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BOARD FIGHTS FOR RIGHTS

The fight between the Roxby Downs Council Administrator and the town’s Community Board is expected to escalate at the board’s next meeting on Monday night.

It’s at this meeting the Board will debate a letter from the Administrator Bill Boehm knocking back the board’s request for changes to its Terms of Reference within its constitution.

Back in June the Board had a heated debate after discovering the Administrator held the right of veto over board decisions even after it had been incorporated.

Following that meeting the board referred the proposed changes back to its Terms of Reference sub-committee.

The Board then sent the series of proposed changes, mainly dealing with the selection panel for new board members, back to both BHP Billiton and Mr Boehm.

BHP Billiton’s representative on the Board, Vice President of Finance Paul Dunn wrote to the board giving the company’s endorsement to the changes.

A reply from Mr Boehm, tabled at the board’s last meeting was received by members moments before the meeting took place.

A motion was passed that the reply would be debated at the October meeting because members weren’t given sufficient time to read the document and prepare an informed response.

The main point of contention is that

before the Board can make any changes to its Terms of Reference or its Constitution it has to get approval from both BHP Billiton and the Administrator, even though a majority of the board may vote in favour of a change.

The change the Board wants to implement is to the way board members are selected.

They want the Terms of Reference changed to allow for a committee of five to interview and appoint prospective board members with the majority in favour.

Currently a committee of three comprising the Chair or Deputy Chair, the Council Administrator and a BHP Billiton representative make those decisions.

However in his letter to the Board, Administrator Bill Boehm says he will not agree to this change.

“In light of Council’s role as a funder to the Association and its statutory duties, I would not want to see a situation where a Board member was appointed against council’s wishes,” Mr Boehm said.

“BHP Billiton may or may not have a similar view as applicable to a situation where BHP Billiton could be out voted on an appointment.

“In my view it would impair the Board in such a small community as ours, for a Board member to have been appointed, and be known to have been appointed, over the wishes of the Council or the wishes of BHP Billiton.

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The first of 33 transportable, four bedroom, two bathroom homes arrive in the new subdivision ‘B’ in Roxby Downs.

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Take to the stage

Arid Award

Innovative Designer Fanny Lam explodes onto the fashion stage this Spring with her stylish OnStage spring/summer collection.

First launched in 2006, this funky label has its own distinctive style that incorporates current trends but also retains its own unique edge.

Brisbane based fashion designer, Fanny Lam’s OnStage collection was first introduced when she wanted to create a diffusion range from her already hugely popular Fanny Lam collection.

She wanted to cater for the younger woman and experiment, but remain in keeping with the style principles of the original concept.

The collection retains the eclectic, gypsy inspired feel of the Fanny Lam range but with a younger edge and on-trend design style.

The OnStage collection features an array of exquisite fabrics crafted into beautiful designs that evoke a sense of fun and frivolity.

The collection retains simplistic elegance and a youthful exuberance, exclusive to Fanny Lam’s style.

Key pieces of the collection include, jewel turquoise tops with delicate crochet back panels, or for an evening look, layers of fabric folded into beautifully sculpted and striking onyx and diamond features.

Detailed baby doll and fitted dresses with intricate floral patterns are embedded with shimmering black-blue sequins.

Pretty crisp white summer dresses with a modern twist on the traditional lace with cut out circles.

Elegant jersey dresses masterfully cut to fit the form and sprinkled with starburst sequins flow off the body, reflecting a woman’s classic style.

OnStage this season also captures the essence of ‘Pucci’ with pucci-esq prints across the collection.

Vibrant graphic prints, in soft blues and sorbet orange, or pale lilac and baby pink contrasting against chocolate brown.

Form fitting dresses flatter the body with cap sleeves or spaghetti straps.

For a more casual look t-shirts with circular relief and lace in milk or charcoal or striking Eastern style platinum thread embroidery.

For women in our remote regions you can visit her website at www.fannylam.com.au.

Arid Recovery keeps picking up major awards for its work.

Arid Recovery will need a bigger trophy shelf if it keeps collecting awards the way it has been.

The organisation has just received the 2007 Landcare CarbonSM ART Nature Conservation Award for excellence or innovation in implementing nature conservation activities.

Arid Recovery Manager, Adam Bester said he was thrilled to receive the award.

“This is the first time we have won this award,” Dr Bester said.

“It’s huge recognition for all the hard work staff, students and volunteers have done in terms of restoring Australia’s arid lands and creating a place for people to come and learn about how they too can do their bit to protect the environment.

“It was also great to be a finalist for the National Awards to be held at Parliament House in Canberra next year and we all look forward to that outcome,” he said.

Arid Recovery is an ecosystem restoration program based around Australia’s largest fenced reserve.

The reserve has allowed the regeneration of native flora and protects local wildlife from feral cats and foxes.

It ha s als o allowe d the reintroduction of several previously extinct native local species, like the Greater Bilby, the Greater Stick-Nest Rat, the Burrowing Bettong and the Western Barred Bandicoot.

Premier Mike Rann said the awards are a chance to thank the state’s Landcare groups and volunteers.

“I want to recognise the incredible efforts and commitment that has been shown by the individuals and groups represented at the awards,” Premier Rann said.

“It’s people like these who set a strong example by actively caring for South Australia’s environment.

“The awards are a great chance for South Australia’s Landcare groups to thank their volunteers and acknowledge their accomplishments in protecting and sustaining our precious natural resources.

“It is inspiring to see what can be accomplished with a bit of hard work and determination,” he said.

Heavy Vehicle reforms Australia’s Transport Ministers have approved a major national transport reform to encourage new technology and industry innovation.

The move will help make the roads safe, especially for long distance transporters and road trains such as the new B-triples that operate to Olympic Dam. National Transport Commission Chief Executive Nick Dimopoulos said the unanimous decision is a landmark for cooperative federalism.

“Australia’s land freight task is forecast to double by 2020.

“Unless we collectively coordinate productivity, safety, pricing and planning reform across all modes of transport, the industry will face a community backlash and costly bottlenecks,” he warned.

“The approval of PBS is a big step in the right direction.

“It gives the road freight industry more flexibility to meet those challenges by building safer and more productive heavy vehicles.

“Over the long-term, transport reform will reduce the number of truck trips and help put downward pressure on freight costs to support Australia’s economic competitiveness,” he said.

Under the national PBS reform, an operator can apply for access to the road network based on the vehicle’s ability to stop, turn and travel safely without damaging roads or bridges.

“Our current prescriptive regulations are all about what a vehicle looks like, which is a fairly loose proxy for safety.

PBS focuses on what a SMART truck or bus can do,” Mr Dimopoulos explained.

“The better the vehicle performs the more roads and bridges it can run on.”

Mr Dimopoulos said a two year trial of an interim PBS scheme has refined the standards and process.

The NTC is committed to a further review of the scheme in 2008 to ensure the reform reaches its full productivity potential.

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Transportables hit town The first new 4 bedroom 2 bathroom transportable building arrived in Roxby Downs early last Friday morning and was placed in the new subdivision B which runs adjacent to Olympic Way near the intersection with Burgoyne street.

It is the first of 33 transportables to be delivered to the site after being built for BHP Billiton in Adelaide at a cost of about $200,000 fully fitted out.

Once the buildings are located on site they’ll be quickly connected to the water, sewerage and electrical systems and be ready for occupation.

For the buildings to arrive so quickly, negotiations and contracts must have been signed at least back in June because the houses take on average 14 weeks to build.

This puts it at the same time that the selection process was being held for constructed houses in the Copper Sands development which didn’t allow the option of placing a transportable building on that site.

The cost of building in Copper Sands ranged between $200,000 to $400,000 with many 4 bedroom 2 bathroom homes in that latter category.

BHP Billiton says if the trial it is running with these new 33 transportable homes is successful it may include this style of accommodation in its overall housing plans.

The Monitor understands that a further 50 transportables could immediately be contracted by BHP Billiton if this trial is successful.

The newspaper also understands that work on a group of 60 accommodation units just behind Stuart Road will commence shortly.

The first transportable house gets placed in the new subdivision’B’.

Gun moves outrage pastoralists

Sporting Shooting Clubs would be axed under the plan.

A call by the Director of Public Prosecutions, Stephen Pallaras, to outlaw gun ownership in South Australia has outraged pastoralists in the Far North of the state.

If Mr Pallaras gets his way it will become illegal for South Australians to own a gun – and that includes farmers, pastoralists and members of registered sporting gun clubs.

Pastoralists on local stations have dismissed the idea as ‘ridiculous’, arguing that guns are a necessary tool for those on the land and that outlawing them will do little to stem crime in urban areas.

“It is utterly stupid,” Clayton Station owner Shane Oldfield said.

“If you have injured livestock, you need to have the means to put them down.

“I wonder how Mr Pallaras would like us to put down a cow with a broken leg, chase it with an axe?

“And what about feral animals and dingoes? Right now, with the drought dragging on and the dry conditions causing animals to lose condition, the dingoes are starting to pull down calves.

“How would Mr Pallaras suggest we deal with that?

“In Outback Australia we have real problems with feral animals like camels, pigs and dogs, a farmer may not like guns, but he needs one to help control those ferals.

“Mr Pallaras needs to get out past Gawler and see what it is like for the man on the land.

“It isn’t the pastoralists running around Adelaide shooting people, taking their guns away won’t curb gun crime.

“A gun is a necessary tool for a pastoralist, it is part of living on the land,” he said.

Marie McCormack of Roxby Downs Station agreed.

“There are times on a station when you need a gun,” Mrs McCormack said.

“If you have injured stock or need to control feral animals it can be the only way.

“Pastoralists and farmers don’t own guns for unnecessary killings, they are an essential tool,” she said.

Police Minister Paul Hol-

loway and Attorney General Michael Atkinson moved quickly to rule out a total ban on the legal ownership of guns in SA. “The guns being used in street shootings are not guns owned by responsible members of sporting gun clubs, some of whom have represented the State and Australia in national and international competitions, including the Olympics, winning many medals,” Mr Atkinson said.

“Farmers also need guns to control pests and feral animals which endanger the state’s multi-million dollar livestock industry.

“I’m concerned that an unsophisticated attempt to ban all guns could see even more ending up in the hands of criminal gangs,” he said.

Mr Holloway said the South Australian Police strictly enforce the Firearms Act and will not licence anyone they consider unfit to hold a licence.

The penalty for a person in possession of a firearm without a firearms licence is up to 10 years in prison or a $50,000 fine.

New missiles tested at Woomera The 16th Air Defence Regiment had a recent deployment on the vast expanse of Woomera Missile Range to test and evaluate its new Ground Based Air Defence weapon systems.

The Regiment, based at Woodside Barracks in the Adelaide Hills, farewelled the Rapier air defence missile system in 2005 and is now exclusively equipped with the Swedish-made RBS-70 launcher.

