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Leo, Roving Reporter
Report from: My Desk
Story filed: time capsules are go 

Hi people, it's Leo here. Recently at school, some of my friends stumbled upon three time capsules buried in the ground just next to some brick stairs in the grassy lunch area at my school. Now, for those who don't know what a time capsule is, it's a metal or concrete box containing items from the present time that it was buried. Some time capsules are buried in special places like the time capsule in the Sydney Town Hall. The three at my school each have a plaque on them saying when they were buried and when they will be opened. The exciting news is that one of them is due to be opened in 2025 and luckily I will still be in school when that happens. Here are the details: first time capsule to be opened on the 27.9.2025, second time capsule is to be opened on 6.12.2038 and the third one is to be opened on the 27.4.2060. I've even got plans on making a family time capsule but have yet to get the message out to all my other relatives. It will happen but not right now. Until all of that happens there's just one thing to do; sit around and wait, soooooo much waiting sooo absolutely boring, sooooo boring.

Until next time
Leo Roving Reporter

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Leo, Roving Reporter
Report from: My Desk
Story filed: hey kitty cat

Hi people, it's Leo here. Today I'll be talking about a very majestic mountain cat called the pallas cat. Now pallas cats live throughout central Asia, from western Iran to western China. Pallas cats prefer cold, dry, rocky hill tops living in grasslands way up high as well as desert areas but what I love the most about them is that they look so very close to my family's youngest cat Miko - big eyes, lots of fur and big paws.. She's like our own version of a pallas cat, She's majestic, beautiful and so adorably cute just like pallas cats and boy are they cute. Check out this photo called “When Mother Says Run,” by Shanyuan Li, a Chinese photographer. Voted one of the best nature photographs of 2020 by the UK's Natural History Museum in the wildlife photographer of the year competition, Mr Li spent six years working in high mountainous areas of China, taking pictures of the cats to get this shot. Someday I hope I can go and see one in the wild for myself and I hope you all agree with me that they are very majestic beasts but sadly also a near threatened species.

Until next time
Leo Roving Reporter

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Leo roving Reporter

Report from: My Desk

Story filed: Chicken Feed

Hi people, it's Leo here. Today's tale is about a not-so-epic quest for chicken feed. It all began some time ago (basically Sunday) when the royal chickens of Cluckingham Palace called on their bravest of knights Sir Mummugle and her faithful squire Leonidas von Blockhead. They were tasked with going on a perilous journey to the IGA of Doom. So, Sir Mummugle and her faithful squire Leonidas von Blockhead bravely mounted the forester beast and they were off  .... to go and patiently walk around a supermarket trying to find chicken food. Their journey was long and dangerous, they met many dangerous foes.... buuuuut they just went another way, They were much too sensible to get in a fight. At last they arrived at the dreaded IGA of Doom. Now their quest could truly begin. As they entered the dreaded souper marche, they were met by a horrid old witch who said ''come here my precious ''. Our heroes would never fall for such a line but it turned out the old witch was just talking to her jar of pickles! Soon enough they reached the chicken feed section but alas there before them was a ginormous troll ''answer my riddle and you will have a reward; what comes from underneath, looks beautiful but rots your soul?" "Grandma's biscuits'' replied squire Leonidas von Blockhead.   ''Close enough, here is your reward''. Sir Mummugle and her faithful squire Leonidas von Blockhead returned home carrying their reward of a bag of chicken feed with them. And that's the end of this tale. 

Until next time
Leo Roving Reporter

My Regional Youth Taskforce application

 

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Leo, Roving Reporter
Report from: Bathurst
Story filed: Corfu

Hi people. It's Leo here. Today I'll be talking about a Greek island called Corfu. At first I didn't know much about Corfu until my mum and I started to watch a really good tv series called ''The Durrells''. It's based on a series of books that the youngest son of the Durrell family, Gerald, wrote about himself and his family leaving England and going to live in Corfu for four years in the 1930's. It's a really good series. Maybe you've heard of it but if you haven't I really do recommend you to have a look at it. After watching all the episodes, I really want to go and stay in Corfu for a little while. I love the countryside scenery in Corfu and how life there was pretty simple, not like in the big cities. I like how Gerry looked after amazing animals while he was living there and that he was a protector of animals all his life. Maybe the next time my family and I go to Greece for a holiday to see my dad's family we could stay in Corfu - that would be nice. Perhaps not right now in this pandemic but definitely some day, just not sure when.

Until next time
Leo Roving Reporter

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Leo, Roving Reporter
Report from: Bathurst
Story filed: The downside of growing up

Hi people, it's Leo here. Today I'll be talking about one of the things that I think really sucks. Growing up. Not as in growing up from a child to an adult but growing up as in getting taller and bigger. Why? Because that leads to growing out of things, some examples are... growing out of your favorite t-shirt or shoes, being given responsibility when you get older or in my case getting too big to ride my fairly new bike. I got this bike not long ago but I've soon outgrown it. It still fits me but it's just getting a little bit small. This is a real shame because it's a really nice bike but I have a plan. When it finally gets too small for me, I'll just put it up on online marketplaces. Simple. And if I'm successful in selling my bike, the money I will receive will go towards helping me buy a new one, just bigger. But for now I'm going to enjoy the bike while I have it.

Until next time
Leo Roving Reporter