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Roxby unleashes inner bogan

Back: Verity Hollobone, Matthew Kinnaird, Kristie Reschke, Libby Steer, Suzanne Parker, Sasha Yantewo, Mellissa Nilson. Front: Cassie Weir, Alison Woodward, Allie Thomas and Drew Ellis.

here were flannelette shirts and mullets galore at the Roxby Tavern on Saturday night for the town’s first ever Bogan Bingo show. Bogan Bingo has been running for over eight years around Australia and the United King-

dom and involves participants dressing up as bogans, playing some bingo, dancing to 80’s and 90’s music and playing some other games along the way. Smokemart owner Deb Price organised the local event and couldn’t have been happier with how it went.

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have one negative comment.” Contestants enjoyed two games of bingo, entertainment, an air guitar competition, auctions, raffles, and the crowning of a King and Queen Bogan. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

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POLICE BRIEFS

Bad behaviour Police are disappointed with a number of drink driving incidents over the last week. On Thursday evening a New South Wales man was issued an expiation notice for being over the PCA with a reading of 0.075. He was issued an on the spot fine for that offence as well as for breaching his P-plate licence conditions. A 26 year old female from Andrews Farm was reported for driving over the PCA at 1.30am on Saturday, returning a breath test reading of 0.103. She was issued a six month suspension and she will be summoned to appear at court at a later date. A 25 year old male from Plympton Park was stopped at 11.30pm on Saturday night for a mobile driver test. He was over the PCA with a reading of 0.159. He was issued a 12 month suspension and has been given a direction to present his vehicle for impound at a later time. On Saturday evening a Western Australian male was issued an on the spot fine for being over the PCA with a reading of 0.052, and he was also issued a fine for an expired licence. Sergeant Mel O’Donnell said police were also concerned about poor behaviour over the weekend. “We are disappointed with poor behaviour and we will be focusing our attention on people wandering the streets and causing issues,” she said. “If we come across these incidents we will be taking action.” Meanwhile on Saturday morning at 12.50am a local male aged 19 was arrested for assault and resisting police after he slapped a staff member at Roxby Club. He had been refused service due to intoxication. He was arrested and bailed to a later date, and a barring order will be issued to him. A local 20 year old male was arrested for aggravated assault on 11.30am Saturday morning in relation to a domestic incident. A police interim intervention order was issued to protect the victim.

he Roxby Downs Business Forum held a Business Breakfast last Thursday morning.

Around 30 guests attended the breakfast at Dunes Cafe, where guest speaker Isaac Hinton, Manager Supply at BHP Olympic Dam spoke about BHP’s Local Buying Program (LBP). The LBP has been developed by BHP and gives local small businesses the opportunity to supply their goods and services to BHP operations. It was rolled out in Queensland in 2012 and New South Wales last year, and it has now been launched in South Australia. Mr Hinton encouraged guests at the breakfast to sign up to the LBP. “We know it’s worked in Queensland with our coal operation,” he said. “We’ve had 850 suppliers registered, and the program has contributed $140 million to the local economy.

“It could be worth $100 million [to the local economy].” Chair of the Roxby Downs Business Forum Sandy Sumsion was “very happy” with how the Business Breakfast went. “Originally it was looking like we’d only have 20 people, but we ended up with about 30 which is really good,” she said. “We have had [more people attending] before, but I said to Isaac, ‘isn’t it wonderful that we don’t have more people here because they’re actually busy in their business?’. “We haven’t had a business environment like this for three of four years.” Mrs Sumsion also addressed guests and spoke about the Business Forum’s five objectives for 2017 – working on the development of a business directory and database, providing locals information regarding the rollout of

the National Broadband Network, collecting tourism data, organising networking opportunities, and communicating with Regional Australia and Far North representatives about opportunities for Roxby Downs. She thinks the forum has worked well in achieving these objectives. “We tried to take some direction this year,” she said. “We need to have some structure as to what we are there to discuss, so focusing on our five main objectives has given us our focus.” Mrs Sumsion is excited about the introduction of the LBP and backed Mr Hinton’s call for local businesses to sign up. “You cannot have a successful community if you don’t have successful businesses, so we need to be nurturing the businesses that are here locally.”

Back: Roy Blight, Geoff Whitbread, David Bunyon, Isaac Hinton, Sandy Sumsion and Katherine Tuft. Front: Jordan Curtis and Nicole Montgomery at Thursday’s Business Breakfast. INSET: Isaac Hinton addressing guests.

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for men and women. “Most of the time when there’s shows on in town it’s generally the wives who tell the blokes to come along, but the blokes just loved it,” she said. “Everyone got into the air guitar competition and Mr and Mrs Bogan, and once the show had finished they played music and partied on. “I thanked the [bingo callers] and they said they had to ball.” The night wasn’t just about having fun; between $3,000-3,500 was raised for the Royal Flying Doctors Service. For those who missed out, Mrs Price plans on organising another local Bogan Bingo show in 2018. “We will definitely get them back,” she said. “We know what to expect next time and people can spread the word.” Mrs Price thanked the Roxby Tavern and all of the sponsors for their donations.

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Love shown for little Lexi

he Roxby Downs community has come together to support Lexi Helm and her parents Jared Helm and Tonya Constable in their time of need.

