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BINS COST BIG BUCKS Written by Michelle Thomas

The Roxby Downs Council is planning a major crackdown on garbage. To this end Roxby residents could take a hit in the hip pocket as the council declares its intention to fine community members who overfill their wheelie bins. “We are getting an increasing number of complaints from residents who have taken offence at the streets being littered by people overfilling their bins,” Municipal Works Officer Peter Keller said. “This behaviour prevents the lid from closing tightly and keeping the birds out, which get into the bin and spread the rubbish around. “Despite repeated appeals to residents these careless practices are continuing. “Because of this the council has been forced to take a hard stand and will be issuing expiation fines of $315 per offence,” he said. The council has cited Section 235 of the Local Government Act as justification for issuing the fines. “Section 235 states that persons who deposit rubbish on a public road or public place are guilty of an offence,” Mr Keller said. “The maximum penalty for that offence is $5,000 or an expiation fee of $315.

“The council will be continuously monitoring this from now on. “If a resident is found not complying, council will issue a warning letter, if the behaviour continues an expiation notice will follow. “After January 1, there will be no more warning letters and an expiation notice will be issued for each offence,” he said. “I find it ironic that we run community clean up days when residents are contributing to the litter by overfilling their bins. “We have a section of the community that gives up their Sundays several times a year to go out and pick up rubbish, and another section that continues to overfill their bins, enabling the crows and the wind to spread more rubbish around. “I find it offensive that when some of these bins are taken back into the property the resident does not even bother to pick up the rubbish that surrounds the bin. “Council will be conducting patrols and monitoring the situation to crack down on this behaviour,” he said. The Monitor contacted several South Australian councils to see if they issued similar fines, including the Port Augusta City Council, the Whyalla City Council and the Adelaide City Council. None of these organisations issue expiation notices for overfilled bins. Continued on Page 4

Above: Tayah Kruger and Kylie Dietman as part of the Tandales float at the Roxby Christmas Pageant.

The street came alive with colour and all things Christmas on Saturday. For more photos of the Pageant, see pages 9 and 10.

Our Paramedic hits the road in Berri Local Roxby Downs man, Wayne McCann this week started work on an emergency ambulance as one of fourteen new paramedic recruits across South Australia.

Wayne joined his new team in Berri in his new paramedic career with SA Ambulance Service The new recruits are part of the new Regional Sponsored Degree Program (RSDP) a new SA Ambulance Service initiative helping people from the country pursue a paramedic career with the Ambulance Service. The RSDP is a unique program because it allows recruits to complete their degree qualiﬁcation while living and working in country areas. The recruits have been studying in Adelaide for the past two weeks and director of country operations, Neale Sutton says the group are enthusiastic about getting away from the classroom and onto the road. “They’re keen to get going on the

ambulance, which is where we and the community really need them to be,” Mr Sutton said. “All of the group have experience with SA Ambulance Service as 11 of the new recruits are qualified SA Ambulance Service volunteers. “This new program gives them the opportunity to get paid to do something they already enjoy doing, and at the same time helps us to ﬁll country vacancies and deliver essential ambulance services to the community with dedicated and committed people,” Mr Sutton said. Other crews with new recruits from the RSDP will be based in Port Pirie, Waikerie, Port Augusta, Mount Gambier, Murray Bridge, Port Lincoln and Whyalla. The recruits will return to Adelaide in January for a four-week training course and in March they will commence as second year degree students at Flinders University by distance education Recruits will be rostered to work fulltime but will be released for study periods, exams and practical work.

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An Ode to mighty Phar Lap

A world first at Mogo

he Mogo Zoo, home to Australia’s only white lion breeding program has successfully reared a litter of five male white lion cubs, the first ever recorded in the world. Born earlier this year as part of a global program to save the species from extinction, the litter of “gangsters” as they’ve been nicknamed by zoo staff, bring the total

number of white lions at the Zoo to 12, all bred from the original 3 who arrived from Timbavati in South Africa in 2004. Owner of Mogo Zoo Sally Padey held oﬀ announcing their arrival until they were successfully integrated into the existing pride at the Zoo. “Having a litter of 5 males is quite unique, of course it is unknown how often it may have occurred in the wild, and we will

never know, but this is certainly the first reported case from breeding programs in captivity around the world. “White lions have been extinct in the wild for more than 12 years, so these programs have been developed in a desperate bid to save these magniﬁcent animals from disappearing forever,” Sally said. Located near Batemans Bay on the NSW south coast, Mogo

Zoo is committed to the survival of endangered animals and have more than 35 rare and exotic species including snow leopard, jaguar, tamarin, meerkat, pygmy marmoset and Nepalese red panda just to name a few. The white lion program at the Mogo Zoo is sponsored by Peugeot whose white lion branding was first used as a sign of quality back in 1850.

Phar Lap remains Australia’s most famous racehorse, even 75 years after his death. To commemorate the chestnut gelding’s special place in the nation’s heart, the National Archives of Australia has chosen an Ode to Phar Lap, written in the days after his death, as its Find of the Month. “During the Depression years, Phar Lap was Australia’s pride and joy as he won race after race,” curator Tracey Clarke said. “His greatest year was 1930, when he won a string of five races in the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival, including the Melbourne Cup.” But, at the height of his fame, Phar Lap died suddenly of unknown causes. On 5 April 1932, only 15 days after winning the prestigious Agua Caliente Handicap in Mexico, Phar Lap was found in a state of distress by his carer and trainer, Tommy Woodcock. He died later that day in Tommy’s arms. Copyright records in the National Archives reveal that Phar Lap’s accomplishments in life, and the mystery surrounding his death, have been a source of inspiration for many songs, poems and books. “On 8 April 1932, just three days after Phar Lap died, the Copyright Office received an Ode to Phar Lap,” Ms Clarke said. “It had been written by a Mr R Kreymborg of Melbourne as a farewell to his hero, to be sung to the tune of the Irish rebel song The Wearing of the Green.” The song’s lyrics reflect the feeling of disbelief shared by many Australians: ‘We really can’t believe it yet that Phar Lap’s lying dead’. Suspicions arose that the champion horse might have been deliberately poisoned. “The veterinary science of the day failed to offer a conclusive explanation for his sudden death, fuelling the rumours,” Ms Clarke said. “It wasn’t until 2000 that specialists re-examined Phar Lap’s autopsy reports and concluded that he probably died as the result of a bacterial infection. Phar Lap is perhaps Australia’s most famous racehorse, combining stamina and speed. Foaled in New Zealand in 1926 by Night Raid out of Entreaty he grew to 17 hands. Over his career he won more than £65,000 in prize money and won 37 of his 51 starts. From September 1929 he was the favourite in all but one of his races.

