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RSL callout for more members Currently there are only two members of the local RSL – vice-president Vicki Mason and Mike French – and Mrs Mason is calling for residents to sign up.

“We certainly need help because if we don’t get the membership up, we will actually lose our charter,” she said.

“That means we won’t be an RSL; it will not be.

“The Roxby Downs and Andamooka RSL has been around for between 25-30 years, and we don’t want to not have one.”

Mrs Mason has been a member of the local RSL sub-branch for over 20 years and has a number of family members who have served in the Australian Defence Force, including her son who is in the Royal Australian Air Force, and her father who was in the Navy.

She said it’s important to have an RSL here.

“There’s Defence people buried

over in the Andamooka Cemetery,” she said.

“Even out at Olympic Dam and in town there’s some Vietnam veterans.

“We still want to pay respect, and we need the RSL.” According to Mrs Mason, there has been renewed interest in recent years from local children about Australia’s war history.

“I go up to St Barbs leading up to ANZAC Day and Remembrance Day and talk about it to the children,” she said.

“I take props and things with me, so a lot of kids are now asking questions.

“Even on ANZAC Day and Remembrance Day, there’s so many children with the people that turn up, so I think it’s important.”

Mrs Mason would love to have a dozen local RSL members, and said people would not be required to do a lot of work.

“It’s not like other RSL’s where we have meetings every month, they just need to be helping out with the organisation,” she said.

“Leading up to ANZAC Day is a bit busier, because we have badges to sell

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“It would probably be good to have someone else hounding the community with a white bucket [for donations] that’s not me, but apart from that it’s not much.”

Mrs Mason urged residents to join the RSL to be “respectful and say thank you”.

“We need to show we’re still doing our bit raising funds for those families whose loved ones haven’t come home, or whose loved ones have come home but are not the same,” she said.

“I think we need to pay respect, we need to say thank you and we need to help those families that have loved ones at war.”

The Roxby Downs and Andamooka Returned Services League will be holding a Remembrance Day service on Saturday 11 November at 11am at the Roxby Downs War Memorial.

If you would like to become a member of the local RSL, contact Mrs Mason on 0418 526 608.

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JOTA - JOTI is an annual worldwide Scout event held in October, with over one million Scouts participating in over 150 countries.

The e vent allows Scouts from all over the world to communicate with each other online

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It was the fourth time the RDSG participated in JOTA – JOTI, and group leader Scott Gaskin said it was great fun. “ We’ve spoken to Scouts from Panama City in Florida, Cyprus, Canada, Norway, Indonesia, Texas, Germany, and Girl Guides in Victoria,” he said.

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“One we talked to said ‘everyone has crashed but we’re still up at 3am in the morning’, and that they’d lost power twice.”

Mr Gaskin said the local Scouts also learned new skills on the day through other activities.

“We [had] semaphore flags, so we were talking to people with flags,” he said. “ We had Scouts working on morse code, and we had braille, the phonetic alphabet and sign language.

“They also used countries’ codes to play bingo.”

Mr Gaskin said they’ll put some of these new skills to use.

“With the sign language, in 2015 [when we last participated in JOTA – JOTI] by the end of the day some of the Scouts could spell their name and say things like ‘hello, how are you?’,” he said.

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we will go out and have a camp and we will tell them to say something using morse code in the night with a torch.

“Not only that, but they can get badge work for these new skills.”

According to Mr Gaskin, one of the biggest benefits of JOTA – JOTI is showing his Scouts that they’re part of a global group.

“It’s good to talk to everyone, but it opens their eyes as well,” he said.

“We talk to about 100 different Scout groups around the world.

“It reaffirms that they are part of a worldwide organisation, especially when they can get a map and see how far they are away from others.”

The RDSG is currently looking for new Joey Scouts aged between six and seven and a half, and Scouts aged 10.5-15.

For more information, contact Mr Gaskin on 0407 606 953, or head to the Scouts SA website.

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HP Billiton held two information sessions on Thursday to discuss its Local Buying Program ( L B P ) w i th l o c a l small businesses and stakeholders.

The LBP is a website which provides local small businesses with opportunities to supply goods and services to BHP operations.

It was rolled out in Queensland in 2012 followed by New South Wales in 2016, and will now be launched in South Australia.

During the one hour information sessions, around 30 attendees were provided with background on what the program is, how businesses can get involved, and how the program’s website works.

BHP Local Buying Specialist Kristy Marks spoke about the success of the program.

“When we started rolling out this program in Queensland a few years

ago, I was literally able to see the amazing opportunities and some of the really bright spots that came from this program,” she said.

“There are some amazing outcomes that come from this.

“The intent of this program is building relationships between our BHP operations [in Olympic Dam], as well as our local small businesses and stakeholders.”

Ms Marks said cost neutral organisation C-Res was formed in 2012 to develop the LPB and address a gap in the market.

“Back in 2012 when we initially launched the program in Queensland, BHP noticed a gap where it was a massive struggle for local businesses to provide goods and services to BHP,” she said.

“So we reached out to our regional economic groups and bodies in Queensland and said ‘help us; how can we make sure we are supporting those local busi-

nesses in our community to be able to provide to us?’

“As such, C-Res was born.”

BHP Principal Government Relations and Indigenous Affairs Steven Arndt encouraged all eligible business to sign up.

“One of our priorities is really making sure that all of the local businesses in this part of the world are registered to the program and are ready to start receiving work instructions, and make sure the money isn’t going to Adelaide or somewhere else,” he said.