On Thursday 19 October, two year old Lexi was taken to Roxby Downs Hospital with a temperature and a rash that was spreading. Initially staff suspected she had meningitis and she was flown to Adelaide’s Women’s and Children’s Hospital, but tests the following day confirmed she had leukaemia. Family friend Steven Barlow and Lexi’s aunt Jess McKinnon are still coming to terms with Lexi’s diagnosis last week. “She was pale for about a week and a half prior to this and would bruise easily, but she was happy and not sooky or anything,” Mr Barlow said. “That’s what keeps going through my head; were there any prior warnings that we missed?” Miss McKinnon said they had noticed Lexi had some bruising, but initially they weren’t concerned. “She’s two years old, so when they say she could have been tired or cranky or bruising easily you think ‘well she’s two, that happens anyway’,” she said. “She runs into things, she was constantly falling off her bike so it was nothing that was worrying me.” Mr Barlow and Miss McKinnon described Lexi as a “funny, cheeky, amazing burst of light”. “She has this smile that will light up a room, and she’s one of the smartest two year old’s that I’ve ever met,” Miss McKinnon said. “You know she’s going to be a beautiful person because she has beautiful connections with people already. “She doesn’t deserve this.” Since Lexi’s diagnosis she has undergone blood transfusions, a bone biopsy, lumbar punctures, and chemotherapy. She has been given steroids to build up her strength and a stint has been inserted for blood tests and medication. Initial results suggest Lexi has a low strain of leukaemia, and according to Miss McKinnon, who was in Adelaide on the Friday the family arrived, doctors are “confident”. “From what I could gather from the oncologist they were confident, but they are with all cases of leukaemia in children,” she said. “Even when I was there, before they had any tests done they were leaning towards the side of positivity, and they put across that they have one of the highest success rates in children. “That was good to hear, and that’s what we’ve got to concentrate on.” Miss McKinnon said Lexi’s family are coping as best as they can. “Tonya is an amazing woman, honestly, she just took everything in her stride that day,” she said. “I was sitting there in awe of her considering she had very little sleep and it was an extremely stressful situation. “But it was hard on everyone; Jared and his mum and dad show their emotions a lot more.

Steven Barlow and Jess McKinnon have been overwhelmed by the support shown for Lexi. RIGHT: Lexi Helm is undergoing treatment for leukaemia. Photo: Steven Barlow.

“Jacobi [Lexi’s six year old brother] doesn’t grasp what’s going on yet, but it’s hard for him as well because he’s away from his friends, and he’s a very sensitive young man so it will hit at some point.” Doctors have said that Lexi will need to undergo intensive treatment for eight months, which will mean her and her family will be spending a lot of time away from their home, family, friends and work. With this in mind, and knowing Lexi’s parents wouldn’t want to ask for help, Mr Barlow and Miss McKinnon quickly decided to do whatever they could for the family. “I said to my mum ‘I can do bugger all from Roxby, but what I can do is fundraise and I can event plan, and that’s what I’ll do’,” Miss McKinnon said. “And Steven was on the same plan.” On Saturday morning, the day after Lexi was diagnosed, Miss McKinnon created a GoFundMe called ‘Love for Lexi’ with a goal of raising $10,000. That target was reached in less than 24 hours, and currently the total sits at over $19,000. Miss McKinnon was “blown away” by people’s generosity. “I was just outside of Port Wakefield when I hit the share button,” she said. “By the time I got to Port Augusta it was at $4,000, by the time I got back to Roxby it was $7,000, and by 10.30pm we were $80 within the $10,000 target. “I’ve lived in Roxby for 30 years so I know how amazing this community can be in a tough time, but when my phone was going off with all the notifications of donations I was just like ‘this is unreal, I can’t believe it’. “We hit our target in less than 24 hours, and people didn’t care, they just kept donating.” Mr Barlow and Miss McKinnon have organised a garage sale and a fundraiser which locals have been donating to. “The donations have been coming by the trailer load – toys, clothes, homewares, we’ve got beds, kettles, kitchenware, TVs, desks, gift baskets from businesses in town, shoes – anything

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you can think of, we have it,” Mr Barlow said. “I’ve cried in every single business that I’ve been in in Roxby over the past few days because of their generosity. “You would not get this support anywhere else; it’s the pure Roxby heart.” A number of businesses in Roxby Downs and Andamooka have also made donations, organised their own fundraisers, or offered to help out with Mr Barlow and Miss McKinnon’s fundraiser. Miss McKinnon said Lexi’s parents were “overwhelmed” by the support. “Obviously when I spoke to Tonya on the Saturday, she just said she was so overwhelmed by everyone’s generosity and support and that it was surreal,” she said. “Tonya is a casual employee, and their bills aren’t going to stop just because they are in a tough situation. “Plus they’re not Australian citizens, so normally they would get paid a carer’s allowance and a grief support, but they won’t. “We are just trying to take the pressure off even a little bit so they can concentrate on Lexi and not on the money.” Mr Barlow and Miss McKinnon are welcoming more donations, but they stressed that they don’t want families feeling the pressure with Christmas coming up. “Obviously we understand that Christmas can be a tough time [financially] for everyone, and we don’t want to stretch anyone too thin,” Miss McKinnon said. “If we don’t receive another thing we will be eternally grateful.” Mr Barlow and Miss McKinnon’s garage sale for Lexi will be held on Saturday November 18 at 3 Maireana Circuit from 10am. A separate fundraiser will be held at the Mitre 10 carpark on 25 November from 9am. A bank account has also been set up for Lexi and her family. For more information on the garage sale, fundraiser and bank account, contact Mr Barlow on 0428 258 664 or Miss McKinnon on 0429 388 295. www.themonitor.com.au

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Joanna a Grey Wolf

oxby Downs Scout Group (RDSG) Cub Scout Joanna Runge has been awarded the prestigious Grey Wolf Award.

Joanna is the fourth local Cub Scout to receive the award in recent years, which is the highest level badge a Cub Scout can earn. Joanna was presented the award at the RDSG’s camp at Adelaide’s Woodhouse Activity Centre last month. “I was pretty excited, because only 10 percent of Cubs get the Grey Wolf,” she said. “[John Kalaitzis] the Branch Commissioner of Cub Scouts for Scouts SA came down especially for me, one of my older leaders Blue Tongue was there, and Harry Long the Chief Commissioner of Scouts SA was in Adelaide [so he came as well]. “People were very excited.” To earn a Grey Wolf Award, Cub Scouts must complete a number of activities and tasks which include participating in at least four outdoor activities in 12 months, earn-

ing a Gold Boomerang badge, and developing and presenting a resource based on their understanding of The Jungle Book. Joanna’s mum and assistant RDSG Cub Scouts leader Alex Runge was proud of her daughter. “We are really happy, but there were times when I didn’t think she would get there,” she said. “There was a lot of work and effort, but from the moment her friend Luke McGough got his Grey Wolf award two years ago, she was like ‘I’m doing my Greg Wolf ’.” Joanna will be moving up to Scouts at the end of this school term, and she’s already got her eye on the next prize. “My Dad’s side of the family have got all of the Queen’s Scout Award, but the next one [for me] is the Australian Scout Medallion!” RIGHT: Grey Wolf Award recipient Joanna Runge (left) with Rebecca Tayler and John Kalaitzis.

