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ROXBY DOWNS…Local residents have thepower to push community Radio Station 105.5RoxFM to national success with the click of amouse this month.The volunteer team at RoxFM have been nomi-nated for the National Volunteer Awards, whichenables members of the community to vote for theirlocal volunteer groups.Currently short listed for the ‘people’s choiceaward’, RoxFM stands to win a grant of $2500,with the chance to compete for up to $10,000 inthe state and national categories of the awards.“Our aim, if we’re successful, is to upgrade ourtransmitter so we can improve our signal at Olym-pic Dam and extend our coverage to Andamooka,”volunteer station manager Deb Paliska said.“That’s the next step towards becoming a truly rep-resentational community radio station.“The other thing we want to do is get the station online so it can be heard by people all over the coun-try, and overseas, anywhere that someone can clickonto internet.”RoxFM boasts a team of 60 volunteers, and a coremembership of 30 active volunteers, after less thantwo years of operations.The radio station team is the second Roxby Downsvolunteer group to achieve success in the NationalVolunteer Awards in as many years.Friends of the Arid Recovery Project were statewinners in the awards last year, receiving $7000from the National Australia Bank.“It’s amazing in such a small town to have two vol-unteer groups recognised like this,” ARP projectcoordinator Brydie Hill told The Monitor this week.“It shows the community spirit of the town and thecommitment of the local people.”To vote for RoxFM in the National VolunteerAwards, get online and go to www.national.com.auand select ‘community’ from the drop down box.Click on ‘The People’s Choice Awards’ hyperlinkand then ‘Art and Culture’ then vote for RoxFM.

VOLUNTEERS...RoxFM volunteers, from left, Jae Grimstone, 16, Kim Teare,15, Tina Foster, Stephanie Foster, 17, Shane Foster and Deb Paliska, are votingfuriously on-line to see the RoxFM team named volunteers of the year in theNational Volunteer Awards.

ROXBY DOWNS…The first meeting of theRoxby Downs Commu-nity Board was held onMonday, September 29,2003, at Roxby DownsCouncil Chambers.The board has been es-tablished to provide anoverall direction and ad-vice to council for thedevelopment of a com-munity plan.It comprise local resi-dents who have shown acommitment and interestin the future of theRoxby Downs and itscommunity.The board is made up ofeight members – BenGarwood, KarenGrantham, MelMcCarthy, Wayne Mor-ris, Brenton Smith,Justine Ward, JasonWilson and PhillipaWeltner.Over the next fewmonths the board willconsult with the commu-nity through surveys,community forums andcorrespondence, to iden-tify the issues facing theRoxby Downs commu-nity in the next 10 years.Turn to Page 4 to learnmore about your Com-munity Board repre-sentatives.

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On September 22, 2003, a23-year-old male fromRoxby Downs was re-ported for Failing toStop and Exchange Par-ticulars, Speed and DueCare after he was involvedin an accident on Septem-ber 21, 2003.On September 22 a 24-year-old male from RoxbyDowns was reported for Cause and Permit DriveUnregistered and Uninsured after he allowed anothermale to drive his unregistered and uninsured vehi-cle.On September 23 a 23-year-old male from RoxbyDowns was reported for selling a firearm withoutfirst ensuring the purchaser had a permit.A 55-year-old male was reported on September 24for exceeding the Prescribed Concentration of Al-cohol and failing to wear a seatbelt.On the same day, in an unrelated incident, an 18-year-old female was arrested for disorderly behav-iour, driving under the influence, exceeding the pre-scribed concentration of alcohol, driving unlicensed,unregistered and uninsured.On September 26 a 32-year-old male from VictorHarbour was reported for exceeding the prescribedconcentration of alcohol.On September 27 a 47-year-old female was reportedfor exceeding the prescribed concentration of alco-hol.On September 27 a 39-year-old male was reportedfor driving an unregistered vehicle.On September 26 Police received a report of a theftof a Tandem Trailer from ‘The Lot’ Olympic Waybetween 1800hrs September 24 and 1200hrs Sep-tember 26 the Trailer valued at $1200. Anyone whoknows anything about this theft should contact theRoxby Downs Police Station.On September 27 Police received a report of a ve-hicle being broken into on Myall Street, RoxbyDowns and a small amount of property stolen.On September 30 a 24-year-old Roxby Downs malewas reported for driving whilst suspended, failingto wear a seatbelt, driving contrary to defect andfailing to apply to register a vehicle.On October 1 a 25-year-old Victorian male was re-ported for exceeding the prescribed concentrationof alcohol.On October 1 Police received a report of theft of abirdbath from Curdimurka Street, Roxby Downs.On October 2 a 33-year-old Roxby Downs male wasreported for exceeding the prescribed concentrationof alcohol.On October 3 a 24-year-old Roxby Downs male wasreported for driving whilst suspended.On the same day, in an unrelated incident, a 30-year-old Roxby Downs male was reported for drivingwithout due care.On October 4 a 38-year-old Roxby Downs femalewas reported for driving under the influence, ex-ceeding the prescribed concentration of alcohol anddriving without due care.

Regional police reportOLYMPIC DAM…The Arid Recovery Projecthosted its second international ‘Earthwatch’ groupthis month.The 10 Earthwatch volunteers from Denmark, Ja-pan, Malta, the UK, USA and Australia, are part of aprestigious international program where volunteerspay to be part of ecological projects all over theworld.The group were put to work locally assisting in avariety of research projects including sifting throughpiles of soil to identify Bilby and Bettong food.They also spent 42 straight hours observing SleepyLizards and their behaviour, as well as joining in withannual cage trapping and twice-yearly Stick Nest Rattrapping.This trapping revealed a significant increase in thelocal Stick Nest Rat population since the originalEarthwatch group visited ARP in April.ARP Project Coordinator Brydie Hill said the aridzone ecological project was proud to be part of theEarthwatch program.“Many hands make light work and the Earthwatchcrew were able to work on several things our ownstaff are just too stretched to do, like watching SleepyLizards,” Ms Hill said.“Earthwatch is a very prestigious program and AridRecovery Project is very proud to have these visi-tors.”

COLOURING NEMO…Rebecca Longmire, 5, displays herwinning entry in the RoxFM/Outback Theatre ‘FindingNemo’ colouring competition. Other age group winnersin the competition were Taylor Bone and Laura Kruger.Winners received free tickets to holiday showings of‘Finding Nemo’.

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ROXBY DOWNS…Two local residents were the scaly stars ofRoxby Downs’ third annual ‘Snake Information Evening’ lastweek.A locally-caught ‘Curl Snake’ and ‘Mulga Snake’ joined severalother serpentine specimens in a hands-on display by wildlifeexpert Geoff Coombe.More than 80 people attended the workshop, the biggest to date,to learn more about Australia’s 180 species of snakes.Participants received practical insights into snake behaviour, aswell as general first aid instructions for snake bite.“There are a lot of myths surrounding snakes,” Mr Coombe toldworkshop participants.“They are very timid, very secretive, and the key to avoidingany danger is to understand the animal’s behaviour.“The best way to describe the way they behave is ‘defensive’.”Local residents, from the very young to the not-so-young, wel-comed the chance to see snakes up close in a safe environment.“My favourite was the orange one, the others weren’t as prettyas the orange ones, and they felt nice,” four-year-old Chloe Olsentold The Monitor.Local resident Misty Gale, who found herself part of the showfor a short time, said “it was very informative”. “It got rid of alot of myths.”While veterinary nurse Deb Toweler, who was at the workshop

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SNAKE CHARMERS…Volunteersnake catcher and environmentalscientist Kelli-Jo Kovac, right, giveslocals a chance to touch a live carpetpython during Roxby’s ‘SnakeInformation Evening’ last weekhosted by, above, wildlife expertGeoff Coombe.

for the third time in as many years, said knowledge of snakebehaviour was a must for local residents.The annual snake information evening comes at a time whenmany local snakes are becoming active following the coolermonths of Winter.“Different snakes are active at different times,” Mr Coombesaid.“But studies show that brown snakes become more active inAugust and September before the heat really sets in.”While in Roxby Downs, Mr Coombe also hosted several snakecatching workshops in cooperation with the WMC (OlympicDam) Environment Section and the Arid Recovery Project.“We think the service is important to promote local aware-ness,” event coordinator and environmental scientist Kelli-JoKovac said. “If you have an awareness of the way snakes thinkand react then you decrease the chances of someone gettingbitten. This is our biggest turnout yet, and people have alwaysbeen very positive – they really appreciate having somethinglike this in town.”Roxby Downs boasts more than 20 volunteer snake catcherswho are available to relocate snakes from local residences andplaces of business.For more information about the service, or to report a snake,phone 8671 8262.

ANDAMOOKA… Vol-unteer support for theAndamooka CommunitySupport Service hasswelled recently,prompting the introduc-tion of a community visi-tors program to assist lo-cal residents in their ownhomes.The program, to belaunched by ACSS thismonth, will see local vol-unteers pairing up withAndamooka’s elderlyand house-bound resi-dents to provide bothsocial contact and prac-tical support.“We have more than 30active volunteers at themoment,” ACSS coordi-nator Tania Perkins said.“It’s the first time in along time that we’ve hadthis many people to relyon as volunteers.“We didn’t have enoughjobs for them all but wedidn’t want to turn any-one away.“We’ve been thinkingabout a visitors programfor a while now, and withthis kind of volunteersupport we can take thenext step.”While local programslike Meals on Wheelsprovide in-home supportfor some elderly resi-dents, Andamooka ishome to many who donot need practical sup-

COMMUNITY SUPPORT…Andamooka Community SupportService’s Mary Glenn and Tania Perkins with Ron Moat, 82,and (insert) Ms Perkins and Herbie Watts, 86, who will benefitfrom the service’s new community visitors program.

port but could still dowith some regular visi-tors, Ms Perkins said.According to local resi-dent and Meals onWheels regular ‘Herbie’Watts, 86, the low cost ofliving locally and serv-ices like the ACSS makeAndamooka the perfecttown for the elderly.“If more people knewabout the place I reckonwe’d have a retirement

boom on our hands,” hetold The Monitor lastweek.“We’ve got four TVchannels, a paper everyday and the shops neverclose – it’s a great place.”After more than 20 yearsin Andamooka, the townis home to Mr Watts andhe’s keen to stay as longas his health allows.“It would be a lot moredifficult to stay if it

wasn’t for the girls whovisit me,” Mr Watts said,referring to the ACSSvolunteers.Andamooka residentMary Glenn is one of 10volunteers supportingthe ‘meals on wheels’service.To learn more about thecommunity visitors pro-gram, or to volunteeryour time, contact TaniaPerkins on 8672 7238.

Volunteer support to extend Andamooka services

WOOMERA…Woomera and Roxby Downs wererocked by an explosion at Woomera Rocket Rangelast week.The planned explosion occurred at around 11am onFriday, October 3, and was the result of an annualdisposal program, according to Allan Cole – Re-gional Manager Defence Public Affairs SA.“This type of things happens each year,” he said.“What they’re basically doing is getting rid of allunserviceable ammunition, flares, anything like that,which are taken to Woomera and detonated.“There was another the week before which wasn’tnoticed by Roxby Downs residents, but somethingabout the weather conditions on Friday exacerbatedthe blast’s affects so that it was noticeable in RoxbyDowns as well.”The disposal program is now complete, and localresidents should not expect any further blasts.

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ROXBY DOWNS…The region’s largestrecycler will join other local businesses in aninitiative to reduce plastic shopping bag-use inRoxby Downs next month.Waste management service SBS will finance a‘plastic bags for canvas’ scheme where localshoppers can trade 10 plastic shopping bagsfor a free canvas bag.This program will complement RoxbyFoodland’s current shopping bag recycling pro-gram, and The Monitor – Your CommunityNewspaper’s own proposal to phase out plas-tic shopping bags in Roxby Downs.SBS Finance and Quality Officer JenniferYoung heralded the initiative as the first stepto making Roxby Downs ‘plastic shopping bag-free’.“I think, overall, Roxby Downs people are gen-erally environmentally-conscious – I think allAustralians are,” she said.“This is the first step to changing shopping inRoxby Downs.”

