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By Millie Thomas

A consultation meeting aimed at further explaining the proposed community plan and contribution scheme to Andamooka

locals caused high emotion and confusion last week.

Th e meeting, led by Andamooka Town Manage-ment Committee (ATMC) members Peter Allen and Mark Sutton explained the detailed objectives of the Committee as listed in the plan. It also out-lined the committee’s annual budget, including a proposed community contribution scheme of $256,000 from an occupied land levy.

Th e levy, as explained by the ATMC, will see each resident pay $400 per individual unit of oc-cupied land, of which Mr Allen estimated there were 640 property untis in Andamooka.

Th e price will be the same for each unit, regardless of size and what, if any struc-tures are on it. Th e only exemptions, are if the land is unoccupied, the owner would not be obliged to pay the levy and if the land is used on a commercial basis, it will be charged accordingly.

“We cannot leave Andamooka the way it is,” explained Mr Sutton.

However, a number of locals responded in anger when they were told they would be contributing almost half of the budget.

“I just don’t see why the people of Anda-mooka have to bear 50 per cent of the rates,” exclaimed one angry resident.

“I don’t agree with that at all. I think it should be on a value based system, on the value of the land or the value of the property, I think that’s what it should be based on,” said another. “I don’t think that’s a fair system, and I don’t agree with that I just don’t think that will work.”

Mr Sutton explained under the Outback Com-munities Administration Management Act 2009, of which the Outback Communities Authority is constituted, this was not possible.

“We can’t rate on the value of properties. We can only rate on the fact that properties are oc-cupied,” he said.

In an emotional outburst, local resident Bill Kapakis claimed it is illegal to pay a standard rate for all blocks of land. “I don’t mind paying, but they have to be legal,” he said.

Some attendees also questioned why BHP Bil-liton was not contributing to the community budget.

However, some were in favour of the proposal. “It works out to be eight dollars a week, just over

one dollar a day, and I’m prepared to pay that,” one man said.

Many attendees wanted to see a more detailed breakdown of the operational budget. Mr Sutton stated the allocated $230,000 would go towards the salaries of a community administrator and of-fi ce support person, the maintenance of the offi ce and offi ce supplies and a company car.

“We believe conservatively, that’s a very con-servative budget, $230,000 to run the business of Andamooka’s local management,” he said.

“As far as I’m concerned, as far as I can see, this is the best package that ticks enough boxes to make it happen. We can’t force the Government to change the rules to allow us to levy on value,” added Mr Allen.

Anger and confusion at community consultation

ABOVE: Peter Allen contemplating upset responses at the community consultation.

INSET: Mark Sutton addressing the crowd of approximately 20 Andamooka residents last week.

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By Millie Thomas

D isposable incomes and lavish lifestyles are just some of the things associated with highly paid miners.

Th e demographics of Australia’s highest paid employ-ees has changed – with miners ranking highly.

It seems too that items on which miners’ money is spent has taken a turn – towards beauty.

A recent article published on miningaustralia.com.au stated ‘male miners are part of the fastest growing market for Botox in Australia.’

Th e article, dated March 16 this year, featured Cosmetic Image Clinics owner Ingrid Tall, who said men currently represented one in ten cosmetic procedures but the mining boom meant more men were looking at having treatment.

“It really is a startling new demographic that we are see-ing,” she told Mining Australia.

Registered Aesthetic Nurse, Juliette Tuck, has been vis-iting Roxby Downs for six months performing cosmetic procedures an a large number of locals agreed with the report..

“Th ey’ve (miners) got disposable income, they want to treat themselves and a basic need for a lot of people is sun-screen and skincare,” explained Ms Tuck.

Ms Tuck off ers a full range of cosmetic services to Roxby Downs residents, but said botox, chemical peels and anti ageing are most popular.

Currently, Ms Tuck said 10 – 15 per cent of her clientele are male.

“I think anyone likes to look the best they can be,” she said. “It’s not always about looking younger, but it’s about improv-ing skins.

“There’s a lot of pigmentation on the boys up here, there’s a lot of sun damage. We can break that down.”In what Ms Tuck described as a heavy lifestyle, working with the grit, grime and heavy drinking routine of mining work, it’s all about knowledge of her services to benefi t each patient.

– Wednesday, May 2, 2012

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I was sitting chatting to a friend and found that I was fi ngering the silken parts of a cushion cover. I turned to look and saw there were two

cushions with the covers made of fragments of silk.

Th e silk was in deep jewel colours with silver and gold threads, beading, mirror work and brocade frag-ments. Th e cushions were obviously well loved and were showing their ministry of comfort over many years. But the pieces had never been new – well not while they’d been part of these cushion covers. Th ese pieces came from worn clothes; they were the usable pieces left when the trousers, or shawl or sari was not longer wearable; remnant pieces scavenged before the main garment was discarded to the duster bag or the rubbish dump. Th e cushion covers were beautiful still, in spite of daily use in the household and in spite of the previous history of the fabric pieces.

History. So much history caught up in those cush-ions, much of it from people now known and never seen. So much life was seen by those fabrics and now brought to this new creation. It takes an artisans eye to truly see the potential in the old clothes; in the

pieces of cloth. It is the artisan who not only sees the usefulness, but also sees the existing beauty and the potential beauty as the pieces are chosen and brought together. Any eye seeing; a hand hovering; seeing; choosing; piecing together; drawing up thread; bring-ing the pieces together into a new beauty. Taking the picture in the mind and translating it into the new design of even greater beauty. Truly a synergy in crea-tion.

We are told in Genesis in the Bible that God’s Spirit hovered over the formless void and darkness of the pre-world and saw potential and beauty. All that God needed was present. And as the breath of God swept over the face of the void God spoke. “Let there be light”, and there was light and it was good. God, the artisan and artist takes the chaos and darkness and breathes life into it in ways no human artist can and from it brought into being this world. Th e spirit of God breathed on the corpse of the dead Jesus and into the wounds and disfi gurement of scourging and crucifi xion breathed life; a new creation; a new being. Th e discarded and buried takes on new colour and life and purpose under the creator’s hand.

Recycling – rags to riches

By Sharon Reid

Roxby residents will have the chance to be a part of Australia’s

Biggest Morning Tea at the Dunes Café on Th ursday, May 24 at 10am.

Schools , community groups and workplaces across the country will band together and participate in Biggest Morning Tea events, with proceeds going to the Cancer Council.

Cancer is the leading cause of death in Australia and one in two Australians will be di-agnosed with cancer before the age of 85.

In 2011, more than one million Australians took part in a Biggest Morning Tea event, raising $11.2 million for cancer research, preven-tion and support programs.

This year, the Cancer Council is aiming to raise $11.5 million and is calling on Australians to help them meet the target.

Just a $5 donation can help

to provide support and infor-mation for a newly diagnosed cancer patient.

Everyone is welcome at the Dunes Café Biggest Morning Tea where sweet and savoury food will be on off er for a do-nation.

Roxby Leisure employee, Elyse Weir said that although the morning tea will be quite a small and casual event, eve-ry dollar donated counts.

“Although this is only a small fundraiser it is still a contribution and the more people that decide to come along and donate, the more funds we can raise to support vital research and fi nd a cure for cancer.

“People enjoy taking a short break from work or their busy schedules in the morning for a relaxing cup-pa, so why not do that and donate - in the hope that together we can make a dif-ference for each and every person in need?” Elyse said.

For more information, contact the Dunes Café on 8671 0500.

Is ‘Boytox’ on the rise here?

“It’s good to have someone who’s got that

edge, that knowledge to teach and inform

because people want that.”

RN Juliette Tuck spoke of the rise in ‘Boytox’ during her last

visit to Roxby Downs.

Cuppa for Cancer

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A fter a review of value capturing options avail-

able to Minotaur Exploration Limited, the company has entered into a sale and purchase deed with BHP Billiton relating to the sale of five exploration tenements.

Minotaur holds the Roxby Downs area tenements in the Gawler Craton, a geo-logical domain recog-nised for the occur-rence of several large, high quality iron oxide copper-gold-uranium deposits such as: Ol-ympic Dam, Carrapa-teena and Prominent

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Th e Agreement en-compasses the sale of Minotaur’s 100 per cent owned Roxby Downs area tene-ments to BHP Billiton for cash consideration of AUD$10,000,000.

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By Millie Thomas

M ine site workers may have noticed a couple of weeks ago there was a larger than

usual build up of traffi c going to work.

Reports mounted on social network-ing websites of numerous car accidents as a result of the heavy traffi c.

However, no accidents were reported to local police.

Th ere was also mention on social networking sites of cars backed up past the 110 kilometre per hour sign before Olympic Dam, and thirty plus minute waits to get on site.

A BHP Billiton spokesperson stated, “From time to time security manage-ment may require further verifi cation which can result in delays at the Gate as was the case recently.”

The Olympic Dam Lease Gate is staff ed 24 hours a day for security rea-sons.

“Anyone entering the site at any time needs to show a valid site access card or be on the approved visitors’ list for that day. People who do not meet the crite-ria will not be allowed to enter Olympic Dam,” the spokesperson stated.

