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Volume 4, Thursday 15th November, 2007

RDCWANTSSUPERCAMPS

Written byLes Rochester

The Roxby Downs Council wants major mining villages or camps for transient workers to be inte-

grated within the town’s municipal boundaries as more permanent styled accommodation.

Th is revelation was made by the coun-cil’s planning consultant Stewart Payne at a public hearing in Andamooka to hear submissions on a proposed PAR for ‘Land not within a council area’.

Th e Roxby Downs Council submission highlighted its concern about the pos-sibility of construction of accommodation facilities including camps and villages associated with mining developments close to the town.

Under the BHP Billiton Environmental Impact Statement for its planned $8 billion expansion of Olympic Dam the company is looking at ways to house its construction workforce including a suggested camp for 8,000 workers 10 kilometres from Roxby Downs on the road to Andamooka.

A new bigger airport is expected to be built adjacent to the camp.

In addressing the government’s Development Policy Advisory Committee Mr Payne said: “There should be no villages or camps for transient workers allowed within 50 kilometres of an estab-lished centre such as Roxby Downs.

“Th e Roxby Downs Council also pro-poses that such development not occur within 10 kilometres of the Woomera to

Roxby Downs road or the Roxby Downs to Andamooka road,” he said.

The council’s submission suggested to the committee that it may well be more appropriate to specifi cally list such development types (villages and camps) as non complying.

Mr Payne said the council also consid-ers it appropriate to add policy to the plan (the proposed PAR) which defi nes what a remote settlement may be in terms of distance from an established centre.

“Stand alone villages should not occur in these areas because the services should be provided by Roxby Downs within its municipal boundaries.”

Th e council’s submission stated that as a general rule, special purpose village or camp style development is appropriate in remote locations where there is no suitable service centre.

“Th is is very much the scenario in the vast majority of the outback areas,” Mr Payne said.

“However the notable exception to this occurs in proximity to Roxby Downs.

“Here a major centre with modern amenities has been established.

“Roxby may well grow to over 10,000 population (currently 4,500)” he said.

“It is therefore appropriate that plan-ning policy strongly supports the ongoing viable development of the town by ensur-ing that it benefi ts from demand for long term residential accommodation.

“It should not be simply a service sat-ellite which large numbers of transient workers descend upon as projects and activities demand,” Mr Payne said. More than 100 residents gathered to refl ect on the Australian

Servicemen and women who gave up their lives in all wars.

Above: Floral wreaths were laid on Rememberance Day in Roxby Downs.

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Roxby Downs has a new Youth Offi cer to provide leadership and to help lift the involvement of teenagers within the community.

Perdita Cooper knows what makes kids tick.

She is a mother of fi ve boys so brings not only her professional credentials to Roxby Downs but also her intimate knowledge of communicating with teenagers.

Perdita is expected to start in the job next week and is keen to hit the ground running with some innovative ideas that are sure to capture and excite the town’s youth.

“In the past I’ve designed programs specifically targeting youth leadership where the teenagers get together and decide what they need, how to implement it and set up a voice in their community,” Ms Cooper said.

Other programs that she has imple-mented in the past include strategies designed for families and teenagers, time-out rooms and even group fi tness schedules as part of holiday programs.

“In my visits to Roxby over the past few months I have seen a big need in develop-ing programs especially for the 8 to 16 year olds,” Ms Cooper said.

“So I’ll be looking at putting together group trips for the teenagers down to football matches in Adelaide, going out on

camps to hone their leadership skills and where they can basically fi nd themselves.

“I don’t like hearing the words ‘we’re bored’, it just makes me determined to fulfi ll their needs by having them make the decisions about what it is they want, and guiding them in the processes to get those things implemented,” she said.

“Th is is going to be a great challenge.”Ms Cooper has a high level of admin-

istrative skills to bring to the position and will be developing youth orientated networks right across the community.

“I’ll be out there with them, listening to them because this is their community and they must have a say in it,” she said.

“I’ll work with them in developing a Youth Advisory Council and a whole range of youth support services.

“Th ey will steer their own destiny.”Ms Cooper was appointed to the posi-

tion 4 weeks ago with the start date of next week.

Leisure Centre Manager Alan Male said: “It took us time to fi nd the right person with the right qualifi cations and skill sets to deliver the right programs for the town’s youth.

“We had to do it right because the person had to be able to develop strategies and networks both on a professional level and with teenagers.”

Roxby gets new Youth Offi cer

Right: New Youth Offi cer, Perdita Cooper.

Th ere’s been a death in the family.

The 9 Woma pythons recently released inside Arid Recovery just north of Roxby Downs over a month ago have had the fi rst death in the family.

All of the Womas were fi tted with internal radio transmitters when released.

The one and a half metre long Woma was involved in a life and death struggle with a similar sized Bush Mulga snake within the red sand dunes of Arid Recovery.

Th e Woma lost.It was consumed, or

should I say swallowed whole by the Mulga.

Not a bad eff ort seeing they were basically the

same length.Arid Recovery Manager

Adam Bester said he was out tracking the Womas and noticed a Bush Mulga snake near one of the pythons.

“I didn’t want to disturb them for fearing the Mulga might bite the Woma, so I left them be.

“However one of our vol-unteers Helen Crisp went out the next day tracking and came across the Mulga snake but couldn’t fi nd the Woma even though she was still getting a strong radio signal,” Dr Bester said.

“She made the snake move and the signal kept tracking the Mulga, that’s when she realised the bulge in the Mulga’s belly was actually the Woma with its radio transmitter still giving a

signal.“It came as a big surprise

to us but specialists at the Adelaide Zoo where the Womas were reared weren’t terribly surprised,” Dr Bester said.

Th e Mulga snake normally feeds on rodents, hopping mice and even Bilbies but is also known to take other reptiles as a food source.

“We’re going to keep tracking the Mulga snake as long as we can to gather some valueable information on it and to see how long the radio transmit-ter takes to pass through its system,” Dr Bester said.

It is a sad loss for Arid Recovery but that is what nature is about and helps to strengthen the important work that Arid Recovery does.

The sad end to a Woma

Above: A Woma Python. Inset: The culprit, a typical Mulga Snake.

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Trees were falling and bark chips fl ying last week at the Roxby Downs Community Club, as the grounds were cleared to make way for the long awaited renovations which will be built early next year.

“We needed to get rid of some of the trees, many of which were ready to fall down,” Club Manager Stev Ellard said.

“Th e big palm tree near the front door had been shedding fronds and was begin-ning to lean towards the club, it needed to be removed safely and now it has been.

“The area was cleared to make way for the renovations, which will begin in January.

“After the renovations are complete the area will be landscaped with appropriate

plants.“We all want progress and sometimes

you have to forgo some things in the short term to off er a better facility in the long run.

“I would like to thank our President Merv and all the people who helped clear the area.

“It was a great display of community spirit,” he said.

Club President Merv Rogers would like to add his praise to Mr Ellard’s, with thanks going to Outback Landscaping and Supplies, York Civil, Graham Warren, Steve White, Mark Dow, Skinny McGuiness, Trev Futurial, Scott and Daniel Rogers and Ernie Reid.

Th e Monadelphous Group has announced it has secured three new construction projects with a total value of approximately $180 million.

Th e projects include Oxiana’s Prominent Hill Gold Mine Project.

The company has told the Australian Stock Exchange it has won the contract for the structural, mechanical and piping works for the crushing, screening and mills areas at Prominent Hill, 130 kilometres north of Roxby Downs.

Th e contract is expected to be completed in the middle of 2008.

Th e company also won the contract for structural, mechanical and piping installation works as part of the upgrade of Rio Tinto Iron Ore’s Cape Lambert deep water port facilities.

Th e contract is expected to be completed in late 2008.

Th e third contract is for BHP Billiton Iron Ore’s Rapid Growth Project for structural, mechanical and piping works associated with the construction and upgrade to conveyor systems and transfer stations at the Finucane Island port facility.

Th e contract is scheduled for completion in early 2009.

Monadelphous Group Managing Director Robert Velletri welcomed these latest awards.

“Oxiana is a new client for us and we are very pleased to be associated with this signifi cant resource project in South Australia.

“We recently opened a dedicated offi ce in Adelaide and are very focused on pursuing opportunities in the region,” Mr Velletri said.

“It’s also pleasing to secure ongoing work with long-term customers BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto Iron Ore.

“Th e latest awards demonstrate that by continuing to deliver successfully for our key customers, we are able to expand into new opportunities.

“Th e Cape Lambert contract follows the work we have successfully completed for Rio Tinto Iron Ore on Phase A and B of their Dampier Port upgrade.

“The work for BHP Billiton Iron Ore follows on from two large projects we are in the process of completing for RGP3, one at Nelson Point and Finucane Island in Port Hedland, and the other at Mining Area C,” he said.

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Club renovations about to begin

Above: Preparing for the renovations at the Roxby Downs Club.

It hasn’t taken vandals long to fi nd something new to smash in Roxby Downs.

Th eir latest targets are the new transportable homes being placed in the developing subdivision B by BHP Billiton in an attempt to ease the town’s dire accommodation shortage.

Early last week contractors found a number of interior wall panels in

one of the transportables kicked in.

It was a senseless act, but one of the off enders left their footprint in one of the smashed wall sections.

