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COMMITTEE...Sam Yates of Country Arts SA and Outback Fringe coordinator Megan Barkerdiscuss program changes during a recent festival committee meeting. Volunteer committeemembers include, back, Jason Strinter, Martin Welsh, Dan Bradley, middle, Teya Dunn,Samantha Howeller, Anneke Botes, Cassie Cooper, seated, Yvette Mooney, Hayley Speckand Mikaela Aldenhoven.

ROXBY DOWNS…The inaugural Outback Fringe will burst ontothe Roxby Downs landscape next weekend in a frenzy of music,markets, art and live entertainment.The three-day festival – the first of its kind in Roxby Downs – isthe result of hard work by a team of dedicated volunteers and sup-porters,“We’ve been talking about this festival for a long time but it couldnever have come to fruition without the support of dozens of peo-ple and local businesses,” Roxby Downs Council AdministratorBill Boehm told The Monitor this week.“This festival will showcase the amazing range of local talent, along-side some of SA’s biggest names in entertainment and art.“We’re honoured to have MP John Hill – the Minister assisting thePremier in the arts – to officially open our festival on Friday, March19.“Mr Hill will also present the winners of the ‘Future Art Prize’ onthe night.“More than 50 artists from across the country have submitted en-tries into the Future Art Prize so local residents will get to see somegreat examples of professional art right here in Roxby Downs.”Hosting a nationally-significant event in the region has offered manylocal artists, photographers and filmmakers a new outlet for theirown creativity, festival coordinator Megan Barker told The Moni-tor this week.“It’s been just amazing the amount of talent we have hiding righthere in the middle of the outback,” she said“Businesses throughout the region have thrown their support be-

hind this event and it promises to be like nothing thiscommunity has ever seen before.

“Our hope is to see this event become so suc-cessful in the future that visitors to the AdelaideFringe Festival will extend their stay in SA tocome to Roxby Downs for the Outback Fringeafterwards.”The festival will be held from Friday, March19, to Sunday, March 21, with most of theevent’s acts and activities focused on themain street of Roxby Downs - RichardsonPlace.As the event draws nearer, acts are still

being added to the already jam-packedschedule.For regular updates on the event, log onto www.roxbydowns.com/fringe.

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Dear Editor,in response to the article about bus airconditioningpublished in The Monitor on February 26, 2003.It is understandable that students and parents havebeen upset about the recent issues with the schoolbus that services students attending Roxby DownsArea School and St Barbara’s Parish School. It is,however, unfortunate that recent reports have over-looked a number of important facts about these is-suesFirstly, the school and the Department of Educationand Childrens Services, through its Transport Unit,made every effort to get repairs done in a speedyand efficient fashion.Secondly, the temperatures were extremely hot andcontinued for a very long period of time (with anaccompanying level of humidity that is unusual evenfor Roxby Downs and Andamooka).Thirdly, other options were offered to parents dur-ing what was a short-term difficulty including thefollowing:1. the bus would pick students up in the morning butparents could choose to collect their children afterschool.2. students could remain at home if the temperaturewas extremely high and teachers would allow for thiswithin their programs.3. students could travel to and from school on thebus but would need to be prepared for a journeywhere the air conditioner might not work, or mightfail during the trip (this was only in the short termwhilst awaiting a part to repair the air conditioner).On two occasions the bus did not do the afternoonrun when the temperature on the bus was in the 48 to50 degree range and this decision was taken to pro-tect the health and welfare of the students and thebus driver. Parents were forewarned of this so thatalternative arrangements could be made.Most parents, of course, do not want their childrento miss school but, under the exceptional and tryingcircumstances that existed for those few days, mostparents were quite reasonable about the situation.Like any government department there are structuredplan for the replacement of physical resources, in-cluding buses, as this becomes necessary and for newbuses to be fitted with air conditioners.As with any issue that relates to Education, Healthor other major Government departments, it is easyto go into reactive mode and seek to lay responsibil-ity for problems with “someone in the department”or more simply with “the government.”. This is notproductive or even reasonable. The response timefrom the Transport Unit in the Department of Edu-cation and Children’s Services over recent weeks hasbeen very prompt and they worked closely with thelocal company responsible for the repairs who alsodid a good job.Mention has been made of failures to air-condition-ing in the school. There have been a few, very shortterm, power outages in some classroom blocks. Thiswas due to some electrical issues arising from therecent building works to upgrade the school. Theproblem has been resolved. At no time were stu-dents in classrooms without air-conditioning for morethan 15 minutes. Technicians responded immediatelyto these problems. Between the Commonwealth andState Government funding the school has benefitedfrom a state of the art renovation giving RoxbyDowns Area School, Senior School facilities, anAdministration Centre that is welcoming for parentsand efficient for those who work in it, and a multi-purpose Performing Arts room and more. Given themagnitude of the building works undertaken it isnot unexpected that it takes a little time to deal withthe minor problems that may arise from this.Elements of the recent article were not entirely ac-curate and I would like to thank Seonie Lyon for theprinted retraction contained in this edition.Parents who continue to be concerned about theirchildren and bus issues should phone me and makea time to discuss possible solutions to short termproblems that may arise in the future.

Kath MacalisterActing Principal, Roxby Downs Area School.

RETRACTION...The Monitor would like toretract statements attributed to Mrs AnnetteSpeck in the article ‘Airconditioner outcry heatsup’ on February 26, 2003. As a school employeeMrs Speck’s comments were not intended forpublication and The Monitor apologises for anydifficulties which have arisen as a result of theirpublication. The Monitor would also like toapologise for any inference associated with theterm ‘governing bodies’ - this was not a quoteand not intended to pinpoint the school’sgoverning council.

MANAGERS…Andrew Gosper and Rochelle Thompson– the new managers of the Roxby Downs Tavern, MotorInn and Oasis Restaurant.Andrew Gosper and RochelleThompson – the new managers ofthe Roxby Downs Tavern, Motor Innand Oasis Restaurant kicked off theirnew life in Roxby Downs this month.The pair have moved here withdaughters Lauren, 3, and Amelia, 7,from Adelaide.The couple have a long history inhospitality. They pride themselves

on knowing the industry inside andout - from its dirtiest jobs rightthrough to the management end ofthe scope - and have new ideas forthe local service.Andrew and Rochelle are lookingforward to settling into the commu-nity and are enjoying the family-oriented atmosphere of RoxbyDowns.


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ANDAMOOKA...More than $2000 worth of stolen property wasrecovered by police this week as a result of information from thecommunity.A variety of items were taken from the Andamooka Area School onFebruary 9 including computers, Bunsen burners,In addition to recovering the property, police have also made sev-eral arrests in relation to the theft. Andamooka Police joined RoxbyDowns officers in a joint operation to search several houses, re-covering the property and arresting three men and reporting a fourth.A 20-year-old Andamooka man was arrested for serious criminaltrespass and theft; an 18-year-old Andamooka man was arrestedand charged with receiving stolen goods; and a 20-year-oldAndamooka man was arrested on a first instance warrant.

FINGERPRINTING...Senior constableDave Finlayson of Port Augusta CrimeScene Investigation (CSI) visitedAndamooka last week to fingerprint avariety of stolen items recovered froma recent theft at Andamooka AreaSchool. This recovery comes as thedirect result of communitycooperation.

DEADLY WEAPON...Senior constableNigel Campbell displays the illegaldouble-edged four-pointed star seizedlast week during investigations intothe Andamooka Area School theft.

A fourth man, 20, from Andamooka, was reported for cultivatingcannabis and possessing a 10cm four-pointed throwing star.Crime Scene Investigation specialist senior constable DaveFinlayson visited Andamooka last week to fingerprint the recov-ered goods in hopes of gaining more comprehensive informationabout the theft.At least three computer hard drives and a screen are still missing.“We couldn’t have made these arrests without information fromthe community, and any further information that could lead to therecovery of the remaining property would be greatly appreciated,”senior constable Nigel Campbell told The Monitor this week.Any information regarding this theft, or any other, can be reportedto Andamooka Police by phoning 8672 7072.

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New SES training buildings officially opened

COOBER PEDY…Coober Pedy will hostits Annual Opal Festival on Easter Saturday, April10, 2004. Activities planned for the day include astreet parade, opal noodling, sports events, fireworks,a dance band and mining equipment displays. Formore information, please call Coober Pedy TouristInformation on 1800 637 076.WOOMERA…Residents of Woomera and surround-ing regions may notice some unusual activity duringthis month’s ammunitions disposal at the Lake Hartdemolition area. The Australian Defence Force JointLogistics Command is expected to detonate and dis-pose of around 30 tons of explosives during thismonth. Woomera has been selected for these samelarge-scale explosive activities in the past for itsunique geography.PETERBOROUGH…Peterborough will host itsannual art prize with a huge variety of categories forall artists to enter. Art works will be displayed fromApril 2, 2004 until April 12, 2004 at the Peterbor-ough Town Hall with good prizemonies for winningentrants. Entries close March 8, so you better get inquick. For more information ring Judith Kempen on8651 3229 or just for and entry form ring SamanthaYates 8642 4557 or 0427 800 748.WOOMERA…International motor company MG/Rover tested a series of unreleased vehicles atWoomera last week. The organisation submitted newand prototype vehicles to hot climate testing alongthe Woomera Range Road and airfield with the per-mission of the Department of Defence.

OPENING. . .SESrepresentat ivesleft, Scott Cheers,Nat Cooke andPeter Scott joinedlocal volunteers,including PaulGudger and LolWilton, above, inthe official openingof Roxby’s newSES buildings.

ROXBY DOWNS...The Roxby Downs branch ofthe State Emergency Services officially openedits new training and administration building onSunday, March 7.Local controller Scott Cheers welcomed the eventas an important milestone for the service whichhas been operating in Roxby Downs for more than18 years.“Until now, much of our administrative info waskept at people’s homes and we haven’t really hadan office space or a training area that was use-able,” he told The Monitor this week.“The building isn’t just going to benefit us either,

the CFS administration officer will also behoused here and the community is also free touse the rooms.”SES acting director Nat Cooke was in RoxbyDowns for the opening and celebrated the coop-erative use of the new facilities.“Cooperation of services is absolutely vital, es-pecially when the pool of volunteers everywhereis diminishing,” Mr Cooke said.“In our field, volunteers must be highly-trainedand competent and these facilities will be instru-mental to providing that learning and develop-ment.”

