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Four states are pushing for an overhaul of the federal corporations law governing the appointment of company office-bearers.

This follows concern that a convicted drug dealer, Antoine Bechara aged 38, was made a director and company secretary of Adelaide based Unique Loans Pty Ltd on July 9th 2003 whilst he was serving a home detention order.

Bechara was also company secretary of Koala Telecom, an internet service providing company operated by Unique Global Enterprises Pty Ltd whose CEO was Tom Knight.

Another of Mr Knight’s companies, Unique Accommodation Pty Ltd is planning to build a two storey village accommodation project in Andamooka.

Antoine Bechara was convicted of heroin supply in 2001 in a Perth court and sentenced to a non parole period of six years imprisonment.

Records from the Western Australian government show that it spent $1,491 on May the 29th 2002 to extradite Bechara back to Adelaide.

Both Tom Knight and Antoine Bechara were named in Supreme Court of South Australia documents relating to a civil case involving Koala Telecom on March 16th this year.

The hearing involved an application for confirmation of an injunction pursuant to 6SCR 246 of the Supreme Court Civil

Rules 2006.

United Technology Solutions, one of a group of companies of which Unique Global Enterprises Pty Ltd was the head company, owned Koala Telecom.

According to the judgment of Mr Justice Layton both Tom Knight and Antoine Bechara were involved with Unique Global Enterprises Pty Ltd. Koala Telecom was placed under administration in August.

Mr Knight told The Monitor he no longer has an interest in Koala Telecom, selling it to a Melbourne based company.

South Australia’s Attorney General Michael Atkinson has joined with his counterparts from New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia calling for reform of the law.

According to the Australian Securities and Investment Commission a conviction on drug offences was not necessarily an impediment to serving as a company office holder under the current law.

Grounds for disqualification are limited to jail terms of 12 months or more for dishonesty charges or breaking the law of a foreign country and of course bankruptcy.

The four state governments have urged the federal government to be vigilant on loopholes in corporations law and to close them.

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Above: Work continues on the deep drainage pit alongside Olympic Way to provide services to the new B Subdivision currently under construction.

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o celebrate the fiftieth a n n i v e r s a r y o f th e Au s t r a l i a n S p e c i a l Air Service (SAS) and its outstanding contribution to Australia’s military history,

Australia Post has released a special issue commemorative stamp.

The 50 cent stamp (pictured) features imagery of two SAS

troopers patrolling in the foreground, with background imagery of several troopers alighting from a helicopter, and one man parachuting into action.

These images represent only a sample of the work that the men of the SAS undertake in territories throughout the world every day – and have done for the past 50 years.

The first SAS Company was officially established at Swanbourne, Western Australia, in July 1957.

The First Day Cover for the stamp issue featured the postmark of this WA coastal suburb and the motto of the SAS, “Who Dares Wins”.

The SAS has most recently been active in East Timor, Afghanistan and Iraq and is among the world’s most respected special forces regiments.

It is relied upon to handle difficult strategic and sensitive military tasks, and is at the forefront of Australia’s counter-

terrorism efforts.

SAS members are required to possess qualities including initiative, self-discipline, stamina and patience.

Individuals are chosen through a rigorous selection and training process with only a third of the thousands of men who have tried to enter the Unit actually being selected.

Reg Davies, National Secretary of the SAS Association is pleased to be joining with Australia Post for this special stamp issue.

“The stamps are a great way to recognise the efforts of the SAS in Australia’s military history.

“It is an elite group whose members have served in many dangerous and important situations for the country and it is nice to have this recognition to celebrate our 50th year in operation,” he said.

The SAS stamp issue includes one 50c stamp, a stamp and coin cover, first day cover, stamp pack and maxicard.

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Fruit and veg month for Roxby Deputy Premier Kevin Foley has teamed up with Adelaide Produce Market and the Port Adelaide Football Club to launch Fruit and Veg month for South Australia.

September marks a national celebration promoting fruit and vegetables for good health and wellbeing and it is being incorporated into Roxby Downs schools and the wider community.

The state government has provided $20,000 to help Adelaide Produce Market join forces with the Power to encourage young South Australians to lift their fruit and veg consumption, vegetables in particular.

“Department of Health data shows that only half of 4-7 year olds, 30% of 8-11 year olds and less than 20% of 12-18 year olds are eating the minimum recommended amount of vegetables,” Mr Foley said.

“With South Australia always having the best quality home grown fruit and veg on offer it is worrying that our children are not eating enough.

“Port Adelaide, through its Planet Teal campaign for youth, has signed a two-year deal with APML to promote Go for 2&5 at school visits, at the Planet Teal zone at Power games, and the Royal Adelaide Show.”

Fruit and Veg month is a call for all South Australians to take stock of what they eat and drink.

“Parents especially need to help their children to eat well by setting the example – and at the same time improving their own health,” the minister said.

The State Government has recently announced a $14 million four-year funding package to beat obesity. $3.5 million in recurrent annual funding will go to a range of organisations to support community initiatives and programs.

These will focus on educating and supporting people to stay healthy and prevent illness in adulthood as well as making it easier for people to take action by ensuring that places like schools, childcare centres and health services are setting a good example.

“In particular we are announcing that $850,000 has been allocated this year to expand the Go for 2&5 program through investment in mass media including television as well as community activities,” Mr Foley said.

Currently 880 South Australian children aged 2 to 16 are taking part in a national survey on their nutrition and physical activity habits.

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Above: Senior Communication Advisor, Greg Lee in Roxby Downs for the GABSI workshop.

Gabbing about the GAB Roxby Downs hosted South Australia’s only workshop review of phase two of the Great Artesian Basin Sustainability Initiative (GABSI) last week.

Six workshops were held across three states, open to any agency that has an involvement with the Great Artesian Basin.

The review, which is being conducted by independent firm Sinclair Knight Merz, examines how effective phase two of the initiative has been.

“The GABSI is a funding program which encourages and supports the capping of bores in the GAB,” Sinclair Knight Merz Senior Communication Advisor Greg Lee said.

“Historically people have put in a lot of bores in the GAB, which decreased the surface pressure in the basin.

“That meant if there was a natural spring in the area and a lot of bores were sunk around it, that spring stopped flowing as the surface pressure dropped.

“This pressure decrease also affected pastoralists by reducing the pressure in their man-made bores, which affected their ability to push water.

“The Commonwealth wants to increase the pressure of the natural springs and the artificial bores to start

water flowing again.

“Since GABSI was introduced in 1999 a large percentage of the bores that are eligible for funding have been capped and piped, increasing the surface pressure within the GAB. “The benefit of that has been that the natural springs are flowing again, which is good for the environment, and landholders have also benefited as they can now pinpoint where they want their tanks and troughs located.

“It also saves water waste through elimination of evaporation in open channels, which gives landholders better productivity,” he said.

In addition to assessing the progress of phase two of the GABSI project, the review is identifying emerging issues, which may have to be addressed in phase three.

“One emerging issue is that just like the natural springs that are now running again as the surface pressure in the GAB has increased, dormant bores are becoming active again,” Mr Lee said.

“This may be an issue that will need attention in phase three.”

For more information or to have input into the review visit the GABSI website at www.GABSIphase2.org.au.

Above: RFDS Auxiliary preparing for last years auction.

RFDS fundraiser bound to be a hit

Time to dust off those golf clubs and limber up for Roxby’s biggest fundraiser of the year, the Royal Flying Doctor Service Auxiliary is holding its annual auction and golf day this weekend, and everyone is invited.

“The RFDS is our lifeline and warrants community support,” Auxiliary Treasurer Bronnie Warren said.

“You never know when you might need it.

“The Auxiliary urges all Roxby residents to attend the auction and golf day and support this worthy cause,” she said.

Community members can register for the 9 hole Ambrose competition by contacting Robin Passmore on 0437 613 344, or register on the day before 8.45am. $15 will earn you a place on the course and an evening meal.

If you don’t wish to play, but would like to join the Auxiliary and golfers for dinner, the meal will cost $10 for adults and $2 for children.

The auction will begin at 2pm sharp and continue throughout the day.

For further information or to donate goods for auction, contact Marie McCormack on 8671 0228.

Matriarchal vandals

They came in the dead of night, matriarchs that are alleged to have said. cloaked in black, with steely deter- carried out the crime, grown women Stevens Resources Supervisor bent on destruction.

Nicole Spillman said it was disapmination glinting in their eyes.

Their aim, to swipe as many free shrubs as they could fit beneath their cloaks.

This was the scene recently in Richardson Place and the Lions Park when hundreds of new plants were ripped from their freshly created beds.

During the past few months new paving and landscaping has been undertaken by Stevens Resources and the Roxby Downs Council in those areas for the benefit of the community, which, it seems, does not appreciate its newly beautified surroundings at all.

Before you say ‘bloody kids, at it again’, it should be pointed out that witnesses say this vandalism was not carried out by young people, or even by sozzled single men who’d had a few too many at the pub, it was Roxby’s

Roxby Downs Council Municipal Works Officer Peter Keller said he was disappointed in the attitude of some elements of the community.

