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The 2014 Citizen of the Year Award was handed to volunteer Cherie Gaskin, a proactive and dedicated local who

Town Administrator Bill Boehm described as a ‘quiet achiever’.

Mrs Gaskin has volunteered in the Roxby Downs community for approximately 13 years, devoting her time to various roles within the Royal Flying Doctors Service Auxiliary includ-ing a long stint as secretary, volunteering at for the Red Sands Cancer Council Branch and Neighbourhood Watch, member of the Scrap-bag Quilters Group and listening to children read at school.

Her contributions have included organising fundraisers and 4WD Tag Along Tour, creating Christmas Pageant fl oats, running engraving days and much more.

“She works tirelessly,” Mr Boehm said on Sunday. “Every year the citizen that is cho-sen is worthy, it’s not until you read the list of achievements that you realise how important their contribution is.

“(She is) really the type of person that epit-omises the quiet achiever and refl ects com-munity spirit.”

Young Citizen of the Year award recipient Adam Ryan (16) has contributed consistently to sport in Roxby Downs for a number of years.

Adam was captain of under 18 SA Country Magpies Association at the Australian Junior Basketball Cup, captain of the USA tour SA Country High Performance group (read page 16 to learn more), most valuable player at the U18 National Team Brisbane SA Country Aus-tralian Junior National Championship, 2002 RDAS (Roxby Downs Area School) Sportsper-son of the Year in the school and community, volunteer basketball coach for RDAS SAPSA-SA basketball, and player in the West Adelaide Football Coach under 16 development squad.

“Well respected, well deserved,” Mr Boehm said of Adam on Sunday.

Unsurprisingly, the Community Event of the Year was awarded to the Roxby Downs Cele-brates 25 Years event that was held in Richard-son Place late last year.

“Th e event not only showcased what the en-

tire community has achieved since the town’s inception, but also gave impetus to our bright future, world class community and best mining town,” Mr Boehm said. “Th e main street was bursting with families who call Roxby Downs home, past residents caught up and it’s great to see people come back and the Roxby Stories Project which was integral to the whole thing is something that will last as a testimony.”

Deputy Chairperson of the Roxby Downs Community Board Michelle Davis presented more awards for the local Senior and Junior Sportspeople of the Year. Th is year, dedicated volunteer Michelle Casserly was awarded with the Senior Sportsperson Award for her services to sports administration.

“Michelle is a life member of the Roxby Downs Netball Association, and currently holds the position of records keeper for the netball association,” Mrs Davis said. “She’s also the current treasurer of the Basketball Associ-ation and Michelle is always volunteering her time scoring, timing, setting up and packing up wherever she’s needed.”

Rising star 14 year old Madeleine Young was

awarded the Female Junior Sportsperson of the Year Award. Madeleine was not present on the day, but her award was accepted by her father, Mark Young.

“Madeleine has represented SA Country Basketball for the last three years,” Mrs Davis said. “In 2013 she coached basketball minis and represented the Spencer Academy in Netball.

“She was a member of the successful A Grade Miners Netball Premiership team in 2013 and also umpires junior and senior basketball in Roxby Downs.”

Junior Male Sportsperson of the Year Con-nor Fenwick made the cut at only 13 years of age for his involvement in Senior men’s cricket.

“Connor is not fazed by playing A grade and many people have commented that he has re-ally good ball skills and control for his age,” Mrs Davis said.

“Connor is a very enthusiastic young crick-et player who takes every opportunity to play the sport he loves. He is working towards his dream of playing for Australia one day and as-pires to be the next Shane Warne.”

Cherie, the ‘quiet achiever’Cherie, the ‘quiet achiever’

Recipients of Roxby Downs’ Australia Day awards which

were presented at the Australia Day Celebrations on Sunday.

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Concern about a blind spot coming out of the Thirsty Camel

bottle shop on the corner of Norman Place and Tutop Street has led to a positive change recently.

A convex mirror, angled to show patrons leaving the bottle shop any oncoming traffic, was installed adja-cent to the exit recently by the landowners.

Th e mirror was installed following lobbying by the Roxby Roadsafe Committee.

According to commit-tee Chairperson Michelle Hales, the idea for a mirror was raised at a committee meeting late last year, with members concerned about the potential for an accident between bottle shop patrons and oncoming traffi c.

“We thought it was im-portant to bring this to the property owner’s attention and we sent a letter late last year raising our concerns about road safety,” Ms Hales said last week.

“We are so pleased that the mirror has been installed and we would like to thank the property owners for embrac-ing this road safety initiative.”

A spokesperson from Sav-ills Property Management, the company managing the Roxby Central Mall, Rox-by Tavern, Oasis, Mitre 10 and the Th irsty Camel said the company was alerted by the committee about the re-stricted visibility for vehicles leaving the store.

Th e spokesperson also said the measure was a great road safety initiative, reducing the risk of accidents.

A man’s license was disqualifi ed for six months and his car impounded for 28 days after he was arrested driving with a blood alcohol

level over double the legal limit last week.

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of oncoming traffi c on Norman Place.

Untapped shale oil and gas beneath the Arckaringa basin announced this time last year continues to be

developed by Brisbane Company Linc Energy, but locals remain sceptical, saying it could all still be a pipe dream.

Th e announcement of a discovery $20 tril-lion barrels of shale oil near Coober Pedy came in January last year, with developer Linc Energy releasing drilling and seismic exploration reports that estimated there to be anywhere between 3.5 billion to 233 bil-lion barrels of oil in the area.

Th e prospect continues to be explored, with Linc Energy releasing a statement on

December 24 last year stating discussions were continuing with potential investment partners.

According to the release, Adelaide based operating division of Linc Energy SAPEX is preparing for the next phase of exploration in the Arckaringa Basin. Active fi eld work is to commence in the fi rst quarter of 2014.

Drilling plans for the next phase will in-volve up to fi ve wells designed for detailed sampling and analysis of rock layers with-in the targeted formations with the most prospective Shale Gas and Shale Oil source rock.

