The Monitor. 28th August 2003

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Woomera Turns all Eyes to the Stars WOOMERA…Locals and tourists alike are lining up to get a close look at Mars as it journeys closer to Earth than it has been in 73,000 years on Friday.

The Woomera Astronomy Group introduced viewings from Baker Observatory four weeks ago and have average close to 20 visitors a week.

The viewings, hosted by volunteers and booked through the Woomera Heritage Centre, have been made possible by the donation of a 10 inch telescope by the British Defence Systems.

The telescope, and the publicity generated by Woomera’s prime position for the ‘opposition of Mars’ are integral to WAG’s long-term plans to see Woomera re-establish itself as Australia’s ‘space base’.

Plans were tabled to the Woomera Board earlier this year outlining a world-class public observatory complete with a range of telescopes, an observatory, star theatre and lecture halls.

Volunteers are already working to convert the Daly Theatre for public use and WAG continues to seek funding to establish a comprehensive Woomera observatory.

The town’s main focus this week, however, will be ‘the opposition of Mars’ on Friday, August 29.

For laymen, this means Mars will line up

in orbit with the Earth.

While Mars opposes Earth every 15 to 20 years, this year’s opposition is one of the closest ever – and the best opportunity in our lifetime to get close to ‘the Red Planet’.

This celestial event actually occurs on Friday, August 29.

However, WAG members and the Woomera Board will mark the event with a public viewing and barbecue, for the cost of a gold coin donation, from 6pm the following Saturday.

WAG volunteers are currently conducting tours through the observatory most nights.

In addition to local commercial accommodation, St Michael’s School Camp will open its doors for the event at a cost of $10 per person per night, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Bookings can be made by phoning St Barbara’s Parish School – 8671 3207.

For more information or to book a tour, contact the Woomera Heritage Centre – ph 8673 7042.

In Roxby Downs, the Outback Field Naturalists will host an astronomy night on Wednesday, September 3..

The viewing will be held on the bypass road, north of the Andamooka turnoff.

For more information contact Kelli-Jo Kovac - ph 8671 8656.

STAR GAZERS...Local volunteers Darren Chase and Jamie Paech are working to ensure the Baker Observatory is in top working condition for the upcoming Opposition of Mars on Friday night.

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Family Thanks Local Community To all our friends and the Roxby Community who have shown such wonderful support to myself and my family for our loss of a beautiful wife and mother – Kerryn Rose.

We are moved by all the kind words, cards and flowers that we have received through this difficult time.

These gestures show us just how highly regarded Kerryn is within this community, something for us to hold dear to our hearts.

A special thank you to Carol, Rowley, Nora and their families, your support and treasured words will be with us forever.

We would sincerely like to thank you all.

Your friends, Warren, Callie and Josh.

Thanks for a Great Read Thank you very much for a great read. I love the layout and content.

I especially like the new format of the TV guide.

Thanks, Kymberly O’Neill.

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Where Have the Watches Gone?

After losing a gold watch and hearing many similar stories from friends and workmates, Lesley Porter began to wonder where all these lost items were disappearing to.

This is her plea for the return of her lost jewellery….

Open letter to all lost watches and other items of sentimental value.

Come home – all is forgiven, but not forgotten.

I know there are many of you out there, somewhere lost and alone.

Or, are you being cared for by a new loved one.

Where are you hiding?

Is there a lost jewellery club that has secret meetings?

Do you meet somewhere and plan who your next new member will be?

I know I did one silly thing (that is – accidentally lost you), but I did hope that you would find your way home, especially after I posted those flyers around town.

This is an offer of amnesty to you and any of the jewellery in your club.

Tell your new carers that you want to go home.

Turn up at any shop, radio station, police station etc and tell them you were lost, but now I am found, and you will be returned to your homes.

We miss you.

Lesley Porter.

Previous owner of a gold watch.

On August 24, 2003, a report was received of a scooter stolen from Richardson Place. The theft allegedly occurred while the owner of the scooter was inside a shop.

On August 23, 2003, Roxby Downs Police attended a two-vehicle collision at Woomera where one vehicle turned onto the Roxby Downs road and allegedly failed to give way to a vehicle travelling south towards Pimba. One vehicle is a write-off and the damage to the other vehicle is estimated to be in the vicinity of $2500. The four occupants of one vehicle were taken to the Woomera Hospital for check ups, but were released.

A report was received in relation to three windows that were broken at the Roxby Downs Area School, and repairs are estimated at about $750.

Police would like to remind the public that it is

an offence to be on Education Department premises between midnight and 7am.

A 48-year-old male from Andamooka was arrested for Throw Missile after throwing a cigarette lighter at police.

A 21-year-old male from Roxby Downs was reported for Breaching a Bail Agreement and Breaching a Barring Order in relation to an incident that occurred on August 9.

On August 22, 2003, a 19-year-old male from Roxby Downs was reported for Driving Without Due Care and Driving Unlicensed.

On August 21, 2003, Police were called to attend

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a fight in the carpark of a local licensed premise during the early hours of the morning. As a result of the incident a 26-yearold male from Olympic Dam was arrested for Driving Under the Influence and Driving whilst Disqualified.

As a result of further incidents the male was further charged with Assault Police, Resist Police and Refuse Breath Analysis.

On August 20, 2003, Roxby Downs Police attended two unrelated motor vehicle accidents about 70km south of Pimba on the Stuart Highway. The first accident involved a motor cyclist who was conveyed to Woomera Hospital and was admitted overnight for observations, as a result of minor injuries.

There is no information available in relation to the extent of the damage to the motorcycle.

The second accident involved a motor vehicle and kangaroo. No injuries resulted from the accident, however the vehicle was no longer driveable.

On August 19, 2003, a theft of $5500 worth of machinery items from the Opal Road Landfill site was reported to police.

On August 18, 2003, the theft of a quantity of money from a caravan in the Myall Grove Caravan Park was reported to police on August 18, 2003.

Late in the evening police attended a local licensed premise as a 41year-old male from Fishermans Bay who had been removed from the premises, had returned and was causing a disturbance. As a result the male was arrested and charged with Return to Licensed Premises.

Any person with information in relation to these or any other crimerelated matter is asked to contact Roxby Downs Police on 8671 0370, or phone BankSA Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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Concerns Over Spiked Drinks

RAINED OUT...APOMA is seeking new solutions to rain-damaged roads.

Muddy Problem for Local Roads

ANDAMOOKA…Recent rains brought traffic to a standstill in Andamooka last week, and highlighted the problem of muddy roads for the Andamooka Progress and Opal Miners Association (APOMA).

Andamooka received just under 30mm of rain in a single week turning local roads to quagmire, accessible only by 4x4 vehicles.

Most residents were trapped at home or forced to wade through the mud on foot.

While most residents are used to the situation and deal with it philosophically, APOMA members have voiced concerns that traffic on the rained-out roads is not only risky for the drivers but churns up the roads, creating slippery patches and large ruts when vehicles become bogged and wheels spin in the mud.

These actions are believed to contribute to badlyconditioned roads which contine to be a problem long after the sun has dried up the excess rain.

“If residents would only drive when absolutely essential under these conditions, it would be very helpful,” said APOMA chairwoman Pat Katnich.

“The responsibility for road maintenance falls to APOMA but because of limited funding APOMA doesn’t have the right equipment and consequently road maintenance has been a matter of grading to smooth out the ruts.

“However, APOMA is concerned that continual grading has degraded the roads so much that more rocks are exposed each time causing new headaches.

Earlier this year two particularly bad sections of roads were resheeted with materials trucked from depleted mine sites and then rolled.

Inspection by Ms Katnich after the recent rains show that these sections held up quite well.

“The problem with rolling rather than grading, however, is that the road surface has to be the right texture,” Ms Katnich said.

“If it is too sticky it adheres to the roller and then falls off in great lumps.”

Ms Katnich told The Monitor that Transport SA manager John Page was due to visit Andamooka this month to look at the maintenance issue and discuss the development of a local resheeting program receiving partial funding from Transport SA “The problem for all outback towns is that no government department is responsible for town roads,”Ms Katnich said.

“For larger towns like Roxby Downs or Coober Pedy, where councils can receive funding via rates, funding road maintenance is less of a problem.

“For small towns without councils and very small income bases, however, it is very difficult to access sufficient funding to properly maintain roads.”

COUNTING CARS…Tourism product development officer Alex Barker at the traffic counter, which has been installed on Olympic Way to measure traffic volume in and out of Roxby Downs.

Tracking Tourist Traffic ROXBY DOWNS…New traffic counters on Olympic Way have revealed more than 250 vehicles travelling to and from Roxby Downs in a single day.

Roxby Downs Municipal Council and local tourism product development officer Alex Barker have introduced the counters to assist in future regional planning.

“We have no traffic data at all for traffic movement in and out of town,” Mr Barker said.

“These kind of numbers are critical in identifying our tourist market and for gaining government funding and grants. Already, the figures from the first month have been revealing.

“On the Friday of Boogie in the Bush we had more than 250 vehicles travelling on that road into Roxby Downs.”

The traffic counters allow data to be broken down into several categories including caravans, four-wheel drive vehicles, two-wheeled vehicles and trucks, as well as direction and time of travel.

“This kind of data will help us identify what our tourist market is.

“Do we have the facilities for the number of caravans coming into

town?

“Do we need more four-wheel-drive activities in the region?

“The information we’re receiving is there are more repeat visitors following the 2002 solar eclipse, and more caravans – which the traffic counters are confirming.”

These newly-identified trends of older visitors, more caravans, and repeat visitors following the 2002 solar eclipse, hold true for the region, according to Harry Bovey, manager of Spuds Roadhouse in Pimba.

“We’re seeing more of what I call the grey tourers – semi-retired couples in caravans.

“In my opinion, a lot of those visitors are coming back through the region because of the attention we got during the solar eclipse.”

Traffic counting will continue on Olympic Way, between the highway turnoff and the Burgoyne St entrance to town, for the duration of the 2003-2004 tourist season.

“These figures will be critical in creating a benchmark for next year and a way of measuring improvements in our growth as a tourism centre for the outback,” Mr Barker said.

ROXBY DOWNS…Police are calling for public comment following rumours of drink spiking in recent months.

The issue of spiked drinks was raised at a recent Local Liquor Licensing Precinct Management meeting attended by representatives of police, the Licensing and Gaming Commission, council, the regional drug action team and local licensed premises.

“We’re actually on the verge of launching a regional awareness program to highlight the dangers of drink spiking, but we’re getting very few reports locally,” Sgt Richard Hobbs told The Monitor this week.

Police have received three confirmed reports in the past twelve months of people – two of whome were male - who received hospital attention after consuming spiked drinks.

“We’re getting information second and third-hand that there might be more out there but just because someone is treated at the hospital, doesn’t mean we’re automatically made aware of it, because of patient confidentiality,” Sgt Hobbs said.

“If it’s happening locally, we’d certainly like to know about it and people should feel comfortable to come and talk to our officers any time.”

Local licensed premises have thrown their support behind a local awareness program, including the Roxby Downs Tavern.

“We know patrons who have reported drink spiking, not a lot, but we are aware of it happening,” Tavern manager Damian Jones said.

“It happens anywhere where anyone has access to someone else’s beverage or food - that’s the scary part!

“It’s not isolated to Roxby Downs by any stretch – it’s a symptom of today’s lifestyle because drugs are so readily available “Everybody needs to be aware – everyone and anyone is a potential target. - and the Tavern is supporting the local awareness programs.”

Local police have warned patrons to watch their drinks when they are out at licensed premises or parties, and not to accept drinks from strangers.

“If you, or a friend, have any symptoms that you feel are disproportionate to the amount drunk then the first thing you should do is seek medical treatment,” Sgt Hobbs said.

“After that, it should be reported to police, so that we can establish whether there is a pattern.

“It’s very hard for us to know the full extent of the problem from hearsay.”

Roxby Plans to Host Local Fringe Festival ROXBY DOWNS...Roxby Downs Municipal Council has committed $4000 to kickstart Roxby Downs’ own Fringe Festival in its 2003/ 2004 budget.

The “modest allocation” is a commitment to negotiations currently in process between the council, the Roxby Downs Cultural Precinct and Adelaide Fringe organisers, according to Council Administrator Bill Boehm.

Mr Boehm heralded the proposed 2004 festival as an innovative extension of the town’s Cultural Precinct and performing arts facility, at the prompting of the local arts and cultural forum.

“It has been suggested that the community has a festival of its own and a post-Adelaide Fringe

Festival would give us an opportunity to measure the viability of such a proposal,” he said.

The proposed festival is expected to be an extension of the region’s participation in the Country Arts SA travelling program over the past two years.

This program has seen some of the region’s most dynamic performances and exhibitions visit Roxby Downs, including the Melbourne Comedy Festival Roadshow.

“We’re in negotiations with Fringe organisers at the moment but we should know where we stand in two or three months,” Mr Boehm said. “Council has a vibrant vision for the use of Richardson Place as a centre for a range of activities in the town.

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“The fringe is just one example of the council being a catalyst for community events and services.”

The proposed Roxby Downs Fringe Festival will be one of the issues discussed by the newlyreformed but so-far-yet-unnamed local arts and cultural forum.

The forum is set to meet in September at the Cultural Precinct to discuss a range of issues including better use of public facilities to showcase local talent, public jam nights, support for local visual arts and handicrafts as well as performing artists, public practice and recording venues, and the publication of a newsletter and regional artists register. To learn more about the forum phone Yvette Mooney - 0409 506 213.

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Youth Services Getting Serious ROXBY DOWNS...

Roxby Downs Youth Services is aiming for bigger and better things following its incorporation this month.

The youth service which currently incorporates the local youth centre, youth counselling services, provides a chaperone for police interviews with youth and is managing the establishment of a local skate park - took the step to becoming an incorporated body to further its opportunities for funding through grants.

