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Power plan pleasing: BHP

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HP Billiton has welcomed the S outh Australian Government’s new $550 million energy plan, released last week in response to the State’s ongoing power supply issues.

The plan, named “South Australian Power for South Australians”, outlines the government’s strategy including building Australia’s “largest battery” to store renewable energy from the wind and sun.

In a statement released last week,

BHP Billiton said it had been working closely with the South Australian government throughout the “recent period of instability in the electricity market”.

“It was pleasing to see the plan address the critical issue of energy security through a number of infrastructure and policy initiatives,” a BHP Billiton spokesperson said.

Roxby Council Administrator Geoff Whitbread also welcomed the plan.

“Our prime purpose is to ensure

that there’s a legitimate and consistent power supply to the town and we are totally reliant on BHP Billiton to supply that,” he said.

“So whatever is in the good interest of BHP is in the good interest of Roxby Downs.”

BHP Billiton’s recent submission to the Finkel Review – an independent review into the future security of the National Electricity Market (NEM) – called for the need to stabilise the market as a first priority.

The company said it was “encour-

aged” by the State Government’s commitment to invest in battery storage and incentivise gas production while continuing to focus on meeting emissions reduction targets.

“We look forward to engaging with industry and government stakeholders on the technical details and implementation,” the BHP Billiton spokesperson said.

“Critical to this will be understanding the pricing implications.

“To be sustainable, globally com-

petitive and able to attract longterm investment in this State, it is critical South Australian businesses, including Olympic Dam, have access to secure and competitively priced electricity.

“South Australian business and residents cannot afford a repeat of the energy issues experienced over the past eight months, and we look forward to immediate steps being taken which will provide greater energy security for the State before the end of the year.”

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Hailing from the Adelaide Hills, Emma recently moved to Roxby Downs and has jumped straight into her new community and working life.

“I’m really excited to be taking on this role and be working in the field that I’d hoped to work since I started my studies,” she said.

Ms Zirkel graduated last year from the University of Adelaide with a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Media double degree.

“I liked law because I have a passion for human rights and women’s rights, and knowing the law helps you to know how Australia is governed first of all, but also your rights as an individual,” she said.

While media may initially seem like quite a contrast to studies in law, Ms Zirkel said there were many similarities between the two.

“There’s a lot of reading, research and writing with both,” she said.

Having now secured her first role as a journalist, Ms Z irkel is looking forward to immersing herself in Roxby Downs’ life and putting her studies into practice.

“Journalism really taps into my inquisitive nature, I like to get out and experience my own personal interests but also find out about other people’s interests,” she said.

“I also like the creativity that journalism enables me – law isn’t much of a creative field and you can be pigeon-holed into a certain area of expertise like family law or criminal law – whereas journalism allows you to focus on what you’re interested in, talk to people, and get out and about.”

While having only been in Roxby Downs

for just over a week, Ms Zirkel has already met many community members through trialling with a local netball club, attending various meetings and events, and interviewing people for stories.

Ms Zirkel has previously visited Roxby Downs as her partner, John Forsyth, is a Graduate Mining Engineer with BHP Billiton at Olympic Dam. “I feel really privileged to be here and actually be experiencing it,” she said.

“I really wanted to experience regional life and thought this would be the time to do it and that it would be such a valuable experience, with lots of skills that I will be able to take to my future endeavours.

“So far all of my expectations have been met, everyone has been wonderful.”

Ms Zirkel said she had enjoyed her time at The Monitor so far and looked forward to building relationships, getting to know the community, and helping to tell their stories.

“I want to do justice to the people who take the time to talk to us, and help raise awareness about the things that they are passionate about,” she said.

While having most recently lived in Sydney while completing a summer clerkship with Keypoint Law, Ms Zirkel spent her childhood in Germany and also undertook university studies there for six months in 2015 – after which she travelled extensively through Eastern Europe, which she described as “amazing”, she says South Australia will always be home.

Ms Zirkel replaces former journalist Patrick Glover, who left The Monitor last week for a contract playing cricket in Wales, United Kingdom, beginning in April.

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Hole in one for junior basketball

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n a strong display of community support, Saturday’s WorkPac 2017 golf season opener saw more than $6,000 raised for the Roxby Downs Junior Basketball Association.

WorkPac and Roxby Downs Junior Basketball Association representatives at Saturday’s golf day fundraiser (back) Georgia Sleep, Monscha Ellis, Linda Evans, Sam Maywald (front) Jada Wellgreen, Chloe Turley, Ethan Hodgetts and Brooke Essex.

“It was a really good effort, it far exceeded our expectations,” said Linda Evans, Roxby Downs Junior Basketball Association President.

The day kicked off at 9am with 15 teams competing in an Ambrose golf competition, followed by a lunch provided by the WorkPac Group and a fundraising auction.

Big ticket items auctioned off on the day included a West Coast Football Guernsey signed by all 24 players, which went for just over $1000 to a mystery bidder, while a Patty Mills-signed basketball went for $400.

“It was just an outstanding effort on last year’s fundraiser, as last year we raised nearly $3,000,” said WorkPac’s Business Centre Manager Sam Maywald.

“It’s easy to get football memorabilia around here but it was a great effort to get a lot of basketball items too.”

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Sergeant Mel O’Donnell said a Yamaha YZ450 motorbike taken from a backyard in Irrapatana Street, Roxby Downs, was one of the items most recently reported as stolen.

“Sometime between 13 and 17 March unknown person or persons entered the backyard of the address in Irrapatana Street and have stolen the motorbike,” Sgt O’Donnell said.