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Have your say!Have your say!Have your say!Have your say!Have your say! Meet the Roxby Downs Community BoardThe newly-appointed Roxby Downs Community Board held its first meeting this month where board members learned moreabout their role and began to pinpoint some of the issues facing Roxby Downs over the next 10 years. Meet your localrepresentatives to Roxby Downs Municipal Council and learn a little more about what they bring to the role.

Mel McCarthy, 29, iskeen to see the new com-munity board “capturethe vision of the Mel, amining engineer andkeen musician, has beena resident of RoxbyDowns for 18 months.“The board is a collec-tion point for the com-munity’s ideas and plansand then feeding it backinto a community planand recommendations tocouncil.“The main issue is that,it doesn’t matter whatthe members of theboard see as the future ofthe town, we have tocapture the vision of thewider community“I think the first topicwe’re looking at is youth– people between theirearly teens and 18, theirprospects and currentwell-being in town.“The other issue broughtup was at our first meet-ing was safety – in termsof substance abusewithin the community“And I’m sure that, af-ter that, I can see us tack-ling health issues, andthe subject of resourcingand facilities in town.“They’re the main issuesI can see coming up fromthe community.“We’re not here to solvethe issues – we need toask the community whatsteps need to happen toachieve the perfectRoxby Downs in 10years.“Not only the ideas andthe vision, but also thesolutions to make it hap-pen.”

Karen Grantham, 35,has lived in RoxbyDowns and Andamookasince 1989. A qualifiedteacher and childcareworker, Karen and hus-band Rick have three pri-mary school-aged chil-dren of their own.“I think the aim, in thenext 10 years, is to helppeople with the isolationand have family thingsput in place so people areless cut off here and theywant to stay in the area.“I don’t want to tell peo-ple what to say though,and it’s the board’s roleto listen and consult withthe community.“We’ll be consultingwith a variety of groupson a whole range ofthemes including youth,health, safety andevents.”Mrs Grantham is an ac-tive volunteer with thelocal Gymhkhana anddistrict horse racingcommittees.

Ben Garwood, 28,WMC (Olympic Dam)Community RelationsCoordinator moved toRoxby Downs 18months ago with hispartner and two youngsons.Ben sees his main aim,as a community boardmember, as making him-self as approachable andaccessible as possible inthe board’s quest forcommunity comment.“The most importantpart of the board’s roleis to receive feedbackfrom the community.There’s a process inplace for people to bringtheir issues to the board,or to approach the boardmembers, and I’m opento that.“I don’t want to pre-empt what those issuesmight be.”

Brenton Smith, 36, andwife Sonia are busy rais-ing four children, aged18 months to 11 years,in Roxby Downs.SBS manager Brentonhas been a resident ofRoxby Downs for 15years.Brenton expects localbusiness concerns toplay a large part in thecommunity board’s con-sultation process.“There’s a real dividebetween the local retailbusinesses,” he said.“The customers com-plain about the prices theshops offer, and the busi-nesses complain aboutwhat they could do withmore support – some-how we’ve got to bridgethat divide.”Local events and com-munity ownership willalso be highlighted dur-ing the process, Brentonpredicts.“I think the communitywants to own something.“We need an event to putus on the map – some-thing suitable for the en-tire community, thefamilies and the singlepeople who like a drink.“Roxby has some suc-cessful events butthey’re not about thetown.“I think we need some-thing that’s right forRoxby.“Tourism has to be a keyissue.“We are the outback cen-tre – we have theFlinders Ranges,Andamooka, the Ghan atour back and Lake Eyre– we’ve got it all.”

Justine Ward, 23, is aworking mum, living lo-cally with her partnerand two young children.“I wanted to be part ofthe board because Iwanted to be involved inthe community.“I wanted to give some-thing back to the com-munity,” she said.“There’s a lot of issuesthe board has to look at– youth issues and lackof housing.“There’s also substanceabuse and lack of serv-ices.”

Jason Wilson, 22, afterspending most of hischildhood and teen yearsin Roxby Downs, is nowlooking forward tobuilding a future for hisown family and youngson locally.A plant operator, em-ployed by SBS, MrWilson was a foundingmember of the town’soriginal youth group‘FOG’ and is a commit-ted supporter of annualCanteen fundraisers.“I’ve lived here since Iwas seven and I’m notplanning on leaving anytime soon,” he said.“I guess I’ll be one of thepeople who gets to seewhat comes out of thecommunity board in thenext 10 years.“We’re going to see a lotof stuff about youth is-sues, more things foryoung people to do, fa-cilities and entertain-ment.“There’s also some bigissues in health and edu-cation, extending theservices and makingthem more affordableand more accessible -expanding on whatwe’ve got to make it bet-ter.“There’s some things Ican put in to this proc-ess, but I’m looking for-ward to seeing what wecan achieve as a commu-nity.”

Phillipa Weltner, 29, hasbeen a resident of RoxbyDowns for two yearswith her husband andtwo primary school-agedchildren.She sees the board’sgreatest challenge assourcing sufficient inputfrom the wider commu-nity.“We on the board aregoing to have to makeourselves accessible tothe public, and really getsome input from regularcitizens,” she said.“I see this process as away to create a place thatpeople call home.“With all the children inthe town, youth issuesare also going to be a bigthing. As the youngpopulation begins togrow so will our youthneeds.“So many people cometo Roxby Downs withshort-term plans. I’d liketo see it as a place wherepeople can stay and builda real home.”

Wayne Morris, 44, is amine electrician at Ol-ympic Dam.He has lived in the re-gion for 15 years andstill calls the town home.A founding member ofthe local go-kart club,Wayne has also been aprominent figure in thelocal RSL, the ChristianCommunity Church andBoogie in the Bush.“I hope to contributepositively to the boardand help set some direc-tions for council with thehelp of the community,”he said.“There will be a surveygo out to the communityon November 6 and wereally need people to fillthat out and get back tous with their feelings andtheir issues.“Then we can set a di-rection for the town, getsome feedback aboutwhether the town isheading in the right di-rection or if we needother facilities or serv-ices.“It’s important that weget these surveys filledout and return so we canaddress any issues thecommunity may have.It’s all about communi-cation.”

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Creating aplan for thecommunityROXBY DOWNS...Thenewly-appointed Com-munity Board will act asa steering body in themanagement and devel-opment of a 10-yearcommunity plan forRoxby Downs.The board’s key role willbe to generate ongoingcommunity participationthrough a series of pub-lic consultation forums.The first forum sched-uled will deal with youthissues and communitymembers are welcome toparticipate.The forum will be heldon October 16, at Com-munity House.Each monthly meeting ofthe board will comprisean open forum compo-nent where communitymembers can addresstheir comments directlyto board members.In fact, community com-ment will lay the founda-tion for any recommen-dations made by theboard, facilitator RayGoldie told The Monitorthis week.“These people are nowthe voice of the commu-nity and they have theear of the council,” hesaid.“Their role is to influ-ence council on behalf oflocal residents.”The Community Boardis an advisory committeeonly and has no powersof council.All decisions of theboard will constitute rec-ommendations.“The board’s power is toinfluence council on be-half of the community,”Mr Goldie said.“Its mission is to gener-ate enthusiastic partici-pation from the broadestrepresentation of theRoxby Downs commu-nity.“Roxby Downs is in aunique position to beable to create a com-pletely relevant and rep-resentative plan based oncommunity consulta-tion,” he said. “In a townof 10 or 20,000 peoplewe would find it very dif-ficult to do.”The next step in the com-munity plan process, fol-lowing the first round ofcommunity forums, willbe the release of businessand community surveyson October 30.The eight board mem-bers have been ap-pointed for a fixed termconcluding in May 2004.The group were nomi-nated by members of thecommunity and selectedby a panel comprisingRev. Tom Beever, com-munity nurse KathyWooldridge and Fr JimMonaghan.These three selectorswill remain on in amentoring role to theboard members.


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FAR NORTH REGION…Extended police powers have already seen moredrink drivers arrested locally in the first week of school holidays.In addition to general police powers to random breath test drivers, mobilerandom breath testing has also been introduced during ‘prescribed peri-ods’.These ‘prescribed periods’ include long weekends and school holidays,starting 5pm the day before; and four other periods of 48 hours to bedetermined by the Minister for Police.Since school holidays began on Friday, September 26, eight cars havebeen stopped by the mobile random breath test unit, with three driverscharged for exceeding the prescribed concentration of alcohol (PCA) as aresult.“It’s a good result for the region because it makes people more conscien-tious about not drink driving,” Sgt Richard Hobbs told The Monitor lastweek. “Any marked police patrol can now stop any vehicle being drivenon roads during the prescribed period, while going about their normalduties. Around 60 per cent of drivers killed with a blood alcohol of .05 ormore in 2002 were travelling in rural areas at the time.”Sgt Hobbs also said more than 180 cases appeared before the local Mag-istrate’s Court this month, the majority of which were traffic offences,primarily drink driving.Mobile random breath testing led to three drivers being charged with ex-ceeding pca this week; a 27-year-old Victorian man on October 1, a 33-year-old Andamooka man on October 2, and a 40-year-old Roxby Downswoman on October 4, who was also charged with driving under the influ-ence/due care. Another two drivers - a 32-year-old Victor Harbour manand a 47-year-old Roxby Downs woman – were charged with exceedingPCA during regular RBT patrols in Roxby Downs in the last week ofSeptember.

NOW BLOW…Constable Rebecca Schutz believesextended police powers to breath test local drivers willlead to greater incentives not to drink drive.

ANDAMOOKA…Andamooka resi-dents are cautiously hopeful followingthe cessation of dog poisonings thatrocked the township earlier this year.Local police are still investigating thepoisonings that claimed 16 dogs overthree months.The most recent case was reported topolice in late August, who continue towork alongside CIB and the RSPCA totrace the identify of the ‘pet poisoner’.However, no poison-related dog deathshave been reported in Andamooka sinceAugust.Andamooka’s senior constable NigelCampbell told The Monitor local resi-dents indicated this year’s poisoningsare the latest in a long-running historyof dog baiting.“Local memory indicates this seasonal

baiting may have been going on for aslong as 15 years,” officer Campbellsaid.“But it’s never before occurred to theextent that it did this year.“This is the most cases ever reportedin any one year.”Symptoms have led investigators topinpoint 1080 as the poison responsi-ble for the series of dog deaths thisyear.Officer Campbell said the baits weredeadly, not only to animals, but alsoto small children.As such, the Andamooka communityis still “very, very cautious, borderingon apprehensive”, officer Campbellsaid.Police investigations are continuinginto the matter.

