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A merry year it has been There is no doubt about it … life is always interesting in Roxby Downs. And it has been an especially interesting and successful year for The Monitor and its staff.

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A stink developing over rubbish

Above: Angry Opal miner, Joe Sach looking over the new regulations.

Explosive debate over Ammonium Nitrate The state’s opal miners in the far north are angry and disillusioned over new state government regulations regarding the storage of explosives and changed licensing requirements.

New regulations came into force on July the 25th this year requiring a string of licences to be held for buying, transporting, storing, selling, supplying and using explosives, particularly Ammonium Nitrate.

Andamooka miner, Joe Sach, said he has held an explosives licence for years, but the amount of red tape he has to fill out now is ridiculous.

“I now have to get a police check which takes six weeks and costs me money, then I have to get an Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) check which takes another six weeks and costs me money.

“But wait, it doesn’t end there, as I have to fill out another 15 different forms, all in quasi legal bunkum.

“So when do I get time to mine. When do I get time to make money and put food on the table for my family. It’s just a load of……. I won’t say it,” Mr.Sach said.

But what concerns the miners the most is the tight security and red tape they have to go through in order to store explosives on their leases.

At Mintabie, because of the hard ground they mine, Ammonium Nitrate is used daily, but the miners have to travel 500 kilometres in a round trip to Coober Pedy to buy their explosives.

At Andamooka, they have to travel 600 kilometres to Gladstone to pick it up because the miners can’t jump through the red tape in order to get a bunker approved by the government.

“We have a great bunker in Andamooka. It’s 60 feet below ground, fully secured, and currently empty,” Mr. Sach said.

“We have to put in all sorts or security measures, double lock anti-explosive doors, and signs up saying ‘explosives-do not enter’. But its all 60 feet underground and if you want to break into it, you’d need a bulldozer.

“And as for those signs, what a joke. Say you’re a terrorist or thief and came to town looking to rip off some explosives. How would you find them. It would be very difficult. But if we put up a big sign for you saying, ‘Hey, here’s the explosives, but do keep out’, you just go straight for the honey jar,” he said.

The requirements to buy explosives and transporting them back to your lease is very explicit.

“You have to submit a route that you’re going to drive home, how long it will take, how many kilometres you’ll cover, where and at what time you stop and the reason for stopping.

“You have to remain with the vehicle at all times, which means, if you stop to get fuel you have to stay in the truck and get someone else to go in and pay for it,” Mr. Sach said.

“But the most ludicrous part is that you can’t go home, you know, to your house. You have to go to the mine or the area you’re working, set the explosive and detonate it. You have to use it all, otherwise you have to call the Police bomb squad to come up and destroy the remainder because you’re not allowed to store it.

“I feel as though I’m being treated like a terrorist in my own country. All I want to do is mine bloody opal, so I can pay for all of those stinking licences the government is ripping out of us.”

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The state’s Environmental Protection Agency has given the Roxby Downs council two years to comply with new regulations governing waste disposal sites.

The strict new regulations include preventing leachate from entering the underground water supply and the control of waste streams such as industrial, commercial and residential.

The EPA has issued the council an ultimatum to get its local rubbish tip up to standard and have it comply with the regulations by the end of 2008.

The council’s Municipal Works Manager, Dave Watson said the method of dig and dump has to be reviewed and the way the site is compacted with soil after the dump has reached its useful life needs to be reviewed.

“There’s certain constraints on council on how we leave a dump site so that old car tyres and plastic bags don’t work their way to the surface after a period of time.

We also have to plant it out and return it as near to normal as possible,” he said.

“The current tip, which is about 18 years old, only has another three years to go before we close it and open up a new site.

“Now that’s giving us big problems at the moment, on where to site it, because with the planned expansion of Olympic Dam it is going to place a huge demand on that site.

“We have to plan for a population of about 12,000 people, that’s three times the size of the current town, and so the initial costs of establishing not only a new dump, but also fulfilling the requirements for waste stream management are signifi-

cant,” Mr. Watson said.

The council is being forced to introduce a levy of about $15 a tonne on all commercial and industrial businesses in Roxby Downs, Andamooka and Olympic Dam to cover the cost of compliance.

The council has been in negotiations with the Whyalla City Council about its regional waste strategy and how that may benefit Roxby Downs.

It is also under pressure from the local community to introduce kerb-side recycling through the Roxby Downs Environment Partnership.

Its chairperson, Adam Bester, said a recent survey his group undertook of local residents returned a 96 per cent vote in favour of such a system.

“Our partnership has talked about the future of some sort of waste disposal centre, where there are bays for different types of rubbish that can be recycled instead of being thrown into landfill,” he said.

“We’re also pushing for two bins for each residential premises, one for household garbage and one for recycling,” Mr. Bester said.

Municipal Works Manager, Dave Watson said ideally the current 240 litre bin would be kept for recycling whilst council would supply a smaller bin for household waste.

The Monitor understands the new kerbside recycling program will be introduced into Roxby Downs as early as July next year.

The new levy for commercial business waste is expected to be introduced from February the 1st next year.

Stay safe over Christmas Richard, Scott, Peter, Beck, Mel and Stacey (and their families) would like to take this opportunity to wish the community of Roxby Downs all the best for the festive season.

Please remember that safer celebrations packs are available at the Roxby Downs Police Station and provide information to assist you in planning a safe party.

If you are travelling we ask that you take care on our roads, and be mindful of the fact that police will be concentrating on drink driving offence during the festive period. Where you are travelling long distances please ensure that you are adequately rested prior to commencing

your journey and take regular breaks to avoid the effects of fatigue. Many of our youth will be first time recipients of bicycles, skateboards, roller blades or scooters and parents are reminded that it is compulsory that helmets are worn while riding any of these and similar types of small wheeled recreational vehicles.

As they are inexperienced on the roads drivers of motor vehicles are reminded to keep a watch out for these (and other) vulnerable road users. Remember to wear your seatbelt and do not exceed the speed limit.

We look forward to seeing you safe and healthy in the New Year

Andamooka School Officer’s case adjourned The hearing of charges for theft and forgery against a 49 year old former school services officer at Andamooka has again been adjourned in the Whyalla Magistrates court.

Catherine Delray McCormack of Whyalla Norrie faces 21 charges of theft and 280 charges of dishonestly dealing with documents at the Andamooka school over the last five years.

The charges against McCormack were laid after four fires, one in January and February and two in March this year, virtually destroyed the school and along with it, most of the schools financial documents.

Damage was estimated at more than $2 million.

McCormack has not been charged with arson.

It’s alleged McCormack stole more than $350,000 over five years.

Police prosecutor, Sergeant Greg Coombe said Magistrate Anthony Newman adjourned the hearing until 9.30am on March 6 next year.

Her bail was continued.

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110 years women get the vote

Above: Tara Roberts and Nicole Manning will bring over three years of Child Care experience to Roxby Downs.

New ownership of child care centre

Little Rascals Child Care facility will have new owners in 2007 when the centre reopens in January. The new owners will be long time child care and operators Nicole Manning and Tara Roberts.

Both Nicole and Tara are very experienced in child care having started and operated a centre for 45 children in Adelaide under the name of Lil Sprouts.

“We are both very excited to be opening a second Lil Sprouts in Roxby Downs” said Nicole whose roots are in country South Australia. “After living and working in Coober Pedy, Oodnadatta and Port Lincoln I completely understand what it means to families to have access to quality and caring child care in isolated and semi isolated communities.”

“Unlike the big corporate child care operator’s families in Roxby Downs will be dealing with the owners of the business” said Tara. “One of us will be in Roxby Downs at all times.”

“We have built Lil Spouts in Adelaide on getting to know all of our families and

there special needs. Our aim is to build personal relationships with each family so they and their children see our place as an extension of home” said Nicole.

“Both of us are experienced and qualified child care people and we have experience in other areas of business including Business Management, Community Service and Education backgrounds. We have a strong focus on children’s diet and will introduce the Eat Right Start Right Program into the centre which assists in ensuring all children receive at least 50% of the recommended dietry intake whilst in care each day.

Both operators understand the challenge in attracting and retaining staff in Roxby and will be supporting all staff interested in gaining on the job skills as well as qualifications. They are keen to create career paths for those interested in child care as a career.

Renovations will be carried out on the centre in January ready for the reopening in late January.

A milestone is being celebrated in South Australia this year, 2006 is the hundred and tenth anniversary of the year women first exercised their right to vote.

It was a long road for the members of the South Australian Women’s Suffrage League (SAWSL), with the women’s suffrage (right to vote) being dismissed by Parliament several times before it was finally passed.

League members spoke at meetings and in drawing rooms, gathered signatures for petitions and wrote innumerable letters to the local papers.

Mary Lee, a driving force in the SAWSL, wrote a letter to the SA Register expressing her feelings on the subject.

“The suffrage is the right of all women, just as it is the right of all men.”

“Although the immediate need may not be felt by the happy and prosperous – by women with kind husbands and comfortable homes – we insist upon it on behalf of the solitary, the hard pressed and the wronged.”

“We insist on liberty, that all may share the blessings of liberty.”

By the end of 1894 the SAWSL had gathered over 11,000 signatures for a petition in favour of granting women the right to vote.

It was presented to Parliament and finally, on December 18, 1894, the bill was passed and South Australia became the first Australian colony where women could vote and the first place in the world they could stand for Parliament.

Premier Charles Kingston said it was the greatest constitutional reform ever affected in the colony.

By the first polling day in April 1896, almost 60,000 women had exercised their hard won rights and registered to vote.

An article in The Adelaide Observer recorded the historic event.

“Never have we had a more decorous gathering together of the multitude than that which distinguished the first exercise of the female franchise on Saturday, April 25, 1896.”

“Everywhere the women were attended to with great gallantry and their experience of polling day was undoubtedly an agreeable one.”

