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Water storage le vels on s i t e a r e

b e l o w n o r m a l levels but BHP Billiton Olympic Dam has assured the Roxby Downs and Andamooka communities town water levels remain adequate.

Senior Manager of Non Process Infra-structure at Olym-pic Dam Daniel Rowlands said oper-ational requirements at Olympic Dam are being prioritised to conserve water until water levels return to normal.

“There are a few reasons for this (low water levels on site), including a planned maintenance on wa-ter storage facility which is now com-plete; higher plant throughput which requires more wa-ter; and the repair of a pipeline and maintenance of a booster station,” Mr Rowlands told The Monitor.

“As a precaution-ary and temporary measure, we are pri-oritising our opera-tional requirements to conserve water while we build up to normal reserves again.”

B H P B i l l i t o n Olympic Dam will be working around the clock to restore the water levels, and is looking at ways to possibly increase water supply if nec-essary.

Th e Roxby Downs and Andamooka town water supply remains the number one priority for BHP Billiton, and water levels in both towns are expected to re-main the same.

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Wild storm follows hottest spring ever

Roxby Downs experienced 5.8 millimetres (mm) of rain in 15 minutes when

strong winds and heavy rain swept through town last Tuesday, November 2.

A fi nal total of nine millimetres of rain and winds as strong as 80 kilometres per hour knocked over trees with some falling onto cars and roofs, but no injuries were reported.

Two SES members and four CFS members were on duty and worked for around fi ve hours, from 3pm un-til 8pm, clearing away all the dam-age with the help of local contractors BSH.

“We got five call outs for trees being down and one because a roof had lifted,” SES Unit Manager Mike Farrall said.

“One tree caused minor damage to a car and one pergola suff ered what looked like minor damage but nothing serious.

“Many fences were down as well as quite a few more trees…”.

Th e CFS also had one call out to a tree fi re on Olympic Way, which was set alight after being struck by lightning.

Th e fi re was quickly extinguished.Th e recent wild weather follows

reports that this year’s Australian Spring was the hottest on record.

Roxby Downs’ highest temperature for November of 46.1 was one of the highest temperature’s recorded in the country during the month.

CFS Brigade Offi cer Brett Atkins said while there were a few that didn’t obey the rules, it was good to see most people abiding by the new 25 kilometre an hour speed limits past emergency service ve-hicles with their lights on.

Under new laws that were introduced on September 1, driv-ers must slow down

to 25 km/h when travelling past emergency service vehicles with their siren lights on.

See more about the new 25 kilo-metre per hour speed limit on Page 7 today.

BY PATRICK GLOVER

Winds in Roxby Downs got up to 80km/hr last Tuesday.

INSET: Winds were so strong they knocked over the cricket

sight screens at the oval.

A fallen tree lies across a car following the storm.

Fences were damaged during the storm, including this one.

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Executive Director for the Office of Recreation and

Sport Paul Anderson paid a visit to Roxby

Downs last week and was impressed with what he saw.

Mr Anderson visited all sporting clubs in town and was part of the Sport and Recreation steering committee meeting last Monday.

“I was really impressed with the sporting facili-ties and how much work has gone into them from the user groups, with the help of council,” Mr An-derson told Th e Monitor last week following his visit.

“At the community meeting there was peo-ple involved from all the different sport boards, and it was all very posi-tive. Th eir willingness to work together to get the best outcome was great.”

“Th ere is some really good projects and facil-ities up here, and there is defi nitely the opportu-nity for clubs and associ-ations to come together and put in a joint appli-cation (for funding).”

Some of the projects Mr Anderson described as being “ahead of the game”, with the watering system on the golf course the envy of the Adelaide courses and Golf SA looking at implementing a similar strategy.

Th e strong bonds be-tween clubs and associ-ations that Mr Ander-son experienced during his short visit to Roxby Downs he said would serve them well when ap-plying for State or Feder-

al Government funding.With Roxby Downs

sporting clubs and as-sociations always look-ing at doing projects, whether big or small, Mr Anderson said there was funding to suit most categories.

“Th ey have the poten-tial (to win the rights for funding),” he said.

“It is a very competi-tive process and there are no guarantees.

“But I know the federal funding looks at not just the effects the project has on sport and recre-ation but also the econ-omy.

“So they are defi nitely a chance if they (sporting clubs and associations) can co-ordinate an appli-cation together.”

Mr Anderson left last Tuesday with a positive view of Roxby Downs, thanking everyone for their hospitality.

Roxby Downs’ sporting facilities Roxby Downs’ sporting facilities impress Offi ce of Sport and Recimpress Offi ce of Sport and Rec

Bill Boehm, Tony Weir, Paul Anderson, Michelle Davis, Richard Mellon, Brian Cunningham, Wayne Coonan and Wade Hooper.

A three-dimensional model of the Eastern Gawler Craton - the fi rst of its kind in the world – was released last week

by the State Government to stimulate new mineral discoveries.

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Tom Koutsantonis said the 3D model would provide explorers with a brand new way of looking at the State’s mineral treasures held within the highly prospective Eastern Gawler Craton.

“Th is 3D model brings together data sets from our PACE (Plan for Accelerating Exploration) programs from the past decade along with more than 100 years of data from government, scien-tifi c and industry contributors,” Mr Koutsantonis said.

“It will reveal new insights into the geology and mineral systems of the Gawler Craton, reducing business risk for explorers by improving their target selection and allowing them to conduct more cost-eff ective exploration drilling.

“It is a very powerful tool that will stimulate discovery and drive exploration dollars further in the Eastern Gawler Craton iron oxide-cop-per-gold belt.”

Th e Eastern Gawler Craton, which covers the Woomera Prohibited Area (WPA), is rich in min-eral assets that are hidden underground.

Th e WPA alone has the potential for more than $35 billion of new discoveries in copper, iron ore, gold and uranium projects.

“Th e release of this PACE-supported 3D model is a major step forward in unlocking these as-sets for the benefi t of South Australians,” Mr Koutsantonis said.

Mr Koutsantonis thanked the many contrib-utors of the project, which was led by the Geo-logical Survey of South Australia, in partnership with the University of Adelaide and the Deep Exploration Technologies Cooperative Research Centre.

