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Volume 4, Thursday 29th November, 2007

TOWNHOUSEFIGHT

LOOMSWritten by

Les Rochester

R esidents along Stuart Road are up in arms about a proposed new development for 60 two

storey townhouses that are planned to be built along their backyard fence line.

A development application was posted on the inside windows of the Roxby Downs Council office two weeks ago outlining the plans for the townhouse cluster in Grevillea Close, a street back from the southern side of that section of Stuart Road opposite the Tutop Plaza shops.

Public submissions objecting to the plan closed with the council yesterday.

The plans were developed by McCracken Homes on behalf of BHP Billiton.

Th e project includes 47 two storey 2 bedroom units, 10 two storey 3 bedroom units and 3 two storey 2 bedroom units for disabled residents.

One concerned resident Sue Penglase said residents along that section of Stuart road have met to discuss the problems the development will cause.

“They’re all outraged about it,” she said.

“We bought these homes because they

had scrub behind them with wildlife and they gave us a sense of privacy.

“Now that’s been blown away because the townhouses will have second fl oor north facing balconies that will look straight into our backyards.

“According to the plans I’ll have six balconies looking straight in to our swim-ming pool where our children play for most of the year,” Ms Penglase said.

“What makes my blood boil is that we only got the letter from the Administrator Bill Boehm about halfway through the process and we weren’t allowed to get copies of the plans so we could research them properly.

Another resident who did not want to be identifi ed supported the comments of Ms Penglase.

“We’re all ropeable,” he said.“I have young children who play in the

backyard and once these things are built you wont know who’s looking at them.

“I’ve taken down as much detail as pos-sible so I could take it down to my lawyer in Port Pirie who I’ll get to represent me at the public hearings,” he said.

Th e development application calls on those making a submission to indicate whether they wish to appear in person or have their representative appear at the public hearings.

No date has been set for those hearings.

Festival of Trees has opened at the local gallery. Some photos of the trees are on Page 10 of today’s paper.

Above: Scott Barber a mine contract worker at Olympic Dam for Boart Longyear about to leave the Roxby Downs Polling booths at last weekend’s historic ALP win.

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“Th ey are breeding like rabbits, not bilbies!”

That is what Arid Recovery Ecologist Helen Crisp had to say about the bilbies outside the Arid Recovery fence last week, with all 11 females sporting pouch young.

“All of the female bilbies we have recaptured had pouch young,” Ms Crisp said.

“Each had a single baby, except for one, which had twins, this is quite common for bilbies, who normally have only one or two young at a time,” she said.

Th e babies are all six to seven cm long, which, according to Ms Crisp, means they are around six weeks old.

“Th at is great news as it means they must have been breeding almost as soon as they were released,” Ms Crisp said.

“We are planning to remove the transmitters from the adult bilbies in December, they will eventually go onto the young so we can track them to see if there is any diff erence between the young of the trained and untrained bilbies.

“It will be interesting to see if the predator trained bilbies pass on those learned traits to their young,” she said.

Ms Crisp said all of the bilbies are in good to excellent condition, and all have put on weight.

“We still have 18 of the original 20 bilbies and they are doing very well.

“By December the young will be out of their pouches and at foot, but quite independent.

“It has been very exciting and an excellent result,” she said.

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The Duracell Australian Toy Survey just released reveals boys are receiving 25% more pocket

money than girls.

Australian children are given pocket money from the age of six, giving rise to a monetary discrepancy between the sexes that follows them into the workplace where men, on average earn 11% more than their female counterparts.

40% of Australian kids aged between fi ve and 10 are receiving pocket money on a weekly basis, with an average ‘income’ of $20-25 per month.

Encouragingly, saving the cash dolled out by their parents is a priority for almost half of the children surveyed, who manage to resist breaking into the piggy bank for more than two months.

When spending their modest income,

over a third of kids make toys their number one choice versus fast food or sweets which ranked fourth, making up only 13% of pocket money spend.

Surprisingly, mobile and phonecards were even lower at a mere 1%.

Flavio Palumbo, Duracell Group Business Manager said: “Th e results have revealed some interesting facts about the spending habits of Australian kids, who are choosing to spend their money on toys, unlike in Europe, where the survey revealed junk food ranked number one in many countries.

“Th ey understand how to get the most enjoyment out of their leisure time with an increased awareness of what saving will deliver,” he said.

Th e Australian Toy Survey interviewed kids aged 5 to 10 years with an even bal-ance of both boys and girls.

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A fi re gutted a house at Andamooka last week causing $217,000 damage. Both the Andamooka and Roxby Downs CFS units

attended. No one was injured in the fi re.

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Andamooka’s permanent water supply pipeline has officially been commissioned.

Volunteers and the Andamooka Progress and Opal Miners Association celebrated the offi cial opening this week and witnessed the first piped water into the town from the BHP Billiton Desalination plant at Olympic Dam.

APOMA built a water dispensing unit on the left hand approach to the town which will be used by residents to get their water supplies.

Water is passed through an Ultra-violet treatment plant inside the container, and is then dispensed via an overhead pipe to fi ll up water trucks or small containers.

Residents are now using a type of credit card to access the water.

They can buy water credits then use the swipe card to draw down the amount of water they need.

Th e cost of the pipeline and associ-ated facilities was $450,000 which came from a state government grant.

However APOMA estimates that its members have donated more than

$600,000 in time, eff ort and machinery to get the job done.

Th e pipeline is expected to have a lifetime of 30 years so APOMA needs to ensure it has enough money to replace the pipeline in the future.

APOMA will do that by adding in the costs to the water, but it is still expected to be cheaper than what it has been in the past.

APOMA thanked the government for their commitment to the project and to BHP Billiton for their help in getting the pipeline and the connections in place at the desalination plant.

APOMA overcame huge hurdles to get the water supply into Andamooka.

One of its biggest hurdles was the approach it made to the environment along the route.

Volunteers were extremely careful and slow so they didn’t harm the envi-ronment especially the sensitive sand dunes.

Th e town had been negotiating for more than 20 years to get a permanent water supply for Andamooka and now the taps are fi nally fl owing.

Oxiana the operator of the Prominent Hill mine 130 kilometres north of Roxby Downs has fl own to the aid of the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

Th e company has entered into a major new partnership worth $280,000 with the iconic Service.

Oxiana’s fi nancial package will be used by the RFDS to fi nance the purchase of new aircraft and vital medical equipment.

Each new medically equipped Pilatus PC-12 aircraft costs the RFDS $6 million and over the next 5 years RFDS Central Operations, which covers South Australia and the Northern Territory, will need to spend in the order of $40 million updating its fl eet, purchasing new medical equipment and fi nancing operating base upgrades.

Oxiana Chief Executive and Managing Director, Owen Hegarty said health and safety is of the utmost impor-tance to Oxiana and the company sees its contribution as a direct means of supporting its own staff at Prominent Hill and the broader community at large, which will also

benefi t.RFDS General Manager, Public Relations and

Marketing John Tobin said the RFDS is extremely grateful to Oxiana for its increased level of support for the RFDS. “Th rough its programs in Australia and Laos, where it also has a substantial operation, Oxiana has made a very demonstrable commitment to supporting important community initiatives.

“In the case of the RFDS, Oxiana’s contribution will help to ensure that our crews can continue to provide timely emergency evacuations whilst expanding the range of preventative health care services that we provide to rural and remote communities.”

Th is year the RFDS will make around 250,000 patient contacts across Australia, which equates to a new patient every 2 minutes.

Th e RFDS has a national fl eet of 50 aircraft of which 7 are based in South Australia at Port Augusta and Adelaide.

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One of Roxby’s most successful busi-nesses is up for grabs, Lunch on the Run is for sale.

“I’m sad to be letting the business go,” owner Vicki Visser said.

“But I have to for family reasons.“We have built this business up from

nothing, to a thriving, growing enterprise, whoever buys it will be purchasing a really great business,” she said.

A month ago Lunch on the Run added another string to its bow, purchasing a mobile van to service the Olympic Dam mine.

“Th e food van has been a great success,” Ms Visser said.

“It has been very well received and supported, and the demand keeps on growing.

“We started this business because there

was a need in the town for it.“I’ve been here for years and there was

nowhere you could duck in to buy a pie and a donut before.

“Th e key to the success of Lunch on the Run has been dedication, hard work, value for money, prompt, friendly service and providing a good clean place, there is never any doubt about the food.

“Running a successful business is about giving a community what it needs, we have done that and that is why we have suc-ceeded where others have not,” she said.

Th e sale of Lunch on the Run is being handled by Raine and Horne.

Prospective buyers will need to be quick, a lot of interest has been shown in the property after only a week on the market, wait another week and it may already be gone.

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Ms Penglase said the panel hearing the submissions will consist of two men, the Administrator Bill Boehm and his plan-ning consultant from Whyalla Stewart Payne.

“I called Mr Payne and asked him if there was an appeals process and he told me no,” Ms Penglase said.

“I was very disappointed with that call because he failed to answer any of my questions which left me in despair.

“So we’re going to band together down here in Stuart Road and if it takes lying in front of the bulldozers then we’re going to do it.

“What an unsuitable place for such a development. I mean its not as though BHP Billiton is short of land.

“We’re going to take it to them and shake some sense into them,” she said.

Th e reason the company has incorpo-rated 3 two storey 2 bedroom units for the disabled is because it has to under a specifi c section of the South Australian Housing Code.

Th is section stipulates that when an application for grouped housing for more than 20 dwellings is submitted then 5% of those dwellings must be compliant for the physically disabled.

Th at represents 1 unit for every 20 to be built.

Th e Monitor has been told by a building inspector working for a Local government authority in South Australia that the pro-posed building plans for the disabled units

must strictly comply with the Australian Building Code section 1428.1.

Th e code sets out numerous regulations for the provision of external and internal facilities for the disabled.

On examination of the plans for the disabled units as proposed by BHP Billiton through McCracken homes they appear to be exactly the same as the 47 able bodied units planned except for an external chairlift along the stairwell.

Th e building inspector said the plans for the disabled units must include the installation of sliding doors in the place of hinged interior doors, lowering of light switches, the modifi cation of kitchen cabi-nets to permit access of legs and front of wheelchair beneath the kitchen benches and the installation of bench-top ovens and hot plates at the appropriate height.

Also there should be the conversion of sash windows to windout or sliding windows, the lowering of wall cupboards and the removal of the bath from the bathroom and installation of a shower recess large enough for a wheelchair.

There should also be provision of handrails near the shower and toilet, the installation of “telephone-shower nozzles” and the lowering of shaving cabinet, shower taps, and other bathroom fi ttings.

All of the 60 two storey units will be built from hardiplank with a colorbond roof.

