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By Vanessa Switala

Outgoing South Australia Police Commissioner Mal Hyde told ABC Radio on Friday the cost of sending

400 police officers to cover the Lizard’s Revenge protest at Olympic Dam cost $1 million.

He defended the move by saying people have

the right to protest and to freedom of speech and police have a role to ‘maintain the balance’.

On Saturday, Roxby Downs Police Senior Constable Darren Mackenzie broke his leg in an accident involving the protestors ‘lizard’ car as it was being loaded onto a tow truck to be returned to protestors.

Most protestors have now departed the Rox-by Downs area.

At the time of print 19 protestors had been arrested for various reasons.

On Th ursday, July 19 six people were arrest-ed. Two men were arrested for illegal interfer-ence after they ‘locked on’ to the underside of a truck.

Th e truck was forced to stop on Olympic Way after the protestors pushed their vehicle decorated as a lizard onto the road, locking the

steering and letting down the tires. A tow truck was used to move the vehicle.

The protestors chained themselves to the truck’s axels and hung banners from the front and back of the vehicle.

Truck driver Peter Levy of Northern House Transport said protestors had the right to make their point but their actions were unexpected.

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Olympic Dam’s million dollar protestPictured here are new St Barb’s students. Back; Chelsea, Tiago, Nicholas and Sebastian. Middle; Charlotte, Lachl an and Jonty. Front; Brooklyn, Emmanuel and Karman.

Ten new reception students started this term at Saint Barbara’s Parish School along with another eight which started at Roxby Downs Area School. Next week’s edition of The Monitor will feature each new reception student.

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By Vanessa Switala

Local 18-year-old Ayrton Koning has been successful

in the Clubs SA Youth Leadership Program and will trek the Kokoda Trail in late September.

Through his volunteer work with Operation Flinders, Ayrton was nom-inated and successful for the Clubs South Aaustralia (SA) Youth Leadership Pro-gram. Th e Kokoda Youth Leadership Challenge is an annual program started and administered by the RSL (Reserved Services League) and Services Clubs Association, and offers young people between the age of 16 and 22 the oppor-tunity to walk the Kokoda Track.

Ayrton said he first became involved with Operation Flinders by being nominated by Rox-by Downs Area School (RDAS) to help with a lack of confi dence and di-rection. He has now par-ticipated with Operation Flinders for three years as and is now a Peer Group Mentor (PGM).

Operation Flinders is an SA based charity organisa-tion which takes youth par-ticipants on an eight day trek through the Flinders Ranges. Th e programs aims to assist them in breaking away and growing as val-ued members of the com-munity.

Ayrton went on Opera-tion Flinders with a group of ten other students from Roxby Downs, and was offered the opportuni-ty to continue with them and participate in training weekends which lead him to become a PGM.

Ayrton has now walked with other groups from all over South Australia through the Flinders Rang-es, and also travelled to Ad-elaide to complete various training in navigational skills, team work develop-ment, mandatory reporting and abseiling.

“Th e Operation Flinders team monitored my de-velopment with these tasks and eventually they deemed me ready to put these skills to use and walk with another group as a PGM,” Ayrton explained to Th e Monitor.

Ayrton explained Opera-tion Flinders provided him with confi dence to take on new challenges.

“Previously, I’d tend to stand back and not partici-pate,” he said. “It has helped me enhance my apprecia-

tion of all things such as the town we live in, the quality of life I have and everything that is readily available to us as a society.”

“It has given me motiva-tion to really absorb knowl-edge and to understand and learn as much as I can.”

Ayrton added, “It opened my eyes to how hard some others have it in life, which in turn has given me the drive to make a career choice to make a diff erence in other people’s lives.”

“I have developed a love of the outdoors and a true understanding of tolerance and respect to others.

Ayrton told Th e Monitor he volunteers for Opera-tion Flinders whenever he has the chance.

“Operation Flinders has five exercises for PGMs throughout the year,” he said. “Th ese involve learn-ing how to keep team morale high, monitoring individual performance, being the bridge point between participants and team leaders, support the team leaders and the par-ticipants with all challenges such as if any of the kids are having a hard time cooking or making camp and basi-cally just being a sounding board if they need someone to talk to.

“On some exercises, there can be divisions in groups, it is my respon-sibility to find common ground and try and bring the groups together, how-ever, I can only show them the path… they have to walk it,” Ayrton explained.

Ayrton said the oppor-tunity means a great deal to him. “It’s a great feeling to be honoured by others for the volunteering I have done,” he explained. “Even better that I have loved every minute of all the time I have put towards a wonderful program such as Operation Flinders.”

Ayrton added, “There really is no greater satis-faction for me than when I am walking in the Flinders Ranges with other young people, and to watch fi rst-hand how it can affect some on them.

“To see them when they start out and then to see the diff erence at the end is inspiring and heart-warm-ing.

“So, to be chosen for such an amazing experi-ence as walking Kokoda for something I get great satisfaction out of doing is just fantastic,” Ayrton said.

Ayrton told Th e Monitor when he thinks of walking the mighty Kokoda Trail courage, mateship, endur-

ance and sacrifi ce come to mind.

“Th ese are engraved in the stone in the Isurava War Memorial in Koko-da,” he explained. “I know walking the Kokoda will help me have a greater un-derstanding of all four of these things.”

In preparation for the trek Ayrton is undertaking aerobic fi tness, abdominal, core and leg strength exer-cises. He is in the process of obtaining a specifi c pro-gram at the local gym and hiking, walking carrying his backpack and also bike riding.

Aryton will fl y to Sydney on September 23, 2012 then onto Port Moresby the following day. He will begin the 155 kilometre trek on September 25 con-cluding at the Isurava war Memorial on October 4 at Kokoda.

Ayrton stated he decid-ed to turn the event into a fundraiser for Opera-tion Flinders because the organisation had done so much for him.

“I felt that this was the least I could do for Opera-tion Flinders,” he explained. “Th ey are a charity that re-lies on donations and for one youth to participate it costs $1,500,” he said.

“It is my way of giving back to others the same opportunities that I have been lucky enough to have.

Ayrton believes the mental aspects of the track will be the most challeng-ing. He added, “However, the physical side of the trek will be very tough because of the terrain and humid-ity.”

Ayrton would like to thank Kylie Ponton the New Directions Manag-er at Operation Flinders.

“Kylie has had faith in me and supported me the whole way through,” explained Ayrton.

He would also like to thank Scott Sauerwald who was instrumental in organ-ising RDAS with Operation Flinders, his family in-cluding Jill, Chris, Adri-an and Scarlett and his partner India who have all supported him 100 per cent. “I could not have got this far without the support from all of them,” he ex-plained.

“Also , Clubs SA and every-one at Operation Flinders as with-out their help and faith in me I wouldn’t have (had) this un-

believable opportunity... I have to thank those that have donated to my fund-raising so far.

“Every bit helps, no mat-ter what amount. A huge thank you goes to Ahrens Group (Precision Engi-neering) for their very gen-erous donation of $2,000,” Ayrton concluded.

Ayrton is aiming to raise $10,000 for Operation Flinders.

Anyone can contribute to Ayrton’s fundraiser by donating to his Everyday Hero Account at www.everydayhero.com.au/ayr-ton_koning or by sharing his Facebook page Kokoda Trek-Operation Flinders Fundraiser. A donation tin can also be found at the counter of Sportspower. “I’ll be very grateful for any support given,” said Ayrton.

The Clubs SA Youth Leadership Program chose two South Australians to trek the Kokoda Trail. Ayrton and other winner, seventeen-year-old Hack-ham West resident Erin Bobyk, will trek Kokoda on the 70th anniversary of the Kokoda campaign.

Th e program was orig-inally developed to allow RSL clubs to send young people from their local community to walk the track. It serves to develop and refi ne leadership skills as well as provide young people with a vivid retell-ing of what our soldiers endured along the track.

More than 30 young people nationwide are ex-pected to be selected to walk the track this year.

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By Vanessa Switala

On Saturday SA Ambulance cele-brated their 25th

anniversary in Roxby Downs with a reunion of past and present volunteers.

The SA Ambulance Retired Offi cers Service Association provided a spectacular display of old equipment and photo-graphs. Th e Association are a volunteer group that travel the state and put on displays of old stretchers, resuscitation devices, hard boxes, re-straining devices and photographs of old am-bulance vehicles.

Recently the Associ-ation restored a vehicle from the original ambu-lance fl eet - a 1971 Hold-en. Th e vehicle was dis-covered in Murray Bridge and was being used as an electricians van.

A barbecue lunch was also supplied along with a historical photo display.

Earlier this year Dawn Kroemer celebrated 25 years service to SA Am-bulance, formerly St John’s Ambulance.

Mrs Kroemer rem-inisced of how far SA Ambulance has come in

Roxby Downs with the ambulance station origi-nally in the shed out the back of the Roxby Coun-cil offi ce. Roxby Downs now has 25 volunteer ambulance offi cers, two ambulance vehicles and they treat and transport approximately 170 pa-tients a year. Th e oldest volunteer is 72-years-old and the youngest is 23.

