Join Ruby and ABC weather expert Nate Byrne to find out how and why so many parts of Australia have experienced floods this year.

Kids from far northern New South Wales also share what it's like living through floods, and advice for other kids on how to handle wild weather.

With special thanks to Empire Vale Public School.

Wild weather special: floods

Every Friday, join Ruby for News Time as she counts down the week’s most interesting news stories for kids. From amazing animals to special events, the natural world to outer space, News Time is made especially for children to help them understand the world around them.

Kids & Family

On today's show, we'll start with a change coming to your loose change. Then, we'll head north of the equator to hear about some troublemaking orcas. After that, it's time to travel the high seas on a special voyage from one island to another, before we grab our tools and meet a rock-loving kid sharing his passion with his community.

Finally, we'll travel about 1200 light years away for our… Wow of the week!

Quiz Questions
Who will be on the back of any new coins made?

2. What are the orcas doing to boats?

3. Can you name the place the boat is leaving from, and where it's travelling to?

4. What was the first thing Archie bought with the money he made?

5. What does it look like the planet is made of?

Bonus Tricky Question

Which way will the new person on our coins face?

Answers
King Charles III

2. Ramming them, damaging them, sinking them

3. Cook Islands to Hawaii

4. A gaming console

5. Fairy floss

Bonus Tricky Answer

The left

Troublemaking orcas and new coins

All aboard! On today's show, our first stop is a bus stop! To inspect a new, old vehicle. Then, we'll hear about some clever bees learning new tricks, and about a game of tips that went for a whole month!

After that, we'll strut along the runway with an indigenous fashion designer, before a very hairy Wow of the Week.

Quiz Questions

1.  How long did it take Brian to fix up the bus?

2. What had the scientists hidden under the brick for the bees to get to?

3. How long did the game of tips/tag go for?

4. What fruit did Renee name her fashion label after?

5. What material, starting with G, are scientists making from hair and wool?

Bonus Tricky Question

Who wants to buy the bus that Brian re-built?

Answers

1. Forty (40) years

2. Nectar

3. One month

4. Lychee

5. Graphite

Bonus Tricky Answer

Sydney Bus Museum

Bees with blocks and flashy fashion

The first stop on today's show is the post office! To meet some letter sending locals. Then, we'll head to the beach to practice deep listening. After a quick dip, we'll go deep into a cave to inspect a curious discovery, and then to a shearing shed on a farm, to meet an expert shearer.

After that whirlwind adventure, it's off to a different kind of farm for our… Wow of the week!

Quiz Questions

1. Who is currently running the Ungarie post office?

2. Which creature did Diana hear the heartbeat of?

3. What animal was the skeleton of? (Hint: Short-something kangaroo)

4. What kind of sheep did Jeanine shear?

5. What name was the oyster given?

Bonus Tricky Question

What's the name Diana uses for listening very closely to the world around you?

Answers

1. Rob, a man who recently moved to the town

2. Short-faced kangaroo

3. Starfish

4. Merino

5. Jill

Bonus Tricky Answer

Deep listening

Cave kangaroo and shear excitement

On today's show, we'll hear how an op shop is changing a community, we'll find out about the discovery of a giant jawbone, and we'll meet some scientists with a cool idea to chill out a hot city.

Then, we'll hear about some significant spears that have been returned to their traditional owners, before heading to the beach for the… Wow of the week!

Quiz Questions

1. What was the remote op shop project raising money for?

2. What sort of creature was an ichthyosaur?

3. What city are scientists hoping to help cool down?

4. How many spears have been returned to their traditional owners?

5. What Sydney beach has disappeared?

Bonus Tricky Question

What is needed for the beach to reappear again?

Answers

1. Art centre

2. Marine reptile

3. Seville

4. 4

5. Mackenzies Bay

Bonus Tricky Answer

Less powerful waves along the coast

Cool city and special spears

On today's show, we'll hear about a newly discovered ant with an interesting name. We'll kick-flip and grind with a super skateboarder, and fossick for fossils with a prolific palaeontologist.

Then, we'll hear about an Indigenous Australian artist winning big in the art world, before heading to a deserted island for the… Wow of the week!

Quiz Questions

1. Which villain was the ant named after?

2. What's the name of the trick Arisa did?

3. Which state is Samantha the dino lover from?

4. What did Archie Moore paint on the gallery walls?

5. What did the stranded sailors spell out in the sand?

Bonus Tricky Question

What did the sailors use to write their message?

Answers

1. Voldemort

2. 720

3. Queensland

4. Family Tree

5. HELP

Bonus Tricky Answer

Palm tree leaves/ fronds

Wild weather special: floods

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