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We’re changing: council
WRITTEN BY AMANDA HUDSON
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hile a S outh Australian Ombudsman report has raised serious concerns about the past dealings of Roxby Council, significant changes have been already made according to new Administrator, Geoff Whitbread.
Speaking to The Monitor last week, Mr Whitbread said the report – which came about after a complaint to the Office for Public Integrity - had not come as a surprise. “For me there are three clear take outs from this report, none of them are surprising because they have been identified earlier on, some months ago,” he said.
“It really comes down to systems; having the correct systems in the organisation, and correct policies, because we are a public entity spending public funds and we need to be publicly accountable, so this report from the ombudsman underpins those observations.” The 64-page document addressed whether Roxby Council and previous administrator Bill Boehm had committed “maladministration in public administration by a course of conduct involving inappropriate expenditure and other administrative practices”. SA Ombudsman Wayne Lines’ report noted that he “did not find any evidence of dishonesty on Mr Boehm’s part” and, as he was no longer employed by Roxby Council, said he did not “consider it necessary to make any recommendations in relation to his conduct
as an individual”. However, Mr Lines did find that the council had committed maladministration through its use of directly engaging consultants named as “Mr A” and “Mr B” for various projects, resulting in “substantial mismanagement of public resources”. Furthermore, he said Mr Boehm had committed an act of maladministration in public administration by entering into contracts without tendering “or having given proper consideration to tendering”, as well as failing “to keep proper records in relation to those contracts”, failing to “implement a tender policy between 2000 and 2003” and failing “to comply with tender policies once implemented”. Mr Lines also found that the council had
acted in a way that was “wrong” under the Ombudsman Act around its bullying and violence procedure, not appointing an Equal Opportunity Officer, and disposing of records. The investigation considered information provided by Mr Boehm, the complainant, former consultants and advisers, current and former council staff, a former community board chairperson, former Member for Giles Lyn Breuer, Paul Heithersay (Resource Infrastructure & Investment Task Force, Department for State Development) and Mr Whitbread. It included examination of a range of concerns raised about the council, and resulted in the ombudsman making four recommendations: CONTINUED - PAGE 2
Mock crash intrigues at expo A large crowd watched local police and emergency services crews put their skills on show in a ‘mock crash’ exercise at Saturday’s Happy Healthy Expo. FULL STORY - PAGE 3
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CHECK YOUR EVAPORATIVE AIR CONDITIONER IS SAFE Residents in the Roxby Downs area who have an evaporative air conditioner are strongly encouraged to get it checked. The Office of the Technical Regulator (OTR) has received reports that internal electrical wiring of some units is pressing against the metal mesh that holds the cooling pad in place, which can lead to electric shocks. If you have an evaporative air conditioner, the OTR strongly suggests you get a licensed electrician to check it is safe and do any necessary repairs. For more information, contact the OTR on (08) 8226 5518 R Faunt Technical Regulator
Temperatures up with no signs of dropping A fter a number of scorching days in the past month it’s no surprise that this March has been the hottest on record in South Australia. The Bureau of Meteorology’s (BOM) Darren Way told The Monitor that in the pastoral areas of South Australia, including Andamooka and Woomera, it’s been quite a dry March, which despite the heat, isn’t too unusual. However, there have definitely been some record temperatures with the monthly mean maximum temperature reaching 36 degrees in the region last month. “Average temperatures in the pastoral area have been up by three to fourdegrees,” Mr Way said. Residents in Roxby Downs can expect more of the same weather to
come, with this autumn expected to be hotter and drier than previous years. “It is looking to be warmer than usual the next few months,” Mr Way said. “We’re heading into the season where temperatures would usually start dropping but they have stayed up.” The past month has been dry with only one or two millimetres of rain in some areas, where 20 or 30 millimetres might usually be expected. A BOM report released last Thursday said April to June rainfall was likely to be below average over the southern two-thirds of mainland Australia. Daytime temperatures from April to June were also very likely to be higher than usual, with night-time temperatures indicating a warmer three months.
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Changes underway CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE Contracts and tendering: It was recommended that council “review its current contracts and tendering policy”, specifically around requirements relating to section 49 of the Local Government Act, and amend the policy so that “reasons must be recorded for entering into contracts other than those resulting from a tender process”. Bullying procedure: Council review its violence and bullying procedure to “provide a more detailed process for dealing with complaints … including identifying particular staff to whom complaints can be made … and a detailed process and timeline for how the council will deal with such complaints” Equal Opportunity Officer: an “appropriately trained” officer is employed by council to handle complaints of discrimination and harassment; and State Records Act: council “remind all staff of their obligations under the State Records Act”. Mr Whitbread said each of Mr Lines’ recommendations had already been identified as requiring improvement before the report was released. “The first one is about procurement processes and our contract management regime needs to be significantly improved, which is underway,” Mr Whitbread said. “The splash pad was a classic example, where I pulled the project until such time as our prudential management, contract management program, budgets, etc were all secured. We put a two-month hold on it until all of that prepatory work was completed, which decreased the risk of the project.” “The second take out was an issue that relates to human resource management, about having appropriate people doing appropriate jobs and ensuring that we’ve got the right policies in place according to the law,” Mr Whitbread said. “We started that last September by introducing (a revised) Equal Opportunity, Harassment, and Work Place Bullying Policy adopted by Council in September last year.” The third area of recommendation, around record keeping – or document management – was another area council was already addressing, Mr Whitbread said. “We need some help there, we do have good staff managing it and we do OK, but it’s not good enough particularly on the big projects, and there are legislative requirements under the State Records Act (to be adhered to).” With the ombudsman’s report detailing the council’s previous history around using a small number of consultants for a range of outsourced projects and work, Mr Whitbread said external providers would continue to be used but less frequently. “It’s hard to get all the skills in Roxby Downs, (but) we will use the right consultant for the right purpose, not the same consultants for everything,” he said. “There will be contracts for the consultants and the consultants will be managed to their contracts, it’s as simple as that.” Mr Whitbread added that the recruitment of a Chief Executive Officer, currently underway, would provide Roxby Council with another level of “checks and balances” to assist its management going forward. “I’d like to think that what we’re trying to do in Roxby Downs in the future will become a model for future management of public resources with a significant community support - but that’s a utopian vision,” he said. “Fundamentally we have a duty to run an open and transparent organisation as we can, and history has proven that that hasn’t happened here and I hope it’s seen to be happening now.” The ombudsman’s report is available publicly at www.ombudsman.sa.gov.au
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Raine & Horne brings home a swag of awards
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aine & Horne Roxby Downs were stand-out performers from twenty seven franchisees’ at the Raine & Horne SA State Awards held in Adelaide recently.
