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By Millie Thomas

Chris ‘Th ommo’ Th omas takes pride in his work, his friends and his family, but above all, in his moustache.

It has been his moustache that has seen him through the devastating droughts of the 90s, the rise and fall of the sheep market, one failed marriage and the global fi nancial crisis. Now, after 33 years of stories and questionable consumables at the best of times, all that will come to an end.

When an apprentice working in Mr Th o-mas’ department onsite fell seriously ill, it didn’t take long for the Services Infrastructure team to come to the conclusion that Th om-mo’s ‘mo had to go.

This historical event will be held at the Bowls Club at 6pm on Tuesday, November 15. It will be coupled with an auction, featur-ing everything from Engel fridges to return fl ights to Adelaide, from sporting memorabilia to jewellery.

Th e original monetary aim, at $4000, was intended as a target for departmental employ-ees, but now that the cause has gone viral, the sky is the limit.

Mr Th omas describes his most defi ning asset, and what life will be like with the sun bearing down on his bare upper lip. “I thought it looked decidedly ‘RAF –ian’ – Royal Air Force. Th e fi ghter pilots all wore moustaches like mine.

“Nobody will recognise me. It will be a bit like having Alzheimer’s getting to hide your own Easter eggs… I’ll be making friends all over again!

“Basically it’s one of our own that’s been aff ected by the disease and I thought $4,000 was a nice round fi gure… Originally we were going to keep it amongst ourselves and it has sort of exploded from there. I thought that it would be enough to ask of our immediate work crew.”

The apprentice, who wishes not to be named, has spent majority of his placement in the Desalination Plant Maintenance De-partment.

Mr Th omas said now the wider public is aware of the cause; they could raise in excess of $10,000 for the apprentice.

He said the money will be spent at his and his family’s discretion, which could mean

anything from day to day needs, or something to lift his spirits.

In departmental jocular-ity, Mr Th omas has chal-lenged fellow work mate Chris Pillar to go that one step further, “I’m donating $500 to see Chris Pillar get his back waxed in wax strips – he start-ed it!

“And, he’s not allowed to cut the hair fi rst…he’s just as hairy as all hell! He donated $1,000 to see me lose my moustache.”

A plethora of volunteers have put up their hands to help or donate to the cause, in par-ticular locals Darren Peters and Elke Hall have contributed signifi cantly by rounding up auc-tion items.

A representative from the Desalination Plant said the community’s reaction has al-ready been phenomenal. “We have been over-whelmed with the support from businesses and the general public of Roxby Downs and beyond with some quite signifi cant cash and auction donations.

“Th is is not uncommon for the people of Roxby Downs to rally together for one of their own in particular.

“We pretty much planted the goodwill seed and the support from that has been fantas-tic.”

Everyone is welcome to attend the event, with a $5 donation including dinner to be pay-able on the night.

Hair today, gone Hair today, gone tomorrowtomorrow……

Some people like Chris Thomas will do almost anything for a friend in need. Chris is about to lose his moustache after 30 years!

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A s well as recently providing South Australian Police road safety presentations to employees, BHP Billiton are also including many com-

munity programs as part of their Safety Month.

BHP Billiton also provided family ‘ZIP’ sessions which highlighted important reasons to stay safe for your family.

“ZIP is a psychologically based safety and well-be-ing process which off ers an insight into the way your brain works, your thinking and your attitudes and how this drives your behaviour. It off ers you the tools to take control of your thinking and your feelings – and consequently the results you get,” said Olympic Dam Asset President, Stefan Buys.

A free community snake safety presentation was also provided on Monday due to the increased number of snake sightings in Roxby Downs already this season.

Meanwhile, Roxby Leisure is hosting free exercise classes for all fi tness levels twice a week in Roxby

Downs, including hydrotherapy in the new pool.BHP Billiton will be holding free Senior First Aid

and CPR courses on November 2, 3 and 4 at Roxby Downs TAFE, with an extended focus on infant and child CPR. Th e Julian Burton Burns Trust, a BHP Billiton community partner, will also be delivering their Burn Safe program in local schools in the week of October 31.

To complete Safety Month, BHP Billion’s annual Family Day will be on Saturday, November 5 from 9am -2pm in Richardson Place. Th is free event thanks the community for their support throughout the year. Th e ‘Amazing Drumming Monkeys’ will appear along with ‘Steve Presto the Magician’, ‘Life Be In It’, a rock climbing wall, face-painting, giveaways, a yiros lunch and much more.

“Th ere’s no doubt that safety is important to all of us at Olympic Dam every single day of the year, but Safety Month is a chance to put a little extra focus on the topic and bring some extra attention both onsite and in the local community,” said Mr Buys.

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By Millie Thomas

S ergeant Garry Elliot last week warned the Roxby Downs’ community that police will be

targeting abusers of the ‘fatal fi ve’.

Th e ‘fatal fi ve’ describes fi ve behav-ioural factors that contribute to road accidents and fatalities.

Failure to wear seatbelts, speeding, driving under the infl uence of alcohol and/or drugs, fatigue and inattention can mean the diff erence between get-ting home safely… and not. It is because of the potential seriousness of these of-fences that Roxby Downs’ police will be issuing no cautions to abusers.

“When it comes to the fatal fi ve, you shouldn’t have to caution,” said Sgt Elli-ott. “Seatbelts… people know they save lives. Serious and fatal accidents can happen within fi ve kilometres of peo-ple’s homes through one apathy.”

Th e National Road Safety Strategy 2011-2020, implemented by the Aus-tralian Transport Council, aims to cut road deaths and injuries by 30 per cent in the next 10 years.

Working in conjunction with this and the State Government’s current focus on seatbelts, Roxby Downs’ Police are also cracking down on drivers abusing the ‘fi ve’.

“The traffic management has in-creased detection by confronting high

road risk behaviour, with a low toler-ance of inappropriate road use and deployment of random and targeted patrols,” said Sgt Elliott.

However, he also pointed out that not only would they take notice of the negatives, but also outline the positives of local drivers.

“Th e whole idea is just being visible, the police in the area, and looking for, yes inappropriate behaviour, but I think at the same time we’ll also be looking for those drivers that are doing the right thing,” he said.

“Th e whole thing about that is for us to look at the road safety factor from that perspective.”

He said one of his main concerns is that the general populous show a hesi-tance in reporting inappropriate behav-iours, or demonstrate lack of concern.

“I’ve noticed with all communities is that people become very tolerant of it, they become very acceptant of it.

“Th ey don’t take much notice about it, or don’t think they should tell any-one, the main reason being, they fear retribution.

“Th ey fear some sort of ‘they’ll know that I dobbed them in and I don’t want people to know that I dobbed them in’,” he said.

But that simply won’t happen, said Sgt Elliott. “Police don’t go out there and tell others have dobbed them in as

the saying goes. We need to protect our witnesses as best we can.

“The big thing about it is, people think that police are the only ones that if they see it, they’ll react on it.

“I’m sorry, but, we need the community’s support and for that to occur people will have to say, ‘I’ve had enough’.

“You want to get home safely, and alive, so that’s what we’re reinforcing.”

Heed the fatal fi ve

A local Roxby Downs policeman testing out his speed gun last week. Remember Roxby streets are 50 kph.

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By Vanessa Switala

C ar enthusiasts gathered in the Roxby Central

rear car park on Saturday, October 29 to admire vehicles for AutoPro’s 2011 Show ‘n’ Shine event.

Jess Dow and Jack McGuire organised the event with live music and a sausage sizzle.

The Best Modern Car was awarded to Michael Lewis for his black VY Clubsport called ‘Bonkers’.

Ben Rasheed won the Best Ute and the RFDS People’s Choice Award by ten votes for his 1952 Holden FJ Ute.

Best Classic Car went to Phil Dow for his black 1964 Chev Belair. Phil Dow also won the Best Four Wheel Drive for his H3 Hummer.

Th e Best Motor Bike was awarded to Cozzie for his 2009 Chopper.

