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What would Josh Rose look like without his un-miss able fro? What about Merv Rogers without his

iconic beard? Help raise $10,000 for Cancer Council SA ladies and gentleman and all of your questions will be answered.

Cancer Council SA is the state’s leading non-government cancer control organisation, dedicated to ensuring that South Australians are reducing their cancer risk and receiving the best cancer care.

Josh Rose, Merv Rogers, Mick Gillespie and Barry Mitchell are allying this year, along with the driving force of Mel Egginton to raise $10,000 for this great cause.

On October 1, these four shaggy men will congregate at the Roxby Downs Community Club at AFL Grand Final half time and upon raising $10,000 will shave their various bodily areas of interest.

Like many others Mel was impacted by can-

cer just over 5 years ago when she watched her father-in-law battle cancer and following this, her younger sister was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 24. “I’m pretty passion-ate about raising money for cancer,” she said. “It’s something that I want to do an activity for each year.”

When work colleague Barry Mitch-ell was assigned a new job that required a clean- shaven chin, Mel jumped at the po-tential. “I knew that the beard had to come off, so he was my first target,” she said.It was from there that she caught up with Merv Rogers, who had contemplated a similar idea with Sideshow – Bob look-a-like Josh Rose. Th ey both got on board, and were followed swiftly by Mick Gillespie.

“I contacted those guys and they didn’t hesi-tate, they all agreed to do it,” said Mel. “I cer-tainly thought it was going to be easier than getting Barry to paint the headframe pink, so this was the next best thing!”

$10,000 may seem like an incredulous amount, but Mel is confi dent. “$10,000 I don’t even think it’s an ambitious target, I think

we’ll actually get that, and I think we’ll get a lot more,” she said.

And the men have been extraordinary. “Th ey’re fantastic,” said Mel. “I thought I would be doing a whole lot of work marketing this, but they’ve already taken off and are doing stuff on their own.

“Each of them get behind the community in diff erent aspects anyway, people know them and I think a lot of people will get behind it.

“It should be a fantastic fundraiser.”Each of these brave men, have their own rea-

sons for becoming involved. Josh and Merv, who have both been closely aff ected by cancer, spoke over a couple of beers last year about having a shave off . “I just thought it would be a good idea to raise a quid, let everybody have a laugh and look at this little baby face under-neath!” said Merv.

“Anything for a good cause, it’s for a good charity. One in two people are aff ected by can-cer so if they can get rid of the bloody disease, every quid helps really,” he said.

“It’s just for a good cause, you know, and if we can help out, it’s no problem,” added Mick.

“I think if they have to have it cut off because of the cancer I’m sure we can do it to raise funds.

“Everyone get on board!”Josh, an enthusiastic sportsperson, can see

more than one advantage to getting rid of the ‘fro. “I’ll probably be able to run faster!” he joked. “And it’ll be a lot cooler in summer!

“Seeing someone close to me go through cancer, they didn’t have a choice whether they had hair or not so I guess it’s a good choice for me to lose it for the good cause.”

“I’m a bit the same,” agreed Barry. “We can do it, ours will grow back. I might have to get out of bed a couple of minutes earlier each day to keep shaving it though!

“Plus it will be some fun, this town thrives on it, it will be at half time of the AFL grand fi nal down the Club so I’m sure there will be a lot of encouragement down there.”

As enthusiastic as all four men are, Merv and Josh did admit that they may have to indulge in a few ‘heart-start pipe openers’ prior to the shave.

$10,000 and it’s off!$10,000 and it’s off!

Wise Monkeys? Josh Rose, Barry Mitchell, Merv Rogers and Mick Gillespie are

going for the big shave on October 1.

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R ecently, nine students from Roxby Downs Area School were involved in the life chang-ing Operation Flinders program.

Operation Flinders is a South Australian charitable organisation for young off enders and young people at risk.

Th e wilderness adventure program involved partici-pants aged 14-18 years old and is an eight day exercise in the Far Northern Flinders Ranges.

Th e program provides opportunity for the partici-pants to break away from their past.

Teacher James Simmons from Roxby Downs Area School accompanied Luke May, Sam Kenyon and seven other students on the eight day camp.

All agreed that leadership and respect were among the main skills they took away from the program.

“We got to learn diff erent experiences and come together as a group,” Sam said.

Luke agreed, “I learnt to take care of everything I do and to have a go and hopefully succeed.”

Mr Simmons added that all the students were re-sponsible for their own daily tasks and also group tasks.

Activities that the participants were involved in in-cluded a 100 kilometre walk, abseiling, cross country hikes and various activities and challenges.

When asked what the most challenging activity of the program was all three agreed that abseiling down a cliff and having to climb down a cliff face with rocks and no track were amongst the toughest.

Mr Simmons said the group worked really well to-gether. “Th ere were both followers and leaders. People that would follow instructions and others that would lead the group. It worked well,” he said.

When asked what skills were learnt from Operation Flinders that could be brought back into the Roxby Downs community Sam did not hesitate, “Respect defi nitely. Respect goes a long way anywhere.”

John Shepherd, Executive Director of Operation Flinders said it is an important program for troubled youth. “It provides young people with self esteem and self confi dence. Th ese two elements are important as they give young people belief in themselves and therefore give them a direction in life,” he said.

Operation Flinders provided 400 young people with the opportunity to change their lives just last year.

Early last year the Adnymanthanha Traditional Lands Association took legal action which prevented the program form running exercises early in the year but since then this legal matter has been resolved with Operation Flinders running four fi eld exercises this year.

Th e Foundation has found it hard to source funds to run the program. Mr Shepherd said, “However, we have an outstanding stable of supporters including BHP Billiton and ETSA who provide funding each year for us to run our program.”

Jonathon Robran, Development & Community Chapter Manager for Operation Flinders, said the main aim of the program is to teach the young people involved how to work as part of a team and to accept responsibility as individuals and as a group.

“Th ey also, gain leadership skills through diff erent activities and then hopefully carry those skills back to the Roxby community,” he said.

Operation Flinders provides follow-up support for the group in a few months time to build and maintain momentum that the group has learnt through the program.

BHP Billiton are the main funding body for the Roxby Downs participants and Operation Flinders.

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By Vanessa Switala

CWCI Safari ministry will be in Roxby Downs on Saturday, September 3 to share the Christian message with our

community.

Two women, Chris Keith and Margaret Crane will be bringing the CWCI Safari ministry to our area.

A dinner will be held at 6.30pm at the Roxby Downs Christian Community Church at $20 a head.

Books, cards, CDs and DVDs will be available for sale on the evening.

CWCI is a worldwide Bible-based ministry that travels to remote areas of Australia to off er encouragement, inspiration and Bible teach-ing.

Please contact Noela Beenham on 8671 0873 or Alison Spiers on 0428 671 1033 for more details or to book your spot.

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By Vanessa Switala

The Honourable Mike Hammah, Minister of Mining in Ghana vis-ited Roxby Downs on Wednesday,

August 24 with a group of African offi cials to learn about Roxby Downs and Olympic Dam.

Th e 12 day trip began on August 21 and is held in conjunction with the African Down Under Conference this week.

Th e Australian Government and African Governments have collaborated to share experiences on mining governance due to the signifi cant expansion of mining, gas and oil industries in a number of African countries.

“It is a unique opportunity for a study tour to some mines in Australia to fi nd out how they operate,” Mr Hammah said.

“Roxby is quite impressive. I hope to fi nd out more about the interaction be-tween the community and miners.”

Mr Hammah seemed extremely inter-ested in managing the social impact of the mine and health and safety issues.

“Essentially health and safety really struck me. Th e health and safety is not compromised.”

Mr Hammah was intrigued that the mine at Olympic Dam was the main force for the Roxby community to settle here.

“The mine brought the community

which is very diff erent,” he said.He believes that the biggest diff erences

between mines in Australia and Africa are policy and governance issues.

After a tour of Olympic Dam the group were welcomed by the Roxby Council and Bill Boehm, Town Administrator and Michelle Hales, Manager Community Development, Governance and Strategic Support, who provided the group with a ‘snap shot’ of Roxby Downs. Th e council answered many of the group’s questions regarding royalties, the expansion, tradi-tional indigenous land ownership and the transient Roxby community.

After visiting Roxby Downs the tour travelled back to Perth to visit gold mines and attend the African Down Under Con-ference.

AusAID is the Australian department leading the collaboration through the Australia-Africa Partnerships Facility (AAPF).

AAPF is focused on maintaining part-nerships between African governments and their Australian counterparts that can support Africa’s long-term development.

As a result, AusAID organised two study tours of African offi cials to Australia to review aspects of mining governance in Australia. Th e other study group is touring in September.

By Vanessa SwitalaThe new oval lights at

Roxby Downs Oval will be ‘switched on’ by BHP Bil-liton and Roxby Council at a free community event on Friday, September 16.

Earlier this year, BHP Bil-liton generously donated $1.295 million towards the project.

The new lighting sys-tem will consist of four 30 meter sports fi eld lighting columns which will be op-erated by a control panel located in the club house.

BHP Billiton has provid-ed construction manage-ment services for the new installation. So far comple-tion of the four footings for the new towers, all trench-ing and conduits and 95 per cent of the cable pulls have been completed.

Installation began in July, 2011 and the project was expected to be completed by summer this year.

According to a BHP

Billiton spokesperson, the installation process is ahead of schedule as it was planned to be completed by summer.

Th ey said that BHP Bil-liton saw signifi cant health benefi ts in upgrading the lighting to provide greater opportunity to use the oval at night.

“In particular, this will have most benefi t in sum-mer when it’s often too hot to use the oval during the day, and will enable people to use the oval at night both for organised sports and general exercise.”

Bill Boehm, Town Ad-ministrator at the Roxby Downs Council said, “In-stallation of improved lighting to the main oval is a development that has long been identifi ed as im-portant and the Council is pleased that BHP Billiton has decided to voluntarily initiate and fund its con-struction.”

He said that BHP Billiton has advised that the instal-lation will be completed by summer allowing for night cricket games to minimise heat and also night foot-ball.

