Lavrick Engineering BOC Gas and Equipment Mechanical Repairs Specialist Labour Air-conditioning Hire Providers New Car Servicing & Warranty Phone: Olympic Way OLYMPIC DAM SA 5725 08 8671 2450 Ph: 86710404 Fax: 86710418 le08060609 Fax: 08 8671 0850 Thursday, June 8, 2006 Your Community Newspaper Ph: (08) 8671 2683 www.themonitor.com.au Fax: (08) 8671 2843 Mission Accomplished Mission ac- complished was the Mark and Rachel Young's resounding message Wedge-Tailed Eagle following an Arid sculpture has landed at the Recovery working bee Arid Recovery site on Sunday, May 28. More than 30 volunteers came along to do maintenance work at the site and complete a number of projects, including mounting a magnificent Wedge Tailed Eagle sculpture at the front entrance. Other works included replacing sand which had shifted at the hide – a shelter used at dusk to observe nocturnal mammals like bettongs and hopping mice eating at dusk. Sand was also replaced over the tunnel entrances to the viewing boxes alongside the hide. A conveyor belt used to stop bilbies digging into control sites was shifted onto a dune bordering the second expansion control site where the previous belt had deteriorated. Arid Recovery media offi cer Chris Schultz said moving the belts was a diffi cult task. Civil charges still may be laid “It’s important to keep the reintroduced The father of a man Bob Eibl said. lives, not just my son's,” A SafeWork SA was killed on July 19, mining safety at the mine. animals out of the second killed in an underground Bob Eibl said the he said. spokeswoman said it 2005, when explosives We asked them to put in expansion control site. explosion at the Olympic fi nes which BHP Billiton Mr Eibl senior said was procedure not to he was laying were a scholarship to fund the Dam mine last year faces were like ‘a cup of he was distressed by the issue fi ndings when legal accidentally triggered. research and I even said It took a bit of grunt said he would consider coffee’ to the company lack of information and action was pending. The Advertiser article I would pay for it myself seeking civil charges and he thought the co-operation from both “If there is no stated mine management but they fl atly refused,” continued on page 3 against BHP Billiton. managers of the mine SafeWorkSA and BHP proposed legal action told the Eibl family he concluded. The company had should be charged with Billiton following his after an investigation is there was supposed to recently been charged criminal negligence. son’s death. completed, the family is be a safe distance of with three counts The company faced In an attempt to obtain given the factual report 40metres between Mr of breaching the fi nes up to $300,000 if more information Mr on request,” she said. Eibl and the men drilling Occupational Health and found guilty. Eibl lodged a Freedom It has been nearly a – a miscalculation meant Looking for a competitive home loan? Safety and Welfare Act “It felt pretty good to of Information request year since the accident there was only a distance Talk to us! following the death of see charges fi led against with SafeWork SA to get and Mr Eibl has only just of about two metres. Kerry Dunn or Mark Scherer will be visiting Roxby Downs resident the company but the a copy of the report into received the coroner’s Mr Eibl said his Roxby Downs 23 - 25 June. Karl Eibl. charges look like they the incident. report, according to an attempts to investigate “We’re thinking will amount to only “We feel terrible, article in The Advertiser safety within the mine Appointments can be made through about laying civil charges small fi nes. absolutely shocking on Wednesday, May 31. had been frustrated. Garry Baker Building on against the company and “I believe one of the because we’ve been The Coronial “We wanted to put 8671 1353 if we win the case we’ll guys involved can’t go told virtually nothing investigation mentioned a post-graduate PhD Working in partnership with local business! use the money to go after back underground. This by BHP Billiton or in The Advertiser’s student into the Olympic GARRY BAKER BUILDING the people responsible,” incident ruined a lot of SafeWorkSA,” he said. article stated Karl Eibl Dam mine to investigate PTY LTD Hang Out! Party On! Dine Out! Wednesday - Members’Night DJ - DJ Saturday, June 10 DJ The Homestead Steak House Monthly Menu e $10 for members – $12 for non-members Karaoke Karaok GREAT MENU Friday, June 16 & MEMBERS KIDS UNDER 12 EAT FREE FRIENDLY June 14 – Aussie BBQ Slip of the Tongue Live Band SERVICE June 21 – 3 Course Special Saturday, June 17 June 28 – Carvery BC Boys Live Band OPEN: 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Every Day ow! 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