Our class, 7 Aqua, has recently read the play Lockie Leonard Scumbuster by Garry Fry, adapted from the novel by Tim Winton. Lockie Leonard, the heartbroken 13 year old surfer dude and his friend Geoff Eggleston (aka Egg) the metal head, noticed something fishy in the harbour, and it wasn’t a fish! The factories are pumping out…
The Lockie Leonard Scumbuster play is a book mainly based concerning the environment. It tells the readers that we should do something about the world we live in today. Personally, I find the book boring at times, but with a little dry humor in it. I’ll recommend this book to people who like a little dry humor,…
Lockie Leonard Scumbuster is about a 13yr old surfer boy whose life is total mayhem. While trying to save his town’s lake and marine life from the harmful chemicals that factories are spilling out with his best friend Egg he also has to deal with his crazy family and his disastrous love life. In my…
The original Sydney morning Herald article can be viewed here. The extraction method of coal-seam gas (fracking) has quantifiable rewards unlike its risks. Few experts dispute there are risks to water systems, and the debate over fracking will rage between communities, miners and experts for years to come. For 20 years there has been fracking…
In Africa, Nearly 1 billion people suffer from lacking access to safe, drinkable, clean water. Africa has one of the cleanest water systems in the world but due to the lack of sanitation, the water is polluted and can cause diarrhea and aids. The government are doing a bad job of offering services to their citizens, creating easier access…
Year 9 English @ Bossley Park High 