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By Vanessa Switala

S enior Sergeant Offi cer in Charge Terry Boylan is the fi rst Senior Sergeant to be posted at Roxby Downs Police

Station.

Previously, the Offi cer in Charge position at Roxby Downs has been a Sergeant position.

Sgt Boylan commenced work at Roxby Downs Police Station last week and told Th e Monitor he has been a police officer since 1986.

He said he has been stationed in various lo-cations in the Far North of South Australia including; Whyalla, Oodnadatta, Coober Pedy, Iron Knob, Port Pirie and Gladstone.

Sgt Boylan stated he has no real plans for the amount of time he will spend in Roxby Downs, “Th is is my fi fth day of work so give me time,” he joked.

So far, Sgt Boylan is impressed with the town and community even though he said the road system takes ‘a bit of getting used to’. “First im-pressions; it’s quite a vibrant little town actu-ally,” he said. “It’s amazing the facilities that are here for where it is.”

He moved to Roxby Downs with his wife Denise and has a daughter in Adelaide com-pleting her last year of a teaching degree.

“Denise and I are quite happy,” Sgt Boylan said. “We went out to the Loretta Lynn tribute last Friday night; we went to the market on Saturday and had a look around; we went out to

Chives a couple of times, so it’s been good.“Our daughter is currently at FlindersUniver-

sity doing a double degree in teaching.“She fi nishes this year and if the opportunity

exists she’ll try and come up here next year if there are positions available,” he explained.

Sgt Boylan said with the proposed expansion there will be more police offi cers on hand.

“Obviously with the expansion down the track… there’s going to be more police offi c-ers here,” he stated.

“Th ere is going to be more people in the town so it will be interesting to see how that aff ects the amount of incidents we need to deal with.

“(It’s) a bit of a wait and see situation. Th ere’s obviously the work camp out there but then

again that’s away from the town and a lot of these people will be here to work.

Sgt Boylan added, “I’m sure we’ll be able to deal with anything that comes up.”

“It’s not like it’s happening tomorrow. We are planning for every eventuality but we’ve got to wait and see.

“And of course as the expansion moves up so does our staffi ng contingent.”

Sgt Boylan said it is hard to determine how many police offi cers will be stationed at Roxby Downs as the proposed expansion progresses. “How big is the hole going to be and when’s it going to be there?” he questioned.

Sgt Boylan explained the Roxby Downs po-lice will be targeting traffi c related issues in relation to the fatal fi ve and also the Lizard’s Revenge protest which is planned in July.

“We are working closely with BHP (sic) and Adelaide police to ensure that there is an amount of coverage to assist with (the protest),” he stated.

“Obviously during the Lizard’s Revenge there will be more police offi cers here.

Sgt Boylan added, “Everybody’s got a right to lawfully protest in this country.

“I have heard some stories about previous protests doing things in Woolworths. I’m concerned that people get a bit worried about that because… from what I’ve heard I won-der whether if it’s a bit of an urban myth that’s grown up over the years about what they did some years ago,” he explained.

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Roxby Downs’ generosity will be felt in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia in the coming

months as social media revellers have answered a volunteer’s request for aid.

In an attempt to outsource ed-ucational material to help young Mongolian orphans learn English, Deborah Wheadon approached her daughter and Roxby Downs resi-dent, Jade Quinn for ideas.

Jade directed her mother to social media pages to the likes of ‘Buy, Sell and Swap Roxby Downs’, where Mrs Wheadon asked locals if they had such material she could purchase.

Overwhelmed by the commu-nity’s response and their refusal of payment, Mrs Wheadon ap-proached The Monitor to thank the people of Roxby Downs, and explain Mongolia’s orphan situa-tion.

Mrs Wheadon moved to Ulaan-baatar after her husband secured a position with major employer Rio Tinto.

“I’m over there as his appendage as most of us are and I try do as much in the community as I pos-sibly can without doing the whole burn out thing,” she explained.

Whilst she doesn’t work at the orphanage, Mrs Wheadon was approached by one of the three French nuns who run it, to help source material to teach the chil-dren, between ages of four and 10, English.

She has volunteered for the or-phanage since the beginning of the year.

English is off ered in Mongolian schools however, the children at these orphanages are not privileged enough to attend school.

It is Mrs Wheadon’s opinion the Mongolian Government does not support orphanages, because to support them would be to ac-knowledge them, despite the fact that there are approximately 20 orphanages in Mongolia, and one state institution.

She explained that if a child were unregistered, or couldn’t remember their age or name, they simply do not exist in the eyes of the Govern-ment.

“So these children have no rights to medical care, they have no rights to education, dental care, all of that stuff ,” she explained.

Even the French nuns, the ‘No-tre Dam Nuns’ who came from an outer Chicago church aren’t ac-knowledged for the work they do in raising the children, as they were

strongly advised against becoming involved.

The children’s only real help seems to be these nuns, and vol-unteers such as Mrs Wheadon who go above and beyond it trying to provide for these children.

Unfortunately, adoption is not an option, as the children must be registered to become adopted.

It is because of the adversity faced by those associated with or-phanages, that Mrs Wheadon was so thrilled the Roxby Downs com-munity contributed to the cause.

“Not only did we get heaps and heaps of DVDs (Digital Versatile Disc), but we also got lots of lovely books and reading material and stuff ,” Mrs Wheadon exclaimed.

So much so, Mrs Wheadon faces a new obstacle – getting the mate-rial back to Mongolia while adher-ing to fl ight weight restrictions.

“I just want to say thank you to all the people here who have just been absolutely amazing. It started with me just asking what DVDs there are, because I was just going to buy a couple and take them back, and we’ve just got an amazing re-sponse,” she said.

“I just was very thrilled at the re-sponse I got and I know the nuns there will be absolutely thrilled.”

Roxby’s generosity felt in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Roxby local Jade Quinn and her mother volunteer Deborah Wheadon.

“Apart from the protest at the mine I would think the people in Roxby Downs should have nothing to worry about.

“We will be well in hand to deal with them.

“What we certainly don’t want is the people of Roxby Downs to worry about (the protest) and to take some sort of measure into their own hands,” he added.

Sgt Boylan told Th e Monitor he has experience with numerous protests including the Beverley Uranium Mine and Honeymoon Uranium Mine in Northern South Australia.

“A lot of these people have a short time frame that they can be here any way it’s not like they can be here for-ever,” he explained.

“It will be a very short intense pe-riod.”

Sgt Boylan stated he has not seen fi gures to determine if Roxby Downs has a higher percentage than other country towns for drink driving and alcohol fuelled violence.

“Obviously alcohol plays a big factor in Roxby Downs recreational life and that obviously leads to drink driving which is a bit of a shame,” he said.

“I’ve been to the hotel and I’ve been

to the Tavern before I got here… and they seem to run pretty good establish-ments,” he explained.

Sgt Boylan added, “I think lock outs are a good idea because it protects those patrons that have been there for a while and been having a good time.”

He said he does not believe drug pos-session in Roxby would be any higher than other ‘larger’ country towns but he thinks it may be due to workers hav-ing expendable income.

Sgt Boylen hopes the Roxby Downs community feels they are able to com-municate with the police in an open and positive manner.

He said if incidents are not reported, the police cannot act on them.

“I would like to think that the com-munity has confi dence in their local police to report anything to them,” he explained.

“Th e police are accessible 24 hours a day. You can ring someone up and you will get someone who will take a report and we’ll deal with it.

“I would like to think that people feel they can ring us and talk to us about anything.”

He believes a Neighbourhood Watch group in Roxby Downs will assist the community.

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Andamooka Draft Structure plan to incorporate culture and heritage

By Millie Thomas

The implementation of the Federal Government’s National Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education and Care on January 1 this year will mean changes for Roxby Downs

Kindergarten as soon as next term.

Kindergarten Director Kerryn Jones said starting from term three, session times for children will change so each child has access to at least 15 hours a week at kindergarten.

Currently children over the age of four are allowed to attend kinder-garten up to 11 hours a week.

“It’s kind of a major change in that we have about 96 – 97 children enrolled at kindy and all of them need to be able to come for the extra four hours,” explained Ms Jones.

“Th e Governing Council and the staff have looked at how to do it that’s going to work best for children so they still come to kindy with their friends and there’s not going to be too much chopping and chang-ing for the children.”

Th e kindergarten plans to trial a fortnightly rotation in two groups, where children will attend all day Monday, Tuesday and four hours on Friday one week, and all day Wednesday and Th ursday the following.

“Th at was really to make it equitable for everybody, we’re trying to make it work around what shift work patterns might happen,” said Ms Jones.

Currently, children at Roxby Downs Kindergarten attend up to four half day sessions a week, alternating between morning and afternoon.

“It’s going to be big because children are going to be here for long pe-riods of time which means they’ll probably get tired,” said Ms Jones.

It will mean the Kindergarten will have to incorporate ‘quiet spaces’ where children can rest if they feel they need to, and will have to coor-

dinate lunchtime for almost 50 children.“It will be busier than Dunes Café!” she joked. “Th at’s one of the things

we’re working on is how we’re going to set that up for children so it’s a really nice social event having lunch all together.”

Curriculum will be another consideration.“We have to rethink curriculum for children so the curriculum is

not as intensive as it was because otherwise they’ll just be exhausted,” said Ms Jones.

“We have to rethink how that can work so children aren’t tiring out, but still having lots of stimulation and engagement in the curriculum, so it’s a huge change!”

However big the challenge, Ms Jones said the staff is excited at the potential the longers days have to introduce ongoing work projects to the children.

“At the moment, you can start something with children, and then it’s time to go home. You can come back to it the next day, but often children want to do something new the next day whereas this way, children have probably longer periods of time to get involved in projects that can carry on all day, then they can continue with it the next morning.

