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ROXBY DOWNS…When Rob andKerrianne Cunningham’s three-year-old son Jake died of Menin-gococcal the family asked why?And there just weren’t any an-swers.So, as the second anniversary ofyoung Jake’s death on August 17approaches, the Cunningham fam-ily is seeking support for a spon-sored Postie Bike Ride to Birdsville- with proceeds going to the Menin-gococcal Association of Australia.“Maybe if we can help raise moneyfor more research into this disease,we can find out why our son died,”Mr Cunningham said.“No one knows enough aboutMeningococcal to give us any realanswers why it happened to us -why it happened to Jake.“We were at home, just a normalhappy family, and one night Jakejumped into bed with his mum be-cause he had flu-like symptoms.“We took him to the hospital whenI got off night shift, he was flownout and then 11 hours later he diedin the Women’s and Children’s Hos-pital.”The family, who were long-time resi-dents of Roxby Downs until thisweek, have collected 10 postie bikesfrom all over the country – QLD,NSW and Adelaide – and are call-ing on businesses and the commu-nity to support the ride.Postie Bike volunteers will leaveRoxby Downs for Muloorina Sta-

tion on Saturday, October 25, in thefirst leg of a three-day journey.On October 26, the riders will headoff to the Mungerannie Hotel, be-fore hitting Birdsville on October 27,returning home by support vehiclethe next day.Kerrianne and son Konnor, 4, andnew daughter Ellee, eight months,will join Rob on the Roxby toBirdsville ride, following behind ina support vehicle.“Anyone can ride a big enduro biketo Birdsville, but this is a bit more ofa challenge and a lot more fun,” MrCunningham said.“It’s hard to get your hands on thesepostie bikes though, they’ve be-come very popular and anyonewho’d like to buy or donate one ofthese bikes would really help us.“We’ve got a lot of riders – there’sbeen a lot of support from my work-mates and the community – but wedon’t have enough bikes for every-one at the moment.“The bikes are pretty comfortabletoo – or you probably wouldn’t getyour mail every day would you?”Mr Cunningham has personally in-vested more than $6000 in bikesfrom three different states.Businesses and the community cansupport the ride in a number of ways– by donating money directly to the“Roxby Downs Postie Bike CharityRally” at the Roxby Downs NationalBank or through donation of fuel,food or other supplies for the trip.

Why not bring your fuel card alongand pledge a tank for one of thekeen volunteers?You’ll be helping Rob and his band

of local riders get a little closer toBirdsville – and a little closer to find-ing answers to the mystery ofMeningococcal.

For more information or to pledgeyour support phone RobCunningham – 0419 847 625 – orJohn Hansford – 8671 0461.

Local Dad Looking for Answers to Disease

BIKE RALLY...The death of his three-year-old son Jake from Meningococcal Diseasehas prompted Rob Cunningham to organise a Postie Bike Charity Rally to raise moneyfor research into the disease.

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ROXBY DOWNS...Power was interrupted for sixhours in parts of Roxby Downs last week after amaintenance worker received an electric shock froman underground cable.While performing routine repairs to street lightingon Monday, July 7, Roxby Downs Municipal coun-cil workers discovered an underground cable in alow voltage pit to be faulty.The cable had shorted and faulted, burnt back theinsulation, leaving a live wire exposed.A minor electric shock was received by a mainte-nance contractor. He was taken to the local hospi-tal and later given the all clear to return to work.As a result, homes in the nearby vicinity were with-out power for approximately six hours, whilst emer-gency repairs were undertaken. “Whilst regrettable, the safety of all residents, con-tractors and the general public is of paramount im-portance” said David Hallett, Council’s ElectricalManager.

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Roxby’s First TripletsBack Home at Last

TRIPLETS...Cathy and Rodney Arnold - happy to be home with their new babies, from left, Isla,Bryce and Chelsea, following an extended stay at Ronald McDonald House in Adelaide.

ROXBY DOWNS...One hundred nappies a week, 18 bottles aday and a mountain of tissues and nappy wipes every fewhours might seem a harsh introduction to parenthood, but Cathyand Rodney Arnold are taking it in their stride.After an extended stay at Ronald McDonald House in Ad-elaide with 11-week-old triplets Isla, Bryce and Chelsea - thepair are just happy to be home.Roxby Downs’ first-ever triplets were born at the AdelaideWomen’s and Children’s Hospital on March 26, 2003 - almost10 weeks premature.At birth the threesome - identical twins Chelsea and Isla, andtheir heavier brother Bryce - weighed a combined 2970g.“We were at Ronald McDonald House because the three wereborn so early and they all have reflux but Bryce’s is the mostsevere,” Cathy said.“His is so severe that it tickles a nerve at the back of his throatand causes his lungs to actually shut down.”The family was provied with a $5000 oximeter blood analysismachine by Ronald McDonald House to help combat the prob-lem.While Bryce sleeps, the high-tech gadgets monitors his blood

On July 3, 2003, a 19-year-old Roxby Downs manwas reported for shop lifting from Foodland.On July 4, a 28-year-old Roxby Downs man was re-ported for driving an unregistered and uninsuredmotor vehicle.A 21-year-old Roxby Downs man was arrested onJuly 5, 2003, for failing to cease loiter, disorderlybehaviour, assaulting police and resisting arrest.A 23-year-old Port Pirie man was reported for driv-ing without due care on July 6, 2003, following anaccident at Olympic Dam on July 2.A 23 year-old Roxby Downs man received an expia-tion notice for possession of Cannabis on July 9,2003.A 39-year-old man from the Northern Territory wasarrested on July 9 for driving while exceeding theprescribed concentration of alcohol. (PCA)A 23-year-old Roxby Downs man was reported onJuly 11 for driving without due care following anaccident at Olympic dam on 10/7/03.A 36-year-old Olympic Dam man was reported forexceeding PCA on July 12, 2003.A 16-year-old female from Woomera was reportedon July 13, 2003, for property damage.On July 1, 2003, several vehicles were interfered withduring the night on Curdimurka Street. Police areinvestigating the report.On July 4, 2003, two deep cycle batteries were sto-len from Olympic Dam mine site. On the same dayprowlers were reported overnight in Alford Court.Police are also investigating the theft of a vehicleand items stolen from within it overnight on Olym-pic Way.Roxby Downs Police have dealt with three accidentsover the last two weeks that saw a total of 10 peoplereceive treatment in hospital.Speed, inattention or drink driving were again beenidentified as contributing factors in each case.Police report that the Far North Region has beenfatality free for several months now despite severalserious incidents.“Roxby Downs Police will continue to actively po-lice offences such as speeding, drink driving,seatbelts and inattention, in an effort to reduce ac-cidents,” Senior Constable John Yates said.“But again, we ask drivers please to abide by thelaws for the safety of themselves and others,”

ANDAMOOKA…What do tourists want to seewhen they come to Andamooka?This is a question being asked by the APOMAcommittee.Visitors to the town like to see actual mining inprogress, opal cutting and opal showrooms, anda lot of interest is shown in the history of thetown.Because of public liability issues it is not advis-able for Andamooka Progress and Opal MiningAssociation to promote mining activities as avisitor activity.Instead, those visitors lucky enough to knowone of the Andamooka residents might arrangeto with a local miner to visit their mine or to seethe noodling machines in operation.Opal cutting is another area where visitors needto know someone locally as opal cutters do notpromote their businesses as a tourist attraction.The opposite applies to Opal Showroom opera-tors whose business depends on visitor inter-est.While some showrooms open only on request,others are open most days of the week.The APOMA is concentrating on developingvisitor activities that show the history of thetown. Currently visitors can visit the HistoricCottages which are normally attended and opento visitors each afternoon at 2.30pm. TheAndamooka cemetery also attracts a lot of inter-est.The APOMA Project Development sub-commit-tee has recently promoted the ‘Town Well’ as avisitor attraction.The well is noteworthy because of its signifi-cance to the survival of the early miners.This project was funded by APOMA with mate-rial and most of the labor donated by APOMAcommittee members.

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oxygen levels, giving Cathy and Rodney time to stimulate himand start his breathing again when his lungs shut down.Bryce and his sisters are expected to overcome their refluxproblems and associated breathing difficulties as they growolder.While Gold Room Technician Rodney is used to shiftwork, thetriplets’ sleeping habits has given the term a whole new mean-ing.“Sometimes I’ll sleep on the couch with one while Cathy’s inbed with one of the others, one of us is up when the other isdown,” he said.Nonetheless, the couple has had a lot of time now to get toknow their new bundles of joy.“Chelsea is a bit of a princess already while Isla is cheeky - Ithink she’ll be the one talking the others into mischief,” Cathysaid.“Bryce is easygoing - he’s had to be be with everything he’sgone through.While the Arnold triplets are the first born to Roxby Downsresidents, just a little way down the road at Andamooka, thattown’s most famous threesome started school this year.


