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A serious crash in Roxby Downs last week has claimed the life of a well known and popular Roxby Downs

man and has triggered SAPOL’s Major Crash Investigation Unit, to once again reiterate the need for extra safety on roads.

Major Crash Investigators were called to investigate the crash that occurred in the early hours of Friday morning in which the man sustained serious head injuries.

Th e crash involved the driver of a white coloured Nissan Navara dual cab utility leav-ing a hotel in Roxby Downs at about 1am with a passenger positioned in the rear of the utility.

Th ere were a further four passengers inside of the rear cabin of the utility.

Police will allege the utility travelled a dis-tance of about 500 metres along Arcoona Street and then onto Pioneer Drive while-braking heavily and accelerating harshly which resulted in a man falling from the ve-hicle and sustaining serious injuries.

Police will further allege, the driver then left the area and did not render assistance to the injured man.

Police have arrested a 38-year-old man from Salisbury North in relation to the crash and have charged him a number of off ences including:

• Aggravated Cause Injury by Danger-

ous Driving (now could be upgraded).• Leaving the Scene of a Crash After

Causing Harm by Careless Driving.• Driving whilst Having the Prescribed

Concentration of Alcohol in his Blood (.120).

• Driving Whilst Disqualifi ed.Th e man has been bailed to appear before

the Roxby Downs Court on August 8.Th e injured 25-year-old man from Roxby

Downs was fl own to Adelaide for treatment but later died in hospital as a result of his injuries.

“This crash is an unnecessary tragedy caused by dangerous driving, riding whilst unrestrained and drink driving,” said Offi cer

in Charge of the Major Crash Investigation Unit Detective Inspector Peter Duance.

“Th e state’s road toll now stands at 46 fatal-ities compared with 53 for the same time last year of which 29 or 62 per cent have occurred in country areas,” he said.

“Th is crash serves as a reminder to drivers particularly on country roads to drive safely, wear a seatbelt and not to drink drive.”

Anyone who may have witnessed the crash in Roxby Downs or who may have informa-tion that can assist police with the investi-gation are asked to contact BankSA Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or visit the website www.sa.crimestoppers.com.au. Information can always be given anonymously.

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Photographer Julie Fletcher’s breath-taking landscapes are on display in the Roxby Leisure Art Gallery until June

28.

Julie gained her technical skills at Sydney’s Ultimo TAFE completing a diploma of Com-mercial Photography over four years.

“How I got into (photography) was basically just a lack of pictures from my childhood, I started to pick up a camera as a teenager and got the bug for photography,” Julie told Th e Monitor.

In 2005 she made the transition from the corporate world to full time Landscape Pho-tographer.

“It has been challenging, sometimes frustrat-ing but ultimately rewarding,” Julie explained.

Recently, Julie won fi rst prize in the Peter-borough Art Prize for her photograph ‘Scrub-by Gums in fog’ which was taken in the Blue Mountains and is part of her exhibition in the Roxby Leisure art gallery.

She also has 12 images published in the 2013 Australia Geographic Corporate desk diary which will be on sale soon nationally.

Julie has two of her photographs shortlisted for the annual ANZANG Nature Photography Competition which is an exhibition of photo-graphs from Australia, New Zealand, Antarc-tica and Papua New Guinea.

Th e exhibition opens at the South Australi-an museum in Adelaide on Friday, October 5 and runs until Sunday, September 25 and then travels to Western Australia and Tasmania.

Julie has a passion for photography and is inspired by Australia and the great outdoors.

“Australia inspires me, landscapes, the out-doors. I’m pretty adventurous,” she explained.

“I love hiking and camping and it was just a direction I was always going to take although

when I fi rst started studying I didn’t know which direction I was going to go. But I think I did fi nd my direction fairly early on.

“I love the outdoors so hence I specialise in landscapes and some wildlife.

Julie added, “I also do enjoy (photographing) people, but not controlled images more captur-ing the moment.”

Julie is based in Quorn, South Australia but is continually on the search for new and in-spiring locations to photograph. She travels for several months of the year to collate a library of images and will be travelling to Fraser Island in Queensland next.

Many of her images are published regularly in books, calendars, magazines and corporate publications both in Australia and internation-ally.

Julie told Th e Monitor the most spectacular place she has photographed is Uluru in the rain.

“Ayers rock (Uluru) in the rain would be pretty much top of my list of amazing oppor-tunities of photography.

“It doesn’t rain that often out there and you have to be lucky to actually be there when it does and when it does come down its abso-lutely unbelievable.

“Th e whole rock turns into thousands of waterfalls and it’s quite spectacular,” she ex-plained.

Some of Julie’s work is permanently on show at the Rawnsley Park Station in the Flinders Ranges and in Marree, South Australia.

“I love it so I keep doing it,” said Julie.Julie can be contacted for quotes on any

commercial work which includes images for tourism, real estate or business and images for offi ce spaces or hotels on 0413 537 564 or via email at scape01@gmail.com. Many of her amazing images can be viewed on her website at http://juliefl etcherphotography.com.au.

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Certegy Ezi-Pay is a fi nancial institution that allows shoppers to purchase and take home with them an item or items over $300 and pay as little as a third of the price on the day.

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L ast Wednesday morning the planet Venus passed over the face of the sun – an event that occurs in a pattern that repeats every

243 years.

Th e planet appeared as a very small shadow moving over the giant orange disc.

Th e fi rst recorded observation was in 1639 by Brit-ish astronomer Jeremiah Horrocks, now hailed as the father of British astronomy, and it was this specifi c observation that gave astronomers the most accurate estimation at that time for both the size of the planet and the sun’s distance from the earth.

Last week’s event was the second of a pair of tran-sits, in which pairs occur eight years apart approxi-mately every 121 or 105 years.

Viewing the rare event was extremely limited for, as we all know, it is dangerous to look directly at the sun and sessions at observatories around the country were completely booked out.

Mike Farrall, a Roxby resident with a fascination for astronomy, watched live streams of the transit while a friend viewed the event through a pair of binoculars with special solar fi lters attached.

“You have to be mindful – the sun through a magnifying glass can burn an ant to death, so imagine what mag-nifi ed light from the sun can do to your eyes,” Mr Farrall said.

“Watching the sun through welding goggles, without special fi lters, can be dangerous and is not recommended.”

Roxby resident and keen astrologer, Nikole Michaela-Tan, was also fasci-nated by the event, which took six and a half hours to complete.

“It’s something I’ve been reading about for some time as it heralds new energies for the population,” Ms Michaela-Tan said.

