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FAR NORTH REGION…A Royal Flying DoctorService spokesman has refuted claims that the PortAugusta base will be closed. A petition is currentlybeing circulated throughout the Far North regioncalling for a guarantee that Port Augusta RFDS op-erations will remain in the region.Emergency service staff, who have asked to remainanonymous, claim they have already been informedby RFDS management of a down-sizing in process.However, Public Affairs and Marketing ManagerJohn Tobin told The Monitor this week that, while astrategic review of the SA services is currently un-der way, only one decision has been made and thatis to confirm that Port Augusta would remain thecentre of the RFDS’s primary and allied health serv-ices.“The investigation was commissioned by the Boardin late 2003 to look at the current utilisation of hu-man and capital resources across South Australia,”Mr Tobin said.“Our own staff made significant input to the pre-liminary report as they are in a very good positionto provide considered thought regarding the widevariety of situations they deal with every daythroughout the state.“Most queries we have received have been in rela-tion to emergency evacuations. I have discussed thefact that emergency retrievals in the north of the stateare currently undertaken by aircraft based in Ad-elaide, Port Augusta, and on occasions, AliceSprings. We have two bases in SA but our emer-gency aircraft can be anywhere in the state at anytime.“What we’ve noticed is there is a changing naturein the call for our services – there’s been an increasein demand and a change in needs .““This current review is all about ensuring that ourresources are best placed to meet this changing de-mand.“ For instance is our current configuration of ouraircraft and crews in the best position to respondand deliver a total health service? Every good or-ganisation needs to undertake a strategic review ofits operations from time to time and we are no ex-ception”.“We’re looking to make some decisions around Julyand our minimum requirement will be to ensure thatcurrent levels of service delivery are maintained.”RFDS Auxiliary Shirley Gow responded to localconcerns, assuring the community that flying doc-tor services to the far north region were unlikely tobe affected by any review.“We all know how important the RFDS is – it’s ourlifeline,” she told The Monitor last week. “But everybusiness reviews its organisation from time to time.”

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SWITCHED ON...Long-time Pimba residents Vi and Graham Blatchford turned on to mains power forthe first time at Easter after lobbying 12 years for access to general services in the town.

PIMBA...Pimba residents had a few extra things to celebrate thisEaster when the small outback community received mains elec-tricity after more than 12 years of lobbying.“It really was a good Friday for us,” local resident and PimbaProgress Association committee member Graham Blatchford toldThe Monitor last week.“We’ve lived in Pimba since 1993, and we’ve always been hookedup to a generator - we had to turn it off in the night and we couldn’trun the air conditioner.”Now Mr Blatchford is looking forward to installing a fax ma-chine to help him with his RAA duties.But Mr Blatchford and his wife Vi have already benefited from

the power installation with their daughter and grandchildren un-expectedly travelling to Pimba for Easter weekend at the prospectof an air conditioned weekend together.“The community is overwhelmed and we’re planning a streetpartyto celebrate,” Harry Bovey, chairman of the Pimba Progress As-sociation said.“With Pimba’s 30 or so residents all on mains power now life’sgoing to be a little bit easier for the locals - especially in the heatof summer.”Mr Blatchford and Mr Bovey thanked Cowell Electric for theirwork in seeing the connection went smoothly to Pimba’s nineunpowered homes.

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We live in a region with fascinating wildlife,plants, landforms and heritage. It is great toexperience and enjoy this part of outback SouthAustralia but we must do this safely and with-out damaging the environment. Here are sometips which may be useful:When driving, keep to roads and tracks, andseek permission before entering pastoral lands.Always carry containers of drinking water anda good first aid kit, along with reliable maps.Many residents have off road vehicles. It isessential to keep these to existing tracks androads to avoid damaging the environment. Beaware of the safety of other users of tracks,including walkers and do not create a noise ordust nuisance, especialy near town areas.If you have a cat, be a responsible owner. Haveit desexed, attach a bell to its collar, keep itconfined at night or better still house it in a catrun. Cats are predators and kill many birds andsmall animals if allowed to wander freely.Our water is precious so use it wisely and mini-mise wastage. Use water saving devices in thehouse and develop a water efficient garden.Minimise lawn areas, use deep mulches, usedrip irrigation, and base your garden on showy,hardy arid zone native plants. There are manywhich will thrive in our region.Recycle and reuse items where possible. Forexample paper, cardboard, and beverage con-tainers can be delivered to the recycle depot orplaced in bins provided. Used clothing can alsobe recycled - bins outside BP.Consider becoming involved in a local envi-ronment group and help at Arid Recovery, theRoxby Downs Arboretum or join the TidyTowns Team. Stop and water young trees atthe Ranges View rest area on the Stuart High-way if you have time. Visit The Australian AridLands Botanic Garden at Port Augusta (free)to learn more about our arid zone flora.Enjoy our special environment, but please treatit with respect.Further information is available from the WMCOlympic Dam Environment Section. Speakersfor school and other groups can be provided.Ph - 8671 0369

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Small start on big issuesEnvironment - it’s a big issue, in fact it’s a prettybig group of issues. But there are so many waysto make a big difference by starting small.Be aware of your surroundings and don’t botherplanting thirsty plants. It’s going to cost you alot of money and heartbreak in the long run.Unlike many small, isolated communities - wedo have a recycling service - so take advantageof it. Even your tin cans and glass jars can nowbe recycled if you take the time to wash themout. The RDAS, Roxby Downs Junior Basket-ball and the SBS/Collex bottle depot will allaccept recyclables.Get involved - in our region we have parks,arboretums, Tidy Town groups, and yet ourvolunteer numbers are incredibly low for or-ganised events like Clean Up Australia Day.We even have world-class ecology projects likethe Arid Recovery reserve where you can takea hands-on approach to native conservation.Or maybe just spend an afternoon with the kidscollecting cans on the side of one of our majorroads - what a great way to make pocket moneyas well as a big difference.Conservation, like charity, begins at home. So,next time you’re watching the news and be-moaning the extinction rates and ecologicaldisasters - think about how you can clean upyour own backyard.

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Dear editor.Unfortunately, as from Friday, April16, 2004, I will no longer drive youngpeople home after they have attendedthe Youth Centre. Parents will haveto make arrangements to make surethat they arrive home safely.I had driven kids home in the past,as many were left to walk home aloneand I felt a responsibility to ensurethey were safe.This has now ceased due to the factthat someone saw fit to “scratch up”my car last Friday night while I wasat work at the Youth Centre. I amextremely disappointed.For those of you who are unaware,the majority of the work I do forYouth Services is unpaid work. I amonly paid for 25 hours per week, I

frequently work 50 or more hours a weekand I am also on call 24-hours-a-day incase of emergencies.I do not get any allowances or petrolmoney for my car, which is frequentlyused for work.Most of the equipment we have in theYouth Centre for the youth to use hadbeen bought through fundraising efforts.We are not funded for this. I apologise tothe kids I will be letting down by not driv-ing them home.If anyone has any information or has seensomeone acting suspiciously around mycar, please let either myself, or the policeknow.

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Community Board focus - the EnvironmentWater, wildlife and waste concernsThe Roxby Downs CommunityBoard recently met with local envi-ronmental scientists and volunteersto discuss issues facing the local com-munity and its natural surroundings.Water conservation was a major topicat the discussion, where OlympicDam Environmental Adviser SteveGreen pointed out that any increasein water demand for thecommunityand operations would require majorchanges to comply with governmentregulations.Mr Green recommended a water tankprogram for the Roxby Downs re-

gion.The group also discussed needs and costsof improving local recycling services.Degradation of the surrounding arid landsflora and fauna by pets, litter and generalwaste, even car bodies, was highlightedby Environmental Scientist John Read.Mr Read spoke with board membersabout ways to educate pet-owners abouttheir impact on native ecosystems.Arid Recovery coordinator Brydie Hillcalled for a council-appointed driver forlocal environmental projects such as tour-ist walks, local recycling and education,to ensure their sustainability.


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OLYMPIC DAM…Arid Recoverystaff and volunteers conducted theirannual monitoring program at thereserve from April 10 to 15.Survey counts and mist netting wereconducted by David Paton and histeam from the University of Ad-elaide - a partner in the Arid Recov-ery conservation initiative.During the monitoring, birds of eachspecies are counted inside and out-side the reserve, to see if any spe-cies are advantaged by the removalof rabbits, cats and foxes inside thereserve.

PIMBA…Pimba resi-dent HarryBovey hasb e e nelected thenew chair-man of theP i m b aP r o g r e s sA s s o c i a -tion.Mr Bovey, af i v e - y e a rresident ofPimba, hastaken overthe positionfrom retir-ing chair-man RexRidley.Mr Bovey will see theculmination of severalprojects started underMr Ridley’s reign, in-cluding the developmentof the a modern touristinformation bay at thePimba roadstop, and theprovision of power tohomes in Pimba.“Rex has done a fantas-tic job and we wouldhave been happy to seehim go on in the positionbut he’s ready to retire,”Mr Bovey said.“He did a great job whilehe was in the chair –that’s been very obviousthis week with the powergoing on all over Pimba.“We’re going to con-tinue building on his

ANDAMOOKA…Police fear a recent dog death inAndamooka may herald a new spate of baitings, mir-roring last year’s record number of dog deaths.Police report that, on April 5, an Andamooka dogdied of 1080 poisoning while contained in a localbackyard.Police and Andamooka residents have expressed theirconcerns at the bait, which they believe was deliber-ately laid, because the dog was contained within ayard with two small children.“This animal was a family pet, a quiet yard dog, andthe family is very distraught,” senior constable Nigel

g o o dwork, andthe workof the as-sociation.“In the fu-t u r e ,w e ’ r elooking toput Pimbaon themap withthe infor-m a t i o nbay andclean upt h a tw h o l earea –make it amore wel-

coming place for tour-ists.“Pimba is a startingpoint for several differ-ent trips like the TorrensTrack, the Roxby Downsand Andamooka roads,or up the OodnadattaTrack.“I think there’s a lot ofopportunities for localtourism when we get thebay completed.”Harry Bovey is managerof Spuds Roadhouse inPimba and has fivegrown children withwife Anne.“I like Pimba, it’s abeautiful little place withsome really nice people.“Pimba residents arevery community-ori-ented.”

P I M B A . . . H a r r yBovey wasnamedchairman of thePimba ProgressAssociation thismonth.

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Mistnets were also used to catchbirds inside the reserve.The birds are permanently markedwith a leg bands which allows re-searchers to follow their survivaland movements.A spiny-cheeked honeyeaterbanded at the Arid Recovery Re-serve was later found in RoxbyDowns township, showing birdmovement between the two areas.Some of the bird species bandedthis year included chirrupingwedgebill, hooded robin, southernwhiteface and inland thornbill.

