Who is involved

The implementation of Let's Read into communities began in August 2005. The first community to launch Let's Read was Corio in Geelong, Victoria.

We are also pleased to announce that the following areas have completed arrangements to implement Let's Read, these being:

NSW
Albion Park Rail	Goulburn	Tamworth
Blue Haven	Lismore	Umina
Cessnock	Nowra	Unanderra
Claymore	Orange	Wellington
Dubbo	Raymond Terrace	Wyong
Queensland
Bongaree	Coolangatta	Murgon
Cape York	Logan	Torres Strait
Central Queensland	Munduberra	Townsville West
Victoria
Bacchus Marsh	Corio	Mill Park
Bairnsdale	Cranbourne	Rosebud West
Bendigo	Daylesford	Sunshine West
Collingwood	Doveton	Wodonga
Colac	Mornington
Western Australia
Broome	Kwinana	Pilbara
Collie	Maddington/ Gosnells	South Headland
Exmouth	Midland
Katanning	Mirrabooka
South Australia
Elizabeth Vale	Port Adelaide Enfield	Whyalla
Hackham West	Salisbury
Northern Territory
Darwin

 

Let’s Read is also being rolled out in communities through the following state government initiatives:

Read for Life – Tasmanian Government initiative

The following communities implemented Let’s Read under the “Read for Life” initiative between 2008 – 2010:

Break O'Day	Georgetown	Launceston
Brighton	Glamorgan Spring Bay	Northern Midlands
Burnie	Glenorchy	Meander Valley
Central Coast	Huon Valley	Sorell
Central Highlands	Kentish	Southern Midlands
Circular Head	King Island	Tasman
Derwent Valley	Kingborough	Waratah - Wynyard
Devonport	Clarence	West Coast
Dorset	Latrobe	West Tamar
Flinders Island	Hobart

Reading to children – Queensland Government initiative

This initiative is being rolled out in the following communities:

Bundaberg	Mackay	Toowoomba
Caboolture	Redlands	Townsville
Coomera	Rockhampton	Zilmere
Ipswich	Sunshine Coast