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The price of country living

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By Stuart Deed

etrol prices in Adelaide have plum- Association (RAA) spokesman Hamilton Calder believed that the figures given by the trucking meted but motorists in Roxby Downs said the South Australian government paid sub- firm were “reasonablY accurate” but owner continue to pay top dollar for fuel. sidies to fuel distributors in rural areas to keep of Lavrick’s Roadhouse, Scott Rawlins,

Ceduna, which is 250km further from Adelaide than Roxby Downs, has an average petrol price at eight cents less than local prices.

BP Roxby Downs manager, Jason Lee, said sales volume probably kept prices low in Ceduna.

“If you’ve got lots of litres of fuel going out the door all the time then you can afford to keep prices low,” he said.

However, in Andamooka the price of fuel is, on average, five cents cheaper per litre – despite being 30km further away and with a much lower population and traffic flow.

A number of factors could hold prices at the current levels in Roxby Downs including the distance from Adelaide, the lack of competition, and the high price of running a business in town.

But do these arguments hold water?

First of all The Monitor addre ss e d the dist ance argument; after all, Roxby Downs is 600km away from Adelaide.

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the price of fuel affordable. said he would be happy to see trans“Most of the freighting costs to get fuel to portation figures that ‘low’. rural areas are covered by the government’s fuel The estisubsidy, which for areas more than 300km away from Adelaide is three cents per litre,” he said.

However Roxby Downs motorists continued to pay upwards of $1.38 per litre for unleaded petrol when the average price for fuel in Adelaide last week was $1.12.

Mr Calder said the RAA was investigating using data from other states to monitor prices within South Australia.

Information from a local trucking firm revealed the cost of trans-

porting fuel from Adelaide t o R ox b y v i a roadtrain in 52,000 litre loads would cost approximately $3,500 – which means each litre should cost less than seven cents to transport.

Manager of the Roxby Downs BP, Jason Lee, said he

“The costs of r unning a business in Olympic Dam are considerably higher than running a similar operation in

mated transport costs and the State Government’s fuel subsidy suggest prices should be no higher than five cents above Adelaide’s prices.

In a week when the price of fuel, according to The Advertiser, dropped below one dollar per litre in Adelaide for the first time in 15 months, locals could expect to pay around $1.15 per litre for fuel.

There was also the associated cost of living in Roxby Downs, which also affected businesses.

Laverick’s Roadhouse owner Scott Rawlins said a strong factor in the high prices in town was the operating costs.

Adelaide.”

“But we do our best to stay competitive for our clients and also stay in business,” he said.

For BP manager, Jason Lee, the lack of competition in town affected pricing.

“If we had a greater population in town then there would be more competition and lower prices because there would probably be another fuel outlet,” he said.

However, the two fuel outlets in Andamooka experience similar operating costs and have a far smaller client base - but prices are still lower.

Neither Mr Rawlins nor Mr Lee were prepared to make a comment on why or how prices in Andamooka were lower than Roxby Downs.

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To me and probably many other parents, this is not what I expected out of such a lovely town.

I am not quite sure of the laws in SA but in Queensland and NSW this is not allowed, even for a simple garage sales let alone strippers.

These ads are not even for shows in this town.

WHAT NEXT?

I don’t know about many in Roxby, but the other day my 11year-old son came home to tell me, his dad, about something he had seen.

Before I go on, I am fairly new to town (one year) but still call it home and think it’s a great place for my kids, two of under 12-years of age, to grow and learn.

I am no prude but being told about street light and power poles with posters of strippers was Concerned parent somewhat of a shock.

Name and address given but not But more of a shock was the fact that some of the posters are around published.

Dear concerned parent On your behalf I followed this matter through with council who advised me of the following It IS not permissible for any person to stick notices on light poles or any other public infrastructure.

The council has the right to issue an expiation notice for $315.00 per pole to the perpetrator.

In this case the offending party was contacted by council and given a choice to move the

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The offending party immediately removed the signs.

The council could not contact you in response as no name was left with the enquiry.

This rule, which is administered by every council, applies to any person who sticks signs on any public facility.

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everal weeks ago The Monitor brought you the story of former Roxby Downs resident Troy Clements, who had joined a tour to trek the Kokoda Trail in Papua New Guinea.

Mr Clements has finished the tour and returned to his home in Adelaide with a wealth of experience from his time on the trail.

“I landed back in Adelaide on Sunday and I’d have to say that walking the Kokoda Trail and walking the same path used by the Diggers during the Second World War was fantastic,” he said.

“It was absolutely awesome – the track was beautiful and sometimes we were walking on dry ground in beautiful conditions but then it would change to muddy and we’d be pelted by rain.”

“The diversity of the track was astonishing but so was the beauty,” he said.

Having survived the arduous trek Mr Clements said it was good to be home.

“I was pretty tired by the end and it was just good to be back in town and see my family again because even though we had a satellite phone with us on the trail we’d been able to speak with our families once for only about two minutes.”

Joining Mr Clements – a Metropolitan Fire Service (MFS) fire fighter – was an eclectic bunch of other individuals.

“We had an interesting bunch of people and we all came from different backgrounds,” he said.

The Kokoda has earned a welldeserved reputation for mentally and physically pushing all the people who trek it every year.

“It was all I expected and more – it was pretty tough,” he said.

Some parts, Mr Clements said, were definitely harder than the rest.

“The last two hours on the trail were the worst.”

“It started as a nice walk downhill through the jungle which ended in the hardest river crossing we had to do and then we had to walk straight up a hill for the last 45 minutes,” he said.

But as hard as the last part of the trek was, Mr Clements said it was followed by the best moments of the journey.

“Finishing the trek and sharing the moment with everyone else who’d done the trek, including all the volunteers and the porters – who were the grandchildren of the fuzzywuzzy angels who helped out the Diggers during the war - was pretty special,” he said.

“We shook hands and said thanks to all of them in our own ways,” he said.

While nowhere near as dangerous as it was during the war, the Kokoda Trail is still a dangerous place which can punish the inattentive, as Mr Clements discovered.

“One of the guides was an ex-army serviceman and one day we were walking alongside a really fast running, turbulent river and he slipped, fell down an eight metre cliff and landed on the riverbank.”

“He cut himself pretty badly and almost fell in the river. He just dropped his concentration for a moment but it certainly highlighted the dangerous aspects of the trail to me,” he said.

However, as difficult and dangerous as the Kokoda Trail was, Mr Clements said he would recommend it to any Australian keen to follow in the footsteps of the Diggers. “I would definitely recommend it to anyone interested in Australian history and it is certainly a worthwhile experience.”

“But make sure you are prepared both mentally and physically for a tough time and be sure to take all the proper equipment.”

One of Australia’s most destructive pests is on the way down to South Australia.

The cane toad has already spread across Queensland, the Northern Territory and has begun crossing into Western Australia.

As well as being ugly, the cane toad is poisonous and often kills animals which eat it, particularly goannas.

Professor Mike Tyler of the University of Adelaide’s Department of Environmental Biology, said the toad would find its way to South Australia soon.

“The cane toad will be in South Australia as soon as the next big rains come through,” he said.

Given the present weather outlook it could be a while before it rains hard enough for water to flood the Coongie Lakes but when that happens, the warted menace will have reached SA for the first time.

“At present we know that Cane toads have reached 50km south of Longreach in Queensland and when a heavy rainfall comes and fills the Coongie lakes – which are just north of Gidgealpa – they will make their way into this state,” he said.

However, Professor Tyler said these incursions into SA will have only a localised effect because the toads will come down with the floods but die out again when drought returns to the land.

But not before they have a destructive influence on the large predators of the region.

“More worryingly cane toads have also found their way into the Darling River system, which is dry now but when it is running again the toads will spread all the way down to SA,” he said.

“They won’t be able to travel on the Murray-Darling itself but through the billabongs which line the system,” he said.

The effect on the predatory animals of the system is predictable – they will eat the toads and die - while the toad continues to march further south.

But all is not lost.

Professor Tyler said the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) had been working on a way to eradicate the cane toad for a long time and would likely make an announcement on the matter soon.

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Above: Former Roxby Downs resident Troy Clements (third from right) at the conculsion to his treck down the Kokoda Trail.

The controversy surrounding the sale of Telstra’s T3 shares has overshadowed the recent unveiling of the Next G network.

The Next G network integrates a whole range of new features not previously available to rural users, including video conferencing, web browsing and access to email.

Telstra has committed to expanding the reach of the Next G network into rural areas.

Owner of the Roxby Downs branch of Rodda Communications Jeff Craigie said in time the new network would extend past the area covered by CDMA. “The Next G network will certainly lead to better coverage in regional areas,” he said.