“The staff at Stevens Resources, which has the horticultural contract in Roxby Downs, take great pride in their streetscaping and cleaning programs,” Mr Keller said.

“The work they have undertaken for the council in Richardson Place and the Lions Park has been done in an attempt to give the centre of town a visual lift.

“The staff takes a lot of pride in their work and were quite emotional when the discovery was made that a lot of the plants they had put in had been ripped out of the ground and thrown on the footpaths.

“To add further insult, many of the plants were stolen by adults, which was witnessed by third parties,” he

pointing to hear about community members causing such destruction.

“What annoys me more than anything is that people around town blame the kids,” Ms Spillman said.

“It was actually adults, who were sighted pulling out the plants and taking them by some of our young Stevens Resources employees,” she said.

Mr Keller said the council is disgusted with the actions of these community members.

“People must realise that plants take time to grow.

“By pulling them out, they are committing an act of vandalism.

“If established plants are pulled out it takes up to two years to properly establish them again.

“Council would urge any witnesses to report what they saw to the Roxby Downs Police,” he said.

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Tom Knight’s Andamooka plans

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he CEO of Unique Accommodation Pty Ltd Tom Knight said his plans for the low eco footprint accommodation units in Andamooka are proceeding.

“The proposal is still before Planning SA but I expect the first earth to be turned within the next 5 to 6 weeks.

The accommodation village site is up on the hill behind the Tuckerbox restaurant.

Unique Accommodation Pty Ltd, a wholly South Australian, privately owned company, announced its multi-million dollar plans for a 200 unit village in the opal mining town back in March this year.

At the time of the announcement the first group of 40 units was expected to be completed by July this year, but that hasn’t eventuated.

The company appointed L.J.Hooker in Adelaide as the leasing agents for the units and at the time its principal, Peter Coltman said as part of Unique Accommodation’s commitment to service provision to rural Australia, it has undertaken research and development into the provision of minimal environmental footprint, self sustained, mining accommodation solutions.

The units are designed in village style pods of 40 units, with each group constructed around a central common area.

The central common area consists of a large communal building containing a commercial grade kitchen, recreational facilities, lounge area and laundry.

Mr. Coltman said the buildings are not pre-fabricated living units created in isolation, but are rather a holistic modular living environment and services package.

“They are specifically designed to operate at full efficiency within the isolated and harsh environments of many Australian mining operations while offering significantly reduced ongoing maintenance costs and tightly controlled consumable expense,” he said.

Units are designed in either single story or double story blocks to suit the available land. Unit design is focused around maximum insulation, ventilation and durability.

The company will not lease the units to individuals.

It wants to lock in long term contracts with mining companies and contractors servicing the expansion project, by offering blocks of 10, 15 and 20 units to each contractor or company.

“In this way the company or contractor has an assured accommodation stream for their workforce.

“They don’t have to go down that expensive route of Fly In, Fly Out,” Mr. Coltman said.

Another four such villages, bringing the total of accommodation units to 200, will be built as demand increases.

Above: Frank Harris accepting one of the awards from Chip Goodyear, CEO, BHP Billiton

Two HSEC Awards for Olympic Dam Last year’s smelter shut-down at Olympic Dam has won a company wide BHP Billiton international award.

In fact the mine has won two awards in the prestigious BHP Billiton Health, Safety, Environment and Community (HSEC) awards.

Entries from the Olympic Dam Smelter and Radiation teams were recognised from a field of 229 across the global resources company.

Announced in Santiago, Chile, the awards were presented to Olympic Dam representative Frank Harris by BHP Billiton Chief Executive Officer, Chip Goodyear.

“The awards are something that all employees can take pride in as the two projects have been ranked and judged amongst their peers and found to be worthy of recognition,” Olympic Dam Asset Leader, Dean Dalla Valle said.

“To win one award is an honour, to be given two is rare and no doubt testimony to the hard work by the teams involved.”

They were the ‘Olympic Dam Smelter Outage 2006’ project in the Safety Excellence category and the ‘Smelter Ventilation Project to Reduce Radiation Exposure’ project in the Health Excellence category.

The 2006 Smelter Outage, which involved a 16-day shutdown, a US$72m budget and 960-strong workforce, was recognised for its outstanding result in

safety.

“Despite the high intensity and complexity of the work undertaken, the outage was completed with no recordable injuries or significant incidents - a fantastic effort considering the vast majority of the workers had no prior experience on-site or with BHP Billiton processes,” Mr Dalla Valle said.

The Smelter Ventilation Project focused on reducing occupational exposure when crushing and re-smelting of revert, a copper-rich smelter by-product.

A number of health initiatives were introduced, including improvements in smelter ventilation, methodologies for exposure control, radiation monitoring and control of operational processes.

“While the processes were always within international and national limits and guidelines, the project has proved that there can be further reductions in radiation exposures,” Mr Dalla Valle said.

“While these two projects won awards they are supported by high level projects, initiatives and results across all of Olympic Dam in all areas and the announcement was a benchmark for all of Olympic Dam. “This recognition is a credit to the commitment to continuous improvement towards our goal of Zero Harm,” Mr Dalla Valle said.

Rouges team up with RDSC

A meeting last week between representatives of the Roxby District Sporting Club and the Rogues Cricket Club agreed to terms for an affiliation that is set to have short and long term benefits for both parties.

Under the affiliation, Rogues will continue to manage their own affairs and will keep their navy blue colours for night games.

It will add Roxby District’s trademark red in the form of a red baggy cap.

Benefits will include an increased profile for the Rogues Cricket Club and for cricket

in general in the town.

The inclusion of cricket adds another sport to the RDSC stable, which already includes football, basketball and netball.

The addition of cricketers as new members to the club meshes with their ambitions to continue to grow and provide a service to the community through sport.

With the 2007-08 cricket season starting soon Rogues are on the lookout for new players.

Anyone interested should contact Barry Dadleh on 0419 868 490 or Paul Trotta on 0437 381 808.

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For further information contact the Council 8671 0010 or BSH Waste Solutions 8671 1154.

No cooking oil, coolants, diesel or diesel blended fuels (bio diesel) are to be deposited into the unit.

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Above: Rogues join the Roxby Districts Sporting Club.

Arid Recovery woos its Womas Arid Recovery will mark a decade of conservation successes by reintroducing the woma python into its eco-system restoration initiative on the BHP Billiton Olympic Dam Mine Lease.

The release on saturday will see ten of the snakes join the growing list of Australian native animals thriving within the reserve.

Established in 1997, Arid Recovery is centered around a 60 square km fenced reserve from which all feral cats, rabbits and foxes have been eradicated.

This has provided an area of complete protection into which four species of locally extinct mammals – the Greater Stick Nest Rat, Burrowing Bettong, Greater Bilby, and the Western Barred Bandicoot, – have been successfully reintroduced.

The woma release and a community education program around it is sponsored by BHP Billiton Olympic Dam as a ‘special project’ above its regular support of Arid Recovery.

Zoos SA has also played a major role - rearing the reptiles at Adelaide Zoo from parents sourced as close as possible to Roxby Downs and inserting the radio transmitters which will enable the snakes to be monitored.

The release and monitoring program is a milestone in the history of Arid Recovery because it will be the first time a native predator is reintroduced into the reserve.

Womas are a natural predator of reintroduced bilbies and possibly burrowing bettongs and their introduction to Arid Recovery is aimed to both assist woma conservation and help balance these bourgeoning mammal populations and help sustain ecosystem restoration.

“Although woma pythons are a natural predator of bilbies and possibly burrowing bettongs, they are unlikely to threaten any of the reintroduced mammals because, unlike cats and foxes, they only feed occasionally” explains Arid Recovery spokesperson John Read.

The woma is a large terrestrial python endemic to Australia’s arid zone.

These animals were originally planned to be released in April this year but this was delayed due to the snakes going into hibernation.

Womas used to be a key native predator throughout much of outback Australia, including the Roxby Downs region but have now declined from much of their former range.

Although the massive two and a half metre adults are a fair match for cats and foxes, it is believed that predation of juveniles and habitat degradation are responsible for their demise.

Their reintroduction will hopefully enable the Arid Recovery and Zoos SA team to learn more about their ecology and threats.

Arid Recovery is aiming to hold a community consultation at the Visitor Information Centre in Roxby Downs at 7:00 pm tomorrow night.

Local residents will get the opportunity to see a woma python and talk to ecologists about this remarkable animal.

Police news

A 31-year-old Olympic Dam man and a 25-year-old Roxby Downs man were arrested for fighting in a public place following an incident at a local licensed premises during the early hours of the morning on September 15.

Also on September 15, in an unrelated incident, an 18-year-old Roxby Downs man was reported for basic assault as a result of enquiries in relation to an incident that was reported in January 2007.

A 19-year-old Roxby Downs man was arrested on September 12 for an aggravated assault as a result of an incident involving his ex-partner.

