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Tasman Resources to resume drilling at Vulcan Project . . .

Could it be the next

Olympic Dam?T asman Resources has announced

drilling at its promising Vulcan IOCGU Project 30 kilometers

North of Olympic Dam.Tasman reports show the site has simi-

lar dimensions (11km²) to the Olympic Dam breccia complex.

Th e Olympic Dam breccia complex, having an area of more than 10km², is one of the largest ore bodies in the world, with an ore resource of more than nine billion tonnes. Although it is a huge ore body, Olympic Dam is made up of a very large number of individual lodes and it was not until the tenth drill hole that commercial grade mineralisation was discovered.

The comparison with the Tasman search is also supported by the compara-tive residual gravity response for Olympic Dam and that calculated for Vulcan after adjusting the gravity model to the same depth as Olympic Dam.

At Olympic Dam, high grade copper-uranium mineralisation (dominated by a copper sulphide mineralogy relatively rich in bornite or chalcocite) and the highest grade gold zones are spatially lo-cated towards the central and upper parts of the deposit.

In VUD 001 at Vulcan, the sulphide mineralogy is essentially pyrite with less-er chalcopyrite, and carbonate (mostly siderite), implying that, by analogy with Olympic Dam, this drill hole is not in the

best location and that further drilling at Vulcan should focus on locating portions of the system (in both the northern and southern anomalies) where higher-grade bornite and chalcocite mineralisation may be developed. Th is will be a priority for forthcoming drilling programs.

Th e company said additional, detailed gravity data and geophysical modelling, as well as further geological investigation of drill core from the fi rst hole confi rm Vulcan’s quality, size and potential.

Th e company said whilst these assays are not commercial grade, they are ex-tremely encouraging for an initial drill hole into such a large target (approxi-mately 11km²).

Drilling will initially focus on further evaluation of the north-western anomaly in reasonably close proximity to the fi rst drill hole. Between two and four drill holes are initially planned, depending upon results.

Testing of the apparently more com-plex, probably shallower and possibly more interesting southern anomaly still requires resolution of an Aboriginal her-itage issue.

Executive Chairman Greg Solomon said drilling of the initial holes is expected to take up to about eight weeks to com-plete, although signifi cant results will be released as they are received. Sampling and core assaying is expected to take an additional two to four weeks.

By Celeste Lustosa

For many, Easter is a special time because of all the amazing, delicious and highly fatty choco-late eggs that we can eat. But for Christians

worldwide and here in Roxby it is the most special time on the religious calendar.

On Good Friday 35 people took part in the traditional Walking of the Cross that was led by Reverend Mary Lewis. People from all denominations and nationalities took part in the walk from St. Barbara’s Catholic Church

Easter Walking of the Crossto the Roxby Downs Community Church, making 10 stops along the way recognising the “Stations of the Cross” in the lead up to the death and resurrection of Jesus.

As one young boy under fi ve told me on arrival, “Th is is all about Jesus.”

“Th is is a week of celebrating and remembering what happened in Christ’s last week of life,” Sister Patricia Hogan said when speaking about Easter.

According to Sister Pat there were various local celebra-tions at Easter but the most important was to gather as a family for the occasion.

“We really hope people celebrated Easter with the family and also that people from other countries who

live in Australia keep their traditions and celebrated in their special way,” she said.

Sister Pat believes everyone should try to understand the message Easter brings.

“It is very good to enjoy the chocolate eggs but it is also important to understand and to explain to the children why eggs are the symbol of Easter.

“Eggs are a sign of a new life, which is also what Easter is all about, it’s a sign that each day can be a new beginning and there is always hope that we can start again,” Sister Pat explained.

Reverend Mary Lewis from the Roxby Downs Christian Church also spoke to Th e Monitor about the meaning of Easter.

“I think the key message of Easter is that God loves us all and made us to have a per-fect relationship with him but we decided we wanted to do it according to our plans and not His. He restored this relationship

by sending his own son to save us.“We didn’t like to be controlled by God

and we killed his son but it is possible to have a close relationship with God and Easter is all about a new life,” she said.

Th e reverend also said that out of the death, came life; death being represented on Good Friday and new life represented on Easter Sunday.

“On Easter God showed us he is greater than death and brought Jesus back to life, so we could have a new life as well,” Rev. Mary said.

Both Sister Pat and Reverend Mary be-lieve the true message of Easter can and should be told to children.

“I tell the children what Easter is re-ally about and I am sure they understand about death.

“Th ey know that sometimes bad things happen in the world and the main mes-sage to tell them is that Easter brings hope of a new life and that things can be re-newed,” Rev. Mary added.

At the end of Good Friday’s walk I was reminded by my new young friend, “See I told you it was all about Jesus.”

Reverend Mary Lewis with young Christians, Amber Goldsworthy-Spiers, Sophia Bernarte, Sonya Goldsworthy- Spiers, Paolo Maroma and Jesryl Santos.

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By Millie Thomas

Thursday, March 25 was the Australia wide release of

“How to Train your Dragon” and Roxby children got a piece of the action.

The Kids’ Night Out function was held at the Leisure centre and was a smashing success, with tickets selling out and unfortunate late comers turned away at the door.

The best dressed prize was won by River and Abigail won the colouring in competition.

Popcorn, snacks and drinks were provided in the $18 ticket and the children had a ball!

By Celeste Lustosa

Zealous Hair and Beauty staff is ready for action in the 2010 Relay for Life in Roxby Downs and they are bringing the jungle into the desert.

“We have wanted to participate since the last Relay for Life in Roxby, but unfortunately it was a bit of a rush for us and we couldn’t get organised for the last one,” said Kate Boyle.

Th e girls are more than ready for this year’s event and we can only imagine the wild hair and make-up they are going to come up with. It should be amazing!

Apart from Katie Boyle, Nikki Miller and Nikki Pedlar, the Zealous team will have some very special partici-pants, as family and friends of the three girls will be fl ying to Roxby just for the special occasion.

“We have family members coming from Adelaide and the Barossa to join us in this event, so we should have about 15 people in our team,” Kate said.

Th e girls have already started selling raffl e tickets and the ideas for fundraising are still popping in.

“We are selling raffl e tickets with a mystery box as the special prize. Th e tickets are only $2 and you can purchase yours here with us,” Kate added.

“Zealous is also promoting a training to help people manage their own hair where women will bring their own styler and Zealous Hair and Beauty friendly staff will teach you how to straighten, curl, crimp, braid and style your own hair to get the professional look we love after leaving the salon,” Nikki Miller explained.

Th e training will happen on May 15, from 9am to noon, at Zealous and entry costs $20. All proceeds will go to the Relay for Life and you can get more information and guarantee your spot on the day by contacting Zealous on 8671 3039.

Th ere is more! Nikki Miller’s sister is also helping out their fundraising as she made a quilt, with a quest for cure fabric that will be auctioned in Roxby.

“One of my sister’s mother-in-law is fi ghting cancer at the moment and they are coming from the Barossa to join us in our team, which is going to be really special.

“By being in the industry we are, we come across so many people and actually have the opportunity to hear their stories, and it is amazing the number of people that have been touched by cancer, so it makes total sense for us to participate and give a little contribution to the cause,” Nikki Miller told Th e Monitor.

Cancer has a major impact on the Australian com-munity. At current incident rates, one in three men and one in four women in Australia will develop cancer by the age of 75. By age 85, the risk increases to one in two for men and one in three for women.

Th e most common cancers in Australia (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer) are prostate, colorectal (large bowel), breast, melanoma and lung cancer.

Th ese cancers account for about 60 per cent of all new cancers.

You can still put a team together and participate on the weekend of October 16 and 17, 2010.

For more information contact: Kate on 0418 820 249, Coral on 0439 086 929 or Carmel on 0417 855 064.

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River, winner of the best dressed Taj and Rory dressed up to participate in the competition

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THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaper www.themonitor.com.au Thursday, April 8, 2010 – Page 3

By Millie Th omas

Long term BHP Contrac-tor Downer EDI (formerly Roche Mining) have re-cently been told that their services will no longer be required at BHPB’s Olym-pic Dam mining site.

BHPB have not renewed or extended the current contracts for the provision of labour, project, miscel-laneous maintenance, site works and shutdown serv-ices.

Downer EDI has been a long term contractor at Olympic Dam.

General Manager of Downer EDI Norm Lance-fi eld was quoted as saying “Downer EDI will continue to pursue future opportu-nities with BHP Billiton at OD to re establish our pres-ence and long term mutual relationship with this key client.”

Amanda Hudson, BHPB’s Principal Advisor for Pub-lic Aff airs told the Moni-tor that “BHP Billiton will not be renewing Downer

EDI’s contract at Olympic Dam due to operational issues over the last 12 months.”

Downer EDI will con-tinue to provide cable reclaim/ventilation and mine maintenance backfi ll labour until approximately April 22.

Mrs Hudson also made it clear that, “Th is decision was not made lightly and BHP Billiton understands the impact on Downer EDI’s workforce. “Th ere is no decision yet about how the services Downer EDI had been providing at Ol-ympic Dam will be covered going forward,” said Mrs Hudson.

BHPB has agreed that EDI continue with the provision of cable reclaim / ventilation and main main-tenance backfi ll labour for a 30 day period. At the completion of the 30 day period EDI will demobilise all activities (labour, plant and equipment, materials and tools etc) on site back to Charlton Road.

By Celeste Lustosa

M alcolm Hewett is currently the Australian National speed record holder in three separate Vintage classes, competing with

his 1950 Vincent Rapide motorcycle.Mr Hewett is on his way to the USA to race at the

Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, the home of land speed racing.

Record attempts will be made in the Southern Califor-nia Timing Association and the American Motorcycle Association speed events in the vintage gas classes. Th ese meetings are scheduled for Augusta and September this year.

“I have always had a passion for all types of motorcycle racing and when I discovered that the Dry Lake Racers of Australia Club was holding speed trials on Lake Gaird-ner here in South Australia, I decided I give my slightly warmed up 1950 Vincent a run,” Mr Hewett said.

That was back in 2000 and we competed in the Modifi ed Vintage Gas 1350cc class, reaching a speed of 121mph.

“I become aware that there was a lot to learn about salt racing and record breaking.” With research and de-velopment and the help of the Vincent Team, in 2001 we successfully built on that speed and recorded 129mph,” he added.

Th e following year, after much testing the Vincent Team achieved 140.297mph and beat the Southern Cal-ifornian Timing Association record for their class by 2mph. Th ey also set a new Australian record on basically a road going bike.

In 2003 Mr Hewett decided to retire the bike as a racer and returned it to its original road trim.

“I feared if I was to continue I could cause major me-chanical damage to this very original vintage bike.

“It was then that I started building MKII, a purpose built Vincent Salt racer using predominantly new parts,” he said.

Th e new bike was fi nished in 2007 but due to unsea-sonable rains the speed trials were cancelled and again in 08 . In 2009 on a wet track it was fi nally tested and run on the salt. In its debut meeting Mark II raised the Austral-ian National class record to 151.375 miles per hour and is faster then the American AMA class record.