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Josie Basterfield has spent the lastnine of her almost sixty-sevenyears giving her time and energyto raise money for the RoxbyDowns community.Josie considers herself a ‘profes-sional fundraiser’ and it’s a famil-iar sight to see her sitting with hercard table and a book of raffle tick-ets in the Roxby Central ShoppingCentre on a Saturday morning.She has raised more than $50,000for local charities, events and in-dividuals including the CFS andSES, RFDS, the Roxby DownsHealth Services, Red Nose Day,Kids with Cancer and DaffodilDay, as well as projects in bothAndamooka and Woomera.“I couldn’t do any of it withoutthe support of the local commu-nity,” she said.“People don’t often walk past with-out buying a ticket or making adonation - although a lot of themsay ‘oh no, not you again’ whenthey see me.”Melbourne-born Josie’sfundraising activities began in

QLD where she helped raisemoney for the local junior AussieRules club at Yronga.Later, in Cobar, she collected do-nations for the local debutantesball - raising more than $1000 in asingle day.“I get a real satisfaction from help-ing people and helping the com-munity,” Josie said.“But the community here is verysupportive - without the moneypeople give we couldn’t havebought computers for the emer-gency services, or the ultrasoundfor the local hospital.”This year, Josie’s fundraising con-tinues, but with a few more help-ers alongside her.“Jill Butterfield in particular hasstepped in to help with the hospi-tal fundraising,” Josie said.“We’ve been able to help with eve-rything from towel racks for therooms, and games for the kids, tospecial optical equipment whichhas saved so many people fromhaving to travel out of town fortreatment.”

PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISER...Josie Basterfield hasmade a vocation out of supporting local charities andorganisations through active fundraising.

RACE CLUB CHEQUE...Roxby Downs & Districts Race Clubcommittee members Barry Patterson and Stu Cormack accepted acheque for $2310 from the Roxby Downs Club, presented by managerStev Ellard. The RD&DRC is currently gearing up for its major calenderevent the OneSteel Outback Cup on Saturday, August 16.

FAR NORTH REGION...A new$10,000 project in the Northern FarWestern Region aims to build on andimprove supportive care for rural andremote women diagnosed with breastcancer.Local Breast Cancer Contact WorkerKathy Wooldridge says the programwill also take into consideration therole of families and carers who lookafter women with breast cancer.The Department of Human Servicesis implementing the Commonwealthfunded project, ‘Strengthening Sup-port for Women with Breast Cancerin Rural and Remote SA’.Kathy said the project aims to achievefor women with breast cancer andtheir families:! Up-to-date, accurate and consist-

ent information about breast can-cer, supportive care and treatmentoptions and side effects;

! Practical assistance including fi-nancial support, travel and ac-commodation;

! Emotional and psychologicalsupport during treatment for andrecovery from breast cancer and;

! A coordinated approach to sup-portive care during treatment andrecovery from breast cancer.

Kathy said a considerable amount ofwork has already been done to en-sure the project is successfulthroughout South Australia.“This has included the developmentof supportive care for women, a path-way to breast cancer treatment, col-lating current resources and trainingfor rural workers,”.Bev Colville, the State Coordinatorfor the project, says about 80 ruralwomen were consulted during theinitial stages of the project to findout what needed to be improved tocurrent services.For further information contact Com-munity Health Nurse KathyWooldridge - phone 8671 9020.

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Breast CancerROXBY DOWNS...Roxby Downs’ ScrapbagQuilters will learn “how to make an Americanquilt’ this month, with the famed quilter PattyMcCormick.Patty McCormick created the quilt featured inthe movie ‘How to Make an American Quilt’starring Winona Ryder, and coordinated theonscreen quilting for the film.Ms McCormick will visit Roxby Downs as partof the ‘Outback Quilters Tour’ on July 25 and26 with a busload of fellow quilters from allwalks of life.These visitors will be billoted locally and willjoin Ms McCormick and local quilters in a se-ries of quilting workshops, presentations and

social activitities.Community members are invited to join a‘show and tell’ with Ms McCormick and fel-low tour-coordinator Pauline Rogers at 8pmon Friday, July 25, at the Roxby Downs Bowl-ing Club.A workshop will be held the following day, inthe Roxby Downs Auditorium, at a cost of$40 for non-members.Visiting quilters will also be treated to a tourof the local area and Olympic Dam, as well asa variety of social quilting events during theirvisit.For more information, contact Fiona Bilney -phone 8671 0629.

International Quilters in Roxby Downs

CHURCHILL FELLOWSHIP...Sue Chase,Managing Director of Cowell ElectricSupply, has been awarded theprestigious Churchill Fellowship tostudy wind generation overseas.

Cowell Electric Plansfor Local Wind FarmWOOMERA...Cowell Electric Supply Managing Di-rector Sue Chase has been awarded the prestigiousChurchill Fellowship to study wind generation over-seas.Ms Chase hopes to see this study applied locallywith potential wind farm trial sites already pinpointednear Woomera, Iron Knob and on the Eyre Penin-sula.“This is all in the very, very early stages but whatwe’re hoping to look at is opportunities to producecommunity cooperative wind turbines.”Ms Chase will visit California and Illinois in the USand attend the American Wind Energy Conferencebefore travelling to the UK to visit Cumbria, Lincoln-shire, Wales and Europe.The aim of the trip is to study small-scale wind gen-eration providing power into electrical distributionsystems at voltages of up to 33kV.Her work wil also involve looking at financial modelsfor developing community cooperative wind farmsin rural and remote areas.The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, which ad-ministers the Churchill Fellowship, was establishedin 1965 to enable Australians from all walks of life tolearn from overseas excellence.Despite a wide diversity, most Churchill Fellowshipprojects are all innovative - the result of striving forexcellence.Ms Chase is one of just 10 Australians to be hon-oured with the fellowship award in 2003.


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VIEWING...Friends of the Arid Recovery Project joined staff,committee members and the combined building team tocelebrate the completion of ARP’s new viewing platform.

New Viewing Platform a KeyElement in Ecotourism ToursROXBY DOWNS…Arid RecoveryProject recently celebrated the com-pletion of the site’s new viewing plat-form this month.ARP volunteers, staff and buildingcrews responsible for the platform’scompletion enjoyed a sunset viewingfrom the new feature on Friday, July 4.“Volunteers, and the support of localbusinesses like Monadelphous, ODMand Kammermann Constructionsplayed an important part in finishingthe platform which sits beautifullyagainst the ARP skyline,” Project Of-ficer Bree Galbraith said.This addition to the internationally-recognised eco-project is part of a pro-gram of improved public facilitieswhich will be incorporated into theproject’s new public tours.“These tours are the first time ARP hasofficially thrown open its doors to thegeneral public and tourists,” MsGalbraith said.“It’s all part of our new ecotourismprogram in cooperation with the RoxbyDowns Visitor Information Centre.”

“The new tours offer great potentialfor regional tourism in general, whichwill then help to support other localbusinesses.“Our main aim though is to educateand make the public aware of the is-sues facing arid ecosystems - and toteach people about our uniqueproject.”The Arid Recovery Project, situated onthe Borefield Road near Roxby Downs,is a combined initiative of the Univer-sity of Adelaide, the Department ofEnvironment and Heritage SA, WMCand the Friends of Arid RecoveryProject.ARP is an arid zone restoration projectwhich has already seen the successfulreintroduction of several native spe-cies into a 60 sq km reserve.This reserve is one of the largest feralcat, fox and rabbit-free fenced reserveson mainland Australia.Tours of the Arid Recovery Project canbe booked through the Roxby DownsVisitor Information Centre - phone 86712001.

ROXBY DOWNS...Roxby Downs residentTina Neeley has warnedthe community to bemindful of dog attacksfollowing an incidentlast week that seriouslyinjured one of her owndogs.One of Mrs Neeley’s twopedigree Cairn Terrierswas mauled by a largerdog which leapt over thestandard six-foot-fenceof a Mulgaria Crescentproperty on Thursday,July 3.“We walk our dogs everyday - half the town knowthem because we walkthem all the time.“We were walking thetwo dogs past a prop-erty where the dog insidethe property was jump-ing at the fence when itrealised that we were onthe outside.

