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Theft puts reserve at risk OLYMPIC DAM…Staff and volunteers at one of Australia’s most successful arid zone ecology projects are up in arms after thieves damaged the reserve’s feral animal-proof fence, risking the project’s native animal populations. Local stakeholders in the Arid Recovery reserve - situated 20km north of Roxby Downs - reported the theft of several bales of fencing wire from inside the reserve this month. In the process of climbing the fence to steal the bales, however, the thieves have damaged the ‘floppy-top’ design which ensures cats cannot breach the reserve. The reserve is home to one of Australia’s largest populations of Greater Bilbies, Burrowing Bettongs, Western Barred Bandicoots and Stick Nest Rats. “Not only have they climbed in and stolen something – they’ve damaged the integrity of the fence, leaving it vulnerable to predators getting in,” project officer Brydie Hill told The Monitor last week. “The fence was more than seven years in the design and completion, and in all the time the reserve’s been here we’ve never had an incident like this.” Local staff and volunteers are “shocked and disappointed” by the incidents, she said. The damage comes just days after the project’s donation box – a padlocked container soldered to a metal pole – was stolen from the reserve’s front gates, more than 16km along the borefield road. “We have tourists from all over the world travelling this road and dropping money in the donation tin – it’s horrible to think that that money they’ve given won’t go to the reserve as they intended,” Ms Hill said. “We’ve always enjoyed strong support from the local community – it’s not just the staff’s project, it’s everybody’s project and I just hope this is a one-off incident.”
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FENCE FEARS…Arid Recovery project officer Brydie Hill indicates where vandals have damaged the reserve’s unique feral-proof fence, risking the project’s native animal populations.
ROXBY DOWNS…Roxby Downs resident Stephen Moss is calling for volunteers to help him Clean Up Australia on Sunday, March 6 – or at least the little bit of it along Olympic Way, from Roxby Downs to Charlton Rd. “The first time I came into town I saw all the Tidy Towns signs and then as I drove through the other side I was thinking “look at the mess”. “There’s bottles, plastic, cardboard, bags – just rubbish. “Every visitor we have here goes to the mine, and that’s what they see.” Now Mr Moss will head up a team to clean up Olympic Way on Clean
Up Australia Day next month. Already, local businesses have thrown their support behind the effort, with high-visibility vests donated by WMC for volunteers, extra bags from Eurest Support Services and KESAB. Collex/SBS will supply dump facilities, a covered trailer and will help recycle waste from the collection. Volunteers will meet on Sunday, March 6, at 9am – outside Outback Landscaping and Supplies on Olympic Way. “And when it’s done, let’s keep Olympic Way tidy after we’re finished,” Mr Moss said.
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The SA Government will host a ‘Country Cabinet Meeting’ in Roxby Downs on Monday, March 14, 2005. This is the first time one of these meetings - an official sitting of the SA Parliament - has ever been held in the region. Premier Mike Rann and the full complement of SA Ministers will arrive early Monday morning for a community morning tea. Presentations will be made to cabinet by the Roxby Downs Council and WMC Resources (Olympic Dam). Cabinet will then sit at the Roxby Downs Council offices, followed by a visit to Andamooka. Member for Giles Lyn Breuer invited community members to discuss local issues with SA ministers by making an appointment. Phone the Giles office - 8645 7800. “I’m thrilled to bits that they can come to Roxby Downs, see the local community, talk to the local people and find out some of the local issues in Roxby Downs.”
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HOON WATCH...Sgt Richard Hobbs warns a local driver about the newly-introduced ‘hoon laws’.
Harder penalties for hoons FAR NORTH AND OUTBACK…‘Hoon’ drivers face vehicle impoundment, fines of up to $1250 and as much as six months in jail following the introduction of new legislation this month. As of February 7, 2005, it is an offence for a person to misuse a motor vehicle by: Racing motor vehicles in a public place, causing engine or tyre noise likely to disturb residents, performing sustained wheel spins or driving on any area of park or garden or a road-related area so as to break up the ground surface or cause other damage. Early in May, police will also be given additional powers to seize and impound motor vehicles if they are used to break the new ‘hoon’ laws, or in cases of drink-driving.
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These are some of the things I don’t understand... Calculus, gnostic mysticism, HTML programming, what the spleen actually does - and of all those, the biggest mystery for me is vandalism. What exactly are you getting out of pulling up sprinklers, kicking in toilet doors or chopping halfway through a tree right next to where I park my car when I drop the kids off to school? I’d really like to know. If I had to total up the dollar value of all the vandalistic acts I’ve had to photograph in my 14 years in the media I think I could probably hire Bill Gates himself to explain HTML to me. At least then one of my great mysteries would be answered. There’s a lot of crimes that make sense - if a slightly twisted, selfish kind of sense. A youth steals a car, because he wants a car when he can’t afford one. A man drives home drunk because he doesn’t want to leave his car parked outside the pub, after all let’s face it - drunk people coming out of a pub can do some pretty dumb things (like drive). Gamblers and junkies steal because they can’t imagine not being able to afford their next fix. But what do you get out of smashing the LMS notice board or flooding the BlockBuster shopfront? And what can we, as a society, do to stop you ever doing it again? I figure public humiliation is probably the most effective solution. Hey, they’ve outlawed the dunce hat and the scarlet letter A - but I kind of like the idea of watching the guy who does donuts outside my front yard on a Saturday night down on his hands and knees scrubbing off the blackies on the following Sunday morning. And with our new hoon laws, that’s exactly what will be happening. I loved the Operation Roar our local police ran a few years ago where they video-taped young partygoers in the Lion’s Park and then showed the tapes, and the damage, to their parents. Vandalism is the kind of crime that only seems cool at 2am with a few beers in you. Let’s bring it out into the light and wake a few people up - then maybe they can tell me why they do it and I’ll have the answer to another universal mystery.
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TRAPPERS...Hugh McGregor and Jason Briffa checking Elliott traps during this month’s annual trapping at Arid Recovery.
High mammal rates at outback reserve OLYMPIC DAM…Hundreds of small native mammals, snakes and lizards were trapped, recorded and released this month during the Arid Recovery Reserve’s five-day annual trapping. Around 20 staff and volunteers were involved in laying and checking 450 Elliott (spring-release) traps and 180 pit traps last week. More than 800 animals were recorded over the fiveday period. “While exact numbers aren’t yet confirmed, it appears that, again, we’ve caught many more mammals within the reserve than outside,” project coordinator Brydie Hill told The Monitor this week. “This year, it seems we’ve caught more small carnivorous marsupials this year, like dunnarts, which eat invertebrates. “We’ve recorded lots and lots of young animals, particularly young skinks, which means lots of things are breeding. “That probably means the country’s in better condition after the recent rains.” The Arid Recovery Reserve is a feral-animal proof reserve, situated 20km north of Roxby Downs, where a series of endangered and locally-extinct animals have been reintroduced – including the Western Barred Bandicoot, Greater Bilby, Burrowing Bettong and Stick-Nest Rat. Feral species such as rabbits, cats and foxes have all been eradicated within the 60km2 reserve site. “This is the eighth year of annual trapping and the trends show us that we definitely catch more mammals inside the reserve,” Ms Hill said. “Over the past couple of years, at certain times, trapping has shown up to six times more mammals inside the reserve. This large difference in numbers, inside and outside, indicates the impact that introduced species such as rabbits, cats and foxes are having on these small mammals outside the reserve.
ANDAMOOKA…Andamooka residents are readying themselves to battle the latest invaders to the small outback town – European Wasps. The winged pests have never before been seen in the region and, thanks to local beekeeper and Andamooka resident Greg ‘Wobbles’ Grace – the town is ready to stop the invasion before it has truly begun. Mr Grace noticed the insects outside his own home in Andamooka recently and, not recognising the species, he decided to do a little research. “When I realised what they were I knew someone had to do something about them – but no one knows how they got here to Andamooka,” he said. When he identified the wasps from an internet pest-control site Mr Grace began to bait the insects with raw meat and then track their flight in the hopes of finding their nest. “It took a couple of days to track down the nest – it was just a hole in the clay at the back of a house,” Mr Grace told The Monitor. “We’d lay down a trap – they like raw meat or sweet drinks – and then follow the wasps as far as we could. Then we’d lay down another trap and do it all again. “They’ve been seen in town and we’ve seen them at my house and they have a radius of around 500m so we tracked them in from that distance to the nest.” While the wasps are similar enough to native bees and traditional honey bees to fool the untrained eye, Mr Grace, a former beekeeper quickly realised the differences. The European Wasp is native to Europe, North Africa and temperate Asia, but not
WASP WATCH…Andamooka resident and former beekeeper Greg ‘Wobbles’ Grace keeps watch at the site of a European Wasp nest at the back of a local residence. INSERT...European Wasps are the same size as honey bees but bright yellow with triangular markings. Australia. Its first recorded sighting in Australia was in 1959 but is now well established in metropolitan Adelaide and has reached some country areas. The European Wasp (Vespula germanica)
Pimba hosts market day PIMBA…Spud’s Roadhouse hosted its first ‘Spud’s Market Day’ on Sunday, February 6, to raise money for the Woomera Community Hospital and the Pimba Progress Association. Despite the market attracting a small amount of stallholders, organisers are confident that the event will continue to grow. “It’s been a quiet start but the markets are something we want to do again,” event coordinator Trudy Vanderlaan told The Monitor. “We’ve had lots of tourists stopping for a sticky-beak and we can’t wait to get some more locals out here.” The next Spud’s Roadhouse Market has been scheduled for Sunday, March 13, to coincide with the 2005 Outback Fringe Festival. Stall fees will, again, be donated to the Woomera Community Hospital and the Pimba Progress Association. Potential stallholders can book a site by contacting Ms Vanderlaan – ph 8673 7473.