“As a consequence of the development Council is proposing to relocate the existing light towers and have them installed on the small oval. Th is will allow for night football training and other sports and hope-fully reduce wear and tear on the main oval surface,” Mr Boehm said.

“Overall, there will be in-creased opportunities for sports to grow,” he said.

Th e event in September will include a variety of sports activities, sausage sizzle, bar and entertain-ment.

Further information will be released in the coming weeks, but it promises to be a great night so lock it in your diaries now!

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By Vanessa Switala

This year the Rotary Club of Roxby District has brought the community Christmas pageant forward a week in the hopes of including the

whole community.Th e 2011 Roxby Downs Community Christmas Pag-

eant will be held on Saturday, December 3 from 7pm.Craig Sumsion, Pageant Co-ordinator said that the

pageant is usually held the weekend after school breaks up meaning many families pack the car and go on holi-days that weekend.

“We are trying to capture as much of the population as possible while they are still in Roxby,” he said.

Th e Rotary Club of Roxby District is asking for help from local businesses and community members to help make this pageant a memorable one.

Th ey are asking for support in the forms of a mon-

etary donation, entering the parade with a fl oat, holding a stall on the evening or any other services that could be of help.

To add to the spectacle the Rotary Club is asking for nominations from not only businesses, but clubs and individuals.

Th e parade begins at 7pm and consists of two laps of the main street then a band will lead the community through Christmas carols and play until midnight.

Sandy Sumison, Secretary for the Rotary Club of Roxby District said that it’s a great event for the whole town. “It’s great to see families together and have a Christmas event before they all leave town.”

Th e Christmas Pageant has a long and unique history in Roxby Downs and gives residents and visitors alike a strong sense of community.

For more information please contact Pageant Co-ordinator, Craig Sumsion on 0408 366 614.

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By Kane Goldsworthy-SpeirsBushcraft camp was fun and all of us enjoyed it. It

started at 12.30pm on Friday 12th August when we all piled on the bus in Roxby to go down to Adelaide Hills for camp.

We stopped for dinner at McDonalds in Port Au-gusta and watched a movie on the bus on the way.

When we got there it was dark, we got into our tent groups and set up our tents in the dark. We then went to bed.

Th e next day we got given our diff erent activities and our timetable of when we should do them. Us boys played war games among the trees while we were waiting. I took part in the following activities; rabbit skinning, four wheel driving one and two, fi re rope making, wood chopping and saw safety and bush ar-chery. My favourite activity was wood chopping. Th e leader was really good in this.

We rotated around the diff erent activities all day on the Saturday, and half the day on the Sunday.

We drove back after lunch and arrived back in Roxby at 9pm on Sunday night.

Th anks to our leaders Sharleen, Greg, Chris and our bus driver Bryan for a great weekend.

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It’s hard enough to successfully master one genre of music, let alone seven. Adding to that, one musical instrument has its chal-lenges, who could imagine lucra-tively learning 15?

Jay Hoad, a talented musician is a man that has accomplished all of this, including an impressive list of combined acts with artists to the tune of Th e Wailers and the Australian Jazz Quartet.

Jay started playing his fi rst in-strument, the guitar, at the tender age of four, and started performing professionally at the age of 12.

He was accepted into a special

entry level course at university at the age of 15, and proceeded to start his diploma at the age of 16.

Upon requests from Roxby Downs fans, Jay has squeezed a show into his busy touring sched-ule at the Roxby Downs Commu-nity Club this Friday night.

“The show is really quite a unique show,” said Jay. “I’m hoping that the people will like it because they’ve specifi cally asked for me to come!”

A unique act, Jay has dabbled in almost all genres of music to create his show. He combines funk, rock, reggae, roots, indigenous Austral-ian, Celtic and jig amongst others for his audience. “It’s a little bit of

everything! I try and cover pretty much ever genre of music I can get my hands on, it’s quite a high energy show,” he said.

Using a ‘loop station’ jay also records his music as he is per-forming a plays it back while he’s on stage to create the illusion of a much larger band. “It can go hor-ribly wrong if I push the wrong button that’s for sure!” he said. “I don’t use pre-recorded loops or anything, everything you hear is being created on the spot.

“It’s a bit hard to keep track of it if you sort of watch my feet and hands, I can usually blow people’s minds when I do it, so it’s kind of cool.”

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The Annual South Australian C o m m u n i t y B r o a d c a s t e r s Association Bilby Awards were held

last Saturday, August 20, with RoxFM coming out as big winners.

Th e Bilby Awards celebrate the contribu-tion community radio makes to our com-munity and encourages high achievement within the sector.

Kaye Doyle and Jack McGuire received runner-up for best interview for their in-terview with Bettina Arndt on the ‘Cele-brate, Remember, Fightback’ show; RoxFM received runner-up in the category ‘Best Community Event’ for their involvement in the Inaugural Roxby Community Postie Bash (Team 105.5 raised nearly $1,000 and was a sponsor of the event); and local host of Tunes in the Dunes, Leroy Doran was a fi nalist for the Volunteer of the Year cat-egory.

Sixteen year-old Leroy, who has volun-teered for RoxFM for a year, presents his show ‘Tunes in the Dunes’ twice weekly and thoroughly enjoys it. He thinks he was nominated for Volunteer of the Year be-cause of all the help he off ers in and around the station.

“I was surprised actually that I was nominated for a Bilby award,” said Leroy. “I didn’t know I was going to be nominated. But I was happy to be nominated. I think Julian might have something to do with that, thanks for nominating me by the way Julian!”

Th e Bilby Awards, which are now into their second year, are assessed on crea-tivity and excellence in broadcasting and are judged by a panel of community radio members. “It means that I’ve done well

and worked hard throughout the year I was in radio. I am really into it, actually,” said Leroy. “I do enjoy presenting on the radio.”

Leroy says a couple of highlights so early into his broadcasting career include being interviewed by ABC,and presenting his shows on Wednesdays and Fridays.

Leroy enjoys the fact that he can be his own personal DJ. “I get to choose the songs that we play - I can’t be forced into playing a song I don’t like.

“Actually mum’s in control of it as well, she picks some songs as well!

“She has a pretty good taste in music! Even though, sometimes, Julian doesn’t approve!”

Leroy would like to thank his mother, Christina Doran for being there with him every single week helping him, and again to Julian Tregenza, Station Manager for nominating him.

“Leroy has been fantastic,” said Julian. “He always puts up his hand behind the scenes if it’s anything from working bees that we have to even just cleaning up around the station.”

Julian also said that Leroy shows a will-ingness to learn about how various pieces of broadcasting equipment works and ex-tend his knowledge beyond just present-ing.

“I thought the stuff Leroy is willing to do behind the scenes made him a really worthy nomination for volunteer of the year and obviously by being a fi nalist, the South Australian Community Broadcasters Association agreed.”

And, Julian said, his show is fantastic. “He always has me dancing in my seat! A couple of the songs I’m a bit iff y about, but anyway that’s a diff erent story!”

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By Vanessa Switala

Federal Minister for Grey, Rowan Ramsey’s motion on the Remote Areas Subsidy for electricity has passed the Parlia-ment unopposed.

Th e South Australian Federal Labor Members now may be criticised by the South Australian Government in removing the subsidy on electricity in remote communities such as Andamooka and Coober Pedy.

Other communities that are aff ected are Yunta, Nundroo, Marla, Oodnadatta, Maree, Kingoonya, Glendambo, Para-chilna, Blinman, Manna Hill and Cockburn.

Mr Ramsey fi rst raised the issue in Federal Parliament on May 23, 2011 providing the State Government with the option to restore the subsidy.

“Th is is a simple matter of equity. Electricity is an essential service and townships in our state deserve to be treated the same as similar towns in other states. Our remote towns pro-vide services to the general public including the mining and tourist industries, generating genuine income residents and the state,” he said.

Mr Ramsey believes that his motion received the support of the House because South Australia is the only state treating remote communities in this manner. “Th e withdrawal of this assistance does not recognise the fact that remote communi-ties subsidise many services in the city that they will never access. Fairness should run both ways.”

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ABOVE: Leroy Doran, an enthusiastic young volunteer was surprised by his nomination.BELOW: Julian Tergenza and Kaye Doyle at the recent annual community radio awards with their trophies.


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Do you think the carbon tax should force Gillard to an early election?

Australia is fast becoming a nation of consumers.

With the latest gloomy outlook for 100,000 job losses in the manufac-turing industry Australia is in danger of not being able to manufacture, grow or build anything.

In the past clothing, electronics, foot-wear and a lot of food manufacturing has gone off shore, now it seems the steel industry is the next to disappear.

But this is a two edged sword. Whilst some would put up walls of protection-ism through tariff s it would make our products even less competitive on the world markets.

Already our products are under in-tense pressure because of the high rate of the dollar and unless the government does all it can to reduce the dollar value more and more of our products will re-main unsold and more manufacturers

will go to the wall.Th e problem is that we simply don’t

care about buying Australian. In some cases, we consciously avoid doing so. For some Australians there is a bizarre stigma attached to buying or owning an Australian product. Why do some peo-ple crave imported cars or furniture?

I don’t advocate blindly buying Aus-tralian at any cost, or if the quality is not there, or where there is no suitable Australian product but in many cases the Australian product is superior.

You may be able to buy Australian tomatoes for $1.05, or Italian imports for 99c. If you choose the import, the list of losers probably includes you.

Australian tomatoes require Austral-ian farmers. Australian fertiliser for the plants. An Australian cannery to package them. Australian metal for the cans. Australian paper for the labels.

Australian electricity to run the can-nery. Australian tradesmen to service the growing, harvesting and packag-ing equipment. Australian shops for the employees to buy their lunch and their clothing. Australian drivers and trucks to transport the produce. All these people and companies paying tax in Australia.

So the simple act of buying imported tomatoes can easily fl ow through the supply chain to hundreds of companies, and millions of individuals.

