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50 years for tourist icon Margot Duke recently celebrated 50 years of Andamooka Duke’s Bottlehouse Motel, initially started by her parents in 1967.

ar North icon the Andamooka Duke’s Bottlehouse Motel recently celebrated 50 years in operation, marking half a decade in accommodation, tourism - and opals.

Run today by Margot Duke and her partner Peter Taubers, the business was started by Margot’s parents Rudi and Inge in 1967. “Dad arrived in Andamooka in 1962, and he came home to Adelaide and said ‘we’re all going up’, so we drove up on May 17, 1964,” Ms Duke said. Although her parents tried their luck at opal mining, they eventually opened a guest house in 1967 to supplement their income, and Duke’s Accommodation Establishment was begun. Mr and Mrs Duke ran the motel until he passed away in 1979, with Ms Duke returning to Andamooka to help her mother. “In 1992 I met Peter and we decided that people wanted more upmarket accommodation so we decided we would invest and began to upgrade,” Ms Duke said. “We’ve actually demolished in stages, it’s been a 20-year project rebuilding, but now everything except the bottle house has been replaced.” The iconic bottle house at the front of the premises was originally built by Mr Duke for a local glass blower. “We had a guy who was living across the road and he was a glass blower and he decided that he wanted to blow glass here in Andamooka and make figurines and things, so my dad said ‘oh well, we’ll make you a house of glass’,” Ms Duke said. “So they built the bottle house so that this guy could sit in there and blow glass, but he really left town before he actually got to use it. “For a long time it was an entry way into a small opal shop that we had. And now it’s the icon (of the business), we have had to repair broken bottles over the years because kids used to love to throw rocks at it!” The business has grown and changed in the 50 years, from a “tin shack” being the only guest accommodation in Andamooka initially, to the original motel offering 28 rooms with outside shared toilet and foot-pumped showers. A totally redeveloped, modern site today includes nine motel rooms (with beds for 19 people), commercial kitchen and dining facilities, the Andamooka post office and an opal showroom. For Ms Duke, the 50th anniversary in May was a chance to celebrate, to look back on what her family has achieved, and also remember the many fascinating people that have come through their doors over the years. “This has been a lifestyle rather than a business,” she said. “A lot of people come and say ‘what do you see in this place, why do you stay here?’ but the world comes to me really, I get to speak to different people every day. “We have made lots of beautiful friends over the years and I’ve been able to go to so many places and visit people that have come here.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 10

Door closing on new BHP jobs E

xpressions of interest in 350 new jobs at BHP Olympic Dam close tomorrow.

Announced last month, the roles are based both locally and in Adelaide and have been created as the company expands its underground operation into Olympic Dam’s southern mine area. Olympic Dam Asset President Jacqui McGill said the recruitment drive covered

positions in the southern mine area, as well as operator, trades and functional support roles in areas like health, safety and environment across the underground and surface operations. Project team roles delivering major infrastructure and growth projects in the smelter, Whenan Shaft rehabilitation and a Brownfield expansion project were also available. People new to the resources industry

and women have been encouraged to apply. “Many of our roles are suitable for people who haven’t worked in the resources industry before,” Ms McGill said. “We are looking for people with transferable skills, who are safety focused, team players who look out for each other and have the confidence to speak up and share their ideas.” And with BHP working toward an aspi-

rational company target of a 50/50 gender balance in its workforce by 2025, strong interest has been shown in the vacancies by local women. A BHP spokesperson told The Monitor that 25 per cent of female applicants so far were from Roxby Downs, with 15 per cent from regional South Australia. More information on the vacancies and application process is available at bhpbilliton.com

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Rates on agenda

oxby Downs’ residential valuations were on the agenda when Roxby Council Administrator Geoff Whitbread met with the South Australian Valuer General yesterday (Wednesday, 14 June).

While the meeting occurred after The Monitor’s print deadline, Mr Whitbread said last week that it would be an opportunity for him to raise Roxby Downs’ unique situation with the valuer general. “(It will be) a general discussion about the difference in the valuations on Roxby Downs, because there’s been a fairly volatile change on valuations of the last two or three years,” he said. “I will be encouraging the valuer general to try and smooth over the rapid changes which make it hard for us to budget with the chopping and changing.” Mr Whitbread expected valuations would be available in the next week, and that with the “much stronger demand” for housing this year, they may start to increase again. Residential valuations and rates were also a topic of discussion at the public meeting held on Wednesday last week for council’s 2017/18 Draft Annual Business Plan. The draft plan was put out for public comment in May, with six written submissions

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he high cost of living is peopl e from settlin g deterring Downs permanently, onein Roxby resident says, with recen t electr highlighting just how expenicity bills sive it can be to live here.