“Olympic Dam spend $100 million on off-contract [work] last year, so it’s a pretty big prize.

“There shouldn’t be a Roxby-based business who isn’t signed up to this program.”

In Queensland and New South Wales, the program has provided around 17,000 work opportunities for local small businesses.

Eligible businesses

(From left) Mark Malcolm, Steven Arndt, Kristy Marks, Tracey Cuttriss-Smith, Sandy Sumsion and Nicole Montgomery at the Local Buying Program information sessions.

must have less than 20 full time employees, a significant presence in the Olympic Dam area, and provide goods or services aligned with BHP Minerals Australia.

The LBP will go live in South Australia on 30 October.

For more information or to register, head to www.localbuyingprogram.com

PORT AUGUSTA, ROXBY DOWNS & WOOMERA HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday 8 November 2017, 5.15pm In the Level 1 board room, administration building, Port Augusta Hospital All members of the public are welcome to attend.

At the meeting you can: • find out about the role and function of the Health Advisory Council • ask about the work done by the Health Advisory Council over the last year.

Mums and bubs feature in photoshoot

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ocal expecting mothers and those of young children recently came together for a special photoshoot.

Ten mums and their babies featured in the photoshoot, which took place on 21 September at the site of Roxby Downs’ former caravan park.

Local mother Lizzi Bancroft organised the photoshoot because she thought it would be a nice thing for mums to do together, while also raising awareness of breastfeeding.

Miss Bancroft said it was a lot of fun.

“It was great, we loved it,” she said.

“It was really laid back and awesome.

“The [mums] I got feedback from were happy with the photos and how it all went.”

The photos were taken by local photographer Kristen Dwyer, and Miss Bancroft said she was great to work with. “[Kristen] was really friendly,” she said.

“She had some ideas for the shoot and we did those, and she asked us if we had any ideas.

“One of the mums suggested that we go into the dirt area for some photos and they came back really well.”

Each mother paid $20 to take part in the photoshoot, with the proceeds to be used to install a nursing chair at Roxby Downs Community Club.

However local resident Mike French generously purchased a chair with his own money.

“The money ended up going towards all of the decorations on the chair, and the money we had

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leftover was donated to the club’s playroom,” Miss Bancroft said.

“We had an extra $20 donated by Vicki Mason, and the Roxby Bakery donated some money as well.

“The nursing chair is a place for mums to feel comfortable while feeding their babies, and it will hopefully be there for a while and get some good use.”

Miss Bancroft said the photos will be displayed in the Roxby Downs Hospital’s feeding and change rooms, and the Child and Family Health Centre nurse’s office.

A photo album will also be placed at the Roxby Club.

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ABOVE: The photoshoot included a shot of local mums breastfeeding.

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A video conference link from Roxby Downs is available for the Roxby Downs and Woomera communities.

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Redgum Vet opens local clinic P ort Augusta’s Redgum Vet and Pet Boarding has opened a new clinic in Roxby Downs.

Veterinarian Dr Roger Absalom has been a vet for over 30 years, and has a number of clients from this area.

Practice manager Louise Absalom thought opening a clinic in Roxby Downs was a great opportunity.

“It’s an offshoot of our Port Augusta clinic,” she said.

“Roger himself has been coming up to Andamooka for 30 years or more, and over the last 12 months he has been doing home visits in Roxby.

“But then with [Roxby Downs] Seaside Vet closing up, it was an opportunity for us to extend and formalise with the building.”

Redgum opened its clinic in Roxby Downs on Monday and Tuesday last week (16 and 17 October).

Mrs Absalom said the practice won’t be open five days a week, but they will “do what the market demands”.

“At the moment it’s going to be a little bit intermittent because of Roger’s other commitments, but once we get into next year we will be up every fortnight,” she said.

“We have Laura our vet nurse who

will be on call, and she will also come and man the building at least one morning in the week that we are not here.”

Dr Absalom sees a lot of patients’ cats, dogs and horses, but he also deals with “exotic” pets like rabbits, ferrets, birds, and snakes.

Local clients can bring their pets to the new clinic for de-sexing, vaccinations and general health support.

“The only time we would prefer not to do something [at Roxby Downs] is when a dog might be compromised,” Mrs Absalom said.

“That could be an elderly dog or a dog that’s got several health issues.

“We would prefer they’re in the hospital setting in Port Augusta so we’ve got all the equipment and availability.”

Mrs Absalom said it’s great their local patients won’t necessarily have to travel very far for their services.

“Pets are a really big part of people’s lives, and they’re part of our families,” she said.

“To have their health needs met is as important as a human’s health needs.”

Redgum Vet and Pet Boarding’s new clinic is located at 5/14 Tutop Street.

Dr Robert Absalom with Indy Toole and her great dane Hero.

Dads n’ Kids day on Sunday

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athers and their children are invited to spend the day together this weekend at Lions Park.

Simon Parker and Sarah Curtis are looking forward to the Dads n Kids events.

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Local community support program Strengthening Our Families has organised a ‘Dads n’ Kids’ event this Sunday, which encourages dads to spend time some quality time with their children.

Strengthening Our Families coordinator Sarah Curtis said it’s the first time in about two years that they’ve been able to organise a Dads n’ Kids event, and she’s excited to start them up again.

“It’s just a day for dads and kids to get out and play together, have a day outside, meet some other dads and have a bit of fun,” she said.

“For dads to have a day with their kids on their own and have some fun is a special event.

“I think a lot of the time, because dads in this town work such

long hours, you don’t necessarily get that time.”

