The Education and Workplace Training Forum presents: O U T O U T D O N ’ T D O N ’ T The town was treated to the musical extravaganza “Metaphor” during the week. For more photos see page 9. M I S S M I S S Phone: 08 8671 2450 Fax: 08 8671 0850 Specialist Labour Hire Providers www.themonitor.com.au Phone (08) 8671 2683 Fax (08) 8671 2843 Volume 4, Thursday 2nd August, 2007 Above: Electric violin.
www.themonitor.com.au Phone (08) 8671 2683 Fax (08) 8671 2843 Your Community Newspaper ~ Roxby Downs Monitor The Specialist Labour Hire Providers Phone: 08 8671 2450 Fax: 08 8671 0850 Volume 4, Thursday 2nd August, 2007 STATE TO GET NEW BLOCKS e State Government has confirmed that it is in negotiations with BHP Billiton over the allocation of housing allotments in the new subdivision now being con- structed adjacent to Olympic Way. In the state budget handed down recently by Treasurer Kevin Foley an allocation was made for the provision of government housing for police and other departments in Roxby Downs in preparation for the planned expansion of Olympic Dam. e company says it’s not in a position to comment at this stage. e Monitor understands that there may be a provision in this subdivision for housing allotments specifically for local businesses as well. This follows the call by the town’s Business Forum for urgent action to address the critical shortage of housing and rental accommodation for busi- nesses in town, not associated with BHP Billiton. The forum is preparing a detailed submission to both the company and the state government calling for an immedi- ate release of building blocks for local businesses. e new subdivision will contain 94 allotments which are expected to be completed by the end of the year. A third subdivision, on the southern fringe of Copper Sands is currently going through the tender process. is subdivision will contain an addi- tional 90 allotments. In an update on the Copper Sands house and land package contracts BHP Billiton spokesman Richard Yeeles said these are expected to be completed within the next few weeks. “We are very pleased with the response - at this stage, around 90 per cent of suc- cessful parties have chosen to continue on with an allocation.” Originally the company had 105 reg- istrations of interest for the 124 house and land packages, so it appears to have locked in 94 contracts. When asked what the company plans to do with the remaining 30 house and land packages Mr Yeeles said:- “No decision has been made at this point on what will happen with the remaining blocks, if there are any. The company is not planning any further marketing of the Copper Sands allotments in its push to sell the entire subdivision. It is on record saying that any blocks left over will be bought for company housing. However at this stage it has not made a decision at this point on what will happen with the remaining blocks and whether they’ll be opened up to residents not employed by the company. “Copper Sands has always had a two- fold purpose - to provide opportunities for employees and long term contractors to purchase a home in Roxby Downs and to reduce the pressure on housing waiting lists,” Mr Yeeles said. As for any unforeseen problems with the blocks Mr Yeeles said all allotments have met required subdivision construc- tion standards, surveyed and designed by professional engineers. “All Copper Sands allotments have been classified A or S - the best soil classifica- tion to build on,” he said. “All homes will meet building industry standards. Should any costs increase for unforeseen reasons, they will not be passed on to the purchaser. The town was treated to the musical extravaganza “Metaphor” during the week. For more photos see page 9. Above: Electric violin. The Education and Workplace Training Forum presents: Outback Careers & Employment Expo Cultural Precinct Auditorium Thursday August 2nd, 9.00am - 6.00pm and Friday August 3rd, 9.00am - 12 noon Inside today: Your 8 page lift-out guide, supplying all the information on events and participants at this year’s Expo. DON’T DON’T MISS OUT MISS OUT
that it is in negotiations with BHP Billiton over the allocation of housing allotments in the new subdivision now being con-structed adjacent to Olympic Way.
In the state budget handed down recently by Treasurer Kevin Foley an allocation was made for the provision of government housing for police and other departments in Roxby Downs in preparation for the planned expansion of Olympic Dam.
Th e company says it’s not in a position to comment at this stage.
Th e Monitor understands that there may be a provision in this subdivision for housing allotments specifi cally for local businesses as well.
This follows the call by the town’s Business Forum for urgent action to address the critical shortage of housing and rental accommodation for busi-nesses in town, not associated with BHP Billiton.
The forum is preparing a detailed submission to both the company and the state government calling for an immedi-ate release of building blocks for local businesses.
Th e new subdivision will contain 94 allotments which are expected to be completed by the end of the year.
A third subdivision, on the southern fringe of Copper Sands is currently going through the tender process.
Th is subdivision will contain an addi-tional 90 allotments.
In an update on the Copper Sands house and land package contracts BHP Billiton spokesman Richard Yeeles said these are expected to be completed within the next few weeks.
“We are very pleased with the response
- at this stage, around 90 per cent of suc-cessful parties have chosen to continue on with an allocation.”
Originally the company had 105 reg-istrations of interest for the 124 house and land packages, so it appears to have locked in 94 contracts.
When asked what the company plans to do with the remaining 30 house and land packages Mr Yeeles said:- “No decision has been made at this point on what will happen with the remaining blocks, if there are any.
The company is not planning any further marketing of the Copper Sands allotments in its push to sell the entire subdivision.
It is on record saying that any blocks left over will be bought for company housing.
However at this stage it has not made a decision at this point on what will happen with the remaining blocks and whether they’ll be opened up to residents not employed by the company.
“Copper Sands has always had a two-fold purpose - to provide opportunities for employees and long term contractors to purchase a home in Roxby Downs and to reduce the pressure on housing waiting lists,” Mr Yeeles said.
As for any unforeseen problems with the blocks Mr Yeeles said all allotments have met required subdivision construc-tion standards, surveyed and designed by professional engineers.
“All Copper Sands allotments have been classifi ed A or S - the best soil classifi ca-tion to build on,” he said.
“All homes will meet building industry standards. Should any costs increase for unforeseen reasons, they will not be passed on to the purchaser.
The town was treated to the musical extravaganza “Metaphor” during the week. For more photos see page 9.
Above: Electric violin.
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Arid Recovery caught a record number of our unique Knob Tailed Gecko’s during its annual trapping campaign this year.
A total of 11 Knob Tails were trapped, measured and other data recorded before being re-released back into the park.
Th ere are 111 described species of Geckos in Australia.
Geckos are a small soft skinned lizard with large unblinking eyes.
Th ey are able to use their tongues to wipe clear the spectacle or scale that covers their eyes.
All Geckos have a voice although they rarely use it, mainly when grasped or threatened.
Few geckos have the same appeal
as the knob-tailed gecko.Th ere are nine species of knob-
tail in Australia.Nephrurus levis has three dif-
ferent sub species, the Central Knob-tail Nephrurus levis levis, the Pilbara Knob-tail Nephrurus levis pilbara and Nephrurs levis occidentalis.
Arid Recovery is home to Nephrurus levis levis the Central Knob-tail Gecko also called the Smooth Central Knob-tail Gecko or Common Knob-tail Gecko.
Nephrurus levis levis grows to a length of 13cm with about 4cm being its tail.
It’s general body colour is a red-dish-brown to match the colour of
the red sands of its home.It is then covered with lighter
bands and white dots.Th e white dots are actually some
of the tiny spines or tubercles that cover the body of this species giving it a rough appearance and texture.
Th e Knob-tail has a large head which has a permanent smile on it.
Th e tiny tail ends in a little round knob about half the size of a pea, this knob is used as a lure.
When hunting, the little gecko wriggles the knob from side to side when it spots prey.
Th e prey attracted to the wriggly knob is quickly caught by the geckos long tongue and jaws.
Th e Central knob-tail Gecko is restricted to the sandy dunes of central Australia.
It shelters during the day beneath boulders or in the disused burrows of other animals, emerging at night to forage on open ground.
Insects, spiders and scorpions are the main diet but it does have a taste for other smaller geckos given the opportunity.
Th e female knob-tail is distinctly larger than the male.
To mate, he virtually has to climb on her back.
Th e clutch of two eggs are laid about a month later and take a further 2-3 months before they hatch.
The State Government has released a major new strategy aimed at providing a lifeline for South Australia’s native animals, plants, and birds at risk of disappearing forever.
Environment and Conservation Minister, Gail Gago said the target of the No Species Loss: a Nature Conservation Strategy for SA 2007-2017 was that no more native species would be lost to South Australia.
“Our goal is ‘No Species Loss’,’’ she said.
“This plan is very clear in its intention. We don’t want to lose any more of our very precious native creatures and plants.
“This biodiversity strategy is about saving the very special parts
of our state. Our natural heritage is our history and our link with the past. It’s a precious gift that we must protect and preserve to hand onto future generations.
“We want South Australians to regard our native species, whether they’re animals, plants, birds, insects and reptiles, as being the state’s biological wealth.
“We’ve allocated $2 million over the next 12 months towards developing this strategy and fund-ing recovery plans for threatened species.
“More than $1.6 million has also been allocated for the NatureLinks project, involving the establishment of fi ve biodiversity corridors around the state, and working with private landholders to provide buff er zones
and corridors linking areas of rem-nant native vegetation.
“We already have one of the largest reserve systems in Australia with 334 reserves covering 21.3% of the state.
“Since coming to government, we’ve added more than 790,000 hectares to the parks and reserves system, including 14 new parks and 17 additions to existing parks.
“Unfortunately, up to 63% of our mammals and 22% of our plants are listed as threatened in SA,” she said.
“In the past 170 years we have lost at least 23 mammals, including the Toolache Wallaby, two birds includ-ing the Kangaroo Island Emu, and 26 plants. Both the wallaby and the emu were only ever found in SA.
Helping hand for our wildlife
Record numbers of our precious GeckoPhoto and story by Arid Recovery
From wedges of soft cheese, plump bananas and glistening fresh fi sh to leafy greens, crispy radishes and nuggety spuds, Australia Post’s latest stamp release is a visual feast.
Conveying the colour and experience of the country’s fresh produce markets, this stamp issue celebrates the everyday culture of these local institutions and their contribution to community lifestyle and wellbeing.
Mr Noel Leahy, Group Manager, Philatelic, says, “Market Feast is not simply a window onto Australian culture, but it is also an opportunity for Australia Post to advocate healthy, nutritious eating, when this is increasingly signifi cant to the health of Australians”.
Scenes from Queen Victoria Market in Melbourne, Sydney Fish Market, Adelaide Central Market, Rusty’s Market in Cairns and the Hume Murray Farmers’ Market in Albury Wodonga have been captured across the fi ve 50c stamps, showcasing these epicurean destinations.
A visit to these markets is a feast for the senses: vendors cry out, buyers haggle, regulars chat and stalls overfl ow with an enticing abundance of colour, fl avours, textures and aromas.
While the stamps celebrate fresh pro-duce, they also recognise the ethnic and
cultural richness of the markets, which has brought diversity to the foods available and to our culinary traditions.
Th e Lord Mayor of Adelaide, Michael Harbison, said Adelaide’s Central Market was an iconic attraction of the City.
“I am so pleased to see a much loved destination being recognised on the national stage”, Mr Harbison said.
Australia Post’s showcasing of fresh produce markets has been commended by the industry.
“Shopping in food markets is healthy, educational and fun and provides a vital link between the country and city. What’s more, it helps support sustainable food systems and local food,” Australian Farmers’ Markets Association spokesper-son, Jane Adams said.
“Th e Market Feast stamps showcase the soul and heritage of Australian culture.
“We hope each time a Market Feast stamp is used, people are reminded of Australia’s primary producers, of the cities’ and towns’ artisan fresh-food vendors, and of the fact these markets are indeed the lifeblood of many communities.”
The Market Feast product range includes a stamp pack, fi rst day cover, set of maxicards and fi ve booklets of 10 x 50c stamps.
Celebrating our fresh food markets
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Cats and foxes have had a sig-nifi cant impact on Australia’s arid zone fauna.
At least 27 species of native mammals once inhabited the Roxby Downs region but now over 60% have become locally or completely extinct.
Arid Recovery, a restoration pro-gram located 20 km north of Roxby Downs, recently secured Natural Resource Management funding to research the behaviour and move-ment of foxes and feral cats.
“Th is was an exciting project as it was the fi rst time such work had been conducted in the arid zone using state-of-the-art GPS radio-tracking technology,” Dr Adam Bester, Arid Recovery Manager said.
“Most landholders and conser-vationists would baulk at the idea of releasing captured feral cats and foxes back into the wild, but this was necessary to improve the effi ciency of our 1080 baiting program and enable us to tackle our long term goal of reintroducing threatened species back into the wild.
“Th e main aims of the project were to determine the optimal size of baited areas and determine reinvasion corridors and high use areas for better bait placement,” he said.
A total of 13 cats and four foxes were captured from the wild and released with a GPS collar attached. Four months later the animals were all recaptured, had their collars removed and were subsequently euthanased.
In terms of survival, 7 animals died during the study, through either natural causes or suspected 1080 poisoning. Surprisingly, high mortality was recorded within both the baited and unbaited areas.
“Animals tended to exhibit one of two typical behaviours; ‘Stayers’ who had tight home ranges (average 510ha) and ‘movers’ who had large home ranges (average 4400ha) and moved considerable distances.
“It included one cat that moved an astonishing 23km from the non-baited area into the baited zone where he took a bait and died” Arid Recovery Ecologist Helen
Crisp said.It was found that sub-adult males
had larger home ranges, so any bait-ing program is likely to target these animals as they are more likely to encounter a bait.
Female animals and larger males are more likely to have established home ranges and may need to be controlled by careful hand baiting in typical high use areas.
“From our results we have deter-mined that aerial baiting zones in the arid region need to be extremely large, even the 1800 km² zone in our study was too small to stop reinvasions occurring soon after baiting” she said.
