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Leo, Roving Reporter
Report from: Bathurst

Story filed: The Garden

Hi people, it's Leo here. Today I am going to talk about recycling. I was at The Junktion on Saturday and as I was looking in the junk pile outside, I got a glimpse of some spindle legs sticking out of it. I went over to look and quite liked this chair, even if the top bit of the back rest had come off. We took it home and fixed it. Now my eyes are open for a matching desk and someday I hope it will be in my room. I want it to look like a detective’s office. My mum has a wooden paper-tray which was my grandfather’s,it's a thing you’d find on a detective’s desk I think. She said someday I can have it. And there’s two more things – my typewriter and a magnifying glass which will go great with the setting. And there’s also my grandmothers coat rack. But I'm going to wait on that one (I can’t wait).

Until next time

Leo Roving Reporter

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Leo, Roving Reporter
Report from: Bathurst

Story filed: Micro Fiction IV

Hi people, it's Leo here. Today I am going to tell a short story.

How the Red Kangaroo got it's long feet

In the early days in the dreamtime, there was a red kangaroo who lived in the mountains. One day he went too far....he went to a part of the mountains that was not stable and there were lots of loose boulders. All of a sudden a lightening strike came out of nowhere and hit the mountain. Boulders started to roll and fall down around the red kangaroo. Now, although this kangaroo was known for his small, short feet he soon found he was trapped by a big boulder that had landed on his small, short feet. He pulled and pulled, trying to get free. Soon with much pushing and shoving the boulder rolled away and he was left with long feet! He found he could hop a lot more quicker and that felt good and he still has his long feet today.

Until next time

Leo Roving Reporter

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Leo, Roving Reporter
Report from: Bathurst

Story filed: The Garden
Hi people, it's Leo here. Today I am going to talk about worms. I think a portable worm farm is a good idea. Just think, having a portable worm farm might be what your garden needs. You spread your worm farm around, your plants would find it a very good good place to grow. The worms will burrow through the soil and they move the air, moisture and nutrients thought it. Plants grow much better in rich and healthy soil. Did you know that worms have been on earth for millions of years? Also if you have chickens, instead of throwing away their scraps why not feed them to the worms. Worm farms are one of the best ideas to recycle food scraps. They are also easy to make and portable.

Until next time

Leo Roving Reporter

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Leo, Roving Reporter
Report from: Bathurst

Story filed: Home DIY
Hi people, it's Leo here. Today I am going to talk about Home DIY - that is, do it yourself. You know when something looks easy but is actually super hard? We recently had that problem when we had to chop up old wood. The wood was 100 year old Oregon battens from our roof (we're getting a new roof). We did try to think of ways to recycle the wood but didn't come up with anything we could do so, my mum had the idea to chop it up into firewood and sell it. We pulled out all the nails and got half way through chopping up the pile and ran out of energy. This is where having an electric saw would make our life much easier. We were going to borrow the roofers electric saw but when mum went onto a website that showed lots of injuries from home DIY accidents she then told me I would not be using the electric saw. So far this weekend dad has got a really deep gash in his shin from trying to move corrugated iron roofing, mum has abrasions and bruising in her calf from trying to break half-sawn wood with her foot and also a blood blister on her hand from hammering her finger. I have no DIY injuries myself because I caught gastro and I spent the day in bed. It was much safer there.

Until next time

Leo Roving Reporter