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Volume 4, Thursday 12th July, 2007

STAFF LOSS OVER RENT

Written byMichelle Thomas

To paraphrase George Orwell, in his satirical book ‘Animal Farm’, “Everyone in our community is equal, but some are more equal than others.”

It appears that quote is very apt for state government workers employed in Roxby Downs.

All government owned houses in South Australia are managed by the same agency, Building Management Accommodation Services, which provides subsidised accommodation for workers in remote areas.

An investigation by Th e Monitor has uncovered a glaring disparity in that subsidy to workers in Roxby Downs.

It seems that government house rental subsidies vary greatly, depending on which government agency the tenant works for.

Principal of the Roxby Downs Area School, Steve Marshall explained: “If a teacher is paying $200 a week for a gov-ernment house and then moves out and a police offi cer moves in, the police offi cer may pay signifi cantly less as they work for a diff erent agency.

“So in eff ect, some government work-ers are subsidising other government agencies.

“And depending on location there is a sliding subsidy for rent.

“Currently the subsidy for teachers in Roxby Downs is 25 per cent, but as soon as the town’s population goes over 5000, the subsidy will drop to 15 per cent.

“We have a campaign going through

the Australian Education Union to get our subsidy raised to 50 per cent, but we don’t know if that will go ahead.

“Th ere is a potential for staff loss if rents become untenable,” he said.

And this is only one of the issues with the housing off ered to teaching staff at RDAS.

When living in a government house, a teacher is guaranteed the rent will only increase by $10 a year, but should that teacher move on, the rent for that same house is adjusted to meet the market, so the next teacher who moves in could pay a lot more.

Th is has led to situations where identi-cal houses or units are occupied at grossly disparate prices.

“If you had a block of three units, all the same, one or more of the teachers occupying them could be paying signifi -cantly more than the teacher next door,” Mr Marshall said.

The RDAS Principal also told The Monitor the school desperately needs more two bedroom units.

“At present 25 of our 29 houses are three or four bedroom and a large percentage are occupied by one or two people.

“If I’m recruiting single people or a couple, the option of a modern two bed-room unit should be on off er, especially since the rent can be signifi cantly less than the rent on a four bedroom house.

“And most teachers believe one bed-room units are inappropriate.

“Th ey have so many resources that need to be stored, they really do need a spare room. BHP Billiton celebrated the successes of their people by acknowledging

some outstanding service awards on the weekend. Photos on page 9.

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The Roxby Downs Community Club with the support of the community may have done enough to sway the

Development Policy Advisory Committee of Planning SA to not only stay where it is, but to have its zoning boundaries changed.

Under the proposed PAR the club has been split into two policy areas, but the forthright argument put forward by Club Manager Steve Porter to the recent public hearings called for the zone boundaries to be changed to enable the club to expand, rather than be moved.

“Th e club has a long and proud history in Roxby Downs. It’s been here for 21 years and it will remain right where it is,” Mr Porter told

the hearing.“We need the proposed boundary which

runs along the eastern end of our wall to be moved across the car park entrance to the boundary of the swimming pool.

“Th is will allow us to undertake our planned $2 million expansion.”

The committee seemed to agree to this request.

Th e owners of land along Tutop street were left in no doubt that there’s very little likeli-hood they’ll be zoned retail and showroom.

Under the proposal Tutop Plaza is zoned just showroom, for Big Box developments and would no longer be able to support retail ventures in the future once existing businesses move out or are sold.

Accommodation Manager with BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam expansion team from Adelaide, Robert Harris told the hearing the company didn’t support further retail develop-ment in Tutop Street.

“If you allow development of retail services in Tutop street it will fragment retail facilities and disrupt the planned hub and heart of those facilities in Richardson Place,” he said.

“We’re trying to set up a structure where competition can take place so that market forces prevent a monopoly of ownership of retail areas.”

Th e committee will now formulate a report for the Minister who will make a decision on the implementation of the new zones.

Town’s zones may be revamped

Above: Development policy advisory committee member Angela Veitch

at the hearing in Roxby Downs.

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With the Copper Sands development just about finalized it is timely to refl ect on what those new gardens will look like and the type of plants that may be used in them.

Weeds cost Australia over $4 billion per year.

That’s much more than the cost of salinity.

And it’s roughly equivalent to the annual cost of illicit drugs to Australian business, or the yearly value of our gold exports.

Yet it can sometimes be hard to convince policy makers, funding bodies, nurseries or just family and friends of the extent of Australia’s weed problem.

Some of the most commonly planted garden species have created havoc around Australia after they have escaped from those gardens.

Banana passion vine, Bridle creeper and Agapanthus were all garden plants at some stage, and some still are, but have created massive problems in our pastoral and agricultural areas.

To help in plant selection for any new homes being built the Weeds CRC has

constructed a website which takes you through a visual lesson exposing Australia’s mounting weed crisis.

It features some of the worst weed infestations in Australia. Check it out at:

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Seen in combination, these striking images provide an immediate visual impact aimed at creating a greater appreciation of the issue, particularly amongst those who might not think of weeds beyond their backyards.

And with 65% of weeds originating from Australia’s parks and gardens, the Weeds CRC reminds the Roxby Downs residents to choose their garden plants wisely.

These dramatic images show weeds choking our waterways, strangling and smothering our native vegetation and robbing our farmers of valuable land.

Some of the most visually arresting images show weeds invading famous, World Heritage-listed Australian landmarks.

Th ese include Uluru (Ayers Rock) in the Northern Territory where it is being invaded by Buff ell Grass (pictured).

Wendy and Vern Kruger have put their Wendy’s Ice-cream parlour in Richardson Place on the market.

Th e couple who have had the business for 6 years come September are taking a new direction in life and looking for new challenges.

Th ey have four children, Laura 17, Jonathon 16, Su-sanna 12 and Anna-Belle 18 months.

Wendy said that when the opportunity came up 6 years ago to go into the business, the family decided to bite the bullet and go for it.

“Look, it was a wonderful opportunity to try something real challenging, and we have built the business up to be a very successful franchise that it is today.

“It was a challenging but convenient lifestyle and gave us a good opportunity to teach our children another side of life, the world of small business,” she said.

Wendy and Vern have noticed a lot of changes in Roxby Downs having fi rst moved to the town more than 19 years ago.

“Back then the town was a great place for families, everyone was family orientated,” Wendy said.

“Today, unfortunately a lot of the new people stay here for 2 years just to make their money and they’re off .

“I believe that it doesn’t matter how long you live in a town you need to put something back into the com-munity. You must become part of it and support local groups, organisations and schools,” she said.

“Th e business has been a good growing experience for me because I didn’t really know what I was capable of as a person, the skills I had with customer relations, fi nance, human resources and accounting.

“Now I know I had that ability all along. You don’t know what you’re capable of until you test yourself,” Wendy said.

“But now, I’m looking forward to going back to being a mum for Anna-Belle.

“Getting back into the community supporting groups and community and school based initiatives.

“It’s going to be fun.” She said.Wendy and Vern and family will continue to live in

Roxby Downs, it’s just that they have reassessed their values and goals in life and cite this as the reason for putting the Ice-cream Parlour on the market.

Asked what she plans to do on the morning after the business has been sold.

“I’ll probably wander down to Wendy’s for a coff ee,” she said with a twinkle in her eye.

Weeds escaping from our gardens

Wendy’s Wendy’s on the market

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A Municipal Development Offi cer has been appointed to Andamooka to help steer that community’s future.

Th e appointment is a direct result of the development boom that is taking place in Andamooka and the concern expressed by the lack of control on that development by the Andamooka Progress and Opal Miners Association.

Last week the Outback Areas Community Development Trust held a signifi cant meeting in Andamooka to fi nd out what type of governance the town wants.

President of APOMA, Mike Freeman told the Trust 3 major development applications have just been approved by Planning SA in Adelaide for the provision of singlemen’s accommodation units.

“Th is is a large scale development which will provide accommodation for up to 500 men, which represents a 50% explosion in the town’s population,” he said.

“It is going to place enormous strain on our services such as water and electricity.

“These decisions are being made in Adelaide by people who do not under-stand, and probably have never been to Andamooka, just how the town ‘s utilities are run,” he said.

“Th e biggest problem we face at the moment is our capacity to manage essen-tial services.”

Currently Andamooka doesn’t have a reticulated water supply and its electricity is supplied by a community operated gen-erating system operated by volunteers.

Th e Manager of the Trust Mark Sutton said Planning SA will be in Andamooka next week to help develop an overall plan for the town.

“The new Municipal Development

Offi cer who we expect to take up duties in the PIRSA offi ce in Andamooka within the week will guide that development,” Mr Sutton said.

Th e Trust is holding a series of meetings throughout the region as part of a state government push to get better govern-ance for the regions under control of the Trust.

The review is looking at the formal capacity of the Trust to respond adequately to the needs of the outback areas now and in the future.

The Outback Areas Community Development Trust controls towns and communities with a total population of 5,000. Th is population does not include the towns of Roxby Downs and Coober Pedy and the Aboriginal Lands.

The review wants to know whether communities such as Andamooka want to be governed by a local council or keep the status quo or a model somewhere between those two.

Other aspects include the introduction of a compulsory levy to pay for services such as electricity, water and refuse collection.

Th e Trust’s Mark Sutton told the com-munity the government will not throw money at Andamooka to get its services up to standard.

“It will be an evolution.“Th e provision of a proper electricity

supply for example, because of its huge establishment costs will only come to town, piggybacked on another project, such as the expansion of BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam operations,” he said.

Forget global warming, the liberation of Paris Hilton or the coming federal election,

housing, or rather, the lack of hous-ing in Roxby Downs seems to be the ‘it’ topic for conversation in and around the region at the moment.

Ask most community members about issues and their compass will point straight at accommodation in Roxby Downs, the lack of it, the expense of it, or, if they were lucky enough to get in before the boom, the killing they made out of it.

It has even brought our remote desert town into the national eye, with the subject being covered by newspapers like Th e Weekend Australian and Th e Advertiser and programs being run on

ABC radio.This lack of accommodation and

the way it is crippling small business in Roxby Downs was discussed at a recent Business Forum meeting.

It seems that small businesses are having great diffi culty attracting and retaining employees because there is nowhere for them to live.

“Access to housing is a big issue for small businesses in Roxby Downs,” Executive Officer of the Business Forum, Alex Barker said.

“Th e new housing developments that have come out are only available to BHP Billiton employees and contractors.

“It doesn’t extend to small business owners or employees.

“Th ese small businesses may not pro-duce something that directly supports

the mine, but they provide an attractive retail environment which will assist in attracting employees to this region and play an integral role in supporting the Roxby Downs community with goods and services,” he said.

New owner of Roxby Hourglass Jewellers, Leigh Malcolm said he would not have bought the business if accommodation had not been part of the deal.

“It was a condition of the purchase that I had accommodation as I knew I would have trouble fi nding a house to live in otherwise,” Mr Malcolm said.

“I negotiated with the former owners, Rowly and Wendy Milhinch, that if I was to take over the business, I would also take over their current accommodation.

“My accountant has a client up here who was happy to let me stay in a ship-ping container, but I could not have operated the business in this situation,” he said.

One of Mr Malcolm’s employees, Heidi Woolford, who moved to Roxby Downs on ANZAC Day, still has no house to call her own.

“I had the job lined up, but had to organise share accommodation as there were no houses available to rent up here,” Ms Woolford said.

“My partner and I came to Roxby Downs to save for a house, we have decided to buy up here and then, in the future, move back to the Adelaide hills and build there.

“Th e rent from the house up here will help pay for that,” she said.

And it is not only small business that is struggling with the housing crisis in town.