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Roxby court reports - stealing, speeding and ‘smoking it up’ Magistrate Fred Field presided over Roxby Downs Magistrates Court in Roxby Downs on Wednesday, February 2, and Thursday, February 3, 2005. A 40-year-old Roxby Downs man stopped for speeding, who then “roared away” from the arresting officer, was fined $253 with court costs in Roxby Downs Magistrates Court this month. The man, who was stopped by police in August last year after travelling at 66km in a 50km zone on Pioneer Drv, Roxby Downs, then sped away from the scene after receiving his ticket. He was then issued with a second speeding ticket for driving 81km in a 50km zone. Despite paying the original fine, the accused told the court he had been unhappy with the issuing officer’s manner, which is why he had sped away. “It’s difficult to feel much sympathy for you,” Magistrate Fred Field told the man. “I can’t imagine anything more stupid than driving away from the scene at high speeds when you’ve already been stopped for speeding. It’s unfortunate that you feel the police were rude to you but…there are other avenues to deal with that
kind of behaviour.” The man pleaded guilty and was convicted of exceeding the speed limit by 3044km per hour. A 33-year-old Roxby Downs man who “smoked up” his motorbike in the entrance to the Roxby Downs Tavern was fined $250 with court costs this month for disorderly behaviour. One witness reported that he had been talking to the accused early in the evening, in October 2004, when the accused asked him “what would happen if I brought my motorcycle onto the dancefloor and smoked it up?” Later in the night, the witness said he heard an engine and saw taillights through the Tavern’s glass doors – “rubber was splattered up the doors and the Tavern alcove was filled with smoke”, the witness told police. The Roxby Downs man pleaded guilty and told court he knew his “behaviour was silly” and “a stupid act”. Court heard the accused had “phoned the manager of the Tavern the day after and offered to clean up the mess”. The offence was proven without conviction. A 24-year-old Roxby Downs man who threw a beer bottle at a police vehicle and assaulted a police
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officer received a suspended sentence of six weeks imprisonment and a $200 good behaviour bond for nine months. The court was told that the man approached police officers outside a local licensed premises in November last year and asked to be “locked up before I do something stupid”. Police conveyed the man home but he later returned to the licensed premises where he argued with his girlfriend. Police observed the man “run at his girlfriend with an empty beer bottle in his hand…as if he was going to throw it”. They then intervened. The Roxby Downs man then threw a second, full beer bottle at the police vehicle “showering the vehicle with broken glass and beer”. Court heard that police then arrested the man and held him away from the vehicle and the girl. As one police officer “was struggling with the accused, his arm swung around and punched the female officer in the head”. The police prosecutor told how “the sound of flesh hitting flesh was clearly audible and the police officer reeled away”. In his defence, the man spoke of long-running mental health and substance abuse issues which, the court heard, he is now addressing. Solicitor Paul Doube told the court the defendant did “not recall much of the evening…and can give no explanation”. He was also ordered to pay $809 in compensation to the police for damage to the police vehicle. A 33-year-old Roxby Downs man pleaded guilt to producing a controlled substance after police found five cannabis plants in his home during a raid in November last year. The man pleaded guilty to the charges but testified that the plants were being grown hydroponically for private use. The charges were proven without conviction and the man was ordered to pay a fine of $250 and court costs. A 25-year-old Roxby Downs man who landed on the floor of a local li-
censed premises, unconscious, after being punched by another pub-goer late last year, pleaded guilty to disorderly behaviour. The court heard that the two men had been “shaping up to each other, chesting, pushing and engaging in tough talk” before the defendant was punched in the head and knocked to the ground. The man received serious injuries to the head as a result of the incident. “What began as a minor breach of social decorum…turned into an ugly incident in which you got badly hurt,” Magistrate Fred Field told the man before convicting him without further penalty. A Woomera man, 24, who pleaded guilty to owning an unregistered firearm without a licence, and failing to keep the weapon properly secured, was fined $250 with court costs and ordered to forfeit the gun. The man, who was given the slug gun as a gift and told court he was in the process of applying for a licence, had the weapon seized by police when they attended his Woomera home on an unrelated matter. “It was foolish of you to anticipate the granting of a licence and not securing the firearm appropriately,” Mr Field said. “Firearms laws are a lot stricter than they used to be, as you have found out.” A Roxby Downs man, 25, was convicted and fined $150 with court costs after pleading guilty to possessing ammunition without being the holder of a firearms licence. Police found 268 12-guage-shotgun rounds at the man’s house who told court they had been left at his house by a friend. The court heard the Roxby Downs man was unaware of the laws governing the possession and storage of ammunition. “Ammunition can be dangerous – and can fall into the hands of other people who will use it,” Magistrate Fred Field cautioned the man. A 40-year-old Roxby Downs man pleaded guilty to driving an unlicensed/ unregistered vehicle after he “got his days mixed up” and allowed his registration to lapse by 10 days. The man was fined $80 with court costs. A Roxby Downs youth, 18, who was stopped by police driving at excessive speeds on the Stuart Hwy while disqualified from driving has received a suspended sentence of one month and a nine-month good behaviour bond, with court costs. The youth had previously lost his P-plate privileges for six months for speeding. He told the court he had attended a party in Port Pirie and when his designated driver was unable to drive him back to Roxby Downs in time for work, he decided to drive himself. “You elected to drive quite a long journey from Port Pirie back along the main highway,” Mr Field said. “You knew that you were
disqualified at the time…I don’t accept the drunkenness of other people at Port Pirie as an excuse for your driving. This kind of deliberate disobedience leaves the court in a position where they have no power but to deal with it inn the most extreme manner”. A 48-year-old Roxby Downs man who drove a neighbour’s car to Whyalla without realising it was unregistered and uninsured was fined $150 and court costs this month. A 40-year-old Roxby Downs woman pleaded guilty to four counts of ‘larceny by a servant’ after misappropriating funds from her former employers while working as a receptionist. While the woman originally claimed the missing money came as a result of “unfamiliarity with the accounting program” she pleaded guilty to the charge in court on Thursday, February 3. The business owners discovered envelopes of cash behind office furniture after the accused left her position. The woman was accused of taking payments from clients without entering them correctly into the business’s computer system. She received a $200 18-month good behaviour bond and was ordered to pay back $1311 to the business. A 47-year-old Woomera woman convicted of driving with an excess blood alcohol level and contravening the conditions of her probationary licence conditions was fined a total of $1400. The woman pleaded not guilty to the charges after police observed her driving a vehicle along the Roxby Downs Racecourse roadway and then changing seats with another driver in August, 2004. The woman argued that she knew the conditions of her probationary licence required her to have a zero alcohol level while driving but that her inexperienced designated driver had been struggling with the manual vehicle she was driving and congested traffic leaving the racecourse. A police witness told the court he had observed the woman driving the vehicle. He then saw the vehicle stop, pull away from the bituminised roadway and the woman swapped places with a second driver. She was then submitted to a breath analysis test where she registered a blood alcohol level of 0.172g. “You were foolish to drive at all on this day,” Magistrate Fred Field told the woman. “I take into account…you drove a short distance in the country on a dirt access track. I accept it was your intention to have the young lady…drive for the remainder of the journey. However, this is a subsequent offence having occurred within five years of another offence.” In addition to her fines, the woman will pay additional court costs, levies and police costs totalling more than $600.
SNAKES ALIVE... Roxby Downs boasts more than eight varieties of snakes including this Western Brown snake caught near Olympic Dam.
A scaly surprise ANDAMOOKA…Angela Turner’s first introduction to teaching at Andamooka Primary School this month saw her foot to face with an unexpected classroom member – a King Brown Snake. When new APS principal Ms Turner heard the screams of staff members in the school’s front office she immediately thought a mouse had run through the room. Instead, she discovered a live Mulga or King Brown Snake slithering across the carpet. The snake was later removed from the room and released back into the wild. But this isn’t the first time that the teacher has faced a snake in her classroom – on her very first day of teaching she was presented with the gift of a King Brown in a box, after a student scraped the snake off a roadside on the way to school. “Snakes in the schoolrooms are a bit of trend for me, you can see,” Ms Turner told The Monitor last week. “It’s no big deal really – worse things can happen in the classroom. “We made sure the snake was removed safely and released away from school grounds.” There are more than nine snake species commonly associated with the Far North region. Only the Mulga or King Brown Snake and the Western Brown Snakes are considered dangerous. These species are highly venemous and are potentially dangerous even when very young. Mulga Snakes can reach 2m in length and are a uniform, dark olive brown with a creamy underbelly. Western Brown Snakes are generally slimmer than the Mulga Snakes and their head is often a different colour to the rest of the body which can vary in hue from orange to yellow-green, while others have black bands. Other local snakes include the venemous but smallsized Curl Snake and Ringed Brown Snake; the Desert Whipsnake; the harmless Desert Banded Snake, Blind Snake and Stimsons Python. The region also boasts two species of harmless legless lizards. Snakes are generally shy and will avoid contact with people if possible. Keep gardens, yards and workplaces clear of iron sheets, woodpiles or tall grass which make good homes for snakes, and clear any rubbish that might attract the rodents that snakes feed on. Never try to catch or annoy a snake. If you spot one, try and keep an eye on where it goes while you contact the Olympic Dam Environment Section - ph 8671 8262 - and a volunteer snake catcher will remove the animal to a safer site.
Call for clothing collectors ROXBY DOWNS…Lifeline Central (SA/NT) Inc. is seeking volunteers to empty the donated clothing bin at the BP service station. Volunteers are provided with a covered tandem trailer to put the collected clothing into. The group is also looking for assistance in transporting the trailer to Port Augusta on a monthly basis for emptying, and then return it to Roxby Downs. Lifeline Central (SA/NT) Inc. is a non-profit organisation which resells the donated clothing collected in the clothing bins, through its shop network. Funds from the sales are used to provide a 24-hour telephone counselling service on its 13 11 14 number. If you are able to help, please contact Helen Dietman on 0417 812 295 or Leanne Powell on 8641 0633. THE MONITOR - Your Community Newspaper
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Parish school tucks into pancakes
FAREWELL...Long-time Roxby Downs SES controller Scott Cheers receives a farewell gift from new Roxby Downs unit manager Lol Wilton. PANCAKE DAY…St Barbara’s Parish School celebrated Shrove Tuesday last week by raising money for ‘project compassion’ and Caritas Australia with a school pancake day. Parents and staff volunteered their time to cook up pancakes for the students, who raised more than $400 for the event. Georgia, 7, and James, 7, are pictured tucking into their pancake lunch in the playground on Tuesday.
SES farewells Scott ROXBY DOWNS…Roxby Downs SES farewells long-time volunteer and outgoing controller Scott Cheers last month. “Scott has been in the service for 15 years but spent the past three years here, resurrecting our local branch from four members to 20,” unit manager Lol Wilton told The Monitor. “Scott’s been instrumental in building up the branch, from the facilities to the membership – we couldn’t have done it without him.” “I am honored that I was approached to run the Roxby Downs State Emergency Service when I first arrived in town,” Mr Cheers told The Monitor this week. “The unit was floundering when I arrived, however it now has a strong membership base, equipment and facilities that will enable it to provide an excellent service to the community. These positive results could not have been achieved without the assistance of the volunteer members of the unit and in particular I would like to thank Paul Gudger, Charlie Angel and Lol Wilton. “I would also like to thank the members of Roxby Downs CFS for their support and cooperation over the years.”
SHROVE TUESDAY…Five-year-olds, from front, Will, Eliza, Emily, Jessica, Josh and Chelsea enjoy a pancake lunch at St Barbara’s Parish School in Roxby Downs. FUNDRAISER…St Barbara’s Parish School students – including Skyla, 5, Dylan, 5, Ayeisha, 5, and Madison, 6 – raised $400 for ‘project compassion’ at last week’s Pancake Day fundraiser. Children’s last names are ommitted in accordance with school policy.
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Calling for new P&F committee members Dear Parents and Friends. Welcome to a new year! We hope everyone enjoyed the school holidays. Our first P&F meeting was held on Wednesday, February 9, and it was great to see familiar faces. We are always looking for more volunteers. If you are interested, just come along to our next meeting to be held at 7.30pm on Wednesday, March 2, in the school staffroom. This will be our Annual General Meeting and all positions will be vacant and we will follow with a general meeting. Our P&F meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month at 7.30pm. Hope to see you there! Our current President, Sheila Culf, and committee members would like to thank everyone involved in fundraising last year. $700 was raised towards the school. Many thanks to all who contributed their time and efforts as our children are the ones who benefit from this. Our first Market Day will held on Saturday, February 19 – have a cuppa at the P&F Coffee Corner and enjoys some great shopping at the stalls. The date for the next P&F Market Day is March 12 which coincides with the Outback Fringe Festival. During the year P&F will be holding some Coffee Mornings with mystery Guest Speakers throughout the year. Our first coffee morning will be in March – more details later. Everyone is welcome – have a chat along with a cuppa and biscuits and meet other parents. Annette Jackson, for the P&F committee.
Sister Pat’s
thought for the day
May your joys be as deep as the ocean, your sorrows as light as its foam.
Upcoming Ev ents Events Feb 18
R-6 Assembly 11.30am Stadium
Feb 19
P&F Market Day
Mar 2
P&F AGM 7.30pm in staffroom
Mar 4
R-6 Assembly 11.30am Stadium
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Parents and school discipline Do you rescue your kids?
It is very easy for school administrators or teachers to find themselves in conflict with parents over the handling of issues with students. Sometimes these issues are communication and sometimes from an unwillingness of parents to accept that their child has behaved inappropriately. Whatever the issue, or the rights or wrongs of a particular case, parents or teachers who are loud, verbally abusive towards each other, or refuse to listen to the other person – particularly in front of the students concerned – do the children no favours. Schools and parents must work together to support children to make effective and appropriate choices about their behaviour. Where a child has not done so, their parents do not support them if the parents publicly dispute this in front of them. All of this has been said far more effectively than I have done so here. The following is an article by Steve Adams which has been around for a number of years but is still very valid. One more footnote: If something happens at school we make every attempt to contact you in a timely fashion. Our priorities however are students first. This may mean that the phone call to you is delayed for an hour or so. In the old days, I recall that boys were caned for just about anything, girls never seemed to do anything wrong and parents were kept “in the dark about their children’s behaviour. It wasnt a bad system really. I got away with very little at school. I was punished for my indiscretions and, in most cases, my parents never knew. If and when my parents did find out though, it was ‘heaven help me’. There was no question asked of the teacher, no challenging of the decision, no blaming of other students and no looking for excuses. My parents delivered additional punishment in customary style. I didnt think it was all that fair to be punished twice, but, there you go, that was the old days. Schools now run discipline policies based on the application of logical consequences in a highly supportive learning environment. Students contribute to the determination of the rules and the consequences and they understand them. They know that positive and negative consequences are based on behaviour which has been witnessed by a responsible person or on the basis of thorough investigation.