“It truly was the woman’s day out – a petticoat parade.

The fair franchisists could not help having graces, but they gave themselves no airs.”

Exercising their right to stand for Parliament took a little longer.

It was 24 years before a woman stood for Parliament and 64 years before one was elected.

Female politicians are now a common sight but if it had not been for the tireless work of the SAWSL, they might still be considered their husbands’ ‘property’.

Recognition must go to the members of the South Australian Women’s Suffrage League, without whom Australian women may never have achieved equality with men.

To the women of South Australia, happy anniversary!

Tom Beever Family and Youth Officer

Family Matters

Christmas and New Year Blessings I have enjoyed writing weekly articles through the year and I thank many of you for your warm and positive feedback.

Two articles in particular generated an incredible response that I am grateful for. The first was the article about the orphan African children who had never seen a balloon before. In the article I encouraged Roxby residents to get together in order to create a “community link” between us and an under-privilege or needy community either overseas or in Australia.

As a result, over a dozen families made contact with me in order to be part of such a worthy program and two of those families believe we could form an instant connection with the communities they already have strong links with in Ethiopia and a particular African village. I intend to devote more of my time next year to such an initiative and I share the hope and enthusiasm of the other families who believe we can fund raise enough in order to provide financial assistance that may help in the building of some vital development such as housing and water wells.

The other article that created such wonderful warm and positive responses from so many was the article of two weeks back that was titled; The Importance of Emotional Support. In the article I talked about the importance emotional support can be when it is needed and I wrote of the emotional support two work mates (and others) gave my wife and I when we really needed it.

I hope all my future Family Matters articles will be stimulating and of help and assistance to you throughout the New Year.

May you and your family enjoy a beautiful Christmas and may 2007 be one of many blessings.

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Early present for the RFDS The Royal Flying Doctor Service has been given an early Christmas present, and local auxiliary president, Marie McCormack is ‘gob smacked’.

BHP Billiton Olympic Dam Vice President Smelting, Justin Bauer, presented a cheque for $46,520 to Ms. McCormack, from funds raised during the major smelter shutdown in September this year.

“I’m gob smacked,” Marie said.

“This is just incredible, in some years we work the whole year to raise $40,000!

“With this donation we have raised about $100,000 this year which is amazing,” she said.

An extra 960 additional contractors took part in the shutdown, which enabled major scheduled maintenance to be undertaken.

Total value of the work was more than $80 million and was equivalent to 90 “man years” of work.

A major positive was the fact there were no recordable injuries or significant incidents reported during the shutdown.

“The funds were raised as part of an incentive scheme to promote a safe and proactive workplace culture based around positively reinforcing safe behaviour during the shutdown,” Mr. Bauer said.

“We linked the incentive scheme to STAR (Supervisor Task Audit Report) and TTTC (Take Time Take Charge) cards to monitor the level of participation in the workforce and for tracking issues in the plant.

“We assigned a nominal value of $5 per card to each card filled out correctly and communicated to the workforce that the proceeds would be donated to the RFDS by BHP Billiton at completion of the shutdown,” he said.

Between 7th September and 2nd October, enough cards were completed to raise a total of $46,520.

“The RFDS was chosen as the recipient due to its broad-based relevance and importance of the service to the Olympic Dam Community as a whole,” Mr. Bauer said.

Olympic Dam Asset Leader, Dean Dalla Valle said the company is very proud of what the smelter shutdown achieved, both in terms of completing such a major outage safely with minimal injuries, as well as the sheer scope of the works undertaken which are of great benefit to its operation.

“Olympic Dam and Roxby Downs have a long history of supporting the RFDS, so it made sense that we share such a positive safety result with the organisation,” he Above: Andamooka water point. said.

Andamooka gets its water supply

Mining boom to bail out rail link?

The operator of the Adelaide to Darwin railway is banking on the mining boom at Olympic Dam and Prominent Hill to drag the company out of debt FreightLink has lost more than $100 million dollars during the past two financial years, and is in negotiation with bankers to help it ride out its negative financial position.

The company’s chief executive, John Fullerton, says the line is still ramping up its operations since it opened in 2004 and hopes to be out of debt in three years.

“All the way along the corridor I think there are opportunities. At Olympic Dam, you know we wait for further announcements that may be made,” he said.

“Similarly there may be a number of different opportunities at Coober Pedy and Prominent Hill, I think we are well positioned.”

FreightLink’s annual accounts show debt jumped $36 million to $137million in the 2005-06 financial year. But Mr. Fullerton said the owners which included a number of major international engineering companies - had promised to invest an additional $14

million into the company over the next three years.

The new arrangements were forced on the company after it failed to sell a majority stake in the railway in August for $360 million. But the company is set to try and sell a large stake in the project again, in about three years.

Mr Fullerton said suitors did not recognise the project’s potential, which was still in its “ramp-up” phase, in which losses were expected.

After being launched amid a large amount of fanfare as being Australia’s gateway to Asia, international trade has accounted for only between 1 per cent and 2 per cent of tonnage and the company expects it to remain a niche market.

The company makes about $10 million in earnings before interest and tax, on the underlying freight business, built on 25 per cent growth in domestic freight movements.

FreightLink posted a loss of $54.3million for the 2005-06 financial year, $53.9 million in 20042005 and a loss of $17 million in the service’s first full year of operation.

The company expects the expansion of mining operations at Olympic Dam to generate bigger freight returns as BHP Billiton will move greater amounts of ore on its rail network.

The same is expected of Prominent Hill which is being developed by Oxiana.

The company also completed a deal to haul manganese from Tennant Creek to Darwin.

Mr. Fullerton said this operation has proven the capability of the railway to support mining ventures and has activated FreightLink participation in other mining ventures.

These include Territory Iron operations near Frances Creek (which should commence operations in mid 2007) and GBS Gold, near Pine Creek (which could commence on a similar time line).

According to Mr. Fullerton he expects haulage of minerals to represent at least 30 percent of the company’s business in the future.

The federal, South Australian and Northern Territory Governments injected half of the cost of $1.4 billion to extend the railway line from Alice Springs to Darwin.

The first drops of water are expected to flow into Andamooka through its new 30 kilometre pipeline early in January.

Negotiations that have dragged on for more than 12 months have been completed with the signing of the necessary documentation between the Andamooka Progress and Opal Miners Association, BHP Billiton and the state government.

All that remains to be done is laying the last 800 metres of pipeline into the Olympic Dam lease to connect up with the desalination plant.

APOMA President, Mike Freeman, said work has started on the final leg with the pipeline being pushed beneath the Bore field Road into the company’s lease.

“The contractors are doing this work which should take about 6 weeks.

“They have to install communications equipment, computers and then connect the pipeline to the main desal line with valves. Then the water will flow,” Mr. Freeman said.

The miners have been lobbying for more than 20 years to get a water pipeline into the town.

Mr. Freeman said APOMA has built a water dispensing unit on the left hand approach into Andamooka which will be used by residents to get their water supplies.

“It’s a big blue shipping container which has an Ultra-violet treatment plant inside.

Water passes through this plant and is dispensed via an overhead pipe to fill up water trucks or small containers, such as a bucket.”

Residents will use a type of credit card to access the water. They can buy water credits then use a card swipe and a small key pad to key in the amount of water they want to buy.

“It’s a pretty simple process and people will find it very convenient,” Mr. Freeman said.

APOMA is still to set the rate it will charge per kilolitre for the water.

“I can guarantee the price for water will be cheaper than people are paying at the moment through water carting.

“There won’t be any transportation component in the charge,” he said.

The cost of the pipeline and associated facilities is $450,000 which has come from a state government grant but APOMA estimates its members have donated more than $600,000 in time, effort and machinery to get the job done.

Mr. Freeman said the pipeline was expected to have a life of about 30 years, so APOMA needs to ensure it has enough money to replace the pipeline in the future.

“To this end, there’ll be a small charge added to the cost of the water, with the money being placed in a trust account with the state government to meet that future cost of infrastructure,” he concluded.

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Community Board “A big thank you to all the members of the community who have enthusiastically participated in the community management structure during the year.”

“I wish everyone a safe and enjoyable Christmas and look forward to a very productive 2007,” Executive Officer of the Community Board, Michelle Hales said.

Last week the Community Page gave you a snapshot of what had been undertaken and achieved in the past year.

This week Community Matters brings you comments from the Chair or spokesperson for the Board, Forums and Partnerships which encapsulated their view of the past year.

From all who contribute to this page we wish our readers a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Pet Management Forum “If there was ever the ingredients for a cat fight, this was it!

A diverse mix of Roxby residents, including doting cat owners, environmentalists, and ou vet and council representatives in one room discussing our visions of desirable and appropriate pet management. Twice since 1989 a move to encourage and enforce more appropriate pet management rules for Roxby have failed, either due to extreme views within the community or lack of willingness by a previous administrator to accommodate the wishes of the local community. But the current initiative by the Pet Management Forum appears to have addressed both of these problems. The Forum’s participants unanimously formulated a range of suggestions to improve the welfare of local pets and wildlife and to addres other concerns of Roxby Downs residents. These proposed new rules have received overwhelming support from the community in an awareness and engagement process encouraged by the Roxby Council.

As 2006 draws to a close and the prospect of a fastexpanding town draws closer, the Pet Management Forum are looking forward to celebrating the adoption of appropriate pet management rules in Roxby Downs”, said John Read.

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said.

7.00pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm

Dates and times of meetings were correct at time of publication.

For further information and check venue locations please contact Michelle Hales on 0438871153

Art s and Culture Forum

“The Business Forum is hoping for a productive 2007 and would who like to thank the people participated in 2006.”

“We wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year,” Executive Officer of the Business Forum, Alex Barker said.

“The Arts and Culture Forum had an excellent ye ar and we are looking forward to another busy year with several projects already on the burner.”