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BIRDS EYE VIEW...AridRecovery officer JeffTurpin and RITE studentRoxanne Henry on thelook out for birds such as,right, the crested woodpigeon.

Renewed baiting fears follow local dog death

ROXBY DOWNS...With more and moreOlympic Dam employees travelling to and fromRoxby Downs by car on their shifts off, local ra-dio statio 105.5 RoxFM is promoting its ‘hitch aride’ program. Regular travellers seeking to car poolor just have some help with the driving on a longjourney home, can phone the station, register theirname, and be “hooked up” with other drivers. To‘hitch a ride’ phone - 0407 979 918.WHYALLA…Sydney fisherman Heath Withers wonthe Australian Amateur Snapper Fishing Champion-ship at Whyalla this Easter with a 14.72kg fish. It isthe first time in the competition’s 13-year-history thatthe title has left South Australia.WILLIAM CREEK…Two cross-country desert ‘ad-venturers’ took an unplanned trip to William Creeklast week after their kayak became mired in the re-ceding waters of Lake Eyre. The men, who claimedthey were never in doubt of their own safety, werecriticised by local police and residents for being “ill-prepared and irresponsible”. The pair had plannedto cross Lake Eyre from Kalamurina Station but be-came mired at Umbum Creek where they were res-cued by local pilot Trevor Wright.ROXBY DOWNS…Roxby Downs Community Li-brary will now close at 5pm on week nights, as ofMonday, May 3, 2004.WHYALLA…State government has decided tospend $1 million in helping to expand Whyalla’saquaculture industry by contributing to the cost ofthe new commercial boat harbour in Fitzgerald Bay.“Fitzgerald Bay also offers natural advantages foraquaculture in that it has calm, protected and pris-tine waters, with a ready workforce nearby inWhyalla”, said Premier Rann.ROXBY DOWNS…The Roxby Downs Council willshare in $700,000 of State Government funds as they,along with 38 other councils, have taken up the fightagainst plastic bags – to get single-use plastic shop-ping bags out of the environment and the wastestream. The aim is to halve plastic bag use by 2005and ban them completely by 2008.

Campbell told The Monitor last week.“The young children are heartbroken,” he said.Snr Cst Campbell said the bait in question appearedto be the same used in a spate of dog baitings lastyear which claimed the lives of more than 20 localpets.Andamooka and Roxby Downs Police are investi-gating the incident, in cooperation with Port AugustaCIB.Police believe the bait was deliberately laid and areseeking any information from the community thatmight lead to an arrest - phone 8672 7072.

Planning under way for 2005 festivalROXBY DOWNS…Get ready to ‘go OFF’in 2005, because Roxby Downs is alreadygearing up for next year’s Outback FringeFestival hot on the heels of the inaugural suc-cess.Local festival organisers are warning the re-gion “if you thought this year’s festival wasamazing – then wait and see what we havein store for you”.Negotiations are currently underway with in-ternational artists and performers, as well asthe Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and per-formers closer to home.“We are already putting the word out for newcommittee members,” event coordinatorMegan Barker told The Monitor this week“We’re always looking for creative ideas andsuggestions – and a few extra helping handswouldn’t go astray either.“This is one of the biggest things to ever hitRoxby Downs and the surrounding outbackregions and it’s a great chance for local resi-dents from Roxby Downs, Andamooka andWoomera to be involved in such a funproject.“Anyone interested in getting involved cancontact me by email.”To discuss your ideas, or get involved rightfrom the start, drop Megan Barker an emailat [email protected].

FRINGE FESTIVAL...Festival coordinatorsare calling for expressions of interest fromartists and volunteers keen to be part ofnext year’s Outback Fringe Festival. Localperformers, like Mel McCarthy and LiliaMiller, will again be schedule alongsidenational and international artists in whatpromises to be an even bigger and betterfestival in 2005.


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APRIL, 2004ANZAC Day ServicesApril 25, 2004See Page 4 for your local servicesSt Barbara’s P&F Fashion ShowFriday, April 30 – 7.30pmRoxby Downs Golf ClubPh – 8671 3207

MAY, 2004Outback Tap and Jazz ConcertSaturday, May 29 – from 8pmRoxby Downs AuditoriumRFDS Irish ChristmasMay 29, 2004 – 7pmRoxby Downs Community ClubBook at the club.

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A report ofp r o p e r t ydamage to avehicle wasreceived onApril 18,2004 inR o x b yDowns.A report of assault wasreceived after a distur-bance in the caravanpark in Roxby Downs onApril 17, 2004.A 34-year-old RoxbyDowns man was re-ported for Exceeding thePrescribed Concentra-tion of Alcohol on April17, 2004.Also on April 17, 2004in an unrelated incident,a 54-year-old OlympicDam man was arrestedfor Exceeding speed noless than 80kmph in50kmph zone, DisobeyReasonable Direction,Exceeding the Pre-scribed Concentration ofAlcohol and Obstructednumber plate.On April 16, 2004 a 56-year-old Roxby Downsman was reported forExceeding the Pre-scribed Concentration ofAlcohol and DrivingDisqualified.A 20-year-oldAndamooka man was ar-rested on April 14, 2004for failing to give histrue details when ap-proached by police..A report was received onApril 14, 2004 from theRoxby Downs AreaSchool about vandalism.Investigation revealed aseries of broken flurolights, air vents and asmashed window.Police are still seekinginformation regardingthis incident.A report was receivedfor theft of an aluminiumsliding door and framefrom Olympic Dam onApril 13, 2004.A Serious Criminal Tres-pass and Theft was re-ported on a house in

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the residence.A 24-year-old RoxbyDowns man was re-ported for driving with-out due care and disor-derly behaviour as resultof doing ‘burnouts’around a roundabout onArcoona St on April 5,2004.A report was received offurther damage to roofvents at the RoxbyDowns Area School onApril 5, 2004.This has been a problemin recent weeks and thepublic are requested tocontact the RoxbyDowns Police Station ifanyone is seen on theschool roof at any time.The air vent from thisincident has been takenfor fingerprinting.Mobile RBT continuesfor the duration of theschool holidays.So far, 41 drivers havebeen stopped for MRBTwith one, an 18-year-oldRoxby Downs man, be-ing reported for PCAwith an alleged readingof 0.192 per cent.On the good news front– several weeks ago, abreak-in at the MyallGrove Caravan Park re-ceived considerable me-dia attention.Since then, thanks to as-sistance from the public,police have managed torecover the photographsand some of the otherpersonal items of impor-tance to the victim.Unfortunately some ofthe property includingthe television andclothes are still missing.Police have a suspect inrelation to this matterand are continuing in-vestigations.

FAR NORTH REGION...The Far North region willcelebrate Anzac Day on April 25, 2004, with a se-ries of services, marches and events.To be part of this important national commemora-tion - check out the service closest to you.5.30am – Gunfire breakfastWoomera RSL Club

6am – Dawn service & marchRailway Terrace, Marree6am - Dawn serviceBlinman Rd, Olympic Dam6.30am – Dawn serviceButeman Square, Woomera7am - Gunfire breakfastRoxby Downs Bowling Club

7.30am – BreakfastWoomera RSL Club

9am – Morning serviceAndamooka Recreational Reserve

10am – ServiceButeman Square, Woomera10.40am - MarchRichardson Place, Roxby Downs11am - ServiceRichardson Place, Roxby Downs11am – Lunch & gamesWoomera RSL Club

Noon – Reunion, luncheon & auction.Roxby Downs Bowling ClubIn Roxby Downs, ANZAC Day celebrants can en-joy the usual ANZAC hospitality and entertainmentat Roxby Downs RSL and Bowling Club from noon.While in Woomera, live entertainment and a com-munity barbecue, snapper and salad afternoon tea atthe Woomera RSL Club will keep the revelry rollingalong until dark.Contact your local RSL Club for more informationabout the services in your region.

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ANDAMOOKA...AndamookaCWA Op Shop offers a huge vari-ety of clothing and furniture, thanksmainly to the generousity of the re-gion’s residents.CWA volunteers empty the RoxbyDowns collection bin, outside BPservice station on Olympic Way,every week.Donations vary in size and varietyfrom baby clothes and shoes to fur-niture and prams.As well as being sold through theAndamooka Op Shop, donateditems are distributed to a series ofcharitable organisations in RoxbyDowns, Andamooka, Woomera andCoober Pedy.“We usually have a full bin everyweek,” CWA volunteer LorraineCurrie told The Monitor last week.“It’s a pretty big collection for asmall community and it makes ahuge difference - not only in

COLLECTIONS...Andamooka CWA volunteers Lorraineand Brian Currie, with grandson Jordan Moulds, emptythe Roxby Downs CWA bin once a week.

Andamooka but for people from allover the place.“The CWA supports all sorts ofthings locally - we make a lot of do-nations to the community and localprojects.”Andamooka CWA has recently beenpart of the weekly bingo gameswhich have benefited localnetballers, the Andamooka Recrea-tional Reserve, the annual ‘blanketrun’ and has contributed to theAndamooka pipeline project.“Anything the community needs, wetry and support it,” Mrs Currie said.“And we couldn’t do that withoutpeople’s support - we’ve got to givea big thankyou to all the people fromRoxby Downs who help us everyweek.”The Andamooka Op Shop is openFridays, from 9am to 1pm, and Sat-urdays from 9am till noon. Dona-tions can also be made at the store.

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WEDDING...Roxby Downs residents Tara O’Neill,daughter of Sue and Chris O’Neill of Wilmington, andJustin Webb, son Wayne and Trish Bishop of RoxbyDowns, were married at Breen Park on April 3, 2004. Thepair were attended on by Best Man Ben Crosby,Groomsman Adam Bishop, Matron of Honour Carli Piltz,Bridesmaid Sally-Anne Connell and Flowergirl MillieO’Neill.

VOWS…Shane and Tina Foster, long-time Roxby Downs residents, renewed theirwedding vows after 25 years, on April 2, 2004. The pair celebrated with theirchildren; Shaz, Stephanie and Hope; and grandson Zac, at Roxby Downs ChristianCommunity Church.

