Talking Olympics and Bayside fossils on South of the River with Alli Harding – podcast now available
Did you know Bayside is home to one of the most important fossil areas Australia, with finds dating back up to six million years?
From giant killer sperm whales that ate other whales to monstrous sharks half as long as a basketball court, a new exhibition will showcase the tumultuous lives of these bizarre beasts, displaying this groundbreaking fossil material for the first time.
The fossils were found with the help of many citizen scientists, whose contributions are helping piece together this ancient landscape, one bone at a time.
Alli was also joined by the guest curator of the exhibition, scientist and fossil expert Ben Francischelli (pictured above, with Alli). Prehistoric Bayside opens at Bayside Gallery in Brighton on June 29 and runs for two months.
Alli also spoke with Sandringham’s Andrew Williamson – who must be one of the proudest fathers in the area at the moment – after his 26-year-old son Sam last week qualified for the Paris Olympics.
Andrew and the rest of the family will be cheering on as Sam swims breaststroke for Australia in late July.
Andrew told Alli that living with a future Olympian meant they family went through a LOT of breakfast cereal and bread. Sam even had his own fridge in the staff room at Sandringham College when he was a high school student!
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