‘Know your outback’ workshopsFAR NORTH REGION...A course to increase localknowledge and enhance tourism and economic de-velopment in the area will be hosted by the NorthernRegional Development Board this month.The ‘Know Your Outback’ course will be hosted inCoober Pedy on March 22 and 23, Woomera onMarch 23 and 24, and Port Augusta on March 24and 25.“To increase the overall quality of tourism productand enhance visitor experience it is essential thatcommunities, businesses and individuals providingservices in the tourism industry are accurately in-formed and able to provide well-presented informa-tion to travellers about their region,” Outback Tour-ism Product Development Officer Stephen Stainestold The Monitor this week. “In turn this will con-tribute to the ongoing success and viability of tour-ism in the region.”For more information or to obtain a booking form,phone 0428 846 500.


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ROXBY DOWNS...The Roxby DownsCommunity Club beer garden will re-ceive its first upgrade in 18 years thanksto the efforts of community fundraising.After naming the beer garden its ‘char-ity of the month’, the club raised almost$1500 for its upgrade.Club manager Stev Ellard said themoney will go towards replacing theshelter in the garden to make it an ‘all-weather’ facility with the addition ofplants and new seating.“I want to thank the community for sup-

BEER GARDEN...The Roxby DownsCommunity Club’s Stev Ellard and MarjJames, right, proudly display the $1475raised by the community for the upgradeof the club’s beer garden. Above, MrEllard accepts a cheque for $700 fromcommunity fundraiser Josie Basterfield.

porting the club so we can give some-thing back to the customers - becausethey are the ones who will benefit,”he told The Monitor this week.“The beer garden has been one of themost popular facilities at the club forthe entire 18 years it has been operat-ing. “The last year has been very suc-cessful for the club and we’ve beenable to give a lot back to the commu-nity - it’s really great to have had thatsupport, especially for our our ‘chari-ties of the month’.”

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ROXBY DOWNS...It’s not oftenthat emergency services get priorwarning of a disaster, but local SES,CFS, police and ambulance areprimed for just that on Monday,March 15.Exercise Roadsafe - a combinedservices ‘mock accident’ - has beenplanned for the Richardson Placeschool crossing at 1pm.“Exercise Roxby Roadsafe is aimedat educating students in Years 10-12at the Roxby Downs Area School inwhat happens at the scene of a road

EMERGENCY SERVICES...All geared up for the upcoming‘mock disaster’ local emergency services volunteers andstaff, from left, front, Mick Towler, Matthew Rowney, ElenaBoas, back, Lol Wilton, John Yates, Ian Gudger and DawnKroemer.

accident,” Sgt Richard Hobbs toldThe Monitor this week.“However it is also hoped thatmembers of the public in the areawould be interested in taking a lookand seeing their local emergencyservices at work.”The scenario and location havebeen especially chosen to highlightand respond to community con-cerns about the after-school ‘bot-tle-neck’ of students, parents andtraffic which occurs each schoolday.

A 23-year-old VictorHarbor man was ar-rested for disorderly be-haviour, failed to ceaseloiter, resisting arrestand refusing to supplyname and address afteran incident outside a lo-cal licensed premises onMarch 6, 2004. Threeother men aged 21, 26and 29 all from RoxbyDowns were reportedlater that day for disor-derly behaviour as a re-sult of the same incident.A 23-year-old RoxbyDowns man was arrestedfor driving un-licensedand driving an unregis-tered and uninsured mo-tor vehicle on March 6,2004. He was also is-sued an expiation noticefor possessing Cannabis.A 21-year-old man wasreported on March 6,2004 for driving a mo-tor vehicle along theBirdsville Track in June2003 when it was closedafter rain.Police and CFS attendeda grass fire near the CFSshed in a dry overflowpond on March 6, 2004.The fire was deliberatelylit. Enquiries are con-tinuing in relation to thismatter. Any persons whomay have seen anyonearound this area duringthe afternoon on thisdate are asked to callRoxby Downs Police on86710370 or CrimeStoppers on 1800 333000.Also on March 6, 2004,a report was received inrelation to a SeriousCriminal Trespass andTheft of CD’s andDVD’s from a house onWillaroo Street. A pos-sible suspect has beennominated by the victimand Police enquiries arecontinuing.A 52-year-old OlympicDam man was reportedon March 5, 2004 fordriving whilst disquali-fied near Whyalla in No-vember 2003.A 19 year old male fromRoxby Downs was re-ported for driving unli-censed on March 5,2004.A report was taken in re-lation to the theft of asteel mesh bin from abusiness premises onMarch 5, 2004.A 41-year-old RoxbyDowns man was re-ported for failing to weara seatbelt on March 4,2004.Also on March 4, 2004in an unrelated incident,another 18-year-old manfrom Roxby Downs wasreported for failing toproduce his probation-ary licence.On March 2, 2004 andMarch 4, 2004, policestopped approximately200 vehicles as part ofthe State-wide OperationLinebacker. This Opera-tion was aimed at detect-ing persons driving with-out license or in breachof licensing conditions.Follow up enquirieswere made and this re-sulted in four personsbeing reported for driv-

ers licence offences.Police attended, and arenow making further en-quiries in relation to anabandoned vehicle lo-cated north of Pimba.The vehicle was stolenfrom Alice Springs NTon March 1, 2004.On February 26, 2004, aHolden Commodorewas stolen from the yardof a business premiseson Olympic Way.Also on February 26,2004 in an unrelated in-cident, a businesspremise on Charltonroad was broken intoand money from a Cokemachine was stolen.A 33-year-old RoxbyDowns woman was ar-rested for outstandingwarrants on February26, 2004.A 20-year-old PortBroughton man was re-ported for riding an un-registered, uninsuredand unlicensed motorcy-cle on February 22.Also, on the same day,another 20-year-old PortBroughton man was re-ported for riding a mo-torcycle without an ap-propriate licence.A business premise inOlympic Dam was bro-ken into on February 22,2004. It appears thatnothing was stolen at thistime.A home on CurdimurkaStreet was broken intoand 4 firearms stolen onFebruary 22, 2004.On February 1, 2004 a44-year-old man fromRoxby Downs was ar-rested for exceeding thespeed limit, refusing analcotest and refusing tostate name and address.The number of premisesbeing broken into duringthe past week is a con-cern, particularly the oneinvolving the theft offirearms. Anyone havingany information in rela-tion to these matters orthe theft of the HoldenCommodore can contactthe Roxby Downs Policedirect on 8671 0370 orif they prefer, the CrimeStoppers Hotlinenumber of 1800 333000.Commencing in March,police will be activelyinvolved in an operationrelating to detecting per-sons driving with eitherno license or inappropri-ate licences. A recentchange to the Motor Ve-hicles Act has seen a sig-nificant rise in the pen-alty for persons detectedcommitting these of-fences. The maximumpenalty for driving withan expired licence isnow $1,250. While thepenalty of driving with-out ever having a li-cence, or an inappropri-ate licence for the typeof motor vehicle beingdriven, is now a Courtappearance where amaximum penalty of afine of $2500 can be is-sued. For a subsequentoffence of this type, thefine increases to$5000.00 or imprison-ment for one year.

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OLYMPIC DAM...Crime Scene Investigation officerDave Finlayson visited the Olympic Dam minesitelast week to fingerprint site lockers following a spateof thefts over the past few months.The most recent, reported on March 3, 2004, resultedin around $4000 damage to lockers. Senior consta-ble Finlayson spent several hours fingerprintingbanks of lockers which had been broken into or seri-ously damaged by thieves.“This is the first time CSI has attended Olympic Damin relation to these thefts,” officer Finlayson told TheMonitor last week.“The evidence collected will be processed in Ad-elaide and we’ll receive the results in the next monthor so which we hope will lead to a conviction, andpossibly the recovery of some of the stolen goods.“CSI’s role is to assist the local police in obtainingconvictions through the use of photographic andDNA evidence.”

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SCHOOL CLEAN-UP...Cleaning up Woomera Area School, from left, Ryan Connell,10, Alex Mackenzie, 12, Amelia Martin, 12, and Riley Martin, 9.

Community committed to clean-up

ROXBY DOWNS...Cleaning up someof Roxby’s dunesites, front, BiancaWake, back, DarylWake, Andrew andKaren McAdam.Roxby Downsv o l u n t e e r sconcentrated onvacant dune sitesin the town’scentre.

W O O M E R A . . .Cleaning upWoomera, fromleft, Tim andBianca Wardman,7, Shay Bates,Nicki Gregory,Angela andJessica Nicholls,10. Woomeravolunteers thisyear concentratedon some of thetown’s empty lots.

Approximately 20 peo-ple donated their Sundayto Clean-up AustraliaDay in Roxby Downs.Organiser Rob Barkerwas impressed with theturnout and the effort ofthe volunteers.More than 30 officialClean-Up Australia Daybags (around fourtrailer-loads) were col-lected, as well as carpet,steel, timber and otherlarge refuse.Volunteers concentratedon the sand dunesaround Tutop St and thevacant lands between theDunes Estate and MyallGrove Caravan Park.Mr Barker thanked SuePenglase and the RoxbyDowns Youth Servicesfor providing a sausagesizzle for volunteers atthe day’s end.“It was great to see somany families making aday of it,” Mr Barkersaid.In Woomera, around 25people collected morethan 40 bags of rubbishon Clean-Up AustraliaDay.Woomera Board Chair-man Stuart Knox wasimpressed by the turnoutwhich is believed to bethe best in three years.“We really want to thankBernie McCarthy in par-ticular who, every year,cleans up betweenRoxby Downs andPimba – this year he col-lected around four largebags plus two tyres,” MrKnox said.“This year we went intoa lot of empty lots butoverall the standard oftidiness is improving lo-cally.”Woomera Area Schoolkicked off Clean-UpAustralia Day a few daysearly last week with theirown concerted clean-upon Friday, March 5.Students and staff hit theplay areas, filling around10 bags with schoolyardlitter.