Other data sets were drawn from Geoscience Australia, universities across the country and industry explorers.

“Having this multi-faceted approach to data generation and technical application places South Australia at the forefront of innovation in mineral discovery and is one of the reasons why we have attracted and retained some of the world’s, and nation’s, leading miners to South Australia,” Mr Koutsantonis said.

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An auction was held at the old Heading Contractors site on

Charlton Road last Tuesday to sell of the company’s remaining equipment assets.

All items were sold on the day, with equipment rang-ing in price from $50,000 to $350,000.

“It was a multi-million dollar auction,” Mason Gray Strange (MGS) Head Auctioneer An-drew Maros told Th e Monitor following the auction last week.

“There were buyers from Tasmania, Queensland, West-ern Australia and Darwin with over 400 people at the auction and 140 people having regis-tered online as bidders.”

“It was a good turn out.”Th e money from this auc-

tion will go to the receivers McGrathNicol, who Mr Maros said were very happy with the outcome .

BY PATRICK GLOVER


W ith the season of giving upon us mail delivery is crucial and new

Australia Post Roxby Downs Deliver y Manager Liam Antonymyatt is busy trying to deliver everyone parcels on time.

Mr Antonymyatt has recently taken over the role, taking over a new fi ve year contract through AusLanka.

“It is a big contract but I am go-ing to make sure everyone gets everything and everything is done correctly,” Mr Antonymyatt said.

“We will be doing daily runs and hoping things run smoothly.

“Th ere is to be nothing left after 5pm (everything must be deliv-ered).”

There have been a few com-plaints made of late in regards to the delivery of mail but now Mr Antonymyatt has taken over the role as Delivery Manager he is looking to resolve any issues that are still outstanding.

“People that are jumping on Facebook need to stop,” he said.

“It does take time, and I am

personally doing the best I can.”Th e 18-year-old has been work-

ing 12 hours a day, delivering up to 500 parcels a day, which he said was not easy but it is made better by the fact he enjoys his job.

Along with Mr Antonymyatt there is also another postie and one other employee to help with delivery as well as in the shop, with the fl eet of postal vehicles in-cluding two vans and three bikes.

Th is is Mr Antonymyatt’s fi rst month in the role and he couldn’t have picked a busier time of year to start.

“Of all times to jump in, it had to be Christmas time,” he said.

“But we’ l l get through Christmas and then after that everything will run smoothly.

“We will do the best we can. At the moment I am delivering eight cages a day (full of mail), and it can get up 15 to 20 just before Christmas.”

Prior to this roll Mr Antony-myatt has held jobs at Red De-sert Cleaning, Dixon Glass and Aluminium (in Adelaide) and a concreting company in Adelaide.

He is now in Roxby Downs full time after making trips back and forth between Roxby Downs and Adelaide as a youngster.

Woolworths evacuatedEmployees at Woolworths were evacuated and

the store temporarily closed Saturday morning after an electrical fault was detected in a com-puter that set off a fi re alarm.

Police, CFS and and Ambulance all attended the scene but were not required as the fault was determined to be non-threatening.

Female rescued after becoming bogged

A female driver was rescued from Lake Hart on Sunday morning after becoming bogged.

Th e female spent Saturday night in her car after becoming bogged before being rescued by Senior Sergeant Terry Boylan Sunday morning.

Senior Sergeant Boylan said the worrying thing was the female was found somewhere where she wasn’t supposed to be and didn’t know where she was.

He urged people travelling off road this sum-mer to be extra careful and be aware of their surroundings.

Roxby’s new postie hits the ground running

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A landmark 20 hectare greenhouse, where tomatoes are grown with solar power and desalinated seawater, will be built at Port

Augusta after the signing of an unprecedented 10 year contract between Sundrop Farms and Coles.

Sundrop Farms, which is a pioneer in sustainable agriculture for the arid world, will create around 300 jobs by building the state-of-the-art greenhouse at Port Augusta. Construction is due to commence this month.

In a win for jobs and investment in South Australia and for Coles’ customers across Australia who are eating more tomatoes than ever before, the facility will grow truss tomatoes 365 days a year.

Announced last week in Adelaide by the Premier of South Australia, Th e Hon. Jay Weatherill MP, Sundrop Farms CEO Philipp Saumweber and Coles Managing Director John Durkan, the sustainable horticulture model will also receive funding from the State Gov-ernment over the next three years.

Mr Saumweber said the company was excited about commencing construction of the greenhouse follow-ing a successful trial at Port Augusta and the signing of the 10-year contract with Coles.

“Th is agreement represents a signifi cant milestone for Sundrop Farms, giving us the confi dence to pro-ceed with the Port Augusta project,” he said.

“Importantly, the Coles partnership allows Sundrop Farms to make a long-term commitment to regional South Australia.”

Coles Managing Director John Durkan said Coles was pleased to help satisfy continual strong growth in customer demand for tomatoes in Australia from a South Australian facility, which was highly inno-vative and progressive for its use of solar energy and seawater.

“By entering into a 10-year deal to buy Australi-

an-grown tomatoes from Sundrop Farms, we are sup-porting an enterprise which is redefi ning sustainable agriculture in Australia,” Mr Durkan said.

“Th is is the fi rst time we have signed a contract of this length for Australian grown fresh produce and we are delighted it will be supporting the creation of 300 new jobs and investment in South Australia.”

Mr Durkan said Sundrop Farms would supply Coles with truss tomatoes from early 2016.

“Our contract with Sundrop Farms will help to satisfy the continual growth in demand for tomatoes among Australians. Tomatoes continually grow in popularity and are consistently ranked in the top 10 of most popular items in shoppers’ grocery basket,” Mr Durkan said.

“For truss tomatoes, we expect demand will contin-ue to increase by between 15% and 25% each year. At the moment, demand for truss tomatoes consistently outweighs supply, so the contract with Sundrop Farms will help meet this growth in demand.”

Mr Saumweber said the company had created a proprietary food production system which enabled it to grow high quality produce all year round at Port Augusta in greenhouses that rely primarily on seawa-ter and sunlight to grow produce.