Most consequences are accepted by all, but some parents get very concerned about ‘Time Out. They see it as a serious consequence. I dont know why. Its really just a new word for an old strategy. Students who misbehave in the yard miss some play (15 minutes per time out). The only real difference now is that parents are informed in writing. Negative consequences like Office Time Out, suspensions and exclusions are far more serious sanctions. Parents are also advised of these consequences which are applied because students: • are violent (eg. assaults, fighting, hitting) • act illegally (eg. theft) • threaten good order by acting defiantly, or refusing to accept consequences • harass, bully or threaten • interfere with learning and teaching (chronic interruptions) • show persistent inattention or indifference to work. Parents have demanded that their school informs them of their children s misdemeanours and schools have responded positively. Most parents
appreciate knowing what their children are doing and support the teachers by talking to their children about expected behaviour. This process works well as it unites parents and teachers and provides consistent messages to children. But recently and all too often, teachers have experienced an annoying reaction from some parents which they call ‘rescuing. It’s the parent response which says that ‘my child is not to blame’, ‘my child is a scapegoat’ or ‘its someone elses fault’. This response usually results from a childs version of an incident being unconditionally believed by parents. Sometimes the child is clever enough to shift the blame for the behaviour to someone else, and manipulative enough to get their parent to ‘go into bat for them against the ‘baddies’. Its an interesting ploy which often works. Sadly, it results in grown-ups taking responsibility for their children’s affairs rather than helping the child wear the consequences of their actions. ‘Rescuers come to school at inconvenient times and demand to talk with teachers’. ‘Rescuers hardly ever make an appointment. They employ an ‘attack’
Asian Tsunami and Eyre Peninsula Bushfire Appeal Fundraiser Friday, February 18, 2005
Casual Clothes Day and Sausage Sizzle Donations on the day to be split between these two very worthwhile causes. We are sure that everyone in our school and community has been affected by the two natural disasters, both locally and overseas, which occurred during the holiday period. Please show your support for those people in need by having your child wear casual clothes (minimum gold coin donation) and purchasing a BBQ lunch on this day. Families may also wish to make a cash donation. Please send in a clearly marked envelope with the your child.
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strategy in which they insinuate that teachers applied consequences unjustly’, ‘they abuse teachers for picking on their innocent victim, they demand to know what punishment has been dished out to the children who ‘provoked their child, or they assert that their child is to be exempted from the schools behaviour management code’. This approach merely results in the child perceiving that she/he has won the game of pitting parent against teacher. Parents obviously want and need to believe their children, but not at all costs and not without checking the whole story. Teachers want parents to know how their child is behaving in school, and they appreciate parental support in helping children to develop good behaviour. To achieve a positive and united outcome, its usually enough for children to realise that their parents know that a rule has been broken and that the child has learned from the consequence. I urge parents to support
rather than rescue their children. If parents want more information about an incident, simply call the school and ask the question, “Is there more that I need to know about this issue or is it over and done with?” We’ll get back to you with an answer. If you would prefer to talk, we could make an appointment. Know that in our deliberations, teachers will not retract from applying logical consequences for behaviour. It is part of children’s learning. Teachers accept that kids misbehave and make mistakes. The expectation is that students will learn from the mistake, gain from the experience and develop some responsibility and self-discipline. Sometimes, just sometimes, I think that the old days had something going for them, but then I look at the majority of our current clients and think that our partnership with parents and our current strategies work well.
It appears that some children actually exploit the opportunity to pit parents against teachers. For what reason? The motive, so I have been informed is to avoid getting into trouble in the first instance, and then as a result of escalating other’s emotions, enjoying the “sport” of observing adults in conflict. Given that we are all “slaves” to the cleverness of our children, I thought it may be useful to tease out some of the symptoms of “rescuing” and “supporting” so that we can give ourselves a test. These indicators are derived from my own experience, imagination and a failing memory, so they are not comprehensive. You may in fact want your child to grow up with a different set of values than those my colleagues and I hold dear, but I m sure that if you did, then you would have given up reading this article ages ago. Its my view that parents or caregivers who deny their children the opportunity to take responsibility for their own behaviour, stop these children from: • developing self respect; • working a problem through to a solution; • developing respect for authority figures (parents, police, teachers, etc.); • appreciating and valuing others (beliefs, opinions, ethics); • learning that all behaviour has consequences · being self critical and working towards independence; • making and taking responsible decisions • communicating effectively. So let’s be supportive parents rather than “rescuers”.
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Classes can cool off quicker COOL NEWS…Roxby Downs Area School primary students are enjoying the latest addition of two refrigerated drinking troughs behind the junior primary blocks. The drinking fountains were installed over the school holidays to help young students beat the summer heat.
Science students learn the tools of the trade
SCIENCE…Roxby Downs Area School science students, above, Jake Duggan, 12, and Scott Symons, 11, and left, Eugene Frech, 12, and Peter Lavrick, 11, check out the tools of the trade in Year 7 science class.
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Dear Parents & Friends Tsunami/Eyre Peninsula Bush Fire Appeals...This Friday 18th February is set aside for our School Aid Day where all in our school community are asked to assist in raising money for the victims of these Tsunami and Bush Fire disasters. All students are invited to become involved in a Casual clothes Day for the price of a gold coin donation. Notes went home last week to pre-order Friday’s sausage sizzle. Sausages at $1.50 each, cans of drink at $2 each or a combo at $3. All money raised will be equally split between these two Appeals. Schools across Australia are holding similar fundraising events for the Tsunami with proceeds going directly to all those thousands of children left orphaned, homeless, and destitute. In Banda Aceh alone it is estimated 1000 teachers are missing and as many as 25000 students. In addition 914 primary schools, 155 junior high schools, 67 senior high schools and 15 vocational education institutions have been destroyed. Even though the devastation of the Tsunami and Bush Fire is fading from our front pages the effect of the tragedies continues. If every student would contribute at least $1 on the day the amount we would raise would be significant. School – a Safe Place to Be...Everyone in our school community has a right to feel safe and happy. With every right there is an added responsibility. That is, everyone in our school community has a responsibility to help make our school a happy and safe environment. Generally 99.9% of all students accept this responsibility without any qualms. Occasionally some make life difficult by harassing or bullying others. Harassment can occur in many forms. It can be physical, sexual, emotional, racial, electronic or verbal. If someone feels threatened or unhappy because of someone else’s behaviour towards them then they are victims of harassment. Harassers or bullies thrive on their victims being too intimidated to say anything to others. Students can stop bullying and harassment by reporting it to teachers or the School Counsellor immediately. Harassment is against the law and will not be tolerated within our school. The school cannot act unless we are informed of any incidents. All parents should receive a letter this week entitled Bully-Busting at Roxby Downs Area School. Included will be a list of signs to watch out for if your child is being bullied and what to do if you become concerned as a parent that it is happening. All students are reminded that they will be held equally responsible and culpable even if they are passive observers to an incidence of harassment. Standing around watching or encouraging is not acceptable. Contact Teachers if any Grievance...Under no circumstances should parents attempt to approach students in the school ground. While it may be tempting to speak with a student of this school to resolve an issue on behalf of your child it is fraught with danger. This behaviour generally escalates rather
than resolves any problem. Please speak to a teacher if you have any issues as we are in the best position to deal with them. Appropriate Language...We strive for “zero tolerance” for the usage of inappropriate language by students here at this school. The same applies to parents or adults who enter our grounds. Parents or adults are reminded that if they choose to use abusive or intimidating language to staff they may be issued with a fine under Parliamentary legislation enacted over the last year. Sunsmart..Queenslanders have the highest incidence of melanomic (the one that kills people) skin cancer in the world. Living in the desert as we do we would also have a similar high level of exposure to the sun and possible incidence of this condition. Every day we are subjected to high or extreme levels of ultra violet light, which can readily cause melanomic skin cancer to develop. We all must know by now, that the critical time for skin care is when we are young. Our school policy states that all students and staff should wear a broad brimmed hat, sun block and appropriate clothing when outdoors. We look forward to everyone’s support in this matter. Governing Council Annual General Meeting...By the time this paper reaches you the Governing Council AGM would have been held. The results of elections and office bearers will be communicated in the next edition. We say thank you and farewell to Mr Peter Wooldridge who completes his involvement in school life now that Ashley has left school. Peter has been chairperson and more recently Treasurer of our council and has made significant contribution to our school. Many thanks and good luck Peter. We also say thank you to Mr Laurence Duggan who has relinquished his chairperson position due to work commitments. We thank Laurence also for all his hard work as Chair. Year 8 classes...Due to the increased number of Year 8 enrolments this year we have decided to make a third class. Parents should receive information this week detailing class teachers and the make up of classes. Welcome Ms Stirling...We welcome Ms Meisha Stirling to our staff. She fills the English/Society and Environment vacancy. She joins us from teaching in Mt Tom Price in Western Australia. Happy Birthday Sister Pat...Sister Patricia Hogan has been our School Chaplain for some years. Her bright cheerful demeanour, caring attitude and unbridled energy is something to behold. She is widely loved and regarded by all in our school and we wish her all the very best for the significant milestone of four score less ten years on Tuesday 15th. May you enjoy many more happy years ahead Sister Pat! Congratulations to Mrs Sharon Fuss for also celebrating an equally significant milestone, that of entering her fourth decade! Principal, Jim Michalanney.
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YOUTH & MINI MONITORS
Youth on the Job A ‘good news story’ sponsored by Career Employment Group.
HANDS-ON...Michael Girdham and Brett Chesson are learning their trade from locals. Two 17-year-old Roxby Downs youths are making the most of a hands-on approach to learning through a CEG apprenticeship with local business Olympic Dam Precision Engineering. The business, which was established locally by partners Rod Fraser, Steve Bell and Chris Koning, has grown rapidly and now boasts two new fitter-machinist apprentices – Michael Girdham and Brett Chesson. “We both worked our way through Roxby Downs TAFE’s pre-voc course and came to Precision Engineering to do our work experience,” Brett Chesson told The Monitor. “I didn’t really know what I wanted to do until I got out here and tried a few things. The pre-voc course taught us the basics of a few trades and it’s been great for me because I learn much better on the job with someone showing me how to do the work.” Michael Girdham also praised the preparatory program at Roxby Downs TAFE, saying he expected the combination of TAFE and an apprenticeship to make him “set for life”. OD Precision Engineering’s owners – Rod Fraser, Steve Bell and Chris Koning – have welcomed the addition of Michael and Brett to their growing team. “We took up the challenge to take on two apprentices to build our workforce for the ever-growing needs of the Olympic Dam community,” Mr Fraser told The Monitor. “We’re training these boys up because we want skilled, conscientious tradesmen in the future – which is very much lacking in the industry at the moment. “For the boys, it’s the best opportunity of their lives to learn from tradesmen who are really keen to pass on their knowledge. “By taking on apprenticeships locally they can have the support of families, live at home a little longer and save some money while they’re on apprentice wages. “The opportunity they’ve had, through the schools and TAFE, to come out and work in these businesses has also given them the chance to find out what they want to do, before they take on something permanent – I think the schools are handling that very well.” Partner Steve Bell believes that, in a smaller owneroperated businesses, apprentices receive more handson tuition and take on greater levels of responsibilities than in other, larger organisations.