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Beauty by Nancy: Free eyebrow wax. Phone Nancy on 8671 1023

Blockbuster: Chicago DVDs normal price $19.95, Copper Card holders payjust $10.00

BP Service Station: Buy any 2 litre Coke, Fanta, Sprite or Lift for $4.25 and receive a 2nd2 litre bottle for just 50c

BP Service Station: Buy 2 (two) 600ml Mt Franklin water for just $3.00

Desert Decor: 10% off all Holden and Ford Gifts

Dunes Café: Any free coffee flavour with any coffee purchase

Far North Photographics: 10% off Digital camera’s and extras

Mensland: 10% off all caps

Mitre 10: 10% off all garden pots

Outback Cinema: For all kids movies, Adults at kids prices $8 per ticket

Outback Landscape & Gardening: 35% off all recreational fishing and camping supplies

RoxFm Copper Card Specials for the Month of MarchAll specials are exclusive to Copper Card holders on presentation of their card.

Roxby Downs Community Club: Free garlic bread and dessert in the bistro on Sundaysand Mondays

Roxby Downs Leisure Centre: Buy one aerobics class and get one free

Roxby Downs Newsagency: Buy any 2 books or novels and get the lesser for half price

Roxby Downs Pharmacy: 25% off chimes, dreamcatchers and hanging crystals

Roxby Casual 10% off all Ladkh clothing

Roxby’s Cutting Edge: Men’s haircuts $10, Ladies haircuts $20.Phone 8671 1930 for an appointment

RoxFm: All copper card holders will go into a draw at the end of eachmonth to win $25 in cash.

Tandales Free streaks for all boys haircuts

Wendy’s: Last Friday of every month there will be a birthday draw witha cake supplied by Wendy’s

Don’t be the only one without one!Buy your Copper Card from RoxFM studio, located at Richardson Place (next to the Dune’sCafe). Cost $25.00 and you will receive hundreds of dollars of savings throughout the year.

PRE-VOCATIONAL...The Spencer Institute of TAFE (Roxby Downs) pre-vocational course comprises,from left, seated, Matthew Castle, 16, Michael Girder, 16, Jeff Gaerth, 16, Brett Chesson, 16, middle,Ben Hurley, 17, Anthony Kemp, 16, David Kaminski, 17, David Barber, 17, back, Ricky Keller, 16, lecturerMal Gransden, Trevor Rowan, 22, coordinator Terry Sibenaler and Paul Henderson, 24.

ROXBY DOWNS…The Certificate II in VocationalEducation Multi-trades (General) at Spencer Tafe(TAFE SA) is off to a flying start in Roxby Downs.Eleven students commenced this full-time one-yearcourse this month, which is aimed at producing job-ready graduates, complete with the knowledge andskills in a variety of trades areas.The students have already begun learning the ba-sics in three main trade areas- metal fabrication, au-tomotive and electrical.Pre-vocational student David Kaminski said thecourse was a great opportunity for students to gainskills in not one, but three trade areas;“Even if I decide to do work in one trade, I willhave gained experience in the other two which willhelp outside of the workforce!”Through the course so far, students have gained valu-able skills in technical drawing and some theorycomponents, including maths for electrical work, aswell as the occupational health, safety and welfareaspects of the workshop.Students have also recently begun the automotiveunits of their course.Many were able to bring in their own vehicles andcomplete a full service on them including the check-ing of wheel bearings.A few problems were identified in some vehicleswhich involved replacing the brake master cylin-der, replacing the brake fluid, and bleeding thebrakes.“I especially enjoy the hands-on practical work, be-cause it is satisfying seeing the end result of yourhard work,” Mr Kaminiski saidSpencer Tafe lecturers involved have been impressedwith the keen attitude of the participants, and theway that they have quickly developed as a coopera-tive team.

Pre-voc course kickstarting trades careers

ANTACID…Youth band Antacid – comprising Shaz Foster, RhysSimmonds, Jay Paulaskas and Dom Lobasso with filmclip producersJason Stringer and Dan Bradley on the group’s custom-built film set.

Musicians and filmmakersband together to create clipROXBY DOWNS…Local band Antacid isin the process of filming its first film clipthis month.The band – comprising Roxby Downs mu-sicians Shaz Foster, Rhys Simmonds, JayPaulaskas and Dom Lobasso – has teamedup with filmmakers Jason Stringer and DanBradley to create their own video clip.The clip will depict the band performingtheir original song ‘Shallow’ in a set de-signed and created from scratch by Kerry

Stringer and Dan Bradley.Two weeks of preparation, a full day ofshooting and around three hours of footagehave already been devoted to the projectwhich will result in around two minutes ofimages for the final product.The band and filmmakers have heralded theexperience as a “tremendous learning ex-perience and loads of fun”.“We can’t wait to do it all over again,” MrStringer said.


YOUTH

WOOMERA...The Woomera AreaSchool aquaculture program moves intoa new stage this week following a deliv-ery of silver perch which the school ex-pects to raise to table-size by the end ofthe year.The Woomera aquaculture programkicked off last year with the breeding,raising and sale of yabbies - the next gen-eration of which are now being bred upby the school’s younger aquaculture stu-dents.Older students have taken the next stepto raising table fish in a specially-pre-pared facility.The silver perch - currently less than 4cmlong - have been selected specifically forthe hot local conditions and are native toAustralia.

AQUACULTURE...Woomera Area School students Bree Martin,16, and Jamie Surman, 16, investigating the new delivery ofsilver perch for the school’s developing aquaculture program.

“The plan is to get them to eatingstage for sale as fresh fish at the endof the school year,” secondary coor-dinator Mary Parletta said.“Not only does it give students asound grounding in aquaculture, butit also touches on the hospitality field.“Everything they are doing here, theywould have to do in a commercialenvironment.“Fish farms are the way of the futureand this program is offering new op-portunities and career pathways forour students.”The first introduction of perch hassuffered some initial losses so far, butMs Parletta said students are expect-ing a second delivery of fish in thenext week to top up supplies.

Students enjoy fishy start to semester

Keeping ahead in the world of ITWOOMERA...Studentsat Woomera AreaSchool are getting afresh new look atcomputer graphicsand photographythanks to the recentaddition of a newmultimedia suite.Students now haveaccess to a suite ofsix new IMACs com-plemented by com-mercial-quality im-age and video editingsoftware.Information andcomputer technologycoordinator AndrewHudson stressed theimportance of train-ing students on bothIBMs and IMACs toprovide a solidgrounding in graphicdesign for studentswith an interest in thefield.“With this technol-ogy they can producefilms, images or evencreate their own mu-sic on the computerand edit it,” Mr Hud-son said.“Later on, the kidswill be involved withthe school’s web-site.”

MULTIMEDIA...Checking out the Woomera Area School’s latest multimediaadditions, from left, Jessica Edwares, 14, and Bianca Broome, 11.


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QUILTERS...Roxby Downs Scrapbag Quilters meet twicea month on the second Sunday and fourth Saturday ofevery month.The group enjoys a range of planned activities, socialfun, fundraising commitments and several workshops ayear.Pictured during one of the group’s workshops, from left,Marie Burns, Wendy Hunt and Megan Denholme.Novices and long-time quilters are equally welcome tocome along to the group’s meetings.For more information, contact Kerry Worby - ph 86711076.Or check out the quilting displays and demonstrationsat next weekend’s Outback Fringe Festival.

ROXBY DOWNS...Local fundraiserJosie Basterfield made a presentationof $1100 to the Roxby Downs HealthServices this week for the purchaseof a Zoll Defibrulator Simulator anda Glucometer.This presentation is the latest in a se-ries over several years raised withinthe local community by RoxbyDowns resident Josie Basterfield.“The simulator offers really valuabletraining for our staff in how to recog-

HOSPITAL HELP...Roxby Downs Health Services executiveofficer Janine Connell displays new equipment purchasedwith the support of local fundraiser Josie Basterfield includinga Zoll Defibrulator Simulator and a Glucometer.

nise all sorts of abnormal heartrhythms,” Roxby Downs Health Serv-ices executive officer Janine Connelltold The Monitor last week.“We don’t use the defibrulator often soit’s important to be familiar with howthese rhythms appear.“The Glucometer will help withmanagment of people with diabetes -it’s surprising what a large proportionof the community deals with differentforms of diabetes in Roxby Downs.”

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Locals sew keen for quilting

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The changing face of Arid Recovery

LOGO...Friendsof Arid Recoverypresident WendyO s b o r n ep r e s e n t swinning logodesigner RaynalSim with herprize for designof the group’snew logo (above)at the group’srecent AGM.OLYMPIC DAM…The award-winning Arid Re-covery Reserve has a new logo to match its newname in 2004, thanks to the work of a local volun-teer.Graphic designer Raynal Sim was recognised lastmonth for her logo design which centres aroundthe concept of ‘tracks in the sand’.“We’ve been looking to change our logo for quitesome time, trying to find something simple andrecognisable that represents exactly what AridRecovery is all about,” Arid Recovery publicityofficer Yvettee Mooney said.“This is no mean feat when Arid Recovery is con-cerned with all kinds of things—feral animal con-trol, ecosystem regeneration, native animal and

plant conservation, active partnerships betweencommunity, industry, education and government,public awareness, education and so much more!“We held a competition for a logo design and theentries were many and varied. In the end, the win-ning design came from one of our illustriousFriends of Arid Recovery volunteers, RaynalSim.”The new logo complements the reserve’s newname – formerly the Arid Recovery Project.“The word “Project” was been dropped becauseit gives the impression that this is something thatwill eventually finish, when in reality we haveevolved into a large-scale, ongoing initiative madeup of smaller projects,” Mrs Mooney said.


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PRINTING…Printing at the Roxby Downs Kindergarten pre-kindy program, fromleft, Mollie, Scarlett, Amber and Drewe. Last names are not published in accordance withkindergarten policy.

TEA PARTY…Kindergarteners playing tea party, from left, Marnie, Matt, Lachlan,Damian, Emma, Cherie and Jack. Last names are not published in accordance withkindergarten policy.

PLAYDOUGH…Tiana, Beau andEmily playingplaydough atRoxby Downspre-kindy party.Last names are notpublished inaccordance withkindergarten policy.

TRAINSPOTTERS…Four-year-olds David and Brodieplaying trains at pre-kindy. Last names are not published inaccordance with kindergarten policy.

C O L O U R I N G -I N … T e a c h e rAnna Daly doingcolouring-in withJasmine, 4.