Shop at Roxby Traders Mitre 10 in the next few weeks and go into a draw to win thousands of dollars worth of prizes.

That’s the offer the local store is extending to its customers this year, $30 will gain you an entry, and you can enter as often as you like.

1st prize will be a seven piece out-door timber setting, valued at almost $1,200.

2nd prize will be a Fisher and Paykel Dishwasher, valued at around $800.

3rd prize will be Whirlpool Microwave, valued $490.

“The everyday, run-of-the-mill

customer doesn’t get many giveaways, and we appreciate every customer that comes through the door,” Manager Michelle Gillings said.

“Anyone who spends $30 at Mitre 10 before December 20 will be able to go in the draw,” she said.

Ms Gillings said she walked around the store and tried to imagine what people might like for Christmas.

“We really tried to choose things that people would use.

“We would like to extend Christmas wishes to the Roxby Downs community and thank everyone who supported us during the year,” she said.

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While it is always a good idea for any adult to have an up to date Will, it is even more important to do so should you own a home and/ or have children.

If you are married or have a defacto partner and have a child or children and pass away without having a current Will, your estate will pass as to the fi rst $10,000 plus half of the remainder to your spouse with the remaining half to be divided amongst your children.

Th is division of assets rarely refl ects the intentions of a deceased person. Indeed, if someone dies at a relatively young age, the passing of half of their estate to their infant children can impose considerable fi nancial hardship upon their surviving spouse, potentially forcing the surviving spouse to sell the family home in order to satisfy the entitlements of the surviving children.

Accordingly, while it is important for all adults to have a Will, it is extremely important for those who own homes and have children or are likely to have children in the future to have an up to date Will.

It is also important to remember that even if you have a valid Will, that Will will be revoked should you marry (unless it is drafted in contemplation of marriage) and you will need to execute a new Will to refl ect your current circumstances.

Another situation in which the failure to update your Will can have unintended consequences is where you are separated but not divorced from a lawful spouse. As it is not possible to obtain a legal divorce until 12 months have passed after a separation, it is important to re-draft your Will upon separation if you do not intend the spouse from whom you have separated to receive half of your estate. It is only upon a formal decree of divorce being made that any gifts in favour of your ex-spouse in your Will are automatically revoked.

Only a valid and up to date Will enables you to dis-tribute your assets.

Nic Kernahan and Emma Wilkinson of Johnston Withers, Barristers & Solicitors, will next be in attend-ance at Roxby Downs on the 5th December 2007 and are available to assist with your Will and advise on estate planning.

After hours appointments available.Telephone: 8231 1110 (Adelaide – Nic Kernahan)

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The 2007 Career Employment Group Apprentice Awards Night was held at the Roxby Tavern on Friday 16 November 2007 at 6:30pm.

The annual CEG Awards night celebrates the achievements of the apprentices who have been nomi-nated for awards and recognised for their hard work and outstanding eff orts in their chosen fi elds over the past year.

The night was a great success, and well-attended by apprentices, their supervisors from BHP and the contractor community, family and partners.

Th e winners of the awards and

prizes were:BHP Apprentice of the Year:

David Kaminski, a 3rd year Electrical apprentice; Contractor Community Apprentice of the Year: Luke Higgins, a 4th year Auto Electrical apprentice from Sandvik; BHP Merit Award: Callan Miller, a 3rd year Fitter apprentice; Contractor Community Merit Award: Alison Crompton, a 3rd year Chef apprentice at Roxby Tavern; First Year Apprentice of the Year: Terry Clancy, a 1st year Fitter apprentice at BHP.

All of these apprentices have shown tremendous talent and excel-lence in their chosen fi elds, and we

congratulate each of them on their achievements.

The invaluable contribution of workplace mentors to the success of these budding tradespeople was also recognised on the night, with two awards for Supervisor of the Year.

BHP Supervisor award: Andrew Stirratt (“Beast”); Contractor Community award: David Ward of Sandvik.

CEG would like to congratulate all nominees, runners up, winners, supervisors and host employers on their accomplishments, and thank everyone for attending and being part of an important evening.

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Above: Contractor’s Apprentice of the Year, Luke Higgins and BHP Billiton Apprentice of the Year, David Kaminski at the recent award presentations.

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Alliance Airlines, which has the contract to fl y into Olympic Dam for its passenger service, has changed the way it does business at the Adelaide airport.

From Saturday all Alliance fl ights will fl y into and out of the Qantas terminal at the Adelaide airport.

All reservations and ticketing will be handled by Qantas, including all online reservations and bookings.

General Manager Ken Crawford said it was purely a business decision to move

away from Virgin Blue to Qantas.“It will be a seamless transition with

all of our computer information being transferred over to Qantas,” he said.

“What I do ask is that passengers who have booked fl ights on the old system from December the 1st onwards, they need to reconfi rm their bookings by calling Qantas on 131313.

“We will guarantee all fl ights booked, no one will miss out, it’s just we’re changing our booking agent and the terminals from which we operate,” he said.

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Th e Strengthening Our Families group and Arid Recovery have picked up awards at the recent SA Great ceremony for the northern Flinders Ranges region.

Strengthening Our Families sponsored by BHP Billiton won an award in the social category whilst Arid Recovery, now a dual winner of the award, won the environment and science section.

Established in 2006 Strengthening Our Families provides support and assistance to new and existing families with young children who live without the usual family networks.

Roxby Downs Health Services Executive Offi cer Janine Connell said this is a fantastic local program which aims to address social isolation for young fam-ilies in Roxby Downs, Andamooka and Woomera and this award recognises the great work by every-one with the program.

“In this program parents can access pracitcal and emotional support, linking parents with health and support services and generally have a friendly and welcoming contact,” BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam Community Relations Manager, Vivienne Lambert said.

“With the local volunteers and caring we are able to create an environment where parents can man-age the demands of their role in a self suffi ciant way without intensive ongoing support,” Ms Lambert said.

“Th ere is a great sense of pride within our com-munity and the fantastic work of our volunteers makes young families, and in turn our local com-munity stronger.”

Roxby groups get awards


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Regional South Australia is enjoy-ing the benefi ts of a surging tide in major project investment.

Deputy Premier Kevin Foley says the booming resources sector, defence industry and infrastructure developments had taken the value of major developments in South Australia to almost $45 billion.

“The regions are not missing out in this investment and jobs bonanza,” Mr Foley said.

“Billions of dollars of resource exploration and infrastructure spending earmarked for the State’s north and far north would spell boom times for the Mid North and Upper Spencer Gulf region.

“Th ere are huge new wind farm developments in the Mid North totalling well over a billion dollars.

“Further north, there is geo-thermal exploration and uranium mining and in the Far North, there

is large scale exploration for oil, gas and minerals,” he said.

“Regional cities will benefi t from the mining boom and major urban infrastructure projects, such as the $43 million Whyalla Substation replacement project, the $10 million Centro Port Pirie expansion and the $6 million Eureka Estate Industrial Development in Port Augusta.

“In the past three years we have seen a trebling in the value of major projects across the State,” the deputy premier said.

“Th ese and other projects across the state are creating employment and investment opportunities and are responsible for the strong levels of business confi dence we now see in South Australia.

“It’s not just the big ticket defence and resource items driving the total, it is urban infrastructure projects that support economic expansion

and a growing population.“We’ve got the lowest unemploy-

ment rate ever and the highest level of migration in 30 years.

“Th ere will be a six fold increase in minerals exploration expendi-ture over four years to June 2007, assisted by the state’s Program for Accelerated Exploration (PACE),” Mr Foley said.

The value of this exploration in the last fi nancial year reached $261 million - another record for the State

Th e growth in capital expenditure in the mining sector increased by 107% from the June quarter 2006 to the June quarter 2007.

The SA Centre for Economic Studies expects mining investment to increase by a staggering 217% this year.

In response to strong community interest, the SA Arid Lands Natural Resources Management (NRM) Board held an information session on the rights and obligations of all parties involved and aff ected by mining and exploration activities in the region.

Interested community members attended the recent session in the Yunta Hall.

John Gavin, SA Arid Lands NRM General Manager, said the session’s purpose was to provide landholders with a clear understanding of their rights and the rights and responsibilities of exploration companies, with regard to property access notifi cation, land rehabilitation, spread of weeds, safety concerns, courtesy issues and other natural resource management issues.

Presenters on the day included Primary Industry and Resources SA (PIRSA) Minerals, PIRSA Geothermal, Pastoral Board, Arid Lands NRM Board, Mining Exploration Companies and Mr Paul Lewis - Pastoralist and Geologist.

“Mineral and energy exploration is an industry boom-ing in the SA Arid Lands region,” Mr Gavin said.

“There is the potential for a dramatic increase in mining development plus an increase in the numbers of exploration crews working across the region.

“Th ese information days give the community an oppor-tunity to better understand mining company activities and their rights.” Mr Gavin said.

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Fission Energy expects to start its air-core drilling program north west of Roxby Downs this week.

Th e company says that after consider-able delays due to drill rig availability, a 2000m drilling programme of up to 40 holes is scheduled for the Wynbring Project 80km north west of Tarcoola.

This will be followed by drilling at the Garford project 80km south west of Coober Pedy in early 2008.

Fission is hopeful that, with all per-mitting now in place for Wynbring and Garford and drilling rigs booked for next year, the pace of exploration can be accelerated.

Th e Wynbring project is considered highly prospective for the discovery of palaeochannel-hosted roll front-style uranium deposits.

Th e area covers the northern portion of the Wynbring palaeovalley, a southerly draining valley in Precambrian granite terrane (representing excellent source rocks for uranium).

Th e uranium targets at Wynbring are chemically reduced and permeable river sands that can trap mobile oxidised ura-nium being transported by groundwater.

Such potentially uranium-hosting reduced sandstones have been identifi ed in the palaeovalley in the southern portion

of Fission’s exploration licence. Results from a recent airborne electro-

magnetic geophysical survey suggest that the Wynbring palaeochannel continues northwards for at least 13km within Fission’s ground and has several east-west trending tributaries, possibly covering a further 30km.

Drilling will initially test the palaeochan-nel in the south of the tenement, where limited drilling in the 1980’s by a previous explorer located radiometric anomalies.

All holes in the forthcoming programme will be radiometrically logged and selected portions and ground water samples assayed for uranium.

Follow up drilling is planned for early 2008.

A 50 hole aircore/RC drilling pro-gramme is planned to test the Garford Project’s palaeochannel towards the end of the fi rst quarter of 2008.

All permitting and heritage surveys have now been completed.

Interpretation of images from recent airborne electromagnetic surveys indicate that in excess of 80km of the Garford palaeochannel exists within Fission’s tene-ments to depths of around 40m to 50m.

