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Deb Price, Cindy Kroon, Madelin Kroon, Georgie-Lee Kroon and Heather Meredith are all looking forward to the Christmas Day lunch.

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amilies and residents who will be alone or don’t have any plans for Christmas Day are invited to attend a lunch in Roxby Downs.

Local woman Deb Price is arranging the lunch at the Oasis Restaurant with the help of Heather Meredith from the Roxby Tavern.

Mrs Price came up with the idea for the lunch a few years ago after experiencing a quiet Christmas.

“A couple of years ago I was in a situation where it was just my oldest grandson and I, and it was like ‘this is terrible, how do people do this?’,” she said.

“Christmas Day is about spending time with other people, and being on our own just didn’t

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cut it for us, so I thought ‘let’s try and do something’.

“The idea is for people who are going to be on their own - whether it be their husbands are at work or sleeping because they’re on night shift and they aren’t going to have lunch - but there’s so many new people in town, if they want to come along as well they are more than welcome.”

Mrs Price wanted to hire out a venue for the lunch, which is when she spoke with Mrs Meredith.

“When I spoke with Heather about the possibility of hiring out the Oasis, she said ‘I’m happy to come on board with you’ and I thought ‘that’s amazing!’,” she said.

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“Heather said they’d get Pip her husband to be Father Christmas which I thought was excellent.

“The Tavern are actually going to provide the meat - ham, turkey, roast pork and roast lamb – and we just ask that people come and register with me.”

The lunch is free to attend, but Mrs Price asks guests to bring a salad to share and their own beverages.

She encouraged as many people as possible to come to the Christmas lunch, and hopes it will be the first of many.

“It’s about the companionship and sharing the day with people,” Mrs Price said.

“Everyone will be there for the same reason;

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there’s a lot of people whose families are far away, but they can have Christmas with their Roxby family.

“This is the first time [I’ve organised this event]; it’s something I’ve always wanted to do so we will see how it goes.”

The lunch will be held at the Oasis Restaurant on Christmas Day from 12-2pm.

If you’d like to bring a gift for your child, Santa will give it to them during the lunch.

For more information, or to register and let Mrs Price know what salad you will be bringing, contact her at Smokemart on 8671 2223.

There will also be a community Christmas Day lunch in Andamooka.

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From FIFO to Miss Multiverse for Brooke WRITTEN BY BROOKE JADE AND AMANDA ASTRI

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fly in fly out (FIFO) worker who works at Olympic Dam is a 2018 Miss Multiverse Australia regional finalist.

Bro oke Jade w a s shortlisted for the 2018 contest after successfully completing the interview round earlier this year.

The Miss Multiverse Australia competition is a celebration of the modern, multifaceted, multi-skilled, and multitalented woman.

The winner of Miss

Multiverse Australia will represent the nation abroad and compete against 30 international models, while the journey is filmed for the reality TV series ‘I Am Multiverse’.

Models are judged on their leadership and entrepreneurial skills, their charisma, social etiquette, and business capabilities.

This is based on the models’ ability to fundraise and gain business sponsorship, communicate effectively with the media, and be actively involved in community events during the year leading up to the final show gala in August.

Miss Jade has been

working in modelling and mining for years, and she said her modelling work has helped her gain confidence in the mining industry.

“My first [mining] gig was when I was 19, and I was running the office for a scaffolding company in Geraldton in Western Australia which is where I am from,” she said.

“As a 19 year old dealing with a male dominated environment and the way they talk and the way they are, flipping over to my [modelling] job with Jim Beam, they were the guys you were meeting in the pubs.

“You had to talk to them and you had to

get out of your shell, so it built resilience, and when I came back to dealing with the scaffolders I found I was gaining a lot more confidence.”

Miss Jade was approached to take part in this year’s Miss Multiverse Australia competition, but nerves got the better of her.

“I used mining as an excuse; ‘I’m going to be away on site, I’m coming into a shutdown’,” she said.

“So they contacted me again a few months ago and said ‘we kept you on the shortlist, would you be interested in doing it again in 2018?’ so I decided to commit.

“Then as the interview round was coming closer, I started chickening out again, but I forced myself to do it.”

Miss Jade has worked at BHP’s Olympic Dam throughout the shutdown as a personnel logistics coordinator, but her background is in executive assistance.

She hopes by competiting in Miss Multiverse Australia she will experience a new type of modelling.

“I’ve always wanted to get into this side [of modelling] because it has a purpose,” she said.

“It’s not just a modelling comp; you actually get the chance to learn things and progress, and

idea in Australian culture around the type of woman you have to be to work in mining, especially if it is a FIFO role; I aim to break this stereotype,” she said.

“I am so passionate about encouraging and empowering women to join the FIFO industry; the financial independence and freedom of time this industry has blessed me with has been incredible.

“So often I am approached by young women that tell me how they wish they could do what I do but they don’t know how and they don’t believe in their ability to do it.

“I am here to say you

will feature on the reality television series ‘I Am Multiverse’, competing against other models in challenges involving fitness, team building, speaking at events, and networking.

Miss Jades hopes this competition will continue to open doors for her in both the mining and modelling industries. “[With modelling,] obviously for me I see it as a chance to get a step into the door in America,” she said.

“It’s somewhere I’ve always wanted to live and work, so it would be good to start building up those connections. “[The other] big goal would be to be a spokes-

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they’re very heavy on entrepreneurial skills and business.

“It’s still freaking me out; it’s different from promotional work because in promo you’re representing a brand, whereas with this it’s you, and you’re putting yourself out there.”

Through participating in Miss Multiverse Australia, Miss Jade wants to break the FIFO stereotype.

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The Miss Multiverse Australia regional finals will be held in August, with the winner announced shortly after.

Models will be judged on their ability to fundraise and gain business sponsorship, communicate effectively with the media, and be actively involved in community events during the year.

If she wins, Miss Jade

person for women in mining; I know how hard it is for women to get into mining and on site, so I am really passionate about that.

“I can’t imagine life without either [modelling or mining]!”

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Celebrate Christmas in Andamooka

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he Andamooka Progress and Opal Miners Association (APOMA) is inviting residents to attend their annual community Christmas lunch on Christmas Day.

The Roxby Downs Visitor Information Centre’s Cassie Weir and Daniel Jackson have met plenty of tourists this year.