Th e statement also said, “Seismic objec-tives will include recording of 3D surveys for

the fi rst time in this basin, and ongoing 2D surveys which will extend coverage over rel-atively unexplored areas and provide more lines in the most prospective areas.”

However, some locals remain sceptical of the operation’s impending success.

“Th ere’s a lot of hype,” one said. “Th ere’s probably oil there but whether they ever get to it, because as far as I can see, the oil is underneath the artesian basin. Th ere’s a lot of mucking around.

“Gas is going to be the future, but whether any of it ever comes out of here is another story.

“I think theirs is a bit of a pipe dream.” BY MILLIE THOMAS

Coober Pedy’s shale oil a pipe dream?

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R io Tinto now has 60 days to decide to continue its farm in partnership with Tasman Resources after the completion

of the two fi nal exploration drill holes at the Vulcun IOCGU Project recently.

Th e Vulcan IOCGU Project is located approx-imately 30 kilometres north of Olympic Dam, and exploration drilling under the Tasman-RTX Farm-In, commenced in late 2012.

Th e completion of these two drill holes brings to a close the fi rst stage of the Tasman – Rio Tinto Exploration (RTX) Farm-In Joint Venture Agreement (‘Initial Exploration Program’).

Tasman has now provided RTX with a report covering the Initial Exploration Program, and RTX is required within 60 days to elect to either commit to Stage one Farm-In, which consists of a further cash payment to Tasman and commit to a further exploration drilling program over three years, or withdraw from the Farm-In/JV.

Vulcan is described as a very large IOCGU system, where drilling to date has intersected a number very thick intervals of alteration and low grade mineralisation over a large target area of about 12 kilometres squared.

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completeBy Millie Thomas

F rom asset protection to battling a fire storm brought on by a sudden

wind change, six of Roxby Downs’ fi nest CFS fi refi ghters returned form the Bangor fi res last week with a whole lot more experience under their belts.

Brett Atkins, Kane Honner, Lee Isles, David Scarr, Tom Dwyer and Stephen Scarr were called down to help fight the fi res in the Flinders’ Ranges near Port Pirie in the mid north on Th ursday, January 16, staying down until Monday, January 20.

Matthew Welke also attended as part of incident management team based out of Melrose CFS Station. Part of his role was to plan where the fi re was going to go next and plan contingen-cy plans around that. at time of story Matthew was still battling the blaze with the IM team at the time of the interview

While most of the Roxby Downs fi ries had experienced a large fire before, many said the conditions and terrain were unlike anything they had ever experienced before.

According to Roxby Downs CFS Brigade Captain Brett At-kins, Friday was one of the worst days on the Range, with over 100 firefighters from various districts including the Eyre Pen-insula and Coober Pedy coming in to help out.

“Friday was pretty hectic,” Mr Atkins told The Monitor last week. “Th ere was obviously a wind change, so that was cer-tainly hairy for our crew.

“We were working on the fi re on Friday, and when the wind changed, everything turned into a fi restorm.”

First time Sector Commander Stephen Scarr used to live near Bangor so had an amount of lo-cal knowledge, but said the aid of local farm units was invalu-able.

“I knew where the fi re was sit-

uated and that it was either going to be easy to control or it was go-ing to get to the forest area and that’s where we were going to have our trouble,” he said.

“Whenever we needed some-body the farm units would just turn up, they really didn’t have to be told, they just knew – they were brilliant. I was thoroughly overtaken with the generosity of the farm units.”

Mr Atkins added, “Th e local farm units did a wonderful job in assisting the CFS where we were on the Bridle Track, and the locals also assisted us – the local farmers as well as the lo-cals, telling us where the water sources were and where to go to get through their paddocks.”

CFS volunteer of three years Tom Dwyer said the experience was ‘defi nitely an eye opener’.

“I’ve not seen anything like that before,” he told Th e Monitor. “Watching a lot of people lose a lot of property, it was kind of hard to take meeting a few who

had lost a fair bit.”Mr Dwyer explained there

was a big diff erence in terrain to what the Roxby Downs CFS were used to, with different shrubbery and hotter fi res.

“We got on one asset pro-tection and saved one person’s sheds, their house and all their livestock. We did that all with one appliance and two farm ve-hicles.

“Th ey weren’t complaining.”Volunteer David Scarr had

worked previously with the Port Augusta MFS and said the fi re was ‘interesting’ with fl ames a lot higher and hotter than any in the Roxby region, but regard-less, training kicked in no matter what the situation.

“You don’t think about it, you just go and do it and your train-ing kicks in,” he said. “If it gets bad, you just seem to automati-cally know what to do.”

Mr Honner agreed saying it had brought back a lot of train-ing.

Mr Scarr said it was nice to help out, saying the farmers were happy to see them.

“His fi rst comments were, ‘I was so happy to see you pull up’,” Mr Scarr said. “He was happy because he didn’t lose anything – maybe a shed or two in a pad-dock but that was nothing.”

Finally, upon their return, Lee Isles said the gratitude from locals in the form of thanking messages and red balloons in front of houses was ‘overwhelm-ing’.

“When I came home, and I drove down my street and I saw a balloon outside of somebody’s house on Hermit Street,” Miss Isles said.

“Then my daughter came home and she said, ‘I just walked past a house, Mum, and some-body’s drawn a balloon and it says thank you to the CFS.’

“Th at’s fantastic, it’s really nice to get that little bit of thanks. It was quite overwhelming actu-ally.”

“I was so happy to see you pull up”

Burning log in Wirrabara Forest. Fire action on day one. A fl are up on day one on the Flinders Ranges.

Firefi ghters Kane Honner, Brett Atkins, Lee Isles, Stephen and David Scarr and Tom Dwyer upon their return last week.

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Just over two years after transitioning from an occasional care based service to a much needed Long Day Care facility, the Roxby Early

Learning Community Grouphas experienced an exponential growth in enrolments, and further developments that have seen the Centre move from strength to strength.