Now put that in a more localised setting and ask if we can buy some-thing here in town, perhaps for a few cents more, we can help create a job and keep the local business economy stimulated.

With Father’s Day coming up it is our chance to show we support Australian goods and Roxby businesses.

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Somewhere in the world every day, in the midst of confl ict and disaster, families are torn apart. It can happen in a matter of minutes; children can lose their way in the chaos,

the sick and elderly might not be able to be moved, relatives can be arrested and detained unable to get word to their families. Surrounded by turmoil, panic and terror it can be the beginning of long years of anguish and uncertainty about the fate of missing children, husbands, wives, sisters, brothers, parents.

Each year the world marks International Day of the Disappeared – 30 August 2011 – a time to remember those who are missing.

In the last year Australian Red Cross has resolved the cases of more than 370 people separated by war, confl ict or disaster. We are currently working with 1,255 families, many of them looking for more than one missing relative. Th ese families come from places as diverse as Hungary, Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of the Congo – some have been separated from their loved ones for more than 20 years.

Looking for answers Red Cross Tracing staff and volunteers can end up bicycling for hours along dirt roads or canoeing up fl ooded rivers, to visit a remote refugee camp with no postal service; it can also mean days spent pouring through national archives, public databases and newspapers in the hunt for clues to the whereabouts of the missing. On average Australian Red Cross is able to resolve almost 60% of cases, though some cases can take years to resolve and sadly sometimes the news is not good.

Red Cross’ mandate of neutrality and impartiality helps the Trac-ing Service – which draws on the resources of the organisation’s global network in187 countries – to secure access to information in even the most diffi cult circumstances. You can support Red Cross to reconnect families separated by war, confl ict or disaster by mak-ing a donation to Australian Red Cross. For more information visit www.redcross.org.au or call 1800 811 700.

Robert TicknerAustralian Red Cross CEO

Gillard will never sell the carbon tax. Just like John Hewson - he couldn’t sell the GST but Howard picked it up and ran with it despite promising he would NEVER introduce the GST. It’s not so much the message as the sales pitch.

Ivan of the Far North

Gillard is a goner!SW

Whatever Government is in power the reality is we need to address carbon emissions and Gillard or Abbott will need to do something and soon.

JA

Another election now is a waste of time and money. Abbott needs to get over the fact he lost the last election.

Josie.

My husband and I have recently moved to Roxby. I really love living here. Th e people are friendly and the town is always kept clean and well maintained. But you can imagine my surprise when I discovered that this fast moving, clean lit-tle town doesn’t recycle? I mean, REALLY? Roxby Council you should be ashamed of yourselves!!! Th ere are plenty of us here willing to do right by the environment!!!

I would love to hear your explanation!! Angry Recycler!

Record BHP profi t

Not guilty pleaA former Roxby Downs man accused of killing his

father in January this year has pleaded not guilty in the Magistrates Court at Port Augusta.

Benjamin Andrew Brown, 21, was charged after al-legedly running down his 55-year-old father in Tutop Street.

He also is accused of hitting a 22-year-old man with the car and faces charges of attempted murder and endangering life.

Th e case will now go before the Supreme Court in October.

The South Australian Government says B H P B i l l i t o n’s

record annual profi t of $22.5 billion will not aff ect the negotiations for a proposed expan-sion of the Olympic Dam mine.

BHP Billiton’s an-nouncement last week is the biggest profi t in Aus-tralian corporate history and is up almost $10 bil-lion on last year’s $12.7 billion profi t.

Earnings were based on a 36 per cent rise in rev-enue to $68.43 billion as it focused on “large, low cost and expandable as-sets,” the company said.

“Robust demand, in-

dustry wide cost pressures and persistent supply side constraints continued to support the fundamentals for the majority of BHP Billiton’s core commodi-ties,” it said in a statement to the Australian Securi-ties Exchange.

Jason Kuchel from the South Australian Cham-ber of Mines and Energy says the company’s huge profit will benefit the state.

“The Olympic Dam project is a multi-bil-lion-dollar project and of course requires a com-pany that’s making good profi ts to be able to aff ord to invest that back into South Australia,” he said

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By Millie Thomas

Having a child with a defect or disability is every parent’s nightmare. It is hard enough to try and manage when living

centrally, let alone 600kms north of the state’s capital.

For Susie and Darren Smith, Natasha and Dion McEvoy and Th eresa and Adrian Boulton, this is a very hard reality.

Th ankfully, there are charities such as No-vita Children’s Services, who are committed to improving the lives of children living with disabilities and assistance for their families.

Novita encourages these children to live, learn and play in an environment that is fos-tered by the principles of fun and achieve-ment.

It is thanks to Novita that the Smiths, McEvoys and Boultons are able to continue to raise their children healthily, happily and in Roxby Downs.

To show their acknowledgement and thanks to Novita, the Smith family will be participating in the City to Bay Fun-Run on September 18, to raise money for this wonderful service.

Th ese families would like to share their sto-ries with the community and explain why they pledge their endless support for Novita.

Th omas Smith, four years old, was born with Left Hemiplegia, which is a form of Cerebral Palsy, as a result of an unexplained in-utero stroke 24 – 48 hours before birth.

Th ere has never been a defi nitive answer for the Smith family as to why this has happened, though several theories have been passed around from specialist to specialist. “A few hours after his birth, a midwife noticed Th omas experiencing an apnea seizure and rushed him to intensive care, where after six days a MRI confi rmed a blood clot (stroke) in his brain,” explained Susie.

As a result, Th omas has limited range in his left arm and leg, which prevents him from do-ing everyday activities such as holding a knife and fork, climbing a ladder and riding a bike.

“When I heard the words ‘Cerebral Palsy’ come out of the paediatricians’ mouth a few days after Th omas was born, we really didn’t know what it was...but we were devastated,” said Susie. “We just thought the worst.”

However, she explained that Cerebral Palsy is a term given to any type of brain injury that oc-curs under the age of two. Th e levels of severity and aff ected areas can diff er hugely.

Lachlan Boulton, also four years old, has very delayed gross motor skills and has been seeing a physiotherapist and occupational therapist since the age of eight months.

“He didn’t crawl until he was 14 months and then started to walk at the age of two,” ex-plained his mother, Th eresa.

Over the following six months, Th eresa and Adrian became more and more concerned with Lachlan’s persistent limp. “During this time his right foot became angled at about 90 degrees making him walk on the inside edge of his foot,” she said. “It also dragged quite heavily, so much that his foot became very red and very sore and was starting to look distorted.”

Th e Boulton’s sought a second opinion and were referred to Paediatrician Dr Nigel Stew-art, who referred them onto Novita.

Lakin McEvoy, two years old, was born with Right Sided Hemiplegia, secondary to Peri ven-tricular Leucomalacia. “At approximately three months of age we noticed that Lakin’s right hand use was not as fl uent as his left and we were referred to a paediatrician who diagnosed a Right-Sided Hemiplegia,” said Natasha.

In Layman’s terms, Lakin has small cists on the section of his brain that controls move-

ment on his right side. This has been caused by lack of oxygen to the brain in the lat-ter stages of Natasha’s pregnancy. “Whilst the cause of Lakin’s condi-tion will never be abso-lutely certain, there is some evidence of an as-sociation between this condition and Pre-Ec-lampsia,” said Natasha. “After many doctors’ appointments and test-ing with both me and Lakin, this is the most likely cause for Lakin’s condition.”

Lakin has partial pa-ralysis of movement/co-ordination in his right side, more notice-ably in his right hand.Enter No-vita Chil-dren’s Servic-es. No-vita has helped these three fam-ilies

with sourcing spe-cialists and utilising local health services. “As a newborn who didn’t even register his left side at all (would not turn his head to the left at all to follow his mum or a rattle), Th omas has come a long way,” said Susie.

“Th rough ongoing treatment, advice and cus-tom made hand and foot orthotics, Th omas has signifi cantly gained range of movement in both his arm and leg.

“Our hope for the future, in particular, is that he can develop some fi ne motor skills in his left hand,” she said.

Lachie’s physiotherapist, Kerry Evans has assisted him with exercises that has made La-chie’s leg and foot more comfortable and has also assisted the orthotists Gaby Aro to fi t La-chie with splints.

“Th e splints Lachie wears repositions and supports his foot in a non-painful way,” ex-plained Th eresa. “It stretches his calf muscle helping it to relax and to allow his foot and calf to move in a more natural and in an almost painless way.

“Lachie loves his splints and he says it makes him run real fast! He is also well aware of the pain relief.”

Th e Boulton family is constantly travelling to Adelaide to update Lachie’s splints as he grows. “Th e physio and other therapists travel

to Roxby every school term, but we don’t usually need to see them as the advice we have been given to care for Lachie so far has already been very helpful,” said Th eresa.

“It has made a massive diff erence in how we can help Lachie adjust to doing some things diff erently.

“We have always felt very supported and are very comforted by the relationships we have formed with the people at Novita.”

Novita are still helping the Boulton’s with further investigations into Lachie’s condition as stress in his leg is resulting in stunted growth on one side. “Now that we are aware of this happening Novita are doing everything they can to resolve this in the hope his leg will catch up,” said Th eresa.

Lakin, who has been registered with Novita since March this year, has already been privy to two home visits. “Th e services they provide us are invaluable for Lakin’s development,” said Natasha.

“Not only are they a constant help in provid-ing Lakin with the equipment and confi dence he needs to gain proper movement with his

right hand, they have been a huge support net-work for myself and my husband.

“Th ey provide us with constant feedback on ways we can get Lakin to include his right hand in everyday activities,” said Natasha. Lakin also receives weekly visits from Karen Russell, the local Allied Health Assistant. Karen works closely with Novita, ensuring that each goal set is being met.

“This is something we are truly grateful for and Lakin absolutely loves his visits from Karen,” said Natasha. Lakin also sees the Pae-diatric and Occupational Th erapists that visit Roxby once a month. “We love that they all work with Novita to provide the services we need for our son’s development,” she said. “We hope that sharing our story will raise some awareness about the complications of pre-Eclampsia and get the message out there that through Novita and our local Community Health Service, Roxby Downs does have some of the best services available,” said Natasha.

