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By Millie Thomas

Approximately 30 volunteers turned up on Sunday to par-ticipate in the 23rd annual

Clean Up Australia Day.

Th e day was considered a success by locals and as with previous years the Roxby Downs Scout Group made

up a large contingent of volunteers. Leader in Charge Antoine Brouns

was happy with the day’s eff orts.“I think it went pretty good,” Mr

Bruons told Th e Monitor on Monday. “We did a fair few areas more than we normally do, and had a good turn out.”

Mr Bruons also said it was good

to see more members of the general public involved this year in addition to the Scouts’ group’s presence, and the areas they cleared also seemed cleaner than previous years.

“Th e area we had was reasonably clean, and that was the area around the school,” he explained. “Th e years prior we used to do the one around

the church and all along Tutop and down the street from there, and there was always a lot of rubbish in those bushes, but I didn’t think this one was that bad.”

Th is year, more than 550,300 vol-unteers participated in the event, across 7341 sites around Australia. Early fi gures released from Clean Up

Australia Day predicted approximate-ly 16,150 tonnes of rubbish would have been removed nationwide.

Since its inception in 1990, Aus-tralian volunteers have donated more than 26,100,600 million hours towards Clean Up Australia Day, and have removed an estimated 288,650 tonnes of rubbish across the country.

Antoine, Nathan, Sonya and Patrick up

the back, with Brianna, Jennah and Ben in

the middle and Renee and Michael in the

front helped at Clean Up Australia Day last

weekend. Turn to 1 for more photos.

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By Millie Thomas

P arkin Patrol Minister Reverend John Dim finished his work in the

region recently after nine years of dedicated service.

Reverend Dihm will move on to his next station as the new Pil-bara Patrol Minister in Western Australia.

A service provided by Frontier Services, Reverend Dihm was based in Hawker, South Aus-tralia, and travelled to the rural and remote communities as far north as the Northern Territory

and Queensland borders, encom-passing 75 pastoralist stations, two Frontier Services Health clinics, three hospitals and schools.

His work also included the rural and remote communities of Anda-mooka, Leigh Creek, Innamincka

and Marla.Frontier Services Remote Area

Nurse with the Andamooka Com-munity Dianne Bilka said Rev Dihm was very good at his job and would be missed in the Andamoo-ka community.

“Sometimes when we referred people for counselling he would go and see him, otherwise he was here having chats with us, and see-ing how we were going,” she said.

“He helped with the pastoral care of some of the towns’ folk who needed it.”

He provided counsel to those within his patrol range, starting off in 2004 helping those battling drought.

“Patrol Ministry is a ministry of friendship,” John said, refl ecting on his time. “You’ve got to be with people, mix with them, work with

them and cry with them. You have got to become part of the fabric of the community.”

John has played a big role in the looking out for the mental health of outback people.

“We give 110 per cent but you get 120 per cent back. I’m just amazed by how many wonderful people are out here in the out-back,” said John.

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While the depar-ture of Arid Recovery’s

E d u c a t i o n a n d Community Officer Hannah Spronk has no doubt left a void in the Arid Recovery com-

munity, it has recently been fi lled with a well-known local face.

Community-minded Sam Secker has taken up the position as their Ed-ucation and Community Assistant and is excited to join the team.

Sam has lived in Rox-by Downs for over fi ve years with her partner and three children.

She has committed herself to being involved in community groups and events, as Event Organiser of the Roxby Community Postie Bash,

the Red eARTh Festival Event and Sponsorship Coordinator, and is also involved with Dirt Cir-cuit and local junior footbal.++++

“I believe the more you put into the community, the more you get out of it,” explained Sam last week.

A main aim in her new role with Arid Recovery will be to encourage more community in-

volvement and aware-ness of what the group does at the reserve.

“The Arid Recovery team do great things and are a driven team that pride themselves on the work they do,” Sam said.

“I am excited to be starting this new role and look forward to bringing you news and information on what the Arid Recovery team are doing.”

Kristen Worby (daughter of Michael and Kerry Worby, both of Roxby

Downs) married Thomas Dwyer (son of Anthony Dwyer of Adelaide and

Adrianne Dwyer of Mount Gambier.)at the Bethany Lutheran Church in the

Barossa Valley on February 22, 2013. The reception was held at the Novotel.

Guests travelled from all around Australia to share in

the day. Kristen and Tom are honeymooning at Bora Bora.

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A public cam-paign intended to turnaround

a substantial shortfall in Federal funding for the Digital Radio Project was launched by the Community Broadcasting A s s o c i a t i o n o f Australia (CBAA) recently.

Th e Federal Depart-ment of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy allocated $11.1 million between 2008 and 2012 to establish community digital radio services.

Without restoration of funding to this pro-ject in the next budget announcement in May, CBAA will be forced to close all community digital radio services in two entire Australian cities.

“While this situa-tion specifi cally aff ects metropolitan wide community stations in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, this access is as an important foot-hold to digital radio,” said a CBAA spokes-person. “It is essential that community radio ensures that its future is secured on the same platforms alongside

commercial and public radio.”

RoxFM Manager Julian Tregenza said while Roxby’s local radio station does not broadcast digitally, it does not mean RoxFM will continue analogue broadcasting forever.

“In the long-term it could be devastating for small community stations that do not have access to large revenue streams that larger (city) stations may have,” Mr Tregen-za said.

“If this funding is cut and it aff ects these large stations to such an extent that they can-not broadcast – what hope do any small sta-tions have of ever going digital? None.”

Community radio is the only independent form of broadcast me-dia, and often commu-nity radio stations pro-vide essential services, which include high lev-els of local content, all genres of music, eth-nic and multicultural, Indigenous, religious, reading for print hand-icapped and communi-ty access.

“By removing the funding, the Govern-ment is effectively giving a monopoly to

the corporate owned stations meaning an entire section of our media landscape is owned by the few who are interested simply in making profi t – this is not healthy for any sec-tion of the media,” Mr Tregenza said.

He also pointed out this was not the first time a move such as this had been made by the Government, with

Minister for Broad-band, Communica-tions and the Digital Economy Stephen Conroy last year re-moving funding to the Australian Music Radio Airplay Project, which promotes independent Australian musicians on community radio.

RoxFM has already started supporting CBAA’s campaign by writing to Minister

Conroy in both a ge-neric and personal fashion.

“Listeners will also hear community an-nouncements on Rox-FM regarding this over the next few weeks,” fi nished Mr Tregenza.

For more informa-tion, visit the cam-paign’s website, http://committocommuni-tyradio.org.au/.

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A rid Recovery has put out a plea to locals, urging them

to volunteer their time to upkeep the maintenance of the Reserve fence.

Th e unique ‘fl opped’ fence is maintained on almost a daily basis, but at current, a major repair is needed on ap-proximately fi ve kilometres of internal fencing.

Community and Education Assistant Sam Secker said some major factors aff ecting the external fence included strong winds and rain.