Dog owners cautious as poisonings abate

ANDAMOOKA…Recentrains have highlightedpoor road conditions andassociated access prob-lems for Andamooka’saging community thisweek.This revelation followsunusually high rainfallthis year, and recent dis-cussions at the RegionalCommunity ConsultativeCommittee inAndamooka where de-generating road condi-tions were highlighted asone of the major con-cerns facing outbackcommunities.For many Andamookaresidents boggy roadssimply mean a short walkto the shops – but for theelderly and infirm, theslippery and rutted roadspresent a hazardous andimpenetrable barrier.Mr Kent, whose mobil-ity has been affected bya undiagnosed degenera-tive disease, has been aresident of Andamookafor more than 10 years.“I used to walk with twowalking sticks but I’vegot a walking frame atthe moment,” he said.“There’s no way I couldget through that mud onthese legs.“If it wasn’t for the‘meals on wheels’ girlsI’d be stuck here by my-self or in some place inthe city.”For volunteer service-providers like MaryGlenn, road conditionsplay an important part inwhether she can help outon the regular ‘meals onwheels’ programs or not.“We use our own vehi-cles and if it’s reallyboggy I can’t get my carup to some of thehouses,” she said.“A lot of these peoplerely on the service, andsometimes it’s just a wayof checking in and mak-ing sure people are OK– whether they’re juststuck at home with a coldor they really need somehelp.”Support for the elderlywas one of the key issuesraised at the recent Re-gional Community Con-sultative Committee.For many elderly resi-dents, the volunteer-sup-ported AndamookaCommunity SupportService plays a majorrole in maintaining thequality of life whichmight normally be agiven in larger metro-politan communities.The ACSS and its teamof dedicated staff andvolunteers provides‘meals on wheels’, laun-dry and shopping serv-ices, transport and in-house occupationaltherapy.“We’re a pretty flexibleservice, you have to bewhen you’re going intopeople’s homes,” ACSScoordinator TaniaPerkins said.“So many of our clientsare older men who areused to living on theirown for lots of years andthey’re used to calling

STUCK IN A RUT…For long-time localresident ‘Fast Robbo’ Kent, 61, the poorcondition of Andamooka’s roads makeseven leaving his home difficult.

the shots.“But there are some is-sues we face inAndamooka that justaren’t happening in thecity,” she said.Ron Moat, 82, - like‘Fast Robbo’ Kent - isliving without telephoneor electricity because ofthe prohibitive price ofconnecting services tohis Andamooka home.Mr Moat has no refrig-eration and relies on akerosene lamp at nightrather than pay the morethan $2000 it will costhim to connect mainselectricity to his home.Every month Mr Moatsends his daughtermoney to call him at oneof the town’s businesses,because connecting aphone at home wouldcost thousands of dollarsand, he says, mobilephones are both unreli-able and expensive.“Many of our clientschoose to live withoutelectricity, running wateror phone because of theadditional costs to getthese services con-nected,” Ms Perkinssaid.“And then there’s otherissues – we couldn’t pro-vide blankets for some ofour clients this year be-cause we didn’t haveenough donated to thelocal CWA.

“We don’t have a homelibrary service any moreso some of our less mo-bile clients miss out onsimple things like justhaving a few books ormagazines to read.”However, while localresidents have voiced aneed for additional serv-ices and alternative sup-port, many highlightedthe work of theAndamooka Progressand Opal Miners Asso-ciation (APOMA), dis-missing suggestionsraised at the RCCC fo-rum that Andamooka be-come a municipality.For many of the town’sresidents, includingmany elderly residents,the low cost of living hasplayed a major part inmaking a home inAndamooka.While road conditionsare a major concern forsome residents, and thebituminising of the mainaccess road has beengenerally welcomed, lo-cal tourist operators aredivided on whether thebituminising programshould be extended toother local roads.“There are a lot of peo-ple who say the roadsactually add to the char-acter of the town,”APOMA member and

local businesswomanMargot Duke said.“I’ve got bitumen at myback door, but I’d saybitumenising all theroads would only benefitthe locals rather than thetourists.“It might make a big dif-ference for those resi-

dents who have to workin Roxby and can’t gettheir cars out in badweather.“We get an average of 45days of rain a year, and35 of those days we getless than a millimetre.“But the quality of theroads is an issue for eve-ryone – the problem is,in this weather, you canspend thousands of dol-lars grading the roadsand if it stays wet theyget churned up all over

again.”Andamooka police of-ficer senior constableNigel Campbell said wetweather safety was high-lighted during this year’sunusually high rainfall -more than 56mm in twoweeks.“I haven’t had any acci-dents reported but it’snot unusual to see carsstranded on the side ofthe road, bogged,” hesaid. Most people knowwhat their cars are capa-ble of but we are callingon drivers to be respon-sible during this weather.I’ve already pulled threepeople out of the mud onthe Lake Torrens Roadthis month and they wereall locals.“Drivers of the largerfour-wheel-drive vehi-cles can also help byflattening down therougher parts of the roadwhile they’re soft, ratherthan entrenching theruts.”APOMA members andother local residents arecontinuing to source al-ternative solutions tosome of the region’sunique issues.

Rains highlight outback access issues

‘For many Andamooka residents boggyroads simply mean a short walk to theshops – but for the elderly and infirm,the slippery and rutted roads present ahazardous and impenetrable barrier.’Andamooka received 56mm of rain inthe past two weeks according to theAustralian Bureau of Meteorology.


NEWS180 cases before Roxby Downs Magistrates Court last monthMagistrate Fred Fieldpresided over the RoxbyDowns MagistratesCourt at Roxby DownsCouncil offices on Sep-tember 24 and 25.More than 180 caseswere dealt with over thetwo days, the majority ofwhich were alcohol-re-lated traffic offences.A 27-year-old RoxbyDowns man pleadedguilty to larceny onThursday, September 25.The man admitted to tak-ing $3000 worth of videoequipment from theWMC (Olympic Dam)salvage yard, but arguedthat the equipment hadnot been in working or-der at the time. Theequipment has sincebeen returned, repaired,to Olympic Dam. “Youremoved this equipmentfrom the salvage yardand restored them toworkable order,” Magis-trate Field said. “In theend the company has gotback equipment thatmight be useful to them.But no matter how use-less some piece of equip-ment may appear to be inthe company’s salvageyard, it still belongs tothem and you can’t takeit without permission.”The matter was provedwithout conviction andthe man was placed un-der the restraints of a$200 good behaviourbond for 12 months. Onthe same day, the manwas charged withbreaching a communityservice order and or-dered to perform 64hours of communityservice in six months.A 32-year-old RoxbyDowns man whose part-ner had been “continu-ously harassed and in-sulted at her place ofwork” pleaded guilty tocommon assault on aperson other than a fam-ily member on Thursday,September 25. The manwas convicted of assault-ing a second local resi-

dent on May 15, 2003,at an Olympic Dambusiness where he testi-fied his partner had beencontinually harassed atwork for four weeks bya co-worker. He admit-ted to going to the busi-ness, grabbing the co-worker by the throat andthrowing him to theground. The man’s attor-ney told how, afterwatching his partnergrow distressed and un-happy after weeks ofongoing harassment, al-legedly receiving littlesupport from her em-ployers, the man “feltthat he was left with noother option”. “Thebackground for this caseis the constant harass-ment of your partner byher co-worker,” Magis-trate Field said. “If any-one was the victim inthis unhappy sequenceof events, it was yourpartner”. The case wasproven without convic-tion and the man placedunder a $200 good be-haviour bond for sixmonths.A 25-year-old RoxbyDowns man was fineda total of $1400 andcourt costs after plead-ing guilty to a series ofmotor vehicle offences.The man was chargedwith driving in a reck-less or dangerous man-ner and damaging prop-erty after a witness onCharlton Rd, OlympicDam, observed him onSeptember 18 of thisyear, performing‘donuts’ on the gravelroad and fishtailing hisvehicle “out of control”.The witness later toldpolice the man’s car slidclose to his own vehicle,churning up a series ofstones which broke thewindscreen of the wit-ness’ own vehicle. Thedefendant told the courthe didn’t remember“what set him off’ but hehad not believed “therewas a danger of colli-

sion” and he “didn’t re-member seeing any othercar” on Charlton Rd atthe time of the incident.Additionally, in Januaryof this year, the man wascharged with driving atdangerous speeds anddriving while his licencewas suspended after be-ing stopped by police inthe early hours on the fi-nal day of his suspen-sion. The man wascharged again, on March9, when a speed camerarecorded his vehicletravelling 125 km/hr in a60 zone. His licence wassuspended at the time.“Your use of motor ve-hicles is irresponsible,”Magistrate Field told thedefendant. “You need torealise they are danger-ous things and they canlead to fatal injuries.” Inaddition to his fines, theman was also disquali-fied from driving for 12months.Other cases that ap-peared before RoxbyDowns MagistratesCourt on Wednesday,September 24, included:A 21-year-old OlympicDam man received a 10month suspended prisonsentence and was or-dered to pay compensa-tion of $1447.70 to aRoxby Downs petrol sta-tion after pleading guiltyto larceny and seriouscriminal trespass. Theman was committed to a$200 good behaviourbond for 15 months.A 44-year-old RoxbyDowns man was con-victed and fined $100plus court costs after be-ing found guilty of driv-ing without due care.A second Roxby Downsman, aged 26, was alsofined $100 with courtcosts for driving an un-registered motor vehicleon a road.A 38-year-old RoxbyDowns man’s licencewas disqualified and or-dered to pay $650 andcourt costs after being

found guilty of drivingwithout due care, ex-ceeding PCA and creat-ing undue noise.Another Roxby Downsman, aged 34, narrowlyescaped a jail term afterreceiving a three monthsuspended sentence forinterfering with a motorvehicle without consent.On the same day, theman was also convictedof failing to comply witha violence order and fail-ing to comply with a bailagreement. The case wasproven and he was or-dered to enter into a newbond of $500 for sixmonths.A 49-year-old OlympicDam man was fined $40and court costs of $155after pleading guilty tourinating in a publicplace.A 26-year-old PortAugusta man whopleaded guilty to drivingwith an excess blood al-cohol level, driving with-out a licence and exceed-ing the speed limit byless than 15km/hr wasconvicted and fined$900 with court cots. Hewas also disqualifiedfrom driving for 12months.Another 26-year-oldman, this time fromRoxby Downs, was con-victed on two counts ofexceeding the speedlimit, losing a demeritpoint and being fined$150 with court costs.A 21-year-old RoxbyDowns man was con-victed and fined $175with court costs after be-ing charged with drivingwithout due care andmaking unnecessarynoise or smoke.A 45-year-oldAndamooka man wasconvicted and ordered tocomply with a six-monthgood behaviour bondand court costs after be-ing convicted with driv-ing under disqualifica-tion.A second Andamooka

man, aged 42, was con-victed and fined $500with court costs and dis-qualified from drivingfor six months oncharges of driving withand excess blood alcohollevel.A 19-year-old RoxbyDowns man will pay$80 and court costs afterbeing convicted of lar-ceny.A 21-year-old RoxbyDowns man was con-victed a total of $200 andcourt costs after beingconvicted of carryinggraffiti implements in apublic place and drivingan unregistered motorvehicle on a road.A 41-year-oldAndamooka womanwas fined $550 and courtcosts and disqualifiedfrom driving for sixmonths after being ad-mitting to driving with anexcess blood alcohollevel and driving past ano entry sign.A 26-year-old OlympicDam man who drovewith an excess blood al-cohol level and failed togive sufficient warningbefore turning, was dis-qualified from drivingfor six months and re-ceived a fine of $550 andcourt costs.A 32-year-old RoxbyDowns man will pay a$200 and court costs af-ter being convicted oflarceny.A 42-year-oldWoomera woman con-victed of driving and un-insured and unregisteredmotor vehicle on a road,and driving without a li-cence, will pay fines of$250 and court costs.A 21-year-old RoxbyDowns man was con-victed and fined $500and court costs oncharges of loitering, dis-orderly behaviour, as-saulting police and re-sisting arrest.A 59-year-oldAndamooka man whodrove an unregistered

and uninsured vehicle ona road was convictedand fined $125 and courtcosts, then disqualifiedfrom driving for a day.A 27-year-old RoxbyDowns man will be dis-qualified from drivingfor six months and or-dered to pay $550 andcourt costs after beingconvicted of drivingwith an excess blood al-cohol level and failing togive sufficient warningwhen turning.A 21-year-old RoxbyDowns man was con-victed for driving with-out due care, driving anunregistered motor vehi-cle and driving withouta licence. He was or-dered to pay $500 andcourt costs.A 22-year-old RoxbyDowns man was con-victed of driving withoutdue care and fined $100and court costs.A 20-year-oldAndamooka man re-ceived the same penaltyafter being convicted ofdriving an unregisteredvehicle on a road.A 39-year-oldAndamooka man con-victed of common as-sault on a person otherthan a family memberand being unlawfully onpremises received anine-month bond andwill pay court costs.A 20-year-oldGlendambo man wasdisqualified from driv-ing for seven days andordered to pay $200 andcourt costs after beingconvicted of driving anunregistered and unin-sured motor vehicle ona road.A 55-year-old RoxbyDowns woman con-victed of speeding anddriving with an excessblood alcohol will pay$620 in fines and courtcosts and disqualifiedfrom driving for sixmonths.A 39-year-oldWoomera man was dis-

qualified from drivingfor a week and fined$200 with court costs fordriving an unregisteredand uninsured vehicle ona road.A 29-year-old RoxbyDowns man was fined$750 with court costsand disqualified fromdriving for 12 monthsafter being convicted ofdriving with an excessblood alcohol level.Cases that appeared be-fore Roxby Downs Mag-istrates Court on Thurs-day, September 25, in-cluded:A 31-year-old RoxbyDowns woman was con-victed of driving withouta licence and driving anunregistered motor vehi-cle. She was ordered topay $200 and courtcosts.On the same day, a 48-year-old Andamookaman was convicted ofdisorderly behaviour,dishonestly taking prop-erty without consent andthrowing a missile tocause injury or damageproperty. He was or-dered to pay a total of$300 fines and courtcosts.A 41-year-old RoxbyDowns man was or-dered to pay $75 andcourt costs after enteringa licensed premises afterbeing removed.A 31-year-old RoxbyDowns man was fined$140 and court costs fordriving an unregistered,uninsured vehicle on aroad.In a related matter, a 33-year-old Roxby Downsman was also chargedwith driving an unregis-tered, uninsured vehicleon a road and receivedthe same penalties.An 18-year-old RoxbyDowns man was con-victed of driving withoutdue care, disobeying alearner ’s permit anddriving without his ‘L’plates and fined $200with court costs.

