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Vandals out!ROXBY DOWNS...‘Youth Futures in Roxby Downs’– a paper prepared by youth development consultantJack Wade – was released to the public this week at ameeting with youth and key stakeholders.The paper, financed by BHP Billition and OlympicDam Operations, highlighted a series of issues facinglocal youth and the wider community.“This paper has been developed as an essential ele-ment in an important planning project to identify youthdevelopment goals for the next three years, to be sup-ported by a detailed operational plan,” Mr Wade toldThe Monitor.“It reports on consultations that have occurred recentlyacross the community and is intended to stimulate dis-cussion leading to agreement on the goals for youthdevelopment.”The report, which comes after three months of com-munity consulation, defines young people as “personsaged between fourteen and nineteen years who are ex-periencing the transition from childhood to adulthood”.‘Youth Futures in Roxby Downs’ has been welcomedby the new Roxby Downs Council family and youthofficer Tom Beever as both “controversial and hon-est”.Some key points highlighted in the paper include:• A perception that Roxby Downs Youth Service,

though “an important and valuable resource” is not“sufficiently engaging” for older teenagers, that theservice does not network sufficiently with other lo-cal services and suffers from the “absence of a de-gree-qualified social worker with extensive expe-rience in working with young people”.

• In contrast, local youth spoke of “intense boredom;a lack of respect for young people from adults; anda lack of real commitment by the community tosupport activities for young people outside organ-ised sport”.

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The future ofRoxby youth

CLOSED DOORS...Roxby DownsLeisure Centrestaff, includingMichelle Dugganand Karyn Biggs,pictured above,will close thedoors on potentialvandals theseschool holidaysfollowing a seriesof attacks ofvandalism on thefacility in recentmonths including,left, bent steelsupports on thebasketball rings.Full story - Page 2.

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Let’s just be blunt here. Why are you reading The Moni-tor? Why did you pick this newspaper up off your frontpath or the café counter today?Surely, if you were unhappy with the policies and stand-ard of this newspaper – you’d use it to line your budgiecage without ever opening it up? I sure would…but then,I’m perhaps the only person in our readership who can beabsolutely confident in The Monitor’s editorial policies –because I set them.So, perhaps, I take it a little too personally every time Ihear rumours The Monitor is simply ‘a puppet arm of theevil establishment’. (That quote reached me in a rounda-bout way once and I’ve clung to it, gleefully, ever since.)Never before has The Monitor taken on this perception,head-on. But here goes...Yes, the Roxby Downs Council is the custodial owner ofThe Monitor. The Monitor came about as a result of myoriginal business plan, a community need highlighted inthe Roxby Reports 2001 and a series of progressive businessloans provided by the Roxby Downs Council. However, itis true to say that without Council’s instigation ournewspaper would never have existed.The Roxby Downs Council news page is a paid newsletterand it is the only part of the newspaper that passes under acouncil employee’s eyes before it hits your doorstep. Wedo not let any organisation vet our news.The Monitor is managed by Ray Goldie in cooperationwith the local team. The aim of this arrangement is to ensureThe Monitor staff – me, in particular – have editorial inde-pendence while still providing a mentor for local staff. Noteven Ray gets an early sneak-peek at our news - all editorialdecisions are made locally in The Monitor office.We are currently in the process of becoming an independ-ent body with a board of our own – but it hasn’t been asimple process and we’re still working on the details.As a journalist of more than 10 years now, I have found itvery difficult to balance the needs of a business and theresponsibilities of a reporter but never, ever, have I backeddown from a valid news story in an effort to avoid upset-ting an advertiser or contributor.To suggest so, is slanderous, and – frankly – gets me riledup.At the same time – The Monitor is not my private soapboxeither. When someone stops me in the street to voice a com-plaint or highlight an issue, I encourage them to be part ofa story, or to write a ‘letter to the Editor’. I am not free towrite unsubstantiated stories in The Monitor – and thiscolumn is the only part of the newspaper where I get towrite my opinion…that’s why my face is firmly planted atthe top of the column, so you know that these are my words.When we receive a ‘letter to the Editor’ we vet it carefullyto ensure it contains no defamatory claims – after all, we’renot doing anyone any good if we can’t publish our paperbecause of a lawsuit. We also give any person or businessnamed in a letter ‘right of reply’ – call it fairness, but it’salso our legal responsibility.Sometimes, there’s a fine line between gossip and opinion.Contrary to community ‘perceptions’ – there is no ‘free-dom of the press’ in Australia, but we at The Monitor com-ply with industry ethics and legal requirements.Perception is a powerful thing, isn’t it? 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...continued from Page 1.ROXBY DOWNS…Roxby DownsLeisure Centre will close its doors topotential vandals during the upcomingschool holidays, following an increasein vandalism at the centre.Vandalism at the centre has increasedthis year, according to facility managerLaurence Duggan, culminating this pastmonth in doors pulled off hinges, holeskicked in walls, holes drilled in thestadium floor and support bars on thebasketball hoops bent.“It’s not just the damage that concernsus,” Mr Duggan told The Monitor. “It’sthe fact that this damage occurs whenuser groups are playing sport in thefacility – and no one reports it.”“Sometimes things happen and they’reaccidents – we understand that and wecan get them fixed. But this wantondamage and vandalism is going to costeveryone.“We’ve already decided to close thestadium during the school holidays tomake the repairs before the new sportseasons start.“But if this damage continues then we’ll

have to assign a staff member tosupervise the building while usergroups are here and if that happenscosts will go up.”Mr Duggan called on facility-usersto “take ownership of the centre” andspeak out against vandals.“Someone must be seeing thisdamage occur – it’s happening whilesports are being played in the centre.“If we allow this to continue, fees willgo up dramatically and that is goingto hurt everyone.“Already, every time there’s a changeof user we’re checking the stadiumtop to bottom and user groups aregoing to be charged when we finddamage.“After three years of greatrelationships with people, this yearhas just been terrible – we have tomake these changes just to makepeople accountable.“But the best thing people can do isstand up themselves - for their facilityand their sporting groups - when theysee someone damaging the centre.”

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OUTBACK…The Outback Cattle Drivewill take a new route in 2007 – the OodnadattaTrack. This year’s event was held along theBirdsville Track and attracted hundreds of ‘drovers’from around the world and throughout Australia. The2007 Outback Cattle Drive will echo the ‘Horns andHooves Down the Oodnadatta Track’ held earlier thisyear. A highlight of the 2006 Outback Cattle Drive willbe camping at Anna Creek Station – SA’s largest cattlestation measuring 30,027km2. For more informationabout the event, log ontowww.cattledrive.southaustralia.com.OLYMPIC DAM…The SA Government has, again,thrown its support behind the proposed expansion ofOlympic Dam as a ‘major development’. Premier MikeRann says the expansions will mean “thousands of newjobs for South Australians and a huge boost for thestate economy”. The ‘major development’ status re-quires BHP Billiton to meet a series of reporting obli-gations including the preparation of an EnvironmentalImpact Statement. The decision to grant the OlympicDam expansion ‘major development’ status wasgazetted last week. The move comes at the same timeas the introduction of a Bill, by the Rann Government,to change the way mining royalties are calculated inSA. Royalties are currently calculated at 2.5 per centthe value of minerals leaving the mine. The changeswill introduce a split rate – 1.5 per cent for the firstfive years, and 3.5 per cent thereafter.WOOMERA… Japan has postponed testing of a su-personic aircraft in South Australia’s outback. The Japa-nese government-funded National Experimental Su-personic Transport project was to have made a testflight at Woomera next week, but an anomaly in themeasurement system of the aircraft has put back thetest flight date until the first week of October. Theproject aims to build a plane that would fly at twice thespeed of sound, and be capable of flying twice the dis-tance of the Concorde with three times the passengers.In 2002, an 11-metre model - one-tenth the size of theplanned supersonic plane - crashed within seconds oftake-off on a test flight at Woomera. This year’s sched-uled tests represent phase two of the $360 millionproject being overseen by Japan’s National AerospaceLaboratory.COOBER PEDY…Coober Pedy will share in $68.3million allocated by the State Government for roadmaintenance. Funds will be used for resurfacing workson some of Coober Pedy’s town streets, to be com-pleted before July 2006.OUTBACK…The first ‘State of the Outback Report’,commissioned by the Outback Areas Community De-velopment Trust, was launched last month. The 130-page report aims to provide a ‘snapshot’ of SA Out-back life and will provide a ‘benchmark’ for develop-ing Outback policy and as a reference point for futuredecision-making, Minister for State-Local GovernmentRelations Rory McEwen said. “Excluding the majorcentres of Coober Pedy and Roxby Downs, the reportsfound there are less than 8000 people living in scat-tered communities across the state’s Outback areas,”Mr McEwen said. “Interestingly, the report found thoseresidents are less stressed than other South Australians,more likely to use renewable energy and have a strongidentification with their cultural and local communi-ties.”

Students support on-site safety

SAFETY WEEK…Olympic Dam emergency services officers Jody Holden and Sherron Butler give Louise, 9, andWilliam, 10, a taste of life in uniform during ‘Safety Week’ at St Barbara’s Parish School, left, before studentslined up to try their hand at the hoses.

ROXBY DOWNS…St Barbara’s Parish School stu-dents are helping to keep their families safe on siteat Olympic Dam.LGG students at the school have created a bannerwhich, in cooperation with BHP Billiton, will be dis-played on site at Olympic Dam.The banner encourages employees to ‘think of us –be safe’ and features students’ faces.The concept was initiated by BHP Bilition employ-ees and local parents Paul Dear and Mark Davieswho hoped the banner would personalise safety is-sues for Olympic Dam employees.To celebrate the initiative, St Barbara’s Parish Schoolstudents have enjoyed a ‘Safety Week’ this month,which included visits from the Olympic Dam emer-gency services officers.

FAR NORTH…Almost 20 Far North ‘hoon drivers’have been charged by police since SA’s new misuseof motor vehicles laws were introduced in early 2005.Of the 19 ‘hoon drivers’ reported, seven occurred inRoxby Downs.“All these were before we had policies in place forthe impounding of vehicle - as a result we have notimpounded any vehicles,” Sgt Richard Hobbs toldThe Monitor.However, Sgt Hobbs said local ‘hoons’ can expectto lose their vehicles in the future if they continue tomisuse motor vehicles.“The new law is very important locally, given thenumber of ‘burnouts’ that were occurring in townjust prior to the new laws being introduced,” he said.“These have since diminished dramatically. Unfor-tunately drivers are still giving the Bypass Road T-junctions a work-out and creating a very poor imagefor the town.”