Roxby’s biggest employer, BHP Billiton has a large number of employ-ees on its waiting list for a company house.

To discuss measures that can be taken to counter what is fast becoming a crisis in Roxby Downs, the Business Forum is establishing a working party to address the accommodation short-age in town.

The first meeting will take place at the council boardroom at 12pm, Monday, July 16.

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A spokesperson from Building Management Ac-commodation Services in the Department for Trans-port, Energy and Infrastructure (DTEI) told Th e Monitor the subsidies vary because of pre existing award conditions.

“Under a fi ve year agreement established in 2005 between government and public sector unions, non-police tenants residing in locations with populations of less than 5000 receive a concession of 20 per cent on market rentals.

“Any changes to this agreement occur as a result of consultation between Government and public sector unions.

“Police pay diff erent rates to teachers in all loca-tions due to pre-existing employment award con-ditions that were established prior to the existing agreement,” the DTEI spokesperson said.

When asked why health workers in Roxby Downs are not eligible for government housing Th e Monitor was told: “Th e Department of Health operates out-side the housing program managed by the DTEI.”

Th e DTEI were also happy to answer questions about the $6 million set aside in the recent state budget for the construction of additional govern-ment housing in Roxby Downs.

“Th is money will be used to purchase existing and yet to be constructed new housing, which will be available to all eligible government employees, based on priority needs,” the DTEI spokesperson said.

Local teacher and Far North Delegate to the Australian Education Union’s State Branch Council, Ben Summerton said the housing situation in Roxby Downs is a joke.

“All government employees are eligible for govern-ment housing and we should all receive the same subsidy, and we’re not,” Mr Summerton said.

“Th e AEU is campaigning to get this changed.“Another issue teachers face up here is that we

are being charged the average rental value in Roxby Downs, we don’t believe the standard of housing reflects the average value of housing in Roxby Downs.

“We believe our standard of housing is lower and we are being overcharged.

“So not only are we paying too much, we are all being subsidised in an unequal manner,” he said.

Mr Summerton said these issues will make it hard for RDAS to attract new teachers.

“If word of this gets back to the universities, we will fi nd it much more diffi cult to attract teachers, as teaching salaries are not competitive in Roxby Downs.

“It makes it hard to recruit and retain staff ,” he said.

“With the school growing there will only be more demand for govern-ment housing,” he said.

Th ere are also issues with mainte-nance and improvements.

Last year a teacher from RDAS waited nine months for her kitchen cupboards to be repaired.

Another had a heater that broke in June and wasn’t replaced until January, just in time for the summer heat wave.

“One of my jobs is to look after staff well being, and the basic needs of housing and accommodation can have an impact on that well being,” Mr Marshall said.

“People want to go home and relax in a nice, pleasant environment.

“Th at can be hard to achieve if the housing you are in is not of a high standard.

“It’s a classic example of manage-ment from afar where the local context is forgotten,” he said.

So all in all, not great news for teachers in government housing in Roxby Downs, but spare a thought for the nursing staff at Roxby Downs Health Services who get no subsidy at all.

“It’s been a long standing thing that health has not been in govern-ment housing,” Nurse Unit Manager, Melissa Condon said.

“For someone to come to us and take up a nursing job they must fi rst have their own house, which is problematic in Roxby, where quite often, you can’t get a house.

“It has a negative impact on recruitment,” she said.

Police officers in the state have a much better arrangement, with

some living in government housing for free.

“Th e subsidies diff er according to the time the offi cer has worked in the country and the location they are in,” SAPOL Operations Manager for the Far North Local Service Area, Inspector Mark Syrus said.

“It varies from a full subsidy to a 50 per cent subsidy,” he said.

Th e Roxby Downs Council man-ages its own housing needs.

“Council is and always has been very concerned about the impact of housing on recruitment and reten-tion of staff ,” Council Administrator Bill Boehm said.

“Like any other business we do whatever we can to get the right people, and we manage housing according to need,” he said.

Staff loss over rentContinued from Page 1

Government rent – it’s a joke

Government rent – the formula

The average family in Roxby Downs earns more than twice that of the average Australian family each week.

In figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics from its latest census, the median household income per week in Roxby Downs was $2,033 compared to $1,027 that the rest of Australian families earn.

But in South Australia, Roxby Downs is way in front with an average individual income of $1,116 a week compared with its nearest

rival the City of Burnside with just $605 a week.

But on an individual basis Roxby workers earnt almost 3 times more a week than the average Australian worker on just $466.

Other data from the ABS indi-cates that only 6.6% or 87 residents in Roxby Downs owned their own home whilst 24% or 321 were in the process of buying their home.

A total of 54% or 718 residences were being rented.

The unusual statistic to come from the Census was that there were 198 or just over 14% types of

places where people lived that were

not stated.

In Roxby Downs, of the occupied

private dwellings being rented,

34.4% were rented from a real

estate agent, 2.1% were rented

from a State or Territory housing

authority and 61.4% were rented

from other landlord type, typically

BHP Billiton.

In comparison, in Australia 50.5%

were rented from a real estate agent

and 14.9% from a state or territory

housing authority.

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Hot Rocks developer Geodynamics Limited’s new drilling rig has arrived from the United States and is now on its way by road to the company’s geothermal energy project near Innamincka.

Th e rig (pictured) was fully unloaded from the ship at Brisbane docks last week.

Th e Company intends to immediately assemble the rig upon arrival and complete the commissioning process.

Geodynamics remains on track to begin drilling the Habanero 3 well around the end of the month.

Th e fi rst production scale well, Habanero 3, will enable production testing and will lead to the fi rst formal prov-ing of geothermal reserves by the end of the year.

Th e Lightning drilling rig is an advanced oil and gas rig that is ideally suited to the drilling of deep geothermal wells.

Th e acquisition of this rig by Geodynamics, and the engagement of Easternwell Drilling Services to crew and operate the rig, has positioned Geodynamics very well to proceed with Habanero 3 and its forward drilling program.

Geodynamics is the largest and most advanced listed public company in Australia whose sole focus is on devel-oping hot fractured rock (HFR) geothermal energy.

HFR geothermal energy is produced using heat extracted from buried hot granites by circulating waters through an engineered, artifi cial reservoir or under-ground heat exchanger.

Geodynamics has created the largest of these reservoirs in the world at its Cooper Basin site.

Monax Mining Limited has formed a new uranium exploration company, Marmota Energy Limited which will hold the majority of Monax’s dedicated uranium exploration projects on the condition that Marmota successfully lists on the ASX in or around mid 2007.

Monax is currently focusing on its 100% owned Punt Hill IOCG project 130km north of Pt Augusta.

Th e proposed listing of Marmota will allow Monax to concentrate on the further development of the Punt Hill project as well as other gold, nickel and base metals potential within its asset base.

Over the past two years, Monax Mining has exploited its ‘fi rst mover’ advantage in the forma-tion of one of South Australia’s most extensive and prospective minerals exploration portfolios.

Marmota will hence control more than 8000 square kilometres of exploration acreage with the potential for sandstone-hosted uranium in Tertiary palaeochannels and sedimentary basin settings together with hard rock and unconformity style uranium exploration projects across the Gawler Craton and Curnamona Province.

Additional acreage with excellent prospectivity for uranium is being negotiated through joint venture arrangements.

Drilling of a second hole into the Hoary prospect at Punt Hill is progressing steadily. Th e fi rst hole into this target intersected approximately 111m of hematite breccia in the central part of the main grav-ity anomaly with close similarities to the alteration system at the nearby Carrapateena IOCG project.

Monax Managing Director Michael Schwarz said the company intends to retain a signifi cant interest in Marmota following Marmota’s listing on the ASX.

Marmota will issue a prospectus in relation to its proposed Initial Public Off ering (“IPO”), containing full details of the off er.

An area between Kingoonya and Tarcoola in South Australia’s northwest is to be drilled for the fi rst time this month for uranium by uranium explorer, UraniumSA.

UraniumSA said a REPTEM airborne electromag-netic survey of the Company’s Kingoonya, Tarcoola and Muckanippi tenements had clearly defi ned a large palaeodrainage system (old underground river system) with excellent potential to contain signifi cant uranium mineralisation.

Th e tenure extends over 230 kilometres containing in excess of 350 kilometres of palaeodrainage.

Th e company’s Managing Director Russel Bluck said the Company has contracted an air-core drill-ing program, scheduled to commence around the 17th of this month, to investigate the geology of the palaeodrainage and determine the broad controls on the location of uranium mineralisation.

“Th e tenements contain an extensive and complex palaeodrainage system with a large number of sites favourable for hosting uranium,” he said.

In the Kingoonya Project, the drainage system is very clearly defi ned and the mixed fl uvial and lacustrine environments provide an excellent range of prospective targets. “Th is area has never been explored with drilling for sediment hosted or roll-front uranium mineralisation and is regarded as highly prospective,” Mr Bluck said.

Within the Tarcoola Project, the drainage system is large, well defi ned, and internally complex.

Bends and tributary junctions downstream of the known Warrior and Elbara uranium prospects and other basement source areas are particularly prospective.

Th e palaeodrainage system is also well developed in the Muckanippi Project.

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A round 120 members of BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam com-munity gathered on Saturday

night to celebrate its annual Long Service Awards.

An Olympic Dam tradition, the awards recognised employees who have notched up 30, 25, 20, 15 and 10 years service with both Olympic Dam and BHP Billiton as a company.

Vice President Mining Barry Mitchell was Master of Ceremonies for the evening, which was opened by Asset Leader Dean Dalla Valle.

Dean welcomed a number of commu-nity representatives in attendance and also paid special tribute to award recipients’ partners who, he said, “all deserve a round of applause in recognition of your support to our employees over the years.”

Th ere were two Olympic Dam employ-ees eligible for 30-year awards in 2007; Dean Dalla Valle and Manager of Olympic Dam Projects Group, Gary Baldwin.

After starting work for BHP in 1977 as an apprentice electrician, Dean has held a number of positions in the company’s coal, steel and, more recently, Base Metals operations (Cannington in QLD, and now Olympic Dam).

Looking back on his 30 years with BHP Billiton, Dean said he had never planned to stay with the company for that long.

“When I fi rst started as an apprentice I absolutely thought I’d be out in four years, but I was continually given opportunity to take on new challenges,” Dean said.

“Defi nitely the main highlights have been the fantastic people I’ve worked with

and the places I’ve worked at, but it has also been amazing to see the resurgence in commodities and the turnaround in an industry considered a ‘dinosaur’ not long ago.

“For 27 years I watched the industry in decline, but in the last three years there has been a turnaround – it’s a very exciting time to be involved.”

Dean said the main changes he’d witnessed to the industry were the vast safety improvements and mechanisation of production, which were both very positive.

Another Olympic Dam employee, Christine Charman was recognised for 20 years service, having worked her entire career at the site.

Chris fi rst arrived at Olympic Dam in 1981 with her future husband Ted, and their family lived in the OD Caravan Park for six years before moving into Roxby Downs in 1987.

“Back then there were about 20 caravans, a single mens’ camp, no process plant and the Whenan Shaft was only just built. In this small community we all looked after one another, there were babies being born every month (as is now) and everyone went to whatever barbecue that was on,” Chris recalls.

In 1987 Chris was off ered the position of data entry clerk with OD’s Geology department and says “everything was new and interesting. There were not many women working at the mine and not many computers and NO mobile phones. Everyone was allowed to smoke at their desks.”