The company’s Manager of Corporate Aff airs Richard Yeeles said BHP Billiton Olympic Dam is very disappointed with the vandal-ism to the new house and will be increasing security patrols of the area.

More than 12 transportables have already been installed in subdivi-sion B.

Th ey’re part of a shipment of 33 that are being used as a trial by the company to determine their suit-ability in overcoming the company’s housing crisis for its expanding workforce.

Police are investigating the incident.

The Friends of Arid Recovery Committee has sent out a plea to local members to help fi ll four vacant positions on the committee.

Although there is only 5 months remaining of the current committee’s management - this creates a good oppor-tunity for local members who have always thought they might like to assist at an organizational level, to have a short stint on the committee before the next AGM in April 2008.

Th e ‘Friends of Arid Recovery’ are a not-for-profi t volunteer community group which is, as the name says, ‘Friends’ of the Arid Recovery initiative and reserve based here in Roxby Downs.

Th eir mission is to support the aims of Arid Recovery by encouraging and facilitating community involvement.

Arid Recovery is a world class, award winning conservation project (just north of Roxby Downs) that has enabled a number of rare and endangered native plants and animals to be reintroduced to

an 85 square kilometre fenced reserve.Currently there are about 260 member

households that make up the Friends group, spread not only throughout the country but throughout the world.

Some members contribute fi nancially, others (particularly local members) get a little more hands on - volunteering their valuable time to all manner of tasks in order to help conserve our local environment.

Friends members are encouraged to get involved with the project in whatever way they are able and are privileged to invitations to special events such as animal releases, research trips and work-ing bees.

Such a large and productive group is backed by a dedicated committee who see that the groups mission statement and aims are fulfi lled.

If you are interested in a committee member position or want to know more about volunteering for the Friends of Arid Recovery please contact Bree Galbraith on 8671 0878.

Do you know who your ‘Friends’ are?

Vandals in senseless actAbove: Distinctive footprint in one of the panels.


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In making his point that the camps or villages should be integrated within the town’s boundaries Mr Payne told the com-mittee the establishment of such facilities close to the town would have considerable adverse impacts.

They included the likelihood that development within the town itself may be curtailed or compromised should alternative lower quality, semi permanent accommodation be made available.

As well there could be negative impacts as a result of various social problems which it claims are evident in large camp style or semi permanent accommodation.

Mr Payne in his submission said these are likely to include various types of anti-social behaviour which may be caused by alcohol and drug abuse.

“Such problems occurred during the previous expansion project and required active management stretching available resources within Roxby Downs.

“There’d also be additional traffic movements and an increased potential for accidents and traffic offences,” Mr Payne said.

The President of the Andamooka Progress and Opal Miners Association Peter Allen told the committee that it needed to recognise the difference between the Roxby Downs Council sub-mission to those of other councils such as the Whyalla City Council.

“Th e submission from Roxby Downs has come from only one man, the Administrator Bill Boehm and his consult-ant planner.

“Th e Whyalla submission comes from a council made up of elected councilors with a relevant council planning and development committee,” he said.

Th e committee will make any amend-ments to the draft PAR before drafting its recommendations to the state minister for planning Paul Holloway. Above: APOMA President, Peter Allen listens intently to Mr Payne.

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Liberal Candidate for Grey, Rowan Ramsey claims the commitment by the Howard Government to the South Australian road and rail network will particularly benefi t the north of the state

“Th e funds allocated show the Federal Government is very focused on regional and rural Australia”, Mr Ramsey said.

Th e transport package is investing $1.56 billion to build and upgrade road and railway infrastructure in South Australia between now and 2014.

$430 million has been targeted to regional road projects including $56 million towards upgrades on the Stuart Highway, $64 million for Port Wakefi eld to Port Augusta upgrade, $40 million for further upgrading of the Eyre Highway; and $120 million to construct the Port Wakefi eld Bypass.

In addition commitments to the rail network include $12 million to plan the grade separation of the Stuart Highway and Hesso Rail and $30 million for Adelaide to Kalgoorlie rail crossing loops.

The Howard Government has also committed to increasing maintenance funds for the preservation of the AusLink National Network in South Australia, and provide $196 million over the 5 years of AusLink 2.

“Road and rail funding is vital for the safe and effi cient transport of people and goods especially in the large electorate of Grey which encompasses 92% of the geo-graphical area of the State,” Mr Ramsey said.

“Th ese announcements are signifi cant for the elec-torate, and build on the Government’s existing $14.5 million project for passing lanes between Adelaide and Port Augusta.”

Road and Rail commitments

Above: Liberal candidate for Grey, Rowan Ramsey.

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Expenditure on mining exploration in South Australia has reached a new record high according to fi gures released by the Australian

Bureau of Statistics.

Th e ABS fi gures for the June quarter show that in 2006-07 exploration expenditure had reached $260.7 million and that South Australia’s performance is now ahead of every other State or Territory except the mining giant, Western Australia.

Premier Mike Rann says expenditure in South Australia has outstripped the performance even of Queensland.

“South Australia’s annual fi gure was a whopping 15.2% of the national total. We are punching well above our weight.”

Th e Premier says that year on year, the comparison is even more impressive.

“In the year up to June 2006 exploration expenditure stood at $146.5 million and just twelve months later it has escalated to more than $260 million.

“Th e latest quarterly fi gures suggest we have not hit our speed limit yet.”

For the June quarter, South Australia hit another all-time quarterly high of $84.1 million, which was a more than 20 percent rise on the previous quarter.

South Australia accounted for more than half of national spending on copper exploration and 60% of the nation’s uranium exploration.

In addition explorers in South Australia signifi cantly increased expenditure in the search for Iron Ore, Mineral Sands and Gold.

“Before Labor came to offi ce, in the calendar year 2001, exploration expenditure was just above $30 million. Today, it is more than eight times higher,” the Premier said.

Minister for Mineral Resources Development Paul Holloway says the fi gures illustrate the wisdom of the Rann government’s innovative partnership with the mining industry, through the internationally recognised PACE scheme, which is delivering a number of signifi cant new mining developments to the State.

They include: BHP Billiton’s proposed Olympic Dam Expansion, Onesteel’s Project Magnet, which will be commissioned later this month, and Oxiana’s major Copper-Gold Mine at Prominent Hill which is well advanced in construction with ore material being intersected in the open cut pit in the past few weeks.

South Australian Hot Rocks developer Petratherm has signed an exclusive agreement with four Chinese Gov-ernment agencies to identify high prospect geothermal energy projects in power hungry China.

Under the Agreement, Petratherm will help identify those engineered geothermal projects best able to exploit China’s vast geothermal resources for base-load, large scale and emission free sources of heat and electricity.

Th e Agreement represents the fi rst commercial step-up for Petratherm’s entry into the world’s largest growing energy market since the Australian hot rock company achieved approval under the Federal Government’s Asia Pacifi c Partnership Program to undertake a unique re-newable energy initiative in China.

Th e Chinese institutions will provide key geological and geophysical data to Petratherm to process using the same exploration and thermal modelling methods it successfully employed to identify Paralana in South Australia’s far north.

Paralana is Petratherm’s most advanced and fl agship Australian geothermal project and is now being devel-oped in joint venture with Beach Petroleum.

“Th e objective in China is to generate a temperature depth map of the mainland which identifi es the best sites above 200 degree Celsius and less than four kilometres in depth for which fi rst-pass 2D thermal models can be generated for assessment,” Petratherm’s Managing Director, Mr Terry Kallis, said.

“Th is is a major opportunity for Australian geothermal know-how to ultimately make a substantial contribution to global greenhouse gas abatement,” Mr Kallis said.

Mr Kallis said China boasted more than 40 recorded geothermal sites, some with the potential to produce around 1400 megawatts of power.

Toro Energy Ltd recently announced to the ASX that it had moved to a 96.3% interest in Nova En-ergy Ltd and had initiated processes to acquire the remaining interest under the compulsory acquisi-tion process.

As a consequence, Nova will ultimately become a wholly owned subsidiary of Toro.

As a result, a number of Board changes have now occurred.

Th e Nova board has been reduced to 3 positions in line with its majority owned and future subsidiary status, while the Toro board was expanded to refl ect the new Company’s expanded business profi le.

Current Nova directors Erica Smyth, Chairman, as well as Peter Lester and Jeff Sells, both non-executive directors, have resigned from the Nova board.

Dr Tim Sugden remains on the Nova board as Managing Director and Acting Chairman. Warren Davies was nominated for re-election as a non-ex-ecutive director.

Mr Greg Hall, the Managing Director of Toro, was invited and accepted an invitation to join the Nova board as nonexecutive director.

Erica Smyth, Peter Lester, Jeff Sells and Dr Tim Sugden were invited and all accepted an invitation to join the Toro board as non-executive directors.

Mr Owen Hegarty submitted his resignation as non-executive director from the Toro board.

Th e Board took this opportunity to thank Mr He-garty for his excellent stewardship during Toro’s early days from its initial ASX listing 18 months ago.

Th e remainder of the Toro board remains un-changed with Dr Ian Gould continuing as Chairman, Mr Greg Hall as Managing Director and Mr Derek Carter as non-executive director.

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Th e geologist who helped lead the exploration team to discover the Prominent Hill copper-gold deposits north of Roxby Downs, has been appointed an Executive Direc-tor of Minotaur Exploration Ltd.

