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T he Northern Region Development Board (NRDB) is an “on

the ground” organisa-tion with the role of helping businesses with free services that will improve their perform-ance in a number of ways.

Th is was the message be-ing spread in Roxby Downs last week by the chief exec-utive offi cer of the NRDB, Gerry Johnson at a business breakfast at Roxby Downs Motor Inn.

Mr Johnson was lead-ing a delegation of NRDB board members and execu-tives on a tour of the Roxby Downs region of which Roxby Downs was the fo-cus. Th e group went on an OD mine tour and had an extensive briefi ng session at the council.

BHP Billiton vice-presi-dent finance, Paul Dunn gave an overview of the Olympic Dam project while Roxby Downs ceo, Bill Boehm gave a presen-tation about the council. Both men are members of the NRDB.

Mr Johnson explained that a speciality of the board was its experience and ability in identifying and making formal appli-cations for state and federal government grant money that might be appropriate for a regional business de-velopment activity.

Th e board itself attracts state government fund-ing of $400,000 in a total budget of $1 million and it claims a job generation outcome of about 120 jobs a year.

One of its most practi-cal achievements is its Ca-reer Development Serv-ices group in Port Augusta which helps unemployed people tap into more crea-tive thinking about where their skill sets might be more useful – and then helps them with cv draft-ing, job applications and other ideas for finding a job.

In recent years this Ca-reer Development subsidi-ary had been sourcing and training people for the Ol-ympic Dam mine but over recent months had been busier with outplacement

services.Mr Johnson outlined

how the NRDB had put together the William Creek Gymkhana shed which was proving to be a great facility in helping to attract crowds to family get-togethers and other morale-building events for Outback dwell-ers.

Th e board was also re-sponsible for the Woomera Heritage Centre, which it fi nanced and project-man-aged, as well as facilities at Pimba.

Mr Johnson also outlined how Commonwealth funds had been accessed for an association of opal miners across the South Australian outback. He paid tribute to APOMA president, Pe-ter Allen for his active and highly useful role in putting the Opal Alliance together which was encouraging a disparate, fractured indus-try to work together for their common good.

Th e board had also as-sisted in the development of a resources industry as-sociation which had already attracted about 100 mem-ber companies in the min-ing services arena to form an annual regional forum and trade show. Th eir in-augural trade show is to be held on April 28 and 29.

“We see ourselves as on the ground people to help business deal with and ac-cess local, state and federal governments and provide professional advice at no cost at the grassroots level of business,” Mr Johnson said.

He said the board would welcome any approaches from business people.

Northern region board focuses on Easter

means eggs…

Not many shopping days to Easter …so Ceanna May, 2, and her sister, Shaylee Wood, 4, made sure they got a good grip on theirs at the Roxby Downs Newsagency.

Gerry Johnson

Roxby area

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Suzuki wants government

green car incentives

T he lack of policy and direction about green cars in Australia has been taken up as an issue by

Suzuki Australia which is about to start marketing a $13,000 green car, the Alto.

“Compared to what’s happening in the rest of the world, the lack of policy and direction in Australia is hard to fathom,” said Suzuki Australia, general manager, Tony Devers.

Devers said Suzuki would this year be-come the fi rst local car company to off er a genuine green car when the Alto goes on sale in August.

Devers suggests all levels of government could provide leadership with incentives to make globally effi cient cars cheaper for all Australians.

“As it stands in Australia at the moment, the only customers who can benefi t from a more fuel effi cient car are those who can aff ord vehicles costing between 60 and 75 thousand dollars, with the price of a BMW 5-Series diesel dropping from $81,000 to $76,000.

“Where is the incentive for people want-ing to purchase a much less expensive car that’s good for the environment?”

Devers said the time had come to defi ne exactly what constitutes a green car, saying that in France, Belgium and Italy bonuses exist for cars emitting less than 130 grams of CO2 per kilometre.

“We call on the government to use that fi gure, defi ning a green car as one with CO2 emissions of 130g/km or less.”

With a three cylinder 1.0-litre engine, the Alto emits 113g/km, while off ering side curtain airbags and stability control. Th e car was unveiled at the recent Mel-bourne International Motor Show to a big response from customers.

He added that almost every manufac-turer had a vehicle similar to Alto available in their global product portfolio.

“It is remarkable that customers shop-ping at this end of the market should not be rewarded for thinking with their con-science, as well as their wallet.”

Devers said the time had come for re-warding customers who based their deci-sion on fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

“It’s time to get serious about greening the industry by linking subsidies to effi -ciency standards and supporting environ-mentally friendly vehicles like Alto with real benefi ts through taxation changes.”

Devers said Australia was lagging be-hind the world in its slow-paced approach to reforming emission practices.

“In Australia, the most recent ABS Sur-vey of Motor Vehicle Use revealed the av-erage motorist emits 250 grams of CO2 – or fi ve ‘black balloons’ of harmful green-house gas – for every kilometre driven.

“Th e industry average for Australian motorists is 15,000 kilometres per year, equating to 75,000 balloons.

“Alto emits just 113 grams of CO2 per kilometre – or just over two balloons. Over a year of travel, Alto will produce 30,000 balloons or around 60 per cent less.”

New By-laws Great For Our Town

Australia’s deserts are home to some of the most entrepreneurial people in Australia – and the Desert Knowledge CRC is keen to fi nd out more about what makes them tick, and what they need to cope with the multiple challenges of run-ning a successful business in remote areas.

Th e deserts have about 40,000 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) — 150 per cent more per head

than the national average. Th ese are the backbone of the desert economy and the main source of jobs and livelihoods for most desert people.

DKCRC wants to run 30 in-depth case studies of small businesses across desert Australia, Associate Professor Fay Rola-Rubzen, Core Project Leader of the Desert BizTM announced today. “We are calling for volunteer business owners

in all sectors or industries who would like to work with us to identify the key ingredients for success.”

“Desert businesses face multiple challenges – and we need to understand what they require to sup-port them in today’s cli-mate, so they can develop and grow their business.”

“Th is is a great opportu-nity for owners and manag-ers of micro, small and me-dium enterprises in rural

and remote communities to share their stories about their business, the chal-lenges they face and what enables them to do well,” says DKCRC managing di-rector Jan Ferguson

Desert BizTM wants to hear from 30 businesses in desert areas. Contact Fay Rola-Rubzen via e-mail: [email protected] or phone (08) 9266 4510.

Seeking tales of desert entrepreneurs

The new animal management By-laws that were implemented by Roxby Council early last month will greatly benefi t our native animals and environment.

In case you didn’t know the new By-laws include guidelines that make cat owners equally account-able as dog owners.

In 2006 Roxby Council began to engage relevant groups and forums in response to the State Govern-ments animal management initia-tive. Council researched key aspects of correct animal management and engaged groups, forums and com-munity members to ensure a well-balanced but progressive manage-ment plan was established.

Once all the research and con-sultation was complete everything was sent off to the lawyers who subsequently developed them into our new By-laws. Roxby Council implemented the new By-laws in March of this year and congratula-tions should be extended to all who contributed to them.

A public notice detailing the new By-laws was issued by council in early March of this year so it is now the responsibility of all cat and dog owners to know what the new By-laws are.

In a nut shell the key points of the new By-laws are only two dogs and / or two cats per property but permits may be applied for addi-tional dogs or cats under certain conditions. Cats must be registered, desexed, micro chipped and must be contained on the property as it is for dogs.

Expiations will now apply for dogs AND cats wandering at large (although a grace period for cats has been established until August

31) but expiations will apply for dogs and cats if unregistered.

Th e feedback from the new By-laws has been more than positive and a resident even took the time to write a letter to Th e Monitor in regards to concerns of a roaming cat in our main street.

I’m told desexed pets are known to live longer, be less aggressive and less likely to roam or get in-jured than entire animals and cats and dogs that are trained and con-tained within their owner’s prop-erty make better companions than unrestrained pets.

If that’s the case we must have an awful lot of non-desexed, un-trained and unrestrained cats around Roxby because it’s almost who doesn’t have unwanted cats come onto their property at night or through the day.

Th e issue of unrestrained dogs have been a discussion point at some of our Family and Youth Fo-rums of late and amongst those dis-cussions was the subject of dog at-tacks in Roxby. It would be good to have the statistics as to the number of dog attacks that have taken place but of course not all dog attacks are reported.

Aggressive dog breeds are always discussed when there has been a vicious or tragic attack on someone in Australia but according to the experts any age, breed, sex and size of dog may bite.

According to an Australian re-searcher dog attacks are a major cause of human injury in our coun-try. In fact the Women’s and Chil-dren’s Hospital in Adelaide alone show dog attacks are the fourth most common reason for children being taken to hospital after acci-

dents from playground equipment, bikes and motor vehicles.

According to a recent study in Victoria, children as young as two are the most common victims of attacks by dogs and from 2005-2007 three people have been fatally mauled by dogs.

1445 people were admitted to hospital because of dog attacks and a further 4885 needed treat-ment without being admitted. Th e survey showed children were most commonly bitten on the face and neck whereas adults often suf-fered wounds to their hands and fi ngers.

Th e survey also pointed out that most child victims of dog attacks are bitten in the family home or at the homes of neighbours, relatives, or friends. Th is of course tells us that all dog owners have the re-sponsibility of ensuring their dogs are treated well, are of good nature, receive regular exercise, are well trained and are properly confi ned to their property.

Having said that, Peter Keller (Roxby Council’s Work Manager) wisely stated that small children should never be left alone with any dog under any circumstance. Peter said small children should always be supervised whilst in the pres-ence of any dog no matter what.

Our new By-laws are a fi rst for the mainland of our state and they are vital for the well-being of our native wildlife. But I know there are many residents which includes me who are over the moon that we now have laws that force cat owners to take charge and be responsible for the whereabouts of their cat or cats.

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Immanuel boarders all part of the family

By Zak Zeptner

I mmanuel College Pr incipal , Kevin Richardson

a n d D i r e c t o r o f Development, Steve Blight were in Roxby last month to promote the benefi ts of attending their school.

Immanuel College regu-larly sends representatives to town to provide the pub-lic with information about the school’s programs and facilities and also to provide a contact for the parents of current students.

Messrs Richardson and Blight were set up in the Dunes Café last fortnight where they took the op-portunity to speak with Th e Monitor about Immanuel College.

Between 17 and 20 stu-dents from Roxby Downs attend the College each year as boarders where, ac-cording to Mr Richardson, they experience a strong community environment.

“Basically, we want it as a family based boarding school so it’s 132 brothers and sisters in a sense all liv-ing together and that’s one of the things the kids love,” said Mr Richardson.

“It’s the range of choices we have that makes Im-manuel College a great school.

“We have 158 sporting teams, a really strong aca-demic program and over 120 students involved in vocational programs that gain them a broad range of TAFE qualifi cations.”

Mr Richardson went on to explain that as Immanuel

is a boarding school, stu-dents gain valuable experi-ences and friends in a safe and friendly environment.

“If you ask any of our students it is that board-ing experience that’s really rich for them because they get to meet kids, not only from across Australia, but around the world too.

“I know of a student who is visiting a friend in Hong Kong this year and then going to stay with another boarder friend in Germany, so it’s that experience that’s great for them.”

Immanuel College is the third oldest co-independ-ent school in Australia and boasts a range of the “fi nest facilities” in the state.