“In that way, their learning can be taken to a deeper level. So that’s a really exciting thing about these longer periods of time.”

Th e National Quality Framework aims to raise quality and drive con-tinuous improvement and consistency in education and care services through a national legislative framework, a National Quality Standard, a national quality rating and assessment process and a new national body called the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Au-thority.

“We’re really busy trying to work out the best ways to implement these changes,” fi nished Ms Jones.

She encouraged anyone who has a child turning four between now and May next year to visit the kindergarten to enrol.

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A s part of a series of newly released draft plans concern-ing Andamooka’s future, the

Andamooka Town Management Committee released a draft struc-ture plan last week.

Th e plan details local zoning and other land use policies designed to help incorporate existing heritage and culture.

Th e purpose of the plan is to ad-dress design and planning related issues that are important to the fu-ture of Andamooka and ensure that development is responsive to the as-pirations of the community.

It may also be used as a tool to in-form the coordination of, and invest-ment in, the provision of infrastruc-ture and services while ensuring the protection of productive and envi-ronmentally signifi cant land.

Th e plan uses the ‘land use plan-ning’ system, a mechanism under which orderly development of the

township can take place.“At the moment it’s raff erty’s rules,”

said Andamooka Progress Opal Min-ers’ Association Chairperson, Peter Allen. He stated theoretically, “if you wanted you could set up a slaugh-ter house next to a residential house and there’s nothing to stop you do-ing that.”

Under a section titled ‘Land Use and Design’, a point states, ‘locate residential developments within the town boundary’. Mr Allen explained that while there are approximately 126 development approvals in Anda-mooka, not all may proceed.

“Some of those will be running out of time, some have run out of time, and some are in the process of being challenged because they haven’t been renewed,” he explained.

Approvals before the implemen-tation of the Structure Plan may go ahead, however those approved after may face a diff erent set of zoning and other requirements.

“It’s not a question of meeting

more regulations it’s a question of meeting the plan,” said Mr Allen. “So you could see a situation where a motel got built in town and right next door somebody else wants to build one now, and they get knocked back.

“I’m not expecting massive amounts of those types of confl icts but there will probably be some.”

In the section titled ‘liveability, community and a sense of place’, the plan outlines that it will identify, pro-tect and conserve buildings, sites and areas of heritage, character and/or cultural value, of which Mr Allen said would include the mud hut cottages, which are indicative of early settle-ment in Andamooka.

It also aims to identify strategies to respect and avoid negatively impact-ing on sites of aboriginal signifi cance. “Th ere’s only one site of aboriginal signifi cance that we’re aware of with-in the township, and that’s a grave which is located next to our grader yard, and we look after that, because

it’s another gravesite, and it doesn’t matter who’s in it,” Mr Allen stated.

Interesting additions to the plan state it will ‘preclude establishments providing adult products and services and fortifi ed clubrooms from within the town boundary’, of which Mr Al-len said was referring to prostitution and bikie involvement.

“I don’t necessarily agree that it should be right out of town, but it cer-tainly is a sensitive issue that should be somewhere that doesn’t impact on the community in a major fashion.

“Really at the end of the day it’s a question of being pragmatic because what happens in most states is that prostitution is il-legal, but we don’t do anything to stop it and nor should we, it shouldn’t be

illegal.“It works very well when it’s well

controlled. It tends to lose some of its niceness when criminal elements get involved in the management of it and that’s what happened here last time in the last expansion,” he said.

For more information, the plan can be downloaded at www.sa.gov.au/planning/regionalplans, www.oca.sa.gov.au, or www.andamooka.sa.au.



Postie Bash offer seats for

spectatorsBy Vanessa Switala

The Roxby Downs 2012 Postie Bash has 30 seats for spectators on a bus for the trek to William Creek and back.

A spot on the bus will cost $100 with food, trans-port and entertainment supplied.

Th e 2012 Postie Bash will be on Saturday, June 23 and Sunday, June 24.

Th e inaugural event in 2011 raised a staggering amount of over $50,000 which was distributed to; the local hospital, both local schools, RD childcare centre, youth centre, kindergarten, and a free movie night on the secondary oval.

Th e Postie Bash was set up to raise funds to sup-port the local community.

Th e original aim was to raise a ‘couple of grand’ by riding a postie bike to William Creek and back.

To book your seat contact Troy Gosling on 0419 049 878.

By Vanessa Switala

Volunteers from Frontier Services have been filling the gap for Andamooka residents and other rural and remote communities

in Australia who do not have access to the same services and support that is available in larger towns and cities.

Frontier Service’s program Outback Links has on average 50 volunteers a month travel to remote parts of Australia off ering their time and skills for up to three weeks to assist families in various ways.

Outback Links Coordinator Davida Melksham said, “People living in remote Australia cannot rely on the support and services most people take for granted in the city.”

“More than ever, there are fewer services available on the ground, where people live. With the lure of well-paid mining work, it is much harder to attract staff and labour on rural and remote properties,” she added.

Outback Links is calling on more people to lend a hand in remote regions.

“What sets Outback Links apart is that we are able to carefully match existing needs with volunteers who have the appropriate skills,” explained Ms Melk-sham.

“Probably the most common feedback we have from volunteers is that they have a whole new apprecia-tion of the lifestyle and work loads for people on the land.

“Th ey can come in and help with the endless, every-day jobs that get shelved because less help is available; that might be in the garden, in the schoolroom, in the house or out on the run.

“It makes a big diff erence for the families to have some additional support around, particularly when they are extra busy,” added Ms Melksham.

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RDAS revisits their mission

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Th e Roxby Downs Area School (RDAS) is re-visiting their mission statement so all stakeholders can have their say in the vision and values of the school.

Th e school is asking the local community for their input and recently had a stall at the May Market Day.

Middle School Coordinator Chris Jones said, “We want the community to have input in the vision and values Roxby Downs thinks we should be instilling in students.”

He said the academic side of schooling is very important but so is pastoral care.

“Pastoral care is also important to make success-ful members of society,” Mr Jones stated.

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By Millie Thomas

For over 12 months the glum vacancies of shop fronts both on Tutop street and in the Central Traders Mall have impacted Roxby’s shopping

districts.Th e construction of shops developed by Lin An-

drews on Tutop street recently all but alleviated the consistent problem in the Roxby Central Traders Mall.

It seems to indicate there are willing investors around just not for the mall.

Director and Chief Executive Offi cer of Lin An-drews, Mark Andrews, said the company is very close to leasing the remaining space in the new allotment.

Currently, spaces are being leased by Lin Andrews, who moved their offi ce from the main shopping pre-cinct and Aurecon.

“(We) are very close to leasing the further space to other Adelaide companies which are keen to have a local presence in Roxby. We cannot disclose these parties at this time,” stated Mr Andrews.

Leigh Malcolm, Chairperson of Roxby Central Trad-ers said there hadn’t been any movements to fi ll the voids in the mall that he was aware of.

“Obviously it’s not a desirable sort of look, the more the shops you have in here, the busier the shops will be generally and the more customers it would drag in. Empty shops aren’t good for anybody,” Mr Malcolm told Th e Monitor recently.

He said goods and services that aren’t already pro-vided for in Roxby would be the best options for the shops. “So for instance maybe a specialised butcher, green grocer, maybe a specialised communications telephone franchise. But that’s the million dollar ques-tion isn’t it?”

More pointedly, Mr Malcolm would like to see a particular specialty off ered.

“I personally believe a charcoal chicken place would rock! Th ere’s enough food places to sink a ship, but none of them do charcoal chicken!”

Mr Malcolm said the vacant shop space are a refl ec-tion of retail in general right across Australia.

“It just goes to show that we’re in a boom town, sup-posedly, you can’t rent a house here for love or money, but there’s plenty of commercial properties available for rent, so it just paints it’s own story I reckon.”

Internet shopping and a general lack of confi dence in the market were identifi ed as key performance in-dicators in the poor market, as well as looming Gov-ernment taxes.

“I think there’s a lot of uncertainty about this Gov-ernment and where they’re going with carbon taxes and job security and all that sort of stuff . Roxby is no diff erent to anywhere else.

“It comes back to those issues I think, uncertainty. But certainly internet has become a bigger and bigger player for retail to deal with. I know it is with us, and no doubt the other traders as well.

“I think a lot of the retail investors would be just as worried as retailers because there’s a lot of shopping centres around the country with empty shops in them, that’s for sure.”

Mr Malcolm said he thought property manage-ment group for the Roxby mall, Savills, would need to off er some major incentives to attract businesses to the mall.

“Th ey’ll have to off er some super doper incentives to get people prepared to invest in them.

“So there will have to be things like free fi t outs of-fered, massive rental reductions and deals,” he said.

Savills were contacted several times for comment, but failed to return Th e Monitor’s requests at the time of printing.

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On May 21, 2012 a window at the Roxby Downs Police Station was smashed causing approximately

$2,000 damage. A female youth has been arrested and will be attending Roxby Downs Youth Court sitting at a later date.

On May 22, 2012 a window at the Roxby Downs Dump was damaged causing ap-proximately $200 damage. Th is has been a recurring issue at this location, and po-lice are calling for any witnesses to contact Roxby Downs Police Station on 8671 4200, or alternatively BankSA CrimeStoppers on 1800 333 000.

Th e next Neighbourhood Watch Meeting will be held on June 25, 2012 at 7.00pm. Th e meeting will be held at the Roxby Downs Police Station and all those who have forms to submit in relation to the Neighbourhood Watch could these please be submitted in the next two weeks.

On Friday May 25, Police attended a sus-picious boat and trailer fi re in a domestic yard in Andamooka. Country Fire Service attended and put the fi re out. Th e investiga-tion is on going.