“Cats and foxes spent more time on dunes than on swales, possibly because of the increased rabbit warrens and thicker vegetation providing shelter and food.”
Arid Recovery is a joint initiative of BHP Billiton, the South Australian Department for Environment and Heritage, the University of Adelaide and the community group Friends of Arid Recovery. Tasman Resources is planning to start a
major new diamond drilling programme on its Titan lease, a prime copper gold ura-nium target adjacent to South Australia’s world-class Olympic Dam uranium mine.
Th e drilling programme is the fi rst under a new joint venture in which Tasman, as 100% project owner, will be free carried.
Tasman will not dilute its ownership of the target mineralisation at Titan - a large iron oxide, copper-gold-uranium mineral-ised system approximately 30 kilometres north of Olympic Dam – until the joint venture has met minimum expenditures of $2.5 million on new work over the project and surrounding JV areas.
“We are pleased that drilling has resumed on these high quality targets,” Tasman’s Executive Chairman, Mr Greg Solomon, said..
“They are located within a region defi ned by Geoscience Australia as having the highest potential for iron oxide-gold-copper-uranium (IOCGU) mineralisation within South Australia’s prospective Gawler Craton.
“Titan and the other target in this drill programme, Marathon South to the southeast of Titan were drilled by Tasman through our exploration work there prior to 2006,” Mr Solomon said.
“To date, only a very small part of the Titan prospect, which covers an area of approximately 20km2 has been tested, so there is good potential for the defi nition of large tonnages of much higher grades than those already intersected,” he said.
First drilled by WMC immediately after the discovery of Olympic Dam, was followed up with further drilling by Tasman.
Under the drill programme joint venture partner, WCP Resources Limited, is to drill three high priority targets at Titan.
WCP has advised Tasman that it will also conduct further drilling at the Marathon South prospect, 25 kilometres northeast of Olympic Dam, where strongly haematite-altered breccias were first intersected by Tasman late in 2005.
Other targets have been identifi ed and will be tested in due course.
Cats stump scientists
Tasman to drill next door to Olympic Dam
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Housing, in Roxby Downs the need far outstrips the supply.
In recent weeks Th e Monitor has featured stories about the eff ect the housing shortage is having on contractors, small businesses and government workers, but what about people facing a crisis in Roxby, where do they go?
R ox b y ’s H e a l t h Fo r u m Chairperson, Sue Houlson said there are many reasons people need crisis housing, but there’s no allocation for it in Roxby Downs.
“Crisis housing has been talked about in Roxby Downs many times,” Mrs Houlson said.
“People fi nd themselves in situ-ations where they need to get out of their current living environment more often than we like to think.
“A major reason is domestic violence.
“We don’t like to talk about this much because it is very personal and embarrassing and we don’t like everyone knowing our business, but unfortunately it does happen in our community,” she said.
Mrs Houlson said there are a number of services that can assist but that they are accessible only by phone or situated out of town.
“Providing crisis accommoda-tion is not that easy.
“We need a house that can be safe and secure.
“Th ere may be times when local police assistance is needed, so it can’t be put in a smaller com-munity such as Andamooka,” she said.
Uniting Care Wesley Port Augusta Regional Women’s and
Children’s Support Services send a domestic violence worker to Roxby Downs and Woomera on a monthly basis.
“We identifi ed the need in Roxby Downs and Woomera for another avenue for victims of domestic vio-lence to be able to tell their stories,” Manager Virginia Collins said.
“We’ve been doing the Outreach Program in the area for approxi-mately nine months now.
“During this time we have provided support to a number of women, off ering counselling, advocacy, self esteem and support for any issues the client may wish to discuss.
“Our worker, who visits the area monthly, has developed a really good relationship with the clients she has in Roxby Downs.
“We also have an on call worker
24/7, if someone is feeling anxious or stressed and needs to talk they can call 0428 326 529.
“At this stage the women we have dealt with haven’t needed alternative accommodation, we would need to consult with the community and relevant stake holders if this were to become an issue.
“We would like to acknowledge the hard work and eff orts of other agencies and departments and their workers, who also deal with these women in Roxby Downs and Woomera,” she said.
To contact Uniting 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.
When it all falls apart
The untapped uranium and copper potential of the Gawler Craton in South Australia is the focus of a A$7 million capital rais-ing and planned listing on the Stock Exchange by Archer Exploration Ltd.
Archer is chaired by former Mitsubishi Australia Ltd Chief Executive, Mr Tom Phillips who said the Gawler Craton is recognised as one of the most prospective mining provinces in the world
Archer’s fully owned 5,693 square kilometres of uranium, and iron oxide-copper-gold-uranium (IOCG-U) prospective tenements are located southwest of the Olympic Dam mine, just northwest of Port Augusta and in the South
Gawler Ranges.“However, despite containing
major deposits and prospects such as Olympic Dam, Prominent Hill, Carapateena and Punt Hill, by comparison with other Australian terrains of similar geological age, the amount of mineral exploration in the Gawler Craton to date is relatively small,” he said.
“However, the identifi cation of Archer’s key focus, the Evelyn Dam gravity anomaly, indicates that the region’s IOCG-U corridor of high prospectivity may extend some 60 kilometres further west than previ-ously envisaged.
“Modern exploration technologies have helped evolve a much higher understanding of these IOCG-U
systems and the discovery rate is accelerating because of this more sophisticated analysis.
“Our eight tenements – all of which are 100% owned by the company - off er an excellent oppor-tunity to build a signifi cant mining company, with our initial focus on Evelyn Dam and the nearby Island Lagoon anomalies.”
Mr Phillips said the Evelyn Dam gravity anomaly was comparable in size and amplitude to the gravity features associated with some other major IOCG-U deposits.
“It has early geophysical char-acteristics similar to Olympic Dam and the recent Carapateena discovery,” he said.
Another miner enters the craton
Above: Tasman Drilling, inspecting a potential drill site.
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Th e electorate of Grey will receive $885,706 for six new projects under the Community Support component of the National Landcare Programme.
Federal Member for Grey Barry Wakelin said these Landcare projects will help improve the productive and environmental value of our landscape for the long term.
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Seven-year-old Maira Kalnins found herself in the midst of political outrage, after she was chosen as the face of the Displaced Persons Program in Australia in 1949.
Maira was travelling with her family to start a new life in Australia after the postwar occupation of her native Latvia by Russian forces.
Her pretty face won her the role as the central fi gure in a publicity campaign to mark the 50,000th new arrival in Australia under the Displaced Persons Program.
Last month marked the 60th anniversary of that program.
In August 1949, then Immigration Minister Arthur Calwell (in the Chifl ey government) fl ew to Fremantle in Western Australia to greet the family and bestow a symbolic kiss on young Maira’s face.
“Records in the National Archives show the level of planning that went into organising the publicity campaign, including the passenger ship Fairsea’s unscheduled stop in Fremantle,” curator Tracey Clarke from the National Archives said.
“Th ere was parliamentary outrage at the cost of the trip.
“A newspaper at the time estimated that the Minister’s trip cost more than £1000, which included £400 to keep the Fairsea at sea for an extra day and £200 to feed the passengers.”
In a Question without Notice in the House of Representatives on 7 September 1949, Mr Harrison asked the Prime Minister Ben Chifl ey about the total cost of the kiss bestowed on young Maira.
Th e National Archives of Australia chose Th e Cost of a Kiss as its Find of the Month for July.
Documents from the time and a photograph of the Kalnins family (pictured) are on display at the National Archives head offi ce in Canberra.
Th e information is also available on their website at naa.gov.au.
In 1946 the United Nations established the International Refugee Organisation to manage the inter-national refugee problem created by World War II.
The following year the Australian Government began accepting migrants under the Displaced Persons Program.
More than 170,000 displaced persons came to Australia between 1947 and 1953.
Th e National Archives of Australia holds the records of many migrants who arrived during this period.
Oxiana Limited’s Prominent Hill copper-gold project has remained on schedule during the last quarter.
Current drilling has shown mineralisation has continuity over more than 1km, with recent results including 86m at 1.7% copper, 23m at 2.5% copper, 23m at 1.9% copper and 47m at 3.2g/t of gold.
Th e company said the development of the Prominent Hill project continued to schedule and budget during the quarter for mining of fi rst ore in early 2008 and production of fi rst commercial concentrates in the third quarter of 2008.
Good progress was made on pre-strip mining of the Prominent Hill pit with the pit depth ahead of schedule at 63 metres by the
end of the quarter.Th e Prominent Hill concentrates will be
exported through the Port of Darwin to customers in Asia via the Adelaide to Darwin railway after an agreement was signed with operators of the Adelaide to Darwin Railway – FreightLink.
Giacci Bros will handle the transport and logistics.
Th e concentrate will be transported by Giacci to a rail siding at Wirrada where it will be loaded on to FreightLink trains and sent to Darwin for export to major copper smelters in Asia including China, India, Korea and the Philippines
Work on the bulk earthworks for the process plant continued and the fi rst of the
concrete foundations were poured.Drilling programs evaluating the broader
Prominent Hill Iron Oxide Copper Gold system continued to produce significant results throughout the quarter.
Deep extensions of thick, mineralised hematite breccias characteristic of the Prominent Hill Shear Zone mineralisation have now been outlined over a vertical extent greater than 1km.
Th e economic signifi cance of copper-gold mineralised intersections in a previously unrecognised ore zone is being assessed along with broad zones of gold-rich quartz-hematite mineralisation in the same rock unit.
Studies into longer-term underground mining options have commenced.
Young South Australian farmers and pastoralists wanting to boost their on-farm skills are being invited to apply for a $7000 agricultural fellowship.
The Peter Olsen Fellowship for Young Farmers is an initiative of the Agricultural Bureau of South Australia, an organisation that brings together farmers and people with an interest in agriculture to share information on farming practices.
Agricultural Bureau state president Mark Dennis said the fellowship was for young people aged 18 to 35 who had been involved in farming for the past 12 months.
“Th e Peter Olsen Fellowship is a wonderful opportunity for young farmers who want to further their skills and knowledge,” Mr Dennis said.
“All our applicants have had innovative, positive ideas to improve primary production in this state and have gone on to put their skills to good use.”
People who are already studying or plan to do so in the future can apply for the fellow-ship, with the money to be used for courses, study tours or running special projects.
Past winners have put the funding towards advancing a beekeeping business, upgrading production at a boutique winery, examining Danish pig management systems, studying artifi cial insemination of cattle and encouraging farmers to adopt environmental management systems.
Th e 2006 winner was 32-year-old Port Pirie farmer Brendon Johns, who is using the fel-lowship to investigate precision agriculture,
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Th e fellowship is named in memory of Eyre Peninsula farming identity and Agricultural Bureau member Peter Olsen.
Mr Olsen and his wife Wendy were among eight people killed when a Whyalla Airlines plane crashed into Spencer Gulf in 2000.
He represented the Eastern Eyre Peninsula Agricultural Bureau branches on the Advisory Board of Agriculture from 1997 and had attended an ABA meeting on the day of the crash.
Applications for the 2007 Peter Olsen Fellowship close on Friday, 14 September, with the winner to be announced at an awards dinner on 23 October.
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EditorialA journalist is supposed to see both sides of every
story. A journalist should weigh the evidence and report factually and faithfully. A journalist should be a dispas-sionate observer, a seeker of truth and should allow no opinion or bias to colour her work.
Th is can be a big ask sometimes.In this job you get to meet the high and the low, the
generous and the selfi sh, the hopeful and the hopeless, and, if you are very lucky, on a good week, perhaps the positives outweigh the negatives.
Th is week has been a good week.I was fortunate enough to speak to two remarkable
women who head organisations which are quietly work-ing to better the community.
Sharon Wallace, who manages Spotless Services Ltd in Roxby Downs, has been helping sick or disabled commu-nity members for 14 years, providing discreet assistance to people in need.
If word gets to her on the grapevine that someone is sick and having a hard time keeping on top of things, this manager in shining armour off ers a hand.
She has a couple of ladies who go in, spring clean the house, do a bit of washing, maybe a bit of gardening or whatever else is required.
It is all done confi dentially and at no charge to the recipient.
To Ms Wallace, it doesn’t matter who you are, if you need help, she and Spotless are there to provide it.
As I said, a manager in shining armour.In an age where the term ‘the kindness of strangers’ is
considered an old fashioned chestnut, this sort of selfl ess, unheralded act reminds us what a close knit community should be about.
Th e other lady who touched my heart this week was Virginia Collins from Uniting Care Wesley Port Augusta Regional Women’s and Children’s Support Services.
After discussions with the community last year, Ms Collins’ organisation decided there was a need in Roxby Downs and Woomera for a counsellor to help victims of domestic violence.
Once a month one of their domestic violence work-ers visit the area, providing support, options, bolstering self esteem and generally providing a shoulder to cry on to a surprisingly high number of victims within our community.
I spent half an hour on the phone with Ms Collins this week and came away astounded.
For a woman who deals with one of the most heart-breaking issues mankind has infl icted upon itself, she is open, positive, compassionate, determined and was a joy to speak to.
I hung up the phone, kissed my husband, hugged my children and vowed to be more approachable and less judgemental.
Like Ms Wallace, Ms Collins requires no accolade, no recognition.
Her philosophy is if someone needs help, it doesn’t matter who gives it, so long as that need is met.
Kudos must go to these women and the organisations behind them.
If their stories, run in this paper, inspire one person to open their heart and help another, it will have been a good week indeed.
South Australia’s 30,000 plus appren-tices can now take advantage of fee free everyday banking as BankSA moves to support skills training and future growth opportunities for the state.