“Anyone wishing to enter the mine should be prepared to stop and meet all security requirements.”

Peak hour traffi c!

Th e Federal Government has urged the mining industry to comment on plans to allow exploration and mining activities in the Woomera Prohibited Area (WPA).

“Industry engagement is critical to ensuring the interim arrangements are both practical for the resource industry and eff ective in protecting the security of defence activities,” Defence Minister Stephen Smith said.

The WPA, which covers an area of 127,000 kilometres squared, was declared

a prohibited area under the Defence Force Regulations and is used for the testing of Royal Australian Air Force equipment.

While defence would remain the pri-mary user of the WPA, the area would be divided into green, amber and red zones, each off ering diff erent levels of access, or timeshare, to non defence users.

Th e public comment period would re-main open until June 15, and once the deed of access and supporting processes have been fi nalised, the Federal Govern-ment would be in a position to mark the end of the moratorium phase.

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By Millie Thomas

Hundreds of Roxby Downs residents attended the ANZAC (Australia and New Zealand Army Corps) memorial

services last Wednesday.

Th e crowd, which Returned Services League (RSL) President Jack McGuire said was the larg-est he had seen, paid respectful homage to both fallen and serving Australian and New Zealand soldiers.

“Th ere is no greater contribution to one’s fel-low man that to lay down your life for some-thing greater than yourself,” Mr McGuire said in his address to the crowd.

Th e march was a collection of proud local scouts members and approximately twelve men and women representing their service or the service of a loved one, was proudly led by Andy O’Rourke.

Mr McGuire read the stories of locals Leigh Malcolm and Graham Warren’s predecessors, who served for Australia. He also mentioned Adam Mason, son of local Vicki Mason, who is currently serving in Afghanistan.

“It is because of men such as these we are free, and can call Australia home,” Mr McGuire said.

Great reviews have also surfaced of the dawn service, at which Mr McGuire sang ‘Imagine all the People’ by John Lennon as an ANZAC tribute.

“May the fl ame of remembrance burn in our hearts forever more. God Bless Australia.”

Mr McGuire would like to thank RoxFM for airing the ANZAC appeal community announcement and going live to air for the 11o’clock service.

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The ANZAC Day march, led by Andy O’Rourke.


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By Vanessa Switala

Roxby Leisure Auditorium will host Amber Joy Poulton as Loretta Lynn (the fi rst queen of country music) for her show ‘Honky Tonk

Angels- Th e Story of Loretta Lynn and Friends’ on Friday, May 18 at 8pm.

Amber Joy is an Australian country music singer and songwriter who has received two song-writing awards for Best Traditional Song, four of her songs have entered the Top 30 of the Australian Country Music Charts and she has also been awarded a TIARA Award earlier this year for Best Vocal Collaboration for duet, ‘Close Enough’ with Doug Bruce.

During her show, Amber Joy takes the audience through a journey of the biggest hits from country mu-sic stars including Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, June Carter and many more.

In an interview with Th e Monitor, Amber Joy she stat-ed, “I’m very excited about bringing the show to Roxby Downs.

“I know how much (Roxby) love their country music and this is the perfect show for everyone, country music fan or not. I’m bringing the whole band with me and we

can’t wait.“I fi nd that even if there are a few who aren’t completely

into country music, this is a theatre show experience and once the lights are dimmed and the tribute starts, I’m sure they’ll fi nd there toes tappin’ and who knows, maybe they’ll leave the night a country music fan after all, Amber Joy added.

Organiser of the event Fiona Kerrish said the evening is to raise funds for local resident Paul Dear’s Cambodia Children’s Fundraiser.

“Basically I have seen the show and loved it at the Ad-elaide Fringe a couple of years ago,” explained Fiona.

“I also saw a local article about Paul Dear’s charity supporting a school in Cambodia and was keen to help.

“I thought I would use my Blue Light Event planning knowledge to put the two together and try to raise some money,” she concluded.

All profi ts from the evening will go to helping Paul raise funds for improving children’s education and com-munity facilities at Krobei Riel School in Cambodia.

Tickets are available from Roxby Leisure for $25 per person. Beer and wine will also be available for purchase on the evening.

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Amber Joy Poulton as Loretta Lynn.

There is a lot to like about Roxby. Almost everything is within walking distance, it’s

quiet and warm and the people are friendly.

Even the red dirt has a certain desert charm to it. Best of all, there’s no peak hour.

Earlier this month, I was lucky enough to spend some time with the team at Th e Monitor, learning, writing and meeting locals.

I’m fi nishing up my fourth and fi nal year of a degree in Journal-ism and International Studies and decided to do my week of work ex-perience with Vanessa and Millie at Th e Monitor.

If you’ve had the chance to meet and chat with the girls, you know how friendly and down to earth they are. Th ey gave me plenty of opportunities to be involved – from getting out and asking people ques-tions for Street Talk, to writing about Youth Week activities and interviewing locals.

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cal people who were willing to be interviewed and photographed – even when they found out I was a student! Th anks for trusting me on that one.

Th anks also to John Pick for al-lowing me to be a part of things at Th e Monitor. A veteran of the news-paper industry, John’s encourage-ment was gratefully received.

I’m encouraged by what I learned during my time at Th e Monitor. I was reminded that journalism is about allowing people to tell their stories. I hope that with the support of the community, Th e Monitor will continue to share local stories for many years to come.

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An expanded budget and provision of services would better suit elderly residents in Andamooka than an

aged care facility, a resident claimed recently.

Following a needs assessment conducted by the Andamooka Progress Opal Miners Association, statistics found there is a strong desire for the elderly to stay in their homes.

Th e least desirable option for elderly resi-dents was to move away from Andamooka when they become unable to care for them-selves, and henceforth the introduction of an aged care facility into the remote com-munity was suggested, with many residents in agreement.

However, retired aged care worker Heath-er Hounslow, an Andamooka resident for six years, said building and maintaining the facility is virtually impossible.

“I used to work in an aged care facility on York Peninsula, and I know what is needed to run one,” explained Mrs Hounslow.

“It’s virtually impossible to get accredita-tion for it in Andamooka. Plus the oldies don’t want to go. Th ey want to stay in their own homes.”

Mrs Hounslow stated the current Frontier Services nurses caring for elderly residents, Dianne Bilka and Vicky Finzel had been to-tally overlooked.

She said the two women were fl at out car-ing for residents in their homes, on call day and night on a regular basis.

“Th is wasn’t pointed out, but it’s due to those two Andamooka gems, it’s due to them that these people are able to stay in their own homes,” she said.

According to Mrs Hounslow, in order to build an aged care facility, the Government will impose strict guidelines and require high staff numbers.

“Th ere’s no way the government is going to build this facility in a town that only has 490 people,” she said.

Mrs Bilka and Mrs Finzel make up only one facet of aged care services in Anda-mooka, other volunteer driven services such as Meals on Wheels, patient transport as well as regularly organised recreational activities are all part of the support off ered.

They do not diagnose patients, rather consult with doctors about the best relevant treatments.

“It’s so wrong that the girls aren’t getting the recognition and as I said they just don’t stop.

“All of these activities are set in place for them, we had the learning the computer pro-gram and then we’re starting up Wednesdays in the CWA (Country Women’s Association) rooms to give them scrabble, which they do anyhow on a Friday, we have nail clip-ping and even foot spas!” she said.

Even so, the community vehicles used to transport patients, including the ambulance are in dire need of an upgrade, according to Mrs Houns-low.

Mrs Hounslow said Frontier Serv-ices in Andamooka services 1500

patients a month and to her the aged care

debacle is simple – keep residents in their

comfort zone, and expand current services.

“We need more funding and we need, look

we have an antique ambulance and I’ve rid-

den in it twice and really didn’t think I would

make it to Roxby but we defi nitely need a

new support vehicle and the bus is on its

last legs.”

She said a reliable vehicle and support to

visit the approximate 200 dependent homes

in Andamooka would be enough.

“Th at does cost a lot in fuel and registra-

tion and everything but the government can

do that.

“Look, these oldies that we’ve got, they

trust Vicky and Dianne. Th ey wouldn’t let

anyone else into their homes.

“So the trust is there, I think if the services

were expanded it would be good.

“In Andamooka, you have to really watch

getting both sides of things, it’s quite an in-

teresting sort of place, as you’ve probably

found out.”

Andamooka aged care facility impossible

Ramsey warns on carbon tax and windfarms

F ederal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said last week South Australians are already feeling the impact of the carbon tax following news of the closure of one and reduction in working hours of another of South

Australia’s base-load power stations.

“Th e imminent closure of Port Augusta’s Playford Power Station and pro-posed periodic closure of the northern power stations are both the end result of warnings to gov-ernment that have fallen on deaf ears,” Mr Ramsey said.

“This is strike one in the carbon tax rollout. Th e loss of such a large source of base load gen-eration before the renew-able sector has invested in energy storage will almost certainly lead to electric-ity shortages with possible rationing or brown outs.