“Also, large kangaroos jumping into the fence can cause damage,” she explained.

However, it has been the success of the introduction of burrowing bettongs inside the reserve that has called for a need for the internal fencing to be fi xed.

“Inside the reserve we have been so successful with our re-introduction of bettongs that they are now burrowing between paddocks and trying

to fi nd new areas to move in to,” Sam said.

“So we have a big job to fi x one of our internal fences that has been there for over 10 years.”

Building a new fence at the Reserve has become a tradition built over 15 years, and something Sam said lo-cals should be excited to be a part of.

However, because of the nature of labour building fences, the project requires only adult and teenage vol-unteers.

“We have a great group of regular volunteers who help us out, but with a job like this we need as many people as we can,” she said.

Volunteer days with small or large groups can be sched-uled during the week as well as on Saturdays. Call Sam Secker on 0459 161 038 or email [email protected], to help coordinate and schedule productive vol-unteer times.

By Millie Thomas

S tudents in the Far North region were were delivered com-

pelling speeches about vocational opportunities for their future as part of the Advantage SA’s Speakers in Schools program last week.

Th e tour included St Bar-bara’s Parish School and Roxby Downs Area School, as well as Roxby Downs Kindergarten, Andamooka Primary School and Woomera Area School over last Th ursday and Friday.

Speakers for this tour in-cluded talented locals BHP Billiton Training Advisor Paige Aldenhoven and BHP Billiton Graduate Community Relations Advisor Jessica Da-vis, as well as Arid Recovery General Manager, Kylie Piper.

It also included, Uni SA Marketing Officer Tracey Watson, and Andrea McCa-rthy and Brad Bennett from RESA.

Speakers shared their career success stories with students, in a bid to encourage and in-spire their choices after leav-ing school.

Advantage SA CEO Karen Raff en said in a statement the program gives South Austral-ian students in regional are-as the opportunity to engage

with a range of career and lifestyle experts.

“We are delighted to be vis-iting the Far North and assist-ing with the career develop-ment of students in regional areas,” Ms Raff en said.

“Th ese tours give students a chance to interact with profes-sionals at the top of their game who can give advice about making career decisions.”

Andrew Barnfi eld, BHP Bil-liton Olympic Dam head of Health, Safety, Environment and Community agreed.

“The Speakers in Schools program is an integral part of students’ development and assists them with identifying the appropriate pathways to achieve their career goals,” Mr Barnfi eld said.

“BHP Billiton Olympic Dam continues to be a proud sup-porter of this wonderful edu-cational program.”

Since its inception in 2005, almost 150,000 students across South Australia have seen presentations from the program’s 500 plus speakers.

Th e program is sponsored by the Government of South Australia, BHP Billiton Olym-pic Dam, Uni SA and the Credit Union of SA. For fur-ther information, visit www.speakersinschools.com.au.

Speakers in Schools inspire far north students

Volunteers needed at Arid Recovery

Advantage SA’s Alexandra Tedesco, BHP Billiton Paige Aldenhoven, Uni SA’s

Tracey Watson, RESA’s Andrea McCarthy and Sean Holden and Arid Recovery’s

Kylie Piper at RDAS last Friday.

Digital radio in danger Digital radio in danger

Presenter Kath Messner supports the campaign and has

also written to Minister Conroy. She belives community radio is an important form of communication,

especially in isolated areas such as Roxby.

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B icycle riding was high-lighted recently on a Roxby Downs police

report when it stated two riders had been expiated for riding without their helmets.

While Senior Sergeant Terry Boylan admits cyclist safety is an ongoing issue both in Roxby Downs and elsewhere, there are a number of rules that cyclists should adhere to, to optimise safety.

Cyclists can be charged with driving under the infl uence (DUI) regarding drugs or liquor if they have faculty impairment.

Cyclists cannot be more than two abreast and not more than 1.5 metres apart.

Only one person should be on the bike at one time, however child carrier seats, tandems and bicycle trailers are exceptions.

All passengers and riders on a bicycle must wear an Australian Standard 2063 approved bicy-cle helmet. Th e helmet must be properly adjusted and securely fastened.

You must not be towed or hold on to a moving vehicle. Th is may incur an expiation notice.

You must keep as close as rea-sonably practicable to the left side of the road except when making a right turn, where the road is divided into lanes and when overtaking.

Th e rider must be sitting in the bicycle seat facing towards and

astride the bicycle, making it ille-gal to ‘donkey’ passengers.

Only bicycle riders under the age of 12, or an adult accompa-nying the child must are permit-ted to ride on a footpath. Whilst doing this, riders must exercise due care and consideration for pedestrians.

You must always have at least one hand on the handlebars and have full control of the steering of a bicycle whilst riding.

It is important for bicycle rid-ers to remember that bicycles are classifi ed as vehicles, as are cars, trucks and the like. Th erefore, rid-ers have the same responsibilities and must obey the same rules as motorists.

Woomera will host three of Australia’s top young actors during the pro-

duction of new fi lm Th e Infi nate Man.

Aussie actors Josh McConville (Underbelly, Wild Boys, Redfern Now) Logie nominated Hannah Marshal (Packed to the Rafters) and Alex Dimitriades (Th e Slap, Head On, Underbelly) will star in the new production.

The Infinate Man is “a time travel comedy romance about Dean, an unorthodox scientist whose attempts to change the past and fi x his relationship with

girlfriend Lana reveal him to be his own worst enemy.”

Writer/Director Hugh Sullivan will make his feature fi lm debut and the movie will be produced by Hedone’s Production’s Kate Croser and Sandy Cameron.

“Th e Infi nate Man promises to be one of the most original and inventive Australian fi lms you will see, and it’s so exciting to now be in production and bringing the script to life,” Ms Croser said.

Infi nate Man is a Hedone Pro-duction in association with Bon-sai Films with investment from the SA Film Corporation through their FilmLab funding initiative.

Development assistance has also

come from Screen Australia.

South Australian Film Corpora-

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project was exactly what Filmlab

was all about.

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about Th e Infi nate man because

while it is a hugely ambitious fi lm,”

Mr Harris said.

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through the program and once

again demonstrates not just the

depth of talent in the State but

also the distinctiveness of each of

these fi lmmaking voices.”

Woomera home to new fi lm

Cycling safety under the spotlight

Stars of The Inifi nite Man Josh McConville, Hannah Marshal and Alex Dimitriades.

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By Millie Thomas

Local radio station RoxFM, in conjunction with the Roxby Council Community Team will

bring a live music festival to Roxby Downs in 2013.

Th e festival will be funded by a Fes-tivals Australia Grant from the Aus-tralian Council for the Arts, and calls are now being put out to assemble a committee to spearhead the project.

So far, international acts such as Low-rider and Aussie hip-hop legends the Funkoars have been booked in for the event, to be held in August.