Ms Curtis said there’s been “lots of interest” in this weekend’s event.

“A lot of people have asked about it and seem keen to get out,” she said.

“In the past we’ve had 50 or so people, so we are hoping for about the same this time.

“We are going to have a barbeque, and have some toys and games out and it should be fun.”

The Dads n’ Kids events will be run by fathers volunteering with Strengthening Our Families.

Local father Simon Parker is one such volunteer, and is looking forward to the future Dads n’ Kids events.

“I did attend one a couple of years ago and I enjoyed it,” he said.

“Traditionally with dads going to work and mums staying at home, your time with your kids

is limited.

“To make a point of going out and having a day with your kids is a good idea, and it’s a good opportunity to meet other dads.”

Ms Curtis hopes that this Sunday’s event will be the first of many.

“We are hoping to plan a couple more,” she said.

“At this point, the next one probably isn’t going to be until school returns in the New Year.

“We are also trying to put together maybe a weekly dads group, more as a weekly get together because a lot of other groups in town seem to be mum dominated.”

This weekend’s Dads n’ Kids event is free to attend will be held at Lions Park from 10am-midday.

For more information, or if you would like to volunteer at future Dads n’ Kids days, contact Ms Curtis on 0422 000 210.

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Gastro rocks Roxby

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esidents in Roxby Downs and surrounding areas are being warned to be careful of contracting gastroenteritis, or ‘gastro’.

Last week, the Roxby Downs Area School requested parents and caregivers keep their children away from school if they’re experiencing gastro symptoms, and the Roxby Early Learning Community Group was forced to close on Tuesday 17 October due to staff illness.

Dr Simon Lockwood from the Roxby Downs Family Practice said now is “the time of the year” for gastro to spread.

“Normally we get quite a lot of gastro

cases over September, October and November,” he said.

“It’s a seasonal thing across Australia, not just in Roxby.

“We are seeing more patients [at the moment] with gastro, which is consistent with the season.”

Dr Lockwood urged people to stay at home if they were displaying symptoms of gastro, which include vomiting and diarrhoea. “[Gastro] is very contagious, so it’s important to exclude any children or adults from work, school, or childcare if they have any symptoms,” he said.

“It is passed on through contaminated

food and water, so if you’re in contact with someone with gastro, wash your hands and be very meticulous with hand hygiene.”

On average, Dr Lockwood said gastro normally lasts between four and five days.

“If you’ve got it, make sure you don’t get dehydrated,” he said.

“Drink plenty of fluids, including commercially available fluids available at chemists like Hydralyte.

“Don’t drink anything too sugary, otherwise that may make the diarrhoea worse.”

If symptoms persist, make an appointment with your doctor.

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s part of the recent launch of the new ‘Healthy Kids Menu’ at Dunes Café, children are invited to take part in a colouring-in competition.

Sport and Recreation Officer Rebecca Cooke said the colouring-in competition is a fun way to teach children healthy eating habits.

“We are trying to increase the awareness of healthy eating and educate them with the colours of the fruit and vegetables,” she said.

“Kids will be required to colour in each piece of fruit and vegetable in the right colours.

“Our goal is to continue to promote healthy eating, and we feel that the leisure centre is a primary place for that given that it has such a high use in our community.”

There are three different entry categories for children aged between three and five, five and seven, and seven and 12.

The winners of each category will receive a movie voucher.

“We are looking for creativity and the right colours [for the fruit and vegetables], but it’s all about getting kids involved,” Ms Cooke said.

“We are encouraging healthy choices amongst kids, and starting at [a young age] can make a big difference for the long term for our community.”

Entry forms for the colouring-in competition can be picked up from the Roxby Downs Visitor Information Centre (VIC), or the Roxby Downs Community Library.

Entries must be submitted to the VIC by 5pm on Wednesday 8 November, with the winner announced on 10 November.

The finished colouring-in sheets will be displayed at Dunes Café.

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Community Calendar OCTOBER 28 - RFDS Bogan Bingo fundraiser, 7pm at the Roxby Downs Tavern.

28 - RDAS Parents & Friends Halloween Disco (over 18s), 7.30pm, RDAS school hall 29 - Arid Recovery leatherwork workshop (session 1 of 2), bookings essential to admin@aridrecovery. org.au NOVEMBER 5 - Arid Recovery leatherwork workshop (session 2 of 2)

12 - Multicultural Cooking Club, run by the Multicultural forum 18 - RDAS Twilight Market (final market for 2017) 18 - MotoX Night Meet 25 - Roxby Downs Community Christmas Carols DECEMBER 2 - Roxby Downs Community Christmas Pageant.

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).

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Top tips to ace SACE exams

With the SACE exams now underway, Professor Justin Beilby, Vice Chancellor, Torrens University Australia, has provided his top five tips for exam success and to help SA students remain calm, focused and succeed.

1. Know your learning style There are 7 different learning styles – visual (spatial), aural (auditory-musical), verbal (linguistic), physical (kinesthetic), logical (mathematical), social (interpersonal) and solitary (intrapersonal).

“Understanding how you learn best, and establishing study practices in line with this, will enhance learning and recall,” said Professor Justin Beilby.

Visual: use pictures, mind maps or colour highlighters.

Aural: create mnemonics or memorise information using rhythm and rhyme.

Verbal: use word-based techniques, such as repetitively writing key points and studying material out loud.

Physical: use physical objects such as flash cards or miniature models, touch, action or movements.

