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LOOPHOLESMUSTCLOSEFour states are pushing for an over-

haul of the federal corporations law governing the appointment of company offi ce-bearers.

Th is follows concern that a convicted drug dealer, Antoine Bechara aged 38, was made a director and company secretary of Adelaide based Unique Loans Pty Ltd on July 9th 2003 whilst he was serving a home detention order.

Bechara was also company secretary of Koala Telecom, an internet service providing company operated by Unique Global Enterprises Pty Ltd whose CEO was Tom Knight.

Another of Mr Knight’s companies, Unique Accommodation Pty Ltd is planning to build a two storey village accommodation project in Andamooka.

Antoine Bechara was convicted of heroin supply in 2001 in a Perth court and sentenced to a non parole period of six years imprisonment.

Records from the Western Australian government show that it spent $1,491 on May the 29th 2002 to extradite Bechara back to Adelaide.

Both Tom Knight and Antoine Bechara were named in Supreme Court of South Australia documents relating to a civil case involving Koala Telecom on March 16th this year.

Th e hearing involved an application for confi rmation of an injunction pursuant to 6SCR 246 of the Supreme Court Civil

Rules 2006.United Technology Solutions, one of

a group of companies of which Unique Global Enterprises Pty Ltd was the head company, owned Koala Telecom.

According to the judgment of Mr Justice Layton both Tom Knight and Antoine Bechara were involved with Unique Global Enterprises Pty Ltd.

Koala Telecom was placed under administration in August.

Mr Knight told The Monitor he no longer has an interest in Koala Telecom, selling it to a Melbourne based company.

South Australia’s Attorney General Michael Atkinson has joined with his counterparts from New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia call-ing for reform of the law.

According to the Australian Securities and Investment Commission a conviction on drug off ences was not necessarily an impediment to serving as a company offi ce holder under the current law.

Grounds for disqualifi cation are lim-ited to jail terms of 12 months or more for dishonesty charges or breaking the law of a foreign country and of course bankruptcy.

Th e four state governments have urged the federal government to be vigilant on loopholes in corporations law and to close them. Public display of Woma Pythons, tomorrow night, 7.00pm.

For more information see the story on Page 4.

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To celebrate the fiftieth anniversar y of the Au s t r a l i a n S p e c i a l

Air Service (SAS) and its outstanding contribution to Australia’s military history,

Australia Post has released a special issue commemorative stamp.

Th e 50 cent stamp (pictured) features imagery of two SAS

troopers patrolling in the fore-ground, with background imagery of several troopers alighting from a helicopter, and one man parachuting into action.

Th ese images represent only a sample of the work that the men of the SAS undertake in territories throughout the world every day – and have done for the past 50 years.

The first SAS Company was officially established at Swanbourne, Western Australia, in July 1957.

The First Day Cover for the stamp issue featured the post-mark of this WA coastal suburb and the motto of the SAS, “Who Dares Wins”.

Th e SAS has most recently been active in East Timor, Afghanistan and Iraq and is among the world’s most respected special forces regiments.

It is relied upon to handle diffi cult strategic and sensitive military tasks, and is at the forefront of Australia’s counter-

terrorism eff orts. SAS members are required to

possess qualities including initia-tive, self-discipline, stamina and patience.

Individuals are chosen through a rigorous selection and training process with only a third of the thousands of men who have tried to enter the Unit actually being selected.

Reg Davies, National Secretary of the SAS Association is pleased to be joining with Australia Post for this special stamp issue.

“Th e stamps are a great way to recognise the eff orts of the SAS in Australia’s military history.

“It is an elite group whose members have served in many dangerous and important situ-ations for the country and it is nice to have this recognition to celebrate our 50th year in opera-tion,” he said.

Th e SAS stamp issue includes one 50c stamp, a stamp and coin cover, fi rst day cover, stamp pack and maxicard.

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Deputy Premier Kevin Foley has teamed up with Ad-elaide Produce Market and the Port Adelaide Football Club to launch Fruit and Veg month for South Aus-tralia.

September marks a national celebration promoting fruit and vegetables for good health and wellbeing and it is being incorporated into Roxby Downs schools and the wider community.

Th e state government has provided $20,000 to help Adelaide Produce Market join forces with the Power to encourage young South Australians to lift their fruit and veg consumption, vegetables in particular.

“Department of Health data shows that only half of 4-7 year olds, 30% of 8-11 year olds and less than 20% of 12-18 year olds are eating the minimum recommended amount of vegetables,” Mr Foley said.

“With South Australia always having the best quality home grown fruit and veg on off er it is worrying that our children are not eating enough.

“Port Adelaide, through its Planet Teal campaign for youth, has signed a two-year deal with APML to promote Go for 2&5 at school visits, at the Planet Teal zone at Power games, and the Royal Adelaide Show.”

Fruit and Veg month is a call for all South Australians to take stock of what they eat and drink.

“Parents especially need to help their children to eat well by setting the example – and at the same time im-proving their own health,” the minister said.

Th e State Government has recently announced a $14 million four-year funding package to beat obesity.

$3.5 million in recurrent annual funding will go to a range of organisations to support community initiatives and programs.

Th ese will focus on educating and supporting people to stay healthy and prevent illness in adulthood as well as making it easier for people to take action by ensuring that places like schools, childcare centres and health services are setting a good example.

“In particular we are announcing that $850,000 has been allocated this year to expand the Go for 2&5 pro-gram through investment in mass media including televi-sion as well as community activities,” Mr Foley said.

Currently 880 South Australian children aged 2 to 16 are taking part in a national survey on their nutrition and physical activity habits.

Survey results will be available early next year.

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Roxby Downs hosted South Australia’s only workshop review of phase two of the Great Artesian Basin Sustainability Initiative (GABSI) last week.

Six workshops were held across three states, open to any agency that has an involvement with the Great Artesian Basin.

Th e review, which is being conducted by independent fi rm Sinclair Knight Merz, examines how eff ective phase two of the initiative has been.

“Th e GABSI is a funding program which encourages and supports the capping of bores in the GAB,” Sinclair Knight Merz Senior Communication Advisor Greg Lee said.

“Historically people have put in a lot of bores in the GAB, which decreased the surface pressure in the basin.

“Th at meant if there was a natural spring in the area and a lot of bores were sunk around it, that spring stopped fl ow-ing as the surface pressure dropped.

“Th is pressure decrease also aff ected pastoralists by reducing the pressure in their man-made bores, which aff ected their ability to push water.

“The Commonwealth wants to increase the pressure of the natural springs and the artifi cial bores to start

water fl owing again.“Since GABSI was introduced in 1999

a large percentage of the bores that are eligible for funding have been capped and piped, increasing the surface pres-sure within the GAB.

“Th e benefi t of that has been that the natural springs are fl owing again, which is good for the environment, and landholders have also benefi ted as they can now pinpoint where they want their tanks and troughs located.

“It also saves water waste through elimination of evaporation in open channels, which gives landholders better productivity,” he said.

In addition to assessing the progress of phase two of the GABSI project, the review is identifying emerging issues, which may have to be addressed in phase three.

“One emerging issue is that just like the natural springs that are now run-ning again as the surface pressure in the GAB has increased, dormant bores are becoming active again,” Mr Lee said.

“Th is may be an issue that will need attention in phase three.”

For more information or to have input into the review visit the GABSI website at www.GABSIphase2.org.au.

Time to dust off those golf clubs and limber up for Roxby’s biggest fundraiser of the year, the Royal Flying Doctor Service Auxiliary is holding its annual auction and golf day this weekend, and everyone is invited.

“Th e RFDS is our lifeline and warrants community support,” Auxiliary Treasurer Bronnie Warren said.

“You never know when you might need it.“Th e Auxiliary urges all Roxby residents to attend the

auction and golf day and support this worthy cause,” she said.

Community members can register for the 9 hole Ambrose competition by contacting Robin Passmore on 0437 613 344, or register on the day before 8.45am.

$15 will earn you a place on the course and an evening meal.

If you don’t wish to play, but would like to join the Auxiliary and golfers for dinner, the meal will cost $10 for adults and $2 for children.

Th e auction will begin at 2pm sharp and continue throughout the day.

For further information or to donate goods for auction, contact Marie McCormack on 8671 0228.

Th ey came in the dead of night, cloaked in black, with steely deter-mination glinting in their eyes.

Th eir aim, to swipe as many free shrubs as they could fi t beneath their cloaks.

This was the scene recently in Richardson Place and the Lions Park when hundreds of new plants were ripped from their freshly created beds.

During the past few months new paving and landscaping has been undertaken by Stevens Resources and the Roxby Downs Council in those areas for the benefit of the community, which, it seems, does not appreciate its newly beautifi ed surroundings at all.

Before you say ‘bloody kids, at it again’, it should be pointed out that witnesses say this vandalism was not carried out by young people, or even by sozzled single men who’d had a few too many at the pub, it was Roxby’s

matriarchs that are alleged to have carried out the crime, grown women bent on destruction.

Roxby Downs Council Municipal Works Offi cer Peter Keller said he was disappointed in the attitude of some elements of the community.

“Th e staff at Stevens Resources, which has the horticultural contract in Roxby Downs, take great pride in their streetscaping and cleaning programs,” Mr Keller said.

“Th e work they have undertaken for the council in Richardson Place and the Lions Park has been done in an attempt to give the centre of town a visual lift.