Locals wed at Woomera

Last stop Mungerannie

Foster family celebrates 25-year marriage

photography - Quarter to Four

MUNGERANNIE…John andGenevieve Hammond at theMungerannie Hotel offer travellerson the Birdsville Track South Aus-tralia’s last stop before the Qld bor-der.The picturesque Mungerannie Ho-tel was built in 1985 – making it thenewest structure along the Birdsvilletrack.The Hammonds fell in love withMungerannie when they moved tothe tiny community nine years ago.“We’re Queenslanders originally butour two teenaged daughters considerthemselves South Australian after somany years this side of the border,”Mrs Hammond said.“Mungerannie sits beside a beauti-ful permanent waterhole where we’llsee up to 147 bird species visitingthroughout the year.“Coming to Mungerannie was ashock horror for me originally – itwas the middle of summer and verybarren.”However, since then, the pair believethey have brought a bit of “greeneryand life” to the hotel.

MUNGERANNIE…John and Genevieve Hammond at theMungerannie Hotel offer travellers on the Birdsville TrackSouth Australia’s last stop before the Qld border.

“Johnno’s a bit of a clown and hav-ing the kids here has livened thingsup,” Mrs Hammond said. “It’s a veryclose-knit community, we all look af-ter each other and have a hell of agood time. That’s the best thing aboutliving on the track – and the next bestthing is the amazing land andskyscapes.”John and Genevieve aren’t the onlypermanent residents at theMungerannie Hotel. Drop by andyou’ll also meet Abdul and Ali – thehotel camels. “Abdul’s a sweetheartbut Ali’s a crusty character,” MrsHammond said.“Our stay here has been a real lovestory – we had a five year plan butwe can’t ever see ourselves leaving.“Where could you go afterMungerannie? Apart from the locals– the tourists who make the effort tocome up here are very special.“Only the best people take the timeto travel the huge distances and lovesthe open spaces – everyone whocomes out here has to have a touch ofromance in their soul and an adven-turous spirit.”

MARREE…On July24, 1954 at the MarreeTown Hall, the multiaward winning classicAustralian film TheBack of Beyond wasscreened for the firsttime in outback Aus-tralia.Fifty years later to theday, a double DVD ofthe four major film andtelevision stories aboutlegendary outbackmailman EG (Tom)Kruse MBE will belaunched to commemo-rate this historicscreening.“We are delighted Tomand Valma Kruse andother cast members, thefully restored 1936‘Back of Beyond’Leyland Badger and‘Henry’, the replica‘Back of Beyond Blitz’truck (named afterTom’s mail run travel-ling companion HenryButler) will be inMarree for the celebra-tory weekend on July24,” Executive Pro-ducer Ian Doyle said.“It will be a memora-ble celebration, a sig-nificant tribute to Tomin his 90th year and thetown is right behind theevent.”Outback mailman TomKruse was a film starbefore his Top GunHollywood namesakeTom Cruise was born.The 1954 Australianfilm classic The Backof Beyond introducedTom Kruse and his1936 Leyland Badgermail truck to a genera-tion of Australians.Most never forgot theextraordinary imagesof the man and his bat-tered trucks doing bat-tle each fortnight withthe sand and isolationalong the BirdsvilleTrack - outback Aus-

tralia’s toughest mail run.The 500-kilometre trackruns from Marree innorthern South Australiato Birdsville in southwestQueensland.Tom Kruse played him-self, delivering mail, fueland supplies to the iso-lated families along theworld famous track.Produced by the ShellCompany Film Unit, di-rected by John Heyer andshot in black and white,The Back of Beyond re-mains one of the mostcritically acclaimed andawarded films ever pro-duced in Australia.It won Best Film at theVenice Film Festival in1954, as well as manyother internationalawards.The 1954 Venice FilmFestival trophy, loanedby the Shell Company,will be on display at thescreening in Marree.“Tom Kruse is a dogged,tough giant of a man whowas awarded an MBE byQueen Elizabeth in 1955for services to the peopleof the outback.“We recognise far too

few of our heroes,” MrDoyle said.The main street inMarree will be closedfrom noon on Saturdayfor the official opening at4pm, followed by a com-munity barbecue in frontof the Marree Hotel.The screenings at the

Marree Community Hallwill start at 6.30pm.Funds raised from thebarbecue, the recoverybreakfast on Sundaymorning and the filmevening are in support ofthe Marree Hospital andthe Royal Flying DoctorService.

Living legend marks film history in Marree

LIVING LEGENDS...Australia’s most famous postman TomKruse with George Bell from Dulkaninna Station.


YOUTH

OSHC...Madeleine Robinson, 10, Tayla Alsford, 6, NickkiWarthold, 7, with Out of School Hours Care director NickiMoore. Out of School Hours Care is available from 6.30am to6pm, outside school hours on week days. School drop offand pick-up is available. For more information phone 0417813 209.

GIRLS AT WORK...Enjoying vacation care at OSHC in RoxbyDowns, from left, Dominika Jamnicky, 11 and Carly Hines,10, with carer Dawn Kwok.

CRAFTY KIDS...Hard at work onsome mosaiccreations at OSHCvacation care,from left, TobenClements, 8,Brodie Clements,6, Jacob Jamnicky,6, Luke Robinson,9, and DeclanClements, 8.Children at OSHCenjoyed a varietyof activities theseholidays includingmovies, craft andgames.


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SUE PENGLASE…Local youth services coordinator Sue Penglase,in between raising daughters Bec and Rhianna, is now playing a‘part-time mum’ role to many of Roxby Downs’ youth and pre-teensthrough the Roxby Downs Youth Centre. “I think Mum did a greatjob with us over the years and now she’s giving some of that samesupport to other teenagers in Roxby Downs,” daughter and fellowyouth worker Bec Penglase told The Monitor.

TRACEY WARNEKE…Like most mums, Roxby Downs’ TraceyWarneke has learnt to juggle over the year, what with teaching,volunteering at 105.5 RoxFM community radio station and being amum to eight-year-old Blake and 11-year-old Tristan. “She doespretty much everything for us,” Tristan told The Monitor this week.“She looks after us, she helps us with a lot of things.” According toBlake she even “sorts most of our clothes”.

MELISSA ALLEN…Melissa Allen willcelebrate this year’s Mother’s Day with hernew son Owen Christopher, born February24, 2004, husband Mark and daughter Molly,7. Owen was born at Queen ElizabethHospital, weighing 3800g (8lb 8oz). “It’sabsolutely fantastic being a mum again,”she told The Monitor this week. “This willbe our first Mother’s Day in Roxby Downs.”For Molly, the birth of new brother Owen hasalso brought some special time with mumMelissa. The pair spend their Friday nightstogether, snuggled up in front of a video withtheir own special munchie treats.

SARAH VONOW…Sarah and Jason Vonowwelcomed the birth of their twin daughtersLexia Jade (2520g/5lb 9oz) and Acacia Rose(2200g/4lb 14oz) at Port Pirie Hospital onFebruary 13, 2004. “Probably won’t get totake a breath to enjoy Mother’s Day exceptthat I’ll have my mum up here as well, withmy girls.” Sarah, who has learned this monthwhat the saying ‘double trouble’ reallymeans is prepared to forego presents thisfirst Mother’s Day for a nice sleep-in.

COLLEEN MARTIN...The Martin girls have always been a closefamily, and mum and nanna Colleen is continuing that tradition wellinto the 2000s by staying firmly put in Roxby Downs, just a fewstreets away from her three daughters and four grandchildren.Colleen and husband Geoff have spent more than 17 years of theirdaughters Kelly (Baker), Lisa and Sarah Martin’s lives in RoxbyDowns, and are now still playing an active role in the lives of Emily,4, and Lawson Baker, 2, Joshua Martin, 3, and Georgia Price, 2.“Mum’s made us the women we are today,” Lisa Martin said.


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ROXBY CLUB...Scott and Rachel Priorenjoying Members Night at the RoxbyDowns Community Club on Wednesday.

NIGHT OUT...Mel Dunn and Tony Rigdenat the Roxby Downs Community Club.

OASIS...Mireille and Zeyad El-Ansaryalso at the farewell for Brett and Louiseat the Oasis Friday.

FAREWELL...Louise Lavery, right, wasfarewelled by friends and workmatesPhil Goldsworthy and Bree Galbraith atthe Oasis Restaurant last week.

OUT FOR THE EVENING...RebeccaSmither and Ben Garwood enjoyed anight out with friends and workmates atthe Oasis Restaurant last week.

BOYS NIGHT OUT...Enjoying a few quietones at the Roxby Downs CommunityClub, from left, Gary Coates, GeoffHayball and Robin Passmore.

BACH PATCH...Jason Turley and DaveWinterburn out with friends andworkmates at the Oasis Restaurant.

PARTY-GOERS...Gerard ‘Yogi’ Secker, Vlad and JanaJamnicky with Brydie Hill at the Oasis Restaurant to farewellLouise Lavery and Brett Lawson who are moving interstatethis month.

FAREWELL…Brett Lawson, left, was farewelled by friendsand workmates, from left, Hein Botes, Mike Gale and AndrewKazlowski at the Oasis Friday night.

OUT AND ABOUT...Craig White, Mark Davies and John Zwarat the Oasis Restaurant.

OASIS...Misty Gale, Lana Haigh and Melissa Rose at the OasisRestaurant in Roxby Downs on Friday night.


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BOYS’ NIGHT OUT...Michael Dale, Greg Gardiner and KitWilliams at the Roxby Downs gymkhana ball at the Tavernon Saturday night.

ROXBY DOWNS...Michael New, Daniela Nedelkovic, BeckSpaeth and Vaughn Green at the Tavern for the Roxby DownsPicnic Races ball.

RACE BALL...Roly Stewart, Brian Jovanovic, John ‘Macca’MacDonald and John Henley enjoying an evening at the RoxbyDowns Picnic Races ball

VISITORS...Karen and Tony Finntravelled all the way from Orroroo for theRoxby Downs Gymkhana

HAVING A BALL...Jo Gosling, Dennis ‘Nugget’ Gilbert, Annie Bache, Mark Gow,Idelle Diment and Stuart Cormack out on the town for the Roxby Downs PicnicRaces ball.

VOLUNTEERS...Race clubvolunteers andsupporters StuartCormack, IdelleDiment, KerryGum, TravisBrophy and BarryPatterson at theRoxby DownsPicnic Races ball.GIRLS’ NIGHTOUT...CassieShannon fromArkaringa Station,Tink Kovacik fromCoober Pedy withRoxby Downs’Nicki Moore at theTavern.

RACEY PAIR...Peter Beek and hisfavourite filly Tammy Fawkes.


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A magical Easter at Little Rascals

MAGIC SHOW...Children at Little Rascals Child Care Centre enjoyed an Eastermagic show with new centre-owner Karen Mentiplay in the lead-up to the Easterweekend in Roxby Downs. Top, Pre-kindy kids, left, Cheyenne, 3, and right, Lucy,3, and Tanner, 3. Above, right, Chloe, 5. Children were treated to face painting, amagic show and lots of fun Easter activities - part of an ongoing series of holidayactivities which will be . Children’s last names are omitted in accordance with centre policy.

