Welcome to the Good News Roundup for October 8.
The G.O.A.T of the half marathon in Newfoundland, Canada this week is in fact… a goat.
Competitors and spectators alike were taken by surprise to find the goat – known as Joshua – running alongside after he broke his tether and escaped his pumpkin patch.
Joshua managed to cross the finish line after a lazy four kilometre run, and looked proud as punch with his medal around his neck.
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/goat-hopped-newfoundland-marathon-won-105804561.html
Thirty years in any job is an impressive achievement, but 30 years as a Lollypop lady is something special.
75 year old Lynn Englert is preparing to hang up her flags after supervising generations of children through the local public school in Warilla in New South Wales.
But for all her love for the job, one thing Lynn admits she won’t miss is the weather extremes – rain, hail of shine, she was out there helping kids get to school.
Good luck in retirement, Lynn!
Some positive news amongst the concerning outlook for our coral reefs; a new study has found some corals may be able to adapt to survive.
In what researchers have described as a surprising result, the study shows eight species of coral gradually grew used to a slight increase in ocean temperatures in the Indo-Pacific.
The main takeaway, according to researchers, is that we could still save our coral reefs, if more is done now to address global warming.
https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/life/science/2024/09/29/surprise-coral-reefs-climate
And finally, a win for animal rescuers in Perth, who have released an osprey back into the wild four months after it was discovered tangled in fishing line at Heirisson Island.
A crane was needed to help rescue the majestic bird from a gum tree before the fishing wire was removed and rehabilitation could begin.
The osprey’s rescuers were on-hand for its release back into the wild along the Swan River foreshore.
