dif-fering road rules or driving conditions.

Australians urged to stay safe this Christmas

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Desert Decor & Menslandwould like to wish all their customers a

very merry Christmas!

Have a hot diggity Christmas!

Tandales will be closing at 1pm on the 24thDecember and will reopen at 9am

on the 3rd January.Late night hairdressing will be available until 9pm

between 19th - 23rd December.

hair & beautyTandalesU N I S E X S A L O N

Shop 13 Roxby Central Roxby Downs

P H O N E 8 6 7 1 0 2 1 4Merry Christmas and a

happy new yearfrom all of us at Tandales Hair and Beauty

CHRISTMAS LUNCH 2011Four decadent courses blending Christmas tradi ons and modern flavours to suit all appe tes.

Doors open at 11:30am (closing at 2:30pm)

$60 p/p Set Menu(Children’s Menu available $30 p/child) *Gi s for all children under 15 years of age*

Bookings essen al - BOOK NOW to avoid being disappointed (Limited seats available)

Speak to our friendly staff on (08) 8671 0311 for more informa on

Oasis RestaurantOasis Restaurant

Dukes bottlehouseOperating as normal throughout the

Christmas period

Closed Christmas dayHappy Christmas, have a safe

and prosperous new year, From Peter and Margot Inge

and Karen and Anna

Post Office & Motel

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Merry Christmas!Thank you for your support in 2011.

Store now Open Sundays 10am - 1pm

The Staff and Committee of Roxby Downs Child Care Centre would like to thank the families

in the Roxby Downs Area for their continued support and commitment over

the past 21 years of operation.

RDCCC will be closed from the 24th December to the 8th

January 2012.

Roxby Downs Area School wishes the school community a safe and happy Christmas

& New Year break

Contact school for enrolments from Monday 23rd January

2012

Phone 8671 0011

Wishing you a safe and happy Christmas!

Office Hours – Christmas 2011Closed from Friday, December 23rd until

Monday, January 2ndRe-open for normal hours on Tuesday, January 3rd.

Services and repairs will be available throughoutthe holiday period.

Please phone 8671 1353

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C H V E S

Ph. 8671 1122. Open 530pm til late.* Excluding Marinara, Gourmet & half/half pizzas. Takeaway only.

Merry Xmas from all the staff at Chives!

2 x 12’’ Pizzas & 1 X Garlic Bread $29.901 x 12’’ Pizza & Garlic Bread $21.90

DINNER PACK: 1 x 12’’ Pizza, Ribs & Garlic Bread $34.90

NEW FAMILY PIZZA! from now until Christmas...

ALL 15’’ FAMILY PIZZAS $20!*

CLOSED December 22nd, re-opening January 5, 2012

Everyone at RoxFM wishes our listeners a very merry Christmas break and a joyful & safe New Year. We look forward to keeping your ears happy in 2012!

RoxFM - Local, Live & Lovin’ Christmas.

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Roxby DownsPharmacy wish you a safe and joyful Christmas

and exciting New Year!

Roxby DownsPharmacy wish you a safe and joyful Christmas

and exciting New Year!

Season’s Greetings from your friends

at BankSA.

No bank is more committed to South Australia than BankSA. We have the largest branch network in rural and regional South Australia which means

we understand and care about local needs. The staff at BankSA Roxby Downs would like to thank all our customers for your continued and valued

support throughout 2011. We wish you all the best for the festive season.

BankSA – A Division of Westpac Banking Corporation ABN 33 007 457 141 AFSL and Australian credit licence 233714. BSA04495 (12/11)

Roxby Downs branch staff members(from left to right): Lauren Blanchard, Kirsty Hankins, Amy Blieschke, Lori Grosser, Donna Weiss

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The ‘Swaggie Santas’from Austwide Property Service

wish everyone a very

HappyChristmas

and a safe 2012.

We look forward to seeingour existing clients and

meeting many new onesin the new year.

AUSTWIDE PROPERTY SERVICE Pty Ltd.Specialising in Property Management

The Team at GHD would like to wish everyone a very happy and safe

Christmas and a prosperous new year.

On behalf of the bianco staff we would like to wish you a very merry Christmas

and a happy new year.Closed from 12pm, Thursday December 22nd and Re-open on January 4th for

normal trading hours

CHRISTMASCHRISTMASMERRYMERRY

DONT FORGETTHE NEW ENGEL 50th

ANNIVERSARY MODEL 40L FRIDGE/FREEZER10% off RRP

Save a threatened species this Christmas

For more information please see

www.aridrecovery.org.auor phone

(08) 8671 8282

by adopting a Burrowing Bettong as a gift.

For just $25 you will become the parent of a burrowing bettong within the Arid Recovery reserve and make a donation towards their survival.

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Australias most reliable ute needs no introduction. Since 1968, the Hiliux has forged a reputation for reliability, strength and the ability to just keep on going when the others go home

SR5 Features inlcude....Satellite Navigation

New Look HeadlampsAgressive New Grill

Ultra Tough Alloy Sports BarNew Look Tail lamps with Clear Lenses

Side StepsPlenty of Pull with 2500kg Towing Capacity

Climate Control AirconditioningPremium Steering with Audio Controls

Vehicle Stability ControlTraction Control

Electronic brake Force DistributionBreak Assist

Australia’s most reliable ute needs no introduction. Since 1968, the Hilux has forged a reputation for reliability, strength and the ability to just keep on going when the others go home.

