the monitor newspaper for 8th september 2010

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Volume 7, Wednesday September 8th, 2010www.themonitor.com.au Phone (08) 8671 2683 Fax (08) 8671 2843

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Woomera is the the testing site for the RAAF’s new combat aircraft, the Super

Hornet.Th e $6 billion fl eet of new aircraft, is in

South Australia for its fi rst live weapons tri-als at the Woomera Test Range.

Five F/A-18F and about 100 aircrew and maintenance personnel from No. 1 Squad-ron at RAAF Amberley, Queensland, began testing air-to-ground weapons fi ring at the range Monday week ago and will be continu-ing their fl ights until September 15.

Th e strike aircraft, aff ectionately known as the Rhino, is designed to replace the ageing F-111s, which are due to be retired later this year after three decades of service.

Th e new planes are reportedly performing above expectations.

“It’s amazing. It’s got incredible perform-ance,” he said. “You can be on the runway here at Edinburgh and, two minutes later, it’s supersonic at 40,000 feet.

Commanding Offi cer No. 1 Squadron, Wing Commander Glen Braz said, “In terms of capability, it has 11 weapons stations - a 2000 pound bomb. We can carry four of those, each the size of a small car.

“We drag those up to Woomera and drop them with pinpoint accuracy.”

Reaching speeds of up to 1900km/h, it takes about 35 minutes to fl y to Woomera where an array of weaponry, including la-ser-guided bombs, rockets and missiles are being fi red.

Th e deployment to SA will trial the Super Hornet’s air-to-ground weapons techniques, tactics and procedures for the fi rst time since being accepted into service in March this year. Th e weapons being trialled on the Super Hornet include Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW), Laser Guided Bombs (LGBs), Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) and the M61A2 gun. South Australia was selected for the Super Hornets’ fi rst deployment and fi rst weapon trials for the excellent facilities provided at both RAAF Base Edinburgh and the Woomera Test Range.

Th e weapon trials and deployment to Ad-elaide will assist No 1 Squadron in achieving Initial Operational Capability by December 2010. Th is will result in Australia’s fi rst op-erational, air combat capable Super Hornet squadron including 12 aircraft, trained per-sonnel, weapons and logistics support.

Th e jet is designed as a bridging fi ghter until Australia receives the stealthy, fi fth generation F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, which is due to arrive from 2015.

Th e Howard Government purchased 24 of the $250 million Super Hornets, which are in service to the US Navy, to address the capability gap. Turn to pages 19 & 20 for Finals Fever

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By Celeste Lustosa

Th e recent fl oods in Pakistan have aff ected over 17 million people. Every day, thousands of people are forced to abandon their homes and possessions ahead of rising fl oodwaters in the south.

More than 800,000 people remain cut off from emer-gency assistance and are relying on pack-mules or heli-copters to supply food and water. Th e threat of water-borne diseases such as cholera remains present.

In addition to the millions of people aff ected, 1,589 people have died, 2,344 people have been injured and 1.2 million homes are damaged or destroyed.

Food and water are in short supply, particularly in the south. Millions of people have lost their livelihoods – merchants have lost stock, small-scale farmers have lost more than 14,000 cattle and 4.5 million acres of crops.

Six million people - just under the populations of Syd-ney and Melbourne - will require long-term assistance to get their lives back on track.

Th is data has been released by the Red Cross, which has started a Pakistan Monsoon Floods Appeal 2010, counting on the help of people and organisations all over the world.

By being the generous community that we are, Roxby is onboard in helping the ones in need, no matter where in the world.

All od the Roxby community is invited to raise funds for Red Cross Pakistan Flood Appeal on Tuesday, Sep-tember 14 when there will be a ‘Darlow Rock Concert’ starting at 7pm at the Roxby Downs Christian Commu-nity Church (corner of Burgoyne & Tutop Street). Th e donations will be taken and all proceeds will go to the Red Cross Pakistan Flood Appeal.

Darlow are a 4 piece guitar rock/pop band fronted by

Australian Scott Darlow. Since 2003, Darlow has released three albums and

has sold in excess of 21,000 copies combined (physical copies) as an independent, unsigned artist. In that time, Darlow has toured the US extensively, playing up and

down the West Coast, as well as numerous shows in Las Vegas, Nashville, Virginia, New York and many cities in between.

Darlow has also toured Asia several times, touring Hong Kong, China and Japan.

With a new record about to be released, the latter half of 2010 promises to be Darlow’s most exciting season yet.

Recorded in some of LA’s finest studios this new record, along with a heavy touring schedule, will help make Darlow a household name.

Check out tracks and photos on www.myspace.com/thedarlowshow.

Don’t miss the chance to enjoy a great concert and help the ones in much need.

By Millie ThomasLast Wednesday night, September 1st the

Roxby Downs Community Foundation (RDCF) was offi cially launched onto the community. Th e night was extremely successful, with many valued members of the community present supporting this worthwhile Foundation.

As previously reported in Th e Monitor, the idea behind the Foundation is to support the long term development of Roxby Downs. Th is will be achieved by providing fi nancial support towards community projects and initiatives that will in turn provide community benefi ts over a long term period.

Richard Irving, General Manager for Big Sky, announced an initial donation of $25,000 from Big Sky (10% of post tax profi t from the Big Sky Service Centre in Roxby Downs) which has kick started the foundation, which hopefully over time will involve fi nancial contributions from other lo-cal businesses to help top up its capital base.

The board of the RDCF involves local key personalities and business people from the com-munity. Michelle Hales is Chairperson, Chad Oldfi eld, Helen Bennie, George Giakoumis, Bill Boehm, Richard Irving (General Manager Big Sky Credit Union) and Raelene Johns (Personal Banking Manager, Big Sky).

Michelle was very excited about the launch last week. “Th is is a great day for the community. Tonight’s launch heralds the beginning of an ex-citing time for building new partnerships and links between the Foundation and the business community and to distribute funds to worthwhile community projects,” she said.

“It’s a win-win situation. Th e funding kick start-ed by Big Sky plus the contribution from Council creates a solid foundation for us to build on. We encourage the business community to use the Foundation as a vehicle for their corporate social responsibility programs.

“Th e Foundation Board members have been chosen because of their ability to make prudent decisions about projects that benefi t the broader community. Th e Foundation can take the pres-sure off companies who are trying to make spon-sorship decisions.”

Raelene Johns, has been involved with Roxby Downs community for a number of years, mak-ing frequent, regular visits to the community. “I have been fortunate to have been travelling up to Roxby Downs for some years now, and I am thrilled to be apart of and in a position to help support such a worthwhile initiative.” said Raelene. “Initially the Foundation funds will be sourced from contributions from Big Sky and the

Council, but moving forward the Foundation will look to build on this by inspiring other organisa-tions within the community to make fi nancial contributions.” she said.

Mr Giakoumis has been a prominent member of the Roxby Downs community for some years now, and while he is a member of a number of boards around town, he is particularly enthusi-astic about the promise that Roxby Downs Com-munity Foundation can bring to the town and small groups and businesses alike.

“Th e benefi t for me as a small business owner is that I’ve now got one place I can attach my spon-sorship dockets. I don’t have to feel bad now say-ing no to small requests that come through my door and try and decipher who gets it and who doesn’t,” he said.

“I can now send all of my dollars to one place and let the foundation fairly and broadly grant that money to those groups.

“Groups can also plan ahead. Th ey will know well ahead through their own committees what their fundraising activities will be during the year

and what they’re aiming to achieve through that fundraising. Now that doesn’t mean they just don’t do them (the fundraising), but they can get other, extra equipment by applying through the Foundation and using those fundraising activities for the bonuses.

“Th e Foundation is an extra stream of money going through the community. We’ve now not just the BHP Billion community fund, we’ve got a real Roxby Downs Community Fund, that’s really strongly supported by one our local institutions, Big Sky.

“A $25,000 start is not only incredible, but I see that as the benchmark, it can never go backwards now, because as the town grows, the profi ts of Big Sky theoretically will grow so their contribution to the foundation will grow as well.

“Th is is an extra string to their bow, another iron to the fi re and a great reason to support them. I’m encouraging everybody in the com-munity to use the Foundation, apply for a grant, regardless of how small or how big the request is,” he said.

Big Sky donates $25,000 to launch Community Foundation

Roxby Church helps Pakistan Flood Appeal

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Community Foundation Board - Helen Bennie, Bill Boehm, Richard Irving, Michelle Hayes, George Giakoumis and Raelene Johns.

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By Millie Th omas

Playing Cold Chisel, Th e Beatles and Pink may seem to be an unlikely combination of songs for a band to perform, but No Means Yes pulled it off with ease last Tuesday night at the Olympic Dam Football Club.

Th e band, made up of Michael Richardson (vocalist), Jodi Selin (vocalist), Aaron Courtney (rhythm guitar and vocalist) and Rick Foale (lead guitarist and vocalist) have been performing at Olympic Dam Football Club every Macmahons C Crew shift change for the past fi ve odd months, donating all proceeds to the Royal Flying Doc-tors.

However, three weeks ago, the band and the Macmahons contracting community were hit with upsetting news. Th eir lead guitarist, Rick Foale had discovered a tumour in his brain. Th e Monitor spoke exclusively with the band at the fi rst of many of their fundraising performances.

“Rick had a couple of episodes. Th e fi rst was underground where he fell unconscious in the toilets. About two months had past and on his last shift he hadn’t showed up for work. Th ey found him again unconscious in his room,” explained Mick.

“Th ey fl ew him via RFDS straight out to Ad-elaide and they have since found a legion on his brain. He had brain surgery the very next day to

have a biopsy, but while they were in there they decided to take the whole lot.

“It was sent to pathology and it came back as stage four brain cancer, which is a very, very ag-gressive cancer.

“Because of the place it’s in, they can only give him one dose of radiotherapy, there’s a chance he might lose his eyesight if they give him any-more.