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More apprentices at OD OLYMPIC DAM… Seven new apprentices have begun their working careers at WMC Resources’ Olympic Dam operations this month, bringing the total number of apprentices on site to 15. WMC Training Advisor Mel Teterin says this is the largest number of apprentices to have ever worked at the operations. “With five of the new additions from Roxby Downs and two from Pt Augusta, WMC is proud to be able to offer local youth the chance to obtain their trade qualifications,” Ms Teterin told The Monitor. Four of the new apprentices attended the 2004 pre-vocational course at Roxby TAFE, while another two completed a similar course at Pt Augusta. The apprentices are all employed through Career Employment Group and, with six of them beginning dual-trade ap-
OD APPRENTICES...CEG’s Shane Thomson walks new Olympic Dam apprentices through some of their requirements to start on site this month. prenticeships, they will be on site at ODO for at least the next five years. Apprenticeships offer youth the chance to work in many areas of Olympic Dam and obtain various skills across the operations. Ms Teterin encouraged anyone considering an apprenticeship to enrol in a TAFE prevocational course, such as the one run locally at Roxby Downs TAFE.
“Pre-vocational courses offer an opportunity to gain a better understanding of what is involved in the various trades, as well as giving the potential apprentices some basic hand tool skills and workshop practice to assist with their development,” she said. “They are a great stepping stone into an apprenticeship, just as the new apprentices at Olympic Dam have discovered.”
FAR NORTH AND OUTBACK…The SA Government is calling for more mining exploration companies to join its 50-50 collaborative drilling program which sees the government pay up to half the cost of selected drilling programs, increase the amount of mineral exploration throughout SA. In the first call last year, 27 exploration projects were awarded funds totalling $1.7 million. New figures show mineral exploration expenditure in the 2004 September quarter is up 67 per cent on the previous year – totalling $15.7 million. OLYMPIC DAM...WMC Resources has knocked back an increased share offer from Swiss-based business Xstrata. The new price of $7.20 has not enticed the WMC Board of Directors who believe “investors could obtain better value” from other potential joint-venture parties. At the same time, Federal Treasurer Peter Costello’s support of foreign investment in the SA-based operations is expected to open up new investor alternatives for WMC. FAR NORTH AND OUTBACK…More South Australians in the Far North and Outback will receive Home and Community Care (HACC) services following a $13.4 million boost from the combined State and Federal Governments. In the Far North and Outback; Andamooka’s Frontier Service will receive a cash injection of $103,700, and Coober Pedy Hospital will receive $241,070. HACC is a program which provides services such as delivered meals, personal care, domestic assistance and home maintenance to the elderly, disabled and carers – in their own homes.
Youth artworks on exhibition ROXBY DOWNS… Roxby Downs Art Gallery hosted the official opening of the Junior Arts Prize 2005 exhibition on Tuesday, February 1. More than 20 young artists from Roxby Downs, Andamooka and even Broken Hill competed in the inaugural competition which was established to complement the 2005 Outback Fringe Festival calendar. Artists and their families attended the opening for the unveiling of a variety of artistic creations and media – from didgeridoos and dioramas to paint and pencil. The 15-18 years category and a prize of $200 was won by Verity Casserly, 16, for her 3D photographic representation of local wildlife. In the 11-14 years category third prize went to Shantelle Rontaunay, 14, - $60; Sam Tyler, 14, won second prize and $100 for his image of footsteps in the sand; and first prize and $200 went to Broken Hill student Deseree Naskof, 11. In the 10 years and under category third prize of $50 was won by Alex Tyler; 9, second prize of $80 went to Luke Rudiger, 5, for his diorama of local mining operations; while first prize and $100 was awarded to Jessica Houlahan’s bright and sunny image of Sturt Desert Peas. The Roxby Downs Junior Arts Prize exhibition will be open to the public until February 28.
YOUTH ARTIST...Proud artist Madeleine Robinson, 11, was joined by parents Lois and Danny, as well as brother Luke, 9, at the showing of her junior arts prize entry at the Roxby Downs Art Gallery.
FAMILY TALENT…Proud parents Lorraine and Murray Tyler, with their young artist sons Sam and Alex, whose artworks both won prizes at the 2005 Junior Arts Prize this month. The Roxby Downs Junior Arts Prize exhibition will be open to the public until February 28.
DIORAMA DUO…Jade, Rachel and Luke Rudiger check out the competition at the 2005 Junior Arts Prize exhibition which opened at the Roxby Downs Art Gallery this month. Jade and Luke received awards for their dioramas depicting local mining scenes.
DIDGERIDOOS TOO…Daniel and Rene Rocque-Gilliland with mum Karim Gilliland. Both boys were recognised for their innovative didgeridoo designs at the 2005 Roxby Downs Art Gallery. THE MONITOR - Your Community Newspaper
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‘Just for Threes’ program expanded in 2005 RUBBER BAND FANS…Left, Three-yearolds Flynn and Olivia stretch out the fun at Roxby Downs Child Care Centre’s ‘Just for Threes’ program. The play-based program was expanded in 2005 to two days in order to meet local demand.
STUCK TOGETHER…Three-year-olds Georgia and Sam get stuck into a little crafty work at Just for Threes.
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MAGNETIC ATTRACTION…Kaiden and Kirsty, bottom, right, couldn’t tear themselves away from the magnetic letters at Just for Threes.
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HIT IT…Left, Emma and Hayley swing the hammer during Roxby Downs Child Care Centre’s Just for Threes program. Children’s last
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EMILY…Emily Baker celebrated her fifth birthday on February 3, 2005
NICHOLAS… Nicholas McArthur turned four on January 27, 2005.
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Supplies’ range of paving, retaining wall sleepers, mulch, garden ornaments and watering systems. For the bigger jobs, talk to the Outback team about bobcat and tipper hire, landscaping advice and services, paving and concrete work. And after you’ve done all the hard work in the garden, why not relax in your own spa. Take a close look at the range of modern spas available at Outback Landscaping and Supplies. This long-time local business is also an agent for Team Poly – supplying quality water tanks built to withstand the heat of Outback summers. Outback Landscaping Supplies is your one-stop-shop for landscaping supplies and advice; aquariums and pet fish; spas and tanks – but this week, take advantage of their reduced plant prices and the huge variety of plastic pots. Drop in and talk to the friendly Outback and Landscaping team, at the corner of Gosse St and Olympic Way, Roxby Downs.
REDUCED PLANTS...Enjoy your summer surrounded by cool greenery with all plants reduced during Outback Landscaping and Supplies’ three-day plant sale this weekend.
Dive into fun at Roxby ROXBY DOWNS ALIVE...Dive into fun at the Roxby Downs swimming pool and leisure centre this summer. The pool will host another one of its popular ‘Dive In Movies’ on February 26. Bring the kids along for a sausage sizzle at 7.30pm in time for an 8.30pm showing of Shark Tale. Just $5 entry fee or $2 for pool pass holders. Enter via the Youth Centre gate. If you’re more of an early starter, check out the pool’s lap swimming times - Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10am to 8pm. General public pool hours are Monday to Friday, 3pm to 8pm, and 10am to 8pm on weekends. Entry costs are $3.50 per person for swimmers 10 years and over, or $2 for children under 10. For more information about programs at Roxby Downs swimming pool and leisure centre, phone 8671 0500. SPLASH DOWN... Eloise Arnold, 5, enjoys some fun in the sun at Roxby Downs swimming pool and leisure centre. THE MONITOR - Your Community Newspaper
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efficient cooling, or upgrade to a new system – refrigerated or evaporative. “It’s important to keep your air conditioner wellmaintained in our hot, desert conditions,” Mark Beenham told The Monitor this week. “But if your old system is just not up to scratch, talk to our team about the best new air conditioners to cope with the local conditions.” While you relax inside your home, it might be time to reassess your most-used rooms. Upgrade your bathroom or kitchen with the latest in facilities and design. Take your ideas to the Beenham Elite team and have them tailor something to suit you and your needs. Then step outside and take a good look at your entertaining areas – because after all, that’s what summer is best for in Roxby Downs with its long days and mild evenings. Like any other room inside your home, your out-
door entertaining area can benefit from solid design ideas and reliable, professional workmanship. Extend your verandah or put up a pergola, lay down some new paving or just make sure your pool fencing and decking is both comfortable and safe. Whatever your needs, Beenham Elite Building can help you – from the design and the fittings to the final product. “We’re based locally, which means we can work closely with people to make sure they get what they want,” Mr Beenham said. “Your home is your most important investment, so its essential that any work you do around the place is done in a professional and efficient manner.” The Beenham Elite Building offices are situated in Gosse St, Roxby Downs and open from 8am to 5pm. For information about the varied services offered by these locals with longterm regional knowledge, phone 8671 1234.
FRIENDLY TEAM...Talk to Mark Beenham and his team at Beenham Elite about how you can take the hard work out of your summer jobs a little easier.
Garry Baker Building Pty Ltd Bobcat hire • Supply and installation of split system air conditioners, ceiling fans and water purifiers • Air conditioner summer services • Upgrading of outdoor entertaining areas and paving • House extensions, kitchen and bathroom upgrades, replacement of lino, tiles or carpet • Pest control - flies, mozzies, spiders and white ants • Sheds • Retaining walls • Paving and landscaping • Glass and glazing • Plumbing / gas fitting • Painting • General household repairs • House inspections • Supply and install internal blinds, external awnings • Safety switches installed in the home • Electrical
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Pay less to relax this summer ROXBY TRADERS MITRE10…Too hot to go outside this summer? Want to relax in the comfort of your own home? Then why not sink into the luxury of a comfy lounge or recliner from Roxby Traders Mitre10? With this month’s offer of 25 per cent off all lounges in stock – that kind of luxury has just become a whole lot more affordable. Roxby Traders Mitre10 is offering 25 per cent off all three-piece lounge suites, recliners and sofas, while stocks last. Talk to the team at Mitre10 about their range of styles, brands, colours and fabrics – valued from $2000 to $4000. Roxby Traders Mitre10 offers a range of services and products – from paint and plumbing supplies, electronics, furniture and whitegoods, to gardening supplies, pots and plants. If you’re relaxing by the pool this summer, talk to the Mitre10 team about their free water testing and their range of pool chemicals. Or why not take your relaxation out into the Outback with a range of camping supplies, fishing rods and reels. Roxby Traders Mitre10 are agents for B&D Roller Doors, and offer a range of Olympic sheds and carports, pavers and retaining wall sleepers. Or for all your lumber and carpentry needs, come in and talk to the friendly team at Mitre10, Roxby Downs, at the corner of Tutop St and Arcoona St in Roxby Downs.
BEENHAM ELITE Services & Agencies Pool maintenance and repairs Kitchen and bathroom refurbishments Fencing Carpentry Cabinetmaking Plumbing and gasfitting for all your hot water service and store needs Electrical Carpet/Vinyl floor coverings Painting Refrigeration Air conditioner installation, service and repairs Tiling Glass/Glazing And all other general household repairs
Ph: 8671 1234 Fax: 8671 2823 Mobile - 0407 711 234 21 Gosse Street Roxby Downs SA 5725 beenbuild@bigpond.com
LAID-BACK...Rebecca Hausler relaxes at Roxby Traders Mitre10 amidst the huge range of sofas, recliners and lounge suites now reduced by 25 per cent.
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ESTABLISHED...Garry Baker and his local team of professionals offer a variety of building and associated services to the Roxby Downs region. GARRY BAKER BUILDING... After more than 11 years servicing the Roxby Downs region, Garry Baker and his team know more than a little about local needs and conditions. Garry Baker Building originally started with just three employees and now boasts a team of almost 40 specialists from painting to pest control, from fans to full kitchen renovations. Garry Baker Building is committed to local employment, and is currently training four local apprentices. Right now, Garry knows, its important to make sure your air conditioning is coping with the hot, dry summer conditions. You should be laying back in the comfort of your fully-serviced air conditioning, knowing
it’s been ‘mini-dosed’ to ensure your air has been cleaned of any nasty bugs such as Legionnaires Disease. In fact, if you’re really planning to enjoy the outdoors these next few months, talk to the team at Garry Baker Building about a total summer clean-up. Service your air-conditioners, spray for pests, install some external awnings to cut the heat and make sure your safety switches are all set for the demands of fans and airconditioning. And to finish it off, how about giving your pool pump and filter a good look-over so you can enjoy your pool all summer through? In fact, why not ask the team
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about their new pools and installation service – from excavation, design and installation to paving, fencing and cleaning and ongoing maintenance? If you’re really taking it seriously then look at your landscaping and paving solutions now, and plan to get the work done in time for the cooler months when you’ll be spending more time outside. Ask the team at Garry Baker Building about these and many other local services including pest control – both white ants and spiders – building inspections, carpet and vinyl, glass and glazing, electrical and plumbing. Local knowledge, local service, local people.