“Grants have been very important to the growth of the service - we rely on grants,” Youth Services Coordinator Sue Penglase said.

The service has already been successful over the past 12 months in receiving State and Federal Government grants for establishing a local youth centre, a series of computers and funding for an interactive youth website, as well as a $50,000 grant for a local skate park.

“We’ve had meetings with local youth and skaters around the state and we’ve got designs being put together by skater Ashley Watson for local approval,” Mrs Penglase said.

“Our next step is to build a regional youth centre.

“Laurence (Duggan) and I are going to visit some of the outback communities and offer our services to them for activities, entertainment and camps.

“We need to get our youth centre and skate park built first.

“After that there’s lots of things we want to do but we need more funding.

“Becoming an incorporated body will play a big part in achieving that.”

Dolls Are For Big Girls Too

MACHINISTS...Karen Drescher and Tonya Volk hit the machines for the recent doll-making workshop in Roxby Downs.

DOLL DUO...Local workshop organiser Megan Howie with visiting instructor Wendy Brigg of ‘Country Friends’.

BELOW..Wendy Hunt and Helen Edwards, of the Roxby Downs Scrapbag Quilters, during the doll-making workshop.

MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS...Moira Howard and daughter Louisa Wallenburg, 11, with Mary and Tiana Davies, 11, at the recent St Barbara’s Parish School P&F social afternoon tea.

P&F...Cynthia Thompson, Lisa Tormena and Lita Hall at the St Barbara’s Parish School P&F afternoon tea this month.

CUPPA...Anna Daly, Meg Hombsch, 3, Lee Nelson and Denise Hobbs.

ROXBY DOWNS...Local Scrapbag Quilters tried their hand at some dollmaking and feltwork this month.

The group met under the tutelage of visiting designer Wendy Brigg of ‘Country Friends’ in Canberra.

“I love coming to places I’ve never been before and talking about the

things I do,” Mrs Brigg said.

“Every year I try and visit a community group in rural communities.

“My designs and business receive a lot of support from rural and country areas.”

More than 20 local women attended the workshops this month.

FICS Closure Prompts New Parent Groups ROXBY DOWNS…The volunteer-run Friends Information Connection and Support (FICS) network closed this month due to lack of attendance.

“The program was well attended in its earlier stages, but unfortunately, a lack of support has forced us to close,” Child and Youth Health Services Family Support Officer Lindy Clark said.

Mrs Clark thanked the “few parents” that sup-

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ported the service and called for parents interested in joining a new parents group to register their interest at the Roxby Downs Health Service – ph 8671 9020.

“If you are not already in a coffee morning group, or would like to join another, and meet some new mum’s, please give us a call,” Mrs Clark said.

“New parent groups offer a range of information sessions, from baby massage to nutrition and

lots of other interesting information that can be especially helpful in the first few years of your babies lives.

“They will be run over a four-week period and then you may continue your weekly meetings at a selected location or in your own homes.

“Staff from Strengthening our Families and Child and Youth Health would be available to talk or support these groups and assist in any way.”

Locals Light on Their Feet

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Andrew Kozlowski and Neil and Mariana Pickers out on Penny Wong. the dance floor.

ROXBY DOWNS...The latest fitness craze in Roxby Downs doesn’t involve expensive equipment or protective sportswear - it’s dancing!

The new, adult-focussed classes are a step away from the ongoing success oflessons for Roxby Downs’ youngest dancers over the past few years by several local instructors.

New Roxby resident and long-time professional dancer Cristiane Cornes is currently offering adult classes for latin, ballet and even belly dancing. Classes are held at the Little Rascals Childcare Centre Sundays at noon and Tuesdays at 7pm.

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NEW FACE OFTHE LAW...Andamooka’s new full-time police officer Nigel Campbell.

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Marj James charged Tavern patrons for the privilege of throwing food at Damian Jones on ‘Lock Up Your Boss Day’.

Senior Constable Nigel Campbell, otherwise known as ‘Digger’, is the new face of the law in Andamooka.

Snr Const. Campbell, 36, came to Andamooka from Sturt in Adelaide.

However, he has a service history well-rooted in country areas, serving nine years in Yunta, and then in Coober Pedy, Marla, Oodnadata and Murray Bridge.

When asked why he chose to come to Andamooka Snr Const Campbell said he likes the Outback atmosphere

BEST SHOT…Tavern chef Kerrie Smith puts her job on the line to take a shot at boss Damian Jones.

and the challenges of the job.

Officer Campbell told The Monitor he has a low tolerance for irresponsible drivers and will be hot on road traffic infringements.

Officer Campbell is looking forward to becoming involved with the Andamooka community, in particular the emergency services and progress association.

Nigel is married to Naomi and they have two sons - Thomas, 4, and William, six months.

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Boss Behind Bars ROXBY DOWNS…Roxby Downs Tavern staff raised almost $1000 for ‘Lock Up Your Boss Day’ this month when they locked boss Damian Jones in a metal cage in the Tavern’s front bar.

Handcuffed and armed only with a pair of goggles and white overalls, Mr Jones was displayed in front of dozens of patrons who paid for the privilege of pelting eggs and tomatoes at him through the bars.

“The patrons paid $10 each for tomatoes or eggs,

Tutors Needed Are you interested in becoming an ‘English as a Second Language’ tutor?

Over the past year a team of volunteers has been tutoring local immigrants in the English language and assisting them in settling in to both Roxby Downs and Australia, their new homeland.

But now, some of those tutors have left Roxby and the group is desperately in need of new members.

Being an ESL volunteer is rewarding for both students and tutors as new cultures are explored and often close friendships develop.

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and $5 for a bag of peanuts to throw at Damian.

“The crowd was really good and he got a big cheer – people were really impressed by what he was doing.

“They were so impressed that some people didn’t even through their eggs, just plopped them over the cage, and one patron ate the peanuts and threw the shells.”

Tavern staff raised a grand sum of $918.30 on the day which will be donated to the Kids Help Line.

Community Board to Direct Town’s Future ROXBY DOWNS…Nominations for the Roxby Downs Community Board will be publicised in the next few weeks, project manager Ray Goldie told The Monitor this week.

This process is the most recent in a series of moves to see Roxby Downs become more community-directed, as outlined in council’s ‘Creating our Future’ vision.

Mr Goldie said the board’s agenda would be strictly focussed on the development and enhancement of Roxby’s highly desirable lifestyle.

“This project is about a community vision and how the community can go about realising that vision” he said.

“The householder survey conducted in 2001 clearly indicated that people thought Roxby Downs was a safe and friendly place to live.

“Respondents also identified issues and opportunities that they wanted changed or improved.

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“This project will provide the community with the forum to table their issues and ideas and more importantly develop realistic achievable plans that will ensure positive changes are made.

“The end result will be a community-developed vision and plan that will direct Roxby’s future community growth for the next 10 years.”

The board’s role will involve liaison with council ensuring the entire community has the opportunity to be consulted and heard.

The board’s role has a very different terms of reference than the Town Board and is not meant to in any way replace the Town Board, Mr Goldie said.

“This board has a very different purpose and will be strictly focused on community development.”

The Community Board is expected to have its first meeting by the end of September 2003.

DAFFODIL DAY...Daffodil Day, on Friday, August 22, had special meaning for local residents this year following the recent death of Roxby Downs resident Kerryn Rose as a result of cancer.

Kerryn’s workmates Nora Hornhardt and Marilyn Perkins at Roxby Downs Milhinch Jewellers decked themselves and the store out in daffodils as a tribute to their friend.

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Youth Contribute to Skate Park Plan R O X B Y DOWNS…After nearly 12 years of skateboarding and travelling around the world to skate in Europe and Malaysia, skate park designer Ashley Watson, 26, is in Roxby Downs to work with local youth.

The up-and-coming young designer consulted with local skaters last month on what they envisage a local park needs.

“The kids were just blown away,” local youth services coordinator Sue Penglase said.

“We had girls and boys, from 12 to 24 the whole spectrum and everybody had a say which was very important “It’s their park, that’s the bottom line.

“We could have found anybody but we chose Ashley because he skates himself, he’s young himself, and he can talk to the kids.”

Mr Watson told The Monitor he originally started his business ‘Focus Skateparks’ in response to his own disillusion with SA skate parks.

“The whole reason I started my was because of what I’ve seen overseas.

“I realised we were really lacking in Aus-

DESIGNER...Skate park designer and skateboarder Ashley Watson is consulting with local youth about their plans for a skate park in Roxby Downs. tralia.

“There’s plenty of facilities popping up but the actual quality was lacking compared to the rest of the world.

Mr Watson is currently working on plans, incorporating the expressed needs of local youth, and hopes to meet again with the community this month.

“The one park has to incorporate everything –

there are no alternative facilities for BMX riders or in-line skaters – it has to cater to everyone in one place,” he said.

“Practicality of design is essential – you can’t just plonk down a handful of ideas – you wouldn’t just throw a grand prix track together there’s a lot of mathematics and angles that come into it.”

Have Your Say With YAC ROXBY DOWNS...Did you know that a Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) exists in Roxby Downs?

If you are aged 12 – 25 you can be a part of the Roxby Downs YAC. “ “Through the Office for Youth funding we are able to provide this vital voice for the youth of our community,” Youth Services Coordinator Sue Penglase said.

YAC allows local youth to have an impact on what is happening with Youth Services and to participate in some leadership and development training .

“So come on give your YAC a try and be part of shaping the town that you live in!”

For information ph 0407 719 714.

YOUTH CENTRE...Andamooka Youth Group chair Joanne Lucas surveys Lot 108 - the proposed youth centre local teenagers are currently working to refurbish.

Andamooka Youth to Make a Place of Their Own ANDAMOOKA…The proposal to convert a disused and derelict building into a youth centre has been enthusiastically received by the Andamooka Youth Group.

The proposal to use the property was originally put to the youth group by APOMA along with a couple of other options.

The property - a deceased estate left to APOMA some years ago – has not been used because of the volumes of work needed to make it habitable.

However, the local youth group has decided the Lot 108 building will best suit their needs and are now working furiously to raise funds to refurbish the property.

The proposal to renovate it and use it as a Youth Centre was put to the Andamooka community at a public meeting on June 1, this year.

It fell to Youth Chairperson, Joanne Lucas, 16, to present the proposal to a crowd of over one hundred people.

“It needs heaps of work and it will cost a lot on money to fix,” Joanne said.

“We have made up a list of things we can do to get money and will ask local businesses and organisations to help too.”

Since the youth group’s inception three years ago the young residents have had several meeting places, but nothing to call their own.

When the youth group first started three years ago, the community hall was made available for them on weekends.

The drive for a purpose-tailored youth group of their own, comes at the same time as a funding boost from the Outback Areas Community Development Trust.

The Office for Youth recently allocated funding for three Youth Advisory Councils in Andamooka, Leigh Creek and Penong with the requirement that they be driven and controlled by youth.

While work continues on Lot 108, the YAC is currently meeting at the APOMA shed where work revolves around the group’s stock car.

“The shed is a very suitable place but the APOMA committee has future plans for the shed.” said local youth advisor Verona Taubers.

Miss Taubers said funding activities are underway, with the youth group contributing the productions of the 2004 Andamooka Calendar which will entitle the group to a share of the proceeds.

Rae Plush from the Office for Youth visited Andamooka recently to make her annual report on youth progress. Together with Mark Sutton, from the Office for Youth, she was very pleased with the progress being made by the Andamooka Youth Group.

“They have some great ideas,” Mr Sutton said.

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Bright Side of Life 6am-8am Music Mixture 8am-9am 80s with Tracy 9am-10am Annette’s ‘Theme’ 10am-11am Deb 70s Music 11am-12pm Willo’s ‘Rox on Blues’ 12pm-1pm Music Mixture 1pm-2pm Music Mixture 2pm-3pm Steph 2000s Music 3pm-4pm Ashley & Kane 4pm-5pm Drive Time with The Fatman 5pm-6:30pm Music Mixture 6.30pm-8pm ‘Evening Mixup’ With Crusty & Twisty Requests 7.30pm-10pm

Bright Side of Life 6am-8am 80s music 8am-9.30am Annette’s ‘Theme’ 9.30am-11am Deb 70s Music 11am-12pm Willo’s ‘Rox on Blues’ 12pm-1pm Country Hour Katie or Twisty 1pm-2pm Tracey 90s Music 2pm-3pm Brad & Carl 2000s 3pm-4pm Music Mixture 4pm-5pm Drive Time with The Fatman 5pm-6.30pm Music Mixture 6.30pm-8pm ‘Midweek Mayhem’ with Mandy & Richard 8pm-10pm

Bright Side of Life 6am-8am 80s music 8am-9.30am Annette’s ‘Theme’ 9.30am-11am Deb 70s Music 11am-12pm Willo’s ‘Rox on Blues’ 12pm-1pm Music Mixture 1pm-2pm Health with Michelle 2pm-3pm Ashley 2000s 3pm-4pm Music Mixture 4pm-5pm Drive Time with The Fatman 5pm-6:30pm Music Mixture 6.30pm-8pm ‘Evening Mixup’ With Crusty & Twisty Requests 7.30pm-10pm

Bright Side of Life 6am-8am Council News every second week 8am-9.30am Annette’s ‘Theme’ 9.30am-11am Deb 70s Music 11am-12pm Willo’s ‘Rox on Blues’ 12pm-1pm Music Mixture 1pm-2pm Tracey 90s Music 2pm-3pm Steph 2000s Music 3pm-4pm Music Mixture 4pm-5pm Aria Top 20 with The Fatman 5pm-7.30pm Feature DJ 8pm-11pm

Saturday Sunrise Coops - 6am-9am Louise 9am-11am Music from 70s-00s 11am-1pm Barb and the Girls 1pm-3pm Music from 70s-00s 3pm-8pm Feature DJ 8pm-11pm

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SUNDAY Mellow Music 6am-12pm Music Mixture 12pm-3pm Wendy’s Classical every second week 3pm-4pm Music Mixture 4pm-6.30pm Mystery DJ 6.30pm-8pm Rob 8pm-11pm

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Libraries Splash Out for Book Week FAR NORTH REGION...Students across the region joined in Book Week activities in local schools and libraries last week.

