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Missile mission complete The Woomera Test Range held Australian-first

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The Australian Defence Force confirmed the tests were successful and have allowed it to develop its capabilities in the coming years.

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Continued from front pageA Defence spokesperson said the APKWS mis-

sile could be installed into Australian Army air-crafts in the near future.

“Capability decisions regarding the APKWS 70mm-laser guided rocket are yet to be made,” the spokesperson told � e Monitor last week. “� e decision will be informed by the outcomes of the trials.”

� e Defence spokesperson said it was impor-tant to have the Woomera facility available for weapons testing.

“� e Woomera Test Range experiences a high operational tempo, hosting around 60 signifi cant trials and events each year,” the spokesperson said.

“� is is close to the maximum capacity for man-aging test and evaluation events.”

� e Woomera Prohibited Area has undergone management changes in the past few months, with a new RAAF base being developed on site and all facilities on the range now under the Woomera Range Complex banner.

“� e Woomera Test Range is recognised as the largest over-land Defence systems test and evaluation facility in the world, and one of the most ‘electronically quiet’ test ranges available,” the spokesperson said. “Due to its size, fl at terrain, sparse population... and no permanent popula-tion settlements, the Woomera Test Range is the primary range of choice for testing the next gen-eration of weapons systems now entering service with Australia and its allies.”

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Missile mission complete

WRITTEN BY PATRICK GLOVER

The Roxby Downs Scouts had two things to celebrate at the Lions Park last Sunday – the birthday of Scouts

founder Robert Baden-Powell and the introduction of a new group leader.

Scott Gaskin was selected by the district leader to become the new Roxby Downs Scouts group leader.

“It is good (to be appointed leader),” Mr Gaskin said.

“I have been through Cub Scouts, Adven-turer Rovers and was a leader of the Joey Scouts.

“I have some big plans and I am very ex-cited.”

� is year marks 25 years of Joey Scouts, and there will be a ‘hoporee’ (large camp) in Adelaide in November, when 1500 children from around the state are set to attend.

Mr Gaskin said he hoped to ensure that the Roxby Downs Scouts were among those attending both the hoporee and next year’s national ‘jamboree’.

� e jamboree will be held in the Cata-ract Scout Park, New South Wales, where around 12,000 Scouts from around the country are set to attend.

Along with those major events, the Rox-by Downs Scouts are also set to attend a district camp in Whyalla on the June long weekend, and Mr Gaskin is also planning a group campout for later this year.

“I have only been in the seat for a month, but already I am seeing positive things through the group,” Mr Gaskin said.

“You can expect to see the Scouts at a lot of community events this year.”

Previous Scouts leader Brett Atkins has stepped down from the role after 12 months in the job, with Mr Gaskin to step straight into the role in his 20th year of service, hav-ing started his Scouts journey at the age of 10.

� e Scouts, under Mr Gaskin’s leader-ship, have already been busy attending Pink Stumps Day earlier this month and holding a founder’s birthday celebration for the fi rst time in Roxby Downs last weekend.

Mr Gaskin said he was pleased with the leaders that would be working under him, but added that the Scouts were always look-ing for more.

� e Roxby Downs Scouts celebrated in style on the weekend with the children par-taking in a treasure hunt, team building ac-tivities and water activities before enjoying a cake to fi nish the day.

“We were really excited to have held it (for the fi rst time),” Mr Gaskin said.

“It is another thing where we can get the Scouts into the community to be seen in public.

“We ran it in conjunction with other Scout groups.”

Two reasons for Scouts partyRoxby Downs Scouts gathered to celebrate the birthday of Scouts founder Robert Baden-Powell,

along with the appointment of a new group leader, on Sunday.

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R eading about an Alice Springs man’s struggle to drive his partner to an Adelaide hospital for emergency

treatment last week inspired a donation of more than $500 from Roxby Downs residents.

Local woman Peta Berryman shared Glenn Torny’s story via Facebook after or-ganising a hire car for him at the Avis offi ce on Tuesday, February 17.

Mr Torny’s own vehicle had broken down at Pimba after travelling more than 1000km, and he relied on assistance from an Adelaide man to get him to Roxby Downs.

� e journey had begun after Mr Torny’s partner, Donna Dwyer, who has cerebral palsy, had spent a week in Alice Springs Hospital receiving treatment for a failed spinal shunt.

“We were there for a while, and she wasn’t getting any better,” Mr Torny told � e Mon-itor.

Ms Dwyer was having seizures and re-quired emergency neurosurgery – a service that is unavailable in the Northern Territory.

� e usual procedure would have been to fl y her to Adelaide via the Royal Flying Doctor Service, but doctors advised that the plane’s air pressure would worsen the exist-ing pressure on her skull and could cause

her to have a stroke.Instead, Mr Torny made the difficult

decision to pack his partner, fi ve-year-old daughter and the family dog into the car and set off for a more than 1500km trip to Adelaide.

On hearing Mr Torny’s story, Ms Ber-ryman shared a summary of the ordeal on Facebook, with several locals commenting on the post and off ering monetary support.

Ms Berryman collected the donations and had raised $580 by the time Mr Torny re-turned his hire car last Wednesday afternoon.

“To raise that kind of money overnight is

so overwhelming,” she said. “One lady do-nated $200, and three kids donated their pocket money.”

Ms Berryman said the Olympic Dam service station donated a full tank of fuel, and Avis had provided Mr Torny with a dis-counted service.

Mr Torny said it was “amazing” to receive the donations, along with cards fi lled with messages of support from locals.

“(Peta) is a miraculous person,” he said. “I just could not believe what she did for us.”

Mr Torny said he now considered Ms Ber-ryman part of his family, and would visit her with his partner and daughter on their way back to Alice Springs.

“I really want to thank the people out there (in Roxby),” he said.

“� ey helped a complete stranger. It has restored my faith in humanity.”

Ms Dwyer, who is currently recovering from her surgery, also thanked Ms Berry-man in a recent text message.

“I am on the mend now,” reads the mes-sage, which Ms Berryman shared with � e Monitor.

“You are an amazing human being. � ank you for everything.

“I cried when Glenn showed me the cards.”

Ms Berryman said locals wishing to do-nate towards Ms Dwyer’s cause can still do so at the Smokemart in Roxby Central.