“I have been warning the level of wind genera-tion in the South Austral-ian grid (35 per cent) is a threat to our electricity grid’s stability and is se-riously eroding the prof-itability of the base-load generators.

“I have warned if it were not addressed the base-load generators will be forced to shut down”.

“Even in Denmark, the nation most reliant in the world on wind power, just 19 per cent of their grid capacity is generated by

wind.“Quite simply on the

days when the wind blows strongly electricity from base-load generators is worthless and they are forced to dump generated energy. On the days when the state is becalmed, we are struggling to meet de-mand,” he said.

“As a result it is almost certain Alinta has been losing money generating electricity in a market corrupted by multiple lay-ers of subsidies for renew-able energy which at this stage cannot supply base load electricity.

“If the State and Fed-eral Governments want to push policies which make base-load gen-erators unprofi table and force them out of busi-ness they will have to en-sure another high voltage inter-connector is built to the eastern states or insist the intermittent renew-able generators invest in energy storage so they can become base load suppli-ers.”

Mr Ramsey said, “Ei-ther solution is years and hundreds of millions of

dollars away, but for now

we have a crisis caused

by poorly planned gov-

ernment policies which

have blown up in their

faces because they will

not listen.”

He predicts now the

Australian Energy Market

Operator (AEMO) will be

forced to instruct Alinta

to restart either or both

power stations at some

time in the medium fu-

ture.

“I am informed there

is no arrangement in

place specifying who will

have to pay for such ac-

tion, however eventually

what will eff ectively be a

new subsidy will be met

by either Government or

consumers, and of course

they are exactly the same

people”.

Mr Ramsey said, “Th e

20 per cent Renewable

Energy Target has driven

the over investment in

wind energy and the car-

bon tax is now pricing

coal generation out of the

market,” he said.

“Certainly there will be

jobs lost in the Port Au-

gusta area even though

Alinta has informed me

there will be no forced

redundancies and the

company will be keeping

the bulk of their workers

to man the plant for the

six months of the year it

is open.”

Retired aged care worker and Andamooka resident Heather Hounslow tells The Monitor why...


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LAST WEEK’S HOT TOPIC: Do you believe the Motor Accident Commission’s campaign against drink driving is hitting the mark?My kids are proof the campaign is sending the

message. “Don’t be a door knob dad! Don’t be a horse’s tail dad!” I don’t drink and drive but the kids are constant reminders of the need to be careful.

Roger Th at.

Great campaign - I don’t know if it is that or my imagination but I am more aware of so many more W–anchors in our community. Hopefully their mates are looking after them. If not, they will be the next ones we are read-ing about in the court news.

Watchdog, Roxby.

What a pity it has come down to having cam-paigns to remind people to drive safely. Th e MAC ads are great - let’s hope the fi nes these W-an-chors have to pay goes to funding the campaign and it doesn’t come out of our taxes.

Tony.

What about an outdoor basketball ring for kids to play around with near the skate park? It will keep them active and help their practise between games. Not everyone wants to use the skate park.

Joel.

Political correctness gone bonkers again! Th e AFL’s latest commandment to have a prayer room at every AFL ground is an insult to other religious denominations. So Muslims pray fi ve times a day- let them decide where and when - not the AFL pandering to their every need. If they want to go to the footy let them be like the rest of us, do their praying before or after or in the case of Power fans - during the game! Next the AFL will be introducing only halal approved food at all the grounds and who will get the kick-back from that!

Nev of the Neverland (suburb of Roxby).

Hey to Power-on (Th e Monitor April 26). At least we have a Crows Shed and a reason to celebrate. You are welcome any time you want to jump the fence - but please don’t wear that teal colour - it just doesn’t go with the decore of the shed!

Black Bird of the Crows Shed.

ANZAC Day around the country was so well patronised it surely must now be the national day. Our cosmopolitan society does appreciate the sacrifi ces of our armed forces in the past and present and we are glad to now live in such a wonderful, free and democratic nation.

Proud New Aussie, RD.

ANZAC spirit – Congratulations to the Roxby Downs/Andamooka RSL Sub Branch and the community of Roxby Downs for con-ducting such a well attended, organised and moving ANZAC Day Dawn Service that re-membered our past and present serving de-fence personnel and to ensure that ANZAC the spirit and memory will not be forgotten. Well Done.

Brenton, Peter and the PREOP Crew. Port Augusta.

Next week we have a chance to help our com-munity become more secure. Please attend the Neighbourhood Watch meeting

Th e Sentinel.

What a fantastic turn out for the Dawn Serv-ice and Roxby showed the true ANZAC spirit. What was disappointing was that with all our great history and songs, Imagine by John Len-non was the song of choice...great song, but True Blue or I Was Only 19 would have suited the day much better.

CM.

ACMA to trial 3D TV

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has agreed to issue licences to Nine Network

Australia, provided certain conditions are met, to conduct trials of three-dimen-sional television (3D TV) featuring daily highlights of the 2012 Olympic Games, ACMA Chairman, Chris Chapman con-fi rmed today. Th e ACMA has considered Nines applications to use unassigned TV channels for 3D TV trials in Adelaide, Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. Th e ACMA developed the measures in consultation with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission following misleading state-ments from a number of electronics retailers during previous 3D TV trials.

Next step for WPA

The Australian Government is taking the next step for resource exploration in the Woomera Prohibited Area (the

WPA) with the release of a standardised Deed of Access for public comment. When the Government released the Review of the Woomera Prohibited Area Final Report (the Review) in May 2011, it committed to an improved framework for coexistence in the WPA that improves access for the

resource industry while preserving the security of defence activities. Interested parties may also choose to attend a WPA coordination offi ce workshop on the deed of access in Adelaide on May 3, 2012.

Nature key to Australia’s tourism

From the Great Barrier Reef to the Blue Mountains, from Kangaroo Island to the ‘red centre’, the Australian

Government is calling for ideas to develop nature-based tourism in and around Australia’s national landscapes. The Australia’s National Landscapes Project will help the Australian tourism industry better develop engaging nature-based tourism experiences to increase visitation to some of Australia’s most distinct and rich environments. Australia shows that nature is the most motivating experience for international visitors travelling to Australia nature continues to be a key theme of Tourism Australia’s marketing activities.

AFL opposes violence against women

The Australian Football League (AFL) will receive more than $244,000 in Australian Government funding to

mentor young players about healthy rela-tionships and help stop violence against women. Th e sporting community is an

important partner in our goal to radically reduce the violence women experience in this country, Ms Collins said. Th e AFL has long been an advocate on this serious issue and has an innovative approach to addressing violence against women and to changing attitudes.

Airline funding to boost tourism

The Federal Government will provide grants of up to $110,000 to airlines fl ying to small and remote tourism

destinations to help them get ready for new, increased aviation security measures.

From July 1 this year, the Government will require a number of regional airports to have security screening of passengers and baggage for the fi rst time. Many small and remote airports cannot aff ord the purchase and upkeep of screening equipment, espe-cially when their only traffi c is infrequent fl ights run by regional airlines for tourism or fl y-in-fl y-out mining operations .

It means tourists, miners and others can keep fl ying to remote places like Kangaroo Island, Lake Eyre, Coober Pedy, Birdsville, King Island, Bourke, and Broken Hill.

Th e introduction of screening technology is being funded by the Federal Government’s $200 million Strengthening Aviation Secu-rity Initiative.

LETTER to the editor

Tribute to our nurses

The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (the National Board) recognises that May is an important

month for Australia’s 340,000 enrolled and registered nurses, nurse practition-ers, midwives and eligible midwives.

Th e International Day of the Midwife on 5 May and International Nurses Day on 12 May are perfect opportunities to refl ect on the invaluable contribution of each profes-sion to the health and wellbeing of the Aus-tralian community.

Australia’s nursing and midwifery profes-sions take their work extremely seriously, endeavouring to achieve the best possible health outcomes for those in their care.

Th e National Board also has the health and safety of the public at the core of its role by ensuring that the Australian public has ac-

cess to qualifi ed and competent nurses and midwives to provide safe, quality care.

Th e nursing and midwifery professions’ contribution to community wellbeing is not just evident in a practical sense. Th eir sup-port of change and innovation to achieve better evidence-based health outcomes is in line with the work of the National Board in implementing evidence-based policy and standards to guide professional practice.

On behalf of the National Board, I pay tribute to the work and diligence of Aus-tralia’s enrolled nurses, registered nurses, nurse practitioners, midwives and eligible midwives and acknowledge their invaluable contribution to achieving better evidence-based health care outcomes for the Austral-ian community.

Ms Anne Copeland, Chair Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia

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The grand opening of the Roxby Downs Community Toy Library last Tuesday was

dubbed a success by one of the organisers Ali Webber.

She has already volunteered hun-dreds of hours to setting up the pro-ject for the Roxby Downs community

With approximately 40 people flitting through the event over three hours, and approximately 20 mem-berships confirmed, Mrs Webber said it was not the only chance peo-ple would have to join the library.

“(It went) really well, we had a lot of community support,” she said.