The victim only received minor injuries and is not believed to be seeking medical treatment. $1500 worth of repairs will possibly be incurred as a result of Graffiti that was marked on the sign of a Burgoyne Street business overnight on September 10.

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10. The victim only received minor injuries during the incident and did not seek medical treatment.

A 26-year-old Roxby Downs man and a 24-year-old Roxby Downs man were arrested for fighting in a public place along with a 25-yearold Roxby Downs man that was reported for fighting in a public place as a result of an incident out the front of a local licensed premises in the early hours of the morning of September 9.

A 55-year-old Roxby Downs man was reported on September 9 for driving whilst disqualified in the early hours of the morning.

A 39-year-old Roxby Downs man was reported for urinating in a public place as a result of being observed urinating out the front of a local licensed premises during the early hours of the morning on September 8.

A 44-year-old Roxby Downs woman was reported on September 8 for exceeding the prescribed concentration of alcohol and was issued with a six month immediate

loss of license.

An 18-year-old man and a 19year-old man were reported for disorderly behaviour as a result of an incident outside of a local licensed premises during the late evening on September 8.

An 18-year-old Roxby Downs man was arrested on September 7 for disorderly behaviour as a result of an incident outside a local licensed premises early in the evening.

A 35-year-old Olympic Dam man was exceeding the prescribed concentration of alcohol and issued with a six month immediate loss of license on September 5, 2007.

A 17-year-old Roxby Downs man was reported on September 4, for basic assault as a result of enquiries in relation to an assault that was reported in May, 2007.

About $5,500 worth of damage was caused to a truck that was parked in the grounds of the Roxby Downs Area School on September 3. The damage occurred over the last week.

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ICAN calls a halt to uranium sales Australia’s move to sell uranium to Russia has been condemned as risky and irresponsible by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN).

“Pushing Australian uranium to China, India and now Russia is a massive backward step and a serious security threat,” ICAN Acting Chair Dr Sue Wareham said.

“Foreign Minister Downer’s claim that suggestions of Russia breaching its treaty with Australia was not ‘in the real world’ are preposterous.

“We live in the real world where increased access to the raw materials for nuclear weapons will inevitably lead to proliferation,” she said.

During the recent APEC summit

in Sydney, a delegation of Russian government and business executives spent time on a tour and briefing of BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam mine.

“With the world’s largest uranium reserves, Australia should be a world leader in seeking to ensure proper standards and safeguards are in place to halt the spread of nuclear weapons,” Dr Wareham said.

“International safeguards are woefully inadequate and ASNO, the Australian safeguards agency, is clearly not up to the job of securing our uranium exports.

“This move has serious and negative international implications.

“Our uranium may only make

a pit stop in Russia before going to Iran, who are known to have their eyes on developing nuclear weapons.

“Russia’s new billion dollar defence deal with Indonesia is another step in building a new arms race, with a specific focus on this region,” she said.

“If Australia continues to align itself with countries intent on maintaining and developing nuclear weapons, as well as supplying the raw material, there will be no end to the nuclear menace.”

Dr Wareham said Australia’s increasingly indiscriminate uranium sales are irresponsible and should not proceed.

More heat for Green Rock

Green Rock Energy a leading geothermal energy company, has been granted three Geothermal Exploration Licences as it expands its strong portfolio of geothermal energy projects in the far north of South Australia.

The Licences cover 1,483 sq kms of land over the Patchawarra Trough in the Cooper Basin, north east of Roxby Downs.

While the Olympic Dam Geothermal Energy Project, 6 kilometres from Roxby Downs is Green Rock Energy’s main focus in Australia, new projects are being added to the Company’s portfolio where they show the required potential for a commercial geothermal energy project.

Company Secretary Nigel Hodder said the Patchawarra Project area contains geological formations which are prospective for high flows of hot geothermal water.

“These are considered potentially suitable for generation of geothermal electrical energy by pumping the hot water from existing sedimentary aquifers using conventional pumps,” he said.

The exploration area is located in the Patchawarra Trough, a structure within the Cooper Basin containing thick aquifers.

“The prospective aquifers reach a thick-

Mining fuels our growth The mining industry continues to fuel much of regional South Australia’s economic growth and generate unprecedented demand for labour, according to ANZ’s new Regional and Rural Quarterly report just released.

The report provides detailed insights into the economic performance and major issues facing Australia’s regional and rural communities.

It shows ongoing mining projects are attracting strong business investment in the North and Western regions of the state, while economic activity in the Eastern regions of South Australia currently rely on residential construction and modest population growth.

ANZ Regional Executive South Australia, Frank Fragnito said

while the report offered an encour“After one of the better openaging account of the economic ings to the season, drier winter future for much of regional South conditions have now significantly Australia, the Eastern regions of reduced crop potential.”

the state still required spring rain for agricultural recovery.

“While mining is continuing to boost economic activity in North and West South Australia, agriculture is very important to the Eastern regions,” Mr Fragnito said.

Key findings of the report include South Australia’s regional employment grew by 4.7 per cent over the past year compared to a 0.4 per cent decline in Adelaide.

Unemployment in North and West South Australia has fallen to just 2.8 per cent and the value of

residential construction approvals grew by 11.5 per cent in the Adelaide Hills and South East, and by 20 per cent in the North East and Fleurieu regions in the past year.

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ness in excess of 1,200m in this location at depths in excess of 3,000m,” Mr Hodder said.

“These thick, deep aquifers have the potential to contain high temperature water flows suitable for conventional geothermal energy production.”

Green Rock Energy has also successfully raised $1.3 million to supplement working capital, through the private placement to professional investors of 12 million shares at 11c per share; the average price for the previous 10 days trading.

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I applaud the four state governments that are seeking the fed’s to tighten up corporations law in respect to directors and their appointments.

It’s about time and way overdue.

One would have thought those loop holes that exist in laws governing companies and their appointments would have been plugged long ago.

I mean it’s not new.

This country’s history is littered with shenanigans by not only our high profile business leaders, but by federal ministers of parliament, their colleagues in state governments and even down to the cesspit of parochial politics of Local government.

Who can forget the major falls from grace of Allan Bond, Rene Rivkin and the great “Skase Chase.”

Any attempt to clean up companies in this country must be fully

supported.

Even today we get “collapses” of companies involved in unit, land and investment schemes where the ‘battler’ does his shirt, and the company directors get a slap across the wrist.

There is strong argument for much more legal liability to be imposed on company directors and the way they do business.

They should be responsible for the decisions they make or in some instances don’t make.

Some of the lurks that are legally available to them is to set up family trusts operated by relatives, or have all of their personal assets in their partners names.

If a company collapses owing millions of dollars, which they’ve gained from their investors, then they should be financially liable for that collapse.

If forensic audits were done to trace the money and assets, and the results proved those assets were siphoned off into family trusts and the like then that trust should be forced to repay the money.

Is it not too much to expect!

But it’s a deeper problem than just having companies collapse and the directors getting away with it.

Its really about power.

Take our government leaders. Power is the essence to their survival.

It is frightening because power can be a corrupting influence.

But how does it start?

Decisions made by our politicians impact on us in many and varied ways, but it can also impact dramatically on business as well.

A decision for or against a project can mean either the demise of that business or its roaring success.

This can be done not only on a federal or state basis but at a local level through Local Government Authorities.

In the past the Local Government Authority arena has been a haven for power mongers who have come unstuck with the result being their council has been sacked and replaced with an Administrator.

This is even further fraught with danger signs because the power has then been consolidated into one person with all of the executive powers that once belonged to the elected representatives.

It is a compounding of the power base.

But what redress is there for the “shirtless battler,” in this case the ratepayer?

Does he have to cop it again?

Does he have to wear the consequences of decisions made by others?

So the mere thought of tightening up the corporation’s law to put the playing ground back onto an even keel to help the investors opens up the much wider debate about the power of decision making right across the board.

Decision makers in what ever field of business or politics must be made totally accountable for their actions.

They must feel the pain and despair they inflict on others.

It would make a great study for a “professional profiler” to find out what it is that turns a perfectly ordinary human being into a power monger who disregards the interests of the many for the interests of the few.

In this case themselves.

The Weather at a glance

Letters to the Editor Dear Editor I have been visiting communities over the past few months, from as far west as Penong, north to Mintabie, east to Lochiel, and as far south as Warooka.

Everywhere, I find talk of the mining “boom” a constant theme.

In the Division of Grey - which covers 92% of our State - it is pretty evident that development and change have been happening for some time, and looks set to gain pace over the next few years.

The developments, and challenges in industries such as aquaculture, agriculture, tourism, mining, mineral processing, transport, and service industries are evident wherever you go.

I have lived and worked in mining towns and a mining port in boomtime WA, and know first hand the challenges and changes SA communities will face.

Often the increase in mining activity is talked about as both negative and positive depending on the community or the industry in Grey.

These challenges will certainly test us but we can do it together.

Wilbur Klein Nationals candidate for Grey.

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Are food additives driving kids mad?