“Immanuel College is probably best known for the breadth and richness of its programs,” said Mr Richardson.

Th e College hosts a col-lection of open day events for parents of potential students to visit the school and experience fi rst hand what it is all about.

As Roxby Downs is a re-mote country town, travel-ling to Adelaide to attend one of the preset open days is not always possible, which is why Mr Richard-son advises parents to book private tours throughout the school year.

“Come visit and talk to the students who are already there, talk to the Roxby students because it’s that richness that they will talk about.

“Let them explain how they feel about the school which ultimately is what will make parents say ‘I want my children to have

those experiences’.” Life as a boarder is an ex-

perience students will carry with them forever, says Mr Richardson, who was him-self a boarder at Immanuel College before taking up the mantle of Principal.

“Th ere are always things happening. After school kids will play sports, go swimming, hit the shops or go to the beach; there is always something to do and it’s interesting to note that few kids watch TV here because there is just too much to do.

“One of the best parts is you make friends and you literally get to live with them which is a nice part of the program.”

For more information about Immanuel College or to arrange an interview, contact the school on 8294 3588 or by visiting http://www.immanuel.sa.edu.au.

By Bill Nicholas

A popular and two-time champion of the Roxby Downs Golf Club, Tom Beckett attracted numerous tributes following his

sudden death in Roxby Downs on March 25.Tom Beckett, 51, died peacefully in his sleep. His

funeral was held at Centennial Park in Adelaide last Friday.

Roxby Downs Golf Club president, David Pat-tenden, who gave a moving address at the golf club’s opening event, said that Tom loved life and the people in it.

“His name will live on through his entries on the Honour Board of the golf club as he was the Club Champion in both 2007 and 2008,” Mr Pattenden said.

Tom loved his golf and spent his leisure time playing golf all over the State – Port Augusta, the Riverland and he had not long returned from a golfi ng week at Victor Harbor.

“We will all mourn Tom in our own way but one thing is for certain - he wouldn’t want us to mope about as he was always ready for a bit of fun with a contagious, cheeky smile and a skip in his tail.

“It’s a privilege for all of us at the golf club to have been part of his life.”

Roxby Downs Golf Club secretary, Julie Darling said Tom was a great character around the golf club and would be greatly missed.

“His passion for golf was infectious and he loved to see others enjoying the game as well,” Julie said.

“He was always willing to join up with lady members of the club on Ambrose days to help them with their game and many laughs were had on those days. His patience and enthusi-asm were endless and all of us will treasure our memories of playing golf with Tom.”

Kevin Robertson, on behalf of Tom’s employer, BSH

Waste & Transport Solutions said it was “in deep regret to have had such a great loss to a fellow worker and great mate.

“Our condolences go out to Cherie and her family and of course Tom’s family and long list of friends,” Mr Robertson said.

“I had the privilege to work with Tom on and off over the last fi ve years and the man was a pure breeze to work with, nothing was too hard or diffi cult - it was as simple as “No worries mate” with the thumb in the air.

“Let me tell you something from me and fellow workers that thumb will be sadly missed.”

Mr Robertson said for Tom it was work then play and his great love was golf. “Might as well go for a hit bro” and that he did.

“He was a true gentleman,” Mr Robertson said.

Th ere will be a memorial service for Tom Beckett at the Roxby Downs Golf Club at 4pm this Th ursday April 9.

Tributes fl ow for late Roxby golf champion

Loraine and Murray Tyler, Michael Annadale, Harry and Yasmin Harrison, Immanuel College Principal Kevin Richardson, Alex Tyler and Deb Steinhouser enjoy a dinner together to discus all the school has to offer.


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A geothermal company says it is a step closer to

building a ‘hot rocks’ p o w e r g e n e r at i o n plant in outback South Australia.

Geodynamics has told the Australian Stock Ex-change closed loop testing has been successful and it is ready to commercialise the geothermal project.

A one-megawatt power station is planned initially, to serve the tiny town of In-namincka near the Cooper

Basin.Commercial manager

at Geodynamics, Alistair Webb, says a 50-megawatt commercial plant should be operational by about 2012.

“It’s quite a significant day for Geodynamics, it’s the culmination of six years of work and we’re very ex-cited about it and very happy to be moving on to the next stage of commer-cialisation of geothermal technology in Australia,” he said.

F ull on war games like Call of Duty, Battlef ield and

Vietnam were the

popular choice for Roxby Downs teenag-ers who got together last Saturday night for

a computer networking session.

Hosted by the Roxby Downs Venturer Scout Unit led by Kristen Worby, the kids networked about 20 computers in order to play against other real hu-mans.

Th e group of teenagers went head to head against each other and everybody was having a real buzz when the Monitor arrived.

The war-gaming exer-cises also included V8 Su-per Car racing and up to 12 kids got involved in the various games.

Th e local Venturer Scout Unit is aiming to visit Can-berra in the August school holidays and last weekend’s

LAN networking game wasn’t just for fun – but the launch of a fundraising campaign to get there.

Th e War Memorial, the National Museum, the National Parliament and other landmarks are on the agenda. Th ey will be led by Mike Worby and the former Roxby Scouts leader, Trent Burton.

Th e Venturer Scout Unit is for teenagers who have outgrown the scouts at about 14 and a half. Kids between that age and 17 are eligible to apply to the Venturers,

Those interested can enrol and register on the ScoutsSA website or call Mike Worby on 0427 867 110.

Traditional owners of the Flinders and Gammon Ranges have been giv-en rights to 41,000 square kilome-tres of land including the Flinders Ranges National Park and the Beverley uranium mine near Lake Frome.

Th e Adnyamathanha people were awarded non-exclusive rights over a large section of SA’s mid-north by the Federal Court last week.

Th e rights are subject to the enti-

tlements of existing landholders but are expected to give the indigenous group infl uence over major projects such as Beverley.

Federal Attorney General, Robert McClelland said the result proved native title claims could be resolved amicably, without creating winners and losers.

Th e decision “demonstrates a fair, practical and sustainable outcome and demonstrates that native title

need not operate as a technical or legal process or an adversarial con-test,” Senator McClelland said.

Th e native title grant took a dec-ade after first lodging the claim. Th e Adnyamathanha people, led by chairman Vince Coulthard, will now work with the State government to complete an agreement for the co-management of the Flinders Ranges National Park.

Native title awarded over Flinders Ranges

Hot rocks power plan a step closer

Venturer scouts network for full on war games

2009 LocalVolunteer Awards

The Minister for Volunteers is seeking nominations torecognise local volunteers from the:

• Municipal Council of Roxby Downs• City of Whyalla.The awards recognise outstanding contributions made by localvolunteers in the following categories

• Young Volunteer (25 and under)• Male Volunteer• Female Volunteer

Nominations are also being sought for the

• Community Project AwardThis award recognises volunteers who have undertaken a communityproject that has resulted in significant community benefit.

The award recognises the innovation and resourcefulness of acommunity. It highlights the benefits that are gained when a localcommunity works together, in a voluntary capacity, to bring aboutimprovements that all can share.

Successful nominations will be automatically eligible for SouthAustralia’s “The Andamooka”, Premier’s Outstanding CommunityProject Award, to be presented on Volunteers Day, June 2009.

Award Nomination Forms are available from the Office for Volunteers, Level 9, 50 Pirie St. ADELAIDE SA 5000, or by emailing [email protected] or telephone 8463 4490.Nominations close Friday, 24th April, 2009.

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P eople are claim-ing more ta x deductions for

work-related expenses.According to the latest

statistics from the Austral-ian Tax Offi ce for the 2006-07 income year, 11.8 mil-lion people lodged income tax returns.

Th e s e i n d i v i d u a l s claimed $34.1 billion in total deductions, including $14.2 billion in work-relat-

ed expenses – an increase of 8.4 per cent on the previ-ous year.

Around 72 per cent of individuals lodged their tax return via a tax agent, how-ever the number of people lodging their tax return via e-tax, increased to around 15.8 per cent in 2007.

Th e average time taken for people to repay their HELP debt was 7.5 years.

Th e Tax Offi ce has just released the latest edition

of Taxation statistics 2006-07, the Tax Offi ce’s most comprehensive statistical publication.

Ta x Commiss ioner Michael D’Ascenzo said Taxation statistics 2006-07 provides even more de-tailed information about Australia’s tax, superannua-tion and excise systems.

“Taxation statistics pro-vides a high level of trans-parency about the opera-tion of these important

laws,” Mr D’Ascenzo said. “Th is year taxation sta-

tistics has been further improved to include new chapters on the cost of compliance, pay as you go withholding as well as more detailed HELP/HECS tables.”

The publication also includes information on the release of a 1 per cent individual sample fi le for 2005-06 and 2006-07 that can be used for research

and modelling purposes. Company tax growth

Companies reported a total income of $2,044 billion, a 13.4 per cent in-crease from 2005-06.

Companies with a total income of $250 million or more represented 0.1% of the total number of compa-

nies but accounted for 60.3 per cent of total company net tax.

Self managed super funds remained the most common type of super fund being numerically 97.8 per cent of all super funds.

Tax Statistics is devel-oped in consultation with the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the Department of Treasury and a number of academic and profes-

sional bodies. Taxation statistics 2006-

07 is released some time after the year of income to which it relates to. Th is al-lows the ATO to ensure it includes details from late lodgements of returns and activity statements.

Th e publication is avail-able at www.ato.gov.au

For further enquiries from members of the me-dia: 02 6216 1901 or 0401 147 127

B HP Billiton has begun treating concentrate from the Prominent Hill mine,

currently owned and run by Oz Minerals.

Oz Minerals has been laid low with the double whammy eff ect of depressed zinc and copper prices as well as a glo-bal fi nancial freeze, making the rais-ing of capital to rollover its short term pressing debt of $1.3 billion somewhat diffi cult.

Oz Minerals is thus of interest to a Chinese company, Minmetals, which recently announced a takeover off er for Oz, but which has run into a diffi culty with the Foreign Investment Review Board which prevented the board-pro-moted deal on account of the fact that Oz Minerals’ Prominent Hill mine is within the Woomera security area.

Market commentators have suggested that Oz Minerals might be forced to sell off Prominent Hill as an independent asset.

Th e same commentators have put forward BHP Billiton’s name as a po-tential buyer of Prominent Hill.

So we put the question to the Ad-elaide-based BHP Billiton corporate aff airs spokesman, Richard Yeeles:

Th e Monitor Q: Is BHPB looking at acquiring Prominent Hill from Oz Minerals following the decision to disallow the Chinese takeover on ac-count of defence security reasons? Richard Yeeles: No comment.

Here are some other questions about the treatment of Prominent Hill concentrate.

Q: Is a signifi cant amount of Promi-nent Hill concentrate being treated at the OD treatment plant?Yeeles: Th e fi rst delivery of concentrate arrived at Olympic Dam in late Febru-ary; we are expecting to treat 50-60 tonnes per day.

Q: What sort of concentrate is being

treated from Prominent Hill? Does it diff er much from that from OD? A: Th e Prominent Hill copper con-centrate is quite similar to the concen-trate produced at Olympic Dam. Th is means it can be blended with Olympic Dam concentrate and then processed in our smelter and refi nery with little diffi culty.