Students in Roxby Downs joined in the theme ‘Oceans of Stories’ with sea-theme games and puzzles.

Children played fish twister, dove for pearls or threw rings over dolphins’ noses.

A little way down the road, Woomera Area School students dressed up as classic fairy tale characters.

FISH TWISTER… Brodie Jenkins, 7, Kerri Nicholls, 10, Tegan Gilbertson, 10, Samuel Graham, 12, all twisted up for Book Week.

FUN RUN...Already visualing the finish line for St Barbara’s Parish School, from left, Nicole Wilson, 12, Alex Stephens, 12, and Sarah Warr, 12.

Students Running for Prizes ROXBY DOWNS..St Barbara’s Parish School can’t wait until September 22, 2003 as they prepare to participate in a Golden Circle School Fun Day. More than 130 students have been seeking sponsorship over the past few weeks to raise money for the school’s Physical Education Department.

The students’ fundraising is also going to earn them personal rewards with just the first $10 raised already qualifying them for terrific prizes.

The school’s highest fundraiser will receive a Golden Circle Gift Pack plus

PEARLS OF WISDOM…Stephanie Dunkley, 7, and Amelia CurtisCooper, 6, diving for pearls during Book Week.

a Hoyt’s discount voucher.

“We are looking at making our school an active sports school promoting a healthy lifestyle,” Physical Education teacher James Ralston at St Barbara’s Parish School said, The fun run will take place on September 23, 2003 at 9am and will be finished at around noon.

Parents, friends and cheer squads are most welcome to come along and cheer.

Each participant will receive a frozen Golden Circle Icy Stick along with a Golden Circle Hacky Sack.

Building Castles in the Air DOLPHIN TOSS…Nina Fernandez, 6, Michaela Mooney, 6, and Kye Marksteiner, 10, testing their ring-throwing skills.

FISHING…Throwing out a line, from left, Megan Folwell, 5, Sarah Vanlaarhoven, 7, Daniel Adamson, 6.

WHICH WITCH...Woomera Area School’s Mia Starkey celebrated Book Week as a witch.

ANDAMOOKA…Students at Andamooka school have been busy learning about castles this month.

Each student was asked to build a castle from boxes and other material around the craft room.

The criteria for the castles consisted of high outer walls with turrets and battlements, a working drawbridge and a keep or tower where, in days of old, the people of the castle would fall back to when the outer walls were breached by an invading army.

All of the 16 students making castles met most of the requirements and the results were judged by the students of Mrs Kemenyvary’s class.

The castles ranged in size from large to small and compact and were decorated as the builder chose.

CASTLE CLASS...Kelvin D'Amore building his working castle.

Some ingenious devices were invented to make the drawbridges workable

and some even had dropdown gates to block enemy soldiers.

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TOP LEFT...Mark and Rachel Charlesworth came dressed as the ocean to Book Week.

RIGHT...Pippa Searle as the 103rd dalmation.

LEFT...Principal Stuart Knox came to school as Harry Potter for Book Week.

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ROXBY DOWNS AREA SCHOOL fortnightly newsletter This community page is paid for by the Roxby Downs Area School

SCHOOL SNIPPETS

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Miss Methofer’s class has been learning about the long ‘í’sound in the words mice, nice, ice, twice and dice.

We even made fried rice.

Miss Steele...Friends are very special people! They are very important to us. We are learning and practicing lots of ways to be friends to each other.

Sharing, being kind and making people feel happy is a great start.

Miss Campbell...Our tummies are rumbling in Room 9. We have been learning about ‘Healthy Food’ and talking about our favourite foods. Delicious!

Miss Underwood...Patterns, patterns, that’s what you will find if you come to Miss Underwoods class. We have made patterns with shapes and colours.

Mrs Zeptner – In our class we have been learning about weather. We have been looking at the clouds and learning about different types of clouds – stratus, cumulus, cirrus and nimbus. Nimbus is the black clouds that bring rain. We don’t see them a lot in Roxby.

Mrs Haddock...Year 2s have accurately drawn Australian and Indonesian maps. They have also been comparing the landscape, flags and emblems of the two countries.

Miss Hallion...We’ve been enjoying using props and becoming a character. We have also been clever at photography freeze frames!!

Mrs Nitschke...R-2 students have been introduced to playing notes on xylophones and glockenspiels.

We are learning Hot Cross Buns and Mary Had a Little Lamb.

Ms Eastwood/Andrews...What colour is your hair?

How many pets do you have? We’ve been making column, bar and picture graphs for many different topics and are very clever at ruling them neatly.

Ms Marksteiner...We have been discussing the meaning of friendship, how to make and stay friends.

Mrs Willson...We have been learning the letters S&P this week. We made stars and listed all the words starting with ‘S’ and we made popcorn pop!

Miss Nash...We have started learning about fractions and we have a Queensland pen friend. His name is Jamie and soon he will be coming to RDAS. We’ve all written letters to him.

Miss Bartsch’s class voted “Bear and Chook” the number one book for book week. We have been doing activities for book week and trying hard to be good friends like ‘Bear and Chook’.

Miss Andrews...We have been working very hard learning about money. We can identify coins and notes and are very clever at adding the coins.

Library...In library all R-2 class have read the short listed books to choose their favourite book for 2003. They have also had fun doing the activities for book week.

Ms Christall/Hallion...In technology we investigated different ways of joining two pieces of paper and how to join a cylinder to a flat surface. We made our own cylinders and joined them to a flat surface to create a cylinder sculpture. Check them out around our classroom door.

Read Books to Raise Money for School A Message ROXBY DOWNS...RDAS Read-a-thon is on again for 2003, from August 18, 2003, to September 12.

Money collected and sponsorship forms will need to be returned to school between September 15 and September 18, 2003.

Taking part in this year’s read-a-thon is not only fun - it’s good for you!

Read books of your own choice at your own level and pace.

Money raised will go towards school resources.

Sponsorship may be in the form of a single donation or per book basis.

Keep a look out for Read-a-thon registration forms, as they will be coming out very soon.

Rainbow Reading Program

RAINBOW READING...Penny Shepley provides an ear to listen to readers Emily Graham, 9, and Skye Kelly, 10.

EASY LISTENING...Rory Richards, 9, and Alex Wissell, 10, get a little audio support for their reading activities during the Rainbow Reading program.

THE GOOD WORDS...Lorraine Tyler works with Rainbow Readers, from left, Anneka Farnham, 8, Jessie Adams, 8, and Bowde Kelly, 8.

SCHOOL UNIFORM SHOP...Opening times for the P&F school uniform shop, in H-block, have changed this term.

The shop is now open at 3pm on Monday and Thursdays and at 8.45am on Tuesdays.

The New Zealand-designed Rainbow Reading program was introduced at Roxby Downs Area School in 1999, just 12 months after it gained international recognition.

More than 160 SA schools now utilise the innovative program which encourages reading skills through a range of learning strategies and techniques.

More than 130 students have accessed the program locally in the four years since its inception, complementing general classroom literacy programs.

Rainbow Reading students receive intensive reading support four days a week, for around 25 minutes a day, in small groups.

The program offers students a fun way to learn and improve their reading, utilising audio tapes, work sheets and activities, all tailored to suit each student’s invidual requirements.

All books and reading material in the program is ‘levelled’ so that students’ abilities are sufficiently challenged without being pushed beyond their limits and therefore demoralised.

While a small group of teachers and student support officers currently work closely with the Rainbow Reading program, parent volunteers are always welcomed.

Career Opportunities Healthy Lifestyle Upcoming Ev ents Events Initiatives & Da tes to RRemember emember Dates

Week 6

Haematite Camps – Thuruna Early Closure - August 26, 2.10pm 7-12 Assembly - Wednesday, August 27 Week 7 Emerald Camps – Pt Lowly P&F Meeting - Wednesday, September 3, 7.30pm in the staffroom R-6 Assmbly - Friday, September 5, 11.45 in stadium Week 8 Emerald Camps – Pt Lowly Early Closure - September 9, 2.10pm Week 9 Emerald Camps – Pt Lowly Primary Choir performs in Adelaide – Monday & Tuesday R-6 Assembly - Friday, September 19, 11.45 in stadium R-12 Parent/Teacher Interviews 7-12 Sports Day Friday Week 10 3-6 Sports Day Thursday R-12 Assembly - Friday, September 26, 11.45 in stadium Early Closure - September 23, 2.10pm

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Year 11 and 12 students have all had opportunities to view and collect the SATAC (South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre) Guides.

Students planning to begin courses at Tafe for Universities need to apply through the SATAC process by ringing the SATAC number and following the prompts - before the end of September.

Year 12 Study Programs The University of Adelaide’s Centre for Professional and Continuing Education offers revision and study skills courses designed to give a distinct advantage in undertaking Year 12 studies.

Year 12 Subjects – mathematical studies, chemistry, biology, physics, specialist mathematics, accounting.

Call (08) 8303 4777 for more information or visit the website www.adelaide.edu.au/pce.

PARENTS AND FRIENDS...The next meeting of the RDAS P&F will be held on Wednesday, September 3, 7.30pm in the staffroom.

All parents and community members are welcome to attend the meeting.

The Drug Strategy team has been working to bring together services and agencies that are available to support people in our community.

Next Market Day, September 20, will see a number of these groups set up displays in the Auditorium.

There will be a ‘Bilby Trail’ for children to follow and interactive activities. Student work is included in the display.

Throughout the morning various dance and other leisure activities will be performed on the Auditorium stage.

Come along to find out more about services that can be accessed.

From The Principal

Staffing News...Congratulations to Mrs Renae Hallion (Parkside Primary), Mrs Rosie Willson (Unley Primary) and Mrs Marilyn Eastwood (Prospect Primary) for winning School Choice positions in Adelaide commencing 2004.

Each of these teachers has contributed greatly to our school over a number of years and will be missed by all in the school community.

Fortunately we are pleased to announce that Ms Sarah Van Dyke and Ms Fiona Campbell-Colquhoun have won permanent positions here through the same School Choice (staffing) process.

There is a second round of this placement exercise at the end of this term and we will be looking to recruit further to any vacancies we anticipate for next year.

As you would already know it is becoming increasingly difficult to attract and retain experienced teachers due to the worldwide shortage.

Fortunately we are privileged with a good blend of experience and youth on our staff.

Please value your child’s teacher and work closely with them in partnership to ensure that the best learning opportunities occur. Further staffing news will come about over the next few weeks.

District Superintendent Retires...Mr Graham Davis our District Superintendent has recently announced his retirement due to the new District restructure.

Mr Davis is well known throughout the Far North after many years making flying visits into the many isolated schools.

His extensive support and knowledge of schools, their communities and the people of the Far North will be greatly missed.

He will conclude his role next Friday, September 5.

We wish him all the best for the future.

R-2 Sports Day...Congratulations to all in the R-2 Cohort for an enjoyable and fun filled Sports Day last Friday.

It was terrific to see so many parents following the activities, helping out and supporting their children throughout the day.

Many parents commented positively about the day’s activities and how great the school was looking after the redevelopment.

Camps...Several year levels are heading off on camps during this term. A lot of effort has been put into organising these wonderful learning and social opportunities.

If you have difficulty paying for any of the camps please contact Mrs Uhlik to make arrangements for part payments.

Students who do display ongoing inappropriate behaviour or have a history of suspensions will not be taken on camps or excursions. Students need to be on their very best behaviour as they are ambassadors for our school.

The safety of our students can not be compromised at any time, particularly while on camp. All parents in the 3 to 6 Cohort should have received information relating to all camp arrangements.

Vandalism...Unfortunately the school has suffered vandalism of broken windows over the last couple of weekends.

Last Friday night the new school administration lawn that was recently laid was torn up and trashed.

We were able to refurbish the lawn and reglaze the windows without too much long term damage being done.

Although the Admin lawn use will be delayed another week or so until the roots firmly take.

Fortunately we have relatively little vandalism occur which is great for a school our size.

We would very much appreciate the whole community keeping a close watch on our school after hours and report any suspicious happenings to the Police.

The school is not open to the public after hours unless for special school occasions and we will pursue police action in future.

Official Opening of the Redevelopment...We have initially invited the Minister of Education, Ms Trish White, to officially open our new redevelopment.

Final details need to be determined but we hope to hold this early in Term 4.

Jim Michalanney Principal - Roxby Downs Area School

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Practice Makes Perfect - And Raises Funds For Instruments Over the past four years RDAS students have participated in the annual Technics Music Practice-A-Thon to raise funds for the Australian Cranio Maxillo Facial Foundation.

Over $3500 has been raised locally, with the school and students also benefiting from prizes won each year.

This year RDAS students will have the opportunity to raise money for their school to help pay for the purchase of five new Yamaha keyboards.

Monies left over will be used to buy more music resources.

Music Corner has kindly donated $200 worth of prizes to be awarded to the students who raise the most money and spend the most time practicing.

Music Corner are located at Salisbury and Whyalla and can be contacted on 1300 853 358.

Their commitment to “music for life”

approach to sales, service and tuition has enabled them to offer a full range of brands, instruments and teaching facilities successfully in SA for over 20 years.

Students who are learning an instrument or are in Choir can obtain Sponsorship forms and information from the Music Room at school.

The Practice-A-Thon runs for two weeks and all forms and monies need to be returned by Friday 12th September.

Mrs Jenni Nitschke said “It has been great to support the Cranio Facial Foundation over the last few years, but this year we decided that it would be good for our students to have the opportunity to raise money for their school, promote good practice habits and provide more resources for their music lessons”.