The local business, owned by Sandy and Craig Sumsion, took out a swag of awards (all for the 2016 year) including Mrs Sumsion being named Outstanding Property Manager for South Australia and being recognised as the Top Listing Property Manager (Country). Mr and Mr Sumsion were also recognised for ten years of service to Raine & Horne, while the business also won Top Property Management Office – Country, and received a prestigious national Chairman’s Club Award for Property Management. The Chairman’s Club is an elite group personally selected by the company’s Executive Chairman Angus Raine, where recipients receive specialised training, networking and opportunities throughout the year. Mrs Sumsion’s outstanding results also earned her a Chairman’s Club invitation of her own. Reflecting on the awards night, which was held at the National Wine Centre in Adelaide, she said it was a great night for the entire Raine & Horne Roxby Downs team. “It was humbling but also
The Roxby Downs Raine & Horne team on-stage after their awards with the award sponsor (centre).
terrific, one of our staff previously won the Outstanding Property Manager for South Australia three years ago, so I think it shows that the standards that Craig and I have set for our business are excellent,” Mrs Sumsion said. “If you have professional standards that you train your staff to and you abide by them, then you can find yourself in the winners’ circle. “We also need to acknowledge the landlords and tenants who we work with, and of course staff past and present – it is a team effort.”
Raine & Horne Roxby Downs has certainly found itself in the winners’ circle in the past, with previous staff member Nicole Briley winning the National Property Manager award in 2014, and Mr Sumsion frequently one of the company’s top ten sales representatives between 2008 – 2012. Although doing business in Roxby Downs has been very challenging in recent times, Mrs Sumsion said her office’s awards also highlighted that things were starting to improve and local businesses could still survive - and thrive here.
“I saw Jo Dillon’s achievements in The Monitor last week and I just thought, ‘you go Jo’,” she said. “I really believe that in business, if you just have your standards and customer service and believe in yourself and take all opportunities that come your way and of course work hard, it can pay off.” Mrs Sumsion will now head to the Raine & Horne International Conference in Darwin at the end of July to vie for the property management award at national level.
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erfect Roxby Downs autumn weather set the scene for an excellent turnout at Saturday’s Happy Healthy Expo.
Organised by the Roxby Downs Health Forum, the expo saw around 700 people visit between 9am – 1pm and find out about the range of health services, initiatives and activities available locally. “It was fantastic, there was a great turn out and a good community spirit,” said Roxby Council’s Community Projects Officer, Sasha Yantewo. “It was all about giving people more information about what’s available in their community and the services they can access from afar, and also those that operate here.” Held at the Roxby Downs Community Youth Centre and swimming pool grassed area, the expo also spilled into the small oval car park for a mock car crash exercise. “The mock crash was awesome, to see those services – police, ambulance and emergency services – working together was inspiring,” Mrs Yantewo said. With the expo being held in the Roxbylink auditorium previously, a change of venue to the youth centre and grassed area worked well, Mrs Yantewo added. “Having the community youth centre as the entrance point worked well, it was a nice space to enter and go past the kitchen, and then the grassed area was lovely,” she said. A highlight of the day were two cooking demonstrations by Sprout cooking school’s Callum Hann and Themis Chryssidis, which were attended by 3040 people each time and very well received. “They cooked a Vietnamese chicken salad and beef fillet with olive tapenade and did a great job,” Ms Yantewo said. “They also did a session for our Community Foodies yesterday (Sunday) – their philosophy is to cook healthy but simple, don’t make it complicated, just cook and eat and get together at the table.” The Happy Healthy Expo was also supported by Roxby Council, Roxbylink and Time for Wellbeing.
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orget about the Easter Bunny – Easter Bilbies are all the rage in Roxby Downs this Easter, with our very own bilby burrow open again in the Roxby Central Mall.
The Community Hub has been transformed into a bilby burrow and is open right up until Easter for both scheduled toddler story time events, and on a casual ‘drop in’ basis. Organised by Arid Recovery, the burrow hosted its first Toddler Story Time yesterday and will host further sessions this Friday (9.30am) and Tuesday (9.30am).
Toddler Story Time includes the reading of a bilby-themed book, before children and their parents/caregivers can complete some bilby Easter craft activities. Children will be able to make their own bilby poo, decorate bilby magnets, make bilby pom poms, make their own bilby ears, and make kaleidoscope bilbies. Arid Recovery mascot Macca the Bilby will also be making an appearance. Arid Recovery General Manager Katherine Tuft said the “bilbies not bunnies” message was an important one, with rabbits often having a devastating environmental impact in arid Australia.
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he annual Andamooka Easter Egg Hunt will be on once again at the Andamooka Historic Cottages this Easter Sunday (April 16).
“There is an educational message there, and very much at the moment with the release of the calicivirus – rabbits make a huge difference for native animals, both from competition for feed but they also prop up cat and fox populations as well,” she said. The burrow will also be open outside of Toddler Story Time for people to call in, including this Friday from 2.30pm – 5pm and other times when available. A treasure hunt will also be available, with children visiting Roxby Traders businesses to receive stamps to make up an entry for a big Easter hamper.
Anyone can join in the Easter egg hunt for a gold coin donation, while there will also be a pancake breakfast for $5 a person, put on by the Andamooka Youth Group (AYG). The day is being organised by the AYG, who have also arranged a jumping castle thanks to a donation by Party Hire, and children will have a chance to take a photo with the Easter Bunny
throughout the day. The Easter egg hunt will be taking place in and around the historic cottages where kids will be collecting tokens or a special golden horseshoe which they can trade for a bag of Easter goodies once the hunt is over. AYG co-ordinator Donna Waters said the day was very well attended last year, with about 60 people involved. “Everyone had a ball last year,” she said. “I know this year will be a clash with other events like the Woomera seventieth anniversary but even if ten or 20 people are come out I’ll be happy.”
