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WRITTEN BYMILLIE THOMAS

A fter 40 years of living an enviable pastoralist’s life only 60 odd kilometres

from the world’s fourth largest copper deposit, Leo and Marie McCormack have decided to call it a day.

It’s safe to say that when the young parents moved from Iron Knob to Roxby Downs Station in 1974 with two children under six, they had no idea what a rich four decades they were about to face.

Marie enrolled the two boys (Ashley and Pete) in the only ed-ucation available to their remote locality at the time – School of the Air – correspondence school over a two way radio to the base in Port Augusta.

“You know, we’re both older now and we’ve raised two kids here – one was fi ve and one was four when we fi rst came up here,” Marie told Th e Monitor.

“Ashley’s now 44 and Pete’s nearly 43 and they did all their primary education out here at the station and then they went to board at Woomera from Monday to Friday. Th ey used to still love to come home on weekends to their horses and motorbikes.”

At the time, Woomera was the boom town of the region, rather than the then non-existent Roxby Downs.

“Th ey had a lovely life, those kids, and they know it! Th ey still like to get home, but it’s diff erent now, completely diff erent,” Marie said.

Things weren’t always so pleasant however, with the Mc-Cormacks surviving three major fl oods during their time. Th e one in 1989 that fi lled Lake Mary was the most debilitating.

“Th e old homestead was under-water then,” Marie remembered. “It stopped us from getting to town for a couple of weeks. (Luck-ily) we always keep the pantry and freezer well stocked!”

Although Marie said she strug-gles to recognise 10 people when she and Leo come into Roxby Downs these days, there was a time she knew everybody, and the memories are priceless.

“We had a good connection with the drillers – the fi rst lot of people that ever came up here in ‘75 to do the drill sites,” Marie re-membered. “We had a real good connection with all the drillers – Ted Whenan and Sue Whenan – the shaft was named after them.

“We used to go out and play darts out on the clay pan... we’ve had a good life.”

More stories emerged of early day cowboy drillers with a stom-ach full of long necks being fed up at Roxby Downs Station Home-stead before being sent on their

way – despite insisting ‘nah, nah, there’s one pork chop in every stubby!’

“Just the life, I just love it. Al-though I’m not sorry that I’m go-ing. It’s time to go.”

However, it’s more likely the McCormack’s contribution to the Roxby Downs community through the Royal Flying Doctors Auxiliary that they will be most remembered for.

“Th e Flying Doctor will always be our baby,” Marie said. “It saved Leo’s life twice, my son’s life once and my brother’s life once, so I’ve got a very strong connection with the gang at the Flying Doctors in Adelaide.”

Marie and Leo have been in-volved in the auxiliary since its inaugural meeting over twenty years ago.

“We just love doing it though,” Marie said. “You don’t do it for recognition; it’s something you’ve got to have a passion about to do.

“Th ey’re doing a pretty good job with it now, the girls that are in it. So, we’re going away happy that they’ll continue.”

President of the RFDS Auxiliary Roxby Downs Kelli-Jo Kovac said the McCormacks had dedicated hundreds upon hundreds of hours of their time to the Auxiliary.

“Marie would have sold thou-sands of raffl e tickets – she’s very commonly seen down the main street selling raffle tickets and those sorts of things on a week-end,” Mrs Kovac told Th e Monitor last week.

Constantly running around be-tween Roxby Downs and Olym-pic Dam, managing donation tins and dropping off paraphernalia only scratches the surface of their volunteering, as Mrs Kovac ex-plained, ‘it’s hard to put it into words.’

“Th e both of them are kind of larger than life and they do a lot of things that people don’t real-ise that they do, and they’ll soon realise now that they’re leaving town,” she said.

“40 years is a long time. A lit-tle bit of history disappears with them.

“Th ank you.”Next for the McCormacks is

the wide world of the travelling nomad – destination unknown. Th ey’ll place their belongings in storage and jump in their caravan and drive on March 15 – settling wherever they see fi t.

“There’s going to be sadness after we do leave – we’ve had the wonderful life out here on our own, but we’ve bought a caravan and we’re just going to holiday and holiday and holiday!” Marie said.

“We’re going to leave happy, and it’s time for us to go.

“We’ve loved Roxby. Roxby is just a beautiful little place. We’ve had the best of both worlds.”

Movement at the station

ABOVE: Kelli-Jo Kovac, Marie McCormack, Ecologist John Read and Leo McCormack.

LEFT: An area on Roxby Downs Station has been named ‘McCormack Reserve - acknowledging the McCormacks’ contribution.

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Mine lifecycle planning and enduring value for remote communities project

Stuart Robertson, a researcher with the Cooperative Research Centre for Remote Economic Participation’s Enduring Community Value for Mining Project is undertaking a research project entitled Mine lifecycle planning and enduring value for remote communities, as a part of his PhD with University of New England.

The research aims to explore the degree of dependence the local communities and the region more generally, have upon a mine and its related community for a range of goods, services and infrastructure.

The principal mines and related communities involved in the study are Olympic Dam/Roxby Downs and Leigh Creek. The study also will examine the interaction of surrounding communities and pastoral properties with Roxby Downs and Leigh Creek.

To meet this aim Stuart has established a survey for people wishing to participate in the research project. Stuart is looking for participants from Roxby Downs, Leigh Creek and the surrounding pastoral properties and communities.

The survey will ask a series of questions relating to your interactions with Leigh Creek or Roxby Downs communities. The survey will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. The last page of the survey invites participants to undertake follow up interviews with the researcher

This survey can be accessed at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ECV_Survey. If you would prefer to complete the survey in a printed format Stuart can arrange to have one distributed to you.

Stuart will attend the Roxby Markets on Saturday 15 March 2014 where he will be available to discuss the project and have surveys to complete. Any information or personal details gathered in the course of the study will remain confidential. No individual will be identified by name in any publication of the results. All names will be replaced by pseudonyms; this will ensure that you are not identifiable.

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I conic service station Spud’s Roadhouse in Pimba has been undergoing extensive

cosmetic renovations since mid-January.

According to Manager Brett Halls, the Northern Interests Pty Ltd roadhouse is being upgraded to meet modern day convenience demands.

“We’re just opening the area up a bit more and just making it a bit more pleasant,” explained Mr Halls. “Even though it’s lost a lot of character compared to what it used to be like … in this day and age people want conveniences!”

Th e ‘pokies’ room and dining room have reopened, with the full fl eet of 13 pokies now operational. Spud’s extended their pokies ma-chine service two years ago – in-creasing the number of machines from three to 13.

Pokies machines were removed in entirety from neighbouring community Woomera in Septem-

ber last year and Mr Halls said us-age at Pimba had since increased.

New fl ooring is yet to be com-pleted in the main service area, with other renovations to be com-pleted to include more upgrades to the dining room, new ceilings and doors, and the outside area to be transformed into an alfresco dining space.

“It’s been a headache in the pro-cess!” laughed Mr Halls. “It’s just going to be an ongoing thing. I think we’re going to fi nish around mid-March ... not 100 per cent

sure on that though!”All the quirky characteristics

that make Spud’s the outback ser-vice station it is will be preserved as much as possible – including the ‘crates and crates’ of car reg-istration plates from all over the world – which will be put back on display after the works.

“Th ey are still a big part of the character of the place… we want to try and modernise it but still keep that character about it,” Mr Halls fi nished.

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Spud’s to modernise keeping character

Megan Durst and Jared

Greenbank, both of Roxby Downs, were

engaged on Friday, March 21.

A s part of a new research project Arid Recovery will be conducting 1080

baiting within 20m of the external boundary of the Arid Recovery Reserve. Th e group advises all dog owners to use caution when in this area.

Full details about the re-search project will be published soon. For further information on the baiting contact Arid Recovery on (08) 8671 2402 or email [email protected].

Local cyclists are being invited to join the 2014 Variety Cycle as the

national event rides through the region in April.

Th e epic 26 day cycling adven-ture will pass through Woomera, Glendambo, and Coober Pedy as part of the 3500 kilometre ride. It will begin in Sydney on March 22 and end at Uluru on April 16.

Locals are invited to join cyclists on the 120 kilometre Woomera to Glendambo leg (Th ursday, April 10), or the 253

kilometre Glendambo to Coober Pedy leg (Friday, April 11).

Those not inclined to ride can still support and cheer on the spectacle as they arrive in-Woomera or sponsor local riders to assist with their fundraising.