Physiotherapy offers new service

oxby Downs Physiotherapy has expanded and is now offering reme dial massage therapy treatments.

Roxby Downs Physiotherapy’s Kristen and Scott Humphries are excited to expand their business.

The practice has been operating for 13 years, and owners Scott and Kristin Humphries can now offer patients another service that compliments the physiotherapy and personal training elements of the business. Mrs Humphries has been working as a personal trainer at Roxby Downs Physiotherapy’s gym for many years and has recently completed a Diploma in Remedial Massage. She is excited to be able to offer this service to new and existing patients. “I have always had a keen interest in the musculoskeletal system through my work in the fitness industry, and decided to take that interest a step further by studying

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massage therapy,” she said. “It’s a nice fit to be able to offer physiotherapy, personal training and massage therapy in the one location to help people with their health, fitness and wellbeing.” According to Mrs Humphries, people come and see remedial massage therapists for reasons including reducing muscle tension, improving recovery of soft tissue injuries, elimination of waste products in muscles, increasing joint mobility and flexibility, improving circulation, stress reduction, “plus it feels really good”. “Remedial massage covers a broad range of treatments styles including deep tissue massage, trigger point therapy, and sports massage,” she said. Mrs Humphries thinks it’s good for the town to have a locally based remedial massage therapist. “I think it gives people another health-

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care option to assist with their wellbeing,” she said. “One great thing about the new and improved Diploma of Remedial Massage is that it is health insurance compliant, which means people can claim on the spot health insurance rebates through our HICAPS system for a remedial massage treatment, just as they have been able to do for a physiotherapy treatment in the past.” Mr Humphries believes having a remedial massage therapist at the practice will be greatly beneficial to those clients requiring more extensive soft tissue therapy. Remedial massage therapy treatments at Roxby Downs Physiotherapy are available on weekdays during school hours and some weekends. For more information or to make an appointment, contact Roxby Physio on 8671 1444.

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Green Festival of Trees

he Festival of Trees is on again in 2017.

This is the fourth year of the competition and exhibition, which invites people to design a two or three dimensional tree which will be exhibited throughout December at the Roxbylink Gallery. This year’s theme is ‘Go Green’, and Roxbylink Community Services Officer (Trainee) Ines Badman encouraged entrants to “think outside the box”. “Go Green is more about recycling and reusing,” she said. “We are encouraging environmentally friendly trees, maybe with things like bottle lids or recycled cardboard. “Judges will be looking at who can think outside the box and be the most creative, so it will be interesting to see what people can come up with.” Participants can submit their trees as an individual, as part of a group, or as a school or pre-school class group. Miss Badman said she was very impressed by last year’s entries. “Last year we had ones made out of Subway toast-

ie boxes, and we had one made out of metal crutches and helmets from the State Emergency Service,’ she said. “There were ones made from pompoms, we did a coathanger one, and [the Out of School Hours Care children] did a chimney setup with a teddy bear. “People do get really creative which is good and it’s something classes can to do get interactive around Christmas and have fun.” Festival of Trees has been popular in previous years, and Miss Badman hopes it will be again. “People enjoy it and get into it,” she said. “It’s fun to get creative and put your artwork out there. “And who knows, you might have a secret talent!” Entry forms for the Festival of Trees are now available online, via email request to Miss Badman, and from the Roxby Downs Visitor Information Centre (VIC). Entries must be submitted to the VIC by the morning of Friday 1 December. Winners will be announced at 10am on Saturday 2 December at the Roxbylink Gallery.

Be asthma alert this spring

A He a l th a n d Asthma Australia are urging South Australians to be aware of the risks of asthma, which can increase during peak hay fever season.

Ines Badman with the Roxby Downs Youth Advisory Committee’s (YAC) 2016 entry, which won the Secondary category.

SA Health’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Nicola Spurrier said high pollen counts in spring leads to exacerbated asthma symptoms and subsequent high rates of asthma-related hospitalisations. “Asthma affects 2.3 million Australians, and 80 per cent of people with asthma also have hay fever,” she said. “In South Australia we have the highest rates of asthma-related hospitalisations and mortality per capita in the nation, and during spring, the allergies that cause hay fever can make asthma even more difficult to manage. “People with asthma who also have hay fever are more likely to end up in hospital or emergency departments and have

more absences from work or school, so it is important that they have effective treatment for their hay fever to assist their asthma control.” Asthma Management Program Co-ordinator from the Asthma Foundation SA Clara Tait said that while this can be a “miserable” time of the year for South Australians with asthma and hay fever, it doesn’t have to be. “There are a few simple tips that can make all the difference, such as ensuring you have an up-to-date asthma action plan and a hay fever plan to keep one step ahead of your symptoms,” she said. “It’s also important to treat your hay fever, take your preventer regularly as prescribed and check your device technique to get the most out of your medication as this can make all the difference.” If you do suffer from asthma, always carry a blue puffer around to treat symptoms if they arise.