Apprentices will be off ered a Complete Freedom Student Account, which off ers unlimited free deposits and withdrawals through BankSA’s extensive network of branches, ATMs and electronic agencies as well as phone banking, Internet banking and EFTPOS services.
Th is is an extension of the bank’s highly popular student banking, which off ers accounts to students with free BankSA transactions, from those in primary school to full-time students, of any age, studying at university or TAFE.
BankSA Managing Director Mr Rob Chapman said it was a logical step to
help support the state’s changing training needs.
“Th ere is a strong focus by the State Government and local businesses to sup-port training and take actions to address the state’s skill shortage,” Mr Chapman said.
“We recognise the state’s skill needs and training requirements have changed and we are throwing our full support behind apprentices studying in traditional areas as well as those building skills for key growth areas of defence and mining.
“Supporting students with fee free everyday banking is an important part of our history and broadening the scope to include apprenticeships and learning beyond school is a natural progression. It’s part of our commitment to meet the state’s banking needs.”
Bank gets behind trainees
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Geodynamics Limited has announced that its Le Tourneau ‘Lightning Rig’ has been delivered suc-cessfully to the Habanero 3 geothermal well site at Innamincka.
Th e rig has achieved a critical milestone when the derrick and platform were recently raised for the fi rst time in Australia.
In addition, assembly of all major items on the rig has now been completed.
Final completion and rig commissioning are progressing concurrently and the Company expects to begin drilling Habanero 3 early this month.
Th e photograph depicts the hydraulics on the rig raising the mast and hydraulics raising the platform with the rig fully erected.
Habanero 3 will be the Company’s fi rst commer-cial scale production well.
Th is well will enable a circulation test to be com-pleted between Habanero 1 and Habanero 3 later in the year and will lead to the fi rst formal proving of geothermal reserves by the end of the year.
Geodynamics is the largest and most advanced listed public company in Australia with a sole focus on developing hot fractured rock (HFR) geothermal energy.
HFR geothermal energy is produced using heat extracted from buried hot granites by circulating waters through an engineered, artifi cial reservoir or underground heat exchanger.
Geodynamics has created the largest of these reservoirs in the world at its Cooper Basin site.
Forget nuclear energy, rechargeable batteries and fl uorescent light bulbs, if you really want to be environmentally friendly, try elbow power.
Now that adopting a ‘green’ lifestyle has become so fashionable, wind up appli-ances are making their way out of camping outlets and into mainstream supermarkets and hardware stores all over Australia.
Th ere are torches, radios, spot lights, bicycle lights and wind up lanterns, each with a small crank handle you turn to power.
Port Augusta Home Hardware stocks a range of wind up torches that incorpo-rate a radio, mobile phone charger and personal alarm.
To utilise the unit, you simply crank the handle for a minute and it gives you over an hour of power.
“Wind up torches are becoming very
popular,” Home Hardware’s Pauline Finnigan said.
“It’s not so much about energy effi ciency, it’s more that it is such a user friendly item and people don’t have to worry about the batteries running fl at.
“It used to be a small, specialty item, but a lot of companies are getting on the bandwagon now, making a version of a wind up torch.
“I think that as a small hand held torch they are a good way to go.
“In coming years, as people become more environmentally conscious, we will see more and more of this type of torch on the market,” she said.
So, if you are really determined to make a diff erence to the environment, forget the battery powered torch, use an elbow powered one instead.
Elbow power
Port Augusta Home Hardware has kindly donated a Landia Wind Up Torch to be given away to one lucky reader.
Email your best ‘green’ tip to the Editor at: editor@themonitor.
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Geothermal rig to start
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Police news
Stress at work, terror on the news, road rage…some-times it seems like earth is becoming a miserable place to live, and then, from out of the darkness shines a light, a beacon of kindness in a weary world.
Just such a beacon has been shining in Roxby Downs, unheralded, unpromoted, but unstinting in its desire to help.
Spotless Services Ltd is the name of the company, and it deserves a standing ovation for discreetly and confi den-tially helping out community members in need.
“When you are sick it is hard to keep on top of things, it can be something a sick person just doesn’t have the energy to do,” Manager Sharon Wallace said.
“If we hear on the grapevine that someone has a problem, I contact them discreetly and off er to help.
“I have a couple of ladies in town who go in, spring clean the house, do a bit of washing, maybe even a bit of gardening.
“In Roxby Downs we are short on sisters, Aunties, mothers, so we try to help fi ll that gap.
“It is something we do to support the community.“We like to help people wherever we can.“It is not based on who you are, it is based on need,”
she said.Local Cancer Council Branch, the Red Sands
Foundation’s Karen Atkins said people need to know there is help available within the community.
“When you are ill the last thing you need to be worry-ing about is keeping things clean and tidy,” Mrs Atkins said.
“Th ere are organisations in town, like Spotless, who are willing to come in and help out.
“Th e Red Sands Foundation is putting an information pack together to help people out who are suff ering from illness.
“People don’t need to go through these things alone,” she said.
Spotless Samaritans
A 21-year-old Roxby Downs man was reported for dis-orderly behaviour as a result of police attending a distur-bance out the front of a licensed premises on July 29.
A 22-year-old Maslins Beach man was reported on July 29 for reverse when not safe, exceeding the prescribed concentration of alcohol and breaching probationary conditions.
A 20-year-old Roxby Downs man was reported for drive whilst disqualifi ed on July 27, 2007.
A 15-year-old Roxby Downs youth, a 16-year-old Roxby Downs youth and a 16-year-old Port Pirie youth were reported for mark graffi ti on July 26 as a result of further enquiries in relation to the matter reported to Woomera police.
A 16-year-old Roxby Downs youth was reported for driving whilst disqualifi ed as a result of enquiries into the Mark Graffi ti matter reported to Woomera police on July 26.
Roxby Downs police assisted Woomera police with the arrest of a 21-year-old Woomera man for refuse alco test and disorderly behaviour on July 26.
A 22-year-old Roxby Downs man was reported for assault on July 25 as a result of follow up enquiries in relation to a matter that was reported to police on March 29, 2007.
A 20-year-old Andamooka woman was reported on July 25 for driving without due care as a result of follow up enquiries into an accident that occurred on July 13, 2007.
Also on July 25, a 17-year-old Roxby Downs man was reported for mark graffi ti as a result of some graffi ti that was reported to Woomera Police.
A 40-year-old Roxby Downs man was reported for aggravated assault on July 25 as a result of follow up enquiries into a matter that was reported to police on March 22, 2007.
Copper cathode production at BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam mine dampened an overall annual production record at the company’s other mining operations around the world.
In the year to the end of June total copper cathode production at the company’s six mines was up 89,400 tonnes to 497,500 tonnes compared with the previ-ous year.
However the Olympic Dam mine was down 21,800 tonnes to 182,500 tonnes for the year because according to the company, of the impact of maintenance activities and reduced ore hoisting and grades.
Th e 47,600 tonnes produced in the June quarter this year was down 6,000 tonnes on the March quarter.
The company said variability of ore sources, lower grade, and ongoing maintenance activities at Olympic Dam impacted Uranium output for the year ended June 2007.
Th e company had to buy in third party products from the spot market to meet contractual require-ments which is expected to cost the company US$81 in lost earnings for the fi nancial year.
Uranium production from Olympic Dam was also hit, down 450 tonnes on the year to 3,486 tonnes.
However the higher production of 988 tonnes in the last quarter compared to the June 2006 and March 2007 quarters refl ects increased grade and recoveries.
As for refi ned gold Olympic Dam’s production was down 15,886 ounces on the year to the end of June to 91,660 ounces compared with last year.
Th e same story can be attributed to the company’s silver production at Olympic Dam which fell 70,000 ounces on the year to 814,000 ounces.
Olympic Dam weighs down record production
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Ways to have your sayDo you have an issue that you want raised at any
of the meetings?Do you have suggestions, ideas or feedback
that you want passed on for consideration and action?
Would you like to come along to a meeting and speak about a topic?
Family and Youth Forum (Dunes Café) 6 August 12.00pm
Sport and Recreation Forum 7 August 7.30pm
Volunteering Partnership 13 August 7.30pm
Business Forum (date to be confi rmed) October 6.30pm
Dates and times of meetings were correct at time of publication.
For further information and check venue locat ions p lease contact Michelle Hales on 0438 871 153
Th e Alcohol and Substance Abuse Partnership is in drink spiking mode.
No, members are not handing out illicit drugs, they are organising an awareness campaign highlighting the incidence of drink spiking in Roxby Downs.
“Th e purpose of the promotion is to raise awareness of drink spiking in the community,” Partnership spokes-person Michelle Hales said.
“Drink spiking can have serious health implications for victims, even if it is only done in jest.
“It is an offence and it is not something that only happens in the big cities, it happens in Roxby Downs as well,” she said.
Ms Hales said people believe the term ‘drink spiking’ refers only to the incidence of drugs concealed in alcohol, the Partnership wishes to clarify that it also refers to the double dosing of alcohol in drinks.
Th e Partnership has raised $1750 to purchase drink spike detectors which will be distributed to participating licensed venues in Roxby Downs later this month.
Major donor, Outback Health Screenings’ Ros Netherton said the company decided to help fund the project to help people feel safe when they are out on the town.
“It is important that people feel safe if they want to go out for a drink,” Ms Netherton said.
“People should never leave their drinks unattended, but if they do this will be a way they can detect whether they have been spiked.
“It’s not foolproof, but it is better than what we have at the moment,” she said.
Th e Roxby Downs Outback Careers and Employment Expo will be the place to be this week, with businesses from near and far fl ocking to the Auditorium to ply their wares.
Among the 27 stall holders will be representatives from Roxby’s own Arid Recovery, BHP Billiton, Roxby Downs Health Services and Career Employment Group.
There will also be businesses and organisations coming from further afi eld, like Australian Tech College Spencer Gulf, MAS International, University SA and TAFE SA.
Th e Roxby Downs Community Library is another local organisation which will have representatives manning a stall.
“We decided to do it to promote the services we’ve got here,” Manager, Marie Trezise said.
“At the library we are able to provide a whole range of services to students and community members, which many people are not aware we have.
“We off er wireless internet access, data
bases which list a range of newspapers and magazines and we can organise inter-library loans from other libraries around South Australia, including the state library.
“At the Expo we will have a lot of information available to let people know just how much we are able to off er the community,” she said.
“Th e Education and Workplace Training Forum is delighted at the response from within Roxby and from Adelaide,” Forum spokesperson Michelle Hales said.
“Th e involvement of SA Great this year, which is sending up several guest speakers, will greatly enhance the program.
“People who are looking to further their studies, change their career or explore new opportunities are encouraged to attend, speak to our exhibitors and collect information,” she said.
Th e Outback Careers and Employment Expo is running this Thursday and Friday.
Get along and be part of the action.
Don’t drink that!
Excitement at the expo
Roxby’s worst kept secret is out.
Th e long awaited Community Garden project is underway at last, with a $20,000 grant from BHP Billiton to kick-start proceedings.
“Since a Family Matters survey in 2005 identified the Community Garden as a project with widespread support, we have been working towards identifying a suitable block of land and obtaining fi nancial and in-kind support,” Community Garden Working Party Coordinator Jane Coshutt said.
“With the funding from BHP Billiton Olympic Dam and support from the Roxby Downs Council we are now in a position to start involving people in establishing the garden,” she said.
Th e proposed site for the garden is a reserve opposite the ‘T’ intersection of Arcoona St and Pioneer Drive.
Th e Working Party plans to showcase a range of plants that will thrive in Roxby’s arid environment.
“Th is project has enormous potential to involve community members of all ages,” Ms Coshutt said.
“We welcome suggestions and involvement from anyone interested in helping to make this project succeed,” she said.
Executive Offi cer of the Community Board, Michelle Hales said the working party has done a great job getting the project to this stage.
“Th e Community Garden will be a real asset for our community,” Ms Hales said.
The Community Garden Working Party will be at market day in August to speak to community members about what they would like to see in their garden.
A desert oasisAbove: Community Garden working party coordinator, Jane Coshutt
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INVITATION FOR PUBLIC COMMENTPETROLEUM ACT 2000SAPEX Limited is proposing to carry out geophysical surveys within their Petroleum Exploration Licences in the Arckaringa Basin in northern SA. Based on this work, SAPEX will propose a drilling program to explore and assess potential oil and gas reserves. Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the above Act, that the Minister for Mineral Resources Development seeks public comment on the following Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs) and draft Statements of Environmental Objectives (SEOs) relative to this proposal:• Arckaringa Basin Geophysical Operations
EIR, July 2007;• Arckaringa Basin Geophysical Operations
Draft SEO, July 2007;• Arckaringa Basin Exploration Drilling
Activities EIR, July 2007; and• Arckaringa Basin Exploration Drilling
Activities Draft SEO, July 2007.
These documents will be available for viewing from 1 August 2007 at:• Office of Minerals and Energy Resources,
Level 7, 101 Grenfell St, Adelaide SA 5000• District Council of Coober Pedy, Hutchison
St, Coober Pedy SA 5723• Coober Pedy Community Library, Paxton
Rd, Coober Pedy SA 5723
Alternatively, copies are available on the PIRSA website at http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/petrol/consultation or by contacting Belinda Close on (08) 8463 3239.
Written submissions should be marked to the attention of Belinda Close and lodged with the Department of Primary Industries and Resources SA, Petroleum & Geothermal Group.
Street address: Level 7, 101 Grenfell Street, Adelaide 5000
Postal address: GPO Box 1671, Adelaide 5001.