“We crossed the roadbut I watched the dog’shead come over thefence, then its paws,and it pulled itself overand went straight for mydogs.”While one of MrsNeeley’s pets slipped itscollar and escaped theattack, the second waslater taken to local vet-erinary clinic with bitesand punctures under itsforelegs and across itsribcage.“It could have been fa-tal - I’m just lucky thedog didn’t attack me.“We didn’t realise howserious her injuries wereuntil we took her to thevet nurses“It was a traumatic ex-perience - it took methree or five minutes toget the dog off her be-cause it had latched

onto her and I had tofight it to get her free.“I was crying andshaken and she wasbleeding.“I’m too scared to walkthem on my own now,”Mrs Neeley said.“People have to beaware that this sort ofthing happens in thistown and need to beaware of where they’rewalking, and where theirchildren walk.”The dog’s owner wasinformed of the attack atthe time.Mrs Neeley’s terrier isrecovering well now andRoxby Downs Councilhas issued a ‘danger-ous dog’ order follow-ing the incident.“I just want to remindpeople it can happenand to be aware,” MrsNeeley said.

Dog Attack Prompts Warning

Radio Identity Detained at BaxterStation Staff Rally Behind Deb Paliska

INDEPENDENCE DAY...After a coordinated effort of phone calling to governmentdepartments, parliamentary representatives and the media RoxFM volunteersreceive the good news that workmate and RoxFM station manager ‘Down UnderDeb’ Paliska’s (insert) pending deportation was postponed for appeal.ROXBY DOWNS...Prominent RoxbyDowns resident andRoxFM Community Ra-dio station manager DebPaliska is expected homethis week following herrecent detention atBaxter Detention Centre.Mrs Paliska, an Ameri-can ex-patriot and resi-dent of Roxby Downs forthe past three years, wasarrested by Departmentof Immigration and Mi-gration Affairs officerson Thursday, July 3,much to the shock of herfriends and workmates atthe radio station.Dozens of RoxFM vol-unteers rallied to sup-port Mrs Paliska - spend-ing American Independ-ence Day lobbying gov-ernment departmentsand the media to confirmher whereabouts andstatus.“It was very confusing,”RoxFM Board ChairmanLaurence Duggan said.“In the 24 hours afterDeb’s arrest we receivedseveral different reportsabout where she wasgoing to be held,whether she was goingto be deported, and why.“We’re just confusedthat someone who doesso much for the commu-nity can be taken in thismanner and, as herfriends and workmates,we’re behind her onehundred per cent.”Mrs Paliska was in theprocess of helping afriend organise funeralarrangements for a fam-ily member when she re-ceived a call from the ra-dio station that threepeople, claiming to befriends of the family,were waiting for her.On arriving at the radiostation, she was es-corted from the buildingand into a waiting car.

“Our concern is the wayit was done,” Mr Duggansaid. “It was a big cloakand dagger thing and itbrought her friends andworkmates into it whichI don’t think was right.“It was also done in frontof some of our youth pre-senters and they did notreact well - they were veryupset because, as far asthey were concerned,Deb was being kid-napped and none of uswere given any explana-tion.”Immigration Departmentspokeswoman TraceyLianos told The Monitorlast week that MrsPaliska’s arrest did re-flect department policy.“Immigration officersgenerally provide peoplewith the opportunity toarrange their personal af-fairs including phonecalls and gathering per-sonal belongings subjectto operational logistics,”she said.“While I cannot com-ment on the details of in-dividual cases I can saythat Mrs Paliska wasgiven the opportunity tomake a phone call, whichshe took, and was takenhome to pack personalbelongings.”Mrs Paliska has sincetold The Monitor, fromBaxter Detention Centre,that her arrest comes asthe result of overstayingher visa.“I overstayed my visabut I didn’t receive anypaperwork to come in andsort it out,” she said.“Valdi and I had theforms filled out at home,we were just waiting forhis tax cheque to pay the$1600 fee.”Mrs Paliska now faces afee of $406 a day in BaxterDetention Centre whileshe awaits the news ofher application for a

bridging visa.“She has now been theretwo weeks, and if shedoesn’t pay that bill,she won’t be grantedher visa anyway,” MrDuggan said.At news of her deten-

tion, the Roxby Downscommunity againshowed their support forMrs Paliska - raisingmore than $1100 at acharity auction the Fri-day following her arrest....continued Page 6.


...continued from Page 5.Mrs Paliska is also required to put forward a $10,000bond, which has been pledged by an anonymousfriend.“The station has been reporting the situation asnews and as a community radio station we need tobe unbiased,” Mr Duggan said.“But as friends and workmates we’re behind Debone hundred per cent.“This has put a lot of pressure on the people atRoxFM because we’ve lost not only our station man-ager, and Valdi, but also our program manager TinaFoster and DJs Shane and Stephanie Foster whohave had a death in the family.“All the DJs have rallied together though and it’sreally shown us how much work Deb and Valdi doaround the station.“We’ve still had live DJs on air, many working sev-eral hours at a time to ensure live music and news isstill going out to the community.”Mrs Paliska celebrated her fourth wedding anniver-sary last week, waiting for news as to whether shewould be able to stay in Australia with her husband.She told The Monitor, from Baxter Detention Cen-tre, that she was awed by the public support for herplight.“If it wasn’t for the people of Roxby Downs I’d beon a plane going home,” she said.“Valdi and I just didn’t realise it was such a bigissue - it wasn’t when Valdi overstayed his Visa inAmerica, we just had to fill out a form.“I’ve been in and out of the country and the Depart-ment of Immigration told me there was no problems- they could have stopped me coming back intoAustralia two years ago.“We’ve never moved from Roxby Downs, I wasnever a flight risk.“Roxby is my home - that’s where my husband is,where my dog, my bird, my friends, my house is.“Valdi has always supported me, I’ve never collectedbenefits, I’ve never worked, I’ve never taken a pennyfrom the government.“America and Australia are supposed to be hand inhand - if an Australian overstayed in America theydon’t throw them in jail. Now I know if you over-stay your Visa in Australia you’re just a criminal.“But now I’m here in Baxter I can tell you no-onedeserves this - no one at all.“The officers and the people here are wonderful butthis is still the most humiliating thing I’ve ever haddone to me.“There’s a complete invasion of privacy and thepeople in here have had to deal with it 24 hours aday, seven days a week, for as long as three years.“There’s a three-year-old child in here who’s beenbehind bars all his life - when they put him in a car tobring him here from Curtin he was terrified becausehe didn’t know what it was.“But it’s the people here, in the family compound,who have helped me to keep my head above water“These are loving, honest, wonderful people - Mus-lims, Hindus, all races and denominations - andthey’ve opened their hearts and hands and homesto me.”“People thought it was a joke when they heard, onIndependence Day, that I was arrested.“But maybe it was an independence day for some ofthese people here - maybe because I’m in here I canhave something to say about it.”Mrs Paliska hopes to lobby to have RoxFM andother local radio played in the Baxter compound inthe future.“I’d love for RoxFM to play in here - they can’t getTV or radio in here, only videos.“It would mean the world to them, these kids wouldget such a kick out of it to be part of the community- and we could talk to them directly.“Roxby children should be allowed to be in contactwith these kids - it’s something we should havebeen able to do when the centre was operating atWoomera.”Through the whole ordeal, it is the friends aroundMrs Paliska who have kept her hopeful.“If I didn’t speak English, and have these friends tolook out for me, I would have been lost in the sys-tem,” she said.“Even some of the papers I signed and interviews Igave I shouldn’t have, because it was under du-ress.“I just want to thank everyone from the bottom ofmy heart for being so supportive.“If I had to judge Australia from what I’d seen thispast two weeks I’d never come back - but the peo-ple of Roxby Downs are worth coming back to.“I’m sorry that the people at the station had to bebrought into it, especially the kids, because I’m sup-posed to be a role-model and it doesn’t show themhow a role-model should act or be treated.“My greatest concern is for them.”