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housands of tourists visited Roxby Downs and the surrounding areas in 2017.

Roxby Downs had a higher than average number of tourists between April and October this year, while Andamooka and Woomera both experienced a significant increase in visitor numbers.

Roxbylink Visitor Information and Arts Officer Cassie Weir was pleased with how many people visited the town this financial year, even though it was slightly lower than the previous year.

“For the last financial year, we had a total of 4,644 visitors who sought tourist and local information from staff at the Roxby Downs Visitor Information Centre (VIC), which was a slight decrease from the 4,719 visitors of the previous financial year,” she said.

“However this is five percent higher than our average visitor numbers collected during the past five financial years.

“The Olympic Dam Discovery Tour finished a bit earlier this year in mid-August rather than at the end of October due to the upgrade works at Olympic Dam. “This has slowed our visitor numbers down over the last two months, but has been positive in proving that our updated website pages and communication with local and regional tourism businesses is strong in spreading the word of these changes.”

Ms Weir said tourists had enjoyed their time in the region this year.

“We have received very positive feedback this year that has been collated in our guest book,” she said.

“Some of the main statements made [were] that Roxby Downs is a very clean and friendly town, a little oasis, and has great facilities.”

Secretary of the Andamooka Progress and Opal Miners Association (APOMA) Gill Rowley was also thrilled with the number of tourists visiting the area.

“From the perspective of tourism, 2017 has been a good and busy year for Andamooka and of sound economic value to the town and local businesses,” she said.

“Andamooka has seen a significant rise in visitor numbers in

2017; probably in terms of ‘nights’, [it’s] around double the numbers on 2016.

“We attribute that to broader marketing strategies by APOMA and local businesses creating a breakthrough into the grey nomad and other visitor social networks, together with increased visitor services at the APOMA caravan and camping ground, including the ablution block and availability of power.

“An international rise in demand for opal has also attracted visitation and a renewed interest in mining and fossicking.”

APOMA has also received good feedback from tourists.

“Feedback from visitors has indicated that Andamooka has become a ‘must do’, unspoilt destination for those travelling north or south, with many visitors returning for a second time or more, [and] some saying that Andamooka has become a regular stop-over,” Ms Rowley said.

“Most comments received are about Andamooka’s clean, safe and friendly environment, unspoilt nature, accessible attractions and great service, [plus] how much fun they had, and how they enjoyed their visit.

“Feedback has indicated that our marketing reach has broadened and that many travellers are making a deliberate detour during their cross-continent travels to visit Andamooka and also other towns in the region, so we are seeing more visitors from Western Australia, Queensland, and New South Wales, in addition to the more usual South Australia, Northern Territory and Victoria based tourers.”

Woomera has also had plenty of tourists visiting the town.

Manager of Woomera Traveller’s Village and Caravan Park Shane Hofmeier said 2017 was one of the best years they’ve had in recent memory.

“This year has been the busiest year we’ve had in the last ten years from April to September, from caravans to campers and [people staying in] on site accommodation,” he said.

“We had 12,187 visitors in six months, which is up by over 100 people from last year.

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“We actually had more people staying for two to four nights compared to one night.

“People would go out to Roxby and do a tour and then come back, or on the way back down [from their travels], they knew how long it would take them so they’d plan to spend some extra time here.”

There’s been a high number of ‘grey nomads’ visiting the area.

“There’s new people all the time and the regulars coming through, but because retirees are getting their super they can go out and buy a caravan and do some extra travelling,” Mr Hofmeier said.

“We expect it to be like this for the next five years or so with more people buying caravans.”

The shutdown at BHP’s Olympic Dam mine is also believed to have brought more visitors to the region.

“With BHP’s shutdown, [we received] enquiries from the workers wanting to explore the region on their days off, as well as their family members looking for things to do while here visiting,” Ms Weir said.

“From around August, we have had visitation and accommodation seekers from those involved in the Olympic Dam shutdown which has brought people from around Australia and some from overseas,” Ms Rowley added.

“Although this is a short term demand, this has given us the opportunity to promote Andamooka as a great place to visit again with family or friends in the future.

“The shutdown will also continue to bring visitors to Andamooka over the summer months which will impact to some extent on the traditional way that businesses operate over that quiet time.”

Ms Weir hopes that 2018 sees more tourists visiting the region.

“We are looking forward to another busy season next year, our Olympic Dam Discovery Tours will be back starting on the 21st of March 2018,” she said.

“Over the Christmas period, we will be open every day except Christmas Day for limited hours, [which] are available to view on our Facebook Page – Roxby Downs Visitor Information Centre.” www.themonitor.com.au

For a $5 donation, attendees can enjoy a three course lunch with other members of the community.

APOMA committee member Claudia Mitchell said it’s a great way to celebrate Christmas.

“There’s usually 20-30 people who come to the lunch,” she said.

“There’s a lot of older and younger people who aren’t going anywhere for Christmas.

“Rather than being alone, they can come into the community hall and

have Christmas with everyone.”

Mrs Mitchell said there’s no limit on how many people can attend the lunch, and she hoped to see as many people as possible.

“Come for Christmas cheer and celebrate Christmas in Andamooka!”

The community Christmas lunch will be held from 12-2pm on Christmas Day at the Andamooka Community Hall.

Attendees are asked to bring their own non-alcoholic beverages.

To register for the lunch, contact Mrs Mitchell on 0427 999 448, or put your name down at the Andamooka Post Office.

Registrations close Friday 22 December.

Claudia Mitchell hopes to see plenty of people at Andamooka’s annual community Christmas lunch.

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St Barbara’s farewells 2017

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t Barbara’s Parish School capped off a fantastic year with their End of Year Mass and Awards Ceremony last week.

Students, staff, and parents gathered in the school hall last Thursday to reflect on 2017, farewell families and staff leaving the school, and recognise the achievements of students over the past year.

Principal Bernadette Lacey said the mass and awards ceremony were the perfect way to end the year.

“It was lovely, it was a great turnout for great kids,” she said.

“There were some great results from students as well, they did terrific.”

Ms Lacey said there were a number of highlights over the course of 2017.

“The Aladdin Trouble musical and the Uluru trip were amazing,” she said. “[With Uluru], we took the Year 5-9 students, and not always do the Year 5’s and Year 9’s mix, but they had to and

that was really good, and they appreciated that.”