Barry Mitchell won the Best Ford award for his 1969 XW GT and Jamie Ralph won the Best Holden for his 1973 LJ Torana.

The 2011 Roxby Show ‘n’ Shine was proudly sponsored by Roxby Central, The Monitor, RFDS and AutoPro.

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The sometimes overbearing desert sun can wreak havoc on our skin, not to mention overexposure from hundreds of other

damaging elements. Living in such a harsh environment makes the

young look old and the wrinkly look wrinklier.But living in Roxby Downs does not mean the end

of your youthful looking days. From Th ursday, No-vember 24, Juliette Tuck, a registered aesthetic nurse, will be off ering aesthetic cosmetic services to Roxby Downs’ residents, operating from the Roxby Downs Family Practice.

Ms Tuck, who has been a registered nurse for 14 years, will be off ering services to men and women of all ages. “Usually I see anyone from 18 year olds right through to anti ageing clients, 30 years and older. But people age at all diff erent stages, because of diff erent levels of skin care and diff erent levels of skin mainte-nance, so it’s not age based, it’s just about creating a better you,” said Ms Tuck.

A vast career history in medicine, Ms Tuck is a registered nurse with a post graduate qualifi cation in operating theatre work. She has been stationed at various hospitals in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney, but it was whilst in Sydney that she embarked on her cosmetic career.

After spending time modelling and acting, she became interested in photography and makeup and decided to incorporate that interest into her medical profession.

She picked up a fi ne arts course at the College of Fine Arts in NSW, and settled at a happy medium as a registered aesthetic nurse.

“I think it’s a good combination, aesthetic arts and medicine, it’s the best way I can combine the two!” she said.

Ms Tuck off ers anti wrinkle injections, lip enhance-ment, facial sculpting, full face rejuvenation, medical grade chemical peels and hyper-hydrosis treatment (excessive sweating) to name a few.

“Younger people tend to start off with basic skin care like sunscreen and creating a maintenance pro-gram, whereas for older people it’s often about refresh-ing and reassessing where they’re at and how to create better skin for them,” said Ms Tuck.

Not only will Ms Tuck be off ering injectable treat-

ments but she will also off er skin care treatment ranges and programs.

She recognises the diffi culty that rural and remote patients’ experience when seeking out specialty ap-pointments. “I have done country work before with my nursing, and why should the country miss out?” she asked. “Just because it is so far away, it would be great if someone could come to you.”

Due to Ms Tuck’s extensive work with leading pro-fessionals in the industry, she reassures that if her services do not tailor to your specifi c needs, she will refer you to someone that will. “I can’t wait to get to Roxby,” said Ms Tuck. “I am really looking forward to meeting the needs of new clients in town”

Bookings can be made by calling Roxby Downs Family Practice on 8671 3231.

By Millie Thomas

Th e Dunes Café Pink Ribbon Break-fast, held last Sunday, raised in excess of $3,000 said Dunes Café co-ordinator, Elyse Weir.

Th e event was attended by 60 cancer conscious locals, who indulged in a wide range of savoury and sweet breakfast op-tions.

“I think overall it was successful and we did what we wanted to do and that was

raise some money for breast cancer re-search,” said Ms Weir.

She also said that although the event went well, the Café’s fi rst attempt at a buf-fet breakfast had room for improvement.

“Seeing the community get behind it was fantastic,” said Ms Weir. “And also people’s obvious generosity, both in do-nation boxes and supporting the event.

“Th ank you to everybody who donated things for the day - from decorations to prizes, thank you for all your support!”

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By Millie Thomas

A s previously reported in Th e Monitor, Paul Dear has a passion.

Mr Dear travels to Kradei Riel, Cambodia each year to teach impoverished children English, a skill essential for any possible ca-reer development that will bring them out of their current third world status.

Mr Dear held a fundraiser at the Wetmess at Olympic Dam Village on Friday, October 21 to raise money to connect the school he teaches to the electricity grid, and also to provide laptops for the children bringing them up to speed with the rest of the world.

Mr Dear was met with success that Friday night, with around 180 people attending the planned auction, helping him raise $7,000 for his cause.

“It was well above what I ex-pected,” said Mr Dear. “It will help immensely enabling me to do so much for the school.”

Not only will Mr Dear be able to teach the children about com-puters and connect them to elec-tricity, but he will now be able to organise running water, improve the current library, supply extra materials for his class and iden-tify other areas for improvement once he arrives there this Decem-ber.

“Th e great benefi t is there is

no middle man, so money will go directly to the benefi t of the school children.

“I’m told by Cambodian teach-ers that I keep in touch with, that the children are getting excited, I just can’t wait to see the lovely smiles.”

The auction featured both various AFL and State of origin

Guernseys, ACDC wine plus a raffl e, with the winner winning an iPad.

“So many thanks to Sodexo for allowing the night and all the staff who helped out,” said Mr Dear. “Particularly Kerry Wild, who helped me organise and manage the event during the night she was absolutely brilliant. DJ Flash

(Gordon Walters) entertained the crowd, many businesses Woolworths, Mitre 10, Head-ing Contractors, MPS, Rexcel, Toll Priority, Schneider Electric, ICE and McGuinness Cranes all contributed and last but not least many friends who donated items to ensure the night was a great success.”

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Enrolments in South Australia’s boarding schools have jumped as a result of the Roxby Downs mining boom, according

to a leading Adelaide coeducational day and boarding school.

Westminster School in Marion has reported a signifi cant increase in the number of boarders from the State’s mining areas, mainly Roxby Downs, over the past 12 to 18 months.

Similarly, private boarding schools Sacred Heart College and Loreto College have report-ed an increase.

Dr Paul Hine, SHC Principal, said the in-crease over the last couple of years has been evident. “We currently have three students (from Roxby Downs) in the Boarding House and I have interviewed more families through-out this year who have registered interest in sending their children to Sacred Heart,” he said. “At least one of those families with a number of children will be joining the College over the coming 12 months.”

Approximately 10 students from eight Roxby Downs’ families currently board at Westmin-ster. Th is will jump to 14 students from 12 families in 2012, with a further one or two ex-pected to enrol.

Th is is a considerable increase from 2009, when there were just three students from two Roxby Downs families enrolled.

Westminster School has recently commenced construction on a $10.8 million state-of-the-art boys’ boarding house and co-ed recreation centre.

Both will begin operating at the start of the 2013 school year.

Th ese will sit adjacent to Westminster’s exist-ing modern home unit accommodation for girl boarders to create a new boarding precinct at Westminster.

Th e new boarding house – set to become one of the best of its kind in Australia – draws on the standards and practices of other leading boarding schools around the world.

Westminster School Principal, Mr Steve Bousfi eld, said Roxby Downs had become a growth area for boarding.

“While traditionally the majority of our boarders have come from cropping and sheep farming families, the growth of the mining industry has resulted in more students from Roxby enrolled as boarders at the school in recent years,” Mr Bousfi eld said.

“Now with a good representative population

in Roxby, Westminster School has established a strong foothold in the area.

“Our diverse curriculum and strong counsel-ling approach are highly regarded throughout the Roxby community.”

Westminster School’s new boys’ boarding house will provide a modern and spacious two-storey fl oor plan that will include numerous break-out, study and recreation spaces. Wi-Fi access will be available throughout the entire precinct.

Boys will be off ered individual or shared bedrooms, depending on age, with one private ensuite shared between two senior boarders or four boys in the junior years.

Approximately 72 boarders can be accom-modated in the facility.

Westminster’s new co-ed recreation centre will provide a relaxed and comfortable envi-ronment for boarders who are far from family and home.

Brothers, sisters and friends will be able to spend time together in the comfortable centre and utilise the sizeable space for study, playing games or just to relax in front of a large fl at screen TV.

Mr Bousfi eld said that the increased demand

from families in Roxby for boarding accommo-dation at Westminster was a true indication of the ongoing success of the School’s facilities.

