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Leo, Roving Reporter

Report from: Bathurst NSW

Story filed: and a Happy New Year

Hi people, Leo here. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Here are my top ten things to do when Christmas arrives:

1. going swimming is good

2. another one is riding my bike

3. reading books by Geronimo Stilton

4. eating my favourite food is good

5. playing with my Lego

6. walking into town with my Mum

7. watching the Three Stooges on DVD

8. playing with my Dad

9. visiting my Great Aunty Bonnie

10. playing with the kids next door

And number 11 is Tintin - reading my books and watching my DVD. Tintin is the reason I write this column - he is my favourite person in a book and he is a reporter; so I wanted to be one too.

Thanks for reading.

Until next time

Leo Roving Reporter

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Leo Roving Reporter
Report from: Bathurst NSW
Story filed: Merry Christmas

Dear Santa Claus

I hope you and Mrs Claus are well. For Christmas this year, please may I have a Star Wars Lego set with 3C-PO and a real light saber and a build-your-own-computer and a motor bike and a metal detector. Thank you.

And Merry Christmas to all of you!

Until next time

Leo Roving Reporter

PS this is a photo of me as the Christmas Elf when I was on work experience at your place recently.

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Leo Roving Reporter
Report from: Bathurst
Story filed: Spooky Story

Hi people, it's Leo here again. Here is a spooky story that I wrote for school news:

"Long ago in 1986 Richard left his house. Later, the house was haunted. In the house there was a vampire, his name was Fred. He thought that he was a super-hero but all of the other vampires knew that he wasn't. He tried to stop a viking who came into the house because the viking really wanted to keep the house happy but the viking killed Fred because vampires are bad; that's what they do. The end."

Until next time

Leo Roving Reporter

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Leo, Roving Reporter
Report from: Bowral NSW
Story filed: Weddings

Hi people, it's Leo here. Yesterday we were going to a wedding. We went to Bowral and first we got settled there in our nice hotel then we went to Barrawang for the wedding. After eating quite a lot of food at the wedding we came back to our hotel. The hotel was quite a lovely place and in the hotel doorway there was a suit of Armour; like a statue of Armour. I called the Armour Bob but the hotel manger was called Bob so I have-ted to call him something else, like Gary. There was also a swimming pool and a hot pool and a snooker table - a really big one. I was a bit clumsy playing snooker. After that we had breakfast which was quiet yum. I had a very good time at the wedding. The marriage was ok - as I had never been to a marriage before. The bride Rin looked very pretty and Mitch has had his wedding the way he wanted it. And oh yeah and my cousins were there - Jack, Noah and Gus. See you later folks.


Until next time
Leo Roving Reporter

PS My pic from the photo booth at M&R's wedding reception!

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Leo, Roving Reporter
Report from: Bathurst NSW
Story filed: Christmas

Hi people, it's Leo here. Well, I know it's not Christmas yet but we can talk about it. Christmas is my favourite time of year. Why? Because Santa comes and he gives you presents. Santa comes into your house and leaves you presents right under your Christmas tree. Sometimes you are on the good list, sometimes you are on the bad list and if you are on the bad list, try a bit better next time so you can be on the good list for next year. Santa lives right in the heart of the North Pole - some people ask "why does he live there?" but Santa is used to the coldness so it's not a problem for him. Christmas is a special time for everyone because it comes only once a year. And I can't wait for Christmas because I love it. Christmas, Christmas, Christmas. I love Christmas no matter what.

Until next time

Leo Roving Reporter

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Leo, Roving Reporter

Report from: Bathurst NSW

Story filed: Canberra

Hi people it's Leo here. Today we are talking about my trip to Canberra. Ok, we are not talking about the road trip or anything like that, we are just talking about being in Canberra. We came from the worlds worstest road trip ever: seriously it wasn't a good trip - it's all those twisty wisty roads. We had a pop in, sleep and pop out trip. Yes, it was that quick! Before we knew it we were driving on the road again. When we were there, we went for a very early morning walk. We went through a park to get to the big lake, where I saw a skateboard ramp and I had a go on my scooter. On the walk I saw lots of people and dogs - the people there aren't that friendly. I think I prefer Bathurst people because they are kinder and you get to know people just by saying hello. Not that many hello's in Canberra. I also saw some birds - black swans, water fowl and ducks - all swimming on the lake. I do like Canberra but it is not as good as Bathurst.