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lem, whereas a control is something that is put in place, and continues to be used, to prevent something bad happening, or to reduce the severity of the consequences if National Safe Work it does happen. For instance, consider a spillage of cookMonth: Hazard and Risk ing oil in a corridor. Someone could slip on Management it and badly injure themselves. The business could also suffer if the worker is out During National Safe Work Month this of action for a period of time due to their October, Safe Work Australia encouraged injury. The “corrective actions” to be taken organisations to implement new measures in response to such a spillage could include: to improve health and safety in their work1. immediately display warning signs places. next to the spill, and then When discussing workplace health and 2. clean up the spill using the appropriate safety (WHS), hazards and risks will often cleaning products. be referred to ‘in the same breath’ and there If the business has WHS database softcan be some confusion over the difference ware the spillage can be recorded as a hazbetween them. ard, together with the associated corrective From the viewpoint of managing the as- actions. When the corrective actions have sociated data there are benefits in having a been completed the hazard record can be hazard register plus a separate risk register. updated to show that the hazard no longer Two common terms related to hazards exists. Reports can therefore be generated and risks are corrective actions and con- of hazards that currently exist and/or those trols. that existed but have been eliminated. A corrective action is something that can Having a good approach to WHS is not be done now, or soon, to eliminate a prob- just about responding appropriately to By Jeremy Bosworth

hazards and incidents when they occur. It is equally important to be pro-active and identify problems before they arise, then take the steps necessary to safeguard workers and the business. This is a risk identification and control process. To illustrate this, consider the previously described spillage from a different angle. Imagine that such a spillage has not occurred yet but you’ve identified that it could occur. This would be recorded in the business’s WHS database as a risk (“Spillages could create fall hazards”). The associated controls that would be recorded and implemented could include: 1. have spillage signs readily available, and 2. train workers to respond correctly to spillages. Risk management is about identifying risks and reducing the level of risk to as low as reasonably practicable (ALARP). Maintaining an up-to-date register of risks in a risk/WHS database can allow an organisation to generate reports at any time of existing risks, with a clear indication of whether any have not been sufficiently

controlled yet to achieve the ALARP tag. Wise risk management practices, including creating good records and using the data effectively, can deliver: healthy and safe workers, business success through avoiding the downtime and reputational damage that can result from accidents, evidence to support a claim of regulatory compliance in the event that an accident does happen or a person suffers a work-related illness. To contribute to National Safe Work Month, the Australian company 3 Piece Software Pty Ltd is giving small to medium sized businesses and government departments perpetual free use of a single-user copy of its risk/WHS/skills database software OSHatWork. They have also created a number of online guides to help organisations understand the processes involved. More information is available here: www.oshatwork.com.au/SafeWorkMonth. php.

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Community Calendar NOVEMBER 5 - Arid Recovery leatherwork workshop (session 2 of 2) 12 - Multicultural Cooking Club, run by the Multicultural forum 18 - Garage Sale Fundriaser for Lexi Helm, 3 Maireana Circuit 18 - RDAS Twilight Market (ﬁnal market for 2017) 18 - MotoX Night Meet 25 - Community Event Fundraiser for Lexi Helm, Mitre 10 Carpark, 9am-1pm 25 - Roxby Downs Community Christmas Carols DECEMBER 2 - Roxby Downs Community Christmas Pageant. 2 - Festival of Trees Exhibition opening, roxbylink gallery

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Roxby Downs Subway’s Nissa Rainsford and Jo Gordon ahead of Friday’s Live Feed.

Roxby Council farewells manager

WRITTEN BY JULIETTE DEMAINE ROXBY COUNCIL

ain Boehm, the manager responsible for public works, major projects, emergency services and information technology received a farewell from his fellow staff last week following a long association with the Council.

Subway ﬁghts hunger

n World Sandwich Day this Friday 3 November, Roxby Downs’ Subway franchise will join participating Subw ay store s in a fundraising event to help fight hunger in Australia.

Subway’s ‘Live Feed’ is an initiative that aims to bring the local community together to raise money for Foodbank Australia. Every customer who visits the Roxby Downs store on Friday and buys a sandwich, salad or wrap will receive another free for a

friend, and Subway will donate the cost of the meal to Foodbank. Subway Roxby Central Shopping Centre’s Franchisee Michael Graban is excited to support the event. “This is the first time Subway across Australia has partnered with Foodbank for Subway ‘Live Feed’ on World Sandwich Day, and we encourage locals to head to Subway Roxby to help us fight hunger in Australia,” he said. “We are really excited to be drumming up support

in the community for the important local initiative, and it’s easy for locals to support. “We are hoping to donate hundreds of thousands meals across Australia through our partnership with Foodbank Australia.” Subway’s Live Feed initiative will help provide a portion of the 87,600 meals needed for the Outback-North and East locals who go hungry every year. Roxby Downs’ Subway is open on Fridays from 7am9pm.

In paying tribute to Iain’s commitment to the town, Administrator Geoff Whitbread said “over the past few years, Iain Boehm has played a major role in the construction of the Splashpad, emergency management of last year’s 51 hour town wide power outage, and implementation of important IT systems and associated infrastructure vital to the operations of the council. “His knowledge has been valuable in supporting RoxFM’s technical operations and he has ensured we have uninterrupted TV reception. “In response to community feedback regarding the rock verges and lack of shading on Richardson Place, Iain has implemented a plan of significant improvements following a successful grant application - under Iain’s stewardship there will be more shaded public space, additional chair and table picnic areas, and improved pedestrian movement and parking with removal of the rock garden beds.” In his farewell speech to Iain Mr Whitbread said “he has been an extremely busy man in

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the last 18 months and whilst Iain will be quick to point out ‘it was a team effort’ – which is true – he has shown leadership, diligence and perseverance to get the jobs done – even when faced with a shortage of supply of goods and services in Roxby, for which we thank him.” Iain, with his family, has moved to Port Pirie to pursue another career applying the skills learnt at Roxby Downs. We wish him well.

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ear 12 students at the Roxby Downs Area School (RDAS) are getting ready to sit their South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) exams.

