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Breuer supports crushing cars as a last resort One vehicle has been forfeited to the Court and sent to Adelaide for sale - will yours be next?

Hoon drivers be warned - your car means nothing to the authorities and they WILL crush it right in front of you!

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oxby hoons be warned – you could lose your cars in the latest hoon driving crackdown.

The Rann Government bolstered its arsenal in its war against hoon drivers by introducing laws to allow police to crush hoon cars.

These new laws will also lift drag racing on the streets from a traffic offence to a criminal offence.

Both the Member for Giles Lyn Breuer and Roxby Downs Police Sergeant Stuart Paxton support the need for stiffer penalties.

In the past Roxby Downs and Andamooka have had their fair share of hoon drivers and drag racing and these new laws could see them coming under closer scrutiny.

Lyn Breuer said, “This is a last resort method of trying to prevent accidents

and rat bag driving in young people and I support the move.

“I think in a community like Roxby with a lot of young people it may help save lives. The town will certainly have sufficient police resources to manage the situation.

“I’m sure after one or two cars are crushed, word will get around and prevent some young people from trying the same.”

When asked what the figures for hoon driving were in the Roxby and Andamooka area Ms Breuer said, “I don’t have figures for the electorate as a whole and they would be misleading because some towns have a much higher incidence than others. “However, we are all very aware that road deaths are the biggest killer of young people and I have no qualms about supporting this measure.”

In the past 12 months 18 vehicles

have been impounded/clamped by Roxby Downs Police under the Hoon Seizure legislation and from those, one vehicle has been forfeited by the Court and sent to Adelaide for sale.

There was only one impounding for Andamooka for that period.

Police Sergeant, Stuart Paxton told The Monitor, “As yet we have not received any update training to cover the new proposed legislation and SAPOL policy on future seizures, this should be covered in the next few weeks.”

He said, “As for hoon driving, it is still prevalent in and around Roxby Downs and Olympic Dam, even though Police fully support the trial burn out comps at the Roxby Downs Speedway, incidents are increasing again.

“It is also amazing the hostile comments from drivers in relation to Hoon Driving they generally comment that there are no areas for them to do their

wheelies!”

He told The Monitor hoon drivers should think back on that, “it is against the law to misuse a vehicle that is driving in a hoon manner. You do not have a right to do wheelies.”

He sent a strong message to drivers who do the wrong thing. “Motor vehicles are designed to safely transport people and cargo not HOON DRIVE--END OF STORY.” “If you want the speed and thrill of driving then build a speedway car or kart and drive accordingly on the race track or approved areas not public roads. For burnouts get behind the organisers that are trying to enlarge the burnout area at the Speedway and form a proper committee to achieve a suitable area for this behaviour,” Sgt. Paxton concluded.

Premier Mike Rann says these reforms are thefirst to come from a work-

ing group set up last month to come up with sweeping changes to the State’s driving laws to further crackdown on these dangerous and reckless drivers.

“These repeat offenders are hell bent on driving dangerously and engaging in anti-social behaviour,” Mr Rann says.

“They give little or no thought to the safety of innocent road users or their own safety.

“Our message is – if these hoons persist with their irresponsible behaviour, then we’ll crush what they value most - their cars.

“Illegal street racing may give some drivers a quick rush, but their ‘dicing with death’ antics can have consequences lasting a lifetime and that’s why we want these drivers off our streets.”

ROAD conditions

PUBLIC ACCESS ROUTE (PAR) INFORMATION

•Halligan HalliganBay BayTrack Track- Public - Halligan Access Bay Track -into Route Public Lake Access Eyre North is open to 4wd vehicles with caution .This Track is a declared P A R. It is a bush track not a road. The track is deteriorating due to increased traffic - be aware of corrugations and bulldust holes. Please drive to track conditions. Driving on the lake surface is an offence and dangerous. Trailers and caravans are not recommended.

Level Post Bay Track - Open only to 4wd with caution. This track is a declared PAR. It is a bush track not a road. The track is deteriorating due to increased traffic - be aware of corrugations and bulldust holes. Please drive to track conditions.

Driving on the lake surface is an offence

and dangerous. Trailers and caravans are not recommended. No camping available at Muloorina Campground.

K1- Warburton PAR into the Simpson Desert is flooded and closed to all traffic until further notice.

Walkers Crossing is open with extreme caution at the Innamincka end due to sand drifts.

NATIONAL PARKS INFORMATION • WitjaraINFORMATION National Park - Spring Creek Delta permanently closed - use bypass track located 5kmPark east- of Dalhousie • Witjara National SPECIAL Springs.

NOTICES SPECIAL NOTICES

•Birdsville Inside Track is closed due to •Birdsville flooding in Goyder’s Inside Track Lagoon

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NEWS Family Focus with Tom Beever

Better to stand up An Adelaide woman was recently awarded one of the nation’s largest compensation payouts for sexual harassment after suing her former employer.

The Federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner later said the decision reflected the seriousness of the impact sexual harassment could have on victims and was a warning to employers not to accept the behaviour.

It was great to see the Commissioner issue such a stern warning to employers because many people are being treated appallingly within the workforce and as I have already indicated through this column; that includes many local residents.

The victim of the sexual harassment was able to take action because there were lurid emails and text messages from two male colleagues that helped prove the woman’s claim and the employer ultimately became accountable.

The Federal Court judge said the woman was exposed to sexual harassment and sexually explicit language in circumstances she found “discomforting” and complained, but the company did nothing.

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lighting the fact that the company “did nothing” because there are countless numbers of people within the workforce and elsewhere who have experienced unfair treatment and received no help after having complained.

It was said in court that the woman “was sacked because of complaints from clients and poor work performance” but obviously the judge begged to differ because he found it was a dishonest reason for the sacking.

Sadly, dishonest shenanigans within the workforce are a common trait for far too many people who are simply trying to do their job and we can only hope those who are guilty of it will be caught.

The woman said, “I just stand up for my rights and I was glad that I did” and most of us applaud people like that and even though the despicable treatment began to take its toll on her health, she stood up anyway.

Standing up for your right is an outstanding quality but it can be costly because there are shameless misusers of authority who will do all they can to cover up their wrong and there will always be spineless

wonders that turn a blind eye to it in order to gain ground for themselves.

Last month a victim of bullying at a prestigious NSW agricultural high school received retribution for what had happened to them and was awarded a $500, 000 dollar payout as a result of it.

A former student is also suing a Melbourne private school for failing to protect him from bullying and apparently no action was taken when complaints were made.

I guess we’ll never eradicate unfair behaviour to unsuspecting people but that doesn’t mean we accept it and besides, we have laws that deal with those who are guilty of it or turn a blind eye to it.

But James D. Miles gives a creditable reason as to why some low-life treat others unfairly when he said, “You can easily judge the character of man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.”

I love those words because you can indeed judge the lack of quality, character and decency of a “leader” or fellow human being by the way they treat those whom they THINK can do nothing for them.

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Keeping your dog and your community safe Stray dogs can end up on Death Row!

By Celeste Lustosa Stray dogs can be especially dangerous for children who are often unaware of how their voice and body language can affect a dog, so owners have to take greater steps in securing their dogs in their premises to keep the general community safe.

Over 160,000 microchipped stray animals have been rescued in Australia since July 2008, making clear the need for pet owners to take bigger steps in making their property secure for their animals.

“Around 66% of all strays are found between 9 am and 5 pm, meaning dogs are not being secured effectively at home when owners are at work.

This leads to road accidents and occasionally fighting between animals,” believes veterinarian and Dogs NSW spokesman Dr Peter Higgins.

In Roxby Downs, if your dog is missing, the best thing to do is contact the Council office immediately.

“The earlier people contact us, the higher the chances of finding their pets; because people usually come to us when they find a missing animal and we can make the connection and get the animal back to its owner in a matter of minutes,” said the Municipal Works Manager, Peter Keller.

For registered or microchipped dogs, which owner’s details are held at the Council office, the chances of getting your animal back are much better. “When we have the owner’s

contacts from the registration forms we can contact them immediately after anyone finds a missing animal.”

Apart from the danger of getting either your pet or someone else hurt, there’s also the emotional stress of having a missing pet. Michelle Paull and her family know exactly what that feels like, as they had their dog Dobie missing for four weeks.

“Our family was devastated when our dog went missing but we’ve contacted the council, we put signs in town and also an ad in The Monitor, so more people would know we’re looking for him.”

“We had people calling the Council saying they saw our dog, but then whenever we went searching, we couldn’t find him anymore, which was very frustrating,” Michelle said.

Although time was running out quickly, Dobie’s family never lost hope of finding him which paid off as he’s back home, with a weight loss but still alive and being cared for and loved. “He came back home by himself, which is like a miracle and we couldn’t be happier. We are also very thankful to Donna, the lady who saw him near the horse racing course and not only contacted us, but helped on the search.”

But not all missing animal stories end up well and some dogs can’t be found or can’t have their owners found to rescue them.

“For dogs that are not registered it is very difficult to find their owner

so what happens is that we keep the animal and advertise for 72 hours; we take photos of the animal, put notices on the streets and an on the radio.

After this period of time, the ownership of the dog is transferred to the Council.”

The missing dog is then taken to the local vet and if it’s suitable for rehousing, it is registered, microchipped and it is given another home.

But if the dog can’t be rehoused it is put to sleep.

