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Volume 9, Wednesday, February 15, 2012www.themonitor.com.au Phone (08) 8671 2683 Fax (08) 8671 2843

Meet the Director of Boarding

Rostrevor College at Market Day this Saturday

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Ask about the three pillars that provide the foundation of a Rostrevor education • Academic – a wide range of subjects and career pathways • Co-curricular – extensive choices and sporting facilities • Spirituality – an holistic education with caring staff who strive to help each young man to reach his potential and the connection of these through our notion of • Community – building relationships that are central to the well-rounded Rostrevor graduate

Arrange a tour for your next visit to AdelaideSee our spacious grounds in the foothills of Adelaide, 9 kilometres from the CBD

A fter some seven and a half months since lodging the original concept plans, the long awaited

Andamooka Caravan Park develop-ment has fi nally been approved.

Local business man and developer, Mr Chad Oldfi eld told Th e Monitor he re-ceived Department of Planning and Lo-cal Government approval late last Friday and will this week travel to Adelaide to shore up the fi nal fi nance approvals.

He was getting very frustrated with the long winded process by the Planning De-partment and the red tape that has held the project back for so long.

It was at the end of June last year Mr Oldfi eld and the Andamooka Progress and Opal Miner’s Association entered into a lease agree-ment to develop the land in conjunction with a com-munity recreation area and skate park.

Mr Oldfield said at that time, “From the day we get all the approvals, we sched-ule that within six months we will have the caravan park operating.”

Th e caravan park will be a private busi-ness with a profi t share that will see sub-stantial money going back to help sustain Andamooka and a step forward for the town becoming self suffi cient.

Mr Oldfi eld true to his word, said by the end of this week and once all the doc-umentation for fi nance is signed, they could break ground at the new develop-ment in as little as two weeks.

In June last year he was hoping Gov-ernment Departments would fast track the approval process so Andamooka was well and truly prepared for the infl ux of workers expected with the Olympic Dam expansion.

While that did not happen as hoped he told Th e Monitor his frustrations are now all behind him and he is looking forward to starting the project as soon as possible.

Original plans submitted to the Gov-

ernment were for 23 caravan sites, 20 three unit cabins, seven two unit cabins and fi ve tent sites, as well as administra-tion, ablutions and laundry blocks.

Th e site also caters for a camp kitchen and barbecue area.

Th e land for the caravan park is ad-jacent to the Andamooka Roadhouse already owned by Mr Oldfi eld and he said he will take the opportunity to level that site and upgrade it with the Caravan Park, further adding to the modern infra-structure needed to meet future popula-tion demands.

He is working with Modu-lar Building company who specialise in this type of ac-commodation in Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia and will travel with them to Maylasia to inspect the manufacturing process.

Th is exciting news comes af-ter a visit only a few weeks ago by Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council, David Ridgway, who expressed con-cern about the time the proc-ess was taking.

According to Mr Ridgway, the rapid development of South Australia’s far- north as direct consequence of the pro-posed Olympic Dam mine expansion, has left government departments picking up their tails.

“I think what it comes down to is planning isn’t suffi ciently well resourced to deal with what will be an increased development activity in the far north, whether it be for mining or tourism ven-tures,” he said.

Developments such as the Andamooka Caravan Park are particularly valuable to the local community, as it is owned by locals, employing locals and giving back to locals.

Mr Ridgway pledged he would both formally and informally address the mat-ter with Minister John Rau (Minister for Planning) to make sure it was a priority issue.

Chad Oldfi eld

Park approved!

Joanne was among the 11 Mimili swimmers to travel for nine hours to compete as part of the Roxby Downs Swimming Club at the annual swimming carnival on Saturday.

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By Millie Thomas

Ro x b y D o w n s veteran Dawn K r o e m e r h a s

seen a lot of change in her 22 or so years living in Roxby Downs.

From the bituminising of Pimba Road in 1990, the installation of the town’s hospital in 1998 and the transformation of a town mud wrestling pit to the now-known Wool-worths car park, the one thing that has remained constant has been Mrs Kroemer’s dedication to SA Ambulance.

On March 1 this year, Mrs Kroemer will cel-ebrate 25 years volunteer service to SA Ambulance.

However, her silver an-niversary hasn’t been without trial. Th ousands of hours dedicated to the health of others in front of a social, working and fam-ily life can take its toll, but Mrs Kroemer wouldn’t have it any other way.

She started volunteer-ing for SA Ambulance (formerly St John’s Ambu-lance) in Elliston in 1987 when the service seemed to be in dire straights.

“We had five ambu-lance offi cers leave town all at once and there was a risk of not having an am-bulance service because we didn’t have the man power,” explained Mrs Kroemer. “As I had done some nursing previously,

at least I knew the lingo!”According to Mrs Kro-

emer the bulk of the work done by ambulance vol-unteers is in transferring patients from the hos-pital to the Royal Flying Doctors Service, but can range from accidents on skateboards to serious car accidents.

“I like a challenge!” she said. “It’s nice to be able to give people a hand. Most people go through life day to day not a problem, but the day that the s..t hits the fan, it’s nice to be able to have the skills and equipment to help them out.”

At one stage, Mrs Kroemer said the Roxby Downs SA Ambulance

Silver anniversary Silver anniversary for ambo veteranfor ambo veteran

service utilised only three volunteers, but today they boast 15, with additional recruitment starting in March.

One of the most re-warding callouts Mrs Kroemer remembers in-volved bringing a toddler back to consciousness.

“Sometimes the most beautiful sound can be the

sound of the baby crying, especially after they’ve stopped breathing and scared the hell out of the parents,” she explained.

“Getting that infant to cry again, that was really rewarding.”

Mrs Kroemer was even able to meet the child years later as a teenager.

“(She was) fi t, healthy,

healthy as a mallee bull! That was very reward-ing.”

The capability of the volunteers is continu-ally evolving, with im-proved equipment and techniques, vehicles and stretchers.

It is with these con-tinual improvements and training, that volunteers

are able to further help patients during their trip in the ambulance.

Th is year, Mrs Kroemer is looking forward to the Roxby Downs SA Am-bulance 25 year reunion on July 21, of which hun-dreds of past and present Volunteer Ambulance Of-fi cers have been invited to attend.

Long serving volunteer ambulance offi cer Dawn Kroemer has dealt with her fair share of emergencies in her 25 years.

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THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaper www.themonitor.com.au Wednesday, February 15, 2012 – Page 3

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By Millie Thomas

B rianna Allen has led quite a life in her fi ve short years.

To top off travelling around Australia and starting school this year, she has also suc-cessfully overcome Partial Anomalous Pulmo-nary Vein Drainage and a Congenital Heart defect.

Th e youngest daughter of former Community Midwife Mel Allen and BHP Billiton Drill and Blast Supervisor Mark Allen, and little sister to Owen (six years old) and Molly (15 years old), Brianna was diagnosed with PAPVD at birth.

After an initial operation at just fi ve weeks old, Brianna’s health was monitored constantly until her next operation at four years, but it was not always smooth sailing for the determined little girl.

“She would have been fairly vulnerable, and she had been for years actually leading up to the surgery and it was just getting worse and worse,” said Mrs Allen.

PAPVD is when additional blood is pumped into the right hand side of the heart and causes it to enlarge, putting the heart under strain. It can lead to right sided heart failure.

Th e Allens were told by specialists that heart failure would be imminent if the condition went untreated, and would occur around Brianna’s tenth birthday.

Th at additional blood backlogged onto Bri-anna’s lungs, wetting them and causing count-less chest infections and associated issues such as a psuedo-asthma.

Brianna was constantly prescribed antibiot-

ics to kill the infections, as often as every three to six weeks.

On January 8, 2011 Brianna finally went into surgery at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, but not without a few hurdles along the way.

“It was a nightmare leading up to it, it re-ally was,” said Mr Allen. “We went over with extended family to look after the other kids as well, and then we didn’t get the surgery done, we had to come back to Adelaide, just because they kept cancelling.”

With limited intensive care beds available, and Brianna’s Dutch Paediatric Cardiologist surgeon (one of three specialists in Australia) put out of action after an accident, Brianna kept getting pushed down the list.

Finally, a space opened up with another sur-geon at the same hospital, and even though the Allens were comfortable with their original doctor, they decided to make the switch to get the operation done.

Th e second Paediatric Cardiologist surgeon, ‘Th e Russian dude’ as Mr Allen put it, was ‘un-believable’.

“Th e fi rst guy that did her surgery was from Belgium and we’d really quizzed him and he did her fi rst surgery at fi ve weeks of age, so we felt okay with him doing the next one,” explained Mrs Allen.

“Th en they off ered us the opportunity to swap surgeons so it would get done. Mark lined this guy up and just said to him, ‘the other guy told me he was the best in the world, so how good are you?’”