“For us, at this stage we wouldn’t be any-where but Roxby Downs, we are truly amazed at the support and services that are off ered to us and cannot believe it’s all free.”

Help these families continue to utilise these invaluable services by supporting the Smith family in the City to Bay Fun-Run. Th ey have a target of $4,000 and need your help to reach it. Visit http://www.everydayhero.com.au/su-san_smith_0 to make a donation.

Novita a godsend for local families

Thomas Smith, Lachie Boulton and Lakin McEvoy (front)

have all benefi tted from the services Novita provides.

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Within the last year their business has grown dramati-cally, leading to the duo expanding their business.

“We have found our work load is getting great-er so instead of being unable to help people we hope to accommodate people’s needs,” Carl said.Th e couple used to do domestic and private cleaning but due to demand were only able to complete commercial cleaning jobs.

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Ballet students examinedBy Vanessa Switala

Ba l le t s tudent s from the Roxby Academy of Dance

fi led into the auditorium on Monday, August 22 to take their fi rst exams.

Th e 21 students aged six to 16 years old performed to their examiner Sandra Griffi n with Audrey Col-lins playing tunes on the piano.

Th e Royal Academy of Dance examiner, Ms Grif-fi n, was impressed with the students throughout the day. “Th ey look like they are enjoying them-selves, which is a plus,” she said.

Ms Griffi n added, “It’s a wonderful way to work with children.”

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“It’s valuable for the children to learn, study, perfect and be measured. Th e children are well pre-pared and it is an occasion for them to perform,” she informed.

Examiner Sandra Griffi n and Audrey Collins on the piano.

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By Millie Thomas

L andscapes full of colourful sunsets, spec-tacular storms and rolling scenery are images one could only dream of seeing in

a lifetime, let alone capturing.Julie Fletcher has been travelling through the north

of our state capturing just these things, and has put them on display at the Roxby Leisure Art Gallery for a limited three weeks.

Th e accomplished photographer has moved from her original Sydney base and settled in the sleepy country town of Quorn, north of Port Augusta.

Julie has spent photography expeditions traipsing around the Northern Territory, including at Ayers Rock, Fitzroy Crossing and Broome, of which some have won her national photography awards.

Julie won fi rst place in the myregion National Pho-tography Competition for her portrait ‘Aboriginal Boys’ which is on display at the art gallery, and third place for her landscape piece, Level Post Bay. “It was quite ironic because I specialise in landscapes and I placed third! It was nice though because it says that I actually am capable of doing other things besides landscapes,” said Julie.

Julie has also been published in an Australian Geo-graphic desk diary, which features a select number of photographers each year.

Most recently, Julie spent eight months travelling through the northern fl inders, Ooodnadatta and Birds-ville Tracks, Lake Eyre, and some closer to home, here in Roxby Downs, only fi nishing mid-March this year. “Th e reason why I actually chose that particular spot

to base myself – which was Marree, a tiny little two horse town in the middle of nowhere, is because it was a good location for me to venture out and get the shots in such pristine conditions, which there was last year,” she said.

Th e tumultuous weather that we in the north experi-enced during this period provided for excellent condi-tions for Julie. “Th ere was so much rain and storms and just un-seasonal stuff that came through in sort of six months, and I was privy to actually be there and be able to get some shots of the changes in the environment, which as you can see were pretty amazing,” she said.

Julie has said that she enjoys most meeting outback locals. “(From) meeting all of the characters of the outback, I have made a lot of friends, I have learnt a lot about myself in doing what I’ve done.

“I’ve met some great characters and a couple in par-ticular are now my very close friends.

“It kind of started out as a project of photography and capturing images around Australia but it’s become a project about making friends and I guess a personal journey for me.”

Now that Julie has a home base for the fi rst time in fi ve years, she would like to expand her photography into other commercial areas. “I’m sure that as I get to know people and they get to know me, then I can help people out with certain jobs that they need done whatever that may be.”

Her exhibition here in Roxby, is the fi rst large scale exhibition she has ever done. “Come down to Roxby Art Gallery and have a look at Julie Fletcher Photog-raphy! And please, buy some stuff !”

By Vanessa Switala

A number of businesses located in Roxby Downs, including BHP Billiton, have received awards at a South Australian First and

Emergency Services Commission (SAFECOM) volunteer recognition night which was held on Th ursday, August 25.

Businesses that received awards included; Monadel-phous, Roxby Downs Pharmacy, Subway, Red Desert Cleaning Services, Glenloth Resources and Northlands Plumbing and Construction.

Th ese businesses were awarded for employing staff who volunteer for the Country Fire Service (CFS) or the State Emergency Service (SES).

Th e ceremony was presented by SAFECOM Chief Executive David Place, CFS Chief Offi cer Greg Nettleton and SES Chief Offi cer Chris Beattie.

Toni Richardson, SAFECOM’s Acting Manager for the Volunteer Services Branch said the Volunteer and Em-ployer Recognition Support Program (VERSP) recognise community contribution from local businesses and staff to ensure safe communities.

Approximately 70 people turned up at the volunteer

recognition event at Th e Roxby Club.

A BHP Billiton Spokesperson said, “BHP Billiton is

honoured to receive a SAFECOM award. We are proud

of the strong volunteer culture in our community, with a

number of our employees and contractors providing valu-

able volunteer assistance to local emergency services.”

“We’re also pleased that BHP Billiton employees’ vol-

unteering assists local emergency services organisations

with fund raising; both the local SES and CFS are eligible

recipients of funding through our Matched Giving pro-

gram,” they added.

Mr Place said, “CFS and SES volunteers, along with

retained fi re fi ghters for the Metropolitan Fire Service

(MFS), play a crucial role in South Australia’s emergency

services sector. It’s great to see that, in today’s economic

climate, these peoples’ employers’ value and understand

the importance of the work that they undertake.”

Th e VERSP awards are held throughout South Aus-

tralia, four times a year to recognise and thank employers

of CFS and SES volunteers.

Roxby businesses receive SAFECOM awards

Desert storms captured by shutterbug nomad

LEFT: David Place (CEO, SAFECOM), John West (Northlands Plumbing and Construction), Richard Hobbs (Emergency Services and Security

Superintendant - BHP Billiton Olympic Dam), Tony Jordan (BHP Billiton), James Wellington (BHP Billiton), Carl Gelsthorpe (Red Desert Cleaning Services),

Chris Beattie (Chief Offi cer, SES), Bradley Perkins (Glenloth Resources), Casey Simmons (Monadelphous), Greg Nettleton (Chief Offi cer, CFS).



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Far North Football League Grand Final 2011

Barry Mitchell refl ects on 2011 football season

B eing the fi rst year under the new league name of the Far North Football League, it has been a very successful season. Th e competition has been keenly fought out between the

fi ve teams. We have seen a crop of new footballers come into town and along with a high number of local juniors stepping up to the senior ranks it has taken the standard to another level.

Once again the West Adelaide Football Club supported us greatly with junior development sessions, visits and their hospi-tality on the Miner’s Cup weekend.

Although we were not successful in the Miner’s Cup this year it was a great weekend with the team doing the league and town proud. I would like to thank everyone that helped to make it happen.

It was really great to see the growth in the juniors again this year, especially with the extra teams in the under 16’s, a real fer-tile area for the players of the future, well done to all involved.

Well done to all the medal winners especially Austy Monfries winning this year’s Mail Medal, a well deserved winner along with Zed McKenzie winner of the Blackwoods’ Most Valuable Player Award.

I would like to thank the league executive, the fi ve clubs, their committees, all the umpires, the coaches, trainers, players,

supporters, sponsors and everyone involved in our great game throughout the season to make it the success it was.

Well it is down to the last two, that great Saturday in September, two arch rivals Olympic Dam ver-sus Andamooka, with Olympic Dam and again fi nishing on top and being strong all season will they take another fl ag but then again Andamooka was the only side to beat them this year, can they do it again in the one that really counts, it should be a thriller – see you there!

Barry MitchellPresident – Far North Football League

Big game for OD in its

25th yearI f the 25th anniversary of the club is not incentive enough for

Olympic Dam to go into the 2011 Far North Football League Grand Final, the memory of last year’s drubbing at the hands of

the Miners is still ringing in their ears.

Scott Peek and his boys are so focussed on the most important day in the season they have even imposed a media blackout on most play-ers and gave only limited access to selected people for interviews this week.

Scott Peek well remembers the upset of last year when the Devils stumbled and by half time in that game had only three points on the board, a score line that still haunts him today.

Th e large, expectant crowd last year was stunned that OD had not registered a goal in half a game of football, almost unheard of for this side that has boasted the minor premiership and more premiership fl ags than any other club in the competition.

OD has again fi nished the minor round at the top of the table and again look the most consistent team in the competition.

Th e Devils have played in the grand fi nal for the past three years winning two in a cliff hanger over the Roxby Miners and then had the tables turned in the drubbing of 2010.

Th e Montgomerie brothers will not be that quiet again, ever coura-geous Daniel Rogers will not be kept out of the game and Cam Green is a big game player, all pivotal players if OD wants to stand tall with the premiership shield.

OD have fi nals experience on their side and they appear to have their strongest team back on the park but fi nals are a diff erent game and even with the most experienced nerves play a part in the result.

Th e game promises to be a wonderful spectacle from two great sides and deserves to attract a record crowd.

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By Vanessa Switala

S ince the Roxby Miners stole the title of best football team last year there has been much speculation into whose turn it will be this year.