“We’d like to wish everybody an artsy and a cultural Christmas,” Chairperson of Arts and Culture Forum, Yvette Mooney said.

Environment Partnership

Volunteering Partnership

Meetings have finished for the year and will recommence in January 2007.

17 January 22 January 29 January 6 February 7 February 15 February February February February March

“The Family and Youth Forum wish everyone a safe and enjoyable Christmas and hope to see more people along to our meetings next year.”

“I think it has been a progressive year for new projects with many long term goals hopefully to come to fruition next year,” Chairperson of the Family and Youth Forum, Scott Sauerwald

Business Forum

“In this day and age you need certificates for everything.”

“The Education and Wo r k p l a c e Tr a i n i n g Forum is so important because it is helping get a listing of training providers together so new people in town or those re-entering the workforce can access new qualifications.”

“And of course we also organised the Outback Career and Employment Expo, which we got a lot of great feedback from.”

“A very merry Christmas and a happy New Year to all,” Education and Work Place Training Forum member, Vicki Mason said.

MEETING DATES Environment Partnership Volunteering Partnership Community Board Sport & Recreation Forum Arts & Culture Alcohol & Substance Abuse Partnership Education & Workplace Training (TBC) Health Forum (TBC) Family & Youth (TBC) Business (TBC)

Family and Youth Forum

“On behalf of the Volunteering Partnership I’d like to urge everyone to stay safe this Christmas, make it a merry one for us all.”

“The Volunteering Partnership are looking forward to projects developed in 2006 coming to fruition in 2007,” member of the Volunteering Partnership, Lol Wilton said.

Health Forum “Even though our For um is small in numbers we are a very proactive group.”

“We are very keen to support the community with regard to health issues.”

“We would like to wish everybody a safe, happy and healthy Christmas and 2007,” Chairperson of the Health Forum, Sue Houlson said.

“We’ve had some quick wins, but we are in there for the long haul to improve the environment in which we live.” “ Th e E nv i ro n m e nt Partnership wish you all a safe and merry Christmas,” Environment Partnership Chairperson, Chris Schultz said.

Sport and Recreation Forum “The Sport and Recreation Forum would like to thank everyone involved in the Forum for their participation and input during the year.”

“The Forum would like to wish everyone in Roxby Downs a merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.”

“Have a good rest and join us at the Forum to continue the good work in the new year and remember to submit those sports person of the year nominations, the closing date is January 2,” Sport and Recreation Forum Chairperson, Reinhardt Viljoen said.

Ways to have your say Do you have an issue that you want raised at any of the meetings?

Do you have suggestions, ideas or feedback that you want passed on for consideration and action?

Would you like to come along to a meeting and speak about a topic?

Would you like to join a forum or partnership?

ROXFM CHRISTMAS MESSAGE RoxFM would like to thank all our volunteers and sponsors for their support during 2006 and wish the community a Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year.

Web Log a question, comment, suggestion at community. roxbydowns.com

Email

Mail

Michelle Hales community@ Executive Officer roxbydowns.com Community Board or PO Box 124 communitygarden@ Roxby Downs roxbydowns.com SA 5725

Telephone Mobile: 0438 871 153 Michelle Hales

ROXFM NEW YEARS EVE STREET PARTY Come along and celebrate New Years Eve and welcome in 2007 with RoxFM’s New Years Eve Street Party Richardson Place will come alive to the music of Adelaide Party band, Agent 99.

Join in the fun from 8pm on December 31. Get a ticket in the RoxFM Raffles available now from RoxFM or from volunteers on the night. Look out for giveaways during the show.

Its all about family and fun.

RoxFM’s New Years Eve Street Part is proudly sponsored by the local community: The Roxby Downs Club !"Big Sky Credit Union ! Alliaance 1 !"Coates Hire !"Stevens Resources Page 6 – Thursday, December 21, 2006

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Have a close encounter

Open 2-3pm Wed 27th, Sat 30th & Sun 31st Dec 2006 There are many new seaside properties available at Victor

The apartments themselves are all 3-bedroom and

Harbor, but not many have the advantages of Encounter

contain an excellent array of contemporary features.

View Apartments. Set within beautiful spacious grounds,

Starting with the open plan living which, in most cases,

these 24 contemporary apartments have excellent views

incorporates a front and rear balcony, is ideally suited to

of Encounter Bay and the Bluff. And best of all, you are

the casual lifestyle people are looking for. All living areas

literally just a few minutes’ walk from the beach.

and bedrooms have ducted, reverse-cycle air-conditioning.

There are two bathrooms; one is an en suite, the other

Development Manager, Phil Craven, believes the site is

has a full-size bath for the ultimate in holiday relaxation.

one of the best on the South Coast. “Encounter Bay with

From a practical side, each apartment also features a

The Bluff and Wright Island is just a beautiful outlook,’ Phil

separate, complete laundry. The gardens and surrounds

says. “And if you could imagine sitting on your balcony,

are fully landscaped to provide a delightful setting that is

enjoying a glass or two of wine as the sun sets over this

easy to maintain.

magnificent natural beauty… it’s just magic.”

“The apartments are on a community title, and the beauty The estate consists of four, well spaced towers, each with

of that is the whole estate is continually being looked

three levels and six apartments. They are named Sturt,

after,” Phil says. “Any repairs, or maintenance work that

Flinders, Cook and Barker after early explorers and

needs to be done, will be done. Residents don’t have to

pioneers of the region. Each apartment also has its own

worry about leaving their apartment for extended periods

7-metre long garage, enough storage area for most boats

and then coming back to face a hundred-and-one jobs.”

or anything else you might like to keep safe. The estate (as well as the apartments and garages) is totally secure,

Of course, for those people who don’t choose to live in

and access can only be gained or given by residents.

the estate permanently, there is the option of gaining substantial returns through by renting. Phil agrees, “There

“Security was an important consideration when planning

is a huge demand for properties of this calibre the whole

this estate,” Phil remarks. “We realise that many of the

year round. In fact, buying one of these apartments simply

people who buy one of these apartments will only use it as

as an investment would be financially valid. But from a

holiday destination. So we had to make sure they would

personal point of view, I’d want to spend a fair bit of my

feel confident about leaving their possessions and investing

time enjoying the peaceful setting, and everything this

in a second home.”

beautiful part of the world has to offer.”

Encounter View Apartments - Victor Harbor

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for the video presentation on our website

from $325,000 Large garage suitable for boats All apartments are 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom Spacious living areas and a huge private balcony All repairs and maintenance completed when vacant Only minutes from the beach Stunning views of Encounter Bay, island & the Coorong State of the art electric security gates Ample parking

Contact Andrew Hogarth Real Estate, Profile on 8331 8755 or 0412 822 164 or visit www.encounterviewapartments.com.au

Solway Crescent off Franklin Parade follow the signs toward the bluff POW-2066-OH

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Roxby Downs . .. .. s u h it w ll e S

Wayne Lawson 0421 636 338

7 Blanche Court - The Four Plus More Well located family home offering 4 bedrooms, master with ensuite & large walk-in robe, others with built-in robes, large lounge, well equipped kitchen with gas stove & heaps of cupboards including pantry & overheads, adjacent large dining area with sliding door to rear, heating & cooling, large separate rumpus room with attached storage room & 2 refrigerated air/cons, carport, large paved pergola area, partially enclosed rear verandah, roller shutters to all front windows, permapine sleeper ratained garden areas, colourbond toolshed & leased @ $320 p/w increasing to $380 p/w in December 2006. $359,950. Web ID 846852.

35 Bopeechee Street - Entertainers Delight Fabulous home offering 3 good size bedrooms all

with BIR’s, separate entry, large lounge & spacious dining room, good size kitchen with gas stove, rangehood, ample cupboards & bench space, gas wall furnace heating & ducted evap cooling. C/port UMR & drive thru to attached c/ port, full length rear verandah & huge all weather, pattern paved pergola with sleeper retained flower boxes & BI brick BBQ, fully fenced pool with paving & decking. Separate fenced & concreted basketball area, tool shed & more. $349,950. Web ID. 838106.

20/30 Burgoyne Street - A Great Investment Starter Conveniently located compact home of 3 bedrooms, master with leadlighted bay window, good size lounge and adjacent dining area with sliding door access to rear, good size kitchen with electric hot plates & underbench oven & rangehood, 3-way bathroom with large vanity unit (2 way ensuite to master bedroom), ducted evaporative cooling & ducted gas heating, double carport & good size pergola area to rear, easy care gardens, colourbond tool shed & currently leased at $280 per week. $279,950. Web. I.D. 848327.

36 Hermit Street 3 Bedroom family home all with bir’s, large lounge, dining, gas kitchen with dishwasher, rangehood, ample cupboards (incl o/heads), (floating timber floors to kitch/dine & entry), heat/cool, single c/port UMR & adj garden covered area, fully fenced IG fibreglass pool, good size all weather entertain area & lawned area to rear yard area, easycare gardens & leased to BHP Billiton @ $1260 per month. $339,950. Web ID. 838107

David Murley 0412 050 200

Kate Bastian 0434 124 719

41 Pioneer Drive - Secure Investment Well positioned family home 3 good size brms all with bir’s, separate entry, large lounge, spacious dine, gas kitchen, WI pantry. Large rumpus & storage room, ducted evap cooling, gas heating, ceiling fans, roller shutters, IG fibreglass pool. Leased to BHP @ $1303p/ month. $360,000 Web ID: 840870 69 Pioneer Road - Priced Just Right 3 Bedroom home offering bir’s, good size lounge, dining with sliding door to rear, kitchen with gas stove, range hood & ample cupboards bathroom with shower, bath & vanity large rear pergola, adj. fully fenced pool with paving & imitation lawn. C/bond tool shed & GI garden shed, single c/port UMR & drive thru sales gates to paved shaded extra c/port. Currently leased @ $320p/w $327,000. Web. ID. 843441.