Q: Is the concentrate being treated and smelted on a contract basis and if so, for whom? A: Th e concentrate is smelted at Olym-pic Dam into copper anodes, and then made into copper cathodes in the refi n-ery. Th e cathodes are being produced to meet contracts with a range of copper customers around the world. As part of this process, gold and silver is also produced.

Q: Is BHP Billiton buying the con-centrate and then selling the refi ned copper and bullion? A: Yes - as above. Prominent Hill and Olympic Dam concentrate are blended together, smelted and refi ned and ulti-mately produce copper cathode, gold and silver bullion.

Q: Why is BHPB smelting concen-trate from Prominent Hill? A: Th e Prominent Hill concentrate is ideal feed for the Olympic Dam Direct to Blister Flash Furnace and a small amount of Prominent Hill concentrate can be easily blended in with our own concentrate, which improves the effi -ciency of our furnace operation.

Q: Is there not enough ore being mined at OD currently? A: A small amount of Prominent Hill concentrate blended with our own con-centrate improves the effi ciency of our smelting operations at Olympic Dam.

Q: Is it part of a de-facto due dili-gence study into Prominent Hill view a view to buying that particu-lar mine? A: No

Tax deductions for work expenses up

Prominent Hill concentrate boosts effi ciency at BHP Billiton smelter

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Should you require water during this time, the following hints may be helpful:

Fill up the bath Fill bucket/s with water for flushing the toilet Fill up bottles and place in the fridge Fill the kettle / coffee machine

Roxby Downs township water will be SHUT DOWN and will be unavailable from MIDNIGHT on Tuesday 14 April 2009 until 6.00am on Wednesday 15 April 2009.

Trevor KroemerMANAGER – ROXBY WATER

Urgent maintenance work will be carried out on the main water feed from the town water supply to the township, including the light industrial area (Callanna Rd, Gosse St and Frome St).

PLEASE TURN OFF ANY EVAPORATIVE TYPE AIR CONDITIONERS DURING THIS PERIOD.Council regrets any convenience. Your patience is appreciated.


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A modest but hard-working young Aboriginal man

from Port Augusta has broken through cultural barriers to become the fi rst formal apprentice of Australian oil and gas producer, Beach Petroleum Ltd.

A month into his ap-prenticeship, 18-year-old Ben Dadleh is generating considerable faith in the opportunities that exist for indigenous young peo-ple in the dynamic oil and gas sector, and hope for his Dieri community in remote northern SA.

“Ben’s early response to this opportunity has been fantas-tic, and we can already see him becoming a key member of our heavy mechanics team, both in Queensland and closer to his home in the Cooper Basin,” Beach Petroleum’s managing di-rector, Reg Nelson, said.

“Creating pathways to rewarding and sustainable careers is one of the most constructive contributions that a company like ours can make to the indigenous communities with which we engage – particularly in remote areas where these communities are often by-passed by progress in in-dustry,” Mr Nelson said.

Ben’s big break came in November last year, when

he was off ered a work ex-perience trial at Beach’s oil and gas fi elds at Kenmore, in the southwest corner of Queensland near the bor-der with SA.

It followed a personal approach to Beach Petrole-um’s Operations Coordina-tor, Doug Roberts, by Dieri Aboriginal Corporation Chairman, Shane Kemp.

“Ben had wanted to get into this kind of work for some time but hadn’t been able to find a sponsor in Port Augusta, which was really disheartening for him,” Mr Kemp said.

“But when I approached Doug and they came up with this unique opportu-nity, Ben showed that he had the motivation and

self-belief to follow up on it.

“Th is sort of opportunity does not come along often and it’s a once in a lifetime chance for a young Aborig-inal boy,” Mr Kemp said.

Th e Dieri people have a Native Title claim over an area that includes Beach’s oilfields in the western Cooper Basin, and the company has long worked closely with the community to ensure the protection of culturally signifi cant and environmentally sensitive areas.

After a successful trial,

Ben was awarded Beach’s fi rst formal apprenticeship earlier this month, in con-junction with a four-year mechanical engineering course he is undertaking at TAFE SA in Port Augusta.

Th e apprenticeship also came with some Federal funding in the form of a six-month salary subsidy, channelled through Port Augusta’s Bungala Abo-riginal Corporation.

“Th is opportunity dem-onstrates that if companies like ours work together with Government and lo-cal indigenous people, real long-term employment opportunities can be de-veloped for indigenous people,” Mr Nelson said.

“Being stuck out here in the desert with only six other men for company and daily temper-atures that can go over 50 degrees,

is not the kind of working environment that appeals to everyone,” Ben’s Field Supervisor, Mr Don Fran-klin, said.

“For Ben, it’s even tough-er because there’s a big age gap between him and the other employees – but de-spite that, he seems to be getting on with everyone really well,” Mr Franklin said.

“He’s a very well man-nered and responsible young man, who’s keen to learn and doesn’t stand around waiting like so many young people do.

T he unemployment rate will rise but Australia may well

get through the global economic crisis without the big job losses of previous downturns, according to a leading bank economist,

“Output growth is prob-ably close to zero but Aus-tralia is also likely to avoid a severe recession, “ HSBC chief economist, John Ed-wards told Sydney fi nan-

cial heavyweights last week. “This will be a rugged quarter. However, I think by the end of this year we’ll start to see a turnaround. “There is unlikely to be a severe recession and it’s still possible there won’t be a recession at all. Regardless of whether our GDP falls below zero in the coming months, Dr Edwards said that most people will keep their jobs. “It’s likely that only a very small proportion of current

employees will be made re-dundant during that time. “However, overall job growth is slowing rapidly. Between August of last year and February of this year Australia lost about 100,000 full time jobs, and created 114,000 part time jobs, so that job numbers overall increased at a time when other econo-mies were losing jobs. “While jobs are steady overall, full-time jobs are falling. People are

working fewer hours but remaining employed.” Th is is supported by sur-vey results released by Ae-qualis Consulting, which suggested the majority of people don’t expect to lose their jobs during the economic downturn. Th e survey showed 59.4 per cent of respondents be-lieve it is “fairly” to “ex-tremely” unlikely they will be made redundant in 2009, with just 14.4 per cent saying it’s highly

likely they’ll be laid off. “Another 33.3 per cent of people are expecting a sal-ary increase this year, sug-gesting there is still a degree of confi dence in the em-ployment market,” Aequalis consultant, Kim Smith said. “Th ese surprising results suggest that Australians are remaining positive, despite what economists are pre-dicting about the looming recession. However, Aus-tralian employees are clev-erly taking steps to prepare for the worst – just in case.”

Recession job losses won’t be too bad: banker

Indigenous apprentice scheme kicked off by Beach Petroleum

Dieri youngster from Port Augusta, Ben Dadleh with Beach Petroleum managing director, Reg Nelson … “employment opportunities can be developed for indigenous people.”

“We all think he’s going to do really well.”

T he transformation of South Australia’s parched far north

will continue for at least another two months, as fl oods from north-east-ern Australia continue to fi ll Lake Eyre.

Camels, pelicans, swans and a variety of water birds, indicating a healthy number of fi sh within the lake, are among some of the wildlife that has been spotted by lo-cal tourism operators and visitors.

And with water estimat-ed to continue to fl ow into Lake Eyre for several more weeks, there is still plenty of time for people to travel to South Australia’s Flinders Ranges and Outback region to see the rare event for themselves.

Locals are confi dent wa-ter will remain in the lake another four to eight weeks after the fl ows stop

Lake Eyre is doing it! Who’s coming?

A third underground gold lode will this year commence its

maiden contribution to production from South Austral ia’s remote one million ounce Challenger gold mine.

The Challenger gold mine, 300 km north of Ceduna and south west of Coober Pedy, is owned and operated by junior gold miner, Dominion Mining Ltd.

At the Paydirt 2009 Australian Gold Confer-ence last week, Dominion’s managing director, Jonath-an Shellabear, said the M3 lode is now expected to provide mill feed for the mine from the second half of calendar 2009.

“Th is will be in addition to the new contributions from the M2 lode which we expect will contribute around half of the mill feed from the current sec-ond half of 2008-2009,” Mr Shellabear said.

Stoping of the M2 ore commenced in the first

half as a supplement to the original M1 shoot.

Mr Shellabear said an-nual production for 08/09 is expected to be around 105,000 ounces of gold at a cash cost of around A$430 an ounce, slightly lower than the previous year’s output of 109,300 ounces.

“The easing is mainly due to the lower grades of M2 coming into the total blend,” he said.

Mr Shellabear added that the Company was maintaining an explora-tion momentum to secure depth extensions of the current reserves.

Dominion is currently completing an expansion study to take Challenger’s mill throughput to be-tween 550,000 and 750,000 tonnes per annum from 440,000 currently, with a number of options under consideration, includ-ing the construction of a haulage shaft - but Mr Shellabear says, it is likely that the expansion will be around 550,000 tonnes.

Challenger gold mine expansion


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Th e South Australian Farmers Federation (SAFF) wants the SA Government to trial a daylight saving period that falls one hour be-hind eastern time.

President Peter White says South Australians are struggling with daylight saving extending into early April.

Mr White says farmers would reluctantly accept daylight saving if the SA time zone were changed.

He says the current extension of daylight sav-ing goes too far, particularly for those living in the state’s far west.

“Th e further out you go, the worse the problem actually becomes, you’ve actually got a situation now where the sun’s actually rising later than it does in the winter time,” he said.

“Farmers tend to go by daylight time, when the sun gets up and goes down and so forth and so they’re eff ectively actually getting more work out of us.

“We tend to get up by the clock and work until the sun goes down so you tend to get a bit grumpy by the end of daylight saving.”

SA Government minister Paul Caica says he believes people are enjoying the longer daylight saving.

“We’ve undertaken a review of that that also in-cludes public consultation,’ he said.

“Th e one thing I know is that, and again speaking to people today at community cabinet, in the main the majority of people I speak to ... very much enjoy daylight saving.”

R emember when Kevin O Seven was our terrifi c

new Prime Minister?Saying sorry to the

indigenous people fort stealing their land and treating them slightly below world’s best prac-tice?

But after that achieve-ment … what?

Kev ’s next trump card was his national think-tank in Canberra – a butcher’s paper, white board talkfest listing all our problems when the country was at the peak of a “stronger for longer” boom. But the publicity shots with Kate Blanchett made it all worthwhile.

And the team: Peter Garrett fi xing up the Blue

Sky Mines environment; Penny Wong knocking heads together up and down the Murray forcing them to organise another meeting … in 2019!

Penny Wong’s media team really gets me won-dering: What do they tell her as she faces up to Ko-shie or Kerry O’Brien? “Hey Penny, try to be more wooden.”

Or primary teacher Wayne Swan trying to fi gure out banking. Team Kevin is fl at out.

But what really gets me is Kevin O Seven approach to the global financial crisis (GFC). Imagine if, say, the man-aging director of BHP solved problems like Kevin.

What if the Great Ar-

tesian Basin (GAB) ran dry and the Olympic Dam mine found itself in a real pickle. No water, no mining.

In Kev style Marius Kloppers could rock up and explain the company was not just in a GAB Crisis, it was a GAB Cy-clone – and then a week later a GAB shit storm. Th en he gives everybody in Roxby Downs $950 to see if that works.

His work done, Mar-ius jets off to Washington and London to share with the world his incredibly useful insights into solv-ing their problems.

Wonder what Kevin has in mind for the next big crisis: unemployment for working families (UFWF)?