Family fun guaranteed at ODSC carnival
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his Saturday the Olympic Dam Sp or ting C lub (ODSC) will hold a family carnival, the first in a series of events culminating in its 30th anniversary celebration later in the year.
In the past the ODSC has run a number of successful events aimed at getting the wider community and families involved in the club, including a fun-filled karaoke night last season. And this weekend’s family carnival, held at the club on Olympic Way, Olympic Dam,
Arid Recovery’s Emily Gregg, Kimberley Solly, Macca the Bilby and RoxbyLink Library’s Susanne Parker at the Bilby Burrow in the Roxby Downs Community Hub.
certainly won’t be an exception. A jumping castle will be available for children from 11am – 1pm, there will be fairy floss, hot doughnuts, show bags and plenty more including an Easter themed raffle, with proceeds going toward funding a new playground for the clubrooms. ODSC has partnered with SA Energy Solutions to help take the club into a sustainable future and have installed solar panel in the clubrooms, marking the beginning of a period of change in which the
club will continue to grow and develop – and the new playground will be the next step in that evolution. The ODSC social committee has been working hard to organise the event with Kelly Reid taking the lead on event planning. The day is open to the whole community and is aimed at bringing families together for a fun day out at the clubrooms. The event kicks off at 10am and runs through until 2pm.
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Woomera celebrates 70th milestone
WRITTEN BY EMMA ZIRKEL
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oomera is gearing up to celebrate the 70th anniversary of its iconic rocket range this Easter long weekend.
The town will celebrate 70 years since the Woomera Rocket Range was officially established on 1 April, 1947, with reunion celebrations kicking off on Friday, April 14 and continuing through to Easter Monday, 17 April. Although final preparations for the event are still being made, Woomera Community Association secretary Brad Leng said more than 400 former residents are expected to travel to Woomera for the weekend. Everyone attending the reunion is urged to join a mass briefing, presented by Squadron Leader Darren Shirter,
which will cover safety and security on Friday April 14 at 5pm. Tours of the restricted Woomera Test Range area and Nurrungar will be held on the Saturday, which are now booked out due to prior approval from the Minister of Defence being required for attendees. A Red Desert Dance being held on the Saturday night has also reached its maximum capacity and is no longer open to further bookings. “It’s a lot to juggle, organising an event of this magnitude,” Mr Leng said. “But we have arranged many other activities which residents in the community can attend. “Unfortunately we won’t be having another ‘big-gig’ event for the Saturday night as no club can handle the number were expecting.
“However, the Eldo Hotel will have a special reunion menu for the evening and the RSL club will be open and hosting some events.” Mr Leng told The Monitor that a market and fete day is also being organised for the Saturday, with hopes to extend through until the Sunday. The markets will include food stalls, opal traders and the possibility of a car wash with proceeds going to the local Country Fire Service (CFS). “We’re also talking about the possibility of organising a walking tour if there’s enough people from Roxby Downs interested,” Mr Leng said. “Where they can walk through the town and hear about Woomera’s history.” The Woomera Observatory will also be open throughout the weekend and a screening of the motion picture “The
The Woomera hospital - now closed - in its heyday. INSET: Len Beadell, the surveyor who determined Woomera’s location.
Infinite Man”, which was filmed in Woomera, will also be held. A full program of events can be viewed at www.
woomerarange.com.au/program. Any queries about the event can be directed to woomeraboard@bigpond.
com. As the event nears responses may be delayed, but will be more than welcome and addressed in due course.
Foodie fun for toddlers
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n a collaborative first, Roxby Community Foodies and Toddler Story Time (TST) teamed up to host a story time and cooking event for local toddlers.
Volunteer ambulance officers Mark Lucas, Luke Scott, Peter Walters and Peter Dospisil at the Roxby Downs station.
Ambulance volunteers sought
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n a bid to enhance its support for the community, the Roxby Downs SA Ambulance Service (SAAS) is looking for volunteers to cover day shifts.
Living in a remote location makes residents of Roxby Downs more vulnerable and the need for volunteers is as great as ever. “Many of our volunteers work during the day,” said SAAS regional team leader, Lee Dale. “I am reaching out to those who might work evening shift or have children at school and asking them to think about whether they, too, could support the community.” As part of their training volun-
teers would learn valuable skills such as Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and how to respond in a medical emergency. Peter Walters, volunteer team leader for Roxby Downs, is an advocate for the positive effects volunteering can have. “I joined because I wanted to get involved with the community and knew that training would be really valuable,” he said. “I know that I now have the life-saving skills necessary to help my family and others, no matter where I am. It’s given me more self-confidence.” To help assist people with young
Held on Tuesday and Friday last week, both sessions started with a reading of the Pamela Allen children’s classic ‘The Man with the Messy Hair’ in the Roxbylink library before the children and their parents headed to the Community Youth Centre to create ‘owl’ toast. Roxby Downs Community Foodies Colleen Dingwall, Michelle Smith, Kelly Reid and Ali O’Connor, put together a “creation station” where the toddlers could make owl toast.
children and encourage those individuals to volunteer, SA Ambulance Service will also cover the cost of childcare when that volunteer is on shift. “Absolutely, we cover child care if needed,” Mr Dale said. “I encourage people to think about becoming an ambulance volunteer. It’s a rewarding thing to do because the community needs an ambulance.” For further information or queries about becoming an ambulance volunteer, contact Lee Dale on 0428 826 904, SA Ambulance Service on 1800 655 306, or email SAASvolunteer@sa.gov.au
Owl toast was chosen as it encompassed the key messages of healthy eating, with kids encouraged to eat breakfast every day and to incorporate more fruit, vegetables and wholefoods as part of their diets, as well as drinking water over sugary drinks. Roxby Downs Council Community Projects Officer Sasha Yantewo said it was a great morning with the Foodies and TST combined. “There was great messaging from the foodies about healthy eating in our little families in Roxby,” she said. There will be more Roxby Foodies action in the coming weeks stay tuned for more information. More photos – see page 8.