AARON...Aaron James Jacobcelebrated his second birthdayon April 16, 2004.

JACKSON…Jackson Cookcelebrated his third birthday onApril 12, 2004.

MIKI...Miki Gordon celebrated hissecond birthday on Saturday,April 13, 2004.

BUNNY EARS...Todder Storytime childrenmade their own Easter Bunny ears withvolunteer Jo Gordon this month.Mrs Gordon is pictured with son Miki, 2,and, from left, Breanna, 3, and QuadeDrummond, 11 months,Inca-Jayde Lyon, 4,and Aedan Lyon, 3, Casey O’Toole, 2, JaymeMansell, 3, Brayden, 4, and MatthewWoolford, 4.Toddler Storytime is held every Wednesdayat the Roxby Downs Library, from 10.15am.Parents and children enjoy story-telling,craft and painting activities designedaround a weekly theme.Volunteer mums have ensured this much-loved service has continued over the pastfew years, in cooperation with local librarystaff.

EASTER BILBY...Roxby Downs’ Easter Bilby Jason Briffawith young admirers, from left, Daniel Bulman, 6, JackRigden, 5, and Hannah Rigden, 7.

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8 Emeroo Court – “Neat & appealing”. Very neatfamily home located in quiet cul-de-sac. 3 bedrooms withBIR’s, large lounge with gas heater, beautiful Blackwoodkitchen, gas bench top, wall oven, rangehood. Three waybathroom, full length rear verandah and pergola. Doublepower garage, auto irrigation. $214,950. Leased at$280 p.w.

2A Emeroo Court – “Perfect example of good tasteand quality”. Quality brick 3 brm family home, his/herswir’s + BIR’s to other 2 brms, fabulous American oakkitchen with gas bench top, wall oven and large w.i.pantry. Ducted evap cooling, gas heating, dble c/port umr,good size pergola, inground saltwater pool, lovelylandscaped gardens, 3 sheds and much more. $279,950.

Emeroo Court – “Prestigious and simply stunning”.Executive residence, 4 brms, master with ens and wir,bir ’s to 2 others, L-shaped lounge, formal dine,magnificent kitchen, lge family area, deluxe 3-waybathroom, ducted evap cooling, gas heating, dble c/port,large outdoor entertain area including outback verandah,6m x 3m shed, aviaries and in-ground swimming pool.$320,000.

25 Finniss Street – “Don’t pass this one by”. Wellpresented 3 brms + study + ensuite. Built-in robes,spacious lounge, family and adjacent dining, w.i. pantry,heating and cooling. Full length rear v/dah, undercoverheated spa/pool, drive through c/port, paved pergola.$210,000+. Rent potential $300 p.w.

1 Grevillea Close – “Class and style will suit”. Lovelydecor in this spacious 3br home. BIR’s to all, kitchenincluding stainless steel d/washer and pantry. Ducted evapcooling + ceiling fans + gas heating. Timber venetianblinds t/out, Solarhart HWS, lge o/door entertaining areaand pergola. Very neat gdns, auto irrigation. Rentalpotential $290-$310 p.w. Offers over $229,950.

25 Hermit Street – “A fine offering for your investmentportfolio”. Well located family home of 4 brms, bir’s to3. Spacious lounge and dining, practical kitchen with gascooker, rangehood, dishwasher and b/fast bar. Coolingand heating, front and rear verandahs, large paved pergola,in-ground swimming pool, Colorbond shed. Vendorrequires rent back. Offers over $230,000.

17 Mulgaria Crescent – “Great value”. Family homeof 3 bedrooms, all with built-in robes, large bay windowlounge, practical gas kitchen with rangehood, large rum-pus room, ducted evaporative cooling, gas heating, new6m x 6m gabled pergola. Rent potential $260-$275 p.w.Offers over $180,000.

4 Nyaroo Court – “Large house, great price”. Fourlarge bedrooms. Built-in-robes to all. Large family/games area, lounge, two bathrooms, large kitchen withwalk-in pantry, dining, tool shed, double carport, twoentertaining areas on a large lot. Offers over $200,000.Leased at $300 p. w.

18 Wangianna Street – “Appealing in every sense”.Beautifully presented 4 bedroom family home offersBIR’s, esnuite to master, good size lounge, family room,updated gas kitchen with range hood plus WI pantry.Ducted air conditioner, 2 gas space heaters, fabulousoutdoor entertain areas including fully fenced and pavedswimming pool with shade sail. Enclosed “outback” styleverandah, BI gas BBQ, carport UMR + undercoverparking for 2 more. $264,950.

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FUN IN THESUN... Enjoying alovely day out atthe Andamooka

Eastercelebrations, from

left, KayaGrimston,

Shayarn, 1, andHayley

Bodsworth, 3,with Jae

Grimston, 16.

FAMILY DAY OUT...Anthony, Eda and Samuel Dal-Corobbo,2, at the Teddy Bears’ Picnic in Andamooka this month.

BLONDE BUNNIES...Zara, 2, and sisterElly Fitzgerald-Taubers, 1, join in theEaster celebrations at Andamooka.

PICNIC-GOERS...Relaxing at the Teddy Bears’ Picnic - Isabel,4, James, 6, and dad Geoff Anderson.

TEDDY BEARS’ PICNIC...Brenton and Kristi Jackson withdaughter Talana, 6, at the Andamooka Easter celebrations.

BEAR FRIEND...ElizabethLehman, 4, enjoysa Teddy Bears’Picnic.

ANDAMOOKA…The Andamooka community cel-ebrated Easter with markets and a Teddy Bears Pic-nic at the recreational reserve on Saturday, April 10,2004.“It was a successful day with nine stallholderspresent,” market coordinator Naomi Campbell toldThe Monitor last week.“Goods ranged from bric-a-brac, polished stones,painted opals, plants, handmade crotcheted goods,nappies, childrens clothing and the combined YouthGroup/Netball club stall which sold out offundraising mugs, cakes and biscuits quite early.“Another Market will be held on the October longweekend - Saturday October 2 with 12 stallholdersalready booked.”The markets were followed up by a successful TeddyBears’ Picnic at the Andamooka Recreational Re-serve.“There was a lot of fun had by all with food a plentyand beverage a flowing,” event coordinator ThereseSchofield told The Monitor this week.“The Easter Bilby was there to give out presents toall the children and easter eggs to all there.“The day raised money for the recreational reservedevelopment and the purchase of a combined out-door netball/basketball/tennis court for all to use atthe reserve.“The committee would like to thank all those whodonated to the day and the two best barbecue cooks- Rob Hancock and Bill Addington - who did a fan-tastic job on the day. Thankyou to all who helpedout on the day and to all those who turned up andmade it the success it was.”

Community shares inEaster celebrations


TEDDY BEARS’ PICNIC

BEARS AND LYONS...The Lyons family, Chris and Cassandra with, from left,Harrison, 5, Claudia, four months, Xavier, 4, and Thomas, 8, at the Teddy BearsPicnic in Andamooka.

SISTERS...Shayarna, 2, and AlishaMiller, 1, sharing lunch at the TeddyBears’ Picnic in Andamooka.

EASTER PICNIC...Amelia McKenzie, 3,with Donna Waters at the Teddy Bears’Picnic in Andamooka.

FAMILY FUN...Rebecca Hanold with daughters Paige, 10 months, and Tori-Lace, 2,at the Teddy Bears’ Picnic at Andamooka at the Easter Weekend.

MIDDLE LEFT...Andamooka’s Marie Greagan joins in the Easter theme at the TeddyBears’ Picnic in Andamooka.

THREE GENERATIONS...Nanna Maureen Allen joined Roxby’sDiane Allen and daughter Casey O’Toole, 2, at the AndamookaEaster celebrations.

LEFT...Jayden Simpson, 1, with Aunty Natasha Simpson at the Andamooka TeddyBears’ Picnic Easter weekend.


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Keep an eye out for more fun children’s activities inThe Monitor - Your Community Newspaper.

Great ideas to stretch out those lastfew days of the school holidays...In keeping with this issue’s ‘Easter Bilby’ and environmental theme,we’ve come up with a bunch of fun and simple TV-free activities toget the kids out of the house and thinking about their environment.Take a little time before the kids go back to school to give some ofthese ideas a go.TRACKING...Take the kids for a walk on the local sand dunes early on a stillmorning and help them identify the many lizard, bird and hopping mousefootprints in the sand. Why not draw pictures or take photos of any interestingones you can’t identify yourself.BUG HUNT...All you need is a clear plastic takeaway container and a littlecaution for a great bug hunt in your garden or a local reserve. Arm yourselfwith a book to identify the bugs, or just chat about the things that make itinteresting - then let it go.TEXTURE COLLECTION...Busy in the garden or the yard? Give your kids ahandful of heavy-duty crayons and some cheap kitchen paper and send themout to collect ‘rubbings’ of different textures - tyres, concrete, bricks or leaves.Then get the kids to swap their pictures and try and match them up to theirsources - that should keep them busy!BUBBLES...Don’t underestimate this tried and true favourite for kids of allages. Mix two cups of Palmolive or Morning Fresh dishwashing liquid with sixcups of water adn half a cup of glycerine -available from your local chemist.Mix and let it settle over night, itgets better with age, and thenlet the kids loose with a home-made bubble-blowers madeout of twisted pipecleaners.BIRD WATCHING...For theolder kids, why not buy a bookof Australian birds or borrow onefrom the library - the Roxby Downsregion is a great place to sport some ofAustralia’s most unusual and interestingbirds. It’s a real detective game to be sureyou’ve identified the right species.STAR GAZING...There are few better places inthe world to watch the stars at night than ouroutback, so take a blanket, a torch and a star mapfrom your library or off the internet andenjoy a stargazing picnic dinner on thelocal dunes before the kids go back toschool.

Colour in this great drawing of the region’s own Arid Recovery reserve by David Kovac and learn about the many native and feral species in our region.