“Th is guy has just looked at him very qui-

etly and said, ‘I am just a little bit better. And I trained him!’”

A language barrier restricted how much in-formation the Allen’s could retrieve from their surgeon, so a simple ‘yes’ or ‘no’ was the indica-tor of how Brianna’s surgery went.

After three hours, the Allen’s received a phone call saying ‘Yep’.

“We were saying what, already, already? And he said, ‘I told you I was just a little bit better!’” laughed Mrs Allen.

Once the Allens received medical clear-ance, they set off on some much needed time to themselves. Th eir worldly possessions were packed into a seven metre by four metre trailer and they set off around Australia.

An advantage of keeping mainly their own company was that Brianna’s weak immune system was not exposed to a large range of diseases – meaning she had a much smoother recovery period than expected.

“(She’s gone) from strength to strength, ab-solutely,” said Mrs Allen. “She had a completely uncomplicated recovery.

“We’ve often said that we took longer to re-cover than she did. She was phenomenal, she surprised the doctors, everyone.”

Owen and Holly maintained studying their respective school grades through Open Access whilst on the road, and Brianna, where possible joined in.

“Th at last year had been amazing just for so many reasons. Th e surgery seems like a long time ago now doesn’t it?” Mrs Allen asked Mr Allen.

“The bottom fell out of our world when

she was diagnosed; we were just thinking we were the only ones that had ever lived through this.

“When we got to Melbourne, she was just one of many, many, many and she was really big compared to other cardiac kids who re-ally struggle and fail to grow within normal parameters.

“She was big and healthy and she was carry-ing weight, while the others were more on the thinner side, or the more sickly side.

“We started off from a good position, and we went from strength to strength.”

So now, after a long, rough trot, Brianna has been able to start school fresh and full of en-ergy just like any other fi ve year old.

“I actually asked the cardiologist on our last check up in December, I said, ‘she’s starting school and we’ve got all those forms about medical history, what do I have to put on there?’

“He said, ‘Nothing. She is cured!’ “With that we just about broke down. Just to

hear that was just awesome. And he said, ‘and we don’t want to see her until she’s seven years old’,” said Mrs Allen.

Mr and Mrs Allen adamantly stated that Mr Allen’s employer, BHP Billiton generously sup-ported their situation.

“We were aff orded some really amazing gen-erosity with Mark’s work. Th ey supported him incredibly,” said Mrs Allen.

“BHP Billiton. You can write that down as many times as you want,” concluded Mr Al-len.

From strength

to strength

Mark, Owen, Brianna, Molly and Mel Allen have plenty to be happy about following the

recovery of Brianna from major surgery.Inset: A bedside vigil after Brianna’s last operation.

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THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaperwww.themonitor.com.auPage 4 – Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Outback communi-ties can apply for a share of the

funding on offer from the second round of the 2011/12 Outback Grants Program which opened recently.

The grants - adminis-tered by the Outback Com-munities Authority (OCA) - help to fund innovative community projects aimed at improving the quality of life for those loving in re-mote areas.

Chair of the OCA, Bill McIntosh said round one of the program released in September 2011 was well subscribed with nine appli-cations received and sup-ported by the OCA.

“Funding from round one went towards a number of projects ranging from com-munity hall repairs to con-tributing to the purchase of a tractor that helps to pro-

vide municipal services,” said Mr McIntosh.

“Living in the outback is a unique experience and the OCA is committed to supporting those in remote areas to maintain their lifestyles and sustain their communities.”

The Outback Grants Program provides one-off funding to a limit of $10,000 with most grants allocated in smaller project amounts of $5,000 or less. Th e grants are available to incorporated bodies with an Australian Business Number operating within the OCA’s jurisdiction.

Calls for the second round of grants from the program close Friday March 2, 2012 at 5pm. Guidelines and applica-tion forms can be found at www.oca.sa.gov.au or call the OCA on 1800 640 542.

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The Monadelphous Racing Team, one of the 17 teams that lined up for last year’s Postie Bash

Postie Bash interest grows

The second Postie Bash planned for this year looks like being an even bigger event than the debut event in June last year.

At last week’s expression of interest night, around 30 people attended with apologies sent by many others un-able to be at the launch due to work commitments and personal reasons.

After raising a staggering total of just over $50,000 from last year’s event, it is hoped that with old sponsors increasing there sponsorship, new sponsors coming on board and more teams hitting the fundraising trail (re-membering fundraising totals for individual teams add to their point tally for the event victory) that fi gure could potentially rise.

Th ere has been huge interest expressed to the indi-vidual committee members and most of the 17 teams from last year are wanting to line up again.

Th e Postie Bash Committee has informed Th e Moni-tor that they have already distributed 160 entry forms but because of catering limitation at William Creek and the ability to control the traffi c, a cap of 21 teams or 250 team participants will be allowed. Teams of a minimum of three and maximum of up to eight people can enter.

Th e committee has also informed Th e Monitor that three team positions have been locked in, with one team being from the event’s major sponsor Transpacifi c, an-other one is from the sole Gold sponsor Kempe, and the third team is a position off ered by the Postie Bash Com-mittee for auction to raise money for Troy Gum’s cancer battle which was purchased by Bianco.

Th is year’s event will be on June 23 and 24 when the teams will set out on their postie bikes for the return trip to William Creek a distance of 500 kilometres.

Th e committee said that anything it raises will be of great benefi t to the Roxby Downs and Andamooka com-munities.

Last year funds assisted the local hospital, youth centre, both schools, kindy, Blue Light and childcare centre for full disclosure on where the money went from last year log onto the web page at http://roxby-postiebash.webplus.net/index.html.

Registration night for the Postie Bash will be held on March 1 to fi nalise numbers taking part. Th e time and venue will be advertised in advance.

Th e committee said Transpacifi c has come on board this year as the major sponsor and Kempe is the sole Gold Sponsor with several other companies from last year including RTT, Sodexo, WorkPac and Outlaw Coatings coming on board in a bigger way.

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THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaper www.themonitor.com.au Wednesday, February 15, 2012 – Page 5

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S taff and volunteers of Arid Recovery in Roxby Downs are gearing up for the Arid

Recovery Annual Trapping event.

From Monday February 20 until Friday February 24 the program fo-cuses on small mammals and rep-tiles and is integral to much of the science at Arid Recovery.

Beginning in 1998, the small ver-tebrate trapping at Arid Recovery is one of the longest running pro-grams of its kind in Australia. In 2011 over 1,000 animals, including stripe-faced dunnarts and central knob tailed geckoes, were recorded during the fi ve day event.

“Th e annual trapping event in February is an opportunity for us to monitor the abundance of small mammals and reptiles in and around the Arid Recovery Reserve,” says Kylie Piper, Arid Recovery General Manager. “It also gives us the chance to show the world that Australia’s arid zone is fi lled with amazing small creatures that most people never see.”

A combination of pit fall traps (PVC (Polyvinyl chloride) pipe dug into the ground) and Elliot traps (small aluminium box traps with a foot pedal inside) are used at sites inside and outside the 12,300 hec-tare reserve. After checking the

traps in the early morning, staff and volunteers head back to the lab to measure the weight, length and condition of all animals that have been caught. Animals are then returned to the locations they were found in the late afternoon.

“Six times more small mammals are captured inside the reserve compared to the outside,” says Helen Crisp, Arid Recovery ecolo-gist, highlighting the devastating impact feral cats, foxes and rabbits have on these species. “Th is trap-ping is one of the longest running monitoring programs in the arid zone and is essential to understand-ing the unique arid ecosystem.”

By Vanessa Switala

N ational Director of Sing Australia, Colin Slater and Assistant

National Director, Margaret Nicolson will be in Roxby Downs for the first Sing Australia workshop on Sunday, February 19.

Mr Slater along with Ms Nicolson will hold the work-shop from 7.30pm until 9.30pm at the Roxby Downs Christian Community Church.

Mr Slater founded Sing Aus-tralia in 1985 and is undertaking a tour of other Sing Australia groups in Alice Springs and Or-roroo.

Mr Slater was born in Kimba and lived on a farm at Ungarra

before moving to Victoria when he was four years old.

He was an Australian of the Year fi nalist in 2010 and was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for setting up over 150 choirs across Aus-tralia consisting of more than 5,000 participants.

Mr Slater has established many choirs in remote drought-eff ected areas in the hope of re-introducing happiness into the communities.

While combining a career in public service with performing Opera, Mr Slater was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to study Opera with learning teachers in Europe including the great Ital-ian Baritone, Tito Gobbi.

He also leads a choir group to Gallipoli every year to partici-

pate in Anzac Day services.Ms Nicolson said at the Roxby

Downs workshop, Mr Slater will advise interested members of the community how to suc-cessfully run a Sing Australia Group.