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VADIM...Emma Stuart and Vadim Ozhoga-Maslovski of RoxbyDowns welcomed the birth of their first child Vadim HayOzhoga-Maslovski on February 3, 2004, at Port AugustaHospital weighing 3310g (7lb 4oz). Vadim is a grandson forfellow Roxby Downs residents Linda and Steve Stuart, andSergé Lychko and Valentina Varganova.

SHROVE TUESDAY…Emily, Andrea, Chloe, Amelia, Shannon, Lucy Roxanne,Renee and Caitlyn enjoying the lovely spread of pancakes made by volunteersfor Shrove Tuesday at St Barbara’s Parish School. Last names are not published inaccordance with school policy.


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Local tapdancers puttheir best feet forward

MOLLIE…Mollie Toombscelebrated her fourthbirthday on February 27,2004.

DYLAN...Dylan Bailey willcelebrate his first birthdayon March 14, 2004.

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TAP AND JAZZ…Practicing for the upcoming Outback Tap and Jazz concert, fromleft, Emma Warren, 14, Kimberley Harvey, 5, Courteney St John, 12, Lily Drummond,5, Sophie Tormena, 4, and Hannah Wilson, 13.

ROXBY DOWNS…Outback Tap and Jazz will hostits final concert this year on May 29, 2004.Tap and Jazz has been running locally for five yearsand has 80 students in 2004.Over the past five years more than 200 students,from age 4 to 40 plus, have enjoyed the program.Long-time instructor and dancer Frankie Wilson willhang up her tap shoes this year after five years co-ordinating the local dance troupe.“I’ve watched a lot of the dancers from when theyfirst started at four from cute little kids to quite com-petent dancers.“It’s given some kids in Roxby Downs a whole newinterest – especially for those who don’t play con-ventional sport.“Dancing is very rewarding, not only are you learn-

ing a new skill but you get to perform it to a widerange of age groups and people.“It builds confidence, coordination and it’s a lot offun.“Through the years we’ve had lots of parent sup-port – I couldn’t have kept going this long withoutthe help we’ve received. Concerts especially take alot of work.“I’ll miss it but it’s time to spend more time with myfamily.”Frankie and husband Colin have four children to-gether, ranging in age from two to 13.Outback Tap and Jazz will host its final concert onMay 29, from 8pm, at the Roxby Downs Audito-rium. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for childrenover five – they will be on sale at the door.

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JEFFREY...Shannon (left)and Caitlin Jeffrey sharedtheir second birthday onMarch 5, 2004.

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SHARP DRESSED MEN…From left back, Mark Young, MurrayTyler, Vern Kruger, Allan Baker and Mark May.

TASTING...Testing out the latest range of Hardy’s Wines atthe Ochre Cellars Wine Tasting last week, from left, Tarynand Geoff Chick with Mark Neeley.

BOTTOMS UP...Bianca Wake and Shelley Doran taste-testing the whitesat the Ochre Cellars wine club’s Hardy’s Wines tasting at the weekend.

TASTE-TESTS...Bob and Barbara Brown enjoying a glass of the red atthe Ochre Cellars wine tasting on Saturday night.

WINE TASTING...Andrew Welling and Denise Hobbs toast the recent wine tastingat the Oasis Restaurant in cooperation with the Ochre Cellars.

BIRTHDAY PARTY...Vern and Wendy Kruger joined friendsand family in celebrating Wendy’s 40th birthday in true 70sstyle.

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70s STYLE…Ashley Aramoona, Robyneand Brian Warrener, Sally Samuel, Alanand Melinda Baker, Erin Hammat, MarkYoung and Barry Luke celebrating atWendy Kruger’s 40th Birthday partyrecently.

DISCO…Murray and Lorraine Tylerdressed to party like they did in the 70s.

BACK IN TIME...Friends Rachel Young,Wendy Kruger, Diedre May, BronwynHammat, Colleen Howard and JennyBaker celebrated Wendy’s 40th birthdaythis month with a trip back in time tothe swinging 70s.

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BUSINESS

Pt BroughtonBlocks of land for sale

2 minutes to shops and school, 2minutes to beach and jetty, 4 hours fromRoxby Downs, 2 hours from Adelaide, allblocks FREEHOLD title, all blocks over500m², all services to site.

Bargain at $54,500Contact Selling agent Geoff Smith on

0408 331 427 or 8635 2566.

Brand new 4 bedroomTransportable Home

3.5hp reverse cycle ducted air-conditioning, ceiling fans,ensuite and walk-in robe in main bedroom, bedrooms 2, 3and 4 built-in robes, floor tiles in living areas, carpet inbedrooms, complete with garage, carport, pergola and fullylandscaped with dripper system.

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26 Alberrie Street – “Paradise in the oasis”. Lovely 3bedroom with built-in robes, updated Blackwood kitchen,ducted evap. cooling, gas space heater, ceiling fans, largepaved undercover entertaining area, in-ground swimmingpool with spa. $206,500. Currently leased at $275/week.

4 Hamilton Court – “Just a perfect lifestyle”. 3bedrooms plus study, large lounge and dining, largegabled pergola area, fully fenced inground salt water pooland sail shade, new double garage. Currently leased. Of-fers over $220,000.

“Right out of the blue”. Family home of 3 bedrooms, allwith built-in robes, large bay window lounge, practical gaskitchen with rangehood, large rumpus room, ducted evapo-rative cooling, gas heating, new 6m x 6m gabled pergola.Offers over $180,000.

43 Burgoyne Street – “Lovely home”. Well located 3bedroom family home all with built-ins. Lounge, largedining room, heating and cooling and on a largeallotment. $185,000.

8 Hermit Street – “Neat and tidy at the right price”.Three bedrooms all with built-in robes, gas kitchen withrange hood, ducted air-conditioning, gas heating, swim-ming pool and pergola. $185,000.

89 Stuart Road – “Splash out and enjoy”. Four bed-room family home, two bathrooms, study, double garagewith benches and 3 phase power, large rear yard withundercover fully fenced saltwater pool and heaps more.Offers over $225,000.

9B Coolabah Drive – “Bay window fronted villa”. 4bedrooms all with BIR, lounge, good size family room,large dining, ducted cooling, tool shed and easy care gar-dens. Currently leased at $1125/month. $185,000.

Lot 51, Government Road, Andamooka – 3 bedroomsall of good size, ensuite, large lounge and large verandahand more including shedding. Offers over $70,000.MUST SELL.

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MARCH, 2004Shave for a Cure – Roxby DownsFriday, March 12 - 9amRoxby Downs ClubShave for a Cure – AndamookaSaturday, March 13 - 11amIGA Everyday MallShave and Free Sausage SizzleRoxby Roadsafe ExerciseMonday, March 15 - 1pmRichardson PlaceOutback Fringe FestivalRoxby DownsFriday, March 19 – Sunday, March 21Ph – 8671 2001Dirt Circuit RacingMarch 27, 2004Night Meeting - 7.00pm

APRIL, 2004William Creek GymkhanaApril 3 and 4William Creek

Coober Pedy Opal FestivalEaster Saturday – April 10Ph – 1800 637 076

JUNE, 2004Marree Picnic RacesJune 12 - 13Marree Ph – 8675 8344

JULY, 2004Boogie in the BushRoxby Downs Race CoursePete Paisley – 8671 0878

SEPTEMBER, 2004Hooves and Horns Down theOodnadatta Track to William CreekFriday, September 3 –September 23, 2004Oodnadatta to William [email protected] Creek CampdraftSeptember 24, 2004Ph – 8670 7978

Beautiful 4 bedroom brick home with BIR’s, master with walk-in robeand ensuite. Large family room and

huge outdoor entertainment area. $258,000.

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RARE EARTHLot 1378 Tutop Street

1400 sq metres of Zone district commercial land. $125,000.For all enquiries contact our Sales Agent:

Lorraine on 0400 980 338.“Your Local Property Professionals”

FOR THE MAN WHO NEEDS A SHEDLot 592 Government Road, Andamooka

3 bedroom home all with wardrobes, two with air-conditioners, largelounge area, kitchen and dine with air-conditioner, gas heating,large pergola areas front and rear, undercover parking, two sheds,one 6m x 6m with concrete floor and power and one 7m x 8mmachinery shed for storage. 3 rainwater tanks totalling 7500litres.Not bad for $70,000.

Lot 414 Government Road, Andamooka2 large bedrooms, open lounge, dine and kitchen, gas stove, 2refrigerated air-conditioners and loads of room. $28,000. Go on,make an offer!

Lot 538 Government Road, Andamooka3 bedroom home on over 100m², 2 reverse cycle air-cond., andslow combustion heater, sunroom, pergola area with establishedplants. 6000gal rainwater storage and garden shed. $78,000.

Geoff Chick – 0417 816 738 orMartin Stringer – 0417 897 159

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Power OutagesIMPORTANT NOTICEAnnual high voltage maintenance pro-cedures will be taking place in the townbetween 25-29 March 2004. A full Lliftout is published in this issue of The Moni-tor newspaper and updated on RoxFM.Local WebsiteVisit your local updated website. NewForums have now been added. Readwhat’s new and have your say in theForums at www.roxbydowns.comWorks in ProgressStage 2 Re-development in RichardsonPlace is now practically completed justin time for the Outback Fringe Festival.Electricity AccountsElectricity Reminder Notices for the De-cember 2003 quarterly billing are due onMonday 15 March 2004. Late paymentfees will be added. Disconnecetion no-tices will be issued if accounts are notpaid by the due date.Water AccountsWater Reminder Notices are due for pay-ment on 19 March 2004.RatesThe third quarterly account will be duefor payment on 16 March 2004. Fineswill apply to payments not received bythe due date.Upcoming EventsOutback Fringe Festival 19-21 March2004. Street party, Comedy, Theatre,Children’s performances, Workshops,Live Entertainment, Visual Arts, Film Fes-tival and Fringe Bazaar. For further de-tails refer to the advertisement in this is-sue or contact Megan Barker, FestivalCo-ordinator on 0418 870 012.Community BoardThe Report of the Meeting of the Com-munity Board held on Monday 1 March,2004 is now available at the Council of-fice.Street ClosuresRichardson Place (TAFE side) will beclosed on March 15 2004 from 10am –3pm – emergency services mock acci-dent.Richardson Place (both sides) will beclosed on March 20 2004 from 1.30pm– 1.30am – Outback Fringe FestivalFire Danger SeasonResidents are reminded that the seasonruns from 1 November 2003 until 31March 2004. The general public is alsoreminded that the setting off of fireworksrequires the services of a pyro-techni-cian.Opal Road Landfill Opening HoursTuesdays, 8am to 12 noon, Thursdays1pm to 5pm, Saturday & Sunday 10amto 4pm.Out of hours access call 08 8671 1154Council Office Hours - GeneralMonday to Friday.—9am to 5pm


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CHURCH NOTICES

Church TimesSt Barbara’s Catholic Church

Roxby DownsSaturday evening 6pmSunday morning 9am

Andamooka Catholic ChurchSunday 11am

first and third Sunday of every monthSt Michael’s Catholic Church

WoomeraSunday 5pm

all denominations welcome

Roxby Downs Lutheran ChurchSunday 10.30am

and Sunday School – 9.30amRoxby Downs Christian

Community ChurchSunday 10am

Andamooka Community ChurchSunday 2pm

Desert Springs ChurchPhone Pastor Bruce 0427 663 033 or

Gay 8671 0573.Sunday 6.30pm at the

Roxby Downs TAFE College.