“So they’ll give him one high dose of radio-therapy, then they’ll hit him hard with chemo. Th at’s where it stops, we don’t know anymore,” he said.

Th e band have taken it upon themselves to raise as much money as possible for Rick and his young family, to help alleviate as much stress as they can. Th e massive support for Rick and the band was evident at the fi rst offi cial fundraiser at the Olympic Dam Football Club – about 70 people attended last Tuesday night, August 31.

“We just fi gured that we should raise as much money as possible. Macmahons underground have been absolutely fantastic, as the (Olympic Dam) Footy Club have. “All the crews have do-nated money like you wouldn’t believe, and we just fi gured the more money we can raise for him, it’s just one less thing he has to worry about for a while,” said Mick.

“He can just concentrate on doing what he’s doing to get better, to beat it.

“Just from the crews, there’s nearly $15’000, and that will rise. No means Yes performed at the club last Friday night (August 27) raising over $2000, plus what we raise tonight. Th e boys usu-ally put their hands in their pockets every time we’re out here for the RFDS, now they’re doing it for Rick.”

Last Tuesday night, steel buckets were passed around for personal donations, the total accumu-lating into the high hundreds. Th e bar at the Footy Club also donated $1 for every drink bought and Olympic Dam Catering donated $3 for every meal bought, $4 for every T-bone. Th ey will continue to do this for the next two Tuesdays.

Th e band, who have continuously supported

the RFDS, turned out having to use the service themselves, a perfect example of good karma. “Th at was our motto (to support this worthy serv-ice, to get a return in the event of an emergency), god forbid anyone needs it. We just want him to get his lazy ass back here. Come and support us because all proceeds will continually go to Rick,” fi nished Mick.

Th e band will also be playing at the upcoming 2010 Kempe Bullride on Saturday, September 18.

For donations of support for Rick, contact Macmahons underground or Jodi Selin on 0459066475, Mick Richardson on 0400682908 or Aaron Courtney on 0428127835

By Celeste LustosaDJs Jack McGuire and

Kaye Doyle are bringing to our community a radio show that celebrates cancer survi-vors; remembers loved ones who lost the battle to cancer, and fi ghts back against this disease.

Jack and Kaye both share a passion for the Radio Station and also said they wanted to do something together, so when this concept came out, it all made perfect sense for them to team up, even

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though Jack didn’t realise at fi rst that Kaye had been touched by cancer herself.

Th e ‘Celebrate, Remember, Fight Back Radio Show’ is on air at RoxFM, every Tuesday from 5pm to 6pm and will remain on air leading up to the weekend of Relay for Life in October.

“Th is show is about bring-ing awareness about the big C - this scary thing that we really don’t like talking about sometimes.

“It’s also about raising the

profi le of the Roxby Downs Relay for Life event because they too are celebrating can-cer survivors and remember-ing, as well as raising funds to fi ght back.

“We thought what a great opportunity to help the com-munity understand what the Relay for Life is all about, and why they are raising funds, going through the trouble of putting teams together, run functions and events to fun-draise, etc,” Jack said.

According to them, the

show will be informative and talk about early detec-tion of cancer, treatments, prevention and diagnosis of the disease; men’s and wom-en’s health and of course will count on the support and presence of health profes-sionals in the studio.

“Th e thing I am most ex-cited about is that people will be able to come onboard, re-lating their own life experi-ences, either if they have or had cancer or know someone that had been touched by it.

“Th ere’s help out there for people and the real life sto-ries will make people realise that a cancer diagnose is not a death sentence and Kaye can attest to that,” said Jack.

Kaye believes that people should not be scared to talk about cancer.

“Just by talking about can-cer, providing information, if we can help and reach out to one person, the show would have achieved a really good thing.

“I attended the Relay for Life in 2008 and the commu-nity raised $65,000 and that was huge. I have attended an-other one in Whyalla which was also amazing.

“We are so scared about the big C and we should not be scared. For some people, it is unfortunately a very tragic disease but we can make life better and learn to celebrate life every day,” she told Th e Monitor.

One of the main messages Jack and Kaye want to get out there is about the self checks, like mammogram or prostate check.

“These are things that sometimes people don’t want

to talk about,” Kaye said. The theme song of the

show is called prostate blues and it has been written by Peter Tilbrook who has ac-tually beaten prostate cancer. Peter will be remembered as a the former guitarist of the Australian legendary rock band the Masters Appren-tices.

He was fortunate enough to do the check and had his prostate removed. He is go-ing to be a guest on the show and talk about his story.

Anybody that has been touched by cancer is encour-aged and more than welcome to share their stories on the show; just contact Jack on 043 422 2321 or Kaye on 041 993 5316.

Teams are also encouraged to participate on the show and let people know about their fundraisers.

Jack Maguire and Kaye Doyle presenting something different on radio.


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Staff will be visiting properties soon to undertake quarterly meter reads for both electricity and water. Please make sure that the meters are accessible by trimming bushes and trees and if applicable gates are unlocked.

ELECTRICITY DISCONNECTIONS

Disconnection pending notices have been issued and are due for payment by 16th September 2010. Please pay by the due date to avoid disconnection of your power supply.

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Th ere will be a road closure for the Desert Dash event on Sunday 12 September. Olympic Way will be closed between 7.00am and 12 noon. Th e adjacent and adjoining roads aff ected are the Bypass Road, Burgoyne Street north and south and the town oval entrance.

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By Celeste Lustosa

Th e Roxby Council Social Club donated $250 to the Roxby PLeisure Relay for Life team. Th e donation was handed from Roxby Council Electrical/IT Manager David Hallett to team’s member Emma Killeen.

According to David, this money has been collected from fridge sales.

“We sell cold drinks and sweets sometimes and the money is used for donations, some-times a present for a staff member who is leav-ing or a barbeque.”

David also said that last Relay for Life in 2008,

the Council’s staff had a team but unfortunately this year they couldn’t do it, so they are more than happy to help another team.

“We would normally have a team and fund-raise for our Relay for Life team but since we knew that the Leisure Centre has a team we thought it would be great to help their fund-raising,” he said.

Roxby PLeisure team member Emma Killeen received the donation on behalf of the team.

“It is great to receive this donation. It defi -nitely helps us exceed our fundraising expecta-tions,” Emma said.

According to her, the initial goal of raising

$1,000 has been achieved and now they are excited about reaching the $2,000 fundraise mark.

As part of their fundraising activities, the team sells cupcakes on Th ursdays mornings at the Dunes Café, as well as selling coff ee on the netball games on Friday nights.

Kaye Doyle donated money towards pur-chasing ingredients for the cupcake sales and the staff donates their time and the sweets to sell every Th ursday morning.

All the team members are very appreciative about all the support and donations.

With recent heavy rains across the far north, the Borefi eld Track (Roxby Downs to Bopeechee) and other un-sealed outback roads have been closed of late. Th e Roxby Roadsafe Committee wishes to remind residents and visitors that severe penalties apply to motorists who do not obey ROAD CLOSED signs. Th ese roads are closed in response to wet weather for the safety of motorists. Slip-pery conditions place motorists at risk of accident and if this occurs they could be stranded and a long way from help. Th e roads may also be closed due to fl ooded creek crossings and washouts. Driving on these roads during wet weather dam-ages the road surface which is expensive to repair. Th is damage also aff ects the safe driving of motorists who follow later when the roads are re-opened.

Th e Department of Transport, Indus-try and Energy maintains 10,000 kms of unsealed roads in the region and is

responsible for the temporary closure of roads during rain events. Th e De-partment is advised by members of the public, SA Police, Olympic Dam staff and outback road gangs of any weather changes and the conditions of roads so decisions to close are based on local knowledge.

Chairperson of Roxby Roadsafe Michelle Hales said “Ignoring a road closed sign just doesn’t make any sense. People are placing their lives at risk be-cause of impatience. Local police are on the alert and recently fi ned a motorist for failing to obey a road closure on the Borefi eld Track”.

Travellers can plan their trips ahead of time by contacting the Department of Transport, Energy and Infrastructure for the latest outback road reports on the 24 hour hotline 1300 361033 or be visiting the website www.dtei.sa.gov.au

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Dave Hallet presents Roxby PLeisure’s team member Emma Killeen with a cheque for $250.


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By Celeste Lustosa

K ristina Meredith and fi ancé Greg Latham are two very familiar faces in our community, but soon they will be saying goodbye to the

people and the places they have enjoyed for over three years.

Th e couple is getting married in October this year, followed by a honeymoon in Europe and then a move to Melbourne, where Kristina hopes to pursue her ra-dio career and Greg can pursue his love of Collingwood Football Club.

Kristina and Greg moved to Andamooka in April 2007 after she took on a journalist position in Roxby Downs. Greg soon got a job as a boilermaker at the desalination plant.

“I was fi nishing my journalism degree at the time, and in September ’07 we moved to Roxby Downs,” Kristina said.

Kristina is very well known in her roles as the manager of Community Radio Station RoxFM and chairperson of the Environment Forum, but her involvement within the community has gone beyond that as she has been involved in projects such as the theatre production Alex Downunderland (as part of the 2007 Red Earth Festival); the Red Earth Festival 2009; Relay For Life; Arid Recovery and Arts and Culture Forum.

Kristina is passionate about community radio and in Roxby she had the chance to engage in RoxFM general volunteering as well as working as station manager since May 2008.

“One of the things I’m most proud of is having had the opportunity to mentor others and help RoxFM’s volun-teers fi nd their strengths.

“Going on the radio for the fi rst time can be a re-ally daunting task, and the challenge of getting people to break through that barrier and really fi nd skills and confi dence within themselves is thoroughly rewarding,” Kristina told Th e Monitor.

She also believes that the Roxby Downs Community has really embraced the eff orts of RoxFM’s volunteers and the station as a whole has a very positive presence in the community.