Adding to the capability provided by the unit are new radars, new night vision equipment and a data communication network to extensively improve situational awareness and effective reaction times.

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the new equipment through its paces.

The upgraded radar systems were set up in various locations around the range to maximise its coverage and to give the missile system operators a clearer picture of the situation in the skies around them.

Much of the test and evaluation was conducted without live ammunition however, the activity culminated with a missile live firing by both day and night to prove the overall system effectiveness.

The Woomera township saw a number of fighter jets and helicopters operating around the range and township during the exercise.

Soldiers from Woodside have seen a very busy past 12 months with a great deal of training being conducted both within Australia and overseas.

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Movember 2007 a ‘Tash’ event

Members of the Movember team are in a growing mood.

The Republic of Movember eagerly awaits its new citizens as the month formerly known as November approaches.

Men across Australia will again unite in one of life’s hairier challenges, to raise awareness and money for men’s health by growing, flowing and showing their mo for a whole thirty days.

Now in its fourth official year, The Movember Foundation will once again be raising funds and awareness for the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia and beyondblue, the national depression initiative.

Luke Slattery, co-founding Director and original Mo Bro said: “2006 was an amazing year for The Movember Foundation with both beneficiaries receiving cheques for over $2.5 million dollars each, thanks to the 42,956 Mo Bros and 1,800 supporting Mo Sistas that took part.

“We can’t even begin to imagine what Australia

is going to achieve this year.”

In 2007 the Australian founded charity is crossing borders with fundraising activities planned in the USA, Canada, UK, New Zealand and Spain.

Movember has come a fair way from its humble inception back in 2003 when the idea to bring the moustache back to its former glory was conceived by a couple of mates over a few beers.

Each year The Movember Foundation strives to create a fun, fresh campaign that spurs old and new Mo Bros and Mo Sistas to make a tangible difference to the state of men’s health.

This year the call to action is Movember – mindset, journey, destination.

And leading the Mo Sistas (ladies who support their guys or just love a good mo!) by example will be the likes of New York born DJ

World Solar Challenge on its way The World Solar challenge left Darwin on the weekend, bound on its long hot journey to Adelaide.

Schoolgirls and staff from Annesley College in Adelaide, are racing ‘Lissie’, a petrol/electric hybrid car, in the Challenge.

Ten Annesley College students and a support team worked tirelessly to convert ‘Lissie’, a Holden Viva, into a hybrid for entry into the Greenfleet Class of the WSC. They have named this the ‘2007 EOS Project’.

The challenge covers over 3,000 kilometres through central Australia to Adelaide. The biennial event motivates research and development into harnessing solar energy and other fuel sources for future transport needs.

Australian mortgage broker, Mortgage Choice, is sponsoring the 2007 Annesley team.

The all-female College has been involved in the event since 1990, with schoolteacher Peter Gubbins at the helm as EOS project co-ordinator.

Annesley is the longest serving school as well as the only all-female race team.

They’re up against some stiff opposition including the Michigan team sponsored by BHP Billiton.

Mortgage Choice Managing Director Paul Lahiff said the company is proud to partner with Annesley College, an institution with a long-term commitment to nurturing the scientific aspirations of its students, who will become the influential decision makers of tomorrow.

“Moreover, it is an exciting opportunity for us to support a team engaged in an exercise in alternative energy.”

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This year, girls can also show their support by doing the Mo finger salute when they pass a bro with a mo on the street or in the office – no need to describe it, we promise you, you’ll see it.

Graeme Johnson, Chairman of The Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia recently highlighted the significant contribution Movember makes to men’s health each year.

“The awareness and funds that Movember raises each year have an enormous impact on the state of men’s health nationally.

“In 2006, it is estimated that 18,700 new cases of prostate cancer were diagnosed in Australia.

“Sadly this figure should actually be higher, and would be if only men would get themselves checked, because the good news is with early detection prostate cancer is often treatable and

curable.”

Chairman of beyondblue, Jeff Kennett was quick to agree: “The awareness and financial support that Movember gives to beyondblue is literally valuable, but truly invaluable to our work.

“On average one in six men will experience depression in their adult lifetime, it’s therefore vital that men seek treatment as left untreated depression may become more severe, and in some cases, can lead to suicide.”

Movember will culminate in the now infamous gala partés, this year being held in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, where the Mo Bros vie to be crowned Man of Movember.

Movember is more than a moustache – it is a mindset, a journey, and a destination.

Board fights for rights

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“I propose that this Rule require that any appointment is approved by both the Council and BHP Billiton,” Mr Boehm says in his letter.

However the Board has voted in favour of the changes going ahead and BHP Billiton has voted in favour of the changes but it appears they’ll lapse because the Administrator Mr Boehm doesn’t agree with them.

During the heated debate back in June, Board member John Warneke said: “Most founding fathers don’t have a Big Brother looking over their shoulder like

we have.”

At that time Board Chairman Chris Schultz said decisions that the board makes should have some feet, if not, then it brings the Board’s credibility into question.

Speaking about the coming Board meeting on Monday night Mr Schultz said he couldn’t make any comment about what will happen on the night during the debate on the issue.

“I haven’t spoken with other board members to gauge their response on this issue, so I’m not in a position to say what will

happen,” he said.

But if the emotion runs as high as it did in June then the following comment made at that meeting by board member Yvette Mooney becomes quite poignant.

“If we are the voice of the community then we need the power to make decisions that the community can rightly expect us to carry through,” she said.

This could be a reason why only one application had been received by the council for two current board vacancies when nominations closed last week.

Reservists pay us a visit Roxby Downs has just played host to South Australia’s reserve squad, the 24 RAAF squad city of Adelaide.

The unit spent 4 days last week in Woomera on open field deployment.

Flight Lieutenant Graham Seabrook said the squad was put through its paces in field exercises as part of its annual training regime.

“We send out a patrol which sets up a defensive position then other members of the squad go out and search for them attacking the position once they have located them.

“It basically gives the reservists the basic training on how to operate as an active field unit,” he said.

Once the exercise was over the squad moved into Roxby Downs for a well deserved R&R break and took in a surface tour of BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam mine.

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Dunes Alive Roxby Downs may not have any wild tulips to tiptoe through, but community members will be able to take part in a field trip celebrating our own native fauna this weekend as the Parks Alive celebrations gather steam.

“The Parks Alive festival is going to be great fun,” organiser Rodney Mitchell said.

“There will be music, sausage sizzles, outdoor games and activities, it will be a great chance for us to celebrate our great outdoor spaces.”

And now, as an added bonus, the Community Garden Working Party has arranged for a visit by Phil Barron of the SA Arid Lands Natural Resources Management Board, who will be hosting ‘Plant ID/Bush Care’ workshops as a part of the celebrations.

“Phil will take people for a walk through the dunes and teach them about native flora and the rich diversity of plants we have growing in our own neighbourhood,” Mr Mitchell said.

“The first walk will take place at 6pm on Saturday evening, followed by more walks on Sunday morning, but numbers are limited, so people need to get in quick and book a place.

“After their walk people will be able to join in on the Parks Alive celebrations at the Lion’s Park, which will give families a chance to reclaim that area,” he said.

Parks Alive is a state wide program promoting arts, culture, learning, health and recreation on a local level.

Communities will be able to take part in events all over South Australia on the same weekend, promoting a sense of state-wide unity.

For more information, or to register for the workshops with Phil Barron contact Rodney Mitchell at the Cultural Precinct on 8671 2001.

Roxby students go for gold

Roxby Downs participants in the Premier’s Reading Challenge will be counting down the days now, with merit certificates and medals due next month.

At the Roxby Downs Area School 120 students completed the challenge of reading 12 books between the start of the school year and September 8.

Those who have taken part for the first time will receive a certificate, second year challengers will take home a bronze medal, a silver medal will go to those in their third year and fourth year challengers will receive the highly coveted gold medal.

RDAS Coordinator of the Premier’s Reading Challenge, George Norberts, said the challenge is a great way to encourage children to read.

“The fact that there is a medal or certificate at the end of the challenge really helps encourage children to read rather than spend their time on other pursuits,”

Mr Norberts said.

“The idea of providing an incentive to encourage children to read has really worked, and reading, whether they know it or not, is good for them,” he said.

Education Minister Jane Lomax-Smith said participation rates in the challenge are soaring, making the Premier’s Reading Challenge a great success.

“Almost 144,000 South Australian school children participated in the Premier’s Reading Challenge this year, about 14,000 more students than last year.

“We also announced more incentives for students to keep reading beyond 2007.

“After they achieve their gold medal they can go on to earn a Premier’s Reading Challenge Champion medal in their fifth year, followed by a Legend medal and finally a Hall of Fame medal after seven years,” she said.

Ancient River System Found

Eromanga discovers unknown 34km uranium palaeochannel in SA. Eromanga Uranium Limited has discovered a previously unknown palaeochannel system (ancient river bed) north of Roxby Downs.

The company says this buried river system, located entirely within Eromanga tenements has over 34km of channel within two discrete drainage systems, and subsidiary channels, potentially capable of hosting sandstone hosted (rollfront) uranium deposits.

The company expects drilling to commence once Aboriginal Heritage Clearance Surveys are conducted.

As reported previously Eromanga Uranium has completed an extensive airborne electromagnetic (EM) survey over the entire 9000 km2 of the Abminga Project in northern South Australia.

The company has now completed a preliminary interpretation over a portion of this dataset in an area where uranium mineralisation was intersected by Afmeco in 1980. Computer processing, imaging and interpretation of this dataset has highlighted a major, previously unknown palaeodrainage system.

This palaeodrainage system consists of two main channels, named Atlas and Baco, and a network of braided subsidiary

channels.

These channels are draining potentially uranium bearing source rocks including the Kulgera Suite Granites and the Birksgate Complex of the Musgrave Block, which both outcrop to the west, and underlie the channel system.

Previous drilling in the area returned intersections of uranium.

The company says this is highly encourag ing , a s it exp e ct s that development of the hosting sandstone horizons will be substantially thickened within the Atlas channel.

The high quality of the EM data will allow the immediate development of an exploration program to test the validity of the interpretation, and target potential uranium mineralisation by drilling.

The actual start of drilling will be dependant upon the completion of Aboriginal Heritage Clearance Surveys, and the securing of a suitable drill rig, hopefully by late November.

Computer processing and interpretation of the remainder of the Abminga EM dataset is an ongoing process and is expected to lead to further drill targets to be assessed in early 2008.

Meet the man of speed

Sofie and Savannah Johnson, Savannah was born on the 13th of July this year.

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He remains the fastest sprint hurdler in Australian history and has scorched up the major athletics tracks around the world.