received and seven people taking the opportunity to speak at the meeting. Mr Whitbread received strong feedback from some attendees about perceived high rates despite falling property valuations, as well as frustration that in some cases house valuations had decreased but rates had kept increasing. “The values do change, we take the overall value (for the town) and multiply it by a value in a dollar to derive the rate ‘take’ that we need, so we don’t review it on individual homes,” Mr Whitbread said. “It is very difficult when you say that rates are going to go down but an individual person’s rates might have gone up on their house.” Taking attendees’ feedback on board, Mr Whitbread said he did agree that local residential rates were “a little” high. “I do intuitively think that rates are a little high but everything’s high in Roxby Downs,” he said. “Roxby Downs is not a cheap place to live and it is a function of the remoteness.” Mr Whitbread also agreed with comment that the council needed to “pull its belt in” like other local businesses had had to do in response to the current financial climate. “I agree and we are, and part of my role is to review the services of the organisation right across the board,” he said.

by Council (power distrib Some residents had also for Roxby Downs) said it uting authority receive had not received than any complaints and only expected bills after “a lot d higher “a of ” direct from concerned residen few enquiries” debit or monthly autopay arrang ts. ements had failed. “(This) has led to the organi zation of “Council does advise the payment arrangements for resident that Robyn Parry recently return ers, but no complaints have those custom- these payments have been ed from rejecte a a been received,” then it trip away and was greete council spokesperson said. is up to them to make that d and d with a $1600 payment bill from Roxby Power to their account,” the spokes Although there has only for the Januar y to person said. March quarter. Another increase in the power price been a small for the 2017 about their option for residents concerned “It was quite a shock … calendar year compared power usage was to have it is ridiculous,” to their she said. said she could see that 2016, Ms Parry electricity meters tested. the Ms Parry rents a double “If the customer insists on difference compared to her biggest cost brick, well inan sulated house in Roxby time last year came from bill at the same ent check we can replace the independDowns where she a 1700kw usage send meter and lives with her partner increase for the quarter, the old meter away to be Andrew and two which checke she was yet an indepe d by small children. to investigate more thorou ndent, the custom ghly. She said the family had to pay for this,” the counci er is required “We’ve seen that we’ve been looking l spokesperson used 1700kw at buying a house and relocat said. more this summer than last year, howevnently, but the recent power ing perma- er we were away for Roxby Council also said seven bill that or had eight Roxby put that (period days of Downs’ long, a “massive dent” on those hot summers played a ) and everything was turned plans. big part in residents’ energy “We’ve had a look at a few off at the power point,” usage. she said. houses here to stay, but now Andrew’s “Weather has a big impact “It is puzzling … I would Roxby Downs resident saying “no” and on our elecRobyn Parry says tricity accounts, we live now we’re looking to go extravagant with our heatin n’t say we are high power bills are deterri in at the end of the a hotter g and climate and our nights do not year,” she said. “We do have a bigger washin cooling. from settling in the town ng her family cool down permanently. g commachi ne pared to those in “He’s on the 14/7 roster (now) but we’re actually the south, and it will break ” doing the spokes less wash- person said. up our family because ing, and we got rid of a we really can’t afchest freezer but “Our air conditioners will ford to live here anymo got a new fridge so that AT A GLANCE – the price re. should be on par.” run 24 hours we pay a day and in “We moved here to save Accor money, we conce ding to Roxby Council, people uously for some cases may run continFINANCIAL QUARTERLY SUPPLY thought it would work rned about differences a few days. For SUPPLY RATE AVERAGE TEMP out betwe en YEAR who are running a reversethose residents everything is more expens cheaper, but bills for the same period CHARGE (CENTS PER KWH) (JAN-MA needed to look R) ditioner they need to look cycle air con“Roxby Tax” – even a cup ive here – the at factors like moving house 2014/15 $66 at how of coffee is more from they (includ are 30.91 ing using them - are (2015) 34.8 here.” an older house to a newer 2015/16 they running them too $68.30 house, or cold? 32.06 vice versa), starting a new Although local social media (2016) 35.1 2016 $68.71 “It is home, starting a new job business from have been busy with report channels 32.25 (2017) 35.1 or roster and be- ditione recommended to run an air cons of people ing home more, or installi SOURCES: TARIFF INFORMATION shocked at their recent – ROXBY COUNCIL 2014/15, 2015/16 ng a swimming degree r between 24 and 26 degrees, each power bills, Rox- pool. you go lower adds 10 per ANNUAL REPORTS, ELECTRICITY cent to SUPPLY 2017 BROCHURE your bill.”

Local Anzac services well supported

G“We don’t have a lot of discretion, but we ood numbers of attend ees turned out to commemorate Anzac Day Roxby Downs, Andamooka at services at and Woomera last week.