The bike is described as an unregistered 2004 model, blue and white offroad bike, with no VIN or engine number recorded.

Valued at around $4000, the stolen bike also has “Monster” stickers on the front side fairing and brand new grips.

There were currently no suspects relating to the theft, and Sgt O’Donnell encouraged anyone with information to contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 1800 333 000 with information.

Sgt O’Donnell also reminded residents to take appropriate steps to secure their belongings.

“People need to secure their possessions, especially valuables – sometimes people can get a little complacent,” she said.

“Lock the shed, lock the side gates and make sure that you record (VIN) numbers for valuable possessions, that’s really important.”

Andamooka’s Diane Bilka with the custom built ambulance set to enhance on-ground emergency care for local residents.

New state-of-the-art ambulance for Andamooka

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brand new, state-of-the-art ambulance has arrived in Andamooka to enhance on-ground emergency care for local residents.

Andamooka’s new ambulance is one of three provided to remote areas by the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS), with the RFDS-operated health services in Marree and Marla also receiving one each for their towns.

The custom-built ambulances, worth $140,000 each, are Toyota troop carriers which have been converted and painted red and blue to match the RFDS aeromedical aircraft.

South Australian Health Minister Jack Snelling praised the am-

bulances as a welcome addition to rural communities, saying that they “will add to the capacity for the RFDS to provide emergency services to outback residents.”

The new ambulances include improved safety features for remote operations, along with equipment interchangeable with SA Ambulance Service (SAAS) road ambulances and RFDS aircraft.

Each ambulance also includes spot lights, bull bar, winch, LED lights and sirens, and further safety features including ultra-high frequency and high frequency radios (including the Government Radio Network, the same as the SAAS), satellite

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oxby Downs Police are reminding residents to lock up their valuables after “opportunistic” thefts recently.

phones and two personal EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon) emergency locator beacons.

“In addition to the modern medical fitout, these ambulances are fitted with the latest GPS tracking locators,” said RFDS Central Operations Chief Operating Officer, Tony Vaughan. The new ambulances were funded by donations from the community and were medically-equipped to RFDS specification by Mader International in Tasmania.

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SA, NT honour for Jo R oxby Downs mortgage broker Joanne Dillon has been named the 2017 Best Regional Broker for South Australia and the Northern Territory in national industry group The Adviser’s Better Business Awards.

Ms Dillon received her award at a ceremony held at the Adelaide Convention Centre earlier this month.

After being encouraged to enter the awards by the State manager of her employer Smartline and other senior industry members, she was notified that she was a finalist back in January but said it was still a surprise to hear her name called on the night.

“It was one of those surreal moments, I felt decidedly ill!” Ms Dillon said.

“It was a great moment, I really enjoyed it.”

The awards covered all brokerage firms, single franchisees and aggregators. Ms Dillon’s entry was in two parts; half based on statistics (such as certain amounts of business being written in certain times, etc), as well as looking at how her business worked and connected.

“They also rang some of my clients, it was a very thorough process,” she said.

While Ms Dillon was honoured to win the award, she said just being encouraged to nominate in the first place was enough of an honour.

“I’m not one for big pomp and ceremony, I do what I do, I believe in myself and I know I do it well and for me mostly that’s enough,” she told The Monitor.

“To have the recognition of my brand and my CEOs to say ‘hey, we think you should put

forward’, for me that’s recognition enough that they know what I do and the level that I try to work at.”

Working by herself in Roxby Downs, Ms Dillon said the support she received from Smartline was “nothing short of amazing”.

“They are there for me if I need help which is really beneficial,” she said. “(In my speech) I also paid homage to the industry itself and groups like The Advisor that actually recognise and acknowledge the contribution that rural Australia makes to our overall industry.

“Lots of these awards are focussed on the big city people with 10 or 15 staff and it’s nice that they recognise that regional Australia encompasses all of us and acknowledge that we contribute to the overall growth of our industry in a positive way.”

Ms Dillon also paid tribute to her clients, saying that she enjoyed being able to build close relationships with them.

“My clients live in the town I live in, so it’s not like they’re faceless people who walk out of my office and I never see them again,” she said.

“Everyone’s connected in some way, so the relationships we build are a lot more personal and a lot more involved than if you were in the city, and that’s one of the benefits I believe of working in rural banking is that you get to have that relationship.”

RIGHT: Jo Dillon with her award for 2017 Best Regional Broker for South Australia and the Northern Territory at the award ceremony held earlier this month.

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Dinner to empower local women

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ou Can! is the theme of this year’s first Women@Life dinner, which aims to empower the women of the Roxby Downs community.

Seaside Vets’ vet nurses Jennifer Burger and Laura Collins holding the Cylap vaccine which is available at the clinic in Roxby Downs.

Rabbit vaccinations urged

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ocal pet rabbit owners are being urged to vaccinate against the new calicivirus strain, with the first Australian case of the virus confirmed last week.

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Calicivirus is a naturally-occurring virus that was successfully previously introduced to Australia to control rabbit numbers.

A new strain, known as RHDV1 K5, was recently released in more than 600 sites across Australia, and the Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) confirmed last week that the first pest rabbit had succumbed to the new strain.

With the virus now confirmed as working, vet nurse Jen Burger from Seaside Vets Wallaroo said now is the time to vaccinate pet rabbits – with the local clinic not having vaccinated many pet rabbits so far.

“I’ve seen one, maybe two,” she said.

The vaccine, Cylap, is available to protect domestic rabbits against all strains of RHDV1 K5 and has a proven track record in Australia over the past 20 years.

As the virus can travel via mosquitos (which can infect pets when bitten), Ms Burger recommended that people who are yet to have their rabbits vaccinated take other preventative measures including using a secure cage that protects pets from mosquitoes or flies.