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Little Lizards Does your child love celebrating birthdays? The Monitor has started up a Little Lizards section where it gives a shoutout to local kids enjoying birthdays, with one child selected to have their photo appear in the paper as well. To participate send your name and contact phone number, along with your child’s name and date of birth, to editor@themonitor.com.au, phone 8671 2683, drop it in to our Richardson Place office or mail it to PO Box 72, Roxby Downs SA 5725.
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8 - RFDS Auxiliary Poker Run 8 - Olympic Dam Sporting Club Family Carnival 15, 16 - Arid Recovery 20th Birthday celebrations. 22 & 23 - Sandvik Desert Classic, Woomera & Roxby Downs 25 - ANZAC Day - Dawn Service, 6am & March, 10.30am, Richardson Place Roxby Downs
Have a community event coming up? Let us know! To add your event to the calendar, email editor@themonitor.com.au or phone 8671 2683. The Community Calendar is restricted to the basic details of an event (what, where, when).
Last week Mining Minds hosted a full day student leadership training seminar with education and leadership specialist Anthony Semann, along with students representing schools across the Olympic Dam region. These students represented both primary to high school, and participated in teamwork exercises to create new games, build structures and collaborate on ideas for projects they may undertake as leaders in their schools. Students discussed their personal concepts of heroes and the kind of skills and attributes they believe are important to good leadership. The Leadership as Learning Project with Anthony Semann also began last week, with close to 30 locals enrolled in this 12-month project to develop their leadership skills across a variety of settings including education, business and community. Participants will undertake a workplace or community-based action research project to apply what they are learning and present their achievements and discoveries to the group and other local leaders in November. The aim of these projects is to develop leadership capacity across our community and build social capital, beginning with our young leaders and including members of our education, business and community sectors. This year we are excited to have a strong parent representation, and you can expect to see that some of the leadership projects will be visible in the community this year as participants begin to apply what they are learning in a variety of contexts. Anthony was also interviewed on RoxFM’s Education Hour about the state of leadership today, commenting that leadership is very visible and currently held in the public consciousness as local and global leaders are scrutinised. Anthony reminds us that managers are not always leaders, and leaders are not always managers or recognised as leaders – but you cannot be a leader if no one is following you. Leadership is behaviour that has influence and can create change through relationship and connection. He who leads where no one follows has just gone for a long walk.
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Future students prepare for school A
Ready Set School prog ram held at St Barbara’s scho ol e ach we ek enables future students to prepare for the start of their school journey.
Education Support Officer Denise reads a story to students.
Kacie-Lee matching sounds in words in a recent Ready Set School session.
Each session provides students with a head start in life by teaching them the most essential skills - reading, writing, spelling and numeracy through play. This experience sets them up for a successful transition into St Barbara’s school environment. The Ready Set School program is run on Wednesday mornings from 8.45am to 10.30am.
Zoey making a teddy out of play dough - the letter ‘T’ was taught during this Ready Set School session.
History incorporated into artworks
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t Barbara’s Parish School year five/six class have been busy designing individual murals for a wall or garden bed in their media art lesson.
Miss Weston’s year one and two class and their playdoh-making activity.
Their work will be used for a kitchen garden that will be created during the year. Students were encouraged to incorporate the history of the school and the town in their artworks.
Senses inspire children’s Haiku poetry
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aint Barbara’s Parish School’s year one/two blue class has been busy learning about Haiku poems and procedural texts.
Aemelia and Joanna working on their murals recently.
“We began our Haiku unit with some inspiration,” class teacher Kelly Weston said. “We used our senses of touch, smell, sight and hearing to help brainstorm some of the properties of bubbles and playdoh. “We then investigated some of the language features of Haikus
such as syllables. Students had to make sure that their Haikus matched the structure of five syllables for the first line, seven for the second line and five for the third line. “Students then used this information and their prior knowledge to write a Haiku poem about either bubbles or playdoh.” The class has also been investigating procedural text and their purpose, structure and language features. As a “HOOK” the students made two batches of play-
doh. “Using the procedure we carefully measured the ingredients and followed the method precisely,” Miss Weston said. “With our modelled lesson complete, the students then created pictures and devised their own perceptions of the steps involved in making Playdoh. “Using the information of the structure and the language features involved in this text, students independently developed a procedural text for brushing their teeth.”
LEFT: Grace and Lakin display a picture to go with their writing.
BELOW: The procedure Lakin wrote to help boost bubblegum sales.
Kids have fun when bubblegum sale are down!
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rs Snell’s year one/ two class had fun blowing bubbles in their literacy lesson.
All students thoroughly enjoyed the performance task with Mrs Snell’s catchy request “bubble gum sales are down because kids can’t blow bubbles. You need to write a procedure text to teach them how to do it”.
Chae and Sanja at work on their ‘kitchen garden’ projects.
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Connor Barrett and his Owl Toast.
Brittany Syvertsen proudly showing her Owl Toast made at Toddler Story Time.
Mel and Jasmin Sharp with their Owl Toast creation.
Supporting the Port Pirie Pirates were Amahlee, Daelan and Michelle Hawkins.
Beck Cooke and Kateland McBey (back) with Ava Carstairs, Summah Cooke and Darby Carstairs.
Drew, Beau, Sasha and Rhys cheered on the OD Barbarians on Saturday.
Cheering on the OD Barbarians on Saturday were Josh Arancelovic, Tamsin Keogh-Paul, Oakleigh Rawlins, Reanna Bland and Tanisha HG.
Soaking in some Roxby Downs sunshine were Adriaan Lampens and Ylenia Jacobs, both from Belgium.
Zak Zeptner and Jayden, Jackson, Shaz, Denise and Milla Foster.
Kenny and Brooklyn Guinan enjoyed a game of noughts and crosses in the sunshine.