Muscling the beer stein

Restaurant manager Reinhard Wurtz has stepped into the history books following a recent successful world record attempt. Wurtz now holds the World Record for the Most One Litre Steins of Beer carried over 40 metres after he managed to move an impressive 20 steins at the Lowenbrau Keller in Sydney. The previous record of 16 steins was held by Bavarian barmaid Anita Schwartz. But the Bavarian-born Reinhard who’s only recently become an Australian citizen said he was thrilled to bring the record to Australian shores. “It’s a record that would be equally at home in Australia or Bavaria as they’re both places famous for their love of beer,” he said. With each stein weighing in at a minimum of 2.5 kilograms when ﬁlled with

beer, Reinhard’s precious cargo packed some serious weight. “It was hard going nearing the ﬁnish line so I’m just glad I made it. “At least now I can look forward to the more relaxing pastime of drinking beers instead of practising carrying them” Reinhard said. As part of his rigorous training regime Reinhard followed a strict diet of Bretzel (Home-baked Bavarian Pretzels) washed down with multiple steins of wheat beer. “The secret to stein-carrying is you need to have long, slender ﬁngers - but you also need strong, manly arms,” he said. “Having a passion for what you do and a love of drinking beer also helps, especially in the practice stages when you tend to spill a lot. “I always drink wheat beer because it has 14 amino acids to help muscles grow!”

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A 28-year-old Roxby Downs man was reported on December 8 for returning to licensed premises after being removed and smoking on the premises.

The state’s Local Government authorities including Roxby Downs have been given clear targets to reduce the amount of rubbish going to landfill. An independent report by former senior State Government CEO Bill Cossey has set out 27 recommendations for communities to achieve new environmental targets for waste. The report has been welcomed by the Local Government Association which has asked Councils and the State Government for their views on the report’s recommendations. LGA Executive Director Wendy Campana said it was pleasing that Council’s role in SA’s leading position on recycling had been recognised but more important that the challenges for the future were identified and tackled. “We commissioned this report as a review of where we are up to, potential future directions and to assure us that we are on track to maintain a lead on recycling and waste management,” she said. However recently the Roxby Downs Council knocked back the introduction of kerbside recycling on the basis that there was a lack of volume and the increased costs associated with it that ratepayers would have to find. The report notes that State Government

Also on December 8, a 26-year-old Roxby Downs man was reported for urinating in a public place in Richardson Place. A 33-year-old Roxby Downs man was arrested for urinating in a public place and resist police in Richardson Place on December 8. Police did not receive any other reports of incidents of note during the Roxby Downs Christmas Pageant, and generally the crowd seemed to enjoy the festivities in the spirit of

and the Environment Protection Agency targets will require Councils to help communities to divert a further 143,000 tonnes of rubbish from landfill. It notes that meeting higher landfill standards in country areas will incur significant costs. Mr Cossey found that about 10% of Council costs related to waste management and recycling and that it was “at the front of the minds” of senior managers in Local Government who were pursuing “improvement strategies” on a continuing basis. The Report notes that Local Government is well positioned to contribute to the key South Australian Strategic Plan target which requires a reduction of 25% of waste deposited to landfill by 2010. Ms Campana said that cost would continue to be a concern to Councils and communities as the State strives for higher environmental standards. “It’s an investment for the future that everyone welcomes but it needs to be managed at a pace that Councils and their Above: Environment forum chair, Adam Bester with communities can afford,” she said. Vice President HR, Paul Walters. Councils are being asked to respond to the Report by February 1, next year for discussion at an LGA President’s Forum on February 28.

BHP Billiton claims it is helping “We have a group of engineers dedipastoralists save up to 95% of cated to identifying and implementing water from their bores in the Great initiatives that reduce water consumpArtesian basin. tion within our operations,” Mr Argus said. “While we are doing everything possible to ensure water in the Olympic Dam region is used as eﬃciently as possible, the expanded operations will require signiﬁcant additional water resources “Securing a future water supply that meets the projected demand without resulting in adverse impacts on the environment remains a significant challenge. “Our preferred option at this stage is to establish a desalination plant in the Upper Spencer Gulf to supply desalinated sea water,” Mr Argus said. “This would be a substantial undertaking, but it is not something new for us. “We have considerable relevant experience operating a large desalination plant for our Escondida Copper mine in Chile. “At Olympic Dam, we are in the process of preparing an Environmental Impact Statement that will address all the key environmental and social issues, including water use.”

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BHP Billiton Olympic Dam and the Roxby Downs Environment Forum have again joined forces to drive home the “Green” message about sustainability and services conservation in the home. With funding from the company, a part-time Program Coordinator will be recruited to provide the Roxby Downs community with the skills and knowledge to reduce their household water and energy use. The Program Coordinator will involve local volunteers to participate as “Efficiency Champions” in their local neighbourhood. They’ll also conduct general community education about efficient and effective energy, water, waste and weed management in the community. The BHP Billiton Olympic Dam Community Development Program has provided about $50,000 to support the local program for one year. “As an organisation, we are committed to energy excellence and water conservation. We have recently made changes to our Services Allowance, providing an incentive for employees to be more energy efficient in their homes,” Vice President Human Resources, Paul Walters said. “We are very happy to support this community based education program, because we believe it can empower local residents to make sustainable changes to help themselves and our environment.” Conservation Volunteers Australia (CVA) will act as the host organisation for the Program Coordinator and will work closely with the Environment Forum providing guidance and training support to the Program Coordinator. Environment Forum chairperson, Adam Bester said by reducing our water and energy consumption, residents are not just helping the environment but also their bank balances as less consumption means fewer utilities costs “Some easy to implement efficiencies include changing light bulbs to energy efficient globes, reducing tap and shower times, and installing water efficient shower heads,” Dr Bester said. “By putting these simple and easy measures in place and changing some habits, households can dramatically reduce water and energy consumption and save money. “Volunteers are vital to the long term sustainability of the program and we are very excited about our partnership with one of Australia’s largest volunteer conservation organisations, CVA,” he said.

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that the BAC of the driver at the time of the accident was 0.164. Police received a report on December 2 of the theft of about $1200 worth of copper wire from a building site in Roxby Downs over the 10 days prior to the report. A 21-year-old Andamooka man was arrested for misuse of a motor vehicle and refuse alco test after he was detected doing a burn out on Axehead Road on December 2. As a result of enquiries in relation to the ownership of the vehicle he was driving he was further charged with a serious criminal trespass, illegal use of a motor vehicle, theft and property damage. These charges relate to a break in at an Olympic Way business premises where a quantity of cash and a lap top computer were stolen and two motor vehicles were taken from the yard.

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Big effort on water use

During a presentation at its recent annual general meeting in Adelaide company chairman Don Argus said BHP Billiton has sought to assist the local pastoral community to use water from the Basin more eﬀectively. “In partnership with the Federal and South Australian Governments, we are supporting a program to rehabilitate bores and associated drains in the region,” he said. “By constructing pipes, tanks and stock watering troughs to replace open soil drains, we can save as much as 95% of the water from each bore. “The total amount of water being saved each year from these initiatives is more than Olympic Dam’s total annual consumption.” The company currently uses water from the Great Artesian Basin which is pumped from well ﬁelds up to 200 kilometres north-east of Olympic Dam. In the past 12 months the company’s average daily water pumping rate fell by 5% and was more than 20% below its licensed limit.

the season. Police from Woomera, Coober Pedy, Escort Section and Roxby Downs attended an incident at Glendambo on December 6. During this incident a female suspect started a ﬁre which caused about $250,000 damage to buildings, a caravan and their contents at the rear of a business premises. A 24-year-old Roxby Downs man was arrested and charged with a basic assault on December 5, 2007. The victim received minor injuries during the incident and did not require any medical treatment. A 21-year-old Murray Bridge man was reported for due care and exceeding the prescribed concentration of alcohol on December 2 as a result of follow up enquiries in relation to an accident that occurred in September 2006. It will be alleged

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Spokesperson for the Local Government Association, Mary Ann Stenberg said she was not aware of the extent to which fines are applied for this offence around the state. “Usually councils invest in informing communities, then in warning people,” Ms Stenberg said. “This can involve not collecting a bin, where for example, an engine block has been placed in a bin contrary to Council rules, and trying to negotiate a solution, with fining as a last resort. “We believe that information strategies and “warning” type strategies are usually successful in resolving most problems,” she said.