It’s thought red cordial drives kids mad.

It is a view many parents of young children share.

Now, thanks to research by the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom, there is some evidence to back up that belief.

A new study has shown increased levels of hyperactivity in young children who consume mixtures of some artificial food colourings and the preservative sodium benzoate.

“We now have clear evidence that mixtures of certain food colours and benzoate preservative can adversely influence the behaviour of chil-

dren,” Professor of Psychology Jim Stevenson said.

“There is some previous evidence that some children with behavioural disorders could benefit from the removal of certain food colours from their diet,” he said.

The study was conducted on almost three hundred children, who were put on a diet free of the additives being studied and then given either fruit juice or an identically tasting drink containing the colours and preservatives each day.

The research clearly showed that in some cases when the children were given the drinks

containing the test mixtures, their behaviour was significantly more hyperactive.

“We have now shown that for a large group of children in the general population, consumption of certain mixtures of artificial food colours and benzoate preservative can influence their hyperactive behaviour.

“However parents should not think that taking these additives out of food will prevent all hyperactive disorders.

“We know that many other influences are at work, but this at least is one a child can avoid,” Professor Stevenson said.

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Above: Food additivies linked to hyperactivity.

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Above: Volunteering spokesperson, Michelle Hales.

Volunteers go for gold

Above: Sophie Torrisi with the new sign.

Adoption, not just for the rich and famous The Environment Forum’s first Adopt a Road working bee was held last weekend, with a sparkling stretch of Olympic Way the result.

Run to coincide with the Roxby Winter Clean Up, to which more than 80 community members turned out, the Adopt a Road volunteers cleaned the roadside and verges of Olympic Way from the Roxby Downs Racecourse to the BP Petrol Station.

“It was fantastic,” organiser Sophie Torrisi said.

“A small group was selected from the winter clean up crew to tackle Olympic Way and they did a great job, not content with cleaning up the curb side, they went right off the road onto the verges and into the bushes to bring out litter.

“It was a great success, with the plan being to clean that stretch of road quarterly.

“Tourists, visitors, family and friends entering the town will now see that the residents of Roxby really look after and take pride in their town,” she said.

Ms Torrisi reported a wide range of litter was collected from the roadside, including tyres, ring pulls, items of clothing, hubcaps, toys, bottles, cans and even a fish tank.

“Next time when travelling on the road, consider keeping your litter in the car until you reach the next bin,” Ms Torrisi said.

“The Adopt a Road volunteers and the community at large would like to see that stretch of road and the town kept clean in future,” she said.

Ms Torrisi would like to thank all of the volunteers who turned out for the Roxby Winter Clean Up and the Adopt a Road project.

The next clean up is scheduled for December, a call for volunteers will be made closer to the date.

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Volunteering SA is ‘Going for Gold’, with a three day 25th Anniversary celebration in Adelaide that will bring together some of the most dedicated volunteers and volunteering organisations in South Australia.

Roxby’s very own Volunteering Partnership spokesperson Michelle Hales has been invited along to give a presentation on the challenges and triumphs of volunteering in a remote community.

The presentation, which has been named ‘Outback, not out of sight’ will focus on intergenerational volunteering, issues in a growing, remote mining community and volunteering in a full employment context.

“I will be speaking about some of the volunteering opportunities that are unique to our community, like youth presenters working at RoxFM and the excellent work being undertaken by our Strengthening our Families volunteers,” Ms Hales said.

“I will also highlight the challenges we face because of our demographics.

“Issues like the fact that we have very few retired people, who are traditionally the main source of volunteers, and the high number of young people in our community,” she said.

Ms Hales, who has also written an article on this subject for Volunteering SA’s magazine, said she was delighted to have been approached to be a part of the celebration.

“Building connections with organisations like Volunteering SA has been a priority for me and as a result I have been asked to present at this state volunteering conference,” she said.

“Volunteering is the lifeblood of every small community.

“I would like to encourage all Roxby residents to take advantage of the diverse range of volunteering activities in town, including environment, emergency service and community service, there is something here for everybody of every age,” she said.

The ‘Going for Gold’ event will include demonstrations, site visits, educational seminars, workshops, presentations, recognition ceremonies, entertainment, workshops and exhibitions.

Volunteering SA CEO, Moira Deslandes said the event will offer the opportunity to learn, get some new ideas, have fun and make friends.

“This exciting program brings together international expertise, home grown best practice in volunteer management and all the energy and talents of South Australian volunteers,” Ms Deslandes said.

“There is literally something for everyone.

“Whether you are a policy maker and adviser to government or business, a volunteer manager working in sport or the environment, community services or the arts, a volunteer serving meals or planting trees, there will be a part of this program that will interest and encourage you,” she said.

To find out more about the conference and associated events contact Volunteering SA on 8221 7188. www.themonitor.com.au

Health Forum Environment Forum Sport and Recreation Forum Community members wishing to have input to discussions at Community Board meetings must notify Executive Officer, Michelle Hales on 0418 833 818 prior to the meeting date.

Please note: Forums (Excluding Health and the Alcohol and Substance Abuse Partnership) are open to the general public. The Community Board encourage all members of the community to attend and participate.

For further information on any of the Forums or Partnerships please contact Michelle Hales on 0418 833 818.

Roxby Downs Community Board Invites members of the community to

“Community Conversations” Date: Thursday September 20, 2007 Venue: Dunes Cafe Time: 7.30pm This is a chance for members of the Board, Forums, Partnerships and the wider community to get together and have a chat about the fantastic work being achieved.

There will be displays by the Forums and special presentations.

If you want to find out what’s happening in our community this is the best place to be.

RSVP: Michelle Hales 0418 833 818 by September 18.

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Today we get the promised visit from Cindi Drennan who grew up in Port Augusta. I wrote about her last week.

She will be meeting with a few of our young people who have displayed some enthusiasm for the screen arts.

If you remember back to Alex Downunderland you might remember that Sheila Culf and crew used a screen for projection. It was made out of lycra. It turned out the best material for this particular job was also one of the cheapest.

Multi media involves the use of sound, screen, data projection, film and stills photography in a way that serves a story.

Young people are particularly exercised by experiments in multi media. It is the world they have grown up in.

Mobile phones, portable video cameras, laptops; that sort of thing.

Cindi has been specialising in projection arts since 1997. She has had almost twenty years of experience in film, digital animation, education and interactive media.

She uses video projection or other light projection technologies to project imagery. She has done public art projects, site specific installations, events, theatre and live electronic performance.

A lot of her work involves people from different backgrounds, specialists and volunteers, many of whom haven’t worked with projection before.

Cindi is looking at delivering a two day workshop next week, the last week of school term.

We already have a list of young enthusiasts, but we are open to include more. For this project we are targeting teenagers. We feel that we have done a few good things for the youngest people this year, and perhaps we need to do something that will be attractive to older students and other young people, some of who have been on the fringe of our activities thus far.

We are explicitly targeting boys but we are happy to report that we have a few girls showing great interest as well.

So if you are a person, of any age over 12, and you have an abiding interest in this thing we call multi media then might I suggest you give me a ring on 0427 800 157 and secure a place in the workshop. I love fooling around in the dark and surprising people and I know some of you feel the same.

I fully support any move we might make towards including a multi arts facility as part of the town expansion.

It needs to be designed exquisitely to suit the needs of a self sustaining theatre community, craftspeople and musicians.

Despite the cooperation of Leisure Centre management, it became apparent during the performances at red earth that we all need to work harder at keeping our meagre theatre resources workable.

We need to do that at the same time as look forward and plan for a new theatre arts facility. That would certainly embed Roxby as the hub for the arts in the Far North.

Hang onto your hats. Oktopal Fest approaches.

Country Arts SA and ETSA Utilities’ longstanding partnership, which supports the delivery of theatre across regional South Australia, has been awarded the AbaF State Qantaslink Regional Award, for outcomes in rural and regional Australia.

The partnership will now go forward to compete at the national awards held in Sydney in October.

The Australian Business Arts Foundation (AbaF) aims to develop private sector support for the arts by connecting business, the arts, donors and foundations.

The AbaF awards honour private sector arts relationships that transcend the ordinary.

ETSA Utilities’ is the Principal Corporate Partner of County Arts SA’s Statewide Performing Arts Touring Season, which tours to regional theatres including the Sir Robert Helpmann, the Middleback, the Keith Michell, the Chaffey and Roxby Downs encompassing audiences across South Australia.

ETSA Utilities’ partnered with Country Arts SA as they were looking to find arts and cultural opportunities that help improve the quality of life for South Australians, as well as seeking programs and activities that contribute to cultural development and creative excellence within SA. The partnership which is now in its tenth consecutive year, has allowed Country Arts SA to expand the Performing Arts Touring Season from four to at least seven shows per year and from four to eight venues.

Across the ten years of the partnership, well over 100,000 people of all ages have seen a performing arts season performance.

Country Arts SA Chief Executive Officer, Ken Lloyd, said: “I am thrilled that our partnership with ETSA Utilities has been rewarded and acknowledged.