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OUTBACK ARTZ
Local photos on show PHOTOGRAPHY…The Outback HotShots amateur photography club will exhibit a variety of works by local camera buffs at the Outback Fringe Festival 2005. Outback HotShots meet monthly to compare photography tips and share their finished works on the first Sunday of every month. More than 20 local photographers from the club will submit photos addressing the OFF theme – ‘outback, families and mining’ – at Roxby Downs Cultural Precinct. The next meeting of the Outback HotShots will be held at LeFunke Café in Roxby Downs from 2pm on Sunday, March 6. The theme for the meeting is ‘blue’ and participants are invited to bring along their ‘blue’ photographs. The April meeting theme will be ‘portraiture’. The club will host a two-day photographic workshop with Darren Leal over the Anzac weekend in April – Saturday, April 23 and Sunday, April 24. Registered HotShots receive VIP cards from Far North Photographics in Roxby Downs, entitling card-holders to a series of discounts. Find out more about the Outback HotShots by phoning Yvette Mooney – 0409 506 213, or log onto www.groups.yahoo.com/group/roxbyphotos.
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Friday, February 18 – Tuesday, February 22 Racing Stripes – Rated: G. An abandoned zebra grows up believing he is a racehorse, and, with the help of his barnyard friends and a teenage girl, sets out to achieve his dream of racing with thoroughbreds. Saturday and Sunday 11am & 2pm. Elektra – Rated: M. Kiringi and The Order of the Hand send Elektra on a mission to kill the widower Mark Miller - a man who must pay for an act committed by his grandfather years earlier. Upon being introduced to Miller by his young daughter Abby, however, Elektra aligns herself with him and defends them both from Kiringi’s ninja assasins. Friday, Sunday and Tuesday 8pm. Friday, February 25 – Tuesday, March 1 Racing Stripes – Rated: G. Saturday 11am; Sunday 11am & 7pm. Finding Neverland – Rated: PG. The movie details the experiences of ‘Peter Pan’ author J.M. Barrie, which lead him to write the children’s classic. He got to know four children who have no fathers. Drawing from his time with the kids, he writes a story about children who don’t want to grow up. Friday 7pm; Saturday 2pm; Sunday 2pm; Tuesday 7pm. Friday, March 4 – Tuesday, March 8 Ladder 49 – Rated: M. Trapped in a fire that looks likely to kill him, a fireman takes the opportunity to look back over his life, career and marriage, while he waits for his company, Ladder 49 to rescue him, if they can... Friday 8pm; Saturday 2pm; Sunday 2pm and 8pm; Tuesday 8pm.
Cultural performances at Outback Fringe 2005
FLAMING SAMBUCCAS...Prestigious party band - The Flaming Sambuccas - will open the 2005 Outback Fringe Festival at Woomera next month.
A flaming good time at Outback Fringe Festival Since forming in 1991, The Flaming Sambucas have entertained for numerous functions and events including: The Australian Grand Prix, The South Australian Tourism Corporation, National and International Travel Conferences, The Australian Quality Awards, The MGM Grand Casino, major sporting events and Hilton International and Hyatt Hotels corporate functions. But next month – they’ll be right here in the Far North for the 2005 Outback Fringe Festival. This vibrant party show will officially kick of the festival in Woomera on Thursday, March 10.
The Flaming Sambucas are one of Adelaide’s premiere corporate bands, with extensive national and international experience. Their performances have ranged from prestigious corporate functions, to some of South Australia’s largest festivals – and now, our own Outback Fringe Festival. The Flaming Sambucas repertoire includes songs ranging from memorable ballads to classic party hits of the 60s, 70s, 80s and today. Thursday, March 10, Woomera.
Introducing ‘Idji’ The Outback Fringe Festival welcomes its new mascot ‘Idji – South Australias marsupial mole – to herald in next months festival. Idji is a burrowing or ‘mining marsupial, native to our Outback region, who carries its young in its pouch – representing the festivals threefold theme of ‘Outback, Mining and Family. Idji will be the highly recognizable face of the festival, the mascot, something everyone will recognize so keep an eye out for Idji at this year’s Outback Fringe Festival.
Woomera • Roxby Downs • Andamooka March 10 - 13, 2005
The 2005 Outback Fringe Festival will showcase many aspects of outback, family and mining in our region. One of the more traditional presentations at the event will be Nukunya Dreaming – a musical performance incorporating traditional and contemporary aspects of South Australian Aboriginal culture. The word Nukanya is derived from the Ngarrindjeri language groups of the Kurangk (Coorong) and Lakes regions in South Australia, when translated it means ‘to see you later or again’. Nukunya is a commonly-used phrase in and around the Adelaide metropolitan Aboriginal community. Meet performers Carroll Karpany and Amoss Roach in Roxby Downs on Saturday, March 12, and Andamooka on Sunday, March 13, at Nukunya Dreaming. Mr Karpany is a descendant of the Raminjeri Nation, Encounter Bay Coorong regions and Kaurna Nation, Adelaide Plains South Australia. Widely travelled and with an extensive musical career Carroll specialises in contemporary and Aboriginal traditional music forms and is considered a master Didigeridoo performer. Music is one of his strengths and Mr Karpany is also an accomplished cultural dancer and during the 199497 he lived and performed at Ayres Rock Resort, Uluru, Central Australia, where he successfully designed and developed the contemporary and cultural entertainment for public performance in the resort. Musician, performer and ambassador Amoss Roach has successfully carved an extremely professional reputation within the cultural performing arts industry both nationally and internationally since 1994. He is best recognised and known for his powerful onstage presence, dance adaptions of sound, colour, movement and emotions. Mr Roach’s other skills include, music tuition (didgeridoo, clap-stick, rhythms) and dance tuition (depictions of the traditional styles). Enjoy a contemporary presentation of modern acoustic music on guitar, the various rhythms of didgeridoo and music stick, combined with original ‘fusion’ compositions. Cultural presentations include ‘Welcome to Country’cultural protocol acknowledging the traditional custodians of the Roxby Downs region districts and ‘The Creation’ an impact and entertaining story the provide insight to Aboriginal peoples, cultures and countries, designed to create greater appreciation and understanding. Additionally, the troupe will perform ‘Spear Dance’ – a dance the gives recognition to a simple but mulitpurposable tool, largely responsible for the survival of Aboriginal Australian for thousands of years, ‘Bird Dance’ – demonstrating bird, in flight, the landing and feeding, and the competitive nature of the male birds during the mating seasons, along with the ‘Kangaroo Hunt’ – A dance that represents the conquest of man and animal, the preparation, spiritual re-incarnation and celebration of life. Saturday, March 12, Roxby Downs. Sunday, March 13, Andamooka.
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BACK TO SCHOOL
LET’S GET PHYSICAL...Four-year-olds Matthew, left, and Chelsea, right, at Roxby Downs Kindergarten’s blue group.
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ANDAMOOKA KINDY…Andamooka Kindergarten coordinator Tanya McCarthy enjoys a cuddle with kindergarteners, from left, Tom, 4, Amelia, 4, Connor, 4, and Hayley, 4. The children enjoy fun games, craft and social activities every morning, from Monday to Thursday. NEW ANDAMOOKA STUDENTS…Andamooka Primary School teacher Melanie Kemenyvary is pictured with new Reception students, from left, Elizabeth, 5, Kiara, 5, Thomas, 5, and Patricia, 5. The four new students joined the school’s R-3 class this month and are settling into school routines through a series of organised play and literacy activities. Students’ last names are omitted in accordance with school policy.
SANDPIT PLAY...Four-year-olds Aedan, Tom and Nicholas playing outside during red group at Roxby Downs Kindergarten. Children’s last names are omitted in accordance with kindergarten policy.
RED GROUP...New Roxby Downs kindergarten students, clockwise, aged four, from left: Kane and Malachy playing kitchens; Jaspar, Kobe and Jayden on the cimbing frames; and Demi. Last names are omitted in accordance with kindergarten policy.
KEYBOARD KID...Lucy, 4, taking her turn on the Roxby Downs Kindergarten computer. Children’s last names are omitted in accordance with kindergarten policy.
THE WRITE STUFF...Red group’s Ayeesha, left, and Jayden, right, practice their writing at Roxby Downs Kindergarten.
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LGA…St Barbara’s Learning Group A, from left, teacher Nicole Richter, Braydyn, Hannah, Georgia, Meg, Mollie, Lochie, front, Lucy, Brodie, Patrick and Jennifer. Absent: Declan. Children’s last names are omitted in accordance with school policy. THE MONITOR - Your Community Newspaper
OUT AND ABOUT
SES SEMINAR…Local Roxby Downs SES unit manager Lol Wilton, front, with visiting SES officers Ted Alexander - Quorn, Deputy Chief Officer Stuart MacLeod, Adelaide, Brian McCourt Hawker Unit Manager, Tony Fahlbusch - Whyalla, Darren Hicks Pt Augusta and David Arnold - Coober Pedy with Piter Scott. SES conferences are held twice yearly in the Far North and Outback .
21st BIRTHDAY…Front, Kirri Hart, Luke Mawby, Josh Mawby, back, Leah Hart, Hana Bayliss-Adam, Sian Billingsley out at the Roxby Downs Community Club this month to celebrate Kirri’s 21st birthday. TAVERN…Kay and Paul Laurenson out for dinner at the Roxby Downs Tavern.
ST BARB’S...At Sr Patricia Hogan’s 70th birthday celebrations, from left, Leonie Baldock, Waheeda Dasilva, Lenny Halfacre and Mary Davies.
ROXBY DOWNS…Tina and Gordon Swann, Michelle and Craig Rowley enjoying a night out in Roxby Downs.
BIRTHDAY… Celebrating Sr Pat’s 70th birthday, from left, back, Rachel Lange, Sr Patricia Hogan, Esteban Do Santos, LuzStella Cortes, front, Marcus Doyle, Bianca Pape and Lisa McCuish.
Far North police report A 40-year-old Roxby Downs man was reported on February 12, 2005 for drink driving and not wearing a seatbelt. It is alleged his reading was 0.164 per cent. A Roxby Downs man was reported for due care and failing to transfer vehicle registration as a result of an accident south of Woomera on February 9, 2005. It is alleged the man fell asleep at the wheel causing the car to run off the road. The car was extensively damaged as a result of the accident Police received a report on February 9 from a Roxby Downs resident of the theft of $5000 from her bank account. Further enquiries are being made with the bank to ascertain how the money was stolen. Police recovered a display case stolen during the MensLand serious criminal trespass in early January. As a result a member from the Port Augusta Crime Scene will be attending Roxby Downs in the near future to examine the display case for forensic evidence. A Roxby Downs man was reported on February 8, 2005 for assaulting a family member on Sunday February 6, 2005. Police and CFS attended a building fire at an address in the Myall Grove Caravan Park on February 8. The fire allegedly started as a result of a discarded cigarette and caused about $5000 to the buildings floor and walls. Information was received on February 7, 2005 concerning the theft of money intended for a local businesses footy tipping competition in 2004. A suspect has been named and police are conducting enquiries. A total of six infringement notices were issued for various traffic offences during the past week. A complaint was received in relation to a door which had been damaged on a pri-
vate residence on January 31, 2005. No entry appears to have been gained. A 16-year-old youth was reported for producing false identification and being a minor on licensed premises on February 5, 2005. A 45-year-old man was arrested on February 4, 2005 for assault occasioning actual bodily harm and property damage. A report was taken by police on February 4, 2005 for an assault occasioning actual bodily harm. A 33-year-old man was reported for Property Damage on February 4, 2005. A 25-year-old man was reported for failing to carry his international licence, driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle, driving contrary to an issued defect and driving with an obstructed number plate on February 4, 2005. A 37-year-old Roxby Downs man was arrested on February 3, 2005 on an outstanding warrant. A report was taken on February 2, 2005 in relation to a theft. A 16-year-old youth from Roxby Downs was reported on February 1, 2005 for possessing liquor. A report of an assault was received on February 1, 2005. Police attended the scene of a vehicle rollover crash about two kilometres north of the Roxby Downs township on Olympic Way, on February 5, 2005. There were two occupants in the vehicle and one was treated at hospital the following day. Due to the nature of this accident the occupants were extremely lucky to have escaped with relatively minor or no physical injuries. Police believe that the use of seatbelts contributed significantly to saving the lives of the two occupants. The matter is still under investigation.