Mr Keller said the council had appealed to the community before, but that such behavior keeps occurring. The council also reported continuing problems with people dumping litter outside the landfill. “Council will also be issuing expiation notices to people who dump rubbish outside the parameters of the Roxby Downs Landfill,” Mr Keller said. “This has been an ongoing problem which council has tried to address by opening the landfill every day of the week, so there is no excuse for not being able to get into the dump,” he said.

Above: KESAB’s Ross Swayne with Council’s Peter Keller earlier this year.

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KESAB’S Tidy Towns Director, Ross Swayne visited Roxby Downs earlier this year. As was reported in The Monitor, he was not impressed with what he saw. This has been reflected in the KESAB Tidy Towns Awards, announced earlier this month, with Roxby Downs making few appearances among the many hundreds of awards handed out. “Obviously the place is growing at a huge rate,” Mr Swayne said when he was here in April to conduct his inspection. “And there is a large contrast in many areas. “You drive down Pioneer Drive and see lovely trees and landscaping, which shows what can be done, but the contrast is evident where there was adequate landscaping and where things have not been finished. “Some of the old WMC expansion areas are very higgledy piggledy, the street scaping is unfinished and that which was put in has suffered from time and lack of care. “The Information Bay is a dead loss, it serves no purpose, either fill it with useful information or get rid of it. “The vandalism and graffiti at the Lions Park was very disappointing, some of those murals have been there for years without being defaced and now they have been ruined. “That sort of thing stops the community feeling comfortable in public areas,” he said. It wasn’t all doom and gloom though, Mr Swayne voiced his approval of the council’s new crow proof bins and the improvements made at the Town Office and Roxby Village. “A couple of years ago Roxby Village looked like no one lived there, dead trees, minimal mulch…this year it is much better. “The name plate walls, expansion, new plantings and land scaping all show significant visual enhancement is being undertaken,” he said. Mentions of Roxby Downs in the awards list were few and far between. It was named one of the top 15 towns in the Town Awards, Category C, Population over 2,750 people. St Barbara’s Parish School won a Merit Award in the Outback Community Awards. John Zwar won a Long Term Commitment Award for services to Port Augusta and Roxby Downs and Roxby Downs and Woomera were awarded a commendation for recycling. Looking further afield Parachilna won an Outback Community Award for foresight, imagination and creativity. Marree and Yunta were named Runners-up. The Leigh Creek SES won a Merit Award for a major clean up along the Strzelecki Track. Woomera won a Commendation for its 60th Anniversary Reunion and its Technical and Social History Centre. THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaper

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Miners get skills survey A nationwide survey of the mining industry will be undertaken by a Mackay based company to investigate a range of factors aﬀecting the industry, including future skills needs and the impact of the ageing population. Funded by a Federal Government grant of $250,000 the “Heartbeat Project” will analyse workforce data from individual mining companies to help develop a ﬁve year national plan to forecast skills demand and supply. A spokesman for the project said: “it’s vital we have an understanding

of future skills needs for the mining industry, how to quickly meet those needs and how they will impact on future growth in the sector”. The program has already been trialed in the Mackay region by nine major mining companies covering 80% of the workforce and was so successful other miners around the country now want to take part. The spokesman said the emergence of China and India has presented Australia with challenges never experienced before.

“We need to accurately understand the workforce of tomorrow and be able to structure future training needs to suit,” he said. The data will be used to help training schools and training organisations to understand the modern needs of mining companies and structure their programs to provide more ﬂexibility in the delivery of their courses. The data will be complied by the Mining Industry Skills Centre and will be used to produce a six monthly report.

Wine helps find minerals

The key to finding new mineral deposits in Australia could be to start looking with a glass of wine or a soft drink. In a fascinating piece of spare-time research, CSIRO Exploration and Mining scientist Dr Ryan Noble has found that chemical ingredients in these drinks, including weak organic acids, have the ability to dissolve weakly-bound metals into solution. “When you mix the drinks with soil, acids dissolve some of the metals into solution, which can then easily be detected in routine laboratory analysis,” Dr Noble said. The chemical ability of wine and soft drinks makes them very suitable for use as a cheap extraction tool that can be applied to mineral exploration. “They are particularly good at discovering elevated levels of metals such as silver, zinc, copper and nickel,” Dr Noble said. Dr Noble and his colleagues were initially a bit ‘tongue-in-cheek’ about carrying out the tests. But they were astounded by the results. “In many cases, the comparison of metals extracted using wine and soft drink were superior than those extracted using conventional, and much more expensive, commercial solvents,” he said. Dr Noble is currently working on a number of exploration projects with the Cooperative Research Centre for Landscape Environment and Mineral Exploration (CRC LEME) in Perth. Results of the testing were presented at the recent 2007 CRC LEME Mineral Exploration Seminar so that the exploration industry could be made aware of and begin using this new, unconventional technique. The scientists tested red wine and a number of popular soft drinks. The effectiveness of the technique is unlikely to be affected by whether the wine is a shiraz or a malbec and diet soft drinks are just as effective as those containing sugar. Dr Noble would also like to reassure taxpayers that the research was conducted in the scientists’ spare time. The research had the added benefit that none of the unused scientific solutions were wasted.

New rig for uranium explorer An Adelaide uranium company is reaping the first benefits of its decision to import a drilling rig from the United States to overcome the severe shortage of rigs which is playing havoc with Australia’s mineral exploration schedules. UraniumSA says the imported and fully refurbished Mayhew 1000 rotary mud rig had started its first drilling program – on the Mullaquana uranium target, south of Whyalla. “This milestone will allow us to continuously explore and drill our properties without dealing with the debilitating constraints and frustrations the shortage of suitable drill rigs is causing industrywide,” UraniumSA’s Managing Director, Russel Bluck, said. “This is an enviable and almost unprecedented position to be in for a junior uranium explorer,” Mr Bluck said. “Being in complete control of all our operations will allow UraniumSA to rapidly amend and re-prioritise our drilling programs on the basis of daily results, and thereby enhance the opportunities for discovery of commercial mineralisation. “Significantly, it allows us to control the quality and cost of our drilling and logging operations, and that is a significant cash conserving opportunity that will enable a more extended and intensive drilling program from our exploration budget.”

The new rig has completed the first hole of a short program at Mullaquana, which hosts basement uranium copper prospects and uranium roll-front prospects within the Kanaka Beds of the Pirie Basin. On completion of the Mullaquana campaign, the rig will be relocated further north to Tarcoola where UraniumSA has established an operating base. The first holes into the Tarcoola portion of the Kingoonya Palaeodrainage System will be drilled before Christmas, with drilling to recommence in January after the holiday break. The rig will then be continuously drilling out the 340km of identified palaeodrainage within the UraniumSA tenements. “We anticipate that the rig will be able to drill and log one or two holes each day, dependant on the depth and ground conditions of each site, and that some 300 holes will be completed each year,” Mr Bluck said. The Mayhew rig is the key component of a complete exploration plant which includes a purpose built logging truck equipped with GeoVista down-hole logging tools. The GeoVista tools have been calibrated at PIRSA test pits, and Mr Bluck said this will enable UraniumSA to report its exploration results in eUppm – equivalent Uranium parts per million.