The Roxby Community Postie Bash committee has delayed its annual general meeting until further notice, but is

promising that this year’s event will go ahead.Members met last � ursday, but agreed to post-

pone the AGM for about six weeks and instead had an informal gathering.

Most of last year’s committee is set to return, while some are stepping down because of work commitments.

All positions will be vacant at the AGM, and the committee is hoping to see new people come on board to replace its outgoing members.

A notice of the meeting will be posted once con-fi rmed, and locals are being encouraged to visit the Facebook page (Roxby Community Postie Bash Inc.) for more information and updates.

Meanwhile committee members also reviewed last year’s grant recipients at their meeting.

� e projects totalled more than $35,000 and included: Bags for the Roxby Downs Swimming Club. Educational equipment for special-needs chil-

dren and mini iPads for Roxby Downs Area School. Funding towards and outdoor play area at

Andamooka Primary School. Long jump and shotput areas via the Roxby

Downs Sport and Recreation Forum. Contribution to the Rotary Club of Roxby

Districts p avers project. Children’s room at the Roxby Downs Hospital. Provided iPads to St Barbara’s Parish School. Roxby Academy of Dance speaker system. Children’s entertainment at the Roxby Dirt

Circuit Club state titles. Public toilets at Curdimurka Park. Basketball systems, a ping pong table and

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A Retirement Villages Bill 2015 has been developed and your feedback is being sought.

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Locals had a chance to rev iew and discuss draft plans

(pictured above) for an upgraded community youth centre during the Coffee, Cake & Consultation session held at Dunes Cafe last � ursday.

Roxby Council com-munity projects offi cers Sasha Yantewo and Kirsten Falt said about 10 people attended.

“On a whole they seemed really pleased w i th what ’s b e ing planned,” Ms Falt said.

“It’s meeting the needs

of more than just one or two groups.

“� e idea is that it is a space that’s available for hire, but it will have priority access times for young people.”

Ms Yantewo said coun-cil would arrange for de-tailed design plans and

costings once the public consultation ended.

“It’s really about mak-ing sure that these plans do meet the needs of the community,” she said.

Ms Falt said council aimed to complete the centre upgrades this year.

Submissions on the

community youth cen-tre plans must be made via email ([email protected]) or in writing (address to � e Administrator, Roxby Council, PO Box 124, Roxby Downs SA 5725) before 5pm on � ursday, March 5.

Community youth centre talks continue

Local woman Peta Berryman with Alice Springs man Glenn Torny after providing him with donations from the community.

WRITTEN BY PATRICK GLOVER

More than 1000 people attended Brian ‘Parto’ Partington’s funeral at

the Tumby Bay football oval on Saturday, ahead of a local service to be held next week.

� e strong turnout demon-strated Mr Partington’s impact on both the Roxby Downs and Tumby Bay communities.

BHP Billiton provided a free bus service for workers and community members wishing to attend the service.

“BHP Billiton Olympic Dam is deeply saddened by the loss of Brian Partington on Tues-day, February 10,” BHP Billiton Olympic Dam asset president Darryl Cuzzubbo told The Monitor.

“Brian was a respected and valued development drilling miner at Olympic Dam, with more than 20 years of service,

and was closely involved with the Roxby Downs and Tumby Bay communities.”

A memorial service for Mr Partington will also be held at the roxbylink auditorium next Wednesday, March 4, at 1pm for anyone from the Roxby Downs community to attend.

BHP Billiton will again be putting on a bus service for employees on site to get them into Richardson Place for the service.

A fund has also been es-tablished through the Roxby Downs Community Board for people who wish to make a donation to Mr Partington’s family.

Tributes and marks of re-spects have continued in the past week, with both of the weekend’s cricket matches pausing for a minute’s silence before the start of play. Players also wore black armbands in honour of Mr Partington.

In Tumby Bay, his two foot-ball teams – the Olympic Dam Devils and Tumby Bay Blues –

combined and sang their club songs together after the service.

Hundreds farewell ‘Parto’

ABOVE: More than 1000 people attended the funeral of Brian ‘Parto’ Partington on Saturday. BELOW: Catering was provided

at the Tumby Bay football clubrooms after the service.

Over $500 raised for family in need

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Notice of an application for determination of native title in the state of South AustraliaNotifi cation day: 11 March 2015

This is an application by a native title claim group who are asking the Federal Court to determine that the group hold native title in the area described below.

A person who wants to become a party to this application must write to the Registrar of the Federal Court, GPO Box 1350, Adelaide, South Australia, 5001 on or before 10 June 2015. After 10 June 2015, the Federal Court’s permission to become a party is required.

Under the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) there can be only one determination of native title for a particular area. If a person with native title rights and interests does not become a party to this application, there may be no other opportunity for the Federal Court, in making its determination, to take into account those native title rights and interests in relation to the area concerned.

Application name: Dieri No. 3

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A fter being performed at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival last year, the � ree Stuff ed

Mums show has hit the road and will reach Roxby Downs next month.

Cast member Kate Burr said the moth-ers had been enjoying their tour of country South Australia, and were particularly ex-cited about visiting Roxby Downs.

“We are super excited,” Mrs Burr told � e Monitor. “I have heard so much about it.” “We have been touring around country South Australia, and the show has been

well received, so we can’t wait to bring it to Roxby Downs.”

Mrs Burr is joined by Maggie Wood and Kehau Jackson in sharing the ups and downs of motherhood through stand-up comedy and songs.

Mrs Burr said she has been surprised by the diversity of audience members who had found the show funny.

“Mums love it and dads as well, because it shows them their wives and partners aren’t crazy,” she said.

“Eighteen to 20-year-old men like it too because it makes them appreciate what their mums do for them. Grandparents also like it because it is a trip down memory lane and a chance for them to refl ect.”

Mrs Burr said the comedy trio had been enjoying their SA tour just as much as their Melbourne International Comedy Festival gig last year, when they played in front of larger audiences.

“� is is the fi fth year we have been tour-ing, so (the show) has withstood the test of time,” she said.

“We really enjoy getting out and seeing Australia.”

� e show will be performed in the rox-bylink auditorium on Saturday, March 21, with adult tickets $25 and concession tick-ets $22 available from the visitor informa-tion centre.