SERVICEDAPARTMENTSYour next visit to ADELAIDE should be at

St. GEORGE APARTMENTS, ideally situated inthe HISTORIC AREA of NORWOOD.

Leave your car at the apartments and take astroll to the many shops, boutiques, cinemas and

restaurants on The Parade.We offer:• Two spacious bedrooms• Reverse cycle air-conditioning• Modern fully equipped kitchen with oven and microwave• Linen and towels • Colour TV with video• Direct dial telephones• Automatic washing machine and clothes dryer• Barbecue setting at rear with furniture and shade sail• Undercover parking with security gates• Tea and coffee in the apartment on arrival

TARIFF FROM ONLY $99 PER NIGHTWe know you will enjoy your stay with us in Adelaide whether it

be short term, long term, for business or for your holidays.Bookings and enquiries phone

John on 0408 855 572 or Terry 0408 855 582Fax: (08) 8364 2001

POSITIONS VACANT

Expressions ofInterest

are being sought forCasual Clerical Officer (AS01)Roxby Downs Health Service/

Woomera HospitalDuties: The Casual Clerical Officer is account-able to the EO/DON for assisting with cleri-cal support services and providing clerical re-lief during staff absenteeism.Special Conditions: The working hours of theCasual Clerical Officer are required to be flex-ible to enable adequate relief being allocatedto particular areas of need. Willingness totravel between Roxby Downs and Woomera.Drivers licence essential.Enquiries and applications:

Ms Janine Connell, EO/DONRoxby Downs Health ServiceBurgoyne Street, Roxby Downs SA 5725Telephone: (08) 8671 9020

Closing date: Friday, March 19, 2004Applicants are asked to demonstrate their for-mal interest in no more than two pages, out-lining past and present experience relevant tothis position whilst indicating their individualskills and abilities and enclose a copy of theirresume.

The Roxby Downs Health Service andWoomera Hospital are

Equal Opportunity Employers.

BRANCH CLERKJOB SHARE POSITION

The persons we are seeking will be required to perform adiverse range of tasks within the branch including,secretarial support, data entry, debtors, creditors, minutetaking, travel bookings, cash handling, banking andexpense reconciliations, as well as other general officeduties.The persons we are seeking must have at least 5 years ofdemonstrated clerical experience, proficient wordprocessing skil ls, knowledge of Microsoft Officeapplications and excellent communication skills.Applications to;

Brian Vonthien - Branch ManagerCavill Power Products Pty Ltd

PO Box 103Olympic Dam SA 5725

Applications close Friday 19th March, 2004.“Cavill Power Products is an equal opportunity employer”

ELECTROLUX gas fridge, waterbed withwooden frame, garden shed 8’x6’ withconcrete block floor. Phone 0419 829 990,for pick up from Woomera. Best offer.

WAECO CF-80 car fridge. Four monthsold with receipt. Mint condition $1000.00.

PERKINS-HAMMOND Jim and Margaretof Roxby downs are pleased to announcethe engagement of their daughter, Taniato Paul, son of Helen of Adelaide andPeter of Cummins on February 15, 2004.May your journey together be filled withlove, health and happiness.

ENGAGEMENT

The Monitor is a quality country newspaperproduced in Roxby Downs, and is distributedacross the far northern regions of South Australia.Situated 550kms north of Adelaide, it offersindividuals and families an excellent lifestyle andfacilities.Community owned and operated, the Monitor hasbeen acknowledged for the quality of its journalismand production.This small but vibrant paper offers its editor theopportunity to make a significant contributionthrough reporting hard news and communityactivities and initiatives.The successful applicant will be a Grade 4 +journalist and have the experience to build on thestrong foundations already established by thispublication.This is a rare opportunity for a qualified journalistto edit an independently owned paper.

For further information and job descriptioncontact Ray Goldie 08 8227 2777.

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EMPLOYMENT…Do you need extracash? Are you teachable? Go towww.mumshomebiz.com/4nrg or call8219 0151.

WE are seeking expression of interest forthe tenders for the bar and the gatetakings. We are seeking any interestedpeople for the position of the umpire’scoordinator (which is a paid position),umpires, Treasurer of the League and thecommissioner of the tribunal. Closing datefor the above tenders and positions willbe March 31st, 2004. Applications to besent to the Secretary of the WDFL, POBox 330 Roxby Downs 5725.

MISCELLANEOUS

ROXBY Downs Junior Football will beholding their AGM on Monday March 15,2004 at 8.00pm. Roxby Downs LeisureCentre Conference room, all parents andplayer please attend.

ONE bedroom unit, partly furnished inAndamooka. $90 per week. PhoneWeston Raine and Horne on 8671 0653.

THREE bedroom, rumpus and study. Saltwater pool. Heat/cool plus sheds. $350 perweek. Phone Weston Raine and Horneon 8671 0653.

THREE bedroom, lounge ductedevaporative air-conditioning. Good sizeyard with pergola. $230 per week. PhoneWeston Raine and Horne on 8671 0653.

TWO bedroom caravan, partly furnishedwith hard annexe. Myall Grove CaravanPark. 23 Casurina Way. Contact Mark0411 878 006. $160 per week.

UNIT available, two bedrooms. $200 perweek. Phone Weston Raine and Horneon 8671 0653.

FOR SALE

SATURDAY, March 13, 2004. 9.00am to1.00pm at 34 Bopeechee Street, RoxbyDowns.

GARAGE SALE

POSITIONS VACANT

PERSON to share fully furnished housein Roxby Downs for a 6 month period.$150/week plus bond and utilities. Musthave references. Phone 0417 297 649after 6pm.

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Roxby Downs – Friday, March 19 to Sunday, March 21

is a proudGold Sponsor of the

Outback Fringe Festival.Many congratulations to thelocal organising committee.

ROXBY DOWNSC O U N C I L

OutbackLandscaping and

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Outback FringeFestival as a

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ROXBY DOWNSCOMMUNITY CLUB...for a fun night out with friends

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proud supporter of theOutback Fringe Festival

with Bronze Sponsorship.

Phone 8671 0117


Is proud to sponsor the Outback Fringe Festival 2004

Phone: 8671 2683Fax: 8671 2843

Richardson Place, Roxby DownsEmail: [email protected]

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Childrens’ favourite atfirst Outback Fringe

BOOK PLACE...‘Andy andBookworm’ - ofthe popularA u s t r a l i a nc h i l d r e n ’ stelevision show‘The Book Place’will perform forlocal children atthe OutbackFringe.

Popular AustralianTV characters ‘Andyand Bookworm’ ofthe award-winning‘Book Place’ will ap-pear at the OutbackFringe.Andy Armstrong andhis bow-tied sidekickwill offer present alively education-based performancefilled with songs, sto-ries and fun.This is a real partici-pation show that hasattracted awards adninternational recogni-tion since 1991.For an up-to-date pro-gram for the Fringe,log on to www.roxbydowns.com/fringe.

March 20Auditorium

V I P. . . M i n i s t e rAssisting thePremier in the Arts,Mr John Hill, willofficially open theOutback Fringe onFriday, March 19.

Minister toofficiallyopen theOutbackFringe

John Hill, Minister As-sisting the Premier in theArts, will officially openthe Outback Fringe onFriday March 19.Mr Hill will join artists,guests and judges at aninvitation-only cocktailparty on Friday night forthe judging to the FutureArt Prize.He will then accompanycommunity members tothe Fringe headline at-traction - UK comedytrio Pluck.

FAMILY FUN... Enjoy fun for all the family at the inauguralOutback Fringe - treat the kids facepainting, balloons,movies, live music, discos, workshops anddemonstrations. Wander through the Sunset Bazaar, visitthe Fringe Venues, or log onto www.roxbydowns.com/fringe for an up-to-date fringe program as events changeand are added to the three-day line-up.

Hop hop artists lendstreet style to fringeOutback Fringe-goers will get a taste of AustralianHip Hop style in their own main street next weekwhen Whyalla band 240LP bring their own flavourof modern music to Roxby Downs.Michael Salmon (240) and Lucas Prior (LP) willteam up with Shaun Ingham (Siphon) to bring theirown colourful representation of Australian hip hopflavour to the streets of Roxby Downs.240 and LP have spent most of their growing yearsin Whyalla but have always had their sights on adifferent lifestyle.Having been influenced by hip hop since a youngage, they formed together last year to celebrate theirdreams and interests, creating the rap duo known as240LP.Although only new to the Australian hip hop scene,they have progressed quickly, while keeping a com-pletely original sound with both thought provokingand witty lyrics.So hit the street on Saturday, March 20, for the slickhip hop stylings of 240LP and Siphon.