“It was good to have a few mem-bers join and hopefully obviously more members will follow through at the following openings.

“Obviously not everyone could

make it today but it was definitely great to see the community come out and support us.”

Guest performer Sarah Sanders (also known as children’s entertainer Fairybelle) was also there helping su-pervise children for interested par-ents with her jumping castle.

The next step is expanding the li-brary with community feedback and recruiting more volunteers.

“We’re after some more volun-teers to help out so we can up our hours in the future but also ease the load, because we are just absolutely exhausted from opening this toy li-brary,” explained Mrs Webber.

She said the library currently had the support of approximately 10 vol-unteers, but was facing delays in get-ting them all inducted to volunteer at Roxby Leisure.

“The future of it lies in the hands of

the rest of the community,” she said.The continual support of Roxby

Leisure, Roxby Council and the Women’s Network has been para-mount to the success of the library, but it’s also in the donations from other companies that will keep the library alive.

“We’re still fundraising and we’ve still got businesses that are support-ing us so that’s wonderful, that’s still flowing through at the moment which means we can get some more toys but we just really want some feedback.

“We’ll do another order (of toys) out there in a couple of months time once we’ve had some feedback and use that money then.”

Mrs Webber thanked all who have and continue to support the Roxby Downs Community Toy Library.

Roxby’s Toy library off to a great start

Ali Webber had plenty to be proud of at the opening of the Toy Library.

R esearch by South Australian Chamber Of Mines and Energy (SACOME) reveals

a severe skills shortage across the resources sector.

It is impacted by a shortage of qualified trainers and inadequacies in the State’s skills training system.

With 19 approved mines and more

in the pipeline, the shortage in skilled workers and training shortfalls needs urgent attention. An investigation by SACOME saw mining and energy producers, explorers, contractors and labour hire companies consulted about their concerns regarding the current and future workforce.

The study found that South Aus-

tralia is suffering from a lack of skilled labour, the current skilled labour is inadequate for the industry’s needs and is holding back the sector from reaching its full potential.

The full report can be viewed in the April/May 2012 issue of the South Australian Mines and Energy Journal, which will be available online soon

Mining industry skills shortage verified

...but more volunteers needed!

– Wednesday, May 2, 2012 THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaperwww.themonitor.com.au

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A new study has found a mother’s happiness in her

partnership is more important to the child than the father’s.

Th e fi ndings are based on a sample of 6,441 women, 5,384 men and 1,268 young people.

The Understanding Society research exam-ined the relationships between married or co-habiting partners, and relationships between parents and their chil-dren.

Overall, 60 per cent of young people said they were “completely satis-fied’’ with their family situation but in families where the child’s mother is unhappy in her part-nership, only 55 percent of young people said they were ‘’completely happy’’ with their family situa-tion – compared with 73 per cent of young people whose mothers are “per-fectly happy’’ in their re-lationships.

Th e survey found the happiest children are those living with two parents – either bio-logical or step – with no younger siblings, who do not quarrel with their parents regularly, who eat at least three evening meals per week with their family and whose mother is happy in her own relationship.

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“Crabbit Old Woman”What do you see, what do you see?

Are you thinking, when you look at me- A crabbit old woman, not very wise,

Uncertain of habit, with far-away eyes, Who dribbles her food and makes no reply

When you say in a loud voice, I do wish you’d try.

Who seems not to notice the things that you do And forever is losing a stocking or shoe.

Who, unresisting or not; lets you do as you will With bathing and feeding the long day is fi ll.

Is that what you’re thinking, Is that what you see? Th en open your eyes,

nurse, you’re looking at me. I’ll tell you who I am as I sit here so still!

As I rise at your bidding, as I eat at your will. I’m a small child of 10 with a father and mother,

Brothers and sisters, who loved one another- A young girl of 16 with wings on her feet,

Dreaming that soon now a lover she’ll meet, A bride soon at 20- my heart gives a leap,

Remembering the vows that I promised to keep. At 25 now I have young of my own

Who need me to build a secure happy home; A woman of 30, my young now grow fast,

Bound to each other with ties that should last; At 40, my young sons have grown and are gone, But my man’s beside me to see I don’t mourn; At 50 once more babies play around my knee,

Again we know children, my loved one and me. Dark days are upon me, my husband is dead,

I look at the future, I shudder with dread, For my young are all rearing young of their own.

And I think of the years and the love that I’ve known;

I’m an old woman now and nature is cruel- Tis her jest to make old age look like a fool.

Th e body is crumbled, grace and vigor depart, Th ere is now a stone where I once had a heart,

But inside this old carcass, a young girl still dwells, And now and again my battered heart swells,

I remember the joy, I remember the pain, And I’m loving and living life over again.

I think of the years all too few- gone too fast. And accept the stark fact that nothing can last-

So open your eyes, nurse, open and see, Not a crabbit old woman, look closer-

See Me.

“It appeared when the old lady died in the geri-atric ward of Ashludie Hospital near Dundee, that

she had left nothing of any value; then the nurse going through her possessions found a poem. Th e quality of this so impressed the staff that copies

were duplicated and distributed to every nurse in the hospital.

When one of the nurses 25-year-old Bertha Rainey moved to nurse geriatric patients in Braid

Valley Hospital, Ballymena, she took her copy with her and the poem- the old lady’s only bequest to

posterity- has since appeared in a Christmas edi-tion of the Beacon House News, magazine of the Northern Ireland Association for Mental Health

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Mothers come in all ages

BenildusMy mum is special… “Because she hugs me.”For Mother’s Day I’m going to… “Bake her some Mother’s Day cookies.”

DylanMy mum is special… “Because I love her.”For Mother’s Day I’m going to… “Buy her a ring.”

KyeeshaMy mum is special… “Because she does lots of things for us.”For Mother’s Day I’m going to… “Get her a box of chocolates and some jewellery.”

Miss Jenna Knight’s Year 2 students at Roxby Downs Area School talk Mother’s Day:

Kids rate mums as the greatest!

MaddisonMy mum is special… “Because she takes us out sometimes.”For Mother’s Day I’m going to… “Make her a picture.”

NikolaiMy mum is special… “Because she does everything for us!”For Mother’s Day I’m going to… “Buy her a new purse.”

SageMy mum is special… “Because she helps me with homework.”For Mother’s Day I’m going to… “Make her breakfast in bed.”



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The Roxby Downs Community Library held their ‘Paper and Pots’ holiday program on Wednesday, April 18 with approximately 30

children attending.

The session began with story time then children had an hour and a half to paint garden pots and create fl owers and bugs to put in their

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2. Lauren, Alex and Cameron paint their pots.

3. Lachlan, Sally and Zoe Bryant at the craft table.

4. Rainor, Amy and Jasmine loved the library programme

during their holidays.

5. Chelsea is looking pretty in pink.

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the Toy Library Opening 09. Max and Bear Steer enjoying the Library’s Holiday Program.

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By Vanessa Switala

W ell known Australian rural literature author Fleur McDonald held

an exclusive event at the Roxby Downs Community Library on April 24 to celebrate the National Year of Reading.

Approximately 30 communi-ty members attended the event where Fleur’s three best selling novels were up for purchase and signing.

Fleur began the evening by telling her story including; how her parents were fuel distributors in rural Australia, her upbring-ing in Orroroo (mid-north South Australia), and how she came to write novels.

Fleur now owns and runs an 8000 acre farm with her husband Anthony in Western Australia.

“I do draw a lot on my experi-ence from working on farms and now we own our own farm and I still work on the farm.”

“Th e setting is really important to me I want the readers to think that they’re out in the sheep yards

or out in the paddock alongside the main character not sitting in their lounge room,” she added.

Fleur explained she fi rst start-ed writing children’s books but was unsuccessful at getting them published.

“I was writing kids books with my kid’s names in them because we were trying to get my son (who was diagnosed with autism) to have a bit longer attention span when he was little,” Fleur explained.

Fleur’s parents noticed her tal-ent at a young age and as a gift purchased her a comprehensive writing course.

“My parents always made me believe that anything was possi-ble. Th at’s why I submitted Red Dust,” she exclaimed.

When Fleur fi nally enrolled for the writing course after a long period of time her tutor also identifi ed her talent quickly.

“I was doing a writing course at the time and my tutor told me to get my skates on and submit some of my work,” she said.

Fleur explained she asked her

tutor if it would be a good idea to write a women’s fi ction novel and he encouraged the idea.

“I couldn’t have a coherent conversation I was so tired (af-ter having her fi rst child) and yet I sat down and wrote Red Dust,” Fleur explained.

Fleur told Roxby community members she never actually fi n-ished the comprehensive writ-ing course because her novel was picked up fi rst.

“The course wasn’t that im-portant because I never fi nished it. But on the other hand it was important because the support I received from my tutor was paramount.”

She explained the characters in her novels are people she would like to be friends with.

“Funny, popular and strong; everything that I’m not,” Fleur joked.

“I believe writing what you know is important.”

The down to earth author shared many tales of her journey, some happy, some heart-wrench-ing. She explained the main char-

acters in Purple Roads, Anna and Matt, had to work the ‘hard yards’ for their relationship to work just as her and her husband Anthony went through some tough times.