Kyle van der Kuyp will bring his own form of fleet footedness to Roxby Downs next month when he opens the BHP Billiton Family Fun Day. Kyle the official 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Ambassador, will also launch the company’s sponsorship of the Olympic Games in Richardson Place on November the 3rd.

Family Day which this year will have an Olympics focus is an annual event which gives BHP Billiton a chance to thank the local community for its support of Olympic Dam throughout the year.

Paul Walters, Vice President Human Resources at Olympic Dam said the company’s sponsorship of the Games provides exciting opportunities for its business and people.

“China is a key global player and represents an important growth market for BHP Billiton, so our involvement in the Beijing Games is an invaluable opportunity to demonstrate our continued support of China,” he said.

As part of that sponsorship Roxby Downs, Woomera and Andamooka will get a further chance to celebrate the company’s involvement with a special school sports event next year.

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He represented Australia at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games (where he finished seventh) and the 2000 Sydney Olympics (where he was a semi finalist), and has also worn the Australian colours at four Commonwealth Games.

After being a hurdler for 16 years, Kyle is now focussing on the 4x100m relay at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.

Kyle will also lead a mini Children’s Olympics Torch Relay around Richardson Place – open to any child under 16 wishing to have a run with a replica Olympic torch – and be available to sign autographs on the day.

The five official Olympics mascots – Fuwa – will also be in attendance at Family Day. Based on the five Olympic rings, the Fuwas are designed to express the playful qualities of five little children who form an intimate circle of friends.

They also embody the natural characteristics of four of China’s most popular animals (the fish, the panda, the Tibetan Antelope and the Swallow) and the Olympic flame.

The Roxby Downs Swimming Pool will be open for free swimming from 10am – 4pm, the childrens band ‘The Old Gum Tree’ will play throughout the day and there will be face painters, roaming stilt walkers, balloon twisters and clowns.

There’ll be a range of displays from various Olympic Dam departments, giveaways, a free barbecue lunch and Life Be In It activities throughout the day, including the ever-popular rock climbing wall.

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What an unbelievable call this past week by Public Prosecutor Stephen Pallaras wanting to ban all guns in South Australia.

What is the defence for such a call?

Could it be that if he gets a total ban up then criminals will be gun-less?

I don’t think so.

I mean criminals already have a ready supply source of guns anytime they need one, and one thing is for sure, they’re definitely not going to get them licensed before using them to put a ‘hit’ on a mark.

Wouldn’t that be so dumb?

There’s been no thought put into such a call especially its effects in remote areas of the state, particularly on pastoral stations and agricultural farms.

How many distressing images have we seen in the past after fires have ripped through sections of the state during the Black Wednesdays, the Black Fridays and the like.

Farmers out in the paddocks humanely putting down sheep and cattle that have been scorched by fire.

What would they use in the future should this remarkable call gets legs and is passed through legislation.

Thankfully the state’s legislators have sensed the mood, done research and listened to farmers who all claim this

is a ridiculous, left field idea and has no merit.

But what about all of the other areas of community that such a ban would impact.

For example South Australia would no longer be able to produce Olympic Games Clay target Gold medalists, or any medalists for that matter.

What about air rifle shooting, target shooting and trap shooting?

All of these sports are rigorously governed and controlled by state legislation for such sporting groups.

You just can’t come off the street and get a gun.

You have to apply for a license through the SA Police, wait a couple of months, do a TAFE course and jump through a few other hoops before you can get your hands on such a weapon.

Doesn’t it just defy the imagination?

Mr Pallaras knows how to get a headline.

Just look at his track record over the past 12 months with his fight with the government over lack of court facilities etc.

But with this one, well he’s either gone too far and undone all of that work to gain momentum over the government or he’s just thrown it out there and see who or what takes the bait But it has riled some very influential quarters of our community.

Letters to the Editor Dear Editor, I am prompted to write this letter having recently received yet another and hopefully the last letter from the retiring federal representative Barry Wakelin, a letter that is pure and simply electioneering for the Liberal Party and for their newly endorsed candidate, all funded by taxpayers.

I find it most disturbing that an elected representative regards these dubious electioneering practices as acceptable, practices that I and many other constituents consider to be a blatant misuse of taxpayer funds.

Certainly our elected representatives need to communicate with their constituents, to ask them what is needed, and to let them know what has been achieved - but what is going on is simply improper.

I could wear genuine public information and advertising campaigns aimed at building stronger and more caring communities, bridging social and racial divisions, promoting safe and healthy lifestyles But what I and many others can’t wear is the misuse of taxpayers’ money for party political gain. If elected on 24 November to represent the people of Grey, I hereby undertake to vigorously oppose this misuse of taxpayer funds.

With the election officially announced, at least these remaining weeks of electioneering must be paid for by candidates and their respective political parties – as it should be. Now let the voiceless candidate speak for himself, rather than hiding behind the incumbency of the retiring member.

Before long serving party members sharpen their pencils to rebuke me, to defend the status quo - think about it. Is this really what democracy is about? What kind of country do you want for our children and the future? Do we want a country that puts party politics and power before people and working together for the common good? I know what kind of country I want for my children and I believe it is time to put the house back into order. Our children deserve that.

Yours sincerely, Wilbur Klein, Nationals candidate for Grey

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By Rodney Mitchell

The world is full of hard task masters.

People who make you do your best. We are hard on our politicians. We are hard on our journalists. We are hard on each other. We are hard on the government, and in turn the government can be hard on us.

The Arts and Cultural Forum executive has been busy lately, buried in a sea of paperwork and gathering of statistics. The Red eARTh Festival turned over about $65,000. This money came from the Federal government, the State Government and our local government. It came from sponsors such as BHPB and ESS, and it came from many hours of community service by a dedicated group of volunteers.

The Festival created paid work for a small band of professional dancers and dance teachers from Queensland. It provided a couple of days work, and valuable touring experience, for a volunteer Circus group from Adelaide and their paid trainers.

The Festival created more than just paid work for arts workers. It was also a vehicle of expression for some. It was an opportunity for many. It was a new experience for hundreds and, most importantly, it was owned and operated by the community itself.

Now the leadership of the A&CForum is doing the mop up work. As taxpayers, we all demand accountability from our public servants, whether they work as volunteers or as professionals, so we are collating all the good stories, and the criticisms, into documents destined for the Minister’s desk.

So what is the Minister looking forward to in a Festival?

From hearing the political speeches at the Yarning at the Crossroads Forum in Port Augusta recently I would say that community ownership of arts projects was pretty high on the agenda. We are pushing all the buttons. We managed to hook teenagers into our programs. We are deep into capacity building. Our programs are sustainable. We are building an audience and engaging the community in art making.

We can write these things without a hint of blush. The truth is enough.

So after the budget projections have been compared with the post Festival balance sheet, and the reassurances made about how we acknowledged sponsors on posters and handbills and radio spots, and after the reports have been written about youth engagement and community well being; what are we left with? Is there any credible way we can measure the social good that might, or might not, come out of a regional Festival? We know Governments stand prepared to support Festival programs.

What I like about the Red eARTh Festival was that it was unafraid to ask why.

Perhaps we could chew the fat over this at our Parks Alive Family Day at Lions Skate Park this Sunday. The music starts at 10:00 AM. You wouldn’t believe the stories the works staff at Council has about the damage that goes on over there. I think it is about time we reclaimed the park for families. At least during the daylight hours.

We are very lucky to have a green bar-bque area slap bang in the desert.

Children, children everywhere Children, they come in all shapes and sizes, and here in Roxby Downs we have a plentiful supply.

This week is Children’s Week, a chance to celebrate our youngest community members.

“Children’s Week is an international event, similar to Youth Week, which we celebrated earlier this year, but aimed at children instead of adolescents,” Roxby Downs Area School Student Counsellor Rebecca Fischer said.

“Children’s Week draws attention to the need to understand, appreciate and care about children.

“The RDAS Student Voice will be running the week’s activities which will include Singstar competitions, water balloon distance throwing and circuits, bandanna day and casual clothes day.

“Proceeds from casual clothes day will go to the Student Voice and Operation Christmas Child.

“Children’s Week is a great opportunity for children of different ages to interact and enjoy being kids,” she said.

St Barbara’s Parish School will also be celebrating Children’s Week, with a book fair and Mis-

sion Day on Friday.

The Patron of Children’s Week is the Governor General of Australia, Major General Michael Jeffery.

“Universal Children’s Day, proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly 53 years ago, aims to promote the wellbeing, friendship and understanding of children,” Major General Jeffery said.

“Children’s Week in Australia provides opportunities to celebrate and appreciate our young, and to raise awareness in the community of their needs.

“This year’s theme, ‘A Caring World Shares’, calls for all of us, not just parents, to share the responsibilities of providing a healthy, happy and safe environment for our children.

“Life today is so busy and time slips away from us so easily.

“Never before has caring time spent with our children been so important.

“Children need time for building trusting relationships, time for discovery, time for nurturing, time for talking and being listened to, time for realising they are loved, understood and safe.

“We all have a part to play and we need to make time,” he said.

RDAS Students and teachers enjoying a soccer game at last year’s Children’s Week.

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Rachel and Mark Young’s ‘Dance of the Brolgas’.

Two of Roxby Downs’ most versatile artists, Mark and Rachel Young of Ironworks in the Desert, received exciting news this month, they have been chosen to showcase their work in Adelaide.

“It is very exciting, but a little bit nerve racking too,” Mrs Young said.

“It came about by accident, I had applied to get some of my jewellery into a travelling exhibition and missed out, so I contacted Craft South, a craft body that assists artists in South Australia, to find out how to get the ‘wow’ factor into my presentations.

“The lady I spoke to contacted the people at Country Arts, who, after seeing photos of our work, invited us to exhibit next year.

“Our work, both sculpture and jewellery, will be showcased in the foyer of the Country Arts building in Port Adelaide, which holds the New Land Gallery, during an exhibition of regional jewellery, so it will be great exposure for us,” she said.

The Youngs are now hard at work, creating new pieces for the exhibition.

“We are not planning to put in any of our old work, so we are going to be very busy over the next few

months, getting ready.

“We will be creating a mixture of large and small pieces, and we’ll need quite a bit, the space we have to fill is huge!” she said.

The Young’s exhibition will be in Adelaide in January and February.