“From an astrological point of view it has signifi cant meaning - the Ma-yans were very interested in Venus and watched the planet closely.”

Th e ancient Mesoamerican civiliza-tion felt that this June 5 event would foretell much of what is to come at the end of the Mayan Calendar which falls on December 21 of this year, so one may want to watch closely what happened in regard to world events around June 5.

Astrologers have noted that whenever Venus trans-ited the sun in the past, it had heralded an epoch in intellectual and social movement, communications growth, and feminism.

“Traditional astrology ascribed Venus to the divine feminine with a dual nature - she is associated with both the morning star of love and wisdom, as well as the evening star of pleasure, indulgence, and affl u-ence,” Ms Michaela-Tan said.

“Th e deeper meaning of Venus lies in its astrologi-cal symbol - a circle of spirit above a cross of matter.

“Combined, the circle and cross encompass our total being.

“Venus symbolises our higher spirit coexisting and governing our lower physical nature - the unifying and perpetual balancing of two opposite forces. She is also fertile mother nature and represents the creative life of physical matter.”

Hey Venus!By Jason Munn

ABOVE: Resident astrologer Nikole Michaela-Tan has been eagerly anticipating the transit of Venus.

1518 -26: Rise of the West; Spain and Portugal explored the world’s seas and opened world-wide oceanic trade routes in the east.Protestant reformation in England brought about by the tri-umph of literacy and media revolution. The Gutenberg printing press had enabled hundreds of thousands of bibles to be printed, read and interpreted.The fi rst free grammar school endowed by bishop Hugh Oldham was opened in England, promoting education.Copernicus proposed the heliocentric universe where the earth is round and rotates round the sun as opposed to the biblical square and stationary earth.

The Spanish expedition commanded by Magellan circled the earth.

1631-39: The fi rst public opera house, Teatro San Cassiano, was opened in Venice.The fi rst French newspaper La Gazette was published.China made an offi cial switch in its newspaper production from woodblock printing to movable type printing.India’s architectural tribute to a woman, the Taj Mahal, was constructed.Expansion of the banking system (Bank of Amsterdam and

the Bank of England) and trade wars.

1761 -69: The dawning of the Age of Enlightenment spawning freedom activists like Voltaire, Montesquieu, John Locke, Richard Price, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

The Faber-Castell Company was founded in Nuremberg Germany commercializing writing stationery.Sweden introduced its Freedom of the Press Act, becom-ing the fi rst country of the world to protect freedom of the press in the Constitution, and the fi rst country in the world to grant a wide-ranging freedom of information.

1874-1882: Emergence of a strong wave of feminism and women’s involvement in politics.The prototype telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell.The phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison.

2004 - 2012: Founding of the social network Facebook in 2004 that culminated in this website hosting over 900 million active users as of March 2012.

LEFT: Venus appeared as a small dot moving across the face of the sun.

A collection of signifi cant events that have coincided with the transit of Venus

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By Jason Munn

“Th e share market is a complex system that can be diffi cult to understand,” said Peter Paterson, visiting fi nancial advisor in Roxby Downs this

week.

“Th at being said, investing in shares is a relatively simple process.”

Mr Paterson explained a common theory amongst economics circles called the ‘Effi cient Market Th eory’.

“Essentially everyone gets the same market infor-mation at the same time and can make their own assessment of whether they buy, sell or hold in the market place.”

If the effi cient market theory is in place then all traders should be making similar profi ts or losses at any particular time.

“Today we have signifi cant computer trading with very sophisticated algorithm models used by large managers and institutions.

“Th ese algorithm models analyse immense amounts of data to determine future trading.

“Greece being a topical issue at the moment, the models will analyse the eff ects of increased interest rates within Greece and the eff ect on other European countries should Greece default on debt repayments.

“Th e models used will also look at company returns and when the company indicates it will be paying div-idends or what their capital raisings are going to be.”

Mr Paterson believes computer modeling and the buy and sell orders generated eff ectively cause our markets to jump up and down. If one observes the trading throughout the day, one will see that on Mon-day morning this week, our markets spiked down massively, then for the rest of the day it traded stead-ily.”

“Markets fl uctuate all the time,” said Dave Slovinec, a colleague of Mr Paterson.

“On Tuesday it spiked upwards within the fi rst fi f-teen minutes of trading, went fl at for the rest of the day, jumped again on Wednesday morning and then traded level for the day – that’s a normal pattern of trading.”

Mr Paterson added that the volume of trading that cause those high fl uctuations are not necessarily driv-en by Mum and Dad investors.

“Th ey’re not staying up all night watching the news on America analysing the condition of the US market and then thinking ‘Okay I’d better ring the broker at 9am and make sure he or she buys or sells’ – it’s com-puter generated institutional trading that’s creating those volumes that are making a signifi cant impact in our market,” Mr Paterson said.

“Th e biggest infl uence on our market is probably overseas fund managers because Australia is seen to be a more stable country, so they’re investing in Australia and are aff ecting the market swings because of their size - they’re looking at what’s happening in the United States, unemployment, the condition of retail sales, if their debt position is worse, what’s hap-pening in Greece and how China aff ects it – those are the things that impact the United States or overseas market, which are then the features that aff ect their computer modeling that aff ect our Australian market fi rst thing in the morning.”

Th is week, Mr Paterson and Mr Slovinec spoke to Roxby residents about tax planning, superannuation management and generally taking more control over their funds.

For someone in Roxby Downs looking to dabble in the market, there are many options.

“Th ere are a number of ways of buying equities – depending on how active the person wants to be, he or she may be set up with a share broker who will deliver daily information and he or she can buy and sell daily, get options on new listings, etc; that’s better with a share broker.”

Mr Paterson said there are buy and hold strategies, and options for self managed superannuation funds where the individual can buy and sell shares him or herself.

“Seeking fi nancial advice is important because one should benefi t from years of experience and knowl-edge, for example one must be aware of capital gains tax implications.”

Mr Paterson has been involved with the fi nance in-dustry since leaving school, starting with insurance for AMP in 1971 climbing the ranks to Manager of AMP in the Australian Capital Territory until 1986 when Mr Paterson started a partnership with a colleague in fi nancial planning.

“I could see the profession changing and became aware of a greater focus on fi nancial advice and the need for greater technical skills and accreditation for advisers,” Mr Paterson said.

“I love economics and fi nance – it’s what drives the world.”

Mr Paterson and Mr Slovinec visit Roxby Downs regularly and have observed a unique nature to the town which gives them tremendous excitement.

“Th e town is a vibrant, exciting place, no doubt about it,” said Mr Paterson.

