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By Jason Munn

Roxby Downs community leaders were unperturbed and remained positive despite BHP Billiton’s announcement

last week to cancel the current Olympic Dam mine expansion process.

“All the businesses in town have been surviving on what is here now, not on what is in the future,” President of the Roxby Central Traders Association, Leigh Malcolm said.

“It’s no big surprise to me.”Mr Malcolm believes the expansion had been

overly spruiked by the Government who had been using it as a political play thing.

“BHP Billiton made a market decision, and we’d be no diff erent if our conditions changed – I understand the operation of business, they have a responsibility to their shareholders, just as I have a responsibility to the bank.

“Th ere’ll be a little bit of uncertainty and hesitation initially, and then I think we’ll all

get over it and it’ll be business as normal.”Raine and Horne’s Craig Sumsion said he was

glad a decision had been made.“We’ve had all this speculation over the last

couple of months, so now BHP Billiton has come out and laid their cards on the table, we can get on with business.

“Th e Olympic Dam mine has been operating here for 25 years or more, the town’s been here for 25 years. Most people living in the town are still employed at the mine in its current form. It’s still Australia’s largest underground mining operation. I don’t see this announcement changing the town at all.

“From my point of view, we need to change the outside perception, because people seem to forget that there is a successful mine and a vibrant town here.”

Mr Sumsion said politicians and the media had built an image of Roxby Downs being totally reliant on the expansion and were generally playing the blame game, which does not help anybody.

“Regardless of the expansion, Roxby Downs will keep going as it has.”

He believed the expansion will eventually happen, but in another form.

“BHP Billiton has said it’s a world class ore body with a world class product, and they still want to get that out of the ground. Unfortunately the circumstances at the moment won’t allow them to do that. It’s not to say the circumstances won’t change next year or the year after so that it can go ahead. We’ve been building to this point over a 25 year period, what’s another few years?”

He believed people were depending too much on the expansion and had geared themselves up to a point where they were disappointed at the announcement.

“Th ere are other developments happening in the State,” he said.

“Once people forget about the expansion we’ll see the town go back to how it was when people weren’t talking non-stop about it, and were talking about the positives of Olympic

Dam in its current form.”From a real estate sales point of view, Mr

Sumsion said the decision will have an eff ect on outside investors purchasing rental properties in the town.

“Th at, I believe, will slow quite signifi cantly for a while. Th at’s just the nature of investment within mining towns, it’s very much a confi dence thing. A lot of people were hoping to ride off the back of the expansion with good capital growth on their investment, and looking at Roxby Downs as potentially performing similar to the Queensland and Western Australia mining boom towns.

“I don’t believe that was going to be the case anyway. We would have had some growth, and better growth than the major capital cities, but it wouldn’t have grown out of control.”

He said the market of people who are looking to move in as owner occupiers will never change.

Roxby stays strong

By Vanessa Switala

Th e O l y mp i c D a m resource remains a “tier one” asset for BHP

Billiton and will continue to meet the global demand for copper for decades to come.

South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy (SA-COME) Chief Executive said although the recent news of the Olympic Dam expansion was disappointing, the exciting growth of South Australia’s re-source sector would continue.

His comments came after BHP Billiton shelved the pro-ject last week, citing the mas-sive downturn in the global resource sector and subdued commodity prices.

The decision to postpone the expansion should only be seen as a sensible move to en-sure the project proceeds in a fi nancially sustainable way, Mr Kuchel said.

“Olympic Dam will continue to contribute signifi cantly to the State and South Australia’s many other mining and energy projects currently underway in the pipeline will continue to shape our growing resources sector,” Mr Kuchel explained.

He said while the announce-ment will come as a disap-pointment to many, it does not spell adversity for the State’s mining and energy sector.

Mr Kuchel said although the Olympic Dam expansion had been a focus of State and

national attention, South Australia’s mining and energy sector had diversifi ed dramat-ically over the past decade and the State currently boasts 20 major mines with many more projects in the pipeline.

“South Australia has a lot on the go with several new mining regions, exciting oil and gas developments and a multitude of small and mid-tier miners who collectively could bring just as much, if not more, benefi t to the State than the expansion of Olympic Dam,” he said.

Mr Kuchel told Th e Mon-itor, “I don’t think any other mining project was waiting on Olympic Dam as a catalyst, in fact some of the project pro-

ponents are maybe a little re-lieved as it gives them breath-ing space to get their projects developed.”

“SA never had a mining boom, but rather we have been experiencing good strong steady growth with growth from four to 20 mines in less than a decade and over 30 pro-jects in the pipeline.

“This good strong steady growth will continue and the build-up of capability in the service sector will bode well for them getting a larger slice of the Olympic Dam expan-sion pie when it arrives,” he explained.

Roxby Downs’ Administra-tor Bill Boehm said the an-nouncement is obviously dis-

appointing for all concerned but is understandable in light of the current economic cir-cumstances including the high Australian dollar.

“Th e challenges that BHP Billiton face on capital re-quirements are immense but the Olympic Dam Expansion Project remains a high pri-ority. It is pleasing that the company has strengthened its eff orts with respect to in-vestigating new technologies that will hopefully ensure that the project can proceed in the medium term,” Mr Boehm ex-plained. “Th e resource is im-mense, has a long life, will have to be exploited. Th e current deferral is only a ‘blip’ in the scheme of things, with many

legislative approvals remaining in place.”

Mr Boehm told Th e Monitor Roxby Downs remains posi-tive as always and has a bright future.

“Most towns would be very envious of what we have in Roxby. We are very lucky.”See Full Story Page 3...

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INSET LEFT: Aerial photo of the Olympic Dam mine.INSET RIGHT TOP: President of Roxby Central Traders Leigh Malcolm.

INSET RIGHT: Raine and Horne’s Craig Sumsion.

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A large amount of cannabis was seized by the Far North police during a drug transit route

operation near Coober Pedy last week.

On Thursday, August 16 police stopped vehicles at a testing station on the Stuart Highway approximately 15 kilometres north of Coober Pedy and searched one vehicle which allegedly contained four kilograms of cannabis.

Two men and a woman in the ve-hicle were arrested and charged with possessing a commercial quantity of a controlled drug for sale. A 34-year-old Smithfi eld Plains man was bailed to appear in the Coober Pedy Magistrates Court on September 25. A 39-year-old Port Augusta man and a 34-year-old Port Augusta woman will both appear in the Port Augusta Magistrates Court

on October 22.Operations Inspector for the Far

North Local Service Area Ian Humby said drug detection dogs were used to conduct a drug transit route stop as part of a coordinated operation.

“Police take this opportunity to warn people who contemplate possessing, selling or distributing drugs that signifi -cant penalties, including imprisonment applies,” he stated.

Drivers were breath-tested, licence checked and vehicles were scrutinised for roadworthiness.

Police also issued 47 traffi c infringe-ment notices, two further cannabis no-tices and 15 defects. Two drivers also returned positive drug tests.

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New suspect identifi ed in Coober Pedy disappearance

By Vanessa Switala

South Australian police recently made a break-

t h r o u g h i n t h e investigation of the disappearance of a teenager from Coober Pedy 22 years ago.

Major Crime Detec-tives identified a new suspect in the 1990 dis-

appearance of Karen Michelle Williams, then aged 16, after a review of the historic case.

Th e suspect was iden-tified after new infor-mation was uncovered. The new suspect was interviewed and a DNA sample has been taken af-ter new information was uncovered recently.

Karen had been at the Opal Inn and at Sergio’s Restaurant during the early hours of Saturday, August 4, 1990. She was allegedly dropped off around 5am by a local male near Dawes Street, Coober Pedy. She has not been seen since.