“We’re putting together a planning team to help us decide which other acts to include, and to make sure it’s a cool event that appeals to local young people,” explained Vivienne Holloway, Business and Cultural Development Consultant.

In particular, the project hopes to attract team members in the 12-25 age range, as well as substantial local sponsorship to help make the event a success.

“Th e more support the more acts. We want to make sure that tickets remain aff ordable!” Ms Holloway explained.

Community Projects Offi cer Laura Gray said the team will be involved in all aspects of the event. “Th e planning team will select the artists, name the event and be involved in all aspects of running the festival; we really want young people to be central in these de-cisions.”

Although Roxby already off ers a huge array of community events, Ms Hollo-way believes it’s time to hold an event specifi cally for youth.

“Roxby has great events but it has been a while since there has been a big event especially for the 12 to 25 year olds,” she said.

“Of course the whole community is welcome! It will appeal to everyone, but this night is going to be all about the youth,” added Laura.

As many of Roxby’s youth would re-

late, most of the nearest music festivals to suit youth tastes are a minimum of 600 kilometres away.

“Roxby is doing it tough at the mo-ment. It’s especially important for us to have these sorts of things now,” Ms Holloway said.

To become involved in the project, a desire to create something ‘cool’ for Roxby’s youth is essential.

“Everyone has something to off er if they are interested in events and/or the latest in hip hop, rock, pop music. We’re especially looking for young peo-ple though aged 12 to 25 to help us plan and run it, so that we can make sure it’s the kind of event they want to see,” Ms Holloway fi nished.

Contact Ms Gray at [email protected].

“We (the youth) have an amazing chance to make it fun and shape the festival to be a legendary event in the far north,” said Ms Gray.

“I can’t even begin to explain how amazing this opportunity is for young people and the community; these artists are Big Day Out veterans, and we’re on the hunt for others.”

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Local products that resulted from a community textile workshop held last year is now on display at the Community

Library at the Roxby Cultural and Leisure Precinct.

Professional Melbourne artist Sally Darlinson visited Roxby last year, and held ‘textile’ work-shops for all ages. Participants learnt lino print-ing, printing from foam, colouring of fabric and dying of painted fabric.

Some of their artwork has now been framed, and subsequently hung in the Library.

“It’s so people can see what we’ve done, hope-fully to inspire people, to encourage people to come to workshops whenever we have them,” explained Arts and Culture Forum chairperson, Rachel Young.

“Th at way we can show from that workshop that a mixture of ages can produce a mixture of diff erent works, and it doesn’t matter what level of artist you are to have a go.”

Th ere will be an offi cial opening for the ex-hibition today, at 4.15pm in the library. Th e exhibition will be open until the end of March

The Motor Accident Commission (MAC) is calling on the community to take greater care of older road

users with statistics revealing that on average one elderly road user per month is dying on South Australian roads.

Th e statistics come after a 78-year-old man from Smithfi eld Plains died last month on Port Wakefi eld Road in a crash involving a motorcycle and a B-double semi-trailer.

For the period 2008 to 2012, people aged 70 and above accounted for 78 of the 533 deaths on South Australian roads or about 15 per cent of total road deaths.

Considering this age group currently ac-counts for only 11.2 per cent of the popu-lation but 15 per cent of road deaths shows they are over represented.

MAC Chief Executive Officer, Jerome Maguire, said as our community ages and the pool of mature road users gets increas-ingly larger, the need to focus our road safe-

ty eff orts to address the risks to older people will become increasingly important.

“For good reason, Road Safety authorities have traditionally placed an increased focus on the younger generation,” Mr Maguire said.

“In the coming decades however, the number of elderly road users will increase considerably and so too their proportion of traffi c incidents.

“When involved in traffi c crashes the risk of severe injury is considerably higher for older road users because of their physical vulnerability.

“Family members should be proactive in ensuring the safety of their loved ones on the road, especially if they are impaired with a condition that may hinder their driving abilities.

“Family members are in the best position to convince the elderly to go for a regular medical assessment and check on the im-

portant physical abilities required for driv-ing.

MAC provides critical funding to the South Australia Police (SAPOL) for the de-livery of Road Safety Education (RSE) to older road uses.

“Th e funding allows people to take part in important RSE in their respective commu-nity group,” Mr Maguire said.

“Th e education is important to respect-fully inform the elderly about the functional limitations that go with aging, and the aids available to continue driving a car safely for as long as possible.

“Th e RSE off ers an opportunity to educate our older road users about recent changes in traffi c situations and rules, and off ers advice and guidance to deal with problem situa-tions that they could come across while out on the roads,” Mr Maguire said.

Textile workshop to be displayed

P arty plan business Envy Jewellery will make its first appearance at

Market Day this month, and is looking for local consultants.

Business Manager SA Mer-yl Perks said the company had

recognised the potential in Roxby Downs and had already confi rmed a few party bookings.

Envy jewellery started six years ago and is well established in Australia but is still quite new in SA. Consultant numbers have jumped from two to 50 in the

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Elderly drivers dying on South Australian roads

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In a bid to involve more children and families, Arid Recovery will now to host children’s parties at their Reserve on the Bor efi eld Road.

“It would be fantastic for them to see what the guys do out there,” explained Education and Com-munity Assistant Sam Secker.

Arid Recovery is a unique restoration initiative that aims to restore the land to a pre-European settlement condition, and compare it with today’s land.

Th eir Desert Birthdays will encompass either a camp out or day time party, with a BYO, or sup-plied food, drink and birthday cake option.

Children will be able to experience alternative birthday party activities, such as nocturnal walks and animal tracking, geocaching and much more.

“I think it would be something diff erent for them to do, wide open spaces, can go spotlighting and experience things they may have never experienced before,” explained Sam.

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Nystar expansion considered a major development

The proposed $350 million transformation of Nyrstar’s existing smelting operations into a cleaner poly-metallic processing and recovery facility at Port Pirie has been

declared a major development.

Minister for Planning John Rau declared on Th ursday last week the project to be of major environmental, social and economic importance to the State under section 46 of the Development Act 1993.

Th e declaration of the project triggers the most extensive devel-opment assessment process in South Australia.

New management plan for Lake Eyre Basin Fisheries

A new management plan for the Lake Eyre Basin Fisheries has been released to ensure the long-term sustainability of the fi shery, Minister for Fisheries Gail Gago announced

last week.

Th e new plan provides a policy framework for management of the commercial, recreational and Aboriginal traditional fi shing sectors in the region.

Minister Gago said the framework will provide clear guidelines on the management arrangements required to maintain the health and long term sustainability of the fi shery.

“Th e Lake Eyre Basin is a unique fi shery with nothing quite like

it in South Australia,” Ms Gago said.“It is one of the largest internally draining river systems in the

world and its natural environment is unique, relatively undisturbed and includes sites of high conservation signifi cance that supports wetlands of international signifi cance.