Saturday, March 20Sunset Bazaar


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A messagefrom thePrincipal

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Mar 12 R-6 Assembly 11.30am

Mar 16 Early closure 2.10pm

Mar 26 R-6 Assembly 11.30am

Mar 30 Early closure 2.10pm

April 1 7-12 Swimming Carnival

April 2 3-6 Swimming Carnival

April 8 R-6 Assembly 11.30am

Roxby Downs Area School studentAmy Sutherland, 11, has received aNational Award.The Australian Guild of Music andSpeech has awarded Amy with a “Rec-ognition of Excellence in Perform-ance”.Amy has received this because of herhigh standard of performance at herexamination held last October.“I’ll be doing Grade 3 this year andI’m working from Level 5 pianobooks,” Amy said.“Music is really fun and I love playingan instrument.“It all started when I was six and I gota keyboard for Christmas.”

MUSICIAN...RDAS studentand keen pianist AmySutherland, 11, has beenstudying piano for five years.

Commendation for pianist

RECYCLING...RDAS recyclers Holly, 10, left, and Tamara,11, emptying the school’s collection containers inpreparation for recycling.

Dear Parents and Friends.Welcome to another fortnightly report from the P&FCommittee. Firstly, our AGM was held on Wednes-day March 3, 2004 in the school staffroom at 7.30pm.Our Committee for the upcoming year was elected,and they are as follows:President: Sheila Culf. Vice President: Avril Luke.Treasurer: Liz Sutherland. Secretary (Correspond-ence): Tabatha Frech. Secretary (Minutes): EmilyLockyer. Publicity Officer: Annette Jackson. CoffeeCorner Co-ordinators: Tabatha Frech and Louie For-est. Market Day Co-ordinators: Avril Luke and LizSutherland. Committee Members: Tammy Olsen,Sister Patricia Hogan, Louie Forest, Emily Lockyer,Avril Luke, Tabatha Frech, Liz Sutherland, SheilaCulf and Annette Jackson.We would like to welcome Emily Lockyer as theschool representative to the Parents and FriendsCommittee, and also our new member Ms LouieForest. We look forward to your input into our groupand working with you in 2004.Last year, the P&F raised $11,000, which, with thesmall committee we have, is a wonderful effort, sothank you to all those involved. Some of this moneywent towards the children’s new playground. We arealways looking for more volunteers, even if it is onlya small contribution of your time, like helping onMarket days. Please see president, Sheila Culf if youare able to contribute in some way, or ring the RoxbyDowns Area School and the message will get to theP&F Committee.We have some fundraisers happening now, and inthe near future. The Bulbs Express catalogue camehome last Friday, March 5, 2004, with the youngestchild, so check their bags mum and dads. Moneyand orders need to be in by Friday, March 26, 2004,so that orders will be back in time for Mothers Day.There will be no Market Day in April due to schoolholidays, but a Mother’s Day Market Day will beheld on May 1, 2004 for people to browse and buyfor Mother’s Day on May 9, 2004.Don’t forget Market Day, Saturday, March 20, 2004and Coffee Corner to have a cuppa and a chat.Another fundraiser will be happening on SaturdayMay 1, 2004 and Sunday May 2, 2004 – ProfessionalPhotographers will be back this year, for a $10.00sitting fee, you and your family can come along toRoxby Downs Community Library and have a fam-ily portrait taken, which is normally valued at $65.00.You will also receive a 10x13 inch colour familyportrait in an Australian Made, wood and glass frame.All money raised goes to the P & F for the school,and that’s something to smile about.We will let you know in the next P & F newsletterhow to book a sitting for your family portrait on thatweekend.Also our P&F Quiz night will be held in Term Two.We will let you know more when the details are fi-nalised.Our next P & F general meeting will be held Wednes-day April 7, 2004 at 7.30pm in the Roxby DownsArea School Staffroom. Hope to see some new faces.Thank you.

Annette Jackson,for the P&F Committee.

Parents and Friends report

GOVERNING COUNCIL AGM...Governing Councilheld its Annual General Meeting on the 11th February.Thank you to the parents who attended.Four of the Parent Representative positions were vacantdue to early retirements and with Laurence Duggan andLeanne Setford having completed their term of office.Councillors continuing their 2nd year of office in 2004are Peter Wooldridge, Peter Lindner, Kim Noble andRachel Young. Congratulations go to the following peo-ple who were nominated and elected for the next twoyears: Laurence Duggan, Sheila Culf, Leanne Setford andLeslie Teare.2004 Governing Council offices were filled as follows:CHAIRPERSON – Laurence Duggan. DEPUTY CHAIR– Peter Lindner. SECRETARY – Leslie Teare. TREAS-URER – Peter WooldridgeGoverning Council will meet in the first week of everymonth. The 2003 Annual Report was tabled at Govern-ing Council. A copy of this will be lodged in the Com-munity Library and a shorter, pamphlet, version will beavailable to parents in the Front Office by week 6 thisterm. Both the full report and the pamphlet will also beplaced on the school’s website before the end of this term.ATTENDANCE/EXEMPTIONS…I would like to re-mind parents that if you have to remove your childrenfrom school for more than a couple of days for urgentbusiness it is essential that you seek an exemption fromthe Principal. Given that school attendance is a mainpriority of the government and that new regulations havebeen enacted to improve student attendance in this state,parents need to be aware of the process to use if they areforced to take their children out of school for a period oftime. There are two reasons for this process being so im-portant. The first, and most important, reason is the needfor young people to have uninterrupted educational ex-periences. The second, and also important reason, is thatschools are required to conduct a census regularly to in-dicate the number of children who are enrolled and at-tending the school. If students haven’t attended for aperiod of time, and a formal exemption has not beengranted, the school stands to lose funds that support chil-dren’s learning. A Principal may grant an exemption forup to one month if the circumstances warrant this. If theexemption is for a period exceeding a month permissionhas to be sought at Director level in the Department ofEducation and Children’s Services. If exemptions havebeen requested and granted for the same child more thanonce the Principal may also seek advice from an Attend-ance Officer. If you are seeking an exemption the proc-ess is relatively simple:1. Write a note to the Principal or discuss the need in aphone conversation with the Principal.2. Collect (or have your child collect) the exemption formfrom the front office.3. Return the completed form to the front office.If the exemption exceeds one month this process needsto happen some time in advance because it make takeweeks to get the paperwork through the department.In emergency situations, simply ring the Principal.HOT WEATHER ISSUES…Concern has been ex-pressed by some parents, many teachers, and some stu-dents about how we manage during the periods of veryhot weather we are currently experiencing.Most of the school is air-conditioned with the older ductedstyle (swampy) air conditioners. Whilst these reduce thetemperature they can contribute to the humidity and be-come less effective as the hot weather continues. Thismeans that students and teachers may find the conditionsuncomfortable occasionally. A gradual program of re-placement with refrigerated air-conditioning is occurringbut this is costly and it will take time to refit a school ofthis size. Teachers are also facing a situation where par-ents send their children to school with diary notes thatask teachers to phone them to arrange to pick up theirchildren if it gets too hot. Teachers in classrooms cannotdeal with these whilst teaching – their responsibility tothe class comes first. It is also not appropriate for themto be placed in a situation that requires them to decidewhat is “too hot”. If as a parent you judge the day to betoo hot for your child you can arrange through the frontoffice to come into school to collect your child. The frontoffice staff cannot do this for parents. Often a parentwill phone and ask the Receptionist to go and tell theirchildren to go home. These staff cannot leave their frontoffice duties apart from emergencies. Teachers in class-rooms do not have access to telephones so there is noother way to relay these messages. The hot weather hasalso had an impact on bus travel. The air conditioner onthe school bus did not function properly for a short pe-riod of time and needed to be repaired. This has nowoccurred and it is working effectively. In the most recentreview of the school’s Hot Weather Policy (in 2003) thetemperature at which external playtime was stopped wasaltered from 40o to 38o. It has been suggested that eventhis is too hot for students to be outside. We have re-ceived comments from staff, parents and students thathave opposing views about this. If you have an opinionabout the Hot Weather Policy please use the responseslip (opposite) to comment.

Kath MacAlister,Acting Principal.

The students at RDAS are asking thelocal community to help them intheir endeavours to recycle. Jumpstarted in 2003, the recycling cam-paign not only recycles all soft drinkcans and bottles but also milk, icecoffee, juice and pop-top contain-ers.Water and most plastic drink bot-tles (less than 1 litre) can be recy-cled too.The school was given in 2003, threemetal cages in which to place allrecyclable goods. One of these hasbeen stolen. The containers are col-lected & emptied by staff, student

Calling all community membersand parent volunteers and the mon-ies given to Student Voice for thepurpose of making our school aneven better place.In 2004, we have also begun ourpaper, cardboard and glass recy-cling. Please wash and remove jarlabels – any size/shape glass ac-cepted.Anyone is welcome to contribute.Please let the recycling group knowif you are able to help us in any way.Together we can reduce our landfillwaste, re-use what we can and re-cycle to help our students maketheir world a better place.

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UniformShop Times

Roxby Downs Area School

Tuesday8.30am to 9.00am

Thursday3.00pm to 3.30pm

Co-ordinator: Teresa BarrandContact Teresa or Mandy at the

Library for any further informationon 8671 0660.

Thank you to our volunteer helpers:Michelle Crowhurst, Teya Dunn

and Karim Gillilard

Having the two exchange students studying at RoxbyDowns Area School has raised some interest in someof our local students in exploring the world.So we now offer them the challenge of finding outmore information about stepping out of their com-fort zones and becoming members of the interna-tional community.To go on an exchange, students gain friends and fam-ily world-wide, not just from their hosted country.This must-do challenge is best achieved before theend of school, therefore, we would like to extend aninvitation to any interested persons from RoxbyDowns Area School, Woomera Area School,Andamooka or any other surrounding areas and theirfamilies to our next meeting, which will be held onWednesday March 17, 2004, 7.30pm in the CouncilBoardroom.We look forward to seeing lots of new faces at ourmeeting to share in the stories of our students cur-rently overseas, and the two students experiencingour “Roxby” lifestyle.For any further information, please contact TrevorCasey on 86710223, Kat McKinnon on 8671 0419,Emma Gigney on 8671 0060, Annette Speck on 86710070, or see Helen Bennie or Bev McKenna at RoxbyDowns Area School.

Trevor Casey,AFS – Roxby Downs.

AFS encourageslocal exchangees

CUTTING EDGE...Working on theirlinocut designsduring Year 8 artclasses at RoxbyDowns Area School,from left, Nicole, 13,Linda-Jane, 12, andDylan, 12.