Luke Scobie, Captain of the Andamooka Football Team is excited that it will be Andamooka and Olympic Dam that go head to head in the grand fi nal this year.This will be Luke’s fi rst grand fi nal as he has played for Andamooka since 2007 when it last won the premiership.“Being the captain I hope we can cross the line,” he said.“I think we have a good chance, it’s very open this year.”“Olympic Dam has been very strong this year but the gap between them and (our team) will hopefully be closed.”Daniel Rogers, Captain of the Olympic Dam Football Team has played in the past three grand fi nals and is similarly hoping they will take the fl ag.“I have played for OD since I was 15, then went away and came back about four years ago,” he said.“We’re defi nitely hoping to win, we lost last year so we’ll be back to get it for sure.”Daniel believes that some of the Olympic Dam forwards will shine this weekend in the grand fi nal and will kick quite a few goals.“We’ve defi nitely improved. (The team is) a fair bit stronger than last year. But in saying that we recruited pretty well and so did everyone else.”Daniel is concerned with a few threats that Andamooka may have over Olympic Dam but still believes they have what it takes to win.“They have ‘Austy’. He has played well all year and got the Mail Medal and he plays well pretty much every game so we’ll be looking to shut him down. Their mid-fi eld is fairly strong as well but ours is pretty good so hopefully if we can win them there we should be alright.”

Captains go head to headCaptains go head to head

Scott Montgomerie is a big time player and can win a game off his own boot if given any space. He will be one the Roos will need to close down early.



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16th - DJ Danny 23rd - DJ Danny30th - DJ Macca

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@ the Tav

$6Cruisers every Friday night

with the chance toWIN a Cruiser ping pong table

The Tav wants to thank all teams for their ongoing support throughout the year and good

luck to those in the Grand Final.

WATCH IT LIVE WITH US!

By Millie Thomas

A fter having the weekend off from competition, the OD Devils are running straight into the grand fi nal with an air of confi dence.

An extra training session on Sunday evening cemented coach Scott Peek’s assurance.

“I don’t think we’re going to lose any fi tness now,” said Peek. “We’ve got no injuries so I think we’ll do fi ne, and we played well last time against Andamooka.”

Last year, after a generally successful season, the OD Dev-ils were steamrolled by rival team Roxby Districts Miners in a 67 point loss. However, Peek says this season has been quite obviously diff erent. “We got fl ogged last year!” he said. “Last year we only lost one game and got rolled in the fi nals, this year we’ve lost one game and won the fi rst fi nal – it’s pretty telling.

“If the boys stick to the way they want to play it’ll be al-right.”

Peek earmarked star players Rhian Hornhardt, Daniel Rog-ers and Mark Sphinks as stand outs in this week’s match.

He also said it will be Andamooka that will have to fall in song with OD, not the other way around. “If they (Anda-mooka) put it together well and play well on the day, then obviously it’s going to be a better contest,” he said. “We’ll just go on the way that we want to play and stick to plan so basically they’ve got to try and match up on us really.”

Th e last time OD and Andamooka met in a premiership battle was in 2007, when Andamooka triumphed in a 16 point win. “Anything is possible, but no I don’t think it will be a repeat (of 2007 premiership),” said Peek. “We’ll just wait and see what it’s like on the day. It’s pretty much what fi nals are about.

“Whoever comes out and plays football is going to win on the day.”

Devils confi dent this timeDevils confi dent this time

Scott Peek will demand more this year

Mystery footy writer’s tip!

It is hard to go past Olym-pic Dam as the Premiers 2011, but they are not unbeatable. Scoreboard pressure could see Olympic Dam falter if Anda-mooka get off to a good start.

Tipping Rian Hornhardt (Olympic Dam) for the MVP Medal and Craig Ryan (An-damooka) for 1st goal of the match.

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THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaper www.themonitor.com.au – Wednesday, August 31, 2011

hornridge sporting club’s

presentation day

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4at the Roxby Downs Club - Main Bar

11am start ‘til late

$15 Lunch • $6 Kids• Beef of Chicken Schnitzel • Warm Chicken Salad

• Squid Salad • Beef Burger

Cheap drink specials all day and a Father’s Day Raffle

Special thanks to our 2011 Sponsors

Sodexo Remote Sites is a recognized leader in the provision of high quality food and total

management services to the mining, construction and oil/gas industry throughout Australia.

Best of Luck for the Grand Final, from the Sodexo Olympic Dam

Project Managementand Staff

Proudly Sponsored by

Sports Centre, Rexel, Auslec, Bianco, Combined Insurance, Encore Mining, Family

Medical Services, Monadelphous Engineering Pty Ltd, MPS Building & Electrical, Transpacific, Tuckerbox Restaurant, Wyatt Crane Services, MSS Pty Ltd, Blackwoods, Horniridge Sporting

Club and John Crane.

Good luck to all

teams in the Grand Final and thankyou

to our very importantsponsors.

By Millie Thomas

Andamooka scraped through to the grand fi nal this week, after an intense battle against Hornridge on the

weekend.

Even though Andamooka were the obvi-ous favourites (or the team with the loudest supporters), Hornridge were relentless until the fi nal minutes.

In Andamooka’s fi rst grand fi nal since their 2007 win, coach Craig Wyatt says this weekend it could be anyone’s game. “It’s any-one on the day, it’s what grand fi nals are all about,” he said.

“We’ll get our boys up this week, get a few soreness’s out of the way and give them a good crack next week.”

Even though on points, Olympic Dam is the more superior team, Wyatt says his team has got what it takes to get over the line.

“We’ve beaten them once before, there’s no reason we can’t do it again. I’m looking for-ward to it.”

Wyatt’s key players for Andamooka’s win against Hornridge on the weekend includ-ed Matt Treloar on the wing, Luke Scobie, Austin and Warwick Monfries and Troy Mulders. “It was pretty much a full team eff ort,” he said.

While according to Wyatt, Andamooka hasn’t had their most consistent year, they will continue to build on it. “We’ve been up and down this year,” he said. “We’ll learn from this year, and we’re one step better than last year, we’re in the grand fi nal now, so we’ve got to just keep improving.

“We’ve got a diff erent side this year and I think we’ve got the talent across the board to match them this week, so we’ll see how we go,” he said.

Andamooka - a team Andamooka - a team effort in 2011effort in 2011

Austin Monfries is a big part of Andamooka’s 2011 team. Pictured here marking the ball last Saturday.



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The two best teams have made it through to the Grand Final and it

should be an epic game.

Andamooka and Olympic Dam have clashed in fi ve pre-vious grand fi nals with Anda-mooka winning the last two in 2003 and 2007.

Olympic Dam have domi-nated the competition this year but Andamooka have nar-rowed the gap each time they met and convincingly defeated them last time they clashed in the minor round.

In the Qualifying Final An-damooka led during the fi rst half and were missing some of their key players before being outrun by the Devils’ onballers. Olympic Dam’s midfi elders will be diffi cult to contain but the Andamooka backline is fi ring and will be the catalyst for their premier-

ship dream. Olympic Dam will be odds

on favorites to win, but will very aware that they will need to earn their medals.

The Far North Football League has erected a tem-porary grandstand for the Grand Final and will be pro-viding entertainment for younger children. Th e oval is a family friendly venue and Grand Final Day is one of the “not to be missed events” in Roxby Downs.

With the new lights being installed there will be reduced parking at the oval and most patrons prefer to bring chairs and shade and sit around the boundary for the best viewing of the game. Th e gate on the school side of the oval will be manned and it is suggested that spectators park behind the Club. No alcohol can be

brought to the oval due to li-censing restrictions, but the bar will be open at 12.30 and food, soft drinks and water will be available from the canteen all day.

Possible Teams for Grand FinalOlympic Dam “The Devils”

Green and YellowPremiers 1987, 1992/3/4,

1996/7/8, 2004/5/6, 2008/921 M Elson17 M Freeth21 S Freeth8 C Green12 N Gregor 6 A Homer20 W Hooper9 R Hornhardt15 T Hornhardt29 P Lawton7 I McBey24 R McInerney10 D McKenna13 C Menzies22 R Montgomerie26 S Montgomerie19 D Moyse1 J Neindorf3 D Rogers (Captain)14 A Spicer23 M Spinks5 D Summerton11 R Summerton

18 D Webb29 A Wissell2 B Woodall

Andamooka “The Kangaroos” Royal

Blue and WhitePremiers 1990, 1995,

2003, 200711 T Baldey9 J Brind29 B Dodman5 D Evans23 A Grantham14 B Harris8 R Kraack13 J McKenzie3 K McKenzie10 A Monfries24 W Monfries32 A Moss20 C Mulders2 T Mulders26 C Paterson4 T Paull21 T Pycroft27 D Reid19 C Ryan12 L Sanders1 A Schiller17 L Scobie (Captain)22 R Sporton9 M Treloar7 M Tuohy9 D Vickery6 E Walker

Best teams on the park this weekend

Proudly supporting our community

Good luck to this year’s finalists in the

2011 Far North Football League Grand Final

Olympic Dam

Grand Final 2011

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

By Millie Thomas

The Community Person of the Month program has been recognising people within our

community that make an outstanding contribution since October 2008.

Since this time, 29 people have re-ceived this award in areas such as arts, Strengthening of Our Families, emer-gency services, environment, RoxFM, Royal Flying Doctor auxiliary, sport, Rotary, Billy Cart Bash, Roxby Downs Area School Parents and Friends and Relay for Life

Th e Community Board in partner-

ship with Big Sky and Th e Monitor rec-ognised the need to acknowledge and reward those within the community who go above and beyond the call of duty on a monthly basis.

As reward for the chosen person, $100 is donated to a charity of their choice and since it’s inception, $2,900 has been handed over to worthy chari-ties and volunteering organisations.

The Community Person of the Month can be nominated by anyone in Roxby, from family and friends, to neighbours and colleagues.

Big Sky, who are proud partners of this award, said; “A common trait amongst recipients, aside from their dedication to their communities, is their modesty as most fail to see the magnitude of their contributions.

“Fortunately, members of the com-munity have ensured that these peo-ple do not go unnoticed by awarding them with the Community Person of the Month Award.”

If you know someone who deserves to be noticed because of their dedica-tion and enthusiasm for the commu-nity nominate them for this award.

Nomination forms are available from the Big Sky Service Centre, Th e Monitor and the Roxby Downs Coun-cil. Nominations are accepted on an ongoing basis and close on the 15th of each month.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011 –

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

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JOINING FORUMSIf you are interested in joining a forum please

contact the following people. New members are always welcome.