Cattle Industry cost increase

A meeting to discuss changes in the Cattle Industry Fund contribution rate will be held in Port Augusta this Friday.

Th e South Australian Cattle Advisory Group (SACAG) is currently consulting with producers and likely collection agents across the state about proposed changes to the contribution rate and the way the industry contributes to the Cattle Industry Fund.

Cattle producers with an active property identifi cation code (PIC) have been emailed a copy of the discussion paper. An electronic version of the paper is available on the SACAG webpage at: www.pir.sa.gov.au/sacag

Th e proposed changes include: • Increasing the CIF contribution rate to $1.50 per head of stock • Collecting the CIF contribution at the point-of-sale for all SA

cattle; and • Using collection agents (i.e. stock agents and abattoirs) to col-

lect and remit CIF contributions on behalf of vendors. People within the industry have an opportunity to make written

submissions or discuss this face-to-face with members of the SA Cattle Advisory Group at various meetings across the State. Th e nearest meeting for the local region will be at Ian’s Western Hotel in Port Augusta this Friday at 1.30pm.

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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 Downs. Got an idea for a story or some feedback on a story in the Roxby InBusiness Column? Email vholloway@

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So what types of intel can you glean from free ABS stats?

Th e ABS has information on :People: including population and house-

hold characteristics; age and population dis-tribution; projections; population size and growth; family and community; housing; labour; and personal, family and household finances.Economy: including business characteristics; eco-nomic growth; foreign investment, trade and debt; labour; productivity; and prices and price indexes.Environment and energy: including climate and natural resources; energy; land use and manage-ment; natural resources; sustainability and waste.Industry: including construction; mining; manufac-turing; land use and management; fi nance; property and business services; retail; tourism and hospitality; and culture and leisure.

You can use this as intel for your business to:Better understand your market : Before you pitch

a new service or off ering, dig about for statistics to make sure that market actually exists, and fi nd out how large it is. As an example, thinking about going online or getting into social media? Th e ABS can tell you how many people in your target market ac-tually have and use the internet. Save yourself a lot of time and money if you fi nd out that they don’t.Locate potential clients: If you have a product or service for a particular target audience you can use statistics to help you fi nd out where they are. As an example, you have a product or service ide-ally designed for women, aged 35 to 50, who earn between $40,000 and $60,000 a year. You can fi nd out where they are in abundance using ABS stats.Improve: your marketing strategy: Marketing is ex-pensive, by fi nding out where your target market is you can pitch your advertising in that area. Don’t waste your money advertising where they aren’t. Combine these stats with google advertising or search engine optimisation for your website and you can increase your web page hits from qualifi ed leads.Grow your business: There are even stats on what industries are growing in what regions and by how much. You can use this intel to find out where opportunities for diversification are.Support your business case: When you want a bank or an investor to support your business, even with something as simple as EFTPOS facilities, the ABS can provide you with the stats to help you demon-strate that market share and a business case exists.Estimate your market share: Th e ABS has data on industries region by region. You know how much you are turning over, you can work out how much of the market you have compared to your competitors.

I just discovered, by wandering through the treasure trove that is the ABS website that the ABS off ers free fi ve minute phone consultation services to help you locate the information you are looking for!

The new turf at ST Barbs looks awesome!! It’s great to see kids having a huge space to run around.

Roxby Mum

It’s times like these you can see Roxby doesnt have long pockets... raising money for a local in a time of need,

once again, is what I love about this community.Proud Local

It’s great to see the new lolly shop open! It’s something new for all the big and little kids in town!!

Sweet Tooth

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South Australian Far North pho-tographer Julie Fletcher has a love for Australia, adventure and the

great outdoors.

Th at passion is evident in her work, now being sold at the Woomera Heritage Centre.

Th e recently added collection includes prints as well as framed images of amaz-ing landscapes and scenes from across the region.

Fletcher, who calls the Flinders Ranges and outback home, has been recognised

across the globe for her talents. Last year she won a 2012 International

Nature Photography Award and the People’s Choice Award for a photo called “Grave-yard”, currently exhibited in the South Aus-tralian Museum.

In 2013 Fletcher will have work exhibit-ed from as far and wide as Las Vegas, New York, and the Stockman’s Hall of Fame in Longreach… and, of course, Woomera.

“I live for photography and breathe it every chance I get,” Fletcher said.

“I travel the length and breadth of Out-back Australia to capture fresh and unique landscapes and nature images,”

Th e works, which include scenes from surrounding regions across Outback SA, in-cluding the Borefi eld Road and Oodnadatta Track, can be bought as hard copy prints in gift boxes, or large framed special editions.

To fi nd out more go to www.juliefl etch-erphotography.com.au or drop into the Woomera Heritage Centre on your next journey down south.

Whether they are based on the Pilbara’s off shore mega-projects or within the remote mining sector of South Australia,

women working across Australia’s vast resource sector can now benefi t from the industry’s fi rst dedicated virtual mentoring program.

Launched recently by Th e Australian Women in Resources Alliance (AWRA), the AWRA e-men-toring program is connecting experienced mining, oil and gas professionals with women in the earlier stages of their careers.

This innovative online portal is delivered by resource industry employer group AMMA with support from the Australian Government under the National Resource Sector Workforce Strategy.

AMMA director of group services Tara Diamond, says the fi rst round of e-mentoring partnerships has commenced, with both men and women mentors providing guidance to women seeking to further their resources careers.

“Th e AWRA e-Mentoring Program is a key part of AWRA’s wider strategy to increase the participation of women in resource jobs from the current 15.2 per cent to 25 per cent by 2020,” Ms Diamond said .

“Th e remote locations and non-traditional work schedules typical of Australia’s diverse resource industry often make it diffi cult for career-driven women to connect with experienced industry men-tors.

“Th e AWRA e-Mentoring Program now delivers this mentoring opportunity through a structured, supportive online portal designed to assist women to succeed in the resource industry.

The e-Mentoring program is backed by the AWRA leadership committee comprising indus-try bodies, academics and resource employers in-cluding OZ Minerals, Newcrest Mining and Caltex Australia.

“AWRA aims to support 105 mentees and men-tors through the program in the fi rst year,” Ms Di-amond said.

Women miners to benefi t from new national online

mentoring program

Award winning images at WoomeraAward winning images at Woomera

Lightning Strikes - just one of the images from the

surrounding region by Julie Fletcher now available at the Woomera Heritage Centre.

Roxby’s Borefi eld Road captured by Julie Fletcher on one of

her many photo expeditions throughout the region.

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Working with the community,For the community.

Lyn Breuer MP

Member for Giles

Andamookacommunity newsletter

By Millie Thomas

The Andamooka a i r s t r i p h a s officially closed,

following a decision made at an Andamooka Progress Opal Miners’ Association (APOMA) meeting recently.

As previously report-ed in The Monitor, the airstrip was not utilised enough by pilots to war-rant the provision of avi-ation fuel, nor constant maintenance. It also does not bring income to An-damooka.