ROXBY DOWNS…Roxby Downs mum CarolynSawyer, like many other local parents of youngchildren, was disappointed when the library Tod-dler Story Time was disbanded due to staffing re-strictions.With daughter Grace, 5, heading off to school,Mrs Sawyer had hoped to spend some quality li-brary time with her youngest, Erica, 2.So instead of letting the service disappear, the avidreader volunteered her time to host a new and re-vitalised Toddler Story Time.“This program is a good introduction to the li-brary, to group time and a chance for mums tomeet with other mums,” she said.“I’ll still be working closely with library staff toset the program but I’m looking at a theme everyweek – such as colours, the alphabet or farm ani-mals.“As well as having books for stories I want to tryto use other mediums – feltboards, puppets or soft

STORY TIME…Grace, 5, Erica, 2, and Carolyn Sawyerenjoying some time together reading in the Roxby DownsLibrary. Mrs Sawyer will host the library’s new Toddler StoryTime on Wednesday mornings.

toys – to illustrate the stories.”Mrs Sawyer said she had volunteered her time forToddler Story Time, not only for her own chil-dren, but because she felt the service was an im-portant one locally.“There’s a lot of services at the library people needto know about,” she said.“There’s videos and CDs for borrowing, maga-zines, newspapers and information booklets aswell the internet.“If young children can come with their familiesand enjoy Toddler Story Time then by the timethey go to kindergarten and school they’re alreadyfamiliar with the library system.”Toddler Story Time will be held every Wednes-day during school terms, from 10.10am to 11am,kicking off next Wednesday, October 15.For more information about Toddler Story Time,phone the Roxby Downs Community Library –8671 0660.

Local mum opens a newpage on Toddler Story Time


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BOBBY HUNTER...Stuart Creek Station manager Bobby Hunter, 46,reckons he has the best job in the world.In between working with the WMC (Olympic Dam) land managementteam to track native animals, record seedling data, trial camel and kanga-roo harvesting, he generally manages the 700,000 hectares working cat-tle station.One of the 10 largest station properties in SA, Stuart Creek Station has along pioneering history and a natural beauty of its own, according to Bobby.“You’ve got your soft country, your hard country, the hilly country aroundLake Eyre South, your pretty country with the wildflowers, and your not-so-pretty country.“The country itself seems to speak to you all the time – the Creek, it’s gota real personality, like a big animal.”The station is situated 90km as the crow flies due north of Roxby Downs.Bobby himself first came to the region in 1973, but took over the station’smanagement in 1988.“I was always going to come back here to live around Roxby Downs,” hetold The Monitor.“I love the area and there’s a lot of good people around here.“I’ve got a great job, I get to see the countryside and I’ve always liked tobe involved with the animals.“You can really enjoy your work when you’re doing something differentevery day.“It can be a bit lonely and sometimes you’ll find a watering hole or a seea sunset and it’s a bit flat without someone to share it with.“But I get to meet some great people and see so many different things.“We get to help a lot of people with work as well, like with the fencing, orworking with the Department of Roads.“I haven’t got a bad memory for stuff and people come to me to ask aboutthe history of the place, and the geography.”Bobby has also been a big supporter of gymkhanas in Marree, WilliamCreek and Roxby Downs over the past 15 years.“It’s been great being part of the gymkhanas and I’d like to see RoxbyDowns become one of the great gymkhanas.”

WEDDING...Roxby Downs residents Marty and MichelleKittel were married on September 27, 2003, at Port Pirie.

Marty and Michelle make it official

New voices going out over RoxFM airwaves

RADIO GA GA...Roxby’s newest DJs - Rachel Wauchope and Bec Fisher - recentlycompleted the latest round of 105.5 RoxFM training. The pair intend to bring somemore alternative rock to spice up the current community radio program. Volunteerstation manager Deb Paliska said the radio station was constantly on the lookoutfor new volunteers. To volunteer your time with RoxFM - phone 0407 979 918.

QUILTERS…Scrapbagquilters, from left,Helen Edwards,Kate Bennie,Denise Simmonds,Wendy Hunt andDianne Brooks.The group meetsmonthly and newmembers arealways welcome.Come along, learna little, chat a little,and work on yourown or groupprojects. For moreinformation aboutthe group contactBabs Taylor – 86710155 or MarianaPickers – 86711318.

Scrapbag quilters offer social fun

ANDAMOOKA...NurseDonna Mason has be-come a familiar face inAndamooka over thepast two months.Originally from PortLincoln, Ms Mason hasbeen regularly commut-ing to Andamooka to re-lieve local nurses DiBilka and Deb Sach.The job offers the reliev-ing nurse an opportunityto bring her family – hermother and youngdaughter – with herwhile she travels, andshe hopes to continueworking locally.“I enjoy the work, enjoythe town,” she said.“It’s a friendly place andit’s nice to be able towork away and stillcome home to mydaughter.”

TRAVELLING NURSE…Nurse Donna Mason has become afamiliar face for Andamooka residents over the past fewmonths.

Travelling nurse settles into Andamooka lifestyle


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All fun and games at vacation care

SLIP AND SLIDE…Alex, 7, Declan, 8, Toben, 8, and Cameron, 9, take the funoutside during Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) vacation care. The Monitor –Your Community Newspaper declines to print last names in accordance with OSHC polices.

HANDS ON FUN…Roxby Downs Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) extendedits hours in school holidays last week. Eden, 6, and brother Reece, 10, usedtheir time at OSHC to create mosaic designs. Roxby Downs Out of SchoolHours Care is open to school-aged children during school term, from 6.30amuntil start of school, and 3pm to 6pm in the afternoons. OSHC is based atRoxby Downs Area School but also caters to children from St Barbara’s ParishSchool. For more information, phone 0417 813 209. The Monitor – Your CommunityNewspaper declines to print last names in accordance with OSHC polices.

DRESSED FOR FUN…Georgia, 6, Tamika, 8, Alicia, 5, and Tori, 6, dressed upfor Roxby Downs Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) during school holidays.The Monitor – Your Community Newspaper declines to print last names in accordance with OSHC polices.

THE RITE STUFF

SPLASH DOWN…Roxby Downs teenagers Michael Burger,13, Adam Luke, 14, and Chad Nixon, 14, brave the cold eveningtemperatures for the Roxby Downs Youth Centre’s first officialpool night last Friday. Temperatures dropped to almost eightdegrees overnight, but that didn’t stop localyouth enjoyingtheir first pool night of the season.

Youth Centre stalwarts get cool in the pool

Amanda Kittel, 16,from Roxby DownsArea School chose todo her work experi-ence at The Monitor- Your CommunityNewspaper becauseshe is interested injournalism and con-sidering a future inmedia law.Amanda wants to bea lawyer when sheleaves school.She enjoys teamsports, music andtravelling.So far, her time at TheMonitor has involvedinvolved office work,interviewing people,and typing up her sto-ries.“I’m having a greattime working at TheMonitor,” she said.Amanda will learnskills in photography,customer service andbasic accounting dur-ing her placement atThe Monitor.

NOSE FOR NEWS...Amanda Kittel, 16,has joined other Roxby Downs AreaSchool Year 10 students in the RoxbyIndustry Training and Education(RITE) program.

Making waves at The Monitor

ROXBY DOWNS… Year 10 students at RDAS are currently taking placein the Roxby Industry Training Education (RITE) program.The students are required to write an application and résumé, before com-pleting an interview to win a work placement in a local business.The RITE program credits involved students with three SACE units to-wards their grade.Students are placed in a local industry/business and work for two weeksduring school holidays, followed by one day a week during term.The students learn a variety of practical skills such as communication,confidence, OH&S and general personal skills such as customer relationsand teamwork.The program has been running for almost seven years and has led to aseries of solid employment for local students.


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NATHAN…Nathan Hoopercelebrated his third birthday onSeptember 30, 2003.

HAYDEN…Hayden Hoopercelebrated his first birthday onOctober 7, 2003.

ETHAN…Ethan Herpich celebratedhis first birthday on September 7,2003.

TANISHA…Tanisha McKinnoncelebrated her first birthday onAugust 27, 2003.

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JAYME…Jayme Mansellcelebrated her third birthday onSeptember 29.

ROXBY DOWNS…Term 4 will see the launch of a new ‘pre-kindy’ program atLittle Rascals Child Care Centre, driven by long-time local childcare worker GemmaFerguson.Mrs Ferguson will host a new and completely independent program for three tofour-year-olds, Mondays and Thursdays, from 9am to noon.The literacy and numeracy-based program is designed to complement local schooland kindergarten curriculum.“This program will be completely independent from the childcare centre,” MrsFerguson said.“I’m going to incorporate lots of community involvement – visits from dentists,doctors, volunteer groups.“We’ll be doing lots of dance, music and art, as well as the curriculum-based ac-tivities.“But just as important, is the social skills essential for children entering the schoolsystem.”Gemma Ferguson has nine years child care experience and has been involved inestablishing and coordinating several local curriculum-based programs for pre-kindergarten-aged children.“I think structure and routine are very important in a program of this kind,” shesaid.“Children like to know what to expect and then they begin to look forward to it,making the experience a little easier on both the child and the parents.”Pre-kindy participants will be able to enjoy the full range of facilities availablethrough Little Rascals Child Care in a friendly but self-contained atmosphere.“I’d like to take the best elements of what I’ve gained over the past nine years andcombine them into a new and innovative program that, we hope, will provide agood foundation for education expectations in the school years ahead.”

PRE-KINDY…Gabby, 3, Gemma Ferguson and Marnie, 3, rampingup for a new and improved ‘pre-kindy’ program at Little Rascals ChildCare Centre next week.

Local child care launchesnew pre-kindy program

MARCUS…Marcus Bowdencelebrated his ninth birthday onOctober 4, 2003.


OUT ON THE TOWN

ANNIVERSARY…Richard and MandyKerby celebrated their fifth weddinganniversary at the Roxby DownsCommunity Club last weekend. The pairpresented each other with watches fortheir ‘silver anniversary’.

BIRTHDAYS…Denise and ‘Shep’Shepherd celebrated their 40th and 50thbirthdays respectively last week at acombined birthday party in the beergarden of the Roxby Downs CommunityClub.

FANCY DRESS FAMILY…Cousinsand aunt Lauren and BelindaJohnson, and Sandra Hole, travelledto Roxby Downs on Saturday forKendall Sharpe’s 21st birthdayStorybook Ball.

CABBAGE PATCH KIDS…Carly Pettman, BeckPayne, Georgia Guy, Sarah Wiese and Chels Musterat Kendall Sharpe’s 21st birthday Storybook Ball onSaturday.

STORYTALE ROYALTY…Sleeping Beauty ShelleyMcConnell and her PrinceCharming Lincoln Sharpeon Saturday night.