“And the external validation conducted by Catholic Education South Australia [was really positive]; it’s only the second year that it’s happened and we were the only remote school that did it.”

According to Ms Lacey, there’s already plenty to look forward to at the school in 2018.

“We’ve got a specialist teacher coming in to assist with the digital literacies, and we’ve got some electives,” she said.

“We are going to play around a little bit with learning and have creative learning rooms where students can explore themes and really use teachers’ strengths too.

“Not only are we going to be structuring great learning in literary and numeracy especially, but we will be having fun with some other things as well.”

Ms Lacey thanked the school’s staff, students, and school captain for a wonderful year.

Kendall Pfeiffer received the Volunteering Award.

Grace Maroma was this year’s Rowan Ramsey Award recipient.

Shine Award recipients.

Year 6 graduates.

Hogan-Lacey Community Award recipient and Year 9 graduate Jessica.

2018 school captains Meg, Jessica and Maya.

Cibich-Delahunty Award winner Lucy.

Ramsey urges regional students to apply for STEM scholarships

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ember for Grey Rowan Ramsey has encouraged students in his electorate to submit an application for a new program that makes access to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) easier.

1200 students living in region-

al and remote areas of Australia will receive scholarships of up to $18,000.

The scholarships will operate from 2017-18 to 2020-21, with the first round of 600 scholarships being awarded for the 2018 academic year, and a second round of 600 for 2019.

Mr Ramsey said the program is “a

fantastic opportunity for students to gain the support they need to study in fields with strong employment outcomes”.

“Accessing higher education [in] the country presents a range of difficulties that kids who can remain living at home in the city do not face.

“These scholarships are about

addressing the imbalance between the city and the country by making student life easier for regional students and making STEM courses more attractive study options.

“I urge students from Grey to take advantage of the opportunities these scholarships offer to get the skills they need for future jobs.”

The first round of applications are now open and will close on 8 January 2018.

For further information or to apply, visit the Department of Education and Training Website at www. education.gov.au/rural-and-regional-enterprise-scholarships

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One year at AYC for Pip and Charlie

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ip Stafford and Charlie Sim have notched up one year as owners of the Andamooka Yacht Club (AYC).

The couple took over the business in January this year after their friends and previous owners Kurt Jury and Matilda Moylan-Blaikie moved to Tasmania.

Ms Stafford said they’ve “loved” running the AYC and living in Andamooka.

“We kind of feel like it’s home now which we didn’t expect to happen so quickly,” she said.

“We went to the Christmas pageant with our Charlie and Co coffee van and we just had the best time; we felt like such a part of the community and it was this warm and fuzzy feeling and we were sad to be leaving.

“Everyone has been so supportive, friendly and helpful, and it’s definitely home for us now.”

Ms Stafford and Mr Sim were travelling around Australia in 2016 when they stopped in Andamooka to catch up with Mr Jury and Ms Moylan-Blaikie.

They ended up staying in the

town for a month and a half, meeting the locals and even helping out at the AYC. While they’ve loved the experience, Ms Stafford admitted that both she and Mr Sim have found the first year of living in Andamooka and owning their own business to be “a rollercoaster”.

“It has definitely had its ups and downs; Charlie and I have never owned a business before and I think for anyone that’s a huge thing,” she said.

“It’s a massive learning curve, and for us it’s been a big year of changes and learning and firsts.

“I always say to people when they first come to Roxby Downs or Andamooka ‘give yourself a good seven to eight months to settle in’, because I think that’s how long it took us to settle into a new town, new faces, new business.

“I think Charlie and I always knew it would take a little while and it might be a bit daunting, but the biggest thing was giving ourselves time to settle in, which we did.”

Ms Stafford said some of the highlights of their first year here

were starting the Charlie and Co coffee caravan, and getting involved in community events. “[The Charlie and Co caravan] was an eight month project that we did on the side to be a bit creative,” she said.

“But I think doing a lot of the community stuff ; Andamooka has their camp oven cookout and that’s just an amazing night where all of the locals have a massive cook up outside and everyone has a few beers and sits around the fire.

“We’ve been really lucky with the caravan we’ve been really lucky to do some of the Roxby Downs community events like the pageant, the Christmas carols, and the [Roxby Downs Area School Parents and Friends] Twilight Markets.

“And we also held SALA this year in August [which] had never been to either Roxby or Andamooka so it was really cool to be the first to host that.”

The couple are having a wellearned break over the Christmas and New Year period, but they’re already making plans for the AYC

APS celebrates a good year

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he Andamooka Primary School (APS) held its 2017 Christmas Concert and Presentation Evening last week at the Andamooka Community Hall.

Students, APS staff, parents, volunteers, and other members of the community attended the event on Tuesday (5 December) where they were entertained by singing, dancing and award presentations.

Principal Tricia Williams said it was a great way to finish the year.

“It’s been a good year, and it’s been a busy year,” she said.

“We are very fortunate to have such a good community here; there’s people [who attended] who don’t have kids in the school.

“It was a great turnout for us, it’s probably most of the town!”

Ms Williams is proud of the students’ achievements in 2017.

“They have done well,” she said.

“Our kids, because they still are a little bit isolated, you find in the school they are a bit like siblings which can be an issue in terms of behaviour, so we work on wellbeing and appropriate behaviour a lot.

“It’s paid off ; I came to this school in May last year, and they’ve come a long way since then.”

Ms Williams said there were several highlights for students this year.

“The ‘Out of the Glass Case’ excursion where we went to

Woomera to see the South Australian Museum [was one highlight],” she said.

“During Wellbeing Week, we hosted a couple of Year 4/5 classes from Roxby to show them how we do spheros and science.

“We were doing water rockets and stuff like that, and we will be getting more into amateur rocketry next year which will be very cool.”

That’s not the only plans APS has been making for 2018.

“We had an external review this year where we try and set further directions for the school [which has] given us some direction on what we need to do next year in terms of improving literacy and numeracy, which is in our site improvement plan,” Ms Williams said.

“We certainly would like to attract more Roxby people here to engage in activities we do.

“We’ll do more sales, another Christmas raffle next year, we want to do more in arts; we are probably a bit poorer in that area because science is our thing, but it’d be nice to make some artistic improvements as well.