‘Down Under Deb’ Detained Roxby Downs Magistrates Court ReportRoxby Downs Magistrate Court heardcases locally last week, on Wednesday,July 9, and Thursday, July 10. The casestried over the two days include the follow-ing:A 19-year-old Andamooka man who“thumbed his nose at the courts”, accord-ing to Magistrate Fred Field, will serve 70days in prison for a series of traffic offences.The man was convicted after driving a mo-tor vehicle while disqualified on five sepa-rate occasions in Adelaide and Andamooka.The court heard that one of the incidentscoincided with a court date for a similar of-fence. The man was charged and convictedof exceeding a speed limit by 15-29km/hrand driving while disqualified in Adelaideon August 31, 2002. A second incident ofdriving while disqualified and driving with-out a seatbelt occurred on October 12, 2002,in Adelaide. On November 5, 2002, the manwas again charged with speeding and driv-ing while disqualified. On December 29,2002, he was charged with driving whiledisqualified, in Andamooka, and drivingwithout a seatbelt. After being stopped andreported by police, the court heard that theman replied “but driving in Andamookaisn’t like driving in Adelaide – there’s notraffic lights or anything”. On the fifth oc-casion, on February 18, 2003, the man wascharged with driving while disqualified,driving an unregistered, uninsured vehicleand failing to wear an approved motorcy-cle helmet. The court heard that, on thisinstance, the man had been riding a friend’sbike and was unaware it was unregistered.In a statement to police he argued that hehad not been riding on the road, but alongthe side of it and was going too slow toneed a helmet. Magistrate Fred Field toldthe man “in my view, you have shown noregard for the process of law”. In referenceto the “brazen nature of offending” themagistrate sentenced the man to a total of70 days imprisonment, three months dis-qualification and fines of $900.An 18-year-old Roxby Downs man has beenjailed for six months after being convictedin Roxby Downs Magistrates Court lastweek on charges of assault, two counts ofassaulting police, resisting police and of-fensive language.Mistaken identities played a major part intwo assault cases before the Roxby DownsMagistrates Court last week. A 30-year-oldRoxby Downs man pleaded guilty to assaultoccasioning actual bodily harm after as-saulting a man in the early hours of Sun-day, December 8, at a licensed premises inRoxby Downs. The victim received a perfo-rated ear drum, black eye and had his ear-ring torn out of his ear. The court was told,that on the night in question, the defend-ant had mistaken the victim for another manwho had approached his wife earlier in theevening. On his return to the licensedpremises, the defendant saw the victim kiss-ing a woman he believed to be in a de factorelationship with a friend, and punched theman in the head repeatedly. The court wastold the defendant and victim had sincespoken and the defendant was remorseful,while the victim held no malice towards theaccused and had made a full recovery. Mag-istrate Fred Field told the defendant, whoserved three years in jail after a series ofprevious offences in QLD, “you have be-haved in a very aggressive manner, perpe-trating what is quite a serious assault con-sidering the nature of harm caused to thevictim”. “I’m impressed by the fact that younow have family responsibilities and havemade a fresh start in Roxby Downs and theattitude of the victim should also be takeninto account.” The man was convicted andgiven a suspended sentence of six monthswith a $500 bond.In a second case of mistaken identity, a 21-year-old Roxby Downs man pleaded guiltyto hitting a man over the head with an ironbar, later discovering that the victim wasnot the man the defendant believed him tobe. The man faced court last week on a se-ries of 10 charges including assault occa-sioning actual bodily harm resulting fromthe attack on March 30, 2003. The man hadbeen charged and arrested that same night,during his own 21st birthday celebrations,

for entering a licensed premises after be-ing removed and damaging property. Courtheard that the man had been asked to leavea local licensed premises and, after lyingdown on the ground and refusing to move,stood and ran out the glass door, slam-ming it back and shattering both the doorand the adjacent window. He was con-victed and ordered to pay $878 compen-sation for the damage. He later re-enteredthe premises and was arrested by police.Court heard that during that time, he wasassaulted in the cells by another prisonerand, upon his released, followed the manhe believed had hit him and attacked himwith an iron bar. He received a convictionand six months suspended sentence witha $200 12-month good behaviour bond.The man pleaded guilty to two unrelatedincidents of driving while disqualified anddriving an unregistered car, and a thirdcharge of driving while disqualified anddriving without a seatbelt, receiving a to-tal of $300 fines, a suspended sentence of21 days and 15 months licence disqualifi-cation. In an unrelated incident, the same21-year-old Roxby Downs man was con-victed and ordered to pay $10 compensa-tion after hooking his own power connec-tion to a neighbouring caravan in theRoxby Downs Caravan Park.A 31-year-old Roxby Downs man - whowas also arrested during his own birthdaycelebrations - was convicted of disorderlybehaviour and resisting arrest after plead-ing guilty in the Roxby Downs MagistratesCourt last week. The court was told thaton March 30, 2003, police were called to aRoxby Downs licensed premises to stop afight. While dispersing the crowd, the de-fendant was singled out by police for “yell-ing and shouting abuse”. When ap-proached by police he resisted arrest,“struggling and twisting” to escape theofficer’s grip. The man told the court thathe found it hard to understand why hewas singled out of a crowd of around 50people on the night. The man spent thelast three hours of his birthday celebra-tions in custody and was fined $150, lastweek, on both counts. In an unrelated in-cident, the same 31-year-old Roxby Downsman was fined $150 for exceeding a speedlimit by 15-20km/h and driving an unregis-tered motor vehicle. The man was detectedby police driving 75km in a 60k zone onOlympic Way on January 27, 2003. His carwas unregistered, the registration havingexpired a week earlier, on January 21. Theman tendered a receipt for the registrationpayment to the court and stated he wasunaware the payment had not been re-ceived by the Department for Motor Vehi-cles due to a public holiday.A 23-year-old Roxby Downs woman wasconvicted of assault in Roxby DownsMagistrates Court after pleading guilty toattacking a woman she had observed kiss-ing the defendant’s boyfriend on thedancefloor of a local licensed premises.The court heard that, on observing thetwo people kissing, she punched thewoman to the back of the head, knockedher to the ground and proceeded to scratchher face. “I reacted in the heat of the mo-ment,” the woman said. She was convictedand released on a $200 good behaviourbond for nine months.A 25-year-old Roxby Downs man, chargedwith several traffic offences after being ob-served shaving while driving by police onMay 19, 2003, pleaded guilty in RoxbyDowns Magistrates Court last week. Theman was convicted of exceeding a speedlimit by 15-29km/hr, failing to wear aseatbelt, and driving an uninsured, unreg-istered vehicle. He told the court that, onthe day in question, he was late for workand was shaving in order to comply withwork safety expectations. He was fined$350 and disqualified for two days.A 29-year-old Roxby Downs man who wascaught urinating in public and gave a falsename to police will pay a fine of $200 afterpleading guilty in Roxby Downs Magis-trates Court last week. The man was ap-proached, on the evening of May 3, 2003,while he was urinating outside the AutoProstore in the Roxby Central Shopping Cen-

tre carpark. The court was told he asked po-lice “What? You’ve never been busting andjust had to go?” He then gave a false nameto police, but was later identified. In court,on Wednesday, the man said he was intoxi-cated on the evening and had no recollec-tion of the event until the summons arrivedat his home. The man was convicted on bothcharges of urinating in a public place andgiving a false name to police.A 33-year-old Roxby Downs man was con-victed and fined $300 for producing a con-trolled substance, after pleading guilty togrowing five cannabis plants in “an elabo-rate hydroponics set-up” at Mundoora, lastyear. The man was charged after police at-tended a Mundoora property with a warrant,seizing the equipment and arresting the de-fendant. The man told police he was grow-ing the plants for personal use.A 31-year-old Roxby Downs woman pleadedguilty to possession of amphetamines andpossession of a prescription drug in RoxbyDowns magistrate court last week. Thewoman was originally charged on June 5, inPort Pirie, after being found in possessionof two points of amphetamines in zip lockbags, and four tablets of the prescriptiondrug Diazepam. On arrest, the woman admit-ted to being a regular drug user and toldpolice the drugs were for her personal use.The court was told the woman had beenconvicted of six prior offences since 1993and had failed to comply with a court-or-dered drug addiction plan. She was fined$200 and the drugs were forfeited for dis-posal.A 23-year-old Roxby Downs man will losehis license for seven months after pleadingguilty to driving with an excess blood alco-hol level and failing to indicate before turn-ing. On April 6, 2003, the man was stoppedby police after failing to indicate as he droveout of the carpark of a licensed premises inRoxby Downs at 2.50am. He told police hehad been drinking in the Lion’s Park and wasunsure how much he had drunk. The manregistered an alcohol level of 0.137. He wasfined $550 and disqualified from driving forseven months.A 51-year-old Roxby Downs man was con-victed of driving with an excess blood alco-hol level of 0.089 on April 5, 2003. The courtwas told that, on being stopped and breath-tested by police while driving on BurgoyneSt, Roxby Downs, the man swore at the of-ficer concerned and said “I hope your wifeleaves you”. The man, who was convictedof a similar offence in 1993, told MagistrateFred Field “I’m sure I wasn’t the nicest per-son to the police officer”. The man was con-victed and fined $550, with a licence disquali-fication of six months.A 23-year-old Roxby Downs man convictedlast week on two counts of driving whileunlicensed, told the court he had drivenwhile unlicensed on February 27, 2003, be-cause he needed to take his dog to family inBroken Hill to avoid it destroying his rentedresidence. On the same occasion the manwas charged with driving an uninsured andunregistered vehicle. Court heard that thedefendant’s licence had expired on Novem-ber 8, 1999. On a second occasion the manwas charged with driving while unlicensed,exceeding PCA and driving at night withouthis lights on on April 6, 2003. “It was a stu-pid act of alcohol,” he told the court. Theman pleaded guilty on all counts. He wasfined a total of $950 and disqualified fromdriving for six months and two days.A 32-year-old Roxby Downs man pleadedguilty to resisting arrest and providing a falsename to police after giving police his middlename, instead of his full name, on March 22,2003. The man originally received a ‘ceaseloitering’ notification on the evening in ques-tion when police were called to break up afight at a local licensed premises. He wasforced to the ground and handcuffed bypolice, receiving a broken nose, scratchesand a black eye before being arrested andtaken to the hospital for treatment. The de-fendant, who boasts several convictions inNSW for offensive language and an assault,was censured by Magistrate Fred Field. “Youwouldn’t be here today if you had movedaway when you were told to,” MagistrateField said. The man was fined $200.