“Colin will tell the Sing Aus-tralia story but the focus of the evening will be to demonstrate the fun and the benefits of singing together and to show how everyone is able to sing if there is no pressure and they are shown how,” she said.

“Colin is looking forward to the Roxby workshop because in recent years he has been build-ing into areas of Australia which are isolated or suff ering from the ravages of drought, fi re and fl ood,” she added.

Since late last year, Doctor

Owen Lewis has been deter-mined to create a Sing Australia Group in Roxby Downs due to the interest and enthusiasm of the gospel singing group during the Red eARTh Festival.

Ms Nicolson said, “Dr Lewis has been the force behind get-ting Colin to come to Roxby Downs because he believes in the concepts and ethos of Sing Australia and can see the im-mediate benefi ts of belonging to a very successful national network.”

Dr Lewis would like to stress it is important as many people as possible attend the workshop in Roxby Downs to obtain a vi-able group.

A minimum of 15 members must attend rehearsals there-fore, due to the nature of Roxby

Downs shift work 30 members will be needed as only half may be able to attend any particular rehearsal.

Dr Lewis would like to re-mind the community singing in mining towns is a strong tradition.

He said it is a very masculine tradition in Welsh mining vil-lages among others.

Dr Lewis said it is an ambi-tion of his to write ‘Olympic Dam mining songs for [the] Sing Australia group’.

Children are welcome to join the Roxby Downs Sing Australia group and their membership will be free.

Some other regional towns with their own Sing Australia groups are; Burra, Cleve, Cow-ell, Cummins, Hawker, James-

town, Port Pirie, Port Lincoln and Tumby Bay.

Sing Australia’s repertoire refl ects Australian sentiments with both traditional and mod-ern songs about Australia.

Th e Sing Australia national network of singing groups be-gan about 13 years ago with the primary goal of encour-aging Australians to sing. It commenced in Canberra and has since expanded to over 150 groups in every state and terri-tory of Australia.

Membership for a Sing Aus-tralia group is $100 per year plus venue and song book costs.

For more information and meeting dates please contact Dr Owen Lewis on 0434 085 269, 8671 0270 or at owen_d_lewis@hotmail.com.

By Vanessa Switala

Rox b y D o w n s Senior Sergeant Garry Elliott has

stated an easier solution to the new left hand turn only exiting the Mitre 10 car park onto Arcoona Street would be to have the driveway as ‘entry only’.

When discussing an-other matter, Sergeant Elliott said, “Laws are put into place generally for the minority but they will aff ect the majority.”

He said the road sign stating ‘left turn only’ was intended for the minority who drive carelessly but aff ects majority of Roxby Downs.

Sergeant Elliott be-lieves that for many resi-dents turning right at the intersection is a habit and a cautioning period must be given when new signs are put in place.

He stated if someone is caught turning right and disobeying the sign and road markings there are three fi nes the police

could impose.

Th e fi rst, driving in the

wrong lane is $361 plus

$60 victims of crime

charge. Disobeying road

markings is another fi ne

of $306 plus $60 victims

of crime charge.

Finally, disobeying

road signs will cost an-

other $306 plus $60 vic-

tims of crime charge.

Saving a few minutes

from the drive home

could potentially cost

you up to $1,153!

What’s Rockin’ Roxby? Your guide to RoxFM’s regular programs*

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MONDAYS9am JOB BOARD10:30-12pm BOUNCE with Nicki4-5:30pm K.M.A. with Kate5pm JOB BOARD

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WEDNESDAYS9am JOB BOARD10:30-12pm BOUNCE with Nicki3-4pm TUNES IN THE DUNES with Leroy5pm JOB BOARD6-7pm THE DULCET TONES OF STEWART JONES with Stew

THURSDAYS9am JOB BOARD2:30-3pm THE RDAS REPORT with Jayme4-5pm AN HOUR WITH ‘K’ with Kaye & Friends5pm JOB BOARD6-7.30pm THE SCOREBOARD Closed for Summer

FRIDAYS9am JOB BOARD2-2.30pm COUNCIL SHOW 4-5pm TUNES IN THE DUNES with Leroy5pm JOB BOARD7-8:30pm THE LOWE-DOWNE with J-Lowe9-10pm DOWNWARD SPIRAL with Noo & Zak

SATURDAYS7-8am THE ROCK (Market days) with Andamooka/Roxby

Bible Church8-9am THE ROCK with Andamooka/Roxby Bible Church12-1pm MAD COW with Schultzy8:30-10:30pm SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE with AnnetteSUNDAYS10:30-12pm OUTBACK TRACKS with JT & Kez12:30-1:30pm GLOBAL LOUNGE with Tracey

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Arid Recovery annual trapping Left hand turn only

Colin Slater and Margaret Nicolson to sing with Roxby

Pictured is Ecologist Helen Crisp checking an Elliot Trap during Annual Trapping Week.

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EDITORIALIt can happen here!

HOT

TOPIC

TEXT YOUR COMMENTS TO THE EDITOR ON 0439 898 159TEXT TALK or email john@themonitor.com.au

LAST WEEK’S HOT TOPIC: Which political party do you think is better

to support Australian industries?

OPINIONMonitorThe

Would Malcolm Turnbull care to throw his hat in the ring. He shows more intelli-gence and statesmanship than either Gillard or Tony Abbott. He also knows the impor-tance of industry to this country.

Dean

Time Gillard and Abbott stopped play-ing games and started acting like leaders. Where are the next leaders coming from in this Parliament, worst time in the his-tory of this country. Industry will contin-ue to go under with either of these two.

Ron

Let our teachers get back to teaching the basics. When will parents start taking re-sponsibility for their kids? Any time there is an issue in society (childhood obesity, cyber bullying, speeding P-plate drivers, etc) a new program gets added to an already crowded curriculum. If you’re not prepared to do the hard stuff , don’t have kids.

BJ

With all the now free-to-air channels and no live coverage of Tamworth Coun-try Music Awards -- again. We deserve better and so do our musicians.

DM

Does anyone know what happened to the Hot Shots photography group? More people here now and more interest per-haps. Th ey had some great local photos as I remember.

Shutterbug

Let Focarelli out of hospital – police won’t have to put so much money into the bikie dispute for long! Violence attracts violence.

LM

Is there still a softball club in Roxby? Cathy

Seventy percent of Australians actu-ally use natural or ‘alternative’ medicine. Th at’s the most accurate opinion poll on its safety and effi ciency.

Linda V

Sick of the same old cars being parked at the area school’s kiss and drop zone! Can’t you read the no parking signs? Find a park and walk like the rest of us.

Your No Parking Nazi

I was reading about the drink driving and assaults in Roxby Downs increasing. I am sure the community would make a stand towards the idiot behaviour, but it goes unheard. None of the newspapers in town cover it and I am sure the community want to have their say. It is great to hear all the good things that are happening in Roxby, but it’s not good to cloud the things that are really happening.

Anon.

Do you think it is time Roxby Downs had an active

Neighbourhood Watch?

While things are quiet on the streets of Roxby Downs everyone goes about their business in relative safety – but that is not a time to become complacent to

the point of safety of our children.

While the subject of school age children being stalked by someone in a car is being kept hush, hush in the public sector, it is running rife on Facebook. While not a fan of rumour and innuendo stirred up on this potentially very damaging social media site, this type of act in Roxby Downs is something to be very concerned about.

True or not, the safety of children wandering the streets of this expected safe place must never be taken for granted.

It seems no-one is very keen on talking about the alleged incident, least of all the police, and that is disturbing! Police should be at the forefront, sounding a warning to parents and to children alike, making sure they are alert to any po-tential danger of children being stalked, assaulted or worse - taken off our streets.

To bury our heads in the red sand up here and say ‘that won’t happen here’ is naïve. Bad things do happen and can happen in Roxby just as easily as any other place in Aus-tralia.

Without being alarmist, Roxby has a transient population,

people drifting in and out of town regularly. To say that some of those people don’t have suspicious backgrounds or potentially pose a danger to others is unrealistic.

‘Stalking’ is defi ned as repeated and persistent unwanted communications and/or approaches that produce fear in the victim. Th e stalker may use such means as telephone calls, letters, e-mail, graffi ti and placing notices in the me-dia. A stalker may approach or follow the victim, or keep their residence under surveillance. Stalking intrudes on the victim’s privacy and evokes a fear of violence. Such fears are justifi ed, as threats, property damage and assault occur all too frequently in association with stalking.

Unfortunately, stalking is more common than we appreci-ate and to keep it under wraps for fear of causing a panic among kids and parents is not appropriate and certainly not acceptable in Roxby Downs.

In this case, according to relevant authorities, there ap-pears to be no proof and no reports made to police about the alleged incident, so it is easy to see why no action was taken, but it does pose the question –“do we need to establish a Neighbourhood Watch in this growing town?” Th e police can’t be everywhere 24/7 but with the eyes and ears of the public we may be able to help especially when it comes to safety of our community.