Th e sudden closure of a previous operator threw Roxby Downs into a childcare crisis in June 2011, leaving many families without childcare options, as the only other Centre, Roxby Downs Childcare Cen-tre, could only accommodate for 58 children, and had a waiting list.

Almost fi ve months later, RELCG was able to open as a long day care provider with the support of a dedi-cated management committee, and the initial support of major local employer BHP Billiton.

Now, in 2014, the Centre continues to grow and improve. Children’s progress is documented via the use of iPads, surveys are used to highlight areas of success and areas for improvements and the knowl-edge of staff is continually developed through training and education.

Th e most recent survey, conducted in October 2013, resulted in 38 respondents giving their opin-ion on the standard of service at the Centre, with 97 per cent either ‘satisfi ed’ or ‘very satisfi ed’ with the Centre, and a third saying they would change nothing with the Centre at all.

“Th at’s obviously really good for us to validate what we’re doing, and that we are doing it at a high level, but it’s also good for the parents to know that their child is receiving high quality childcare when they’re here,” said Gail Reid, RELCG Director.

“It’s confi rmation for the staff that parents do value what we do, and it’s also a tool for us to use to refl ect

on what we’re doing and improve it.”Structural developments are continually being put

in place to further improve the Centre, with a cubby house recently installed, along with a veggie patch and initial plans to transform the southern side of the building into an additional outdoor play area.

“Although we have a really good play area on the northern side of the building, developing the southern side is the next step to allow the inside/outside fl ow and increase numbers to accommodate the number of parents looking to use our service,” explained Mrs Reid.

“We have a really good conceptual plan with some interesting learning areas for children and of course the plans look fantastic but there’s a price tag to match.”

Th e not-for-profi t organisation will make the south-ern development the focus of their fundraising this year.

“Because we are community based, anything we raise goes back into resources,” Mrs Reid said.

“(Th is) is something parents can see we’re actually working towards.”

Th e Early Years Learning Framework is used to provide interesting and developmentally appropriate activities for children attending the service. “Th is is a broad frameworknot limited by an adult’s imagina-tion, it’s really up to the children, and that’s the most exciting part of your day,” Mrs Reid said.

“If you’ve got educators who are really interested in developing children’s knowledge, it’s this absolutely untapped area where you go wherever the children want and we do really rely on following where the children’s interests take us and the children love it, they get on board with it and it’s just amazing.”

From strength to strength

Children at RELCG last week.

The South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy (SACOME) last week insisted the State government look at building essential

infrastructure for the mining industry this election.

CEO Jason Kuchel said the answer to addressing the job losses from Holden’s imminent closure was to open up jobs in building mining infrastructure.

Mr Kuchel said the resource industry’s needs – which include deep sea ports, a 275 kV transmis-sion line on the Eyre Peninsula and the sealing of the Strezelecki Track to open up development in the Cooper Basin should be top priority.

He said South Australia had a large number of po-tential mining operations and oil and gas exploration hindered by the absence of cost eff ective export op-tions, defi cient power infrastructure and inadequate access to highly prospective oil and gas acreage in the Cooper Basin.

Th e lack of a cape size vessel capable port was a major hurdle for the State’s junior explorers and po-tential minerals projects and had been a frustration for many years, he said

Mr Kuchel said the State government had acknowl-edged the problem, but had so far refused to enable a solution either through underwriting, guaranteeing - or any of a number of options to break the deadlock on the “vital” infrastructure.

“Th ere is no doubt if a deep-water port existed, we would have between three to four additional iron ore mines already, and jobs for thousands of people,” Mr Kuchel said.

He said by prioritising infrastructure to develop the resources industry, job opportunities in South Aus-tralia will extend well past infrastructure construction to the on-going requirements of resources operations, resources services sectors, retail, hospitality and a myriad of other services.

SACOME is also calling for the 275kV transmission line along the eastern fl ank of the Eyre Peninsula to be upgraded, which would bring benefi ts to more than just mining in the region.

“A high voltage power line would support new tourism, wind energy, property development in Port Lincoln, additional agribusiness opportunity in Port Lincoln – hundreds of jobs additional to those directly or indirectly involved in the by the mining industry,” Mr Kuchel said.

Upgrading the Strzelecki Track will help make South Australia the preferred base for oil and gas explorers and service providers to the Cooper Basin.

Mr Kuchel said it was critical to address this promptly, creating jobs in its construction and max-imising jobs based in South Australia rather than Queensland.

“Enabling this infrastructure has a two-fold ef-fect on jobs creation, creating thousands of jobs in the contruction phase and also enabling projects to come to fruition, which will create thousands more jobs, both directly and through fl ow on services,” Mr Kuchel said.

“In the minerals area, we know for a fact the num-ber of workers required in the construction and op-eration stage for each of these projects that could be realised if the infrastructure was there,” Mr Kuchel said.

He referred to regional infrastructure plans ex-pected to be released soon, which arose from the Resources and Energy Sector Infrastructure Council’s (RESIC) 2011 Infrastructure Demand Study.

“Th e analysis has been detailed and extensive and should require no further funding.”

Th e call followed the State government’s commit-ment to spend $60 million to help address the job loss-es associated with Holden’s closure, with SACOME asking the government to specify how the money will be allocated.

SACOME was also calling for the government to specify exactly where the SA Government would be spending the full $330 million it had requested from the Federal Government.

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In its inaugural year, the Roxby Downs English Conversations Group attracted approximately 12 local women from various international backgrounds and

helped them discover the confi dence to become involved in the local community.

As it embarks on its second year, the group now hopes to reach more milestones, and attract more women struggling with English as a second language, in a bid to help all women feel more comfortable in Roxby Downs.

“It’s got a number of goals and purposes. It is to provide people with the confi dence to be comfortable in our commu-nity and to overcome the challenges that people from other cultures have with learning a new language – English not being their fi rst language,” explained Community Librarian Kimberley Hargrave.

She said sessions were limited to 12 participants, which is why it is now imperative to get registrations for this invalu-able service in early.

“We only have a number of volunteers at the library that work with the group and it’s quite a unique program because

there are specifi c outcomes every session, but it also has an element of providing a social avenue as well,” Ms Hargrave explained.