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ODODupdateOD UPDATE...Welcome to OD Update, your update ofwhat happened in the last month at Olympic Dam (OD).Brought to you by OD Public Affairs, this is where youcan learn about how the operations works, keep in touchwith all the latest OD news, and have your questions aboutus answered.BHP Billiton integration update…The three-month offi-cial integration phase of Olympic Dam into BHP Billitonhas now been completed. Branding on site has been a keyfocus and all signs and vehicles have been replaced with theappropriate BHP Billiton branding (as pictured below).Other changes, such as new uniforms for all employees,will soon be implemented.

FAR NORTH…Right nowis always the best time tostart looking after yourhealth - and that’s exactlywhy Access ChiropracticCentre in Whyalla is happyto announce its new, ex-panded service in RoxbyDowns and the Far North.Drs Allan and MalinaJudge of Access Chiroprac-tic Centre have great pleas-ure in welcoming Dr AaronBridge, as an AssociateChiropractor to their prac-tice.Dr Bridge, his wife Crystaland their two childrenAsher, 2, and Mia, twomonths, recently moved toWhyalla from Alberta,Canada.With Dr Bridge’s qualifiedassistance, Access Chiro-practic Centre will now bepractising on a weekly ba-sis, in Roxby Downs, PortAugusta, Cowell, Cleve,

Wudinna, Kimba andCeduna.Dr Bridge graduated fromthe Canadian MemorialChiropractic College (To-ronto) in Ontario, Canadain June 2004.Upon completion of hischiropractic studies, he ac-cepted an associated posi-tion in Alberta where hepractised until recently.Chiropractic is a family af-fair for Dr Bridge - his fa-ther, three uncles, eightcousins and his youngerbrother also practicechiropractic in Canada andthe United States.Dr Bridge’s experience,both as a chiropractic pa-tient and practitionermakes him eager to sharehis expertise.To book your local ap-pointment with AccessChiropractic Centre, pleasetelephone 8645 0880.

CHIROPRACTOR...New local chiropractorDr Aaron Bridge, his wife Crystal and theirtwo children Asher, 2, and Mia, twomonths, recently moved to Whyalla fromAlberta, Canada.

Nairn visits Outbackcommunities and ODOLYMPIC DAM... Parliamentary Secretary andFederal Member for Eden-Monaro Gary Nairnvisited Roxby Downs and Olympic Dam lastweek.Mr Nairn joined Federal Member for GreyBarry Wakelin and Liberal candidate for theState seat of Giles Tina Wakelin on a tour ofOlympic Dam.

TOUR...Parliamentary secretary GaryNairn joined Tina and Barry Wakelin ina tour of Olympic Dam last week,headed up by BHP Billiton governmentliaison Kym Winter-Dewhirst, left.

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Underground spouses visit days…Spouses/partners ofOlympic Dam Mine (ie. non-processing) employees willsoon have the chance to see the underground world for them-selves at two ‘Underground Spouses Visit Days’ in Octo-ber. Scheduled for Saturday, October 8 and 22, the dayswill provide an opportunity for locals to better understandtheir spouse’s unique working environment, and will in-clude a short drive-around of the underground mine. Invita-tions have been mailed to eligible spouses – contact ODPublic Affairs on 8671 8100 with any queries you may have.Family day…The 2005 Olympic Dam Family Day will beheld on Saturday, 15 October. See the advertisement in thisissue of The Monitor for more information.Sponsorship…As part of its commitment to the local com-munity, BHP Billiton provides sponsorship for a range ofinitiatives, events and projects. Recent events we have sup-ported include the RFDS Auction and Golf Day, RoxbyDowns Tennis Tournament, Roxby Downs Racing Club’sAnnual Race Day, as well as the upcoming Woomera TownBall.

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OD TEAM...The Olympic Dam Leadership Teamat BHP Billiton Olympic Dam (from left) VicePresident Mining Mike Spreadborough, AssetMaintenance Improvement Manager BruceCoates, Vice President HSEC Alison Hartman,Vice President Finance Paul Dunn, VicePresident Smelting Justin Bauer, Vice PresidentMaintenance and Engineering Jason Schell,Vice President Processing Gary Sutherland, andAsset Leader Dean Dalla Valle.

FAR NORTH & OUTBACK...A 21-year-old RoxbyDowns man was reported for breaching his bail condi-tions on September 25, 2005.On the same day, a 52-year-old Roxby Downs man wasreported for breaching his guarantor agreement on .On September 25, 2005, Roxby Downs Area School re-ported a non-aggravated serious criminal trespass andtheft where someone broke into the school and stole aCD player.A 20 year old female from Roxby Downs was arrestedfor criminal trespass and breaching her bail conditionson September 23, 2005.A report of criminal trespass was received from a RoxbyDowns resident on September 22.On the same day, a report of property damage was re-ceived from a Roxby Downs business where a windowwas smashed.Police are investigating an assault on a Roxby Downsresident, reported on September 21, 2005.A report of theft of fuel was received by police from anOlympic Dam resident on the same day.Also on September 21, a report of property damage wasreceived from a Roxby Downs resident where a screen

door was damaged.On September 18, 2005, a 23-year-old Woomera manwas arrested for assault and breaching his bail condi-tions.Police are investigating a report of illegal interferencereceived from a Roxby Downs resident on September 24when a person broke into a vehicle parked in a car parkand searched through it.On the same day, police received a report that a BMXbike was stolen from Richardson Place, Roxby Downs.On September 16, a 33-year-old Roxby Downs man wasreported for driving an unregistered and uninsured mo-tor vehicle and driving without a licence.Police received a report of damage to the Hermit StreetPlayground in Roxby Downs on September 13, 2005 Thedamage occurred sometime between Friday, September9 and Monday, September 12. The stairs on the play-ground were extensively damaged and numerous glassbottles had been smashed in the area.On September 13 an 18-year-old Roxby Downs man wasreported for driving without due care, failing to display‘P’ plates and failing to carry a driver’s licence after thevehicle he was driving was involved in a collision on thecorner of Pioneer Drive and Olympic Way, Roxby Downs.

OLYMPIC DAM...The2005 Olympic Dam FamilyDay will be held on Satur-day, October 15, from10am-4pm. The event willcoincide with the summeropening of the RoxbyDowns Leisure CentreSwimming Pool, which willbe open for all the commu-nity for free swimming allday.The 2005 Family Daymarks the 30th year since thediscovery of the OlympicDam orebody in 1975, andthe event will acknowledgeWMC Resources’ contribu-tion to Roxby Downs, andwelcoming BHP Billiton tothe region.History buffs will be fasci-nated with footage shownall-day in the Outback Cin-ema – a selection of shortfilms from discovery of theorebody in 1975 through the‘hey day’ of the expansionin the late 90s and right upto present day. Displays inthe auditorium will illustrateOlympic Dam’s develop-ment since the discovery, aswell as tell visitors all aboutBHP Billiton, the mine’snew owner.Richardson Place will beclosed for the day, with rockclimbing on the lawns in themiddle of the town. In ad-dition, the infamous RoxbyRocket will provide all-dayrides for kids both youngand old alike on the schooloval, there’ll be face paint-ing, giveaways for all, andthe star of the day –Humphrey Bear!There will be a free barbe-cue lunch at midday as wellas drinks and iceblocks foreveryone who attends.Kids - look in this issue ofThe Monitor for a colour-ing-in competition entryform - color-in the pictureof Humphrey and you couldwin some great prizes andeven meet the brown bearhimself, who will presentthe winners with their prizeson the day!

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I’m sure I speak for many,who know much better thanme, how much Kathy andPeter Wooldridge will bemissed in Roxby Downs.I don’t know Peter, and I wasonly just starting to knowKathy through RoxbyRoadsafe.The Kathy I was just start-ing to get to know lived upto everything I have everread or heard about her – aremarkable, compassionateand caring lady with a mas-sive store of knowledge and

Dear Editor,The 2005 netball season is almost over andwill end with our Grand Finals and Presen-tation Night on Saturday 24th September.However, the Roxby Downs Netball Asso-ciation would like to express their disappoint-ment with not being able to use the only fa-cility in Roxby Downs to stage their Presen-tation night due to the extremely high costof hiring the Auditorium.As a non-profit sporting club who pays thou-sands of dollars to use the Cultural Precinct

To the non community minded person or persons. Do youappreciate what a wonderful town we live in?We have a community radio station RoxFM that is run byvolunteers that are community minded and give their timeto bring pleasure to the residents of Roxby.On Saturday night someone non community minded per-son or persons destroyed the radio station window. Not onlyis this an expense and inconvenience the radio station, butI’m sure that you, that person or persons would be the firstto loudly complain if there was no radio station. It up to you! Become one of the community minded popu-lation in this town and stop this senseless vandalism.

Wendy Osborne,Roxby Downs.

each year, we find it quite unaffordable topay another $350 to be able to use anotherpart of that complex for one more night.We take this opportunity to publicly thankthe Olympic Dam Football Club wholeheartedly for letting us use their clubroomsfor our Presentation Night, which otherwisemight have been cancelled due to lack ofaffordable facilities.Tracy Dear,on behalf of the Roxby Downs NetballAssociation Committee.

Dear Editor,Any sporting group regu-larly using the Cultural Pre-cinct-managed facililitieshas also been allowed freeuse of the facilities for theirpresentation nights.This had been the case sinceI took over management ofthe RDLC more than fouryears ago.Recently, volleyball presen-tations, senior basketball fi-nals and even Woomera andDistricts Football Leaguemail medal have all beenhosted, within the facility forfree.Just this calendar year, we

experience, which she put togood use for communitybenefit, and a great sense ofhumour to boot.Enjoy your time in the sunKathy, and take some timeout to catch lots of dinnersbefore you inevitably followyour true nature and throwyourself back into volunteer-ing to help others.May you and Peter alwaysfare well, because you cer-tainly deserve to do so.

Bev Clark,Roxby Downs.

have allowed these groups torun their own bar, duringthese events, to raise fundsfor their individual sportinggroups.Sporting groups who do notuse the facilities under nor-mal circumstances are stillable to host their presenta-tions at the facilities for$350, and run their own bar.Roxby Downs Netball isentitled to free use of our fa-cilities – as they did last year– but those arrangementshave to be made through theleisure centre management,who were not contacted thisyear.

This confusion over Net-ball’s use of the Auditoriumhas been very unfortunatebut we encourage all usersof the managed facilities –which includes the tenniscourts and ovals in RoxbyDowns – to contact me di-rectly to arrange their eventsin the future.These arrangements canonly be made through me –not through reception staff,who are not empowered toprovide free useage to thecommunity.Laurence Duggan,Manager – Roxby DownsCultural Precinct.