Submissions will be accepted until 5.00pm on 12 September 2007
Barry A. GoldsteinDirector Petroleum & GeothermalDelegate of the Minister forMineral Resources Development
www.pir.sa.gov.auPRIIND011570
metaphor
More than 200 people in Roxby Downs were treated to the unique sounds of a new, four piece group, Metaphor last week, thanks to Country Arts SA.
Hailing from Australia, United States, China and Israel, they have combined their love of music and abundant talents to recre-ate some musical masterpieces from Gersh-win to Queen and even Nirvana.
Using an electric violin, keyboards, electric cello and drums, Metaphor have stamped their own unique style on classical and modern music.
Th e girls described the sound of their band as “Classic Rock” and rock they cer-tainly did.
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Above: Phoebe enjoying Headstart at RDAS.Below: St Barbara’s reception student, Cameron.
Above: Wilmien enjoying her fi rst week at school.
Above: The new headstart class at Roxby Downs Area School this term. Above: New reception students at St Barbara’s Parish School.
Above: Oscar enjoying his fi rst week at school.
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Thursday August 2nd, 9.00am - 6.00pm & Friday August 3rd, 9.00am - 12noonRoxby Downs Auditorium - Entrance off Richardson Place
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More Australian graduates are gaining full time em-ployment, feeling positive about their university experi-ence, and earning higher salaries, according to three new reports welcomed by the Minister for Education, Science and Training, Julie Bishop..
Th e 2006 reports Graduate Destinations, Graduate Salaries and Graduate Course Experience present fi nd-ings from the Australian Graduate Survey undertaken by Graduate Careers Australia.
“Th e fi ndings demonstrate that investment in higher education is paying off for Australia’s graduates, through increased employment opportunities and higher earn-ings,” Minister Bishop said.
According to Graduate Destinations 2006, 82.4% of bachelor degree graduates found full time employment within four months of fi nishing university, an increase on the 2005 level of 80.9%.
Th e number of graduates not working but seeking full-time employment is at the lowest level for a decade at 5.5%, down from 6.9% in 2005.
Mining engineering, pharmacy, medicine, dentistry, civil engineering and nursing graduates had the highest rate of full-time employment, along with double-degree holders.
“Graduates also continue to attract signifi cant starting salaries, with a median income of $40,800 in their fi rst year out of university,” Minister Bishop said
Graduate Salaries 2006 found that dentistry graduates earned the highest median starting salary at $68,000.
Other top ranked fi elds were optometry, medicine, engineering, earth sciences,
teaching and mathematics. Overall satisfaction with courses, as reported in Gradu-
ate Course Experience 2006, remains at a high level with 89.5 per cent of graduates expressing broad satisfaction with their study experience.
Students’ overall satisfaction has risen 7 percentage points since 1993.
“Th ese results demonstrate the dividends that an in-vestment in higher education pays for Australia’s gradu-ates,” Minister Bishop said.
Graduates are on the move
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Mining opportunity.Heavy Vehicle Diesel Mechanic – Olympic Dam
The Cat Rental store is a specialist provider of premium quality rental products and services to South Australian construction, industrial, mining, government and building customers. Our people are upbeat and dedicated to the work they do and right now we have exciting opportunity for you to become part of our growing team. Our success is worth being part of.
Cat Rental – Olympic Dam is seeking a qualified Diesel Mechanic to work both in the field and at the Rental branch. The person we are seeking must possess a sound understanding of mechanical systems associated with heavy earthmoving, mining machinery and other diesel powered equipment including; light towers, forklifts generator sets and pumps.
The successful applicant will;
• Ensure compliance with all OHS requirements.
• Perform routine maintenance and minor equipment repairs on a range of Caterpillar machinery including; fault diagnosis and trouble shooting.
• Work well in a team environment and possess sound analytical qualities.
ESS is looking for motivated and enthusiastic people with great attitude and an eye for detail who would like to join our
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Full Time positions are available for successful applicants.
Application forms are available at the Administration building at Olympic Village.
For further queries please contact Chloe Jones on 8671 2012.
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The Careers and Employment Expo’s Employers Networking Evening will be the platform for
an announcement by Th e Monitor Newspaper of its new options for businesses to promote their employment vacancies.
“Th e Monitor Newspaper’s expan-sion of its Employment and Workplace Training pages has been driven by a continuous interest by local, national and international workers requesting information about working in the Far North Region.
“Our roles as information provider and advertiser for the recruiters is growing rapidly,” the paper’s Executive Manager Ray Goldie said.
“Tonight at the Employer’s Network Evening Th e Monitor will announce a whole new dimension of our service that will provide additional options to employers looking to recruit well informed staff .”
Th e evening also gives employers the opportunity to meet with the recruit-ment companies and group employers
who have come to exhibit at the Expo. “It is an important opportunity for
businesses to network and discuss their employment opportunities and issues,” Coordinator Alex Barker said.
Guest speaker at the event will be Channel 7 Reporter Vassil Malandris.
Vassil currently works as a reporter on the Today Tonight program based in Adelaide.
Af ter studying a degree in Communications, Vassil worked overseas for a year to cut his teeth in the industry and explore his Greek and Czech heritage.
Vassil has also worked at the Ten Network, ABC TV and SBS World News team in Sydney.
Th e employers Network Evening is sponsored by Th e Monitor Newspaper and will include drinks and finger food.
Th e function will be held at 6.30 pm tonight in the foyer of the Auditorium at the Cultural Precinct.
All businesses are welcome to attend with the information being relevant to all business sectors.
More recruitment options to be announced
ON HIRE LABOUR & RECRUITMENT SERVICES
Providing job opportunities for workers and workforce solutions to clients for over 30 years.Always recruiting and placing the following personnel:
Subway Roxby Downs requires a casual sandwich artist.
The working hours will be 20 - 30 hours per week on a roster system.
Must be available to work morn-ing, lunch, night shifts and school holidays.
Apply now to:
The Manager, Jenna Coombes Ph 8671 3383
POSITION VACANT
Employees throughout Australia must be given a fact sheet about the workplace relations system so they know their rights and where they can go for independent information and help.
Recent changes require employers to give existing employees a copy of the Workplace Relations Fact Sheet by October 20, 2007.
All new employees starting work with a new employer from this month must also be given a copy within seven days of their start date.
Th e fact sheet is part of the recent
changes to the workplace relations system which has enhanced protec-tions for employees including the introduction of the Fairness Test.
Barbara Bennett, Director of the Workplace Authority said protec-tions and rights of employees have been strengthened and this new fact sheet gave a simple overview of the changes.
“The Workplace Authority has been established to provide both employees and employers with inde-pendent advice about the workplace relations system as well as practical
help. “We are working to engage with
both employers and employees to ensure that they have the information they need about their obligations and rights.”
Employers are being sent a copy of the fact sheet as well as a letter about their obligations through the post.
To download a copy of the Workplace Relations Fact Sheet, or to get further information about the workplace relations system visit www.workplace.gov.au.
Employers face more red tape
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Sandvik Mining and Construction Adelaide Ltd manufactures rigs for surface and underground drilling, loaders and trucks for mines, hydraulic hammers for breaking and demolition, hard metal tools, consumables, and spare parts, and provides a wide range of customer service for the drilling and exploration industries. Sandvik Mining and Construction Adelaide Ltd is an equal opportunity employer. Due to our expanding operations at Olympic Dam, we urgently require an Electrical Supervisor. This is an excellent opportunity to join a leading company working in the mining industry.
Essential Requirements:• A strong commitment to safety.• At least ve years experience as a supervisor working in the industrial
sector.• Ability to work within a team and provide electrical supervision to the
department employees, apprentices, subcontractors, suppliers and representatives.
• Proven leadership skills.• Experience in testing and maintenance of electrical equipment, plant and
machinery.• Sound computer skills would be preferred with experience using Word,
Excel and Powerpoint.• You will have exceptional communication skills and be able to deal with our
clients on a daily basis and promote the company and team.• Current drivers licence.• Electrical licence.• Knowledge of Olympic Dam mine site or similar operations.
Position Offers:• Excellent salary package is available for the right candidate dependant on
experience and quali cations.Send resumes to:
Electrical ManagerSandvik Mining and Construction Adelaide Ltd
PO Box 249ROXBY DOWNS SA 5725
Or deliver to Gunson Street, OLYMPIC DAMPhone: 08 8671 0015
Find out how the Northern Regional Development Board can assist you in lling your skilled labour
shortages.In keeping with our mission to create employment that is sustainable and consistent with the social, cultural and environmental aspirations of the Upper Spencer Gulf, Flinders Ranges and Outback, our Skilled Migration Project focuses only on employment opportunities where skilled positions cannot readily be lled from our local labour market.
Our goal is simply to help you get the vital skilled labour that your business needs.
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Roxby Downs Area School OSHC & Vacation Care Program
is seeking unquali ed or quali ed staff for casual employment.
If you like working with children and are looking for some part time work, please call Diane on 0417 813 209
GROUP TRAINING SCHEME
The MTA Group Training Scheme Incorporated - 3 Frederick Road, Royal Park SA 5014Ph: 08 8241 0522 Fax: 08 8241 0388 Website: www.mtagts.asn.au Email: [email protected]
MTA-GTS gratefully acknowledges the financial support from both the State Government of
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The MTA Group Training Scheme (MTA-GTS) employsapprentices and trainees in all vocations of the Retail MotorIndustry under Contracts of Training and use “HostEmployers” to provide a wide but specific need to satisfythe requirements of the Contract of Training.
The MTA-GTS is a Registered Training Organisation(RTO) that delivers up front full time basic trade training formotor mechanic, panel beating and vehicle paintingapprentices prior to being placed with a host employer.Therefore apprentices are productive to that host from thefirst day in their workshop. Additionally, we deliver up frontfull time basic trade training for all Certificate IITraineeships and welcome User Choice Students at our
fully equipped training facility at Royal Park for all of theabove “off the job” training.
Employment through MTA-GTS - The MTA-GTS conductspre-apprenticeship and traineeship testing on a regularbasis throughout the year. This test consists of numeracy,applied reading and standard progressive matrices.Applications to sit this test are available from the MTA-GTSoffice or can be downloaded from our website.
Apprenticeships - Year 11 (SACE Stage 1) standard willassist you in your studies at Trade School and is theminimum level required for employment through MTA-GTS.
Traineeships - Year 10 standard is the minimum levelrequired for employment through MTA-GTS.
You may be able to start an Australian Apprenticeship while you are still at school.
Australian School-based apprentic-ships enable you to gain a vocational and technical qualification while completing your school studies.
Many schools now off er the option for students to start Australian Apprenticeships while at school, and the fi rst point of contact for infor-mation is your VET Coordinator or career advisers at your school.
For students in Roxby Downs, the Roxby Downs Area School takes part in this apprenticeship scheme.
Australian Apprenticeships provide nationally recognised qualifi cations and competencies and are off ered at all certifi cate levels up to Advanced Diploma.
Once completed the qualifi cation can lead to continued employment, self employment, further training or education.
Students are paid while training. It is structured and can take the place
of casual work with the rate of pay varying depending upon the industry, the year level, the qualifi cation and whether industry or national awards are used.
If you’re looking at a Traineeship remember training is an investment of your time and money, so before you enrol in any course, ask these important questions.
Is the training national ly accredited?
Is this the right course for you? Will the qualifi cation get you the
job you want or help you in your desired career?
How will the training be delivered and assessed?
Do they provide student support services? What are they?
Will your training provider recog-nise any relevant skills or knowledge you have already gained?
What is the process for Recognition of Prior Learning?
How much does the course cost? Are there any other fees or charges?
What’s the refund policy should
you change your mind? If you are required to pay your fees
in full and in advance, how will your money be protected should the train-ing provider go out of business?
Before you enrol and pay your fees, be fully aware of your rights and responsibilities. If you are a school student, discuss your training plans with your teachers.
From 1 July 2007 Apprenticeship Training (Fee) Vouchers valued at up to $500 may be available to eligible apprentices undertaking an Australian Apprenticeship in a skills shortage area.
Australian Apprentices, of any age, who commence their first or second apprenticeship year on or after 1 July 2007, may be eligible for an Apprenticeship Training (Fee) Voucher.
Th e voucher will entitle eligible Australian Apprentices or their employers to claim up to $500 for course fees incurred as part of the first and/or second year of their apprenticeship.
How to get an apprenticeship
Th e new multi-million dollar Australian Institute of Management SA Centre has been opened in Hindmarsh in Adelaide.
“The Australian Government is committed to improving the skills of all Australians by providing state-of-the-art infrastructure which is supported by the very best delivery of quality training,” Th e Federal Minister for Vocational and Further Education, the Hon Andrew Robb said.
Th e Government provided $3.2 mil-lion towards this important project, with the Australian Institute of Management providing a contribution of $3.4 million.
Th e Centre will boost skills and train-ing opportunities in South Australia, through off ering nationally recognised training in management and leadership programmes.
“ The Austra l ian Inst i tute o f Management South Australia is well respected for its quality of training and is to be congratulated for taking the initia-tive to expand their resources on off er to continue delivering on their reputation,” Mr Robb said.
Tracy Marsh who has run her own busi-nesses for 25 years said, “when you run any business it’s vital to have good quality management and these new facilities will enhance high level management training for the people of Adelaide.”
Th e Government is delivering a range of initiatives over the next 4 years as part of its $11.4 billion investment in Australia’s future – the largest commitment to vocational education and training by any government in Australia’s history.
New management centre for leadership
THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaper www.themonitor.com.au Thursday, August 2, 2007 – Page 15
Entec Engineering, technical and operations recruitment
It is an undisputed belief among our clients that the shortage of mining and engineering personnel shows
no sign of easing over the next three to five years. Shortages are prevalent in most industries, with the
resources and construction sectors particularly impacted. Impending projects such as the Olympic Dam
Expansion in South Australia and numerous infrastructure developments around the country will exacerbate
the situation.