“I just loved the bagpip icent, especially on a dayes, they were just magnifsuch as Anzac Day,” Ms Mason said. A gunfire breakfast at the ter the dawn service served RSL Bowling Club afmid-morning march – led 120 people, while the by local man Andy O’Rourke (former British Army) - and service was also well attended. After the morning’s comm ing auction and spit lunch emorations, a fundraisalthough numbers were was held at the RSL and, lower than previous years, Ms Mason was still happy with the turn-out. “I am happy (with the auction), even though didn’t have as many people we vious years, we still raised or donated items as prelutely fabulous. The peopleover $4,500 which is absohands in their pockets very who were there put their deeply,” she said. Ms Mason said many local businesses had been very generous with donati ng items for auction, and funds raised would go directl y to Solider On. “Solider On is an organi sation for the rehabilitation of returned veterans and support of their familie she said. s,” “The funds raised are going to a very deserv ing recipient this year and we were very pleased to donate over $4,500.” BY HALLEY ARGUE, AMAN DA HUDSON

can always be more efficient “At the end of the day, it’s the community’s money which we are managing in trust for them so we need to be prudent in the way we manage (it).” Attendees at the draft business plan meeting also queried council spending around the Dunes Café and Roxbylink Art Gallery, capital works planned for the next financial year, additional shade planned for the new splash pad and power prices. The timing of the meeting Held every year on 25 April, Anzac Day commemorates the anniversary of the fought by Australian and first major military action New (ANZACs) in the First World Zealand Army Corps At Andamooka, approx War. cluding some past residen imately 60 people – ints Tuckabox, after the planne – joined a service at the park was abandoned due d location of the town’s to wet weather. “Everybody in the comm create another great day, unity joined together to ” a spokesperson said. In Woomera, Squadron Leader Darren Shorte (Commanding Officer – r Compl Team) lead dawn and comm iance and Monitoring emorative services at the town’s memorial. Meanwhile in Roxby Down s, strong crowds also attended a dawn service , as well as a march and service mid-morning. Around 400 people attend by Roxby Downs and Andam ed the 6am service led ooka Return ed Services League (RSL) Sub-Branch vice presid ent Vicki Mason, which included the special addition of bagpip played by Edward Mathie es son.

Geoff Bailey, Brett Atkins, Stephen Scarr and Matt Evison were flag bearers in Roxby Downs’ Anzac Day march .

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The Monitor reported residents’ concerns about high power prices on May 3 this year - the topic was also discussed at last week’s draft annual business plan meeting.

– held at 5.30pm – was also raised, with a later timeslot suggested to ensure more people could attend in future. The next step in the annual business planning process will be for the South Australian Government to comment on the business plan and budget, and for BHP to approve the rates once finalised. Mr Whitbread said it was hoped that rates for the next financial year would be released in early July. Stephan Bilka leading some of the ANZAC Day service at Andamooka.

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Golf day to support Prause family

oxby Downs Golf Club will host ‘Emily’s Golf Day’ on Sunday, July 2 to raise funds to support Emily Prause and her family.

Tristan Blackwell, Katie and Peter Meadow are encouraging members of the community to get involved in Emily’s Golf Day on July 2.

Emily, a former Roxby Downs resident, is suffering from bowel cancer and has been told that a chemotherapy treatment is her last chance at keeping the cancer at bay. Funds raised from the golf day will go towards helping the Prause family. The nine-hole event, which kicks off at 10am, is open to all members of the community. Donated items will also be up for auction as well as a golf buggy with golf “experts”. Organiser Katie Meadow said there will be some exciting items available to bid on during the day to help raise further funds. A barbeque and bar facilities will also be available on the day following the golfing event, with all monies raised to go towards the Prause family. At the cost of $100 per team, participants can register their interest by contacting MrsMeadow on 0400 169 476, or getting in touch via Facebook.

Kindy pre-enrolments open WRITTEN BY HALLEY ARGUE

LEFT: Current Roxby Downs Kindergarten students Audrey Burggrraaff, Sarah Stewart, Harper Cummings, Samuel Jackson and Samuel Heatlie enjoying the recent sunshine.

t may seem early, but the Roxby Downs Kindergarten has begun the pre-enrolment process for 2018.

According to director Brenda Murray, pre-enrolment helps the kindergarten prepare for the coming year. “We have timelines we have to work toward, and the number of students enrolled affects our staffing,” Ms Murray said. An information night for new parents will be held next term, and by pre-enrolling their children, notification of this date will be communicated with interested families. South Australian preschools (kindergartens) accept any child that turns four before 1 May each year, along with Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander children from the age of three. These children then proceed to school after a single year of preschool (two years for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander children). Ms Murray urged any one with children eligible for next year’s kindergarten intake to get in touch with her staff by calling 8671 0455, or emailing dl.6646.roxbykgn@ schools.sa.edu.au. She also encouraged families to attend a playgroup run on Wednes-

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Free movie night in the park WRITTEN BY EMMA ZIRKEL

ime to get your warm blankets, beanies and scarves – along with your best recycled costumes - out for a special screening of Wall-E in the Roxby Downs Lions Park this Saturday night.

