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Volume 13, Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Industrial
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Thieves target local businesses
STOCK TAKEN WRITTEN BY PATRICK GLOVER
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o c al bu sine ss e s are concerned about the rate of theft in the area, with one Tutop Street premises claiming it has lost $3000 in stock over the past six months. AutoPro Roxby Downs manager Kat McKinnon said the recent thefts were “really disappointing” and something needed to be done to prevent them
from continuing to happen. “I believe we provide a quality service to the town with competitive prices, are always willing to pass on our knowledge and we work hard seven days a week,” she said. “We are a locally owned family business, we pay rent, bills, work cover and superannuation – it costs us to be here every day. “So it is really disappointing people are coming into the shop and stealing.” CONTINUED PAGE 2
LEFT: AutoPro manager Kat McKinnon in her store last week. The Tutop Street premises has been the target of a number of thefts over the past six months. PHOTO: Patrick Glover
Ramsey edges closer to victory Two-car crash R at OD mine site owan Ramsey said he would look to add stability and certainty to Roxby Downs as he edged closer to retaining his seat as Member for Grey last week.
Mr Ramsey said he was once again looking forward to working within the electorate and seeing places like Roxby Downs continue to grow. “Like other mining communities, Roxby Downs needs stability and certainty and a government that works for its prosperity,” he said. “The world is heading for a shortage in copper supply, and I look forward to how Roxby will benefit from this with increased demand and prices.” Mr Ramsey said the introduction of
the National Broadband Network (NBN) in Roxby Downs would be an issue addressed in the near future. “Roxby Downs, like most remote communities, will receive its NBN through the Sky Muster satellite service,” he said. “This is a totally new and superior service, and prospective consumers should not be influenced by previous or anecdotal evidence of the very poor service that the interim satellite services eventually degenerated into. “The new service is available now.” Mr Ramsey said this was one of his closest elections he had been involved in, with the Liberal candidate only narrowly holding the seat from Nick Xenophon Team’s Andrea Broadfoot in the preference count.
By the time The Monitor went to print on Monday, Mr Ramsey held 51.86 per cent of the vote from nearly 90 per cent counted. “I am very pleased the electors of Grey have again put their trust in me to represent them in Canberra,” Mr Ramsey said. “It was the closest result I have had, even though my first election in 2007 was also by a narrow margin. “I was not surprised that the main challenge came from the Xenophon party or that the result was close.” Mr Ramsey will return to Roxby Downs for the first time since the Federal Election for the Roxby Downs Races on Saturday, August 6. BY PATRICK GLOVER
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wo cars collided head on while travelling along Eagle Way Road at the Olympic Dam mine site at 7am last Wednesday.
While no one was seriously injured in the accident, the two vehicles received extensive front-end damage. Roxby Downs Police
and BHP Billiton’s emergency services team attended the crash, with the two drivers taken to the Roxby Downs Hospital before being later released. Police were last week investigating the collision to determine its cause. BY PATRICK GLOVER