Th is portion of the channel has never been explored for uranium.

Fission gets into the uranium race

A new peak industry body the Australian Geothermal Energy Association (AGEA) has been launched in South Australia.

Th e Association to be Adelaide-based has been formed by geothermal com-panies to represent the interests of the geothermal industry across Australia.

In particular, it will provide a unifi ed voice to key stakeholders, notably gov-ernments, on matters of policy aff ecting the industry.

Prior to the formation of AGEA, the industry was very active in advocat-ing through the Renewable Energy Generators Australia (REGA) to the Federal Government and Opposition on industry policy.

Th e new Association will comple-ment other major geothermal initiatives – Australian Geothermal Energy Group and the Australian Geothermal Industry Development Framework.

Th e AGEG formed early in 2007 now comprises over 60 parties, including some 25 geothermal energy companies, academic and research institutions, and Government departments State and Federal.

Th e Australian Geothermal Industry Development Framework is an initiative of the Federal Government – under the COAG technology roadmap process – that aims to “support the growth of Australia’s geothermal energy industry through strategies agreed by stakehold-ers from government, industry and the research community”.

SKM this month commenced a series of workshops that will continue over two months, ahead of the release of a major report – Australian Geothermal Industry Framework – by April 2008 that will contain a number of recom-mendations to assist the growth of the Industry.

Peak body for Geothermals

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Dear Editor

I’d like to respond to Frank Harris’s attack on the credibility of my fi lm – A Hard Rain (Letters to the Editor Nov 8th).

As the Radiation Safety Offi cer for BHP Billiton perhaps Frank should do a refresher course and bring him-self up to speed on the latest safety standards overseas for uranium mine workers and the general public living near a mine.

By those international standards, the miners and residents of Roxby are being exposed to dangerously high levels of radiation far in excess of what scientists overseas are now saying is ‘safe’.

Scientists generally agree a double strand break of the cell’s DNA is the precursor to cancers and birth defects. Th e radiated cell does not have enough time to repair itself and that mutation is passed onto the daughter cell resulting in tumours in adults and genetic damage to the unborn child.

Th e latest research from Germany shows a double strand break of the DNA can occur at radiation levels as low as one milli -sievert (mSv).

See research done by two German scientists Kai Rothkamm and Markus Lobrich

http://www.pubmedcen-tral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=154297

Workers at Olympic Dam wearing radiation measuring badges have returned readings as high as l0 and ll mSv in a year. Th at means they are giving themselves a tenfold increase in the opportunity for their DNA to mutate and for cancer to result.

It might take 10, 20 or 30 years to materialize, long after the miner and his family have moved on and BHPB’s legal and moral responsibility has been absolved. But with an aver-age age of 29 for the good citizens of Roxby and 35% of the population under the age of l8, surely Frank, this is a drama down the track worth looking seriously into now.

Eminent scientists from Europe and North America are so concerned at the health affects of very low levels of internal radiation they have formed their own break away group called the European Committee on Radiation Risk (ECRR).

These scientists argue the International Commission of Radiological Protecton (ICRP), the body Frank quotes, has set the ‘safe’ levels of radiation exposure at dan-

gerously high levels for both nuclear workers (including uranium miners) and the general public. Levels that suit the mining and nuclear industry rather than workers and the public.

Th ese scientists say residents of Roxby should not receive a radiation dose in excess of 0.5 mSv/year (half the current regulation) and the miners no more than 5mSv/year. Currently Australian miners can receive upto l00 mSv of radiation over fi ve years. Even by ICRP guidelines practiced in Europe and Japan, the level allowed in Australia is excessive.

My purpose in bringing A Hard Rain to Roxby was to open a dialogue with the locals on these important issues. It’s a shame Frank didn’t take advantage of my presence at the two screenings during the Q&A to openly challenge me and the fi lm. What was BHP Billiton’s fear that they put word around to boycott the screenings and sent company reps to the screenings to keep an eye on things and who was there? What have they got to ‘protect’ the workers from? Another point of view?

Anyone from Roxby who wants a free copy of A Hard Rain in the mail, please email me on david@frontlinefi lms.com.au.

David Bradbury

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Its apt that we run the story on the pregnant Bilbies on Page 2 this week with the knowledge that Arid Recovery has picked up its second consecutive award in the SA Great section for the Northern Flinders.

It won in the environment and science section for its vital work in reintroducing locally extinct species to the vast track of land that is Arid Recovery just north of Roxby Downs on the Borefi eld road.

I think it is astonishing and wonderful at the same time that the Bilbies released outside the Arid Recovery predator fence are all pregnant.

Th ese are the Bilbies that underwent ‘Cat’ training earlier this year when you the public were asked to donate Cat urine to Arid Recovery so they could use it in an experiment to ‘predator proof ’ the local native species.

Following the experiment the Bilbies could relate the smell of cats to being caught and it appears, at least in this early stage to have worked.

Now the intriguing aspect of the experiment will unfold over the next few months when the newborn will make their way in life outside of the fence.

Will they be predator proof? Will their mothers have passed on their ability to recognise entrapment with cat scent?

We will just have to wait and see and hope they have done just that.

Talking of awards, our hats are off to the Strengthening Our Families project run through the local health unit with major sponsorship from BHP Billiton.

Th ey have grabbed an SA Great award as well in the community section.

It’s a very progressive project which provides great services for specifi c sec-tions of our community.

This project must be applauded in the way it provides specialist services to those families in need for the short term whilst settling in.

But it does show that a town of 4,000 plus can bring home the bacon against larger competitors.

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For further information on any of the Forums or Partnerships please contact Michelle Hales on 0418 833 818.

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Th e Roxby Downs Guides are once again looking for volunteers, with two of their leaders due to leave at the end of the year.

“We are desperate for new leaders, for parents to form a parent’s committee and for sponsors,” Guide Leader Julie Wright said.

“Leaders must be female, over 18, enthusiastic, friendly and like children.

“No experience is necessary, as all training is provided, if you can spare a couple of hours each week, please contact us,” she said.

Ms Wright said she became a Guide Leader to give something to the girls of Roxby Downs and Andamooka.

“I became a Guide Leader earlier this year, I wanted to do something that would benefi t the community and I wanted local girls to have a chance to experience Guides.

“Th ey learn such a lot and it helps set them up for life, they make lots of new friends and it can really help boost confi dence,” she said.

Local ladies who are interested in becoming a Guide Leader, or helping to form a parent’s committee can contact Julie Wright on 8671 0941, or Kristi Jackson on 0427 072 710.

More than 40 Australians die of kidney failure each day, according to Kidney

Health Australia (KHA).

Kidney disease is known as the silent killer as up to 90 per cent of kidney function can be lost before any symptoms are experienced.

Next year, with the support of BHP Billiton and the Federal Government, KHA will be visiting Roxby Downs to screen community members under the ‘Kidney Evaluation for You’ program.

In a show of support the Roxby Downs Council and the Health Forum have begun fundraising for the association.

“Th e need for fundraising for KHA was raised at a recent Health Forum meeting,” Executive Offi cer of the Community Board Michelle Hales said.

“A member mentioned that one of the ways the organisation raises funds is through a mobile phone recycling program.

“Th is was something the Health Forum considered a great initiative,

so a call was put in to Kidney Health Australia and a mobile phone recy-cling collection box was sent to us.

“Th is box has been placed in the reception area at the council offi ce, any community member who wishes to support KHA can do so by putting their old, unused mobile phones in the box,” she said.

To donate an old phone to KHA visit the council offi ces.

To fi nd out more about the ‘Kidney Evaluation for You’ program contact the Kidney Health Info Line on 1800 682 531.

Th e Volunteering Partnership is getting a revamp for 2008, with a number of changes set to take place.

Th e group has been suff ering from dwindling attendance, so organizers felt a shake up was in order.

“At the last meeting we discussed the options for changing the format of meetings next year,” spokesperson Michelle Hales said.

“Many of our members have huge commitments to their volunteering organisations and expecting people to come to yet another meeting is a big ask.

“It is important that we meet the needs of our members, so it was suggested the meetings be changed from monthly to quarterly.

“We are going to incorporate guest speakers and perhaps even go out to volunteer premises like Arid Recovery, CFS, SES and Ambulance to fi nd out what they are doing and to get an understanding of how each organisation operates.

“Hopefully this will help us support each other on common issues,” she said.

An heir and a spare, that is what the Royal Family prefers to have in its line of succession, and it is a lesson that could benefit volunteering organisations in Roxby Downs.

Th e recent resignation of several key volunteers in town have left gaping holes in the leadership ranks of our volunteering organisations.

“We must implement succession plan-ning within our volunteering groups to cope with the high population turnover in Roxby Downs,” Volunteering Partnership spokesperson Michelle Hales said.

“Too often volunteering groups rely heavily on one or two people to steer the group, which can be catastrophic if that person leaves or suff ers burnout.

“The impending departure of key volunteering leaders in town like Lol Wilton of the SES and Chris Schultz of the Community Board highlights the need to have people waiting in the wings ready to step up into leadership roles.

“Th e lack of such people places unneces-sary stress on volunteering organisations and could even result in the demise of the organisation.

“Some of these roles require lengthy training which can mean there is a lack of qualifi ed volunteer personnel to take over in the event of a sudden departure or emergency.

“It is so important that our volunteering organisations do not rely too heavily on one or two people.

“Responsibility must be shared as much as possible to ensure the long term viability of our organisations, this will also create learning opportunities for leadership positions,” she said.

From sporting clubs to community groups, there is a volunteer organisation in Roxby Downs to suit everyone.

For more information, or to fi nd out more about volunteering in Roxby Downs contact Michelle Hales at the council offi ces.

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Above: Julie Wright, Guides leader looking for volunteers.

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An heir and a spare

Above: Former Community Board Chairperson, Chris Schultz.

Partnership shaken, but not stirred

Th e Roxby Downs Community Board is calling for nominations again, with several positions becoming vacant recently.

“Th e Community Board would like to encourage people to nominate for a position,” Executive Offi cer Michelle Hales said.

“Becoming a member provides an opportunity for people to have a say in the future development of Roxby Downs.

“If you are passionate about our community and wish to become more actively involved in community life, please consider nominating for the Community Board,” she said.

Board members are appointed for one or two years.

Nominations close on November 30, forms can be picked up from the council offi ce, or call Michelle Hales on 0438 871 153.

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Roxby’s junior dance classes have been a huge hit, with dozens of chil-dren lining up to spend time with local twinkle toes Sarah Sanders (aka Fairy Belle).

“The dance lessons have gone extremely well,” Ms Sanders said.

“We have been so pleased with the outcome and the response from parents and students.

“All the children have been so excited and really enjoyed themselves.