Monday 7 - 10am 11 - 12pm 12 - 1pm 1 - 2pm 3 - 5pm 5 - 6pm 8 - 10pm

Easy listening music Easy listening music NOT QUITE COUNTRY with Wendy Easy listening music ROXFM’S YOUTH PRESENTERS DRIVE TIME EVERYONE DESERVES MUSIC with Matt

Thursday 7 - 10am 11.30 - 12pm 12 - 1pm 1 - 2pm 2 - 3pm 3 - 5pm 5 - 6pm 8 - 10pm

Easy listening music BLAST FROM THE PAST with Annette BLAST FROM THE PAST with Annette ROXFM’S HEALTH SHOW Easy listening music ROXFM’S YOUTH PRESENTERS KALEIDOSCOPE with Teya JAZZ with Geoff

Tuesday 8 - 9am 11.30 - 12pm 12 - 1pm 1 - 2pm 2 - 3pm 3 - 5pm 5 - 7pm 8 - 10pm

FINS WORLD with Fin BLAST FROM THE PAST with Annette BLAST FROM THE PAST with Annette IT’S ALL ABOUT US with Scuba Easy listening music ROXFM’S YOUTH PRESENTERES Easy listening music BLUES SHOW with Murray

Friday 7 - 10am 11 - 12pm 12 - 1pm 1 - 2pm 2pm 3 - 5pm 5 - 6pm 8 - 10pm

Easy listening music Easy listening music COUNTRY with Wendy IT’S ALL ABOUT US with Scuba COUNCIL NEWS ROXFM’S YOUTH PRESENTERS DRIVE TIME COMFORTABLY NUMB with Geoff

Wednesday 7 - 10am 11-12pm 1 - 2pm 2 - 3pm 3 - 5pm 5 - 6pm 6.30 - 7.30pm 8 - 10pm

Easy listening music Easy listening music EASY LISTENING with Wendy WHAT’S COOKING AT THE CLUB ROXFM’S YOUTH PRESENTERS THE RADIO AX with Ben LATIN ROCK with Jariel and Jarvier RETROSEPCT with Laura and Paul

Saturday 8am - 12pm GAUD-MORNING with Gordon 1 - 8pm Easy listening music 8pm - 12am ROCK with Gordon Sunday 8 - 12pm 12 - 1pm 2 - 3pm 8 - 10pm

YOUR STANDING IN IT with Geoff NEW AUSSIE MUSIC with Fin & Murray SUNDAY with Fred SUNDAY MELTDOWN (Heavy) with Sam & Steve

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Swimming…with prams?

The Roxby Downs Pram Walking Group is about to become the Pram Swimming Group, swapping sneakers for bathers for the hot summer weather.

“Community Health will not encourage parents to take their children out in the sun, so the walking group will shut down over summer and then restart next year when it has cooled down a little,” Community Health Nurse and group organiser Linda Johnston said.

“It was suggested the group try swimming for the summer months, so Community Health approached the Leisure Centre about using the Baby Swimming pool.

“We will be called the Roxby Waterbabies, and run from 9am to 10am every Friday starting next week.

“The group will be restricted to mums and babies aged up to three years and attendance will be free.

“There are 25 places available, but if there is enough interest more sessions will be scheduled.

“The Child Health Team from Port Augusta is supporting this program and their Physiotherapist and Occupational Therapist will be in the pool during their outreach visits to Roxby, to show the mums fun exercises to do with their kids and to discuss childhood development.

“The Roxby Downs Child Health Nurse will also be coming along regularly to join in the fun and offer help and advice,” she said.

Mrs Johnston said the Pram Walking Group will

Pram Group, Linda Johnston leads the way.

kick off again early next year.

“We started in April this year so I guess we will aim for about the same time next year.

“It has been a great success, attendance numbers varied each week from one or two, up to eight mothers, some with two children and occasionally a pet dog as well.

“Our greatest achievement was several mothers telling me they had met someone at Pram Walking and were now going for a walk with their new friend at another time,” she said.

Registration forms for the Roxby Waterbabies will be available from the Roxby Downs Health Service Reception Desk.

Registered mothers will receive a card which will allow ten per cent discount on sun safety items at the Roxby Downs Pharmacy.

Mrs Johnston would like to remind all mothers planning to attend to be aware of the need for sun safety.

“It is very important parents bring along all the appropriate gear such as hats, swim clothes for mum and bub, sunscreen, towels, water to drink and swimmer nappies so we have no accidents in the pool!

“We must also emphasize that due to safety limitations, there is a restriction of one adult per child, this is not negotiable,” she said.

The Roxby Downs Leisure Centre Crèche is available for childcare, but places are limited so book in early.

Water wheels Painting the town pink The Roxby Downs Leisure Centre received a boost this month, scoring a new aquatic wheelchair courtesy of the Building Healthy Communities project.

“The aquatic wheelchair will enable people within the community who have a disability or have difficulty getting in and out of the pool because of injuries to use the pool,” Project Officer Sue Houlson said.

“This will provide health benefits both physically and mentally because the water is great for relaxing and helps support body weight, which allows you to exercise without placing extra stress on joints.

“Our pool in Roxby is ideal because we have an easy access area to wheel someone into the water rather than carry them.

“This also helps prevent injury to those assisting,” she said.

Mrs Houlson said the BHC project is all about improving people’s health by encouraging physical activity and reducing the risks of chronic disease.

“Having this wheelchair will help people who can’t get into the pool get the health benefits that come with water activities and also allow more people to enjoy the great facilities that we have.

“This is a another example of how the health services support the community by working together with organisations such as the leisure centre to benefit Roxby Downs,” she said.

The Outback Cinema was a sea of pink on Sunday, when 65 local ladies flocked to the movies for Girls Night In. Hosted by Roxby Downs Health Services and the Red Sands Foundation, the ladies had been promised a night of fun, frivolity and fine food, and they were not disappointed.

There were door prizes, lucky seat prizes, quizzes, in fact, if you had thrown a Velcro sticky ball into the crowd you would have to have been a star pitcher to hit someone

who was empty handed.

And the movie was, to coin an old fashioned term, absolutely fabulous.

A bouncy leading lady, with more energy than the entire audience put together, a couple of dishy men to drool at and John Travolta, dancing, in a red and gold sequinned mini-dress.

On top of all that, all proceeds will go to The Cancer Council South Australia, what more could any group of fun loving ladies want?

Vandals target Andamooka The Andamooka Community Swimming pool has been the target of vandals, breaking in to have a swim.

The chain fence has been cut, locks smashed and items thrown into the pool.

This has put the pool opening back a week as chemicals need to be used to

make it fit for swimming.

The school’s favourite scarecrow ‘Bert’ was decapitated and his head thrown onto the school roof upsetting students who returned to school this week.

Teenagers between 16 - 22 years are beleived to be responsible.

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Desalination in the Gulf Public information provided by BHP Billiton about its proposal to construct a desalination plant in Spencer Gulf.

Water supply is a challenge for us all in Australia’s driest State.

The Olympic Dam mine and processing plant operate in an arid, isolated area so providing a reliable long-term water supply for the operation is a major challenge.

Olympic Dam currently uses water from the Great Artesian Basin, requiring pipelines up to 200 km long. Twenty years of monitoring of the mound springs in the Great Artesian Basin tells us that this is sustainable for the current operation.

The ore body at Olympic Dam is very big – one of the biggest in the world – and to develop it further the expanded mining operation will need a lot more water.

The expanded mine will provide jobs at Roxby Downs and in the northern region for at least 70 years. We need to make the right decisions now about how this happens.

Once we have developed all the elements of the expansion project we are required to present an Environmental Impact Statement for government approval.

As part of the approval process the EIS will be open for public comment for eight weeks.

During this period you can comment on our decisions and submit your comments to Government. We are then required to submit our responses to these comments to both the State and Federal Government for consideration.

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BHP Billiton’s Spencer Gulf studies have been split into three zones. The yellow far field model has looked at potential impacts across the whole Gulf, a mid-field model (blue) has looked in more detail at potential impacts in the Upper Spencer Gulf and the near-field model (red) has looked at the area closest to the proposed desalination plant in the greatest detail. The potential impacts have been assessed not just on a daily basis, but on what could happen over the next 50 years. The results of the various analyses have demonstrated that the proposed desalination plant can be operated at Point Lowly without adverse impacts on the Gulf.

BHP Billiton has considered all possible options to provide more water to Olympic Dam. In the meantime, we would like to share with you our reasons for choosing Point Lowly as the preferred location for the proposed desalination plant.

BHP Billiton has considered all possible options to provide more water to Olympic Dam. We have engaged independent experts to advise us about the environmental, economic and social factors we need to take into account.

As a result, desalination is our preferred option.

Already, worldwide, there are more than fifteen-thousand desalination plants operating in over 125 countries.

We have been operating a mid-sized plant at Olympic Dam since 1988 so that the Roxby Downs community can drink water from the Great Artesian Basin.

A desalination plant produces freshwater by removing salt from seawater. Just under half the water taken in by a typical desalination plant becomes freshwater in this way, the rest of the saltwater is returned to the sea. The environmental challenge with desalination is to ensure that the concentrated seawater is quickly dispersed so that it does not adversely affect the marine environment.

BHP Billiton has studied other desalination operations around the world, including those it operates itself, and found that a critical factor in protecting the environment is to ensure that the concentrated seawater is discharged into deep, actively moving water.

Our EIS will provide information about a range of sites we considered for the desalination plant. We have found that Point Lowly has both sufficient depth and significant water movement. Spencer Gulf dramatically widens at this point and this contributes to strong tidal

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This diagram illustrates why the concentrated saltwater from the proposed desalination plant will be dispersed very soon after it leaves the discharge point. The small orange cube represents the amount of saltwater dispersed by the proposed plant every second. The second blue cube shows how much water moves past the immediate vicinity of the discharge point (within 200m), during the same period when there is minimal tidal movement (1% of the time). The third larger, blue cube shows the maximum volume that moves past the discharge point. Actual tidal movements vary between these two volumes. There will be little change in salinity concentrations beyond the discharge point because the volume of water moving past the discharge point is always large – at least 65 times greater than the discharge volume. Our studies suggest that beyond the immediate vicinity of the discharge point the natural daily variations in the Gulf will remain much greater than any variations caused by the desalination plant. Full details of our modeling will be provided in the EIS.

water movements and ensures that there is significant water change even when there are only relatively minor differences between high and low tides.

Our experts have used information from depth charts and tidal data to create a comprehensive computer model. This model has been used to predict how concentrated seawater will disperse under a wide range of conditions over the entire Spencer Gulf from Port Augusta to Port Lincoln. These models have been carefully checked against actual tidal conditions.

The results clearly demonstrate that the Gulf cannot become the ‘Dead S ea’

suggested by some. Evaporation naturally increases the concentration of salt in the upper reaches of the Gulf and natural exchange with the Southern Ocean prevents the current salinity levels from increasing further. The operation of a desalination plant will not change this, even over the very long term.

To give some further perspective, during summer water losses from the Gulf above Port Pirie due to evaporation are about 170 times greater than the water removed by the proposed desalination plant.

Our studies show that the salt water returned to the Gulf will quickly return to within 10% of background levels within 100 metres of the

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discharge point. This will ensure that cuttlefish, commercial fisheries and seagrass communities will not be affected.