“Over the past 50 years, thousands of young people from regional and remote

Australia and overseas have had the oppor-tunity to benefi t from a quality education by boarding at Westminster,” he said.

“In turn, their presence has added an extra dimension to the School’s community, culture and student learning.

“Through the establishment of our new boarding precinct, our aim is to give as much opportunity to boarders as we can. It’s impor-tant for us to enhance their lifestyles, provide freedom and make them feel at home, as well as prepare them for the next phase of their lives, whether it be at a city-based tertiary learning centre or returning home.”

Members of the Roxby Downs community interested in fi nding out more about boarding at Westminster are invited to join Westminster School’s Director of Boarding, Mr Gary Davi-son, at the Roxby Downs Tavern on Th ursday 3 November from 7pm.

Please contact Westminster School on 08 8276 0276 to register your interest.

Roxby mining boom boosts SA boarding schoolsRoxby Boarders at Westminster and numbers are set to jump next year.

$7000 to support Cambodia

Paul Dear (Right) at his fundraiser for Cambodian school children

in October.


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We will have to rely on parental assistance if the changes to P licensing goes ahead. If you’re 17 and ready to leave school, this leaves you no-where.

KW.

I am nearly a P plate driver now and if they raise the age to 18 before I get it I will not have a chance to apply for a job that requires me to drive. It’s not fair.

TJ.

Only carrying one passenger under 21 while I am a P plater is not a concern for most, but what if I am doing a favour for my parents and dropping my sisters off for sport on weekends? It is a stupid idea.

WD.

I can understand the Government wanting to cut down on people killed in accidents, but please think about country kids who need a licence to get around. P plate licences for three years instead of two is okay but don’t raise the limit to 18.

Nat.

I can work, I can go to war, I can drink, I can gamble, I can marry, I can have children and I can vote – but they don’t trust me to have a full licence until I am 21. Rubbish!

New Voter, RD.

All you are doing is mucking up our future with changes to P plate rules.

Em.

Th e new P plate rules will prevent us being more independent.

Not Happy.

I think anyone that wishes to get their li-cence should have to attend (or something similar) the MFS RAP program. It is a real eye opener to kids. I know because I am a P plater!

Sensible Driver.

Th e Roxby Council SOMETIMES are not able to solve problems raised and the staff are HAPPY to assist. Understatement of the year!

Anna.

We absolutely should get a basketball court here for the community. It’s a great idea!

Basketballer 32.

I am tired of real estate agents up here being unusually harsh. Not once in 18 months have I had a thankyou for keeping my property neat and tidy. By no means am I perfect but am better than the tenants that are totally ignoring their responsibilities. If real estate agents have nothing to complain about other than air conditioning vents that haven’t been used for fi ve months a simple thankyou to go along with the continuous rent rises would not go astray!

Anon.

I hope the Council can fi nd a place for a dog park in town. I have dogs too and would love it if they had a run with other dogs in a secure area.

Brad.

Guess we won’t spot Jim C at Th e Pride March 12th November, Victoria Square. Morally unac-ceptable? Oh dear.

Anna.

LAST WEEK’S HOT TOPIC: Do you agree with the proposed changes for P plate drivers?

If you agree with a fenced dog

park where would you like to see

it located?

Over the past few months we have had several cases of young people in our own community being diagnosed with life threatening diseases – so it is little wonder

why this community rallies in support.

Again, we have seen the generosity of people putting their hands in their pockets to make life a little easier for those suf-fering and for their families, who all suff er emotionally and fi nancially.

Th ese instances should act as a reminder of just how delicate life is and how we all tend to be a little blasé until it hits closer to home.

Fitness, diet and simple check-ups, although not preventative in entirety, can stave off some chronic illnesses like diabetes, liver disease, cardiac disease, eye disease, kidney disease and more.

Many of us have gone through a big part of our lives free of

illness and tend to overlook the small, but important things we can do to keep ourselves well.

So spare a thought for our friends and colleagues facing the biggest battles of their lives right now. Also spare a thought for your own well being and do not take your health for granted.

We can all change something that would enhance our lives. Give up smoking, cut back on drinking habits, exercise more and above all spend more time with the people who matter most, our loved ones and friends.

Society has changed. Technology today means we are sitting too long in front of computers, or at the wheel of a car or truck and not doing the physical exercise which can help.

No-one knows just what is in store for any of us, but need-less to say what we can do to help ourselves now may serve us well in the future.

When you are digging deep to support your friends in dire need, ponder your own heath at the same time.

Health should never be taken for granted

Apollo gets permit for Woomera exploration

Explorer Apollo Minerals has been granted permission by the Defence De-partment to start work on its Common-wealth Hill prospect in the Woomera Defence Area.

Th e region recently was opened for exploration and mining after a Federal Government review.

Commonwealth Hill is just north of Tarcoola and considered highly prospec-tive for iron ore.

Apollo Minerals will start an explora-tion and development program next year and plans to move swiftly to a working mine.

Fire fearsTh e Country Fire Service says recent

fi res in South Australia’s Far North and north-east have burnt nearly one million hectares.

Most fi res, which have been burning on and off for the past two months, are

now either out or under control.However, region four fi re prevention

offi cer Nik Ludborz says there are still concerns, with forecast thunderstorms and high temperatures for the northern districts.

“Th ere’s always concern when we have lightning move through the pastoral ar-eas, especially this year with the amount of fuel and vegetation that we have,” he said.

Boost for Australian IndustryAustralian manufacturers and suppliers

will have a greater opportunity to supply the needs of major resource projects as a result of new initiatives announced by the Prime Minister recently.

Th e Gillard Government will provide over $1.2 million to connect Australian companies with supply opportunities on four of our largest multi-billion dollar projects through the Industry Capability Network (ICN) program.

Th e four projects ICN providers will now start working on are:

• Woodside’s proposed Browse LNG (Liquefi ed Natural Gas) project in Western Australia INPEX’s (Worldwide oil and gas exploration and production company) proposed $25 billion Ichthys LNG project in the Northern Territory

• BHP Billiton’s proposed Olym-pic Dam mine in South Australia

• LNG projects in the Gladstone area of Queensland with a combined value of $50 billion, that have reached fi nal investment decision.

Shonky awardsTh is year’s Consumer Choice Shonky

Awards are a plethora of consumer prob-lems. Th e prize went to the insurance in-dustry for fl ood policies which were to say the least vague, and very un-vaguely resulted in a lot of the victims of the Queensland fl oods not having coverage when they thought they did. Legislation is now in the pipeline to clear this hide-ous mess up, but the results have been devastating for some people.

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By Vanessa SwitalaTh e annual diamond night was held at Roxby

Hourglass Jewellers on Th ursday, October 20 with approximately 50 people attending.

Champagne, beer and canapés were served on arrival as award winning designer jeweller, Mark McAskill Jewellery was showcased.

Th e South Australian based jeweller special-ises in diamond and colour stoned jewellery

with Richard Barker, Account Manager from Mark McAskill Jewellery travelling from Ad-elaide for the showing.

Leigh Malcolm, owner of Roxby Hourglass Jewellers said that pieces can be made to order just in time for Christmas. “Th e sky is the limit,” he said.

To view the Mark McAskill jewellery range, visit the website at www.markmcaskill.com.au.

By Millie ThomasHow a mankini ended up at the wet-

mess remains unknown, but that, and raising over $1,500 and a good laugh, is how Dave Tschirpig made history last Tuesday.

Upon the announcement that Ex-act Mining Shotcrete Project Man-ager Barry Kennard was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, fellow Exact Mining Services workmates put their heads together to raise money for him and his family.

Th e idea was to have resident Exact Mining Services Safety Coordinator, Dave Tschirpig, purchase a ‘mankini’ (a men’s version of a bikini, made popular by politically incorrect movie ‘Borat’) and walk through the Olympic Dam Village Wetmess area, buy a beer, and entice people out of their money.

To add to this, EMS also set up a ‘Fund Drive’ in which employees nomi-

nated a certain amount of money to be deducted from their wages.