We have grown to understand the unique and challenging requirements that face the mining industry and as
a preferred supplier for some of Australia’s most renowned and successful organisations, Chandler Macleod
and its specialist brands can offer you a diverse range of positions with these organisations.
As part of our extensive brand network, Chandler Macleod and its specialist brands have offices located
in regional mining areas, close to our clients, with an on-site presence in some cases. Our local presence
means that we understand the changing needs of our clients, enabling us to form strong working partner-
ships and react immediately to their requirements. This also allows us to deliver our outstanding safety,
reporting and recruitment services to support our field staff effectively in every way.
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available, contact your Chandler Macleod consultant today.
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Mining career opportunity.Parts Interpreter – Traineeship
Cavpower’s reputation for excellence and superior customer service has made us the long time Caterpillar dealer in SA for over 30 years. Our people are upbeat and dedicated to the work they do. We are a South Australian success story and are experiencing rapid growth throughout all our divisions. Right now we have opportunities for you to become part of the Cavpower team. Our success is worth being part of.
Cavpower currently has a vacancy for a Parts Interpreter Trainee to join its expanding Olympic Dam Branch. We are seeking an energetic individual to learn the parts business and assist in the daily operations of our busy parts Department. The successful applicant will be primarily responsible for Parts Sales and Customer enquiries along with other duties relating to the distribution of Caterpillar and associated parts.You will also be responsible for ensuring compliance with all OHS requirements and be able to demonstrate a keen interest in working with customers who operate Mechanical, Hydraulic & Electrical equipment associated with Earthmoving, Mining, Industrial and On-highway products. Applicants will be required to show that they have completed or are currently completing SACE stage 1 and possess adequate comprehension of math and science based subjects. The successful candidate will also display a high degree of mechanical aptitude.Cavpower offers a team oriented work environment and great career advancement opportunities upon completion of your Traineeship.
This is an ideal opportunity to learn a TAFE recognised trade while working in a growth industry.
The Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence Bruce Billson has announced the establishment of the Joint Defence-Industry Training Task Force, an initiative recommended in the Defence and Industry Policy Statement 2007.
Chaired by the Head of Industry Division in the Defence Material Organisation (DMO), Mr Kerry Clarke, the task force comprises senior personnel across Australia’s leading defence companies, key industry bodies, Australian Defence Force (ADF) training commands, and the Department of Defence.
Th e joint task force currently is analysing several initiatives in joint
training for the defence industry, the ADF and the Department of Defence.
“These initiatives will play an important role in increasing and improving training, education, recruitment and retention in the wider Defence environment,” Mr Billson said.
“Some of the concepts under con-sideration by the task force include pooled apprenticeship programs, graduate schemes and personnel exchanges between industry and Defence.”
Th e aim is to improve awareness and enhance career prospects and to promote general recruitment in
the wider defence sector. “The Joint Defence-Industry
Training Task Force is an important advance to secure a capable and adaptable workforce for the needs of the defence civil and Service sectors,” Mr Billson said.
Th e joint task force has a wide diversity of specialisations, skills and experience. Consequently it is able to make well-informed strategic training recommendations to shape the skills and training of Australia’s wider defence sector now and into the future.
The joint task force is set to report its recommendations in late August.
Know your rights and responsibilities before you sign up!
As an apprentice or trainee you will need to sign a training contract.
Th e training contract is a legally bind-ing agreement between you and your employer to achieve the qualification stated in your contract.
So before you sign up, check that you understand what’s involved.
Your contract outlines your rights and obligations and includes:
Th e industrial arrangement underpin-ning your employment (eg. salary, annual leave, sick leave, other entitlements).
Your hours of work. A training plan that specifi es what train-
ing you will receive.
If you have any questions about your training or employment, discuss them with your employer before you sign your contract.
For further information call the State Government’s Traineeship and Apprenticeship Services (TAS) on 1800 673 097.
Your rights as a student.You should be provided with a copy of
your training provider’s code of practice and complaints procedure.
You should be given the opportunity to provide feedback on your training and assessment.
You have the right to access your own records and decide who else sees them.
Interested in an apprenticeship or traineeship?Defence to boost skills
Above: Skilled worker, Chris George, now working in Roxby Downs
THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaperwww.themonitor.com.auPage 16 – Thursday, August 2, 2007
Plumbing SupervisorA position exists within our company for a Plumbing Supervisor based at our Olympic Dam branch. Ideally the person selected will have extensive experience in Commercial, Industrial and Domestic installations. This role requires a self-motivated, well presented person with the ability to market the Company to attract additional plumbing work within the mining industry, local community and businesses and surrounding pastrol region.The successful applicant will be responsible for the day to day operations of our Olympic Dam plumbing section and our Woomera Operations. They must be able to work unsupervised, possess strong communication skills, and have experience in completing projects in full with an emphasis on Quality, Safety and Environmental requirements.An attractive remuneration package is available for the right person.Applications and current CV’s should be submitted to:-
MPi - Specialist Recruiters for the Resource IndustryWe have a number of opportunities open for quali ed personnel in the following positions:
PROFESSIONAL:
- Mechanical Engineers
- Electrical Engineers
- Geologists
- Mining Engineers
- Metallurgists & Chemical Engineers
TRADESPEOPLE:
- Mechanical Fitters
- Electricians
- Heavy Duty Mechanics/Diesel Fitters
In the state’s Far North, centred on Roxby Downs, there’s a rush in the mining industry the likes this state has never seen before.
Exploration and mining companies are pouring in hundreds of millions of dollars a year exploring and prov-ing up mineral resources.
Th e opportunities are staggering not only for the miners but in the provision of services, contracting, small business, retail...basically everything you can possibly imagine that new and existing communities may need in order to support this juggernaught.
Africa may have its “Big Five”, but South Australia has its “Big Six”.
Th ey are Uranium, Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead and Zinc.
But let’s not leave out other developing fi elds such as geother-mal energy and coal to gas and oil projects.
Th e big end of town is the planned $6 billion expansion of the Olympic Dam mine operated by BHP Billiton.
But just to its north, south east of
Coober Pedy is the big Prominent Hill copper mine being developed by Oxiana. It is a massive resource and when fi rst ore is mined in the fi rst half of next year more than 500 employees will be on site working on a fl y-in fl y-out basis.
A new airstrip has already been built along with the accommodation required.
Th is is going to be one big open pit mine, but it will be small in compari-son to the Olympic Dam open pit.
Just to the west of Olympic Dam is a small geothermal explorer, Green Rock Energy, which is in the process of proving up its hot rock resources.
Test drilling already indicates fractured granites producing heat in excess of 200 degrees C, ideal for a geothermal power station.
Th ere’s another hot rocks developer on the other side of Lake Eyre to the east. Geodynamics Limited has a new drilling rig in place at its Haberno well to prove up its resource, which it plans to develop to provide Green Power to the Beverley Uranium mines near Innamincka.
Between Olympic Dam and Prominent Hill there are another four major exploration projects underway looking for the same type of mineralisation that spawned both of those mines.
UraniumSA, another explorer, is searching for the mineral between Tarcoola and Kingoonya, whilst vast tracts of land in the Gawler Craton region have also been pegged for drilling or aerial survey work.
Monax is still evaluating its Punt Hill project 130 kilometres north of Port Augusta for the same type of mineralisation as Olympic Dam and Prominent Hill.
Th ere are hundreds of more pros-pects being evaluated throughout the region including a coal discovery just out of Coober Pedy.
Th e chance for employment in the region is ripe with a huge selection to choose from and the companies themselves face a huge task in fi lling the vacancies that will come in the next year or two as their mines start to expand and develop.
Are you a part of the boom
Australia’s world-class minerals industry encompasses exploration, mining and processing of minerals to basic mineral commodity stage.
It is acknowledged internationally for its capability - from exploration to mine completion, innovative equipment and services, and associ-ated research.
At TAFE specifi c mining industry courses provide fundamental train-ing for employment as a mineral exploration fi eld assistant, pit tech-
nician and underground sampler. Employment opportunities are
also available in geotechnical, foundation/construction; mineral exploration; waterwell; and envi-ronmental drilling.
Accredited Training - Mine Workers , Mine/Exploration Technicians Courses which are accredited to meet the national standards.
The courses are recognised throughout Australia and once
you have finished your studies, by completing the relevant core and elective subjects, your eff orts are recognised by achieving a qualifi cation and receiving a formal parchment. Assessment is often conducted in real or simulated work places which measure your ability to perform competently in job focused outcomes.
More than 92,000 students study at TAFE SA each year, developing their skills for the workplace.
TAFE SA specifi c for the mining industry
SKILLED has an exceptional opportunity for you to join the operations of one of Australia’s most high pro le industrial services groups.
With 42 years experience and excellence in workforce solutions, a broad customer base and a brand that is synonymous with quality, our distinct marketing positioning is the envy of a highly competitive marketplace.
All applicants must have experience along with appropriate certi cate/ticket and licence to support your application.
The Roxby Downs Branch is currently recruiting for:
• Diesel Mechanics• Drivers with a HR Licence or above• Plant operators – minimum front end loader ticket• Grader operator• Industrial, commercial and domestic trades, eg. Electricians,
plumbers, painters, etc• Sheet metal and insulations workers• Trade supervisors• Scaffolders and riggers• Boilermakers• Fitters and turners
If you are interested in any of the above positions please come and talk to one of the friendly staff and join the growing team in Roxby.
THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaper www.themonitor.com.au Thursday, August 2, 2007 – Page 17
Field Of cer – Roxby DownsPhil LaceyPh: 8671 3033Mobile: 0427 615 961Email: [email protected]
Positions Vacant
Expressions of interest to undertake apprenticeships or traineeships in the local area are being accepted
now. Contact your local eld of cer, Phil Lacey in the Roxby Downs of ce on 8671 3033.
2nd or 3rd year BoilermakerWe are looking to place an enthusiastic and self-motivated apprentice within a small but expanding contractor. For the successful applicant the position will offer the prospect of full-time permanent employment on completion of their trade. Remuneration package will be commensurate with age and skill level.
1st year BoilermakerWe are looking to place a new apprentice with a large and well-established contractor that is seeking to extend their workforce. Remuneration package will be commensurate with award speci- cations, with incentives.”
Senior Clerical AdministratorThe Cowell Electric Olympic Dam branch provides a broad range of domestic and industrial electrical, plumbing and refrigeration services to the Roxby Downs and Olympic Dam districts.
Cowell Electric is seeking an experienced Administrator to lead our administrative activities. This is a full time position based at our Olympic Dam facility.
The person we seek has a minimum ve years clerical experience in all aspects of administration.
If you are adaptable, have exceptional communication skills and can draw on your experience to optimise administrative practices and procedures then please forward your CV to:
MAS National offers a fast, free service to employers and provides personalised advice on how to access
funding for Australian Apprentices
Call Paul Templer0418 800 792
or08 8391 5926
Your local Australian Apprenticeship Centre servicing Rural South Australia.
See you at the Outback Careers & Employment Expo in Roxby Downs.
United Group Services is a business of United Group Limited, an ASX top 100 organisation employing over 30,000 people globally. United Group Services are Australia’s market leader in the provision of facilities management and corporate real estate services to a broad range of Government and blue chip private sector clients. Due to the growth of our business in Roxby Downs we are seeking applications from suitably qualifi ed personnel.
PlumbersIn these positions you will be required to carry out preventative maintenance, ad-hoc/ breakdown and minor works for both the township and mine sites, monitor subcontractors, undertake estimates for minor works and conduct job safety analysis.A Plumbing and Drainer licence along with gas fi tting endorsement and valid drivers licence is required.Reference No 00367SElectriciansIn these positions you will be required to carry out assigned maintenance works, reactive works, proactive works and project works for both the townships and mine sites. Th is will include re-lamping, testing portable equipment and fi xed RCD’s, undertake estimates for minor works and monitoring of subcontractors. An Electrical or “A” Grade electrical licence and a valid drivers licence is required.Reference No 00368SRefrigeration MechanicsIn these positions you will be required to undertake urgent, routine and ad-hoc maintenance, repairs, inspections and project works on the client’s premises and equipment as directed by the company. Th is may include undertake building audits and inspections, job safety analysis, liaisingclosely with key stakeholders to ensure they are aware of any outages caused by any maintenance servicing undertaken and monitoring of subcontractors.A qualifi cation of Air Conditioning Refrigeration Mechanic, CFC Accreditation and a valid drivers licence is required.Reference No 00369SExcellent pay rates and conditions commensurate with remote location employment are available.For further information please contact Kerry Dawes on 03 9631 7892 or email your application to:
[email protected], alternatively fax your application to (03) 9631 7531 quoting the relevant reference number.
Applications close Monday, 6th August 2007Visit our web site www.unitedgroupltd.com
Trade Related OpportunitiesWe have multiple opportunities for a range of qualifi ed and experienced trade personnel. Th ese include:Carpenters / Joiners - Ref No 00192SPainters - Ref No 00196STrades Assistants – Ref No 00197S
ApprenticeshipsSeveral apprenticeship opportunities are also available – Ref No 00198S
Th e value of volunteering should never be underestimated.
In addition to providing a much needed community service volunteering also serves as an alternative pathway into employment for people looking for practical experience.
School leavers, people looking to re-enter the workforce after a period of absence or who might be considering a career change will gain tangible benefi ts from volunteering experience.