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Pictured at the Christmas Pageant were:

01. Amy and Josh Blieschke, Donna and Jayden Weiss, Caleb Blieschke, Jason and Tahlia Weiss and Chloe Blieschke.

02. Lacey Merrill.

03. Congratulations to Dearne and Brett Masson, who welcome the arrival of their fi rst child, Holly.

4. Caitlin McKinnon, Jess Dow and Gina Kerehi.

05. Sean Quinn, Brayden McEvoy and Clint Gow Smith.

06. 'Laura' Lars Heldmann, Rhiannon Paech, Jen Adams

and Susan Hintschke.

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Pictured at the Christmas Pageant were:

01. Ashton Honner, Brayden Honner, Charli - Rose Honner, And from back was Rebecca

Southon, Chris Richardson and Darren Lamb.

02. Riley, Corey and Latisha Macgowan 03. Karrie, Kelsey

and Keitah Hayes04. Teresa Baddeley

05. Michael Gobbie, Luke Johnson, Charlize Culf, Riccard

Andrew, Brock Gaskin, Allan Harris, Brodie Gaskin, Aston Culf, Alycia Andrew, Tamra Andrew and Brock Andrew.

By Millie Thomas

The Annual 2011 Rotary Club of Roxby District Christmas Pageant went off without a hitch on Saturday night.

Th irty two registered fl oats and bikes circled Ri-chardson Place in front of an estimated crowd of up to 3000, as Roxby Downs celebrated the start of the festive season.

Event Co-ordinator Craig Sumsion said it was the biggest crowd that Rotary has ever seen. “It has grown a little bit over the last couple of years, which is good; it seems to be getting bigger and better!”

He said that while there was no real highlight of the evening, the Blackwoods ‘Addams Family’ themed fl oat was a standout pageant entry. Blackwoods won the prize for ‘Most Creative Float’ on the night. “Th ey were all dressed up and Uncle Fester running around with a light globe in his mouth, good on you Richard!” said Mr Sumsion.

Other award winning entries included ‘Best Busi-ness Float’ with Roxby Traders - Mitre 10 as winners, ‘Best Community Float’ was St Barbara’ Parish School and Arid Recovery’s joint fl oat, Cape Trading won the ‘Best New Float’ prize, Most Creative Male was Lars Heldmann as the ‘Hawaiian She-Male’ and ‘Most

Creative Female’ was Dawn Kroemer as the ‘Lady Christmas Tree’.

All fi ve registered pushbikes were also rewarded for their eff ort.

“All of the usual players all did well,” said Mr Sum-sion. “Th e kids on the bikes are always good; they get out there and have a bit of fun. I think they stand out a bit because you know, that’s what it’s about, it’s about the kids more than anything else.

“Th ey all enjoy it, they love it.”Crowd behaviour was pretty good, said Mr

Sumsion, who stated that there were no real incidents of note on the night. “I actually think the crowd this year was probably qui-eter than they were in previous years from what I had seen.

“I thought they were pretty well behaved.”Sponsors for the night included Th e Rotary

Club of Roxby District, BHP Billiton, Roxby Central Traders, Raine and Horne Roxby Downs, Schneider Electric, Alliance One Credit Union, Th e Monitor Newspaper, RoxFM, Th e Roxby Downs Sun, ODT Australis, BSH Waste Management, Stevens Re-sources, Coates Hire, Cowell Electrical, Roxby Downs Oasis Motor Inn and the Roxby Downs Emergency Services (police, ambulance and SES).

Pageant night successful

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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

Email: [email protected]

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

Busy people, busy lives...

You don’t need to visit our office to pay an account

Council rates, pet registrations,

power and water accounts can all be paid:

• via the internet (EFT transfer) • over the phone by credit card, or

• by mail,

for more information, check the back of your account

or call us on 8671 0010

CITIZEN OF THE YEAR AWARDS

Nomina on forms and criteria for the Australia Day awards for 2012 are now available from the Roxby Council Offi ce and Roxby Leisure Centre. Please note that the Ci zen of the Year Awards nomina ons will close on Friday, December 16, 2011 and Sports Awards will close on January 9, 2012.

COUNCIL OFFICE AND LIBRARY CLOSURE OVER CHRISTMAS/NEW YEAR

To assist you with future planning we wish to advise that the Council Offi ce will be closed from 12pm on Friday, December 23 and will reopen for business on Tuesday, January 3, 2012.

Meaning that the last day to make a ServiceSA transaction is Wednesday, December 21, 2011.

The contact number for council related a er-hours emergencies is;

0419 892 870.

During this period all Service SA enquiries should be directed to 131 084.

The Roxby Downs Community Library will be closed from Friday, December 23, 2011 and reopen on Monday, January 9, 2012.

Council has laid down new electricity, water and sewerage charges eff ective from 1 January 2012.

Fees and charges are set in accordance with the provisions of the Roxby Downs (In-denture Ratifi cation) Act 1982. As foreshad-owed in Councils adopted budget, fees and charges were projected to increase by 6-7%. Th is outcome has been delivered for water and sewerage but electricity was required to increase by around 9% increase so that Roxby Power would not operate at a loss, given a signifi cant increase in depreciation operating expenses.