“Th is has also been encouraged by our liaison with the Roxby Downs Environment Forum to encourage recycling within the town. It’s really great to see people get involved in the radio station’s activities – whether it’s

by volunteering, dropping of recyclable items or simply by tuning in at work, home or in the car.

“RoxFM held some mammoth fundraisers including a hippy bonfi re night and a community garage sale. It was really rewarding to see the community get behind the cause and support us, and the whole experience brought RoxFM much closer together as a whole.

“Th e overall support I’ve witnessed towards the sta-tion in the past couple of years has been astounding,” she added.

Since Kristina has been on board, the RoxFM studio has been through renovations.

“We painted the inside of the radio station in April 2009 to give the place a fresher, younger vibe. It worked, and now the station is a place where people are happy to pop in and spend their time.”

Although Kristina loves her job she says it is defi nitely not an easy one.

“It’s not an easy job! Th e RoxFM Station Manager is a manager, admin assistant, bookkeeper, DJ, scriptwriter, salesperson, ‘techie’, web designer, media liaison, program manager, trainer, volunteer coordinator, music director ... the list goes on! However, it has been a great opportu-nity to learn about the operations of many areas within a radio station, as well as meet and work with plenty of wonderful people in the process,” she said.

Th e Roxby Downs Environment Forum has counted on Kristina’s participation and enthusiasm since 2007.

“I started sitting in on meetings to get story ideas for the paper. I’ve always had a passion for working on envi-ronmental projects, so joining the Forum was a natural progression for me. It’s also been a load of fun and I’ve enjoyed being part of the Forum’s progression towards some really positive projects.”

Although there is lots of excitement about her new challenges and projects in the near future – which include a new home, new job and marriage, Kristina and Greg still fi nd it hard to say goodbye.

“We’ve met some of the most inspirational, fun, sup-portive and positive people here, who I’m honoured to call our friends. Th ey welcomed Greg and I into their lives with open arms, and have shared so much. I’m re-ally grateful for that.

“I’ve also been fortunate enough to be involved with fantastic projects such as Arid Recovery, the Red Earth Festival and the Environment Forum. I’ve seen and expe-rienced things here that would be completely out of reach anywhere else and I’ve loved every minute of it!”

Roxby says goodbye to two of its fi nest

Four volunteer ambulance offi cers from St John in New Zealand are on exchange with SA Ambulance Service from 26 August to 9 September to experience ambulance operations South Aussie style.

Th ey are Ellen Parker from Whangarei, Fiona Paskell from Christchurch, Wayne Giles from Invercargill and Ruth Ashby from Taranaki.

During the exchange the volunteers will tour SA Am-bulance Service complexes in Adelaide, attend a vol-unteer ambulance conference at Mawson Lakes, and observe and assist during ambulance shifts in various country locations.

Th ey will have the opportunity to see SA Ambulance Service equipment, patient treatment and vehicles up close, as well as enjoy tourist activities such as visiting the Adelaide Zoo and seeing the new panda exhibit.

Each volunteer has an SA Ambulance Service manager as a tour guide and will visit and/or stay at a number of locations around the state.

Towns to be visited include: Bordertown, Ceduna, Clare, Cleve, Coober Pedy, Coffi n Bay, Cowell, Cummins, Edithburgh, Elliston, Kimba, Kingston, Lucindale, Mal-lala, Mannum, Mount Gambier, Murray Bridge, Naraco-orte, Nuriootpa, Padthaway, Penneshaw, Port Broughton, Port Kenny, Port Lincoln, Port Neill, Robe, Roxby Downs, Salt Creek, Stirling, Strathalbyn, Tumby Bay, Whyalla and Wudinna.

SA Ambulance Service runs annual reciprocal ex-

change programs with St John New Zealand to reward volunteers, build relationships, and gain new ideas to provide better services to the South Australian com-munity.

Neale Sutton, SA Ambulance Service executive direc-tor of country patient services, said exposure to other ambulance services was rewarding and enriching for volunteers.

“Th e volunteers see very clearly the diff erent types of protocols, training and equipment on off er at another ambulance service.

“Th ey get an understanding of the national and inter-national issues that challenge ambulance services on a daily basis.”

Volunteer ambulance offi cers from SA will visit New Zealand for their exchange next month.

Kiwi volunteers taste Aussie volunteer ambo life

Ellen Parker, Wayne Giles, Ruth Ashby and Fiona Paskell with Neale Sutton

Greg and Kristina leaving to get married


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

JOINING FORUMSIf you are interested in joining a forum please

contact the following people. New members are always welcome.

ENVIRONMENT FORUMKristina Meredith 0421 720 893

ARTS and CULTURE FORUMRachel Young 0428 671 000

EDUCATION and WORKPLACE TRAININGMichelle Hales 0418 833 818

SPORT and RECREATION FORUMKaye Doyle 0419 935 316

COMMUNITY GARDENCherie Gaskin 8671 2924

HEALTH FORUMKaren Russell 8671 9020

Community Board 27 September 7.30pm

Roxby Roadsafe 9 September 5.30pmSport and Recreation Forum 7

September 7.30pmEnvironment Forum 14

September 7.30pmArts and Culture Forum 22

September 7.30pm

An initiative of the Environment Forum

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BOARD MEETINGS WHO’S ON THE BOARD CONTACTING THE BOARD

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

Members of the public are welcome to attend and observe.

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

included on the agenda.

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

For further information, advice or general questions please contact:

Michelle Hales,Executive Offi cer

Roxby Downs Community Board Inc.

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


Teresa Baddeley • Darren Smith

Michelle Davis • George Giakoumis

Vicki Mason • Gaylene Crane

Jamie Love • Bill Hiscox

Liz Rogers • Michael Esposito

Bill Boehm • Amanda Hudson

The Arts and Cultural Forum seeks for new

members By Celeste Lustosa

Th e Arts and Culture Forum was formed as a part of the Community Plan and had its fi rst meeting in 2005. It was created at the same time as the other forums that are still in operation today, such as the Environment Forum.

Th e Forum’s purpose is to assist in developing local arts and artists and increasing the community exposure to the arts.

Th e Forum has run two very successful Red Earth Fes-tivals, the fi rst one held in 2007 and the second one in 2009. Th e fi rst Festival won the Australia Day award for Best Community Event in Roxby Downs.

“Th ese events require many volunteer hours to make them happen and we have been extremely fortunate to have very talented people living in Roxby Downs who have helped us make these events so memorable.

“Th ere are a few things that we would like to achieve sometime in the future, and one of them is an online artists register that is kept up to date and current so the talented community members in town are easily acces-sible for groups wanting to employ their services,” Forum member Tracey Warneke told Th e Monitor.

According to her, the lack of community space for art in all its forms is something they would like to see changed at some time in the future.

“We are all committed to the future of the arts in this town but without a dedicated and practical arts centre; we will always be dancing on the outer edges of achiev-ing this.

“We would also like to run another Red Earth Festival some time in the future. Th ey’re lots of fun for both the volunteers and the participants. Red Earth has been our major focus since the Forum’s inception,” she said.

Th e Forum is looking forward to running an Oil Paint-ing workshop before the end of the year, featuring popu-lar Andamooka artist, Alex Mendelssohn.

According to members, there is also a theatre produc-tion in rehearsal, which they are hoping to facilitate and assist in the funding.

“Th e production will feature all local talent, from the director to the backstage crew to the actors and every other job (of which there are many) required to make something like this happen.

“Many hands make light work and if any of this sounds interesting, you would like to meet some new people and be involved in the arts in our town, come along to a meeting and pitch in,” Tracey added.

In the past, the A & C Forum had many active mem-bers, enough to run working parties for things like the ‘Presenters Group’; a Regional Branding group; a Youth Arts working party and an Artists Space group along with the Festival working party.

“Currently our regular member list is too small to ac-commodate such an ambitious list of activities. More recently we have between 6-8 active members who attend meetings,” Tracey said.

“Anyone can join the Arts and Culture Forum; it’s just a matter of coming along and volunteering to help with some of these things or bringing suggestions and ideas for ways to achieve them,” Tracey concluded.

You can fi nd the contacts number for the Forum every week at the Community Board page of Th e Monitor.

Multicultural grant for quilt project

A few months ago the Community Board lodged an application for a grant through the Multicultural

Grants Scheme.

Th is grant scheme provides funds for projects that increase understanding of cultural diversity, increase participation by South Australians of all backgrounds in the community and celebrate and value multiculturalism.

“We put forward the idea of creating a community quilt that celebrates our growing multicultural community. Th e broad concept was to encourage members of the multicultural group to join forces with local quilters and work together on the project. Each participant will develop a square that refl ects their own culture. Th ese squares will then be joined

together to create a community quilt that will then be placed on public display”, Michelle Hales Executive Offi cer of the Board said.

“We all have a story to tell. We not only have recent arrivals from overseas but also an Indigenous community.

Th is is an opportunity for people from diff erent cultures to share their stories, knowledge and skills and to work together on a project that will have a lasting legacy” Ms Hales said.

Th e Community Board received $500.00 to go towards the project. Although the amount received was less than that originally applied for these funds will kick start the project.

If you are interested in being part of this project contact Michelle on 0418 833 818 for further information.

Arts and Cultural Forum members pictured at the Red Earth Festival last year.

Effi cient lighting

- Install energy effi cient globes and use low watt globes wherever possible.

- Turn lights off when not needed – make the most out of daylight (it’s the next best thing to actually being outside!)

- Create a romantic atmosphere and use subtle lighting, or use candles instead of turning a light on.

CORRECTION: Last week on the Community Board page, it was stated that Ray Goldie was the previous Alcohol and Substance Abuse Offi cer. Mr Goldie was the former chairperson of the Partnership. The Project Offi cer is a new position and is a direct result of the study that was completed this year.


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Storms didn’t stop the passion for footy but spare a thought for others

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Last week’s Hot Topic: “Are you looking forward to daylight saving starting on Sunday October 3rd?”

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Do you think the independents are holding the country to ransom by delaying their decision on who will govern for so long?