“But it will also offer much higher transfer speeds between 550 kilobytes per second and 1.1 megabytes – which will allow users to access their email, video calls and web browsing.”

“Basically we’ll get all of the good stuff which hasn’t been available in the past,” he said.

Mr Craigie said over the coming weeks the network would be rolled out to cover towns like Andamooka but other areas were still being tested.

Mr Craigie said Telstra had promised that CDMA would not be shut down until Next G covered all regions.

Existing CDMA customers could choose to stay with their current service or swap to Next G at any time at no additional cost.

But Mr Craigie advised those who need CDMA service to avoid switching over immediately.

“Because the network is still very new and hasn’t been fully tested as yet, for anyone who relies on CDMA service I would recommend holding onto it for a while yet.”

“Especially since it will cost nothing to switch over when the time comes,” he said.

For anyone working in areas beyond the reach of both normal networks, another option exists – satellite phones.

Mr Craigie said the Department of Communications, IT and Arts provide a subsidy to those who live beyond normal networks or spend more than 120 days a year in out of reach areas.

The Government offers a $900 rebate on satellite phones for eligible people. The phones cost approximately $2,000 to buy.

“Satellite phones are not designed for high traffic applications and the call costs of around two dollars per minute reflect this.”

“They are basically for people who need them for occupational health and safety reasons or in case of emergency.”

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Federal Police in Roxby Roxby Downs was visited by a swarm of Federal Police on Thursday sending all likely suspects scurrying for cover.

Actually, the members of the Regional Rapid Deployment Team (RRDT) were in town to investigate and assess the safety and security of the Olympic Dam airport.

The visit is part of the Federal Government’s Securing Our Regional Skies program.

The Team Leader for the operation was Wayne Giles who explained why the RRDT had visited our township.

“Our main task is to evaluate airports and collect data on the site in question so that if we are ever required to return we will not be heading into an unknown situation.”

“The information we collect can also be used by other RRDTs in case of an emergency,” he said.

As the name suggests the RRDTs are able to be deployed with very little notice to regional airports across the nation.

The team that came to Roxby Downs is responsible for Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.

The team comprised eight Australian Federal Police Protective Service Officers, a bomb appraisal officer and a firearms/explosives detection team as well as “Jessie” the Labrador, whose job is to sniff out explosives.

Another key aspect of the RRDT visit was to familiarise airport staff with Federal Police operatives.

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Above: Sav Tanti hopes to raise funds for the Fred Hollows Foundation

See the World Challenge The Fred Hollows Association Look out Nepal – Sav Tanti is on his way.

When Roxby Downs resident Sav Tanti was looking for a cause to support, the ‘See the World Challenge’ for the Fred Hollows Foundation seemed made to order.

“I saw the ad on television and knew it was what I was looking for,” Sav said.

“It is my opportunity to raise money for a valuable cause and to see the work the Fred Hollows Foundation is carrying out first hand,” he said.

The ‘See the World’ Challenge started in 1999 when one of Australia’s leading adventure t r av e l o p e r at o r s , Wo r l d Expeditions and the Fred Hollows Foundation pioneered the ‘See Nepal’ Wilderness Challenge, which raised $150,000.

Since then almost 600 people have taken part, raising over $1.6 million.

Challengers must raise a certain amount of money for the Foundation and in return they are rewarded with an adventure

holiday.

Successful challengers can choose to go to the Northern Territory, Vietnam/Cambodia or Nepal.

After careful consideration Sav decided to aim for Nepal.

To get there he needs to raise $5,500 by January 3, 2007, but not satisfied to settle for that, Sav decided to up the ante to $7,000 instead.

Half of the $5,500 will go directly to the Fred Hollows Foundation and the other half will cover the cost of Sav’s trip.

The Fred Hollows Foundation will also receive the extra $1,500 Sav plans to raise.

The Roxby Downs Community Club has thrown their support behind the enterprise, nominating Sav’s challenge as their Charity of the Month for November.

There will be a fundraising box on the bar for anyone who wishes to donate funds. Donations can also be made at the Cultural Precinct or by contacting Sav directly on 0418 847 873.

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Police reported a 20-year-old woman from Roxby Downs for driving without a licence on Saturday, October 28.

A report of theft was received by police from a Roxby Downs resident who said a tool box was stolen from the rear of a utility vehicle on Thursday, October 26.

Police reported a 17-year-old for driving whilst disqualified and failing to wear a seatbelt on Wednesday, October 25.

On the same day in an unre-

lated matter, a 51-year-old man was reported for driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle and exceeding the prescribed concentration of alcohol.

Also on the same day, police reported a 24-year-old Roxby Downs man for exceeding the prescribed concentration of alcohol.

The previous day police reported a 27-year-old man from Roxby Downs for exceeding the prescribed concentration of alcohol.

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Family Matters Honesty is something most parents instill in their children from an early age.

It doesn’t matter where we were bought up or what our upbringing was like, I’m sure we all remember hearing our parents say, ‘you must always tell the truth!’

Our parents told us that because truth and honesty are (Or should be) a fundamental aspect of who we are as people.

I raise what our parents have taught us in regards to truth and honesty because in many ways, society teaches us to ignore, repress, deny and even lie about one of our greatest characteristics, our feelings!

When asked how we feel, most of us will reply “fine” or “good,” even if that is not true! Likewise, some will say that they are not hurt or not defensive, when it is obvious they are.

Children start out honest because they express their true feelings freely and spontaneously.

But that can begin to change when children are encouraged to smile when actually they feel sad, or they are told to stop crying when they have been hurt or are upset.

Some will remember being told to “be brave” or “be strong” after something terrible has happen.

My grandfather whom I loved a great deal (and still miss) died when I was about 10 years of age and I still haven’t been told by anyone that he has died!!

I don’t have a problem with that because in those days children were often “protected” from such things. But the reality is, regardless of our age…we all need (and deserve) the opportunity to work through our emotional hurt or grief.

Fortunately, as children become adolescents they begin to think more for themselves. They begin to speak out more, “talk back” or challenge adults around them.

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Sadly, some adults don’t like to be questioned or challenged so they act or speak accordingly that can and often does, suppress young people’s feelings that can lead to emotional problems or it can lead to communication breakdown within the home.

It is therefore imperative to recognize how we feel in given situations and not be afraid to express it because denying our emotions is not only unhealthy, but it can detrimental for our emotional well-being.

Being honest about how we feel is with out a doubt one of the great things we can do for ourselves (and others) because it means we are communicating an integral aspect of who we are and what’s going on inside us. In fact, we are more likely to “move on” or resolve whatever life or relationship issues we might have when we do.

We all deserve to be happy, and I believe we are more likely to be happy and content when we are truthful and honest about how we feel.

Just as it doesn’t make sense to not tell someone when we feel unwell, neither does it make sense to ignore how we feel.

Research shows that women, in general, are by nature more empathetic, sensitive and attuned to their own and other’s feelings but there are men who are more emotionally sensitive than some women.

I say, regardless of who we are and how good we think our emotional state is, we need to remember that it is OK to be honest about how we feel.

Just as it is OK to laugh when we are happy, so too is it OK to cry when we are hurt or sad.

Not long ago I was asked to “not be so angry” when something totally unfair had happened, the insensitive request made me angrier than what I had been angry about! (Anger is fine…so long as we control it, not it controlling us.)

Always remember, allowing someone to talk about how they feel when they are hurting and listening to them is by far the best thing we can do for them.

On the other hand, telling someone how they should be feeling or reacting is one of the worst things we can do.

Although we live in a society that promotes individualism and self-reliance, we function more effectively when we commune, encourage, love and support each other.

When we co-operate, understand, listen and help each other we’re more likely to be happy and succeed with less stress and difficulty.

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Marooned Cycling on Lake through the Torrens outback…

Andamooka Police and Emergency Services units were called out on Monday to rescue the occupants of two vehicles which had become bogged on Lake Torrens.

Brevet Sergeant Nigel “Digger” Campbell said emergency services were alerted after two men walked back into Andamooka from the lake on Monday morning.

“The two men had gone out on Sunday afternoon to assist some friends who had become bogged on the lake.”

“Unfortunately they also got bogged and could not extricate their vehicle so they decided to walk back into town to seek help because their car battery was as dead as a dodo and they couldn’t radio for help,” Sgt Campbell said.

According to Sgt Campbell, the vehicle belonging to the two men who had walked back into town was quickly located and recovered.

But the same could not be said of the second vehicle.

During the search for the missing car, Sgt Campbell said he received word from the emergency services personnel at the site of the recovered vehicle that two people were walking across the lake in their direction.

After that it was not long until the second car was found past the UFO landing site.

Luckily, Sgt Campbell is never without a sense of humour.