This month marks the 22nd anniversary of her disappearance and the police are off ering a $200,000 reward to any-

one who is able to provide information which leads to an arrest.

Major Crime Detec-tive Brevet Sergeant Paul Ward who is leading the review said inquiries have also been made in Western Australia and Victoria, but detectives cannot reveal what the new information is as it may compromise the in-vestigation.

“We believe that these new enquiries may identi-fy more people who know something. I hope that af-ter 22 years someone will have the moral courage to now come forward,” he stated.

“We now have a re-newed focus and direc-tion to this investigation.”

ABC News reported the suspect is aged in

his 40s and was spoken to during the initial in-vestigation. ABC News also stated the man used to live in Coober Pedy and knew Karen and her family.

Over 115 statements were taken and the disap-pearance was announced as a Major Crime in Oc-tober 1990. Police enquir-ies were also conducted in the Northern Territory and Western Australia.

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By Vanessa Switala

BHP Billiton will continue to look at the future prospects of Olympic Dam after the announcement to delay the

$30 billion expansion plan last week.

Last Wednesday, August 22 the mining giant delivered the blow and stated the company will investigate an alternative, less capital-intensive design of the open-pit expansion involving new technologies to substantially improve the economics of the project.

BHP Billiton CEO Marius Kloppers said current market conditions, including low com-modity prices and higher capital costs had led to the decision. Th is came as BHP Billiton announced its full-year net profi t had slumped dramatically, delaying the project so it would miss the State Government’s December 15 cut-off date.

Mr Kloppers explained, “As we fi nalised all the details of the project in the context of current market conditions, including subdued commodity prices and higher capital man-agement priorities, it became clear that the right decision for the company and its share-holders was to continue studies to develop a less capital intensive option to replace the underground mine at Olympic Dam.”

“However, the long term outlook for the copper market remains strong and we will continue to work closely with all stakehold-ers as we refi ne our longer term development plans for this unique, world-class ore body. We want to fi nd the right solution to unlock this resource,” he said.

BHP Billiton Chief Executive Non-Ferrous, Andrew Mackenzie said the South Australian Government’s support for the project should be commended.

“The South Australian Government has been fully supportive of Olympic Dam and has created an environment that is highly con-ducive to business investment. We have been very much encouraged by their attitude to

business development and the Olympic Dam expansion project,” he stated.

Mr Mackenzie added, “Olympic Dam is a resource of enormous potential and we will continue to work on technological and design alternatives that have the potential to substan-tially improve the economics of the expansion, while also completing some early stage site works.”

Premier Jay Weatherill said the decision was a ‘major disappointment’.

“Th ere is no doubt this is a major disap-pointment for South Australia and the nation- especially for those workers and businesses who had set themselves to work on the expan-sion project,” he stated.

“It is also a particular disappointment for the regional towns like Roxby Downs, Port Au-gusta, Port Pirie and Whyalla who had started to experience the benefi ts in activity that this expansion was bringing.”

Mr Weatherill stated this is the second time BHP Billiton has disappointed South Australi-ans and the damage to community confi dence would come at a cost.

Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy, Tom Koutsantonis also expressed disappoint-ment on ABC Radio National Breakfast with Fran Kelly last Th ursday.

“It’s devastating in terms of preparing us twice now in the last six years and then not acting… Th ey got (the approvals) and they walked away from them at the last moment and quite frankly we are very disappointed with them,” he said.

Th e Minister explained BHP Billiton, under Mr Kloppers direction, went for a project that was ‘gold plated’. “Th ey went for the very best of every aspect of the expansion,” he said.

“All the factors that we know today about the capital costs and the high Australian dollar we knew 12 months ago… so it really does surprise all of us that they went for this style of expansion rather than a more conservative, reasonable and probably believable expansion.

“It’s a bit rich for a mining company to be complaining about a high Australian dollar. Th ey’re the ones who created the high Aus-tralian dollar. It is a vicious circle.”

Mr Koutsantonis added, “The minerals aren’t going to get up and walk away and you’re not going to leave a trillion dollars lying in the ground.”

Although disappointed, Mr Koutsantonis remained positive regarding South Australi-an mining. “I think we’re in the fi rst youthful blushes of the mining boom.

“Olympic Dam is just one project amongst nearly 70 mining projects that are near be-ginning in South Australia … Th ere is still an operating underground mine at Olympic Dam ... it’s still the largest underground mine in Australia,” he concluded.

Th e Member for Grey, Rowan Ramsey said BHP Billiton’s decision is not a deferment but a return to assessing the whole viability of the project and is disastrous news for the State.

“Despite spending billions of dollars on the project thus far, BHP (sic) is prepared at this late date to abandon the deal,” he stated.

Mr Ramsey added, “Th e warning signs have been there for months and yet the Govern-ment has simply refused to confront obstacles, almost all created by themselves. Th is is a dark day for the State.”

Th e Roxby Downs community remain pos-itive despite the mining giant shelving the expansion.

Business and Cultural Development Con-sultant for Roxby, Vivienne Holloway said everybody wanted the expansion to happen, businesses particularly. “However, the writing has been on the wall for quite some time. Most businesses will have had contingency plans in place, local businesses here that have been around for a while are, by and large, quite re-silient and adaptable,” she explained.

“On the upside, the labour market and access to supply, has certainly softened up. Olympic Dam isn’t the only opportunity in the

area, and downturns always provide the op-portunity for smaller players, and players who think outside the square to emerge in front, as larger and less versatile businesses move out. Downturns always have opportunities within them, but they’re never as simple as the opportunities in boom times,” Ms Holloway told Th e Monitor.

President of the Roxby Central Traders Association, Leigh Malcolm said there is no reason to think business will not continue as usual.

“Olympic Dam is currently a large operation as it stands now,” he said.

“Probably initially there will, no doubt, be hesitance and a lack of confi dence regarding the future, but this was a strong, well run town before the expansion release, so there is no reason it won’t continue that way,” Mr Mal-colm explained. “Once people get over the initial disappointment, it will just be business as usual.”

“Some people will be nervous and disillu-sioned and certainly concerned about their jobs while on the other side of the coin, the people who were not happy about the im-pact the expansion might have had on Roxby Downs will be breathing a sigh of relief.”

Mr Malcolm concluded, “We just need to stay positive, look to the future – there are a lot worse places we could be working. Th ere is a positive to every negative.”

South Australia has been denied a valuable boost to its economy which will cost the State thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars in royalty repayments.

BHP Billiton allocated $US1.2 billion in pre-committed funding last year and has in-creased exploration in SA from 2658 square kilometres to 22,806 square kilometres which signals commitment within the State.

BHP Billiton has 20 major projects cur-rently in execution with a combined budget of $US22.8 billion with no major project ap-provals expected in the 2013 fi nancial year.

BHP Billiton job losses following the Olympic Dam

announcement last week will mostly be in the Adelaide office, according to a statement released on Friday.

Up to 140 staff will lose their jobs as the company takes plans for the project back to the drawing board.

Th e company says those staff will have the oppor-tunity to apply for other positions throughout the company.

Th e job cuts are directly related to positions in the ODP1 team.

Local BHP Billiton operations had not an-nounced any direct job cuts at the time of print, however the decision is expected to aff ect many contract positions, with rumours of expected job cuts yet to be verifi ed.

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BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam mine will continue to

operate as Australia’s largest underground operation.

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By Vanessa Switala

The annual Roxby Downs Auxiliary Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS)

Giant Auction and Golf Day will be held on Saturday, September 15.

Th e event has been held for 20 years and last year alone raised $100,000 for RFDS.

Th e golf tournament will com-mence at 8.30am. Th e nine hole, four person Ambrose event costs $15 per golfer which includes an evening meal. Golf teams must be registered prior to 7.45am on the day.