“We hope to also do a bit more after school adult learning things now that we’ve got the new computer suite as well, so that might be on the horizon for 2018.”

Ms Williams thanked APS’s parents group and staff for all of their efforts this year.

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Andamooka Yacht Club’s Pip Stafford and Charlie Sim have loved owning the business this past year. Photo: Andamooka Yacht Club Facebook page.

in 2018.

“Next year we really hope to do a little bit more with the caravan,” Ms Stafford said.

“We’re hoping to focus a bit more on our menu; this year we didn’t really change it that much because it was all so new and we had enough on our plates already without changing things like that, so we really would like to focus on that next year and have a few menu

changes, and keep it a bit more interesting now that we feel like we’ve settled in and can be a bit more adventurous.

“We’ve got the community garden extension opening up early next year as well, and obviously keeping that garden alive will be a priority.”

The AYC will reopen in 2018 on the first weekend of February.

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RIGHT: R-2 class performed ‘Six White Boomers’.

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Little Lizards O Does your child love celebrating birthdays?

The Monitor has started up a Little Lizards section where it gives a shoutout to local kids enjoying birthdays, with one child selected to have their photo appear in the paper as well.

To participate send your name and contact phone number, along with your child’s name and date of birth, to editor@themonitor.com.au, phone 8671 2683, drop it in to our Richardson Place office or mail it to PO Box 72, Roxby Downs SA 5725.

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n Thursday 7 December at around 11.30pm, a 19 year old local male was arrested for assault causing harm at a local address after a disturbance.

He has been bailed to attend Roxby Downs Magistrates Court on 8 February 2018.

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n Sunday 10 December, a 25 year old local male was reported for driving with methamphetamine and THC in his blood.

The offence occurred on 11 November in Roxby Downs, and subsequent confirmation from forensic analysis has confirmed the presence of both drugs in his system.

He has had his vehicle impounded for

28 days and will be summoned to attend court at a later date.

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olice are reminding the community about the fire danger season with the upcoming warm weather.

“We’ve had a couple of incidents in the last week; – there were some bark chips in front of the hospital that caught fire, and there was a small grass fire in Woomera,” Sergeant Mel O’Donnell said.

“We wish to reiterate to the community that it is fire danger season from 15 October 2017 until 31 March 2018, and the risk of fire is a lot higher coming into the next week or so.

“We have some warm days coming up which will probably be total fire days.”

Sgt O’Donnell said there are a number of offences related to cigarettes during the fire danger season.

“Despite not having total fire bans over the last few days, it’s still an offence to drop or throw a cigarette butt that could come in contact with flammable material, it’s an offence to throw a cigarette butt out of a vehicle, and it’s an offence to smoke within two metres of a flammable bush or grass outside of a township,” she said.

“Within the fire danger season, you can receive a fine of $560.

“I would urge people to be more cautious when disposing cigarette butts, and encourage anyone who is burning off, having a campfire or cooking with wood or gas to get on the Country Fire Service (CFS) website or contact the CFS bushfire hotline on 1300 362 361 and enquire about what requirements they have to abide by if they are doing these things.

“It may be that they may not be able to do those things without a fire permit, or they’ll have to do them when the fire danger season is over.”

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e are coming into the festive season, and many Roxby residents will be required to drive long distances in order to celebrate with family and friends. Roxby Roadsafe would like to remind motorists to take care whilst driving this Christmas by taking regular stops to prevent driver fatigue.

Fatigue is one of the biggest causes of road accidents on country roads, and long car rides can leave you exhausted. Take a 15-minute break for every two hours that you’re driving to prevent fatigue. Once you start to feel tired, it’s too late to fix things with a short break, and rest and sleep are the only ways to cure fatigue once it sets in. Sharing the driving duties helps, but you should still stop the car and both move around every few hours to get the blood pumping and focus your mind to continue the drive.

Boredom is a key factor in causing driver fatigue. The boredom of a long car drive contributes to silly mistakes being made.

While cruise control and climate control mean you can almost sit back, relax and wait to arrive, you won’t always be alert enough to respond quickly to an incident.

Music is one way to keep you entertained, but be careful because it can also be a distraction. Don’t flick through songs, as this will take your hand off the wheel and your eyes off the road.

Driving can be very mentally tiring, so try not to drive any longer than your normal workday (about 8 to 10 hours). It is also recommended that you take breaks whilst driving at the same times as you would during your regular day. For example if

you usually have coffee around 10am, stop for a coffee around 10am when driving. Your body gets used to this kind of regular break, so you should make sure you’re giving it what it needs.

Remember that the traditional ways to get over your fatigue, like loud music, cold air, or overloading on caffeine, are only a very short term fix. If you’ve noticed you feel tired, you’re already fatigued. To stay safe, make sure you plan for the entire journey, including regular stops to refresh your drive. All Roxby Roadsafe wants for Christmas is for Roxby drivers to arrive at their festive destinations alive.

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Most people who successfully give up smoking don’t get there the first time, but the rewards of being an ex-smoker are well worth the repeated effort. Whether you choose to start cutting down gradually or decide to go cold turkey is up to you, and its success will depend largely on your personality, your planning and the support you get.

What is your ‘WHY?’ Knowing that ‘it would be good for you’ or thinking that you ‘should’ give up smoking is not enough. So, what is the most important reason for YOU to give up? Energy to run around with the kids, or play cricket with your mates? Getting clear will help you succeed.

You can’t give up a habit Dr Phil says “you can’t give up a habit, you have to substitute a habit”. Choosing something you want to be able to do that is incompatible with you smoking (like jogging) will help you stay on track.

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Timing is critical With Christmas and all the overindulging that tends to happen at this time of year, it’s no wonder many people choose to quit smoking as their New Year’s Resolution.

Lots of help to quit smoking When you’re ready, there’s a lot of support out there to help you — locally, via phone support and resources online.

• Your local GP • Quitline — http://www.quitnow.gov.au • Health Direct — https://www.healthdirect. gov.au/quit-smoking-tips • Cancer Council Australia — http://www.cancer.org.au Make sure you ask your family and friends for their help and support, too — after all, they want to see you healthy.

For community wellbeing resources, visit Angela Lafferty at the Community Health Partnership in Richardson Place.