F ive fellowships totalling $125,000 will be off ered to artists living and working in regional South Australia to help them

further develop their practice. Minister for Arts George Brandis last week

announced the launch of the Regional Arts De-velopment Fellowships program recently.

� e fi ve fellowships are open to artists work-ing in any artform or practice.

� ey provide opportunities for two Indig-enous artists, one young and emerging artist, and two regional artists to engage with a leading cultural institution and an international project partnership.

Regional Arts Australia (RAA) president Kate Fielding, said she was delighted that RAA would be off ering these fellowships on behalf of the Australian Government for the fi rst time in 2015.

“� ese fellowships recognise the importance of regional arts practices,” she said.

“� ey refl ect RAA’s view that artists living and working beyond the capital cities should have access to equal professional development opportunities that enhance their valuable con-tributions to Australia’s cultural life.

“RAA is pleased that the fellowships program targets professional development for regional artists that have made signifi cant contributions in their communities.

“Such professional recognition of regional practice can only lift awareness of the quality and diversity of regional arts.

“Importantly, they provide career develop-ment opportunities that will ultimately lift the profi le and capability of regional artists‘”

Applications for the fellowships close at mid-night on April 17 for activities commencing on or after July 1.

Application packs and further information are available online (www.regionalarts.com.au) or via email ([email protected]).

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The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Roxby Downs Auxiliary is hoping to see strong community

support at its upcoming annual general meeting.

� e meeting will be held upstairs at the Roxby Downs Community Club on Tuesday, March 10, at 7.30pm.

� e RFDS is one of the largest and most comprehensive aeromedical organisations in the world.

Its lifeline is of great importance to every-body in Australia, not only in rural and re-mote areas but in the city as well, and the local auxiliary works hard to raise vital funds to ‘keep the fl ying doctor fl ying’.

Last year the RFDS made 111 landings at Olympic Dam – two to three visits each week – to assist someone in our local community.

In remote regions such as Roxby Downs and surrounding areas, the RFDS can mean the diff erence between life and death.

Local RFDS volunteers organise, support and/or attend various activities and fund-raisers.

Activities include but are not limited to:• Annual RFDS Irish Christmas (held in

June/July at the Community Club).• Annual RFDS Giant Auction and Golf

Day (held in September at the Roxby Downs Golf Course).

• RFDS Christmas Trailer Raffl e (drawn at the annual Christmas pageant).

� e RFDS auxiliary meets at � e Club on the second Tuesday of every month, with dinner at 6.30pm before the meeting upstairs in the boardroom at 7.30pm. New members are welcome to attend.

It is only with the valued support from the local community that the auxiliary is able to support the RFDS by passing on donations.

Recent calendar sales, along with the up-coming 50 Shades of Grey screenings, are other ways locals have shown and can show their support.

Locals get ‘shady’ for a good cause

RFDS needs your support

WRITTEN BYRYNEISHA BOLLARD

T ickets for a local screening of 50 Shades of Grey, to be held as a fundraiser for the Royal

Flying Doctor Service (RFDS), recently sold out within hours of being announced.

Organisers Cara Luke and Peta Johansen have scheduled a second screening for the same date – Fri-day, March 20 – and have arranged for food and drink, 50 Shades-themed market stalls, a raffl e and door prizes to be provided before both.

Complimentary snacks will also be handed out during the film, which will be screened at the Out-back Cinema.

Ms Luke said she and Ms Jo-hansen were “very surprised” that a Facebook post on Friday, February 13, led to all 60 tickets for the fi rst showing being allocated in less than 24 hours.

“I was really only looking for ex-pressions of interest, just to get the word out, and it went from there,” she said.

Ms Luke said she came up with the idea for the fundraiser after attending a similar event in Roxby Downs for the Sex and the City pre-miere fi ve years go.

“I really enjoyed it,” she said.“It’s something to do for the ladies

in Roxby.”Choosing the RFDS as the event’s

cause was an easy decision, Ms Luke said, and could have been part of the

reason the tickets were selling so well.“I’ve lived here for so long, and we

always know so many people who have used the (Royal) Flying Doctors Service,” she said.

“I think it’s something that’s close to the heart for most people in the community.”

Ms Luke and Ms Johansen hope

to raise about $4000 from the screenings, and will have a donation tin for the RFDS out on the night.

In response to criticisms circu-lating around the content of the 50 Shades of Grey book series and fi lm, Ms Luke said “everything that is in the book is consensual”.

“We live in quite a liberal society,”

she said. “(� e books) got women talking about things that we prob-ably weren’t really talking about…

“I just hope that people will sup-port us and support what the RFDS does for us.

“� ey do such a good job here.”Ms Johansen said viewing the

movie, which is rated MA15+, was

an individual choice.“People that want to watch it will

come and watch it,” she said.� e 50 Shades of Grey screenings

will be held at the Outback Cinema at 6pm and 8pm.

For more information, phone 8671 0500 or contact Cara Luke on Facebook.

LEFT: RFDS 2015 Community Calendar organiser Cornel Carvalho (left) presents RDFS Roxby Downs Auxiliary president Scott Gaskin with a cheque for the $3500 raised from calendar sales.

Local 50 Shades of Grey screening organisers Peta

Johansen and Cara Luke hope to raise more than $4000 for the

Royal Flying Doctor Service.

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EDITORIALBy Ryneisha Bollard� e funeral service held for Brian ‘Parto’

Partington attracted so many people that the crowd spilled out of the two marquees, which together provided 1000 seats.

� ose forced to stand outside on a day that reached a maximum temperature of 39C demonstrated a strong commitment to paying their respects.

Speeches made on the day highlighted a life

well lived and the lasting impact of a man who the communities of Roxby Downs and Tumby Bay will not soon forget.

One of the key messages from the service was to do more than just “have another coldie” but to refl ect on Mr Partington’s passing and con-sider the eff ect it has had on those around you.

One of Mr Partington’s sayings, “fl y under the radar”, was also shared.

It means that a sense of personal achievement is something that must come from within, not from the praise of others.

However, Mr Partington was certainly not fl ying under the radar on Saturday as members of two diff erent communities came together to honour the man they knew as ‘Parto’.

Members of his shift at Olympic Dam wore specially made T-shirts for the occasion, each embroidered with their names or nicknames on the front.