“People need to be responsible for their pets and keep their animals as well as the community safe on the streets. Your pet can be hit by a car, spend days without food and water or attack people and we don’t want that,” said Mr Keller.

“Of course the problem is usually not the dogs themselves, rather owners not taking the appropriate steps to secure them when they are away from home. Dogs need high fences around them so that they can’t jump over. Owners can leave toys and dog chews for them to play with so that they don’t get bored or anxious whilst they are on their own. And of course when they are outside they should be on a lead,” suggests Dr Higgins.

If your dog is not registered yet, please contact the Council Office and get it registered and microchipped but even if your dog is not registered and went missing, don’t hesitate to contact the Council and report your pet’s situation.

Is your pet’s life worth letting it wander alone around the streets of Roxby?

Safe Drinking Water Bill may hinder water supply in Andamooka

By Celeste Lustosa Access to reliable supplies of good quality drinking water is recognised as a basic human right and is a fundamental requirement for community wellbeing.

The Safe Drinking Water Bill is based on implementing practices as defined in the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines (ADWG), including the implementation of risk management plans (RMPs) to assure safety before supply to consumers and compliance with guideline values that define drinking water quality.

SA Water applies the risk management approach described in the ADWG for assuring drinking water safety. However, the arrangement with SA Water does not extend to all drinking water providers.

In South Australia, it is estimated there are over 500 independent drinking water supplies. Most of the independent suppliers are very small, but it is recognised that small suppliers could represent the greatest challenge and cause a disproportionate number of drinking water outbreaks.

For a town like Andamooka, where everybody gets water out of tanks and water is delivered by trucks, the Safe Drinking Water Bill will mean a lot of changes.

“With this act, the water deliverers for Andamooka would have to be registered and have their tanks inspected on a regular basis, as well as have to develop risk management policies,” said Andamooka Progress and Opal Miners Association chairperson Peter Allen.

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“These changes will cause a big impact on the restaurant, hotel and motel management and that is a concern to such a small community like ours.”

Peter also believes “there could be implications even to landlords because you’d have to make sure that the tank of the house you’re renting is clean and check it on a regular basis.”

Four trucks deliver water to Andamooka on a regular basis and the town consumes an average of 25 million litres of water per year.

For more information about the Safe Drinking Water Bill visit www. health.sa.gov.au.

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NEWS

Funding for Northern airfield upgrades E ight Northern Areas and SA remote aerodromes have received part of the $5.9 million Rudd Labor Government’s funding to make much needed improvements.

The aerodromes at Umuwa, Mimilli Kenmore Park, Kimba, Marree, Marla William Creek and Hawker will all share in the funds.

The program is helping maintain access for the nation’s remote and isolated communities to services such as essential supplies, mail, passenger transport and medical care like that provided by the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

This ongoing maintenance is considered particularly important where road access is unavailable, unreliable or disrupted for extended periods due to weather conditions.

The South Australian upgrades will see Umuwa aerodrome owned by the APS Aboriginal Corporation receive $305,000 from the Federal Government towards the total cost of $610,000 to reconstruct

and resheet the runway, taxiway and apron.

The Mimilli aerodrome will have upgrades to its drainage and resheeting work done on the runway for a total cost of $525,000 while also on the aboriginal lands Kenmore Park will receive $89,000 to install a perimeter fence around the runway.

Kimba aerodrome will also receive an upgrade with the installation of a GPS approach facility at a cost of $66,000.

The runways at both Marree and Marla will have resealing work done at a cost of $250,000 and $620,000 respectively.

The biggest winner in this round of funding is William Creek where an application by the Outback Community Development Trust was successful in gaining $2.22 million to resheet and seal the runway, taxiway and apron as well as install lighting.

The Flinders Ranges Council was also successful in its bid to have installed a pilot activated system to operate the generator and lights on the runway. The total cost of this project is $13,600.

Coober Pedy Gem Show attracts interest

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he 2009 Gem Trade Show held in Coober Pedy, in late July attracted buyers and interested people from overseas, interstate as well as locals.

Held at the Greek Orthodox Community Hall the third annual gem show in the town gave miners and traders the opportunity to showcase their high quality products.

The Chairman of the 2009 Gem Trade Show Yanni Anathasiadis said, “As the Chairman of the Gem Trade Show and on behalf of the committee, I would like to thank all the participants for their support including the visitors and the buyers, all of the sponsors and

all of those people who made the show so successful.”

He said in a recent report in the Coober Pedy Times, “We expect that the 2010 Gem Trade Show will continue to grow as it has with more local and regional participants.”

The Coober Pedy Gem Trade Show is a partnership between the Coober Pedy Retail Business and Tourism Association and the Coober Pedy Miners Association with initial seed funding sourced from these two organisations. The District Council of Coober Pedy and the Northern Regional Development Board (NRDB) then matched this funding in the spirit of the Opal Capital community.

Fines handed down for snapper offenders

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wo recreational fishermen were each fined $1,100 in the Port Adelaide Magistrates court this week and had valuable equipment confiscated for taking snapper during the closed season.

A seasonal closure applies to the taking of snapper. It is illegal to take snapper from any of the state’s waters during the closed season, which occurs from midday on 1 November until midday on 30 November.

Fisheries Officers inspected the two men at sea in November 2008 during routine patrols. While originally claiming to have not caught any snapper, once officers boarded their vessel the men admitted to having caught three large snapper.

After being directed back to the North Haven boat ramp, Officers conducted a thorough search of their vessel where they found a further 10 large snapper concealed in an undercover compartment hidden by a Page 4 – Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

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blanket.

The two men, Vasillios Vivlios of Flinders Park and Haralampos Vivlios of West Lakes, each had convictions recorded against them and were fined $1,100.00. The court also ruled that the men forfeit various items of considerable value such as fishing and GPS navigation equipment.

Regional Fisheries Manager Central South, Randel Donovan, said the penalty handed down by the court should act as a deterrent for any fishers looking to blatantly break the rules.

“Any attempts to conceal fish in vessels invariably get detected as Fisheries Officers have the powers under the Fisheries Management Act 2007 to search vessels, and they do so regularly,” Mr Donovan said.

“The penalties imposed under the Act are indicative of how seriously this type of offending is viewed by the courts.

“Fisheries Officers regularly conduct uniformed and plain clothed patrols to detect this level of offending so you never know who may be watching.”

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NEWS

Locals go bald in the name of charity

By Ray Goldie and Celeste Lustosa

Tracey Oldfield and Geoff Brooks, two familiar faces in Roxby Downs, are making a difference in the world by losing their hair to help others.

Tracey had her head shaved last March and raised AU$5,000, which put her on the top 30 list of South Australian and Northern Territory donations combined, for the World’s Greatest Shaves.

For the achievement, she got an award. “It is really lovely to have the award and be recognised, but that was only possible because many people helped me,” said Tracey.

To raise the money, Tracey counted on donations from local businesses, online donations from family and friends and also many contributions from people on the day of the shave. She had her hair shaved on number one and then a friend challenged her to have it all shaved for an extra AU$1,000 donation. “A couple of weeks after I shaved, a friend contacted me and said he was willing to give me an extra thousand dollars if I shaved it completely. Of course I accepted the challenge.

“I have always wanted to do something big for charity and since my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer and had to go bald because of the treatment, I thought about shaving my hair to fundraise money. She didn’t let me do it before, but I am happy I did it this year.”

Tracey also says that “a cancer treatment is such a huge thing and by shaving and raising money for them is a small way to sympathise with what they’re going through.”

Geoff is a three time loser!

Losing hair for a good cause is not new for Geoff Brooks, better known as Brooksy, either.

Over the past year he has shaved his head three times, once in support of the cubs, once to support the fight against leukaemia and on this occasion to raise funds for the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

Why do you keep on doing this, particularly in winter, asked The Monitor?

“I would do anything to help a good cause, particularly the Royal Flying Doctor Service,” said Geoff.

A resident of camp one, Geoff said in the past there had been a number of ways for the residents at the camp could donate to the Flying Doctor but some of the opportunities had gone, so he thought he would do a head shave to give them an avenue through which they could donate.

Brooksy had a crew of helpers with Slugger Chadwick and Gem Brown collecting money, while Nathan Bell did the honours with the clippers and the GUITARIST provided entertainment and encouragement.

Geoff originally came to Olympic Dam for 10 days as a crane supervisor for Sandvik. That was 13 months ago. “I liked what I saw of the town and Sandvik and decided to stay, I found the town to be very open and accepting of new people. It’s a great place.”

The head shave had raised $500 on the night with donations still coming in. Asked when the next head shave would be Brooksy replied that he was going into retirement and let someone else ‘lose’ it next time.

If you got inspired with these two amazing people and want to raise money by shaving or colouring your hair for the Leukaemia Foundation, the World’s Greatest Shave will return in March 2010 and registrations will be opened in October 2009.

For more information, call 1800 500 088 or visit www.worldsgreatestshave.com.

LEFT: BEFORE - Nathan Bell readies the clippers as Brooksy prepares to lose his locks.

ABOVE: AFTER - The job is done as Brooksy supports his new look.

Suicide intervention training workshop

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APY Lands the next Saudi Arabia?

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n a report released last week, the general manager of the APY executive board, Ken Newman, said he hopes there is the equivalent of another Saudi Arabia below the surface of the APY Lands in South Australia’s far north.