S h e s a i d i n March, 1999 her father-in-law was diagnosed with terminal bowel cancer ; which shattered Antho-ny’s world. Fleur fell pregnant with her fi rst child later that year in June. Anthony’s father was never able to meet his first grandchild but did ask the mid-wife what sex the baby was- with-out telling Fleur and Anthony. He chose the name for his grandchild- Rochelle and knew the couple were to have a baby girl before they did.

F l e u r t h e n shared the stories of her children’s upbringing, with Rochelle having a breakdown in speech and un-able to talk until she was four and her son being di-agnosed with au-tism.

Fleur is a truly inspiring woman,

able to take care of her family, help on the farm and write three best-selling novels.

Fleur secured a two book deal in Germany before her fi rst novel Red Dust was completed. In 2009 Red Dust was the highest selling novel for a debut author. Th en in 2010 Red Dust was short listed for the Australian Book Industry Awards as Newcomer (Debut) Author of the Year and the R*BY awards.

“Red Dust was a book that jumped on a train and took off and left me way behind.

“It went so far beyond what I even dared to dream,” Fleur ex-claimed.

Fleur has now also completed Blue Skies and her latest novel Purple Roads.

She is now working on her next novel titled Silver Gums which is set on the Nullarbor. Th e novel she will write after Sil-ver Gums is to be titled, Crimson Dawn- which her husband came up with.

When Fleur was asked if her husband reads her novels she answered with a fi rm ‘no’ and stated the only thing he might read is the Farm Weekly with a chuckle.

Fleur will also be travelling to Mount Gambier, Claire, Port Pirie and Orroroo to share her story.

Community Librarian Kimber-ley Hargrave said she thought the overall response to the event was fantastic with over thirty people attending and supporting the new initiative.

“Comments on the night were very positive, and the opportuni-ty to meet a published author was valued by all attended, which were both library and commu-nity members, as well as visitors from Adelaide,” she said.

Kimberley said she will defi -nitely hold another event similar with diff erent authors attending Roxby Downs from different genres.

Kimberley said the highlight for the night was hearing about Fleur’s journey as an author and also having the support of the community and volunteers to host the event.

Kimberley would like to thank everyone who attended, the li-brary team for embracing a new initiative, Jane Gloster for volun-teering, past Acting Community Librarian, Claire White, Margie from Meg’s bookshop, Public Li-braries Australia (PLA) for pro-viding grant funding and Fleur for travelling to Roxby Downs!

Th e Roxby Downs Community Library was awarded a PLA grant to assist and deliver programs in support of the National Year of Reading such as Fleur’s visit to Roxby Downs.


NEWSMonitorThe

Johnston Withers Lawyersare now visiting Roxby Downs each month

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

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

Wednesday 13th June, 2012& Thursday 14th June, 2012

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

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

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

Industrial Employment Law Criminal & Traffic Law Medical NegligenceWorkers Compensation Wills Estates & Trusts Family & DeFactoDiscrimination Law Personal Injury ConveyancingWorkplace Harassment Commercial Defamation

Author popular with Roxby readersAuthor popular with Roxby readersAuthor Fleur McDonald and Community Librarian Kimberley Hargrave.

Being a rac ve

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 [email protected] or phone 8671 0500.

RoxbyRoxbyInBusinessInBusiness

L ast week’s InBusiness discussed employee retention, this week we talk about how to recruit staff in a tight

labour market. At a recent workshop held in Roxby by Regional Development Australia Far North, Emu Consulting shared some secrets about how to compete for good employees.

Beyond the dollarsTh ere is more to attracting employees than

good pay. A range of factors infl uences job seekers:

• a straightforward application process.• an enjoyable workplace culture and

environment • remuneration and upfront salary training and development opportunities • good work-life balance with fl exible hours and work arrangements.

Job advertising that worksA well-constructed advertisement is impor-

tant when trying to fi nd the best person for the job. When advertising a new position:

• Tell a concise story about your business,the position on off er and the incentives and rewards available. • Where possible off er incentives such as health insurance discounts or childcare assistance. •Always fi nd a competitive advantage for example extra benefi ts your competitors are unlikely to off er. • Sell your good news stories - the reputation of your business and its position in the community can play an important role in attracting the right person.

Employer reputationYour reputation as an employer - your em-

ployer ‘brand’ - can determine if you will at-tract the right job seekers. What people think of your business and how your employees pro-mote it outside of work may have an impact on your recruiting.

Community reputationMany job seekers are attracted to businesses

that demonstrate a strong sense of commu-nity and environmental and social respon-sibility. Even the smallest business can be a good corporate citizen – and the cost can be minimal.

Here are examples of ethical management practice you can implement in your busi-ness:

• An occupational health and safety program that goes beyond minimum legal requirements.• Health and well-being practices, such as lunch-time walks, healthy snacks and provision of staff rooms.• Non-discriminatory policies in recruitment and workplace. • Sustainable development practices, including recycling, waste minimisation, power saving, carbon off sets and car pooling.• Consideration of family responsibilities honest business practices with suppliers, employees and customers. • Company and employee participation in community events.• Corporate-giving programs through donations of money and unwanted items. • Time off for staff to be volunteers.


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HAVE YOUR SAY . . . What was your favourite part of Youth Week?

“I went to the skate park compe-tition, international food night and the movie night. The best thing about Youth Week is the entertainment and the free food.

- Eric Trethowen

“I like inter-national food night. I came for free food, it tastes pretty good actually. Sushi was pretty good.”

-Jayden Thomas

“International food night. I think it’s a really good experi-ence for youth to know how it is to be in a different coun-try. So if one day they want to go to a different country they will know what it feels like.”

-Flo Polanco

“Internationalfood night – it looks good so far. Being young in Roxby is good because of all the f reedom. It’s Roxby. I think that’s the best way to explain it!”

-Sam Clarke

More funds for run for Ed

T h e M o n i t o r would like to advise that after the paper had gone to print, Run for Ed organis-ers reached a higher total than expected.

Th e event, held on April 22, raised close to $7,000.

Also, money do-nated to the cause from ‘an early postie bash event’ came from the Postie Bike Charity Rally, 2003.

By Millie Thomas

The Roxby Downs Country Fire Service (CFS) Brigade reported a relatively quiet weekend over the Easter break.

Th ere was one incident, which resulted in a vehi-cle ending up in the front yard of a house on Bur-goyne Street.

Although the fi re danger season has offi cially ended, CFS would like to remind Roxby Downs residents to remain vigilant.

“Roxby Downs CFS would like to remind people of Roxby to realise that fi re safety has not stopped, the Danger of fi re in this area is still high,” stated Brigade Captain, Brett Atkins.

“Ensure if you have a fi re that you have safety precautions in place, you have water to put it out, cleared an area around the fi re, never leave a fi re unattended.”

For more information contact South Australian Country Fire Service, www.cfs.sa.gov.au/site/home, your local CFS Brigade, or the local council.

CFS remind all to remain vigilant

$9.6M support for long

term jobless

More than 300 p e o p l e f ro m jobless families

in Adelaide’s northern suburbs, Port Augusta and Port Adelaide have so far started work or taken up study through a $9.6 million State Government program.

Employment, Higher Education and Skills Min-ister, Tom Kenyon said the program was making a real diff erence to those South Australian families who needed it most.

“Two years into the four-year BFO program, 304 people have already been supported to take up training or fi nd work.

“Currently, there are 273 families taking part in the program, with a target of support

“Th is outstanding ini-tiative aims to break the cycle of long-term un-employment, which of-ten spans generations, by addressing all the barriers preventing disadvantaged families from fi nding and keeping a job.

“Established in 2010, the program provides in-tensive and practical sup-port to job seekers and their families, including Aboriginal participants and single parents, to sup-port them to start training or gain work,” Mr Kenyon said.

“Intensive and tailored support is provided to families through home visits by a case manager. Th ey ensure practical help is available across a range of areas, such as counsel-ling or liaising with health and housing providers to motivate and re-engage families with training and employment.

“The Commonwealth Government is also con-tributing to the program through a $1.5 million Family Centred Em-ployment Project in the Port Adelaide area,” Mr Kenyon said.

Are you aged between 5-12?Then you can Join the Arid Recovery Kids Club. Call 8671 8282 or go towww.aridrecovery.org.au/kidsclub.

Hi Kids! Macca Bilby from Arid Recovery

here with my mate …Matt Monitor.

We’ve teamed up to answer all your

questions about animals, plants and

the arid zone of outback Australia. We’d

love to hear from you with questions and

comments about native plants and animals.

We also have some great activities planned

as part of the Arid Recovery Kids Club. All

our events will be advertised in The Monitor

and on my Facebook page www.facebook.

com/maccabilby.

I hope you can join me and all my friends at

Arid Recovery out at the reserve in 2012.