This year the school has students studying biology, physics, essential mathematics and general mathematics, and those exams will be held between 6-17 November at the Roxby Downs Lutheran Church. RDAS senior school coordinator Georgia Boylan has spent the last few weeks trying to prepare students. “We’ve got 20 students [sitting their SACE exams], and a lot of those students are sitting multiple subjects,” she said. “Now that this is their last term, there’s been a big push for revision and finishing off the last few assignments. “In class, there has been revision happening and there’s been tasks for homework and other prepping for those exams in the next few weeks.” Not all students are required to sit exams for the subjects they are studying. “You don’t have to do subjects with an exam component, but the exam is worth 30% of their final mark,” Miss Boylan said.

“With SACE, there is a big push for SACE flexibility so that if you don’t want to do a subject with an exam they don’t have to, but they do have some 30% weighted external tasks.” While students are thinking about their exams and final assessments, Miss Boylan said they’ve also been thinking about the next phase of their lives. “We’ve had a few students apply for university, but those who haven’t are interested in TAFE or entering the workforce,” she said. Miss Boylan acknowledged that the SACE exam period can be quite stressful and she encouraged all students to take time for themselves and work to a plan. “Planning out your time is important so you’re not just revising, studying and finishing work all the time; you need to have a break as well,” she said. “Sleeping and eating healthy foods is really important as well, as is keeping up with your water intake. “And make sure you know your exam conditions so you know if you’re allowed to bring certain materials or not.” RDAS school captain Renee Wurfel has three SACE exams com-

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RDAS students Rhys Owen, Claudia Richter, Kaitlyn Frankish, Ebony Johnson and Renee Wurfel are preparing for their SACE exams.

ing up. “I’m doing maths, physics and biology,” she said. “I’ve got some cue cards and have been doing some practice exams to get a feel of them. “I want to try my best and see how I go.” Miss Wurfel hasn’t decided what she wants to do when she’s finished

Year 12, but she’s not worried. “I’m not sure [what I want to do], but figuring it out is the fun part,” she said. “I think when you finally decide it will be exciting.” Miss Boylan hopes the students are happy with their results. “Hopefully everyone goes really well, is successful, and achieves

Students copped a soaking from local CFS volunteers.

f ter over a month of fundraising, students from the Roxby Downs Area School (RDAS) participated in a colour fun run on Friday.

The school signed up to the CUA School Fun Run program to raise money for improving the school’s appearance. RDAS Wellbeing Leader Beth Elliott was thrilled with how the day went. “It was awesome, all of the students and parents seemed to have a good time,” she said. “There were two fun runs; the first was for Years 7-12, and the second for Reception to Year 7. “Everyone seemed to have fun.” Each fun run went for around half an hour, and saw students run around a course which included hurdles and other obstacles. While students were running, they were getting sprayed with water and colour. Mrs Elliott thanked everyone who helped out with the fun run. “The community really got on board; the [Country Fire Service], police and Roxbylink staff all helped out. “Thanks to the parents who helped out on the day and with the fundraising.” The students ended up raising $31,294.31which will be used to install new signage and artwork at the school. Page 10 -- Wednesday, November 1, 2017

what they want to achieve so that they’re able to get their SACE at the end of the year,” she said. “As a school we wish our Year 12 students good luck and all the best.” SACE exams are worth 30 percent of a subject’s total mark. The target date for the release of students’ results is Tuesday 19 December.

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etball is one of the most popular sports in Roxby Downs and with well over 300 netball players, 16 junior teams and 18 senior teams, it was no wonder the netball courts needed a resurface. The Roxby Downs Area School also regularly use the courts for school-based team sports and physical education.

Not only did the old courts look a bit shabby, they were starting to crack and were becoming increasingly needy in terms of maintenance. We certainly did not want any player or student’s safety compromised. As part of the 2014-16 Sport and Recreation Review, sporting clubs and the general community were invited to provide comment and input regarding the Sporting and Recreation facilities provided in Roxby Downs. Submissions received outlined what the community believed should be key priorities for the Council in terms of the maintenance and continued development of high quality sport and recreation facilities in Roxby Downs. Up rather high on the list was a recommendation for the current outdoor netball courts to be resurfaced. Within months of receiving the final Sport and Recreation Review report, Roxby Council and Roxbylink commenced the process to undertake the work. The resurfacing took only five days from start to finish with some of that work being undertaken at night time due to the recent warm spell of weather. The courts look great and we are sure there are a few netball enthusiasts keen to get on them.

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Dead Eye Dicks and FODFA win darts WRITTEN BY RIAAN GROBLER ROXBY DOWNS DART LEAGUE MEMBER

ead Eye Dicks (DED) have finally won their first Roxby Downs Darts League (RDDL) A-grade grand final, beating leaders and favourites ‘Is It In’ (III) 6-4 in a see-saw thriller.

FODFA claimed victory in the B-grade final, defeating Straight Outta Adelaide 6-2. In the A-grade competition, III beat DED 6-4 just a fortnight ago in the playoffs to secure their place in the grand finals, leaving Dead Eye Dicks to battle it out against Smoking Darts. DED secured a victory over Smoking Darts, thus booking their spot in the grand finals. This time around, DED were more than capable, with some great darts thrown under pressure. First up was DED captain Troy Giddens against Jarrod ‘Plugga’ Malycha. Having have had a tremendous season, Troy took to the oche with his current form and beat Plugga 2-0 with some very tidy darts thrown. Second was III captain Riaan Grobler vs John Komene. Riaan beat John 2-0, making it 1-1. Up next was III’s Andrew ‘Swanny’ Swanson vs Wi Pitau. Seasoned veteran Wi took the fight to Swanny, beating him 2-1, giving DED a 2-1 lead. In the fourth singles, Richard Pitau took on Aaron ‘A-Storm’ Laister in another evenly matched game. Richard proving too strong for ‘A-Storm’ with some good darts,