Residents however will be pleased to know that new electricity prices in Roxby Downs are some 20% cheaper than default rates as applicable within Adelaide. Bill Boehm, Roxby Downs Town Administrator said, “Naturally actual water and power bills will be determined by consumption, so utilising water and electricity saving measures has potential benefi ts for the hip pocket but also for the environment.”

Although not required, Council has volun-tarily increased its Solar Buy Back Rate. Th e large benefi ts however for the use of solar systems remain with reduced consumption. Anything exported back to Council’s elec-tricity system is just a bonus.

Earthworks: Small Oval

Th ere has been a lot of interest in the grow-ing mounds of earth near the small oval in town. Council would like to let the community know that we are in the process of expanding the small oval playing surface. It is envisaged it will encourage more sporting activity in the community.

A message from Roxby Road Safe

You can have the best car seat ever manu-factured and drive the safest car in the best manner possible but leaving a child or a pet in a hot car, even for a few minutes can be just as deadly as a crash. On a 30 degree sum-mer’s day the temperature in a parked car can get as high as 70 degrees.

Children aren’t able to cool themselves as well as adults and so feel the eff ects of heat more readily. Children can become dehy-drated very quickly, particularly those under the age of 2, who can’t preserve body fl uids as effi ciently as adults.

Fact: Even just a few minutes in a hot car is enough to cause signifi cant harm to a child. In fact 75 percent of the temperature rise in a car occurs in the fi rst 5 minutes after leaving a vehicle.

Fact: Th e RAA responds to almost 400 calls each year to help rescue children locked in cars!

TIPS for keeping kids safe in cars

(from the RAA SA Motor Magazine)

• Never give children the car keys to play with.• Always take the kids with you when you run an errand, even if you’ll only be a few minutes.• Double check you haven’t left anyone in behind before locking the car.• Where possible, have two adults present when stopping to buy petrol or running quick errands.• Keep the key in your pocket so it’s not accidentally left inside the car in a bag, on a seat or in the boot.• Dress kids in lightweight loose-fi tting clothing when travelling in hot weather.• Keep the car locked at all times – even when parked in the driveway and keep the keys out of reach of children.• If travelling on a hot day make sure you have plenty of water and nutritious snacks on hand.• Try and plan trips for early or late in the day when temperatures are lower.

Tariffs and charges

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ClassifiedsCALL 8671 2683

POSITIONS VACANTFOR SALE PUBLIC NOTICESPUBLIC NOTICES

POSITION VACANT

PROJECT OFFICER – ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE

PART TIME (20 hours per week) – 12 month contract

The Alcohol and Substance Abuse Partnership invites applications frompeople with project management experience. The Project Officer will be responsible

for implementing the recommendations of the Alcohol and Substance Abuse Study (2010)and act as a resource for the Partnership.

This position is jointly funded by Roxby Downs Council and BHP Billiton.The successful applicant will be employed by the Council.

Applicants with experience in health or community services or who haverelevant industry experience are encouraged to apply.

Intending applicants MUST read the job and person specificationbefore applying in order to determine suitability.

For further information and a copy of the position descriptionplease contact Michelle Hales on 0418 833 818.

Applications close at 12 noon on Monday 19 December 2011 and will be accepted either by

POST: PO Box 85, Roxby Downs SA 5725 or EMAIL: [email protected]

Roxby Downs & District Race Club

AGMwill be held on

Tuesday, December 13 at 7pmat the Roxby Downs Club

Become a part of the social event this year!All welcome

Positions vacant, all welcome.

Please show your support for ourNot for Profit Organisation.

R.S.V.P by January 30th to the Centre on 8671 0911.

Nibbles provided.

Roxby Downs Child Care Centre

Annual General MeetingThursday, February 2, 2012

6.30pm at the Centre

Roxby Downs Child Care Centre provides a caring, educational environment for children between the ages of six weeks to primary school age.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated person to lead our staff team, starting in 2012.

To be considered for this role, you will have: • DECS approved Qualifications • Sound demonstration of management experience and/or

qualifications• Knowledge of Early Years Learning Framework • Current First Aid, Police Check and Child Safe

Environments• The ability to work closely with and engage staff, parents

and the centre committee.

This is a full time position and residential in Roxby Downs. For further information contact [email protected]

or 08 8671 0911.

Applications close Friday, December 23, 2011.

Roxby Downs Child Care Centre

DIRECTOR POSITION

There currently exist vacancies in the Roxby Downs Area School’s OSHC and Vacation Care Program for support workers.

Employees work under the supervision of the OSHC Director.

There are no formal qualifications required but the special conditions which apply are –

• Current Senior First Aid qualification (or willingness to obtain in the first 6 months of employment at this level)

• A criminal history clearance letter through Families SA, Department of family and Communities (SA). (Application forms are available from the school.)

• Completion of Responding to Abuse and Neglect – Education and Care training.

If you are interested in applying for a position working in this program, please come in to the school and obtain an application form.

