Wimmera-Mallee municipalities will reap the rewards of Premier’s Reading Challenge Book Fund money to ensure they have access to listed books in 2022.
More than 71,000 young Victorians ‘explored exciting new worlds and built their literacy skills’ as part of this year’s challenge, now in its 17th year.
Education Minister James Merlino announced the government would invest an extra $1.1-million to ensure all children had access to the listed books next year.
Municipalities to share in the funding include Ararat Rural City, $6064; Buloke, $5616; Hindmarsh, $5538; Horsham, $7116; Northern Grampians, $6082; West Wimmera, $5400; and Yarriambiack, $5643.