“It has been a pleasure to teach and watch each child learn and grow in confi dence.

“I’ve seen many of the children at birthday parties or down the street, and they love to show me their new moves and talk about dance,” she said.

Around 80 children took part in the introductory classes, with many more on the waiting list for next year.

“I tried to fi t as many children into the classes as I could so no-one missed out.

“I’ll definitely be continuing next year.

“I’ve had so much fun teaching and interacting with all the children, it has

been an amazing experience,” she said.Ms Sanders’ dance lessons will kick

off again early next year, she is also considering drama and exercise classes for boys.

“We would also like to encourage older girls from the High School to assist the classes and enable them the chance to excel in dance,” Ms Sanders said.

“We would like to increase our num-bers by off ering more classes in a variety of dance and be able to off er more dance teachers to cater for each class.

“We are hoping to start classes at the beginning of the fi rst school term next year.

“I would like to thank all the parents, grandparents and students for all their support and enthusiasm during the past 4 weeks.

“I’d like to wish everyone a very magi-cal Christmas and a safe new year,” she said.

Ms Sanders is looking for dance teachers to help her next year, qualifi ca-tions are not essential, but enthusiasm and motivation is.

For more information contact Kirstie on 0409 535 871.

Th e Festival of Trees opened this week, turning the gallery at the Cultural Precinct into a bower of colour and Christmas spirit.

“We are ecstatic with the result,” FOT committee spokesperson Helen Edwards said.

“Th e trees are so diff erent from last year.“I’m amazed that people came up with such fresh ideas,

so much work has been put into each tree, they are just spectacular,” she said.

Almost 30 trees now grace the gallery, judging will be undertaken this week.

Th e winners will be announced next week.

Tonight we are having a special general meeting of the Arts and Culture Forum.

All leadership positions are open so here is your chance to have a say in how the arts in Roxby Downs are developed, encouraged, managed and enjoyed.

Th e Arts and Culture Forum deal with all art forms, in one way or another. Everyone is welcome. Come to Dunes Café at 7:30 PM and it may change your life.

In the region we have quite a few very talented people. Dave Kovac continues to produce brilliant work and he sells very well at our local markets and beyond. He was a much valued part of the SE Sculpture Symposium in 2007.

Rachel Young is now a full time jewellery maker, as well as being a full time Mum.

With her husband Mark, Rachel was a hit at Port Augusta’s ARID sculpture collaborative and her work-shops during Red eARTh Festival were oversubscribed.

Th at’s why the Arts and Culture Forum asked her to continue the workshops right through to the end of the year.

Rachel has also been selected to be Artist of the Month at the New Land Gallery in Port Adelaide. Th e fact that this exhibition coincides with an international jeweller’s convention in Adelaide means people are going to see Rachel’s work in the best possible light.

Alex Mendelssohn from Andamooka is off to America again in January. Th ey love his work over there. Th ey love the fl amboyant colour and they like his abstracts.

Alex has been on a knife edge for a while. He is poised to sell one hell of a job lot to an Australian themed res-taurant chain in America. He has his work featured on artlifestyles.com which is a very infl uential art web page that sells giclee copies of his work all over the world.

Alisa Teletovic is an award wining artist whose fi gura-tive expressionist paintings deal with landscape scenery and memories.

She is well recognised in Melbourne and Sydney and we are very proud to have her living in Roxby Downs.

We are hoping for another ground breaking exhibition from her in 2008.

You can see, from this small sample of what we have to off er in this region, that a member or an offi ce bearer in the Arts and Culture Forum gets to work with artists as they go about their business.

We like our people to have sympathy for the arts and artists. Sometimes that comes from being an artist oneself. It doesn’t have to.

Th e visual artists are fascinating enough, but wait to you get to the performing artists.

People like the good women of Metaphor. Th ey had to be accommodated and looked after.

Th e Cirkidz Circus troupe had to be accommodated and helped in the theatre.

Th e Raw Dance Company from Brisbane had to be rescued occasionally. Th e theatre had to be run. Th e programs devised and the strategic planning taken care of.

It is a rich and varied life inside the makings of regional arts.

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SuperannuationSuperannuation has become a great tool to manage the

transition to retirement in the most tax eff ective way. From 1st July 2007 the new rules mean that a taxpayer

who is over the age of 60 and has retired will be able to access their super (some super paid by Governments is ineligible) tax free in retirement.

Th is leaves the way open for tax payers to manage their income particularly in those critical years leading up to retirement.

One of the biggest benefi ts of investing in superannua-tion is what is known as a salary sacrifi ce arrangement.

Under this arrangement an employer who is willing to assist you will reduce your wages and instead pay this amount to your superannuation fund.

In short you agree to have part of your salary directed to superannuation rather than taking it in cash.

Th e tax saving from this arrangement is that funds paid into superannuation (up to an aged based limit) are taxed at 15% rather than the amount of tax that you pay on your wages which could be as high as 46.5% if you include the Medicare levy.

In addition the income from your superannuation returns is also preferentially taxed.

In this sort of example it is easy to see how the benefi ts of salary sacrifi ce can help you to a better of retirement or perhaps an earlier retirement.

Th e tax savings that you benefi t from a salary sacrifi ce arrangement earn you extra income and boost your superannuation balance, the only catch you can’t get it out tax free (usually) until you are 60 years old.

According to Deborah Wixted (Technical Services Manager with Colonial First State) super is usually the most tax eff ective way to save for retirement.

As with most of these matters, situation can vary and professional advice should be sought relative to your situation.

Super Co – ContributionFor those of us who earn less than $58,000 per year

there is the super co-contribution, this is also an excellent way to have your superannuation savings increased in a tax eff ective way.

Broadly speaking the tax offi ce will match contributions to super funds from after tax dollars (not salary sacrifi ce) up to 150% for those contributing $1,000 to their super fund and earning less than $30,000 per annum.

Between incomes of $30,000 and $58,000 the amount topped up by the ATO reduces.

Th e superannuation co-contribution makes excellent sense for many low income earners including in many cases stay at home mums who work part time.

Put simply deposit $1,000 of your after tax money into superannuation and your superannuation will receive an additional $1,500.

Tony Dutton is the Principal of Roxby Downs Accounting and will be visiting Roxby again in December. Appointments or questions can be directed to 1300 728 048

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If you want to build or renovate the fi rst person you think about is probably the builder but there is another prac-titioner you should think about – the building surveyor.

Building surveyors play a bigger part in the building process than you think.

This is because the issuing of the building permit for a new home, an extension or a renovation is their responsibility.

There are two types of building surveyors, those who work for the private sector and those who work for councils.

Both hold the statutory function to issue building permits and to administer the Building Regulations 2006 under the Building Act.

Th e building surveyor checks that your building’s plans comply with the Regulations the Act and Australian Standards.

If satisfi ed, they will issue a building permit to get your work underway.

Once building work starts, the build-ing surveyor remains involved in each stage, carrying out inspections or having a building inspector inspect on their behalf, before giving the fi nal work a stamp of approval.

If building a new home, these inspec-tions are carried out before placing the footings, at completion of the frame, and at fi nal inspection before the occupancy permit is issued to the homeowner.

Along the way, if an inspection fails, the building surveyor will take action, where necessary, against the owner to ensure that the works are rectifi ed and comply.

Building surveyors can also carry out inspections of established buildings to determine their existing condition and the level of compliance with safety standards.

If you are in doubt about the struc-tural soundness of any aspect of your home or apartment, you should appoint a council or private building surveyor to carry out an inspection.

Another role that a building surveyor may play is that of consultant.

In this role, usually on large construc-tion projects, the building surveyor will provide the design team with regulatory advice on construction issues.

Building surveyors need a tertiary qualification, must be insured and must be registered with the Building Practitioners Board.

Building surveyor is the man!

Deposit bonds are a bit like the secret agents of the investment world: they’re suave, sophisticated and very, very useful, yet many investors don’t know they exist.

Th e November issue of Australian Property Investor magazine unmasks this undercover agent and demon-strates how deposit bonds can help investors who might not have immediate access to a cash deposit.

“Essentially, a deposit bond stands in the place of a cash deposit,” explains API editor Eynas Brodie. “It acts as a guarantee that a purchaser means business and will go through with a property transaction.

Are you a member of the bicycle generation who are trying to shake their dependency on the motor car?

If so your numbers are increasing as you explore all the options, including bicycles, but also public transport or movement back into the city centres to ensure you are close to work.

Th is may leave you with a redundant garage which can be used simply for extra storage or maybe as an extension to your

home’s living space.Many home owners have converted

their garages to workshops or offices from which to run a business, cutting their ‘commuting’ to a few seconds’ stroll down the garden path.

Another possibility is accommodation for an older relative or teenage child look-ing for more independence.

If you are planning to make a garage habitable, then at the very least you will need to consider things like insulation and

waterproofi ng. Is it to be self contained?

If so you will need to think about plumbing for a bathroom, toilet and kitchenette, as well as wall dividers to ensure privacy.

Lighting will almost cer-tainly have to be adjusted and additional power points installed.

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Th e National Asthma Council Australia has welcomed the news that Australia’s last CFC asthma inhaler, Serevent Metered Dose Inhaler, will be discontinued from December 31, 2007.

According to the Council, which led the charge for the discontinuation of CFC containing inhalers, the phasing out of CFCs in asthma inhalers has been handled carefully and gradually to ensure that patients have ongoing access to their medications.

In the case of Serevent MDI, the green-coloured inhaler which is used to deliver symptom controller (or Long-Acting Beta-Agonist) medication, patients will still be able to use the same medication delivered via the green-coloured Accuhaler, which is CFC-free.

“While CFC use in asthma inhalers was only a very small part of the overall environmental problem, and CFC use in asthma inhalers did not constitute a health risk, every eff ort to stop further damage to the world’s ozone layer and to promote

its recovery is critical,” explained Kristine Whorlow, National Asthma Council CEO.

“Australia, as a signatory to the Montreal Protocol, an international agreement to phase out ozone-depleting substances, eliminated most CFC use a few years ago and I am extremely pleased that when it comes to asthma, Australia will be CFC-free in 2008.”

All asthma and COPD inhalers in Australia will now be either dry powder or will use a HFA propellant.

Th ese inhalers provide the same health benefi ts as their CFC-containing predeces-sors without damaging the ozone layer.

Of course, a number of dry inhalers were available before the CFC phase-out began.

People with asthma who want more information about the phase-out of this last CFC containing inhaler and the need to change to another inhaler should seek information from their doctor

A Victoria University doctoral thesis shows that even a mild bump to the head of a child or teenager can cause life-long brain damage and symptoms similar to attention defi cit hyperactivity disorder.