Minotaur upgrades Poochera site

Explorer Minotaur has reported a significant upgrade of its kaolin project near Poochera on upper Eyre

Peninsula in South Australia.

Kaolin is a mineral derived from granite formations and used in paint, porcelain and medical products.

Minotaur has drilled across 96 hectares of its Careys Well prospect and expects it to produce about eight million tonnes of re-

fi ned kaolin.Th e best-quality product can sell for more

than $200 per tonne.

Lead levels too high

Lead levels are said to be too high in the drinking water of four outback towns on the Barrier Highway in

South Australia.

Member for Parliament Dan van Holst Pellekaan says about 130 samples were checked from Manna Hill, Olary, Oodlawirra

and Yunta last fi nancial year.

He says seven were above the recommend-

ed level of 0.01 micrograms per litre and one

sample from Manna Hill was more than 10

times the level.

Residents say they were not notifi ed of any

testing, nor the results.

Mr van Holst Pellekaan says he asked

South Australia Water Minister Paul Caica

late last year for an explanation.

News in Brief . . .

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By Vanessa Switala

Since Love Energy’s fi rst visit to Roxby Downs in October 2011, the team has completed fi ve solar panel installations and trekked to Roxby on Friday February 3 to follow up with customers.

Commercial Energy Consultant, Nick Birt travelled to Roxby Downs to assess how eff ective the installa-tions have been and if Roxby Downs’ residents are happy with their serv-ice.

Mr Birt said Love Energy ‘love’ Roxby Downs. They first visited Roxby on October 27, 2011 where the company presented their ‘Shine a light on solar’ presentation for the local community. Love Energy then returned for Market Day in Novem-ber last year and has had part of their team visit the community every month since.

Mr Birt stated the performance and savings from the recent instal-lations have outperformed what the company had expected even with the extreme heat.

“From what I’ve seen of all the houses the biggest bill was fi ve dol-lars and the biggest credit is $45 in only 18 days,” he said.

Mr Birt said the feedback from the Roxby Downs Council has been amazing and all customers have been happy with the quality of their prod-ucts and work.

Kerrie and Darren Th omas recently had solar panels installed by Love En-ergy and are thrilled with the level of service they have received.

Mrs Thomas said Love Energy

were very professional and only took three hours to install the panels on the day.

“Our power bills have dropped by about 75 per cent,” she exclaimed.

Love Energy is excited with the growth of Roxby Downs and how the town will continue to grow.

Mr Birt stated the company is still contemplating having an offi ce lo-cated in Roxby Downs.

He said if they do not open a per-manent offi ce in town they will have team members fl y in and out twice a month; the sales team will fl y to Roxby once a month with the instal-lation team also fl ying up at diff erent times during the month.

Love Energy will be visiting Market Day on March 17 and Mr Birt will be available the next day to visit interest-ed community members and answer any questions they may have.

Mr Birt said he ‘tells it how it is’ and will inform the community of their best individual options.

“We’ve proven that we are truly in-terested in what’s going on up here. We’ve had someone up here every month since October,” he said.

Kristian Livolsi established Love Energy in 2010 with Richard Mintz. Th e company is now one of the lead-ing solar power suppliers in Aus-tralia.

Th e renewable energy specialists said they design and tailor to indi-vidual needs taking into account per-sonal energy bills and various system sizes.

For more information please con-tact Love Energy’s Commercial Ener-gy Consultant, Nick Birt on 0458 220 565 or at nickbirt95@gmail.com.

Love Energy success in Roxby

Olympic Dam

In December 2011, BHP Billiton received the last of the government regulatory approvals required for the Olympic Dam Project.

We have now activated pre-commitment funding, previously approved by the BHP Billiton Board, to place orders for long-lead items such as trucks and accommodation units and carry out preparatory design and site works to ensure a smooth project execution, should the Board formally approve the Project.

WHAT IS HAPPENING NOWOver the next few months, a number of these preparatory activities will be undertaken, particularly in and around the area of the planned starter pit at Olympic Dam, in readiness should the project be approved.

Other work to be carried out includes the re-alignment of some roads, site works for machinery lay-down areas and maintenance facilities and the expansion of the Olympic and Roxby villages to accommodate additional workers.

Much of this work will be undertaken by local companies and national companies with local offices and will result in a steady increase in activity in the Olympic Dam area and broader region.

BHP BILLITON BOARD APPROVAL STILL TO COMEThe progression of the Olympic Dam Project into execution, however, remains dependant on the completion of all required studies and Board approval and this pre-commitment work does not pre-empt formal consideration of the Project by the Board of BHP Billiton later this year.

FURTHER INFORMATIONIf you would like further information about the Olympic Dam Project you can contact us on:

Telephone: 1800 997 430 (freecall) Email: odpinfo@bhpbilliton.com

Olympic Dam Project pre-commitment work commences

Love Energy's Commercial Energy Consultant Nick Birt visited Roxby Downs recently.

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Seventy correctional services staff were recognised last week for their outstanding contribution to community safety and

two Community Partnership Awards were also presented.

BHP Billiton, along with contractors Xceptional Recruitment and Olympic Dam Transport were awarded for their work with Port Augusta Prison on the Prisoner Re-Integration Employment Opportunity Program (PREOP).

PREOP identifies prisoners, particularly of Indigenous descent, who would benefi t from gaining training and skills for possible future employment in the mining industry.

Since the program commenced in 2009, there have

been 33 participants from the low security cottages

at Port Augusta. Out of these, more than half have

gained short-term contract employment on release

as part of the program.

Presenting the awards, Correctional Services

Minister Jennifer Rankine praised the work of

corrections staff for their professionalism and

dedication.

“The work undertaken in our prisons or in

community corrections may not be as visible as the

work of police or emergency services personnel, but

it is no less important and no less appreciated,” Ms

Rankine said.

BHP Billiton rewarded for their community partnerships

Pictured at the award ceremony were (from left) Peter Severin, Chief Executive Department for Correctional Services; Giles Hellyer, BHP Billiton Vice President HSEC, Uranium; Amanda Hudson, BHP Billiton Olympic Dam

Principal Advisor – Community Affairs; David Couzner, Managing Director Xceptional Recruitment; Ken Lamb, Managing Director ODT Australis; and Minister for Correctional Services, Jennifer Rankine.

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launches Christmas

DVDBy Millie Thomas

Footage from the Roxby Downs Kindergarten end of year Christmas concert is now

available for purchase.

Local cameraman Travis Hague fi lmed the event free of charge, and the resulting DVDs will be sold as a fundraiser for the Kindergarten.

Kerryn Jones, Kindergarten Direc-tor was very thankful for Mr Hague’s kind off er.

“We were having our Christmas show and Travis Hague volunteered to make a movie of it, a DVD of it for parents,” she said.

Th e DVD off ers coverage of the con-cert, time lapses of parents, children and friends arriving and leaving and families relaxing and having picnics.

“It’s quite a beautiful DVD,” said Ms Jones. “It’s fi nally fi nished, and this week we’re launching it. So all the parents who ordered one will be receiving a DVD and we’ll be showing it to the children as well.”

Ms Jones thanked Mr Hague for his generous contribution.

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S ix months into business and local car detailer Spinifex Detailing has proved to locals it is well and truly up

to scratch.

After establishing their personalised serv-ice in Roxby Downs due to high demand, the small, locally owned and operated business has found nothing but success.

“It’s been really good actually the support that we’ve had, it’s been excellent,” said busi-ness owner and car detailer, Aaron Savage.

Not only has Spinifex been contracted to meet the needs of car loving locals, but they have also secured numerous jobs detailing fl eet cars in Olympic Dam.

Spinifex Detailing is striving to expand its clientele and will be making their inaugural appearance at Market Day, this Saturday, Feb-ruary 18.

“Basically we’re really excited to come and talk to the customers and any issues they have with their paint or interior of their cars,” said Mr Savage.

Spinifex Detailing will be performing dem-onstrations that outline the wonders of their specially imported premium quality products

and will give viewers the chance to score spe-cial deals, available only on Saturday.

In particular, Mr Savage will be demonstrat-ing how his expertise can remove unwanted webbing and scratches on a damaged car door.

Spinifex Detailing can off er services such as upholstery shampooing, leather protection, fabric protection and basically a full interior overhaul for the inside of the car.

Mr Savage can also off er paint correction for cars that have become dull.

“Cars that have paint problems can be re-stored close to new,” assurred Mr Savage.

Spinifex Detailing has been busy getting in-volved in the Roxby Downs community, and since commencing has sponsored a promising dirt circuit car.

“Into the future we’re going to get involved into the community a lot more,” he added.

Mr Savage would like to thank his customers for their support thus far.

For more information, come down and check out Spinifex Detailing at Market Day this Saturday, or visit www.facebook.com/spinifex.