“Good buildings, clean, tidy and modern - very few old cars around town, and very quiet during the day because everyone is working.

“I fi nd Roxby people are very positive and looking for new ideas – the people have broader open minds, are willing to listen to new opportunities and are cer-tainly more optimistic and positive compared to some in Adelaide at the moment.”

Economics driving the worldFinancial advisors

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L ast Th ursday, Saint Barbara’s Parish School celebrated the offi cial opening and blessing of their new multi-pur-

pose gymnasium.

Senator of South Australia Alex Gallacher, Bishop Greg O’Kelly SJ and Director of Ed-ucation, Port Pirie Diocese Kathy McEvoy travelled to Roxby Downs for the event.

Now both Roxby Downs Area School and St Barbara’s Parish School have new multi-purpose gymnasiums funded by the Building the Education Revolution (BER).

BER is a key element of the Australian Government’s $42 billion Nation Build-ing—Economic Stimulus Plan. BER is a $16.2 billion component which provides much needed infrastructure to Australia’s schools. So far, the BER has funded approximately 24,000 infrastructure projects for approxi-mately 9,500 schools across the nation.

Teacher Kylie Johnson was the Master of Ceremonies for the event and Bishop O’Kelly blessed the multi-purpose gymnasium with Father Kevin Matthews.

Both the junior and senior choir per-

formed during the opening and attendees were invited to share refreshments after the event.

Principal Bernadette Lacey said the open-ing of the multi-purpose gymnasium was a wonderful celebration.

“We are grateful to the many visitors who came to see our school and help in our cel-ebration,” she explained.

“The gym is a wonderful asset for the school.

“Students and the wider community will benefi t for many years to come,” added Mrs Lacey.

Bishop O’Kelly said there was a lovely at-mosphere during the offi cial opening.

“Th e test of a good school is the rapport between students and staff . It was apparent during the celebration there is a very positive rapport at this school,” he explained.

“It is a privilege to be here in the presence of such joyful life,” Bishop O’Kelly added.

Senator Gallacher said it is fantastic schools around Australia are benefi ting from the BER.

“It’s fantastic that a beautiful town like Roxby is benefi tting from the project.”

Senator Gallacher said Roxby Downs is a great sustainable community and one of the

best mining towns across the country.In his address during the ceremony, Sen-

ator Gallacher said, “I want to begin by ac-knowledging the wonderful work of every-one involved in this fantastic project.”

He said the BER is the “single biggest in-vestment in schools in the history of our nation.”

“Th e Government is delivering modern facilities across 9,500 schools in our cities and most importantly our regional commu-nity’s right across the country.

“A historic investment in the modernisa-tion of schools.

“Th e (BER) is providing facilities that will change the way our students learn,” he added.

Many community members attended the celebration including Member for Giles Lyn Breuer, BHP Billiton representatives, GHD representatives, Arid Recovery representa-tives, Catholic Education Offi ce represent-atives and Roxby Downs police represent-atives.

Mrs Lacey would like to thank Senator Gallacher, Bishop O’Kelly, Mrs McEvoy and the Federal Government for making the BER money available to St Barbara’s Parish School.

St Barbara’s Parish School Gym offi cial opening

BELOW: Bishop Greg O’Kelly SJ, St barb’s Principal Bernadette Lacey, Senator Alex Gallacher, Director of Education Kathy McEvoy, Father Kevin Matthews and Master of Ceremonies Kylie Johnson with the plaque.

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Several Central Mall traders in Roxby Downs are getting together to give local shoppers a golden opportunity to snap up some bargains.

As the end of the fi nancial year looms, shop own-ers would rather sell their stock than have to count it in their end of year stocktakes.

Stock that has been sitting on the shelf for a little while or stock that has to be moved to make way for new season’s gear will be put out on special tables at the Stocktake Sidewalk Sale in Richard-son Place.

Th e fi rst sale of its type in Roxby will coincide with the very popular Market Day on Saturday, June 16 and while this one is somewhat of a trial and will feature only Central Mall Traders, it is hoped future sales on a quarterly time frame will be open to all retailers to join in, adding to the at-mosphere of a combined sidewalk and market day experience for local and visiting shoppers.

Chairman of the Roxby Central Mall Traders, Mr Leigh Malcolm said this week, “We are trying something outside of the square.

“So hopefully we can entice people from the market back over to the shopping centre.

“So on that day as there is a market; maybe we could have a market type feel right across the main shopping district,” explained Mr Malcolm.

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LAST WEEK’S HOT TOPIC: What do you think should be done about establishing a second caravan park in Roxby Downs?

Desperate to have competition of another caravan park. Th e Myall Grove Park is getting too expensive after another increase.

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BHP (sic) or Council must release more land for another private developer to establish a cara-van park here. Competition is the only thing that will keep prices down.

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How soon is that new Andamoo-ka Caravan Park going to be estab-lished? When it is there will be a mass exodus from Roxby.

Ubet Government beats the drum for

the mental health industry yet its mainstay is toxic and addictive drugs hostile to green ideals. And nutritional corrections are very underrated.

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I only exaggerate a trifl e in not-ing that in 1960 you could basically say anything you liked as long as you were polite about it and now you can be as rude as you like as long as you don’t say anything! We have largely ditched censorship of obscenity for censorship of politi-cally incorrect speech. And we are far more permissive about self-de-structive activity yet increasingly over-regulate the business of daily survival. Increasingly, we have ex-pensive toys yet can’t aff ord homes. The lucky country has taken a

wrong turn or three.Watchdog

Dave Kovac’s illustration in Th e Monitor (6/6/12) shows his lack of understanding for the educa-tional needs of children living in remote areas. If he was trying to hit the nail on the head, his missed and smashed his thumb.

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Ms Musolino you have an ex-cellent school you can choose to walk your two children to right in Andamooka! Th en you will never miss the bus.

Go Local

If you want your child to access public school facilities, send them to a public school. Otherwise pay the extra fees so that St Barb’s can buy, staff and maintain their own bus. If you don’t want to pay the extra cost the answer is simple. Tax payers shouldn’t pay for your religious choices.

Public and Proud

A thriving and sustainable local business community is essential to a vibrant and sustainable community.

This weekly column shares some of the issues facing local business and some of the strategies they are using to gear up for the exciting times that lay ahead for Roxby Downs. Got an idea for a story or some feedback on a story in the Roxby InBusiness Column? Email vholloway@

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BHPB Supplier Information

Forums debrief

We received this information from the Industry Capability Network South Australia. It provides a great update for

local businesses on where the Olympic Dam Project is at.