Until next time

Leo, Roving Reporter

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Leo Roving Reporter

Report from: Bathurst NSW

Story filed: Star Gazing

Hi people, it's Leo here. Today we are talking about star gazing. I got this telescope for Christmas a couple of years ago. My Aunt Tessy bought me this one, it's quite good. I haven't been star gazing for a long time, but I would like to go star gazing one day and soon. I like looking up at all the stars in the sky, my Mum told me a lot about stars. I remember a line of stars that make a lion - Leo the lion and that is my name. But we see the lion upside down - yes, I said it, upside down. In another country they see it the other way up. I think stars are pretty good - there all kinds of stars. They are not like little stars like I might draw in a picture, they are these floaty kind of thingys in space. The sun is the nearest star of them all.

Until next time

Leo, Roving Reporter

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Leo, Roving Reporter

Report from: Bathurst NSW

Story filed: Adventure

Hi people - it's Leo here. Today we are talking about my favourite toy planes. These are models of real airplanes - they are army airplanes. The grey plane is a 'bad guys' plane, it belongs to one of the baddies. I know this 'cause my Dad told me. I have another one of these planes but the propeller keeps coming off. I have another plane with a broken propeller and it also has lost a wheel - I took it to school for my news day and I think I lost the wheel there, so now it only has one wheel. Still flies though. The other plane belongs to the 'good guys'. I think I have quite a lot of planes in my collection. I like my toy planes and they are very good to play with!

Until next time

Leo, Roving Reporter

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Leo, Roving Reporter
Report from: Bathurst NSW
Story filed: Adventure

Hi guys - today we're talking about my pet; yep, my pet. I decided to talk about her because she is cute, cuddly and fluffy. She is my best pet, Lucky Strike. She is a black cat with shiny yellow and black eyes. She has a pink collar. If she ever get's missing, you know which cat to look for. She's not missing, I'm just saying that if she gets lost, you can see that she is mine. We found her on the side of the road, seriously! Mum was driving home and I was asleep and there she was on the side of a country road. Mum put her in the car and when I woke up, I had a catty watty sitting on my shoulder. She was very little at that stage, she only fitted into a beanie! She is my best pet ever.

Until next time
Leo, Roving Reporter

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Leo, Roving Reporter

Report from: Bathurst NSW

Story filed: Adventure

Hi people, it's Leo here. As we all know, it's Spring - yep, Spring is when dandelions came out. My photo for today's column shows one dandelion when it is young and about to become a dandelion and the other one that is already a dandelion. I like pulling dandelions apart, it's fun because you get to see the little seeds inside, come out. It is amazing to see them. It is like opening a secret. Here is my poem I wrote on a piece of paper and for news at school this week:

Spring

The world waking up to

a

new world.

New life.

Until next time

Leo, Roving Reporter

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Leo, Roving Reporter

Report from: Bathurst NSW

Story filed: Mystery

Hi people - it's Leo here again. Did you know that there was a car race on, here in Bathurst? It was on the weekend. There were a few crashes, but that doesn't matter. The drivers who were hurt were looked after and went to hospital and everything worked out the way it was. I saw something in a shop window - it was amazing! It was like a hundred mini garages all packed up in a little box - well, two boxes actually. There were bits of rope tied-up in hooks, long pieces of things wrapped around poles, coins stuck on walls, keys, model cars and old fashioned model cars that looked as though they were down in the storage area and if I keep going I will tire myself out. They gave me some ideas to make my own. I think these boxes were made by someone who really loves cars. Do you know who made these amazing things? 

Until next time

Leo, Roving Reporter

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Leo, Roving Reporter

Report from: Bathurst NSW

Story filed: Adventure

Hi people, it's Leo here. Today we are talking about robots - this is a picture of my Robo, he is a robot I made. He was very helpful, however after a while he was recycled - I made something new out of him. I made an R2D2 out of him. I had to help Robo walk as he is not a battery operated robot but a people power robot. He was able to stand on his own two feet and his right arm came off pretty easily - if you accidentally knocked him, it came off. He was fun to play with and I built him out of click clacks - first I had a swinging thing that I put my toy chickens in (that is something that swings) and then I joined it all up to build Robo. Do you have a favourite robot character?