“They must have spent a lovely evening out on the lake watching shooting stars,” he said.

Sgt Campbell said it was fairly common for tourists from the Far North Region to venture out onto Lake Torrens without taking the necessary equipment to escape a bogging.

“Neither of the two vehicles we rescued were carrying the appropriate equipment for what they were trying to do – neither car was carrying spare tyres or the appropriate gear to recover from a bogging,” he said.

“Before people head out on a drive like this they really need to think ahead and be sure to prepare for things going wrong.”

There are an extraordinary number of bicycles in the township of Roxby Downs – everywhere you go there are children and parents winding their way around on bikes.

It is excellent to see such an affinity with a nonfossil-fuel powered vehicle – especially considering the equally large numbers of V8s and 4X4s.

One club has started up to provide bike riders with a social group to support their healthy activity.

Tour De Desert Cycling member Daryl Wake said the group meet every Sunday morning to ride their bikes and have some fun together.

“Our group is really a social club at this stage but our numbers are steadily growing – at the moment we’ve probably got 14 regulars,” he said.

Mr Wake said the plan for every ride was to ride out into the wind and return with the breeze behind the riders to make the trip back into town easier.

“We usually head out at about 8am on the road to Woomera into the wind so that we get an easier ride on the way back, but depending on the wind we also go towards Andamooka,” he said.

The ride usually lasts for somewhere between an hour-and-a-half and two hours and riders cover approximately 35km.

“We leave early so that it isn’t too hot and when we get back into town we meet up for coffee. Once we’re finished there it’s usually only 10am and people still have the day to go and do whatever they like,” he said.

Mr Wake emphasised the group was purely social and a number of members were still using mountain bikes.

“The people who come along are a really diverse bunch of people who come from all walks of life – from contractors to physiotherapists – but for us it’s really about getting together and having fun on our bikes.”

Above: Rachel Rudiger of Basically Baskets.

Baskets of goodies Basically Baskets is a home based business providing gourmet foods and pampering products to the people of Roxby Downs.

Rachel Rudiger, who has lived in the area for 12 years, noticed a gap in the market for gift baskets and decided it was time to set up her own business.

“We didn’t have this sort of business in town and it can be really hard to find something special to give as a gift,” Ms Rudiger said.

“People who wanted to purchase a gift basket had to order it from out of town or even out of state,” she said.

Ms Rudiger said she had been very pleased with the way her new business has been received by the community.

“The locals are very supportive and willing to help with new ideas. Since I started I’ve received a lot of positive feedback,” she said.

Ms Rudiger specialises in gift hampers and baskets holding a range of luxury items like chocolates, wine, toiletries and baby products.

Her most popular hamper is ‘The

Saturday Afternoon Hamper’, consisting of a double sided bottle cooler containing a wine of choice, crackers, relish, chocolates and lollies.

Her Father’s day box was also a hit, providing 22 bars of chocolate, a large block of chocolate and a large Toblerone, enough to satisfy any chocoholic.

The new arrivals have not been forgotten either.

Ms Rudiger sells a nappy bouquet and also stocks a range of baby baskets, containing a flannel, a bib, baby soaps and powders, a rattle, muslin wrap and a feeding set.

Ms Rudiger prides herself on personal service and will do her best to provide exactly what her customer is looking for.

“The baskets can be as personal as people wish them to be,” Ms Rudiger said.

“If there is something particular that the client wants included, I’ll do my utmost to source it,” she said.

Basically Baskets can usually be found at the Roxby Downs Market, or contact Ms Rudiger on 0409 281 171.

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Above: Joeys salute new leaders Kath Warnock and Glen Michels inducted at first Joeys meeting on Oct 24.

Scouts arrive in Roxby After months of anticipation the Roxby Downs branch of the Scouts kicked off last week.

The Joeys, aged six to eight and the Scouts, aged 11 to 15 met at the Community Church Hall on Tuesday evening for their first meeting.

The Cubs, aged eight to eleven, gathered on Wednesday.

Scout Leader, Trent Burton, who was invested into the Scouts on Tuesday night, said he decided to start up a scout troop to give something back to the community.

“Roxby has been good to me and I wanted to give something in return,” Mr Burton said.

“My two older boys spend a lot of time playing video games and of course there are lots of sporting groups for kids but I

thought scouts might be a good alternative for those looking for something a bit different,” he said.

Apparently the community agreed.

The Scouts had over 90 registrations and the list is growing.

Mr Burton said he was sorry some children had missed the first intake but urged parents to be patient.

“We will take those children on the waiting list, we just need to get more leaders so we can expand the troop,” he said.

At present the Roxby Scouts have eight leaders, but they are looking for more.

“You don’t need any experience, just enthusiasm,” Mr Burton said.

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Interested parties will also need to pass a police clearance before they can work with children.

Jacob Meyer (aged six), who attended the Joey Scouts on Tuesday said he had really enjoyed himself.

“I had a great time.”

“We have new leaders and I got to play some games and there were scouts from Adelaide there,” he said.

Anyb o dy intereste d in becoming a Scout leader can contact Trent Burton on 8671 0157.

To place your child on the waiting list, visit the South Australian Scout website at www.sa.scouts.com.au.

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News in brief For further details visit:

www.community.roxbydowns.com The Education and Workplace Training Forum will be conducting a Career and Employment Expo debrief at their next meeting on 14 November.

This will be a chance to look at the things that worked well during the Expo, consider comments and suggestions as well as investigate possible areas for improvement.

The Forum will also consider possible dates in 2007 to hold the next Expo.

This year the Expo was held later than originally intended due the shutdown at the Mine.

In 2007 the Expo will be held earlier in the year to provide school leavers with ample time to consider their tertiary study options.

If you attended the Expo and would like to make comments or suggestions please send an email to community@roxbydowns.com.

The Northern Regional Development Board has prepared information packs relating to the Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme.

The information pack is for employers looking to source skilled overseas labour to fill skilled positions that they cannot fill from the local labour market.

If you would like to obtain a pack contact Alex Barker, Economic Development Officer on 8671 0010.

The Forums and Partnerships always welcome new members. If you have an interest in any of the following areas please contact Michelle Hales to find out how to join: • Family and youth • Health • Environment • Business • Education and Workplace Training • Sport and Recreation • Volunteering • Arts and Culture

Above: Members of the volunteering partnership Jean Dunstan, Helen Edwards, Sr Pat Hogan, Michelle Hales, Yvonne Vytis, Gabrielle Overton (TCCSA) and Brett Atkins.

Volunteering Partnership meeting

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v e r y p r o d u c t i v e Cancer Council South Australia indicating their interest by the end Shed project, with the possible Volunteering Partnership (TCCSA). of the meeting. creation of a Mobile Men’s Shed Meeting was held on Ms Overton, who was in the area The Grey Nomads project was discussed.

Monday, October 23. raising awareness for the Cancer discussed ahead of the arrival of T h e n e x t Vo l u n t e e r i n g As well as some of the usual suspects there were several new faces, including guest speaker, Gabrielle Overton, the Relationship Development Coordinator for The

Council, spoke to the Volunteering Partnership about opening a TCCSA volunteer branch in Roxby Downs.

The proposal was met with great enthusiasm, with several people

Partnership meeting will take place at 7:30pm on Monday, November 20 at the Council Offices.

For more information contact Michelle Hales on 0438 871 153.

MEETING DATES Education Environment Partnership Volunteering Family and Youth Forum Community Board Alcohol & Substance Abuse Part.

CFS recruitment sign The recruitment sign placed at the front of the Roxby Downs CFS two months ago has resulted in a number of enquiries about volunteering.

The CFS, which has been experiencing the same difficulty attracting volunteers as many other organisations in town, now has 28 members but they are still looking for more.

“Being a member of the CFS can really help with your career prospects,” Roxby Downs CFS Captain Brett Atkins said.

“The courses are nationally accredited and all training is supplied, all we need is people willing to volunteer their time.”

“With parental consent you can be a cadet from the age of 11 and a brigade fire fighter from the age of 16,” he said.

To find out more about becoming a member of the CFS call 1300 364 587.

A volunteer support member will take your details and then contact the relevant branch to forward your application.

representatives of the ‘New partnerships: Promoting Development in Outback Towns through Volunteering Programs for Grey Nomads’ on October 30.

Also on the table was the Men’s

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12.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm

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

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

What Do You Think About Kerbside Recycling?

Above: Gabrielle Overton speaking at a recent meeting to seek involvement to start a branch of the Cancer Council in our area.

Calling all volunteers Following up the recent visit by Gabrielle Overton of The Cancer Council South Australia (TCCSA), the Volunteering Partnership are calling for expressions of interest from people willing to participate in the development of a local branch.