The APY board has signed a joint land access agreement with the Indonesian petroleum exploration company Ahava Energy, opening the way for the company to do seismic

work and drilling on the remote Aboriginal lands.

Mr Newman says a big oil find would mean more than just employment and royalties for Anangu people.

“If there’s a significant find, and some of these people that we’ve spoken to are very optimistic, it has the potential to not just change the economy of the APY Lands, but it could change the tax rate for the state and it could also change the entire Australian economy,” he said.

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o you have the skills to recognise a person going through depression and who may be on the verge of suicide?

Unfortunately, there is an ever growing number of people, particularly young people who are making decisions to end their lives because of increased pressures they perceive to be too great.

Roxby Downs residents have the opportunity to attend a Suicide Intervention Workshop on Wednesday and Thursday, August 12 and 13 for “Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training” (assist).

The sessions will run from

8.45 am to 5 pm each day at the Roxby Downs Golf Club and is open to anyone.

While the numbers are limited to 24 participants it is essential that prior registration is made through the Roxby Downs Health Services, or by contacting Vanessa Boully (08) 8642 4260 or 0419 812 585.

This is an internationally acclaimed workshop and is not limited to professionals in mental health but anyone who has concerns about the increasing rates of suicide.

Because of the generous sponsorship from BHP Billiton, the people opf Roxby Downs can attend the workshop at no cost, with lunch and morning tea included both days.

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COMMUNITY MATTERS

Busy highway of Bashers

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uring the month of August, the Stuart Highway will be almost bumper to bumper with traffic as Variety Club Bashers from three states converge on Woomera and Coober Pedy.

The bashers are on their way from WA, SA and NSW for the 2009 National Bashers Rally in Alice Springs.

The Adelaide contingent leaves on August 15 and travels through Arkaroola, Murnpeowie Station, William Creek, Painted Desert, Kulgera, Kings Creek Station and Glen Helen Resort before reaching Alice Springs.

The contingents from NSW and WA will both call in on Woomera and Coober Pedy along the way, spreading their generosity as they go.

Bashing was created in 1985 by adventurer Dick Smith, when he took a

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group of friends for a drive he called “The Bourke to Burketown Bash”.

The Bash is an eight day drive in the country with mates. It is not a race or rally, it is a madcap event designed to put the fun into fundraising. Vehicles must be in standard condition and be models constructed prior to December 1974. The drivers and crews, however, are anything but standard issue with most Bashers taking the one major rule (don’t take it too seriously) seriously.

It is worth remembering that Bashers present much needed grants of educational and recreational equipment to individuals and community groups along the way.

If you want to see these wonderful and whacky cars and their crews visit Woomera and Coober Pedy on August 19 and 20.

The NSW Bashers are looking

for home stay accommodation for an overnight stop in Woomera and if anyone can help please contact Kerry Hartley at the Area School for details.

The Bashers will be around the area for a few days so people will be able to see them as they go about their antics.

On Wednesday, August 19, NSW Bashers will head through the fertile valleys of South Australia, skirting the Clare Valley and the Southern Flinders Rangers on the way to Woomera.

Woomera has been a lunch stop on previous bashes but never an overnight stop until this year.

Thursday, August 20 it’s off to Coober Pedy, a Bash favourite town, so much so the Bashers will be back through the town on Sunday, August The Three Pigs Ladies during the Variety Club Bash in 2007.

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Police News

n July 28, Police received a report that unknown persons had used rocks to smash two windows at the Andamooka Opal Hotel.

As a result, a 26 year old male from Andamooka was arrested for property damage, breaching his bail, being unlawfully on premises and breaching his barring order.

The male was refused bail and taken to Port Augusta where he appeared in court the next day in relation to the charges.

On July 29, Police were recalled to a large disturbance on Maireana Crct.

Port Augusta Police received a number of 000 calls in relation to the incident however, upon Police arrival there was no disturbance and no persons present in the area.

Police spoke with the complainant and performed an extensive search of the area, but were unable to locate any persons.

Police were called to an address on Tiliqua Crescent on July 31 in relation to a male being assaulted.

As a result of enquiries made by Police a 25 year old male from Whyalla was reported for drink driving, aggravated assault and misuse of a motor vehicle.

The male recorded a blood alcohol concentration of 0.105 and was issued with a six month loss of licence commencing forthwith.

On August 1 Roxby Downs Police put in place an operation to deal with the Roxby Downs Races.

A large amount of drug and alcohol testing was conducted on drivers within Roxby Downs.

In total, Police stopped and tested over 180 vehicles

MEETING DATES

- Arts and Culture 26 August 7.30pm - Environment Forum 11 August 7.30pm

GENERAL INFORMATION BOARD MEETINGS

If you would like to do a presentation to the Community Board please contact Michelle Hales to organise a date and time to be placed on the agenda. Requests close on the Wednesday prior to the Board meeting. Board meetings usually take place on the last Monday of the month.

JOINING FORUMS

Members of the community are encouraged to join any of the forums or partnerships. If you would like to join the Arts and Culture Forum, Education and Workplace Training Forum, Family and Youth Forum, Environment Forum, Sport and Recreation Forum or Volunteering Partnership you are welcome to attend any of the meetings. Meeting times appear in the Monitor on a regular basis.

If you would like to join the Health Forum and/or Alcohol and Substance Abuse Partnership please contact Michelle Hales on 0418 833 818 or via email to: halesm@roxbycouncil.com. au to express your interest.

FURTHER INFORMATION

If you would like to find out more about any of the forums visit the www.roxbydowns.com website or contact Michelle Hales - Executive Officer Roxby Downs Community Board Inc. Mobile: 0418 833 818 Phone: 8671 0010 Fax: 8671 0452 Email: halesm@roxbycouncil.com.au Page 6 – Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

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Entries closing for $25,000 Whyalla Art Prize

outh Australian artists have until Friday, August 28, 2009 to submit their entries to the throughout the day. As a result, Police issued 12 on the spot fines in relation to unregistered motor vehicles and $25,000 City of Whyalla Art Prize, a long established major art award numerous other traffic related offences.

They also defected six vehicles for a variety of faults. and one of the richest awards for Police also reported a 51 year old male from Roxby contemporary art in any theme in Australia.

Downs for drink driving.

The male recorded a blood alcohol concentration of 0.090 and received a six month loss of licence commencing forthwith.

During the Roxby Downs Races, Police reported a 17 year old male for consuming alcohol as a minor whilst at the Roxby Downs Races.

The youth was in the presence of his father at the time.

On the morning of the Sunday, August 2, Police arrested a 20 year old male for disorderly behaviour in front of the Roxby Downs Club.

The male was bailed to appear in the Roxby Downs Magistrates Court at a later date.

Members of the Licensing Enforcement Branch were also present in Roxby Downs during the Races and as a result, reported a number of licensed premises both within Roxby Downs and Andamooka in relation to breaches of the Liquor Licensing Act. Also on August 2, Police set up a driver testing station on the Woomera to Roxby Downs Road.

As a result, police tested over 70 drivers and issued one on the spot fine for driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle, defected two vehicles and cautioned three drivers in relation to traffic offences.

Roxby Scouts can and bottle collection drive

Roxby Downs Scout Group are getting together for a fun and environmentally friendly activity that you can be part of. It is the can and bottle collection drive, that happens on Saturday, August 8.

They are going to collect the recycled cans and bottles from the residences in Roxby Downs

and they are asking people from the community to leave recycled cans and bottles at the edge of their properties, so the scouts can come and collect them.

The funds from the material collected will go to paying for sporting and camping equipment and group projects.

With the wealth of talented artists in the Roxby and Andamooka areas, organisers are hoping for a number of entries from the region.

Artists are invited to submit works for the pre-selection process by 5pm Friday, August 28. The panel of judges will then select a series of works for inclusion in the final judging and public exhibition at the Middleback Theatre Whyalla from 15 October 15 –November 13 2009.

This year’s expert judging panel includes Peter Walker, who specialises in the sale of early Australian paintings and items of historical interest as well as contemporary art, with clients including major regional and state galleries, libraries and private collectors from around Australia and overseas.

Elizabeth Raupach OAM also joins this year’s judging panel. Elizabeth has worked for many years in arts training and she was Executive Director of the Helpmann Academy, an organisation that supports the activities of the tertiary visual and performing arts schools of South Australia.

Country Arts SA’s Senior Project Offic-

$2 million raised to explore Wilcherry Hill Uranium

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hareholders in Trafford Resources Limited last week approved the raising of $2 million to enable the company to exercise 3,600,000 share options in Robust Resources Limited (ROL).

It was announced the exercise price was 30c, and also plans to resume drilling in the Telephone Dam uranium prospect

An initiative of the Environment Forum

Did you know?

A handy tip to help the environment

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er, Community Partnerships, Merlyn Cox who is coordinating the Prize encourages artists to enter the prestigious Whyalla Art Prize.

“We have already received a range of entries from artists, including an entry from an 83 year old who I’m sure is our oldest entrant yet. The Whyalla Art Prize provides a great platform for emerging and established artists to be part of such an esteemed and respected art award,” she said.

OneSteel and Country Arts SA continue to support the development of young South Australian artists with the 2009 OneSteel / Country Arts SA Young SA Artists Award. The two categories on offer are Most Promising Young SA Artist 18 to 26 Years of Age ($1,500) and Most Promising Young SA Artist 17 Years of Age and Under ($500). These awards seek to enrich the lives of young South Australians through the arts.