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Christmas recipes Jamie’s Christmas turkey Serves 10 Cooking time: 3 hours and 30 minutes plus cooling and resting time Ingredients 5 kg turkey, preferably free-range or organic Olive oil Freshly ground black pepper Sea salt 1 clementine, halved A few sprigs fresh rosemary 2 onions, peeled and roughly chopped 2 sticks celery, roughly chopped 2 carrots, roughly chopped For the stuffing 2 onions, peeled and finely chopped Olive oil Freshly ground black pepper Sea salt ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg 300g higher-welfare pork mince 1 large handful breadcrumbs A few sprigs fresh sage, leaves picked and roughly chopped

Method Take your turkey out of the fridge about an hour before you’re ready to cook it so it comes up to room temperature before roasting. Give it a good rinse, then pat it dry with some kitchen paper, making sure you soak up any water in the cavity. Drizzle the meat with a good lug of olive oil, add a few good sprinkles of salt and pepper and then rub this seasoning all over the bird, making sure you get in to all the nooks and crannies.

Preheat your oven to full whack, then get started on your stuffing. Pour a lug or two of olive oil into a large pan on a medium heat and fry off your chopped onion for about 10 minutes, or until softened. Stir in a good pinch of salt and pepper, the ground nutmeg, and your chopped sage leaves, then continue to fry and stir for another minute or two.

Spoon the onion mixture into a large bowl and let it

cool completely. Once cooled, add your pork mince and breadcrumbs and use your hands to really scrunch everything together. Once it’s mixed really well, bring the stuffing together into a ball, then cover and chill until you’re ready to stuff your turkey.

Pull the skin at the neck-end back so you can see a cavity and push about half of your stuffing inside your turkey. Not too much; you don’t want to pack it so tightly it slows down the cooking. Once done, pull and fold the skin over the opening and tuck it under the bird so it looks nice.

Turn the turkey around and drop a few small pieces of stuffing into the larger cavity along with your clementine halves and a few sprigs of rosemary. Place your roughly chopped veg in the bottom of a roasting pan and lay your turkey on top. Cover the turkey with tin foil then put it in the hot oven and immediately turn the

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temperature down to 180°C. Cook for about 35 to 40 minutes per kilo. The 5kg bird in this recipe will take about 3 to 3½ hours.

Check on your turkey every 20 minutes or so and keep it from drying out by basting it with the lovely juices from the bottom of the pan. After 2½ hours, remove the foil so the skin gets golden and crispy.

When the time is up, take your turkey out of the oven and stick a small sharp knife into the fattest part of the thigh. If the juices run clear and the meat pulls apart easily, it’s ready. If not, pop the turkey back in the oven to cook for a bit longer then check again. When you’re confident it’s cooked, rest the turkey for at least 1 hour, preferably 2 hours for bigger birds. Meanwhile you can get your veg and gravy ready.

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Traditional Christmas pudding Serves 12 Cooking time: 5 hours 45 minutes, plus 45 minutes preparation Ingredients Melted butter, to grease 375g dried mixed fruit 75g glace cherries, quartered 75g dried figs, chopped 75g dried pears, chopped 75g dried cranberries 75g pitted dried dates, chopped 1 cup (250ml) orange juice 2 tablespoons finely grated orange rind 1/3 cup (80ml) brandy 1 cup (150g) plain flour 1 cup (150g) self-raising flour 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon mixed spice 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 cup (220g) firmly packed brown sugar 3 eggs, lightly whisked 250g Western Star Chef’s Choice Unsalted butter, melted, cooled Custard, ice-cream, or brandy butter, to serve

Method Step 1) Brush an 8 cup (2 litre) pudding basin with melted butter to grease.

Line the base with rounds of baking paper.

Step 2) Combine the dried fruit, cherries, figs, pears, cranberries, dates, orange rind and juice in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring, for 10 minutes, or until fruits soften. Remove from heat and set

aside for 30 minutes to cool. Add the brandy and stir to combine.

Step 3) Sift combined flours, bicarbonate of soda, cinnamon, mixed spice and nutmeg into a large bowl.

Add fruit mixture, butter, brown sugar and eggs and stir until well combined.

Gently spoon mixture into prepared pudding steamer, smooth top, and secure the lid.

Step 4) Place pudding basin into a large

saucepan.

Pour in enough boiling water to combine halfway up the side of the pan.

Place over medium heat and bring to the boil. Cook, covered, topping up with extra boiling water if necessary, for 5 hours 30 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the pudding comes out clean.

Step 5) Remove steamer from saucepan, and set aside for 10 minutes before turning onto a serving plate. Serve immediately with custard, ice-cream or brandy butter, if desired.

Recipe: www.taste.com.au

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Christmas games Pass the Parcel

Materials needed: Presents wrapped in many layers.

(Note: Choose small gift items like fun stocking stuffers so that you can use less paper. You can also use newspapers or re-use old gift wrap.

But avoid using tissue paper since it tears too easily and kids may have a hard time removing just one layer.)

How to play: Much like musical chairs, this game uses music to signal when players should pass the parcel to the next player. The person who is holding the present when the music stops gets to take a layer of wrapping off the gift.

The person who unwraps the last layer gets the present. (The adult who is playing the music should make sure each child has the music stop at his or her turn so that he or she gets to remove at least one layer or gift wrap.)

Variations of the game: For younger children, who may be less patient than older kids, it is a good idea to include small gifts in each layer of wrapping so that each child gets a gift and the game goes faster.

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Materials needed: For this relay race game, you’ll need some Styrofoam balls or balls of white yarn and spoons.

How to play: Players divide into teams. Each player takes a turn balancing the Styrofoam ball on a spoon and carrying it from one end of the room to the other.

The team that finishes first wins.

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How to play: In this game, players sit in a circle.

Each player takes a turn and names objects Santa will take on a trip. The first player starts by naming an object that begins with the letter “A,” the second player repeats that object and then adds her own starting with the letter “B” and so on down the alphabet).

You can make it challenging for older kids by picking a sub-category, such as things that you wear or objects that can fit into a sleigh.

Gift Wrap Relay

Materials needed: Two gift-wrapped boxes of the same size, pre-cut wrapping paper, tape.

Hint: To make it easier for kids, avoid using ribbons or bows and simply stick to wrapping paper.

How to play: Players divide into teams. One player on each team starts by unwrapping the wrapped box at a gift-wrapping station where pre-cut gift wrap and tape are set up.