Spinifex detailing is up to scratch!

Aaron Savage from Spinifex Detailing with the damaged door panel he will restore at Market Day this Saturday.

The offi cial opening of the Red Mulga Indigenous Employment offi ce last Friday in Roxby Downs is creating a new culture of work for the 20

indigenous employees currently in the program.

Speaking at the opening, an older worker employed through the company, Marvin McKenzie, spoke on behalf of the younger workers saying, “For some of us, we come from a background of unemployment.

“Our old grandfathers and grandmothers used to work, and I hope we get back those skills.”

He was speaking after the offi cial welcome and opening of the new Tutop Street offi ces by Red Mulga founder and owner, Ronald Boland who heaped praise on the support of Monadelphous and BHP Billiton for their help in making his dream become a reality.

“Monadelphous has been with us right from the start, and there’s not a bad word we say about Mona-

delphous.“Luke Scobie (Monadel-

phous) is a man who will always be a part of Red Mulga no mat-ter what,” said Mr Boland.

He said Mr Scobie had shown him the way since moving to Roxby and without him and the support he has given Red Mulga would not be off the ground.

Mr Boland also thanked his wife Colleen and two step daughters who played a big supporting role as the business was developed.

It is hoped now, after such a good start to the business and with 20 employees already on their books, Red Mulga will get

Red Mulga creating a new culture for work

their own vendor licence by the end of June and will be standing on their own without needing the support of compa-nies like Monadelphous.

Mr. Tony Frunks, Site Manager of Monadelphous in Roxby Downs said that was a pretty big feat in just 12 months.

In a very poignant part of the open-ing, Marvin McKenzie told the 60 or so people present, “We are role models

for our people and our families and we are trying to do our best to break down all those stereotypes from happening and so trying to create a new culture of work.”

He said that by giving young indig-enous fellas a go those skills will grow. “We need more young fellas to go out and get apprenticeships, start at the bot-tom and work our way to the top.”Luke Scobie, Ronald Boland and Marvin McKenzie

at the opening of the new offi ces.

Ronald Boland and his wife Colleen Taylor who is a talented aborignal artist in front of one of her 30 or so art pieces on display in the new Tutop Street offi ces.

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TUTU BA OUTand

Mama Jen Gaiter and Lisa Howard at The Club.

Sophie Scott at Savannah’s Quiz Night at

The Club.

Lisa Howard, Jody Gow Smith, Francesca

Nistico, Hilary Vanstone, Jess Daw, Millie Thomas Lois Kohler and Mardi

Hawkes at The Club for Savannah’s Quiz Night.

Jane Rogers and Sarah Weston at

The Club for Quiz Night.

Kelly Spillman, Teressa Moyle, Jade Quinn,

Dearne Masson, Julie McEvoy, Gemma

Vince and Rhiannon Watkinson at The

Club for Savannah’s Quiz Night.

Nathan Maynard,

Laurel and Tori McGauchie at

the Tavern.

Hilary Vanstone and Jess Daw at

The Club.

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TUTU BA OUTandEngagementcelebrations

Lucy Cunningham

of Port Lincoln, Kristen Worby and Sian Daniel both of Roxby Downs.

Lucy and Sian will be bridesmaids at Kristen's wedding.

Mike and Kerry Worby of

Roxby Downs with the happy couple Tom and Kristen.

Tom Dwyer and Kristen Worby celebrated their

enagegment with family and friends at the Roxby Downs

Golf Club on Saturday night. About 100 guests from Mt. Gambier, Adelaide, Port

Lincoln and Roxby Downs were at the happy occasion.

Sean Braithwaite, Tom Dwyer, Greg Hamilton, Thomas

Prior and Joe Dwyer all originally from

Mt. Gambier wil be in the forthcoming

wedding party.

King of the soccer kids

Tony D’Arrigo is the king of the kids on Saturday mornings as he imparts his knowledge of the game of soccer.

He is pictured above with his son Tino after a busy morning when the seven year old played in two games.

Right: Tino D’Arrigo gets his kick away despite some strong tackles from Jessie Smith and Jett Giles.Children wishing to have a go at the game of

soccer are welcome to attend Saturday mornings at the rear of the swimming pool from 9 am.

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On December 4 2011, at the Australian Labour Party National Conference, the Labor Party

voted to end the country’s ban on selling uranium to India.

India plans to build 63 nuclear power plants in addition to the 20 it already has in operation and to provide 25 per-cent of its electricity needs from nuclear power by 2025, representing a signifi -cant increase in demand from the 1305 tonnes it required in 2011.

Olympic Dam is expected to produce 15,000 tonnes of uranium from the open pit and 4,000 tonnes from the under-ground mine, and will be the world’s biggest supplier. BHP Billiton’s Uranium President Dean Dalla Valle said despite the 19,000 tonne Olympic Dam urani-um output, on his present estimates by 2030 there will be a shortfall in world supply of 50,721 tonnes on the basis of present and planned output.

Australia’s previous ban on the ex-port of uranium to India was not legisla-tive, rather based on the ALP’s policy. Hence, the vote in December was all that was required for Australian and Indian Governments to begin talks on uranium sales.

Current Australian uranium export regulation;

Th e export of uranium from Australia is currently regulated by the Customs

(Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958 (Cth). Regulation 9(3) prohibits the ex-port of uranium unless prior permis-sion in writing is granted by the Minis-ter for Resources, Energy and Tourism (RET). Th e permission is granted on a conditional long-term basis and further approvals are required for each ship-ment.

As a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), the current Australian government policy requires that:

• Uranium may only be exported for peaceful, civilian purposes under a net-work of bilateral safeguards agreements providing for International Atomic En-ergy Agency (IAEA) safeguards;

• Recipient countries must be parties to the NPT (it is expected that an excep-tion will be made for India);

• Where a recipient country is a nu-clear weapon state under the NPT (ie. China, US, UK, Russia and France), assurances must be provided that the uranium will not be diverted to non-peaceful uses;

• Clearance must be given by the Australian Safeguards and Non-Pro-liferation Offi ce before a MEP may be issued.

• Recipient countries that are non-nuclear weapon states must have an ad-ditional protocol that ensures the IAEA

has access to and inspection rights in the recipient country.

Safeguarding agreementsIn 2009, India signed an Agreement

between the Government of India and the IAEA for the Application of Safe-guards to Civilian Nuclear Facilities (the ‘Indian Safeguarding Agreement’).

Th e Indian Safeguarding Agreement applies to any nuclear material used in a nuclear facility declared by India to be subject to IAEA safeguarding or sup-plied pursuant to a bi-lateral or multi-lateral arrangement to which India is a party. Any exporter must satisfy itself that the yellowcake will be subject to the Indian Safeguarding Agreement.

What happens now?Now that the policy has changed, the

next step will be for Australia and In-dia to negotiate a bi-lateral safeguards treaty. Th e Prime Minister stated Aus-tralia would apply the same standards to India as it does to all countries to which it exports uranium, includ-ing ‘strict adherence to International Atomic Energy Agency arrangements and strong bilateral undertakings and transparency measures that will provide assurances our uranium will be used only for peaceful purposes.’ Once this safeguards treaty has been executed, li-censed uranium exporters will be able to export to Indian customers.

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HAVE YOUR SAYHow should the Government control

bikie violence in South Australia?

Jayne Grohs“They should be looking at

imposing harsher penalties to deter

them.”

Julian Tregenza“I don’t know but what I do know is world wide tough on crime laws that limit the freedom to associate with others doesn’t work.”

Megan Crawford

“The Government won’t be able to control the bikie

violence in South Australia!”

Sergeant Garry Elliott“At the end of the day Government institutes law because of minority groups. If bikies intently are breaking the law, law will have to change to suit the minority but will affect the majority.”

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By Vanessa Switala

With three new senior staff, Roxby Leisure is fi lled with enthusiasm.

New Operations Manager, Leigh Morrow, Business Administration As-sistant, Emma Walkington and Dunes Café and Functions Team Leader, Luke Scrivens began work at Roxby Leisure on Monday, February 6.

Th e trio moved from Adelaide and are from diverse and interesting back-grounds.

Leigh moved to Roxby with his part-ner Emma and previously worked in the information technology industry. Prior to that, he was running his own web development business in Mel-bourne with clients varying from small businesses and large corporations to government institutions.

Leigh also has a background in the hospitality industry working in areas such as functions and restaurant staff to hotel and restaurant management.

Emma was previously employed at Komatsu Forklift in Regency Park, Ad-elaide where she was offi ce supervisor and sales and hire coordinator when she and Leigh decided to take the posi-tions in Roxby Downs.

“When Leigh was off ered the posi-tion of Operations Manager here at Roxby Leisure there was also a position available for me. We looked at the roles and the chance to move to a diff erent area as something really exciting for both of us,” she stated.