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ROXBY DOWNS…Long-time locals Peterand Kathy Wooldridgeleave Roxby Downs earlynext month forTownsville, Qld, wherePeter will take a positionas engineering managerfor Ausenco.The parents of three havebeen highly visible in thecommunity – Kathy ascommunity health nurse,former citizen of the year,recipient of the nationalnursing excellence awardand a key figure in health,education, sporting andcommunity groups.Olympic Dam engineerPeter was formerly chairof the RDAS governingcouncil, and adult educa-tion tutor, coach and um-pire for local sports.When Peter starts his newjob Kathy will enjoy a lit-tle sand, sea and sunshinewhile she seeks work.

Local couple farewelled

FRIENDS FAREWELLED...Long-time localsPeter and Kathy Wooldridge will move toQld next month.

World’s largest lunch

READY TO ORDER…Getting together for fun and for the World’sLargest Lunch in Roxby Downs this month, from left, Pina Parker,Tracey Warneke, Caroline Wakelin, Kerry Leonie Yates, KerryWorby and Di Court.

LUNCHING…Jo Leane, Karen Russell and Manda Hollins withBianca, seven months, enjoying the World’s Largest Lunch at

the Dunes Café in Roxby Downs. Organisers thanked the RoxbyDowns Community Club for their donation of a ‘dinner and

drinks’ voucher for the event – won by Karen Russell.WORLD’S LARGEST LUNCH…Lyn Bishop and Anneke Botes, at

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• “There is a wide-spread perceptionamongst young peo-ple that there is littlewrong with high lev-els of consumption,irrespective of age.Many report that largenumbers of parentsare well aware of, andoften support, teendrinking.”

• “Teen pregnancieshave been an issue foryoung people, withalcohol featuring as afactor in approxi-mately half of thesepregnancies. Alcoholalso featured in fiverape cases.”

• Communication con-cerns and clashes ofpriority betweenRoxby Downs AreaSchool and local par-ents were discussed.

• Olympic Damoperations was alsoslammed for subsidis-ing Adelaide-basededucation for thechildren of its em-ployees, despite thefact that “the com-pany also contributesfinancially to the areaschool on an annualbasis…the policy isseen to significantlyundermine the growthand success of theschool”.

• Local policeresourcing was seenas an issue in address-

ing youth-relatedcrime and issues.

• Parenting methodsand priorities werealso addressed by aseries ofstakeholders, includ-ing youth themselves.

Mr Wade has heraldedthe report as the first stepin a comprehensive planfor youth development inRoxby Downs, in coop-eration with the RoxbyDowns Community Planand the Youth and Fami-lies Forum.

To read the report, collectyour copy from TomBeever in Roxby Downsat Roxby Downs Council.Log onto www.roxbydowns.com to discuss theyouth issues that mostconcern you with other lo-cal stakeholders, or haveyour say in The Monitorby emailing [email protected] keep reading yourcommunity newspaperfor a detailed overview ofthe report on October 13,2005.

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HANDS-ON...NatalieNeville and TonyGentile, centre,demonstrate newtechniques to Tandalesapprentices KellySpillman, left, and KylieDietman, on modelsGaylene Crane andHayley Vonsnarksi.

ROXBY DOWNS...Roxby Downs’ newesthairdressers were treated toa hands-on workshop withAdelaide trainers NatalieNeville and Tony Gentilelast week.Tandales apprentices KellySpillman and KylieDietman joined their fel-low team-members inlearning the latest tech-niques in long hair cutting.The group was also ledthrough a refresher in col-ouring techniques.“This kind of hands-onexperience is invaluablefor our apprentices,” busi-ness-owner Taryn Chicktold The Monitor.“Our apprentices are veryimportant to us, wecouldn’t operate withoutthem, and it’s importantthey get the best training.Tandales Hair and Beautyhas been operating locallyfor almost 20 years and, inthat time, has hosted 10 ap-prentices and dozens ofwork experience students.“We’d invite the commu-nity let these girls test outtheir skills - it’s cheaper forclients and great hands-onexperience for the girls,”Mrs Chick said.


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Sept 30 Last day of Term 32pm dismissal

Oct 17 First day back, Term 4Oct 19 P&F Meeting 7.30pmOct 21-30 Children’s WeekOct 22 P&F Market DayOct 25 Governing Council

meetingOct 28 P&F Quiz Night at the

Oasis Restaurant.

Footprints on the sand are notmade by sitting down.

Dear Parents and Friends,Welcome to the last newsletter for this term.Our P&F Market Day on September 17 was a busyone.Thankyou to all parents who donated drinks to besold at our P&F Coffee Corner, thank you also toparent helper Jenny Longmire and daughterRebecca, we raised $139.The next Parents & Friends Market Day will be Sat-urday, October 22 and our next P&F meeting willbe held after school holidays, on Wednesday Octo-ber 19 in the school staffroom. All are welcome.Parents and Friends Quiz Night will be Friday Oc-tober 28 at the Oasis Restaurant at 7.30pm.There will only be 96 tickets available, with tablesof 6 people.Tickets are $12 each and are available at our nextMarket Day P&F Coffee Corner and at Desert Décor.Thank you Taryn and Geoff Chick for assisting uswith our ticket sales.P&F Quiz Night is a popular and fun night so get inquick to get your tickets and see if your table cantake home the Gnome of Knowledge, as well as somegreat prizes donated by sponsors and communitymembers.All money raised benefits the students of our school.Happy holidays.

Annette Jackson,for the Parents and Friends Committee.

BUDDY OF THE WEEK…‘Buddy of the Week’Awards were awarded to R-2 Winner – NinaFernandez and 3-6 Winner – Brodie Noble Bushthis month.Congratulations to these students who receivedachievement awards at the recent R-6 Assembly.Year R-2 Achievement Awards:Miss Underwood – Joel Longmire, Matilda Cordy.Miss van der Hucht – Lachlan Elliot, Drewe Swann.Mrs Pedler – Inca-Jayde Lyon, Jared Vonsnarski.Mrs Zeptner – Gabby Schofield, Hailey Crowhurst.Mrs Cormack/Mrs Van Laarhoven – JessicaDoherty, Hunter Fairlie.Mr Petty – Ethan Dadleh, Chloe Allen.Miss Steele/Mrs Ramsey – Jakob Noll, Amy Rigg.Miss Orchard – Julia Weltner, Brad Johnson.Miss Campbell-Colquhoun/Mrs Christall – LaneWhittaker, Nicole Scholefield.Dance/Drama – Keely McAskill, Jessica Brind.Year 3-6 Achievement Awards:Mr Jones – Michaela Mooney, Jeremy Andrews.Miss Berryman – Connie Maturana, Tyler Kelsey.Miss Arthur – Nikita Trewartha, Madelyn Carthew,Brodie Noble Bush, Josiah Whittaker.Mr Bice – Shelby Kynoch, Andrew Hartman, CallumWatt, Ashton Golding.Mr Gera – Blake Warneke, Emily Lepinath, NikhilSabharwal.Mrs Partington/Mrs Haddock – Sarah Blackie,Jamie Langdon-Oates.Miss Hollitt – Lauren Lyden, Ryan Adamson.Mr Summerton – Brodie Farnham, Phoebe Elson.Dance/Drama – Leroy Doran, Brooke Molyneux.

HEALTHY EATING...It is great for children andteenagers to have a wide range of food to eat at lunchor snacks each day.Bringing food from home is a good way to savemoney and be healthy.There are lots of ways to make the lunchbox tastyand fun.Cut up fruit for children – more appealing and morelikely to eat it.Add a surprise to the lunch box like a sticker, mes-sage or a jokeTry to include your child/ren in making their lunch.Teenagers can do it themselves!Ask your children to write a list of foods that theywould like in their lunchboxes (healthy of course!).Suggest to them to help you with “lunchbox shop-ping”.Use a frozen “icepack” to help keep lunches cool sochildren want to eat it.Here’s another great idea for school kids – big andsmall.

Mini Pizzas (makes four serves)Ingredients:4 x wholemeal or multigrain English muffins.4 x teaspoons tomato paste.1 x cup reduced fat grated cheese.Try any of these toppings:1 x cup of cup of any chopped or grated vegies: cap-sicum, zucchini, carrot, mushrooms, etc.4 slices of chopped ham, a small tin of baked beansor a small tin tuna.Method:Preheat the oven to 180oC, or set grill to medium.Split each muffin and spread each half with tomatopaste.Your child can help to decorate the pizzas with top-ping and sprinkle the top with cheese.Put the pizzas in the oven or under the grill until thecheese is melted and starting to bubble.Take them out of the oven or grill.Let them cool then wrap in plastic and place in thefridge or freezer until needed for the lunch box.

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HAVE-A-GO...Tennis coach Andrew Thomson joined, fromleft, Lewis Grantham, 11, Jamie Bishop, 11, Tamika Mansell,11, Bryce Stolz, 10, and their fellow Year 5 classmates for aMilo Have-A-Go tennis workshop last week. All RDASstudents enjoyed the opportunity to hone their tennis skillsas part of the annual program.

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Students ‘have-a-go’ at tennis

MIXED-UP...Michaela Mooney, 8,Hannah Rigden, 9, and AshaPedler, 9, supported thestudent voice in raisingaround $600 on ‘crazymixed-up day’.

CRAZY...ReubenSutton, 7, and KyleBell, 6, got ‘crazy’at RDAS last week.