The Roxby Downs branch of TCCSA would be involved in fundraising and organising local events to help raise awareness, fund research and provide support for the Cancer Council in our area.

Anyone interested should contact Michelle Hales on 0438 871 153.

The Environment Partnership wishes to gauge public opinion about kerbside recycling.

To lodge a YES/NO vote log onto roxbydowns.com or if you have comments on this topic fill out the contact form on the Community Board website at community@roxbydowns.com

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

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

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

Would you like to join a forum or partnership?

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Above: Festival of trees committee members Jill Harvey, Jodie and Joel Meyer, Julie Greenfield, Helen Edwards and Sally Cormack.

Origins of Quilts The crafts of patchwork and quilting have enjoyed an enormous surge in popularity in recent times and nowhere is this more evident than in Roxby Downs.

Determining exactly when patchwork began in Australia is a difficult task.

Long before Captain Cook sailed into Botany Bay the Aborigines were creating pieced rugs out of animal skins.

The European settlers, encountering wallaby or opossum rugs for the first time were astonished at their warmth, finding they imparted ‘as much heat as a dozen blankets’.

Textile patchwork made its way to Australia on the convict ships, largely due to the efforts of one amazing woman.

Elizabeth Fry was the wife of a wealthy merchant who visited Newgate Prison in 1813.

Appalled by the conditions the female prisoners were living in, she formed an association to raise money for clothing and clean bedding and taught the women bible studies, knitting and sewing.

She also provided cloth and patchwork pieces to each convict woman being transported to Australia.

Creating a quilt on the trip to Australia gave the convict women something to do and provided them with something they could sell on arrival to raise money to start their new life.

A wonderful quilt made in 1841 by the convict women on the ship ‘Rajah’ hangs in the National Gallery of Australia.

One grateful convict woman sent a note to Mrs Fry in England saying that she had been married for twenty years and had ‘plenty of pigs and fowls and buys her tea by the chest’.

Margery Harvey was a committed quilter who came to Australia from England with her husband, Edmund.

Settling in New South Wales in the 1830s, Mrs Harvey endured hunger, drought, fire and several encounters with the local bushrangers.

Edmund Harvey was held up in his own tent and his clothes, money and beaver skin hat were stolen.

Outraged he cried, ‘they might leave a man his hat’, so the bushrangers gave him a dirty cabbage tree hat to wear instead.

Mrs Harvey fared a lot better.

When confronted with a bushranger, she offered the man a drink of milk and a scone.

Surprised, he accepted her hospitality and left her unharmed.

Margery lived until 1909 and was still making quilts at the age of 92.

During the Great Depression, charm quilts became popular.

Made up of hundreds or even thousands of tiny pieces of fabric, they were often more of a curiosity than a beauty and enabled thrifty patchworkers to make use of every tiny piece of fabric.

In the early 1930s, the ladies of the Euroa CWA created a wonderful charm quilt to use as a fundraiser.

Organised by Mrs Ian Currie, the quilt won a silver cup at the State Home and Handicraft Exhibition in 1932 and was raffled off to buy blankets and pay hospital expenses for the needy.

To the CWA’s dismay the winning ticket was held by a woman from New Zealand.

Reluctant to allow the quilt to be removed from the area, Mrs Currie purchased it from the winner and it remains in the Euroa district to this day.

So the next time you see a quilt made by one of the many patch workers in Roxby Downs, slow down, take your time, admire the handiwork - and spare a thought for Edmund Harvey and his beaver skin hat.

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Festival of trees

Dust off your Christmas ornaments Roxby Downs, the Festival of Trees is about to begin.

Last held in 1997, the Festival of Trees is an exhibition of Christmas trees created by members of the community that will be displayed in the Art Gallery at the Cultural Precinct.

The tradition of decorating evergreen trees at Christmas time began in Germany.

Legend tells of St Boniface who, coming upon a group of pagans sacrificing a small child to an oak tree, roared in fury and smote the tree with his fist, knocking it to the ground.

A young spruce sprang up in its place.

St Boniface informed the pagans the new tree represented Christ, supposedly converting them on the spot, linking the evergreen forever to Christmas.

By the sixteenth century the decorated tree was a traditional part of the German Christmas.

People would bring a small spruce or fir tree inside and deck it with apples, paper flowers, ribbons and stars.

The Festival of Trees committee hope the festival will bring a little bit of holiday spirit to the area before families

begin to leave town for Christmas.

“A lot of people leave early in the Christmas holidays to spend time with family elsewhere and the town can be quite dead,” Festival of Trees Committee member, Helen Edwards said.

“We hope the Festival of Trees will bring a little of the spirit of Christmas to Roxby Downs before everyone goes their separate ways,” she said.

Mrs Edwards said that when the festival was held nine years ago the thing that really struck her was the originality of the trees on display.

“The things people used really surprised me. We had a tree made out of milk cartons, one made out of minties, it’s really amazing what people come up with,” she said.

A number of entry forms have been handed out already but there is still plenty of room for more trees.

The festival committee are seeking donations from local businesses of funds or prizes that will go to the winning entries in each category.

Entry forms are available from the Roxby Downs Community Library.

All trees are due by November 24.

Enquiries can be directed to Helen Edwards on 8671 0660.

Above: Macro photography in practice.

Does size really matter?

Would you like to learn how to take photos of small things and make them look bigger?

Then you should come along to the next Outback Hotshots Camera Club workshop because the theme is macro photography.

The workshop will be held on Sunday, November 12, from 2 - 4pm and is open to anyone.

Starting at the TAFE College, where we will discuss a bit of the theory behind this photographic technique, we will head off to get up close and personal with anything small we can find.

Please contact Neil Ryan during business hours on 8671 8239 or email the club at outbackhotshots@gmail. com for more information. www.themonitor.com.au

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Above: Winner Georgina Arthur with the quilt she won in the recent raffle held by the Scrapbaggers.

On Sunday I have the enviable job of opening this year’s Year 12 Photography and Art exhibition called Beauty Out Back.

It’s one of the great things about my job that I get to meet and work with artists of all ages.

But public speaking is not really my strength and when I open my mouth in public I am usually singing.

In some ways I can hide behind the song as an actor hides behind the playwright’s words. I can transform myself into a medium for the song as an actor might do service to the author’s lyricism.

But public speaking is something different.

In this role one has to deliver without the mask be totally at ease with the words and the role.

It’s not something that comes easy. Some politicians have a team of writers working for them and others write their own words.

They might come to a function with notes prepared and then, at the last minute, discard the notes and wing it. They get “in the zone” and, like an athlete in the same reverie, they can perform without thinking.

I remember seeing Red Angel Panic at the RSL Hall in Marryatville in the Eastern suburbs of Adelaide.

I was fascinated by the guitarist. Here he was surrounded by loud sound and gyrating flesh and he was off on cloud nine.

He was pulling phrases out of thin air and the impulses ran from his brain to his fingers. He seemed to be riding on a wave. Was he thinking about the scales he learnt last week? It didn’t seem so.

He had his eyes half closed, his lips pursed in an expression of rapture, his hands travelling over the fret board and he didn’t seem to be in any way self conscious.

Clearly he was listening carefully to what his friends there on the bandstand were doing, but he didn’t seem to be aware of anything beyond that.

I wonder if any of our aspiring student artists felt this way as they immersed themselves in their work.

They might have, just for a little while perhaps, become so enraptured by the process of making art that time stood still.

And isn’t that what we look for? Something in life that can take us, however briefly, out of ourselves.

The fabulous play on the football field that works effortlessly is the same phenomena. We do our practice, we learn the skills, we do the hard yards and then, if we are lucky, we slip into the zone.

Thanks to the new management of Roxby Takeaway for putting their hand up to be a sponsor of the Cirkidz Circus Workshop on Saturday and Sunday, December 2 - 3.

Juggling and balancing are great for getting in the zone.

Apparently it is also very good for a child’s intellectual development - something to do with left brain/right brain function.

But places are filling fast. Only 15 places per age group so get in early to avoid disappointment.

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We will be back Expo deemed a success by exhibitors

The twenty eight exhibitors who packed the Cultural Precinct auditorium for the Outback Career and Employment Exhibition all declared the event a great success.

Exhibitors have promised to return if the event was repeated in 2007.

The event was driven by members of the Education and Workplace Training forum.

Local students showed their appreciation by turning up in big numbers which kept exhibitors very busy in the morning and early afternoon sessions.

The number of student attending was boosted by 22 students who travelled all the way from Whyalla Stuart High School for the event.

The student’s enthusiasm to gather information flowed onto the speaker’s sessions which were very well attended, and one session overflowed to standing room only.