NT a nuclear dump? A TERRITORY politician has warned the Ter-

ritory might have to take a nuclear dump for the good of the country.

Solomon MHR Damian Hale repeated the Fed-eral Government’s promise to pick a site “according to the science”.

“Unfortunately, the science could say the best site is the NT,” he said.

“I’m on the record saying I don’t particularly want it in the Northern Territory but, having said that, we are part of Australia and there has to be a discussion at the national level.”

Labor promised at the 2007 election to repeal the Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Manage-ment Act, which allows the government to force a nuclear dump in the Territory.

Port Augusta mayor wants ODX delay

Port Augusta Mayor, Joy Baluch says infrastructure in the Upper Spencer Gulf is not ready to cope with an expansion of the Olympic Dam mine in South Australia’s north.

Unstable commodity prices and global economic uncertainty have caused some economists to pre-dict the project may be delayed by up to two years, according to an ABC report.

Councillor Baluch says any delay will work in the state’s favour.

“Th e State Government should be directing more attention to the Upper Spencer Gulf region, this region is the region to be in for the foreseeable future, this is the region that’s going to stimulate the economy,” she said.

“We have to be prepared and take the opportu-nity of this lead time to consolidate ourselves.”

T he goal of closing the gap in health status and life expectancy

between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians is unlikely to be met unless racism is tackled, according to new Flinders University research.

Th e fi nding, from a major new report on Aboriginal people who live in urban areas, confi rms a direct link between racism and poor health outcomes.

In Our Own Backyard: Urban health inequities and Aboriginal experiences of neighbourhood life, social capital and racism is the result of a three-year study conducted by researchers at Flinders University’s Southgate Institute with the support of the Na-tional Health and Medical Research Council and the Cooperative Research Cen-tre for Aboriginal Health.

Th e report was released last week in Adelaide by the Commissioner for So-cial Inclusion, Monsignor David Cappo.

One of the project’s chief investigators, Dr Anna Ziersch said 93 per cent of the Aboriginal people who took part in the study reported experiencing rac-

ism, particularly within the justice and education sys-tems.

“We found that expe-riencing regular racism was associated with poor health,” Dr Ziersch said.

“Racism is also a prob-lem for Aboriginal people who are often discrimi-nated against when trying to meet basic needs such as renting a house or go-ing to the supermarket,” she said.

Addressing racism in the context of the social and physical environments in which Aboriginal people live is likely to have bet-ter health outcomes than a single-minded focus on lifestyle behaviours.

“We found that Aborigi-nal people do not primarily have a higher rate of illness because they lack knowl-edge of what behaviours are good for their health,” Dr Ziersch said.

“Compared to the gen-eral population, twice as many Aboriginal people did not drink and most exercised regularly – and yet they had worse physical and mental health.”

The report concludes that closing the gap in a generation will require signifi cant changes to the way Australian society is currently organised.

Racism Major Obstacle

To Indigenous Wellbeing

What if we all solved problems like Kevin O Seven?

Farmers want daylight savingan hour

behind eastern time


COMMUNITY MATTERSMonitorThe

MEETING DATESCommunity Board - 27 April

Sports and Recreation Forum - 7 AprilFamily and Youth Forum - 6 April

BOARD MEETINGSIf you would like to do a presentation to the Com-

munity Board please contact Michelle Hales to organise a date and time to be placed on the agenda. Requests close on the Wednesday prior to the Board meeting. Board meetings usually take place on the last Monday of the month.

JOINING FORUMSMembers of the community are encouraged to join any

of the forums or partnerships. If you would like to join the Arts and Culture Forum, Education and Workplace Training Forum, Family and Youth Forum, Environment Forum, Sport and Recreation Forum or Volunteering Partnership you are welcome to attend any of the meet-ings. Meeting times appear in the Monitor on a regular basis.

If you would like to join the Health Forum and/or Al-cohol and Substance Abuse Partnership please contact Michelle Hales on 0418 833 818 or via email to: [email protected] to express your interest.

FURTHER INFORMATIONIf you would like to fi nd out more about any of the

forums visit the www.roxbydowns.com website or con-tact

Michelle Hales - Executive Offi cer Roxby Downs Community Board Inc.Mobile: 0418 833 818Phone: 8671 0010 Fax: 8671 0452Email: [email protected]

GENERAL INFORMATION

By Zak Zeptner

L aughter is the best medicine and so greatly needed for bedridden and immobile patients, especially children,

and the Humour Foundation is there to bring a smile to the faces of sick children.

Th e Humour Foundation was born out of a vision by Jean-Paul Bell, a performer wanting to give back to the community, and General Practi-tioner Dr Peter Spitzer.

Th ey were inspired by Patch Adams, research on the benefi t of humour and the work of the Th eodora Foundation and the Big Apple Clown Care Unit in New York.

Th e Clown Doctors Program is the main func-tion of the Humour Foundation, sending clowns to the bedsides of sick patients to inspire a laugh and take their minds off the suff ering they en-dure.

Doses of fun and laughter are the medicines of these doctors, addressing the psychological needs of their patients in hospitals in a unique way.

“Clown Doctors aim to involved patients and families in a way that gives them a sense of con-trol, in a situation where they may feel they have very little. For both adults and children, Clown Doctors respond to each situation with sensitiv-ity, empathy and a bit of nonsense, treating each person as a unique individual.”

Last Wednesday, April 1, was National Smile Day, and the Humour Foundation has called upon the community to donate to their cause in order to continue providing fun and laughter to sick individuals.

Donations are being accepted at all Common-wealth Banks or by visiting www.smileday.com.au.

“Happiness is not so much in having as sharing. We make a smile by what we give.”

Bring a smile to a sad face

F ree breast cancer screening is coming to Roxby Downs early next month.

Th e mobile x-ray unit will be at the Roxby Downs Hospital car park in Burgoyne Street be-tween May 4 -11. It aims to screen around 170 women.

Th e unit will also be visiting Coober Pedy and Marla (details below).

Th e free tests will be from BreastScreen SA’s Mobile Unit. Screening is primarily recom-mended for all women aged 50 to 69 without breast symptoms. It is estimated that for indi-vidual women in this age group, having a screen-ing mammogram every two years reduces the chance of dying from breast cancer by about 40 per cent.

Women aged 40 to 49 and over 70 are also eligi-ble for screening and are very welcome to phone for an appointment if they wish to attend.

BreastScreen SA’s Promotions and Education Manager, Karen Shepherd, said the two biggest risk factors for breast cancer are being a woman and being over 50.

“Nine out of 10 women who get breast cancer have no family history of the disease,” she said.

While breast cancer cannot be prevented, the best way to detect it early is by having a mam-

mogram every two years. Screening can detect most breast cancers, including some too small to be felt.

“Two radiologists read each woman’s x-rays, and the results are posted within 14 days,” said Ms Shepherd. “Most women who attend for screen-ing are reassured that their mammogram shows no evidence of breast cancer.”

“One screening mammogram is not enough to last a lifetime - have one on the Mobile Unit every two years. With early detection of breast cancer, there is a greater chance of successful treatment.”

A doctor’s referral is not required. Just call BreastScreen SA on 13 20 50 (cost of a local call) for appointments and further information.

Coober Pedy - at the Coober Pedy Hospital, Hospital Road

Approx visit dates: 16-22 April 2009Aim to screen: about 170 women.Marla – near Marla Clinic, Cockatoo Cres-

centApprox visit dates: 24-30 April 2009 Aim to screen: about 120 women.

Mobile breast x-ray unit coming to Roxby

By Zak Zeptner

Work has commenced on the new fencing for Saint Barbara’s Parish School in an attempt to deter vandalism.

In a statement released by the school, it read vandalism has steadily been on the increase over the past few years and this new fence encompassing the school’s boundary is hoped to put a stop to the crime.

Bernadette Lacey, School Principal, told The Monitor she was happy to fi nally see the fence erected.

“We’ve waited a long time to secure the property and it’s fan-tastic to see it fi nally happen,” she said.

Last year, Saint Barbara’s held a community fete where the generosity of the community, local businesses and BHP Bil-liton allowed enough money to be raised to construct the pe-rimeter fencing.

“Our small but dedicated Parents and Friends planning committee spent many hours preparing for the events that proved to be a popular hit with the whole local community, not just our school.”

Once the fencing is complet-ed, Saint Barbara’s Parish School intends to begin a long term project to beautify the school grounds.

Fence to deter vandalism

Lewellyn, Rebekah, Partick, Brooke and Principal Bernadette Lacey are happy to fi nally have their fence.


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OutOut and AboutHappy and Healthy Expo a Success

The inuagural Happy Healthy Expo was a great success and an innovative way tp spread the Healthy Lifestyle message.The information stall, games and activities highlighted the

diversity of srevices and healthy opportunities that are available in our community.

Clown Doctors; A laugh is all some people need to feel better. Dianna Woodward and Corrine Dall’Armi, Occupational Nurses from OD’s On-site Health Services.

Elizabeth Ormston, Kate Jenke, Rebecca Spratt and Sandra McKenzie.

Karen Gow and Peter McCready both from Frontier Services Andamooka at the Health Expo. Kane McInerny, Roxby Community Health Nurse and

Brianna Allen.

Grace Morakai, Rubby Wangi, Rebecca Saeth and her daughter Silvana at the Health Expo.

Toni Love representing Drug & Alcohol Service and Senior Constable Pauyl Bryant from Traffi c Training in Adelaide.

Under the infl uence: John Hatty from OD does a perception test to understand the effects of alcohol on drivers with Senior Constable Paul Bryant.

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OutOut and About

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009 – Page 11

Amber Calling vocalist, Bernard Klutzky, performing live to Roxby Downs.

Kiara Marsland at the Youth Week concert last Saturday.

Reanna Bland and Sophie Prommitz raging Saturday night at the Amber Calling Concert.

Steven Webber and Marlene Wylie were married on February 20. They are pictured here with sons Brodie and Mitchell. Their parents are John and Rhonda Webber and Ray and Linda WylieChrystal Barrwhite, Ryan Worby and Andy King at the Venturer Scouts network gaming day.

Tasha Bedding and her children Joshua and Tayla and Nanna Jean Bedding from Port Lincoln.

LEFT: Jasmine Nicole Tiller bron 12.3.09 pt lincoln 7lb 3oz 47cm fi rst

for daniela and heidi.

Musician at work: The lead guitarist of Adelaide group Amber Calling was the knockout performer at the Youth Week concert last Saturday.

Sharren Davis, Jacob Fedderand and Steff Bulman at the Amber Calling Concert last weekend.


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T he Motor Accident Commission (MAC) announced

just ahead of Easter there have been over 200 regional road casualties so far this year, including eight fatalities.

MAC corporate aff airs manager, Ben Tuff nell said this is a wake up call for re-gional drivers to heed the road safety message.

“Too many people are dying on our country roads from crashes that could be prevented, for example, by

taking breaks on long trips or simply wearing a seat-belt,” said Tufnell.

“Th ree quarters of those who make up our road toll and don’t wear a seatbelt are from country areas,” he said.

“It’s implausible that so many people don’t belt up. Seatbelts save lives.”

In a push to improve regional road safety, MAC and coach company Pre-mier Stateliner, operator of SA’s largest country route service network, will pro-mote the seatbelt message and encourage people to

avoid driving while tired. “32 buses on country

service routes have been fi tted with road safety re-minders,” said Premier Stateliner CEO Derek Mayes.