In a letter addressed to all employees, EMS portrayed their heartfelt reaction to Mr Kennard’s terminal diagnosis.

“Over the last week we have all been rocked by the sad news that Barry Ken-nard (Shotcrete Project Manager, OD) has been diagnosed with terminal can-cer,” the address stated.

“At this point in time our direct thoughts, love and full support con-tinue to be with Barry, Lindsay and the family over the coming days as they come to grips with this news.

“Baz has and continues to be an ab-solute asset to Exact Mining Services and in particular the Olympic Dam Site and even now his ‘gold’ nature, humour and absence is being felt deeply from the project.”

EMS Project Manager, Damien Loller said the idea of incorporating

a mankini started as a bet. “It started with discussion between the lads of how to raise funds for Barry, and then a bet ensued between Glen (EMS Me-chanical Fitter) and Dave (Tschirpig).”

Th e bet stated that if the EMS team raised $500, he would walk through the Wetmess and buy a beer.

EMS fi nalised the bet at $700 for Mr Tschirpig to walk through the Wetmess, scantily clad, with a dona-tion box. “So then it was onto eBay to purchase the lime green suit!” said Mr Loller.

Th e night, which conveniently fell on a routine ‘shift change’, left some by-standers bewildered, some doubled in laughter and others captivated.

All money raised will be sent to the Kennard family, and ‘matched’ by Exact Mining Services.

In email correspondence between Mr Tschirpig and Mr Kennard the fol-

lowing morning, Mr Tschirpig una-shamedly admitted to the previous night’s antics.

“It’s not my fault man,” he started. “When I decided to wear a mankini, it’s a bit like having a nine volt battery and putting it on your tongue – you know it’s wrong but you’re going to do it anyway.

“Mate it was a laugh, I saw lots of teeth from the smiles and laughs.

“I bought the “kini” on eBay for $9.65 and the bonus was - it was new. I did the order, then had to fess up to Anne (wife) as I put the delivery address as home. She shakes her head and says it’s good nobody here knows her.

“Anyway mate it was fun and was a valuable tool in getting over my fear of performing in pubic, sorry public.”

Mr Kennard has worked for Exact Mining Services for four years, com-muting from Adelaide and choosing to

stay centrally in a house in Roxby.

He infused him-self into the Roxby Downs communi-ty, often boasting about the regular-ity of the Roxby Downs Chinese Restaurants ‘chicken omelettes’ in his diet and passionately fol-lowing local football

He is an avid sup-porter of local foot-ball club ‘Th e Miners’ and whenever he could would go and watch their games. He is also the driv-ing force behind the club’s two gold sponsor’s, Rad-mix and EMS.

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Adelaide Uni at Arid RecoveryBy Vanessa Switala

The University of Adelaide students on their way to the Arid Recovery reserve.Recently, two groups of students from

the University of Adelaide stayed at the Arid Recovery Reserve and undertook

diff erent types of fi eld work and studies.

One group including students Lauren Strong, Louise Moore, Josh Clift and Karl Shelley were at the reserve from Sunday, Oc-tober 2 until Th ursday, October 9.

Th ese students are studying science degrees at the University of Adelaide and are enrolled in the subject ‘Conservation and Restoration’ which is coordinated by Professor David Pa-ton.

His students chose a research project rang-ing from Arid Recovery to plant studies in Victoria and Kangaroo Island.

Since 2001, a group of Professor Paton’s third year environmental students travel to Roxby Downs and undertake a study at the Arid Recovery Reserve.

Th is group of students was most interested in the proposed project at Arid Recovery that was looking at density of animal diggings and tracks to measure the abundance of wildlife in the area.

When they arrived at Arid Recovery, ecol-ogist Helen Crisp provided the group with initial support including equipment, showing them around the reserve and helping straight-en out aspects of the method for their study.

Lauren Strong, Adelaide University student Group Leader said, “We all really enjoyed our time at the reserve, not only was the work interesting it was the fi rst time we had seen some endangered Australian natives. All four of us had not seen a Bilby in the wild before visiting the reserve, and during a spot light tour we saw three at a really close range.”

Th e group said Professor Paton was told by staff at Arid Recovery the amount of diggings

by animals along the fence line was an issue they wanted to monitor.

“Th e populations inside the reserve were so successful that they were digging under the fence to increase their territory, which created issues for staff as it left room for feral animals to enter the reserve,” the group said.

While the students were at Arid Recov-ery they walked along the fence line of two enclosures, counting how many digs were near or under the fence.

Th e fence lines were approximately ten kilo-metres long and the students only found four successful tunnels under the fence and a few that were close to being successful.

Th ey also documented if there was a pattern in the type of landform or vegetation type that most of the digs were around.

During the process, students also checked the health of the fence, and reported any dam-age or tunnels underneath the fence to the managers.

Tunnels were patched up immediately by staff or were fi lled in by the group with sand when management were not available.

Th e group said, “We went back to these areas and found that in one night, animals had dug in the same area and moved through the fence again.”

Th e students are still analysing data to pro-vide their results to Arid Recovery but said their project will assist in estimating the popu-lations of native animals in each enclosure. It will also allow the Arid Recovery team to identify ‘high risk’ areas of fence line where diggings occur.

Th e group said they had to be particularly careful while staying at the reserve with leav-ing belongings on the fl oor, closing doors and disposing of food scraps due to the Bettong population.

“Th e Bettong population near the facilities were amazing, and they are so inquisitive and can be slightly destructive,” the group said.

“Several Bettongs got into the front sec-tion of our tent during our stay. We bear no grudges though, just seeing the wildlife so close up was worth any of the damage that occurred.”

Th e students thought that their time at Arid Recovery was a valuable way to learn. “It’s great to get away from theoretical learning in a lecture theatre and out into the fi eld to see it all fi rst hand.”

“Th e reserve fi nally gave us hands on ex-perience on the amount of eff ort it takes to conserve these natives, and also showed us a example where conservation was not only working, but that native populations were in-

creasing so successfully that further manage-ment was needed.”

“Th is experience gave us more practical knowledge regarding fi eldwork in remote ar-eas,” the group aded.

Hannah Spronk, Volunteer and Community Liaison Coordinator at Arid Recovery said, “It’s fantastic as the students get to experi-ence fi eld work in a diff erent ecosystem they are used to and they are able to provide Arid Recovery with their fi ndings.”

Th e University of Adelaide students are very appreciative of the help and encourage-ment they received from Helen Crisp, Hannah Spronk and James Rees.

“We enjoyed ourselves so much some of us are considering visiting again and volunteer-ing,” Ms Strong said.

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Dee Riebe at her Hen’s Night

at The Club on Saturday, October 22.

Carmen Jackson, Ray Goldie, Jane Gloster and Kaye Doyle at the Pink

Ribbon Breakfast on Sunday, October 23.

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B y defi nition, a hazardous material is a poison, corrosive agent, fl ammable substance, explosive, radioactive chemical or any other material which can endanger

human health or wellbeing if handled improperly.Th e CFIT safety theme for October is hazardous materials. Haz-

ardous materials pose a threat in any workplace or home if incor-rectly used or stored, and many may not realise some everyday household items that are classifi ed as such.

Enforced safety standards in the mining industry ensure strict protocol when using, storing or transporting hazardous materi-als, however no such procedure is enforced in the privacy of the home.

According to the South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service home fi re safety information sheet, fuels and solvents, pool chemi-cals, garden chemicals, pesticides and oily rags are hazardous items of signifi cance around the home.

However, other items like general cleaning products, air freshen-ers and other combustibles such as hairspray can also pose threat to livelihood.

Fuels and solvents around the household can include fl ammable liquids such as petrol, two stroke mixture, kerosene and turpen-tine.

South Australian Dangerous Substances Regulations 2002 re-quire that for these materials, there must be no more than 120 litres stored on a domestic property and the container sizes must be no greater than 60 litres, not including fuel in the fuel tanks of vehicles and equipment.