On Saturday May 26, 2012 a male adult was arrested under the Public Intoxication Act. He was taken to the Police Station but later released to his home address.

As a result of an incident that occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning at the Roxby Downs Community Club, two males have been reported for Failing to Leave Li-censed Premises. Over the weekend six males have been issued barring notices from both the Roxby Downs Club and the Roxby Tavern.

On Sunday morning May 27, a blue ve-hicle was involved in a hit and run crash on Wangianna Street. Th e vehicle did not stop. If anyone has any information please contact Roxby Downs Police. Th e vehicle would have accident damage to the front driver’s side and would be missing some chrome trim.

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Linda Vij

Mr Heff ernan’s behaviour on gay bashing doesn’t set a good exam-ple for other parliamentarians and members of the community.

NT

Too cold for night footy at this time of the year. Let’s get back to day games and save the lights for summer.

FFFFFFrozen Footy FFFFFFan, RD

To the squawking Crow from the Roxby Crows Shed. Did you hear the Power had another victory on the weekend? Watch out – we are on our way to take over that leaky shed!!!

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Th omson should resign. And if it brings down the Government, so be it.

GR

Could our politicians wake up to the fact that they are meant to be the high watermark of excellence, hon-esty, integrity and show the way for the rest of society?

CC

Choking on humble pie all this week - I hate pies!

From the Roxby Crows Shed.

As if we don’t have to jump through enough hoops to get our jobs in the mining industry! Now they are go-ing to allow more workers from overseas to take our jobs. I wonder how well they will be screened? Be scared, very scared - this could open the fl ood gates and our own jobs will be under threat. Th anks for nothing Julia! And they say we are the clever country?

JR

Th e year of the Magpies in Roxby. Hornridge for the fl ag! But what about poor old Sainters they travel all this way for a belting!

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By Millie Thomas

Raine and Horne Principal Realtor Craig Sumsion told Th e Monitor last week a fi ve per cent housing and accommodation va-cancy in Roxby Downs is too high.

Citing city vacancies in South Australia and New South Wales as between one and two per cent, Mr Sumsion stated invest-ment in the town would drop.

“Investors aren’t going to invest if they think they’re going to have a struggle keep-ing people in there, or they’re going to have to drop their rents all the time to keep peo-ple in a house,” he explained.

Mr Sumsion went on to say although rental prices will drop also, it wouldn’t be a positive move for the town.

“People will just move out, and move around the town so you’ll constantly see people moving and forcing the rents down.

“Now the rents don’t necessarily need to get out of control, I don’t believe that’s positive for the town either but the town does need the rents to be sustained at a level that encourages private investment in the town.”

He stated Roxby has a lot of owner oc-cupied property, who also need the rents to be maintained at a certain level so when owners go to sell, they do not operate at a loss.

“People don’t retire here, they’re going to move on, and no one is going to want to take a loss,” said Mr Sumsion.

Mr Sumsion referred to the global fi nan-cial crisis (GFC), which resulted in many people leaving town for various reasons.

“We saw up to 70 and more properties available on the markets, we saw rental prices drop by 25 per cent – great if you’re renting, but it nearly sent a lot of people in the private rental sector broke.

“Th ey really struggled because they were unable to cover their mortgages.”

Th e value of house prices were resultantly forced down by 12.5 per cent or more.

“Because the rents dropped, there were no investors in the market place for two and a half years, houses just sat on the market.

“Th ey weren’t selling. People couldn’t move on with their lives and then that de-pressed the whole market and the people in the town. So it needs to be realistic,” Mr Sumsion told Th e Monitor.

According to Mr Sumsion, rental prices at present are similar to what they were pre – GFC.

“Although people are paying more in their rent, the town is far more positive and peo-ple are far happier.

“When rents went down, and people moved out of the town, the whole mood of the town dropped, it was depressing. Retail in the town was just dead and everybody was struggling to make a dollar as far as businesses in the town,” he said.

Comparing vacancy rates to similar towns would be a much preferred option for the Roxby Downs real estate market, Mr Sum-sion added.

“Investors need to know they’re going to get a return, and they need to know it’s go-ing to be better than what they’re paying in bank interest or they’re not going to invest, they’re just going to leave their money in the bank.”

“Five per cent housing vacancy

is too high”

Leigh Malcom as Santa, Teresa Baddeley and Merv Rogers as the an elf.


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Everybody likes having their own opinion and by all means they are entitled to it.

However, as all journalists know, the ramifi ca-tions of using that opinion in an incorrect manner in published media can be costly.

Upon request, Th e Monitor opted to clarify for those users of social media what is at stake when voicing an opinion online.

Many users of social media websites don’t realise

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How many regular social media users can honestly say they knew and understood the meaning of those words when they signed up to social media?

From April 2012, Facebook recorded 900 million active users, and it’s a safe bet that many didn’t know those basic defi nitions.

Th is week the former Coober Pedy Area School Principal Sue Burtenshaw won a lawsuit against a parent over allegedly “malicious” comments made about her on a Facebook page, and two further cases are pending.

Ms Burtenshaw was seeking $40,000 in damages but settled out of court with a fi nancial payment and an apology.

Ms Burtenshaw will receive a formal apology and compensation, after being defamed on radio and Fa-cebook.

“I believe that what was said about me publicly was wrong and unfair, and receiving an apology is extremely important,” Ms Burtenshaw said.

“It was a tough period made more diffi cult by these incidents, but I look forward to putting the whole

Keyboard warriors

By Vanessa Switala

Andamooka Primary School held a pyjama day on Wednesday, May 23 and participated in the National

Simultaneous Story Time reading of ‘Th e Very Cranky Bear’ by Nick Bland.

Students participated in reading activi-ties for the whole day and made ‘cranky bear’ masks.

The annual event saw approximately 350,000 participants in the program read aloud the children’s book around the coun-try.

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cance because it is also the National Year

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By Millie Thomas

A group of volunteers from various locations around Victoria and South Australia spent a week and a half car-

rying out maintenance work for the Frontier Services Hospital in Andamooka recently.

A party of six volunteers arrived at Andamooka on Sunday May 14, followed by two more on May 15 to paint the building’s exterior and erect shade cloth on a large carport amongst other maintenance duties.

David and Sherilee Husted travelled the furthest,

a long 1700 kilometres from Bairnsdale, Victoria as part of a Uniting Church social volunteering link with Frontier Services.

The Husteds are veterans of the volunteering program, having travelled to Birdsville for similar projects a number of times, whilst some of the other volunteers had travelled as far as Tom Price in West-ern Australia.

“As you’re probably aware, Frontier Services covers a lot of the outback, in fact it covers something like 80 per cent of the continent and four per cent of the people,” explained Mr Husted.

He explained that Frontier Services was the social arm of the Uniting Church they are members, and each year they advertise areas that may need aid.

“People volunteer for those projects which extend right throughout Australia. Some even this year for Derby in northern west Australia,” he said.

While the volunteers had never met each other before their recent trip to Andamooka, Mr Husted indicated it had been a positive partnership.

“We’ve befriended each other while we’ve been here, but we hadn’t met before. Everybody was new to each other and we’ll return home with some strong friendships.

“Andamooka we have found people to be so friend-ly and hospitable, we’ve met a lot of people and learnt so much about the place and we’ve shared in oppor-tunities that the travelling tourist would never have the opportunity to do,” he gushed.

Th e group worked hard to ‘crack the back’ of the workload, starting off volunteering full 8am until 5pm days, while in the latter days they took a chance to explore Andamooka.

“We chose Andamooka ourselves because we love the outback and haven’t been to Andamooka before and thought well, this is an opportunity!” said Mr Husted.

“We are enjoying the opportunity to have a look around and met a few more people and ask about the mining and the opals and all the rest of it.”

In a modest conclusion, Mr Husted stated, “People say ‘oh, you’re great to volunteer’, no, the volunteers have been overcome with the generosity of the peo-ple here.

“Our main goal is to come here and provide a serv-ice and we’re lucky that we can do it.”

By Millie Thomas

O l y m p i c D a m Transport Australis (ODT) has secured

a three-year contract r e s t o c k i n g S t J o h n Ambulance fi rst aid kits, it was announced last week.

At the official handover on Th ursday night St John Ambulance South Austral-ian Chief Executive Offi cer Sharyn Mitten stated ODT’s ethos has clear synergies with the work of St John, making them a natural fit for the tender.

“Across Roxby, people, community groups, busi-nesses and industry are pulling together to fi nd new ways to achieve positive out-comes for the community,”

Mrs Mitten said in her ad-dress at the event.

St John General Manager for Commercial Education and Products Greg Clothier agreed, citing ODT’s exten-sive fundraising as another defi ning factor.

“Given their history in raising money for Royal Fly-ing Doctors, additionally for their work in Olympic Dam as one of the fi rst contractors on site,” he said.

“St John is proud to be a part of this extended family, and I am delighted today to stand alongside ODT Aus-tralis,” added Mrs Mitten.

The brand new St John fi rst aid restocking vehicle has been handed over to ODT, and some staff have undertaken St John training to assist in kit distribution.

St John Ambulance South Australia is the largest resel-ler of fi rst aid products and kits in South Australia, and estimate there are over 1,000 kits located within the Ol-ympic Dam contractor com-munity.

A random audit conducted last year showed that 197 of 200 kits did not comply with the code of practice.

Eventually, Mr Clothier stated St John would like to establish a St John’s Centre in Roxby Downs, involving volunteers, cadets and com-munity care.

Ken Lamb, ODT Austra-lis owner and manager said the opportunity as St John re-stockists clarifi ed ODT’s commitment to the com-munity.