It has been suggested the closure of the airstrip may inhibit external ser-vices, such as the Royal Flying Doctors’ Service (RFDS), coming to town.

However APOM A Chairperson Stefan Bil-ka said costs remain too high, and the closure will

not aff ect the service.“(It’s) not worth it,”

Mr Bilka said. “We have Roxby nearby with a bitu-men airstrip for the fl ying doctor.”

He estimated the need for an RFDS callout to be seven to eight times a year.

Th ere was also irreg-ular vandalism on the airstrip, which made conditions dangerous for planes to land on.

“We decided that we close the airstrip; it had been damaged by van-dals. Some happy, go-lucky drivers who went and did donuts out there.”

Andamooka Town Management Committee Administrator Deb Allen supported APOMA’s de-cision, saying “all it does is take money out of the community, it doesn’t put anything back in.”

By Millie Thomas

Andamooka’s Country Women’s Association ‘Boo-

teek’ op shop recently sent $6000 as an aid to flood affected areas of Queensland.

Volunteer Val Harrison said the well renowned op shop held a ‘$5 a bag’ day, of which the proceeds they doubled with their own money and sent through to those aff ected.

Meanwhile, donations to the op shop are coming in thick, with approximately 30 complete king single beds, corner units and even two kitchen sinks being donated last week.

Val said the shop will sell each complete bed unit for $50 each.

By Millie Thomas

A spate of damage to public areas in Andamooka was

most likely the result of boredom, according to Offi cer in charge Brevet Sergeant Kelly Chidgey.

During the school holi-days, damage to the pub-lic toilets, Skate Park and historic cottages in the form of punched through holes started appearing.

The damage coincid-ed with the local pool being closed due to maintenance problems

for a number of weeks, leading to Brevet Sgt Chidgey concluded, boredom amongst some of the town’s youth.The offenders were caught following the in-cidences.

Brevet Sgt Chidgey charged one driver with driving under the infl u-ence, and said she has issued a large amount of speeding fi nes recently.

She would like to re-mind drivers to remain vigilant with their speed, particularly while driving in town.

By Millie Thomas

E arthworks have started behind the Andamooka Opal Hotel, raising ques-

tions about the intent of the currently closed business.

According to Andamooka Town Management Commit-tee Administrator Deb Allen,

owners of the Opal Hotel, Th e Matthews Group, had building plans approved two years ago to extend a large amount of ac-commodation units attached to the Hotel.

“I got onto DPTI (the De-partment of Planning, Trans-port and Infrastructure) just to make sure the works were all

approved, and really all their doing is extending their building approval,” Ms Allen said.

She explained Th e Matthews Group needed to undertake some signifi cant works to keep the building approval alive, and their work last week has now furthered the approval for an-other two years.

Th e works may indicate Th e Matthews Group to maintain their access to Andamooka, despite the Opal Hotel having closed for business on Australia Day this year.

Mr Brett Matthews, Co-Di-rector of Th e Matthews Group was unavailable for comment at time of print.

Construction behind OpalConstruction behind Opal

Closed local airstrip

won’t inhibit fl ying doctor

Damage due to boredom

Andamooka CWA donate to fl oodsAndamooka CWA donate to fl oods

Andrea and Shane Lippasaar and Arthur and Val Harrison receiving the

fi rst of a large load of beds, corner units and even kitchen sinks last week!

BELOW Andamooka Boo-Teek.

TUTU BA OUTand


Luke Holbrook and Rein

Geraghty at the ODCC

celebrations.

Amanda Partington and Kathy

Hoffmann caught up for a drink before

attending the ODCC celebrations

recently.

Kaye Doyle and Bill Boehm

at Chives recently.

Richard, William and Jane

Gloster enjoyed dinner at

Chives recently.

Father and son Andrew and Damien Strawbridge

having dinner at The Club.

Phone 8671 0053 CLUBKARAOKE

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Proud parents Wal and Kellie would like to introduce

their beautiful baby boy “Lucas Dylon Baker Monfries” born on January

9, 2013 weighing a healthy 8lb 4oz.

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Teen TalkCOMPETITIONHave

your say!What is your favourite

movie? Your suggestions could be played at the Moonlight Cinema during

Youth Week!Text ‘Teen Talk’ and your

message to 0439 898 159

[email protected] (08) 8671 0010 www.roxbydowns.com

Daniel Bulman, Michael Williams, Brodie Sexton

hanging out.

In 25 words or less, tell uswhy you love Roxby!

Movie Tickets up for grabs!Email [email protected]

for your chance to win!

RoxFM LIVE

MUSIC FESTIVALWe are looking for young people between

12-25 years to join the team! They will be involved in selecting the artists, naming and graphic design for the event, and managing

the volunteers and Festival on the night.This is your chance to have fun and meet

new people, learn how to run a music festival, and be part of the biggest youth

event in Roxby for 2013!Contact Laura Gray to express your interest.

Brodie and Brock used their muscle to help clean up Roxby

Downs as part of Clean Up Australia Day last Sunday.

William, Eric, Allan and Brock at

the pool on Sunday.

Lachlan and Zoe at the pool enjoying a snag after Clean Up Australia Day on Sunday.

Owen, Angus, Tanya, Brianna

and Andromeda enjoyed a

free sausage after Clean Up Australia Day.

Michael and Anthony lend

a helping hand at Clean Up Australia Day on Sunday.

Greg Gardiner, the Amoy Family, Burggraaff Family and Dregg Family

all banded together for Clean Up Australia Day

last Sunday.

Rohan, with baby Miley, Jersey-Kate, Alana and Ebony. Alana is the face behind local

business Jem Creations. Find her at

www.facebook.com/JEMCreationsMadeWithLove


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ROXBY COUNCIL

Opening hours Monday to Friday9 am to 4.30 pm

Council provides transport services including:

• Vehicle registration • Boat registrations

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

All enquiries 131 084.

Opal Road Landfi llOpening hours

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

Levies apply for businessesRecycling can be taken either

to the Opal Landfi ll orBSH Waste Solutions on Gosse Street

All enquiries: 8671 1154

Opening hours 9.00 am to 5 pm Mon / Wed / Fri

9.30 am to 5 pm Thursday9.30 am to 12 noon Saturdays

Telephone 8671 0660 • Fax 8671 1418Email: [email protected]

Library membership is free. Wide range of resources are available including books, DVDs, magazines and internet facilities.

Toddler Story Time Tuesdays 9.30 and Thursdays 2pm.

Opening hours

9 am to 5 pm weekdays

Telephone 8671 0010 • Fax 8671 0452

Email: [email protected]

After hours emergency

Mobile 0418 892 870

Web www.roxbycouncil.com

SERVICE SAWASTE MANAGEMENTLIBRARYCOUNCIL OFFICE

NEWS IN NEWS IN BRIEFBRIEFR esidents may have noticed some

diff erent streetlights in Roxby as they take their evening stroll

over the past few months.