Tuff nell said fatigue was a factor in up to 30 per cent of fatal and 15 per cent of serious injury crashes.

“Th is decade, it is esti-mated about 200 people in SA have been killed in fatigue-related crashes. These crashes are also more likely to cause severe injuries than other crashes because they often involve

travelling at high speeds.” “Plan your trip in ad-

vance. Take regular breaks and rest to avoid driving when tired.”

The Motor Accident Commission is SA’s com-pulsory third party insurer and provides $400 million each year in compensation to road crash victims.

MAC manages the State Government’s road safety communications program and provides sponsorship funding for projects that aim to reduce the number and impact of road injuries and deaths.

Belt up: too many dying on country roads

Don’t Be A Bunny - Avoid Food Poisoning this Easter

Total number of deaths in regional areas due to not wearing a seatbelt: 137

E aster is a good time for people to think carefully about food safety, especially when packing food

in cars for holidays, going camping, having a bbq or reheating leftovers.

Dr Chris Lease, Director of Applied En-vironmental Health at SA Health said it doesn’t take much extra eff ort to prepare, store and transport food safely to avoid becoming one of the 5 million Austral-ians who suff er from food poisoning every year.

“Getting food poisoning is a quick way to ruin a holiday”, Dr Lease said.

“Easter is a great time to relax with fam-ily and friends.

“Many of us like to take a short holiday in the country, go on a picnic or have a bbq

with the family – activities that usually involve bringing food in the car.

“And as we all know, food which is out of the fridge for several hours can quickly reach temperatures that are ideal for bac-teria to multiply.

“It’s easy to care for the food we bring with us and by following a few simple steps to avoid ruining these fun times with food poisoning.

“If you’re traveling by car put your food in an esky with lots of ice and if you have an air conditioner put the esky in the car rather than in the boot.

“At barbecues, remember to cook ham-burger patties, sausages, chicken and

pork right through so that juices run clear and there is no pink meat.

AuctionHousehold goods furniture and some station plant

Saturday 18th of April 10.30am start.“Arkaba Station”

20kms from Hawker on Wilpena road, signs will be erected day of sale.

Comprising, Station Plant Chamberlain 306 tractor 1980 model registered until 15/12/2009 fitted with Proline posthole digger w/- hydraulic lift, cattle weighing scales, 2 Sunbeam super pro electric shear-ing plants, Sunbeam portable crutching plant w/- Honda motor, Fulton electric meat saw, Portable generator, steel truck cattle crate 7’ x 15’, Square galv water carting tank 400 gallons, various tyres and rims, stock saddle, Pony saddle, 6 porta loos, Victa lawn mower 35 classic model.Furniture & Household goods, Sony television, colour television, Marble clock(not working), Smoky glass television unit, pine kitchen dresser, Chest deep freeze, stereo cabinet, wooden television cabinet, ottoman, wooden shop counters, filing cabinet, computer desk, Old roll top desk, old kitchen dresser, 2x chest of drawers, large wooden desk or table, various chairs, side board, white side board, old king size wrought iron bed head can be split into two singles, king size wool underlay, 2 x single beds, 2 x bed side tables two sets, 2 white bed side tables, 2 x bedside pine tables, Old miners couch with covered seat and matching cushions, 2 round back wooden chairs, French polished set of drawers, white chest of drawers, wooden round table, various childrens desks, Glass top table with brass legs, Elna press, pair of floral curtains, pair of blue /brown curtains, 2 x single bedspreads floral, various bed linen, microwave cupboard, microwave, near new refrigerator, Kelvinator 480 frost free fridge/freezer, General electric fridge very old, Spacemaker fridge old, rice cooker as new, various kitchen ware, oil electric heater, spinning wheel, childs play pen, 3x camp beds w/- mattresses, black coal scuttle, wooden coal scuttle, wot not, wooden table with turned legs, lots more household nic nacs too various to mention.Number system will apply - ID will be required day of sale - Terms cashFurther detail contact: Landmark Pt Augusta-Quorn Office 86424344 or Tim Wooley 0427086020

4th Annual Ozminerals Marla Bronco Branding

National Bronco Branding Finals

20th Anniversary of the Marla Race Gymkhana Club.All past members are invited to attend!

& Family Fun Day

Saturday 25th April 2009Marla Race & Gymkhana Club Presents

1. Novice Singles Nominations $40Open to any competitor who has never won as catcher before at any bronco branding event.

2. Open Singles Nominations $50

3. Open Doubles Nominations $60

LUNCH

4. Novice Final

5. Open Singles Final

6. Doubles Final

7. $1,000 Tug-o-War Nominations $50 Teams of five. Teams beating most opponents wins.

Ute Show Best Chick’s Ute, Best Feral Ute, Best Work Ute, Best Town Ute Nominations: $10 per section

Program Starts at 8am sharpWith rules & regulations read at 7.45am

For more information contact: President - Alan Fennell08 8670 7930

For nominations contact:Secretary – Gillian Fennell08 8670 1071

For the Ute Show contact:Carmel Dahl08 8670 7001

For accommodation contact:Marla Travellers Rest 08 8670 7001

Entry Fees: Adults - $5.00Children - $2.00Family - $10.00

$20,000Prize Money- Trophies & Ribbons -

Join us Friday Night at the Marla Travellers Rest for the charity auction & competition draw commencing 7pmLive band ‘Rust Flower’ & DJ Miks & Bar Saturday Night at the Grounds 8pm till late – Dress Standards Apply

First Aid on the day provided by: Frontier Services – Marla Clinic

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T h e F e d e r a l Government’s stimulus package

and a reduction in interest rates has given the housing market a modest boost, a new report shows.

The national survey of housing prices by RP Data-Rismark shows property values were up 1.1 per cent

in the fi rst two months of 2009, recovering from falls of three per cent in 2008.

The RP Data-Rismark national property value indices are determined us-ing an automated system, which values every prop-erty in Australia each week based on sales nearby.

In Sydney, property pric-es were up 0.5 per cent for the three months to Feb-ruary, Melbourne prices lifted 1.9 per cent and

Darwin prices were up 6.1 per cent.

Prices fell in other capi-tal cities, with Brisbane value down 2.2 per cent, Adelaide prices dropping 1.3 per cent, Perth falling one per cent and Canberra down 1.8 per cent.

RP Data senior research analyst Cameron Kusher said the government’s stimulus package, which doubled the first home owner’s grant from $7000

to $14,000 for pre-existing homes, pushed more buy-ers into the market.

“The first homebuyers grant has been a very suc-cessful initiative and you can see that by how many fi rst home buyers are out there getting fi nance com-mitments,” Mr Kusher said.

A sharp reduction in in-terest rates had also pushed the market up, Mr Kusher said.

“People that even fi ve or six months ago probably weren’t even able to dream about owning a property ... they’re realising that it’s a pretty good time to go out there and buy,” he said.

The most expensive houses were in Sydney, with a median price of $559,360 while the least expensive were in Adelaide at a me-dian price of $407,020.

14 grand for fi rst home proving a winner

B eing local and staying local is a trait that is highly

valued in Roxby Downs and which Alliance One Credit Union can proudly boast as an achievement with over 10 years of commitment to back it up.

When speaking to lo-cal staff Rachael, Cather-ine, Penny and Tara in the Roxby Downs Financial Management Centre, they highlighted the things that stir their passion for Alli-ance One.

“Our biggest strengths

are that we are community focused, we are friendly and off er products that as-sist with the once a month pays. We are local and understand the needs of rural and isolated commu-nities.”

Alliance One also off ers unique package benefi ts to residents of Roxby Downs in recognition of the re-mote location and to rein-force the value of the rela-tionship with local people and business.

Th e local staff reiterated the personal reward that they felt when local com-munity groups were as-sisted with funding through Alliance One’s Community

Partnerships Program.“Seeing projects get up

and running as a result of Alliance One’s support shows that the business’ heart is in the right place and gives us great satisfac-tion,” they agreed. “The recent $2,000 funding pro-vided to the Roxby Downs Early Learning Centre is an example of this and has helped establish a learning and development program for local children under the age of 5.”

The Alliance One staff in Roxby Downs invites all residents to come into the branch and chat about how they can provide a full banking experience to suit

A rchicentre, the building advisory service of the Australian Institute of

Architects said women win hands down when it comes to the sex with greater infl uence in buying a home.

According to the poll of 800

people across Australia only 7.8 per cent of purchasing decisions were made by men, 62 per cent were made by women and 30 per cent were a joint decision.

Th e poll asks the direct ques-tion of who has most infl uence in buying a home: women, men or is it a joint decision to spend hun-

dreds of thousands of dollars and commit to a lifelong mortgage.

In the past decade we have seen signifi cant changes in the design of homes where the kitchen has now become part of an open plan living area, allowing for far more family social interaction, a trend we believe has a lot to do

with the infl uence of women on design.

The poll also signals a clear message for vendors to make sure they pay attention to the female infl uence in making the purchase decision when preparing their home for sale

Women win hands down in choosing a home

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T h e f e d e r a l Government’s economic stimulus

package, which boosted the First Home Owners grants, has delivered a boost to the housing sector with 3,351 South Australians taking up the government offer since October.

Federal Minister for Housing, Tanya Plibersek said South Australians were taking up the off er at the rate of about a thou-sand a month with the 972 in February the highest number since the scheme was boosted in October.

Under the scheme:First home buyers who

buy an established home have their grant doubled from $7000 to $14,000; and

First home buyers pur-chasing a new home will receive an extra $14,000 to take their grant to $21,000

“Th e First Home Own-ers Boost, combines with low interest rates, has at-tracted tens of thousands of fi rst home buyers into the market, right across the country,” Ms Pilbersek said.

“Construction accounts for about nine per cent of all employment in Austral-ia – nearly one million jobs – so increased fi rst home buyer activity means jobs right across the economy

The $1.5 billion First Home Owners Boost is part of the Rudd Government’s $10.4 billion economic se-curity strategy announced on October 14 last year to strengthen the Australian economy during the global fi nancial crisis.

“ABS data for January showed that first home buyers made up 26.5 per cent of home loans for owner-occupiers – a record high in the proportion of home buyers taking out new home loans,” Ms Pil-bersek said.

“Some builders are start-ing to see signs of more sec-ond and third home buyers as confi dence builds in the housing market.

SA Housing Minister Jennifer Rankine said she had received positive feed-back since the scheme was introduced.

“Th is is good news – not just for young couple mov-ing into their fi rst home - but for builders, engineers, architects, and tradespeo-ple right across the State,” Ms Rankine said.

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by Scott McLennan

We all had crazy fantasies of growing up to be princesses, cowboys or He-Man when we were young, but few of us ever have the opportunity to retrace our childhood dreams. Comedian Lawrence Leung has regressed to his youth and come up with six episodes of Choose Your Own Adven-ture, a humorous documentary series that fi nds him making all his lofty ambitions come true.

When the ABC’s Chaser team took time off from television commitments in 2008, the production company behind Th e Chas-er’s War On Everything had a chance to put together a new program in the downtime. Lawrence, who had previously written for War On Everything, was able to expand on his stand-up show Lawrence Leung Learns To Breakdance for his fi rst televi-sion series.