Th e event will help raise mon-ey for Variety – the Children’s Charity – which aims to bring joy to Aussie kids in need.

To discover all the ways you can get involved in the Variety Cycle visit www.varietycycle.com.au.

Regional cyclists urged to pedal for the greater good

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Bohdi Watkinson turned 1 on

Sunday, February 23. Bohdi is the

son of Paul and Rhiannon

Watkinson and brother to Nevaeh.

Brayden Evans celebrated his

7th birthday on Sunday, February 23.

Malis celebrated her fi rst birthday at a pool party

on Saturday with mum, Dad,

sister Skyelah, Nana Hill from

Adelaide and friends.

Amarlie celebrated

her 9th birthday on February 26.

Her last single digit birthday!

Noah Baker celebrated his 5th birthday on

Wednesday, February 26.

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We are seeking a suitably qualified, experienced and forward-thinking partner to develop and implement a community development project aimed at improving educational outcomes in Roxby Downs and surrounding areas.

The successful partner will work with schools in Roxby Downs, Andamooka, Woomera and Marree to deliver initiatives that will impact positively on the following quality of life indicators:

• Literacy and numeracy • Year 11/12 completion rates

• School attendance levels • Post school destinations • Bullying/behavioural issues

The organisation will have a strategic approach to addressing community issues and demonstrated success in program development and working collaboratively with regional schools.

They will be innovative and have a strong focus on developing a sustainable project that will ensure long-term community benefits.

The project will aim to achieve improvement in overall quality of life through the implementation of robust school frameworks, professional development and drive educational excellence.

Expressions of interest detailing the planned project, background of the organisation, indicative budget and timelines can be submitted to the Olympic Dam Community team at [email protected].

Submissions close 11 April 2014.

BHP Billiton Olympic Dam Working with our communities

As part of our ongoing commitment to the communities in which we operate, BHP Billiton invests one per cent of pre-tax profits in community programs.

The BHP Billiton Olympic Dam Community Development Fund contributes to this by working collaboratively with our local communities to establish sustainable partnerships that promote social and economic development.

For more information email [email protected] or phone 08 8671 9967.

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The introduction of three British police offi cers to the Roxby Downs team in recent months has meant over 40 per cent of the local force is now from the UK.

Th eir reluctance to embrace Aussie rules, tendency to drink warm beer and trouble acclimatising to the warmer climate are not the only things that set these offi cers apart from their Australian counterparts.

Senior Constable Jason Wilkinson has been in the police force for 13 years, spending the last three with South Australian Police (SAPOL), saying he joined because he looked forward to turning up to work and not knowing what was going to happen.

He took the opportunity to move to Australia to give his family more opportunity for outdoor living.

“It’s quite a long process getting into SAPOL - so it probably takes about a year for the whole process,” he explained. “Th e opportunity came up and I just thought that these opportuni-ties don’t come up all that often, and that I’d go for it!”

While it’s one thing to move to Australia, moving to the Australian desert is a whole other challenge.

“We’d been three years in the city so we wanted to try and explore South Australia a bit more as a family,” Snr Cnst Wilkinson said.

“And I’d never experienced this sort of country policing before. It’s always been very within cities and high density populations.

“So it was to get that experience, and also there was a fi nan-cial incentive associated with it as well!”

Albeit noticeably quiet, Snr Cnst Wilkinson said Roxby Downs has a good, community feel.

“Th e mine expansion isn’t seeing to go ahead at the moment, but as a family, we’re really enjoying it.”

Sergeant Dan Moriarty has also been in the force for 13 years, but has been with SAPOL for six of those years – with other country postings in the Riverland, Whyalla and Meningie.

He said he fi rst joined the force for its variety, mobility and opportunity to meet and help people.

“I moved here (Australia) for the family,” he said. “I had two kids at the time and we lived in London and the crime rate was pretty high, so we thought we’d come to somewhere the kids could actually live their lives … and we stayed!”

He said now that the temperature had eased off – he was enjoying his posting in Roxby Downs.

Th ird Brit Constable Dan Hawkes has spent 11 years in the police force in London, and two years with SAPOL, and it was quite clear why he chose to move down under…

“Came for the weather!” he said. “It’s nothing like the UK – it’s always raining, you’re always indoors.”

Cnst Hawkes said his move to Roxby Downs was ideal for a closer position to camping opportunities and trips to the Northern Territory.

Watch out for Snr Sgt Moriarty, Snr Cnst Wilkinson and Cnst Hawkes patrolling Roxby Downs.

Th e n e w Andamooka Town Management

Committee offi ce and new community lei-sure area was offi cially opened yesterday by Minister for Regional Development, Gail Gago.

Minister Gago last visited Andamooka in an offi cial capacity mid-2013, when she handed over the 2013 Anda-mooka Structure Plan to the Andamooka Town Management Commit-tee (ATMC). She told Th e Monitor Newspaper last week regional devel-opment is a true passion of hers.

“Andamooka typifies the hardworking, re-silient and determined outback spirit.

“It’s been wonderful to see this community develop – particularly in the past few years un-der the guidance of the ATMC. Th e amenity of the township has really been given a boost with targeted projects and in-frastructure,” she said.

With municipal works previously managed by volunteer organisation Andamooka Progress Opal Miners’ Association (APOMA), Ms Gago said although the arrange-ments involving the vol-unteers was valuable – it was not sustainable.

In opening the ATMC offi ce and community lei-sure area, Ms Gago said

projects such as these generate an immeasura-ble sense of community.

“It was fantastic to see the community leisure centre and new office progressing on my last visit and I am pleased I will be able to see them completed and do an official launch to open them to the community – though I understand that they are already be-ing put to good use – a very wise idea in a South Australian summer!” Ms Gago said referring to the community’s use of the popular public amenity, the Splash Pad.

She also commended the Andamooka com-munity on their increase in public consultation, following the introduc-tion of the Andamooka Structure Plan.

“Th e plan is an aspira-tional document to help guide any future devel-opment or growth in the town.

“Andamooka is set-ting the example of what a remote community in South Australia can achieve when they work together towards a com-mon goal,” she fi nished.

BY MILLIE THOMAS

Gago offi cially opens new community hub

Cop this! 40 per cent of local

police force now from UK

New policemen Senior Constable Jason Wilkinson, Sergeant Daniel Moriarty and Constable Daniel Hawkes.

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Approximately 60 locals turned up to help clean up

Roxby Downs on Clean Up Australia Day on Sunday.

According to Roxby Council Projects Officer Sasha Yantewo, the group was made up from the Rox-by Downs Scouts Group, the Roxby Downs Environ-ment Forum and members of the general public.

Th e volunteers split into two separate groups and targeted areas on the Emu Trail and reserve areas in town.

“We’re extremely hap-py with the outcome – it’s great to see so many peo-ple get involved,” Sasha told The Monitor earlier this week.

Th e volunteers were re-warded after the clean-up with a complimentary bar-becue at the Lions Park.

Over 572,406 volunteers participated in Clean Up Australia Day this year, with rubbish removed from approximately 7,140 sites nationally according to Clean Up Australia.

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L iquor licensing conditions imposed on Far North com-munities in September last

year have had a positive eff ect on alcohol induced violence.

According to a statement re-leased last month, police believed alcohol fuelled violence had halved since the conditions were imposed in Coober Pedy.

Th e conditions were developed following consultation with a number of diff erent stakeholders in the region, and were considered a necessary for public order and safety.

Far North South Australian Po-lice (SAPOL) Local Service Area (LSA) Offi cer in Charge Superin-tendent Peter Anderson said the results were provided in feedback from the Umoona Council – who had reported a much safer and qui-eter community.

“Local health counsellors have reported an ability to engage co-herently, with the quality of inter-actions significantly improved,” Supt Anderson said recently.

“The average blood alcohol readings of health services cli-ents have now dropped by about

two thirds, with some people reg-ularly attending with .000.”

Supt Anderson explained ag-gression had also dropped, with hospital emergency admissions for intoxication down 50 per cent.

“Council has also reported an overall decrease in public drunk-enness and loitering and a cleaner town with less litter,” he said.

“Local police and offi cers from SA Police’s Licensing Enforcement Branch will continue to monitor the impact of the new conditions on the community of the Coober Pedy region, but it’s certainly a very positive and encouraging fi rst few months.”