“The partnership has allowed us to provide more regional communities with access to the arts.”

ETSA Utilities’ Chief Executive Officer, Lew Owens, said: “Our long standing partnership with Country Arts SA enables ETSA Utilities to make a difference in regional communities across SA and to build on the essential services we already deliver.

Country Arts SA works towards building a culture of creativity through providing programs which develop an appreciation and understanding within regional communities of a variety of arts genres as well as encouraging community participation and use of its venues for a variety of arts and cultural activities.

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New advocacy group A new united national advocacy group that will fight for better regional areas get improved access to education and training,” Ms education for country children is quality Admans said. to be formed.

“Its job will be to push the take-up The group with the proposed name, Australian Rural Education Alliance, is a key outcome of a National Forum on Remote, Rural and Regional Education held in April.

The Foundation for Rural and Regional Australia (FRRR) which organised the forum is pleased with this and other forum outcomes which it detailed in its report.

Included in the Outcomes Report’s 28 recommendations are calls for a new national rural education strategy via a review of the National Framework for Rural and Remote Education, a review of all government allowances pertaining to education in rural and remote Australia and a review of eligibility criteria for the Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme.

FRRR chief executive officer Sylvia Admans said a follow-up roundtable in Adelaide in July brought together national and state education and training providers from remote, rural and regional Australia.

“We are now well on the way to creating a united voice which will fight to ensure children in remote, rural and

of these recommendations across the nation.

“We are especially pleased with the response from the Federal Education, Science and Training Minister, Julie Bishop, who has promised to invest $100,000 to disseminate examples of top rural and regional education practices.

“Ms Bishop also assures us the Forum Outcomes Report will inform the Federal Government’s consideration on a number of issues.”

The April forum in Albury brought together parents, teachers, principals, bureaucrats, trainers, tutors, career advisors, education academics and others.

It was prompted by philanthropists and business leaders who donate to the Rural Education Program (REP) of FRRR, to boost educational opportunities for country kids.

REPs chairman Baillieu Myer, said it was now up to the Federal Government to implement the findings and recommendations in the Report for the benefit of nearly 300,000 rural and remote kids, many of whom are not getting a “fair go” at present.

Traffic lights for school canteens A new ‘traffic light’ guide that rates foods and drinks according to nutrient content has been adopted to help state school canteens choose healthy foods for their students.

The Right Bite guide, launched by Education Minister Jane Lomax-Smith and Health Minister John Hill will classify foods and drinks into three categories, green – the best choices for schools and

preschools, amber – food and drinks that should be selected carefully, and red – foods and drinks high in fat, sugar and/or salt.

“Daily school canteen sales of foods high in fat, sugar and salt will soon be a thing of the past,” Dr Lomax-Smith said.

“The emphasis of this approach is on educating young people about the benefits of a healthy diet and exercise,” she said.

Treading the boards The success of the Red Earth Festival and local theatre production Alex Downunderland has prompted talk of establishing a theatre group in Roxby Downs.

Arts and Culture Forum members will discuss the possibility at their meeting next Wednesday.

For more information, or to throw your support behind the project, join the Arts and Culture Forum at 7.30 at the Dunes Café.

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

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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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The Monitor calls for board members From the ‘stone’ to the desktop

The Monitor Newspaper continues its metamorphosis by now going to a board structure under its newly approved incorporation.

It started back in November 2001 when The Roxby Reports, which contained over three hundred pages of community consultation and 31 recommendations, were tabled.

One of the highest community concerns at the time was the ‘lack of relevant and accurate’ information being conveyed to the community and business sectors.

In 2001 the only radio available in Roxby Downs was the ABC suite of radio stations. Television coverage included Imparja and Southern Central Television, ABC and SBS. Printed media consisted of The Northern Sun, an A5 black and white fortnightly news paper sold for $1.00 at the newsagent with other capital city and rural papers.

In fact, so starved for local information the community adopted the Roxby Downs Council monthly newsletter as its preferred printed ‘news source’ making it the most read publication in Roxby Downs.

As a result of community concern and frustration the Roxby Reports included a recommendation to develop an independent community owned newspaper to service Roxby Downs, Andamooka and Woomera.

The recommendation was actioned by the Roxby Downs Council which formed the paper as a separate (and independent) business unit of council.

A very successful trial paper was published in April 2003 and the first official edition was May 26th.

The paper commenced with a staff of four and a distribution of 2000 which included every home and business fortnightly free of charge.

The only staff member with newspaper experience was Seonie Lyon who was the paper’s editor until December 2005.

Just prior to the launch of the Monitor, its competitor the Rural Press publication the Northern Sun, went to tabloid on a fortnightly basis in colour but was still only available from the newsagents for a cover price of $1.10 In a further move to enhance media services in town and supported by the council’s community development officer the community approached the Community Broadcasting body and won the right to a Community Broadcasting Licence for Roxby Downs.

RoxFM was born and commenced transmission in 2002/3 In less than two years from the release of the Roxby Reports the town had jumped from an A5 black and white fortnightly newspaper and ABC radio, to a weekly colour tabloid newspaper with The Monitor and The Roxby Sun being distributed on alternate weeks, and its own radio station.

But that was the acorn.

The Monitor Newspaper has become an incorporated body and is now calling for nominations from people interested in serving on its inaugural Board.

The Monitor will be guided and directed by a Board consisting of local community and business representatives.

The Board will not be involved in the daily operations of the paper which will be handled by its very competent paid staff.

The Board members’ role will be to review monthly the papers ability to maintain its targets in all spheres of its operations and to guide its ongoing development.

In addition, their task will include being an ambassador for the paper within the community.

Members will have the opportunity to have direct input into future planning and ensuring the paper continues to meet the community’s needs.

There are five positions on the Board which will include the Administrator of Roxby Downs, Bill Boehm.

The newspaper is keen to attract both business and community representatives with an interest in the paper and its role in the community.

The anticipated skills of Board members include financial, good community networking, marketing, business and human relations.

The commitment is not large with the Board expected to opt for monthly meetings.

The Monitor’s executive manager Ray Goldie said the formation of a Board is an excellent opportunity not only to receive strong business advice from its members but also to expand its ability to receive instant and balanced feedback from the wider community.

Those interested in nominating can call Ray Goldie on 0411 553 688 for further information.

To obtain an application form call into The Monitor in Richardson Place or telephone 08 86712683 or email info@ themonitor.com.au

The acorn grew

The Monitor saw a need for a uni- tower to be followed by Magic FM and fying medium that delivered news 5AU giving Roxby Downs seven radio and information across the entire stations.

2007 has been a time of growth in Far North region.

The paper increased its distribution to 3,300 and extended to the Northern Territory border to Mt Dare, east to Queensland’s Birdsville, South to Hawker and Pimba and west to Coober Pedy and all the small towns (22 in total) within the new catchment.

The paper also has numerous subscribers and by request send papers to outlets in Pt Lincoln, Pt Augusta and Whyalla.

Significant change happened in July 2006 when The Monitor went weekly and the Roxby Sun followed suit, not only by changing their distribution to weekly but also went free.

Roxby Downs now had two, free weekly papers distributed to every home.

Meanwhile Roxby became a place of focus for radio broadcasters with the advent of Flow FM establishing a relay

business and quality for The Monitor.

Our on-line presence has grown to a staggering 43,000 hits per month with international, national and local readers choosing to access the paper on line.

In January Les Rochester a veteran journalist with international, metro and rural experience joined the paper and has worked with the editorial and production team to further enhance the paper’s editorial quality and presentation.

The growth in business has come from diversification with The Monitor now selling advertising for the Outback Cinema, RoxFM (except in Roxby Downs) and for The Monitor – On-Line enabling our sales team to customise marketing campaigns for clients over all four media.

In addition The Monitor now provides Printing and Design services and Sign writing for clients.

Diversification and relevance…. that’s our key The quantity and quality of news and information delivered by the media is driven by advertising income.

Most markets both metropolitan and rural are tightly held by the major publishers.

New markets are hard to find or create.

The radio and print media see Roxby Downs and the Far North as a very lucrative and growing market.

The lure of a young cashed up population is driving other media to establish themselves now so they are well placed as the region expands.

What will the future bring?

More interest from main stream media organisations who will chase ‘market share’. These media businesses will be part of national media conglomerates using their large budgets to buy a place in the market and push out smaller players.

Rural Press, now part of the Fairfax stable, own the vast majority of all regional newspapers in Australia.

Small independent newspapers like The Monitor will be rare and will be sort after by local readers because its entire focus is on the LOCAL region and individual townships within the region.

In the case of The Monitor while it must operate profitably it does not have to provide a return to investors, its profits will go back into the Community.

If it has any bias in editorial it will be about maintaining local relevant and accurate news and information.

It also trains and maintains important skills in the community such as design, layout, journalism and editing and sales which otherwise would not be available in town.

It creates a pathway to career opportunities.

The Monitors’ point of difference is that it is independent, the decisions are made locally by the community who own the paper.