In March of this year the bike was again taken to Lake Gairdner where it ran 153.7 mph upping the record once again .

Our talented local rider is seeking sponsors to help get the bike to Bonneville.

“I have up until this point fi nanced building the bike and the racing myself with fi nancial help coming from our dedicated team, family and friends.”

Sponsoring the Vincent Racing Team will give great ex-posure for businesses both nationally and internationally. “ It will be good to put Roxby Downs out there as a place where you can build and develop a project without major resources or high tech input at your fi ngertips.

“Th at’s what makes us, were innovative and resource-ful, even living in the desert of South Australia,” said Mr Hewett“

“Th e decision to ship the bike to the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah has been made and as a team we feel we have the performance, the reliability and the experience to put us up there with best and with some support we can get there,” Mr Hewett concluded.

For more information or to contact the team regard-ing sponsorship call 0406 122 990 or email [email protected].

Malcolm Hewett on his MK II Vincent Racer ready for more records in the USA

Vincent team members Big Al Fischer, Mark Digger Hamilton, Bill Lockwood, Col Kranz and Mal Hewett

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A lmost 12 months after the Meet the Winemaker event

in Roxby the funds have now been utilised for benefi t of parents of children with Asperger Syndrome and autism.

A morning tea arranged by the Roxby District Health Services to acknowledge organisers and the involvement of local people and display the books purchased was held at the Dunes Café recently.

Meet the Winemaker event organiser Jack McGuire said the event was a great success and raised $1,000 to help local parents with children who suff er from the affl ictions.

Jack said, “Th ere was a desire to do something for the kids in Roxby and for the money to stay in Roxby.”

Books have been purchased by the hospital for use by people

in Roxby Downs and are sure to help parents deal with the many diff erent aspects of children who suff erer this problem.If you’re the parent or relative of a child with Aspergers, it can make life an agonising struggle.Th e obsessive routines.

Th e preoccupation with one subject of interest (to the exclusion of most everything else).

Th e problems they face under-standing diff erent social situations.

Th e oversensitivity to sounds, tastes, smells and sights.

Th eir feelings of being over-whelmed by even the smallest of change.Th en there are the pressures faced:

Th e inability to communicate with your child, the awkwardness you feel in social situations, the pressure it puts on your relation-ships with your partner and other children, and the desperate desire to try anything – in amongst a sea of physical and emotional exhaus-tion - to ensure your child is able to enjoy the best that life can off er – even if it’s on their terms.It can be very frustrating having a child with Aspergers.

Whilst the fundraiser in Roxby last year will never alleviate the pressures families have to endure daily, the books may help and it also demonstrates a community concern for these families.

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Saving water in the bathroom:- Don’t use the toilet as a rubbish bin and don’t fl ush it unnecessarily.- Check your toilet for leaks by putting some food colouring in the cistern. If colour appears in the bowl without fl ushing, there is a leak that should be repaired.- Turn the tap off while brushing your teeth, shaving or washing.- Girls, don’t shave your legs in the shower. Use a wet fl annel and a bowl of water to moisten and wipe down your legs as you shave.

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A l l c a t s h a v e Asperger S y n d r o m e b y

Kathy Hoopman is a humorous and gentle introduction to the world of Asperger Syndrome.

Th is book explains the most common traits of Asperger and how we are all diff erent in a non-con-fronting and humorous way.

That makes it a great book to help explain As-perger Syndrome to chil-dren and adults alike.

The delightful series of cat photographs and captions make this book a must read for anyone who has wondered what is Asperger Syndrome.

This is just one of a number of Autism

resources recently donated to the library by the Roxby Downs Health Service from money raised at the ‘Meet the Winemaker’ function

last year.

Th e collection of books is currently on display in the library and is available to borrow.

ODFC recently held a raffl e to raise money for the football club. The Olympic Dam netballers sold tickets at the last market day, all ticket buyers

receiving a free helium balloon with each purchase. The raffl e was drawn Tuesday, March 30th, with the

winner being Florencia, pictured here with her mum

BookBook ReviewReview By Marie Tresize

BOARD MEETINGSIf you would like to do a presentation to the

Community 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, Fam-ily and Youth Forum, Environment Forum, Sport and Recreation Forum or Volunteering Partner-ship you are welcome to attend any of the meet-ings. Meeting times appear in Th e Monitor on a regular basis.

If you would like to join the Health Forum and/or Alcohol 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 contact Michelle Hales - Executive Offi cer Roxby Downs Community Board Inc.Mobile: 0418 833 818Phone: 8671 0010 Fax: 8671 0452Email: [email protected]

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MEETING DATESArts and Culture Forum 21 April 7.30pm Environment Forum 13 April 7.30pmHealth Forum 20 April 6.30pmEducation WPT Forum 20 April 2.00pm Roxby RoadSafe 8 April 5.30pm

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N ational Youth Week 2010 will be celebrated this year through numerous activities.

Sunday, April 11 and Monday, April 12, the youth centre will be holding a free X-Box Competition, with Halo being the main draw card. Th e youth centre will be decked out with X-box’s, televisions, pro-jector and fun mats that are usually used for the nippy gym to create a fun fi lled evening. Th is event is open to anyone aged 13 and over, however only 16 guests per evening and held between 4pm til 8pm both nights. Food and drinks are provided and event is FREE

Monday, April 12, Tuesday, April 13 and Thursday, April 15, ROXfm and Roxby Leisure will be getting the youth of Roxby engaged in the community ra-dio station. All youth aged 13 and over are encouraged to come along. Times on these days are various, but will be during business hours. Th ose that sign up will get full training by Kristina, with the potential of hosting their own weekly show! A full years membership to the station will be included if attending this training program during youth week. Th is event is FREE

Wednesday, April 14, is “Shane’s shout” to the movies! Look out for Shane during National Youth Week and listen for clues for his location on ROXfm as we have 100 FREE tickets to give away! Th e movies screening are ‘How to Train You Dragon’ and ‘Alice In Wonderland’ – Th ose holding a free ticket MUST attend one of these ses-sions on the day and we have 50 tickets for each screening. Tickets will also be given out at the Beauty and the Geek Socials.

Thursday, April15, will see one of Roxby’s most requested events happen: Th e Lions Park Skate Competition. Th is year will see skateboard, scooter and bike categories (still subject to council approv-al). Sign up starts at 4pm and the event kicks off at 5pm. Competitors better look out, as judges this time around are going to be some of Roxby’s popular townsfolk. Entry to compete is FREE

Friday, April 16, the FREE events just keep coming and this time Youth Week is going to involve the whole family with the Outdoor Cinema coming to the Roxby Downs Leisure Centre. Bring your own rugs, bean bags, pillows and blankets and watch a popular family movie on the grassed area by the pool. Chill out and re-connect with your family and friends.

Sunday, April 18, drop into the Youth Centre, meet Shane Hough the new Youth Activities Offi cer and take a look at the paintings done by past young members of the Roxby Community donated to the centre recently. Discuss ideas of what you want to happen to the centre and if you wish to join the Youth Advisory Commit-tee – Shane will have information on the day. Refreshments will be provided and will be hosted between 2pm and 4pm.

Anyone wishing to participate in the ROXfm and Xbox events, please leave your name and details at the Visitor Informa-tion Centre.

Anyone wishing to volunteer during the week, please contact Shane Hough on 8671 0500 (current police check will be required).

Fun in Roxby for National Youth Week

A s a lead-up to the 2010 National Youth Week, and

in support of the Youth Advisory Council of Roxby Downs, youth offi cer Shane Hough and the Roxby Leisure team are pleased to present a Beauty and the Geek Social on Friday, April 9.

Th ere will be three sepa-rate socials at the audito-rium, one from 4 to 5 pm for the five to nine year

olds; one at 6 to 7.30 pm for 10 to 14 year olds; and the last one for 15 year old plus from 8.30 to 11 pm.

Dress up as your favour-ite Beauty or Geek charac-ter and join in on the fun.

Shane told the Monitor it is a lock-in event and parents will be required to collect their children at the end of each session.

“Th is is a drug and alco-hol free event run by the youth for the youth,” he said.

“And if you think the fun stops there thinks again!”

Th e outback cinema will

be hosting a movie mara-thon for 15 plus only.

On Friday, April 9 from 11.45 pm to 7 am on Sat-urday April 10 the movies being screened are “Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief ”, “X-Men Origins”, “Wolverine” and “Avatar”.

Shane said tickets are $30 or you purchase your Beauty and the Geek Social ticket at the same time and get both for only $35.

Bacon and egg muffi ns with fruit juice will be in-cluded for breakfast and refreshements will be avail-able throughout the night.

Socials and Movie Marathon to kick off Youth Week


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By Celeste Lustosa

The Roxby Downs and Andamooka Returned Services

League (R SL) sub branch has a new presi-dent. Jack McGuire has stepped up for the role and he has big plans for the RSL in Roxby and Andamooka.

“The Roxby and An-damooka RSL is a small club with a few dedicated people who ensure that commemorat ion and remembrance occasions such as Anzac Day are organised and honoured,” said Mr McGuire.

Th e new president told Th e Monitor he would like to see the RSL involvement within the community develop and for that they are seeking new mem-bers.

“I want to see the club’s involvement with the community evolve from its albeit small but im-portant role in organising commemorative services to being a contributor in a broader sense.

“In order to do that it is imperative that we seek ‘new blood’ to increase the ranks within our sub-branch,” Mr McGuire added.

Also according to him, “inevitably it comes down to what we are able to off er to those who are interested in joining.”

Th e new president wants to encourage ex servicemen and women in Roxby and the surrounding district to join the club.

“Last Anzac Day I met some ex drop shorts (artillery) and some ex grunts (infantry) and the stories told, the laughs we had reminiscing about the good ‘old days’ was a tonic in a sense, bringing back good memories and some bad.

“It reminded me that when you are in need of talking to people that un-derstand your language, there is nothing like a beer or two with a serviceper-son,” he said.

He also explained that while the roles and objec-tives of the RSL are many and generally perceived by some as purely serv-ing the needs of ex and serving personnel, the greater community can benefi t from being associ-

By Celeste Lustosa

Students from year 5 of St Barbara’s Parish School performed a play called

Th e Passion where they re-enacted Jesus’ resurrec-tion.

Th e activity was part of the Easter celebrations at the school, last week.

Teacher Jemima Saun-ders said the children were very excited about the play and they also organised some art work that was exposed at the school.

“Th e art work shows the same story they told in the play and they had been pre-paring for that since the be-

ginning of this term, which is very exciting as Easter is a very signifi cant date on the liturgical calendar,” the teacher said.

According to her, the costumes children wore at the play were provided by them, so the whole family could get involved in the activity.

“It is important that the children not only under-stand the Easter message but also tell it to the little ones,” Jemima said.

Th e play was performed at the school last Th ursday in two different sessions and had parents and other students as the audience.

St Barb’s students re-enact Jesus resurrection

The Roxby and Andamooka RSL has a new president

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is Brodie WalshThe little actors from St Barbs on the special Easter play ‘The Passion’

ated with the RSL in Roxby and Andamooka.