beating him 2-0. With DED now firmly in the lead 3-1, it was time for the reverse singles. Plugga took on John Komene in the first game, and with his consistency back on track, Plugga beat JK 2-0 making it 3-2. In the next match, it was captain vs captain. With Troy having beaten Riaan throughout the year, this time it was Riaan with the upper hand, beating him 2-0 with a much needed 180, levelling it to 3-3. Swanny and Richard battled it out in the next match. Swanny, having been very consistent over the year, beat Richard 2-0 in a very tidy match to give the lead back to III with 4-3. Not having a lot of game time this year, Mark ‘Nethers’ Netherton of III took on the old seasoned veteran Wi in which promised to be a titanic tungsten tussle. Nethers turned up the heat with his first 180 of the year, but it wasn’t enough to beat Wi who made it 4-4 with some really tidy darts. With the singles done and dusted, it was time to play the doubles. DED opted for Troy/Wi, while III decided on Riaan/Swanny combo. Troy/Wi showed some resilience throughout the match, beating Riaan/Swanny 2-1 and giving DED a smell at victory with 5-4. III, who now needed to win the remaining matches of the evening, put up Plugga/Nethers against Richard/John in a nerve-wracking match. Evenly poised, and after two legs, Richard of DED put the nail in III’s darts coffin with the winning dart, giving DED the much deserved victory and A-Grade premiership of the 2017 RDDL season. In the B- grade grand finals, it was

A-grade winners Richard Pitau, Andy Mangan, Troy Giddens, John Komene, Wi Pitau and Greg Sumsion.

FODFA taking on Straight Outta Adelaide (SOA). FODFA, having never played in a grand final, have had their best season yet with the help of experienced players Matt, Mark, Steve and Greg. In the first of the singles, Steve of FODFA took on SOA’s Matt. Matt, with years of experience in the game, proved too strong for Steve, beating him 2-0 to give an early lead to SOA. In the second singles match, FODFA’s Matt Baker took on Eve, wasting no time to beat her 2-0, tying up the score at 1-1. In the third singles match, Mark took on SOA’s Tiarah, securing another win for FODFA thus giving them the lead at 2-1. In the last of the singles, it was Desi taking on Greg. Greg proved too strong for his opponent, beating Desi 2-0. FODFA entered the reverse singles with a handy 3-1 lead. In the first of the reverse singles,

it was Steve against Eve. Steve wasted no time, beating Eve 2-0 with some very effective darts, including a 180. The win over Eve gave FODFA a handsome 4-1 lead. In the second of the reverse singles, SOA’s Matt had to give it his all to keep his team alive. And that’s exactly what Matt did. Up against FODFA’S Matt, it was the more experienced Matt of SOA who clinched a victory for his team, keeping their hopes alive with a 2-1 win. In the third game, it was Mark Beenham against Desi. Desi put up a brave fight for her team, but just couldn’t hack it as Mark showed his composure, winning yet another much needed game for FODFA. The win took FODFA to a 5-2 lead. In the last of the reverse singles, and needing only one more to win it, Greg Gardiner took on SOA’s

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Tiarah. Tiarah’s experience and knowhow around the dart board proved too much for Greg, beating him 2-0 to keep her team’s hope alive. With doubles up next, victory was within reach for FODFA, and Matt and Steve took on SOA’s Matt and Eve. With the combined experience of the FODFA members, they managed to clinch their first B-grade victory in the form of the Kiwi, Steve, who pegged out at 32 and sent SOA back to the drawing board. The RDDL would like to take this opportunity to congratulate and thank the victorious teams, and everyone who participated in this year’s league. Next year promises to be an even bigger and better event. The Annual General Meeting details will follow, and everyone is encouraged to attend and help the league go from strength to strength.

Roxby Downs Senior Basketball Association Summer Competition results Round 1

Ashton Mussolino shoots.

Men’s A Grade Pigs 60 def The A Team 22 Mud Crabs 30 def Yoldies 28 Hornridge White 43 def Choccies 37 Hornridge Black 32 def Olympic Dam 26 Pirates Bye Women’s A Grade Dragons 38 def Devilettes 35 Bulls Bye Women’s B Grade Golden Oldies 25 def Hornridge Black 17 Hornridge White def Revellers (forfeit)

Round 2 Men’s A Grade Pigs 60 def The A Team 22 Mud Crabs 30 def Yoldies 28 Hornridge White 43 def Choccies 37 Hornridge Black 32 def Olympic Dam 26 Pirates Bye Women’s A Grade Dragons 38 def Devilettes 35 Bulls Bye Women’s B Grade Golden Oldies 25 def Hornridge Black 17 Hornridge White def Revellers (forfeit)

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NAME Jordan Dadelah Dan Smith Jason Crawford Andy Heighet Andrea Freeth Ryan Anderson NTP DIV 1 NTP DIV 2 NTP LJ

NAME Graham Warren Dougal Macleod Admire Takaidza Bec Nichols Sandy Richter Adrian Dunkley Freddie Gajdobranski Matthew Baker Bec Nichols

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SCORE 54.75 55.375 56.25 56.5 56.25 74.5

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Mitch Boehm with his awards. PHOTOS: Supplied.

Tino D’Arrigo (second from right) and Mitch Boehm (right) with other award winners.

Tino D’Arrigo.

Soccer juniors kick goals at presentations

unior soccer players from Roxby Downs won several awards at two recent presentations.