“BHP Billiton and the Industry Capability Network (ICN) recently held Supplier Information Forums in Adelaide and regional South Australia to provide an update on contracting opportunities at the existing operation at Olympic Dam and the proposed expan-sion project.

Th ese events followed a similar round in July 2011 and allowed businesses to engage directly with BHP Billiton’s procurement teams and members of the Industry Capability Network and the Department for Manufacturing, Innovation, Trade, Resources and Energy (DMITRE).

Th e forums also provided an opportunity for sup-pliers to showcase their businesses fi rst hand and we thank Max Cranes, Downer EDI, S.J. Cheesman, Cavpower and E and A Contractors for hosting visits from BHP Billiton, DMITRE and ICN representatives.

Since the BHP Billiton Board approved US$1.2 bil-lion in pre-commitment funding in late 2011, the pro-ject team has made signifi cant progress in executing a wide variety of preparatory activities. Local companies are already benefi ting from these works with major contracts being awarded to Ausco Modular, Heading Contractors, Sinclair Knight Merz, Aurecon Group and Jacobs Engineering. Local tier two and tier three contractors have also benefi ted from these activities.

As the Olympic Dam project team continues to fo-cus on the major engineering and design components of the fi rst phase of the project, the fi rst components of the heavy equipment that will be required during its early stages have arrived in Whyalla for further assembly. Work has also commenced in sourcing sup-pliers to provide training and additional support to the operation and maintenance of the mobile fl eet.

A decision by the BHP Billiton Board on the expan-sion project is expected before the end of the year.

Remember that the key pieces of advice that came out of the BHPB Supplier Forum were:

1. Get registered on the Industry Capability Net-work Supplier Gateway http://gateway.icn.org.au/ Go to search projects and type in ‘Olympic Dam.’ Click on ‘full view’ to register.

2. Keep an eye on the Olympic Dam portal on the ICN website for all new tenders coming up.

3. Know what you need to do to prequalify (there’s info on the website about that too).

4. Start talking to Tier 1 and 2 companies about what you can do for them, and also start talking to other businesses about clustering. Local business clus-ters together can often outcompete larger businesses in their fl exibility and skill sets.

For the unforseen future many young people in Roxby Downs will be in mourning the tragic loss of a loved one and close friend.

For some it will be the fi rst time they have experi-enced the highly emotional death of a friend, a popu-lar, hard working young man who won the respect of his employer and his peers.

Th e death of Dylon Fraser must not go unreported for several reasons. Th e fi rst and foremost is to iden-tify those aff ected by this tragedy; to off er a shoulder to cry upon and a sympathetic ear when they need to talk, and they WILL need to express their grief. Th ese young people will need some form of counselling as this death will leave an indelible imprint on them for

the rest of their lives.Another compelling reason for acknowledging the

life of this young man is for the vision and goals he set for himself and those around him. Dylon Fraser charted a course in life that others of his age should aspire to follow.

Th is tragedy was preventable. Th erefore Dylon’s death must act as a sombre message to others here in Roxby Downs. We must all acknowledge the dangers faced when making split second decisions with out-comes that can ruin and impact on so many lives.

While loss aff ects people in diff erent ways, many people experience shock and disbelief, sadness, guilt, anger, fear and physical symptoms when they’re

grieving. Just remember that almost anything experi-enced in the early stages of grief is normal – includ-ing feeling like you’re going crazy, feeling like you’re in a bad dream, or questioning your religious beliefs.

As generous as this community is, it now has a duty of care to rally behind the friends and loved ones left behind. Th eir grief is our grief.

We cannot let the short life of Dylon Fraser be for nothing.

To honour this young man’s life we must be vigilant and never let a tragedy of this nature happen again in this community.

Only we can make the diff erence.Vale, Dylon Fraser.

Their grief is our grief

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Recently Roxby Leisure received three new Landice L9 treadmills each fi tted with iPod docks and 18 inch television

screens to begin replacing and upgrading the existing equipment in the gym.

Body Tastic visited the Roxby Leisure gym to make recommendations on how it can be improved. Th e company is an exclusive Aus-tralian representative and distributor for world renowned brands of excellence in fi tness prod-ucts.

Zumba classes will also commence next month with Health and Fitness Coordinator Samantha Cox running two sessions a week.

Zumba Fitness is the only Latin-inspired dance-fi tness program which incorporates international music and dance steps to form a ‘fi tness-party’ which has grown to become the largest and most successful dance-fi tness program in the world.

Samantha recently travelled to Adelaide for a two-day Zumba course consisting of 11 hours of dancing.

“It was intense but great,” she told Th e Mon-

itor. Th ere are already 15 people interested in the

new classes and class sizes will be kept to a maximum of 10 participants.

Samantha said all group fi tness classes at the Roxby Leisure gym cost $10 a session and this will be the same for Zumba sessions.

“We have a variety of diff erent memberships for the gym, pool and group fi tness so my sug-gestion would be to visit the gym yourself and our lovely staff will be able to point you in the right direction.

“(Zumba) will help people that want to lose weight, tone up and people suff ering from de-pression as it’s not only an exercise, its mind and body, you will walk out of the class feel-ing refreshed but still feel like you have done a workout,” explained Samantha.

“If you are interested please visit the gym and fi ll out a form so our team can call you in advance of the classes starting.

“Also, make sure when Zumba is up and run-ning you make a booking as class numbers are limited,” she added.

Roxby Leisure’s gym re-vamped

National Australia Bank (NAB) Schools First is encouraging all schools

in Northern South Australia to apply for a share of over $3 million in awards funding available to outstanding school-community partner-ships throughout Australia, by applying online now at schoolsfirst.edu.au before applications close on Friday, June 29.

NAB Schools First is a na-tional awards program that recognises and rewards out-standing school-community partnerships. A partnership between NAB, the Foundation for Young Australians (FYA) and the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), the program is based on re-search that proves student outcomes can be improved

by schools working with local community groups, organisa-tions and businesses.

Since 2009, NAB Schools First has awarded funding to over 300 school-community partnerships around Australia and in 2012 will award funding to 130 schools, 15 more than last year.

Head of NAB Schools First, Rebecca Sherwill, encourag-es all schools in a community partnership or considering one to apply.

“We know that school-com-munity partnerships have such a positive impact, not only on student development but on the community as a whole. NAB Schools First has been privileged to reward 310 in-spiring partnerships in the past three years and watch them grow and prosper even further as a result. Schools

have nothing to lose and up to

$200,000 to gain by applying.