Some positive outcomes from the program include employ-ment, volunteering and appearances in local broadcast and print media among participants, to name a few.

“I think (participants) get the confi dence, they get the fa-miliarisation with learning about how to speak English and how to communicate,” Ms Hargrave explained.

“We learn about everybody’s countries and it’s evolved to be a really valued program at the library, in) which the participants have just gained so much confi dence.”

Participants are also learned about‘Aussie slang’ and the diff erences in terminology from state to state, focussing par-ticularly on South Australia.

In the latter stages of the program, guest speakers are also invited to present to participants.

Th e weekly sessions in 2014 will start on Wednesday, Feb-ruary 12 from 1pm until 2.30pm, with Ms Hargrave urging interested parties to register to avoid disappointment.

Registrations can be made by calling Ms Hargrave at the Community Library on 8671 0500.

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Th is SA Government grant will facilitate the continuation of recent research and test work by UraniumSA which aims to optimise pathways for uranium recovery from hyper-saline solution which has involved kinetic and locked cycle testing.

Th e SA Government grant will enable more extensive lock cycle testing and will involve separation and purifi cation processes using three diff erent ion exchange resins to deter-mine the most favourable technique to extract uranium from hyper-saline leach solutions.

E ven after almost two years since Roxby Council introduced kerbside rubbish and recycling

collection, many local residents still don’t seem to be getting it right.

Th e rules are simple; separate rub-bish into appropriate bins - general waste, recycling and green waste, and don’t overfi ll bins so crows don’t have the opportunity to spread waste all over our streets.

A BSH spokesperson said not adher-ing to the rules was ‘very common’ and it was an ‘ongoing problem’ in Roxby.

In June 2012 Roxby Council and waste collection contractors BSH Waste Solu-tions announced that off enders would receive a notice on their bin reminding them to follow rules – or risk their bin not getting picked up for that week.

But locals still aren’t getting the mes-sage.

Last week, a recently vacated house had their household bins placed on the kerb for collection blatantly ignoring the outlined rules. Th e tenant has now been issued with a $350 littering fi ne, a fi ne that could have been avoided with a quick trip to the dump.

The BSH spokesperson said not everybody is ignoring the rules, but ‘it’s a reasonably common occurrence’.

“We’re going to start cracking down because people just aren’t getting it,” they said.

“It’s worked for some. We cop a fair bit of flak from people ringing and complaining about it, but we’re getting thicker skin now and we’re not really tolerating it at all now.”

Th e spokesperson said that the tran-sient population was an issue coupled with resident’s disregard for waste col-lection.

Harsher penalties will be incurred on reoff enders, with the spokesperson stat-ing, “Th ey won’t get their bins picked up. Th ey’ll get stickered and listed in a database and then they just won’t get their bins picked up. Th ey’ll have to come out and do it themselves.

“I wish people would be mindful of others around them.”

BY MILLIE THOMAS

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The owner of this bin received a $350 fi ne for this overfull bin last

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Members of the English Converstaion Group late last year.

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P eople in Roxby Downs come from far and wide. Some further than others. Many of you are from just down the road … little country towns and

regional centres across South Australia.

So, many of us waited with trepidation and worry as fi res ripped across South Australia during the recent heat wave – the closest and most severe of these being at Ban-gor – near Port Pirie.

Most of us drive straight past that area on our way to Adelaide several (dozens of ) times a year. Many of our families live in those small towns aff ected like Wirrabara, Nelshaby and Napperby.

As other fi res were contained the Bangor fi re continued to burn well into last week. Th e Flinders Ranges rugged and often inaccessible terrain and gusty winds just would not let fi re fi ghters and the scattered showers restrain the fl ames.

Our readers should know the Roxby Downs CFS bri-gade, and units from across our region, joined brigades from across the state in that battle.

So it came with some annoyance to read some metro-politan media criticise the back-burning practises of CFS volunteers as they battled to contain the blaze.

How on earth can fi ries predict acts of nature? Gully winds in the middle of the night across a fi re which had several fronts, many of which were in high, rugged terrain, made it almost impossible.

Six properties, numerous sheds and outbuildings, fences and thousands of hectares were lost in the blaze as it basi-cally engulfed the entire ridge above Port Germein Gorge to Wirrabara on the other side of the ranges.

Although it must be heartbreaking to watch properties lost – it’s worth remembering that without our fi re fi ghters the situation would obviously have been a lot worse.

I don’t think anyone who hasn’t been through a bushfi re

themselves could imagine the logistical nightmare and frustration and exhaustion a bushfi re must present to those on the ground. And its worth remembering most of these people are volunteers.

It was refreshing to see the other side of human nature show its face on Facebook as members of the Roxby Downs public rallied around those who lost properties, already off ering help and support.

It was so heartening to read that a community group in Port Pirie had organised the donation of almost 3000 emergency goodie bags for fi refi ghters, which were deliv-ered by volunteer convoy to Melrose.

It is this generous spirit, luckily, that is the true Australi-an spirit, and it’s just one of the many things we celebrated this Australia Day.

When times get tough - we all help out - wherever we can.

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Well done to our local CFS who helped out fi ghting the Bangor fi res

You’re all heroes in our eyes!Roxby Local

Incredibly annoyed to fi nd that a visiting specialist has canned local visits for

two months in a row, for taking annual leave - meaning he will not visit until April. God forbid wanting timely, appropriate medical assistance! Great to have the

service here, but even better if it worked.Unhappy

Loving splash pad being open later forlonger.What a great initiative! Boo to the haters!

Making a splash

So nice to see Sportspower running a special in back to school gear - offering these competitive prices

keeps us shopping locally!Local shopper

I can’t wait to see what 2014 brings. There is movement at the station. It’s an election

year! Let’s hope all this talk about the Olympic Dam helps put us back in the spotlight and set the wheels turning.

Local worker

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By Millie Thomas

A rid Recovery’s 17th annual Small Vertebrae Trapping gets underway next month and aims to continue to monitor the reserve’s success in protecting native

animals.

