Nilpena Ediacara National Park It may have been 550 million years in the making, but South Australia’s newest national park was officially opened by Minister for Environment and Water Dr Susan Close in April 2023. Nilpena Ediacara National Park is home to one of the world’s most significant fossil sites due to the unique state of preservation of the early record of animal life. Nilpena’s significance is integral to the bid for World Heritage for the Flinders Ranges and in April 2021, the Flinders Ranges was placed on Australia’s World Heritage Tentative List. Located 500km north of Adelaide, the park…
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12. The Roost Cafe, Chislehurst Recreation GroundOn Wednesday 3rd May at 11am the Messy Mucky Munchkins will be hosting a class full of mess to get your little ones in the spirit!Booking advised, sibling and Nanny/ Child Minder discounts available on request! Messymuckymunchkins@gmail.com13. Art On ParadeThis lovely art group would love to invite your children to a special art session. This will take place on Saturday 6th May, in the Ripley Arts Studio, (24 Sundridge Avenue, Bromley) from 9 till 10:30 (so you can get back to watch the big event at 11 o clock!)Contact us to book your place…
Issued on: 02/05/2023 – 11:00Modified: 02/05/2023 – 11:02 Fierce fighting between rival generals raged on in Sudan Tuesday despite the latest truce, as warnings multiplied of the potential for a “catastrophic” humanitarian crisis with hundreds of thousands of refugees. Bloodshed has gripped Sudan since April 15 when tensions erupted into armed exchanges between regular army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy turned rival, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who commands the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.Hundreds have been killed and thousands wounded as air strikes and artillery exchanges have gripped swathes of greater Khartoum sparking the exodus of thousands of Sudanese to…
Book Review of The Moose FairyThe Children’s Book Review Written and Illustrated by Steve Smallman Ages 3+ | 32 Pages Publisher: Happy Yak | ISBN: 9780711258839 What to expect: Humor, accepting differences, fairies, and friendship THE MOOSE FAIRY by Steve Smallman is a heart-warming story about being different, and accepting your true self. There once lived a moose in the forest who wanted more than anything to be… A fairy! Wings, wands, sparkles, you name it, Moose loved it. When Moose sees a sign for The Secret Fairy Club meeting, he gets pretty excited—this will finally be his chance to live…
This May, Adelaide Zoo turns 140 and they are celebrating with FREE ENTRY for kids* for the entire month. During May, any child up to 14 years old can enter Adelaide Zoo totally FREE.* It is Adelaide Zoo’s gift to you, to celebrate 140 years of connecting people with nature and saving species from extinction. Take along your budding young conservationists to see the critically endangered Sumatran Tiger cubs at their littlest and most playful, towering Matumi the giraffe calf and furry favourites including Giant Pandas Fu Ni and Wang Wang. You can enter Adelaide Zoo any time from 9.30am…
Book Review of Number the StarsThe Children’s Book Review Written by Lois Lowry Ages 9+ | 138 Pages Publisher: Clarion Books | ISBN-13: 9780547577098 What to Expect: Historical Fiction, World War II Number the Stars won the 1990 Newbery Medal. Lois Lowry is the author of over forty books for young adults, for which she has won many awards. It’s 1943 in Copenhagen, Denmark, and ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her family take in her Jewish best friend, Ellen Rosen, and they pretend she is part of their family— they want to help keep Ellen safe. During World War II, the German…
/ Shows / Eye on Africa Issued on: 01/05/2023 – 22:40 12:01 In tonight’s edition: WFP resumes its operations in Sudan, the conflict continues amidst a little respected truce extension and warning of a humanitarian catastrophe. Senegal registers the first death from a closely watched outbreak of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever. And extrmist fighters from the CODECO militia attack several villages in the country’s northeast Ituri province. Read more on related topics:
AVCon: Adelaide’s Anime & Video Games Festival AVCon brings the best of anime and video gaming to Australia. The event has been held annually in July since 2002 and is managed by a dedicated team through the not-for-profit organisation Team AVCon Incorporated. AVCon returns at the Adelaide Convention Centre during the July school holiday. This year, conquer video game challenges, discover new indie games, feel the thrill of esports, discover local artists and vendors, join in or spectate cosplay, take your friends on a tabletop adventure or even discover your new favourite anime. Tickets to AVCon: Day Pass – Saturday or…
photo by canva By Shirin ShamsiWriting is a journey with many twists and turns. We can all agree on the fact that every writer has their own unique path to publication. One of the most frustrating “stops” in the journey is the one of waiting. When you know you have a manuscript which you have polished to a shine; when you feel satisfied you have given it your all, after many rounds of critiques, much editing, multiple revisions. You hold your breath when it goes out on submission- and wait. And wait. Crickets.Cicadas.Silence.It can feel like an eternity.You begin second guessing your abilities…
Sudan’s biggest seaport became a hub for displaced people fleeing violence in the nation’s capital.