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here is a disturbing trend happening in Roxby Downs at the moment with particular reference to access of information on issues at meetings of the towns Community Board, forums and partnerships. The trend is to attempt to gag the media from doing its job, which is to report accurately on the issues, events and comments made at those public gatherings. The Community Board started the trend some months back when they held an in-camera session which this newspaper reported on. Now listed on the Community Board agenda for each meeting is a section for in-camera discussion.

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There’s been no argument for this development put before the town’s media. It has just evolved. But there’s been no open discussion on such a policy at any Board meeting this editor has attended. So who decided it? And why? Last week this newspaper attended by invitation, a meeting of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Partnership because the meeting was to be addressed by representatives from out of town on how to tackle the problems of alcohol abuse among the town’s youth. The meeting started but then a question came from the ﬂoor about the presence of The Monitor. Prolonged debate took place for 35 minutes on whether it was appropriate that the newspaper remain in the meeting because

other sections of the media hadn’t been invited. Finally a motion was put to exclude the media from all future meetings of the partnership. This was followed by a second motion to exclude The Monitor from the current meeting. The motion was passed and I left the meeting. In order to report accurately and fairly the events at such meetings the media plays a vital role not only in information gathering but acting as a conduit on behalf of the community, which these groups represent. As I’ve said before I understand that some sensitive issues especially involving vulnerable people must be discussed without the media’s presence in order to maintain conﬁdentiality, but to use a blanket exclusion policy on the media is dangerous. The media attends these public forums to report the issues and debate on behalf of the community. It is accurate and unbiased. If, as in the case of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Partnership, they

set a trend for the others to close the meetings to the media and hand out a press release afterwards, then the precedent has been set. There’ll be no public scrutiny of the debate, no transparency and no accountability. This system lends itself to abuse. It allows the particular Board, forum or partnership to only publicise the points they want to put out into the public arena. And I’m sure there’ll be no alternative opinions published. This is gagging the media and public debate, a serious issue in a democracy. The system of the Boards, forums and partnerships have served the community well during almost 5 years, but the powers that be may need to revisit them and look at their eﬀectiveness and see whether the whole structure needs an overhaul. They need to get the vitality back. They need to look at a fresh approach to representation on behalf of the community. They need to change it in 2008.

Letters to the Editor To The Editor, Your recent article ‘Building surveyor is the Man!’ (29 November 2007) provides very helpful community information about the role of the building surveyor when people get involved in the building process. I’d just like to clarify some of the information as it pertains to South Australia. The relevant legislation in SA is the Development Act 1993 (and associated Development Regulations) not the “Building regulations 2006 under the Building Act”. Building surveyors generally are not required carry out inspections of building work in South Australia. In SA each council must establish an inspection policy according to certain parameters; councilemployed surveyors may be involved in carrying out that policy, however there is no obligation on a council to inspect any building before allowing it to be occupied. Builders must submit a Statement of Compliance on completion verifying that they have built in accordance with the approval and any issues of building quality can be referred to the Office of Consumer and Business Affairs for resolution. South Australia does not have a ‘Building Practitioners Board’. To operate in SA building surveyors must be accredited by the Australian Institute of Building Surveyors, which operates a national accreditation scheme. Only those acting as a private certifier for issuing building rules consents under the Development Act need to be registered by the Minister for Urban Development and Planning, and have the requisite insurances. I hope these comments clarify the situation in this state. More information about SA’s planning and development system, including the building rules, can be obtained from the Planning SA website at www. planning.sa.gov.au Yours sincerely Don Freeman Manager building policy Planning SA

Andamooka Diaries 5 17.5.49 School reopened today with only one pupil. All the rest have been, and some still are, in bed with a particularly bad type of cold. This does not seem to be ﬂu, or croup, but is like croup, or whooping cough without the whoop. I have had it myself; but not badly.

18.5.49 Very wet. No scholars. I got wet through after dinner diverting the run of water so that it should not go through the new shed. I left school at 2.30, as I was so wet and have a cold. Had to wade the creek to get home. Creek about 20 feet wide and 2 feet deep.

20.6.49 The Doctor from the Rocket Range, says that the children have had whooping cough. Word was received some time ago that lavatories were to be sent to us, but no further word has come through about them.

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The Environment Forum has a new Chairperson. Dr Adam Bester has stepped into the seat recently vacated by Chris Schultz. “Chris has done a great job, we’d like to thank him for all his hard work,” Dr Bester said. “He has done such a lot of work implementing projects in Roxby Downs, he leaves very big shoes to ﬁll, but the Environment Forum will continue to work hard to make sure these projects continue,” he said. In accepting the chair of the Environment Forum, Dr Bester resigned from the Community Board.

“I want to concentrate all my energies on the Environment Forum,” he said. “It is quite exciting, we have a lot of new projects we are just getting ready to sink our teeth into. “We are looking to start some programs in conjunction with BHP Billiton to encourage people to be more energy eﬃcient. “We are looking at water conservation measures. “We have hit a bit of a wall with regard to litter and kerbside recycling, so we are focussing our energy on water and power. “We have provided advice to the council regarding placement of new

bins in the reserves and we have also spoken to council staﬀ about improving the condition of people’s bins,” he said. Dr Bester would like to extend an invitation to the community to become involved in the Environment Forum. “If anyone is keen to get involved they are welcome to come to our meetings or be a part of our projects. “Anyone with ideas about how to improve our environment should come and see us on market day or contact me directly at adam.bester@ bhpbilliton.com,” he said.

Merry Christmas from the Community Board Xmas cheer A glass of eggnog, a nod to the big man with the sleigh and more cookies than you would normally eat in a month, it’s that time of the year again, and on behalf of the Board, Partnerships and Forums, the Community Board would like to wish all community members a merry Christmas. “At the end of our first year of incorporation it has been fantastic to see so many exciting initiatives emerging from the Board, Forums and Partnerships.” Executive Officer of the Community Board Michelle Hales said. “We’d like to congratulate and thank all our members for their energy and enthusiasm through the year. “We also wish everyone a wonderful Christmas and look forward to another great year in 2008,” she said. All meetings for the Community Board, Forums and Partnerships are now finished for the year. Notification of 2008 meeting dates will be placed on the Community Matters page of The Monitor early next year. THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaper

Above: Annette Jackson under the “on air” sign named after her at RoxFM.

Immortalised in sign Long time local radio presenter Annette Jackson has been immortalised in sign – in a new on-air sign at Rox FM. “At every AGM since Rox FM formed Annette has asked when we are getting our own on-air sign,” Station Coordinator Wendy Osborne said. “So we decided to name it the ‘Annette Jackson on-air sign’. “When the mikes go on, the sign comes on and a light ﬂashes over the mike, this

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Community radio station RoxFM is extending holiday wishes to all Roxby residents. “The management and staff of RoxFM wish everyone a very happy Christmas and a healthy and safe New Year,” Station Coordinator Wendy Osborne said. The RoxFM office will be closed from December 21 – January 7, a skeleton volunteer staff will then man the airwaves until January 17. “Once we have returned to full staff our normal business hours will be 10am – 5pm Monday to Friday,” Mrs Osborne said. “We’d like to thank our valued sponsors and supporters for their business in 2007. “We look forward to a busy 2008,” she said. www.themonitor.com.au

lets both the presenter and people coming into the oﬃce know that we are on-air. “In the past we have had people walk in while we are on-air, and we have had presenters leave their mikes on by mistake, which can be embarrassing, hopefully this new sign will prevent these things from happening,” she said. The Annette Jackson on-air sign was installed last month.