Work must be wall-based (other than photography) and a GST-inclusive entry fee of $30 (or $11 for artists entering the Young SA Artists Award) applies to each work.

Winners will be announced at the official opening on Thursday, October 15 2009 in the Middleback Theatre Foyer Gallery in Whyalla. Entry form and conditions: contact Lan Tran on 8444 0400 or email@countryarts.org.au or download at www.countryarts.org.au.

within Trafford’s 100 per cent owned Wilcherry Hill Project in South Australia.

The raising by Trafford, is by way of placement of 13,333,333 shares to sophisticated investors at a price of 15c per share.

Trafford currently owns 14.8% of the issued shares in Robust Resources which is exploring successfully for Gold, Silver and Base metals on Romang Island in the Banda magmatic arc,

Indonesia.

Trafford is entitled to exercise its options for an additional 3.6 million shares in Robust by November 2, 2009. If exercised, Trafford would then hold an approximate 20.6 per cent direct interest in Robust Resources. Robust shares were trading at 82 cents in the middle of last week.

Funds raised for defibrillator L a s t w e e k ’s Andamooka Christmas in July was a fantastic night and raised a lot of money for the defibrillator needed so badly in the town.

ing a cooler than normal Christmas dinner in July and joined in the fun of the evening.

Winner of the 10kg block of chocolate was Marlene Kersten of Andamooka. There have Organiser Bob been many offers to Amos said the help Marlene eat all crowd enjoyed hav- that chocolate.

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Help stop an unnecessary death

News in brief SA Lotteries launches “Win for Life” ticket

SA Lotteries has launched an Instant Scratchies ticket, which offers players the chance to win a top prize of $75,000 every year for 10 years.

Exclusively South Australian, the $5 ‘Win for Life’ ticket comprises a limited series of 400,000 tickets and a $750,000 top prize payable in ten annual instalments. The unique staggered prize payment will ensure the thrill of winning lasts longer for one lucky South Australian.

The newest ticket series offers a total prize pool of $1,440,000 including the $750,000 top prize.

SA Lotteries will distribute the profits from ‘Win for Life’, like all Instant Scratchies tickets, to South Australia’s public hospitals for the benefit of all South Australians.

Bid to get Lance Armstrong back Premier Mike Rann will spearhead a bid by the State Government to secure Tour De France legend Lance Armstrong for next year’s Tour Down Under.

“We welcome news that Lance Armstrong will continue racing in 2010 with a new team RadioShack,” said Mr Rann.

“I congratulate Lance on his brilliant comeback performance in this year’s Tour De France.”

From 2010 he will compete for Team RadioShack as a cyclist, runner and triathlete in events around the world.

“We’d love to have him back in South Australia for next year’s Tour Down Under and his commitment to continue racing allows us to begin our talks.

“Preliminary talks with the Armstrong Team have begun and both Jane Lomax-Smith and I will be personally involved in the negotiations to try to secure Lance and the new American team for the Tour Down Under,” said the Premier.

Northern Expressway bridge opening marks local jobs boom Work on South Australia’s biggest road project in more than half a century – the $564 million Northern Expressway – has today reached a major milestone with the first of 15 new bridges opening to traffic for the first time.

EDITORIAL

By John Pick Next week Roxby Downs people have the rare opportunity to learn what pushes people to the brink of taking their own lives and just how they can recognise the signs and help prevent an unnecessary death.

Dealing with the issue of suicide is both challenging and complex. Given that the nature of the topic itself is distressing, the complex circumstances and psychological variables of people in crisis only make it more difficult.

Some of us have experienced the pain of seeing loved ones or people we know take their own lives. What is most disturbing about suicide is that survivors are left asking the unanswerable question ‘why’, and wondering what they could or should have done to stop it from occurring.

They say it is impossible to identify any single cause of suicide, but a study of suicidal behaviour identifies a whole range of risk factors. Suicide affects hundreds of thousands of Australians every year. They have a devastating impact on extended family relationships,

workplaces, schools and ultimately, the community as a whole.

That’s why next week is so important for people in Roxby to take advantage of this BHP-Billiton sponsored workshop. You may be in a position to save a life in the future.

No-one ever likes to talk about suicide and the Australian media has a near blanket policy of not covering these needless deaths for fear of hurting families and friends more, and for fear of triggering more deaths, especially among our young.

Deep depression, peer pressure and as we have seen recently, cyber bullying, all contribute to the rates of suicide, but there is a growing trend more men in the 24 to 44 age bracket are taking their own lives. Facts show in each case they were unable to cope with the specific pressure they were feeling and reached a solution which was absolutely final.

Some of the facts you should know: • For every completed suicide there are over 30 attempts. Therefore there are over 210 people a day attempting suicide.

• There are 8.5 times more deaths by sui-

cide in Australia than by homicide.

• There are 1.5 times more deaths by suicide in Australia than by road accidents.

• Suicide is the leading external cause of death among men.

• For every completed male suicide there are five attempts.

• For every completed female suicide there are 35 attempts.

• Homosexuality issues may be involved in up to one third of young men under 24 who suicide.

• Youth suicide is the second leading cause of death among 15 - 24 year olds.

• The largest increase in death by suicides was in the 14 - 24 years age group.

Statistics like this should be enough for next week’s free workshops in Roxby to be full. We take road deaths seriously and yet we tend to skip-over or avoid the growing number of suicides in this country.

You may just be the one who can see these signs of someone in trouble and your intervention may save their life.

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The new Angle Vale Bridge – the culmination of more than 15,000 labour hours .

The massive Northern Expressway construction project is now running well ahead of schedule thanks to the decision of the Rudd Labor Government to bring forward funding as part of its December 2008 Economic Stimulus Package.

Once fully completed in September 2010, the Expressway will span 23 kilometres linking the Sturt Highway near Gawler with Port Wakefield Road – cutting travel times between Adelaide and the northern regions by some 20 minutes and taking thousands of trucks off local roads.

Program to help young people A Rann Government program that helps the State’s most troubled young people to get back into learning or earning is being expanded across South Australia over the next four years.

Minister Ellis says the Federal Government is delighted to contribute funding for the expansion of a program that helps young South Australians to learn or earn. Monsignor Cappo says he is delighted the ICAN initiative will be able to reach out to more young South Australians in need.

$5.1 million to help post natal depression The Rudd Government will invest $5.1 million over three years to enable four specialist organisations to provide telephone-based support for women experiencing post or antenatal depression, or grief following the loss of a baby that will link to an enhanced 24 hour hotline for pregnant women and new mums.

The four organisations are Post and Antenatal Depression Australia (PANDA), SIDS and Kids Australia, Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Support (SANDS), and the Bonnie Babes Foundation. Women who experience post and antenatal depression, and parents and families who have experienced the loss of a baby, often find it helpful to speak to others who have had a similar experience.

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Wednesday, August 5th, 2009 – Page 7

Your computer skills can help Andamooka’s kids

By Celeste Lustosa

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aptops are available for each and every child at Andamooka’s Primar y School, but the school needs volunteers to teach them how to make the most out of the computers.

Andamooka Primary School students will be able to fully access a laptop each by the end of this term, school’s Principal Angela Turner hopes. “We have the resources,

which are the laptops for each kid, but we want the kids to be able to use it properly, so they can have it full time, at school and at home.”

According to the Principal, two of the children already have a volunteer teaching them. “Two volunteers are helping us with the kids already but we need more, so we can have one volunteer per child,” she said.

“All we need is someone who can teach them the basic things about the computer’s functions, so the kids get confident enough to really enjoy it.” Angela added that the volunteers can call her and make a

schedule that suits them best.

The children at school are really excited about having their laptops and they really want to use them.

“We have students that love to write, but they prefer to do it on the computer, so it will be great when they can have it at all times,” Angela said.

To become a volunteer and help a student from Andamooka Primary School contact Angela Turner on (08) 8672 7018.

RIGHT: Nine-year-old Drewe Swann types away on her very own laptop computer, provided by the Andamooka Primary School to aid in her’s, and the other students’, eductaion.

Andamooka Community Directory Frontier Services Andamooka

Community Health Service Clinic opening hours

- Monday to Friday 9am to 12pm & 2pm to 5pm.

- Wednesday closed from 2pm to 5pm.

- Closed at all other times except for 24 hour emergencies.

Phone: 8672 7087 (during work hours) or 0428 727 087 (after hours)

Country Womens Association

Andamooka Opal Fields Branch

Meet every 2nd Tuesday of the month in the CWA clubrooms.

Op Shop Hours

Wednesday 9.00am to 1.00pm Friday 9.00am to 1.00pm Saturday 9.00 am to 1.00pm

Andamooka Emergency Services

CFS

Anne Legg 0427 974 084

SES

Stefan Bilka 0427 181 752

POLICE

8672 7072

CLINIC

8672 7087 (work hours) 0428 727 087 (after hours)

Roxby Downs Health Services 8671 9020

Poisons Information Centre 131 126

Roxby Vet

0419 806 392

Port Augusta Vet 8642 0411

Apoma membership If you wish to become a member of Andamooka Progress and Opal Miners Association, you can join at the office in the Community Hall. Fees are $55 Family, $33 Single and $16.50 for Pensioners.

Membership entitles you to vote at the Annual General Meeting in August and to attend, free of charge, the BBQ’s held throughout the year.