Exhibitors commented that the students attending, in general, had a better knowledge about work and career opportunities than many students from the city or larger regional centres.

One exhibitor specifically commented on the student’s politeness and good

manners.

Economic Development Officer Alex Barker said the careers aspect of the Expo was a great success.

“However it was disappointing that the business community did not make more of the opportunity to learn of the recruitment and workplace training services which were on offer.”

“We particularly targeted companies who have services that could assist with recruitment and retention of staff and provide apprentices and traineeships for immediate or future employment, and held the EXPO open late on the Thursday to accommodate business,” Mr Barker said.

Those who attended found the exercise valuable but overall attendances for this section was low.

“A very successful aspect of the employment focus of the Expo was the Job Board which displayed over 50 local job opportunities and was thoroughly inspected by prospective employees throughout the exhibition,” Mr Barker said “Next year we will promote the advantages of the employment focus more strongly to the work sector.”

Above: Jodie, Emma and Annie from Mission Australia, manning the booth at the recent Career and Employment Expo.

Above: Students listen as Annette from TAFE answers questions concerning further education opportunities

Careers in resources

The resources industry is diverse with employment opportunities across a range of companies.

These include work in minerals exploration, mining and processing, oil and gas exploration, extraction and processing, power generation, transmission and distribution including geothermal and wind energy.

Opportunities exist for both trades qualified people and university graduates.

The South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy reports that over the next fifteen years up to 25,000 people will be required to support the resources industry either directly or indirectly.

Skills in demand will include positions such as; accountants, boilermakers, crane drivers, chemical engineers, drillers, diesel fitters, earth-moving plant operators, envi-

ronmental engineers, environmental scientists, electrical engineers, electrical fitters, electricians, electronics technicians, geologists, exploration geophysicists, instrument technicians, information technology specialists, managers, machinists, mechanics, mining engineers, metallurgical engineers, mechanical fitter and turners, mechanical engineers, petroleum geoscientists, petroleum engineers, riggers, scaffolders, surveyors, toolmakers and welders.

The benefit of a career in the resources industry is that skills and experience are usually transferable across the industry from company to company and location to location, including overseas.

No other industry has such a diversity of careers.

Naturally there was a strong focus on future career and current employ-

ment opportunities at the EXPO. To find out more about courses relating to careers in the resources industry contact TAFE SA and Adelaide University Faculty of Engineering (Mining Engineering).

Companies who attended the Expo and can assist with apprenticeships and traineeships include Career Employment Group, Business SA Australia Apprenticeship Centre, MAS National, Adelaide Employment Centre and Statewide Training Group.

People currently employed or who are prospective employees are advised to contact the following companies who also attended the EXPO; Skilled, Integrated Group, Complete Personal, Cream of the Crop, Rexco People and BHP Billiton.

Above: Statewide Group Training informing students on how to gain apprenticeships and traineeships.

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Above: Father and son entry, Sam and Tony Jordan with their 2005 Ford GT and 1967 Ford XR GT

Above: Sandy Visser with winner of Best Presented car, Steven Webber for his Dirt Circuit Racing car.

Below Right: What it’s all about - THE CARS!

Below: The best of the best on display at the recent Show n Shine Above: Mick Wright with his 2003 VY Commodore SS.

Right: Show n Shine was also a great opportunity to show off some bikes.

Below: Show n Shine was a great opportunity for people to check out some fast machinery.

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Old Post Office offers all the finer things in life

● large 3 bedroom house ● on large freehold block ● on quite bitumen road ● close to town centre with ● Separate Self-contained 2 bedroom at For Inspection phone Graham on 0428 338 951 For owners phone 8687 9269 or 0439 775 013 23sivgrava021106

Air conditioning throughout keeps the interior cool and comfortable.

As summer approaches, there are plenty of moments that can be enjoyed on a raised patio area with decking.

Why not see the day out with a relaxing drink while enjoying the breathtaking views of Mount Remarkable?

The former Post Office lends itself to many tourist opportunities as well as fully set up for serviced office accommodation e.g. Doctors Consulting Rooms or Government Offices.

A heritage-listed property, the Old Post Office is a significant piece of Melrose history. Its warm atmosphere envelops you from the moment you step inside.

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Brock Harcourts Real Estate Port Pirie is proud to reveal a property that covers all the finer things in life – Serenity, Historical Significance and a down-to-earth homely feel.

And best of all, it can be found in the heart of the Southern Flinders Ranges.

The hidden jewel is situated at 15 Stuart Street, Melrose.

Those familiar with the quaint country town will recognise this as the old Melrose Post Office. A circa-1866 property, it retains many of its original features, although it had been converted into a quality home for families or perhaps those looking to retire to the quiet life.

Both inside and out, this stone building has been presented to perfection.

From the stunning Jarrah floors to 14 foot ceilings, the property is the ultimate tribute to a classic era. Walking through a side gate reveals a charming verandah filled with lush greenery. This area even contains the original post boxes.

Gorgeous formal lounge and dining area cater for all kinds of entertaining, whether it is a quiet family occasion or an elaborate dinner party.

Three spacious bedrooms offer sleeping quarters for the whole family. In keeping with this home’s charm is the kitchen which features a traditional wood stove.

There is also tiled laundry and bathroom with all the essential features.

Incredible character extends throughout this property and is best displayed with magnificent fireplaces in almost every room.

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Above and left: Students and teachers enjoying a social game of soccer recently to celebrate “Children’s Week”.

Right: Luiza Monken celebrated her ninth birthday on October 27.

Below left: Spotted out and about around town recently was a curious Emu.

Right: Helping Peter celebrate his birthday were new faces at the William Creek Hotel Neville and Adriana Jacob pictured with Trevor Wright.

Happy 50th Whitey Popular local William Creek identity Peter White celebrated his 50th birthday recently with a surprise party at Anna Creek Station.

Above right: Peter and Bev White Right: Terry and Peter White, Bobby Hunter and Craig Noble at Peter’s surprise birthday party at Anna Creek Station.

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Cancer Council local branch A hot topic of discussion during the recent visit of The Cancer Council of South Australia’s (TCCSA) Relationship Development Officer, Gabrielle Overton was the establishment of a local TCCSA branch.

In town for Pink Ribbon Day, Ms Overton sold Cancer Council merchandise at the market, attended a Volunteering Partnership Meeting and held a morning tea in the auditorium on Tuesday, October 24.

Ms Overton spoke about developing a TCCSA branch in Roxby Downs several times, exciting much interest.

At the Volunteering Partnership Meeting the idea was so well received that five people expressed their interest before the end of the meeting.

A local branch would organise local events, support and raise awareness of the TCCSA in the area, provide support for cancer sufferers in town and raise funds for the Council throughout the year.

Local resident Jean Dunstan said setting up a local branch would be a great idea.

“I would be very eager to get involved.”

“Having had cancer myself I know how important it is to have support within the local community,” Mrs Dunstan said.

Expressions of interest are being sought from the community.

To be involved in the establishment of a local branch of TCCSA contact Executive Officer of the Roxby Downs Community Board, Michelle Hales on 0438 871 153.

Tickled pink

Roxby Downs threw its weight behind Pink Ribbon day this year with a number of community members stepping forward to support the Cancer Council.

Roxby Downs Community Library employee, Helen Edwards sold Pink Ribbon t-shirts to fellow staff members and teachers at the Roxby Downs Area School.

Forty-seven t-shirts were purchased, raising $1180 for the Cancer Council.

Mrs Edwards, who fundraises for Pink Ribbon day every year, said it is a cause dear to her heart.

“After suffering from breast cancer myself, I decided the Cancer Council was something I needed to support.”

On the other side of town Anne Potter’s ‘Girl’s Night In’ was a great success, raising even more money than it did last year.

Also very popular was Pink day at the Saltbush Café.

“We had a lot of people come in and the support they showed Tina Swann and Gabrielle Overton, who were both there to raise funds for the Cancer Council, was terrific,” Owner Angela Wright said.

Tina Swann, who has been selling ‘Supporting the Cause T-shirts’ for UnderCoverWear, has also been very busy.

So far she has sold over 100 shirts, with $17 from each sale going to the Cancer Council.

Roxby Downs hosted Gabrielle Overton of The Cancer Council South Australia on Pink Ribbon day.

Ms Overton manned a stall at the market and spoke to community groups about establishing a Cancer Council branch in Roxby.

A number of shops and offices also stocked Pink Ribbon merchandise, which, by the number of badges proudly worn by the community, must have sold very well.

A wonderful effort, congratulations Roxby Downs!

Above: RDAS teachers and librarians threw their support behind the “pink” theme, wearing pink t-shirts during October.

Making sense of cholesterol high, you’ll need to consider making some changes to both your eating habits and your lifestyle. In some cases the doctor may also recommend the use of cholesterol lowering medication.