For the unemployed, volunteering is an avenue to retrain and re-skill, build confi -
dence, update current skills and learn new skills in a supportive environment.
Many volunteering organisations have formal training programs leading to qualifi ca-tions in areas such as fi rst aid and customer service.
Other benefi ts from volunteering include making new contacts, expanding personal networks and learning new skills.
Volunteering organisations will also provide job references and these are really useful for school leavers who have not yet entered the paid workforce.
Potential employers will be particularly impressed with resumes that include com-munity involvement such as volunteering and this could be the deciding factor in the selection of candidates for a paid position.
For people considering a change of career, volunteering can be a useful way to learn about an industry before committing.
Local organisations like the SES, CFS, Ambulance Service, Scouts and Guides are always looking for volunteers so take advan-tage of these local opportunities.
Giving the gift of time benefi ts everyone.
Give the gift of timeForty-two secondary schools in South Australia will be the first group to trial key elements of the new South Australian Certifi cate of Education for senior students as part of a $3.5 million SACE Pilot Program.
Education Minister Jane Lomax-Smith announced the 42 Government , Catholic and Independent schools that will begin trial-ling new elements from the start of Term 3 this year.
The Leigh Creek Area School and the Maree Aboriginal School will get funds to trial the Personal Learning Plan whilst the Aboriginal Lands District will trial the Literacy and Numeracy program.
The grants are part of the Rann Government’s $84 million investment in ‘school to work’ reform, which includes the $54.5 million implementation of a new SACE, and trade schools for the future to build practical skills for work.
“Th ese grants will allow schools to trial and assess elements of the future SACE to help us design a stronger certificate that teachers fi nd practical to deliver.
“These first pilots are setting the stage for the Rann Government’s ‘school to work’ reforms, provid-ing an opportunity for
principals, staff , students and local communities to test approaches to improv-ing students’ literacy and numeracy skills and the new Personal Learning Plan.
“Schools will explore ways to support students’ literacy and numeracy skills so they are prepared to undertake the SACE and are ready to go on to further education and to take up skilled jobs.
New SACE pilot
THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaperwww.themonitor.com.auPage 18 – Thursday, August 2, 2007
Arid Recovery is an eco-system restoration program north of Roxby Downs. Now in its tenth year, the program is based around an 60km2 reserve from which all cats,
rabbits and foxes have been eradicated. An additional 26 km2 has recently been fenced and is currently being removed of introduced species. Th e reserve has created an area of complete protection allowing the regenera-tion of native fl ora and fauna and the successful re-introduction of four locally extinct mammal species.
Th e future has never looked more exciting at Olympic Dam, Australia’s largest single underground mine and miner-
als processing operation. A copper/uranium mine, Olympic Dam processes ore through to fi nal, refi ned products of international standing - all on the one site. Resources are booming and massive global demand for our products means we’re fl at out building and expanding our business - if you want to come and share in our exciting future, visit our stall at the Careers Expo and fi nd out how!
What Business SA Australian Apprenticeships Centre can do for you.
Business SA off ers South Australia’s larg-est Apprenticeships Centre, contracted by the Commonwealth Government to provide Australian Apprenticeships Support Services.
We have offi ces in Adelaide, Berri, Mount Gambier, Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie and Tanunda off ering a complete state wide service.
Career Employment Group is a local, not-for-profi t organisation ready to service your apprentice-ship and traineeship needs.
We are dedicated to servicing local industries and businesses
and providing employment opportunities for the youth of Roxby Downs.
CEG provides local youth with the opportu-nity to gain nationally recognised qualifi cations and accredited training in a great variety of vocations while being supported by people who care about their well-being.
We provide incentive opportunities for employers and the hassle-free management of apprentices and trainees.
We’re ready to help your business fi nd and train the right staff !
GHD are an international consulting company serving clients in the public and private sectors.
One of GHD’s key strengths is our network of over 60 offi ces throughout Australia, Asia, New Zealand, the Middle East and the Americas.
Our clients benefi t from our local knowledge and experience, coupled with our ability to draw on global resources.
GHD operates across a wide range of areas i.e.: Architecture and buildings, construction management, energy, engineering, (civil, elec-trical, mechanical and structural), environment, manufacturing, mining engineering, project management, sustainability, telecommunica-tions, transportation and logistics, urban development, water.
Established in 1992 by the Swiss Hotel Association and the South Australian Government, the Adelaide based International College of Hotel Management (ICHM) has attracted students from over 75 countries as it prepares them for a career at the top end of the international hotel industry.
ICHM was the first school outside Switzerland able to off er the prestigious Swiss Hotel Association Diploma; further study leads to the ICHM Bachelor Degree.
ICHM maintains links with over 400 hotels worldwide with students undertaking industry placement (internships) every year.
While on campus, students have access to accommodation and the most up-to-date study facilities available.
Roxby Downs Health Service/Woomera Community Hospital come under the umbrella of Country Health SA, we are gov-erned by the Board of Directors
of Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Service.
Demographically, Roxby Downs and Woomera are both very diff erent communitites and quite unique from many other country towns in SA.
At Roxby Downs Health Service/Woomera Community Hospital everyone comes with a wealth of skills and diverse experiences and we value the ideas and input of all staff to improve our delivery of the best possible Health Care to our communities.
South Australian Ambulance Service
SAAS provides ambulance services right across South Australia.
In smaller country towns, we rely on our network of volunteer ambulance offi cers who staff 70 ambulance stations across the state. Without these volunteers, many rural areas would not have a local ambulance station.
Our volunteers are special people who care about their family, friends and community and want more out of life.
Their community benefits from their knowledge and specialised medical emergency skills.
Th ese skills are priceless and remain with volunteers for life.
SKILLED has an exceptional opportunity for you to join the operations of one of Australia’s most high profi le industrial services groups.
With 42 years experience and excellence in workforce solutions, a broad customer base and a brand that is synonymous with quality, our distinct marketing positioning is the envy of a highly competitive marketplace.
All applicants must have experience along with appropriate certifi cate/ticket and licence to support your application.
Th e DEST audit of science, engineering and technology skills released in July 2006 revealed a ‘declining participation in SET
(Science, Engineering & Technology) study which relates to an inadequate supply of suit-ably qualifi ed teachers.
Clearly there is an urgent need to produce more skilled workers in Science, Engineering and Technology and schools need to provide opportunities for study in these fi elds.
With a full suite of SET based IB and SACE subjects on offer, including Mathematical Methods, Mathematical Studies, Specialist Mathematics, Geology, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Material Products, Systems and Control Products, Agricultural Studies and IT, St Peter’s College presents a myriad of opportunities for students to study subjects that prepare our graduates for further study or training in this fi eld.
St Peter’s College also provides career guid-ance and support for students. Th e school has a well resourced Careers Centre for student use and a Careers Counsellor who works with the boys and their families to assist them to develop suitable post school options.
Th ere is a formal Career Education course which is taught to all year 10 students and a comprehensive work experience program for year 11 students.
In addition to guest speakers and career related tours, the St Peter’s College Careers Evening provides a unique opportunity for the students and parents to learn fi rst hand from current practitioners about their careers and pathways to these careers.
With the work of the School’s experienced and dedicated teachers, an average of 95% of St Peter’s College graduates seeking entry into university are successful.
By providing this strong foundation, how far you son travels in life will ultimately depend, on how far he can see.
“Statewide Group Training provides Apprenticeship, Traineeship, and Labour Hire Services
throughout SA. Statewide is proactive in addressing the skills shortage that currently exists and will likely continue to exist in SA. We have assembled a Mining Industry Skills Taskforce (MIST) that meets with companies to help assess their current and future training needs for all vocations. To fi nd out more about MIST, obtaining an apprenticeship/traineeship, or if you are a business interested in hiring an apprentice/trainee, please call Reg Dennis on 08 8632 1843 or 0429 900 768.”
Study is a great option for everyone. Whether you are wanting to, start a new
career, learn more for the job you currently work in, gain a promotion or just to keep your mind active!
In our Northern region, TAFE SA has three Campuses, in Roxby Downs, Port Augusta and Coober Pedy off ering a variety of training including:• Aboriginal Education• Building and Furnishing• Business• Community Services • Health• Computing• Engineering and Mining• Hospitality• Tourism• Vocational Preparation
Applications open in August for 2008 courses.
To discuss your options contact Student Services Officer Annette Davies on 8648 9948.
Th e Au s t r a l i a n Technical Col lege Spencer Gulf & Outback is a senior secondary college for year 11 and 12 students aimed at
promoting careers in key trades areas includ-ing Metals & Engineering, Electro-technology, Automotive, Building & Construction and Commercial Cookery. We aim to have students who are enrolled in the college employed as apprentices with local employers while com-pleting their South Australian Certifi cate of Education (SACE). We currently have three campuses in Whyalla, Port Augusta and Port Pirie with the aim of extending our service to Roxby Downs in the near future. Further information can be obtained by visiting www.atc-sgo.sa.edu.au or by calling Freecall 1300 783 440.
Flinders University, The Un i v e r s i t y o f Ad e l a i d e a n d the University of South Australia
are the three universities in South Australia. All off er study opportunities in metropolitan Adelaide with UniSA also off ering some pro-grams at Whyalla and Mt Gambier. Whatever your interests or passion, you have the opportu-nity to select a course from an extensive range of options. From Architecture, Engineering or Speech Pathology through to Nursing, Medicine or Journalism, there is something to suit everyone. Visit the ‘Universities in SA’ stand for more information about study options, life at university and careers.
Roxby Downs Community LibraryTh e Roxby Downs Community Library is a
joint-use library service provided by the Roxby Downs Council and Roxby Downs Area School. Th e library provides a wide range of services available to all members of the Roxby Downs community. Services include a wide range of books, magazines, videos, DVD’s and CD’s available for loan, laminating, photocopying and faxing services and computer and Internet facilities. See one of the friendly library staff members to fi nd out more about how we can help you with your information needs.
2007 Exhibitor information
IBA Enterprises provides eligible Indigenous applicants with a range of funding products for the acquisition, establishment and/or develop-ment of commercially viable small to medium sized enterprises that have demonstrated, or have the potential, to achieve long-term com-mercial viability.
IBA off ers support to - . Develop business ideas; . Plan the business; . Facilitate training in how to manage and
operate the business; . Develop marketing strategies and products; . Grow existing businesses; . Finance
FREE CALL NUMBER 1800 804 754.Rexco people
established 30 years ago, a s e m e r g e d a L e a d e r i n recruitment and On-Hire labour
Services to a various market including Mining, Defence, Automotive, Manufacturing, Local Government, Production, Logistics, etc.
Rexco People’s ability to provide compre-hensive human resource solutions delivered by experienced professionals has enabled it to grow its client base, which is testimony to their commitment to quality of service.
Rexco People employs supplementary labour and contract personnel on an hourly hire, short-medium term assignments and permanent placements in (2) principal operating Divisions, Labour Resource and Professional Resources.
With offi ces located in Adelaide, Whyalla and Brisbane, Rexco People has the ability to service National Clients with professional and contractual alliance partners located in all states.
Antony Defrancesco, Business Development Manager, mentioned their business recognised the importance of retaining employees and established an Employees Benefit Scheme (EBS)
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THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaper www.themonitor.com.au Thursday, August 2, 2007 – Page 19
COOBER PEDY SAINTSMonitorThe
Above: Wirraminna Station manager, John Bailey
Above: Old Shearers quarters. Below: Old Donkey hot water service.
Above: The Saints around the campfi re. Below: The trip is a family affair.
Below: Just after sunrise, the team stirs.
THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaperwww.themonitor.com.auPage 20 – Thursday, August 2, 2007
COOBER PEDY SAINTSMonitorThe
It’s one of the longest road trips undertaken in Australia to play a game of football nearly every weekend.
Th e Coober Pedy Saints Football Club travels 900 kilometres just to put on the boots and play a two hour game in Roxby Downs as part of the Woomera and Districts Football League.
Th at 30 hour trip by mini bus starts after the players knock off work on a Friday night at 6pm.
At about 7pm they then get in the mini bus with supporters following them on the road to Roxby.
However, they do an overnight stay at the fabulous Wirraminna Pastoral station which is in the process of developing old shearer’s quarters into overnight accom-modation and home stays for tourists.
Th e station is just 58 kilometres north of Pimba, and the players generally arrive about 11.30pm.
Th e night Th e Monitor caught up with them on the road, they were about to face the strength of the Andamooka ‘Roos the next day.
In a symbolic gesture some of the team went out to fetch a kangaroo and cook it traditional style on the coals from the blazing log fire prepared for them by Station Manager John Bailey.
His wife Sonja had prepared a tasty meal of Lamb stew for those that came in late.
But according to team Manager, Geoff Sykes, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease back in 2001, the Coober Pedy Saints represent more than just a football team.
“Th is team is so vital to Coober Pedy’s future, especially for the young people in town.
“It is basically social re-engineering, where the team sets an example to the youth of the town, it gives them something to hang on to, something to aspire to, and may just help get them away from drugs and alcohol,” he said.
“Th at is a huge problem in Coober Pedy, and we hope the Saints are the anvil on which a more solid future for our kids can be built.”
It is a sentiment echoed by back pocket player and team mentor, Darryl Doolan.
“The whole town supports us, the younger kids look up to us, they aspire to be us, and we’re trying to set an example,”
he said.“Th e Saints have given young kids in our
community a new sense of direction, and anything we can do to help lift them up, then we’ll do it without question.”
Geoff Sykes says drugs and alcohol are a very big problem in Coober Pedy.
“We have players that have their own demons, but with our help we’re pulling them back into society. It’s a thankless task, but we do it because we believe in these kids, and want them to achieve their best.”