ARTS and CULTURE FORUMRachel Young 0428 671 000

COMMUNITY BOARD 7.30PM ON September 26

EDUCATION and WORKPLACE

TRAININGMichelle Hales 0418 833 818

SPORTS and RECREATION FORUMKaye Doyle 0419 935 316

COMMUNITY GARDENPatrik Ibele 8671 0168

HEALTH FORUMKaren Russell 8671 9020

SPORTS & RECREATION FORUM MEETING

7.30PM ON October 4

ROXBY ROADSAFE MEETING7.30PM ON September 8

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


Teresa Baddeley • Darren Smith

Michelle Davis • George Giakoumis

Vicki Mason • Gaylene Crane

Bill Hiscox • Liz Rogers

Michael Esposito • Bill Boehm

Amanda Hudson • Heath Murry

An initiative of the Environment Forum

For several months the Community Board has been

hunting for a part time Project Offi cer to undertake the Alcohol and Substance Abuse project.

Michelle Hales Execu-tive Offi cer said “While there has been some interest in the position we have not found the person with the right combination of skills and experience”.

Th e main responsibili-ties of the position are to build collaborative rela-tionships and strengthen communication between current agencies/workers servicing Roxby Downs; develop community sector workshops for key stakeholders which investigate broader com-munity issues and ex-amine best practice case studies; to liaise with Drug and Alcohol Serv-ices (SA) about programs and activities; to research social issues associated with drug and alcohol misuse; to raise commu-nity awareness through events and promotions

and to develop specifi c

strategies around youth.

Th is position will work

closely with service pro-

viders, schools, police,

health services, Roxby

Roadsafe, local media

and the community.

“Th is position was cre-

ated in response to rec-

ommendations of study

completed in 2010. It

would suit people who

have skills working on

projects and experience

in a community health

related role. We need

to stress that this role is

not a counselling or op-

erational role regarding

alcohol and drug services

but a strategic role fo-

cusing on building cross

sector relationships and

community education.”

Ms. Hales said.

Th is position is off ered

on a part time basis with

some flexibility in the

working arrangements. If

you would like to fi nd out

more about the position

please contact Michelle

on 0418 833 818.

The Volunteering Partnership is calling for nominations for Community Person of the Month. These new awards will recognise people who have made a significant contribution to the Roxby Downs Community.Nomination forms are available from the Roxby Downs Council, The Monitor Newspaper and Big Sky Credit Union and must be received by the 15th of every month.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND NOMINATION FORMS CONTACT:MICHELLE HALES (08) 8671 0010 OR

[email protected]

COMMUNITY PERSON OF THE MONTHRoxby Downs

Nominate a community person of the month!

Job opportunity - health focus

George Giakoumis was awarded with Community

Person of the Month last year

Many toilet cleaning products have chlorine, ammonia and hydrochloric acid as ingredients, all of which are highly corrosive and can shorten the lifespan of the valve in the cistern. Additionally, while these agents kill bad bacteria, they also kill helpful bacteria further along the system that can assist in breaking down our waste. Chlorine can react with other organic substances in the environment and generate hazardous compounds such as furans and dioxins.Another chemical that may be found in toilet cleaning products, used mainly in chemical toilets for camping and RV’s, is formaldehyde. Formaldehyde is a carcinogenic also shown to cause mutations in animals.


ROXBY COUNCILWEEKLY INFORMATION UPDATEWEEKLY INFORMATION UPDATE

NEWS NEWS IN BRIEFIN BRIEF

Opening hoursWednesdays and Thursdays only

9 am to 4.30 pmCouncil 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 businesses

Recycling can be taken either to the Opal Landfi ll or

BSH Waste Solutions on Gosse StreetAll enquiries: 8671 1154

Opening hours 8.30 to 5 pm weekdays

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


Library membership is FREE wide range of resources are available including books, DVDs, magazines and internet facilities

Toddler Story Time 9.30 am Tuesday & Thursday

Opening hours9 am to 5 pm weekdays

Telephone 8671 0010 • Fax 8671 0452Email: [email protected]

After hours emergencyMobile 0418 892 870

Web www.roxbycouncil.com

SERVICE SAWASTE MANAGEMENTLIBRARYCOUNCIL OFFICE

REMINDERSANNUAL DOG AND CAT

REGISTRATION RENEWALS

CLOSE TODAY!

By Millie Thomas

T ranspacifi c have pledged their support to the Roxby D o w n s C o m m u n i t y

Library, starting with a dona-tion of almost $400 worth of hardcover children’s books.

Th ey will be continuing their support by stating that donations both in- kind and of monetary value will be made on a fourth monthly basis.

Chris O’Neil, Regional Man-ager for Transpacifi c, Olympic Dam said he and Transpacifi c BHP Billiton Site Manager Joe Crook had been brainstorming about supporting a service other than the more publicised local sporting clubs.

“We decided some time ago that a lot of our sponsorship money or available funds goes towards football clubs or sports clubs,” said Mr O’Neil. “Any-thing that’s a sporting activity on the weekend, we’re generally involved with or provide money for.”

He said that the library is a service that he and other Trans-pacifi c families use regularly. “We thought it would be a good idea to make sure that organisations that might not attract sponsor-ships get some money.

“We put our heads together and it wasn’t too hard and we thought the library was a good place to start.

“After talking to the ladies

here, there’s plenty that we can off er, both in money but also by using our hands.”

He said that it wasn’t only monetary support that the Li-brary needed, but also ‘handy-man’ type services such as facility repairs and the manufacture of new bookcases.

“Transpacific, we’re one of the larger contractors in Roxby Downs, most of our manage-

ment staff live in Roxby Downs so we’re part of the community, so again, we want to make sure that we contribute to the town that we actually live in.”

He stated that Transpacific aim to be a contracting com-pany that supports their local community, considering a lot of their workforce live and work in Roxby Downs.

Trish Fazekas, Roxby Downs

Community Library Manager was very grateful for Transpa-cifi c’s support. “From the minute we heard we were having the do-nations until today its just been full on, talking about the dona-tions, it’s been brilliant.

“It allowed us to get rid of a few old tattered books that we may not have been able to dis-pose of because this would have reduced our stocks.”

L ast week Council staff welcomed members of an

African delegation at a cocktail function held in their honour at the Dunes Cafe .

The delegation was made up of government offi cials from Ghana, Ma-lawi, Namibia and Tanza-nia along with representa-tives from AusAID. Th e group were visiting Aus-tralia on a mining study tour. Earlier in the day the delegates attended a briefi ng by senior Council staff on the role of council

and the unique nature of the Roxby Downs com-munity.

Council Administrator Bill Boehm said, “This was a chance for Council to explain our govern-ance role and the philos-ophy that underpins our community development programs. Our aim is to build a world class com-munity that supports a world class mine and we explained how this shapes our strategic planning”.

Council also invited lo-cal African residents along to the event to meet the delegation. Th ey jumped

at the chance to meet and chat with people visiting from their own coun-tries. Local resident Em-manuel Ofori, originally from Ghana said, “ It was an exceptional occasion and I was delighted to take part. Th e visit of the delegation demonstrates

how Australians and Roxby Downs in particu-lar have positively accept-ed multiculture. I send my profound gratitude to the organisers and sponsors of this event”.

In his thankyou speech, The Honourable Mike Hammer, Minister of

Mining in Ghana talked about the success of the visit and the value of the study tour to the delegates. The Minister conveyed that the delega-tion was very impressed with our community and they will take home fond memories of their visit.

Library receives much needed support

ABOVE: Joe Crook and Chris O'Neil from Transpacifi c with Michelle Hales, Trish Fazekas and Elisabeth Gill. Transpacifi c have made a great donation to the library.

African delegation impressed with Roxby

ABOVE: Emmanuel Ofori, Michelle Hales, Grace Morokai, Richard Morokai with Mike Hammer Minister of Mining

Ghana and other members of the delegation.

WATER ACCOUNTS

Water Accounts are now overdue and Reminder No ces have been issued with late payment fees. Please pay by the due date to avoid further ac on.

ADVANCED NOTICE OF ROAD CLOSURE

Olympic Way will be closed from 7.30am to 1.30pm on Sunday 11 September for the Desert Dash event. Adjacent and adjoining roads affected are the Bypass Road, Burgoyne Street North and South and the Town Oval entrance.

REQUEST FOR TENDER

Council is seeking tenders for Waste Management Services, Waste Collec on Recycling and Resource Recovery Management. All enquiries must be directed to Council’s Project Coordinator on 0438 010 088 or email [email protected]. The closing date is Monday 19 September 2011 at 4pm (SA Time).

WATER AND ELECTRICITY PAYMENT OPTIONS

Council has automatic credit card and direct debit op ons to assist customers in paying their accounts and thereby avoid late payment fees or the hassles associated with supply being disconnected. A copy of a direct debit or credit card authorisa on form which off ers op ons of “Flexi Pay” or “Automa c Quarterly Deduc on” is available upon request from the Council Office. Residents are encouraged to discuss these op ons with Council staff and be on the way to a hassle free method of payment.

GAS – ORIGIN ENERGY

Residents regularly contact Council with gas related questions. Please be aware that Council is not involved in any aspect of gas supply in Roxby Downs. Residents making enquiries rela ng to payment of bills, connec ons and disconnec ons and emergencies will need to contact ORIGIN ENERGY direct on 132461. Payment of gas accounts can be made at Australia Post, by phone or via the internet.


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DUBLIN Gerry’s Meat Store. Top quality, grain fed meat at affordable prices. 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

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average job and this is no ordinary workplace.

ASC is dedicated to looking after us, which is why we get better benefits than I’ve experienced anywhere else, including helping me with relocation.