“There are and have been cases of Myxomatosis up here, where we have seen feral animals with the symptoms,” she said.

She warned pet owners that there was no known cure for the calicivirus and that prevention, in the form of the vaccine, was key.

A vet needs to administer the vaccination and Ms Burger said that Seaside Vets Wallaroo, who visit Roxby Downs regularly, have the vaccination readily available.

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After a successful launch last year, the regular event, looking to generate camaraderie and a close social network amongst local women is back again with its first meeting for 2017 this weekend.y Women of all cultural backgrounds, who are seeking to make new friends or just looking to participate in relevant and interesting discussion are invited to attend this Saturday, March 25, at the Roxby Downs Tavern at 6.30pm.

The Women@Life vision is to “empower women to grow to their full potential” and to provide a friendship network for women of all cultures.

Roxby Downs’ Theresa Bunyon started the group as a result of her passion for empowering women, and said “the event encourages women to get together and get to know each other within the Roxby Downs community”.

For $30 a person, attendees will receive a two course meal including main, with a choice of steak, chicken or fish, and dessert as well as a soft drink and cup of tea or coffee.

Ms Bunyon said the purpose of the first dinner’s discussion topic, “You Can”, is to encourage women to build confidence in various aspects of their lives.

Women have various strengths, Ms Bunyon acknowledged, and hoped the discussion would allow them to build on areas in their lives where they felt they wanted to develop their confidence, whether in the domain of home or work.

She said the group is looking to plan new and exciting events for members this year and encourages interested participants to join the Women@Life Facebook group.

For more information, contact Theresa Bunyon or RSVP through the Women@ Life Facebook Group.

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Arid interns settle in

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rid Recovery has welcomed two new interns, Emily Gregg and Nathan Beerkens, as part of its internship program.

Run over three months, the program involves assisting Arid Recovery staff with animal trapping, fence maintenance, community engagement, camera-trap checking and office work.

Ms Gregg is from Melbourne, where she completed a Bachelor and Masters in Zoology and Ecology at Melbourne University.

Meanwhile, Mr Beerkens is from Perth, where he studied a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Zoology and Conservation Biology at the University of Western Australia, and BSc Honours at Murdoch University.

Ms Gregg said her involvement in the program had been “great” so far.

“I am looking forward to the practical experience,” she said.

“At uni I did a lot of theoretical work, so now this will give me a chance to apply what I have learnt in the field.

“I really wanted to get the field experience and the internship will be good for that, as well as meeting new people.”

Once Ms Gregg has finished her three months at Arid Recovery she will take up another volunteer position at the Australian Wildlife Conservation.

“I want to do all I can to get as much experience possible to try and make a career out of it,” she said.

Ms Gregg said she was also looking forward to the independent project the interns complete during their time with Arid Recovery.

She added that she had loved living in Roxby Downs so far, spending her downtime at the gym or Roxbylink swimming pool.

Although having moved from Melbourne, she said she didn’t feel the remoteness, with the nearest town, Port

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Arid Recovery’s new interns Emily Gregg and Nathan Beerkens.

Augusta, located driving distance away.

Meanwhile, Mr Beerkens said the Arid Recovery placement was the first of its kind that he had experienced.

“I’ve never done this type of internship before,” he said.

“But I have volunteered for other conservation research projects in Botswana, Christmas Island and outback Western Australia.”

Despite having never previously heard of Roxby Downs or Arid Recovery, Mr Beerkens wanted to work as a researcher in the Australian outback trying to solve

some of the environmental problems being faced.

“The internship is a great stepping stone for me and is giving me many skills, ideas and contacts that I can take with me in the future,” he said.

“I’m hoping to learn what it takes to run a large-scale project like Arid Recovery.

I’m also hoping to get more practical, onthe-job skills that they just don’t teach at uni.”

Both Ms Gregg and Mr Beerkens will be in Roxby Downs until mid-May when they wrap up their internships.

wo workshops aimed at raising awareness of local services around domestic violence will be held in Roxby Downs next week.

Katrina Almond, from Uniting Care Wesley in Port Augusta, will hold separate sessions at the Roxby Downs Community Youth Centre for people working professionally, as well as general community members, on Friday 31 March.

The sessions have been organised by the local health and multicultural forums in a bid to raise awareness about domestic violence, including improving knowledge about options and services available.

Health Forum member Angela Lafferty said the session for professionals was open to people from a range of backgrounds.

“It’s for anyone working professionally like police, people out on site (at Olympic Dam), or with contractors in Human Resources roles, who may come across issues relating to domestic violence,” she said.

The session for professionals will run from 12.30pm – 2pm, with bookings not needed. Meanwhile the broader community is invited to a second session to be held on the same day, also at the Community Youth Centre, from 7pm – 8.30pm.

Roxby Council Community Projects Officer Sasha Yantewo said that while everyone was welcome to attend, she particularly hoped people new to Roxby Downs, or maybe also those new to Australia with multicultural backgrounds, would come along to hear about services they may not know existed.

“It will cover things like definitions – what is abuse – in case people don’t know, as well as the services that are available and the people that you can talk to locally,” Mrs Yantewo said.

“The more awareness we raise, the more chance we have of fixing the issue.”

For further information or to RSVP, contact Mrs Yantewo on 0428 727 583.

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Little Lizards The Monitor wishes a HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Little Lizard Harmony Clark, who turned six years old on March 21.

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T Dear Editor, On Tuesday 21 March Australia celebrates Harmony Day, to th a day in which we celebrate the diversity and inclusive culture our country has sewn.