FUNDRAISERS...Supporting the

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A messagefrom the Principal


Dear Parents and Friends,Farewell and Good Luck…We fondly farewell ourReceptionist, Mrs Ros Boothey, who will be takingleave for the 4th term and then retiring.She finishes up Wednesday this week.Ros and her husband Colin have been part of ourschool community since the first day the schoolopened. She has worked for DECS for 28 yearsworking at Kimba Area School for 10 years be-fore coming here.She has been an integral member of our FrontOffice staff for 18 years and has been the faceevery “new” parent see when enrolling in theschool.We congratulate and sincerely thank Ros forher wonderful contributions to the school over many years. Wewish both Ros and Colin all the best for the future as they “build” in Cowell.Choir Festival…Congratulations to all members of our Primary Choir who trav-elled to perform with others from around the state at the Festival Centre inAdelaide.These students were fine representatives of our school and we congratulate themand Choir Trainer, Mrs Cheryl Boothey, on a job well done. We thank MrSummerton, parent helpers – Wendy Lee, Ann Shields, Colin Nicholls, TimSonter and ‘Grandma Perry’ for their assistance on the trip.Year 9/10 SASSSA Basketball…Congratulations and well done to the Year 9/10 boys and girls who travelled to Whyalla on Monday 26th September to competein the Far North/Eyre Peninsula Secondary Schools Basketball competition.Both teams played extremely well, with the girls’ team winning the Div II final.Many thanks to Joel Roberts for driving the school bus and umpiring, LeighDevlin and Chrissie Weaver for coaching, and to Shane Hodgson who learnt anew skill on the day and scored all the games.Quality Assurance…Many thanks to those parents who have taken the time tofill out and return the recent Quality Assurance survey sent home to those ran-domly selected. We are grateful to those parents as their responses help to focuson areas that we may need to improve or maintain.We always strive to provide the best learning opportunities for our students andwe appreciate any constructive advice that will assist us in this endeavour.Parent/Teacher Interviews…Many parents have taken the opportunity to makea time recently with their child/ren’s teacher to check on their progress in school.It is imperative that there is a strong partnership between parents and the school.If by any chance you have not had an interview and you would like one pleasecontact your child’s teacher to arrange one either before the end of term or earlynext term.Flinders University Students…Last week we had six final year teacher gradu-ates spend time in our school.This gives them a taste of what it is like to teach in the country. As many of youwould know there is a shortage of teachers, particularly in specialist areas, andwe take every opportunity to encourage graduates to teach in the country.Building Safety…Many buildings built prior to 1984 have often asbestos-re-lated materials used in their construction.As a result maintenance/building workers need to be alerted to the safety pre-cautions needed in any buildings with this present.From time to time we have a query as to the safety of I Block as some cementfibrous material has been utilised in these building.We have this building inspected yearly and we have been assured that they arecompletely safe learning areas.Health can only be affected by inhaling a large number of fibres that could bereleased into the air through cutting, drilling, grinding or sanding these materi-als.Vandalism…Unfortunately we suffer vandalism from time to time.Last weekend a window was broken in Ms Arthur’s classroom and a CD Playerstolen.We ask community members to take an active role to watch over the schoolparticularly during holidays and weekend periods.The police have been asked to be especially vigilant over this time.We will be pressing charges against anyone who is trespassing on school prop-erty.End of Term 3…The pressure is beginning to build for our Year 12s as theystrive to complete projects and prepare for final exams, which begin in Week 4.We wish them well over these final weeks.School will be dismissed at 2pm this Friday, September 30.We will be holding a final R-12 Assembly in Stadium 1 at midday and all par-ents are welcome to attend.We thank everyone for their support of the school this term.We wish everyone a safe and enjoyable two weeks holiday time with their chil-dren.We look forward to everyone returning safe and well on Monday, October 17.

Jim Michalanney,Principal.

UNIVERSITY VISITS...On Monday September 5th

Roxby Downs Area School was visited by two sepa-rate groups of university representatives.The first group spoke to a number of students fromYears 10-12 who have expressed an interest in pur-suing a career in health.Three medical students from Adelaide Universityspoke about different career pathways, includingnursing, physiotherapy, dentistry and medicine.

The second presentation was aimed at students whointend to follow some form of higher education,whether through university or TAFE.The presenters, Mr Graham Brookman and MsAnnette Davey explained the process of applicationto interested Year 11 and 12 students.Applications for 2006 need to be in by the end ofSeptember so the visit was very useful for many ofour students.

PREPARING FOR UNI...University representatives met with senior students at RDAS thismonth to discuss career opportunities.

Investigating career opportunities

CONGRATULA-TIONS... Congratu-lations go to Year 12students PaigeAldenhoven andMelissa Roach whosuccessfully com-pleted their Certifi-cate II in Retail Op-erations as part oftheir School-BasedNew Apprenticeship(SBNA) Studies.SBNAs are an excel-lent opportunity forYear 11 and 12 stu-dents to stay atschool and completetheir South Austral-ian Certificate ofEducation (SACE)whilst still being apaid member of theworkforce.

SBNA success for students

STUDY SUCCESS...Paige Aldenhoven and Melissa Roachsuccessfully completed their Certificate II in Retail Operationsas part of their School-Based New Apprenticeship (SBNA)Studies this month.

RADIO FUN...Ryan Worby, 11,and Jade Bishop,10, DJ for RDASstudents duringthe school’slunch-time radioprogram. Theprogram is runby studentvolunteers withteacher BenSummerton.

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tre (APC) – Yorke Penin-sula/Mid North.APC – Yorke Peninsula/MidNorth now offers a hugerange of quality paving,brick and block productsfrom its new showroom onPort Road in Kadina.Backed by the buyingpower of 27 manufactur-ers, the new APC store will

also offer a range of spe-cialised services includebrick-cutting and trailerhire.Sand and cement is alsoavailable along with a rangeof side products includingkit pergolas, letter boxes andplenty more.The centre offers custom-ers, both home and trade,

cally through the hottestmonths.Garry Baker Building isnow a warranty agent forLG, as well as supplying andinstalling air conditioners atvery competitive prices – soif Garry Baker Building iswhere the expertsgo…shouldn’t you go theretoo?To learn more about thehuge range of pool and spaservices at Garry BakerBuilding, or to take advan-tage of the team’s summerstart-up services for yourair conditioning, or to ar-range finance – chat to thefriendly team by telephon-ing 8671 1353.

Grand opening of new paving centre in Kadinasome excellent projectideas, including paving,wall, step and retainer wallproducts in a huge range ofproducts and styles.And if your looking forideas it’s as easy as APC –the new showroom, builtby local tradespeople is areal showcase of projectideas.

APC Yorke Peninsula/MidNorth will offer customersmonthly specials and regularsales all backed by an expertteam of locals who will ad-vise you on products and in-stallation requirements.The new business will holdan official Grand Openingon the weekend of October8 and 9, and has extended

an open invitation to cus-tomers to join the celebra-tion and take advantage ofsome great opening spe-cials.Australian Paving CentreYorke Peninsula/Mid Northis located at ort Road,Kadina ph 8821 2077 oremail [email protected] for more infor-mation.

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LOCAL TEAM...Garry Baker - of Roxby Downs’ longest-running buildingbusiness, Garry Baker Building - with team members Dayna Judd, Cort Fraserand Steven Webber. Don’t buy anywhere else until you have

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Friday, September 30 – Tuesday, October 5

Charlie & The Chocolate Factory – Rated: PG. Fri 7pm, Sat,Sun, Tues & Wed 3pm.Sky High – Rated: PG. Sat, Sun, Tues & Wed 12noon, Sun &Tues 7pm.

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FIVE STAR ROLLERSHUTTERS…Five Star RollerShutters, owned and operated byJohn Yull, began in 1997 – origi-nally in Adelaide.“I’ve been installing for the lasteight years,” John told The Moni-tor. “And now, our service is avail-able to Roxby Downs homes andbusinesses.”In October last year John and hiswife Sherry moved to Port Pirie,and continued to offer the best serv-ice and advice when it comes tothe look and function of your newroller shutters.John has the experience of install-ing thousands of roller shutters tohomes across Australia, all the wayfrom Darwin to the far West Coastof South Australia and central andwestern Victoria to New SouthWales and ACT.“I also do repairs to basically anymake and model of roller shutters,”John said.Roller shutters add to the appear-ance, security and value to yourhome or business, according to theoperator and they are available in a wide range of colours inorder to suit each individual house.Five Star Roller Shutters has low overhead costs and cansave you hundreds, even thousands of dollars by dealingdirect.The shutters are made from roll-formed aluminium and areinjected with a polyurethane foam filling that insulatesagainst heat, cold and noise.

People working shift work havefound the roller shutters perfectfor blocking out light so that theycan enjoy a good sleep, even dur-ing the day.“They also help to keep yourhouse cool in summer and warmerin winter, and they are a hugeboost to security,” John said.“I am keen to assist people tomatch the best design and colourfor different types of windows andhouses.”The right roller shutters enhancenot only the look of a house oroffice, but the value as well. Theshutters are available with manualwinder controls, in electric or 12volt solar-powered, and even witha remote control.They can also be hard-wired to thesmoke detector in your home foradded security, according to John.“There are various applications,”he said. Five Star Roller Shutterscome with a five-year guaranteeand full insurance coverage. “Youcan even stagger the purchase.The shutters don’t all have to go

up right now,” John said. “Others can be added six to 12months later to stagger the expense.”Five Star Roller Shutters provide a prompt and courteousservice for its clients – staff are prepared to travel – andJohn promises to leave your home clean on completion ofthe job.John Yull will be visiting Roxby Downs in the first week ofOctober -to book an appointment, telephone 0413 861 199.

Five star service in Roxby Downs

FIVE STAR...John Yull of Five StarRoller Shutters will visit RoxbyDowns next month. Photographcourtesy of The Flinders News

LAVENDER BEAUTYCLINIC…Today’s technol-ogy and beauty treatmentmeans women no longerneed to feel unhappy withtheir complexion.Adelaide business LavenderBeauty already caters forRoxby Downs clientelelooking to improve their fea-tures or develop a better ap-pearance.Qualified Dermal TherapistKim Chi Pham (Bachelorof Health Science, special-ising in Clinical DermalTherapies) has bought herexpertise to the LavenderBeauty Clinic, located onAddison Road inPennington, and a widerange of up to date beautyand cosmetic treatments.Procedures include deepmedical skin peels, botoxinjections, facial lifting byMulti Lase, dermabrasionand permanent make-up, aswell as a large range of spe-cialist skin services, and allat affordable prices.For more information aboutLavender Beauty Clinic andto arrange an appointmentph 8447 8484.Lavender Beauty Clinic islocated at 2\75 AddisonRoad Pennington.

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ROXBY DOWNS COUNCIL NEWS

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The ‘What’s On!’ Free Community Calendar is proudly sponsored by Roxby Downs Council.

Phone 8671 2683 or email [email protected] to book your event in ‘What’s On!’

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OctoberInfuzion Youth Outback 05 TourSaturday, October 8Roxby Downs Auditorium7:30pm, all welcome!Ph: 8671 0573 (no alcohol)Australian Breastfeeding AssocWednesday, October 129:30am to 11:00amBring along a friend month.Coffee morning Phone: 8671 0867RDAS P&F MeetingWednesday, October 197:30pm, School Staff RoomAll Welcome!Australian Breastfeeding AssocFriday, October 219:30am to 11:00amGuest speaker - Senior RegionalDietician - Managing Fussy Eaters

RDAS P&F Market DaySaturday, October 22

RDAS P&F Quiz NightFriday, October 28Oasis Restaurant7:30pm, tickets $12 eachavailable from Deser Decor& from the Market Day,October 22, P&F Coffee Corner

November 2005Woolbalers B&SGlendamboSaturday, November 26Phone Leah Giles -0400 858 071

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The Roxby Downs Council News page is a paid community service, provided by the Roxby Downs Council.

Richardson PlacePO Box 124, Roxby Downs SA 5725

Ph - 08 8671 0010 Fx - 08 8671 0452

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Notice of Road ClosureSection 33 Road Traffic Act 1961

NOTICE

Is hereby given that the Administrator of the Roxby Downs Council on 20th September 2005 made thefollowing orders;

That the Administrator of the Council exercises the power vested in the Administrator under the RoxbyDowns (Indenture Ratification) Act 1982 and section 33 of the Road Traffic Act 1961 and clause F ofthe instrument of General Approval of the Minister 28 November 1999.