If you’re a welder, pipe welder / fitter, boilermaker or electrician and looking for a permanent job in an

affordable city that rewards talented tradies,we need you now! Apply today at: www.asc.com.au/careers

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

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

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(Call James 86714622 for the above roles)

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ANDAMOOKA MASSAGE THERAPIST (Mobile facilities for Roxby Downs) DEEP TISSUE / THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE Appointments 0427334883

HYUNDAI 202 Santa-Fe V6 4X4 Wagon Cruise All electrics very clean, very reliable. 3 months rego XPM 266 $8,500 ONO PH: 86 727 261 or 0488 131 114

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PUBLIC NOTICES

A. Noble & Son Ltd is a leading supplier of Lifting, Rigging, Mining and Fishing equipment with 15 branches throughout Australia. We are seeking a motivated and reliable person to join the busy team in our Roxby Downs branch.

Your day to day duties will include:• Scheduling and coordination of technicians for on site work• Customer liaison• Procurement of goods and services• Interfacing with all internal and external stakeholders• Job costing and invoicing• General ad hoc administrative duties.

To be successful in gaining this role you will:• Have excellent communication skills and be able to develop

strong working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders

• Have a strong customer service focus• Have good organisational skills and be able to prioritise

tasks effectively• Be a self starter and be able to work autonomously• Demonstrate motivation and initiative• Be comfortable working in a demanding and constantly

changing environment• Possess intermediate to advanced skills in MS Word and

Excel. Knowledge of SAP and MS Project is preferred but not essential.

The salary package will be negotiated with the successful candidate, commensurate with skills and experience.

Forward written application to:Human Resources Manager

A. Noble & Son LtdPO Box 130

Enfield Plaza SA 5085or via email to [email protected]

Applications close Friday, September 16, 2011

ServiceCo-ordinator

Sodexo Remote Sites is a recognized leader in the provision of high quality food and total management services to the

mining, construction and oil/gas industry throughout Australia.

Apprentice ChefSodexo is currently inviting applications from motivated individuals to fill the position of Apprentice Chef that we have to offer at Roxby Village. This position will work Monday to Friday 11 hours per day.

The duties you will undertake in this position include the following: • kitchen cleaning and dishwashing • unpacking of stores and supplies • provide assistance to Chefs and Catering department • successfully complete assigned training requirements via on the job training and attendance at TAFE.

The ideal candidate must be committed to actively developing their learning & nurturing their career goals within our company also you must demonstrate a strong safety awareness and safe work ethic along with a passion and desire to succeed in the food industry as a Chef.

If you think you have what it takes to take on this dynamic and challenging role, please forward your application to

[email protected]

If you would like further information on this role please contact Rebecca Jansen, Senior Human Resources Advisor on 8671 2012.

Group Fitness InstructorsPulse Fitness is a facility that has all you could ask for and is centrally located within the Roxby Downs Leisure Centre. Members can enjoy views to the centres’ swimming pool from the gym, creating an atmosphere that symbolises no boundaries, encouraging participants to reach their desired fitness levels.Responsibilities:

· Conduct Group Fitness classes· Customer Service · All other duties as required

Essential:· Certificate III in Fitness (Group Exercise)· Senior First Aid certificate· CPR Certificate· Instructor Registration (Fitness Australia Registration)

Please send a copy of your cover letter and resume to:Dani Furbow – Human Resources Officer

Roxby LeisurePO Box 300, Roxby Downs SA 5725

Phone: 08 8671 0500 or 0447 888 337Email: [email protected]

Applications close September 26, 2011

This is existing opportunity for a talented and highly motivated professional to join Cape plc highly regarded team at Olympic Dam South Australia as a Shutdown / Project Coordinator. The successful candidate must be in the vicinity or be prepared to relocate to Roxby Downs.

Primary Responsibilities · Demonstrate strong safety leadership and promote positive safety culture change · Identify and ensure maintenance best practise are utilised to maximise equipment reliability and

minimise the time and cost of repairs · Communicate regularly with key stakeholders including operations and support maintenance

teams, regarding issues affecting the production plan and maintenance plans · Ensure appropriate allocation of resources to achieve planned outcomes assigning clear and

achievable tasks within the context of the role

· Implementation of key shutdown planning and execution metrics (Safely, quality, time and cost)

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

Please contact the recruitment team on (08) 9419 4455 or send your resume [email protected] and reference shutdowncoordinator

Shutdown Project

Coordinator

Please contact Ma on 8671 0071 oremail ma @roxbydownstavern.com

RESTAURANT MANAGER

• Immediate start• Approximately 40 hours per week• Casual rates of pay

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RDJFA U16 Combined team has regained some of its confi dence with a 74 point win over Central Augusta on the weekend of August 13 and 14.

The young Wedgies produced some inspiring football to turn the game on its head early in the second term. Th e Wedg-ies were impressive early with Stuart Orr and Ethan Zeptner too much to handle for Centrals. Luke Ryan, Jock Mason and Bailey Evans were con-trolling the game through the middle and Jackson Millard, Shaun Smith, and Fletcher Crafter King had them covered down back. Th e fi rst quarter started a little slow for the Wedgies, kicking against a 2 goal breeze, but the backline repelled many advances from Centrals and worked hard into the breeze to go into the 2nd quarter with a 2 goal lead. Stu-art Orr was dominating play around the ground and Ethan Zeptner was proving a handful for the opposition backline with strong leads and good

grabs. Jock Mason was getting plenty of the ball on the wing and Fletcher Crafter-King and Jackson Millard were showing some tough hard defence. The Wedgies went into the second quarter with the confi dence to put the game away early after a solid 1st term. With plen-ty of leather coming into the forward line, Jordan Christall was proving to be a reliable target, while Ethan Zeptner once again showing what a talent he is with some of his long kick-ing, marking and shots at goals up there with some of the best around. The boys put a few goals on the board and went into the 3rd term with a 4 goal lead.

Th e Wedgies fl ew out of the blocks early in the 3rd with goals to Brind, Luke Ryan and Max Han-son. Stuart Orr once again dominated around the ground with his tackling and long kicks into the forward line. Jock Ma-son was playing a good game across the wing with a heap of touches

while Shaun Smith, Joe Gillespie and Crafter-King were playing some good footy down back. It was good eff orts by all of the team to outscore Centrals against the wind to go into the 4th term with a 7 goal lead.

Coach Rogers was pulling the moves and in-structed the players dur-ing the break to continue playing as a team and to enjoy themselves. The boys went out fi red up and continued to pepper the goal square. Th an Zeptner was thrown into the mid-dle for a bit of drive which proved to be a good move, while the Ryan brothers were dominating up for-ward. In the end it was an entertaining game, the young Wedgies showed discipline and commit-ment to run out easy winners. Stuart Orr was named best on ground for the Wedgies although it was a good team eff ort by everyone.

President of the RD-JFA, Matthew Daddow was full of praise for the young Wedgies’ team and

went onto say that we will continue to provide the players with every op-portunity in the coming years to represent their town and give them the experience in representa-tive football whenever we can. The RDJFA would like to thank the coach Daniel Rogers for putting in the time to the players, and Woody Turner for providing the opportunity to take on the Central Au-gusta Football Club.

Another big thanks to Tracy Millard who has once again has been a big help in making this trip run smoothly and the players are thankful for the time she puts into the Junior Footy.

Best players,Stuart Orr, Ethan Zept-

ner, Jaydn Brind, Jock Mason, Fletcher Crafter-King, Luke Ryan.

Goal Kickers,Jaydn Brind – 4, Ethan

Zeptner – 3, Luke Ryan – 2, Jock Mason – 2, Sean Caputo - 2, Sam Bacon, Jordan Christall, Max Hanson, and Luke Ryan - 1.

Th e Wanderers Cricket Club kicked off their 2011 campaign on Sunday afternoon with a light training run and barbeque at the local nets.

A beautiful day greeted the eager band of players who are keen to see the start of the season.

It has been a rather encouraging off season for the Wanderers, boasting quite a few key signings and in a major boost to the club, has begun negotiations to be-come part of the Hornridge Sporting Club. Th e amal-gamation of the two teams should see the Wanderers grow from strength to strength, having struggled for numbers last year to make up a team.

In going forward the services that the Hornridge Sporting Club can off er the Wanderers will be invalu-able in making the Wanderers a force once again in the local competition.

A small group of seven players got to the training on Sunday and set about blowing the cobwebs out of their system in readiness for the October 8, season opening round.

Wanderers captain Ryan Selkirk was pleased at the roll up and indicated that going forward the club will become more professional, with each player setting

their own expectations at the start of the year, and tracking them throughout, hopefully get all they can out of the year ahead.

Also joining the boys after the training run for a barbecue were the WaG’s of all the players along with the kids. Wanderers hope to involve the families of all the players this year and make the season enjoyable for everyone. Th ere are already a number of social events planned for the club which hopefully will gain the interest of other clubs and members of the com-munity. Th is should be a stellar year for the associa-tion with the erection of the new lights, so everyone is exceptionally eager to start this season.

Training will continue on Sunday afternoons from 2pm for the next couple of weeks before switching to Th ursdays leading up to the fi rst round of the com-petition.

Anyone wishing to get involved with the Wanderers Cricket Club is more than welcome to come and join in at training on the weekends.

Th e Wanderers Cricket Club wish the other teams in the competition all the best for the upcoming sea-son.

Season kicks off for Wanderers

74 point win for young Wedgies

OVERALL WINNER Matt Parish 69

A GRADE Tony Holbrook C/B 71

B GRADE Don Shields 70

C GRADE Harry Noll 71

LADIES/JNR Kim Bancroft 78

SWEEPSTAKES Peter Franklin 71

Robert Gray 72

Jeff Barrand 72

Michael King 73

Glen Mungur 73

Michael King 73BEST PUTTER Peter Franklin 26LONG DRIVE A Peter FranklinLONG DRIVE B Ryan RatzmarLONG DRIVE C Matt Parish

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NTP A Michael King

NTP B Don Shields

NTP C Brenton Waye

NTP LJ Kim Bancroft

Weekend’s golf results

Dougal McLeod in action in last week’s Championships

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PRELIMINARY FINALAugust 27, 2011

A GRADEAndamooka 11 . 5 . 71 def Hornridge 8 . 15 . 63Andamooka best players: M. Treloar, A. Monfries, A. Scheller, W. Monfries, J. McKenzie.Hornridge best players: D. Cleary, M. Fazakas, P. Witkinson, B. Casey, A. Howiw.Andamooka goal scorers: T. Paull 3 goals, T. Mulders 2 goals, T. Baldey, K. McKenzie, A. Monfries, W. Monfries, L. Sanders, M. Treloar 1 goal each.Hornridge goal scorers: T Grosser, S. Finey, B. Cooper 2 goals each, P. Rhodes, B. Grimston 1 goal each.