Outback Yackwith

Maccaand

Matt

What is a bettong?A bettong is a small native marsupial, and comes from the same family that kangaroos and wallabies come from. They are about the size of a rabbit and have brown- grey fur covering them. They have very strong back legs to hop on, like a kangaroo, and their little arms help them to dig and eat. Some people also call them a boodie or rat kangaroo.

Where are they found?Before Europeans settled Australia bettongs were found nearly everywhere across Australia, apart from the tropical top end. Now there are only a few small natural populations that are on islands off the coast of Western Australia.

What do they eat?Bettongs search food such as roots, seeds, insects and green vegetation. The bettongs living at Arid Recovery really enjoy eating peanut butter as a treat when they are caught in a trap! Bettongs have adapted to the hot Australian climate and do not need to drink water, they get all they need from the food they eat.

Where do they live?Bettongs are the only relative in the kangaroo family to live underground in warrens. They live in big groups, one warren had 120 entrances and 60 bettongs living together. Bettongs are nocturnal, they hide out in their burrows during the day when it is hot and at night, when it cools down and becomes darker they come out to socialise and look for food.

Why does Arid Recovery have them?Arid Recovery are trying to protect the bettongs because they are a vulnerable species, meaning there are not many left in the wild. Arid Recovery reintroduced bettongs to the Reserve in 1999 so they have a safe place to live without feral animals.

Have you seen a bettong? Did you visit the Reserve during the holidays for the Kids Club? We would like to hear about it! Write us a letter or a story, draw us a picture or send us a photo about when you saw a bettong.



By Vanessa Switala

Roxby Downs SAPOL (South Australian Police) would like to remind the

community of the information and registration evening for Neighbourhood Watch next week.

The evening will be held at 7pm on Monday, May 7 at the Roxby Leisure Auditorium.

For those that are unable to at-tend the meeting, sign up sheets are available from the Roxby Downs Police Station.

Neighbourhood Watch is a useful link between the police and local residents. Th e volun-tary organisation includes people from all walks of life working to-gether to promote a safe commu-nity for residents to live.

Neighbourhood Watch pro-vides a community voice regard-ing crime prevention by improv-ing communication between the police and the public for better reporting and greater quality of information shared about crime and suspicious activity. Crime prevention messages are also distributed by Neighbourhood Watch via newsletters and on-line.

Community safety requires the police and the community to not only focus on crime and disorder, but aims to reduce the eff ects of any controllable factors which negatively impact the commu-nity.

Senior Officer in Charge (SOIC) Darren McKenzie said the fi rst thing Neighbourhood Watch does is give the commu-nity a voice regarding to one ex-tent crime prevention and it also establishes good liaison between police and the community.

He said he would like to think Neighbourhood Watch will give the community a sense of ease.

“But you have to remember the Neighbourhood Watch system is only as good as the people in-volved and only as good as the information that is passed on,” he stated.

“It is not a stand alone crime prevention method.”

SOIC McKenzie added, “Will it give the community a greater assurance? Overall, it will assist to attempt to achieve that goal.”

Senior Sergeant Garry Elli-ott said Neighbourhood Watch would be beneficial to Roxby Downs now the town is becom-ing older and families are staying longer.

“Issues of personal safety, property damage, nuisances such as loud music, cars doing burnouts and alike all now af-fect our standard of living,” Sgt Elliott said.

“Neighbourhood Watch looks

at bringing community together to support those that live here so we can live, work, play and do business in a potentially crime free environment,” he conclud-ed.


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ROXBY DOWNS AUXILIARYMystery 4WD Tag-Along-Tour

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Neighbourhood Watch meeting for Roxby

By Millie Thomas

Andamooka Primary School (APS) have propelled their curriculum well and truly into the 21st century,

supplying every teacher and student with an iPad.

Purchased with money set aside for lap-tops, APS Principal Angela Turner said the school decided to purchase iPads instead of laptops because of their fl exibility.

“Th ey do all the tasks we want a laptop to do and they’re more fl exible, they’re easily moved around,” she explained.

Ms Turner explained she had visited a

number of super schools in Adelaide, which had highly recommended the use of the iPads.

“They were saying particularly for the primary school kids that it really was much easier to use than a laptop,” she said.

Ideally, Ms Turner would like to allow stu-dents to take the iPads home with them, as is done at the schools she had visited, but this wont be able to happen until all insurance details have been fi nalised.

Bryce Ingham, APS teacher said the stu-dents love using the iPads, and listed some of the many ways they are used in and out of the classroom.

An application assessing and recording

each student’s fi tness is used in physical

education.

“I’ve given them certain goals they need to

try and reach so each time they try it they’re

going a little bit higher and try to beat them-

selves,” explained Mr Ingham.

Other applications have been used to

record self video journals of the student’s

progressive works, and even to write songs.

“Th ey’ll be better at using it than me soon!

I’ll have to keep up with them,” laughed Mr

Ingham.

Andamooka Primary School now using iPads

ABOVE: Andamooka Primary School students Declen, Zachary and Zara with the new iPads.

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

We are looking for enthusiastic and highly motivated persons to join our staff team.

To be considered for either of these roles, you will have: • DECS approved Qualifi cations. • Certifi cate III or willing to study. • Knowledge of Early Years Learning Frame work. • Current First Aid, Police Check and Child Safe Environments or willing to obtain these. • The ability to work closely with and engage with staff, parents and children of all diversities.

Immediate start for all successful applicants.For further information contact [email protected] or 08 8671 0911.Applications close Friday 25 May 2012.

CHILD CARE POSITIONS VACANTQualifi ed & Unqualifi ed

Roxby Downs Child Care Centre

Senior Sergeant Garry Elliott thinks a Neighbourhood Watch group in Roxby Downs would be benefi cial

as the town becomes older and families stay longer.



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ROXBY COUNCILWEEKLY INFORMATION UPDATEWEEKLY INFORMATION UPDATE

NEWS IN BRIEF

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 8.30 to 5 pm weekdays

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

Email: [email protected] membership is FREE wide range of resources are available including books, DVDs, magazines and internet facilities

Toddler Story Time 9.30 am Tuesday and Thursday

Opening hours

9 am to 5 pm weekdays

Telephone 8671 0010 • Fax 8671 0452


After hours emergency

Mobile 0418 892 870

Web www.roxbycouncil.com

SERVICE SAWASTE MANAGEMENTLIBRARYCOUNCIL OFFICE

Council reminds residents and ratepayers that the

March 2012 quarterly water accounts have been

issued and are due for payment by May 15, 2012.

Well Roxby Downs, our new waste collection service has been going for about eight

weeks now and Council contacted contractors BSH Waste Solutions this week to get a bit of a report card on our performance so far.

It appears that most residents have got the idea and overall the re-sults are pleasing. To date we have produced 26.5 tonnes of recycla-ble waste, alleviating the strain on the planet by reducing our waste footprint in a short time.

Th ings that we could do better are provided below and Council hopes you will take the time to read and under-stand the need for such simple steps to be taken. If there is contamination in the recycling load, the entire truck gets refused.

Vacuum cleaner dust is not recyclable. It is rubbish and should be bagged and placed in your red lid bin. It is bagged to prevent it fl ying around the neigh-bourhood after fl oating out of the truck. Similarly bean bag refi lls (those little white polystyrene balls) are not recycla-ble and should be treated the same way. Put in a bag to contain them and placed in your red lid bin.

Clothing is not considered a recycling item for a rubbish truck. Donate any unwanted, good quality clothing to the Opportunity Shop, a fabulous way to help others less fortunate. If you have clothes that are of no use for anyone, please put them in the red lid bin.

Used tissues (ewww) are also not con-sidered recycling. S’not right to think they are, so please throw them in the red

lid

bin too!

Do not bag up your recycling, it should be loose in your bin. Th ere are no opportunities to untie plastic bags on the waste stream so it ends up in the general waste heap and your time has been a waste.

Th e rubbish collection starts at 7am on the collection morning so it’s good practice to place your bin out the night before and then remove it once emptied to avoids cluttering up our streets and footpaths with bins. Try to avoid plac-ing your bin near parked cars.

Green waste has had some teething trouble. You are reminded, ‘if it didn’t grow, it doesn’t go’ in the organic bin. It’s not ok to put general waste in this bin as it contaminates the whole truck load.

Bin lids must be closed to avoid crows rampaging through your rubbish and or the wind catching it and strewing it over our streets. We have included an amus-ing photo of one of our bins after an ex-treme gardening weekend perhaps?

The National Year of Reading 2012 is an ambi-tious campaign to help turn Australia into a nation of readers by supporting a universal

appreciation of the benefi ts of reading and promot-ing the idea of a reading culture in every home, school and community.

Why do we need it? Th ere’s plenty of evidence to show that literacy is a major issue for this nation. According to the 2006 Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey nearly half of all Australians (46 per cent) don’t have the literacy skills they need to cope with everyday life and work. A survey by the Australian Industry Group in May 2010 of major employers found that more than 75 per cent felt their businesses were af-fected by low levels of literacy and numeracy in the workforce.