“We want to demystify what the RSL is about and show that it’s much more than Anzac celebrations, so we want to also get fund-raising for local non-profi t organisations and fam-ily oriented activities,” Mr McGuire said.

He also said that this can’t happen without the community support, so if you want to join or get more information about the local RSL sub-branch, contact Jack McGuire on 0434 222 321.

April is the Roxby and Andamooka RSL sub-branch recruitment month and with Anzac Day com-ing there is no better time to join and contribute.

Dress-up fun day

Roxby Child Care children Indy, Emma Jo, Jada, Matilda, Olivia, Georgia and Charlotte pictured with Amy having fun last Thursday for the start to the Easter celebrations.

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On S a t u r d a y, March 27 the CFS attended

a domestic fire on Pioneer Drive. The fire was confined to the kitchen area where extensive damage was sustained

Two people where treated at the scene for smoke inhalation by the ambulance crews.

Th e CFS would like to r e m i n d p e o p l e o f the dangers of leav-i n g f o o d c o o k i n g unattended on stoves, it can be a costly mistake.

If you have a fi re try to put it out if it is safe to do so, if it is not safe please wait for the fi re service, as your life is important and not worth the risk of attempting to put out the fi re.

Outback communities are facing many changes – not least the extended drought, says Family and Business (FaB) mentor Sharon Bell.

Th e co-manager of Dulkaninna Station, north of Mar-ree, said the pressures of running a business, managing a property and organising family are no less stressful in the Outback.

“People hate to ask for help – they like to be independ-ent – but sometimes a fi ve-minute phone call can help to clarify what to do next,” Sharon says.

“Apart from the fact we’re having a drought, and government assistance is changing, life is very compli-cated.”

Th e FaB Mentors program is funded by Primary Indus-tries and Resources SA as part of the State Government’s drought support program.

Coordinated by Rural Solutions SA, it covers the Far North, Mid North, Eyre Peninsula, Upper South East / Mallee and Riverland regions.

It is an informal, friendly, local and confi dential service which off ers support for primary production businesses (families and individuals) to assist them to make positive decisions about their future.

“Although we do not have as many community net-works in the Outback, as many people with experience or training are moving away, there is still a range of sup-port for people.

“I think our role is more in change management,” Sharon says.

“We are not about changing things but can ‘just be there’ – for fi ve minutes or perhaps six hours – to help

people work through the changes they are facing.” Sharon Bell, who has lived in the Outback region for 32

years, has a broad academic background and has lived in Sydney, Melbourne and Papua New Guinea.

She has been involved in community issues, including biodiversity and outback land management.

“It (the mentoring) is not about psycho-analysing peo-ple,” she says.

“It’s more about communicating, considering the op-tions then deciding on a plan – even if it’s just to pick up the phone for advice.

“It’s been the longest drought in living history and there is still a lot of uncertainty out there.

“People on the land are adaptable and are always look-ing for opportunities.

“Sometimes just an informal chat can help people to take a look at all of the options or to make the right de-cision.”

FaB mentors can support and refer on a range of is-sues – from succession planning to farm management decisions, fi nancial planning or even exiting or scaling down a farm operation.

Th e mentors can be contacted through any Rural Solu-tions SA regional offi ce.

For more information and other government drought assistance measures go to www.pir.sa.gov.au/drought or phone the Drought Hotline on 1800 20 20.

For further information and referrals contact Judy Wilkinson, Rural Solutions SA Snowtown, on (08) 8866 2287 or mobile 0401 122 049.

Sharon Bell can be contacted on (08) 8675 8307 or mobile 0427 758 307. Email [email protected]

By Celeste Lustosa

It’s school holidays and once again par-ents wonder what to

do to keep the children busy.

Search no more as the Children’s Holiday Activi-ties from the Roxby Downs Community Library gives

your kids some great fun options.

On Tuesday, April 6 the activities theme was Fly-ing Dragons and the kids loved it! It was one hour of entertainment where the children could socialise and learn in a safe envi-ronment.

But if you missed that one, there’s still time to book for the next session, which happens in the Li-brary on Tuesday, April 13, from 10 to 11am.

Th e theme for this ses-sion will be Vikings and Dragons and it will include a story and activity.

“We are working on this theme now because of the movie that has just come out and has been at the lo-cal movies, so it made sense to work on a topic that the children have been excited about,” said Marie Trezise.

Th e activities are for chil-dren from 5 to 13 years old and if your child is younger than that, they will require assistance so make sure a responsible adult sticks around during the session.

Bookings are essential so make sure you call 8671 0660 to guarantee a spot for your little Viking.

Stress is something that everyone feels from time to time. In fact a little bit of stress can often be useful. Why? Because it prepares us for challenging and diffi cult situations ahead. It does this by making

us more alert and focusing on the task in hand as well as increasing our strength and stamina.

When we’re stressed chemicals called hormones fl oat around in our blood. It’s these chemicals that then work on diff erent parts of our bodies to give us the feel-ings that we know as ‘stress’.

Th ings like making our hearts beat faster, our lungs breathe quicker and our blood pressure higher.

Sometimes though, stress can build up and become more of a problem. It can lead to things like feeling depressed or craving drugs and alcohol to try and cope with the pressure.

Th ere are lots of diff erent situations that can cause us to feel high stress levels. Th ese might include moving to a new town, being bullied at school, suff ering the break up of a relationship or pressure from family members to be successful.

Intense stress is also often felt when people are in danger, for example when they’re being abused emotionally, sexually or physically.

So what are the signs of being over stressed?Psychological/Emotional Signs of Stress include:• Feeling angry or irritable; for example ‘snapping’ at people• Feeling anxious, ‘on edge’ or worried• Avoiding other people • Crying • Moodiness, feeling frustrated with things that normally don't bother you • Low self-esteem or lack of confi dence • Panic attacks • Depression or sadnessPhysical Signs of Stress include:• Upset stomach, diarrhoea or feeling sick• Headache • Backache • Tense muscles• Shaking and sweating• Unable to sleep • Eating too much or too little • Faster heart rate and faster breathing

So if you think that you or a friend might be experiencing high levels of stress, what can you do about it?

Here are a few tips to help get you started:• Have a go at some exercise. It’s a great way to relieve stress and get rid of

pent up energy. It doesn’t matter what type of exercise you pick. Just fi nd something that you like and give it a go.

• Hang out with friends• Take some deep breaths. Breathing exercises can really help to relax you

and defuse stressful situations. Th ey can calm you down and help you to focus on what you need to do.

• Set yourself realistic goals and look for diff erent ways of achieving them. Take a few moments to plan your time and give yourself opportunity to meet deadlines such as school assignments or work commitments.

• Try to avoid things which will make your body’s engine work even faster like coff ee, tea and other caff eine - containing drinks.

• Speak to someone who can help. Options include a trusted friend or relative, your

local GP (family doctor), a counsellor or mental health worker.

• Come and have a chat with a doctor or nurse at FliipSyde Youth Health Service in Roxby. We’re open every second Th ursday morning at Roxby Downs Area School and afternoon at Roxby Youth Centre.

Tel. (08) 8648 5720 for an FREE and CONFIDENTIAL appointment.

• Try phoning the Youth Healthline on 1300 131 719.

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Last week’s Hot Topic: “Do you think South Aus-tralia needs to have extended Daylight Savings again next year?”

Keep it shorter. Th is year was way too long for fami-lies with small kids.Th e Family Guy, Roxby

If I had my way Daylight Saving would be cut out altogether. Let’s join Queensland and Western AustraliaJR, RD

Yes, absolutely. It shouldn’t even be a question, where are kids supposed to ride their bikes now? Th ey are not allowed on the footpaths and it’s dan-gerous on the roads. A new BMX track is the only logical thing to do.Kim S.

Clearly whoever the Secret Shopper is, has no idea the pressure which is on shops in the mall as of late. Take a step back and let us do our job.Local Worker, Roxby

All you people who say there is no need for a BMX track in Roxby are mentally challenged. I always saw kids at the track and I have friends who have kids that are now upset because the track is gone and have nowhere to ride. I have taken my young girls to the skate park several times to ride their scooters and they are always intimidated by the older youth that are there using the park and have spoken to parents that feel the same way. What better reason to build a new track next to the cop shop. All the dirt is there already and as a parent would feel safer letting my girls ride there because of the police being so close. Wake-up to yourselves after all you do call this a family town.C.

After reading the local paper about drop off for school kids Arcoona Street is ideal. Why do peo-ple persist in dropping off the kids before cross-ing on Richardson Place when there is ample parking there at 8 am. Th is is a safety issue for our kids also when drivers take up two lanes on Richardson Place blocking the traffi c fl ow.Safety Conscious

I am so glad cricket season is over and now we can look forward to the real fun sport season – footy!!!!!Footy fan, Roxby

I think daylight saving is annoying and should not be extended in SA. It is just something to mess up with our body, getting used to the time change.Annoyed Roxby girl

Th e newsagency looks amazing! Th ey used the space so nicely and there’s a bigger range of products. Loved it.Roxby Shopaholic

Th e Easter Walking of the Cross in Roxby was beautiful. It’s good to see that some people still celebrate what Easter is really about and not only think it’s a date to eat chocolates. We should teach the children better about these celebrations.CJ

Billy Cart was great fun, very well organised and family oriented. Defi nitely a good day out with the family.Billy Cart Racer, Roxby

All this talk about hard times is wearing a little thin. According to the census Roxby Downs is the sixth richest area in South Australia. What are shop owners doing to get the local dollar? Some even closed their doors over Easter and did not bother telling anyone they were going to take a holiday. I tried dining out one night the place wasn’t open. Went for a snack and the takeaway and other well known franchise weren’t open! Doesn’t look good when locals don’t know what’s going on. For visitors it was like Roxby wasn’t open for business. Next time when the last person leaving Roxby please lock the gate!Th e Secret Shopper

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Each year, the Leukaemia Foundation is amazed at the generosity and enthusiasm of Australians who participate in the World’s Greatest Shave. In 2010, we have seen no exception with an amazing $565,000 raised by South Australians so far. People from all walks of life have generously put their hair on the line to raise funds for essential patient support and vital research into better treat-ments and cures.

Over 10,000 Australians will be diagnosed with a leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma or a related blood disorder this year. Th e diseases develop with little warning, requiring inten-

sive, severe and lengthy treatment that can start virtually overnight meaning immediate family and employment disruption.

Th e funds raised will go a long way in help-ing patients in SA. Each day, the Leukaemia Foundation provides free patient transport, ‘home away from home’ accommodation for patients and their families, information, edu-cational programs, emotional and practical support. Th e Foundation also funds millions of dollars of vital blood cancer research, in-cluding a number of researchers based here in South Australia. With blood cancer now the second largest cancer killer in Australia, it’s

vital that we continue to work to fi ght these diseases.

On behalf of the Leukaemia Foundation and the many patients and families we sup-port each year, I would like to thank each of the people who made the choice to ‘Be Brave and Shave’! And to the tens of thousands of friends, family members and colleagues who supported them, thank you for your gener-osity.