FAIRYTALE FUN…Red RidingHood Sonia Smith and herbrave woodcutter husbandBrenton.

PARTY-GOERS…Casey andSonia Sharpe in costume forthe Storybook Ball onSaturday night.

STORY TIME…Red Riding Hood and her Big Bad Wolf (Tinaand Mark Neeley) joined Marg Simpson (Julie Nixon) at theStorybook Ball on Saturday in Roxby Downs.

MASQUERADERS…Proud dad Trevor Sharpe joined MicheleSharpe, Quentin Ashfield and Jess Cain at the Storybook Ballfor Kendall Sharpe’s 21st birthday in Roxby Downs onSaturday night.

STONE-AGE FAMILY…TheFlintstones, from left, KerryWilliams, Paul Dunn, ChadOldfield and TraceyWilliams.ARABIAN NIGHTS…TarynChick, Vaughan and PennySmith revisited Aladdin’sCave for the birthday partyof friend Kendall Sharpeon Saturday night.

MASKED PARTY-GOERS...Kerry Skinner, ShelleyFitzsimmons, Kirby Blake and Rachel Young.

BIRTHDAY BALL…Yvonne Cloke, Jordan Gillings, KendallSharpe and Peter Cloke celebrated Kendall’s 21st birthdaylast week at the Storybook Ball.

DRESS-UP DIVAS…AlanaCloke and Letitia Sharpe alldressed up for KendallSharpe’s 21st birthday partyon Saturday night.

FANCY DRESS FRIENDS…Attending the 21stbirthday of Kendall Sharpe last week, from left,Barney McCarthy, Chris Inglis, Anne McCarthy, BrianInglis, Kaye Damin and Katrina McCarthy.


Roxby Central ShoppingCentre Competition

Spend $10 or more at any of your local Roxby Central Shopping Centrestores and you could win up to $500 in prizes in the

HUGE store-wide Pre-Christmas sale.Support your community and buy local this Christmas.

Listen to RoxFM for more details.Daily prizes will be drawn at 4pm every day from Monday, October 13 to Friday, October 17.

Major prize will be drawn at 12 noon on Saturday, October 18, 2003 – Market Day.Winners announced on RoxFM and in the Public Notice section of The Monitor – Your Community Newspaper.

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WMC OPEN DAYThis community page is paid for by WMC (Olympic Dam Operations)

Slip on a shirt, throw on some bathers, gatherup the children and make your way toRichardson Place and the Cultural Precincton Saturday, October 25, for the WMC OpenDay! Prepare for another full day of familyfun, exciting games, and discover more aboutWMC operations at Olympic Dam during2003.The little ones always appreciate a free rideon the famous Roxby Rocket, and it will berunning all day long around the RichardsonPlace area.Take the ultimate challenge and latest crazein extreme sports, the ‘Pacific Fly Motion’crew will be on hand to give you free rides ontheir exhilarating and ground breaking‘superboosted trampoline using bungee ca-bles’… this simply has to be seen to be be-lieved!Returning this year is the popular Nylon Zoo,an interactive story-telling experience that en-courages the children to be part of the story-telling process, dressing us the characters in-volved and venturing into the tummy of a large

nylon crocodile!The swimming pool gates will be open to thepublic for free swimming all day long, includ-ing a free barbecue lunch.Inside the Roxby Downs Cultural Precinct,there will be a range of activities on offer.Documentary videos will be playing in the cin-ema all day long as well as surface and un-derground tours to the Olympic Dam site.The auditorium will be dressed up with dis-plays, posters and activities for the whole fam-ily to learn all about the process at OlympicDam.From underground to the surface, children canfind out more about where Mum and/or Dadwork. There will also be a video feed pro-jected onto the auditorium’s large screen fromcameras located across site.As the sun sets you are invited to a byo bar-becue, then join the B C Boys playing liveuntil 10pm with a brilliant fireworks displayscheduled to light up the night sky at approxi-mately 8.30pm!A great day out for the entire family!

Hands-on fun at Olympic Dam Open DayMORE THAN A MINE...Learn about the many services and project WMC(Olympic Dam) initiates, including the Arid Recovery Project.

ON THE JOB...Takethe opportunity tolearn more abouthow WMC (OlympicDam Operations) -whether its themine’s uniquedeposit and state-of-the-art undergroundoperations (above),or its highly-efficientprocessing plant.

All images appearcourtesy of WMCResources Ltd(Olympic DamOperations).


RED LISTING

The Red Listing costs $19.85 per entry or FREE with any display ad!Phone Penny Lyon - 0408 267 318 - for more information.

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Andamooka Primary School 8672 7018Australia Post Office 8671 0130Autopro 8671 2200Beenham Elite 8671 1234Blockbuster Video 8671 0599Broadspectrum 8671 2450CFS - Andamooka 8672 7072CFS - Roxby Downs (Emergency) 8671 0000CFS - Roxby Downs 0419 803 054CFS - Woomera 8674 3200Civil Constructions 1800 248 066Desert Decor 8671 2638Eyebus 8671 2001Far North Photographics 8671 0211Herbalife 8671 1002Lavericks Engineering 8671 0404Len Kay Driving School 8642 6603Lin Andrews Real Estate 8671 2000Little Rascals Child Care Centre 8671 1866Lyn Breuer MP 8645 7800Mensland 8671 3000Milhinch Hourglass Jewellers 8671 0662Mitre 10 8671 0322Monadelphous Engineering Associates 8671 0020Nacos Credit Union Ltd 8671 1755National Australia Bank 13 22 65Native Animal Network 8671 0573Roxby Cafe Takeaway 8671 0571Roxby Casual 8671 1391Roxby Chinese Restaurant 8671 0006Roxby Foodland 8671 0288Roxby Pizzas 8671 0222Roxby Downs Anglican Church 8671 0270Roxby Downs Area School 8671 0011Roxby Downs Catholic Church 8671 0925Roxby Downs Community Church 8671 0270Roxby Downs Community Club 8671 0117Roxby Downs Community Health 8671 9020Roxby Downs Community Library 8671 0660Roxby Downs Council 8671 0010Roxby Downs Cultural Precinct 8671 2001Roxby Downs Hospital 8671 9020Roxby Downs Kindergarten 8671 0455Roxby Downs Leisure Centre 8671 0500Roxby Downs Lutheran Church 8671 1300Roxby Downs Medical Centre 8671 9010Roxby Downs Newsagency 8671 0244Roxby Downs Pharmacy 8671 1322Roxby Downs Police 8671 0370Roxby Downs TAFE 8671 9070Roxby Downs Tavern 8671 0071Roxby Downs Veterinery Clinic 8671 0730Roxby Downs Youth Centre 0407 719 714RoxFM Community Radio 8671 2545SDS Ausminco 8671 0015Shades of Roxby 8671 0059St Barbara’s Parish School 8671 3207Sports Power 8671 2777Tandales Hair & Beauty 8671 0214The Monitor - Your Community Newspaper 8671 2683The Outdoor Shop 8297 0499Wardle Real Estate 0417 816 738WMC (Olympic Dam) 8671 8888Wendy’s Supa Sundays 8671 3144Weston Raine and Horne 8395 2233Witches Kitchen 8671 0600Woomera Area School 8673 7287Woomera Heritage Centre 8673 7042Woomera Sports Club 8673 7335

POSITIONS VACANT

HEALTH & BEAUTY

PUBLIC NOTICES

CLASSIFIEDS

REAL ESTATE

We urgently require a dual trade electrician / refrigerationmechanic. The person should have the ability to worklong hours when required and be able to work underpressure and unsupervised.A current drivers licence, EPA registration and SAelectrical licence is essential. Fax, post, email resumeto: Electrical Manager

SDS AusmincoPO Box 249ROXBY DOWNS SA 5725Fax: 8671 0115 Telephone: 8671 0015Email: [email protected]

ELECTRICIAN / REFRIGERATIONMECHANIC

We urgently require a fitter / machinist. The personshould have the ability to work long hours when requiredand be able to work under pressure and unsupervised.A current drivers licence is essential. Fax, post, emailresume to:

Machine Shop ManagerSDS AusmincoPO Box 249ROXBY DOWNS SA 5725Fax: 8671 0115 Telephone: 8671 0015Email: [email protected]

FITTER / MACHINIST

OFFICE ADMINISTRATOROur busy newspaper office requires an OfficeAdministrator for an immediate start.We would love to have a person who loves life andtheir job as well as all the other office-related stuffincluding:Word processing, spreadsheets, MYOB, cash handlingand great telephone and face-to-face skills.

Job share available and hours are negotiable.So what are you waiting for!!

If this sounds like you put pen to paper, or fingers toa keyboard, and send your application to:

PO Box 72, Roxby Downs, SA 5725,Fax: 8671 2843 or

email: [email protected] October 14, 2003.

Phone: 8671 2683 for more information.

1289 North East Road, Tea Tree Gully SA 5091

(08) 8395 2233

We’ll look after you!We’ll look after you!We’ll look after you!We’ll look after you!We’ll look after you!

PUTTING YOU FIRST

If you are thinking of sellingPhone us now!!

Together, we will get you thebest price for your home

Wayne Lawson0421 636 338

David Murley0412 050 200

Now there’s afresh approachin Real Estate

BORGMEYER-STANLEY…Jodie and Chriswish to announce their marriage on September26 in Adelaide.

MARRIAGE

GUARANTEED RESULTS…….Gain Energy,Control Stress, Lose Weight. To learn morephone Pat on 0411808733 or visitwwwbodybrilliant.com/4nrg.

VOUCHERS…Chakra Massage Beauty wouldlike to advise that all vouchers purchased mustbe used by November 2003 phone 8671 1550.

EMPLOYMENT…Do you need extra cash? Areyou teachable? Go to www.mumshomebiz.com/4nrg or call 8219 0151.

PLANT OPERATOR/LABOURER…OutbackLandscaping and Supplies require a plantoperator/labourer. Only people with priorexperience in bobcat/excavator operation needapply. Ability to trim to levels, must have relevanttickets plus hold minimum M.R. Licence.Experience with landscaping, concrete work anadvantage. Resume with references to OutbackLandscaping and Supplies, PO Box 23, RoxbyDowns, SA, 5725.

FOR SALE…Good size three bedroom andensuite. Large verandah and shedding $89,950phone David Murley of Weston Raine and Horneon 0412 050 200.

FOR SALE... 31 Arcoona Street. Great location,short walk to shops and schools. In-groundfibreglass pool, large rumpus room (or possiblefourth bedroom), separate lounge, dual air-conditioning, immaculate backyard and pergola,complete with automatic watering system anddouble carport. Northing more to do than walk-in and relax. Phone 0408 087 818. P.O.A.

TO RENT…Three bedroom home inAndamooka $130 per week. Phone DavidMurley of Weston Raine and Horne on0412 050 200.

TO RENT…Furnished home in Andamooka$100 per week. Phone David Murley of WestonRaine and Horne on 0412 050 200.

ROXBY Districts Sporting Club would like toapologise for an error printed in editionSeptember 25, 2003 of the Monitor newspaperthat read Jade McPhail (Most Improved/Coaches award) which should have read CarlyMcPhail (Most Improved/Coaches award). Sorryfor any inconvenience caused.

Don’t trust just anyone with yourvaluable investment.

Property Consultant Geoff Chickknows the local market and can

help you get results!

Geoff Chick – 0417 816 738or Martin Stringer –

0417 897 159

HOME SWEET HOME...This meticulously-decorated home of three good sizebedrooms is ready for you to walk in withnothing to do. A fibreglass pool and seperatespa bath surrounded by pattern paveconcrete and covered by the pergola.Inspection a must!

8 Gregory St, Roxby DownsINVESTMENT PROPERTY... Fourbedrooms, two bathrooms (includingensuite) good size lounge/dining/kitchen,carpets throughout, lino and gas stove only12 months old, gas heating, ductedevaporative air conditioning, enclosed pavedpergola area with garden bed, outdoor blindsto front windows, low maintenance yard onautomatic watering system, two years andthree months to run on existing lease at $250per week - $178,000.