“Good luck to everyone!”

PRACTICE-A-THON...Breanna O’Neill practising for the RDAS Music Practice-a-Thon to raise money for new keyboards and other musical instruments.

Bags of Fun at R-2 Sports Day On Friday, August 22, the R2s held their Sports Day at Roxby Downs Area School.

All children participated in a variety of games and practised different skills, particularly working as a team.

We would like to thank parents for their support during the day.

It was a great success!

Kate Underwood

Stretching Students’ Skills The RDAS ‘Stretch’ program is an intervention program that specifically targets the learning needs of students that experience difficulty in Literacy.

Students attend three 45 minute lessons per week with a qualified teacher and SSO support worker.

Group sizes range from eight to15 students, maximizing the teacher/SSO-to-student ratio.

The program also has direct impact on other students remaining with their class teacher, who with smaller class sizes during this time, are able to deliver challenging and enriching curriculum.

It also provides an excellent opportunity for collaborative planning and teaching to occur.

The ‘Stretch’ program is an intensive learning program that immerses students in a wide variety of high interest activities that help students to explore and learn the basic skills of reading, writing and spelling.

It is designed to allow students to learn and develop at their own individual rate, recognising that this is quite clearly wide and varied.

The aim is to “stretch” students from their present point of learning, in a positive and forward direction, by creating opportunities for them to be highly successful learners.

The program incorporates intense, repetitive learning tasks that ensure the students reach mastery of skills and knowledge, not just exposure.

The stretch program acknowledges that many of the attending students are reluctant learners who need many opportunities to experience success and build their confidence levels.

Approximately 80 per cent of the students are boys, so considerable emphasis is placed on kinaesthetic learning activities that require hands on learning and the expenditure of energy.

The Stretch Program is in its second year and has continued to grow and develop into a highly successful program that suits the needs of students, teachers and parents.

SACKED...Tarlee Jenkins, 6, hopping ahead for Eyre.

SPORTS DAY...Tyson Hill, 7, racing for the rope at the RDAS R-2 Sports Day.

KICK OFF...Zac Hodgetts, 7, kicks off the fun at RDAS sports day last week.

MAGNETIC...Harley Reimann, 10, and Brodie Farnham, 10, practise their words on the whiteboard with magnets and markers during the Stretch program.

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Give Dad a Night of Laughs for Father’s Day Christmas Spirit ROXBY DOWNS…The Scared Weird Little Guys – Australia’s most musical comedians – are coming to Roxby Downs.

The nationally-renowned comic musicians – John Fleming and Rusty Berther – have never been any closer to our part of the world than Whyalla in 2000, but they’re prepared to do a little research to prepare themselves.

The ‘scaredies’ began originally when John and Rusty teamed up in a barbershop quartet.

When the quartet transformed into a duet the pair began to develop their own original style of music, blending it with their own slightly crazy and completely Australian style of humour.

“We don’t do stand up – we tell some jokes between our songs but the idea of stand-up frightens us a little bit,” Rusty said.

“Originally we just wanted to write some silly original songs just crazy music – that’s where we started and that’s what we’re still doing.

“I think our show is very diverse – we incorporate Whistlepops, mandolin, guitars, banjo - we’ll even be doing a live radio play on stage complete with sound effects.

“There’s the chance for lots of audience participation and we’re going to have a SA quiz including some local Roxby info – which we’ll learn when we get there.”

In fact, the pair are known to carry their laptops with them to each performance so they can research local news and tailor their show to the community they’re performing to.

“You can expect the show to be energetic and amusing, entertaining, quite musical, and possibly humorous,” Rusty said.

“I like to think of it as mindless stupidity for the thinking person - a good fun night out to just relax and enjoy a laugh.”

Nationally-renowned comedians Scared Weird Little Guys will be appearing at Roxby Downs Auditorium on Sunday, August 31.

Doors and bar open at 6.45pm, show starts 7.30pm. Tickets cost $25, or $20 for students.

This show is rated PG so bring the whole family along for a fun night filled with lots of laughs.

Tickets are available now at the Roxby Downs Cultural Precinct – ph 8671 2001.

PRIZES...We have double passes to the Scared Weird Little Guys comedy show to give away this issue, courtesy of Michelle Wild Entertainment and the Cultural Precinct.

Get creative and drop us off a ‘portrait’ of your Dad - in any medium - and you could win him a great night out full of laughs.

Just drop your entry into The Monitor office before Friday, August 29, along with your name and phone contact for the chance to win a night of laughs for your Dad.

Church Times

WHAT’S ON!

St Barbara’s Catholic Church – Roxby Downs Saturday evening 6pm Sunday morning 9am Andamooka Catholic Church Sunday 11am – first and third Sunday of every month St Michael’s Catholic Church – Woomera Sunday 5pm – all denominations welcome Roxby Downs Lutheran Church Sunday 10.30am and Sunday School – 9.30am Roxby Downs Christian Community Church Sunday 10am Andamooka Community Church Sunday 2pm Assemblies of God Phone Pastor Bruce 0427 663 033 or Gay 8671 0573

COMMUNITY CALENDAR Ph - 8671 2683

August Mars Viewing Barbecue Saturday, August 30 Baker Observatory, Woomera Ph - 8673 7042.

September Blader Jam Roxby Cultural Precinct Saturday, September 6 Ph - 8671 0500 RFDS Auction & Golf Day Roxby Downs Golf Course Saturday, September 13 Ph - 8671 0336

on Two Wheels

ANDAMOOKA...Roxby Downs’ owns Skunks motorcycle club will host its annual Toy Run on Saturday, November 29.

Participants are invited to assemble in Richardson Place in Roxby Downs at 11am to drive and ride to the Tuckerbox in Andamooka.

The community is invited to donate toys on the day, or by phoning 8672 7036 or 0408 315 703.

Bring a toy for a needy kid - $10 minimum value.

Trophies will be awarded for the best bike, hard luck and the best Christmas outfit.

Tune in for Great Prizes Community radio station 105.5 RoxFM will host new show ‘Top Notch’ with Crusty & The Fatman on Sunday August 31, at 1pm, featuring Roxby Downs’ own Top 40 Log on to www.roxfm.net for more information.

Fantastic prizes will be given away during the show, so program the station number into your speed dial and turn the radio up - RoxFM, local, life and loving it!

Calling all Cars for Roxby Tree Planting Day Show ‘n’ Shine ROXBY DOWNS...Organisers are calling all cars for the 2003 Show ‘n’ Shine on Saturday, September 20.

The event will be held from 9.30am to 11.30am at the Roxby Downs Shopping Centre.

Whether your baby rides on two wheels, three wheels or four – it’s time to pull her out of the shed, buff her up and show her off.

Roxby Downs Show ‘n’ Shine is proudly sponsored

by Autopro and the Roxby central Shopping Centre Traders.

For more details contact event coordinator Alex Barker on 8671 2459

Show and Shine Roxby Shopping Centre Saturday, September 20 Ph - 8671 2859

October & Beyond Roxby Tree Planting Day Sunday, October 12 Pine Crescent Playground Ph - 8671 0010

WMC Open Day Saturday, October 25 Ph - 8671 8361 Postie Bike Charity Rally Sunday, October 26 Roxby Downs to Birdsville Ph - 8671 0461 Roxby Downs Christmas Pageant Saturday, December 6 Ph - 8671 0277

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ROXBY DOWNS…Roxby Tree Day will be held on October 12 at the Pine Crescent playground.

Come along and help plant trees, supplied by the WMC (Olympic Dam) nursery, and help beautify one of our local playgrounds.

The focus of the day will be on planting Western Myall trees, many of which have died out locally due to an unprecedented white-fly outbreak in the past decade. Groups and individuals can register to help on the day by phoning Christy Olditch at Roxby Downs Council – 8671 0010.

now showing Fri, August 29 - Tues, September 2 Lizzie McGuire Movie Sat & Sun - 2pm

Bullet Proof Monk

Rated M A Tibetan Monk becomes a mentor to a young street kid whom he can teach to protect a scroll.

Fri, Sun & Tues - 8pm

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Mon - 2pm

Fri, September 5 - Tues, September 9

Sinbad - Sat & Sun - 2pm

Basic

Rated MA A DEA agent investigates the disappearance of a legendary Army ranger drill sergeant and several of his cadets.

Fri, Sun & Tues - 8pm Sat - 4pm Mon - 2pm ...coming soon...

American Pie - The Wedding The Italian Job Finding Nemo Pirates of the Caribbean

www.roxbydowns.net www.roxfm.net

...for up-to-date movie guides every time!

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FAREWELL…Trish Ellard and Shaun Astles farewelled Roxby Downs with a final day out at the races.

RACE LADIES…Anne Dempsey, Carmel Larsson, Beverley Thomas and Penny Lommon at the Onesteel Outback Cup. RAISING A GLASS…Kicking off race day with a champagne and chicken breakfast on Saturday were, from left, Leanne Peebles, Cath Lousberg and Kerry Stephens.

FAMILY DAY...Megs, Alex and Annie Barker out for the races.

FRIENDLY FUN…Grant and Kathy Patrick relaxing with friends John and Jeni Tumbers at Roxby Race Day.

RACE-GOERS...Ros Boothey, Julie and Chad Nixon at Roxby Race Day.

RACE DAY…Rory Cane and Megan Gould relaxing at Roxby Race Day.

RACE BALL…Kerrie Dey, Janie Pichler and Michelle Dyason at the Race Ball at Roxby Downs Tavern.

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BUDDIES…Wayne Shipley and Mark Downie at the Race Ball.

GOOD EGGS...First to buy eggs to throw for ‘Lock Up Your Boss Day’ at Roxby Downs Tavern this month were, from left, Kerry ‘Lofty’ Knobber and Tony Knobber.

DRESSED TO IMPRESS…Maria Saxton, Rachel Rudiger and Donna Dryburgh got into the spirit of Roxby Race Day early in the day at a champagne and chicken breakfast in Richardson Place, Roxby Downs.

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HATS ON…Cristiane Cornes and Mireille elAnsary displayed their race day hats at the Onesteel Outback Cup.

RED & BLACK…Showing their colours at Roxby Race Day, from left, front, Yvonne Cloke, Margie Clarke, Maria Byrne, Gaynor and Gary Green, Stephen Clarke and David McNamara.

FANCY DRESS…Marilyn Monroe and Jane Mansfield, better known locally as Verona and Karen Taubers, made an appearance at Kevin Clarke’s 50th birthday this month.

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OUT & ABOUT…Revellers from around the region were at Roxby Downs Tavern for ‘Lock Up Your Boss Day’ this month, from left, back, Kathy Hansen, Sean Mylius, front, Katya Jakube, Kel Andrewartha, Dave Martin and Kathy Harvey.

DESERT DAMSELS...Nicki Munro, Robyn Ransley, Raynal Sims, Brydie Hill and Katherine Moseby added a little Australiana to the sea of ladies’ hats on display at Roxby Race Day.

BAD SHOTS…Bewailing their poor egg-throwing skills, ‘Lock Up Your Boss Day’ supporters, from left, Ellen Ryan, Trevor Prosser, Kerry Campbell, Phil Ryan and Noel Ryan, at the Roxby Downs Tavern this month.

FAMOUS FACES… John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John – better known locally as Lorraine Westcomb and Darryl Wright – got ‘Greased up’ for Kevin Clarke’s fancy dress 50th birthday party.

BIRTHDAY BOY… Kevin Clarke celebrated his 50th birthday with son Seth in Andamooka this month.

RACE FACES…Tracey Williams and Rebecca Steele out for Roxby Race Day.

RACEDAY CLASS…A formal start to Race Day with a champagne and chicken breakfast for, from left, back, Sarah Van Dyke, Sebastian Tello, Charles Walker, Nina Andrews, front, Andrew Kozlowski, Penne Wong and Felicity Pearsall.

RACE BALL...Christie-Lee Perkins and Rick Oldfield at the Roxby Race Ball.

NUMBER CRUNCHERS…Making sure the numbers add up at the pre-race Calcutta evening at the Roxby Downs Community Club, from left, Jo Henschke, Ros Boothey and Jen Laurence.

ON DUTY…On-course doctor Dervinder Singh Grewall joined Jack Cooper, Peter and Leonie Yates at the Onesteel Outback Cup. RIGHT…Enjoying the Roxby Raceday calcutta event, from left, Chris Haines, Emma and Graham Warren.

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EMPLOYMENT…Do you need extra cash? Are you teachable? Go to www.mumshomebiz.com/4nrg or call 8219 0151.

SELF EMPLOYMENT…Work your own hours, be your own boss $25,000 worth of equipment for $15,000 ono. If you have a driver’s licence this could be you phone 8671 0870.

VACANT BLOCK…Vacant residential block of land 13 Teliqua Street Roxby Downs approx 748m2 $35000 phone Michael on 0418 335 843.

FOR SALE…26 Alberrie Street – Three bedroom home featuring blackwood kitchen with slate floor, lounge, carpeted bedrooms and ceiling fans in all rooms. Two enclosed entertainment areas/ pergolas leading to inground pool, spa, computerised garden watering system, carport, t/ w tank, garden shed. POA – ph 8671 1646, 8671 0891 or 8641 2048 to arrange inspection.

TO RENT…Two bedroom unit, furnished, air conditioned, flexible lease terms $170 per week.

Located in Myall Grove Caravan Park phone 0412 679 068.

TO RENT…Four bedroom home with swimming pool. Close to city centre and schools. Phone David Murley of Weston Raine and Horne on 0412 050 200.

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AGM…Roxby Downs Basketball Association AGM will be Tuesday September 16, 2003 at 7:30pm in the Recreation Centre Conference Room. All teams must be presented or a fine will be incurred. ALL WELCOME. AGM…Roxby Downs Netball Association AGM will be held on Monday September 22, 2003 at 7.30pm in the Roxby Downs Leisure Centre Conference Room. All members and non members welcome.