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Happy Healthy Expo
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Boryana, Adelyn and Flynn Woodhouse.
Anne O’Reilly, Karyn Reid and Melodie Watts talked to attendees about the Health Advisory Council.
Wesley Knights talked to visitors about Kin Balance and EQ102.
Hayley Gregory, Jasmine Tovakuta and Millie Cordy.
Kelly Blackwell at the BHP Billiton Health Promotion stall.
Tammie Kemp, Karen Orchard, baby Ella and Kim Killick at the Roxby Downs Health Service stand.
Jake, Kim and Heidi Zeptner.
Lily Kemenyvary, Abbey Bode and Amy Kemenyvary.
SA Ambulance Service Roxby Downs’ Mark Lucas and Peter Walters.
The Roxby Downs State Emergency Services (SES) cadets and crew.
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roxby downs community board & forums
Multicultural cooking club produces the goods!
Happy, healthy hooray
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ocal community members learned and enjoyed some tasty dishes at the Multicultural Cooking Club, held at the Community Youth Centre recently.
THANK YOU Thank You Thank You to all sponsors, stall holders, volunteers & contributors for making the 2017 Happy Healthy Expo a Huge Success!
The Community Board & forums Alcohol and Substance Abuse Forum Community garden • Roxby Road Safe Health forum • Youth Advisory Committee Community Foodies • Community Library Roxby Downs Health Services Sodexo • BHP Billiton Medical Centre RoxFM • RFDS Auxiliary EQ102/KIN balance • Melalecua Australia Asthma Foundation SA Port Augusta, Roxby Downs & Woomera Health Advisory Council Negative Ion Garments by Theresa Centacare Catholic Family Services Country SA • Bare Oils – Roxby Downs Star club • UnitingCare Wesley Country SA Trace of Nature • Calvary Community Care Kim’s Organics • Roxby Scouts Roxby Downs Physiotherapy Naturally Balanced • Life Rejuvenated Breast Screen SA Roxby Kinesiology & Reiki SES • CFS • SA Ambulance • SAPOL BHP Billiton • Country SA PHN Time for Wellbeing Roxbylink • Roxby Council
Multicultural member Charles Nzama demonstrated a Buffalo Ribs dish with homemade BBQ sauce, and Lonnie Wray demonstrated Leche Flan, a Filipino dessert. Both dishes were delicious and many aspiring cooks went home to replicate these amazing dishes. Stay tuned for the next cooking club event!
Charles Nzama cooking at the recent multicultural cooking event.
LEFT: Lonnie cooking her Filipino flan.
Sprout cooking school’s Callum Hann provided a cooking demonstration at the expo.
JOINING FORUMS
ARTS and CULTURE FORUM
MULTICULTURAL FORUM
Anni Giles 0448 168 167
34 Wattle Drive
Thursday, April 6 @ 5.30pm
BUSINESS FORUM
Council Boardroom
Wednesday, April 19 @ 5.30pm Community Youth Centre
ROXBY ROADSAFE MEETING
SPORT & REC FORUM
If you would like to join a forum and would like more information please contact the following people.
John Wilby 0428 815 436
New members are always welcome.
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Thursday, April 6 @ 7pm
Tuesday, April 11 @ 6.15pm
Michelle Hales 0418 833 818
Community Youth Centre
Tuesday, April 11 @ 7pm
COMMUNITY GARDEN
Council Boardroom
Theresa Bunyon 0413 609 102
Tuesday, May 2 @ 6.30pm Community Youth Centre
FAMILY FORUM
Thursday, April 13 @ 6.30pm
WOMEN’S NETWORK
Hayley Scrivens 0459 824 026
SASHA YANTEWO 0428 727 583
Community Garden
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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 Sandy Sumsion • Dr. Simon Lockwood • Vicki Mason • Angela Thompson Theresa Bunyon • Mel O’Donnell • Jennah Laister • Hayley Scrivens • Geoff Whitbread • Chad Menzies
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. Page 10 -- Wednesday, April 5, 2017
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oxby Council’s ne w website launched late last year and since then, has been continually updated and improved to meet the needs of a dynamic community.
You can filter by event type and choose to view the calendar by day, week or month – whatever suits you! This will allow groups and individuals to better plan throughout the year and avoid calendar clashes. The Community Calendar is located at www.roxbydowns. sa.gov.au/communitycalendar. You can also submit events for
The Community Calendar allows members of the community to view what’s happening in Roxby Downs quickly and easily.
your group or club yourself using the online submission tool, just navigate to the Community Calendar page and click on “Submit Your Event”. Fill in all the event details and don’t forget to provide as much detail as you can including contact information (please note that events submitted will be subject to review and approval).
Roxby Downs hosts so many fantastic events throughout the year and Roxby Council hopes the Community Calendar will be a “one-stop shop” to find out what’s going on. If you have any feedback on the website or would like more information, please contact Nadene Murray, nadene.murray@ roxbycouncil.com.au
April School Holiday Fun 2017 Week 1 Tuesday 18th Monday 17th Public Holiday Wishing everyone a Happy Easter! Children under 10 must be accompanied by a caregiver for all activities
Wednesday 19th
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Community Library
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Toddler Storytime 9:30am - 10:30am Bird Craft Ages 0 - 5 years
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Thursday 20th
Friday 21st
Community Library
Community Youth Centre Making Origami
Holiday Craft (Session 1)
ANZAC Day Medals 9:30am - 10:30am Ages 5 - 10 years
10:00am - 5:00pm Ages 10+
Community Library
Holiday Craft (Session 2)
ANZAC Day Medals 1:30pm - 2:30pm Ages 5 - 10 years
Community Library
Community Youth Centre Sand Art Bracelets
Holiday Craft (Session 2)
Community Library Holiday Craft Sessions Bookings are essential Please contact the Library on 8671 0500
Weaving Baskets 1:30pm - 2:30pm Ages 5 - 10 years
Community Library LEGO
10:00am - 5:00pm Ages 10+
Drop In Community Youth Centre 10:00am - 5:00pm
2:00pm - 4:00pm Ages 5 - 10 years
Drop In Community Youth Centre 10:00am - 5:00pm
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Ages 10+
April School Holiday Fun 2017 Week 2 Monday 24th
Tuesday 25th
Wednesday 26th
Thursday 27th
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Community Library Holiday Craft Sessions Bookings are essential Please contact the Library on 8671 0500
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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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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). Monday to Friday 10am – 4pm Saturday 8am – 12 noon Sunday 1pm – 5pm All inquiries 8671 1154
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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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CHURCH NOTICES 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.
