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Dingo fence and community change-maker

Mar 03, 202312 min
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Episode description

On the show today, we’re going to walk along the dingo fence and find out how it’s changed the environment. We’ll take a step back in time to learn how diet’s of the past can help us today. We’ll meet a teenager who’s proving there is no age barrier to making change in local communities. And we find out how a picture book is helping one little guy fit in at school. And we'll meet a cat that keeps coming back.

QUIZ QUESTIONS:

  1. 1.Why was the dingo barrier fence built?
  2. 2.What foods have good fats in them?
  3. 3.What changes did Flynn want to make in his local community?
  4. 4.Why was Ziggy different?
  5. 5.What was the name of the cat that went missing after the floods in Lismore?

BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:

Why are carbohydrates important for our bodies?

ANSWERS:

  1. 1.To keep Dingo's away from sheep areas of Australia.
  2. 2.Avocado and nuts to name a few.
  3. 3.To have a safer crossing at a very busy part of a road, near his house.
  4. 4.He suffered a brain injury that makes walking, talking and moving difficult.
  5. 5.Mendelson

BONUS TRICKY ANSWERS:

Our bodies break them down into glucose – or blood sugar – and that’s your body’s main source of energy.

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