Pursuant to section 33(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1961 declare that the event described below is to takeplace on the road described below is an event to which section 33 of the Road Traffic Act 1961 applies;and

Pursuant to section 33(1)(a) of the Road Traffic Act 1961, make an order directing that the road onwhich the event is to be held and any adjacent or adjoining roads specified below can be closed to alltraffic except police and emergency vehicles and vehicles involved in the event for the period com-mencing 9am Saturday 15th of October 2005 unil 4.30pm Saturday 15th October 2005.

ROAD: Richardson Place Roxby Downs

EVENT: Olympic Dam Family Day

ADJACENT / ADJOINING ROADS: Burgoyne Street, Arcoona Street, Norman Place,and Tavern Road

Pursuant to section 33(1)(b) of the Road Traffic Act 1961 make an order directing that persons takingpart in the event be exempted in relation to the road from duty, to observe the Australian Road Rulesspecified below subject to any conditions described below and attached to the exemption.

Australian Road Rules Exemption and ConditionsRule 230: Crossing the roadRule 234: Crossing the road on or near a crossing for PedestriansRule 238: Pedestrians travelling along the road

WJ BoehmAdministrator20 September 2005

Woolbalers RecoveryGlendamboSunday, November 27Phone Leah Giles -0400 858 071

December 2005Roxby Downs Christmas PageantDecember 17, 2005Live entertainment kicks off at noon.Book your float now!Ph Alex Barker – 8671 0010

Upcoming Works...The Bushfire Prevention Committee has recently had a meeting,with changes to the CFS Act and the upgrade of theBushfire Prevention plan to be addressed.Council has ordered a number of replacement elec-tricity meters for Axehead Road, Finniss St, PioneerDrive, Wilaroo Street and Eyre Court – customers areadvised that changeover of meters will take 10-30 min-utes approximately for each meter, however, contrac-tors will be flexible with change over times to suit indi-vidual customers. Council is expecting to change inexcess of 200 meters this year and work will com-mence mid to late October 2005.Target of verge parking throughout the township.Weed spraying throughout the township.Complete plant room upgrade at the swimming poolcomplex.Completed Works...Weeds clean up around townwater supply pump stations.Electrical, Telstra and gas service connections to 23Tiliqua Crescent.Technical design on the pool plant room and upgradehas now been completed.Works in Progress...Sewer Pump Stations E, F andG have been having problems with massive quanti-ties of oil and fat causing blocking to pumps and pipework. Council reminds residents to refrain from plac-ing fat and oil into household drains.Repairs to sprinklers in Richardson Place due to van-dalism.Due to increased vandalism during the last few weeks,repairs have been undertaken in the Lions Park, andmost recently to damage to the Radio Station lami-nated window.Upgrade to the swimming pool at the Recreation Cen-tre.Parking...Ongoing parking control action is being un-dertaken around town with several warning noticesbeing issued. Residents are reminded that parking inthe Richardson Place Bus Zone is restricted to busesonly and that along with parking on road side vergesis a traffic offence subject to the issue of infringementnotices.Road Closures...Will take place in the southern sub-division due to site works.Vandalism...Council urges all residents to report in-stances of vandalism to the police and Council. Thisis your community and your rates are being wastedby these types of action so your help is essential.Rates...Rates for the 2005/06 financial year have beendeclared and Rates Notices with accompanyingBudget and Rate Summary Explanation have beenissued. First instalment is due on 30 September 2005.Water and Electricity Accounts...Water and electric-ity meters are currently being read. Please ensurethat there is safe access to your meter.Dog Registrations...Dog Registrations for the 2005/06 financial year became due and payable from the 1July 2005. Grace period for registrations expired on31 August 2005. Thereafter an $80 expiation fee ap-plies.Local Website...Visit your local updated website. NewForums have now been added. Read what’s new andhave your say in the Forums at www.roxbydowns.com.Street Lighting...Is there a street light not workingnear your home? Please include the exact location(street, house number) when reporting to assist in easyidentification for repair.Rubbish Collection...Residents are reminded thatthere is a limit of one bin per household for weeklyrubbish collection.Opal Road Landfill Opening Hours...Tuesdays, 8amto 12 noon, Thursdays 1pm to 5pm, Saturday & Sun-day 10am to 4pm.Out of hours access call 08 8671 1154.Council Office Hours – General...Monday to Friday– 9am to 5pm.Council offices will be closed on Monday, October 3,2005 – Labour Day Holiday

Friendly new faces

Roxby Downs is a unique and wonderful place to live,work and raise a family.This is a direct result from ordinary people within ourcommunity accomplishing and achieving extraordinarythings.Now is your opportunity to identify those people andevents within our community which, over the pasttwelve months have:-• made an outstanding contribution,• have given outstanding service to the Roxby

Downs and Olympic Dam communities over anumber of years,

• have demonstrated a willingness to give of theirtime, talents and energy to ensure that RoxbyDowns continues to thrive and remain the greatplace that we can all be proud of.

Australia Day Award nomination forms are availablenow from the Roxby Downs Council.Nominations close Monday, November 28, 2005 at 5pm.

Nominate now

COUNCIL STAFF...Roxby Downs Councillast month welcomed new customerservice officers Erin Woolan and KellyTreloar. While Erin, 25, grew up locally andmoved back to Roxby Downs last year tobe closer to family - Kelly, 23, worked onseveral mining sites before joining theOlympic Dam operations team last year.Both women are seeking new challengesin their council roles.

AUSTRALIA DAYAWARDS 2006

Nominations are now being sought for the2006 Australia Day Awards in the following categories:-

Nomination Forms are now available from theRoxby Downs Council, Richardson Place

Nominations close 5.00pm onMonday, November 28, 2005

Australia Day Citizen AwardTo be eligible, the person must be 25 yearsor older on January 26 next.

Australia Day Young Citizen AwardTo be eligible, the person must be under 25 yearsof age on January 26 next.

Community Event of the Year AwardPresented to the person/group who has stagedthe most outstanding community event during the year.


COMMUNITY PLAN UPDATEThe Roxby Downs Community Plan Update page is a paid community service, provided by the Roxby Downs Council.

COMMUNICATION STRATEGY‘Communicating Widely’ is an important cornerstone in the delivery of the Community Plan.Keeping the wider community fully-informed and educated stimulates discussion, debate and action.Communication methods will include press, radio and the Internet.The Monitor has made a full page available each fortnight to report on the activities of the Community Board, Forumsand Partnerships and to distribute news and information about the Community Plan.Today’s inaugural page provides a snap shot of what has been happening behind the scenes over the last few weeks.

CHAIRMAN... Localbusinessman MarkBeenham has beenelected chairman of theBusiness Forum.

BUSINESS FORUM

SUPPORT...Familyand youth officer TomBeever has hit theground running afterhis recentappointment.

FAMILY AND YOUTH

Today, September 29, is asymbolic day in the history ofthe Community Plan.In 2003 the first meeting of theRoxby Downs CommunityBoard was held and in 2005we celebrate the first editionof Community Plan Update.The inaugural Board was established to provide over-all direction and advice on the development of a Com-munity Plan.With the Community Plan now finished we are nowembarking on the next exciting stage – implementation.Many thanks go to the original board members—Phillipa Weltner, Ben Garwood, Mel McCarthy, KarenGrantham, Wayne Morris, Wendy Osborne, BrentonSmith, Justine Ward, Jason Wilson, Rev. Tom Beever,Fr Jim Monaghan, Kathy Wooldridge and Bill Boehmfor their tireless efforts, enthusiasm, and commitmentto the strategic process.To date eleven nominations have been received for thenew Board and interviews are currently being organ-ized.The composition of the new Community Board will beannounced in the coming weeks.It is anticipated that there will be a mixture of old andnew faces.

ANNIVERSARY! People whonomina t edfor the Busi-ness Forumattended ani n a u g u r a lmeeting on12 Septem-ber.This was thefirst of the sixForums tomeet sincethe Commu-nity Plan wascompleted.The purposeof the firstmeeting wasto elect in-terim officersso that theprocess of establishing an in-corporated association canbegin.Mark Beenham fromBeenham Elite was elected asChairman and Jeremy Martinfrom Eurest Support Servicesas Deputy Chairman.Alex Barker, in his capacityas Executive Officer of theForum, will act as Secretary.Ray Goldie, who facilitatedthe meeting, explained that asan Association the Forum willbe able to apply for grants in

its own right.All thosep r e s e n tagreed to en-c o u r a g eother busi-nesses to be-come in-volved not-ing that itwas impor-tant toachieve ab a l a n c eacross allsectors.Many busi-ness sectorsare repre-sented inR o x b yDowns in-

cluding retail, contractors,tourism and hospitality, finan-cial and real estate servicesand home based businesses.A subsequent meeting of theBusiness Forum was held onSeptember 26, to enable thegroup to review the goals,strategies and timeframes de-tailed in the Implementationframework.The outcomes of that meet-ing will be reported in thenext issue of Community PlanUpdate.

Family andYouth Of-ficer TomBeever hasset up an of-fice in theCultural Pre-cinct (acrossthe courtyardfrom theDoctor’s sur-gery), inR o x b yDowns.Accessibilityand confi-dentiality arefundamentalto the roleand this cen-tral locationis the perfectspot to pop in for a chat.Tom’s job includes actioningstrategies associated with theStrengthening FamiliesProgram.Supported by BHP and theHealth Service this programwill help promote healthyfamilies and strengthen theirties with the community.Tom will help families con-

nect withsporting andc o m m u n i t ygroups andlink into volun-teering oppor-tunities.In times ofcrisis peoplecan contactTom for help inr e s o l v i n gissues causinganguish.Tom can pro-vide assistancet h r o u g hconfident ialcounsell ing,f r i e n d s h i p ,guidance or re-ferrals.

The definition of family iswide reaching and covers allage groups.It is important to rememberthat everyone who comes tolive and work in Roxby is partof a family.Tom can be contacted on8671 2892 and is available byappointment if required.

The first meeting of the Sports and Recreation Forum washeld on September 14.This meeting targeted those who had expressed an inter-est in being part of a steering group.Those present will help establish a forum that addressesissues surrounding sport and recreation.The next 18 months are important for sport and recrea-tion because of the expansion and the need to plan forfuture growth.The Forum is an opportunity to guide the way sport isdelivered and tackle issues such as volunteering and fund-ing.One of the major points of discussion during the meetingwas the need to have representatives from all sportingand recreation groups involved.It was decided that all groups be invited to nominate arepresentative to attend a meeting on October 19.At that meeting the Chairman, Deputy Chairman and Sec-retary will be elected.