“We grow food where land is too arid for farming and fresh water is in short supply. Farming with typi-cal agricultural inputs would be unsustainable in these regions, so Sundrop Farms uses renewable energy to heat, power, and water its crops,” he said.

Mr Saumweber said Sundrop Farms expected to create 100 jobs at Port Augusta during the construc-tion phase and once completed, nearly 200 farm jobs will be created in peak periods.

“By signing this deal, Coles emphasises its com-mitment to Australian-grown produce and true long term sustainability,” he said.

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N estled in Gawler South, Woodvale is a stunning new address that has been designed to take advantage of the

area’s striking natural beauty. Open space, country sensibility, modern convenience, the secret to better living is Woodvale.

Located just minutes from the convenience and buzz of the township of Gawler and ap-proximately 45 minutes drive to the Adelaide CBD, Woodvale is, without doubt, one of Gawler’s most desirable locations.

Unprecedented links delivering fast and convenient access to Adelaide and beyond are provided via the Northern Expressway and future Northern Connector road.

As you arrive home to Woodvale, an avenue of majestic gum trees on One Tree Hill Road frame the entry. Tree lined streets will con-

tinue through Woodvale and great care has been taken to retain as much character of the natural landscape as possible to make this a truly unique address.

Two wooded gullies have inspired future reserves for the residents of Woodvale, provid-ing quiet places to walk, relax or for the kids to play. Th e local streets off er convenient access to a range of allotment types designed to cater for a range of individual housing needs.

An integrated footpath and walkway net-work through the streets and reserves will link two existing and future proposed open space recreation areas. Woodvale is also proving to be an ideal location to secure land for investment purposes ready to build in the new year.

Th e construction of Stage 1, having com-menced in August 2014, is now nearing com-

pletion which will allow Woodvale’s fi rst buy-ers to start building their brand new home.

Gawler South has long been recognised as a sought after address and with the release of Woodvale, a rare opportunity now exists to secure a strong investment in this highly sought after area.

Olivia George, Production Truck Operator in Prominent Hill, is expected to commence construction of her new home early in the new year after recently securing an allotment in Woodvale:

“I loved the setting amongst the trees and hills and thought once established it would be a beautiful area to live. Just a short drive to the township of Gawler with everything you need close by.

What I love most about Woodvale is that it will be a lifestyle that embraces nature and

open space with tree lined streets adding char-acter to the area. What a great investment!” says Olivia George.

Stage 2 was recently released due to an over-whelming response from Stage 1 and incorpo-rates larger lots to cater for demand.

Woodvale provides the opportunity to pur-chase a wide range of lots whether people are looking for low maintenance living, invest-ment packages or require room to move with extra large lots of over 1,000 square metres. You will be sure to fi nd something to suit your lifestyle.

For more information about buying land at Woodvale or if you are considering a house and land package visit www.woodvale.com.au or alternatively contact Karen Hughes on 0432 340 533.

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A fter only six months on the Roxby Downs Traders Association Katalin Wilby has been promoted to the

position of chairperson, taking over from Leigh Malcolm.

Mrs Wilby is part of the Wilby Family Trust, which owns popular local businesses Laverick Engineering and Roxby Travel and Cruise. She has also held many other positions since grow-ing up in Andamooka which she believes will help her in her new role.

“From the experience I have from our busi-ness as well as working for BHP for a while, I know how a big business works and a small business, so I have a lot to off er the traders,” Mrs Wilby said.

“I am very passionate about the community and will be looking to support them in my new role.”

Although Mrs Wilby is new to the role she said has the backing of a string board with Nick Backhouse as the board’s secretary and Sue Flynn as the treasurer.

Mrs Wilby has come onto the Traders As-sociation at an important time, with two busi-nesses at Roxby Central closing their doors recently, following on from Sportspower only a few months ago.

“Th ere has been a lot of negative reference to the traders in town so I am looking to turn that around,” she said.

“I am going to look to work with current shop owners, Savills, Roxby Council and the Busi-ness Forum to assist with the future of business and business growth in the town.

“I will look at working with Savills and build-ing a positive and strong relationship with them.

“Community is very important and in a small community like Andamooka (where she grew up) or like Roxby Downs, which is slightly big-ger, when something bad happens everyone comes together.”

Mrs Wilby is excited to get stuck into this role already having ideas for ways to help trad-ers next year.

Business plans and marketing plans are on her list as ways to work on getting people back to the mall and to get business back to the way it once was.

She talked about having a big focus on events like Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Christmas and Valentine’s Day as part of her marketing plan.

Mrs Wilby will also look at developing the committees Facebook Page to bring them into the 21st century.

“I am looking forward to working with the traders. Th ey are a great bunch of people that all support each othe r,” Mrs Wilby said.

Local Roxby Downs Area School (RDAS) student Lachlan Baker

has received Academic Achievement Award in Spanish at the recent Marsden Open Access College in Adelaide on December 4.

RDAS Desert Trade Train-ing Centre Stakeholder Liai-son Tony Holden last week told Th e Monitor the award was a huge achievement for the local Year 10 student.

“Th is is certainly no easy award to achieve and he has managed it whilst in Year 10 - usually open access is only off ered to Year 11 or 12 students, and only in ‘special circumstances’,” Mr Holden said.

“Lachlan has achieved high grades throughout school in 2014, mostly A’s and B’s. He worked ex-tremely hard on developing his Spanish language skills through Open Access Col-lege with some support from a local teacher at RDAS,” he said.

Mr Holden said Lachlan’s award is testament to the time and eff ort he puts into his learning and the pride he takes from completing tasks to the best of his ability.

“Th is award demonstrates Lachlan’s capability in work-ing independently and meet-ing deadlines,” he said.

“It also shows that our students at RDAS can have high expectations, and be supported to achieve them

through whatever means we can put in place.”

Mr Holden said the award follows an extremely good report that Lachlan received from a work experience mentor.

“He volunteered to do work experience with an optometrist in Adelaide and received high praise from his supervisor about his ability and willingness to learn.

“One of Lachlan’s chosen pathways in life would see him complete a university degree in optometry and he is certainly attaining the

right results to assist him in achieving that goal.”