This will make it (and RoxFM) very important tools for the community through the expansion period and beyond to ensure its voice of approval and dissent are able to be heard.

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Monitor MINI MONITORS Below: Rohan Cuthbert (21 months) about to launch into the tube of fun.

Right: Susanne Parker with son Matthew (1).

Above: Lauren (3) and Lillian (3) Woodroffe in the swimming pool.

Above: Levi Heading (22 months).

Wendy’s Roxby Downs will cease trading at the close of trade, Sat 22nd September 2007.

Wendy and Vern would like to thank all our customers for their loyalty and support over the last 6 years.

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The great Australian dream

ith house prices in Roxby Downs soaring to all new heights, many people are finding attaining the great Aussie dream beyond their means, even in this cashed up corner of the world.

A ne w online management to ol, StartDreams.com.au, developed by HomeStart finance, may help turn those dreams into reality.

State Minister for Housing, Jay Weatherill said home buyers need to educate themselves about personal finances.

“HomeStart provides a whole range of home loan products that help people who

never thought they could become homeowners get into the market,” Mr Weatherill said.

“The very first step towards buying your own home is learning to manage your own finances.

“StartDreams.com.au is a free service designed to encourage more South Australians into home ownership by improving their financial literacy as well as encouraging them to break the rent cycle and make positive, lifelong changes through effective savings plans,” he said.

HomeStart General Manager Kathryn Murray said the StartDreams.com.au website aims to provide solutions to the most common barriers to home ownership.

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“It can be extremely difficult without the appropriate tools for financial success,” Ms Murray said.

“The typical user of the StartDreams.com. au website is likely to be a person in their twenties or thirties who has not been able to save enough for a home deposit because of lifestyle choices and consumer debts.

“They may need to make major changes to their spending habits before seriously considering home ownership.

“StartDreams.com.au will give them the information, tools and community support they need to get out of debt and start saving for their dreams,” she said.

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Above: New homes currently under construction in Roxby Downs.

Health growth in home starts

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welling starts in South Australia exhibited a healthy rate of growth over the 2006/07 financial year.

According to Australian Bureau of Statistics figures, new home starts in South Australia rose by a solid 14.6 per cent over the June 2007 quarter to 3,003, a level 19.2 per cent higher than a year earlier.

Over the 2006/07 financial year there were 11,119 home starts, 3.9 per cent more than in 2005/06.

Detached house starts rose by 7.3 per cent to 8,682 over the 2006/07 financial year, the strongest result since 1993/94.

Starts for multi-units were also higher, increasing by 5.7 per cent to 2,382.

Australia’s peak building industry body, HIA, said that South Australia had managed to buck the national trend, aided by relatively strong population growth.

HIA’s Regional Director South Australia, Mr Robert Harding, said that while the results for the 2006/07 financial year are pleasing, there is concern that the widening affordability gap may hamper the chances of further growth over 2007/08.

Land availability continues to be a significant problem and unless addressed quickly is likely to prove a significant constraint on growth in the coming quarters.

“First home aspirants continue to struggle and rental markets are very tight.

“A lack of policy action to address these twin problems will constrain new home building activity,” Mr Harding said.

On a state-by-state basis, the seasonally adjusted number of housing starts fell by 20 per cent in New South Wales and was down by 8.4 per cent in Tasmania, 6.6 per cent in Western Australia, and 2.1 per cent in Victoria.

Housing starts increased by 62.2 per cent in the Australian Capital Territory and were up by 11.3 per cent in the Northern Territory, and 1.8 per cent in Queensland.

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Development needs an application Most people will have heard of development applications – permits required when building or renovations are undertaken. But are they needed in all cases?

The most important point to make is that regulations vary depending on where you live.

The first rule is to consult your local authority before starting out.

The following is a general guide listing the various hurdles you will have to clear in order to have a development application accepted.

Development applications, or ‘DAs’ as they are usually called in the trade, cover building homes, demolitions, extensions, sub-divisions, and major renovation work – anything that results in a significant change to what already exists on the block.

That is why renovations tend to be the grey areas.

You may feel that an internal renovation that does not change the outward appearance of the property, does not need a development application.

In some jurisdictions this may be true, but the next door authority may require an application to be lodged. There is no national consistency, so you will have to check with your local council.

You will find the council has divided its area up into zones – for business, retail, residential, commercial etc.

So if you are planning to convert part of your home in order to run a business, there may be difficulties. Some councils are reasonably flexible, especially if your proposed business does not interfere with the residential nature of your neighbourhood.

An example of an unobtrusive business likely to get the go-ahead would be an architect working alone who receives the

occasional client.

But if you plan to start a car-wreckers yard with hulks littering the nature strip - watch out.

A council may also have a local environment plan which establishes what forms of development and land use are permitted in each area.

Development control plans and land use regulations may also come into the equation, becoming quite specific in what is and is not allowed.

Anything that is likely to become an eyesore – and your idea of what constitutes an eyesore may differ from the council’s – or will affect the neighbours’ enjoyment of their properties, is likely to result in a development application being rejected or required to be substantially amended.

The planning authority’s decisions are subject to appeal by either party.

Students encouraged to enter home building industry Overseas students studying

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in South Australia will be try where skills are in great workforce, its become highly encouraged to join the state’s demand. desirable to retain the best expanding workforce at the M i n i s t e r f o r Fu r t h e r end of their studies.

Education Paul Caica says as and brightest international the state moves to address skill students in SA as professional There’s particular emphasis needs at a time of industrial migrants.

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Glass block windows are fashion. living in a goldfish bowl.

They provide privacy without Apart from their obvious one of those design features that never seem to quite go setting up traditional barriers, uses as privacy providers in bringing light into areas which bathrooms and toilets, glass away.

Commentators on home design and fashion are constantly writing them off and only recently an article did write them off in which the author said they had “thankfully had their day” along with shag pile carpets and loud flower print wallpaper.

Yet they are still listed on a score or more of Australian websites, one of which claims they will add “pizzazz” to your home.

So are Australians behind the times, clinging to an outworn and dated product?

The fact is glass block windows are just too useful to be discarded on the whim of

would otherwise be gloomy.

They can be used as room dividers or, backlit, as features within walls, creating the illusion of space where none really exists.

There are now a wide variety of frosts and tints, ranging from the classic ‘swirl’ to all kinds of exciting shapes and patterns.

Because they are thick, often manufactured in two sections which are sealed together at high temperatures, they are good insulators against extremes of heat and cold, as well as noise.

As such they can be used extensively where ordinary windows would result in heating and cooling problems as well as giving occupants the feeling of

blocks are often used as features around entranceways to the home where they bring light into what might otherwise be a rather gloomy vestibule without allowing the casual visitor a view of the interior.

Another idea involves glass blocks being incorporated into a bar area where, with appropriate back lighting, they will produce a dramatic effect.

One enterprising interior designer suggests block panels as part of the balustrade on a staircase.

All of which points to glass blocks retaining a prominent position in the home designers’ armoury whatever the fashionistas say.

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Relief for prostate sufferers Australian men will have affordable access to Taxotere, a chemotherapy agent for androgen independent (hormone refractory) prostate cancer, following a Government decision to fund the drug on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) from 1st November.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer for males, and the second highest cause of male cancer deaths annually.

An estimated 18,700 new cases of prostate cancer were diagnosed in 2006 and more than 2,900 died of prostate cancer in 2005.

“On current estimates, more than 120 men in Grey will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year,” Federal Member for Grey Barry Wakelin said.

“The decision to fund Taxotere is welcome news for Australian men and their families dealing with this disease,’ he said.

“This is a landmark decision for the thousands of men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer in Australia each year.

“It means those men with advanced disease will no longer have to pay up to $18,000 for the only proven therapy to extend the duration of survival and improve quality of life.

“The Coalition Government is committed to providing affordable access to the best available medicines. The listing of Taxotere on the PBS reflects this commitment.

“While the decision to list Taxotere on the PBS is good news for men with prostate cancer, we need to encourage men to take better care of their own health, particularly those in the at-risk categories of developing prostate cancer,” Mr Wakelin said.

The Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia advises men to talk to there doctor about their prostate health from age 50 onwards, or for men with a family history from age 40.

Mental health in the bush The Australian General Practice Network (AGPN) has welcomed the Federal Government’s $10.1 million launch that will see improved community services in a range of drought declared areas across Australia.

Earlier this year, AGPN put forward a submission to Government urging them to fund a package that would see increased specialist mental health workers and community support coordinators in regional areas to help with increasing levels of depression and suicide.

AGPN Chair Dr Tony Hobbs said rural Australia is struggling with the social effects of the drought.

“Suicide and depression are all too common. It is excellent to see drought assistance extended to mental health and community building services.

“Rural GPs like me are seeing more and more seriously depressed people in our communities “The funding will help address this issue by linking the different support services together,” he said.

The coordinators will link community groups together ensuring a better locally coordinated and timely response to farmers, workers and families at risk.