VACANCIES forSUPPORT WORKERS

in theOSHC/VACATIONCARE PROGRAM

POSITIONS VACANT

HVD High Voltage Stepped Demand (< 1000 kVA)

$0 First 100KVA $20.380 19.30

(peak 7am to 9pm Mon – Fri)

Next 150 KVA $13.939 7.94 (other times)

Next 750KVA $11.522

Balance KVA $9.911

Additional $4.992

LVD Low Voltage Stepped Demand (> 80kVA)

$0 First 100KVA $20.380 24.63

(peak 7am to 9pm Mon – Fri)

Next 150 KVA $13.939 9.23 (other times)

Next 750KVA $11.522

Balance KVA $9.911

Additional $4.992

TARIFFS FOR CUSTOMERS Supply Charge Supply Rate< 160 MW hr per annum $ per qtr. Cents per kw.hr

Roxby Power’s Electricity Tariffs & Charges adopted by Roxby Downs Council as Power Distribution Authority pursuant to Section 18 of the Roxby Downs(Indenture Ratification) Act 1982.Unless otherwise noted rates & tariffs are effective from 1 January 2012 and include GST)

Special Meter Reading Fee $35.00 up to 4pm during business hours(Vacating & Transfers within Roxby Downs) $85.00 after hoursNew Account Fee $72.50 up to 4pm during business hours(Includes Special Meter Reading Fee) $122.50 after hoursReconnection Fee $87.50 up to 4pm during business hours(Non payment) $137.50 after hoursGeneral Account / Administration Fee $37.50(Excludes Special Meter Reading Fee)Late Payment Fees $16.00(Sent with reminder notices)Meter Inspection Fee $60.00(Quick Test)Meter Test Fee $130.00(Full Test)Meter upgrade from 1 to 3 Phase $450.003 Phase Service Pillar Replacement $800.00Monthly Service Charge for Customers $110.00> 160MW hr per annum includes meter reading,meter access and communications fee.Bank dishonoured transaction Bank fee incurredCredit Card Transaction Fee No chargeInterest on Late Payments As determined by retail licence.Security Deposit $550 as determined by retail licence. Conditions apply. (GST not applicable)Other supply arrangements for vacant residences At Council’s discretion. Conditions apply.between tenants Details available from CouncilOther Fees Details available from CouncilGeneral Tariffs are set in accordance with Section 18(16) and 18(17) of the Roxby Downs (Indenture Ratification) Act 1982.

Bill BoehmAdministrator28 November 2011

M Domestic Light & Power $48.00 24.25

C Charitable Institutions $48.00 24.25

J Off Peak Hot Water 12.50

S General Supply $48.00 26.10 (first 7500 kw.hr per qtr)

27.40 (thereafter)

SOLA Solar Buyback 21.58

D & N General Supply Time of Use $48.00 30.50 (peak 7am to 9pm Mon – Fri)

15.90 (other times)

TARIFFS FOR CUSTOMERS Supply Charge Annual Rate Supply Rate> 160 MW. hr per annum $ per Month Max Demand $ per KVA Cents per kw.hr

MISCELLANEOUS CHARGES

BBQ 4 Burner Gasmate, Full 5mm steel hot plate with lid new in box. $230. call: 0417 810 494

PUBLIC NOTICES

DUBLIN Gerry’s Meat Store. Top quality, grain fed meat at affordable prices NEW $230 Freezer pack (mix and match) 2kg Lamb Roast,1kg Beef Schnitzel, 2kg Pork Roast, 1kg Chicken Schnitzel, 2kg Beef Roast, 1kg Budget Bacon, 2kg Roast Chicken, 2kg Marinated Wings, 1kg BBQ steak, 2kg Beef Sausages, 1kg Beef Mince, 20 Gourmet Patties, 1kg BBQ Lamb Chops,1 Large Mettwurst, 1kg Pork Leg Chops,1 Bottle Marinade, 1kg Diced Steak. Phone: 8529 2229

PAINTING & Decorating. Residential & Commercial. Quality fi nish, sensible prices. Roxby based. Call Alex for a quote: 0430 495 544 BLD238217

Vet student to care for your pets

while you are on holiday

Phone Adele on 0458 679 039

Looking for a lifestyle change? Does relaxing in the lush green Barossa Valley sound appealing?Our client, one of Australia’s leading manufacturing companies, requires an Electrician and a Fitter to join their Maintenance team in Angaston.

The Electrician must have an A Class Electrical Licence, extensive PLC experience and understanding of computerised maintenance management systems. The Fitter requires relevant mechanical qualification, proven mechanical and hydraulic experience, as well as experience in preventative maintenance programs in an automated/robotic factory.

Both require significant experience in a manufacturing/industrial environment, as well as solid fault finding and diagnostic skills.

Competitive remuneration packages are on offer for these permanent positions.

Apply through the CREAM of the Crop website at www.cotc.com.au via Vac. ID 14748 for Electricians and Vac. ID 14747 for Fitters.

Maintenance Electrician and Fitter

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• Free Denture Consultation • Veterans Affairs • Same Day Service (by appointment only)

• General Dentistry • Crown and Bridges • Cosmetic Dentistry

Dr Vesna Milanko

Roxby Water’s Water & Sewerage Charges adopted by Roxby Downs Council as Water Distribution Authority pursuant to Section 13 of the Roxby Downs (Indenture Ratification) Act 1982.