Until next time

Leo, Roving Reporter

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Leo, Roving Reporter

Report from: Bathurst NSW

Story filed: Adventure

Hi people. It's Leo here. Today we are talking about sushi.  Do you know what sushi is made of? Seaweed, rice and then you can put in any filling really. Sushi is pretty yummy for me, every time we are in the Bathurst shopping center, I get some! There are all kinds of sushi. Some people ask me 'which one is your favourite sushi?' But I don''t have a favourite because, it is ALL my favourite. Once I went to a sushi train restaurant that had a big train going around the table on a track and on the flat bed carriages; the cargo was sushi - I could  even open the door of the train engine when it came around past my chair. Do you like sushi? 

Until next time

Leo, Roving Reporter

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Leo, Roving Reporter

Report from: the Dentists Chair

Story filed: Adventure

Hi people! It's Leo again. Yesterday my tooth came out - yep my baby tooth came out at the dentist. My dentist Sylvia took it out. She is a nice dentist, she doesn't just pull it out;

she puts the part of the mouth where the tooth is asleep, then she pulls it out. After my tooth was taken out, my mouth felt weird, so weird I couldn't even feel a pinch on my lip. Afterwards, after a while when we got home, it felt normal again. The next morning when I woke up, I found money next to my tooth. The tooth fairy came, just what I  wanted! I was glad my tooth came out because that tooth was very annoying.

Until next time

Leo, Roving Reporter

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Leo, Roving Reporter

Report from: Mystery Destination, SA

Story filed: Adventure

Hi people

This time we are in Adelaide - I'm not kidding! I've been here lots of times but haven't been here for a while. Today we are talking about street art. We saw four very big pigs in the middle of the city, just plonk, in the middle of the street. You could hop on their backs, stick your fingers in their nostrils and they are made of gold metal. One pig had his hoofs up on the edge of a garbage bin and I reckon the other three were looking for food too! They didn't eat my sandwich though. Their names are Truffles, Horatio, Oliver and Augusta. What do you think? Would you like to see more street art in Bathurst?

Until next time

Leo, Roving Reporter

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Leo, Roving Reporter

Report from: Bathurst NSW

Story filed: Adventure

Hi guys - Leo again. I bet you know what that is.....the picture and the top of this column.....pizza! Dad made this pizza - you should try it, it's delish! Dad made the pizza 'cause I wanted it and I was hungry. Do you know what day it is today? Father's Day! My dad makes the best pizza, it's scrumptious and every time I eat it, I think about my dad. I think dad is the best guy. The best pizza he makes is ham, cheese and green capsicum. The base of the pizza is very crunchy and I love my dad no matter what. Happy Fathers Day!

Until next time

Leo, Roving Reporter

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Leo, Roving Reporter

Report from: On the Road, NSW

Story filed: Adventure

Today we went on a road trip, you would think that it would be very relaxing. You know what I mean, lovely and relaxing BUT I didn't like it. I mean, I didn't like it at all - I sort of vomited on the way, I got car sick and you know what happens when you get car sick...bleh, you vomit. We had to stop on the way so I could feel better. First stop was the old ladies shop in a little village where we normally stop. We stopped and we bought some things and then we left. I also played with a little kid who's mum was shopping there too and he kept wrecking my grass tee-pee. Do you want to know what a grass tee-pee is? It is a tee-pee made out of grass and you need to make a tee-pee shape with picked grass and a little hole for the entrance and he kept wrecking it! And we also stopped at The Big Merino - that is a big sheep you can go inside and climb up the stairs to look out of his eyes. Then we hit the road again and finally reached Canberra. The end.

Until next time

Leo, Roving Reporter

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Leo, Roving Reporter

Report from Bathurst Railway Station NSW

Story filed: Adventure

Today we were all celebrating the ANZAC men who went to war - who also actually worked on the railway and then lost their lives in war. We did some clay making where you get a hand made mould and then press down the clay and then you pull out the clay and have your own clay piece. We can't keep these because it is going to be burnt/cooked so it can stay together for a really long time and then your thing goes into the Trainworks Railway Museum art piece and you can show it to people when you go to visit there. We also went on a train ride - it was an old carriage we were in, it was so lovely. Most trains don't let you stick your head out the window but in this train the windows opened and you can stick your head out and get the country air. Seriously, it's not town air that has all the smoke in it, it's country air. We were getting pulled by a real steam train engine and on the way back were pulled by a diesel engine. I think I am going to wear myself out talking about this amazing day!