Th e new take-away conditions specifi cally state:

• Th e licensee shall not sell or supply liquor for off -premises consumption to any person who resides at a ‘prescribed land’ identifi ed as Umoona Com\munity, Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands, Ngaanyatjarra Lands and Tjuntjuntjura Lands in Western Australia, or the Northern Territory communities of Docker River/Kaltukutjara, Imanpa/Mt Ebenezer, Hermannsburg/Ntarja, Maryvale/Tijikala, Santa Teresa/Ltyentye Apurte and Finke/Aputula.

• Th e licensee shall not sell or supply liquor for off -premises consumption to any person if the licensee has reason to suspect the liquor may be taken to a ‘prescribed land’ as defi ned herein. • Th e licensee shall not sell or supply liquor for off -premises consumption to any person who does not produce photographic identifi cation. • Photographic identifi cation means a current driver’s licence, international passport, proof of age card issued by the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure or equivalent in another Australian State or Territory. • Th e licensee shall not sell or supply liquor for off -premises consumption other than between 11am - 8pm each day. • Th e licensee shall not sell or supply liquor for off -premises consumption in a container commonly known as a cask. • Th e licensee shall ensure that the sale or supply of wine, port wine, fortifi ed wine or spirits for off premises consumption is limited to the max imum 750 ml per person per day.

M armota Energy Pty Ltd, Central Iron Pty Ltd and Red Metal Pty Ltd have been

granted exploration licenses to areas north of Roxby Downs recently.

A combined total of 214 square kilo-metres of land has been approved for exploration by Marmota Energy over two years, across various sites.

Lake Callabonna South (approxi-mately 175 kilometres North East of Leigh Creek) spans over 21 square kilometres and Lake Callabonna Area 2 (approximately 180 kilometres North East of Leigh Creek) over 48 square kilometres. Both are located in Lake Frome.

Marmota Energy said in a state-ment, “Th e Lake Frome projects are located in the highly prospective Lake Frome region in South Australia and are in close proximity to the Beverley uranium mine and Four Mile Deposit.

“Th e tenements are 100 per cent owned by Marmota and also located over the highly prospective Benagerie Ridge, with the tenements also being prospective for base and precious metals.”

Marmota Energy has also been granted an exploration license at ‘Half Moon Lake Area’ spanning over 145 square kilometres for two years. Th e area is sectioned into three separate tenements.

Th e company has a number of other projects in South Australia, including at Junction Dam, 50 kilometres west of Broken Hill, Melton on Northern

Yorke Peninsula, Western Spur 60 kilometres northwest of Lake Frome, Pundinya 90 kilometres northwest of Tarcoola and one in Nevada, USA.

Central Iron Pty Ltd has been grant-ed exploration at the ‘Hawkes Nest Area’, approximately 120 kilometres north of Kingoonya. Th e large 398 square kilometre area is located in the Woomera Prohibited Area and extends over three diff erent zones of usage within the WPA – infrequent, periodic use zone one and periodic use zone two.

Further west, Red Metal Ltd has been granted exploration in a 62 square kilometre area called Ooldea for two years, approximately 250 kilo-metres North West of Ceduna.

Th e Red Metal board announced recently Bemax Resources Limited has signed an Exploration and Earn-in Agreement over Ooldea.

“Th e projects cover old (tertiary) beach sands deposited along the western margin of the Gawler Cra-ton where Iluka Resources Ltd have recently began construction towards development of the large Jacinth and Ambrosia deposits producing in ex-cess of 6,000,000 tonnes of mineral sand concentrate including 2,900,000 tonnes of zircon over a ten year eco-nomic mine life.

“Red Metal and Bemax are trialling high resolution airborne electromag-netic surveying to map the prospective shore line in the Barton area prior to drilling in the 2009 fi eld season.”

BY MILLIE THOMAS

Should they be re-elected in this month’s State election, the Labor Government has promised to build a $4 million airstrip in

conjunction with industry in Innamincka to help service oil and gas fi elds in the far north.

Th e promise is part of a Labor policy aiming to accelerate investment in exploration and development of the resources sector.

Th e State’s far north already plays host to gas and oil producers in and around Moomba and the Cooper Basin – including one currently under exploration by Lincoln Resources near Coober Pedy.

Regional air charter operator Rossair welcomed the pledge after being awarded the Special Facilities License to build and operate the new development.

“Th e burgeoning oil and gas sector in the region made it even more important to evolve new and open access regional air infrastructure across the Basin,” a Rossair spokesperson said last week.

Rossair Chief Operating Offi cer Peter Hebdon said in a statement that ‘open access’ would be a critical factor behind any new sealed airstrip and facilities in Innamincka.

He said it was necessary to provide Rossair and other operators the ability to more freely fl y more people in and out of the region.

“It is essential that the oil and gas companies op-erating in the Cooper Eromanga Basin are able to transport their people and supplies in and out of a remote region like the basin in a safe and effi cient manner,” Mr Hebdon said.

“Importantly, the proposed new airport will be a

state-of-the-art facility and will be open access to all participants in the Basin.”

According to an article printed on December 3 by ABC Rural, shale gas from the Cooper Basin is to be the next big resource behind supplies to the United States.

“Santos have successfully produced gas from a well near Moomba, but other players including Beach Energy are trialling horizontal fracking to get the most out of deep underground rocks,” the article said.

Professor Peter Hartleyalso told ABC Rural the Cooper Basin has a large deposit of shale.

“Th e geological characteristics are similar to the shales in Texas and Louisiana, and the other big ad-vantage the Cooper has over other parts of Australia that have shale is they already have pipelines that connect them to Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide.”

Shale gas production now accounts for over 30 per cent of total gas production in the US.

Th e policy also promises to establish a world-class resources precinct, incorporating a $32.2m new core library and an Onshore Petroleum Centre of Excel-lence, invest $4 million for the Mining and Petroleum Centre of Excellence and commit a further $4 million over four years to expand and modernise the PACE (Plan for Accelerated Exploration) scheme.

Th ey will also defer royalty payments for unconven-tional gas to accelerate investment and job creation in this rapidly expanding sector and establish a Re-gional Mining Infrastructure Taskforce to guide the planning, development and delivery of rail, road, port, water and electricity assets and support the expansion of our resources sector. BY MILLIE THOMAS

A proposal to upgrade and seal the Strzelecki Track has been submitted to Infrastructure Australia (IA).

Transport and Infrastructure Minister Tom Koutsantonis said the Strzelecki Track is a vital link for the outback community and provides the only access through South Australia to the Cooper Basin oil and gas fi elds in the northeast of the State.

“Labor recognises the importance of the Strzelecki Track to the South Aus-tralian economy. Last year, I travelled the track to meet with road crews and the community about further investment,” Mr Koutsantonis said.

“Th e track links to the National Land Transport Network south of Port Au-gusta via the Hawker to Marree Road and the Flinders Ranges Way.

“It is a crucially important supply line for outback communities and tourism, pastoralists and nationally signifi cant existing oil and gas extraction operations.”

Th e business case submitted to IA proposes sealing 426 kilometres of the track, between Lyndhurst and Innamincka in outback north-eastern SA, as well as an additional 26 kilometres which connects to the Adventure Way at the Queensland/SA border.

Th e proposed works include:• Earthworks, drainage and causeway works.• Pavement construction and sealing to deliver a two-lane, two-way road (with 3.5-metre wide lanes and one metre wide sealed shoulders).• Minor road realignments and traffi c management.Mr Koutsantonis said these works would signifi cantly improve the current

road condition and reduce transport costs, especially for heavy vehicles.“Th e existing road has a lack of drainage and does not have an all-weather

surface making travel times unpredictable and, in wet conditions, the road can be closed for extended periods,” he said.

“Th e road is currently unsuitable for the most productive heavy vehicles, such as triple road trains, and a number of sections have a high-crash potential.

“Th e proposed upgrade will increase safety, reduce travel times and vehicle operating costs, and improve access for higher-productivity freight vehicles.

“We will continue discussions with the Federal Government regarding funding of this important project.”

Th e project is identifi ed as a high priority in the Integrated Transport and Land Use Plan for South Australia.

Alcohol violence in Coober Pedy halved

Strzelecki Track proposal submitted

Exploration continues in Far North

Proposed airstrip for far north oil and gas fi elds

Exploration licenses recently granted in Far North South Australia.

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Superintendent Peter Anderson is impressed with the outcome of the new liquor licensing conditions.