“Th e staff takes a lot of pride in their work and were quite emotional when the discovery was made that a lot of the plants they had put in had been ripped out of the ground and thrown on the footpaths.

“To add further insult, many of the plants were stolen by adults, which was witnessed by third parties,” he

said.Stevens Resources Supervisor

Nicole Spillman said it was disap-pointing to hear about community members causing such destruction.

“What annoys me more than anything is that people around town blame the kids,” Ms Spillman said.

“It was actually adults, who were sighted pulling out the plants and taking them by some of our young Stevens Resources employees,” she said.

Mr Keller said the council is disgusted with the actions of these community members.

“People must realise that plants take time to grow.

“By pulling them out, they are committing an act of vandalism.

“If established plants are pulled out it takes up to two years to properly establish them again.

“Council would urge any witnesses to report what they saw to the Roxby Downs Police,” he said.

Matriarchal vandals

Gabbing about the GABAbove: Senior Communication Advisor, Greg Lee in

Roxby Downs for the GABSI workshop.

RFDS fundraiser bound to be a hit

Above: RFDS Auxiliary preparing for last years auction.

THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaperwww.themonitor.com.au – Thursday, September 20, 2007

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WASTE OIL DISPOSALRoxby Downs Land ll

Council operates a waste oil collection facility at the Roxby Downs Land ll site. Disposal of used motor oil at this facility is free.

For further information contact the Council 8671 0010 or BSH Waste Solutions 8671 1154.

No cooking oil, coolants, diesel or diesel blended fuels (bio diesel) are to be deposited into the unit.

Facility is open to the public during the following hours:

1pm to 6pm - 7 Days a weekWaste Oil Collection Facilities were funded by the

Product Stewardship for Oil Programme. An Australian Government Initiative

The CEO of Unique Accommodation Pty Ltd Tom Knight said his plans for the low eco footprint accommodation units in Andamooka

are proceeding.

“Th e proposal is still before Planning SA but I expect the first earth to be turned within the next 5 to 6 weeks.

Th e accommodation village site is up on the hill behind the Tuckerbox restaurant.

Unique Accommodation Pty Ltd, a wholly South Australian, privately owned company, announced its multi-million dollar plans for a 200 unit village in the opal mining town back in March this year.

At the time of the announcement the fi rst group of 40 units was expected to be completed by July this year, but that hasn’t eventuated.

Th e company appointed L.J.Hooker in Adelaide as the leasing agents for the units and at the time its principal, Peter Coltman said as part of Unique Accommodation’s commitment to service provision to rural Australia, it has undertaken research and development into the provi-sion of minimal environmental footprint, self sustained, mining accommodation solutions.

Th e units are designed in village style pods of 40 units, with each group constructed around a central common area.

Th e central common area consists of a large com-munal building containing a commercial grade kitchen, recreational facilities, lounge area and laundry.

Mr. Coltman said the buildings are not pre-fabricated living units created in isolation, but are rather a holistic modular living environment and services package.

“They are specifically designed to operate at full effi ciency within the isolated and harsh environments of many Australian mining operations while off ering signifi cantly reduced ongoing maintenance costs and tightly controlled consumable expense,” he said.

Units are designed in either single story or double story blocks to suit the available land. Unit design is focused around maximum insulation, ventilation and durability.

Th e company will not lease the units to individuals.It wants to lock in long term contracts with mining

companies and contractors servicing the expansion project, by off ering blocks of 10, 15 and 20 units to each contractor or company.

“In this way the company or contractor has an assured accommodation stream for their workforce.

“Th ey don’t have to go down that expensive route of Fly In, Fly Out,” Mr. Coltman said.

Another four such villages, bringing the total of accommodation units to 200, will be built as demand increases.

Tom Knight’s Andamooka

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A 31-year-old Olympic Dam man and a 25-year-old Roxby Downs man were arrested for fi ghting in a public place following an incident at a local licensed premises during the early hours of the morning on September 15.

Also on September 15, in an unrelated incident, an 18-year-old Roxby Downs man was reported for basic assault as a result of enquiries in relation to an incident that was reported in January 2007.

A 19-year-old Roxby Downs man was arrested on September 12 for an aggravated assault as a result of an incident involving his ex-partner. The victim only received minor injuries and is not believed to be seeking medical treatment.

$1500 worth of repairs will possi-bly be incurred as a result of Graffi ti that was marked on the sign of a Burgoyne Street business overnight on September 10.

A 39-year-old Roxby Downs man was arrested for basic assault as a result of investigations into an inci-dent that occurred on September

10. Th e victim only received minor injuries during the incident and did not seek medical treatment.

A 26-year-old Roxby Downs man and a 24-year-old Roxby Downs man were arrested for fi ghting in a public place along with a 25-year-old Roxby Downs man that was reported for fighting in a public place as a result of an incident out the front of a local licensed premises in the early hours of the morning of September 9.

A 55-year-old Roxby Downs man was reported on September 9 for driving whilst disqualifi ed in the early hours of the morning.

A 39-year-old Roxby Downs man was reported for urinating in a public place as a result of being observed urinating out the front of a local licensed premises during the early hours of the morning on September 8.

A 44-year-old Roxby Downs woman was reported on September 8 for exceeding the prescribed concentration of alcohol and was issued with a six month immediate

loss of license.An 18-year-old man and a 19-

year-old man were reported for disorderly behaviour as a result of an incident outside of a local licensed premises during the late evening on September 8.

An 18-year-old Roxby Downs man was arrested on September 7 for disorderly behaviour as a result of an incident outside a local licensed premises early in the evening.

A 35-year-old Olympic Dam man was exceeding the prescribed concentration of alcohol and issued with a six month immediate loss of license on September 5, 2007.

A 17-year-old Roxby Downs man was reported on September 4, for basic assault as a result of enquiries in relation to an assault that was reported in May, 2007.

About $5,500 worth of damage was caused to a truck that was parked in the grounds of the Roxby Downs Area School on September 3. Th e damage occurred over the last week.

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Last year’s smelter shut-down at Olympic Dam has won a company wide BHP Billiton international award.

In fact the mine has won two awards in the prestigious BHP Billiton Health, Safety, Environment and Community (HSEC) awards.

Entries from the Olympic Dam Smelter and Radiation teams were recognised from a fi eld of 229 across the global resources company.

Announced in Santiago, Chile, the awards were presented to Olympic Dam representative Frank Harris by BHP Billiton Chief Executive Offi cer, Chip Goodyear.

“Th e awards are something that all employees can take pride in as the two projects have been ranked and judged amongst their peers and found to be worthy of recognition,” Olympic Dam Asset Leader, Dean Dalla Valle said.

“To win one award is an honour, to be given two is rare and no doubt tes-timony to the hard work by the teams involved.”

Th ey were the ‘Olympic Dam Smelter Outage 2006’ project in the Safety Excellence category and the ‘Smelter Ventilation Project to Reduce Radiation Exposure’ project in the Health Excellence category.

The 2006 Smelter Outage, which involved a 16-day shutdown, a US$72m budget and 960-strong workforce, was recognised for its outstanding result in

safety. “Despite the high intensity and

complexity of the work undertaken, the outage was completed with no record-able injuries or signifi cant incidents - a fantastic eff ort considering the vast majority of the workers had no prior experience on-site or with BHP Billiton processes,” Mr Dalla Valle said.

The Smelter Ventilation Project focused on reducing occupational exposure when crushing and re-smelt-ing of revert, a copper-rich smelter by-product.

A number of health initiatives were introduced, including improvements in smelter ventilation, methodologies for exposure control, radiation monitoring and control of operational processes.

“While the processes were always within international and national limits and guidelines, the project has proved that there can be further reductions in radiation exposures,” Mr Dalla Valle said.

“While these two projects won awards they are supported by high level projects, initiatives and results across all of Olympic Dam in all areas and the announcement was a benchmark for all of Olympic Dam.

“Th is recognition is a credit to the commitment to continuous improve-ment towards our goal of Zero Harm,” Mr Dalla Valle said.

Two HSEC Awards for Olympic Dam

Above: Frank Harris accepting one of the awards from Chip Goodyear, CEO, BHP Billiton

Arid Recovery will mark a decade of conservation successes by reintroducing the woma python into its eco-system restoration initiative on the BHP Billiton Olympic Dam Mine Lease.

Th e release on saturday will see ten of the snakes join the growing list of Australian native animals thriving within the reserve.

Established in 1997, Arid Recovery is centered around a 60 square km fenced reserve from which all feral cats, rabbits and foxes have been eradicated.

Th is has provided an area of complete protection into which four species of locally extinct mammals – the Greater Stick Nest Rat, Burrowing Bettong, Greater Bilby, and the Western Barred Bandicoot, – have been successfully reintroduced.

Th e woma release and a community education pro-gram around it is sponsored by BHP Billiton Olympic Dam as a ‘special project’ above its regular support of Arid Recovery.

Zoos SA has also played a major role - rearing the reptiles at Adelaide Zoo from parents sourced as close as possible to Roxby Downs and inserting the radio trans-mitters which will enable the snakes to be monitored.

Th e release and monitoring program is a milestone in the history of Arid Recovery because it will be the fi rst time a native predator is reintroduced into the reserve. Womas are a natural predator of reintroduced bilbies and possibly burrowing bettongs and their introduction to Arid Recovery is aimed to both assist woma conservation and help balance these bourgeoning mammal populations and help sustain ecosystem restoration.