Th e alarming discovery, which is already generating interest from the medical profession, sports offi cials and psychologists in Australia and abroad, was made by Dr Steve Saflekas in his PhD research at Victoria University.

The Taylors Lakes’ resident received his PhD in Clinical Neuropsychology for his thesis, ‘Working Memory Impairments in Children and Adolescents after Traumatic Brain Injury’.

The results of Dr Saflekas’ research are surprising because they challenge the common assumption that the brain recovers to its same level after a small injury.

However, his research found that children who suff ered head bumps might score well in basic hospital and standard clinical neuropsycho-logical screening tests, but up to six months later, they can continue to have difficulty concentrating,

especially with multiple visual and auditory sources of stimulation.

“A child with this type of head injury could listen to their teacher, but not write at the same time”, he said.

His thesis reports that around 40,000 children in Australia each year sustain brain injuries in acci-dents in the home, sporting fi elds, vehicles or playgrounds.

However, a large percentage of those with mild injuries who attend a hospital emergency department frequently go home after diagnosis without proper testing.

Dr Safl ekas said the study is a warning for parents and urged hospitals to provide more thorough screening for head injuries.

“A large number of children are being wrongly diagnosed post-injury,” he said.

“Many are discharged without proper assessments and told there is no damage.

“Others are assumed to have learning disorders or ADHD when they show problems later, when in fact, it relates back to their bump on the head.”

Using innovative paper and pencil tests usually used on elderly demen-tia patients to test working memory, Dr Safl ekas assessed 38 children and adolescents with varying degrees of head injuries against a control group of 60 healthy children.

He discovered the children with even mild bumps did not recover as well as expected when tested up to six months later.

Dr Saflekas said children and teenagers assessed with mild brain injuries should participate as soon as possible in rehabilitation programs.

Currently there are no specifi c rehabilitation programs available for these types of head injuries, but Dr Safl ekas has recommended a range of strategies that could be developed.

“For example, some children post-injury may need a more struc-tured environment with task lists and guidelines to help them learn more eff ectively,” he said.

Dr Saflekas expects his thesis’ fi ndings to soon be published in international journals.

More than 2,000 Australians are diagnosed with bladder cancer every year, according to the Clinical Oncological Society of Australia.

Men are twice as likely to develop the disease, but women with the disease are signifi cantly more likely to die than their male counterparts.

In one of the most comprehensive studies of its kind the Cancer Institute NSW analysed bladder cancer cases from 1980 – 2003.

“When looking at the survival of patients with bladder cancer, men had better fi ve year survival than women,” Senior Epidemiologist Elizabeth Tracey said.

“We tried to see why this was happening, but when we controlled for age at diagnosis, extent of cancer at diagnosis, period of diagnosis, country of birth and coding diff erences, women continued to have signifi cantly poorer survival with a 16 per cent greater likelihood of dying compared to men.

“We couldn’t identify an obvious reason for the diff erence.

“More research is needed to investigate issues such as whether women are receiving the same treatment as men and whether a history of urinary track infections, more common in women than in men, is a factor,” she said.

New research has revealed that physically inactive Australians are not only costing themselves in terms of health, but that they are costing our healthcare system $1.5 billion a year.

Released by Medibank Private, the research estimates that 54 per cent of Australian adults – close to nine million people – are not suffi ciently physically active, leading to poor health and creating a massive fi nancial burden to the health-care system.

Medibank Private Managing Director, Mr George Savvides, said he hoped quantifying the cost of physical inactivity would shock people into getting off the couch and getting active.

“We all know that not doing enough physical activity increases health risks. But now, for the first time, Medibank research has put a dollar fi gure on the cost of disease associated with a physically inactive lifestyle.

“In other words being physically inactive costs you in more ways than one, it costs you in health terms, and it costs your hip pocket.

“If more Australians got active the Australian healthcare system would save

$1.5 billion – and we’d all be healthier and live longer,” he said.

“And the answer is not as hard as people may think.

“A 15 minute walk to the bus or train, walking around the block at lunch time, or walking the kids to school every day, teamed with at least one hour of activity a week could quite literally lengthen your life.

“Our study backs World Health Organisation estimates that physical inactivity causes 2 million deaths per year worldwide, doubles the risk of cardiovas-cular disease, type II diabetes, and obesity, and increases the risk of some cancers, depression and anxiety.

“And it knocks off an average of two and half years of our life expectancy,” Mr Savvides said.

The research commissioned by Medibank Private, and conducted by Econtech, looked at the prevalence of physical inactivity within the adult Australian population and calculated the direct health costs attributable to physical inactivity of seven medical conditions proven to be strongly related to physical activity.

“No one should have to risk their life for work.”

Th at’s the message Th e Cancer Council SA’s Chief Executive Associate Professor Brenda Wilson was trying to get across during last week’s National Skin Cancer Action Week.

Every year more than 380,000 Australians are diag-nosed with skin cancer, according to TCCSA.

Here in Roxby Downs our extreme environment means UV levels can be very high for much of the year.

“An estimated 3,400 skin cancers and 20 deadly melanomas caused by sun exposure in the workplace are diagnosed each year,” Professor Wilson said.

“An estimated 120,000 South Australian employees and contractors work outdoors, and face an increased risk of developing skin cancer.

“UV radiation is a known carcinogen.“We need workers and employers to understand that

the sun is potentially as deadly as toxic chemicals or heavy machinery.

“Outdoor workers have died from skin cancer caused by their sun exposure at work.

“No one should have to risk their life for work,” she said.

Professor Wilson recommended that people wear light weight, long sleeved tops and long pants, a hat and sunglasses when working outdoors.

“Applying SPF 30+ broad spectrum sunscreen is also important, but workers often forget to reapply regularly simply because they are so focussed on their jobs at hand,” she said.

TCCSA also recommends all workplaces implement a comprehensive sun protec-tion program which would include risk assessment, the introduction of sun protec-tion control measures and training employees to work safely in the sun.

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Bumps to the head are damaging

A billion reasons to take a hike

Cancer in the water!

Dying for a job

THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaperwww.themonitor.com.auPage 14 – Thursday, Noveber 29, 2007

WHAT’S NWHAT’S NACROSS THE REGION

SPORT

Friday November 30thRoxby Downs Bowls Club

Night Owls 8pm

Saturday December 1stRoxby and Districts Cricket

Association

Olympic Dam v Woomeraat Roxby Downs 9.30am

Sunday December 2ndRogues v Wanderers

at Roxby Downs 8.30am

Monday, December 3rdKarate Auditorium

Colts (Age 5-12) 6pmJuniors/Adults 6:45pmContact Tracey Fouet

0400 894 429

Indoor soccer 6 -7pm

Volleyball7pm - 9pm

Tuesday, December 4th Squash 7pm - 10pm

Come-n-try soccer3.30pm -5.30pm

indoor soccer6pm - 7pm

ladies Social Basketball8.45am - 10am

Wednesday, December 5thKarate

Auditorium

Colts (Age 5-12) 6pmJuniors/Adults 6:45pmContact Tracey Fouet

0400 894 429

Women’s & Mixed netball6pm - 9.30pm

Th ursday, December 6th

Indoor SoccerLeisure Centre

Social matches from 6pm All welcome

Contact Kenton Maloney0408 797 158

Karate6pm -8.30pm

Squash7pm - 9pm

Nippy Gym - Auditorium9.30am - 11.30am

HEALTH

Roxby Downs Family Practice Phone 8671 3231

Roxby Downs Medical Practice Normal hours 9:00am-5:00pm

Saturday morning by appointment only. Phone 8671 1900

EyebusWoomera December 3rd

Andamooka December 4thRoxby Downs December 4th

Visiting Allied Health ServiceOccupational Th erapist

Speech PathologistDieticianPodiatrist

Child Adolescent Mental HealthServices

For appointments phone1800 819089

Hearing ServicesDecember 13th - 9.00am - 2.30pm

For an appointment call 1800 006 303

Roxby Downs Community HealthSwimming Group for Mums With

Prams every Friday morningSwimming pool 9am - 10am

Australian Breastfeeding AssociationRoxby Downs Branch

Friday’s 9.30am - 11amcoff ee morning Dunes Cafe

Doctors’ New Specialised Drug Telephone Number for

Medicare Use.1800 700 270

Weight Loss Support GroupTuesday Nights.Weigh in 6pm

Group Time 6:30pm – 7pmIn the Roxby Downs Hospital

Seminar Room.8671 9020

Crisis Care CounsellingUniting Care Wesley Port Augusta Regional Women’s and Children’s

Support Services call 1800 655 716 or call the crisis care line on 13 16 11.

For immediate response if feeling stressed call 0428 326 529 to speak

with a counsellor 24/7

EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Every Week Visitor Information Centre

8.30 - 5.00 Mon-Fri9.00am - 3.00pm Sat9.00am - 2.00pm Sun

Phone 8671 2001

Cultural & Leisure PrecinctMovies

Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday

(see schedule below)Phone 8671 2001

Roxby Downs ChildcareMonday - Friday6.30am-5.30pm

Phone 8671 0911 for details

GymCultural & Leisure Precinct

Monday to Friday 6 am-12pm & 4pm - 9 pm

Saturday 8-12pmSunday 11-2pmPhone 86710500

Roxby Downs Community LibraryMonday to Friday 8.30-5.00pm

Saturday 9.00-12pm.Phone 8671 0660

for more information.

Toddlers Story Time Fun for young children and mums

Roxby Downs LibraryRichardson Place

Tuesdays 9:30 am – 10:30 am

Playgroup St Barbara’s Parish School

Phone Jakki 86712323

Roxby Downs Health Services Coff ee Mornings, Th ursdays 9.30am to

11.am at the Dunes Café.

Coff ee Mornings for Families Meet and chat for all families.

New comers especially welcome.

Every Friday Playgroup

Roxby Downs KindergartenPhone 86710455

Every SundayRaptors Cycling Club

Social Bike riding group from 8amContact Daryl Wake

0408 118 685

Roxby Downs Market Days2008

February 16thMarch 15thMay 17thJune 21st

August 16thSeptember 20th

October 18thNovember 15th

COMMUNITY MEETINGS

Community members welcome to attend any meeting of the Roxby

Downs Community Board.

December 10th - 9.30am- 11:00amNormal weight gains

Roxby Downs Health Seminar Room

Alcohol & Substance AbuseDecember 4th 6pm

For further details on Community matters call Michelle Hales on

8671 0010

GENERAL INFORMATION

Mt Dare Hotel Open every day 8:00am -9:00pm,

7 days.