Australia is built on multiculturalism, different people of different walks of life coming together to make our country what it is today.

When I think of multiculturalism, I look to my kids. Some of them come from the most disadvantaged backgrounds imaginable, but despite their race, religion, beliefs and upbringing they manage to find common ground. My kids treat each other with the utmost respect and are the shining example of discrimination having no place in Australia.

Sure, it is our differences that that helped shape this country, but I argue that it is our commonalities that hold us together, and it is these commonalities we should be celebrating. We celebrate our differences and it is important to do so, but we shouldn’t let these differences define us.

Connecting with your local community is the best way to celebrate harmony day.

Joining the festivities in your area or social community encourages discourse on what can be a controversial topic. We as a nation need to come together and support each other despite our differences and this can only be done through building a foundation of commonality.

This harmony day make sure you get involved with your local community and realise your multiculturalism. I implore you to celebrate, talk about and enjoy your common humanity.

-Father Chris Riley AM, CEO and Founder, Youth Off The Streets.

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8 - RFDS Auxiliary Poker Run 15, 16 - Arid Recovery 20th Birthday celebrations.

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BHP donations help local groups WRITTEN BY PATRICK GLOVER

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oxby Downs is full of many community and sporting groups, all of which would not be sustainable without the help of volunteers, sponsors and funding.

A key part of Roxby Downs life, BHP Billiton is supportive of the groups that operate within the town.

Olympic Dam’s Community Donations Program helps fund a number of groups and projects and also provides grants on a regular basis.

“Roxby Downs’ tremendous sense of community spirit is testament to the hard work of many people

across a range of fantastic community groups,” said BHP Billiton Olympic Dam’s Chad Menzies.

“We’re proud to support the work of these groups via our Community Donations Program, so that they can continue this important work to provide Roxby Downs with some incredible opportunities.”

Groups like Arid Recovery, Roxby Downs Little Athletics, Olympic Dam Barbarians (ODB) and the Roxby Districts Cricket Association Country Carnival side are just a few of the long lists of groups supported

by BHP Billiton.

The company also supports events like the Roxby Downs Outback Cup, the Roxby Downs Community Christmas Pageant and past

local business awards.

“Obviously from the club’s perspective, being connected to/supported by the area’s largest employer, and a multi-national company with the reputation of BHP Billiton is huge,” said ODB president Jason Starkey.

“Given the relatively young age of the club, finding a sponsor like BHP Billiton gives Olympic Dam Barbarians Rugby League Club (RLC) greater coverage within the State, and provides the club with a more reputable standing within the sporting community of the far north of South Australia, and the wider NRL community.

“With their invaluable backing, Olympic Dam Barbarians RLC be-

comes a stable organisation, which will continue to grow and develop the sport of rugby league in Roxby Downs well into the future.”

The Roxby Downs Little Athletics Centre also had only positive things to say about BHP Billiton and their grants program.

After restarting last year, the centre was successful in obtaining a large grant to help fund recently equipment purchases, which president Bec Nichols said was extremely beneficial.

“I can happily say we are pleased,” she said.

“In receiving this funding we have been able to purchase our hurdles which is fantastic for the RD Little Athletics Centre but also the wider

community.

“Roxby Downs Area School and St Barbara’s Parish School now have access to quality equipment to use for their sports days and the upcoming Western Areas Secondary School Athletics Carnival (WASSAC) .

“This carnival will be a great place to show off this equipment and our facilities and that wouldn’t have been possible without the grant money from BHP Billiton.”

Mr Menzies said BHP Billiton looked forward to continuing to support local initiatives well into the future. For more information on the community donation program, contact himself or Jess Moyle on 8671 9967.

Tyson Nelson, Maddie Nichols and Trey Smith competing in a sprint event at a recent Roxby Downs Little Athletics Centre event.

RFDS AGM a soaring success WRITTEN BY EMMA ZIRKEL

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ast week’s Royal Flying Doctor Ser vice (RFDS) Roxby Downs Auxiliary Annual General Meeting was a resounding success.

Held last Monday, the meeting was held in part to elect new committee members, with first-time president Kate Pedersen welcomed aboard.

“I was originally going there to help out,” Ms Pedersen said.

“But it’s a cause close to my heart and that’s when I thought I can do this. They’ve helped me out so now’s my chance to give back to them.”

Ms Pedersen said the RFDS has assisted her and her family in the past.

“The RFDS is there when you need them and they help so much,” she said.

“It’s amazing. If we didn’t have them up here you would hate to think of what would happen. The nurses and the hospital up here are amazing but sometimes we need that extra help and they get it to us the quickest.”

Other auxiliary members elected, with many reprising their former roles, were vice president Sue Davies, treasurer Deb Price, secretary Leonie Mahoney and publicity officer Kate Petty.

The success of the meeting was also highlighted by the support of the community, with many new members attending the AGM. “We’ve got lots of new members, about four or five which is great,” Ms Price said.

Mrs Petty was also excited about the growth of the auxiliary.

“We were blown away,” she said.

“We were chuffed with the generosity of the new members and with how many new people have come on board in 2017.”

“The committee is excited for what’s to come in the next year and that many hands make for light work so any new members are always welcome.”

The auxiliary holds many fundraisers a year with upcoming fundraisers including a stall promoting the RFDS at the Happy Healthy Expo on April 1, their poker run on April 8 and the S**t Box Car Rally in May where the auxiliary, along with two other local organisations, will be joining forces to cater for an expected 450-500 people for an overnight stay.

New Roxby Downs RFDS Auxiliary President Kate Pederson helped Stuart Dreckow cook the barbecue at the local cricket grand final on Friday night.