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By Vanessa Switala

BHP Billiton acquired nine tenements from Copper Range Limited in the Olympic Domain

area of South Australia recently.

Copper Range Limited sold four Ex-ploration Licences (ELs) and fi ve Explo-ration Licence Applications (ELAs) to BHP Billiton for $3 million.

Th e sales are subject to several condi-tions including satisfactory completion of due diligence by BHP Billiton, com-pletion of documentation and receipt of Ministerial Consent to the licence transfers within 12 months.

A spokesperson from BHP Billiton told Th e Monitor, “BHP Billiton’s posi-tion is that we believe there is potential for additional IOCG (Iron Oxide Copper Gold deposits containing valuable con-centrations of copper, gold and uranium ores) discoveries in the Stuart Shelf re-gion of South Australia and our prelimi-

nary investigation into the prospectivity of these licenses suggest there are anom-alies worthy of drill testing.

“By taking the initial steps of securing the exploration rights, we are making a relatively low-cost investment in poten-tial future options that will form part of BHP Billiton’s longer-term exploration strategy.

Copper Range Limited stated the sale will enable the company to focus on its Madagascan Oil Project, Phosphate in-terests in the Northern Territory and Adelaide Fold Belt base metals and iron ore prospects.

Copper Range has been reviewing its position in the region following the withdrawal of its Joint Venture partner Barrick Gold of Australia Limited.

Director of Copper Range Limited Brian McMaster said, “A detailed review of previous exploration completed by Copper Range and others on the Olym-pic Domain Project revealed a number

of gravity and/or magnetic targets that were either untested or not defi nitively tested.

“Following this review the company concluded that although the tenements contain several targets they are believed to be deep and relatively high risk.”

Mr McMaster added, “As such the company concluded that the off er from BHP Billiton represents fair market val-ue.”

By Vanessa Switala

The South Australian Police (SAPOL) News Facebook page boosted

its popularity as it reached 50,000 fans recently.

The online community page was launched in Febru-ary 2011, and members of the SAPOL Facebook page have since assisted police to locate missing people and identify suspects involved in a range of crimes including assaults, trespass, break-ins and prop-erty damage.

SAPOL Media Director, She-laye Boothey said, “Facebook is a great way to relay impor-tant police news in real time. We’re rapt with the results and the constant positive feedback provided by our community.”

“Our posts on Facebook are read and shared by more than 100,000 people each week.”

Ms Boothey added, “We know that what police do at-tracts great public attention, whether it’s high drama, un-explained events, crimes (or) murders.”

SAPOL now have a ded-icated news website, www.sapolnews.com.au, Facebook page and Twitter so the pub-lic can obtain information and SAPOL at the same time can share information to journal-ists.

Th e success of the SA Police News Facebook page prompt-ed the recent launch of the local SAPOL Facebook pages which enable police to commu-nicate directly with communi-ties across the state.

Proposed as a three-month trial the local SAPOL Face-book pages are for the fol-lowing communities; Roxby Downs, Port Augusta, Coober

Pedy, APY (Anangu Pitjantjat-jara Yankunytjatjara) Lands, North East Pastoral District, Elizabeth and Transit branch.

Ms Boothey said, “SAPOL is now using social media (as) a tool for community engage-ment at a local level, because as police we know we can’t do our job without community support.”

Th e project aims to provide the community with greater access to police, off er real time engagement with police, facil-itate forums to fi nd solutions, create an ability to provide feedback to police and devel-op a highly valued community network.

SAPOL state communicat-ing via Facebook with police does not and will never replace one-to-one personal contact with the public and victims of crime; using Facebook is another channel of commu-nication which enables police to engage with more people quickly.

Police stress if there is an emergency call triple zero (000) or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 to provide anon-ymous information and the Po-lice Assistance Line on 131 444 to report non-urgent crime.

Ms Boothey stated, “Posting information quickly of crimes or asking for public assistance in local investigations is impor-tant for SAPOL as it allows us to fi nd local solutions to local problems with the end result of driving down crime and making the community safer for all.”

Visit the SAPOL Facebook Roxby Downs page at http://www.facebook.com.pages/Roxby-Downs-Police-SA-Po-lice/236767096438885.

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After two years of record rain and fl ooding Australia’s weather pat-terns are taking a dramatic turn.

“Sea surface temperatures through the central tropical Pacifi c Ocean have gradually warmed during the past few months and are now more than 0.5 de-grees Celcius above average, passing the threshold for El Niño conditions,” says Tom Saunders, Senior Meteorologist at Th e Weather Channel.

“Extensive warming through the Pacifi c Ocean causes a major shift in weather patterns throughout the world and for Australia, causes below average rain and drought like conditions,” he continues.

Other El Niño indicators are also emerging including a current South-ern Oscillation Index (SOI) of -10 and weaker trade winds through the western Pacifi c. Sustained negative SOI values below -8 can indicate an El Niño event.

“For a fully fl edged El Niño episode,

temperatures must remain at least half a degree above average for at least fi ve months but climate models predict the warming trend will continue over the coming months,” Saunders continues.

“El Niño conditions typically bring below average rain and above average temperatures to the eastern half of Aus-tralia during winter and spring, and this is already being refl ected in seasonal outlooks which forecast dry weather for most of the country,” says Saunders.

“Following Australia’s wettest two year period on record, much of the country has seen substantial vegeta-tion growth. Dry, hot weather associ-ated with El Niño could therefore not only bring drought but also lead to a devastating bushfi re season due to the increased fuel load,” he concludes.

Unlike La Niña events, the effects of an El Niño typically do not carry on through summer except across the northern tropics.

By Vanessa Switala

The Pichi Richi Marathon held last month raised much needed funds for little Angus

Dunn.

Angus was diagnosed with congen-ital condition Hirschprung’s Disease, a blockage of the large intestine due to improper muscle movement in the bowel. As a result, Angus bat-tles renal failure and faces a kidney transplant in coming months from his mother Kerry.

Th e two year old will remain de-pendant on many medications to prevent organ rejection and will have numerous other operations to help provide him with a better quality of life.

More than $6,000 has been raised through many small fundraisers and generous donations, and the Roxby Downs Community Club has kindly supported the cause as a Charity of the Month.

Over 70 people registered for the Pichi Richi Marathon in the State’s mid north in support of Angus and his family. People travelled from all over South Australia for the event held between Port Augusta and Quorn.

Angus is the son of Kerry and Paul Dunn who lived in Roxby Downs be-fore moving to Gawler to be closer to medical assistance.

At only six months of age, Angus was airlifted from Roxby Downs af-ter becoming violently ill, and was taken to the Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Adelaide. He spent over four months in hospital having inva-sive testing done along with multiple operations.

Th e 31st Pichi Richi Marathon at-tracted a record number of entries this year with 516 people registering.

For more information or to fi nd out how you can help contact Regina Qualmann on 0428 174 408.

By Jason Munn

Not the celebrity entertainer posthumously looking for a matching glove, rather the namesake is an aff able sommelier who arrived

in Roxby Downs last Wednesday to introduce the matching of beer to gourmet food at the Oasis Restaurant.

In collaboration with Oasis Chef Todd Sheridan, Michael Jackson from Malt Shovel Brewery created a fi ve-course degustation for about 50 diners, celebrat-ing the James Squire award-winning craft beer, and their anticipation was evident.

“Th ese are a range of delicious beers from Jack Squire, a convict transported to Australia who founded Australia’s fi rst commercial brewery over 200 years ago,” Mr Jackson said.

Th e James Squire website revealed, “when he wasn’t stealing chickens or fathering 11 children, James Squire spent his time creating fl avour-fi lled beers.”

Bubbling over with contagious enthusiasm, Mr Jack-son took Th e Monitor through the stages of contem-plating the rich colour and texture of the James Squire Jack of Spades Porter, swirling the beer around and taking in the richer nose, and fi nally caressing it on the palate before swallowing.

With the widespread culture of pairing food and wine, the new connotation of appreciating beer the same way, albeit in a wine glass, seems poised to take hop to the top end of the culinary curve.

As each course was being served, Mr Jackson re-galed diners with the personality of the particular accompaniment beer.

Without quoting in verbatim the sumptuous fi ve-course menu, it appears smoked salmon goes down well with the James Squire Sundown Lager; prawns with 150 Lashes Pale Ale; braised pork belly and seared scallop with Chancer Golden Ale; beef tenderloin with Nine Tales Amber Ale; and for dessert, chocolate with Jack of Spades Porter that has top notes of coff ee.

Mr Jackson said the main concept behind matching is that the elements of texture and fl avour in both food and beer react diff erently to each other, and fi nding the right combination of these elements will make the entire dining experience more satisfying.

Ashley Draper, Manager of the Roxby Downs Th irsty Camel Bottle Shop and event organiser, said the night was a terrifi c success.

“We’ve had wine nights before, but this time we were looking at doing something diff erent and so a beer night was suggested.

“It was a full house and everyone really enjoyed

Pitching in for Angus

People who participated in the Pichi Richi Marathon in support of Angus Dunn and his family.

Michael Jackson makes a match

Beer specialist Michael Jackson with Thirsty Camel Bottleshop Manager Ashley Draper at the Oasis Restaurant for the Tales n Ales night.