The Whyalla Junior Soccer Association (WJSA) held their presentation on 7 October, and the Port Augusta United Football Club, which features six players from Roxby Downs, held a club presentation on 21 October. Local Port Augusta United coach Tony D’Arrigo said the “Roxby kids cleaned up”. “At the [WJSA] awards, young Mitch Boehm picked up five trophies for golden boot, best and fairest, coaches award, referees

award, and he got the highest number of goals scored in a season since the competition started with 42 goals,” he said. “Port Augusta United had our own presentation and Mitch again picked up golden boot and best and fairest in the under 12’s, Brock Vandeleur picked up two trophies for the under 12’s including team man, and in the under 14’s my son Tino [D’Arrigo] picked up best and fairest and golden boot. “Our kids took everything away and left nothing for the Port Augusta kids!” Earlier this year, D’Arrigo pursued an opportunity to get some local junior soccer players involved in the Whyalla league,

which meant they would not play in the Roxby competition. He knows that upset a lot of parents, but said the juniors’ success at the presentations validated his decision. “It’s really exciting because at first when we made the move, we saw that there wasn’t much here for the older kids and I think we were ridiculed that we were leaving Roxby to go and play somewhere else,” he said. “But I think that now we’ve done it it was the best thing we could have done for these kids. “I want people to see that it’s not a bad thing if they move if it’s good for them and

the game.” D’Arrigo said his juniors have significantly improved this year playing for Port Augusta United. “The fact that Port Augusta have given us the opportunity is fantastic, and I couldn’t be happier with the kids,” he said. “They’ve gone to another level, and I’ve got a couple of kids now playing in the summer competition and they are getting pushed which can only be good for them. “It’s good to see the kids doing so well.” D’Arrigo thanked the parents and Port Augusta United for their support.

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“Itchy not so scratchy” WRITTEN BY BEN VANDELEUR

Roxby Miners 8/142 def Olympic Dam 4/137

gutsy captains knock of 50* from Miners skipper Grant “Itchy” Aitchison batting at number eight snatched a near certain victory away from Olympic Dam on Thursday night.

The Miners won the toss and with a couple of handy bowling inclusions in the crafty Rhys Allard, swing king Parry Speedster, Sean McIvor and new spinner Nick Hart, the team decided to send in the Devils. Evergreen Craig Nicholls (48) played a gutsy knock and was the anchor for a large portion of the innings. After McIvor (1/15) removed Caldwell (4), emerging talent Roger Ianson (23) joined Nicholls in the middle where they battled hard against a talented and disciplined Miners bowling attack. With more dots than a dalmatian and more maidens than race four at Flemington, the Miners really put the pressure on the OD batsmen. The boys in green found it hard to pierce

the ring field of the red and white army. With less than 10 overs to go, OD were crawling on 65 and would need some firepower to post a decent total. Last week’s hero Sanhi (8) went cheap which brought big hitting Ben McHendrie (33*) and Parsloe (11*) to the wicket. Like a champagne cork popping, the pair put on 72 in the last eight overs to post a challenging 137 after the 35 overs. Capper (1/23) and McIvor (2/16) were the best of the Roxby attack. Like a WWE tag team, the imposing Allard (15) and dangerous Connor (26) strode out to the crease full of confidence. New big rigs for OD Parsloe (0/22) and McBride (1/35) took the new ball but struggled with length in their first spells. Investing in renewables, skipper Vandeleur turned to Rein Geraghty (4/19) whose meter was fully charged as he ripped through the Miners top order with his accurate full pitched medium away swingers. Allard (15), Capper (0), and Stopp (1) all fell the same way slashing outside off to three stunning outfield catches at deep cover to Ianson. McIvor (4) would regret not offering a shot as the former skipper removed his off peg.

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he red hot Roos fresh off two consecutive wins came up against a Hornridge outfit looking to make up for their loss to OD the week prior.

Liam Bury was back for the Swaggies but East had an inclusion of their own in Whyalla import Jayden Croft. Croft is one of the most prolific run machines in Whyalla cricket and fields like nobody’s business. ‘The Fury’ Liam Bury opened up with Joey ‘Lips’ Sampson (3/22) who continued his breakout season, removing both Muthukumarana (8) and Blows (5) to have the Roos on the back foot at 2/19. Patterson (30) was imposing at first drop but has had nearly as many starts as Winx and needed to get on with the job to give his boys a chance. New recruit Croft (24) showed a glimpse of how explosive he can be with his carefree shot selection and phenomenal eye. Michael ‘Goof’ McArthur was able to literally turn the game on its head with his swift leg breaks, taking a remarkable 4/13 from six overs. Like a guitar with no strings, he was virtually unplayable.

I feel that just like shopping at Woolies he’s going to take a bag a few times this year. East would have been dissatisfied with their total knowing the scoring power of the Swaggies. Liam Bury (12) couldn’t repeat heroics of a fortnight ago, whilst skipper Jamie ‘Whincup’ Way (26) put in another solid performance. Ben Hahn (2/29) was the only Roo to have any impact, removing both openers. ‘Goof ’ McArthur (35*) showed he is a genuine all-rounder, and along with big dog Hargreaves (30*), the game was done and dusted before 10pm. The Roxby Downs Cricket Association Roxby Bakery competition is really providing some great games with nothing for certain. Crowds have been great and team numbers have definitely improved. Every game is now crucial; OD has slipped to the 1-3 and will need to shake a leg if they are to carry on their amazing run. Focus now switches to the intercity combined weekend on November 25/26 where the best of Roxby will travel to Port Augusta to take on Whyalla, Port Pirie and Port Augusta. BY BEN VANDELEUR

He was supported by the mixed lilies of Vandeleur (2/30) who took the vital wicket of Connor (26) who was looking the goods as the anchor of the Miners innings. When Parry (8) popped one to the laconic McHendrie off Beeps, the Devils we’re in full control at 6/58 at drinks. In a surprising but potential match winning call, Miners skipper Grant Aitchison (50) played a majestic captains knock. Spinner Hart (13) showed some grit to support Itchy with an important 35 runs stand. Cooke (12) also offered vital support to the skipper as an unlikely victory became a reality. The young OD attack just fell short on execution which provided some loose offerings that the Miners took full advantage of. The Miners now sit 2-2 whilst the Devils slip to 1-3 and are in trouble. The Miners will welcome back skipper Nelson and young stallion Humphries in the coming weeks which will only strengthen their list. OD are nurturing new stocks but are missing some talent, with the Holbrook’s looming as a timely inclusion in the rounds ahead.

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Sean McIvor bowling for the Miners.