Then they re-wrap the box and race back to the next person in line. That person then runs to the wrapping station and unwraps and re-wraps the box again.

Players take turns until one team finishes first.

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Kids Helpline Virtual Services Manager Tony FitzGerald said the national counselling service sees an increase in calls over the Christmas season regarding family conflict and worry.

“Family relationships is the second most frequent reason why children and young people contact us throughout the year but at Christmas time there are more kids at home and mums and dads struggling to put Christmas celebrations together,” Mr FitzGerald said.

“It’s not surprising that with increased financial worries, possible alcohol at this time, and attempts to create the perfect Christmas that stress and conflict kicks in.

“We’d like to share some ideas on what we can all do to help make the holiday season a great event.”

Here are 11 tips from the Kids Helpline for making the most of Christmas: 1. Remember, most importantly, that this is a time for celebration, reflection and relaxation.

2. Don’t try and create the ‘perfect’ Christmas. The media can sometimes portray imagery that can set unrealistic expectations. Live up to your own standards and not someone else’s.

3. Think about last Christmas - what worked and what didn’t, and learn from that to plan what you’re going to do this year.

4. Keep things simple - if family are coming, get everyone to bring a little something, that way no-one

feels pressured to do all the work.

5. Set a budget and stick to it. It’s not all about the presents. A great school holiday activity for kids is to get them to make their own gifts.

6. If you’re having financial difficulties, don’t be afraid to reach out to support agencies and ask for help. They know some people are doing it tough.

7. Encourage each other to be tolerant of others at Christmas time. On Christmas Day, if there are lots of people over, have a chill out space for people to get away from the crowd.

8. Alcohol can sometimes make things worse. Keep an on eye on how much you and others drink.

9. Role model to your children how you would like them to handle tension. They will pick up on what you do and this can help them handle their own interactions with family and friends.

10. If buying gifts has become too expensive, maybe decide as a family to donate an amount or your time to charity. Christmas is a time of giving and sharing, and there are many that will appreciate your donation.

11. Talk things over with someone. If it all becomes too much, talk things over with a friend or a service like Kids Helpline (for young people aged 5-25) or Parentline in your state or territory. Helplines offer someone confidential and impartial to talk with and really can help.

For more information, free call 1800 55 1800 or www.kidshelpline.com.au.

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Council Services

The next Roxby Council meeting is 20 December, 2017 at 4pm in the Council boardroom.

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Council Rates due 18th December. Quarterly Meter Reads will begin on 27th December.

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his is a great time of year to get really organised. Many of us start thinking about things we would do differently in the New Year – how can we simplify things? Did you know that you can receive your Roxby Council, Roxby Water, and Roxby Power account by electronic billing (eBilling) instead of a paper copy via mail?

eBilling is a free option, it’s one less piece of mail to sort through, and by going paperless you are helping to save trees, energy and resources.

New customers signing up for electricity, water and/ or rates are automatically set up for eBilling. Existing customers need to opt in to eBilling using the eBilling opt-in form on our website, following the links from the Home Page>Council>Customer Service>eBilling.

By completing the details on the online form, we can quickly change you to the eBilling option.

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his week is your last opportunity to nominate someone for the 2017 Roxby Downs Sports Awards. Nominations close at 5pm this Friday December 15th.

The Sport and Recreation Forum believes that each year outstanding achievements and contributions are made within our community by individuals, teams, and organisations in-

volved in sporting activities. The Sport and Rec Forum would like to formally recognise those contributions and achievements under four categories of awards – Senior Sportsperson, Young Sportsperson, Team of the Year, and Sporting Organisation of the Year.

Those nominate d don’t necessarily need to be outstanding athletes ; wor thy team players and committed sporting administrators could also be nominated.

Award winners will be announced at the 2018 Australia Day celebrations at the Roxbylink Pools.

he Roxbylink Gallery has had a busy year, with a number of different community groups and local artists hosting exhibitions in the space, as well as one professional touring exhibition.

In May, the gallery also received a much-needed facelift that included the walls being repaired and repainted, and a new hanging system installed.

We are now seeking applications from artists and community groups

interested in hosting an exhibition in 2018. The gallery offers 22 metres of hanging space, with 40 square metres of floor area. Each exhibition runs for roughly six weeks, and we offer the space free of charge and only charge commission on any works that are sold.

If you are interested in finding out more, you can pop into the Visitor Information Centre or visit our website www.roxbydowns.sa.gov. au/roxbylinkgallery and download a copy of the Exhibitor Application Form.

Ph: 8671 0500 WWW.ROXBYLINK.COM.AU

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a sha , the Rox by Counc il Community Projects Officer, and the team at the Community Library and Roxbylink have been very busy putting together some great activities for kids and youth in the school holidays.

Christmas craft, Lego, youth drop-in sessions and jam sessions, story time for toddlers and even a stress ball session have all been organised for the first two weeks of the school holidays. Most of the activities are free and for some bookings are essential. In order to get a place on these fun programs, it would be wise (3

wise men, wise?!) to call Roxbylink and book. Phone 8671 0500. We published the week 1 school holiday program in last week’s edition of The Monitor, and this week we bring you the week 2 program.

You can also find the full fortnight’s program on the Roxby Council website under the News tab.

School Holiday Program Monday

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Drop In & Nativity Lanterns Community Youth Centre 10am - 2pm Ages 10 years+ Children under 10 years must be accompanied by a caregiver.

Drop In & Christmas Origami Community Youth Centre 10am - 2pm Ages 10 years+ Children under 10 years must be accompanied by a caregiver

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Craft (Session 1) Australian Christmas Foam Mosaic Magnets Community Library 9.30am - 10.30am Ages 5 - 10 years Caregiver involvement required Bookings essential 8671 0500 Craft (Session 2) Australian Christmas Foam Mosaic Magnets Community Library 1.30pm - 2.30pm Ages 5 - 10 years Caregiver involvement required.