� e slogan “Shift Four - Full Bore” was also printed on the shirts.

It was one of many touching tributes made on the day.

Sliding into action on playgrounds

Have Your Say What do you think of the current situation with playgrounds in Roxby Downs? Is there anything you would like to see changed?

Dara Toms“I think there should be more older kids stuff at

the Lions Park.”

Janie Butterworth“I would like to see more

playgrounds in the newer part of town. I know small towns like

this where ratepayers pay less money and have far better playgrounds.”

Amanda Hudson“We are lucky to have so many great playgrounds, but they don’t meet the

needs of everyone. Curdimurka is great but not fenced entirely. With kids, once they start walking at three or four you can’t leave them - but the climbing

equipment is good. The Lions Park has heaps of potential with the skate park and the barbecue area, but the playground is

lacking and it needs to be completed with a fence.The school playground is good, it is big and fenced in and there is a lot of

different equipment.”

Jenna Faggotter“We need to put

playgrounds in the new area.”

Have Your SayHave Your Say


Roxby Council is about to move ahead with plans to upgrade the Curdimurka Playground after consulting with the community about

the project last year. Fencing will be put up around the perimeter, a toilet

will be installed, the grass area will be extended and a soft-fall surface will be added.

“� e consultation with the community gave people the opportunity to tell us what they wanted, and they voted in favour of a Curdimurka upgrade – adding in a fence and a toilet,” said council municipal works manager Peter Keller.

“Now it is all about to happen.” Mr Keller said the fence would be up by the end of

this month, and the toilets by March, with new pave-ment and a grass area expansion to follow.

� e soft-fall surface will also be installed as part of this process and will cover 75 to 80 per cent of the playground.

Some new equipment will be added, with more to follow each year onwards.

“We are excited,” Mr Keller said.“We are focussing on a young age group, because

this park is frequently used by young mums who go to have a coff ee and they let their kids go and run around.”

Mr Keller thanked the Postie Bash and the Rotary Club of Roxby Districts for their donations to help with the playground upgrades.

Hermit Street will be the next playground in line for a facelift, with Mr Keller hoping to hold a consultation session with the community to discuss any changes.

� e Lions Park will then be next in line with some big changes planned.

“We are going to expand the Lions Park so the whole town can use it – teenagers and young kids,” Mr Keller said.

“We will add extra equipment and a shade, but again will hold a consultation with parents, families and locals so they can have their say.

“We have already added swings, and we will grad-ually add more after we have fi nished at Curdimurka, which is our focus at the moment.”

PHOTO: Roxby Council municipal works manager Peter Keller says upgrades to

Curdimurka Playground are about to begin.

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Dancers audition for Adelaide eventWRITTEN BYPATRICK GLOVER

C anDance for a Cure artistic director Rachael Adcroft and her team last week made their first-ever trip to

Roxby Downs to hold auditions for the Adelaide event.

� e concert has been held for the past six years at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre

as a fundraiser for the Hanson Institute and cancer research.

It brings together the best dancers from all over South Australia, and auditions are held to select young performers to take part in the opening dance.

“To have the experience of doing an audi-tion is a rarity,” Roxby Academy of Dance di-rector Lana Chamberlain told � e Monitor. “It is a good experience no matter what happens.”

� e Roxby Academy of Dance has partic-

ipated in the CanDance for a Cure concert before, but has never had any dancers in the opening act because it has been unable to make it down to Adelaide for auditions.

But with Ms Adcroft making the trip to Roxby Downs this year, that may change.

“We are a bit special because we are the only school she has come to,” Miss Lana said.

“It is good because we would miss out oth-erwise.

If local dancers are selected to be a part of

the opening dance, they will need to attend multiple rehearsals in Adelaide ahead of the May 30 concert.

However, just like the auditions, Ms Adcroft will make an exception for anyone selected from Roxby Downs.

� ey will be able to submit recordings of their dancing with Miss Lana before attending a few rehearsals in Adelaide in the lead-up to the concert.

ABOVE: Millie and Hayley leap high into the air.BELOW: Jordie and Demi show off their jumping

skills during their audition last week.

Roxby Academy of Dance students auditioned for the CanDance for a Cure concert’s opening act last week.

South Australia’s involvement in the mining,

enrichment, energy and storage phases for nuclear energy will be explored in an upcom-ing Royal Commission.

Premier Jay Weath-erill announced earlier this month that the es-tablishment of the Royal Commission – the fi rst of its kind in Australia – would create the foun-dations for a considered and informed discussion with the community.

“We are home to one of the largest uranium deposits in the world,” he said.

“After more than 25 years of uranium pro-duction, it is now time to engage in a mature and robust conversation about South Australia’s future role in the nuclear industry.”

Mr Weatherill said the Royal Commission, which will be led by for-mer SA Governor Kevin Scarce, would also look at the opportunities and risks associated with the sector.

“Some people de-

scribe the potential economic benefits as enormous, while others describe the risks as un-acceptable,” he said.

“We believe South Australians should be given the opportunity to explore the practical, fi nancial and ethical is-sues raised by a deeper involvement in the nu-clear industries.

“We need to under-stand all these issues so that the community can make an informed judgement.”

The South Australi-an Chamber of Mines and Energy (SACOME) welcomed the an-nouncement, with chief executive Jason Kuchel applauding the Govern-ment’s decision.

“It takes great politi-cal courage to initiate a review into South Aus-tralia’s role in the nu-clear industry, and po-litical maturity to have bipartisan support on this important matter,” he said.

South Australia is host to 25 per cent of the world’s known uranium resource, and is the larg-est Australian exporter

of uranium to the global market.

“It makes sense that South Australia should consider taking further advantage of its existing position in the nuclear fuel cycle,” Mr Kuchel said.

A BHP Billiton Olym-pic Dam spokesperson

also welcomed the Gov-ernment’s recent an-nouncement.

“BHP Billiton looks forward to reviewing the terms of reference for the Royal Commission when they become avail-able,” the spokesperson said in a statement last week.

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Roxby Downs was treated to the MaxineK experience when she per-formed at Chives earlier this month.

The 53-year-old singer from Murray Bridge has only been doing gigs for 12 months, but has already wowed people of all ages.