Th e auction will start at 1pm on the eleventh green outside of the clubhouse. An evening meal will be held at 6pm with the auction continuing in the clubhouse after-wards.

Th ere will also be a night-time fi reworks spectacular generous-ly donated by Ken and Val Lamb from Olympic Dam Transport (ODT) Australis.

Entry for non-golfers is $10 and children under 12 are $2.

The community is reminded food and drinks will be available for purchase on the day as it is not a BYO (bring your own) event.

All proceeds of the day are

donated to the RFDS which is a not-for-profi t organisation. Th e RFDS deliver 24 hour emergency services and essential health care to remote and rural Australia. Th e RFDS made 137 landings in Olym-pic Dam last year alone, landing approximately three times a week to assist someone within our com-munity.

To register your golf team con-tact Damien Condon at deece69@bigpond.com or Dave Pattenden at d.pattenden@monadel.com.au. For more information regarding the event or to donate auction items contact Kelli-Jo Kovac on 0457 534 062.

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N eighbourhood W a t c h h e l d another successful

meeting last week but are still seeking support from volunteers.

Roxby Downs police had a stall at the August Market Day where they provided the communi-ty with information and awareness regarding the upcoming Roxby Downs Neighbourhood Watch group.

Senior Constable Ki-eran Baggoley said the meeting went exception-ally well but is calling on more people to be in-volved.

“We are going to have another meeting in four weeks on September 17 and if you are interest-ed it’s just a matter of coming down to the po-lice station, leaving your name, your number and your email address and I’ll get back to you,” he explained.

“Hopefully in Septem-ber we can start formerly commencing Neighbour-hood Watch.”

Sen-Constable Bag-

goley told The Monitor there are around 20 peo-ple who are interested in joining the Neighbour-hood Watch group.

“In order to get a Neighbourhood Watch (group) going you would need at least 15 commit-ted members,” he said.

“We understand, espe-cially in Roxby Downs, not everyone can go to a meeting at 7pm on a Monday,” Sen-Constable Baggoley explained. “Th e point is you might not be able to give an hour of that week up at that spe-cifi c time but maybe you can give up a half an hour

at a later time, so that’s all we need.”

Sen-Constable Bag-goley said the recent meeting discussed what Neighborhood Watch is about and the specific roles needed to be fi lled within the group.

“I’m the police coordi-nator, however, my role once Neighbourhood Watch actually begins is quite small,” he explained.

“It is the area coordi-nator zone representa-tives who do make the decisions and who do set the path for the agenda of Neighbourhood Watch.”

Watch needs supportConstable Samantha Corneliusen from Roxby Downs Police Station handed out information

to locals regarding the Neighbourhood Watch group at the recent August Market Day.

By Jason Munn

The Andamooka Town Management Committee (ATMC) has announced the establishment of the Community

Contribution Scheme (CCS), and the new con-tract for the maintenance of Andamooka’s parks, gardens and its public facilities.

ATMC Chair Cecilia Woolford said Andamooka is facing change regardless of the future of BHP Billiton and the company’s decisions. Th e CCS will pro-vide Andamooka the added protection of a properly funded management body.

Th e CCS was established to raise the revenue needed for the eff ective and sustainable manage-ment of the town.

“Th e town has matured and it’s time we didn’t have volunteers taking so much responsibility. Th e governance mechanism of the Andamooka Progress and Opal Miners Association (APOMA) is now in-adequate to protect the people of APOMA and also the community’s future.

“When the Outback Communities Authority (OCA) fi rst started this process in 2003, we did say that the CCS would be a fair scheme and we are committed to that,” Ms Woolford said.

“APOMA had been delivering an unbelievable level of community services, recently valued by the State Treasury. We had a look at that value in dollar fi gures, assessed how the ATMC could deliver that value, and how much the OCA and other govern-ment bodies could contribute to it. We then cal-culated how much the community would need to contribute to achieve that target value.

“I’ve personally watched APOMA members work tirelessly to provide valuable services for the last eight years, and I would suggest with the ATMC coming in they probably now have an opportunity to enjoy their own time.”

APOMA is 50 years old and was the governance

mechanism of all the departments and funding agreements in town.

“It is quite a unique association – it’s the only in-corporated body I know of with the ability to operate as it has.”

Th e partnership between the ATMC and APO-MA will ensure the ATMC listens to the voice of the town.

“We’ve tried our best to ensure that people can have a say.”

Ms Woolford said there are a small amount of people in Andamooka who believe the ATMC can do better with communication.

“I’ll take that on board,” Ms Woolford said, add-ing that there had been some regulatory database constraints which may have caused communication issues with some landholders and members of the community.

“Some people said they had not received their no-tifi cation regarding the CCS. As part of the culture and history of Andamooka, I would suggest what happened was that not everybody had registered transfers of land and transfers of ownership, and therefore were lost in the system.”

She urged members of the community to update their registration if needed to avoid communication loss.

Over the next six months the ATMC will deliver a recommendation to the Minister for State and Local Government Relations, Russell Wortley, regarding the best future representative governance mecha-nism for Andamooka.

“Th at is a unique opportunity and I’m not going to pre-empt how we do that because it’s too early to know, but I will say there would have to be some level of CCS payers’ representation.

“I’m looking forward to the information gained from an independent research body and keeping the community informed on the progress.”

ABOVE: Focused on the future of Andamooka. Andamooka Town Management Committee members, from left, Peter Allen (APOMA), Chair Cecilia Woolford, Rob Hancock (APOMA), Jen Cleary (OCA), Community Administrator Deb Allen and Executive Support Offi cer Alison Henderson.

INSET: ATMC member (OCA) Mark Sutton.

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LAST WEEK’S HOT TOPIC: Has your family been affected

by recent job cuts?

M any Roxby and Olympic Dam businesses haven’t had to do business development in a while,

and getting back on the business devel-opment horse can be diffi cult. Business development is very few people’s favorite activity, and in Roxby, the people that the role might now thrust upon are unlikely to be business development specialists, but when a great big gaping hole appears in your work pipeline, you need to work quick to fi ll it or your business will bite the dust.

So – what is the business development horse? And how do you get back on it?

Business development is a fancy term for when you get out of the offi ce and start knocking on a customer’s door, either liter-ally, on the phone or via advertising. Albeit, the literal version can be the most eff ective.It’s hard to ignore someone who is right there in front of you.

How do you get back on the horse? Four steps:

Pick up the phoneYou might think everyone else is doing

this too, but you would be amazed how many are not. And go for gold. Do you remember Chris Gardner (Th e Pursuit of Happyness)? Don’t fl uff about with the low-er managers and receptionists, pick your dream client and go for the top. Th e worst that can happen is that their Personal As-sistant will give you the brush off . Th e best? You get a meeting. “Hello, could I speak with (insert name)”. It is that easy. And if that doesn’t work, after a minimum of three tries, try your second most dream client.

Have something your client wants“Yes, hello Henry, nice to meet you. I have

an earthmoving solution that I think can save you some time and money. Perhaps we should have a chat? How’s your next week?”. So why should they meet with you? How do you diff erentiate yourself from the oth-

ers? You need to know what your customer wants and give it to them. Th at’s how you’ll get your foot in the door.

Demonstrate you are good at relation-ships.

All those coffees and schmoozing. It doesn’t look like it’s got anything to do with work, but bad business relationships, just like bad marriages, are expensive. Your po-tential client needs to know you’re someone who can, not just deliver, but someone who can communicate, and have the ability to stick around for the long haul.

Make it happenYou thought getting in the door would be

the impossible part. Sure it was hard. But, now they’ve met you. You told them what you could do for them. Th ey said “Yes, let’s do it now”. And now, you’ve got to go back to your offi ce and your team and your boss and you have to actually make it happen. Hooray!