FAR NORTH REGION...Local Western Myall Treesdestroyed by an unprecedented insect outbreak sev-eral years ago will return to the region as handicraftsand furniture following a visit by the InternationalWood Collectors Society last month.Some of the state’s top timber craftsmen visited thearea in June to collect arid zone timbers which arehighly prized but rarely available on the market.The Western Myall timber will feature at the soci-ety’s upcoming national conference in Port Augustain September.Some of the wood collected locally last month - fromdead trees and stockpiled timber at the WMC (Olym-pic Dam) Environment Department - will be auctionedto society members at the conference.“The group had heard about the tree deaths over thepast few years from Western Myall white fly andwere given approval to collect timber,” Senior Envi-ronmental Scientist WMC (Olympic Dam) John Zwarsaid.“They took some wood from two dead trees and alsotook some stockpiled Western Myall we had in ouryard, and in exchange they gave a donation to theRoyal Flying Doctors Service.

“We generally keep timber from any trees that haveto be removed locally for use by craftspeople at alater date“We’d had those logs there for five or six years and itwas good to see them used.”This isn’t the first time the society has collected na-tive timbers locally.The theme of this year’s national conference will beWestern Myall and the event will feature various talksand presentations, including one by Mr Zwar.Western Myall is a very hard wood, highly-prized forcraftwork and not normally available commercially.It is illegal to harvest native trees without suitableapproval.Western Myalls can live from 600 to 1000 years andthe Far North Region is well known for its myall popu-lation.The society will also visit the Australian Arid LandsBotanic Garden during the conference and will enjoya four-day field trip looking at native trees and tim-bers in the Flinders ranges.Local residents interested in participating are welcometo join the conference - contact John Zwar at OlympicDam Environment Section for more information.

WOOD COLLECTORS...International Wood Collectors Society members TonyNichols, left, and Graham Thomas RHS cut salvaged Western Myall timber storredfor several years in the WMC (Olympic Dam) Environmental Services yard.

Local Timber to Feature at Conference

FAR NORTH REGION...The earth willshake and the stone will give up itssecrets when a band of seismic scien-tists visit the far north this month.A commonwealth and state coopera-tive of geoscientists will conduct aseismic survey of the region aroundOlympic Dam, Roxby Downs andWoomera to learn more about themake-up of our local geology.A string of ‘vibrator trucks’ willprogress through the region at a rateof 15km per day, shaking the groundwith specially-designed metal plates.The reverberation through the groundby these plates will then be recordedthrough extremely sensitive micro-phones and interpreted to produce apicture of the geological structure ofthe region.“The objective is to image the earth atdepth,” Australian National SeismicImaging Resource (ANSIR) ExecutiveOfficer Tim Barton said.“The particular types of suveys we dois image the earth down to 50-60kmdeep to get an understanding of thecrustal architecture of the earth.“It allows us to try and understandhow the region has evolved in a geo-logical sense and image how theplumbing systems run through the

earth.“The Olympic Dam deposit would bethe result of a whole bunch of fluidsrunning through the crust and concen-trating in one area to build an orebody.”A better understanding of the geologysurrounding existing ore deposits may,in the future, narrow the search forother similar deposits.“The aim is to achieve an understand-ing of something you know about totry and generate hypothesis - we canthen make predictions and test them.”Local residents are warned to be awareof the oversized vehicles while the sur-vey is being conducted.“We’ll be following existing roadwaysand station tracks but we ask the com-munity to be aware that we’re here aswe can cover a lot of area at a time,” MrBarton said.“Three or our four trucks will sit in onelocation, spread out over 60m along theroad.“The trucks will move 80m at a time,lower a steel plate on to the ground,shake the ground, pick up the plate anddrive another 80m“Local residents may hear the truckmotors within 200m of the site, butthey’ll need to be 15-20m from the truckto hear the shaking plates.”

Seismic Scientists toSurvey Local Geology

ROXBY DOWNS...The RoxbyDowns community has welcomedthe refurbishment of the RoxbyCentral Shopping Centre carparkscompleted this month.The upgrade included new reticu-lation, mulch and the planting ofshade trees.“One of the critical things men-tioned in community surveys overthe years is the lack of shade in carparks in the region,” WMC (Olym-pic Dam) Environmental ScientistJohn Zwar said.“In exchange for a donation to theRoyal Flying Doctor Service, theOlympic Dam nursery has provideda variety of appropriate fast-grow-

ing shady trees for the carpark.“It’s great to see that area beingappropriately maintained and welook forward to attractive, shadycarparks in few years time.”Roxy Central Shopping CentreMarketing Coordinator Alex Barkersaid the carpark refurbishment ispart of a general beautification pro-gram for the centre.“There’s been a significant capitalinvestment to upgrade that areaand we ask that the community takecare not to damage the trees or thenew reticulation system.“We’d like to see these trees havethe opportunity to grow largeenough to shade the carpark.”

Community Welcomes Carpark Upgrade

SHADY PLANS...Shade trees, a new reticulation systemand mulch represent a significant upgrade to the RoxbyCentral Shopping Centre carpark.

ANDAMOOKA…Andamooka residents’ responseto a survey sent out late last month has been en-couraging.The survey was APOMA’s attempt to ascertain whatthe community wants from the committee.Every household received a form together with anewsletter explaining what APOMA does for theAndamooka community.Some comments that have been received byAPOMA, expressing surprise at just how much re-sponsibility the committee has.“It is not just grading roads and attending the rub-bish dump,” committee member Jean Lawrie said.“There is a whole range of things from developingnew projects, to supporting promotion of the town

and the opal mining industry, and ensuring a safewater supply for the town.”Other residents expressed appreciation of personalcorrespondence and voiced their hope that this willbecome a regular thing.In the past, communication between the committeeand the residents has been poor, with the committeerelying on the Andamooka & Districts CommunityNewspaper or notices around town to communicate.Committee members have been encouraged by theresponse from residents.While only a very small percentage of residents re-sponded their comments were welcome and havegiven the committee some new guidelines to workto.

Positive Response to Andamooka Survey

WOOMERA...The Fed-eral Government hascompulsorily acquiredland at Arcoona Stationfor a radioactive wastedump this month.The move, aimed at by-passing a State Govern-ment plan to have thearea labelled a nationalpark.The site represents sixsquare kilomentres of the3400km2 sheep stationnortheast of Woomera.

Dump SiteAcquired


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On Monday, June 23, 10students and teacherJenni Nitschke travelledto Hawker for the annualFar Out Far North MusicCamp.A total of 52 studentsfrom Quorn, Wudinna,Port Augusta, CooberPedy, Hawker, LeighCreek and Roxby Downsmet for a week of learn-ing new songs and mu-sical techniques.The event was a greatopportunity for studentsto perform to an audi-ence as a part of a largeensemble.Due to the isolation ofFar North schools, stu-dents do not alwayshave the chance to playwith others their age orin a band situation.Many students alsolearn via the DUCT sys-tem.These lessons replace anormal face-to-face les-son with one conductedover the phone.The annual Music Campprovides teachers andstudents with time to getto know each other bet-ter, and a chance to per-fect their instrument andrepertoire.The Roxby Downs con-tingency included Caitlin

Baker, Breeanna ONeill,Kelly Cornish, BradleyRainsford, Tanya Bilka,Jonathan Kruger StevenFox, Kye Marksteiner,Kasey Hilder andKeagan Teare.Tuesday was a busyday of beginning tolearn the concert piecesand working insectionals (each groupof instruments practicedtogether in separaterooms).

That night a ‘Red Facescompetition was heldand Tanya Bilka per-forming on keyboard andKeagan Teare ‘theCrocodile Hunter wereamong the winners.Wednesday was an-other long day of sec-tional and band re-hearsal.The Hawker Area Schoolhad a social that eveningthat everyone was in-vited to.

Thursday was the lastrehearsal before per-forming to the elderlyand school studentsfrom Hawker.It was then time to pre-pare for the evenings bigshow.The concert began at7.30pm with many par-ents and communitymembers attending.Greg Curnow conductedthe large band ensembleof 52 students and five

teachers.Songs performed in-cluded ‘Im A Believerfrom Shrek, a fife solo byKelly Cornish to begin‘Bare Necessities fromThe Jungle Book and‘Final Countdown.The Percussion Ensem-ble lead by teacherKathrine Jaeschke per-formed ‘Tequila, ‘HitMan and an old favour-ite ‘Chopsticks.The next day everyone

Far Out Far North Music Camp

dragged themselves outof their swags and be-gan the pack up for thelong journey home.“The camp was goodfor me because I havenever played in a bandbefore,” studentBreeanna O’Neill said.“I really liked getting tomeet up with all my re-ally good friends fromlast year ’s camp inRoxby,” Caitlin Bakersaid.