“Although woma pythons are a natural predator of bilbies and possibly burrowing bettongs, they are unlikely to threaten any of the reintroduced mammals because, unlike cats and foxes, they only feed occasionally” explains Arid Recovery spokesperson John Read.

Th e woma is a large terrestrial python endemic to Australia’s arid zone.

Th ese animals were originally planned to be released in April this year but this was delayed due to the snakes going into hibernation.

Womas used to be a key native predator throughout much of outback Australia, including the Roxby Downs region but have now declined from much of their former range.

Although the massive two and a half metre adults are a fair match for cats and foxes, it is believed that predation of juveniles and habitat degradation are responsible for their demise.

Th eir reintroduction will hopefully enable the Arid Recovery and Zoos SA team to learn more about their ecology and threats.

Arid Recovery is aiming to hold a community consulta-tion at the Visitor Information Centre in Roxby Downs at 7:00 pm tomorrow night.

Local residents will get the opportunity to see a woma python and talk to ecologists about this remarkable animal.

Arid Recovery woos its Womas

A meeting last week between rep-resentatives of the Roxby District Sporting Club and the Rogues Cricket Club agreed to terms for an affi liation that is set to have short and long term benefi ts for both parties.

Under the affiliation, Rogues will continue to manage their own aff airs and will keep their navy blue colours for night games.

It will add Roxby District’s trademark red in the form of a red baggy cap.

Benefi ts will include an increased profi le for the Rogues Cricket Club and for cricket

in general in the town.Th e inclusion of cricket adds another

sport to the RDSC stable, which already includes football, basketball and netball.

The addition of cricketers as new members to the club meshes with their ambitions to continue to grow and pro-vide a service to the community through sport.

With the 2007-08 cricket season start-ing soon Rogues are on the lookout for new players.

Anyone interested should contact Barry Dadleh on 0419 868 490 or Paul Trotta on 0437 381 808.

Rouges team up with RDSC

Above: Rogues join the Roxby Districts Sporting Club.


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Andamooka Opal Hotel Presents

OktOPALfestOktOPALfestSeptember 28th, 29th and 30th - A celebration of opal and beer

Friday6.00pm - Welcome BBQ @ The Cottages9.00pm - DJ Randomhero

Saturday9.00am - Jim Shaw Ironman Wheelbarrow Race begins10.00am - Breakfast @ The Opal Hotel11.00am - Andamooka Mobil Keg Rolling12noon - Andamooka Massage & Fitness Strongarm1.00pm - Roxby Milk Distributors Minor Miner Race

1.30pm - Alan “Staffy” Heath jeweller Fly Fishing Competition2.00pm - Andamooka Liquor Store Beer Tasting3.00pm - Broadspectrum Keg Tossing4.00pm - Garry Baker Can Tossing5.00pm - IGA Drinks Carrying6.00pm - 60th Anniversary Andamooka School Dinner8.00pm - DJ Randomhero and Karaoke

Sunday10.00am - Breakfast @ The Opal Hotel

11.00am - Judging of The Monitor’s Baking Competition12noon - Prestige Advertising Opal Mining Race1.00pm - Hotdiggety Dirt Shifting2.00pm - Roxby Downs Sun Tug-O-War3.00pm - Sportspower Golf Chipping4.00pm - Mitre 10/Roxby Traders Pick Tossing5.00pm - Judging of the Hawkeye/Spargo Beer-Art6.00pm - Dinner7.00pm - Roxby Milk Distributors Rave Dancers7.30pm - Campfire for Youth9.00pm Band - Ladykillers @ The Opal Hotel

Green Rock Energy a leading geother-mal energy company, has been granted three Geothermal Exploration Licences as it expands its strong portfolio of geo-thermal energy projects in the far north of South Australia.

The Licences cover 1,483 sq kms of land over the Patchawarra Trough in the Cooper Basin, north east of Roxby Downs.

While the Olympic Dam Geothermal Energy Project, 6 kilometres from Roxby Downs is Green Rock Energy’s main focus in Australia, new projects are being added to the Company’s portfolio where they show the required potential for a com-mercial geothermal energy project.

Company Secretary Nigel Hodder said the Patchawarra Project area contains geo-logical formations which are prospective for high fl ows of hot geothermal water.

“These are considered potentially suitable for generation of geothermal electrical energy by pumping the hot water from existing sedimentary aquifers using conventional pumps,” he said.

Th e exploration area is located in the Patchawarra Trough, a structure within the Cooper Basin containing thick aquifers.

“Th e prospective aquifers reach a thick-

ness in excess of 1,200m in this location at depths in excess of 3,000m,” Mr Hodder said.

“Th ese thick, deep aquifers have the potential to contain high temperature water flows suitable for conventional geothermal energy production.”

Green Rock Energy has also successfully raised $1.3 million to supplement working capital, through the private placement to professional investors of 12 million shares at 11c per share; the average price for the previous 10 days trading.

Th e Company is preparing for the mini hydro-fracture test at the wholly-owned Olympic Dam Geothermal Energy Project, as the next step in the evaluation of an engineered geothermal system.

It includes an associated pilot power plant at Olympic Dam in preparation for the construction of a series of reservoirs to provide the heat energy to power a large base load power plant with a capacity in excess of 400 MW.

Th e project is located in South Australia within 10 kms of the Olympic Dam mine and only 5 kms from a 275 kV and a 132 kV power transmission line connected to the Eastern Australian power grid.

Th e mining industry continues to fuel much of regional South Australia’s economic growth and generate unprecedented demand for labour, according to ANZ’s new Regional and Rural Quarterly report just released.

The report provides detailed insights into the economic per-formance and major issues facing Australia’s regional and rural communities.

It shows ongoing mining projects are attracting strong business investment in the North and Western regions of the state, while economic activity in the Eastern regions of South Australia currently rely on residential con-struction and modest population growth.

ANZ Regional Executive South Australia, Frank Fragnito said

while the report off ered an encour-aging account of the economic future for much of regional South Australia, the Eastern regions of

the state still required spring rain for agricultural recovery.

“While mining is continuing to boost economic activity in North and West South Australia, agriculture is very important to the Eastern regions,” Mr Fragnito said.

“After one of the better open-ings to the season, drier winter conditions have now signifi cantly reduced crop potential.”

Key findings of the report include South Australia’s regional employment grew by 4.7 per cent over the past year compared to a 0.4 per cent decline in Adelaide.

Unemployment in North and West South Australia has fallen to just 2.8 per cent and the value of

residential construction approv-als grew by 11.5 per cent in the Adelaide Hills and South East, and by 20 per cent in the North East and Fleurieu regions in the past year.

The Regional and Rural Quarterly provides a quality assessment of Australia’s regional economies and also features region-by-region statistics on population growth, employment, taxable income, farm debt and equity, building approvals and the value of rural land holdings.

“It is an acknowledgement of the important contribution of this sector to South Australia’s continuing growth and prosperity, and provides our customers with an overview of the issues that are directly impacting them and the communities in which they live,” Mr Fragnito said.

Australia’s move to sell uranium to Russia has been condemned as risky and irresponsible by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN).

“Pushing Australian uranium to China, India and now Russia is a massive backward step and a seri-ous security threat,” ICAN Acting Chair Dr Sue Wareham said.

“Foreign Minister Downer’s claim that suggestions of Russia breaching its treaty with Australia was not ‘in the real world’ are preposterous.

“We live in the real world where increased access to the raw materials for nuclear weapons will inevitably lead to proliferation,” she said.

During the recent APEC summit

in Sydney, a delegation of Russian government and business executives spent time on a tour and briefi ng of BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam mine.

“With the world’s largest uranium reserves, Australia should be a world leader in seeking to ensure proper standards and safeguards are in place to halt the spread of nuclear weapons,” Dr Wareham said.

“International safeguards are woefully inadequate and ASNO, the Australian safeguards agency, is clearly not up to the job of securing our uranium exports.

“Th is move has serious and nega-tive international implications.

“Our uranium may only make

a pit stop in Russia before going to Iran, who are known to have their eyes on developing nuclear weapons.

“Russia’s new billion dollar defence deal with Indonesia is another step in building a new arms race, with a specifi c focus on this region,” she said.

“If Australia continues to align itself with countries intent on maintaining and developing nuclear weapons, as well as supplying the raw material, there will be no end to the nuclear menace.”

Dr Wareham said Australia’s increasingly indiscriminate uranium sales are irresponsible and should not proceed.

ICAN calls a halt to uranium sales

More heat for Green Rock

Mining fuels our growth

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I applaud the four state govern-ments that are seeking the fed’s to tighten up corporations law in respect to directors and their appointments.

It’s about time and way overdue.One would have thought those loop

holes that exist in laws governing companies and their appointments would have been plugged long ago.

I mean it’s not new.This country’s history is littered

with shenanigans by not only our high profi le business leaders, but by federal ministers of parliament, their colleagues in state governments and even down to the cesspit of parochial politics of Local government.

Who can forget the major falls from grace of Allan Bond, Rene Rivkin and the great “Skase Chase.”

Any attempt to clean up compa-nies in this country must be fully

supported.Even today we get “collapses” of

companies involved in unit, land and investment schemes where the ‘bat-tler’ does his shirt, and the company directors get a slap across the wrist.

Th ere is strong argument for much more legal liability to be imposed on company directors and the way they do business.

They should be responsible for the decisions they make or in some instances don’t make.

Some of the lurks that are legally available to them is to set up family trusts operated by relatives, or have all of their personal assets in their partners names.