BHP Billiton has commissioned extensive marine surveys of the Point Lowly area so that it has a very clear understanding of the region’s marine ecology. The area is an important breeding ground for Giant Cuttlefish. Special studies have been commissioned to examine the Cuttlefish’s salinity tolerance at various stages of their lifecycle. Other studies have covered prawns, oysters, algae and fin fish species. The full results will be published in the EIS to show how the marine environment can and will be protected.

It has been suggested that the concentrated salt water produced by the desalination plant should be discharged on land or used for salt production. We have considered this. However the amount of salt water involved would require extensive areas of land to be cleared, far more than for existing salt production. While it is possible that in future part of the salt water discharge may be used to produce salt, the EIS will be based on the broader assumption that all of the salt water will be returned to the Gulf.

There are many salt lakes in northern South Australia but their ecology is quite complex, based on freshwater inflows gradually evaporating to create a slow build up of salt over thousands of years. Piping the salt water concentrate inland would interfere with the complex ecology of the lakes with unpredictable long term consequences, thus this option will not be pursued.

Further Information: www.olympicdameis.com.au or contact the EIS information line – 1300 766 715 – email FAQ@bhpbilliton.com

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Regional South Australia has seen it all. Our local communities can be proud of themselves.

Call it courage. Call it mateship. Call it the decent thing to do. But one thing is for sure, local commitment deserves local support, and that’s what Alliance One Community Partnerships is all about.

A way to give back to our community. A way to support those who have supported us.

Alliance One… delivering community banking

Assistance in local volunteering initiative

Alliance One Credit Union has been Through a community grant from Alliance providing community banking services in One the Roxby Downs Volunteering Roxby Downs for over 8 years.

Partnership will be able to further promote and support volunteering initiatives in the Each year our contribution to the local region. community tops $250,000 including sponsorships, employment and the creation The funding will be used to purchase of local jobs. reference books for volunteering organisations covering issues of recruitment, management practices, volunteering standards, legislative requirements for organisations and the participation of younger volunteers.

Encouraging education and fun Education and fun is a big winner for the children that attend the St Barbara’s Playgroup thanks to a community grant from Alliance One Credit Union.

“The funds will be used to upgrade the existing cubbyhouse and to purchase items such as toy stoves, sinks, tables and chairs,” said Mrs Dal-Cokobbo.

“This funding will assist us in continuing to provide an educational and fun environment at the playgroup for all of our kids.”

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And because Alliance One is a mutual financial institution, members who bank with us are also our owners, receiving ‘dividends’ in the form of fairer fees, competitive interest rates and high levels of personalised service.

The Volunteering Partnership comprises Alliance One continues to support a representation from the CFS, SES, SA number of local organisations and events Ambulance, Schools, Arid Recovery and Mrs Dal-Cokobbo also indicated that with this major cost covered, the playgroup including Outback Fringe Festival, RoxFM environment projects. could now concentrate on other areas, New Years Eve Party and Roxby Downs including the maintenance of existing Sporting Car Club. infrastructure.

In the nine months that the Community Partnerships Program has been operating, Alliance One has reinvested over $17,500 back into our region via fund allocations to a variety of community projects.

Alliance One is out to make a difference and we already have. If you have a cause that can make a difference in the quality of life for all of us, call Alliance One and let us in on it.

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Hints on Mortgage Fees For Australians struggling to buy a home or feeling the pressure of meeting their mortgage repayments, bank fees are an extra burden to bear.

October’s Australian Property Investor magazine reveals five red-hot tips for living without mortgage fees.

They suggest investigating a portable loan.

“Portability means you can pick up your loan and carry it with you when you move house, instead of having to pay an early exit penalty on one loan and then establishment costs when you start another,” API editor Eynas Brodie explains.

“This can save you hassles and extra fees.”

Avoid mortgage insurance.

“Usually if you’re borrowing more than 80 per cent of the cost of a property, you’ll get stung for lender’s mortgage insurance,” Brodie says.

“If you can’t save up a full 20 per cent deposit, it’s worth looking into guarantor options or hunting down lenders that allow a 15 per cent deposit with mortgage insurance.”

Shop around and negotiate.

“Upfront mortgage fees can run to as much as $1500 but shopping around should show up options where those costs are slashed to as little as $100,” Brodie said.

“Some lenders will waive the application fee but add it as a deferred establishment fee. Depending on your circumstances, this can also provide big savings.”

Don’t pay for what you don’t need.

“If you don’t need branch access or face-to-face financial service, you could consider an online mortgage,” Brodie said.

“While these won’t suit everyone, they do offer big savings.”

And finally plan ahead.

“In order to avoid paying certain fees, borrowers need to have a good idea of how long they’re planning to hold onto the property they’re purchasing,” Brodie said.

“For instance, if you think you might exit or refinance within a few years, you need to look for a loan with no or low exitperiod penalties.”

What is Mortgage Stress The real impact of mortgage stress is being overplayed and the way it is portrayed is completely flawed, according to the Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia.

“The term ‘mortgage stress’ is being bandied about on a daily basis at the moment. It has entered the everyday vernacular, and unfortunately it seems to have stuck,” Phil Naylor, CEO of the MFAA said.

“While the ABS defines ‘housing stress’ as existing when 30% of gross family income is committed to housing costs, it is a gross exaggeration to suggest that all families in that position are having difficulty with their mortgages.

“No one likes increases in loan repayments and the impact these have on our hip pocket, and MFAA’s own consumer research shows that a proportion of people find adjusting their budget to accommodate rate rises uncomfortable, and some may even find it stressful.

“But ultimately, if you are still in a financial position to make your repayments, you can not be classed as suffering ‘mortgage stress’,” Mr Naylor said.

“Continual references to ‘mortgage stress’ generates unrest and uncertainty for borrowers and

Where’s my den?

We have a proliferation of names to describe the rooms of our homes: living rooms, kitchens and bedrooms are everpresents of course, but how many of us can boast parlours or sewing rooms or conservatories these days?

Of course names go in and out of fashion and some rooms such as the library, indispensable in the grand houses of Victorian times, have had to make way or at least serve dual purposes, through lack of space.

One room, common in the United States but rarely seen here, is the den.

We have games rooms and rumpus rooms and perhaps the ‘parents retreat’ comes close, but the idea of a comfortable adult space, set away from the home’s other activities, where

privacy, quiet and relaxation are the main activities, does not seem to have caught on here.

People I have spoken to often say they would like the idea if they had a spare room available, but just because a particular room has been designated for one activity, does not mean it can’t also be utilised for another.

Note the areas that see less activity on a daily basis – they could be the dining room, a guest bedroom or maybe even the living room if it is used only for occasional entertaining.

If it’s a guest bedroom, consider replacing the bed with a comfortable sofa-bed or even a pull-down wall bed.

You can then think about furnishings.

Inquiry to help remote communities The National Rural Health Alliance says the major extension of drought support for farmers should be welcomed by all Australians.

Agriculture is a major contributor to Australia’s economic and social wellbeing.

Drought and climate change are having and will continue to have an impact on many rural regions, increasing the uncertainty surrounding many small rural towns.

The NRH A says this situation underlines the importance and urgency of an independent national inquiry into the sustainability of rural and remote communities.

“While additional drought relief measures are welcome, we must also recognise that the status and future of agriculture is only one of the determinants of income, health and wellbeing in rural Australia,” NRHA Chair, Professor John Wakerman said.

“Other key questions include how rural and remote communities should prepare for the impact of climate change.

“How will the increasing disparity between booming minerals export regions and drought-affected pastoral areas be handled?

“What is the future for Indigenous outstations?

“Will small pastoral communities survive beyond this worst drought in living memory? “And if some will not, how should we prepare for this eventuality?,” he said.

The NRHA believes a major national rethink on these issues is urgently needed, as is agreement about the future of many small rural and remote communities.

“Although we are a health Alliance, it is quite deliberate that our first priority in the election campaign is to seek bipartisan political support for an independent national inquiry into the sustainability of rural and remote communities,” Professor Wakerman said.

“There is no sense in being concerned about how to devise sustainable health services for rural and remote areas unless we can be sure that they will be there,” he said. “Underpinning all of this is the key question about the extent to which governments will intervene to support non-farm industries and communities in rural and remote areas, provide alternatives to those forced off the land – or whether their future will be left to the free market,” he said.

“The current unforgiving drought is affecting rural communities.

“But the city is also dependent on the bush.

“The effects will be felt throughout the country, now and in the future.

“The NRHA is pleased that all sides of politics are showing concern for our rural and regional communities.

“We would like this concern, which is currently focused on agriculture and the drought, to be extended to bipartisan support for a long-term vision for rural and remote communities,” Prof Wakerman said.

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You don’t have to conform to the popular idea of a den as a dark room, filled with books, trophies and other memorabilia.

It may be you like plenty of light, low coffee tables and bean bags.

This is your space, indulge yourself.

Aim for peace and quiet.

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people in the market for property, we believe this to be alarmist and counter productive.

“The methodology used by the ABS is over 30 years old.

“It is taken from a time when lenders would only issue loans where the repayments did not exceed 30% of a person’s gross income,” Mr Naylor said.

“Lenders these days do not use arbitrary measurements to assess home loan applicants.

“Each loan is assessed on its individual merits, taking into account all the factors impacting the person’s ability to meet the loan repayments, including their income, expenses and dependents.

“A more reliable indicator of whether borrowers are in ‘mortgage stress’ is the RBA statistics on loans in arrears,” he said.

“These show that 0.22% of all mortgages are in arrears by more than 90 days.

“While defaults on home loans have increased significantly in some areas in recent times, the percentage of mortgages in arrears is still around the average over the past few decades.

“This indicates to us that the vast majority of Australians are meeting their mortgage repayments and are not in mortgage stress.”

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Call for joint initiative on housing A seven-year decline in housing affordability in South Australia to its lowest level on record has prompted the Housing Industry Association to call on the major political parties to commit to a national affordable housing policy.

The latest report from the Commonwealth Bank and Housing Industry Association shows that housing affordability fell by 0.9 per cent in Adelaide over the September quarter.

Affordability levels were significantly lower throughout South Australia when compared to the same period in 2006, down by 13.7 per cent in Adelaide and 14.4 per cent in Regional South Australia.

Housing affordability conditions in Adelaide in the September quarter were the lowest since

the series commenced in 1984.

Growth in typical first home prices was very strong in Adelaide with an increase of 18.4 per cent over the year to September.

For Regional South Australia the typical first home price was over 19 per cent higher compared with the September quarter of last year.

Higher house prices were behind a further increase in loan payment burdens for entry-level home buyers.

A first home buyer on the average household income in Adelaide would have to commit over 26 per cent of their income to purchase the typical first home, the highest on record.