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The magnificent Flinders Ranges ishome to some of the most spectacularand unique landscapes in the world -the ancient scenery and star filled skiesof Arkaroola are truly no exception.Visitors to the Arkaroola WildernessSanctuary can expect a vast and uniqueoutback experience – from a tour of theuniverse through the lens of a telescopeto a 4wd journey through ancientseabeds and the spectacular peaks ofthe Northern Flinders Ranges.You could banquet in the bush on thebanks of Whywhyana Creek or enjoyfood and wine from the Native PineRestaurant, or barbeque your own atcamp. Stay at the 3.5 star Mawsonlodge or pitch a tent – at Arkaroola Wil-derness sanctuary there’s something foreveryone.Marketing Manager Peter Whellumsaid the 610 square kilometre wilder-ness sanctuary was the only tourist op-eration in the Flinders with the muchsought after Advanced Ecotourism Ac-creditation rating for its Ridgetop, As-tronomical and Waterhole Tours.“You haven’t seen the Flinders untilyou’ve seen Arkaroola,” Mr Whellumsaid.He said the sanctuary’s world famousRidgetop Tour was considered by manyto be the most spectacular outback tourin Australia, taking visitors across thepeaks of some of the Flinders’ mostrugged terrain and onto Sillers Look-out, with views across the “white ex-panse of Lake Frome to the desert be-yond”.Mr Whellum said scenic flights werealso available as well as the WaterholeTours, which enable visitors to drivethemselves to magical destinations oftheir choice.Or visitors could take a tour of the nightskies at one of the sanctuaries well-

equipped astronomical observatories.Mr Whellum said the private wildlifesanctuary was a tribute to its found-ers, Reg and Griselda Sprigg, who pur-chased what had become Arkaroolasheep station in 1967.He said Dr Reg Sprigg, a great Aus-tralian geologist, conservationist anda student of the great Antarctic ex-plorer Douglas Mawson, was an eco-tourism pioneer “before the word wasever invented”, and after taking overthe pastoral lease, de-stocked theproperty and re-established nativefauna and flora, transforming it intothe private wilderness sanctuary it istoday.Accommodation includes the 3.5 starMawson Lodge and a variety of otherlodge and cottage style accommoda-tion as well as caravan and campingsites with full ammenities. “We caterfor all ages – from babies through to80 year olds,”The sanctuary’s Astronomical Toursprovide visitors with some of the bestconditions in the southern hemispherefor an intergalactic tour of the universewith skies free of atmospheric or lightpollution.Arkaroola’s Astronomical Observato-ries include two astronomical domes,each containing a large 14-inch(360mm) Celestron Schmidt-Cassegrain, computer controlled tel-escope; the third observatory is a roll-off-roof type containing three StarChairs, each fitted with 20x80 astro-nomical binoculars. Three telescopepiers and wedges allow guests to bringtheir own equipment.Mr Whellum said the sanctuary, itstours and ammenities were consideredthe best in the region, and providedvisitors with an experience that was“truly outback”.

HEAVENLY VIEWS...The Arkaroola Wilderness Resortobservatory offers visitors to the Flinders and unparallelledstargazing opportunity.

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Stay with Margot and Peter, your friendly hosts, while visitingAndamooka, South Australia’s best-kept secret.This unique opal-mining town is situated 580 kilometers northof Adelaide.The Stuart Highway will bring you through Port Augusta and asfar north as Woomera where you must turn right for Roxby Downsand Andamooka.The road is a good sealed road all the way to our motel unitdoors! Don’t believe what you see on a lot of the maps. The roadhas been sealed all the way into town since 1997.Andamooka is the friendly heart of opal country, South Aus-tralia.For those wishing to do some Four-Wheel Driving, access is

available on the Torrens Track which heads north out of Andamookatoward the Stuart Creek Opal Fields then east across the top of LakeTorrens through Mulgaria Station and Farina to connect once againto the Leigh Creek Road.The Mulgaria Road is a private road and there is a fee payable pervehicle. Further information is available at Dukes Bottlehouse Motel.To travel further North you may also travel up the Borefield roadand turn left on the Oodnadatta Track to head past Lake Eyre South,William Creek, and on to Oodnadatta, Coober Pedy, Marla Boreand on to the Northern Territory.These tracks are not sealed so, although they can normally be nego-tiated by conventional vehicle, track information must be obtainedbefore traveling.

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COOBER PEDY...the picturesque opalfields of Coober Pedy.The South Australian Opal Industry Forum took placeat the Desert Cave Hotel Conference Room on Thurs-day 8 April 2004. The event was sponsored by Pri-mary Industries and Resources of South Australia(PIRSA) and facilitated by the Northern RegionalDevelopment Board (NRDB).The purpose of the Forum was to aid collaborationand stimulate discussion on various issues and ob-stacles facing the industry. Presentations were de-livered on a range of topics including:o The level of activity on the four main opal fieldsin South Australiao The status of the Australian Opal E-Business As-sociationo How the retailing of, and market for opal haschanged over the last five yearso Issues facing the retail sector of the industry andhow they can be overcomeo The opportunities that Austrade are offering andthe assistance that they can provide to prospectiveexporters of opalo The status and future direction of the South Aus-tralian Opal Miners Peak BodyThank you to the speakers on the day including YaniAthanasiadis, Boro Rapaic, Trevor Berry, LakiKondylas and Alex Todd for generously contribut-ing their time and knowledge. Thank you to PIRSAfor sponsoring the event. Thank you to Dave Spargo,Rob Hancock, Geoff Coote and Barry Lindner forpreparing reports that were presented at the Forum.Thank you to Damien Clark from the District Coun-cil of Coober Pedy whose technical expertise andgenerosity in the supply of equipment was invalu-able. Thank you to the Desert Cave Hotel staff whoseassistance and quality of service was an integral partof the Forum’s success. And finally thank you toStephen Staines for his time and commitment to co-ordinating the event.A special thankyou needs to be extended to AndrewEastick. The Forum took place on the final day ofAndrew’s employment with the Northern RegionalDevelopment Board before he undertakes a new chal-lenge as Chief Executive Officer of the NorthernTasmanian Regional Development Board. He wentto great deal of effort to attend the Forum and alldelegates appreciated his presence. Mr Eastick hasdemonstrated over the past four and a half years thatif members of the opal industry approach issues andobstacles with a positive attitude, innovative ideas,a commitment to development and plenty of enthu-siasm then the industry has a much greater chance ofprosperity and a brighter future.It is hoped that the SA Opal Industry Forum will bean annual event held in the week leading up to theOpal Festival each year. Its purpose is not only tobring members of the opal industry together to dis-cuss issues, but also to add more opal relevance tothe Opal Festival.

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Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden, PortAugustaGuided walks featuring the stunning arid landflora and bird life of the Botanic Garden at11am and 2pm each day. $5.95 per Adult –80% of the fees goes directly into the devel-opment of the GardenAustral Hotel, Quorn, Partnering with JamesSquire Brewery. Movie Night Under the Stars(date to be advised). The Austral Inn and PichiRichi Camel Farm Tours offer you the uniqueexperience of following in the footsteps of ourpioneering forefathers with added comfort andluxury. Enjoy the rugged serenity of theFlinders Ranges with a camel ride beneath thespectacular Devils Peak: Afghan Style. Thenrelax in front of a r oaring fire while you feaston our local bush cuisine at the Austral Inn.Blinman Hotel, Blinman. Photographic Dis-play “Copper Country” - A Collection of blackand white photographs, reflecting the hard-ships, friendships and way of life for minersand pastoralists after copper was found inBlinman, 9am till close daily. Free EntryCradock Hotel, Cradock. ‘Artists of theFlinders Ranges’ exhibition (23-26 April).Live entertainment with The Hiptones (Sun-day 25 April).Flinders Outback Resort, Leigh Creek,partnering with Bundaleer Wines, SouthernFlinders Ranges. Live band ‘Problem Pony’Friday night @ The Tav. Sunday - Anzac DayDiggers Brunch from 10am and more livemusic from 11am with the ‘Toe SuckingCowgirls’. Bundaleer Wines and other South-ern Flinders Ranges wines available for tast-ing throughout the weekend.Imgoodtucka Foods & Tulloch’s Bush Bak-ery, Quorn. Imgoodtucka is a QuandongManufacturing plant located in Quorn. HereBob and Sue Tulloch make pies, jam andsauces from this native Australian fruit. Therewill be tastings available at the Austral Hotelin Quorn, on Friday April 23.North Star Inn Hotel, Melrose, partneringwith Blessings Old Garden. Moods and Tastesof the Mountain Tours. Tag along in your own4WD or hitch a ride with the lead vehicle tosome stunning secret sites on private property.Discover the new single trail cycling track atthe foot of Mount Remarkable. Mountainbikes are available for hire. Bushwalking inthe nearby Mount Remarkable National Parkranges from one to five hours, or longer forpeople with a good level of fitness.Old Bakery, Wirrabara. To work off your in-dulgences, collect your map from the OldBakery and select from the many delightfulwalks in the beautiful and historic WirrabaraForest. Paintings by South Australian artistBarb Harris will be on show.Old Ghan Restaurant, Hawker. Artwork ondisplay in the restaurant all day Friday 23 April

– Monday 26 April. The Outback Ball,Beltana – Saturday 24 AprilBeltana Racecourse, BeltanaHave a ball at this black-tie affair featuringthe finest roots, rhythm and blues and 50’srock’n’roll: ‘the Hiptones’ and ‘Jesse DeaneFreeman & the Rhythm Aces’. Ticket priceincludes camping site for 3 days, entry tothe Ball, an evening meal on Saturday andcooked breakfast on Sunday morning. Up-grade your ball ticket for a three-course Din-ner, reserved Marquee Seating all night andprivate bar. Do the Outback Ball in style withfine food by Julie Taddeo of the CradockHotel and wines by Knappstein Wines, ClareValley. Strictly pre-bookings only, phone8269 2486 or visit the Outback Ball web-site. For dinner, ball & accommodationpackages call the Prairie Hotel on 86484844. For more information - log on towww.theoutbackball.com.au or phone (08)8269 2486.Prairie Hotel, Parachilna, partnering withKnappstein Wines (Clare Valley), BundaleerWines (Southern Flinders) and CoopersBrewery. The Ball Muster (Fri 23 April) andOutback Ball Recovery (Sun 25 April), fea-turing live music with the “ToesuckingCowgirls” & “Problem Pony”. Bush FoodTasting & Produce by Outback Pride; Wine& Premium Beer Tastings. An Anzac DayCeremony will be held at Parachilna at 11amon Sunday 25 April.Wadlata Outback Centre, Port Augusta.Surprise yourself and take a journey throughthe multi tourism award winning interactiveFlinders Ranges and Outback interpretiveCentre’s Tunnel of Time.Wild LimeCafé and Gallery, Blinman. Ex-hibition and sale of paintings and jewellerywith a Flinders flavour by Phil Matthews andRobyn Holtham (Wild Lime’s proprietors).No charge for gallery viewing.Wilpena Pound Resort, Wilpena partneringwith Pauletts (Clare Valley), RemarkableView Wines (Southern Flinders) and Coop-ers Brewery. Art exhibition in the WilpenaShearing Shed featuring art of the FlindersRanges (8 – 26 April). Local identity JohnO’Dea and band perform on the lawn Fri-day night.Woolshed Restaurant, Rawnsley Park Sta-tion, partnering with Reilly’s (Clare Valley)and Remarkable View Wines (SouthernFlinders). Opera at the Woolshed, presentedby Bel Canto Opera Companyt. Enjoy themagic of the opera set against the back-ground of Rawnsley Bluff in the FlindersRanges. Featuring stunning arias, duets andensembles from La Boheme, Carmen, MagicFlute, La Traviata, Don Pasquale and more!Ticket price $55. Bring your own picnicblanket or chair (Sunday, April 25).