AGM...Roxby Downs State Emergency Services will hold its Annual General Meeting on Sunday September 7 at the Roxby Club at midday. For more information about the Roxby Downs SES, please contact Controller Scott Cheers phone 0419 811 705 or email roxbydownsses@bigpond.com.

ADVERTISE HERE & we’ll always know where to find you The Red Listing costs $19.85 per entry or FREE with any display ad!

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When the property market is as strong as what we see in Roxby Downs at the moment, it is important to ensure that your agent understands the local market and where it’s strengths stand.

Lin Andrews Real Estate employ local people who live in the town and understand it’s characteristics but also how the bigger investment market impacts on Roxby.

For a professional approach to Real Estate please phone on 8671 2000 or 0417 837 280 LICENCED AGENTS

LOST ETERNITY RING…Lost eternity ring with five small round diamonds, made to fit around engagement ring. If anyone has found it please phone 8671 0052. A reward will be offered.

WE NEED A NEW HOME! Three-year-old Gyp is a friendly male Staffordshire Bull Terrier cross that urgently needs a new home. He is a very gentle dog and good with children. He is a bit of a digger.

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David Murley 0412 050 200 or Wayne Lawson 0421 636 338

HELP! HELP! HELP! Due to a large number of sales in Roxby Downs we URGENTLY need more properties to satisfy the demands of purchasers & investors.

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Phone: 8671 0730 After Hours: 0419 806 392.

NEW WEB SITE: http://www.whyallavet.com.au/roxby1.html

THANKYOU…Roxby Downs Youth Services Inc and ROX FM would like to thank Tas Sound, Far North Photographics and Blockbuster Video for their kind donations and support.

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The Cutting Edge in Local Hairdressing ROXBY DOWNS...Local hairdresser Karina Hill has officially launched her new business this week along with a new name and business partner Kelly Baker.

Karina chose the name Roxby’s Cutting Edge from the many calls she received after asking the community to give her some ideas for her salon.The winner was Michelle Johnston - she will receive a free cut and colour for her efforts.

At Roxby’s Cutting Edge you can expect to receive friendly professional advice at an affordable price with a whole new range of products and colours that are safer for your hair and exclusive to Roxby’s Cutting Edge!

Karina and Kelly are flexible with their working hours and they will do

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after hour bookings by appointment only, for all those people who work or those who just don’t have enough hours in

their day.

For Father’s Day Karina and Kelly have some affordable vouchers available for children to pur-

chase for their dad So call in and see the girls at 97 Pioneer Drive or phone for an appointment on 0407 605 033.

donate a percentage of every booking fee to the Roxby Downs Postie Bike Charity Rally in October this year.

Book your family portrait before Father’s Day – and mention the Postie Bike Charity Rally – to enter in the competition and support an important cause.

The rally - organised by local dad Rob Cunningham who lost his son Jake to Meningococcal while still a toddler - will raise funds for the Meningococcal Association of Aus-

service.

Some of Expression of Love’s unique portraits of local children are currently on display at the Roxby Downs Cultural Precinct.

To see your child depicted in a unique Expression of Love image – or to enter Mark and André’s Father’s Day competition, phone 0500 882 143 or visit their website www.express ionsoflove.com.au.

And don’t forget to mention that you read about it in The Monitor – Your Community Newspaper.

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Mark Hill and Andre Crisci will create a treasured memory for your Dad in the relaxed and natural atmosphere of Roxby Downs.

This offer comes in response to the incredible response the pair received when they visited Roxby Downs this month.

Mark – SA’s Portrait Photographer of the Year – and Wedding Photographer of the Year André now intend to base their business in Roxby Downs part-time to offer a more complete local

Cutting ay Open every d only Edge t n by appointme SPECIALS:

Ladies receive free cut when you book for a colour Dads $10 haircut vouchers available for Father’s Day Family special – Receive 10% discount when a family of 4 book appointments for the same week.

97 Pioneer Drive (Cnr Axehead Rd & Pioneer Drv)

Ph: 0407 605 033 for an appointment

Thank you

To the parents whose ‘kute kids’ were photographed by Mark and Andre of Expressions of Love Photography over the last couple of weeks….Thank you.

We truly enjoyed working with you all and your children were incredibly photogenic.

Your enthusiastic acceptance of our rather unusual style was a real thrill for both of us.

As a token of our appreciation, we have a little surprise for Internationally-renowned photographers each of you which will be available after Sept. 1, 2003.

Thanks again, Mark Hill and André Crisci, Mark Hill and André Crisci.

Expressions of Love Photography P.S. An exhibition of the best images is on at the Cultural Precinct from August 22 till September 30, 2003. www.expressionsoflove.com.au

Ph 0500 882 143

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LOCAL FACES...One of the unique images created by world-renowned photographers Mark Hill and André Crisci during their visit to Roxby Downs something they now plan to do regularly.

Roxby Downs is in many ways a very lucky town.

We have outstanding regional facilities and a very high township amenity for our remote area.

For instance, we are blessed with tree-lined and landscaped street verges that, while costly to maintain, make us the envy of many other towns without our resources.

However, are these facilities appreciated?

Since the town’s inception damage to the irrigation system, trees, plants and pine chips has been a never-ending maintenance issue for Council.

This year we are budgeting $235,000 for footpath and streetscaping maintenance.

Yes this is a very high sum which will likely increase in the future as some street verge areas in the southern part of town come under the care and control of Council.

Much of this work is associated with maintaining irrigation systems and trees as well as keeping tidy and restoring pine bark.

Damage caused by cars who illegally park or on street verges or travel over kerbs and footpaths costs many of thousands of dollars of your money.

Over the years a number of education attempts have been made; with some limited success.

The question arises “is enough, enough?”

The following offences and penalties under the Local Government Regulations apply to those who illegally park on footpaths and street verges. " Parked on a path, divided strip or nature strip. ($42 infringement) " Parked on local government land ($42 infringement) " Left on a public road for a period greater than 24 hours. (Vehicle may be towed away and impounded. All costs associated for return of vehicle are the owner’s responsibility) In addition Council may require the owner of land to construct, remove or repair a crossing place from the road to their land and if the work is not carried out carry out the work at the owners cost.

Council is reluctant to issue infringement notices or orders.

However, maybe this will be the only course of action that we can take?

Meanwhile, we do understand that many residents have more than one vehicle and some may wish to park them in different locations on their property.

In this instance, to avoid

damage to the road verge and the potential of a fine, residents should contact the Council Office to look at whether there is enough space available for a second crossover, and obtain the necessary approvals for any construction.

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CUTTING EDGE...Karina Hill and Kelly Baker at Roxby’s Cutting Edge.

Give Dad a Gift to Remember The Monitor – Your Community Newspaper and internationally-renowned portrait photographers Mark Hill and André Crisci are offering local Dads the chance to win a photographic package valued at $580 for Father’s Day. Additionally, 25 runners-up will receive ‘Mystery Portraits’ valued at $150 each.

And in recognition of the importance of creating special photographic memories of your family, the ‘Expressions of Love’ team will

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Upcoming Works Safety nets to be installed in Stadium One at the Recreational Centre.

Opal Road and the road to the landfill to be graded.

Works in Progress New bin at the Arboretum seating area.

Hardstand patching of road edges on Olympic Way, Callanna Road and Gosse Street Upcoming Events The next Roxby Road Safe (RRS) Meeting is to be held on Thursday , September 11, 2003 at the Council Chambers at 5.30pm.

Roxby Tree Planting Day will be held at the Pine Crescent Playground (Cnr of Pine Crescent and Burgoyne Street) on Saturday, October 12, 2003. For more details or to register as a volunteer, please contact the Council.

Dog Registrations Dog Registrations are due no later than August 31, 2003. Please note that penalties apply for failure to register before the due date.

Accounts Due Overdue Water accounts are payable by Friday, September 5.

Rates First Instalment for the 2003/2004 rates are due by September 19, 2003.

Roxby Downs Dot Net Reminder that customers of Roxby Downs Dot Net will not be able to dial in as of September 1. Alternative Internet Service Providers are listed on the Council Webpage at roxbydowns.net Thank you to Tracey Ryan for her long standing help and support to Roxby Downs Dot Net customers.

Tourism Forum Next Meeting to be held on September 8, at 5pm at the Council Chambers.

Council Budget Copies of the Council Budget are available at the Council Office Opal Road Landfill Opening Hours Tuesdays, 8am to 12 noon, Thursdays 1pm to 5pm, Saturday & Sunday 10am to 4pm.

Out of hours access call 08 8671 1154 Council Office Hours Monday to Friday.—9am to 5pm

Incorporating ROXBY POWER (Electricity Supply) ROXBY WATER (Water & Sewerage Services) Richardson Place PO Box 124 Roxby Downs SA 5725 Ph - 08 8671 0010 Fx - 08 8671 0452 Email - roxby@roxbycouncil.com.au After Hours Emergency Contact Ph - 0418 892 870

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Creating Roxby’s Future - How the Pieces Fit Together There are two avenues to the ‘Creating our Future’ plan for Roxby Downs.One is the community planning process via the Community Board. The other concerns the particular structural issues that face Council. Combined they make a successful Roxby.

Over the next few months Council will provide a regular briefing on various structural issues facing Council and the community. Hopefully we will all become better informed.

When all of the pieces of the jigsaw are put together we will then be in a better position to provide half the picture to assist in continuing to Create Our Future.

The other half will be delivered through the Community Planning process.

Like most structural issues there is more to them than meets the eye. Often they are complex with no real definitive answer.

ISSUE 1 - RATES...Let’s start this process with a topic that challenges us all – Council rates. This is most topical since we have just sent out 2003/04 rate notices that included a 9.8 per cent rise! “Why?” - you may ask? Or is the level really high? How does Roxby compare with other Councils in the cost of rates and services delivered?

Why is Rating so emotive?

Perhaps it’s because it is upfront and “appears” to be simple.

Upfront - Council rates are reviewed once per year to take into account inflation, community infrastructure needs and community wishes for increased service levels. Yet Commonwealth taxes hit us all every day of our lives through taxation of our wages and salaries or through the GST. We all just become acclimatised. We forget that for an average income of $50,000 in an average house in Roxby we would pay $11,380 in personal income tax, depending on spending patterns approx $2000+ in GST, $3,900 in stamp duty when we purchased the house and $56 per annum for the Emergency Service Levy. This compares with $880 in Council Rates! Of course, this all adds up but it appears easiest to complain to a Council because we are here; whereas Governments are remote and may be perceived as not caring!

Simple – We all understand rating don’t we? It’s a property tax isn’t it? The higher the value our property the more we pay? True, but do you know the principles behind rating, how rates are derived, how the level is set or what controls there are on a Council in making decisions about rates. While Roxby Downs does not have an elected Council, the Administrator must follow certain specific criteria in considering rates.

Rating Basics Rates are paid to enable Councils to provide community services and facilities such as libraries, rubbish collection, footpaths, local road maintenance etc.

Council’s June 2000 discussion paper on the subject, which was made available to all households, explains in detail the philosophy behind Council rating. Essentially rating is a form of taxation and as such, there are several principles of taxation that apply. These include the equity or fairness principle which implies that the tax will fair to the taxpayer and that each taxpayer will be taxed relative to other taxpayers; the benefit principle in that the person who pays benefits; the taxpayer’s ability to pay; the efficiency of the tax; and the system’s simplicity.

For those interested in these complexities a copy of this discussion paper is

available from the Council Office.

However, the “rating basics” are as follows: Reasons for Rates Rates are only levied in order to “balance the budget” for a program of works and services that are required or desired by the community. Because these are general in nature it is not possible to identify who should pay for what, hence the need for some form of general taxation Normally any significant increase in a Council’s expenditure to support a higher level of service will also have to be funded by an increase in rates or a reduction in another area of service.

Because Roxby Downs is a relatively new town and significant up-front capital costs were involved in developing it, the South Australian Government and WMC agreed to share the cost of the Council’s annual financial deficit.

The deficit is currently running at just over $1 million per year. Were this subsidy to be removed as a result of current town administrative arrangements being replaced by a fully elected council, ratepayers rather than the government and WMC would have to meet the cost of this deficit if they wanted to maintain current levels of services and facilities.

Minimum or Fixed Charge This is the component that ensures that all rate payers make at least some contribution towards Council services. The Local Government Act prohibits Council’s from levying both a minimum charge and a fixed charge so a choice needs to be made about the type of charge as well as its level. In our instance Council has adopted a fixed Charge of $150 per year as this ensures that everyone at least pays a base charge for a general range of services. It applies to all rateable land.

Property Valuation. This component covers the value of the property and is always the major component. Council’s are permitted to use Capital Value, Site Value, or a property’s annual “rental potential” value. Reasons for adopting one over the others are complex. However, most Councils in South Australia and elsewhere use Capital Value as the type of rating.

Principally this is because it is usually the best measure of a ratepayer ’s “means” or ability to pay.

Yes all the property valuation attempts to do is to establish that one ratepayer with a higher valued property has more “means” than one with a lower valued property, and hence should pay more; in

much the same way income tax varies with levels of income. Property value is therefore used as a “surrogate” for income.

No one doubt some might argue that it would be better to use an actual taxable income as takes place in some countries like Switzerland.

However, this is not possible as it would require amendments to the Australian Constitution to allow the States and Local Government to have there own taxation powers. This is unlikely in the extreme!

Councils are required to engage an independent Valuer to carry out the task of determining property values.

Like most other South Australian Councils, Roxby Downs uses the South Australian Valuer General’s Department. They value all property at least once per year, and are completely independent of Council. As a “general” rule valuations are of a general nature and usually ‘conservative’. Any disputes over a property’s valuation are dealt with by them, not the Council.