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WHAT’S O

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COMMUNITYCALENDAR

Ph - 8671 2683

OctoberRoxby Tree Planting DaySunday, October 12Pine Crescent PlaygroundPh - 8671 0010

WMC Open DayRoxby Cultural PrecinctSaturday, October 25Ph - 8671 8361

Bands for Bandana DayFriday, October 31Olympic Dam Football Club

Postie Bike Charity RallySunday, October 26Roxby Downs to BirdsvillePh - 8671 0461

Skunks Christmas Toy RunSaturday, November 29Richardson Place to Andamooka

November

December

UPCOMING EVENTS

ChurchTimes

St Barbara’s Catholic Church – Roxby DownsSaturday evening 6pmSunday morning 9am

Andamooka Catholic ChurchSunday 11am – first and third

Sunday of every monthSt Michael’s Catholic Church – WoomeraSunday 5pm – all denominations welcome

Roxby Downs Lutheran ChurchSunday 10.30am and Sunday School – 9.30amRoxby Downs Christian Community Church

Sunday 10amAndamooka Community Church

Sunday 2pmDesert Springs Church

Phone Pastor Bruce 0427 663 033 orGay 8671 0573 or Michelle 8671 1628.

Short Story Competition

Mental illness affects hundreds of Australiansevery year – in big and small ways.

Tell us how it has affected you or your familyand help bring mental illness out of the shadows.

Stories must be 100 words or less.

To be eligible for one of our various prizes –names and phone contacts must be provided.

Names will not be published withoutpermission.

Submit your story toThe Monitor – Your Community Newspaper

[email protected]

Supporting mental healthand well-being in our community.Entries close Friday, October 17.

Mental Health Weeknowshowing

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Gentlemen, Agent Cody Banks

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Fri, October 10 - Tues, October 14

...for up-to-date movie guides every time!

Fri, October 17 - Mon, October 21

Legally Blonde 2 Rated PGFri, Sat & Tues - 8pm

Sat & Sun - 2pm

Fri, Sat, Sun & Mon - 8pm

Finding Nemo Rated GFri, Sat & Sun - 11am, 2pm & 4pm

National Mental HealthWeek (October 6 - 10October 2003) happensat a time of year that canbe a particularly stress-ful period for youngpeople as the pressure offinal exams is added tothe many other mentalhealth issues they al-ready face. The InspireFoundation’s ReachOut! (www.reachout.com.au) service helpsyoung people getthrough this stressful pe-riod.Research has shownmore than 40 per cent ofYear 12 students re-ported high-level symp-toms of depression,anxiety, and stress andthat Year 12 exam stresshas been found to be as-sociated with suicidalbehaviour.Young people often feelthat their problems areinsurmountable and thishas been found to be akey consistent factor inschool-related suicides.In a study conducted bythe Commission forChildren and YoungPeople, nine per cent ofsuicide cases indicatedprior to their deaths thatthey were unable to copewith the stress of theirfinal school years.Reach Out! providesyoung people with easyaccess to anonymous in-formation, support andreferral 24/7 that canhelp them work throughtheir anxieties and findpositive ways to cope.This includes help ondealing with examstress, managing studytime, staying safe during

schoolies and workingthrough difficulties ofmaking decisions aboutthe future.“From 16-21 there isquite a lot of pressure tobe successful and makeit through your final ex-ams,” Inspire Founda-tion’s Director of Pro-grams JonathanNicholas said. “Everyperson copes differently- unfortunately, somebetter than others. Thekey pressure on manyyoung people is that theyfeel the decisions theymake will be somethingthey’re forced to livewith for the rest of theirlives.“This is particularly truefor exams.”“Reach Out helps to givepeople a sense of con-trol. The site acts as anoutlet for young peoplewho may find it toughdiscussing their prob-lems face to face. Youngpeople who have usedReach Out! have activeinvolvement with thesite and give real infor-mation and real life sto-ries, sometimes justsharing experiences canmake it easier to cope.”Nicholas said.Reach Out! has beenaccessed over 1.3 mil-lion times since it waslaunched in 1998 andcurrently has 1,300 visi-tors to the service eachday. As well as schooland exam-stress relatedfact sheets, Reach Out!provides information ona range of mental healthissues including depres-sion and anxiety, familyor relationship problemsand sex and sexuality.To help promote a mes-sage of positive mentalhealth during NationalMental Health Week,and to coincide with endof year exams, ReachOut! has launched a na-tional writing competi-tion asking young peo-ple “what do you do tochill out?”.Young people are in-vited to submit 300words or less about whatthey do to relax, or thepeople places and thingsthat help them to chillout. Winning entries willreceive prizes from Gen-eral Pants Co. andHavaianas. A selectionof entries will also befeatured as stories on theReach Out! website.Young people can enterby visiting www.reachout.com.au beforeOctober 24, 2003.If mental illness has af-fected you or your fam-ily, then help bring thisillness out into the openby entering our MentalHealth Week story com-petition. Drop your per-sonal account into TheMonitor office or emailit to [email protected] prizes and see yourstory printed in yourcommunity newspaper.Authorship will remainconfidential unless oth-erwise requested.Entries close Friday,October 17, 2003.

Mental Health Week

Local band supportingCanteen Bandana DayLOCAL TALENT…Roxby Downs-based band Antacid –Shaz Foster, Jay Paulauskas, Dom LoBasso and RhysSimmonds – will host a fundraiser for National BandanaDay on October 31, at the Olympic Dam Football Club.National Bandana Day activities have been a regularfeature on the Roxby Downs calendar for the past fewyears thanks to local organisers Emma Kelly and JasonWilson. This year’s fundraiser will involve a gold coindonation entry fee to the football club, and liveperformances by Antacid from 9pm to 1am.

Ph - 0408 315 703Roxby Downs Christmas PageantSaturday, December 6Ph - 8671 0277

Roxby tree planting dayROXBY DOWNS…Roxby Tree Day will be heldon October 12 at the Pine Crescent playground.Trees have been supplied by the WMC (OlympicDam) nursery, and help beautify one of our localplaygrounds.The focus of the day will be on planting WesternMyall trees, many of which have died out locally dueto an unprecedented white-fly outbreak in the pastdecade. Register by phoning Christy Olditch at RoxbyDowns Council – 8671 0010.

ANDAMOOKA...Roxby Downs’ owns Skunks mo-torcycle club will host its annual Toy Run on Satur-day, November 29. Participants are invited to assem-ble in Richardson Place in Roxby Downs at 11am todrive and ride to the Tuckerbox in Andamooka. Thecommunity is invited to donate toys on the day, orby phoning 8672 7036 or 0408 315 703. Bring a toyfor a needy kid - $10 minimum value. Trophies willbe awarded for the best bike, hard luck and the bestChristmas outfit.

Skunks annual toy run

ROXBY DOWNS…Fourteen local residentswill ride postie bikesfrom Roxby Downs toBirdsville next month toraise money for theMeningoccocal Associa-tion of Australia.The Roxby DownsPostie Bike CharityRally has already raisedmore than $1600 in cashfrom regional support.Other practical supporthas come in the form ofpetrol, food and evenconcrete donated for asilent auction.More than 60 people areexpected to join thethree-day rally when itleaves Roxby Downs on

Sunday, October 26.The Roxby Downs PostieBike Charity Rally hasbeen organised inmemory of local boyJake Cunningham whodied of Meningococcal in2001.Jake’s friends and familyhave been instrumental inorganising the event.For more information,phone KerrianneCunningham – 86362927 or John Hansford –8671 0461.Donations can also bemade to the ‘RoxbyDowns Postie Bike Char-ity Rally’ at the NationalAustralia Bank in RoxbyDowns.

Postie bike charity rally

FAR NORTH REGION…SpinFX amd the Roxby Downs Community Club willhost an open jam session and free barbecue on Sunday, October 19 from 1pm.Local performers are invited to register their interest in the jam night or otherSpinFX activities by phoning Lee Nelson – 8671 3340, or by filling out a regis-tration form at the Roxby Downs Visitor Information Centre, The Monitor –Your Community Newspaper office, or the Roxby Downs Community Club.To receive the SpinFX newsletter via email, email Yvette Mooney [email protected], or phone 0409 506 213.

Sunday jam session and free barbecue


COUNCIL NEWS

Incorporating

ROXBY POWER(Electricity Supply)ROXBY WATER

(Water & Sewerage Services)

Richardson PlacePO Box 124

Roxby Downs SA 5725

Ph - 08 8671 0010Fx - 08 8671 0452

Email - [email protected]

After Hours Emergency ContactPh - 0418 892 870

COUNCIL SNIPPETS !

Works in ProgressCouncil has provided a new computerto the management of the Roxby DownsLibrary to replace the old system managementcomputer. Also included was a new printer forstaff and the replacement of a monitor on thepublic use computers.Repairs to Water MainsCouncil wishes to thank residents for theirpatience whilst repairs were undertaken toburst water mains in Axehead Road andGregory Street.Pump Station MaintenanceThe addition of BioRemedy to the PumpStation in the Kennebery and Stuart Road areahas resulted in the reduction of fat levels inlines to the pump station.Extra cost to RatepayersCouncil is urging residents to refrain fromplacing sanitary-ware products into toiletcisterns. This is causing major problems withblockages to pumps, resulting in costlyexpense to all ratepayers due to constantmaintenance requirements.Land – Southern Sub-DivisionWater, electricity and sewer services to beconnected to approximately 20 new lots in theSouthern Sub-Division.Cricket PitchThe Cricket Association, Leisure Centre andCouncil are working closely together to instala new cricket pitch on the town oval.Street lightingWhen reporting faulty or non functional lights,please ensure that the full address is given –vicinity of or outside house number and streetname.Richardson Place – Part Street ClosureThe north side of Richardson Place will beclosed to traffic between 9.30am and 6pm onSaturday 25 October 2003 for the WMCFamily Day.Roxby Tree Planting DayWill beheld on October 12 between 10am-12 noonat the Pine Cr Playground on Cnr Burgoyneand Pine Cr. Please contact Council toregister your interest as a volunteer on 86710010.Dog RegistrationsDog registrations are now overdue. Pleaseregister your dogs immediately to avoidpenalities.Community PlanCopies of the Report of the CommunityBoard’s first meeting on September 29, 2003in preparation of Roxby’s community visionand plan are available from the CouncilOffices.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

This community page is paid for by the Roxby Downs Council

Roxby Downs is a unique and wonderful place to live, work and raise a family.This is a direct result from ordinary people within our community accomplish-ing and achieving extraordinary things.Now is your opportunity to identify those people within our community who,over the past twelve months, and/or have given outstanding service to the Roxbyand Olympic Dam communities over a number of years, have demonstrated awillingness to give of their time, talents and energy to ensure that Roxby Downscontinues to thrive and remain the great place that we can all be proudof.Nomination Forms are available from theRoxby Downs Council, Richardson Place.Please return your Nomination Form to theCouncil office by 5pm on November 24, 2003.Don’t miss this opportunity to recognise andreward those within our community who de-serve our appreciation and thanks.