Olympic Dam recognises ‘long timers’

30 yearsDean Dalla ValleGary Baldwin

25 yearsBill VatovecBobby Watson

20 yearsMark DawJohn ZeptnerRobert SpeckLance KynochSteven YianniChristine Charman

15 yearsLeon WhittakerMalcolm JamiesonTimothy LangeMark AllenDavid FranksTrent BurtonCollin FraserDonald ShieldsTrevor PorterPaul HarveyTimothy Sonter

10 yearsAlison Altree

Francois KrielMurray TylerRichard HutchinsonDarren EckermanGraham MacgowanIan CameronPeter TrenerryTommy HoBrenton GambleChristopher KellyDesmond WhiteRichard PowellChristine Moyle

Christofo TorrisiLeon SouthonVicki SheppardMelissa VanzatiAndrew WurfelAnthony LynchGregory SmithKenneth LloydDarren HillZane WestCliff ord BurnsJohn HillCongratulations to all service award recipients!

Employees recognised for long service on the night were:

Above: BHP Billiton Asset Leader Dean Dalla Valle presented with his award for 30 years of service by head of Base Metals Roger Higgins.


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Editorial

Dear Editor, I participated in the reconciliation

walk in Port Lincoln recently, where I saw many Aboriginal people, and lots of school children - but very few non-indigenous people. We celebrate as a nation on Anzac Day, on Australia Day, and even on the (English) Queen’s

(not her real) Birthday! Why can’t we all manage to get out and celebrate an event like Reconciliation Week?

Another question: where do you stand on the Federal Government’s energetic intervention in the NT? I believe it’s a positive step. Sex off end-ers are criminals and should be dealt with accordingly, wherever they are - in remote communities, or in towns and cities. Every Australian is equal (and

liable) before the law. Th e other long term issues :health, housing, educa-tion, and employment for Aboriginal people won’t be changed over night. Th ey will take time and resources, but we as a nation have to go all the way. Th e health and happiness of Aboriginal Australians, and a decent future for them. is required before our nation as a whole can be healthy and happy.

It’s too easy to talk of ‘passive welfare

dependency’ or ‘failure of Aboriginal culture’. This negative rhetoric has been pushed much too long. Out in the communities, when I play my music, I see just as much delight and response from the audience as I do in towns and regional cities like Whyalla, Port Augusta, Port Pirie, Melrose, Roxby Downs, Coober Pedy and Mintabie .

We’ll know our nation is becoming whole again when the majority of

people celebrating NAIDOC Week are non-Aboriginal, out there to show their support and respect for our original Australians. I am proud of my own 5 generations of German heritage, and I’m just as proud of this country’s Aboriginal heritage. Th at’s the message I want to take to Canberra.

Wilbur KleinCockaleechieNationals Candidate for Grey

Letters to the Editor

Ah, growth pains.Evolution and change is a current dynamic and we’ve

all been through it, and we’re all going through it again here in Roxby Downs.

But spare a thought for our neighbours at Andamooka.

Th e change that they’re facing is monumental.Th e opal town has been a small but vibrant community,

with its own eccentricities.Small but personal cobbled huts, no services such as

reticulated water and electricity, no footpaths, street names, everyone on fi rst name terms.

It has had a very colourful past, but now the future has forced itself through the town’s front doors.

Developers have moved in. Bold plans for housing for 500 workers. But not much commonsense about where the services will come from to provide water, electricity and other essentials.

Th is is what happens in a town that has no control-ling authority to put restrictions in place for such developments.

Andamooka is controlled by the bureaucrats in Adelaide. Th e shiny pants brigade who have given these plans the go ahead, probably have never been past Port Wakefi eld. Yet they can approve these developments, because the only things they look at are whether the build-ings have been designed within the restrictions placed upon the state’s building code by the government.

Too bad if the people of Andamooka don’t want it. Too bad if it is inappropriate.

Has the state government been caught napping on Andamooka and the impacts the planned expansion of Olympic Dam will have on the town.

It appears so. In an attempt to catch up, the government has ordered a review of the Outback Areas Community Development Trust, to give it more relevance by today’s standards. It wants to give it some teeth so that it can intervene in regulatory controls in Andamooka.

But the gate is open and the horse is halfway up the road.

So, the people of the town are going to face some stiff decisions which could mean an end to the way the hamlet has developed over the years. It is in jeopardy of losing its character, it will be forced to pay levies and even rates. Th ey’ll no longer be able to live out of post offi ces boxes, but instead be found through street addressing. Most old timers shudder at the thought.

Th ese are real people of the outback. Th ey’re not townies. Th ey love the lifestyle they live and will mourn it’s loss.

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Th e Environment Forum is stepping up the pace in its quest to get Roxby recycling, with a new survey planned for next market day.

“We’ve already asked people if they want recycling and the answer was a resounding ‘yes’,” spokesperson for the Environment Forum Adam Bester said.

“Now we need to know what sort of recycling system the community wants.

“We could have our own recycling centre based in Roxby, with bins in front of every house, or cart the recycling down to Adelaide.

“It may actually be less expensive to take up the second option, but we may get more community support if the recycling is right in front of people’s eyes,” he said.

Mr Bester said the Environment Forum will wait for a report that is being written for BHP Billiton before deciding on its next move.

“But we’ll still do this survey, we need to know what the community wants,” he said.

Th e Environment Forum is also con-sidering asking a number of community members to become more personally involved by documenting exactly what it is they put in the bin for a set period of time.

“Th at will give us an idea of exactly how much of the rubbish going into landfi ll can be recycled,” Mr Bester said.

“And it may help decide whether processing here or in Adelaide will be more viable,” he said.

Th e Environment Forum is hoping to hold its recycling survey at market day in August, at which time members will speak to people about taking part in the more intensive study.

For more information call Adam Bester on 0438 867 440.

One litre of oil can contaminate one million litres of

water, according to the Federal Government, and what to do with waste oil is a problem that faces communities all over Australia.

“The need for waste oil recover y units in Roxby Downs was tabled at the Environment Forum and then at the Waste subcommittee,” Municipal Works Manager of the Roxby Downs Council and Environment Forum spokesperson, David Watson said.

“Off the back of those discussions council sought grant funding to purchase the proposed units,” he said.

Th e Department of Environment and Heritage saw merit in the pro-posal and came to the party with $28,000.

The Roxby Downs Council matched the grant dollar for dollar to bring the total up to $56,000, enough to purchase the units.

“It’s all part of the big picture for waste management in Roxby Downs,” Mr Watson said.

“Regional and metropolitan com-

munities throughout South Australia are progressively implementing changes in the management of waste to support the signifi cant reduction of waste being committed to landfi ll.

“Community members will be able to take their waste oil to the recovery units , including used kitchen or engine oil.

“Th ese oils will then be pumped out by a contractor and recycled,” he said.

Recycled oil can be used as an industrial burner fuel, as hydraulic oil, re-refi ned into new lubricat-ing oil or incorporated into other products.

The waste oil recovery units will be installed at the Opal Road Landfi ll next month.

Ways to have your sayDo you have an issue that you want raised at any

of the meetings?Do you have suggestions, ideas or feedback

that you want passed on for consideration and action?

Would you like to come along to a meeting and speak about a topic?

Would you like to join a forum or partnership?

Web Email Mail TelephoneLog a question,

comment, suggestion atcommunity.

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Michelle HalesExecutive Offi cer

Community BoardPO Box 124

Roxby Downs SA 5725

Mobile:0438 871 153Michelle Hales

MEETING DATESBusiness Forum (date to be confi rmed) October 6.30pm

Environment Forum 18 July 7.30pm

Health Forum 24 July 7.30pm

Education & Workplace Training Forum 24 July 12.30pm

Community Board 30 July 7.30pm

Dates and times of meetings were correct at time of publication.

For further information and check venue locat ions p lease contact Michelle Hales on 0438 871 153

Coffee Morning has gone regional!

When the good people of the Roxby Downs Health Services dis-covered a need in the community for young parents to gather more than a year ago, they decided to create Coff ee Morning.

Hosted by Allied Health Assistant Karen Russell and other members of the health services team, Coff ee Morning has been a great success, allowing young parents and their children to gather in a neutral, family friendly environment.

In fact, it has been so well received by the Roxby Downs community, the health services team decided to extend the program to Woomera.

“Due to the success of the Roxby Downs Coff ee Morning, a Coff ee Morning for mums has been estab-lished in Woomera,” Ms Russell said.

“Child Youth Health Nurse, Ruth Baillie, has set up a Coff ee Morning for women at the Woomera Heritage Centre and it has been a huge success, with an average of 15 women attending each week,” Ms Russell said.

And Coff ee Morning is not the only social program being run by the Roxby Downs Health Services that is being embraced by the region.

As reported recently in The Monitor, Toddler Story Time,

another community project run by the team, has been embraced by Woomera and Andamooka, with plans to extend the program to Leigh Creek, Coober Pedy and Port Augusta later this year.

“Th e aim of the Toddler Story Time project was to produce a package which focused on early literacy and language of children aged 0 – 6 years,” Ms Russell said.

“And it has been wonderful to see it being so successful in other outreach communities,” she said.

Woomera Coff ee Morning runs every Monday from 9.00am - to 11.00am at the Woomera Heritage Centre.

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Th e National Asthma Council of Australia is calling for better management of all asthma and bronchitis in the elderly, fol-lowing the release of the latest asthma death statistics by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

In 2005, asthma killed 318 Australians – seven more than the number of deaths recorded in the previous year.

People aged 70 plus accounted for 191 of the deaths recorded, while those aged 40 to 60 years accounted for 95 deaths.

Death rates amongst younger groups remained relatively stable,

indicating that the asthma manage-ment messages are hitting the mark with parents, teachers and carers.

In all, 210 females and 108 males died from asthma in 2005.

According to National Asthma Council Chairman, Professor John Wilson, the latest asthma death toll is unacceptable.

“Asthma is continuing to take far too many unnecessary Australian lives.

“The number of deaths in 2005 reinforces the need for accurate diagnosis and assessment by those caring for the illness,” he said.

“Given the many educational resources available to prescribing

doctors and their patients, the 2005 death toll is quite simply too high.

“Th ese new fi gures reinforce the need for increased vigilance, particu-larly amongst adult populations who can become complacent about their asthma and amongst health profes-sionals and families responsible for the care of the elderly,” Prof Wilson urged.

Over two million Australians have asthma – one of the highest rates in the world. Asthma deaths in Australia have dropped dramatically from a peak of 964 in 1989 to the latest toll of 318 in 2005.

Asthma cannot be cured - but it can be prevented.

Figures released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare show that there has been a 26 per cent decrease in the mortality rate from breast cancer among women aged 50 to 69 years between 1990 and 2004.

Th e report, BreastScreen Australia Monitoring Report 2003-2004, indicates that the rate is down from 68.5 per 100,000 women in 1990 to 50.9 in 2004, an average decrease of 2.1 per cent a year.

Th e report also shows that although the occurrence of breast cancer has risen, the rate of mortality has fallen due to a combination of early detection and improvements in treatment.

Th rough BreastScreen Australia, free screening mammograms are provided to women, especially those aged 50-69 years, at two yearly intervals for early detection of the disease.

Participation in BreastScreen among women in the target age group has increased, from 51.4 per cent in 1996–97 to 55.6 per cent in 2003-04.

In 2004 there were 3,851 invasive breast cancers detected by BreastScreen Australia. Of these, 2,733 were found in women in the target age group.

In 2003–04 the participation rate for Indigenous Australian women aged 50 to 69 years (35.3 per cent) was much lower than the general non-Indigenous rate (55.4 per cent).

Women aged 50-69 years, especially those who have never had a screening mammogram or who have not had one for a long time, are urged to make an appointment with BreastScreen Australia.

Th e number to ring is 132050 and the service is free.

Australia has one of the highest rates of bowel cancer in the world, with almost 5000 people dying every year from the disease.

It is the second biggest cause of cancer death in Australia, but it doesn’t need to be.