Logical: create lists by extracting key points, seek to understand the ‘big picture’ and ‘why’ of concepts to contextualise them.

Social: work and study with others and cross pollinate ideas.

Solitary: maximise motivation by setting clear goals, establish a private, calming area to study and keep a journal outlining your thoughts and observations for later review.

2. Prepare your study materials “Review past assignments, feedback and notes to obtain a clear understanding of your areas of strength and those you need to focus more heavily on.”

3. Work in short, focussed sessions “Develop a study schedule, clearly defining the focus and goal of each session – concentrating on one subject or core theme at a time – and stick to it.

Start early, and space out study sessions to help memorise material. Regularly test yourself as you revise.

4. Look after your health and wellbeing “Eat well, exercise and ensure you get 8 hours sleep each night - this will help you manage stress, remain positive and focused, and perform your best.

Study smarter, not harder and take time out to relax and reenergise. If you are struggling with your study, always seek help and if you are feeling stressed, always speak to someone about it.”

5. During the exam: read questions thoroughly, use the entire exam time and check your work.

“Whether the exam you are sitting comprises multiple choice, problem solving, short answer or essay writing these simple rules will help you perform your best.”

Multiple choice: read the questions and answer it yourself before looking at the options given.

Problem solving: include your calculations and notes, and check numbers carefully.

Short answer: use course terminology and provide examples and theorists if possible/appropriate.

Essay: deconstruct the question and plan your response – organising it into introduction, body and conclusion. Always include course terminology, examples and quotes.

Importantly, use any extra time at the end of the exam to check your work. It is easy to make little mistakes, but checking work – as you progress through the exam and upon completion – will help minimise these.

“Exams can be daunting particularly when you are faced with multiple exams across a variety of subjects in a short period of time,” said Professor Justin Beilby.

“Preparation, including a focus on study and personal wellbeing and health, is key to maintaining a calm and focused approach both in the lead up to and during exams and is essential to help you achieve your best.”

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Louise Murray, Tommy Hannigan, Kerry Burk, Ben Vandeleur and Cherish Baker.

Fundraiser for little Lexi T he Roxby Downs Community Club held a fundraiser on Sunday for local girl Lexi Helm.

Lexi was flown out of Roxby Downs on Thursday night with possible meningitis, however blood tests confirmed she had leukaemia.

Roxby Downs Community Club venue manager Ben Vandeleur had originally organised a fundraiser for the U.G.L.Y Bartender of the Year competition which

raises money for the Leukemia Foundation’s accommodations services, but he said the club decided to turn their attention to a local family.

“We raised almost $2000,” he said.

“We did a big hamper, we had a raffle which raised $700, the spit roast barbeque raised $600 and we raised another $500 through donations.

“There were some great prizes donated by Thirsty Camel.

“There were about 50-70 people

there for the lunch, and everybody got behind a good cause as the Roxby community often does.”

Mr Vandeleur said the club will continue to do fundraising raffles and auctions in the coming weeks, and this weekend’s DJ is a fundraiser for the U.G.L.Y Bartender campaign.

A GoFundMe page has been set up for Lexi Helm which has raised over $15,000.

Find out more in next week’s edition of The Monitor.

Roxby Downs Area School students Judd, Lachlan, Shae, Kyana and Milly preparing for the upcoming colour run fundraiser.

RDAS colour fun run on this Friday

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fter weeks of fundraising, students from the Roxby Downs Area School (RDAS) will be participating in a colour fun run on Friday.

The school signed up to the CUA School Fun Run program, which supports schools in organising a fundraising fun run.

Students have been seeking donations to take part in the fun run, with the money raised going towards improving the school’s appearance.

Speaking with The Monitor last week, RDAS Wellbeing Leader Beth Elliott said she was blown away with people’s support.

“So far we have raised $17,900 which is fantastic,” she said. “[The colour fun run] was initiated by the student group, and they wanted to do it to upgrade the school signage and get some new artwork around the school.

“They wanted to raise $8000 because they want to do the upgrades really well.”

Mrs Elliott said students have been fundraising in person and online.

“You can doorknock but we’ve asked they do it with an adult, but they’ve got an online profile where people can donate,” she said.

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“People can share the profiles via their social media accounts which I think has made it a lot easier.

“It expands the audience.”

Aside from their desire to brighten up the school, students have been given an extra incentive to fundraise.

“Each of the kids when they’re fundraising, even if it’s only $10 they get to pick a prize within that price range,” Mrs Elliott said.

“Some kids are trying to raise $1000 to get a mountain bike, while others are happy with something smaller.”

With the extra money they’ve raised, Mrs Elliot thinks they might be able to install more artwork than previously planned, or even work with an artist.

She is looking forward to Friday’s fun run.

“The idea behind the run is not about winning; it’s about having a bit of fun,” she said. “[The school’s] PE teachers are designing the track.

“If there’s any parents who want to help out on the day, watch their kids, man a water station, or throw some colour at the kids that would be great.”

If you would like to help out on Friday, contact Mrs Elliott at the school. www.themonitor.com.au

Michelle is Roxby’s volunteer of the month

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ichele Whelen has been named Roxby Downs C o m m u n i t y B o a r d ’s Volunteer of the Month.

Mrs Whelen has been recognised for her work with Roxby Downs’ Country Fire Service (CFS) and State Emergency Service (SES), as well as her efforts at community events.

She said she was “embarrassed, but honoured” to receive the recognition.

“I started with the CFS in 2012 and the SES in 2015,” she said.

“I love it; I love learning all the new training, and I love my crew.