Land Use Differences. The Local Government Act allows rating to be varied according to a property’s land use. This can be by zoning, or in our case by designated land use categories as established by the Valuer General’s Department. This method is actually superior as it can take into account mixed land use and allow a Council to “differentiate” in the way it uses the rating system.

Like almost all Council’s, we have adopted differential rating for residential, commercial, industrial and vacant land. Usually commercial and industrial rates in the dollar are slightly higher than residential rates. This is in itself a huge subject of debate and discussion.

However, one of the principal reasons for this is that the road network in an area is by far the greatest and most costly asset that a Council has to maintain and it is the one most affected by traffic load. For instance the wear and tear or axle load of by one large commercial truck is equivalent to about 10,000 cars! No this is true!

Commercial and industrial properties rely heavily on commercial vehicles hence the slightly elevated contribution through differential rates.

Service Rates and User Charges. Councils are also permitted to provide a separate service rate or set specific user charges for the delivery of specific services.

This method is ideal when the benefit of a service is identical for all. From an equity viewpoint all should pay the same charge. An example in Roxby Downs is the domestic kerbside waste collection service to all residential properties.

Current charge is $110 per

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Rate Rebates and Non Rateable property. Various land is by law either not rateable or required to have rates rebated either in part or in full. This includes properties such as schools, churches and hospitals.

In our instance properties at Olympic Dam and the Opal Road Quarry are also exempt under provisions of the Roxby Downs (Indenture Ratification) Act. As a result not all properties make a direct contribution to the costs of running the municipality.

However, indirectly the State and WMC do provide a contribution by way of annual municipal deficit support; it’s just that the size of the deficit is distorted by some $200,000 or so.

Separate Rates and Levies.

Councils are also permitted to make a separate rate or levy for a specific area.

This is usually for a specific project that only benefits the particular area or concerned. A common example is a levy on a retail area for specific business support or infrastructure upgrade. Roxby has no such levy in place.

So as you can see, rates are not really simple! They are very complex and involve a degree of subjectivity.

Alas it’s not the perfect system. However, it’s the only system that we have.

It’s been around for “yonks” and is unlikely to go away.

So how come rates on a house in Roxby Downs are greater than the same valued property valued elsewhere?

You cannot meaningfully compare actual property valuations between two Councils and the resultant rates. There are simply too many variables. For instance let’s compare two different Councils each with a different valuation base but identical services. (see Table 1) As shown, even though the average rate per property for each Council is identical, the comparison of rate on an average valued property on a normal $100,000 property varies markedly.

Add into the variation the valuation method equation, differential rates, minimum rates, fixed charges and service rates, then a meaningful comparison is impossible.

So why has the valuation of my property dropped, but my municipal rate increased?

From year to year, the total capital valuation of the Council area will vary in total and also within a specific locality. Indeed this year property valuation rose by between 10 and 16 per cent; yet rate revenue from the same valuation base rose less than this.

Aside from any rate in-

crease imposed to reflect increased costs to carry out works, the same amount of revenue still needs to be raised. The rate in the $ will naturally vary to suit.

If the total valuation drops, it is likely that the rate in the dollars will rise to compensate.

This year the reverse applied.

However, if an individual property’s valuation dropped less than the average, then their rate may actually remain the same or rise.

Why do we have in Roxby a combination of fixed charges, rate in the $ and separate service rates?

Every Council has their own views on the fairness of the local government taxation system. And most would vary slightly in some way. We have ours and following the 2000 review think that the current one is better than what preceded it. Confused yet?

OK. So have we ever tried to compare rates with another area?

Of course we all have and have all made the same error. As indicated it’s’ impossible to compare one area with another. There are simply too many variables. It’s like comparing apples with oranges.

Whilst they are both fruit they look different, feel different, taste different and cost different amounts!

But if we do compare what measure can we use?

Given the large range in land use types and different make ups within an area there are only three “half” reliable measures.

One is the average residential rate in a municipality.

It is usually the first question someone asks as it sort of gives you a feel for the level of rating in an area. It ignores whether the area is valued highly or lowly and absorbs distortions through a fixed charge or municipal rate.

At the same time it is inherently better than a capital value of a property or the rate in the dollar.

The second is the community’s “perceived” capacity to pay. In reality most local governments make from year to year some form of value judgement at the budget time when determining whether to increase rates and by how much.

For example in rural areas when there is a drought or a poor season the following year’s rate increase tends to remain static or rise only slightly. Yet in “good” years the rise often tends to be greater. Councillors invariably have a feel for changes in their constituents’ income and react accordingly.

The third revolves around comparing like with “like ish”. It’s clearly no good comparing a rural coastal Council with one on the urban fringe. The make up and expenditure profiles are completely different as is the land use by which rates are determined.

In our instance Roxby is truly unique. Where else would a local government irrigate and maintain their street verges! We are in reality a small remote urban Council, but with metropolitan standard infrastructure and regional standard facilities. Comparisons with some areas of metropolitan Adelaide are considered to be probably the most applicable based on standard of services and facilities and capacity to pay.

As a result a preliminary survey has been carried out to compare Roxby Downs with Adelaide metropolitan Councils.

Data combines the 2002/03 Average Residential Rate with the 2001/02 Average Income per property assessment.(that’s the latest information we could find).

However, it’s by no means scientific and should be only used to “get a feel” for the current relativities.

Resultsare illustrated in Table 2.

What does this prove? In reality all this shows is that we have one of the lowest average residential rates for our taxable income.

We have also looked at other Councils on a per capita basis with similar results. Indeed we rank 55 out of 56 in this measure.

It suggests that we can afford to pay a bit more; although how much is a subject for on-going debate.

What about implications for the Future?

As part of the State Government’s budget approval process and the continuing provision of a government subsidy, Council was “required to show a strong rating effort”.

In part this explains this year’s rate increase.

However, to view municipal rating in isolation without addressing all of the many issues that face the community as part of this jigsaw would be foolish.

After all, although not strictly relevant as they concern a fee for service, we also have water prices which also impact.

What can be asked is “why should the State and WMC continue to pay over a million dollars in an annual municipal subsidy, yet have the community pay rates that are low by comparison with most other areas? Worth pondering!

It’s a question the Council and the community will continue to be asked.

Next Piece of the jigsaw.

Watch this space as we attempt to put other pieces of the jigsaw together!

TABLE 1...Council Comparisons

TABLE 2...Comparative Council Rates

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RFDS AUCTION & GOLF DAY

Saturday, September 13 Roxby Downs Golff Course

RFDS Police Golf Day

Proudly supporting RFDS We have a huge range of Tyres, Wheels and Batteries to suit all ! Cars ! 4WD ! Trucks ! Tractors ! Mining vehicles So for all your tyre and associated service needs come in and see David and the team at:

4 Gosse Street, Roxby Downs

Phone: 8671 2856 Trading hours: Monday to Friday 8am-5pm Saturday 8am-11am

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ABOVE...A signed Camry Crows guernsey was donated to RFDS Auction Day organiser Ken Lamb at the official opening of the Roxby Downs Beaurepaires store last week.

TOP LEFT...RFDS Auction Day accepts a signed and handdrawn portrait of V8 Supercar racer Steve Richards, pictured, from local artist Kym Ainslie.

Local Donations for Auction Local artist Kym Ainslie presented a hand-drawn portrait of Richards and his Castrol Perkins Racing Team Holden V8 Supercar to Richards for signing during the official opening of the Roxby Downs Beaurepaires store last week.

After its signing, he then donated the signed portrait to the Royal Flying Doctors Service Golf Day and Auction.

At the same time, auction-organiser Ken Lamb accepted a donation of a signed Camry Crows Guernsey from the Beaurepaires team.

These donations are the latest in a series that have begun pouring in to event organisers just a few weeks before the event. Mr Lamb said the generous donations would be instrumental in helping the event reach its $500,000 mark in this, its 13th year.

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The Annual Police Golf Day fundraiser for the RFDS is a four-person Ambrose event sponsored by OD Transport.

It is also supported by the RFDS Auxiliary and regional police.

Golf nominations must be in by 8.30am for a 9am start.

Or submit your team prior to Di Beveridge on 0419 648 359 or golfdi@bigpond.com.

Entry fee is $15 including evening meal.

Hot dogs and drinks are available for lunch and will be sold on course.

The auction will commence at 2,30pm on the 11th green outside the clubhouse including a sausage sizzle during afternoon.

The evening meal will behing at approximately 6pm.

Non-Golfers cost $10 per adult and $2 for hildren.

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RFDS AUCTION & GOLF DAY

Thirteen a Lucky Number Giving Back to the Local Community ROXBY DOWNS… Thirteen will be the lucky number for local RFDS Golf Day and Auction organisers who intend to reach the half million dollar mark in this, their 13th year of fundraising for the Royal Flying Doctors Service.

The annual event is the biggest single RFDS fundraiser in outback SA, raising $420,000 over the past 12 years, This year’s event will be hosted on Sunday, September 13, and the auction will be called by SA’s 2003 Golden Gavel winner auctioneer Andrew Maros from Mason Gray Strange.

The day kicks off with golfing fun at the Roxby Down Golf Course.

Local police join in the fun, coasting around the course in their paddy wagon, fining golfers and locking up offenders.

Next stop after golf is a barbecue lunch and the chance to relax in the sun while bidding begins on the variety of item donated by local and international businesses.

Highlights of this year’s catalogue include ‘Old Smokey’ – a weber-style barbecue built by Olympic Dam Precision Engi-

VOLUNTEERS...Malcolm Wickham, Ken Lamb and Rod Fraser working on a ‘Coopers Bar’ for the RFDS Auction. neering in the shape of a steam engine – and a rustic bar made of corrugated iron complete with an inbuilt bar fridge.

Auction-goers can bid for a flight over Lake Eyre and a weekend at William Creek or a tour of the Arid Recovery Project.

Other catalogue items include signed Crows and Port Power Guernseys, the popular ‘scud’ heaters built by the Olympic Dam Transport team, hydraulic jacks and other tools, jackets, caps, plants and a variety of other giveaways.

“It’s the ‘Million Star Restaurant’ that takes the cake ever year though.

“It involves a five-course meal under the desert stars and dinner entertainment and someone bid $3250 for it once.”

To donate items, or learn more about the RFDS Golf Day and Auction phone 8671 0336.

The team at Olympic Dam Transport would also appreciate any innovative ideas or suggestions or volunteers who would like to be involved in a working bee.

Long-time local resident Ken Lamb and his family have been coordinating the annual RFDS Golf Day and Auction for the past 12 years alongside the Roxby Downs RFDS Auxiliary.

Ken’s disgruntlement with the growing commercialism of local sport during Olympic Dam operations’ early boom period prompted the idea of a charity auction.

“Golf in Roxby Downs, for so many years, was all about big companies, big prizes, and a small group of golfers,” Mr Lamb said.

“I wanted to see the community see more of the benefits of these big sponsorships.

“We donate to the RFDS because it’s non-prejudicial – it could be me, you or your grandmother but they’ll be there – there’s no prizes for best player once you’re in one of those planes.

“My family have helped me all the way. “I remember the kids used to hate putting the posters up in the main street.

“Our employees at ODT have been unbelievably loyal too – especially the year my mum died and it just went on – the troops just took over.”

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ROXBY RACE DAY

Saturday, August 16 Roxby Downs Racecourse

Cup Protest Upheld for Peligro The 2003 Onesteel Outback Cup attracted more than 1000 race-goers on Saturday, August 16.

The event kicked off on Friday night with a Calcutta held at the Roxby Downs Club and hosted by Phil Mc Evoy, a night that saw a crowd of 270 get into the punting spirit.

Saturday race day kicked off with the a chicken and champagne breakfast down the main street, entertained by local a cappella singers The Trilling Frogs.

The festivities then continued on out to the track where the cup’s first-ever international jockey, Hiuma Akiyama, took two second placings and a third on the day.

The highlight of the racing calendar – the Onesteel Outback Cup – added a tinge of controversy to the day’s event when a protest by Peligro jockey Jayeleen Burgess was upheld against Bradley Vale on Accelerating was upheld.

The protest of ‘interference at the 75m mark’ is the first ever cup protest at Roxby Downs, and the first local protest ever upheld.

The decision saw Accelerating take second place – a blow that hit home for Strathalbyn trainer Mick Whittle whose stables clocked up four second

placings and a first on the day and had hoped to take home is second cup in two years.

“No one likes to win cups – or any race – on a protest but there has to be a winner and a loser and I’m happy to be the winner today,” Peligro trainer Shane Oxblade told The Monitor.

Almost as hotly-contested as the cup, was one of the new features of the day - the ladies’ ‘fashion of the field’, which temporarily took the focus off the actual races.

“Conducting a race meeting 600km from Adelaide and 200km plus from Port Augusta the nearest major center is always a challenge,” Roxby Downs and Districts Racing Club president Stuart Cormack said.

“However the RDDRC would like to express our sincere gratitude to all of the trainers, owners, jockeys and TRSA for their support.”

While exact attendance figures are still to be finalised, more than 1000 people made it trackside to enjoy the racing, possibly the biggest attendance since the first registered meet.

One noticeable issue was the increased number of tourists that attended the event, hopefully due to some of the advertising initiatives taken by the club and TRSA.

ONESTEEL OUTBACK CUP...Roxby Downs and Districts Racing Club committee members and local Onesteel representatives congratulated winning trainer Shane Oxblade and jockey Jayeleen Burgess who rode Peligro to victory in the hotlycontested Onesteel Outback Cup.

CONSULTING THE GUIDES…Kerry Gum and Roma McKinnon check the form guides during Roxby Race Day.

SPONSORS…Sherri Barker, and sponsor Paul Bartley with Phil Paterson at the Race Ball at Roxby Downs Tavern.

RACE 3…Committee secretary Barry Paterson and Roxby Foodland representatives Darren Pedler and Mick Whittle trainer of Oxford Regent.