The free Wall-E in the Park event is part of the Far North Science Hub and is being hosted by Arid Recovery. The event kicks off at 5pm, with the movie to be shown at 6pm. Arid Recovery Manager Katherine Tuft said the hub is a collaboration between industries, community groups and government in the far north region and that their interpretation of the brief ‘make science visible’ was to put on a fun event in the community. “The theme of the event is sustainability, so we chose to screen Wall-E because it’s a really sweet movie with

a strong message about living light on our planet that everyone will enjoy,” Ms Tuft said. The movie will be shown on RoxbyLink’s inflatable outdoor screen in the park to ensure the fun event is accessible to families. “To fit with the sustainability message we’ll be holding a ‘Best Recycled Costume’ competition before the movie starts,” Ms Tuft added. In order to help children make their own costumes for the event, Arid Recovery will be at the Roxby Downs markets on Saturday morning with recycled crafts. The movie night also includes food available for purchase from stallholders including Thai, Elke Parks, sausages and beverages from the local Royal Flying Doctor Auxiliary, sweets and biscuits, and popcorn and hot chocolate from Arid Recovery. Free face painting and a bouncing castle will also be included for children.

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AIDOC Week kicks off in Roxby Downs with a Main Street Festival on Sunday, 2 July, headlined by iconic band Coloured Stone.

The Roxby Downs NAIDOC Planning Committee has been busy planning the event, which is free to the community and will be held in Richardson Place (Roxby Downs’ main street) between 12 and 4pm. Coloured Stone, who are celebrating 40 years of touring, will be playing, along with Tilly Thomas, who played at the reconciliation event in Roxby Downs last year. “We are excited to have a headlining

band people know, and that has quite a bit of history,” Roxby Council Community Projects Officer (Environment), Anni Giles said. “Being a multicultural town, some people may not know about Indigenous culture and this provides a chance for them to find out about it. “It’s an opportunity for the local Aboriginal community to show off their culture, and they’re quite proud.” This is the fifth NAIDOC Week event to be held in Roxby Downs. Having attended all the previous events, Roy Coulthard will be back again, demonstrating his skills in wood carving and also running workshops featuring dot painting, raffia weaving and didgeridoo playing.

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There will be plenty of child and family-friendly activities to celebrate NAIDOC Week at the event, while NAIDOC awards will also be presented. “(These awards) acknowledge high achieving Indigenous community members who have contributed significantly within the local community,” Mrs Giles said. “We are expecting it to be a success again, with approximately 500 attendees at the last festival in 2015.” Key sponsors of the event are BHP, the Kokatha and Australian Government – Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, along with the Roxby Downs Community Board, Roxby Council and Sodexo.

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SES looks for new members oxby Downs’ State Emergency Service (SES) unit is calling for new members to join its ranks.

With just six or so active members currently attending training each week, unit manager Doug Winfield would welcome anyone interested in pulling on the orange overalls and giving the SES a hand. “Ideally we would like 20-plus (members), because then if people are sick or on shift you still have crew,” he said. The SES provides a vital local volunteer service in responding to a wide range of emergencies and rescues 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. In Roxby Downs, the SES typically responds to storm damage, flooding, extreme heat, land searches and road accidents. According to Mr Winfield, the organisation provides its volunteers a number of benefits, including the opportunity to help out in the community, undertake training that is transferrable into their everyday lives, and also the chance to make friends and meet new people. “I’ve been in the SES for about 12 years,” Mr Winfield said. “When I first came to town I didn’t know anybody, so I joined up to get to know people.” Mr Winfield is now the volunteer unit manager, a position he has held for the last two years. He works on site at Olympic Dam and travels back to Adelaide on his days off. He says the application process to join the SES is straightforward and people can be out on the truck helping out very quickly. “To join there is an application and a police clearance, then an induction and first aid, and once they’ve done rescue operations training then they are qualified to go out (as a passenger) on the truck – it’s not onerous,” he said. A range of further training is offered including courses to train volunteers in dealing with road crashes, chainsaw, storm damage, land search, communications, map reading and navigation and more. “They are life skills, a lot of them,” Mr Winfield said. There is no one “type” of person best suited to the SES, Mr Winfield said, with anyone interested in joining encouraged to get in touch. “It’s a good opportunity for people here, because down south in the city there are wait lists to join the SES,” he said. “It’s all very interesting, you pick up different skills, you meet lots of different people and get to do different things. “We also have social nights and get involved in community things like the mock crash exercise at the Happy Healthy Expo in Roxby recently.” The Roxby Downs SES currently trains once a week, with cadets (from 13 years of age) on Tuesday nights and the broader unit on Wednesday nights. To find out more about volunteering, contact the SES on 1300 364 587, call 8671 2220 locally, or visit the SES website.