1 Pogona Court - Nice Home Nice Price Lovely family home of 3 good size bedrooms (all with birs), separate entry, spacious lounge, good size dining room with sliding door to rear, adjacent kitchen with gas stove, range hood & b/fast bar, bathroom with shower cubicle, bath & large vanity unit, ducted evap air conditioning & gas wall furnace heating, double carport umr, full length front & rear verandahs, c/bond too shed, lawned area to rear yard and easy care gardens. Located on corner allotment of 650sqm. Currently leased at $360 per week until August 2007. $339,950. Web ID. 850274 75 Stuart Road - Fabulous Investment Opportunity Family home of 3 bedrooms with bir’s, master with wall mtd air con, good size lounge, dining with sliding door to rear, practical kitchen with gas stove, dishwasher & ample cupboards, ducted evap aircon & gas space heating, single c/port UMR & extra off drive parking 7.5m x 6m x 2.4m high c/bond double garage with power large rear verandah & good size pergola with fernery. C/B tool shed, large rear yard with easy care gardens & auto irrigation. Currently tenanted @ $365 per week. Web. ID. 833885.

83 Stuart Road - Invest For Your Future 3 good size bedrooms all with built-in robes, large lounge, well equipped gas kitchen adjacent dining with sliding door to rear, ducted evap cooling, gas space heating + reverse cycle air conditioning, carport umr along with attached gabled carport, front + rear verandahs, huge all weather paved pergola area, large c/bond powered tool shed and large colourbond garden shed, easy care gardens with auto irrigation + low maintenance yard. Currently leased to BHP Billiton Pty Ltd until 3/4/07 at approx $278 per week. $345,000. Web ID.844602.

10/6 Phibbs Court - Opportunity Knocks Lovely roomy strata Unit offering 2 good size bedrooms with birs, large lounge room, spacious family/dining with small study area, practical kitchen with ample cupboards & bench space, bathroom with shower, bath & vanity unit, ducted evap cooling & electric space heating. Small front & 102 Stuart Road - Invest in Quality rear verandahs, small pergola in easy maintained rear yard, single detached carport space. Currently leased @ $250 per week Fabulous family home, 3 bedrooms. BIR’s. until August 2007. Buy now & invest in your future. $239,950. Web ID. 850788 Separate lounge, spacious family/dine. Karge gas kitchen with dishwasher. Ranger hood, pantry, ducted evap. cooling, gas heating, carport 4 Phibbs Court - Another Roxby Nest Egg UMR, large outdoor entertaining area. 9mx6m Family home of 4 good size brms all with BIR’s garage. 12 month lease @ $335 p/w. $345,000master with ensuite, spacious lounge & dine with $365,000 neg. Web I.D. 843526. sliding door to rear, gas kitchen with range hood and ample cupboards, bathroom with bath, vanity 24 Wilaroo Street - Rent Back to Present Owner & shower cubicle, ducted evap. cooling gas heatYes! Owners requiring to rent back at market rental ing, single carport UMR, front & rear, verandahs & for at least 12 months. Family home of 4 excellent large pergola area and all on huge lot of 1493sqm sized bedrooms al with birs, separate entry, medicurrently leased at $350 per week. $349,950. Web. ID. 831937. um sized lounge & dining with sliding door access to rear, kitchen equipped with gas stove, range 49C Maireana Circuit - Investment Villa hood, dishwasher, b/fast bar & ample cupboards, Well located villa home. 3 bedrooms, 2 way family room, bathroom with bath, shower & vanity bathroom, electric kitchen. ducted evap. cooling, unit, ducted evap air con & gas wall furnace heating, large front verandah & carport U.M.R. Good size pergola area. Garden small rear, double carport umr, c/bone tool shed (powered), garden areas all shed. Leased until August 2007 @ $300/week. easy care & irrigated. Nice home, nice price. $365,000. Web ID. 850836. $299,950. Web. ID. 844622.

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Lot 35 Government Road, Andamooka - A Real Gem In Andamooka A fantastic package including 4 large bedrooms (bed 4 could be teenager’s retreat). Large dining featuring local stone wall, lounge with skylight and timber panelled walls, kitchen with gas stove & range hood & plenty of cupboards, large bathroom with large shower cubicle & handrail, toilet & washbasin and incorporating laundry area, heating & cooling, large rear verandah with surrounding garden beds & gardens. Pergola area & adjacent large aviary, shade house area with plants, 30ft x 20ft gi garage, powered & with storage shelving, double carport with workshop & pit, rear lobby with wash stand. $269,950. Web ID. 849608.

Lot 161 Government Road, Andamooka - Nice Family Home 3 good size bedrooms, kitchen with gas stove, spacious family/dine, bathroom with shower cubicle & wash basin, good size laundry, sep toilet, storage room, carport, gi tool shed, 1 x 2000 gallon, 1 x 1000 gallon poly RW tanks & 1 x 500 gi & more. All furniture included – located with views over town. $167,500. Web ID. 853067.

Lot 228 Government Road, Andamooka - The Surprise Is Inside Spacious family home of 4 large bdrms, huge lounge with bi bar of local stone, feature timber & local stone walls, good sized dining room, gas kitchen with large w.i. pantry, study, bathroom with shower recess & vanity unit, 2 toilets, good size lobby, ducted evap air cond & pot belly stove, ceiling fans, large rear verandah & pergola area, slated front verandah with retaining walls, gi garage, dble c/port, solar HWS, 2 x 2000 gallon & 1 X 500 gallon poly tanks & more – you’ll love this one. $227,950. Web. ID. 853086.

Lot 439 Government Road, Andamooka - An Ideal Home to Just Move In Yes, just move in! All the furniture is included. Recently painted, very tidy 3 bedroom home, open plan kitchen, dine, lounge, gas heating & 1.5hp air conditioner. Well equipped kitchen with ample cupboards, updated bathroom. Full length front verandah, 2 carports, enclosed outdoor entertaining area. 2,000 gallon & 1,000 gallon water tanks.

All on 2700m2 of land. An absolute bargain. $199,950 Web Id: 855043 Lot 541 Government Road, Andamooka - Invest in the Future One bedroom home. Ideal single person’s accommodation. Includes 1 bedroom, open plan lounge, dine, kitchen, full length verandah, carport, powered garage & 2 rain water tanks. All on corner lot of 1003m2. Close to shops & school. Currently leased at $140 per week. $159,950 Web Id: 855197 Lot 696 Government Road, Andamooka - Elevated Home With Views A really nice home of 2 good size bedrooms, formal lounge, spacious fames room with sliding door to entertaining area, good size family/dine area with bi bar, kitchen with new gas stove, kitchen cabinet & pantry, small study with shelving, large bathroom incorporating laundry area with large shower cubicle, vanity unit & toilet. R/C & refrig air conditioners, approx 30ft x 15ft garage with lean-to, 6 car carport, good size entertaining area with sarlon enclosed side, pergola area with local stone waterfall with garden lights and fernery, external toilet, 3 rainwater tanks, all pumped to home, paved BBQ area partially enclosed, min shaft in yard (mine your own opal), rear yard is fully fenced with lock-up gates. Buy now! $179,000. Web ID. 849745.

Lot 13 Government Road, Andamooka - Located In Elevated Position Family home of 2 bedrooms with timber panelling, cosy lounge with panelled walls, kitchen/dining with gas stove & wood stove, laundry/bathroom with bath, shower & toilet, air cond, carport, verandah & tool shed, rain water tanks & more. $159,950. Web ID. 853041.

24 Wilaroo Street - Rent Back to Present Owner

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es! Owners requiring to rent back at market rental for at least 12 months.

Family home of 4 excellent sized bedrooms al with birs, separate entry, medium sized lounge & dining with sliding door access to rear, kitchen equipped with gas stove, range hood, dishwasher,

b / f a s t b a r & a mp l e cupboards, family room, bathroom with bath, shower & vanity unit, ducted evap air con & gas wall furnace heating, large front verandah & small rear, double carport umr, c/bone tool shed (powered), garden areas all easy care & irrigated. Nice home, nice price. $365,000.

Web ID. 850836.

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Outback icon to be sold

The Monitor’s real estate review will return in January 2007. Get your properties in early to avoid disappointment.

Office re-opens on January 15, 2007 Phone Heather on 8671 2683 or Gail on 8248 2450

Left: Rare opportunity to own an Aussie icon, the historic ‘pub’ in Birdsville.

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4 bdrm brick home, main bdrm has bay window, en-suite & WIR, Formal lounge is situated at front of house followed by large living area incl. dining and family room which opens onto large paved area and overlooks inground swimming pool.Other 3 bdrms are in seperate passage way with a 2 way bathroom. Dbl carport.

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25 FINNISS STREET

It’s an icon, part of Australia’s folklore, and it’s up for sale.

The Birdsville Hotel, one of the most marketable tourism spots in the outback, sitting snuggly on the edge of the Simpson Desert has been put on the market by its owners, for the first time since 1979.

It is owned by two couples. Jo and husband Kym Fort and Nell and David Brook.

Jo Fort said sometimes you’ve got to know when enough is enough, when you’ve done everything you can to improve the pub.

“It needs new eyes, new enthusiasm and owners who have the outback in their blood, because they’re going to need it.

“It’s real and it’s raw out here, it’s mateship and freedom but the outback can turn on you and give you a good old whip lashing with a dust storm, just to let you know who is boss,” Jo said.

Jo and Kym plan to return to Adelaide, to acquaint themselves with city living and to be

closer to their families.

The pub, which dates from 1884, has become synonymous with the outback through its annual Birdsville Races.

“It’s a heady time of year, especially when you get 7,000 people swarm into this one pub town just to watch a few skinny horses run around a dusty track.

“I’ve found these people have a dream of what the outback is like, and they’ve dreamt of coming to Birdsville to find it. Well we don’t let them down. They take a beer in the bar, and for some it’s their first taste of beer,” she said.