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RACE 6…Steven’s Resources representative Paul Smith and race club president Stuart Cormack present a trophy to trainer Murray Shackleford for the Stevens Resources Class B Handicap. Mr Shackleford’s stables clocked up two wins on the day with Cassic Danzig ridden by Robert Faeher, and Pure Class in the Race 4.

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Local Golf Going Strong Winter finally hit the golfers on the Roxby Downs golf course on Saturday August 23, 2003. Meyers Engineering fortunately provided very warm hospitality and made things a lot better for the golfers.

A field of 37 golfers played a par event in cold and windy conditions. The scores returned reflected the difficult conditions out there with only 3 golfers playing to or below their handicaps. The winner for the day was Robert “Tubby” Gray with a great score of +4. It is good to see Tubby have a win as he spends many hours working in the Clubhouse and at the beginning of the season was out of golf due to an injury to his back.

Tubby has his handicap reduced by one shot as a result of his effort. Geoff Chick took out the runner up position on a count back from Tony Holbrook, both on +2. Sweepstakes went to all the golfers on -1. James Daley, Andrew Wellington, David “Fatty” Cameron, Barry Thompson and Christian McArthur.

The wind made the Nearest the Pin hole very difficult being into the teeth. The only grade to make the green in one shot was James Daley who landed 1.5m from the pin and then missed the birdie putt.

The cross wind on the Long Drive hole made it difficult to keep ball on fairway. Fortunately the 3rd is a generous one and all but A Grade made the green stuff.

B Grade - James Daley; C Grade - Craig “Junior” Smith; Ladies - Jana Jamnicky.

CJT Resources hosted their golf day with an 18 hole stroke event on Saturday August 16, 2003.

Even though there was a clash with the annual Roxby Race Day there was still a decent field for

the day. To accommodate the golfers who wanted to support the races as well as golf there were early tee-offs. Three groups went out early and the overall winner for the day was Barry Thompson. Barry is blitzing the competition at the moment with his second win in a row. His latest win could have been so much better but he left a few shots out on the course. Barry’s winning score of 65 (gross 94) included two 3 putts, one lost ball and one penalty drop. He also had some good luck with trees assisting and not resisting him. Peter Wooldridge had a Nett 70 and was runner-up on a count back from James Daley who took third place. Tony Bidgood had the B Grade novelties sewn up winning the Long Drive, Nearest the Pin. Tony also won Putting competition for the day with 27 putts for the round. For something a little different for sweepstakes winners on the stroke event the match decided to reward gross scores in the grades.

A Grade went to Robin Passmore with 80; B Grade went to Tony Bidgood with 89; C Grade went to John Lachmund with 102.

Long Drives - A Grade John Kerr, B Grade Tony Bidgood, C Grade Peter Wooldridge, Ladies/Juniors Seb Holbrook.

Nearest the Pins - A Grade Robin Passmore, B Grade Tony Bidgood, NTP eluded the C Graders and Ladies.

The Club Championships will be played on September 6 and 7, 2003.

Players should register for the event by September 3 to Di Beveridge or Robin Passmore.

Woomera Bowls Club Woomera Darts League

The Woomera R&SL Bowling Club is located off Bundilla St Woomera, and thank you to all those who pointed out that I was incorrect in my location.

We are open weekdays from 5pm and from 2pm on Saturdays during the bowls season; Visitors and residents of Woomera and Roxby Downs who are not members are most welcome to drop in for that refreshing cool and cleansing in the afternoon.

Our groundskeeper John Bradbury, recently resigned after eight years of tireless service.

John, on behalf of the committee, thank you very much for all your efforts and good work over the years, we wish you all the best in your upcoming retirement.

And where one chapter closes, another opens.

We welcome our new groundskeeper, Neil “BD” Brokensha; Neil brings many years of horticultural experience to the club which was demonstrated to us on Saturday.

His preparation of the green and the grounds in general for bowling was exemplary. Well done and welcome Neil.

Raffles last Thursday saw Harry Bovey’s number come out, bad luck Harry you missed out on the money so it jackpots to $90.00 this week.

Graham & Chrissy walked away with $20 each and six-packs went to Bernie, Murray, Jimmy and Steve Rogers.

On the darts scene, RSL Bowls achieved a 7-2 win over Koolymilka and RSL Bias snuck a 6-3 win over BAE Black a good nights enjoyment was had by both teams.

If you’re not a member of the club, let me explain the advantages; The basic social membership which is $15 gains you entry in the membership draw each week where a cash prize or dinner for two can be won, you must be present to claim your prize, it also gains you entry to the Club Christmas Dinner function.

For everyone’s information BJ’s Café presents an excellent dinner menu from Tuesday to Saturday.

Restaurant hours are from 6:30 to 8:30pm and it is imperative that group bookings be arranged by phoning the club on 8673 7596.

Please book for dinner on Thursday nights to avoid disappointment and to help our kitchen staff in catering.

The Club, barbecue and beer garden facilities may also be booked for private functions by arrangement with the Club Manager.

Please do not bring drinks into the Club that have been purchased elsewhere, and as a mark of respect to our fallen comrades, please Gentlemen NO CAPS inside the Clubrooms.

The Annual General Meeting has been postponed to October 12, meeting will commence at 12 noon followed by a barbecue lunch all interested persons please keep this date free.

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Individual StatsAfter Round 21 Highest Pegout Score Date Joe Blatchford 119 30/4 Merran Tschirpig 80 5/3 Dave Nicholls 99 25/6 High Score Greg Budden 200 29/5 Shane Adams 200 9/4 , 11/6 Andy Searle 200 11/6,23/7 Julie Wright 141 5/3 Brodie Jarvis 174 12/3 180s Greg Budden 29/5 Shane Adams 9/4 , 11/6 Andy Searle 11/6 Top Three Aggies Leaders Men; Shane Adams 9238,Greg Budden 8844, Ian Connell 7678.

Women; Ros Harris 6088, Marg Surman 3522, Mellissa Crane 3408.

Juniors; Dave Nichols 2984, Brody Jarvis 2929, Tyson Norton 2590.

Team Aggies Golf Club 32559 WSC Royals 24266 RSL Bias 22450 RSL Bowls 21768 WSC Blue 13979 Village White 12546 BAE 11548 Koolymilka 11400 Pimba 9694

V8 Supercards Identity Visits Roxby

AUTOGRAPHS...V8 Supercar identity Steve Richards signs autographs for local fans, from left, Demi Skinner, 6, Ethan Secker, 6, Callan Skinner, 13, and Hamish Secker, 8.

Roxby Downs’ racingmad fans made a steady pilgrimage to the new local Beaurepaires store on Friday to meet V8 Supercar identity Steve Richards.

Richards was in town to officially open the Gosse St store, and to be involved in an afternoon of food, fun and prizes.

On the day, local artist Kym Ainslie presented a hand-drawn portrait of Richards and his Castrol Perkins Racing Team Holden V8 Supercar to Richards for signing – before donating the signed portrait to the Royal Flying Doctors Service Golf Day and Auction.

Exciting Racing in Round 6 Round 6 of the Roxby Downs Sporting Car club was held on Saturday, August 23.

After a month off with many teams making changes and adjustments to their toys made the nights racing interesting.

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Numbers were unusually down for this corresponding meeting of previous years, however the cars in the field were amongst the best all day.

Ladies - The usual class were hard at work once again, Bec Jensen returned to the track after a couple of meetings on the side lines.

Ruth Dempsey was once again on the pace as was the Yellow and Red Open Wheeler of Tania Johnson, whose car was also presented with Best Presented.

Standards - The field of standards was down with only four cars competing in the class.

Damien Jones was the man to beat with the blue and yellow standard staying mostly at the front all day.

The red van of Ruth Dempsey’s was also amongst with Bec Jensen biting their heels for third.

Duke Barac made a start in his new Falcon, teeth-

CAR CLUB...Red Dunes Dirt Circuit president Wayne Dempsey. ing problems gave him a night to forget, however with the time on the track, he will be vary hard to catch in the next couple of meetings.

Modified - The big Charger of Steve Keller’s was given a heart transplant with the car having a very much new motor.

The car was at the pointy end of the field all night and given that the engine is reasonably new there is high hopes that this car will produce results.

Brian Bishop was back and running very well in the white Cortina and Tina Johnson was having a night to remember, storming home to third.

Wayne Dempsey in the purple Falcon however was good enough to secure another modified victory.

Paul Williams was the only open class car to race, starting off with a

handicap , he chased down the modifieds.

Open Modifieds - Undoubtedly the most fierce and entertaining class of the night was back in force.

Richard McPhee threw away the old Chev and installed a new 350 power plant.

Justin Webb was out to put the V8s back where they belong with his new supercharged 202 Holden, however a water pump ended that ended that idea and Don Mckinnon decided a diff change would be enough for his car.

The night’s racing was full of surprises with Dave Bertilmiser driving a brilliant night to grab a very well earned second, Carl Bartlett had the 351 Ford expire in a cloud of smoke, but through it all it was the old stallion Richard McPhee who lead from the front all night.

Clay Shooting Results The Andamooka Sports Shooting association held a clay target shoot on Saturday August 23, 2003 starting at 10am. It was attended by 10 shooters to shoot 75 targets over 3 rounds to quite windy conditions.

Results are as follows: John Nicholls 58/75; Peter Grubic (visitor) 54/75; Mal Smith 53/75; Chris

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Hunter 53/75; Martin Allen 47/75; Mick Hollitt 46/75; Stuart Eggart 44/ 75; Craig Thompson 42/ 75; Rob Hunter 41/75; Bluey Powell 20/50.

An enjoyable day was had by all.

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Basketball Results

LIFE MEMBER...Bev Zeptner is congratulated on her “long overdue” life membership presented by friends and fellow W&DFL committee members Graham Howard and Gary Sutherland.

Surprise Recognition for League Stalwart A select group of league members were named life members at Saturday’s Woomera and Districts Football League Mail Medal count including 10-year committee member Bev Zeptner.

Zeptner was swamped with congratulations following her surprise award.

“I’m very touched and very surprised,” she told The Monitor on the night.

“I’ve been involved with local football since 1987 and on the league committee since the early 90s. My husband was a member of the Koolymilka Sporting Club at Woomera and my three boys are involved with the local footy.”

Life memberships/100-game badges were also awarded to Darren Fairlie and Stuart Nunn.

Mail Medal Presentations The Woomera and Districts Football League saw several players recognised for outstanding peformances throughout the 2003 season.

The highly-coveted Mail Medal was awarded to Anthony Howie (Olympic Dam) with 36 points, while Kit Williams (Andamooka) followed closely behind with 33 points.

Roxby Districts’ Simon Riddle took third place with 25 points Kit Williams, 19, was also named leading goal kicker and best under 21.

Darren Linke was named ‘Coach of the Year’ for the second year running at Saturday’s Mail Medal count for the Woomera and Districts Football League.

The Andamooka Roos

player, who hadn’t planned to coach again this year, told The Monitor “you don’t get anywhere by yourself”.

“We’ve got a good, consistent side and a dedicated committee at Andamooka,” he said.

Andamooka are the favourites for Saturday’s final and have held top notch on the league ladder all year.

“We’ve struggled with injuries through the year but we’ve put the team back together now and they’re relaxed and focussed on doing the hard work.

Andamooka will face the Olympic Dam Devils in the final, after the OD team defeated the Roxby Miners in Saturday’s preliminaries.

The Devils held the lead

throughout the game despite doubtful weather conditions.

“It was a blustery day, conditions weren’t good for football,” Devils Coach Tim Lange told The Monitor on Saturday night. “I was pleased with the team’s effort though - everyone was out there playing good, hard footy.

“In finals it doesn’t matter how many points you win by, as long as you win, and we’re going to keep that in mind going up against Andamooka.

The thing we’ve got going for us at the moment is fact that we are playing well as a team. We’ll go in as underdogs Andamooka deserve to be favourites - but we’re going to get out there and do our best.”

Woomera and Districts Football League ROUND 15 August 17, 2003 Olympic Dam 19.13 (127) defeated Hornridge 8.7 (55) Olympic Dam Best Players - A McEvoy, A Howie, D Couzner Olympic Dam Goal Kickers - M Bourke 5, S Montgomerie 4, W Feltus 3, A Monfries 2, D Nicholls 2, G Devine 1, P Heading 1 and J Payne 1.

Hornridge Best Players - C Hodgetts, D Male, A Watkins Hornridge Goal Kickers - J Thorpe 2, M Gow 2, R Roe 1, S Gow 1, P Beake 1.

Andamooka 13.9 (87) defeated Roxby Districts 9.11 (65) Andamooka Best Players - J Perkins, D Semmler, R Kraack Andamooka Goal Kickers - K Williams 4, B Stevens 3, M Uhlik 1, J Sullivan 1, C Nunn 1, R Kraack 1, C Phelps 1.

Roxby Districts Best Players - D Cunningham, M Doyle, M Daddow Roxby Districts Goal Kickers - S Riddle 6, M Katzorke 2, M Doyle 1.

Preliminary Final August 23, 2003 Olympic Dam 13.11 (89) defeated Roxby Districts 6.8 (44) Olympic Dam Best Players - A Balnaves, A Howie, A McEvoy Olympic Dam Goal Kickers - A Howie 4, M Bourke 3, W Feltus 2, B Hornhardt 1, D Couzner 1, C Aldenhoven 1, A McEvoy 1.

Roxby District Best Players - M Young, M Dale, M Butterworth Roxby Districts Goal Kickers - S Riddle 2, J Orr 1, R Allen 1, A Clarke 1 Olympic Dam to play Andamooka in the grand final on Saturday August 30, at 2pm. On grand final day the gate will be manned from 10.30am. All adults that enter after this time will be expected to pay the $5 entry fee including junior football spectators and supporters.