Leigh was similarly thrilled when provided with the opportunity to move to Roxby Downs.

“I was given an opportunity to work within a management capacity at the Leisure Centre which is really exciting as I come from a hospitality and sport-ing background,” he said.

“Th e boom of the town to come, with the growth from the Olympic Dam ex-pansion is also really exciting and I’m glad that I will be able to be a part of that,” he added.

Both Leigh and Emma are impressed with Roxby Downs so far and how friendly the community has been.

“(We are) loving Roxby so far, it’s a very friendly, easy going town. I’m looking forward to meeting more of the community and becoming more ac-tive in community events and groups,” said Leigh.

Emma added, “It’s been great so far! Th e weather is beautiful and all of the people I’ve met in the few days we’ve been here have been lovely.”

When asked about any future plans for the Leisure Centre, Leigh stated he would like to continue to provide and build on current community ini-tiatives.

“We are here for the community and are constantly looking at ways to provide more features and activities

for the children and adults in Roxby,” he said.

Emma is also eagre to ‘learn the ropes’ and hopes once she has a thorough un-derstanding of Roxby Leisure ‘sCentre’s processes she can help streamline or introduce new procedures to make eve-ryday tasks easier for all.

She is looking forward to completing the lifesaving and fi rst aid courses and meeting new people in the commu-nity whereas Leigh is keen to become involved with vari-ous community groups.

Leigh plans to bring new, fresh ideas for events to the Roxby Downs community. “I’m really interested in what Tony (D’Arrigo) is doing with the junior soccer and look forward to assisting with this where I can,” he said.

Luke also recently moved from Adelaide to assume his new position at Roxby Lei-sure.

His strong background in hospitality, business admin-istration and sales will allow him to facilitate change and growth at Roxby Leisure.

Luke took on the role at Roxby Leisure for a new challenge as he was previ-ously working for family-run business, Aussie Cider.

In his short time in Roxby Downs, Luke has genuinely been impressed by the diversity of the community and the people.

“Everyone has been warm, helpful and friendly,” he stated.

Luke plans to continually evaluate menu options at the Dunes Café and promote new events and fresh ideas.

He is looking forward to the diverse range of tasks and challenges that his role at Roxby Leisure will bring.

Luke intends to become involved with as many community projects, groups and programs as possible and looks forward to meeting many new and interesting people.

Th e new staff would like to thank General Manager Alan Male for pro-viding the opportunities at the Leisure Centre and to the staff for their sup-port.

Luke would also like to thank Elyse Weir (Previous Cafe Coordinator) for her organisation, help, training and support. He is grateful to all the café staff and general staff at Roxby Leisure for their warm welcome and help.

“Lastly, to all the friendly folks I have met so far in Roxby, you have all made my move into this community and role an awesome, positive experience. Cheers!” he concluded.

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FROM WED 15 FEBRUARY TO SUN 19 FEBRUARY

By Millie Thomas

The departure of much loved librarian Marie Tresize in 2011 left an air of uncertainty for Roxby Downs book lovers.

Th e Roxby Downs Community Library was still fully functional, but the Roxby Downs Community Book Club was left in the lurch.

Jane Gloster, who moved to Roxby Downs mid 2011 to join established resident and hus-band Richard, sought to rein-state the already popular book club.

Mrs Gloster explained that as Ms Tresize left town, so too did the knowledge of the mechanics of the book club.

“I thought well, why don’t we see if we can get another one going and see if there’s enough interest. I spoke to the other people in the Arts and Cultural Forum and they said ‘yeah, go for it’.”

Community book clubs are organised through the Onka-paringa Library who distribute lengthy book lists and books to

suit.From a list of a couple of

hundred titles, Mrs Gloster and several other interested parties chose approximate-ly 60 books, which will be sent up to book club mem-

bers monthly.Th e Club’s fi rst book ‘Th e Road Home’ by Rose

Tremain although not on the list, is a head start for 14 present book club members.

“I think one of the things about the book club is that it gets you to read things that you might otherwise not, and you get to hear what other people think and that’s a good thing, it’s just a bit of a chat,” said Mrs

Gloster.“Reading is like music, it’s a really

personal thing.”Th e only prerequisite for the club

is a free membership to the Roxby Downs Community Library, with the fi rst scheduled meeting will be held on Tuesday February 28, at 7.30pm in the Dunes Café.

“Th e idea is that people will borrow it (Th e Road Home) soon and by the 28th will have had time to read it or at least read a substantial amount, or read enough to fi nd out they don’t like it and tell us why they don’t like it!” explained Mrs Gloster.

Th e casual and informal meetings are open to anybody and are often fi lled with readers from all walks of life.

Th e fi rst meeting will address an appropriate date, time and venue for further meetings.

“We’re not looking for literate intellectuals at all, we’re just looking for people who like to get together and have a chat!

“And we’ll sort of take it from there and make it a friendly get together. If people can’t get there fi ne, you know, if they can, that’s excellent!” said Mrs Gloster.

Book lovers unite!

Jane Gloster

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Swimming Carnival funSwimming Carnival fun

All compeditors from around

the State that took part in the Roxby Downs

annual Swimming Carnival. Roxby Downs

Swimming Club’s Jayden prepares for the 50 metre backstroke

event.

Bronson and Janice from

Mimili dive into the pool.

Roxby Downs swimmer Matthew

competes in the freestyle event.

Roxby Downs Swimming Club

member Tex competes in

the backstroke race.

Mimili swimmers and teachers enjoying the

carnival.

Mimili swimmer Melissa enjoys

the slide during free-time.

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ROXBY COUNCILWEEKLY INFORMATION UPDATEWEEKLY INFORMATION UPDATE

NEWS IN BRIEF

Opening hours Monday to Friday9 am to 4.30 pm

Council provides transport services including:

• Vehicle registration • Boat registrations

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

All enquiries 131 084.

Opal Road Landfi llOpening hours

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

Levies apply for businessesRecycling can be taken either

to the Opal Landfi ll orBSH Waste Solutions on Gosse Street

All enquiries: 8671 1154

Opening hours 8.30 to 5 pm weekdays

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

Email: roxbydowns.library@plain.net.auLibrary membership is FREE wide range of resources are available including books, DVDs, magazines and internet facilities

Toddler Story Time 9.30 am Tuesday and Thursday

Opening hours

9 am to 5 pm weekdays

Telephone 8671 0010 • Fax 8671 0452

Email: roxby@roxbycouncil.com.au

After hours emergency

Mobile 0418 892 870

Web www.roxbycouncil.com

SERVICE SAWASTE MANAGEMENTLIBRARYCOUNCIL OFFICE

The National Year of R e a d i n g 2 0 1 2 w a s launched across the

country on Valentine’s Day. With a theme of Love2Read, February 14 was the perfect day to launch the initiative. Th e National Year of Reading aims to encourage people of all ages to discover and rediscover the joy of reading. Th is year long event is putting the spotlight on literacy issues and the need to build reading skills.

Th e National Year of Reading 2012 was created in response to worrying Australian Bureau of Statistics fi gures that indicate there are 46 percent of Austral-ians that cannot read newspa-pers, follow a recipe, make sense of timetables, or understand the instructions on a medicine bot-tle.

Family literacy is a major focus and one of the Year of Reading’s key initiatives will be to encourage parents to read to their children every day to assist in the development of literacy skills. Th e focus is on creating a community of readers. With so many materials available in the library and the regular Tod-dler Story Time programs this is certainly achievable.

To celebrate libraries across Australia are hosting a range of fun and inspiring events and ac-tivities for children and adults. Roxby Downs Community Li-brary staff are currently fi nalis-ing a program of events so stay

By Vanessa Switala

Narayan Paudel, origi-nally from Nepal, was recently granted

Australian citizenship on Monday, February 6.

When Narayan was six years old he moved to Sin-gapore because his father took up a job there. He then spent 19 years in Singapore before moving to Australia in 2007 to further his studies by completing a Masters of Mining Engineering.

Narayan moved to Roxby Downs in 2009 working for BHP Billiton as a Mine De-sign Engineer.

He enjoys living in Roxby Downs because of the diverse community and various so-cial groups.

“People are really friendly and helpful,” Narayan said.

“There are ample social opportunities for my wife to mingle with the local female community and keep herself occupied,” he added.

Since moving to Roxby Downs, Narayan has joined both soccer and volleyball groups. When he is not working, or playing sports, Narayan spends time with his wife Rosha and daughter Rajani.

Narayan especially likes the quality of life he and his family have in Australia.

“Coming from a third world country I see this life as an opportunity to provide a better future for myself and my family,” he stated.

Young children visiting the Roxby Downs Community Library are in for a treat but not of the edible kind.