Simon MatthiasGeneral ManagerTh e Leukaemia FoundationSouth Australia / Northern Territory

Everybody has been through it at one time or another - making a decision that doesn’t please everyone.

Spare a thought for our own Municipal Council Works Manager Peter Keller who has been lambasted over his decision to go ahead with re turfi ng the two major playing areas in the town in the past couple of weeks.

Th e replanting of very worn and hard playing areas behind the school and on the main town oval were long overdue and with just a small window of opportunity between cricket and football seasons and cold winter snaps, some people are being a little put out.

In reality this is short term pain for long term gain!Cricketers did it tough on their grand fi nal day, but no one can say

the result, albeit a surprise and a very low score, had anything to do with the playing surface. It was more likely grand fi nal nerves that tipped the balance. Similarly footballers are now upset with just a week or two before the kick-off and no-where to train!

What everyone has to remember it will take about six weeks before

the playing surfaces are back to a decent coverage, but it will be the last time these ovals will need such drastic re coring and replanting. Th is is the fi rst major replant since the ovals were established back when the town was fi rst developed.

Critics only have to hark back to the state of the Docklands Sta-dium in Melbourne a few weeks ago. It was hard and patchy during the pre-season cup and AFL clubs weren’t jumping up and down because they knew it had to be replanted and top dressed at that time or not at all.

Local clubs should also double check just how much they pay for the use of the oval and facilities during the respective cricket and foot-ball seasons to fi nd they are on a very “good wicket” so to speak.

Yes, Peter Keller is the man in the hot seat, but remember he too has to live in the town and isn’t making decisions lightly. Th e window of opportunity here coincided with availability of the contractors.

At the end of the day this is a move that will improve the playing conditions for all.

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What is your idea of the perfect ski holiday? Great snow? Gentle slopes, or steeps for thrills?

A variety of resorts? A buzzing après scene and the backdrop of picturesque scenery?

With its sky’scraping mountain ranges and picturesque valleys, Queenstown is an exhilarating alpine resort showcas-ing majestic lakes, crystal clear air and amazing views from everywhere. Home to Coronet Peak and Th e Remarkables ski areas, Queenstown is a vibrant win-ter playground for ski and snowboard enthusiasts.

However it’s just as active off the slopes with jet boating, bungy jumping, trekking and a host of other adrenalin-pumping thrills making the area famous. Th ere’s also a permanent buzz in the downtown area where you’ll fi nd a lively café/bar scene and excellent shopping. With so much to see and do, the tricky part is making time to fi t all the excite-ment in! Th ose after a more relaxing time can also indulge in the award-winning vineyards that surround the town, ex-plore the arts trail or enjoy a game of golf on one of the area’s worldclass courses.

Before the Big White arrives this sea-son, grab your FREE copy of ANZCRO’s Winter Magic 2010 brochure from Flight Centre Whyalla and take advantage of winter early bird discounts on off er for ski lift passes, cars, motorhomes, sight-seeing and accommodation.

At only $79 per person per day, the NZ Superpass – a ski lift ticket that can be exchanged for selected local sightseeing – off ers fantastic value. For those looking for your fi rst taste of the snow, Ski and Snowboard Starter Packs are a ‘Must’ including two 1.5 hour group lessons, a beginner lift pass and skis boots and poles or snowboard and boots from just $119 per person.

Incorporate either of these with a seven night Queenstown Car and Ac-commodation package starting from as low as $369 per person, twin share and you’ll be enjoying a New Zealand winter before you know it!

Try NZ this winterCome and experience New Zealand as it

transforms into a stunning Winter Wonderland.

Look no further as New Zealand has all this plus more, so why not take your next ski holiday in New Zea-land? Now is the time to plan your ski holiday.

Th ere has never been a better time to book your New Zealand ski holiday with cheap fl ights across the Tasman and value for money ski packages on off er throughout the countries pre-miere ski resorts. Many packages in-clude an exchangeable ski pass, which makes it possible to swap snow ac-tivities for off -mountain activities.

Geography to be admired - New Zealand is the perfect location for great snow sport experiences, with ideal geography producing the al-titude and attitude required for spectacular snow sport conditions. Tectonic forces at work in the South Island have created the Southern Alps, a range of mountains 550 kilo-metres long that’s being forced eter-nally skyward. Already more than 3,700 metres tall in places, these mountains are still growing at a rate of seven millimetres a year. In the North Island, volcanism can take the credit for some massive snow sport opportunities. Mount Ruapehu, the largest of three huge volcanoes that form Tongariro National Park, reaches to nearly 2,800 metres above sea level.

Most of New Zealand’s ski areas open in mid-June and close around the beginning of October, provid-ing more than four months of fun for skiers and riders. While every fi eld is unique, they all off er recently upgraded facilities and terrain that ranges from easy-going beginners’

slopes to challenging black diamond runs. If you’re after a more gentle ap-proach, the ski-fi elds have excellent slopes and learners’ areas specifi cally dedicated to novice skiers. Or, if you want a mountain all to yourself, heli-skiing will take you to remote slopes and glaciers far from the reach of road transport.

When your muscles need a day off from the slopes, there’s plenty to do in the local resort towns nearby the ski-fi elds. Take a blast in a jet boat, swing from a bungy or use your cur-rency advantage to shop up a storm. At night, off -mountain après ski en-ergy keeps bars and clubs going until the small hours.

WanakaOver the Crown Range from

Queenstown is Wanaka, a lakeside town that serves four world class ski and snowboard resorts. Cardrona Al-pine Resort is loved for its wide open groomed slopes, terrain parks and family atmosphere, with a compre-hensive kid’s centre. Th e high-speed chairlift in the Captain’s Basin means less time in queues and more time on the slopes.

Across the Cardrona Valley on the Pisa Range are Snow Park NZ, the Southern Hemisphere’s only dedi-cated freestyle resort for boarders and skiers, and the Snow Farm with 55 kilometres of well groomed cross country trails for beginners through to expert. Snow Park and Snow Farm both off er on-mountain accommo-dation for a true over night alpine experience.

Treble Cone is the largest ski area in the South Island and boasts some

of the longest and most exhilarating runs in New Zealand, or simply relax on the sundeck taking in the world famous views over Lake Wanaka.

Christchurch and Canterbury Just a three hour direct fl ight from

the Australian eastern seaboard you will arrive at Christchurch Interna-tional Airport, New Zealand’s Tour-ism Gateway.

Located in the centre of the South Island’s east coast, the pic-turesque city of Christchurch is the perfect launch-pad for an unfor-gettable New Zealand ski holiday, or starting point to explore one of the many ski-fields in Christch-urch’s big backyard, Canterbury. Pre or apre ski enjoy exploring Christchurch, Th e Garden City.

Th is boutique city has a unique blend of contemporary lifestyle with an understated English fl avour. Jump on and off the vintage tram at your leisure and explore modern galler-ies, open-air markets, the charm-ing Art Centre, boutique shops and coff ee hot spots. Or enjoy the city’s riverside restaurants and bars, in the comfort of warm sheltered seat-ing, or fi re-side in a hidden laneway - don’t miss out on the Winter Gar-den ice-rink in Cathedral Square. From Christchurch, head across the broad open expanses of the Canter-bury Plains to the ski-town of Meth-ven.

At your leisure, carry on south via the scenic drive and shouldering Southern Alps to the resort towns of Queenstown and Wanaka to com-plete a world-class, South Island ski experience.


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FAMILY FUN

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What could be more Australian than spending a few days enjoying a stunning creek bed setting complete with a remarkable mountain backdrop, listening to a dynamic blend of rock, folk and country music, celebrat-ing the Australian bush in one of our most picturesque places—Melrose, South Australia?

“Rock the Mount” headlined by Lee Kernaghan’s ‘Plan-et Country Tour’ is a full weekend of entertainment. Kicking off with live music and market stalls in Melrose’s picturesque main street on Friday night there’s plenty of action and excitement for all.

Darren Carr’s Big Breakfast Show will be a hit with all ages. Darren is recognised as Australia’s number one stand up Ventriloquist and his cast of crazy characters deliver hilarious entertainment. With Darren’s special blend of Ventriloquism, comedy and music this is without doubt a laugh out loud show.

At midday, the serious and not so serious business of ute mustering gets underway for the fi ercely contested Remarkable Ute Muster. With live entertainment and attracting utes of all categories, this is the perfect lead in to a sensational night of music.

Lee’s latest hit album ‘Planet Country’ is a documen-tary of present day Australia in song. Recorded in Sydney and Nashville, it tells the tale of the real Australia. Lee’s special guests on the Planet Country Tour are rising star Markus Meier and 2008 Telstra Road to Tamworth win-ner Jasmine Rae. She may be small in stature but she’s got one powerhouse of a voice.

Th ey’ll be joined on stage by the outgoing and ener-getic Tania Kernaghan and the musical magic of The McClymonts.

Wind up your weekend at the North Star Hotel’s Cel-ebration of Food and Wine. Relax on the deck, take in the view and enjoy live mu-sic while you sample region-al food and the award-win-ning wines of the Southern Flinders Ranges.

Melrose ’s southern Flinders Ranges location, only 2 ½ hours leisurely drive from Adelaide, makes

this historic town an ideal location for a weekend com-bining outstanding live music, side-splitting comedy, remarkable utes and much, much more.

April 16-18, 2010: save the dates on your calendar and get set to Rock the Mount.

For more information: www.remarkablefestivals.com.au, or phone 0438 888 307.

Check out this week’s Monitor for a weekend package prize of tickets and accommodation.

Tania Kernaghan will be apppearing with her big brother at Melrose.

Lee Kernaghan will be featured in an exclusive interview with Millie Thomas next week.

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yard bullies? Issues with confi dence, responsibil-ity or self motivation?

Puberty is a tough time for everyone, and every child deals with it diff er-ently. For those who take the wrong path, or tend towards a reclusive nature there is a program specifi -cally designed to set these children down the path of success.

Operation Flinders Foundation is a South Australian based charita-ble organisation that runs award winning programs for young offenders and young people at risk. It is an eight day exercise that accommodates children between the ages of 14 and 18 years old, based in the Flinders Ranges. Th e teens are reduced to the basics, no showers, no toilets, no beds, with the daily task of walking between fi ve to fi fteen kilometres to each camp, usually totalling around 100km by the end of the exercise.

A character building exercise, no doubt, con-sidering the children each carry their own belongings, including sleeping bag, eat-ing utensils, ground sheet, shelter (hootchie), wet weather gear, tent pegs, rope and water bottles and essential personal gear.

The program aims to direct troubled teens to a more fulfilling and hon-est way of life, addressing particularly issues with self esteem, leadership, moti-vation, team work and re-sponsibility.

Keeping active all day, every day of the trip, the participants learn basic bush survival skills, are taught to abseil and study the rich history and culture of the Flinders Ranges and Indigenous people.