The funding under the Mental Health Support for Drought Affected Communities initiative will allow 39 divisions of general practice funding to employ a community coordinator who will build on existing local services.

“This project will make a difference to rural communities,” Dr Hobbs said.

“There will now be funding for coordinating crisis counselling and community training.”

AGPN have worked closely with beyondblue to develop a coordinated approach to improve mental health circumstances in rural and regional Australia.

Beyondblue will continue raising awareness of depression in the bush working closely with the local community coordinators and the community groups.

Below: Just some of the rubbish collected!

Rolling the dice Spina Bifida is the second most common physical disability in Australia, according to the Australian Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association, striking two in every thousand babies born in the country.

September is Spina Bifida Awareness Month, an occasion that warrants at least a nod of acknowledgement from a town like Roxby, where the birth rate is one of the highest in the nation.

Community Midwife, Janelle Whelan said any woman could potentially have a baby with Spina Bifida, even if there has never been a baby born with the disability in the family before.

“Spina Bifida is a serious abnormality of the spinal cord and the bones, muscles and skin which cover it,” Ms Whelan said.

“It happens as the spinal cord and brain are forming during the fourth week after conception.

“This is often before a woman knows she is pregnant.

“Taking folic acid at least one month before pregnancy and for the first three months of pregnancy can reduce the risk of having a baby with Spina Bifida or other neural tube defects by up to 70 per cent.

“If you have a child with the defect or a close family member with a neural tube defect you should consult with your doctor about the right dose of folic acid to take before planning to get pregnant,” she said.

Ms Whelan said that although folic acid is present in some foods, the easiest and most effective way to increase daily consumption is to take a 0.5mg tablet every day.

“A healthy diet is important, however, even if you eat well it is difficult to get enough extra folate.

“It is fine to take a folic acid tablet each day and also increase the folate in your diet.

“Folic acid tablets are available from pharmacies, health food shops and many supermarkets.

“It is important to remember that some multivitamins also contain folic acid, however, most only contain 0.2mg, which is not enough to prevent Spina Bifida, be sure to look for tablets containing 0.5mg,” she said.

So, this September reflect, if you are planning a family, make sure your folate levels are adequate, remember, the life you are creating is not your own.

Above: Volunteers at the Lions Park after participating in the Winter Clean Up.

Above: Clean up volunteers came in ALL sizes! The Dunn family taking a well earned rest.

Above: Volunteers were treated to a wellearned BBQ after the clean up.

Below: Andre and Sasha helped out on Olympic Way.

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ACROSS THE REGION SPORT

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

Friday September 21st Roxby Downs Bowls Club Night Owls 8pm Monday, September 24th Karate Auditorium Colts (Age 5-12) 6pm Juniors/Adults 6:45pm Contact Tracey Fouet 0400 894 429

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

GENERAL INFORMATION

11.am at the Dunes Café.

Coffee Mornings for Families Meet and chat for all families.

New comers especially welcome.

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

School Terms 2007

Indoor soccer 6 -7pm Volleyball 7pm - 9pm Tuesday, September 25th Squash 7pm - 9pm Wednesday, September 26th Karate Auditorium

Eyebus Woomera October 17th Andamooka October 18th Roxby Downs October 18th

EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Visiting Allied Health Service Occupational Therapist Speech Pathologist Dietician Podiatrist

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

Child Adolescent Mental Health Services For appointments phone 8648 5800

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

Every Week

Hearing Services September 20th - 9.00am - 2.30pm For an appointment call 1800 006 303

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

Roxby Downs Community Health Walking Group for Mums With Prams every Friday morning Meet outside the Dunes Cafe at 9.30am

Thursday, September 27th Indoor Soccer Leisure Centre Social matches from 6pm All welcome Contact Kenton Maloney 0408 797 158 Roxby Downs Mens and Womens Basketball Winter Competition May - October Sports Centre Roxby Downs Netball Saturday’s Juniors Under 9 play at 9am Under 11 play at 10am Under 13 play at 11am Under 16 play at 12.15pm Seniors play at 1.30pm & 12.15pm All participants are asked to be at the courts 15 min before their scheduled start

HEALTH

call the crisis care line on 13 16 11.

Australian Breastfeeding Association Roxby Downs Branch September 20th 9.30am - 11am Coffee morning Dunes Cafe Doctors’ New Specialised Drug Telephone Number for Medicare Use. 1800 700 270

Crisis Care Counselling Uniting Care Wesley Port Augusta Regional Women’s and Children’s Support Services call 1800 655 716 or

July 23-September 28 2007 October 15-December 14 2007

Roxby Downs Kindergarten Phone 86710455 Every Sunday Raptors Cycling Club Social Bike riding group from 8am Contact Daryl Wake 0408 118 685 Roxby Downs Market Days October 20th November 17th

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

Phone 8671 0660 for more information.

Toddlers Story Time Fun for young children and mums Roxby Downs Library Richardson Place Tuesdays 9:30 am – 10:30 am

Weight Loss Support Group Tuesday Nights.

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

8671 9020

Every Friday Playgroup

August 26 – Sept 26 The view from Woomera Sharon Wasley September 28th – Oct 31st Africa and Beyond Roy Fryer November RDAS Year 12 Art Exhibition RDAS Year 12 Students

COMMUNITY MEETINGS

November 30 – Jan 6 Collectanea Various artists from the Clay Collective

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

December Festival of Xmas Trees RD Library

September 24th - 9.30am- 11:00am Normal weight gains Roxby Downs Health Seminar Room

Desert Dirt Kart Club Saturday Sept 15th 12noon Track behind the Dirt Circuit Club All welcome.

Community Board September 24th - 7.30pm Council boardroom Business Forum (To be confirmed) October 6.30pm Arts & Culture Forum September 26th 7.30pm Community Conversations September 20th 7.30pm Volunteering Partnership October 15th 7.30pm

Playgroup St Barbara’s Parish School Phone Jakki 86712323

Art Gallery Exhibitions

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

Roxby Downs Health Services Coffee Mornings, Thursdays 9.30am to

Soul Food A unique combination of quiet live music and inspirational readings from different faiths and deeper wisdom from all over the world.Sunday Sept 30th 11am Cultural complex art gallery

Andamooka Octopalfest Sept 28-30th A celebration of opal and beer heaps of entertainment including the world famous Jim Shaw Ironman wheelbarrow race.

Roxby Downs Tennis club AGM Sept 22nd 1pm at the Leisure Centre

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 Aerobics Sessions Mon 9am, Tues 6.30pm and Wed 9am Page 14 – Thursday, September 20, 2007

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 The View from Woomera (Sharon Wasley) Coming Soon Africa & Beyond Roy Fryer Pool Opening Hours (Pool Opening 1st October, 2007) 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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SEPTEMBER I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK AND LARRY Rated: M Duration: 115 min They’re as straight as can be, but don’t tell anyone. Two straight, single Brooklyn firefighters pretend to be a gay couple in order to receive domestic partner benefits.

Fri 21st 7.30pm Sun 23rd 12.00pm

Sat 22nd 3.00pm

FRACTURE Rated: M Duration: 112 min Wealthy Ted Crawford, a structural engineer in Los Angeles, shoots his wife and entraps her lover. He signs a confession; at the arraignment, he asserts his rights to represent himself and asks the court to move immediately to trial. The prosecutor is Willy Beachum, a hotshot who’s soon to join a fancy civil-law firm, told by everyone it’s an open and shut case.

Crawford sees Beachum’s weakness, the hairline fracture of his character: Willy’s a winner. The engineer sets in motion a clockwork crime with all the objects moving in ways he predicts.

Sat 22nd 12.00pm and 7.30pm Tues 25th 7.00pm

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Church Times Andamooka Catholic Church Sunday 11am first and third Sunday of every month

Qualied and Unqualied Staff Required Centre based care experience preferred, but not essential.

St Barbara’s Catholic Church Roxby Downs Saturday evening 6pm Sunday morning 9am Roxby Downs Lutheran Church 1st & 3rd Sunday of the month 10.30am 2nd & 4th Sunday of the month 5.30pm Holy Communion Sunday School – 9.30am

Must be exible, willing to learn and work well in a team environment.

Hold a current rst aid certicate or be willing to obtain.

Must have satisfactory Police clearance.

All enquiries to Tara or Nicole on 08 8395 0399.

St Michael’s Catholic Church, Woomera, Sunday 5pm All denominations welcome

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Faithworks Church Sunday 10.00am at the Roxby Downs TAFE College.

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Andamooka Community Church. Sunday 2pm

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Positions vacant General Recycling Yard Sorter Successful applicants will assist in the following-: Sorting cans & bottles Operation of cardboard recycling machine General Yard duties Approx 40-50 hours per week Forklift license and advantage, but not essential General Operator Services are required for an Operator as described-: Oversized Freight Deliveries Loading/Unloading Semi-trailers General Yard Duties Must have: HC & Forklift Licence Loader Licence an advantage Front Desk Receptionist Required for 35-40 hours per week.