“To date, 26 per cent of

Australian schools have sub-

mitted applications for a NAB

Schools First Award confi rm-

ing there is a need for the

support and recognition the

program provides,” said Ms

Sherwill.

Applications for the 2012

Awards are currently open at

schoolsfi rst.edu.au to schools

in metropolitan, regional and

remote areas in Australia

across the public, catholic and

independent sectors.

NAB Schools First Award

applications can only be sub-

mitted online at schoolsfi rst.

edu.au. Applications close

5.00pm (AEST) on Friday,

June 29, 2012.

Northern areas schools in line for $3 million

in fundingRoxby Leisure Health and Fitness Coordinator Samantha

Cox on the new Landice treadmill.

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By Jason Munn

The temporary management offi ce for the newly established Andamooka Town Management Committee (ATMC) is almost complete after

several weeks of construction.

Th e offi ce, designed and planned by the Andamooka Progress and Opal Miner’s Association (APOMA) Chairperson, Peter Allen, will house the Town Ad-ministrator.

“We’ve got close to a half a ton of brand new fur-niture in boxes ready for the new offi ce,” APOMA’s Peter Allen said.

“Desks, wardrobes, bookcases and shelving, it’s all here.”

Mr Allen unlocked and opened the sliding door revealing a very tidy front offi ce, complete with the aroma of new carpet and fi ttings.

Th e sunlight shone through a large window adjacent to a grey bench with wooden bench-top.

“We made the bench out of the same material we used for the wall panels.” Mr Allen said, gently tapping the wall with his knuckles.

Th e front offi ce seemed very welcoming and resi-dents poked their nose in for a quick peak.

A door towards the rear of the offi ce led to a larger room.

“Th is is the manager’s offi ce with an area for a small board room,” Mr Allen said gesturing towards the forward area.

“Th e manager can sit comfortably at a table for meetings with residents, and we’ll have our ATMC meetings in here.

“Th ere are ample power outlets for computers and offi ce appliances.”

Mr Allen was visibly happy with the construction.“It’s come up quite nice.”While the rear offi ce is planned for private mana-

gerial activities, the ATMC front offi ce provides for ATMC administration and will also off er an opportu-nity for residents and tourists to discover information about the town.

“I’m seriously considering putting up a shelf here for a TV and DVD player,” Mr Allen said pointing to the wall facing the front sliding door.

“People can watch presentations showcasing the history of the town and general information about Andamooka.

“Th e DVD presentations are already in existence and were made by resident Margot Duke.”

ATMC and information centre signage will be going up in the next three weeks with the air-conditioning scheduled for installation.

“Th ere’ll be split system reverse-cycle air-condition-ing in each room.”

Once the ATMC takes over the managerial duties for the town, the APOMA offi ce will be used infre-quently for APOMA meetings on a needs basis.

Th e temporary offi ce will be fi nished by the end of the month, prior to the imminent appointment of the ATMC Town Manager, and will serve its purpose until permanent ATMC offi ces are built.

Temporary offi ce for ATMC

LEFT: In addition to housing the management centre of the town, the offi ce will also provide an information centre for tourists.

INSET: APOMA Chairperson and Andamooka Town Management Committee (ATMC) member Peter Allen organizes the

air-conditioning for the temporary ATMC offi ce.

“The APOMA committee felt that the exterior of the ATMC offi ce should

maintain the iconic sheet iron appearance of the

adjoining Community Hall.” APOMA’s Peter Allen said.

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Women of Roxby Downs will this weekend be given the chance to listen to two world

acclaimed speakers, in a Women and Wellness Conference organised by the Roxby Downs New Life Christian Community Centre (RDNLCCC).

Th e Church will hold the event for the women of Roxby this Saturday, June 16 at the Christian Community Church from 9am until 3pm.

Th e speakers, Professor Steve Birrell and Glenda Watson Kahlenberg, refl ect on physical and mental healing respec-tively, and are not normally easily ac-cessed.

Ms Kahlenberg became a born again Christian in 1973, and has since start-ed Restoration Ministries International spreading messages and worship music.

Ms Kahlenberg has a strong desire to restore broken-hearted people within and out of the church, addressing issues surrounding fear, depression, anger re-sultant of death, divorce, rejection and emotional, physical, verbal and sexual

abuse, as well as breaking free from ad-dictions.

She also holds seminars for single par-ents for men and women and for church leadership and the worship team.Ms Kahlenberg has experienced an unfavourable number of the issues she speaks on.

“Glenda is an amazing speaker for emotions just if you’ve been through past traumas, hurts, struggles,” ex-plained Sasha Yantewo. “She delves into there and helps you sort it out in your heart and get freedom and peace.”

Professor Birrell, who normally con-sults at a fee of $600, is a leading on-cologist at the Flinders Breast Cancer and Lymphoedema Unit, majoring in Management of early breast cancer.

Having worked in his profession for 20 years, Professor Birrell was an early graduate of the ‘new’ Flinders University Medical School.

Later this year, Professor Birrell will embark on an educational pro-gram in India and is currently estab-lishing a close collaboration with the Mayo Clinic to undertake a combined

evaluation of a new therapeutic in-tervention in early breast cancer.“Steve and Shelley  Birrell have spent many years focusing on women’s health, not just in breast cancer but in the area of how stress, fear and anxiety can in-voke physiological changes  that are unique to women in their hormonal eff ect,” explained Sasha.

“They will focus on  how  women in the modern world struggle to over-come the complex nature of their re-productive function. Th ey will provide thought-provoking insights in easy to understand language and will provide ample time to answer any questions.”

To reserve a seat at the conference, register at www.newlifeccc.org.au/churches-news/roxby-downs or call Sasha from RDNLCCC on 0419 668 397.

“We just want to bless the commu-nity,” added the spokesperson. “To help the women of Roxby Downs giving them support and develop other relationships with women. Why do we travel to Ad-elaide.”

Women and Wellness Conference will inspire

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ROXBY COUNCILWEEKLY INFORMATION UPDATEWEEKLY INFORMATION UPDATE

Opening hours Monday to Friday9 am to 4.30 pm

Council provides transport services including:

• Vehicle registration • Boat registrations

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

All enquiries 131 084.