“They do it for the experience of just being out here. These are the most important people for Birdsville. The dreamers, those that need to experience the excitement, the folklore surrounding this place.”

Mrs. Fort said there had been considerable interest in the sale, given the hotel’s legendary status but hasn’t any idea on what it will bring.

“I just hope that whoever buys it has the outback in their blood, that they have a sense of excitement, anticipation and nothing but good thoughts for the outback.

“If they do, then the outback will welcome them in, make them feel at home,” she said.

“But it’ll kick you every so often. Like we haven’t had rain up here for, gee, must be going on four years. There’s nothing like a good flood and we’re really overdue for one.

“There’s only good floods up here, because it is the life blood of the outback, everything flourishes after it has passed through,” she said.

She warned prospective buyers not to be under any illusions as to what they’d be taking on.

“Its extremes - the heat, the cold, the distance. Nothing ever happens in half measures here. We had a day that was 49 degrees here last week. But then you know what that’s like, living in Roxby Downs, don’t you,” she asked.

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Monitor CHRISTMAS TIPS The Salt Bush Café

Richardson Place, RoxbyDowns

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"LIVE"

Steph and Rodney. Friday nights regular gig, or on request.

Breakfast & Lunch

Breakfast & Lunch

7.30am – 5.00pm Mon, Tues, Wed 8.00am – 5.00pm Sat 8.00am – 2.00pm Sun 7.30am – 2.00pm* Thurs, Fri, Sat

* Light Meals & Beverages still available after 2pm Dinner 6.00pm – 9.00pm Thurs, Fri, Sat

Christmas Menu $30 per head. Complimentary glass of wine. Or choose from the dinner menu.

Fully Licensed • Bookings Appreciated Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day only

MOJO ENTERTAINMENT DJ RICK AT THE TAVERN NEW YEARS EVE LETS PARTY INTO 2007 The Manager and staff of Roxby Downs Tavern would like to thank their patrons in 2006 and wish them a Safe, Happy Christmas and come join them for New Years Eve entertainment

Mango Tart

Potato Rosti with Zucchini chiffonade

Base Sweet shortcrust pastry 1 teaspoon butter, melted 1 tablespoon flour Dried peas or beans for baking blind One egg for sealing pastry base

Ingredients

Filling Juice of one lemon 70g castor sugar 3 eggs 150ml double cream Pulp of one mango, pureed Brush a loose bottomed, shallow flan tin with melted butter and dust with flour to prevent sticking. Line with pastry, rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

While pastry is resting make the filling.

Pour the lemon juice and sugar into a small pot and heat gently, stirring until the sugar has dissolved.

Transfer to a large bowl and beat in the eggs.

Rinse the pot, pour in the cream and bring to the boil, beat into the egg mixture.

Add the mango puree.

Set aside.

Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.

Place a sheet of baking paper over the pastry base and pour in the dried peas, bake for 20 minutes.

Remove peas and paper, brush with the beaten egg, return to the oven and bake until lightly golden.

Reduce oven temp to 170 degrees Celsius.

Carefully pour the mango custard into the pastry shell, return to the oven and bake until just set (a bump to the flan tin should not cause a ripple).

Allow to cool before removing from the tin.

Serve with fresh mango and cream.

Mix the potatoes, egg, onion, flour and salt together in a large bowl.

Melt the butter in a large frying pan, add the oil and drop in spoonfuls of the potato mixture. Sauté until golden on one side, then flip and cook the other side, place onto a paper towel to drain and cool.

Combine the sour cream and herbs, set aside.

Slice the zucchini lengthwise into very fine strips and then cut the lengths into matchsticks. Melt the extra butter and sauté the garlic for one minute, reduce the heat, add the zucchini and cook until tender.

To serve, place a teaspoon of sour cream mixture onto a rosti cake, top with a little zucchini and shaved parmesan.

Ingredients 2 kg easy carve ham 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard ¼ cup maple syrup Juice of 1 orange 1 teaspoon brown sugar 1 cup boiling water

Protect yourself and your family > cover up > wear long, light-coloured, loose-fitting clothing > use insect repellent containing DEET or picaridin (but always read the instructions first).

Method

Mosquito-proof your home and community > make sure windows and openings are fitted with fine, insect-proof screens > cover rainwater and septic tank openings with insect-proof mesh > ensure gutters are not holding water > regularly empty all containers that retain water, such as pot-plant saucers, bird baths and tyres.

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Method

Maple Glazed Ham

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2 medium potatoes, grated 1 egg 1 spring onion, finely sliced ¼ cup plain flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 tablespoon butter ½ cup sour cream 1 tablespoon freshly chopped parsley 1 teaspoon freshly chopped chives 1 zucchini ½ teaspoon crushed garlic 1 teaspoon butter (extra) Shaved parmesan

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.

Remove all packaging from the ham, including the net if it came in one. Mix the mustard, syrup, sugar and orange juice into a slurry and rub around one quarter over the ham.

Place on a rack in a baking tray, pour the boiling water into the tray, making sure it does not touch the ham and place in the oven.

After 15 minutes turn the ham over and baste with another quarter of the marinade, return to the oven. Turn and baste twice more at 15 minute intervals, topping up the water if necessary.

After the final basting, bake for a further 15 minutes and then remove from the oven.

Allow to cool completely, slice and serve cold with a potato salad, a garden salad and crusty bread.

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Tips for a Summer holiday activities happy, healthy Christmas Written by Camilla Leaver, Dietitian, Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Services The festive season can be a big challenge for people trying to make healthy food choices, but it doesn’t have to be, you can still have plenty of fun at Christmas without overindulging.

Here are some hints to help make the holidays happy and healthy.

Think about the real meaning of Christmas for you and your family.

Is it really all about the food and drink? Make sure you plan some extra walks, swimming and family games for the Christmas season.

Quality time spent together as a family will build more Christmas spirit than any treats you can buy.

You can also make a lot of savings if you plan properly for the Christmas grocery shopping.

Most people buy far more than they could ever eat.

If you feel like splurging, why not focus on getting a few items of really tasty high quality produce instead of tonnes of junk food?

Buy cherries, strawberries, mangoes and stone fruit instead of chips and lollies.

Salmon steaks, prawns and gourmet salads make a colourful meal that won’t leave you so sluggish you can’t move and you can involve the family in healthy cooking activities.

Young children love cutting up fruit for fruit salad (they can use a butter knife to chop melon, strawberries and other soft fruits) and its amazing how many hours of fun they will get from a melon baller and a few rockmelons or water melons.

Remember Christmas parties are not your last supper.

When faced with a table of party foods just say to yourself, “I can have it if I really want it, but is it actually going to hit the spot right now?”

If the answer is ‘yes’ then take a small portion of your favourite food, sit down, eat slowly and take a moment to savour the flavour.

If not, assure yourself that these foods are not disappearing from the planet; they will be there tomorrow and the next day and the day after that.

When eating away from home it can be a challenge to get a healthy balance.

One useful rule of thumb is to fill your plate with salad or vegetables first and then add small servings of other foods.

Also be wary of those Christmas drinks. Soft drinks, juices, flavoured milks and alcoholic drinks all provide extra calories that can be equivalent to eating a full extra meal. Make sure you watch what you drink, this will help your head the next day, and your waistline.

Make sure you always carry a water bottle, it will keep you well hydrated and can help to break the habit of snacking ‘just because its there’.

At parties we often snack all day long without thinking about what we are doing.

This can be a particular issue over the Christmas season when parties can last all day. Make sure you focus on more than the food and drink.

Circulate amongst guests, dance, and keep the kids occupied with games or pitch in with the cleaning up.

These activities make the event more enjoyable for everyone, including yourself, and you won’t come away feeling bloated and uncomfortable.

The Christmas spirit does not have to put your health at stake, enjoy the festive season for what it is truly meant to be.

It’s a great to have the time to look after yourself and the people you care for.

Merry Christmas from the Child Health Team!

The dietitian from the Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Service visits Roxby Downs once a month. Consultations are free and no referral is needed.

To make an appointment call 8648 5801.

School holidays have arrived again, heralded by the plaintive cries of hundreds of children complaining they have nothing to do.

But even though many sporting and recreational organisations have wound down for the year, there is still plenty going on in Roxby to keep those holiday blues at bay.

There are a range of activities planned at the Roxby Downs Community Library, including story time, making gift tags, cards, Christmas figurines, walking dragons, wizard’s lanterns, castles and a dragon puppet.

Sessions run on Tuesdays from 10am – 11am and will recommence after Christmas on January 2 and continue until January 23.

Roxby Downs Area School’s OSCH Vacation Care has also mapped out an exciting Christmas holiday program.

Students in their care will be able to enjoy ball games, all kinds of craft activities and a visit to the cinema.

OSCH Vacation Care will be unavailable for two weeks over Christmas.

They finish up on Friday, December 22, and reopen on Monday, January 8.

Programs for January will be available from the OSCH room on Wednesday, December 20.

The Roxby Downs Cultural and Leisure

Precinct will be operating throughout the Christmas holidays, with the swimming pool is open every day except for Christmas Day. Operating hours will be 12pm – 8pm, Monday to Friday and 10am – 8pm, Saturday and Sunday.

A number of children’s movies will be run at the Roxby Downs Outback Cinema, kicking off with The Santa Claus 3: The Escape Claus – rated G, which will be shown for much of December.

Programs are being developed to recommence youth activities so that young people will be able to enjoy DVDs, trips to the swimming pool, educational activities and play a few rounds of pool on a new table donated by a generous community member.

Listen to RoxFM for updates.

Little Rascals Childcare Centre also have an entertaining program lined up with puppet and fashion shows, clay modelling, paper fan decorating, beading, scrapbooking, Christmas crafts and a number of excursions planned.

