{"id":69210,"date":"2020-06-15T04:55:14","date_gmt":"2020-06-14T18:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/?p=69210"},"modified":"2020-06-09T12:02:33","modified_gmt":"2020-06-09T02:02:33","slug":"web-series-takes-kids-behind-city-scenes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/news\/web-series-takes-kids-behind-city-scenes\/","title":{"rendered":"Web series takes kids behind city scenes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BE TV, a children\u2019s web series born of the City\u2019s Be Kind \u2013 Be Creative campaign is helping little people keep in touch with their town.<\/p>\n<p>Referencing former local television station, BTV6, Be TV is in six-parts, hosted by actor Kaine Hanson, aiming to educate in a funny way.<\/p>\n<p>The show goes behind the scenes of local institutions including the wildlife park and animal shelter, shares stories of Wadawurrung culture, presents science experiments, and activities for kids to keep moving and creative, away from screens.<\/p>\n<p>Tara Poole, City of Ballarat Creative Cities coordinator, said the content produced by Mass Motion was originally designed as a home resource for school-aged children, but it\u2019s had a wider reach.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_69213\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69213\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-69213\" src=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2020\/06\/BETV_Screenshot-4-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-69213\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Girl Space Ballarat\u2019s Nyagak Yang and Yaya Tuany dancing on Be TV.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cSchools are using it as a tool. We had somebody sending us a picture of a whole class watching and laughing which was really rewarding,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBe Kind \u2013 Be Creative now has initiatives for six-year-olds through to 65.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>City of Ballarat mayor, Cr Ben Taylor said the series provides an \u201cimportant economic stimulus for artists, creatives and producers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe activities have been reviewed by the City\u2019s diverse group of early educator specialists, to ensure relevant content,\u201d Cr Taylor said.<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/creativeballarat.com.au\/betv\"><strong>creativeballarat.com.au\/betv<\/strong><\/a> to tune in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BE TV, a children\u2019s web series born of the City\u2019s Be Kind \u2013 Be Creative campaign is helping little people keep in touch with their town. 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