Not complaining about the wonderful rain and cold weather, but I’m over it and can’t wait for daylight saving to start. It may not suit everyone, but I love it!

Sunny, RD

I love daylight saving for the fact that we have an extra 2 hours of light from the time my husband gets home from work. Th is enables us to go out on the motor bikes in the evening or a bike ride or just sit outside and enjoy the lovely weather. Another advantage is travelling to and from Adelaide, I think it is better with daylight saving as we don’t run into roo time.

Roo Hitter.

A massive disadvantage of daylight saving is the fact that I can not get my kids to bed at a decent hour!!!!! Th ey don’t understand why I’m trying to put them to bed in the daytime and it is getting harder to trick them every year! Th is means that I wont be getting them to bed till 9pm instead of 7pm and this then aff ects MY time….

All About Me! RD

In response to confused resident, Irrapatana is a street on the sign and a road in the street direc-tory. Not only that, it actually has two spellings. Irrapatanna and Irrapatana. What is it peoples? Let’s get some order in this town starting with where we actually are situated.

Confused

If you want a local paper go collect one from the newspaper shop, takeaway, Woolworths, stop home delivering them, they fi lth up the town, there’s paper and plastic blowing everywhere, they make the suburbs look disgusting. plus it will save time and fuel costs for the delivery of such papers.

AMEN AMEN

Congratulations to Natasha Griggs, the newly-elected Coaltion MP for the Northern Territory electorate of Solomon, for express-ing her willingness to cross the fl oor and vote against a proposed national nuclear waste dump in the NT.*

Th e Howard government adopted a thuggish, racist approach to its plan for a nuclear dump in the NT. Its legislation, the Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management Act, explicitly allowed the imposi-tion of a dump with no consultation with or consent from Traditional Owners.

Th is legislation was described as “draconian” and “sordid” by the Labor Opposition. But the Labor Government pursued an approach which was equally thuggish, equally racist and is now the subject of a legal challenge initiated by Traditional Owners.

More independently-minded parliamentarians are needed to break this impasse. Ms Griggs, a member of the NT’s Country Liberal Party, might consider taking the next logical step and sitting on the cross benches unless and until the major parties abandon thuggish racism in favour of a sensible, considered approach to the contentious issue of radioactive waste management.

Dr Jim GreenFriends of the Earth, Melbourne

Find out the truth about drugsWith crime gangs and corrupt offi cials recently linked in drug

smuggling, one could get a bit cynical on doing anything about the drug problem. Even with successful drug busts approaching a billion dollars for Ecstasy, LSD, cocaine, cannabis, heroin and crystal meth in every major city and authorities recently have stated they are still only getting 10-15% of such illicit substances.

Sitting as a spectator in court the other day, I was amazed as 90% of the cases that came before the judge were drink driving. So legal drugs can be just as concerning if not more.

Th e only way to really put a dent in the problem is by attacking it from all sides. Telling people the truth about drugs and letting them make their own decision is for me, the best investment, and that includes alcohol education, as the courtroom showed me.

Getting youth (and parents especially), educated on the truth is important. No drug addict or convicted drink driver will tell you they planned to be one. All of them thought the same thing. It’ll never happen to me (or were told this, by friends or dealers).

I’ve worked for over 10 years with Drug Free Ambassadors Australia initially founded by the Church of Scientology and most people reading the Truth about Drugs booklets will tell me “I didn’t know that before!”, even former users. We have free information on www.drugsalvage.org.au and I encourage everyone to fi nd out for themself the truth -- and if you can go one step further, pass it on to others.

Cyrus BrooksDrug Free Ambassadors Australia

Thunderstorms and fl ooding drench SAFlash fl ooding hit wide areas of South Australia as thun-

derstorms rolled across the state last Friday. Many areas power and emergency crews were busy with sandbags.

Th e Defence, Science and Technology Organisation at Edinburgh in Adelaide’s north says an employee, 60, was blown over by a gust of wind as lightning struck nearby.

New asylum seekers moved to Port AugustaPort Augusta 5700 Th e Immigration Department says

15 asylum seekers have been moved from Christmas Island to a housing facility at Port Augusta in South Aus-tralia.

Five families from Afghanistan were moved after 28 minors at the Port Augusta facility were transferred to transit accommodation in Melbourne.

A Department offi cial says the Port Augusta facility is intended for families.

Regional viewers may suffer in digital switchover: MPTh e federal Member for Grey says there must be an

agreement between the Federal Government and broad-casters in regional South Australia and Broken Hill if regional viewers are to have all digital television services by December 15.

Southern Cross Television plans to roll out all digital channels but is yet to receive federal funding to roll out existing digital channels and new services before the ana-logue signal is switched off .

Rowan Ramsey says new digital channels that will air in metropolitan areas soon may have further complicated the rollout.

“Th e number of communications I’ve had with Com-munications Minister Stephen Conroy was this was im-minent, all but stitched up in agreement,” he said.

“It appears not to be forthcoming and yet the December switchover is bearing down on us and we don’t know what type of service we’re going to be getting.”

News in brief . . .

As Roxby was getting ready for another classic footy grand fi nal between Miners and OD on Saturday, it was reported everywhere that storms would take over most of Australia on the weekend. But could nature ever stop Roxby residents’ passion for the local footy?

In a town where people fi ght not to be on the rosters on Saturday afternoons so they don’t miss the footy and others make sure they come back from overseas trips in time to watch the “clash of the ti-tans”, also know as Miners and OD players, a few drops of rain would stop the enthusiasm or make any diff erence in attendance.

Weather predictions alarmed that the storms would lash South Australia, fl ooding houses and endangering motorists. State Emer-gency Services had a busy 24 hours with up to 80mm of rain expected in some areas. But amongst main concerns was the players’ perform-ance on a very wet oval. Slippery in parts it was nothing like the oval

at Melrose where a downpour stopped play in the grand fi nal after the fi rst colts game.

Storms usually scare the big crowds away and it is not uncommon that events are cancelled because of heavy rains.

So the people fl ocked to the game, and an exciting afternoon for Roxberians – even those who are not as passionate about the footy have to agree it was a great game, albeit the result not as close as expected.

So the wind and rain was no detterent, but an earthquake as suf-fered in New Zealand would certainly have changed things. We can only feel for those thousands aff ected by this shattering event and footy fi nals pale into insignifi cance in a time of devastation experi-enced there and with the fl oods in Northern Victoria. Mother Nature is a power force.

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The dust settles in Birdsville

The running of the 2010 XXXX Gold Birdsville Cup has been abandoned due to rain for the

fi rst time in its 128 year history. Each year, the iconic Outback town of

Birdsville, swells from a resident popula-tion of 100 people to over 6,000 revellers for the annual Birdsville Race Carnival.

2010 marked a historic occasion when 32 millimetres of rain inundated the race track on the fi rst day of the two day car-nival. Despite the rain starting after race one, fi ve of the six scheduled races were run. However, rain continued into the night and by Saturday morning sections of the track were covered in a thin fi lm of water.

Th e Diamantina Shire Council worked tirelessly to pump the water from the track and despite over half a million litres of water being removed, the task proved too great.

Birdsville Race Club President, David Brook said, “Th e race track is situated on a natural clay pan which makes it an ideal racing surface when dry but doesn’t allow the water to soak in after heavy rain.”

Racing Queensland, Diamantina Shire Council and Birdsville Race Club repre-sentatives inspected the track on Sunday evening and were resigned to the fact that

they had no option but to abandon the meeting.

Mr Brook said “We are bitterly dis-appointed as we had hoped to hold the remaining eight races of our 13 card pro-gram on Tuesday, but the residual water and soft surface has made it impossible to ensure the safety of jockeys and horses.”

Mr Brook praised the morale and spir-its of the 3,000 or so people stranded due to road closures. “We sincerely thank the patience and support of trainers, jockeys, owners, visitors and offi cials who have travelled long distances to participate in and witness the Birdsville Races. We are also indebted to the many volunteers who each year travel similar distances to sup-port the event.”

Despite the weather and no local rac-ing, patrons still made it to the track on Saturday for a phantom race day to bet on the interstate races and have the chance to see and hold the Emirates Melbourne Cup as part of its international tour.

Mr Brook said that the Club will be hit fi nancially by the cancellation but hav-ing overcome the impact of no races due to the equine infl uenza in 2007 he was confi dent that the Birdsville Races will remain one of Australia’s greatest ‘must do’ events.

Locust hatchings expected here in two weeksCRUCIAL battle begins this month to combat the

state’s worst locust plague in 40 years, threatening some cropping and wine-growing regions for the fi rst time.

New predicted hatching dates released by the com-mission last week indicated hatching would start in the Marree to Lyndhurst and Andamooka to Roxby Downs areas in the next two weeks. It would then shift to Port Augusta, Quorn, Hawker, Orroroo

A $12.8 million campaign, involving seven planes and 130 government employees, spraying an estimated 453,000ha, will start when immature locusts, known as hoppers, begin hatching.

Authorities say public help is vital to pinpoint the hoppers because the “strike time” for spraying is lim-

ited to one month after which they start fl ying and can ravage orchards, vineyards and pastures.

Spraying must be fi nished in time for residue to break down so it does not contaminate lucrative export crops and harm livestock.

Grain also will be rejected at silos if it contains more than three locusts per half litre of wheat or barley and 10 for canola.

Agriculture and Food Minister Michael O’Brien said there was a lot at stake for the valuable state grain crop, the approaching 2011 vintage and the horticul-tural sector.

“It is vitally important, coming out of a severe drought, that we can capitalise on a good crop,” he said.

Returning to scale after an early race on Friday

A wash out after 32 millimetres of rain hit the Birdsville Race Track.


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A Sudden Death Tug of War competition will see the York Civil Team, “York Torque” take on all comers at this years Relay for Life on Saturday October 16.

So with the gauntlet thrown down the call goes out to all... get your eight strongest Mr or Ms Beef cakes together and donut be a Cream Puff and accept the challenge.