Lachlan begins the impor-tant SACE years at RDAS in 2015 and is determined to achieve the ATAR (Aus-tralian Tertiary Admissions Ranking) he will need for university study in optom-etry.

He is further committed to keeping up his study of the Spanish language and devel-oping his Spanish grammar, pronunciation and fl uency to an even higher level whilst completing his SACE.

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Katalin Wilby has taken over as the new Traders Association Chairperson.

Lachlan Baker, Outstanding Achievement, Yr 10 Spanish.

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The Assistant Minister for Health, Senator Fiona Nash, today urged rural and regional general practices

to apply for grants to build the facilities needed to take on more trainees and GP registrars.

“…general practices will be able to access the guidelines for the Rural and Remote Teaching Infrastructure Grants programme and are invited to apply in the round of grants,” Minister Nash announced.

Th e programme guidelines for the Rural and Remote Teaching Infrastructure Grants programme and an ‘Invitation to Apply’ were released on Saturday, December 6, 2014 on the Department of Health’s website at www.health.gov.au/tenders.

Minister Nash said the Government committed $52.5 million over three years in the Budget to help general practices in regional and rural locations to expand fa-cilities, with the additional consultation rooms and space to support more medical students and supervising GP registrars.

“Grants of up to $300,000 are available to help practices upgrade their facilities,

with the general practice to also provide matching funding.”

Minister Nash said a minimum of 175 infrastructure grants will b e available for existing rural and regional general prac-tices in Australian Standard Geographical Classifi cation – Remoteness Area 2 to 5.

“Th e Government supports a strong pri-mary care workforce that can meet Aus-tralia’s future healthcare needs,” Minister Nash said.

“Th is investment in general practice and the primary care workforce will not only strengthen the general practice workforce but also enhance the training of doctors, GP registrars and medical students in re-gional and rural settings to give patients in country communities better access to health services.

“Moreover, opportunities for medical students and registrars to experience rural and remote practice will help foster interest in careers in these areas, boosting the rural and regional health workforce.

“We know from the evidence that peo-ple often choose to stay and work in areas where they have trained.”

D epartment of Human Services customers will notice some changes to payments and services over the Christmas and New

Year holiday period.

Department of Human Services General Man-ager Hank Jongen said as in previous years, all service centres and most phone lines providing Centrelink, Medicare and Child Support services will be closed from 25 to 29 December 2014 and on New Year’s Day.

Mr Jongen said the department’s Express Plus mobile apps and phone self-service options, as well as online services through myGov, would still be available every day.

“You can check your reporting dates, update your details and report your earnings quickly and easily using these options,” Mr Jongen said.

“If you’re due to receive a payment on a national public holiday, you may be paid before the holi-day, so you may need to budget for a longer period between payment dates afterwards.

“People may also need to report their job search eff orts or income early if their usual reporting date falls on a public holiday. People who use self-service options to report on a public holiday

will be paid within the next two working days. “When reporting, you must include estimates

of earnings or other changes for your normal 14 day assessment period. Although your reporting date may be diff erent, the assessment period re-mains the same.”

Mr Jongen said people can transfer funds to their BasicsCard on public holidays by calling 1800 132 594 from 8am – 5pm, and BasicsCard balances can be checked at any time by calling 1800 057 111. Calls to both lines are free.

“Th ere are no changes to the usual child sup-port payment arrangements, however parents should note late payments made after 24 Decem-ber may be further delayed by public holidays,” Mr Jongen said.

“Th e automated Child Support Information Service on 131 107 will still be available.”

Mr Jongen said all essential 24/7 Medicare Pro-vider Services for doctors will remain open and available over the Christmas/New Year period, and customers can lodge some Medicare claims at their doctor’s offi ce or via online services as usual.

More information is available at humanservic-es.gov.au/holidays.

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WRITTEN BY PATRICK GLOVER

Roxby Downs Police has recently found only 12 per cent of drivers slow

down when driving past an emergency vehicle on the side of the road.

A new law introduced on Sep-tember 1 now requires drivers to slow down to 25 kilometres an hour when an emergency service vehicle – police, ambulance, SES,

CFS, are displaying fl ashing lights on when parked on the side of the road.

Roxby Downs Senior Sergeant Terry Boylan said this statistic was very disturbing.

“Our police offi cers are working close to the road side trying to do their jobs safely, so it is defi nite-ly a concern that people are not slowing down,” Senior Sergeant Boylan said.

“It’s especially concerning when drivers have a signifi cant time to slow down having seen the red

and blue lights.”Senior Sergeant Boylan said it

the issue was particularly danger-ous on Olympic Way, where cars are travelling at 110 kilometres per hour.

Th e only exception to the rule is if there is a median strip between you and the emergency service vehicle.

Anyone caught breaking this law can be issued with an on the spot fi ne of up to $1012, with nine demerit points, dependent on the speed the driver is travelling.

The China-US agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 has the capacity to

transform the debate on the matter in Australia. And the people of rural and remote Australia will want to be heard.

Th e National Rural Health Alliance has long recognised the impact of in-creasing weather intensity and varia-bility on the health of people in rural and remote Australia.

Th e alliance has released a new fact sheet on the eff ects of climate change on the health of people in rural and remote areas and the communities in which they live.

“The public debate about climate change needs to understand the par-ticular challenges it poses to people in more remote areas. Health services in rural and remote areas need to be well-prepared for the higher incidence of both weather-induced health con-ditions and natural disasters,” Gordon Gregory, CEO of the National Rural Health Alliance, said.

“Th e vulnerability of a community to the health impacts of climate change is a function of a range of factors, such as its age, socio-economic and occu-pational profi le, and pre-existing health conditions. Heat-related morbidity will aff ect all Australians but may impact more seriously in rural/remote areas, given the relatively older populations, the higher prevalence of chronic con-ditions, the more isolated physical and social circumstances, and older and hotter homes”.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders - of whom two-thirds live outside the capital cities - are at particular risk of heat-related morbidity.

Th e Australian Health Review has re-ported that the Australian public health

system is particularly vulnerable to cli-mate change and that this will have a signifi cant impact on population health.