Roxby Power Manager, David Hal-lett, told our roving reporter this week, "Over the last few months Roxby Power has been trialling several diff erent types and sizes of LED street lights.

“To date these have all been white in colour, but the intention is to retain the yellow light eff ect should we go further than just the trials.”

Currently two lights in Stuart Road and two in Sida Drive are being trialled. Th ese trials are to fi nd the correct size of light that gives enough light output to replace the existing Sodium Lights.

Council are also checking the light spread.

David added, for the more technical minded folks, "Th e LED lights will use approximately half the power of the present Sodium lights, for example 220 Watt LED so far looks suitable to replace a 400 Watt Sodium.

“We are looking at the light spread also, so as to insure they won’t be in-trusive to houses behind or over the road from the lights, along with their lighting capability longways along the street. Th ese factors, along with how

they comply with the standards etcetera are all being looked at closely."

“It is a fast developing and exciting technology, there is an ever growing array of manufactures, and their prod-ucts are being developed daily, we will need to fully understand its capability before making decisions to replace the existing lighting, these trials are helping us develop that understanding,” he said.

As we become more aware of our fragile environment, and the enormous drain we place on it across the globe, with initiatives such as these, Roxby Downs residents can be confi dent that Council is sympathetic to our environ-ment and in many ways is acting with a proactive and forward thinking vision.

We believe it is time to investigate technology that is new and exciting, but more importantly more gentle on the earth and our hip pockets to some extent too.

Th e testing of the LED lights, and the results of the tests will guide our fu-ture decision making when it comes to lighting the way through Roxby Downs with regard to safety, economy and our environment at the heart of our investi-gations and future direction. Stay tuned for more information on this testing program.

Council would like to acknowlege those people who joined us for Clean up Australia

Day in Roxby Downs last weekend. We are very fortunate to have these

amazing people within our community who cared enough to spend time on the weekend cleaning up our town.

So from Council and your community – we say thanks!

R ecycling is not new to Roxby Downs anymore and even though most

of us have embraced the new waste disposal system, Council has been alerted to a few concerns, especially from the contractor charged with the job of disposing of our waste and managing the waste stream from our town.

Some friendly reminders are provided below and we hope hab-its may change to really show we are 'fair dinkum' about caring for the planet and its future for our children and generations to come:

• Please make sure you remove tops and straws from all bottles and containers you place in recy-cling bins.

• Leaving tops on containers can interfere with the crushing process during recycling and the plastic tops are not actually recy-clable as yet. Th is is also a require-ment when you take your refund-able containers to the collection point at BSH because having to stop the process to remove such things, adds time and energy to sorting recyclables and negating some of the good work we do in recycling at home. You may be asked to take any containers/bot-tles with lids still attached home with you, so it’s best to do it right the fi rst time.

• Cardboard boxes fi lled with plastic packing material can’t be bailed for recycling, so please re-move any plastic and fl atten prior to depositing at BSH or including in your yellow bin recycling.

A trip to the dump now in-volves a more conscious eff ort

to make a diff erence and sort our garbage into the specifi ed areas. If residents do this, then they are truly making a diff erence togeth-er.

The Opal Road Landfill site, which provides deposits free of charge to residents (unlike many metropolitan transfer stations), relies on our recycling and sorting ability also.

Th ere are segregated stations to off load specifi c types of waste,

like steal, whitegoods, e-waste, timber to name a few, which is a condition of entry to the site and you can be refused entry if you are not prepared to take respon-sibility for this.

Remember every ton of recy-cled matter that leaves here is recycled and not left as landfi ll, so we are reducing our drain on the planet by doing simple things at home where the waste process starts.

Council Rates for the third quarter have been issued and are due for payment on

March 20, 2013.

R eminder notices for Roxby Power’s December quarter have been sent and payment

is required by March 7, 2013.

LED shines brightly

No time to waste

New light globes are being trialled in a number of locations in Roxby.

Clean Up Australia Day


Community Board Profi le:Bill Boehm

Does Roxby need a Community Bus? Th e Community Board has recognised a need

within the Community and would like your help. Complete the survey on our Facebook Page –

Roxby downs community orhttp://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XH8NS7J

Win a FREE Ticket to the International Women’s Day Dinner – Valued at $35

Find the Women’s Network Teacup in this week’s Monitor and when you locate the Teacup be the fi rst to contact Sasha via email [email protected]

WHO’S ON THE BOARD

CONTACTING THE BOARD

BOARD MEETINGSBoard 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 presenta-tion 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 85

Roxby Downs SA 5725Mobile: 0418 833 818


Teresa Baddeley •Michelle Davis • George Giakoumis

Vicki Mason • Gaylene Crane Mary Lewis • Liz Rogers •

Cindy Harrichund •Chad Menzies • Heath Murry Bill Boehm • Kath Macalister

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BHP Billiton Olympic Dam Asset President Darryl Cuzzubbo will

address the Roxby Downs business community at the Roxby Business Forum Networking Breakfast on Th ursday, April 4 2013.

Local business managers are invited to the Networking Breakfast where they can net-work with other local business people, as well as meet and in-teract with Darryl.

Business and Cultural De-velopment Consultant to Rox-by Community, Vivienne Hol-loway said, “Th is event off ers

an opportunity to hear from Darryl on developments at Olympic Dam. I urge all local business people to attend.”

Th e event is being held by the Roxby Downs Business Forum Executive Steering Committee, the peak repre-sentative body for business in Roxby Downs and Olym-pic Dam. Th e group hold two networking events per year as well as the Roxby Downs Business Awards, and other local economic development activities.

Th e April Roxby Business Forum Networking Event will be held on Th ursday, April 4 at

7am at the Oasis Restaurant. Tickets are $30 and available from the Visitor Information Centre.

For further info contact Ms Holloway at [email protected]

B i l l ha s b e en Administrator of the Roxby

Council since 1999 and has a wealth of some 30 years diverse experience.

His experience in-cludes in local govern-ment management, community de vel-opment, leadership, project management, corporate planning,

economic development, planning, building, and civil engineering.

Bill is an enthusiastic supporter of a proac-tive local government, which embraces com-munity economic and cultural development.

Bill has also assisted regionally on a variety of economic develop-ment and local govern-ment regional organi-sations and is a current

member of the Port Au-gusta Regional Health Ser v ices Advisor y Health Committee and Regional Communities Consultative Council.

BHP Billiton Olympic Dam Asset President to address Business Community

The Community Board has recognised a need within the Community and would like your help. Complete the survey on our Facebook Page –

Roxby Downs Community

orhttp://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XH8NS7J

Does Roxby need a

community bus?

Darryl Cuzzubbo.

JOINING FORUMSIf you would like to join a forum and would like more information please

contact the following people. New members are always welcome.