Being stuck in the middle of nowhere eliminates the option for the children to “opt out” early in the pro-gram. Incredulous, really, the change in the attitude if children who resort to natural, old fashioned en-tertainment as opposed to sitting in front of the televi-sion, Xbox, PSP, Nintendo, Playstation or listening to their Ipods, talking on their phones, driving their cars or drinking. Or both. Sepa-ration from society seems to be the key…

Operation Flinders needs our help!Operation Flinders needs our help!

Th e program has been in operation since 1991, but has only been operating out of Roxby Downs for the last two years, thanks to the help of Scott Sau-erwald. Scott saw the type of trouble some youth in Roxby constantly found themselves in and rose to the challenge of finding change.

Th e program was initiat-ed and designed by Pamela Murray -White, former Captain in the Australian Army and school teacher. Pam sought and received assistance from local De-fence Force personnel to set up a program for these young people. Th e Army provided personnel, stores and logistic support, with-out which the program would have been unable to function.

From a program that as-sisted a mere 35 children

in 1991, to a larger attend-ance of 320 in 2008 and 2009, the numbers speak for themselves.

Nationally recognised and accredited, Operations Flinders was honoured as a winner and the only South Australian entrant to the Australian Crime and Violence Awards. “It provides the children with life changing experiences and life long mentors”, said Scott.

Th is year, however, the program for Roxby children has hit a snag. Although BHPB have graciously funded the event for the last two years (and contin-ue to do so this year), there is still insuffi cient funding for the trip to go ahead.

Th e program needs dona-tions of fuel or fuel money and the help of volunteers to drive a 4WD, transport-ing the children to and

from the base camp in the Flinders, up the Borefi eld Road. The program this year will be operating from June 23 until June 30.

Monodelphous has in the past kindly donated a work vehicle and employee to help with transporting.

To hire a bus there and back would cost an esti-mated price of $7,000, so here’s an appeal to contrac-tors, town businesses and individuals alike to help sponsor this project and improve the lives of our youth.

“If we cannot get fund-ing, the program will not go ahead this year,” said Scott.

D onat ions c an b e made to Scott Sauerwald by contacting him on 0418 894 917 or Michelle Hayes at the Council, who acts as the treasurer for this outfi t.

NEWSMonitorThe


APOMA have been considering the benefi ts of transferring their assets to the Outback Trust.

Under such arrangements the Trust would asked to take over the management and maintenance of the towns assets such as the Town Hall, cemeteries, the RSL Park and historic cottages

APOMA Chairman Peter Allen says, “Th e concept and its pluses and minuses will be put forward at a town meeting ex-pected to be held by late April.

Th e community has a lot to consider in relation to this proposal.

“One of the issues is that while called assets these facilities are actually liabilities to the community who do not have the fi -nancial resources or volunteers to operate and maintain these important community facilities.

“A good example is the Town Hall which is an integral part of our community life.

If the Hall needed emergency mainte-nance or a necessary upgrade which af-fected its viability there would be no funds available. In such circumstances the hall

would remain closed and fall into disre-pair unless community volunteers raised money and, or, undertook the repair work themselves. “

The land is dedicated land, and as such, cannot be sold so is of no monetary value to the community. While some community assets are obvi-ous others can be more contentious such a skate park.

In most areas all these facilities would generally be managed by a Council.

Mr Allen said, “It’s most obvious so-lution seems to be if these assets where professionally managed and maintained but we have yet to receive feedback from our community.

APOMA have an open mind to the best way forward and we look forward to work-ing this through with the Trust and the Government.”

Th is issue is not just about Andamooka and has potentially far reaching conse-quences when you consider the Trust has 32 towns under its managements.

Andamookan Billy Carts in action

For appointments call Lyn’s office Phone: 8645 7800

Fax: 8645 0713 Email: [email protected]

Westland Shopping Centre Whyalla Norrie, SA 5608

Working with the community,For the community.

Lyn Breuer MP

Member for Giles

HAITI EMERGENCY APPEAL. CALL 1300 884 233

A powerful earthquake has devastated Haiti. UNICEF is urgently

appealing for funds.

Millions have been made homeless in this already desperately poor country. They need immediate relief – medical supplies, water, food and shelter.

Donate now by calling 1300 884 233, or go online to www.unicef.org.au

UNICEF is the United Nations Children’s Fund.

If excess funds are raised they will be used for similar emergencies.

Assets transfer

The future management of the Andamooka Town Hall as with other community

facilities is under consideration.

Andamooka Challenge

Roxby Downs Andamooka are

offi cially challeng-ing Roxby Downs

Billy Cart racers to a Do or Die Billy Cart Race.

While Andamookians were thrilled with the suc-cess of Roxby’s Billy Cart Race Day they were quick

to point out to the rela-tively young brash Roxby Community that when it comes to Billy Cart racing Andamooka has a long history and believe they could show the local rac-ers a thing or two.

“Billy Cart racing has been a regular event at out

October long weekend cel-ebrations for years and we would be keen to challenge these newcomers on either our track or their track or over both.

“Andamooka will send a written challenge to the Roxby Billy Cart organisers shortly”, said Peter Allen

APOMA is seek-ing interested people in taking

life guard and fi rst aid courses at Andamooka in October.

It is essential that people willing to take the course contact Th eresa Goldfi eld on 0427 334 883 because the availability of the courses will depend on

how many people are in-terested.

Th e courses will happen in October and bookings have to be made by the end of July.

Andamooka News in Brief

Andamooka’s web site ‘andamooka.sa.au’ is now linked direct to the Roxby Downs community web site roxbydowns.com and ‘themonitor.com.au’ to facilitate easy access for those searching for in-formation across the two communities.

APOMA and the com-munity of Andamooka wish to pass on a giant vote of thanks to the Department of Trans-port and Infrastructure who provided additional funding available to re-pair roads in and around Andamooka after severe damage was incurred during the recent fl ood-ing.

Th anks heaps

Andamooka will have

approximately one kilo-

metre of bitumen road

laid during next Sep-

tember.

More on roads

The local Anzac Day ceremony will commence at 9am at RSL Park,

followed by an eggs and bacon breakfast.

Andamooka’s Anzac Day

Web pages link-up

Expressions of interest

APOMA is plan-ning to restore t h e a n n u a l

Andamo ok a O p a l Festival to its former glory.

In the distant past An-damooka attracted thou-sands of people to its an-nual October event.

Interest in the event has waned over the years but recent times have started to raise the events profi le again thanks to OPOMA and the Opal Hotel.

While not releasing all the details APOMA Chair-man Peter Allen said, “Th is year the three day event

will be totally organised by APOMA.

“It will include a Satur-day Night Gala event with Adelaide’s Internationally acclaimed Rocky River Band. Another feature of weekend will be a Golf Classic on the revived Andamooka Golf Course and plenty of rides, games and activities and the per-ennial favourite Billy Cart racing.”

More news of activi-ties will be released closer to the date but put this date in your diary now, the Long Weekend in October.

Opal Festival bigger and better

Cozza doing his bit in the keg rolling.

Andamookacommunity newsletter

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

LIFESTYLEMonitorThe

Thursday, April 8-, 2010 – Page 15

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HAVE YOUR SAY . . .

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business.”

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Hayley and Chelsea Wagner

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ucts.”

Jess McKinnon

“I walked in and felt refreshed and thought it was love-ly and has glorious presentation. It was enticing - I wanted

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WHAT’S ON

ROXBY DOWNS’ LUTHERAN CHURCH10:30am every Sunday of the month5:30pm 3rd Sunday of each month9:30am every Sunday during school terms

FAITHWORKS’ CHRISTIAN CHURCHAn Assemblies Church meets every Sunday 9.30 am at Roxby Downs Catholic School LibraryKeith Moody Phone: 0414 570 871

ST. BARBARA’S PARISH CATHOLIC CHURCH78 Pioneer Drive, Roxby Downs24th April Sat. 6.00pm [only one]No Mass Sun. 25th ANZAC DaySat 10th & 17th April 6.00pm Readings & Communion

ANDAMOOKA/ROXBY BIBLE CHURCH10:00am Sundays, Worship Service 6.30pm Fridays, Kids Club, 7 years + Phone: 8672 7213

ROXBY DOWNS COMMUNITY CHURCH10am Sunday Worship. For other events & activities phone Alison 8671 1032

CHURCH

Community members are welcome to attend any meeting of the Roxby Downs Community Board, Fo-rums and Partnerships - see schedule on the Commu-nity Matters page. For more information call Michelle Hales on 8671 0010ROTARY CLUB - ROXBY DISTRICT1st and 3rd Monday of the month For more information contact Sandy Sumsion ph: 0400 366 619ANDAMOOKA OPAL GIRL GUIDESAndamooka Community Hall Mondays from 5:00pm to 7:00pmPhone: 0427 072 710OUTBACK MULTI-CULTURAL GROUPPhone: 8671 2892

COMMUNITY MEETINGS

VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE8:30am - 5:00pm Monday to Friday9:00am - 12:00pm Saturday and SundayPhone: 8671 2001CULTURAL & LEISURE PRECINCT - MOVIESTuesday, Friday, Saturday & SundayPhone: 8671 2001ROXBY DOWNS TODDLERS’ STORY TIME 9:30am - 11:00am Tuesday & Thursday (repeated)Meet at Roxby Downs Library during school Terms OnlyANDAMOOKA TODDLERS’ STORY TIME10:30am Monday - Fun for 1-4 years. Phone: 8672 7018Meet at Andamooka Community LibraryPLAYGROUP - St. Barbara’s Parish School Wednesday 9:30am & Thursday 1:00pmCall School: 8671 3207PLAYGROUP - Roxby Downs Kindergarten9:30am - 11:00am Friday. Contact Kylie 8671 2447 ANDAMOOKA PLAYGROUP 9:00am - 10:00am TuesdayROXBY DOWNS’ HEALTH SERVICES COFFEE MORNING9:30am - 11:00am ThursdayMeet at the Dunes CaféRAPTORS CYCLING CLUB8:00am SundaySocial bike riding group. Meet at Stuart Road roundaboutROXBY DOWNS CHILDCARE6:30am-5:30pm Monday to FridayPhone: 8671 0911ANDAMOOKA CHILDCARE7:30am-5:30pm Monday to Friday

LAW ENFORCEMENT TORCH RUN “FLAME OF HOPE” AND “RUN WITH THE LAW”Thursday 15th April - 10.00am-10.30am @ From Standpipe Motel to Gladstone Square, Port Augusta. The “Flame of Hope” torch has travelled from Queens-land, NSW, Victoria & Tasmania into SA accompa-nied by law enforcement officers in a tradition that commenced in the USA over 29 years ago. Special Olympics athletes from the region will also run in this event in support of the National Special Olympics to be held in Adelaide 19 - 24 April 2010. Members of the public are invited to join in the run but MUST be registered at www.runwiththelaw.com.au prior to the event. The community of Port Augusta are asked to show their support during the run & at the ceremony in Gladstone Square.Organising Body:Law Enforcement Torch Run SA (SA Police)Call for info: Inspector Scott Allison 8172 5260 or further info at www.runwiththelaw.com.au

EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT

MT DARE HOTEL - 8am – 9pm Open every dayOUTBACK COMMUNITY GARDENS - Phone: 8671 2892ROXBY ROAD SAFE - Phone: 8671 2892