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Former Andamooka resident Deanne Allen has spent the last few years fi xing Black Hawks for the Australian

Defence Force, and is now determined to fl y them.

Ms Allen recently returned to Andamoo-ka, where she spent fi ve years of her child-hood, to visit her parents and three brothers.

Ms Allen is the daughter of Andamooka Town Management Committee (ATMC) Community Administrator Deborah Allen and APOMA Chairperson/ATMC Commit-tee member, Peter Allen.

Th e young chopper mechanic began her career early by spending every spare hour of her childhood fi ddling with engines and gadgets.

“I’d always liked fi xing things, which prob-ably came from my Dad, and he sort of guid-ed me to say that aeronautical maintenance would off er a long term, stable career,” Ms Allen said.

After deciding to fi x choppers instead of cars, it was then a matter of deciding which service to go with - Army, Navy or Air Force.

“I chose the Army because there was more of a bush nature.”

Ms Allen joined the Army in 2005 and spent four years training as an Aeronautical Maintenance Engineer.

Over the last seven years it became a real passion, and now her attention has moved from maintenance to the pilot seat.

“After years in helicopters you don’t want to be a passenger anymore – you want to fl y them.”

Ms Allen’s experiences with aircraft have taken her from New Zealand and East Timor to Papua New Guinea.

In 2010 a charter plane fl ying tourists to

the Kokoda track crashed into the dense Pap-ua New Guinean jungle - an area so remote the Australian Defence Force was called in to assist.

“We moved two Black Hawk helicopters in the belly of a C17 aircraft.

“We helped with recovering the bodies and taking out the investigation team to work at the crash site.”

Th e Terrain was quite mountainous near the Kokoda track, requiring careful manoeu-vres, and it gave Ms Allen a drive to become a pilot.

In order to achieve this, Ms Allen has to commission as an offi cer, which requires 18 months of intensive training at the Roy-al Military College, Duntroon in Canberra which she is now in the fi nal six months of completing. After successfully graduating in December this year she hopes to be al-located to the Aviation Corps.

“Th e offi cer training is to teach me how to be a platoon commander - all offi cers, re-gardless of what Corps they serve, must be capable of commanding and leading soldiers in confl ict.”

Ms Allen recently spent two weeks in Tam-worth passing the fl ight screening program.

“You fl y about ten hours in a CT/4 Air-trainer, which is a small fi xed wing plane.”

Th e CT/4, manufactured in New Zea-land, is an agile and capable military train-ing aircraft with a bubble canopy and max-imum fl ight speed of 426 km/h. It seats two personnel side by side - an instructor and a student.

“I basically did about 1.3 hours most days with an instructor teaching a new manoeu-vre which you then have to replicate,” Ms Allen said.

“It mostly tests your ability to adapt and take on information really quickly – a bit of

hand-eye coordination and things like that.”

Ms Allen, if successful in completing her

last six months in offi cer training and is se-

lected for aviation corps, will spend nine

months in basic fl ight training at Tamworth

fl ying the CT/4, then progress to basic and

operational helicopter training.

“If I pass the basic fl ight training then I

go to the Army Aviation Training Centre at

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ing helicopter, then ultimately a transition

course to the specifi c airframe you’re going

to fl y, which is a choice between the Black

Hawk, the MRH-90, the Chinook or the

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Th e Black Hawk is Ms Allen’s favourite

aircraft and she is excited about her chance

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“It’s the chopper I’ve worked on and I’ve

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which tail number [aircraft] they use.”

Ms Allen said a great pilot will know the capability of the aircraft, which shows in the rescue pilots and the conditions they fl y in.

“Th ere is a large sensory aspect to the experience, you can feel it when an air-craft is skidding in the air, similar to how racing drivers get to a point when they know they’ve pushed the vehicle beyond its limits – the aircraft really becomes an extension of the pilot’s body.”

Australians are being urged to take necessary precautions to avoid contracting infl uenza this year after

statistics from the Department of Health and Aging highlighted a rise in diagnosis of the virus almost double compared to this time last year.

Th e statistics show more than 5000 cases of the H3N2 and Type B strains have already been diagnosed across Australia, with ex-perts warning there is worse to come.

Th e Infl uenza Specialist Group (ISG), an organisation consisting of medical and sci-entifi c specialists from around Australia and New Zealand with an interest in infl uenza, said this is only the tip of the iceberg as thou-sands more cases go undiagnosed.

Hospital admissions for fl u-like illnesses are steadily rising and emergency depart-ment visits are higher in most states than at this time last year.

Children under nine years have been the hardest hit and there has also been a rise in the number of elderly people and those aged 35 – 44 years who are contracting the virus.

Infl uenza Specialist Group Chair Dr Alan

Hampson said the fact that the H3N2 and the Type B strains hadn’t been prominent in the community for the past few years could increase this season’s severity.

“When we see high levels of H3N2, which is the predominant strain this season, there is signifi cant impact, especially in high risk groups.

“Given the prospect of it being a severe flu season, it’s important people protect themselves by regularly washing their hands, avoiding crowds, ensuring frequently touched household surfaces are kept clean, as well as practicing good fl u etiquette by covering their mouth and nose with a tissue or sleeve when they sneeze or cough,” Dr Hampson said.

Dr Hampson stressed that if people do know someone who is infected, they should try to minimise contact with them.

“If you’re nursing a sick family member, avoid being in close proximity as much as possible and be mindful of hand hygiene,” he said.

According to Dr Hampson, if people, espe-cially those in high risk groups, aren’t feeling

better after a few days of illness, or if symp-toms get worse or change, they should seek medical attention immediately.

As the fl u is highly contagious, the Infl u-enza Specialist Group is encouraging an-yone experiencing fl u symptoms to mini-mise contact with others to prevent the virus spreading.

“Our latest research revealed 90 per cent of Australians are soldiering on when sick, risking the health and potentially lives of those around them.

“If you have fl u symptoms, we strongly advise you stay home from work or social situations to prevent your colleagues, friends and family from catching the virus and to also aid your recovery,” said Dr Hampson.

He stressed that over-the-counter medi-cations only masked the eff ects of infection and did nothing to aid recovery.

“Bed rest is the best way to recover. It can be very dangerous if people try to press on with their normal activities by taking over-the-counter medications to help them sol-dier on,” he said.

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The State Government has announced it is investing $194 million to support an additional 100,000 training places over the next six years

ensuring South Australia can meet the skilled labour needs into the future.

Th is represents the largest investment in vocational

training the State Government has ever made.

“Skills for All will transform South Australia’s train-

ing system and equip it to deliver the breadth and

depth of skills necessary to support an evolving econ-

omy. It will give South Australians access to world

class skills through Government-funded training and

additional support for those who need it along their

path to successful completion.”

Skills in the Workplace Program Guidelines

Th e program is a co-investment between the State

Government and South Australian industry to develop

the skills through funding accredited training.

Who is eligible?

Th e following Applicants are eligible to apply for

the Skills in the Workplace program:

• Individual employer/enterprise in a priority SA

industry sector with employees working in SA.

Current priority industry sectors are:

• Resources

• Infrastructure (public and private investment)

• Community services

• Advanced manufacturing

• Agrifoods

• Clean technology and green skills

• Defence

• Health

• Water resources

• Nominated employers on behalf of a cluster of em-

ployers/enterprises in priority SA industry sector(s);

• Organisations or associations representing small

business, regional or sectoral interests;

• Registered training organisations are only eligible

to apply for funding to train their own workforce.

What training can be funded?

Th e program aims to increase skills of existing em-

ployees. Funding priority will be given to accredited

training leading to:

• Th e completion of a full nationally endorsed quali-

fi cation at Certifi cate IV to Advanced Diploma level or

• Specifi c skill set training is available to workers

with an existing full qualifi cation of at least Certifi cate

III level.

Some qualifi cations at Certifi cate III level may be

funded where a strong business case is made for gov-

ernment funding.

How much funding?

Training costs will be shared between the South

Australian Government and the em ployer/enterprise.

Th e co-contribution required for the project depends

on the number of full time employees (FTE) employed

by the enterprise(s) identifi ed in the proposal. Em-

ployers will be funded:

• Up to 90 per cent if they have fewer than 100 FTEs;

• Up to 75 per cent if they have between 100 and

199 FTEs;

• Up to 50 per cent if they have 200 FTEs or more.

Jeremy Phillips, Manager, Major Projects and Indus-

try Engagement, Department of Further Education,

Employment, Science and Technology (DFEEST) will

be in town on Tuesday, July 31 presenting on this

program at the Business Forum Networking Breakfast,

to be held at the Dunes Café. Tickets are just $30 and

include a hot breakfast. Bookings essential. Tickets

available from the Visitor Information Centre 8671

2001, Raine and Horne - Tutop St, Bianco – Frome

St, Arid Recovery – Charlton Rd.