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Drop In & Jam Sessions Community Youth Centre 10am - 2pm Ages 10 years+ Children under 10 years must be accompanied by a caregiver

Drop In & 3D Wooden Stars Community Youth Centre 10am - 2pm Ages 10 years+ Children under 10 years must be accompanied by a caregiver

For further information, please contact Roxbylink on 8671 0500

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CHURCH NOTICES NEW Life Church Roxby Downs is a family friendly Multicultural Pentecostal church with a heart for the community. Our Sunday Worship Service is at 3pm meeting at the Christian Community Church Hall located on the corner of Burgoyne St. & Stuart Rd. We would love to have you join us, you are very welcome! New Life is a member of the Australian Christian Churches Association and have sister churches of the same name in Port Augusta and in Port Pirie. For more details don’t hesitate to call Ps Dave Bunyon on mobile No. 0403 058 050 or Theresa Bunyon on 0413 609 102 and leave a message. Email: roxbydowns@newlifeccc.org.au

CHURCH NOTICES CHRISTMAS is coming! Get in early. Sunday 10th December at 6pm. We will be celebrating Christmas at the Lutheran Church, cnr of Pioneer Drive and Axhead Road, Roxby Downs. Pastor Robin Zadow will be visiting. All welcome!

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The relatives and friends of Nathan & Kim are respectfully advised that the funeral service for their beloved son William James Carrick will be held at Quinn Funerals Chapel 16-18 Jervois Street, Port Augusta on Saturday, 9th December 2017 at 10:30am.

Following the service, he will be taken for a private cremation.

In lieu of floral tributes donations to the Royal Flying Doctor Service are appreciated.

The family would appreciate if everyone attending could wear something blue or green in memory of William.

07/08/2015 ~ 26/11/2017 Dearly loved son to Nathan & Kim. Loving brother to Andrew, Tristian & Jazmine.

Loved and missed by family and friends.

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We are looking forward to a successful 2018 season both on and off the field.

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2. Want to keep the kids amused?

Empty roll-on deodorant bottles can be used as paint pens for small children.

3. Perfect time to do this one - collect branches from the garden to make a Christmas tree. Have a fun time arranging them in a vase or pot and then hang on the decorations.

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RAD end to the year T he Roxby Academy of Dance (RAD) has ended 2017 on a high, with two end of year concerts and a medal presentation.

The concerts were held on 29 November and 1 December at the Roxby Auditorium, and teacher Monique Gobbie (Miss Monique) was pleased with how they went.

“They were great, I am really proud of how they all went, and Lana [Chamberlain, RAD director] was happy with everything which was my main concern,” she said.

“I had a lot of reassurance from parents and members of the community as well which was nice.

“I had mixed emotions at the end of it; I didn’t know how to feel since it was my first concert [as a teacher], but it was good.”

The medal presentation was held on Saturday 2 December and recognised dancers’ achievements throughout 2017.

“Presentations were good,” Miss Monique said.

“This year I did a baby dance graduation, so I had 16 baby dance students come half an hour before, and then we had our normal presentations that went really well.

“We had most improved for each age group, then the overall outstanding awards for each age group and style, and we had special awards for greatest smile at dance concerts and for exam results.”

Arguably the biggest award handed out was Dancer of the Year, which was shared by Elise Turtur and Chloe Turley.

Miss Monique said it was impossible to split the two. “‘Dancer of the Year’ is based on how well they did over the whole year which includes their attitude at lessons and during competitions, and it’s also based on their results throughout the year,” she said.

“Both of the girls went to competitions and placed in everything and they both did really well in exams.”

Miss Monique thanked the dancers and the community for their support in 2017.

“With all the different changes [this year], everyone has still supported us which has been really good.

“I think that’s been the biggest highlight.”

RAD registrations for 2018 will open in January.

Keep an eye on RAD’s Facebook page for more information.

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Photos from the Roxby Academy of Dance’s Facebook page

Molly Sobey with her Intermediate Cheer award.

LEFT: Chloe Turley and Elise Turtur shared the ‘Dancer of the Year’ honours.

RIGHT: Miss Monique and Lana Chamberlain with Madisan, Lily and Tyson Nelson.

BELOW LEFT: Michael Dillon, Miss Monique, Jordan Dillon and Lana Chamberlain.

BELOW RIGHT: Miss Monique, Chloe Turley, Lucy Chamberlain and Lana Chamberlain.

Miss Monique, Jaslyn Corneliusen and Lana Chamberlain.

Ava Carstairs, Lila Giles and Bella Hann.

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Participants of the local Milo In2 Cricket program after their final session.

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he local Milo In2 Cricket program has finished for another year.

Just under 40 keen local cricketers aged between five and seven took part in the eight week program, which was coordinated by Scott Humphries.

While numbers were down on previous years, Humphries thought the program went well.

“They had fun; it’s a bit of running around and organised chaos,” he said.

“They’ve learnt to bat, bowl, and field, and hopefully they’ve had fun.

“You do see a bit of improvement; they can actually hit a ball at the end of it, [whereas] some of them at the start of the year had no idea.”

The final session was held last Wednesday (6 December), and the cricketers received a medal and certificate for participating.

Milo In2 Cricket will start again in Term 4, 2018.

Humphries thanked the parents who have assisted with the program for their efforts.

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‘Watch out for Roos’ East Roxby 115 def Woomera 100

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ast Roxby won the toss and batted first as the sun began to set on the stunning arid Woomera backdrop.

Devils get a wicket. INSET: Stuart Scott bowling for Woomera.

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or the first time in many years, cricket returned to Woomera as the Redbacks took part in a double header against Olympic Dam and East Roxby.

The whole venue was just spectacular, and even though the oval was a touch slow, the pitch and grass coverage provided a great template for a fantastic day of cricket.

Olympic Dam won the toss and elected to bat, opening up with new recruits Jim Ryan (15) and Jack Humphries (18).

The pair strained the balm well and were absolute greyhounds between the wickets.

Skipper Hill (2) gave keeper Goldsmith the easiest of catches, after miss timing what was possibly a cricket shot.

This brought Barney Rubble lookalike Colby Caldwell (57*) to the crease, who unlike his animated friend wasn’t playing second fiddle, with a great knock full of quick singles and hefty blows towards and over the boundary.

He was joined for cameos by skip-

per Ben ‘Beeps’ Vandeleur (13), who was coming in off a pair of ducks (a third duck in a row is a $50 club fine).

After Beeps was dropped first ball to the laughter of all on field, they started to get on with the job of setting Woomera a strong target.

Jason ‘Truck’ McBride (26*) cashed in on some loose bowling towards the end to help the Devils post a strong total of 137.