Opal Road Landfi llOpening hours

1 pm to 6 pm every dayDisposal of household rubbish is FREE

Levies apply for businessesRecycling can be taken either

to the Opal Landfi ll orBSH Waste Solutions on Gosse Street

All enquiries: 8671 1154

Opening hours 8.30 to 5 pm weekdays

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

Email: roxbydowns.library@plain.net.auLibrary membership is free. Wide range of resources are available including books, DVDs, magazines and internet facilities

Toddler Story Time 9.30 am Tuesday and Thursday

Opening hours

9 am to 5 pm weekdays

Telephone 8671 0010 • Fax 8671 0452

Email: roxby@roxbycouncil.com.au

After hours emergency

Mobile 0418 892 870

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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

NAIDOC Week cel-ebrations are held across Australia

each July to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

NAIDOC is celebrated

not only in Indigenous

communities, but by Aus-

tralians from all walks of

life. Th e week is a great

opportunity to participate

in a range of activities and

to support your local Ab-

original and Torres Strait

Islander community.

NAIDOC originally

stood for ‘National Abo-

rigines and Islanders Day

Observance Committee’.

Th is committee was once

responsible for organising

national activities during

NAIDOC Week and its

acronym has since be-

come the name of the

week itself.

Roxby Council is hap-

py to be a part of the in-

augural NAIDOC Week

celebrations in Roxby

Downs and you will have

noticed the new street

banners standing proud

and tall in Richardson

Place from last week. We

hope the community will

support the community

wide event being held in

Richardson Place on July

1, 2012.

Please remember that Roxby Power are currently undertaking rolling power outages across the entire township from

June 13-16, 2012.

Check previous editions of Th e Monitor for full details or visit roxbydowns.com to fi nd out how and when your home will be aff ected.

We are promoting the Community Poetry Competition this week and just to get you in the mood, have submitted a (rather sad)

attempt using our Council services as the subject.

We know there are people in our community that can do better, much better – show us and enter the competition. Th ere are some wonderful prizes up for grabs in children’s, youth and adults categories.

Not poets and we know it!Roses are red, violets are blue,Please pay your bills, so they’re not overdue.Service SA is here for you, fi ve days a week,Better than driving to Port Augusta we think!Our local knowledge could be your missing link.Th e Library is more than just a place for a book,Th ere’s online papers, DVDs and moreDo yourself a favour and go take a look!If your pet goes missing, don’t dismay,Sometimes it happens and they go astrayIf registered, we could reunite you today!Recycling is good for the environment,It’s here to stay - it’s no experiment.So use your shiny new coloured binsAnd let’s recycle everything!Roxby is the place to be,Family friendly for you and meIt’s fairly remote, little use for a boatWe laugh, we work, we play sportBut most of all , we’re here, we support!Roxby Downs has the honour and privilege of hav-

ing an internationally renowned and widely published poet, Barbara De Franceschi, as an offi cial judge of the competition.

Barbara was awarded an OAM (Order of Australia Medal) in 2002 for service to the community par-ticularly in the area of multiculturalism as well as a Citizenship Award from the Broken Hill City Council in 2000 for her untiring contribution to an abundance of community projects and committees.

Late breaking news... the competition has been ex-tended until mid of August to enable the entire com-munity to get the time to refl ect and construct a work of literary genius. We will be providing more infor-mation in the Community Board page of this paper.

Power outages in full swing

NAIDOC Week approaches

LEFT: The beautiful artwork featured

on the street banners and

posters is the work of Colleen Taylor of Wulla Designs.

Community Poetry Competition

Acclaimed poet and one of the Judges of the competition Barbara De Franceschi.

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

BOARD MEETINGS WHO’S ON THE BOARD CONTACTING THE BOARD

Board meetings are held on the last Monday of the month.

Members of the public are welcome to attend and observe.

If you would like to make a pres-entation or raise an issue, please contact the Executive Offi cer on 0418 833 818 so that you can be

included on the agenda.

Confi dential discussions with the Board can be arranged if required.

For further information, advice or general questions please contact:

Michelle Hales,Executive Offi cer

Roxby Downs Community Board Inc.

PO Box 85Roxby Downs SA 5725Mobile: 0418 833 818

Email: halesm@roxbycouncil.com.au

Teresa Baddeley • Darren Smith

Michelle Davis • George Giakoumis

Vicki Mason • Gaylene Crane

Mary Lewis • Liz Rogers • Cindy

Harrichund • Bill Boehm

Chad Menzies • Heath Murry

• Michael Esposito • Michael Wall

Like us on Facebook facebook.com/roxbydownscommunity

JOINING FORUMSIf you would like to join a forum and

would like more information please

contact the following people.

New members are always welcome.

ARTS and CULTURE FORUM

Rachel Young 0428 671 000

BUSINESS FORUM

Laura Trotta 0412 734 964

COMMUNITY BOARD

Michelle Hales 0418 833 818

EDUCATION and

WORKPLACE TRAINING

Michelle Hales 0418 833 818

SPORTS and RECREATION

FORUM

Michael Wall 0447 888 337

COMMUNITY GARDEN

Patrik Ibele 8671 0168

HEALTH FORUM

Karen Russell 8671 9020

ROXBY ROADSAFE MEETING

WOMEN’S NETWORK

Kath Messner 0438 871 153

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

L ast month saw National Volunteer Week celebrated in Roxby Downs.

Th is was a time to recognise and cel-ebrate our volunteers and the extraor-dinary role they play in our commu-nity. Can you think of someone who has made a diff erence to your life and living in this region, by their eff orts as a volunteer?

We are asking you to nominate them for the Community Person of the Month Award. It’s easy to do and for those volunteers, provides an unex-

pected honour to be recognised for the time and energy they unconditionally provide.

Nominations are received and re-viewed by a panel of community mind-ed people who select the winner from the nominations for that month – so these people are judged by people that know how vital volunteers are to com-munities.

We know you know someone worthy of such praise and recognition! Please contact Kath Messner on 0438871153 or email messnerk@roxbycouncil.com.au for a nomination form today.

Members of the Community Board will again be at Market Day this

month on Saturday, June 16. Drop in and say hello!

Th e C o m mu n i t y Po e t r y Competition was due to close this week, to coincide with

Drug Awareness Week.

However, we have decided to keep the competition running for a few more weeks to give folks the oppor-tunity to really get creative. We will now close the Roxby Community Po-etry Competition on August 15, 2012. Some will be delighted to realise that this now provides those on holidays in July a chance to get creative and sub-mit a work of literary genius.

Th e competition has four catego-ries, under 9’s, under 12’s, youth (12 to 17 year olds) and adults so that all members of our community can par-ticipate. Th ere are some wonderful prizes up for grabs for the winner in each category which will be judged

by members of the Arts and Culture forum, the Library and we also have the honour and privilege of having an internationally renowned and widely published poet, Barbara De Franceschi as part of the panel too.

Entry forms and information fl yers are available from the Library, the Council offi ce or download one from roxbydowns.com.