‘Little Rascals’ will be closed from December 22 – January 7, but will re-open for business on Monday, January 8 with a new name, ‘Lil Sprouts’ and new owners.

Big or small, there is an activity for every student to enjoy on their holidays, so get out there and have some fun!

Jingle Bells “Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way…”

Sing along - you know the words.

Jingle Bells is one of the most popular Christmas songs ever penned, but it wasn’t written as a Christmas song and it does not mention the holiday once.

Jingle Bells was composed by James Pierpont in 1857, to celebrate the Salem Street Sleigh races.

He named the song ‘One Horse Open Sleigh’ and it was all about chasing girls, racing sleighs and betting on the outcome.

Later that year, Pierpont’s brother asked for a pleasant song the Sunday school children could sing at a church social, James gave him ‘One Horse Open Sleigh’ and the rest, as they say, is history.

The song became so popular Pierpont had to copyright it to protect his ownership.

One of the greatest composers in America, Victor Herbert, once said, “Of all the songs by other composers I have ever heard, there is only one I wish I had composed myself…Jingle Bells”.

Main course Christmas lunch recommended wine Wynns Coonawarra 2003 Cabernet golden hue and syrupy consistency, Sauvignon this delicious Muscat provides a fitting climax to any meal.

This is an ideal wine to compliment Perfect as a companion to a delicate the Christmas dinner because of its dessert, but robust enough to be versatility. savoured in its own right, it is a wine best Its fruity eruption across the palate enjoyed chilled to soften its sweetness goes well with roast meats, including and bring out the underlying hints of chicken, turkey and duck. orange blossom and citrus.

There’s still the myth out there that With sweetness and depth of flavour, suggests red wines should only be drunk Brown Brothers Orange Muscat and with red meats, but that is pure folly.

Flora is the perfect partner for our A good cabernet, like this one, has an Christmas mango tart. earthy taste, but yet refreshing and can be combined with red and white meats, Yellowglen Vintage Bella 2005 and even fish, to give the meal a great contrast.

With aromas of musk and rose and This cabernet is deep red in colour, a summer berry kiss to the palate, what you would expect from a great cabernet from the Coonawarra district Yellowglen Vintage Bella is a feminine sparkling wine with a delightful pink in the state’s south-east.

The deep red loamy soils of this region hue.

Perfect as an accompaniment to finger give the wines a taste and body that no foods and ideal as a toasting wine, ‘Bella’ other region can duplicate.

Sit back and enjoy this delightful full appeals to the seasoned wine lover and body wine. It compliments the efforts of the virgin palate alike.

With its playful colour and delicate the chef superbly. bubbles, Yellowglen Vintage Bella is the Brown Brothers 2005 Orange Muscat essence of summer, making it the perfect sparkling wine to enjoy on a sultry and Flora December evening or to bid adieu to a A sweet dessert wine with a deep dying year.

Vet open right through Christmas period The Christmas holidays always poses staffing problems for the Roxby Downs Veterinary Clinic, as many other clinics simply close their door and go on holiday, the Roxby Downs Veterinary Clinic stays open right through the Christmas - New Year period.

“We provide a consistent quality medical service” said Dr. Andrew Melville-Smith “and we need to be available when medical emergencies arise, holiday or no holiday.” The Roxby Downs Veterinary Clinic runs a 24 hour emergency service over the holiday period and their work load increases as many other services close down for Christmas.

In order to allow the clinic to maintain a service over Christmas, Dr. Rowena Merrick has agreed to fly over from Ballybrack, County

Dublin in Ireland and work here over Christmas. “We are very lucky that Dr. Merrick has agreed to come here and work for us” commented Dr. Melville-Smith “With current shortage of vets in Australia, it is hard to entice someone from overseas to come here and work as we are competing with other vets in Australia and in the capital cities”.

Dr. Merrick won the “William Lothian” prize for the best achievement as a final year student at Edinburgh University and has since, spent many years working as a cat and dog vet in the Isle of Man and more recently in Ireland. She has shown a real interest in providing medical care to less common animals such as lynx, lemurs, penguins and poteroos.

The staff of the Roxby Downs

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Veterinary Clinic have some holiday tips for pet owners based on their experiences from previous years: 1. If your pet requires constant medication, make sure you have enough to last through the holidays.

2. If your pet has a life threatening condition or is recovering from an illness and you are going away with your pet, have a copy of your pets medical record with you. This will save you time and money if your pet needs further medical attention over the Christmas – New Year period.

3. If your pet becomes ill during this time of year, seek medical help earlier rather than later. This will improve your pets chances of a speedy recovery and in the long run, save you money. www.themonitor.com.au

Above: RoxFM stepping out and joining the pageant held in Roxby Downs on Saturday, December 9.

‘The Night before Christmas’ Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there; ‘A Visit from St Nicholas’ is the quintessential Christmas verse, known and loved all over the world - but it is a poem that should never have seen the light of day.

Penned in 1822 by American scholar, Clement Clarke Moore, the poem was copied without his knowledge by a family friend and sent to a popular periodical, the Troy Sentinel.

Moore, who was a Professor of Oriental and Greek Literature, was horrified when he saw the whimsical verse he had written for his children in print.

It was more than twenty years before he claimed the work as his own, including it in a volume of poems he had published at the request of his family.

More than 180 years later ‘A Visit from St Nicholas’ has become the most published, most collected and most memorised piece of Christmas literature ever written.

NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY AT THE TUCKABOX RESTAURANT ANDAMOOKA Dinner 6-9pm Reservations required Dance the Night away to DJ “MILD to WILD” Karaoke - Drink Specials throughout the night Late light supper provided Phone 8672 7137

Limited edition signed prints of original pastel works Framed $200 Unframed $75

Local Artist DAVE KOVAC Available now – Contact Dave on 0409 726 252 Thursday, December 21, 2006 – Page 11

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your Money questions Noel Sage of Sage Wealth Advisers Pty. Ltd. intends to answer questions about wealth creation strategies including gearing to buy shares or property investment.

Noel is a Certified Financial Planner with 24 years of extensive experience in all facets of the Financial Planning industry ‘Your money questions” will be appearing fortnightly in this newspaper.

Write to: sagenl@chariot.net.au

Question When I retired recently I took a $30,000 a year defined pension with a Superannuation Provider and rolled over $180,000 to a holding fund (FRP) planning to create an allocated pension for my wife.

The Superannuation Provider provided no financial advice. I have found that using a financial adviser is only marginally more expensive than the Superannuation Provider.

What sort of advice or help could a reputable financial adviser give me after the allocated pension is set up to warrant the extra fees?

I do not want to take the cheaper option then find I need to make financial decisions with no guidance.

Answer Our experience shows people have taken what they believed to be the cheaper option and then have to make financial decisions which may not always be the most appropriate. Please consider this, a cheaper option doesn’t always deliver a better return. It’s the net return you receive after fees that is important.

Advice and guidance from a financial adviser doesn’t stop once a plan or portfolio is put in place.

Just as your situation over the years will change, as will your goals and objectives, and your risk profile, so to will super legislation, tax and Centrelink rules, and the economic environment.

An adviser will need to address these issues at the onset but will also need to review your changing circumstances with you over the years.

The portfolio set in place will need to be maintained and reviewed as will the fund managers selected your adviser will advise you if changes need to be made to ensure you are on track to meeting your lifestyle goals & objectives.

We suggest you consider the above ever changing factors when considering the services of a financial adviser.

This information is of a general nature only and has been provided without taking account of your objectives, financial situation or needs. Because of this, we recommend you consider, with or without the assistance of a financial adviser, whether the information is appropriate in light of your particular needs and circumstances. The above answers are all based on existing rules and do not take into account the proposed budget changes from 1 July 2007. We are not authorised by Securitor to provide advice in relation to taxation. Due to its complexity and the speed and frequency with which taxation laws and regulations may change, we recommend you seek more detailed advice from your taxation adviser on any taxation issues.

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Christmas and credit cards Credit card spending in December will reach new heights this year as consumers gear up for the holiday season, according to the CANNEX financial services research group.

Australians love their plastic - as a nation we hold over 13 million credit cards.

Chief Executive of Roxby’s very own Alliance One Credit Union, Phil Lynch, said used correctly, credit cards can complement your financial situation.

“Credit cards offer the consumer an opportunity to purchase items interest free for a limited number of days, as specified by the financial institution,” Mr Lynch said.

“And in some cases they offer the opportunity to purchase items at a lower rate than other credit facilities available on the market.”

“Most credit cards offer an interest free period for purchases, so to save on interest always try to pay off your balance within the interest free days on the credit card,” he said.

Last December, Australians ran up over $16 billion on their credit cards.

This year the figure is expected to exceed $17 billion.

“People spend up to 25 per cent more in December than they average for the other 11 months,” CANNEX senior research analyst, Garfield Wright said.

“For the past three years, Australia’s annual pattern of credit card usage has been predictable, with spending soaring in December, as credit cards are well and truly given a workout.”

“This year, though, the figures will be through the chimney and well into the 17 billion dollar realm.”

Strategic business information provider, IBISWorld, predicts Australians will spend over $23 billion celebrating Christmas this year, almost five per cent more than we spent in 2005.

“Overall, we feel Australia’s strong labour market has largely absorbed the impact of this year’s interest rate rises, even though consumer sentiment has trended a little lower as a result,” IBISWorld’s General Manager (Australia), Jason Barker said.

“Lower petrol prices have, however, largely offset the fall in the consumer sentiment index, and will particularly favour retailers targeting low-income households, for whom petrol prices have a disproportionately negative impact,” he said.

InfoChoice, an independent Australian ‘infomediary’ company offers some tips on how to manage credit cards wisely.

Avoid cash advances, InfoChoice advises, consider your spending patterns before choosing a card, ask about discounts and fee waivers, do not be distracted by sweeteners and always try to pay the full outstanding balance on your statement by the due date.