Roxby Downs Area Schoolstudents are enjoying acomprehensive art programthis year, packed full ofpractical, hands-on activi-ties. When The Monitorvisited RDAS last week,these Year 8 students wereworking on a variety ofprojects including design-ing and creating their ownlinoprints, or creatingpapier maché sculptures.

PAPER PLAY...Trying their hand atpapier maché in Year8 art, from left, Kyle,12, Steven, 12, andKelvin, 12.

Year 8s get hands on in art

Learning to live withchange and loss.Change and loss are is-sues that affect us atsome stage in our lives.At RDAS, we recognisethat when changes oc-cur in families throughdeath, separation orother related circum-stances, young peoplemay benefit from learn-ing how to managethese changes effec-tively.This year, our school isoffering a successfuleducation programcalled ‘Season ofGrowth’, which is usedin many schools inSouth Australia.A highlight of the pro-gram is that studentswork in small groups.Research has demon-strated the importanceof social support andthe need for participantsto practice new skillssuch as self-esteem,managing feelings,problem-solving, deci-sion-making, effectivecommunication andsupport networks.Student Services atRoxby Downs AreaSchool is pleased to of-fer this important pro-gram.We are confident that itwill be a valuable expe-rience for those who areinvolved.If you require furtherinformation please con-tact Sister Pat or CarolLindner – 8671 0011.

Seasonsof growthprogramat RDAS

CONGRATULATIONSBuddy of the Week

Warwick DavisWarwick DavisWarwick DavisWarwick DavisWarwick DavisFor helping others without beingasked to do so.


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FAMILY SUPPORT...Roxby Downs Health Services offers a range of child andfamily support and health services, including free immunisations.

Roxby Downs and re-gion boasts a compre-hensive health servicewith a variety of pro-grams targeted di-rectly at families andchildren.The community isserviced by midwivesJanelle Whelan andMaria Battaglia whoprovide antenatalclinics.For older babiesChild and YouthHealth Nurse LizDrefke offers an openclinic on Tuesdays,from 9.30am to noon,for weighing, measur-ing and answeringany small questionsabout your baby.Immunisation clinicis also held on Tues-day mornings provid-ing free immunisa-tions for 0 to five-year-olds.Government fundingprovides for immuni-sations at two, four,six and 12 months, aswell as four years.For more comprehen-sive discussions ormilestone checks,Mrs Drefke will makeand appointment tosit with you and your

child to answer ques-tions.Home visits are alsoavailable to new mumsreturning to RoxbyDowns after their baby’sbirth.

Roxby Downs HealthService offers a range ofcounselling and mentalhealth support programs,from the friendly andcasual ‘Strengtheningour Families’ in-home

support group to profes-sional counselling.In Roxby Downs and thesurrounding region, newmums and dads don’thave to feel alone –there’s always help at the

other end of a phone.For any informationabout these, or otherfamily and parentingsupport services,phone the health serv-ice on 8671 9020.

Comprehensive support for local parents

The hot weather can bea time of risk for babiesbecause they are easilyaffected by the heat. It isimportant to take care tokeep them from gettingoverheated.Be aware! If you thinkyour baby is sufferingfrom the heat, looks un-well, is refusing to drink,has a lot less wet nappies

than usual or is vomiting,see a doctor or take thebaby to a hospital imme-diately.Babies can get stressedby the heat and need ex-tra care in hot weather.They may need extradrinks if it is very hot.Breastfed babies can begiven an extrabreastfeed, and breastfedand bottle fed babies canhave extra drinks of coolboiled water. A cool bathcan help keep your babycool on a very hot day.Put your baby in thecoolest part of the housewith a fan going, andwith only a singlet andnappy on. If it is very hotyou can try putting a wettowel in front of the fanso that it cools the air.Babies can overheat very

quickly in cars. Neverleave a baby alone in acar.PRICKLY HEAT…Prickly heat is a rash oftiny little red pin-headspots, with tiny blisters.Calamine lotion will helpease the irritation andcreams such as zinc andcod-liver oil or zinc andcastor oil will protect theskin. Changing the ba-by’s clothes more oftenand cool baths also help.BABIES IN THESUN…A baby’s skin isthin, and does not havemuch natural protectionfrom the sun so it burnsand gets damaged muchfaster. Babies under 12months do not need to beout in the sun. They willget all the sunlight theyneed for healthy devel-

opment from reflectedsunlight eg being outsidein the shade.Sunscreens appear to besafe for babies andshould be used ratherthan risking sunburn.Use a 30+ or 15+ broadspectrum sunscreen.DEHYDRATION…Babies show that theyare dehydrated by look-ing unwell, being morefloppy or irritable thatusual, losing weight,having dry skin and asunken fontanelle (thesoft spot on top of theirhead is lower than usual)and by having a lot lesswet nappies than usual.If you think your babymay be dehydrated, havethe baby checked by adoctor.HEAT STROKE…Heat

stroke occurs when toomuch water is lost and ababy’s temperature startsto rise. It can cause dam-age to the body organsand it can be fatal.Signs of heat stoke in-clude: Rising body tem-perature; smalleramounts of urine passedthan usual, and dark col-oured urine; increasedthirst (but later, as thebaby gets weaker, he orshe may drink less); drymouth and eyes; head-ache, muscle cramps;being sleepy or ‘floppy’;confusion, shortness ofbreath and vomiting;coma (not rousing whentouched or called).If your baby (or olderchild) has any of thesesigns, your baby needsurgent treatment.

Protecting your baby in the hot weather


SPORT

NOTICE OFROAD CLOSURE

Section 33 Road Traffic Act 1961NOTICEIs hereby given that the Administrator of the RoxbyDowns Council on 1 of March 2004 made thefollowing orders;That the Administrator of the Council exercises thepower vested in the Administrator under the RoxbyDowns (Indenture Ratification) Act 1982 and section33 of the Road Traffic Act 1961 and clause F of theinstrument of General Approval of the Minister 28November 1999.Pursuant to section 33(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1961declare that the event described below is to takeplace on the road described below is an event towhich section 33 of the road traffic act 1961 applies;andPursuant to section 33(1)(a) of the Road Traffic Act1961, make an order directing that the road on whichthe event is to be held and any adjacent or adjoiningroads specified below can be closed to all trafficexcept police and emergency vehicles and vehiclesinvolved in the event for the period commencing10.00 am Sunday 25 April 2004 and expiring 12 noonSunday 25 April 2004.

ROAD: Richardson Place Roxby DownsEVENT: ANZAC DAY CEREMONYADJACENT /ADJOINING ROADS: Burgoyne street,

Arcoona street, Norman Place,Tavern Road, Roxby Downs

Pursuant to section 33 (1) (b) of the Road Traffic Act1961 make an order directing that persons takingpart in the event be exempted in relation to the road,from duty to observe the Australian Road Rulesspecified below subject to any conditions describedbelow and attached to the exemption.All of Richardson Place and Adjacent/Adjoining roadsto be closed to all traffic from 10.00 am 25 April 2004until 12 Noon 25 April 2004Australian Road rules Exemption andConditionsRule 230: Crossing the roadRule 234: Crossing the road on or near a

crossing for PedestriansRule 238: Pedestrians traveling along the road.

W. J. BoehmAdministrator

March 5 - Game 6:Norms (75) defeatedYorkes (45). Care Factor(70) defeated FunkyFrogs (50). Enterprise(65) defeated NFI (55).Back Fillers (70) de-feated East Enders (50).No Names (69) defeatedShe Devils (51). Physi-cal Rejects (85) defeatedBalls’N’All (35).February 27 – Game 5:Norms (67) defeatedFunky Frogs (53). CareFactor (78) defeated NFI(42).Back Fillers (90)defeated No Names(30). Scrubbers (61) de-feated Yorkes (59).She Devils (60) drewwith East Enders (60).Physical Rejects won ona forfeit. Enterprise (95)defeated Balls”N”All(25).February 20 - Game 4:Norms (66) defeatedEast Enders (54). FunkyFrogs (69) defeatedBack Fillers (51). Yorkes(67) defeated Care Fac-tor (53). She Devils (63)defeated NFI (58). NoNames (60) drew withBalls’N’All (60). Enter-prise (63) defeatedPhysical Rejects (57).Junior bowls is also en-joying strong support inthe ‘twilight owlettes’competition

Young Roxby bowlers taking it to the green

LAURA...’Owlette’ Laura Graykeeps her eye on the kitty duringRoxby Downs’ junior bowlscompetition.

MARCUS...Marcus Bowden polishing hison-green skills during the ‘twilightowlettes’ competition at Roxby DownsBowls Club.

DYLAN...Dylan Ironside tries his handat bowling during the fast-growing‘twilight owlettes’ competition in RoxbyDowns.

Sunday, February 29, 2004 saw a great field of 21golfers out on the Roxby Downs Course. The condi-tions were perfect for some good rounds. As it isvery close to our opening day on March 13, 2004,most golfers used this as their preparation for theupcoming season.A 9 hole stableford was the competition for the day,Dougal Macleod on 23 points was the winner of theday closely followed by Mark Dillon 22 points andRoger Scholfield 21 points. Joel Roberts also de-serves a mention for his 20 points.The novelties for the day were, closest to the pin onthe fourth hole, Brenton Waye. Closest second shoton the par four, sixth hole, Dougal Macleod result-ing in an eagle. Handicap reductions: D MacLeod 2.5, M Dillon 2,R Scholfield 1.5, J Roberts 1 and B Richards 0.5.The Golf Club thanks all those who played on Sun-day and are looking forward to seeing all golfers outon the course when the 2004/2005 season starts.A change in weather brought out the golfers at RoxbyDowns Golf Club on Sunday. 20 players played in astroke event, with some very good scores.Andrew Wellington in the last group on the coursewon the day, with a nett 32.5, in doing so though, thehandicapper slashed 2.5 off his handicap.Kerrin (Bunny) Dryburgh was runner-up, with anequally good nett 33. Tony Holbrook kept slashingmore off his handicap, with a nett 33.5 and only oneover par (37 off the stick) to take out 3rd. Tony Jor-dan came 4th, with nett 34 and closely followed be-hind was Robert (Tubby) Gray and Col Fraser withnett 34.5. The novelty went to Bunny, longest driveon the No. 9.We also had two junior golfers, Simon Gray and RianShields playing on the day. The Golf Club encour-ages any other juniors to come and play.Next Sunday’s game will be a Stabeford comp. start-ing at 7.30 am, hopefully with cooler conditions.