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ocal emergency services crews were involved in a search for an Adelaide man who went missing last Monday afternoon.

The 69-year-old man was driving in convoy with his wife and was last seen driving north on the Pimba road towards Roxby Downs around 3pm on Monday, 5 June. His wife raised the alarm after arriving in Andamooka without him, and a search was conducted by Roxby Downs State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers, along with Port Augusta and Roxby Downs police. He was eventually located in Roxby Downs early Tuesday morning. THE MONITOR - Your Community Newspaper

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tudents from years five to nine at St Barbara’s Parish School are busy fundraising for their upcoming camp to Uluru.

Twenty-seven students, along with two teachers and a volunteer helper, will head off on the camp on Sunday 23 July and return to Roxby Downs on Saturday 29 July. The camp fits with the school’s annual theme of “honouring our past creating our future” and will see the students stay a night in a remote Aboriginal community, explore the culture of Uluru, the Olgas and Kings Canyon, and spend a night at Coober Pedy both on the way north and on the way home, where they will visit an underground Catholic church and be exposed to indigenous spirituality. Students, parents and staff are currently fundraising to help offset the cost of the camp through selling hot donuts, chocolates, hosting a market day stall, and holding raffles.

Alex, Lucy and Anointing preparing for the upcoming St Barbara’s Parish School sports day.

tudents at St Barbara’s Parish School are excitedly preparing for the school’s upcoming sports day.

The annual event will be held at the Roxby Downs town oval and will see students compete in three teams – Ardill, Monaghan and Hurley. The three teams are named after priests who have special links to the local area. Ardill – the blue team – is named after Father Steve Ardill, a former priest in the Roxby Downs/Woomera parish; while Hurley (green) is named after the most Reverend Daniel Eugene Hurley, who was born in Orroroo in 1940, was ordained Priest in 1964 and consecrated as Bishop in 1999. The third team – Monaghan – is named after Father Jim Monaghan and is the red team. Father Monaghan was a former Priest in the Roxby Downs/Woomera parish from 1999-2005.

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St Barbara’s Parish School students undertaking guided reading.

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Wendy Clarke, Claudia Mitchell and Sue Sheedy caught up in the sunshine at the Andamooka volunteer thank you barbecue on Monday.

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Ella Walker, Jameson Buzza, Madison Stevens and Indie Walker enjoyed Andamooka on Monday. Tammee Christie, Candy Hurrell and DJ Hurrell at the football recently.

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Rosa Springer at the Andamooka market.

Jamie Bennett held a market stall for Machine Clothing.

Chris King and his matrix pendants were at the Andamooka market on Monday.

Rod Mitchell serenaded the market crowd at Andamooka.

Kirby and Matilda Marks enjoyed a coffee and milkshake at Andamooka on Monday.

Annabelle Kruger and Charlotte Hill.

Caleb Kemenyvary played the violin at the Andamooka market.

Isaac and Amy Kemenyvary made their own playdough and ‘goo’ to sell at the Andamooka market.

Sage Living and Homewares’ Mardi Hawkes at the Andamooka market.

William and Julie Franklin sold cupcakes at the market.

Liz Schulz and her textile art at the Andamooka market on Monday.

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Market held, local volunteers thanked

ndamooka was a hive of activity over the recent June long weekend, with a market day and special volunteer thank you function held on Monday.

volunteers who work so hard to make Andamooka such a special place. “Thank you to all of our many volunteers,” Andamooka Progress and Opal Miners Association (APOMA)’s Gill Rowley said. “This is APOMA’s way of saying thank you for all of the hours that you put in to keep this town going. “Without you, we would grind to a halt.” Andamooka’s Australia Day Citizen of the Year, Sylvia Hobbs, cut a special “allsorts” cake which was enjoyed along with a range of other cakes provided by local community members. “We have all sorts of cakes representing all sorts of people that we have here,” Ms Rowley said. Although a market has traditionally been held in the Andamooka hall in October, after the success of the weekend’s event, it may be shifted to June permanently.

Strong crowds of people enjoyed the market on Monday morning, with stalls including homewares, opal jewelry, playdough, baked goods, a clairvoyant, clothing and more, as well as the usual special treats from the Andamooka Yacht Club, live music, and a bouncing castle and chalk drawing for children. Following the market, a barbecue lunch was cooked on a new outdoor area recently constructed adjacent to the splash pad. Featuring shade, artificial lawn and surrounded by a wall made of local stone, the area will make a great spot for visitors and locals to enjoy a barbecue or host children’s parties with the splash pad nearby. After the barbecue, a special cake cutting celebrated the many

Richard Hawkins and Jono Johnson enjoyed the sunshine in the new barbecue area at the front of the Andamooka town hall on Monday.