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St John General Manager for Commercial Education and Products Greg Clothier with Ken and Val Lamb (ODT) and St John CEO Sharyn Mitten.

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Roxby’s Biggest Morning TeaBy Vanessa Switala

On Th ursday, May 24 the Biggest Morning Tea was held in the Dunes Café to raise funds for

the Cancer Council.

Baked goods could be purchased for a donation.

Th e new Chairperson of the Red Sands branch of Cancer Council, Carmen Jack-son would like to thank the Dunes for their continuous support of the Red Sands branch of the Cancer Council.

This year the Biggest Morning Tea raised $257.55 for the cause.

Roxby Downs Area School (RDAS) will also be holding a Biggest Morning Tea on Monday, June 4 with students preparing the food and it later being served in the staff room.

Students will be cooking the morn-ing tea as part of their home economics curriculum.

Home economics teacher Tanya Schulz said there are several reasons why she be-lieves it is important to involve students in the Biggest Morning Tea.

“Th e most obvious reason would be to create awareness and an understanding

on the importance of helping others and social justice,” she explained.

Ms Schulz added, “An awareness of the impact cancer has on the community is also gained.”

RDAS students will be selling scones on Richardson place for the public from 11am on June 4 for the community.

Ms Schulz said, “Th e Biggest Morning Tea works in well within the year eleven curriculum as students can consolidate their knowledge of food safety and con-temporary trends in food and hospitality by preparing morning tea for the RDAS staff and scones for the local commu-nity.”

Cancer is the leading cause of death in Australia and one in two Australians will be diagnosed with cancer before the age of 85.

In 2011, more than one million Aus-tralians took part in a Biggest Morning Tea event, raising $11.2 million for can-cer research, prevention and support programs.

Th is year the Cancer Council is aiming to raise $11.5 million and is calling on all Australians to assist in this goal.

Cancer Council Red Sands branch Chairperson Carmen Jackson with Ciara Thornberry on her birthday at the

Biggest Morning Tea held in the Dunes Cafe.

Janie and Harry Butterworth at the Biggest Morning Tea.

Happy Birthday!Tawni Paisley celebrated her 5th Birthday yesterday on Tuesday, May 29, 2012.

She said she can’t wait until her dress up party!

If it’s your child’s birthday please email a high

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05

ROXBY COUNCILWEEKLY INFORMATION UPDATEWEEKLY INFORMATION UPDATE

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

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All enquiries: 8671 1154

Opening hours 8.30 to 5 pm weekdays

9.30 am to 12 noon SaturdaysTelephone 8671 0660 • Fax 8671 1418

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Toddler Story Time 9.30 am Tuesday and Thursday

Opening hours

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Telephone 8671 0010 • Fax 8671 0452

Email: [email protected]

After hours emergency

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Web www.roxbycouncil.com

SERVICE SAWASTE MANAGEMENTLIBRARYCOUNCIL OFFICE

“ In the Jingle Jangle Jungle on a cold and rainy day, four little friends found a perfect place to

play. Moose had marvellous antlers and Lion, a golden mane. Zebra had fantastic stripes and Sheep . . . well, Sheep was plain.”

On Wednesday May 23, 2012, Roxby Downs Com-munity Library joined li-braries right around Aus-tralia to take part in the twelfth National Simul-taneous Story Time. It is estimated that 170,000 children at over 1,100 lo-cations across Australia joined in to promote read-ing and literacy.

Little members of our community from toddlers to young school children have listened in awe and laughed at the adventures

of Moose, Zebra, Lion and Sheep as they try to calm the ‘cranky bear’ in a heart warming Australian tale about friendship, sacrifice and learning that appearances aren’t important.

School Librarian Bec Gardner is pictured here telling the story

of the ‘Very Cranky Bear’ using a large screen to project the pages of the book that features beautifully crafted pictures, to some Roxby Downs Area School students, and a selection of local bears from the librarians’ homes, who just loved the story – as did your reporter!

Fourth quarterly instalment notice for 2011/12 rates has now been issued. To avoid fi nes and interest please pay by the

due date June 20, 2012.

Roxby Power payments for the March quarter

are now overdue. Reminder notices have been sent

out and you are requested to pay before June 5,

2012 to avoid further charges.

Likewise, Roxby Water accounts for the March

quarter are also overdue. Reminder notices have

been issued and payment by the due date is re-

quired.

You are reminded that when you are leaving Roxby you are required to fi nalise any

accounts outstanding for utilities and services provided by Roxby Council.

Please ensure you contact Roxby Council to advise of your departure date and a forwarding address so that fi nal accounts can be settled and any refunds or bonds paid to you as soon as possible.

P lease familiarise yourself

with parking restrictions in Richardson Place and around

both schools.

Parking signs and restrictions such as drop off zones, disabled parking and loading zones are specially designed to

improve the safety of pedestrians and

minimise traffi c congestion. Parking on

road verges is also an area of concern

as this practice disturbs landscaping,

irrigations, damages trees and shrubs

that have been planted to improve the

amenity of the streetscape.

National Simultaneous Story Time

Forewarned is forearmedBELOW: School Librarian Bec Gardner during Simultaneous Story Time.

In the centre pages of this week’s Th e Monitor, you will fi nd very important information from Roxby

Power relating to our upcoming High Voltage Transformer Maintenance.

It’s vital you keep the information handy as rolling power outages will

commence in two weeks (June 13,

2012) aff ecting almost the entire town

at some stage.

Within the pages you will fi nd the

expected times for power loss in every

street and we hope you fi nd it helpful

for future planning.

Account reminders

Parking in Richardson Place

Leaving town?

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During the period commencing Wednesday June 13, 2012 to June 19, 2012 Roxby Council will be undertaking a major maintenance inspection of the

Township High Voltage Distribution System.

There will be a series of rolling power outages within the township so that equipment may be accessed for inspection, and repair works can be undertaken.

Whilst we regret the need to do this work, every effort will be made to limit the inconvenience it will cause

Instructions for using the map and outage details 1. Please read the following map carefully, as it determines when your outage will occur. 2. The map is divided into sections representing different zones numbered one to 17. 3. Determine which zone you are in. 4. Read the information contained in this lift out to help you understand what will occur and how it will affect you. 5. If in any doubt, please ring the Roxby Council for assistance on 8671 0010.

Notes This work is required to be undertaken as part of our distribution licence.

Our contractors must work on all the cables and switches, we must fully isolate each work area completely. This prevents us from providing a temporary back up supply from other zones

while work is being undertaken.

The Dunes Estate will be the only area not affected by a power outage. It will be back fed as the transformer that supplies this area will be maintained at night. We avoid having power outages for

domestic areas at night as much as possible.

Where possible, commercial outages will occur at night, or on weekends to lessen the impact on operations.

What’s happening? Work being undertaken is done by qualifi ed specialists, and this work includes:

• Inspection and washing of high voltage cables and joints. • Inspection, maintenance and test operation of high voltage switches and fuses. • Inspection of low voltage cable joints, switches and fuse carriers in the transformers. • Taking oil samples, replacing oil in some transformers, and checking for oil leaks. • Testing of transformer windings and insulation.

• We expect all work to be completed within the time limits published, however issues that arise on the day may necessitate work taking longer than planned. If the supply is not restored before or exactly on time then there is a reason for it. We request all customers to be

patient if the supply is late in being switched back on. Please allow at least 30 minutes before reporting delays in restoration.

• The zone areas are dictated by the layout of the electrical distribution system, and are designed to minimise inconvenience to consumers while allowing maximum effi ciency in the undertaking of the switching processes.

• The time period selected to undertake this work is set by two factors:

• The availability of the contractor to fi t this work in their already busy schedule, and;

• The optimum weather patterns that prevail in late June that provide the most predictable periods for mild temperatures, with the least expectancy for rain.

Mild temperatures provide good working conditions both physically for the workers and mechanically for the equipment to undertake this work and the best conditions to turn the power off, as customers have a much lesser demand for air-conditioning and the adverse effects on fridges and freezers are much less.

The low prospect of rain means there should be little disruption to the work as it is taking place.

Should rain occur then some outages may not be undertaken, and will need to be rescheduled. This work cannot be effectively undertaken in wet conditions.

David Hallett

Electrical Services Manager

Scheduled township electricity maintenance

power outages


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TOWNSHIP OUTAGE TIMESTOWNSHIP OUTAGE TIMES Please check the map

provided for your area details.

All areas will go off once only.

Area 1: Wednesday June 13 from 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm (Roxby Downs Area School).

Area 2: Thursday June 14 from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm (TF S8, TF S7 and TF S16).

Area 3: Thursday June 14 from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm (TF S13, and S24).

Area 4: Thursday June 14 from 9:30 pm to 12:30 pm (TF SR1, TF SRC).

Area 5: Friday June 15 from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm (TF S1 and TF S4).

Area 5: Friday June 15 from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm (TF S3 and TF S6).

Area 6: Friday June 15 from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm (TF S11, TF S10).

Area 7: Saturday June 16 from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm - (TF S12, TF S14, TF S25).

Area 8: Saturday June 16 from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm (Light Industrial Area West: TF SI).

Area 8: Saturday June 16 from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm - (TF S9).

Area 8: Saturday June 16 from 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm (St Barbara’s School TF S18).

Area 9: Saturday June 16 from 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm (Hospital: TF SH).

Area 9: Saturday June 16 from 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm (Light Industrial Area East: TF S21).

Area 9: Saturday June 16 from 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm (Richardson Place West: TF SR2 ).

Area 10: Sunday June 17 from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm (Roxby Village Original Area TF SSPQ1 and 2 and SAPOL).

Area 11: Sunday June 17 from 1:00 pm am to 5:00 pm (TF S17 – Shops Tutop and Stuart Rd Flats).