To lower your cholesterol, it’s most important to eat foods that contain less saturated fat – the kind of fat that is on and in meat and poultry, and that is found in dairy foods.

Choose lean meat and trim off any visible fat. Avoid highly processed fatty meats like fritz, sausages and salami.

You don’t need to cut out dairy foods, but always choose low/reduced fat products, and limit your intake.

For cooking, and in place of butter (which should be avoided), use monounsaturated or polyunsaturated cooking oils and spreads.

Limit your intake of prawns, lobster and squid.

Eat plenty of fruit and vegetables (leave edible skins on), legumes, and cereals – like pasta and breakfast cereal.

Avoid or limit deep fried and takeaway foods. And always check the labels on food: it’s best to choose foods that have less than 10 grams of total fat per 100 grams of food.

If you’re overweight, weight loss can be extremely beneficial in lowering cholesterol. For every 5 kg of weight loss, you can reduce your cholesterol by about 10%.

Exercise regularly: 30 minutes of intentional exercise each day can help you achieve a healthy weight and a healthy cholesterol level. Exercise has also been shown to raise the level of protective HDL cholesterol in the blood.

For more information on cholesterol, consult your doctor or a dietician, or call the Heart Foundation on 1300 362 787

GERRIC gifted workshop The Gifted and Education Research, Resource and Information Centre’s (GERRIC) regional and remote workshop was held at St Barbara’s Parish School on Saturday, October 28.

Around 20 parents and teachers attended the workshop which, according to GERRIC , was designed to provide opportunities for people living in remote areas to learn about gifted children and their education.

Former Associate Professor in Gifted Ed at the University of New England in Armidale, Stan Bailey,

hosted the workshops and proved a lively and diverting speaker.

“I think the people who have been involved have all found them very enjoyable,” Mr Bailey said.

“You see the positive discussions among parents.”

“It can be really reassuring for them to see others facing the same issues they are and know they’re not alone,” he said.

Jodie Brind, who has two children at the Roxby Downs Area School (RDAS) said she found the workshop extremely helpful.

“It was great, very informative.

It’s good to know how to help your children to your best ability,” Mrs

Brind said.

Jo Culf, whose son started at RDAS this year, also got a lot out of the seminar.

“It was a great opportunity to network with other parents and it would be good to get together to supply the children with a support group,” she said.

Mr Bailey has almost finished hosting his allotted workshops, with two more to complete in South Australia.

To find out about the remaining workshops contact GERRIC on 1800 626 824 or visit their website on http://gerric.arts.unsw.edu.au

Above: Amii Fin joins the Tandales team as their new beauty therapist.

Tandales secures beauty therapist Tandales Hair and Beauty, which has served Roxby Downs with hairdressing and beauty services for more than 20 years, has a new beauty therapist.

Amii Finn holds a Certificate 4 in beauty therapy and will now work at Tandales from 5pm three nights of the week.

“My training as a beauty therapist covered a lot of different areas, including skincare treatments like facials, but I also do massages, deluxe manicures and pedicures, eye-lash perming and waxing.”

“Basically I want to provide the best possible beauty service to the

people of Roxby Downs,” she said.

“I’m looking forward to using a new range of products – Anesi – to provide Roxby Downs with a professional beauty service,” she said.

Ms Finn said her favourite part of the job was seeing her clients walk away satisfied with the results.

“Being able to assist people with their skin treatments and advice to increase their confidence levels is something I strive to achieve,” she said.

According to Ms Finn, the salon will also be offering a spray tanning service in coming weeks.

“Lots of clients have come in to ask

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for spray tanning so it’s a service we will be very happy to offer.”

“We don’t want people outside damaging their skin through exposure to the sun and it’s safer to just apply a spray-on tan, which includes men too,” she said.

All waxing requirements can be handled by the salon and Ms Finn.

Another benefit for customers is the retail availability of all products used in the shop, including any skin products.

One such product is I Grow, a medical cream which is used to combat painful and unsightly ingrown hairs. www.themonitor.com.au

Men’s Business with John Ashfield

Cholesterol is one of those things we’re tempted to ignore – because it all seems just too complicated.

But in fact its significance isn’t that hard to grasp and, given the nasty statistics on heart disease and stroke for men, we need to understand it and take it seriously.

Cholesterol is a fatty wax-type substance produced naturally in the body.

Too much cholesterol in the blood causes fatty deposits to build up in blood vessels.

This can restrict blood flow – or even cause a blockage, leading to heart attack or stroke.

There are two kinds of cholesterol: the “bad” kind (LDL) is the one that clogs the blood vessels – so its levels need to be kept low; the “good” kind (HDL), found in a smaller quantity, actually helps to unclog our blood vessels and protect us against heart disease.

Only a proper blood test can reveal a full cholesterol picture (which may also include measuring triglyceride and glucose levels).

Regular cholesterol testing is recommended for all men over 45 years, and may be suggested if you are younger than that, but have a strong family history of coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, or if you’re a smoker. Ask your doctor about testing.

If your cholesterol is found to be too

Dr John Ashfield is the Men’s Health Project Officer, with Lower Eyre Health Services. Comments and feedback can be forwarded to: ashfield.john@saugov.sa.gov.au Dr John Ashfield is the Men’s Health Project Officer, with Lower Eyre Health Services. Comments and feedback can be forwarded to: ashfield.john@saugov. sa.gov.au. For men’s health information in your area, contact Jim Herbert (Men’s Health Project Officer, Country Health SA – Port Augusta: herbert.jim@saugov. sa.gov.au ). This Column is supported by Building Health Communities (Woomera, Andamooka & Roxby Downs).

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Indoor Soccer Cultural & Leisure Precinct 6pm – 7pm Contact Kenton Maloney 0408 797 158

Every Week

Squash 7pm – 9pm Swimming Club Training Cultural & Leisure Precinct Pool 4:30pm – 8pm Contact Vicki McGauchie 8671 2160 Indoor Soccer Cultural & Leisure Precinct 6pm – 7pm Karate Golf Dirt Circuit Desert Kart Club Tennis REGULAR MEETINGS, GATHERINGS, SESSIONS, & SOCIAL EVENTS

Every Monday Roxby Downs Community Health Services - MOthers Working Group 9.30am at the Dunes Cafe.

Followed by morning tea.

Phone Gaye Smith on 8671 9020 for more info.

Visitor Information Centre Monday – Friday 8:30am – 5pm Saturday – Sunday 9am – 5pm Leisure & Cultural Centre Movies Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday Sunday (see schedule below) Cultural & Leisure Precinct Creche for patrons of centre Monday 8:45am – 12pm Gym Cultural & Leisure Precinct Monday – Friday 6am–1pm & 4pm – 9pm Saturday 8am – 12pm

Playgroup Dunes Café Cultural & Leisure Precinct 9:30am – 11am Every Wednesday

Roxby Downs Club All proceeds to RFDS. $25 - 3 course meal. Menu bar, Best dressed, Best Hat, Sweeps/ Lottery, Lucky door prize.

December 6 Roxby Downs Club Members Christmas Show Need to register children for Santa by November 29

Playgroup St Barbara’s Parish School 9:30am 11am Contact 8671

Roxby Downs Tavern Complimentary glass of champagne on arrival, 3 course lunch, Sweeps, Phantom Races, Best Hat, hosted by DJ Silver Fox

COMING IN DECEMBER

Nippy Gym Auditorium Cultural & Leisure Precinct Every Thursday 8:30am – 11:30am

Every Friday Playgroup Roxby Downs Kindergarten 10.30 am – 12.00 noon Contact 08 8761 0455 10:30 am 12pm Every Saturday Youth Centre 1pm – 4pm

Laubman & Pank Eye Specialist Nov 21 - 2pm - 7pm Nov 22 - 10am - 7pm For appointments phone Rachel at the Roxby Downs Health Centre on 8671 Hearing Services Nov 30 9am - 2.30pm For an appoitnment call 1800-006303 Eyebus Dec 7 For appointments phone

Nippy Gym Auditorium Cultural & Leisure Precinct Every Monday 8:30 am – 11:30 am Every Tuesday Youth Group Youth Centre 1pm -5pm Tuesday to Friday Contact Siona Glasson 8671 2935 Scrapbooking Scrap Togethers St Barbara’s Art Room From 7:15pm Wednesday nights Contact Vienessa Goodwin 0417 753 597 Toddlers Story Time Fun for young children and mums Roxby Downs Library Richardson Place 9:30 am – 10:30 am

Tour De Desert Cycling Social Bike riding group from 8am. Contact Daryl Wake 0408 188 685

December 2 -3 Circus Kids Skilled Workshop December 5th Roxby Downs Area School Senior Graduation

November 11 DJ Danny Roxby Downs Club

Coffee Mornings for Families Meet and chat for all families new comers especially welcome. Dunes Café 9:30am – 11am

Every Sunday

HEALTH Visiting Allied Health Service Occupational Therapist Speech Pathologist Dietician Podiatrist Child Adolescent Mental Health Services For appointments phone 8648 5800

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December 9 Christmas Pageant

November 18 Live Band - Keep the Change Roxby Downs Club November 18 Market Day Outside Roxby Downs Area School - Richardson Place 9am – 1pm TaeKwonDo demonstration & short lessons at Market Day on Saturday November 18.