Rates & charges are effective from 1 January 2012.WATER CHARGES

All Properties Charges per access unit per qtrSupply Charge $42.00First 34 kl $1.65 per kl34 – 120 kl $3.25 per klOver 120 kl $4.95 per klAccess Units Number(Based on the size of water meter)20mm service connection 125mm service connection 1.562550mm service connection 6.2580mm service connection 16Freehold land abutting a watermain with no service connection 1SEWERAGE CHARGESAll PropertiesSewerage charges for all properties $160 per property unitare based on establishing property per quarterunits for each type of propertyaccording to use, as per guidelinesestablished by the South AustralianLocal Government Association.MISCELLANEOUS FEES & CHARGES $ per itemSpecial Meter Reading Fee $32.50 up to 4pm during business hours $80.00 after hoursGeneral Account / Administration Fee $35.00(Excludes Special Meter ReadingFee)Late Payment Fee $16.00(Sent with reminder notices)Other Fees Details available from Council

Bill BoehmAdministrator28 November 2011

SALE OF CARAVAN UNITMyall Grove Caravan Park, 6 Casuarina Way

Consists of:On permanent site12 metre caravanSolid annexeWood floorsReverse cycle split air conditionerNew kitchenGarden sheds x 2Bathroom on siteParking within fenceFridge/dining table

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by Vanessa Switala

Volunteers for SA Ambulance Service will receive a medallion this month to thank them for the life-saving support they deliver to our community.

Th e medallions read, ‘Caring when it matters most’ and mark the end of the International Year of Volunteers tenth anniversary.

Newly appointed SA Ambulance Service Regional Team Leader for the Far North, Lee Dale said Roxby Downs’ vol-unteers will receive their medallions on Tuesday, December 13 during their last training session for the year.

Keith Driscoll, Patient Services Executive Director for SA Ambulance Service said volunteers should be recognised for giving their time to help communities.

“Th eir work does save lives,” he said. “It’s also security for the community to know they have an ambulance service there.”

Over 1,400 volunteers provide ambulance services to smaller country towns in South Australia with 25 individu-als volunteering their time in Roxby Downs.

Th ese volunteers range from qualifi ed volunteers, recruits, training and non-operational volunteers.

Mr Dale said it is important to recognise volunteer’s con-tribution to the community as they give up their free time to provide an ambulance service for the community.

“Th ey give up their time on a weekly basis for training to keep up their skills and provide an ambulance crew so when someone in the community calls triple zero we can provide a response for them,” he said.

Mr Dale said SA Ambulance also has an organisational Volunteer Week held in May each year but the medallions are to celebrate International Year of Volunteers (2011) and recognise their work on a national scale.

Although volunteers obtain a lot out of roles with SA Am-bulance Service, Mr Driscoll said it is important to celebrate their work.

“It helps them know that we really appreciate what they’re doing and so does their community,” he said.

“It’s a small token but it’s a very sincere token of our ap-preciation for that work,” he added.

Th e medallion inscription ‘Caring when it matters most’, refers to volunteer ambulance offi cers providing care in life and death situations.

Mr Driscoll said, “At a very signifi cant moment in time in your life, there’s a professional volunteer ambulance crew that’s going to care for you.”

Th e International Year of Volunteers was established by the

Roxby Ambulance volunteers honoured

United Nations General Assembly and according to the United Nations Volun-teers; “Th e tenth anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers provides us the opportunity to recognise and celebrate the will, positive energy and innova-tion of millions of people for human development and human rights through a multitude of volunteering initiatives from locally initiated activities to structured full-time engagements.”

Anyone interested in becoming a SA Ambulance volunteer can attend training sessions held Tuesday nights between 7.30pm and 9.30pm. Similarly, the volunteer hotline can be phoned (free call) on 1800 655 306 where details of local meet-ings and information packs can be obtained. Alternatively, information can be obtained from the website at www.saambulance.com.au.

Andamooka Primary farewells Luke Alder

Sadly Andamooka Primary will be farewelling teacher Luke Alder at the end of this year while he takes one year’s leave from teaching to head into the mine.

Reception teacher at Roxby Downs Area School, Emma Turner will be making the move to Andamooka Primary.

Some Roxby Downs SA Ambulance Volunteers with a new ambulance received a few months ago.

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WHAT’S ON

ROXBY DOWNS’ LUTHERAN CHURCHServices are 10:30 am every Sunday Sunday School is 9:30am every Sunday during term time. (there are no evening services)NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CHURCH(Formerly ‘Faithworks’)An Assemblies Church meets every Sunday 10.30 am at Roxby Downs School ChapelKeith Moody Phone: 0414 570 871ST. BARBARA’S PARISH CATHOLIC CHURCH78 Pioneer Drive, St Barbara Ch Roxby DownsSaturday @ 6.00pmSunday @ 9.00amContact Fr Kevin Matthews on Phone 8671 0925ANDAMOOKA COMMUNITY CHURCH1st and 3rd Sundays at 11:00amST MICHAEL CHURCH, WOOMERA2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays at 11:30amROXBY DOWNS CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CHURCH•cnr Tutop and Burgoyne Streets •Offi ce: 38 Pioneer DrivePriest: Mary Lewis Ph: 8671 0270 email: [email protected] Services: Saturday 4:00pm KFC (Kids for Christ-during school term) 5:30pm Shared tea 6:15pm ALL agesSunday 10:00am (with crèche facilities) 2:00pm at Andamooka Healing Service: 6pm on the 2nd Sunday in the monthMidweek Meetings:Tuesday 6am Prayer10am Open Church - coffee, chat & sharing of craftsWednesday 7pm Home GroupThursday 9:30am Know your Bible Study Group Saturday 5pm Youth (12-15 years old)For details on any of the events phone 8671 0270