Meetings held Health Forum

Sport & Recreation Forum

Arts and Culture Forum

Alcohol and SA Partnership

Family and Youth Community members wishing to have input to discussions at Community Board meetings must notify Executive Oﬃcer, Michelle Hales on 0418 833 818 prior to the meeting date. Please note: Forums (Excluding Health and the Alcohol and Substance Abuse Partnership) are open to the general public. The Community Board encourage all members of the community to attend and participate. For further information on any of the Forums or Partnerships please contact Michelle Hales on 0418 833 818.

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Arts & Youth News Youth urged to enter portrait prize

Arts Matters By Rodney Mitchell Dave Kovac and I were nominated to judge the Festival of the Trees this year. We were looking for attention to detail, excellence in craftsmanship and evidence of a strong link to community and family life in Roxby Downs. We found those things in spades. It made it very difficult to distinguish the winners. Both Dave and I were bowled over by the care that participants had put into their fabrications. We wished we could award a prize to all the participants. We were unable to award a prize to the Scrapbag Quilters because some of their people were involved in the organisation of the event. There was to be no scent of a conflict of interest. They deserve special mention for their entry entitled Scrapbag Angels which consists of a host of angels made from linen, arranged like a tree. Lorraine Tyler took out the adult individual section of the competition. She did some very artful things with coathangers. The Stephens clan took out the very competitive Family section with a translucent wire concoction. There was even one tree made out of Lego and one built from sweet mint leaves. I thought the Thomas Family entry should be celebrated. Their tree was made from recycled materials. They may have started something new: a carbon neutral Festival of the Trees. There were other entries made from recycled cans. Those Greenfield kids were as crafty this year as last. The judges couldn’t separate them on points. It was great to see a very strong entry from the Andamooka School. Last year they dominated with a large Myall wood construction. This year they did a tree made of big colourful cartons. Many of the entries from Junior Primary and Primary school groups used photographs to good effect. All the entries deserved a prize but it was Mr. Petty, Miss Garland and Mrs Partington’s groups that got the gongs. Helen Edwards and her team of volunteers deserve a medal. The Festival of the Trees continues to be well patronised by both participants and gallery audiences. The children love to stop in at the Gallery to have a look. Xmas in Roxby wouldn’t be the same with out the Festival of the Trees. Thanks to Dave, Helen and the Library staff and all the wonderful people who took the time to participate. Merry Xmas. Collectanea can now be properly installed in the Gallery. This is a collection of found objects put together by a group of ceramics artists. I find reading the artists comments displayed alongside each piece quite enlightening. But if you come looking for Collectanea, you will need to enter from the rear of the building. During the rejuvenation of Dunes Café, people will need to enter the Gallery space and the Cinema from the Sports Centre door during most of January. The pageant is over, some families have taken holidays. The workmen move in on the Cultural Precinct, and we can all look forward to a more functional, refreshed and refreshing Café environment in the New Year.

Above: Musician, Michelle Wardley, playing at the Tavern until the end of the year.

Taking the high road

‘Born a Ramblin Man’ by The Allman Brothers Band, ‘Take it Easy’ by the Eagles, road songs always get your foot tapping, and so will travelling musician/artist Michelle Wardley, who is living the life described in those songs, travelling Australia with her guitar and her dog. In Roxby Downs playing a mix of original and cover songs, Ms Wardley has been performing at the Roxby Downs Tavern, and will continue to do so until the end of the year. “I was a hairbrush singer from an early age,” Ms Wardley said. “I learned the recorder, piano and flute in primary school, but quickly realised sheet music wasn’t for me, so I spent much of my time playing by ear. “Then, in 1995 I picked up a guitar and finally found the instrument that complimented my voice,” she said. Ms Wardley decided to leave her job in marketing to focus on her art and her music. “I will be displaying some paintings in the mall until the 16th and performing at the Tavern until the end of the year,” Ms Wardley said. Ms Wardley, who has performed live from Perth to Alice Springs and most places in between, describes her music as a mixture of blues, rock and folk. “I play music in the style I wish to go,” Ms Wardley said. “I have been greatly influenced by the soul of Creedence Clearwater, the harmonies of The Beatles, the raw energy of Nirvana and the melodies of bands like Coldplay, Frente and The Waifs. “Music is the inspiration that kicked off my artistic career,” she said.

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The National Portrait Gallery invites all Australians between 18 and 25 years of age to enter the inaugural National Youth Self Portrait Prize 2008. Ten shortlisted portraits including the prize-winning work will be displayed at the National Portrait Gallery, Old Parliament House from 27 March to 27 April 2008. A select number of submitted works will also be displayed as an online exhibition on the National Portrait Gallery website. With the generous support of the Tallis Foundation and the Association of Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Societies (ADFAS), the National Portrait Gallery is oﬀering a prize of $10,000 for the most outstanding self portrait. Entries close on January 31 2008. Since its inception the National Portrait Gallery has focused on young people as both art makers and audiences. An important part of the program is to provide a forum for people to express themselves through portraiture. The inaugural National Youth Self Portrait Prize seeks to encourage young people to embrace self portraiture and its expressive possibilities. The National Portrait Gallery seeks

Taking Roxby to Adelaide Roxby residents who are feeling homesick in Adelaide this Christmas will be able to trundle along to the home of Country Arts SA in Port Adelaide for a whiﬀ of desert air. As reported in The Monitor in October, Mark and Rachel Young of Ironworks in the Desert will be showcasing their work at the New Land Gallery

during the Christmas holidays. The exhibition opens on January 16 and runs right through to the end of February. If you are going to be in Adelaide at that time, drop in and show your support for two of Roxby’s most popular and versatile artists.

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Above: The OSHC float won best community float in this year’s pageant.

Above: Snow White, Imogen Steff in the Tandales float.

Above: The Girl Guides made a strong appearance in the Christmas Pageant.

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TCC Group, formerly known as Total Corrosion Control was founded in April 1982 by Terry Iannello (OA), Sam Cinalli and Tony Iannello. The formation of the group in its humble beginnings saw it rise from an organisation occupying a home of¿ce and employing 4 people to a leader in the industry residing on 9.9 hectares in Kwinana, Western Australia with an expanding of¿ce complex and modern workshop facilities employing in excess of 570 employees. Our of¿ce, registered skills training and assessment centre and workshop facilities are ideally located centrally to the Kwinana industrial precinct and the Jervois Bay industrial facilities in Western Australia.