Flammable liquids must be stored in suitable containers. Metal containers are suitable, provided they are of good quality and well sealed.

Plastic containers are generally not advised unless they have been designed specifi cally for fuel storage – they will be embossed with a marking that indicates they comply with the Australian Standard 2906 ‘Fuel containers, portable, plastic and metal.’

Pool chemicals that are used for chlorinating swimming pools are usually reactive oxidising agents that may react with other common garden shed materials to cause fi re.

All hazardous materials, but especially garden chemicals and pesticides should be stored in a secure place where children can-not gain access. Th ese chemicals should be kept in their original containers which will have labels giving their correct name and proper safety precautions.

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By Vanessa Switala

Love Energy held a free information session at the Oasis last Th ursday night with 20 community members

attending.Kristian Livolsi, Chief Operating Offi cer,

Mary-Ellen McMahon, Business Development Manager and Nick Birt, Commercial Ener-gy Consultant travelled to Roxby Downs to present their “Shine a light on solar” seminar to inform the community how the company can serve them and to gauge community is-sues.

Mr Livolsi said the seminar was, “All about getting to know you (the Roxby community) and understanding your needs.”

“I’m really interested in understanding what you know, what you want to know and whether or not you actually want us to set up an offi ce here,” he said.

Mr Livolsi established Love Energy in 2010 with Richard Mintz. Th e company is now one of the leading solar power suppliers in Aus-tralia.

“We are keeping the seminar industry spe-cifi c and looking to ensure that people have good information and knowledge around all they need in order for their systems to be Clean Energy Council accredited and industry best to ensure you know what to look for in systems when presented with the information around solar,” Ms McMahon said.

Th e renewable energy specialists said they design and tailor to individual needs taking into account personal energy bills and various system sizes.

Th e Love Energy team presented the in-formation session surrounding solar power which included the frequently asked ques-tions, myths and answers to questions to make solar clearer and give accurate Clean Energy Council accredited information regarding the current status of solar.

Th e presentation informed the community on what to ask, what to look for and what the guidelines and energy myths are; the aim was to demystify solar for the community.

Love Energy assured community members it has been confi rmed people in Roxby do not need Council development approval to have solar panels installed but they do need to put in an application.

Issues that were discussed during the semi-nar included the need for diff erent solar pan-els in Roxby Downs due to the extreme heat. Solar panels also will lose performance due to the extreme heat.

Another concern community members voiced was the transient nature of Roxby and if it is worth people putting solar panels on a house if they are going to sell in four years time. Love Energy assured the property will sell for more with a sizeable solar power sys-tem.

Th e Love Energy team reminded the com-munity only one government rebate can be made per property.

Mr Livolsi said, “I think in the next four to fi ve years we’re going to see mandatory solar.” He said the community should make the most

of government rebates while they can.Mr Livolsi added, “One reason we don’t

have any prices here today is because there may be a big announcement in a couple of weeks and you may be able to capitalise on more rebates from the government.”

“I want to make sure that you can capitalise on what the government is feeding out.”

Love Energy said the community should make the most of Roxby Power’s feed-in tariff at 19.62 cents compared to 16 cents in Ad-elaide.

Another community concern was if prices would be elevated if Love Energy set up an offi ce in Roxby.

Mr Livolsi responded, “Prices won’t be in-fl ated because you guys are earning double or triple than people in Adelaide or elsewhere.”

Some community members have also tried to get solar companies from Adelaide to come to Roxby for an installation and said they have had no luck.

Th e seminar was a learning experience for both Love Energy and the community as Love Energy were posed questions that they were not sure of and met with the Council on Friday to clarify some issues.

Mr Livolsi believes that Roxby has the most supportive Council in Australia.

“In terms of solar and sustainability, they’re 100 per cent behind it.”

“Overall, the Council here today really showed to me their commitment… what I re-ally found was that they were really driven to assist the people that own property here and really work with them,” he added.

Ms McMahon has extensive experience working in regional South Australia and un-derstands the importance of not only provid-ing a service to the community but being a part of the community.

She worked in Roxby for four years on and off helping set up the community newspaper, Th e Monitor, the radio station, Rox FM, and marketing for Roxby Central.

“I’m so excited to be back in Roxby.”She said Love Energy considered coming to

Roxby because of her background involvement with the town and also because the outback do not have the same opportunities as larger cities.

Ms McMahon said Roxby, “Shouldn’t be precluded because it is secluded.” She also stated it is a perfect place for solar power be-cause of the long sunlight hours.

Love Energy hope to come to Market Days in the future and hope to set up an offi ce and employ locally.

Mr Birt said the community should make an informed decision about if solar power will suit them and what they want to achieve. “You’re a fool if you don’t consider doing it.”

With power set to rise again in December now would be the optimum time to consider going solar.

Love Energy ‘shine a light on solar’ in Roxby

Kristian Livolsi, Mary-Ellen McMahon and Nick Birt from Love Energy during the seminar in Roxby Downs last week.

By Millie Thomas

A Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) is a document containing important information about a hazardous chemi-

cal (which may be a hazardous substance and/or dangerous good).

How extensive the MSDS will be depends on the toxicity of the material, but surprisingly, even some of the most seemingly harmless household products can be deadly.

Th e details below will describe each section of an MSDS for common lubricant WD40 as an example.

Th e fi rst section, ‘chemical product and com-pany identifi cation’ outlines the product name, shipping name (in this case, aerosols), product use and product supplier. Current contact details and addresses for the product supplier are featured.

Section two, labelled ‘hazardous identifi cation’ gives a statement of hazardous nature, a poisons schedule and a comprehensive risks and safety recommendations list.

Section three, labelled composition and infor-mation on ingredients lists just that, however it is sometimes hard to understand what exactly you are reading. For example, WD40 includes ingredients such as isoparaffi ns petroleum hy-drotreated HFP.

First aid measures are covered in section four, with advice for treatments and what not to do should you swallow, inhale or come in contact with the eye or skin with the hazardous substance. It also provides footnotes addressed to the treat-ing physician.

Fire fi ghting measures are covered in section fi ve, with advice directed at dealing with small or large fi res, which extinguishing media to choose, contact options for fi re fi ghters, the likelihood of explosion, fi re incompatibility, Hazchem code and recommended personal protective equipment.

Emergency procedures are discussed in sec-tion six, ‘accidental release measures’. Clean up measures for major and minor spills, as well as recommended personal protective equipment and extensive safety measures are outlined.

Procedure for handling is diff erent for each

material, and it is covered in section seven, ‘han-dling and storage’. It covers ventilation, protec-tive clothing, consumables and relevant hygiene procedures, amongst others. Suitable containers, storage incompatibility and storage requirements are also outlined.

An intensive look into ‘exposure controls and person protection’, section eight explores expo-sure controls drawn from the Australia Exposure Standards, emergency exposure limits, material data, ingredient data and a more intensive look at personal protection equipment. Specifi c use of respirators and engineering controls is also looked at.

Physical and chemical properties are explored thoroughly in section nine.

Section 10, ‘stability and reactivity’ states con-ditions that will cause the product to become un-stable. It also looks at Hazardous Polymerization, Incompatibilities and Hazardous Decomposition Products

Section 11, ‘toxicology information’ is written with medical professionals in minds. However it is with enough layman’s terminology to be un-derstood by the general public. It addresses the oral toxicity of the product, whether it is to be classifi ed as toxic and/or a carcinogen.

Section 12 explores ‘ecological information’, of which none was available for the product WD40.

‘Disposal considerations’ in section 13 is in-cluded in the MSDS in case specifi c disposal is necessary (i.e. hot oil, batteries etc).

Th e product is then classifi ed in Section 14 as a specifi c commodity and product in ‘transporta-tion information.’ Th is information is used to en-sure appropriate packaging and transportation.

Federal regulations, amongst other regulations set by related offi cials are outlined in section 15, named ‘regulatory information’.