Th e groups said in rural and remote Australia, which already experiences health care defi cits, the impact of cli-mate change will be very serious.

Th e fact sheet highlights several im-pacts of climate change on rural and remote communities.

An increase in the variability of sea-sonal conditions for agriculture will in-crease the burden of stress on farming families and others whose wellbeing is directly linked to agriculture.

Drought, fl ooding, bushfi re and other extreme weather events can aff ect the price and availability of food, placing people at increased risk of malnutri-tion.

Prolonged dry periods will also lead to greater reliance on local water cours-es, bores and rooftop collection, which are more susceptible to contamination than town water.

Th e transmission of certain arbovi-ruses such as Dengue and Ross River Virus is also likely to be facilitated by changed environmental conditions. Warmer conditions also increase the risk of multiplication of food borne bacteria, during transport and storage, resulting in food poisoning.

For these and other reasons, the im-pact of climate change is of real concern for the National Rural Health Alliance and it urges the Government to re-double its eff orts to reduce Australia’s greenhouse emissions.

Th e Fact Sheet ‘Rural Health Impacts of Climate Change’ can be accessed at: http://ruralhealth.org.au/factsheets/thumbs.

Climate change: it’s critical!

Drivers urged to Slow down!

Drivers are legally obliged to slow down to 25km/hr when driving past police cars.

Adelaide school music tour

comes to townRoxby Downs Area School

(RDAS) and Andamooka Primary School were lucky

enough to receive a visit from Salisbury East High School last weeking.

The Adelaide-based high school is currently on a Far North Tour vis-iting Andamooka and Roxby Downs before heading on to Leigh Creek and the Flinders Ranges before returning to Adelaide.

“Th ese trips are great for two rea-sons,” band director Edgell Zajac told Th e Monitor.

“Th e kids get the experience of per-forming in front of diff erent crowds and it is a camp for them as well.”

Th ese tours are an annual thing for the concert band, this trip consisting

of 42 students, with fundraising being done throughout the year to fund the trip.

They visit places other Adelaide schools don’t, and give students the opportunity to experience their music.

Mr Zajac said this has been one of the hardest tours so far but it has also been very rewarding at the same time.

“Andamooka were wonderful and the area school enjoyed the band once we got here as well,” he said.

“It has been great. Everyone has en-joyed it.”

As well as playing for the Andamooka Primary School and RDAS they also performed a special concert, with the RDAS string ensemble as their support act, for locals on the Monday night.

BY PATRICK GLOVER

The RDAS string ensemble.

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Dara, Alyssa, Bryce and Gareth Toms.

Cornel, Kayla, Fernando and

Marco Carvalho.

The crowd enjoyed the Christmas carols on Sunday evening.

The talented group who performed at the

Christmas carols.

Rudy and Didi Buys, Sage and Sky.

Katie, Jamie, Kyle and Daniel.

Sean, Eve and Emmie Quinn.

Milly and Kristen.

Jason, Jessica and William O’Neill.

Cassandra McDiarmid and Heidi.


A fter some early jitters on air, the Year 9 English class don’t want to get off the air waves.

Th e RoxFM radio gig was part of an English assessment task for St Barbara Year 9’s, with those that weren’t on ra-dio completing art work that tied in with the radio theme.

“Both Ross and I are pleased with the work they have done,” Year 9 teacher Virginia Snoswell said.

“It has been a bonus to work on the radio, to be on such an authentic stage.

“Hopefully the program will continue to grow and evolve.”

Th e art work that was done by the students was presented to Station Man-ager Ross Wilson, who had an input

into what the artwork was to look like.Th e students fi nished their work at

the station last Friday with some radio stage plays about a playground and a comedic mystery.

“It has been very good to work with Virginia and the kids,” Mr Wilson said.

“Th e pressure that was added on by being on radio helped them perform better and helped them refine their skills.”

Ms Snoswell is moving on from St Barbara’s at the end of the year and will hand the English reigns over to Lucy Pickering, who she hopes will continue the connection between the radio sta-tion and St Barbara’s.

BY PATRICK GLOVER


The fi rst Year 9 group to graduate from St Barbara’s Parish School have had their last day at school

last Friday.

A class of 11 have successfully grad-uated from St Barbara’s with the group now to be divided, with some going to other places to continue their education and others remaining in Roxby Downs to fi nish at the Roxby Downs Area School (RDAS).

“Th ey were a great group of kids and I have been very fortunate to be a part of

their schooling,” Principal Terry Kluzek said.

“I got to know them well when we went to Arid Recovery to camp the night. I was amazed at the way they were respectful in the way they talked to each other and the fun they had.”

Mr Kluzek has been a principal for 30 years and said this was one of the best graduating classes he had ever been in-volved with, even if it had been for a short time.

Th eir teacher Ms Virginia Snoswell also sung their praises.

“I really enjoyed teaching them, they were a great bunch of kids,” she said.

‘An Opportunity to Shine’ is the St Barbara’s motto, and last Friday morning’s

assembly rewarded those students who had taken that opportunity.

Twenty awards were given out in total with to those students displaying a number of qualities from leadership to academic achievements.

“The opportunity to shine motto is particularly fi tting at our school because of the min-ing aspect of the town,” Principal Terry Kluzek said.

“It could symbolise gold or jewels or explosions but it repre-sents the opportunity the school has been given to be a part of the community.

“We wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for the mine.”

Twin sisters Matilda and Oliv-ia Cormack took out the Cibich/Delahunty award for Academic Achievement while Nathan Ibe-le won the Hogan/Lacey Award for his work in the community as well as within the school.

For the fi rst year the Rowan Ramsey School Community Award was awarded to the parent that had contributed the most to the school – this award was won by P&F committee president Jac-queline Quilliam.

Leadership awards and achievement awards were also given to students in each class.

Th e s chool will look at mov-

ing into next year with a real focus on three particular areas Mr Kluzek said – using iPads, Maths and being connected to the community.