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EDITORIAL

TEXT YOUR COMMENTS TO THE EDITOR ON 0439 898 159TEXT TALK or email [email protected] O ver the past few weeks we have

again heard suggestions to store radioactive waste at Olympic

Dam. It’s not a new idea, but it’s still one

met with huge uncertainty, even in Rox-by Downs where we actually mine the uranium.

Last week we heard more news that Olympic Dam suff ered a $22 million loss in the fi rst half of this fi nancial year. Th at loss was largely due to our miners push-ing through a lower grade ore section in order to open up another area of the mine, and the wider reaching eff ects of low global commodity prices.

In recent weeks we have also seen the policiticans come in and out of town, and while the two major parties disagree on many things, of course, the need for industry diversifi cation in Roxby Downs is a common theme. We need to develop industries that are not so dependent on the boom and bust of mining.

Is radioactive waste storage one an-swer? Could we use the mine to establish another income stream for BHP Billiton, and therefore secure the operation into

the future? Would it mean more jobs for local

families? More people for Roxby Downs? More local families spending in local shops? Would this create a more secure future for Roxby Downs?

It makes us all take a deep breath. No-one really wants a nuclear waste dump in their backyard, but the fact is we already have a uranium mine in ours, with the associated tailings. And it’s apparently managed exceptionally well. It’s probably the best operation in the world.

Former BHP Billiton ecologist John Read said it himself. Th e mine already has all the necessary safety protocols, environmental staff and management plans in place. John worked at Olympic Dam for 10 years. He and his wife helped establish the Arid Recovery project. He is a respected ecologist and conservation-ist. You wouldn’t think a man of his ex-perience would make such a suggestion without the idea having signifi cant merit.

He also told us that when he worked in Roxby Downs the environmental team at the mine thought the idea to store waste at Olympic Dam made perfect sense. We have to store it somewhere - and may-

be Olympic Dam is the safest place to do that, instead of a hospital basement somewhere? John told Th e Monitor dan-gerous radioactive materials were already being trucked through Port Augusta and through major transport channels in SA.

He also made the point that Olympic Dam has to get their uranium product to export somehow, through somewhere. Are people just oblivious, or just plain naive?

When the issue was raised at a recent political meeting we were suprised when the vast majority of the locals present also thought the idea had merit.

Some of those people have lived in Roxby Downs for more than 20 years.

It’s interesting to note that several key State politicians have also voiced their support for the idea - but won’t go on record. Particularly in an election year.

Is it perhaps time to really address the issue head on?

South Australia has lost Holden. Min-ing is on a downhill roll. Th e government is talking about creating innovative new industries for SA?

Could this, realistically, be one of them?

““LLLooooccccccaaaaaaaalllllll,,, LLLiiivvveee aaannnnndddddddddd LLLLLLooooooovvvvvvvviiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnn’’’ it”

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Monday 7-9pm Classics From the Crypt with FrogTuesday7-8.30pm The Lowe Downe with J-Lowe8.30 – 10pm Jack & Katie ShowWednesday3-4pm Tunes in the Dunes with Leroy6-7.30 pm Living in the 70’s with TeresaThursday4-5pm An hour with Kaye & Friends5-6pm Afternoon Delights

Friday1-2pm The Vibe with Kath, Sasha & Ann Marie4-5pm Tunes in the Dunes with Leroy7-9pm Classics from the Crypt with FrogSaturday8-9am The Rock with Liz11-12noon In the Man Cave with ya matesSunday10-2pm Back outback Country5-6pm Leighthology8-9pm Rox in the Box with Colin

News and informationMonday - Friday

8.30 & 10am South Australian News Bulletin 9am & 5pm The Job Board

6am & 1pm The VIBE Community BoardSaturday

10am The VIBE Community Board

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Should we or shouldn’t we?

Apparently parking your car on verges destroys the native vegetation the council

plants. I’d love to know how bark chips and dirt falls into this category. And in the newer section you can’t park your car on

the road because otherwise other cars can’t drive through! Why do some areas

get nice little cut outs to park in, and others don’t? We all pay the same rates.

Vote 1 for Parking

Yessss - Summer is over! Thank god for cooler weather.

Winter Warmer

Congratulations to the idiot who got bogged with three kids in the car recently

with no food and water out the back of beyond. If you don’t know what you are doing, don’t go off road!

Common sense prevails

Could someone bring a hot chicken shop to town? Subway has done so well - surely

there is room for chicken and chips!Hmmmmm - chicken!

Can’t wait for footy season to begin for 2014. Goooooo the Crows! and Go HORNRIDGE!!!

Crow Eatin’ Hornbag

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Page 6 -- Wednesday, March 5, 2014 www.themonitor.com.au THE MONITOR - Your Community Newspaper

EDITORIAL

TEXT YOUR COMMENTS TO THE EDITOR ON 0439 898 159TEXT TALK or email [email protected] O ver the past few weeks we have

again heard suggestions to store radioactive waste at Olympic

Dam. It’s not a new idea, but it’s still one

met with huge uncertainty, even in Rox-by Downs where we actually mine the uranium.

Last week we heard more news that Olympic Dam suff ered a $22 million loss in the fi rst half of this fi nancial year. Th at loss was largely due to our miners push-ing through a lower grade ore section in order to open up another area of the mine, and the wider reaching eff ects of low global commodity prices.

In recent weeks we have also seen the policiticans come in and out of town, and while the two major parties disagree on many things, of course, the need for industry diversifi cation in Roxby Downs is a common theme. We need to develop industries that are not so dependent on the boom and bust of mining.

Is radioactive waste storage one an-swer? Could we use the mine to establish another income stream for BHP Billiton, and therefore secure the operation into

the future? Would it mean more jobs for local

families? More people for Roxby Downs? More local families spending in local shops? Would this create a more secure future for Roxby Downs?

It makes us all take a deep breath. No-one really wants a nuclear waste dump in their backyard, but the fact is we already have a uranium mine in ours, with the associated tailings. And it’s apparently managed exceptionally well. It’s probably the best operation in the world.

Former BHP Billiton ecologist John Read said it himself. Th e mine already has all the necessary safety protocols, environmental staff and management plans in place. John worked at Olympic Dam for 10 years. He and his wife helped establish the Arid Recovery project. He is a respected ecologist and conservation-ist. You wouldn’t think a man of his ex-perience would make such a suggestion without the idea having signifi cant merit.

He also told us that when he worked in Roxby Downs the environmental team at the mine thought the idea to store waste at Olympic Dam made perfect sense. We have to store it somewhere - and may-

be Olympic Dam is the safest place to do that, instead of a hospital basement somewhere? John told Th e Monitor dan-gerous radioactive materials were already being trucked through Port Augusta and through major transport channels in SA.

He also made the point that Olympic Dam has to get their uranium product to export somehow, through somewhere. Are people just oblivious, or just plain naive?

When the issue was raised at a recent political meeting we were suprised when the vast majority of the locals present also thought the idea had merit.

Some of those people have lived in Roxby Downs for more than 20 years.

It’s interesting to note that several key State politicians have also voiced their support for the idea - but won’t go on record. Particularly in an election year.

Is it perhaps time to really address the issue head on?

South Australia has lost Holden. Min-ing is on a downhill roll. Th e government is talking about creating innovative new industries for SA?

Could this, realistically, be one of them?

““LLLooooccccccaaaaaaaalllllll,,, LLLiiivvveee aaannnnndddddddddd LLLLLLooooooovvvvvvvviiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnn’’’ it”

PH: 8671 2545 www.roxfm.com.auE: [email protected]

Requests - SMS: 0407 979 918

Monday 7-9pm Classics From the Crypt with FrogTuesday7-8.30pm The Lowe Downe with J-Lowe8.30 – 10pm Jack & Katie ShowWednesday3-4pm Tunes in the Dunes with Leroy6-7.30 pm Living in the 70’s with TeresaThursday4-5pm An hour with Kaye & Friends5-6pm Afternoon Delights

Friday1-2pm The Vibe with Kath, Sasha & Ann Marie4-5pm Tunes in the Dunes with Leroy7-9pm Classics from the Crypt with FrogSaturday8-9am The Rock with Liz11-12noon In the Man Cave with ya matesSunday10-2pm Back outback Country5-6pm Leighthology8-9pm Rox in the Box with Colin

News and informationMonday - Friday

8.30 & 10am South Australian News Bulletin 9am & 5pm The Job Board

6am & 1pm The VIBE Community BoardSaturday

10am The VIBE Community Board

Live shows to tune into now streaming live at www.roxfm.com.au

Should we or shouldn’t we?