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22 per cent.

“It is unacceptable that a typical first home buyer should have to aim for such a high proportion of their income in order to purchase a home,” Robert Harding, HIA Executive Director, SA said.

“Australians deserve to have a national housing policy which has as a core commitment to partner with state and local government in delivering solutions to the housing affordability crisis.

“No amount of finger pointing and blame shift will yield any worthwhile outcomes.

“We are not calling for a free kick.

“This is about each level of government pulling its weight to provide affordable housing

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solutions,” Mr Harding said.

The key planks of a national housing policy ought to address the lack of affordable land due to the heavy cost burden placed on new home buyers in meeting the community’s need for essential services, such as major roads as well as social facilities.

The second plank should help first home buyers to avoid the debt trap.

HIA has called on both sides of politics to establish Home Super Saver Accounts that would assist first home buyers save for a deposit.

“The Home Super Saver is a pro savings initiative that would reduce excessive reliance on debt and the potential danger of mortgage stress,” Mr Harding said.

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It is a decision that is going to face vast numbers of Australians as the Baby Boomers reach retirement age and beyond: How do families cope when their older members, perhaps living hundreds of kilometres away, find it increasingly difficult to manage on their own?

As people live longer the welfare of grandparents and even great-grandparents are going to become a major issue.

Governments, business and individual families will all have to play their part.

It was a problem identified by HIA some years ago, and adaptable accommodation – in other words homes that can easily be converted to the needs of aging occupants – is an important part of its GreenSmart sustainable housing program.

There is nothing especially complicated about an adaptable home.

All that is required is some planning at the design stage.

For instance, if it is on more than one level, incorporate all the areas required by a person who will find it difficult to climb stairs at the main entry level, or provide access to other levels through ramps or lifts.

Corridors and doorways should be wider, allowing a wheelchair to pass easily, bathrooms need to have easy access to the shower with no difficult ridges or step-downs, there should be adjustable shelving in the kitchen and so on.

All this will mean older people can continue to live in their original home without the need for expensive renovations and additions at a period in their lives when money may be short and the disruption upsetting.

If it is structurally or financially impossible to change an older person’s home – or if the feeling is that person can no longer be left alone under any circumstances – then there are some really tough decisions to be made.

In the overwhelming majority of cases it is the senior who must make the first move.

Often they are prompted into it by an accident, such as a fall in the home, or as one put it “lying awake night after night and worrying about how I was going to maintain the place”.

If this is the case children or grandchildren will have to decide if their own accommodation is going to be suitable for an additional, older person or whether nearby specialist complexes for the aging is the answer.

One possibility is an extension to the family home, incorporating a granny flat, which could be converted to other uses later and will certainly add value to the property.

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Grey candidates have their say The Seat of Grey covers almost 92 per cent of South Australia. It is considered a very safe Liberal seat. The ALP will require a swing of almost 14 per cent to wrest it from the Government.

Can it be done? Should it be done? It is up to each and every one of you to decide. With the Federal Election looming The Monitor approached Grey candidates on behalf of our readers to find out their ambitions, beliefs and values.

This is what they had to say.

Gil Robertson – Australian Democrats The Australian Democrats’ candidate for Grey is Gil Robertson.

Mr Robertson is a resident of Port Lincoln, who predicts considerable growth in the next ten or twelve years in the electorate of Grey.

“I have not been in the Roxby Downs area since before the ore body was discovered,” Mr Robertson said.

“I know a number of people who worked at Roxby during the construction period and thus know a little of the situation,” he said.

Mr Robertson will not be in Roxby Downs before the election in November.

“As much as I would like to do so, time and funds do not allow it,” he said.

“I am planning a trip this coming winter that will involve an overland trip from the North Flinders Rangers through the back country to Coober Pedy, during which I intend to have a quick look at the town,” he said.

Mr Robertson said he would like to see the mine, all processing, storage and transport facilities operated at world’s best practice to minimize environmental impacts and take the best possible care of the health and welfare of the workforce, their families and any other people living in the area.

“I would also like to see an increase in facilities for recreation, education and social interaction of those working and living on site and an extension to the project to reintroduce native species to the area.

“I would like to see all future water coming from other than the underground basin, such as the proposed desalination plant,” he said.

Mr Robertson said that by voting for him Roxby residents will get a man with a lifetime of experience in many fields including mining, construction, transport, farming, fishing, education and health.

“I have the knowledge and background to better serve their needs than any other candidate.

“I have an interest and affinity with people living in the more remote parts of the state, having at times also lived in some quite remote places and having spent a lot of time travelling around the bush,” he said.

Mr Robertson said he would oppose BHP Billiton sending ore to China for processing.

Rowan Ramsey - Liberal Party The Nationals candidate – Wilbur Klein The Nationals candidate for Grey is Wilbur Klein, a resident of Cockaleechie near Cummins on the Eyre Peninsula.

Mr Klein has visited Roxby Downs several times in the last 18 months.

“Early in the year I popped up to Roxby to catch up with family and as part of my campaign,” Mr Klein said.

“I spoke with the local Administrator Bill Boehm about the history of Roxby, the present situation and future developments, spoke to the locals, door knocked and did some letter box drops.

“I hope to visit again before the election, but bearing in mind the division of Grey covers 92% of the state, and that I am currently working on the harvest for a farming enterprise here at Cockaleechie, it may be a push.

“I have a vision for Grey where vibrant sustainable economic development is balanced with a strong sense of family and community.

“The mining industry offers our communities, our state, and our nation some wonderful opportunities, highly paid employment, more training opportunities, alternative careers, opportunities for small business, technology development and the development of new industries.

“Having lived and worked in mining towns I have first hand experience of the many challenges and changes that communities will face from our mining boom.

“I don’t want to see towns like Roxby Downs end up with social and community infrastructure problems like Port Headland in WA. “It is absolutely essential that all of our communities are adequately supported by services, and are places where families are happy to live.

“Mining is going to have a major impact right across communities and industries in the division of Grey in the near future.

“We will have to manage its impacts, such as the fewer available workers in the areas of agriculture, aquaculture and related service industries, as well as

tourism.

“We will need tax incentives to attract and retain trades people and workers in the smaller industries and in rural communities.

“We will also need to meet the service needs of changing communities for health, education and family support to keep people in our non-mining towns,” he said.

Mr Klein said Roxby residents will benefit from having him as their federal member as he brings broad life experiences and understanding, well developed personal skills and abilities, and a passion for rural, regional and remote communities.

“My ambition is to serve the people and communities of Grey, working for the common good of all people.

“The people in our communities and industry will lead the way into the future with ideas and projects.

“My role would be to support and encourage, and make sure the voice of the people of Grey is heard within Government.

“It is high time that rural and regional people had a stronger voice than they have had in the past.

“I am providing an alternative choice for the people in Grey and Roxby at the next election that will stand up for people and will be loyal to them and their communities.

“I believe that Australia needs to develop down stream processing to compliment such industries as mining, agriculture, horticulture, and fishing.

“This is about taking a long term view of our nation’s future and the ability of our country to maintain a strong economy.

“I believe BHP Billiton as the “Big Australian” has the responsibility to be a “corporate good citizen”.

“This is not just about generating wealth for shareholders and for the nation, but to also ensure that the people and communities it intersects with both directly and indirectly also benefit from this mining boom,” he said.

Bail out package for our doctors The Rural Doctors Association of Australia and Australian Medical Association are urging the federal government to commit to a major rescue package of rural-specific support incentives to get more doctors working in country Australia Both the AMA and RDAA have identified a range of measures essential to improving services to country patients including better funding for rural hospitals, a rural health obligation, expanded specialist outreach services and better support for patients who have to travel to receive treatment from remote areas.

The RDAA says at least 1,000 doctors are needed urgently in rural and remote Australia to ensure even basic access to healthcare in the bush.

As an example Woomera has just lost it’s only doctor and is currently searching for a replacement.

The RDAA says many rural patients now have to wait up to six weeks for a basic consultation or drive hundreds of kilometres to access a doctor.

Both organisations are calling on the Government to move quickly to introduce a Rural Isolation Payment to be paid to all rural doctors (including GPs, specialists and registrars) to reflect the isolation associated with rural practice, and a Rural Procedural and Emergency/On THE MONITOR – Your Community Newspaper

Call Loading to better support rural procedural doctors who provide obstetric, surgical, anaesthetic or primary emergency on-call service in rural communities.

The AMA and RDAA estimate the total cost of this rescue package will be approximately $300 million per year, making it a very cost-effective way of getting and keeping more doctors in the bush and helping keep rural communities and rural health services functioning.

RDAA President Dr Peter Rischbieth said the crisis facing rural healthcare is getting worse, not better.

“There is a point at which governments will no longer be able to turn this crisis around and that point is just around the corner.

“By far the biggest ticket item in getting more doctors to the bush is to urgently introduce real incentive payments that better support them,” he said.

AMA President Dr Rosanna Capolingua said the AMA strongly supports better incentives for rural doctors.

“We have one voice behind this proposal demonstrating how critical the situation in country Australia has become.

“It is time to put in place real measures that will see more locally trained doctors take up a career in rural Australia,” she said. www.themonitor.com.au

Australian Labor Party – Karin Bolton Th e Au s t r a l i a n Labor Party candidate for Grey is Karin Bolton.

Ms Bolton did not respond to The Monitor’s request for comment before the deadline closed.

The Liberal Party candidate for the Seat of Grey is Rowan Ramsey, a farmer from the Buckleboo district who calls himself a ‘family and community man’.

Mr Ramsey has been a regular visitor to Roxby Downs and believes the area has an exciting future ahead of it.

“Having visited friends in Roxby since it first started I have seen it develop at a rapid pace and with the new expansion it is indeed exciting times,” Mr Ramsey said.

“I believe the key to being a good representative for this region is to be here as much as possible, be in touch with locals and have first hand knowledge of issues.

“Roxby has a very young population base and with this comes issues with childcare for families with very little extended family.

“The Howard Government has tripled spending on child-care, I will work to see Roxby has what it needs in this area.

“Ensuring a good education for our children in our more remote areas will always present challenges.

“I support incentives to attract core subject teachers to our country regions to ensure students are not at a disadvantage to metropolitan students.

“I am a firm believer in early intervention and would like to see non means tested living away from home allowances for students who need to move to access subject choice or tertiary study.

“I fully support a campus of the Australian Technical College being established in Roxby Downs,” he said.

Mr Ramsey said his country background has given him a good ‘grass roots’ understanding of community needs.

“My background is from a country community where I have always been involved in organisations, from being president of the local footy club in my twenties, life member of Apex, CFS volunteer, lead singer/keyboard/guitar player in a rock and roll band, involvement in farming organizations and research at a regional and state level, chairman of the local hospital board and chairman of the Eyre Peninsula Hospitals Association,” he said.