BY PATRICK GLOVER

Award WinnersFoundation

Leadership – Molly PlayfordAchievement – Zoe Bryant

Year 1Leadership – Harry McDonaldAchievement – Chloe Belsey

Year 1/2Leadership – Phoebe AbrahamAchievement – Lacey Merrill

Year 2/3Leadership – Lachlan Bryant

Achievement – Summah Cooke

Year 3Leadership – Monique Belsey

Year 3/4Leadership – Georgie Dixon

Achievement – Alex Hoff man

Year 4/5Leadership – Lucy Moten

Achievement – Grace Forrest

Year 6/7Leadership – Benjamin IbeleAchievement – Mitchell Natt

Year 8Leadership – Jasmyn Lloyd

Achievement – Alistair Williamson

Year 9Leadership – Lincoln Holder

Hogging the airwaves after shy start

First ever Year 9 class graduates from St Barbs

Right: Principal Terry Kluzek, Ms Virginia Snoswell, Daniel, Nathan, Andrew, Bodie, Aaron, Lincoln, Father John and

(front) Isabelle, Matilda, Olivia, Mackenzie and Mia. This class of 11 is the fi rst Year 9 group to graduate from St Barbara’s.

Sister Pat and Nathan, Hogan/Lacey award winner.

Scott Prior presents Jacqueline Quilliam with

the fi rst ever Rowan Ramsey School Community Award.

Matilda and Olivia with Principal Terry

Kluzek and their Cibich/Delahunty Award.

Shining lights recognised with awards at St Barbs

Olivia, Isabelle and Mia with Ross Wilson, RoxFM Station Manager.

Nathan, Aaron, Daniel, Isabelle, Matilda and Olivia had a great time on radio.

Matilda, Aaron and Mackenzie with Ross Wilson, RoxFM Station Manager.


OUT ABOUT&

Todd Nisbett, Jared Greenbank, Atticus Dekuyer, Chris Barry, James Simmons and Ryan

Sargood enjoying a catch up at the Tav.

Leila Day and Keziah Sullivan at the Tav on the weekend.

Michael Smart, Paul Huston, Zoe Leslie, Deb Millard, Bree-Anna, Mick Millard (back) had a

great time at the Oasis brunch on the weekend.

Darren Hill and Steve Pollard at the OD Jam Session on the weekend.

One of the talented musicians at the OD Jam Session.

This drummer wowed the crowd at the OD Jam Session.

Dave Secker and Jason Fenwick at the OD Jam

Session on the weekend.

Paige, Tricia and Graham Thompson enjoying a

meal at the Tav.

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OUT ABOUT&

Anticlockwise from back: Dr Owen Lewis, Erilee Rogers (Enrolled Nurse), Anne Gray (EN), Jazzy Grenville

(Community Health Nurse) and Sally Natt (Community Midwife) from Roxby Downs Health Services.

Roxby Downs Health Services is excited to announce to our community the hospital

auxiliary’s renewed fundraising focus for 2015.

One of the fi rst offers of support the auxiliary has offered is to provide the funding for new

Christmas Decorations (pictured).The auxiliary fund aims to benefi t ill children

and the community in general.

Auxiliary kicks off with Christmas cheer

Emily and Phoenix enjoy the YAC Pool Party.

Lachlan and Alistair at the YAC Pool Party.

Andrew Strawbridge, Darren Larrance, Simon Absalom and

Anthony Cliff at The Club.Bec Penglase and Alex Nedelkovic at The Club.Josh Sinel, Shannon McManus and Paul

Watkinson during some down time at The Club.

Mackenzie, Jasmine, Mitchell and Brodie at the YAC Pool Party.

Shae, Jake, Aiden, Alex and Tom at the DJ stand at the YAC Pool Party.

Isabel and Nathan hanging out at the YAC Pool Party.

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Monday7:30-8:30am The Morning Show with Deb 7-9pm Classics From the Crypt with FrogTuesday7:30-8:30am The Morning Show with Deb9-10am Choose Life with Tracey7-8.30pm The Aria ShowWednesday7:30-8:30am The Morning Show with Deb 7-9pm Classics From the Crypt with FrogThursday7:30-8:30am The Morning Show with Deb9-10am The News Stand with Patrick5-6pm Afternoon Delights6-7.30pm The Scoreboard

Friday7:30-8:30am The Morning Show with Deb1-2pm The Vibe with Kath, Sasha & Ann Marie7-9pm Classics from the Crypt with FrogSaturday8-9am The Rock with Liz9am The Scoreboard (Replay)11-12noon In the Man Cave with Ya Mates12-1pm Mosaic Moments (Fortnightly)9-10pm Surround Sound with DJ FoxSunday10-2pm Back Outback Tracks8-9pm Rox in the Box with Colin

News and informationMonday - Friday

8.30 & 10am South Australian News Bulletin 9am & 5pm The Job Board

6am & 1pm The VIBE Community BoardSaturday

10am The VIBE Community Board

Live shows to tune into now streaming live at www.roxfm.com.au


Roxby Council

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 10.30am Thursday.

Opening hours

9 am to 5 pm weekdays

Telephone 8671 0010 • Fax 8671 0452

Email: [email protected]

After hours emergency

Mobile 0418 892 870

Web www.roxbycouncil.com

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P lease note the Christmas Day collection wil l

take place on Tuesday, December 23, 2014. The Pro c lamat ion Day collection will be Wednesday, December 24, 2014, and the 2015 New Year’s Day collec-tion will take place on Friday, January 2, 2015.

For waste collection, disposal and recycling enquiries contact BSH Waste Solutions on 8671 1154.

Roxby Council is pleased to announce that we are hosting the Summer Reading Club. Th e national program is designed to promote reading and literacy during the summer school holidays.

Th e offi cial club website (summerreadingclub.org.au) has loads of activities that will engage and occupy young people of all ages in reading and sharing books, games, craft and storytelling from December 2014 through to the end of January 2015, and it’s all free!

Participants in the Summer Reading Club locally can visit the Roxbylink Library to arrange a reading log for the adventure themed program. Th ere are lots of prizes for your children to win so visit the library. For further information call into the community library, visit the offi cial club website or call 8671 0500.