New donut shaped cushions have arrived and they can now sit comfortably on the fl oor for quiet reading or during story telling time. Th e colourful donut cushions and trolley were donated by Transpacifi c as part of the company’s commitment to support families using the library service.

Regional Manager, Chris O’Neil, Trans-pacifi c BHP Billiton Site Manager, Joe Crook and Senior Manager, Roger Schmakeit visited the Roxby Downs Community Library last week to offi cially present the donut cushion trolley to library staff .

Many of Transpacifi c’s employees and

their families regularly use the library and it was for this reason the company decided to make donations to benefi t the broader com-munity. Transpacifi c previously donated almost $400 worth of hardcover children’s books which have been very popular.

Claire White, Acting Community Library Manager thanked Transpacifi c for their sup-port. “Th e donut cushions add colour and vibrancy to the library.

Children are attracted to the multi colours and they are able to sit comfortably as they read books or listen to stories.

Th ey are also encouraged to place the cush-ions back on the stand when fi nished.”

Mr O’Neil added, “Transpacifi c is keen to support the local community as many of our workers live and work in Roxby Downs.”

A mainstreet is the heart of a town. It is a hub for a community activity, the fi rst place new visitors go when they stumble upon a town,

a place where people meet, and a place most residents visit every day.

A mainstreet represents what makes a town unique, what makes it tick. Our Richardson Place is no diff erent.

Last week a suite of new banners were installed on Richardson Place. Featured on these banners are the unique fl owers and animals of Roxby, and im-ages of the hard working, young vibrant community that makes Roxby Downs such a special place to live

and work. Th e suite is designed to showcase what makes Roxby, Roxby.

Th e photos are the work of local photographer, Charmayne Cronje, Roxby Council staff Kath Mess-ner and Michelle Hales, some images are thanks to BHP Billiton, and some have been kindly shared by Th e Monitor Newspaper, and Arid Recovery. Th e banner concepts and fi nal designs were the result of arduous work of long term Roxby resident, local designer and Community Person of the Month, Susan Smith.

We hope you enjoy them, that they make you feel proud of your town, and that they make your visit to Richardson Place even more special.

A new look for Richardson Place

2012 is year of reading

Donuts arrive in the library

LEFT to RIGHT: Joe Crook, Roger Schmakeit and Chris O’Neill with the new cushions.

Narayan granted Australian citizenship

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

BOARD MEETINGS WHO’S ON THE BOARD CONTACTING THE BOARD

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

Members of the public are welcome to attend and observe.

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

included on the agenda.

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

For further information, advice or general questions please contact:

Michelle Hales,Executive Offi cer

Roxby Downs Community Board Inc.

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

Email: halesm@roxbycouncil.com.au

Teresa Baddeley • Darren Smith

Michelle Davis • George Giakoumis

Vicki Mason • Gaylene Crane

Mary Lewis • Liz Rogers • Cindy

Harrichund • Bill Boehm

Chad Menzies • Heath Murry

• Michael Esposito •

Like us on Facebook facebook.com/roxbydownscommunity

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

contact the following people.

New members are always welcome.

ARTS and CULTURE FORUMRachel Young 0428 671 000

Thursday March 8, 7.30pm Dunes Café

BUSINESS FORUM Laura Trotta 0412 734 964

6.15pm Thursday March 1

Council Board Room

COMMUNITY BOARDMichelle Hales 0418 833 818

EDUCATION and WORKPLACE TRAININGMichelle Hales 0418 833 818

SPORTS and RECREATION FORUM

Damien Condon 0439 862 784

COMMUNITY GARDENPatrik Ibele 8671 0168

HEALTH FORUMKaren Russell 8671 9020

ROXBY ROADSAFE MEETING5.30 pm Thursday March 8

WOMEN’S NETWORKKath Messner 0438 871 153

Thursday February 16 8.30am at The Dunes Cafe

Th e H e a l t h Fo r u m a n d Community Board is currently planning the Happy Healthy

Expo, to be held on March 31 2012 at the Roxby Leisure Centre.

Th is expo will highlight the importance and opportunities that are available for the Roxby Downs community and nearby areas for a well balanced and healthy lifestyle.

We are looking for community groups that wish to highlight their services and talk to their community about volunteering and joining their ranks.

We are also interested in hearing from businesses that are involved in healthy life-styles or natural or alternative health prac-titioners that may also like to be involved in bringing information to the community so that they may make informed decisions about their own health and lifestyles.

Th ere will be inspiring displays from the

(ever fi t and terrifi c) Roxby Leisure staff and patrons. A free healthy barbecue will be of-fered to those that attend by the staff from Roxby Downs Health Service.

Th ere will be giveaways, fun and activities for the family so we hope you will visit and take the chance to talk to someone about the best way forward to improve your life-style. We will have the people that want to talk to you about your health, no matter what the subject, there will be good advice to consider.

Getting out and meeting new people, with similar interests could just be the fi rst step to a happier, healthier you.

So, what have you got to lose? Please contact Kath Messner, Community

Projects Offi cer, on 0438 871 153 or email messnerk@roxbycouncil.com.au if you wish have a stall or be involved in this expo as soon as possible as spaces are limited.

Happy Healthy ExpoHappy Healthy ExpoA s we know, our

community can be transient

and as a result the Community Board has had to alter its membership this year because of changing work commitments from two members.

Bi l l Hiscox has stepped down from the Board and we pub-lically thank Bill for his years of service and guidance bringing the Board to where it is now. Michael Esposito has also changed his employment but will remain on the Board in a non-voting capac-ity, attending meetings when he is in Roxby Downs. The Roxby Downs Community Board is pleased to wel-come two new Mem-bers to the Board.

Mary Lewis is well

known and respected in Roxby Downs and surrounding areas and joins the Board bring-ing a wealth of knowl-edge and expertise. Th is will be valuable when the Board represents the community on a wide range of issues in the coming months.

A relative new comer, Cindy Harrichund, has also joined the Board in 2012. Cindy is very ex-cited to work towards bringing opportunities to the Roxby Downs area and is committed to improving our com-munity.

Cindy is a recog-nisable, friendly face around town, especially through with her work with new residents as part of the Big Warm Welcome Program, coffee mornings and the Dads and Kids pro-gram.

Community Board members will be at the Roxby Markets starting this weekend. Please come up and make yourself

known to the Board members.

Th ey will be there to hear fi rst hand about what matters to most in the community at large. Your comments and issues will be reported back to the Community Board at their next meeting, so come up and say ‘hello’, if it matters to you, we want to know about it too. As we move into an exciting time of change and growth, you may like to discuss how this looks to you and how we can work together to ensure Roxby Downs benefi ts in the future.

New Board members

Cindy HarrichundMary Lewis

To market, to market

ROXBY DOWNS BUSINESS FORUM

Nuesday ebam to . am

enue hi es estaurant utop t includes full buffet and espresso

peakers Rob Gibb rowth anagement ormer egional e elopment ar North and irector ed ppointments egional Simon Luhrs ecruitment pecialist anaging irector ed ppointments

Meet your BFESC Representati es and network with other Ro by Downs and Olympic Dam Businesses

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and lympic ay ianco rome t

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ClassifiedsCALL 8671 2683

Is pleased to announce it can now offer eftpos facilities at the office on Richardson Place. All cards except Diners International Club are accepted. Book your advertisement now and take advantage of this convenient service!MonitorThe

POSITIONS VACANT PUBLIC NOTICES

Scaffolders requiredOlympic Dam & Adelaide

must have scaffold lic, mine site/industrial exp. Shift work & FIFO available.

Apply at www.capeplc.com/careers.

Far NorthFootball

League Inc.WANTED

Far North Football League is currently looking for a coach, team manager,

selectors, trainers and any interested people with a football knowledge to be

involved in the Miners Cupon Saturday, June 2.

Please contact Clint Gow-smith onclijo26@bigpond.com or 0418 462 460.

Want to stamp your mark in outback?

The new owners of the Marree Hotel require an excep onal cook/chef for the busy tourist season

(middle of March un l the end of October).

With experienced kitchen support staff you will have the opportunity to create a range of high standard

meals for the hotel’s coach visitors (buffet, bain marie), locals and 4 wheel drive tourists (blackboard menu)

that travel to Marree to see the wonders of Lake Eyre. The hotel strives to deliver classic outback hospitality.

Single applicants or couples are encouraged to apply.

Excellent remunera on.

Free accommoda on and meals.

Please forward a short resume of yourexperience/qualifica ons to:

Phil and Maz Turnerinfo@marreehotel.com.au

Ph: 08 8675 8433

SeasonalCook/Chef

Planner / Scheduler

Cape is an international market leader in the provision of essential industrial services to the energy and natural resources sectors. We specialise in providing services such as access, insulation, fire protection, coating, cleaning, training, painting, blasting and other essential services throughout the life cycle of major industrial assets.