Th e winning poems will be recit-ed by the authors at a ‘Poets Corner’ event in August so stay tuned for more information as we get closer, but start writing – this weather is great to snuggle up with a hot drink and your thoughts, it’s great exercise for the brain, a good way to pass the time and good fun for your children, large and small in the holidays.

W e are happy to report that the Sport and Recreation Forum held its fi rst meeting for many months last week.

Representatives from the sport and recreation sec-tors of our community attended and the forum also welcomed new arrivals to the table.

From the forum meeting we can report that a sub-mission will be lodged to consider ‘Little Athletics’ and Archery as potential sporting activities for our com-munity. Th e submissions are expected to be lodged with the Forum in the near future.

Th e Sport and Recreation Forum welcomes people that are involved with sporting clubs the opportunity to come and join them. If the Forum is working well, the opportunity to achieve great things is possible through a united voice, for those of us involved in sport and recreation activities.

Th e Forum will be running with a rotating chair and will have a Secretary appointed so there really is very little ‘administrivia’ for members to do. Just come along to the bi-monthly meetings and help pro-mote sport and recreation, share ideas and collectively maintain the high standards and opportunities that can be enjoyed by us all.

For more information please contact Michael Wall on 0447 888 337.

Sport and Recreation Forum is back in the game

Market Day

Community Person of the Month

Community Poetry

Competition

You are invited to join the many good women of Roxby for High Tea at the Outback

Tearooms on July 28, 2012 from 2pm.

Tickets and more information will be coming soon. Save the date and gather your girls.

High Tea around the cornerLEFT: The Women’s Network have

planned the next annual High Tea to be held in the

Outback Tearooms.

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Immunisations at Roxby Downs Health ServicesImmunisation for children and adults can be done at Roxby Downs Health Services by our Community Health NursesImmunisations that are part of the National Immunisation Program are provided free of charge.No Appointments necessary 2 Sessions are being held 9-12pm & 2-4pm

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Relay For Life Roxby Downs Committee (voluntary positions)

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If that’s a yes, we need amazing volunteers, like you, to contribute to the development of the 2012 Relay For Life in the Roxby Downs region.

There are a variety of roles available including Committee Chair, Team Recruitment, Marketing, Logistics, Sponsorship and Fundraising, Ceremonies and Catering.

If you would like more information about Relay For Life we are holding an information night on Thursday 14 June 2012 at 7 pm at the Dunes Café. Please come along to meet Cancer Council SA representatives and to find out more about how you can be involved in Relay For Life.

Cancer Council SA’s vision is to beat cancer through research, the delivery of cancer prevention, education and advocacy programs and providing support to people affected by cancer, which will ulti-mately save lives and improve the quality of life of South Austra-lians.

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during hip hop practice.

By Millie Thomas

Children aged between fi ve and 10 have the chance to brush up on their tennis skills, with the introduction of Hotshots

Tennis.

Organiser Bec Cooke in conjunction with the Roxby Downs Tennis Association started Hot-shots in week four of term two, after completing relevant coaching training.

Th e national program introduces and develops tennis skills to children in three stages – red, orange and green based on skill level.

It also off ers modifi ed equipment – smaller nets, smaller rackets and lower pressurised balls to help children with their hand – eye coordi-nation.

Currently sessions are run Mondays from

3.30pm until 4pm and 4pm until 4.45pm and are going well according to Mrs Cooke.

“It seems to be going really well. Everyone’s playing, so it’s set up that you’ve got so many small nets that there’s not people waiting in line for a hit,” she explained.

She also said the program made tennis much more accessible for everyone, whereas earlier it may have been regarded as a more exclusive sport, for those who could aff ord private coach-ing.

While the program is restricted to smaller numbers because of a limited amount of trained volunteers, but Mrs Cooke said parents have the opportunity to become involved.

“Th ere is an actual course that’s run by Tennis Australia, and that’s a Hotshots course,” said Mrs Cooke. “If we have up to 10 parents that want to

do the course, then they’ll come up and run it for us, so they’ve done it once already, which is why we’ve got parents trained to do it now.

“So certainly the more parents we have to help, the more numbers we can accept.”

Th ere is already a waiting list for tennis hopefuls in term three, but Mrs Cooke maintained unless they received more help, the program could not expand.

“Because we can only accommodate for so many kids, it needs to be fairly struc-tured so they can actually learn the skills,” she said.

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by Millie ThomasRoxby Downs junior footballers

proudly donned brand new ‘Wedgies’ guernseys at their games in Adelaide last weekend, thanks to the generosity of Exact Mining.

Exact agreed to sponsor guernseys for the under 16, under 12 and under 10 competition guernseys, a move that was gratefully accepted by the league.

“Originally the Wedgies guernseys were sponsored by BHP (sic, Billiton) but we just thought maybe another local company would be interested,” explained Roxby Downs Junior Foot-ball Association President, Matthew ‘Taita’ Daddow.

Exact Mining representative Dami-en Loller said it was good for the com-pany to be involved in the community.

“I think it’s more just the develop-ment (of young sportspeople) and ob-viously with Taita coming on board and giving us a bit of a spiel on what’s been happening and how it’s devel-oping I think is a really good thing,” Mr Loller said.

Mr Daddow outlined that in spon-soring an interleague guernsey, Exact are sponsoring the whole community.

“Th is is not just any sponsorship, this is sponsoring the whole of Roxby Downs community,” said Mr Daddow. “We have 300 kids in our association, so you just don’t align to one club, you

align to a whole town and these will carry on for years and years and years to come, this is not something that will be just a one year sponsorship, this is a lot of years down the track.”

Exact Mining are also a major spon-sor of the Roxby Districts Sporting Club, and Mr Loller agreed their com-munity involvement is indicative Ex-act’s commitment to the community.

“From our point of view it’s just about community,” Mr Loller said. “With our commitment through (work) contracts, we’re trying to en-courage people to move to town.

“We’re a small company as such but we’re still able to assist in some way, so that’s a good thing.”

Junior wedgies sponsored locally

Hornridge move into top spot

A thumping 73 point victory over current league leaders and early premiership

favourites, Olympic Dam has fi rmed the Hornridge Magpies as worthy contenders for this year’s fl ag.

In a game dominated by the Pies, Olympic Dam, albeit depleted in fi rst pick players was no match for the run, enthusiasm and team work of Hornridge. It was a fi rst for Horn-ridge when they celebrated the vic-tory, having not beaten OD this year and I dare say probably their fi rst win in a few season over the Green and Golds.