“My little SES family are the bomb.”

Volunteering for organisations like the CFS and SES means Mrs Whelen sees some confronting things, but she enjoys helping people in need.

“Having the ability to help someone that truly needs your help is an inspiration to me,” she said.

“It’s not a pretty job at all times.

“You go to car crashes, and the big thing too is around this area you get high speed car crashes, and there’s a 90% chance that it will be someone you know.

“But to have the training where you can turn up somewhere and know how to get a person out of a car or something like that; to me if you can do that you can do anything.”

Mrs Whelen encouraged more people to become volunteers.

“It makes you feel proud, and it makes you feel like you’re actually making a difference and doing something.

“I live this; I live for the CFS and SES. “The community needs more volunteers out there.

Mrs Whelen will be donating the $100 she received with the award to the Black Dog Institute.

Volunteer of the Month Michele Whelen with Roxbylink community services officer (trainee) Ines Badman.

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Ben and Brock Vandeleur scoring at the cricket on Saturday.

Tracey Ryan at the markets on Saturday

Collins family enjoying lunch at the club.

Beth Elliott and Seth Parks at the markets

Casey, Emmy and Allie Thomas.

Sam and Emily Secker.

Dan Vardy making coffee at the club on Sunday afternoon.

Pam Schlink, Rachael Prior, Anne McEoy and Louise Reed.

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Cate Wedding, Harlow Shields and Mikaela Wedding.

Lou Westwood, Hayley Thompson and Mardi Hawkes.

Alex Beinke.

Jill Arcus, Andrea Freeth, Ben Vandeleur, Jane Jones and Sandy Ritcher.

Coby McCarthy watching his dad play cricket.

Lara Lukich, Gaylene Crane, Nerissa Schuster, Jacinta Carr and Yogi Bilal.

Jodie, Flinn and Tyson Watkins.

Taj, Ashton, Bai and Tessa at the cricket on Saturday night.

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Halloween at Historical Cottages

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amilies are invited to celebrate Halloween in Andamo ok a on Saturday night.

The fun starts at 6pm with trick or treating, followed by a movie night and games at the Andamooka Historical Cottages.

This year is the third year the Andamooka Youth Group has organised a Halloween night, and youth officer Donna Waters encouraged people to come along.

“Everyone meets up at the cottages, then we go trick or treating which takes about half an hour, and then we will come back to the cottages for some games,” she said.

“We’ve got musical statues which is called Monster Mash, we have the witches toss, and

toilet paper for mummy wrapping which was a laugh last year.

“When it gets darker we will have a barbeque, then the kids sit down after 8pm and watch an outdoor movie which will be ‘The Goonies’.”

Prizes will be awarded for best dressed and best dancer.

Miss Waters called for residents to register their houses for trick or treating, and said she’s happy to be flexible with what time the children visit.

“If workers from BHP for example say ‘I’m not going to be here at that time, can you come another time?’ that’s fine, we’ll do that,” she said.

“Normally we would have about eight houses [registered], but so far we only have two.”

Miss Waters said Hallow-

een in Andamooka is always a good night.

“The kids that dress up enjoy the night,” she said.

“Last year we had eight families do the trick or treating, and we’d love to have more this year.”

Families participating in trick or treating and the movie night are asked to meet at the Andamooka Historical Cottages at 6pm.

To register your house for trick or treating, pick up a registration form from Andamooka Post Office.

Forms need to be submitted today (25 October).

The night is free to take part in, and food and drink will be available for purchase.

For more information, contact the Andamooka Youth Group on 0484 367 629.

Isaac Kemenyvary, Michael McKenzie, Amy Kemenyvary, Trinity Franklin and Seb Leis are looking forward to Halloween at Andamooka Historical Cottages.

Happy Halloween

All Souls invited to Andamooka Cemetery

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esidents are invited to visit Andamooka Cemetery next month to mark All Souls’ Day.

All Souls’ Day falls on 2 November every year, and commemorates and honours those who have died.

Josef Sach started celebrating All Souls’ Day in 1998 when his father passed, and has been to Andamooka Cemetery to observe the day ever since.

“I started doing All Souls’ because when my father passed away, my sister in Czechoslovakia asked me to light a candle on our father’s grave in memory of Dad,” he said.

“I went there for the first couple of years and just lit a candle on Dad’s grave, then I started lighting a few on other people’s graves, and when I saw how good it looked, I organised for people to come and help me and we lit a candle on every grave in the cemetery.

“People really enjoyed it so I started inviting everyone to come across for All Souls’ to get together.”

Mr Sach has been organising an evening gathering at Andamooka Cemetery for 15 years now and said it’s not a sad occasion.

“It’s not a night where you start crying or anything like that; it’s a night of reminiscing their lives,” he said.

“I don’t want to go there if people are crying; we go there to sit there, have a drink, and mingle with people.

“People don’t normally go across to the cemetery, but I thought if we did it on [All Souls’] Day then people could come and light a candle or put an electric candle on a grave and have an enjoyable night.”

According to Mr Sach, there’s normally between 80-90 people who attend the celebration in Andamooka.

Josef Sach (right) with his brother Peter at the Andamooka Cemetery next to their father’s grave.

“There are people who come back every year for it,” he said.

“Some people come up from Adelaide.

“The cemetery with all of the candles lit is just beautiful.”

All Souls’ Day will be commemorated at Andamooka Cemetery on 2 November from 7.30pm.

Mr Sach asks that you bring your own chair and drinks.