According to The Cancer Council South Australia (TCCSA), if detected early enough, almost 90 per cent of bowel cancer cases are curable.

Last month was Bowel Cancer Awareness Week, a fi tting time for the federal government to kick off phase one of its National Bowel Cancer Screening Program.

Australians aged between 55 and 65 will receive an invitation letter and a free ‘at home’ kit in the mail, which can be used to test for early signs of bowel cancer.

Th e test, known as the Faecal Occult Blood test, will be sent to around 90,000 South Australians in the next two years.

“We urge all South Australians tar-geted in this fi rst phase to take just a few minutes to complete the test, to ensure the ongoing success of the program,” TCCSA Chief Executive, Associate Professor Brenda Wilson said.

“Pap testing and mammograms have been available to women for many years, however, this is the fi rst time both men and women have been included in a national, population based cancer screening program.

“With a high level of participation, the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program has the potential to save more lives each year than breast and cervical screening combined,” she said.

More care for elderly asthma patients

Diabetes - how do you measure up?Diabetes is the fastest growing

non-infectious disease in the world, according to Diabetes Australia.

For every person who has the disease, there is another who has it but doesn’t know.

This week is National Diabetes Week and Diabetes Australia is urging Australians to ‘measure up’.

“People can assess their risk by measuring their waists,” Diabetes Australia National President, Dr Gary Deed said.

“Acting quickly gives them the opportunity to prevent Type 2 diabetes.

“It is alarming that 800,000 Australians may have diabetes but not realise it.

“And 3.3 million Australians are thought to be at risk,” he said.

In South Australia, the state gov-ernment estimates that more than half of all adults are overweight, with the rate increasing by around one per cent a year.

According to Diabetes Australia,

women who have a waistline measur-ing over 90cm and men who have a waistline measuring over 100cm could be at greater risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.

Left untreated, diabetes can cause heart attack, stroke, kidney failure, blindness, amputation and erectile dysfunction.

And it is not only adults that are being aff ected by the disease.

In the last ten years the incidence of children under the age of 15 diag-nosed with Type 2 diabetes has risen by 243 per cent, according to the National Diabetes Services Scheme Register.

To combat this alarming trend, Diabetes SA has launched a cam-paign called ‘Just have a Go!’, which highlights the part physical activity and healthy eating play in preventing children developing the disease.

Children at the most risk of devel-oping Type 2 diabetes are those who are overweight or obese, those who have a blood relative with the disease,

those of Aboriginal or Pacifi c Islander descent and those who show signs of insulin resistance.

To help prevent the disease, Diabetes SA recommends parents ensure their off spring partake in an hour of physical activity each day, limit TV, computer or video game exposure to two hours a day and provide plenty of healthy food for them to eat.

Th e ‘Just have a Go!’ challenge is being endorsed by South Australia’s netballers and footballers in an attempt to encourage children to get out and be active.

“Th is promotion is a chance for us to demonstrate the need for a healthy lifestyle and to show all South Australians that it doesn’t have to be all hard work,” President Netball SA, Val Wright said.

“It can be a lot of fun with friends and family.

“Regardless of your skill or your current fi tness level, get involved and have a go,” she said.

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New Funding for Respite ServicesThe Australian Government Department of Families, Community Services

and Indigenous Affairs (FaCSIA) is calling for eligible non-government

organisations (NGOs) to apply for funding to build their capacity for

delivering respite services.

This funding will provide NGOs with the opportunity to develop new and

innovative options for increasing the availability and supply of flexible and

appropriate respite services. It will be used to support delivery of:

• the Mental Health National Respite Development Fund a component of

the Mental Health Respite Program. The Mental Health Respite Program

is an initiative that forms part of the Council of Australian Governments’

National Action Plan on Mental Health 2006 - 2011 that provides funding

over five years

• the new Respite for Older Carers of Children with Disability initiative,

which provides funding of $270 million over five years to assist those

aged 60 years and over who are caring for children with disability aged 25

years and over.

The application package is available on the FaCSIA website at

www.facsia.gov.au/mentalhealth or by calling the New Funding for Respite

Services application hotline on 1800 733 413.

The hotline is available from Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm AEST (Australian

Eastern Standard Time) commencing on Monday, 9 July 2007.

Applications close at 5pm AEST on Friday, 3 August 2007.

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Right: Listening intently during the awards ceremony.

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It was a busy week in Roxby Downs and Andamooka.

Th e Outback Areas Community Development Trust visited the opal town for talks on its future, whilst a committee from Planning SA held public hearings over the Roxby Downs PAR.

Above: Chairperson Jane Moore fl anked by committee member Angela Veitch.

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Tax specialist Tony Dutton of Roxby Downs Accounting is a country boy with a solid working knowledge of the local region and the issues facing isolated and industrial communities such as Roxby Downs.

Tony Dutton knows that important issues such as taxation and fi nancing don’t always have to be hard work – at least not for clients of Roxby Downs Accounting.

Tony Dutton brings almost 20 years of taxation and accounting experience to Roxby Downs regularly all through the year to make your tax return as easy as possible.

“We know that the important things don’t have to be hard work, and were happy to chat about the taxation and fi nance issues facing you in the new fi nancial year” Mr Dutton told the monitor.

“We take the time to tailor your tax return for the best results and our priority is fi nding every available deduction for everyone.”

With some new tax offi ce rulings this year which particularly relate to mining and remote communities Mr Dutton has the experience to make sure that you are safe from the tax offi ce.

Roxby Downs Accounting can off er more than just a tax return service – talk to Tony Dutton for solid advice about investing, shares, negative gearing., lending or just buying your home.

With the huge number of people now considering investing in property now is a great time to talk to someone about the implications of investing.

Th ere a several important changes this year relating to super and the childcare rebate so it is now more important than ever to get it right and to make sure that you claim every entitlement.

Small and home based business owners, especially need to work closely with their accountants to take advantage of good advice and to run their business in the best way.

As Tony visits Roxby Downs all through the year local business owners have the opportunity to have their accountant come to them and to be able to help with on the spot advice.

To book your appointment with Roxby Downs Accounting and enjoy professional advice from friendly, approachable tax specialists telephone 1300 728 048.

CA Darren Yates will be making the fi rst of many trips to Roxby

Downs this August to attend to the ever increas-ing demand for quality services in the town.

“I am very excited about my fi rst visit to Roxby Downs and getting to meet many new people which I hope will turn into long term relationships,” Mr Yates said.

“With the pace of change in income tax legislation not abating it is becoming more and more important each year for people to ensure they have a Chartered Accountant attend to their aff airs to ensure they receive the best possible outcome”.

Mr Yates said he looked forward to exploring as many opportunities as possible to minimise a client’s income

tax. “We will also be spending

time reviewing our clients affairs so they are set up to take full advantage of all tax concessions in the future if they are not set up to take them this year” he said.

Mr Yates said clients would receive a pre interview pack-age to complete prior to their meeting.

“Th is allows us to investigate any issues that are identifi ed prior to the meeting to ensure that our time together is as valuable as possible and not wasted completing forms and attending to administration duties.

“Preparing for our meetings in this way also allows us to provide fee quotes up front to our clients before they commit to us doing their work.

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In addition to attending to income tax affairs, Darren Yates also specialises in small business advice.

“Roxby Downs is obviously experiencing explosive growth at the moment which will be presenting numerous new business opportunities. It would be fantastic to speak to anyone thinking about starting a business or who just has just started to help them realise the potential of the business.”

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Buying a new house and planning a move may be as much stress as you think you can handle – but remember that it is likely to be a particularly trying time for your children.

According to First National Real Estate, routines are understandably disrupted in major ways during moving and sensitive planning can help all family members, but especially young children, better cope with the impend-ing changes.

“One of the keys with children is to break the news about moving as soon as possible,” the company’s national marketing manager Jason Verstak said.

“Kids need time to get used to the idea of moving, so give them as much advance warning as you can.

“Provide them with as much information as you can about why the family is moving and what they can expect in their new home and suburb.”

“Although you’ll undoubtedly be going through your range of emotions, the experts say it’s very important to be there so your children can voice the feelings they’re encountering,” Mr Verstak said.

Be cautiously optimistic. It’s important to be positive and optimistic because your children’s attitude will largely mirror yours.

Keep the kids in mind


REAL ESTATEReviewReview

7 Bluebush Street - Ideal InvestmentLocated in the Myall Grove Caravan Park. 1 Dou-ble bedroom caravan, ample cupboards, electric kitchen with microwave, large hard annex to cara-van, 3 airconditioners, single carport, aprox 3m x 4m garden shed, external ensuite. Rent Potential $250 per week. Site fees $115.50/week. Offers over $55,000 Web ID: 104029773

Site 13 Roxby Downs & Olympic Dam Caravan Park - Nest Or InvestDwelling consisting of a motor bus & completely updated hard annexe offering lounge & dining with oating timber oors, lovely tiled kitchen with gas cook top, range hood & Ample cupboards, 2 bedrooms, sparkling bathroom with shower cubicle, vanity & toilet, R/C air-conditioning, Sar-lon covered pergola area & more, potential rent around $280-$300 per week. Offers over $70,000 Web ID: 104028581

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Site 10 Native Pine Crescent - Grab This While You CanLocated in Myall Grove Caravan Park, one bedroom caravan with attached hard annex – includes soft furnishings and separate en-suite. A good one to add to your portfolio. Rent potential $250/week, Site fees $115.00/week. Offers over $45,000 Web id: 104062315

5 Hakea Way - Another “Prized” InvestmentLarge caravan & annexe complex on double site offering 3 brs, dining area & kitchen, large family/dine area, r/c air cons, site ensuite bath-room with shower, hand basin & toilet, outdoor paved uncovered entertaining area, tool shed, 2 car parking in driveway, easy care gardens. Site fees $147 per week; rent potential $300 per week. Reduced to $75,000 Web ID: 103818205.

5 Hakea Way - Another “Prized” Investment

41 Pioneer Drive - Secure InvestmentWell positioned family home 3 good size brms all with bir’s, separate entry, large lounge, spacious dine, gas kitchen, WI pantry. Large rumpus and storage room, ducted evap cooling, gas heating, ceiling fans, roller shutters, IG breglass pool. Leased to BHP @ $1303p/month. $360,000Web ID: 103818216

62 Pioneer Drive - Fabulous Home Offering Good Investment Lge 4 br home all with birs, lge lounge with fan assisted combustion heater, adj dining with sliding door to rear, spacious family rm with r/c split system air cond, 2 bathrooms, sep w.c, ducted evap cooling, well equipped updated kitchen, dble garage umr with roller doors, . Long lease to BHP Billiton @ $410 per week. Low-mid $400,000’s. Web ID: 103818219.