For a taste of the real Aus-tralia head for the 2004Tastes of the Outback – agourmet food and wine eventwith a difference.Wine and dine your waythrough the Flinders Ranges,South Australia. Touringthrough Wirrabara, Melrose,Port Augusta, Quorn,Cradock, Hawker, RawnsleyPark, Wilpena Pound,Blinman, Parachilna, LeighCreek and Iga Warta.Delight your senses with thetantalising tastes of the Out-back, prepared by some ofthe most renowned gourmetchefs of the Outback. Theevent, which spans from the23rd to 26th April 2004, willfeature specialty dishes fromthe Outback complementedby wines from the Clare Val-ley and southern FlindersRanges and authentic ‘BushTucker’. See spectacularlandscapes, pastoral stationsand Outback pubs.On April 23 to 26, 2004,Tastes of the Outback seespubs, restaurants and cafesfrom around the FlindersRanges and Outback presenta long weekend of fabulousfood, wine and entertain-ment.

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Goat curry with lemon myr-tle and wattleseed naan,gourmet bush barbeques andbraised lamb shanks withbush tomato chutney are justsome of the regional disheson offer, and each venue willbe offering wines by a ClareValley or Southern FlindersRanges winery.Flinders Ranges and Out-back SA Tourism managerLisa Pearson said Tastes ofthe Outback would feature arange of exciting activities.“Each venue will offersomething to complementthe food and wine program,including 4WD tag alongtours, camel rides, art or

photographic exhibitions, cul-tural activities, a stunning op-era presentation and a blacktie dance with the OutbackBall,” she said.“The event is a great oppor-tunity for visitors to experi-ence the food and hospitalityof the Flinders Ranges andOutback, and to showcasesome of our unique attrac-tions.She said the emergence of theSouthern Flinders Ranges asa new wine region had alsocontributed to the increase inawareness of Outback pro-duce.For more information - ph8648 5187 or 0427 228 271.

South Australia’s northern-most pub offers more thanjust a cold beer at the end ofa long drive.The Mt Dare Homestead-Hotel is located 450 kilome-tres north of William Creek,just 10 kilometres south ofthe NT border.The homestead provides theonly services to visitors of theWitjira National Park andSimpson Desert, while justone hour up the road is thefamous Dalhousie Springswhere travellers can soakaway the dust of the outback.However, the popular stopo-ver has plans to expand itsservices to offer an outbackretreat with plans for a newpub, kitchen and dining roomto be completed by Christ-mas.Managers Dave and Melissa

Cox came from the city tothe bush two years ago andare now busy changing theface of the former cattle sta-tion.Mr Cox said the couplewere keen to promote thehomestead as more than justas buildings and a generalstore.The pair plan to see the newrenovations put Mount onthe map as a tourist attrac-tion. The Mt Dare Homestead-Hotel currently has a kioskwith basic supermarketitems including bread, milk,ice and a great hot pie, aswell as Desert Park andDalhousie camping permits– and of course, a fully li-censed bar.The homestead rovides theregion with other essential

services such as fuel and satel-lite phone hire, as well as ve-hicle breakdown recoveryservice for any travellers find-ing themselves in need of someassistance.An undercover barbecue areais provided free to travellers,who can enjoy the abundanceof wildlife that gather to makethe most of the water.But as the face of the old home-stead undergoes a change, visi-tors can expect the magicalsurroundings to remain thesame. Travellers can still en-joy a true outback experiencebeside the crackle of the camp-fire with the rusty scratch of anold windmill in the breeze ofthe night.Mount Dare Homestead-Hotelis truly “outback” – just one ofthe jewels in South Australia’svast backyard.

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New face of The Monitor - salesThe Monitor -Your Community Newspaper wel-comed its newest member of staff this week.Roxby Downs resident Misty Gale has won theregional sales manager’s position with The Moni-tor - SA’s newest and fastest-growing independ-ent newspaper.Misty joins The Monitor staff from a backgroundin office administration and customer service.A local resident for more than a year, Misty is aninvolved and keen member of the local commu-nity - playing sport and volunteering with sev-eral bodies.Currently training as an SA Ambulance volun-teer, Misty is also a member of the Friends ofArid Recovery Project.Since moving to Roxby Downs she has playedboth touch football and volleyball.Misty has joined The Monitor team in the wakeof former regional sales manager Penny Lyon.Penny, who has been with the organisation sinceearly on in its 12-month history, has left to havea baby. She has relocated to her home town PortPirie.Misty is keen to build on The Monitor’s historyof competitive pricing and relevent advertising.With advertising rates price rises planned for thenew financial year, now is a great time to talk toMisty about our long-term packages and lock inyour adverts at the lowest possible price.

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Works in ProgressStreetsweeping is currently in progress.Bunting along Richardson Place will be re-moved prior to Anzac Day.Town Oval cricket pitch has been coveredwith soil and re-turfed for the upcoming foot-ball season.Twice yearly checks and recaliberations ofwater supply and sewer pump stations.Repairs to water mains and valves maycause water to be turned off in some areasfor short periods of time – residents will bekept informed through the radio station.Sewer mains and repairs to Pump StationsE anc C will be upgraded in the next fewweeks.Local WebsiteVisit your local updated website. New Fo-rums have now been added. Read what’snew and have your say in the Forums atwww.roxbydowns.comBushfire PreventionAlthough bushifire season finished on 31March at midnight, residents are remindedto take care as fire danger is still imminent.RatesReminder fines notices have been sent forrates arrears. Any accounts outstanding fortwo or more quarters will be passed on toour Collection Agency for recovery. If hav-ing difficulty with payments, please contactBronnie at the Council office on 8671 0010to avoid this action.Electricity AccountsElectricity accounts for the 31 March quar-ter will be issued mid April, due for paymentmid May.Water AccountsWater accounts for the 31 March quarter willbe issued mid April, due for payment 14 May2004.Community BoardThe Reports of the Meetings of the Com-munity Board held Monday 5 April, 2004 arenow available at the Council office.Street LightingIs there a street light not working near yourhome? Please include the exact location(street, house number) when reporting toassist in easy identification for repair.Street ClosuresRichardson Place and adjacent adjoiningroads will be closed to all traffic from 10am25 April 2004 until 12 noon 25 April 2004 forthe Anzac Day Ceremony.Opal Road Landfill Opening HoursTuesdays, 8am to 12 noon, Thursdays 1pmto 5pm, Saturday & Sunday 10am to 4pm.Out of hours access call 08 8671 1154Anzac Holiday Rubbish CollectionRubbish collection as normalCouncil Office Hours - GeneralMonday to Friday.—9am to 5pmOffice ClosureThe Council offices will be closed on Mon-day 26 for the Anzac Day Public Holiday.

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Have you visited the Patchwork Pearwebsite yet?There’s no need to travel for the bestfabrics, patterns and accessoriesanymore – just log ontowww.patchworkpear.com.au andbrowse through their online store.Port Lincoln’s Patchwork Pear spe-cialises in quality quilting products andaccessories, and also offers a range ofkits, quilts and country-style gift lines.The Patchwork Pear is jointly ownedby Elizabeth Williams and Chris

Richardson and was established inMay 2002.Order online from the shop’s compre-hensive website – patterns, hand-made gifts, cloth dolls, stitcheries andkits, fabrics online soon.Or if you are visiting Port Lincoln,drop into 103 Washington St and askabout The Patchwork Pear’s regularworkshops.For more information, phone Eliza-beth or Chris – 8683 1566.Mail order welcome.

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Bill Graham, of Southern Flinders Driver TrainingServices, is now offering a professional and relevantservice to remote and isolated areas including RoxbyDowns, Andamooka and Woomera.Mr Graham is currently visiting Roxby Downs andregion monthly, offering driving theory classes, con-ducting theory tests, driver training and log booktraining, as well as driving tests on motor bikes andcars.“We can take people all the way from Ls to their Pson cars and motorbikes,” he told The Monitor thisweek.Mr Graham, who is trained in handling powerfulvehicles, believes driving students should be trainedin the same kinds of car they expect to drive on aregular basis.“We think it’s important in this region, where peo-ple rely so much on cars and bikes for their trans-port, to be trained on the more powerful vehicles,”he said.“If you teach in a powerful car, whatever that drivergets into later, they’ll be able to handle.While we can offer people that realistic experienceand training in a more powerful vehicle, we alsohave dual control cars which guarantees the trainerhas complete control for safety.”“It’s important for new drivers, and old, to be re-spectful of the unique road conditions and drivingconditions in rural and regional Australia.“That’s where I’ve been working – but despite work-ing in isolated areas we still offer the same kind ofcomprehensive service drivers down south can en-joy – at competitive rates.”With a background teaching in traditional Aborigi-nal communities, Mr Graham believes is tuned intothe needs of multicultural groups.He is also qualified and experienced in working withpeople with disabilities and learning difficulties.Safety, patience and professionalism are the watch-words of Southern Flinders Driver Training Serv-ices.For more information about the service, contact BillGraham – 0403 942 778, or [email protected].

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Little Rascals Child Care in RoxbyDowns has blossomed in fresh and crea-tive directions under the new manage-ment of Karen Mentiplay.Mrs Mentiplay brings new managementstrengths to a solid and knowledgablestaff base.“We’re keen to build on the strengthsat Little Rascals and offer the commu-nity a really well-rounded child careservice,” Mrs Mentiplay said.“One of our new focuses will be a veryinteractive and creative program to of-fer children the most enjoyable careenvironment possible.Great new initiatives at the Little Ras-cals Child Care include a performingarts program, encompassing puppets toperformance.The centre offers a full range of stage

New directions at Little Rascalsand sound equipment, puppets andmagic props.Or ask about the upcoming craft,dance, music and drama programs andinteractive holiday activities.The team at Little Rascals has also ex-tended its pre-kindy and kindergartenprograms to offer your child a morecomprehensive foundation for earlydevelopment skills under the leader-ship of Jan Sires.Long-time child carer GemmaFerguson has taken on a full-time rolein the nursery while former ownerLindall White will now be able to de-vote her time to the toddlers.Karen, and husband Geoff, will dedi-cate their time at Little Rascals tobuilding the business and facilities tobetter accommodate local families.