Dr Tony Belperio adds the Minotaur Directorship to his long and successful senior management role with the Company where he has been its Chief Geologist since 1997.

Th e appointment coincides with Minotaur’s increased exploration and project acquisition activity throughout Australia and overseas, building on the Company’s fl ag-ship copper, gold, zinc projects in SA’s Gawler Craton, zinc lead targets in New South Wales, and copper, gold, molybdenum projects in Queensland.

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The super camps call has created a great talking point within the region and has left some people scratching

their heads.

I’m one of those.The Roxby Downs Council wants super

camps brought within the municipal bounda-ries but wants the workers accommodated in permanent style accommodation, presumably scattered throughout the town.

Th e only purpose I can see for this is for the council to be able to apply rates and charges to those properties. But that may be a cynical thought!

However the thing I can’t get my head around is the statement in the council’s sub-mission to Planning SA in which it highlights the problems the last expansion brought to the region.

Th e drunkedness, the alcoholism, the public disruption, the increase in assaults let alone the drug use.

It would appear this statement shoots

the council in its own foot!

Knowing these prob-lems existed in a much smaller expansion than the one planned by BHP Billiton, why for the life of you would you want to bring those problems within your

own town boundaries?Th e proposed camp out on the Andamooka

Road is expected to house up to 8,000 workers in presumably singlemens quarters because I can’t see them bringing their wives and families to the region.

Th at camp is expected to be established adjacent to the new larger airport facilities.

Fly in fl y out arrangements no doubt.You’ll have all of those workers in the one

area, much easier to control with a beefed up police force one would have thought.

But the limitations called for by the RDC that no camps or villages should be allowed to be established within 50 kilometres of an established service town such as Roxby Downs is confusing.

So is the call to prevent such camps from being established with 10 kilometres of the road to Andamooka and the one to Woomera.

Th e Woomera road has big problems for such a state based initiative as most of it

runs on the south-eastern boundary of the Woomera Prohibited area which is owned by the Commonwealth.

So there’d be jurisdictional issues there.What about all of those mines currently

being planned between Woomera and Roxby Downs?

Such a stipulation on where they can build their accommodation for their workforce is quite farcical in this day and age because they’d have to build their camps or villages within Roxby Downs. Th ey couldn’t build them in Woomera because that is a defence facility run by the Commonwealth government.

Who developed the submission for the RDC?

Was there any public consultation about whether the residents want 8,000 temporary workers within the town’s boundaries for the duration of the expansion?

Has BHP Billiton plans for other camps within the town boundaries, say along Olympic Way?

I guess all of these questions will be answered one way or the other in the compa-ny’s Environmental Impact Statement which will include future plans for the town of Roxby Downs.

But in the interim I do hope Planning SA doesn’t just gloss over the RDC submission but drills down to look at the vast problems it will create if they should dare to consider such a 50 kilometre exclusion zone.

Postie and Baker leave town

Th e contracted operator of the Postal delivery service in town and owner of the newly established 420 Bakery in the mall has left town suddenly.

Brenton Markwick won the Australia Post contract earlier this year to deliver mail and parcels to residential homes and businesses.

In the past two months Mr Markwick established the 420 bakery and was supplying the Saint Barbara’s Parish school with lunch orders three times a week.

Th e Bakery’s doors were closed when staff went to work on Monday morning.

Th e Monitor understands that a note was left in the helmet of one of the young postal delivery drivers who worked for Mr Markwick notifying the driver of the contractors unexplained move from town.

Th e Monitor understands that the young driver has decided to continue to deliver mail until Australia Post in Adelaide sorts out the contract.

Mr Markwick was screening his calls to his mobile telephone service earlier this week when Th e Monitor attempted several times to contact him.

Th is newspaper understands that Mr Markwick was seen loading a trailer on Saturday morning before rumours of his sudden departure started to gain momentum.

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Please note: Forums (Excluding Health and the Alcohol and Substance Abuse Partnership) are open to the general public. Th e Community Board encourage all members of the community to attend and participate.

For further information on any of the Forums or Partnerships please contact Michelle Hales on 0418 833 818.

Volunteering Partnership 19 November 7.30pmAlcohol & Substance Abuse 4 December 6.00pmCommunity Board 26 November 7.30pm

Volunteering - Planning for National Volunteer Week, May 2008

Alcohol & SA - Alcohol and Sport

To advertise upcoming discussions for your Forum/Partnership, phone Michelle Thomas on 8671 2683.

Health Forum Red Sands

Environment Forum Volunteering Partnership

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Notice to all lovers of Christmas, entry forms for Roxby’s Festival of the Trees are now available at the Community Library.

This year the categories will be Individuals, Family Groups, Community Groups (Children and Adult) and School Classes (Junior

Primary, Primary and Secondary).Trees can be made of any material

including wood, fabric, food, paper, patchwork, cardboard, boxes, or you can even decorate the Christmas tree you have at home and enter it in the festival.

All trees must be free-standing,

no larger than 1.5m high or wide and all must be delivered to the Cultural Precinct by November 23.

For more information, or to pick up an entry form, contact Helen Edwards at the library on 8671 0660.

Grey nomads are on the agenda again, with a recent visit from Associate Professor Rosemary Leonard of the New Partnerships: Promoting Development in Outback Towns through Volunteering Programs for Grey Nomads project.

Last year Roxby Downs was chosen as one of two South Australian towns to take part in the project, which is exploring the possibility of developing relationships between Grey Nomads and outback and isolated communities.

For the purposes of the project, Grey Nomads are defi ned as people aged over 50 who travel around Australia, a demo-graphic which is growing every year.

According to the ‘New Partnerships’ researchers, Grey Nomads provide many benefi ts to the areas they visit.

Many are skilled tradespersons and they come from all walks of life.

Th ey bring revenue to the towns they visit and their skills could prove invaluable for communities to utilise on a volunteer basis.

In return, the Grey Nomads would be able to learn about local areas, meet local people and have an opportunity to contribute to outback and isolated communities.

“Th ere are a number of issues that will need to be addressed before the project goes ahead in Roxby Downs,” Dr Leonard said.

“You can’t advertise for volunteers until you have somewhere for them to stay and you need a project and a way to contact

them.“I found when talking to people in

Roxby Downs that there are a number of things in the pipeline.

“Th e Arid Recovery is hoping to develop a campsite, which will allow people to stay there and when I met with representatives from the Roxby Downs Racecourse they were very interested in the idea as well.

“Th e other thing that was missing in Roxby was a community project.

“Other towns are doing things like restoring old buildings and running a living books program, where the grey nomads share their stories with others.

“Here in Roxby the establishment of a community garden will be just the sort of project we are looking for.

“Grey Nomads are a pretty relaxed and cheerful bunch, and they are a great advertisement for ageing.

“Having older people around shows young people that life doesn’t end with retirement,” she said.

Executive offi cer of the Roxby Downs Community Board, Michelle Hales said encouraging greater numbers of Grey Nomads to the area would be a boost to the community.

“With the assistance of the Grey Nomads we could get more volunteering projects done,” Ms Hales said.

“With many people lacking extended family in the area, the Grey Nomads could provide great role models for the children and young people of Roxby Downs,” she said.

Going for greyAbove: Dr Leonard of the Grey Nomads project.

Festival of the TreesAbove: The Vink’s Family Tree at last year’s Festival of the Trees.

BHP Billiton has embarked on an ambitious water savings cam-paign at its Olympic Dam mine.

The company’s water savings project, recently implemented is estimated to be saving more than 6.5 megalitres of water a day across its facility.

As part of this project the company is planning to educate residents about where their water comes from in servicing the towns of Andamooka, Roxby Downs and Woomera.

As part of its Community Zero Harm Initiative the company will be at Market Day on Saturday to talk to the community about where their water originates, how it is processed and what is being done onsite to save

water.There will also be give-aways

of water saving shower heads and shower timers to help people con-serve water in their homes.

Th e water for Olympic Dam site, Roxby Downs and Andamooka origi-nates from the Great Artesian Basin, whilst Woomera’s water is from the River Murray.

A company spokesman said the responsible water use is part of BHP Billiton’s commitment to sustainable development.

In line with this commitment Olympic Dam has implemented a Water Saving Project resulting in greater water efficiency and savings of 3.6 mega litres a day in the Concentrator, Hydromet and

Smelter. Other savings totalling 2.9 mega

litres a day have been achieved or are planned.

In addition to this the company’s Town Offi ce has taken a number of steps to make its houses in Roxby Downs more water wise.

This includes installing water saving showerheads and water effi -cient taps as houses

become vacant, checking reticu-lation systems to detect leaks and planting water wise gardens.

Olympic Dam Expansion team members from Adelaide will also be at Saturday’s Market to answer ques-tions about the proposed desalination plant at Point Lowly.

Water whets BHPB savings

Roxby Downs will lose one of its most vocal advo-cates for small business

next month.

Alex Barker and his family are moving to Queensland.

Mr Barker has been in Roxby Downs for five years, first as Retail Marketing Coordinator/Tourism Product Development Offi cer for the Northern Regional Development Board and later as Economic Development Offi cer for the same body.

Though he has been heavily involved in community events and vocal about the needs of local businesses and groups, Mr Barker said his greatest achievement in Roxby Downs was the arrival of his children.