From an idea inspired by Roxby Downs Relay For Life Entertainment Coordinator Jack McGuire it will be an event within an event that should not be missed.

“It’s all about having fun and raising funds” says Jack. “Teams of eight people per side, “pull” for bragging rights and the opportunity to raise funds to lessen the impact of cancer and I believe some of the teams might be in fancy dress, so it certainly will be a spectacle of muscles and odd balls” says Jack.

Again it is good to see a local contractor stepping up to the plate for a good cause said Jack, “When

I asked Tony Hoffman from York Civil, what he thought of the concept his immediate response was, “Bring it on” and before you could say... “take the strain” his boys had put together two teams ready to take on Roxby...then the World!”

Tony Hoff man entices all Roxbians to, “Come and have a tug with York Civil… anyone who thinks they are good enough, put eight blokes together and tug away!”

“We think it’s a good cause and a good way to become involved with the community. It’s an excuse to raise money for a good cause,” he said.

Perhaps these brash youngsters need a lesson... Can you beat them? Th ey don’t think so!

Th ere’s only one way to fi nd out.

Footy teams, netball teams mixed teams, any teams. “Put your money where your mouth is,” and accept the challenge.

For enquiries and regis-tration forms contact Jack on 04 34 222 321

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By Celeste Lustosa

On Tuesday, August 30 Saint Barbara’s Parish School held a Literacy and Numeracy Activities Evening to highlight the National Literacy and Numeracy Week. Th e theme for the week this year is ‘Learning for Living’.

The Week gives schools the opportunity to get involved in a range of activities and to recognise locally the achievements of students and the work of teachers, parents and members of the community who support young people to develop stronger literacy and numeracy skills.

On the opportunity, teachers off ered a number of activi-

ties that included card games, a Treasure Hunt, Making Mathematics, Literature Circles and Reciprocal Teaching, Mathematics using Computers and Quicksmart.

“Th e purpose of the evening was to have children engage with parents and with their learning and to give parents a snapshot of some of things students are doing at school,” explained Chan Welfare.

Dozens of parents really enjoyed the fun with their chil-dren and the night could not have been more pleasant.

“Th e whole evening was a great success beginning with a family sausage sizzle and continuing through the evening with good attendance at every activity,” Chan concluded.

St Barb’s celebrates Literacy and Numeracy

Community support much appreciated

by KindyBy Celeste Lustosa

An Interactive Whiteboard has recently been purchased thanks to the support of the local community at the Kindergarten ‘Art Show’

last year. Th e children love it!Last year, the Roxby Downs Kindergarten held an Art

Show to both fundraise and celebrate 20 years of edu-cational service delivery to the community. Th is was a community event that involved families of the children currently attending the Kindy, totalising 115 families, as well as past teachers and other community members.

Th e celebrations included free entertainment and ac-tivities such as face painting, show bags and balloons for the children.

Th e Kindy’s Director Naomi Watkins told Th e Monitor that as the major fundraiser of the year, they actioned off large canvases produced by groups of children. Indi-vidual art canvases were also produced by the children and available for parents to purchase with a donation, as well as a mega raffl e and a silent action. Th e total raised was $11,500.

“Th e reason we raised this great amount of money was due the fact that the local community, businesses and individuals donated money and items to support the show and cover costs. Th erefore, all money raised was pure profi t.

“Governing Council and the Kindergarten staff also worked tirelessly for six months in order to organise the Art Show,” Naomi explained.

Because of the money raised, the children are now having fun with a great pinch of technology.

“Th is term we were successful in purchasing an Inter-active Whiteboard, which the children have been thor-oughly enjoying using.

“One of the main benefi ts of this board is that it is a technological tool that is used in all schools. Th erefore, the children will now have the confi dence in using such technology.

“Th is has been a signifi cant curriculum purchase that we envisage will benefi t many children in the years to come,” Naomi concluded.

By Millie Thomas

The Generation One and Australian School of Performing Arts Hands Across Australia School

Competition challenges students to recreate the original song Hands Across Australia, inserting their own rap section, in a bid to raise their voices against Indigenous disadvan-tage. Th e song is then recorded and sent to a national judging panel.

Jemima Saunders and her Year Five class at St Barbara’s Parish School have taken up the challenge, competing against hundreds of schools across Australia for fi rst prize, a whopping $25,000 that will help fund a project of their own design.

Th is is just another fantastic initiative from proactive St Barbara’s who we have seen raise money for numerous causes, including the Haiti earthquake victims and

various other issues that Mission Australia tend to.

Ms Saunders recognises that although there isn’t a signifi cant indigenous popula-tion in Roxby Downs, it is still important to support the cause.

“Even though Roxby Downs hasn’t got a huge Indigenous population compared to some other country locations, we felt that

our multicultural town faced many similar issues of disparity in certain situations,” she said.

“Th e Hands Across Australia competi-tion run by Generation One offered a unique opportunity to demonstrate our singing skills and also allow our Year 5 class to support any eff ort that helps bring people together to work positively.

“Last Term the Year Five students worked on many projects and some chose to study Aboriginal Australians so this became a consolidating activity for them.

“I think this is the inaugural competi-tion but I’m sure if it’s successful it may become an annual event and I’d love to repeat our eff orts again!

“I wrote a brief rap for the original rap section in the middle of the song that the children excelled in performing in our video entry that was inspired by our work with poetry styles and musical genres.

“I think our chances of taking out the big prize of $25,000 are at the moment unknown but I do know that the students in my class have already worked hard and learnt a lot which in my eyes a bit like winning anyway,” said Ms Saunders.

If Ms Saunders and her class are suc-cessful they would like to be able to put the prize money towards laptops and

Students join hands with indigenous

webcams or fl ip cameras for some of the upper primary classes.

Th is would enable them to be able to communicate eff ectively with Indigenous children in even more remote schools than in Roxby Downs.

Setting up links between St Barbara’s Parish School and the Area School in Coober Pedy would be one of the first connections that the area has seen.

State fi nalists and win-ners will be announced in October.

Year fi ves at St. Barbs practising their rap section of the song for the “Hands Across Australia” competition which could help them win $25,000 for the school.

Nikkita with Kindy Director Naomi Watkins at the new Interactive Whiteboard.

Parents and their children worked together as a team at St. Barbara’s Literacy and Numeracy activities evening last week.


TUTU BA OUTand

SCOTT’S FAREWELLShawn, Mel,

Scott, Kimberley, Erica and Annaliese

MAIL MEDAL

Spencer Crafter and Dylon

Vanzati

ANNARIEN’S 40TH

Marissa Celotti and Georgia

WhiteHAPPY

BIRTHDAY!Ruby Schubert

at her 1st Birthday dress up party on

August 2nd.

ELECTION DAY

Simon Parker

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Jaxon Johnson celebrated his 2nd birthday with family friends at the Lions

Park on August 28.

ELECTION DAY

Leah Spencer with her son

ANDAMOOKA PRIMARY SCHOOL

Gail Sunners and Katy Kerby making a photo frame for

Father’s Day

ANNARIEN’S 4OTH

Birthday girl Annarien Robbertse

and her husband Stephen

ANNARIEN’S 40TH

Naomi Beukes, Nadia

Jansen van Vuuren,

Stuart Endersby and Nicki Armstrong

ANNARIEN’S 40TH

Courtney, Beverley and Wayne

LeCornu

MAIL MEDAL

Merv Rogers, Graham Warren

and Chris Haines

ELECTION DAY

Sue Penglase

ANDAMOOKA PRIMARY SCHOOL

Alexander shows off

the frame he made for his Dad for Father’s Day

THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaper Wednesday, September 8th, 2010 – www.themonitor.com.au

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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)FAITHWORKS’ CHRISTIAN CHURCHAn 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, Roxby DownsSaturday @ 6.00pmSunday @ 9.00amContact Fr Kevin Matthews on Phone 8671 0925ANDAMOOKA/ROXBY BIBLE CHURCH10:00am Sundays, Worship Service 6.30pm Fridays, Kids Club, 7 years + Phone: 8672 7213ROXBY DOWNS CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CHURCH•cnr Tutop and Burgoyne Streets •Office: 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 Tea6:15pm 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)WATCH THIS SPACE FOR OUR NEW CHILDREN’S PROGRAMME FROM 24 JULYFor details on any of the events phone 8671 0270

CHURCH

Community members are welcome to attend any meet-ing 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 Sandy Sumsion ph: 0400 366 619

ANDAMOOKA OPAL GIRL GUIDESAndamooka Community Hall Mondays from 5:00pm to 7:00pmPhone: 0427 072 710

OUTBACK 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 2892

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: 86485500• PODIATRIST - 20 AugustPhone: 86485706• DIABETES EDUCATOR - 22 OctoberPhone: 86485800• OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST - 20 August• SPEECH PATHOLOGIST - 20 August• PHYSIOTHERAPIST - 9 & 10 September• COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH WORKER - 20 August• DIETICIAN - 20 August• CAMHS - 9 & 10 September • PHARMACY - 9 & 10 September • DASSA - 20 August

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 Services: 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.