Th e National Year of Reading is about Australians discovering and rediscovering the joy of reading. Th e ability to read has never been so important as in our ICT dominated society, with the emphasis on knowledge-based economies. Literacy skills that are the foundation for lifelong learning are vital to the development of our society. Th ey help people make the most of education and employment opportunities. Reading is an important life skill as well as a pleasur-able pastime;

• Reading can make you feel good about yourself and it can enable you to see the world through some-one else’s eyes.

• If you create a home with books, your family is more likely to be a reading family, with all the benefi ts that brings to children and adults.

Accounts due

Bin wonderingNational Year of Reading – it’s here!

Our community library at Roxby Downs is constantly evolving and our librarians work hard to bring opportunities and access to

knowledge.

Th ey are not limited to our town or region boundary though, by joining with the other 140 libraries across South Australia we have the chance to access a swag of information from across the state.

Th e state funds:• Free internet access • Wireless at your library • Online resources • Centralized procurement and contract management • Provision of online selection data and catalogue records • Interlibrary loan services • Library materials in over 20 community languages

Upcoming events at the Library Library and Information Week 2012 comes to Roxby

Downs.From May 20-26 2012 Roxby Downs Community

Library will join organisations from Broome to Ho-bart, celebrating Library and Information Week 2012,

and the theme ‘Th ink Outside the BOOK!’Library and Information Week aims to raise the

profi le of libraries and information service profes-sionals in Australia and showcase the many and varied resources and services that libraries provide to the community.

Th e event has been organised by the Australian Library and Information Association to promote the value of reading and literacy, the importance of Aus-tralia’s book industry and the role of libraries

Stay tuned for more interesting activities coming to you from your community library!

All for you - our library is connected!

Excessive gardening!

BSH Waste Solutions remind residents of a couple of tips to recycle properly.


The Board that provides a community voice locally

BOARD MEETINGS WHO’S ON THE BOARD CONTACTING THE BOARDBoard meetings are held on the last

Monday of the month.

Members of the public are welcome to attend and observe.

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

included on the agenda.

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

For further information, advice or general questions please contact:

Michelle Hales,Executive Offi cer

Roxby Downs Community Board Inc.

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


Teresa Baddeley • Darren Smith

Michelle Davis • George Giakoumis

Vicki Mason • Gaylene Crane

Mary Lewis • Liz Rogers • Cindy

Harrichund • Bill Boehm

Chad Menzies • Heath Murry

• Michael Esposito •

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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 FORUM

Rachel Young 0428 671 000

BUSINESS FORUM

Laura Trotta 0412 734 964

COMMUNITY BOARD

Michelle Hales 0418 833 818

EDUCATION and WORKPLACE TRAINING

Michelle Hales 0418 833 818

SPORTS and RECREATION FORUM

Damien Condon 0439 862 784

COMMUNITY GARDEN

Patrik Ibele 8671 0168

HEALTH FORUM

Karen Russell 8671 9020

ROXBY ROADSAFE MEETING

WOMEN’S NETWORK

Kath Messner 0438 871 153

The book club is getting stronger each month.

� e club is happy to welcome people to the group to read and dis-cuss the books over a coffee or even a wine (depending on where we meet that month, of course).

� is is a casual get to-gether nothing too oner-ous at all!

2012 is National Year of Reading so why not join us and embrace a world of possibilities or lose yourself in an adventure among the pages of a good book, � en share the experi-ence with others that have taken the same lit-erary journey?

If you are interested in coming along please contact Jane Gloster on 0429 160 658 or email Jane at [email protected]

I t’s often been said, if you want something done, ask a busy woman!

Our community has plenty looking for ways to improve the quality of life for us in a many areas that once interwoven make a great place to live.

Last week the Women’s Network had the pleasure of handing over a cheque for $2,000 to the Coordina-tors of the Roxby Community Toy Library at their grand opening. � e money is a donation for toys to be purchased for the young members of our community with special needs.

� e Women’s Network, a forum of the Community

Board, was delighted to provide the funds which were raised from successful events held last year, including the High Tea at the Outback Tea Rooms.

� e committee is excited now to announce to the good women of Roxby and our lovely neighbours in Andamooka, Woomera and Pimba, that High Tea for 2012 will be held on Saturday, July 28 2012. We are suggesting you save the date and be prepared for an afternoon of nattering, nibblees and niceties. More information will be forth coming in future editions of � e Monitor.

C omedian and award winning singer-songwriter Andrew Horabin asks this question in his hilarious one

man show about modern men. Coming to Roxby Downs on Wednesday

,May 9, ‘What A Man’s Gotta Do’ is the latest off ering from Country Arts South Australia’s 2012 Shows on the Road program.

� e story begins when Adam’s buck’s party collides with Lucy’s hen’s night in the street – and she calls the wedding off ! She gives Adam 24 hours to prove he’s a man or it’s all over. But what’s he gonna do? What’s a man gotta do to be a man?

Seriously funny, moving and true, Adam’s story has audiences asking what it means to

be a man in their town – and how they might help the boys to get there.

Proudly supported by the Roxby Downs Arts and Culture Forum, you can get your tickets from the Visitor Information Centre. Adults are $25 and concession $20. Book a table of eight for $160. Pre-ordered platters are available.

Roxby chicks rock

Ali Webber accepts a cheque from Jane Gloster from the Women’s Network.

Roxby Book Club

What’s a man gotta do?


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POSITIONS VACANT FOR LEASEPOSITIONS VACANTPUBLIC NOTICES

The Roxby Downs Community Club Inc.

Annual General Meeting

Wednesday, May 23 at 6.30 pm

Nominations for Treasurer, Secretary and five (5) committee members are

required.

Ask our friendly staff for a nomination form or contact The Club.

Our AGM is to be held in the Boardroom at the Roxby Club, May 2, 2012, 7.30pm

Red Sands Roxby Downs ‘A division of Cancer Council SA’ has had a huge involvement in Roxby Downs since it was formed in 2007. Some of the events include:Relay For Life, Daffodil Day, Biggest Morning Tea, Think Pink Golf Day, Pink Ribbon Day, Girls Night In, Call to Arms, Mother’s Day Raffle plus so much more.

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Need for speedBy Millie Thomas

A ll is not quiet on the western front of the Desert Go

Kart Club.

Th e track was a buzz Saturday week ago with young and old go karters zipping around in perfect conditions.

Two young go karters Zach Wilson and Seth James-Reid thoroughly enjoyed spending Sat-urday afternoon at the track and wanted to tell Th e Monitor why.

Th e novelty of racing has defi nitely not worn off for the boys, with Zach racing for approxi-mately 18 months and Seth just over 12.

Zach followed in the footsteps of his older brother who has been racing for a while, but for Seth it was one lone afternoon at the track that helped him make up his mind. “I came out

here one afternoon and watched them run their motors in and Mario (Calligaris) had a go kart in the shed for sale and dad bought it for me!”

So far, Seth has raced in Roxby Downs and Port Pirie, while Zach has trav-elled around to Morgan, Kadina, Alice Springs, Port Pirie and some other tracks around the state.

“It’s about having fun!” exclaimed Zach. “I like it ‘cause it’s fast!”

“It’s fun ‘cause it’s fast and I like the mud!” add-ed Seth.

Ultimately, Seth would like to take his racing to the annual Finke Desert race, and Zach to the Kan-garoo Island race track.Th e boys have had few ac-cidents while racing, save one, which coincidentally involved both of them.

“I sprained my thumb and just before I ran up the back of Zach’s tyres!” said Seth.

Junior go karters love speed and mud

ABOVE: Seth James-Reid and Zach Wilson enjoy go kart racing. INSET: The boys’ collision.

Golf Foursome ChampionshipRIGHT: Winners Robert

Paxton and Andy Higet.BELOW: Neville Petherick tees off.

Junior netball results from Saturday, April 28

Roxby Downs Junior Netball (RDJN) would like to thank Scott McKay and Troy Yianni of Roxby Engineering

and Fabrication for donating new coaches bags to all Junior teams for season 2012.

RDJN would also like to thank Di Gardiner who embroidered all 18 bags .

A big thankyou to everyone who has helped with the preperations, we couldn’t do it without the volunteers.Round one of junior netball started on Saturday 28th April. Good luck to all for the upcoming season.

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ABOVE: Laura O’Sullivan playing for Lightning on Saturday.

ABOVE: Maddy Young intercepts the ball for Lightning on Saturday.

ABOVE: Jane Rogers accepting the bags from Scott McKay and Troy Yianni of Roxby Fabrication and Engineering.


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ABOVE: Coober Pedy’s Dylan Warren tackles Andamooka’s Rob Kraack.RIGHT: Coober Pedy player Stuart Clifford attemps to block

Andamooka player Jaydn Brind’s kick for goal.

