Back Roads host Lisa Millar (left) with Coonamble's Kevin 'Sooty' Welsh, a Literacy for Life Foundation graduate. Photo by: ABC When the community in Coonamble came together to put on a once in a lifetime performance, ABC's Back Roads team was there to capture this...

Position Description  Position Title: Campaign Project Officer (Identified Role) Position Location: Mt Druitt, NSW Employment Load: Fulltime, 38 hours per week, fixed term until 17 December 2027 with the possibility of an extension. Reports To: NSW Regional Lead...

Celebrate Indigenous Literacy Day on 1 September 2027 and support First Nations adults learning to read, write and gain digital literacy skills. Between 40 - 70% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults have low literacy. In some communities this can be as high...

National Reconciliation Week takes place every year between 27 May and 3 June. These dates commemorate two important events in the journey of reconciliation, the 1967 referendum and the High Court's Mabo decision. There are a number of different ways you can show your...

 NAIDOC Week celebrations in 2027 will be held from Sunday 4 July to Sunday 11 July. One way you can show your support and to celebrate NAIDOC is to make a one-off or monthly donation to Literacy for Life Foundation. As an Aboriginal charity, we support First Nations...

Thanks to our supporters, lives are being transformed through the power of literacy.  When May Welsh graduated in Coonamble, no one was prouder than her daughters, Debbie and Sonja. Not only was May brave enough to come back to the classroom in her 70s, she also stood...

Celebrate Indigenous Literacy Day on 2 September 2026 and support First Nations adults learning to read, write and gain digital literacy skills. Between 40 - 70% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults have low literacy. In some communities this can be as high...

Literacy for Life's Sara (centre) supporting students Bronwyn (left) and Cedric (right) in the classroom. OECD highlights success of Australian First Nations literacy organisation The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has praised the...