This will set the ball rolling to establish an incorporatedAssociation.The next step for the Forum will be to review the strate-gies, goals and timeframes detailed in the implementa-tion framework. .One of the suggestions to come from Wednesday’s meet-ing was to include a sporting calendar in the new Wel-come Pack for new residents.Alan Male, a consultant with exten-sive background in sport andrecreation facilities develop-ment and strategic planning,has been engaged by Councilto work with the Forum andindividual clubs to identifycurrent and future needs andissues.His expertise will be a valu-able resource.

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The faces behind the paper!The faces behind the paper!The faces behind the paper!The faces behind the paper!The faces behind the paper!

Do you have an issue that you wantraised at any of the Board meetingsor Forums.Do you have suggestions, ideas orfeedback that you want passed on forconsideration at any of the meetings.If so please send an email to MichelleHales Executive Officer of the Com-munity Board [email protected] or send a letter toMichelle at PO Box 124 Roxby DownsSA 5725

HAVE YOUR SAY!


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An outstanding property nestled on 10 acres, 2 acres of gentleundulating park like setting and 7 acres of fully fenced paddocksand sown with barley, ideal for the horse lover. The home andproperty have been meticulously maintained, comprising of manyfeatures including 3 bedrooms (2 with built-ins), large lounge roomwith combustion heating & bay windows opening to a formal diningarea. A well appointed kitchen overlooks the casual meals / familyarea with sliding doors leading to the well established courtyardwhich is full of greenery. A double garage is under main roof withdirect access to the main home. Other features include a modern2 way bathroom, ducted reverse cycle air-conditioning, a spa room,52 x 30 shed, implement shed, kangaroo yard and orchard yard.

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Separate stone cottage iscurrently operating as a Bed &Breakfast with a RAA 3½ starrating. It is fully furnished withducted air-conditioning andwould be suitable for theextended family.

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“IF YOU EXPECT THE BEST - THIS IS THE PROPERTY FOR YOU”Offering an easy care lifestyle is this exec home. A huge 4br home+ 1br unit. Immaculate, 4 good size brms all with bir’s, ensuite tomain. Open plan kitchen/dine/living areas, quality windowtreatments and floor coverings, ducted evap a/c, sep laundry.Outdoor area features grdn shed, dble c/port, in-ground pool,lawn & verandahs. The unit is excellent quality & incl own bdrm,kitchn, bthrm and living area. Perfect for a teenage retreat or evenbe rented privately?? A viewing of this home is an absolute must,there is nothing required to be done to this property.

34a & 34b TILIQUA CRESCENT“BRAND SPANKIN’ NEW”

2 x brand new 4br executive courtyard homes (on their own titles).Front entry to home is through the formal lounge. Master bedroomenters from lounge and includes an ensuite and wir. All otherbedrooms are reasonable size. Quality floor coverings throughoutincluding floorboards, carpets and tiles. Open plan kitchen, diningand living area. Well equipped kitchen including stainles steelappliances and pantry, ducted reverse cycle a/c, master bedroomincluding bath and fully enclosed shower, both properties havebeen very tastefully decorated throughout and also feature topquality fixtures. Sliding door access to the outdoor entertaining area,lawn area large carport area with automatic rollers doors and lowmaintenance front and back gardens. Both properties leased for$360p/w each for 12 months.

12 MIRRA STREET

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“A ROCK SOLID INVESTMENT IN ROXBY”4br family home with lease to BHP Olympic Dam Operations(formerly WMC) till 26/10/2007 + renewal options for $1,238.39 percm. Repainted throughout & new carpets, wir and ensuite to lgemaster br. All other brs incl bir’s, open plan living/dining/kitchenwith gas stove, immaculately kept inside and out. Duct evap a/c.Decent size block, small gdn shed, u/c single c/port, lawn area,u/c & paved outdoor ent area, of space for the kids.

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Well maintained family home. 3brs, all inc bir’s, near new kitcheninc pantry, living room with gas heat, duct evap a/c, ceiling fans.floor coverings & window treatments in excellent condition. Exteriorpacked with features inc large workshop, dble carport, outdoorentertaining area in-ground spa, awnings to the front, large vegie-plot area, lawn & chook yard. Potential rent $330-340pw.

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“GREAT RETURN - LOW RISK INVESTMENT”3 bedroom courtyard home, open plan living, dining and kitchen,ducted evaporative air-conditioning, master bedroom locatedat the front of the property and the other bedrooms are locatedto the rear. All bedrooms include bir’s, 2-way bathroom with accessfrom master bedroom as well. Low maintenance outdoor areaincluding under cover shade area with cement, single carportand extra room to park other vehicles. Currently leased toexcellent tenants for $300pw until June 11, 2006.

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Lot 600, GovernmentRd, Andamooka –“SolidBrick Investment.”Solid brick, 2 bedrooms,both carpeted, lounge,

211 Government RoadAndamooka –“TheOpal Palace, Nest orInvest.” Spacious familyhome of 3 bedrooms(large masters), huge tiledlounge with featuredouble doors to front andhallway, good size dining

area, beautiful updated timber kitchen with heaps ofcupboards including island bench and utensil drawers, gasstove and range hood, large updated bathroom, large enclosedrear verandah area, huge shaded pergola area with crazy stoneretaining walls, another side pergola area - excellent forentertaining. Parking x 2 in carport, workshop, storage areaand aviary. Sereral rock gardens and local stone retainingwalls, excellent views from front verandah, air conditioningand more. inspection a must. $149,950. Web ID 795213.

11 Alberrie St– “Addthis to your InvestmentPortfolio!” Family homeof 3 good sized bedroomsall with BIR’s, largerumpus, spacious lounge

& dining, gas kitchen, ducted evap air-con & ducted gas heat-ing. 2 driveways, 2 garden sheds, leased @ $300 p/w untilJune 2007 with right to review rent June, 2006. $254,950

2/46 Aquila Boulevard –“Investment TreasureChest.” Built in 1998,three bedrooms all withbuilt in robes, spaciouslounge, dining & kitchen.Full length front bull nose

verandah. Ducted evap cooling throughout. Carport undermain roof, pergola, garden shed. Auto irrigation. Leased @$250 p/w till April 2006. $210,000.

6 Coolibah Drive –“Investment with a dif-ference”. Executivefamily home of 4 bed-rooms, master withensuite, BIRs to all, largeformal entrance, formaldining, good sized

lounge and family room. Double carport, swimming pool andentertaining area, heating, cooling and 2 Colorbond sheds.Leased at $365/week. $325,000. Web ID 779884.

33a & b Bopeechee St–“Another Gilt EdgedInvestment!” Pair ofmasonettes on one titleoffering 3 bdrms all withBIR’s, spacious lounge &

dining, gas kitchen, ducted evap air-con, gas wall furnace,new drapes & curtains, c/port UMR, garden shed & bothtenanted at $240 per week. $379,950

kitchen and dining all tiled, r/c air con. Garage, car port andpartially furnished on 2091m2 lot. $97,500

LIN ANDREWS REALESTATE…Offering avery relaxed and easycare lifestyle, 12 MirraSt is a fine example ofan executive home inRoxby Downs.This property offers ahuge four-bedroomhome, plus a well-appointed one-bedroomseparate unit.Absolutely immaculatethroughout, this homeoffers four good-sizedbedrooms, all with built-in robes, ensuite to mas-ter bedroom, a masterbathroom that is centralto the other bedrooms,open plan kitchen, din-ing and living areas.The finishing touchesmake the difference,with very good qualitywindow treatments andfloor coverings through-out.There is access availablethrough a sliding door tothe outdoor entertainingarea from the diningroom, ductedevaporative air-condi-tioning and separatelaundry with exterior ac-cess also.The magnificent outdoorarea is packed with fea-tures including mani-cured gardens, an undercover outdoor entertain-ing area complete withfish pond and copper,large garden shed, dou-ble carport, in-groundswimming pool, lawnarea and extensive ve-randahs.The separate unit is alsoof excellent quality andincludes its own bed-room, kitchen, bathroomand small living area.Perfect for a teenage re-treat or could even berented out privately - it’sup to you.A viewing of this homeis an absolute must,there is absolutely noth-ing that is required to bedone to this property -you would simply haveto move in and that’s it.For further details, con-tact Lorraine Aubrey atLin Andrews Real Estate- Roxby Downs on 86712000.

property spotlight - Lin Andrews Real Estate

12 MIRRA ST...This Roxby Downs propertyoffers an easy-care lifestyle.

property spotlight - Raine & Horne

OPAL PALACE...This Andamookahome offers real Outback comfortfor an investor or home-buyer.

RAINE & HORNE...The Opal Pal-ace is a spacious family home ofthree bedrooms in Andamooka witha huge, tiled lounge with feature dou-ble doors to front and hallway, goodsize dining area, beautiful updatedtimber kitchen and large bathroom.Outside is a large, enclosed rear ve-randah area, huge shaded pergolaarea with crazy stone retaining wallsand another side pergola area. Aswell as parking, workshop, storagearea and aviary.Inspection is a must - phone DavidMurley 0412 050 200.


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Conveyor Belt TechniciansRoxby Downs

Apex Fenner, market leader in the manufacture,installation, splicing and maintenance ofconveyor belting has positions available due toexpansion of operations.We are looking for 4 experienced ConveyorTechnicians to work as part of a new team weare setting up at the Olympic Dam site in RoxbyDowns, SA. Experience in steel cord belt splicingwould be beneficial.The successful applicants will:• Have a “can-do” and positive attitude,• Be physically fit,• Be customer service driven,• Have a professional approach.A driver’s licence is essential. A tradebackground or other skills certifications wouldbe considered an advantage.If this is you, send your application toBranch Manager Apex Fenner,PO Box 131, Welland, SA 5007, ore-mail: [email protected]

RECEPTIONIST/ADMINISTRATORFULL TIME POSITION

A rare opportunity to join one of SA’s fastest growingfamily real estate businesses.

We are looking for an energetic person to be our front of office contact.As Receptionist/Administrator, you will utilise and develop your secretarialskills to provide support for the Property Management and Sales Team.Your duties will include, but will not be limited to:· Secretarial and general office duties including greeting clients,

typing, phone answering and filing.· Receipting of rents, payment of accounts, bank reconciliations and

general trust accounting.· Maintaining stock lists and updating of websites.In your trusted position as the Receptionist/Administrator, it is imperativethat all information handled is treated in a confidential manner.The successful candidate will have well developed communication skills,professional presentation, outstanding customer service skills, an abilityto work in a team situation, a willingness to learn and be successful intheir chosen career and be knowledgeable in computer applications suchas the Microsoft suite of programs.Real estate experience is not essential, as on the job training will beprovided.Please email your application to:

[email protected] the close of business on Friday, 7th October 2005 giving full details ofany experience and qualifications.Should you have any questions please contact:

Warren Andrews on (08) 8234 1212or come into the office at Shop 3 Richardson Place (next to Post Office).