The Andamooka Calendar Every Wednesday:

WEB & INTERNET TRAINING AT THE LIBRARY

Every Thursday 10.30am: TODDLERS STORY TIME Every Saturday from 1pm to 4pm: SEW N SEWS SEWING GROUP Call Anne on 8672 7077.

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Independent Living Centre in Andamooka

By Celeste Lustosa

T

he Independent Living Centre’s M obile Unit Outreach was out the front of Andamooka Progress and Opal Miners Association Hall, in Andamooka, on Tuesday, July 28.

The mobile unit outreach service is a statewide government service for those living in rural and remote South Australia and it consists of a caravan with a large selection of equipment for the public to browse and trial, brochures and photos.

“We are based in Adelaide where we have a range of more than 7,000 items for the daily basic use. We tried to bring as many samples of the products available as we can, so we have about 250 different items here,” said the Occupational Therapist Jenny Anne.

“We try to visit every community

in the remote areas at least once a year because it’s important for people with any disability to know what are the things available and that can make their lives easier or help them in any way.”

Children from the Andamooka Primary School visited the mobile unit. “It is cool to have the kids coming, they always have many questions and show a lot of interest,” Jenny Anne said.

The Mobile Unit also provided free professional advice on techniques and equipment to assist with every day activities.

Visitors to the caravan could discuss their individual needs and view informative brochures covering a large variety of topics and disabilities.

For more information visit the website www.disability.sa.gov.au.

Children from Andamooka visit the Independent Living Centre Mobile Unit.

Opal mines may be incorporated on mining regulations

By Celeste Lustosa

Opal miners from Andamooka are worried about the review on mining regulations that will be made soon.

According to the Andamooka Progress and Opal Miners Association chairperson Peter Allen, a review of the Occupational, Health, Safety and Welfare Regulations is being discussed.

“The Opal miners are meeting in Cooper Pedy next week to discuss these changes, which mean that Opal Mining could be incorporated into the general mining regulations.”

Peter Allen believes that the Opal mining section should remain separated from the big mining industry regulations.

“We feel that the Opal industry should be left as it is. It involves much fewer people per business and small money if you com-

pare to the big mining companies we have in Australia.

“Any changes on the regulation will only mean more paperwork and no benefits to the Opal Miners,” Peter claims.

South Australia’s opal fields supply an estimated 80% of total world opal production but still represent a much smaller business than the general mining industry.

The discussion paper review finishes in December this year.

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Local businesses support the kindy mega raffle

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ocal businesses have generously donated many prizes to the Roxby Downs Kindergarten “Mega Raffle”.

Spokesperson for the Kindergarten, Kindy Director Naomi Watkins said, “We have received huge support from local businesses and our prizes include an original painting by local artist Alex Mendelssohn and goanna print by Dave Kovac, 2 return flights to Adelaide from Olympic Dam, prepaid phone, bike, vouchers, small TV and more.

“Usually the parents donate the prizes and then buy the tickets as well.

“This time local businesses have kindly donated all of the prizes for

our raffle, which we are very grateful for” said Naomi.

Tickets will be available from the kindy this week up until the Kindergarten’s 20th anniversary art show held on September 12, 3-6pm.

“They will also be for sale in the mall over the next couple of weeks, so keep your eye out for our volunteers who will be selling them.

“The centre is now 20 years old and receives a lot of wear and tear on a daily basis by the 115 families who attend the kindy. We are looking at purchasing new outdoor play equipment, an interactive white board and do some general maintenance.”

Naomi told The Monitor for some children in Roxby Downs who only have bark chips in their back yard,

the Kindy provides a great play area for these children including sandpit, grass and a pirate ship on which to play.

The kindy is hoping the raffle will be successful in raising much needed funds. The kindy relies heavily on fees and fundraising to cover the cost of amenities and to purchase curriculum supplies for the children.

Prizes for our Mega Raffle include: 1st Prize: 2 Alliance Airlines return tickets Olympic Dam to Adelaide 2nd Prize: Original painting by Alex Mendelssohn titled Red Sunset Andamooka 3rd Prize: Nokia Slider 2680 Slate Grey Pre Paid phone from Rodda Communications.

RoxFM Manager Kristina Meredith will be presenting a training workshop in August.

Your first steps to becoming a radio presenter

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By Celeste Lustosa

ou are just a couple of steps away from being able to host your very own radio show.

RoxFM presents two workshops that will show you behind the scenes of a Radio Station.

The workshops happen on August 29 and 30, at your community radio station, from noon to 4.30 pm and it will cost you only $15.00. The fee includes the 2009 membership, training manual and RoxFM lanyard.

“The participants will have the opportunity to enjoy a behind the scenes experience at their local community radio station,” said Kristina Meredith, the Station Coordinator and who is also giving the workshops.

“During the workshops people can learn

the basics of how to host a show and also how to behave behind the microphone”.

After the workshop, the participants will have a chance to present a half an hour program. “We hope everyone gets as excited as we are about community radio Kindy children Mikayla Jankovic (left) and Sydney Hannaford (right) with a collection of the prizes on offer for the Mega Raffle. and share their experience with others.”

This can be the first step for someone to actually have their own radio show, according to Kristina. “If people get really serious about having their own radio program, they can complete full training and we’ll be more than happy to have them among our DJs.” RoxFM has 29 people hosting shows on a regular basis. “It is easy, fun and a great way to meet people and share your interests with the community,” says Kristina.

The workshop is suitable for 15 year olds and over and you can book and pay your fee at Roxby Downs Library. Limited places available.

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Katica Cock ey and Kimberl up Teare dressed and ready to party.

SCOTT’S 21st Elise Weir, Jess Finzel and Nicole Darling.

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ROXBY RACES Bill Boxall fromn Gawler and Do or ct Hately from Vi Harbour with their horses. www.themonitor.com.au

ROXBY RACES

Richard Hassan iss was hard to m t ha p to s with hi but no tails!

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The Rotary crew from Andamooka

The dapper young men of Roxby , are Tyson Dodd pert Jarred Pyke, Ruel Jameson, Jo Nicholson and Jake Roberts.

Race Day sponsors Craig and Sandy Sumsion of Raine and Horne.

Katica Cockshell pretty as a picture after s Mis being named ns Outback Fashio on the Field winner.

Andrew and Louise Moll form checking the e. before race on

Adelaide visitors Amelia Racham and Simon Byles visit enjoyed their s. to the race

George Grover, Jen a ar Laurence, Tam vid Kraack and Dafun a Reid having y. working da

Leigh Malcolm and Teresa a Baddely had the great time at s Roxby Down Cup.

Fun in the sun for Makayla (2) and Gabriella Fawkes (3) of Roxby Downs.

Gemima, Emily, Rikki, Carli and Claire looking lovely at the Races.

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Australia’s fastest man wants world speed record

“We are fitting the parts on it as they arrive from ustralian land-speed record-holder Rosco McGlashan’s dream of conquering the the shops around Perth,” he said.

Mr McGlashan, set the Australian record of 802kmh world draws closer as he plans an assault on the world title and testing will be held at at Lake Gairdner in 1994.

Building the Aussie Invader 5R has not come withWoomera.

Mr McGlashan and his team of Aussie engineers are building a rocket-powered vehicle he claims will reach 1609km/h in 19 seconds and hopefully break the world land-speed record, which stands at 1228km/h.

Because security laws make it impossible to transport rocket fuel to or from the US, Mr McGlashan has had to ditch plans to break the record in the Nevada desert and is now eyeing a stretch of land in the El Questro desert in the Kimberley.

In a recent report he said, “I have been working on this all my life and it is good to see it is starting to take shape,” Mr McGlashan said.

out its hiccups, Mr McGlashan said, as sourcing rocket fuel was not as easy as it used to be.

“Since 9/11 it has become impossible to get any rocket fuel from the US. It used to be so easy. Just sourcing it has taken us over a year and there were only two places — Belgium and China — where we could get it,” Mr McGlashan said.

Over the next five to six weeks, five tons of rocket fuel will be shipped from China, allowing the Aussie team to test their car in the desert region of Woomera in South Australia.

TeamVodafone to Eat your way race Commodores to better

bedroom skills R A

simple visit to the supermar- contributes to good blood flow.

This is not about consuming soket could be all you need to spice things up in the called aphrodisiacs such as rock oysters and Swiss chocolates (save that for bedroom.

Like many other aspects of health, your sex drive is as much about what goes on inside as it is outside.

And what you eat can dramatically affect the way you perform, so think twice next time you’re about to order a double cheeseburger dripping in fat.

Key to good sex is good circulation, and to really get your blood pumping you should think about eating circulation-enhancing foods that are high in fatty acids such as fish, particularly salmon.

Multi-vitamins and minerals as well, improve neurological function, which

the first date), but about improving the flow of blood around your body and therefore your erectile response.

As well as fatty acids, go for foods that are rich in L-arginine, such as oatmeal, granola, nuts and seeds, root and green vegetables, garlic, ginseng and chickpeas.

Studies show that L-arginine greatly improves sexual function in men.

In one particular study, 50 men with erectile dysfunction took five grams of L-arginine per day and after six weeks, the majority showed an improvement in sexual performance.

10 tips to better living Hopefully, these 10 tips from readers of the MensHealth online magazine will inspire us all to get through the weighty weekend, sail through Mundane Monday, Trim Tuesday, Weight Loss Wednesday, and Thin Thursday so we never have a Fat Friday again!