What are you planning to use in the backyard to cook your turkey and hams over the festive season? Keep in mind during a complete fi re ban you will require a Schedule 10 permit. See table below for more information

We encourage Roxby residents to apply for a fi re permit at

the Council Offi ce prior to the Christmas closure at midday Wednesday, December 24, 2014. For further information

and to apply for an advance fi re permit contact Roxby

Council on 86710010.

Do you need to apply for a fi re permit?

Can I use a Kettle BBQ?

Can I use a Pizza Oven?

Can I Use a Gas or Electric BBQ?

YES – provided that:• The BBQ is clear of all fl ammable material to a distance of at least 4 metres• A person who is able to control the fi re is present at the site of the fi re until it is extinguished• An appropriate extinguisher is on hand

YES - Provided it is a gas or electric - see above for barbeques.If wood fi red, it must comply with CFS Code of Practice for wood fi red pizza ovens or obtain a Schedule 9 Permit* from your local council

YES Providing:• The BBQ is clear of all fl ammable material to a distance of at least 4 metres;• A person who is able to control the fi re is present at the site of the fi re until it is extinguished;• An appropriate extinguisher is at hand.

NO - A solid fuel burning kettle BBQ (one that uses fuel such as wood, charcoal or heat beads) cannot be used unless you obtain a Schedule 10 Permit from your local council.A gas-fi red kettle BBQ can be used if used within 15 metres of a domestic premises or on a coastal foreshore, providing that:• The BBQ is clear of all fl ammable material to a distance of at least 4 metres;• A person who is able to control the fi re is pres-ent at the site of the fi re until it is extinguished;• An appropriate extinguisher is at hand.

NO - Unless it is gas or electric - see above for barbeques - or you have obtained a Schedule 10 Permit from your local council

YESA gas or electric barbecue can be used:• Within 15 metres of a domestic premises, OR• On a coastal foreshoreProviding:• The BBQ is clear of all fl ammable material to a distance of at least 4 metres;• A person who is able to control the fi re is pres-ent at the site of the fi re until it is extinguished;• An appropriate extinguisher is at hand.

Summer reading club

Waste collection

over Christmas

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BRIEFBRIEF

The second quarter Rates Notices have been sent and are due by Friday, December

19, 2014.

Roxby Council provides a range of easy payment options. Please refer to the back of the rates notice and/or contact the Council Offi ce for further

information.

Snakes are a common and natural part of living in Roxby Downs, if you have any issues

or queries regarding snakes or any other wildlife in or around your home please contact the Wildlife Response Number 0497 808 315.


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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


Michelle Davis • George GiakoumisVicki Mason • Gaylene Crane

Mary Lewis • Brett McNeilBill Boehm • Nidya Iwan • Di Stanton

• Cherie Gaskin • Sandy Sumsion

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 671 000

TBC 2015

BUSINESS FORUM Laura Trotta 0412 734 964

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SPORTS and REC FORUMMichelle Hales 0418 833 818

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COMMUNITY GARDENTBC 2015

ENVIRONMENT FORUMPerri Carter 0433 248 627Thursday, February 5 @ 7pm

Council Boardroom

ROXBY ROADSAFE MEETINGMichelle Hales 0418 833 818Thursday, December 11 @ 5.30pm

Council Boardroom

MULTICULTURAL FORUMSasha Yantewo (08) 8671 0010

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WOMEN’S NETWORKLisa Hewerdine (08) 8671 0010

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The festive season is a time of giving, joy and celebration. It is also a season where the amount of waste people

produce increases and kerbside recycling is often contaminated.

Increased socialising, giving and receiving of presents generate a range of waste ma-terials that many people are unsure how to correctly dispose of.

Many gifts are circulated, and as a result old belongings are no longer of use and are thrown away. Items like computers, print-ers, mobile phones, clothes, furniture, and glassware are often discarded incorrectly.

All of these items are actually recyclable through a range of specifi c reuse or drop-off locations around Roxby.

“Waste is one of the biggest environmen-tal issues over Christmas, but a few simple actions can reduce environmental impacts and also lower Christmas fi nancial expens-es,” Community Projects Environment Of-fi cer Anni Walsh said.

Th e festive season is also a time to enjoy plenty of delicious food, with Australians predicted to spend over $10 billion on food this December; however a large quantity of food will be wasted, with 35 per cent of festive landfi ll being food waste.

A simple precaution to prevent food wastage is to plan meals ahead of time. Australian’s generate an estimated 361 kilo-grams of food waste per person annually, which equates to $239 each. With eating, drinking and spending at peak levels during the festive season, planning ahead can be benefi cial for the budget too.

“Reducing food waste is easily achieved when meals are planned. A grocery list that takes into account serving sizes also reduc-es purchasing excessive amounts of food,” Anni explained.

“Where possible, use leftover foods be-cause throwing out usable food is almost like throwing away money.”

Avoidable environmental impacts over the Christmas period include giving pre-

sents that will never get used, using unnec-essary levels of wrapping and contaminating recycling bins at the work Christmas party and at home.

Commit to reduce, reuse and recycle to ensure your festive season stays within budget and has minimal impact on the en-vironment.

Th is can easily be achieved by purchas-ing a quality Christmas tree (if you don’t already have one) and quality decorations that can be reused for years to come. Optfor re-usable items such as crockery and cutlery rather than plastic and paper throwaway alternatives, and wrapping paper that can be reused or recycled also diverts waste from landfi ll.

“It’s a given that during the festive period we will consume more, but by preparing and planning, choosing wisely, reducing waste and recycling we can all minimise our im-pact on the environment,” Anni said.

“So what are you waiting for? Do your bit for the environment and commit to reduce, reuse and recycle this Christmas.”

For more information on reducing, reus-ing and recycling during the festive season contact Council (08) 8671 0010 or check out Planet Arks’ 12 Dos of Christmas campaign www.12dos.planetark.org.

What is colloquially known as “silly season” is now upon us.

Th is name in itself should get us thinking about the kind of behaviour we expect, or we think is expected of ourselves. Does this mean that everyone is expected to party, drink alcohol and get silly?

With Christmas parties in full swing and school holidays started many of us are under the pump and we are feeling the toll as a busy year is starting to come to a close.