Nominate your local ‘Australian of the Year,’

On Monday, September 29, 2003 the first formal step wastaken in preparation of a community vision and commu-nity plan for Roxby Downs, with the Community Board’sfirst meeting.Inaugural Community Board members were appointed fol-lowing independent review from mentors Rev. Tom Beever,Fr Jim Monaghan and Kathy Wooldridge.Selection was based on a person’s passion and commit-ment to developing the community.The successful nominees were:""""" Ben Garwood,""""" Melanie McCarthy,""""" Phillipa Weltner,""""" Karen Grantham,""""" Justine Ward,""""" Wayne Morris,""""" Jason Wilson and""""" Brenton Smith.At the meeting, facilitator Ray Goldie welcomed andthanked all attending Board members for meeting initiallyat short notice.Following a briefing of the background to the establish-ment of the community planning process, each Board mem-ber gave a short briefing of their background and reasonsfor taking on the role and for their positive commitment todeveloping the community.Terms of Reference…Ray Goldie gave a briefing of theBoard’s Terms of Reference as at Section 41, Committeeof Council, which was to enquire and report to Council inrespect of:" The overall direction and advice for the develop-

ment of a community plan" Establishing key objectives in areas of social devel-

opment, community participation and cultural iden-

tity for the Roxby Downs community for the next10 years

" Identifying the role of Council and otherstakeholders in developing a range of policies, pro-grams and initiatives that will promote commu-nity capacity building

The Community Board will act as a steering body in themanagement development of all of the issues requiredin preparation of the community plan. These will in-clude a community vision that has shared communityacceptance by way of extending community involvementand participation.Prime task was for Board members to listen and bebriefed by the community, with assistance from mentorsavailable during the process.Plan of Action…Ray Goldie then briefed members onthe scheduled plan of action which involves regularBoard meetings, a community survey, at least one pub-lic meeting, plus at least one specific issue forum of theBoard’s choosing at each Board meeting.A feature of the plan is its extensive consultation whichwill offer every individual, household, community or-ganization and business an opportunity to make a sub-mission to the Board either in writing or verbally.Process will also include a community planning day inApril or May, 2004.Administration…Board members discussed a numberof administrative issues and decided that the first forumissue would involve a briefing of youth issues from com-munity members involved in youth activities.Board members agreed to rotate the chair at each meet-ing and appointed Ben Garwood and Phillipa Weltner asthe formal media contacts.A full report is available from the Council Office.Next meeting...Thursday, October 16, 2003 at 6pm inthe Board Room of the Council offices.

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BUSINESS

105.5 RoxFM Program - “Local, Live and Loving It!”MONDAY

SUNDAY

THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAYBright Side of Life

6am-8amMusic Mixture

8am-9amMandy Books

9am-10amDeb 60’s and 70’s

10am-1pmMusic Mixture

1pm-2pmTracey 90s Music

2pm-3pmSteph 2000s Music

3pm-4pmOz Rock

Brad & Carl4pm-5pm

Drive Timewith The Fatman

5pm-6.30pmMusic Mixture6.30pm-8pm

Monday ManiaMike & Tracey

Requests8pm-10pm

Bright Side of Life6am-8am

Music Mixture8am-9am

80s with Tracy9am-10am

Annette’s ‘Theme’10am-11am

Annette Blast from thePast

11am-12pmDeb 60’s and 70’s Music

12pm-1pmMusic Mixture


2pm-3pmSteph 2000s Music

3pm-4pmAshley & Kane

4pm-5pmDrive Time

with The Fatman5pm-6:30pm

Music Mixture6.30pm-8pm

‘Evening Mixup’With Crusty & Twisty

Requests7.30pm-10pm


80s music8am-9.30am

Annette’s ‘Theme’9.30am-11am



12pm-1pmCountry HourKatie or Twisty

1pm-2pmTracey 90s Music

2pm-3pmBrad & Carl 2000s


4pm-5pmDrive Time

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‘Midweek Mayhem’with Mandy & Richard

8pm-10pm


80s music8am-9.30am

Annette’s ‘Theme’9.30am-11am




1pm-2pmHealth with Michelle

2pm-3pmAshley 2000s


4pm-5pmDrive Time

with The Fatman5pm-6:30pm


‘Evening Mixup’With Crusty & Twisty

Requests7.30pm-10pm


Council Newsevery second week

8am-9.30amAnnette’s ‘Theme’

9.30am-11amAnnette Blast from the

Past11am-12pm

Deb 60’s and 70’s Music12pm-1pm

Music Mixture1pm-2pm

Tracey 90s Music2pm-3pm

Steph 2000s Music3pm-4pm


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Wendy’s Classicalevery second week

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Volunteer station manager Deb Paliska hasbeen a driving force behind the local radiostation since its inception more than 18months ago. Nowadays she is a familiarvoice on the airwaves, whether it’s fillingin for fellow DJs or presenting ‘her Psych-edelic 70s’ show.

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ROXBY DOWNS...For the past 16 yearsRoxby Downs localsWayne and MichelleGillings have beengiving the local com-munity 10 out of 10.Their Roxby TradersMitre 10 store hasgrown to become oneof the largest in coun-try SA, and stocksmost of life’s essen-tials for the handy-man and homemaker.The Roxby DownsMitre 10 managerssaid they were proudto be local and a ma-jor supporter of thelocal community.The business firststarted local life as asmaller store about16 years ago beforemoving to the mas-sive 3000m2 shed sixyears ago.He said the store wasthe second Mitre 10store opened in coun-try SA.Today the prominentRoxby Downs land-mark stocks most ofthe essentials ofRoxby Downs life –from furniture topower tools.According to MrGillings, customerscould expect to findan array of electricalgoods, including tel-evisions and refrig-erators, as well aspool chemicals,paints, barbecue andgardening needs.He said a large rangeof building productswere also available,including pavers,

timber, verandas, car-ports, sheds and garages.And if they don’t havewhat you’re looking for,their friendly staff will

be happy to order it in.Mr Gillings said thestore places ordersdaily, and the team ishappy to provide deliv-

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MORE THAN JUST HARDWARE...Long-running localbusiness Roxby Traders offers a variety of services andproducts, according to manager Wayne Gillings.

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ROXBY FOODFACTS...An inititiativeof the Roxby DownsMunicipal Council, in-forming local food busi-nesses on Council serv-ices, food law updatesand issues related to theindustry.New food laws... TheFood Act 1985 was re-pealed and replaced withthe Food Act 2001. Allbusinesses in RoxbyDowns should have re-ceived an informationpack titled ‘For Good-ness Sake Read This!This information kit de-tails the major changesin the food laws that arerelevant to your busi-ness. EnvironmentalHealth Officers havenoted on routine inspec-tions that many busi-nesses have not read theinformation. If you donot understand any as-pect of the new informa-tion please contact yourinspecting officer forfurther advice.If you cannot find yourkit a copy of the relevantinformation can be ob-tained at the followingwebsite, http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/foodssafetystandardaustraliaCommon non-compli-ance with new foodlaws...Environ-mentalHealth Officer has notedcommon aspects of thefood laws for whichbusiness are not compli-ant.Thermometers...Everybusiness handling poten-tially hazardous foodmust have a thermom-eter that can accuratelymeasure the internaltemperature of for to +or – 1oC.As few businesses havecomplied with thisstandard we have in-cluded an article on ther-

mometers in this news-letter. Please refer to thisfor further information.Illness NotificationPolicy...Proprietors andfood handlers seem una-ware of their obligationsunder Food SafetyStandard 3.2.2 Clause14 and 3.2.2 Clause 18.A food business must in-form food handlers oftheir health and hygieneobligations in the FoodSafety Standards.A food handler that hasany symptoms indicat-ing they may be suffer-ing from food borne dis-ease or is knowingly suf-fering from food bornedisease must, notify theiremployee and not en-gage in food handling.A food business mustensure that it does notdisclose any informationprovided by a food han-dler in accordance to thisstandard.Notification of the ac-tivities of the foodbusiness...A businessmust notify Council ofthe activities of the foodbusiness within threemonths of September 1,2003.A pamphlet informingon the notification lawswas sent to all food busi-nesses.Please familiarise your-self with this informa-tion as businesses failingto notify face penaltiesof $120,000 for a bodycorporate and $25,000for an individual.Notification must becompleted online at theDepartment of HumanServices website,www.fbn.sa.gov.au or byhard copy.Although Council pre-fers online notification,those wanting a hardcopy can contact theCouncil for a notifica-tion form to be sent to

you.Hand washing facilitiesHand washing require-ments have not changeda great deal from the pre-vious Food Act, how-ever, proprietors andfood handlers are stillnot providing or usingfacilities appropriately.All food premises are re-quired to have a handbasin easily accessibleand adjacent to any toi-let and in any foodpreparation area.This basin must be usedfor the sole purpose ofwashing hands, arms andface.It should not be used tostore other items, forcleaning or food prepa-ration.All food handlers shallonly wash their hands atthe hand basin and not inthe utensil washing sinkor food preparationssink.The hand basin shall besupplied with suitablehand washing soap andsingle use paper towelfor hand drying at alltimes.There should be no ex-cusable reason why yourbusiness does not havesoap or paper towel instock and always avail-able at the hand basins.If you have any ques-tions or inquiries youcan contact your Coun-cil EnvironmentalHealth Officer on anumber listed below.If a Council Officer isunable to answer yourquestions further infor-mation can be soughtform the Department ofHuman Services FoodSection.The contact phonenumber is 8226 7107 orwebsite addresswww.dhs.sa.gov.au/pehs/ and follow thefood link.

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Junior Hockey this season 2003 was a huge suc-cess, because we had a few dedicated parents vol-unteer their time.On behalf of the committee we would like to thankall coaches and umpires for their efforts this sea-son.I would personally like to thank John Baillie andMandie Arnold for all their time that they have putin to make this season a success.We have farewelled some players and volunteers thisseason.We saw Moira Armstrong and her daughter Shonaplay for the last time in Roxby Downs on grand fi-nal night.We also will say goodbye to Tammy Olsen and herchildren and Peter Wooldridge has decided to hangup his stick as well. We are looking forward to hav-ing another successful season in 2004.We are sorting for sponsorship as we fund our 2004season as in the past we have been a self fundedsporting group.Thanks again for everyone’s help in 2003 and seeyou in 2004.

Karen McPaul - RDIHA President

With a lot of activities in Roxby Downs and AFLGrand Final numbers were low for our 50 targetnight shoot and camp out on September 27, 2003.Results were:Mal Smith 44/50Chris Hunter 41/50Ken Rapsey 38/50Kane Rafter-Smith 28/50Brian Rapsey 24/50Next shoot out will be on Sunday October 12,2003 starting at 10am. All visitors welcome.The following shoot will be a coaching and‘Come and Try’ event on Saturday October 18,2003 10am start.Contact Mal Smith 0419 855 918 for more in-formation.

Juniors play a big part in hockey success

Clay target shootingJUNIOR2…Picturedleft, the RoxbyDowns IndoorH o c k e yA s s o c i a t i o n ’ sJunior2 team tookout their agepremierships thisyear. The teamconsisted of,front, AdamWarren, BradHaliman, Callanand JacobHaugum, back,coach MurrayTyler, Tyler Devineand Sam Tyler.“They’ve done anoutstanding job,”coach MurrayTyler said. “Theyplayed well as ateam for the wholeseason andthey’ve cometogether reallywell.”

VOLUNTEERS...Roxby Downs Indoor Hockey Association’s active volunteers and committee members,from left, front, Mandie Arnold, Fiona Bilney, Karen McPaul, Bec Surendra, back, Scott Cheers, StuartReid and John Baillie. “I’d like to thank Karen and Mandie for the way they ran the competition thisyear,” Fiona Bilney said during last week’s presentation ceremony.

BEST AND FAIREST…B-grade best andfairest Laura Gray with A-grade runner-up Fiona Bilney and best and fairestScott Cheers.

B-GRADE MEDICOS…The Medicos B-grade team celebrates its third premiership in three years underthe guidance of coach Karen McPaul. “The juniors are the driving force behind all the teams – wewouldn’t have a B-grade competition without them,” she said. Pictured during last week’s presentationsceremony, from left, back, coach Karen McPaul, Annmarie Stolz, Claire Nesbit, Wendy Moy, front, EmilyShepley, Elizabeth Gray, Laura Gray and Ami McPaul.

AWARD WINNERS…Ryan Worby, Tyler Devine, Troy Gum and(absent) Nick Fernandez were all recognised for theircommitment and improvement in junior hockey over the pastseason.


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DISCUS…Practicing for the RDAS sports day discus earlierthis month, from left, Centaine Casserly, 8, Elyshiah McCarthy,8, and Nicola Blakey, 7.

LEADING SHOTPUTTERS…Lilli-mae Trenerry, 8, of SaintBarbara’s leading the shot-putters during the combinedWoomera, Andamooka and St Barbara’s Parish School sportsday.

GIRLS SHOTPUT…Competitors in the shot-put competitionat RDAS sports day, from left, Taylor Lindner, 9, SianSauerwald, 9, Rhiannon McDonald, 9, Chloe Butler, 10, Front,Hanna Alsford, 9, Hannah Grohs, 9, and Victoria Dejioia, 9.

