Koalas are one of the most recognised animal in Australia. I don’t know about you, but when someone says the word Australia the animals that pop into my head would be the Kangaroo and the Koala. When tourists come to Australia, they often go to the zoo just to have a cuddle of these teddy- bear- like animals, and we should be very proud of that.

Koalas are becoming extinct because we are destroying their land and they have nowhere to live, they can’t eat because the gumtrees are gone, that means so are the gum leaves.  They probably can’t drink either, because we have bulldozed their water hole or lakes. If the koalas become extinct tourists won’t really come anymore because they will not be able to cuddle the Koalas.

We have to remember that the animals were here before us, so we can’t just come whenever we feel comfortable and bulldoze their land to make us have homes and things. Some animals lovers like me and I’m sure that there are a lot of them out there, feel like we should go and find  a koala and bring them into our house to live,  because it is just not right on how we are treating these poor little animals that are becoming extinct.

If we want to bulldoze their land for what ever reason, then could we please make another home for them to live, but a better one so they are convinced that this is the place to go. I know that it would take alot of time and work, but do you really want make our most recognised animal in Australia become extinct. So please, when you are going to the zoo to see a Koala or just see one in a tree on your way to your holiday, remember that they were here first and that we are kind of are stealing their land.

By Imogen Turner

Did you know? that animals helped soliders in world war 1 & 2. Canines (dogs) can sniff our explosives and soliders from other countries coming and they also carried messages. The dogs carried Messages because they can sniff out the right person that needs to have the letter. Pigeons and doves carried messages, messages that had been sent from a long way away.

Other animlas were used during world war 1 & 2 such as Cats, Koalas, Monkeys, Chickens, Horses, Donkeys, Cows, Kangaroos, Glow worms and Bears.

Glow worms were used as lights for when the soliders were in dark trenches or they were fighting at night  they could read messages that other soliders give to them, they can read thier books if they have one, they can read letters from families and they can read maps.

Animals like the ones I just told you got special medals called the Dickens Medal which is a star shaped medal. Animals that survive the war received these medals which honors their bravery.

There was a medal for the humans soliders that was called the Victorins cross and this medal was awarded to the people who came back alive.

There was this rather special cat who didn’t really do anything but people loved him because he was  friendly and loving. all simon did was catch the mice and rats but it didn’t matter what he did because people loved him anyway.

No animals should be used in war because they could die and animals don’t deserve that.

Camels are spreading fast all around the desert and they are destroying the cattle farmers farms. The farmers tryed to put some fences up but thats not enought o stop a hungry camel they just bulldoze down the fences and eat the farmers vegetables.

Camels Were originally from India. Camels were imported to Australia between  1840 and 1907. camels were brought to Australia to be pack animals and to carry supplies to remote areas.

The population of the camels in the outback is that they are increasing because the camels just keep breeding and they are breeding fast. If you went to the outback the 1st thing you’d see is proberly a camel wait scratch that a million camels.

What the camel are doing to the Farmers farms is that they step all over their vegetables and they are eating them and also doing their business on it. The farmers are doing all they can to stop those hungry camels but for that I am concerned the farmers will have to put up metal bars.

I really think that camels shouldn’t be culled because if camels didn’t do this then they would be a harmless animal and everyone nows that. Camels are really a very gental animal. Maybe why camels are doing this is because they are just hungry maybe they haven’t eaten for days and they need fuel in their body like if we were hungry and we hadn’t eaten in days then we would do anything would we not sot hats why they absolutely should not be culled.

Well what i think that would be a good solution if you want them to stop eating your vegetables then maybe get them to eat their vegetables. Well what i mean is that maybe the town could make patches of vegepatches for the camels and then everyone would be happy evan the camels.

By Imogen Turner.

In Bundagoon the people have banned bottled water, why you may ask, because making the bottles uses to much oil and waste to much money.

The human body uses up alot of water because the lungs are made up of 60% of water, the Brain is made up of 70% of water, the bones are made up of 20% of water and the blood is made up of more than 80% of water. We need water to live if we don’t drink enough water we could die.

Water helps the body stay hydrated and helps our body run proberly. Our body is made up of 60% of water if we are not near this number we could get dehydrated.

There are some concerns of bottled water because after people are done drinking water, most people don’t reuse it or rcycle it they chuck it out rhe window of their car and don’t give a dame where it ends up.

Bottled water is used for alot of things like: Athletics, Swimming Events, just having a bottle of water on your desk at school and heaps moret things.

I think that bottled water should be banned because everyone is sick of pollution, and want it to stop so the children can happy a happy clean life when they are older. 

By Imogen Turner.

A 13 year old girl went surfing at Port Phillip Bay when out of the blue a Great White Shark popped up out of the water. When she got free and got to the surface she screamed to her cousin Syb who dived into the water. When Syb reached Hannah Syb managed to draw the Great White away. As soon as Syb drew off the shark Syb put hannah on his board and raced back to shore. But the shark was’nt finish he came bac for the food but Syb’s foot was ready to hit. so Syb smacked the shark and went to shore. Hannah was raced to Hospital and had to have 202 stitches.

I think a good solution is to put a metal wall out in the deep but so the people can swin safely. It is not fair that humans just go culling all the sharks when all they are trying to do is look for food so they can live like you and me.