Please take the time to remember your actions are often mirrored in the eyes of our younger community, who look up to us for guidance and see us as role models.

Stop and ask yourself – what are they seeing when they look up to you?

Th e Alcohol and Substance Abuse Forum urges you to take care during the coming weeks and takes the opportunity to wish you all a safe and happy Christ-mas and New Year.

Spend the time to relax, enjoy those important and irreplaceable ‘gifts’ in your lives – and please, act in ways to protect them - drink responsibly, act respect-fully and above all, be present for them.

Commit to reduce, reuse and recycle this Christmas

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Andamooka 10/61 def by

Hornridge 8/154

An d a m o o k a a n d Hornridge kicked off things for another

weekend of cricket on Friday night, with Hornridge looking to bounce back from their fi rst loss of the season last week.

Hornridge won the toss and batted first but it was Anda-mooka who got the early bounce on their opponents with Troy Mulders taking two early wickets and having Hornridge in some early trouble at 3/20, with in form batsman Pegler dismissed for just six.

Scollin and Cam Denbesten then put on 50 to steady the ship, and another partnership towards the end of the innings from veterans Adam Malm (25) and Nilesh Solanki (20*) got the score up to 8/154 from the 40 overs.

Mulders and leg spinner Read-er were the pick of the bowlers for Andamooka taking three wickets each.

In reply things couldn’t have started worse for Andamooka losing a wicket from their fi rst ball.

Th at set about the tone for the rest of the Andamooka innings

with wickets continuing to fall right through the short innings, eventually being all out for 61.

Solanki continued on after his late innings cameo with the bat, bowling his 8 overs taking 4/8.

He was backed up by Ham-merling, who snared 4/2 off 3.3 overs.

Roxby Rogues 10/136 def by Olympic Dam 6/175

Rox b y R o g u e s a n d Olympic Dam played the second game of the

weekend on the Saturday night.

Olympic Dam won the toss and elected to bat fi rst with Wal-ly Hand and Tom Kreig opening up and providing a good plat-form for the team at the top of the order putting on 47 before Hand fell for 37.

Kreig (15) followed soon after with the score at 58 and Olympic Dam went to drinks at 2/70.

The Olympic Dam batsman continued to keep the score board ticking over until Adam Homer and Seb Holbrook came together with the score at 4/101.

Th e pair proceeded to up the run rate taking the score to 162 before Holbrook was dismissed for 21 and Homer (43*) fi nishing

the innings off lifting OD’s score to 6/175.

Matthew Nelson was the pick of the Rogues bowlers taking 2/18 off eight with the rest of the wickets being shared around.

With a big score to chase Rogues got off to a bad start los-ing captain Paul Polujnikoff for just three in the third over with the score at six.

Daniel Fisher again proved a handful for the OD bowlers mak-ing 58, after making 70 against the Devils in the teams’ last out-ing, but lacked support.

When he fell with the score at 5/85 off the bowling of Adam Harris just after drinks, OD were right on top.

Some late hitting from Cooke (22) and Kovac (17) gave some hope for the Rogues but when OD once again tightened the clamps thanks to in-form spin-ner Lucas Holbrook and cap-tain Rein Geraghty the last four wickets fell for four runs and the Rogues were all out for 136.

Pick of the bowlers for OD were Lucas Holbrook with 4/18 off 7.4 overs and Seb Holbrook with 2/28.

Th ere is only one round until the Christmas break and anoth-er top of the table clash between OD and Hornridge on Friday night will make for an interest-ing climax to the fi rst half of the season.

Another big knock from Fisher not enough for Rogues

ABOVE: Andamooka’s Troy Mulders sends down a delivery on Friday night.BELOW LEFT: Daniel Pegler of Hornridge plays a drive in his side’s win against

Andamooka. BELOW RIGHT: Jacque Ellis (Roxby Rogues) in action against OD.

Junior basketballers show off their skills

Jarred Arnold, Bullets, goes to pass as Jake Zeptner, Pistons, defends.

Lucy Ramsey, Flames, grabs for the ball as Gabbi Scobie, Phoenix, defends.

Matt Lamb, Roxby Heat runs with the ball as Caleb Grohs, Hornets, defends.

Have Your Say? How has Phil Hughes death affected you?

Terrena

Aplin, 41,

Andamooka. “He died at a young age. I was upset

to hear what happened. He was a very well-

liked man and he played well for Australia.”

Lee Copeland,

38, Roxby

Downs.“Phil Hughes death made

me realise how quick life can

end and how sudden death can happen.”

Nicole

Sunner, 22,

Andamooka.“His death

affected me because I love

cricket and he was an

Australia icon; he was really loved. My condolences to his family and

friends.”

Riaan Grobler,

36, Roxby Downs.“Phil Hughes was

a great player at heart and he loved the

game as much as he loved his

family. His death affected me because I follow cricket and I didn’t realise how dangerous

the game was.”


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The local mixed netball season came to a conclusion last Wednesday night with TMNT (A Grade), What’s it to Ya (B

Grade) and Low Ranger (C Grade) taking out the titles in their respective grades.

Matthew Doyle was named mixed netballer of the year across all grades while Peter Ross was named runner up.

TMNT defeated the Cunning Stunts in the A Grade fi nal 27 to 17 with Paul Fitzgerald named Best on Court.

Whats it to Ya defeated Orrsome in a close game 33 to 29 in the B Grade fi nal with Han-nah Wurfel named Best on Court and in the C Grade Low Ranger thumped Bravo 52 to 11 with Christene Swart being named best on court.

Next season will begin next February.

Season fi nals for mixed netballSeason fi nals for mixed netball

ABOVE: Tim Corneliusen defends a ball in his side’s

loss last Wednesday.RIGHT: Paul Fitzgerald,

Best on Court for A Grade with Matt Kinnaird.

Todd Paull outreaches Hannah Wurfel and Jhy McCarthy for this ball.

Matt Kinnaird and Hannah Wurfel, Best on

Court for B Grade.What’s it to Ya B Grade.

TMNT A Grade.Matt Kinnard with Peter

Ross, Runner Up for Player of the Season.

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