How dare these protesters prevent me from working for a week? How would they like it if I blocked their entry to work? Oh, forgot, most don’t work. How would they like it if I blocked them getting to a Centrelink offi ce for the dole I help pay for them. They may not be able to go and protest somewhere else.The Lizard Bites

How come Buzzacot gets off paying the court costs for his last lost attempt to stop the OD expansion? Anyone else would be facing massive costs. Is this discrimination in reverse?Just asking

Really impressed with the police being stationed outside the school this week giving mums peace of mind with the protestors here.Happy mum

When are these protestors going to fi nd something better to do. I want to go back to work! I have a family to support. They should stop wasting tax payers money and go fi nd a job.Fed up

I can’t believe some parents have not been sending their children to school because of the Lizard’s Revenge protest! Honestly, kids are probably safer in school than wandering around. They have just had two weeks holiday, if there was a protest on in Adelaide kids would still be going to school!What a joke

Stop uranium mining in Australia? Keep dreaming. Supply meets demand.

Dream beleiver

What a waste of police resources. What other stations in other country towns had to be short staffed for the week.

PC

Frustrated with the amounts of bad comments going around about kids in the Dunes Café. Love the new library!

Spare some fl ack

How is the carbon tax affecting

your household budget so far?

A study of rural workers has found nearly half of

those surveyed were substantially increasing the risks to their health through excessive alco-hol consumption.

The research, coordi-nated by the Rural Indus-tries R and D Corpora-tion, studied participants who worked in the grain, cotton, mixed farming, sugar and fi shing indus-tries. Interviews were conducted with more than 150 casual, seasonal and mobile workers along with family members and employers.

The study’s lead re-searcher, Dr Julaine Allan from Charles Sturt Uni-versity’s Centre for Inland Health said 43 per cent of those taking part in the study were identifi ed as risky drinkers who con-sumed large amounts of alcohol frequently.

“Risky drinkers are those who consume more than the two stand-ard drinks a day with two alcohol free days per week, recommended by the National Health and Medical Research Coun-cil. Around half of those in the study drinking at risky levels had fi ve or six drinks every day, putting them at risk of long term harm,” Dr Allan said.

The study found that the use of illicit drugs

was at much lower levels

amongst rural workers

when compared to exces-

sive alcohol consumption.

Of those studied, 13.7 per

cent reported using can-

nabis and nine per cent

admitted to using am-

phetamines.

Younger participants

reported binge drinking

(10 or more drinks once

or twice a week) at social

gatherings whereas old-

er participants reported

drinking between fi ve and

eight drinks regularly, of-

ten daily, at home.

Th e study found some

employers ignored drug

and alcohol use by em-

ployees because of labour

shortages, particularly

during harvest season.

Th e research also found

very limited use of health

care among those sur-

veyed and no knowledge

of drug and alcohol ser-

vices.

“People don’t want to

talk about their alcohol

consumption to health

care providers or their

mates and they don’t

want to stop the social

events and community

get togethers that revolve

around alcohol,” Dr Allan

said.

Rural workers drinking

levels risky

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THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaper www.themonitor.com.au

By Jason Munn

“ I guess when you’ve been around the planet 35 to 40 years as a fi lmmaker

and journo you tend to see a lot of the human condition in its best and worst forms,” said f i lmmaker David Bradbury as he spoke with Th e Monitor last week.

Th e twice Oscar nominated documentarian, who’s trav-elled around the world docu-menting stories from Argen-tina to Cuba and Chile, was shooting in Roxby Downs last week for his latest fi lm about the nuclear industry in Aus-tralia.

Mr Bradbury said he expe-rienced a generally quiet re-sponse from the Roxby Downs community, and found they were very proud and protec-tive of their own.

Mr Bradbury started his ca-reer from high school through to university working part

time as a journalist for a coun-try newspapers in Canberra.

“I love the country and that’s why I can relate to people liv-ing in the country because I know exactly what it’s like to feel forgotten, with decisions made in capital cities that af-fect our lives - I love the hon-esty of country people, a black sense of humour and a sense of just getting on with it.”

Mr Bradbury spent time in America after graduating

from the Australian National University in 1972 and then working with the ABC for a year. He said his time in the States showed him the nation’s scars after losing the Vietnam confl ict.

“I saw the Americans angst over their first experience losing a war, and I think that formed the seeds for what was to become Front Line.”

Front Line, a 1979 documen-tary based on Australian news cameraman Neil Davis and his experiences during the South Vietnam confl ict, was nomi-nated for an Academy Award and screened on television worldwide.

Mr Bradbury said he was keen on going to places where history was being made at such a dramatic level – plac-es experiencing war and civil unrest.

“But I needed a mentor who could tell me how to survive when going into war zones,” Mr Bradbury said, “and I

think, serendipitously but not consciously, that need moved me to meet Neil Davis and then subsequently Wilfred Burchett.”

Wilfred Burchett, an Aus-tralian journalist who courted controversy during the 1950s to 1970s by daring to present the counter perspective to the West’s confl icts in Asia, be-came the subject of Mr Brad-bury’s second documentary project, Public Enemy Num-

ber One.“He was written off as being

a ‘Commy’ just as I’m written off as being a Greeny propa-gandist,” Mr Bradbury mused.

Both Wilfred Burchett and Neil Davis experienced some close calls.

Mr Davis escaped death multiple times which led many to believe he was somehow charmed, but his luck ulti-mately ran out in Bangkok in 1985 while fi lming a Th ai coup

attempt.“He was hit in the stom-

ach by shrapnel, but he kept rolling, dropped in front his camera and was dragged out of shot – he died shortly af-terwards.”

Mr Bradbury said he too had come under fi re on occa-sions, including an incident in Cambodia while fi lming Public Enemy Number One.

“Th ere were rockets fi red and six bullets hit our van

which was full of petrol, the driver was shot through the cheek and in his back, but he managed to keep on driving which saved our lives. If he didn’t keep driving, we would have been finished – that taught me that luck, destiny and fate is a big part of it.”

He doesn’t see himself as a journalist, but rather a chronicler of his times from a particular point of view.

“I’m not going to pretend

to trivialise the audience by saying it’s 50 per cent of the argument this way, and 50 per cent the other way – I might give the other side a perspective in my fi lm and give them a chance to ex-press it, but I often fi nd the side that I wish to tell is not given a chance to express the complexities of their point of view in a fi nished fi lm.”

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Lizard’s Lizard’s RevengeRevenge

A protestor listens

attentively to Mr Buzzacott’s

address to the media.

Benny Zable, a participant in the Lizard’s

Revenge protest, has travelled

the world asking for answers to

diffi cult questions.

The Lizard’s Revenge car that police suspected was

for hiding chains so the protestors could ‘lock in’.

Protestors marching from their camp to the BHP Billiton

lease gate.

A protestor in costume last week.

Continued from Page 1...

Four other protestors, three men and one wom-an, were arrested for failing to cease loitering after failing to follow po-lice instruction to move from blocking the road. One protestor was also charged for resisting ar-rest.

Also last Thursday, 30-year-old Teresa Cover from Victoria went miss-ing from the Lizard’s Re-venge protestor camp on Olympic Way near Roxby Downs.

She was found just be-fore 5am Friday, June 20 by BHP Billiton securi-ty, wandering and lost at Hiltaba near the BHP Billiton accommodation village.

She sustained minor

scratches but overall was in good health.

Police also arrested another 13 protestors in two other incidents which occurred on Tuesday, July 17.

A group of 27 pro-testors held a ‘sit-down’ demonstration on the roadway near the inter-section of Olympic Way and Bypass Road.

Police stopped and diverted traffi c with the protestors allowed to re-main on the road for a considerable amount of time. When police direct-ed the protestors to clear the road six refused and were arrested.

A 22-year-old Victori-an woman was arrested and charged with failing to comply with reasona-ble direction, a 23-year-old Western Australian woman was also arrested and charged with fail-ing to cease loitering, a 24-year-old New South Wales man was charged with failing to comply with reasonable direction, a 36-year-old Victorian man was charged with failing to cease loitering, a 66-year-old New South Wales man was charged with failing to comply with reasonable direction and a 38-year-old man of no fi xed address was also charged with failing to cease loitering.

Later that day, a group of demonstrators held a cricket match on Olym-pic Way adjacent to the Olympic Dam oval in the police protected area.

Approximately 100 pro-testors chanted, “Urani-um is un-Australian. It’s just not cricket, that’s why we picket!”

Police again diverted and stopped traffic for a reasonable time then asked protestors to move from the roadway, but protestors refused. Seven

people were then arrest-ed for off ences under the Protective Security Act including failing to obey direction. Police brought in six horses to direct the protestors.

Protestors arrested included four Victorian men aged 29, 38, 54 and 55 years old, a 27-year-old Tasmanian man, a 31-year-old Tasmanian woman and a 25-year-old Western Australian man.

SAPOL told the me-dia police liaised with the protestors and asked them several times to move on from the area, but they continually re-fused to follow police di-rection.

“The aim of police is to ensure a peaceful and lawful protest; however, demonstrators have con-tinually refused to comply with instructions, which has resulted in police hav-ing to take action.”

SA Police Northern Operations Assistant Commissioner Neil Smith said the protestors had no respect for authority.