Christmas has become a commercial bonanza, there is no denying that, but with care, it can be managed so the joy of Christmas does not become the pain of the New Year.

How cool is your car this summer?

Jason Nottle is one of those characters who knows how to be cool when it comes to cars.

In places like Roxby Downs and the Far North there is nothing worse than a 40 degree plus day and no car air-conditioning.

With fifteen years in the automotive air-conditioning business working on the biggest tractors to salon cars, there is not much Jason doesn’t know when it comes to keeping your motor vehicles cool.

Jason and wife Marsha’s automotive air-conditioning business has only been operating for seven weeks.

With the summer now upon us they are already flat out repairing and servicing customer’s auto air-conditioning.

“It has been a promising start with a number of customers being so happy with the service and results they have brought in their second car or recommended us to a friend. It is great to be getting repeat business,” Marsha said.

Jason, who offers both a workshop and mobile service, works with all models of commercial and private vehicles and can generally bring parts up from Adelaide overnight to ensure a minimum of down time.

“We specialise in automotive air-conditioning, it is all we do. Jason has recently updated all of his licences and accreditation and we are ready for a busy summer,” Marsha said.

It’s unfortunate but true - the hotter the day, the more likely your car air-conditioning is likely to break down.

Get yours serviced before the real hot weather arrives. www.themonitor.com.au

Dam clean 24/7 Dam Clean Carwash has been operating in Tutop Plaza since April and is proving very popular with local car owners.

Owners Geoff and Chris Bone came to Roxby Downs seven years ago and for Mr Bone, who is a builder by trade, it was love at first sight.

“Geoff just fell in love with the town, he could see such potential in the place,” Mrs Bone said.

Mr Bone designed and built Dam Clean Carwash himself and is justifiably proud of his new venture.

“Water under pressure has much more cleaning power than water running out of a hose,” Mr Bone said.

“Therefore it will use less water and less time and labour to do the same operation.”

“A specific ratio of air to water is used in these machines to produce the cleaning function and optimise performance, hence saving water, time and effort,” he said.

Dam Clean Carwash boasts three

manual washing bays, vacuum and fragrance machines, vending machines containing automotive products and a change machine.

“The bays are open 24/7,” Mrs Bone said.

“So people can come anytime and clean their car.”

Mrs Bone said one of the best things about owning her own business was being her own boss and getting to meet lots of new people.

“As long as you are happy doing what you are doing, that’s what it’s all about,” she said.

“Roxby is a great place to bring up children, most people come up here to work, so the kids tend to grow up with a positive work ethic.”

“I look around now and think if I hadn’t come, look at all the lovely people I’d never have met,” she said.

Dam Clean Carwash is located in Tutop Plaza on Tutop Street.

Students assisted to access new careers

Have you considered what career path you are taking next year?

Perhaps you’re straight out of school and not sure what you want to do or maybe you’re just after a career change.

Whatever your situation the Career Employment Group (CEG) can help.

CEG is dedicated to matching young people with suitable jobs in a number of different vocations.

Right now is the perfect time to register your interest so we can set you on the path to career success.

The company employs and trains apprentices in a number of different fields including electrical, instrumentation, fabrication, fitting and machining, diesel/ motor mechanics hairdressing,commercial cookery, administration and retail traineeships construction trades, school based Australian appreticeships and mining.

CEG takes the hassle out of employing an apprentice or trainee by taking care of all the paperwork, managing the apprentice or trainee and addressing any problems that may arise which makes them a very attractive option for employers.

The company currently have 350 apprentices and trainees employed in regional SA which includes more than 50 apprentices and trainees in Roxby Downs.

With a local office at 21 Burgoyne Street (attached to the Roxby Downs Club

building) they know the needs of local employers and local conditions. Equally CEG can assist apprentices and trainees to gain employment in other towns and cities if that meets the needs of the applicant.

The field officers are well equipped to guide apprentices and trainees through the process and support the applicants from their commencement into training to their completion and receipt of their final qualifications.

CEG has a proven track record, indicated by more than 2465 people that have completed a qualification with us, which gives them a success rate of more than 80%.

As testament to their success, CEG already has two candidates being trained in a six week Access program at Elizabeth East. This fantastic opportunity will put them on the fast track to an apprenticeship once they finish. The efforts and success of the students was so appreciated by their trainers they were rewarded with a day out including paintball and pizza.

CEG run similar courses to upskill people in the following areas: Whyalla, Pt Lincoln, Roxby Downs, Pt Augusta, Mt Gambier, Smithfield and Mt Barker.

CEG was established in 1988 as a community based not-for-profit organisation and is overseen by a Board of Directors .

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WHAT’S ON

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Friday, December 8 Junior Basketball Minis 4:00pm Under 10 girls from 5:00pm Mid-season break from December 8. Season re-commences on Friday February 2.

Roxby Downs Bowls Club Recommencing early February Saturday, December 9 Junior Basketball Mid-break from December 9 Season re-commences Friday February 3.

Leisure Centre 9:30am – 4:05pm Monday, December 11 Karate Auditorium Colts (Age 5-12) 6pm Juniors/Adults 6:45pm Contact Tracey Fouet 0400 894 429 Season break starts Dec. 14 Special school holiday sessions.

Monday & Wednesday from December 18 to January 29.

Tuesday, December 19 A- Grade Mens Basketball Leisure Centre 7pm – 10pm Wednesday, December 13 Karate Auditorium Colts (Age 5-12) 6pm Juniors/Adults 6:45pm Contact Tracey Fouet 0400 894 429 Season break starts Dec 14.

Special school holiday sessions.

Monday & Wednesday from December 18 to January 29 Thursday, December 14 Tae KwonDo Auditorium From 6:30pm Contact Andrew Murdy 0418 804 398

Woomera March 7 Andamooka March 8 Roxby Downs March 8

Indoor Soccer Leisure Centre Social matches from 6pm All welcome Season starts January 29, 2007 Contact Kenton Maloney 0408 797 158 Swim Club Practice Sessions Holiday Timetable Dec 11 - January 27 Mon, Tues, Thurs 6.00 - 7:30pm Sat 8.30 - 10.00am NO training Saturday December 23 through to Tuesday January 2.

The season will recommence on Monday January 29.

Dolphins Tues & Thurs 5:30pm - 6:30pm Stingrays, Sharks & Swordfish Mon, Tues, Thurs 6:15pm - 7:45pm Sat 8:00am - 9:30am Basketball A & B Grade Men & Women Resumes early February 2007.

Visiting Allied Health Service Occupational Therapist Speech Pathologist Dietician Podiatrist Child Adolescent Mental Health Services For appointments phone 8648 5800 Hearing Services January 25 - 9.00am - 2.30pm For an appointment call 1800-006303 Every Week Visitor Information Centre Closed December 25 & January 1.

Business hours between 26 December and 31 January 10:00am to 2:00pm Leisure & Cultural Centre Movies Closed from Sat Dec 25 - Jan 4.

Re-opens January 5.

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday Sunday (see schedule below) Cultural & Leisure Precinct

Lawn Bowls Roxby Downs Bowls Club Recoomencing early February

HEALTH Roxby Downs Family Practice will be closed from December 23 to January 4, 2007. Re-opens January 5, 2007. Phone 8671 0730 Roxby Downs Medical Practice will be closed during public holidays only. Normal hours 9:00am-5:00pm Saturday morning by appointment only.

Phone 8671 1900 Grace Surgery will be closed during public holidays only.

Normal hours 9:00am-5:00pm 7 days a week. Phone 8671 2244 Eyebus Woomera Feburary 7 Andamooka February 8 Roxby Downs February 8

Dunes Cafe closed December 26 to January 1 Roxby Downs Childcare Closed from 5.30pm Friday Dec. 22 Re-opens 6.30am Monday Jan. 8 Phone 8671 0911 for details

Roxby Downs Community Library Holiday Activities Tuesday December 19 10-11am Story & activity, make Christmas figurines All children aged 4-13.

Phone 8671 0660 for more information.

Tuesday January 2 10-11am Activity: Walking Dragon

EVENTS AND ENTERTAINMENT December December 31 RoxFM New Years Eve Street Party from 8.00pm Birdsville Hotel New Year’s Eve party

Tuesday January 9 10-11am Activity: Wizard’s Lantern

GENERAL INFORMATION The Post Office will be closed on December 25 & 26, 2007. Closed January 1.

Tuesday January 16 10-11am Activity: Castles

Mt Dare Hotel is open every day, even Christmas day, 8:00am -9:00pm, 7 days.

Tuesday January 23 10-11am Activity: Dragon Puppet Toddlers Story Time Fun for young children and mums Roxby Downs Library Richardson Place 9:30 am – 10:30 am

School Term 2007 January 29 - April 14, 2007 No Changes to rubbish collection

Playgroup St Barbara’s Parish School Returns February Coffee Mornings for Families Meet and chat for all families new comers especially welcome.

Dunes Café 9:30am – 11am Every Friday Playgroup Roxby Downs Kindergarten Returns February

Gym Every Sunday Cultural & Leisure Precinct Tour De Desert Cycling CLOSED from Sat December 23 Social Bike riding group from 8am to Monday January 1 Contact Daryl Wake Re-opens Tuesday January 2 0408 188 685 Tuesday 2 to Friday 5 9.00pm -12.00pm/4.00pm-8.00pm Saturday 6 RDAS 8.00am - 12.00pm Vacation Care Program Sunday 7 - CLOSED Monday Dec. 11 - Friday Dec. 22 Monday 8 - Re-open as usual Free choice of indoor and outdoor activities.