Apparently parking your car on verges destroys the native vegetation the council

plants. I’d love to know how bark chips and dirt falls into this category. And in the newer section you can’t park your car on

the road because otherwise other cars can’t drive through! Why do some areas

get nice little cut outs to park in, and others don’t? We all pay the same rates.

Vote 1 for Parking

Yessss - Summer is over! Thank god for cooler weather.

Winter Warmer

Congratulations to the idiot who got bogged with three kids in the car recently

with no food and water out the back of beyond. If you don’t know what you are doing, don’t go off road!

Common sense prevails

Could someone bring a hot chicken shop to town? Subway has done so well - surely

there is room for chicken and chips!Hmmmmm - chicken!

Can’t wait for footy season to begin for 2014. Goooooo the Crows! and Go HORNRIDGE!!!

Crow Eatin’ Hornbag

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Aqua, a popular water based class held at 7pm on Mondays and 10am on Fridays, off ers gravity free resistance training in the pool. Th is class is considered perfect for pregnant women, or those who have just given birth.

Fitball is a great class to work on the trouble-some mid-section, and is held on Wednesday at

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Bernadette AbrahamLiberal Candidate for Giles

What do you see as the biggest issues facing our electorate – particularly in Roxby Downs?

Th e cost of living is by far the biggest issue facing families in Giles. Families in Roxby Downs simply want the everyday basics like groceries, energy and transport to be aff ordable.

Labor’s economic mismanagement has continued to hurt the hip pocket of families for over a decade.

Th e city-centric Weatherill Labor Government have no inter-est in lowering the cost of living in regional areas and are more focussed on maintaining their city electorates.

Th e Liberal Party is committed to lowering the cost of living, bringing council rates and utility prices back under control and managing our State’s fi nances responsibly for people in the city and the regions.

Th e expansion of mine operations in Roxby is another major issue for the region that has huge implications for the local econ-omy and employment.

Th e State Liberals will ensure that our economic environment allows mining to fl ourish. Labor’s stubborn support for the mining tax and the carbon tax keeps continues to reduce South Australia’s competitiveness.

What major changes will your party introduce that will improve living in our electorate?

A Marshall Liberal Government will lower the cost of living in our regional areas by reducing energy prices and capping council rates. Every year home owners have to pay more and more in council rates, and we will reduce this cost burden on the family budget.

We have also committed to no new taxes and levies, which will ease the burden on families and business.

What is your party doing, or is planning to do, to help secure

the future of the mining industry? We have committed $15

million per year to our Regional Development Fund, which will

allow local councils to improve the roads and infrastructure that

mining companies need in order to be productive.

Unlike Labor, we will work with the Federal Government to

scrap the Mining Tax and the Carbon Tax, which are both an

unfair impost on the mining industry. What is your party doing, or is planning to do, to help sup-

port health services in our region? Th e State Liberals understand that local communities are best

placed to decide what their communities need to stay healthy and happy. Under Labor we have seen a centralisation of health services in Adelaide. We will move to restore health decision making back to the local areas.

Th e State Liberals know that suicide and self-harm is more prevalent in regional areas than in the city. Th is is why we com-mitted to provide funding to organisations that work to prevent suicide and self-harm in regional areas.

What is your party doing, or is planning to do, to support education services in our region?

Th e State Liberals know that local school communities make the best decisions about their children’s education, not bureau-crats in Adelaide. We will allow school principals, with advice from governing councils, to manage their own school budget, rather than be told how to spend it by the Education Department. Allowing more school autonomy has been proven to increase student outcomes in other states, because principals are able to better cater to the needs of their student population.

A Marshall Liberal Government will also transition our Year 7 students into high schools, rather than have them remain in primary schools.

Th is will bring us in line with the rest of the nation, and has been proven to lift numeracy and literacy rates as students have access to more subjects, specialist tuition and superior learning facilities.

We will also conduct an audit of all state schools to assess their future infrastructure and staffing needs and work with smaller primary schools to help them transition.

Eddie HughesLabor Candidate for Giles

What do you see as the biggest issues facing our electorate – particularly in Roxby Downs?

Th e biggest issue facing Roxby Downs is the uncertainty surrounding the timing and confi guration of the Olympic Dam expansion and the large job losses as a result of cutting costs to boost productivity. Th e number of jobs lost as a proportion of the overall workforce at Olympic Dam and Roxby Downs is very high.

Th e job losses have had a series of negative cascading eff ects on the community. Th e increase in employment of 428 jobs between the 2006 and 2011 Census has been wiped out and the real job losses are close to double that number.

Job losses of that scale as a proportion of overall employment would trigger structural assistant packages in other commu-nities but given the unique characteristics of Roxby Downs in the South Australian context the traditional approach would, in all likelihood, not work.

Some form of transitional assistance could be looked at to provide a buff er until a decision is made about the timing and nature of the expansion. Any assistance would have to be carefully worked out in a collaborative approach with the Roxby Downs community.

On the positive side Olympic Dam will provide jobs and prosperity for many years to come but the community, small businesses and especially those people that have lost their jobs are going through a very diffi cult period.

What major changes will your party introduce that will improve living in our electorate?

We will continue to build on a range of improvements that have occurred since coming to Government in 2002. Full time employment has increased by 12 per cent with the addition of 110,000 jobs.

Our economy has nearly doubled in size from $52.4 billion to $95.1 billion in 2013. School retention rates have increased from 69.5 per cent to 91.9 per cent. We have more doctors, nurses and hospital beds per person than any other State and there has been a large investment in upgrading regional hospi-tals. We are reforming the Patient Assistant Transport Scheme by increasing funding by $2.5 million per year and making the scheme easier to use and more fl exible.

In fact our policy initiative was so good the Liberals were forced to copy it. Victim reported crime is down by nearly 40

per cent. We will continue to focus on improving health and education in regional South Australia as part of our commit-ment to a fair go.

We will reduce the power costs of people in Andamooka, Coober Pedy and other off grid communities so that they will pay the same as people in Adelaide.

What is your party doing, or is planning to do, to help secure the future of the mining industry?

Labor has a proud history of supporting the mining indus-

try in South Australia. Labor introduced in the early 1990’s the highly innovative Aerial Magnetic Survey of the state. Th e results of the survey were made available to the mining industry at no cost. We continued our support for the industry with additional surveys and the introduction of the Plan for Accelerated Exploration which directly assisted the discovery of the Carrapateena copper deposit. We have committed to spending an additional $4 million on the PACE scheme which comes on top of what is already a multi million dollar program.

Labor has worked to open up the Woomera Prohibited Area to exploration and mining. We stand ready to support the ex-pansion of Olympic Dam and we worked diligently to ensure all of the necessary approvals for the expansion were in place.

What is your party doing, or is planning to do, to help support health services in our region?

Labor builds health services while the Liberals cut. 300 beds were stripped out of regional hospitals the last time the Liberals were in power and will return to health cuts if they gain govern-ment. Th ose cuts will disproportionately hit regional commu-nities. During Labor’s term hospital emergency departments have gone from the worst performing in the nation to among the best and we now have more doctors, nurses and hospital beds per person than any other state. We are committed to en-suring health services are located as close as possible to where people live and when that is not possible a greatly improved PATS will enable people to access medical services. Th ere is still much to be done when it comes to attracting and retaining professional medical staff in country areas and there is much to be done when it comes to closing the gap in wellbeing between country residents and metropolitan residents. Th ere needs to be a shift to a greater emphasis on primary and preventative health measures given the growing burden of chronic illness

What is your party doing, or is planning to do, to support education services in our region?

Students in South Australia are now more likely to stay at school to Year 12 than students in any other state. School re-tention rates have increased from 69.5 per cent in 2002 to 91.9 per cent in 2013. Th ere is still a signifi cant gap in educational attainment between metropolitan students and students in regional areas. I strongly support genuine needs based funding in education which will advantage regional students. Regional schools face additional costs and operating challenges com-pared to metropolitan schools and there needs to be a greater recognition of those additional costs.

I will be a strong advocate for the retention of the Andamoo-ka Primary School which is likely to be under threat if a Liberal Government is elected. Th e school provides a great service for the Andamooka community and is an important community hub. Despite its challenges over the years it has displayed ex-traordinary resilience and it has received strong support from Labor to continue educating youngsters in Andamooka.