“It was a great week ofmusic, with new skillsshared and learnt, mak-ing new friends andcatching up with onesmade last year, and ofcourse good campfood,” teacher JenniNitschke said.“Thankyou and welldone to Hawker AreaSchool and JaniceMcInnis who organisedthis years successfulmusic camp.”

FIFE SOLO...Kelly Cornish practisingher solo for the song ‘BareNecessities’on fife for the camp concert.

CAMPERS...Roxby Downs Music Camp participants, from left, Jenni Nitschke,Bradley Rainsford, Tanya Bilka, Keagan Teare, Steven Fox, Breeanna O’Neill, KyeMarksteiner, Kelly Cornish, Jonathan Kruger, Caitlin Baker, Kasey Hilder.

No school for two whole weeks – time to goon holidays, loaf around and do nothing,watch cartoons, or hang out with friends.Maybe all the above - but not at the sametime, according to Andamooka Primary Schoolstudents.For most of these students, pictured at theAndamooka primary school, holiday itinerar-ies are already established.

Most are going to Adelaide at some time overthe holiday, two students are going toMaitland after a trip to Adelaide and one isgoing camping.The others are going to “hang around” andfind things to do, like riding motor bikes .As local students will attest, for students allover the state, Friday July 4 feels like the long-est day of the term!

HOLIDAY PLANS...Pictured at Andamooka Primary School on the lastday of Term 2, from left, back, Taryn Warner, Craig Rainsford,RhysTanzer, Sean Johnson, middle, Tim West,Liam Jacobsen,KyleGwin,Kade Perrit,Rosalind Ames,Nicole Sunners, front, Max Sunners,Corey Buran and Shannon Lee Jacobsen.

Varied Holiday Plans for Andamooka Students


TRANSITION CLASS...St Barbara’s Parish School hosted four soon-to-beschool students this week as part of their kindergarten transitional program.The kindergarteners will join Learning Group A in the next term and enjoyedfour days to with their new classmates before the school holidays to easeinto school routines. Pictured with teacher Lisa McCuish, from left, Jack Lange,5, Alex Smith, 4, Chloe White, 5, and Madeline Nelson, 4.

Harry Potter Comes to Roxby Downs

MAGICAL SUCCESS...Around 40 children attended a ‘HarryPotter Day’ to celebrate the release of the fifth Harry Potterbook - ‘The Order of the Phoenix’. Dressed up for the day was(above) the winning ‘Hermione’ Jessica Howells, 11, joinedby local witches and wizards, from left, Whitney Duggan, 8,Sue Penglase, Deneeka Sonter, 8, and Daniel Jackson, 10.

WAND-WAVERS...Above left, Jessica Katzorke, 9, JakeDuggan, 11, and Rhiannon McDonough, 9.

LOOK-A-LIKES...Left, Harry Potter look-a-likes, from left,Duncan Atkins, 7, Steve Howells, 9, winning ‘Harry’ DylanPerkins, 7, and Jarrad Katzorke, 7.

COSTUMED CHARACTERS...Below, Harry Potterimpersonator James Culf, 8, Matthew Wilson, 7, as ‘Fluffy’and Alex ‘Ron’ Bishop, 10. Matthew was named ‘Best of theRest’ for his three-headed-dog costume.


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MICHAELA-JAYNE...Michaela-JayneKnight of Roxby Downs celebrated herthird birthday on July 7, 2003.

ALL SMILES...Five-year-olds Bethany, Danielle and Maddisonfarewelled Roxby Downs Kindergarten teacher Hana Blazej(last names are omitted in accordance with kindergartenpolicies).

ROXBY DOWNS... Kin-dergarten teacher HanaBlazej was farewelled lastterm after six years at theRoxby Downs Kinder-garten.Hana was presented witha scrapbook of her timeat Roxby Downs Kinder-garten filled with photo-graphs, artwork andmessages from the manyfamilies she has been in-volved with over theyears.Except for a short time inAdelaide, Roxby Downshas been home for Hanasince leaving Europewith husband Frank anddaughter Klara, 12.“I’ve made lots of friendshere and I will miss all thelittle ones,” she said.“This has been a reallynice place to work andlive.”Hana and her family havenow moved to Adelaide.

FAREWELL...Kindergarten teacher Hana Blazej is farewelled after six years ofworking at the Roxby Downs Kindergarten.

PARTY...Four-year-olds Grace and Brianna at the end-of-termkindergarten party (last names omitted in accordance withkindergarten policies).

BUDDIES...Roxby Downs Kindergarten four-year-old buddies enjoying their end-of-school-term party, from left, Peter, Michael, John and Matthew (last names areomitted in accordance with kindergarten policies).

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CELEBRATIONS...Celebrating the end of term at RoxbyDowns Kindergarten last month were four-year-olds, fromleft, front, Jaxton, Jayden, Montana, and Madeline, at back.(Last names are omitted in accordance with kindergartenpolicies).

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CARCARCARCARCAR…99 Statesman CS series III $27,500 ono,60,000km air conditioner, tinted windows, cruisecontrol, 10 stack CD, tow bar excellent condition.Phone 0418 831 978 or 8671 1852.CARCARCARCARCAR…Holden Commodore VH 1983 mild 308, 4wdrego, runs well $2200 ono. Phone 0417 162 420.MOTORBIKEMOTORBIKEMOTORBIKEMOTORBIKEMOTORBIKE…2001 Harley Davidson SofttailStandard reg YYD155, twin cam 88 cube. Silvercolour, lots a shiny bits. Pipes and carby mods8,000km $23,000. Phone Rob 0417 821 697.UTEUTEUTEUTEUTE…Holden HZ 253 auto. Near new. Paint (brockblue). Extractors, new exhaust, includes spare GTSdash. 3 months rego, must see $6000. Phone8671 1867.

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WANTEDWANTEDWANTEDWANTEDWANTED…Staff required for busy Roadhouse atOlympic Dam. Must be available to work weekdaysand weekends, morning and afternoon shifts 5am-1pm and 1pm-8pm. Hardworking conscientiouspeople need only apply. All positions will be on aone month trial basis. Phone 0427 908 751.

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ROXBY DOWNS...The annual RFDS Auction andGolf Day will be held on Saturday, September 13,in Roxby Downs.This event, the largest fundraiser for the RoyalFlying Doctors Service in outback SA, has raisedmore than $420,000 over the past 12 years.This year, organisers hope to break the half mil-lion mark.The event will kick off with golf in the morningand a range of novelty fines and fun events coor-dinated by the local police.Following a barbecue and family activities, theannual auction will be administered by SA’s 2003Golden Gavel winner - auctioneer Andrew Maros

from Mason Gray Strange.Then finish the evening off with fireworks underthe stars.“It’s a great day for the family and we alwayshave some unusual things to auction,” event co-ordinator Ken Lamb said.“We’ve been really successful over the years,thanks to all the work done by my family, the teamat Olympic Dam Transport, the local police andthe RFDS auxiliary.“This year we want to get past that half milliondollar milestone.”To donate auction items phone Olympic DamTransport - 8671 0336.

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ROXBY DOWNS...Roxby Downs will rockto the 10th Boogie in theBush this weekend.Event coordinator PeterPaisley spoke to TheMonitor this week abouthow the event has grownand changed over thepast decade to becomeone of the region’s big-gest calender events.“It all started back in1993 when a group of usdecided to celebrate ourjoint birthdays with a bitof a show,” he said.“As the planning gotbigger it was decided toopen the event up to thewhole community whichwas a success.“Over the years it hasdeveloped into one ofthe local calender ofevents that people lookforward to each year.”The future of the Boogiein the Bush was doubt-ful a few years ago as in-surance requirementsbecame stricter.“As with all countryevents, public liabilityhas been a problem butnow it is run by the localRFDS auxillary and theevent can keep going,”Mr Paisley said.“Over the years we haveraised quite a lot ofmoney that has been

spread between AutisticChildrens Fund, Wom-en’s and Children’s On-cology Unit, the localhospital and many othercommunity groups.“This year’s event hasthree bands lining upChardonnay Cowboysfrom Adelaide, The BadBad Boys from Whyallaand Dr Puff from PortLincoln - so be ready fora big night.“Tickets can be boughtnow for $15 from theVisitor Information Cen-tre or at the gate on thenight for $20.“There will also be ticketsellers down the streeton Saturday morningselling Boogie ticketsand raffle tickets for theRFDS for a Boogie swagand Boogie esky.“The success of thisevent is a direct result ofall the volunteers andsupport groups that getbehind this event eachyear.“We hope all that attendthis year’s event have agreat night out and ar-rive home safely.”While local adults willbe at Boogie in the Bush- the Roxby Downs Lei-sure Centre is offering aholiday sleep-over forchildren aged seven to

12, and 13 to 17.The night will kick offfor the juniors with adisco in the FunctionRoom - 6pm until 8pm,dinner, a movie andgames.The older youths willenjoy a movie marathon,from 7pm to 7.30am,playstation on the bigscreen and midnightmunchies.The entry price of $29each child includes din-ner, breakfast, snacks,events and entertain-ment.This is a fully supervisedevent.For more information,phone the Roxby DownsLeisure Centre - 86710500.