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The Outback Communities Authority (OCA) in association with the Andamooka Progress and Opal Miners Association Inc. has drafted the 2017 18 Community Affairs Resourcing and Management (CARM) Agreement, (including a Community Contribution Scheme) for the Andamooka area for consultation. The draft CARM agreement will be available from 10 April 2017 at the Andamooka Town Management Committee office at Andamooka, or accessible at www.oca.sa.gov.au. Hard copies are also available by contacting the OCA on 1800 640 542 or email oca@sa.gov.au.
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Around the grounds Parewai Thomas in rugby action on Saturday.
Father John sends one down in recent night owl bowling at the Roxby Downs Bowling Club.
Hornets’ Seb Lockwood and Magic’s Caleb Griggs in their under 19 boys basketball grand final match.
Lakers’ Liam Burden looks for a pass away from Cavaliers’ Jack Johnson in their under-14 prelim final.
Sashi Pannier in action at night owl bowls.
Jillaroos’ Amber Baker (left) watches as Jessica Coles (centre) is put under pressure by Ferns’ players.
Raiders’ Will Grocke and Jets’ Josh Scott in their under-12 prelim final.
Flames’ Annabelle Kruger pressures Lakers’ Siannah Geraghty in their under 12 preliminary final on Friday night.
OD Barbarians’ Duane Parker kicks for a conversion.
OD Barbarians’ Duane Parker lines up a kick for the OD Barbarians.
Riley Evans (Lightning) looks for a pass in her under-16 grand final against Eagles.
Brian Rodgers played night owl bowls at the Roxby Downs Bowling Club.
Stephen Stokes in action at night owl bowls.
Reds’ Madison Qualmann defends Flames’ Erin Johnson in their under-14 prelim final.
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Jillaroos’ Zara Daniels breaks free from the Ferns’ defence in Saturday’s rugby.
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Masters gold rush for local couple WRITTEN BY EMMA ZIRKEL
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ocal couple Amanda and Mick Nelson cleaned up the competition at the recent South Australian Masters Games in Clare.
The masters is a multisport event for adults to compete in, and took place from March 24-27 with 23 sports on offer. The Nelson duo entered in the athletics events in the competition, with Mrs Nelson competing in the high jump, 60 and 100 metre sprints, shot put, triple jump, long jump, discus and 1500m walk. Meanwhile, Mr Nelson competed in shot put, javelin, 60m heavy weight, discus and long jump, walking away with 12 gold and four silver medals between them. “There were so many different
sports, it was unreal,” Mrs Nelson said. “They had an opening ceremony and a closing ceremony. It was a lot bigger than I thought it would be. I thought it was just going to be athletics but there were so many sports over the course of the four days. “Clare was booked out at maximum capacity and you couldn’t get accommodation. We were lucky that one of our friends responded to my urgent message and their family had an olive farm where we stayed. “That was the only way we got to stay there, otherwise it would have been an hour’s drive to the nearest accommodation we could have stayed at.” Although both Mr and Mrs Nelson have athletic backgrounds, it had been some time since they had competed – with Mr Nelson’s return to athletics the first time had thrown a javelin since an arm injury.
“I used to do State walking,” Mrs Nelson said. “I used to compete in javelin back in school,” Mr Nelson added. “I haven’t competed in a number of years because the last time I competed I broke my arm and had to have an elbow reconstruction.” While the couple performed well over the weekend, the highlight for them was the sense of community and camaraderie that was in the air. “It was like having 30 sets of your grandparents on the sidelines cheering you on. It was amazing, they were all so welcoming,” Mrs Nelson said. “There were so many amazing athletes there, who were twice our age if not more. It was phenomenal to see them compete and really inspirational for us to watch.” Mr Nelson said it was a very competitive environment. “Competitors (were) out there to
beat their personal best times and spectators watching on the finish line and high-fiving them if they beat it,” he said. “There was a gentleman out there competing in the shot put and he threw the smallest distance but he beat his personal best by 30 centimetres, so everyone spectating got really excited about that.” The Nelsons said that it was a spontaneous decision to enter. “We knew maybe three months ahead that we would enter but we didn’t train as much in the lead up as other athletes might have,” Mr Nelson said. “We take out kids to little athletics every Sunday and we kind of thought we can still do that,” Mrs Nelson said. “We sort of wanted to set ourselves a little bit of a challenge,” Mr Nelson added. When asked if they plan on com-
peting in any of future masters games both Nelsons said they were game to give it another go. “The next annual games will be in Murray Bridge, at this stage we’ve already said we’ll go,” Mr Nelson said. “We’ve made friends with the same age kids as us. There was a couple we were competing closely against and they also had three kids the same age as ours so they played all weekend. So we’ve already made some plans.” And as for the next challenge for the duo? Mrs Nelson has set her sights on the walking event, after being just two minutes shy of beating the record at the weekend. “I’m going to train more often,” she said. “This gives me the opportunity to train to get fit and stay fit.”
ABOVE: Mick and Amanda’s winnings from the Masters Games LEFT: Amanda Nelson competing in shot put at the SA Master’s Games.
RIGHT: Mick Nelson throwing the javelin resulting in a gold medal win.
RDAS winners at WASSAC
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oxby Downs Area School (RDAS) hosted the annual Western Areas Secondary School Athle tic s C ar niv al (WASSAC) on Monday, 20 March.