“I fi rst came up with it in July 2007,” Law-rence tells Rip It Up while taking a break from his Fringe commitments. “I had this idea in the back of my head of doing all the things I never got around to as a kid. Some people do round-the-world trips to fi nd themselves, but I just looked through my old photo albums, journals and diaries to fi nd out what I was like when I was little and found all these things I wanted to do as a kid. I had this little idea to do these things before I got too old and I mentioned it to a couple of people and they said it sounded like a TV show. Before you know it I was jumping out of planes, in crocodile enclo-sures and meeting Shabba Doo from Elec-tric Boogaloo.”

I hope you didn’t feel like the stand-by option while the Chaser lads were taking leave from television?

“I don’t mind being the little cousin on the corner table at the big wedding,” Law-rence laughs. “Th e cousins get to be a bit naughtier than the main players at a wed-ding – if you’re a friend of the people get-ting married you have more fun and get a bit pissed. I don’t know if that’s the right analogy for the TV world, but it’s great.”

Since it takes viewers back to Lawrence’s childhood, Choose Your Own Adventure features plenty of ‘80s references. Th e show includes an appearance from teen queen Tiff any, a bedroom poster of Th e Goonies

and multiple Rubik’s Cube mentions. Law-rence admits it’s been hard to get the license to show brief clips from ‘80s fi lms such as Electric Dreams.

“Yeah, it has been actually. Th at’s a re-ally good question, since there’s a lot of pop culture references in the show and a) they’re from years ago and b) they might be owned by multinational companies. In the intro to the Be Cool episode I talk about how to do a backfl ip off the wall, because as a kid I always wanted to learn how to do that. We tried to get hold of Rick Astley’s Never Gonna Give You Up, just so I could have the second of footage of guys in the background doing backfl ips off the wall. By some cosmic coincidence at the same time, the whole Rickrolling phenomenon took off on the internet and when we went through the appropriate channels to use the Never Gonna Give You Up clip they told us it was going to be $12,000 to use one second of the guy doing the backfl ip!”

Lawrence says ‘80s pop star Tiff any gave him tips on making mix tapes.

“I was a big fan and whenever I had a crush on a girl I’d make her a mixtape and put Tiff any’s I Th ink We’re Alone Now on there. She basically said that the reason mixtapes don’t work is that you’re giving a girl you barely know a song like I Th ink We’re Alone Now, which is a bit creepy. I said to her that at least I didn’t add I’ll Be Watching You [Every Breath You Take] by Th e Police or something. She was lovely, she was great.”

While the fi rst series of Choose Your Own Adventure is only six episodes long, Lawrence is too busy with a feature fi lm and his Melbourne Comedy Festival dates to consider committing to a second series.

“Th ere’s been talk, but nothing I can talk about at the moment. Th ere are other crazy obscure things I’m currently involved in – there’s a show at the Malthouse Th eatre in Melbourne [Goodbye Vaudeville Charlie Mudd] starring Julia Zemiro. It’s set in the vaudeville era and I’m involved with the illusions and magic stunts.

“Not because I’m a magician,” Lawrence adds. “Just because I’m a nerd and know how these things are done.”

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It’s been a long time! Baby Animals are back and ready to rock the country on the Wish You Were Her tour, which starts in Adelaide. Th is show promises to be beauty, as all the hits from the back catalogue will get a good going over as well as a preview from the forth coming album due mid year. Suze De-Marchi is quite excited about the return of Baby Animals.

I have to say that when I heard the news that the Baby Animals were do-ing an Australian tour I was jumping up and down with joy. “Oh good,” Suze remarks. “It’s been a while since we’ve played in Adelaide and it’s going to be great.”

Is there plenty of excitement in the band about another Australian tour?

“Yeah, I’m actually fi nishing up some recording right as we speak. I’m try-ing to fi nish some vocals on a couple of songs we’re putting out soon and then the album will be fi nished off after the tour. It’s been a while, but nothing changes too much you know.”

In a lot of recent interviews you’ve been quoted as saying ‘time fl ies’, has it been hard keeping a track of time?

“It’s like one minute you’re on tour, then you turn around and ten years has passed by leaving you wondering where has the time gone. Being so busy all the time and trying to get people together is the biggest challenge.”

Given that the band almost split up, do you enjoy the whole band experi-ence that much nowadays?

“Well, look, we’ve all gone off and done stuff and come back together. Sometimes that has worked and some-times it doesn’t to be perfectly honest

with you. I have to say that sometimes it’s like a really bad marriage and we don’t often play or work together. It’s tough making it work but I’m trying to do what I enjoy the most, which is creating stuff and being in a band with other people.”

Is there something special for Ad-elaide being the fi rst stop on the tour?

“Hmm, we’ve got more wrinkles and we’ll be playing some new songs, so Adelaide will be the fi rst place to hear them, which will be fun. We will do re-quests, so if anyone has some go to our website and post them.”

You do still look quite hot in some of the promo shots don’t you think?

“Th at’s the magic of Photoshop,” Suze says, laughing her arse off .

How do you think you’ll feel before the fi rst show on the tour?

“I think I’ll be quite nervous. I always get nervous, but nervous in a good way. When you haven’t played in a while you do get quite nervous but once you’re on stage it’s like riding a bike, as you never really forget it.”

Do you ever have the fear of being forgotten or no one turning up to the show?

“I don’t care,” Suze states. “It’s the same with whoever is there as you have to do the best you can. Believe me, I have played to one man and his dog in my lifetime and have also played to 30,000. You still enjoy the show, have fun and do what you have to do. Hope-fully there will be more than one person there in Adelaide. Th e last time I was in Adelaide was with INXS playing a New Year’s Eve show, I think in 2000.”

Are you happy with how the new songs have turned out?

“I’m really excited and it’s sounding

pretty current but a little diff erent. I think when your hear it you’ll still think it sounds like the Baby Animals. There’s one song Hot Air Balloon, which I wrote with our producer Jus-tin Stanley one afternoon and it’s got an old Free feel: heavy, lumbering hard rock with a bit of Th e White Stripes’ sound thrown in – it’s not perfect but it has a vibe. I’m more concerned with capturing some performance on tape and I don’t care if it’s not in tune at the moment. I want it to be enter-taining and not too precious, but not hear something in there that sounds too planned out. I still write pop songs and there are still pop songs there as well.”

Do the surrounds infl uence your writing much?

“I don’t think it really has that much infl uence,” Suze says. “I fi nd that I tend to go back and listen to stuff from when I was a kid, like Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple. I’m always drawn to that stuff . I still have my roots in the stuff I’ve always loved.”

Will the leftovers make another solo record or do you have another project in mind?

“You know what? Th e only thing I have in mind that I want to do, which sounds weird, is show tunes. My mum used to sing a lot of show tunes and I used to sing along with her and I used to love that. One day I might do an album of sing-along stuff , which will be a blast.”

Did you ever think releasing acoustic album Il Grande Silenzio would be a huge risk, given the journey of Baby Animals and your distinctive rock sound?

“I wasn’t too concerned, just because

it didn’t really matter. At this point who cares really, but what you have to re-member if you’re going to do something like that is to enjoy what you’re doing. I like that record and I was proud with how we re-arranged stuff and I wasn’t really interested in touring it or playing shows like that. I wasn’t worried how people would react and they’ll like it

or they won’t.”Baby Animals play the Governor

Hindmarsh on Sun Apr 5 and will sign autographs after the show. New sin-gle Got It Bad will be released on Tue Apr 7.

“I have to say that sometimes it’s like a really bad marriage and we don’t often play or work together. It’s tough making it work.”

Th e importance of Australian agriculture in our daily lives has hit the spotlight as Th e Story of Chicken has been shortlisted for the Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year.

Th e 14th book in the award-winning Workboot series, The Story of Chicken was recognised as an outstanding entry with the prime intention of documenting factual material in an imaginative and entertaining style.

Kondinin Group’s Catriona Ni-cholls, spokeswoman for the op-ublisher, the Kondinin Group, said it was an honour for the Woork-

boot series to be shortlisted for the Eve Pownall Award.

“Th rough the Workboot series, Kondinin has been educating Aus-tralian children about the impor-tance of agriculture in their daily lives for more than a decade,” Ms Nicholls said.

“To be part of a shortlist of only six from an array of high-quality entries from across Australia is a real achievement for the books and for Australian agriculture,” she said.

Th e books present Australia’s primary industries in a positive, dynamic and engaging light, pro-

viding children with an under-standing of agriculture beyond the fi nal consumer product.

Th e Story of Chicken was pub-lished by Kondinin with support from the Rural Industries Re-search and Development Corpo-ration and the Australian Poultry CRC and joins Th e Story of Eggs, which has also been recognised by Children’s Book Council of Aus-tralia as a Notable book.

To buy your copy of Th e Story of Chicken contact Kondinin Group on 1800 677 761 or visit farminga-head.com.au

Every copy of The Story of

Chicken bought from Kondinin Group will also include a free copy of the educational Hatchery to Home DVD.

Other titles in Th e Workboot Series include Wheat, Eggs, Beef, Vegetables, Rice, Honey, Timber, Cotton and Dairy.

Established in 1955, Kondinin Group is committed to support-ing Australian agriculture. With a large and diverse farmer mem-bership across Australia, Kond-inin Group continues to invest in agriculture by providing members with independent, reliable and practical information

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Notice of Road ClosureSection 33 Road Traffic Act 1961

NOTICEIs hereby given that the Administrator of the Roxby Downs Council on 3 March 2009 made the following orders;

That the Administrator of the Council exercises the power vested in the Administrator under the Roxby Downs (Indenture Ratification) Act 1982 and Section 33 of the Road Traffic Act 1961 and Clause F of the instrument of General Approval of the Minister 28 November 1999.

Pursuant to Section 33(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1961 declare that the event described below is to take place on the road described below is an event to which Section 33 of the Road Traffic Act 1961 applies; and:Pursuant to Section 33(1) (a) of the Road Traffic Act 1961, make an order directing that the road on which the event is to be held and any adjacent or adjoining roads specified below can be closed to all traffic except police and emergency vehicles and vehicles involved in the event for the period commencing 10.00am to 12 noon on Saturday 25 April 2009.ROAD: Richardson Place Roxby Downs

EVENT: ANZAC DAY CEREMONY

ADJACENT / ADJOINING ROADS: Burgoyne Street, Arcoona Street, Norman Place Tavern Road Roxby Downs

Pursuant to Section 33 (1) (b) of the Road Traffic Act 1961 make an order directing that persons taking part in the event be exempted in relation to the road from duty, to observe the Australian Road Rules specified below subject to any conditions described below and attached to the exemption.

Australian Road rules Exemption and ConditionsRule 230: Crossing the roadRule 234: Crossing the road on or near a crossing for PedestriansRule 238: Pedestrians travelling along the road.