HEALTH

across the regionVISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE8:30am - 5:00pm Monday to Friday9:00am - 12:00pm Saturday and SundayPhone: 8671 2001CULTURAL & LEISURE PRECINCT - MOVIESTuesday, Friday, Saturday & SundayPhone: 8671 2001ROXBY 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 Wednesday 9:30am & Thursday 1:00pmCall 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 609SOUL FOODEvery third Sunday of the month at 11.00am in the Cultural Precinct Art Gallery. Come along and be inspired!!RDRCCC•Races every 3rd Sunday of the month at the Red Dunes Race-way. 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 AUGUSTACurrent Movies: Avatar 3D, Step Up 3 3D, Killers, The Expendables, Piranah 3D. Various sessions available at Carlton Parade. Contact 8648 9999PORT AUGUSTA GARDEN CLUB AGM & SHOW BENCH2:00pm at the Port Augusta Garden Club. A novelty arrange-ment or Sweet Pea. There will be an auction of plants contributed by members and a raffle.Call Shirley for info 86424013BASKET MAKING WORKSHOPS10th, 11th and 12th September, 9:30am - 4:00pm. $55 p/work-shop. Workshops held by Virginia Kaiser, professional basket maker and teacher. Different technique taught everyday.Call for info Cultural Ctre Office 86419176WEDDINGS THRU THE AGES PARADE7:00pm at the South Augusta Football Club. $15p/ticket. Relay for Life Shotgun Wedding fundraiser. Call for info 86422559 or 864191932010 KEMPE BULLRIDESaturday September 18, gates open at 5:00pm. Live entertainment from local bands NO MEANS YES and NOISY NEIGHBOURS. Food / Drinks. Fundraisers for No Means Yes and RFDS. Greyhound buses available for transport.Call for info: 0428829751

HAVE YOUR SAY . . .

“Some footage he shouldn’t have shown - the show was a good idea though.”

Emma Killeen

“I think he’s a n a w e s o m e sportsperson,I’ve always been a big fan. Perhaps some of the messages were a little irreponsible for his younger fans. His family’s s u p p o r t w a s excellent.”

Nicki Morgan

“I think he is a football legend. I think he did the right thing because he showed the consequences of his actions.”

Mel Wyllie

“I saw the start and I think it was a good idea to show his side of the story.”

Sara Hebberman

Did you see the Ben Cousins two-part series on his drug addiction? Do you think he did the right thing in airing the show?


I amwoman

By Celeste Lustosa

A li Webber provides a very unique service to Roxby Downs – real life casting

and custom framing, she told Th e Monitor how it all began.

“It all started when I had a daugh-ter and wanted to get her hands and feet casted. It was really diffi cult to organise here in Roxby so I looked at the opportunities that were available and what I could off er to the com-munity as a service that would help mums in my situation.

“So, last year I went to Brisbane to do some training on casting and custom framing and I have been do-ing this offi cially in Roxby since June last year.”

Ali explained that after a long dedi-cated week, she could learn the tech-niques needed to provide a sound service for our community.

Ali soon learnt that it is all about the technique and discovering the casting secrets between a great cast and a very average one.

She attempted to do her own ba-bies moulds prior to her training and like a lot of other people probably shared the same catastrophe which

intrigued her and she wanted to learn more.

“My main customers are gener-ally mums, babies and families as I also off er a combined set of family hands which can be framed or used as a centre piece on a table, by far the most popular demand is the baby’s hands and feet.”

She also does casting of pregnant bellies in high defi nition, torso cast-ings, and pretty much anything from the human anatomy that you can think of.

“Something that I have been talk-ing about lately is that life is really short and sometimes if you can set your memories in stone, you can keep them forever.

“I have casted my own hands with my mums and I will have that memo-ry forever no matter what happens. I think it’s just beautiful for me to have because if anything tragic ever hap-pened to either of us, the memory will live on. It is about setting these great memories in stone.”

Ali said that there are different techniques that can be used for real life casting impressions.

“Depending on the type of casting required depends on the technique, baby’s hands and feet or a 3D cast-

ing, like mums holding their baby’s hands for example, sets within 60 seconds. However, “Th e technique for the body casting and family hands – is completely diff erent and much more complex. Th e moulding gel is utilised along with reinforcing to pro-vide further strength in the mould,” she said.

If you are interested in setting your memories in stone, or would like fur-ther information about this service off ered locally in Roxby Downs you can view Ali’s collection at Market Day every month.

“I have done some interesting casts and I am looking forward to doing some more body casting which is what I really enjoy, very technical and amazing pieces of art are pro-duced. To date the profi ts that I have made has been going back into my education to learn more, I hope to be able to travel to America to learn more in the near future where many of the professional body casters are based that cast famous models. It is a unique work of art and something that no-one else off ers here,” she con-cluded.

Ali can also be contacted on 8671 0692 or by email [email protected].

Full name: Dearne MassonAge: 33How long have you been hairdressing?15 years.Have you had any careers in diff erent industries? If so what were they? NoWhat’s your favourite colour? Don’thave one.Do you play any sports? Yes – netball /tennis / a bit of golf.How long have you lived in Roxby? 7 ½years.Where did you grow up? SnowtownWhere did you live before Roxby? AdelaideWhere did you complete your apprenticeship? Adelaide – Th e MetroWhat’s your fi ve year plan? Have a family!Do you have any other accreditations? Diff erent courses for hairdressing.One word to describe yourself… loving

/ and caring.

Women must be vigilant about breast

awareness and breast symptoms during pregnancy

Tandales Staff Profi leTandales Staff Profi le

Dearne MassonDearne Masson

Setting the great memories in stone

The Australasian Society of Breast Physicians (ASBP)

is reminding women it is vital they continue to practice breast aware-ness during pregnancy – a time when various breast changes natu-rally occur.

The reminder comes ahead of Cancer Council’s Daffodil Day on Friday. It was also prompted by the story of Queensland mother-of-three Nerrida Rose-Humphreys who underwent a mastectomy and chemotherapy while pregnant and went on to give birth to a healthy baby girl.

ASBP President, Dr Susan Fraser says the in-cidence of breast cancer in pregnant women, while currently infrequent, may begin to rise as more women choose to become pregnant later in life. Th e average age for fi rst preg-nancies is now 31, an age approaching the above forty age bracket when breast cancer is likely to occur.

“Research shows that in particular women who have their fi rst pregnancy after the age of 35 are at increased risk of breast cancer,” Dr Fraser ex-plained.

She said pregnancy was a period of major change for a woman’s body and breasts can undergo sig-nificant change during this time.

“During pregnancy a woman’s breast can dou-ble in size and change rap-idly, so it is important that pregnant women with sig-

nifi cant breast symptoms are given the same inves-tigation as those who are not pregnant,” Dr Fraser said.

“Triple assessment in-cluding clinical examina-tion, breast imaging and biopsy is required if a sig-nifi cant breast problem is identifi ed in a pregnant woman. Such changes should never in the fi rst instance be shrugged off as a pregnancy related change or common in-fection such as Mastitis” she said.

Some treatments for breast cancer can be un-dertaken in pregnancy without harm to the baby.

“The key is detecting the cancer early and that is why pregnant women need to be breast aware and seek medical advice

when they notice changes such as a persistent lump, pain, clear or blood-stained nipple discharge, or thickening or dimpling of the breast tissue.

Triple assessment in-cludes clinical examina-tion, imaging such as an ultrasound and/or mam-mogram where the wom-an can wear a lead apron for protection of the baby. A biopsy may then be re-quired to complete the third stage of the triple assessment.

“With early diagnosis and targeted appropriate treatment by an experi-enced multidisciplinary team, often involving a breast physician, breast cancer occurring in preg-nancy can have good out-comes for both mother and the unborn child” Dr Fraser said.

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October long weekend

Andamookacommunity newsletter

By Celeste Lustosa

Professional and not so much professional golfers of our region are getting ready for the ‘Ultimate Golfers Challenge’, to be held at the Andamooka Golf Course on the 2nd and 3rd October long weekend.

Th e event will be a part of the Opal Festival to be held in Anda-mooka, starting with the tradi-tional welcome barbeque at the Historical Cottages on Friday,

1st October at 6pm. The town will be celebrating the ‘Festival’ throughout the whole weekend, with bands, food, entertainment, cabarets, games for the kids, mar-kets and much more.

Th e golfers will be kicking off on the Saturday on a fun day, with fancy dress, best hat, best shoes and presentations at the course on the afternoon.

Th e games starts at 10am but registrations will take place at 9am. It is a 4 person Ambrose comp – 9 Hole competition.

But not everything will be about playing. Th ere will be live entertainment by the “Rocky River Band” from Ad-elaide, playing at the commu-nity hall that night as well.

On Sunday registrations need to be made at 7:30am for an 8:30am start. It is a Stroke /

Handicap comp – 18 Hole game.Presentation will be held at

‘Th e Tuckerbox’ restaurant that evening with local folk band for entertainment, and then the “Bo-hemian Cabaret” at the commu-nity hall.

Andamooka has a 9 hole golf course, which was built in 1994, by a local known as “Bodgy Dave”.

Th e course was rebuilt recently, so locals and visitors could enjoy a game of golf in this very unique place, surrounded by beauti-ful fl owers and scenery like no other.

According to Andamooka Opal Festival Coordinator, Therese Schofi eld, there were some fun-draisings to get the course up to playing standard, so they would like to see as many people to go along and have a great time in Andamooka.

If you are interested in coming along to have a go at the “Chal-lenge”, please contact Carolyne Eime on 042 996 4045 or Th erese Schofi eld on 042 733 4883.

Registrations can be made over the phone or e-mail prior to the event. They will also be taking registrations at the Friday night barbeque, for any late arrivals.

It costs $30 per day or $50 for weekend, which includes lunch on Saturday, and breakfast and lunch on Sunday.

Th e event organisers would like to thank BHP Billiton, Sodexo, Sandvik, Andamooka CWA, An-damooka and Roxby Downs CFS units, APOMA, and all the vol-unteers who have donated their time so far.

This is definitely fun for the whole family!

Are you up for the ultimate golfers

challenge?

By Millie ThomasRoad works in Andamooka have made

steady progress sealing the roads, and hope-fully the project will be fi nished in time be-fore more rain comes, and before the Anda-mooka Opal Festival.

Outback Community Authority Man-ager Bob Jacobs said the project is starting to wrap up. “Th ey are working on the ap-proaches to the township now, where it has washed out and their putting in the concrete culverts and doing a very good job,” said Mr Jacobs. “Th ey haven’t started the road seal yet, I believe, that what they’re waiting on is for the road to dry out completely before

they started putting the bitumen down oth-erwise if they put it down when it’s wet, the bitumen will lift.”