Area 12: Sunday June 17 from June 9:00 pm to 12:30 am (Shopping Central: SComm).

Area 13: Monday June 18 from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm (Roxby Downs Club: TF SSP).

Area 13: Monday June 18 from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm (Roxby Village Rear: TF S19) .

Area 14: Monday June 18 from 1:00 pm to 5:00pm (Copper Sands Area: S20, S23).

Area 15: Tuesday June 19 from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm (SCP, S2, S5).

Area 16: Tuesday June 19 from 1:00 pm to 5:00pm - (Golf Club/Sewer Lagoon).

Area 16: Tuesday June 19 from 1:00 pm to 5:00pm (CB9 Eastern Feeder – Rural Not on Map).

Area 17: Tuesday June 19 from 7:30 pm to 10:30pm (Town Water Pump: SPS).

Wednesday June 13 to Tuesday June 19, 2012.

Helpful hints: When the power is turned off, disconnect your

electrical appliances so they will not be damaged by any possible electrical spikes

when the electricity is turned back on.

Turn off any electronic equipment, television, video, digital versatile disc (DVD) players, computers,

printers, clocks, electronic pool timers, etcetera.

NOTE: Normally switching processes DO NOT damage equipment; however, it is better to take precautions with your valuable equipment. Some older equipment may not be as tolerant.



TRAVELFEATURE

By Millie Thomas

S ervices provided for the Olympic Dam Airport have been expanded recently, following busy flight schedules and

higher demand.

Changes to existing services include a 15-minute delay on fl ight QF2600, which departs Adelaide at 6am each Tuesday and Wednesday.

Th e changes will come into aff ect from June 5, and have allegedly been introduced to accom-modate busy fl ight schedules departing from Adelaide.

Additionally, a change was made to the airport bus timetable, eff ective as of Th ursday May 24.

Th e timetable now incorporates a bus stop on site at the ODP1 Pit Offi ce, for ODP1 passengers requiring transport to and from the Olympic Dam airport.

According to information, the rescheduling of bus departure times aff ects fl ights QF2627 and QF2617.

Currently, Alliance Airlines runs 25 fl ights from Olympic Dam to Adelaide, and 25 from Adelaide to Olympic Dam weekly.

The new Spencer Gulf car and passen-ger ferry, Australian-designed ‘Aurora V’, has now resumed services between

the Yorke and Eyre Peninsulas in South Australia.

With a crossing time of approximately two hours and up to two return crossings daily between Wallaroo and Lucky Bay, travellers can once again drive on and drive off the ferry, saving four and a half hours of drive time.

Travelers can also enjoy the on-board air-conditioned café, comfortable lounge-style

seating, widescreen movie lounge, toddlers’ play area, disabled access and wireless inter-net connectivity.

All vehicular traffi c, including cars, trucks, trailers, caravans, buses, motorbikes and even oversized farm equipment can be car-ried onboard.

“‘Aurora V’ has been built to world stand-ards and off ers an improved design for a smoother Spencer Gulf cruise. A forward vi-sor has been incorporated to keep the vehicle deck free from salt-spray. Most importantly, she will bring environmental, safety and eco-

nomic benefi ts to South Australia,” Stephanie Dawson, Sea SA Managing Director said.

Sea SA won the Australian Marine Envi-ronment Protection Association award in 2006, and continues to place sustainability at the heart of its business ethos.

Important economic benefi ts are also ex-pected to fl ow from the comeback of Sea SA’s improved Spencer Gulf Service.

“Not only will we directly employ more than 20 people, but our past track record has proven that the indirect eff ects of the ferry service benefi tted many small businesses and tourism operators on both the Yorke and Eyre Peninsulas,” Stephanie said.

“Re-commencement of the ferry service means that tourism, commuting and com-merce between the Yorke and Eyre Penin-sulas can once again thrive, and Lucky Bay is now poised to be the gateway to the Eyre Peninsula.”

Th e new vessel will carry up to 80 cars and trucks and 300 passengers across the Spencer Gulf in style, and cruises at a comfortable 16 knots. Further information is at www.seasa.com.au and a 10 per cent discount will be of-fered to all on-line bookings. For telephone enquiries, call (08) 8823 0777.

I f a weekend near the mighty Murray River is your idea of

the perfect escape look no further than the Riverbush Cottages at Berri.

Th e group of four, three-bedroom units are nestled amongst 38 hectares of natural bushland and just two kilometres from Berri on the Old Sturt Highway, and a moored eight-berth houseboat is also for hire. Perfect!

Situated just 400 me-tres from the cottages is a beautifully landscaped private riverfront with a concrete boat ramp - perfect for a family pic-nic, swimming, launching your boat, a spot of fi sh-ing or just lazing around watching the river.

Th e property has a large oval ideal for kicking the footy around and a huge bonfire pit with tables and chairs for the cooler months as well as walking trails. In fact the property is right next door to the Willabalangaloo National Park so there is plenty of land to explore.

Th e units can accom-modate up to eight peo-

Expanded services

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Spencer Gulf ferry service announces comeback

Inside one of the Riverbush Cottages, where comfort is a premium.

Stunning new SeaSA ferry ‘Aurora V’ is now undertaking the popular

Spencer Gulf crossing between Wallaroo and Lucky Bay.

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ple and are fully self-con-tained – ideal for family and group escapes as well as sporting groups. Cou-ples and business people are also catered for.

Th e cottages are situ-ated far enough apart from each other to feel secluded and come com-plete with everything you need to make your stay an unforgettable experi-ence.

Each cottage is beauti-fully furnished and deco-rated with all the com-forts of home including reverse cycle air-condi-tioning, television and DVD players, all linen, a fully equipped modern kitchen and laundry.

A large veranda sur-rounds each cottage with a gas barbecue and out-door setting and there is also undercover parking

for two vehicles provid-ed.

Two of the cottages are also designated ‘pet friendly’, just advise the staff at the time of book-ing.

Riverbush is in a great central location and is the perfect base for people wanting to see the sights of the region. It’s close to all the neighboring towns of Renmark, Barmera and

Loxton and the many tourist attractions of the riverland.

A discount of 10 per cent is off ered to seniors or alternatively if staying for three nights the fourth is off ered for free.

For further informa-tion please call Gaynor Fitzgerald at Riverbush Cottages on (08) 8582 3455 or visit the web site www.riverbushcottages.com.au.

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Available for individuals, small or large groups and corporate packages. We operate with a minimum

of 5 to a maximum of 34 people.

CATCH THETHUMPINGBIG REDOF THE SPENCER GULF

CONTACT US NOW TO BOOK YOUR FISHING CHARTER

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Operating three boats out of Yorke Peninsula, providing access to all the great

fishing spots in the Gulf Waters

Ph: (08) 8823 2270Mobile: 0400 352 659

South Australia’s Spencer Gulf is home to the biggest snapper in

Australia.

One of the main attractions of a visit to Wallaroo is the great fi shing the area has to of-fer and in particular the lure of landing a big red (snapper).

Your adventure with Mad Keen Fishing Charters starts the moment you board one of their three ‘top class’ comfort-able boats fi tted with all the latest safety, electronic and medical equipment.

Th eir mission is to deliver a safe, comfortable and profes-sional charter that is a success-ful and fun experience.

Skippers are all professional fi shermen and know the wa-ters of the Spencer Gulf ‘like

the back of their hand’. Th eir focus is to ensure you

have a great day on the water and will off er tuition (when required) to maximize your fi shing adventure.

Mad Keen Fishing Char-ters operate with a minimum of fi ve people to a maximum of 34 people and take care of everything, you just hop on board!

You can enjoy fully catered charters aboard Stress Relief and Storm Eagle (out of Wal-laroo) or Recfish operates out of Port Broughton. You can choose if you would like catering included with your package

You keep your catch. The crew will clean your fish as part of your package and can arrange processing and pack-

aging of your catch if you wish for a small extra charge.

You can get a group together and fi ll the boat or if you want to join with others that can be arranged too.

Charters are full day and de-part around 6.30 am and night fi shing is also on off er and all boats also have toilet facilities on board.

Why not buy that special person in your life a Mad Keen Fishing Charters gift voucher?

Visit the website www.mad-keenfi shingcharters.com.au for more information or, join Mad Keen Fishing’s Facebook page and receive all the latest information and special off ers as they happen.

By Millie Thomas

Community airfares soon to be introduced to the Roxby Downs, Andamooka and Woomera communi-

ties will guarantee seats for locals on most fl ights, it has been revealed.

Alliance Airlines in conjunction with Roxby Travel announced the initiative Friday, May 18 at the Loretta Lyn show, at a ‘soft’ launch.

While the fi nal details of the community airfares are yet to be fi nalised, Roxby Travel Manager Mike French said both businesses wanted the community to know what had been planned.

“Alliance are going to allocate a set number of seats per fl ight, it’s not going to be every fl ight, there are going to be some prime fl ights that they wont be able to do that for,” explained Mr French.

Details of which fl ights will off er commu-nity airfares are yet to be fi nalised, however Mr French is confi dent seats on most fl ights between Olympic Dam and Adelaide would be secured for locals.

However, ‘prime fl ights’ such as those late Friday afternoons and early Monday mornings are unlikely to off er community fares.

“From what I’ve been told, and from what I’ve been able to get out of Alliance is they will make every attempt possible to allocate seats to every fl ight that they can,” Mr French said.

Community fare prices will refl ect those of Qantas’ Red E-Deals seen online, however the process, which must be booked through Roxby Travel, has a number of incentives.

These include lower fees and no penalty for changing fl ights, and the ability to make a name change on the ticket up to one day before

travel.“With the community fare, there is no pen-

alty. It means that you are going to save $65 just on that alone. Th ere will still be a service fee, we can’t reissue or revalidate a ticket with-out charging the fee. So we will still charge the service fee.”