Times: 10:30-12:30. Phone Andrew Murdy on 0418 804 398 for more details.

November 24 Festival of Trees Roxby Downs Library November 25 DJ Chris Roxby Downs Club

EVENTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

November 25 Coober Pedy Races

November 1- 23 Year 12 Art Moderation/ Exhibition - Shovel Fishing RDAS

Grey Nomads Volunteering Project 1 November - 6.30pm

November 4 DJ JD Roxby Downs Club November 4 The Masquerade Ball Eldo Hotel Tickets available at the Community Centre

Don’t forget the Christmas Pageant. Fun was had by all last year!

Arts and Culture Forum 1 November - 7.30pm Environment Partnership 15 November - 7.00pm Family and Youth Forum 21 November - 7.30pm Alcohol & Substance Abuse 30 November - 7.30pm

November 7 Melbourne Cup

Roxby Downs Cultural and Leisure Precinct Regular Schedule

Cultural Precinct Visitors Information centre Dunes café Art Gallery Open Mon – Fri 8:30am – 5pm Saturday & Sunday 9am – 12pm Leisure Centre Gymnasium Mon – Fri 6am – 1pm and 4-9pm Saturday 8am-12pm Pool Times Public - current to Dec 10 General Public Mon - Fri – 3-6pm Weekends 10am-8pm Lap Swimming Mon-Fri 6-8:30am Weekends 9-10am Swim Club Mon-Thur (3 lanes only) 4:30-7pm Creche for patrons of the centre Mon –Fri 8.45am-12pm

Sports Calendar This Week 7 - 13 November Thursday Nipper Gym – Auditorium 8:30- 11:30am Squash 7pm-9pm Indoor Soccer 6-7pm Taekwondo 6.30 – 8.30 Monday Volleyball 7-9pm Tuesday Squash 7-9pm Indoor Soccer 6-7pm Taekwondo 6.30 – 8.30 12 years and over Wednesday Women’s and Mixed Netball 7-9pm

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Art Gallery Program Now Showing Roxby Downs Area School Year 12 Exhibition Nov 1 -23 Announcement Join The Circus Learn to barrel walk, tumbling, unicycling, plate spinning and much more at the Cirkidz Workshops Sessions for children from 4 years of age to adults Sat 2 – Sun 3 December Act Now to reserve a place in this once in a life time opportunity call Rodney on 8671 2001 Fax 8671 2021 or email mitchell@roxbyleisure.com

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Saturday 4th Sunday 5th

10:00am 12:00pm & 7:00pm

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Friday 3rd Saturday 4th Sunday 5th Tuesday 7th

7:30pm (Doors open 6:45pm) 1:00pm & 4:00pm 3:00pm 7:00pm

Ladies Night Friday 3rd November Theme : dress in red with sexy heels, prizes for best dressed Dunes Cafe open after movie

Bookings are for 1½ hours - $4 for 1 child, $6 for a family, 20 visit passes available $69 and $99 respectively.

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understand customer service,” Sandra said..

“The downside for some people is that, being such a’ hands on’ industry, courses can not easily be given by on line learning, and study for diplomas or degrees requires studying in a major city.”

Sandra said a tip to those working in hospitality as a temporary career choice would be to use your time wisely.

She advised employees to listen to managers and pick up as many skills as they can.

Sandra said above all, people working in the area should concentre on mastering the customer service aspect, which would be an attractive skill in a different field.

Local company Eurest Support Services Worldwide provide services to the BHP Billiton camps.

The group has a close working relationship with William Anglis Institute of TAFE and can provide details of local career opportunities within the company.

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Working in hospitality should not be considered a “fill in job” but an opportunity to build a career, according to information at the recent Careers and Employment Expo last week.

William Anglis Institute of TAFE training Manager Sandra Lunn said there were many long term career opportunities available in the hospitality industry.

“People considering, or already in the industry, must look beyond the roles of order taking or serving. It’s about customer service skills. Achieve in this area and the world opens up to you,” Sandra said.

Hospitality provides a wide range of career opportunities which would cover the interests of many people, both in the food and wine area, front of house customer services, function coordinators or management.

These skills could provide a portal to other careers.

“People in the travel, banking, retail and airline industry love people with hospitality background because they

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Replacement of Sports Stadium Roof Cladding and Air Conditioners Roxby Downs Council invites Design & Construction tenders for the Replacement of Stadium Roof Cladding and Air Conditioners Design & Construct Tenders must review the specication and design criteria as outline the tender documents, Replacement of Stadium Roof Cladding and Air Conditioners Contract Specication No.MW09/06 Specication can be obtained from Alan Male, Roxby Leisure Manager by Phone: 0438 01 00 88 or email alan@roxbyleisure.com The closing date for Tenders is 4pm 30th November 2006.

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LEARN TO FLY Roxby Downs Aero Club, phone Ben Hammond 0407 974 002, Jim Spring 0417 867 812 or Phil Goldsworthy 0417 810 494.

New management committee members also required Your involvement in the Child Care Centre is highly valued and you can help contribute to the management of an important community service.

Completed Works New surface paint and line marking of netball courts at the rear of the recreation centre has been undertaken.

Works in Progress Council Works Department is developing a whole of town horticulture management plan.

Dog Registration Dog Registrations for the 2006/07 financial year are now overdue. Grace period for registrations expired on 31 August 2006.

Thereafter an $80 expiation fee can apply, plus an expiation fee of $80 for every 14 days the dog remains unregistered. Please remember that you must notify the Council within 72 hours if the dog is moved to different premises, the dog dies or is missing or the ownership of the dog is transferred to another person. Failure to notify the Council can result in an expiation notice being issued.

Rates First quarterly instalment notices have been issued. Due date for payment was 29/09/06.

Remaining quarters due dates are 18/12/06, 16/03/07 and 18/06/07.

Please contact Bronnie Warren at the Council on 86 710 010 for any payment arrangements or enquiries. Fines will apply to all overdue accounts.

Water Water accounts have been issued, and are due for payment on 15th of November. If you have not yet received your account please contact the Council on 86 710 010.

Electricity Electricity accounts have been issued, and are due payment on the 13th of November. If you have not yet received your account please contact the Council on 86 710 010.

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Show n Shine delivers the goods The Rox by Central Traders had plenty of people at their stall,” Association’s Show n Shine was held always she said. on Saturday morning and proved to Over $100 was also raised for the Youth be a huge success with the public.

Services of Roxby Downs from the gold More than 30 entrants brought their treasured motor vehicles out to the carpark in front of Autopro for the general public to look at and drool over.

Marketing coordinator, Sandy Visser, said she was extremely pleased with the day.

“It was absolutely fantastic to see the day be so heavily supported by the town,” she said.

The quality of the machinery on display was so high that Mrs Visser said she and RoxFM’s Crusty had to go back several times to decide the winners.

“All the entries were really difficult to judge – which is why we ended up going over time.”

“The Best Presented was the hardest category to pick and Crusty and I had to walk around and look at all the entrants again to find our favourite.”

“We found ourselves in a little bit of a pickle on that one but we chose the winner in the end and nobody has complained yet,” she said.

Mrs Visser said the Desert Dirt Kart Club enjoyed a very successful day with the barbeque they ran.

“The club did a very good job of running the barbeque during the day and they

coin donations given by entrants to the judging categories.

Mrs Visser said she wanted to thank Autopro, the Roxby Central Traders Association and RoxFM for supporting the event.

Thanks also go to Don and Kat McKinnon for donating a rosewood and chrome steering wheel to the winner of the People’s Choice award, in addition to the trophy and voucher.

“I’d really like to thank everyone who helped out to make the day happen, the people who entered their vehicles to be judged and everyone who came along to support the event.”

“I hope we’ll see everyone again next year for a bigger and better show,” Mrs Visser said.