Adapted from Peter Kedziora boilingrice.com.

HAVE YOUR SAY . . . What are your thoughts about BHP Billiton’s decision to cease the current expansion process?

“It’s good to have

alternative methods of

enhancing the local economy

rather than relying too

much on the expansion.”Hari Haran

“It comes in cycles – I think

it will all come around

and we just have to

ride it out.”Jane

Rawlins

“I think it’s great because

hopefully the rents will go down.”

Alexandra Nedelkovic

““It’s not a new

experience for Roxby

Downs. These fluctuations happen in the mining industry.”

Verity Casserly

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@roxbyleisure.com or phone 8671 0500.

RoxbyRoxbyInBusinessInBusiness

Getting back on the horse

Over the last couple of months your paper has followed the journey of young cancer patient Ed Sach. I feel truly saddened by the thought of someone so young facing such a thing so

early in life. I was happy to read last week that his treatment is hopefully coming to an end

soon. I hope with all my heart that Ed and his family are soon able to return to an easier life.

Well wisher The garbage man not emptying overfl owing

bins is a joke! It just makes the cycle even worse! The town will end up with more rubbish

everywhere. Some people don’t have adequate transport to take their full bins to the dump.

UnimpressedNO expansion means NO WORK! Jobs will be lost and people will have to leave this beautiful town.

The effects have already started taking place. Concerned

Although the expansion decision is disappointing Roxby Downs will survive! OD is still the largest underground mine in the world – home to a world class ore body – it’s not going anywhere people!

BrightsideDespite the expansion not going ahead, Roxby Downs is still a great place to live.

Loving localWill my rent now go down? Pretty please!

Poor renterFooty fi nals fever just around the corner – love this time of the year – watch them crows fl y!

Crows supporterThe crib room has been alight with gossip

about this delay for months, and you’d have to be an idiot not to realise the global

commodity market is dismal – so is it really any surprise the expansion has been delayed?

RealistFeel the sunshine. Smell the fresh air. Am I

missing something? We live in a town many of my friends are envious of – and it’s not like the mine is closing or the copper body will

disappear, is it? Remember what a fantastic town you live in and band together.

Roxby lover

How would you celebrate the strengths of

Roxby Downs?

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NEWSMonitorThe

By Vanessa Switala

L ast week, Roxby Downs Area School (RDAS) students participated in various activities for Book Week.

Every lunch and recess time throughout the week the school library held various ac-tivities for students. Th ursday’s craft activity was ‘Hug-a-Mug’ which was based on the story ‘Th e Runaway Mug’ by author Nick Bland. Th e story won the Early Childhood Book of the Year. Students created felt ‘jack-ets’ for mugs and decorated them in various buttons and felt shapes.

RDAS school librarian Bec Gardner said the activities went really well and provided students with diff erent things to do during their lunch breaks.

“It gets the kids into the library and look-ing at the displays and reading which builds literacy skills,” she explained.

Th e theme for the 2012 Book Week was Champions Read with classes making dis-plays about champions.

RDAS library staff all dressed up as a champion throughout the week. Th ere was a Police Woman, a Fire Man and a Doctor. Ms Gardner added, “Because they all do

champion jobs!”Book Week is the longest running chil-

dren’s festival in Australia and celebrated its 65th birthday in 2010. Th e 2012 Book Week was held from Saturday, August 18- 24. Each year, many schools and public li-braries from all over Australia spend a week celebrating books and Australian authors and illustrators. Classroom teachers, teach-er librarians and public librarians develop activities, off er competitions and tell stories relating to a theme to highlight the impor-tance of reading.

By Jason Munn

About 200 riders visited Woomera last week as part of the Black Dog Ride, a motorcycle trek from every capital city to the red centre to

raise awareness for depression and mental illness.

Steve Andrews, founder of the Black Dog Ride, told Th e Monitor over $211,000 had been raised and they were well on their way to the $250,000 target.

“We were aiming for $250,000 but I think we’ll go past that,” Mr Andrews said.

“We’ve had heaps of donations – people have do-nated up to $1,000 anonymously.”

He said the ride aimed to get more people talking about mental health.

“Th e statistics are sobering – you’re looking at one in fi ve being aff ected by depression in the offi cial stats, but I believe it’s more prevalent than that. If you’ve got a broken leg, diabetes, or heart problems, even cancer, it is talked about reasonably openly, but mental illness is one of those subjects where people really struggle.”

Mr Andrews said there is often discrimination in the workplace.

“Many have told me if they needed time off work, they would say they have the fl u because they feared repercussions with their job, or being talked about as ‘looney’ - those words are still associated with mental illness and they shouldn’t (be) .”

He added there’s no perfect remedy because every-one’s depression is diff erent.

“Depression is an illness, not a weakness. Part of the thing we do is to start the conversation with people so they can talk about it - taking that fi rst step to getting some help.

“Th ere’s a guy on the ride who has gone through quite a lot to join us. Th e ride builds camaraderie which should happen naturally in society, but modern technology allows people to communicate through a computer or a phone. Th ey think they’re communi-cating, but half the people they are connected to aren’t really friends, they are Facebook friends.”

Th is is Mr Andrews’ third ride to the red centre.“It’s been eventful. We’ve had the odd engine blow,

and some breakdowns. One bloke had a bearing col-lapse on his bike – but that was fi xed very quickly and he was back up and running.

“Th ere are little things that can go wrong – fl at tyres and things like that. Th ere’s been the odd parking fall. Th e old legs seize up a bit after a long ride – you put the foot down and there’s no feeling there,” Mr Andrews laughed.

“We did a live television broadcast from Broken Hill with about a hundred bikes, including the Queensland group and the Sydney group, and then we did another in Port Augusta.

“I reckon 95 per cent of the riders here have either suff ered a mental illness themselves, or have been per-sonally aff ected by mental illness – most have a strong connection to the subject and therefore are interested in riding their bikes for such a long distance.”

As riders stopped for lunch, one individual joined as soon as he learned the cause.

Th e riders reached Australia’s red centre of Ulu-ru on Friday where they explored the town of Alice Springs and celebrated their long journey.

Black dog ride in

Woomera

RDAS Champions Read Book Week

Paige, Tessa and Maddison enjoyed making Hug-a-Mugs at the Book Week lunchtime activities.

Ashleigh, Sky, Kirsten and Brooklyn at the Book Week activities.

Emma Gigney, dressed as a Champion Police Woman, assisted

Shae-Lee to make a Hug-a-Mug during Book Week activities.

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TUTU BA OUTand

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Jody, Lachlaun, Flo and Hannah from St Barbara’s

Parish School sold fresh

produce at the August Market Day which they grew at school.

Paris added her hand print to the

Arid Recovery wall of hands at their recent

Open Day.

Regina Qualmann

and Terressa Moyle at the

Hornridge 80s party.

Renee Johnson, Amanda Giles, Meg Elliot and Renae Feltus

dressed to impress at the

recent Hornridge 80s night.

Thomas had his face painted

like Spiderman at the August Market Day.

Tawny and Brianna had fun

at the August Market Day.

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TUTU BA OUTand

Amelia enjoyed her

Arid Recovery birthday

cake at the Open Day.

Anni Walsh, Blue Giles and

Jemma Sullivan at the recent

Hornridge 80s night.

Asha enjoyed adding her hand print to the Arid

Recovery wall of hands.

Bowde Kelly and Brad Cooper at the recent

80s Hornridge night.

Dearne Masson, Julie McEvoy and

Terressa Moyle dressed to impress at

the Hornridge 80s night.

Ella and Charlotte had fun at the recent

Market Day.