Roxby Downs Cricket Association Friday, October 27, 2017 Roxby Miners v Olympic Dam 1st Innings Olympic Dam batting C. Nicholls c ....................................................................................... 48 C. Caldwell c ........................................................................................ 4 R. Ianson run out ............................................................................. 23 S. Sahni c ..............................................................................................8 B. McHendrie not out ..................................................................... 33 A. Parsloe not out ............................................................................. 11 A. harris ............................................................................................ dnb B. Vandeleur ................................................................................... dnb J. Mcbride ........................................................................................ dnb S. Clark .............................................................................................. dnb M. Paul .............................................................................................. dnb R. Geraghty..................................................................................... dnb Extras (nb 1, w 4, b 3, lb 3) ............................................................. 11 Total ........................................................................... 4/137

Michael McArthur bowled well for Hornridge.

Miners bowling Results not available. 2nd Innings Miners batting Extras (nb 0, w 6, b 3, lb 0).............................................................9 Total ...........................................................................8/142 Full results not available. Olympic Dam bowling Bowler Overs Maidens Wides Wickets Runs A. Parsloe 5 0 2 0 22 J. McBride 7 0 1 1 35 R. Geraghty 7 2 4 4 19 B. Vandeleur 7 1 0 2 30 A. Harris 5 0 3 0 18 B. McHendrie 3 0 0 1 15

Saturday, October 28, 2017 Hornridge v East Roxby Hornridge celebrate a wicket.

Calls for social media codes of conduct in local sport CONTINUED FROM BACK PAGE “This was the worst year in netball here that I’ve ever experienced in 20 years,” she said. “It’s been bad in all areas; by phone, social media, even actually out on court. “I’ve been disgusted in people’s behaviour.” According to Wurfel, social media has been a useful communication tool for the RDNA, but they’ve got no tolerance for abusive posts. “At the end of the day, people don’t sign up for committees to be abused and harassed,” she said. “We can’t control what goes out on social media, but we are just asking parents and everyone else to abide by [our social media policy]. “It’s there to protect us and everyone else.” Wurfel encouraged people to approach their sporting association in person if they

Craig Nicholls batting for OD.

have an issue. “Do it through the correct complaints procedures and channels and we are more than happy to listen. “That is the only way we can learn and grow from the experience.” The Roxby Downs Junior Basketball Association (RDJBA) uses Basketball Australia’s social media policy. President Wes Knights agreed that sporting associations need to have these policies in place, particularly to prevent bullying. “I think it’s pretty important in today’s society to have a code in relation to social media so you can protect those in the association and the other members,” he said. “We have had a couple of issues in the past, but a couple of things we are looking at adopting is making sure our members [on our social media page] are current and up to date, as well as monitoring what’s happening with the page to control things that are inappropriate.

“Social media is designed to be a communication platform to get positive messages out, so it’s important that all messages sent out are positive and aren’t just people having a rant.” O’Donnell asked for people to remember that sporting associations are often run by volunteers. “There’s a very small group of people in Roxby Downs who do a large amount of work to make sure that people have access to all of these sports and community events, and sometimes they might overlook something or something might happen that makes people unhappy, but people need to remember that they are doing a lot of work behind the scenes that mightn’t be seen,” she said. “Much like we would encourage behaviour around sporting grounds and community events to be considered and respectful, we also expect that for social media.”

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1st Innings East Roxby batting S. Muthukumarana b J. Sampson ................................................8 K. Blows lbw b J. Sampson............................................................. 5 C. Patterson c P. Goldie b M. McArthur .................................... 23 B. Hahn c P. Goldie b D. Hargraves ..............................................9 J. Croft c B. Richardson b J. Oldfield ..........................................24 A. Moss c L. Bury b M. McArthur ..................................................9 T. Cox b J. Oldfield............................................................................... 5 A. Shah b M. McArthur .....................................................................0 T. Mulders lbw b J. Sampson ......................................................... 3 A. Hann b M. McArthur .................................................................... 5 A. Bandara not out ............................................................................0 Extras (nb 1, w 4, b 2, lb 1) ...............................................................8 Total ............................................................................... 99 Hornridge bowling Bowler Overs Maidens Wides Wickets Runs L. Bury 4 1 2 0 16 J. Sampson 5.2 0 1 3 22 D. Hargraves 3 1 0 1 21 J. Oldfield 7 2 1 2 26 M. McArthur 6 1 0 4 11 2nd Innings Hornridge batting Total ........................................................................... 2/110 East Roxby bowling Results not available.

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Calls for code of conduct

Mel O’Donnell and Theresa Wurfel want to see better behaviour on social media.

he Roxby Downs Sport and Recreation Forum is urging all local sporting clubs and community groups to develop clear codes of conduct regarding social media. The call comes after a number of incidents during this year’s junior netball season. Chair of the Sport and Recreation Forum Mel O’Donnell encouraged sporting associations to introduce

social media policies and “make sure members are aware of the policy and the consequences of breaching it”. “The forum is trying to make sure that groups are getting across this message to their members and parents of members that their behaviour on social media can affect how they interact with the club and community group,” she said. “We are trying to encourage that all of the groups have something in

writing and that they make people aware of the policy so that there is no confusion and that there can be no ignorance as to what the policy is.” O’Donnell is also a police officer and said social media users need to be careful about what they post online. “From a policing perspective, it’s important for people to understand that standards of behaviour on the internet should match the standards of behaviour that you would expect

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from any face to face interaction with people,” she said. “We want people to respect each other and respect that clubs have a place in the community and put in a lot of work, and people need to go through the appropriate channels if they have got a complaint about how things are being handled or run rather than voicing those opinions on the internet.” “People need to understand that even though the law is very slowly

catching up with this explosion of social media as a form of communication, we still have the ability to prosecute people for offences for things that are put on the internet.” President of the Roxby Downs Netball Association (RDNA) Theresa Wurfel said they have had a social media policy in place for a few years which is emailed to members and parents, but it was breached this year. CONTINUED ON PAGE 15

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