May HIGHLIGHTS
For further details on events please refer to the calendar listings on pages 12 to 15
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
What’s On + Where To Go Delivered
From
29th
8
See pages 5 & 6
12
Operation
Rudolph 24
Back to the Bone
Botanical Garden
Open Days throughout May - See Page 3
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
Cruise-In
6
Yoga under
the stars
6
13
Suck it up
princess
Bootcamp
With Donella
5.30-6.30pm Tues
& Wed
4-5pm Fridays $1
2
Memorial Hall, Ba
rrine Rd,
Yungaburra. P 04
88 523 648
Did you know . . . Earth is not round; it is slightly pear-shaped. The North Pole radius is 44mm longer than the South Pole
radius.
Summer on Uranus lasts for 21 years – but so does winter.
The US has one of the highest fire death rates in the
industrialized world, with more than 2 million fires reported each year.
During a total solar eclipse the temperature can drop by 6
degrees Celsius (about 20 degrees Fahrenheit).
TEarth is the densest planet in the solar system and the only one not named after
a god.
On average, 20,000 earthquakes are located each year. There is zero gravity at the center of earth.
The deepest
mine in the world is Western Deep Levels near Carltonville, South Africa. It is 4,2km (2.6 miles) deep.
The tallest mountain on
earth is under the ocean: Mauna Kea in Hawaii is 10,200 metres (33,465 ft) high. Mount Everest is 8,848 metres (29,029 ft) high.
Earth is slowing down – in a few million years there won’t be a leap year.
About 500 small meteorites fall to earth every year but
most fall in the sea and in unpopulated areas.
There is no record of a person being killed by a meteorite.