“I know what it is like to live outside mobile phone range, dealing with problems of accessing education and broadband.

“I understand the distances traveled to medical services and the importance of good infrastructure, particularly roads.

“The importance of good medical services in remote regions is essential and I fully support strong funding for the Royal Flying Doctor Service,” he said.

Mr Ramsey said he also has great interest in world economies and trade.

“I believe with our abundant resources in solar, wind, bio mass, hot rocks and uranium, with the right policies we will become world leaders in green energy resources.

“The government’s move to raise the Mandatory Renewable Energy Target to 15% by 2020 is an achievable target.

“The opportunities for the region and the whole economy to benefit from the Olympic Dam mine expansion are enormous.

“Retaining these jobs here now, will ensure jobs for our children’s, children.

“Roxby Downs is economically one of the most important revenue generating regions in Australia and I will work to ensure it has quality services and continues to develop and be a good place for families and workers to live,” he said.

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ACROSS THE REGION SPORT

0408 797 158 Karate 6pm -8.30pm

Friday October 26th Roxby Downs Bowls Club Night Owls 8pm

Weight Loss Support Group Tuesday Nights.

Weigh in 6pm Group Time 6:30pm – 7pm In the Roxby Downs Hospital Seminar Room.

8671 9020

Squash 7pm - 9pm

Saturday October 27th Roxby and Districts Cricket Association

Nippy Gym - Auditorium 9.30am - 11.30am

Wanderers v Woomera at Roxby Downs 9.30am Sunday 28th October Olympic Dam v Rouges at Roxby Downs 8.30am

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

Monday, October 29th Karate Auditorium Colts (Age 5-12) 6pm Juniors/Adults 6:45pm Contact Tracey Fouet 0400 894 429

Toddlers Story Time Fun for young children and mums Roxby Downs Library Richardson Place Tuesdays 9:30 am – 10:30 am Playgroup St Barbara’s Parish School Phone Jakki 86712323

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

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

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

Coffee Mornings for Families Meet and chat for all families.

New comers especially welcome.

Every Week

Eyebus Woomera November 14th Andamooka November 15th Roxby Downs November 15th

Volleyball 7pm - 9pm

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

Visiting Allied Health Service Occupational Therapist Speech Pathologist Dietician Podiatrist

Tuesday, October 30th Squash 7pm - 10pm

Child Adolescent Mental Health Services For appointments phone 1800 819089

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

Hearing Services November 15th - 9.00am - 2.30pm For an appointment call 1800 006 303

Roxby Downs Childcare Monday - Friday 6.30am-5.30pm Phone 8671 0911 for details

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

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

Women’s & Mixed netball 6pm - 9.30pm

Australian Breastfeeding Association Roxby Downs Branch October 25th 9.30am - 11am coffee morning Dunes Cafe

Gym Cultural & Leisure Precinct Monday to Friday 6 am-12pm & 4pm - 9 pm Saturday 8-12pm Sunday 11-2pm Phone 86710500

Come-n-try soccer 3.30pm -5.30pm indoor soccer 6pm - 7pm ladies Social Basketball 8.45am - 10am Wednesday, October 31st Karate Auditorium

Thursday, November 1st Indoor Soccer Leisure Centre Social matches from 6pm All welcome Contact Kenton Maloney

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

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

School Terms 2007

Art Gallery Exhibitions Roxby Downs Kindergarten Phone 86710455

September 28th – Oct 31st Africa and Beyond Roy Fryer

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

November RDAS Year 12 Art Exhibition RDAS Year 12 Students

Roxby Downs Market Days

November 23 - December 14 Festival of Xmas Trees RD Library December 14 – Jan 20 Collectanea Various artists from the Clay Collective

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

Roxby Downs Community Library Monday to Friday 8.30-5.00pm Saturday 9.00-12pm.

Phone 8671 0660 for more information.

For further details on Community matters call Michelle Hales on 8671 0010

October 15-December 14 2007

Every Friday Playgroup

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Indoor soccer 6 -7pm

Business Forum October 31st 6.30pm

January 4 - 25 Burning South (Photographs) RFDS 4wd Mystery Tag Along Tour Sunday November 18th Contact Cherie Gaskin 86712924

COMMUNITY MEETINGS Community members welcome to attend any meeting of the Roxby Downs Community Board.

November 26th - 9.30am- 11:00am Normal weight gains Roxby Downs Health Seminar Room Community Board October 29th - 7.30pm Council boardroom

Royal Flying Doctor Service Roxby Downs Auxiliary Melbourne Cup Lunch Tuesday November 6th 11am Roxby Downs Community Club Woolbalers B&S Ball 2007 Glendambo Racecourse 8pm Saturday November 24th Recovery 10am Sunday

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

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Phone: 8671 2001 Fax: 8671 2021 EVENTS OUTBACK CINEMA

SPORTS CALENDAR Monday Volleyball 7pm - 9pm Karate - 6pm - 8:30pm Tuesday Ladies Social Basketball 8.45am - 10am Come-n-try Soccer 3.30 - 5.30pm Squash 7pm - 10pm Indoor Soccer 6pm - 7pm Wednesday Women’s & Mixed Netball 6-9:30pm Karate 7pm - 8:30pm Thursday Nippy Gym – Auditorium 9.30am - 11.30am Squash 7pm-9pm Indoor Soccer 6pm - 8pm Karate 6pm – 8.30pm Friday Indoor Hockey 5pm - 9.30pm

Sunday Touch Football 5pm (town oval)

Now Showing Africa & Beyond Roy Fryer Coming Soon RDAS Yr 12 Art Exhibition

OCTOBER UNDERDOG Rated: PG Duration: 81 min One Nation, Under Dog. A lab accident gives a hound named Shoeshine some serious superpowers -- a secret that the dog eventually shares with the young boy who becomes his owner and friend.

Fri 26th 7.30pm Sat 27th 3pm Sun 28th 12.00pm,

DECEMBER BOYS Rated: PG Duration: 105 min

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

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Got the gear but not the insurance!

A typically uninsured ipod.

Generations’ X and Y have something in common – a tendency to spend up big on high tech gadgets and to not adequately insure such items.

In the latest research conducted by GIO Insurance, 99% of people in South Australia aged between 16 and 34 years own electronic equipment such as computers, digital cameras, games consoles, iPods and mobile phones and yet less than half these items are insured.

Key findings indicate that of those belonging to

the tech savvy generation, people aged between 16-24 years, are the least likely to be insured, with as many as 70% of ipods and 53% of digital cameras not insured.

Of those not insured less than half say they would be able to replace the items immediately.

Lyndell Fraser, GIO Head of Direct Personal Insurance, said the tendency for younger generations to underinsure high tech electronic equipment was concerning given the cost of such items and consumers’ daily dependency on

Smile on National Bandanna Day To m o r r o w, C a nTe e n the faces of everyone who buys will celebrate National one.

“We hope this year’s banBandanna Day. dannas will raise a few smiles

National Bandanna Day is CanTeen’s largest annual fundraiser and this year they aim to sell over 1 million bandannas across Australia - with all funds raised going towards providing support services and activities for 12 to 24 year olds living with a cancer diagnosis.

CanTeen’s bandannas cost just $3.00 and are available from national resellers including Woolworths in Roxby Downs.

This year CanTeen will launch eleven new bright and vibrant bandanna designs.

Each design has been specially created by Industrie Clothing to bring a smile to

on National Bandanna Day - it’ll be great to see business people walking into work wearing bright green and pink fluoro bandannas”, Dave Tipler, CanTeen’s Head of Marketing said.

“At the same time the money raised will go directly to help young people who have experienced a cancer diagnosis either themselves or in their family.”

The great new bandanna designs see the return of the iconic smiley face as a fashion symbol; and include brightly coloured fluoro smiles, very happy blue and yellow giggles, pink hearts, vibrant fireworks and lightning bolts.

them.

“Increasingly we are becoming reliant on high value consumer items such as mobile phone, iPods, laptops and digital cameras.

“A high proportion of these are underinsured, especially in those demographics that can least afford it.

“More generally, underinsurance is a significant social issue in Australia,” she said.

“Our research shows that up to 7 out of 10 Australians are underinsured by as much as

Young teachers go bush

More than 70 new teachers, including 18 maths and science teachers, will be working in country schools next year under the State Government’s Country Teaching Scholarships program.

Education Minister Jane Lomax-Smith says the graduate teachers will finish their teaching degrees this year and take up a post in a country school for 2008.

Appointments to schools are expected to be finalised by early December.

“Country schools across Australia can have difficulty attracting teachers, especially maths, science and technology teachers, and our Country Teaching Scholarships aim to address that issue.

“We are constantly looking at new ways to recruit country teachers, especially as there are many advantages to living and working in the country.

“Country teachers are often part of closeknit communities, have a more relaxed pace of living and can enjoy the fabulous social life.

“South Australia’s regional towns are

renowned for their sporting and community activities and have some of the nation’s most popular tourist attractions.

“Country schools, along with their local communities, welcome young new teachers with open arms and make sure they are supported as they settle into the district.”

Under the Country Teaching Scholarships program, the teachers have been supported to complete their teacher training education, receiving up to $10,000.

Receiving a scholarship is tied to taking up a country post, but also ensures graduate teachers a permanent role within the teaching ranks.

“Student teachers can win a position through advertised jobs or we can match them with a suitable placement in a country school,” Dr LomaxSmith said.

Sheep producers must make a plan, take action With South Australia’s wool and sheepmeat producers facing varying degrees of seasonal uncertainty as they move towards summer, Australian Wool Innovation Limited and Meat & Livestock Australia are helping producers prepare, plan and take action with an initiative called Stock Wise.

For many producers especially in our pastoral areas, this season will be unlike previous years as poor spring rainfall, extreme feed costs, low cash reserves and an Australian dollar that has hit a 23-year high result in lower returns while impacting on farming decisions.

Starting this week, the initiative will provide South Australian producers with access to the latest and most relevant information online at www.wool.com.au/ drought and www.mla.com.au/drought.

The websites also act as a reference point, guiding producers to other websites of interest.

South Australian farm consultant, John Squires of Rural Directions says planning is of primary importance.

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20 percent.

“The sum value of a household’s contents quickly adds up.

“It is important for people to have adequate home and contents insurance cover, particularly for these technical items that heavily influence the way we work and play,” Ms Fraser said.

By paying around $5 extra a month to increase the level of insurance cover, policyholders could potentially save themselves thousands in the long term.

that producers sit down and look at all aspects of their business and make a plan.

“This might mean contacting an advisor who can help you work through your situation and help you,” Mr Squires said.

“The key aim is to minimise losses by assessing the drought impact on 2007 income, look at continuing costs until the drought breaks such as livestock feeding costs, overheads and debt servicing, along with the costs of restarting each enterprise in 2008 if this becomes an option.