Mr French added fees are still to be fi nalised, but will be approximately $40 service fee for changing the booking, and making the original booking will range from $33 - $38.50, inclusive of GST (goods and services tax).

“We will make every eff ort to try and get you on the same sort of fl ight you were originally booked on,” he said.

Th ere is not yet an offi cial date as to when these fares may be available, Mr French is able to take preliminary bookings, a ‘waiting list’ so that when the fares do become available, those who have expressed interest will be the fi rst eligible.

“We’re still waiting for the fi nal sign off , we’ve still got some more hoops to jump through but we’re letting people know about it simply be-cause that will give the ability to start planning ahead,” Mr French told Th e Monitor.

To be eligible to secure a community fare, each patron must be registered as a local in Roxby Downs, Woomera or Andamooka and be able to provide identifi cation of this.

Th e only drawback of the initiative, is when community fares are secured by Alliance, gen-eral public elsewhere will have proportionally less Red E-Deal tickets to purchase.

“Th e whole point is trying to make travel cheaper for the people here,” finished Mr French.

Get ‘Mad Keen’ for Spencer Gulf snapper

Budget airfares for locals

All aboard for a good day's fi shing with Mad keen Fishing in Wallaroo



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• Guest laundry • Family unit• Internet kiosk • BBQ

• 50m from seaYour hosts Tony and Margie Borrillo

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2 Victoria Street, Victor Harbor SA www.comfortinnvictor.com.au

Victor HarborClean, quiet, comfortable

units with queen beds

Mention thisad when making a

booking for June, Julyor August and receive a

complimentary continental breakfast for two or

a bottle of wine.

No-one should miss the chance to holiday in Victor Harbour,

and winter is the ideal time to come and stay as whale watching season arrives.

Th e offi cial whale watching season opens on June 3, and extends well into October, and the surrounding pristine coast-line off ers plenty of opportuni-

W ilkadene Above Renmark expe-riences provides a variety of accommodation choices for your

next river holiday.

Choose from a fl eet of six houseboats, the delightful Wilkadene self-contained cottage or try the award winning ale from Woolshed Brewery!

Wilkadene Above Renmark houseboats rival the comforts of a fi ve-star hotel, and although you are on the river, you are also right alongside the endless outback saltbush plains, just await-ing your exploration.

Take a leisurely cruise along the river in one

of the houseboats in air-conditioned comfort, past spectacular ochre red cliff s, long white sandbars, river red gum forests and fascinat-ing wetlands.

In many parts of the River Murray you will hardly see another person. Your only neigh-bours are likely to be kangaroos, emus, lace monitor lizards (large goannas) or the incred-ible variety of birds.

Book your next holiday with Wilkadene Above Renmark and enjoy the unique unspoilt River Murray wilderness area. Phone (08) 8595 8188 or email [email protected]. Go to www.aboverenmark.com.au for more in-formation.

Whale watching season starts at Victor

Rolling along the river with Wilkadene

Whale watching at Victor Harbour.

Beautifully appointed, Wilkadene Above Renmark

offer holdiay makers a home away from home.

ties to view the majestic giants from shore.

Some of the best viewing areas include Victor’s famous Bluff (a rocky outcrop just outside the Victor township ), as well as Granite Island, Chiton Rocks and the nearby beaches of Waitpinga, Port Elliot and Middleton.

Just an hour from Adelaide, Victor Harbour has been a

popular coastal holiday des-tination for generations, and is most famous for its coastal beauty and serenity.

Th e Victor Harbour of to-day is a bustling regional city with plenty of shopping, din-ing and accommodation op-tions, and one of the best of these is the Victor Harbour Comfort Inn.

Th e Victor Harbour Com-

fort Inn is located right in the city centre, minutes from eve-rything including the South Australian Whale Informa-tion Centre, the Granite Is-land horse-drawn tram, pubs, clubs and shopping district – and most importantly – the beach.

Th e Victor Harbour Com-fort Inn off ers clean and com-fortable accommodation and a choice of 19 rooms, many with kitchenettes, as well as a spa room and two-bedroom family room options.

Victor Harbour is a great place to base yourself when exploring the famous Fleu-rieu Peninsula and Southern Districts. Th e McLaren Vale, Adelaide Hills and Currency Creek wine regions are all close by, and there are doz-ens of chic eateries and cellar doors to explore.

Th e kids will love the play-ground right on the front beach, and a trip across to

Granite Island on the horse drawn tram will bring them face to face with the islands main residents – little pen-guins.

If it’s the surf you are chas-ing the famous breaks at Mid-dleton and Waitpinga are only minutes away, and local surf school off er great classes for any keen outback grommet.

Discover Victor Harbour this winter and stay with the friendly team at the Victor Harbour Comfort Inn. Go to www.comfortinnvictor.com.au or phone 8552 1822.

Find out more about whale watching by visiting www.sawhalecentre.com or phone 1900 942 537.

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Get a free continental breakfast for two, or a free bottle of wine. Mention this promotion when you book at the Victor Harbour Comfort Inn this June, July and August.



The Board The Board that provides that provides a community a community voicevoice locallylocally

BOARD MEETINGS WHO’S ON THE BOARD CONTACTING THE BOARD

Board 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 pres-entation 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 85Roxby Downs SA 5725Mobile: 0418 833 818


Teresa Baddeley • Darren Smith

Michelle Davis • George Giakoumis

Vicki Mason • Gaylene Crane

Mary Lewis • Liz Rogers • Cindy

Harrichund • Bill Boehm

Chad Menzies • Heath Murry

• Michael Esposito •

W e are pleased to announce that after considerable time off ,

the Sports and Recreation Forum is holding a community meeting on Tuesday June 5 at 6.30pm until 7.30pm at the Dunes Café.

It is hoped that after time off , members of the Forum will be willing to return and new mem-bers are also sought. Organised sport these days can be a complex and time consuming ‘past time’, leaving little time to actually en-joy the pursuit for many people – ask any committee member.

A forum of the Community Board, the Sport & Rec Forum was created to provide a platform through which all sporting and recreational organisations can liaise with each other and other stakeholders for the betterment of all sport and recreation in Roxby Downs. People power!

Do you have a passion for sport, your club and the future players that will represent you?

Perhaps this is a way to share the load!

Th e role of the Sport and Rec-reation Forum is:

• Represent all sports and rec-reational organisations in Roxby Downs.

• Support and assist all groups in their endeavour to improve their sport or recreation.

• Support the development of junior sport.

Assist, on request with;• Th e procurement of funding

from grants and fundraising.• Where appropriate, the es-

tablishment or upgrading of fa-cilities.

• To develop community based sporting and recreational pro-grams and services and lobby Roxby Council and other appro-priate bodies.

• Sports administration, strate-gic development and succession planning issues and opportuni-ties.

Sound interesting? Can your club aff ord not to be at the ta-ble of opportunity the Sport and

Recreation Forum off ers?All sporting and recreational

groups are invited to attend all meetings and it is recognised that some sports may chose only at-tend during their operational season.

Hope to see you there on Tues-day night. For more information please contact Damien Condon on 0439 862 784 or Michael Wall on 0447 888 337.

Like us on Facebook facebook.com/roxbydownscommunity

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 FORUM

Rachel Young 0428 671 000

BUSINESS FORUM

Laura Trotta 0412 734 964

COMMUNITY BOARD

Michelle Hales 0418 833 818

EDUCATION and

WORKPLACE TRAINING

Michelle Hales 0418 833 818

SPORTS and RECREATION

FORUM

Damien Condon 0439 862 784

COMMUNITY GARDEN

Patrik Ibele 8671 0168

HEALTH FORUM

Karen Russell 8671 9020

ROXBY ROADSAFE MEETING

WOMEN’S NETWORK

Kath Messner 0438 871 153

Roxby Downs recog-nises and celebrates cultural diversity and

supports and encourages participation of all residents in community life.

With this in mind, the Com-munity Board has established its newest forum last week – the Multicultural Forum.

At the fi rst meeting, the Fo-rum has already undertaken to get involved in two exciting projects. Th e fi rst is a ‘Roxby Downs World Food and Mu-sic Festival’, a one day event featuring performances and workshops from professional entertainers as well as local groups. Multiple food stalls selling food cooked by local people representing diff erent cultures, preceded by a week of workshops for children involving professional artists and local people from diff erent cultures. Th e second project involves ‘Multicultural Youth in Sports’, featuring an op-portunity for 10 sporting as-sociations to hold ‘come and try’ sessions for 10 consecu-tive weeks. Th e multicultural forum believes that sport is not only important for health and well being, it’s a impor-tant method of connecting the community. Th e project is hoped to link multicul-tural youth in Roxby Downs with the broader community through a shared interest in sport.

After announcing their wishes to be involved, grant applications are now be-ing written to assist with the costs of these two obviously benefi cial projects. Th ere will be more information as the planning continues.

What is it about a poem? In these busy times we seem to have fallen

out of the habit of reading and studying, let alone writing poetry.

Yet there can be nothing like a beautiful poem to inspire us to think about the important things in life.

In Support of National Drug Action Week (DAW) 2012, mem-bers of the Roxby Downs Com-munity are encouraged to write poetry for a local competition with prizes to be awarded in four categories. Th e theme is ‘Look-ing after your mind’.

Roxby Downs has the honour and privilege of having an inter-nationally renowned and widely published poet, Barbara De Franceschi, as an offi cial judge of the competition.