“I had no children when I moved here,” Mr Barker said.

“Now I have two, they are my greatest achievement.

“I am moving to Cape York to take on a role as Business Development Manager for the Northern Peninsula Area Group.

“I will be fi shing, diving, fi shing and then maybe doing a little bit of work.

“It is an exciting opportunity career wise, and then of course, there is the fi shing.

“Roxby has been a lovely place to live, I’ll miss the friends I have made here.

“For the town to move on suc-cessfully more support is needed for local business and ways need to be found to reduce the cost of living in the area, it is becoming too expensive to live here,” he said.

Bye-bye BarkerAbove: Economic Development Offi cer, Alex Barker.


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A local dinner with an international fl avour, that is what will be on off er at the St Barbara’s Parish International Dinner this weekend.

Kicking off at 6.30pm on Saturday night, the dinner will boast dishes from India, Th ailand, South Africa, Ireland, France, Italy…the list goes on and on.

“The food is prepared by com-munity members and donated to the Parish,” event organiser Father Brian said.

“We have people from all over the world in Roxby Downs now, dinners like this allow us to explore diff erent cultures, share a meal and promote good will.

“It is important for us to remember that we don’t all have to be the same, we need to be accepting of other people.

“Australia has been very good in the past at absorbing new cultures,

which helps people new to our country become part of our culture, and in turn makes our own culture richer.

“Th e more you know and under-stand someone, the greater the ability to empathise with them,” he said.

Th e dinner is the major fundraiser for the year of St Barbara’s Parish, supported by St Barbara’s Parish School.

“Children are very welcome, it is a family event,” Father Brian said.

“We will be having raffl es and a bar and of course, lots of wonderful food.

“Please, don’t hesitate, get your tickets as soon as you can, or you will miss out,” he said.

Tickets for the St Barbara’s Parish International Dinner can be purchased at the front desk of St Barbara’s Parish School, or call 8671 3207 for more information.

Th e need for a greater focus on youth services in Roxby Downs was in the spotlight recently, at a special meeting held at the Roxby Downs Health Services.

“Agencies that deal with youth within Roxby and rel-evant visiting services came together to network and come up with a clear direction for the future,” Building Healthy Communities Project Offi cer Sue Houlson said.

“Service providers within the community are seeing an increase in demand for services and have concerns about future requirements and issues relating to mental health services, particularly behaviour management and risk taking behaviours with youth in the local area.

“The meeting aimed to identify services that are cur-rently available, discuss those that were available in the past and make a ‘wish list’ for the future.

“Th e meeting was by invi-tation only and we had local people like Roxby Downs Area School Principal Helen

Bennie, school counsellor Rebecca Fischer and Offi cer in Charge, Roxby Downs Police, Sergeant Scott Cheers.

“We also had representa-tives from the Department of Education and Children’s Services, Families SA, Lifeline, Child and Adolescent Mental Health and the Outback Areas Trust.

“Dr Andy Kilross of Port Augusta joined the meeting via video link and telephone.

“A workshop was run, brainstorming about youth issues, existing services and what is still required,” she said.

Th e results of the meeting and the brainstorming session will now be collated so the group can establish a working party.

“It is all about the need to more effi ciently meet the growing needs of young people in Roxby Downs,” Mrs Houlson said.

“I’d like to thank BHP Billiton, Laura McIlwaine, John Tran and Tim Griffi n for their support,” she said.

Well the silly season is well under way. I’ve been off to an Arts Development Offi cers’ meeting at Whyalla. Elvis was there. He was backed up by a marvellous chorus line drawn from the good burghers of Whyalla.

I thought Elvis might be a good act for the Presenters’ Group to consider. We could have Elvis come and work with our singers.

Xmas gets people dreaming. Andy Seymour is one of the world’s fi nest Elvis impersonators, and it’s not a dream that he might join us here in Roxby during 2008.

He specialises in Elvis’s gospel songs. Th e best songs in his repertoire according to some. Glory, glory Hal-leluiah indeed.

Th e Presenters’ Group had a good year in 2007. Th e Metaphor Concert was well attended and they put on a glitzy and polished show.

We nearly got Slingsby Th eatre here but the tent wasn’t quite ready. Th ey will come in 2008.

We have Windmill Th eatre from Adelaide wanting to bring their show for pre-schoolers here. Th e show is called Cat and it is no relation to Andrew Lloyd Weber’s successful musical, although it will probably be as big as that to an ankle biter.

Th e recent Parks Alive musical picnic and botanic walk on Oct 28 was an experiment in collaborating with other councils around the state to celebrate council run parks and gardens.

Our Council Park needs a little loving. We could change the culture of that place. Th ere are plans afoot to have regular musical get togethers for families at the Park during warm summer evenings. It’s not an impos-sible dream.

Today I’m going to the big smoke to meet with those other Council’s who participated in Parks Alive 07, just to see what the rest of the State did on that day. Doing anything outside in October seems to put one at risk of being blown away.

Th e Volunteering Partnership is considering ways to streamline the process of registering and insuring volun-teers. It is too complicated at the moment. Changes to protocols are being put into place that will make it easier for the Community Board and the Leisure Centre to be able to off er full accident cover to our arts volunteers, wherever they work.

Congratulations to the organisers of the BHPBilliton Family Day. It was well situated inside the pool area and spread into the auditorium and onto the street.

I couldn’t help thinking that sort of open atmosphere is something an arts festival might profi t from. I’ve long held the view that the swimming pool area is ideal for all sorts of performing arts action.

Th e pool water is a danger, and that would involve the extra expense of having lifeguards on duty, but what bet-ter way to entertain the children while listening to music or watching live theatre.

Around the world in 80 dishes

Finally, a focus on youth

Above: Families fi lled the court yard for last year’s International Dinner.

Arts MattersBy Rodney Mitchell

Yr 12 Art on display at the gallery


OUT & ABOUTMonitorThe

Locals gathered at the Innamincka Hotel on the fi rst Tuesday in November for the Cup Day Lunch. Th ey watched the running of the Melbourne Cup on the big screen.

Th e crowd enjoyed the satellite –trans-

mitted images almost as much as they did the Innamincka Races which held the distinction of being only one of two race-meetings held in Australia on August 25th .

Melbourne Cup Day in Innamincka

Below: Gaye Sageman, Sonya Farnham and Jan Taylor at the Club for the Melbourne Cup luncheonAbove: Roxby Downs RFDS Auxiliary President, Marie McCormack with Sherie

Gaskin and Wendy Osborne at the RFDS Melbourne Cup luncheon.

Above: Linda Evans and Marsha Nottle.

Above: Regina Qualmann sporting her new “Gai Waterhouse” hat, with Tracey Oldfi eld at the RFDS Melbourne Cup luncheon.

Above: Innamincka Hotel Managers, Michelle and Leon enjoying the Melbourne Cup festivities.

Above: Jayne-Marie and Billy Barns, Gidgealpa Station, Melinda Ostini, Innamincka Station, Jason Barns, Kristine Brazi and Kimberly Barns of

Gidgealpa Station at the Innamincka Hotel for Melbourne Cup.

Above: Stylish and elegant, Sally MacNab and Sue Davies.

Above: Chris Bone, Marg Allen and Cherrie Clark enjoying the festive atmosphere at the Melbourne Cup luncheon at the Roxby Downs Club recently.


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Body for life was a challenge

A cocktail party was the culmination for entrants in this year’s Body For Life Challenge held in the Roxby Downs Gym and coordinated by Gaylene Crane.

It was a festive night and those in attendance gave a warm reception to the overall winner Kath Smith.

Wilma Mungur came in second closely followed by the challenge’s fi rst male place getter Damian Raff erty.

Left: Coming in second place, Wilma Mungur.Below Winner of this year’s Body for

Life Challenge, Kath Smith.

Above: The participants and their instructors.

Above: The gym team that made life that little bit easier during the chalenge.

Above: Some of the crowd enjoying their cocktails.

Above: Mrs Greenfi eld’s class recently had a dress-up day.

Above: Some of the students dressed up.


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Five carpeted bedrooms plus playroom, plus a home theatre room. Main bedroom includes ensuite and walk in robe. Other four bedrooms include built in robes, 3 mirrored.

Spacious three way bathroom. Large open plan tiled family, dining and kitchen.

Th e kitchen includes large walk in pantry with work bench, six burner 90mm Smeg gas stove, rangehood, dual sink, mixer tap, Dishlex dishwasher and ample bench space.

Located next to the dining and family room is “see through children’s play room”. Th e carpeted home theatre room has been built with cinema grade Gyprock.

Th e extra large laundry includes a large 2 door built in robe for storage and lots of bench and cupboard space. For air conditioning, ceiling fans and ducted evaporative air conditioning throughout.

North West windows are tinted and thickened.Double garage under main roof includes ceiling attic

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Completed in 2006, 5 bedrooms, main bedroom included ensuite, walk-in robe, other 4 include built- in robes, large open plan family, dining & kitchen. Kitchen includes large walk-in pantry, six burner Smeg stove, dishwasher and ample bench space, separate children’s play room & separate home theatre room. Large laundry with ample bench & cupboards space, ducted evaporative air conditioning with ceiling fans throughout. Double garage under main roof with storage attic. Entertain outside under the modern electric solar pergola, low maintenance gardens, auto reticulation.High $500,000’s Web ID: 104426846Wayne Lawson 0421 636 338

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Roxby Downs residents home away from home the Adelaide Shores at West Beach has won two awards at the 2007 South Australian Tourism Awards presentation.