TCC Group is synonymous with premium quality, high performance, leading edge service and innovative developments within the mining, oil, gas and construction industries and this has been demonstrated through our continued growth within Western Australia, Western Victoria, South Australia and Australasian market segments. The success of our company owes much to the original vision and business philosophies of Terry Iannello.

and had the foresight to see that with knowledge, innovation, skills, understanding and resources at our ¿ngertips, working in partnership with clients, customers and the people in his employ was the best way to achieve success and build long term sustainable relationships. As the ¿rst coating contractor in Australia to receive Quality Assurance accreditation to AS3902 in May 1990, TCC Group has continued to lead its industry and is now proud to be accredited to AS/ NZS ISO 9001:2000.

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Above: A very Christmassy Vicki Mason.

Above: Pirate, Cameron Spencer.

Above: Wonder Woman and long-time Ambulance Officer, Dawn Kroemer.

Above: More OSHC children in the pageant.

Above and right: Linda and Nathan Hooper, dressed as pirates in this year’s pageant.

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New guidelines for stroke victims

New guidelines on the treatment risk and initiate immediate treatment. of stroke have been released by the “The recent national survey of stroke National Stroke Foundation. care in Australia by the National Stroke

Nutrition lacks in slack snacks Australians who think they’re eating healthier are deluding themselves, according to a new survey. While around 40 per cent of people surveyed believed they were eating healthier than a year ago, snack choices often lacked valuable nutrients. Research commissioned by Dairy Australia found people were shifting to grazing rather than dining – and their nutrition habits were slipping as a result. Dairy Australia market insights manager Marsha Montebello said: “Between-meal snacking makes up nearly 30 per cent of our daily food intake – and it’s not always healthy

food we’re eating.” The survey tracked attitudes towards health among 1142 urban Australians aged over 14. Diets were assessed on intake in the 24 hours prior to the survey. Among adults who ate between meals, 22 per cent chose biscuits – a similar number to those who reported to snack on fruit. Confectionary was eaten by around 10 percent of grazers, as were cakes, scones, muffins or donuts. But less than six per cent of people surveyed ate either cheese or yogurt between meals. “Unfortunately, people seem

to prefer to grab a chocolate bar or some potato chips over other convenient snack foods like cheese and yogurt, which are naturally full of nutrients,” Ms Montebello said. She said time-pressed grazers should consider quick, ﬁlling and nutritious snacks like a tub of yogurt, a milky coﬀee or a few slices of cheese. Dietitian Maree Garside said: “Focus on all the natural, delicious and enjoyable foods you can eat, rather than grabbing overly processed treats. “After all, what’s better than a handful of nuts, a creamy tub of yogurt or some ripe strawberries?”

The guidelines provide a series of evidence-based recommendations to promote improved treatment for stroke and Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA). The new Clinical Guidelines for Acute Stroke Management are an update from the version produced in 2003 and have been expanded to include recommendations for treatment and assessment of TIA or ‘mini stroke’ and evidence for the cost eﬀectiveness of the treatments recommended. “Recent research shows that the risk of stroke after a TIA is very high - much higher than we previously thought”, Dr Erin Lalor, CEO of the National Stroke Foundation said. “The research also shows that fast assessment and treatment after TIA greatly reduces the risk of a subsequent stroke - a powerful prevention strategy.” The guidelines have recommendations about early assessment and treatment for TIA that uses a simple score called the ABCD score to identify those at greatest

Foundation, however, found that few hospitals provided clinics for rapid assessment and treatment of TIA as recommended in the guidelines,” Dr Lalor said. “The number of these clinics has fallen since 2004, which is a great cause for concern. “Assessment of TIA depends on immediate recognition of the signs of stroke. “So it is important that everyone is aware of how to recognise the signs of stroke and seek treatment. “The guidelines support doctors in making decisions about how to treat them,” Dr Lalor said. The guidelines also include a consumer rating, identifying aspects of care considered to be vital from a patient perspective. Development of the guidelines was undertaken by a multidisciplinary Expert Working Group using methodology consistent with National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) standards.

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Contact Kenton Maloney 0408 797 158

Friday December 14th Roxby Downs Bowls Club Night Owls 8pm

Richardson Place Tuesdays 9:30 am – 10:30 am Weight Loss Support Group Tuesday Nights. Weigh in 6pm Group Time 6:30pm – 7pm In the Roxby Downs Hospital Seminar Room. 8671 9020

Karate 6pm -8.30pm Squash 7pm - 9pm

Roxby and Districts Cricket Association Nippy Gym - Auditorium 9.30am - 11.30am

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Monday, December 17th Karate Auditorium Colts (Age 5-12) 6pm Juniors/Adults 6:45pm Contact Tracey Fouet 0400 894 429

Crisis Care Counselling Uniting Care Wesley Port Augusta Regional Women’s and Children’s Support Services call 1800 655 716 or call the crisis care line on 13 16 11.

Roxby Downs Family Practice Phone 8671 3231 Roxby Downs Medical Practice Normal hours 9:00am-5:00pm Saturday morning by appointment only. Phone 8671 1900

Indoor soccer 6 -7pm

Tuesday, December 18th Squash 7pm - 10pm

Visiting Allied Health Service Occupational Therapist Speech Pathologist Dietician Podiatrist

Come-n-try soccer 3.30pm -5.30pm

ladies Social Basketball 8.45am - 10am

Hearing Services January 17th - 9.00am - 2.30pm For an appointment call 1800 006 303

Wednesday, December 19th Karate Auditorium

Roxby Downs Community Health Swimming Group for Mums With Prams every Friday morning Swimming pool 9am - 10am

Colts (Age 5-12) 6pm Juniors/Adults 6:45pm Contact Tracey Fouet 0400 894 429

Australian Breastfeeding Association Roxby Downs Branch Friday’s 9.30am - 11am coﬀee morning Dunes Cafe

Women’s & Mixed netball 6pm - 9.30pm Thursday, December 20th Indoor Soccer Leisure Centre Social matches from 6pm All welcome

Coﬀee Mornings for Families Meet and chat for all families. New comers especially welcome.

EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Roxby Downs Kindergarten Phone 86710455

Art Gallery Exhibitions December 14 – Jan 20 Collectanea Various artists from the Clay Collective January 4 - 25 Burning South (Photographs)

Every Sunday Raptors Cycling Club Social Bike riding group from 8am Contact Daryl Wake 0408 118 685

Soul Food A unique combination of quiet live music and inspirational readings from diﬀerent faiths and deeper wisdom from all over the world Sundays 11am Cultural complex Art Gallery Roxby Downs Lutheran Church

Cultural & Leisure Precinct Movies Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday (see schedule below) Phone 8671 2001

Child Adolescent Mental Health Services For appointments phone 1800 819089

indoor soccer 6pm - 7pm

School Terms 2008 Term 1 starts January 29th

Every Friday Playgroup

Every Week Visitor Information Centre 8.30 - 5.00 Mon-Fri 9.00am - 3.00pm Sat 9.00am - 2.00pm Sun Phone 8671 2001

Mt Dare Hotel Open every day 8:00am -9:00pm, 7 days.

Roxby Downs Health Services Coﬀee Mornings, Thursdays 9.30am to 11.am at the Dunes Café.

For immediate response if feeling stressed call 0428 326 529 to speak with a counsellor 24/7

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Volleyball 7pm - 9pm

Playgroup St Barbara’s Parish School Phone Jakki 86712323

GENERAL INFORMATION

Roxby Downs Childcare Monday - Friday 6.30am-5.30pm Phone 8671 0911 for details Gym Cultural & Leisure Precinct Monday to Friday 6 am-12pm & 4pm - 9 pm Saturday 8-12pm Sunday 11-2pm Phone 86710500 Roxby Downs Community Library Monday to Friday 8.30-5.00pm Saturday 9.00-12pm. Phone 8671 0660 for more information.