ARTS and CULTURE FORUMRachel Young 0428 671 000

Thursday, March 21 @ 7.30pm

BUSINESS FORUM Laura Trotta 0412 734 964

Tuesday, April 2 @ 6.15pm

Council Boardroom

SPORTS and REC FORUMDamien Condon 0439 862 784

To be confi rmed.

COMMUNITY GARDENPatrick Ibele (08) 8671 0168


Council Boardroom

ENVIRONMENT FORUMBree Gailbraith 0448 168 167

Thursday, March 7 @ 7pm

Council Boardroom

ROXBY ROADSAFE MEETINGMichelle Hales 0418 833 818


Council Boardroom

MULTICULTURAL FORUMSasha Yantewo (08) 8671 0010

Wednesday, March 20 @ 11.30am Council Boardroom

WOMEN’S NETWORKKath Messner 0438 871 153

Wednesday, March 6 @8.30am in the Dunes Cafe


MonitorThe

ClassifiedsCALL 8671 2683

PUBLIC NOTICES SITUATIONS VACANTPUBLIC NOTICES

SITUATIONS VACANT

SITUATIONS VACANT

PUBLIC NOTICES

ODT Australis is a major contracts provider to the Olympic Dam mine site with the following employment opportunities available for highly motivated, experienced professionals to join our team.

If you have experience in one of the following areas, have a high regard for safety in the workplace and prepared to undergo a full medical and drug screen, we would like to hear from you.

AdministratorRoster and hours: Monday – Friday 0730 – 1700

Key responsibilities include: • Accounts receivable and invoicing • Project budget and cost control • Quoting • Data entry • Collating information and submitting reports • Liaison with clients and internal staff • Archiving and record keeping

To be successful in this role you must possess: • Experience in similar role in Olympic Dam operations • Minimum 5 years experience in similar role, particularly invoicing • Intermediate excel skills • Extensive experience in use of Microsoft programs • Vehicle licence • Positive attitude toward safety and company goals • Ability to work autonomously and as part of team with a team focused, dedicated, adaptable and forward thinking approach

The following is advantageous: • Pronto and Quadrem systems experience • Payroll experience • Microsoft Projects skills • Accounts payable experience

Lube/service Technician (local resident)Key responsibilities include:

To be successful in this role you must possess: • HR Truck licence • Forklift licence

• Earthmoving and heavy vehicle experience • Positive attitude toward safety and company goals • Ability to work autonomously and as part of team with a team focused, punctual and dedicated, adaptable and forward thinking approach • High housekeeping standards • Proven track record of maintaining a high standard of

medical, drug and alcohol examination • Willingness to work outside normal working hours,

The following is advantageous:

• Trades mechanic • *Hydraulic hose experience • *Mechanical trade background

• Minimum 2 years experience in similar role • OH&S training

and medical clearance form part of the minimum

ODT Australis.

To submit your application please contact ODT Australis for a registration pack and submit together with your resume,

Resources department.

Ph: (08) 8671 0336 email:[email protected]

ODT Australis Pty LtdOlympic Dam

EmploymentOpportunities

WorkPac is Australia’s largest privately owned recruitment organisation. Our Roxby Downs business centre is now hiring for the following roles.

about job opportunities in the region call the business centre direct on the number below.

Join an Industry Leader

Smarter Recruitment

(08) 8671 4622 workpac.com

WorkPacGroup

MaitlandLarge block overlooking

Yorke Valley.$65,000

0412 646 124

LAND FOR SALE

Olympic Dam Netball TrialsTuesday, March 12 6:30-8pm (RDAS Hall)

Monday, March 18, 6:30-8pm (Outside Courts)Monday, March 25, 6:30-8pm (Outside Courts)

Monday, April 8 6:30-8pm (Outside Courts)

All new players welcome.For more information contact Ali on

0410 341 020 or Andrea 0427 867 115

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 Sausag-es, 1kg Beef Mince, 20 Gourmet Pat-ties, 1kg BBQ Lamb Chops, 1 Large Met-twurst, 1kg Pork Leg Chops 1 Bottle Mar-inade, 1kg Diced Steak. Phone: 8529 2229.

HOME MOVIES transferred to DVD. VHS, Slides and Movie Films. Cheap rates, excellent qual-ity. Over 20 years experience. Phone 0403 744 666

PAINTING and Dec-orating. Residential and Commercial. Quality fi nish, sen-sible prices. Roxby based. Call Alex for a quote: 0430 495 544 BLD 238 217.

CONTAINER stor-age available at Lavricks Olympic Dam. Phone 0417 857 400.

ACCOMMODATION

SHORT term/long term at Lavricks Olympic Dam. Phone 0417 857 400 .

FOR RENT

FOUR bedroom house. Main with ensuite and WIR. Bedrooms 2 and 3 with BIR. Swimming pool, outdoor enter-tainment area. Avail-able now. $550 per week NEG. Phone 0427 514 572.

With best in class facilities I can provide

the support to help families through the

joys and challenges that a new life brings.

With so many opportunities to apply

my skills, learn new techniques and

master newmodels of care, every day is

rewarding. At SA Health, I can experience

the joy of new life and be there for my

clients when it counts.

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Behind the Famous Bottle HouseBehind the Famous Bottle HouseOpal Creek Boulevard, Andamooka & after hours by appointment

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ABANDONED CARSPursuant to Section 237 of the Local Government Act 1999, notice is hereby given that the following vehicles are being held by the Municipal Council of Roxby Downs due to abandonment:-Holden Sedan XLN-783Toyota Sedan UZY-171Holden Utility XFJ-610Holden Sedan WMG-726Ford Sedan VMZ-979Any person/s wishing to claim ownership of the above must do so within 14 days of this advertisement. Proof of ownership is required and fees and charges including any expiation fees must be paid in full before the vehicle will be released. If the vehicle is not claimed within 14 days of the publication of this notice, it will be sold by tender to recover costs.Any queries should be directed to Roxby Downs Council by telephoning 08 8671 0010 during business hours.Bill BoehmAdministratorFebruary 28, 2013

ODT Australis is a major contracts provider to the Olympic Dam mine site with the following employment opportunities available for highly motivated, experienced professionals to join our team.

If you have experience in one of the following areas, have a high regard for safety in the workplace and prepared to undergo a full medical and drug screen, we would like to hear from you.

Transport SupervisorThe Transport Supervisor will be responsible for managing the Transport team, the equipment, processes, reporting to management and liaison with stakeholders and clients.

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

manner • Manage fatigue and monitor compliance with industry and company legislation and standards • Schedule and plan loads

• Control budgets and work closely with management to meet targets • Build and maintain strong relationships with management, team and staff from other divisions as well as clients and other stakeholders

Required skills and experience • Minimum 5 years experience in similar role at supervisory/planning level • Extensive experience in MC road train operations for mining and resources industry • Sound knowledge of fatigue management, heavy vehicle accredited schemes and current legislation and industry standards • Extensive knowledge and experience in transport and logistics, general freight, oversize and over-mass loads and plant equipment moving.