Far North Far North Football LeagueFootball LeagueROUND 1 April 28, 2012

A GRADEAndamooka 23 goals, 20 behinds, 158 defeated Coober Pedy 6 goals, 4 behinds, 40.Andamooka best players: 1st J. Brind, 2nd B. Abela, 3rd T. Baldey, 4th L. Sanders, 5th C. Paterson.Coober Pedy best players: 1st B. Warren, 2nd D. Dodd, 3rd T. Hannes, 4th T. Stewart, 5th D. Warren .Andamooka goal kickers: J. Brind 8, C. Paterson 4, R. Testro 2, P. Ross , C. Rainsford, A. Moss, M. Treloar, L. Brind, L. Sand-ers, B. Abela , J. Vanzati , T. Baldey 1 goal each.Coober Pedy goal kickers: L. Lionel 2, M. Bell, T. Hannes, T. Walker, D. Warren.Olympic Dam 15 goals, 10 behinds, 100 defeated Hornridge 6 goals, 10 behinds, 46.Olympic Dam best players: 1st R. Bennett, 2nd L. Francou, 3rd D. Rogers, 4th T. Hornhardt, 5th M. Elsen.Hornridge best players: 1st C. Jurek 2nd N. Thomas 3rd L. Munro, 4th J. Dawson, 5th A. Robinson.Olympic Dam goal kickers: L. Copeland 2, A. Homer 2, R. Bennett 2, D. Summerton 2, R. McInerney 2, J. Neindorf , D. Moyse , L. Francou , D. Rogers , B. Hill .Hornridge goal kickers: C. Jurek 2, A. Robinson , N. Thomas, T. Golding , T. Grosser.

SENIOR COLTSGiants 13 goals, 11 behinds. 90 defeated Suns 11 goals, 5 behinds, 71.Giants best players: 1st B. Evans, 2nd J. Male, 3rd J. Em-merson Sellar, 4th L. Johnson, 5th D. Kenny.Suns best players: 1st T. Odgers, 2nd L. Weston, 3rd A. Hambleton, 4th S. Bacon, 5th J. McCarthy.Giants goal scorers: D. Kenny 4 goals, L. Johnson 3 goals, B. Evans, B. French, J. Male, J. Dalgleish 1 goal each.Suns goal scorers: J. McCarthy 4 goals, L. Weston, A. Hamble-ton 2 goals each, C. Taylor, E. Taylor, S. Bacon 1 goal each.Hawks 6 goals, 10, behinds, 46 defeated Bulldogs 3 goals, 6 behinds, 24.Hawks best player: 1st M. Ryan, 2nd M. Hanson, 3rd J. Secker, 4th R. Heckenberg, 5th S. Kerrish.Bulldogs best players: 1st D. D’Arrigo, 2nd L. Rawlins, 3rd K. Dadleh, 4th R Weetra, 5th N. Wyatt.Hawks goal scorers: M. Hanson 2 goals, B. Gambell, S. Ker-rish, M. Ryan, T. Darling 1 goal each.Bulldogs goal scorers: L. Young, L. Hancock, L. Rawlins 1 goal each.

Roxby Downs Junior Roxby Downs Junior Football LeagueFootball League

JUNIOR COLTSSuns 5 goals, 4 behinds, 34 defeated Giants 2 goals, 2 behinds, 14.Suns best players: 1st B. French, 2nd R. Holder, 3rd J. Van Kruyssen, 4th G. Clarke, 5th E. Trethowen.Giants best players: 1st M. Lamb, 2nd J. Dalgleish, 3rd M. Lynch, 4th H. Paull, 5th F. Arbon.Suns goal scorers: B. French 3 goals, G. Clarke, D. Gates 1 goal each.Giants goal scorers: J. Dalgleish, M. Lynch 1 goal each.Hawks 2 goals, 3 behinds, 15 drew with Bulldogs 2 goals, 3 behinds, 15.Hawks best players: 1st J. Gotch, 2nd B. Humer, 3rd L. Elliot, 4th C. Seery, 5th B. Chamberlan.Hawks goal scorers: B. Cooper, L. Elliot 1 goal each.

A grade captain: Britt NorsworthyVice Captain: Joice TakaidzaBest and Fairest 28/04/12: Britt Norsworthy. Second Best 28/04/2012: Lauren Baggoley.B grade captain: Danielle WeirCo-Captain: Cantaine CasserleyBest and Fairest 27/04/12: Centaine Casserley. Second Best 27/04/2012: Kahli Connor.

C grade red captain: Jill PadeCo-Captain: Bec StaceyBest and Fairest 27/04/12: Kaitlin James. Second Best 27/04/2012: Jill Pade.C grade white captain: Jo LillCo-Captain: Kristy SunnersBest and Fairest 27/04/12: Kristy Sunners. Second Best 27/04/2012: Kate Weir.

Miner’s netball captains and best and fairest

ABOVE: Miners football Co-Captain Josh Rose,

Coach Mark Telfer, President Jon Chislett

and Co-Captain Cody Kenny at the Miner’s

Guernsey Presentation evening last Saturday.

LEFT: Miner’s netball captains

that were present on the evening; A

Grade captain Britt Norsworthy, C Grade captain Joanne Lill, B Grade Captain

Danielle Weir and B Grade Co-Captain Centaine Casserley.

FOOTBALLER of the Year

1-11 Goal Kicker of the Year

STAY TUNEDfor the third annual

andRound one and round two results to be published in next week’s edition of The Monitor!

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The Community Football League and Returned Services League (RSL) combined to arrange a

tribute to the ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) diggers for one match in every league.

In 2012 Olympic Dam and Horn-ridge had the honour of playing the Anzac Day Match. Roxby Downs and Andamooka sub branch RSL Presi-dent, Jack McGuire co-ordinated the ceremony prior to the match when all umpires, Hornridge and Olympic Dam players lined up, with Anda-mooka and Coober Pedy players from the previous game, and honoured the ANZAC spirit.

The large crowd was respectful during the moving tribute to ANZAC diggers and all who have fought for freedom. On completion of the game a brief presentation was made to award the Frank Corcoran Medal to Olympic Dam’s Luke Francou. Frank Corcoran was a Woomera resident and is a Vietnam vetran.Results page 19.

Anzac Day hit out

ABOVE: Olympic Dam player Lee Copeland races a Hornridge oponent to the ball.

RIGHT: Jack McGuire presents Luke Francou with the Frank Corcoran Medal.

A.F.C v C.P F.C

The early game started at a frantic pace and with both sides getting their hands on the ball. Andamooka settled the better and kicked the fi rst of two goals,

before Coober Pedy ran the ball the length of the fi eld for a great team goal to open their account. Th e game was a battle of defenses with both half back lines defending well. Andamooka found a forward option in young Jayden Brind who marked strongly and converted to have the Roos in front at fi rst change , six goals to two.

Coober Pedy got a heated spray from their coach at the break and it seemed to pay instant dividends when the Warrens boys got their hands on it and Bobby and Caleb kicked the fi rst three goals of the quarter with the margin being reduced to just a few goals. Andamooka steadied again and through the midfi eld brigade lead by Abela and Treloar they repeatedly found young Brind up forward and were able to kick away and lead by 25 at halftime.

Andamooka hit the ground running after halftime, and pep-pered the big sticks where Brind looked like he was going to kick a league record. Inaccurate kicking however saw the many

forward thrusts un-rewarded at the goal mouth.Coober Pedy’s young captain Dylan Warren didn’t give up

and often ran and carried the ball through the middle giving his team scoring opportunities, but the quarter belonged to the Roos and they lead by just over seven goals at the last change.

Th e last quarter saw Andamooka again pepper the big sticks and 14-year-old Jayden Brind pulling in mark after mark. Th e quarter seemed to go for sometime, and tempers fl ared late with Andamooka getting a free kick off the ball then a 50 metre penalty. Andamooka kicked away and notched up new coach Mick Moloney’s fi rst win as senior coach. Brind dominated the

day with eight goals.

H.S.C v O.D.F.C

A s all players, offi cials, umpires and all patrons, paused for a minutes silence for the ANZAC’s (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps), you could feel the

excitement and anticipation had come to a boil, and with so much talk around town about recruits and talents, the second game promised to get everyone’s attention.

As the sun started to set the crowd fi lled up for fi rst twilight game in Roxby under the new lights sponsored by BHP Bil-

liton, the game started in true ANZAC spirit with both teams throwing their bodies in and it was Olympic Dam Football Club (ODFC) who drew fi rst blood with two quick goals.

Both teams settled and Hornridge jagged one back before what seemed to be a lack of concentration for a few minutes and ODFC pounced slotting through two more quick goals to lead by three at the fi rst change.

Second quarter saw both teams settle and Daniel Rogers in the midfi eld ODFC went forward and showed clean ball movement, and when crowd favorite, Daniel ‘Summo’ Sum-merton mopped up two quick goals, ODFC had skipped away to a handy break.

New ODFC recruits lead by Francou and Bennet had solid games and infl uenced the game whenever Hornridge chal-lenged. Many new players for Hornridge also and Jurek, Daw-son, and Th omas look like handy pick ups for the Maggies.

Hornridge had the fair share of the ball, but ODFC had cleaner ball movement and possession continually gave their forwards great opportunities and they licked away in the third to be leading comfortably at three quarter time. Hornridge ral-lied late in the last and kicked the last four goals which will give them plenty of confi dence going into next weeks game.

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