14 Axehead Road, Roxby Downs - Smart InvestmentFamily home offering 3 good size bedrooms all with BIR’S, separate entry, good size lounge, kitchen with gas stove, rangehood & ample cupboards, bathroom with bath, shower re-cess & vanity unit, good size laundry with BI cupboard, ducted evaporative cooling & gas heating, single carport UMR, full length rear ve-randah, two pergola areas, c/bond tool shed, garden areas to front & rear, located opposite reserve area, leased to BHP Billiton @ $300 per week until 31/10/07. Buy now to prosper later. $325,000 Web ID: 103918013

4 Bopeechee Street, Roxby Downs - Nest & Enjoy or InvestNice family home offering 3 good size bed-rooms, master with ensuite & wir, bir to brm 3, separate entry, large lounge & good size fam-ily, small of ce, bathroom with bath, shower recess & vanity, timber galley style kitchen with garden window, gas cook top & wall oven plus dishwasher, heating & cooling, adjacent spa-cious dining, single carport with dual driveway & large paved front area, rear verandah & good size paved entertaining area with fully fenced ig breglass heated pool, c/bond sheds & more. Rent potential around $400 per week. Offers over $370,000 Web ID: 103907401

13 Gosse St, Roxby Downs - Commercial / Rare OpportunityZoned light industrial all on aprox 1500m2 of land, ideal location, good access. Includes 6 bay, 3phase powered workshop with air conditioned of ce and cellar. Approx 10m x 10m shed with industrial air conditioning, bathroom, toilet, also separate 3 bedroom living quarters that consist of large WIR, large living room with slow combustion heater, separate kitchen, large storage room, 5 air conditioners, front veran-dah, double carport and pergola. High $600,000’s. Web Id: 104121191

21/30 Burgoyne Street, Roxby Downs - Neat,Sweet,Compact InvestmentAppealing cottage style villa offering 3 good size bedrooms, large WIR to master, Spacious lounge with sliding door to rear kitchen with gas stove, rangehood & ample cupboards (includ-ing pantry) adjacent good size dining, 3 way bathroom (2 way ensuite to master bedroom) with heritage tiling, ducted evaporative cooling & gas heating, bull nosed front verandah, attached carport, colourbond tool shed & easy care gardens, currently tenanted @ $300 per week $295,000 Web ID: 103936089

Site 7 Native Pine Crescent - Add This To Your Investment PortfolioLocated in Myall Grove Caravan Park, very tidy two bedroom villa, built in robes, split system R/C air conditioner. Site fees $84.00/week, Leased at $250.00 per week, approx 10 years old.Offers over $125,000 Web id: 104055961

10 Hamilton Court, Roxby Downs - Truly An Oasis In The DesertHome offering 4 good size brms all with BIR’s & mstr with ensuite, separate entry, large lounge & spacious dining with feature pelmet. lovely up-dated kitchen, Family or bar, bathroom with bath, shower cubicle, vanity unit & shaving cabinet, good size laundry, ducted evap aircon, gas space heating and r/c air con. Dble c/port with parking for four vehicles, front verandah, large pergola area with all weather section & adjacent fernery. Large solar heated in ground salt chlorinated pool with shade sail, completely paved & surrounded by tropical gardens, c/bond shed with power, lighting & concreted oor, easy care gardens with auto irrigation, dog enclosure, shaded storage area etc. $465,000 Web ID: 103874550

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Lot 35 Government Rd, Andamooka - A Real Gem In AndmookaA fantastic package including 4 large bedrooms (bed 4 could be teenager’s retreat). Large din-ing featuring local stone wall, lounge with skylight and timber panelled walls, kitchen with gas stove & range hood & plenty of cupboards, large bath-room with large shower cubicle & handrail, toilet & washbasin and incorporating laundry area, heating cooling, large rear verandah with surrounding garden beds & gardens. Pergolaarea & adjacent large aviary, shade house area with plants, 30ft x 20ft gi garage,powered & with storage shelving, double carport with workshop & pit, rear lobbywith wash stand. Reduced to $229,950. Web ID. 103818185.

Lot 689 Government Road, Andamooka - A Sound InvestmentHome of 3 bedrooms, 2 with built-in robes, open plan living area offering good size lounge, dining area & large kitchen with gas cooker, ample cupboards & breakfast bar, bathroom with shower, good size laundry, r/c air cond & pot belly stove, large front shade cloth enclosed front verandah, large garage, carport (under construction), large poly rainwater tank and more all on an allotment of 1120sqm. $219,950 Web ID: 103818196.

Lot 642 Government Road, Andamooka - “Owner Says Sell Sell Sell”Compact home offering 3 good size bdrms all with air conditioners, spacious lounge with air conditioner & ceiling fan, separate dining area and adjacent kitchen, return verandah (2 sides can be used as carports – parking x 4), two rain water tanks & more all on 1040 sqm allotment. $179,950. Web ID: 103818195

Lot 500 Government Road, Andamooka - Here’s an OpportunityTwo Bedroom transportable self contained includes gas kitchen, reverse cycle split system air conditioned to lounge/dine. Air conditioner in bedroom 1, pantry cupboard, electric hot water system, iron garage Approx 3m x 4m, 2000 gallon rain water tank. All on Approx 1215 square meteres of land leased at $100 per week till 20-02-08. Only $130,000. Web ID: 103963999

Lot 433 Government Road, Andamooka - The Surpise Is InsideThe home offers one good size bedroom with feature timber walls, large lounge with reverse cycle air conditioner, spacious kitchen, good size dining area with servery window to lounge, heat/cool plus ceiling fans, carport, large verandah, easy care gardens with local stone retaining wall and more. $145,000. Web ID: 103818188

Three bedroom Maisonette, 2 with built in robes, gas kitchen, duel sink, range hood, gas wall furnace, ducted evaporative cooling, spa-cious lounge & dine, Approx 6m x 3m paved outdoor entertaining area, garden shed, sin-gle carport umr, Leased @ $350 per week. $269,950 Web ID: 104029772

16/30 Burgoyne Street - A Good Investment

7A Wilaroo Street - Compact 4 Bedroom MaisonetteOn offer is 3 bedrooms & study (or 4th bed-room) with bay window, master with walk in robe & 2 way ensuite, large open plan in-cluding lounge, dining & casual meals area. Compact kitchen with electric stove range-hood & ample cupboards, 3 way bathroom with heritage tiling, vanity unit, bath shower & heatlamp, ducted evaporative cooling & refrigerated wall unit to study, gas space heating carport under main roof with drive through lockable gates, large rear verandah, front bullnose verandah with awnings, small rear yard with colourbond tool shed. Potential rent $350 per week. LOW $300,000’s Web ID:104015294

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7 Pogona Court - Statement of Style & Elegance Absolutely one of the best homes in Roxby Downs, four bedroom brick home with quality xtures & ttings throughout, main bedroom includes WIR, ensuite, built in robes to 2 other bedrooms, ceiling fans, large lounge, formal dining & large rumpus room, kitchen includes ample cupboards, heritage tiling, gas wall oven, breakfast bar, walk in pantry, ducted R/C aircond throughout, double garage with auto doors under main roof, plus a separate coloubond double garage approx 12m x 6m, large outdoor pattern paved pergola, manicured gardens with auto irrigation, absolutely stunning property located in quiet cul-de-sac.Priced Low to Mid $500k’s Web id: 104062383

Good size at allotment of 1103 sqm with 45 sqm Shack (3 rooms) and galvanised iron rainwater tank, concrete slab was put down to accommodate two storey dwelling. $100,000. Web ID: 103818197

Lot 690 Government Road, Andamooka - An Andamooka Rarity

ANDAMOOKA

Lot 13 Government Road, Andamooka - Located In Elevated PositionFamily home of 2 bedrooms with timber panelling, cosy lounge with panelled walls, kitchen/dining with gas stove & wood stove, laundry/bathroom with bath, shower & toilet, air cond, carport, verandah & tool shed, rain water tanks & more. $159,950. Web ID. 103818081

Lot 26 Main Street, MIRANDALocated 36kms south of Port Augusta, great lo-cation for Roxby commuters or a holiday home. Lovely 3 bedroom home consists of open plan lounge, dine, electric kitchen, polished oor-boards throughout, separate laundry, front be-randah, separate large rumpus, approx 9mx6m iron C/B garage & double carport. Separte iron garage, 2500 galloon and 2500 gallon rain water tanks, sit on the deck, enjoy the view of the beach and Flinders Ranges. $225,000 - $235,000. Web ID: 104089958.

Yes, a total of approx 6379m2 of land consisting of 4 bedroom home and currently known as Opal Fields Caravan Park. All located off bitumen main road. Ideal to develop with consents. Approval for 23 powered sites$1,000,000 Web ID: 104101339

Lots 670,671,672, 681, 682 & 683 Govt Rd, Andamooka

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Approx 1112m2 of land located very close to the town centre. Ideal quiet location and may be sub-dividable with consents. Purchasers please note all buildings and debris will have to be removed at pur-chasers expense. Power has been disconnected to existing house. $79,950. Web Id: 2418948

Lot 339 Government Road, Andamooka - Land Land Land! Here’s a good opportunity

Tidy two dedroom on huge allotment of ap-proximately 1490m2. Home consists of updat-ed bathroom, toilet and laundry in quiet loca-tion. Reverse cycle air conditioning, rain water tanks. Leased at $100 per week. Good buying. $125,000. We Id: 104121731

Lot 414 Government Road, Andamooka - Invest In Your Future

Magnificent 3 bedroom with new extension located in town centre. Main bedroom includes ensuite and BIR. Magni cent new kitchen, large 3 door pantry, huge dine/lounge area with Kent slow combustion.Andamooka stone feature walls, split system a/c. Large entry entertaining area with separate toilet. Extension includes large bedroom, ensuite, mirrored door robe and split system a/c. Double carport umr + 2 other carport/garage, 4 rainwater tanks.$265,000 Web ID: 104124710

Lot 341 Government Road, Andamooka - Absolutely one of the best!


ART & U

36/30 Burgoyne StreetThe Dunes

Roxby DownsPhone 8671 1866

School holiday activitiesSchool holiday activities July 2007July 2007

Prices include all food, craft and activities.$35 half day, $60 full day

Week 2 (Mon 16th - Fri 23rd July)Mon - Play station challenge day. Fashion Pa-

rade - dress up, sewing

Tues - Frame making, bean bag movies, outdoor games (volcano making).

Wed - Cubby house (build a cubby using cartons and boxes), karaoke sing-a-long (playsta-tion).

Thurs - Mask making (design face mask), cook-ing, bingo.

Fri - Sports day (Lions park - egg & spoon, soccer etc), In-house movie.

COMMUNITY RADIO “LOCAL, LIVE AND LOVIN’ IT”

PH: 8671 2545, SMS: 0407 979 918

www.roxfm.com.au

Programs may change without notice

Monday7 - 10am Easy listening music11 - 12pm Easy listening music12 - 1pm NOT QUITE COUNTRY with Wendy1 - 2pm Easy listening music3 - 5pm ROXFM’S YOUTH PRESENTERS5 - 6pm DRIVE TIME8 - 10pm EVERYONE DESERVES MUSIC with Matt

Tuesday8 - 9am FINS WORLD with Fin11.30 - 12pm BLAST FROM THE PAST with Annette12 - 1pm BLAST FROM THE PAST with Annette1 - 2pm IT’S ALL ABOUT US with Scuba2 - 3pm Easy listening music3 - 5pm ROXFM’S YOUTH PRESENTERES5 - 7pm Easy listening music8 - 10pm BLUES SHOW with Murray

Wednesday7 - 10am Easy listening music11-12pm Easy listening music1 - 2pm EASY LISTENING with Wendy2 - 3pm WHAT’S COOKING AT THE CLUB3 - 5pm ROXFM’S YOUTH PRESENTERS5 - 6pm THE RADIO AX with Ben6.30 - 7.30pm LATIN ROCK with Jariel and Jarvier8 - 10pm RETROSEPCT with Laura and Paul

Th ursday7 - 10am Easy listening music11.30 - 12pm BLAST FROM THE PAST with Annette12 - 1pm BLAST FROM THE PAST with Annette1 - 2pm ROXFM’S HEALTH SHOW2 - 3pm Easy listening music3 - 5pm ROXFM’S YOUTH PRESENTERS5 - 6pm KALEIDOSCOPE with Teya8 - 10pm JAZZ with Geoff

Friday7 - 10am Easy listening music11 - 12pm Easy listening music12 - 1pm COUNTRY with Wendy1 - 2pm IT’S ALL ABOUT US with Scuba2pm COUNCIL NEWS3 - 5pm ROXFM’S YOUTH PRESENTERS5 - 6pm DRIVE TIME8 - 10pm COMFORTABLY NUMB with Geoff

Saturday8am - 12pm GAUD-MORNING with Gordon1 - 8pm Easy listening music8pm - 12am ROCK with Gordon

Sunday8 - 12pm YOUR STANDING IN IT with Geoff 12 - 1pm NEW AUSSIE MUSIC with Fin & Murray2 - 3pm SUNDAY with Fred8 - 10pm SUNDAY MELTDOWN (Heavy) with Sam & Steve

The enthusiasm for Red eARTh Festival, due to run for two weeks early in August, is running high.