W. J. BoehmAdministrator3/3/2009


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What’s Onsports

KARATE - Auditorium * 6:00pm - 8:30pm

VOLLEYBALL - Leisure Centre6:30pm - 9:30pm

SPIN - Pulse Gym 7:00pm

MONDAY

SPIN - Pulse Gym6:00am

KARATE - Auditorium * 6:00pm - 8:30pm

WOMEN & MIXED NETBALL6:00pm - 10:00pm

THURSDAY

SOFTBALL - School Oval10am Junior learn and play sessionsTOUCH FOOTBALL - Town Oval6.30pm - 8.30pm

SUNDAY

TUESDAY

COME-N-TRY-SOCCER (JUNIORS) - Indoor Courts3:30pm - 6:00pm

SENIOR INDOOR SOCCER - Indoor Courts **6:00- 8:00pm

SQUASH - Leisure Centre7:00pm - 9:00pm

FRIDAY

INDOOR HOCKEYJuniors 5:00pm - 6:30pmSeniors 6:30pm - 8:30pm

ASSOCIATION NETBALLSeason commences in May

NIPPY GYM - Auditorium9:30am - 11:30 am

SENIOR INDOOR SOCCER - Indoor Courts **6:00pm Social matches

SQUASH - Leisure Centre7:00pm - 10:00pm

WEDNESDAY

SATURDAY

FOOTBALLSeason commences April 25ASSOCIATION NETBALLSeason commences in May

Woomera and Districts Wedgies Vs

Broken Hill

Curtain Raiser to Port Adelaide Vs Crows Showdown!

Miners’/Power CupMay 2

At AAMI Stadium

Web: www.roxbycouncil.come-mail: [email protected]

Office hours: Mon to Frid – 9am to 5pm.After hours Emergencies, please

phone 0419 892 870.

Meter reads for March quarter will commence 30th March 2009. Please ensure your meters

a r e a c c e s s i b l e .Accounts for 31st March

will be issued approximately 2nd week of April.

ELECTRICITY

Meter reads for March quarter will commence 30th March. Please en-sure your meters are accessible. Accounts for 31st March will be issued mid-Arpil.

WATER

If you are unable to come into the council office during work hours, we do offer payment of

any accounts via the Internet or credit card

facility via the phone. Please call the office on 8671 0010 for details.

PAYMENTS

DEPOSIT OF RUBBISHUnder Local Government Regulations it is an offence to dump any rubbish on a public road or place.

This will incur a fine.

- Dog registrations are for 12 months in the financial year calendar. (July 08 – June 09), NOT

12 month calendar year. Grace period for

registration expired on 31 August 2008; thereafter an $80.00 expiation fee applies under Section 33 of the Dog and Cat Management Act. - Please also ensure that all dogs over the age of three months are registered, failure to comply can again result in an $80.00 Expiation Notice being issued. Cheaper fees shall apply for proof of desexed, micro chipped or trained dogs. - Make sure when changing your address, you also change the address of your dog(s)

DOG REGISTRATION

If infringement notices, whether it be parking or dogs, are not paid by the due date, then a fine will apply and court

action will be taken.

INFRINGEMENTS

This is a friendly reminder from Council, that parking in the following zones is illegal:WITHIN THE ROXBY

DOWNS TOWNSHIP:- A loading zone- A drop off zone- A disabled parkWITHIN THE RESIDENTIAL STREETS:- A nature strip- Local Government land.- Vehicle left on side of the road for greater than 24 hours- Parked in the opposite direction of oncoming traffic.Under the Local Government Act, Council has the power to instigate Infringement Notices and/or impound the vehicle(s) for the noted offence. If infringement notices are not paid by the due date, then a fine will apply. Please make yourself aware of all the parking regulations and signage.

ILLEGAL PARKING

Third quarter of rates for financial year 08/09, have now been issued. The due date for payment was

17th March, 2009. If you have any enquiries

please contact Bronnie Warren on 8671 0010 during office hours.

RATES

Service SA operates at the Council Office on Wednesday and Thursdays ONLY, between the hours of

9.00am and 4.30pm. C o u n c i l p r o v i d e s

Transport Services including Vehicle and Boat Registrations and Licensing Transactions. No learner written theory tests will commence after 4.00pm.

SERVICE SA

The Opal Road Landfill is open from 1pm – 6pm, seven days a week. This is a FREE service. For Further

information contact BSH Waste Solutions on 8671

1154. Collect your free magnet when next in the Council office.

OPAL ROAD LANDFILL OPENING HOURS

COUNCIL SNIPPETS

The Roxby Downs/Andamooka Sub Branch of the RSL, are holding two Anzac Day Services:

1. The Dawn Service, which is being held at

the Olympic Dam Memorial Site on Blinman Road, opposite Camp 1 on the 25th April, 2009.2. A commemorative service will be held on 25th April, 2009 at the memorial site in Richardson place starting at 10.50.

ANZAC DAY SERVICE

Council would like to advise that between the hours of 10.00am – 12 noon on 25th April,

2009 the following roads will be closed

for the Anzac Day Service:- Burgoyne Street- Arcoona Street- Norman Place- Tavern Road

ROAD CLOSURECOUNCIL CLOSEDCouncil will be closed on Friday 10th April and Monday 13th April 2009 due to the Easter break. From all the staff at the Council, have a happy and safe Easter

New Council By-Law - Dogs and Cats

Council would like to advise that only two dogs and/or two cats are allowed per prop-erty.

Council is offering FREE cat registration until June 2010 providing your cat is desexed, micro-chipped and registered to us by 31st August 2009.

After this date normal fees will be incurred. Expiations will apply for all cats and dogs wandering at large and/or unregistered with the Council.

S everal people have been banned from the Tavern for

three months following a brawl in the front bar late last Friday night.

While police were at-tending to the fight and the bans process, a man jumped onto the bonnet and roof of a taxi, and as a result he was reported for Disorderly Behaviour and property damage through recklessness to the vehicle and will be summonsed to appear in the Roxby Downs Court at a later date.

Last Saturday a female driver was reported for driving an unregistered and uninsured motor vehi-cle on Burgoyne Street. At about midnight the same night Roxby Downs Police attended Andamooka on routine patrol and subse-

quently reported a male adult for driving whilst un-der disqualifi cation and for driving an unregistered and uninsured motor vehicle.

In the same incident a fe-male companion was also

reported for driving whilst suspended and driv-ing an unregistered and un-insured motor vehicle as driver of the vehicle under tow without lights.

Noisy BreachAt about 1.15 am on

Sunday night police at-tended a noisy party in Tili-qua Street. Th e music was turned off and the party wound up.

At 6.20am the same day police attended a prop-erty at 11 Arcoona Street, which has a permanent Environmental Protection

Order on the address for occupants not to generate any noise/disturbance to the community, which was upheld in the Environmen-tal Court.

As a result the male oc-cupier received a $440 ex-piation notice and warned that future attendance for breaches of the order will result in his arrest and con-fi scation of stereo equip-ment.

Police have received several reports over the last few weeks of thefts from homes and vehicles, in most cases where doors have been left unlocked.

“Be vigilant with your security and to lock up when out of the house or leaving the car, whether it is in a public place or the driveway,” a police spokes-man said.

“You work hard for your possessions and money but

there are plenty of people around that view the gener-al public as easy targets and prey on your belongings. LOCK IT UP and report anyone who is suspicious in your street.”

Arrive alive operation

Police also remind travel-lers over the Easter break that a state-wide police op-eration will be in force to curb the rising road toll.

Police will be focuss-ing on the FATAL FIVE contributors, being drink driving, speeding, failing to wear seatbelts, inatten-tive driving and vulnerable road users-motor cyclists, cyclists and pedestrians. TRAVEL SAFE and take your time so you ARRIVE

Tavern brawl results in

multiple banning

R esidents have been asked to switch off their air-conditioners from midnight next Tuesday until about fi ve am Wednesday morning as

the Roxby Downs’ town water supply will be turned off .

Routine maintenance which is expected to result in more unifi ed water pressure throughout the town is the reason for the temporary water shutdown according to Roxby Council Water and Sewer manager, Trevor Kro-

emer.Th e work will be carried out on the water main at the

town’s pumping station opposite the BP service station.Mr Kroemer also suggested that people who needed

water to fl ush their toilets could put some water in a bath or bucket beforehand and use that for fl ushing – “about half a bucket into the toilet will do the trick.”

“We hope to inconvenience people as little as possible so that’s why we’re doing it in the middle of the night,” Mr Kroemer said.

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WednesdayNetballWednesdayNetballResultsResultsA Grade

Zodiacs 37 defeated Cruisers 29Gecko Girls 41 defeated IVS Phoenix Flames 33

Redbacks- bye

B GradeMiners B 27 defeated HSB 26Tangos 32 defeated Zodiacs 6

Roxby Milkshakes 31 defeated Pink Ladies 14

MixedGoal Diggers 28 defeated Leed 23

Black Cats drew with NPCC Guns 14-all

Redbacks 27 defeated Wedgies 20Safe As forfeited against SamoaNoble Knights 13 defeated Black Cats 2

Touch FootyTouch FootyResultsResults

Indoor HockeyIndoor HockeyResultsResults

Blues 7 defeated Hot Shots 5Scorpions drew with Pythons 6-all

Last Saturday night a capacity crowd saw the Roxby Leisure stadium absolutely pumping for the senior basketball grand fi nals.

Th e night kicked off with the Miners taking on the Cougars for the B grade premiership.

Th e Miners were out of the blocks quickly, stunning their more experienced opponents with great defensive hustle and free scoring.

Cassie Weir helped herself to a 10 point fi rst half and her team to a 23 to 5 half time lead.

Th e game looked a whitewash but the Cougars weren’t done yet. Th ey out scored the Miners 12 points to 4 in the third to apply some serious pressure and put them within striking distance for the fi nal period.

Th e Miners responded with their highest scor-ing period of the match. Demi Orr knocked down 8 points in the quarter and Miners took home the premiership 43 points to 25.

Best and fairest for the season Courtney Sims was named best on court for her attack on the ball and persistence in defensive pressure from one end of the court to the other.

Th e ladies A grade fi nal saw Bulls take on Cou-gars and the crowd see the game of the night.

Th e pressure was intense from the fi rst whis-tle and after a tough, low scoring fi rst quarter it was the Cougars who took a 5 point lead into the break.

Th e second period saw the Bulls ramp up their off ensive game.

Nicole Hay was a shining light in the key, forc-ing her opponents to foul and scoring freely from the fl oor to give the Bulls a half time lead of just 1 point.

If the fi rst half was good the punters were in for better in the second.

The Bulls started to spread their offensive game with Cockshell, Megan Crawford and Kay all looking dangerous in attack.

For the Cougars it was season best and fairest Ali Knights who started sinking some baskets.

Once Knights found her range she was almost unstoppable, scoring 13 points for the term.

Th e Cougars had out scored the Bulls by 4 in the third giving them just a 3 point advantage to start the fi nal period.

It was the Bulls who came out of the huddle firing. Amilee Elson seemed to be every-where and was applying massive pressure to the Cougars younger ball carriers.

Largely on the back of her defensive eff ort the Cougars were rat-tled and Bulls gained the early lead.

Knights called for time and after some settling words Wur-fel, Male and Weir re-sponded passing well and looking after the ball.

Rhodes and McCa-rthy provided steady contributions in at-tack but it was the Ali Knights show.

In a best on court performance Knights had another massive 12 point quarter. She fi nished with 32 for the match to steer the Cougars home 54 points to 49.

Th e Men’s fi nal was once again fought out be-tween arch rivals Wolves and Rods.

Wolves have taken the prize from the Rods for the last 2 seasons but on Saturday night they found themselves under pressure from the out-set.

Th e Rods applied the defensive screws early and the Wolves, normally so effi cient off ensively, seemed unable to fi nd a way through to the bas-ket.