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CARAVAN for sale 1977 Viscount 14ftrequires work, basically sound. POA.Phone 0408 885 527.

FORD FALCON EA (Blue) - automatic,air-conditioning, power steering. Verygood condition $3,000. Reg UOP 634.Phone 0428 868 968.LAND CRUISER BJ 73, 1985, 4 cyldiesel engine, requires replacement,otherwise good condition, 340,000 km,WBP-384. $1,500. Phone: 0439 682 142.

AGM Royal Flying Doctor Service will beholding their AGM on Tuesday, October11, 7:30pm at the Roxby Downs Club. AllWelcome!

LEARN TO FLY Roxby Downs AeroClub, phone Ben Hammond 0407 974002, Jim Spring 0417 867 812 or PhilGoldsworthy 0417 810 494.

• Do you have a flair for design and a solid understanding of computers?• Do you have a feel for what businesses need and how advertising works?• Can you pay meticulous attention to detail?• Do you have experience in PhotoShop, CorelDraw or PageMaker?

The Monitor – Your Community Newspaper requires a Graphic Designer.

Our Graphic Designer will:• Design logos and advertisements electronically to clients’ specifications.• Work with sales representatives, agencies and advertisers to provide relevent

and effective advertising.• Work closely with The Monitor’s sales team to design marketing plans for

local and metropolitan businesses.• Work closely with the Editor and production team to prepare advertisements

and the newspaper layout for press in electronic format.No direct experience required, but a great eye for detail and a quick learner

on complex computer programs beneficial. Give it a shot. We will train theright person.

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AN opportunity has arisen to work for thefriendly team at Zippy Cleaning. A cleaneris required to clean a school in the RoxbyDowns area. Monday to Friday. Shiftsbetween 3:30pm – 7:30pm. Casual ratesapply. Phone 8363 9865.

FOR RENT (Roxby Downs) Immaculate3/4 bedroom home in quiet cul-de-sac.Heating/cooling, large rumpus room,double garage and workshop. Largeunder cover outdoor entertaining area.Must see. $400p/week. Phone(08) 8150 1677 or 0411 313 373.

FOR RENT (Roxby Downs) Quality wellpresented 3 bedroom home in greatlocation. Heating/cooling, large kitchendining and lounge. Easy to maintainyards, complete with garden shed andcovered outdoor entertaining area. $360p/week. Phone (08) 8150 1677 or0411 313 373.

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St Barbara’s Catholic ChurchRoxby Downs

Saturday evening 6pmSunday morning 9am

Andamooka Catholic ChurchSunday 11am

first and third Sunday ofevery month

St Michael’s CatholicChurch, Woomera

Sunday 5pmAll denominations welcome

Roxby Downs Lutheran ChurchSunday 10.30am

and Sunday School – 9.30am

Roxby Downs ChristianCommunity Church

Sunday 10am

Andamooka Community ChurchSunday 2pm

Desert Springs ChurchSunday 10.00am at the

Roxby Downs TAFE College.

FREE...‘For sale’ to the value of $50 or ‘to give away’classifieds are FREE for the first 25 words and $5 forevery extra 20 words in 10pt Arial.

GENERAL...General classifieds are $8 for the first 20words and $5 for every extra 10 words or part thereof.

$12 for the first 25 words in 11pt Arial. $8 for every extra20 words.

$15 for the first 25 words in 12pt Arial. $11 for everyextra 20 words.

$2 for every line of bold text up to five words.

$5 for a 2pt box around your advert.

$22 for a photo one column wide, to a depth of 5cm.

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Rentals Available:3/40 Bopeechee Street: 2 bdrm unit with BIR’s, openplan lounge/kitchen, ducted evap air-con, small yard.$200 p/w. NO PETS.

15 Finniss Street: 3 bdrm home, master with ensuite &WIR, BIR to second bdrm, new main bathroom, septoilet. Good sized lounge, dining room, kitchen withdishwasher and lots of cupboards. R/C air-con plusducted evap cooling, gas heating, sliding door tooutside entertaining area, in-ground salt water pool withsolar heated spa, pool shed, large garden shed &carport. All this for $345 p/w. Small pet only.

Unit 2 & 3 / 30 Myall Street: 2 bdrm brick unit withensuite to main, BIR’s, lounge / dining / kitchen. Smallbackyard, R/C air-con, quite & set back off the street,lock up garage. $265 p/w avail end September.

11 Myall Street: 4 bdrm family home, main with ensuite& WIR, BIR’s to other bdrms, lounge, dining, kitchen,gas heating, ducted evap cooling. Large fenced rearyard, small shed, carport. $325 p/w. Pets negotiable.

3 Pioneer Drive: 4 bdrm, main with ensuite, BIR’s, goodsized lounge, kitchen, dining room, gas heating andcooking, dacuted evap cooling, fully fenced in-groundpool, pergola, shed, easy walk to school and shops.Available September 28. $365 p/w.

Call Penny Coleman:0434 124 719

DID YOU KNOW?Industry statisticstell us that, for everyn e w s p a p e rdelivered orpurchased, anaverage of threepeople pick up thatpublication? Thismeans that, coupledwith our websitereadership, youradvertising in TheMonitor reachers asmany as 11,000people everyfortnight! REACHMORE READERS INTHE MONITOR!

RFDS AUCTION & GOLF DAY


Photographs - Neil RyanAUCTION...While crowd numbers were lower than some years,enthusiasm was high at the 15th annual Roxby Downs RFDSAuction and Golf Day.

COUNTRY CLUBGIRLS...Golf Day

was again popularwith the all-ladies

teams in 2005, fromleft, Emma Kelsey,

Sarah Berg, MelTeterin, Belinda

Hemmett andCorinne Delbridgepulled their socks

up for the 15thannual RFDS

Auction and GolfDay.

RFDS GOLF DAY…Chris Simpson,Gavin Slade, JoshBryant, Neil Pickersscope out the ‘layof the land’.

FAMILY AFFAIR...Joshua Earlefrom Port Augusta lines up for hisshot, while Rebecca, Richard and

Kathy watch on. RFDS Auctionand Golf Day boasted a series of

family-friendly events andnovelties.

TEAM ROOS...Team Roos takes the ‘back nine’ in relaxed style atRFDS Golf Day on Saturday, September 17.

GOLFERS...Jason Bickley andClive Skinn trekthe ‘front nine’ on

RFDS Golf Day onSaturday, September

15, 2005.

BACK NINE...Team Vaughan’ on the 13th hole. Morethan 80 golfers competed in the 15th annual RFDS

Golf Day at Roxby Downs last week.

BENNY AND THE WETS...The Hammondfamily competed as ‘Benny and the Wets’on Golf Day.


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FUN RUN…A group ofRoxby Downs residentsjoined the record-break-ing 19,500 people whowalked, ran or wheeledtheir way through theannual Sunday MailCity to Bay Fun Run onSeptember 18, 2005.Rachel Young com-pleted the 12km runwith her husband, Mark,in just over an hour.“I am still bouncing ofthe walls.“It was unbelievable -definitely worth the ef-fort,” Mrs Young toldthe Monitor,Ellen Litchfield fromWilpoorina Station,Marree also partici-pated, doing the 12kmwalk.“It was heaps of fun. Agood way to exercise,have fun with friendsand raise money for aneedy cause,” MsLitchfield said.“I’m definitely going todo it again next year,and hopefully get moreof my friends involved.”All the Far North con-testants finished the FunRun in good form,catching up after therace to enjoy the stallsand entertainment.Roxby Downs LeisureCentre staff hope to geta group from the localgym together to train upfor the 2006 Fun Run.Keep watching TheMonitor for more infor-mation.

Locals join City to Bay Fun Run

LOCAL RUNNERS...Far North participants in the annual City toBay Fun Run included Ellen Litchfield, Jamie-Lee Oldfield , Markand Rachel Young.

Netball grand finalsA-GRADE...Premiersthe OD Devils, from

left, back, coachAndrea Freeth, Rikki

Weaver, BelindaRamsey, DeniseTrewartha, Carol

Lindner, front, Aimee-Lee Elson, Asha

Shinnick, Grace Hollittand Nicole Richter.

B-GRADE...Premiers the OD Devils, fromleft, back, Kylie Dagleish, Louise Reid,Amanda Partington, Camille Bennie,Andrea Freeth, Jane Jones, front, RachelLange, Sarah Weston and Emily Lockyer.

U18 PREMIERS...T-Birds, from left, back,Steph Woodall, Lorraine Girdham, coachMegan Barlow, Megan Crawford, PaigeAldenhoven, Kayla Langdon, coachMeaghan Kiely, front, Emily Traeger,Roxanne Henfry, Sariana Zamora andShelby Davies.

U11 PREMIERS...The Shooters, back, fromleft, coach Lorraine Girdham, Emily Daly,Maddison Rhodes, Anneka Farnham,Jamie Bishop, front, Taryn Sykes, SuzanneKruger, Chloe Lange and Chantel Pillar.

U13 PREMIERS...The Bullets, from left,back, Mackenzie Frank, Tamara Haibridge,Kelly Reid, Hailey Vonsnavski, coach PaigeAldenhoven, front, Elizabeth Gray, AliciaRoberts, Jess Weltner and Jess Reid.

BEST & FAIREST...AGrade best and fairestrunner-up AshaShinnick with winnerCassie Cooper.

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B-GRADE PREMIERS...The Cougars, fromleft, back, Kaidi James, Terresa Moyle,Tammie Hill, Jade McPhail, front, CassieCooper, Courtney St John-Fairlie andRachel Sheppard. Absent - Linda Evans.

MEN’S A-GRADE...Premiers the MPRMagpies, from left, back, Sam Hall, KitWilliams, Matt Gow, Desi Taylor, PaulInglis, front, Todd Whittaker, Brett Elsonand Cameron Green.

C-GRADE PREMIERS...Tandales, from left,back, Teagan Kelly, Chrissie Weaver, ErinAsplin, Andrea Freeth, Emily Lockery,front, Cher Male, Jane Jones, KellySpillman and Taryn Chick.

WOMEN’S A-GRADE...Premiers the Devils,from let, Andrea Freeth, Denise Trewartha,Narden Edmonds, Bec Schultz, AshaShinnick Teagan Coombes, front, KathBennett, Nicole Richter and Amie-Lee Elson.