APOMA Chairperson Peter Allen is in agreeance and thinks the roads will be ex-tremely benefi cial to activities at the Opal Fest. “By the time of print the bitumen roads should be fi nished. Th ey’re due to leave here Friday, so assuming it doesn’t rain; it’ll all go to plan,” he said. “I believe there has been a challenge issued to the Roxby Downs Billy Cart Club to have a competition over here on the Saturday of the Andamooka Opal Fes-tival. And by then we’ll have a good bitumen road to run on, it will be an awesome track to run on!”

Wrap up of Road works in

Andamooka

A note from the Outback Community Authority...

Th e OCA board are meeting in Andamooka on the 30th September and community members are invited to attend an afternoon tea and a meeting with the community members if they’d like to meet the board

Andamooka Community

Directory

Frontier Services Andamooka

Community Health ServiceClinic opening hours

- Monday to Friday 9am to 12pm & 2pm to 5pm.- Wednesday closed from 2pm to 5pm.- Closed at all other times except for 24 hour emergencies.Phone: 8672 7087 (during work hours) or 0428 727 087 (after hours)

Andamooka Opal Fields BranchMeet every 2nd Tuesday of the month in the CWA clubrooms.

Op Shop Hours Wednesday 9.00am to 1.00pmFriday 9.00am to 1.00pmSaturday 9.00 am to 1.00pm

Country Womens Association

CFSAnne Legg 0427 974 084

SESStefan Bilka 0427 181 752

POLICE 8672 7072

CLINIC 8672 7087 (work hours)0428 727 087 (after hours)

Roxby Downs Health Services 8671 9020

Poisons Information Centre131 126

Roxby Vet 0419 806 392

Port Augusta Vet 8642 0411

Andamooka Emergency Services

If you wish to become a member of Andamooka Progress and Opal Miners Association, you can join at the offi ce in the Community Hall. Fees are $55 Family, $33 Single and $16.50 for Pensioners. Membership entitles you to vote at the Annual General Meeting in August and to attend, free of charge, the BBQ’s held throughout the year.

Apoma membership

The Andamooka

Calendar

Every Wednesday:WEB & INTERNET TRAINING AT THE LIBRARY Every Thursday 10.30am: TODDLERS STORY TIMEEvery Saturday from 1pm to 4pm: SEW N SEWS SEWING GROUPCall Anne on 8672 7077.

For appointments call Lyn’s office Phone: 8645 7800

Fax: 8645 0713 Email: [email protected]

Westland Shopping Centre Whyalla Norrie, SA 5608

Working with the community,For the community.

Lyn Breuer MP

Member for Giles


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POOL COPINGS AND RETAINNING

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POSITION VACANTPROJECT OFFICER (PART TIME)

– 12 month contractThe Alcohol and Substance Abuse Partnership invites

applica ons from people with project management experience. The Project Officer will be responsible for implemen ng the

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

This posi on is jointly funded by Roxby Downs Council and BHP Billiton.

The successful applicant will be employed by the Council.

Applicants do not need necessarily have to have a background in health but must have a strong interest in community.

For further informa on and a copy of the posi on descrip on

please contact Michelle Hales on 0418 833 818.

Applica ons close at 5pm on 20 September 2010 and will be accepted either by

POST: P O Box 85, Roxby Downs SA 5725 or

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Town Maintenance Person, Andamooka, SA.

The Outback Communities Authority (OCA), that has legislative responsibility for assisting remote communities, is seeking tenders from suitably experienced and skilled persons and/or companies to provide a town maintenance service for Andamooka.

Work will include emptying town public bins, maintaining town parks and gardens and assisting the community manager in the ongoing maintenance of the town public facilities and services.

All vehicles, equipment and tools will be provided by the contractor. Consumables will be reimbursed on receipt of invoices.

As part of the tender interested persons will be required respond to the tender documents and provide an assessment of hours and rates of pay to complete the required work.

The closing date for acceptance of tenders will be Friday September 24, 2010.

All persons tendering must receive tender documents.

Further details regarding the contract and complete tender documentation is available by contacting the Andamooka Community Manager, Mr. Bob Jacobs, on 86727411 or via email [email protected]

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Senior Colts Football results will feature in The Monitor’s following edition, September 15...

HORNRIDGE PRESENTATIONS

Rhiannon Watkinson. Kerry

- Ann Gill and Natasha McEvoy

ST BARB’S

LITERACY AND NUMERACY ACTIVITIES

Bea and Eva with parents Gordiano

and Evelyn

JUNIORFOOTY

Lachlan and Jack fi ght for

a medal

EARLY LEARNING

GROUP QUIZ NIGHT

Art and Lianne Schultz and

Susanne Parker

KINDYJosh Bryant

and son Lochlan

HORNRIDGE

PRESENTATIONSMel Dunn, Jody

Gow - Smith, Millie Thomas and Lisa

Howard

KINDYDes White

and daughter Delenn

HORNRIDGE PRESENTATIONSNetball Best and Fairest B grade Dearne Masson

and C grade Zoey Male

EARLY LEARNING

GROUP QUIZ NIGHT

Tom Long and Maya Chanstowshi

Football:Best & Fairest and Under 21 Best & Fairest

Mitch BlackieRunner Up Best & Fairest

Nigel TuthillLeading & Most Prolifi c Foward

Craig RainsfordBest Defensive Backman

Dion McEvoyMost Improved Player

Dylan MaleMost Consistent Player and

Players Choice TrophyBrad Cooper

Coaches TrophyJosh Elliot

Best Club ManTim Feltus

Mark “Funky” Perrin Life Membership HSC 2010

Darren Male & Tony Rigden Netball Best and Fairest

A GradeElyshiah McCarthy

Naomi BowleyHayley Plane

B GradeDearne Masson

Amanda Brown (Coaches Award)Terressa Moyle (Coaches Award)

Megan CrawfordC Grade

Zoey MaleSam ThompsonSam Thompson

Mail Medal Points Tally (Top 10)

Mitchel Blackie 59Nigel Tuthill 42Brad Cooper (Coops) 33Dion McEvoy (Pongo) 22Ben Grimston (Hot Dogs) 12Peter Rhodes (Pistol) 12Dylan Male* 11Bradyn McEvoy 7Ryan Price (Crusty) 5Luke Gersh 4

Young gun takes Hornridge’s top honour

Tony Rogden and Darren Male were presented with Life Memberships of Hornridge Sporting Club for their dedication over the years.

Results of Hornridge Presentation Day:

The prize winners at Hornridge’s presentation day on Sunday were well known and well deserved.

By Millie ThomasTh e 2010 W&DFL season is

fi nally over for all teams, with the weekend just gone marking this occasion with full days and nights of frivolities, congratu-lations and commiserations.

Sunday, September 5 was celebrated by the Hornridge Sporting Club (HSC), whose season finished a couple of weeks ago, with their annual presentation day, celebrating the outstanding players of the season, and recognising con-siderable eff ort and dedication to the club.

Th is year the winner of the

HSC best and fairest medal came as no surprise. Th e re-cipient, Mitch Blackie, has made headlines all year for his young football talent, and was a serious contender in the Blackwoods’ Footballer of the Year competition.

The winner of the best ‘Club man’, Tim Feltus, was a well deserved winner. He too has made headlines this year, both in his personal life (he was the individual who saved a family from tragedy when he saw smoke billowing from their house) and in football (he helped organise the auc-

tion held on Race Day to raise funds for the HSC football trip - raising an astonishing $6,000).

And fi nally, special mention must be made of Life Member-ship recipients Darren Male and Tony Rigden, who after a number of years of faithful service and volunteering for the HSC have fi nally been rec-ognised for their participation and outstanding commitment to HSC through thick and thin times.

On behalf of Th e Monitor, congratulations to all win-ners.


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WHAT’S ON sports

JUNIOR NETBALL TRAININGS

Outdoor Courts - 3:00pm- 6:00pmSENIOR NETBALL TRAININGS

Outdoor Courts - 6:00pm- 9:00pmBUTS & GUTS - Group Fitness Room - 9:00amVOLLEYBALL - Sport Stadiums - 7:15pm- 9:30pm

DO SHOTOKAN KARATE

Auditorium - 6:00pm- 9:00pmSOCIAL COMMUNITY TENNIS

Lawn Courts - 10:00am- 11:00amJUNIOR SQUASH

Squash Courts - 5:30pm- 7:30pm

MONDAYJUNIOR NETBALL TRAININGSOutdoor Courts - 3:00pm- 6:00pmJUNIOR INDOOR HOCKEYStadium 1 - 5:00pm- 6:00pmMIXED INDOOR HOCKEYStadium 1 - 6:30pm- 8:30pmJUNIOR BASKETBALL DNSP TRAININGS Stadium 2 - 5:00pm- 6:30pmNIPPY GYMAuditorium - 9:30am - 11:30am

THURSDAY

BALLET - Auditorium - 3:30pm-6:00pmFAIRY BELLE BALLET -Squash Crts -3:30pm - 4:00pmJUNIOR NETBALL TRAININGSOutdoor Courts - 4:00pm- 6:00pmPUMP - Group Fitness Room - 9:00amWEDNESDAY SOCIAL NETBALL(Womens/Mixed)Stadiums - 6:30pm- 8:10pmDO SHOTOKAN KARATEAuditorium - 6:00pm- 9:00pm

WEDNESDAY

JUNIOR NETBALL GAMES grand FINALSOutdoor Hard Courts - 9:00am-1:30pm

SATURDAY

SENIOR NETBALL GAMES GRAND FINALSOutdoor Hard Courts & Sports Stadiums6:00pm- 9:30pmSOCIAL BADMINTONStadium 1 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm

FRIDAY

BALLET - Auditorium - 3:30pm - 7:30pmCOME AND TRY SOCCERSchool Oval - 3:30pm-6:00pmSENIOR SOCCER - Sports Stadiums - 6:30pmSQUASH SPRING PENNANT COMPETITION Squash Courts - 7:00pm- 9:00pmJUNIOR BASKETBALL DNSP TRAININGS Stadium 2 - 5:00pm- 6:30pm

TUESDAY8th to 14th September 2010

SUNDAYJUNIOR SOCCER

School Oval -10:00am

SOFTBALL

School Oval - 11:00am- 2:00pm

JUNIOR BASKETBALL DNSP TRAININGS

Stadium 1 - 10:30am-12:00pm

DESERT DASH 10 & 5KM WALK/RUN

Town Oval - 8am - 2pm

SATURDAY 2ND – SUNDAY 3RD OCTOBER 2010

Saturday10am start

Registrations 9am

4 person Ambrose competition

– 9 Holes

Sunday8.30am start

Registrations 7.30am

Stroke / Handicap comp

– 18 Holes

$30 per day or $50 for weekendIncludes lunch on Saturday,

and breakfast and lunch on Sunday.