CHURCH

Community members are welcome to attend any meeting of the Roxby Downs Community Board, Forums and Partnerships - see schedule on the Community Matters page. For more information call Michelle Hales on 8671 0010ROTARY CLUB - ROXBY DISTRICT1st and 3rd Monday of the month For more information contact Leigh Malcolm ph: 8671 0662ANDAMOOKA OPAL GIRL GUIDESAndamooka Community Hall Mondays from 5:00pm to 7:00pmPhone: 0427 072 710OUTBACK MULTI-CULTURAL GROUPPhone: 8671 2892

COMMUNITY MEETINGS

EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT

MT DARE HOTEL - 8am – 9pm Open every dayOUTBACK COMMUNITY GARDENS - Phone: 8671 2892ROXBY ROAD SAFE - Phone: 8671 2892THE MONITOR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER - 8671 2683

GENERAL INFORMATION

ROXBY DOWNS’ FAMILY PRACTICEPhone: 8671 3231 ROXBY DOWNS’ DENTALDr. Harry Craven Phone: 8671 9031Monday to Friday 8.30am - 5.30pmROXBY DOWNS’ MEDICAL PRACTICEMonday to Friday 9am-5:30pmSaturday & Sunday 2pm-5pm by appointment. Andamooka on Tuesday 9am-12pmPhone: 8671 1900VISITING ALLIED HEALTH SERVICE

Phone: 8648 5500• PODIATRIST - 23rd DecemberPhone: 8648 5706• DIABETES EDUCATOR - 8th & 9th DecemberPhone: 8648 5800• OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST - 8th and 9th December• SPEECH PATHOLOGIST - 8th and 9th December• PHYSIOTHERAPIST - 8th and 9th December• COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH WORKER -8th and 9th December• DIETICIAN - 23rd December• CAMHS - 8th and 9th December• PHARMACY - 8th and 9th December• DASSA - 23rd December

HEARING SERVICES9:00am-2:30pm Monday to FridayPhone:1800 006 303DOCTOR’S NEW SPECIALISED DRUGPhone: 1800 700 270 (Number for Medicare Use)CRISIS CARE COUNSELLINGUniting Care Wesley Port AugustaRegional Women’s and Children’s Support Serv-ices: 1800 655 716 Crisis care line:13 16 11For immediate response if feeling stressed call 0428 326 529 to speak with a counsellor 24/7BREASTFEEDING ROXBY DOWNS’ GROUP1:30pm - 3:00pm Third Tuesday of the month.At the Roxby Downs Public Library.FREE ENGLISH CLASSESStarting Monday 26th July. Places limited. Mon-days & Tuesdays in Port Augusta. Early registra-tion recommended. Please ring Mandy Hansen for more information on 0457796123.

HEALTH

across the regionVISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE8:30am - 5:00pm Monday to Friday9:00am - 12:00pm Saturday and SundayPhone: 8671 0500CULTURAL & LEISURE PRECINCT - MOVIESTuesday 3:30pm and 7:00pm, Wednesday 10:00am, Friday 3:30pm and 7:00pm, Saturday 12:00pm and 7:30pm & Sunday 12:00pmPhone: 8671 0500ROXBY DOWNS TODDLERS’ STORY TIME 9:30am - 11:00am Tuesday & Thursday (repeated)Meet at Roxby Downs Library during school terms OnlyANDAMOOKA TODDLERS’ STORY TIME10:30am Monday - Fun for 1-4 years. Phone: 8672 7018Meet at Andamooka Community LibraryPLAYGROUP - St. Barbara’s Parish School Tuesday and Wednesday 9am - 10:30amCall School: 8671 3207PLAYGROUP - Roxby Downs Kindergarten9:30am - 11:00am Friday. Contact Kylie 8671 2447 ANDAMOOKA PLAYGROUP 9:00am - 10:00am TuesdayROXBY DOWNS’ HEALTH SERVICES COFFEE MORNING9:30am - 11:00am ThursdayMeet at the Dunes CaféRAPTORS CYCLING CLUB8:00am SundaySocial bike riding group. Meet at Stuart Road roundaboutROXBY DOWNS CHILDCARE6:30am-5:30pm Monday to FridayPhone: 8671 0911ANDAMOOKA CHILDCARE7:30am-5:30pm Monday to FridayROXBY EARLY LEARNING COMMUNITY GROUP3 yr old program Mon and Thurs 8.45am -12.15pm4 yr old program Tue 8.45am – 11.45amContact Gail 0439 683 609RDRCCC•Races every 3rd Sunday of the month at the Red Dunes Raceway. Support and sponsors needed for track improvements. For more information please call the Club President, Trent Burton on 0417 235 779 or see our website: www.rdrccc.infoCINEMA AUGUSTA (Pt Augusta)Current Movies: Arthur Christmas (2D & 3D), Twilight: Breaking Dawn, Puss in Boots (3D). Contact 8648 9999THE MONITOR CLOSES FOR CHRISTMASThe Monitor Newspaper will be closed from December 17 until January 15. We will resume normal trading hours as of Monday, December 16. The Monitor Staff would like to wish everybody and safe and merry Christmas, and we look forward to seeing you in 2011.

