Roxby Downs

History

The town of Roxby Downs was built in 1986-88 (land survey commenced in November 1986) with the aim of servicing the Olympic Dam mine and processing plant, located north of the site of the town. Roxby Downs was officially opened on 5 November 1988. The opening was celebrated with a "town party" held on the main oval and sponsored by the then owners of the operation Olympic Dam Project (O.D.P.). The town is subject to a specific Indenture Act and is administered by the Municipal Council of Roxby Downs in the form of an appointed Administrator.

Most-observed species

• Buffel-grass

  Cenchrus ciliaris L. · Liliopsida
  1,214
• Australian Raven

  Corvus coronoides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 · Aves
  100
• Crested Pigeon

  Ocyphaps lophotes (Temminck, 1822) · Aves
  86
• Zebra Finch

  Taeniopygia guttata (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  77
• Southern Whiteface

  Aphelocephala leucopsis (Gould, 1841) · Aves
  76
• White-plumed Honeyeater

  Ptilotula penicillata (Gould, 1837) · Aves
  74
• Yellow-throated Miner

  Manorina flavigula (Gould, 1840) · Aves
  69
• Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater

  Acanthagenys rufogularis Gould, 1838 · Aves
  68