Until next time

Leo, Roving Reporter

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Leo, Roving Reporter
Report from Bathurst NSW

Story filed: Adventure

Hi everyone - today we are talking about favourite toys. My favourite toy is Lego - some of you might think Lego is for building things then putting them on display and leaving your Lego thing for ever and ever. Not for me, I build all kinds of things with Lego; houses, trains, train stations, space stations, amazing vehicles, hide outs, forts and everything else! I have Stars Wars, superheros and ninja guys - I like ninja's and Star Wars the best. Most kids like Lego. Do you know someone who likes Lego?

Until next time

Leo, Roving Reporter



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Leo, Roving Reporter

Report from Canberra, ACT

Story filed: Adventure

Do you know there is a National Capital Exhibition building in Canberra? - there was also something special there, I built something - with Lego! This is a place where there is lots of Lego where anyone can build their version of Canberra and I built a house; all the other kids built something else. And I still love Lego now. I also went to the Mint - the place that makes money, you know 'money' money. I put my own money in a machine and pressed the buttons and it made me a brand new coin - I still have the coin in a special box. There are a lot of machines at the Mint but when I saw them they were having a rest, so no coins were being made. I liked the Mint, there were some pictures of birds, some very old coins, a staircase with money in the steps as well as a big dome filled with shiny coins. Who put them in there?

Until next time

Leo, Roving Reporter

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Leo Roving Reporter

Report from Bathurst, NSW

Story filed: Adventure

Hi guys - Leo Roving Reporter here. Today I was walking in Bathurst and went past a tree - a normal tree, but I remembered that tree, it was my favourite tree. Before I was in school I was in pre-school, and pre-school was on the other side of road from this tree and I would always walk past it and always climb it! Do you climb trees? Do you have a favourite? This is my favourite. It is not a very big view from the tree, but it is a good. Sometimes I get a little bit scared because I went higher than before and it feels so high that I might fall. But I don't. I never fall, only if I am running fast and trip over something - that's when I fall. Sometimes the tree has leaves but today it doesn't because it is winter.

Until next time

Leo, Roving Reporter

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Leo, Roving Reporter

Report from Bathurst, NSW

Story filed: Adventure

Hi everyone

I bet you all read a lot of the stories in the newspaper and saw the pictures on the TV and internet about last weeks snow - did you like it? We normally don't get snow, do we? But we did and aren't we lucky. It's not regular that we get snow in Bathurst and our snow was pretty good. A shame it's all gone now but snow can't stay forever. I've got a poem for you - we were asked to recite a winter poem for homework. I wrote this and then it snowed! 

Winter

Winter is cold

I like the snow

Noses go cold

Time to rug up

Everything is quiet....

Rest by the fire

Until next time

Leo, Roving Reporter

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Leo, Roving Reporter

Report from Sydney, NSW

Story filed: Adventure

Do you like to go the the beach in winter?  In the school holidays I went to a city beach with my Aunty Tess. I dream of a beach where people are swimming and there are lots of kids and the water is sparkling but actually when you get there, it is very different - it is quiet, with not a lot of people, the boats are in the jetty and not sailing much and it feels a little bit cold and lonely but I like that too. I built a sand castle with the chicken family and lots of Lego. I found a cave and I explored the cave. After a lot of exploring we went a nearby cafe and ate some yummy food. There was a library next door and the library had a cat!

Until next time

Leo, Roving Reporter

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Leo, Roving Reporter

Report from Bathurst, NSW

Story filed: Adventure

Hi people

Leo here again. I visited the Snapshots in Time exhibition as my great grandfather was in there; there were two pictures if him when he was a captain on a navy ship. I wonder how it was on board as captain of the ship? There were all kinds of pictures, different pictures of different people, people from in the past. In the little room where filming was presented I found two machines on display and I started to play 'signalling' where I make signals to an imaginary army. I got some things in the machines working with my hands. I played and played for a very long time. It was fun but then I had to finish. I think it was amazing! When I went home I told my Dad all about it.

Until next time.

Leo, Roving Reporter

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Leo, Roving Reporter

Report from Sydney, NSW

Story filed: Adventure

Today I went to an auction and met up with my Uncle Michael, it was pretty good! The place was like a big shop with everything spread everywhere. If you like something and want to buy it, you have to bid for it. I saw these cars, Lot Number 2352  'five matchbox model cars and another' and I bid for them. It was my very first bid ever, in the whole wide world. I was watching the screen that showed the item on sale and when my Lot Number came up, I put up my card and I bid for them and I ended up with the top bid of $20. The auctioneer said 'they're all yours!' and he added that I would have fun playing with them and he was right. There was also a little cafe there and the food was delicious - I bought two home made sausage rolls and an old-fashioned chocolate milkshake - yummy. The auction place had a lot of furniture, stuff and paintings - it was all very interesting.