Young Darryl Doolan agrees.“I’ve now been off alcohol and tobacco
for two years. I’ve turned my life around because of the Saints and the people who give their undying energy to help us out.
“It’s like being reborn, and we just have to keep driving that message home to our youth,” he said.
John Bailey and his wife Sonja can’t speak highly enough of the playing group when they arrive at Wirraminna.
“Th ey’re a damn fi ne bunch and very well behaved when they’re here, and it’s a tribute to them and their support staff ,” John said.
The Town Mayor Steve Baines who travels with the team as the offi cial club Runner roles up his sleeves for his com-munity and speaks in glowing terms about what the Saints are achieving in a social context.
“Th ey have set high expectations for themselves and their community, and that’s why they get so much support from Coober Pedy.
Th is is refl ected in the major sponsors they draw in to support the team under the club’s Black Opal sponsorship program with companies like Oxiana, the Opal Inn Hotel, Th iess Constructions and John’s Pizza Bar and Restaurant readily coming to help.
After the game, the players get back on the mini bus for the fi ve hour return jour-ney back to Coober Pedy, with any injured players getting treated on the way.
Th e administrators believe if the club won a premiership, it would have lasting benefi ts for the town for at least 6 years, enough time to get the youngsters coming through on the right track and turn around the problems of the past.
It’s not just about a football game
Above: On the long raod, near Lake Heart.
Above: The business is about to start.
Above: In the thick of things. Below: Mayor, Steve Baines is the club’s offi cial runner.
Below: First score of the game!
THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaper www.themonitor.com.au Thursday, august 2, 2007 – Page 21
ART & U
COMMUNITY RADIO “LOCAL, LIVE AND LOVIN’ IT”
PH: 8671 2545, SMS: 0407 979 918
www.roxfm.com.au
Programs may change without notice
Monday7 - 10am Easy listening music11 - 12pm Easy listening music12 - 1pm NOT QUITE COUNTRY with Wendy1 - 2pm Easy listening music3 - 5pm ROXFM’S YOUTH PRESENTERS5 - 6pm DRIVE TIME8 - 10pm EVERYONE DESERVES MUSIC with Matt
Tuesday8 - 9am FINS WORLD with Fin11.30 - 12pm BLAST FROM THE PAST with Annette12 - 1pm BLAST FROM THE PAST with Annette1 - 2pm IT’S ALL ABOUT US with Scuba2 - 3pm Easy listening music3 - 5pm ROXFM’S YOUTH PRESENTERES5 - 7pm Easy listening music8 - 10pm BLUES SHOW with Murray
Wednesday7 - 10am Easy listening music11-12pm Easy listening music1 - 2pm EASY LISTENING with Wendy2 - 3pm WHAT’S COOKING AT THE CLUB3 - 5pm ROXFM’S YOUTH PRESENTERS5 - 6pm THE RADIO AX with Ben6.30 - 7.30pm LATIN ROCK with Jariel and Jarvier8 - 10pm RETROSEPCT with Laura and Paul
Th ursday7 - 10am Easy listening music11.30 - 12pm BLAST FROM THE PAST with Annette12 - 1pm BLAST FROM THE PAST with Annette1 - 2pm ROXFM’S HEALTH SHOW2 - 3pm Easy listening music3 - 5pm ROXFM’S YOUTH PRESENTERS5 - 6pm KALEIDOSCOPE with Teya8 - 10pm JAZZ with Geoff
Friday7 - 10am Easy listening music11 - 12pm Easy listening music12 - 1pm COUNTRY with Wendy1 - 2pm IT’S ALL ABOUT US with Scuba2pm COUNCIL NEWS3 - 5pm ROXFM’S YOUTH PRESENTERS5 - 6pm DRIVE TIME8 - 10pm COMFORTABLY NUMB with Geoff
Saturday8am - 12pm GAUD-MORNING with Gordon1 - 8pm Easy listening music8pm - 12am ROCK with Gordon
Sunday8 - 12pm YOUR STANDING IN IT with Geoff 12 - 1pm NEW AUSSIE MUSIC with Fin & Murray2 - 3pm SUNDAY with Fred8 - 10pm SUNDAY MELTDOWN (Heavy) with Sam & Steve
Th anks to Liz Schultz and Heather Carey for SEW SHE MUST. Some comments from the Gallery visitor’s book are revealing.
“Congrats on an inspiring display. It’s fantastic to see another medium of art in the gallery”.
“Beautiful designs, meticulous sewing.”“Sew motivating”“…I cannot believe how they are so beautiful and full
of love. Th ankyou.”You can’t do better than that can you? Or can you. In
a historic gesture all the quilting groups are putting up their best pieces of work and participating in the Red Earth Collaborative Art Exhibition.
Most of the artists in the region are showing as part of this exhibition.
It will be launched on the day after Race Day at 4:30 PM. August 5.
We will be ringing in the new era of Festival making here in Roxby with the SA Short Film Screenings Regional Tour at 3:30 PM in the cinema. After that we will gather in Dunes Café to celebrate the artists and do a little speechifying.
Th e program has been a nightmare to collate. I want to thank those members of the Arts and Culture Forum who have sacrifi ced their free hours to put together two weeks of learning and fun.
Don’t delay to book your place in one of the many workshops. Th ere is something for everyone. Drumming, dancing, jewellery making and juggling. It’s all there.
In the first week we will be concentrating on the Premiere of Alex Downunderland. Sheila Culf and Company have produced a new family drama by adapting Alice in Wonderland for Australian conditions. Young actors and some not so young actors have been working on this play for weeks. Th anks go out to their production team.
Alex will play twice. Once on Th ursday August 9 and once on August 10. We will have no time to relax however because the Kid’s Circus comes to town the very next day. Cirkidz will be reprising their very popular workshop program and showcasing their whole performing group as well. So kids… you had better practice that plate spin-ning and stilt walking. Round 2 is coming up. Parents can enroll their kids in the workshop program this week.
After the circus leaves town Raw Dance Company from Queensland arrive to work with toddlers, open groups and our elite dancers to teach skills and work towards showcase performances during our grand fi nale weekend on Saturday August 18. Th at day is market day in Roxby and we will be kicking on into the evening with dance, music and hospitality.
Red Earth Festival is a local production. It has been put together by volunteers working as a team. If you would like to be part of this team drop into our temporary home in the Mall (the old Saltbush Café) and we will work out a way for you to get involved on your terms.
I want to thank all those volunteers and our sponsors for getting behind this event and showing the rest of the Region that Roxby Downs rocks.
Local artist Alisa Teletovic will present a workshop on how to be a professional artist on Monday evening as part of the Red Earth Festival.Th e presentation is designed to give an insight into the business side of being an artist, something Alisa says many artists do not pay enough attention to.
“Even though this information is simple and very logical to know, many artists are not presenting themselves professionally and properly.” Ms Teletovic said.
Th e workshop will cover such topics as creating an artist statement, preparing your resume and how to approach art galleries to promote your work.
Th e How to be a Professional Artist workshop will be presented on Monday, August 6 at 7pm in the Cultural Precinct Th eatre.
For bookings and further information, contact the Cultural Precinct on 8671 2001 or visit www.roxbyredearth.com.
Only two days to go until the Red Earth Festival transforms Roxby Downs into a hub of
artistic and musical activity.
Arts and Culture Forum Chairperson Yvette Mooney said the festival is a huge achievement for the Forum, which was established in 2005.
“We’re all very excited to see all our hard work becoming a reality,” Ms Mooney said.“Th e volunteer team have done an amaz-ing job putting this together and we are
delighted with the amount of support we’ve received from our sponsors.
“It’s a real pat on the back for what we’re trying to achieve,” she said.
Th e full festival program of workshops, performances and exhibitions is available from the Cultural Precinct, or you can download a copy from the festival website www.roxbyredearth.com.
Updates and more information can be found on RoxFM and in Th e Monitor, the offi cial media partners of the Red Earth Festival.
RoxFM will be running a special ON AIR Presenters Workshop this Sunday as part of the Red Earth Festival.
Th e workshop will cover how to prepare and present a radio show and operate studio equipment, and participants will get to broadcast live to air on the day.
RoxFM presenter Teya Dunn says the workshop is a great chance for locals to become radio presenters with RoxFM.
“Once they’ve completed the workshop, we will be inviting them to come along and present live to air on RoxFM during the Red Earth Festival,” Ms Dunn said.
“Hopefully they will go on to presenting their own shows on RoxFM after the festival as well,” she said.Th e RoxFM ON AIR Presenter Training Workshop will run on Sunday, August 5 from 10am to 2pm, the cost is $20 per person, which includes one year membership of RoxFM.
Bookings can be made at the Cultural Precinct.Phone 8671 2001 for more information or visit the
festival website at www.roxbyredearth.com.
Budding local photographers will get a head start at the Red Earth Festival, with a basic photography workshop on Th ursday, August 2 in Red Earth HQ in the Roxby Central Shopping Centre.
Th e workshop, entitled Photography 101, is being run by local photographer John Warneke and is designed for photography beginners.
“Th e workshop is about the basics, helping people to understand how their camera works and how to use it to take good photos.” Mr Warneke said.
Th e workshop will cover topics such as lighting, aperture, shutter speed and depth of fi eld.
It will run from 7.30-8.30pm and cost a gold coin donation.
Contact the Cultural Precinct on 8671 2001 to book a place in this workshop.
Other photography events during the Red Earth Festival include a fi eld trip to the Arid Recovery Reserve at dawn on Saturday, August 11 and a night photography workshop on August 14.
For more information about this or any other workshop during the Red Earth Festival, pick up a copy of the festival program from the Cultural Precinct or from the festival website www.roxbyredearth.com.
Roxby Downs will have the opportunity to see some of South Australia’s best fi lmmakers’ work this Sunday, with a special screening from the 2007 SA Short Screen Awards.
Martin Potter from the Media Resource Centre in Adelaide will be travelling to Roxby Downs to present a selection of entries from the awards at the Cultural Precinct Outback Cinema on Sunday, August 5 at 3.00pm
Th e SA Short Screen Awards are the state’s premier competition for local, emerging fi lmmakers.
Th is year the awards have been extended to eighteen categories, including an Innovation in Digital Media Award, an Emerging Producer’s Award, the Offi ce for Youth’s Young Filmmakers Award and a Best Composition Award.
MRC Director Imogen Selley said, “Th is year more than ninety fi lms were submitted for the awards and from these thirty two fi lms have been nominated for awards, showing that South Australia has a healthy and developing level of independent fi lmmaking.
“Th e SASSAs provide vital recognition and a wonderful public platform for fi lmmakers and their key creatives and crews to showcase their talents,” she said.
Arts matters
Written by Rodney Mitchell
Learn to present your
own radio show
Photography workshop
Festival countdown nearly upSA short fi lms on show at
Red Earth
Business side of the arts revealed
THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaperwww.themonitor.com.auPage 22 – Thursday, August 2, 2007
REGULAR SCHEDULE SPORTS CALENDAR EVENTS OUTBACK CINEMAMondayVolleyball 7pm - 9pmNippy Gym 9:30am - 10:30amKarate - 6pm - 8:30pmTuesdaySquash 7pm - 9pmIndoor Soccer 6pm - 7pmTaekwondo 6:30pm – 8:30pm12 years and overBasketball 7pm - 9pmSoccer on Tuesday 6pm – 7pmWednesdayWomen’s & Mixed Netball 6-9:30pmKarate 6pm - 8:30pmThursdayNippy Gym – Auditorium9.30am - 11.00amSquash 7pm-9pmIndoor Soccer 6pm -7pmTaekwondo 6.30pm – 8.30pm12 years and overBasketball 7pm - 9pmSoccer 6pm – 8pmNetball training 6pm – 7:30pmFridayIndoor Hockey 5pm - 9.30pmSundayTouch Football 5pm (town oval)
AUGUSTArt Gallery ProgramNow Showing15 June -29 JulySew She MUST -Textile ArtHeather Carey & Liz Schultz
Coming Soon Red eARTh Collaborative
OCEAN’S THIRTEEN
Rated: PG Duration: 122 minDanny Ocean rounds up the boys for a third heist, after casino owner Willy Bank double-crosses one of the original eleven, Reuben Tishkoff .Starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Elliott Gould, Bernie Mac, Al Pacino, Don Cheadle, Casey Affleck, Eddie
Jemison, Scott Caan, Yen/Mr Weng, Carl Reiner & Ellen Barkin.
NEW SCREENING TIMES AT ROXBY
CINEMASaturday nights
- 7.30pm
Come and take advantage of our
Tuesday night specials
ALL tickets $6.00
Fri 3rd 7.30pm Sat 4th 7.30pmSun 5th 12noon
Red Earth Festival presentations at the outback cinema
Sunday August 53.00pm - MRC - SA Short Screen
Awards Regional Tour - FREE
Tuesday August 77.00pm - AFC Big Screen fi lm Ten
Canoes - Gold Coin Donation
Don’t forget to check out what’s on in
Roxby Downs during the Red Earth festival
in August
THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaper www.themonitor.com.au Thursday, August 2, 2007 – Page 23
St Barbara’s Catholic ChurchRoxby DownsSaturday evening 6pmSunday morning 9am
Roxby Downs Christian Community ChurchSunday 10am
Andamooka Catholic ChurchSunday 11amfi rst and third Sunday of every month
St Michael’s Catholic Church, Woomera, Sunday 5pmAll denominations welcome
Roxby Downs Lutheran ChurchSunday 10.30amand Sunday School – 9.30am
Faithworks ChurchSunday 10.00am at theRoxby Downs TAFE College.