TICKETS...Volunteers Kelli-Jo Kovac and Marie McCormackselling Boogie in the Bush tickets and raffling off a ‘Boogie’swag and esky this week.

Boogie in the Bush Marks 10th Year ROXBY DOWNS...Roxby Downs’ second BeybladeTournament - ‘The Blader Jam’ - will now be held onSaturday, September 6.The change of date for this much-anticipated eventhas been prompted by a clash with other localevents.More than 85 children competed in the region’s firstBeyblade Tournament last month.Register for the tournament at the Roxby DownsLeisure Centre and receive your competition rulebook now.

Change of Date for ‘Blader Jam’

National Tree Day Nearly HereNational Tree Day will be celebrated locally on Sun-day, July 27, and coordinated by Roxby DownsMunicipal Council.A number of Western Myall seedlings from theWMC (Olympic Dam) nursery have been providedfor planting in local reserves.The seed for these seedlings were collected fromlocal trees in an effort to replace some of the treesdestroyed by the recent Western Myall White Flyoutbreak.Local residents who would like trees for localtreeplanting projects are invited to contact OlympicDam Senior Environmental Scientist John Zwar todiscuss the project and the possibility of free trees- phone 8671 8558.


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Like many mums, EdaDal-Corobba found it ex-pensive to keep her sonSamuel, now almosttwo, looking nice with-out breaking the bank.So she dragged out hersewing machine, starteddesigning her ownclothes to suit her sonand her own tastes - andThe Beary Patch wasborn.“Beary Patch is justcomfortable, practical,every-day clothes forevery-day kids,” shesaid.“Kids go through somany clothes and it’shard to get too muchvariety when you live inan isolated area like wedo.“Designer labels arenice but kids needclothes for playgroupand nippygym and justrunning around theback yard.“I make clothes to orderso if your child has longlegs, or a small bum, wecan choose somethingto fit them.”Eda’s designs are madeof durable, colourful,good-quality fabrics.She also stocks a com-plementary range ofclothing from Belly Bot-tom and Bright Bots.

“I love the bright colours,and everything washeswell - and that’s importantwhen you’ve got kids.”Eda’s love of sewing wasinstilled in her by hermother, and one of hergreatest loves is embroi-dery.“I make a range of ma-chine-embroidered polarfleece blankets, towels,and hand-embroideredwool blankets,” she said.“It’s a perfect way to per-sonalise gifts for newbabies or special events.

“I can work with some-one to create somethingspecial for a gift or theirfamily.“Making everything toorder keeps my pricesdown which makes TheBeary Patch very afford-able.”View the range of BearyPatch clothing and ac-cessories at 3 Finnis St,Roxby Downs.Or chat to Eda at her regu-lar Market Day stall onSaturay, July 26, to learnmore.

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How proud would youfeel knowing your child’spicture was on a posteror calendar hanging inthousands of homesaround the world?‘Kute Kids’ is a photo-graphic and publishingbusiness specialising in‘greeting card style’ im-ages of children and ba-bies up to eight years.Their images have beenpublished both locallyand overseas as cards,calendars and posters.Managers Mark Hill andAndre Crisci will be inRoxby Downs on fromMonday, August 11, toThursday, August 14,and invite local parentsto take advantage of thisexciting opportunity.The Monitor caught upwith Mr Hill recently andasked him to explain alittle about what they arelooking for.“We photograph chil-dren aged zero to four,and they don’t have tobe ‘model material’, MrHill said.“A lot of our images arequite different in thatyou sometimes don’teven see the faces.”“We have spent sometime here in the past andhave chosen several lo-cations depending onthe time of day andscene we wish to recre-ate, however, the shootsare always outdoors wemust be flexible and al-

low for last minutechanges.”“One of the things thatmakes our imagesunique is they’re initiallycreated on black andwhite film, then we handcolour with a brush orairbrush to give a true‘greeting card’ look.” “Both my partner and Iare full-time photogra-phers working exclu-sively with children. Weare both members of theAccredited ProfessionalPhotographers (Aus)and Andre Crisci is thecurrent holder of theAustralian WeddingPhotographer 2002. I amhonoured to have been

named Outdoors PortraitPhotographer 2002 andto have received the ‘Pe-ter Armitage PerpetualTrophy’ for excellence inoutdoors portraiture. Inaddition the AustralianInstitute of ProfessionalPhotographers (AIPP)named me the ‘Fuji/Nikon AIPP (SA) PortraitPhotographer of the Year2002’.“Over the past sevenyears more than 1000children have been pho-tographed in this out-doors, ‘greeting card’style of portraiture.“We design a shoot fromthe ground up and sup-ply the appropriate

clothing and charmingprops like old prams ortrikes to give a real ‘oldeworlde’ feel.”Shoots take around anhour and the pair chargea booking fee of $55which is returned in fullwhen the child attendstheir session on time.“Some children use thisas a way to start a careerin modelling, and inter-ested parents can pur-chase copies for model-ling portfolios and, as anextra special bonus, eachchild receives a model-ling certificate suitable toframe and a card-mounted portrait valuedat $105…also free!“And if a child’s imageis published we will for-ward to the child a roy-alty and parents wantingto own a copy of the im-age can use the $55booking fee as part pay-ment – but there’s no ob-ligation at all.”To register your interest,drop into The Monitoroffice with a $55 regis-tration fee.Be quick though, asthere is only time to see25 children this visit, andyou could win a giantframed wall portrait ofyour child valued at over$1500.This prize will be an-nounced in The Monitoron August 21.


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Works in ProgressFootpaths and Landscaping – MairenaCct & Aquila Blvd (West)Major water maintenance on valves in thetownship. Residents will be kept informedvia a letter drop and the radio station.Re-surfacing of the outdoor netball courtssituated behind the Leisure Centre.Road edge patching to Olympic Way – Resi-dents please note that this work may slowtraffic speedStage 2 – Bio Remedy innoculation to SewerPump Station.Upcoming EventsElectricity and water meter readings have nowbeen completed. Electricity accounts duefor payment on Tuesday August 5, 2003.Dog RegistrationsAre now due for renewal – please registeryour dog before August 31.Tourism ForumCopies of Reports of the Roxby Downs Tour-ism Forum are available at the Council of-ficesRichardson Place Re-developmentView the preliminary concept plans for Stage2 at either the Council offices, Cultural Pre-cinct or main street noticeboard.Opal Road Landfill Opening HoursTuesdays, 8am to 12 noon, Thursdays 1pmto 5pm, Saturday & Sunday 10am to 4pm.Out of hours access call 08 8671 1154Council Office HoursMonday to Friday.—9am to 5pm

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The latest Tourism Forum meeting was held on Tuesday, July 1, 2003, atthe Oasis Restaurant.Some topics of discussion were:Pimba Information BayAn up-date on the development of the Pimba Information Bay was givenby Alex Barker, Regional Tourism Development Officer. The four towns ofRoxby Downs, Andamooka, Woomera and Pimba will each have a panel ofinformation at the bay with local advertising on the reverse side. Theorganising committee is still awaiting quotes for toilets and showers. Ques-tions were raised as to how travellers would be aware that an informationbay exists at Pimba. Members were informed that ample signage would bepresent to inform travellers of its existence, therefore encouraging them topull off the Stuart Highway and gather information about our region.Arid Recovery Project ToursTag-along tours of the Arid Recovery Project which will be conducted bythe Friends Group will commence in the very near future. A tour brochureis also currently being developed.Northern Regional Development Board Advertising OpportunityThe Northern Regional Development Board possesses a trailer which is astatic display of information on the outback region.This trailer will travel to trade shows and exhibitions including the RoyalAdelaide Show in September 2003.An opportunity exists for Roxby Downs to promote itself on this display.Possibilities are currently being explored for local tourism operators todevelop a summer package deal or something similar for Roxby Downs.Traffic CounterCouncil has positioned a traffic counter on Olympic Way in an effort tocollate information on vehicles entering and leaving Roxby Downs.This data will greatly assist in future grant applications.All minutes from Tourism Forum meetings are now available to membersof the public from the Council Offices and the Cultural Precinct VisitorInformation Centre.If you are interested in participating in the Tourism Forum or have asuggestion you would like to put forward, then please contact SuzanneBurgess or Angela Luke at the Cultural Precinct 8671 2001.The next Tourism Forum meeting is scheduled for August 4, at 5pm in theCouncil Office Boardroom.