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oxby Downs Area School students with a Catholic background are now being given the chance to receive the sacraments of Reconciliation and First Communion.

Sister Patricia Hogan has begun running lessons with a handful of students after school on a Tuesday afternoon for the past few weeks and is hoping more children will join in with the classes. The lessons revolve around teachings including forgiveness and doing to others as you would have them do to you.

“It is very special for people, giving them the gift of sharing

God’s love and care with others,” Sr Pat said.

Lessons run from 3pm until 3.45pm on a Tuesday at the Roxby Downs Area School resource centre (library) and Sr Pat encouraged as many people as possible to participate.The final mass when the students will make their first communion or reconciliation will be held on June 14.

For more information or to request to join the classes call Sr Pat on 8671 0499.

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are of women dealing with breast cancer in outback South Australia has been boosted with the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) now employing a specialised breast care nurse for the region.

The McGrath Foundation has funded the position, which will work parttime out of the RFDS Port Augusta base, in addition to a second breast care nurse who works through the RFDS in Broken Hill.

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RIGHT: Ethan Wise (RDAS student) has been practicing to make his Reconciliation later this year with Sister Pat.

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tions Chief Operating Officer Tony Vaughan said the new position would provide patients “a greater variety of health education, screening and advice, saving patients the inconvenience of travelling”.

The new breast care nurse service is offered in addition to those at the RFDS Port Augusta Base Primary Health Care Service, fly-in clinics located in remote South Australia and at RFDS Health Services in Marla, Marree and locally at Andamooka.

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Lewis, Georgia, Sally, Emily and Ashley O’Hara cheered on the Roxby Miners at the local cricket grand final on Friday night.

Kylie Connor and Jodie Allard enjoyed the atmosphere at the cricket.

Madeleine, Elizabeth and Zachary Sieburn cheered on their dad John at the cricket.

Deb Price caught up with Els Scroop at the OD Barbarians Hangi at the Roxby Downs Golf Club on Saturday night.

Dinesh, Avni and Sharota Chawda enjoyed the dirt circuit racing.

Beata Balog, Colin Weighman, Lesley Weighman and Andrew Mills checked out the racing at the Roxby Downs Dirt Circuit on Saturday night.

James and Hennie Manalang (left) with David and Theresa Bunyon.

Ayesha Telfer and Alex Tregeagle at the OD Barbarians’ Hangi on Saturday night.

Amber Baker, Hayley Hill, Junior Fereti and John Komene at the OD Barbarians Hangi.

Dale O’Donoghue, Mel Haynes, Neil Wasley, Sharon Wasley, Allison Huppatz and Peter Anderson enjoyed Terry and Denise Boylan’s farewell.

Peter Hoare, Paul Roberts, Angela Kennett, Richard Hobbs and Denise Hobbs at the Oasis for Terry and Denise Boylan’s farewell.

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The Cojocea family - Elijah, Alina, Alice, Katrina, Dan and Eddie enjoyed Market Day on Saturday.

Liza Williamson, Desi Brady, Amanda Thomson, Tiarah Coombes and Andrew Williamson at the OD Barbarians’ Hangi.

Jordan Dadleh, Sienna Deano and Maegan Fuse at the Multicultural Cooking session on Sunday.

Charles Nzama led a cooking demonstration on Sunday.

Enjoying Market Day were (front) Ellie Smith, Marley Sutton and Toby Sutton, with Emma Bellosguardo and Brei Smith.

Lena Barrett and Vicky Harris at Market Day.

Catching up at Market Day were (from left) Archie Faulkner, Ava Mulders, Halle Faulkner, Louise Faulkner, Millie Mulders and Melissa Mulders.

Ann Shields, Anne Gray, Mel Condon and Linda Evans at Saturday’s WorkPac Golf Day.

Martin Woodward kept the crowd entertained at Market Day.

Chris Barry and Georgia Boylan (left) farewelled Denise and Terry Boylan at the Oasis on Sunday night.

Tanner Turner, Josh Arancelovic and Jacinta Pitman.

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Autumn projects in the garden I

t may be hard to believe, but autumn has arrived. Yes the weather is still warm, but autumn is the perfect time to enjoy the garden.

There are many jobs to do in the garden after a long, hot Roxby Downs summer, be it pulling weeds, mulching beds, pruning shrubs or planting new plants. Autumn is a great time to tend to your patch!

The Roxby Downs Community Garden committee has compiled a list of tips to encourage you to get you outside and give your garden some love!

• Try cabbage, Asian greens, lettuce, rocket, spring onions, spinach, carrots and pumpkins.

They don’t mind the warmer weather and will give you lots of tasty treats to cook in the kitchen.

• Parsley, basil, coriander, rosemary, and thyme are great herbs to try. Mint also grows really well, but be careful to contain it as mint can take over!

• Top up mulch on your veggie patches, herb gardens and ornamental beds. This is especially important for weed suppression.

Mulch after watering, to a depth of about seven centimetres and keep mulch clear of plant stems, especially young seedlings.

• This time of year is great to feed plants, and a seaweed tea or low environmental impact liquid fertiliser is perfect, especially for seedlings.

Apply to the soil early in the morning, and in the concentrations mentioned on the product packaging.

• Weeding is great to cut down competition and tidy up your patch.

• Water smarter with a deep water first thing in the morning, a couple of times a week to provide greater benefit to your plants.

So why not embrace the change of season and give your patch some Tender Loving Care (TLC)? The Roxby Downs Community Garden meets the second Thursday of each month and is a great opportunity to network with likeminded people to discuss the challenges and rewards of gardening in Roxby Downs.