Question time with your local candidatesGet ready to Vote March 15. Local residents are reminded the

2014 State Election will he held on Saturday, March 15. This week The Monitor posed these questions to Liberal Candidate Bernadette

Abraham and Labor Candidate Eddie Hughes. This is what they had to say.

Next week … Stay tuned for more election coverage next week when The Monitor poses more questions to candidates, including Greens Candidate Alison Sentance and Family First Candidate Cheryl Kaminski.

State ElectionSaturday, March 15



S t u d e n t V o i c e Representatives at St Barbara’s Parish were

announced at the school’s weekly assembly on Friday.

Th e leaders – two from each class – will join the already elect-ed school and house captains in St Barbs’ student leadership group.

Lincoln and Mackenzie have been chosen as the 2014 School Captains, and are joined by Vice Captains Jaiden and Miranda.

House Monaghan is being led by Lachlaun and Emily, House Ardill by Nebjamin and Jordon and House Hurley by Connor and Brianna.

Student Voice Leaders are cho-sen to help exemplify the school’s approach which follows Stephen Covey’s Seven Habits of Highly Eff ective People.

Jaxon and Molly were chosen from Foundation, Ale and Bai-ley were chosen from Year 1 and Michael and Sophie were chosen from the Year 1-2 class.

Olivia and Th omas were chosen from the Year 2/3 class, Ashton and Brianna from the Year 3/4 class, and Jessica and Flynn from the Year 4/5 class.

Georgia and Coby were chosen from the Year 6/7 class and.

School Vice Captains Miranda and Jaiden and Captains Macken-zie and Lincoln were chosen from grades Eight and Nine.

P arents of students at St Barbara’s Parish School were unsurprisingly delighted at

the class presentations at school assembly last week.

Th e assembly, held on Friday, was hosted by the Foundation and Year Nine classes and featured a localised rendition of ‘We’re going on a bear hunt’ and a prologue from Anh Do’s “Th e Happiest Refugee’.

Foundation students used referenc-es to spinifex, Sturt Desert Peas and hot sand dunes in their ‘We’re going on a Roxby hunt’ rendition, and Year 9s told the audience they had realised that ‘life as a refugee is very tough and unfair’, and that we are all lucky to live in Aust ralia.

BY MILLIE THOMAS

S taff at St Barbara’s Parish School held a Restorative Practices Parent Evening recently, addressing

lifelong approach techniques, learning opportunities and confl ict resolution.

School Principal Anthony Hayes said the evening outlined ways to utilise approaches used at the school.

“Th is approach to lifelong learning em-phasises how we can provide high expecta-tions for our children but also provide the high levels of the right types of support,” Mr Hayes said.

“Th is approach allows the focus to be that every opportunity is a learning opportunity. It provides the opportunities for positive relationships to be a focus and as was stated in a recent Catholic Education Circular ‘At

the centre of eff ective teaching and learning are harmonious relationships’.”

He said the St Barbs’ staff acknowledged that confl ict is an inevitable part of human interaction.

“When a child is experiencing confl ict in any of their relationships, emotional dis-tress prevents them from being able to en-gage in learning. Th is information confi rms for us as a school how important getting relationships right in all areas of a student’s life is,” Mr Hayes said.

“Th e focus on lifelong learning empowers our students with the skills to be eff ective citizens and learners in all situations.”

St Barbs’ staff also underwent profes-sional development in lifelong learning to support the approach.

BY MILLIE THOMAS

Leadership team chosen for 2014

Parents delighted at Foundation/Year Nine assembly

Lifelong learning

Achievement and Leadership Award winners at last

week’s school assembly.

Year Nine students performing a prologue of Anh Do’s ‘The Happiest Refugee’

at assembly last week.

Foundation students performing ‘We’re going on a Roxby hunt’.

Student Voice Representatives.

St Barb’s School and Vice Captains for 2014.

St Barb’s House Captains for 2014.

- Wednesday, March 5, 2014 www.themonitor.com.au THE MONITOR - Your Community Newspaper

OUT ABOUT&

Aiden, Maddison and Jackson at the T20 cricket Grand Final.

Alan Plant, Brian Robinson, Rob Halmai and Denise Fitzpatrick

enjoyed the dirt circuit.

Charlotte, Brock, Jackson and Cody cheer on teams at basketball.

Chloe and Vicky Harris.

Dani Best and Julie Johnson at Bowls recently.

Bec Hewitt with her daughter Amelia at the cricket recently.

Beau and Sasha watching local basketball recently.

Annie and Lewellyn hanging out at

Dirt Circuit.


OUT ABOUT&Millie, Rob and Ivy Beveridge have a family outing to basketball.

Ray Simons with Skylee at Dirt

Circuit recently.

Kimberley and Amethyst Hargrave

out and about recently.

Rat, Steven and Cecille Bell at Friday

Bowls recently.

Local emergency services helped out at a recent event.

Front - Julie and Pete Jones. Emily Davies and Sandy Richter. Back - Kirby

Hobbs, Anna Richter and Jason Orr

Phone 8671 0053 CLUB

“Take-Your-Pick”Friday from 5.30pm

Happy hour 6-7All pints $5 AND $5 base spirits

Saturday 15th MarchPrizes forbest dressed $5 Base Spirits between 10-11pm

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Following the severe weather storm on Friday, February 14, Roxby Council are working to ensure damages to public spaces are repaired.

Th e television tower has been temporarily replaced, until the new tower is delivered. Th e next major works scheduled as a result of the high winds are the repair/replacement of street lights around town.

Roxby Council staff have assesed the aff ected lights and are coordinating the replacement/repair.

Repairs continue

Opening hours Monday to Friday9 am to 4.30 pm

Council provides transport services including:

• Vehicle registration • Boat registrations

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

All enquiries 131 084.

Opal Road Landfi llOpening hours

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

Levies apply for businessesRecycling can be taken either

to the Opal Landfi ll orBSH Waste Solutions on Gosse Street

All enquiries: 8671 1154

Opening hours 9 am to 5 pm Monday-Wednesdays, Fridays

9:30am to 5pm Thursdays9.30 am to 12 noon Saturdays

Telephone 8671 0500Email: [email protected]

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

Toddler Story Time 2 pm Thursday.

Opening hours

9 am to 5 pm weekdays

Telephone 8671 0010 • Fax 8671 0452

Email: [email protected]

After hours emergency

Mobile 0418 892 870

Web www.roxbycouncil.com

SERVICE SAWASTE MANAGEMENTLIBRARYCOUNCIL OFFICE

Roxby Council

NEWS IN BRIEFNEWS IN BRIEF Council Rates for the third quarter have been issued and are due for payment

on March 20th, 2014.Reminder Waste Bins need

to be brought in off the street and returned to

your property within 24 hours after collection.

Roxby Downs will celebrate Harmony Day on Wednesday, March 19, 2014.

Th e message of Harmony Day is ‘Everyone Belongs’.

It is a day to celebrate Australia’s diversity. It is a day of cultural respect for everyone who calls Australia home – from the traditional owners of this land to those who have come from many countries around the world.

More information will be provided soon about how Roxby Downs is going to celebrate Harmony Day.

Harmony Day

There is no need to sort, bundle or e yourrecyclables. Please NO Bin Liners. Rinse food and drink containers (especially pet food).

Put ALL recyclables in the yellow bin together.The sor ng will be done at the Materials Recovery Facility or MRF.

Know your recycling bin

What can go in the Recycling Bin?NO BIN LINERS

Paper and Cardboard • Paper – offi ce, glossy, newspapers, magazines, catalogues, envelopes (including those with windows), phone books, any other paper (staples and paper clips are fi ne). • Cardboard, food boxes, egg cartons, food-free pizza boxes, rinsed paper cups/plates etc.

Plas c • Any rinsed plas c container that holds its shape – drink, detergent, cleaning product, shampoo, condi oner, cosme c, medicine bo les (empty). • Clean yogurt, ice cream, bu er, margarine, dip tubs. • Chocolate and biscuit trays. • Clean plant pots and tubs. • to plas cs.

Do NOT place so plas cs, cling wrap, plas c bags, packaging or polystyrene foam.

Liquid Paper Board (LPB) • Cartons and TetraPaks – milk, long-life milk, juice, custard and soup stocks.