If a company collapses owing mil-lions of dollars, which they’ve gained from their investors, then they should be fi nancially liable for that collapse.

If forensic audits were done to trace the money and assets, and the results proved those assets were siphoned off into family trusts and the like then that trust should be forced to repay the money.

Is it not too much to expect!But it’s a deeper problem than just

having companies collapse and the directors getting away with it.

Its really about power.Take our government lead-

ers. Power is the essence to their survival.

It is frightening because power can be a corrupting infl uence.

But how does it start?Decisions made by our politicians

impact on us in many and varied ways, but it can also impact dramatically on business as well.

A decision for or against a project can mean either the demise of that business or its roaring success.

This can be done not only on a federal or state basis but at a local level through Local Government Authorities.

In the past the Local Government Authority arena has been a haven for power mongers who have come unstuck with the result being their council has been sacked and replaced with an Administrator.

Th is is even further fraught with danger signs because the power has then been consolidated into one person with all of the executive powers that once belonged to the elected representatives.

It is a compounding of the power base.

But what redress is there for the “shirtless battler,” in this case the ratepayer?

Does he have to cop it again? Does he have to wear the con-

sequences of decisions made by others?

So the mere thought of tightening up the corporation’s law to put the playing ground back onto an even keel to help the investors opens up the much wider debate about the power of decision making right across the board.

Decision makers in what ever fi eld of business or politics must be made totally accountable for their actions.

Th ey must feel the pain and despair they infl ict on others.

It would make a great study for a “professional profi ler” to fi nd out what it is that turns a perfectly ordinary human being into a power monger who disregards the interests of the many for the interests of the few.

In this case themselves.

Dear EditorI have been visiting communities

over the past few months, from as far west as Penong, north to Mintabie, east to Lochiel, and as far south as Warooka.

Everywhere, I fi nd talk of the min-ing “boom” a constant theme.

In the Division of Grey - which covers 92% of our State - it is pretty evident that development and change have been happening for some time, and looks set to gain pace over the next few years.

Th e developments, and challenges in industries such as aquaculture, ag-riculture, tourism, mining, mineral processing, transport, and service industries are evident wherever you go.

I have lived and worked in mining towns and a mining port in boom-time WA, and know fi rst hand the challenges and changes SA commu-nities will face.

Often the increase in mining activ-ity is talked about as both negative and positive depending on the com-munity or the industry in Grey.

Th ese challenges will certainly test us but we can do it together.

Wilbur KleinNationals candidate for Grey.

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Roxby Downs Community Board

Invites members of the community to

“Community Conversations”Date: Thursday September 20, 2007Venue: Dunes CafeTime: 7.30pm

This is a chance for members of the Board, Forums, Partnerships and the wider com-munity to get together and have a chat about the fantastic work being achieved.There will be displays by the Forums and special presentations. If you want to fi nd out what’s happening in our community this is the best place to be.

RSVP: Michelle Hales 0418 833 818 by September 18.

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

Volunteering SA is ‘Going for Gold’, with a three day 25th Anniversary celebration in Adelaide that will bring together some of the most dedicated volunteers and volunteering organisations in South Australia.

Roxby’s very own Volunteering Partnership spokes-person Michelle Hales has been invited along to give a presentation on the challenges and triumphs of volun-teering in a remote community.

Th e presentation, which has been named ‘Outback, not out of sight’ will focus on intergenerational volunteer-ing, issues in a growing, remote mining community and volunteering in a full employment context.

“I will be speaking about some of the volunteering opportunities that are unique to our community, like youth presenters working at RoxFM and the excellent work being undertaken by our Strengthening our Families volunteers,” Ms Hales said.

“I will also highlight the challenges we face because of our demographics.

“Issues like the fact that we have very few retired people, who are traditionally the main source of vol-unteers, and the high number of young people in our community,” she said.

Ms Hales, who has also written an article on this subject for Volunteering SA’s magazine, said she was delighted to have been approached to be a part of the celebration.

“Building connections with organisations like Volunteering SA has been a priority for me and as a result I have been asked to present at this state volunteering conference,” she said.

“Volunteering is the lifeblood of every small community.

“I would like to encourage all Roxby residents to take advantage of the diverse range of volunteering activities in town, including environment, emergency service and community service, there is something here for everybody of every age,” she said.

Th e ‘Going for Gold’ event will include demonstra-tions, site visits, educational seminars, workshops, presentations, recognition ceremonies, entertainment, workshops and exhibitions.

Volunteering SA CEO, Moira Deslandes said the event will off er the opportunity to learn, get some new ideas, have fun and make friends.

“Th is exciting program brings together international expertise, home grown best practice in volunteer manage-ment and all the energy and talents of South Australian volunteers,” Ms Deslandes said.

“Th ere is literally something for everyone.“Whether you are a policy maker and adviser to

government or business, a volunteer manager working in sport or the environment, community services or the arts, a volunteer serving meals or planting trees, there will be a part of this program that will interest and encourage you,” she said.

To fi nd out more about the conference and associated events contact Volunteering SA on 8221 7188.

Volunteers go for gold

Above: Volunteering spokesperson, Michelle Hales.

It’s thought red cordial drives kids mad.

It is a view many parents of young children share.

Now, thanks to research by the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom, there is some evidence to back up that belief.

A new study has shown increased levels of hyperactivity in young children who consume mixtures of some artifi cial food colourings and the preservative sodium benzoate.

“We now have clear evidence that mixtures of certain food colours and benzoate preservative can adversely infl uence the behaviour of chil-

dren,” Professor of Psychology Jim Stevenson said.

“Th ere is some previous evidence that some children with behavioural disorders could ben-efi t from the removal of certain food colours from their diet,” he said.

Th e study was conducted on almost three hundred children, who were put on a diet free of the additives being studied and then given either fruit juice or an identically tasting drink containing the colours and preservatives each day.

Th e research clearly showed that in some cases when the children were given the drinks

containing the test mixtures, their behaviour was signifi cantly more hyperactive.

“We have now shown that for a large group of children in the general population, consump-tion of certain mixtures of artifi cial food colours and benzoate preservative can infl uence their hyperactive behaviour.

“However parents should not think that taking these additives out of food will prevent all hyperactive disorders.

“We know that many other infl uences are at work, but this at least is one a child can avoid,” Professor Stevenson said.

Are food additives driving kids mad?

Above: Food additivies linked to hyperactivity. Community Conversations TONIGHT 7.30pmCommunity Board 24 September 7.30pmArts & Culture Forum 26 September 7.30pmVolunteering Partnership 15 October 7.30pmBusiness Forum to be confi rmed 6.30pm

Environment Partnership - Recycling survey

Community Board - Feedback from Community Conversations

Arts & Culture Forum - Formation of a local theatre group

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Th e Environment Forum’s fi rst Adopt a Road working bee was held last weekend, with a sparkling stretch of Olympic Way the result.

Run to coincide with the Roxby Winter Clean Up, to which more than 80 community members turned out, the Adopt a Road volunteers cleaned the roadside and verges of Olympic Way from the Roxby Downs Racecourse to the BP Petrol Station.

“It was fantastic,” organiser Sophie Torrisi said.“A small group was selected from the winter clean

up crew to tackle Olympic Way and they did a great job, not content with cleaning up the curb side, they went right off the road onto the verges and into the bushes to bring out litter.

“It was a great success, with the plan being to clean that stretch of road quarterly.

“Tourists, visitors, family and friends entering the town will now see that the residents of Roxby really look after and take pride in their town,” she said.

Ms Torrisi reported a wide range of litter was collected from the roadside, including tyres, ring pulls, items of clothing, hubcaps, toys, bottles, cans and even a fi sh tank.

“Next time when travelling on the road, consider keeping your litter in the car until you reach the next bin,” Ms Torrisi said.

“Th e Adopt a Road volunteers and the community at large would like to see that stretch of road and the town kept clean in future,” she said.

Ms Torrisi would like to thank all of the volunteers who turned out for the Roxby Winter Clean Up and the Adopt a Road project.

Th e next clean up is scheduled for December, a call for volunteers will be made closer to the date.

Adoption, not just for the

rich and famous

Above: Sophie Torrisi with the new sign.


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A new united national advocacy group that will fight for better education for country children is to be formed.

Th e group with the proposed name, Australian Rural Education Alliance, is a key outcome of a National Forum on Remote, Rural and Regional Education held in April.

The Foundation for Rural and Regional Australia (FRRR) which organised the forum is pleased with this and other forum outcomes which it detailed in its report.

Included in the Outcomes Report’s 28 recommendations are calls for a new national rural education strategy via a review of the National Framework for Rural and Remote Education, a review of all government allowances pertain-ing to education in rural and remote Australia and a review of eligibility criteria for the Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme.

FRRR chief executive offi cer Sylvia Admans said a follow-up roundtable in Adelaide in July brought together national and state education and train-ing providers from remote, rural and regional Australia.

“We are now well on the way to creat-ing a united voice which will fi ght to ensure children in remote, rural and

regional areas get improved access to quality education and training,” Ms Admans said.

“Its job will be to push the take-up of these recommendations across the nation.

“We are especially pleased with the response from the Federal Education, Science and Training Minister, Julie Bishop, who has promised to invest $100,000 to disseminate examples of top rural and regional education practices.

“Ms Bishop also assures us the Forum Outcomes Report will inform the Federal Government’s consideration on a number of issues.”