Shorter (3/31) was the main wicket taker for the Redbacks.

Like unwrapping a Christmas present early, the Devils also gave the new rocks to the two new kids in Ryan (2/1) and Humphries (2/1).

Ryan was seriously quick; the keeper was standing halfway back to Roxby, and his wheels were simply too much for the Woomera top order.

Humphries joined in on the act with great precision in a bowling clinic which left the defenceless Redbacks reeling at 4/3 after the first four overs.

Skipper Vandeleur took the foot off the pedal from there and rotated his bowlers, with wickets falling in rapid succession and Woomera eventually being bowled out for 17.

It was a disappointing showing for the Woomera lads, but the game was still played in very good spirits.

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Sachira Muthukumurana opened the batting coming off two recent best on ground performances and started positively.

Unfortunately Woomera and Hornridge star Ben Richardson injured his knee in game one and was unable to play in the second game.

We are wishing Richo a speedy recovery as he has been one of the driving forces of getting Woomera to this stage.

Hungry for redemption, veteran speedster Gullin (3/14) was tearing in and soon trapped Cox (5) plum in front in the third over.

The dangerous Moss (22) joined Teddy and struggled early, with Woomera bowling well.

Paul Goldsmith must have had

a big headache as he traded in his keeping gloves for a crack at the white pill.

The medication kicked in, as Goldy found a yard like Popeye with spinach and got through the defence of the extremely talented Muthukumurana for 12 to send the locals into raptures.

Woomera were truly up and about.

Moss skied a return catch to the bowler who put down a dolly and let the Roos off the hook.

Moss (22) took this luck and punished the Woomera bowling, pushing the Roos to 53 in the ninth over.

Woomera character ‘Horse’ took the barefoot bowling and fielding approach.

Shah, Goodridge, Tuohy, and Vardy all reached double figures to help the Roos reach 116.

Even little Brock (Beeps Jnr) Vandeleur took to the field and scored a couple of runs.

East Roxby opening bowler Sachira ‘Teddy’ Muthukumurana (3/5) was accused of chucking (not during the game; this was at The Club the night prior).

The Redbacks were up to the

challenge, with a few batsmen getting starts as the lights came into full affect.

Cullin (21) was looking very dangerous before getting caught off the bowling of Cox. Goldsmith, Shorter, and Clarke all reached double figures but couldn’t go on with it.

In the end, it was closer than East Roxby would have liked, as Woomera edged to within eight runs before they ran out of overs.

A huge thanks has to go out to the town of Woomera for their efforts in getting the facility game ready, and to all those who helped and volunteered to make the day as successful as it was.

Paul Goldsmith was instrumental from beginning to end and has to be praised for his dedication and hard work to make it all happen.

Hopefully this is just the beginning of much more for the relationship between Woomera and Roxby, with the next double header being held in Woomera on 3 February 2018.

Player of the Week: Nick Hart (Miners) Daniel Clark batting for Woomera. INSET: Andrew Moss waiting for the next ball. PhotosChani Richardson.

‘Miners blast away’ Roxby Districts 4/115 def Hornridge 8/109

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ornridge batted first on a beautiful Friday night for cricket, with skipper Jamie Way pulling Adam Malm out of retirement for the opening stand.

Malm (33) and Way (24) got off to a flyer until Nelson (2/17) took the scalp of his opposite number, with the score on 58 after five overs.

Speedster Renfrey (1/26) took the wicket of Malm shortly after, and then something special happened, with the introduction of spinner Nick Hart who took an amazing hat trick.

His last wicket was aided by some sledging from the incoming Hornridge batsman Joe ‘Lips’ Sampson, who stated to the bowler “I’ve never got out on a hat trick ball, especially to someone with a pony tail”.

Miners celebrate a wicket.

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On speaking with Hart, he revealed it was a new delivery he’d been working on that got Sampson out.

“I call it the ‘Karma Ball’,” said an elated Hart (3/10).

From there, Hornridge limped to 109, with the Swaggies only managing 22 runs off the last seven overs.

The Miners took 10 off the first Sampson over to set the tone for the rest of the game.

Activewear catalogue model Renfrey (21) opened up aggressively, and when skipper Nelson promoted himself to first drop, the game was on.

Nelson blasted 35 in no time, with two huge blows clearing the rope.

Walden (23*) and Capper (17*) finished the job with a couple of overs to spare.

It was a great team effort from the Miners, but a disappointing night for Hornridge’s title defence.

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Old School new winners

Old School won the Wednesday night mixed indoor netball competition.

T

he ‘Old School’ netball team have taken out the Wednesday night indoor mixed netball competition, with a 24-17 win over the ‘Silver Ferns’.

Scores were tight in last week’s grand final, but Old School managed to get the upper hand in the final quarter to secure a victory.

Wade Ball from Old School was pleased with how his team played.

“It was good; the start of the game was really competitive and close, and then as the game persisted we got a few turnovers which worked

for us,” he said.

“It was great to play against a competitive team in the grand final. “[The Silver Ferns] played really well, but it ended up working in our advantage.”

Ball said it had been a great competition.

“The competition has been good, I think it’s been about level par and it’s just been good fun,” he said.

“There was nothing too serious with most of the teams which is good.

“I think everything was run really

well.”

Coordinator of the Wednesday night mixed netball competition Daniel Jackson said that Old School deserved to win the competition. “[Wednesday night’s] grand final was really close from the start, and I didn’t know who was going to win,” he said.

“The best team won; they’ve been nearly undefeated this season and they finished it off really well, but at the end of the third quarter I didn’t know who was going to win which was good.

“We wanted a nice close game, not a one sided game, especially in the grand final.”

Jackson also thought that it was a good competition.

“The competition has run really well this year,” he said.

“We’ve had a mix of 50-60 players show up each week which is a big increase on the 30-40 we had last year, so it’s really improved.

“There were six teams throughout the year and we had four teams who probably could have made the finals, so it’s been an even compe-

tition which has been really good.

“I’ve come out to watch [teams play] and they’re all having a ball, so I think it’s a great thing for the community to have and I’m glad to be a part of that.”

Jackson thanked all of the umpires for their efforts throughout the competition.

The next Wednesday night mixed netball competition will kick off in February 2018.

If you would like to play or enter a team, head to the Roxbylink Kiosk and fill out a form.

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