Rooby Roo’s Birthday
If you’re in the North St Mary’s area come along to wish Rooby a happy birthday!
Paint the Blue REaD Reading Week
Congrats to Paint the Blue REaD for a great REaDing Week.
Go and have a look at the highlights on the Mountains Outreach Communities Services website. MOCS are the champions for Paint the Blue REaD.
Paint the Swan REaD Annual Reading Week
Paint the Swan REaD invites you to get involved in our Annual Reading Week
Children’s Week 24 October – 1 November, 2015
There will be a special focus on four communities in the City of Swan
- Midland
- Ellenbrook
- Alton
- Bullsbrook
Business or shop owners!
- Decorate your shop in red for Children’s Week.
- Offer to read to children in your shop on 27 October.
- Donate items for fundraisers for the reading event.
- Sponsor items for Reading Week; e.g. a reading tent, books, library bags or stickers.
Libraries and Child and Family Services!
Host or plan to include your service in activities in your area.
Families!
Take your children to join in the free, fun activities.
Everyone!
Volunteer to join a local planning group for one of the four communities.
Wherever you are, stop and read at 11 am on 27 October.
For more information and to get involved in activities in your area, ask at your local library, visit the Paint the Swan REaD Facebook site, or contact Fiona Lee at CLAN Midland, on 9250 6335.
Paint the Gong REaD Annual Reading day
Put the date in your diary for Paint the Gong REaD’s annual reading day to be held on 20th August at Westfield Warrawong.
There’ll be lots of great early literacy activities, singing, craft, puppets and Bright Spark our reading mascot will be there with her friend Billy Back pack. Come and join us.
Find out more here.
Paint Hay REaD celebrates NAIDOC Week
Paddy of Paint Hay REaD fame, had a great day out at Hay’s NAIDOC Day, giving out books to the children about his adventures with his best friend Poppy from Paint Holroyd REaD.
Celebrating NAIDOC Week in Hay NSW
Paint Parkes REaD Poppies
The Paint Parkes REaD Poppies REaDing Day theme for 2015 was launched in May by the Governor General, Sir Peter Cosgrove.
Paint Parkes REaD Poppies REaDing Day will take place on Tuesday 10 November.
Congratulations Gilgandra on 10 years of GREAT
The Mayor of Gilgandra Shire, Doug Batten, cutting the celebratory cake with Liz McCutcheon, Librarian, Lyn Greenhalgh (the Creative Director of GREAT for the past 10 years) – and of course the irrepressible REaDing Bug.
Gilgandra REaDs Everywhere Around Town celebrated its 10th Anniversary this week with a celebratory dinner on Thursday night 21 May, followed by the GREAT Day on Friday. The GREAT Day celebrated the GREAT themes over the past 10 years, including REaDing – it’s Out of this World (drawing dinosaurs and learning to write their names), REaDY, Set, REaD relays, and Alison Lester’s ‘Are We There Yet?’, with huge murals of scenes across Australia. The town was a sea of red, from the main street to the preschools,schools, clubs and motels and everyone wearing red, to show that they were well read! Congratulations to the whole community of Gilgandra.
2015 Conference – Making Waves, Early Literacy and Collective Impact
We have celebrated an inspiring Conference with 200 delegates from across Australia. Many delegates have already reported back on what they are planning and have already implemented from the Conference.
Conference highlights included a workshop for Mayors led by Wollongong’s Lord Mayor, Gordon Bradbery, inspiring keynote speakers, fun and thought provoking workshops, creative posters and many opportunities to network and share ideas and enjoy Wollongong’s warm hospitality.
Many many thanks to Paint the Gong REaD’s Conference Committee partners, led by the irrepressible Tracey Kirk-Downey, Wollongong City Council’s Children’s Services Manager, and the hardworking University of Wollongong and TAFE student volunteers.
You can now download Conference presentations from the 2015 Conference tab.
Paint the Ridge REaD – Monthly Family Gatherings
There are 9 more Paint the Ridge REaD family gatherings this year. It’s a great way to meet other parents with young children and a great way to spend a Saturday morning!
Annual ZEST Award – winners!
Congratulations to Paint Holroyd REaD and Paint Parra REaD (in partnership with the Parramatta Eels) who have won a Zest Award in the category of Exceptional Community Partnership across a region. The award was for the read with a mate, a program which focuses on encouraging fathers and father-like figures to read and engage with their children, learning about early literacy and brain development and the important roles they play in their child’s development.