Having grown up in Tailem Bend, she be-gan singing at a young age, but after her fa-ther’s passing at the age of eight she stopped.

It wasn’t until a number of years ago that she started singing in a church choir.

After singing there for 14 years she even-tually stopped to concentrate on her two sons and later her four grandchildren.

� en 12 months ago she began to take her singing career on the road.

“I was too scared,” said Maxine Kluske, who performs under the stage name MaxineK.

“I didn’t know what to expect and thought no one would like me.

“But all of a sudden I did (start singing)

thanks to my husband harassing me.“I hadn’t sung in eight years, but now I

am performing everywhere. I just had to do something for me.”

Husband, manager and promoter Tony Kluske said it was easy promoting MaxineK to people because she was so good.

He said Mrs Kluske had had to put up with a lot of his endeavours over the years, and he just wanted to give her something back.

“I thought ‘I have to help her fulfi l her life-long dream’,” he said, holding back tears.

“Now we are living the dream, we have fun – it is wonderful.”

MaxineK sings a wide variety of songs, ranging from old classics like Aretha Frank-lin to � e Veronicas and Sam Smith.

� e couple travelled up to Roxby Downs, sponsored by the Veterans Motorcycle Club, and said the show also gave them a chance to catch up with some friends who had told them they should come up for a visit.

Mrs Kluske said she would like to return to Roxby Downs after enjoying her time here and at the Eldo Hotel in Woomera.

OUT ABOUT&

MaxineK is hitting all the right notes

Maxine Kluske (right), who recently performed in Roxby Downs as MaxineK, with husband Tony.

Cricket spectators

Aiden, Riley, Dani and

Jackson Way.

Sarah, Liam and Jennah at a Pokemon battle held in the

library earlier this month.

Chloe, Ella and Jada at the leisure

centre recently.

Ryan Finn and Ruby

Richards at the town

oval.

Aiden, Riley and Jackson with Jamie Way and David

Smedley at the cricket.

Cohen at the basketball court

recently.

Riley, Jasmin and Hayley at the leisure centre.

Charlie at the basketball.

Lucy, Ruby and Lily watching a

basketball game recently.


OUT ABOUT&Roxby Downs Scouts celebrations

Sarah and

Brodie.

Kate and Amy participating in one of

the day’s activities.

Tom, Luke and Samuel at the Scouts founder’s

birthday celebrations held at Lions Park on Sunday.

Enjoying Sunday’s celebrations were (back, from left) Sarah, Rhys, Brock

and Brodie. FRONT: Scott Gaskin with Johanna and Jocelyn.

Sarah Janout with Jaymian

and Jeff Turner.

Michelle Casserly

and Amy.

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• Vehicle registration • Boat registrations

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

All enquiries 131 084.

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Levies apply for businessesRecycling can be taken either

to the Opal Landfi ll orBSH Waste Solutions on Gosse Street

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Toddler Story Time 9am Wednesday.

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NEWS IN BRIEFSnakes 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 con-tact the Wildlife Response Number on 0497 808 315.

Th e T h i r d Quarter Rates N o t i c e i s

being posted this week and payment is due by Friday, March 20.

Australian citizenship is a momentous o c c a s i o n , a n d

all residents receiving citizenship come with their own unique story.

In 2014, Roxby Council administrator Bill Boehm welcomed 39 people from 12 nations to their newly adopted country and town in special citizenship cere-monies.

Roxby Downs is a multi-cultural community boast-ing more than 40 national-ities.

Our newest citizens hail from all over the globe, in-cluding from Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Pakistan, the Philippines, Poland, the Russian Federation, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, the United Kingdom and Zimbabwe.

Congratulations to Tonia Clift, originally from Eng-land, who was presented with her citizenship certif-icate on Monday, February 16.

Thank you to the residents who attended the proposed community youth centre’s

Coff ee, Cake and Consultation session last week.

If you would like to provide a comment on the community youth centre design plans, you can lodge your submission via email to [email protected] or in writing (address to � e Administrator, Roxby Coun-cil, PO Box 124, Roxby Downs SA 5725).

For more details on the pro-ject, please contact Kirsten at Roxby Council on 8671 0010.

Submissions must be received by 5pm, on � ursday, March 5.

C lean Up Australia Day is a simple way you can take action to clean up,

fi x up and conserve our prized Australian environment.

In 2014 an estimated 572,406 volunteers helped clean up 15,708 tonnes at 7140 sites across Aus-tralia.

So lend a hand on Sunday, March 1, and help clean up Aus-tralia.

Join half a million volunteers working together across the na-tion on Sunday, March 1, and get

your friends and family together to clean up Roxby Downs.

Joining this event is a great way to show that you care for our envi-ronment and the aesthetic values of Roxby Downs.

If you would like to participate, we are meeting at the Lions Park at 9am.

You will need to wear closed-in shoes and bring a hat and water bottle. All clean-up material will be supplied.

Groups will then be allocated areas within the town to clean up.

Participants in this community activity will be rewarded for their eff orts with free entry to the rox-bylink pool after the event.

� is is a fantastic way to cool off after helping clean up Roxby, and is our way of saying thanks for caring for our environment and having pride in how our wonder-ful town looks.

For more information about Clean Up Australia Day, or to ex-press your interest in helping with this event, please contact Anni at Roxby Council on 8671 0010.

Roxby Downs, let’s Clean Up

Youth centre focus

Attendees of last Thursday’s Coffee, Cake and Consultation session at Dunes Cafe discuss

the proposed community youth centre.

Tonia Clift received her Australian citizenship certifi cate recently.

Roxby Water, in conjunction with Pipeline Technologies, will be cleaning some of the

township’s sewer pipes next week. The pipes in the areas of Pioneer

Drive, Hamilton Court, Gregory Street, Axehead Road (western end) and Stu-art Road are to be cleaned as standard preventative maintenance.

Residents in the homes affected will need to keep a look out for street

works occurring in the week of Mon-day, March 2, and are advised to keep toilet seat lids down for the day that the works are taking place.

� ose living in the streets aff ected will receive a notice in their letter box advising of further information in the near future.

If you have any questions, please contact Damien Condon for further information on 8671 0010.