Registrations will also be taken at the

APOMA welcome BBQ, on Friday 1st Oct at

7pm, at the Andamooka Historical Cottages.

All enquiries to Carolyne 0429 964 045

or Therese 0427 334 883

Recreation Centre sports resultsWeds Netball:25/08/2010Women’s:Sporty Shorties forfeited against Eagles Desert Demons 23 defeated Vixens 15Mixed:Old Skools Back 31 defeated Hornbags 26Goal Diggers 27 defeated Roxby PLei-sure 16

01/09/2010Women’s:Eagles 50 defeated vixens 13

Sporty Shorties 30 defeated Tango’s 22Mixed:Old Skools Back 35 defeated Roxby PLeisure 21Horn Bags 40 defeated Goal Diggers 18

Mixed Indoor Hockey: 02/09/2010Frogs Drew with Hot Shots 5 allBlues 10 defeated Scorpions 326/08/2010Frog 11 defeated Blues 10Scorpions 5 defeated Hot Shots 3

Overall winner Neville Petherick 77A grade Glen Mungur 83B grade Damien Condon 88C grade Geoff Darling 85Ladies/jnr Sally Benn 84Sweepstakes Beff Barrand 89

Best putter Damien Condon 29Long drive A missed Long drive B Damien Condon Long drive lj Sally Benn ntp A Glen Mungur

Weekend Golf Results

A Grade – GHD Gems 45 defeated Hornridge 42B Grade – Miners Red 45 defeated OD – B 34C Grade – OD – C 53 defeated Miners White 37.

Next Week Grand Final Games will begin at 6:00pm

B Grade – Hornridge 2 vs. Miners Red C Grade – Hornridge 3 vs. OD – C A Grade – OD – A vs. GHD Gems

Th e RDNA Committee wish all Grand fi nalist teams’ Good luck.

Finals race in Netball

Gems’ Meg Elliott take the ball high in front of Hornridge centre Belinda White during Friday night’s preliminary fi nal.

Hornridge goal defence Naomi Bowley stretches to intercept a Gems’ pass.

Top goal shooter for Gems, Ali Knights passes in to Mel Tucker in the A grade fi nal.

Miners’ Kim Pike grabs a high pass in the C grade fi nal.


GRAND FINAL GRAND FINAL Results Results

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Miners break 10 year Miners break 10 year premiership droughtpremiership droughtW ith the rains and winds of last week came

the breaking of the drought for the Roxby and Districts footballers when they won

their fi rst premiership fl ag in 10 years in a resound-ing manner

Coach Mark Dalgliesh said in accepting the award last week’s weather was said to be a one in 40 year event and Saturday’s grand fi nal was a one in 10 year event for the mighty red and whites.

From the very fi rst bounce the Miners adapted to the windy conditions far better than their more experienced opponents, and with the winning experience over Ol-ympic Dam in the second semi fi nal still fresh in their minds, nothing was going to stop them taking the next step to win the fl ag.

It took a little time for the match to settle as both sides were becoming acustomed to the conditions, and while OD had the fi rst shot on goal for a minor score it was the Roxby Miners who steadied and with the aid of a 50 metre penalty got the fi rst goal through Prosser, who would become the thorn in the side of the OD defence as he piled on another fi ve before half time.

But in typical grand fi nal footy it was a tough, hard game and with the strong wind blowing across the ground it didn’t make it the spectacle fans had hoped for.

OD were repelled time again by the strong defence of the Miners led by “Captain Grumpy” Jared Pyke ably assisted by Chislett, Orr and Crafter.

Up forward Rose and Watson were putting immense pressure on the OD half back line as they continually bobbed up for possessions and Chesson was his usual busy self.

When Todd Roberts goaled from 30 metres out and Prosser kicked his second a change came over the game as the Miners moved up a notch and their pace and fi t-ness became a telling factor as they hit the ball fi rst and were prepared to run harder than OD.

Had it not been for Moyse in the last line of defence with a couple of telling marks the Miners would have been further in front by the end of the fi rst.

FIRST QUARTER Roxby Miners 3-0OD Devils 0-1

During the huddle OD coach Scott Peek urged his players to attack through the canteen side of the ground and only defend on the other side.

With what appeared to be many more red jumpers around the ball and the ease at which they were clearing the centre bounces, OD had a lot of work to do to get back into the game.

A goal from McBey set the Miners on their way but they were assisted greatly by very undisciplined play that saw umpire Daddow give two 50 metre penalties against the Devils allowing Hannan to put another on the board opening up a very handy lead in a low scoring game.When Seb Holbrook had a snap shot from deep in the pocket the OD fans were hoping for a lift. His shot hit the post for a minor score and so went any chance of OD posting their fi rst goal before half time.

As the quarter continued the Miners’ pace was telling on some of the older legs of the OD side. Hornhardt and Taylour were doing what they could against a tide of Miners.

In a controversial judgement OD lost its playing coach Scott Peek when he was sent from the fi eld after being red carded and subsequently reported.

Th is upset fans and shook the confi dence of the Devils as they seemed to lack direction for some time after.

More goals to the Miners through Prosser and Zeptner and by half time they had a 10 goal lead. To that point in the game OD were chasing jumpers, a trend that was to continue for the entire game.

HALF TIME Roxby Miners 10-2OD Devils 0-3

Th e crowd was stunned that OD had not registered a goal in a half a game of football, almost unheard of for this side that has boasted the minor premiership and

many other fl ags in the last 10 years.While the Miners and their fans were quietly pleased

with the scoreline, they like the rest of the big crowd, were waiting for the OD to explode into action.

In the third quarter favoured by the wind turning slightly to the bar end of the ground it was the Devils’ best chance and as they say this is usually the premier-ship quarter. Not to be for OD. While they did manage to scramble through their fi rst goal the game changed to a rebounding one with defences working overtime and the scoreboard attendants not troubled too much.

It was Matt Darrie who kicked the OD goal for the quarter. Scott Montgomerie moved off the ball to in front of goal where he always looked as though he could break the game open, but was off line in a couple of shots on goal and was closely checked by the Pyke, Chislett and company.

Th e Miner’s only goal for this quarter came off the boot of Cody Kenny and while it was a low scoring term it did give the Miners the chance to come home with the aid of the continual and energy sapping wind.

THIRD QUARTER SCORESRoxby Miner 11-4OD Devils 1-5

Th e fi tter Roxby District players took the last quarter before them with Rose, Telfer Prosser, Finey and a host of others getting plenty of the ball.

The normally reliable backbone of the OD team couldn’t get into the game with Cam Green outplayed, Daniel Rogers fi nding it hard to break the packs in his normal style and Montgomerie having no infl uence around the ground or up forward.

Th e fans could sense the last quarter was a mere for-mality and with two goals added to the score for the Miners and just one off the boot of Scott Montgomerie for OD, the game was over and the premiership shield had changed hands.

Th e Miners in their third consecutive grand fi nal with their arch rivals, fi nally celebrated with an emphatic vic-tory.

FINAL SCORESRoxby Miners 13-6OD Devils 2-6

WOOMERA & DISTRICTS FOOTBALL LEAGUE INC

Grand fi nal 4th Sept 10

Roxby Districts 13 goals 7 behinds 85 points defeated Olympic Dam 2 goals 6 behinds 18 points

Best players for Roxby 1st R Prosser, 2nd J Rose, 3rd B Chesson, 4th J Telfer, 5th D Hannan.Goal scorers R Prosser 6, goals J Telfer 2, goals D Hannan, I McBey, K Zeptner, S Kaminski, T Roberts 1 goal each.

Best players for OD 1st C Taylour, 2nd D McKenna, 3rd T Hornhardt, 4th M Darrie, 5th D Moyse.Goal scorers S Montgomerie, M Darrie 1 goals each.

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1. Spencer Crafter helped hold up Roxby Miner’s strong defence, as Olympic Dam’s Matt Darrie chases him down.arrie chases him down.

2. Cam Green could do 2. Cam Green could do little as he was set upon little as he was set upon by a pack of Roxby by a pack of Roxby District players who District players who backed each other up backed each other up throughout the game.throughout the game.

3. Top goal scorer for 3. Top goal scorer for the Miners, Ricky Prosser the Miners, Ricky Prosser was the leading goal was the leading goal scorer and took some scorer and took some great marks in the windy great marks in the windy conditions.conditions.

4. The main stay of the Roxby defence was the high marking and strong rebounding Jared Pyke who continued his Mail Medal winning form.

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Sweet victory for Miners

Miners break 10 year Miners break 10 year premiership droughtpremiership drought

In what was billed as the “Clash of the Titans” only a week ago, the 2010 Woomera and District Football Grand Final will go down as the “Th rashing of a

Titan”.

Roxby District Miners overcame a grand fi nal losing streak in seasons 2008 and 2009 to decimate the all powerful Olympic Dam Devils, setting a new era in local football and setting a new benchmark in the league for seasons to come.

See the full game report on page 19.

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