Winner of the People’s Choice award was Justin Fusco (AC Cobra replica); Derek Alves dominated the Best Bike category for his 1986 Ducati 750 F1 (one of only nine in Australia); Best Classic went to Barry Mitchell’s 1972 Holden GTR XU-1 Torana; Steven Webber’s RD50 Dirt Circuit racer, trailer and Chevrolet Silverado pick-up scored the Best Presented award; Best 4X4 was claimed by Shane Toole’s 2002 Ford Explorer and Best Ute went to Don Ness.

Above: Danny Robinson’s awesome Harley Davidson was on display at Saturday’s Show n Shine but was outshone by a very rare Ducati in the Best Bike category

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Successful visit for Underwater Sports Diving Centre The Underwater Sport Diving Centre took scuba diving to the outback at Market Day last month and enjoyed a fantastic response.

The crew were so happy with the interest from local residents they intend to return this month.

Underwater Sports Carly Gladwell said the team was swamped by people interested in learning to dive and many also enrolled in the Sunday “Discover Scuba” classes held at the Leisure Centre.

The popular Adelaide business, located at the top of Grand Junction Road, can also organize various dive trips, including South West Rocks in NSW to dive with the Grey Nurse Sharks, the Philippines and Queenscliff.

“We can also arrange private overseas dive travel or just travel in general,” Carly said.

“At the market day we set up a stand and basically tried to raise the awareness that just because you live in the outback does not mean you can not learn to dive,” she said “We teach SCUBA diving from Open Water beginner level right through to Instructor level with some technical courses as well. We also run guided dives around the coastline of SA as well as Interstate and Overseas travel.”

The Underwater Sports Diving Centre has been established in Adelaide for over 20 years.

The group will return to the November 18 Market Day due to popular demand, and look forward to visiting again.

“The people up at Roxby were very friendly and made us feel very welcome, we had a great time. If it wasn’t for the fact that we had travelled 6 hours to get there it just felt like another suburb in Adelaide,” Carly said.

“Hopefully we will have the same position as the last market day, this time we won’t be in the shopping centre on the Friday I am trying to arrange to maybe do a talk at the school,” she said.

Carly said Underwater Sports would happily ship any equipment to Roxby and people could phone or get on the internet at www.underwatersports.com.au to view their range of products.

“We sell a range of equipment from snorkelling and spear fishing through to all things SCUBA. “We are more than happy to ship anything up to Roxby and you can place orders while we are up there .We will bring some stock up with us and a little bit more about travel. We also service SCUBA gear as well as air fills.”

Photos: Local residents took up the opportunity to learn about Scuba Diving right here in our own backyard when Adelaide business, Underwater Sports Diving Centre made the trip up to Roxby Downs for the recent Market Day. The staff at Underwater Sports are looking forward to their next visit to Roxby for the November Market Day.

Volleyball results Week 11 A Grade Phoenix defeated Volleyroos 3-1, 89-75.

Best Player: Jane Johnston Prophets defeated Benders 3-1, 89-75.

Best Player: Neil Ryan

Weekend cricket action Wanderers 8/168 (35 overs) defeated Woomera 9/160 (40 overs)

Wanderers batsmen: Selkirk 12, Harper 61, B Bennett 0, Fresi 4, Smith 51, J Blake 1, Rob Paxton 10n/o, Carroll 6, Tebble 4, Ryan Paxton 6n/o.

Woomera bowlers: Searle 4/39, Blatchford 2/12, Payne 1/23.

Catches: Searle, Mackenzie, Payne, Gore, Clark; Run Out: Broome Woomera batsmen: Broome 26, Pillar 19, Foster 6, Mackenzie 32, Clark 17, Payne 22, Hill 1, Spaeth 6, Gore 0, Blatchford, Searle 3n/o.

Wanderers bowlers: Carroll 2/28, D Smith 1/17, Selkirk 1/18, Fresi 1/18, Harper 1/19, B Bennett 1/35.

Catches : Tebble, Harper, Rob Paxton; Run Outs: Tebble, Harper.

five overs to spare in a tense battle on Saturday at Woomera’s O’Donoghue Oval.

The Redbacks batted first and amassed 9/160 from 40 overs with Mackenzie (32), evergreen opener Broom (26) and Joey Payne (22) the leading scorers, while Pillar and Clark also made it to double figures.

Carroll took two wickets for the visitors while several others chimed in with one each.

Andy Searle with a haul of four wickets and Blatchford (2/12) kept the “Swaggies” honest in the run chase but just failed to pull of a much needed win as half centuries from skipper Harper as an opener and left hander Smith in the middle order were enough to get them over the line.

Rog ue s b owlers : D adleh 2/17, Benson 1/22, Bodsworth 1/32, Goldfinch 1/42.

Catches: James 2.

Rogues batsmen: James 2, Benson 4, Tudich 0, Bodsworth 110, Garland 15, Goldfinch 8, Thomson 23, Martlew 2, Geraghty 0, Dadleh 3, Scott 0n/o.

OD bowlers: Botes 3/46, Roberts 2/16, White 2/17, Field 1/19, Woolford 1/19, Kemp 1/31.

Catches: Woolford 3, Roberts.

Will Bodsworth scored a magnificent century for Rogues in his farewell match for Rogues as they piled on 180 runs against Olympic Dam at Woomera on Sunday.

Last man out in the 38th over, Bodworth slammed 6 sixes and 12 fours off the “Devils” attack.

Olympic Dam 5/182 (36 Bodsworth showed little respect most of the bowlers in a 119 overs) defeated Rogues for minute stay at the crease and he 180 (37.2 overs) was well supported by entertaining cameos from Nic Thompson with OD batsmen: Wellington 24, 23 and promising teenager Brad Wanderers defeated Woomera Prior 42, Casey 59n/o, Botes 11, Garland on 15. by only two wickets but had Field 0, Kemp 31.

Unfortunately, it was not enough

B Grade Block It defeated Apprentices 3-1, 97-84.

Best Player: Daryl Slade Hornridge defeated Tigers 3-1, 103-86.

Best Player: Damian Smith

to bring victory for Rogues as a punishing 42 from opener Scotty Prior and an unbeaten 59 from Casey formed the basis of an eventually comfortable five-wicket win in 36 overs for the unbeaten Olympic Dam side.

Worthwhile contributions with the bat also came from Kemp 31 and Wellington 24 whilst “Baz” Dadleh claimed two scalps for Rogues.

Also worthy of a mention is the Above: Enjoying a game of squash. three catches taken at first slip

by Olympic Dam skipper Alan Andamooka Opal Showroom “Kanga” Woolford, two of them regulation but the third a sprawlPost Ofce and Motel ing diving effort low to the ground to dismiss Garland.

Premiership Table (after three matches) Olympic Dam 15 Wanderers 11 Rogues 7 Woomera 3

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Record turn out for Coober Pedy presentations

By Adam “Boof” Warren

C

oober Pedy competed strongly Their other major guest was Nick Bianco, during the football season and owner of Bianco Building and the Adelaide were set for a big night for their United soccer team. presentations.

Mr Bianco is the gentleman who kindly The presentations were held at the Opal Inn - which was a big step up from the Ampol service station where they were held previously.

Last year there were only 30 people in attendance, most were the players.

This year was just amazing and 170 people turned up to support their team.

The main guest was former Port Adelaide Magpie, Essendon (where he won a Brownlow Medal) and Port Power premiership player, Gavin Wanganeen.

Coober Pedy invited Mr Wanganeen to come along and talk to the players about playing in the AFL and share his experiences with the Saints boys.

Above: Carly Cunningham

Above: Aimee-Lee Elson

Netball results

Wednesday October 18, 2006 Ladies IVS - Phoenix Flames 32 defeated Tangos 29 Miners 45 defeated Pink Ladies 12 Gecko Girls 25 defeated Blue Jays 18 Mixed Bunyips 37 defeated Alle Katz 30 Bowheelers 34 defeated Wanderers 26 Destroyers 53 defeated Hillbillies 11 Wednesday October 25, 2006 Ladies IVS Phoenix Flames 27 def Miners 21 Gecko Girls 45 def Pink Ladies 27 Tangos 35 def Cruisers 29 Mixed Bowheelers 31 def Bunyips 16 Alle Katz 32 def Wanderers 27 Destroyers def Duds ‘n’ Divas by forfeit

donated a new bus to the Saints so they could continue to play in the Woomera and Districts Football League (WDFL).

Other guests included WDFL President, Pete Lindner, and last year’s Saints coach, Graham Warren.

The Opal Inn was packed with guests, players and committee members.

This year Kelvin received the Best and Fairest trophy with Timmy Walker named runner up.

Leroy Bolan was awarded best under-21 for the league and Club.

The night was a huge success and rumour has it next year’s is going to be even better.

Above: Coober Pedy and Andamooka players after the inaugural “Opal Cup” game played in Roxby Downs during the 2006 season

Above: Sam Luckett

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