Th e black tie event was held at the Adelaide Convention Centre and attended by South Australia’s Minister for Tourism, Jane Lomax-Smith.

Adelaide Shores Holiday Village won the 2007 South Australian Tourism Award in the Deluxe Accommodation category in its fourth successive win.

Th e Village’s four-star bungalows, villas and units are popular with Roxby Downs residents looking for a beach-side break.

Th e Village’s sister property, Adelaide Shores Caravan Resort, the reigning National Tourism Award winner, continued its success by winning the 2007 South Australian Tourism Award in the Tourist and Caravan Parks category for the sixth year in a row.

But Adelaide Shores certainly won’t be resting on its laurels.

Chief Executive Gareth Smith said: “It’s a great honour to be acknowledged as leading the State in the accom-modation that we provide and we are conscious that this requires constant improvement and innovation.

“We are currently building four new 3-bedroom deluxe bungalows at Adelaide Shores Holiday Village as this type of accommodation has proved to be extremely popular with our guests.”

Adelaide Shores is 135 hectares of parklands at West Beach, managed by the West Beach Trust.

It is a major community reserve providing tourist accommodation, and facilities for sporting and recrea-tional pursuits.

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Th e days are getting longer and warmer and spring beckons us towards summer. Many Australian homes are designed for these moments, with large, picture win-dows and easily accessible decks and patios that connect outside and inside as soon as weather permits.

But what if you live in one of these older-style homes built in the Northern European tradition where harsh climates mandated they be shut off from outside infl u-ences? More diffi cult still are the inner city terraces and townhouses which virtually fi ght each other for every ray of sunlight.

Do you want to let more light into your home, or failing that the illusion of more light?

Skylights are one obvious answer, and there are such a range of diff erent designs these days that they can be made into a feature in their own right.

They are especially good for bringing light into areas where windows are least eff ective, such as the centres of large rooms, and of course what can be better than relaxing under one with a good book, occasionally letting the eye wander upwards to contemplate the sky?

If you do have access to an out-

door area, say a small courtyard, then maximise its effect with fl oor-to-ceiling sliding or folding glass doors, essentially making the outdoor living space an extension of the room.

You can enhance the impact of what light you have by choosing light-coloured soft furnishings.

You can’t really aff ord to change your furniture with the seasons, but you can alter arrangements.

Th e close, cosy setting, perhaps grouped around a fi replace is fi ne in the colder months, but the spring and summer lay-out needs to be more open, with perhaps one or two pieces stored away to give

an overall impression of space and airiness.

Mirrors, especially large ones, can produce wonderful optical illusions of additional space, as well as refl ecting light into otherwise gloomy corners.

Most dramatically, consider changing the use of your rooms.

Bedrooms should get the morn-ing light, living areas need to catch late afternoon light and summer twilight to the fullest extent.

Ensure you make the best use of your rooms when they are at their best.

Th e number of homes that are owned outright by their occupants has decreased over the last decade, according to a report released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

In 2005-06, just over a third (34%) of homes were owned outright by their occupants - down from 42% in 1994-95.

Over the same time, the proportion of homes owned with a mortgage increased from 30% to 35%.

Th e main fi ndings include that in 2005–06, there were more people in private dwellings (up 13%) than in 1994-95, but the average household size decreased by 7%.

In 2005-06 most (78%) houses had more bedrooms than required and the proportion of gross household income required to meet housing costs increased from 12% to

14%. Sydney had the highest housing costs in Australia

- for private renters, Sydney’s costs averaged $294 per week, followed by Canberra ($280) and Darwin ($259).

For owners with a mortgage, Sydney’s housing costs averaged $443 per week, followed by Canberra ($343) and Brisbane ($338).

Th e median value of owner occupied dwellings rose from $186,000 to $350,000 - up 88% between 1994-95 and 2005-06.

Sydney’s home owners had the highest median dwelling value ($500,000), while Hobart’s had the lowest ($262,000).

First home buyers with a mortgage were generally young, couple families with two incomes.

First home buyers with a mortgage had an average household income of $1,544 per week in 2005-06, 18% higher than the average for all households.

One in four (25%) fi rst home buyers with a mort-gage purchased medium and high density housing in 2005-06, up from 15% in 1995-96.

Where’s the light?

Housing occupancy and costs

South Australia’s most comprehen-sive report card on the new housing industry highlights healthy housing conditions ahead while recognising the need to address the crucial issue of infrastructure provision.

Commenting on the release of the September 2007 quarter HIA South Australia State Outlook publica-tion, HIA Executive Director, South Australia, Mr Robert Harding, said record low housing aff ordability was constraining the growth in residential building activity.

“South Australia is certainly out-performing Australia as a whole on the home building front.

“Housing starts increased by 4 per cent across the state in 2006/07 at the same time as they were fl at for Australia as a whole,” Mr Harding said.

“We expect this healthy performance from South Australia to continue, but if the aff ordability crisis is left un-checked then the industry is not going to be able to grow to its potential.”

HIA has called for co-operative action among the three tiers of government to bring about some fundamental and urgent reforms.

Chief among those reforms is the requirement for governments to contribute more to infrastructure that supports residential development together with a reduction in overly complex and expensive red tape.

“High statutory costs together with onerous red tape are adding tens of thousands to the cost of new homes.

“Housing aff ordability will remain depressed unless there are positive steps taken to increase the supply of aff ord-able new homes,” Mr Harding said.

HIA has called for the establishment of a $3 billion Residential Infrastructure Fund that would provide Federal Funding for state and local govern-ments to reform planning and building regulation.

The fund would also assist in providing essential and community infrastructure required for new residential development that would be matched by reductions in state and local government charges and fees on new housing.

“It is essential that all levels of govern-ment recognise the need to fund urban and residential infrastructure.

“Neither investors nor would-be new home buyers can continue to pay for services that should be provided by governments,” Mr Harding said.

Meanwhile renovation activity in South Australia looks very strong.

Partly driven by growing government taxes and charges a number of new home buyers are favouring staying put and renovating their existing homes rather than incurring the transaction costs associated with moving.

Total investment in renovations in South Australia increased by 11 per cent to nearly $2.1 billion in 2006/07.

Th is was the second fastest growth in the nation and marked a new record level of investment in the sector.

Growth of a further 6 per cent is forecast over the next three years.

Need for infrastructure fund

Our recent column on small gardens attracted a lot of interest, with many readers saying they have tried to get one started but have just had one disaster after another.

“Everything I put in seems to be dead within days,” was one comment.

“What am I doing wrong, or is it just me?”

The first thing to remember is that plants are like people – they have varying likes and dislikes, and where you place them in the garden is going to be the diff erence between whether they fl ourish of wither.

For instance, sun-drenched north-facing gardens will support entirely different plants from those that face south towards the icy blasts from Antarctica.

East-facing walls get strong morning sun. West-facing walls get most of the sun in the afternoon and evening.

Two obvious examples – you don’t put ferns in sunny exposed northern areas or cactus in dank southern shade.

Another problem for people seeking to establish a small inner-city garden is pol-

lution from vehicle and industrial sources. Surprisingly, some plants and shrubs actu-ally thrive in this environment.

Have a look at your local park or in fl ower beds set up around memorials and other city features.

Frost is a problem during our winter as is wind on exposed areas such as balconies and roof terraces. Large trees are going to cast shade and suck up moisture - that is going to be an infl uence on what you can plant beneath them.

Finally, and most importantly, you need to check the composition of the soil. Clay soils are sticky when wet and often becomes iron-hard with cracks when dry.

Sandy soils won’t get waterlogged, but nutrients will wash away quickly. You can change the composition of your soil over time by the regular use of compost.

All this sound very complicated but a check of your local garden centre will provide clues. Most plants on display will have tags giving information on the type of environment they like best. If in doubt, ask an assistant.

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MS Readathon has closed the book on another successful year with over $4.3 million raised to assist the 18,000 Australians living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS).

Participants from Roxby Downs collectively raised $3197.25 and read 156 books to show their support for people living with MS.

L o c a l b o o k w o r m , A m b e r Goldsworth-Speirs and Austin Cluf are the Highest Fundraisers in the Roxby Downs area.

Each of the 47,000 MS Readathon students, who read over one million books in the month of June, has been praised by program organizers.

“Th e commitment of these children to change the lives of people living with Multiple Sclerosis is inspira-

tional. Each year we see participants raise more and more funds, some of them for people they have never, and will never, meet”, MS Readathon National Manager, Anthony Cammell said.

With the average amount raised by participants reaching a record $92.60, donors certainly are digging deeper than ever before to make a diff erence.

$1 million of the total raised was donated by those participating in a new MS Readathon online-fundrais-ing initiative.

Every day, five Australians are diagnosed with MS (average age of 30 years), making the success of fundraisers such as these vital to improving the work of the MS Society.

Australians living with MS will benefi t from the funds raised by MS Readathon participants through the provision of essential services and assistance in ongoing research for a cure for MS.

Multiple Sclerosis is the most common chronic disease of the central nervous system among young adult Australians interfering with the brain’s ability to control functions such as seeing, walking and talking.