Barbara’s two collections of poetry, Lavender Blood (2004) and Strands (2009) have been published widely throughout Australia and in other countries including the USA, Switzerland, New Zealand, Wales, Ireland and France. Her work has also been featured on ABC Radio and Ra-dio National as part of the Poetica

series. Barbara was awarded an OAM (Order of Australia Medal) in 2002 for service to the com-munity particularly in the area of multiculturalism as well as a Citi-zenship Award from the Broken Hill City Council in 2000 for her untiring contribution to an abun-dance of community projects and committees.

Drug Action Week (DAW) 2012 is a week of activities held nationally to raise awareness about the issues surrounding al-cohol and other drugs (AOD) in Australia. We encourage every-one to get involved, together we can make a diff erence and help to reduce the damaging eff ects of alcohol and drug abuse in our communities.

Poetry is good for our brains as it engages our minds. A good poem compels us to delve a bit deeper to best discern its in-tention. Poetry also gets our creative juices fl owing. It forces us to think outside the square. We encourage as many people as possible to participate in our competition!

Th ere are some fantastic priz-es to be won with prizes being awarded in all four categories: under nines, under 12s, youth

(12 to 17 years) and adults (over 18). Get involved, and ‘free your mind’, pick up your pen or ipad and get writing!

Entry forms are available at www.roxbydowns.com, the Roxby Downs Community Li-brary, Roxby Youth Centre, Roxby Council offi ces and local schools. Entries can be dropped off at our entry box in the Library or posted to PO Box 85 Roxby Downs SA 5725, but must be re-ceived by 5pm on June 12, 2012 to be considered.

Th e winners will be announced at a Poet’s Corner event on the June 17, 2012. More information will be in next week’s Th e Moni-tor.

For more information con-tact Kath Messner on 0438 871 153, email Kath at [email protected] or check out www.roxbydowns.com.au.

Th e Community Poetry Com-petition is sponsored in part-nership by several forums of the Community Board and Roxby Council.

Sports and recreation is off the bench!

Multiculturalism Poetry is for everyone!



TUTU BA OUTand

Jade and Sean Quinn with birthday girl Emmie Quinn at her birthday

carnival extravaganza.

Liam enjoyed

the circus

- themed

games at

Emmie’s fi rst

birthday.

Face painting

was a hit for

Caiden at

Emmie’s fi rst

birthday.

Rhiannon and Nevaeh Watkinson dressed up for Emmie’s fi rst birthday.

Kevin ‘Pop’ Quinn and Emmie Quinn enjoyed some quality time together at Emmie’s birthday.

Callie and BJ Platten at Emmie’s fi rst birthday.


THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaper www.themonitor.com.au Wednesday, May 30, 2012 – Page 19www.themonitor.com.au

TUTU BA OUTand

Craig and Sharee

McLean at

the Loretta

Lyn show on

Friday, May 18.

Fiona Kerrish,

Chris Ward,

Kelly Chidgley

and Alex Ward

enjoyed a

night out on

Friday, May 18.

Barry Longhorn

and Julie Cox

enjoyed a

glass of red

at the Loretta

Lyn Show on

Friday, May 18.

Taylee Papandrea enjoyed helping out (and having her photo taken) at Market Day.

MON

WED

THURS

FRI

SAT

SUN

Poker – WIN $$$

Members’ Night in the Courtyard • $15 All you Can Eat Buff et • Fun and Games

Pool competition!

Super Fridays • Meat Raffl e • $5 Pints of Hahn Super Dry Live Music from 8PM

Party Till the Wee Hours with DJ X-Ray • Drinks Spe-cials All Night

BINGO – Cash prizes and giveaways! NEW TIME 2PM!

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Paige Aldenhoven was with Daniel Rogers and Dale Summerton at the Community Club last Sunday for the announcement of the Miner’s Cup football team.

PARTY PERSON OF THE WEEK!Look for your photo in ‘Party person of the week’ to win one free $25 voucher at the Community Club.

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Lab on Legs

By Vanessa Switala

CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientifi c and Industrial Research Organisation) Education

recently visited Roxby Downs and Andamooka with an interactive sci-ence program for students in years Reception to Year 6 called ‘Lab on Legs’.

Th e workshop visited Roxby Downs Area School (RDAS) from Monday, May 21 until Wednesday, May 23.

Reception to Year 3 students took part in the ‘It’s Illuminating’ workshop where they investigated fascinating properties of light and colour through the use of

hands on activities. Students in Years 4 to 6 participat-

ed in ‘Forensic Frenzy’ where they worked with ‘forensic experts in the fi eld’ and provided students with an insight into a range of techniques used to analyse vital pieces of evidence in-cluding blood samples, footprints and fingerprints to match evidence with suspects.

Carol Rance CSIRO Educator said CSIRO visit 60,000 students per year in years Reception to Year 12. She said CSIRO visit Roxby Downs every year in term two and also held workshops at Saint Barbara’s Parish School and An-damooka Primary School.

Chain and Justin from Year 6 test ‘blood’ to determine the blood type.

Millie and Emily test sticky tape with ultraviolet light.

Chelsea enjoyed looking through a kaleidoscope.

Thomas and Joshua worked

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I am a true Aussie Rules Football (AFL) fan born and bred in

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I can remember as a kid heading down to Footy Park (now AAMI Stadi-um) on a Tuesday Night and watching South Aus-tralian great players like Kernahan, Jarman, Mc-Dermott, Platten, just to name a few, play against the Big V with players like Dipper Dermie, Flower, Tuck and Watson. Th ese games were played in front of 40,000 plus fans. Th ese games were always evenly contested. I am not a big fan of the National Rugby League but I always enjoy the State of Origin games on the television. These players play for their jumpers, show pas-sion, heart and true grit to win a game. In my eyes the NRL is a tougher game compared to the AFL but in saying that I think AFL players are more athletic than their counter parts. I wish the AFL would bring back State of Origin foot-ball for the public. Th ere is nothing better than watching the best 44

players in Australia fi ght-ing it out to see who is the best football state in Aus-tralia. My opinion is that the AFL and the clubs are too scared in risking their players to injuries. Th ese NRL players (please cor-rect me if I am wrong) play the weekend before and after the origin. Hell three games in a week is tough! If the NRL can do it surely the AFL can.

After seeing Richmond beat Hawthorn on Satur-day afternoon and hearing the Richmond supporters sing the famous Tigerland song, hairs were stand-ing up on the back of my neck!

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“Leaders aren’t born, they are made. And they are made just like any-thing else, through hard work. And that’s the price we’ll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal.” Vince Lombardi, American NFL Hall of Fame Coach.

Roxby Miners A (78) defeated Hornridge Black B (28).Miners White C (21) defeated Miners Red C (17).OD Devils A (75) defeated Olympic Dam Yellow B (24).Olympic Dam Green B (68) defeated Zodiacs (24).Hornridge Green C ( 34) defeated Olympic Dam Yellow C (24).Andamooka (54) defeated Olympic Dam Green C (21).Hornridge A (49) defeated Miners B (29).

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By Kelly Thomson

In last week’s round of netball, some of the B grade teams made

the A graders work for their wins.

Olympic Dam A took on their B grade counter-parts Olympic Dam Yel-low B. Th e game started looking like it would be a relatively close match up as the A graders took their time to find their groove. At the end of the fi rst quarter, the B grade side had only conceded 13 goals against their six goals. However, by the start of the second quar-ter, the A graders were now warm and fi ring with a dominating centre court combination of Kateland Fraser in wing attack and Rebecca Eli and Cerys Alchin rotating in centre. Th e B grade girls had lit-tle chance of holding the A grade girls back and the score was stretched out to 36 to 14 at half time. Th e B graders did put in the hard yards, with many of their players playing all over the court and out of their usual position in-cluding Nicole Schutz surprising herself with some impressive moves in the goal circle. Th e fi -nal score was 75 to 24.

In another A grade, B grade match up, Horn-ridge A was forced to work for their win by the young Miners B side. In a match that was fought out in the goal circle, the Hornridge girls had the early lead with a 12 point advantage over the Min-ers at half time. However, with many of the Horn-ridge players, playing their second game for the evening as fi ll-ins, and some a strong shooting performance by young Erika Syvertsen, the Min-ers were able to one up on the Hornridge girls and win the fi nal quarter, 11 points to 10. Outstanding performances by both de-fensive ends including Pip Moorehead for the Min-ers and Cassie Norton for Hornridge made the goal scoring hard work. It was too little too late, and the Hornridge girls were able

to hold onto the lead and win the game 49 to 29.

In the fi nal A grade ver-sus B grade game, Min-ers A easily disposed of Hornridge Black B in a match that was one sided from the start. Sally Fuller of the Miners totally dom-inated the goal circle in goal keeper and defence, not allowing any easy ball into the circle. Once again, Michelle Petrass (Miners) was in a class of her own, playing in vari-ous positions all over the court and dominating no matter what position she was in. After half time the Hornridge girls, led by their strong shooter Demmy Orr and ever present defender, Ely-shiah McCarthy, started to gain some momentum and put a few extra goals through the ring how-ever it was no match for the over powering Miners team, who ran away with the convincing win. Th e fi nal score was 78 to 28.

C Grade saw the last of all the teams now regis-ter a win for the season. Hornridge Green C was yet to have a win but last week they took on Olym-pic Dam Yellow C. The fi rst half of the game was a tight battle with only three goals between them at half time. Th e centre court players, Mel Ferry (OD) and April Newman (Hornridge) battled it out to gain possession for their side and get the ball into their shooters. At the end of the third quarter there was still only fi ve goals between them but in the fi nal term the OD girls couldn’t hold on any longer and Hornridge took off with a convincing 10 point win, 34 to 24.

Unfortunately, there is no local netball for the next two weeks due to the Miners Cup next weekend and the Queens Birthday long weekend the week after. However, Roxby will be sending three junior teams to the Country Championships in Adelaide over the long weekend. Good luck to all involved.