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Junior Footballers Show Their Stuff THE BIG LEAGUES...Local Year 10 footballers joined their peers from Leigh Creek to play a demonstration match during half time at the Port Power vs Melbourne game on August 17. The boys made a good account of itself winning 5 goals 2 points to no score. The local team comprised, from left, back, Millane Weaver, Kolbi Whittaker, Jake Roberts, Brad Halliman, Kurt Reynolds, front, Callan Skinner, Wayne Parker, Brad Ley, Jaebyn Drefke and Todd Paull.

Junior Football Results Sunday August 17, 2003 Under 13s Hawks 8.7 (55) defeated Bulldogs 5.5 (35) Hawks Best Players – K Zeptner, R Lukich, C Morgan, S Gray, N McPhail.

Hawks Goal Scorers – K Zeptner 4, J Cunningham 2, T Sutherland 1, R Lukich 1.

Bulldogs Best Players – C Buran, T Hombsch, W Fernandez, J Kruger, T Devine.

Bulldogs Goal Scorers – J Kruger 2, C Lynch 1, C Buran 1, B Rouston 1.

Under 16s Dragons 23.5 (143) defeated Razorbacks 8.1 (49) Dragons Best Players – D Cunningham, B Elson, A Watkins, S Ferenci, W Burton.

Dragons Goal Scorers – N Burton 6, A Watkins 6, B elson 4, J Likich 3, D Cunningham 2, C Gator 1, M Riggs 1.

Razorbacks Best Players – G Garth, S Crafter-King, C Kenny, R Lynch, R Keller.

Razorbacks Goal Scorers – J Teagan 3,

C Kenny 2, B Markovich 2, R Hegg 1.

Saturday August 23, 2003-08-25 Under 13s Bulldogs 6.17 (53) defeated Hawks 4.1 (25) Bulldogs Best Players – C Buran, J Hombsch, B Ley, B Tonkin, B Haliman.

Bulldogs Goal Scorers – B Tonkin 2, B Haliman 2, C Rainsford, C Buran.

Hawks Best Players – J Drefke, T Paull, D Ironside, J Cunningham, C Skinner.

Hawks Goal Scorers – T Paull 3, J Drefke 1.

Under 16s Razorbacks 14.9 (93) defeated Dragons 5.3 (33) Razorbacks Best Players – B Chesson, R Lynch, G Garth, B Hansford, W Francis.

Razorbacks Goal Scorers – B Hansford 5, R Flegg 3, B Nedelkovic 2. R Keller 1, J Garth 1, C Kenny 1, B Chesson 1.

Dragons Best Players – M Riggs, D Cunningham, A Watkins, M Zoe, M Weaver.

Dragons Goal Scorers – S Rogers 2, M Riggs 2, D Cunningham 1.

Senior Junior Netball Saturday Netball August 16, 2003 A Grade Blues 59 defeated Cougars 48; Redbacks 58 defeated Miners 33.

B Grade Tangos 74 defeated Andamooka 24; Miners1 60 defeated Blues 17.

August 20, 2003 A Grade Blues 62 defeated Miners 24; Redbacks 67 defeated Cougars 35.

B Grade Miners1 64 defeated Andamooka 16; Miners2 59 defeated Blues 28.

Saturday August 16, 2003 U11s T-Birds 16 defeated Lightning 4; Rockets 14 drew with Bullets 14.

U13s Lightning 54 defeated TBirds 18; Bullets 43 defeated Opals 38.

U16s Lightning 33 defeated TBirds 31; Opals 48 defeated Bullets 35.

Saturday August 23, 2003 U11s

Shooters 19 defeated Lightning 11; Bullets 14 drew with T-Birds 14.

U13s Shooters 38 defeated Lightning 29; Bullets 50 defeated T-Birds 26.

U16s Shooters 44 defeated Lightning 31; T-Birds 47 defeated Bullets 35.

Semi Finals – September 6, 2003 Preliminary Finals – September 13, 2003 Grand Final – September 20, 2003

Tuesday, August 12 C Women Tandales/Jets 39 (J Taylor 14) defeated Cougars 14 (L Drefke 6).

Wanderers 37 (K McPaul 12) defeated Chocies 28 (E Neilson 14).

B Men Magpies 58 (R Roe 16) defeated Bulls 41 (J Orr 27).

Chocie Soldiers 40 (B McPaul 16) defeated Jets 32 (S Freeth 8).

A Men MPR Magpies 41 (V Petherick 12) defeated Jets 26 (N Backhouse 10).

Chocie Soldiers 57 (J Stevens 29) defeated Bulls 36 (J Castle 16).

Thursday, August 14 B Women Bulls 44 (L Girdham 13) defeated Eagles 1 9 (C Wildman 7).

Jets 32 (D Zanker, L Hooper 10) defeated Eagles 2 16 (D Hill 6).

SSA Cougars 20 defeated Devils 0 on forfeit.

A Women Bull 27 (L West 11) drew with Little Devils 27 (T Fouet 12).

Eagles 47 (R Redden 17) defeated Devils 14 (N Darling 8).

Tuesday, August 19 C Women Chocies 28 (E Neilson 12) defeated Tandales/Jets 24 (J Talyor 8).

Cougars 38 (P Shepley 10) defeated Wanderers 20 (K McPaul 11).

B Men Jets 47 (D Cunningham 15) defeated Wanderers 41 (J Kerr, Z El-Ansay 8).

Bulls 63 (J Orr 20) defeated Chocie Soldiers 35 (R Shields 15).

Thursday August 21 B Women SSA Cougars 40 (T Hill 21) defeated Eagles 2 33 (V Homsch 11).

Devils 40 (A Lamb, C Beenham 10) defeated Bulls 36 (L Girdham 17).

A Women Devils 26 (T Coombes 9) defeated Bulls 25 (R Penglase 13).

Eagles 45 (R Schutz, R Redden 12) defeated Chocie Eagles 18 (S Grantham 10).

Roxby Downs Basketball Association will host its Grand Final on Saturday, September 6, 2003, starting at 5pm at the Rec Centre.

Bar facilities are available and presentations and supper will follow upstairs after the A Mens match.

Roxby Netball Presentations Please be advised junior netball semi final times on September 6, 2003 have been changed to the following times: 11 and under – 9am, 13 and under – 10am, 16 and under – 11am.

This is only for semi finals all other finals will remain the same.

On September 20, 2003 we will be having our presentation night in the auditorium. This will include Minis and Seniors.

Doors will open at 6.30pm. Presentation will commence at 7pm sharp.

It would be great if you could all attend as we all have a great time with a disco following presentation.

This is a family night so bring all your family and party till late.

Supper provided, bar facilities available.

See you there.

Roxby Downs Netball Committee.

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Roxby Downs Softball Finals Roxby Downs Mixed Softball Grand Final will be held on August 30, 2003 at noon between the Black Cats and the Rebels.

The Black Cats will comprise Shana Forrest, Graham Neilson, Bec Surendra, Kerry Wild, Amber Dixon, George Holland, Paul Gudger, Ray Forrest, Grant Phelan, Phillip Cusano, Steve Moss, Carol Wildman and Lorelle Wilton.

The Rebels will contest the field with team members Leanne Stuckey, Kerry Stuckey, Louise Sullivan, Alison Spiers, Simon James, Nicole Wiskar, Michael Rontauray, Geoff Haugum, Kane Honnor, Hedley Widdup, John Bailie, Jeremy Blake and Donna Haugum.

The match will be followed by a presentation night dinner at the Roxby Club, beginning 6.30pm.

Greyhound Performance Disappointing

SWING THING...Nissa Gordon, 7, batting in the final round of tee-ball for the season.

GOOD HANDS...Ty Hancock picks up the ball in centrefield at tee- ball.

Successful First Season for Tee-ball

On Saturday August 23, 2003, the finals of the Roxby Downs tee-ball season were completed.

This year was the first season for local teeballers aged five to eight and eith to 12 years.

Organisers heralded Saturdays as a great afternoon, ending in a fun parents and kids match

that saw the young talent overcome wiser heads - 20 to 13.

Presentations were made to all participants who played through out the 2003 season.

Tee-ball coordinator Leanne Stuckey thanked the many parent helpers who supported this year’s initia-

tive – with a special mention for Deb Blake, Steve Pressler, Geoff Haugum, Susie Alford and Nicole Wiskar, and sponsors SportsPower and Eurest.

“I would like to thank all the tee-ballers for participating and making it a successful season for 2003,” she said. “See you all next year.”

Wednesday Night Netball Results August 13, 2003 A Grade MAK Ladies 36 defeated Pearlers 23; Hornridge 31 defeated Keeches 27.

B Grade Shorties 24 defeated Rebels2 16; Masters 44 d Primemovers 9.

Mixed Blues 37 defeated All Blacks 28; Miners 44 defeated The Trevs 31.

August 20, 2003 A Grade MAK Ladies 27 defeated Rebels1 22; Hornridge 26 defeated Pearlers 26.

B Grade Masters 27 defeated Shorties 19; Primemovers 29 d Rebels2 22 Mixed Blues 62 defeated Miners 24; Redbacks 67 defeated Cougars 35.

Locally-trained greyhound ‘Watch the Papers’ kicked off his local career with a disappointing last place in his first SA start at Port Pirie on Friday night.

The ‘Totally Tavern’ syndicate-owned greyhound has only recently recovered from being poisoned – an allegation which police are continuing to investigate.

Trainer Sandy Thomson told The Monitor this week he had not had high hopes for Watch the Papers in his debut at Port Pirie.

“We were quite happy with his run - until he got knocked over he was in fourth,” Thomson said.

“The distance was too much for him though and we weren’t expecting too much of him this time.”

Thomson said syndicate participants had been warned not to “blow a packet” on the dog in his first race.

Watch the Papers was not expected to peform well considering his unfamiliarity with the track and his recent poisoning.

Watch the Papers was scheduled to race again this weekend at Port Augusta but, after only

drawing reserve for the event, Thomson has decided to rest the dog another week.

WINNING TEAM...Winners of last week’s fours competition at Roxby Downs Bowls Club, back, Ascot Park Bowling Club’s Tony Trentelman, Keith French, front, Paul Herreen and Bill Morris.

Bowls Season Warming Up More than forty bowlers from Ascot Park, Ceduna, Port Pirie, Bordertown and Quorn competed against teams at Roxby Downs last week, in the Roxby Downs Bowls Club’s first tournament of the season.

Saturday was a pair’s competition which was won by the Ceduna team of Bernie Blums and Phil Trowbridge, followed on Sunday by a fours competition won by Ascot Park Bowling Club’s Tony Trentelman, Keith French, Paul Herreen and Bill Morris.

Events sponsors - Auto Pro, Foodland, Roxby Downs Leisure Centre, Gary Baker Building, Beenham Elite and Monadelphous Engineering.

Leisure Centre Junior & Senior Netball Grand Final Presentation Night Saturday, September 20 at 5.30pm in the Auditorium Light Supper Provided – Entertainment by TAS SOUND

Saturday Senior Netball Semi-Finals Saturday, September 6 A Grade:

Redbacks v Blues Cougars v Miners

12.30pm 2.00pm

Court 1 Court 2

B Grade:

Tangos v Miners 1 Miners 2 v Blues

12.30pm 2.00pm

Court 2 Court 2

Please note the change of times above are due to the Senior Basketball Grand Final. All the following finals will be played at: B Grade 1.30pm and A Grade 3.00pm.

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Howie’s Hat Trick Anthony Howie went home a three-time winner on Saturday after being presented with both the Mail Medal and The Monitor Newspaper Best and Fairest trophy and being named in the local ‘team of the year’ following the Woomera and Districts Football League semi-final.

On the same day, he was also named president of the W&DFL at the league AGM. “I’m pretty happy about it all,” the Olympic Dam Devils player said.

“It’s a great league this one, and to see young players coming up through the ranks and succeeding is wonderful.

“I’ve been playing in the league for seven years now and I don’t plan any dramatic changes under my presidency.

“There hasn’t been too many other committee changes and that’s one of our strengths, a dedicated committee.

“I think the main thing is to keep the focus on juniors and keep four strong teams in the competition.”

Howie confirmed that the league is currently in negotiations with Coober Pedy representatives to expand the league.

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Tournament Gets Local Bowls Season Rolling

MAIL MEDAL...A night of successes for local footballer Anthony Howie at the Mail Medal presentations in Roxby Downs on Saturday.

BOWLS...Barney Baxter was joined by, back, David White, Tony Trentelman, Tony Jordan and Brian Robinson on the Roxby Downs green for the first tournament of the season this month.

TEAM OF THE YEAR...Umpire M Whittaker, Coach D Linke (Andamooka), Full Forward S Montgomerie (OD), Forward Pocket A Balnaves (OD), S Moten (Hornridge), Forward Flank M Uhlik (Andamooka), K Williams (Andamooka), Centre Half Forward S Riddell (Roxby), Wing C Williams (Andamooka), D Couzner (OD), Back Flank S Gow (Hornridge), R Kraack (Andamooka), Centre Half Back A McEvoy (OD), Back Pocket J Perkins (Andamooka), M Katzorke (Roxby), Full Back A Ingold (Andamooka), First Ruck G Colberg (Andamooka), D Semmler (Andamooka), D Kemp (OD), Second Ruck N Backhouse (Roxby), A Balnaves (OD), S Moten (Hornridge), Interchange N Backhouse (Roxby), D Haines (Roxby), J Thorpe (Hornridge), R Grander (Hornridge), Captain A Howie (Roxby), Vice Captain R Kraack (Andamooka).

Race Day Puts a Smile On Punters Faces WINNERS ARE GRINNERS...Kym Roberts and Tonya Volk joined more than 1300 people at last week’s Onesteel Outback Cup. Full report & photos on Page 18 or turn to Pages 12 & 13 for lots more social pics.

Proudly supporting the Royal Flying Doctors Service & the Community of Roxby Downs since 1988!

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