“Pistol” Pete Rhodes was dominating defen-sively, pulling in rebounds, blocking shots and contributing points at the other end.

Rods were up by 6 at quarter time and 10 at half time.

Th e only hiccup was the loss of Orr with 5 fouls before the whistle to end the fi rst half.

Th e second half saw more players in foul trou-ble. Th e Wolves had 3 players on 4 fouls and when their centre Greg Aird was fouled off in third it looked like the game was over.

Zeptner and Rhodes gave the Rods the third quarter and they took a 12 point break into the last period.

Th e forth quarter belonged to Brett Chesson of the Wolves. He went on a shooting spree the Rods could never quite contain.

17 points including 4 three pointers were enough to win him the best on court award but couldn’t win the Wolves the match.

Rhodes fi nished a standout game with more points, blocks and rebounds in the fi nal period.

Crowd favourite Michael “Poddy” Howard slot-ted home a cracker lay-up in the last to highlight what was truly a very even team win to the Rods 63 to 51 points.

Th e presentation ceremony was held after the games at the golf club and the crowd was treated to the presentation of the Buza/Read perpetual trophy for the Men’s Best and Fairest.

Th e award was named after 2 great players Vic-tor Buza and John Read.

Each of these blokes has played over 20 years of basketball in Roxby Downs, having started at the competitions inception and won the best and fairest award on multiple occasions.

Th e association is very pleased to be able to honour two of it’s fi nest in this way.

It provided a great opportunity to tell a few stories about John and Victor and talk about the association’s history.

John Read was on hand to present the award to its inaugural winner Jake Roberts of the Wolves (Vic was unable to attend due to family com-mitments).

Senior Basketball a crowd pleaser

A Grade Women Grand Final winners The Cougars.

Nick Backhouse presents Cody Kenny with the Runner-Up Best and Fairest Award.

Under 17 Boys Junior Basketball Grandfi nal Winners: And 1.

Jake Roberts was awarded the Best and Fairest for the A Grade Mens division.


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Lightning strikes LIGHTNING CARNIVAL

RESULTS APRIL 5, 2009

Olympic Dam 4 goals 3 points 27 points de-feated Andamooka 1 point

Coober Pedy 1 goal 2 points 8 points defeated Roxby Districts 1 goal 1 point

7 points

Hornridge 4 goals 5 points 29 points defeated Andamooka 0 points

Olympic Dam 3 points defeated Roxby Districts 2 points

Hornridge 5 goals 1 point 31 points defeated Coober Pedy 2 goals 2 points

14 points

Roxby Districts 7 goals 42 points defeated An-damooka 1 point

Olympic Dam 3 goals 6 points 24 points de-feated Coober Pedy 2 goals 1 point 13 points

Hornridge 2 goals 2 points 14 points defeated Roxby Districts 2 goals 1 point 13 points

Coober Pedy 3 goals 2 points 20 points defeated Andamooka 1 point

Grand fi nal Hornridge 2 goals 6 points 18 points defeated

Olympic Dam 1 goal 1 point 7 points

2 10 minutes halves were played in each game.

Player of the carnival: Ryleigh Myles from Ol-ympic Dam.

Th e Coates Opening Day Ambrose attracted a very good fi eld of 51 golfers who braved the warm conditions.

OVERALL WIN-NERS: Seb Holbrook, Tony Holbrook Lucas Holbrook and Bill Ni-cholas Net 51.750

RUNNERS UP: Dou-gal Macleod, Nic Teare, Mark Dillon and Troy Desfontain Net 53.750

THIRD PL AC E: Dave Turnbull, Darren Nickolai, Robert Elling-ham and Sean Smith Net 55.250

FOURTH PLACE: Michael Ingold, Luke Budden, Erik Rognli and Chris James Net 56.625

MIXED WINNERS: Ben Chinner, Reinhardt Viljoen, Glen Mungur and Sally Benn Net 56

MIXED RUNNERS UP: Glen Bassett, Jen Telfer, Andrew Howie and Jarrod Burdett Net 60

LADIES WINNERS: Julie Darling, Kate Ben-

nie, Fiona Bilney and Rachel Williams Net 69.375

Roxby Downs Golf Club is calling for nom-inations for the 2009 Matchplay. Put your name on the board in the Clubhouse or con-tact Robert Charman [email protected] Women are able to nominate for the Matchplay but they will be required to play off of the Men’s tee blocks and use the Men’s index.

For ladies who’d like to give matchplay com-petition a go but don’t feel confident to play in the Club Matchplay the club is organising a casual matchplay com-petition for them. Th e match would be 18 holes with normal matchplay rules. If you are in-terested please nomi-nate to Julie Darling at [email protected] or put your name on the list that will be in the Clubhouse.

COATES HIRE OPENING DAY AMBROSE GOLF Results

OD’s Ryleigh Myles takes on Roxby’s Jason Eckermann in a fi ght for possession of the ball.

Ruck duel: OD’s Shaun Freeth fl ying high to take the ball from Andamooka.

Andamooka Vs Hornridge in a fi ght for the ball just inside the goal square.

Brayden Wray scoopes up the ball as Mark Bell goes in to intercept.

Passion in play: Jack Orr races across the fi eld with Ryleigh Myles in hot pursuit. Steve Viney rushes to take the ball from the clutches of OD.

Roxby’s Scott Francis is blocked by Lee Copeland as Dion Mckenna takes the ball to the goals.

Damian Smith leads the ball away from Andamooka’s Tom Schott. Winners of the Coates Hire Ambrose Golf day were from left Lucas,

Tony and Seb Holbrook (Bill Nicholas absent).


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R o x b y D o w n s cricket is in great shape. It’s proba-

bly in the best condition since the competition’s fi rst ball in the summer of 88-89.

Th at’s according to Roxby Downs Cricket Association president, Gerard Secker, but better known as Yogi.

Yogi, who has either been a player or adminis-trator since that opening season, said the wonderful win in the Country Cricket Carnival by a combined Roxby Downs side was pro-viding a prolonged shot in the arm for Roxby cricket generally.

“The carnival triumph was not just a great win for the team but there was an underlying, subtle boost in confi dence generally for all cricketers in the district,” said Yogi.

“Instead of every team just looking out for itself, there is now a terrifi c feel-ing that they’re all part of a bigger picture and they re-alise the importance of how travelling to Adelaide to become champion country cricketers has given them a better, more confident outlook on their sport,” Yogi said.

He praised the great effort of team manager, Graham Warren for his excellent management and motivation of the players on the Adelaide trip.

“Th e players are also to be congratulated for the way they decided they wanted to win the thing and then made sure they did everything to make it happen. What a great result for Roxby cricket,” Yogi said.

As president Yogi was basking in the reflected glory and was elated by the result but confessed he

didn’t have much to do with it and gave the credit to “a good bunch of blokes.”

Turning to local cricket more generally, Yogi said the sport had come a long way since the dodgy days of the near total collapse of cricket in Roxby in the year 2000 – after one team dropped out, the b-grade comp folded and Wander-ers and OD had to split the two clubs into four,

He said the season just ended was probably the best in the history of the association.

“Th e 08-09 season was a very good season all round but the grand fi nal was the icing on the cake,” Yogi said.

“The grand final was a magnifi cent day; the Roxby Oval was in the best shape I’ve ever seen it for some time , it was the closest fi -nal in the history of the lo-cal game and the umpires assured me it was played in an aggressive but fair spirit with no unpleasant sledg-ing by either side.”

Chance to step up“Clubs and the people that run them have done a lot of hard work and it’s been a pleasure to have worked with them during the sea-son,” Yogi said.

He said each Roxby club had approximately 25 play-ers to call on but, as in eve-ry sport, shift work played havoc with fielding your best side every week.

“But hey, that gives the youngsters and the B-grad-ers a chance to step up and make their mark – which they’ve not been slow to do – and everybody gets a go.”

He said the f low of schoolkids into the game was not what it used to be saying that the number of

sports and games intro-duced to primary students meant that cricket had lost its traditional role as the summer sport.

The state of cricket in Woomera is an on going concern but he believes the three local clubs (and of course the Redbacks themselves) need to get their thinking caps over the winter and bring ideas to the next AGM which will probably held in August. forgot about this

But he said bringing Greg Blewett, a former opening batsman for Australia and South Australia, had been a terrifi c event during the season and was grateful to BHP Billiton for putting up the funds that made that and the Carnival trip possible. Th e 20:20 match played in Woomera under lights had been another season highlight as well as the inter-association against Mount Maurice.

And speaking of the lights at Woomera that were installed by Federal Government funding Yogi has lights for the Roxby Downs Oval high on his wish-list.

“Apart from the im-proved oval condition, nets upgrade and some essential safety work, the powers that be have de-layed all our ideas on new amenities over the past few years,” Yogi said.

“Th e answer is always the same: ‘we can’t say until we get the master plan that will be revealed in the Olympic Dam Expansion – Environ-mental Impact Statement’ (ODX-EIS) –so we are very much looking forward to seeing what comes of that, ” Yogi said.

He said he was a regu-lar attendee at the Sports Community Forum and was looking forward to working through them on cricket’s response to any

new plans for the town.“We could have appealed

for all sorts of government grants to help get things moving but we’ve been hamstrung by the loom-ing ODX-EIS, so we can’t wait to see what it brings and then work out how cricket can then move for-ward with confi dence,” Yogi said.

New facilities and some-where to store all the crick-et gear, currently packed in Yogi’s shed, would be a good place to start he sug-

gests. “But the biggest boost

for Roxby cricket would be getting some lights,” Yogi said.

“Th at would allow us to schedule games on Friday and Saturday nights where we could generate some de-cent turnover from meals and refreshments and give us a steady income stream to pay our own way.”

Speaking of which, Yogi paid tribute to the Roxby Community Club which looks after the cricket as-

sociation generously in providing the catering needs for the association. He also thanked RoxFM, Liesure centre, the Moni-tor and SportsPower in the Mall where Jill and Denise were generally supportive as well as providing cut-price cricket gear for all the clubs.

Besides an administra-tive role in local cricket , Yogi also reports on the games for two newspa-pers and Rox FM and the former Cummins farmer is the game’s biggest spruiker

and promoter wherever he goes.

But the lure of a tribe of grand children in Adelaide will have to be met perma-nently at some stage, prob-ably sooner rather than later. Leaving the big ques-tion: who’s going to step up into Yogi’s shoes?

He is however confi dent the potential exists in the people here to carry on and maintain presents stand-ards and that the compe-tition will to continue to grow whether he is here or not.

Yogi looking to sign off as Roxby cricket hits high note

Gerard Secker better known as Yogi

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DRAGONBALL EVOLUTIONRated PG Duration 82 mins.The young warrior Son Goku sets out on a quest, racing against time and the vengeful King Piccolo to collect a set of seven magical orbs that will grant their wielder unlimited power. Stars Justin Chatwin, Chow Yun-Fat, Emmy Rossum and James Marsters. Screens: Saturday 11 April @ 3pm,Wednesday 15 April @ 11am.

WATCHMEN Rated MA Duration 160 mins.When an ex-superhero is murdered, a vigilante named Rorschach begins an investigation into the murder, which leads to a much more terrifying conclusion. Stars Billy Crudup, Jackie Earle Haley, Carla Gugino & Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Screens: Sunday 12 April @ 12noon, Tuesday 14 April @ 7pm.

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