GENERAL INFORMATION

ROXBY DOWNS’ FAMILY PRACTICEPhone: 8671 3231

ROXBY DOWNS’ MEDICAL PRACTICE9:00am-5:00pm Monday to FridaySaturday morning by appointment. Phone: 8671 1900

VISITING ALLIED HEALTH SERVICEDIABETES EDUCATOR - 8,9 & 23 AprilPhone: 86485706OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST - 8,9 & 23 April Phone: 86485800SPEECH PATHOLOGIST - 8,9 & 23 AprilPhone: 86485800PHYSIOTHERAPIST - 8 & 9 AprilPhone: 86485800COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH WORKER - 8,9 & 23 AprilPhone: 86485800DIETICIAN - 23 AprilPhone: 86485800PODIATRIST - 23 AprilPhone: 86485500CAMHS - 8 & 9 April(CHILD & ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE)PHARMACY - 8 & 9 AprilDASSA - 23 April

HEARING SERVICES9:00am-2:30pm Monday to FridayPhone:1800 006 303DOCTOR’S NEW SPECIALISED DRUGPhone: 1800 700 270 (Number for Medicare Use)ROXBY DOWNS’ FAMILY AND YOUTH OFFICERCrisis and relationship counselling, mediation and support.Phone: 8671 2892CRISIS CARE COUNSELLINGUniting Care Wesley Port AugustaRegional Women’s and Children’s Support Services: 1800 655 716 Crisis care line:13 16 11For immediate response if feeling stressed call 0428 326 529 to speak with a counsellor 24/7BREASTFEEDING ROXBY DOWNS’ GROUP1:30pm - 3:00pm Third Tuesday of the month.At the Roxby Downs Public Library.

HEALTH

across the region

Support Roxby’s newest playground and family reserveThe Friends of Community Playgrounds will be upgrading the

Curdimurka ReserveYou can support this community project and become part of

Roxby’s history by buying paversAll funds will be used to provide new play equipment and

facilities such as shade, seating and picnic areasApplication forms are available and payments can be made at

Alliance One and Big Sky Credit Unions Corporate Sponsorship Packages available

For further information contact Petra Noble on 8671 9020

Make your mark on Roxby


EMPLOYMENT/CLASSIFIEDSMonitorThe

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A&J Noske Paving Building ContractorsAll aspects of paving and retaining walls

Concrete work brickwork and ceramic tilingalso rock style pavers made on site no cutting or transportPompei style wood pizza ovens also constructed on site

Goverment • Commercial • Residential FREE QUOTES

Contact: 0418833576telephone 08 8671 1353 facsimile 08 8671 2229

[email protected] Box 275 - Roxby Downs - South Australia 5725

GLAZING BUILDING PAINTING GASFITTING PLUMBING ELECTRICAL RENOVATIONS

REFRIGERATION AIRCONDITIONINGKITCHEN UPGRADES DATA & COMMUNICATION

BDL 219265 PGE 198058

Pt Pirie & Adelaide

Depots

Antique& Household RemovalsLocal, Interstate & Country Storage

Delivery Specialists

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

Fitness / Group Fitness Instructor (Casual)Pulse Fitness, located within Roxby Downs Leisure Centre requires a vibrant, energetic and Group Fitness Instructor.

The successful applicant will have

· A minimum Certificate III in fitness

· Senior First Aid & CPR

· Experience working as a Group Fitness Instructor and taking Group Fitness classes.

· Experience in any of the following classes; FREESTYLE CLASSES, HI/LOW, PUMP, FITBALL, STEP, STRETCH, SPIN, BOXING & AQUA

· A passion for the industry and be motivated to help members succeed

· Enjoy working with a team, be friendly, honest and reliable

APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TOMichael Esposito - Operations Manager Roxby Leisure

PO Box 300, Roxby Downs SA 5725Phone: 08 8671 0500 or 0448 882 186

Fax: 08 8671 0594Email: [email protected]

Cook/Kitchen Hand (Casual)An exciting opportunity exists for a Cook to join our team on a Casual basis

The successful applicant must have Hospitality experience, have a positive attitude, be customer focused, self motivated and have a drive for success. We will be hiring your personality and attitude first and your skill second.

You will be a self–starter who is able to maintain constant attention to

• Assisting functions – menus, preparation and presentation of food• Café food preparation• Assisting existing Kitchen and front of house staff• General kitchen duties

To be considered for the position, it is essential that you

• Have previous experience as a Cook• Be a competent all-rounder• Be a team player• Be reliable, punctual and hardworking• Be available to work varied shifts including occasional evenings.

APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TOMichael Esposito - Operations Manager Roxby Leisure

PO Box 300, Roxby Downs SA 5725Phone: 08 8671 0500 or 0448 882 186

Fax: 08 8671 0594Email: [email protected]

POSITIONS VACANT

Looking for a Junior footballers coach!Contact Matthew Daddow (Taita) on 0458 71 0019 or 0488 192 653.

Junior Football training commences at the Town Oval• Junior Colts and Senior Colts - Wed. 21 April @ 5pm • Under 10s and Auskick - Thur. 22 April @ 5pm

1st game for the season will be Friday 23 April at 6pm• under 10s @ 6pm • Junior Colts @ 7pm • Senior Colts @ 8pm

2010 WAFC/SANFL Level 1 Coaches CourseIn 2010 the West Adelaide FC and the SANFL will be con-ducting a Level 1 Coaches Course at the following location:• Olympic Dam Club – Sunday 18th April from 9:30amLevel 1 is a requirement needed to coach in any SANFL Affiliated league, all club coaches must be at least Level 1 accredited before they start coaching in their second year. Failure to do so could result in fines to your club or even loss of Premiership points. The cost of the course is $154 inc gst and clubs/organisations will be invoiced from the West Adelaide Football Club. Clubs can be reimbursed the fee on the satisfactory completion of the course by sending in a Submission for Funding request which can be obtained on the SANFL Community Football Website or from your League Secretary.

Please indicate your wish to attend a course via return email or fax to Andrew Taheny.

Andrew Taheny Development Coordinator SANFL•Mobile: 0428855186 • Fax: 08 8628 2932 • email: [email protected]

PUBLIC NOTICE

ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT / RECEPTIONISTOlympic Dam (Residential)• Customer service focus• Mining Operations• Global Brand• Exciting new developments!Cavpower (Cavill Power Products Pty Ltd) is the Caterpillar dealer for South Australia and Western NSW. For over 35 years, we have been providing equipment and product support services to mining, construction, industrial, marine and local government customers. Our reputation for excellence and superior customer service has enabled us to achieve continued sustained growth. Our people are upbeat and dedicated to the work they do, and right now you have an opportu-nity to become part of our growing team. Working within a diversifi ed and multicultural environment, the successful applicant will be responsible for liaising with both big business customers such as BHP; aswell as other local suppliers and contractor employees on a daily basis. As the fi rst point of contact for the Cavpower business, there is a need for a strong customer service focus, administration and even accounts experience as this position will assist with many of the branches operational activities. This position reports to the Administration & Compliance Coordinator.

Duties and Responsibilities include:• General reception, including answering switchboard• Coordination and data entry of Timesheets • Data entry of purchase orders and invoices• Provide assistance where required to the Administration & Compliance Coordinator & relieve Service Administration Clerk when on leave

Skills and Experience:

•Intermediate skills in MS Offi ce•SAP experience an advantage but not essential

Join today; our success is worth being part of!

POSITIONS VACANT

www.cavpower.com

WANTED

DINING table and 6 chairs pls phone 0415466907 or text a photo.

FOR RENT

3 bedroom house, newly renovated bath-room, huge insulated shed, above ground swimming pool, out-door entertaining area, price negotiable 0427 514 572 Company or private tenants invited to apply.

FOR SALE

BALES of hay. $7 d o l l a r s e a c h @ Outback Landscaping and Gardening. Ph 86710131

NOTICEIs hereby given that the Administrator of the Roxby Downs Council on 17 March 2010 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 5.30am – 7.30am and 10.00am to 12 noon on Sunday 25 April 2010.

ROAD: Richardson Place Roxby DownsEVENT:ANZAC DAY CEREMONYADJACENT / 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 Conditions

Rule 230: Crossing the roadRule 234: Crossing the road on or near a crossing for PedestriansRule 238: Pedestrians travelling along the road.

W. J. BoehmAdministrator17 March 2010

Notice of Road ClosureSection 33 Road Traffic Act 1961

FORM 1LIQUOR LICENSING

ACT 1997NOTICE OF

APPLICATION

TM Coober Pedy Pty Ltd as trustee for TM Unit Trust has applied to the licensing authority for the transfer of a retaurant licence in respect of the premises situated at shop 4, 2 Hutchinson Street, Coober Pedy SA 5723 and known as Tom and Mary’s Greek Taverna.

The application has been set down for hearing on 05/05/2010 at 11:30 am. any person may object to the appliaction by lodging a notice of objection in the prescribed form with the liquor and gambling commissioner (and serv-ing a copy of the notice on the applicant) at least 7 days before the hearing date (viz 28/04/2010).

the appliacants address for service is:c/- Hunt & Hunt Lawyers, Level 12, 26 Flinders Street, Adelaide SA 5001 (attention: Rick Harley)

Plans relevant to the application may be in-spected without fee at the office of the Liquor and Gambling Commissioner, ninth floor East Wing, 50 Grenfell St, Adelaide SA 5000. ph: 8226 8410 fax: 8226 8512 email:[email protected]

Dated: 29/03/2010Applicant: TM Coober Pedy Pty Ltd As trustee for TM Unit Trust

FRESH or frozen seafood available in Roxby. Call Caputo and Sons Port Pirie, Phone 86332355 or fax 86330454.

GOT something to sell, call the Monitor on 8671 2683 Monday to Friday.

The Monitor Newspaper has a position available for

a hands on Sales role.

The Sales role will require sales experience beyond

(shop) retail and customer service.

This role will also involve cold calling, local

marketing and individual deadlines and budgets

will be set.

The successful applicant will be required to start

on Tuesday, May 4, 2010.

Applications close on Friday, April 23 and should be

addressed to:

The Monitor Newspaper

PO Box 72, Roxby Downs SA 5725

E - [email protected]

For further information please call

Ray Goldie on 0411 553 688.

Sales Position COMMUNITY NOTICEThe Monitor Newspaper wishes to advise the Roxby Downs Community of changes to the management of community notice boards.

From the April 12, 2010 any notice to be included on the community notice board in Richardson Place and/or in the Dunes Cafe located at Roxby Downs Cultural and Leisure precinct need to be lodged at:

The Monitor newspaper office, 6 Richardson Place, Roxby Downs Phone: 8671 2683Email: [email protected]

To advertise

here contact

The Monitor

on 8671 2683


Office hours Monday to Friday

9am to 5pm Phone: 8671 0010

Fax: 8671 0452

To connect your electricity supply, you are required to lodge the paper work with the Council before 3pm on the day of connection. When vacating a property, you are required to lodge the paperwork with the Council 2 – 3 days prior to the requested final meter reading date. If you would like this paperwork faxed or emailed, feel free to contact us at the above number.