Emma at thge Arid Recovery 15 year Open

Day celebration added her hand print to the Arid Recovery wall

of hands.

Jaymian enjoyed Kids Club at the

Arid Recovery 15 year

celebration.

Carmen Jackson

and Denise Boylan were beautifully

dressed at the Roxby Races.

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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 85

Roxby Downs SA 5725Mobile: 0418 833 818

Email: halesm@roxbycouncil.com.au

Teresa Baddeley • Leigh Malcolm

Michelle Davis • George Giakoumis

Vicki Mason • Gaylene Crane

Mary Lewis • Liz Rogers • Cindy

Harrichund • Michael Esposito

Chad Menzies • Heath Murry

Bill Boehm • Kath Macalister

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JOINING FORUMSIf you would like to join a forum and would like more information please

contact the following people. New members are always welcome.

ARTS and CULTURE FORUMRachel Young 0428 671 000

BUSINESS FORUM Laura Trotta 0412 734 964

SPORTS and RECREATION FORUM

Damien Condon 0439 862 784

COMMUNITY GARDENPatrik Ibele (08) 8671 0168

ROXBY ROADSAFE MEETINGMichelle Hales 0418 833 818

MULTICULTURAL FORUMSasha Yantewo (08) 8671 0010

WOMEN’S NETWORKKath Messner 0438 871 153

The Roxby Downs Multicultural Forum is calling upon all community groups, commercial food businesses and home based businesses to serve

up worldwide cuisines at the up and coming World Food and Music Festival.

Th e Festival, which will be held in Richardson Place on Saturday, October 13, is the fi rst of its kind in Roxby.

“Th e fi rst Roxby World Food and Music Festival is shaping up to be an absolutely fantastic event. It would be great to get as many local businesses and commu-nity groups involved as possible,” stated Business and Cultural Development Consultant, Vivienne Holloway.

Th e Festival has already attracted the likes of re-nowned Indian cuisine specialists Beyond India, and South Australian Latin dance company, La Bomba.

For more information, contact Vivienne Holloway on 0448 059 168 or email to vholloway@roxbyleisure.com.

Nominations opened a week ago for the fi rst annual Roxby Downs Business Awards, which are to be

held on Saturday, October 27.

The awards, organised by the Roxby Downs Business Forum and supported by major sponsors Bianco Construction Sup-plies will be the fi rst type of local business awards ever in Roxby.

Business and Cultural Development Con-sultant Vivienne Holloway said recognis-ing the achievements of local businesses is overdue.

“We’ve got some really outstanding busi-nesses here in Roxby, it’s high time they were recognised for their achievements,”

Ms Holloway told Th e Monitor.Bianco Construction Supplies has been

named as the event’s major sponsor, Dulux as silver sponsor, Raine and Horne, Big Sky and Ahrens as award sponsors, RoxFM and Th e Monitor as media sponsors and South Australian winery Kilikanoon has jumped on board as wine sponsor.

“We’ve had overwhelming support from sponsors, so we’re guaranteed that the in-augural Roxby Downs Business Awards will be high profi le locally,” Ms Holloway said.

All businesses in Roxby Downs and Olympic Dam are eligible for nomination in their most appropriate category (ies). Cat-egories are as follows: Best Large Business 2012, Best Medium Business 2012, Big Sky

Best Small Business 2012 and the Raine and

Horne Most Popular Business 2012.

In addition to this, all nominees will be

placed in the running for the Ahrens Most

Outstanding Business 2012 award.

“I’d encourage all local businesses to pick

up a nomination form and share their good

news stories,” added Ms Holloway.

Nomination forms can be found at Rox-

FM, the Visitor Information Centre, Bian-

co Construction Supplies, Big Sky, Roxby

Hourglass Jewellers, Raine and Horne and

The Monitor newspaper. It can also be

downloaded from www.roxbydowns.com.

Entries close Friday, September 21.

Roxby Downs Business Awards

2012

Gala DinnerSaturday 27 October 2012Roxby Cultural Precinct Auditorium

The Volunteer of the Month gives everyone a great opportunity to recognise and promote the wonderful contribution volunteers make to

the community of Roxby Downs.It costs nothing to nominate a volunteer, and recipients recieve a $100 donation from Big Sky to go to a volunteering organisation or charity

of their choice!The Volunteer of the Month is a fantastic initiative of the Roxby Downs Volunteer Partnership and is proudly sponsored by the Big Sky Build-

ing Society and supported by The Monitor Newspaper.Nomination forms can be found at www.roxbydowns.com/community

Your Community Newspaper ~ Roxby DownsMonitorThe

Inaugural business awards nominations are open!

You can contribute to World Food and Music!

WHEN Monday 10 September 2012, Doors open 7pm

WHERE Roxby Downs Cultural Centre Auditorium

COST FREE! Bookings essential. Book your free ticket at the Visitor Info Centre 8671 2001. Preorder a gourmet platter to share. For more information please contact Amy Dove on 02 8298 9025 or amyd@bellshakespeare.com.au

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ROXBY COUNCIL

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 Road Landfi ll orBSH Waste Solutions on Gosse Street

All enquiries: 8671 1154

Opening hours 8.30 am 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

Web www.roxbycouncil.com

SERVICE SAWASTE MANAGEMENTLIBRARYCOUNCIL OFFICE

Wednesday, August 29, 2012 11

Keeping chooks at home can be a great hobby and

of course a wonderful, regular source of fresh eggs.

However, there are guidelines that must be adhered to ensure the safety and wellbeing of not only the chooks, but also family members and those living near the ani-mals’ enclosure.

Council standards and guidelines paint a clear picture of how all fowls (hens, roosters and chick-ens) should be kept.

Fowl shelters need to be located more than one metre from any fence, hedge or tree and more than 1.5 metres from any other structure. Th ey must also be more than 12 metres from any street, road, building or structure used for living or working purposes. However, if there are 12 or less fowls, this length is reduced to 7.5 metres.

Th ere are also a num-ber of guidelines that must be followed to dis-courage the attraction of vermin and disease.

Each fowl must be per-mitted at least 0.4 square metres, and the shelter should be constructed with sound materials to a standard so that it is weatherproof, rat proof and well ventilated.

Th e front of the shelter should be covered with wire netting or other approved material, and surrounded with sheet

metal or other approved material, from at least 200 millimetres below ground level and at least 400 mil-limetres above ground level.

Th e fl oor must also be constructed of, or paved with concrete or other approved material to a smooth, hard imperious fi nish.

Th e shelter must have at least one door opening above a solid step of no less than 400 millimetres above floor level, and a rainproof roof with effi -cient drainage, in the case of rain.

Fly and vermin control is a major consideration when housing fowls. It is therefore imperative that the shelter is kept in good order and repair, and in a clean and sani-tary condition. All fowl waste including seeds, feather, dead birds and faeces should be placed in a plastic bag and disposed of immediately.

In addition to this, fl y baits and or paper should be stationed and main-tained in the shelter, out of reach of the fowls.

It is encouraged too, that the animals are fed only what they will con-sume in a timely manner,

as excess food may at-tract vermin. If possible, rat bait surrounding the shelter is encouraged.

“If residents want to sell their eggs they would need to register with Roxby Council as a food business and Biosecurity SA,” said Building, Plan-ning and Health Admin-istration Officer, Maria Annandale – James.

Residents would need to contact Biosecurity SA on phone number (08) 8207 7900 due to new regulations regard-ing selling and labelling the eggs, amongst other consideration, that will be implemented in the near future.

“Using the eggs them-selves or giving away to friends and family is fine, but selling them will mean they will need to comply with the new legislation –Th e Prima-ry Produce (Food Safety Schemes) (Egg) Regula-tions 2012,” Mrs Annan-dale-James said.