Th e April forum in Albury brought together parents, teachers, principals, bureaucrats, trainers, tutors, career advisors, education academics and others.

It was prompted by philanthropists and business leaders who donate to the Rural Education Program (REP) of FRRR, to boost educational opportuni-ties for country kids.

REPs chairman Baillieu Myer, said it was now up to the Federal Government to implement the fi ndings and recom-mendations in the Report for the benefi t of nearly 300,000 rural and remote kids, many of whom are not getting a “fair go” at present.

Today we get the promised visit from Cindi Drennan who grew up in Port Augusta. I wrote about her last week.

She will be meeting with a few of our young people who have displayed some enthusiasm for the screen arts.

If you remember back to Alex Downunderland you might remember that Sheila Culf and crew used a screen for projection. It was made out of lycra. It turned out the best material for this particular job was also one of the cheapest.

Multi media involves the use of sound, screen, data projection, fi lm and stills photography in a way that serves a story.

Young people are particularly exercised by experiments in multi media. It is the world they have grown up in. Mobile phones, portable video cameras, laptops; that sort of thing.

Cindi has been specialising in projection arts since 1997. She has had almost twenty years of experience in fi lm, digital animation, education and interactive media.

She uses video projection or other light projection technologies to project imagery. She has done public art projects, site specifi c installations, events, theatre and live electronic performance.

A lot of her work involves people from different backgrounds, specialists and volunteers, many of whom haven’t worked with projection before.

Cindi is looking at delivering a two day workshop next week, the last week of school term.

We already have a list of young enthusiasts, but we are open to include more. For this project we are targeting teenagers. We feel that we have done a few good things for the youngest people this year, and perhaps we need to do something that will be attractive to older students and other young people, some of who have been on the fringe of our activities thus far.

We are explicitly targeting boys but we are happy to report that we have a few girls showing great interest as well.

So if you are a person, of any age over 12, and you have an abiding interest in this thing we call multi media then might I suggest you give me a ring on 0427 800 157 and secure a place in the workshop. I love fooling around in the dark and surprising people and I know some of you feel the same.

I fully support any move we might make towards including a multi arts facility as part of the town expansion.

It needs to be designed exquisitely to suit the needs of a self sustaining theatre community, craftspeople and musicians.

Despite the cooperation of Leisure Centre manage-ment, it became apparent during the performances at red earth that we all need to work harder at keeping our meagre theatre resources workable.

We need to do that at the same time as look forward and plan for a new theatre arts facility. That would certainly embed Roxby as the hub for the arts in the Far North.

Hang onto your hats. Oktopal Fest approaches.

Country Arts SA and ETSA Utilities’ longstanding partnership, which supports the delivery of theatre across regional South Australia, has been awarded the AbaF State Qantaslink Regional Award, for outcomes in rural and regional Australia.

Th e partnership will now go forward to compete at the national awards held in Sydney in October.

Th e Australian Business Arts Foundation (AbaF) aims to develop private sector support for the arts by connecting business, the arts, donors and foundations.

The AbaF awards honour private sector arts relationships that transcend the ordinary.

ETSA Utilities’ is the Principal Corporate Partner of County Arts SA’s Statewide Performing Arts Touring Season, which tours to regional theatres including the Sir Robert Helpmann, the Middleback, the Keith Michell, the Chaff ey and Roxby Downs encompassing audiences across South Australia.

ETSA Utilities’ partnered with Country Arts SA as they were looking to fi nd arts and cultural opportunities that help improve the quality of life for South Australians, as well as seeking programs and activities that contribute to cultural development and creative excellence within SA.

Th e partnership which is now in its tenth consecu-tive year, has allowed Country Arts SA to expand the Performing Arts Touring Season from four to at least seven shows per year and from four to eight venues.

Across the ten years of the partnership, well over 100,000 people of all ages have seen a performing arts season performance.

Country Arts SA Chief Executive Offi cer, Ken Lloyd, said: “I am thrilled that our partnership with ETSA Utilities has been rewarded and acknowledged.

“Th e partnership has allowed us to provide more regional communities with access to the arts.”

ETSA Utilities’ Chief Executive Officer, Lew Owens, said: “Our long standing partnership with Country Arts SA enables ETSA Utilities to make a diff erence in regional communities across SA and to build on the essential services we already deliver.

Country Arts SA works towards building a culture of creativity through providing programs which develop an appreciation and understanding within regional communities of a variety of arts genres as well as encouraging community participation and use of its venues for a variety of arts and cultural activities.

Arts matters

New advocacy groupBig win for Country Arts

A new ‘traffic light’ guide that rates foods and drinks according to nutrient content has been adopted to help state school canteens choose healthy foods for their students.

The Right Bite guide, launched by Education Minister Jane Lomax-Smith and Health Minister John Hill will classify foods and drinks into three categories, green – the best choices for schools and

preschools, amber – food and drinks that should be selected carefully, and red – foods and drinks high in fat, sugar and/or salt.

“Daily school canteen sales of foods high in fat, sugar and salt will soon be a thing of the past,” Dr Lomax-Smith said.

“Th e emphasis of this approach is on educating young people about the benefi ts of a healthy diet and exercise,” she said.

Treading the boards

Th e success of the Red Earth Festival and local theatre production Alex Downunderland has prompted talk of establishing a theatre group in Roxby Downs.

Arts and Culture Forum members will discuss the possibility at their meeting next Wednesday.

For more information, or to throw your support behind the project, join the Arts and Culture Forum at 7.30 at the Dunes Café.

Traffi c lights for school canteens


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Changing face of The MonitorChanging face of The Monitor

Th e Monitor saw a need for a uni-fying medium that delivered news and information across the entire Far North region.

Th e paper increased its distribution to 3,300 and extended to the Northern Territory border to Mt Dare, east to Queensland’s Birdsville, South to Hawker and Pimba and west to Coober Pedy and all the small towns (22 in total) within the new catchment.

Th e paper also has numerous sub-scribers and by request send papers to outlets in Pt Lincoln, Pt Augusta and Whyalla.

Signifi cant change happened in July 2006 when Th e Monitor went weekly and the Roxby Sun followed suit, not only by changing their distribution to weekly but also went free.

Roxby Downs now had two, free weekly papers distributed to every home.

Meanwhile Roxby became a place of focus for radio broadcasters with the advent of Flow FM establishing a relay

tower to be followed by Magic FM and 5AU giving Roxby Downs seven radio stations.

2007 has been a time of growth in business and quality for Th e Monitor.

Our on-line presence has grown to a staggering 43,000 hits per month with international, national and local readers choosing to access the paper on line.

In January Les Rochester a veteran journalist with international, metro and rural experience joined the paper and has worked with the editorial and production team to further enhance the paper’s editorial quality and presentation.

The growth in business has come from diversifi cation with Th e Monitor now selling advertising for the Outback Cinema, RoxFM (except in Roxby Downs) and for Th e Monitor – On-Line enabling our sales team to customise marketing campaigns for clients over all four media.

In addition Th e Monitor now pro-vides Printing and Design services and Sign writing for clients.

Th e Monitor Newspaper has become an incorporated body and is now calling for nominations from people interested in serving on its inaugural Board.

Th e Monitor will be guided and directed by a Board consisting of local community and business representatives.

Th e Board will not be involved in the daily operations of the paper which will be handled by its very competent paid staff .

The Board members’ role will be to review monthly the papers ability to maintain its targets in all spheres of its operations and to guide its ongoing development.

In addition, their task will include being an ambassador for the paper within the community.

Members will have the opportunity to have direct input into future planning and ensuring the paper continues to meet the community’s needs.

Th ere are fi ve positions on the Board which will include the Administrator of Roxby Downs, Bill Boehm.

Th e newspaper is keen to attract both business and community representatives with an interest in the paper and its role in the community.

Th e anticipated skills of Board members include fi nancial, good community net-working, marketing, business and human relations.

The commitment is not large with the Board expected to opt for monthly meetings.

Th e Monitor’s executive manager Ray Goldie said the formation of a Board is an excellent opportunity not only to receive strong business advice from its members but also to expand its ability to receive instant and balanced feedback from the wider community.

Th ose interested in nominating can call Ray Goldie on 0411 553 688 for further information.

To obtain an application form call into Th e Monitor in Richardson Place or telephone 08 86712683 or email [email protected]

Th e quantity and quality of news and infor-mation delivered by the media is driven by advertising income.

Most markets both metropolitan and rural are tightly held by the major publishers.

New markets are hard to fi nd or create.The radio and print media see Roxby Downs

and the Far North as a very lucrative and growing market.

Th e lure of a young cashed up population is driv-ing other media to establish themselves now so they are well placed as the region expands.

What will the future bring?More interest from main stream media organisa-

tions who will chase ‘market share’. Th ese media businesses will be part of national media conglomer-ates using their large budgets to buy a place in the market and push out smaller players.

Rural Press, now part of the Fairfax stable, own the vast majority of all regional newspapers in Australia.

Small independent newspapers like Th e Monitor will be rare and will be sort after by local readers because its entire focus is on the LOCAL region and individual townships within the region.

In the case of Th e Monitor while it must oper-ate profi tably it does not have to provide a return to investors, its profits will go back into the Community.

If it has any bias in editorial it will be about maintaining local relevant and accurate news and information.

It also trains and maintains important skills in the community such as design, layout, journalism and editing and sales which otherwise would not be available in town.

It creates a pathway to career opportunities.The Monitors’ point of difference is that it is

independent, the decisions are made locally by the community who own the paper.