Last Wednesday an-ti-nuclear campaigner and paediatrician Dr Hel-en Caldicott and David Bradbury, an Australian fi lmmaker who has pro-duced 21 documentaries which usually tackle dif-fi cult political issues, held a public meeting speaking to local families about the health impacts of urani-um mining.

Dr Caldicott said living near the mine will greatly increase the risk of get-ting cancer, particularly for children.

Police also extended road blocks on Olympic Way and Borefi eld Road.

THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaper Wednesday, May 23, 2012 – www.themonitor.com.au Wednesday, July 25, 2012

UTBACK UPO C

By Vanessa Switala

Roxby Race Day is just around the corner and promises not to disap-point eager racegoers.

Th e MRC Piping Systems (formerly On-eSteel) Roxby Downs Outback Cup will be held on Saturday, August 4 and will celebrate the 20th year of racing at Roxby Downs.

Th e weekend will begin with the Bradken Calcutta held at the Roxby Downs Commu-nity Club on Friday, August 3 at 7pm which will include the Outback Cup Field Review and Form Guide.

The Roxby Downs Outback Cup will kick-off at 11am on the Saturday, and will be the fi nal leg of the Adelaide Galvanising Outback Cups Championship.

Th e Cup is South Australia’s northern most registered race meeting with $60,000 stakes and prize money up for grabs.

Admission for the day is $15, with con-cession prices for seniors, and children un-der 18-years-old free.

Punters will be able to bet on local, met-ropolitan and interstate races with SKY, Bookmakers and the Transmission Aus-tralia TOTE available.

President of the Roxby Downs and Dis-

trict Racing Club, Stu Cormack said the

club is hoping crowd numbers are as strong

as they have been in previous years with

approximately 2,000 people attending the

event.

He told Th e Monitor last year there were

some issues with obtaining jockeys for the

event but this year the club is fl ying jockeys

from Adelaide on Alliance airlines and are

“expecting a full contingent of jockeys.”

Mr Cormack said this year has been one

of the healthiest years for horse nomina-

tions and may be close to a record.

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UTBACK UPO CBy Jason Munn

R acing legend John Letts will attend the 2012 MRC

Piping Systems Roxby Downs Outback Cup.

The 5AA announcer and Channel 7 race in-terviewer is the Roxby Downs Racing Club’s number one ticket holder, and will attend the Cal-cutta on Friday night at

the Roxby Downs Com-munity Club as well as the cup on Saturday.

Mr Letts has a total of 97 cup wins, including 30 in metropolitan races and 67 in country areas. His record has never been broken.

Letts rode 2,350 win-ning horses in a career of more than 30 years. Al-though he put away the jockey uniform in 1988, he

has maintained a strong connection to the sport via his television inter-views with race winners at the Melbourne Spring Carnival and various pop-ular race meetings.

Born in Adelaide in 1943, Mr Letts began his career at 13, exercising horses for Semaphore trainer Jack Canavan.

AT 15, Mr Letts was in-dentured to Mr Canavan

and had already ridden his first winning horse. In 1961, when he was 18, he claimed fi rst place in the Goodwood Handicap riding Mikadis.

Mr Letts won the Adelaide Apprentices’ Premiership in 1962, and was a successful senior South Australian jock-ey throughout the 60s, taking fi rst place in the 1968 Adelaide Cup on Rain Lover, and another Goodwood Handicap on Tango Miss.

In 1972 he rode to fi rst place in his first Mel-bourne Cup on the back of George Hanlon trained Piping Lane.

Mr Letts took a serious fall in 1974 that injured his spine and appeared to end his career, how-ever, after wearing a neck brace for a period of time, and being acci-dentally knocked over by a stranger, he began to regain movement in his neck and was soon back in the saddle.

Mr Letts has since be-come a patron of Spinal Cure Australia, an or-ganisation dedicated to helping victims of spinal trauma.

Over the subsequent years of his riding career, Mr Letts became a huge

success throughout the country, winning eight Adelaide Jockeys’ Prem-ierships, a second Mel-bourne Cup on Belldale Ball, three Adelaide Cups and an Australian Cup amongst many others.

Mr Letts also held an impressive record in feature races, winning 124 including the South Australian Jockey Club (SAJC) Epsom Handicap and AJC Australasian Champion Stakes, five

SAJC Goodwood Handi-caps, two VATC Futurity Stakes, South Australian Derby and two South Australian Oaks.

In 2010 Mr Letts was inducted into the Austral-ian Racing Hall of Fame.

Racing legend in town for cup

Racing Legend John Letts will visit for the Outback Cup this year.

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UTBACK UPO C The Roxby Downs and District

Racing Club would like to thank all of its sponsors.

MRC Piping Systems Austral-ia, BHP Billiton, Linford, Kem-pe, Outback Landscaping and Supplies, Transmission Austral-ia, Blackwoods, ITT, York Civil, Greyhound Australia, Outback Electronics, Schneider Electric, Hercus Australia, CAT Th e Rent-al Store, SKF, John Crane, BSH

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More than $50,000 in prize money will be awarded

across several races as part of the Roxby Downs Outback Cup this year.

MRC Piping Systems has taken the major sponsor-ship for the main race with the winner to take home $15,000 for first place. Prize money will be:

$15,000 – MRC Piping Systems Outback Cup - 1800 metres

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UTBACK UPO C

Pu n t e r s a r e encouraged to take advantage of

a complimentary bus service to reduce the temptation to drink and drive this race day.

Long-time sponsor Greyhound Australia has again stepped forward to off er trackside travel to merry racegoers.

The bus will operate between Richardson Place from 11.30am un-til 2.00pm, and will then leave the race course be-tween 4.30 to 6.00pm.

Race goers can expect an increased police pres-ence for the cup weekend and are advised to take advantage of the free ser-vice.

One of the biggest drawcards of country racing events is the chance to spend a day with friends in a marquee.

Hospitality packages are selling fast for the South East Con-veyors Punters Marquee, which includes entry to the racecourse plus a banquet lunch, beer and wine.

Tickets are $150 and must be purchased prior to the event.For more information e mail [email protected].

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Darren Peters, Danika Sapwell, Matt Baldwin, Brett Whales, Adam Canova and Ben Peters enjoying raceday frivolity last year.

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UTBACK UPO C

Fashions on the Field has always been a big part of

country racing and the 2012 event will be no exception.

Last year saw dozens of decked out lo-cals take to the stage over several heats to compete for the title of Ms and Mr Outback.

Th is year the Exact Ser-vices Ms Outback will re-ceive $800 and the Kempe Mr Outback will receive $250. Second and third Ms Outback place getters will also be awarded.

Several other novelty categories have also been set and include the Most Elegant Lady, Most Snaz-ziest Couple, Best Male and Female Hats and Best Fascinator.

Fifteen finalists are then chosen from major race days across South Australia for the State final at the Schweppes Oaks Day at Morphettvile Racecourse in 2013.

Th is year the winners will compete for a first prize of a new Mini Ray – valued at $29,350 – or a $3000 Perri Cutten ward-robe for second place.

Fourteen regional fi nal-ists will also receive two nights luxury accommo-dation at the Oaks Plaza Pier at Glenelg as well as two VIP tickets to attend the fi nal.

Competitors will be judged on;

• Appropriateness of the outfi t for the particu-lar event.

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ROXBY COUNCILWEEKLY INFORMATION UPDATEWEEKLY INFORMATION UPDATE

Opening hours Monday to Friday9 am to 4.30 pm

Council provides transport services including:

• Vehicle registration • Boat registrations

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

All enquiries 131 084.

Opal Road Landfi llOpening hours

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

Levies apply for businessesRecycling can be taken either

to the Opal Landfi ll orBSH Waste Solutions on Gosse Street

All enquiries: 8671 1154

Opening hours 8.30 to 5 pm weekdays

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

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

Toddler Story Time 9.30 am Tuesday and Thursday

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The Bantje family were awarded Australian citizenships last week, after living in Australia for four and a half years.

Malcolm, Franchiette and Matthew Bantjes said they moved to Australia from South Africa for the op-portunities the country presented to them as a family, and have lived in Roxby Downs for four years.

Mr Bantjes works as an Application Engineer for BHP Billiton, and Mrs Bantjes works as an Adminis-trative Assistant for ODT Australis.

“Th e best thing about Australia is the safety and

security the country provides my family and myself

with,” Mr Bantjes told Th e Monitor.

Mr and Mrs Bantjes son Matthew was born in Aus-

tralia. “My son Matthew was born here and is a true

blue Aussie so we won’t be leaving Australia any time

soon!” he said.

“(We are) happy to be an Australian and very for-

tunate to be part of the Roxby Downs community.”

Mr Bantjes thanked Roxby Downs Council and Th e

Monitor for making their citizenship a special day.

The Bantjes become Australian citizens

Rates reminders June 2012 quarterly water accounts have been issued and are due for payment by August 15, 2012.

June 2012 quarterly electricity accounts have been issued and are due for payment by August 10, 2012.

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Roxby Council offers a range of direct debit and autopay options, through monthly or quarterly, debit or credit card agreements. Call Roxby Council on (08) 8671 0010 for more information.

Franchiette, Matthew and Malcolm Bantjles pictured here with their citizenship certifi cates.