First Semi fi nal UNDER 16 GIRLS

Panthers 38 points defeated Lightning 37 points

UNDER 16 BOYS

Bullets 49 points defeated Eagles 27 pointsPistons 65 points defeated Lightning 59 pints

Preliminary FinalUNDER 16 BOYS

Eagles 61 points defeated Pistons 45 points

UNDER 18 BOYS and GIRLS

Bullets 56 points defeated Hornets 41 points

Grand fi nal will be played on December 9.

UNDER 16 GIRLS

Panthers V Lightning at 5pm

UNDER 16 BOYS

Bullets V Eagles at 6pm

UNDER 18 MIXED

Magic V Bullets at 7pm

ROUND 5 November 27UNDER 12 BOYS

Wildcats 27 points defeated Jets 14 pointsRaiders 27 points defeated Cruisers 8 points

UNDER 12 GIRLS

Phoenix 23 points defeated Cougars 18 pointsLakers 20 points defeated Flames18 points

UNDER 14 GIRLS

Bulls 53 points defeated Roxby Heat 4 pointsRoxby Reds 72 points defeated Flames 10 points

UNDER 14 BOYS

Tigers 26 points defeated Cavaliers 20 pointsLakers 67 points defeated Roxby Heat 6 pointsMagic 49 points defeated Th under 16 points

ROUND 6 December 4UNDER 12 GIRLS

Cougars 26 points defeated Flames 6 pointsPhoenix 46 points defeated Roxby Reds 8 points

UNDER 12 BOYS

Raiders 25 points defeated Jets 16 pointsCruisers 24 points defeated Wildcats 20 points

UNDER 14 BOYS

Magic 40 points defeated Roxby Heat 8 pointsCavaliers 26 points defeated Th under 23 pointsTigers 37 points defeated Lakers 32 points

UNDER 14 GIRLS

Roxby Reds 58 points defeated Roxby Heat 13 points

Bulls 35 points defeated Flames 27 points

BASKETBALLBASKETBALLResults Results JUNIORS

Men 29/11/2011

Jets 54pts def Devils 45ptsTodd Paull 22pts, Cody Kenny 9pts and Tyson Horn-hardt 13pts, Steve Kaminski 10pts.

Raptors 62pts def Chocies 55ptsShannon Hofmann 19pts, Milane Weaver 16pts and Lochie Munro 14pts, John Reid 11pts.

Roxby 44pts def Magics 42ptsSpencer Crafter 14pts, Kain Zeptner 11 and Darcy Kenny 8pts, Shaun King 6pts.

B Women 01/12/2011

Dynamite I 23pts def Dynamite II 16pts

Naomi Bowley 8pts, Sharn O’Leary 5pts and Ruth Rowlands 13pts.

Hornridge 45pts def Flames 14ptsMillie Clarke 11pts, Jess Reid 10pts and Abby Hick 6pts.

Eagles 33pts def Outlaws 21ptsB Norsworthy 13pts Lisa McDonald 6pts and Mikaela Wedding 10pts, Rebecca Brooks 5pts.

A Women 01/12/2011 Miners 10pts def Hornridge 34pts

Danni Weir 15pts Cassie Weir 8pts and Kristen Hickey 15pts, Zoey Male 9pts.

Devilettes forfeited to Hypo’s

Senior Basketball

Andamooka out for 25

in T20The T20 game between Andamooka and

Olympic Dam failed to deliver what fans had hoped would be an action packed game.

Andamooka won the toss and elected to bat and were in all sorts of trouble from the start, eventually being bowled out for 25 inside 12 overs.

Adrian (Whistle) Harris continued his great form with the ball taking 2 /6 from his four overs. His other open-ing partner Lucas Holbrook took 2/7 from his four. He was a bit unlucky not to have three had it not been for an awful attempted catch from the substitute fi elder who has requested to have his name withheld.

With leading wicket takers Hoff man and White eagerly awaiting their chance to get a piece of the action, captain Phil ( Kleenex) Stacey took the opportunity to make up for his earlier dropped catch and brought himself on to bowl. Th is saw a continuous fl ow of wickets and Stacey fi nished the day with 4/7. In a highlight for Andamooka, young Angus Hahn showed some talent with the bat dis-posing Stacey to the fence with the fi rst ball he faced.

Olympic Dam fi nished the day with 3-32 from 8 overs. Scott Prior was the top scorer with 10 and played some nice shots in his short time at the crease. Th e best of the Roos bowlers was Lock with 1/4. A special mention must go to the big hitting Shawn White for his comical com-mentary of the innings. Here’s hoping he can back up his banter again and get his railway sleeper going this week to provide some more entertainment for the crowd.