Finally, in section 16, ‘other information’, all the compiled information is wrapped up and scaled with an HMIS Hazard Rating. Th e three categories listed include health, fi re hazard and reactivity.

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PUBLIC NOTICES

AndamookaFootball Club

AGMwill be held at theRoxby Downs

TavernNovember 23rd, 2011, 6.30pm

The Andamooka Football Club is seeking expressions of interest for the Coaches position for the 2012

season. Interested applicants forward

relevant details to AFC PO BOX 65 Roxby Downs 5725.

For further information contactPresident Ian Tuohy on 0408 925 854.

Applications close 16th November 2011.

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RDSCC AGMThe Roxby Downs Sporting Car Club Annual General Meeting will be held at the RDSCC

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The Christian community of Roxby Downs and the Roxby Downs Christian Community Church need to grow their ministry team to reach out in Jesus’ name to the expanding community that supports the BHP Billiton mining and processing site at Olympic Dam. If you have a heart to make disciples, have appropriate skills in ministry and enjoy rising to God’s challenges, then ask God if this is for you.

Christian Pastoral Support Worker• 3 days per week in the Roxby Downs Area School• Targeting Years/Grades 4-8A cooperative ministry of the churches of Roxby Downs, The RD Area School and the Schools Ministry Group of SA

Children’s Outreach Worker• 2 days per week with the RDCCC

Young Adults Outreach Worker• Full time position with the RDCCC

Housing provided; Stipend in accordance with the Anglican Diocese of Willochra.

Combinations of these positions in the one person or couple will be considered.

Expressions of Interest to Rev Mary Lewis, minister of the Roxby Downs Christian Community Church (a joint ministry of the Anglican Diocese of Willochra, the Synod of the Uniting Church and Bush Church Aid of Australia) [email protected]

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7/7 night shift. This roster gives you the ability to be home every second weekend and

enjoy a greater work-life balance.

Prominent Hill is a short 90-minute charter flight from either Adelaide or Port Augusta.

You will be working with a team who are passionate and dedicated to the expansion

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ROXBY COUNCILWEEKLY INFORMATION UPDATEWEEKLY INFORMATION UPDATE

NEWS NEWS IN BRIEFIN BRIEF

Opening hoursWednesdays and Thursdays only

9 am to 4.30 pmCouncil 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 businesses

Recycling can be taken either to the Opal Landfi ll or

BSH Waste Solutions on Gosse StreetAll enquiries: 8671 1154

Opening hours 8.30 to 5 pm weekdays

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


Library membership is FREE wide range of resources are available including books, DVDs, magazines and internet facilities

Toddler Story Time 9.30 am Tuesday & Thursday

Opening hours9 am to 5 pm weekdays

Telephone 8671 0010 • Fax 8671 0452Email: [email protected]

After hours emergencyMobile 0418 892 870

Web www.roxbycouncil.com

SERVICE SAWASTE MANAGEMENTLIBRARYCOUNCIL OFFICE

Busy people, busy lives...

You don’t need to visit our office to pay an account

Council rates, pet registrations,

power and water accounts can all be paid:

• via the internet (EFT transfer) • over the phone by credit card, or

• by mail,

for more information, check the back of your account

or call us on 8671 0010

The Australia Day Awards reward and recognise individuals and organisa-tions that have made a noteworthy

contribution during the current year, and/or give an outstanding service over a number of years, to a local community over and above normal employment duties.

Outstanding contribution and commu-nity service includes areas such as; educa-tion, health, fund-raising, charitable and voluntary services, business, sport, arts, the environment, or any other area that contributes to the advancement and well being of a community.

“Th ere are many local people that willing-ly give their time, skills and enthusiasm to help make Roxby Downs such a great place to live in” said Council Administrator, Bill Boehm. “Th is is our opportunity to shine a light on their achievements and show them that we appreciate their eff orts”.

Achievements within sporting commu-nity of Roxby Downs are also recognised in the award process for outstanding con-tributions to their chosen sport during the past 12 months. Senior Sportsperson, Jun-ior Sportsperson and Sports Team of the Year are the awards up for contention it promises to be an interesting fi eld of worthy nominees.

Categories: Citizen of the Year AwardYoung Citizen of the Year AwardCommunity Event of the Year AwardSenior Sportsperson AwardJunior Sports person Award Team of the year AwardNomination forms and criteria for the

Australia Day awards for 2012 are now available from the Roxby Council Offi ce and Roxby Leisure Centre. Please note that the Citizen of the Year Awards nomina-tions will close on Friday 16 December 2011 and Sports Awards will close on 9 January 2012.

Continuing the series on bushfire safety – this week it’s close to

home...

There are various reasons why a house burns down in a bushfi re – radiant heat ahead of the fi re front, burning debris and embers falling on the build-ing and direct fl ame contact.

Research shows that the big-gest cause of damage is sparks and embers landing on your home that can trigger a fire well before, or after a fi re front has passed.

Sparks and embers enter a home where ever there is a gap – under roofing tiles, under fl oor crevices, window sills , vents and under verandahs.

Ways to protect your home:• Starve the fi re by clearing

vegetation and rubbish away from your home and using non fl ammable building materials.

• Create a defendable space by carefully managing trees

close to your home and reduc-ing vegetation overgrowth.

• Fill the gaps where embers and sparks might fl y in.

• Protect your assets with adequate home and contents insurance.

Measures can be taken before the fire season (which really means now) include; removing dead tree branches, leaves and undergrowth from around your home and pruning tree limbs that overhang roofs and fences. By clearing your yard of long dry grass, wood piles and other materials, you are also deter-ring ‘slithering’ creatures and their rodent meals from mak-ing themselves comfortable in your backyard.

For more information on bushfi re safety brochures are available from the Council of-fi ce, library, Visitors Informa-tion Centre, the CFS station. A wealth of information and advice can be found at www.cfs.sa.gov.au.

M embers of the Roxby Downs Road Safe Committee will be

at the BHP Billiton Family Day on Saturday, November 5.

Come and see us at our stall, where you can find a host of brochures, informa-tion kits and fun giveaways. Road safety is important to us.

You could talk to us about any concerns that you may have about making the roads

around Roxby safer for eve-ryone – we are here to listen and will take your sugges-tions and ideas on board. So feel free to use this opportu-nity to come and raise your concerns/issues with us.

Th ere will be lots of fun ac-tivities for the children and Roxby road safe bags packed with info and goodies to give away .

We look forward to seeing you as you make your way around the family day!

A s part of a conscious eff ort to make the Council offi ce run as energy effi ciently as

possible we are currently trialling samples of LED lights in diff erent areas.

“Savings can be made from sev-eral standpoints, the LED lights use less energy while providing the same amount of light output, resulting in lower power bills and less carbon emissions,” said David Hallett, Electrical Services Man-ager at Roxby Power.

LED lighting also generates less heat so there are savings to be had

from the air conditioning that does not need to work so hard, again lowering power bills and carbon emissions. Th e longer life of LED lights also creates savings from lower maintenance costs over sev-eral years.

During the trial we are evaluat-ing the light output, colour render-ing, eye strain and glare. It is hoped that if the trial is successful, we will be installing LED lights through-out the building thereby reducing Council’s energy costs and power usage. We will let you know how it goes at the end of the trial.

WATER ACCOUNTS

September 2011 quarterly water accounts have been issued and are due for payment by the 15th of November 2011.

Direct Debit and auto-payment op ons are available for all water accounts, please contact the Council for further informa on.

ROAD CLOSURE – FAMILY FUN DAY

Richardson Place will be closed for the BHP Billiton Olympic Dam Family Day on 5 November 2011 from 6.00am to 3.00pm. Other roads eff ected are Norman Place and roads around Roxby carpark Club entrance.

HERE KITY KITTY KITTY

Council has some new booklets for residents considering getting a feline friend. In the pages there is an amazing amount of information to help you choosing a cat, health ps and ways to keep you cat happy, healthy and entertained. Drop in and pick one up – whilst you are there talk to one of our customer service staff so that you understand what it means to be a responsible cat owner in Roxby Downs.