ARE YOU MOVING INTO OR OUT OF A PROPERTY AT

ROXBY DOWNS?

Web: www.roxbycouncil.com e-mail: [email protected] After hours Emergencies, please phone 0419 892 870.

Meter reads for 31st March 2010 quarter will commence approximately Monday 29th March 2010. Please ensure gates are unlocked and meters are accessible. Accounts for the March quarter will be issued on the 15th April 2010.

WATER

We would like to bring to your attention the possibility of the dangers around the home swimming pool. Please ensure that pools are surrounded by child proof fencing, that the fence has required locking devices, is the correct height, and has a clearance to avoid climbing.If your pool is deeper than 300 millimetres and has a filtration system then you will be required to seek council approval.Information regarding the latest standards and regulations can be obtained from the Roxby Downs Council Office or on the Planning SA website www.planning.sa.gov.auPlease note that it is an offence to fill a swim-ming pool with water if an appropriate safety barrier has not been installed. Council takes the matter of life safety associated with swim-ming pools very seriously.Council is currently undertaking random compliance inspections regarding Swim-ming Pool safety barriers associated with Approved Swimming Pools throughout the township of Roxby Downs. These inspections are aimed at ensuring the approved safety barrier has been installed appropriately and that the pool is adequately fenced with a complying swimming pool safety barrier.

HOME POOL SAFETY

C O U N C I L S N I P P E T S

Service SA operates at the Council Office on Wednesday and Thursdays ONLY, between the hours of 9.00am and 4.30pm. Council provides Transport Services including Vehicle and Boat Registrations and Licensing Trans-actions. No learner written theory tests will commence after 4.00pm. All enquiries can be directed to: 131084

SERVICE SA

DOG REGISTRATION:• Any unregistered dogs will attract an expiation fine of $80.00. This expiation can be repeated every 14 days until the dog is registered.• All registered dogs MUST wear their tags, otherwise a fine will be imposed.• 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. WARNING: Dogs registered with another Council are NOT considered to be registered within our Council. An Expiation Notice will be issued if not registered with us. Proof of registration with another council is required and only incurs a minimal transfer fee.• Council would like to advise that due to a new Council by-law; only two dogs are allowed per property. Written application to the council for approval of more dogs is required.• Council are receiving many complaints about barking dogs. If you have a complaint, please come into the council and collect the relevant complaint form. If you would like a booklet on ways to stop your dog barking, please come into the council and ask for your copy.

CAT REGISTRATION:• New Council By-Laws require all cat owners to register their cats. Cats mustbe desexed and micro chipped before registration and proof taken to the Council office between 9.00 am – 5.00 pm Monday to Friday prior to registration.• New By-Laws also make it a requirement that all cats are to be restrained to the owner’s property• Registration fee for a micro chipped and desexed cat is $28.00. A fine of $80.00 will be imposed for any unregistered cats and if wandering at large a further $80.00 expiation fine will be imposed.• Council would like to advise that due to a new Council by-law; only two cats are allowed per property. Written application to the council for approval of more than two cats is required.• If you are having problems with stray cats, the council hires out cat traps for a refundable bond, just come into the council office. Once caught, council will collect both the trap and the animal.• Council is offering to anyone wanting to dispose of their cat/s to sign them over to Council and they will hand them over to the Vet for re-housing or humane disposal.

DOG & CAT MATTERS

OPAL ROAD LANDFILL AND RECYCLING ON GOSSE:The refuse centre is open from 1pm – 6pm, seven days a week. This is a FREE service and is located on Opal Road (just after BP on the left). Recy-cling can be taken to either the landfill or BSH Waste Solutions on Gosse Street. All enquiries can be made to: 8671 1154.

WASTE MANAGEMENT

2009/10 rates have been declared. Third quarters’ rates for this financial year were issued on 15.02.10. Payment is due on 17.03.10. If you did not receive a notice or have any enquiries please contact Bronnie Warren on 8671 0010 during office hours.

RATES

Meter reads for 31st March 2010 quarter will commence approximately Monday 29th March 2010. Please ensure gates are unlocked and meters are accessible.

ELECTRICITY

• Notice is hereby given that on 17th March 2010 the Administrator of the Roxby Downs Council made the order that commencing 5.30am - 7.30am and 10.00am to 12 noon on Sunday 25 April 2010, that Richardson Place adjoining Burgoyne Street, Arcoona Street and Norman Place Tavern Road, will be closed al-lowing for the Anzac Day Ceremony. The road closure gives police and emergency vehicles involved in this event exemption.

ROAD CLOSURES

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F eral pigs are thriving in conditions in South Australia’s far north-east, as fl oodwaters come down the Cooper

Creek from Queensland.Th e Environment Department says feral pigs

are the second most destructive pest to the agri-cultural industry after rabbits.

It has recently removed 50 pigs from the In-namincka Regional Reserve and Coongie Lakes region.

Department spokesman Alex Clarke says they are having a devastating impact on the region’s biodiversity.

“Th ey are known to have quite serious impacts on a number of federally-listed threatened spe-

cies, like amphibians - so frogs, birds, also plants and invertebrates,” he said.

“Pigs like to burrow in the mud, so they pull out things like earthworms and yabbies.”

Mr Clarke says they are a threat to the interna-tionally signifi cant wetlands at Innamincka and Coongie Lakes.

“Th ey cause quite a bit of physical damage, which is quite apparent to the waterways - where pigs are,” he said.

“If you go to somewhere like Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory, I think, they would root up whole fi elds looking for water chestnuts and it’s quite remarkable - you see a whole fi eld that’s literally been uprooted.”

Feral pigs pose wetlands threat

A s Queensland fl ood-waters flow down the Murray-Darling

system, some fear cane toads will make their way into South Australia.

Ian Henschke, presenter of ABC Stateline said, “Cane toads have long been pests in Queens-land and they’re moving into the Northern Territory and north-ern NSW.

“South of the tropics people may think they’re not a threat but as one expert said, South Australians should be vigilant.”

While the Queensland fl ood-waters is music to the ears of irrigators and conservationists alike it could come an uninvited guest.

According to Associate Pro-fessor Mike Tylor, of the Univer-sity of Adelaide the cane toads have got up into the head waters of the Darling. Given the volume of water there’s every chance that they will come down the river and into South Australia.

He says cane toads are slowly making their way downstream and these fl oodwaters will give them a big push.

“Just imagine up here at Long-reach going down the Th ompson River, here you’ve got a popu-lation of frogs, it fl oods and it brings it down in a large volume, and the place dries up, you’ve got the population at Longreach and another one further down, waiting for the next big fl ood.

“Th at’s the process by which toads and other creatures get

swept down the river.”

Mike Tyler says while cane toads are more suited to tropi-cal climates there’s every chance they could survive in parts of South Australia.

“In Mexico they go up to about 3,000 metres and there they will survive in areas where in fact there is subfreezing tem-peratures.

“Florida we associate with extremely warm temperatures, but it too can get very cold in winter. In these areas where the conditions are not perfect, they survive. It’s not the river itself but the billabongs beside it where you’ve got shallow wa-ter which is extremely warm in summer, creates ideal breeding sites,” he said

“They get into those bil-labongs; I don’t think it’s go-ing to be possible to get rid of them.”

Mike Tylor said, “When the toad arrives in a place, it eats out the insect and other food, anything that will pass between its jaws, that’s one thing and secondly, because the toad has these terrible glands upon its head, which are highly toxic, then any creature which nor-mally feeds upon frogs will feed upon toads and it too will die.

“If I was in charge I’d be putting up signs immediately, right the way down the river, with a picture of a cane toad say-ing, if you see this creature, no-tify National Parks and Wildlife. Let’s stop it from breeding.”

Cane toad warning

A Northern Territory shire council says a new, more dangerous breed of camp dog has developed in remote communities around the Territory.

This week the Northern Territory coroner voiced their concerns about violent dog attacks in communities and called for more funding to deal with the problem.

The chief executive of Roper Gulf Shire, Michael Berto, says camp dogs are in some cases getting more vicious because of inter-breeding with hunting dogs.

“I can’t speak for every dog, but generally speak-ing they are fi nding the bigger the dog with those sorts of breeds in them they are becoming more dangerous,” he said.

“If provoked, for example, or if they have a feral animal running through the community, these dogs go off much more in a violent manner.”

Th e council wants to educate visitors and tran-sient workers about the dangers of cross-breed-ing.

Dangerous dog breed developing

“If provoked, for example, or if they have a feral animal running through the community, these dogs go off much more in a violent manner.”

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New turf for Roxby’s

playing fi eldsBy Millie Thomas

Our largely cultivated town oval and sports playing fi elds are going through a mid life crisis.

Considering most towns have only one football team and one cricket team, Roxby’s four football teams and fi ve cricket teams gives the turf a good thrashing, season in, season out.

Peter Keller, Municipal Works Offi cer Manager at the Roxby Council says the areas were in desperate need of a revamp. “We had a bare patch behind the swim-ming pool, where the scout’s hall burnt down. I had it fl attened out months ago… it was just ugly.”

Th e development of the grassed areas will provide the community with more versatile playing fi elds, with soccer goals positioned north to south, so that the glare of the sun is not a problem, Aussie Rules goal posts will be installed and the fi eld will be large enough to accommodate regular rugby matches.

“Th e new turf will benefi t everyone. Th e eventual outcome will be a better school oval and playing fi elds.” Peter said.

Th e council has introduced a diff erent strain of grass, both to the playing fi elds and to the town oval called Kikuyu grass. Th e grass is genetically designed to with-stand extreme temperatures (much like the 45+ degrees we are often subjected to) and also cold and frost temperatures. It is easily repaired and has a high resistance to disease and weeds

The council has even purchased a “Coring” machine, a multi – pronged con-traption, which inserts long and deep holes

into the grassed area. Th is is extremely benefi cial to the longevity and good health of the grass, providing an easier circula-tion of water and air and helps the grass to create a more extensive root system – essentially making it stronger.

What was seemingly inappropriate timing for the grass to be laid was really the only time possible. It takes four to six weeks for the grass to take, and until then local sporting teams have been asked to refrain from practice on the oval.

It was laid the week of the Roxby District Cricket grand fi nal, but this was one event that obviously, could not be moved.

Why use a product which takes so long to properly install, when the area is so frequently used? Why not use simply roll out turf? Basically it comes down to cost effi ciency. Th e Roxby Council was quoted the same price for 20’000 square metres of Kikuyu grass, as 2’600 square metres of roll out turf.

“It was impossible to do during the Christmas holidays; the grass would never keep through the heat. We could only do it when the weather cools down, but at the same time it cannot be too cold. Also it had to get done before the footy season starts,” said Peter.

So while it may have seemed incon-venient at the time, it will end up being much more benefi cial to sporting clubs, and events that may be held on the oval or playing fi elds.

“Th is is the fi rst time it has been done in about 20 years, so I don’t envisage it having to be done again. Th e only reason would be if this new strain of grass doesn’t take,” he said.