School Terms 2007October 15-December 14 2007

Art Gallery Exhibitions

November 23 - December 14Festival of Xmas Trees

RD Library

December 14 – Jan 20 Collectanea

Various artists from the Clay Collective

January 4 - 25Burning South (Photographs)

Soul FoodA unique combination of quiet live

music and inspirational readings from diff erent faiths and deeper wisdom

from all over the world Sunday December 2nd 11am

Cultural complex Art Gallery

Roxby Downs Lutheran Church

Sunday school 9.30am every sunday during school terms

2nd December 7.30pm Sunday School Christmas

9th December 10.30am Lay Reading Service

16th December 10.30am Lay Reading Service

23rd December 7.30pm Holy Communion

KESABTh is year’s tidy towns awards will be presented on Monday December 3rd

Roxby Downs Christmas PageantDecember 8th 4.30pm

Expecting a record number of fl oats.Father Christmas for the children will make his grand entrance to the town.

Cultural Precinct

Visitors Information centre

Dunes café

Art Gallery

Open Mon – Fri 8.30am – 5pm

Sat - 9.00am - 3.00pm

Sun - 9.00am – 2.00pm

Leisure Centre

Gymnasium

Mon – Fri 6am – 12pm

4pm - 9pm

Saturday 8am - 12pm

Sunday 11am - 2pm

Creche for patrons of the centre

Mon –Fri 8.45am-12pm

Women’s only sessions Mon, Wed

and Fri 12:30pm - 3pm

ROXBY DOWNS CULTURAL & LEISURE PRECINCTPhone: 8671 2001 Fax: 8671 2021

REGULAR SCHEDULE SPORTS CALENDAR EVENTS OUTBACK CINEMA

MondayVolleyball 7pm - 9pmKarate - 6pm - 8:30pm

TuesdayLadies Social Basketball 8.45am - 10amCome-n-try Soccer 4.00 - 6.00pmSquash 7pm - 10pmIndoor Soccer 6pm - 7pm

WednesdayWomen’s & Mixed Netball 6-9:30pmKarate 7pm - 8:30pmThursdayNippy Gym – Auditorium9.30am - 11.30amSquash 7pm-9pmIndoor Soccer 6pm - 8pmKarate 6pm – 8.30pmTouch Football 7.30pm (town oval)FridayIndoor Hockey 5pm - 9.30pm

DECEMBER

Opening this Weekend

Festival of the Trees

(collated by Roxby Downs Library)

RESIDENT EVIL EXTINCTIONRated: MA

Experimentation....Evolution.....Extinction

Survivors of the Raccoon City catastrophe travel across the Nevada desert, hoping to make it to Alaska.Alice (Jovovich) joins the caravan and their fi ght against the evil Umbrella Corp.Starring: Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter and Iain Glen.

Sat 1st - 12pm and 7.30pmSun 2nd - 12pm

DEATH AT A FUNERAL

Rated: M

From director Frank Oz comes the story of a family that puts the F U into funeral.Chaos ensues when a man tries to expose a dark secret regarding a recently deceased patriach of a dysfunctional British family.

Starring: Matthew Macfadyen, Keeley Hawes, Alan Tudyk and Rupert Graves.

Fri 30th Nov - 7.30pmSat 1st - 3pmTues 4th - 7pm

Pool Opening Hours

General PublicMon - Fri: 3pm - 6pmWeekends: 10am - 7pmLap SwimmingMon, Wed & Fri: 6am - 8amMon - Thurs: 6pm - 7pmWeekends: 9am - 10am


Roxby Downs Area SchoolNewsletter

Our School Vision: A community working in partnership to pursue success, academically, socially, culturally and emotionally.

Courtesy Consideration Cooperation Challenges Commitment

Writen byKristen Worby and Tim West

Four students and a teacher from Roxby Downs Area School travelled to Adelaide on Sunday the 11th of November for the National Young Leaders Day. Th e students were Luke Ingham, Tegan Brusnahan, Tim West and Kristen Worby. Th e teacher that went was Miss Jones.

We arrived in Adelaide Sunday evening where we picked up pizza for dinner from Dominoes before heading to where we were staying at the Adelaide Shores Caravan Park. We managed to fi nd time to stretch our legs on the beach before sunset.

On Monday morning, we found a known stranger, Ms Steele, a former Roxby teacher who happened to be

taking the students to the conference from Quorn Area School.

Th e day was spent at the Adelaide Convention Centre, where we were lucky enough to partake in the Young Leader’s Day. We had a varied range of diff erent guest speakers who inspired us in many ways and shared their own inspirational stories.

After spending a good day at the Convention Centre we headed home the same day back to Roxby where we arrived late that evening.

Th e majority of us enjoyed Geraldine Cox’s Speech. Geraldine Cox is an inspirational woman who opened up an orphanage in Cambodia to help the children who were aff ected by the war. We really enjoyed learning about all the diff erent people’s lives.

I write this report after a term in the position of Principal. I have found it to be a busy and rewarding role and have thrived on the challenges and opportunities.

I would especially like to thank the staff and student body who continue to work hard and support this won-derful school.

Th e term has been busy with the fi nalising and sharing with other staff members the Success for Boys projects.

The projects will continue in 2008 with activities ranging from the purchasing of appropriate software, curriculum development that will include Information Technology and Senior School induction and Success Workshops.

Congratulations to the Year 11’s and 12’s who this week completed their exams.

Th e Presentation Night will recognise their achieve-ments and graduate them to the next phase in their life.

A Year 6 Graduation Assembly is also to be held during the traditional assembly time on Friday.

Th roughout this short term students and staff have managed to cram in a number of amazing events and activities.

Th ese range from the Questacon Science Event, cel-ebrating Children’s Week, Quiz nights, SSASA Basketball Competitions, the RAAP event, performances, swimming lessons just to name a few.

Th is is on top of the usual curriculum expectations that continue throughout the school day.

Again, congratulations to all involved and well done for a supreme eff ort.

Unfortunately we say goodbye to staff at this time of the year.

It is with sadness we say farewell to long standing staff members who total 50 plus years of service to this school. Carol Lindner, Amanda Partington, Vicki Bourlioufas, Karen Grantham and Lyndall Craker will be sadly missed but we do wish them well in their new endeavours.

What a wonderful team of community and school members these people have been.

As 2007 draws to a close, I wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and fantastic New Year and look forward to seeing you again next year.

Helen Bennie

Dear Parents and Friends this is the last newsletter for the year.

P&F have donated $17,000 to the school this year towards school resources and projects. Th ank you to everyone involved in fundraising activities to achieve this.

P&F fi rst meeting for next year will be held Wednesday February 6th 2008 in school staff room at 7.30pm.

Th e P&F AGM will be held Wednesday March 5th 2008 to elect a new P&F Committee. Come along and be part of a great team to help fundraise for your children’s school.

On a personal note, this is my last year with P&F. l have been part of the team for 5 years and would like to thank every person along the way for their participation in being part of a great team. l will miss you all and I’m sure we will have no problem getting new members to continue the fantastic work the P&F do for the children of Roxby Downs Area School.

On behalf of our President Jenny Longmire and the committee, l wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Th ankyou Annette Jackson (On behalf of the P&F Committee).

On Tuesday the 20th of December, the Years 3-6 students of Roxby Downs Area School presented their concert extravaganza for parents, friends and other members of the community.

Th e primary choir opened the concert with an impres-sive rendition of Breakaway.

Students presented a wide range of dramatic feats including a documentary on student behaviour, some wonderful Christmas songs with elves and Aussie Santa Clauses, a fashion show and an action-packed James Bond spy operation.

With the election happening in Australia this week, a class presented an entertaining policy debate for the Orange and Purple party.

Th ere was also a creative mix of singing, acting and dancing from some Year 6 students and a Beatles meg-amix dance from the Year 5 students.

Th e concert was closed with the Year 4/5 class pre-senting the message that life is not about what’s ‘better than’.

Students and teachers should be commended for the standard of acts presented.

It was a highly entertaining evening and was a fantastic way to end our school year.

Th anks must go to the hard working committee for planning the evening.

Georgina ArthurR-6 Coordinator

Principally speaking

On Th ursday the 22nd of November, Roxby Downs Area School was on show again.

Th is time the Years R-2 students presented their End of Year Concert Spectacular.

Students and teachers danced and sang the night away, performing songs like the Aussie Jingle Bells, Boys from the Bush, Rock Around the Clock and the Jingle Bell Rock.

Year 2 students wowed the audience with a groovy dance from Men in Black and a fun fi lled performance to a well-known song in Dancing Trees.

Congratulations to staff , students and all other helpers who contributed to this wonderful evening.

Th e costumes and performances were outstanding. Once again a huge thanks to the parents and friends

who came along to support our students. We would also like to thank the Roxby Downs Leisure

Centre once again for allowing us to use their facilities for this special occasion.

We hope to see you all again next year!

Georgina Arthur(R-6 Coordinator)

Young leaders of tomorrow

Above: Kristen Worby, Tim West, Luke Ingham, Tegan Brusnahan in Adelaide for the National Young Leaders Day.

R-2 concert night

Year 3-6 concert

extravaganza

Parents and Friends news


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Maintenance Planner $110K + bonusYou will develop and manage maintenance plans, review work history, identify improvement opportunities, scheduling and performance. You will drive safety and statutory compliance, and support the development and implementation of maintenance plans. In addition, you will participate in risk assessments, incident investigations and safety committees as requested, and review spares requirements in line with the equipment maintenance strategies. Your proven experience as a Maintenance Planner is supported by a sound working knowledge of maintenance management systems (SAP preferable). You are also equipped with Mechanical or Electrical trade experience in a large plant and processing environment, and have a comprehensive understanding of preventative and predictive maintenance.

Electrical Instrumentation Technician $110K + bonus The E/I Technician forms an integral part of our highly motivated, multi discipline, technical team. Your role will be to identify opportunities and implement changes to improve the integrity and reliability of assets. You will carry out planned maintenance activities to ensure all safety, environment, production quality and cost objectives are met. You will also attend to any breakdowns, keep accurate work history, maintain records and analyse data using the latest computerised maintenance and information management systems. You will require a dual trade qualifi cation in Instrumentation and Electrical Fitting.

Working with Incitec Pivot offers great diversity, real opportunities to advance your career and an attractive remuneration and relocation package. For further information about these positions, please contact Rebecca Verzeletti (07) 4727 0005 or email [email protected]

Incitec Pivot are committed to Zero Harm for everyone, everywhere.

Quali ed Trades at Olympic DamExcellent Wages & Allowances

SKILLED is currently seeking the following positions for a high pro le client at Olympic Dam. The positions are casual roles with on going work both on and off the mine site. You will be required to work on a rotating shift roster.