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Outback Areas Community Development Trust Expressions of Interest Community asset maintenance in the outback of SA The Outback Areas Community Development Trust, that has legislative responsibility for assisting remote communities, is seeking expressions of interest from suitably experienced and skilled people to assist on a part-time basis with minor maintenance and asset management within the area in which it operates. This area excludes the Pitjantjatjara and Maralinga Tjarutja lands and the Aboriginal reserves of Nepabunna and Yalata. The work will focus particularly on the 18 public toilets owned and operated by the Trust in the outback. The toilets are at Andamooka, Angorichina, Blinman, Copley, Fowlers Bay, Glendamabo, Innamincka, Kingoonya, Lyndhurst, Manna Hill, Marla, Marree, Olary, Oodnadatta, Parachilna, Pimba, William Creek and Yunta.
DATA ENTRY / STORE CLERK VACANCY Job Summary: Responsible for the day-to-day running of the store including inventory control and materials management. Skills Required: To work in a methodical, efficient and accurate manner with good data entry and typing speed. Have the ability to collate and file paperwork, problem solve, communicate at all levels and have excellent time management skills. Sound knowledge of Word for Windows, Excel and general office procedures. Responsibilities include: • Sourcing and procurement of store/safety, steel and electrical consumables • Accurate data input of purchase orders and receipt of goods on computer system • Purchase order queries • Stock transfers and invoicing • Issue and receipt tools and consumables in and out of store • Gas and fuel orders • General filing of store paperwork • Stock takes • Freight Person Specifications: The person should have the ability to work between 8 - 10 hours per day Monday to Friday and 4 hours every second Saturday. The ability to work under pressure, unsupervised and in a team environment. Effective and productive communication skills within departments and work collegues is essential. Equivalent to Year 11 level of education and at least three years office experience. Applications in writing to:
Office Manager SDS Ausminco PO Box 249 ROXBY DOWNS SA 5725
Closing date: Monday February 21, 2005
Initial expressions of interest should be for a six-month period from April 1, 2005 to September 30, 2005. Subject to review this period could be extended for a further six-months. The closing date for expressions of interest will be Monday, February 28, 2005. Further information can be obtained by contacting the Trust's Manager, Mark Sutton on (08) 8648 5171; Mobile 0427 001 969, or the Project Facilitator, Leith Yelland on (08) 8204 8708; Mobile 0417 852 373.
Disposal of Impounded Vehicles Notice is hereby given that the following vehicles have been impounded in accordance with the Local Government Act S748B. Registration WKL 333 UWM 867
The Monitor – Your Community Newspaper requires a graphic designer.
Our Graphic Designer will: • Design logos and advertisements electronically to clients’ specifications • Work with sales representatives, agencies and advertisers to provide relevent and effective advertising. • Work closely with The Monitor’s sales team to design marketing plans for local and metropolitan businesses. • Work closely with the Editor and production team to prepare advertisements and the newspaper layout for press in electronic format. No direct experience required, but a great eye and a quick learner on complex computer programs beneficial. Give it a shot. We will train the right person. Please forward resume and examples of design work to: The Manager, The Monitor PO Box 72 Roxby Downs SA 5725 or email to admin@themonitor.com.au
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Make of Vehicles Mitsubushi Magna Suzuki Van
If the owners of the above noted vehicles do not pay all expenses in connection with the removal, custody, maintenance and take possession of the vehicles by 5.00pm Monday, March 7, 2005, council will sell the vehicles by public tender.
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• Do you have a flair for design and a solid understanding of computers? • Do you have a feel for what businesses need and how advertising works? • Can you pay meticulous attention to detail? • Do you have experience in PhotoShop, CorelDraw or PageMaker?
LEARN TO FLY Roxby Downs Aero Club, phone Ben Hammond 0407 974 002, Jim Spring 0417 867 812 or Phil Goldsworthy 0417 810 494. OUTBACK Fringe Festival committee meetings to be held the second Tuesday of each month at 5.30pm, Dunes Café. All welcome. For further information, please contact festival coordinator Megan Barker on 0418 870 012. ROXBY Second Hand Furniture. Trading Hours Mon – Fri 11.30am-2pm and Sat and Sun 2pm-4pm or, by arrangement by phoning 0428 138 758.
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The successful contractor may also be required to provide the Trust and relevent communities with timely advice on physical infrastructure related matters. Interested contractors will be expected to provide their own vehicles and tools and in tendering a price should be guided by the Trust's desire to negotiate a renumeration based on a 'call-out' retainer plus an hourly rate for both work and travel. Vehicle usage and camping allowances will be paid at the current Commissioner for Public Employment rates (60¢ per kilometre and $50 per night respectively). Overnight accommodation will be reimbursed at cost.
General Meeting to discuss the future of the club and 2005 season. All persons interested in forming a new committee please attend.
WOOMERA Districts Football League are seeking expressions of interest for the canteen, bar, gate taker and cleaning, Commissioner for the tribunal, Umpire’s Coordinator and umpires for the 2005 football season. Applications close Friday, February 25. Expression of interest written to the Secretary, W&DFL, PO Box 330, Roxby Downs 5725.
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The work falls into three main components: Reporting: All the assets mentioned above are to be inspected at least once every six months and their condition to be fully reported on. Minor maintenance: Minor maintenance that can be carried out on the day is to be done and this would include taps, globes, tubes, hinges, joints, windows, doors, touch-up painting, etc. In this context the operator would be expected to carry with her or him sufficient tools and replacements to allow this to happen. Trade follow-up: A register of qualified tradespeople is to be established and maintained. Both major and minor work requiring qualified tradespeople is to be listed and prioritised at each location.
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The Outback Fringe Festival Committee and Cultural Precinct regret to advise that unfortunately, due to the lack of participants, the 2005 Arts Prize has been cancelled. However, the 2005 Junior Arts Prize is still taking place and will be on display in the Cultural Precinct Art Gallery, Richardson Place from February 1-28. Open 9am - 5pm, 7 days.
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FOR Sale…12 West Terrace – Cowell. Timber frame home in town square, short walk to shops and jetty/harbour. Fully insulated Formplex cladding, (Life-time guarantee – no painting). Colorbond roof. 3 bedrooms all carpeted, large open living area with polished timber floor. Airconditioned with ceiling fans all rooms. Gas stove and heating. Hot water service < two years old. Shaded timber decking verandas front and back. Single car shed with carport. $180,000. Enquiries 08 8629 2315.
THANK YOU THE Monitor - Your Community Newspaper would like to thank our community photographic contributors, in particular; Jean Lawrie and Naomi Campbell of APOMA, WMC Resources and The Dam News, Jason Stringer of QuartertoFour, RoxFM, Jamie-Lee Oldfield and the Gibber Gabber. The Monitor, in its efforts to cover the widest region and bring you the most relevant news, works closely with other regional media and community organisations. We welcome community contributions from all areas of our readership.
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An investment opportunity in Roxby Downs 3 EMEROO COURT…Talk to Raine and Horne in Roxby Downs about this great investment opportunity. A well-located family home with four bedrooms, master with ensuite and walk-in-robe, built-in robes to two others. Take in the carpeted lounge room, dining room with sliding door access to rear, practical kitchen with gas stove, range hood, dual sink and ample cupboards. The main bathroom boasts a shower, bath and vanity unit and heritage tiling. Ducted evaporative cooling, gas wall furnace heating and r/c split system make this home comfortable all year around. Outside, take advantage of the single carport, colourbond carport large rear “outback” style verandah with ramp and a full-length paved front veranda. There’s also a second driveway with extra parking for a boat or caravan. Low-maintenance easy care gardens and a large rear paved area and lawn for your comfort and easy care. This property is currently leased for 12 months at $300 per week. For more information about 3 Emeroo Court, Roxby Downs, contact Raine and Horne – ph 0418 974 384 in Roxby Downs or log onto www.rh.com.au.
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INVESTMENT PROPERTY...3 Emeroo Court in Roxby Downs is the perfect opportunity for an investor currently rented for 12 months at $300 per week.
Property of the Week 20 SIXTH ST…Lavis Real Estate is inviting you to take a closer look at 20 Sixth St in the seaside township of Port Germein. This home was built in the 1880s and has loads of potential to restore it back to its original glory. The large lounge room includes a bay window and an ornate fireplace, while the kitchen has a country feel with a wood stove. The three bedrooms are all double size (two with mantles), bathroom and laundry. Features include a cellar with fireplace, high ceilings, timber flooring, high skirtings and ornate fire places. All of this on a large allotment. For more information, contact Lavis Real Estate at 162 Ellen Street, Port Pirie – phone 8632 1511 or log onto www.lavisrealestate. com.au. PORT GERMEIN… Take a closer look at 20 Sixth St in the seaside township of Port Germein.
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8 Alford Court – “Invest for your future.” 4 bdms with BIRs, ensuite to main, large walk-in pantry, ducted air, ceiling fans, gas space heater, front and back verandahs, dble carport UMR, garage plus attached carport, land approx 1150m2. Leased $300/wk/3yrs. $245,000. Web ID 755070
1 Blanche Crt – “Investment Opportunity.” Well postioned 4 bedroom, ensuite and BIR's, good sized lounge, sep dining, gas kitchen, heating/cooling, carport UMR, currently leased at $1043 /month until 2006. $249,950. Web ID 758450
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3 Emeroo Crt Great location, great opportunity". 4 bdrm home, master with ensuite and WIR, BIR's to 2 bdrms, kitchen with gas stove, rangehood, heritage tiled bathrm, ducted evap and r/c split syst, gas heating, Colorbond shed, easy care gardens, 12 mth lease. $239,950
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Council to target illegal parking
COUNCIL SNIPPETS Upcoming Events...Outback Fringe Festival 10 – 13 March 2005. Street party, Comedy, Theatre, Children’s performances, Workshops, Live Entertainment, Visual Arts, Film Festival and Fringe Bazaar. For further details contact Megan Barker, Festival Co-ordinator on 0418 870 012. Works in Progress...Preliminary scoping of a study of town amenity and design modelling of infrastructure has commenced in conjunction with the Adelaide University. An evaluation has been undertaken of the design of infill blocks in the new Southern Subdivision. There will be road closures in the southern section of the town to connect up services to new allotments. The length of time each closure will take depends on the type of, and how many services are to be put into place. Council does not expect the roads to be closed any longer than one day per road crossing. Council regrets any inconvenience. A letterbox drop will be made prior to inform residents effected by this work. There may be interruptions to water/electricity and Telstra services. Tonkin & Associations are currently working in a consultancy capacity on a program to upgrade Roxby Downs’ waste water treatment. Repairs to faulty streetlight mains in the front of the Hospital. Replacement of faulty streetlight mains adjacent to Camp 3. Lighting at the new roundabout in Hermit Street is now completed and working satisfactorily. Relocation of high voltage switch in Burgoyne Street has been commenced to improve access to the property. Horticultural practices are currently under review throughout the township. Asset management program is currently being developed within Council. Council is currently conducting community consultation regarding a mobile foodvan application. Upcoming Works...A program will be undertaken by Tonkin and Associates for irrigation of ovals and the golf club. Verification of data for renewal of the sewer lagoon license is currently being undertaken by Tonkin & Associates Business Signage...Local businesses have been invited to be part of new tourism signage in Roxby Downs. Council and the Roxby Downs Business Forum have thrown their support behind new tourism signage at the corner of Olympic Way and Burgoyne Street and on the public toilet block in Richardson Place. Designs echoing the current Wilmap distributed through the Roxby Downs Visitor Information Centre have been approved. Signage sales are now open. Telephone Alex Barker on 0417 816 807 for more information. Electricity Cent A Meters...Council is purchasing 5 analyser meters for customer service purposes. These meters are available for hire from Council for a small fee. Meters will assist customers to monitor their power usage. Rates...Third quarterly rate payments are due on 16 March 2005. Fines of 2% will be charged for late payments. Electricity Water Sewerage Rates & Tariffs...New rates and tariffs for water, sewerage and electricity services came into effect from the 1 January 2005. These will be included in the next relevant monthly and quarterly billing run and for any final accounts. Electricity and Water Accounts...Electricity and water accounts are now due for payment. Please pay immediately to avoid a late payment fee. Bushfire Prevention...The recent fires in the Eyre Penninsula present a timely reminder to residents of the inportance of taking adequate fire prevention actions of premises and being generally careful with potential fire sources such as cigarette butts, motor bikes and other mechanical equipment in our hot arid climate. Residents are requested to keep areas surrounding their homes free from litter, dry leaves and any other combustible materials. Bushfire seasonconcludes on March 31, 2005. Permits can be obtained from the Council office during this period. Fire Regulations and booklets are on display at the Council office. Fireworks...Fireworks are only allowed to be set off by a pyrotechnician with the appropriate permits. Fines are applicable if not adhered to. Mosquito Control...Residents are reminded to throw away any unwanted containers which hold water – old tyres, drums, place sand in pot plant bases, to seal or cover all openings in rain water tanks and to ensure that roof gutters are not holding water. Wear loose clothing , apply insect repellent that contains DEET (Diethyl Toluamide) and use mosquito coils for outdoor activities. Local Website...Visit your local updated website. New Forums have now been added. Read what’s new and have your say in the Forums at www.roxbydowns.com Street Lighting...Is there a street light not working near your home? Please include the exact location (street, house number) when reporting to assist in easy identification for repair. Road Closure...Sections of Richardson Place will be closed for the 2005 Outback Fringe Festival on Saturday, 12 March 2005 from 7:00 am to – 1:30 am on Sunday,13 March 2005 Opal Road Landfill Opening Hours...Tuesdays, 8am to 12 noon, Thursdays 1pm to 5pm, Saturday & Sunday 10am to 4pm. Out of hours access call 08 8671 1154 Council Office Hours - General...Monday to Friday—9am to 5pm
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FAREWELL…Roxby Downs Council staff, including workmate Hayley Speck, right, farewelled customer service officer Samantha Howeller this month, who left Council to further her administrative duties at Beenham Elite Building.