For further information or queries, contact the Roxby Council’s Envi-ronmental Health Offi cer (08) 8406 8241.

It has come to Roxby Council’s attention that a number of residents have com-menced home based food businesses

that involve food preparation and baking for the intent of selling.

What may not be apparent is Roxby Coun-cil must be notifi ed of any such businesses, and strict protocol must be followed, in ac-cordance with Food Act 2001 and Food Reg-ulations 2002, Food Safety Standards 3.1.1, 3.2.2 and 3.2.3 and the National Food Prem-ises Code: Australian Standard for Design, Construction and Fit-Out of Food Premises.

Th e local Council Environment Health Of-fi cer must approve the establishment of such an operation and development approval may also be required.

Th e use of a domestic kitchen is deemed unsuitable, and a separate room or building is required to comply with standards.

However, in the case of preparing food for a fundraising event, a domestic kitchen may be used, as long as it is in the preparation of non-hazardous foods and all safeguards associated with food handling and food hy-giene are adhered to.

Business operators will be required to complete and lodge with Council an Appli-

cation for a Home Based Food Business. “If an applicant would like to have a stall

at the local area school market day a Food Business number will be required,” explained Building, Planning and Health Administra-tion Offi cer, Maria Annandale-James.

A Food Business Number can be obtained either online with Health SA or at the South Australian Government Department of Health website at http://www.dh.sa.gov.au/pehs/Food/food-notifi cation.htm.

Alternatively, Roxby Council’s Environ-mental Health Offi cer can complete the de-tails for residents.

Th e form can be found at the back of the ‘Guidelines for Home Based Food Business-es’ brochure and can be picked up from Council’s offi ce.

Upon approval, the business will be sub-jected to regular, routine inspections, to en-sure compliance with the Food Act and Food Safety Standards.

Substantial penalties apply for non-com-pliance with the provisions of the Food Act 2001 and Food Regulations 2002, and the Food Safety Standards. Penalties may also apply for operating a home based food business without council approval. “It is im-perative business owners that operate food

businesses from home follow Government

regulations and Council guidelines in order

to reduce the risks associated with food safe-

ty,” Mrs Annandale-James added.

For more information, Council’s Environ-

mental Health Offi cers can be contacted on

(08) 8406 8222, or for additional informa-

tion on legislative requirements visit www.

health.sa.gov.au/pehs/food-index.htm or

www.foodstandards.gov.au/foodstandards/

foodstandardscode/.

NEWS NEWS IN BRIEFIN BRIEF

The Justice of the Peace service at Roxby Council will be unavailable until Th ursday, August 23, until 1 2.30pm

Th ursday, September 13. We apologise for any inconvenience.

A list of other Justices of the Peace in Rox-by Downs can be found at www.roxbydowns.

Dog and cat owners have until August 31 to register their animals for the ensuing year.

Th e registration will then be valid until June 30, 2013, and is valid from July 1, 2012, pro-vided it is processed before August 31.

Wandering animals at large attract an $80 expiation notice, and a collection fee of $30.

Pet owners are reminded unless their cat is registered, micro-chipped and de-sexed, and they have proof of this, they may not keep the animal at or over three months of age.

Dogs are not legally required to be de-sexed or micro-chipped in order to be registered, but would benefi t from the acts and attract a lower registration fee .

Water accounts are now overdue. Reminder notices have been issued and are due for payment

by September 6, 2012.

Home-based food businesses: Your obligations

No foul play with fowls

Financial aid or payment schemes are available for all bills at Roxby Council.

Th ose experiencing fi nancial hardships are assured all enquiries made relating to fi -nancial aid will be dealt with in the strictest confi dence.

Financial hardship may be defi ned as when the customer wants to pay what is owed but is unable to do so, or anticipates being unable to do so in the near future.

For water and electricity payments, arrange-ments can be made before the current bill’s due date for a maximum four week payment exten-sion from the original bill’s due date.

For reminder and/or disconnection notices, a payment extension of up to two weeks may be granted from the notice’s due date. However, half of the outstanding amount must be paid before the extension is granted.

Upon disconnection of power supply, the re-connection fee must be paid before a maximum two week extension can be granted.

Roxby Council encourages all customers to contact them immediately on (08) 8671 0010 if they are under fi nancial stress. Roxby Council staff will actively work with its customers to discuss payment alternatives.

Th e Emergency Electricity Payment Scheme (EEPS), operated by the South Australian Gov-ernment Department for Communities and Social Inclusion, is another alternative that provides fi nancial support to customers expe-riencing extreme fi nancial diffi culty.

For information on Government concessions and free fi nancial counselling services, visit the Government of South

Financial help is availableFinancial help is available

Works to upgrade the small oval behind the Roxby Downs Cultural Precinct started last week.

Th e project includes the relocation and construc-tion of the cricket practice nets, the levelling of the area and the marking of a small standard Australian Rules Football oval, which will act as a multi-purpose sports playing fi eld.

“To further boost our continuous improvement for the sporting facilities, Council has, after a tender process, signed a contract with local company Roxby Earthmovers for the installation of a three wicket full length practice net,” said Roxby Council Works Manager, Peter Keller.

“Work has already begun with the earthworks un-derway. Th e work site is bunted off for safety reasons which means there is less parking spaces for football,

however the bunted off area will be reduced for the net perimeter for the grand fi nal,” he added.

According to Mr Keller, the concrete slab for the cricket nets will be poured in the next two weeks, following the installation and laying of synthetic turf. Following this, power and lighting will be added to the area to fi nish the project off .

Th e nets have been relocated to facilitate the up-grading of the small oval to an even playing surface, complete with an upgraded irrigation system, which Mr Keller believes will perform in a more sophisti-cated and controlled manner.

“A much improved surface is anticipated to cater for a variety of sports that will then be catered for day or night,” he fi nished.

Th e upgrade is estimated to be fi nished mid-Sep-tember.

Oval works to begin this week

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ABOVE (left to right): Robert Gray (Overall Winner), Darren Martin (Noble Branch Manager), Grace Selleck (Ladies Winner), Dougal and Lachie Macleod (Division 1 Winner) and Graham Wood (Division 2 Winner).

Gray wins Noble and Sons round

Last week saw the Roxby Downs basketball Grand Finals take place.

The Monitor caught these action shots.ABOVE: Zoey Male quickly passes the

ball to Erika Syvertson.LEFT: Kahli Connor

moves the ball up the court.

RIGHT: Amanda Jones makes a fast pass.

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Far North Far North Football LeagueFootball LeagueSEMI FINALS August 25, 2012

SEMI FINALS August 24 & 25, 2012

A GRADEOlympic Dam 18.12 (120) defeated Andamooka 5.3 (33)Olympic Dam best players: T. Clarke, T. Hornhardt, D. Rogers, M. Shaw, C. Linn.Andamooka best players: J. Brind, W. Monfries, R. Kraack, L. Sanders, M. Tuohy.Olympic Dam goal scorers: D. Summerton 6 goals, S. Mont-gomerie 4 goals, J. Neindorf, J. Simmons 3 goals each, D. Moyse, C. Linn 1 goal each.Andamooka goal scorers: C. Rainsford 2 goals, R. Weetra, T. Paull, N. Rainsford 1 goals each.Roxby Districts 14.12 (96) defeated Hornridge 10.12 (72)Roxby Districts best players: S. Kangars, D. Pegler, R. Prosser, C. Hall, J. Mandemaker.Hornridge best players: T. Milner, N. Tutthill, N. Thomas, B. Casey, B. Grimston.Roxby Districts goal scorers R. Prosser 6 goals J. Watson, J. Danis 2 goals, T. Colson, J. Mandemaker, J. Rose, C. Gibson 1 goal each.Hornridge goal scorers J. Harman 3 goals, S. Finey 2 goals, B. Casey, J. Elliott, B. McEvoy, N. Tutthill 1 goal each.