Colour in the Trick or Treat sign and stick it outside your house on the night of Tuesday, October 31 to say you are a participating Trick or Treat House.

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A fire danger rating is set each day and indicates to the public how dangerous a bushfire could be if it did occur.

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Further information about the Fire Danger season can be found on the South Australian Country Fire Service website.

Roxby Council also has an Emergency Information Page on our website which provides an overview of what to do in the case of a bushfire, as well as some tips for coping with power outages and severe weather.

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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 SAINT BARBARA’S PARISH. Mass 6.00pm Saturday, Lutheran Church, Pioneer Drive. For information or emergency please contact Sr Pat 8671 0499.

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Gearing up for 10th night meet

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reparations are underway for the Roxby Desert Motocross Club’s Night Meet in November.

This year will be the 10th year of the annual event, which is one of the biggest dates on the local calendar and brings hundreds of people to town.

Club president Clint Gow-Smith said they’ve come a long way since their first night meet in 2008.

“We had no start gates back then and relied on a waved green flag, and the track actually had a gully in it that the riders would jump into and then jump out of as part of the circuit,” he said.

“The original track was bulldozed in 2010, and freestyle ramps were removed to design a track that would bring spectators closer to the action and also enable water trucks to access the whole circuit.”

“Thanks to many contractors and volunteers, the club took some giant

leaps forward in the period between 2011-2015 where we saw new spectator fences built, 30 start gates put in, clubrooms completed, and even had a ‘Hilltop Bar’ [installed] for extra viewing.”

Some big names in motocross will be returning for this year’s night meet, and Gow-Smith promises the standard of racing will be high.

“Luke Arbon returns again this year for his fifth night meet, and to have Luke support the event whilst he is riding professionally is a huge compliment to all involved,” he said.

“Along with Luke, we welcome back old club members Riley Graham, and also another ‘local’ Nick Murray, who returns to racing after leg surgery earlier this year.

“From down south, Daniel Banks, Izak Maul, Matt Clarke, and the veteran Warren Carrol are all coming back.

[It’s great] to get all these guys together on the one night racing

for some of the largest prizemoney the sport has seen in this state for some time.”

As well as some of the regular races, Gow-Smith said there will be some new ones at this year’s event to keep the crowd entertained.

“As in years gone by we have the Scotty McKay feature race for seniors which is two races back to back with minimal break which is a test of fitness and endurance, and we also have the Secker Real Estate Junior Feature which is a similar format but shorter,” he said.

“For the first time this year, we are doing a dash for cash for the fastest lap which will be exciting and test the riders to ride well under pressure one at a time to see who walks away with the cash.

“We also have a quad class this year which will break up the racing, and these guys certainly keep you on the edge of your seat jumping those four wheelers around the motocross track.”

Riders line up to race at last year’s night meet.

The Roxby Desert Motocross Club’s 10th Night Meet will be held on Saturday 18 November from

4pm.

Entry is $20 per car and free for children under the age of 16.

Academy testing day set for this weekend T he Roxby Junior Sport Academy (RJSA) is holding its testing day on Sunday.

The newly formed academy is a pilot program which will provide selected young, talented athletes access to specialised training and strength and conditioning programs to assist them in reaching the elite level of their sport.

RJSA coordinator Rebecca Cooke said the testing day will be a good experience for athletes.

“The RJSA testing day will test each of the athletes in endurance, speed, agility and power,” she said.

“The academy is looking for athletes not only from our mainstream sports, such as

AFL, soccer, basketball and netball, but also from other sports such as motocross, dance and karate.”

Highly qualified strength and conditioning coach Tony Checker will lead the RJSA’s training day and will develop individual training programs for the selected athletes.

He said the testing day is important for coaches as well as the athletes.

“It’s important to note that while we are looking for athletes who approach the day’s challenges with purpose, the physical testing is one important component of the selection process,” he said.

“Testing offers the athletes and coaches meaningful objective data that can be used not only for selection but also for future goal

setting as motivation for longer term commitment.

“Amongst other things, the day’s testing also offers the coaches opportunity to observe, to consider overall athleticism and ‘coachability’, and to enhance the overall culture of the academy.”

Cooke said there’s been a lot of interest in the RJSA’s testing day, and urged local athletes not to miss out on this opportunity.

“This is a top opportunity for our young athletes in Roxby Downs and a first for our region,” she said.

“The academy will provide the athletes with increased understanding of what it takes to compete and perform at an elite level in their chosen sport, including training intensity,

strength and conditioning, commitment and dedication.

“The testing alone will be a good experience.”

The RJSA testing day will be held on Sunday 29 October at Stadium One from 9am.

Application forms for the RJSA are available from the Roxbylink Kiosk foyer, or via email request to Cooke.

Forms must be submitted no later than 12pm Saturday 28 October.

Athletes who attend the RJSA’s testing day will be notified whether they’ve been selected by mid-November.

For more information, contact Cooke on 0428 723 570 or rebecca.cooke@roxbylink. com.au

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Ben Dixon bowling.

Angelic Juridico with ball.

Siannah Geraghty with ball.

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Roxby’s dancers Candance

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uring the recent school holidays, students from the Roxby Academy of Dance (RAD) competed at the Candance competition in Adelaide.

Dancers aged between six and 14 competed in solo, duo, and troupe sections of the competition, which was held at the Golden Grove Arts Centre.

RAD finished on the podium with a number of their dances, including first place in the under 14’s jazz solo and under 15’s acrobatics troupe.

RAD dance teacher Monique Gobbie said the students’ results were “amazing”.