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ROXBY DOWNS PICNIC RACES

CAMEL CUP...The Sandvik BeltrecoCamel Cup was a highlight of the annualRoxby Downs Picnic Races andGymkhana.

READING THE RACES...GeraldMcCormack and Trevor Casey mannedthe microphone at the Roxby DownsPicnic Races and Gymkhana.

ON THE GATE...Geoff and KellyMentiplay, 9, welcomed punters to the2004 Roxby Downs Picnic Races andGymkhana.

MONTE CARLO...Yvonne Clokepresents the winning cheque toMadeline Dayman, 5, winner of theUnder 7s Roxby Downs NewsagencyMonte Carlo.

CHAMPION RIDER...Fifteen-year-oldKelly Adams, of Mount Barker, wasnamed champion rider in both the adultsand juniors competition.

BRADKEN IMPROVERS HANDICAP…Mark Read of BradkenImprovers presented a trophy for Oodnadatta’s own ‘Sinker’-owned and trained by Maria Williams of Oodnadatta and AnnaLennon of Port Augusta – ridden by jockey Elizabeth Crosby,pictured with friend and helper Gordon Warren at the RoxbyDowns Gymkhana.’Anna Lennon rode Sinker to success inthe Ludowici Maiden Handicap earlier in the day.

BEHIND THESCENES...Raceday volunteersKathy Wilby andAnnie Uhlik keptthings runningsmoothly behindthe scenes at the2004 RoxbyDowns PicnicRaces andGymkhana.

UNITED KG...The team from United KG and Olympic DamMaintenance handed out showbags and hats during thegymkhana at the weekend, from left, front, Sonya Riolo, TracyDear and Leone Baldock, back, Lincoln Hall, Trevor Baldock,Grant Houlson and Chris Hicks.

RACE-GOERS...Representing gymkhana families fromthroughout the region, supporting local competitors at theRoxby Downs Picnic Races and Gymkhana, from left, RobertKhan from Marree, Geoff Deeprose from Adelaide, MC CharliePayne of Woomera, and Roxby Downs’ Glen Gilby.

JUMP TO IT...Taking their turn on the jumping castle at theRoxby Downs gymkhana and family day, from left, Jed Kenny,10, Ed Sach, 9, Sam Allen, 10, Thomas Gower, 10, and DylanFullarton, 8.

SPECTATORS...Jack Nunn, 13, StephenMitchell, 13, and Emma Mitchell, 16, pullup a barrel to watch the gymkhanaevents at the weekend.

FACE PAINTING...Ngaire Clements addsa touch of colour to Jonty Dear, 9, forthe picnic races.

TIME TRIAL…2003 best jockey and cupwinner Jenny Cormack took out thestock horse time trials at Roxby DownsPicnic Races and Gymkhana on ‘Goldie’,pictured with ‘Jacko’.


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Blockbuster: “Lord of the Rings, the Two Towers” DVD normally $39.95,Copper Card holders $29.95.

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Desert Decor: 10% off Desert Decor winter shoes – Not consignment shoes

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Mensland: 10% off jewellery

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

Outback Landscape & Gardening: 10% off indoor and outdoor plants,5% off all terracotta and glazed pots

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Roxby Downs Leisure Centre: Any current Copper Card holder that is a member of the gymand introduces a new member to the gym – both will receive aweeks extension on their membership and a free movie pass

Roxby Downs Pharmacy: With any purchase of L’oreal skincare, you will get 50% off asecond L’oreal skincare product

Roxby Downs Veterinary Clinic Purchase worm tablets for your pet and get the correct dose oftablets. Present your Copper Card and you will get the nextdose of worm tablets at half price.

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

Tandales Free blowdry with every ladies haircut

Wendy’s: 2 complimentary coffees with all children’s birthday partiesheld at Wendy’s

Roxby Downs residentTara-Jane Hill, 12, hasbeen selected to repre-sent South Australia inthe SAPSASA swim-ming team.She will travel to Bris-bane on May 22 to com-pete against swimmersfrom across the country.Tara-Jane, who currentlystudies in Port Augusta,has excelled inSAPSASA carnivalsacross the state for thepast three months, takinghome a swag of medals.Her key strokes are but-terfly and breaststroke -

which she hopes to com-pete in at the nationallevel.Tara-Jane’s parentsTammy and Darren Hill

told The Monitor theywere very proud of theirdaughter’s latest swim-ming achievement.“Tara-Jane has tried outfor this team for the pastthree years – it’s great tosee her get there after allthe effort she’s put intoit,” Mrs Hill said.“Tara-Jane is really ex-cited – she just wants toget into her uniform.”The young swimmer willattend training sessionsin Adelaide this monthbefore being assigned toa particular stroke andcompetition.

No netball withoutmore nominations

The first-ever Glendambo Outback 4x4 Enduranceand Field Day will be held in Glendambo from June12 to June 14, 2004.Attendance is expected to be in the vicinity of 1000persons with ongoing exposure to raise the profileof the whole outback region, as a four-wheel drivemust visit destination.In this, the inaugural year, the aim of the event willbe to raise much-needed funds for the Royal FlyingDoctor Service.The Glendambo Outback 4x4 Endurance and FieldDay was conceived by Dave Boothey, Manager ofthe Glendambo Outback Resort and his assistantJulie Mould, Coondambo Station.Together they hope to organise a unique annual eventthat will provide a major source of communityfundraising revenue to address communitysustainability issues.The major issue being the short term sustainabilityof the community’s water supply.It is intended that future events will be held annu-ally, with proceeds to benefit the community ofGlendambo.The 4x4 Endurance Event will occur on Sunday,June 13.The demanding endurance course, to be built by KenLamb proprietor of Olympic Dam Transport, willbe situated to the east at the rear of the caravan parkin Glendambo.The course itself will be fenced, allowing specta-tors to line up around the fence and view the coursewith safety.Numerous events will be staged including the hillclimb challenge, sandy pit challenge, mud pit chal-lenge, jump ups challenge, a barrel race, 4x4 pull-ing challenge, tyre change competition, time elimi-nation event and a best show and shine.The event will also be an excellent education toolfor the first-time four wheel drive enthusiasts withthe SA Police 4WD Driver Instructors in attendance.For further information contact Dave Boothey ei-ther via email on [email protected], viatelephone on (08)86721097 or 0429 002 158 or visitthe website - www.glendambooutback4x4.com.au.

Outback 4x4 field dayTerm Two will see the commencement of the com-petition season for the Roxby Downs Indoor HockeyClub, for both the junior and senior players.We will be holding a registration session at the Lei-sure Centre from 4.00pm – 6.00pm on Friday April30, 2004, for all interested junior players.Please note that we will not be accepting nomina-tions from junior players without a parent present.If you’re unavailable to nominate on the night, youcan phone Mandie Arnold at The Monitor on 0408267 315.We will also be holding “scratch” matches for thesenior players from 6.30pm on that night, all wel-come.Fixtures will commence Friday, May 7, 2004.

Mandie Arnold,Hockey Reporter.

Indoor hockey nominations

The Roxby Downs senior netball season will not goahead unless more teams are nominated before theend of the week.Roxby Downs Leisure Centre has warned that, dueto a severe lack of nominations, nomination dead-lines have been extended until the end of this week.Just two teams have nominated this year for the Sat-urday afternoon competition.“It’s great to see that those two teams were inter-ested enough in their sport to put their nominationsin on time,” centre manager Laurence Duggan toldThe Monitor this week.“But if we don’t have enough nominations in by Sat-urday we’ll simply have to cancel the competitionall together.”Nominations can be made at the Roxby Downs Lei-sure Centre or by phoning 8671 0500.

STATE REP...Tara-Jane Hill.

Tara-Jane to swim for the state

With hot conditions, 25 players com-peted in the Monthly Medal and sec-ond round of Club Championships atRoxby Downs Golf Club last week.Monthly Medal Winner; Don Shieldswith nett 69. A Grade winner; Chris McArthur withnett 74. B Grade winner; Robert Graywith nett 76. C Grade winner; DavidCameron with nett 71. Ladies winner;Di Beveridge with nett 76.

Sweepstakes winners; Haydn Bone,Scott Fraser, Hugh Beveridge andBrenton Waye.Novelties; Least amount of putts for 18holes; Don Shields with 26 putts,Longest drive on #11 hole; A Grade -Scott Bray, B Grade - Jason Schell, CGrade - Brenton Waye and Ladies - DiBeveridge.NTP on number 4 - No grades finishedon the green.

Monthly medal at Roxby golf club

Roo fans get a bum deal

$1000 pool comp

THE NAME GAME...Andamooka Roos committeemembers match players to buyers, from left, captain RobKraack, coach Ray Trezise, club president Steve Cox andsecretary Janine Williams.

Local football fans were given the chance to purchase their own AndamookaRoo at the weekend, and have their name emblazoned on the player’s shorts.“It’s been a great money raiser for the club and generated a lot of interest,”coach Ray Trezise told The Monitor last week.“And now there’s even more reason to watch the game closely.”

Winner will take all in the Westend $1000 PoolCompetition at Roxby Downs Tavern on Sun-day, May 16.Register by Friday, May 7, at the Roxby DownsTavern to be in the running for one big prize onone big day.No late entries will be accepted.Entry fee is $20, including a schooner of tapbeer and a minimum of two games of pool.There will be drink specials and giveaways onthe day.House rules apply and match referee decisionsare final.For more information, phone Andy or Rob atthe Tavern - 8671 0071.