A grade work hard for wins

Miners’ C Grade White Wing Attack Millie Thomas makes a

throw-in, while Miners’ C Grade Red Wing Defence Shanrah Davis

defends. The club showdown proved a competitive game.

Overall WinnerDivision OneDivision TwoLadies / JuniorSweepstakes

Long Drive Division OneLong Drive Division TwoLong Drive LadiesNTP Division OneNTP Division TwoNTP Ladies

Andy HighetDamien CondonTony ForrestAnn ShieldsGlen MungurTony HolbrookRachael SchieldsRick RussellNeville PetherickTim CzydelMark DillonTony ForrestRachael SchieldsAndy HighetMissedMissed

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Weekend golf results

Junior Basketball AGMMonday 28th May, 7pm

in the Boardroom at the Roxby Downs Leisure Centre.

All positions vacant. All welcome!

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By Millie Thomas

T alented Roxby Downs local Jaydn Brind has been selected for the

West Adelaide Football Club (WAFC) Elite Development Program (EDP), as well as a reserve for Secondary School Sport South Australia 15 and Under Boys Football Team.

It seems Roxby Downs has no shortage of talented young sportspeople, as the news comes directly after 14-year-old Adam Ryan was selected for the South Australian Country under 16 National Boy’s Basket-ball Team.

Fourteen year-old Jaydn currently plays in both the Far North Football League (FNFL) as well as the Roxby Downs Junior Foot-ball Association (RDJFA), making waves in both.

He was selected as the RDJFA best and fairest for 2011, and as of round three in the FNFL 2012 season, had kicked 10 goals and accrued three Blackwood Footballer of the Year votes.

He was also recently selected as the league team the ‘Wedgies’ junior recruit, travelling to Ad-elaide this weekend.

Jaydn was requested to train with the State Under 15 side after his involve-ment with the EDP and from approximately 140 training, he was chosen as one of fi ve reserves for the team.

Th e players were select-ed from 37 metropolitan and regional football clubs in WAFC’s zone.

“They made a couple of cuts, and he made the fi rst squad so he was in the squad of 50, and then the second cut they did, it was for 25 to be chosen in the team, and fi ve reserves and he is one of the reserves in the state under 15s,” explained Jaydn’s proud dad, Russell Brind.

Jaydn has played foot-ball for most of his young life, and hopes to pursue

a career in the sporting industry.

“Hopefully I’ll get picked for West Adelaide, have to get my fi tness up though, so I have to work for that if I’m ever going to go any-where,” he said.

Already undertaking a rigorous personal training session on top of football trainings, a lot of his per-sonal development will be solely up to him, and his supportive family to moni-tor.

“I’ve just got to work on my skills a bit better, and my training. On my goal kicking too,” he said.

Jaydn will attend a week-ly training with the under 15 state team weekly un-til the School Sport Aus-tralia 15 and Under Boys Football Championships,

which will be held in Ad-elaide from July 21 to 28.

While his older brother maintains all he needs to do is ‘take after his broth-er’, it will take Jaydn a large amount of determination to progress through footy’s prestigious ranks.

“He’s probably fortu-nate enough to get into a good 30, although you’re selected as a reserve, so if someone gets injured you may get selected if the po-sition is right. Th ey need to stay involved as a team and do the whole lot to-gether,” said Russell.

“It’s pretty good how West Adelaide develop the kids up here in Roxby. Th ey come up a lot. A lot of league clubs don’t give that support.”

FOOTBALLER of the Year

BYEJ Simmons

Luke FrancouTyson Hornhardt

Troy MuldersBrett HarrisJ Hackett

Bobby WarrenDylan Dodd

Patrick Larkin

tally after round 5

Ryan Bennett 6

Nyani Thomas 6

Dylan Dodd 6

Bobby Warren 6

Goal Kicker of the YearTally for round 5...

J Harman 16

Dale Summerton 15

Scott Montgomrie 12

Round 5 results...

ROUND FIVERicky Prosser 7Ty Kirkwod 5Adam Homer 5Ethan Zeptner 5Justin Watson 5

Jordan MandemakerJamali Sarai

Josh Rose

Far North Far North Football LeagueFootball League

ROUND 5 May 26, 2012A GRADE

Olympic Dam 24 goals, 19 behinds (163) defeated Andamooka 6 goals, 3 behinds (39).Olymic Dam best players: A. Homer, T. Kirkwood, L. Francou, R. Kruger, D. Moyse.Andamooka best players: J. Hackett, W. Monfries, B. Harris, D. Vanzati, B. Abela.Olympic Dam goal scorers: T. Kirkwood 5, A. Homer 5, D. Moyse 4, D. Summerton 4, J. Simmons 4, R. Kruger 1, L. Copeland 1Andamooka goal scorers: B. Abela 2, K. Adams 1, D. Vanzati 1, D. Reid 1, D. Dodd 1.Roxby Districts 33 goals, 25 behinds (223) defeated Coober Pedy 1 goal, 1 behind (7).Roxby Districts gosl scorers: R. Prosser 7, E. Zeptner 5, J. Watson 5, J. Rose 3, S. Kangars 2, J. Mandemaker 2, J. Sarai 2, B. Whales 1, J. Pyke 1, B. Chesson 1, J. Penny 1, C. O’Hara 1, C. Hall 1, J. Ford 1.Coober Pedy goals scorers: D. Dodd 1.Roxby Districts best players: J. Penny, C. Kenny, C. Hall, R. Prosser, J. Watson.Coober Pedy best players: P. Larkins, T. Hannes, C. Warren, B. Warren, K. Aitken.

Roxby Downs Junior Roxby Downs Junior Football LeagueFootball League

SENIOR COLTSSuns 8 goals, 6 behinds (54) defeated Hawks 3 goals, 4 behinds (22).No results recieved.Giants 8 goals, 15 behinds (63) defeated Bulldogs 6 goals, 8 behinds (44)No results recieved.

JUNIOR COLTSGiants 4 goals, 7 behinds (31) defeated Bulldogs 4 goals, 2 behinds (26).Bulldogs goal scorers: B Cooper 2 B Chamberlain 1 L Johnson 1.No other results recieved.

Name Club This round TotalJoel Harman Hornridge 0 16Dale Summerton Olympic Dam 4 15Scott Montgomerie Olympic Dam 0 12Jaydn Brind Andamooka 0 10David Moyse Olympic Dam 4 8Ricky Prosser Roxby Districts 7 8Adam Homer Olympic Dam 5 7Dylan Warren Coober Pedy 0 7Ryan Bennett Olympic Dam 0 7Justin Watson Roxby Districts 5 7

Far North Far North Football LeagueFootball League

PREMIERSHIP TABLE P W L D F A %Roxby Districts 4 3 1 0 482 133 362.41Olympic Dam 4 3 1 0 492 207 237.68Hornridge 4 3 1 0 336 249 134.94 Andamooka 4 1 3 0 265 436 60.78 Coober Pedy 4 0 4 0 134 684 19.59

TOP 10 GOALKICKERS

Jaydn takes to state

ABOVE: Andamooka’s Jaydn Brind is tackled by Olympic Dam’s Russell McInerney and Wade Hooper (OD) runs to the ball.

ABOVE: Andamooka’s Luke Brind attempts to kick the ball before his Olympic Dam oponent smothers it.

Jaydn is reserve for the South

Australian Under 15

side in July.

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By Vanessa Switala

The 2012 Wedgies team was announced Sunday night at the Roxby Downs Community Club with 23 local Far North Football League football players chosen to play

in Adelaide this weekend.

Th e annual game will be played this Saturday afternoon at AAMI Stadium against a Broken Hill league team before the Port Adelaide versus Carlton Australian Football League (AFL) night game.

Five reserve players were also selected and in keeping with tradition, a promising junior player was also sleceted to accompany the team.

Andamooka Football Club and budding junior footballer Jaydn Brind will be travelling to Adelaide with the senior

players to gain experience. Far North Football League President Barry Mitchell said,

“It’s more than playing at AAMI Stadium, it’s representing the town, district and Far North Football League.”

He referred to the annual event as a “massive occasion.”“Th is league is outstanding,” Mr Mitchell added. Graham Warren who is heavily involved with the Far

North Football League said “23 of the best” were chosen for the Wedgies team.

He added, “Th ere’s nothing better than playing associa-tion footy!”

Craig Wyatt is this year’s coach of the Wedgies team this year after coaching Andamooka in 2011 and 2010.

Wedgies team members this year include Roxby Downs Districts Sporting Club players; Spencer Crafter, Daniel

Pegler, Jordan Mandermaker, Craig Hall, Chris Gibson, Jamali Sarai, Justin Watson and Cody Kenny. Olympic Dam Football Club players include; Nathan Gregor, Jason Nein-dorf, Ryan Bennett and Dale Summerton. Players chosen for the Wedgies team from Hornridge Football Club are Bradley Cooper, Nyani Th omas, Joel Harman, Trent Grosser, Chris Jurek, Nigel Tutthil, Bowde Kelly and Captain Ben Casey. Andamooka Football Club players who were chosen include; Matthew Treloar, Brett Harris and Warick Monfries.

Olympic Dam player Daniel Rogers unfortunately did not make the team this year due to injury. He would have ac-companied Roxby Districts player Cody Kenny as the only two players to have made the Wedgies team all fi ve years in a row. He will still be travelling to Adelaide this weekend to coach the junior game.

Team announced for 2012 Miner’s Cup clash

ABOVE: Eight Roxby Districts football players, four Olympic Dam, eight Hornridge and three Andamooka players make up the 2012 Wedgies team. Most players are pictured here with coach Craig Wyatt, Assistant coach Shane Moroney and club man Rob Kraack.

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