Th is week’s games see Wanderers take on Andamooka on Friday night and Saturday night sees a top of the table clash between Olympic Dam and Rogues. Both games should be very close aff airs as teams will be keen to get another win on the board leading up to the Christmas break.

Greg Weltner batting for Andamooka tries to pull a shot to the boundary.

The final game for round 7 of the Roxby Downs Cricket Association was played out by Andamooka and Roxby Rogues in perfect

conditions. Andamooka won the toss and elected to bowl fi rst

and it proved to be a good choice with the fi rst wicket to fall two balls into the innings, Ben Hahn removing Brett Baldey caught behind for 0. P.Polujnikoff (52) watched from the non- striker’s end as wickets continued to fall.

Andamooka had the Rogues struggling at 7/115 be-fore an innings saving partnership from T.Baldey(93) and Adrian Boulton(40no) putting on 117 until T.Baldey trying to reach his century was bowled by James Been-ham.

Late hitting from Barry Dadleh(17no) and Adrian Boulton brought the total to 9/259 after 40 overs. Best bowling for Andamooka was Ben Hahn with 4/42 and A.Taylor 2/21.

Andamooka started the run chase with Ben Hahn and Greg Weltner until Ben Hahn dismissed for 6.

Brad Lock top scored for the Roos, he took on the bowling but eventually was bowled by B.Th omas for 31.

Wickets fell regularly with the Roos at 7/78 some late order hitting from J.Arbon (22no) brought the total to 9/114, unfortunately A.Taylor suff ered knee injury which prevented him from taking his place in the batting line-up, we all hope he makes a speedy recovery.

Best Bowling for the Rogues was Barry Dadleh 2/9, D.Barnes 2/11 and B.Th omas 2/20

Rogues too strong for the Blues

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Lindners Lindners will always will always call Roxby call Roxby

home!home!

By Millie Thomas

In a town like Roxby Downs, with a transient population that rivals a bed and breakfast, anyone staying fi ve years

is considered a local.Imagine staying in Roxby 21 years, meeting

your wife, bringing up your family, and helping establish the single most prosperous football club per capita.

BHP Billion Manager of Services and Opera-tions, Pete Lindner has done all of this during his time in Roxby Downs and more.

At his offi cial farewell, held at the Olympic Dam Football Club last week he explained how he came to Roxby in 1990, with not much more than a mullet and a permanent room at ‘Camp Th ree’, to leave in 2011 with a wife and family, lifelong friends and a myriad of colourful memories.

“I intended to stay fi ve months or so and move on, but I ended up meeting Carol up here in late 1990 and then the rest is history!” said Mr Lind-

ner. “I ended up having a family and got two gor-geous teenage girls now and a tyrant wife!” he joked.

Mrs Lindner has already settled at the fami-ly’s new home in Adelaide, teaching at St Ann’s Special School, and their two daughters Taylor, 17, and Darcy, 15, are attending Sacred Heart College.

Mr Lindner remembered his fi rst day in Roxby Downs. “A bloke called Jack Clarke wanted me to play footy for Olympic Dam and he dragged me over to a place called Camp One.”

It was at Camp One that Mr Clarke and Mr Lindner discussed football and settled into Roxby Downs, and it was at the same bar, now incorpo-rated into the Olympic Dam Football Club that Mr Lindner held his farewell.

Mr Lindner has remained involved in the com-munity right up to his departure, having been President of the Roxby Downs Kindergarten, member of the Roxby Downs Golf Club, mem-ber of the Roxby Downs Area School Council, board member on the Roxby Downs Board and

of course, instrumental in his various positions throughout the Olympic Dam Football Club.

He gushed about Roxby, and explained that there was only one defi ning reason as to why he and his family shifted down south. “Th e single reason we left Roxby was because of the kids,” he said. “We didn’t want to send them away (for school) so we decided as a family we’ll move down to Adelaide.

“We’ve loved living in this town. I love this town I reckon it’s fantastic and for a place that’s put food on the table for 21 years, I have nothing but respect.”

He went on to say he enjoyed everyday he worked and lived in Roxby Downs, and inces-santly praised the Olympic Dam Football Club for its role in shaping the community.

Mr Lindner was an active member in helping build the Olympic Dam’s clubhouse in the early days. “Th e footy club was fantastic, that really bonded families together and we built this club as a footy club… I don’t know if you’d be able to do that these days.

“In those days, it was really quite a milestone.”Mr Lindner described how families drove to

Olympic Dam to build the clubhouse, socialise and enjoy barbecues every weekend until the project was fi nished. “It was just a really good atmosphere.”

He also said that they built the club to get ‘young people’ involved in the Club’s committee and running a business.

Conceding to having a ‘hollow’ feeling leaving the town he had so long called home, he said he would miss the ease of going camping, comfort-able social events with friends and a great work team, but above all, the people. “People that you meet in Roxby just tend to be lifelong friends,” he said. “I love this community and I might been known for being a bit boisterous or a bit objec-tive at times, but really in the end it’s all about what’s best for the town and the people that are in the town.

“It has only just hit home to be honest, because I always call Roxby home.”

Pete and Carol Lindner farewelled after 21 years in the town they love.

Lindners Lindners will always will always call Roxby call Roxby

home!home!

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