Andamooka’s Citizen of the Year Sylvia Hobbs cut the cake in celebration of the town’s volunteers on Monday.

Students work with Arid Lands Hughes to accept petition A M ember for Giles Eddie Hughes will attend Andamooka’s community forum this Sunday, 18 June. The regular event aims to keep residents updated on latest happenings within the town, as well as give them a chance to have their say on issues concerning them. At the meeting, Mr Hughes will formally accept a petition

from the Andamooka Progress and Opal Miners Association (APOMA) which has gathered more than 2000 signatures in support of building a direct access road from the Borefield Road to Andamooka. Mr Hughes will then take the petition to parliament. The community forum is open to everyone to attend and begins at 1.30pm in the town hall.

ndamooka Primary School students joined others from St Barbara’s Parish, Roxby Downs Area and Woomera Area schools at plant identification workshop held in Roxby Downs in late May.

The session was a joint initiative of the Arid Lands Natural Resources Management group, Department for Environment, Water and Natural Resources, and Roxby Council. The students had the opportunity to further their natural resources management skills by practicing plant identification and learning more about land management by identifying desirable plants, along with not so desirable ones, for pastoral activities or native animals. Students also learnt about “icecream” plants, or the kinds of plants that particular animals love to eat.

Andamooka Primary School students hard at work identifying native plants at the Arid Lands workshop.

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ndamooka Primary School students recently travelled to Woomera to experience the SA Museum roadshow ‘Out of the Glass’.

“Andamooka Primary School has been engaging in lots of activities in recent weeks thanks to the energy and enthusiasm of our team,” principal Tricia Williams said. “A highlight a couple of weeks ago was our visit to Woomera Area

School to take advantage of the SA Museum roadshow which had been travelling to a number of far north schools to deliver their Out of the Glass Case outreach program. “While we were not on the official program on this particular trip for the SA Museum team, they very kindly squeezed us into their tight schedule to bring this wonderful opportunity to the Woomera and Andamooka students.

“We thank them whole-heartedly. Our students talked about the experience for days. The SA Museum team were animated and enthusiastic which really made an impression on our students.” Ms Williams said she would “highly recommend” the program to any school, with the excursion also a wonderful addition for Andamooka students who had been also looking at classification of animals in science.

Andamooka students exploring creatures of the marine world at the SA Museum visit to Woomera recently.

Andamooka’s Bottlehouse celebrates its golden anniversary CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE Those places include Japan, British Columbia and even Disneyland, with Ms Duke travelling to stay with one of Walt Disney’s illustrators after he visited Andamooka. “There have been a lot of people who have said ‘come and visit us’, so I’ve made the most of that wherever I could,” Ms Duke said. Ms Duke has travelled extensively both overseas – beginning with a voyage by ship as an 18-year-old to Switzerland, New York and Los Angeles – as well as to Japan, AntarctiPage 10 -- Thursday, June 15, 2017

ca and Europe along with throughout remote South Australia and Northern Territory locations while working as an air hostess with an Adelaide-based touring company. The many trips away have helped temper living in such a remote – but special – location as Andamooka for so long. “I don’t regret living here because as I say, the world comes to me, life is an education and I never really did train in anything else,” Ms Duke said. “I love travelling … every time I can get away I try to.

“I’ve always said that Andamooka is fine living as long as you’re able to get away and are not caught here or “stuck” here. “Having had the business, it’s been a fine lifestyle.” As well as running the motel and post office, Ms Duke also cares for Mrs Duke who is now 91 years of age. Mrs Duke’s book “My Life in Andamooka, the story of Ingeborg Duke” captured the stories of many of the town’s characters encountered by the family during their time in Andamooka. www.themonitor.com.au

“A lot of the early people here had no relatives, everybody lived with nicknames, and a lot of them escaped from eastern block countries so they were happy to come here and hide, pretty well,” Ms Duke said. “A lot of them all had interesting to stories and if you took the time to talk to them, which my mum used to, there were some interesting characters - and some very talented characters – here over the years.” There is no doubt that many of those characters told their stories inside the Andamooka Dukes Bottlehouse Motel and Opal Show-

room’s walls over the last 50 years, which the Dukes and their friends celebrated with drinks on 17 May. Looking forward, Ms Duke said she and Mr Taubers’ plans include perhaps selling the business in the future – but they might still retain a link to the historic business and Andamooka. “Perhaps we could lease out the motel and just run the post office,” Ms Duke said. “(Or) I’d like to sell and come back as a manager so that the new owners could go away, that’s always the hardest thing – trying to get away.”

