CHRISTMAS FATHER continues to spread his wings.

For the third consecutive year, Santa (with the assistance of his alter ego Billy Cadigan) flew in to the Martu
communities of Jigalong, Kunawaritji and Punmu to deliver gifts to the local school children just before they broke up
for the summer holidays.

Santa also later visited Marble Bar, Nullagine, Cotton Creek and Warralong.

New Telfer boss Jason Grace and site Administration Manager Craig Thompson joined Community Relations Superintendent
Leon van Erp in assisting Santa hand out the presents to the excited and appreciative children.

The project is a major logistics exercise, with Karen Mickle and her mother Glory working for several weeks prior to the
tour in seeking support from various commercial outlets and sporting organisations in providing items at discounted
prices to make the tour possible; and preparing some 660 sets of goodies into various age groups suitable for girls and
boys.

Their efforts certainly were rewarded, with hundreds of beaming faces on show during Santa's visits. Along with the
gifts, the plane carries a veritable feast of wholesome foods, which are distributed to the children at lunch to
complete a happy day for everyone involved.