1. Prior to going out eat, have a protein smoothie. They not only taste great, but they’ll also keep you feeling fuller longer. Thus you won’t be inclined to want as much food wise.

2. Create a mantra “Nothing after 9.”

It means no meals or unhealthy food after 9 p.m. Plan your last meal or snack at a time when your body will utilise it before you go to sleep.

3. Anywhere you go, park on the complete other side of the parking lot. It’s a quick power walk. And if you’re carrying something back, then all the better!

Unless it’s a box of doughnut’s...

4. Have a cheat day. Usually Friday is the best, because it’s been a long week and everyone needs a break. Don’t overindulge, just eat something you usually wouldn’t eat during the week.

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to work out on the weekends, so if you can find time for it, you’re getting closer to your goal.

6. If you don’t feel like turning on the stove or doing dishes, try microwave meals. Morning Star egg substitute, frozen stir-fry veggies, fat-free cheese, and hot sauce takes about 10 minutes.

7. Think of your stomach as a fire, and if you continually add a little bit of fuel to it, it’ll keep burning stronger than if you throw a large amount on a smoldering flame. Likewise, after exercising, the fire will be roaring and burn up what is thrown on it faster.

8. Work out after work on Friday before you go out on the town. You’ll think twice about eating and drinking everything in sight Friday evening.

9. Put the salad dressing on the side.

Dip your fork in the dressing, then spear some salad. Because the dressing is on the bottom of the fork (tongue side), you won’t miss out on any of the taste.

10. Always take the stairs. If I do it a couple times a day, that’s a step forward toward weight loss success.

eigning V8 Supercar and threetime Bathurst 1000 Champions, TeamVodafone, and its drivers, Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup, will race Holden Commodores from 2010.

Holden Executive Director Sales, Marketing and Aftersales, Alan Batey made the announcement at a press conference held at GM Holden headquarters in Melbourne last week.

“Holden has a long and proud history in motorsport that stretches back over 40 years and today’s announcement is an exciting step into the next chapter,” Mr Batey said. “Our commitment and passion for motorsport has not waived.

“We are very excited about working with TeamVodafone and are thrilled to welcome back both Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup to the Holden family.”

TeamVodafone was formed out of the UKbased Triple Eight Race Engineering, winning multiple British Touring Car Championships with the factory GM Vauxhall team.

In its five short years in the V8 Supercar Championship Series, TeamVodafone has evolved from series debutants into the category powerhouse.

From 2004 to the end of last season, TeamVodafone had scored 12 pole positions, won 24 championship rounds and 38 individual race victories, including three straight Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 titles and the 2008 V8 Supercar Driver and Teams Championships.

In 2009, TeamVodafone has continued its impressive run scoring three pole positions, winning nine out of 12 races year to date and again leading both the Driver and Teams Championships after six of 14 Championship events.

“We are delighted to join the Holden family,” TeamVodafone Managing Director, Roland Dane said. “Triple Eight Race Engineering started running with General Motors in the UK, winning many races and Championships, and it was only an anomaly due to circumstances that we did not race Holdens when we began in V8 Supercars. Last week Dane confirmed that the team had re-signed with major naming rights sponsor Vodafone for another three years, and that Lowndes and Whincup would also be with the team through to the end of the 2012 season.

Reigning V8 Supercar Champion Jamie Whincup said he was excited by the prospect of returning to Holden.

“Personally, I am very excited, I started my V8 Supercar career in Holden teams and didn’t quite get the results I wanted so now I have the chance to rectify that,” www.themonitor.com.au

Whincup said.

The V8 Supercar Championship Series is Australia’s premier motor racing category, the category racing in front of approximately 1.5 million people over the course of a 15 event season with a cumulative national television audience of approximately 20 million.

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Permanent track for RDRCCC?

By Celeste Lustosa The recently formed Roxby Downs Radio Control Car Club has already outgrown its track.

The club started off in late 2008 as just a couple of friends meeting in the Mitre 10 car park Sunday afternoons to give their cars a run and enjoy themselves. From there other people started asking if they could join with their own cars and it’s just expanded from there.

Now the Roxby Downs Radio Control Car Club (RDRCCC) has got 26 registered members and dozens of other people that come to watch the races every week.

It represents about 50 cars that are capable of doing 70 to 150km/h and some come at hefty prices.

“There are some cars in the market that can cost up to AU$5,000 and in our club we have cars that are worth AU$1,500, but you can buy one for AU$230 on e-bay,” said the president of the club Trent Burton.

According to him, the club will have three new fulltime tracks, for on and off-road courses, concluded in the next couple of months. “With the new full-time courses, our members will have more opportunities to race and enjoy their cars.

“We have new members every month and also about 20 people that have already showed interest in joining as soon as we have the full time tracks up and going,”

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said Trent.

Trent also believes that the new tracks can put Roxby Downs in the national and international events agenda for Remote Control Car racers. “Within the next couple of days, our club will be a non-profit organisation and that added up to the new tracks and the fact that our regulations already follow the Australian board, we are ready to be part of interclub championships.”

No females are joining the club at the moment, but they are more than welcome to do so. “The great thing about a Control Car Club is that anyone from any gender and age can join, compete and have a great time and you don’t have to be fit also.”

Roxby Downs Council has been very supportive of the Club, according to Trent. “We are promoting a safe and responsible use of remote control cars. It is a healthy environment and also brings a new hobby and new events to the town and we feel the Council has been very supportive to our activities.”

The club meets on Sunday afternoons around 2:30pm at the Mitre 10 car park. Everyone is welcome to join the club or to just pop in and watch the races. To get More and more members are joining the Roxby Downs Radio Controlled Car more information about the RDRCCC visit their website Club and with the numbers taking part there is a need for a permanent track or tracks for members to use. http://www.rdrccc.info.

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NEWS

Outback Smart OZ Minerals recommences drilling shows how to save money on program energy bills F O ollowing a hiatus in the exploration and resource development program at Prominent Hill as a result of OZ Minerals’ need to conserve funds, a large (45,000 metre) drilling program will commence shortly testing a series of near-mine and regional exploration targets.

The program includes increasing the drill density to establish an initial Ore Reserve at the ‘Western Copper’ deposit and continuing to test the extent of this newly discovered deposit.

The drilling program will also test 17 targets in the broader Prominent Hill tenement area, many of which have been generated from recently completed infill gravity (geophysical) surveys and geological research.

During the quarter, drilling completed up to November 2008 was used to update the Resource estimate for the Western Copper deposit, increasing the known deposit

by 32% to 245Kt of contained copper. Inferred Resources now stand at 14.5Mt grading 1.7% copper and 0.28g/t gold and 3.7 g/t silver while the deposit remains open in several directions.

Results were also received from Resource drilling (conducted in 2008) at the Eastern Underground area beneath the currently defined open pit.

Better results included: 24.0m at 1.39% copper and 0.49g/t gold; 45m at 2.78% copper and 0.67g/t gold These results confirm the presence of ore grade copper mineralisation, which remains open at depth and to the west and east, around 800 metres east of the centre of the Prominent Hill pit.

Results returned from drilling in late 2008 at the Upper Underground area immediately beneath the open pit included significant high-grade intersections including: 46.0m at 2.3% copper and 1.09g/t gold; 20.0m at 2.05% copper and 0.74g/t gold.

utback Smart, the environmental initiative which helps community members learn how to live more sustainably and save money on their energy bills, is still going strong.

In recent months, Outback Smart has been active by educating St Barbara’s class representatives between years 4 and 7 and the local Joey Scouts group about energy efficiency.

“We talked to the students and scouts about the benefits of reducing their energy consumption and taught them some easy ways to go about doing it,” said Program Coordinator Laura McIlwaine.

“We also got them to do an energy assessment at St Barbara’s school and at the Community Church Hall. Some immediate improvements were made,” said Laura.

All attendees received a goody bag of energy saving devices to use in their homes.

The Environment Forum started Out-

back Smart as a pilot program in 2008 with support from BHP Billiton Olympic Dam and Conservation Volunteers Australia.

In its first 12 months, the program raised awareness about sustainable living in the community, and improved the energy efficiency of households, community groups and businesses.

It is now being run by a team of dedicated Environment Forum volunteers, led

by Laura McIlwaine. The small team of volunteer energy assessors are available to visit households to conduct an energy audit and make recommendations.

“We have a few volunteer energy auditors involved in the program at the moment and are always looking for more. We would love to hear from anyone who is interested in contributing to the community and would like to become a volunteer energy assessor,” said Laura.

If you are keen to either become an energy assessor or would like an assessment performed on your household, please contact Laura at laura.mcilwaine@bhpbilliton. com.

Mining News JOGMEC Joint Ventures Update

Minotaur Exploration (ASX: MEP) recently announced its joint ventures with JOGMEC, the Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation.

JOGMEC has withdrawn from the Mable Creek Joint Venture and the Roxby-Acropolis Joint Venture to focus on the Louth Joint Venture in the Cobar district of central New South Wales.

Withdrawal from the Mable Creek

and Roxby-Acropolis joint ventures was in part attributed to the uncertainty of land access resulting from working in the Woomera Prohibited Area.

On Roxby-Acropolis, Minotaur, together with Toro Energy (ASX:TOE) who has rights to uranium on these tenements, are planning infill gravity surveys to assist in future drill targeting around the Aphrodite Gravity Target.