Th e disease has no known cause or cure but with the help of 47,000 bookworms the MS Society will keep working towards unlocking this mystery.

2008 will mark the 29th year of MS Readathon with an aim to reach $5 million in donations.

“Individuals can make many lifestyle choices to signifi cantly reduce their risk of developing many types of cancers.”

Th at’s the message Th e Cancer Council SA’s Chief Executive Associate Professor Brenda Wilson is trying to put out, following the release of the results of a study by the World Cancer Research Fund.

Th e WCRF reviewed 7,000 studies, conducted in the last 45 years, which investigated the link between cancer and diet, physical activity and weight.

It found that between 30 and 40 per cent of cancers could be prevented if people were careful about what they ate, exercised regularly and watched their weight.

Associate Professor Wilson said with Australia experiencing a signifi cant increase in the number of overweight people the rates of cancer are likely to rise.

“Th e report identifi ed that you don’t necessarily need to be obese to increase your risk of developing cancer,” Associate Professor Wilson said.

“Th e evidence is showing that putting on weight can increase the risk as well.

“We encourage slim people to maintain their body weight and those that are overweight to take measures to lose that weight.

“Th e report also highlighted evidence that proc-essed meats increase the risks of cancer.

“We advise people to avoid or limit eating proc-essed meats and to eat moderate amounts of red meat,” she said.

Australian women need to be educated about prostate cancer after fi ndings from a new Newspoll survey suggest they play a leading role in men’s healthcare.

Th e survey of more than 600 men over the age of 50 found that 78 per cent (aged 50 years and over) visited the doctor only when encouraged by a female, 56 per cent of these visits were in the last 12 months.

When asked about prostate cancer, a disease which kills more than 2,700 men each year, 61 percent of men who had been for a prostate check in the last 12 months did so only after being encour-aged by a female to visit the doctor.

“Th ese fi ndings show the crucial role women play in men’s health,” Andrew Giles, Chief Executive of the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia said.

“What is of great concern is the fact 86 per cent of men surveyed thought people generally know more about breast cancer than they do about prostate cancer, and 23 per cent believe breast cancer is a more serious condi-tion than prostate cancer.

“Th is is despite the fact around the same number of men die from prostate cancer as women die from breast cancer each year.

“Th e community awareness of wom-en’s health issues such as breast cancer

is apparent, because women have been such wonderful advocates for women’s health issues,” he said.

“We can see this in the numbers of treatment options available for breast cancer that men miss out on with prostate cancer.

“While the survey suggests it is important we continue to educate women about prostate cancer, I also want to encourage men to be more aware and active in advocating for men’s health issues and to take better care of their own health, particularly those men in the at-risk categories,” Mr Giles said.

Th e study also showed that 26 per cent of respondents, who have never had their prostate checked, believe men only need to go for a check-up for prostate cancer when they think they have a problem.

“Th is is a myth,” Mr Giles said. “Men in the at-risk category that is,

aged 50 years and over, or with a family history should visit their doctor for a yearly prostate check.

Th e good news is there are now a range of treatment options available for men who develop prostate cancer but, as with any cancer, the best outcomes are achieved with early diagnosis,” Mr Giles said.

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It is a well known fact that most medicines can cause side eff ects – some as simple as nausea or indigestion, while some are more serious such as possible liver damage or diffi culty breathing.

In an article titled ‘What to do about side eff ects’ pub-lished in the current spring edition of MedicinesTalk, consumers are being reassured that most side eff ects are minor and don’t cause signifi cant problems, but it is important to know what to do if they experience more serious side eff ects.

Ms Hannah Baird, Community Quality Use of Medi-cines program manager at National Prescribing Service Limited (NPS) advises consumers to seek advice from their doctor or pharmacist fi rst if they think they are concerned about any possible side eff ects from their medication.

Th e side eff ect could be a result of the medicine alone or something else reacting with the medicine, for exam-ple a change in diet or certain vitamin pills.

“Ask if there is any way of avoiding the side eff ects or whether there is another way of taking the medicine or treating the condition,” Ms Baird said.

“We advise that if people are concerned about potential side eff ects to talk to their doctor or pharmacist as soon as possible.

“Its important not to reduce the dosage or to stop taking the medicine altogether as that can make them ineff ective” she said.

Most prescription medicines have a Consumer Medi-cine Information (CMI) leafl et which consumers can get from their doctor or pharmacist.

Th ese CMI’s will list all possible minor or major side eff ects and what consumers should do about them.

People can also call the NPS Medicines Line on 1300 888 763 and speak to a pharmacist.

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Cancer contacts:The Cancer Council Helpline – 8.30am – 8pm

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Greenhill Lodge – 08 8291 4200Red Sands Foundation – Helen Edwards,

Roxby Downs Community Library – 8671 0660


WHAT’S NWHAT’S NACROSS THE REGION

SPORT

Friday November 16thRoxby Downs Bowls Club

Night Owls 8pm

Saturday November 17thRoxby and Districts Cricket

AssociationRogues v Olympic Dam at Roxby Downs 8.30am

Saturday nightWoomera v Wanderers

at Woomera 5.30pm

Monday, November 19thKarate Auditorium

Colts (Age 5-12) 6pmJuniors/Adults 6:45pmContact Tracey Fouet

0400 894 429

Indoor soccer 6 -7pm

Volleyball7pm - 9pm

Tuesday, November 20th Squash 7pm - 10pm

Come-n-try soccer3.30pm -5.30pm

indoor soccer6pm - 7pm

ladies Social Basketball8.45am - 10am

Wednesday, November 21stKarate

Auditorium

Colts (Age 5-12) 6pmJuniors/Adults 6:45pmContact Tracey Fouet

0400 894 429

Women’s & Mixed netball6pm - 9.30pm

Th ursday, November 22ndIndoor SoccerLeisure Centre

Social matches from 6pm All welcome

Contact Kenton Maloney0408 797 158

Karate6pm -8.30pm

Squash7pm - 9pm

Nippy Gym - Auditorium9.30am - 11.30am

HEALTH

Roxby Downs Family Practice Phone 8671 3231

Roxby Downs Medical Practice Normal hours 9:00am-5:00pm

Saturday morning by appointment only. Phone 8671 1900

EyebusWoomera December 3rd

Andamooka December 4thRoxby Downs December 4th

Visiting Allied Health ServiceOccupational Th erapist

Speech PathologistDieticianPodiatrist

Child Adolescent Mental HealthServices

For appointments phone1800 819089

Hearing ServicesDecember 13th - 9.00am - 2.30pm

For an appointment call 1800 006 303

Roxby Downs Community HealthSwimming Group for Mums With

Prams every Friday morningSwimming pool 9am - 10am

Australian Breastfeeding AssociationRoxby Downs Branch

Friday’s 9.30am - 11amcoff ee morning Dunes Cafe

Doctors’ New Specialised Drug Telephone Number for

Medicare Use.1800 700 270

Weight Loss Support GroupTuesday Nights.Weigh in 6pm

Group Time 6:30pm – 7pmIn the Roxby Downs Hospital

Seminar Room.8671 9020

Crisis Care CounsellingUniting Care Wesley Port Augusta Regional Women’s and Children’s

Support Services call 1800 655 716 or call the crisis care line on 13 16 11.

For immediate response if feeling stressed call 0428 326 529 to speak

with a counsellor 24/7

EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Every Week Visitor Information Centre

8.30 - 5.00 Mon-Fri9.00am - 3.00pm Sat9.00am - 2.00pm Sun

Phone 8671 2001

Cultural & Leisure Precinct

Movies Friday, Saturday, Sunday,

Tuesday (see schedule below)

Phone 8671 2001

Roxby Downs ChildcareMonday - Friday6.30am-5.30pm

Phone 8671 0911 for details

GymCultural & Leisure Precinct

Monday to Friday 6 am-12pm & 4pm - 9 pm

Saturday 8-12pmSunday 11-2pmPhone 86710500

Roxby Downs Community LibraryMonday to Friday 8.30-5.00pm

Saturday 9.00-12pm.Phone 8671 0660

for more information.

Toddlers Story Time Fun for young children and mums

Roxby Downs LibraryRichardson Place

Tuesdays 9:30 am – 10:30 am

Playgroup St Barbara’s Parish School

Phone Jakki 86712323

Roxby Downs Health Services Coff ee Mornings, Th ursdays 9.30am to

11.am at the Dunes Café.

Coff ee Mornings for Families Meet and chat for all families.

New comers especially welcome.

Every Friday Playgroup

Roxby Downs KindergartenPhone 86710455

Every SundayRaptors Cycling Club

Social Bike riding group from 8amContact Daryl Wake

0408 118 685

Roxby Downs Market DaysNovember 17th

2008February 16th

March 15thMay 17thJune 21st

August 16thSeptember 20th

October 18thNovember 15th

COMMUNITY MEETINGS

Community members welcome to attend any meeting of the Roxby

Downs Community Board.

November 26th - 9.30am- 11:00amNormal weight gains

Roxby Downs Health Seminar Room

Community BoardNovember 26th - 7.30pm

Council boardroom

Volunteering PartnershipsNovember 19th 7.30pm

Alcohol & Substance AbuseDecember 4th 6pm

For further details on Community matters call Michelle Hales on

8671 0010

GENERAL INFORMATION

Mt Dare Hotel Open every day 8:00am -9:00pm,

7 days.

