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BOOKS IN HOMES AT WORDS ON THE WAVES WRITERS’ FESTIVAL FAMILY FUN DAY 2026!

A 2025 CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM BOOKS IN HOMES

We’re several days away from Christmas and we want to express our sincere appreciation to the Books in Homes Community who band together to help us make the programs we deliver a great success. Thank you to our Sponsors, Donors, Role Models, Book Selection Committee, Scholastic Australia, volunteers, schools, centres, […]

MAINFREIGHT AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN ATTITUDE 2025

The Mainfreight Award for Excellence in Attitude was launched in 2019. The award recognises senior students at our Mainfreight-sponsored schools who have shown a positive attitude in all areas of school life or who have been recognised for having accomplished a major goal or made an exceptional effort at school during the […]

SPONSOR ENTREPRENEUR SERIES – IN CONVERSATION WITH BOOKS IN HOMES AND THE BOOK ADVISER

The Book Adviser covers all aspects of how to successfully write, self publish and market business books including how to build a book community, platform and demand for your book. The company provides one-to-one mentoring throughout the process via an 8-step 8 to12-month program and three book marketing packages: Expert, […]

ROTARY TURRAMURRA TRIVIA NIGHT 2025 RAISES $7500 FOR BOOKS IN HOMES

[The Rotary Turramurra] Trivia Night on Tuesday 19th August 2025 was nothing short of an amazing success. A heartfelt congratulations to PDG Pam Pritchard AM and Andre Hariman, who led the night with energy and flair, and to every single club member who pitched in to make it such a wonderful […]

BOOKS IN HOMES AT WOW FAMILY FUN DAY!

Books in Homes will be participating in the Words on the Waves Writers Festival Family Fun Day on Sunday 1 June 2025. Two of our Roles Models Louise Park and Serena Geddes are also on the official WOW WF program that day. The Family Fun Day will be held from 9am […]

LIDDIARD ROAD PRIMARY SCHOOL WINS MAINFREIGHT BEST BOOK GIVING ASSEMBLY COMPETITION 2024

Books in Homes is delighted to announce the winner of the 2024 Mainfreight Best Book Giving Assembly Competition as Liddiard Road Primary School in Taralgon, Victoria. Liddiard Road Primary School is the fifth winner of the competition, which was launched in 2019. (The Competition was not held in 2020 due […]

PEER-TO-PEER FUNDRAISING INITIATIVE WITH ADELAIDE-BASED YEAR 9 STUDENT

Isabella Matson, a Year 9 student at Pedare Christian College in Adelaide, has initiated a peer-to-peer fundraising campaign for Books in Homes. Isabella wants all children to enjoy reading as much as she does, and aims to raise $1000 over four weeks to help build a future where all kids […]

SPONSOR ENTREPRENEUR SERIES – IN CONVERSATION WITH BOOKS IN HOMES AND SYDNEY SOCK PROJECT

Sydney Sock Project partners with charities to create a positive social impact to disadvantaged communities in the areas of homelessness, mental health, education, animal welfare, and much more. Sydney Sock Project sponsors three schools onto the Books in Homes primary program. Sydney Sock Project Co-Founder and CEO Andres Herrero chats […]

ROTARY DISTRICT 9685 CONFERENCE SHOWCASES BOOKS IN HOMES’ MOREE PROJECT CASE STUDY

The Rotary District 9685 Conference, which was held in Penrith on 21 to 22 March 2025, featured the Rotary Turramurra sponsorship story of Books in Homes and Moree East Public School. This year’s conference celebrated the theme: Our Better World through People and Rotary – A sustainability and humanitarian summit. […]

BOOKS IN HOMES CHARITABLE PARTNER FOR WORDS ON THE WAVES FESTIVAL 2025

Books in Homes delighted to be the charity partner again for the fifth Words on the Waves Writers’ Festival, which will be held on the Central Coast, NSW on 28 May to 1 June 2025. This year the festival explores the theme burning bright, which explores the swirling forces that […]

BOOKS IN HOMES DISTRIBUTED 3.1 MILLION BOOKS!

At the end of 2024, Books in Homes exceeded the 3.1 million books distributed mark. The Books in Homes program aims to overcome the inequality of educational opportunities in communities where access to books for families is limited or non-existent and resources are often scarce. In doing so, the program […]

A 2024 CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM BOOKS IN HOMES

It’s nearly Christmas so we want to express our profound appreciation to the Books in Homes Community… thank you to our Sponsors, Donors, Role Models, volunteers, schools, centres, and supporters. Because you have banded together so cohesively, we are delighted to announce that this year we distributed a total of […]

FROM GOODOOGA TO LONDON!

Yaama (Hello), Goodooga Central School is a rural and remote school located in North Western NSW. We live, work, and learn on Yuwaalaraay Land. Currently there are 19 students in Kindergarten to Year 6 and 16 students in Years 7 to 12. We just had our exciting Book Giving Assembly, […]

ROTARY TURRAMURRA TRIVIA FUNDRAISING NIGHT 2024

On Tuesday 20 August 2024, the Rotary Club of Turramurra held a Trivia Night to raise funds for their Books in Homes project at Moree East Public School. This was the third year of the fundraiser. The club surpassed their previous two years’ efforts, with more people attending and more money […]