Cooper Basin Update Geodynamics, as operator of the Innamincka Joint Venture, confirms that following the 22 May announcement regarding securing and controlling the Habanero 3 well, the independent investigation continues and is now expected to be completed by mid August 2009.

The Joint Venture will determine appropriate remediation activities, and the impact on provision of steam to the 1 MW Pilot Plant after it is in possession of all relevant facts. The previous indication that commissioning of the 1 MW Pilot Plant would be postponed by six to nine months has not changed.

Other Cooper Basin activities

Rig 100 is scheduled to commence stimulation of Jolokia 1 later this year once the final report on Habanero 3 is made available. Successful stimulation of Jolokia 1 will confirm the capacity to create heat exchange reservoirs at locations spread across the resource and satisfy one of the key milestones for proceeding with the commercial demonstration plant.

The Joint Venture’s second large drilling rig (Rig 200) remains on schedule to be delivered in the third quarter of 2010.

Operational update

Geodynamics continues to expand its resource capability, now with a workforce of 75 highly skilled fulltime employees. Of particular note, the Company has increased expertise in its Subsurface Group, the area responsible for all below-ground activities, including drilling, geology, well design and

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reservoir engineering.

Geodynamics reaffirms that the incident at Habanero 3 does not affect the Company’s long-term plans to develop competitively priced geothermal energy.

Fivefold increase in acreage gives Southern Gold dominant geothermal position between Olympic Dam and Port Augusta.

The granting of a suite of 18 new Geothermal Exploration Licences (GELs) in South Australia has delivered Southern Gold Limited (ASX: SAU) a fivefold increase in its Roxby Geothermal Project (RGP) footprint as well as a dominant hot rocks energy opportunity in an area acknowledged as one of the State’s main mining, mineral exploration and electricity grid corridors.

Southern Gold had previously held only four non contiguous granted GELs in an area directly west of Lake Torrens. The additional licences awarded today – previously under application by the Company – now give it a total of 22 granted GELs covering an area of 10,000km2 over one of Australia’s largest geothermal hotspots.

“With today’s approvals securing an uninterrupted geothermal access opportunity and with a large inferred geothermal resource cofirmed, the heat flows measured by Southern Gold on the Roxby Geothermal Project provide a strong basis to progress investigations towrds the commercial development of an Engineered Geothermal System (EGS),” Managing Director, Mr Stephen Biggins, said.

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Movie Review: X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Back story of a mutant Comic book adaptations are all the rage in Hollywood and after the success of the Batman and Spiderman series, why wouldn’t they be? However, even more “in” than a comic book adaptation is a spin off of a comic book adaptation. The first in a series of character spin-offs from the popular XMen trilogy is the story of the animalistic, claw-toting Wolverine.

Millions of fans fell in love with the mysterious, cocky and kick-ass character of Wolverine in the original X-Men films and this new film traces his back story, providing the audience with a far greater scope of the character.

The film begins in an unspecified time, however the 1800s is a good guess. Here we are introduced to a young Jimmy (Wolverine’s actualy name). With the abrupt murder of Jimmy’s father, the young mutant quickly learns he has a rather strange ability: he can grow claws of bone out of his fists and heal rapidly. Terrified of this revelation, Jimmy is taken under the wing of his older half-brother Victor, who too possesses a unique ability.

In a violent montage of the great wars throughout history, Jimmy and Victor fight, taking advantage of their abilities (Victor has a Sabretooth-tiger-like mutation). They lay waste to their enemies and a ruthless and animalistic side of Victor is revealed, setting the stage for the remainder of the film.

Having survived an execution, both Jimmy and Victor are brought to the attention of Colonel William Striker, who puts together a team of mutant soldiers to “protect” the interests of the country. Their missions take them on a journey to the very darkness of humanity, where they are

forced to take the lives of the innocent for the sake of their missions. Jimmy – now called Logan (they don’t really explain the change of his name) – has had enough of the fighting and leaves the unit to live a life as normal as possible.

But as time passes, Logan’s past catches up to him and he is suddenly thrust back into a world of violence as he is forced to hunt down his brother Victor, who has gone rogue, and kill him. To do so, however, requires a new weapon and as such, Logan volunteers for an experiment that will fuse an indestructible metal to his skeleton. As with all movies, something goes wrong, and now virtually indestructible, Logan is forced to flee for his life while continuing his mission to kill Victor.

A collection of new characters appear throughout this film, all with unique abilities. Teleportation, super strength and computer mind control are just some of the new skills introduced to the series and provide for some aesthetically pleasing scenes. The conclusion of the film is somewhat predictable, especially for those who have seen the original X-Men films, however it does provide a good 90 minutes of entertainment.

I can say without a doubt that this film far exceeds the third X-Men instalment, which many fans found disappointing, however if you have no interest in films about super powers and good versus evil then you will probably not enjoy this movie.

In terms of the acting, it was not bad, however it was not great either. Hugh Jackman was, well, Hugh Jackman – enough said. He portrays the animalistic Wolverine as he has always done: action packed and cocky as all hell. Liev Schreiber plays the violent Victor with a conviction that makes the audience believe he truly is an animal and Danny Huston adds a younger flair to William

Striker (originally played by Brian Cox).

The supporting cast is adequate, with Will I Am of the Black Eyed Peas giving a pretty good performance. The Lord of the Rings star Dominic Monaghan makes a brief appearance as a nerdish and somewhat depressed man with the ability to link his mind to electronic systems and Taylor Kitsch portrays the new character Gambit, who really did not need to be in this film. He is another character who randomly appears, apparently has important information and helps save the day in the end – very cliché.

The special effects for this film were pretty good, especially the wirework, with Liev’s and Taylor’s characters prancing over buildings in almost every scene. The kick-ass claws of Wolverine take on a new look, appearing much shinier than in the X-Men films, which unfortunately

makes them seem a little bit fake. But they still serve their purpose and one soon forgets how fake they look.

The scriptwriters, too, could have taken a little more time during the writing process, as much of the film progresses at a rapid pace with little explanation of the characters and their back stories – apart from Wolverine’s.

The film was not great but it was not terrible either. Fans of the X-Men series are bound to like it and action junkies will certainly get a kick out of it. However, for the rest of the population, X-Men Origins: Wolverine is nothing more than an over the top Hollywood blockbuster designed for one thing: to make money.

The Verdict: 6/10

Movie Review: Night at the Museum 2

Adventure brought to life Prepare yourselves for the second instalment of the hugely successful Night at the Museum franchise but be warned, this one is not as good as the first. All the characters from the original are back, with a collection of new ones added, however there is no real character development, which defeats the purpose of a sequel – although the money grabbing producers might disagree!

The story is a simple one. Larry Daly – the night guard of the Natural History Museum, has moved up in the world. No longer is he the night guard but the CEO of his very own successful company. Years have passed since the original film and Larry is finding it increasingly difficult to visit his plastic friends at the museum.

On the one day he finally does get to the museum, he discovers the place in disarray as the exhibits, the ones that come to life at night, are being packed into crates to be shipped to the Smithsonian in Washington DC to be placed in storage.

What would a movie be, however, without a little anarchy? The mischievous slapping monkey steals the tablet of Ahkmenrah – an ancient object that allows the museum exhibits to come to life once the sun sets. Unfortunately for the Natural History exhibits, taking the tablet to the Smithsonian, the largest museum in the world, brings a whole new collection of exhibits to life, one being the evil brother of Ahkmenrah, Kahmunrah.

Kahmunrah, being jealous of his younger brother, desires to rule the world and plans to use the tablet to release his armies from the underworld. Unluckily for him, the over the top miniature cowboy Jed puts a call in to Larry, who rushes to the Smithsonian to save his friends.

What follows is a series of fun adventures that sees Larry team up with the new exhibits – most notably is Amelia Earhart – to save his

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friends from destruction. The adventure is taken to the next level in this movie, with the filmmakers taking advantage of the many exhibits on offer at the Smithsonian.

These include the aviation room, where Larry finds himself piloting the very first aeroplane ever built while avoiding rockets and fighter jets; a giant squid exhibit with more tentacles than one would like and the portrait room, where Larry is sucked into the world of art – venturing into famous paintings to escape the enemy.

Returning from the original are of course, Ben Stiller – an actor I find quite annoying but he does his job, trying to be funny but let’s face it, he rarely is. Owen Wilson is back as the tiny cowboy Jed and Steve Coogan returns as his partner in crime, Roman Emperor Octavius. And who could not forget the fantastic Robin Williams as Teddy Roosevelt.

New characters are all around in Night at the Museum 2, with Kahmunrah taking the place of the villain. Played by The Simpson’s Hank Azaria, he proves to be an over the top and somewhat weird ancient Pharaoh who manages to rally the forces of Napoleon, Al Capone and Ivan the Terrible to help him take over the world.

Amy Adams is another new character, taking on the role of Amelia Earhart – the adventure seeking anti-feminist with a crush on Larry. The best appearance, however, comes in the form of funny man Jonah Hill, who makes a brief appearance as a pathetic security guard attempting to play the hero and keep the exhibits free from

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the filthy touch of the patrons.

Night at the Museum 2 was not a great film, in fact I did not laugh nearly as much as I did in the original, but it is not a terrible film either. It focuses on the need for friendship, trying to display the message that money isn’t everything and ultimately becoming a bit sappy in certain parts. The adventure is there but it is over the top and mainly aimed at the younger children, who will love seeing the exhibits come to life. It’s not Oscar material but it will give you something to watch when nothing else is on.