The dust has settled, the tradies have left, and the books

have been stacked in the Library’s new location in the Cultural and Leisure Precinct.

After a tumultuous week of sorting and moving, ne-gotiations and compromises, the library team are happy to have fi nally moved into their new premise.

Th e recent separation of the community and school library services after 25 years will enable expanded oppor-tunities for both parties.

The library has been moved to the ‘Art Gallery’ space in the Cultural and Leisure Precinct in the inter-im, before moving to a larger space within the centre in the future.

Th e culmination of social services offered by Roxby Leisure and the social capac-ity of the Library has excited those involved.

Roxby Downs Council

Administrator Bill Boehm explained, “In the early days of the town’s development the population was not large enough to justify a stan-dalone community library. Th rough working in partner-ship with the school we were able to share resources and costs and provide a public library service.”

Community Librarian, Kimberley Hargrave is ex-cited about the new facilities and resources which the new public library service will offer, particularly the new computers and IT services. Due to the new service, and in preparation for joining the statewide OneCard system later this year all commu-nity members will need to join the library, so when you come to visit please bring your current ID with you. We look forward to welcoming you to our new library soon!

Community library pro-grams such as Toddler Story Time will also be relocated to the Cultural Precinct.

Library reopens in new space!

Community Librarian Kimberley Hargrave pictured here with Library staff Trish Fazekas, Grace Morokai

and Elisabeth Gill in the new library.


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


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JOINING FORUMSIf you would like to join a forum and

would like more information please

contact the following people.

New members are always welcome.

ARTS and CULTURE FORUM

Rachel Young 0428 671 000

BUSINESS FORUM

Laura Trotta 0412 734 964

COMMUNITY BOARD

Michelle Hales 0418 833 818

EDUCATION and

WORKPLACE TRAINING

Michelle Hales 0418 833 818

SPORTS and RECREATION

FORUM

Michael Wall 0447 888 337

COMMUNITY GARDEN

Patrik Ibele 8671 0168

HEALTH FORUM

Karen Russell 8671 9020

ROXBY ROADSAFE MEETING

WOMEN’S NETWORK

Kath Messner 0438 871 153


T ime is fast running out to secure tickets to Roxby’s most renowned ladies event

– the Women’s Forum’s annual High Tea.

The prestigious event will be held at the ‘Outback Tea Rooms’ (also known as the Dunes Café) on Saturday, July 28, with doors opening at 1.30pm.

Women’s Forum Chairperson Kaye Doyle said the upcoming event is riding on the success of

last year’s inaugural event, which saw almost 60 local women indulg-ing in exotic teas and homemade cakes and sandwiches.

“We held our fi rst High Tea in September 2011 and from the feed-back we received we are now hold-ing our second!” she exclaimed.“Th e home made cakes (like our mums used to make!) were an absolute winner so it’s on again but a little earlier than last year. “Th e message was loud and clear that the home made goodies

will bring them back a second time so a small band of volun-teer ‘ch efs’ will again ensure that we are well catered for!”A High Tea is known in Australia today as a refi ned social gathering where seemingly endless pots of tea are served, complimented by an abundance of fi nger sandwiches and pastries.

Tickets can be bought at the Vis-itor Information Centre or Hour-glass Jewellers for $30 each.

The second Business Forum Networking Breakfast is fast approaching, with limited seats still available.

Guest speaker for th e Breakfast has been revealed as Jeremy Phillips, Manager, Major Projects and Industry Engagement for Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology (DFEEST).

Mr Phillips will address the new ‘Skills for All’ pro-gram and highlight opportunities for businesses and employees.

Th e South Australian Government has committed $194 million additional funding to help support an additional 100,000 training places from July 2010.

Business and Cultural Development Consultant to Roxby Community Vivienne Holloway said events such as this are important for Roxby’s future.

“It’s important for local businesses to work together to ensure a sustainable future for industry in Roxby as well as a sustainable future for their own businesses. And this is what the Business Forum is all about.

“Th e Skills for All program is also really exciting,

training is always a key expense for local businesses, and access to this sort of funding is unprecedented,” she said.

Th e Breakfast will be held on Tuesday, July 31 in the Dunes Café at 7am for a 730am start. Tickets are available from the Visitor Information Centre, Raine and Horne, Bianco Construction Supplies and Arid Recovery, for just $30 (breakfast included).

D rug Action Week’s community poetry competition is still

open for submissions.Th e Community Board

in conjunction with the Health Forum, Roxby Council and Alcohol and Substance Abuse Forum launched the competition during Drug Action Week (June 17 – 23) in their sup-port for the week.

Drug Action Week is held nationally annually to raise awareness about alco-hol and other drug issues in Australia.

The week also high-lights the achievements of the dedicated individ-uals who work within the Alcohol and Other Drug sector to reduce alcohol and drug-related harm. Th e theme for this year’s event is ‘Looking after your mind’ and an estimated 850 diff erent activities are tak-ing place in communities across Australia.

A number of startling statistics were highlight-ed in Th e Monitor recent-ly, taken from the 2012 Heywire Regional Youth Summit, about drug and alcohol abuse in Australia.

- Four Australians under 25 die due to alcohol relat-ed injuries in an average week.

- One in two Australi-ans aged 15 to 17 who get drunk will do something they regret.

- Seventy Australians under 25 will be hospital-ised due to alcohol relat-ed assaults in an average week.

- 1 in 4 hospitalisations of people aged 15 to 24 happen because of alcohol.

Th e competition is open to all ages, and has four categories; Under 9’s, Un-der 12’s, Youth (12 – 17) and 18 and over.

Entry forms and infor-mation fl yers are available from the Library, the Rox-by Council offi ce or down-loaded from roxbydowns.com.

Submissions can be sent to the Community Library or by post to PO Box 85 Roxby Downs, SA 5725.

Business Breakfast speaker announced

Poetry Comp still open Secure your Secure your

seats ladies!seats ladies!

Women’s Forum member Karen Russell sampling cakes, presented by Roxby Leisure employee Luke Scrivens.

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9am – 11am.. your seedlings will be waiting for you!


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DUBLIN Gerry’s Meat Store. Top quality, grain fed meat at affordable pr ices. New $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. Phone: 8529 2229.

K AT E ’ S P s y c h i c Connect ions from Ade la ide w i l l be v i s i t i n g R o x b y soon. Psychometry Clairvoyant Medium. Appointments essen-tial. Ph. 0429 406 975.

FOR SALE 07 HONDA TRX 450R RACE QUAD ALL RACE ADD ONS, IMMACULATE COND. REGRETFUL SALE $10,000.ONO PH. 0457 641 990.

WANTED to buy: Baby Bassinet for a girl. If you can assist, please call Jody Zschorn on 0449 058 194.

CHRISTIAN PASTORAL SUPPORT WORKER(Previously known as School Chaplain)ANDAMOOKA PRIMARY SCHOOL

Andamooka SA 5722Phone: 8672 7018

Schools Ministry Group and the Roxby Downs Christian Ministry Association invite applicants for this 10-11 hour per week position commencing Term 4, 2012. The position exists to offer support to students, staff and the school community. A

to apply is available from Schools Ministry Group phone 8378 6800 or go to [email protected]

Closing date Friday August 10th at 5pm

OUTBACK COMMUNITIES AUTHORITYExpression of Interest

Town Maintenance, Andamooka, SA.The Outback Communities Authority (OCA), in partner-ship with the Andamooka Progress and Opal Miners Association (APOMA) Incorporated, established the An-damooka Town Management Committee (ATMC) on 1 January 2012 to manage municipal service delivery in Andamooka. The OCA is seeking an expression of inter-est from suitably experienced and skilled persons and/or companies to enter into a contract to provide a town maintenance service for the Andamooka Town Manage-ment Committee (ATMC) on behalf of the Andamooka Community.

Work will include emptying town public bins, maintaining town parks and gardens and assisting the community manager in the ongoing maintenance of the town public facilities and services. Work will also include cleaning

by the ATMC.

All vehicles, equipment and tools will be provided by the contractor. Consumables will be reimbursed on receipt of invoices.

Expressions of interest should include an itemized break-down of duties including a schedule of work expected to ensure the objective of the contract is achieved.

The closing date for acceptance of expression of interest will be Friday August 10, 2010.

A complete position description is available by con--

damooka Town Management Committee, Ms. Deborah Allen on 08 86727 246 or email [email protected].

OZ MINERALS’ CARRAPATEENA PROJECTINFORMATION SESSIONS

OZ Minerals is taking this opportunity to present

TUESDAY 31 JULY 2012

WEDNESDAY 1 AUGUST 2012

EmploymentOpportunities

ODT Australis is a major contracts provider to the Olympic Dam mine site with a number of employment opportunities

available for experienced personnel to join their team.If you have experience in one of the following areas, have a high regard for safety in the workplace and prepared to undergo a full medical and drug screen, we would like to hear

from you!

