On this episode of News Time, we'll meet some globetrotting soccer players from Wollongong and a dinosaur who travelled to South Australia! We'll then hear an amazing story of lives improved thanks to important surgeries in Katherine, NT.

Quiz Questions

1. What is the name of the Spanish soccer club the kids trained at?

2. How big are subalpine woolly rats?

3. What is the name of the Saltasaurus dinosaur Mascot?

4. What remote community did the Indigenous and Remote Eye Service go to?

5. What new skill have some cockatoos in Western Sydney park learnt?

Bonus Tricky Question

How many eyes received cataract treatment?

Answers

1. Real Madrid

2. The size of a small dog

3. Milano

4. Katherine, Northern Territory

5. How to use a bubbler/water fountain

Bonus Tricky Answer

27 eyes

This week on News Time, we’ll meet some librarians bringing Indigenous culture to their bookshelves. We’ll also hear about a big win for women’s sport, and then prepare to climb very high very slowly in our Wow of the Week!

Quiz Questions

1. What name did wildlife carers give the echidna?

2. How did the library organise their books?

3. What is the name of the Irish sport that now allows its players to wear shorts?

4. What did the journalist use to write the article about books?

5. What has been built to help endangered turtles?

Bonus Tricky Question

Where do wildlife carers think the echidna swam from?

Answers

1. Eddie

2. By Māori atua (gods)

3. Camogie

4. Artificial intelligence

5. Turtle ladder

Bonus Tricky Answer

Bribie Island

On News Time today we’re counting down five stories that all feature amazing animals. You’ll hear about a itty bitty critter getting a boost from a biscuit, you’ll meet a cheeky bird that’s broken the law twice, and we’ll bob along to the beat with a marine mammal in our Wow of the Week.

Quiz Questions

1. What is Harry the cocker spaniel's important job?

2. What is the main food source of the mountain pygmy possum?

3. How many of Hutan the tiger's teeth needed treatment?

4. In which country was the duck caught speeding?

5. What type of animal is Ronan?

Bonus Tricky Question

What machine trained Ronan to nod to the beat?

Answers

1. Therapy dog

2. Bogong moth

3. Three

4. Switzerland

5. Californian sea lion

Bonus Tricky Answer

Metronome