Sunday golf at Roxby

Darts competition beginsRoxby Downs Darts League commences competi-tion on Wednesday, March 17, with eight teams setto play at four different venues including OlympicDam Football Club, the Tuckerbox, Roxby Tavernand the Roxby Downs Golf Club.Organiser Ros Harris anticipates a fun and friendlycompetition, well-supported by local players andbusinesses. For more information, phone 8671 0163or your team captain.

The Woomera RSL and BowlingLeague held its Club Singles Cham-pionships on the weekend of the 31st

of January.The tournament commenced at 10amwith bowls polished, the green mani-cured, bowlers resplendent and theweather smiling for was sure to be aday of fierce full competition.Graham Finch, Tournament Director,drew all names from the hat for thefirst round and then it was on for themornings matches delivering ex-pected results.The obligatory barbecue lunch wasserved at 1.30 with full complimentsto Bernie Curtain and helpers.As the afternoon continued manywere looking for a cool place to hide

to avoid the afternoon heat, someeven opted for a cold shower to en-hance performance.However, at the end of the day aftersome 105-bowled ends there canonly be one winner, Phil Whitworthnarrowly defeated Frank Woolfe 21-18 after another marathon game totake the 2004 Championship trophy,well done Phil.The President would like to thankall those involved with the day,Graham Finch, Tony Place, JeremyCroft, Neil Brokensha, Rick Phillipsand Bernie Curtain.And thanks to the photographer onthe day – Michaela Finch.

Frank Woolfe,Woomera Sports Reporter.

Phil wins Woomera bowlssingles championships

Roxby Downsswimmer Tara-Jane Hill, 11, isonce again carvinga path of successthrough the localswimming circuit.Tara-Jane com-peted at theGladstone Carni-val on February29, and took athird place in the11/12 year oldfreestyle (scratch).At the Port PirieOpen on February28, she was third inthe 12/13-year-oldb r e a s t s t r o k e(scratch) and second, 12/13-year-oldbutterfly (scratch).Tara-Jane swam in the Whyalla open

Water Swim on March7, 2004. It was the‘Allcomers swimthrough’. The distancewas 1700m and washeld in the Marina.She came 12th overallout of 23 swimmersand swam it in thetime of 27 minutesand eight seconds.Tara-Jane has alsomade the SAPSASATeam, in all of herchosen swims, beingfreestyle, butterflyand breaststroke.She has also qualifiedin the Country SuperChallenge.

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Tara-Jane makes SAPSASA

S W I M M E R . . . K e e ncompetitor Tara-Jane Hill.


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Wednesday Febru-ary 25, 2004LadiesKeeches 16 defeatedReady Mixed Rang-ers 15.Prime Movers 22 de-feated Misfits 20.Rebels A 43 defeatedShorties 14.MAK Ladies 38 de-feated Blue Jays 14.Hornridge 53 de-feated Masters 20.Huneez defeatedRebels B 14.MixedMiners 32 defeatedObstructions 14.All Blacks 28 drewTeam Tiger 28.

RoxbyDownsnetballresults

NETBALL...Wed-nesday nightnetballers clashat goal.

Roxby Sporting Car Club held its most recent raceday on Saturday, February 28.Winners on the day were:Open class1st Geoff Munro2nd Tania Johnson3rd Neville Hollitt (Black Rock)Modified1st Rick McPHee2nd Duke Barac3rd Ruth DempseySocial1st Shaun Johnson2nd Andrew Reed3rd James BeenhamBest Presented was won by James Beenham andSports Person of the day was won by RhondaWebber.Unfortunately numbers were down for the first meet-ing back this year, which was sponsored by WitchesKitchen and Roxby milk Distributors.Good close racing was had by those that were at themeeting, and a few early retirements in DonMcKinnon, Wayne Dempsey and Steven Webbernarrowed the field somewhat.The drivers are now looking forward to having alarger field for the next meeting on March 27, 2004which will also be a night meeting with racing com-mencing at 7pm.

Juniors hit the track for dirt circuit

COMMENTATORS...Race comment-ators at Red DunesRaceway, from left,Graham Warren,Blair McKinnonand Steve Gigneyare the voices oflocal racing at RedDunes Raceway..

RD52...James Beenham, 11, took the win in thefirst race of he social class at the Red DunesRaceway this month.

RD41...Shaun Johnson, 14,took his car to a third and asecond place during thesocial races at the RedDunes Raceway this month.

RD34...Andrew Reed, 14, took second place in the standards duringthe social races at Red Dunes Raceway this month.

Roxby Downs JuniorFootball Association willhost an AGM on Mon-day, March 15, at 8pm atthe Roxby Downs Lei-sure Centre conferenceroom.All parents and playersare encouraged to attend.For more information,contact Andrea Freeth -ph 8671 1561.

Football AGM

Basketballresults

Growing numbers forsocial touch football

Thursday, March 4,2004. A Women: ChocieEagles 20 defeated Lit-tle Devils 0 on forfeit.Devils 44 (N Darling 16)d Eagles 19 (V Hombsh,L Sutherland 6).B Women: Bulls 20 de-feated Devils2 0 on for-feit. Jets 63 (F Madigan16) defeated Eagles 14(D Sheperd 8). SSACougars 50 (T Hill 19)defeated Wanderers 20(K McPaul, S Luckett, KJames 4). Eagles2 39 (LRasheed, J Kelly 10) de-feated Devils 23 (ALamb 15).

SOCIAL FOOTBALL... Enjoying asocial game of touch football onSunday mornings is a growingpastime in Roxby Downs. Numbershave more than tripled for the group,which meets each Sunday at 9am atthe Roxby Downs Area School oval.For more information, contact JohnLo Grande - 0407 723 941 - or justshow up on a Sunday morning.


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Monday February 23,2004A Grade: Benders125 defeated PinkEyes 66.Volleyroos 83 de-feated Prophets ofOman 65.B Grade: Chalkies101 defeated Block It84.Salmon Haters 113defeated Fitchy’s Fol-ly’s 62.

ON THE BALL...Local volleyball-ers face off inRoxby Down’sMonday nightcompetition.

Roxby Downs volleyball competition results

Junior Basketball Results March 6, 2004.Under 10 girls: Capitals 41 (A Rasheed 18) d Light-ning 8 (R McDonough 6). Breakers 22 (G Drefke16) d Flames 19 (G Shields 5). Under 10 boys:Sonics 28 (S Shepherd 12) d Spurs 12 (N Hombsch12). Lakers 10 (N Whitfield 8) d Magic 8 (RRichards 6). Raptors 18 (J Elliot 13) d Bulls 11 (MLloyd 6).Under 13 Girls: Flames 29 (S Woodall 16) d Break-ers 4 (K McGarry 4). Capitals 22 (A Sutherland 20)d Lightning 15 (B Allen 9). Bullets 19 (R Shepherd10) d Rangers 15 (E Adams).Under 13 Boys: Bullets 44 (B Ley 16) d Taipans 33(J Drefke 12). Wildcats 28 (T Paull 12) d Tigers 16(J Bowden 7). Crocs 48 (K Zeptner 16) d Razor-backs 45 (K Reynolds 16).Under 18 Mixed: All games cancelled due to Carni-val in AdelaideCountry Championships March 6-7, 2004.Under 18 boys - Division 2: Roxby Downs 50 d

Adelaide Plains 19. Bordertown 48 d Roxby Downs38. Willunga 73 d Roxby Downs 37.Semi-Final - Yorke Valley 36 d Roxby Downs 27.Under 18 girls - Division 2: Roxby Downs 26 dStrathalbyn 12. Adelaide Plains 48 d Roxby Downs34. Southern Yorke Peninsula 53 d Roxby Downs34. Yorke Valley 35 d Roxby Downs 33 in over-time.Under 16 boys Division 3: Roxby Downs 48 dWillunga 18. Port Lincoln 59 d Roxby Downs 54.Roxby Downs 48 d Riverland 22. Kangaroo Island31 d Roxby Downs 29.Under 16 girls Division 3: Roxby Downs 48 d Ad-elaide Plains 19. Roxby Downs 47 d Willunga 19.Barossa Valley 32 d Roxby Downs 29. RoxbyDowns 46 d Great Southern 26.Grand Final Roxby Downs 46 d Barossa Valley26.Congratulations go to the Roxby Downs girls Un-der 16 team.

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STOP PRESS...Roxby Downs Swimming Club will hold its AGM on March 31 2004,at the Roxby Downs Leisure Centre boardroom, starting 7.30pm. Parents andswimmers are encouraged to come along.

Wanderers easily defeated Woomera Saturday morning by eight wicketsin a 30-over game at Roxby Downs Oval on Saturday.Wanderers 2/144, Bennett 55no, Paxton 51, Spencer 20no, Turner 1/7.Run Out A Clarke defeated Woomera 7/129, Broome 61no, Nicholls 20,Searle 16, Rob Paxton 3/25, Ryan Paxton 1/7, R Briggs 1/14, J Blake 1/15. Catches – Watkins 2, R Briggs, Rob Paxton, D Taylor, C Hancock.Run Out – D Taylor.Olympic Dam showed no mercy in their nine wicket victory over Rogueson Sunday morning.Olympic Dam 1/75, Kemp 38no, Richter 35no, Dadleh 1/15. Catches –Zanette defeated Rogues 65, P Wooldridge 15, Dadleh 14, Hoffmann 3/5,Kemp 2/8, Roberts 2/18, Lloyd 1/7, Schell 1/21. Catches, Nichols, KerrRichter, Hoffmann, Lloyd. Run Out, Kemp.Rogues have to win their last two matches against Wanderers and Woomerato take part in the finals and rely on Woomera to lose both of their en-counters. The last match of the year between Wanderers and OlympicDam is shaping up as a decider for top spot and a straight path to theGrand Final.Premiership Ladder - Olympic Dam 60, Wanderers 56, Woomera 40,Rogues 34.

Grand finals looms for OD and Wanderers

CRICKET...Woomera’s Wally Broome opens at batagainst the Wanderers, while Jeremy Blake takes his bestshot bowling.

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