After establishing a lead in the fi rst term and a more even sec-ond quarter the OD Devils were blown away in the second half when the dynamic Jaryd Daw-

son ran, fl ew high above packs and above all kicked accurately helping to establish a match winning lead of more then six goal by the last change.

While he fi nished the day with a

bag of 10 goals it wasn’t all Dawson. He had plenty of help from the giant ruckman Grosser resting in front of goal and a an active half forward line of Corneliusen and Elliot, backed up by and effi cient, hard working centre line.

But the biggest factor in this im-portant win was the solid defence. All six of the backmen can take a lot away from this game. One example of the strong eff orts was that of Lachie Munro exploding off the half back line time and time again giving his forwards plenty of the ball.

Such was the dominance of Horn-ridge they kept OD scoreless in the third term and down to just three points for the last half.

While Summerton tried to get involved for OD at full forward, in-variably he was like all the other OD forwards being led to the ball by an outstanding defence.

Coach Colebatch was delighted with the team eff ort with everyone of his players contributing. Most out-standing for mine was Dawson, but

Munro , Cooper and Jureck deserve a special mention. Cooper more so for his on-fi eld direction and example shown to his younger teammates.

Good players for OD over four quarters were hard to fi nd and coach Scott Peek will be hoping for a return of some of his big guns when next they play Hornridge. Horhardt, Moy-se and Homer tried hard but their support fell away quickly.

While some may say OD were suf-fering the long weekend exodus, one could make the same comment about Hornridge and the other two teams playing on Saturday. Take nothing away from the ‘Pies. If they continue to play the same brand of fast, team footy they will deserve to line-up in this year’s grand fi nal. And imagine the fi re power up forward when Joel Harman returns to the side.

In the other game Andamooka had a whopping 93 point victory over the hapless Coober Pedy Saints.

Again in this game both sides paid the price of many players being una-vailable on the weekend.

Hornridge 3.5, 6.7, 12.10, 16.14 (110)Olympic Dam 1.1, 5.4, 5.4, 5.7 (37)

GOALS, Hornridge Sporting Club :J. Dawson 10, T. Grosser 3, T. Corneliusen 1, A. Robinson 1, P. Rhodes 1Olympic Dam Football Club :D. Summerton 2, J. Elliott 1, J. Oliver 1, A. Homer 1BEST, Hornridge Sporting Club :J. Dawson, B. Cooper, B. Grimston, C. Jurek, L. MunroOlympic Dam Football Club :T. Hornhardt, A. Homer, D. Moyse, M. Shaw, D. McKenna

Andamooka 6.1, 11.9, 17.13, 22.17 (149)Coober Pedy 4.2, 5.4, 7.5, 8.8 (56)

GOALS, Andamooka Football Club :T. Paull 6, M. Tuohy 5, S. Bacon 3, J. Brind 2, C. Rainsford 2, K. Zeptner 2, M. Treloar 1, W. Monfries 1Coober Pedy Football Club :D. Warren 3, T. Hannes 2, J. Burgess 1, C. Warren 1BEST, Andamooka Football Club : M. Tuohy, T. Paull, W. Mon-fries, M. Treloar, K. ZeptnerCoober Pedy Football Club : M. Grava, B. Warren, D. Dodd, T. Hannes, K. Aitken

Far North Far North Football LeagueFootball League

ROUND 6 June 9, 2012

PREMIERSHIP TABLE P W L D F A %Hornridge 5 4 1 0 446 288 155.94Roxby Districts 4 3 1 0 482 133 362.41Olympic Dam 5 3 2 0 529 317 166.88Andamooka 5 2 3 0 414 492 84.15 Coober Pedy 5 05 0 0 190 833 22.81

TOP GOAL KICKERS

Dale Summerton OD 17

Joel Harman HR 16

Jaryd Dawson HR 13

Jadyn Brind AFC 12

Scott Montgomerie OD 12

Dylan Warren CP 10

Adam Homer OD 8

Matt Tuohy AFC 8

Trent Grosser HR 8

Ricky Prosser RD 8

David Moyse OD 8

Next week’s games

6 pm Coober Pedy

v Hornridge

7.30 pmAndamooka

v Roxby Districts

BYE Olympic Dam

Jaryd Dawson was a fi ne example of a goal kicker, but also his defensive game helped Hornridge lock the ball into their forward

lines where most of the game was played in the second half.

FOOTBALLER of the Year

Hidden Round

Ryan Bennett 6

Nyani Thomas 6

Dylan Dodd 6

Bobby Warren 6

Goal Kicker of the Year

Round 6 results...

ROUND SIXJaryd Dawson 10Dale Summerton 2Matt Tuohy 5Trent Grosser 3Dylan Warren 3

Hidden RoundBYE Hidden Round

Hidden Round

Tally after Round 6Dale Summerton 17Joel Harman 16Jaryd Dawson 13

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Mungur wins third consecutive Roxby Golf Club Championship The Roxby Downs Golf Club held its annual club champi-

onship on Saturday and Sunday, June 2 and 3, when low handicapper Glen Mungur won his third consecutive

title in the A grade competition.

Other winners were Jason Schell in B grade, Jim Reid in C grade and Grace Selleck took out the Ladies’ Club Champi-onship.

Th e stroke competition saw Mungur win with a total score of 166, four strokes ahead of A grade runner-up Andy Higet

with 170. Schell took out the B grade title 17 shots ahead of runner-up Damien Condon, while C grade winner Reid fi nished 20 strokes ahead of runner-up Bill Boehm on 212 after 36 holes.

In the Ladies’ Championship Selleck was eight strokes up on Ann Shields (116) after 18 holes .

Th e Championships were sponsored this year by Gorey and Cole Drilling who provided a wide array of trophies for the two day competition, attracting 37 players to the course.

Best nett winners for the two competition were Tony Hol-

brook A grade (148), Rob Paxton B grade (152), Graham Wood C grade(163) and Ladies, best nett was Fiona Bilney (84). Run-ners-up in each division were Dougal MacLeod (154), Tim Czydel (155), Tony Forrest (175) and Andrea Freeth (86).

Novelty winners were Freddie Gasdobranske, Phil Moon, Jim Reid, Jane Jones, Rick Russell, Ryan Briggs, Glen Mungur, Rob Paxton and Jim Reid for longest drives in each of the divisions over two days and overall nearest the pin prizes went to Tom Bilney, Ann Shields and Andy Higet.

BELOW: 2012 Roxby Golf Club Champions from left are Jim Reid C grade, Grace Selleck Ladies’ Champion, Geln Mungur A grade and Jason Schell B grade.