We are currently looking for an experienced Planner / Scheduler to join Capes Leading team at Olympic Dam Roxby Downs. You will need to have experience in scheduling and planning within the mining industry. The successful candidate must be in the vicinity or be prepared to relocate to Roxby Downs.

Primary Responsibilities:• Scheduling of all maintenance scaffold work - on a 4 week look basis• Draw all workflow information from the site SAP GMP system• Raise notification in SAP for scaffold dismantles• Tracking of all sites KPI statistical data for monthly & quarterly contract reviews• Managing all daily schedule requirements• Producing maintenance and scoping schedules• Maintenance of site rosters including Local and FIFO personnel• Maintaining and controlling adherence to all site personnel systems and procedures• Communication between company and client Supervisors / Job owners

Candidate Requirements:• Ability to manage effectively in a demanding and challenging environment• Excellent verbal and written communication skills• Desire to broaden their career scope

If you are interested in this position please apply at www.capeplc.com/careers In return we offer the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment with competitive packages and the opportunity to develop your career in a growing company.

Cape’s international coverage now extends from the UK, through the Gulf / Middle East, CIS, Mediterranean and North Africa and into the Far East/ Pacific Rim, working with many of the world’s leading national and international petrochemical, LNG and mining companies.

Council invites applications from people with diverse skills in administration and an interest in community to join our team. This position will work closely with the Manager Community Develop-ment, Governance and Strategic Support and other members of the Community Projects Team to ensure that the community development goals of Council are achieved. The position provides administrative and organisational support for a range of com-munity programs and committees managed by Council and the Roxby Downs Community Board. Previous experience in community services/community programs and working with committees will be highly regarded. Council offers a family friendly and flexible working environment. The salary and conditions will be in accordance with the Municipal Council of RoxbyDowns Enterprise Agreement 2010 and classi-fied at a level 3.If you have a passion for community development and are inter-ested in this position please obtain a copy of the job and person specification prior to applying by calling the Council office on 8671 0010 or via email: roxby@roxbycouncil.com.au Written applications addressed to the Administrator must be submitted by the closing date and consist of a formal letter and a Resume.Applications may be sent by:• Post to the Roxby Downs Council Office, PO Box 124 Richardson Place Roxby Downs SA 5725.• Email: roxby@roxbycouncil.com.auApplications close 12 noon on Monday 27 February 2012Bill BoehmAdministrator

Administration Officer Community Projects

Part Time (0.6 FTE)

POSITIONS VACANT

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

f you are interested in nding out more about job opportunities in the Far North Region call the business centre direct on the number below.

Join an Industry Leader

Smarter Recruitment

(08) 8671 4622 workpac.com

(Call James 86714622 )

(Call Heather 86714622)

(Call James 86714622 )

PUBLIC NOTICES

DUBLIN Gerry’s Meats February super special. Pre – order one of our great value $100 meat packs and pay only $75. Phone 8529 2229.

PAINTING and deco-rating. Residential and commercial. Quality fi nish, sensible prices. Roxby based. Call Alex for a quote: 0430 495 544 BLD238217.

ADELAIDE accom-modation from $85 p/n Seacroft Apartments, Semaphore SA www.seacroftapartments.com.au ph 0412 106 646.

Rosemont Collectables ‘Old

and Modern Pre-loved Wares’

BRINGING beautiful treasures ‘straight to your door’. Specialising in shabby chic, French provincial, vintage, retro, country curios and much more. Visit us at www.rosemontcol-lectables.com. Become a fan of our Facebook page and mention this ad for 10 percent off your first mail-order. info@rosemontcol-lectables.com.

WAKEBOARD, Jobe 140cm with open boot bindings. Good condition only done two seasons and would suit experienced or beginner wakeboarder. Less than half new price. $280. Phone 0439 898 159.

FOR SALE

POSITION AVAILABLE

BARMANAGER

40-50 hoursAttractive Wage Offered

The suitable applicant will hold aDrivers Licence

All queries can be directed to Club President, Michael Hoffmann

mickhoffmann@iinet.net.auor phone 0408 827 296

For more information please contact Beth on 0408818449 or

bethandrubbish@bigpond.com

Olympic Dam Netball Club AGM Olympic Dam Devils2012 Netball Trials

21st February 6:30pm-8pm Outside Court 228th February 6:30pm-8pm Outside Court 2

6th March 6:30pm-8pm Outside Court 2All new players welcome

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SPORTMonitorThe

Open volleyball tournament

ABOVE: Kelly Schneider.RIGHT: Scott Phillips.BELOW: Scott Phillips, Kelly Schneider, Andrew Pocock and Jessica Hamilton enjoying a rally.

ABOVE: Atticus Dekuyer.BELOW: Geovanna Ponce de Leon.

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SENIOR BASKETBALL SENIOR BASKETBALL Results Results

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Men 07/02/2012 Roxby forfeited to Raptors Jets 65pts def Magic 40ptsTodd Paull 17pts, Tyson

Webber 14pts and Adam Ryan 14pts, Bailey Evans 9pts

Devils 60pts def Chocies 33ptsRyan Bennett 20pts, Tyson

Hornhardt 16pts and Lochie Munro 24pts, Jacob Haugum 7pts

B Women 09/02/2012 Hornridge 64pts def Dynamite II

20ptsMillie Clarke 20pts, Tayla French 15pts and Amanada Giles 10pts Eagles 30pts def Flames 28pts

Stacey Dadleh 12pts, Amy Rigg 8pts and Abby Hick

14pts, Lisa Johnstone 10ptsOutlaws drew with Dynamite I 26 eaCassie Norton 7pts,Georga Pavy 5pts andMikaela Wedding 12pts Melissa

Ferry and Jenna Webster 6pts eaA Women 09/02/2012

Hornridge 42pts def Hypo’s 29ptsZoey Male 19ptsKristen Hickey 7pts and Erika Syvertsen 16pts,

Elyshiah McCarthy 6pts Devillettes 35pts def Miners 22ptsSharon Fielder 10pts, Ricky Prosser

8pts and Danni Weir 14pts

CRICKET: Rogues player Travis Capper bowls against Olympic Dam. The fi nal scores were (a T20 match): OD batted fi rst and made 3/113, Roxby Rogues 8/94.

BASKETBALL ABOVE RIGHT: Dynamite II player TeArona Smith looks to pass off in the B women’s game last week.

RIGHT: Hornridge player Jessica Reid battles for control of the ball with TeArona Smith.

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Roxby Downs Swimming Club member Emily Miller competing in a backstroke event on Saturday.

By Vanessa Switala

L ast Saturday saw seven swimming clubs from around the State travel to Roxby Downs for its annual swimming carnival at Roxby Leisure.

Among the clubs to compete this year were Play-ford Aquatic Club, Port Augusta, Port Pirie, Quorn, Salisbury and Parafi eld Gardens Sharks, West Coast, Whyalla and Roxby Downs.

Swimmers competed in diff erent swimming events throughout the day with many enjoying ‘free time’ after the events fi nished.

Th is year, 11 Mimili swimmers travelled for nine hours to take part in the carnival and swim for the Roxby Downs Swimming Club.

Mimili Swimming Coach, John Bell said the Roxby Downs Swimming Club did a fantastic job organising the carnival and was thrilled by their hospitality.

“Th ey have made it really easy for us to come (to Roxby Downs). If it wasn’t for their hospitality we wouldn’t be able to come.

“It’s a bonus when one of our kids makes a fi nal. So far one of ours has and that’s a bonus!” Mr Bell exclaimed.

Mimili is an Indigenous community from the Anan-gu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands and is the sister community of Roxby Downs located north west in South Australia approximately 380 kilometres south of Alice Springs.

Tony McGauchie, Roxby Downs Swimming Club President thought the annual swimming carnival was a great success.

“We had a lot of help from other clubs on the day supplying offi cials to help us run the carnival,” he said.

“I have had many comments from people in regard to how much they enjoyed the day and will be trying to bring bigger teams for our next event.”

Mr McGauchie said the Roxby Downs swimmers did a great job with many achieving personal bests and there were plenty of medals around their necks.

“Th e weather was fantastic and the food cooked by the Rotary Club of Roxby (sic) was superb.”

“All in all I thought the day was well organised, well run and achieved the desired results.”

He added, “All who attended had a great time, there were lots of smiling faces, some great times swum and many proud parents at the end, what more could we ask for!”

Mr McGauchie would like to thank major sponsor CEG, Carnival Director Julie Greenfi eld, the organis-ing committee, all offi cials and time keepers, team managers and all competitors for their time and eff ort to make the Roxby Downs Swimming Carnival such a success.

Th e Roxby Downs Swimming Club would also like to thank John, Sam, Jess and Marissa for bringing the Mimili children down from the APY lands to compete and for the lovely gift they gave the Swimming Club.

Swimming carnival successSwimming carnival success

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