HSEC Advisor

- Construction/mining background- Min 2-5 yrs supervisory role- Work autonomously and as part of team- Quality systems management - Writing safe work procedures - Incident investigation and reporting- Risk assessment- ICAM – Incident Cause Analysis Method- Up to date with current legislation- No FIFO or accommodation provided

Plant Operators- Front End Loader- Excavator, Backhoe- Heavy Rigid Truck

Transport Operator- MC Truck license essential- Minimum 2 years experience driving MC Truck essential- White card preferable- Loader, excavator and forklift tickets advantageous

Recruitment Administrator- Intermediate-advanced Microsoft skills- Strong work ethic, communication and interpersonal skills- Demonstrated time and diary management - Knowledge of mining industry advantageous- Assist Recruitment Coordinator screen applicants

- Data entry- No FIFO or accommodation provided

Please email your resume to Heather Smith:[email protected]

Workshop Assistant

www.ahrens.com.au

Olympic Dam Precision Engineering (ODPE) is amid-sized engineering business based in Roxby Downs and part of the Ahrens Group. ODPE provides a range of specialised maintenance services to BHP Billiton as well as other mining and support companies in theregion. ODPE’s operates from a well-resourcedworkshop and its capabilities include precisionengineering, machining and steel fabrication.

The Role:We are currently seeking a Workshop Assistant to join our existing team to provide direct support to our Workshop Coordinator.

Responsibilities:

Requirements:

mining operations and environmental issues

An attractive remuneration package will be negotiated with thesuccessful candidate. Click the ‘APPLY FOR THIS JOB’ button to send us your application outlining qualifications and experience by COB Tuesday 31st July. Enquiries can be directed to Phil Lacey on 0447 710 610.

RANGE ACTIVITYWARNING NOTICE

Defence is scheduled to conduct Demolition Activities in the Woomera Prohibited Area (WPA) during the months of August, September and October 2012. The predicted outcome is minimal for the public however if certain weather conditions exist at time of activity, noise and effects from sound wave propagation may be heard or felt in the vicinity of Woomera, Roxby Downs and Glendambo.

The WPA is declared under Defence Force Regulation 35 as a prohibited area for the purposes of ‘the testing of war material’. From time to time other Defence approved activities, such as sounding rocket launches, are also conducted.

The WPA is located in the North West of the State of South Australia and is approximately 127,000 square kilometres (12.7 million hectares) in area. Its South Eastern corner is located approximately 450 kilometres North West of Adelaide.

Members of the public traversing the WPA via the Stuart Highway are reminded that these roads are part of a prohibited area and that they are not to deviate from them.

Other roads and tracks entering the WPA are signposted to the effect that the WPA is a prohibited area and no person shall enter, be or remain therein without proper authorisation. Penalty for unauthorised entry is $2200 fine and/or six months imprisonment under Defence Force Regulation 35.

Under Section 82(1) and 82(2) of the Defence Act 1903, it is illegal to photograph, draw, sketch or paint any part of a Defence Installation or enter a defence installation with materials or apparatus for carrying out such activities, without lawful authority.

Members of the public traversing the Anne Beadell Highway from Coober Pedy to Emu Junction are reminded that in addition to a permit being required from the Range Operations Woomera, a permit is also required from:

Maralinga Tjarutja Lands &Mamungari Conservation ParkOffice Manager Maralinga Tjarutja LandsPO Box 435CEDUNA SA 5690Phone (08) 8625 2946

Tallaringa Conservation ParkThe Department of Environment & Natural Resources9 Mackay StreetPORT AUGUSTA SA 5700Phone 1800 816 078

There may be some items such as cylindrical rocket motor cases and nozzles, flat rectangular pieces of metal, spherical tanks, military projectiles or unexploded ammunition encountered in the WPA. If any unusual item is encountered it must not be handled as it may be extremely dangerous and could cause serious injury or death. Note the description and location of the item and report it to the Pastoral Station Manager or Range Operations Woomera – Telephone (08) 8674 3370.

Within the WPA there are sites of significance to indigenous people. These sites are protected under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988 with penalties of up to $50,000.00 for causing damage to or removing items from these sites.

Inquires in relation to the use of or entry into the WPA should be directed to:Range Operations WoomeraAerospace Operational Support GroupDefence CentrePO Box 157WOOMERA SA 5720Phone (08) 8674 3370

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Friday, July 19, 2012OD Devils A (64) defeated Hornridge Pink B B (37)

Miners White C (49) defeated Andamooka (33)Miners Red C (38) defeated OD Yellow C (22)

Hornridge Black C (39) defeated Hornridge Green C (30)OD Yellow B (55) defeated Hornridge Black B (43)

OD Green B fofeited against Hornridge AZodiacs forfeited against Roxby Miners A

Roxby Downs Netball AssociationRoxby Downs Netball AssociationBy Kelly Thomson

I t was a slow return to netball last week after a couple of weeks off

over the school holidays, with two games forfeited and many teams short on players. However, there were still good games in the mix.

In the only A grade game of the week, Olympic Dam A had a number of fi ll-in play-ers helping out as they took on Hornridge Pink B. While the Olympic Dam side won the match comfortably, ac-knowledgment should go to the quality of play displayed by both teams during the game. Th e Hornridge shoot-ing combination of Belinda Ramsey and Amanda Giles moved beautifully around the goal circle to fi nd great positions for some good shots at goal. Alternatively, the Olympic Dam shooters performed just as well with fill-in shooter Ali Knights regularly hitting the target.

In the B grade competi-tion, Olympic Dam Yellow B battled it out with Hornridge Black B. Th e game started off one-sided with the OD side running away with an early lead, but the resilient Horn-ridge team fought back hard. With many of the Hornridge players in unfamiliar posi-tions, they were unable to take down the Olympic Dam team. As usual, the domi-nating young Olympic Dam shooter, Jess Reid, was on song; whilst Claire Munyard (OD) made the Hornridge shooters work for every goal they scored. Elizabeth Ran-gi and Zoe Male were stand out performers and worked hard through the centre and in defence to ensure the OD

shooters didn’t get the ball too easily, but the Devils were just too strong on the night, winning the match, 55 to 43.

Th e battle of the Hornridge teams was on in the C grade competition with Horn-ridge Black C and Horn-ridge Green C going head to head. Th e black team took off with an early lead at the end of half time. Both team’s centre court players, Kath-erine Folland (Black) and Jess Richards (Green) were playing well, moving the ball around nicely and getting it to the shooters. Hornridge Black side’s Sam Th ompson worked hard in goal defence to make sure the Green team’s shooter never got an easy goal. In the second half of the match, the Green side was able to slightly hold back the Black team but in the end the Hornridge Black side took the win, 39 to 30.

As the season starts to culminate towards finals, it’s time that all teams start to think about ensuring all their players are qualifi ed or will be qualifi ed for fi nals in September. All players need to have played fi ve match-es for the team to qualify; so start checking now. Th e games to watch next week will be the Miners showdown with Miners A taking on the young Miners B side, whilst in C grade the Olympic Dam Yellow will need to work hard to get up and over their other C grade counterpart, Olym-pic Dam Green.

Comfortable win for OD

One of Andamooka C Grade’s strongest players Karen Williams holds strong possession over the ball against Miners’ Hannah Wurfel.

EMPLOYMENT OR CONTRACT OPPORTUNITYElectrical Works Officer

Due to a recent resignation, Roxby Power, a division of Roxby Council, is seeking a person or persons on an employment or contract basis to perform the role of Council’s Electrical Works Officer. This position will have a primary focus on Electrical Works and Services but also assist across all areas of Council’s works operations. Businesses that can also provide these services will also be considered.

The Electrical Works Officer will directly assist the Electrical Manager in the operation and maintenance of Council’s electrical distribution and street lighting system including high and low voltage plant and equipment, meter installation reading and replacement and installing electrical wiring for both commercial and domestic installations and supervision of contractors.

For a specification please contact the Council Office on (08) 8671 0010 or email [email protected]. For information about the position please contact David Hallett Electrical Manager.

Applications in accordance with the specification must be received at the Council Office Richardson Place PO Box 124 Roxby Down SA 5725 or by email [email protected]

Applications close 12 Noon Monday 13 August 2012

Bill BoehmAdministrator


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FOOTBALLER of the Year

Ben AbelaMatt TuohyJaydn Brind

Nyani ThomasC Jurek

J Dawson

Justin WatsonA Stone

Craig HallBYE

Dale SummertonNathan Gregor

M Shaw

Craig Hall 11

Nyani Thomas 11

C Jurek 10

Matt Tuohy 10

Goal Kicker of the Year

Round 12 results...