“Overall, most dances we entered placed,” she said.

“We hadn’t had this many people enter for solos and duos, and I think it’s really boosted the younger ones’ confidence.

“Seeing how much they’ve improved over the holidays is great.”

According to Gobbie, the standard at this year’s Candance competition was higher than usual.

“Normally July is when you get your performing arts schools competing, but this year the competition was amazing,” she said.

“I think it really challenged out girls.”

Candance was RAD’s last competition for the year, and Gobbie said she was proud of her students.

“I’m really proud of how much I’ve seen my dancers grow over the year,” she said.

“Lana [Chamberlain, RAD owner] was really happy as well.

“I think seeing the results made her believe in me.”

RAD is now working towards their end of year concert, which will be held on 30 November and 1 December.

Tickets go on sale on Monday 30 October.

Lily Nelson placed second for her under 10’s jazz solo.

Chloe Turley and Elise Turtur were awarded highly commended in the under 15’s lyrical duo.

Harmony Clark and Bethany Frith were awarded highly commended in the under six’s jazz duo.

Under 15’s jazz troupe.

Lila Giles and Isabella Hann received a highly commended for their under eight’s jazz duo.

Under 12’s lyrical troupe was awarded highly commended.

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Under 12’s jazz troupe.

Under 12’s hip-hop troupe was awarded highly commended.

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Roos ‘Blow away’ Miners

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East Roxby 2/134 def Roxby Miners 125

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n inspired spell from seamer Keegan Blows (5/31) cleaned up the Miners’ tail and restricted last year’s grand finalists to an intriguing total of 125.

Roxby Miners’ Paul Trotta (51) was the anchor for his crew with a great half century but had very little support from his fellow batsmen, with only Capper (17) and

Bayley (10) reaching double figures in the top order.

Goodridge (2/24), much like the bad guys in Harry Potter, had a very important spell in the middle of the innings.

The Roos have shown aggression in the early overs in previous games and looked to take the same approach against the Miners.

Blows (18) opened up with Muthukumarana (44*) who is all class and together put on 39 in the first power play.

Patterson (40) is a big strong unit who swings the bat like he’s The Mountain on Game of Thrones, and fun fact, they both wear helmets.

He has the ability to change a game in an

instant and will be vital to the Roos’ hope for a finals berth this year.

Ben Hahn (23*) spent some valuable time in the middle as the boys in blue comfortably reached the Miners target in the 17th over.

There could be merit in the thought of a bonus point in next year’s agenda as an incentive for teams to reach the oppositions total before drinks.

Just a thought.

That’s two on the trot for the improving Roos outfit against a Miners side that was light on what they could put on the park.

They will need to recover and like a good farmer find some cattle if they want to go further this year.

Jeremy Oldfield bowling for Hornridge.

Roxby Downs Cricket Association Friday, October 20, 2017 Roxby Miners v East Roxby

Craig Nicholls batting for Olympic Dam.

Olympic Dam get first season win Olympic Dam 8/140 def Hornridge 109

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ith the sauces simmering between these two teams, it was always going to be an epic clash with season defining implications.

It was great to see an awesome crowd.

Skipper Vandeleur elected to bat on a beautiful balmy night.

A glance around the milling crowd would see the teams looking on par, with Hornridge missing some wood from their dangerous shed.

Veterans Caldwell (12) and Nicholls (25) opened up for OD, putting on 34 for the first wicket.

Swaggies gun recruit Joe Sampson (3/20) returned from a heart injury to lead the attack with Jezza Oldfield, who was fresh off his first eight hour sleep in months.

Skipper Jamie led the Way, with a wicket off his third rock getting through the defence of Caldwell.

Impressive left armer Richardson (2/11) removed the talented Ianson (3) which had OD in trouble with overs passing by.

Like a cricketing ventriloquist, Leroy Kavanagh (2/43) was getting the ball to talk from around the wicket and got the vital scalp of Nicholls.

Potentially the Devils have found a keeper (although Nicholls is fabulous) in Sanjay Sanhi (54), who recovered from a grade one

hamstring strain to deliver some damaging blows which got the green and gold machine back on track.

One of Olympic Dam’s favourite sons Ben McHendrie (21) has returned this year and showed a glimpse of his class with a solid knock.

The Devils’ tail didn’t do the damage they could have given the platform that was set, but were restricted by some great death bowling from Swaggies mollydookers MC Hammerling and Richardson.

140 was a competitive but gettable total for the Swaggies.

In a bit of a surprise, Sampson (21) opened up with skipper Jamie Way (43) and began to make a dent in the Devils’ total.

Geraghty (2/39) was as touch short early and newcomer Jason McBride (0/14) showed some good wheels but was without reward.

Skipper Vandeleur introduced himself into the attack with instant success, removing the dangerous Sampson for 21.

Vandeleur is familiar with walking up to Sampson and offering him tasty and delicious offerings, and Joey “Lips” Sampson couldn’t refuse a flighted delivery which spooned to slip.

Geraghty got in on the act, with McEvoy holing out to cover for a duck, whilst Kavanagh (3) offered a sharp chance to Nicholls behind the stumps.

The heart of Hornridge Clint Gow-Smith joined Way at the crease and looked to see

off Vandeleur but chopped on for a globe to have the Swaggies in trouble.

Paul Goldsmith (17) looked the goods and helped steady the ship with the determined Way. Way played a loose shot outside off and snicked through to a great diving catch from Nicholls off the bowling of Rayner to really put the pressure on the Swaggies.