School Terms 2007October 15-December 14 2007

Art Gallery ExhibitionsNovember

RDAS Year 12 Art Exhibition RDAS Year 12 Students

November 23 - December 14Festival of Xmas Trees

RD Library

December 14 – Jan 20 Collectanea

Various artists from the Clay Collective

January 4 - 25Burning South (Photographs)

RFDS 4wd Mystery Tag Along TourSunday November 18thContact Cherie Gaskin

86712924

Woolbalers B&S Ball 2007Glendambo Racecourse

8pm Saturday November 24thRecovery 10am Sunday

Roxby’s Local Toy RunSunday November 18th

Assemble Richardson Place at 1pmBring a Toy for the ride to

Andamooka

Th e Outback 2007 International Dinner

Saturday 17th November6.30pm to 10.30pm

St Barbara’s School Courtyard3 course meal provided and bar.

$40 family or $15 adult contact Fr Brian on 86713207

Cultural Precinct

Visitors Information centre

Dunes café

Art Gallery

Open Mon – Fri 8.30am – 5pm

Sat - 9.00am - 3.00pm

Sun - 9.00am – 2.00pm

Leisure Centre

Gymnasium

Mon – Fri 6am – 12pm

4pm - 9pm

Saturday 8am - 12pm

Sunday 11am - 2pm

Creche for patrons of the centre

Mon –Fri 8.45am-12pm

Women’s only sessions Mon, Wed

and Fri 12:30pm - 3pm

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REGULAR SCHEDULE SPORTS CALENDAR EVENTS OUTBACK CINEMA

MondayVolleyball 7pm - 9pmKarate - 6pm - 8:30pm

TuesdayLadies Social Basketball 8.45am - 10amCome-n-try Soccer 4.00 - 6.00pmSquash 7pm - 10pmIndoor Soccer 6pm - 7pm

WednesdayWomen’s & Mixed Netball 6-9:30pmKarate 7pm - 8:30pmThursdayNippy Gym – Auditorium9.30am - 11.30amSquash 7pm-9pmIndoor Soccer 6pm - 8pmKarate 6pm – 8.30pmTouch Football 7.30pm (town oval)FridayIndoor Hockey 5pm - 9.30pm

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Sat 17th 12 noon and 7.30pm Tues 20th 7.00pm

BRATZ THE MOVIE

Rated: G Duration: 97 min

During their fi rst year of high school, four best girlfriends face off against the domineering student body president who wants to split them up into diff erent social cliques.

Starring Logan Browning, Janel Parrish, Nathalia Ramos, Skyler Shaye and Jon Voight.

Fri 16th 7.30pm Sat 17th 3.00pmSun 18th 12noon

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MARINE TECHNICIAN As a Marine Technician (MT), you’ll operate, maintain and repair the ship’s machinery, gas turbines, diesels, ventilation, as well as power generation and distribution, and electrical control systems. From central stations in a number of areas throughout the ship, you’ll monitor the health of the ship’s systems to ensure they’re running at peak efficiency.

COMBAT SYSTEMS OPERATOR As a Combat Systems Operator (CSO) in the Navy, you’ll learn how to operate radar and sonar equipment used to locate hostile and friendly craft. You’ll also operate radio voice circuits between ships and aircraft and assist in supplying combat data and operations planning support. Additionally, you’ll assist in the general ship’s maintenance.

Call 13 19 01 or visit www.defencejobs.gov.au

OPERATOR SUPPLY As an Operator Supply in the Army you’ll be working for one of Australia’s largest logistics organisations. With an array of supplies ranging from tanks and artillery to t-shirts and pens, this is not your average storeperson job. This role involves a wide range of clerical, warehousing, workshop planning, and supply duties. You will play a crucial role in ensuring the Army has the supplies it needs to get the job done whether at home or on deployment abroad.

OPERATOR ADMINISTRATIVE As an Operator Administrative, you’ll provide support to one of Australia’s largest organisations. You’ll be responsible for unit correspondence, maintaining records and files, and providing other soldiers and officers with timely and accurate information.

OPERATOR COMMUNICATIONS As an Operator Communications you’ll become skilled in operating a variety of high-tech equipment in a number of different environments. Your job will involve the use of satellite terminals, global positioning systems (GPS), hand-held and desktop data terminals, radios operating on different frequencies and other specialised communications equipment.

COMMUNICATION ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANAs a Communication Electronic Technician, you’ll learn how to repair, maintain and diagnose faults in all kinds of ground based electronics systems. This includes anything from radar, radios and computer systems to radio networks and satellite communications. You could also find yourself responsible for the installation of antenna systems and the maintenance of test equipment.

AIRCRAFT SURFACE FINISHER As a Spray Painter (otherwise known as an Aircraft Surface Finisher), you’ll be involved in painting the metallic and composite surfaces of aircraft, corrosion control, preparation and use of aircraft support equipment as well as identifying and ordering aircraft spares and amending and maintaining technical publications.

PLUMBER As a plumber, you’ll support air operations by using your skills to install, maintain and repair water, sanitary, sewerage and gas systems as well as performing general plumbing tasks. You will receive training in general and specialist vehicle operation and also participate regularly in ground defence exercises, providing temporary water reticulation and sewage treatment service.

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Th e ‘Goal 100’ project in Whyalla has become so successful that it is now being used as a model for other employment projects across South Australia.

Th e project aims to re-engage and skill people at risk of long term unem-ployment to win jobs in areas of strong industry demand.

It will now be farmed out to other towns such as Coober Pedy, Port Augusta and northern Adelaide.

Some of the projects will be in mining whilst others will be dedicated to train-ing Indigenous participants to become apprentices and trainees.

Th e projects to be known as Industry Employer Demand Projects include up to three in the Flinders Ranges and Outback region which will focus on skilling people for the mining industry and associated sectors.

To highlight the success of the ‘Goal 100’ project in Whyalla more than 18 of 30 students who recently graduated from the course have already been off ered full time employment.

Th e remainder of the group will have ongoing employment brokerage support to win jobs.

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Come 1 March 2008, there will be a requirement for all livestock producers using Meat & Livestock Australia’s Livestock Pro-duction Assurance (LPA) National Vendor Decla-rations (NVD) to be fully accredited on the LPA da-tabase.

Th ose livestock produc-ers who are currently fully accredited with LPA do not need to act.

Darren Th omas of South Australia’s leading proces-sor, T&R Pastoral said that the end of LPA provisional accreditation was an im-portant step for the live-stock industry. Checking or updating LPA accreditation is as simple as checking the MLA website or calling the LPA hotline.


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Opal Road Landfi ll Opening Hours

The Opal Road Landfil l Opening Hours are 1pm – 6pm, seven days a week. Residents are encouraged to utilise this FREE service as the dumping of litter in reserves or lands surrounding the town attract an expiation penalty fee of $315.00 as per the Local Government Act.

Advertising on Council Infrastructure

Advertising on Council infra-structure such as light poles can attract expiation notices under the Local Government Act. If you spot any such advertising please notify the Council.

Dog RegistrationD o g R e g i s t r a t i o n s f o r

2007/08 financial year are now overdue. Grace period for regis-tration expired on 31 August 2007. Th erefore an $80 expiation fee can apply, plus an expiation fee of $80 for every14 days the dog remains unregistered.

RatesThe se cond Insta lment

notices for rates will be issued in November and the Due Date will be 17/12/2007

Water: Accounts for September 2007 quarterly billing have now been issued and are due for pay-ment on 15th November, 2007.

Electricity : Accounts for September 2007, quarterly bill-ing are now overdue. Reminder notices have been issued. Please pay by the due date to avoid late payment fees.

ParkingPlease be aware that there has

been an increase in the expiation fee for parking in a bus zone, it has gone up to $73 from $47.

Justice of the PeaceJustice of the Peace services are

available at the Council offi ces by appointment only. Th e Justice of the Peace is registered for South Australia only; therefore proof of residency is required. Please contact Council front desk for further details.

Local WebsiteVisit your local website. Read

what’s new at www.roxbycouncil.

com.au

Service SAOn Wednesday and Th ursdays

only between the hours of 9.00am and 4.00pm Council provides Transport Services including Vehicle and Boat Registrations and Licencing Transactions

Australia DayAustralia Day nominations for

2008 are now open. For nomina-tion Forms please call into the Council Offi ce.

Nominations are now called for 2008 Roxby Downs Sports Person of the Year. Nominations Forms are available at the Council Offi ce.

Rubbish CollectionResidents are reminded that

there is a limit of one bin per household for weekly rubbish col-lection and that it is the resident’s responsibility to ensure that bins are in serviceable condition with closable lids that prevent flies and birds from accessing rubbish. Please be diligent as littering attracts an Expiation Penalty Fee of $315.00 – ie over fl owing bins.

Waste Oil DisposalCouncil operates a waste oil

collection facility at the Roxby Downs Landfi ll site. Disposal of all used motor oil at this facility is free. For Further information contact Council 8671 0010 or BSH Waste Solutions on 8671 1154. No cooking oils, coolants, diesel, or diesel blended fuels (bio Diesel) are to be deposited into the unit. Th is Facility is open 1pm -6pm seven days.