The Monitor Summer Holidays Times All Enquires Email editor@themonitor.com.au or call 0411 553 688 Office closed December 18th 2006 to January 14th 2007

Roxby Downs Cultural and Leisure Precinct Regular Schedule Cultural Precinct Visitors Information centre Dunes café, Art Gallery Open Mon – Fri 8:30am – 5pm Saturday & Sunday 9am – 5pm Leisure Centre Gymnasium New Times - See Above Pool Times General Public Mon-Fri – 12-8pm Weekends 10am-8pm Lap Swimming Mon-Fri - 6-9am Mon-Thurs - 7pm-8pm (2 lanes) Weekends 9-10am Swim Club Mon-Thurs - 5:30-8pm (3 lanes only) Swim Lessons VACSWIM January 8-18 Junior Swim Jan 22 - Feb 2 Public Holidays Open 10am-8pm Christmas Day - closed New Years Day - 12pm-8pm

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Sports Calendar This Week 30 Nov - 7 Dec Thursday Nippy Gym – Auditorium Back in February Squash 7pm-9pm Indoor Soccer 6-7pm Taekwondo 6.30 – 8.30 12 years and over Monday Nippy Gym – Auditorium Back in February

Events Art Gallery Program 24 November – January 8 Festival of the Christmas Tree Library committee + community volunteers January 2007 Friable Rock Kym Needle CASA ADO Shovel Fishing Tom & Sharon Hurley (Andamooka) CASA Touring

Outback Cinema A GOOD YEAR

Rated M. Everything matures..... eventually. A British investment broker inherits a vineyard in Province, from his late uncle.

He discovers a new laid-back lifestyle as he tries to renovate the estate to be sold.

Starring: Russell Crowe, Albert Finney, Archie Panjabi

Friday 15th Saturday 16th Sunday 17th Monday 18th Tuesday 19th Wednesday 20th

3:00pm 12:00pm 3:00pm 3:00pm 12:00pm & 7:00pm 3:00pm

BORAT: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

Tuesday Squash 7-9pm Indoor Soccer 6-7pm Taekwondo 6.30 – 8.30 12 years and over

Rated MA. Kazakhstani TV talking head Borat (Cohen) is dispatched to the United States to report on the greatest country in the world.

With a documentary crew in tow, Borat becomes more interested in locating and marrying Pamela Anderson.

Starring: Sacha Baron Cohen, Ken Davitian, Luenell & Pamela Anderson

Friday 22nd Saturay 23rd Sunday 24th www.themonitor.com.au

3:00pm & 7:00pm 3:00pm 4:00pm

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PUBLIC NOTICES

Roxby Water’s Water & Sewerage Charges adopted by Roxby Downs Council as Water Distribution Authority pursuant to Section 13 of the Roxby Downs (Indenture Ratification) Act 1982.

Rates are effective from 1 January 2007 Water Charges All Properties

Roxby Power’s Electricity Tariffs & Charges adopted by Roxby Downs Council as Power Distribution Authority pursuant to Section 18 of the Roxby Downs (Indenture Ratification) Act 1982.

Unless otherwise noted rates &tariffs are effective from 1 January 2007 and include GST) Customers < 160 MW hr per annum Supply Charge Supply Rate $ per qtr.

Cents per kw.hr M - Domestic Light & Power $33.70 18.00

Charges per access unit per quarter $36.25 $1.00 per kl $2.20 per kl $3.20 per kl Number

Supply Charge First 34 kl 34 – 120 kl Over 120 kl Access Units (Based on size of water meter) 20mm service connection 25mm service connection 50mm service connection 80mm service connection Freehold land abutting a water main with no service connection.

Miscellaneous Fees Special Meter Reading Fee hours

1 1.5625 6.25 16 1

C - Charitable Institutions J – Off Peak Hot Water S -General Supply

$33.70 Nil $33.70

SOLA – Solar Buyback D & N – General Supply Time of Use

$33.70-

Miscellaneous Charges Special Meter Reading Fee (Vacating & Transfers within Roxby Downs) New Account Fee (Includes Special Meter Reading Fee) Reconnection Fee (Non payment) General Account / Administration Fee (Excludes Special Meter Reading Fee) Bank dishonoured transaction Credit Card Transaction Fee Security Deposit

$ per item $27.50 business $72.50 after hours $11.30 Details from Council $18.20

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18.00 8.45 18.80 (first 7500 kw.hr per qtr) 18.20 (thereafter) 12.35 21.95 (peak 7am - 9pm Mon – Fri) 11.50 (other times)

To be successful in your application you must possess the following: #!Excellent communication skills both verbal and written #!Sound time management skills #!High level of attention to detail #!The ability to work with minimal supervision #!Current “C” class SA drivers Licence

Bank fee incurred No charge $450 as determined by retail licence. Conditions apply.

(GST not applicable) Interest on Late Payments As determined by retail licence.

Late Payment Fees $12.50 Meter Inspection Fee $40.00 Meter Test Fee $80.00 Meter upgrade from 1 to 3 Phase $180.00 3 Phase Service Pillar Replacement $380.00 Other Fees Details available from Council General Tariffs are set in accordance with Section 18(16) & 18(17) of the Roxby Downs (Indenture Ratification) Act 1982.

Current tariffs for Customers > 160 MW hr per annum are to be reviewed for commencement in February 2007.

Late Payment Fee Other Fees General Account/Administration Fee (Excludes Special Meter Reading Fee) Sewerage Charges All Properties $102 per property unit per quarter Sewerage charges for all properties are based on establishing property units for each type of property according to use, as per guidelines established by the South Australian Local Government Association.

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VACANCIES

For further information or a copy of the Job Description, please contact Wendy or Mel on 8671 2450.

Applications to Wendy Hillman PO Box 305 Roxby Downs SA 5725 roxby@broadspectrum.com.au Applications close 5pm 15th January 2007 Visit www.broadspectrum.com.au to learn more

VACANCIES ABLE to start now? computer / mail-order / phone workers, from home. $500$3000pm. PT / FT. Ph: (08) 8343 6182 MERRY CHRISTMAS

Roxby Downs Council Holiday Office Hours Office closed from 12.00 noon Dec 22 2006 Reopening 9.00am Tuesday 2 January 2007 Emergency number 0418 89 2870

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Pt Pirie & Adelaide Depots

Fax: 8671 2823 Mob: 0407 711 234

21 Gosse Street, Roxby Downs SA BLD - 173944

Providing a complete service: ! ! ! ! !

" General Repairs " Carpentry " Plumbing " Electrical " Painting

" Fencing " Cabinet-making " Gas-tting " Carpet/Vinyl " Refrigeration

Creative Trims & Craft

Phone 8671 0153

Antique & Household Removals Local, Interstate & Country Storage & Delivery Specialists

Ph: 0427 716 173

Open: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday.

9.30am to 2.30pm Closed Wednesday or phone for an appointment CLOSED DECEMBER 24 THROUGH TO JANUARY 8

we have all your scrapping needs!

Contact Jane on 8688 4252 (Eyre Peninsula) or Vienessa 0417 753 597 (Far North SA)

Roxby Downs ! Pt Augusta ! Pt Pirie

24 Curdimurka Street

For all your Quilting needs • Embroidery • Ribbons • Beads • Laces • Haberdashery •PFAFF Machines & accessories

Red Dunes Scrapbooking www.red-dunes.com From the Desert to the Sea

Big Sky is closed on the public holidays (Xmas day, Proclamation Day & New Year's Day). Available Saturday mornings by appointment between 9am and 11am, except the 23rd and 30th of December.

Visit us in Tutop Street, call 8671 2555 or explore www.bigsky.net.au

"LOCAL, YEAH WE'RE LOCAL"

• Spiders • Mice • Termites

• Flies • Mozzies

• Ants • Cockroaches

(inc. full termite insurance and accreditation) Fully licensed with SA Health Commission – Lic. No. 200453365

Phone Stuart or cherie 8671 3343 or 0427 280 291

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Festival of Trees Winners The results of the hugely successful 2006 Festival of Trees were announced at the Cultural Precinct on Wednesday, December 6.

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DRIVE SAFE Roxby Downs Sports Person Of The Year Award

AUSTRALIA DAY AWARDS 2007 Nominations are now invited for the 2007 Australia Day Awards These Awards are provided by the National Australia Day Council through the Australia Day Council of South Australia Inc. and are administered by Local Government Authorities throughout Australia. ! ! !

Award Categories are "!

Citizen of the Year "!

Young Citizen of the Year and "!

Community Event of the Year

Applications are now open for the inaugural Roxby Downs Sports Person of the Year Award The Roxby Downs Sports & Recreation Forum has decided on behalf of the community to formally recognise individual sporting achievements by launching this award.

Roxby Downs is a unique and wonderful place to live, work and raise a family.

Council believes his to be a direct result from ordinary people within our community accomplishing and achieving extraordinary things.

Now is your opportunity to identify those people within our community who, over the past twelve months have made an outstanding contribution, and/or have given outstanding service to the Roxby and Olympic Dam communities over a number of years.

Community events are those that galvanise the entire community and showcase Roxby Downs and Olympic Dam as the positive place that we all cherish may also be recognised.

Nominations forms are available from the Council Ofce Richardson Place Roxby Downs or by Fax on 8671 0452 or email roxby@roxbycouncil.com.au Nominations Close at 5.00 pm on Tuesday 2nd January 2007 and will be received and considered in strictest condence.

Outstanding sporting achievements occur both on and off the field. Those nominated do not necessarily have to be outstanding athletes.

Exceptional “team players” or sporting administrators are equally worthy.

Now is your opportunity to publicly recognise those people who have contributed significantly to sport in Roxby Downs.

The Award will be announced on Australia Day 2007 Nominations forms are available from the Roxby Downs Sports and Recreation c/o the Council Office Richardson Place Roxby Downs or by Fax on 08 8671 0010 or email community@roxbydowns.com.

Nominations Close at 5.00 pm on Tuesday 2 January 2007 and will be received and considered in strictest confidence by the Sport and Recreation Forum

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Reinhardt Viljoen Chairman Roxby Downs Sport & Recreation Forum

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