STATETIME STORAGE14 Gosse Street
Roxby Downs SA 5725Storage units currently available
3M x 6MPh: 8671 0087
Ungraded bark and pine chipAvailable for pickup or delivery
Ph: 8671 0087
PUBLIC NOTICE
York Civil will be undertaking major drainage works associated with the South West Subdivision, requiring trenching across Olympic Way, near the pony club entrance.Olympic Way will therefore be closed from the intersection of Burgoyne Street south to the Pimba Road turnoff, between August 7 and August 15, 2007.Access to the Roxby Downs Town-ship will be via Adehead Road or the Olympic Dam bypass road.We appreciate your understanding and aplogise for any inconvenience.
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CONGRATULATIONS Steph and Iain. You have found the meaning of life and happiness in each other and we wish you all the best for your long and happy adventure together. From the ‘Gals’ ‘All the friends you need’
THE Roxby Downs Horse & Pony Club AGM will be held on Saturday, August 18 at 1.30p.m. at the Pony Club Grounds. BYO Chair
TO all CFS members in Roxby Downs, Auxil lary and Fire Fighters.Your Attendance is requested to the following; Roxby Downs CFS Brigade AGM 16th August 2007, 1930 hrs (7:30pm), at Roxby Downs Fire Station. Please note that this is a full election year.
PUBLIC AUCTION OF A VEHICLE UNDER A LIEN. A public auction will be held on the premises of Lavrick Engineering, Olympic Dam at 4.00pm on August 17th 2007 to dispose of a 1986 blue Nissan Navara and a damaged 2001 AU Ford Fairlane Ghia which have been held in accordance with the Workers’ Lien’s Act. Any enquiries may be directed to Lavrick Engineering ph: 8671 0404
FOR SALE Holden VT Commodore 2000 S Pack - WJM 570 - Low Km’s, heaps of extras, genuine reason for sale $13,000 ONO Ph: 0439 889 283
Place your classifi ed ad by phoning 8671 2683 before 5,00pm Friday’s
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atRoxby Downs Community
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andQuiz Starts At 8.00pm
TICKETS$30 A HEAD
Lucky seat prizePrize for winning team
Lucky Door PrizeAnd much more
All Teams (6 People Per Team) to be registered and paid for at the Roxby Club
by Wednesday 15th August.
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Th e downward trend in demand for fi xed rate loans among South Australian borrowers has continued with only 22% of all approvals in this category, the latest Mortgage Choice national housing loan approval data for June has revealed.
Mortgage Choice National Corporate Aff airs Manager, Warren O’Rourke said: “Demand for fi xed rate loans by South Australian borrowers has dropped to its lowest level in 18 months with only 22% of all approvals in this category.”
Th is is down on the previous month of 32%, which is in line with the 12-month average. “Th is change has been driven by two factors, the fi rst being that fi xed rate pricing is now not as attractive and secondly, consumers are much more confi dent about rates going forward”.
Demand for basic variable loans in South Australia jumped to 33% of all approvals up from 26% the previous month and well above the 12-month average of 28%.
Standard variable home loans rep-resented 30% of all loans approvals in South Australia, which again is above the 12-month average of 27%.
Th is result is in line with the national average.
Demand for this category of loan is still very much driven by the discounts offered by lenders when the loan is $150,000 or more.
Interestingly, demand for line of credit loans moved marginally to 13%, up from 12% the previous month.
In some instances borrowers were taking advantage of the 30 June 2007 cut-off for
superannuation, while property investors do use a line of credit facility to access funds from time to time.
Mortgage Choice provides profes-sional home loan advice on, and choice of, products off ered by a panel of 29 of Australia’s leading lending institutions.
Residential construction in South Australia posted a stronger increase than for Australia as a whole at the start of the year.
Final fi gures just released for new residential work done in South Australia showed a 3.2 per cent increase in the March 2007 quarter, compared to an increase for Australia of 1.3 per cent.
However, new activity in South Australia was only a moderate 1.3 per cent higher than at the start of 2006.
Th e value of work done on multi-units drove the better result, a 26.2 per cent increase taking the value to $98.4 million, 10.5 per cent higher than in the March 2006 quarter.
Work done on new houses, however, did not fare so well, falling by 1.8 per cent to $349.5 million, 1.1 per cent lower than a year earlier.
Australia’s peak building industry body, HIA, said that the 2006/07 year overall would be moderately better than 2005/06.
HIA’s Regional Director, South Australia, Mr Robert Harding, said that very low housing aff ordability was weighing down on the detached house segment.
“Th e March quarter result for multi-units was encour-aging but the detached house market should be looking healthier than it is and 2007/08 will be a softer year for new building activity,” Mr Harding said.
“Th e dual problems of a lack of housing aff ordability and very tight rental markets won’t be rectifi ed without a concerted, all-of-government approach.”
Th e measure of work done on alterations and additions, which represents about a quarter of total renovation work in South Australia, fell by 3.6 per cent over the March quarter but was still 10 per cent higher than a year earlier.
“Th e 2006/07 year will have been a healthly one for the renovation market and another relatively strong year is in store for 2007/08,” Mr Harding said.
Federal Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Aff airs, Mal Brough, said the ABS 2006 Community Housing Infrastructure and Needs Survey just released confi rmed his view that Indigenous housing programs need a major overhaul.
“Th e survey adds weight to the fi ndings of the inde-pendent review by Price Waterhouse Coopers that the Community Housing Infrastructure Program had failed to deliver,” Mr Brough said.
“Th e survey shows that the old ATSIC community based housing approach has not been delivering results. In fact it is going backwards.”
Over the last 5 years despite spending around $1 bil-lion on the old ATSIC housing program, housing stock increased by only 2% or 471 homes.
Th ere has been a marked deterioration in the state of that housing stock.
“After the eff ects of infl ation are taken into account, the average weekly rent collected by Indigenous Community Housing Organisations (ICHOs) has fallen,” Mr Brough said.
“It is only around $40 per week. Average rents paid are as low as $29 per week in South Australia and $28 in the Northern Territory.
“Th e number of dwellings needing major repairs has increased from 19% to 23%. At the same time, ICHOs spent 8% less on maintenance per dwelling in 2006 than in 2001”.
Th ere were however some signifi cant improvements to infrastructure with gains in access to town water, sewerage and electricity.
“But there is no escaping the fact that the money chan-nelled through ICHOs is not delivering the goods and we need a new approach,” he said.
“Th e number of ICHOs has fallen from over 616 to 496 and this is a step in the right direction.”
“Th e Government is considering options for reforms to Indigenous housing programs and we will be taking the results of the ABS Survey into account,” Mr Brough said.
Everything is booming
even housing
Major overhaul for indigenous
housing
The trend in fi xed rates
Australia’s most comprehensive report card on the new housing industry has again highlighted the cur-rent diffi culties facing home buyers and renters in South Australia.
Th e comments follow the release of the March quarter, HIA National Outlook and the recently commissioned NATSEM (National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling) modelling of the National rental market
HIA Regional Director for South Australia, Mr Robert Harding, said that record low housing aff ordability pre-sented a massive constraint to a housing recovery and confi rms the urgent need for a collaborative eff ort at all levels of Government.
“HIA’s latest forecasts predict that with aff ordability stuck at record lows, we face another two years of below par levels of home building,” Mr Harding said.
“Th e build-up of unmet demand through 2007, to-gether with a tightening rental market places added pres-sure on the existing stock of dwellings as demonstrated recently with established prices rising in all cities except Sydney and the NATSEM rental market report indi-
cating that rent stress in Adelaide is likely to match that of the Eastern States by 2010-2011.
Currently there are some 25,261 households or 6.4% in South Australia in hous-ing stress (30% or more of disposal income allocated to housing costs).
This compares favour-ably with the National av-erage of 11%.
Th e NATSEM projected fi gures however show that this advantage is likely to deteriorate rapidly over the coming years.
HIA have retained a forecast for a 2% decline in housing starts over the current fi nancial year fol-lowed by a further fall of 7% in 2007/2008.
Starts are forecast to in-crease by 2% over 2008/09 – 2009/10 to a level of 10,090.
On the renovations front, total spending is forecast to exceed the $2 billion mark for the fi rst time in 2008/09.
Ongoing housing pressures
THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaperwww.themonitor.com.auPage 26 – Thursday, August 2, 2007
SPORTMonitorThe
Blue skies and gentle breezes greeted the Roxby Downs Golf Club members taking part in the annual Foursome Championship on the weekend.
After a rigorous day of play, Robin Passmore and Rick Russell emerged victorious to take out the title of 2007 Foursome Champions.
Division 1 was won by Damien Condon and Robert Charman, with John Freeman and Glen Mungur the runners up.
Division 2 was won by Robert Paxton and Chris Zanker, with father and son team Greg and Patrick Brind the runners up.
Dougal and Kirsten McLeod took out the mixed competition and Sally Benn and Adele Wallace won the ladies division.
On Sunday the ladies took to the course.
Uleen Pearce won the nine hole compe-tition and tied with Andrea Freeth for the title of Best Putter.
The longest drive was hit by Rachel Williams.
Next Sunday the RDGC will host the Bray Valves Stableford Competition, with the Club Championships lined up for the following weekend.
Roxby Downs is a town that lives and breathes sport.
We have netball clubs, basketball clubs, football clubs, bowling clubs and even a horse and pony club.
Recently, Th e Monitor spoke to a number of young Roxby athletes that have moved beyond the home pool to take on Australia and the world, now another has come to the fore, Roxby Downs Shotokan Karate Club (RDSKC) member, Ty Hancock has been chosen to join the Australian Karate Federation’s South Australian team.
“We were so excited when Ty was chosen for the state team,” Ty’s mother Deanne Hancock said.
“He has been doing karate since he was fi ve years old and just loves it, especially Kumite, which is the fi ghting style.
“Ty is very committed and has great potential, his dedication and discipline has been great,” she said.
Ty began competing in his chosen sport last year and has already enjoyed a large measure of success.
So far this year he has attended two South Australian Opens and come away with two fi rsts, three seconds and one third.
“Ty began his training with the Roxby Downs Club and then we registered him with the Australian Karate Federation, so he has to do some training in Adelaide,” Mrs Hancock said.
“He was spotted by a recruiter during training and
competition and invited to join the state team.“It shows us that what Tracy Fouet and Reinhardt
Viljoen have been teaching in Roxby is of a very high standard.
“For one of our members to be chosen for the state team is a great honour, especially as they take all styles of karate,” she said.
RDSKC instructor, Tracy Fouet said Ty’s recruitment to the state team is a coup for the club.
“Karate is a sport where it doesn’t really matter how old you are or how much fl exibility or sporting ability you have, you progress according to the amount of eff ort you put into your training,” Ms Fouet said.
“Ty’s training is always very intense, he always puts in 100 per cent eff ort.
“Being so remote you feel isolated from the rest of the karate world, to know that the standard we are teaching up here has allowed one of our students to compete at a national level is fantastic,” she said.
Th e Hancocks and the RDSKC are seeking sponsorship to help send Ty to the National Titles in Sydney.
“We need to raise $1,400 by August 7,” Mrs Hancock said.
“If there are any businesses or community members who are willing to help out, please contact the RDSKC,” she said.
For more information, or to pledge your support, contact Tracy Fouet on 0400 894 429.
Th e Roxby Downs Softball League is marching towards its finals series so each of the four teams have pulled out all e3ff orts to ensure they’ve peaked at the right time.
At the weekend in Game One Shakers continued the major upsets against fancied Rebels 1 by downing them 11 – 4.
Adam Warren hit a home run for Rebels 1.
Jacob Haugum made an excellent double play at third base for Rebels 1
But it didn’t matter what Rebels 1 attempted, the Shakers had come to play hard ball and never let their opposition off the canvas.
In Game 2 Rebels 2 took on last year’s
Premiers Devil Cats and although the team gave the Rebels camp a glimpse of victory early in the game the Devil Cats shut the gate to run away comfortable winners 14 – 5.
Chris Walker pitched well and hit a home run for Rebels 2
Adrian Harris took a good catch at short stop for Devil Cats
Ray Forrest took a magnifi cent pressure catch at centre fi eld for Devil Cats
Kylie James played well for Rebels 2 and took a catch at Short Stop.
Th ere’s a bye in most sports next week-end because of the Roxby Downs Racing Club’s annual meeting but they6’ll resume in full swing the following week.
Title in his eyes
On the links
Softball marches towards fi nals
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Best players forBulldogs: M Blackie, J Hombsch, W Buza, D Male, A War-
ren.
Goal scorers: J Bowden, J Hombsch 3 goals, V Buza, J Kenny, N Hombsch 2
goals,K Zeptner, D Male 1 goal each.
Best players for Hawks: T Chesson, T Paull, D Jackson, E Sach, W Rob-
ertse.
Goal scorers: T Paull 5 goals, K Lynch, L Munro, T Chesson and S Reynolds
1 goal each.
B Grade NetballRoos 86 def Woomera 15Miners 39 defeated Redbacks
34Opals v Rockets - forfeitDevils v Misfi ts - forfeit
A gradeOD Devils 50 defeated
Miners 25Hornridge 50 defeated
Tangos 47
Indoor hockey grand fi nalTeam 6 (8 goals) defeated Team 2 (4 goals)
Season 2 starts 17th August- any interested players contact Bridget
at the Leisure Centre asap Wednesday Netball
MixedHornridge forfeited against AlleKatzOne-ders forfeited against Th e Nana’sDestroyers had the ByeB GradeAndamooka Roos 26 defeated Miners B 20Pink Ladies forfeited against the Jaff as
Saturday netball results
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