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The forum was happy with how the evening went and has many ideas to discuss with the key stakeholders. The environment forum will continue to work with the land owners BHP, Kokatha Pastoral and Roxby Council to further discuss off-road driving. Whilst the forum understands the community would like to know where they can and cannot go off-road driving, there is a process to follow and it’s likely to be

some time until a resolution is found. In the meantime, the forum would like to remind the community that all land surrounding the township of Roxby Downs is privately owned, and accessing this land for off-road driving is considered trespassing. The forum will continue to keep the community updated with any off-road driving news and the community is welcome to email Anni.Giles@roxbycouncil.com.au with any feedback and ideas.

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The eBilling system sends residents and homeowners their rates and utilities invoices to a nominated email address. Customers converting to this new system will no longer receive paper bills. Some of the benefits of eBilling are: • It is a free service • Greater convenience and less paper documents that need to be stored or managed • More timely and reliable delivery of

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Roxby Downs’ under-12 soccer team travelled to the SA Country Championships at Whyalla on the weekend.

Two wins for soccer juniors A Roxby Downs team returned from the South Australian Soccer Country Championships, held at Whyalla over the weekend, with two wins, two losses and lots of soccer experience.

According to coach Dougal Macleod, the team played very well against very strong competition in the under-12 premier division. “I was pretty proud of the effort they put in,” Macleod said. “And the kids were pretty happy about it too.” Macleod paid tribute to the positive attitude and great sportsmanship the players all displayed over the weekend’s games. “The big thing for me was that they all got along so well as a team, they all mixed really well,” he said. “They really played in good sportsmanship, probably some of the best sportsmanship I have seen – the way they behaved was absolutely fantastic.”

The Roxby Downs side of 15 players came up against four other teams who Macleod said had much greater pools of players to choose from. “Some of the teams had 2,400 players to select from, and others had five or six different teams,” he said. “We don’t have those numbers here in Roxby, which made our performance even better.” The local side came up against a Riverland team for their first game of the carnival – which was actually the first time they had all played together as a team – and suffered an 7-2 loss. “They played some good soccer and showed improvement all through that game,” Macleod said. In their second match, Roxby was outclassed 11-0 by Northwest Black with a “huge” size difference. “They got away from us in the first half, but in the second half it was only a threenil scoreline, so there was a big improvement there.”

The local team then recorded a 2-1 victory over Port Pirie. “In the Port Pirie game they worked really well as a team, they scored the first goal and you could instantly see it in the way they played and they ran out the game,” Macleod said. In the final match, Roxby Downs lined up against Whyalla, and got off to a strong start before the host side came back in the second half. Roxby Downs held on for a 3-2 win. Macleod thanked team manager Katie Tilley along with sponsors BHP, Woolworths, Simon Parks and Roxby Downs Bakery for their support of the country carnival team, saying it was a “great weekend”. “I’m extremely proud of how we went, the players’ demeanour and sportsmanship was excellent,” he said. “The way they behaved, they knew they were representing their town.”

he burnout pad at the Roxby Downs Dirt Circuit will heat up this Saturday night for the Roxby Skids Burnout Competition.

In its seventh year, the burnouts are an annual event offering hours of entertainment for the whole family, with gates opening at 1pm. According to spokesperson Rory Hatch, around 15-20 local entries are expected and a whole host more from out of town. “We are anticipating over 50 entrants in total this year,” Hatch said. “There are three categories; V6, V8 and an open class.” In total, $10,500 in prizemoney is up for grabs, with the action kicking off with the first round of burnouts around 1.15pm. “The drivers will get to go out for a round and strut their stuff for the judges to try and get some points, before the first break,” Hatch said. “At the break we’ll have the Roxby Rocket and jumping castle for the kids, and we’ll also be drawing the charity raffle. “Then there will be a second round, and at that break there will be dirt circuit demos and other entertainment.” The finals are expected to be held around 8pm, after which the burnout pad will be open to all comers. The charity raffle will see seven lucky burnout enthusiasts win a chance to go out onto the pad as a passenger – with funds raised going to Kidney, Transplant and Diabetes Research Australia. Canteen and bar facilities will be available at the burnouts, with camping also on offer both for entrants and general public. Hatch thanked the event’s sponsors and supporters the Roxby Downs Sporting Car Club, Autopro Roxby Downs, Coates Hire, MPS Building and Electrical, and ET Party Hire. Entry to the burnouts is $10 for spectators, with children under 15 free. Entries to the burnout competition will be taken up until 12.30pm this Saturday – for further information, contact rdburnouts@hotmail.com

Some of the cars expected at the Roxby Skids Burnout Competition this weekend were on display at sponsor Auto Pro last week.

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DSI Underground Stableford Saturday, June 11, 2017

Bullets’ Lucy Ramsey and Lightning’s Summah Cooke prepare for the centre pass in under-11 netball last weekend.