Additional experience in training and assessment and mining operation will assist you in this role.

and medical clearance form part of the minimum requirement for selection and ongoing employment with ODT Australis.

To submit your application please contact ODT Australis for a registration pack and submit together with your resume,

Resources department.

Ph: (08) 8671 0336 email:[email protected]

ODT Australis Pty LtdOlympic Dam

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Roxby Downs Junior Basketball Roxby Downs Junior Basketball Association 2012-13 AwardsAssociation 2012-13 Awards

Association MVPU12 Boys - Riley HolderU12 Girls - Millie Cordy

U14 Boys - Jack DalgleishU14 Girls - Matilda Cordy

U16 Boys - Layton WestonU18 Girls - Zoey Male

U19 Mixed - Ethan Zeptner

Association Runner Up MVPU12 Boys - Bailey Chamberlain

U12 Girls - Hayley LambU14 Boys - Matt Lamb

U14 Boys - Corey MacGowanU14 Girls - Lucy PriorU16 Boys - Jake Male

U18 Girls - Renee WurfelU19 Mixed - Bailey Evans

Team MVPUnder 12

U12 B Raiders - George ClarkeU12 B Wildcats - Lachlan Geraghty

U12 B Cruisers - Riley HolderU12 B Jets - Bailey Chamberlain

U12 G Phoenix - Jasmine TovakutaU12 G Lakers - Millie Cordy

U12 G Cougars - Hayley LambU12 G Flames - Shalia Brusnahan

Under 14U14 B Cavaliers - Corey MacGowan

U14 B Thunder - Matt LambU14 B Lakers - Bailey FrenchU14 B Tigers - Jack Dalgleish

U 14 G Flames - Lucy PriorU 14 G Eagles - Kirsty Viljoen

U 14 G Bulls - Miranda SyverstenU 14 G Roxby Reds - Matilda Cordy

Under 16U16 Boys Bullets - Layton Weston

U16 Boys Lightning - Jake MaleU16 Boys Magic - Jake ZeptnerU16 Boys Magic - Joel Smith

U18 Girls Panthers - Zoey MaleU18 Girls Lightning - Renee Wurfel

Under 19U19 Mixed Hornets - Ethan Zeptner

U19 Mixed Bullets - Centaine CasserlyU19 Mixed Magic - Bailey Evans

Coaches AwardUnder 12

U12 B Raiders - George ClarkeU12 B Wildcats - Zane AnnandU12 B Cruisers - Angus Hewlett

U12 B Jets - Miki GordonU12 G Phoenix - Jada Wellgreen

U12 G Lakers - Tanisha McKinnonU12 G Cougars - Grace Forrest

U12 G Flames - Mia SobeyUnder 14

U14 B Cavaliers - Jake GotchU14 B Thunder - Luke YoungU14 B Lakers - Coby Seeby

U 14 G Flames - Emily O'SullivanU 14 G Eagles - Chloe ReidU 14 G Bulls - Mikayla Kelly

U 14 G Roxby Reds - Hannah TriceUnder 14

U16 Boys Bullets - Caleb GrohsU16 Boys Lightning - Andrew Jones

U16 Boys Magic - Sax BroughamUnder 18

U18 Girls Panthers - Millie ClarkeU18 Girls Lightning - Erika Syvertsen

Under 19U19 Mixed Hornets - Mitch Alves

U19 Mixed Bullets - Jake PillarU19 Mixed Magic - Rodney Weetra

Best on Court in Grand FinalU12 Boys - Riley Holder U12 Girls - Riley Evans

U14 Boys - Corey MacGowenU14 Girls - Miranda Syvertsen

U16 Boys - Jakew MaleU18 Girls - Maddy Young

U19 Mixed - Ethan Zeptner

In the last round of the regular season a very under strength

Olympic Dam side took on Hornridge. With only four of their A grade squad available OD won the toss and elected to bat with only nine players at the ground at that point.

Wickets fell at regular intervals from the start of the innings with only a few batsmen mak-ing double fi gures. Th e innings concluded in the 26th over with OD scrambling their way to 66. Wickets were even-ly shared amongst the bowlers with no real stand outs.

In response Hornridge passed the score for loss of only one wicket before the drinks break with Pegler making a half cen-tury. Darren Rule made his way out of retirement and bowled quite well de-spite not taking a wicket.

In the other game of the round Andamooka had a comfortable win over Woomera dismiss-ing them for around 40

runs with Mulders taking fi ve wickets. No other de-tails are available.

Th is week sees the fi rst week of the finals kick off with Minor Premiers Olympic Dam playing Roxby Rogues on Friday night, with the winner advancing to the grand fi nal.

In the other fi nal Horn-ridge and Andamooka play off on Sunday night with the winner to play following week against the loser of the OD and Rogues clash. Both games this week should be close encounters with all teams being close to full strength.

Cricket winds up minor round

Sharp wicket keeping by Hornridge’s Brett Baldey, and impressive batting by Graham Warren.

Jada Wellgreen (Phoenix) and Sophie Spartalis (Cougars) were constant

competition for eachother.

RIGHT: Under 14 Most Valuable

Player Jack Dalgleish.

BELOW: Under 12s Most

Valuable Players Riley Holder and

Millie Cordy.

Under 10 Boys Mavericks team.

U10 Girls Paige Ashlee, Madison, Jasmine, Brianna and Alex with Coach Ruth (with Josh) and Coach Regina.

Under 10 Boys Lakers team.

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Winners Teams take out titles for 2013RIGHT: Under 14 Girls premiers ‘Flames’ Tayla French (Coach); Hannah Demaine; Chloe Odgers, Lucy Prior, Emily O’Sullivan and Phoenix Toole.

BELOW: Under 12 boys premiers ‘Thunder’ Coach Erin Woolford, Brayden McKay, Kaelen Dorhirst, Riley Holder, Angus Hewitt, Liam Woolford and Caleb Kemenyvary.

BELOW RIGHT: Under 18 Girls premiers ‘Panthers’ BACK ROW - Amy Rigg; Tayla French; Millie Clarke; Zoey Male and Bailey Evans (Coach), FRONT ROW Tasma French and Laura O’Sullivan.

Photos by Simon Barrett and Millie Thomas

Under 16 Boys – ‘Lightning’ BACK ROW Kiaran Dadleh, Mitchell Ryan and Andrew Jones FRONT ROW Corey

Macgowen, Bailey French and Jake Male.

Under 18’s – ‘Hornets’ BACK ROW - Erika Syvertsen; Mitch Alves; Ethan Zeptner and FRONT ROW

- Nick Duns; Brody Grohs, Caleb Grohs.

Under 12 girls Premiers ‘Cougars’ Sophie Spartalis, Chloe B, Maddison Qualmann, Grace

Forrest, Riley Evans and Hayley Lamb.

the monitor newspaper for march 6th 2013

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