If you’re interested in joining the community garden and would like some more information, phone Anni on 0448 168 167.

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JOINING FORUMS

ARTS and CULTURE FORUM Thursday, April 6 @ 7pm 34 Wattle Drive

If you would like to join a forum and would like more information please contact the following people.

BUSINESS FORUM

John Wilby 0428 815 436 Tuesday, April 11 @ 6.15pm Community Youth Centre

New members are always welcome.

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Tuesday, April 11 @ 7pm Council Boardroom

Hayley Scrivens 0459 824 026

Wednesday, 22 March @ 4.30pm Community Hub, Central Traders Mall

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SASHA YANTEWO 0428 727 583 Thursday, April 6 @ 5pm, Community Youth Centre

CONTACTING THE BOARD For further information, advice or general questions please contact: Michelle Hales, Executive Officer Roxby Downs Community Board Inc., PO Box 85, Roxby Downs SA 5725 Mobile: 0418 833 818 Email: communityboard@roxbydowns.com WHO’S ON THE BOARD Terry Boylan • Vicki Mason • Sandy Sumsion • John Wilby • Angela Thompson • Kaitlyn Frankish• Theresa Bunyon • Chad Menzies • Geoff Whitbread • Hayley Scrivens

BOARD MEETINGS Board meetings are held on the last Monday of the month. Members of the public are welcome to attend and observe. If you would like to make a presentation or raise an issue, please contact the Executive Officer on 0418 833 818 to be included on the agenda. Confidential discussions with the Board can be arranged if required.

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If you have not yet received your notice, or are experiencing financial difficulty, please contact Roxby Council as soon as possible on 8671 0010.

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LIBRARY Opening hours Monday - Wednesday 9am - 5pm Thursday 9am - 6.30pm Friday 9am - 5pm Saturday 9am - 1pm Toddler Story time – Tuesday and Friday (repeat) 9.30am start Telephone 8671 0500 Email: library@roxbycouncil.com.au Library membership is free. A wide range of resources are available including books, DVDs, magazines and internet facilities.

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If you prefer reading a hard copy magazine you can access over 30 magazine titles through the Roxbylink Community Library. You will find up to 12 months’ worth of past issues in the library as well as the extensive collection which is being continually updated.

For more information please see the staff in the library or call 8671 0500.

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Opal Road Landfill now CLOSED to the public.

Opening hours Monday to Friday 9am to 4.30pm Council provides transport services including: • Vehicle registration • Boat registrations • Licensing transactions • Learner written theory tests (test to begin before 3.30pm) All inquiries 131 084.

Waste unsuitable for the red, green or yellow domestic collection can now be deposited at BSH Waste Solutions’ Resource Recovery Centre, 10 Gosse Street, Roxby Downs (in the light industrial area).

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ST Barbara’s Catholic Parish. Masses at Roxby Downs are held at the Lutheran Church on Pioneer Dr, Saturdays from 6pm. Sunday masses (by telephone arrangement with the Parish Priest) at the Priest’s Chapel, 45C Gregory St. Woomera: Sunday masses are by telephone arrangement with the Parish Priest.

Contact Fr John Folkman on (08) 8671 0925.

NEW Life Church Roxby Downs is a family friendly Multicultural Pentecostal church with a heart for the community. Our Sunday Worship Service is at 3pm meeting at the Christian Community Church Hall located on the corner of Burgoyne St. & Stuart Rd. We would love to have you join us, you are very welcome!

New Life is a member of the Australian Christian Churches Association and have sister churches of the same name in Port Augusta and in Port Pirie. For more details don’t hesitate to call Ps Dave Bunyon on mobile No. 0403 058 050 or Theresa Bunyon on 0413 609 102 and leave a message. Email: roxbydowns@newlifeccc. org.au

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oxby Downs’ Community Youth Centre played host to two South Australian Sports Medicine Association (SAMSA) courses over the weekend.

Grants received from the Office for Recreation and Sport, as part of the STARCLUB development program, bought the courses to fruition.

With strong representation from a variety of sporting clubs including junior and senior football and netball, Roxby Downs Swimming Club, Roxby Downs Riding Club and the Olympic Dam Barbarians Rugby League Club, the Concussion Management course kicked off on Friday night with 20 people in attendance.

SAMSA’s Jaye Sippel delivered the concussion management course, in conjunction with club doctor for the Adelaide Crows AFL teams, SASMA Sports Physician Dr Duncan Walker, who attended via Skype.

The course aimed to increase the understanding and awareness of concussion management and was open for anyone associated with local sporting clubs including coaches, trainers and officials.

The second course, the Level One Sideline Trainer Course, took place on Saturday with ten people successfully achieving level one accreditation on the day.

“I was very happy with the way the weekend went and was pleased to access such a large number of trainers in Roxby,” Mr Sippel said.

“It is great to see regional areas

Attendees at Saturday’s sports trainer course, run by SAMSA’s Jaye Sippel, included representatives from a range of local sporting organisations.

like Roxby Downs access education and resources that will make sport safer in the region.”

Roxby Downs STARCLUB Field Officer/Sport and Recreation Officer Rebecca Cooke agreed.

“It was excellent to see such strong interest from our sporting community. As part of the STARCBLUB development program it is hoped to run similar workshops in the future,” Mrs Cooke said.

The next STARCLUB development workshop - part of the Coach and Athlete Excellence program will be a two part program run by Tony Checker next Monday, March 27 at 7pm.

This will be followed by Sports Asthma First Aid and Anaphylaxis training, which will be delivered on Thursday March 30 from 6.30pm – 8.30pm by the Asthma Foundation.