SSSSS SNAKES

Worried residents o en contact us when they see a snake in their properties. Council does not have a snake charmer on staff and we ask that you please contact BHP Billiton’s main gate on 8671 8262 or BHP Billiton’s Environmental Sec on on 8671 8369. If available they will arrange for an experience snake handler to come and remove the snake to a safer place for all concerned.

Seeing the lightRoxby road safe

Australian Day awards– nominations are now open

PREPARE, ACT, SURVIVE

Dead trees surrounding your property can provide unwanted fuel for a fi re.


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

Did you know?

An initiative of the Environment Forum

BOARD MEETINGS WHO’S ON THE BOARD CONTACTING THE BOARD

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

Members of the public are welcome to attend and observe.

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

included on the agenda.

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

For further information, advice or general questions please contact:

Michelle Hales,Executive Offi cer

Roxby Downs Community Board Inc.

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


Teresa Baddeley • Darren Smith

Michelle Davis • George Giakoumis

Vicki Mason • Gaylene Crane

Bill Hiscox • Liz Rogers

Michael Esposito • Bill Boehm

Chad Menzies • Heath Murry

reen tipGG

JOINING FORUMSIf you are interested in joining a forum please

contact the following people. New members are always welcome.

ARTS and CULTURE FORUMRachel Young 0428 671 000

COMMUNITY BOARD 7.30PM ON November 28

EDUCATION and WORKPLACE TRAININGMichelle Hales 0418 833 818

SPORTS and RECREATION FORUMMichael Esposito 0448 882 186

COMMUNITY GARDENPatrik Ibele 8671 0168

HEALTH FORUMKaren Russell 8671 9020

ROXBY ROADSAFE MEETING5.30PM ON November 10

POSITION VACANT

PROJECT OFFICER – ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE

PART TIME (20 hours per week) – 12 month contract

The Alcohol and Substance Abuse Partnership invites applications frompeople with project management experience. The Project Officer will be responsible

for implementing the recommendations of the Alcohol and Substance Abuse Study (2010)and act as a resource for the Partnership.

This position is jointly funded by Roxby Downs Council and BHP Billiton.The successful applicant will be employed by the Council.

Applicants with experience in health or community services or who haverelevant industry experience are encouraged to apply.

Intending applicants MUST read the job and person specificationbefore applying in order to determine suitability.

For further information and a copy of the position descriptionplease contact Michelle Hales on 0418 833 818.

Applications close at 12 noon on Monday 14 November 2011and will be accepted either by

POST: PO Box 85, Roxby Downs SA 5725 orEMAIL: [email protected]

By Vanessa Switala

M el Egginton has been awarded Community

Person of the Month award for October 2011 due to her wonderful contribution to our community.

Th e award recognises her as the driving force behind the recent Shave for a Cure event that saw several community members lose their hair to raise funds for the Can-cer Council.

A n a p p r o x i m a t e $35,000 of cash donations were made in the lead up and during the event, and in accordance with BHP Billiton’s Match-Giving scheme, the event raised $70,000 for the Cancer Council. Barry Mitchell, Josh Rose, Mick Gillespie, Merv Rogers, and wild-cards Graham Warren, Ian Johnson and Kate Dono-hue shaved various body parts in front of a packed crowd on October 1.

Mel’s passion and en-thusiasm helped to raise an extraordinary amount of money while bringing the community together and she was wrapped with the result.

Mel will donate her $100 award to the Cancer Council SA. She said she has no idea who nominat-ed her but is very grateful for the gesture.

“It’s really exciting to be recognised. There were lots of other peo-ple that helped with the fundraiser but it’s a nice recognition.”

Mel has previously told The Monitor about her personal family strug-gle with cancer and the aff ect it has had on her sister, Jane and everyone around her.

She said she is passion-ate about raising aware-ness and also money for cancer as she hopes a cure will be found in her life-time.

“I have met people through fundraising who have shared their stories and that gives me a heavy heart and I just pray that through these eff orts we can contribute to research that will one day make a

Mel recgonised for Mel recgonised for community workcommunity work

Mel Egginton with her husband Greg and children Jack, Alessandra, and Eden.

Buy recycled toner and ink: Cartridges contribute metal and plastic to landfi lls, but buying toner and ink that’s refi lled can help alleviate

this environmental burden.

difference to so many people’s lives as I don’t want people to ever have to watch a sister, a broth-er, a wife, a husband, a parent, a child, or a friend go through this.”

The Community Per-son of the Month award is managed by the Vol-unteering Partnership (a subcommittee of the Roxby Downs Communi-ty Board). Th e purpose of the award is to recognise and show appreciation of the work being done in our community by vol-unteers.

The Community Per-son of the Month award is supported by Big Sky Credit Union and The Monitor Newspaper.

Nominations for the award are made by mem-bers of the public. A panel of 10 people, comprising representatives from dif-ferent volunteering bodies in Roxby Downs, makes the fi nal selection.

Nomination forms can be collected from The Roxby Council and for-warded to either Kath Messner or Michelle Hales.


By Millie Thomas

The Roxby Downs Volleyball Association ‘Roxsets’ returned from the Port Augusta Open last week beaten, but not down.

As the third consecutive time the men’s and women’s teams had competed in the Open, the Roxsets were confi dent but realistic.

Th eir fi nal placing, ‘sixth’ out of six teams in the Open has not deterred their spirits.

Claire Munyard, spokesperson and player for the Roxsets said the teams enjoyed themselves regard-less. “We had a great time though both on and off the court, and some fantastic games despite our spot on the ladder,” said Ms Munyard.

“It was nice to see the newer players have a go at a higher level (of volleyball) and do really well, and likewise it looked like the more experienced ones appreciated the tougher competition too.”

Ms Munyard said although the teams put on spectacular performances, they did miss some of their more regular players. “(Regular players such as) Parker wasn’t able to come to the tournament, but he did plenty of coaching and organising in the lead-up to the trip.”

She also said the Port Augusta Volleyball Asso-ciation did a ‘top job’ of organising the event and a highlight was catching up with previous year’s rivals, such as the Port Lincoln and Port Augusta teams.”

By Millie Thomas

Jonathan Chislett will remain as President for Th e Roxby Districts Sporting

Club (Th e Miner’s) following the annual general meeting last week.

Th e meeting held on Sunday, October 16, elected all commit-tee positions and discussed some exciting prospects for the 2012 football season.

Those present included Jonathan Chislett, Ronald Stein-hauser, Bev Zeptner, Mark Telfer, Jarrod Pyke, Andrew O’Donnell, Pip Moorehead, Alyce Northerly, Jo Lill, Tony Weir, Ben Haines, Michael Howard, Paul Trotta, Barry Dadleh, Jacqui Sharp, Michael Esposito, Nathan God-frey, Emma Killeen and Heath Colebatch.

Ronald Steinhauser will resume the position of Vice President, Josh Rose in Spon-sorship (partnered with Jacqui Sharp), as will Emma Killeen in Merchandise.

Jess Lyle will fi ll the position of treasurer, Ben Haines as sec-retary, Jo Lill, Alyce Northy and Heath Mynhart as events man-agers, football manager and netball manager positions went to Steve Ryan and Kelly Seward respectively.

General committee posi-tions were fi lled by Lauren and Michael Esposito, Nathan God-frey, Michael Howard and Kelly Seward.

Th e committee also discussed including a cricket representative on the committee, league com-mittee vacancies, offi cial date of the lightning cup and potential locations for after match func-tions.

The Roxsets return!