Town sewer main cleans on the way

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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

Thursday, March 19 @ 7pm88 Stuart Road

RED EARTH Festival Planning Meeting

Wednesday, March 4 @ 7pmCouncil Boardroom

BUSINESS FORUMTuesday, March 3 @ 6.15pm

Council Boardroom

COMMUNITY GARDENThursday, March 12 @ 6.30pm

Community Garden (cnr Alberrie St & Pioneer Dve)

ENVIRONMENT FORUMPerri Carter 0433 248 627

Thursday, March 5 @ 7pmCouncil Boardroom

ROXBY ROADSAFE MEETINGMichelle Hales 0418 833 818

Thursday, March 12 @ 5.30pmCouncil Boardroom

MULTICULTURAL FORUMHarmony Day Short Film Festival

Sasha Yantewo (08) 8671 0010Wednesday, March 18 @ 7pm

roxbylink Cinema

WOMEN’S NETWORKLisa Hewerdine (08) 8671 0010

Wednesday, March 18 @ 6.30pmThe Club Boardroom (Upstairs)

S tarted in September 2008, the Volunteer of the Month program aims to recognise

and acknowledge volunteers (individuals or groups) who make a signifi cant contribution to the community.

Since its inception, 57 worthy com-munity volunteers have been recog-nised for their selfl ess contributions. In addition, they each have been awarded with $100 to donate to the charity or volunteering organisation of their choice.

� e program is managed by the Roxby Downs Community Board, through the Volunteering Forum, and is supported by � e Monitor and our newest partner, Beyond Bank.

Volunteers have been recog-nised from organisations including Strengthening Our Families, emer-gency services, the Royal Flying Doc-tor Service and sporting, arts and en-vironmental groups.

There have been many notable nominations for the Volunteer of the Month, such as November 2014’s re-cipient, Scott ‘Yak’ Gaskin.

Scott has lived in Roxby Downs for more than 14 years and volunteers for a number of organisations, in-cluding the Royal Flying Doctor Ser-vice (president), Roxby Downs Joey

Scouts (Joeys leader) and Neighbour-hood Watch (committee member).

In previous years, February 2011’s Volunteer of the Month Sandy Sum-sion was recognised as a driving force in the local community through her work for the Roxby Downs and Dis-tricts Rotary Club.

She shows a strong commitment and dedication to the local commu-nity through her work with Rotary. � is has included many large events held by Rotary in Roxby Downs to promote the region.

Volunteers contribute to everyday life in Roxby Downs, perhaps more than many realise.

� e successful running of sporting clubs, community events and many other facets of a community is driven by the passion of volunteer groups and individuals.

Recognise someone within the community who has made a contri-bution to Roxby Downs. Nominate today by downloading your form on-line (www.roxbydowns.com/Com-munity/c-volunteers.html) or visit the council offi ce or VIC to collect and submit hard copy nomination forms.

For more information, contact Ann-Marie Arthur via phone (8671 0010) or email ([email protected]).

Roxby Roadsafe is reminding parents and carers that drop off zones (kiss ’n’ drop) operate in Roxby Downs.

� ese zones are a designated area for parents to drop off and pick up their children from school with-out having to park the car.

� e kiss ’n’ drop zones reduce traffi c congestion and make for an easy school run.

� e kiss ’n’ drop zones are located adjacent Roxby Downs Area School as an indented bay on Arcoona Street, and at St Barbara’s Parish School along the kerbside of Pioneer Drive and Gregory Street.

� e zones operate between the hours of 7. 30am to 9am and 2pm to 3.30pm on school days, as indicated on the signs that signal these zones.

Below are some tips on using the kiss ’n’ drop zones:• No parking signs apply at the pick-up and drop-

off zone.• The driver of the vehicle must not stop in a

no-parking area, unless stopping for the immediate purpose of dropping off or picking up passengers or goods. � e driver must remain with the vehicle and take no longer than two minutes.

• If you are the fi rst driver in line, please pull up to the start of the pick-up line, enabling others to move in behind your vehicle.

• If the driver needs to leave the vehicle, or your child is not waiting in the kiss ’n’ drop zone, the driver should park in the allocated parking provided around the school – not the kiss ’n’ drop zone.

Parents and carers are urged to utilise these zones correctly and be mindful that traffi c congestion in these zones increases the risk of hazard for children and other motorists.

� ese zones are monitored at random, and fi nes may be issued to any vehicles seen to be parked within the kiss ’n’ drop zone during operating hours.

For more information on kiss’n’drop zones and other road safety initiatives, come along to a Roxby Roadsafe meeting.

� e forum meets every second � ursday of the month at 5.30pm in the Roxby Council boardroom.

Keep kids safe at kiss

’n’ drop

Volunteer of the Month returns



W ith temperatures beginning to reach 40C by the end of last week, Roxby Downs

Area School (RDAS) students were in the perfect place – the roxbylink pool.

RDAS held its annual swimming carnivals last week, with years 7 to 12 competing on � ursday and years 3 to 6 on Friday.

Principal Steve Bennett said the day was about more than just competition – it was also about staying fi t and healthy.

“One in fi ve teenage girls are not ac-tive, while one in four teenage boys are not active,” he said.

“People and children spend lots of time doing lots of stuff on iPads and computers and just not being active.

“A swimming carnival is perfect. It gets the children to be more active.”

Despite students varying in skill, Mr Bennett said everyone participated in the carnivals.

“� e highlight was that, while there are a small group who are a part of the swim club, everyone turned up and had a go,” he said.

“Everyone was cheering swimmers all the way to the fi nish… which is what you want, just encouraging them.

“So students that go in races and think they are going to come last aren’t scared because they have seen the en-couragement others have got.”

However, Mr Bennett said the car-nival was also an opportunity for the more skilled sportspeople to be rec-ognised for their eff orts.

RDAS teacher Kelly Harris has tak-en over the role of sports co-ordinator this year, and this was her fi rst lot of swimming carnivals.

Teachers were at the pool at 6.30am on the � ursday and Friday to set up for the carnivals.

Apart from Ms Harris, Mr Ben-nett said there were four or fi ve new teachers that were also experiencing the RDAS carnival atmosphere for the fi rst time.

RDAS students dive into carnival

Roxby Downs Area School has experienced an important few weeks, according to principal Steve Bennett.

A hub meeting was held at the school re-cently, with 22 technical teachers from all over the state attending to discuss and share ideas.