Th is will make it (and RoxFM) very important tools for the community through the expansion period and beyond to ensure its voice of approval and dissent are able to be heard.

It is a very rare gem indeed for any community. Nurture it and support it, its yours.

Th e Monitor Newspaper continues its metamor-phosis by now going to a board structure under its newly approved incorporation.

It started back in November 2001 when Th e Roxby Reports, which contained over three hundred pages of community consultation and 31 recommenda-tions, were tabled.

One of the highest community concerns at the time was the ‘lack of relevant and accurate’ informa-tion being conveyed to the community and business sectors.

In 2001 the only radio available in Roxby Downs was the ABC suite of radio stations. Television cov-erage included Imparja and Southern Central Televi-sion, ABC and SBS. Printed media consisted of Th e Northern Sun, an A5 black and white fortnightly news paper sold for $1.00 at the newsagent with other capital city and rural papers.

In fact, so starved for local information the com-munity adopted the Roxby Downs Council monthly newsletter as its preferred printed ‘news source’ mak-ing it the most read publication in Roxby Downs.

As a result of community concern and frustration the Roxby Reports included a recommendation to develop an independent community owned news-paper to service Roxby Downs, Andamooka and Woomera.

Th e recommendation was actioned by the Roxby Downs Council which formed the paper as a sepa-rate (and independent) business unit of council.

A very successful trial paper was published in April 2003 and the fi rst offi cial edition was May 26th.

Th e paper commenced with a staff of four and a distribution of 2000 which included every home and business fortnightly free of charge.

Th e only staff member with newspaper experience was Seonie Lyon who was the paper’s editor until December 2005.

Just prior to the launch of the Monitor, its com-petitor the Rural Press publication the Northern Sun, went to tabloid on a fortnightly basis in colour but was still only available from the newsagents for a cover price of $1.10

In a further move to enhance media services in town and supported by the council’s community development offi cer the community approached the Community Broadcasting body and won the right to a Community Broadcasting Licence for Roxby Downs.

RoxFM was born and commenced transmission in 2002/3

In less than two years from the release of the Roxby Reports the town had jumped from an A5 black and white fortnightly newspaper and ABC radio, to a weekly colour tabloid newspaper with Th e Monitor and Th e Roxby Sun being distributed on alternate weeks, and its own radio station.

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Wendy’s Roxby Downs will cease trading at the close of trade, Sat 22nd September 2007.Wendy and Vern would like to thank all our customers for their loyalty and support over the last 6 years.

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W ith house prices in Roxby Downs soaring to all new heights, many people are fi nding attaining the

great Aussie dream beyond their means, even in this cashed up corner of the world.

A new online management tool, StartDreams.com.au, developed by HomeStart fi nance, may help turn those dreams into reality.

State Minister for Housing, Jay Weatherill said home buyers need to educate themselves about personal fi nances.

“HomeStart provides a whole range of home loan products that help people who

never thought they could become homeown-ers get into the market,” Mr Weatherill said.

“Th e very fi rst step towards buying your own home is learning to manage your own fi nances.

“StartDreams.com.au is a free service designed to encourage more South Australians into home ownership by improving their fi nancial literacy as well as encouraging them to break the rent cycle and make positive, lifelong changes through eff ective savings plans,” he said.

HomeStart General Manager Kathryn Murray said the StartDreams.com.au website aims to provide solutions to the most common barriers to home ownership.

“It can be extremely diffi cult without the appropriate tools for fi nancial success,” Ms Murray said.

“Th e typical user of the StartDreams.com.au website is likely to be a person in their twenties or thirties who has not been able to save enough for a home deposit because of lifestyle choices and consumer debts.

“Th ey may need to make major changes to their spending habits before seriously considering home ownership.

“StartDreams.com.au will give them the information, tools and community support they need to get out of debt and start saving for their dreams,” she said.

The great Australian dream

Dwelling starts in South Australia exhibited a healthy rate of growth over the 2006/07 fi nancial year.

According to Australian Bureau of Statistics fi gures, new home starts in South Australia rose by a solid 14.6 per cent over the June 2007 quarter to 3,003, a level 19.2 per cent higher than a year earlier.

Over the 2006/07 fi nancial year there were 11,119 home starts, 3.9 per cent more than in 2005/06.

Detached house starts rose by 7.3 per cent to 8,682 over the 2006/07 fi nancial year, the strongest result since 1993/94.

Starts for multi-units were also higher, increasing by 5.7 per cent to 2,382.

Australia’s peak building industry body, HIA, said that South Australia had managed to buck the national trend, aided by relatively strong population growth.

HIA’s Regional Director South Australia, Mr Robert Harding, said that while the results for the 2006/07 fi nancial year are pleasing, there is concern that the widening aff ordability gap may hamper the chances of further growth over 2007/08.

Land availability continues to be a signifi cant problem and unless addressed quickly is likely to prove a signifi cant constraint on growth in the coming quarters.

“First home aspirants continue to struggle and rental markets are very tight.

“A lack of policy action to address these twin problems will constrain new home building activity,” Mr Harding said.

On a state-by-state basis, the seasonally adjusted number of housing starts fell by 20 per cent in New South Wales and was down by 8.4 per cent in Tasmania, 6.6 per cent in Western Australia, and 2.1 per cent in Victoria.

Housing starts increased by 62.2 per cent in the Australian Capital Territory and were up by 11.3 per cent in the Northern Territory, and 1.8 per cent in Queensland.

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Above: New homes currently under construction in Roxby Downs.


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Glass block windows are one of those design features that never seem to quite go away.

Commentators on home design and fashion are con-stantly writing them off and only recently an article did write them off in which the author said they had “thankfully had their day” along with shag pile carpets and loud fl ower print wallpaper.

Yet they are still listed on a score or more of Australian websites, one of which claims they will add “pizzazz” to your home.

So are Australians behind the times, clinging to an outworn and dated product?

The fact is glass block windows are just too useful to be discarded on the whim of

fashion. Th ey provide privacy without

setting up traditional barriers, bringing light into areas which would otherwise be gloomy.

They can be used as room dividers or, backlit, as features within walls, creating the illu-sion of space where none really exists.

Th ere are now a wide variety of frosts and tints, ranging from the classic ‘swirl’ to all kinds of exciting shapes and patterns.

Because they are thick, often manufactured in two sections which are sealed together at high temperatures, they are good insulators against extremes of heat and cold, as well as noise.

As such they can be used extensively where ordinary windows would result in heating and cooling problems as well as giving occupants the feeling of

living in a goldfi sh bowl.Apart from their obvious

uses as privacy providers in bathrooms and toilets, glass blocks are often used as features around entranceways to the home where they bring light into what might otherwise be a rather gloomy vestibule without allowing the casual visitor a view of the interior.

Another idea involves glass blocks being incorporated into a bar area where, with appropriate back lighting, they will produce a dramatic eff ect.

One enterprising interior designer suggests block panels as part of the balustrade on a staircase.

All of which points to glass blocks retaining a prominent position in the home designers’ armoury whatever the fashioni-stas say.

Glass blocks, have they had their day?

Most people will have heard of development applications – permits required when building or renovations are undertaken. But are they needed in all cases?

Th e most important point to make is that regulations vary depending on where you live.

The first rule is to consult your local authority before starting out.

The following is a general guide listing the various hurdles you will have to clear in order to have a development application accepted.

Development applications, or ‘DAs’ as they are usually called in the trade, cover building homes, demolitions, extensions, sub-divisions, and major renova-tion work – anything that results in a signifi cant change to what already exists on the block.

Th at is why renovations tend to be the grey areas.

You may feel that an internal renovation that does not change the outward appearance of the property, does not need a devel-opment application.

In some jurisdictions this may be true, but the next door authority may require an appli-cation to be lodged. Th ere is no national consistency, so you will have to check with your local council.

You will fi nd the council has divided its area up into zones – for business, retail, residential, commercial etc.

So if you are planning to con-vert part of your home in order to run a business, there may be diffi culties. Some councils are reasonably fl exible, especially if your proposed business does not interfere with the residential nature of your neighbourhood.

An example of an unobtru-sive business likely to get the go-ahead would be an architect working alone who receives the

occasional client. But if you plan to start a

car-wreckers yard with hulks littering the nature strip - watch out.

A council may also have a local environment plan which establishes what forms of development and land use are permitted in each area.

Development control plans and land use regulations may also come into the equation, becoming quite specifi c in what is and is not allowed.

Anything that is likely to become an eyesore – and your idea of what constitutes an eyesore may differ from the council’s – or will affect the neighbours’ enjoyment of their properties, is likely to result in a development application being rejected or required to be substantially amended.

The planning authority’s decisions are subject to appeal by either party.

Development needs an application

Overseas students studying in South Australia will be encouraged to join the state’s expanding workforce at the end of their studies.

Th ere’s particular emphasis

on the home building indus-try where skills are in great demand.

Minister for Fur ther Education Paul Caica says as the state moves to address skill needs at a time of industrial

expansion and an ageing

workforce, its become highly

desirable to retain the best

and brightest international

students in SA as professional

migrants.

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Th e Australian General Practice Network (AGPN) has welcomed the Federal Government’s $10.1 million launch that will see improved community services in a range of drought declared areas across Australia.

Earlier this year, AGPN put forward a submission to Government urging them to fund a package that would see increased specialist mental health workers and community support coordinators in regional areas to help with increasing levels of depression and suicide.