Ben Crosby (#69) leads Brett Atkins (#23) in dirt circuit racing.

United Yellow’s Leon Vardy and City Red’s Anthony Paxton in under-nine soccer recently.

Tino D’Arrigo and Ashton Mussolino race for the ball in under-15 football recently.

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Junior footballers are good sports

he Roxby Downs Junior Football Association (RDJFA) recently achieved level three accreditation under the Good Sports program.

Good Sports facilitates the building of a healthier sporting nation by working with sporting clubs to provide a safe and inclusive environment which encourages everyone to get involved. RDJFA President Warrick Giles said being recognised as a Good Sports Club gives the

parents, players and community comfort that they are associated with a club that cares for not only the players, but also the coaches, umpires, committee members and volunteers. “We were able to achieve this by appointing a Good Sports/Star Club coordinator to the RFDJA committee in 2017,” he said. “Kirsten MacLeod accepted this role and has done an outstanding job working with the committee, as well as Ruth Miller from Good Sports and local Sport and Rec Officer Beck

Cooke, to progress us to a level three Good Sports Club.” Senior Community Development Officer at Good Sports South Australia, Ruth Miller said the RDJFA is playing an important role to laying the right foundations. “Young members learning the ropes are influenced by everything they see and hear around their club and at the ground, so the practices and messages provided by the association will help set standards that promote healthy behaviours,” she said.

The RDJFA accreditation fits the good sports category which promotes no smoking or alcohol at games and events. The association met this requirement by putting new policies in place to ensure players and parents understood this position, by ensuring role modelling occurs which perpetuates these values. Good Sports encourages junior sports to be alcohol and smoke-free for a number of health reasons which can have negative implications on young people.

Roxby Downs Junior Football Association recently received level three accreditation under the Good Sports program.

Mortlock Shield competition tests far north players

he Far North Football League (FNFL) representative side headed to Port Lincoln for their inaugural appearance in the 2017 Mortlock Shield competition at the weekend.

val in South Australia, saw football leagues participating which represented half of the rural area of South Australia. The FNFL was up against some formidable competition, with Lincoln City coming out on top of the ladder. When comparing the competi-

The Mortlock Shield, which is the longest running football carni-

tion to the Miners Cup, team manager and FNFL president Travis Brougham said the Mortlock Shield competition was far stronger. In round one, FNFL faced off against Far West and went down by 33 points with a full time score of 6.3 (39) – 10.12 (72). In round two, the Eyre Peninsula

Shark Warriors were too strong in what has been described as a ‘game’ far north side. The EP Shark Warriors defeated the FNFL 3.1 (19) – 11.13 (79). “We played as a team and I think the boys did well,” Brougham said. Now that the FNFL have some experience against the leagues

that play in the Mortlock Shield, Brougham said that with training the team will be ready for another round in the competition next year. “In Roxby Downs we have a lot of shift workers … so it would be good to get everyone off and ready for next year,” he said.

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Olympic Dam Barbarians Makenna Fausa-Hapi, Francis Falemaka and Zara Daniel will play in the Rams State Rugby League team in the Afﬁliated States Championships.

State champs for rugby stars

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hree Olympic Dam Barbarians Rugby League Club (ODBRLC) players are set to compete in the Affiliated States Championship following their selection for the South Australian Rugby League Rams team. Makenna Fausa-Hapi, Francis Falemaka and Zara Daniel will be heading to Adelaide to participate in the championships, which will be hosted in Port Adelaide from June 23-25.

Teams from Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Victoria will also be competing, with star athletes from the championships to be selected for the affiliated State squad. While Falemaka made the team last year, the selections are a first for Fausa-Hapi and Daniel, who will be joining the Rams women’s team after a successful run in the Barbarians’ women’s side’s inaugural year. Daniel said that when she heard the news of her selection she was in disbelief. “I messaged (coach) JP that I thought they must’ve been joking,” she said. “I was blown away.”

“I felt the cartwheels through the phone,” ODBRLC President Jason Starkey added. “It was really exciting news. “It’s always great for ODB to get State recognition, especially as it’s only our second year as a league.” Fausa-Hapi says that while she’s excited, she has been experiencing some nerves in the lead-up to the big day. “I talk a lot on the field so I think people might be like, who is this girl?” Roy Hancock, State coach of the Rams women’s team told The Monitor that the local ladies were selected to play following a training session he hosted in Port Augusta

last month. “I sort of picked during the session that the girls had talent and then I watched a barbarian’s game afterwards and they stood out to me in the way they played,” he said. “Selecting players from regional areas is very important as there is a lot of talent around. “I hope that opportunities that are available like this make more people willing to get involved or have something to aspire to.” While Daniel and Fausa-Hapi won’t be travelling to Adelaide for training sessions, Hancock has kept Starkey updated with a training schedule for them.

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