Th e 123 kilometres square Arid Recovery Reserve is an eco-system restoration initiative that has eradicated feral cats, rabbits and foxes from a 60 kilometres square area, providing a haven for four reintroduced locally extinct mammals - .

“We trap at sites inside and outside the reserve to do what’s called a ‘cross fence comparison’ – basically we compare the numbers of animals caught at each site to see what infl uence the Reserve has in protecting naturally occurring species,” Edu-cation and Community Offi cer Anni Walsh explained. “Annual trapping also allows us to provide education and training to students and the wider community.”

Arid Recovery is appealing to Roxby Downs’ locals who are interested in the outdoors and environment to volunteer for the annual trapping, which will take place from Monday, February 10 to Friday, February 14.

“Th ere are no prerequisites for the volunteers,” Anni said. “As long as they are willing to get their hands dirty, put in the hard yards and still have a smile on their face at the end of the day we will have them back again and again!”

Arid Recovery is not the only benefi ciary from volunteer participation… “Volunteers will learn an appreciation of the arid zone environment and have an opportunity to network amongst arid zone ecologists, and other environmental enthu-siasts,” Anni explained. “Th ey will also gain skills in a variety of tasks including pitfall trapping, Elliott trapping, animal identifi cation, laboratory processing, animal husbandry and general reserve tasks.”

Th is year’s annual trapping will be shared with the public through updates on Arid Recovery’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/aridrecovery), blogs on the website (www.ar-idrecovery.org.au) and through a display at the local Visitor Information Centre with photos from throughout the week.

“It is always a really fun week and a great opportunity to get a good look at animals you otherwise may not see,” Anni fi nished.

Interested locals can register by contacting Anni on (08) 8671 2402 by emailing [email protected].

Following a recent spate of measles cases being reported in a number of

Australian states, health services are reminding parents to check whether their children’s immu-nisations are up to date.

An industry spokesperson last week said measles is a highly con-tagious viral infection that can travel freely across borders.

“Widespread vaccination has made measles a relatively rare in-fection in Australia, but outbreaks can still occur and we have seen some cases here in recent months,” he said.

“In most cases the infection has been caught overseas, brought home and spread to others who aren’t immunised.”

Measles causes fever and a full-body rash, and can also have seri-ous complications like pneumonia and brain infl ammation (encepha-litis). It is a leading cause of death in young children worldwide.

The spokesperson said vacci-nation was the best protection against measles.

“With families preparing to send their children back to school for the new school year, it’s a great time to check that everyone in your family is up to date on their immunisation schedule.”

The MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine is given to 1 year old children and MMRV (measles, mumps, rubella, varicella) vaccine is given at 18 months as part of the National Immunisation Program.

Th e spokesperson emphasised that vaccination doesn’t just pro-tect you or your child from mea-sles infection: it also protects vul-nerable people in the population who can’t be vaccinated.

“When enough people are vac-cinated against measles, it pre-vents the spread of infection,” the spokesperson said.

“Th is protects our population as a whole – especially babies who are too young to be vaccinated, children who are not yet fully vac-cinated, and anyone with a weak-ened immune system who can’t be vaccinated.”

Parents and children who are not sure if they have had measles, or if they need to be vaccinated, should talk to their doctor.

W ith the highest rate of head lice occurring in children aged four to 11 years old, par-ents are reminded to keep an eye out for

the contagious bugs as school resumes for 2014.

While there are no imminent health risks associat-ed with simply having head lice, but aff ected people can be prone to infections should skin break form itching the bitten areas.

Local Pharmacist Nick Backhouse said there are a number of treatment solutions which can be eff ective in the treatment of lice, however head lice can become quickly resistant to most methods.

“Th ere are some stand-out (products) that have less resistance,” Mr Backhouse said last week.

“Th ere’s a range of more eff ective ones, (products) with a permethrine base, ones with a eucalyptus oil base and there’s one with an ingredient that dissolves

the waxy coat that lice have – and they would be the most eff ective (products) out there.”

Mr Backhouse suggested parents check their chil-dren’s heads regularly for head lice, but not to treat preventatively, with the best practise being the con-ditioner and comb method.

“(It) involves dousing the head in conditioner and then using a small comb to check for lice. Just looking through the hair is not a very good way of checking for lice,” Mr Backhouse explained. “A lot of people will just move the dry hair around but it’s quite diffi cult to fi nd them that way.”

He also said it was essential to do a second treat-ment, approximately 10 days after the initial treat-ment, to catch hatched lice eggs before they are able to reproduce.

No treatment will kill unhatched eggs. BY MILLIE THOMAS

Volunteers needed for annual trappingVolunteers needed for annual trapping

Recent measles outbreak

Watch out for headlice

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A Dunnart ready for processing during Arid Recovery’s annual

trapping program last year.


A very proud Thelma Sayers with her daughter and award

recipient Michelle Casserly.

Reg and Tyson Qualmann enjoying the Australia

Day celebrations.

Linda and Lachlan Wright enjoying

the pool.Kirsty, Lachy and Max

Vugts making the most of some time at the pool.


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Marlene Wright and Vicki Mason (standing) and Sonya and Patrik Ibele

at the Australia Day celebrations.

Melissa and Dakota Spurr had fun at the pool.

Shane Toole and daughter Indy dressed

up for the occasion.

Byron, Brock, George and Matilda had a dip in the pool.

Olivia and Alyssa enjoying the last of the school holidays.


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Valentine’s MenuEntree - Braised Pork Belly Served upon cold pressed watermelon, topped with kaffir leaves & a lemon vinaigrette

Or Oysters Gazpacho ½ dozen oysters with basil oil, fried pancetta & gazpachoMains - Atlantic Salmon Crusted in dukkah, served upon Dijon chats & witlof salad, finished with a verjuice Or

Black Angus Beef Fillet Topped with garlic fried enoki mushrooms, served on a beetroot & potato rosti, finished with a peppered jus Or

Oven baked Chicken Breast Topped with coriander & chilli battered soft shell crab, served on a stir-fry of Asian greensDessert - Chocolate Soufflé with hot chocolate sauce Or Lemon & Champagne Sorbet with sugared lemon zest & mint

Jae Grimston, Bree Butler, Rachel Williams, Kate Collins, Melissa Williams, Leon Boehm

and Kaleb Gigney at Justin and Chelsea’s engagement party.