• Building Trade Supervisor• A Class Electricians• Carpenters• Plumbers• Emergency Call Out Tradesmen in above trades for the Christmas Period

onlyThe successful applicants will need to posses the following attributes:-• Trade Quali ed• Safety conscious• Current Drivers Licence• Mining Experience preferred• Ability to prioritise and multi task• Able to work well in a team and autonomously

• Able to pass a pre-employment medical and drug and alcohol screenAccommodation is available upon request.

If this sounds like you, please forward your resume along with three work references to SKILLED via email: [email protected] or fax: (08) 8671 3082 or contact (08) 8671 2566 for further information.

Applications close: Thursday 13th December, 2007

Big Sky…….We’re going placesBig Sky is a community focused nancial institution which has grown rapidly since opening its doors in Roxby Downs, April 2006.Not only does Big Sky offer the complete range of banking products, it is committed to providing excellent service to its valued members.Member Service is a challenging and rewarding role, where you can display your excellent service and communication skills. Big Sky provides extensive training and although previous banking experience is desirable, it is not essential.Big Sky strongly believes in developing its people and expects its staff to have a positive ‘can do’ attitude that values loyalty and teamwork.We offer a remuneration package that is above award rate with additional bene ts and exible, negotiable hours. If Big Sky is a company that you would like to be part of, please forward your application to:

Michael McIntosh, Recruitment Of cer, by email [email protected] or

post to GPO Box 1801 Melbourne 3000.

EXPERIENCED OR WILLING TO TRAIN SUITABLE APPLICANTS

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Chandler Mac le o d ’s Workplace Barometer Report reveals succes-

sion planning is too often unstructured, under-resourced and clouded in mystery.

Th e recruitment company has launched the fi ndings of its latest Workplace Barometer research - Succession Planning: Who

gets ahead? - conducted nation-ally among some 300 business leaders.

Th e research reveals that com-panies are realising that succession planning is no longer simply a ‘rescue plan’ to manage the exit of CEOs from an organisation.

Yet, although 94% of respond-ents said succession planning was important to their business, as

little as 5% of HR budgets were invested in this activity.

Astoundingly, succession plan-ning is still in its infancy, with only 51% of companies currently implementing succession planning programs and 83% having only implemented the programs in the past fi ve years.

Mr David Reynolds, Executive General Manager of Chandler

Macleod Consulting, said the long-term growth of Australian and global organisations hinges on their ability to ensure that critical roles at every level of their organisation are fi lled by talented individuals.

“Most people are surprised to know one of the most pivotal roles at Disneyland in the United States is, in fact, the street sweeper, who

has the most direct contact with customers.

“So it’s not necessarily the traditionally ‘important’ roles that make or break a business.

“Companies continue to invest heavily in recruit-ment and development, yet many aren’t taking the necessary steps to protect and retain that invest-ment through succession planning.

“If a critical employee leaves an organisation due to lack of perceived career progression, that is money, expertise and intellectual property lost.

“Companies cannot sustain business growth without talented employees filling critical roles,” Mr Reynolds said.

Succession planning, while seen as vital to busi-ness, is unstructured and lacks investment

The research revealed that for many organisa-tions, current succession planning eff orts are token-istic or reactive.

Of the 49% of organisa-tions that do not have a succession plan in place, 54% are planning to imple-ment one in the next 12 months.

More tellingly, however, 58% of those surveyed did not have a succession plan in place that involved them personally, a surprising finding given the senior-ity and the role of those surveyed.

Succession planning also appears to be unstructured, with only 7% of respond-ents claiming theirs was a formal and well-established strategy with clear goals.

Mr Reynolds said if a succession plan isn’t well structured, the ability to align it with business strategy is limited.

Companies ‘Succession Planning’ exposed

Olympic Dam Precision Engineering is seeking a quali ed Fitter/Machinist to work at their Charlton Road branch.

Attractive wages will be offered to the right applicant.Must be self motivated and be able to work unsupervised.Experience in line boring would be an advantage, but not essential.

Must be able to work in a team environment and must be able to adhere to strict tness for work policy.

All interested parties should phone Stephen Bell on 8671 0177 or drop your resume to Lot 4 Charlton Road, Olympic Dam.

This position is for an immediate start.

Roxby DownsWe are seeking an experienced Storeperson to join our branch. In this position, you will be responsible for the receiving & storing of incoming goods, as well as the picking, packing & dispatching of customers orders.You will need to be highly motivated, with a can do attitude. You will have a strong customer focus, excellent communication skills and the ability to interact with customers and suppliers.Previous experience working within a stores/warehouse environment is desirable. Computer literacy and an understanding of logistics & transport issues will be an advantage.Please forward your application by Thursday 13th December to:

Richard Smith3 Gosse Street

Roxby Downs SA [email protected]

Wholly owned subsidiary of Westfarmers.www.blackwoods.com.au

BlackwoodsStoreperson

Accounts ClerkFull time position - 76 hrs p/fortnightJob SummaryResponsible for till reconciliation, banking, mail, debtors, creditors, reporting for end of month.Skills RequiredTo be self motivated, show initiative, be able to work unsupervised.Knowledge of Word/Windows/Excel and general of ce duties.Work ResponsibilitiesTyping, data input, communication with manager, staff, customers etc.

Apply in writing to:The ManagerRoxby TradersArcoona Street

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Notice of Road ClosureSection 33 Road Traf c Act 1961

NOTICEIs hereby given that the Administrator of the Roxby Downs Council on 31st October 2007 made the following orders;

That the Administrator of the Council exercises the power vested in the Administrator under the Roxby Downs (Indenture Rati cation) Act 1982 and section 33 of the Road Traf c Act 1961 and clause F of the instrument of General Approval of the Minister 28 November 1999.

Pursuant to section 33(1) of the Road Traf c Act 1961 declare that the event described below is to take place on the road described below is an event to which section 33 of the road traf c act 1961 applies; and

Pursuant to section 33(1) (a) of the Road Traf c Act 1961, make an order directing that the road on which the event is to be held and any adjacent or adjoining roads speci ed below can be closed to all traf c except police and emergency vehicles and vehicles involved in the event for the period commencing 3pm Saturday 8th

of December 2007 until 1am Sunday 9th December 2007.

ROAD: Richardson Place Roxby Downs

EVENT: Roxby Downs Community Christmas Pageant

ADJACENT / ADJOINING ROADS: Burgoyne street, Arcoona street, Norman Place, Roxby

Club car park entrance onto Richardson Place & TavernRoad, Roxby Downs.

Pursuant to section 33 (1) (b) of the Road Traf c Act 1961 make an order directing that persons taking part in the event be exempted in relation to the road from duty, to observe the Australian Road Rules speci ed below subject to any conditions described below and attached to the exemption.

Australian Road rules Exemption and Conditions

Rule 230: Crossing the roadRule 234: Crossing the road on or near a crossing for PedestriansRule 238: Pedestrians travelling along the road.

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Opal Road Landfi ll Opening Hours

Th e Opal Road Landfi ll Opening Hours are 1pm – 6pm, seven days a week.

Residents are encouraged to utilise this FREE service as the dumping of litter in reserves or lands surrounding the town attract an expiation penalty fee of $315.00 as per the Local Government Act.

Advertising on Council Infrastructure

Advertising on Council infra-structure such as light poles can attract expiation notices under the Local Government Act.

If you spot any such advertising please notify the Council.

Dog RegistrationDog Registrations for 2007/08

fi nancial year are now overdue.Grace period for registration

expired on 31 August 2007. Th erefore an $80 expiation fee can apply, plus an expiation fee of $80 for every14 days the dog remains unregistered.

RatesThe se cond Insta lment

notices for rates were issued on 16/11/2007. Th e due date will be 17/12/2007

WaterAccounts for September 2007

quarterly billing are now overdue. Reminder notices have been issued and late fees applied. Please pay by due date to avoid further action.

ElectricityDisconnection Pending Notices

have now been issued. Please pay by the due date to avoid discon-nection of Power Supply without further notice.

ParkingPlease be aware that there has

been an increase in the expiation fee for parking in a bus zone, it has gone up to $73 from $47.

Local WebsiteVisit your local website. Read

what’s new at www.roxbycouncil.com.au

Service SAOn Wednesday and Th ursdays

only between the hours of 9.00am and 4.00pm Council provides Transport Services including Vehicle and Boat Registrations and Licencing Transactions

Australia DayAustralia Day nominations for

2008 are now open. For nomina-tion Forms please call into the Council Offi ce.

Nominations are now called for 2008 Roxby Downs Sports Person of the Year. Nominations Forms are available at the Council Offi ce.

Rubbish CollectionResidents are reminded that

there is a limit of one bin per household for weekly rubbish col-lection and that it is the resident’s responsibility to ensure that bins are in serviceable condition with closable lids that prevent flies and birds from accessing rubbish. Please be diligent as littering attracts an Expiation Penalty Fee of $315.00 – ie over fl owing bins.

Waste Oil DisposalCouncil operates a waste oil

collection facility at the Roxby Downs Landfi ll site. Disposal of all used motor oil at this facility is free. For Further information contact Council 8671 0010 or BSH Waste Solutions on 8671 1154. No cooking oils, coolants, diesel, or diesel blended fuels (bio Diesel) are to be deposited into the unit. Th is Facility is open 1pm -6pm seven days.

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Council Snippets

Th e CEO of the National Health and Medical research Council Professor Warwick Anderson has congratulated the George Institute for International Health (Sydney) on the success of a worldwide clinical trial to cut deaths from type 2 diabetes.

Th e trial showed that a combina-tion of blood-pressure-lowering drugs can cut deaths from complica-tions of type 2 diabetes by almost one-fi fth.

“The NHMRC awarded over $230,000 in research funds to this

world leading project, and it is very satisfying to see it yield such sig-nifi cant results,” Professor Anderson said.

The results of the trial, led by Professor Stephen MacMahon from the George Institute, were published recently in the prestigious medical journal Th e Lancet, and presented at the 2007 European Congress of Cardiology in Vienna.

Over 11,000 patients with type 2 diabetes in 20 countries participated in the project, with an average par-ticipation period of 4.3 years.

Cutting deaths from diabetes


Th e idea started when a group of Venturers went on a trip to Woomera, toured the rocket range and looked at the museum.

Th en Mike Worby, a group leader, got the idea while reading something on the internet, and he thought that it would be a good way to get their minds working, thinking creatively and it would be fun.

“It also has the added bonus that it ties in perfectly with the camp that they had just done,” Mr Worby said

Th e challenge was the leaders of the group would com-pete against the venturers to build a rocket, which would run entirely on water and pressure, and get it to reach a height of 100 metre’s in the air, with a remote launch and have a parachute.

Impossible you say? 100 metre’s powered by water and pressure?