We know Roxby Leisure is behind the Red eARTh Festival. Th ey are commit-ting direct sponsorship through their arts development budget and in-kind sponsorship by discounting venue hire and providing support staffi ng. All the staff at Roxby Leisure are committed to helping the arts fl ourish in and around the Cultural Precinct. We support local projects and we try to build programs that are consistent and as good as we can make them.

In the last few weeks Sheila Culf ’s Youth Drama Workshop has been using the auditorium two and three times a week. Th e discounted venue hire bill goes to the Arts and Culture Forum. Th e discounts are treated as an in-kind sponsorship.

I want to thank the martial arts groups who are likely to be displaced during the two weeks of the Festival. Th ey usually practice regularly in the auditorium.

Let’s hope they find a satisfactory alternative venue while Sheila makes her fi nal preparations leading to a magic two nights on the ninth and tenth of August. We get to see the auditorium as a theatre again. Th en we have the circus school and performances over the week-end. Cirkidz will be doing workshops in the auditorium and outside in the sunshine. Th en the eight dancers of the Raw Dance Company will be holding dance workshops with all comers for the fi ve days leading up to the grand

fi nale performances on August 17 and 18. It is going to be a busy two weeks around the VIC Cultural Precinct and the auditorium from August 4.

Sheila has teams of seamstresses, technical designers, assistant direc-tors and about forty actors of all ages involved in an adaptation of a C.S. Lewis novel. I can’t give too much away except to say that this production deserves the support it has attracted. Th e Arts and Culture Forum are the producers in this case. Th ey and Roxby Leisure try to give Sheila and her team every assistance they can. Roxby Leisure provides an operational theatre and the technical training we need to run it safely. As you might imagine there are a lot of safety considerations in a fully wired theatre.

BHPBilliton have chipped in a tidy sum through their Community Development Fund and this has allowed us to go that bit extra and make this Festival the best it can be. Roxby Council have chipped in a matching amount as direct support to the Festival project on top of the support it gives Roxby Leisure in its arts development work.

The Arts and Culture Forum can demonstrate that it has broad support from all the major players. Th e Federal Government has helped us get Raw Dance here. Country Arts SA is right behind it. Th is is your Festival, we are four weeks out, get involved as a par-ticipant in the many workshops, as a sponsor, as a lugger or a costume maker. Do something wild. It’s your Festival.

Ten Flinders Ranges and Outback events are set to benefi t from $45,000 in funding from the state government.

Th e funding will be made to a cross section of events but include Outback Alive – Sustainable Desert Living, the Glendambo Outback 4x4 Endurance to be run next year, and the Coober Pedy Opal Festival.

Across the state, 87 events will share in more than $600,000 in funding from the State Government through the Events South Australia’s Regional Events and Festivals Program.

Th e funds are allocated to events and festivals that generate tourist activity in South Australia and lift the profi le of the region.

The State’s Tourism Minister, Jane Lomax-Smith says regional events and festivals play a vital role in drawing visitors to our regions, boosting the state’s tourism yield.

“We have a reputation for showcasing brilliant events and festivals, with the calendar of events growing in stature and number each year.

If you fall off a horse, you climb straight back on, and that is what the Roxby Downs Guides have done after their forced closure earlier this year.

With four new leaders at her side, Group leader, Julie Steele is preparing to start meetings by the end of the month.

“We now have fi ve leaders with a range of knowledge, interests and experience they can share with the girls,” Ms Steele said.

“And it’s great to be able to once again provide this service to the girls of Roxby Downs.

“Even though our new leaders haven’t had much expe-rience in Guides they are long time locals and Guiding is something they always wanted to do,” she said.

Guides South Australia has around 2000 members and is part of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, which represents ten million members worldwide.

Last year the world body conducted a global survey to ascertain what adolescent health issues are important to girls and young women.

Some of the results were surprising, with the Guides pinpointing AIDS, sex and teenage pregnancies among their chief concerns.

As a result, the World Association has decided to take action on seven major health issues, fi ghting AIDS, making healthy food choices, preventing adolescent pregnancies, talking about sex, talking about the danger of drugs, banning smoking in public places and discover-ing your potential.

But here in Roxby Downs, the Guides are still look-ing for parents to form a parent committee, which will manage the fi nances, and for sponsors, as their previ-ous sponsors withdrew their support when the group temporarily disbanded.

Meetings will resume on Monday, July 30, with 5 – 8 year olds meeting from 6 – 7pm and girls 9 and over meeting from 6 – 8pm.

For more information contact Julie Steele 0448 693 502.

Above: Julie Steele and the Guides, looking forward to resuming their meetings this month.

Roxby Guides, back in the saddle

Glendambo gets cash for endurance

Arts matters


Monitor’sMonitor’s TIME OUT

ROXBY RACE WEEKROXBY RACE WEEKOutback racing at it’s best

Wednesday 1st - Saturday 4th August


Wednesday 1st August 7.30pmOf cial Barrier Draw for the Onesteel Outback Cup and the BHP Billiton Olympic Dam Copper

Shield at the Roxby Downs Community ClubChildren’s “Fashions on the Field Night”

Friday 3rd August 7.00pmCPS Calcutta at the Roxby Downs Community Club

Saturday 4th August - Full day’s racing from 11.00am$35,000 stake money- six races

Featuring:OneSteel Outback Cup

BHP Billiton Olympic Dam Copper ShieldExact Mining Services - Fashions

Family Day - full catering, children’s rides.Shuttlebus from Camp 1, town and track

Punters Marquee$100 per head - Includes entry, club membership, beer, wine and nibbles for the day.

Tickets must be purchased prior to the day. Contact 0407 779 272.

After race entertainment Saturday night at the Roxby Downs Community Club

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WHAT’S NWHAT’S NACROSS THE REGION

SPORT

Friday July 13thRoxby Downs Bowls Club

Night Owls 8pm

Monday, July 16thKarate Auditorium

Colts (Age 5-12) 6pmJuniors/Adults 6:45pmContact Tracey Fouet

0400 894 429

Indoor soccer 6 -7pm

Tae KwonDo - Auditoriumfrom 6.30pm

Contact Andrew Murdy0418 804 398

Volleyball7pm - 9pm

Tuesday, July 17thSquash 7pm - 9pm

Wednesday, July 18thKarate

Auditorium

Colts (Age 5-12) 6pmJuniors/Adults 6:45pmContact Tracey Fouet

0400 894 429

Th ursday, July 19thTae KwonDo

Auditorium From 6:30pmContact Andrew Murdy

0418 804 398

Indoor SoccerLeisure Centre

Social matches from 6pm All welcome

Contact Kenton Maloney0408 797 158

Woomera & Districts Football League

Saturday July 14th12pm Hornridge v Andaooma

2pm Roxby Districts v Olympic Dam

Roxby Downs Softball LeagueSunday July 22nd

11.30am Rebels 2 v Shakers1.30pm Rebels 1 v Devil Cats

Roxby Downs Mens and WomensBasketball Winter Competition

May - OctoberSports Centre

Roxby Downs NetballSaturday’s

JuniorsUnder 9 play at 9am

Under 11 play at 10amUnder 13 play at 11am

Under 16 play at 12.15pm

Seniors play at 1.30pm & 12.15pmAll participants are asked to be

at the courts 15 min before their scheduled start

HEALTH

Roxby Downs Family Practice Phone 8671 3231

Roxby Downs Medical Practice Normal hours 9:00am-5:00pm

Saturday morning by appointment only. Phone 8671 1900

EyebusWoomera August 1st

Andamooka August 2ndRoxby Downs August 2nd

Visiting Allied Health ServiceOccupational Th erapist

Speech PathologistDieticianPodiatrist

Child Adolescent Mental HealthServices

For appointments phone8648 5800

Hearing ServicesJuly 19th - 9.00am - 2.30pm

For an appointment call 1800 006 303

Roxby Downs Community HealthWalking Group for Mums With

Prams every Friday morningMeet outisde the Dunes Cafe

at 9.30am

Roxby Downs Breastfeeding Association

July 20th 9.30am - 11am“Baby and Toddler Foods” -

Dunes Cafe

Doctors’ New Specialised Drug Telephone Number for

Medicare Use.1800 700 270

Weight Loss Support GroupTuesday Nights.Weigh in 6pm

Group Time 6:30pm – 7pmIn the Roxby Downs Hospital

Seminar Room.8671 9020

EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Every Week

Visitor Information Centre8.30 - 5.00 Mon-Fri

Phone 8671 2001

Cultural & Leisure PrecinctMovies

Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday

(see schedule below)Phone 8671 2001

Roxby Downs ChildcareMonday - Friday6.30am-5.30pm

Phone 8671 0911 for details

GymCultural & Leisure Precinct

Monday to Friday 6 am-12pm & 4pm - 9 pm

Saturday 8-12pmSunday 11-2pmPhone 86710500

Roxby Downs Community LibraryMonday to Friday 8.30-5.00pm

Saturday 9.00-12pm.Phone 8671 0660

for more information.

Toddlers Story Time Fun for young children and mums

Roxby Downs LibraryRichardson Place

Tuesdays 9:30 am – 10:30 am

Playgroup St Barbara’s Parish School

Phone Jakki 86712323

Roxby Downs Health Services Coff ee Mornings, Th ursdays 9.30am to

11.am at the Dunes Café.

Coff ee Mornings for Families Meet and chat for all families.

New comers especially welcome.

Every Friday Playgroup

Roxby Downs KindergartenPhone 86710455

Every SundayTour De Desert Cycling

Social Bike riding group from 8amContact Daryl Wake

0408 118 685

Roxby Downs Market Days

August 18September 15th

October 20thNovember 17th

Roxby Downs LibrarySchool Holiday program

July 17th 10-11amMake Snowfl ake Mobile

Andamooka Bible ChurchJuly 16th - 19th9.30am - noon

Crafts, Songs, morning tea

COMMUNITY MEETINGS

Community members welcome to attend any meeting of the Roxby

Downs Community Board.

August 13th - 9.30am- 11:00amNormal weight gains

Roxby Downs Helath Seminar Room

Community BoardJuly 30th - 7.30pm

Council boardroom

Alcohol & Substance Abuse Partnership

July 12th - 7.30pmCouncil Boardroom

Health ForumJuly 24th - 7.30pm

Business Forum(To be confi rmed)October 6.30pm

Environmental ForumJuly 18th 7.30pm

Education and Workplace Training Forum

July 24th 12.30pm

For further details on Community matters call Michelle Hales on 8671

0010

GENERAL INFORMATION

Mt Dare Hotel Open every day 8:00am -9:00pm,

7 days.

Oodnadatta National Bronco Branding Championships

July 14th

School Terms 2007

July 23-September 28 2007October 15-December 14 2007

Art Gallery Exhibitions

June 15 – July 29Art Quilts

Heather Carey

Th e A&C Forum present Metaphor July 25 7:30 PM

AuditoriumExciting girl group who play like

demonsTickets on sale soon.