Recently engaged couple Justin Ali and

Chelsea Vandenberg.

Cathy Calligaris, Donna Coulter, Marlene Wright and Renee Coulter at Justin and Chelsea’s engagement party.

Dave Jones, Shane Mason and Leah Dobell at Justin and Chelsea’s engagement party.

Bride to be Chelsea Vandenberg and Mother of the Bride Vicki Mason.

Tony and Kate Weir dressed down for the Roxby Miners

Progressive Dinner.

Elye Weir, Emma Killeen, Stuart Johnson and Naomi enjoying the Roxby Miners Progressive Dinner.


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Deborah Wheadon, Jade Quinn and

Emmie (2) and Eve (1).

Ambika enjoying the school holiday

program.

Milly at Nippy Gym on Monday.

John Rosebury and Ian Kirk visiting

from Woomera.

Emma Cochrane, CamMacleod and

Seb Holbrook.

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JOINING FORUMSIf you would like to join a forum and would like more information please

contact the following people. New members are always welcome.

ARTS and CULTURE FORUMRachel Young 0428 671 000Thursday, February 13 @7.30pm

Location TBC

BUSINESS FORUM Laura Trotta 0412 734 964Tuesday, February 4 @ 6.15pm

Council Boardroom.

SPORTS and REC FORUMDamien Condon 0439 862 784

TBC February 2014.

COMMUNITY GARDENPatrik Ibele (08) 8671 0168Thursday, February 13 @7.30pm

Council Boardroom

ENVIRONMENT FORUMAngela Neyland 0448 168 167

Thursday, February 6 @7pm

ROXBY ROADSAFE MEETINGMichelle Hales 0418 833 818

Thursday, February 13 @ 5.30pmCouncil Boardroom

MULTICULTURAL FORUMSasha Yantewo (08) 8671 0010

Wednesday, February 12 @ 6pm

Council Boardroom

WOMEN’S NETWORKLisa Hewerdine (08) 8671 0010Wednesday, January 29 @ 8.30am

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WHO’S ON THE BOARD

CONTACTING THE BOARD

BOARD MEETINGSBoard meetings are held on the last

Monday of the month.Members of the public are welcome to

attend and observe.If you would like to make a presentation or raise an issue, please contact the Executive Offi cer on 0418 833 818 so that you can be included on the

agenda.Confi dential discussions with the

Board can be arranged if required.

For further information, advice or general questions please contact:

Michelle Hales,Executive Offi cer

Roxby Downs Community Board Inc.PO Box 85

Roxby Downs SA 5725Mobile: 0418 833 818

Email: [email protected]

Teresa MalcolmMichelle Davis • George Giakoumis

Vicki Mason • Gaylene Crane Mary Lewis • Chad Menzies

• Bill Boehm

The Roxby Downs Community Board and forums are gearing up for another fantastic year of events,

workshops, festivals and initiatives and are looking for new members for various forums.

Th e forums are quite diverse and range from Business, Arts and Culture, Health, Multicultural, Education, Alcohol and Sub-stance Abuse, Road Safe, Women’s Network, Youth, Environment and Community Gar-den.

Th ere are no special skills to be a mem-ber of a forum. As a member of a forum it is important that you share your ideas for projects and activities, raise community is-

sues, share your knowledge and expertise and participate.

Most forums have a meeting once per month either in the evening or day time whatever best suits the forum members. Th ere is no expectation to attend all meet-ings.

In previous years the forums have played a signifi cant role in contributing to the quality of life of residents as Michelle Hales (Execu-tive Offi cer – Community Board) explains.

“While the Community Board is the governing body, the forums are the engine rooms of community activity. Th is is where all the action takes place for running events, implementing community programs and

creating volunteering opportunities,” Ms

Hales said.

“If you would like to get more involved in

the community this is a great place to start

and we encourage you to join a forum in

your area of passion and interest".

Th e forums have dates set for 2014 and

those interested are welcome to attend a

forum meeting at any time as a guest to see

what the forums are all about.

To fi nd out more see the forum dates on

this page or if you would like to ask some

questions contact the Executive Offi cer Mi-

chelle Hales on 0418 833 818

Nominations are now open for the Volunteer of the Month program, which aims to recognise and

acknowledge volunteers (individuals or groups) who make a signifi cant contri-bution to the Roxby Downs community.

Since the program’s inception in 2008, numerous worthy community volunteers have been recognised for their selfl ess con-tributions, and in addition, they have been awarded with a $100 donation, which they donate to a charity of their choice.

Volunteers contribute to everyday life in Roxby Downs, perhaps more than many realise. Th e successful running of sporting clubs, community events and many oth-er facets of a community are driven by the passion of volunteer groups and individuals.

Volunteerism in Roxby Downs is rife, with an independent study conducted by BHP Billiton in 2012 showing 47 per cent of respondents in Roxby Downs had vol-unteered, compared to the nation’s average of 36 per cent.

Quite often people do it eff ortlessly day in, day out and they often hold down full time jobs.

Put your votes in, let people be recognised for the things they do!

Th e program is supported by Big Sky, the Roxby Downs Volunteering Forum and Th e Monitor Newspaper.

To nominate a community member, download a form from www.roxbydowns.com or contact Ann-Marie Arthur on 8671 0010 (Monday to Wednesday) or email [email protected]

The community forums want you!

Roxby’s volunteer of the month … you can nominate today

PICTURED ABOVE RIGHT: You never know where volunteering could take you in Roxby Downs!

Last year’s 25th Anniversary Committee got up close and personal with Australian Rock

Legend Jon Stephens.