LEFT: Bob, Bryce, Dominic and Tony spent a week in Roxby recently laying new strips of turf on the playing fi elds behind the School and on parts of the town oval that needed replanting.

BELOW: Turf being cut into strips and buried into the existing turf on the playing fi elds. With the heavy rain on Easter Monday, the new turf is sure to take off giving good coverage in the weeks ahead.

Basketball action as Theresa Wurfel makes a fast break down court in a recent game at the Leisure Centre.

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Pairs winners Simon James and Rob Hutchinson (left) with runners-up Steve Stokes and Trevor Brougham after a hotly contested fi nal.

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Junior Football training commences at the Town Oval• Junior Colts and Senior Colts - Wed. 21 April @ 5pm • Under 10s and Auskick - Thur. 22 April @ 5pm

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Football leaders coming to Roxby

for Round 1By Millie Thomas

W ith the up and coming 2010 football season approaching quickly, and the absence of a

lightning carnival meaning the town will be thrown straight into the deep end of footy frenzy, Roxby Districts football players have got something to look forward to.

Alby Brand (West Adelaide) and An-drew Taheny (SANFL development Coor-dinator for the Eyre Peninsula and Roxby Downs) are coming to Roxby on the week-end of April 17 and 18… the fi rst round of Roxby Districts 2010 Football Season. Th ey plan to hold a Level 1 Coaches course

on Sunday April 18, followed by a practical coaching session later on in the season by the West Adelaide Development and Coaching staff . Th e course will be held at the Rec centre, in the meeting room.

Th is is an exciting opportunity for the coaches of Roxby Districts who may or may not have been subjected to profes-sional level coaching.

Andrew Taheny is also excited at the prospect of broadening country football ideas and tactics.

Roxby Districts Football League is also crying out for help in the way of bound-ary umpires and score board attendants for this season.

Interested volunteers should give Bev Zeptner a call on 0418846079.

Indoor Hockey18/03/2010 White 7 defeated Blue’s 6 Copper Oxides (Green) 8 defeated SRTA Scorpions 1

25/03/2010White 6 defeated Copper Oxides (green) 3SRTA Scorpions 13 defeated Blues 4

28/03/2010Blues 7 defeated Copper Oxides (green) 6

Wednesday Netball17/03/2010Mixed:UNO 26 defeated Roxby PLeisure 24Goal Diggers 30 defeated First Contact 28B Grade:Milkshakes 31 defeated Desert Demons 21Sporty Shorti es 27 defeated Tangos 17A Grade:Redbacks 39 defeated Eagles 35Victorious Secrets 33 defeated Hornridge 21

24/03/2010Mixed:UNO 34 defeated First Contact 15Goal Diggers 37 defeated Roxby PLeisure 27B Grade:Milkshakes 29 defeated Tangos 20Sporty Shorti es 31 defeated Desert Demons 14A Grade:Hornridge 42 defeated Eagles 35Redbacks 26 defeated Victorious Secrets 20

31/03/2010Mixed:Roxby PLeisure 30 defeated First Contact 17UNO forfeited against Goal DiggersB Grade:Tango’s 35 defeated Desert Demons 21Sporty Shorti es 36 defeated Milkshakes 26A Grade:Hornridge 35 defeated redbacks 32Victorious Secret 32 defeated Eagles 26

Bowls’ season wind-upNight Owls Winners

A beautiful evening and a free barbecue on Friday, March 26 welcomed the fi -nal night of games and the presentation of trophies for the Night Owls competi-tion. Congratulations to all team members who have enjoyed 16 weeks playing bowls in a fantastic social environment and to the top three winners and to the spirit in which all games were played. Thank you to all who take the time to coach and encourage new bowlers with their delivery techniques and lighten the load with a good laugh.

This season’s winners Mitre 10 (198 points) ab-solutely deserved their win, but, whilst the final outcome appeared certain, anything could have hap-pened within the top fi ve teams, on the fi nal night. A loss by Mitre 10 to Cow-ell Electric could have seen second place win-ners Yorkes (194 points) or third place Carefactor (187 points) or NFI (186 points) or indeed Norms (182 points) challenge the outcome.

Cowell Electric looked the goods early in the game and Skipper Pete Coleman thought they had a chance. It was not to be, however, and a very well earned congratulations must go to Tony Weir and his Mi-tre 10 team.

Night Owls organisers, Tony Weir and Denise Fit-zpatrick were happy with this season.

Tony said, “Whether you’re a winner or not, Night Owls bowling is one of the most enjoyable ac-tivities in Roxby.”

Keeping a team in the draw is very competitive. There are always teams wishing to enter.

A special thanks to our major sponsors Big Sky, Al-liance and Beenham Elite and also to our weekly mys-tery prize sponsors: Roxby Vet, Sportspower, Mitre 10, Hour Glass Jewellers, PieR2 Bakery, Roxby Leisure, Si-mon’s Pizzeria, Lunch on the Run, Roxby Pharmacy, AutoPro, Blockbuster Video, Mensland, Roxby Tavern and the Chinese Restaurant.

Club Pairs Winners 2009-2010

Th is year’s championship pairs fi nal was played on Th ursday evening, March 18 with Steve Stokes and Trevor Brougham meeting the eventual winners Rob Hutchinson and Simon James. A small but enthusi-astic group supported both

sides and some excellent draw bowling kept Steve and Trevor competitive, however, Simon and Rob were on a mission and able to meet all challenges to see their name go up on the honour board this year.

Champion of Champion’s KnockoutSimon and Rob contin-

ued their good form after travelling to Whyalla on Sunday, March 21 to repre-sent Roxby and compete in the association champion of champion’s pairs knockout. Th is event sees pairs cham-pions from all association clubs compete to decide the area representative for the region championship and eventually who will travel to Adelaide to decide the State champions.

Once again Roxby Downs faired very well and main-tained an excellent stand-ard of bowls. Rob and Si-mon’s fi rst opponents, the Pt Augusta team of Robbie Grimes and Joe Hanlon took a seven to nil lead af-ter the fi rst two ends, how-ever, good consistent draw bowling combined with in-frequent up shots saw Rob and Simon recover and go on to win by one.

Th e second game, played against the ETSA pair of Tim Thompson and Ian Long, was to be a similar aff air. After three ends Rob and Simon were nine shots down and really looking down the barrel of defeat. Not to be.

As in the first game Roxby fought back to be two shots up on the card and holding two on the last end.

To his credit, a well ex-ecuted drive by Ian Long scattered bowls and took the jack into the ditch and when the dust had cleared Roxby were holding three shots and the win by one to ETSA.

ETSA went on to win the Pairs championship in the next game defeat-ing Whyalla Golf and will now play in Pt Pirie during April to decide the region champion.

Club Championship Winners

Ladies’ Singles Winner: Susan BennettLadies’ Singles R/Up: Anne Gray Ladies’ Pairs Winners: Fiona Bilney/Anne GrayMen’s Singles Winner: Tony WeirMen’s Singles R/Up: Robert HutchinsonMen’s Pairs Winners:

Robert Hutchinson andSimon JamesMixed Pairs Winners:

Robert Hutchinson and Susan Bennett

Pennant Games in Pt Augusta

During October 2009 through to March 2010 Tony Weir, Susan Bennett and Robert Hutchinson travelled to Pt Augusta each Saturday to play for the Pt Augusta Town club in the Upper Northern pennant competition. All three Roxby bowlers made a positive contribution and were made to feel very wel-come and accepted by their pennant teams.

Special congratulations to Susan for her ground breaking success as the only woman playing in Division One and in a leadership role as the rinks number three player.

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held on Saturday May 1, 2010 at 10 am and all mem-bers are asked to attend.

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HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON Rated PG Duration 97 mins.A hapless young Viking who aspires to hunt dragons becomes the unlikely owner of a young dragon himself & learns there may be more to the creatures than assumed. Stars Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, America Ferrera, Craig Ferguson. Screens: Thurs. 8th @ 3.30pm, Friday 9th @ 10am &12noon, Sat. 10th @ 3pm & 5pm, Sunday 11th @ 10am & 6pm, Tuesday 13th @ 12noon.

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THE BLIND SIDE Rated PG Duration 128 mins.The story of Michael Oher a homeless & traumatized boy who became an all American football player & first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman & her family. Stars Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Quinton Aaron, Jae Head. Screens: Tuesday 13th @ 7pm.

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ALICE IN WONDERLAND Rated PG Duration 108 mins.19 year old Alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure where she reunites with her old friends & learns of her true destiny. Stars Johnny Depp, Mia wasikowska, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway. Screens: Saturday 10th @7pm, Sunday 11th @ 12noon & 3pm, Tuesday 13th @ 2.30pm, Wednesday 14th April @ 3.30pm.

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By Millie Thomas

Roxby Districts Football Club has had to make

alternative arrange-ments to complete their pre season training, due to the unavailability of the town oval, an issue, which has raised much debate amongst the community.

Coach Mark “Dags” Dal-gleish was disappointed with the unavailability of the oval, and the seem-ingly inappropriate tim-ing of the returfi ng, which unfortunately clashed with the Woomera and Districts 2010 football pre – season, and the conclusion of the 2009 / 2010 Roxby Districts Cricket season.

In Coach Dalgleish’s wis-dom, he has pre arranged a football trip up to Leigh Creek this weekend (April 10th and 11th) to play the Orroroo Football Club in an inaugural attempt to re include Leigh Creek in the Woomera Districts Football

League, and initiate new al-liances with football clubs outside of the Woomera Districts realm.

“I’m disappointed in the use of the oval, so I’m tak-ing extreme measures with my boys, and am taking them across to the pristine conditions of the Leigh Creek oval… we’re also try-ing to revitalise the football spirit in Leigh Creek,” said Mr Dalgleish.

Whilst this is the inaugu-ral year for Roxby Districts playing a pre season game in Leigh Creek, the Orro-roo Football Club has been going up there for years.

“Justin Duffield of Or-roroo Football Club is very excited, as is the town about bringing football to Leigh Creek, and about the Roxby Miners and Leigh Creek / Orroroo’s new football alliance.

“It would be nice to reg-ularly involve Leigh Creek in our premiership seasons, regardless if they can make up numbers for the team or not,” said Mr Dalgleish.

This excursion will be topping off the end of Coach Dalgleish’s pre sea-

son football campaign. In the last couple of weeks, the Roxby Miners have also undertaken in rigor-ous training sessions in-cluding “Big Red” in which the boys run through the sand dunes, and also a football camp at Woomera a couple of weeks ago, in which players indulged in numerous training ses-sions throughout the day, including team building and bonding exercises.

“The people of Leigh Creek have been really supportive with accom-modating and catering for us… the town will be alive this weekend with a local engagement and both us and the Orroroo players invading the town… it will be a good weekend,” said Mr Dalgleish.

“Roxby Districts Football Club would like to thank Michael Esposito for off er-ing the use of the town pool and the gym in compensa-tion for the unavailability of the oval, and also to the Golf Club for offering a grassed area for our train-ing,” said Mark.

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