The Verdict: 5.5/10

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HAVE YOUR SAY . . .

What do you think of the new hoon car legislation that could see cars crushed if people are repeat offenders?

“I think it’s a waste crushing their cars. They could auction the cars and use the money in the community; use it on any needs the local community has. But crushing cars is definitely a complete waste.”

RICHARD MOLLING, Roxby Downs

“It’s a good idea I suppose. They could take their cars away and keep them out of the streets, but I am not sure about the crushing part.”

ANDREA LIPPASAAR, Andamooka

“I think it’s a terrific idea because when they drive like that they can injure anybody and they just don’t seem to care.”

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Fun night for Volleyball players T

By Celeste Lustosa

he next Volleyball season in Roxby Downs is about to start, so the players had a fun night on Monday, July 27, just to get warmed up.

The Round Robin Fun Night was promoted by the Roxby Downs Volleyball Association and it was open to everyone who wanted to play, even those without a team as yet.

This first week was also free, so people could get a taste of the fun and make up their minds to join a team and get ready for the season.

Team registrations are already closed, but everyone is invited to watch this season’s games, that start on Monday, August 4 and go until the end of November, at the Leisure Centre.

There are nine teams competing this season.

For the teams that are already registered, let the games begin!

Passmore wins yet again!

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n a Roxby Downs Golf Club sponsored competition held on Sunday, recently crowned A grade champion, Robin Passmore was overall winner after returning 40 stableford points.

turned up to take part in the event which produced some amazing results.

The Division One win was Neville Petherick with a score of 39, while division two winner Jarrod Burdett scored 36, and ladies’ and junior division winner, Patrick Brind scored 34.

Sweepstakes in Division Twenty-nine players One was taken out by Tony

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Saturday’s game saw Tony Holbrook score a result of +4 and Craig Smith with the result of +3.

Saturday, August 8 is the Cavpower four person Ambrose, teams must nominate by 8am on Saturday, hit off is at 8.30am men’s, ladies’ and mixed prizes to be won.

Junior Football is changing formats this weekend

n August 7 Mini Colts and Junior Colts will be playing night football at 5.30pm and 6.30pm.

Night football is a fun night enjoyed by supporters, players and parents. Additional lighting is kindly donated by Coates Hire and without their support it would be difficult to stage the games.

Saturday, August

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Richter 38 and Brenton Waye 36 whilst Division Two sweepstakes went to Tony Holbrook 36 and Robert Gray 35.

The Longest Drive on hole number one went to Robert Charman in division one, while Tom Bilney took the position in division two, and Fiona Bilney took out women/junior category.

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8 only the format is changing to allow the players to experience playing in narrower age groups, similar to what would be played in a larger populated town.

The Senior Colts will be playing in changed age groups which are Under 14 and Under 17. Teams will be selected by the coaching staff.

“We also understand that College kids wish to play with their mates

from home and this round is also designed for those players to do that,” said Harry Harrison.

College players will be allocated to a team on the day and are to contact Harry Harrison 0408 849 438 either before or on the day.

“We encourage football supporters to get down to the ground from 9.30am for some exciting football action.”

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Red and White thriller

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riday night was a crisp one but the action on a four goal win by the final whistle, 31 to 27.

The other close game of the night was at the hands of the netball courts was red hot.

The game of the round proved to be in the B grade with Miners White and Miners Red playing a thriller, with White coming away one goal victors. The first quarter was a white wash with Miners Red taking a ten goal lead going into the first break. With only one change at quarter time White moved Rohrlach into Goal Shooter in an otherwise unchanged line up.

With Red starting the quarter without changes, White’s move proved a smart one and they produced a sixteen goal turnaround and led by one goal at half time. By three quarter time the margin was two in Whites favour and they managed to hold onto the win in the final quarter with a score line of 39 to 38. Rohrlach played a strong game in Shooter for White as did Moorehead in defence for Red. In the other B grade game for the night, in form Andamooka played Hornridge 3.

Coming off their first win for the season last week, Andamooka again called upon the Evans mother and daughter combination, which combined with experienced players, helped them achieve their second win for the season over the magpies. Weston was strong in the midcourt for Andamooka and while there was only a two goal difference at half time, Andamooka came away with

Hornridge 2 and Zodiacs. While Zodiacs led at every change of ends the game was closely contested. Nielson brought her ever reliable game and provided tight defence for Zodiacs along with drive through the mid court. Zodiacs took out the win 40 to 34.

In the A1 competition, Miners 1 had the bye, Olympic Dam 1 played club counterparts Olympic Dam 2 and Hornridge 1 played Miners 2. Olympic Dam 1 came away with the win, 53 to 29 and Hornridge 1 had a very convincing win over Miners 2, 63 to 29.

As the competition moves rapidly towards the finals, next week Miners Red play Hornridge 3, Miners 1 play Hornridge 2, in form Andamooka play OD 3 who are also coming off a win, Olympic Dam 2 play Hornridge 1 and Zodiacs play Miners 2. Olympic Dam 1 and Miners White have the bye.

R.D.N.A. Continuous Raffle results 25th July 2009 Delinda Cuthbert ticket no. 8 Ian Tuohy ticket no. 33 31st July 2009 Claire Munyard ticket no. 59 Jane Orchard ticket no. 45

Roxby Downs One Steel Cup race results Race 1

1 PUGADAN 2nd MISSY GIGGLE 3rd VICTORIA LOUISE

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Race 2

1st DEMOB 2nd ALL POCKETS 3rd COOL SAAB

Race 4

1st SURPRISE END(GB) 2nd TIPARAJA 3rd TAKEACHANCEONME Race 5

1st RENOWN KNIGHT 2nd PELEKUNU VALLEY(NZ) 3rd GRANZIG

Race 3

1 BELLE TIVO 2nd GUN METAL 3rd CARDHU MALT st

Touch Footy

Race 6

1 PRINCE SHOEMAKER 2nd FOREST WARRIOR 3rd OUR SILVER LORD

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Basketball Results Men

Benchwarmers defeated Hornridge Lakers 79pts to 52pts Goal Scorers: Zack Inlges 28pts,Keenan Ellis 19pts & Damien Smith 16pts

Rod’s def Wolves 55pts to 41pts Goal Scorers: Tyson Hornhardt 17pts, Pete Rhodes 15pts & Jake Roberts 17pts

Chocies forfeited to Jets

Indoor Hockey Results

Hot Shots 7 drew against Blues 7 Scorpions 9 defeated Pythons 3

Prelim Final Noble Knights 10 defeated Samoa 7

Wednesday Netball Results HSB Tango’s 28 Cruisers Milkshakes 32 Hornridge 34

Womens forfeited against defeated forfeited against defeated defeated

Wedgies 29 Goal Diggers 24

Mixed defeated defeated

Pink Ladies DaFunk 22 Redbacks Zodiacs 23 Red’s 24

Black Cats 26 TLCU 22

B Grade Women

DD’s def Neon’s 39pts to 26pts Goal Scorers: Vicky Buza 10pts, Verity Casserley 8pts & Erika Syvertsen 10pts

Cougars def Eagles 46pts to 12pts Goal Scorers: Hannah Rigden 19pts, Meg Rasheed 12pts & Stacey Dadleh 7pts

Cougars def Miners 44pts to 19pts Charlee Dalgleish 9pts, Maddy Evans & Rhodes 8pts ea & Cassie Weir 8pts Bulls forfeited to Devils

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Roxby Cup best yet!

ABOVE: The One Steel Cup field passing the post for the first time during the 1800 metre feature race.

LEFT: Reknown Knight returns to the winner’s circle with jubilant young jockey Mick Engelson in the saddle.

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he running of the 15th annual Roxby Downs One Steel Cup was an outstanding success with the crowd estimated to have exceeded 2,000 people.

The day was one of sadness however, with the passing of long time Racing Club secretary Barry Patterson who succumbed to a battle with cancer on Friday, just the day before the meeting he had worked so hard to stage.

In memory of Barry the race meeting went ahead with the organisation and the success he had worked so hard to achieve and with on course patrons standing for a minute’s silence as a mark of respect.

With visitors from all over the State and interstate, the six card meeting attracted good fields with the One Steel Cup going to Strathalbyn trainer Mick Whittle’s runner Reknown Knight.

Reknown Knight won on sand at Broken Hill and was set for this longer race after a recent start at Pt. Augusta.

The horse was first past the post in the 1800 metre race after young apprentice jockey Mick Engelson had Reknown Knight well positioned throughout, making his move in the straight to head off all comers. It was a double for the young jockey who won on the Sharyn Ratsch trained horse Demob in race two.

Again organisers were thrilled with the efforts people went to dress-up for the occasion and this year’s Fashions on the Field were well organised and eventually won by young Roxby Downs beauty, Katica Cockshell after four heats of the competition lined up a bevy of beauties.

This year’s Fashions on the Field were hosted by popular Adelaide radio personality Tony Pilkington and was evidence of the promise made last year to recognise the efforts of the ladies and men who make that extra effort.

Mr. Outback was Rosco Sewell with Ricky Prosser and Adrian Brady as runners-up. Most elegant lady was Rachel Rudiger and the best hat winner was Louise Kirkham.

Correct weight: Mick Engleson returns to scale and correct weight given after the win. Mick who comes from Normanville has only been riding for two years and before he started his apprenticeship had never ridden a horse.

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