Local basketball premierships

ALPINE CONSTRUC-TIONS… Long-runninglocal builder Alpine Con-structions is offering, inconjunction with BHPBilliton, House and LandPackages in Roxby Downsto all eligible BHP Billitonemployees this month.Alpine Constructions hasbeen building homes inRoxby Downs since 1986and is now BHP Billiton’spreferred builder for Ol-ympic Dam’s latest landoffer to employees.“There’s a lot of hiddencosts in building, but be-cause we’ve been workingso closely with OlympicDam for so many years

TRIED AND TRUE...Alpine Constructions’ locally-built homescome with a variety of extras already included in the price –double carport under main roof, driveways, paving, substantialverandah area, airconditioning and heating, even floor coveringsand built-in robes, all on a solid raft footing foundation.

we’ve been able to layeverything out on the ta-ble for our clients,” localproject manager LeeYoung told The Monitor.“Don’t risk all the extracosts on a transportablethat, after you pay the bigbucks, simply may not becompliant - Alpine offersthe entire package, readyto move in, with no hid-den costs.”Alpine Constructions hasbeen building homes inRoxby Downs since 1986and is now BHP Billiton’spreferred builder for Ol-ympic Dam’s latest landoffer to employees.Alpine Construction has

sure you’ve got the wholestory.“With Alpine - who al-ready has approval fromlenders and mortgage in-surers for Roxby Downs -purchasers may need as lit-tle as five per cent depositto buy a home, and youcould move into your new,three-bedroom home for aslittle as $315 a week.”Some banking conditionsdo apply, so please talk toyour local Alpine projectmanager Lee Young –0438 812 158 – about Al-pine Constructions’ newhouse and land packagesin Roxby Downs.

built more than 400 homesin Roxby Downs since thetown was established andis now offering new houseand land packages.“In fact, when you’reshopping around for yournew builder, it’s smart totake our specificationswith you and ask our com-petitors to quote for thesame work and inclusions– you’ll be surprised at theprice difference,” MrYoung said.“These homes are built toa superior specificationand all of BHP Billiton’srequirements, so beforeyou go somewhere else foryour new home – make

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VOLLEYBALL… Roxby Downs indoor vol-leyball results from September 19, 2005, areas follows:A-Grade - Benders 84 defeated Phoenix 83(D Lowe).B-Grade - Tigers 109 defeated Block It 79(B Hemmett). Nancy’s 139 defeated Tri Hards79 (K Hobbs).Results from September 12, 2005, are as fol-lows:A-Grade - Benders 72 defeated Prophets 70.B-Grade - Tigers 113 defeated Tri Hards 76(N Jones). Nancy’s 107 defeated Block It 80(G Wood).

Volleyball results

PHOENIX...Mark Butterworth putssome real power into his spikeduring last week’s game againBenders.

JUNIOR TENNIS…Thefirst official Roxby DownsJunior Tennis Tournamentwas held on Sunday 25th

September at the Lions ParkCourts.Two participants were se-lected from each age divi-sion to represent RoxbyDowns at the Regional Tour-nament to be held in PortPirie in November.Representing the U/16 boyswill be Robert Hamblin andNick Fernandez. Represent-ing the U/14 boys will beKieran Connell.Representing the U/12 boyswill be Thomas Hombsch &Nick Hombsch. Represent-ing the U/12 girls will beHannah Wurfel and EmilyDaly.The tournament results areas follows:U/12 boys ThomasHombsch defeated NickHombsch 6 – 4, sportsman-ship award Tim HarbridgeU/12 girls Hannah Wurfeldefeated Emily Daly 6 – 3,sportsmanship award SarahVanlaarhovenU/10 champion JacksonThomson, U/10 runner-upJonty Dear, sportsmanshipaward Fletcher Crafter-King.Division 2 champion TysonHill, runner-up Jack Daly,sportsmanship award AdamRyan.

Michelle Thomson,Junior tennis reporter.

Junior tennis

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Sporting2005Calendar

October

October 1, Saturday

Roxby Downs Golf

Club

Ambrose

October 1 & 2

Dirt Circuit State

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Saturday

Scrutineering &

Practice, Sunday

Racing 9 – 5

October 2, Sunday

Roxby Downs Golf

Club

Stroke

October 8, Saturday

Roxby Downs Golf

Club

Stableford

October 15, Saturday

Desert Dirt Kart Club

Night meeting

7.00pm start

October 15, Saturday

Roxby Downs Golf

Club

Stroke MM / AGM

October 16, Sunday

Desert Dirt Kart Club

Practice Day 1.00pm

October 20,

Thursday

Milo Have-A-Go

Cricket. 5-6pm at the

oval. Fees collected

during this session

($30 per participant).

Phone: Dave Boyle

0427 001 743.

2 nights accommodation at the KANGAROO ISLAND SEAFRONTfor 2 adults, twin share, in a Garden Chalet with ContinentalBreakfasts. (Sponsored by KANGAROO ISLAND SEAFRONT andPHIL HOFFMANN TRAVEL).Return passenger ferry fares for 2 adults and astandard vehicle with Kangaroo Island SeaLink.2 adult fares on the SeaLink Highlights Day Tour.Prize is valid until December 1, 2006.

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Conditions of Entry: Travel excluded during SA school holidays and long weekends. Prize is non-transferable or redeemable for cash.Prize does not include personal expenses and is subject to availability, seasonal restrictions and the Phil Hoffmann Travel Schedule ofProfessionalism. Post your entry to “Phil Hoffmann Travel Competition”, PO Box 72, Roxby Downs SA 5725 or drop into the entry box atthe static display in the Council Chambers, Richardson Place, Roxby Downs. Competition starts August 18, 2005 and finishes last mail5pm, December 8, 2005. Total prize value is $934.40. Competition will be drawn at The Monitor office, Richardson Place, Roxby Downson December 9, 2005 at 12 noon and the winner will be informed by phone. Winner will be published in December 15 edition of TheMonitor Newspaper. “SA Lic No T05/3324”.

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Nippy GymDue to increasing popularity and requests fromparents, Nippy Gym will now be held 3 morningsper week commencing in term 4.Nippy Gym will be held on Mondays,Wednesdays & Fridays at the regular time of9:30am – 10:30am in The Auditorium.Prices are: Single $5.50

Family $8.0020-visit passes are also available.

For more information, phone 8671 0500.

October 21, FridayRoxby Downs JuniorBasketball, Level 0Umpires Clinic. 7:30pmat the Rec Centre. AllSenior & Junior playerswelcome. Contact:Andrea Freeth:8671 1561 or BevRoberts: 8671 0634

October 22, SaturdayRoxby Downs GolfClubClosing Day Ambrose

October 22, SaturdayRoxby Downs JuniorBasketball seasoncommences.Fees to be paid in fullby the 3rd game,(November 5).

October 29, SaturdayRoxby Downs GolfClubPresentation Dinner

October 29, SaturdayDirt Circuit Fun NightRacing starts at 7pm

October 29, SaturdayRoxby Downs JuniorBasketball - at stadium

NovemberNovember 5, SaturdayRoxby Downs JuniorBasketball - at stadium.Fees to be paid in fullby this game.

November 12,SaturdayDesert Dirt Kart ClubNight meeting 7.00pmstart

November 13, SundayDesert Dirt Kart ClubPractice Day 1.00pm

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Challengeparticipantsmark12-weekmilestone

BODYCHALLENGE...Morethan 25 peoplecompleted the 12-week bodytransformationchallenge at RoxbyDowns Gym thismonth.

BODY CHALLENGE...More than 25 peoplecompleted the RoxbyDowns Gym’s second‘body transformationchallenge’ last week.Participants in the life-style and fitness programlost a combined 58.6kgof body fat and 531cm ofbody mass during the 12-week program.For the first time, firstprize was awarded to twoequal winners - RobertGray and Lee Reynolds.Robert Gray lost 9kg ofbody fat during the chal-lenge and reduced hisresting heart rate by anincredible 29 beats perminute.While Lee Reynolds lost8.5kg of body fat andsignificantly improvedboth her fitness andstrength.“I’ve just met so manynice people through thegym - that’s really beenthe best thing about thechallenge,” Reynoldstold The Monitor.“I feel great and I wantto thank everyone at thechallenge for their sup-port.”Program coordinatorMichelle Duggan con-gratulated the body chal-lenge participants andapplauded the gym in-structors for their dedica-tion to the program.“It’s been another really

successful challenge andwe’re all just blownaway by the results,”Duggan told The Moni-tor.“The feedback we’ve re-ceived - about the life-style changes peoplehave made - is very re-warding.“Anyone can lose a littlebit of weight - but tochange your whole life-style is a real achieve-ment.“People had so many dif-ferent reasons for joiningthe challenge - and somany of them surpassedtheir goals.”A third body transforma-tion challenge will beheld in early 2006.

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Golf Day raises $49,000+

AUCTION & GOLFDAY...Top - fun andnovelties for all thefamily; the PinkLadies add a littleclass to the Golf Daywhile, bottom,auctioneers KymElson, Richard Earleand Graham Warrencall in the bids.

EYE ON THE PRIZE...Neil Pickers checks out the fall of the greenwith Gavin Slade during the annual RFDS Golf Day at RoxbyDowns. For more photos from the RFDS Auction and Golf Day,turn to Page 20.

photographs - Neil Ryan

AUCTION & GOLF DAY…The 15th annual RoxbyAuction and Golf Day raised almost $50,000 on Satur-day, September 17 for the Royal Flying Doctors Service.While final figures are still being tallied, the donationsstand at around $49,000 this week.“The day was excellent – it exceeded all expectations,”local RFDS Auxiliary president Shirley Gow told TheMonitor. “A big thankyou to all those who, in any wayat all, helped on the day – especially the Golf Club, theAuxiliary and Richard Earle of Landmark Auctioneers.”The Roxby Downs Auction and Golf Day is SA’s singlebiggest Outback fundraiser for the RFDS, but the localcommunity supports the service all year around,” MrsGow told The Monitor.“On auction day day the auxiliary handed over $100,000which was collected locally in the 2004/2005 financialyear. So, a big thankyou must go to the communitywho give generously every year.”Top auction items on the day included bids of $540 fora 10kg bar of Cadbury’s Milk Chocolate and $1400 foran RFDS flag. Sporting memorabilia and toys broughtin some big bucks, but the top-selling item on the daywas the Outback Chefs dinner for $1800.In the golf, the winners of the ‘front nine’ were DannyHaines, Nick Jarman, Greg Roberts and WayneDrogemuller.The ‘back nine’ was won by Brett Woodall, DanielRobinson, Mark Dillon and John King.

Dirt circuit state titles in RoxbyDIRT CIRCUIT...Roxby Downs willhost Round 2 of the Dirt Circuit Rac-ing state titles this weekend.The Roxby Downs Sporting Car Clubwill host the two-day event at the RedDunes Raceway on Opal Rd, RoxbyDowns.Scrutineering begins 9am on Satur-day, October 1. Practice will run fromnoon to 3pm.Admission will be free on Saturday.

The community is invited to watch thesocial class racing and burnout compe-tition, from 7pm.Championship racing will begin 9am, onSunday, October 2 - admission $10 foradults and children under 16 free - fol-lowed by trophy presentations on Sun-day night.Car and bar facilities available.For more information phone StevenWebber - ph 0419 819 085.

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