About this episode
This episode features a musical instrument repair, a workplace seeking a new staff member, and a salad surprise.
On this week's News Time, we’ll hear a musical instrument that’s taken more than three years to repair. We’ll also visit a workplace looking for an energetic new staff member who’s keen to fetch; and then we’ll uncover a salad surprise in our Wow of the Week. Quiz Questions 1. How old is lawn bowler Jacky Hudson? 2. What native animal was Bear the detection dog trained to sniff out? 3. Braithen has written a book in which Indigenous language? 4. What giant music instrument has been restored? 5. What name did the housemates give the frog? Answers 1. 75 2. Koalas 3. Gudjal 4. A pipe organ 5. Greg!
Topics covered
- musical instruments
- workplace
- native animals
- Indigenous culture
- salad surprise
Keywords
- musical instrument
- repair
- workplace
- native animal
- Indigenous language
- pipe organ
- salad surprise
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: ABC Australia
Products: pipe organ
Books & works: Wow of the Week
Places: Australia, Gudjal, koalas
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