Roxby Downs Junior Roxby Downs Junior Football LeagueFootball League

JUNIOR COLTSBulldogs 7.2 (43) defeated Hawks 2.4 (16)Bulldogs best players: C. McGowen, L. Johnson, B. Chamber-lain, B. Cooper, T. Glover.Bulldogs goal scorers L. Elliot, B. Cooper 2 goals each, L. Johnson, C. Seery, B. Chamberlain 1 goal each.Hawks Best players: L. Young, L. Herin, T. Turner, S. Nham-ussa, B. Daddow.Hawks goal scorers: P. McKee, T. Schell 1 goal each.Giants 6.5 (41) defeated Suns 4.2 (26)Giants best players: J. Dalgleish, M. Lamb, H. Paull, B. Ryan, W.Meadow.Goal scorers J.Dalgleish, H. Paull 2 goals each, M. Lamb, W. Meadow 1 goal each.Suns best players: B.D’Arrigo, B. French, C. Blieschke, Owen, M. Lowe.Suns goal scorers: C. Blieschke 2 goals, E. Trethowen 1 goal.

SENIOR COLTSHawks 10.14 (74) defeated Bulldogs 4.3 (27)Hawks best player: C. Trussler, S. Caputo, L. Hobbs, A. Ryan, S. Kerrish.Bulldogs best players: J. Zeptner, J. Anderson, D. D’Arrigo, K. Stevens, R. Weetra.Hawks goal scorers: C. Trussler 2 goals, J. Mason, M. Muno-dawata, M. Hanson, S. Kerrish, A. Ryan, J. Pillar, T. Darling unknown 1 goal each.Bulldogs goal scorers: E. Zeptner, K. Stevens 2 goals each. Suns 15.11 (101) defeated Giants 4.4 (28)Suns best players: J. Brind, S. Bacon, L. Weston, B. Viljoen, N. Duns.Giants best players: J. Emmerson Sellars, B. French, J. Male, M. Steer, C. Taylor.Suns goal scorers: J. Brind, L. Weston 4 goals each, B. French, S. Bacon 2 goals each, J. McCarthy, K. McCarthy 1 goal each.Giants goal scorers: M. Lynch 2 goals, K. Gates, J. Dalgleish 1 goal each.

W i th the sun blaz ing and winter behind

us, there’s no better time of year in Roxby than now. The first quarter of fi nals footy didn’t let us down.

Olympic Dam Football Club (ODFC) started as red hot favourites, but the Roos certainly came out boxing and the high pressure and intense start saw both teams struggle to keep possession for too long. It was a real arm wrestle early but when Roos on baller Troy Mulders was taken from the fi eld with a severely broken nose, it left a big hole in the Roos line up.

The Devils settled through some run-off half back from ‘part time’ captain Daniel Rogers whose return to footy looked promising early. When Big Monty con-verted, the Devils looked like they were easing into a groove, until star recruit Luke Francou pulled up with what looked like a torn hamstring.

ODFC led by two goals at the fi rst change.

Th ey are a proud club, the Devils, and after a sloppy start they showed why they should not be under estimated, with fl u-ent ball movement start-ing with mobile ruck op-tion Hornhardt who was giving midfi elders Shaw and Linn fi rst use.

Neindorf, Summerton and Montgomerie were starting to cause the

Roos’ back six more prob-lems than a crossword.

Neindorf repeatedly led up and looked right at home up forward. His ability to play tall and small provides the OD coaching panel a versatile option.

Th e Roos are led by one of the most under rated footballers in this league. Captain Matt Touhy fi nds a way to contest after contest. Wal Monfries laid tackle after tackle in one of his fi ner defensive games for the club.

The Devils put the game beyond doubt at the long break and were out by 12 goals.

After the break Anda-mooka showed plenty of grit and pride, led by veteran and club legend Robby Kraak who showed the young boys what it takes to stand up in big games. Andamooka ral-lied hard in the third and when Rainsford slotted their fi rst goal, it was re-ward for their eff orts.

ODFC seemed to coast in the second half allow-ing the Roos to kick a few in the fourth to have the second half scores four goals to fi ve in favour of OD.

Th e game was set up in the fi rst half, but Peeky and the ODFC support staff boys will know that a second half like that one next week in the prelim will see his team miss the big dance for the fi rst time in nearly 10 years.

ODFC ran out winners 18.12 to 5.3 and booked

their place in next week’s preliminary against the loser of the second semi between Hornridge and Roxby Downs.

Roxby Downs take out Hornridge in

second semi-fi nal

A s the Saturday football crowd cont inue d to

grow, the game many had tipped to be the grand final preview saw both sides at full strength. Th ere was no room for excuses.

The Magpies were quick to pounce with a running goal by spear-head Joel Harman, but the well drilled Roxby boys soon settled into their running, high pos-session style that has seen them emerge as a genuine contenders this year.

Led by Gibson and Mail Medal favourites Hall and Pegler the Min-ers gave their fast lead up forwards repeated oppor-tunities.

Without Hargraves the Miners forward line looked a little small but with young Kenny, Wat-son and and Prosser lead-ing and marking well, it looked like Coach Telfer had done his homework.

Tempers fl ared late in the fi rst, and when Tut-thil converted a 50 metre penalty Hornridge drew even.

Th e second quarter was goal for goal and with the Bressze picking up at the

bar end, it was clear both sides would need to work hard and take their op-portunities.

Th e skill level and run-ning games of both sides improved and it was no surprise why these clubs fi nished one and two on the ladder. Casey, Th om-as and Jurek looked on for the Maggies while the Miners continued to share the ball and create scoring opportunities at the other end to lead by one point at half time.

With the wind at their backs, the miners seized the opportunity in the third and with their de-sire to run in numbers, the Maggies seemed to be out of puff . When Pross-er marked and kicked his fourth the margin went out to 24 points.

Hornridge Captain Brad Cooper tried to lift his side with some hard running and creativity off half back, but “the ridge” just couldn’t convert when they went forward.

Th ree quarter time and with a chance to go into the Grand Final and have a week off both coaches addressed their troops asking for one more ef-fort. Early in the last it looked like Hornridge were going to give it a de-cent crack. Th e ball barely left their front 50 metres in the fi rst 10 minutes of the quarter, but they just couldn’t convert.

Young Josh Elliot got loose and converted the margin back to three goals and both teams

continued to throw their bodies in. Pross-er kicked another goal to steady the ship, and at one stage the crowd had to double-check that Mandemaker didn’t have his own ball out on the fi eld. He seemed to be a loose man in attack, get-ting kicks at will with no Hornridge defender will-ing to stay with him.

Harman kicked one late for the Maggies, but like most of the day the Miners seem to have the answers and when they linked up from deep in defence, Peglar hit Pross-er 40 metres out and con-verted for his sixth goal. Th e game was in the bag.

Miners ran out winners 14.12 – 10.12 and deserv-edly have earnt the right as fi rm fl ag favourites and can enjoy the week off .

Th e Preliminary Final next Saturday is set to be a beauty, between Olym-pic Dam and Hornridge.

It’s been a while since these two teams have played off in a prelimi-nary as OD has rarely had to work through the fi nals from the third position.

Hornridge on the other hand have played in three of the last four prelimi-naries and last year’s nail biting loss to the Roos should be still ringing in their heads, and motivate them to erase past cam-paigns and push through to the big dance.

It should be an en-thralling match at 2.30pm next Saturday, September 1.