Winner too close to call T he Roxby Districts Cricket Association (RD C A) Cricketer of the Year award is set to be as hotly contested as the season itself, with the winner to be announced at a presentation at the Roxby Downs Community Club this Friday night.

ABOVE LEFT: East Roxby’s Sachira Muthukumarana scored 209 with the bat this season and is a contender for the association’s big award this Friday night.

ABOVE: Miners captain Michael Nelson is a favorite for the T20 player of the year.

LEFT: Devils’ Patrick Glover leads the association’s wickets and run tally for the season, and will be looking for his second cricketer of the year award this Friday night.

Olympic Dam co-captain Patrick Glover will be looking to make it two in a row with another solid season, but will find some stiff competition from East Roxby counterpart Sachira Muthukumarana and Miners duo Paul Trotta and Travis Capper.

Glover lead the runs and the wicket tally for the Roxby Districts Cricket Association 40 over competition this season with 245 runs at an average of 27.22.

He also finished on top of the wickets table with 22 at an average of 7.64 thanks to a five wicket haul in the last minor round match of the 2016/17 season.

Trotta has also had a stand out season with both bat and ball – amassing 236 runs with the bat

at an average of 29.5, while taking 12 wickets.

East Roxby skipper Sachira Muthukumarana almost singlehandedly carried his team into the finals with an outstanding all round performance in the final minor round fixture.

This was just a sample of what he is capable of, having a strong season with the ball taking 18 wickets, while scoring 209 runs with the bat.

Capper is the other man in contention with 233 runs at a solid average of 38.83 while also taking seven wickets.

The T20 player of the year looks to be a two man competition with Michael Nelson (Miners) and Ben Vandeleur (OD) the main contenders for that gong.

Nelson scored 87 runs and took three wickets while Vandeleur was the T20 competition leading wicket taker with six – although only scored nine runs and claimed one catch.

Other awards set to be handed out on the night will be the Asso-

ciation Player of the Year, Brian Partington Spirit of Cricket Award and Barry and Stacey Dadleh Volunteer of the Year Award.

Batting and bowling aggregate and averages awards along with a fielding trophy will also be handed out on the night.

Meanwhile, a junior best first year player, who played in the senior competition, will also be selected.

RDCA president Adam Malm said the presentations promised to be a good night out and the count was set to be another close one.

“It has been a great year and the closeness of the season will be a good reflection on the Cricketer of the Year Award I think,” Malm said.

“I’m not going to try and pick a winner, it is too close to call.

“The Brian Partington and Dadleh awards are also two very special awards that will be presented on the night, both named after people who have worked tirelessly for the association in the past.”

Roxby Downs Dirt Circuit turns on weekend action

Ben Crosby racing at Saturday night’s Dirt Circuit meet.

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Around the grounds

Flames’ Lucy Ramsey (left) blocks Cougars’ Madison McDonald in their under-12 match.

Phoneix player Charlie Rigden (left) and Lakers’ Siannah Geraghty in their under-12 girls match on Saturday.

Flames’ Lucy Ramsey (left) puts up a shot over Cougars’ Ella Higgins in their under-12 girls match on Saturday.

Lakers’ Summah Cooke (right) drives down the court under pressure from Phoenix player Lacey Faulkner, as Siannah Geraghty watches on.

ABOVE: Wildcats’ Sebastian Quillam (left) chases Jets’ Lewis Bird in their under-12 boys game.

ABOVE RIGHT: Cooper Griggs and Brumby Dadleh clash in their under-12 match.

RIGHT: Wizards’ Brock Vandeleur is chased by Raiders’ Kobe Nielson in under-12 boys’ competition.

Roxby Downs Little Athletics Centre held its last meet for the season on Sunday morning, with participants enjoying a range of fun activities and presentation of certificates and medallions. NEXT WEEK: End of season report, pictures.

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Devils’ skipper Rein Geraghty bowls, watched

by Miners’ John Sieburn.

Miners’ Rhys Allard bats on Friday night, watched

by Ben Vandeleur.

Miners’ Paul Trotta put in a strong performance with the bat in Friday night’s grand final.

Seventh heaven for Devils

CONTINUED FROM BACK PAGE The OD bowlers and fielders really lifted in the last ten overs, not allowing the Miners to get away from them and danger men Shaun Connor and Nelson not able to find or clear the rope which everyone was anticipating.

The Miners posted a strong total of 170 which could have easily been more than 200.

Olympic Dam skipper Geraghty made the call for Seb Holbrook to jump up the order and open the batting with Ryan Selkirk.

The two Devils batsmen put their stamp on the game and didn’t give the opposition a chance to find any momentum.

The openers were travelling comfortably at five runs an over until the introduction of the crafty Allard who trapped Selkirk (17) in front with a quicker ball. This was a huge wicket for the Miners, who found their voice and were up and about.

OD were 1/80 after 17 overs.

The evergreen Craig Nicholls strode to the crease, bringing a world of experience with him.

He soon got the hang of Allard (2/24) and along with Holbrook, navigated swing king Nelson, putting away anything loose and pushing singles.

Holbrook (78) was also trapped by Allard but had batted beautifully to give his team every chance of sealing the game.

When Brendan Hill (4) missed a Greenbank full burger which sent the zinger bails flying, it was game on.

It looked like Nicholls and Glover would steer the Devils home but an ugly run out of the anchor Nicholls (28) had the Devils in panic mode.

Sean Connor (2/18) stepped

Man of the match Seb Holbrook sends one in.

Olympic Dam’s Ben Vandeleur bowls, watched by the Miners’ Paul Trotta.