Must be familiar with computer network setup, Word, Excel and Outlook.

Good communication skills essential Some cleaning required Please forward your resumes’ for any of the above positions to: BSH Waste Solutions 10 Gosse Street, Roxby Downs Fax: 08 86711001 E-mail: bshwaste@bigpond.com

WORK WANTED

Need help with your BHPB Monthly Review Presentations or having trouble finding the resources to develop your Contractor Safety Management Framework.

Contact Wendy 0439751001

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Pest Control

Our environmentally friendly treatment inside or outside your home or business premises can help to control unwanted insects.

Phone: 1300 763 753 Franchises Available

Creative Trims & Craft Phone 8671 0153

DIRECTORY

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Visit us in Tutop Street call 8671 2555

Johnson’s Lawn & Garden

24 Curdimurka Street

For all your Quilting needs • Embroidery • Ribbons • Beads • Laces • Haberdashery •PFAFF Machines & accessories Open: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday Friday & Saturday 9.30am to 2.30pm. Closed Wednesday or phone for an appointment.

Please note: if the sign is OUT, shop is OPEN.

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 First Quarterly instalment notices have been issued. Due date for the first instalment is 1st October 2007. Please contact Bronnie Warren at the Council on 86710010 with any quires.

Water. & Electricity Quarterly meter readings for Water and Electricity will commence 24th September 2007.

Please ensure your meters are accessible.

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 appointment only. The Justice of the Peace is registered for South Australia only; therefore proof of residency is required. Please contact Council front desk for further details.

Local Website Visit your local website. Read what’s new at www.roxbycouncil.com.au 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.

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POSITIONS VACANT

As a Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant, you can advance at your own pace, part-time or full-time.

It’s that flexible!

For more information call Lynette Pfeiffer Independent Sales Director Ph: 0417 868 210

Roxby Pool Cleaning and Yard Maintenance

∞Automatic Irrigation ∞Sprinkler System installation & maintenance ∞Prepare & install instant turf ∞Mulch and garden preparation

Phone Brent on

0411 042 423 or 8671 0891

For all your pool maintenance and advice.

Mowing, weeding, edging and general maintenance.

Contact Wayne on 0447 839 635

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For all your photography needs Weddings, special occasions, family photos, school formals

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Juniors to come under the gaze Roxby Downs junior cricketers will feature in a 3 day cricket carnival to be held at the Leigh Creek Area School next month.

The carnival organised by the Upper North Junior Cricket Council will feature teams from Leigh Creek, Roxby Downs, Copley, Hawker, Quorn, Oodnadatta, Coober Pedy and Woomera.

Council chairman John Warner said the carnival will not be looking for the best players from each town, but will be used to give everyone a fair go playing the game.

All of the coaches and represent5atives from the South Australian Cricket Association will be at Leigh Creek for the carnival along with the new coach of the state’s Redback’s team, Mark Sorell.

“We expect to have at least 100 juniors accommodated in the Leigh Creek Area School gymnasium,” Mr Warner said.

“We’ll be looking of course at the skill level of the players but more3 importantly their leadership qualities and understanding of the basics.

“What we plan to do then is nominate a number of them for the state’s Junior Above: Winner of the Junior comp, Patrick development squads, and if they show Brind with Brett Roby from Rittal. promise during this stage they have the ability to be taken into our elite squad,” he said.

The Upper North Junior Cricket Council hopes to make the carnival an Numbers were down at the Roxby Downs Golf Club annual event rotating the venue among last weekend, but the Rittal Par Competition was still the towns with Coober Pedy the site for hotly contested by a quality field. next year’s carnival.

Chris Zanker was the Overall Winner, with Robin Passmore taking out Division One and Ben Chinner the best of the Division Two players.

Up and coming golfer Patrick Brind won the Ladies/ Junior competition and also hit the longest drive in his division.

A Grade Patrick’s father Greg struck the longest drive in OD Devils 54 def Hornridge 25 Division Two and Dougal Macleod took out the honours in Division One.

The swing scene

Netball results for the preliminary final played September 15 B Grade OD Devils 38 def Miners 21

Grand final this Friday night (Sept 21) B grade 6pm Andamooka Roos v OD Devils A Grade 7.30pm Miners v OD Devils

Presentations will follow the grand final matches at the Roxby Downs Club beer garden.

Come along and support your team!

Wednesday netball A Grade Miners A 43 defeated Cruisers 17 Gecko Girls 36 defeated Tangos 28 B Grade Jaffas 40 defeated Miners B 16

W E E K 6 – COMMENCING 24/9/2007 Goals: It’s time to hit the pool for a swim. Freestyle is the fastest and most common stroke in triathlon, but if you are running out of breath, you may benefit from changing strokes and doing a couple of lengths of backstroke or breaststroke. Otherwise take a break at the end of the pool between laps.

Commencing Mon 17th Sept 2007 the Leisure Centre Pool will have one lane available for Senior triathlon training.

4.30pm – 6.30pm weekdays.

SENIORS MON SWIM 200m - 8 lengths (include breaks if required) TUE REST WED RUN 20MIN steady pace THU BIKE 30MIN steady pace FRI SWIM 200m – 8 lengths (include breaks if required) SAT REST SUN BIKE 30MIN / RUN 15MIN (brick session) easy pace JUNIORS - Same format as last week.

MON BIKE 12MIN TUE RUN 7MIN WED REST THU BIKE 15MIN / RUN 5MIN (consecutive brick session) FRI REST SAT BIKE or RUN 10MIN easy pace SUN REST TRAINING TIP: Keep looking straight down when swimming freestyle. It’s important to keep your head down with only a small part of the back of your head out of the water. ****Entry forms available now. Pick one up from the Leisure Centre, Dunes Cafe, The Monitor or Roxby Physio ****

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Mixed Destroyers 27 defeated Nana’s 23 Alle Katz 37 defeated One-ders 9

Friday night hockey Devils (8 goals) defeated Bilbies (6 goals) Skilled (10 goals) defeated Team 4 (4 goals) Storm (5 goals) defeated Team 1 (3 goals) Left: Eliza Grantham fights for the ball during the Lightning v Shooters semi final.

Discounting 2006/2007 models 12” and 16” kids bikes, bmx, mountain bikes, road and comfort bikes.

Brands: Avanti, Specialized, Sub (womens) Raleigh, ABD and Tarini Accessories: Trainer wheels, Baskets, Pack Racks, Helmets, Glasses, Gloves, Shoes, Top Brand Clothing and much more Service workshop - Victoria Parade, Port Augusta Delivery to Roxby Downs arranged Ph: 8641 1128 Fax 8641 1129 OPEN 6 DAYS

Monitoring the SA fishing scene Compiled by Peter Medhurst

Local Hotspot

Below: Montanna Swann takes a catch during the semi-final game on the weekend.

The Salmon Hole near Beachport has a few rouge Salmon patrolling the area.

Most fish are in the 2lb - 3ob range but reports suggest the odd one getting to 8lbs. Half pilchards are certainly the go.

Once the fish start firing up metal slices will start producing as well. Best time has been early morning.

FishWatch 1800 065 023

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Land Based Black Fellow Caves has tommies from its southern cliffs. A nice Snapper was also landed by a lucky angler earlier in the week.

Beacon19, near Woolwa has a few salmon trout.

The southern end of The Port River still has Bream and Mulloway on offer.

Snelling Beach on KI hasa few nice whting within casting distance.

Fish are biting on the rising tides. A nice flathead was also landed there as well.

Boaties Cape Jervis has a few whiting.

30 nice fish were boated by one group of anglers midweek. The Coorong Channel is a salmon trout haven at the moment.

A lot of the fish are only just size though - so take a tape measure and stick to size and bag limits. Pt Sir Isaac again had reprots of nice Nannygai being boated by a group of locals.

Mixed into the catch were a few garfish, the odd rugger and a few tommies.

Drop line at Price have scored some nice Blue Swimmer Crabs.

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Above: Pt Sir Isaac Nannygai caught on squid.

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Above: Brad Halliman.

Above: Under 10 footballers receiving their Auskick medal and certificate recently.

Above: Tyrone Price.

Hornridge best and fairest The Hornridge Sports club held its Best and Fairest presentation dinner on Saturday.

Tyrone Price who came from behind to take the majority of votes in the second half of the season beat Josh Moyle to win the coveted award.

The Best U/21 went to Brad Halliman playing his first season of senior football, and was 3rd overall in count.

The Netball Best & Fairest was won by goal keeper Julie Tovo.

The club’s AGM will be held mid October with all positions open for nomination.

The club is also seeking players and support staff (trainers, runners, etc) for next season.

All interested persons please contact Sam Nethery on 0400 391965

Above: Under 12’s team with their medallions.

Roxby Downs Red Dunes Classic Triathlon Saturday, October 20, 2007

Swimming

Cycling

Juniors Event

Running

Teams Event

Open Event

Applications now available from the Leisure Centre and The Monitor The

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Follow your optimum training schedule in The Monitor (Page 19) every week!

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