Doctors’ New Specialised Drug Telephone Number for Medicare Use. 1800 700 270

Roxby Downs Market Days 2008 February 16th March 15th May 17th June 21st August 16th September 20th October 18th November 15th

COMMUNITY MEETINGS Community members welcome to attend any meeting of the Roxby Downs Community Board. January 14th - 9.30am- 11:00am Normal weight gains Roxby Downs Health Seminar Room For further details on Community matters call Michelle Hales on 8671 0010

Toddlers Story Time Fun for young children and mums Roxby Downs Library

Sunday school 9.30am every sunday during school terms 16th December 10.30am Lay Reading Service 23rd December 7.30pm Holy Communion Roxby Downs Community Library Xmas Holiday Activities Tuesday December 18th 10 - 11am Make paper cup christmas characters for children aged 5 13 years for more information call the library on 86710660

Are you troubled by someone’s drinking? Do Your feel there is no one who understands your problems? Help is available for families and frienmds of problem drinkers. Visit our website on alanon.cjb.net or contact Al-Anon Family Groups on (08) 82312959 or email on sa_alanon@ hotmail.com

ROXBY DOWNS CULTURAL & LEISURE PRECINCT REGULAR SCHEDULE Cultural Precinct Visitors Information centre Dunes café Art Gallery Open Mon – Fri 8.30am – 5pm Sat - 9.00am - 3.00pm Sun - 9.00am – 2.00pm Leisure Centre Gymnasium Mon – Fri 6am – 12pm 4pm - 9pm Saturday 8am - 12pm Sunday 11am - 2pm Creche for patrons of the centre Mon –Fri 8.45am-12pm Women’s only sessions Mon, Wed and Fri 12:30pm - 3pm

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Monday Volleyball 7pm - 9pm Karate - 6pm - 8:30pm Tuesday Ladies Social Basketball 8.45am - 10am Come-n-try Soccer 4.00 - 6.00pm Squash 7pm - 10pm Indoor Soccer 6pm - 7pm Wednesday Women’s & Mixed Netball 6-9:30pm Karate 7pm - 8:30pm Thursday Nippy Gym – Auditorium 9.30am - 11.30am Squash 7pm-9pm Indoor Soccer 6pm - 8pm Karate 6pm – 8.30pm

Running until mid December Festival of the Trees (collated by Roxby Downs Library)

Pool Opening Hours

Touch Football 7.30pm (town oval) Friday Indoor Hockey 5pm - 9.30pm

General Public Mon - Fri: 3pm - 6pm Weekends: 10am - 7pm Lap Swimming Mon, Wed & Fri: 6am - 8am Mon - Thurs: 6pm - 7pm Weekends: 9am - 10am

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GAME PLAN Rated: G Duration 110 mins Joe Kingman had the perfect game plan to win the championship... but ﬁrst, he has to tackle one little problem. An NFL quarterback living the bachelor lifestyle discovers that he has an 8 year-old daughter from a previous relationship. Sat 15th - 12.00pm & 7.30pm

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ROGUE Rated: M Duration 93 mins An American journalist on assignment in the Australian outback, travelling the waters of Kakadu national park encounters a man-eating crocodile. Fri 14th - 7.30pm Tues 18th - 7pm

Sat 15th - 3pm

Due to the Dunes Cafe redevelopment, from Dec 17 - Jan 25 Cinema Candy Bar and Ticket Sales will be available from the Leisure Centre Kiosk. Access to the Cinema will be from the rear door next door next to the Child Care Centre. This is accessible via the driveway adjacent to the Swimming Pool.

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Jobs, jobs and more jobs There are more South Australians Australians are more conﬁdent about cent of them being full time. in work now than ever before, the their job prospects and more are “In trend terms, South Australia’s according to the Australian now actively looking for work. workforce participation rate has “There were 2,000 new full time been increasing now for the past ﬁve Bureau of Statistics. Records released for the month of October show a record high of 767, 500 people in work, a rise of 1,800 positions on the previous month. Minister for Employment, Training and Further Education, Paul Caica, said the trend shows that South

jobs created in South Australia last month, taking the total number of full time jobs in this state to a new record high,” Mr Caica said. “Since the Rann Labor Government came to oﬃce in 2002, 77,000 new jobs have been created in South Australia in trend terms, with 73 per

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Trades training the smart choice A record number of South Australians are now undertaking apprenticeships or traineeships, according to the National Centre for Vocational Education and Research (NCVER). Local Apprentice Consultant and Field Officer for Career Employment Group (CEG) Phil Lacey said he was not surprised to hear the new figures, stating that more and more people are realising the importance of tradespeople. “The blue collar workers are the white collar earners these days,” Mr Lacey said. “And the way the mining industry is going in our state, the skills shortage is only going to get worse if we don’t encourage more kids to consider taking up a trade,” he said. CEG has 65 apprentices on its books, undertaking training in everything from electrical work and boilermaking, to hairdressing and cooking. “The biggest advantage of an apprenticeship is that it provides a career path,” Mr Lacey said. “This means people get into the workforce, learn skills, get paid and can work towards a trade certificate. “Many kids are not wired to handle higher education, this is where a trade can provide an alternative. “Those with good hand skills and mechanical aptitude can attain a trade, which may even lead to higher education down the track. “For example, if you get a Certificate in Engineering, it can be upgraded to an Advanced Diploma in Engineering. “The student who has undertaken that path may not have been able to handle higher level maths at school age, but as

they mature they may find they are more capable. “An engineer who has taken this path will have hands on experience as well as a diploma, this will mean they have a greater degree of marketability when looking to advance their career,” he said. NCVER figures show there were more than 35,000 South Australians in training at the end of June this year, an increase of nearly two per cent. “These figures show growing numbers of young people and females in apprenticeships and traineeships in South Australia,” Minister for Employment, Training and Further Education Paul Caica said. “The numbers completing their apprenticeships and traineeships in this state were particularly outstanding, with South Australia achieving more than four times the national increase over the year. “This reflects our move this year to implement competency based completion of traineeships and apprenticeships, where an employer has the discretion to sign off on training in the final year, once they are satisfied the employee has reached standardised competency. “And pleasingly, South Australia recorded more commencements at a higher qualification level than the national average, with 18 per cent of our apprentices and trainees undertaking AQF level 4 training. “That’s five percentage points higher than the national rate. “With 60 percent of those in training aged 24 and under, it’s clear that our young people are realising the value of trade training,” he said.

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CAREER EMPLOYMENT GROUP Career Employment Group is a local, not-for-pro¿t organisation ready to service your apprenticeship and traineeship needs. We are dedicated to servicing local industries and businesses and providing employment opportunities for the youth of Roxby Downs. We’re ready to help your business ¿nd and train the right staff! For further information contact: Phil Lacey (Field Of¿cer) or Saski Lawrence (Administration Assistant) Our ofÀce is located at 78 Pioneer Drive ROXBY DOWNS SA 5725 (PO BOX 50) Of¿ce Hours Monday - Friday 9.00 am – 1.00 pm Telephone: 8671 3033 Facsimile: 8671 3066 Phil’s mobile: 0427 615 961

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months. “With an unprecedented $37 billion of major projects in the pipeline, and all time high in private sector investment, South Australians can be conﬁdent of a prosperous future,” he said.