“This will determine what your financial position will be in 2008 and if this is sustainable.”

Mr Squires added that farmers should seek support and advice during these times by discussing issues with family, friends, and professional channels such as rural financial counsellors, the drought hotline, farm consultants or bank managers to help with future planning and, if necessary, to secure finance to feed sheep.

By planning, assessing and seeking advice, South Australian sheep producers will be in the best situation possible to take action to maintain their operations

“Successful graduates will enjoy permanent jobs with the Department of Education and Children’s Services.

“We believe the opportunity to secure a permanent job by working in a country area is a good way to ensure skilled and enthusiastic teachers are available to all schools – regardless of their location.”

Forty-six students already have applied to be part of the Country Teaching Scholarships program for 2008, with applications open until 22nd February 2008.

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The Grand Tasman Hotel in Port Lincoln got a nod for Community Service and Support and the Mills Street Deli in Whyalla won for Easiplay Club Sales.

The Opal Inn in Coober Pedy was judged the luckiest agency in the region.

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“We were told we had given away more prizes over $1,000 than anyone else in the region, which felt really good,” he said.

SA Lotteries has more than 530 agencies state wide, all profits are given to state hospitals, recreation or sport.

Since 1967 SA Lotteries has given away $3.6 billion in prize money and contributed $1.7 billion to South Australian hospitals.

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Council Snippets Opal Road Landfill Opening Hours The Opal Road Landfill Opening Hours are 1pm – 6pm, seven days a week. Residents are encouraged to utilise this FREE service as the dumping of litter in reserves or lands surrounding the town attract an expiation penalty fee of $315.00 as per the Local Government Act. Advertising on Council Infrastructure Advertising on Council infrastructure such as light poles can attract expiation notices under the Local Government Act. If you spot any such advertising please notify the Council.

Dog Registration Dog Registrations for 2007/08 financial year are now overdue.

Grace period for registration expired on 31 August 2007. Therefore an $80 expiation fee can apply, plus an expiation fee of $80 for every14 days the dog remains unregistered.

Rates The second Instalment notices for rates will be issued in November and the Due Date will be 17/12/2007 Water: Accounts for September 2007 quarterly billing have now been issued and are due for payment on 15th November, 2007.

E l e c t r i c i t y : Ac c o u nt s f o r September 2007, quarterly billing have now been issued and are due for payment 5th November 2007.

Parking Please be aware that there has been an increase in the expiation fee for parking in a bus zone, it has gone up to $73 from $47.

Justice of the Peace Justice of the Peace services are available at the Council offices by

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Service SA On Wednesday and Thursdays only between the hours of 9.00am and 5.00pm Council provides Transport Services including Vehicle and Boat Registrations and Licencing Transactions Rubbish Collection Residents are reminded that there is a limit of one bin per household for weekly rubbish collection and that it is the resident’s responsibility to ensure that bins are in serviceable condition with closable lids that prevent flies and birds from accessing rubbish. Please be diligent as littering attracts an Expiation Penalty Fee of $315.00 – ie over flowing bins.

Waste Oil Disposal Council operates a waste oil collection facility at the Roxby Downs Landfill site. Disposal of all used motor oil at this facility is free.

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Roxby Rouges on top

The Roxby Rogues made it two in a adverse windy conditions did not make row when they easily defeated Woomera fielding all that easy. by 105 runs in their day/night game on Faced with a daunting task of Saturday at Woomera oval. overhauling a huge score and only 30 overs The victory has put them on top of the to do it in (the match had been shortened table and although the season is only two under heat rules and a delayed start due to matches old the manner of their victories the condition of the oval) the Devils had bodes well for times ahead. to make every post a winner.

Batting first the visitors compiled a total They scored 152 in 27.3 overs but were of 152 all out with six batsmen getting into up against it when Charl Botes went double figures as Steven Westlake top cheaply for five runs and Woolford who scored on 30 supported by Paul Trotta 28, top scored on 59 was dismissed by a fine Randall Wyatt 26 and newcomer Steven catch from Selkirk in the deep.

Heit also with 26.

Selkirk apart Wanderers were well served The Redback’s bowling successes came by Ryan Paxton, Jason Carroll, Damian from Joey Payne and Chris Pillar with Smith, Jack Hombsch (his fielding) and three wicket each, P Watkinson two and Tim Arthur in a team effort that made Brad Cox one. them just too good for their opponents.

The home side’s batting effort was as Scott Prior, Craig Nichols along with a disaster as only Andy Fyfe made it to Mick Hoffmann (two wickets) were among double figures in a score of 57 that was the best for the battling Olympic Dam swelled by 27 extras of which 22 were who now find themselves in the unusual wides. position of bottom on the ladder and Roxby Rogues skipper Paul Trotta the prospect of facing an in form Roxby claimed the bowling honours with his 4/16 Rogues next Sunday. off five overs and Dave Barnes chimed in Scores with two dismissals while Jeff Martlew and Wanderers 4/222 (30 overs) Selkirk 126 Heit took one wicket each. no, Smith 36, Arthur 29, Carroll 15.

Scores:Hoffman (6) 2/47, Wooldford (5) 1/24, Roxby Rogues 162 (39.1 overs) Westlake Nicholson (6) 1/46.

30, Trotta 28, Wyatt 26, Heit 26, Martlew Catches: Prior, Woolford, Eckermann, 18 no, Ness 16.

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Pillar (7.1) 3/16, Payne (8) 3/24, defeated Watkinson (6) 2/39, Cox (7) 1/28.

Olympic Dam 152 (27.3 overs) Woolford Catches: Staines, Cox, Fyfe, Watkinson, 59. Nichols 21 no, Prior 21, B McEvoy 11 Payne.

Ryan Paxton (6) 3/28, Carroll (4) 2/19, defeated Smith (4) 2/21, Freeman (2) 1/9, Hombsch Woomera 57 (32.3 overs) Fyfe 10. (4.3) 1/23, Johnson (4) 1/44.

Trotta, (5) 4/16, Barnes (6) 2/13, Heit (0.3) Catches: Arthur 2 and Briggs, Selkirk, 1/3, Martlew (5) 1/6.

Hombsch, Smith, Carroll, Johnson 1 Catches: Westlake 2 and Martlew, Barnes, Nethery, Menon 1.

OPEN 7 DAYS I n th e o th e r g a m e Wa n d e r e r ’s b a t t i n g giant Ryan Selkirk handed out a thrashing to the Olympic Dam Post Ofce bowling attack on Sunday morning scoring 126 not & Motel out in a score of 4/222 and setting up a comfortable 70 run victory for the Swaggies.

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Champagne, feathers and high heels It is that time of the year again, first Tuesday in November, the Melbourne Cup, the race that stops a nation.

A chance for Roxby ladies to don their fanciest glad rags, pull on a hat that has nothing to do with sun protection and get tiddly on champagne in the middle of the day.

And Melbourne Cup Day would not be the same in Roxby Downs without the Royal Flying Doctor Service Auxiliary Melbourne Cup Lunch.

This year the lunch will take place at the Roxby Downs Community Club and the RFDS Auxiliary is hoping the whole community will turn out in support.

“We had 70 people last year, which was a pretty good effort, but in years gone by we’d get 100 or 120, it’d be nice to see those numbers again,” RFDS Auxiliary President Marie McCormack said.

“We want to encourage young mums to come along and bring their kids, it is a kid friendly atmosphere, we’ll have some

giveaways and under five’s get in for free,” she said.

Tickets cost $25, which includes a three course meal and the chance to win lots of prizes.

“We’ll have a lucky door prize, sweeps, raffles and lots of giveaways,” Mrs McCormack said.

“We will also be holding a special auction this year, selling off a genuine Gai Waterhouse hat.

“The hat, which has been worn by Mrs Waterhouse herself, was donated to the RFDS, which sent it on to the Auxiliary for our Cup Day celebration.

“There will be a reserve price, but some lucky bidder could take home a real Melbourne Cup memento,” she said.

Money raised from the RFDS Auxiliary Melbourne Cup Lunch goes to fund aircraft replacement for the RFDS. To book a ticket call the Community Club on 8671 0117.

Above: Wanderers opener Damien Smith going for the fence off Allan Woolford.

Right: The hat donated by Melbourne Cup trainer Gai Waterhouse

Monitoring the SA fishing scene Compiled by Peter Medhurst

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The Port Giles Jetty is giving anglers some great fun with a large school of Salmon frequenting it most mornings. The fish range in size from 1lb – 4lb and can be burlied up with minced fish pellets, crab shells, pilchards and tuna oil. Most of the action is happening between 5am – 8am. Once the school gets in the mood they will take Halco Twisters and soft plastics.

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Goannas has Whiting and Snapper.

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You’ve just got to laugh the pain away.

Adam Warren took first place in the male junior event.

President and Chief Operation Officer BHP Billiton Olympic Dam Dean Dalla Valle presents the junior female award to Dakota de Monte.

Finished the swim now through to the bike transition.

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OD just fails to get ODX The inaugural Red Dunes Classic Triathlon was contested on Saturday with about 88 competitors completing the course.

Congratulations to all competitors on a great event completed under hot conditions. Well done to the two junior competitors Dakota and Adam on a well run race.

ODX won the day taking out the Open female and team events.

A worthy second to Andrew Wellington who finished the bike leg with two flat tyres!!

The winners were: Junior Female: 1st Dakota D’Monte (0:54:12) Junior Male: 1st Adam Warren (0:43:08) Open Female: 1st Tania Yates (1:05:23), 2nd Jen Wilton (1:15:30)

Open Male: 1st Shaun Yates (0:57:10), 2nd Andrew Wellington (1:07:46), 3rd Sam Nethery (1:09:30) Open Teams: 1st ODX Phantoms (Kelly, Schubert & Allen – 0:58:26), 2nd Mills & Fenoughty (0:58:44), 3rd Alpha (Linder, Goldsworthy, Rickard – 1:08:45) Thank-you to the sponsors for the day BHP Billiton, Building Healthy Communities, Manta Controls, The Monitor, Community Club, Roxby Downs Leisure Centre, Roxby Downs Council, ESS, Blackwoods, ROX FM and Chad Oldfield.

Last but definitely not least thank-you to the fabulous team of volunteers who helped make the event a magnificent success.

Thank-you to all the individuals, SES, CFS, SA Ambulance, Swimming Club and Girl Guides for their time and effort.

The start of the swim leg.

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Melbourne Cup Lunch Tuesday 6th November 2007 11.30am Roxby Downs Community Club Tickets are $25 each and include a 3 course lunch ~ Lucky door prize ~ ~ Prize for Best Dressed and Best Hat ~ ~ Sweeps ~ ~ Raffles ~ ALL WELCOME

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