Red eARTh Festival August 4-17.Featuring world premiere of

Alex Downunderland August 10

Red eARTh Raw Dance August 16/17

Cirkidz August 11/12

One Steel Roxby Downs Outback Cup racing carnival

August 4th at Roxby Downs Racecourse

Cultural Precinct

Visitors Information centreDunes café Art GalleryOpen Mon – Fri 8.30am – 5pmSat & Sun - 8.30am – 5pm

Leisure CentreGymnasiumMon – Fri 6am – 12pm4pm - 9pmSaturday 8am - 12pmSunday 11am - 2pm

Creche for patrons of the centreMon –Fri 8.45am-12pm

Women’s only sessions Mon, Wed and Fri 12:30pm - 3pm

Aerobics Sessions Mon, Wed and Fri 9am

CODE PINK (Post Natal Sessions) Mon, Wed 12.45pm

ROXBY DOWNS CULTURAL & LEISURE PRECINCTPhone: 8671 2001 Fax: 8671 2021

REGULAR SCHEDULE SPORTS CALENDAR EVENTS OUTBACK CINEMAMondayVolleyball 7pm - 9pmNippy Gym 9:30am - 10:30amKarate - 6pm - 8:30pmTuesdaySquash 7pm - 9pmIndoor Soccer 6pm - 7pmTaekwondo 6:30pm – 8:30pm12 years and overBasketball 7pm - 9pmSoccer on Tuesday 6pm – 7pmWednesdayWomen’s & Mixed Netball 6-9:30pmKarate 6pm - 8:30pmThursdayNippy Gym – Auditorium9.30am - 11.00amSquash 7pm-9pmIndoor Soccer 6pm -7pmTaekwondo 6.30pm – 8.30pm12 years and overBasketball 7pm - 9pmSoccer 6pm – 8pmNetball training 6pm – 7:30pmFridayIndoor Hockey 5pm - 9.30pmSundayTouch Football 5pm (town oval)

JULYArt Gallery ProgramNow Showing15 June -29 JulySew She MUST -Textile ArtHeather Carey & Liz Schultz

Coming Soon Red eARTh Collaborative

BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA

Rated: PG Duration: 95 minFifth grader Jesse Aaron’s hopes of becoming the fastest runner in his class are dashed when new girl Leslie Burke outruns everybody, including him. However, Jess and Leslie soon begin a friendship and create a magical kingdom in the forest, where the two of them reign together as king and queen.

NEW SCREENING TIMES AT ROXBY

CINEMASaturday nights

- 7.30pm

Come and take advantage of our

Tuesday night specials

ALL tickets $6.00

Rated: PG Duration: 93 minWhen his new father-in-law, King Harold falls ill, Shrek is looked at as the heir to the land of Far, Far Away. Not one to give up his beloved swamp, Shrek recruits his friends Donkey and Puss in boots to install the rebellious Artie as the new king. Princess Fiona however,

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A recent study by the professional recruitment division of leading national human resources and recruitment fi rm, Chandler Macleod, has revealed that only 55% of professional workers received a salary increase in the past 12 months.

This is despite the chronic shortage of skilled professionals amid Australia’s lowest level of unemployment in 33 years.

Th e study, which was conducted among more than 350 professionals, also showed that 40% of salary increases were granted only after prompting by the employee, suggesting that workers were well aware of their worth in the current market and willing to press the point with their employers.

Some 90% of professionals surveyed claimed salary levels and salary increases, or lack thereof, were a key factor in their decision whether to remain with their cur-rent employer or seek work opportunities elsewhere.

According to Luke Henningsen, Executive General Manager of Chandler Macleod Professional Recruitment, the survey suggested many employers were risking losing their most valuable talent by not anticipating salary demands that refl ected the tightening market.

“It’s pretty clear that for Australian pro-fessionals money still talks, and employers who are not prepared to regularly adjust

fi nancial compensation in line with the general market will face unwanted loss of staff ,” Mr Henningsen said.

“Employers who sit back and wait for employees to come with salary requests are simply being complacent.

“Increasingly in this market, employees are testing their value with other potential employers, and showing a willingness to walk from their current employer if their requests are not considered seriously,” he said.

“To retain their best staff in this market, employers will need to be more proactive in managing salary expectations and their reward systems.”

Overall, the level of salary increases reported by professionals showed that 58% received a pay rise of over 5% in the past twelve months of which 36% gained an increase of over 8%.

Of the 77% expecting to receive a salary increase in the next twelve months, most expected an increase of 2-5%.

Th e 23% not expecting any increase had not been at the company long enough, or were contracting, temping or self-employed.

With 66% of workers expressing satis-faction with the level of salary increases they had received, the survey suggested that up to one in three professionals are unhappy with their salary increments.

Australian mining company Oxiana Limited has signed a 10 year contract with FreightLink Pty Ltd and Giacci Bros Pty Ltd for the transport of concentrates from the Prominent Hill copper-gold operation in South Australia’s north to the Port of Darwin in the Northern Territory.

Oxiana is currently constructing Australia’s next copper-gold mine at Prominent Hill, just north west of Roxby Downs which will be in production in the second half of 2008.

FreightLink and Giacci will transport up to 250,000 tonnes of concentrates

per annum which will contain approximately 100,000 tonnes of copper and 100,000 ounces of gold.

Oxiana will export its concentrates through the Port of Darwin to major copper smelters in Asia including China, India, Korea and the Philippines.

General Manager Prominent Hill, Mick Wilkes, said “Th e Port of Darwin is extremely well located to ship to Asia and off ers a new, deep, uncongested facility. “Th is will see benefi ts for Oxiana’s customers who will enjoy very competitive shipping times and greater reliability of supply.”

FreightLink is the owner-operator of the Adelaide to Darwin railway and Giacci is a bulk haulage logistics specialist.

Giacci is also transport and logistics provider at Oxiana’s Golden Grove base and precious metals mine in Western Australia.

Giacci will transport the copper-gold concentrates from the Prominent Hill mine to a siding at Wirrida on the Adelaide to Darwin railway.

Th e concentrates will from there be loaded onto the FreightLink trains for transport to Darwin for export.

Roxby Downs Council is seeking a person to undertake a short term evaluation project. The successful applicant will be required to interview members of the community who have participated in a pilot program for new residents.

Up to 30 hours of work is required. The work is to be completed between 1st and 15th August 2007.

It is essential that applicants have experience in the following areas:• Preparing and undertaking qualitative surveys• Interviewing community members• Reporting ndings

For further information or to lodge an expression of interest please forward your resume and the names of two referees to:

Michelle HalesPilot Program Manager

PO Box 124Roxby Downs SA 5725Mobile: 0418 833 818

Applications close: 23 July 2007

Prominent Hill to export

through Darwin

Casual positions vacantA corrosion engineering contracting company is seeking applicants to apply for casual labouring work at the BHP Billiton Olympic Dam site. (Above ground work only).

Applicants should phone Tim, during of ce hours on, 0414727321 to request a job application form.

Sparks are fl ying in Roxby Downs, with new electricity works going on all over town.

Th e Copper Sands subdivision is all powered up and ready for builders to commence work and the townhouse development on Stuart Rd will be connected to the grid by the end of August.

“Th ere is still some minor commis-sioning to be done at Copper Sands, but otherwise it is all go,” Electrical Services Manager for the Roxby Downs Council,

David Hallett said.Mr Hallett has also overseen the

replacement of 200 meter boxes, at a cost of over $20,000, on the North Western side of town, with plans to replace a further 200 next year.

“It is all part of our ongoing meter upgrade program,” Mr Hallett said.

“Th e 200 we do next year will com-plete the North West sector and enable us to start in the central Roxby area.

“So, all in all it has been busy times for the council,” he said.

Minimum wage gets

common sense liftCommon sense has prevailed with the latest

minimum wage increase of $10.26, according to the hotel industry.

Speaking on behalf of the sector, AHA Director National Aff airs Bill Healey said the decision handed down by the Australian Fair Pay Commission (AFPC) “will maintain the real value of the minimum wage, which is already one of the highest in the world”.

“Th e increase coupled with recent tax benefi ts will mean that Australian workers will have more money in their pockets,” Mr Healey said.

Th e AHA points out that the decision should have minimal impact on interest rates.

“Everyone in the community should realise that in today’s tight labour market, there is an increased risk of a blowout in wages, which would directly aff ect interest rates,” Mr Healey said.

“All workers with a mortgage would prefer to forgo a few more dollars in their pay packet to avoid a jump in interest rates.”

Th e AHA has also taken the opportunity to reiter-ate the need for stability in Australia’s Industrial Relations System.

“The decision by the AFPC shows that the structural changes introduced over the past two years provide an eff ective regulatory arrangement to protect Australian workers.

“Th ese changes must be given time to consolidate. The hotel industry remains concerned that the Federal Opposition’s proposal to create a totally new industrial relations framework and abolish what has evolved over more than 100 years will create signifi cant uncertainty in the economy,” he said.

However the increase will still provide challenges for hotels.

“Our members are grappling with the introduc-tion of smoking bans, the drought and increased international competition for tourists,” Mr Healey said.

“Any increase in labour costs in our highly competitive industry impacts on the bottom line, especially when one takes into account shift loadings and on-costs. “Continued fl exibility in our labour market is required to enable businesses to adjust to their particular circumstances.”

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A 20-year-old Roxby Downs man was reported for driving an unregistered and uninsured motor vehicle on July 8.

A 24-year-old Roxby Downs man was reported on July 5, for driving without due care, failing to stop after an accident, failing to truthfully answer and exceed-ing the prescribed concentration of alcohol after he collided with a parked vehicle.

A report of serious criminal trespass, property damage and theft was received from a Roxby Downs resident where a house was broken into on July 3. Items stolen were a brew kit, cordless drill and jig saw power tool.

A 37-year-old Roxby Downs man was arrested on June 30, 2007 for two counts of aggra-

vated assault.A report of property damage

was received on June 29 from a Roxby Downs resident where a vehicle was damaged.

Also on June 29, a report of at-tempt to prevent a person from giving evidence was received from a Roxby Downs resident.

A report of theft was received on June 29 from a Roxby Downs business where cash has been stolen.

A report of property dam-age was received from a Roxby Downs resident on June 28, where a vehicle window was smashed.

A report of theft was received on June 27 from an Olympic Dam business where about 1200L of fuel was stolen.

Roxby Downs Police conduct-ed a special operation on June 26 and 27, 2007. Police reported four people for driving whilst disqualifi ed, two people for driv-ing unlicensed, eight people for driving unregistered and unin-sured, fi ve people for exceeding the speed limit and fi ve people for other various off ences in-cluding failing to notify motor registration of their change of address and obstructing their number plates by a tow ball.

Police would like to remind the community that it is their duty to hold a current and ap-propriate class of drivers licence and to ensure that the vehicle they are driving is registered and roadworthy and that they com-ply with the road rules.

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Drought-aff ected rural communities are being encouraged to apply for Australian Government grants of up to $3000 to help stage morale-lifting community events.

Th e grants are available through the Coun-try Women’s Association (CWA) to raise the spirits of drought-ravaged communities in-cluding those of South Australia’s pastoral industry near Roxby Downs.

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and For-estry, Peter McGauran, said: “Th e drought, now in its sixth year in many areas, is having an unprecedented impact on farming com-munities, which are the lifeblood of rural Australia.

Local community groups will be able to ap-ply for grants to help meet the cost of holding events such as school excursions, sporting activities, concerts or town barbeques.

Th e grants are also available for groups wanting to organise drought forums focusing on the crucial issue of mental health.

“I urge groups, schools and non-profi t or-ganisations to use this opportunity to stage activities that strengthen community bonds and help boost morale in drought-aff ected areas,” Mr McGauran said.

“Individual grants are still available through the CWA for families, but more than ever, we need to strengthen our rural communities.”