Olympic Dam Precision Engineering is seeking a qualied Fitter/Machinist to work at their Charlton Road branch. Attractive wages will be offered to the right applicant. Must be self motivated and be able to work unsupervised. Experience in line boring would be an advantage, but not essential. Must be able to work in a team environment and must be able to adhere to strict tness for work policy. All interested parties should phone Stephen Bell on 8671 0177 or drop your resume to Lot 4 Charlton Road, Olympic Dam. This position is for an immediate start.

Field Service Agent Bytecraft Systems is a market leader service company, offering specialised ¿eld repair and maintenance services to a high pro¿le client group nationally. A wholly-owned subsidiary of the Tattersall’s Group, Bytecraft Systems has shared in the success and vision of this much loved Australian Brand and is enjoying a signi¿cant period of growth and development in its own right. An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Field Service Agent in the Roxby Downs area. Duties will include: • Product Maintenance • Breakdowns • Installations • Sales Support Ideally the successful company/person will possess the following skills: • A practical knowledge of electronics • Experience in a similar role • Current drivers license • Ability to analyse/trouble shoot problems in the ¿eld • Strong customer service skills • The ability to obtain company/individual gaming licences. The agent will be responsible for the operation within the area. This is a 7 day/week business with response time to service calls tailored to the Hotel/Club industry and retail environment. A comprehensive training program will be provided, and payments made monthly to your bank account. To register your interest or for more information on this agency please contact Andy Robson at arobson@bytecraft. com.au or phone 08 8275 9700.

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ROOM to Let. Single room, aircon, built that uses mobile SMS to give busy attendance management and crisis in w/d Share with 2 ladies $150pw + bond parents instant answers from their alerts in 2003. children’s schools. “191ASK School News Channel call 0402 723 614 FOR SALE LOUNGE (3 seater) and two recliner chairs VGC dark blue fabric covering $300.00 ONO ph 8761 1847 PUBLIC NOTICE THE Roxby Downs Christian Community Church will be having their Christmas services at: Dec 24th - Christmas Eve at 11.00pm Dec 25th - Christmas Day at 10.00am. Everyone welcome TRANSPORT/REMOVALS

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No matter where they are in Australia, or which school their children attend, all parents need to do is text a code or keyword to 191ASK (191275) to receive an almost instant response with the information they need. Exam dates, assignments due, sports results, timetables – all will be available at the touch of a few keys for parents who have provided their mobile phone number to schools registered to use School News Channel. “School News Channel empowers today’s busy parents,” says MGM Wireless CEO Mark Fortunatow. “No more waiting in phone queues or calling back – all the routine questions parents ask schools every day can be answered by texting 191ASK. “Parents need 191ASK on a Saturday morning on the way to sports when half the team is in the back of the car and no one’s sure where the soccer game is being played.”

brings your whole community together to create and share news,” Mr Fortunatow said. “It’s well known that the best schools are those that focus on excellent school-parent communication. “That’s our vision for School News Channel – to build strong school communities by keeping the lines of communication open.” Schools can start using the service for their school communities today, simply by registering on the website at www.schoolnewschnnel.com.au and using the web-based version of the service. Schools can also make a wide range of information available for parents to request by entering school information on the secure website. Information can include sports teams, venues and results, parentteacher meetings, board meetings, exam dates and assignments due – all the information that schools continually disseminate to their school communities using phone calls, noticeboards and newsletters.

The works of some of Australia’s most prestigious natural history artists will feature in a new exhibition opening at the National Archives in Canberra. Winning artworks and selected finalists of the 2007 Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize (with prize money totalling $85,000) is on display at the National Archives. The National Archives in Canberra is the only place in Australia where people can view the works outside of Adelaide where the competition is hosted by the South Australian Museum. The exhibition includes a striking array of paintings, works on paper, sculptures and objects covering the gamut of the natural world. It raises awareness of and hope

about the natural environment. The 2007 winners were announced in August. Thirty works from the original 603 submissions and 107 ﬁnalists have been selected for the Canberra exhibition. The Waterhouse - Australia’s richest natural history art prize endeavours to celebrate the world’s biodiversity and to encourage excellence in natural history art. Strong themes this year include climate change and threatened species. The prize has grown in stature and recognition in the art world since its introduction in 2002. Finalists, as well as winners, are now regarded as natural history artists of the highest calibre.

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Council snippets Opal Road Landﬁll Opening Hours The Opal Road L andfill Opening Hours are 1pm – 6pm, seven days a week. Residents are encouraged to utilise this FREE service as the dumping of litter in reserves or lands surrounding the town attract an expiation penalty fee of $315.00 as per the Local Government Act.

Australia Day Australia Day nominations for 2008 are now open. For nomination Forms please call into the Council Office. Nominations are now called for 2008 Roxby Downs Sports Person of the Year. Nominations Adv erti sing on C ounc il Forms are available at the Council Infrastructure Office. Advertising on Council infraRubbish Collection structure such as light poles can attract expiation notices under Residents are reminded that the Local Government Act. If you there is a limit of one bin per spot any such advertising please household for weekly rubbish colnotify the Council. lection and that it is the resident’s responsibility to ensure that bins Dog Registration are in serviceable condition with D o g R e g i s t r a t i o n s f o r closable lids that prevent flies 2007/08 financial year are now and birds from accessing rubbish. overdue. Grace period for regis- Please be diligent as littering tration expired on 31 August 2007. attracts an Expiation Penalty Fee Therefore an $80 expiation fee can of $315.00 – ie over flowing bins. apply, plus an expiation fee of $80 Waste Oil Disposal for every14 days the dog remains Council operates a waste oil unregistered. collection facility at the Roxby Downs Landfill site. Disposal of Rates Th e s e c o n d I n s t a l m e n t all used motor oil at this facility notices for rates were issued on is free. For Further information 16/11/2007. The due date will be contact Council 8671 0010 or BSH 17/12/2007 Waste Solutions on 8671 1154. No cooking oils, coolants, diesel, or Water diesel blended fuels (bio Diesel) Accounts for September 2007 are to be deposited into the unit. quarterly billing are now overdue. This Facility is open 1pm -6pm Reminder notices have been issued seven days. and late fees applied. Please pay by due date to avoid further action. Opal Road Landfill Opening Hours Electricity Open days and hours on a Disconnection Pending Notices magnet are available at the front have now been issued. Please pay counter upon request. Hours are by the due date to avoid discon- as follow 1pm – 6pm seven days nection of Power Supply without a week. - see www.roxbycouncil. com.au further notice. C ouncil Office Hours Parking Please be aware that there has – General been an increase in the expiation Monday to Friday – 9am to 5pm. fee for parking in a bus zone, it has For all after hours Emergency’s gone up to $73 from $47. please contact the Emergency Phone on 0419 892 870 Local Website Christmas Closure Visit your local website. Read what’s new at www.roxbydowns. The Council Office will close at com.au. 5.00pm on Friday 21 December 2007 and re-open at 9.00am on Service SA Wednesday 2 January 2008. The On Wednesday and Thursdays Staff would like to wish all our only between the hours of 9.00am customers a Safe and Happy and 4.00pm Council provides Christmas and New Year.

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