About this episode
This episode covers adaptive skateboarding, a unique map store, and a fashionable item made from recycled tennis balls.
On this edition of News Time, we’ll hear about an inclusive sport called adaptive skateboarding! We’ll also find our way to a shop that’ll soon be going off the grid. Then, in our Wow of the Week, we’ll discover a very fashionable item made from recycled tennis balls! Quiz Questions 1. What is the name of the famous Australian dinosaur named after a town in outback Queensland? 2. What outback town did the Sydney Youth Orchestras travel to? 3. Why is the shop of maps in Adelaide closing? 4. What is the name of the sport that Bobby loves? 5. How many tennis balls go into landfill each year in Australia? Answers 1. The muttaburrasaurus 2. Wilcannia 3. Shop owner Anthony is retiring 4. Adaptive skateboarding 5. 10 million
Topics covered
- adaptive skateboarding
- recycling
- dinosaurs
- local news
- inclusive sports
Keywords
- adaptive skateboarding
- muttaburrasaurus
- recycled tennis balls
- Adelaide map store
- inclusive sports
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Sydney Youth Orchestras
Books & works: muttaburrasaurus
Places: Adelaide, Wilcannia, Australia
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