Goldie navigated the spin of Caldwell only to fall to the pace of evergreen Adrian “Whistle” Harris, who has was cruising through the crease.

The Devils smelled blood and went in for the kill.

Vandeleur returned for a second spell to put the Swaggies away and finished with bowling figures that more resembled a special on tinned tuna, a career best 4/10.

Way played a great captain’s knock but needed a couple of cameos to help him get over the line.

A huge win for OD who were staring down the barrel of a 0-3 start.

A reality check for Hornridge who will need to get their team balance right to continue their great early season form.

A big week next week for the RDCA, as the Hornridge lads travel to Port Pirie on Sunday to compete in the T20 Country Cup. We wish them all the best and hope they do us proud.

Player of the Week: K Blows (East Roxby)

BY BEN VANDELEUR

Paul Goldie covers the wickets.

1st Innings Miners batting Total ............................................................All out for 89 Full results not available.

East Roxby bowling Bowler Overs Maidens Wides Wickets Runs S. Muthukumrana 4 1 0 1 1 B. Hahn 4.1 0 0 1 23 A. Hahn 3 0 0 1 11 M. Tuohy 7 2 0 2 24 T. Mulders 3 0 0 5 31 K. Blows 6 0 0 5 31 2nd Innings East Roxby batting S. Muthukumarana not out ........................................................ 44 K. Blows b ........................................................................................... 18 C. Patterson lbw .............................................................................. 40 B. Hahn not out ................................................................................ 23 A. Shah ............................................................................................. dnb C. Faulkner ...................................................................................... dnb A. Moss ............................................................................................. dnb T. Mulders ........................................................................................ dnb M. Tuohy .......................................................................................... dnb A. Hann............................................................................................. dnb Extras(nb 0, w 0, b 0, lb 0)..............................................................0 Total ........................................................................... 2/133 Roxby Miners bowling Results not available.

Saturday, October 21, 2017 Hornridge v Olympic Dam 1st Innings Olympic Dam batting C. Nicholls lbw b L. Kavanagh...................................................... 25 C. Caldwell b J. Way ..........................................................................12 R. Ianson b B. Richardson ............................................................... 3 S. Sahni c and b J. Sampson ........................................................54 B. McHendrie c J Way (sub) b L. Kavanagh .............................21 J. Hamilton c P. Goldie b B. Richardson ...................................... 1 B. Vandeleur c N. Tutthill b J. Sampson ..................................... 4 R. Rayner not out............................................................................... 5 J. Mcbride c and b J. Sampson ......................................................0 S. Clark not out.................................................................................... 5 R. Geraghty ................................................................................... dnb T. Sims ............................................................................................... dnb Extras (nb 3, w 4, b 0, lb 3) ............................................................10 Total .......................................................................... 8/140 Hornridge bowling Results not available.

2nd Innings Hornridge batting Extras (nb 0, w 7, b 2, lb 0) ..............................................................9 Total .......................................................... All out for 106 Full results not available.

Colby Caldwell safe at the crease.

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Olympic Dam bowling Bowler Overs Maidens Wides Wickets Runs J. McBride 3 0 2 0 14 R. Geraghty 7 0 1 2 39 B. Vandeleur 6.4 2 0 4 10 C. Caldwell 3 0 0 0 16 R. Rayner 4 1 0 1 13 J. Hamilton 3 0 4 2 12

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Hornridge to compete in T20 Cup

The Hornridge cricket team will be competing in the T20 Champions Cup this weekend.

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he Hornridge Cricket Club will be heading to Port Pirie this weekend to compete in the round of 32, and potentially the round of 16, of the Country Living Homes T20 Champions Cup.

It is the first time Hornridge has competed in the knock out tournament, which brings together cricket teams from around South Australia who won their local T20 competition.

Hornridge Cricket Club’s president and vice captain Clint Gow-Smith is looking forward to competing.

“Olympic Dam have been the powerhouses of cricket up here for the past seven or eight years and have dominated the comp,” he said.

“This is our first opportunity [to compete in the T20 Champions Cup] after winning the T20 competition here last year as underdogs.

“To be honest, we have no idea what to expect, but hopefully the guys we are taking will give it their best crack and represent not just Hornridge, but the Roxby and Woomera region.”

12 Hornridge players will be travelling to Port Pirie, where they will take on the North Whyalla Cricket Club.

If they win that game, they will play the winner of the game between Proprietary Cricket Club and South Augusta Cricket Club.

The grand final of the T20 Champions Cup

will be played at Adelaide Oval, which GowSmith admitted was an exciting prospect.

“It would be awesome to get to play on Adelaide Oval, but seriously we have no idea of the competition ahead so we will turn up on Sunday and have a good crack and go from there.

“We could be home by tea time with our tails between our legs!”

Hornridge are two wins from three in the Roxby Downs Cricket Association’s 2017/18 season, and Gow-Smith said while they are looking forward to this weekend, the local comp is their main concern.

“This tournament is something organised from [South Australia Cricket Association],

and to be honest we are more interested in our performances in the local competition here in Roxby,” he said.

“We would like to build on last year’s result which saw us watching another grand final between Roxby Miners and Olympic Dam, who have won the last seven grand finals.

“Rein Geraghty surprisingly stood down this year as their captain so it will be interesting to see how their season goes without him at the helm.”

If Hornridge win both of their games on Sunday, they’ll head to Port Augusta on January 14 to play against the winning club from the Eyre Peninsula, Mid North, and Yorke Peninsula.

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