11 February 2016
After 40 years, iconic Adelaide children's festival, Come Out feels it's time for a name change. Interesting how meaning can be altered over time, isn't it? What name will last another 40 years?
SA schools are invited to submit entries here
Entries close Thursday 14 April.
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11 February 2016
Dragon over Melbourne's Bolte Bridge. Thanks to our subscriber for sending it to us.
(Image: Peter Hood)
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11 February 2016
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6 February 2016
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5 February 2016
Teachers are amazing. In January, when theoretically you're all supposed to be on holiday, teachers around Australia were obviously planning their programs for 2016. In January alone, teachers booked 10,750 kids into 2016 events on SFS.
It's impressive and also smart - the earlier you book the more likely you are to get the event day and time you want. Lots of new shows going up each day and we're always ready to help you choose.
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1 February 2016
Schools in ACT, WA and SA go back today, joining NSW, Qld, Vic and NT schools who went back last week. Tassie goes back on Wednesday.
Time to get the brain back into training.
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27 January 2016
Back to school this week for most states and territories. Hope you've all had a great break.
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26 January 2016
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25 January 2016
Maybe you've suspected this, but research suggests social networks spread disease. Here's an amazing stat - a US study of 12,000 people over 32 years, found if a close friend of yours becomes obese, the likelihood of you becoming obese increases by 171%. And your risk of attempting suicide is four times higher if you have a friend who has tried to kill themselves.
Choose your friends wisely!
Unfortunately the positive impact of healthy friends is not so dramatic, but if you have a happy close friend, that rubs off on you, more than a happy spouse or child.
Read the whole article here
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11 January 2016
Ok. It's summer. You're in the fish and chip shop. What do you call a potato snack deep fried in batter??
Well it seems it depends which state you live in. There's interesting research showing the regional differences in the way Australian English is spoken - and it's often on state lines or a divide between north and south. Potato cake is strong in Victoria and Tassie, but turns dramatically into a Potato Scallop at the NSW border.
Do you wear togs, bathers or swimmers? In the "south" - WA, SA, VIC and TAS bathers predominate, but in NSW it's definitely swimmers while in QLD it's very clearly togs.
Check out these fascinating linguistic maps of our language in the Conversation
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4 January 2016
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1 January 2016
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