Metal • Steel cans and lids – food and drink, coff ee cans. • rinsed pet food cans, empty aerosol cans, paint ns (empty and clean). • Aluminium cans (beer, so drink) – crush length wise as sorters need to see what drink container it is.Do NOT put dangerous steel products in recycling eg. gas cylinders and fi re ex nguishers.

Glass • Clear, green and amber (brown) glass bo les and containers. • Medicine bo les (empty) Jars (remove lids). Do NOT put broken drinking glasses, ceramics, mirrors, pyrex, windscreen or window glass in this bin.

Why are some items NOT recyclable? • Some items are made from a variety of materials that cannot be separated (chocolate and chip packets o en have a plas c outer and an aluminium lining). • Others, such as so plas cs cannot be easily sorted at the Materials Recovery Facility. • Pyrex, window glass, mirrors and ceramics have a diff erent mel ng point to glass, bo les, jars etc. A piece the size of a thumbnail can stop a tonne of glass from being recycled. • Video and audio tapes, strapping string and rope can become tangled in machinery, causing break down. • Broken glass, nappies and dirty pot plant containers can be a occupa onal, health and safety issue.

TIPRe-use your dishwater togive your cartons a quick rinse; otherwise they will

start to smell.

TIPSteel lids are small and get

lost in the sor ng system. Place them in an empty n and squash

the n closed beforerecycling.


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WHO’S ON THE BOARD

CONTACTING THE BOARD

BOARD MEETINGSBoard meetings are held on the last

Monday of the month.Members of the public are welcome to

attend and observe.If you would like to make a presentation or raise an issue, please contact the Executive Offi cer on 0418 833 818 so that you can be included on the

agenda.Confi dential discussions with the

Board can be arranged if required.

For further information, advice or general questions please contact:

Michelle Hales,Executive Offi cer

Roxby Downs Community Board Inc.PO Box 85

Roxby Downs SA 5725Mobile: 0418 833 818


Teresa Malcolm • Nidya IwanMichelle Davis • George Giakoumis

Vicki Mason • Gaylene Crane Mary Lewis • Brett McNeil• Bill Boehm • Chris Gibson

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 13 @7.30pmLocation TBC

BUSINESS FORUM Laura Trotta 0412 734 964

Tuesday, April 1 @ 6.15pm

Council Boardroom.

SPORTS and REC FORUMDamien Condon 0439 862 784

TBC March 2014.

COMMUNITY GARDENPatrik Ibele (08) 8671 0168

Thursday, March 13 @ 7.30pm

Council Boardroom

ENVIRONMENT FORUMAngela Neyland 0448 168 167

Thursday, March 6 @7pm

Council Boardroom

ROXBY ROADSAFE MEETINGMichelle Hales 0418 833 818

Thursday, March 13 @ 5.30pmCouncil Boardroom

MULTICULTURAL FORUMSasha Yantewo (08) 8671 0010

Wednesday, March 19 @ 6pm

Council Boardroom

WOMEN’S NETWORKLisa Hewerdine (08) 8671 0010

Monday, March 17 @ 6pmCouncil Boardroom

Volunteer training grantsThe Volunteer Training Grants 2014 recognise the value of providing free training for volunteers and volunteer managers and are designed to boost their skills and experience to meet the needs of local communi es and

services.

Funding from the $100,000 Volunteer Training Grants program is available to eligible South Australian volunteer resource centres, councils, suitably qualifi ed training providers and not-for-profi t incorporated community

organisa ons.

The program will provide grants of up to $10,000 towards the cost of training course/s, which assist volunteers and volunteer managers who are from not-for-profi t incorporated community

organisa ons to:• get the skills and qualifi ca ons they

need• meet the iden fi ed training needs

of the local community.Applica ons close: 5pm,

Friday, March 7, 2014

Visit www.ofv.sa.gov.au/grants/free-volunteer-training-grants

International Women’s Day is celebrated every year around the world and in Roxby the Women’s

Network choose to celebrate the day always with a wonderful event.

2014 is no diff erent and the Women’s Network have planned a unique expe-rience with a Gourmet BBQ dinner at Arid Recovery, watching the sunset and listening to Guest speaker: Kylie Piper (CEO Arid Recovery). Th e event will be held on Saturday, March 15 departing at 5.30pm until 9.30pm approx. You don’t have to worry how to get to Arid

Recovery as there are buses departing from the War memorial in the Main Street and returning to ensure you can have some bubbles, wine or beer and enjoy yourself. Th e Women’s Network have thought of everything!

Ticket prices are $50 per person and this includes the event at Arid Recov-ery, gourmet BBQ dinner and transport to and from Arid Recovery.

Th e event is BYO – so bring your fa-vourite potion!

Buy your Tickets from the Visitor Information Centre Today!

International Women’s Day@ Arid Recovery

Saturday 15 March 2014 5:30pm till 9:30pm

includes gourmet BBQ and BYO Drinks

cost: $50 ticket (includes Entry to Arid Recovery, dinner & transport)

Tickets available at Visitors Info Centre

Raise your glasses and celebrate International Women’s Day as you watch the sunset and listen to Kylie Piper, CEO, tell us

about Arid Recovery

Put on your jeans, pull on your boots, grab your camera, & jump on the bus (leaves the RSL Memorial at 5:30pm) and join us!

For more info, contact Lisa Hewerdine 0448059168

Community Garden Seed Planting Event

Community Garden volunteers spent Saturday morning planting vegetables. Yellow and red cherry

tomatoes, capsicum and kale seeds were all planted in yoghurt containers which were drilled with holes for drainage.

The seedlings will be grown over the next two months in preparation for Happy Healthy Expo (March 29). Th e Community Garden will have a stall at this expo to give away the vegetable seedlings along with in-formation on how to grow them in pots and child friendly recipes. Th e aim is to help

people, particularly children discover the joys of seeing plants grow and eating food they have grown themselves. Th e group has also developed a booklet on composting which will also be available to Roxby Downs’ residents at the expo stall.

Community Garden volunteers Jess Davis, Richard Gloster, John McCallum, Virginia Suoswell and Asha getting their hands dirty planting vegetable seeds.

International Women’s Day 2014

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Consults at 97 Pioneer Drive, Roxby Downs

Times to accommodate shift workers

Instant health fund rebates - Manual adjusting & Activator techniques

24/7 Booking & enquiry service PHONE 8645 0880

Tuesday 18th March PM and Wednesday 19th March AMTuesday 1st April PM and Wednesday 2nd April AM

Pt Pirie & Adelaide

Depots

Antique & Household RemovalsLocal, Interstate & Country Storage

Delivery Specialists

Phone: 0427 716 173Roxby Downs • Pt Augusta • Pt Pirie

Self StoragePORT AUGUSTA

Irvine Self Storage Pty Ltd - Carlton ParadeWestside Self Storage - Old Tarcoola Road

Individual undercover locked units for vehicles, furniture, boats etc.

Competitive rates, monitored security.

7 day access, inspection invited.

Allan 0429 670 096 Mark 0412 044 406

telephone 08 8671 1353 facsimile 08 8671 [email protected]

PO Box 275 - Roxby Downs - South Australia 5725

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Carpentry | Plumbing | Trade Labour HirePlastering | Electrical & Communications

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Timeless TransportFurniture removals • Pick up and delivery from Adelaide

to Roxby (no item too large or small!) • General freight

Phone 0415 405 516

Ongoing commercial

contract work welcome

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OPEN 7 DAYS

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

Post Of ce

PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICESPUBLIC NOTICESPUBLIC NOTICES

Rural Women’s GP ServiceDR BETSY WILLIAMS

Wednesday, 12thMarch 2014

Please bring your Medicare cardCONSULTATIONS BY

APPOINTMENT ONLY

Ph: 8673 7788Children & Young people meeting Jesus

Games, Fun, Food & BibleKids for Christ (KFC)

Tuesdays 3 to 5pm – Junior Primary Reception to Year 5

At Roxby Downs Christian Community ChurchContact - Keren Luke 0457 383 157

Discovering Jesus (DJs) Tuesdays 3 – 4.30pm at RDAS Hang out room

Middle School Years 6 to 8 Contact - Mary Lewis 0401 569 224

Youth Fridays at 7.30pm at RDCCC

High School Years 7 to 12 Contact - Contact Michael Cantell 0407 902 986

Sunday Services at RDCCC at 9.30 amCrèche and children’s programs

All Welcome

URGENT – EARN EXTRA $$$

required for PHONE BOOK DELIVERIES

Between: Sat 29th Mar & Sun 13th Apr, 2014 EXCELLENT ‘TOP-UP’ INCOME

Distributor required for:

ROXBY DOWNS & OLYMPIC DAM MUST HAVE van, ute or car PLUS trailer

& be available to complete deliveries in set timeframe. Sedans & hatchbacks without trailers are NOT suitable.