RoxbyRoxbyDowns beats Downs beats Andamooka in fi rst semiAndamooka in fi rst semi

11.45am - Under 12sBulldogs versus Suns

1pm - Under 16sHawks versus Giants

2.30pm - LeagueOlympic Dam versus Hornridge

PRELIMINARY PRELIMINARY FINALFINAL

Saturday, September 1, 2012Daniel Rogers (OD) outruns his Andamooka opponent

Kris James during Saturday’s semi-fi nals.

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WEDNESDAYS9am JOB BOARD10-11am THE SCOOP with Vanessa12-1pm ROXFM PRESENTER TRAINING bookings essential3-4pm TUNES IN THE DUNES with Leroy5pm JOB BOARD

THURSDAYS 9am JOB BOARD2:30-3pm THE RDAS REPORT with Jayme4-5pm AN HOUR WITH ‘K’ with Kaye & Friends5pm JOB BOARD6-7.30pm THE SCOREBOARD with Gotchy, Woody & Dags

FRIDAYS9am JOB BOARD2-2.30pm COUNCIL SHOW 4-5pm TUNES IN THE DUNES with Leroy5pm JOB BOARD7-8:30pm THE LOWE-DOWNE with J-Lowe9-10pm DOWNWARD SPIRAL with Noo & Zak

SATURDAYS 7-8am THE ROCK (Market days) with Andamooka/Roxby Bible Church8-9am THE ROCK with Andamooka/Roxby Bible Church9-10am THE SCOREBOARD REPLAY with Gotchy, Woody & Dags1-2pm THE SCOREBOARD REPLAY (Market Days) with Woody, Dags and Gotchy

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Saturday, August 24 2012Olympic Dam Green B won on a forfeit

Hornridge Pink B (49) def Hornridge Black B (38)Miners B (57) def Olympic Dam Yellow B (49)

Andamooka (39) def Olympic Dam Yellow C (28)Olympic Dam Green C (43) def Miners White C (37)

Hornridge A (47) def Roxby Miners A (32)Hornridge Black C (37) def Miners Red C (27)

Roxby Downs Netball AssociationRoxby Downs Netball Association

Roxby Downs Netball AssociationRoxby Downs Netball AssociationSaturday, August 25, 2012

Semi Finals11 and under

Shooters 16 versus Lightning 13T-Birds 11 versus Bullets 16

Preliminary Finals13 and under

Lightning 23 versus Bullets 1217 and under

Shooters 44 versus Lightning 48

Sunday, August 26, 2012Preliminary Finals 11 and Under

11 and underLightning 5 versus Bullets 7

Saturday 1st September9 and Unders play round robin games

GRAND FINALS 11 and under

Shooters versus Bullets13 and under

T-Birds versus Lightning17 and under

Bullets versus Lightning

Game times and presentations to be confi rmed. Will be posted in Sportspower.

The NeuroSurgical Research Foundation raises money to fund research into disease and injury of the brain, spine and nerves.

We are holding a FAMILY FRIENDLY COMMUNITY QUIZ NIGHT to raise money for this wonderful foundation.

We are passionate about supporting the brilliant work of the NRF and believe through research we can find a cure.

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Community Quiz Night

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By Vanessa Switala

Roxby Downs Junior Football League will hold their Under 12 and Under 16 presentation day this Saturday, September 2.

Presentations will be held in the Roxby Leisure Au-ditorium from 11.30am.

Th e Under 9 football grand fi nal will be on Friday, September 7 at 5pm and will be followed by a bar-becue.

Under 12’s grand fi nal will be on Saturday, Septem-ber 8 at 11am followed by a presentation of medallions to winners. Th e Under 16 grand fi nal will follow at 12.30pm with a presentation of medallions to the winning team.

Th e Far North Football League Grand Final will commence at 2.30pm sharp with a presentation of medallions to the 2012 Premiers.

Gates will be manned from 9.30am and all adults must pay a $5 entry fee for both junior and senior games.

Junior football presentations

around the corner

Erika Syvertson (Lightning) shoots

for a goal.

Zoey Male (Shooters)

manages to take control of the ball.

Zoey Male (Shooters) aims for the net.

The Bulldogs’ Lauckie Elliot

tackles his Hawks opponent.

Bulldogs’ Coby Seery in the junior

football semi fi nals.

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Pegler Pegler Mail Mail

MedallistMedallistBy Vanessa Switala

D aniel Pegler received the 2012 Mail Medal on Saturday night after playing for the Far North Football League (FNFL) for only nine months.

Pegler told Th e Monitor he was “very honoured” to be chosen as the Mail Medallist after only arriving in Roxby Downs in December 2011.

“Th is is a bit of a shock for me,” he exclaimed. “I wasn’t really expecting to poll as well as I did!”

Pegler would like to thank his team mates from the Roxby Districts Football Club, Coach Mark Telfer and the FNFL.

“Th anks to the league and all the people that make it func-tion,” he said.

“Telf (Mark Telfer) thanks very much for getting me up here. It’s a big thing for me because I lost my job back at home and needed to fi nd some work and he opened the door for me,” he explained.

Pegler congratulated runner-up Chris Jeruk from Hornridge and explained they played for South Adelaide together.

“We played for the reserves grand fi nal together and both got cut the next pre-season, so down the track we’re both up here and having a kick. It’s pretty good.”

Pegler told Th e Monitor it has been enjoyable playing in the FNFL. “So far it’s been really good.”

He encouraged his team mates for the fi nals. “One more game to go lads, and I’m hoping we all keep a lid on it and come out in a couple of weeks’ time and go really well,” he explained.

Far North Football League President Barry Mitchell said the count for Mail Medallist was extremely close. “I think this is the closest we’ve seen for a long time,” he exclaimed. Pegler was awarded Mail Medal with 23 points and Jeruk was Runner Up with 18 points.

Mr Mitchell said Pegler came to Roxby not too long ago “with a pretty big reputation and he hasn’t let his club side down. And he didn’t let the Wedgies down when he played for them.”

He told Th e Monitor Pegler deserved to be awarded the Mail Medal because he plays in a key position – centre half back and he is a bit of a general for the Miners in the backline.

“He is very skilled, hard at the ball, doesn’t shirk an issue. Leads his fellow players around him very well, sets up a lot of their attacking moves off the half back fl ank,” explained Mr Mitchell.

Best Under 21 player for 2012 was awarded to Lachlan Mun-ro from Hornridge.

Local football enthusiast Graham Warren stated, “Isn’t it great to see one of the young kids that have gone right through their junior football and, through school here. It’s fantastic Lachy, you’re a credit to yourself.” Mr Mitchell added, “great to see one of our ex juniors Lachie Munro from the Hornridge

Club win the best Under 21. Another great example of the depth and quality of our junior competition.”

Leading goal kicker went to Dale Summerton from the Olympic Dam Football Club scoring 59 goals so far this season.

Matthew Daddow was awarded the Golden Whistle award for umpiring and the umpire’s encouragement award went to Brodie Caden.

Brett Chesson was the only 100 game player for the season and Cody Kenny and Brett Chesson were both awarded Player Life membership.

Life membership was awarded to Debra Steinhauser who does immense work for the FNFL. Mr Mitchell said, “(It was) excellent to see Deb Steinhauser being awarded Life Member-ship of the league for all her hard work and dedication over the years.”

Jurek not only was awarded runner-up for Mail Medal but also was the Blackwoods MVP (Most Valuable Player).

Mr Mitchell said the evening went very well. “Good attend-ance by all clubs who were dressed in their club colours and with all the club logos and colours around the room,” he ex-plained. “Th e use of the (television) screens for the count went down very well and the auction was something diff erent this year but went well.”

Mail Medal Runner-Up and

Blackwoods MVP Chris Jerul with

2012 Mail Medallist Daniel Pegler.

Pegler Pegler Mail Mail

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