Well, the record is 550 metre’s!Th e challenge was held around the 21st of NovemberWhen asked, what do you hope to get out of the event,

the reply was “the satisfaction of beating the venturers,” Venturer Leader Mike Worby said.

So as you can see, there was a lot of competition sur-rounding this event.

So when you hear people asking about what things are in Roxby Downs for the youth to do, tell them about Venturers, and how great it is.

And remember, they are always looking for more peo-ple to join and new leaders to lend a hand.

Why not join Venturers?Venturers are a local scout group in Roxby Downs,

named the Dune Raiders.Th ey started up in late February 2007, so they are fairly

new.Th eir motto is “Striving for Future and Community”.Venturers are an enjoyable experience, and many of

the people in venturers will tell you that.Th ey have two group leaders, Mike Worby and Kristen

Bence, and it’s an enjoyable experience for them too. But why should you join?“Its loads of fun, we learn heaps of new skills, and it

looks really good on your résumé” Local Venturer Josh Towler said.

Ventures means meeting new people, getting skills in leadership, having community involvement, having fun and adventurous activities and it promotes personal growth.

Student Voice at RDAS is considered a great thing by teachers and parents and the general community of Roxby Downs and it also has the added bonus of looking good on a résumé.

However some students feel that Student Voice is not doing anything important.

Some students even say that it is too much talk, and not enough action, or the funds may not be going to the right places

“We don’t listen to them anyway, and most things that we ask for, they cannot get for us, like going to the skate park at lunch time, and getting rid of the hat policy” Jesse Dansie said.

So why doesn’t Student Voice enact these ideas?

However, Student Voice has no author-ity to make sudden changes, they can only suggest ideas.

Th ey have to go through the School Council and have to abide by the Department of Education and Children’s Services policies.

What has Student Voice done recently?

Th is month they had four young lead-ers travel to Adelaide to attend a young leader’s conference.

They have re-painted the hard play lines, which encourages people to play

more sport on the court.Over three hundred dollars was raised

for national bandana day, which raises money for kids with cancer.

Th ere was children’s week, which had a range of activities from reception through to year nine.

What plans do Student Voice have for the future?

They are looking at re-shaping the mobile phone and IPod policies at school, they are looking to create a smaller basket-ball court on the hard play area and they are also looking at making changes to the school uniform.

But all of these ideas have to go through the formal process.

Other initiatives include looking at fundraisers for the future, the types of organisations or charities they could fun-draise for, and what to do with the money they have at the moment.

Student Voice is basically a group of stu-dents, a representative or two from each class, who get together during Monday lunch times, and have a meeting to discuss issues that the students of the school have brought up.

Th e R-6 and the 7-12 Student Voice are there to make sure that the voices of students are heard in the corridors of power.

Th e Youth of Roxby Downs believe there are not enough things in town for them to do, and have some ideas on what things they need.

Roxby Downs now has a skate park, but is it really enough?

Most young people say no.“Its way too small, like, it’s kind of

cramped,” local youth skater Jesse Dansie said.

Many young skaters agree, stating that the skate park needs an extension.

Young skaters also believe actual skate competitions will provide them with an outlet.

However they say that it will only work if the skate park is bigger.

“It probably wouldn’t do much good to have skate competitions with the skate park that we have now, it’s just too small,” Jesse said.

“Skate competitions would be good because it would be fun and you would get to show off your skills to the public and the rest of the Roxby Downs skating community.

“What would also be helpful is if we could get an actual skate shop in Roxby,” he said.

“I think there is a lot to do in Roxby, it’s just advertised poorly” RDAS student Angel Carling said.

However she agrees there is more the

youth of Roxby wants, and that more could be done to support them.

Some other developments on the youth of Roxby’s wish list is a proper shopping mall, an arcade, a rock climbing wall, a photo booth, another basketball stadium, ice skating, more cricket pitches, a dance studio and a bigger slide at the pool.

Th e youth even have some ideas about where such facilities could be located, for example, one idea was to put the photo booth in the Cultural Precinct.

Th ings like the ice skating arena would take more thought.

Th e young people have a few good ideas, and would like them in place as soon as possible, but most are unsure on how to go about getting these things.

Most agree that getting them would have something to do with the council.

Some have suggested starting a peti-tion, which would be submitted to the council.

Other have suggested simply talking to the council, or starting some sort of fundraising.

“One of our top priorities will be to set up a youth advisory committee, which will hopefully be ready next February,” Roxby’s new youth offi cer Perdita Cooper said

“The youth advisory committee will basically be run by a group of young people, we want the youth to have a voice” Leisure Centre manager Alan Male said.

Th e Roxby Downs Area School is the largest area school in the state.

However, the diff erence in the number of students in various year levels is surprising.

Th is year, RDAS had 55-65 year seven students, and 10-20 year twelve students.

So what does this show?It shows that a large number

of students are leaving the school when they get to do their senior schooling.

Why is this?BHP Billiton off ers its workforce

a schooling subsidy, which allows its employees to send their children to boarding school.

BHP subsidises the vast propor-tion of those fees.

One of the main reasons that parents claim they choose an Adelaide boarding school over the local area school, is simply because they believe that their children will be getting a better education in Adelaide.

However contrary opinion proves this not to be the case with studies showing that most private school students that go to university, actu-ally drop out, because they are not used to the independent work that they are required to do.

Roxby Downs Area School does

have a variety of subject choices, but schools in Adelaide have more.

Some examples are Robotics, Music , Drama, Studio Art , Languages and Philosophy.

These are all subjects that are not available to Roxby Downs’s students, but are available to some schools in Adelaide.

So why can’t RDAS off er these subjects?

“Put simply, we cannot teach subjects, without teachers to teach them,” school Principal Steve Marshall said.

“We can’t get additional teachers, because staffi ng is allocated through the number of students.”

Th is is a dilemma because parents keep sending the children away to boarding school.

“BHP Billiton Olympic Dam offers Education Assistance for employees’ children as part of a range of benefi ts available to our people.

For an employees’ child/ren to be eligible for Education Assistance, the employee must be a permanent employee, the family must reside with the employee at Olympic Dam, the child/ren must be under the age of 21 at the start of a full-time course and unmarried, and must be solely maintained by the employee

parent.BHP Billiton Olympic Dam also

supports children in our local community by providing assistance and support (both fi nancial and in-kind) to local schools.” BHP Billiton Olympic Dam Vice President of Human Resources, Paul Walters said.

So why should students stay at Roxby Downs Area School?

According to Steve Marshal, the school is expanding its range of subjects.

“We are actually looking at get-ting some robotics equipment next year and off er it as an elective,” Mr Marshall said.

“At Roxby Downs Area School, we off er open access to those students who wish to do some subjects that are not off ered.

“Open access is basically a teach-ing program, over the telephone and through e-mails. “It is used to off er all curriculum areas and as a bonus, it boosts independence, which is something you may not get in an Adelaide school,” he said.

It is widely believed, by most stu-dents, teachers, and the principal, that face to face learning is better because of the relationship the student builds with the teacher.

RITE stands for Roxby Industry Training and Education.

Th e RITE program is designed to help students and give them some work experience.

Many people who have completed the RITE program have received employment as a direct result of it.

“Th ey off ered me a job at Mensland, which I was pleased about” Britany Branch said.

“Some of the students that we took on went on to a school based apprenticeship,” Beenham Elite employee Michael Fuss said.

Th e RITE program is an excellent opportunity to gain fi rst hand knowledge about what life is like in the work place.

Good reports come back from the student and the employer.

“It gives young school students good experience, it’s an opportunity for them to see how to work in a trade,” Mr. Fuss said.

And its not just trade work.Th ere are people working in all sorts of diff er-

ent places, from childcare, to Beenham elite to the Monitor Newspaper, to even the school itself!

These are all places that have taken on RITE students before, and most feedback is good from the employers and the students on the placements.

Th e students all get diff erent things out of the RITE program, depending on where they do their placement.

Angel Carling is doing her placement at BHP Billiton in the Human Recourses department.

“Experience and knowledge of BHP’s positive infl uence on the town,” is what she personally gets out of the RITE program.

Tim West did half of his placement in Adelaide at the Raine and Horne branch, in Salisbury, doing Real estate, and another half working as a plumber out at Andamooka.

“The RITE program gives students a chance to experience what diff erent jobs involve,” RDAS student Tim West said.

“I think that it’s a vital part of our schooling, because it helps students make decisions about their future.”

Th e RITE program boosts student confi dence, it has been given good evaluations from both students and from the mentors.

Since the RITE program started, the number of students leaving in year ten has decreased.

Th e RITE program runs through a full week from September, 17-21, and then six more Fridays.

Students are required to do a workplace investiga-tion, to gain more knowledge about the workplace, or a careers investigation, to give them more knowledge about a particular career.

Th ey go through a formal mock interview, with a panel of community members and also have to write an application letter and a résumé.

Th e students also keep a journal, putting their feelings and their progression in writing as they go through the placement.

Local youth speak out

THE ‘RITE’ STUFFThis page has been prepared by Tristan Warneke as part of his RITE program training at The Monitor. Your Community Newspaper ~ Roxby Downs

MonitorThe

Above: Jesse Dansie speaking out about youth issues.

Is BHP Billiton having a negative impact on our senior school through its education support subsidies?

Is Student Voice effective?

Roxby Downs’s youth set to emulate

Woomera rockets

Above: Kristen Worby with her water rocket.

It’s the RITE career for students


Book Olympic Dam through Qantas forall ights from Saturday 1st December

www.qantas.com.au Telephone 13 13 13

Effective 1st December, Alliance departures from Adelaide Airport will be handled by Qantas including passenger check in and boarding.

Alliance ights will depart from Gate 50.

Alliance DeparturesGate 50

Qantas Check-in

Adelaide AirportT1 Passenger

Terminal

Alliance Airlines Adelaide - Olympic Dam Schedule Effective Monday 1st December 2007

FLIGHT NO ORIGIN DESTINATION DAY OF THE WEEK DEPART ARRIVE

QF 2600 Adelaide Olympic Dam M T W . . . . 5:50 7:20

QF 2601 Olympic Dam Adelaide M T W . . . . 8:00 9:30

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Above: Tim Reynolds, waiting for the ball to return to his end of the court.

The summer season of Twilight tennis is well underway with games scheduled on Friday evenings.

Left: Kylie, Dietman and Gaylene Crane struggle over the ball during Friday night’s

Preliminary Final while Troy Gum watches on.Next Friday, the Hockey grand fi nal will be played

between OD and Skilled at 6.30pm, followed by presentations at the Tavern at 8.00pm.

Above and top: The Roxby Downs Swimming Carnival was held on Saturday, November 24. Many swimmers swam personal bests and all had an enjoyable

day. Please see next week’s Monitor for more photos from the event.

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