HIGH JUMP…Cameron Schodde, 10, of Torrens House takesthe high jump at RDAS years 3-6 sports day.

J U M P E R …Matthew Harvey, 9,bounding throughthe air during thelong jump at RDASsports day.

BOYS FLAG JUMP… Sean Reynolds, 9,competes in the flag jump during thecombined Andamooka, Woomera and StBarbara’s Parish School sports day.

LONG JUMP…Champions of the longjump pit were, from left, KyeMarksteiner, 10, Dylan Ironside, 11,Reece Cooper, 10.

BOYS SHOTPUT…Teacher Andrew Hudson demonstrating Shot-put techniquesto Ryan Connell, 9, during the combined Woomera, Andamooka and St Barbara’sParish School sports day.


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October 4, 2003...After a week of good rainfall Sat-urday was cloud free. Cool and a perfect day forgolf. There were not many golfers for the Foodland18 hole Par event but those who were there had alovely day of golf.Allan Reat had a great round of golf playing the bestround of his season with Plus 7, playing 7 shots un-der his handicap. As a result of his good round avisit to the handicapper’s cutting room will result ina reduction of 2 shots and down to a 27 handicap.Vlad Jamnicky also had a very good round of Plus 3following on from his good form last weekend andwas runner up for the day.Joel Roberts, Ted Charman and Robert Charmanplayed under their handicaps with Plus 1.Long drives on number 12 went to: Ladies - DiBeveridge, C Grade - Ted Charman, B Grade - VladJamnicky.Nearest the Pin on 2 went to: B Grade RobertCharman. The other grades didn’t make the greenin oneFull Results: Winner - Allan Reat +7, Runner-up -Vlad Jamnicky +3, 3rd Joel Roberts +1 c/b fromTed & and Robert Charman, 4th Ted Charman +1 c/b from Robert Charman.The membership draw wasn’t won this weekend andnow jackpots to $230 for the Orica Stableford eventon October 9, 2003.Remember you have to be in the Clubhouse to winif your membership number comes up.Get your teams ready for the Sandvik Ambrose onOctober 25, 2003 and register early with your teamto Di Beveridge or John Kerr.September 27, 2003...Golf on the weekend of theAFL Grand Final was sponsored by Concord Engi-neering.As was expected in a clash with the grand final thefield was rather small. Golfers appreciated the coolerchange and very little wind to start with and as aresult there were some very good scores posted inthe Stableford event.The overall winner of the day was Di Beveridge witha score of 46 points.This was her best round of the season.There were a few shots left on the course as shemissed two birdie opportunities and didn’t score onone hole.The runner-up Tony Bidgood thought he was in witha chance with 42 points but had to take runner up.

September 22, 2003A GradeVolleroos 106 de-feated Prophets 57.B GradeSalmon Haters 107defeated All Blacks82.Angry Beavers 94defeated The VB’s93.

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GOOD GOLFING…The Roxby Downs Golf Club stalwards enjoyed a relaxing familyday out on the greens on Saturday. Front, from left, Jenny Nitschke and LiamSpencer, 1, David Gibson, Jacob, 5, Domi 10, and Jana Jamnicky, Di Beveridge,back, Allan Reat, Nick Kostalas, Vlad Jamnicky, Andrew Graham and Joel Roberts.

Notice of Road ClosureNOTICEIs hereby given that the Administrator of the RoxbyDowns Council on Monday, September 15, 2003 madethe following orders;That the Administrator of the council exercises thepower vested in the Administrator under the RoxbyDowns (Indenture Ratification) Act 1982 and section33 of the Road Traffic Act 1961 and clause F of theinstrument of General Approval of the Minister,November 28, 1999.Pursuant to section 33(1)(a) of the Road Traffic Act1961 declare that the event described below is to takeplace on the road described below is an event to whichsection 33 of the road traffic act 1961 applies; andPursuant to section 33(1)(a) of the Road Traffic Act1961, make an order directing that the road on whichthe event is to be held and any adjacent or adjoiningroads specified below can be closed to all trafficexcept police and emergency vehicles and vehiclesinvolved in the event for the period commencing9.30am, Saturday, October 25, 2003 and expiring 6pm,Saturday, October 25, 2003.ROAD: Cultural Precinct, School and TAFE side

of Richardson Place, Roxby DownsEVENT: Western Mining Olympic Dam Open DayADJACENT/ADJOINING ROADS:Pursuant to section 33(1)(b) of the Road Traffic Act1961 make an order directing that persons taking partin the event be exempted in relation to the road, fromduty to observe the Australian Road Rules specifiedbelow subject to any conditions described below andattached to the exemption.Australian Road rules Exemption and ConditionsRule 230: Crossing the roadRule 234: Crossing the road on or near a crossing

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Vlad Jamnicky posted 41 points improving his scor-ing after a few poor rounds.The Long Drive hole was number 11 and by thetime most golfers came through this hole there wasa head breeze.This didn’t seem to deter them bombing down somelengthy drives.The Nearest the Pin hole on number 4 proved toomuch of a challenge for all except John Kerr.Results: LD - A Grade missed the fairway, B GradeTony Bidgood, C Grade Peter Wooldridge, LadiesDi Beveridge. NTP - A Grade John Kerr.Overall Winner: Di Beveridge 46 points, runner-upTony Bidgood 42 points and 3rd place VladJamnicky 41 points.

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Roxby Downs cricket is scheduled to start onOctober 25, 2003 with a double header atO’Donoghue Oval Woomera.Preparations are under way for a new pitch atRoxby Downs Oval and should be available formatches in early November.Tony Richter has been re-elected President andMichael Hoffmann will once again be hisDeputy.Darren Leonard and Andrew Bennett have alsobeen elected to continue Secretary and Treas-urer respectively.

Roxby Downscricket on again

September 24, 2003A Grade - Hornridge 34defeated Pearlers 27,Rebels1 37 defeatedMAK Ladies 23.B Grade - Masters 38defeated Primemovers18, Shorties 38 defeatedRebels2 13.Mixed - Blues 37 de-feated Miners2 28, Min-ers1 27 defeated TheTrevs 25.

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KARATE…Roxby Downs ShotokanKarate enthusiasts Tracy Fouet, SimonHilder and Toby Field practising in thelocal auditorium.Shotokan promotes strength, flexibilityand confidence. Local students arecurrently training for an upcominggrading and training session.The group meets three times a week,on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridaynights, 6.30 to 8.30, juniors and seniors.For more information phone SimonHilder on 8671 1060, or come along toa training session.

Mark and Julieann Whittaker cameto Roxby Downs in 1988 with fewexpectations but a lot of plans.This year, the couple - together withchildren Kolbi, 12, and Tiele, 7, - arerelocating to Port Pirie.While Mark plans to commute backand forwards for his job undergroundat Olympic Dam where he drives the16-foot-long ‘superdrills’, Julieannand the kids will make a fresh start inPort Pirie.While the pair have made their shareof friends over the years, nowherewill they be more missed than on thebasketball court where they havebeen committed and continual sup-porters of both senior and junior sportfor 15 years.Mark was the first life member of theRoxby Downs Basketball Associa-tion while Julieann coached RoxbyDowns’ only State Country Champi-onship side in 2001.Julieann is a level 2 coach, a level 1trainer and a level 0 trainer, and is akeen basketballer herself.In addition to his dedication to localbasketball, Mark has been a memberof the local sports forum, a coach andumpire of local football, and organ-ised several local fundraiser eventsincluding visits by the AmericanAllstars and the Adelaide 36ers.He was one of the earliest and loud-est voices to lobby for a second bas-

ketball stadium locally and has rel-ished seeing the idea come to frui-tion in recent years.“But the good things, the bestthings, have been seeing the kidsgrow through sport – not just ourkids but the Troy Clements andMarissa Buzas who went out anddid something great in sport,” Marksaid.“If we’d never come here there’sthings we’d never have been ableto do, like umpiring at Leigh Creekand Woomera, meeting the Allstarsand the 36ers.“Roxby has the best facilities inAustralia for such a small placeand, for us to see all these greatchanges over the years, it’s beenreally rewarding.”“Roxby has been a great place forus - a great sporting town,” Julieannsaid.“From a small country town, we’vefielded at least 10 junior state coun-try representatives.“That says a lot for the people herewho have worked with them vol-untarily and shown their commit-ment to them – that’s not just us,that’s a lot of people.“That sense of community has al-ways been the best part of Roxbyand we’ll take that with us when wego. We’ve made friendships we’lltake with us wherever we are.”

SPORTING FAMILY...Familiar faces on the local basketballcourts, Mark and Julieann Whittaker with Tiele, 7, andKolbi, 12, are leaving Roxby Downs after 15 yearsinvolvement with local sport and the community.

Sporting family leavesbehind a local legacy

A-GRADENETBALL...Tightdefense in thegoal circle in lastweek’s matchbetween Rebelsand MAK Ladies.

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COOL IN THE POOL…Emily Davies, 20, and Cassie Davies,16, were two of just a handful of swimmers who bravedthe waters when Roxby Downs Swimming Pool openedits gates on October 1. Temperatures dropped to on theday.

BOWLS FUN…Marcus Bowden, 9, joined other local bowlers, from left, RobertHamblin, 11, Lorraine and Ernie Meissner, Roger and Vicki Hamblin with JimBowden, at a ‘come ‘n’ try’ evening for the Roxby Downs Bowling Club. ‘NightOwls’ social bowls will kick off tomorrow night. For more information, contactJim Bowden – 0417 084 112, or Lyn White at the Roxby Downs Leisure Centre –8671 0500.

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Swimmers dive into a new season

THREE IN AROW…Celebrating theirthird premiership in asmany years, A-gradeMedicos, from left, front,Steve Moss, KarenMcPaul, Mel Spencer,back, Tom Ho, DarylStuckey and DarrenFairlie. Absent – StuartMills and Mark Bailey.Karen, Tom and Stuartrepresent a core of theoriginal Medicos playerswho have enjoyedongoing success withthe team.

Roxby Downs Indoor Basketballhosted its end of year presenta-tions following the grand finalslast Friday night.The ‘Medicos’ took out their thirdpremiership in three years in boththe A and B-grades.Association coordinator KarenMcPaul said strong junior sup-port had ensured the success ofthe 2003 competitions.“The juniors are the driving forcebehind all the team,” she said.“We wouldn’t have a B-gradecompetition without them.“We’ve also benefited from a vi-brant and dedicated committee.”

Local swimmers will dive into a new season of competition thismonth as Roxby Downs Swimming Club strokes out into its fourthyear.While competitive swimming in Roxby Downs has long been apart the community’s sporting identity, this latest incarnation ofthe swimming club has enjoyed strong parental support for thepast four years.That support is expected to float them through the season, despiteunsuccessful attempts to source a second coach to assist swimcoach Stuart Mills.“We are still looking for anyone prepared to help coach,” com-mittee member Carol Groom said.“We’ve got some real talent and lots of parental commitment,”she said. “Last year Connor Morgan made it to the state finals,while Jade Morgan is our first finalist in the age area finals inAdelaide.“This year we’re encouraging parents to stay, have a cuppa andwatch their kids swim.“We’ve got a great committee and we’ve always had lots of in-volved parents.“We’d invite anyone who was interested to come along and join.”Swim club membership is open to children of any age who canswim the length of the Roxby Downs pool, 25m, in a designatedstroke.“We’re not a teaching school, we’re strictly a swimming club,”Mrs Groom said.Local swimmers can learn more about Roxby Downs SwimmingClub at a ‘Come ‘n’ Try’ information night on Tuesday, October16, from 6pm.Swim training will kick off the same night, followed by a sausagesizzle. Sausage sizzle will be available for the cost of a gold coindonation.

JUMP RIGHT IN…Roxby Downs Swimming Club members willdive into a new season of competition this month, from left,Jessica Katzorke, 9, Jade Morgan, 9, Katie, 10, Leigh, 8, andSamantha Groom, 6, and Jarrod Katzorke, 7.

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