“� e purpose of having everyone here was because of some of the amazing things we have going on at the moment with our new tech cen-tre, our CAD (computer-aided design) program and the resources we have available,” he said.

“It was a chance for everyone to discuss and share ideas and resources.”

Newcomer Daniel McGuire is teaching elec-tro technology for the fi rst time at RDAS.

� e hub meeting gave him the opportunity to talk to other teachers of the subject and go over each other’s plans.

Other RDAS staff will have the chance to further enhance their skills when more than 200 teachers ascend on Woomera for an up-coming conference.

Guest speakers will attend from Adelaide, with teachers in attendance set to talk about all subjects and the Australian Curriculum.

Meanwhile Megan Herring and Lochlan Tay-lor have just been named school captains, along with vice captains Jacques Ellis and Shannon Woods.

Students had to submit a letter as to why they deserved to be captain before participating in an interview process with Mr Bennett, along with governing committee chair Di Gardiner and deputy principal Anne O’Sullivan.

“It is a feather in their caps,” Mr Bennett said.“� ey are good kids, and have some good

ideas to get other students more involved in the school.”

Mr Bennett said he hoped to give these lead-ers more of a role to play in the Student Voice group, and to narrow the number of people involved to make sure the right students were being selected.

BY PATRICK GLOVER

What’s happening at RDAS?

Teachers busy learning new skills

HAPPY CAMPERS: Ms Lewis, Mrs Winter and Mrs Greenfi eld at the RDAS sleepover earlier this month.

GETTING ACQUAINTED: Roxby Downs Area School year 7 teacher James Simmons with Amy Dospisil and Chelsa Roberston

at the school’s acquaintance night last Thursday.

Jarrod Arnold shows off his unique diving technique in

the 50m freestyle event.

The year 2014 was another significant o n e f o r s e n i o r

students at Roxby Downs Area School, which saw its largest cohort of year 12 students for the second consecutive year.

Students performed well overall, with 96 per cent completing the South Aus-tralian Certifi cate of Educa-tion (SACE).

� ere was a variety of Vo-cational Education Training (VET) including Certifi cate

III in Workplace Health and Safety and Certifi cate II in Engineering and Automo-tive to name just a few.

Year 11 students worked hard to complete the re-quirements of stage one of the SACE, and many took advantage of the opportuni-ties provided by the school and the local community to complete signifi cant VET training.

� is included Certifi cate III in Fitness, Certifi cate II and III in Retail, Certifi cate

II in Animal Studies and beginning the Certifi cate II in Angineering and Au-tomotive.

We are excited about 2015.

� is year sees the school’s highest year 11 and 12 en-rolments for the third con-secutive year.

The school is looking forward to working with students, families and the community to ensure this year’s cohort has a very suc-cessful year.

Students’ strong SACE results

Renee dives off the starting blocks.

Joshua makes a splash in his freestyle race.

Jayden shows good form in his race at the RDAS

swimming carnival last week.

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Responsibilities in the role include: • Using knowledge and expertise to fault find on commercial, industrial and domestic equipment such as ovens, freezers, bain-maries, washing machines and tumble dryers. • Undertake routine maintenance on all electrical equipment • Adhering to site safety policies and procedures at all times • Maintain adequate stock levels and be responsible for parts used • Scoping of minor electrical works • Maintain a tidy clean workplace environment

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To be successful for the position you will have the following: • Police Clearance (must be less than six months of age) • Current Electrical Workers Registration Licence • Current ‘C’ class driving license • Current National Working at Heights Certificate • Familiarity with1SAP principles • Senior First Aid Certificate • National Construction White Card • HV Electrical Licence (Desirable) • LV Rescue Certificate (Desirable) • EWP Licence (Desirable) • Calibrated tools and equipment (Desirable)

You will have a proven track record for quality workmanship, attention to detail and the ability to work autonomously or within a team environment.

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Roxby Early Learning is searching for passionate and enthusiastic applicants who are experienced and dedicated to working with children 0-5 years, to join our team.

We are looking for educators who have their Certificate III in Children’s Services as well as either, have or are willing to work towards their Diploma and are ideally available to work from Monday to Friday.

Applicants must have experience working in the early childhood education, excellent communication skills and understand the importance of providing high quality early childhood education for children within Roxby Downs and surrounding community.

A Child Related Employment Screening is mandatory for the position and First aid training will be required on employment.

Please email resumes to [email protected] or contact the DirectorAlana Frazier on 8671 0054 for further information.

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Tw o p r o g r a m s teachin g young c h i l d r e n t h e

importance of team work and physical activity are returning to Roxby Downs after making their debut last year.

Local NetSetGo and NetStart co-ordinator Laura Johnson said ses-sions had been changed to Saturdays to make at-tendance easier for par-ents and volunteers.

� e 10-week NetSet-Go program will allow children aged five to seven years a chance to try out netball without the pressures of a com-petition.

Mrs Johnson said the sessions worked on de-veloping diff erent netball skills, and gave children an opportunity to famil-iarise themselves with the sport in case they want-ed to enter the under 9s competition later on.

“We’re going to teach our older ones position-ing, and our aim is to get them into a little bit of a game play towards the end of it,” she said.

“Our main goal is to

teach them basic skills and to socialise them.

“Team work’s also a big thing that I teach them.”

Also beginning this Saturday is the NetStart program, which caters to four-year-olds and teaches them the basics of netball.

Mrs Johnson said she aimed to provide a fun, motivating and safe envi-ronment to help NetStart children build their con-fi dence.

“Some of them are quite shy,” she said.

“� ey’ve never thrown or caught a ball.

“We do the very basics at that level.”

Mrs Johnson said she was currently seeking volunteers to help run both programs.

“If there are any par-ents who want to stay and help out, they’re wel-come to do so,” she said.

NetSetGo will begin at the Roxby Leisure Centre’s outdoor netball courts at 9am before NetStart at 9.50am this Saturday.

A second round of programs will also be available to local children in terms three and four.

For more information, phone Laura Johnson on 0413 464 344.


Co ob er Pe dy w i l l make its debut in t he Roxby Downs netball

competition this season, but plans on doing more than just make up the numbers.

