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    Today's show starts on a special reserve in Queensland, where unique creatures have found a safe haven. Then, heading south, we'll visit the Australian Marbles Championship at Brunswick Heads. We'll zoom on over to the other side of the country, to hear about a flying school in Esperance, Western Australia, and then zip back to New South Wales to hear about a sacred site that's been saved. Finally, we're headed back in time to ancient Australia for a dinoriffic… Wow of the week!

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    © Australian Broadcasting CorporationLength 11 min28 June 2024NewsEducationalGeographyAustraliaEpisodic

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    Nifty new hand and happy flowers

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    Today's show starts on a special reserve in Queensland, where unique creatures have found a safe haven. Then, heading south, we'll visit the Australian Marbles Championship at Brunswick Heads. We'll zoom on over to the other side of the country, to hear about a flying school in Esperance, Western Australia, and then zip back to New South Wales to hear about a sacred site that's been saved. Finally, we're headed back in time to ancient Australia for a dinoriffic… Wow of the week!

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    1.Can you name one of the things that have been banned at the reserve?2.How old was the winner of the marbles championship?3.In the past couple of years, have there been more flying schools closing, or opening?4.What's the name of the cave that has been saved?5.Which modern day bird did the ancient pterosaur remind scientists of?Bonus Tricky Question

    What's the name of the industry, starting with 'A', for jobs to do with flying planes?

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    1.Mining, logging, building houses2.143.Closing4.Butterfly Cave5.PelicanBonus Tricky Answer

    Aviation


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