JUNIOR COLTSBulldogs 8 . 3 . 51 def Hawks 6 . 5 . 41Bulldogs best players: L. Elliott, A. Caburnay, E. Vilgoen, M. Lynch, J. Male.Hawks best players: S. Kerrish, L. Rudiger, B. Caden, D. Gillespie, B. French.Bulldogs goal scorers: J. Male, L. Johnson 2 each, L. Holder, L. Elliott, J. McCarthy 1 each.Hawks goal scorers: M. Ryan , S. Kerrish 2 each, J. Dalgleish, L. Lloyd 1 each.

SENIOR COLTSGiants 10 . 10 . 70 def Bulldogs 2 . 9 . 21Giants best players: J. Dadleh, M. Alves, B. Evans, R. Weetra, S. Dorrize.Bulldogs best players: F. Crafter-King, M. Hanson, E. Zeptner, J. Mason, J. Anderson.Giants goal scorers: J. Dadleh 4, J. Ford, B. Forrest, A. Har-rison 2 each.Bulldogs goal scorers: J. Rigden, J. Christall 1 each.

Andamooka’s self belief will be high after they came back in the dying minutes of the Preliminary Final to

defeat a spirited Hornridge side.

Andamooka didn’t begin as well as they usually do, but their accuracy in front of the big sticks had them in control at half time in the match. Th e Magpies went in hard early, and kept attacking, but with Mail Medalist Austin Monfries controlling the Andamooka backline, their forwards were forced wide to kick from diffi cult angles and they failed to convert their opportunities into goals.

Andamooka’s Matthew Treloar created a lot of run. Hornridge started to settle and get the ball into their forwards, but when Roo Matthew Treloar cleared the ball from the canteen pocket a late tackle from Magpie utility Stephen Finey and the resulting fracas saw the play go downfi eld and a Roo goal kicked. Th e Magpies run stalled and, with tempers frayed, both teams captain’s Luke Scobie and Brad Cooper clashed. Hornridge’s captain Brad Cooper was yellow carded and sent from the fi eld for 10 vital minutes. An-

damooka’s Matthew Treloar kicked a goal late in the second quarter and Andamooka went into the changerooms leading by 31 points.

Hornridge came out after the long break determined to seize control and nearly all the play in the third quarter was down the bar end of the ground in the Magpies’ forward zone. Hornridge’s master Ben Casey and apprentice Mitch Fazekas dominated play and inspired their team mates.

Th e Magpies threw everything they had at the Andamooka backline but their inaccu-racy kept the Roos in the lead at three quar-ter time. During this quarter the Magpies kicked 2 goals, 9 behinds while Andamooka added only 1 behind. Hornridge continued to press hard in the last quarter but Anda-mooka regrouped and didn’t allow the Mag-pies’ momentum to daunt them. Magpies Peter Rhodes and Ben Grimston kicked the fi rst two goals in the last quarter and Horn-ridge hit the front by a point. Andamooka’s fi rst half accuracy deserted them and they failed to convert shots to goals.

Hornridge captain Brad Cooper kicked the

Magpies’ third goal for the quarter and with most of the last quarter played the black and white army believed they had the game in the bag. With Andamooka now freed to attack in order to win back the lead the pressure on Hornridge to defend their slender lead proved to be too diffi cult.

Kahran and Jamahl McKenzie, Luke Sand-ers and the Monfries brothers lifted and ran away from the tiring Hornridge players. With all tight fi nishes that next goal wins and the Roos threw everything at the gallant Horn-ridge defenders.

With Magpie players cramping up in the dying minutes, Andamooka took back the lead and ran out with an 8 point win.

Andamooka deserve their Grand Final berth and will be worthy competition for inor premiers Olympic Dam. Th ey will need to address their concentration lapses but the reward at match end should be enough to focus the players on a four quarter eff ort.

1st Quarter AFC 1. 0.6 HSC 2.3.15Halftime AFC 9.0.54 HSC 3.5.233rd Quarter AFC 9.1.55 HSC 5.14.44Full Time AFC 11.5.71 HSC 8.15.63

RESULTS August 20, 201111 & under

Lightning 8 v Shooters 18, T-Birds 15 v Bullets 4

13 & underLightning 34 V Shooters 31, T-Birds 32 v Bullets 37

17 & under

Lightning 66 v Shooters 17, T-Birds 38 v Bullets 45

Roxby DownsRoxby DownsJunior NetballJunior Netball

Roos scrape into Grand FinalRoos scrape into Grand Final

By Vanessa Switala

Junior football ended in style this year on Sunday, August 28 with the fi rst

junior football presentation day in the Leisure Centre’s Auditorium.

Th ere was a huge turn out of approximately 170 children and parents at the inaugural event as the under 12 and un-der 16s were awarded various awards including the junior leagues own Best and Fairest vote count.

Matthew Daddow, Presi-dent of the Roxby Downs Jun-ior Football Association said Sunday was huge success and the association was extremely pleased with the turn out. “We will defi nitely look at holding (junior presentation days) in the future and possibly look at ways of making it even better, we will gather some feedback over the next few weeks to get some opinions of the parents and players who attended,” he said.

The afternoon kicked off with thanks to the many spon-sors of the Roxby Downs Junior Football Association. Th rough out the count for the Associa-tion Best and Fairest videos of the boys at AAMI stadium, Port Augusta and humorous images were played for the

large crowd.Team spirit fi lled the audi-

torium as the boys high-fi ved each other and cheered with every award won.

The Association under 12 Best and Fairest Award went to Seb Kerrish with Brodie Dad-dow claiming the runner-up.

Jaydn Brind claimed Th e As-sociation under 16 Best and Fairest Award in a close count with Stuart Orr and Matthew Hayball tying for the runner-up position.

Other awards presented on the day were the coaches’ award and best team man award for each team. Each team also presented the sec-ond runner up, the runner up and the best and fairest awards to their star players.

Th e Kelvin Huxtable Trophy was awarded to Shaun Smith and Stuart Orr.

Th e day would not have gone ahead without the hard work of Tracey Millard and Karen Daddow.

Burley have signed up to sponsor the junior league next year and donated many Burley footballs for the lucky winners of the door prize and another two to be used in the grand fi -nal match.

The Roxby Downs Junior Football Association hopes to make junior football presenta-tion days an annual event.

First junior football presentation day

ABOVE: Association Best and Fairest U16 winner Jaydn Brind makes a speech.

Bowde Kelly, Hornridge, challenges Travis Pycroft, Andamooka, during the preliminary fi nal.

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By Vanessa Switala

N etball players let their hair down at the Roxby Downs

Netball Association Dinner on Saturday night at the Oasis.

Unfortunately the evening presented fewer people than what was ex-pected with only approxi-mately 60 showing for the event.

Tony Weir, President of the Roxby Downs Netball Association welcomed the

netballers and in between the count for best and fairest for each grade also handed out a lucky door prize and best dressed awards for the ladies.

Laurel McGauchie took the Rising Star Award for the C Grade with Jessica Hassett claiming it for B grade and Jess Finzel for A grade.

Olympic Dam dominat-ed the leader board with the A grade count for Best and Fairest with Nicole Montgomerie claiming the runner-up best and

fairest.A tearful Bek Monfries

was shocked when she was announced A grade Best and Fairest toast-ing her childhood friend Nicole.

The Monfries family has dominated sporting events this year with Aus-tin Monfries claiming the Mail Medal and now Bek with A grade netball Best and Fairest.

Netball preliminary fi -nals will start Friday, Sep-tember 2.

Monfries’ dominate

RESULTS August 27, 2011

Roxby Downs NetballRoxby Downs Netball

A GRADEMiners 56 defeated Olympic Dam 48

B GRADE Miners 58 defeated Hornridge Black 41

Olympic Dam Green 39 defeated Olympic Dam Yellow 33C GRADE

Miners 55 defeated Hornridge Black 43Hornridge White 50 defeated Olympic Dam Yellow 25

PRESENTATION NIGHT AWARD RECIPIENTS A Grade

Best & Fairest: Bec MonfriesRunner Up Best & Fairest: Nicole Montgomerie

B Grade Best & Fairest: Amanda Giles

Runner Up Best & Fairest: Jessica Hassett and Talia GloverC Grade

Best & Fairest: Pip MooreheadRunner Up Best & Fairest: Rhianna Paulauskas

RISING STAR AWARDSA GRADE: Jess Finzel, B GRADE: Jessica Hassett,

C GRADE: Laurel McGauchieTEAM BEST & FAIREST

A GRADEOlympic Dam: Bec Monfries, Miners: Jess Finzel, Hornridge: Jemma Sullivan

B GRADEOlympic Dam Yellow: Best & Fairest Claire Munyard, Olympic, Dam Green:

Steph Wills, Miners: Jessica Hassett, Hornridge Black: Amanda Giles,Hornridge White: Bec Brooks, Andamooka: Peta Berryman, Zodiacs: Talia

GloverC GRADE

Olympic Dam Yellow: Louise Reid, Olympic Dam Green: Laurel McGauchie, Miners Red: Pip Moorehead, Miners White: Meegan Flavel & Jasmine

Humphries, Hornridge Black: Rhianna Paulauskas, Hornridge White: TearohaSmith, Zodiacs: Felicity Moore

RIGHT: Netball A grade Best and Fairest Bek Monfries with runner-up and best friend Nicole Montgomerie.

LEFT: Hornridge White C grade goal defender, Emma Turner gets to the ball fi rst.

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