Until next time

Leo, Roving Reporter

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Leo, Roving Reporter

Report from Sydney, NSW

Story filed: Adventure

Hi Leo here again. Today I am in the big city. First we met my Aunty Sharon and then went to the Australian Museum. It's very sad about this part - the museum is full of animals but they are dead, they have been stuffed. They have real animal eyes and fur but inside is cotton stuffing. No, its not the stuffing in chickens, the delicious stuffing you can eat, no you must have mis-understood me if you thought that. I am going to tell you a story; once upon a time those animals were alive but then they died and they cut a line down their tummy and took out the body parts. I hate to see dead eagles as they are one of my favourite animals. It was a very hot day, it was so hot that my head felt like it was going to explode. Then from through the museum rooftop cafe window, I saw these blue things - these big blue balls floating on top of shallow water. You get inside them (which is a bit wet) and then you run!  That is the way you move around. I had a go and thought is was amazing.

Until next time

Leo, Roving Reporter

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Leo, Roving Reporter

Report from Hobart, TAS

Story filed: Adventure

I went to Tasmania!  It was a pretty good trip. I traveled by plane and when we arrived at our hotel, we ordered dinner - it was little bit spicy. The next day we saw some boats on the harbour, there were big ones and small ones and some were sailing along. Have you ever been to Tasmania? The last thing we did before we went home was to drive up Mount Wellington. The road up the mountain was winding and hilly and it has some small waterfalls as well. Then we went up a little bit more, the drive took a very long time - then we got to the top. I thought it was amazing, we got out of the car and went to special viewing room and when we got out of the viewing room the wind was very strong and very nearly blew us away - my hoodie kept going over eyes because the wind was so strong. It was also very cold. The view made it all worth it.

Until next time.

Leo, Roving Reporter

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Leo, Roving Reporter

Report from Bathurst, NSW

Story filed: Mystery

Today we are at my favourite place, can you guess where that is? This place has lots of cool things and a cat and a talking cockatoo! It has a big entrance with a special gate to a whole new world of magic. It has little fairies, elves, foxes and animals as well as another gate that goes to a little private area where you can rest and think while you sit on the woody bench. There is a path to help you find your way so you don't get lost. Then you come to a round oval space where you see some more elves who are doing some naughty things, silly elves! One was tumbling and the rest were all laughing actually. You can come and visit this place yourself too.

Until next time.

Leo, Roving Reporter

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Leo, Roving Reporter

Report from Bathurst, NSW

Story filed: Adventure

11.00am Bathurst Aquatic Centre for my weekly swimming lesson. I love the swimming pool! I learn freestyle kicks with hands straight on the kick board, rocket arms for swimming straight and bubble arm, bubble arm, breathe arm for my freestyle swimming. I am not a bad swimmer, just a little bit rusty. I love all the swimming I get to do after my lessons, that is the best part of the day for me.

1.00pm I walked to the Flagstaff next to the swimming pool - this is the place that Governor Macquarie put his flag when Bathurst was born. This place now has a new flag to celebrate Bathurst's 200th birthday. It's like your birthday, but it's for Bathurst. And I saw two birthday parties happening down at the river today - they looked so much fun that I wanted to go and join in.

Until next time

Leo, Roving Reporter

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Leo, Roving Reporter

Report from Bathurst, NSW

Story filed: Adventure

Day 1

I followed a trail of signs that led me to a place full of cardboard people, it is called the Peoplescape. The Peoplescape is great! Every single one is good - the people shapes have some real objects on the people like a real pipe - I've always wanted to see a real pipe. Some have clothes and some have wigs. I found Richard Mills one of the first ten Bathurst settlers who is my great, great, great, great, great Grandfather, what is that exactly?

Day 2

I followed the trail to the Flagstaff and saw a big Australian flag flying in the wind. I also saw a wooden house, they were taking it down on that day; there was jail door too and I was put in jail! Just kidding - I think the door was from a real jail. Everything there was pretty cool.

Day 3

The Illumination Project was fantastico, I loved it, but I was expecting something that didn't come, one of the pictures I had seen on the poster was not in the show - what a pity.

Until next time.

Leo, Roving Reporter