Roxby Downs Cricket Association Saturday, March 18, 2017 GRAND FINAL Olympic Dam v Roxby Miners 1st Innings Olympic Dam batting R. Selkirk lbw. R. Allard....................................................................17 S. Holbrook lbw. R. Allard ..............................................................78 C. Nicholls Run out M. Nelson .....................................................28 B. Hill b. J. Greenbank....................................................................... 4 P. Glover b. S. Connor ........................................................................ 4 R. Ianson c. J. Sieburn b. J. Greenbank ...................................... 5 A. Harris b. S. Connor.........................................................................0 L. Holbrook Not out........................................................................... 4 B. Vandeleur c. J. Greenbank b. C. Dadleh ................................. 1 R. Raynor b. C. Dadleh ...................................................................... 3 Extras (18w, 2nb, 6b, 3lb) ..............................................................29 Total ...........................................................................9/173 Roby Miners bowling Bowler Overs Maidens Wides Wickets Runs J. Greenbank 8 0 8 2 38 S. Connor 6 1 1 2 18 M. Nelson 8 0 0 0 30 R. Allard 8 0 0 2 24 J. Sampson 5 0 4 0 26 P. Trotta 2 0 3 0 18 C. Dadleh 3 1 2 2 10

up in his second spell and clean bowled Glover (4) and Adrian Harris for a duck, exposing the tail of Olympic Dam. I’anson holed out and it looked like the Miners might be in with a huge sniff.

The gap between runs required was bridging and when Vandeleur came out at 9, OD required four off seven balls.

At the start of the final Curtley Dadleh looked to cover himself in glory and launched the first ball into orbit.

No other man on the field would have even got close but unfortunately for the Devils, Greenbank was patrolling cow

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corner and took one of the best outfield catches you will ever see a metre inside the rope.

This sent the red and white army into raptures; an unbelievable moment.

Robert Rayner joined Lucas Holbrook at the crease and it was Rayner who skied a ball to mid-on, where Nelson put down a difficult chance, the Devils scampering back for two to win the game.

Twenty-nine sundries really hurt the Miners, with 17 wides effectively giving OD an extra three overs. It was a great result for the Devils, winning without a dominant performance from

Selkirk or Glover.

The Miners would feel they were a couple of bowlers short and not pushing the score towards 200 – mind you, if you make 170 in the first dig of a grand final you’d usually be pretty happy.

It was an absolute thrilling contest with either team deserving of the victory, and amazing character shown by both teams in front of a great crowd filled with families.

Olympic Dam’s Seb Holbrook was named man of the match with his 78 and 2/29.

WRITTEN BY BEN VANDELEUR.

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2nd Innings Roxby Miners batting P. Trotta c. R. Ianson b. B. Vandeleur ........................................49 J. Sieburn c. B. Hill b. B. Vandeleur ............................................28 G. Aitchison c. R. Geraghty b. L. Holbrook................................. 1 R. Allard c. B. Vandeleur b. L. Holbrook .................................... 11 J. Greenbank c. C. Nicholls b. S. Holbrook .............................. 64 S. Connor b. S. Holbrook ..................................................................6 M. Nelson Not out .............................................................................. 5 J. Sampson Not out ............................................................................ 1 Extras (3w, 0nb, 1b, 1lb) .................................................................... 5 Total ...........................................................................6/170 Olympic Dam bowling Bowler Overs Maidens Wides Wickets Runs P. Glover 8 0 0 0 44 R. Geraghty 4 0 0 0 13 S. Holbrook 8 0 3 2 29 B. Vandeleur 6 0 0 2 29 R. Selkirk 3 0 0 0 17 L. Holbrook 8 3 0 2 21 R. Ianson 1 0 0 0 6 N. Howard 2 0 0 0 9

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Gallant Devils hold on in thriller ABOVE: Despite a strong performance with the bat by John Sieburn (66), the Roxby Miners were narrowly defeated by the Olympic Dam Devils in Friday night’s Roxby Districts Cricket Association grand final.

RIGHT: The Devils’ Seb Holbrook was named Man of the Match.

Olympic Dam 9/173 defeated Roxby Miners 6/170

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n an absolute thriller of a game, the Olympic Dam Devils won their seventh premiership in a row after holding on against a gallant Roxby Miners outfit in Friday night’s Roxby Districts Cricket Association grand final.

Miners’ skipper Mick Nelson won the all-important toss and elected to bat.

Opting to go with the sturdy combination of Paul Trotta and John Sieburn, to the Miners’ credit

they batted with great intent, taking the Devils’ Patrick Glover for ten off his first over and really setting the tone for the match.

Although not pretty to watch, Sieburn (28) played a gutsy innings, taking his chances and frustrating the Devils’ attack.

Trotta (49) was at his vintage best as he wound back the clock with a crucial and composed innings.

When Rein Geraghty and Glover couldn’t break through it was the spin twins Ben Vandeleur (2/29) and Lucas Holbrook (2/21) who got the breakthroughs.

Sieburn holed out to Vandeleur in the 16th over with the score on 66.

The dangerous Rhys Allard went

in at first drop to help move the Miners to a strong position of 1/79 at the drinks break.

Lucas Holbrook built pressure and had Allard caught off a top edge by Vandeleur at point for 11.

Jared Greenbank was next in and soon showed why he is one of the best pure athletes to walk onto the oval. His placement of anything loose and his determination allowed him to score at will, assisted by the experience of Trotta.

Vandeleur got Trotta to pop one to Roger I’anson at mid-on with the total at 114. Greenbank (64) was a shining light before Seb Holbrook (2/29) nabbed him caught behind.

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