AGPN Chair Dr Tony Hobbs said rural Australia is struggling with the social eff ects of the drought.

“Suicide and depression are all too common. It is excellent to see drought assistance extended to mental health and community building services.

“Rural GPs like me are seeing more and more seriously depressed people in our communities

“Th e funding will help address this issue by linking the diff erent support services together,” he said.

Th e coordinators will link community groups together ensuring a better locally coordinated and timely response to farmers, workers and families at risk.

Th e funding under the Mental Health Support for Drought Aff ected Communities initiative will allow 39 divisions of general practice funding to employ a community coordinator who will build on existing local services.

“Th is project will make a diff erence to rural com-munities,” Dr Hobbs said.

“Th ere will now be funding for coordinating crisis counselling and community training.”

AGPN have worked closely with beyondblue to develop a coordinated approach to improve mental health circumstances in rural and regional Australia.

Beyondblue will continue raising awareness of depression in the bush working closely with the local community coordinators and the community groups.

Australian men will have aff ordable access to Taxotere, a chemotherapy agent for androgen independent (hor-mone refractory) prostate cancer, following a Government decision to fund the drug on the Pharmaceutical Benefi ts Scheme (PBS) from 1st November.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer for males, and the second highest cause of male cancer deaths annually.

An estimated 18,700 new cases of prostate cancer were diagnosed in 2006 and more than 2,900 died of prostate cancer in 2005.

“On current estimates, more than 120 men in Grey will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year,” Federal Member for Grey Barry Wakelin said.

“Th e decision to fund Taxotere is welcome news for Australian men and their families dealing with this disease,’ he said.

“Th is is a landmark decision for the thousands of men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer in Australia each year.

“It means those men with advanced disease will no longer have to pay up to $18,000 for the only proven therapy to extend the duration of survival and improve quality of life.

“Th e Coalition Government is committed to providing aff ordable access to the best available medicines. Th e list-ing of Taxotere on the PBS refl ects this commitment.

“While the decision to list Taxotere on the PBS is good news for men with prostate cancer, we need to encourage men to take better care of their own health, particularly those in the at-risk categories of developing prostate cancer,” Mr Wakelin said.

Th e Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia advises men to talk to there doctor about their prostate health from age 50 onwards, or for men with a family history from age 40.

Spina Bifi da is the second most common physical disability in Australia, according to the Australian Spina Bifi da and Hydrocephalus Association, striking two in every thousand babies born in the country.

September is Spina Bifi da Awareness Month, an occasion that warrants at least a nod of acknowl-edgement from a town like Roxby, where the birth rate is one of the highest in the nation.

Community Midwife, Janelle Whelan said any woman could potentially have a baby with Spina Bifi da, even if there has never been a baby born with the disability in the family before.

“Spina Bifi da is a serious abnormality of the spinal cord and the bones, muscles and skin which cover it,” Ms Whelan said.

“It happens as the spinal cord and brain are form-ing during the fourth week after conception.

“This is often before a woman knows she is pregnant.

“Taking folic acid at least one month before preg-nancy and for the fi rst three months of pregnancy can reduce the risk of having a baby with Spina Bifi da or other neural tube defects by up to 70 per cent.

“If you have a child with the defect or a close family member with a neural tube defect you should consult with your doctor about the right dose of folic acid to take before planning to get pregnant,” she said.

Ms Whelan said that although folic acid is present in some foods, the easiest and most eff ective way to increase daily consumption is to take a 0.5mg tablet every day.

“A healthy diet is important, however, even if you eat well it is diffi cult to get enough extra folate.

“It is fi ne to take a folic acid tablet each day and also increase the folate in your diet.

“Folic acid tablets are available from pharmacies, health food shops and many supermarkets.

“It is important to remember that some multivi-tamins also contain folic acid, however, most only contain 0.2mg, which is not enough to prevent Spina Bifi da, be sure to look for tablets containing 0.5mg,” she said.

So, this September refl ect, if you are planning a family, make sure your folate levels are adequate, remember, the life you are creating is not your own.

Mental health in the bush

Rolling the dice

Relief for prostate sufferers

Above: Volunteers at the Lions Park after participating in the Winter Clean Up.

Above: Clean up volunteers came in ALL sizes! The Dunn family taking a well earned rest.

Above: Scouts were everywhere!

Above: Volunteers were treated to a well-earned BBQ after the clean up.Below: Andre and Sasha helped

out on Olympic Way.

Below: Just some of the rubbish collected!


WHAT’S NWHAT’S NACROSS THE REGION

SPORT

Friday September 21stRoxby Downs Bowls Club

Night Owls 8pm

Monday, September 24thKarate Auditorium

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

0400 894 429

Indoor soccer 6 -7pm

Volleyball7pm - 9pm

Tuesday, September 25thSquash 7pm - 9pm

Wednesday, September 26thKarate

Auditorium

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

0400 894 429

Th ursday, September 27thIndoor SoccerLeisure Centre

Social matches from 6pm All welcome

Contact Kenton Maloney0408 797 158

Roxby Downs Mens and WomensBasketball Winter Competition

May - OctoberSports Centre

Roxby Downs NetballSaturday’s

JuniorsUnder 9 play at 9am

Under 11 play at 10amUnder 13 play at 11am

Under 16 play at 12.15pm

Seniors play at 1.30pm & 12.15pmAll participants are asked to be

at the courts 15 min before their scheduled start

HEALTH

Roxby Downs Family Practice Phone 8671 3231

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

Saturday morning by appointment only. Phone 8671 1900

EyebusWoomera October 17th

Andamooka October 18thRoxby Downs October 18th

Visiting Allied Health ServiceOccupational Th erapist

Speech PathologistDieticianPodiatrist

Child Adolescent Mental HealthServices

For appointments phone8648 5800

Hearing ServicesSeptember 20th - 9.00am - 2.30pm

For an appointment call 1800 006 303

Roxby Downs Community HealthWalking Group for Mums With

Prams every Friday morningMeet outside the Dunes Cafe

at 9.30am

Australian Breastfeeding AssociationRoxby Downs Branch September

20th 9.30am - 11am Coff ee morning

Dunes Cafe

Doctors’ New Specialised Drug Telephone Number for

Medicare Use.1800 700 270

Weight Loss Support GroupTuesday Nights.Weigh in 6pm

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

Seminar Room.8671 9020

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

Support Services call 1800 655 716 or

call the crisis care line on 13 16 11.

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

with a counsellor 24/7

EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Every Week

Visitor Information Centre8.30 - 5.00 Mon-Fri9.00am - 3.00pm Sat9.00am - 2.00pm Sun

Phone 8671 2001

Cultural & Leisure PrecinctMovies

Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday

(see schedule below)Phone 8671 2001

Roxby Downs ChildcareMonday - Friday6.30am-5.30pm

Phone 8671 0911 for details

GymCultural & Leisure Precinct

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

Saturday 8-12pmSunday 11-2pmPhone 86710500

Roxby Downs Community LibraryMonday to Friday 8.30-5.00pm

Saturday 9.00-12pm.Phone 8671 0660

for more information.

Toddlers Story Time Fun for young children and mums

Roxby Downs LibraryRichardson Place

Tuesdays 9:30 am – 10:30 am

Playgroup St Barbara’s Parish School

Phone Jakki 86712323

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

11.am at the Dunes Café.

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

New comers especially welcome.

Every Friday Playgroup

Roxby Downs KindergartenPhone 86710455

Every SundayRaptors Cycling Club

Social Bike riding group from 8amContact Daryl Wake

0408 118 685

Roxby Downs Market Days

October 20thNovember 17th

COMMUNITY MEETINGS

Community members welcome to attend any meeting of the Roxby

Downs Community Board.

September 24th - 9.30am- 11:00amNormal weight gains

Roxby Downs Health Seminar Room

Community BoardSeptember 24th - 7.30pm

Council boardroom

Business Forum(To be confi rmed) October 6.30pm

Arts & Culture ForumSeptember 26th 7.30pm

Community ConversationsSeptember 20th 7.30pm

Volunteering PartnershipOctober 15th 7.30pm

For further details on Community matters call Michelle Hales on

8671 0010

GENERAL INFORMATION

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

7 days.

School Terms 2007

July 23-September 28 2007October 15-December 14 2007

Art Gallery Exhibitions

August 26 – Sept 26 Th e view from Woomera

Sharon Wasley

September 28th – Oct 31st Africa and Beyond

Roy Fryer

November RDAS Year 12 Art Exhibition

RDAS Year 12 Students

November 30 – Jan 6 Collectanea

Various artists from the Clay Collective

December Festival of Xmas Trees

RD Library

Desert Dirt Kart ClubSaturday Sept 15th

12noonTrack behind the Dirt Circuit Club

All welcome.

Soul FoodA unique combination of quiet live

music and inspirational readings from diff erent faiths and deeper wisdom from all over the world.Sunday Sept

30th 11amCultural complex art gallery

Andamooka OctopalfestSept 28-30th

A celebration of opal and beerheaps of entertainment including

the world famous Jim Shaw Ironman wheelbarrow race.