Opening hours Monday to Friday9 am to 4.30 pm

Council provides transport services including:

• Vehicle registration • Boat registrations

• Licensing transactions • Learner written theory tests (test to begin before 4 pm)

All enquiries 131 084.

Opal Road Landfi llOpening hours

1 pm to 6 pm every dayDisposal of household rubbish is FREE

Levies apply for businessesRecycling can be taken either

to the Opal Landfi ll orBSH Waste Solutions on Gosse Street

All enquiries: 8671 1154

Opening hours 9 am to 5 pm Monday-Wednesdays, Fridays

9:30am to 5pm Thursdays9.30 am to 12 noon Saturdays

Telephone 8671 0500Email: [email protected]

Library membership is free. Wide range of resources are available including books, DVDs, magazines and internet facilities.

Toddler Story Time 2 pm Thursday.

Opening hours

9 am to 5 pm weekdays

Telephone 8671 0010 • Fax 8671 0452


After hours emergency

Mobile 0418 892 870

Web www.roxbycouncil.com

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NEWS IN BRIEFNEWS IN BRIEFMessage from the Roxby Council and BSH

Waste: Due to an error in the 2014 Bin Calendar the following will occur:

An extra recycling collection will happen on the 4-7 February, please then follow the bin calendar as collections will follow the roster.

We apologise for inconvenience that this may cause.

Any questions or queries please contact the Rox-by Council on 8671 0010.

Does your business, group or association have a community event you would like to advertise on the Community Events

Calender?

Please contact us at [email protected]

Check out upcoming events by visiting www.roxbydowns.com/Community/c-Whats-On.html

Reminder to pay your Power and Water accounts by Monday, February 17, 2014. To discuss your account contact the

Roxby Council on 8671 0010.

Following the school holidays, our roads and footpaths will once again be busy as hundreds of children

head back to school.

With the return of school, RAA and Roxby Road Safe are reminding motor-ists to be aware of children as almost 50 per cent of crashes involving a child pe-destrian or cyclist being hit occur during school hours.

Roxby Roadsafe Chairperson, Michelle Hales said drivers have a responsibility to drive safely when travelling near our schools and to expect the unexpected.

“Many students are starting school for the fi rst time and are still learning how to cross the road safely,” Ms Hales said.

“Th ey can walk out behind parked cars in Richardson Place unexpectedly and are

often seen exiting cars from the driver’s side of vehicles. It is, therefore, crucial that drivers remain vigilant at all times.”

School zones can be a dangerous area and it is important that drivers regularly familiarise themselves with the road rules as many wrongly believe that school zones only operate during school hours. Drivers need to be aware of any child’s presence near the road at all times of the day.

Although drivers have their part to play in ensuring children are safe on the roads, parents need to make certain their child is prepared for safe road use.

Parents need to teach children the im-portance of paying attention to traffi c, to watch out for cars coming out of drive-ways or turning at intersections, to cross at appropriate pedestrian crossings and to not step out onto the road in front of

parked cars.“Way 2 Go signage has been installed in

the vicinity of both schools which shows children places where it is safer to cross the road,” Ms Hales said.

“Drop and Go zones are located at both schools and we want to remind parents not to double park along Richardson Place. Th is is an extremely unsafe prac-tice,” she said.

“Th ere are many places to park safely and if means going a little further away from the school it will be worth it, in safe-ty terms to park there and then walk your children into the grounds.

“And while you’re walking your kids to school, remember to set a good example yourself! Where possible, walk on foot-paths, observe the road rules and cross at appropriate crossings.”

Our Australia Day Our Australia Day

Award WinnersAward WinnersCouncil congratulated the very worthy

winners of the 2014 Australia Day

Awards, which were presented at our

Australia Day celebration last weekend.

Australia Day 2014 AwardsAustralia Day Citizen of the Year

Cherie GaskinCherie GaskinAustralia Day Young Citizen of the Year

Adam RyanAdam RyanCommunity Event of the Year

Roxby Downs 25th Birthdaay Roxby Downs 25th Birthdaay

CelebrationsCelebrations

Sports Awards for 2014Sportsperson of the Year

Michelle CasserlyMichelle CasserlyYoung Sportsperson of the Year (Female)

Madeleine YoungMadeleine YoungYoung Sportsperson of the Year (Male)

Connor FenwickConnor Fenwick

The Roxby community proudly

congratulations these community members!

C ats like other pets are loved members of the family. In Roxby Downs, cats let to run free outside can easily get hurt by cars or lost in the desert. Th ey also

cause enormous damage to native wildlife, including some endangered species.

Th e Roxby Downs Council has bylaws that apply to cat ownership, a maximum of two cats can be owned and these need to be desexed, registered and micro-chipped. Keep-ing cats restrained to the boundaries of your property is also necessary, which is for their safety and for the safety of native birds, marsupials and lizards.

Some cats enjoy being outside and if you have such a cat per-haps think about getting a special cat run. You can even build one yourself from wood and strong fi ne mesh nylon netting. A cat-proof fence can be installed so that they can be contained to your backyard or take your cat for a walk on a lead.

For further information please contact Roxby Council on 8671 0010.

Owning cats in Roxby Downs

School’s back … slow down!

The RDAS school crossing on Arcoona Street.

Cats must be appropriately contained in Roxby Downs.


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Cleaning Supervisor requiredPermanent Part time role

Must be available am and pm shifts to manage a team of up to 10 cleaners in various locations.

Must have a reliable car and licence.

Reporting directly to the State Manager the ideal applicant would have previous cleaning experience and experience in supervising small teams of cleaners. The role is hand on and along with cleaning you will be required to liaise with various clients from time to time.

A good time manager is required.

Resumes to be sent to: The State Manager Jason [email protected]

Olympic Dam Netball Club AGM

Olympic Dam Netball AGM Tuesday 11th of February 2014 7pm at the Community Club

upstairs in the meeting room For more information please contact

Beth on 0408818449 or [email protected]

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7 February 2014

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In addition to being a point of contact for customer enquiries and requests relating to library services and resources, the role also includes assisting with community programs including school holiday activities, toddler story time, and author’s events. Council offers a family friendly working environment with generous

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E ighteen-year-old netballer Hannah Wurfel is the latest in a chain of young local sportspeople making their fi rst

step towards the big time, with her accept-ance to the Garville Premier League Team in Adelaide recently.