ROUND TWELVE HIGHLIGHTSJoel Harman 13C Jurek 5James Beenham 4Ethan Zeptner 4

Tally after Round 12Joel Harman 44Dale Summerton 32Justin Watson 22

HIDDEN ROUND

Roxby Downs Junior Roxby Downs Junior Football LeagueFootball League

PREMIERSHIP TABLESenior Colts

P W L D F A %Giants 9 6 3 0 592 529 111.91Suns 9 5 4 0 522 523 99.81Hawks 9 4 5 0 428 513 83.43Bulldogs 9 3 6 0 502 479 104.80

Junior Colts P W L D F A %Giants 9 6 3 0 394 276 142.75Suns 9 6 3 0 298 231 129.00Hawks 9 3 5 1 235 272 86.40Bulldogs 9 2 6 1 178 326 54.60

Far North Far North Football LeagueFootball League

ROUND 12 July 21, 2012

ROUND 12 July 21, 2012

A GRADEHornridge 35.23 (233) defeated Coober Pedy 4.2 (26)Hornridge best players: C. Jurek, J. Harmon, T. Grosser, P. Watkinson, J. Elliott.Coober Pedy best players: M. Grava, A. Wooden, D. Cameron, T. Stewart, P. Larkins. Horniridge goal scorers: J. Harman 13 goals, C. Jurek 5 goals, J. Beenham 4 goals, B. Johnson 3 goals, J. McCarthy, A. Rigden, S. Mansell 2 goals, L. Munro, J. Elliott, L. Donnelly, T. Grosser 1 goal.Coober Pedy goal scorers T. Stewart, D. Cameron, K. Aitken, M. Grava 1 goal.

Roxby Districts 13.20 (98) defeated Andamooka 3.0 (18)Roxby best players: D. Pegler, C. Kenny, J. Kenny, S. Kaminsk, J. Rose.Andamooka best players: J. Oldfi eld, W. Monfries, C. Rains-ford ,T. Pycroft, B. Harris.Roxby Districts goal scorers: E. Zeptner 4 goals, J. Watson, 3 goals, J. Chislett, D. Pegler, J. Kenny, J.Malcolm, J. Rose, B. Baldey 1.Andamooka goal scorers: R. Weetra, T. Mulders, W. Monfries 1 goal each.

Roxby Downs Junior Roxby Downs Junior Football LeagueFootball League

PREMIERSHIP TABLE P W L D F A % Roxby Districts 9 8 1 0 960 367 261.58Hornridge 10 7 3 0 1099 620 177.26Olympic Dam 9 5 4 0 1012 582 173.88Andamooka 10 3 7 0 673 1037 64.90Coober Pedy 10 1 9 0 481 1619 29.71

JUNIOR COLTSBulldogs 8.5 (53) defeated Suns 1.2 (8)Bulldogs best players: L. Johnson, S. Crilly, F. Arbon, J. Gotch, T. Spartalis.Suns best players: B. DÁrrigo, R. Holder, G. Clarke.Bulldogs goal scorers: L. Elliot 4 goals, C. Seery 2 goals, L. Johnson, J. Gotch 1 goal each.Suns goal scorers: B. D’Arrigo 1 goal.

Giants 9.8 (58) defeated Hawks 4.2 (26)Giants best players: M. Lamb, L. Lloyd, J. Dalgleish, M. Steer, H. Paull.Giants goal scorers: J. Dalgleish 5 goals, L. Lloyd 2 goals, B. Ryan, M. Lamb 1 goal each.Hawks best players: B. Caden, L. Herrin, T. Schell, B. Daddow, T. Harrison.Hawks goal scorers: B. Caden 2. goals, B. Daddow, L. Young 1 goal each.

SENIOR COLTSBulldogs 14.10 (94) defeated Suns 6.4 (40)Bulldogs best players: H. Jacka, N. Wyatt, L. Rawlins, N. Rain-ford, L. Holder.Suns best players: K. McCarthy, T. Whitlock, L. Binder, J. Mc-Carthy, L. Weston.Bulldogs goal scorers: L. Rawlins 3 goals, D. D’Arrigo, B. Glass-pool, N. Wyatt, H. Jacka 2 goals each, N. Rainsford, R. Weetra, J. Zeptner 1 goal each.Suns goal scorers: S. Bacon 2 goals, L. Weston, T. Odgers, L. Binder, L. Elliot 1 goal each.

Hawks 9.9 (63) defeated Giants 4.2 (26)Hawks best players: J. Mason, A. Ryan, C. Trussler, J. Secker, S. Caputo.Giants best players: B. Davis, J. Emmerson Sellars, J. Male, M. Lynch, M. Steer.Hawks goal scorers: J. Mason, C. Fennwick 2 goals each, S. Caputo, M. Harrison, T. Darling, J. Pillar, M. Ryan 1 goal each.Giants goal scorers: D. Cameron, M. Holtham, J. Emmerson Sellars, M. Steer 1 goal each.

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Hornridge Football C l u b ’ s J o e l Harman kicked a

blistering 13 goals in the easy win against Coober Pedy on Saturday.

Hornridge easily took control of the game from the fi rst bounce to win by 207 points.

Hornridge kicked 11 goals in the fi rst quarter to fi rmly take the lead and never looked back, kick-ing another seven in the second, eight in the third, and nine before the fi nal siren.

Hornridge had a num-ber of key performers, with Harmon leading the way with the massive 13 goals followed by Jurek (5) and J. Beenham (4).

Harman now leads the way as leading goal kick-er for the 2012 season with 44 goals, surpass-ing Olympic Dam’s Dale Summerton’s 32 goals.

Harman has kicked an outstanding 44 goals so far this season, taking his game average to 6.29 goals per game. Summer-ton is Harman’s nearest rival with 32 goals, with an average of 3.56 goals per game.

Best players for Horn-ridge were 1st C. Jurek, 2nd J. Harman, 3rd T. Grosser, 4th P. Watkinson and 5th J. Elliott.

Best Players for Coober Pedy were 1st M. Grava, 2nd A. Wooden, 3rd D. Cameron and 4th T. Stewart.

Roxby Districts con-tinue to strive for minor premiers beating fourth

ranked Andamooka con-vincingly 13 goals, 20 behinds (98) to Anda-mooka’s three goals, zero behinds (18) on Saturday.

Best players for the Miners were 1st D. Pledg-er, 2nd C. Kenny, 3rd J. Kenny, 4th S. Kaminski and 5th J. Rose.

Th e Hornridge versus Miners match next week will be the game of the round at 12.30pm, as the two top sides battle it out for the top spot.

Th ird and fi fth ranked Olympic Dam and Coo-ber Pedy will clash in the later game at 2.30pm.

Harman kicks thirteen

Players from Hornirdge and Coober Pedy contest the ruck.


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By Vanessa Switala

Roxby Downs local Jaydn Brind has made the School Sport Australia SA Under 15 boys football championship

team after being originally chosen as one of fi ve reserves.

Th e 14-year-old was also recently chosen for the West Adelaide Football Club (WAFC) Elite Development Program (EDP).

Jaydn currently plays for both the Far North Football League (FNFL) and the Roxby Downs Junior Football Association (RDJFA). Last year he was selected as the RDJFL 2011 Best and Fairest and at the time of print had kicked 10 goals in the FNFL 2012 season.

Jaydn was originally chosen as one of fi ve reserves for the State Under 15 side but, after a player broke his wrist in a recent trial match against Port Adelaide, Jaydn was picked from the reserves to join the team.

Jayden’s father Russell said he played a great

game against Port Adelaide which led to him being chosen for the side from the other four reserves.

Russell said both he and Jaydn’s mother Joanne are very proud their son has progressed to such a high level of football by the age of 14.

Jayden has been travelling to Adelaide for training once a fortnight since April this year.

“He is pretty dedicated, especially with all the trips to Adelaide,” explained Russell. “West Ad-elaide footy club initially chose Jaydn to train for them. Th ere is a great relationship between West Adelaide and the Roxby Downs Junior Football League,” he added.

Jaydn said he has been playing football for approximately 10 years and defi nitely wants to pursue football professionally.

“It’s an honour to play for the State,” ex-plained Jaydn. “It really means a lot.”

Jaydn played his fi rst game as part of the State team on Sunday against Australian Capi-tal Territory and won by 98 points. On Monday

the team played New South Wales and in a very close last quarter SA won by only two points. Russell said Jaydn played really well and had plenty of the ball. “He played the whole time on the fi eld for both games,” he added.

President of RDJFL Mathew Daddow said Jaydn has worked hard over the past few years to get to where he is today.

“Jadyn fi rst caught the eye of West Adelaide’s Development Talent Manager Andrew Marks at the age of 13 years,” he explained.

“Jadyn has attended the past two WAFC Elite Development Programmes where he excelled in his age group.

“Jaydn has been an integral member of the Under 16 RDJFA combined team during the past two years where this year he was voted as the best player on the ground by the GWS Gi-ants Broken Hill Academy Coach at this years combined game.

“His recent participation in the Under 15 SA State Championships in Adelaide once again

showed his talent with his coach quoting that Jaydn was one of the standout players for the team and competition in general.

Mr Daddow added, “Jaydn’s commitment and the dedication shown by his parents has been magnifi cent which is one of the reasons he will go further.

“Now is the time for the football community to assist where possible. Raffl es will be run over the next few weeks by the RDJFA to assist with the costs associated with attending the state carnival. Please show your support,” concluded Mr Daddow.

The National Schoolboy Championships were inaugurated in Melbourne in 1923. Vic-toria were the fi rst carnival winners with New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia the other foundation participants. Western Australia and Tasmania joined the carnival in 1925 with Australian Capital Territory has played numerous short periods since the early 1950s.

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Jaydn Brind playing for Andamooka in the Far North Football League.

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The Monitor Newspaper for 25th July 2012

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