Council is concerned with the number of vehicles including trailers and caravans, which have been either parked or abandoned on the road edge, as well as on the Council verge between the road and the property boundary. Parking illegally in Richardson Place is also a concern. Council in the first instance will target the owners of the offending vehicles by issuing written warnings to the owners detailing what charges could be implemented if the vehicle is not moved or parked correctly. Areas to be targeted are as follows: • Parking in Disabled zones without a permit. • Parking in the Bus Zone opposite Richardson Place. • Parking near pedestrian crossings to drop off and pick up school children. • Freight vehicles parked near pedestrian crossings to pick up and deliver goods. • Parking on the boundary between residence and road. • Leaving vehicles including Trailers and Caravans on roads for over 24 hours. Under the Local Government Act, Council has the power to instigate Infringement Notices and or impound the vehicles for the noted offence. Please consider others in the Roxby Downs area for safety reasons as well as appearance of the community, please park correctly.
Council farewells Sam Roxby Downs Council farewelled customer service officer Samantha Howeller this month. The 20-year-old Roxby Downs resident joined the Council team after leaving school more than two years ago and is now seeking to expand on her skills. Council was Sam’s first full-time employer and she has enjoyed the experience. “Working at Council has given me
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extensive knowledge in computers and customer service,” Sam told The Monitor last week. Sam has taken up a position with Beenham Elite Builders in Roxby Downs as an administration officer. “I’ve made some good friendships here with people,” she said. “But I’m looking forward to some new challenges at Beenham Elite. “There will be a lot of new things to learn out there.”
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FREE COMMUNITY CALENDAR February 2005 NippyGym
Mondays 9.30 till 10.30am Roxby Downs Leisure Centre. $5 per child, $7 per family. 20-visit passes available. Ph - 8671 0500 Wilpena Under the Stars Saturday, February 26 Wilpena Pound Tickets available through Bass Ph - 8238 3333.
March 2005 Outback Fringe Festival March 10 - 13, 2005 Roxby Downs, Andamooka & Woomera Ph – 0418 870 012
Annual William Creek Gymkhana March 19 and 20, 2005 Two day event – Saturday and Sunday Horses, motorbikes, camels and an Agricultural Fair focusing on water systems. To book a display, phone Randall Crozier. Ph - 8670 7978
Email thechurch@ozemail.com.au www.glendambooutback4x4.com.au.
June 2005
Woolbalers B&S Glendambo Saturday, November 26 Phone Leah Giles - 0400 858 071
Glendambo Outback 4x4 Endurance and Field Day June 11, 12 and 13, 2005 Glendambo in the South Australian Outback. Contact Dave Boothey – Ph - 8672 1097 or 0429 002 158
July 2005 Outback Tourers Rum Run July 2, 2005 Roxby Downs to Glendambo Ph - 8671 0849.
November 2005
Woolbalers Recovery Glendambo Sunday, November 27 Phone Leah Giles - 0400 858 071
Phone 8671 2683 or email news@themonitor.com.au to book your event in ‘What’s On!’ The ‘What’s On!’ Free Community Calendar is proudly sponsored by Roxby Downs Council.
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New tennis comp TENNIS...The Roxby Downs Tennis Club started its first competition this month, with more than 100 players – juniors and seniors - hitting the courts Fridays and Saturdays for a fun and competitive evening competition. Round 2 – senior tennis results...Friday, February 11 Rafters 9 sets 74 games defeated Moliks 6 sets 53 games. The Rafters jumped the Moliks early, winning both ladies doubles through Yvonne Buza and Sarah Weston, and Anna Daly and Marg Allen. Although the Moliks hit back by winning two of the Men’s doubles, the Rafter Ladies continued the domination by winning 3 of the 4 singles matches, only Jutta Scholefield winning a tight no1 singles for the Moliks. With John Read showing strong early season form in winning his singles 6-0, to complement his 6-0 win in the doubles, the Rafters reached un unbeatable lead, even allowing for the Moliks winning the last 3 singles matches completed, to salvage respectability for the Moliks. Saturday, February 12...Woodies 9 sets 76 games defeated Hewitts 6 sets 67 games. Like their namesakes, the Woodies excelled in doubles winning all 3 Mens doubles, and then continued on winning 4 Mens singles. With the Ladies’ matches split evenly in the doubles and singles, the Woodies were able to record their opening victory of the season, while the Hewitts will be looking for improvements from their men if they wish to upset the still undefeated Rafters next week. Tennis times have changed from this week. Sub juniors will play 5.30pm to 6pm, Division 2 from 6pm to 6.30 pm over four courts and Division 1 6.30 pm to 7.30 pm over four courts. Round 2 junior tennis results – February 12, 2005. Division 1 U/16s...Doubles: P Rhodes & B Halliman 6 d J Callery & N Fernandez 2. Singles: P Rhodes 6 d B Halliman 5. Singles: N Fernandez 6 d J Callery 4. Division 1 U/14s...Doubles: T Hombsch & J Thomson 6 def S Allen & N Hombsch 3. Doubles: R Hamblin & K Connell 6 def V Buza & J Hombsch 4. Singles: T Hombsch 6 def S Allen 0. Singles: N Hombsch 6 def J Thomson 4. Singles: R Hamblin 6 def K Connell 3. Singles: V Buza 6 def J Hombsch 5. Division 2 U/14s...Doubles: T J Hill & C Rontuanay 5 def R White & E Daly 4. Doubles: J Weltner & B Evans 5 def M Evans & Z Hodgetts 4. Singles: J Weltner 4 def A Galvez 0. Round 1 senior tennis – February 4 and 5, 2005. On Friday, February 4, the Rafters defeated the Woodies 11 sets 73 games to 4 sets 65 games. Although the score looks a little one-sided, the Rafters won all the close sets, including 2 tiebreakers and three sets seven games to five, so the Woodies will fancy their chances of bouncing back next time. On Saturday, February 5, the Moliks defeated the Hewitts 8 sets 67 games to 7 sets 53 games. Roger Scholefield and Gary Sutherland won their doubles match for the Moliks against Sam Rodda and Simon Green, proving too steady and simply making fewer mistakes, and then backed up to win their singles matches as well. However the Hewitts won the other two men’s doubles matches, with Neville Hombsch partnering Tim Reynolds and Boof Hodgetts partnering Thomas Hombsch to victories over James Jansen and Greg Weltner, and Andrew Tonkin and Mark Kester respectively. Meanwhile in the women’s matches, Liz Sutherland and Jutta Scholefield won their doubles and singles matches for the Moliks, but Wendy Kerr and Roxanne White even the ledger for the Hewitts by winning their matches. So with the night on a knife-edge, coming downing to the last two matches, while young Thomas Hombsch was able to win his singles for the Hewitts, Andrew Tonkin, in his return to the tennis court after a five-year absence, was able to win the eighth set for the night for the Moliks. While teamS are full up for this season, interested players should give their names to Neville Hombsch (ph 8671 3086), in order to get in early for the next season, and there is bound to be oppoRtunities to fill in during this season. Also on Wednesday nights, social tennis is played from 7:30pm onwards. Round 1 junior tennis – February 5, 2005. Division 1 U/16s...Doubles: N Fernandez & B Halliman 6 defeated P Rhodes & R Hamblin 3. Singles: N Fernandez 2 drew B Halliman 2. Singles: P Rhodes 4 defeated R Hamblin 0. Division 1 U/14s...Doubles: T Hombsch & S Allen 6 defeated J Thomson & N Hombsch 1. Doubles: T Hombsch & K Connell 6 defeated V Buza & J Hombsch 1. Division 2 U/14s Doubles: T J Hill & J Weltner 6 defeated M Evans & E Daly 2. Doubles: A Sutherland & T Sutherland 6 defeated Z Sutherland & C Rontunay 3. Doubles: Z Hodgetts & F Crafter-King 6 defeated T Hill & B Evans 3. Roger Scholefield, Tennis Reporter.
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ON-COURT...Spectres’ Penne Wong pressures Bianca Pape of Chocies.
SEASON STARTS... Andrew Freeth avoids the competition during the first game of Roxby Downs’ 2005 women’s basketball season.
Indoor basketball season starts up BASKETBALL…The Roxby Downs women’s basketball season resumed this month. A Grade Women…Bulls 44 (L Girdham 20) defeated Eagles 40 (L Sutherland 14). Little Devils 26 (R Schutz 9) defeated Devils 23 (N Richter 8). B Grade Women…Jets 56 (D Judd 28) defeated SSA Cougars 40 (T Hill 12). Eagles 2 36 (V Hombsch 16) drew with Devils 36 (C Linder 10). Devils2 38 (J Walford 12) defeated Wanderers 32 (K James 12). Eagles 32 (S Dadleh 18) defeated Bulls 25 (J Coombes, E Adams 6).
MOVES... Cher Mailes of Tandales moves the ball through the competition at last week’s game.
Limited edition signed prints of original pastel works Framed $150 Unframed $75 SERVE IT UP... Sebastian Tello lines up the ball for a smashing serve.
Roxby volleyball VOLLEYBALL…Volleyball results - Monday, February 7, 2005 A Grade…Phoenix 83 defeated Benders 79. (M Butterworth). Volleyroos 100 defeated Prophets 70. (R Kraack). B Grade…Tigers defeated E.A.S.D.C on forfeit. Block It 114 defeated TBA 62 (P Rocque).