Competitors arrived from across the State the day before the event, ready for the athletics action to commence at 7.30am on the Monday morning. “The day was absolutely fantastic, it ran like clockwork,” said RDAS middle school co-ordinator and WASSAC organiser, Daniel McGuire. “We had nothing but good feedback from all the schools involved, and teachers on the day were super impressed with
how everything was organised and how well it ran. “The food and hospitality students, helped by Claire Meatheringham, cooked up a storm for the crowds and the got rave reviews from the students and teachers alike.” While it was a Far West side who went home with the overall shield, RDAS students put up a strong performance on the day. A top effort came from Jasmine Tovakuta, who came first in the under 15 girl’s 200m and 100m sprints, second in discus and was the runner-up under 15 girls champion. Meanwhile, Caleb Kemenyvary finished first in the under 15 boys 800m and 400m races
RDAS’ Jada Wellgreen lines up a discus throw at WASSAC recently.
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and placed second in the 200m sprint. Other stand out athletes on the day included Bianca Caden who came first in the under 15 girls long jump, Elise Turtur (first, under 14 girls discus), Jayden Jones (first, under 14 boys shot put), Kallin Pulin (Woomera Area School) who placed first in under 16 boys discus and shot put, and Chloe Turley who triple jumped her way to first place in the under 14 girls group. The day was finished with presentations in the RDAS gym where the Far North team (which includes Roxby Downs and Woomera schools) were announced the winners of the handicap shield.
Australia Post Roxby Downs’ Sue Flynn presents the handicap shield to RDAS’ Jack Dalgleish.
Tony Checker put local junior basketballers through their paces in a speed and agility training session last week.
Fine-tuning for local athletic talent
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trength and conditioning specialist Tony Checker paid another visit to Roxby Downs last week, holding sessions for parents and sporting organisations, as well as putting local junior athletes through their paces.
Checker, also the umpires’ physical performance manager for the Australian Football League (AFL) and South Australian National Football League (SANFL) , kicked off his visit with two sessions last Monday – firstly for parents on “Tips for Parenting the Ambitious Athlete” and secondly for coaches on “Planning and presentation of the Training Session”. Meanwhile, on Tuesday afternoon, he held a speed, acceleration and agility training session for Roxby Downs’ young athletes. The session was well attended as Checker ran attendees through various drills and exercises to refine and hone their athletic skills. “There is undoubtedly a great deal of athletic talent in the group,” he said. “I found them to be very enthusiastic. “Whether it be when you’re the offensive team www.themonitor.com.au
or the defensive, speed in the form of acceleration and quickness of limb movement are such valuable attributes in many of the invasion games that we play, inclusive of basketball. “Anytime we can give keen team athletes the opportunity to further develop speed, strength, stamina and suppleness is time well spent. “Development in these fields will also enhance the athletes’ agility, balance and overall physical resilience.” Checker also said he had kept up-to-date with the local athletics scene. “It was of interest to read in a recent edition of The Monitor that Little Athletics in Roxby is in a growth stage. “It was also pleasing to hear that athletics is an integral component of the area school’s physical education curriculum. “Exposure to the disciplines of this sport undoubtedly assist with an athlete’s development in so many other sporting activities.” Checker’s visit to Roxby Downs was supported by the Office for Recreation and Sport and STAR Club. THE MONITOR - Your Community Newspaper
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The under-10 boys and girls teams played a round robin competition on Saturday morning, and were presented with participation trophies.
Junior basketballers play for title
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he Roxby Downs Junior Basketball Association held its preliminary and grand finals last week, to finish the 2016-17 season.
The under ten boys and girls teams played a round robin event on Saturday morning, before all players were presented with participation trophies. Grand finals for under 12 boys and girls, under 14 boys and girls, under 16 boys and
girls and under 19 boys then followed. At the completion of the games, presentations were held on Saturday afternoon with premiership teams announced, most valuable players for each grade awarded, and coaches’ trophies for each team presented. Current president Linda Evans was honoured with life membership of the association, while Tracey Ryan received the Scott Rigg Memorial Award.
“It was a shock,” Evans said, on receiving life membership. “But it was really nice to be recognised.” The Scott Rigg award is given to someone who has gone “over and above” for the association, and Evans said Ryan was a fitting recipient. “Tracy hasn’t had kids involved for ages, her kids finished a long time ago but she’s been organising our scoresheets for a number of
years,” Evans said. “She’s also coached, she’s been a squad team manager, and she’s also gone away for SA Country as a team manager as well. “Tracey also used to coach and she’s scored at carnivals – but she is one of those people who has gone under the radar. NEXT WEEK: Winning premiership team photos for the Roxby Downs junior and senior basketball associations.
Trophy winners for the under-12, under-14, under-16 and under-19 2016-17 Roxby Downs Junior Basketball Association season.