In recent months local sport in Coober Pedy has been gain-ing momentum, and Coober Pedy Football Club president Ben Buller – one of the men behind getting the netball team up and running – said the girls were ready to go.

“At this point we are up to round three of our basketball competition, so we will pick girls from that and hold train-ing sessions in the next four weeks before starting up a netball competition and hold-ing trial matches,” Buller said.

“� ere are 40 girls running around playing, so there are plenty that are ready to go.

“We will pick our best team and I think we can take it out, so we will just keep our confi -dence up.”

Coober Pedy will play all its games in Roxby Downs on a Saturday to work in with

some of the players’ partners playing football for the Coo-ber Pedy Saints.

� e team has applied for a 12-seater bus and, depending on how they fare this season, they will look at hosting some games at home next season.

Following on from its sup-port of the Saints, AusMiner-als has jumped on board with the netball team and donated money for uniforms.

“We are thankful to the Roxby Downs Netball Asso-ciation for this chance,” Buller said.

“� e girls are pumped.”

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“ It was rewarding watching young guys boundary umpire who could barely throw a ball over their heads

come up to you and you give them a few pointers, then they come back in a few years and they can throw a ball 20m long and 20m high.”

� e league has already made a number of calls to try and fi ll the vacant positions with no luck, which worries Malcolm.

Malcolm said there was a shortage of um-pires in the town as it was, and he had often needed to make a dozen phone calls to fi nd an umpire for the weekend.

He said the shortage was a common but undesirable situation in country football leagues.

“No umpire, no game,” he said.“� e reality is if they can’t fi nd a co-or-

dinator or a coach it will fall back on the clubs.

“� en the clubs will have to supply an umpire each game.”

Having already won a number of golden whistle awards since taking up his umpir-ing role, he has already been contacted by another league to umpire.

Umpire training will begin in early March, around the end of cricket season, with the football season set to kick off on April 11.

Anyone interested in the umpire co-or-dinator and/or coach’s role should contact Bev Zeptner on 0418 846 079.

BY PATRICK GLOVER

NetSetGo returns for 2015

Grace, Jordan, Stella and Naomi, all 5, are among local children set to be involved in this year’s Net Set Go program.

Hanging up the whistleCoober Pedy eyes off title

Around the grounds: mixed social netball

RIGHT: Ricky Prosser makes a long pass during last week’s mixed social netball matches at the Roxby Leisure Centre.

BELOW: Demmy Orr in action.

LEFT: Benn Reid throws a pass.

BELOW: Steph Forsyth tries to block Cassie Weir’s goal attempt.

BELOW LEFT: Abby Hick jumps to catch the ball.

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Andamooka has set a number of club records on its way to its fi rst win of the season over Hornridge

on the weekend.� e Roos won the toss and elected to

bat fi rst in warm conditions, and wasted no time setting a big total.

Opener Shaun Taylor (105) made the club’s fi rst-ever century, hitting 11 sixes and fi ve fours.

Supported by fellow opener Sachira Muthukumarana (35), Andamooka com-piled together its highest-ever total of 196.

Adam Malm and Ray Simons were the main wicket takers for Hornridge, earn-ing three wickets each.

In reply, Hornridge came out all guns blazing, but could only manage 146 be-fore being bowled out and handing the Roos their fi rst victory of the season.

Best with the bat for Hornridge was Glen Shorrick with 52, and best with the ball for Andam ooka was Chamila Rathnayake with three.

Olympic Dam d Roxby RoguesOlympic Dam has cemented a spot in

the 40-over competition grand fi nal with a comfortable win over Roxby Rogues on the weekend.

Olympic Dam won the toss and elected to bat fi rst, and some lusty hitting from opener Tom Krieg saw the Devils off to a fl yer.

Supported by Phil Stacey (7), who was playing his fi rst game for the season af-ter a major knee injury, the pair saw the team to 61.

But then Stacey’s departure, followed soon after by Krieg’s (50), triggered a

collapse of seven for 37 to see the Devils sitting at 7/98.

Some late hitting and good running between the wickets from Roger I’Anson (31) and Craig Nicholls (19) saw the Dev-ils to 7/150 at the close of their innings.

Best with the ball for the Rogues was Ben Cooke with 3/12.

In reply, the Rogues got off to the worst possible start, losing opener Dave Kovac for 0 off the second ball of the innings, then fellow opener Paul Trotta for one two overs later, both off the bowling of Patrick Glover.

� e opening combination of Glover and Seb Holbrook tied down the Rogues batters and fi rst change bowlers Rein Geraghty and Lucas Holbrook continued to tighten the screws to have the Rogues only 2/18 at drinks after 20 overs.

Adrian Boulton (15) and Grant Aitchison (11), who put on the Rogues highest partnership of 30, decided they had been tied down for too long and came out swinging after drinks.

But when Boulton fell trying to lift the run rate, the Rogues collapsed and lost their last seven wickets for just 17 runs to eventually be all out for 48.

Lucas Holbrook continued his consist-ent season with the ball, claiming 3/10, while Glover’s tight opening spell saw him collect fi gures of 2/3 off six overs, with skipper Geraghty chipping in with 2/12.

� is win puts the Devils three games clear on top of the ladder and, with two rounds to go, will mean they fi nish top at the end of the minor rounds and enjoy a week off before a grand fi nal clash against the winner of the preliminary fi nal.

Andamooka sets records in fi rst win

Around the groundsAround the groundsAround the groundsArdy takes a

throw in during his soccer match on

the weekend.

Harry and Archie tussle for possession. Mikey, Oliver and Riley chase the ball in their team’s game on the weekend.

Shaun Taylor on his way to making the fi rst-ever Andamooka century.

Vijay Thangavelu (Andamooka) plays a cover drive against Hornridge.

Nilesh Solanki (Hornridge) sends down a delivery against Andamooka.

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L eigh Malcolm has stepped down as the Far North Football League’s umpire co-ordinator and coach after

fi ve years in the roles.Malcolm, who has stepped down for work

reasons, said he had enjoyed his time in the roles and would continue to umpire when in town.

“I took up both roles because it was easier and I enjoyed it,” he said.

“It allowed me to stay involved with foot-ball after I fi nished playing.

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Leigh Malcolm recently retired from his positions as umpire co-ordinator and coach at the Far North Football League.

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