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What is LP GasLP Gas (or Liquefied Pe-troleum Gas) is derivedfrom two principalsources: It is extractedwith crude oils/gasesfrom the earth, or it is pro-duced during the refin-ing processes.The two most commonLP Gases are Propaneand Butane.LP Gas is widely used asa domestic fuel becauseit is convenient, relativelyinexpensive and safe.As with any fuel, how-ever, certain simplesafety precautions mustbe observed in its use.Characteristics of LPGasLP Gas is usually storedas a liquid under pres-sure.When released into theatmosphere at any tem-perature above its boil-ing point (-42o C for pro-pane and 0o C for butane)it will change from liquidto vapour.Liquid LPG on bare skincauses frostbite.LP Gas is heavier than air.In both its liquid and va-pour states, it is colour-less and odourless.It is considered to benon-toxic, but may havesome anaesthetic effectif inhaled in high concen-trations.LP Gas is flammable.Safety TipsAlways follow manufac-turer’s directions whenusing LP Gas appliances.

Ensure connections aretight before operatingequipment.If there is a leak, turn offand do not operate untilthe leak is fixed.If a leak has occurred,LP Gas will settle in lowspots such as cellars ordrains as it is heavierthan air. Ventilate theseareas well.Do not overfill cylindersas LP Gas expands asthe temperature risesand the container couldbecome over pressu-rised.Keep cylinders upright,even when empty to en-sure the pressure reliefvalve can operate effec-tively.Ensure the relief valve ispointed away from thestructure supportingthe cylinder, in case therelief valve operates andthe discharge ignites.Protect cylinders fromdirect sun.If, on extremely hotdays, the relief valveoperates, cool the cylin-der with water.When using a gas bar-becue or other LP Gasequipment outdoors, besure the area is clearedof any ground fuel.Where possible, secureportable cylinders.For further informationor assistance pleasecontact Council’sBushfire Prevention Of-ficer, Trevor Kroemer on8671 0010.

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Currently the landfill site on Opal Road is only opento members of the public at the following times:Tuesday 8am to 12 noonThursday 1pm to 5 pmSaturday 10am to 4pmSunday 10 am to 4pmResidents requiring access to the land fill site out-side of these times should contact SBS Group on8671 1154 to make alternative arrangements.Call out fees will apply.Residents are also reminded it is illegal (punish-able by a fine of $315) as per Local GovernmentAct 1999 Section 23.5(1).A) to dump any sort ofrubbish, including car bodies, paper, green wasteanywhere but at the Council landfill site.So please think of others in the community and dis-pose of your waste in the correct manner.

Opal Road Landfill

The Roxby Downs Council is con-cerned with the number of vehicles in-cluding trailers and caravans, whichhave been either parked or abandonedon the road edge, as well as on theCouncil verge between the road andthe property boundary.Parking illegally in Richardson Place isalso a concern.Council in the first instance will targetthe owners of the offending vehiclesby issuing written warnings to the own-ers detailing what charges could beimplemented if the vehicle is not movedor parked correctly.Areas to be targeted are as follows:! Parking in Disabled Zones without

a permit.! Parking in the Bus Zone opposite

Richardson Place.! Parking near Pedestrian Crossings

to drop off and pick up school chil-dren.

! Freight vehicles parked near Pe-destrian Crossings to pick up anddeliver goods.

! Parking on the boundary betweenresidence and road

! Leaving vehicles including trail-ers and caravans on roads forover 24 hours

If the offending vehicle is not removedor parked correctly, Council has thepower under the Local GovernmentAct, to instigate Infringement Noticesand/or impound the vehicles for thenoted offence.Please consider others in the RoxbyDowns area.For safety reasons as well as appear-ance of the community - please parkcorrectly.

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RIDERS...Morethan 40motorcyclistsleft RoxbyDowns forGlendambo inthe OutbackTourers annualRum Run thismonth.

TOURERS...OriginalOutbackTourers Phil‘Gypsy’Gilleland andRob Halmai ledthe way in theclub’s 18thAnnualGlendamboRum Run thismonth.

FAR NORTH REGION…The 18th An-nual Rum Run from Roxby Downs toGlendambo was hosted earlier thismonth by the Outback Tourers motor-cycle club.The annual event sees local Tourersjoin motorcycle enthusiasts fromaround Australia, in a social weekendat the Glendambo Hotel.This year, the event was combined withthe club’s annual blanket run, collect-ing blankets and raising money for theSunday Mail Blanket Appeal.More than $700 was raised in the lead-up to the event, collecting a total of228 blankets.Almost 40 riders joined the Rum Runfrom as far afield as Alice Springs,Wycheproof, Echuca, Teesdale, andfrom all over regional SA.The prize for longest-distance trav-elled was awarded to Ken and ElaineDrake who journeyed more than1400km from Teesdale in Victoria to jointhe event.The ‘hard luck’ award went to VivHooper – whose bike underwent a se-ries of repairs in the three weeks lead-ing up to the event and then nevermissed a beat all weekend.

The Bundy Bear competition, spon-sored by the Glendambo Hotel, raising$242 for the Blanket Appeal, was wonby Rob Halmai.Best hand in the ‘black jack’ competi-tion went to Paul Shalagin who held ajack of clubs and ace of spadesThe ‘Snake Eyes’ competition was wonby Raymond Whitmore.Best bike was awarded to Bob Millerfrom Port Augusta while the title ofbest car went to Damien Vanyai’s 1974HQ Premier.Tidiest Big Bike was won by RickSkewes of Roxby DownsWhile the title for Tidiest Little Bikewas awarded to Ross Williams ofRoxby DownsSince its inception in 1986, the Out-back Tourers have raised funds fordozens of local and national groupsincluding the Royal Flying DoctorsService, local army cadets, juniorbasketballers, Kids with Cancer and theSalvation Army.“We’re just a raggedy bunch who liketo drink and ride – but we like to give alot back to the community too,” Phil‘Gypsy’ Gilleland, one of the club’s tworemaining original Tourers, said.


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EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY...‘Totally Tavern’Social Club Coordinator Bec Jensen andtrainer Sandy Thomson unveilled ‘Watch thePapers’ this week - the social club’s owninvestment in greyhound racing.

Social Club Joinsthe Fast TrackThe ‘Totally Tavern’ Social Club will offer its members more than rafflesor reduced-price drinks as of this week.It’s also offering them a stake in the fortunes of Roxby Downs’onlycompeting greyhound - Watch the Papers.Watch the Papers boasts a blue-ribbon pedigree, sired by GingerMcGee out of Dial-a-Josephine.But he’s got more than just famous parents on his side - he’s also got30-year veteran trainer Sandy Thomas and more than 550 social clubmembers taking a personal interest in his success.

Thomas, who moved to Roxby Downs for work, had originally plannedto give training a rest for a while due to the town’s isolation from racing

centres.But over a few pints on a Tuesday night at the ‘Totally Tavern’ membersnight, Thomas and Tavern manager Damian Jones decided to drag RoxbyDowns into the greyhound racing spotlight.“It gave the social club members a new interest and it was a lot cheaperthan a race horse,” Jones said.“We’ve been trying to find the right dog for a couple of months nowand this was the right dog for the right price at the right time,” Tho-mas said.“Fitness is the key when it comes to greyhounds.

“They have to be fast early on, but then you’ve got to get them superfit and the dog does the rest.

“The good thing is this dog is only 27 months old and he has all his racinglife ahead of him - now it’s up to the Totally Tavern team.”

Thomas will train and kennel Watch the Papers locally, trying him out inthe country SA racing circuit with an eye to racing him in Victoria in thefuture.“Win, lose or draw - this dog is a star in Roxby Downs,” Jones said.“Of course, he’s not actually a member yet and, as a professional ath-lete, you won’t see him hanging at the bar.”But ‘Totally Tavern’ members did in fact see Watch the Papers at the bar

this week, when he was ‘unveiled’ during the regular Tuesday night activi-ties.The dog has already had five starts in country Victoria, booking up a win,second and third.Watch the Papers will have his first country SA start in Port Augusta onAugust 2.Thomas-trained greyhound Wee Bonfire currently holds the fastest time on

the Port Augusta track.“I’d like to think this is the dog that could take that title,” hesaid.“Maybe not right away but he’s definitely got it in him to bea success.”Keep watching this paper for more updates on Watch thePapers’ progress.

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