Literacy crucial for vote

Coonamble Campaign Project Officer, Gail Turnbull. Photo: Western Plains App The upcoming 2024 NSW Local Government elections on Saturday 14 September are a reminder that lifting Indigenous literacy levels is crucial to improving participation and self-determination....

Indigenous Literacy Day 2024

Celebrate Indigenous Literacy Day on September 4th and Be A Proud Voice for Country.  As an Aboriginal organisation we support Aboriginal communities to lift adult literacy levels through a community-led approach. Between 40-70% of Aboriginal adults have low...

Making Up For Lost Time

Recently, we celebrated the graduation of students across our adult literacy Campaigns. A crew from ABC News were there to capture the celebrations in Mt Druitt. Graduations were also held in Tennant Creek, Yarrabah and Coonamble. As the ABC story shows, our...

Dwayne’s Story

Hi and hello everybody, My name is Dwayne and I live in Yarrabah, which is south-east of Cairns. I first started this program with Literacy for Life Foundation as a student in 2021. At the end of that year, they asked me to come on board as a classroom facilitator,...