Opal Road Landfi ll Opening Hours

Open days and hours on a magnet are available at the front counter upon request. Hours are as follow 1pm – 6pm seven days a week. - see www.roxbycouncil.com.au

C o u n c i l O f f i c e Ho u r s – General

Monday to Friday – 9am to 5pm

For all after hours Emergency’s please contact the Emergency Phone on 0419 892 870

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Notice of Road ClosureSection 33 Road Traf c Act 1961

NOTICEIs hereby given that the Administrator of the Roxby Downs Council on 31st October 2007 made the following orders;

That the Administrator of the Council exercises the power vested in the Administrator under the Roxby Downs (Indenture Rati cation) Act 1982 and section 33 of the Road Traf c Act 1961 and clause F of the instrument of General Approval of the Minister 28 November 1999.

Pursuant to section 33(1) of the Road Traf c Act 1961 declare that the event described below is to take place on the road described below is an event to which section 33 of the road traf c act 1961 applies; and

Pursuant to section 33(1) (a) of the Road Traf c Act 1961, make an order directing that the road on which the event is to be held and any adjacent or adjoining roads speci ed below can be closed to all traf c except police and emergency vehicles and vehicles involved in the event for the period commencing 3pm Saturday 8th

of December 2007 until 1am Sunday 9th December 2007.

ROAD: Richardson Place Roxby Downs

EVENT: Roxby Downs Community Christmas Pageant

ADJACENT / ADJOINING ROADS: Burgoyne street, Arcoona street, Norman Place, Roxby

Club car park entrance onto Richardson Place & TavernRoad, Roxby Downs.

Pursuant to section 33 (1) (b) of the Road Traf c Act 1961 make an order directing that persons taking part in the event be exempted in relation to the road from duty, to observe the Australian Road Rules speci ed below subject to any conditions described below and attached to the exemption.

Australian Road rules Exemption and Conditions

Rule 230: Crossing the roadRule 234: Crossing the road on or near a crossing for PedestriansRule 238: Pedestrians travelling along the road.

Buza – HewettVictor and Yvonne Buza of Roxby Downs are delighted to announce the recent engagement of their daughter Marissa to Nathan Hewett, Son of Colin and Jude Hewett of Bute, Yorke Peninsula.Too much love and the very best wishes for your future together.

GARAGE Sale – Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th November 10:00am – 2:00 pm. 11 Gregory Street. Toys, Kids Clothes, General house hold goods and much more

GARAGE SALE 101 Stuart Road Saturday & Sunday 17th & 18th November 9.00am. Leaving town sale. Furniture, tools, gazebo, electric lawn mower & whipper snipper, TV, DVD, Sound system, kitchen appliances, large canvas truck tarp Bric a brac and more.

ENGAGEMENT

PUBLIC NOTICES

TRANSPORT/REMOVALS

Council Snippets

FREE...‘For sale’ to the value of $50 or ‘to give away’ classifi eds are FREE for the fi rst 25 words and $5 for every extra 20 words in 10pt Arial.GENERAL...General classifi eds are $8 for the fi rst 20 words and $5 for every extra 10 words or part thereof.$12 for the fi rst 25 words in 11pt Arial. $8 for every extra 20 words.$15 for the fi rst 25 words in 12pt Arial. $11 for every extra 20 words.$2 for every line of bold text up to fi ve words.$5 for a 2pt box around your advert.$22 for a photo one column wide, to a depth of 5cm.

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Swimmers have eased in num-bers but a feed is still possible after dark.

Try the shallows either side of the jetty for Yellow Fin Whiting.

Sand worms are the best Yellow Fin Whiting bait.

Holidaying guests to the Kangaroo Island township of christmas Cove caught a few Garfi sh early one morning.

A decent school was visible from the wharf.

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Nannygai or Red Snapper are not included in’The Snapper Ban’.They may be kept for the

dinner table.

Local HotspotTh e Murray Mouth has Salmon Trout and a few nice Mulloway being landed. Inside the mouth is the location for the trout, while a run out tide is the time for the Mulloway.Soft Plastics and Shiners have accounted for the mullies.Live baiting one of the Salmon Trout is also producing the odd run or two.

Boaties

With ‘Th e Snapper Ban’ fully in swing, occasional Snapper captures are still being hooked on Whiting rigs.Th e Snapper must be returned to the water immediately.Good Whiting reports have fi ltered through from Coffi n Bay.Th e fi sh are on Th e Ledge at Coffi ns and are hooking into cockle baits.Wirrina Cove lead liners landed some nice Snook during the past fortnight.Snook don’t freeze well, however, they are delicious fresh.

Th e Roxby Downs Go Kart club is gearing up for its club championships this weekend.

The club is expecting competitors from Kadina, Loxton and Renmark to make the trip to Roxby Downs to compete in the championships.

Racing is expected to start at 11am on Saturday and the club is anticipating a large crowd to the track just north of the Dirt Circuit Club.

Th e reigning premiers for the past 3 years, Wanderers have had a horror start to their title defence this year losing their second consecutive match this time to the inform Olympic Dam team.

With the eff orts of Geraghty having an amazing spell with the ball for OD taking 6

for 32 off his 8 overs, the Wanderers were left with a dismal score of 117 to defend.

OD made swift work of getting the runs shortly after resuming from the drinks break with the loss of only two wickets.

In the other game on the Saturday night up in Woomera, fi nals favourites Rogues easily accounted for the home team.

Th e Roxby Downs Junior Cricket Association elected a new com-mittee at its recent annual general meeting.

Th e new offi ce bearers are President – Allan Woolford, V/President – Randall Wyatt, Secretary/Treasurer – Carol Eckermann, Milo Cricket (Under 11) Milo Cricket Coordinator – Darren Eckermann, Junior Cricket

(Over 11) Junior Cricket Coordinator – Damien Smith and the Committee – Brian Hombsch, Barry Dadleh, David Kaminski and Damien Flavel.

Th e RDJCA’s aims are to promote the development of the local Roxby Downs junior cricketers and to establish one committee to oversee and support both the Roxby Downs Milo Cricket and the Roxby Downs

Junior Cricket. Junior training times have been

set to the following: Milo Cricket - Sunday evenings 5.00pm – 6.00pm at the Roxby Downs Town Oval (During School Terms).

Junior Cricket - Wednesday eve-nings 4.30pm – 5.30pm at the Roxby Downs Cricket Nets (During School Terms).

Th e fi nal golf competition of the winter season was held last weekend at the Roxby Downs Golf Club, the Louminco Stableford.

Dougal McLeod was the Overall Winner, Rob Charman and Ben Chinner took out Divisions 1 and 2 and Sally Benn was the best of the ladies.

Th e Longest Drive in Division 2 was struck by Ben Chinner, and by Sally Benn

in the Ladies competition.Nearest to the Pin in Division 1 was

Brenton Waye, in Division 2, Rick McPhee and in the Ladies competition, Sally Benn.

Casual 9 hole competitions begin for the summer on Saturday.

Registration must be in by 7.45am for an 8am start.

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The Swing SceneAbove: Dougal McLeod.

Go Kart ExcitementPremiers on the ropes

Above: Oops, think I missed that one!

New leadership for Junior cricketAbove: Charles Boates fi res one down for Olympic Dam against Wanderers.


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– Thursday, November 15, 2007 www.themonitor.com.au THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaper

Th e Roxby Downs Swimming Club will be holding its annual Swimming Carnival next weekend, and organis-ers are hoping the community will turn out in force to support local swimmers.

“Th is carnival is one of the fi rst in the state for the season,” event organiser Jutta Scholefi eld said.

“Our kids have spent the last month training hard to improve their

techniques and fi tness.“Th ey will be competing against

teams from Whyalla, Port Augusta and other areas.

“For some of the children, who have only recently joined the club, this will be their first swimming competition.

“So please, come along and support the kids on their big day and help us celebrate their achievements,” she

said.Th e Roxby Downs Swimming Club

is looking for volunteers to help out on the day, for more information or to pledge your support, contact Jutta Scholefi eld on 8671 1221.

The Roxby Downs Swimming Club would like to thank its spon-sors, including the Roxby Downs Community Club for their support.

The Royal Flying Doctor Service Auxiliary Melbourne Cup Luncheon was a great success again this year, raising almost $2,000 for the RFDS.

“We had a great time,” RFDS Auxiliary President Marie McCormack said.

“We were pleased with the turnout, 44 ladies and one gentleman joined us and they were a truly great mob.

“Having people like that turn out to support you really makes these things worth doing.

“I couldn’t get over the amount of ladies who had made a real eff ort to dress up, they looked wonderful,” she said.

Th e Gai Waterhouse hat was the most hotly contested auction item, selling not once, but twice.

“Th e fi rst time it was bought by Roxby Downs Community Club Manager Stev Ellard for $400,” Mrs McCormack said.

“Stev donated it back to the RFDS and we auctioned it a second time, when it was purchased by Regina Qualmann, who then donated her own hat to the RFDS, which went on to make another $110.

“All in all, it was a huge success.“I’d like to thank the Club, which always

does a great job of supporting the RFDS, and all the people who came, they helped make it a fantastic day,” she said.

It’s carnival timeRFDS backs a winner

Above: Winner of the Fashions of the Field, Tracey Oldfi eld and Anna Daly at the RFDS Melbourne Cup luncheon.

Above: Enjoying the luncheon, Mel Dunn and Megan Dale. More photos on Page 9

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