Roxby Downs Tennis club AGM Sept 22nd 1pm

at the Leisure Centre

Cultural Precinct

Visitors Information centreDunes café Art GalleryOpen Mon – Fri 8.30am – 5pmSat - 9.00am - 3.00pmSun - 9.00am – 2.00pm

Leisure CentreGymnasiumMon – Fri 6am – 12pm4pm - 9pmSaturday 8am - 12pmSunday 11am - 2pm

Creche for patrons of the centreMon –Fri 8.45am-12pm

Women’s only sessions Mon, Wed and Fri 12:30pm - 3pm

Aerobics Sessions Mon 9am, Tues 6.30pm and Wed 9am

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

REGULAR SCHEDULE SPORTS CALENDAR EVENTS OUTBACK CINEMAMondayVolleyball 7pm - 9pmKarate - 6pm - 8:30pm

TuesdayLadies Social Basketball 8.45am - 10amCome-n-try Soccer 3.30 - 5.30pmSquash 7pm - 10pmIndoor Soccer 6pm - 7pm

WednesdayWomen’s & Mixed Netball 6-9:30pmKarate 7pm - 8:30pm

ThursdayNippy Gym – Auditorium9.30am - 11.30amSquash 7pm-9pmIndoor Soccer 6pm - 8pmKarate 6pm – 8.30pmFridayIndoor Hockey 5pm - 9.30pmSundayTouch Football 5pm (town oval)

SEPTEMBERNow ShowingThe View from

Woomera (Sharon Wasley)Coming SoonAfrica & Beyond

Roy Fryer

I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK AND LARRY

Rated: M Duration: 115 minTh ey’re as straight as can be, but don’t tell anyone. Two straight, single Brooklyn firefighters pretend to be a gay couple in order to receive domestic partner benefi ts.

Fri 21st 7.30pm Sat 22nd 3.00pm Sun 23rd 12.00pm

FRACTURERated: M Duration: 112 min

Wealthy Ted Crawford, a structural engineer in Los Angeles, shoots his wife and entraps her lover. He signs a confession; at the arraignment, he asserts his rights to represent himself and asks the court to move immediately to trial. Th e prosecutor is Willy Beachum, a hotshot who’s soon to join a fancy civil-law fi rm,

told by everyone it’s an open and shut case. Crawford sees Beachum’s weakness, the hairline fracture of his character: Willy’s a winner. Th e engineer sets in motion a clockwork crime with all the objects moving in ways he predicts.

Sat 22nd 12.00pm and 7.30pmTues 25th 7.00pm

Pool Opening Hours(Pool Opening 1st October, 2007)

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


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From 20 September 2007 we’ve halved the rate at which savings and other assets affect government pensions.

This means hundreds of thousands of retired people, including some self funded retirees, will now receive more money. Some because they will receive a larger pension than before, and some because they will get a pension for the first time.

Here’s how it works.There’s an amount of assets you’re

allowed to have and get a full pension. That amount varies according to whether you’re married or single, and whether or not you own your own home. That’s because your home is not counted when your assets are added up.

Your income is also used to work out how much government pension you can get.

Currently, the pension assets test limits for a full pension are:

• Single homeowner $166,750• Single non-homeowner $287,750• Homeowner couple $236,500• Non-homeowner couple $357,500

For every one thousand dollars of assets above these amounts, the government pension has been reduced by $3 per fortnight.

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ROXBY Downs Tennis Club Annual AGM September 23rd at 2.00p.m at the Leisure Centre. All potential new members and existing members welcome.

Council SnippetsOpal Road Landfi ll Opening HoursTh e Opal Road Landfi ll Opening Hours are

1pm – 6pm, seven days a week. Residents are encouraged to utilise this FREE service as the dumping of litter in reserves or lands surround-ing the town attract an expiation penalty fee of $315.00 as per the Local Government Act.

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Rubbish CollectionResidents are reminded that there is a limit of

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Andamooka Community Church. Sunday 2pm

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Land BasedBlack Fellow Caves has tom-

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The southern end of The Port River still has Bream and Mulloway on off er.

Snelling Beach on KI hasa few nice whting within casting distance.

Fish are biting on the rising tides. A nice fl athead was also landed there as well.

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The Salmon Hole near Beachport has a few rouge Salmon patrolling the area. Most fi sh are in the 2lb - 3ob range but reports suggest the odd one getting to 8lbs. Half pilchards are certainly the go. Once the fish start firing up metal slices will start producing as well. Best time has been early morning.

BoatiesCape Jervis has a few whiting.

30 nice fi sh were boated by one group of anglers midweek. Th e Coorong Channel is a salmon trout haven at the moment.

A lot of the fi sh are only just size though - so take a tape measure and stick to size and bag limits. Pt Sir Isaac again had reprots of nice Nannygai being boated by a group of locals. Mixed into the catch were a few garfi sh, the odd rugger and a few tommies.

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Wednesday netballA GradeMiners A 43 defeated Cruisers 17Gecko Girls 36 defeated Tangos 28

B GradeJaff as 40 defeated Miners B 16

MixedDestroyers 27 defeated Nana’s 23Alle Katz 37 defeated One-ders 9

Friday night hockeyDevils (8 goals) defeated Bilbies (6 goals)Skilled (10 goals) defeated Team 4 (4 goals)Storm (5 goals) defeated Team 1 (3 goals)

B GradeOD Devils 38 def Miners 21

A GradeOD Devils 54 def Hornridge 25

W E E K 6 – C O M M E N C I N G 24/9/2007

Goals: It’s time to hit the pool for a swim. Freestyle is the fastest and most common stroke in triath-

lon, but if you are running out of breath, you may benefi t from changing strokes and doing a couple of lengths of backstroke or breaststroke. Otherwise take a break at the end of the pool between laps.

Commencing Mon 17th Sept 2007 the Leisure Centre Pool will have one lane available for Senior triathlon training. 4.30pm – 6.30pm weekdays.SENIORSMON SWIM 200m - 8 lengths (include breaks if

required)TUE RESTWED RUN 20MIN steady paceTHU BIKE 30MIN steady paceFRI SWIM 200m – 8 lengths (include breaks if

required)SAT REST SUN BIKE 30MIN / RUN 15MIN (brick session) easy

paceJUNIORS - Same format as last week.MON BIKE 12MINTUE RUN 7MINWED RESTTHU BIKE 15MIN / RUN 5MIN (consecutive brick

session)FRI REST SAT BIKE or RUN 10MIN easy pace SUN REST

TRAINING TIP: Keep looking straight down when swimming freestyle. It’s important to keep your head down with only a small part of the back of your head out of the water.

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Above: Pt Sir Isaac Nannygai caught on squid.

Below: Montanna Swann takes a catch during the semi-fi nal game on the weekend.

Left: Eliza Grantham fi ghts for the ball during the Lightning v Shooters semi fi nal.

Numbers were down at the Roxby Downs Golf Club last weekend, but the Rittal Par Competition was still hotly contested by a quality fi eld.

Chris Zanker was the Overall Winner, with Robin Passmore taking out Division One and Ben Chinner the best of the Division Two players.

Up and coming golfer Patrick Brind won the Ladies/Junior competition and also hit the longest drive in his division.

Patrick’s father Greg struck the longest drive in Division Two and Dougal Macleod took out the honours in Division One.

The swing sceneAbove: Winner of the Junior comp, Patrick

Brind with Brett Roby from Rittal.

Roxby Downs junior cricketers will feature in a 3 day cricket carnival to be held at the Leigh Creek Area School next month.

Th e carnival organised by the Upper North Junior Cricket Council will feature teams from Leigh Creek, Roxby Downs, Copley, Hawker, Quorn, Oodnadatta, Coober Pedy and Woomera.

Council chairman John Warner said the carnival will not be looking for the best players from each town, but will be used to give everyone a fair go playing the game.

All of the coaches and represent5a-tives from the South Australian Cricket Association will be at Leigh Creek for the carnival along with the new coach of the state’s Redback’s team, Mark Sorell.

“We expect to have at least 100 juniors accommodated in the Leigh Creek Area School gymnasium,” Mr Warner said.

“We’ll be looking of course at the skill level of the players but more3 importantly their leadership qualities and understand-ing of the basics.

“What we plan to do then is nominate a number of them for the state’s Junior development squads, and if they show promise during this stage they have the ability to be taken into our elite squad,” he said.

The Upper North Junior Cricket Council hopes to make the carnival an annual event rotating the venue among the towns with Coober Pedy the site for next year’s carnival.

Netball results for the preliminary fi nal played September 15

Grand fi nal this Friday night (Sept 21)B grade 6pmAndamooka Roos v OD Devils

A Grade 7.30pmMiners v OD Devils

Presentations will follow the grand fi nal matches at the Roxby Downs Club beer garden.

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Roxby Downs Red Dunes Classic TriathlonSaturday, October 20, 2007

Swimming Cycling Running

Juniors Event Teams Event Open EventApplications now available from

the Leisure Centre and The Monitor

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The Hornridge Sports club held its Best and Fairest presentation dinner on Saturday.

Tyrone Price who came from behind to take the majority of votes in the second half of the season beat Josh Moyle to win the coveted award.

Th e Best U/21 went to Brad Halliman playing his fi rst season of senior football, and was 3rd overall in count.

Th e Netball Best & Fairest was won by goal keeper Julie Tovo.

The club’s AGM will be held mid October with all positions open for nomination.

The club is also seeking players and support staff (trainers, runners, etc) for next season.

All interested persons please contact Sam Nethery on 0400 391965

Hornridge best and fairestAbove: Tyrone Price.

Above: Brad Halliman.

Above: Under 10 footballers receiving their Auskick medal and certifi cate recently.

Above: Under 12’s team with their medallions.

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