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AprilApril 24, 2004Round One – Football12.00 noon – Olympic Dam vAndamooka2.20pm – Hornridge vRoxby Districts

April 24, 2004Marla Gymkhana

April 24, 2004Dirt Circuit Night MeetingRacing Commences at 7.00pm

April 29, 2004Auskick Training – 4pm

MayMay 1, 2004Auskick & Junior ColtsRegistrations close

May 1, 2004Round Two – Football12.00 noon – Roxby Districts vAndamooka2.20pm – Olympic Dam vHornridge

May 1, 2004First Auskick & Junior Coltsround of competition games– from 8.30am

May 7, 2004SANFL Level 1 Coachescourse – from 6pmRoxby Downs Leisure Centre

May 8, 2004Round Three – Football atWoomera5.30pm – Olympic Dam vRoxby Districts8.00pm – Hornridge vAndamooka

May 15 & 16, 2004Round 1 – Dirt Circuit StateTitles at Port Pirie

May 22, 2004Round Four – Football12.00 noon – Hornridge vRoxby Districts2.20pm – Olympic Dam vAndamooka

May 29, 2004Dirt Circuit – TwilightMeeting

May 30, 2004Round 5 – Football12.00 noon – Olympic Dam vHornridge2.20pm – Roxby Districts vAndamooka

JuneJune 5, 2004Round Six – Football12.00 noon – Hornridge vAndamooka2.20pm – Olympic Dam vRoxby Districts

June 13, 2004Dirt Circuit Teams Meeting atArno Bay

June 15 and 16, 2004Marree Races

June 19, 2004Round Seven – Football12.00 noon – Olympic Dam vAndamooka2.20pm – Hornridge v RoxbyDistricts

June 26, 2004Dirt Circuit - Day Meeting

June 26, 2004Round Eight – Football12.00 noon – Roxby Districts vAndamooka2.20pm – Olympic Dam vHornridge

June 27, 2004Auskick 9-a-sidecompetitionCoober Pedy & W&DFL teams

JulyJuly 3, 2004Marree Camel Cup

July 3, 2004Round Nine – Football atWoomera5.30pm – Hornridge vAndamooka8.00pm – Olympic Dam vRoxby Districts

July 10, 2004Oodnadatta BroncoBranding

July 10, 2004Round Ten – Football12.00 noon – Hornridge vRoxby Districts2.20pm – Olympic Dam vAndamooka

July 14, 2004Darts LeagueWoomera challenge to be heldin Roxby Downs from 7.30pm

July 17, 2004Round Eleven – Football12.00 noon – Olympic Dam vHornridge2.20pm – Roxby Districts vAndamooka

July 24, 2004Dirt Circuit - Day Meeting

July 24, 2004Round Twelve – Football12.00 noon – Hornridge vAndamooka2.20pm – Olympic Dam vRoxby Districts

July 31, 2004Round Thirteen – Football12.00 noon – Olympic Dam vAndamooka2.20pm – Hornridge v RoxbyDistricts

Woomera and Districts Football LeagueCOACH PROFILES - 2004

Andamooka RoosRay Trezise

Olympic Dam DevilsTimLange

Roxby MinersMatthew Daddow

HornridgeTony Rigden

HORNRIDGE…First-timecoach Tony Rigden was part ofHornridge’s premiership teamin 2000 – taking home the bestand fairest title – and hopes tocoach the team to similar suc-cess in 2004.“This year, we’re going tobuild our team to bigger andbetter things this year,” Rigdensaid.“We’ve been working to de-velop our young talent.“I’ve got my eye on about fouryoung guys who I really thinkare going to stand out this year.“They’ve come up through theclub and they’ll be in key po-sitions throughout the season.”“At the bottom of it, we’re justa bunch of guys who love ourfootball and we want to do thebest we can.“We’re building on a strongloyalty base and we’ve got avery committed committee –that’s as important to the club’ssuccess as the players. You canexpect to see a much more dis-ciplined Hornridge side thisyear.”Rigden says Hornridge will befighting fit the first game of theseason this weekend.

ROXBY MINERS…RoxbyDistricts Football Club wel-comes back coach MatthewDaddow for his second year in2004.Daddow’s football career be-gan at age two in Broken Hill,and saw him take a series ofaccolades over the years in-cluding a place on both theWoodville-West Torrens andMorphetville Football Clubteams.He has played more than 250league games for a series ofclubs, is a five-times memberof the NSW representativeteam and a seven-times pre-miership player with “loads offinals experience”.“We want to improve on lastseason’s performance and ourheight is a lot better this year,”Daddow said.“We’ve recruited over the off-season and have a couple ofnew, stand-out players.“There’s been a concerted ef-fort in the off-season with theclub recruiting and fundraising.“Fitness is also coming alongquite nicely with the help of ournew assistant coach Geoff Ea-gle.”

OD DEVILS…Thirteen couldbe Olympic Dam FootballClub veteran Tim Lange’slucky number when he hits thefiled for his ‘baker’s dozen’with the Devils and his thirdyear as coach in 2004.“The goal is to go one betterthis year and win a flag – andwe believe that comes down tohard work and dedication,”Lange said.“We’ll face the Roos this com-ing weekend – as a grand finalrematch it would be nice to winbut we’re more focussed on thelong-term goals – it’s what hap-pens at the end of the seasonthat really counts.Concerted recruiting over theoff-season sees ODFC boast-ing a “revitalised” team thisyear, packed with a blend ofyouth and experience. A sprin-kling of new talent has beencollected around last year’ssolid core of long-term play-ers. We’re lucky to have sucha dedicated committee, with astrong supporter base. We wel-come new supporters and play-ers, all season long, and it’d begreat to see new faces at theclubrooms after game nights.”

ANDAMOOKA ROOS…RayTrezise plans to motivate theAndamooka Roos this year tobuild on their club history-making success in 2003.“Obviously, we want anotherpremiership. We want to makeclub history – that’s every foot-baller’s dream,” Trezise toldThe Monitor this week.“We’ve got a blend of experi-ence and youth, and we’relooking at having a good bal-ance from back to forward.“The club’s very tight off-fieldand on, with die-hard support-ers that give their all to the club.“That makes the club success-ful too because we’ve got a lotof help and a strong commit-tee which is what really makesthe club strong.“The footballers can do it onthe field but there’s a lot thatgoes on behind the scenes.“Every club’s success startsoff-field – that rubs onto theplayers.”Despite this being Trezise’sfirst year coaching the Roos,this is the latest in a series ofsuccessful appointments forhim over a long history ofcoaching and playing football.

The Roxby Downs softball season is due to start soonTeam nominations need to be in by April 28, 2004,to Lol on 8671 2882.A meeting will be held at the SES shed on ThursdayApril 29, 2004 at 7.30pm.Players sign-on will be May 1 at the oval behind theRec Centre at 1pm, fixtures to start on May 8.Parents interested in helping with T-Ball please cometo the the meeting on April 29.Game fees will remain at $2 per person/per game.

A masterful performance in Port Pirie

Softball season starting

Beautiful weather and a great collection of racegoersmade for a great day at the Glendambo Easter Gym-khana last Saturday.An annual event, held by the Kingooya Amateur Pic-nic Racing Club, at the Glendambo Racecourse, sawa day of family fun, including horse and noveltyevents. Children’s pushbikes featured at the end ofthe day, showcasing some fast and furious pedallerson the track.Traditionally a day dominated by locals, it also in-corporated people from Adelaide, Gawler, PortAugusta and the west coast of SA.The Gymkhana Cup was won by Scott Daymon onGriffin, ahead of Colin Greenfield on Bub andMichael Simons on Tui.A smallish field of horses didn’t detract from the spiritof the day with horses ‘Pumpjack’ and ‘Griffin’, rid-den by senior eventers Colin Greenfield and ScottDaymon respectively, performing very well. The jun-ior riders also performed with confidence.Well-fed by a hard-working catering committee, thecrowd formed tables for a quiz evening. A light-hearted night was enjoyed, highlighted by the ‘Toi-let Roll Mummy’ competition!The next KAPRC race meeting will be held atGlendambo on Saturday, October 9.

Glendambo Easter Gymkhana

ROXBY MASTERS...Roxby Downsfielded several teams and competitorsat the recent Masters Games in PortPirie, including bowlers KathySouthoun, Denise Fitzpatrick, FionaBilney and Lyn White, above, andtriathlete Michelle Kittel, right.Athletes from Roxby Downs,Andamooka and Olympic Dam distin-guished themselves at the MastersGames in Port Pirie this month.Long-time locals Yvonne and VictorBuza Jnr, brother John and father Vic-tor Senior combined for a gold medal-winning team in the badminton events,taking home a total of 11 gold medalsin singles, doubles and mixed events.Lawn bowlers Fiona Bilney, DeniseFitzpatrick, Kathy Southoun and Lyn

White won games in both the pairs andfours competitions, but their onlymedal win was at the fun night – a goldmedal in ‘circular gap’ and a bronzemedal in tunnel ball.Michelle Kittel of Roxby Downs com-peted in triathlon and pentathlon, aswell as shotput, bring home a silverfor triathlon and pentathlon in the 35+section. She also shared a gold medalwith Fiona Bilney after substituting forthe Streaky Bay basketball team.


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CUP WINNERS…Gordon Warren, of Macumba Station nearOodnadatta, and jockey Jason Wallace, combined with‘Smyster’s Taro’ to bring home the cup at the Roxby DownsPicnic Races and Gymkhana on Saturday.

BARREL RACING...Rebecca Van Houten tookout the Kerry Gum Open Texas Barrel Raceon ‘Zorro’ at the Roxby Downs gymkhana atthe weekend, winning prizemonies of $1000.

AUTUMN CUP...Jockey Helen Gower wasjoined by husband Darryl with daughterBeccy, and friend and helper Wes Perkins, forthe presentation of the Autumn Cup. MrsGower took the trophy on ‘Bronze Roulette -a grand old campaigner of 12 years.

The Roxby Downs Picnic Races and Gym-khana hosted a variety of winners on Satur-day - from young guns and old campaigners,to Aussie outback champions.The Kaltech Roxby Downs Cup was won byjockey Jason Wallace on ‘Smyster’s Taro’while the champion rider sash wne to 15-year-old Kelly Adams, from Mount Barker, in boththe junior and adults category.Bobby Hunter of Stuart Creek Station tookhome a tidy sum of $450 after bidding on thewinning camel in the Sandvik Beltreco CamelCup.The SA Brewing Roxby Process and MinersRace was won by Glen Doral on ‘Rustic Out-look’.Roxby Downs’ two annual race meetings boastsome of the biggest prizemonies in the out-back, as was recognised by winning barrelracer Rebecca Van Houten.Ms Van Houten took out the Kerry Gum OpenTexas Barrel Race on ‘Zorro’ at the RoxbyDowns gymkhana at the weekend, winningprizemonies of $1000.“We travel all over Australia – from MountIsa and Darwin to Victoria almost every month– and we don’t see the kind of prizemoney wesee right here at Roxby Downs,” she told TheMonitor last week.Zorro and Ms Van Houten took out the sametitle last year at the annual picnic races.“These races are good for the community -it’s a real family day for kids too,” committeemember and sponsor Kerry Gum said.“The races are just something different – theybring a bunch of ‘out-of-towners’ into RoxbyDowns and it gives a little bit back to the com-munity.”More than 800 people attended the annualevent at Roxby Downs racecourse which washeralded by organisers as a major success.

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