Roxby Downs Golf Association Monthly Stableford Saturday, April 1, 2017 GRADE B C B A C A C C B A A B B L A B A C A L C B B A C B DIV 1 DIV 2 L
NAME RESULTS HCAP ROBERT GRAY 42 17 MARK BEENHAM 40 30 RENE AYALA 40 18 ANDY HIGHET 39 11 STACEY DADLAH 38 36 DANIEL LAW 38 4 DION JOHNSON 38 30 DAMIEN HANN 38 27 MICHAEL PAUL 37 19 NEVILLE PETHERICK 37 13 RYAN BRIGGS 36 11 DAMIEN CONDON 35 20 DOUGAL MACLOED 35 16 ANNE GRAY 35 27 DON BARWICK 35 11 RUSSEL BRIND 35 23 SEBASTIAN GRIGGS 35 7 JOEL HAEMAN 31 25 JOHN LACHMUND 31 14 MELISSA CONDON 30 42 CHRIS BARRY 30 25 LUKE BRIND 28 19 BARRY DADLAH 27 21 GLEN MUNGUR 25 8 MICHAEL WEDDING 24 36 JOHN FOLKMAN 23 24 NTP LONG DRIVE ANDY HIGHET RYAN BRIGGS MICHAEL PAUL BARRY DADLAH MISSED ANNE GRAY
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Roxby Downs Junior Basketball GRAND FINAL RESULTS Saturday, April 2, 2017 UNDER 12 GIRLS
RESULT OVERALL WINNER 2ND 3RD 4TH LADIES WINNER SWEEPSTAKES SWEEPSTAKES SWEEPSTAKES SWEEPSTAKES SWEEPSTAKES SWEEPSTAKES
Phoenix 41 def Lakers 21 (sponsored by Roxby Earthmoving) MVP Charlie Rigden (32 votes) 1st runner up Ainsley Steer (24 votes) 2nd runner up Samantha Lockwood (20 votes) 3rd runner up Siannah Geraghty (19 votes) Coaches’ Awards Cougars – Riley George Lakers – Summah Cooke Flames – Annabelle Kruger Phoenix – Lilly Pederson
UNDER 12 BOYS Wizards 36 def Jets 19 (sponsored by M & T Hollitt) MVP Brock Vandeleur (31 votes) 1st runner up Cameron Qualmann (28 votes) 2nd runner up Bailey Anderson (24 votes) 3rd runner up Darby Carstairs (21 votes) Coaches’ Awards Wizards – Callan O-Donoghue Wildcats – Rupert Kilmartin Raiders – William Grocke Tigers – Alex Bode Jets – Lewis Bird Cruisers – Cohen Smith
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UNDER 14 GIRLS Bulls 53 def Reds 41 (sponsored by Seaside Vets) MVP Chloe Turley (24 votes) 1st runner up Maddison Qualmann (19 votes) 2nd runner up Yannanai Chabayanzara (18 votes) 3rd runner up Kyeesha Rynne (17 votes) Coaches’ Awards Reds – Yasmin Jones Bulls – Peta Gordon Flames – Layla Jackson
UNDER 14 BOYS Bulls 34 def Lakers 25 (sponsored by Australian Supply Group) MVP Ashton Musolino (27 votes) 1st runner up Jack Johnson (24 votes) 2nd runner up Darryl Soka (21 votes) 3rd runner up James Snell (18 votes) Coaches’ Awards Cavaliers – Elijah Dadleh Thunder – Toby Arbon Bulls – Mason Murell Lakers – Cody Roads
UNDER 16 GIRLS Lightning 36 def Eagles 30 (sponsored by Remote Dental) MVP – Riley Evans (27 votes) 1st runner up – Millie Cordy/Hayley Lamb (23 votes) 2nd runner up – Jasmine Tovakuta/Jada
UNDER 16 GIRLS (continued) Wellgreen (17 votes) 3rd runner up – Mikayla Kelly (10 votes) Coaches’ Awards Eagles – Evelyn Kilmartin Panthers – Shaelee Griggs Lightning – Cody Jackson
UNDER 16 BOYS Magic 50 def Bullets 33 (sponsored by the Takiadza family) MVP Jayden Jones (21 votes) 1st runner up – George Clarke (15 votes) 2nd runner up –Lachlaun Geraghty (14 votes) 3rd runner up – Bailey Chamberlain (13 votes) Coaches’ Awards Bullets – Angas Hewitt Magic – Kobe Howe
UNDER 19 BOYS Magic 43 def Hornets 29 (sponsored by the Roxby Downs Doctors Surgery) MVP Matt Lamb (23 votes) 1st runner up – Coby Seery (19 votes) 2nd runner up – Jack Dalgleish (19 votes) 3rd runner up Ethan Hodgetts/Caleb Turley (10 votes) Coaches’ Awards Magic – Jaidyn Bryant Hornets – Tristan Brougham
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Barbarians’ Nikaiya Herliny Graham bursts through the Port Pirie defense on Saturday. PHOTO: J. Tovakuta
Jillaroos’ Lena Barrett reaches for the ball in Saturday’s women’s rugby match, as team mate Amber Baker (left) is tackled by a Ferns player. PHOTO: A. Hudson
ODB too good for pirates
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he Olympic Dam Barbarians men’s side kicked off their 2017 Spencer Gulf TEC cup title defence with a resounding win over the Port Pirie Pirates on Saturday.
The Barbarians were too strong for the visiting team, delivering an 86-16 thumping to go straight to the top of the ladder. Roxby Downs played host to the first round of the rugby league competition, with the Barbarians women’s team also taking to the field in their season debut. “It was a great day, obviously from a club point of view, but I also think the town enjoyed it – there were 200-300 people there over the afternoon,” OD Barbarians Rugby League Club President Jason Starkey said. “It was the first time we have had three games here, and the first time ever we’ve had
a ladies’ team.” The Barbarians ladies’ side split into two teams – the Jillaroos and the Ferns - for an interclub match, with three players from Port Augusta also playing. “With only five weeks’ training, it was a great game and they were a credit to themselves,” Starkey said. The Port Augusta Goannas took on the Whyalla Steelers in the second match of the day, with the Steelers winning 64-14, before the OD Barbarians and the Port Pirie Pirates faced off in the final match at 3.20pm. Starkey said he was pleased with the Barbarians’ performance. “We were straight back into it from last year, I don’t believe we have dropped much from where we were last year,” he said.
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“They (Pirates) came up with some good players, and they did have four or five players unavailable, but it was a hard-fought victory.” Returning player Nikaiya Herliny Graham was a stand out performer, while newcomers Bronson Hapi and Bevan Hall played well in their Barbarians debuts. The Barbarians mens’ side now heads to Whyalla this weekend, to take on the Steelers in what Starkey predicts will be an interesting match-up. “They have worked really well in pre-season, they had their first win over Port Augusta and at the minute they’re second on the table, so we are excited to see how the game unfolds on Saturday,” he said. Meanwhile the women’s side next plays against on May 20.
Starkey thanked all of the committee members and volunteers who had worked hard to make Saturday’s season opener a success. “We get the biggest crowds here and I think the other clubs like coming up – we run a good game day,” he said. RESULTS 2017 Women’s League Jillaroos 32 def Ferns 14 2017 TEC Cup Premiership Whyalla Steelers 64 def Port Augusta Goannas 14 Olympic Dam Barbarians 86 def Port Pirie Pirates 16 WRITTEN BY AMANDA HUDSON
Co-Opera - Eugene Onegin Saturday May 13, 2017 at 7.00pm. Tickets on sale now at the Roxby Downs Visitor Information Centre 08 8671 5941.
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