In May this year, the Australian Govern-ment announced it would provide an addi-tional $8 million to the CWA to distribute emergency aid grants to farming communi-ties and families struggling through the worst drought on record.

Th is brings the Government’s drought as-sistance through the CWA to $16 million over the period of this drought.

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Josh Bishop has been learning Tae Kwon Do for fi ve years, almost three of them at the Roxby Downs club.

He has become the club’s first trained 1st Dan Black Belt after going through a rigorous recent grading regime.

Josh has been training with the Adelaide branch of the Club for the last 6 months as he is studying Engineering at Adelaide University.

Grading is a series of exercises to test the student’s knowledge, skill, fi t-ness, power and control and to ensure that they are up to the requirements of the new level.

The 1st Dan grading is one of the toughest, as it is a “Graduation” from the ranks of the colour belts to a senior member of the club.

It is a major achievement, equivalent to completing an apprenticeship.

It normally takes a minimum of four-fi ve years to achieve.

Josh is the first member of the Roxby Downs club to achieve this level, a feat in itself as very few stu-dents who start a martial art attain a black belt.

Josh has competed in the state titles for sparring and patterns, and has been awarded the Master Instructor’s certifi cate of achieve-ment for his exceptional contribution to the club.

Th e grading included:Written examination of Korean

terminology and Tae Kwon Do history, complex combinations of techniques, self defence against strik-ing and grappling attacks, patterns, sparring with more senior and junior students, breaking of six boards, and fi tness tests.

Grading usually occurs every three

months, but most clubs require at least a six month training period leading up to a black belt grading.

Readiness is a combination of fi t-ness, skill compared to the grading level, attitude, training attendance, and contribution to the club by teaching.

Th e assessor was Dr Adrian Hitch, the 7th Dan Master Instructor and President of Chung Do Kwan Tae Kwon Do SA (of which the Roxby Downs club is a branch member).

The rest of the grading panel included club instructor Andrew Murdy and 3 other black belts from the Chung Do Kwan Tae Kwon Do of South Australia and Moo Duk Kwan Tae Kwon Do SA.

Th e Roxby Downs club still trains every Tuesday and Th ursday 6:30-8:30 at the Auditorium, and new members 12 years and over are welcome.

Squash awardsjuniors

Th e Roxby Downs Squash Club has thanked the support of the blue light disco which allowed it to buy squash racquets, balls and court hire for juniors.

Th e squash club has been running coaching sessions for juniors on Saturday mornings between 9.00 and 10.00 am.

Although the club fi nished the season, on the 23rd of June with a few fun activities and the presentation of awards it is planning its new season to open in September.

Awards presented were: Most improved girl: TaylaMost improved boy: ZacSportsmanship award: JamesTop Eff ort: Eliza Grantham

The Roxby Downs Racecourse is expected to be fi lled to overfl owing for the running of the Onesteel Outback Cup on Saturday August 4th.

With an expected minimum of $10,000 prize money on off er, the cup, which is in its 13th year, is sure to attract a strong fi eld with the hope that for the fi rst time one of the runners will be owned and trained in Roxby Downs.

Th e One Steel Outback Cup Calcutta will be auctioned off on Friday, August 3 at the Roxby Downs Community Club.

Last year fi fty one horses entered the six race program, vying for $32,000 in prize money.

Of these, fi ve lined up for the $6000 Copper Shield, sponsored by BHP Billiton.

Gates will open early this year with interstate racing, broadcast live into the course to start at 11am.

Th e local races will start at about midday.

Entry is expected to be the same as last year at $10.00 for adults and $6.50

for concession holders, with children under 16 admitted free.

In addition to the horse racing there will be a ‘Fashions on the Field’ competition for the ladies, free rides for the children and a Punters Marquee, costing $100 a head, which covers entry, club membership, beer, wine and fi nger foods.

Tickets for the Punters Marquee must be purchased prior to race day, and can be obtained by contacting the Club.

Last year the ‘Fashions on the Field’ competition was extended to three placings, with $500 being off ered for fi rst prize, $200 for second and $100 for third.

In an eff ort to discourage drink driving “Trackside Travel” is also being off ered. Complimentary buses will depart from the Roxby Downs Community Club and Camp 1 between 11am and 1.30pm and will return to those venues between 5pm and 7.30pm.

Post race entertainment will be held at the Roxby Downs Community Club.

Roxby Downs cup day

Josh gets his black belt

The Roxby Downs Softball League is taking a break

during the school holi-days but should resume on July 22nd as the run home to the fi nals begin.

In the first half of the season it has been a tightly

contested aff air with Rebels 1 and last year’s Premiers, Devil Cats vying for top honours at the head of the table along with Rebels 2.

Shakers has also had its impact so far this season taking it up to the more fancied opponents, so with just three rounds remaining until the quarter fi nals start on August the 19th, the

tempo is expected to lift.It’s hard to pick a winner

as all teams are capable of beating each other on the day.

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Monitoring the SA fi shing sceneMonitoring the SA fi shing sceneCompiled by Peter Medhurst

Local HotspotWindy conditions throughout

the state have halted most fi sh-ing reports.

Th ose brave enough to face the arctic conditions reported that The Coorong beachesof Salt Creek have deep gutters.

Monday was fi shable day and salmon were keen to strike both metal lures and tommie fi llets.

Th e next week should pro-duce some great beach fi shing results around the state if the winds die down.

BoatiesReports suggest that King

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Woomera and Districts Football League

SCOREBOARDOlympic Dam 27 goals 9 points 171 points Hornridge 5 goals 4 points 34 points

Best players for Olympic Dam: N Shinnick, D Rogers, S Chapman, C

Kenny, A Sullivan.

Goal scorers: N Shinnick 6 goals, A Sullivan 5 goals, S Chapman 4 goals, D

Summerton and C Kenny 3 goals, D Moyse 2 goals, G Latham, D McKenna, R

Sarraceno and T Morriss 1 goal each.

Best players for Hornridge: R Selkiek, J Moyle, T Price, J Carroll, D James.

Goal scorers: C Gow Smith and M Barrand 2 goals each, S Adams 1 goal.

Coober Pedy 14 goals 7 points 91 points Roxby Districts 6 goals 17 points 53 points

Best players for Coober Pedy: Z McKenzie, B Buller, J McKenzie, J Tre-loar, M Lennon.Goal scorers: L Boland 4 goals, Z McKenzie 3 goals, J McKenzie and L MUnty 2

goals each, B Atkins, A Ware and C Crisa 1 goal each.

Best players for Roxby Districts: D Sims, J Chislett, J Owens, S Kaminski,

P Hamilton.

Goal scorers: D Kaminski, D Sims 2 goals each, T Paull, S Kaminksi 1 goal

each.

Above: When winds drop, nice salmon are biting on many beaches throughout the state.

Th e Roxby Downs Hash House Harriers are looking for new members, and everyone is invited!

The running/walking group, who’s light-hearted motto is ‘we don’t sweat, we glow’, is urging the Roxby Downs and Olympic Dam communities to give their remote control a break and join them for a bit of exercise.

“I was looking for something to do after work and read about it on roxbydowns.com,” local harrier Anna Syta said.

“I went along and started running and walking with them and it was great.

“Th e best thing is you don’t have to be very fi t, but even if you are very serious, you can still train with us.

“Or just bring your dog out for

a run, some people do, no one has brought a goldfi sh along yet, but you never know,” she said.

Th e Hash House Harriers usually run or walk together for 40 – 45 minutes and then have a few drinks or a meal.

“It’s a social fi tness club,” Ms Syta said.

“You don’t have to pay any fees to join, just turn up.

“And we don’t just exercise, we also take part in other activities, lots of the harriers are going to the Birdsville races, we go to William Creek for lunch sometimes and we are planning a trip to Marree.

“Come along and have some fun,” she said.

Th e fi rst Hash House Harriers were a small group of British expats who were living in Malaysia in 1938.

Billeted at The Selangor Club

Annex, known locally as Th e Hash House, they formed a running group modelled on the traditional British paper chase.

One member, the ‘hare’, was given a head start and a handful of paper strips to blaze a trail.

He was pursued by the shouting pack of ‘harriers’, who had no idea where they were going and had to follow the clues left by the hare to stay on the trail.

Hash Housing died out after World War 2, but enjoyed a resur-gence in interest during the 1970s.

Now there are thousands of clubs all over the world, including several in Australia and two in Antarctica.

Th e Roxby Downs Hash House Harriers meet at 6.30pm on Wednesdays at the BBQ area at Camp three in Roxby Village.

For more information call Rob McElhinney on 0412 831 223.

Have a run with the hash house

Four!It was a cold and windy day on Saturday, but that didn’t

keep the diehard golfers of the Roxby Downs Golf Club from taking to the links for the Concord Engineering Stroke Competition.

Th e Overall Winner was Vaughan Petherick, with divisions A, B and C taken out by Rock Russell, Craig Smith and Tony Brand respectively.

Th e Longest Drive in the A Grade Competition was hit by Vaughan Petherick, in the B Grade Competition by Scott Fraser and in the C Grade Competition by Tony Brand, who was also the best putter on the day.

Th e Ladies/Junior Competition was won by Shaun Smith, who also took out the longest drive in the division.

Wednesday netball grand fi nals A Grade:Gecko Girls 40 defeated Cruisers 31

B Grade:Miners 36 defeated Pink Ladies 22

Mixed:Nana’s 43 defeated Hornridge 27

Friday Hockey 6th JulyTeam 2 (13 goals) defeated Team 6 (2 goals)Team 4 (9 goals) defeated Team 1 (4 goals)Team 3 (7 goals) defeated Team 5 (4 goals)


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www.themonitor.com.au THE MONITOR – Your Community NewspaperPage 20 – Thursday, July 12, 2007

OD MARKS

21STThe Olympic Dam Football Club celebrated

its 21st birthday on the weekend, with a bash that continued well into the small hours of

the morning.

More than 200 past and present members fi lled the clubhouse to socialise, reminisce, listen to guest speakers and dance the night away.

President Kym Clarke said the celebration honoured the achievement of those who built the club and served to encourage those who now have the job of ensuring its long term future and success.

“Over the last few seasons the club has achieved a high level of success, promoting us to the position of most successful side currently playing in South Australia,” Mr Clarke said.

“During this period there have been a number of changes, both on and off the fi eld that have put the club in a strong position to enter the next phase of its life.

“Several long serving committee members and players have moved on and a new generation of footballers and members have arrived.

“We thank these people for their commitment and rec-ognise the part they have played in the club’s journey.

“We hope that those people who came together to form the Olympic Dam Football Club feel their initial eff orts were justifi ed and that they are proud of the club’s growing list of achievements,” he said.

Th e Olympic Dam Football Club has been the most successful football club in Roxby Downs in the last twenty years, winning ten premierships

Now at the top of the ladder, it is well on its way to winning an 11th.

Originally the OD clubrooms were virtually across the road at Camp 1 until the members raised enough money to build in those days what was termed “Th e Big Shed”. It has been updated and improved over the years and its inner sanctum can tell a lot of stories.

Th ose stories were bandied about on Saturday night as players both past and present refl ected in the glow of the old days.

Th e club’s proud history is now in the hands of its youth and its future direction is moving toward being a combined sports club catering for most sports in the town.

It is making the eff ort to change with the times and on the football fi eld it is still an awesome precence.

So another pennant looms large for the club.


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Above: Fiona Perkins, Annalisa Petty, Kate Nielson and Elke DuBois at the 21st celebrations for the OD Football Club.Above right: Kristy Lee and Warrick Monfries celebrating

at the OD Football Club on the weekend.Right: Kate Heading and Ally Christal also at the 21st

birthday celebrations on the weekend.

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