Miner’s AGM result

RESULTSRound 8, October 21, 2011

Roxby DownsRoxby DownsJunior Basketball Junior Basketball

AssociationAssociation

UNDER 16 GIRLSPanthers 31 points defeated Lightning 20 points

UNDER 16 BOYSBullets 46 points defeated Eagles 45 points

Lightning 37 points defeated Pistons 24 points

UNDER 18 BOYS and GIRLSHornets 42 points defeated Magic 40 points

Roxby Heat 46 points defeated Bullets 35 points

ROUND 1, October 22, 2011UNDER 12 BOYS

Wildcats 20 points defeated Raiders 5 pointsCruisers 17 points defeated 12 points

UNDER 12 GIRLSCougars 36 points defeated Flames 0 points

Phoenix 45 points defeated Roxby Reds 16 points

UNDER 14 GIRLSBulls 26 points defeated Roxby Reds 25 points

Flames 52 points defeated Roxby Heat 11 points

UNDER 14 BOYSMagic 76 points defeated Roxby Heat 2 pointsThunder 21 points defeated Cavaliers 17 points

Tigers 37 points defeated Lakers 14 points

Milo CricketRIGHT: Liam Casey makes contact with the ball.

BELOW: Madisyn Cox was amongst the many girls to have a go at the Milo Cricket.

Cricket news Rogues defeated Andamooka in Friday night’s 40-

over format, and Saturday’s 40-over game between Hornridge Wanderers and Woomera Redbacks saw the Wanderers claim victory.

Country T20 at WhyallaUnfortunately Olympic Dam Cricket Club lost

in the fi rst knockout game played on the Memo-rial Oval Turf Pitch in good conditions for play-ing cricket, ODCC were in dire straits at 7/27 but a late innings partnership between R Geraghty and P Stacey managed to get to 79 off our 20 overs. Th e Port Pirie side chased down the runs in the 12th over with 6 wickets to spare.

Th is coming weekend’s games see Roxby Rogues v Olympic Dam on Friday night and Andamooka Cricket Club v Hornridge Wanderers on Satur-day night. Both 40-over formats and starting from 5:30pm.

Again the RDCA asks for no glass or BYO with bar/ canteen facilities available, come down and watch local cricket at its fi nest.

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The annual Roxby Downs Moto-X spectacular under lights promises to live up to all the successes of past events with appearances by Seth Enslow and ‘Bubba’

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Th e popular night meeting to be held on Saturday, November 5 will be able to cater better for patrons with added facilities and better viewing areas.

Big night planned tracksideMoto-X Club President, Clint Gow-Smith said, “We have

done extensive works to our facilities this winter to cater for the ever growing support of the annual event. Th is includes a new bar area and extended shaded pergola for prime viewing of the 110 foot tabletop fi nish jump, our toilets have fi nally been installed and the boys have made some really good adjustments to the track for better viewing, faster lines and even includes

a infi eld viewing area between turns one and two.”

With the ever growing number of local moto-x rid-ers being joined by enthusiasts from surrounding towns like Port Augusta, Port Pirie, Port Lincoln and Whyalla, most riders should get five to six rides around a new and well lit track.

Clint told The Monitor, “Word on the street is there are some fast guys coming over from Mildura so the open 450cc /and 250cc classes should be really entertaining.”

He said, “We really encour-age everyone that owns a mo-torbike to come along.”

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“Our kids’ track will be well lit and we have several riding categories to suit the rider’s ability and age.

Of course the biggest attraction is sure to be the world famous Seth Enslow and another Crusty Demon member “Bubba”. “Th ey will be interacting with the crowd all night and “Bubba” is sure to be great fun with the kids,” said Clint.

“Th ere will also be sand drags, freestyle and our local talent of riders will be on show including recently crowned SA number one Riley ‘RG’ Graham. Also, Trav is our in house vocalist and is itching to bellow out some ballads later in the night.”

With a very busy schedule planned, gates will open at 4pm and riding will commence at 6pm with the fi nal anticipated to be around 11.30pm.

Catering for a crowd expected to be around 1,500, the Moto-X Club committee and its members have put in a lot of eff ort to make sure patrons are well catered for from food and beverages to a new toilet block.

When asked what profi ts will be used for after this year’s event Clint said, “As President I have been really focussed on continuing the early work started by the pioneers of the club, and already this year we have pumped $1,000’s of dollars back into fi nishing off our shed, bar, toilets, and have also raised money for the Roxby riders that rode in the Finke Desert Race this year.

“With more and more members signing up, we are really fortunate at the moment that the club has so many willing help-ers and there’s a real good vibe amongst the guys to fi nish and develop our clubrooms to a stage where we can hold regular functions, camp outs, and encourage members to socialise out there as a group.”

He concluded by saying, “It’s easy to ‘bathe in some glory now’ but this would not be possible without the support of a wide host of businesses and people. Above all my most understand-ing and supportive wife and children who accept and support many long days at the track and running around. A huge thanks to all the committee, A huge thanks to all the committee, in particular Travis Brougham who has done extensive work to

All riders invited secure, not only Seth and ‘Bubba’ but also the opportunity for our event to feature on Fuel TV through Trav’s ability to build rapport with Gav Walker who is heavily involved with many moto sport productions.

“Th ank you also to Jen and Rooster Hanson for catering, the Hornridge Sporting Club for their loyal support in running the bar, the Ambos and CFS and this would be simply impos-sible without our sponsors, who donate so much and ask for so little in return.

“I hope to see you all there, and if you’re having a drink or two, don’t drive. Greyhound buses are running shuttles all night so let’s make it a great and safe night for all.”

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SPORTwww.themonitor.com.au Phone (08) 8671 2683 Fax (08) 8671 2843

www.themonitor.com.au THE MONITOR – Your Community NewspaperPAGE 20 – Wednesday, November 2, 2011

5 Frome St, Roxby Downs Phone 8671 5600

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By Millie Thomas

S enator Alex Gallacher (Labor, South Australia) officially opened the Roxby Downs

Area School’s new multi purpose hall last Friday.

Th e hall, a product of the Federal Government Building Education Revolution (BER) funding scheme, has been under construction since February 3.

The opening ceremony was at-tended by RDAS students, teachers, parents, representatives from BHP Billiton and participating construc-tion company Ahren’s and Senator Gallacher.

Student Daisy Taylor, who recog-nised the indigenous signifi cance of the land, addressed the assembly of students, parents and guests. “We would like to acknowledge the origi-nal custodians of this land and pay our respects to the elders both past

present and future.

“Th ey hold the memories and tradi-tions, culture and hopes for aboriginal Australia.”

RDAS School Principal Kath Ma-calister stated in her address how well managed the project had been, on both sides of the fence.

“I want to begin by acknowledging the exceptional work undertaken by our builders... you don’t know how many comments we get about this hall, and it’s all positive!

“Th e fi nished product speaks for itself but we need to acknowledge also that the exercise of the building and inconvenience was minimised extremely well… the communication was frequent and all major parts of the work that could have inconvenienced the running of the school were negoti-ated and managed very, very well.”

Deputy Principal Helen Bennie acted as liaison between the con-struction workers and the school

during the project, and Ms Macal-ister commended her on a job well done. “It made the entire operation the smoothest facilities change that I have ever experienced in a school in a quarter of a century so well done Mrs Bennie.”

Senator Alexander Gallacher, who has and will be part of many offi cial BER hall openings across South Aus-tralia, said it was a privilege to be in-volved.

“Th ere is one very fi ne feature; that the principal, students, teachers and the community along with some very capable and able teachers have de-livered truly remarkable outcomes,” said Senator Gallacher. “It is a classic example of the Australian spirit being evident in how the community works together in a fantastic demonstrable outcome which can serve us for many years to come.”

Senator Gallacher explained that the BER stimulus package was de-

signed not only as an investment in the nation’s education system, but also as a job protection and enhancement package for the building industry. “To provide community and educational facilities through which our children can learn, educate and excel and most importantly today’s children will ben-efi t from it.”

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ABOVE: Principal Kath Macalister adresses those present at the opening of the hall.

Present at the opening of the new Roxby Downs Area School Hall were:

Ahrens representatives Cameron Ainsley and

Mark Smeaton, Senator Alex Gallacher, Principal Kath

Macalister and school captains Chelsea

James and India Dix.

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