Email for information & registration: [email protected]

or text including EMAIL ADDRESS & AREA to AHP Distributors – 0458 367 250

GERRY’S Dublin Meats. Check out the great value - $230 Freezer pack: (mix and match) 2kg lamb roast, 1kg beef schnitzel, 2kg pork roast, 1kg chicken schnitzel, 2kg beef roast, 1kg budget bacon, 2kg roast chicken, 2kg marinated wings, 1kg BBQ steak, 2kg beef sausages, 1kg beef mince, 20 gourmet patties, 1kg BBQ lamb chops, 1 large mettwurst, 1kg pork leg chops, 1 bottle marinade, 1kg diced steak. Top quality, grain fed meat at affordable prices. Phone: 8529 2229.

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We love photos! Send us a picture along with details of the photo and event and we’ll be more than happy to share them.Email: [email protected]

Roxby Downs Racing ClubAGM will be held on March 15, 2014 at 1pm

in the Tavern Dining Room.

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NEWS from the pool

Welcome back swimmers!

Quorn Carnival

Time Trials

Port Pirie Carnival

Happy Swimming!

Finally, we are back training in the pool after the long, hot spell.

Coaches are extremely impressed with the effort that swimmers are putting in at training sessions and also at our Time Trials. Well done to all!

mention goes to Liam, who brought home two gold’s, Georgie who knocked 24 seconds off of her 25 metre backstroke. This was their

bronze.

We are holding weekly time trials until the end of season.

Thursday, March 6

Tuesday, March 11

Thursday, March 20.

could please bring a sweet or salad it would be much appreciated.

meeting at the motel before we head off to the pool for 8.30am warm ups. It should be a fantastic day!

Go Team Roxby!!!

WRITTEN BY MILLIE THOMAS

The Roxby Rockets sidecar team swept the fl oor of Arunga Park speedway on Saturday night, at the sixth round of the Blackchrome Grandslam

Sidecar competition – placing third overall.

Locals Trent Headland and Jack Spear placed third after fi ve action packed heats – following seven time Australian Champion Darrin Treloar and Blake Cox (fi rst - NSW), and current World and SA State cham-pion Mick and Jesse Headland (second - SA).

Headland/Spear won all heats bar their second heat against Treloar/Cox – taking them straight into the A Final on equal points with Treloar/Cox and Headland/Headland. Th ey were followed by the winner of the B Final – UK team Mark Cossar and Darryl Whetstone.

“I like racing in Alice Springs at Arunga Park,” Trent told Th e Monitor earlier this week. “I always enjoy it, it’s one of my favourite tracks.

“Th e competition didn’t disappoint and proved to be fi erce as per usual, with the likes of Headland, Treloar, Plaisted and Cossar keeping us on our toes.

“Winning heats over Headland, Cossar and Plaisted has shown how our team has improved over the last few months.

“We as a team have stepped up a level this year – staying consistently fast, and we seem to be able to push a lot harder.”

Despite missing two rounds of the seven round Grandslam, Headland/Spear are now sitting fi fth on the series points tally, only two behind rival SA team Mark Plaisted and Brian Anthony.

“Racing against Treloar, we were passing him quite a few times on the weekend, so we know we’re on the pace,” Trent said.

Th e team will now compete in the Grandslam Grand Final on Saturday, March 22 at Gillman Speedway. Th e night will be followed by a Gala Dinner on Sunday, March 23.

Th e night will feature highlights of the 2013/2014 Grandslam series and a championship presentation.

Th e Roxby Rockets thanked all their sponsors and followers for their continuous support.

WRITTEN BYREIN GERAGHTY

O lympic Dam and Hornridge played each other on Friday night with Hornridge winning the toss and

electing to bat. Hornridge were bowled out for 110 with top

scorers being Oldfi eld (29) and Collin (22). Pick of the bowlers were Geraghty 3/19,

Langdon 2/12 , Hoff man 2/24 and Hand 2/25. In response OD managed to pass the Hornridge total in the 32nd over for the loss of only three wickets.

Top scores were Prior (39), Nichols (31) not out and Hand with a quick fi re 22. Th e only wicket taker for Hornridge was Rynne with 3/28.

Saturday night’s game saw Rogues and Anda-mooka face off , with Andamooka winning the toss and electing to bat.

In one of their best batting performances for the year Andamooka managed to make 7/185 from their 40 overs.

Budden was top scorer with a well compiled half century. Pick of the bowlers were Dadleh 2/29 and Polujinikoff 2/31.

Rogues made fairly light work of the run chase passing the score around the thirty sec-ond over. Mill made 88 after being dropped fi rst ball of the match. Other top scorers were Polujinikoff (46) not out and Fisher (39).

Th is week’s games see Rogues verses OD on Friday night with the winner likely to advance to the Grand Final, and the loser to play either Andamooka or Hornridge in the Preliminary fi nal the following week.

Hornridge and Andamooka play each other Saturday night with both teams keen to try and cement their spot in the Preliminary Final.

This weekend in cricket

Roxby Rockets hit podium at Arunga Park

LEFT FROM TOP: Bailey Anderson

shoots for the goal in junior basketball.Carl Bartlett has a

bowl on Friday night.Kylie Green at hockey and

Nick Backhouse enjoying bowls.Trent Matschoss and Gareth Tons at indoor hockey.

Greg Weltner (Andamooka) goes for a hit and (inset) Dave Kovac

bowls for the Roxby Rogues.

Sarah Janout enjoys a hit of tennis.

Taj Gow-Smith dribbles down

the court.

Cameron Qualmann takes the ball to goal while being

defended by Jacob Appelby.

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Gym Hours 6am to 12 midday (Closed in between 12-2pm) 2pm to 9pm Weekends 8am to 4pm Public Holidays 10am to 4pm

Kids Club is available Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday

and Friday for ONE HOUR bookings (9-10am, 10-11am,

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Come and join in the fun at Nippy Gym every Thursday during school term. First session

9:15am – 10:30am & second session 10:45am – 12:00pm. Single Pass $6, Family Pass $10

*children under 12 months are free!

BHP Mine Tour

Friday 7th Marchat 8:45am.Bookings

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Twelve–year–old local Harrison Mulady is dominating the fi eld at Little Athletics carnivals across the State, having recently been awarded an ‘All-Rounder’

award.Harrison fi rst started his career in Little Athletics while

living with his family in Salisbury. After having a year or so off competition following the move to Roxby Downs, he decided to join the nearest club …a mere 250 kilometres south in Port Augusta!

In his fi rst year with the Port Augusta Little Athletics Club, Harrison has demonstrated his skills on a state-wide plat-form – winning the ‘All Rounder’ medal at the McDonald’s State Multi Event Championships on Sunday, February 23.

Harrison competed in shot put, 800 metres, long jump, 60 metre hurdles and 100m, placing fi rst, fi rst, fi rst, equal second and fi rst respectively at the Championships.

Th e fi eld was nothing to sneeze at either – with Harrison competing at Santos Stadium against 33 other children in his division from both metropolitan and country areas.

Without the support of a more local club, Harrison takes to the town oval to practice javelin, discus and shot put (bought by mum) and attends the gym to keep up his fi tness.

He and mum Kylie Harrison also travel to Port Augusta every Sunday for training from October to March.

Th e competition comes in the lead up to the Little Athlet-ics State Championships – to be held on Saturday, March 22 and Sunday, March 23.

While Mum is understandably extremely proud of her son, Harrison remained unaff ected by his triumphs, saying he just enjoyed being able to eat McDonald’s every Sunday on trips down to Port Augusta for the trainings.

“He sleeps all the way down there, wakes up, competes and sleeps all the way back!” laughed Kylie, Harrison’s mum.

Harrison and Kylie thanked McDonalds for giving them a $200 travel allowance to attend the Multi Event Champi-onship.

He sleeps all the way down there, wakes up, competes and sleeps all the way back!

Harrison’s Harrison’s a Little all a Little all

rounderrounder

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Little Athletic Harrison Mulady is moving forward in leaps and

bounds ahead of the State Championships in March.

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