Hannah, who has played netball since the age of fi ve and has frequented with local net-ball club the Roxby Districts Miners, was told of her acceptance after trialling for the squad in October last year.

“One of my friends played there and said it was a really good club, everyone was nice and she said that they went to all these comps and I thought I may as well give it a go,” Hannah told Th e Monitor last week.

Th e squad is separated into two teams – one being the State Premier League and the other State League Reserves, with Hannah accepted into the latter, with hopes of moving through the ranks as she settles into her new home in

Adelaide and new netball team.Th e squad competes in the ‘Subway Cup’ –

the amateur netball association preluding the Th underbirds league, and Hannah’s selection clearly a testimony to all her hard work.

“Just getting into that team is like… Wow… It’s just opened up a lot of opportunities,” Han-nah said.

Preseason involves four-weekly training ses-sions including Pilates and Uni Loop training, however Hannah has been doing her own lo-calised training with Meg Elliot before making the big move down to Adelaide on Tuesday, January 28.

“I’m excited for the change and in netball I want to take that next step,” Hannah said. “I’ve always loved netball… I’ve been playing since I was a lot younger, but I never thought that I’d actually get this far, so I’m pretty happy.

Hannah thanked her sponsors and support-ers so far, which include Monadelphous’ Tony Hardwood, Delight’s Anton and Lindy Wurfel and Meg Elliot.

Local sporting all-rounder Aaron ‘Wally’ Hand was selected to represent the Upper North zone in the Bank SA

Senior Cricket Country Cup earlier this year.

Wally is no stranger to the annual carni-val, having played in up to fi ve in previous years during his stint playing for the Orroroo Cricket Club.

Wally is currently playing in his second season for the Olympic Dam Cricket Club,

and explained a coach in one of his previous appearances at the carnival had asked him to play after fi nding out he was still in the game.

“I showed a little bit of form so it must have been enough I suppose!” he told Th e Monitor last week.

Despite having played in a number of c ar-nivals, Wally said he had never been in the overall winning team, and hoped to work to-wards that goal this year, as well as presenting ‘solid form’ and ‘consistency’.

Last year, the Upper North Zone fi nished second in their pool, to fi nish fourth overall.

“I’m looking forward to it, it’s been a few years between carnivals,” Wally said.

Th e Upper North will verse the Eyre Penin-sula in their fi rst round on Monday, February 3, Fleurieu and Districts (Gold) on Tuesday, February 4 in round two and Fleurieu and Districts (red) on Wednesday February 5 in round three, before moving on to fi nals.

BY MILLIE THOMAS

Wally selected for Country Cup

NetballNetballdream fordream forHannahHannah

Australian Country Junior Basketball Cup ResultsMonday 13th to Friday 18th January 2014

AlburySA Magpies U16 Girls (Roxby representative Maddy Young)

SA Magpies (88) vs Albury Wodonga (29)SA Magpies (78) vs NZ Koru (51)

SA Magpies (69) vs NSW Kookaburras (59)SA Magpies (92) vs Tas Possums (48)

SA Magpies (58) vs Vic Bushrangers (54)(4th Qualifying Final) SA Magpies (61) vs Vic Goldminers (45)(2nd Semi Final) SA Magpies (59) vs NSW Kookaburras (55)

(Gold Medal Game) SA Magpies (62) vs SA Sharks (69)SA Magpies U18 Boys (Roxby representative –Adam Ryan)

SA Magpies (35) vs NSW Waratahs (81)SA Magpies (71) vs NZ Koru (53)

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Maddy Young 2014 U16 SA Magpies.Adam Ryan U18 SA Magpies.

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By Millie Thomas

In a once in a lifetime opportunity, 16-year-old local Adam Ryan travelled to Dallas, Texas late last year to play against his United States basketball

counterparts.

Adam was granted the opportunity from being in-volved in the northern arm of a ‘High Performance Program’ through SA Country Basketball. After three years of training in Port Pirie and being involved in the program, Adam was able to put his hand up to the two and a half week trip of a lifetime.

Th e idea was for selected players to travel to the States to play exhibition games against their US counterparts at American high schools, and follow on to compete in the Dallas Classic Tournament… all was going to plan until the biggest snow storm in over 30 years prohibited other payers from travelling to the games.

“It was the fi rst time I had seen snow like that,” Adam told Th e Monitor last week. Despite the climatic setback, the SA Country team still managed to play six games and a handful of scratch matches… and experience life the American way.

“Everyone gets into it a lot more over there, the crowds – I think there were 2000 people… and they

split their crowd so we had 1000 cheer for us.”Adam explained American basketball was in essence

the same as in Australian, except in the US they used three referees, and had a diff erent style of foul shots.

“Most games they (the referees) were pretty good… one game I wasn’t happy,” laughed Adam.

Adam enjoyed most the homestays – where they got to experience home and school life as an American.

“It was pretty good, it was interesting. Th ey had a big house,” Adam said. “We went out for dinner with the rest of the team and they taught us how to play Amer-ican football – that was good fun.”

What else did the Aussies do in the States? Apart from make appearances on regional televisions news programs, they tried every fast food outlet they could.

“I don’t think I fi nished a meal; they were all like dou-ble Australian sizes.

“Mainly we tried all of the fast foods like Taco Bell. Jack in a Box was pretty good – just like another Mc-Donalds but good,” Adam said.

He thanked his parents, SA Country Basketball and previous coach and mentor Wes Knights.

Next up, Adam is attending the nationals in Canberra in April.

Adam takes to the states

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Everyone gets into it a lot more over there, thecrowds, I think there were 2000 people… and they split

their crowd so we had 1000 cheer for us.

LEFT: Adam dribbles down the court and

BELOW: Adam’s incredible defence

on court in America.

The SA Country team that travelled to tour the States recently.

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