Indoor netball results NETBALL...Roxby Downs Indoor Netball Results; Wednesday, February 9, 2005. A Grade…Cruisers 30 defeated Shamrocks 16 (TJ Hill). Gecko Girls 35 defeated Mak Ladies 29 (G Arthur). B Grade…Miners 36 defeated Prime Movers 3 (T Allen). Keeches 40 defeated Blue Jays 17 (S Burg). Mixed…Spankees 19 defeated Makrats 7 (S Napper). All Blacks 23 defeated Miners 9 (R Briggs).
Local Artist DAVE KOVAC Available now – Contact Dave on 0409 726 252
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Training times Monday and Friday 6pm Wednesday 7.30pm Commencing Wed, February 16 Ring Coxey on 0400377008 for more details Thursday, February 17, 2005 - Page 21
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Wet and wild at Roxby Downs SWIMMING...More than 120 people attended Roxby Downs’ annual open swimming carnival this month. Almost 70 swimmers from Roxby Downs, Whyalla, Port Augusta and the Eyre Peninsula attended the event. Roxby Downs swimmers performed well during the competition, with many achieving new personal bests. Standout performances from Roxby Downs swimmers included: Jacob Haugum - bronze in the freestyle 100m; gold in the 10-12 BBB 25m handicap. Callan Haugum - silver in the 50m male 9-10yrs backstroke. Jacob and Callan Haugum also took out the gold in the pairs freestyle relay, followed close behind by Alex and Jamie Bishop with silver. Tyson Hill - gold in the 25m male U8 freestyle; gold U9 BBB 25m handicap. Artem Chebotenko - silver in the 25m male U8 freestyle. Matthew Wilson - bronze in the 25m male U8 freestyle. Michaela Mooney - gold in the 25m female U8 freestyle; silver in the 25m female U8 backstroke. Samuel Wilson - bronze in the 50m 11-12 years male backstroke; silver in the 50m 11-12 years male butterfly. Tobias Watts - silver in the 50m 11-12 years male backstroke. Tahnee Elliott won herself a silver in the 50m handicap freestyle. Roxby Downs also excelled in the all-comer freestyle relay, taking home a gold medal. While the medley 11-12 medley relay team of essica Katzorke, Tobias Watt, Tori McGauchie and Samuel Wilson walked away with silver.
MEDALLIST…Jacob Haugham, 11, displays his 200m freestyle medal – just one of the awards he took home from the Roxby Downs Swimming Club carnival last weekend.
MEDLEY RELAY…Roxby Downs Swimming club’s second-place medley relay team, from left, Jessica Katzorke, 11, Tobias Watt, 11, Tori McGauchie, 11, and Samuel Wilson, 11.
FREESTYLER…Freestyle medallists at Roxby Downs Swimming Club’s weekend carnival, from left, Tyson Hill, 8, Matthew Wilson, 8, and Artem Chebotenko, 8. ON TIME...Local parents and swim club supporters volunteer their time at the recent Roxby Downs Swimming Carnival.
10 in 10 Winners!
$1,210 cash prize sponsored by Garry Baker Building Since March 8, 2004 RoxFM has been running the 10 in 10 competition. On February 9, it was won! How many songs did you get?
Winners of the 10 in 10 Competition are Sam Luckett, Rhianna Penglase and Helen Lepoidiven pictured here with Station Manager Tina Foster (back)
Black Superman – John Wakelin Livin’ La Vida Loca – Ricky Martin Stumblin’ In – Susi Quatro Sheila – Tommy Roe Dedicated to the One I Love – The Mummas and the Papas How Do You Do It? – Gerry and the Pacemakers Rock ‘n’ Roll – Led Zepplin Harmonica Musing – The Blues Brothers If Leaving Me is Easy – Phil Collins Stormy Monday – Eric Clapton and the Yardbirds
ROXBY RACER...Roxby Downs’ Kane Mooney, 9, is flushed with success after his race against other swimmers from throughout the Far North and Mid North.
Position Vacant Sales Respresentative required for Community Radio 105.5 Rox FM in Roxby Downs. RoxFM is looking for a motivated person to work on a commission basis coordinating regional sponsorship for the station. All applications to: Station Manager, RoxFM PO Box 642, Roxby Downs SA 5725 Applications close March 4, 2005
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Sporting WILLOW AND LEATHER...John Adams batting for Rogues as the Wanderers’ Jeremy Blake stands ready to pounce on the ball; Sam Nethery for Rogues; Rogues’ Peter Wooldridge was stumped during the weekend’s home game, Des Taylor fielding for The Swaggies.
Wanderers bring Rogues back to reality CRICKET...Rogues were brought back to reality after last week’s heady victory over the Devils when Wanderers defeated them by five wickets at Roxby Downs Oval on Saturday morning. Batting first the Rogues batting line up was reduced to rabble by the bowling of Brent Harper (6/19) and Andy Bennett (3/8) as they crashed from some from some early bright stroke play to be all out for 89. John Adams top scored with 23 runs as an opener, while Peter Steer and Barry Dadleh were the only other batsmen to reach double figures. In reply Wanderes lost five wickets on the way to victory but were always in control of the situation against an opponent determined to make them earn the points after a poor showing with the willow. If Rogues win next week against Woomera they will participate in the finals but will need to improve their
game markedly to go any further than the Qualifying Final in three weeks time. Rogues: Altmann c R. Briggs b Thompson 3, Adams b Harper 23, Steer c Taylor b Harper 11, Promnitz lbw b Harper 8, Wooldridge b Bennett 0, Nesbitt c Thompson b Harper 3, Nethery lbw b Harper 3, Rochow b Harper 4, Dadleh st R Briggs b Bennett 11, Martlew c D Blake b Bennett 2, Teare no 1, Sundries 20. Total 10/89: Gudger 5-0-0/ 21, Thompson 4-0-1/17,
Harper 8-1-6/19, Bennett 5.4-0-3/8, G Briggs 4-0-0/ 16, Watkins 1-0-0/5, J Blake 1-0-0/2. Wanderers: Thompson c Dadleh b Promnitz 7, Paxton b Steer 28, Taylor lbw b Steer 20, D Blake b Dadleh 16, R Briggs b Nethery 4 J Blake no 7, Watkins no 0, Sundries 9, Total 5/91 Promnitz 5-11/21, Nesbitt 3-0-0/25, Steer 5-0-2/28, Nethery 50-1/15, Dadleh 1-0-1/1. Olympic Dam secured top spot with an effortless eight wicket win at Woomera over the Redbacks who
now must win both remaining minor games and win them well to play in the major round. The home side were all at sea against the Devils bowling line up and crawled to paltry total of 62 in 30 overs as Woolford 3/12 and Boyle 3/18 were backed up by Greg Roberts and Jason Schell with two apiece and some great fielding. Darren Leonard posted a much needed thirty runs in his batting CV, Andy Wellington sent down a miserly spell of five over that cost him only two runs one of
Cricket Premiership Table Olympic Dam Wanderers Rogues Woomera
11w – 2 – 57 – 82% 8w – 5 – 45 – 74% 3w – 10 – 25 – 60% 2w – 10 – 21 – 51%
which was wide and Mark “Phantom” Speirs took a blinder of a catch as the ladder leader cruised to victory in nineteen overs. Woomera: Broome c Woolford b Roberts 7, Pillar b Woolford 4, Turner b Roberts 0, Jeffries c Roberts b Boyle 8, Mackenzie b Woolford 8, Nicholls c Speirs b Boyle 2, Payne b Boyle 13, Chapman c Leonard b Woolford 3, Blatchford c Woolford b Schell 1, Allchurch b Schell 4, Ingold no 5, Sundries 4. Total 10/59: Roberts 8-2-2/ 16, Woolford 8-2-3/12, Wellington 5-3-0/2, Boyle 5-0-3/18, Schell 2-2-2/0, Speirs 2-0-0/10. Olympic Dam: Fiebig c Nicholls b Jeffries 13, Leonard no 30, Kroll c Broome b Blatchford 0, Woolford no 14, Sundries 6. Total 2/62: Jeffries 8-0-1/ 27, Blatchford 8-2-1/25, Turner 1-0-0/8. Gerard ‘Yogi’ Secker, Cricket Reporter.
Local kids trying Kanga Cricket ON THE BALL… Lachlan Boyle, 6, and Jack Massey, 9, reach for the sky – and the catch – at Kanga Cricket in Roxby Downs. Kanga Cricket is held Friday afternoons, at 4.30pm, for children five years and older. Parents are invited to come along and help during training times at the Roxby Downs Area School oval. Participants need to bring along their own drink bottles, hats and sunscreen.
KANGA CRICKET…Four-year-old Sam Lange joins his teammates in polishing up their catching skills at Roxby Downs’ Kanga Cricket. HOWZAT…Inca-Jayde Lyon, 5, tries her hand at Kanga Cricket at the Roxby Downs Area School oval. Kanga Cricket gives children a fun introduction to basic cricket skills and rules in short sessions.
Calendar
February Feb 18, Friday 7.00pm Night Owls, Roxby Bowls Club Feb 19,Saturday 7.00pm Desert Dirt Kart Club Feb 19, Saturday 8pm Standard Gun IPSC at ASSA, Andamooka Feb 19, Saturday 9.30am Rogues vs Woomera, Roxby Feb 20, Sunday 8.30am Wanderers vs OD, Roxby Feb 23, Wednesday 6.30pm Hash Runners at Camp 3 BBQ area Feb 23, Wednesday 6pm Air pistol at ASSA, Andamooka Feb 24, Thursday 6.30pm Mountain Bikers at BMX track Feb 26, Saturday Night Meeting – Roxby Downs Dirt Circuit Club Feb 26, Saturday 8.30am OD vs Rogues, Roxby 8.30pm Woomera vs Wanderers, D/N March Mar 2, Wednesday 6pm Air pistol at ASSA, Andamooka Mar 5, Saturday 8pm Rapid fire IPSC at ASSA, Andamooka
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Mar 5, Saturday Cricket Qualifying Final, tba Mar 9, Wednesday 6pm Air pistol at ASSA, Andamooka Mar 12, Saturday 8pm Big Bore/Free Pistol/Centre Fire at ASSA, Andamooka Mar 12, Saturday Cricket Grand Final, tba Mar 16, Wednesday 6pm Air pistol at ASSA, Andamooka Mar 19, Saturday 8pm IPSC Centre Fire at ASSA, Andamooka Mar 26, Saturday Night Meeting – Roxby Downs Dirt Circuit Club April April 30, Saturday Round 1 W&DFL 12noon OD vs RD 2.20pm Horniridge vs Andamooka BYE - Coober Pedy Apr 14, 15 Round 1 State Titles, Black Rock May May 28, Saturday Night Meeting – Roxby Downs Dirt Circuit Club
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Roxby swimmers make a big splash at carnival
TENNIS COURTS...Roxby Downs Tennis Association president Neville Hombsch surveys the Roxby Downs tennis courts the association hopes to soon upgrade.
Community effort to improve tennis courts TENNIS…Roxby Downs Tennis Association will work with Roxby Downs Council, Roxby Downs Leisure Centre and TennisSA to improve the state of the local courts after more than 100 people registered for the association’s first round of competitions. The overwhelming influx of participants in the twonights-a-week competition has highlighted the need to fast-track court improvements, according to association president Neville Hombsch. “We’re currently in talks with Council and the courts’ management body, the Leisure Centre, about resurfacing the two main courts,” Hombsch told The Monitor last week.
“It’s been more than nine years since an organised competition was held on these courts but with the recent resurgence of tennis players it’s highlighted the need to upgrade the facilities. “The overwhelming support for our summer competition – more than 100 people in the first week – and the association’s formation will also open up other avenues of funding for us, such as through TennisSA. “We’re very happy with the support we’ve received so far but it’s early days and we’ll keep working closely with Council and the other bodies involved to find a workable solution.”
SWIM TEAM…Callan Haugum, 9, Alex Biship, 11, and Jamie Bishop, 10, cheering for their fellow Roxby Downs Swimming Club team members at the locally-hosted swimming carnival this month. Turn to Page 22 for a full report. ROXBY SWIMMERS… Getting ready to hit the pool and beat their personal bests, Roxby Downs Swimming Club members, from left, Sophie Lepinath, 10, with sister Emily, 9, and Chloe Barrand, 10.
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